Sony DAV-DZ680 manual

©2009 Sony Corporation 4-122-229- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ680 / DZ780[...]

2 GB Caution – The use of o ptical instru ments with this product will increase e ye hazard. Do not install the a pplian ce in a confi ned space, such as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation opening o f the appar atus with newspapers, ta blecloths , curtain s, etc. Do not plac e the n aked fl a[...]

3 GB Precautions On power sources • The unit is not disconnected f rom the main s as long as it is connecte d to the AC outlet , even if the uni t itself has been turne d off. • As the mai n plug is used to disc onnect the un it from the mai ns, con nect the u nit to an easily ac cessibl e AC outlet. Sho uld you notic e an abnorma lity in the u[...]

4 GB “DVD-RW,” “DVD-R,” “DVD+RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD VIDEO,” and the “ CD” logo s are tra demar ks. “BRAVI A” is a tradem ark of Sony Corpor ation. “PLAYSTATION” is a trademark of Sony Comput er E ntert ainm ent In c. “WALKMA N” and “WAL KMAN” log o are regi stere d tr adema rks of So ny Co rporat io n. DivX ® is[...]

5 GB Tabl e of Co ntents About T hese Opera ting Inst ructi ons ....... 3 About th e S-AIR fun ction ......... ........ ...... 4 Playable Discs ......... ....... ........ ........... ...... 6 Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the System....... 12 Step 2: Co nnecting the Sy stem... 22 Step 3: Performin g the Quick Setup ........ ................. [...]

6 GB Playable Discs 1) MP3 (MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3) is a standard format defined by ISO/MPEG for compr esses audi o data. MP3 files must b e in M PEG1 Audio Layer 3 format. 2) JPEG imag e fil es mus t con form to the DCF ima ge f ile fo rmat. (DCF “Des ign r ule fo r Ca mera F ile sy stem ”: Im age standar ds for di gital came ras regul ated by J[...]

7 GB 3) A logic al forma t of file s and fol ders on CD -ROMs, defi ned by IS O (Internat ional Organiz ation fo r Standar dization) . Notes on discs This prod uct is designed t o playback discs th at confor m to the Compac t Disc (CD) standard . DualDi scs an d som e of th e musi c disc s encod ed wi th copy right protec tion tec hnol ogies do not[...]

8 GB Your system ha s a regio n code pri nted on the rear of t he unit and w ill only play a DV D labele d with the s ame region cod e. A DVD VIDEO labeled will als o play on thi s system. If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO, t he message [Pla yback prohibite d by area limit ations.] wil l appear on the TV scr een. Depending on th e DVD VIDEO, n[...]

9 GB Getting Started DAV-DZ680 Getting Started Unpacking • Fron t speake rs (2 ) • Cen ter spea ker (1) • Surrou nd spe akers (2 ) • Subwo ofer (1) • FM wire ant enna (aer ial) (1 ) • Speak er cords (4, gree n/ gray/b lue/pu rple) • Remo te com mander (remo te) (1 ) • R6 (si ze AA ) batte ries (2 ) • Calibra tion mic (1 ) • Foot[...]

10 GB Getting Started DAV-DZ780 • Front speak ers (2) • Cente r spea ker (1 ) • Surro und sp eakers (2) • Subwo ofer (1 ) • FM wir e antenna (aerial) (1) • S peaker cor ds (2 , gr een/ purp le) • Remote c omma nder (rem ote) (1 ) • R6 (si ze AA) batteri es (2) • Calibr ation mi c (1) • Foot pa ds (1 set ) • Bases (4 ) • S cr[...]

11 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 an d # ends on the batteries to the markings inside th e compartmen t. To use th e remote, point i t at the r emote sens or on the uni t. Note • Do no t le ave the r emot e in an extr emely ho t or h umid p lace. • Do [...]

12 GB Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System For the best po ssib le surr ound so und, p lace al l speak ers at the sam e distanc e fro m the lis tenin g posit ion ( A ). The distan ce can be betwee n 1.0 to 7. 0 meters . If you ca nnot pla ce the cen ter spe aker and s urround speaker s at the s ame dist ance as ( A ), you c an move the cen[...]

13 GB Getting Started Attaching the foot pads to the subwoofer Attach th e foot p ads (su pplied) to the bott om of the subwoofer to stabil ize the subwoofer and preven t it from s lippi ng. , Remo ve the foot pads from the protect ive cover.[...]

14 GB Getting Started Befo re con nectin g the spe aker s, attach the sp eaker st and to th e speake r. (For the front speakers o f DAV-DZ680, and t he front and surro und spe akers of DAV-D Z780) Use the p arts as follows : DAV-D Z680 • Front speak ers (2) • Bases (2) • Screw s (wi th was her) (6) DAV-D Z780 • Front and surr ound s peakers[...]

15 GB Getting Started 2 Turn the speaker upside down. 3 Place the base on the bottom of the speaker, then secure the base with three screws (with washer). Speak er Speake r cord Speaker Bottom of the base Screws (with washer)[...]

