Sony Model DAV-SR4W manual

©2004 Sony Corporation 2-108-846- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper a t ing Inst r uctions 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 rain o r moi st u r e. Do not install the a p pliance in a confined spa ce, such as a bookcase or buil t- in ca bine t. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, table-c loths, curtain s, etc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s on[...]

3 GB Thank y ou for purchas ing So ny DV D Home Theatre Sy stem. Before operating this sy stem, please read this manual th orough ly and re tain it for fu t ure re fe renc e. 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 th e system in a location wit h ade quate ventilati on to pre[...]

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 and Adj ustmen ts Using th e Setup Display............ ............ 79 Setting the Display or Sound Tr ack Languag e .............. ........... .............. . 80 (LANGUAGE SETUP) Setting s for the D isplay .......... ............... 80 (SCREEN SETUP) Custom Setting s ...... ............... ............... 82 (CUSTOM SETUP) Setting [...]

6 GB • The instructi on s in this manua l desc ribe the contr ol s on the remo te. You ca n also use 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 fo rmat defined by ISO/MPEG which compre sse s aud io d[...]

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

8 GB Notes about CD-R/CD-R W/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)/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 player due to the recordin g qualit y or phy sical conditi on of the di sc, or the charact eristics of the recording de vic e and author ing software. The disc will not play if it has not b[...]

9 GB Use the Co ntrol Me nu to selec t a function that you w ould like to use. The Con trol Men u display appears when the DVD DIS PLAY button is p ressed. For details, refer to the page in parenthe ses. List of Control Menu Items Guide to the Control Menu Display DISC Displ ays the di sc name or the disc type inser ted into the system. TITLE ( D V[...]

10 GB Tips • Each time you press DVD DISPLAY, the Control Menu di splay changes as follows: The Control Menu it ems vary, dependi ng on the dis c. • The Control Me nu ic on in dicator lig hts up in green t unles s you se t the [REPEAT ] setting to [OFF]. • The [ANGLE] indicat or lights up in green o nly when multiple angles ar e recorded on t[...]

Getting Started 11 GB Chec k that yo u have t he follow ing item s: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer ( 1) • IR transmitt er a) (1) • IR receiver a) b) (1) • IR receiver stan d b) (1) • AM loo p an tenna (aer i a l) (1) • FM wir e antenna (a eri al) (1) • Sp ea ker co rd s (3.5 m × 3, 10 m × 1) • Re m ot e C o mman d er (r emo[...]

12 GB Conn ect the sup plied sp eaker sy stem usi ng the supp lied sp eak er cords by matc hi ng the colo rs of the jacks to those of the cord s. Do not c onnect any s p eakers other th an those supplie d with this syste m . To obtain the best possib le surr ound sound, sp e cify the speak er parame te rs (distance, level, etc.) on page 32. Requi r[...]

Getting Started 13 GB IR receiver Used w hen t he IR r eceive r of the surrou nd sp eaker c annot receiv e infrar ed ray because of th e posit ion. Conne ct to the sur round s peaker ( L). For de tails, see “Using th e IR rece iver” (p age 2 7 ). When using t he IR receive r stan d, attac h the st and so that b oth delt a marks on th e IR re ce[...]

14 GB Termin als for connec ting the spea kers Conn ect the 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 nsmi[...]

Getting Started 15 GB Note on placing speake rs • D o not set the speakers in an inc li ned position. • 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 subw oofer or tall speaker s on[...]

16 GB To connect the surround back speaker This system is c ompatible with the 6 .1 surround system. When you enjoy a D VD that i s compatible with t he 6.1 su rround system s uch as a DTS-ES d isc, conn ect the surrou nd back s peaker (not su pplied) and set its param eters (s ee “Se tti ngs for t he Speake rs ” on pa ge 83) . Tip You can also[...]

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 de tach the plug for atta chment t o anot her cabl e. Detaching With the catche r faci ng down, press and hold t he plug down agai nst a fl at surfa ce and r emove th e cords from pl u g. Attaching While p re ssing the plug dow n again st[...]

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 indic ates the in frared tr an smissi on area ( th e ra nge that t he i nf rared r ays can reac h). When using the IR receiver of the surround speaker (L) When using the IR receiver Note s • Do not insta[...]

