Sony DAV-DZ555M manual

©2007 Sony Cor poration 2-895-970- E2 (1 ) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions D A V -DZ5 55M[...]

2 GB 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 fir e, do not cover the ventilation of the appar[...]

3 GB Welcome ! ......... .............. ............... .......... 2 About Th is Manual ........ ........... .............. 5 This System Can Play the Fol lowing Discs ... .................. .............. .............. 5 Getting Started – BASIC – Step 1: As sembling the Speakers . ...................... ...... 9 Step 2: Connecti ng the System[...]

4 GB Advanced Settings an d Adjustments Locki ng Discs ........ .............. ........... ...... 69 (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) Getting Op tima l Surro und So und for a Room ........ .............. ........... ............. 72 (SPEAKER FORMATION) Calibratin g the Appropria te Settings Automatic ally ............. .............. ...[...]

5 GB • The instru ctions in this ma nual descri be the controls o n the remote . You can also u se the controls o n the unit if they have the s ame or similar n ames as t hose on the r e mote. • The Con trol M enu items may vary depend ing on the ar ea. • “DVD” may be us ed as a general ter m for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, and DVD-RWs/DV[...]

6 GB The system can play DVD -ROMs/DVD+RWs/ DVD -RW s/D V D+R s/DV D -Rs re co rded in the followin g formats: – MP3 au dio tra cks, JPEG image files, and DivX vi deo f iles of fo rma t confor ming to UDF (Univers al Disc Forma t) Exam ple o f disc s that the system cannot play The sy stem canno t play th e follo wing dis cs: • CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD[...]

7 GB indicati on ma y be given even though pla ying t he DVD VIDEO is proh ibited by area restri ctions. Note about play back operat ions of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playbac k operations o f DVDs and VIDEO CDs ma y be intent ionally set by sof tware produce rs. Since thi s sys tem play s DV Ds and VIDEO CDs accord ing to th e disc con te nts the sof[...]

8 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – See Un packing in Spe cificat ions, p age 91. Inserting batteries into the remote You can co ntrol the system using th e supplied remote. Insert two R6 (siz e AA) bat teries by matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries t o the marking s inside th e compartment. To use the rem ote, poi nt it at the re mo te senso[...]

9 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Befo re con necting t h e spe akers, at tach the speaker st and to th e speaker. (For the fron t spea kers .) About how to co nnect the spe aker c ords to the SPEA KER jacks, see pa ge 15. Note • Spread a cloth on the floor to avoid damaging the floo r. Ti p • You ca n use the sp eaker w ithout the speake r s[...]

10 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 2 Attach the post cover to the other end of the post. Orient the slot towa rd yo u, atta ch t he po st cove r so tha t the slot o f th e po st enga ges with the t ab of the po st cover, t h en se cure with t he screw. 3 Lay the post in the slot of the speak er, slide the post to the end of the slot, then se cure[...]

11 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – 4 Connect the sp eaker cords to the speaker. Be sure to ma tch the spe a ker cord to the appropria te terminal o n the componen ts: 3 to 3 , and # to # . 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 th[...]

12 GB 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 adjust ing the heig ht of t h e speak er, grasp the s p[...]

13 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Fully-assembled illustration White Red Front spe aker (L): White label Front sp eaker ( R): Red label[...]

14 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – The fol lowing is the b asic co nnec tion of the u nit to th e spe akers an d TV . For othe r TV conne ctions , see page 24. For ot her com pone nt conne ction, see pa ge 28. To ac cept prog ressive signals, s ee page 26. Refe r to the c onnec tion di agra m below , and r ead th e addit iona l infor mation f rom[...]

15 GB 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 t he speaker cord insulation in the SPEAKER j ack. To avoid short-circuiting the speakers Short-ci rcuiting o f the speakers may [...]