16 GB Getting Started Fully-assembled illustration DAV-DZ680 DAV-DZ780 White Red Front left spea ker (L): White label Front ri ght spea ker (R) : Red label Surrou nd left speaker (L): Blue labe l White Red Surr ound r igh t spea ker (R ) : Gray labe l Front left spea ker (L): White label Front ri ght spea ker (R) : Red label Blue Gra y[...]

17 GB Getting Started Caution • Contact a screw shop or installe r for informat ion regarding th e wall material or screws to be used. • Use scre ws that are suitable for the wa ll mat erial an d stren gth. As a plast er board wall is especia lly fr agile, attach the screws secu rely to a beam. Insta ll the speaker s on a vertical and flat wall[...]

18 GB Getting Started 3 Remove the screw (pre-installed) at the rear of the speaker. This scre w is used whe n rea ssem bli ng th e sp eake r. Be sur e not t o lose th e scre w. 4 Disassemble the speaker by lifting the upper part of the speaker. Rear of t he spe ak er Screw Upper part Lowe r par t Rear of the spea ker[...]

19 GB Getting Started 5 Pull out the speaker cord from the bottom of the lo wer part of th e speaker. The rem oved spea ker co rd is use d when i nstal ling the sp eake r on a wal l. Fully-disassembled illus tration 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 [...]

20 GB Getting Started 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) tha t are suitable for the hole on the back of each speaker. See the illustrations below. 2 Fasten the screws to th e wall. DAV-DZ680 DAV-DZ780 30 mm ( 1 3 / 16 inches) 4 mm ( 5 / 32 inch) Hole on the b ack of the spea ker 5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch) 10 mm ( 13 / 32 inch) 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32[...]

21 GB Getting Started 3 Hang the speakers on the screws. 5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch) 10 mm ( 13 / 32 inch) Hole on th e back of the spea ker Rear of the speake r[...]

22 GB Getting Started Step 2 : Conne cting t he System For conn ectin g the sy stem, r ead the in format ion on th e follow ing page s. Do not connec t the AC power c ord (main s lead) of t he unit to a wall ou tlet (mai ns) until all the o ther connec tions a re made . Note • When you conne ct another component wi th a volum e control , turn dow[...]

23 GB Getting Started Depending on t he jac ks on your TV, select th e connecti on method. Method 1: SCART (EURO AV) cable ( A ) connection Thi s co nnect ion sen ds b oth vide o an d au dio s igna ls . Method 2: HDMI * cabl e ( B ) and SCART (EURO AV) cable ( A ) connection If your TV has an HDMI jack, co nnect to the TV both with an HDMI cable an[...]

24 GB Getting Started You ca n enjoy co nnecte d com ponents via the system’ s speake rs. Porta ble audi o source (not sup plied) : E USB dev ice (not s upplied) : F DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter: G (TDM-iP20 i s suppli ed with Un ited King dom models. You can also use o ther DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap ters.) Wireless system options By us ing an S- AIR[...]

25 GB Getting Started If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You ca n enjo y sound w ith th e speak ers of t he sys tem thro ugh th e conn ecte d TV. Con nect the compon ents as follows . Select the component on the TV. For details, refer t o the op erating in struct ions of the TV. If the TV do es no t have mu ltiple aud io/vi deo inpu ts, a s[...]

26 GB Getting Started Note • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenna ( aerial) . • After co nnecti ng the FM wir e antenn a (aerial ), keep it as horizon tal as possib le. Ti p • I f you have poor FM reception , use a 75-ohm coax ial cable (not suppl ied) to conne ct the unit to an outdoor FM anten na (aer ial) as shown belo w. Connecti[...]

27 GB Getting Started Before con necting the AC power cord (mai ns lead) of the unit t o a wall outle t (mains), c onnect all the speakers to the unit . After connec ting the AC power cord (mains lead), th e demonstratio n appears in the front panel di splay. Setting the demonstration mode to on/off 1 Press [ / 1 on the unit. The syste m turns on. [...]

28 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Perf orming t he Quick Setup Follow the Ste ps below t o make the basic adjus tments for usin g the syst em. Disp layed ite ms vary de pending on the are a. 1 Turn o n the TV . 2 Press [ / 1 . Note • Make sure that t he function is set to “DVD” (page 31) . 3 Switch the i nput selector on yo ur TV so that the si [...]

29 GB Getting Started 8 Press X / x to select the setti ng, then press . •[ O F F ] : The Contr ol for HDMI fu nction is set to off. • [ON ]: The Con trol fo r HD MI fu ncti on (page 64) is set to on. The Setu p D ispl ay f or se le ctin g th e spe ak er forma tion appea rs. 9 Press C / c to select the spea ker formation image as the speakers a[...]

