Sony DAV-SB500W manual

©2004 Sony Corporation 2-108-851- 11 (2) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions D A V -SB500W[...]

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

3 GB Thank y ou for purch asing So ny DV D H ome Theatre Sy stem. Before operating this sy stem, please read this manual thorou ghly and retain it for fu t ure re fe renc e. On power sources AC power cord (mains le ad ) must be chan ge d only a t the qualifi ed ser vic e shop. On placement • Pl ace th e system in a location wit h ade quate ventil[...]

4 GB Welcom e ! ........... ............... .................. .... 3 Precau tions ............. .............. ........... ........ 3 About T his Manual ........... .............. ........ 6 This Syste m Can Pla y the Fo llowing Discs . .................. ............... ............... 6 Terms fo r Discs ......... ........... ............... ....[...]

5 GB Addi tional Informatio n Troubles hooting ............. ............... ........ 78 Specifica tions ....... .......... ............... ........ 81 Glossary .... .................. .............. ............ 82 Index to Parts and Cont rols ............... .... 86 Languag e Code Lis t ........... .................. . 91 DVD Setup Menu Li s t ..[...]

6 GB • The instructi on s in this manua l desc ribe the contr ol s on the rem o te. You ca n also us e th e controls on the system if they have the same or similar n ames as th ose on the remote. • The followin g symbols are used in this manu al. * MP3 (MP EG1 Audio L ayer 3) is a standard f ormat defined by ISO/MPEG whi ch compresses audio dat[...]

7 GB Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs) This sy stem confor ms to Ver. 1.1 an d Ver. 2. 0 of VIDEO CD standar ds. You ca n enjoy tw o kinds of pl ayback depe nding on th e di sc type. About Multi Session CD • This system ca n play Mul ti Session CDs whe n an MP3 aud io track is co ntained i n the fir st ses sion. An y sub seque nt MP3 au [...]

8 GB Notes about CD-R/CD-R W/DVD-R/DVD -RW (Video mode)/D V D+R/DVD+ RW In some cases , CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)/DVD+R/DVD+R W cannot be played on th is player due to the rec ording q uality or physical conditi on of the disc, or the char acteristics of the recording de vic e and author ing software. The disc will not play if it has not[...]

9 GB Use the Co ntrol Me nu to selec t a func tion that yo u would like to us e. The Contro l Menu di splay app ears when the DVD DIS PLAY button is p ressed. For details, refer to the page in parenthe ses. List of Control Menu Items Guide to the Control Menu Display DISC Displ ays the di sc name or the disc type inser ted into the system. TITLE ( [...]

10 GB Tips • Each time you press DVD DISPLAY, the Control Menu di splay changes as follows: The Control Menu it ems vary dep end ing on the disc. • The Control Me nu ic on in dicator lig hts up in green t unles s you set the [ RE P E A T ] setting to [OFF]. • The [ANGLE] indicat or lights up in green o nly when multiple angles ar e recorded o[...]

Getting Started 11 GB Chec k that yo u have t he follow ing item s: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer (1) • Surround a mplifier (1) • Sp eaker cord cover (1) • Sp ea ker co rd holde r ( 1 ) • Screw (1) • IR transmitt er * (1 ) • IR receiver * (1) • IR receiver stan d (1 ) • AM loo p an t e nna (aeria l ) (1 ) • FM wir e an t[...]

12 GB Conn ect the s up plied sp eake r sy stem usi ng the su pp lied sp eaker cor ds by ma tching th e co lors of the jacks to those of the cords. For the surround speak er s, conn e ct them to the surro un d amplif ier that receives the so und by wireless. Do not connect a ny speakers other tha n those supplied with this syste m. To obtain the be[...]

Getting Started 13 GB When using the IR recei ver st and, a ttach th e stan d so t hat bot h delta marks on th e IR receiv er and stand are aligne d. Surround amplifier Recei ve the soun d from t he IR rece iv er and se nd to the s urroun d spea ker s. Conn ect the s urro und sp eaker s and the IR rec eiver to the surr ound a mplifier. To att ach t[...]

