Sony DAVHDX500 manual

©2007 Sony Cor poration 2-895-962- 11 (2) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions D A V -HDX50 0/HDX501W[...]

2 US To red uce t he r isk of fire or el ectri c shock, do not expo se this appar atus to rain or moisture. Caution – The use of optical in struments with this product will increase e ye hazard. Do not install the applian ce in a confined spa ce, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects fille[...]

3 US 11) Only use attachm ents/ac cessories specified b y the manu fa ctur er. 12) Use only with th e cart, stand, tripo d, bracke t, or table specif ied by the m anufactu rer, or sold with the app aratus. When a cart is used, use cau tion when mov ing th e car t/apparat us combinat ion to avoid i njury fr om tip-ove r. 13) Unplug this a pparatus d[...]

4 US Welcom e ! ........... ............... .................. .... 3 About T his Manual ....... ........... ............... 6 This Syste m Can Pla y the Fo llowing Discs . .................. ............... ............... 6 Getting Started – BASIC – Step 1: As sem blin g the Speake rs .. .......................... 10 Step 2: Connect ing the S[...]

5 US Other Operations Controllin g the T V with the Supp lied Remote ........... .............. .................. . 7 2 Using the THEAT RE SYNC Function . ............... .............. ........... . 73 Using th e Sound Effect ............. ............ 75 Using th e Sleep Timer ....... .................. . 7 5 Chan ging th e Brightn ess of t he F[...]

6 US • The instructi o ns in this manual describ e the contr ols on th e remo te. Yo u can als o use the controls o n the unit if they have the same or similar n ames as th ose on the remote. • The instructi ons in this manual a r e for DAV- HDX500 and DAV-HDX501W. DAV- HDX500 is the mo d el used for illust ration purpos es. Any di fference in [...]

7 US The syste m can play DVD-ROMs/ DVD +RWs/ DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs record e d in the follow in g form at s: – MP3 audio tr a cks and J PEG image files o f format c o nforming to UDF (Univers al Disc Forma t) Exampl e of discs th at the system cannot play The sys tem cann ot p lay t he fol lowi ng discs: • CD-R OMs/CD -Rs/ CD-RWs other t han t [...]

8 US Regi on co de Your system has a reg ion co de print ed on the rear of th e unit a nd will only play DVDs labeled with the sa me regi on code. DVD VIDEOs labeled will also play on th is system. If you tr y to play a ny other DVD VIDEO, the mess age [P layb ack proh ibited by are a limitatio ns.] will appear on th e TV screen . Depending on the [...]

9 US Getting Started – B ASIC – See Unp acking i n Spec ificati ons, pag e 101. Inserting batteries into the remote You can co ntrol the syste m using the supplied remote. I nsert two R6 (si z e AA) batte ries b y matching the 3 and # ends on the batterie s to the markings i n side the co mpartment. To use th e remote, point it at the r emote s[...]

10 US Getting Started – B ASIC – Befo re con nect ing the speak ers, attach the sp eaker stand t o the s peake r. (For t he front sp eakers .) About how to connect the speak er cor ds to th e SPEAK ER ja cks, see page 21 . Note • Spread a c loth on t he flo or to avo id da maging the floor . Ti p • You can use the speaker without the speake[...]

11 US Getting Started – B ASIC – DAV-HDX501W 2 Attach the p ost cover to the other en d of th e post. Orient the slot toward you, attach the post cover so that th e slot of the post engages with the ta b of the post cover , then s ecure with the scr ew. Speaker cord Bottom of the ba se , Post (long) 2 holes Top of the bas e (sma ll) Upper part [...]

12 US Getting Started – B ASIC – 3 Lay the post in the slot of the speak er, slide the post to the end of the slot, then se cure the post with the mounting plate and screws. Select the speaker whose color of the jack on th e rear panel of speaker matches the color tube of the spea ker cord. DAV-HDX500 DAV-HDX501W Be careful th e orient ation of[...]

13 US Getting Started – B ASIC – When securin g the mounting plate , position th e mounting plate depending on the desir ed height of the spea ker. DAV-HDX500 DAV-HDX501W After a ttaching th e post to the base , you can adjust the height of th e speaker. Low po sition High po sition Low po sition High po sition cont i nue d[...]

14 US Getting Started – B ASIC – 4 Connect the speaker cords to the speaker. Be su re to matc h the speak er cord to t he app ropr iate t ermi nal on the com pon ents: 3 to 3 , and # to # . DAV-HDX500 DAV-HDX501W Rear of the spe aker Color t ube Front sp eaker (L): Whi te Front sp eaker (R): R ed Rear of the spe aker Col or tu be Front speaker [...]

15 US Getting Started – B ASIC – 5 Attach the post to the base. Insert t h e post s o that th e slit o n the lower p art of the post aligns with the projec tion of t h e base, then s ec ure the p ost with th e 2 sc rew s. DAV-HDX500 DAV-HDX501W Note • Ma ke sure tha t the slot on the post aligns wit h the proje ction of the base by rotating t[...]

16 US Getting Started – B ASIC – 6 Adjust the height of the speaker. Loosen (but do not re move) the sc rews , adjust the h eight of th e spea ker, then sec ure t he screw s. Adju st the sp eake r of one side, t hen ad just an othe r spea ker by check ing lin es as a g uide . Note • When adjustin g the heigh t of the speaker, gra sp the sp ea[...]

