Sony DAV-FX80 manual

©2005 Sony Corporation 2-590-761- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper a t ing Inst r uctions DA V - F X 8 0[...]

2 US 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. Caution – The use of o ptical instrument s with this product will increase e ye hazard. For the customers in the U.S.A This sy mbol is int ended to al ert the us er to the presen ce of unin s u lat ed “d an ge ro u s voltag e” wit hin the product ’ [...]

3 US • Keep the uni t and d iscs away fro m equipmen t with strong magne t s, such as microwave ove ns, or large loudspeak ers. • Do not place he av y obje c ts on th e unit. • If the unit is brought di rectly from a cold to a war m location, moi sture may conde nse insi de the DVD Home The atre System and cause damage to the lenses. W he n y[...]

4 US 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 [...]

5 US Settin gs and Adj ustmen ts Using th e Setup Display............ ............ 77 Setting the Display or Sound Tr ack Languag e .............. ........... .............. . 78 [LANGUAGE SETUP] Setting s for the Displa y .......... .............. . 79 [SCREEN SETUP] Custom Setting s .......... .............. ............ 81 [CUSTOM SETUP] Setting[...]

6 US • The instructions 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. • T he Cont rol Me nu item s may be diff erent depe ndin g on the area. • “DVD” may be used as a g eneral term f o r DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, and[...]

7 US Exampl e of discs th at the system cannot play The sys tem ca nnot p lay the follow ing di scs: • CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD -RWs other than thos e recorded in the format s lis ted on page 6 • CD-ROMs recorded in PHOT O CD format • Data pa rt of CD-Ex tras • DVD Audios • DVD-RAMs Also, th e s ys tem canno t play the f ol lowing discs: • A D[...]

8 US frequ enc y 64 times hi gh er than tha t of a conven tional CD, and with 1-bit qua ntization , achie ves both a w ide freq uency r ange and a wide dynam ic rang e ac ross th e au dible fre quency range, an d so pro vi de s music r eproduc tion extremely fait hf ul to the orig inal so und. Types of Super Audio CDs There ar e t w o t yp es of di[...]

9 US 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 US Use the Contro l Menu to select a functio n and to v iew rela ted infor mation. 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 ite ms depend ing on th e disc ty pe. For details about each it em, se e the pa ges i n pare nth[...]

11 US *1 Displ ays the scene number for VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), track numb er for VIDEO C Ds/Super Audi o CDs/CDs, album numbe r fo r DATA CDs. *2 Displ ay s the inde x num be r for VID EO CDs/ Su pe r Aud io CDs , MP3 a udi o track number, or JPEG image file number for DATA C Ds. *3 Displ ays Super VCD as “S VCD.” Displays “ MP3” in the Con[...]

12 US • The Co ntrol Menu icon indicator l ights up in green when you se lect any ite m except [OFF ] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT] only). The [ORI GINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in green when you select [PLAY LIS T] (def au lt se tt ing) . The [M ULTI/2C H] indicator li ghts up in green when you select the multi-cha nne l pl ayback area [...]

Getting Started 13 US Chec k that yo u have t he follow ing item s: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Su bwoof er (1) • Posts (long × 2, short × 2) • Bases (2) • Termin al co vers (2) • Screws (10) • AM loop ante nna (aeria l) (1 ) • FM wire ante nna (aerial ) (1) • Sp eaker cords (5 m × 4, 15 m × 2) (16.5 f t. × 4, 49 .5 ft . × 2) ?[...]

14 US Perform a ll connecti ons and setting s by following St eps 1 to 7 . “Step 1: Speaker System Hookup” (page 15) “Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup” (page 24) “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 25) “Step 4: Other Component Hookup” (page 30) “Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)” (page 32) “Step 6: Turning off the Demonst[...]

Getting Started 15 US 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 ( distance, level, etc.) on[...]

16 US The long post is for fl oo r use, the s hort pos t is f or tabletop use . 2 Secure the base to the post by screws. 3 Draw the speaker co rd through the h ole on the base, th en stand it up. Post (long) Post (sho rt) Screw holes Base or Screws (3) Bottom o f the base Speaker cord Bottom of the base ,[...]