16 GB 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 34). 3 Co[...]

17 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – To connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) Connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) to the COAXIAL FM 75 Ω jack. Note • Be su re to full y extend the FM wi re ante nna (ae rial). • After con necting th e FM wire antenn a (aerial ), keep it as hori zontal as possible. Ti p • If you have poo r FM reception, use a [...]

18 GB 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 ). However, th is syst em allows yo u to place the cente r sp eake r up to 1.6 me te rs (5 ft) clo ser ( B ) and the su[...]

19 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Follow the steps bel ow to make the minimum number of bas ic adju stmen ts fo r usin g the system . 1 Turn on the TV . 2 Press [ / 1 . Note • Make sure th at the func tion is set to “DVD” (page 30). 3 Switch the input selector on yo ur TV so that the signal from the system appears on the TV screen. [Pre ss[...]

20 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – Note • When the wireless kit WAHT-SD1 (not supplied) is installed, [STANDARD (WIRELESS)] appears instead. 10 Press . 11 Connect the calibration mic to the A.CAL MIC jack on the front panel an d press X / x to select [YES]. Set up t he calibrat ion mic at the ear lev e l using a trip od, e tc. (n ot supp lie d)[...]

21 GB Getting Started – B ASIC – • If you want to cha nge any of the s ettings, s ee “Us ing the Setup Dis play” (page 76). To recall the Quick Setup display 1 Press DISP LAY when the system is in stop mode. The Cont rol M enu disp lay appea rs. 2 Pres s X / x to select [SETUP], then press . The opti ons fo r [SE TUP ] app ear. 3 Pres s X[...]

22 GB After connecti ng the A C power cord (mai ns lead), the demonst ration appears in the front panel disp lay. Whe n you press " / 1 on the remote, the demonstr ation turns off. Note • W hen you pre ss " / 1 on the unit , the demon stra tion does not turn off. • When you s et the de monstr ation m ode in the syst em menu to on, the[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 23 GB You ca n use the speak ers by inst allin g on the wall. Inst alling the sp eakers on a wall 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for the hole on the back of each speaker. See the illustrations belo w. 2 Fasten the screws to the wall. For the center speaker For the front speakers For the other sp[...]

24 GB 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 g h-defini tion multim edia interf ace) The sys tem incorp orates Hi gh-Definit i on Multim edia Interfa ce (HDMI TM ) te c[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 25 GB 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[...]

26 GB • “720 × 480p*” : Sends 720 × 480p vi deo sig nals . ** • “1280 × 720p *”: Sends 1280 × 720p vid eo signa ls. • “1920 × 1080i * ”: Sends 19 20 × 1080i vid eo signal s. *i: int erlace , p: progressive **Depending on t he coun try, [720 × 57 6p] may a ppear. Note • When the HDMI indica tor on the front panel lights u [...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 27 GB x NORMAL (INTERLACE) Select this se tting when: – you r TV do es not ac cept progres sive si gnals, or, – your TV is connected to j acks other than the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (MONITOR OUT (VIDEO /S VIDEO)). x PROG RESSI VE Select this se tting when: – you r TV a ccepts progr essive signal s, and, ?[...]

28 GB You c an enjoy soun d usi ng the s peake rs of t his sys tem b y conn ecting the AU DIO OUT jacks of an other comp onent . Fo r video connecti on of oth er compon ents, c onnect d irec tly to t he TV. * CAUTION Please do n ot remov e the scr ews before in stalling the WAHT-SD1 . To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of other components to the TV/VID[...]

Getting Started – AD V ANCED – 29 GB To listen to the portable audio source sound through the sys tem Conne ct the au dio ou tput jacks of th e portab le aud io sour ce to the AUD IO IN ja ck on the f ront panel of the unit with the stereo min i-plug cord (not suppl ied). Ti p • When liste ning to MP3 fo rmat recordi ngs using a po rtable aud[...]