30 GB Getting Started To recall the Quick S etup display 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press DISPLAY wh ile the system is in stop mode. The C ontr ol Me nu disp lay appe ars on th e TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [SETUP], then press . The op tions for [SETUP ] appe ar. 4 Press X / x to [...]

31 GB Getting Started Step 4 : Sel ecting the Source You ca n sele ct the pl ayba ck sou rce. Press FUNCTION +/ – repeatedly until the desired function appears in the front pa nel display. Each time yo u press FUNCTION +/–, the func tio n change s as foll ows. “DVD” y “TUNER FM” y “USB” y “TV” y “DMPORT” y “AUDIO” y … [...]

32 GB Getting Started Step 5 : Enjoyin g Sur round Sound 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 the e xciting a nd powe rful sou nd of movi e theat ers into yo ur home . 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeated ly until “DEC. MODE” appears i n the front pan[...]

33 GB Getting Started 4 Press . The setti ng is made. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU. The system me nu turn s of f. About speaker output The tabl e below de scribe s the op tions w hen you con nect all the spe akers to the unit an d you se t [SPEAKER FORMATION] to [STANDARD] (page 86). The defau lt setti ng is “A. F.D. STD ” (whe n connec ting th e headph[...]

34 GB Getting Started To turn the surround effect off Select “A.F.D. S TD,” “2CH STEREO,” or “HP 2CH” for “ DEC. MODE.” Note • When the bilingual broa dcast sound is input, “PRO LOGI C,” “PLII MOV IE,” and “PLII MUSIC” are not ef fective. • You cannot select the decodi ng mode while the system is loa ding a disc. •[...]

Disc 35 GB Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be differ ent or restric ted. Refer t o the oper ating instr uctions s upplied wi th 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 sy stem is s et to “ DVD,” press FU[...]

36 GB To use the headphones Connect the headphones to th e PHONES jack on the unit. The s ound of the s ystem is mut ed. You ca n also con nect th e headpho nes t o the PHON ES jac k on the su rround ampli fier. (Th e sound of the sys tem is mut ed.) Other operations 1) Exc ept fo r JP EG im ag e fil es. 2) DVD VIDEO/DVD-R/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only. 3) [...]

Disc 37 GB Press ANGLE during p layback to select the desired angle. 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 w[...]

38 GB x DVD Example: Dolby Dig it al 5. 1 ch anne l Example: Dolby Digita l 3 c hannel x DATA CD (video file )/DATA DVD (video file) Example: MP3 au dio Some S uper Au dio CDs con sist of a 2 ch anne l play back are a and a multi- chan nel pl ayba ck area. You c an sele ct the pl ayback area yo u w ant to liste n to. 1 Press DISPLAY while the syste[...]

Disc 39 GB • [ CD] : You ca n play the CD lay er. When t he s yst em is pl ayin g a CD l ayer, “CD” lig hts up in the front pa nel displ ay. Note • Each play mod e function work s only within the selected layer or play back area. • When you selec t a CD layer, you cannot c hange playback ar eas. • Super Audio CD audio sig nals are not o[...]

40 GB Ti p • To play f rom the beginn ing of the disc, press x tw ice, then pres s H . To enjoy a disc that you played before with resume playback (Multi-disc Re sume) This sys tem rec al ls th e poi nt w here you st oppe d the disc the last time it was play ed and resume s playba ck from that po int the ne xt time y ou insert the same di sc. Whe[...]

Disc 41 GB 5 Select the track you want to program. For e xamp le, se lect tr ack [0 2]. Press X / x to sel ect [ 02] und er [T], then press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 4 to 5. The pr ogra mmed t rack s are di spla yed in the select ed o rder. 7 Press H to start Program Play. Prog ram Play star ts. When th e prog ram end s, you ca n re[...]

42 GB 4 Press . Shuff le Pl ay st arts . To return to normal play Press CLEAR, or sel ect [OFF] in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Contr ol Menu displa y is turned off. Note • You c annot use Shu ffle Play with a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC playback. • W hen you pres s CLEAR to return to norm a[...]

Disc 43 GB Search ing/Sele ctin g Disc Contents A DVD is divided in to man y sections , which make up a pictu re or mu sic fe ature . Thes e sectio ns are ca lled “tit les.” Wh en you play a DVD which conta ins severa l titl es, you can select t he title y ou want using DVD TOP MENU. When you pl ay a DV D tha t allows you to s elect items s uch[...]

44 GB 2 Press X / x to select the search method . Example: [CHAPTER] [** (* *)] is select ed (* * refe rs to a number ). The nu mber in pa renthe ses indi cates the total nu mber of titl es, chapter s, trac ks, indexes, scenes, folders, or f iles. 3 Press . [** (* *)] ch ange s to [– – (** )]. 4 Press X / x or the numbe r buttons to select the [...]

Disc 45 GB Playing MP3 Files/JPE G Image Files You can pl ay MP3 fil es or JPEG image fi les: – w hich hav e the ext ension “.m p3” (M P3 file) or “.jpg”/“ .jpeg” (J PEG image file ). – which conform to t he DCF* image file format. * “Design r ule for C amera File system”: Image standar ds for digita l cameras regu lated by Japa[...]

