Sony DAV-SR4W manual

©2004 Sony Cor poration 2-108-845- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper a ti ng Inst ructions DA V - S R 4 W[...]

2 GB 3 To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or m oi st ur e. Do not install the applian ce in a confined spa ce, su ch 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 ne ws papers, table-clo ths, curta ins, e tc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s o[...]

3 GB Thank y ou f or pur chas ing So ny DV D H ome Theatre Sy stem. Before operating this sy stem, please read thi s manu al th orough ly and reta in it for fu t ure re fe re nce. On power sources AC power cord must be chan ge d only a t the qua lif i ed service sh op. On placement • Pl ace the system in a loca tion wit h adequate ventilati on to[...]

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 Settin gs an d A djus tment s Using th e Setup Display............ ............ 7 9 Setting the Display or Sound Track Languag e .............. ........... .............. . 80 (LANGUAGE SETUP) Setting s for the Displa y ............. ............ 80 (SCREEN SETUP) Custom Setting s ...... ............... .............. . 82 (CUSTOM SETUP) Setti[...]

6 GB • The instructi on s in this manua l desc ribe the contr ol s on the r em o te. Yo u ca n als o 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 (MPEG1 A udio Laye r 3) is a standa rd format defined by ISO/MPE G which compre sse s audi[...]

7 GB Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs) This sy stem confor ms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2. 0 of VIDEO CD stan dards. You can en joy tw o kinds of pl ayback dep e nding on the 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 ntaine d in the fir s t ses sion. An y subseq uent MP3 audi[...]

8 GB Notes about CD-R/CD-R W/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)/DVD+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 playe r due t o the recor ding q uality o r phy sical conditi on of t he disc , or the chara cteristi cs of the recording de vic e and author ing software. The disc will not play if it has [...]

9 GB Use the Co ntro l Menu to select a func tion that you wou ld like to use. The Control Men u display appea rs 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 Displ ay DISC Displ ays the di sc name or the disc type inser ted into the system. TITLE ( D [...]

10 GB Tips • Each time you press DVD DISPLAY, the Control Menu di splay changes as follows : The Control Menu it ems vary, depe ndi ng on the dis c. • The Control Me nu ic on in dica tor lig hts up in gree n t unles s you set the [R E PE AT] sett i ng to [OFF]. • The [ANGLE] indicat or lights up in green o nly when multiple angles ar e record[...]

Getting Started 11 GB Chec k that yo u have t he foll owing items: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer (1) • IR transmitt er a) (1) • IR receiver a) b) (1) • IR receiver stand b) (1) • AM loop an te nna (aeria l) (1) • FM wire an tenna (aeri al ) (1) • Sp ea ker co rd s (3 .5m × 3, 10 m × 1) • Re m ot e C o mm an der (r em ot e)[...]

12 GB Conn ect the s uppl ied sp ea ker sy ste m u si ng the su pplied speak er cor d s by matc hi ng the co lors of the jacks to those of the cord s. Do not c o nnect any speake rs other than those supplie d with t his syste m. To obtain the best possib le surr ound sound, spec ify the speaker par ame te rs (d ist ance, level, etc.) on page 32. Re[...]

Getting Started 13 GB IR receiver Used w hen the I R rec eive r of the su rrou nd sp eake r can no t rece ive i nfr ared ra y be cause of t he p ositi on. Conne ct to the surr oun d spea ker ( L). Fo r de tai ls , see “Us in g th e I R rece iver ” (p age 27). When using the IR r ecei ver st and, attac h the stan d so that b oth delta mark s on [...]

14 GB Termin als for connec ting the spea kers Conn ect t he To the Front speake r s SPEAKER FRONT L (whit e) an d R (red) ja ck s of the syste m Center spe ak er SPEAKER CENTER (gree n) jack of the s yst em Subwoofer SPEAKER WOOFER (purpl e) jacks of the system Surround sp eake r (R) SPEAKER (gray ) jack of the su rrou nd spe a ke r (L) IR tra nsm[...]

Getting Started 15 GB Note on placing speake rs • Do not set the speakers in a n inc li ned p osit 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 • Use caution when placing the sub woofer or ta ll speakers[...]

16 GB To connect the surround back speaker This system is c ompatible with the 6 .1 surround system. When you enjoy a DVD that is co mp atible with t he 6. 1 surrou nd system suc h as a D TS-ES d isc , connec t the surrou nd bac k spe aker (not suppli ed) and set its par ame te rs (s ee “Se tti ngs fo r t he Sp e akers ” o n pa ge 83) . Tip You[...]