17 US Getting Started – B ASIC – 7 Take up any speaker cord slack. DAV-HDX500 Take up slac k in the spea k er cord by pull ing from the bottom of th e base an d hook the sp eaker co rd in the co rd clamp. DAV-HDX501W Take up slac k in the s peake r cord by pul ling from the b ottom of the base . Adjust th e lengt h of th e cord. Secure the spea[...]

18 US Getting Started – B ASIC – Fully-assembled illustration DAV-HDX500 DAV-HDX501W White Red Front sp eaker (L): White label Front sp eaker ( R): Red label White Red Front spe aker (L): White label Front sp eaker ( R): Red label[...]

19 US Getting Started – B ASIC – The f ollowing is the b asic connecti on of the u nit to th e speake rs an d TV. F or other T V con nect ions, see page 30 . F or o ther compon ent connec tion, see p age 34. To accept progres sive si gnals , see page 32. Refer t o the connec tion diagra m below, and r e ad the ad ditional information f rom 1 to[...]

20 US Getting Started – B ASIC – DAV-HDX501W Ti p • When you install the wireless kit WAHT-SD1 (suppl ied with DAV-HDX501W only) in the DIR-TC1 slot, you can enjoy wireless pe rformanc e. For detai ls, see “Con necting Oth er Compo nents” (pag e 34) and the operat ing instructions of the WAHT-SD1. R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO IN MONITOR OUT SA T/C[...]

21 US Getting Started – B ASIC – 1 Conn ectin g the Speaker s Required cords The connector and colo r tube of the sp eaker co rds are the same color as the labe l of t he jacks to be conn ected. Note • Do not catch the sp eaker co rd ins u lation in the SPEAKER j ack. To avoid short-circuiting the speakers Short-ci rcuiting o f the speakers m[...]

22 US Getting Started – B ASIC – 2 Connect ing the TV Required cords A Video cord . B Audio cord (not supplied) Ti p • When you want to output the TV sound or stereo soun d of a 2 channel source from the 6 speak ers, select the “Dolby Pro Logic,” “Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE,” or “Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC” sound field (page 42). 3 Co[...]

23 US Getting Started – B ASIC – To connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) Connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) to the FM 75 Ω COAX IAL jack. Note • Be sure to full y exten d the FM wire an tenna (ae rial) . • A fter con necting th e FM wire antenn a (aerial ), keep it as hori zontal as p ossible. Ti p • I f you have poor FM r eception, us[...]

24 US Getting Started – B ASIC – Position ing the spea kers For t he be st possib le surrou nd sound, al l the speake rs ot her than the su bwo ofer sh ould b e plac ed at the same dist ance fr om th e listen ing posit ion ( A ). Place speak e rs as illustra ted below. Note • Do not set the speake rs in an in clined pos ition. • Do not plac[...]

25 US Getting Started – B ASIC – 5 Press X / x to select a language. The system disp lays the menu and subtitles in the se lected langu age. 6 Press . The Setup Display for sel e cting the aspect ratio of th e TV to be conne cted app ears. 7 Press X / x to select the setting that matche s your TV type. x If you have a wide-screen TV or a 4:3 st[...]

26 US Getting Started – B ASIC – 12 Press . Au to C al ibra tio n sta rts. Note • Loud test sound is ou tput w hen [AUTO CALIBRAT ION] starts. You cannot turn the volume down. Gi ve cons ideratio n to children and nei ghbor. • Avoi d being in the meas uremen t area and makin g noise durin g the measur ement (which takes about 1 min ute) , a[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 27 US After co nnect ing the AC pow er cor d (mai ns lead), the dem onst ratio n appe ars in th e front panel di splay. When you pr ess " / 1 on t he remote, t he demonstration turns of f. Note • W hen you press " / 1 on th e unit, the dem onstration does not turn of f. • W hen you set the demonstra [...]

28 US You ca n use the s peake rs by installin g on the wall. Installing th e speakers on a wall 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for th e hole on the back of each speaker. See t he illustrations below. 2 Fasten the screws to the wall. For the center speaker For the f ront speakers of DAV-HDX500 For the f ront speakers of DAV- HDX5[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 29 US Note • Use sc re ws th at a re su itab le fo r t he w all m ater ial and stren gth. As a plaster bo ard wall i s espe cially f ragile, attach the sc rews securely to a beam and fasten them to the wall. Insta ll the speake rs on a vertical and flat wall where reinfo rcement is appli ed. • Contact a s crew[...]

30 US Sends the pl ayed back DVD image to the connected TV. Check t he jack s of your TV , and c hoos e connec tion m ethod A , B , C , or D . Picture qu ality improve s in orde r fro m A (st anda rd) to D (HD MI) . * HDMI (hi gh-defini tion multim edia interf ace) The sys tem incorp orates Hi gh-Definit i on Multim edia Interfa ce (HDMI TM ) te ch[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 31 US A To connect to a TV with the VIDEO IN jack Connect the vide o cord . . B To connect to a TV with the S VIDEO IN jack Connect an S video c ord (n ot suppl ied). To us e the S video ja ck instead of the vi deo jack , your TV moni tor must a lso be co nnect ed via a n S vi deo j ack. S video s ignals ar e on a[...]