46 GB To play the next or previous MP3 file Press > to play th e next MP 3 file. Pr ess . twice to play the pr evious MP3 file. When you pres s . on ce, you ca n go to the beginn ing of th e current MP3 fil e. Note that you can select the next fold er by continui ng to press > afte r the la st fi le on the curren t fo lder, but that you canno[...]

Disc 47 GB return to the pre vious fold er, sel ect the fold er from the folder li st. To rotate a JPEG image file When a JPEG image fi le is di splayed on the TV screen, you can rotate the JPEG image file in 90 degree inc rements. Press X / x while viewing a JPEG image file . Press C LEAR to retu rn to no rmal vi ew. Note • You cannot rotate the[...]

48 GB 1 Press DISPLA Y. (If [MEDIA] is set to [MUSIC/PHOT O], press DISPLAY twice.) The C ontr ol Me nu disp lay appe ars on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [EFFEC T], then press . The option s for [EF FECT] a ppear. 3 Press X / x to select a setting. • [MODE 1] : The JPEG image file swe eps in from top t o bottom. • [MODE 2]: The JPEG [...]

Disc 49 GB Enjoying Vid eo File s You can play DivX vi deo file s and MPEG 4 video fi les. DivX ® is a video fi le com pressio n techno logy, deve lo ped by Div X, Inc . Thi s prod uct i s an official DivX ® Cer tifi ed prod uct. You can play a DATA CD or DATA DVD that contai ns Div X ® vide o files. A DATA CD or DATA DVD that the system can pla[...]

50 GB 6 Press X / x to select the folder you wan t to play. 7 Press H . The sy stem st arts play ing the s elected folder . To sele ct vi deo fil es, see “S elec ting a vi deo file” (page 50) . To go to the next or previous page Press / . To stop playback Press x . To turn on/off the display Press DVD MENU. To select the folder via the remote D[...]

Disc 51 GB Adjusting the Delay Betwee n the Pict ure a nd Sound [A/V SYNC] When the sound d oes not mat ch the pict ures on the TV scree n, you can adj ust the delay between the pictur e and so und . 1 Press DISPLAY. The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [A /V SYNC] , then press . The op tion s for [A/ V SYNC[...]

52 GB Enter a 4- di git p assw ord us ing the n umbe r butto ns, then press . The displa y for co nfirming th e passwor d appe ars. x When you have already registered a password The dis play for enter ing the pas sword appe ars. 7 Enter or re- enter y our 4- digit p assword using the number buttons, then press . The dis play for setti ng the playb [...]

Disc 53 GB 7 Enter y our 4-dig it passwor d using the number buttons, then press . 8 Press X / x to select [CHANGE PASSWORD t ], t hen press . 9 Enter a new 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press . 10 To confirm your p assword, re-enter it using the nu mber buttons, t hen press . If you make a mistake entering your password Press C b[...]

54 GB 6 Press X / x to select an item, then press . The op tions for the select ed item appear . Example: [TV TYPE] 7 Press X / x t o select a setting, then press . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Example: [4:3 LETTER B OX] To reset all of the [SETUP] settings To reset a ll of the [SETUP] settin gs, see “Returning th e [SETUP] set[...]

Disc 55 GB x [TV TY PE] You c an sel ect th e as pect r atio of the conn ected TV. [16:9] : Select thi s when y ou connec t a wide- screen TV or a TV with a wide mode fu nction . [4:3 LETTER BOX]: Select th is when you conne ct a 4:3 stan dard TV. The sy stem dis plays a wide p icture w ith band s on the up per an d lowe r po rti ons of th e TV s c[...]

56 GB for HD MI Func tion fo r “BRAV IA” Sync ” (page 6 4). [OFF] : Off. [ON]: On. You c an operate mu tually betwe en comp onent s th at ar e co nnect ed w ith a n HDMI cabl e. x [VOLUME LIMIT ] If you change the output meth od of the TV to th e syste m speak ers v ia the TV menu (o r by pressing THEA TRE), the Syst em Audio C ontrol (page 6[...]

Disc 57 GB x [SPEAKER FORMATION] You can select the posit ion of the speakers for better s urroun d so und. F or det ails, see “Get ting Optimal Surround Sound for a Room” (page 86) . x [AUTO CALIBRATION] You can calibrate the appropriate se ttings automatic ally. Fo r details, see “Calibratin g the Appr opri ate S etti ngs A uto matica ll y?[...]

58 GB x [PARENTAL CONTROL] You c an set the play back res tricti o ns. For detai ls, see “Re stric ting Play back of th e Disc ” (page 5 1). x [DivX] You ca n displ ay the reg istra tion co de for th is system. For mo re i nfo rmati on, go to http://www.divx .com on the Inte rnet. x [MULTI-DISC RESU ME] (DVD VIDEO/ VIDEO CD only) You can s et t[...]

