Sony BDV-N990W manual

BDV -N990W/BDV-N890W/BDV -N790W 4-418-141- 13 (1) Blu-r ay Disc™/ DVD Home Theatr e Syst em Operating Instructi ons[...]

2 GB Do not inst all the ap pliance in a confine d space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover t he ven tilation o pening of the apparatus wit h newspapers, tablecl oths, curtains, etc. Do not place the naked flame s ources such as lighted candles on the apparatus. To reduce the risk of fire or el e ctric[...]

3 GB disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. Notice f or cus tomers: th e fol lowing inform ation is only appli cable to equipme nt sold in countries applying EU dire ctives. This prod uct has been manufactur ed by or on behalf of Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Toky o, 108-0075 Japan. Inquiries related to pr oduct com[...]

4 GB 7,392,19 5; 7,272,567 & other U.S. and worldwid e patent s issued & pending . DTS-HD, the Symbol, & DTS-HD and t he Symbol together are regi stered trademark s of DTS, Inc. Product in cludes software. © DTS, Inc. All Rights Rese rved. • This syste m incorporate s High- Definit ion Multimedi a Interf ace (HDMI TM ) techno logy. H[...]

5 GB Content o wners may re quire you to upgra de Play Ready to acc ess their cont ent. If you decline an upgrade, you will n ot be able to access content t hat requi res th e upgrade. •D L N A ® , the DLNA Logo and DLNA CERTIFIED ™ are tradem arks, ser vice ma rks, or certif ication m arks of t he Digital Living Network A lliance. •O p e r [...]

6 GB About Th ese Operat ing Instruct ions • The instructi ons in these Oper ating In structio ns descri be th e cont rols on t he remo te. You can also use the controls on the unit if they have the sa me or si milar names as those on the r emote. • In this ma nual, “disc ” is u sed as a ge neral refe rence for BDs, DVDs, Super Audio CDs, o[...]

7 GB Tabl e of Cont ents About T hese Operatin g Instructi ons ....... 6 Unpackin g ............ ....... ....... ........... ....... ... 8 Index to Parts and Controls ........... ........ 11 Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the System....... 16 Step 2: Co nnecting the Sy stem... 17 Connecting the speake r s .......... 17 Connecting the TV ......[...]

8 GB Unpacking BDV-N990W • Fro nt speak ers (2) • Sur round sp eakers (2) • C enter spea ker (1) • Sub woofe r (1) • Spe aker cords (4, re d/white/ gray/blue) • Spe aker-b ott om covers (4) • Bases (4) • Lowe r par ts o f the fron t an d surro und speak ers (4) • Scre ws (silv er) for the sp eaker (4) • Scr ews (bl ack) fo r the[...]

9 GB BDV-N890W • Fron t speake rs (2) • Surr ound spe akers (2) • Cente r speake r (1) • Subw oofer (1) • Sp eaker cord s (2, red /white ) • Spe aker-bot tom cover s (2) • B ases (2) • Low er parts of the fr ont speak ers (2) • Scr ews (si lver) (2) • Scr ews (bl ack) (6) • FM wire antenn a (aerial ) (1) • Rem ote comm ander[...]

10 GB BDV-N790W • Fro nt speak ers (2) • Sur round sp eakers (2) • C enter spea ker (1) • Sub woofe r (1) • FM wire an tenna ( aerial) ( 1) • Rem ote comma nder (rem ote) (1) • R6 (size AA) batteries (2) • Calibrat ion mic (1 ) • Dock f or iPod/iPh one (TDM-iP30) (1) • US B cable (1 ) • Video cord (1) • Surr ound ampl ifier [...]

11 GB Index to Parts and Controls For more informatio n, ref er to th e pages indicate d in pare ntheses. A Disc slot (page 27) B Front pa nel displ ay C (remote sensor) D USB 2 port (page 28) Open th e cover using a f ingernail i n the slot. E Soft-touch buttons/indica tors N (play) x (stop) . / > (p revious/next) Z (eject) FUNCTION (page 25) S[...]