32 US 2 Press VI DEO FOR MAT. The cu rrent ty pe of vi deo sign als a ppear s in the fro nt pan el disp lay. Each time you p ress VIDEO FORMAT, the disp lay changes as follows: • “720 × 480p*” : Sends 720 × 480p vi deo sig nals . ** • “1280 × 720p *”: Sends 1280 × 720p vid eo signa ls. • “1920 × 1080i * ”: Sends 19 20 × 1080[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 33 US 2 Press VIDEO FORMAT. The current s ignal ap pears in the f ront panel displa y. Each time y ou press VI D EO FORMAT, the displ a y changes a s follows: x NORMAL (INTERLACE) Select this se tting when: – your TV does not acce pt progr essive sign als, or , – your TV is connect e d to jacks o ther than the[...]

34 US You ca n enjo y other c ompone nts b y conne cting t he VIDE O/A UDIO OUT ja cks of th em. * CAUTION Please do n ot remov e the scr ews before in stalling the WAHT-SD1 . Connecting Other Components COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Y P B /C B P R /C R R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO OUT MONITOR OUT SA T/CABLE SA T/CABLE TV COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COMPO[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 35 US To connect the VIDEO/AUDIO OUT jacks of other components to the SAT/CABLE (VIDEO IN/AUDIO IN) jacks of this unit Connect th e VCR or other components to the SAT/CABLE (VIDEO IN/AUDIO IN) jacks u sing the video/ audio c ord ( not sup plied) . Whe n conn ecting a cor d, b e sure t o mat ch the c olor -coded sl[...]

36 US To connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of other components to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks of this unit Connect other components to the SAT/CABLE (COMPONENT VIDEO IN) jacks (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ) usin g the co mpone nt vi deo cord ( not supp lied). W hen connec ting a cord, be s ure to match the colo r- coded sleeves to the ap propriat e[...]

37 US Basi c Oper ati ons Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be diff erent or restric ted. Refer t o the oper ating instr uctions supplied with your d isc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The syste m turns on. Unless the sy stem is s e t to “ DVD,” press FUN[...]

38 US Basi c Oper ati ons Ti p • When you connect the s ystem and TV wit h the HDMI cord, you can operate them simp ly, using the HDMI CONTROL functi on. For details , see the HDMI CONTROL Gui de (suppli ed separ ately). • The DISC 1-5 indicators chan ge color as follo ws: – g reen: the di sc is select ed, or t he di sc is being played back. [...]

39 US Basi c Oper ati ons Sele cting the co nnec ted compon ent You can use a VCR o r other comp onent s connected to the SAT/CAB LE or TV jacks on the rear panel. Refe r to the operating ins tructions supplie d with the components for furth e r info rma tio n. Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “SAT / CABLE” or “TV” appears in the front pan [...]

40 US Basi c Oper ati ons You ca n enjoy TV or VCR soun d from all the spe ake rs in this sy stem . For details, se e “Step 2: Connecting the Syst em and TV ” (p age 19), “Conne cting the TV (Adv anced )” (p age 30), and “Connect ing Other Compon ents” (pag e 34). 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “SAT/CABLE” or “ TV” appears i[...]

41 US Basi c Oper ati ons You can ch oose a s u itab le sound m ode for movies o r music. Press MOVIE/MU SIC during playback. Press M OVIE/ MUSI C repe ated ly until the mode you want light s up i n the f ront pa nel dis p lay . The defa ult sett ing is un derlined . • AUTO : selects th e mode aut o matically to produ ce the soun d effect depe nd[...]

42 US You ca n take adv anta ge of sur round sound simply by selecting one of the system’s pr e - progr amme d soun d fields . The y bring ex cit ing and po werf ul soun d of m ovie th eaters into your home . Pres s SOUND FIELD +/–. Press SOUND FIELD +/– re p eatedly unt il the sound f ield you wan t appear s in the f ront pan el disp lay. Al[...]

Sound Adjustme nts 43 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 channe ls from 2 ch anne l sour ces. Thi s is done usi ng an ad vance d, high -purit y matri x surround d ecoder th at extracts the spatial propert ies of the orig inal re cordin g with out adding a ny new so unds or tonal colora[...]

44 US Note • The virtual speaker effect may c ause in creased n oise in th e playback sig nal. • When li stening with so und f ields th at emp loy virt ual speakers, you wil l not be able to hear any sound coming direct ly from the surr ound speaker s. Using only t he front spe aker and subwoo fer x 2 CHANNEL STEREO This mode outputs th e sound[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 45 US You ca n quickly l ocat e a parti cular poi nt on a disc by m onito ring the pictur e or play ing ba ck slowly . Note • Depending on t he DVD/VIDEO CD, you m ay not be able to do some of the operation s descri bed. Locat ing a point quick ly b y playi ng a d isc in fa st for ward or fast rever se (Sca n[...]

