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4-439-019- 12 (1) HMZ-T2 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 reduce the risk of fire, do not cove r the ventilati on opening of the appliance with new spapers, tablecl oths, curta ins, et c. Do not expose the appli ance to naked fl ame sources (for exampl e, lighte d candles) . To reduce the risk of fi r[...]
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3 objects ha ve fal len into the a pparatus, the apparatu s has been expos ed to rain or moi sture, does not operate nor mally, or has be en dropped. The foll owin g FCC stat ement ap plies only to the versi on of this mod el manuf actur ed for sale in the U .S.A. Other v ersi ons may n ot comp ly wi th FCC te chnic al regula tion s. NOTE: This equ[...]
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4 Notic e for cust omers : the follow ing informat ion is o nly a pplicabl e to equipme nt so ld in countr ies ap plying EU d irect ives . This product ha s been manufactu red by or on behalf of Sony C orporation, 1-7-1 Kon an Mina to-ku T okyo, 108-0075 Japa n. Inquiries rela ted to produc t complianc e based on Europ ean Union legisl ation shall [...]
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5 Correct Use • Ensure th at you ar e wearing the head mo unted uni t correct ly. – For instruct ions on weari ng the un it, ref er to the “Star tup Guide.” – To avoi d watching w ith the scr eens skewed, check s creen al ignmen t by refe rrin g to the confir mation scr een disp layed in itiall y. – Note that dr opping the unit or handl[...]
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6 Lens Care • Handl e the len ses on the he ad mo unted un it carefully to a void smears or scratche s. If the lenses becom e dirty, w ipe them ge ntly with a soft lens- clean in g cloth . • Do not use liqui d solutions, such as lens- cleaning fluid, w ater, o r alcoho l-based cleaners. Clea ning the S ystem Clean outer su rfaces of the system [...]
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7 Headph one Ha ndling • I f you experi ence an a llergic rea ction to the supplied he adpho nes, stop using them at once and cont act a doct or. • Wh en you unp lug the head phones fro m the head moun ted unit, m ake sure to hold the headp hone plug to unplug it. Pulling by the headphone cord i tself may damage it . • Ea rbuds ma y de terior[...]
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8 Health Prec autions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Precaution s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Product Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Supplied[...]
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9 Wearin g the head mounte d displ ay, you ca n watc h 3D movies an d play 3D ga mes from connected Blu-ray Disc™ pl ayer and game cons oles. Product h ighlight s are as follo ws. • Enjoy vide o with impact, simu lating t he big-sc reen cine matic e xperience t hrough a wide 45 ° hori zontal f ield of vi ew. • Watch high-contra st, high- def[...]
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10 • Hea dphon es (1) • E arbuds (Size S, L) (1 pair for each size) Medium-siz ed earbuds a re initially attached , at the time of purch ase. • R eference Guide (thi s guide) • S ta rtu p Gu ide[...]
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11 Head Mounted Unit Parts an d Cont rols Top he adband st rap Foreh ead su pport er Illumination Lens span adjusters Control bu ttons ( v / V / b / B , MENU*) VOL +/ – bu ttons 1 (Power On/ Stan dby) butt on * The MENU butt on s erves two pur pose s. Pres s th e MEN U but ton to vie w sett ing me nu s as w ell as t o con fir m sett ing c hange s[...]
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12 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) • Source sign als cannot be pass[...]
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13 The head mou nted unit can be adjusted i n several ways to ensure a pers onalized, comfortab le fit. For a more comforta ble fit, al ways adjust the h ead mounted unit befo re putting it on. 1 Adju sting t he forehe ad su pporte r The forehead su pporter can be ad justed back and f orth in a range of four pos ition s to change th e point o f con[...]
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14 2 Light bloc ker If external light reflected on th e screens is distractin g, attach the light blockers. The uppe r-left l ight b locker is label ed “L,” an d the upper-ri ght one , “R.” A ttach the correct top ligh t blocker on each side by pushing the tabs i nto the two holes on the to p of the len s section . Attach th e bottom lig ht[...]
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15 For a Comfortable Fit Have t he weight of th e head moun ted uni t balanc ed b etween your fo rehe ad and the back of your he ad Wear the head moun ted unit so that it feels balanc ed between the forehead supp orter and lower head band strap, and aft er repositionin g it to bring the lenses in fron t of yo ur eye s, make sure it fits secure ly. [...]
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16 Attaching and Replacing Earbuds Bass may be ina udibl e unless earbu ds fit well. For a better li stening ex perience, try a different earbud size or adjust the position of the e arbuds, so tha t they fit p erfectly in your ears. Medium -sized ea rbuds are i nitially attache d to the headp hones, at the t ime of purchase. If the earbuds fee l un[...]
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17 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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18 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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19 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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20 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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21 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 Side-by-Side : Select for side-by-side 3D content, with similar images displa yed side by[...]
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22 Disp lay Auto 3D On : Automatica lly switches to 3 D display mode when a 3D format identificat ion sign al is detected. If the 3D fo rmat identificatio n signal is no longer detecte d, the system will automat ically switch to 2D di splay mod e. Off: Deactivate s this functio n. • I f images do not appe ar in 3D whe n “Auto 3D” is set to ?[...]