30 GB Basi c Oper ati ons Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may be diffe rent or r estr icted. Refer to t h e operatin g instructions supplied with your di sc. 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selecto r on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy ste m turns on. Unless the s ystem is set to “ DVD,” press F[...]

31 GB Basi c Oper ati ons * DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The button can be used except for DivX vid eo files. ** DVD VIDEOs /DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs/ DVD+Rs only. The button can be used except for DivX video files. Note • You may not be able to us e the ins tant rep lay or instan t adv ance func tion with so me scenes. Selectin g the connected [...]

32 GB Basi c Oper ati ons Changin g the input l e vel of the so und from connected compon ents Distortion may occur wh en listen ing to a component connected to the TV/VIDEO jacks on the rear panel or to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel. This is not a malfunctio n and will depend on the c ompone nt con nected . To prev ent this, you can ch ange[...]

33 GB 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 produc e the soun d effe ct depe n[...]

34 GB 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 peatedly u ntil the so u nd field yo u w ant app ears in the front panel display . All sound field[...]

Sound Adjustme nts 35 GB • When the bil ingual broadca st sound is input, Dolby Pro Logic and Do lby P ro Logic II MOV IE/MUSIC are not effective. Using only the fron t speaker and sub woo fer x 2 CHANNEL S TEREO This mode output s the sound from the front lef t and righ t spe akers an d su bwoof er. Sta ndard 2 channel ( stereo) sourc es complet[...]

36 GB You ca n quickl y locat e a parti cular p oint on a disc by monito ring the pictur e or play ing back slowly. Note • Depending on the DV D/DivX video/VIDEO CD, you may not be ab le to d o som e of t he op erations described. Locat ing a po int quickly b y playing a disc in fast forwar d or fast reverse (Scan) (Except for JPEG) Press / m or [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 37 GB You can se a rch a DVD by t itle or chapter, and you can se arch a VIDEO CD/C D/DA TA CD/ DATA D VD by trac k, inde x, or sc ene. A s titles and trac ks are as sign ed uniqu e num bers o n the disc, you c an sel ect the des ired one by ent ering its n umber. Or, yo u can search fo r a scene usin g the ti [...]

38 GB You c an divi de t he TV scre en int o 9 s ubscre ens and fi nd the de sired sc ene quic kly. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The f ollowing display appears. 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item. • [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only) • [CHAPTER VIEWER ] (DVD VIDEO only ) • [TRACK VIEWER] (VIDEO CD/ Super VCD only) 3 Press[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 39 GB Ti p • To play f rom the begi nning of the disc, pre ss x twice , then pr ess H . To enjoy a disc that is played before by resume playback (Multi-disc Resume) (DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD on ly) Thi s sys tem st ores the po int where you st opped the disc for up to 40 di scs an d resu mes pl aybac k the next ti[...]

40 GB 5 Select the t rack you w ant to p rogram. For e xam ple, s ele ct trac k [0 2]. Press X / x to sel ect [02] under [T], then press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat ste ps 4 to 5. The progr amm ed track s are disp layed in the sele cted order . 7 Press H to st art Program Play. Progra m Play starts. Whe n the prog ram ends, yo u can re star[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 41 GB You ca n have t h e syst em “shu ffle” tra cks. Subs equent “sh uffl ing” may pro duce a di ffe rent playin g order. Note • Same song m ay be played repea tedly during MP 3 playback. 1 Press DISPLAY duri ng playback. The C ontrol Menu di splay appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [SHU FFLE], then p[...]

42 GB You can play all the tit les, tracks or albums on a disc or a single t itle, chapter, track, or a lbum repeat edly . You ca n use a co mbin ation of Shu ffle or Progra m Play modes. 1 Press DISPLAY during playback. The Con trol Menu displa y appears. 2 Press X / x to select [REPEAT], then press . The option s for [REPEAT ] appe ar. 3 Press X [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 43 GB A DVD is divid ed into a l o t of sec tions, which make up a pictu re or music fe ature. Thes e sectio ns are ca lled “t itles .” When you p lay a DVD which conta ins severa l titles, you can select t h e title y ou want using DVD TOP MENU. When you play DVDs that allo w you to sel ect items s uch as [...]

