Sony HMZ-T1 manual

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    4-297-824- 12 (1) HMZ-T1 Head Mounted Display Reference Guide Before Initial Use Refer to the “Startup Guide” for instructions on connec ting the system, wearing the u nit, and co mpleting initial settin gs.[...]

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    2 To reduce the risk of fi re or electric shock, do not expose thi s appar atus to ra in or mo isture. To preven t fire or s hock hazar d, do not p lace object s filled with liq uids, such a s vases, on the appar atus. Instal l this syst em so that the pow er cord can be unplugged fr om the wall outle t immedi ately in the event of tro uble. Do not[...]

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    3 How ever, th ere is no guarant ee th at inter ferenc e will not occ ur in a part icular in stall ation. I f this e quipm ent does cause harmful interferenc e to radio or te levision reception , which can be deter mined b y turnin g the equipm ent off and on, the user is enc ouraged to t ry to correct the interfere nce by one or more of the follow[...]

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    4 Age Limitations Watc hing vide o imag es or playi ng ga mes by this device may affec t the hea lth of growin g children. This devic e should not be used by childre n 15 and under . Use password protecti on feature (page 22) of this device to restrict children from using thi s device . Wat ching V ideo with the H ead Mount ed Disp lay • Some peo[...]

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    5 Power Su pply Positi on the syst em near t he wall out let use d. In case of strange noises, fumes, or smoke from the system, immed iately u nplug t he AC power cord to turn all po wer off. Only pressing th e power button on t he head mou nted uni t will not tur n the system off completely. Instal lation Envi ronment Avoid installation in the fol[...]

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    6 HDMI Jacks and C onne ctor s Take th ese precaut ions to avoi d damag ing HDMI jack s and conn ecto rs. • When in serting cabl es, note th e shape and orientat ion of the conn ector an d the H DMI ja ck on the back of th e processor un it. • Before moving the p rocessor u nit, a lways disconne ct the HDM I cable. • When co nnectin g or disc[...]

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    7 Health Pre cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Product Hig hlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Supplied[...]

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    8 Wearin g the h ead mou nted dis play, yo u can watc h 3D mo vies a nd pla y 3D games f rom connect ed Blu-ray Disc™ pla yer and ga me console s. Prod uct hig hlights are a s follow s. • E njoy video wi th im pact, si mula ting t he big-screen cinematic experi ence through a wide 45 ° horizo ntal field of view. • Watch hi gh-co ntra st, h i[...]

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    9 • Forehead su pporte r (3) • Forehead s upporte r co ver (1 ) • Reference Guide (thi s guide) (1) • Startup Guide (1) Type A (thin) Type B (medi um) Type C (thick) The type B foreh ead suppo rter is atta ched to the head moun ted uni t at the time of purc hase.[...]

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    10 Head Mounted Unit Parts and Cont rols Top he adband st rap Forehead sup porter Illumina tion Lens span adj usters Control bu ttons ( v / V / b / B , MENU *) VOL +/– but tons 1 (Power On/Sta ndby ) button Headband strap release button Botto m head band strap Headba nd str ap re lease button * T he MENU bu tto n serv es two pu rp oses . Pres s t[...]

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    11 Processor Unit (Front) Processor Unit (Back) HMD OUT jack (HMD Output) Insert the connecti ng cord o f the head m ounte d unit. Power indicator Lit in green wh en the system i s on, and l it in red i n standby mode. PASS THROUGH indicator Lit in amber when HDMI pass- through is used. HDMI OUT jack (HDMI Output) • Sou rce signals canno t be pas[...]

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    12 The he ad mounte d uni t can be adj usted in several ways to en sure a per sonali zed, comf orta ble fit. For a more com fortable fit , always ad just the head moun ted unit b efore put ting it on . 1 Adju sting t he for ehead supp orter Forehead sup porters in two th icknesses are include d. Choose the best thickne ss for your needs, a ccountin[...]

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    13 • I f ex tern al l ight is st ill dist ract ing w ith the light block ers on, dim the room li ghts or move away from exte rna l ligh t. 3 Further headb and stra p adju stment If necessary, you can tig hten the lower headb and s trap ev en more by using the supplied clip to shorten it. 4 Attach ing the co nnecti ng cord ho lder To keep th e con[...]

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    14 Replacing Consumables The following rep lacement parts are availa ble. •E a r p a d ( E P - G 1 ) • E ar cushion • N ose pad • F orehead support er (Typ e A (thin), Type B (medium) or Type C (thick)) • F orehead supp orter cover • H eadband strap cli p • Light blocker (1 each for the left and right) • C onne cting co rd hol der W[...]

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    15 Confirm scre en alignment by referrin g to the c onfirmatio n screen disp layed initia lly after le ns span adjust ment. Scre ens on the he ad mounte d unit are describ ed below, with an explan ation of how to confirm alig nment. The dis play se ction of the h ead mou nted u nit co nsists o f two small screens, on the left an d right. Ima ges on[...]

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    16 Correct Display For correct display, slide the lens span a djusters as needed so that all thre e “I” marks and the horizont al line in tersect. It is accep table if the “I” marks and the horizon tal line inte rsect in a position oth er than th e center of the screen. Incorrect Display If even one of the “I” marks and the horizon tal [...]