Getting Started 19 GB Connect th e supplied AM/FM antenn as (aerials ) for listenin g to the r adio. Termi nals for con necti ng the anten nas (aerials) Notes • To prevent noise pickup, k eep th e AM loop antenna (ae ri a l) away from the syst em and other compone nt s. • Be sure to f ull y extend th e FM wire ante nna (aerial) . • After conn[...]

20 GB Tip If you have poor FM recepti on, use a 75-ohms coaxial cable (not s upplied) t o connect the syste m to an outdoor FM antenna (ae ria l) as shown be low. COAXIAL AM FM 75 Outd oor FM antenna (aeria l) 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 nectin g a c ord, be s ure to mat c h the colo r- co ded slee ves to th e ap propri at e jacks on t h e compon ents. Termi nals for connect i ng video compon ent s Connecting the system to a TV Conne ct the system t o [...]

22 GB Note s • Make connections s ecurely to preven t unwanted n o ise. • Refer to th e instru c ti ons suppli ed w i th the TV. • The syste m cannot o utput com ponent video signals. • The system cann ot output an audi o signal to the connected TV . Only the audio sig nal of the TV is output from the system spea kers . Tips • When you wa[...]

Getting Started 23 GB When connecting to a sta n dard 4:3 sc reen TV Depend i ng on the dis c, the image may not fit yo ur TV scre en. If you want t o cha nge the aspect r atio, pl ease ref er to pag e 80.[...]

24 GB Befor e connectin g the AC power co rds (mains le ads) of thi s system and t h e su rround spea ker (L) to a wall o utlet (mains ), connec t the f ront and center speake rs to the syst em and surrou nd spea ker (R) to the surro und speak er (L) (s ee page 14). When placing the surround speaker (L) in the (R) position Depe ndi ng on the locat [...]

Getting Started 25 GB After c onnecting th e speakers, IR tra nsmitter, and the A C po wer co rds (ma ins leads ), adju st the wi rele ss system for g o o d tra n sm issi o n. 1 Press " / 1 on th e system and POW ER on the surround speaker (L) to turn on. The sys tem and su rround speak er (L) turn on and the PO W ER/ON LIN E i ndi c at or tur[...]

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 orienta tion of t h e IR transmitter and surround sp eaker (L) u ntil th e POWER/ON LINE indicato r turns g reen. TV Lis[...]

Getting Started 27 GB Using t he IR receiv er Depend ing on th e speake r layout (i . e. whe n pl ac ing the s ur round sp eaker (L ) towa rd the liste 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 xtern[...]

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 tran smitter a nd t he IR recei ver . When hanging b oth the I R transmit ter and I R receiver , a[...]

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 afte r ins ta lla tio n. Tip You can store the cords in the trou ghs in the bott om of the st and. Note s • Use sc rews s uitab le fo r the materia l and str ength of the wall. • Do not insta l l th[...]

30 GB After compl e ting the firs t 4 steps, make in itial se ttings us ing the Quic k Setup. You can se t the i nitial 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 [L ARGE] using X / x , then press ENT ER. Setting is selected and [LISTENING POSITION ] appears. The [LISTENING P OSITION] numbe r you can sel ect vari es, depe nding o n the [ROOM SIZE] se tti n g. [SMALL]: Three po sitions [MEDI U M ] : Four po si tio ns [LAR GE]: Fi[...]

32 GB Position ing the spea kers For t he be st possib le surrou nd sound, all the spea kers othe r than t he subw oofer sho uld b e the same dista n ce from the li stening posit ion ( A ). However, th is syst em allows yo u to place the cente r speake r up to 1.6 m et er s close r ( B ) and the sur ro und sp ea kers up t o 4.6 mete rs clos er ( C [...]

Play ing Di scs 33 GB Depending on t he DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat ions ma y be differen t or rest r icted. 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 et to “DVD[...]

34 GB To turn off the system Press " / 1 . The system e nters st andby m ode and the STANDBY indicator lights up i n red. To turn off the system comple tely, remove the AC power cord (mains lead) from the wall outlet (mains) . Whil e playing a disc, do no t turn of f the syst em by pr essin g " / 1 . D oing so m ay ca ncel th e menu setti[...]

Play ing Di scs 35 GB When you stop the disc, the syst em remembers the poi nt where you presse d x and “RE SUME ” appe ars in t he f ront panel displa y. As lon g as you do no t remo ve the disc , Resume P lay will 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. “RE S[...]