46 US You can search a DVD by title or chapter, a nd you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD/ DATA DVD by track, index , or scene. As t itles and tra cks are a ssigne d uniq ue num bers on the disc, you can select the desi red o ne by ente ring its numb er. Or, you ca n search for a sc ene usin g the time code. 1 Press DISPLAY. (When playing a DATA CD[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 47 US You ca n divi de the TV s creen into 9 subs creens and find the de sired sc ene qu ickl y. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The follow ing di spla y appear s. 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item. • [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only) • [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only) • [TRACK VIEWER[...]

48 US Ti p • To play from the beginning o f the disc, press x twic e, then pres s H . To enjoy a disc that is played before by resume playback (Multi-disc Resume) (DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD only ) This s ystem s tores the po int w here y ou st oppe d the disc f or up to 40 di scs and resum es pla yback the nex t tim e you in sert the sam e disc. If you[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 49 US 4 Press c . The cursor moves to t he trac k row [T] (i n this cas e, [01] ). 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 press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat steps 4 to 5. The pr ogrammed t racks are di splayed i n the select[...]

50 US You ca n have the syst em “shu ffl e” track s. Subseq uent “shuffli ng” may produc e a differe nt play ing or der. Note • S ame song ma y be played repeat edly durin g MP3 playback. • You can shuffle the track s on the current dis c only. 1 Press DISPLAY d uring playback. The Con trol Menu displa y appears. 2 Press X / x to select[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 51 US You can play all the titles, tra cks or albums on a disc or a single ti tle, ch apter, track, or album repea tedly . You ca n use a combinat ion of Shu ffle or Program Pla y mod es. 1 Press DISPLAY during playback. The C ontrol Menu di splay appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [REPEAT], then press . The opt[...]

52 US A DVD is divided into a lot of se ctions, which make up a pictu re or mu sic feat ure . These 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. When you pla y DVDs that al low you to se lect items su c h as t he languag e for the subtit les and th[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 53 US Note • [ 2: MAIN], [2: SUB], and [2: MAIN+S UB] do not appea r when one audio s tream is re corded on the disc. x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA CD (MP3 audio), or DATA DVD (MP3 audio) The de fault set ting is unde rlin ed. • [STEREO] : the st andard s tereo sou nd • [1/L ]: the soun d of the l e[...]

54 US Some DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs in VR (Vide o Record ing) mode hav e two t ypes of t itles for playback: o riginall y recorded title s ([ORI GINAL]) an d titles that can b e create d on recordable DVD players for editi n g ([PLAY LIST]). You can s elect the type of t itle to be play ed. 1 Press DISPL AY when the syste m is in stop mode. The Con trol Menu[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 55 US Ti p • W hen playing VI DEO CDs with PBC functions , the playing ti me is displa yed. Note • T he system c an only displa y the first leve l of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc name or t itle. • I f an MP3 file na me cannot be displayed, “* ” will appear in the front panel display inste ad. •[...]

56 US * Appears when pl aying an MP3 audio tr ack on DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. Checkin g the date informat ion (JPEG o nly) You ca n chec k the da te info rmat ion du ring playba ck when the Ex if* tag is rec orde d in the JPEG image data. Press DISPLAY twi ce during playback. The Cont rol Me nu displ ay appea rs. * “Exchan geable Image File Format” [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 57 US If subt itles are recor ded on a disc , you can t urn the subtit les on or off while playin g. If multil ingual subt itles ar e reco rded o n the di sc, you can change t he sub title langu age w hile playin g, or t urn the subtit les on or off whe never you wan t. Press SUBTITLE during playback. Each time[...]

58 US What is MP3/ JPEG? MP3 i s audi o compre ssio n te chnology t hat satisfi es the ISO/MP EG regulat ions. JPEG i s imag e compr essio n technol ogy. Discs that t he system can play You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ C D- Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD- RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs/DVD-ROMs) recor ded in MP 3 (MP EG1 Audio La yer 3) or JPEG form a[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 59 US Playb ack order of MP3 audi o track s or JPEG image f iles The playb ack or der of M P3 audi o track s or JPEG i mage fil es reco rded on a DATA CD o r DATA DVD is as fol lows: x Structure of disc contents When you insert a DATA CD or DATA DVD and pres s H , the numbered trac ks (or file s) are played s e[...]

60 US Selecti ng an MP3 audi o track or album 1 Load a DATA CD o r DATA DVD. The albu ms recor ded on the D ATA CD or DATA DVD appear. When an al b um is being played, its title is s haded. 2 Press X / x to select an a lbum. x When selecting an album Press H to start p laying th e selecte d album . x When selecting a track Press . The list o f trac[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 61 US 2 Press X / x to select an album. x When selecting an album Press H to start play ing the selec te d album . x When selecting an image Press PICTURE NAVI. Imag es of fil es in th e al bum appear in 16 su bscr eens . Press C / X / x / c to select the ima ge you want to view an d pres s . To play the next o[...]

62 US You ca n play a slide sh ow wit h soun d by firs t plac ing both MP3 an d JPEG fil es in the same album on a DATA CD or DATA DVD. When you play back the D ATA CD or DATA DVD, select [AUTO] mo d e as expl ained below. 1 Load a DATA CD o r DATA DVD. 2 Press DISPL AY when the syste m is in stop mode. The Con trol Menu displa y appears. 3 Press X[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 63 US 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting. The de fault set ting is unde rlin ed. • [NORMAL] : sets the duration to about 6 to 9 seco nds. • [FA ST ]: se ts the du ra tion shorte r than [NO RM AL] . • [SLOW1]: sets the dura tion lo nger than [NO RM AL] . • [SLOW2]: sets the dura tion lo nger than [SLO W1[...]