Disc 59 GB [L/R] 3.0 m/10 ft 3) : Set the f ront sp eaker distan ce. [CEN TER ] 3.0 m /10 ft 3)4) : Set th e center speake r dista nce (u p to 1.6 mete rs (5 f t) clo ser to the fron t speake rs). 1) 0.9 to 6.9 met ers for North Americ an models. 2) 0.0 to 6.9 met ers for North Americ an models. 3) When yo u perform the Quick Setup (page 28), the d[...]

60 GB Ti p • To ad just th e vol ume of all t he speak ers at one t ime, turn the VOLUME contr ol on the unit, or press VOLUME +/– on the remote . • To return to the d efault s etting w hen cha nging a setting, select the item , then press CLE AR. N ote that only t he [CO NNEC TION] setting does not return to the de fau lt se tting .[...]

T une r 61 GB Presetti ng Radio Stat ions You can pres et 20 FM s tati ons. Befo re tu ning , make sure to turn down the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanning starts. Scann ing sto ps wh en the sy stem t unes in a station [...]

62 GB Listenin g to th e Radio Preset rad io st ati ons in the syste m’s memo ry first (see “Prese tti ng Ra dio S tatio ns” ( page 61)). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. The last re ceived sta tion is tu ned in. 2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the preset station. Each time [...]

T une r 63 GB You can i nput let ters, num bers, an d oth er symbol s for a ra dio statio n. If you make a mistake Press C / c rep eate dly until the char acte r to be chan ged flas hes, then press X / x to select the desi red char acter . To e rase the char acte r, pr ess C / c repeat edly unt il the c haract er to be eras ed flashe s, then press [...]

64 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 Son y compo nent s that ar e compatibl e with the Control for HDMI fu nction with an HDM I cable, op eratio n is simp lified as belo w: – Theat re Mo de (p age 6 5) – On e-Tou ch P lay[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 65 GB 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 for [SETU P] appear. 4 Press X / x to select [CUST OM], then press . The Se tup Di spla y appe ars. 5 Press X / x to sele ct [HDMI S ETU[...]

66 GB sound i s outp ut from t he sys tem spea ker s automatically. • W hile you a re watchi ng the TV an d the function of the sy stem is s witched to “DVD” or “USB,” so und of t he select ed system funct ion is ou tput from the sys tem spea kers ; TV soun d is not outp ut via t he TV spea ker s. • You can control the syste m’s volum[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 67 GB Playing Back Files of a USB Device You can pl ay audio fi le s (MP3 /WMA/ AAC files) /JPEG image f iles/vi deo files (DivX/ MPEG4 vi deo file s) sto red in a USB de vice such as the digital musi c play er or U SB storage m edia (not su pplied ) by conne cting the USB dev ice to the u nit . For a l is[...]

68 GB • T he sys tem can pl ay back the follo wing file s. The syst em will play back any d ata with th e exte nsio n ab ove, even i f i t i s not MP3/ WMA/ AAC/JPEG/DivX/MPEG4 format. Pla ying this data may generat e a loud nois e which coul d damag e your speaker syst em. • T he foll owing US B device s/situa tions c an increase the time it t[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 69 GB 6 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play audio f iles in a folder Press H to start playing t he selected fold er. x To select an audio file Press . The list o f files contained in the fold er appears . Press X / x to sel ect a file and pr ess . The syste m star ts playi ng t he sel ecte d fil e. Y[...]

70 GB 6 Press X / x to select a folder. x To go to the next or previous page Press / . x To play JPEG image files in a folder as a slide show Press H to start p laying th e sele cted 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 70) , and a dd eff ects t o the slid e sh ow (pa ge 7[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 71 GB Note • Some JP EG imag e files m ay take lon ger to displ ay than the op tion you select ed. Especiall y progressiv e JPEG image fil es or JPEG image file s of 3,000,000 pixels or more . To select an effect for JPEG image files in the slide show 1 Press DISPLAY. The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s [...]

72 GB To play the next or previous video file Press > to pla y the next video fil e. Press . twice to play the pr evious video fil e. When you pres s . on ce, you ca n go to the begi nnin g of t he cu rren t vi deo fil e. Note that you can select the next fold er by continui ng to press > afte r the la st fi le on the curren t fo lder, but th[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 73 GB You ca n play the audi o fil es/JP EG image file s/ video fil es on the US B device r epeate dly. 1 Press DISPLAY during playback. The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [REPEAT ], then press . The options for [REPE AT] appear. 3 Press X / x to select the item t[...]