44 GB • [2: MAIN +SU B] Note • [2: MAIN], [2: SUB ], and [2: MAIN+S UB] do not appe ar when one audio stre am is recorde d on the dis c. x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, DA TA CD (MP3 a udio), or DATA DVD (MP3 audio) The default setting is underline d. • [STEREO] : th e stan dard st ereo sou nd • [1/L]: the sound of the left channel (monaural[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 45 GB • Surr ound (M onau ral): This si gnal ca n be eit her the Do lby Surr ound Sound pr ocesse d sig nals or the Dol by Dig ital soun d’s m onaur al Surrou nd audi o signa ls. • LFE (L ow Freq uency Effe ct) signal Some DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs in VR (Video Recording) mo de have two types of titles f o r playbac[...]

46 GB Viewing the playing ti me and remaining time in the front panel d isplay You ca n chec k disc inform atio n, suc h as the remaining ti me, total number o f title s in a DVD, tracks in a VIDEO CD, CD, MP3, or file name of a DivX video u sing the fron t panel d isplay (page 9 8). Pres s DISPL AY. Each time you p ress DISPLAY while playing the d[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 47 GB x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) •* * : * * Playing time of the current sc ene x When playing a VIDE O CD (without PBC functions) or CD • T **: ** Playing time of the c urrent trac k • T–**: ** Remaining time o f the curr e nt track • D **:* * Playing time of the current di sc • [...]

48 GB If var ious ang les (mult i-angles) for a sc ene are recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change th e view ing angl e. Press ANGLE during playback. Each time you p ress ANGLE, the angl e changes. Note • Depending on t he DVD VIDEO, you may n ot be able to cha n ge the angle even if m ulti-angles are recorded on the DVD VIDEO . If subt itles are[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 49 GB When the sound does no t match th e pictures on the TV scree n, you can a djus t the delay betwe en the pictur e and sound . 1 Press DISPLAY. The C ontrol Menu di splay appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [A/V SYNC] , then press . The op tions for [A/ V SYNC] appe ar. 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting. The[...]

50 GB MP3 au dio track or JPEG image file that the system can play You ca n play th e MP3 a udio tr acks o r JPEG image file s: • wh ich have the exten sion “. MP3” (MP3 aud io track) or “.JPG”/“. JPE G” (JPEG i mage file) • which conform to t h e DCF* image file format * “Design rule for Camera Fi le system”: Imag e standards f[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 51 GB Ti p • If you add numbers (0 1, 02, 03, e tc.) to the f ront of the track (or file) n ames when y ou stor e the tracks (o r files) in a disc, the track s (or files) wil l be played in tha t order . • A disc with m any tre es takes lon ger to start pla yback . Note • Playbac k order may di ffer from [...]

52 GB To stop playback Press x . To play the next or previous MP3 audio track Press . / > . Note that you can select the next al bum by cont inuing to pres s > after the last tr a ck on the c urrent alb u m, but th a t you cannot retur n to t he pre vious a lbum by pr essin g . . To ret urn to the previous album, sel ect the album from th e a[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 53 GB To stop playback Press x . Ti p • A scroll bo x is displaye d at the right sid e of the TV screen. To displa y the ad ditional im age files, selec t the b ottom image and pr ess x . To r eturn to th e previo us image, sele ct the top im age and press X . You ca n pla y a slide show w ith sou nd by fi rs[...]