Getting Started 17 GB To ch ange t he spea ker cables If you want to use a d ifferent spea ker cable , you ca n detach the plug for att achment t o anothe r cable. Detaching With the cat cher facing dow n, pres s and hold t he pl ug dow n agai nst a f lat s urface and r emove t he c ords from pl u g. Attaching While p re ssing t he pl ug d own a ga[...]

18 GB About the wireless system This wireless syste m adopts the Digita l Infrared Audio Transmiss ion system (pag e 94). The following diagr am indi c ates th e infrar ed tr an smis sion are a (th e ra nge t hat the inf rare d r ays ca n re ach) . When using the IR receiver of the surround speaker (L) When using the IR receiver Note s • Do not i[...]

Getting Started 19 GB Connect th e supplied AM/FM antenn as (aerials ) for listenin g to the radio. Termi nals for con necting the antennas (a erials) Notes • To prevent noise pickup, k eep th e AM loop ante nna (ae ri a l) awa y from the system an d othe r compone nts. • Be sure to f ull y exten d the FM wi re an tenna (a e r ia l). • After [...]

20 GB Tip If you have poo r FM recepti on, use a 75- ohms co axial cable ( not suppl ied) t o conne ct the sy stem to an outdoor FM antenna (ae ria l) as shown be low. COAXIAL AM FM 75 Outd oor FM antenna (aeri al) System[...]

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 nect in g a cor d, be s ur e to mat c h the colo r-co ded sl ee ves to th e appr op riat e j ac ks on t he compon ents. Termi nals for connect i ng video compon ent s Connecting the system to a TV Conne ct the syst em [...]

22 GB Note s • Make connections s ecurely to prev ent unw anted n o ise. • Refer to th e ins tr uc tions sup pli ed wi th the TV . • The syste m cannot outpu t com ponent video si gnals. • The system cann ot output an audio si gnal to the connected TV. Only the audi o signal of the TV is output from th e system spea kers . Tips • When you[...]

Getting Started 23 GB When connecting to a sta ndard 4:3 sc reen TV Depend i ng on th e di s c, the ima ge m ay n ot fit yo ur TV sc reen . If you want t o cha nge the aspect r atio, pl ease r efer to p age 80.[...]

24 GB Befor e connectin g the AC power co rds (mains le ads) of thi s system and the surrou n d sp eaker (L) t o a wall o utle t (m ains), conn ect the fr ont and cent er s peake rs to the s ystem and surr ound spea ker ( R) to the surro und sp eaker (L) (s ee page 14). When placing the surround speaker (L) in the (R) position Depe ndi ng on the lo[...]

Getting Started 25 GB After c onnecting th e speakers, IR tra nsmitter, and the A C po wer co rd s (m a ins lea d s ), adju st the wi rele ss sy stem for goo d tra nsm issi on . 1 Press " / 1 on th e system and P OWER on the surround speaker (L) to turn on. The sys tem and surr ound spe aker (L) turn on and the PO W ER/ON LI NE indic ator turn[...]

26 GB Example for installation Position th e IR transmitte r and su rround s peaker (L) as illustr a ted. Instal l the IR transmitt er and IR receiver o f the surround sp eaker (L) in di rect line with each other, and adjust th e orientation o f the IR transmitter and surround sp eaker (L) u ntil th e POWER/ON LINE indicato r turns g r een. TV List[...]

Getting Started 27 GB Using t he IR receiver Depend ing o n the sp ea ker l ayout (i . e. whe n plac ing th e s u r ro und sp eaker (L ) tow ard the list e ning positio n, e tc. ), o r when ther e is obstr uc tio n , such as a person or objec t betwe en the IR tra ns mitte r a nd the IR rece iver of the su rround s peaker ( L), yo u can use the e x[...]

28 GB Hangin g the IR t ransmi tter and IR receiver o n a wall You can hang the IR transmi tter and IR receiv e r on a wall when: – there is a n obstruction be tween the IR t ransmitter and th e IR receiv er. – peopl e often p ass betw een t he IR transmit ter a nd t he IR receiver . When hanging b oth the I R transmit te r and IR receiv er, ad[...]

Getting Started 29 GB 3 Hang the IR transmitter via hole on th e bottom of the stand on the screw. Make sure that the IR transmi tter does not move af te r i n s tal la ti on . Tip You can store the cords in the tr oughs in the bottom of the st and. Note s • Use sc rews s uitable fo r the materia l and str ength of the wall. • Do not insta l l [...]