74 GB * If an MP3 file has the ID3 tag, the system will display a folder name /track ( file) name from th e ID3 tag inform ation. The system can sup port ID3 ver 1.0/1 .1/2.2/2.3. ID3 ver 2.2/2.3 t ag informa tion d isplay has priority when both ID3 ver 1.0 /1.1 and ver 2.2/2.3 tags a re used for a sin gle MP3 file . Note • I f a file name of the[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 75 GB Transfer ring Son gs onto a USB Device You ca n tran sfer so ngs on an audio CD onto a USB devi ce by enco ding to MP3 form at. Yo u can also transf er MP3 f iles on a DA TA CD/ DATA DVD onto a USB device. For conne cting the USB device , see “Conn ecting the USB de vice” (pa ge 67) . The transfe[...]

76 GB 6 Press C / X / x / c to select [START], then press . The sy stem st arts t ransf erring and the st atus of tran sferr ing appe ars. To ca ncel tran sfer ring , pre ss x . 1 Load a DATA CD/DATA DVD. 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode. The C ontr ol Me nu disp lay appe ars on th e TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [USB TRANSFER][...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 77 GB 2 Press x . 3 Press REC TO USB on the unit. REC TO USB lights up and “READING” appears in the fron t panel d isplay. Th en, “PUSH PLAY” and the re maining space of the USB devic e appear altern ately in th e front pa nel displ ay. 4 Press H . Tran sfer ring st arts. When tran sferring is comp[...]

78 GB The lis t of files con taine d in the fo lder appe ars. Press X / x to select the desi red audio f ile, then press CLEAR. 3 Press C / c t o select [YES], then press . To ca ncel , sel ect [NO], the n pr ess . Note • Do not remove the USB device while erasing. • I f the folder to be erased contains non -audio format files or sub f olders, [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 79 GB Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Adapter The DIGITAL MEDIA PO RT (DMPORT) adapter is for en joying sound from a p ortabl e audi o s ourc e or comp uter . By conn ecti ng a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, y ou can enjoy so und from the con nected c ompone nt on the sy stem . Available DI GITAL MEDIA PORT adap[...]

80 GB Using an S-AIR Product The unit is c ompatible with th e S-AIR funct ion (page 1 10), wh ich allow s soun d transm issi on betw een S-AI R produc ts. When yo u purc hase the S-AIR product , you need to pe rform the following s ettings t o estab lish the s ound tra nsmissi on. About S-AIR products There ar e two typ es of S-AIR pr oducts. • [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 81 GB Note • Insert the wirele ss transm itter with the S-AIR logo facing up. • Insert the wirele ss transm itter so that the V marks a re alig ned. • Do not insert an ything other tha n the wireless transm itter into the EZW-T 100 slot. 3 Make sure to use the same screws to secure the wireless trans[...]

82 GB Ti p • To confirm the current ID, perform Steps 1 to 3 above. When you pa ir the unit with the S-AIR sub unit (page 83), “(PAIRI NG)” appears beside ID in the fro nt pa nel d isp lay. To set the ID of the surround amplifier Refer to the operating instructions o f the surro und amp lifie r. To set the ID of the S-AIR receiver Refer to th[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 83 GB To control the system from the S-AIR receiver You can co ntro l t he sys tem from t he S- AIR receiv er by usi ng the foll owing button s. For de tails, refer to the o perating instru ctions of the S-AI R recei ver. You c an enj oy t he S- AIR re ceiv er whil e th e uni t is in sta ndby mo de by sett[...]

84 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 onn ecte d). 2 Match the IDs of the unit and the S-AIR sub unit. • To set the ID of th[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Devic e 85 GB 3 Press X / x to select t he desired setting. •“ A U T O ” : Normally select th is. The system changes “RF CHANGE” to “ON” or “O FF” au toma tically. • “ON”: The syst em trans mits sou nd by searchi ng for the better channel fo r tran sm ittin g. • “O FF”: Th e system tr[...]

86 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 bet ter su rround sound, Sony rec omme nds that fi rst you dec ide the po sitio n of the sp eake rs. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press DISP[...]

Other Operati ons 87 GB Calibrati ng the Appropr iate Sett ings 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[...]

88 GB x The measurement is not OK. Follow the me ssage, then sel ect [YES] to retry. Note • W hile the Auto Calibrati on function is wor king, do not opera te the system . • The measure ment for [SUBWOOFER] is always [YES] since the system does not pe rform subw oofer cal ibra tio n, bu t the [SU BWOO FER] le vel in [SPEAKER SETUP] returns to t[...]

Other Operati ons 89 GB Using the Sou nd Effect You can re inforc e bass fr equenc ies. 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 s ound ef fect s or di alo gue, as yo u would in a movie thea[...]

90 GB Selec ting the Ef fect to Suit the So urce 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 sy stem aut omatically select s “MOVIE” (the MOVIE indi cator lights up) or “MUSIC” (the MUSIC in dicator[...]

Other Operati ons 91 GB Changing the Inp ut Level of the So und from Connect ed Component s Dist ort ion may oc cur whe n you li ste n to a compon ent conn ected to th e EURO AV T OUTP UT (TO TV) jack on the re ar pane l, or to the AUDIO IN ja ck on the f ront panel. Distor tion is not a m alfunct ion and wi ll depend on the com ponent connect ed. [...]