36 GB A DVD is divided into a lot of secti o ns, which make up a pi ct u re or musi c feature . 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/ALBUM–. When you pla y DVDs that al low you to se lect items su c h as the lan guage for the subtitl[...]

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

38 GB Selecti ng an albu m and tra ck 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Cont ro l Menu an d na me of the M P3 data di sc appears . 2 Press X / x to select (ALBUM) then press ENTER or c . The l ist of album s cont ained in th e disc appe ars. 3 Select an albu m you want to p lay using X / x and press ENTER. 4 Select (TRACK) using X / x and press ENTER. The l[...]

Play ing Di scs 39 GB You can pl ay JPEG im age f iles on C D-ROMs, CD-Rs, or C D-RWs . How ever, t he disc s mus t be record ed accord ing to IS O9660 level 1, le ve l 2 or Jolie t format for th e system to recog nize the files . Yo u can also play dis cs recorde d in Mul t i Sessi on. See the i nstructions of t he CD-R/RW device o r reco rd ing s[...]

40 GB When the lis t of all files o r albums cannot be disp layed on the w in dow, the jump bar appear s. Press c to selec t the jump bar icon, and then s c roll the jump bar to di splay the rest o f the list us ing X / x . P r e ss C or O RETURN to return to the file or the album li s t. 5 Select a f ile using X / x an d 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 turns clockwi se by 9 0º. Each time yo u press C , the image turns anticlo ckwise by 90º. Note You cannot rota te the image dur ing Slide show. Press H to return t o normal play be fore th is opera tion. You ca n pl ay the c[...]

42 GB To chec k the tra cks or al bums th at you hav e alre ady cr eated on ce, press C to sele c t the 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 if there are more than 9 programmed tracks o r album s. 2 Pres[...]

Play ing Di scs 43 GB You can ha ve the sy stem “s huffl e” t racks an d play t hem in random order. Subse quent “shuff ling ” will prod uce a diffe rent playi n g order. 1 In stop mode, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “S HUF” appears in the front pa nel di spla y . When you play an M P3 di s c, you can pl ay all track s in album s in [...]

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 Prog ram Pla y m o de, the sys tem repeat s tr ac ks in shuff le d or program med order . You c annot pe rfor m Repeat P lay duri ng PBC playback of VIDEO CDs (page 36 ). 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Co nt rol Men u ap pears. 2 Press X / x to s[...]

Play ing Di scs 45 GB You can locate a particular poin t on a disc quickly by monitor ing the pi cture or by playing back slo w l y. Notes • Dependi ng on the DVD/VIDEO CD, yo u may not be able to perfo rm som e of the ope rat ions described. • D ur in g Scan or Slow-moti on Play, no sound is output. Locat ing a po i nt quic k ly by playi n g a[...]

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 Audio C D ), 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 can se lect the de sired on e from the Contro l Menu. A l so chapter s a nd i nd exes[...]

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 sele ct (CHA PTE R) “** (* *) ” is sele ct ed [...]

48 GB Viewing the playing ti me and remaining time in the front panel d isplay You ca n check di sc inform a tion, suc h as the remaining ti me, tota l number of titles in a DVD, or trac ks in a Su per Audi o CD, CD , VIDEO CD , or MP 3, using the fr ont panel displa y (page 99). Pres s DISPL A Y. Each time you p ress DISPLAY while playing the disc[...]

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 cur rent track num ber Remain ing time and curre nt track numbe r Playing tim e of the disc Remain ing ti me of the disc Track na me Curre nt sound f ield TRK TRK Playing ti me [...]

50 GB Note s • Depending on the ty pe of dis c being p layed and the playing m ode, the d isc infor mation m ay not be displaye d. • ID3 tag a pplies only to version 1. • If the MP3 file you pla y back has an ID3 tag, the I D3 tag informati on is displayed a s a tra c k (fil e) na me . • Only alphab etical letter s and numbers can be used f[...]

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 e ne x When playing a VIDE O CD (witho ut PBC function s), Super Audio CD or CD • T **: ** Playing tim[...]

52 GB If a DVD is recorded wi th multilingual tracks, you can s elect the lan gu age 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 the au dio form at you wa nt while playing the DVD. With stere o CDs, VIDEO CDs, or MP3, you ca n sele ct th e sound fr [...]

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 mu ltiple a udio forma t, you canno t change t he sound. • Durin g DVD playback, the sound may change auto maticall y. Tip You can select [AUDIO] directly by pressi ng AUDIO. Each ti[...]