30 GB After compl e ting the firs t 4 steps, make in itial se ttings us ing the Quick Setup. Yo u can set the i n itial setting of [LANGUAGE SETUP], [ROOM SIZE], [LISTENING POSITION], and [TV TYPE] st e p by step . After perf orming th e Quick Setup, th e syste m is re ady fo r playin g back o f movies , music CDs, etc. To perf orm fu rthe r spea k[...]

Getting Started 31 GB 7 Select a suitable ro om size from [SMALL], [M EDIUM] , or [LARGE ] using X / x , then press ENT ER. Setting is selected and [LISTENING POSITION ] app ears. The [LISTENING P OSITION] nu mber you can sel ect va ries , depe ndin g on the [RO OM SIZE] se tti n g. [SMALL]: Three po sitions [MEDI U M ] : Four po sitio ns [LAR GE]:[...]

32 GB Position ing the spea kers For t he be st possib le surrou nd sound, al l the spea kers ot her t han the subw oof er sho uld b e the same dista nce from the li stening positio n ( A ). However, th is syst em allows yo u to place the cente r spea ke r up to 1 .6 met ers clo ser ( B ) and the sur ro und sp eake rs up t o 4. 6 m ete rs closer ( [...]

Play ing Di scs 33 GB Depending on t he DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat ions ma y be di ff er ent o r re str ic t ed. Refe r to the operat ion det ails su pplied with you r disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 on the system. The syste m turns on. Unless th e mode of the sy stem is s e t to ?[...]

34 GB To turn off the system Press " / 1 . The system ent ers st andby mode a nd the STANDBY indicator lights up i n red. To turn off the system comple tely, remov e the AC power cord (mains lead) from the wall outlet (mains) . Whil e playi ng a disc , do no t turn of f the sy ste m by pr essin g " / 1 . D oing s o m ay canc el th e m enu[...]

Play ing Di scs 35 GB When you stop the disc, the syst em remembers the poi nt whe re you presse d x and “RE SUM E” appe ars in t h e front panel di splay. As long as you do no t remo ve th e di sc , Resu m e P lay wi ll work even if the syste m enters sta ndby mode by pressi ng " / 1 . 1 While playing a disc, p ress x to stop playback. ?[...]

36 GB A DVD is divided into a lot of se ctions, which make up a pi ct u re or mu sic f eat u re. Thes e sections are call ed “titles .” When you pla y a DVD whi ch cont ains several title s, yo u can select th e title you want using DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM–. When you pla y DVDs that al low you to se lect items su c h as the lan guage for the subti[...]

Play ing Di scs 37 GB Notes • D e pe ndi ng on the VID E O CD, the menu doe s not appear in Step 1. • D e pe ndi ng on the VID EO CD, “Pres s ENTER ” in Step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” i n the instruc tions suppli ed with th e disc. In this case, press H . Tip To play without using P BC , press . / > or the number butt ons while [...]

38 GB Selecti ng an albu m and tra ck 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Cont ro l Men u an d name o f the MP3 data di sc appea rs. 2 Press X / x to select (ALBUM) then press ENTER or c . The l ist of album s cont ained in the dis c appe ars. 3 Select an albu m you want to play using X / x and press ENTER. 4 Select (TRACK) using X / x and press ENTER. The li[...]

Play ing Di scs 39 GB You can pl ay JPEG im age f iles on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, or C D-R Ws. How ever , th e disc s m ust b e record ed acco rdi ng t o ISO 96 60 lev el 1, leve l 2 or Jolie t format for th e system to rec ognize the files . Yo u can al so play d iscs re corde d in M ul t i Sessi on. See the i nstructions of t he CD-R/RW device o r reco r[...]

40 GB When the lis t of all files o r albums cannot be disp laye d on the win do w, the jump ba r appear s. Pres s c to select the j ump bar icon, and then s c roll the jump bar to di splay the rest o f the list using X / x . Pres s C or O RETURN to return to the file or the album li s t. 5 Select a f ile using X / x and press ENTE R. The selected [...]

Play ing Di scs 41 GB To rotate the current image Rotate the current image using C / c . Each time yo u press c , the image turn s clockwi se by 9 0º. Each time yo u press C , the image turn s anticlo ckwise by 90º. Note You cannot rota te the image dur ing Slide show. Pre ss H to return to n ormal play befor e this opera tion. You ca n pl ay th [...]

42 GB To chec k the track s or al bums that yo u hav e alre ady cr eated on ce, pres s C to sele ct th e jump bar icon, and then sc roll th e jump bar to displa y the re st of the list using X / x . Press c or O RETUR N to return to the track list. You can sel ect the jump b ar icon only i f there are more than 9 programmed tracks o r album s. 2 Pr[...]