Getting Started 17 US 4 Draw the speaker cord through the hole on the speaker. 5 Mount the speaker on the post. • Do not catch t he speaker cord between the s peaker an d the p ost. • D o not d rop the spe aker when moun ting. Not e Speaker cord Speak er , Hole Speaker , conti nued[...]

18 US 6 Connect the speaker cord to the speaker, then adjust the length of the speaker cord. 7 Attach the t erminal cover to the sp eaker by screws. Adjust t he length o f the spea ker cord. Screw s (2) Terminal co ver[...]

Getting Started 19 US Conn ectin g the speake rs • D o not set the speakers in an inc li ned position. Not e COAXIAL IN AUDIO IN RL RL AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COAXIAL AM FM 75 SPEAKER VIDEO 2 VIDEO 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUT HDMI MONITOR OUT VIDEO 1 DIGITAL IN OPTICAL (DVD ONLY) VIDEO (DVD ONLY) S VIDEO YP B /C B P R /C R FRONT R FRONT L SURR R[...]

20 US • Do not place the s peakers i n locations that are: – E xtremely hot or cold – Du sty or dirty – Ve r y hum id – S ubject to vibrations – S ubject to direct s unlight • Use c aution when pl acing the spea kers and/o r speaker stands (not suppl ied) that are a ttached with the speaker s on a specially tr eate d ( w a xed , oil e[...]

Getting Started 21 US After connec tin g all the compone nt s, spea kers , and AC power cord (mains lead) , outpu t a test to ne to check th at all the spe akers are co nnec te d co rrectly . For det ai ls on outputti ng a test tone, se e page 83. If no sound i s heard f rom a s pe ak er whil e output ting a t e st ton e, or a t e st tone i s outp [...]

22 US 4 Attach the wall-mount pads on the rear side of the speaker. 5 Hang the speakers on the s crews. Front speaker Surround speaker Wall- mount pa ds (7 × 7 mm , 3 mm thick) ( 9 / 32 × 9 / 32 inch , 1 / 8 inch thick) Wal l -mount pa ds (7 × 7 mm, 3 mm thi ck) ( 9 / 32 × 9 / 32 inch, 1 / 8 inch thick) 4.6 m m ( 3 / 16 inch) 10 mm ( 13 / 32 in[...]

Getting Started 23 US • Use screws that are suitable for the wall m aterial an d strength. As a plaster boar d wal l is e speciall y frag ile, at tach the screws se cu rel y to a beam and fast en them to the wa ll . In st al l the speak ers on a verti cal and fla t wall wh ere reinfor c em ent is appl ie d. • C ontact a screw shop or insta ller[...]

24 US Connect the supplied AM/FM anten nas (aer ials) for listening to the radio. • To prev ent noise pick up, keep the AM loop an tenna (a erial) away from the system and other component s . • Be sur e to fully exte nd th e FM wir e ant enna (a er ia l). • After co nnecti n g the FM wir e antenna (aeri al), k eep it as hori zontal as possibl[...]

Getting Started 25 US 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 vide o/HDMI * cords Sends a p layed back DVD i mage to a TV. Check the jacks of your TV , and ch oose the A , B , C ,[...]

26 US The sys tem incorp orates Hi gh-Definit i on Multimedia Int erface (HDMI TM ) tec hnol ogy. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface trademarks or registere d trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. A To connect to a TV with the VIDEO IN jacks Conne ct th e video cord. B To connect to a TV with the S VIDEO IN jack Connect an S v[...]

Getting Started 27 US Does y o ur TV ac cept p r ogress i ve sign als? Progressi ve is th e method for di splaying TV images which r educes flic kering, and s harpens the image. To d isplay us ing thi s method, you need to c onnect t o a TV tha t accepts progres sive si gnals. “P AUT O ” or “P VIDE O ” appea rs in the fron t p ane l display[...]

28 US eithe r of th e ab ove cond itions is not m et . x INTERLACE Select this setting when: – y our TV does not acce pt progr essive sign als, or , – your TV is connecte d to jacks o ther than the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks ( M ONITOR OUT (VIDEO/S VIDEO)). About DVD software types and the conversion method DVD softwar e ca n be divi ded into 2 [...]