54 GB The sy stem starts pl aying th e selec ted album . You ca n turn the albu m list on and off by pressi ng DVD MENU repeatedly . Ti p • W hen you select [AUTO], the sys tem can recognize up to 300 MP3 tracks an d 300 JPEG files in a single album. When you select [AUDIO (MP3)] or [IMAGE (JPEG)], the syste m can recogni ze up to 600 MP3 or 600 [...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 55 GB About DivX Vi deo File s DivX ® is a video fi le com press ion tech nology , deve loped by DivX, I nc. Th is prod uct is an official DivX ® Cert ified prod uct. You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that contai n DivX ® vi deo files . DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that the system can play Playback o f DATA CDs [...]

56 GB To go to the next or previous page Press C / c . To turn off the display Press DVD MENU repeatedly. To stop playback Press x . Selecti ng a DivX video file 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,” press . The list of files i n the album appear s. 2 Press X / x to select a fil e and press . The selected f ile starts playing. To go to the ne[...]

V arious Functions for Playin g Discs 57 GB With PBC (Pla ybac k Control) funct ion s, you can enjoy simple in te ractive operations, search functi ons, an d othe r such opera tio ns. PBC playback all o ws you to p lay VIDEO CDs interac tively by following the menu on the T V scre en. 1 Start playin g a VIDEO CD wi th PBC functions. The me nu fo r [...]

58 GB You ca n preset 20 FM stations , and 10 A M statio ns. Befo re tu ning, ma ke sur e to turn down the volume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until the auto scanning starts. Scanni ng stops whe n the sys tem tune s in a stat ion.[...]

T uner Fu nctions 59 GB Preset radio stations in t h e system’s me mo ry first (see “Pre set ting R adio S tat ions ” (pa ge 58) ). 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last rece ived stat ion is tun ed in. 2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the preset station. [...]

60 GB Press X / x to se lect a char acter, then p ress c to move the c ursor to t he next position. Lette rs, numb ers, and othe r sym bols ca n be input fo r a radio stat io n. If you make a mistake Press C / c repea tedl y until the ch aracte r to be chan ged flashe s, then press X / x to se lec t the de sire d charac ter. To erase the ch aracte [...]

Other Op erations 61 GB You ca n cont rol yo ur TV (Sony on ly) with the supplie d remote. Controlling TVs w i th the remote You can cont rol t he TV by u sing fol lowing buttons. * Use thes e buttons whil e pressing the TV button. - 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.) Not[...]

62 GB Operating the THEATRE SYNC funct ion Point the remote to the direction of TV and this unit, then press THEATRE SYNC once. 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 change the transmit time Press and hold TV CH + * while entering the code for transmit time (see the table) [...]

Other Op erations 63 GB Note • The Control Menu d isplay h as 2 pages. Depending on the source, press DISPLAY twice to s e lect [KARAOKE MODE]. 2 Pres s X / x repeatedly to select [KARAOK E MODE ], then press . The options for [KARAOKE MODE] appear. 3 Pres s X / x repeat edly to s elect [ON], the n press . The system enters kara oke mode . To ca [...]

64 GB You ca n chec k the audi o infor mation b y pressing AUDIO (pa ge 43) . W hen pl aying a Do lby Dig ita l K ar aok e d isc , “ ” a ppe ar s at th e curren t audio form at. Example: Changin g the key of a song (Key Control) You ca n change th e key t o sui t your voca l range, except when th e syste m is in st op mode. Press KEY CON # or 2[...]

Other Op erations 65 GB • [ 1+ 2]: G u ide v oc al 1+ 2 • [1]: Guid e vocal 1 • [2]: Guid e vocal 2 x When playing a VIDEO CD/CD •[ OFF] : The gui de v ocal i s c ancele d. • [L +R]: Sa me so und is ou tput fr om both spea kers . • [STER EO]: Th e standa rd ster eo sou nd x When playi ng a Super VCD •[ OFF] : The gui de v ocal i s c a[...]

66 GB Rein forci ng ba ss freq uen cies You ca n rei nforce b ass fr eque ncies. Press DYNAMIC BASS. Bass freq uenci es are ef fect ive ly rein forc ed. To turn off the sound effect Pres s DYNAMIC BAS S agai n. You c an s et the s yste m to tu rn o ff at a preset time, so you can f a ll asle ep list ening to mus ic. You can preset the time in 1 or [...]