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23 Frame Nois e Reduction Not ava ilable with 1080 /24p fram e pac king format . Reduces random ima ge noise, sim ilar to static. High/Mediu m/Low: Selec t the level o f this effec t. Off: Deactivates this functi on. Block Noise Reduction Not ava ilable with 1080 /24p fram e pac king format . Reduces mosaic -like block noise in the image. High/Medi[...]
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24 24p True Cinem a On: Displays 2 4 fps video fa ithfully at 24 fps. Ci nematic conte nt of this kind is availabl e on Blu- ray di sc. Provi des a viewing experience simi lar to that in theaters. Off : Deacti vates th is func tion. 24 fps v ideo s ignals are displ ayed afte r upconve rsion t o 60 fps. • A ctiva ting this func tion w hen “Panel[...]
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25 Sound Back Returns to the previo us menu. Reset Resets all “Sou nd” settings to the origin al default va lues. Surround Standa rd : Stan dard a coust ic set ting, pro vidin g a s paciou s soun dstag e for a ra nge of co ntent. Cinema: Emp hasizes a natural sou ndstage ri valing the impressive acoustics of m ovie th eaters, esp ecially for sp[...]
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26 Genera l Setup Type of Headp hones Switches to the optimal vir tual surround-so und setting for the type o f head phone s used. Inner Ear : Ideal for headphones worn in your ears, such as the suppli ed hea dphones. Overhead: Ideal for headphones worn over or on your ears. • Su rround-soun d effects may no t be produced c orrectly unl ess this [...]
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27 Control for HDMI On : Activates control for HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronic Control)- compatib le equip ment conne cted to the processor unit us ing the v / V / b / B buttons on the head moun ted unit. v button: S tart s pl ayba ck. V button: Pauses play back. b button: Ju mps to the pr evious chapter. Hold the button down for fast-rewind. B butto[...]
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28 Guide of HDMI device control Displays the opera tion guid e for he ad mounte d unit b uttons t hat can be used with “Contro l for HDMI” function (page 27). Reset to factory settings Resets all settin gs to the o riginal de fault values. • The password set in “Set passwo rd” (in “Gener al Setup” ) will also be clear ed. Note[...]
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29 If the followi ng symptom s occur wh en using the system, che ck the Cause/Act ion colu mn before reque sting service. If the issue persi sts, contac t your Sony deal er or local authori zed Sony service cen ter. Power Supply Trou bles hooti ng Symp tom Cause/ Action The system d oes not turn on p Confirm that the AC po wer cord (ma ins lead) is[...]
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30 Video Sympt om Cause /Act ion No video, or ou tput vi deo is distort ed p Refe r to th e “Sta rtup Guid e” and confi rm tha t the A C po wer co rd (mains lead ), HDMI cable, and c onnect ing c ord of the h ead mount ed unit ar e connec ted cor rectly . p Make sure t hat equipm ent con nected to the HD MI IN jack on the processor unit is on. [...]
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31 The screens sudde nly go off p After 3 hours of co ntinuous vi ewing, th e system will di splay a warning scre en and go off a fter 90 secon ds of inactivity . If you clear th e message and continue wa tching, th e system will automa tically go off after ano ther 3 hours to e ncourage healthy viewing ha bits. For deta ils, see “Prolo nged view[...]
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32 Video is not shown in 3D p If the same image is displayed sid e by side or on top and bot tom, the 3 D displ ay form at set ting may be inco rrect . Try ch angin g the “3D Disp lay” sett ing in “3D S ett ings ” (pag e 21). p 3D p erception varies by v iewer. p If the “3D Se ttings” me nu is displaye d but imag es are not shown in 3D,[...]
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33 Audio Symp tom Cause/ Action There is no sound / There is static / Volume ca nnot be increased p The headphon e plu g is not connec ted prop erly. If the headp hones are conne cted imp roperly, the sound fro m the hea dphones w ill be impaired . Insert the hea dphone plu g until it clic ks into place (pag e 11). p The head phone plug is dir ty. [...]
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34 HDMI Control Other Issues There is no audi o input in Dolby Digital or AAC format p The pl ayba ck equi pmen t may b e conf igur ed to convert Dolb y Digital or AAC audio outp ut signals to LPCM signals. In this case, in th e playback e quipmen t setting s, disable Do lby Digit al or AAC con version, and then resume p layback. For d etails, refe[...]
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35 When the syst em is off, video an d audio from the playback equipment is n ot played on a T V connected to the HDM I OU T jack p Conf irm th at the HDMI cables are fully conn ected. p Set “HD MI p ass-through ” in “ Gener al Set up” to “On” (page 26). p Switc h the in put source on the TV to thi s system. p Check the HD MI out put se[...]
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36 Power requi rement North American model: 120 V AC, 60 Hz UK, Hong Kong , Eu ropean, Mid dle Eastern, Sout h African, and Oceania models: 220 V – 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz Russian and Uk rainian mo dels: 220 V – 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz Taiwan mode l: 110 V AC, 60 Hz Chinese m odel: 220 V – 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz Sout h Korea n model: 220 V AC, 60 Hz Ind[...]
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37 * When HDM I pass-t hrough is ac tivated, si gnals supplied to the processo r unit are passed through the pro cessor unit to the H DMI ou tput. Howe ver, the fo llowing signa ls are not compatib le with pass-thr ough. – Deep Color sign als – Video sig nals at 4k resolu tion (at a high reso luti on e xceedi ng 3,84 0 (h ori zonta l) × 2,160 [...]
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