Getting Started 29 US • Be sure to make co nne ct ion s securely to avo id hum and no ise . • If yo ur TV does not have AUDIO OUT jacks, yo u cannot outp ut the TV sound from the sp eakers of this sy stem. • T o li ste n to th e TV sound, select th e functi on by pressing FUNCTI ON. For det a ils , see page 62. • W hen you want to output th[...]

30 US You c an enj oy other compo nent by connec ting the VIDEO /AUD IO OU T jack s of an other com ponen t. Connecti ng the system and th e other componen t Outp ut s t he other co mponen t through t h e speaker s of this syst em . To connect the VIDEO/AUDIO OUT jacks of other component to the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 (VIDEO/AUDIO IN) jacks of this syst[...]

Getting Started 31 US If you connect a digital satellite receiver without an DIGITAL OUT jack Connect the d igita l satel lit e receiver to th e VIDEO 1 or VI DEO 2 AUDIO IN ja cks only of the syst em. • Be sure to make co nne ct ion s securely to avo id hum and no ise . • W he n you c onne c t a noth er component to the sys tem, you can enjoy [...]

32 US Befo re con n e cting t he AC p ow er c or d (ma in s lead) of this system to a wall outl et (mains), conne c t the sp eakers to the sy stem (pag e 15). To turn on the system Press " / 1 . To turn off the system Press " / 1 . Th e sy stem e nt er s s tandby mo de. Whil e playing a disc, do no t turn of f the syst em by pr essin g &q[...]

Getting Started 33 US Follow the steps bel ow to make the minimum number of basic ad justmen ts for us i ng the system . To skip a n adjustment , press > . To return to the prev io us adjust ment, pr es s . . 1 Turn on th e TV . 2 Press [ / 1 . • D isconnect t he headphone when y ou perform the Quick Setup. You cannot opera te steps after 8 wi[...]

34 US 10 Press X / x to select the center speaker distan ce from the l istening pos ition, then press ENTER. You ca n set from 0.0 to 7.0 meters (0 to 23 ft). • T he setting r ange ch anges depend ing on th e front s peaker se tting. 11 Press X / x to selec t the surro und speaker distance from the listening positio n. You ca n set from 0.0 to 7.[...]

Getting Started 35 US Posit ionin g the spea kers For the be st possib le su rround s ound, all the speak ers other than the s ubwoof er shou ld be the same di s ta nce from t he listeni ng po sition ( A ). Howe ve r, this sy stem all ow s you to pl ac e the cente r spea ker up to 1.6 me ters (5 ft) clo ser ( B ) and the su rround speaker s up to 5[...]

36 US Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may be di fferent or r estr icted. Refer t o the op eration d etails supp lied with your disc . 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy stem tur n s on. Unless the s ystem is set to “ DVD,” press FUNCTION to select “DVD[...]

Play ing Di scs 37 US Additional operations *1 DVD VIDEOs /DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. *2 DVD VIDEOs /DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs onl y. *3 DA TA CDs only. • If there is no disc i n the s ystem, “ No Disc” ap pears in the front pa ne l dis play. • T he Instant R eplay function i s useful when you want to review a sce n e or dial ogue tha t you missed. [...]

38 US If “Resu me” doe s not appear , Resum e Play is n ot availa ble. 2 Press H . The sy st e m starts pl ay back fro m the poin t wher e yo u stoppe d th e di sc in Step 1. • If [MULTI-DISC RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP] is set to [O FF] (pag e 8 1), the r esume poi nt is clea red when you change th e func ti on by pr es sin g FUNCTION. • The [...]

Play ing Di scs 39 US 5 Select the track you want to program. For e xample, se lect tr ack [02]. Press X / x to select [ 02] under [T ], then pre ss E NTER. The track n umbe r may be displaye d in 3 digi ts for a S uper Aud io CD. 6 To program other tracks, repeat steps 4 to 5. The pr ogrammed t rack s are di splayed in the select ed ord er. 7 Pres[...]