12 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up when repeat play is activated. B Lights up whe n stere o sound is received. (Radio only) C Lights up when the system is playin g via the PARTY S TREAMING function. D Lights up whe n muting is on. E Lights up when th e HDMI (OUT) jack is correctly connected to an HDCP (High- bandwid [...]

13 GB A " / 1 (Power) B LINK/STANDBY indicator (page 23) You can check the statu s of wire less transmiss ion betwe en the main uni t and surroun d amplifier . C Wireless transceiver (EZW-RT50) slot D SPEAKERS j acks E SECURE LINK button (page 43) Starts th e Secure Lin k functio n. Surround amplifier LI N K/STA N DBY L R 3-16 IMPEDA N CE USE [...]

14 GB Number 5, AUDIO, 2 +, and N butt ons have a tactil e dot. Use the tact ile dot as a refe rence when operating the remote. • : For TV op eration s (For detail s, see “ Controllin g Your TV with the Supplied Remo te” (page 41).) A Z (eject) SPEAK ERS TV y AUDIO Sele cts whe ther TV so und is output from the sy stem’s speak ers or the TV[...]

15 GB F Playback operation buttons See “ Pla ybac k” ( page 27). . / > (p revious/next) Skip to the previous /next chap ter, track , or file . m / M (fast/slow/freeze frame) Fast re verse/ fast forward th e disc durin g playbac k. Each time you press the bu tton, the se arch spe ed cha nges. Acti vat es s low-m otio n pla y whe n pr esse d f[...]

16 GB Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System Instal l the system b y refer ring t o the illustr ation belo w. A Fron t speaker ( L (left)) B Fron t speaker ( R (right)) C Cent er speaker D Su rround speaker (L (le ft)) E Su rround s peaker ( R (right )) F Subw oofer G Unit H Surr ound ampl ifier • Use caut ion when placing t he speak ers a[...]

17 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting the System Do not con nect the AC power cords (mains lea ds) of the unit and surr ound ampl ifier to a wall outlet (mains ) until all the other connect ions are mad e. To assembl e the spe akers, r efer to th e supplie d “Spe aker Instal la tion G uide. ” (BDV-N 990W/ BDV-N890W only) • Whe n you conne[...]

18 GB Getting Started Select one o f the f ollowing connect ion methods according to the in put jacks o n your TV. Video connections 1) High Speed HDMI cable 2) If the HDMI IN jack of your TV is compati ble with the ARC (Audio Re turn Channel) function , an HDMI cable connect ion can also send a digita l audio signal from th e TV. For setting the A[...]

19 GB Getting Started Conn ect the s yste m, o ther comp onen ts, and T V as f oll ows. * This c onnection is unnecessa ry for connection A (HDMI c onnection). Select one of the following co nnection methods according t o the jac k type of th e component. * Use a High Speed HDMI cable. Connecting the other components (Set-top box, etc.) A High qual[...]

20 GB Getting Started When you make connection A Thi s conn ect ion can se nd b oth vide o an d au dio s igna ls. • Video si gnals fr om the HDMI (I N 1/2) ja cks are sent to the HDMI (OUT) jack only when the “HDMI1” o r “HDMI2” funct ion is selected. • To send a n audio signal from the HDM I (IN 1/2) jacks to the HDMI (OUT) ja ck, you [...]

21 GB Getting Started • Be su re to fully exten d the FM wire antenna (ae rial). • Afte r connec ting th e FM wir e antenn a (aeria l), keep it as hori zontal as possi ble. • If you have poor FM reception, use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not s upplied) to con nect the unit to an outdoor FM ante nna (aerial). Step 3: Prepa ring for Network Conn ec[...]

22 GB Getting Started * SSID (Serv ice Set Id entifie r) is a name t hat identi fies a partic ular wirel ess network . ** You need to check th e settings of your wirele ss LAN router to get the information about SSID and security key. For detail s: – visit the foll owing web site: For cus tomers in Europe and Russia : http://s upport.sony-eur ope[...]