Play ing Di scs 43 GB You can ha ve the sy stem “s huff le” t racks an d play t hem in ran dom order . Sub seque nt “shuff ling ” will pr oduc e a di f ferent playin g order. 1 In stop mode, press PL AY MODE repeatedly until “S HUF” appears in the front pa nel dis pl a y . When you play an M P3 disc, you can pl ay all track s in albu ms[...]

44 GB You can play all the titles/tr acks/files or a singl e title/c hapter/tr ack on a di sc. In Shuf fle or Pr ogra m Play mo de, the s yste m repeat s tr ac ks in shuf fled or pr ogram med ord er . You c annot pe rform Rep eat Play during P BC playback of VIDEO CDs (page 36 ). 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Co nt rol Men u ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to [...]

Play ing Di scs 45 GB You can locate a particular poin t on a disc quickly by mon itoring t he pict ure or by play ing back slo w l y. Notes • Dependi ng on the DVD/ VIDEO CD, you ma y not be able to perfo rm som e of the ope rat ions describ ed. • During Scan or Slow -m oti on P lay, no sound is output. Locat ing a po int qu ick ly by playi n [...]

46 GB You can searc h a titl e (DVD), chapte r (DVD), track (CD, VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, MP3), index ( V ID EO CD, Sup er Audi o CD ), al bu m (MP3, J PEG), and file (JPEG). As t itles, trac ks albu m s an d files are as si g ned uniqu e na mes on the dis c, you ca n sele ct the de sire d one from the Contro l Menu. A l so cha pt ers and i ndexe [...]

Play ing Di scs 47 GB Searc hing for a chapter/ind ex 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Con trol Menu appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select the search method. x When playing a DVD (CHAPTER) x When playing a VIDE O CD (witho ut PBC functions) (INDEX) x When playing a Super Audi o CD (INDEX) Exampl e: w he n you se lect (CHA PTE R) “** (* *) ” is se le cted [...]

48 GB Viewing the playing ti me and remaining time in the front panel d isplay You ca n chec k disc in fo rma ti o n, suc h as the remaining ti me, tota l number of titles in a DVD, or trac ks in a Supe r Audio CD, CD , VIDE O CD, or MP 3, u sing t he fron t pa nel dis play ( page 99). Pres s DISPL A Y. Each time you p ress DISPLAY while playing th[...]

Play ing Di scs 49 GB When playing back a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD or CD When playing back an MP3 When playing back a JPEG TRK TRK Playing ti me and current tr ack num ber Remain ing ti me and cu rrent track numbe r Playing tim e of the d isc Remain ing ti me of the disc Track na me Curre nt soun d fiel d TRK TRK Playing ti [...]

50 GB Note s • Depending on t he type of dis c bein g playe d and t he playing m ode, t he disc informa tion m ay not b e displaye d. • ID3 tag a pplies only to v ersion 1. • If the MP3 file you pla y back has an ID 3 tag, the ID3 tag informati on is displ ay ed as a tra c k (fil e) na me . • Only alphab etical le tters and num bers can be [...]

Play ing Di scs 51 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 ene x When playing a VIDE O CD (witho ut PBC function s), Super Audio CD or CD • T **: ** Playing time[...]

52 GB If a DVD is recorded with multili n gual tracks, you can s elect t he languag e you 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 th e au dio fo rm at you want w hi le playing the DVD. With stere o CDs, VID EO CDs, or MP3, you ca n sele ct th e soun[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 53 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 multip le audi o form at, yo u canno t change t he sound . • Durin g DVD playback, the sound may change auto matica lly. Tip You can select [AUDIO] directly by pressi ng AUDIO. Each [...]

54 GB You ca n ta ke advan tage of s ur round so und simpl y by s elec tin g one of sys t em’s pr e- progr amme d soun d fields . The y br in g the exci ting and powerfu l sound of mov ie t heaters into your home . To sel ect s ound fiel d, pr ess AUTO FO RMAT DIREC T or MO D E on the remo t e re peated ly until th e soun d fi eld you want ap pea[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 55 GB Using only the fron t speaker and sub woo fe r (2 C HA NN E L STEREO) This mode output s th e sound from the front left and right sp eaker s and su bwoo fer. Stan dard two channel ( stereo) sourc es complete ly bypass t he sound fi el d pr oces si ng. Mu lti cha nnel su rrou nd formats a re downmixed to two cha nnels. This [...]