Other Op erations 67 GB The bri ghtne ss o f the front pane l dis play c an b e set to eit her of 2 le vels. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x rep eat edl y u ntil “D IMM ER ” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brightness of the f ront panel di splay. The de fault set ting is unde rlin ed. • “[...]

68 GB Note • De pending on the type of DIGITAL MEDI A PORT adapter (not su pplied), you m ay be able to ope rate a connected component using either the buttons on the remote or th e unit. The foll owing ill ustration show s an ex ample o f buttons th at can be used in t his case. You can deactivate the buttons on the unit (except for " / 1 )[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 69 GB 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[...]

70 GB 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 71 GB 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 playback l imitation level, then press . The area is se lected. When yo u se lect [ OTHE RS t ], selec t and enter a s tandar d code i n the tab le of “Pa[...]

72 GB Changin g the password 1 Press DISPLAY while 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 passwor[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 73 GB • [STANDARD]: when inst alling all the spea kers n orm ally . Note • When the wire less kit WAHT-SD1 ( not supplied) is installed, [STANDARD (WIRELESS)] appears inste a d. • [NO CENTER]: when installi ng the front and su rround speak ers. • [NO SURROUND]: when inst alling the center and fr ont spea [...]

74 GB 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 the Appropriat e Settings Automatically” ( p age 74). • [NO]: exit [S PEAKER FORMATION]. Note • In order t o enjoy the surround soun d after you change the positio n of t he spe[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 75 GB 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. Be quiet durin g the meas urement. 5 Press X / x to selec t [YES], then press . Calibrati on starts. Note • Avoid being in the measurem ent area and making noise during the mea surement ([...]

76 GB – d o n ot inser t or eject a disc. – do not disconnect the calibratio n mic. • The measure ment for [SUBWOOFER] is always [YES] since the system doe s not perform subw oofer calib rat ion. By using th e Setup Disp lay, yo u can make variou s ad just men ts to ite ms su ch as pic tur e and soun d. For an overall li st of Set u p Display[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 77 GB The Setup item is selected. Exam ple: [ SCREEN S ETUP] 6 Select an item using X / x , then p ress . The options f or the se lected i tem appe ar. Exampl e: [TV TYPE ] 7 Select a setting using X / x , then press . The setti n g is sele cted and set u p is complete. To reset all of the [SETUP] settings 1 Sele[...]

78 GB [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 76). 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 79 GB 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[...]

80 GB Use this to set up playback re lated and o ther settings. Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Displa y. For details , see “Using the S etup Disp lay” (page 7 6). The defa ult set tings are under lined . x [HDMI CONTROL] Switch es the H DMI CONTR OL fu nction on or off. This functio n is availabl e when you connect the syst em and TV with t[...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 81 GB Note • When you connec t the unit and TV with the HDMI cord and [ON] is selected, DYN AMIC BASS, MOVIE/MU SIC, and sound field are not applied to the sou nd tha t is ou tput fr om the TV. x [Div X] Displa ys t he r egist rat ion co de f or this syst em. For more information, go to http://www.d ivx.com on [...]

82 GB x [DISTANCE (FRONT)] The default d istance setting for the speakers in relation to the liste n ing positio n is shown below. When yo u set the dist ance usi ng the Q uick Setup (page 19), the settings is automaticall y disp laye d. Be sure to change the value in the Setup Displ a y when you move the spe akers. 1) When you pe rform the Q uick [...]

Adv anced Settings a nd Adjustments 83 GB x [LEVEL (SURROUND)] You can va ry the le vel of su rround s peakers as foll ows. Be su re to set [TE ST T ONE ] to [ON] for eas y adjustme nt. To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Turn the VO LUM E cont rol on th e unit, o r press VOLUME +/– on the r e mote. x [TEST TONE] The speake rs wi[...]