54 GB You ca n ta ke advanta ge of surro und sound simpl y by s electin g on e of system ’ s pre- progr ammed so und fiel ds . They br in g the exci ting and powerfu l sound of mov ie t h eaters into your home. To sel ect sou nd fi eld, pres s AUTO FO RMAT DIREC T or MO D E on the remo te repe at ed ly until th e sound fi e ld you w ant ap pears [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 55 GB Using only the fron t speaker and sub woofe r (2 CHANN EL STEREO) This mode output s th e soun d fr om the fro nt lef t and right sp eakers and subwo ofer. Stan dard two channel ( stereo) sourc es complete ly bypass t he sound fi el d pr ocessi n g. Multi cha nnel su rround formats a re downmixed to two cha nnels. This allo[...]

56 GB x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGICII MOVI E/MUSIC Dolby Pr o Logic II produce s five full-b andwidth output channels from two-channel sources. This is done usi n g an advanc ed , high-pur i ty matrix surro und dec oder t hat ext racts t he sp atial properties of the original re c ording without adding any new sou nds or tonal colora t io ns . x N[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 57 GB x C. ST. EX B (Cine ma St ud io EX B) Repro du ces the s oun d charac teristics of the Sony Pict u res Entert ai n ment “Ki m N o vak Thea ter” cine ma prod ucti on studi o. Th is mode is id e a l for watc h i ng sc ienc e-fic t ion o r a c tio n mov ies w i th lo ts of soun d eff ec ts. x C. ST. EX C (Cine ma St ud io [...]

58 GB To turn the surround effect off Press AU TO FORM AT DIR ECT r epe at e dly 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 un available when pla ying[...]

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 or AM P 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 urroun d ba ck signa l r ega rdles s of the 6.1 c hannel deco de flag a) in th[...]

60 GB This s ystem p rovides you with 2 types of soun d effec t, si m ply by pr es si ng a button . Choo se the sound t o su it your nee ds. Press NIGHT MODE or DSGX on the remote. The so un d effect is ac tivated. x NIGHT MODE In thi s m od e, you ca n enj oy soun d effect s o r dial og ue, as you w oul d in a mov ie the at er , ev en at low vo lu[...]

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, whi le playin g a scene o f a train in motion, you can display th e view from either the front o f the tra in, the left wind ow of th e train, or from the right w indow w ithout ha ving th[...]

62 GB If subt i tle s are reco rded on a d isc, you ca n turn the subt itles on o r off while playing. If multilin gual subtitl es are recorded o n the disc, you can c hange the su btitle lang uage wh i le play in g, or t urn t he subt i tl es on or of f whe nev er you w ant. You can sel ect the language you want to prac tice, for ex ample, tu rn o[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 63 GB You can set tw o kinds of pl ay back res tr i ct io ns for a dis c. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set the p layback restri ction s s o that the syst em will not play inappropri a te discs. • Parenta l Cont rol Playback of s o me DVD s can be limited acco rding to a predet ermine d level, such as th[...]

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.] ap p ears and th e sc reen re tu rns to the Cont ro l Men u display . If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you pre ss ENTER a nd inpu t the corr ect number. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN, then start[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 65 GB Limit ing playbac k for chi ldren (Parental Contro l) (DVD on ly) Playback o f some DVDs can be limited accordi ng to a prede t er m in ed level, suc h as the age o f the vi ewer . The “P arent al C ontr o l” functio n all ows you to set a playb a ck limit ation leve l. A scene that is limited is not pl[...]

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 selected . If you se l ect [O THERS t ], select and enter the standa rd code in the table o n page 67 using the number but [...]

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

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 er ies of the re mo te , th e code number may reset itself to the de faul t (SONY) setting . Reset the a ppropriat e[...]

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 ntrol y our TV us ing the but to ns 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 ou can use th e number butto n s for controlli n g the TV. Press the TV button. The TV button turn s red and the remote is set to the TV mode. You can select the TV channel[...]

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 flashes. If thi s function does not work, change the transmit time. The transmit time varies depe nding on th e TV. To ch ange t[...]

72 GB You ca n us e VCRs or ot her units con nected to the VIDEO or SAT jacks. Refer to the oper ation manual su pplied with t he unit for fu rther informatio n on the o p eration. Press FUNCTION repeatedly unti l VIDEO or SAT that you conn ected the unit to appears in the front panel display. Each time you p ress FUNCTION, the mo de of the sys t e[...]