40 US 3 Press X / x to select the item to be shuffled. x When playing a V IDEO CD, Super Audio CD, o r CD • [ TRA CK]: sh uffle s t ra cks on the di sc . x When Program Play is activated • [ ON]: shuffles track s sele cted in P rogr am Play . 4 Press EN TER. Shuff le Play st ar ts. To return to normal play Press CLEAR, or sel e ct [OFF] in Step[...]

Play ing Di scs 41 US • You can set Rep eat Play w hile the system i s stopped. After select ing th e [REPEAT] option , press H . Repeat Play st arts. • Y ou can q uickly displa y the [REPEAT] status by pressing RE PEAT . Each time you press R EP E AT, the [REPEAT ] opt ion changes. • Y ou cannot use this functi on with VIDEO CDs and Super VC[...]

42 US 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 p layed. 1 Press DI SPLAY when the syste m is in stop mode. The Co nt rol Men u ap [...]

Play ing Di scs 43 US • Y ou cannot change a playback a rea dur ing playback. Sele ct ing a p layba ck layer when pl ayin g a hybrid Super Audi o CD Some Supe r Audio CDs cons ist o f an HD l ayer 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 t[...]

44 US • Dep end in g o n 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 with out using 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 t[...]

Play ing Di scs 45 US * “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 (JEIT A). • The system will p lay any data w ith th e extens ion “.MP3 ,” “.JPG ,” or “.JPE G” even if they ar e no t in MP3 or JP EG f or[...]

46 US 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 vie w the dis c informa tio n while playi ng MP3 audio tra c ks an d JPE G image files (p ag e 55). • You can select Rep eat Play whi le playin g MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files (page 40) and [AUDIO] w[...]

Play ing Di scs 47 US 3 Press X / x to select an album and p ress ENTER. The list of tracks contained in the album appears . 4 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 [...]

48 US Press CLEAR to retu rn to normal view. • Nothing h appens when you press C while p laying the first im age file of th e album. • If you press C / c t o go to the next or prev ious image, the “Rotatin g a JPEG image” function is ca n celed. • The s lide show stops when you press X / x . To stop playback Press x . • A scroll box is [...]

Play ing Di scs 49 US The de fault set t i n g i s un de rlined . •[ A U T O ] : plays bo th the JPEG image files and MP3 audio trac ks in the same albu m as a sli de s how. • [AUDI O (MP3) ]: plays on l y MP3 audi o tracks con tinuousl y . • [IMAGE (JPEG)]: pla y s only JPEG imag e files as a slide s how. 6 Press MENU. The list of al bums re[...]

50 US 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 appears. 2 Press X / x to select [EFFECT] , then press ENTER. The option s for [EF FEC T] appe ar . 3 Press X / x to [...]

Play ing Di scs 51 US 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 [...]

52 US • You canno t search for a still picture on a DVD-R W in VR mode. 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 by track, inde x, or sce ne . As titles and tracks a re assigned unique numbe rs on the dis c, you can sele ct the desire d one by enteri ng its num b er. Or, y ou c an[...]

Play ing Di scs 53 US [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] Exampl e: w he n you sele ct [CHA PTE R] [** (* *)] is se lected (** re[...]

54 US 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. • [CHAP TER VIEWER ] (DVD VIDEO only ): di splays th[...]

Play ing Di scs 55 US 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, us in g t he front panel display ( pa ge 96). Press DISPLAY. Each time you press DIS PL AY whi le pl ayin[...]

56 US • When playing VIDEO CDs w ith PBC functio ns, the play ing time is di splaye d. • When pla ying 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 can als o check th e ti me informatio n and tex t using the Control Menu. • If the disc doe s not contain text, the Disc[...]

Play ing Di scs 57 US x When playing a DATA CD (M P3 audio) • T ** :** Playing time of the c urrent tr ack • Only alphabe tic a l letters and num be rs can be displayed. • D e pe ndi ng on the type of disc being pla ye d, the system ca n only di splay a limited num ber of charact ers . Also, dependin g on the d is c, not all te xt charact ers[...]