14 GB Termin als for connec ting the spea kers Conn ect the To the Front sp eakers SPEAKER F RONT L (w hite) and R (red) jacks of the syst em Center speaker SPEAKER CENT ER (green ) jack of th e syste m Subwoofer SPEAKER WOOFER (pu rple) jacks of the sy stem Surround sp eake r s SPEAKER SUR R L (blue ) and R (gra y) jacks of th e surroun d amplifie[...]

Getting Started 15 GB Notes o n placing speakers • D o not set the speakers in an inc li ned posit ion. • Do not place the speake rs in locatio ns th at are: – Extremel y hot or co ld – Dusty or dirty – Ve r y humid – Subject to vi br ations – Subj ect to d irect s unlight • U se caution when pl acing the subwoofer o r a s peaker st[...]

16 GB About the surro un d amplifier After connec ting, yo u ca n attach the c over t o the surrou nd am plifier f or org anizin g and s toring excess speak e r cords. Attaching the cover 1 Attach the speaker cord cover by slidi ng it down along t he grooves at t he edges of the surround amplifier. Push the spe aker cor d cover d own until you hear[...]

Getting Started 17 GB To avo i d short -circ uiti ng the sp ea kers Short-ci rcuiting o f the speakers may damage the system. To p revent this , be sure to foll ow these precaut ions wh en con nectin g the sp eakers . Make sure th e bare w ire of ea ch sp eaker co rd does not tou ch anot her s peaker j ack or the bare wire o f anothe r speaker cord[...]

18 GB Attaching Whil e pr es sing th e pl ug down ag ainst a fla t sur fa ce, inser t the new speaker cor ds. Note that th e cord marked with a line sh ould be at ta ched to the minus (-) sid e of the plug. Note s • Be careful not to da m age the surface you use (d es k, etc. ) when a tta ching/deta c hin g the speaker co rd s. • When using the[...]

Getting Started 19 GB About th e wireless system This wire less syste m adopts the Dig it al Infr ared Au dio Transmis sion s yste m (page 82). The followi ng diagram in dicates the in frared transmissi on area (the ra nge that the infra red rays can reach) . Notes • Do not install the IR recei ver in a pl ace exposed to direc t sunlight or stron[...]

20 GB Connect the supplied AM/FM antenna s (aeria ls) for liste ning to the radio. Terminals for connec ting th e antennas (ae rials) Note s • To pre vent noise p ickup, k eep the AM loo p anten na (aerial ) away from t he system and ot her compon ents. • Be sure to ful ly extend th e FM wir e ant enna (a erial). • Afte r connecting the FM wi[...]

Getting Started 21 GB Requir ed cord s SCART (EURO AV) cor d for connecting a TV (not supplied) Audio cords (not supplied) When con nectin g a cord, be sure to m atch the col or-co ded slee ves to th e approp riate j ac ks on the compon ents. Termi nals for connecti ng video and audio com p onents Connecting the system to a TV Conne ct the system t[...]

22 GB Note s • Make connections s ecurely to preven t unwanted n o ise. • Refer to th e instr uc ti ons supp li ed w i th the TV. • The syste m cannot outpu t componen t output signa ls. • The system cann ot output an a udio signal to the connected TV. Only the audi o signal of the TV is output fro m the system spea kers . Tips • When you[...]

Getting Started 23 GB Before connecting the AC power cords (mains leads) of this system and the surround amplifier to a wall outlet (mains), connect the front and center speak ers to the system and surround speakers to the surround amplifier (page 14). After connecting the speakers, surround amplifier, IR transmitter, IR receiver, and the AC power [...]

24 GB Example for installation Position th e IR transmitter and IR receiver as illustrated. Instal l the IR transmi tter and IR rece iver in direc t line with each other, and adju st the orie ntation of the IR transmitt e r and IR receiver un til the POWER/ON LINE ind icator turns green. TV Listening position F ront speaker (L) Fr o nt speaker (R )[...]

Getting Started 25 GB Hanging the IR transmitter and IR re ceiver on a wall You can hang t h e IR transmitter and IR receiver on a wall wh en: – th e r e is an obstruc tion be tween th e IR trans mitte r and the I R rece iv er. – people often p ass between the IR transmitter and th e IR recei ver. When hanging both the IR transmitte r and IR re[...]