56 GB x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGICII MOVI E/MUSIC Dolby Pr o Log icII pr oduces f ive full -bandw idth output channels from two-channel sources. This is done usi n g an adva nc ed, hig h-pur i ty m at rix surro und decod er th at e xtract s th e sp atial properties of the original re c ording without adding any new sound s or to nal co lora t io [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 57 GB x C. ST. EX B (Cine ma St ud io EX B) Repro du ces th e s ound ch arac te ri stics of the Sony Pict u res En te rt ai n ment “K i m N o vak Thea ter” ci nema prod ucti on studi o. Th is mode is id e a l f or wa t chi n g sc ie nc e-fi cti on or ac tio n mov ie s w ith lo ts o f sou nd eff e c ts . x C. ST. EX C (Cine ma[...]

58 GB To turn the surround effect off Press AU TO FORM AT D IR E CT r epe at e dl y until “A.F.D. AUTO” appears in the front panel disp lay. When connecting the headphon es to the PHON ES j ack Press AUTO FORMAT DIRECT or MODE repeatedly until “HP 2CH” appears in the front panel di splay. Note s • This func tion is unavai lable when p lay[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 59 GB 4 Press X / x to select the surround back mode you want according to the input stream, then press ENTER o r AMP MENU. The default setting is “SB MATRIX.” When selecting “SB MATRIX” Dolby Digita l EX or DTS-ES is appl ied to decod e t he s urro un d back s ig nal rega rdl es s of the 6.1 c hannel d ecode flag a) in t[...]

60 GB This s ystem p rovi des you wit h 2 type s of soun d effec t, si m ply by pr es sing a bu tton. Choo se th e sound t o su it yo ur nee ds. Press NIGHT MODE or DSGX on the remote. The so un d effe ct is ac tivat ed. x NIGHT MODE In thi s m od e, you ca n enjo y so und ef fect s o r dial og ue, as you w oul d in a mov ie the at er , ev en at lo[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 61 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 pl aying a s cene o f a trai n in motion, you can display the view fr om either the front o f the t rain, the le ft wi ndow o f the t rain, or from the righ t win dow w ithout havi[...]

62 GB If subt i tle s are r eco rded on a d is c, yo u can tu rn the subt itles on or off while playing. If multilin gual subtitl es are recorded o n the disc, you can c hange the su bt itl e langua ge 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 ca n selec t the langua ge yo u w ant to prac tice, for exam ple[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 63 GB You can set tw o kind s of play bac k res tri ct ions for a dis c. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set t h e p layb ack re stri c tion s s o that the syst em will not play inappropri a te discs. • Parenta l Cont rol Playback of s o me DVDs can be limited acco rding t o a p redete rmine d le vel, s uc[...]

64 GB 5 Enter your 4-digit password by using the numbe r buttons, then press ENTE R. [Custom paren tal contr o l is set.] a ppears and th e sc re en re turn s to the Cont ro l Me n u display . If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you p ress ENT ER a nd inpu t the corr ect number. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN, then sta[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 65 GB Limit ing playbac k for children (Parental Contro l) (DVD on ly) Playback o f some DVDs can be limited accordi ng to a prede ter m in ed level, suc h as th e age o f the vi ewer . The “P aren tal C ontr ol” functio n all ows you to set a play b ack l imit ation leve l. A scene that is limited is not pla[...]

66 GB 5 Press X / x to select [S TANDARD], then press ENTER or c . The selection items for [ S TANDARD] are disp laye d. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level, then press ENTER. The area is sele ct ed . If you se l ect [O THERS t ], select an d enter the stan da rd co d e in th e ta bl e o n page 67 using th e n[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 67 GB Playin g the disc f or whi ch Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press H . The [PARENTA L CONTR OL] d isplay appears . 2 Enter y our 4 -d igit password usin g the number buttons, then press ENTER. The syst em st a rts pla yba ck. Notes • If you play a DVD which does not have the Parent al Contr[...]

68 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 eries of the re mo te, the code number may reset itself to the de faul t (SONY) setting . Reset the a pp ropriate co[...]

Other Operations 69 GB Kiton 027 KTV 002, 020 LG/Goldstar 002, 020, 027, 028, 038 LOEWE 027, 028, 038 LXI(Sears) 002, 009, 012, 034, 046 MAGNAVOX 002, 020, 027, 034 MARANTZ 022 Mark 027 Matsui 010, 052, 053 Medion 027 Mitsubishi /M GA 002, 021, 022 NEC 002, 020, 023, 024, 048 NEI 027 NOKIA 025, 026 Nokia Oceanic 026 Nordmende 035, 042 Okano 027 ORI[...]