84 GB You can retu rn the s y stem para meters, su c h as preset s ta tions, to the default se ttings. 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , an d " / 1 on th e unit at the same time. “COL D RESE T” appe ars in the fr ont panel disp lay an d the de faul t sett ing s are ret urned. Returning to the Default Settings A &quo[...]

Additional I nformation 85 GB On power sources • Unplug th e unit from the wal l outlet 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 sy s tem i n a loca tion with a d equate ventilati on to preve nt heat buil d-up in the sys tem. ?[...]

86 GB 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 no t stick paper or tape on the disc. • Do no t expose the disc to dire ct su nlig ht 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 abl[...]

Additional I nformation 87 GB protectio n) comp liant ( “HDMI” on the f ront pan el does not light up). See pag e 98. • 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 25 ). Connect the TV and the unit usin g a video jac[...]

88 GB 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 43) . • 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 89 GB • The DATA DVD is not recorded in a JPEG format that conforms to UDF (Uni versal Disk Format). • 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[...]

90 GB The syst em does not wo rk normall y. • Disconn ect the AC power c ord (mains lead) fr o m the w all outle t (ma ins), then re conne ct af ter severa l minutes. The unit do es not work and “CHILD LOCK” appears i n the front pan el display wh en you press any button on the unit. • Set the chi ld lock functi on to off (page 68) . The HD[...]

Additional I nformation 91 GB Amplifier section Stereo mode (rated) 108 W + 108 W (at 3 ohm s, 1 kHz, 1 % THD) Surro und mode (reference) RMS o utput powe r FL/FR/C/SL/SR *: 142 w a tts (per channe l at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 10 % THD) Subwoofer*: 140 watts (at 3 ohms, 80 Hz, 10 % THD) * Depending on the sound field settings and the sour ce, there may be n[...]

92 GB General Power requi rements 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power cons umptio n On: 150 W Standby: 0. 3 W (at the Power Sa ving mode ) Output voltage (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) DC 5 V Output current (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) 700 mA Dimensi ons (a pprox.) 430 × 63 × 380 mm (w/ h/d) incl. projecti ng parts Mass (approx .) 4.1 kg Design and spe cifications ar[...]

Additional I nformation 93 GB x Music mode The Mu sic mode is for use with an y stereo mus ic record ings , and pr ovid es a w ide and deep sound space . Dolb y Sur round Pro L ogic As one me thod o f decodi ng Dolb y Surr ound, Dolb y Surrou nd Pro Lo gic produ ces four channels from 2 channel sound. Compared with the form er Dolby Su rrou nd sys [...]

94 GB MPEG audio A codi ng syst em to co mpres s digital audio signal s. MPEG-1 is u sed for MP3 (MP EG-1 Audio La yer- 3). MP EG-2 i s used f or on e of the audio f ormat of DVD. Multi- angle fun ction Vari ous an gles of a scene , or view poin ts of the video camera a re reco rded on some DVDs. Mult ilin gual f unction Sever al langua ges for th [...]

Additional I nformation 95 GB 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 Byelorussi[...]

96 GB 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) (30) B A (open/close) (30) C Disc operat ion (30) D FUNCTION (30) E Front panel display (98) F (remote senso r) (8) G VOLUME control (30) H MIC 2 jack (62) I AUDIO IN/MIC 1/A.CAL MIC jack (19, 28, 62) J Disc tray (30) Index to Pa[...]

Additional I nformation 97 GB Rear panel A SPEAKER jacks ( 14) B DIR-TC1 slot for the W AHT-SD1 (28) C TV/VIDEO (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (28) D DMPORT (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) jack (28, 67) E MONITOR OUT (S VI DEO/VIDEO) j acks (24) F AM terminal (14) G COAXIAL FM 75 Ω jack (14) H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (24) I HDMI OUT j ack (24) * CAUTION Plea se do n[...]