26 GB 3 Hang the IR transmitter via h ole on the bottom of the s t and on the screw. Make sure that t he IR trans mitter does not move after i nstallation. Tip You can sto re the cords in the troughs in the bot tom of the st and. Notes • Use screw s suit able for the ma te rial and str e ngt h of the wall. • Do not insta l l the IR tr ansmit te[...]

Getting Started 27 GB After c ompleting th e first 5 steps, m ake ini tial set tings using the Quick S etup. You ca n set the initial setting of [ LANGUAGE SETUP], [ROOM SIZE], [LISTENING POSITION], and [TV TYPE] step by step. After p erforming the Quick S etup, t he sy stem i s ready fo r playing b ack of mov ies, mus ic CDs, e tc. To perfo rm fu [...]

28 GB 7 Select a suitable room size from [SMALL], [MEDIUM], or [L ARGE] using X / x , then press ENTER. Setting is selecte d and [LISTENING POSI TIO N] appe ar s. The [LIST ENING POSITION] nu mber you can sel ect vari es, depend ing on the [R OOM SIZE] setting. [SMALL]: Thr ee pos itions [MEDIUM]: F our positio ns [LARGE]: Five posi tions 8 Select [...]

Getting Started 29 GB Posit ionin g th e sp eaker s For the be st possib le surrou nd sou nd, al l the speak ers other than th e subw oofer sh ould be the same di s ta nce from t h e listeni ng po sition ( A ). Howe ve r, this sy stem a ll ow s you to pl ac e the center speak er up to 1. 6 me ters cl oser ( B ) and the sur round speakers u p to 4.6[...]

30 GB Depe ndi ng on the DVD or VIDEO CD , s om e opera tions ma y be diff erent or restrict ed. Refer t o the op eration d etails s upplied w ith your disc . 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selector o n the TV t o this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy stem tur ns on . Unless the s ystem is set to “ DVD,” press FUNCTION to select “D[...]

Play ing Di scs 31 GB To turn off the system Press " / 1 . The s ystem en ters sta ndby mo de and the STANDBY indicato r lights u p in red. To turn of f the system complete ly, remove t h e AC power cor d (mai ns lead) fr om w a ll outlet (main s). While playing a di sc, do not turn off the sys tem by press ing " / 1 . Doing s o may cance[...]

32 GB Whe n yo u stop th e disc, th e sy stem r em e mbe rs the p oint where you pr esse d x and “RESUM E” appears in the front p anel display. As long as you do not r e move the disc, Resu me Play will work even if the sys tem ente rs sta ndby mo de by pres sing " / 1 . 1 While playing a disc, press x to st op playback. “RESU ME” ap p[...]

Play ing Di scs 33 GB A DVD is divid ed into a l o t of sections, whic h make up a pi c ture or musi c feature. Th ese sectio ns are called “titles .” When you play a DVD which conta ins severa l titles, you can select t he title y ou want using DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM–. When you play DVDs that allo w you to sel ect items s uch as the language f o[...]

34 GB Note s • Depending on the VIDEO CD , the me nu doe s no t appear i n Step 1. • Dep endi n g on the V I DEO CD , “Pr ess E N TER ” in Step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the instruct ions supp lied with the disc. In this ca se, press H . Tip To play withou t usin g PBC, press . / > or the number buttons wh ile the sy stem is [...]

Play ing Di scs 35 GB Select i ng an al bu m and tra ck 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The C ontrol Menu and name of the MP3 data d isc ap pear. 2 Press X / x to select (ALBUM) then press ENTER or c . The list of al bum s co ntaine d on the disc appears . 3 Select an album you want to play using X / x and press ENTER. 4 Select (TRACK) using X / x and press E[...]

36 GB You ca n pl ay JPEG im a ge files on CD-RO M s, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, th e disc s must be recor ded acc ording t o ISO 9660 Level 1, Lev el 2 or J oliet format for the syst em to reco gniz e th e files. You can a ls o pl a y discs r ec orded in Multi Session. S ee the instr uctions of the CD-R/RW device or recordin g software (n ot sup p[...]