64 US With P BC (Play back Co ntrol) fu nction s, yo u can en joy simpl e in tera ctiv e operat ions, sea rch funct ions, and o ther such oper ations . PBC play back a llows yo u to play VI DEO CD s interacti v ely by fo llowing the menu on the TV screen . 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functi ons. The me nu for you r selecti on appea rs. 2 Se[...]

T uner Functions 65 US You can pres et 20 FM s tations , and 10 AM stations . Before tu n ing, make su re to t urn down the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – u ntil the auto scanning starts. Scann ing st ops wh en the sy stem [...]

66 US Preset radio st ations in the syste m’s memory first (see “Prese tting Ra dio Stati ons” ( page 65) ). 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last re ceived sta tion is tu n ed in. 2 Press PR ESET + or – repeatedl y to select the pr eset station. Each time y ou press[...]

T uner Functions 67 US 6 Create a name by using the cursor butt ons. Press X / x to sel ect a c harac ter , then press c to move the cursor to the next positio n. Letters, nu mbers , and oth er symb ols can be input fo r a rad io stat ion. If you make a mistake Press C / c repeat edly until th e charac ter t o be chan ged flas hes, th en pre ss X /[...]

68 US To Activate XM Satellite Radio Once you have instal led the XM Mi ni-Tun er Dock, inse rted the XM Mni-Tuner, connect ed the XM Dock to y our XM Ready ® hom e audi o syste m, and instal led th e antenn a, yo u are rea dy to subscrib e and beg in receivin g XM programming. There are th ree places to find your ei ght char acter XM Radio I D: o[...]

T uner Functions 69 US • “ONE CAT” : You ca n select a chan nel from one ca tegory . “CA T” li ghts up in the fro nt panel di splay, w hen yo u set to “ ONE CAT” mode. 2 Press CATEGORY + or – to select the category you want. The categ ory is se lecte d and th e chan nel with th e lowest n umber in the specified categor y is selec te[...]

70 US You c an s elect the ch annel s yo u want dire ctly b y prese tting the m usin g the pres et nu mbers . You ca n preset up to 30 X M Radio channe ls. Pres etti ng chan nel s 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “XM” appears in the f ront panel displ ay. 2 Tune in the ch annel you wa nt to preset. For deta ils on selecti n g channe ls, see ?[...]

T uner Functions 71 US XM Radio messages list Mess age appea rs Expl anati on/Remedi es ANTENNA The XM antenna is not connecte d or transmiss ion is not being re ceived properly. , Make s ure tha t the ante nna is secure ly connec ted. Try to disconne ct the antenna the n reconnect, or turn off the power th en turn back on. UPDATING The encryptio n[...]

72 US By adju sting the r emote signal , you can con trol your TV with the s u pplied remote. Note • W hen you repla ce the batter ies of the remote , the code number may reset itself to the de faul t (SONY) setting . Reset the a pp ropriat e code n umber. Controlling TVs wit h the remote Press a nd hold TV [ / 1 while entering your TV’s manufa[...]

Other Op erations 73 US * To us e these bu ttons wh ile in th e TV mode (the T V button lig hts up), press the TV butto n. - is for s electing a channel n umber greate r than 10. (For exam ple, fo r chann el 25, pr ess - , then 2 and 5.) Note • Dependi ng on the T V, you may no t be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above . ?[...]

74 US * Except for North Am erican models. Operating the THEATRE SYNC funct ion Point the remote to the direction of TV and this unit, then press THEATRE SYNC once. While transmitt ing the code from the remote, t h e TV butt on flashes. If this function d oes not work , change the transmit ti me. The transmit ti m e varies depend ing on th e TV. To[...]

Other Op erations 75 US Reinfo rcing bass freq uencies You can re inforce bass fr equenc ies. Press DYNAMIC BASS. Bass frequen cies are effecti vely reinforc ed. To turn off the sound effect Press DYNAMIC BASS again . You ca n set the syst em to t urn off at a pres et time, so you can fall asleep liste ning to music. You ca n preset the tim e in 1 [...]

76 US 4 Press . The setting is made and “SLEEP” lights up in the fr ont panel dis p lay. 5 Press SYST EM MENU . The syst em m enu tur ns off. The brig htness of the fr ont pane l displ ay can be set to eit her of 2 le vels. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DIMMER” appears in the front pa nel display, then press or c . 3 [...]

Other Op erations 77 US The DIGITAL MEDIA PO RT (DMPORT) adapter is fo r enjoyi ng so und fr om a po rtabl e audi o sourc e or comp uter. B y conn ecting a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, y o u can enjoy so und fr om the connec ted com pone nt on the sy ste m. Available DI GITAL MEDIA PORT adapters vary in ea ch are a. For deta ils on connecting the DI[...]