58 US When pla ying a DVD VIDEO reco rd ed in multiple a udio forma ts (PCM, Dolb y Digital o r DTS), yo u can ch an ge the aud io form at. If th e DVD VIDEO is recorde d with multilingual track s, you can also cha nge the l an guage. With VIDEO CDs, CDs, or DATA CDs, y ou can se lect th e soun d from the right or left chann el and li sten to t he [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 59 US Checki ng the audi o signal format (DVD onl y) If you press AUDIO repeated ly duri ng playbac k, the format of the c urrent a udio sign al (PCM , D o lby Digi t al , DTS, et c. ) ap pears as sho w n be low. x When pl aying a DVD VIDEO Example: Dolby Digita l 5.1 ch Example: Dolby Digita l 3 ch About audio signals Audi o sig[...]

60 US You ca n ta ke advanta ge of surro und sound simpl y by s electin g on e of system ’ s pre- progr ammed so und fiel ds . They br in g the exci ting and powerfu l sound of mov ie t heaters into your home. Pres s SOUND FIELD. Each time you press SOUND FIELD repeat edly until th e sound fi e ld you w ant ap pears in th e fron t pa nel displ ay[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 61 US x Dolby Pr o Logic I I MOVIE/MU SIC Dolb y Pro Logic II produ ces f ive fu ll-b andwidth output channels fr om 2 chan nel source s. This is done usi ng a n advance d, high -p urity ma tri x surround decoder th at extrac ts the sp a tial propert i es of the orig in al recordi ng with out adding a ny n ew soun ds or tonal col[...]

62 US [SURROUND] in [SPEAKER S ETUP] to [NONE] (page 82).) • When you selec t “MULTI ST.” or “REAR ST.,” “LINK” lig hts up in the fr ont panel di splay. Selecti ng a sound field for movies, music, news, sports, or other s x HALL, JAZZ CLUB, LIVE CONCER T, GAME, SPORTS, MONO MOVI E The each mode pro vi de d sound t o su it the sourc e.[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 63 US Reinfo rcing bass freq uen ci es You can re in force bass freq ue ncies. Press DSGX. Bass freq uencies are ef fectively rein fo rced. To turn off the sound effect Press DSGX again. Enjoy ing the sound a t low vol ume Narr ows the dy namic ra nge of the sou nd track. Useful fo r watching movies at lo w volume late at ni ght.[...]

64 US If var ious ang les (mult i-angles) for a sc ene ar e recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change the view in g an gle. For ex ample, wh ile play i n g a scen e o f a trai n in motion , you can di splay th e view from ei ther th e front of the t rain, the le ft window of the t rain, or from t he right w indo w with out havi ng the tra in’s move[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 65 US You ca n set 2 ki nds of playb ack restric tions for the desi r ed d isc. • Custom Parental Control You can set play ba ck rest ri ct ions so th at the system will not play inappropri ate discs . • Parental Contro l Playback of s o me DVD VIDEOs can be limited accord in g to a predeter min ed level suc [...]

66 US To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of “Preventing playback of specific discs [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL].” 2 Press X / x to select [OFF t ], then press ENTE R. 3 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press ENTER. To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert t[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 67 US 5 Press X / x to select [STANDARD], then press ENTER. The selecti on items for [STANDARD] are displa yed. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic area as the playback l imitation level, then press ENTER. The area is se lected. When yo u sele ct [OTHE RS t ], s elec t an d enter a s tandard cod e in the tab le [...]

68 US Area Code Changin g the password 1 Press DISPLAY wh ile the system i s in stop mode. The Co nt rol Men u ap pears. 2 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL C ONTROL], then press ENTE R. The options for [PARENT AL CONTROL] appear . 3 Press X / x to select [PASSWORD t ], then press ENTER. The dis pl ay f or ent er i ng the pass w or d appe ars. 4 Ente[...]

Other Operations 69 US By adjust i ng the remo te si gn al, you ca n co ntrol your TV with th e supplied remote. • I f you ente r a new c ode number, t he code number previous l y ente red wil l be eras ed . • When you re pla c e the ba tte r ie s of the rem ote, the code number may reset itse lf t o the defaul t (SONY) setting . Rese t the app[...]

70 US * To use t hese buttons, set the remot e to the TV mo de by pressing the TV button. To cancel the TV mode, press the TV butt on a gain. You ca n se lect the TV c hannels by using th e numb er bu tton s. To sele ct th e TV ch annels, p re ss the num ber butt ons, then ENTER. • Depend ing on the TV, you ma y not be able to contr ol your TV or[...]