Play ing Di scs 37 GB When the lis t of all file s or album s ca nn ot be di splaye d on t he w indo w, t he ju mp ba r appears . Pres s c to selec t the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump b ar to dis p lay the rest of the list using X / x . Press C or O RETURN to return to the file or the album list. 5 Select a file using X / x and press ENTE[...]

38 GB To rotate the current image Rotate the cu rrent image using C / c Each time you p ress c , the ima g e turns clock w ise by 90º. Each time you p ress C , the ima g e turns anti clockwis e by 90º. Note You cannot rotate an image during S lide show. Press H to return to nor m al pla y bef o re this operati on. You can play the cont ents of a [...]

Play ing Di scs 39 GB You can se lect the jump bar ic on only if there ar e more than 9 progr amm ed tracks or album s. 2 Press c . The cursor mo v es to the tr ack (in this case, “1”). Be fo re programming the MP3 t racks, it i s required to select the al b um. To sele ct a trac k that i s not dis played on the wind ow, pre ss c to s elect the[...]

40 GB You ca n have the sys tem “s hu ffle” tr ack s and play th em i n r andom or de r. Subs eq uent “shuff ling” wi ll pr oduce a diffe rent playi n g orde r. 1 In stop mode, press P LAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUF” appears in the front pane l displ ay. When yo u play an M P3 disc , you can pla y all trac ks in album s in a random or [...]

Play ing Di scs 41 GB You can play all the ti tles/tra cks/files or a single title/cha pter/ trac k on a disc . In Shu ff le or Progr am Play m ode , the sy stem repeat s tracks in shuffl ed or prog ra mme d or der. You can not pe rform Rep eat Play du ring PBC playbac k of V ID EO CDs (pa ge 33). 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Con trol Menu appe ar s. 2[...]

42 GB You ca n lo cate a pa rt i cul a r point on a di s c quic k ly by mon i t oring t he pict ur e or by pl aying back sl ow l y . Note s • Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to perfor m so me of the opera tio ns describe d. • During Scan or Slow- mo tion Play, no soun d is output. Locat ing a po int quickly b y playing a disc[...]

Play ing Di scs 43 GB You can se a rch a title (DVD), chapter (DVD), track (CD, VI DEO CD, Super Audio CD, MP3), index (VI DEO C D , Su pe r A u dio CD), a lb um (MP3, JPEG), and file (J PEG). As titles , tracks, album s, and fi les are as signe d unique na mes on the disc, yo u can sele ct the de sire d one from the Control Menu. A lso chap ters a[...]

44 GB Search ing for a ch apter/ index 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Co nt rol Men u ap pear s. 2 Press X / x to select th e search method. x When playing a DVD (CHAPTER) x When playing a VIDEO CD (Without PBC functions) (INDEX) x When playing a Super Audio CD (INDEX) Exampl e: when you se lect (CHAPTER) “** (**) ” i s s elected ( ** refers t o a nu[...]

Play ing Di scs 45 GB View ing th e playing ti me an d remaining time in the f ront panel dis play You can ch eck disc informati on, such as the remainin g time, tot al number of titles i n a DVD, tracks i n a CD, S uper Au dio CD, VIDEO C D, or MP3, or file s i n a JPEG u si ng the fron t pa nel displa y ( p ag e 87 ). Press DISPLAY. Each time you[...]

46 GB When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD or CD When playing an MP3 Playing ti me and cur rent track number (when playing a CD) Remaining time of the curre nt tra ck Playing tim e of the di sc Remaining time of the disc Track na me a) Curre nt sound f ield b) Volume b) Playing ti me and cur rent track number Track (fi le[...]

Play ing Di scs 47 GB When playing a JPEG When program play is activated a) This info rmat ion is sk i ppe d if name informatio n does not exist. b) Returns to the first info rma tio n when indication time completes. c) Returns to the first infor mation whe n the text scrolli ng is fini shed. Note s • Depending on the type of disc bein g played a[...]

48 GB Tips • When playing VIDEO C Ds with PB C functions, only the playin g tim e of the sc ene is di splayed. • The playing time an d rem aining tim e of the curr e nt chapte r, t itle, t rack, scene, or d isc will als o appear on your TV screen. See the followi ng section “Che cking the Pl aying Tim e and Remaining T ime” for deta ils on [...]