23 GB Getting Started 4 Press " / 1 to turn the system on. 5 Connect the AC power cord (mains lead) of the surround amplifier. When wire less tr ansmissi on is acti vated, the LINK/STANDBY ind icator tu rns green. If the LINK/STANDBY indicator does not turn on , see “Wire less soun d” (page 56) . About the LINK/STANDBY indicator The LINK/S[...]

24 GB Getting Started Step 5 : Perf orming t he Easy Se tup Follow the Ste ps below to ma ke the basic adjustmen ts and network settings fo r the system. Disp layed items va ry depend ing on the cou ntry model. 1 Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries (suppli ed) by match ing the 3 and # ends on th e batteries to the markings inside the compartment. 2 T[...]

25 GB Getting Started To recall the Easy Initial Settings display/Easy Netwo rk Settings display 1 Press HOME. The ho me menu ap pear s on the TV sc reen . 2 Press C / c to select [Setup]. 3 Press X / x to select [Easy Setup], then press . 4 Press X / x to select the setting, th en press . • [Easy I nitial Set tings] • [Ea sy Ne twor k Se tti n[...]

26 GB Getting Started Step 7: Enjo ying Surrou nd Soun d After performin g the previ ous Steps and starting playba ck, you can ea sily enjoy pr e-progra mmed sound m odes that ar e tailored t o different kinds of soun d sources. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters into your home . Press SOUND MODE +/– repeatedly during pl[...]

Pl ayb ack 27 GB Playing a Disc For play able discs, see “Pl ayable Di scs” (page 58) . 1 Switch the input select or on your TV so that the signal from the system appears on your TV screen. 2 Load a disc. Pla yback st arts . If playback does not start automat ically, select in the [Video], [Music], or [Photo ] category , and press . Some BD-ROM[...]

28 GB You ca n check the play back infor mation, etc ., by pres sing DISPLA Y. The di splayed inf ormation differs depe nding on the dis c type and sy stem stat us. Examp le: when playing a BD-RO M A Outpu t resolution/Vid eo frequency B Title numbe r or name C The curre ntly sele cted audio setting D Avail able fu ncti ons ( angle , audi o, subtit[...]

Pl ayb ack 29 GB To enjoy an iPod/iPhone via the system 1 (For E urope an d Austral ia mo dels) Connect the Dock for iPod /iPhone to the USB 1 port (pag e 12) or USB 2 port (page 11), then place the iPod/ iPhone ont o the Dock for iP od/iPhon e. When yo u play a vide o/ph oto fil e, connect the vide o out jack of th e Dock for i Pod/ iPhone t o the[...]

30 GB Playing via a Network Sony E ntertainm ent Net work ser ves as a gate way del iver ing selec ted In terne t cont ent an d a vari ety of on -dema nd ente rtai nmen t strai ght t o your uni t. • Some Interne t content requires re gistration v ia a PC before i t can be played . For furt her deta ils, vis it the following websi te: For custome [...]

Pl ayb ack 31 GB To play files stored on a DLNA server via the system (DLNA Player) Select the DLNA server ic on from [Video ], [Music] , or [Photo] i n the home me nu, then selec t the fi le tha t you w ant to play. To play remote files by operating the system (Renderer) v ia a DLNA controller You can operat e the s yste m with a D LNA- certifi ed[...]

32 GB • If content that is not compatibl e with the PAR TY STREAMING function is played , the s ystem cl oses PARTY automatica lly. To use the system as a PARTY guest Select [PARTY] in [Music], th en sele ct the P ARTY hos t devi ce icon. To leave the PARTY, press OPTIONS, then select [Lea ve PARTY]. To clos e the PARTY, pr ess OPTION S, then sel[...]

Pl ayb ack 33 GB [Video] only [Leave P ARTY] Le aves from a party wh ich the s ystem is par ticipating in. The PARTY STREAMING function continues amo ng other p articipating devices. [Close PARTY] For PARTY host: Close s a par ty. For PARTY gue st: Clo ses a part y which the system is part icipating in. Th e PARTY STREAMING f unction ends for all o[...]