Other Operations 73 GB x SUB Sub so und is output from the lef t and r igh t speak ers. x MAIN+ SUB Main s ound an d Sub s ound ar e outpu t from the le ft an d rig ht spe aker s. x MAIN/ SUB Main so und is out p ut from th e l eft speake r and Su b sound is outp ut from the r ig ht speak er. 5 Press AMP MENU. Turns off the AMP men u. Presett ing R[...]

74 GB 5 Press EN TER. A pres et nu mber ap pe ars in th e fr on t panel 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 o ther stations. 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 y [...]

Other Operations 75 GB To listen to non-preset radio stations Use manu al or automa tic tuning i n St e p 2. For ma nual tun ing, press TUNI NG + or – on t he remote re peatedly. For aut omatic tu ning, pre ss and hol d TUNI NG + or – on th e re mote. Pres s x when yo u st op the automatic t u ning. Tips • I f an FM progr a m is noi sy, pr es[...]

76 GB 6 Create an index name by using the cur s or b ut tons : Press X / x to se lect a characte r, then p ress c to move the c ursor to the nex t position. If you make a mistake Press C / c rep ea tedly un til the char ac ter to be chan ged flashe s, then press X / x to se lect the desire d char ac te r. Capi ta l letter s, numb er s, and othe r s[...]

Other Operations 77 GB You ca n se t the sys tem t o tu rn off at a preset time, so you can f all asl eep liste ning to music . 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 he n the cur[...]

78 GB You can retu rn the s y stem parameters s u ch as speak er setti n gs and pres et st ations, to t h e default se ttin g s. Press . , , or Z , on the system at the same time . “COLD RE SET” ap pea rs in the fron t panel display and the def ault sett ing s are re tur ne d . Returning to the Default Settings . Z[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 79 GB By usi ng the S etup D isplay, y ou can make variou s adjustm ents t o items, s uch as pi cture and sound. You can also set the subtitle language and the Se tup Disp la y, am ong oth er things. Fo r details on each Se tup Disp lay item, see page 80- 85. For an overal l lis t o f Se tu p Displa y i te ms, see page 104[...]

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 detai ls on u sing the di sp lay, se e “Usi ng the Setup D i sp lay” (pa ge 79). x OSD (On-Screen Display) Selec ts th e di sp lay langua ge on the scr ee n. Select the language fr[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 81 GB Note Depending on the DVD, [ 4:3 LETTER BOX] may be select ed auto matica lly inst ead of [4:3 P AN SC AN] o r vice versa. x SCRE EN SA V ER Turns th e sc reen sav er on and o ff so that the screen sav er ima ge appe ars wh en y ou lea ve th e system in pause or stop mode f or 15 minut es, or when yo u playback a CD,[...]

82 GB Allow s set t in g up Parent al Cont rol 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 settin gs are un der l ined. x PARENTAL CONTROL t (DVD only) Sets a pas sword and playback limitati o n level for DVDs with pla yback limit a[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 83 GB To obtai n th e best po ss ible su rr ou nd sou nd, se t for the s ize of the s peakers you hav e co nnecte d and t heir di stance fr om your l ist ening po siti on. The n use t he te st to ne to adjus t th e leve l and the balance o f the spe akers to th e same level. Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the S etup Display. Fo[...]

84 GB Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you m ove the speak ers. * When you per fo rm the Quic k Set up (page 30), the default settings a re change d. Note s • When yo u set the distance, the sound cuts off for a moment. • If all front and surround speakers a re not pla ced at an equal dist an ce from your listenin g positio[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 85 GB x BALANCE You can va ry the ba lance of the left and right speak er s as fo l lo ws. Be s ure t o se t [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 to a[...]

86 GB Setti ng the speakers by using the fr on t p anel display on the system You ca n se t the speak ers by us in g 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 repeatedly until the item you want to se t appears in the front panel display. x SP SET U P Sets th e sp eaker si ze , dis[...]

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 are underli ned. x SP SET UP a) This s etting appears wh en you set “SURR SP” to “SURR Y” in “SP SE TUP.” b) When you perf orm the Quick Setup (pag e 30), the def au lt setting s ar e[...]