Other Operations 71 US * Except for North American models . Operating for the THEATRE SYNC fu nction Poin t the re mote to the directio n of TV and this system, then press THEATRE SYNC once. While transmi tting the code from the remote , the TV button flashes. If thi s function does not work, change the transmit time. The transmit time varies depe [...]

72 US Selecti ng the conn ected compon ent You ca n us e a VCR or o ther comp onents connec ted to t he VID EO 1 or V IDEO 2 jacks o n the rear panel. Refer to the ope ration manual supplied wit h the components f o r further informatio n on the operation. Press FUNCTION repeat edly until “VI DEO 1” or “V IDEO 2” app ears in the front panel[...]

Other Operations 73 US • M A IN /SUB: mai n so und is ou tp ut from the left s pe aker and S ub sound i s ou tp ut from t he right sp ea ker. 4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU. The AMP menu t urns off. Presett ing radio stations You can pr eset 20 FM s tations, and 1 0 AM stat ions. Bef ore tuning , make sure to turn down the volume t o minimum. 1 Press [...]

74 US 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. To change the AM tuning interval (except for Middle Eastern model) Th e A M tu n i ng in terv al ca n be s et to ei ther 10 kHz or 9 kHz. To change the AM tu nin[...]

Other Operations 75 US Press X / x to sel ect a c haracter , then pr ess c to move the cursor to the next positio n . Letters, nu mbers, a nd other symb ols can be input fo r a radio st ation n am e . If you make a mistake Press C / c repeat edl y unti l th e charac ter t o be chan ged flashe s, then press X / x to select the desi re d charac ter. [...]

76 US The bri ghtness of the front panel disp lay can be set to either of 2 levels. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DIMMER” appears in the fron t panel display, then press ENTER or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brightness of the front panel display. 4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU. The AM P m e nu turns of f. You can ret u rn the [...]

Settings an d Adjustments 77 US By usi ng the S etup D isplay, y ou can make vari ous adju stment s to items such as pi cture an d sound . Yo u can als o se t a langu age fo r t he subtitl es and the Se tu p D i splay, am on g other thin gs. F or de t ail s o n eac h S e tup D isp la y ite m, see page s from 78 t o 84. For an over all list of Setup[...]

78 US To reset all of the [SETUP] settings 1 Select [RESET ] in Step 3 and press ENTE R. 2 Select [YES] using X / x . You can also quit the process and ret urn to the Control Menu by selecting [NO] he re. 3 Press ENTE R. All the settings explained on pages 78 to 84 return to the default settings. Do not press [/ 1 while resetting the system as it t[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 79 US Choose set tings accordi n g to the TV to be conn ected. Select [SCREEN SETUP] in the Setup Display. To use th e display, see “Usi ng the Setup Displa y” ( p a ge 7 7). The defaul t settings are underlin ed. x [TV TY PE ] Selects th e aspect rati o of the connected TV (4:3 standa rd o r wide ). The defau lt setti[...]

80 US display device from becom ing dam aged (gho sting) . Press H to turn off the screen saver. x [BACKGROUND] Selec ts th e backgro un d color or pi cture on th e TV scre en in sto p mod e or whil e play ing a Su per Audio CD , CD, or DA T A CD (MP 3 au dio). x [BLACK LEVEL] Selec ts the blac k level ( setup leve l) for t he video sign als o utpu[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 81 US Use this to set up playbac k related a nd other settings . Select [ CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Display . To use th e display, see “Usi ng the Setup Displa y” ( p a ge 7 7). The defaul t settings are underlin ed. x [PAUS E MODE] (D VD VI DEO / D VD -R W only ) Sel ec ts the pict ure in paus e m od e. x [TRACK SELE[...]

82 US To obtain the best possib le surr o und sound, se t for t he si ze of the spea kers you h ave connec ted and the ir di st an ce from yo ur listeni ng po sition. Then use the te st to ne to a djust the leve l and th e balance of the spe akers to the same level. Select [SPE AKER SE TUP] in the Setup Display. F or detail s, see “Using the Setu[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 83 US Be sure to change the val ue in the Setup Display when yo u move th e s p ea kers. * When yo u perform the Quick S etup (page 3 3), the defaul t set ti ngs a re ch an ge d. • When you set th e distance, the soun d cuts off for a moment . • If all front and sur round s peake rs ar e no t pl aced at a n equal dis t[...]