34 GB [Music] only [Photo] only When th e sound does no t match the pict ures on the TV s creen, y ou can adju st the de lay between the pictur e and so und. The sett ing method diff ers depend ing on the func tion. When playing via other than the “FM” or “TV” function 1 Press OPTIONS. The opt ion menu ap pears on t he TV scre en. 2 Press X[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 35 GB Selectin g the Audio Format, Multilingual Tracks, or Channel When the syst em is playing a BD/DVD VIDEO record ed in mult iple audio fo rmats (P CM, Dolby D igital, MPEG audi o, or DTS) or multili ngual tracks , you can change the audio forma t or langua ge. With a CD , you can sel ect the sou nd from the rig ht or l eft ch [...]

36 GB Listenin g to the Ra dio 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “FM” appears in the f ront panel display. 2 Select the radio station. Auto ma tic tuni ng Press an d hold TUNING +/– unt il the au to scanni ng starts. [Auto Tu ning] appe ars on the TV screen. Scanni ng stops whe n the system tunes in a statio n. To cance l automati c tuning, [...]

T uner 37 GB Using th e Radio Da ta System (RDS) (Europe mode ls only) The R adi o Data Syst em ( RDS) i s a br oadc asti ng service that allo ws radio s tations to send add itiona l info rmatio n alon g with the reg ular program signal. This tuner offers convenien t RDS fe atur es, such as s tat ion n ame d ispl ay. The stati on name appear s on t[...]

38 GB Using the Control for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is ava ilable on TV s with the “BRAVIA” Sync function. By conn ecti ng Son y compo nent s that ar e compatibl e with the Control for HDMI fu nction via an HDMI cabl e, oper ati on is sim plif ied. • To use the “BRAVIA” Sy nc function, turn on the syste m and a[...]

Other Operations 39 GB 2 Press C / c to select [Setup]. 3 Press X / x to select [Audio Sett ings], then press . 4 Press X / x to select [Auto Calibr ation] , then press . The co nfirm ati on disp lay fo r [Auto Calibrati on] appe ars. 5 Connect the calibration mic to the A.CAL MIC jack on the rear panel. Set up t he calibrat ion mic at ear level us[...]

40 GB x [Relocation] You ca n corr ect th e speak er pos iti on vir tual ly to impro ve th e surr ound eff ect. [On]: You ca n hear sound from a virtual ly relo cate d speake r posi tion determi ned by [Auto Cal ibrat ion] . [Off] : You can he ar sound from the actual speake r positi on. • This sett ing is r eflected a fter pe rforming [Aut o Cal[...]

Other Operations 41 GB Deactivat ing the Buttons on the Un it (Child Lock) You can deactivate the buttons on the unit (exce pt for " / 1 ) for pr eventing m isoperat ion, such as c hild misc hief (child lock fu nction). Press x on the unit for more than 5 seconds. “LOCK ED” app ears in t he fron t panel di splay. The child lock function is[...]

42 GB Browsing Websit es 1 Prepare for Internet browsing. Connect the system to a networ k (page 2 1). 2 Press HOM E. The hom e menu appe ars on the TV scr een. 3 Press C / c to select [Netw ork]. 4 Press X / x to select [Internet Browser], then press . The [Int ernet Bro wser] disp lay appear s. • Some websites may not disp lay correctly, or not[...]

Other Operations 43 GB Furth er Setting s for the Wireless System You can specify the wir eless connecti on to link the main unit to th e surround ampl ifier usin g the Secure Link functi on. Th is func tion c an he lp prev ent in terfer ence if you use multiple wireless products or your neig hbors us e wire less pr oduc ts. 1 Press HOME. The hom e[...]