88 GB x CUSTOMIZE a) This setting a ppears when you set “SURR SP” to “SURR Y” in “SP S ET U P .” b) This setting a ppears when you set “SURR SP” 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 K Norm[...]

Additiona l Information 89 GB If you experi ence any of the f ollowing difficu ltie s wh ile usin g the syste m, use this troubles hooting gu ide to he lp re medy th e proble m bef ore requ es ting repa irs. Shou ld any proble m per si s t, co nsult your nearest So ny dealer . Power The power is not turned on. • Check t hat the AC power cord (mai[...]

90 GB The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio sound track. • Make sure the sound field function is on (page 54) . • Check the speaker co nnection s and se ttings (p ages 32, 83). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not be the entire 5 .1 channe l. It ma y be mo naural or ster[...]

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 track does not have the e xtension “.MP3.” • The data is no t fo r ma tt ed in MP3 even though it has the extensio n “.MP3.” • The syst em can on[...]

92 GB A disc ca nnot be eject ed and “LOCKED” appears in the front panel display. • Contact your S ony dealer or local authoriz ed Sony 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 lay. • Turn[...]

Additiona l Information 93 GB Tuner section Sys t em PLL qu artz- l ocked d ig ital synthesize r system FM tuner s ection Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz (50 kHz step) Antenna ( ae r ia l) FM wir e a nte nn a (aeria l) Antenna ( aer ial) term in als 75 ohms, unbala nc ed Intermedia te frequency 10.7 MHz AM tuner se ction Tuning range 531 – 1,602 [...]

94 GB Album Secti on of a music pi e ce or an ima ge on a dat a CD con taining MP3 audio tracks or JPE G files. Chapte r Subdivision of a title on a DVD. A title is compo sed of se veral ch apters . Digit al Cinema Sound (DCS) This is t he gener ic na me of the surr ound s ound produc ed by digit al signal pr ocessing tech nology de veloped by Sony[...]

Additiona l Information 95 GB Dolb y Surro und Pro L ogic As one me thod of de co ding Dolb y Su rround , Dolb y Surrou nd Pro Logic p roduces four chan nels fr om two- channel sound. C o mpared with the fo rme r Dolb y Surr ound syste m, D olby Surroun d Pr o Logic repr oduces le ft -t o-right panning more naturally and lo calizes sou nds more pre[...]

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 age of th e us ers acco rding to th e limitation level in each country. Th e limitation var ies f rom d is c to d i sc; when it is ac tiva ted , playback is completely prohibit ed, viole nt scenes are skipp ed or re placed wi th other scenes and so on . Play b[...]

Additiona l Information 97 GB VIDEO CD A comp ac t disc that co ntains m ov ing pictur e s. The pi cture da ta use s the MPEG 1 for mat, one of a worldwid e standard of d igital co mp ression technolo gy. The pi ct ur e da ta is com pr es sed to about 1/ 140 of its or iginal siz e. Conseque ntly, a 12 cm VIDEO CD can c ontain u p to 74 m inutes of [...]

98 GB For mo re info rmation , refer to the pages in dicate d i n pa renthe 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 FUNCTION [...]

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 C urrent sound effe ct Curr ent title number P laying t ime Curre nt sound Current m ode TITLE REP 1 NIGHT DSGX DTS –ES PL[...]

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

Additiona l Information 101 GB Rear Panel A SPEAKER jacks ( 14) B SURROUND BACK jack (16) C VIDEO AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks (2 1) 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 T V) jacks (21) H SAT AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks (21) I DIR-T1 jack (14) AUDIO IN VIDEO SURROUND BACK SAT SAT SPEAKER DIR-[...]

102 GB Remote Note This remote co ntr ol glows in the dark. However, before g lowing, the remote must be expose d to light for 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, 3[...]

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 tem s 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 tem s 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 NE 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 SCAN 80 A ALBUM 38, 46 Album 6, 94 ANGLE 61 Antenna (a erial) Hoo kup s 19 A UDIO 5 2, 80 A UDIO DR C 82 B B A CKGROUND 81 B ALANCE 85 Batteri es 11 C CHAPTER 47 Chapter 6, 94 Continuo us play CD/VIDE O CD / S up er Audio CD/DVD/MP3 3 3 Control Menu 9 CUSTOM P ARENT AL CO[...]

Sony Corporation Pr inted in Hungar y Quick R eference f or Remot e Comm ander 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 disp layed on the fro n t panel display. C Sets the syst em [...]