84 US The Co nt rol Men u ap pears. 2 Press X / x to sel ect [SETUP] , then press ENTER. The op tion s for [SE TUP] ap pear. 3 Press X / x to select [CUSTOM], then press ENTER. The Setu p Displa y ap pears. 4 Press X / x repeatedly to select [SPEAKER SETUP], then press ENTER or c . 5 Press X / x repeatedly to select [TEST TONE], then press ENTER or[...]

Additiona l Information 85 US On placement • Place the s ystem i n a locatio n with adequa te ventilati on to prevent he at b uil d- up in the sys tem. • At hi gh volume, over long periods o f time, t he cabinet becomes hot to the touch. T his is not a malfunc tio n. However, touc hing the cabin et should be avoi ded. Do not plac e the unit in [...]

86 US On handling discs • T o keep the di sc clean, h and le the dis c by its edge. Do n ot to uch t he su rface. • Do not stic k paper or tape o n the dis c. • Do not e xpose th e disc t o di rect sunlight or heat sources such a s hot air ducts, or leave i t in a car p arked in direct sunlig ht a s the tem per at ure may r ise cons i der abl[...]

Additiona l Information 87 US • If the HDMI OUT ja c k is used for vide o outpu t, changing t he [HDMI RESO LUTION] setting i n [SCREEN SE TUP] ma y solve t he problem (page 79). Connec t the TV and the system usi ng a video jack other t han the HDM I OUT, and switch t he TV’s input to th e connected video input so that you can see the on-scre [...]

88 US Operation Radio stations canno t be tuned in. • Check that the an ten n a (aer ial) is connecte d secure ly. Adju st the antenna ( aerial) or connect an external antenna (aerial ) if necessary . • Th e signal strengt h of the stations is too we a k (when tuning in wit h automatic tun ing). Use direct tuning. • No stations h ave been pre[...]

Additiona l Information 89 US Message s do not appear on th e scr een in the language you wa nt. • I n the Setup Display, select the desired l anguage for the on-screen d isplay in [OSD] unde r [LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 78). The language for the sound track cannot be changed. • Multilingual t racks are not r ecorded on the DVD being played . • T[...]

90 US AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARM ONIC DISTO R TION: With 3 ohm lo ads, bo th channels driven, from 200 – 20 ,000 Hz; r ated 55 watts per cha nne l minimum RM S power, with no more tha n 0. 7 % total ha r mon ic distortion from 2 50 mi lli watts to rated outp ut. Amplifier section Surround m ode (ref ere nc e) mu sic po[...]

Additiona l Information 91 US Dimension s (approx .) 300 × 79 × 116 mm (11 7 / 8 × 3 1 / 8 × 4 5 / 8 inch es) (w/h/d ) Mass (a pprox.) 1.2 kg ( 2 lb 10 oz) Surround Speaker syst em Bass reflex Speaker unit 70 × 100 mm (2 7 / 8 × 4 inches ) cone t ype Rated impe da nc e 2.7 ohms Dimension s (approx .) 86 × 165 × 102 mm (3 1 / 2 × 6 1 / 2 ×[...]

92 US more precisel y. To tak e full ad vantage of Dolb y Surrou nd Pro Logic, you should ha ve one pair of surrou nd speake rs and a center sp eaker . The surr ound s peakers outp ut mo naural so und. DTS Digital au d io compression tec hnology devel oped by Digital Theater Syst ems, Inc. Th is techn ology con fo rms to 5. 1- ch annel su rround . [...]

Additiona l Information 93 US Multilin gual func tio n Several language s for the sound or subtitles in a picture ar e record e d on s om e DVDs. Pare ntal Co ntrol A functio n of the DVD to limit playback of the dis c by the ag e of the users ac cording to t h e limitati o n level in each co u ntry. The limitatio n varies from disc to disc; wh en [...]