44 GB 8 Press C / c to select [Sta r t], then press . To return to the previous displa y, select [Can cel]. 9 After the message [Secure Link setting is complete.] appears, press . The surround amplifier is linked to the main unit and th e LINK/STANDBY indicator turn s orange . If the me ssage [C annot set S ecure Link.] appea rs, f oll ow th e on-s[...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 45 GB Using the Set up Display You can ma ke vario us adju stments to items such as pict ure and sound . The defaul t settings a re underlin ed. • Playbac k settings stored in the disc take p r iority over the Setup Dis play settings and not all the functi ons described ma y work. 1 Press HOME. The ho me menu ap pear s [...]

46 GB [Scree n Sett ings] x [3D Ou tput Se tting] [Auto] : Norm ally se lect th is. [Off]: S elect t his to dis play all co ntents in 2D. • 3D vid e o from the HDMI (IN 1) or HDMI (IN 2) jack is output regard less of this setting . x [TV Screen Size Setting for 3D] Sets the sc reen siz e of your 3 D compatible TV. • This setting does not apply [...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 47 GB [16bit ], [12bit], [ 10bit]: Outp uts 16bit/ 12bit/ 10bit vide o signals when the connect ed TV is compatible with Deep Colour. [Off]: Se lect this when th e picture is unstab le or col ors ap pear unnat ural . x [SB M] (S uper Bit Mapp ing ) [On] : Smooths th e gradation of video sign als output from the HDMI ( OUT[...]

48 GB x [Speaker Settings] To obtain the best possib le surround sound, se t the speake rs. F or det ail s, se e “Set ting the Speake rs” (pag e 39). x [Aut o Calibr ation] You ca n calibrate the app ropriate se ttings automaticall y. For deta ils, see “ Calibratin g the Appropriate S peaker Settin gs Automatically ” (page 3 8). [BD/DVD Vie[...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 49 GB [Music Settings] x [Super Audio CD P layback Layer] [Supe r Audio CD] : P l ays the Super Audio CD laye r. [CD]: Plays the CD l ayer. x [Super Audio CD P layback Channels] [DSD 2ch] : P lays the 2-ch annel ar ea. [DSD Mult i] : Plays the multi-c hannel are a. [System Set tings] x [OSD L anguage ] You ca n select you[...]

50 GB [Off] : The d efault se tting. x [Power Save Drive] [On]: Reduce s power con sumption wh en volume level i s low. [Off] : N ormal st atus . The sys tem ca n ou tput sound vo lume. x [Aut o Standb y] [On] : Turns o n the [Auto Stan dby] functi on. Whe n you do not ope rate the sys tem for ab out 30 minutes, the syste m enters s tandby mode aut[...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 51 GB x [Connection Server Settings] Sets whether or n ot to d isplay th e connecte d DLNA server. x [Renderer Set-up] [Auto matic Ac cess Perm ission]: Sets whet her or not to allo w automat ic access fr om a newly detect ed DLN A contro ller. [Smart S elect]: Allo ws a Sony DLNA c ontroller to fin d the sy stem as t he [...]

52 GB Precau tions On safety • To prevent fire or shock haz ard, do not place obje cts filled with liqu ids, such as vases, on th e system, or place the syst em near water, s uch as near a bat htub or shower room. Sho uld any solid object or liq uid fall into the cabine t, unplug the system an d have it checked by quali fied personnel before ope [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 53 GB On moving the system • Before moving the system, make sure that ther e is no disc inserted, and remove the AC po wer cord (mains lead) from the wall outle t (mains). Notes ab out Discs On handling discs • To keep the dis c clea n, handle the disc by its edge . Do not touch the s urfa ce. • D o not stick paper or[...]

54 GB Troublesh ooting If you ex perience any of the follow ing dif ficul ties w hile u sing t he sys tem, use this trou bles hoot ing guid e to hel p rem edy t he problem before requ esting repair s. Should any problem per sist, consu lt your nea rest Sony deale r. Note that if service personnel change s some parts duri ng repair, th ese parts ma [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 55 GB There i s no picture when you mak e an HDMI cable conn ection. t The unit is connected to an input devi ce that is not HDCP (Hi gh-bandwidt h Digital Conten t Protection ) compliant (“H DMI” on the front panel doe s not light up) (page 1 8). 3D imag es from the HDMI (IN 1) or HD MI (IN 2) ja ck do n ot ap pear on [...]