78 US You ca n deac tivate th e butto ns on th e unit (exce pt for " / 1 ) for preventi ng misope ration, such as child mischief (c h ild lock functi o n). When the chil d lock fu nction is a c tivated, the buttons on th e unit are locked an d “ ” lights up in th e fron t panel display . (You can ope rat e the syste m by using the remo te.[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 79 US You can set two ki nds of playbac k restr ictions for the desi red di sc. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set pl ayba ck rest ricti ons so that th e system will not play inappropri ate discs. • Parental Co ntrol Playback of s o me DVD VIDEOs can be limited accord ing to a predetermined level suc h as[...]

80 US To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which C ustom Parent al Control is set. The [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONT ROL] displa y appears. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . The sys tem is ready fo r playba ck. Ti p • If you forge t your pass word, enter the 6- digit numbe r “[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 81 US 4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the nu mber butto ns, then press . The displ ay fo r setting the pl ayba ck limitati o n level appears. 5 Press X / x to select [STANDARD], then press . The selecti on items for [S TANDARD] are displa yed. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic a rea as the play[...]

82 US Changin g the password 1 Press DISPLAY w hile the system is in stop mode. The Con trol Menu displa y appears. 2 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL C ONTROL], then press . The options for [PARENT AL CONTROL ] appear . 3 Press X / x to select [PASSWORD t ], then press . The dis play for ent ering the pass word appe ars. 4 Enter your 4-digit passwo[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 83 US 5 Press C / c to selec t a setting. • [STANDARD]: when inst alling all the spea kers n orm ally . Note • W hen the wire less kit WAHT -SD1 (supplied with DAV-HDX501W only) is installed, [STANDARD (WIRELESS)] a ppears instea d . For deta ils, s ee the ope rating instruc tions of th e WAHT-SD1. • [NO CE[...]

84 US Ti p • When t he wireless kit WAHT-SD1 ( supplie d with DAV-HDX501W only) is installed, [STANDARD (WIRED)] appears. For details, see the oper ating instruc tions of the WAHT- SD1. 6 Press . The setting is made. 7 Press X / x to select [YES] or [NO], then press . • [YES]: continue with [AUTO CALIBRATION] , see St ep 4 o f “Calibratin g t[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 85 US Connect th e calibratio n mic to th e A.CAL MIC ja ck on the fr ont pa nel, a nd se t it u p at the ear leve l usin g a t ripod , etc. (not suppli ed). Th e front of each spea ker s hould fac e the calib ration mi c, and ther e should b e no obstr uctio n betwee n the s peaker s and th e calibra tion mic. B[...]

86 US Note • While the Auto Cal ibration fu nctio n works: – do not turn off the power. – d o not press an y button. – d o not change the vo lume. – d o not change the func tion. – d o not change the di sc. – d o not insert or e ject a disc. – d o not connec t the headphone s. – do not disconn ect the calib ration mic. By usi ng t[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 87 US 4 Press X / x to select the setup it em from the displayed list: [LANGUAGE SETUP], [SCREEN SETUP], [CUSTOM SETUP ], or [SPE AKER SE TU P]. Then press . The Setup item is selected. Exam ple: [ SCREEN S ETUP] 5 Select an item using X / x , then p ress . The options f or the se lected i tem appe ar. Exampl e: [...]

88 US [LANGUAGE SETUP] allows you to s et vari ous l angua ges for t he on- screen d ispla y or sound t rack. Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the S etup Display. F or detail s, see “Using the Setup Disp lay” (p age 86) . x [OSD] (O n-Screen Di splay) Switch es t he disp lay l angu age on the T V scre en. x [MENU] (DVD VIDEO only) You c an s elec t t[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 89 US Note • Depending on t he DVD, [4:3 LETTER BOX] may be selec ted auto mati call y instea d of [4 :3 PAN SCA N] or vice versa. x [YC B C R /RGB (HDMI)] Select s the typ e of HD MI s ignal ou tput fr om HDMI OUT jack. Note • If the playba ck pict ure becom es disto rted, set [YC B C R ] to [RGB]. • If th[...]

90 US Note • This setting is effective only when “PROGRESSIVE” is selected by using VIDEO FORMAT (pa ge 32) . Use t his to set up pla yback r elate d and ot her settings . Select [ CUST OM SE TUP] i n the S etup Displa y. For deta ils, see “Usin g the Se tup Disp lay” (pag e 86). The d efault se ttings ar e underl ined. x [HDMI CONTROL] S[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 91 US Note • T his functio n is available only when you set [HDMI CONTROL] to [ON]. x [PAUS E MODE ] (DVD VID EO/DVD-R / DVD-RW only) Sel ects the pi ctur e in paus e m ode. x [TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO only) Gives th e sou nd trac k whic h contai ns the h ighe st number of chann els pri ority wh en you play [...]

92 US To obtain the best possib le surround sound, se t connec tion of the sp eaker s and the ir dist ance from your listeni ng positi on. Then use the test tone to ad just the l e vel and th e balance of the speakers t o the same level. Select [SPE AKER SE TUP] in the Setup Display. F or detail s, see “Using the Setup Disp lay” (p age 86) . Th[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 93 US x [DISTANCE (SURROUND)] The defa ult dist ance settin g for t h e speaker s in relat ion to the l istening po s ition is sh o wn below. When you set the dist ance using the Q uick S etup (page 24 ), the set tings is a utomatically displa yed. Be sure to change the val u e in the Setup Displa y when yo u mov[...]