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    17 Setting m enus can be acces sed at any ti me to cha nge or adjust a variety of sy stem setti ngs, suc h as video p icture quality , audio outp ut format, a nd 3D display fo rmat. To vie w the menu s, press the MENU bu tto n on the hea d mounte d unit . System Set tings Basic Menu Operations 1 Press th e MENU but ton on the head mount ed u nit. 2[...]

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    18 Menus Default se ttings are unde rlined. Informatio n Identifies input signal s (video an d audio sign als) from the equi pment conn ected to the processor u nit. “ Unsupported signal” indicates that the input sig nal is incompa tible w ith the system, and “No signa l” is show n when no signals are i nput. Lens span ad justment 3D Se tti[...]

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    19 Display 3D Display Manual ly select the di splay fo rmat for 3D cont ent. Availab le settin gs var y dep endin g on w hethe r the sourc e sig nal inc ludes a 3D format identifica tion signal , as follo ws. For 3D conte nt without a 3D forma t identificati on signal Over-Under: Se lect for to p-and-botto m 3D conte nt, with similar images disp la[...]

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    20 Reset Restores all the valu es (except for va lues of “Wide Mode,” “Auto Displ ay Area,” an d “Displa y Area” in “Displ ay”) of the select ed mode in the “Picture Mo de” menu to the de fault settings when sele cting “Yes.” Picture Adjusts imag e contrast. Brightness Adjusts th e brightn ess of the image. Color Temperature[...]

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    21 Sound Wide Mode Not avai lable dur ing 3D playba ck. Normal: Displays the images at th e original 4:3 asp ect ratio. Full: Displa ys 4:3 con tent in full-sc reen, stretching the images horizont ally. 16 :9 content is also disp layed ful l-screen, at the original asp ect ratio. Zoom: Enlarges th e images vertically and horizo ntally, preser ving [...]

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    22 Genera l Setup Treble Adjusts high-frequency audio output. Bass Adjusts low-frequency a udio output. Back Returns to the prev ious menu . Set passwo rd The name of this setting item ch anges to “C ancel password” after yo ur pass word is ent ered . A password can be set to restri ct use of the system. Onc e a password is specifie d, it must [...]

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    23 Guide of HDMI de vice cont rol Displ ays the operat ion g uide fo r head moun ted unit b uttons tha t can be use d with “Con tro l for HDMI” function (page 22). Power off when unmounted On : Turns the system off aut omatically 30 minutes a fter you take th e head m ounted unit off. Off: Deactivates this functi on. • Regardle ss of th is se[...]

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    24 If the following symptoms occur wh en usi ng the system, check th e Caus e/Action column before req uesting service. If the issu e persists, conta ct your Son y dealer o r local auth orized Son y ser vic e cen ter . Power Supply Troubl esho oting Sympt om Cause /Act ion The system does not turn on p Confirm that the AC pow er cord is ful ly plug[...]

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    25 Video Symp tom Cause/ Action No video, or out put video is di storte d p Refer to the “St artup Gu ide” a nd confirm that t he AC powe r cord, H DMI c able, and co nnectin g cor d of t he hea d mo unted un it are co nnecte d correc tly. p Make su re that eq uipment conn ected to t he HDM I IN jac k on th e processor unit is on . p Confirm th[...]

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    26 The screens suddenly go off p After 3 hours of conti nuous v iewing, the system wi ll displa y a warning screen and go off after 9 0 second s of ina ctivity. I f you clea r the messa ge and cont inue wat ching , the syst em will autom atically go off after anot her 3 hour s to encour age healt hy viewin g habits. For details, see “Prolon ged v[...]

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    27 Audio Symp tom Cause/ Action There is no sound / There is static / Volume ca nnot be increased p Adjust the vo lume using the V OL +/– button s. p Refer to the “St artup Gu ide” a nd confirm that t he AC powe r cord, H DMI c able, and co nnectin g cor d of t he hea d mo unted un it are co nnecte d correc tly. p Confirm that th e sour ce si[...]

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    28 HDMI Control Other Issues Sympt om Cause /Act ion Connected equi pment cannot be c ontrolled using the buttons on the head mounted uni t p Make sure the connect ed equipme nt supports the HD MI CEC functions. p Make sure “Control for HD MI” setting of the conne cted equipme nt is config ured correc tly. For detail s, refer to the instruc tio[...]

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    29 “DEMO” appear s in t he upper-right corner of the setting menu screen p Cont act you r Sony dealer or loca l autho rized Sony ser vice c enter. Symp tom Cause/ Action[...]

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    30 Power requireme nts North American model: 120 V AC, 60 Hz UK, Hong Kong , and Euro pean models: 220 V – 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz Russian model: 220 V – 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz Taiwan mod el: 110 V AC, 60 Hz Chinese m odel: 220 V – 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz Aus tralian an d New Zeala nd mode ls: 220 V – 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz Duba i and Saudi Ara bian mo d[...]

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    31 Trademarks • This pr oduct inc orporat es High -Defini tion Multimedia Interface (HDMI™) technolo gy. HDMI, the HDMI logo, an d High- Definition Multimedia Interface are tradema rks or registered t rademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and othe r count ries. • “Play Station” i s a registered t rademark of Sony Co mputer [...]

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    © 2011 Sony Corporation Printed in Japan 4-297-824- 12 (1)[...]