Play ing Di scs 49 GB • C–**: **:** Remaining time of the current chapter • **:* *:** Playing time of the menu o r current title with out a chapte r x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) •* * : * * Playing time of the current sc e ne x When playing a VIDE O CD (witho ut PBC function s), Super Audio CD or CD • T **: ** Playing tim[...]

50 GB If a DVD is recorded wi th multilingual tracks, you can s elect the lan gu age yo u w an t while playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in mult iple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digi ta l, MPEG audio, or DTS), you ca n se lect the au dio form at you want whi le playing the DVD. With stere o CDs, VIDEO CDs, or MP3, you can sele ct th e sound fr [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 51 GB 4 Press ENTER. To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISP LAY repeatedly until the Cont rol Menu i s turned off. Notes • For discs not in m ultiple audio fo rmat, you c annot change t he sound. • Durin g DVD playback, the sound may change auto maticall y. Tips •You can sele c t [AU D IO ] direc tly by pressing AUDIO.[...]

52 GB You ca n ta ke advan ta ge of surro und sound simpl y by s electin g one of sys t em ’ s pre- progr amme d so und fiel ds . They br ing the exci ting and powerfu l sound of mov ie t h eaters into your home. To sel ect sou nd f ield, pr ess A UTO F ORMA T DIREC T or MO D E on the rem o te repe at ed ly until th e sound fi e ld you w ant ap p[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 53 GB Select ing a so und f ield (AU TO FORMAT DIRECT button) Press AUTO FORMAT DIRECT on the remote repeatedly until the sound field you want appears in the front panel display. x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT P RO LOGIC Dolby P ro Logi c prod uces f ive outp ut cha nnels from tw o-chan nel sou rces. This m ode per forms Pro Logic deco d i[...]

54 GB x HEADPHONE SURROUND This mod e output s the sou nd as surro und from headph one L/R. To turn the surround effect off Press AUTO FORMAT D IRECT on the remote repeatedly until “A.F.D. AUTO” appears in the fron t pa nel d ispl ay, or pr ess MODE on the remote to display “2CH ST.” Note When the input signa l is multi c hannel sour ce, AU[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 55 GB If va rious angle s (multi-angles) for a scene a re recorded on a DVD, you can change th e viewing angle. For exam ple, wh ile playin g a scene o f a train i n motion, you can display the v iew from either the front o f the tra in, the left wi ndow o f the tra in, or from the right w indow without having th[...]

56 GB If subt i tle s are reco rded on a d isc, yo u ca n turn the subt itles on o r off while playing. If multilin gual subtitl es are recorded o n the disc, you can c hange the su btitle lang uage wh i le play in g, or t urn t he subt i tl es on or of f whe nev er you w ant. Y ou can s elect the langua ge you w ant to prac tice, for example, turn[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 57 GB You can set tw o kinds of playbac k r estrict io ns for a dis c. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set the p layb ack rest ri c tions s o that the syst em will not play inappropri a te discs. • Parenta l Cont rol Playback of s o me DVD s can be limited acco rding to a pred etermi ned le vel, such as th[...]

58 GB 5 Enter your 4-digit password by using the numbe r buttons, th en press ENTE R. [Custom paren tal contr o l is set.] ap p ears and th e sc reen re turn s to the Co nt rol Men u display . If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you pre ss ENTE R and inpu t the corr ect number. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN, then star[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 59 GB 1 In stop mode, p ress DVD SE TUP. The Se tup Displa y appears. 2 Press X / x to select [CUST OM SETUP ], then press ENTER or c . [CUSTOM SETUP] is di sp layed. 3 Press X / x to select [P ARENTAL CONTROL t ], then press ENTER or c . x If you have not entered a password The disp lay for register ing a ne w p[...]