70 GB Controlling the TV You ca n co ntro l y our TV usin g t he buttons belo w. Usin g the nu mber butt ons for contr olli ng th e TV When you set th e remote to the TV mode, y o u can use th e number butto n s for controlli n g the TV. Press the TV butto n. The TV button turn s red and the remote is set to the TV mode. You can select the TV chann[...]

Other Operations 71 GB * Except for North American models. Operation Poin t the re mote to the directio n of TV and this system, then press SONY TV DIRECT once. While transmi tting the code from the remote , the TV button flashe s. If thi s function does not work, change the transmit time. The transmit time varies depe nding on th e TV. To ch ange [...]

72 GB You ca n us e VCR s or other un its con nect ed t o the VIDEO or SAT jacks. Refer to the operation manual su pplied with t he unit for fu rther informatio n on the operatio n. Press FUNCTION repeatedly unti l VIDEO or SAT that you conn ected the unit to app ears in the front panel display. Each time you p ress FUNCTION, the mo de of the sys t[...]

Other Operations 73 GB x SUB Sub so und is output from the lef t and ri gh t speak ers. x MAIN+ SUB Main s ound and Sub s ound are out put from the le ft a n d ri g ht spe a k er s . x MAIN/ SUB Main so und is out p ut fr om th e left s p e aker and Su b sound is out p ut from the rig ht speak er. 5 Press AMP MENU. Turns off the AMP men u. Presett [...]

74 GB 5 Press EN TER . A pres et nu mbe r ap pear s i n the fron t pan el display . 6 Press C / c / x / X to select/ the preset number you want. 7 Press EN TER . The station is stored. 8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other sta tions. To change the preset number Restart fro m step 1. Liste ning to t he Radi o Preset r a dio stations in the system’s memor[...]

Other Operations 75 GB To listen to non-preset radio stations Use manu al or aut om a tic tuni ng in Ste p 2. For ma nual t uning, press TUN ING + or – on t he remote re peatedly. For aut omatic tuning , press and h old T UNIN G + or – on th e re mote. Pres s x whe n yo u stop th e automatic t uning. Tips • If an FM program is noisy, pr es s [...]

76 GB 6 Create an index name by using the cur s or b ut ton s : Press X / x to se lect a cha racte r, the n pre ss c to move the c ursor to the n ext position. If you make a mistake Press C / c repea tedl y un til th e char ac ter t o be chan ged flashe s, then press X / x to se le ct the desire d char ac te r. Capi ta l letters, numb er s, and oth[...]

Other Operations 77 GB You ca n se t the sys tem to turn off at a preset time, so you can f a ll asleep lis tening to mu sic. You can preset the time in 10 minutes decr ements. Press SLEEP. Each time yo u press this but ton, the mi nutes displ ay (the remain ing time) changes as follows: When you choose AUTO The syst em t urns off w h e n the cu rr[...]

78 GB You can retu rn the s y stem parameters s u ch as speak er sett ings and pr eset st ation s, to t he default se ttin g s. Press . , , or Z , on th e system at the same time . “COLD RE SET ” ap pears in th e fron t p ane l display and the def ault settings ar e re tur ned . Returning to the Default Settings . Z[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 79 GB By usi ng the Setup Dis play, y ou c an ma ke variou s adjus tment s to i tems , such a s pict ure an d sound. You can also set the subtitle language and the Se tup Di sp lay, am o ng oth er things . For details on each Setup D ispla y item , see pa ge 80- 85. For an overa l l list of Se tup Di sp lay ite ms, see pag[...]

80 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 det ai ls on u si ng the disp lay, se e “Usi ng the Se tu p D i sp lay” (pa ge 7 9). x OSD (On-Screen Display) Selec ts th e di sp lay lan guage on the scr ee n. Select the languag[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 81 GB Note Depending on the DVD, [ 4:3 LETTER BOX] may be select ed a utoma tica lly instead of [ 4:3 P AN SCAN ] or vice versa. x SCRE EN SA V ER Turns th e sc reen saver on a nd off so t ha t the screen sav er i mage appe ars wh en y ou l eave the system in paus e or stop m ode f or 15 min utes, or when yo u playba ck a [...]

82 GB Allow s set t in g up Paren t al C ont r ol and ot her settings. Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Displa y. For details on using t h e display, see “Using the Setu p Disp lay” (page 79). The defa ult set t in g s ar e under l in ed . x PARENTAL CONTROL t (DVD only) Sets a pas sword and playback limitati o n level for DVDs with pla yback[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 83 GB To obtai n th e best po ssib l e su rrou nd sou nd, se t for the s ize of th e spea kers you have co nnec ted and t heir di stance fr om your l ist ening po sition. The n us e the te st to ne to a djus t th e l eve l and th e balance o f the spe akers to th e same level. Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the S etup Display. [...]