94 US 3 Press X / x to select [CUSTOM], then press . The Setu p Disp lay ap pears. 4 Press X / x repeatedly to select [SPEAKER SETUP], then pr ess or c . 5 Press X / x repeatedly to select [TEST TONE], t hen press or c . 6 Press X / x repeatedly to select [ON], then press . You w ill hear the test tone fro m each speake r in se quen ce. 7 From your[...]

Additional I nformation 95 US On power sources • U nplug th e unit from the wall outl et if you do not intend to use it for an extende d period of time. To disconnec t the cord, pull it out by the plug, nev er by the c ord. On placement • Place the s ystem in a lo cation with adequat e ventilati on to preve nt heat buil d-up in the sys tem. •[...]

96 US On handling discs • To ke ep the disc cle an, hand le the di sc by it s edge. Do n ot to uch th e surfac e. • Do not s tick paper or tape on the disc. • Do not exp ose the disc to dire ct su nlight or heat sour ces suc h as h ot a ir duct s, or leav e it in a car p arked in direct sunlig ht a s the tem peratu re may r ise cons ider ably[...]

Additional I nformation 97 US protectio n) comp liant ( “HDMI” on the f ront pan el does not light up). See pag e 110. • If the HDMI OUT jack is used f or video output, changing the typ e of v ideo sign al ou tput from the HDMI OUT jack by pressing VIDEO FORMAT may sol ve the proble m (p age 31 ). Connect the TV and the unit usin g a video ja[...]

98 US The sound loses s tereo effect when you play a VIDEO CD, a CD, or an MP3. • Set [AUDIO] to [STEREO] by pressing AUDIO (page 52) . • M ake su re the un it is con nect ed pr oper ly . The surround effect is difficult to hear whe n you are playing a Dolby Digital, D TS, or MPEG audio sound track. • Mak e sure the sound field functio n is o[...]

Additional I nformation 99 US • It ha s an ext ension o ther th an “.JPE G” or “.J PG.” • It is large r than 3,072 (width) × 2,04 8 (height) in normal mode, or more than 2,000, 000 pixels in Progress ive JP EG whic h is mainly us ed on th e Internet W E B site. • It does not fi t the T V screen (t hose images a re reduced). • The [[...]

100 US • If yo u change t he HDMI c onnectio n, conn ect and disconnec t the AC power cord (mains le ad), or have a power fai lure, set the [HDMI CONTROL] settin g in [CUS TOM SE TUP] to [OFF] , then set the [HDMI CONTROL] setting in [CUSTOM SETUP] to [ON] (page 90). • For deta ils on the HDM I CONTROL funct ion, see the HDMI CONTROL Guide (sup[...]

Additional I nformation 101 US AUDIO POWER SPECIFI CATIONS for the U S model POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 3 ohms loads , both channels driven, fr om 120 - 20,000 Hz; ra ted 84 watt s per channel mi nimum RMS power, wi th no more than 0.7 % tota l harmonic distorti on from 250 mill i watts to rated outpu t. Amplifier section Surr[...]

102 US Dimensions (approx. ) 111 × 827 × 75 mm (4 3 / 8 × 32 5 / 8 × 3 inches) (w/h/d) 316 × 1, 041 - 1,339 × 316 mm ( 1 2 1 / 2 × 41 - 52 3 / 4 × 12 1 / 2 inches ) (w/h/d) wi th stand Mass (approx .) 2.3 kg (5 lb 2 oz) 4.6 kg (10 lb 3 oz) with stand Center (SS-CT72) Spe aker s yste m Closed , mag net ical ly shielde d Speaker unit 30 × 60[...]

Additional I nformation 103 US Unpacking • Front speakers ( 2) • Cente r sp eake r (1) • S urround sp eakers (2) • S ubwoofer (1) • A M loop ante nna (aeria l) (1) • FM wire ante nna (aeria l) (1) • Speaker cords ( 6, red/white/g reen/gray/blue/ purple) • Video Cord (1) • Remote Commander (remote) (1) • R 6 (size AA) batter ies [...]

104 US x Movie mode The Mov ie mode is for us e with ster eo tel evision shows and all programs e ncoded in Dol by Surrou nd. Th e result i s enhanc ed sou nd field dire ctional ity t hat appr oaches t he qual ity o f discret e 5.1-c hannel s ound. x Music mode The Mu sic mod e is f or use with any s tereo musi c recor dings, and pro vide s a wide [...]

Additional I nformation 105 US Inter lace fo rmat (Inter laced sc annin g) The Int erlac e f ormat is t he NTSC stan dard meth od for di splayi ng TV image s at 30 f rames per seco nd. Each f rame i s scanne d twic e - altern ately betw een t he e ven n umber ed sc anni ng lines a nd then od d num bered sc anni ng lines , at 60 times per se cond. M[...]

106 US VIDEO CD A com pact di sc that contain s movi ng pict ures. The pict ure data uses the MPE G 1 for mat, one of a worl dwid e sta ndard of digit al com pres sion technology. T he picture d ata is compr e ssed to about 1/140 o f its origin al size . Conse quentl y, a 12 cm VID EO CD can cont ain up to 74 mi nutes of mo ving pict ures. VIDE O C[...]