60 GB 7 Press X / x to select [LEVEL] then press ENTE R or c . The selection items for [ LEVEL] are disp laye d. 8 Select the l evel you wan t using X / x , then press ENTER. The parental Co ntrol sett ing is comple te. The lower the value, the more stric t the limitatio n. If you make a mistake Press O RET URN or C to go back to th e prev i ous sc[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 61 GB Area Code Stan da rd Code nu mb er Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 Hong Kong 2219 India 2248 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2276 Korea 2304 Malaysia 2363 Mexico 2362 Netherlands 2376 New[...]

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

Other Operations 63 GB Controlling the TV You ca n co ntrol you r TV using t he but t ons belo w. Using t he number but tons for cont rolli ng the TV When you set th e remote to the TV mode, y ou can use the number but tons for contro lling the TV. Press the T V button. The TV button turn s red an d the r emote is set t o the TV m ode. Y ou can s e[...]

64 GB Note s • The TV button t urns off when y ou do not operate the remote for 10 sec onds . • Depending on the TV, you may not b e able to control your TV or to use some of th e button s above. Tip Depending on the TV manuf a ctu re , the fo llo wing method works . F or double -dig it number , pre ss -/-- first and then numbe r. (Fo r exa mpl[...]

Other Operations 65 GB Operation Point the remo te to the dire cti on of TV and this system, then press SONY TV DIRECT 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 nding on th e TV. To ch ange th e transmit time Press and hold TV [...]

66 GB You ca n us e VCR s or ot her un its con nec ted to the VIDEO or SAT jacks. Refer to the operati on manual su pplied with t he unit for fu rther informatio n on the o p eration. Press FUNCTION re pe atedly un til “VIDE O” appears in the f ront panel display. Each time you p ress FUNCTION, the mo de of the sys t em chan ges in th e fo llow[...]

Other Operations 67 GB 5 Press ENTER. A pres et number appe ars in the fron t pan el displa y. 6 Press C / X / x / c to select the preset number y ou wa nt . 7 Press ENTER. The station i s s tored . 8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other stations. To change the preset number Restart from step 1. Listeni ng to the Radio Pres et ra dio stati ons in th e syst[...]

68 GB For automatic tuni n g, press an d hold TUNING + or – on the r emote. Press x when yo u stop the automatic tu n ing. Tips • If an FM program is nois y, press F M MODE on the remote so t hat “MONO” appears in the front panel display. There will be no ste r e o effect , but the receptio n w ill impr ov e. Press the but ton a g a in to r[...]

Other Operations 69 GB What i s the Radio Dat a System? The R adio Da ta Syst em (RDS) i s a br oadcast ing service that allo ws radio s tations to send add i ti ona l info rma t ion a l ong w i th th e reg u lar program signal. Th is tune r of fers co nvenien t RDS fe atures , suc h as s tation n ame displ ay. RDS is ava ilable only for FM sta tio[...]

70 GB To cancel the Sleep Timer function Press SLEE P repeat ed ly until “S LP O F F” appears in the display. To change the brightness of the front panel display Press DIMM ER. You c an chan ge the bright ness o f the fr ont pa nel disp lay by two steps. You can ret u rn the system p a rameters, such a s spea ke r setting s and pr es et stati o[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 71 GB By usi ng the S etup D isplay, you c an make variou s adjus tments t o items , such a s pictur e and sound. You can also set the subtitle language and the Se tup Disp lay, amo ng other th in gs. For details on each Se tup Disp lay item , see pa ge 72- 76. For an overal l l is t of Se tup Disp lay item s , see page 92[...]

72 GB [LANGUAGE SETUP] allows you to s et vari ous l angua ges for t he on- screen d ispla y or sound t ra ck . Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the S etup Disp l ay. Fo r detai ls on using the disp lay, se e “Usi ng the Setu p D i sp lay” (pa ge 71). x OSD (On-Screen Display) Selec ts th e di sp lay lan gua ge on the scr ee n. Select the language fr[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 73 GB Note Depending on the DVD, [ 4:3 LETTER BOX] may be select ed au tomati cally instead of [4: 3 PAN SCAN ] or vice versa. x SCRE EN SA V ER Turns th e sc reen sav er on and o ff so that t he screen sav er ima ge a ppears when you leave the system in pause or stop mod e for 15 min utes, or when yo u playback a CD, a S [...]