84 GB Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the spe akers. * When you per fo rm the Quic k Set up (page 30), the default settings are changed. Note s • When yo u set t he dist ance, t he so und cuts off for a moment. • If all front and sur round sp eakers ar e not pl aced at a n equal dist an ce from your lis te nin g p[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 85 GB x BALANCE You can va ry the ba lance of the le ft an d ri ght speak er s as fo llo ws. B e s ure t o set [ TES T TONE] to [ON] f or easy adjustme n t. To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the VOLUME cont rol on the system, o r press V O L + /–. x TEST TONE The speake rs will e mit a test to ne t[...]

86 GB Setti ng the speakers by using the fr on t p anel display on the system You ca n se t the spe aker s by using th e A M P menu that is di splayed in th e front pane l display. AMP menu list 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeat edly until the item you want to se t appears in the front panel display. x SP SET UP Sets th e sp eaker si ze , dist[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 87 GB To set th e item, press X / x , then pr ess ENTER or AM P MENU. You can se t the following it e ms. The defa ult sett ings ar e unde rlined. x SP SET UP a) This s etting appe ars when you se t “SURR S P” to “SURR Y” in “SP SE TUP.” b) When you perf orm the Quick Set up (page 30), the def au lt sett ing s [...]

88 GB x CUSTOMIZE a) This setting a ppears whe n you set “SURR S P” to “SURR Y” in “S P S E T U P .” b) This setting a ppears whe n you set “SURR S P” to “SURR Y” and “SURR B SP” t o “SUR R B Y” in “SP SETUP.” Select [ SETUP] in the setu p display. For d etails, see “Using t he Setup Displa y” (pag e 79). x QUIC [...]

Additiona l Information 89 GB If you experi ence any of the f ollowing difficu ltie s wh ile using the system, use this troubles hoot in g gu ide t o he lp re m ed y the proble m bef ore r equ estin g repa ir s. Sh ould an y proble m per si s t, co nsul t yo ur nea rest So ny dealer . Power The power is not turned on. • Check t hat the AC power c[...]

90 GB The surround effect is difficult to hear whe n you are playing a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio sound track. • Make sure the sound field funct ion is on (page 54) . • Check the speaker co nnection s and sett ings (pag es 32, 83). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not be the entir e 5.1 channel. It m ay be monaur al or ste[...]

Additiona l Information 91 GB The MP3 audio track cannot be played. • The DATA CD is not record ed in an MP3 format that conforms to ISO96 60 Le vel 1/ Lev el 2 or Joliet. • The MP 3 audio t rack doe s not have the extens ion “.MP3.” • The data is no t fo r ma tt ed in MP3 even tho ugh it has the exten sion “. MP3.” • The syst em ca[...]

92 GB A disc ca nnot be eject ed and “LOCKED” appears in the front panel display. • Contact your Sony de aler o r lo cal auth orized Son y servic e facili ty. “C-32” app ear s in the front panel disp lay. • Turn the powe r off and then on again by pressing [ / 1 on the system . “CANNOT LOCK” appears in the front panel disp la y. •[...]

Additiona l Information 93 GB Tuner section Sys t em PLL qu artz- l ocked d ig ital synthesize r syste m FM tuner s ection Tuning rang e 87.5 – 108.0 MHz (50 kHz step) Antenna ( ae r ia l) FM wire a n te nn a (aer ia l) Antenna ( aer ial) te rm inal s 75 ohms, unbala nc ed Intermedia te frequ ency 10.7 MHz AM tuner se ction Tuning range 531 – 1[...]

94 GB Album Secti on of a mu si c pi e ce or an im a ge on a da ta CD con taining MP3 audi o tra cks or JP EG fi les. Chapte r Subdivision of a title on a DVD. A title is compo sed of se vera l chap ters . Digit al Cinema Sound (DCS) This is t he gener ic na me of the surr ound soun d produc ed by di gi t al sign al pr oce ssing tech nology de velo[...]

Additiona l Information 95 GB Dolb y Sur round Pro L ogic As one me thod o f de co ding Do lb y Surr ou nd, Dolb y Surrou nd Pro Lo gic produ ces four chan nels fr om tw o-chan nel soun d. Compar ed with the form er Dol by S urr ound syst em , Do lby Surroun d Pr o Logi c r epr od uces left-t o -right panning more naturally and lo calizes sou nds m[...]