Additional I nformation 107 US The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) stan dard. Paren tal Control Area Code List Language Code List Code L anguage Code L anguage Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byeloruss[...]

108 US For mo re in form ation , refer to th e pages indica ted in pa rent hese s. Front pan el A " / 1 (on/standby) (37) B A (open/close) (37) C Disc operat ion (37) D FUNCTION (37) E Front panel display (110) F (remote senso r) (9) G PHONES ja ck (37) H VOLUME control (37) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j ack (24, 34) J DISC 1-5 butto ns/indicators (3[...]

Additional I nformation 109 US Rear panel A SPEAKER jacks ( 19) B SAT/CABLE (DI GITAL IN COAXIAL) jack (34) C SAT/CABLE (COMPONENT VIDEO IN) jacks (34) D DIR-TC1 slot for the W AHT-SD1 (34) E SAT/CABLE (AUDIO IN R/L, VIDEO IN) jacks (34) F AM terminal (19) G FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack (19) H DMPORT2 (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT2) jack (34, 77) I TV (AUDIO IN R/L[...]

110 US Front pan el display About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up wh en the HDMI OUT jack is correctly connected to HDCP (high- bandwid th digi tal content prote ction) compliant device with HDMI or DVI (digital visual interface) input. (30) B Lights up when the tim e information of a title or chapter appears in the front pan[...]

Additional I nformation 111 US Use the Control Menu display to selec t a function and to vi ew related info rmation. Press DISPLAY repeat edly to turn on or chan ge th e Contro l Men u disp lay as fo llow s: Cont rol Menu di splay The Con trol Menu disp lay 1 and 2 w ill show diff erent i tems depe ndin g on the di sc ty pe. For de tails about ea c[...]

112 US 1) Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), track number for VIDEO CDs/CDs, album number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. 2) Displays the index numbe r for VIDEO CDs, MP3 audio track number, or JP EG image file number for DATA CDs/ DATA DVDs. 3) Displays S uper VCD a s “SVCD.” Dis plays “M P3” in the Control Menu dis play 1 or “[...]

Additional I nformation 113 US Ti p • The Control M enu icon indic ator lights up in gr een when you s elect a ny item exc ept [OF F] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFF LE], [R EPEAT], and [A/ V SYNC] only ). The [ ORIGINAL/PLAY LIS T] indica tor lights up in green when y ou select [PLAY LIS T] (default se tting). [SPEAKER FORMATION] (pages 82, 84) Sets t he spe[...]

114 US Y ou ca n set the following i tem 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 SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND 16:9 4:3 LETTE R BOX 4:3 PAN SCA N ON OFF BLUE BLACK JACKE T PICTURE CUST OM SETUP TRACK SELECTION AUTO MULTI -DISC RESUME ON [...]

Additional I nformation 115 US Y ou c an set the follo wing items with SYSTEM MENU on th e remote. System Menu List System me nu DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF DIMM ER DIMMER OFF DIMMER ON ATTENUAT E 3) ATT ON ATT OFF MEMORY 1) MEMO RY 1-20 (FM), ME MORY 1-10 (AM), MEMO RY 1-30 (XM) NAME IN 1) FM MODE 2) STEREO MONO SLEEP SLEEP OFF, SLEEP 90M-1M CHILD LOCK [...]

116 US Numerics 16:9 8 8 4:3 LE TTER BO X 88 4:3 OUTPUT 89 4:3 P AN SCAN 88 5.1 Chan nel Surround 53 A A/V SYNC 57 ALBUM 46 Album 103 ANGLE 56 AT T E N U AT E 3 9 A UDIO 88 A UDIO (HDMI ) 91 A UDIO DRC 9 1 Auto Cal ibrat ion 84, 1 03 B B ACKGR OUND 89 Batt eries 9 BLA CK LEVEL 89 BLA CK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT) 89 C CHAPTER 46 Chap ter 103 Chi ld Loc [...]

117 US R Rad io 66 Radio Sta tions 65 Rear Panel 109 Region Code 8, 105 Remo te 9, 72 Repeat Play 5 1 RESET 87 Resume Play 47 S S VIDEO 31 Scan 45 SCENE 46 Scen e 105 SCREEN SA VER 89 SCREEN SETUP 88 Search ing 45 Sele cting 41 SETUP 86 Setup Display 86 , 114 Shuffle Play 50 SLEEP 75 Slide Show 62 Slow-motion Play 45 Sound Field 42 SPEAKER FORMA TI[...]

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Remote control ANGLE 5 (56 ) AUDIO** ed (5 2) CATEGORY +/– wg (68) CATEGORY MODE 5 (68) CLEA R ef (46, 67 , 73, 87) D.TUNING wf (66) DISC SKIP 3 (37) DISPLAY ws (54, 67) DVD MENU 6 (5 2) DVD TOP MENU es (52) DYNAMIC BASS wd (75) ENTER* 4 (24 , 27, 3 9, 46, 65, 79) FUNCTION 2 (32, 37, 39, 47, 65, 82 ) MOVIE/MUSIC eg (41) MUTING wk (37 ) Number but[...]

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