92 GB Changing th e Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display You ca n set the brightne ss of the front pa nel display to eith er of 2 levels. Press DIMM ER. Each time you p ress DIMMER, t he brightness of the front panel di splay changes. To set the bright ness of the front panel display using the system menu 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repea[...]

Other Operati ons 93 GB x DATA CD (video file)/DATA DV D (video file) 1 Playing t ime of the current file 2 Current file na me 3 Current al bum and fi le nu mber Note • The syste m can only display the first level of the DVD/CD text, such as the dis c name or t itle. • If a file name of the MP 3 file c annot be displayed, “*” will appe ar i[...]

94 GB To check DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 file/video file) text By pres sing DIS PLAY while play ing MP3 files or video files on a DATA CD/DATA DVD, you can disp lay the name of the f older/MP3 file/ video f ile, and t he aud io bit rat e (the am ount of data per second of the curren t audio) on th e TV screen . Example for playback of an au dio file * [...]

Other Operati ons 95 GB Return ing to th e Default Setting s 1 Press " / 1 to tu rn on the system. 2 Press x , N , an d " / 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 53) other than [PARENTA L CONTROL] to [...]

96 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 lo cation wit h adequat e venti latio n to preven t heat buil d-up in the s ystem. • [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 GB Notes a bout t he Discs On handling discs • To keep the disc cle an, hand le t he di sc by i ts edge . Do not to uch the su rfac e. • D o not stic k paper or tape on t he disc. • D o not exp ose the di sc to dire ct su nlight or heat s ources such as hot air duc ts, o r leave it in a car p arked in dire ct sunli[...]

98 GB Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of the fo llowing diffi culties while using the system, u se this tr oubleshootin g guide to h elp remedy t he pro blem before requesti ng repai rs. Shoul d any pr oblem persis t, consul t your neares t Son y de aler. Note that if ser vice pe rsonnel chan ges som e parts during r epair, th ese pa rts ma[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 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 fixe d. Color irregu larity occur s on the TV screen. The system’ s speakers contai n magnet parts, so magnetic disto rtion may occur . When color irr egula[...]

100 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 . • Check th e “ DEC. MODE ” setting (page 32) . • Check th e speaker connect ions an d sett ings (pag es 22, 58). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not be t he entire 5.1 channel. It may be mona[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 101 GB The JPEG image fil e cannot be played . • The DATA CD is not recorde d in ISO 9660 Level 1/Leve l 2, or Joliet. • The DATA DVD is not recorded in UDF (Universal Disk Format). • It has an exte nsio n other than “.j peg” or “.jp g.” • It is larger than 3,072 (width ) × 2,048 (heigh t) in normal mode , [...]

102 GB USB device [Data error] appears on the TV screen when playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD. • The MP3 file/JPEG ima ge file/video fil e you want to play is broken. • 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 file has the extens ion “.jpg” or “.jpe g,” but is not in[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 103 GB There is no so und. • The USB devic e is not co nnected cor rectly. Tur n off the syste m, then r econnect the USB de vice. The sound is dist orted. • The bit rate use d when encoding th e audio files w as low. Transfer audi o files encoded with highe r bit r ates onto the US B device. There is noise or the sound[...]

104 GB It takes tim e until pla yback starts. • The system is playing an audio file in AAC format. The USB device (audio file/ JPEG i mage fi le/v ideo file ) cannot be playe d back. • USB de vices fo rmatted with f ile syste ms other th an FAT12, FAT 16, or F AT32 are unsupporte d.* • F iles that are en crypted or prot ected by passwords, et[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 105 GB The S-AIR function Transferring stops befor e it is finished . • The commu nicati on speed of th e USB device is extremely slow. Connec t a USB devic e that this s ystem ca n play. • If th e tran sferrin g and er asing operati ons are repeated mult iple ti mes, the fil e structur e within the USB dev ice becomes [...]

106 GB There is nois e o r the sound ski ps. • If y ou use anot her S-AIR main u nit, plac e it more tha n 8 m (about 25 feet) awa y from the S-AIR main unit you are usin g. • Place so that the S -AIR main uni t and S-A IR sub unit closer tog ether. • Avoid use of equip ment th at gener ates el ectromagne tic ene rgy, such as a microwave ove [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 107 GB Self-dia gnosis Fu ncti on (When lette rs/numbe rs appear in th e displ ay) When the self -diagnos is function is activated to preven t the sy stem fro m malfuncti oning, a 5- character service nu mber (e.g., C 13 50) with a combinatio n of a le tter and 4 digits a ppears on the TV scree n or front panel d ispla y. I[...]

108 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/S R*: 14 2 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 sou[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 109 GB 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 × 390 mm (w /h/d) incl. projectin g part s Mass (approx. ) 4.3 kg Support ed file f ormat MP3 (MPE G 1 Audio Layer-3) File E xtensi on: mp3 Bitrate: [...]