94 US 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 95 US For more information, r efer to th e pages indicated in pare n theses. Fron t panel A Disc slot (36) B (remote sensor) (13) C Front panel displ ay (96) D PHONES jack (36) E VOLUME +/ – (36) F FUNCTION (36) G . / > (37) H x (stop) (37, 76) I X (pause) (37) J H (play) (36) K A (eject) (36, 76) L DISC 1-5 (36) M &quo[...]

96 US Front pan el displa y About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up dur i ng PBC playback. (VIDEO CD only) (43) B Current mode (DV D func ti on only) C 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 ) D Monaural/Stereo effect (Rad io only) (74) E Current sound eff [...]

Additiona l Information 97 US Rear panel A SPEAKER jacks ( 15) B VIDEO 2 OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack (30) C VIDEO 1 COAXIAL IN jack (30) D VIDEO 1 VI DEO/AUDIO IN jacks ( 28, 30) E COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (25) F MONITOR OUT (VIDE O / S VIDEO) jacks (25) G AM terminal (24) H FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack (24) I VIDEO 2 VIDEO/AUDIO IN jacks (28, 30) J HDMI OU[...]

98 US Remote A TV (69) B DISC SKIP (36) C SOUND FIELD (60) D . / > PRESET –/+, TV CH –/+ (33, 37, 74) E H (play) (36) The H butto n has a tactil e d ot.* F TOP MENU (41) G C / X / x / c /ENTER (32, 38, 50, 60, 63, 65, 72, 77) C / X / x / c have tact ile dots.* H O RETURN (43 ) I ALBUM –/+ (37, 70) J ANGLE (64) K AUDIO (58) The AUDIO button[...]

Additiona l Information 99 US eh TV VOL +/– (69) ej MULTI/2CH (42) ek SA-CD/CD (42) el AMP MENU (32, 50, 63, 72) * Use the ta ctile dot as a refe rence when ope rating the syste m.[...]

100 US Y ou ca n set th e follo wing item s with the D VD Setup Display . The orde r of the disp layed items may b e dif ferent from the a ctual disp lay . DVD Setup Displa y 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 use from the displayed [...]

Additiona l Information 101 US SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE FRONT CENTER SURROUND YES YES NONE BEHIND SUBWOO FER YES FRON T 1.0 m – 7.0 m/ 4 ft – 23 ft CENTER SURROUND LEVEL (FRONT) L CENTER –6 dB – +6 dB TEST TO N E OFF ON R –6 dB – 0 dB SIDE NONE SUBWOOFER –6 dB – +6 dB LEVEL (S URRO UND) L –6 dB – +6 dB R –6 dB – +6 dB –[...]

102 US Y ou can se t th e follo wing items with AMP MENU on the remote. AMP Menu List AMP menu AUDIO DRC DRC STD DRC MAX DIMMER DIMM E R ON DIMM ER OFF DRC OFF DUAL MONO MAIN SUB MAIN+SUB MAIN/SUB A/V SYNC SYNC OFF SYNC ON DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF[...]

103 US Numerics 16:9 79 4:3 LETTER BO X 79 4: 3 OUTP UT 80 4:3 P AN SCAN 79 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 59 A A/V SYNC 50 Acce ssories 13 ALBUM 52 Alb um 91 AMP m enu 32, 50, 63 , 72 AMP menu list 102 ANGLE 64 Antenn a (a er ial) Hoo kup 24 A UDIO 7 8 A UDIO DR C 63 B B A CKGROUND 80 Batteri es 13 BLA CK LEVEL 80 BLA CK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT) 80 C CHAPTER [...]

Resu me P lay 37 S S VIDEO 26 Scan 51 SCENE 52 Scen e 93 SCREEN SA VER 7 9 SCREEN SE TUP 79 Sear ching 5 1 SETUP 77 Setup Display 7 7, 100 Shuffle Play 3 9 SIZE 82 SLEEP 7 5 Slide show 48 Slow-motion play 51 Sound Fiel d 60 SPEAKER SETUP 82 Speak er setup 35 Speaker System Hook up 15 SUBT ITLE 64 , 78 Supe r Audio CD 7, 42 T TEST T ONE 83 THEA TRE [...]