74 GB Allow s set t in g up Parent al C ont r ol and other settings. Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Displa y. For details on using t h e display, see “ Using the Setup D i s pl ay” (pag e 71 ). The defa ult sett in gs are under lined . x PARENTAL CONTROL t (DVD only) Sets a pas sword and playback limitati o n level for DVDs with pla yback l[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 75 GB To obtai n th e best po ssibl e su rround sound, se t the size of the spe akers yo u have co nnected and their distance from your li stening positio n. Then use the test to ne to adjus t the l evel and the balance o f the spe akers to th e same level. Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the S etup Display. For de ta ils , see [...]

76 GB x LEVEL You ca n va ry the le ve l of each s pe aker as follows. Be sure to set [TEST TONE] to [ON] for easy adjus tmen t. * When you perfo rm the Quic k Set up (page 27) , the default settings are cha nged. x BALANCE You ca n vary the balance of the le ft an d right speakers a s follows. B e sure to set [ TEST TONE] to [ON] for easy adjust m[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 77 GB Select [SETUP] in the Setup Display . For details on using the disp la y, se e “Usi ng t he Setup Displa y” ( p a ge 71). x QUICK Normally, wh en you turn the system on f o r the first time or a fter resett ing the syste m, the guide message appears on the TV scr ee n and yo u ca n perform th e Quick Setup. If yo[...]

78 GB If you ex perien ce any of t he followi ng dif fic u l ties whi l e us in g th e sys te m, use th is trou bleshoot ing gui de t o he lp re medy the problem before requ es tin g re pair s. S hould any problem per sist, consu lt your nea rest Sony deale r. Power The power is not turned on. • Check th at the AC power cord (mai n s lead) is con[...]

Additional I nformation 79 GB The surround ef f ect is difficult to hear when you are playin g a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio sound trac k. • Make s ure the sound field functio n is on (page 52). • Check the speaker connections and setting s (pages 29, 75). • Depending on the DVD, the outpu t signal may not be the enti re 5.1 channel . I[...]

80 GB The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not corr ectl y di splaye d. • The sys te m c an only dis play alphabe ti ca l let te rs and number s. Other cha rac ter s are disp layed as “” . The display fo r entering th e password do es not appear for Super Audio CD, even though Custom Parental Control is set. • Custom Pare ntal Contr[...]

Additiona l Information 81 GB Amplifier section Stereo mode (r at ed ) 65 W+65 W (4 oh ms a t 1 kHz, DIN) Surround m ode (reference) Fron t: 96 W +96 W (with SS-TS 11 ) Center: 96 W (with SS-C T11 ) Surround: 96 W+96 W (with SS-TS 11 ) Subwoofer: 170 W (with SS-WS 11) * Depending on the sound field settings and the sour ce, there may be no sound ou[...]

82 GB General System Power requ irements 220-240 V A C, 50/60 Hz Power cons umption 90 W (220-240 V AC) 0.3 W (220-240 V AC) ( at the Power Sa ving Mode) Dimensions (approx.) 430 × 70 × 393 m m (w/h/d) inc l . pr ojecting parts Mass (approx.) 4.4 kg Surround amplifier Power requ irements 220-240 V A C, 50/60 Hz Power cons umption 36 W (220-240 V [...]

Additiona l Information 83 GB Dolb y Dig ital This movie theater sound format for is more adva nced tha n Dolby Su rround Pr o Lo gic. In thi s f ormat, th e surrou nd s peakers ou tput st er eo soun d with a n expande d freque ncy rang e, and a subwo ofer cha nnel for dee p bass is indepen de ntly provi d ed. This form at is also cal l e d “5.1?[...]

84 GB Index (Super A udio C D, CD)/V ideo Index (VIDEO CD) A number that divides a track i n to sections to easily lo cate the poin t you want on a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, or CD . Depend ing on the disc, no i nd exes ma y be recorde d. Multi- angle fun ction Vari ou s angles of a scene, or viewpo ints of the video camera a re recorded on s ome DV[...]

Additiona l Information 85 GB • 2 chan nel + Mul ti - ch annel Sup er Aud io CD This dis c consi sts of a 2 channel p layback area and a mu lti-chan nel pla yb ack area. Title The lo ngest se ction of a pi cture or music fea ture on a D VD, mo vie, et c., in v ideo s oftware , or the entir e album in au dio softwa re. Track Sectio n of a picture [...]