110 GB surrou nd s peake rs an d a cent er sp eaker . Th e surr ound s pea kers outp ut mo naur al so und. DTS Digital au dio compress ion tech nology devel oped by D TS, Inc. This techn ology confor ms to 5.1-c hannel surroun d. T his for mat is com prise d of a stereo rear channel and a discret e subw oofer ch annel. D TS provid es the same 5.1 d[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 111 GB 1) You can play the CD layer on a convent ional CD player. 2) Since bot h layers are on one sid e, it is not nece ssary to tu rn the disc o ver. 3) To s elect a lay er, see “C hang ing a p lay back laye r for a hybrid Super Aud io CD” (page 38). 4) To select an area, see “Se lectin g a playback are a for a Supe[...]

112 GB Playback prior ity of file type s The table below descri bes the p layback p riority of file ty pes under the [MEDIA] s etting. * When using a dis c, you can play MP3 file s only. File type on a di sc or U SB device [MEDI A] set tin g [VID EO] [MUS IC/ PHOTO] [PHOTO] [MUSIC] Disc USB device Disc Disc /USB devic e Disc/USB device Video file s[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 113 GB Language Code List The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) stan dard. Code L anguage Code Langu age Code La nguage Code La nguage 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assames e 1051 Ayma ra 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Biha[...]

114 GB Index to Parts and Co ntrol For mo re in forma tion, refer to th e pages indica ted in pa renthe ses. A " / 1 (on/standby) (28, 95) B Z (open/close) (35) C Front panel display (116) D FUNCTION (31) E (remote sensor) (1 1) F MOVIE/MUSI C indicator (90) G VOLUME control (35) H REC TO USB (76) I (USB) port (67) J OPERATION DIAL (35) K PHON[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 115 GB A SPEAKER jacks ( 22) B EZW-T100 slot (80) C COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (26) D EURO AV T OUTPUT ( TO TV) jack (23) E DMPORT (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) jack (24, 79) F HDMI OUT j ack (23) G TV (DIGITAL IN COAXI AL/OPTICAL) jacks (23) * CAUTION Plea se do not r emove the scre ws un less you are installi ng the EZW-T100. Rear pane[...]

116 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Playing status B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (91) C Displays the system’s status such as chapter, title, or t rack number, tim e inform ation, r a dio f requen cy, pla ying status , decodi ng mode , etc . D Lights up when a station is received. (Radio only) ( 61) E Stereo/Monau ra[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 117 GB Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – O P – Z ANGLE ws (36) AUDIO qg (37) CLEA R es (40, 62) D.TUNING qh (62) DIMMER ed (92) DISPLAY wa (63, 73, 92) DVD MENU wg (43) DVD TOP MENU qd (43) DYNAMIC BASS 4 (89) ENTER wf (88) FUNCTION +/– 2 (31, 35) MEMOR Y SELECT 1) ws MENU wg (88) MUTING 7 (35)[...]

118 GB Guide to the Con t rol Menu Displa y You ca n use the Co ntrol Me nu displ ay to sele ct a funct ion and to view re lated inf ormati on. Press DI SPLAY repeatedly . Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu display changes: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Cont rol Menu di splay 1 2 Contr ol Menu disp lay 2 (a ppears whe n ava ilabl e) 3 Contr ol[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 119 GB Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. To turn off the display Press DI SPLAY . List of Control Menu items Item Item Na me, Function, Re levant Di sc Type [TITLE] (page 43)/[SCENE] (page 43)/[TRACK] (page 43) You can s elect the ti tle, s cene, or track to be played. [CHAPTER] (page 43)/[INDEX] (pa[...]

120 GB * These items are not displayed when playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD with video fil es. List of Control Menu Items for USB device [SHUFFLE] (page 41) You can play the trac ks/files in ran dom order. [REPEAT] (page 42) You can play the enti re disc (a ll titles/ all tra cks/all folde rs/all fil es) repea tedly or one title/ chap ter/ track /fold e[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 121 GB Ti p • The Control Menu ic on indicator lights up in yellow t when you selec t any item except [O FF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFF LE], [R EPEAT], and [A/ V SYNC] only ). The [ORIGINAL/ PLAY LIST] in dicator lights up in yello w when you select [ PLAY LIST] (defaul t setting). The [MULTI/2CH] ind icator lig hts up in yello w[...]

122 GB Index Numerics 5.1 Chan nel Surround 37 A A/V SYNC 51 AA C fi le 67 ANGLE 37 AT T E N U AT E 9 1 A UDIO 54 A UDIO (HDMI) 56 A UDIO DRC 57 Audi o f il e 67 A UDIO SETUP 57 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 57, 87, 109 B B A CKGR OUND 57 C COLD RESET 95 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 55 Control for H DMI 64 Con tro l Menu Dis pla y 118 CUST OM 53, 95 D D. C. A. C. (Dig[...]

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