56 GB Sever e hum or noise i s heard. t Move your TV away from the audi o compon ents . t Clea n the di sc. The so und loses stereo effect whe n you pla y a CD. t Select stereo sound by pressin g AUDIO (pag e 35). The soun d comes fro m the center sp eaker only. t Depending on the disc, the sound may come from the cen ter speake r only. No soun d o[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 57 GB The disc d oes not play . t The region code on the BD/DVD does not match the sys tem. t Moisture has condensed inside the unit and may ca use dama ge t o the lenses. Remove the disc and leave the unit turned on for a bout half an h our. t The system c annot play a reco rded d isc th at is not correc tly finalized (pa [...]

58 GB • The co nnected comp onent’s setting for the [Contro l for HDMI] function is co rrect. The sy stem cannot con nect to th e network. t Check the netw ork connec tion (page 21) a nd the netw ork settings (pa ge 50). You c annot conn ect your PC to the Inte rnet after [Wi -Fi Protec ted Setup (WPS)] is perfor med. t The wire less settings o[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 59 GB Note on playback operations of a BD/DVD Some playback op erations of a BD/DVD may be intenti onally set by sof tware prod ucers. Sinc e this sys tem plays a BD/DVD according t o the disc con tents the sof tware prod ucers desi gned, some pl ayback fea tures may no t be available. Note about double-layer BDs/ DVDs The [...]

60 GB • Some fil es may not pla y depending on the file format, the file encoding, the r ecording cond ition, or DLNA server condit ion. • Some files edited on a PC m a y not play. • The system can recogni ze the follo wing files o r folders in BDs, DVDs, CDs and USB devices: – up to fo lders in the 9th layer, including the root folder – [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 61 GB Specific ations Amp lifier Sect ion POWER OUTPUT ( rated) Front L/Front R: 78 W + 78 W (at 3 ohm s, 1 kHz, 1% THD) POWER OUTPUT ( referen ce) Front L/Front R : 125 W (per chann el at 3 ohms, 1 kHz) Center: 250 W (at 6 ohms, 1 kHz) Subwoofer: 250 W (at 6 ohm s, 80 Hz) Inputs (A nalog) A UDIO (A UDIO IN) Sensitivity: 3.[...]

62 GB Dimensions ( approx.) 460 mm × 74 mm × 226 mm (w/ h/d) incl. projecting par ts 460 mm × 74 m m × 239 mm (w/h/d) (with the wireless transceiver insert ed) 460 mm × 148 m m × 226 mm (w/h/d) (with stand and cord cover a ttached) (BDV-N990W onl y) Mass (approx .) 3.6 kg Surroun d amplifi er (TA-SA300WR) Amplif ier Se ctio n POWER OUTPUT (re[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 63 GB Language Code List The langua ge spelli ngs conform to the ISO 6 39: 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Parental Control/Area Code List[...]

64 GB Index Numerics 3D 27 3D Outp ut Sett ing 46 A A/V SYNC 34 Attenuate - A UDIO 47 Audio DRC 47 Audio Language 48 Audio O utput 47 Audio R eturn Cha nnel 49 Audio Se ttings 47 Auto Cal ibration 38, 4 8 Auto Display 5 0 Auto Sta ndb y 50 B BD Audi o MIX Setting 47 BD Hybrid D isc Playback Layer 48 BD In ternet Conn ection 48 BD Pare ntal Control [...]

65 GB W WEP 22 W ireless So und Connec tion 49 WP A2 -PSK (A ES) 22 WP A2-PSK (TKI P) 22 WP A-PSK (AES) 22 WP A-PSK (TKIP) 22[...]

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The software of this system may be updated in the future. To f ind out details on any available updates, please vis i t the following URL. For customers in Europe and Russia: http://support.sony-europe.com/hub/hub.html For customers in other countries/regions: http://www.sony-asia.com/sect i on/support ©2012 Sony Corporation P rinted in Malaysia ([...]