86 GB For mo re info rma tio n , refer to th e pages in dicat ed i n pare nt he ses. Front Pa ne l A " / 1 (power) ( 30) B Disc tray (30) C A (open/close) (30) D H (play) (30) E X (pause) (31) F x (stop) (31) G . / > , PRESET –/+ (31, 67) H FUNCTION (30, 66, 67) I VOLUME –/ + (30, 76) J PHONES jack (30) K Front pa ne l di splay (87) L S[...]

Additiona l Information 87 GB Front Pan e l Display When playing back a DVD When playing back a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD or MP3 When listening to the radio When playing back a JPEG Lights up whe n title or chap ter names are contain ed in the d isc Playing st atus Curr ent surrou nd forma t Curr ent titl e or chap ter numb e r Play ing tim e Cu[...]

88 GB Rear Pa nel A SPEAKER jacks (12) B DIR-T1 jack (12) C VIDEO AUDIO IN L/R jacks (21) D SAT AUDIO IN L/R jacks (2 1) E EURO AV OUTPUT (TO TV) jack (21) F AM terminals (20) G FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack (20) FRONT L WOOFER CENTER SPEAKER FRONT R WOOFER OUTPUT(TO TV) EURO AV AUDIO IN L R AUDIO IN L R VIDEO SAT COAXIAL AM FM 75 DIR-T1[...]

Additiona l Information 89 GB Remo te A SONY TV DIRECT (64) B SLEEP (69) C TUNER/BAND (66, 67) D MUTING (31) E TUNER MENU (66) F PLAY MODE (38, 40) G REPEAT H FM MODE (67) I TV J AUDIO (50) K ANGLE (55) L SUBTITLE (56) M . / > , P RESET –/+ (33, 67) N H PLAY (30, 33, 38, 40, 41, 42) O X PAUSE (31) P DVD TOP MENU/ALB UM– (33, 35, 36) Q C / X [...]

90 GB Surround a mplifier A POWER (23) B POWER/ON L INE indicator (23) C DIR-R1 jack (12) D SPEAKER jacks (12) DIR-R1 SPEAKER SURROUND L SURROUND R POWER POWER ON-LINE Front panel Rear panel[...]

Additiona l Information 91 GB The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) stan dard. Language Code 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 Ki[...]

92 GB Y ou ca n set the follo wing items with the D VD Setup menu. The orde r of the disp layed items may b e dif ferent from the a ctual disp lay . DVD Setup Menu List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD DVD 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 languag[...]

Additiona l Information 93 GB SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE FRONT CEN TE R SURROUND YES YES NONE YES SUBWOO FER NONE YES FRON T CENTER SURROUND LEVEL CENTER SURROU ND RIGHT –6 dB - +6 dB –6 dB - +6 dB SUBWOO FER –6 dB - +6 dB BALANC E FRONT 6 step s left or r ig ht TEST TONE OFF ON SETUP QUICK SURROU ND LEF T –6 dB - +6 dB RESET 1.0m – 7.0m[...]

94 GB Numerics 16:9 7 2 4:3 LE TTER BO X 72 4:3 P AN SCAN 72 A ALBUM 35, 43 Album 6, 82 ANGLE 55 Ante nna ( A er ial) H o o kup s 2 0 A UDIO 50, 72 A UDIO DRC 7 4 B B A CKGR OUND 73 B A LANCE 76 Batt eries 11 C CHAPTER 44 Cha pter 6, 82 Contin uous pl ay CD/VI D EO CD / DVD/ MP3 30 Control Menu 9 CUST OM P ARENT AL CONTR O L 57 CUSTOM SETUP 7 4 D D[...]

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Sony Corporation Pr inted in Korea Quick R eference f or Rem ote Co mmande r Note The remote control of the unit employs command signals in common with other Sony DVD products. Thus, depending on the button, other Sony DVD products may respond. A Turns the Sony TV and the syst em on and changes the TV’s inpu t source. B Sets the syst em to turn o[...]