96 GB Pare nt al Co nt ro l A function o f the DVD to l imit playbac k of the disc by the ag e of the user s acco rdin g t o th e limitation level in each country. Th e limitati on var ie s f ro m dis c t o d i s c; wh e n it is ac ti va ted , playback is completely prohibited, viole nt scenes are s kipped or re placed w ith o ther sc enes and so o[...]

Additiona l Information 97 GB VIDEO CD A comp ac t disc that cont ai ns m ovin g pi ct ur es. The pi cture da ta use s the MPEG 1 for mat, one of a worldwid e standard of d igital compressio n technolo gy. The pi ct ur e dat a is co mpr es se d to about 1/ 140 of i ts origin al siz e. Conse quentl y, a 12 cm VIDEO CD c an c ontain u p to 74 minu te[...]

98 GB For mo re in form a tion , ref er to th e pa ges in di cat ed i n pa rent he ses. Front Pa ne l A [ / 1 (power) swi tch/STANDBY indicator (33) B Disc slot (33) C (remote senso r) (11) D Front panel display (99) E PHONES (o n the side of the system) jack (33) F VOLUME +/ – (33, 85) G . / > (34, 36) H x (stop) (34) I (play/pause) (33) J FU[...]

Additiona l Information 99 GB Front Pan e l Display When playing back a DVD When playing back a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), or MP3 When listening to the radio Playi ng statu s Current chapter numb er Cu rrent sou nd effe ct Curr ent title number P layin g time Current so und Current m ode TITLE REP 1 NIGHT DSGX DTS –ES P[...]

100 GB When playing back a JPEG file JPEG Current file number Play ing statu s[...]

Additiona l Information 101 GB Rear Panel A SPEAKER jacks ( 14) B SURROUND BACK jack (16) C VIDEO AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks (21) D SAT OPTICAL DIG ITAL IN jack (22) E AM terminals (19) F FM 75 Ω COAX IAL jack (19) G EURO AV O UTPUT (TO TV) jac ks (21) H SAT AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks (21) I DIR-T1 jack (14) AUDIO IN VIDEO SURROUND BACK SAT SAT SPEAKER DIR-T[...]

102 GB Remote Note This remote co ntr ol glows in the dark. However, before g lowing, the rem ote mu st be exposed to light f or awhile . A Z (eject) (33, 34) B DISPLAY (48, 50, 74) C SLEEP (77) D . / > , PRESET –/+ (34, 36, 74, 75) E H (play) (34, 35, 40, 41, 44, 45) F DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM– (36, 38, 39) G C / X / x / c /ENTER (24, 30, 36, 36,[...]

Additiona l Information 103 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 K[...]

104 GB Y ou c an set the following i tems 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 (Selects the langua ge you want to us e from the displayed language list.) (Selects the langua ge you want to us e from the displayed [...]

Additiona l Information 105 GB SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE FRONT CENTER SURROUND YES YES NONE BEHIND SUBWO OFER YES FRON T 1.0m – 7.0m CENTER 1.0m – 7.0m * SURROUND 1.0m – 7.0m * LEVEL CENTER SURROUND RIGHT –6 dB – +6 dB –6 dB – +6 dB SUBWOO FER –6 dB – +6 dB BALANCE FRONT 6 steps l ef t o r righ t TEST TONE OFF ON SETUP QUIC K SU[...]

106 GB Y ou c an set the following i tems with AMP MENU on the remote. AMP Menu List SP SETUP CENTER SP SURR SP F DIST CEN DIST CENTER Y 1.0m - 7.0m SURR Y LEVEL TESTTO N E F BALANCE T.TONE ON T.TONE OF F 6 steps left or right CEN LEVEL –6 dB - +6 dB SL LEVEL –6 dB - +6 dB SR LEVEL –6 dB - +6 dB DRC OFF DRC ON SURR DIST AUDIO DRC SURR N CENTE[...]

Additio nal Inf ormation 107 GB Numerics 16:9 80 4:3 LETTER BO X 80 4:3 P A N SC AN 80 A ALBUM 38, 46 Album 6, 94 ANGLE 61 Antenna (a erial) H oo kups 19 A UDIO 5 2, 80 A UDIO DR C 82 B B ACKGR OUND 81 B ALANCE 85 Batteri es 11 C CHAPTER 47 Chapter 6, 94 Continuo us play CD/VIDE O CD / S up er Aud io CD/DVD/MP3 3 3 Control Menu 9 CUSTOM P ARENT AL [...]

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 Ejects t he disc . B Swit che s th e item displa yed on the fro n t panel display. C Sets the syst em t[...]