98 GB 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. (24) B Lights up when the tim e information of a title or chapter appears in the front pane[...]

Additional I nformation 99 GB 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 ch[...]

100 GB 1) Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), track number for VIDEO CDs/CDs, album number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. DivX video album number for DATA C Ds/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. DivX video file number for DATA CDs/DATA DVDs. 3[...]

Additional I nformation 101 GB List of Control Menu Items f or karaoke * These i tems ar e not d isplayed wh en playing a DA TA CD/D ATA DVD with DivX vi deo fi le. [SPEAKER FORMATION] (pages 72, 74) Sets t he speak er form ation./Adjus t the leve l of ea ch speaker au tomatic ally. [PROGRAM] (page 39) Selects the track to play in the order you wan[...]

102 GB Ti p • The Co ntrol Me nu icon i ndicator l ights up in green when you se lect any item ex cept [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUF FLE], [REPEAT], [A/V SYNC], [KARAOKE MODE], and [VOCAL SELECT] only). The [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIS T] indicator lig hts up in green when you se lect [PLAY LIST] (default sett ing). t[...]

Additional I nformation 103 GB Y ou can set the fo llowi ng items with the D VD Setup Display . The ord er of th e displ ayed ite ms may be di fferent from t he act ual displa y . DVD Setup Display List SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCRE EN SAVER BACKGROUND 16:9 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SC AN ON OFF BLUE BLAC K JACKE T PICTURE CUST OM SETUP TRACK SELECTION AU[...]

104 GB Y ou can set the foll owing ite m s with SYSTE M MENU on the re mote. System Me nu List System me nu DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF DIMM ER DIMM ER O FF DIMMER ON ATTENUAT E 3) ATT ON ATT OFF MEMORY 1) ME MORY 1-20 (FM) , MEMO RY 1-10 (A M) NAME IN 1) FM MODE 2) STE REO MONO SLEEP SLEEP OFF, SLEEP 90M-1M CHILD LOCK OFF ON 1) Appears during “TUNER F[...]

105 GB Numerics 16:9 7 8 4:3 LE TTER BO X 78 4:3 OUTPUT 79 4:3 P AN SCAN 78 5.1 Chan nel Surround 44 A A/V SYNC 49 ALBUM 37 Albu m 92 ANGLE 48 AT T E N U AT E 3 2 A UDIO 78 A UDIO (HDMI ) 80 A UDIO DRC 8 0 Auto Cal ibrat ion 74, 9 2 B B ACKGR OUND 79 Batt eries 8 C CHAPTER 37 Cha pter 92 Chi ld Loc k 68 COLD RESET 84 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 26 Contin u[...]

106 GB R Rad io 59 Radio Sta tions 58 Rear Panel 97 Region Code 6, 94 Remo te 8, 61 Repeat Play 4 2 RESET 77 Resume Play 38 S S VIDEO 25 Scan 36 SCENE 37 Scen e 94 SCREEN SA VE R 79 SCREEN SETUP 78 Search ing 36 Sele cting 33 SETUP 76 Setup Display 76 , 103 Shuffle Play 41 SLEEP 66 Slide Show 53 Slow-motion Play 36 Sound Field 34 SPEAKER FORMA T IO[...]

Remote control ANGLE 5 (48 ) AUDIO 4 (43) CLEA R ef (37, 61 , 77) D.TUNING wf (59) DISPLAY ej (46, 60) DVD MENU wh (43, 55 , 61) DVD TOP MENU qf (43) DYNAMIC BASS wd (66) ECHO qk (63) ENTER wg (61) FUNCTION ws (26, 30, 31, 38, 58, 72 ) KARAOKE PON 2 (6 4) KEYCON #/b wa (6 4 ) MIC VOL +/– eh (63) MOVIE/MUSIC qj (33) MUTING 7 (30 ) Number buttons *[...]

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