Sony DAV-DZ860 manual

©2008 Sony Corporation 3-283-045- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ860W[...]

2 GB To red uce t he risk of fi re or electri c shock, do not expose t his apparatu s to rain or moisture . Do not install the appl iance in a con fined s pace, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent fir e, do not cover the ven tilation of the apparatus with news p apers, tabl e-cloths, c urtains, etc. And don’t pla ce lighted can d[...]

3 GB Precautions On power sources • AC power co rd (mains le ad) must be chan ged only at the quali fied se rvice sho p. • The unit is not disconne cted from the AC power source ( mains) as long as it is connecte d to the wall outlet ( mains) , even if th e unit itsel f has been turned off. • Insta ll thi s system so th at the AC power cord ([...]

4 GB Table of Cont ents About T his Oper ating Instru ctions...... .... 3 About t he S-A IR function ........ ....... ........ 3 Playab le Discs ........... ........ ........... ....... .... 5 Getting Started Step 1: Asse mbl ing the Speake rs .............. ........... ... 11 Step 2: Positioning th e System ... 16 Step 3: Connecting the System ...[...]

5 GB Playable Disc s 1) MP3 (M PEG1 A udio Layer 3) is a standard format defined b y ISO/MPEG wh ich com presses audio d ata. MP3 files must be in MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3 format. Type Disc lo go Charac teris tics Icon DVD VIDEO • DVD VIDEO • DVD-R /DVD-RW in DVD VIDEO format o r video mode • DVD+R/DVD+RW in DVD VIDEO format VR (Video Recording) [...]

6 GB 2) JPEG imag e fil es mus t con form to the DCF ima ge f ile fo rmat. (DCF “Des ign r ule fo r Ca mera F ile sy stem ”: Im age standar ds for di gital came ras regul ated by Japan El ectronics and Info rmation T echnology Industri es Associa tion (JEI TA).) 3) DivX ® is a video file compr ession tech nology, devel oped by DivX, Inc. 4) Di[...]

7 GB • Thi s sy stem can p lay a Mu lti Ses sion C D when an MP3 fil e is contain ed in the fir st se ssion. Any subseq uent MP 3 files recorde d in later sessio ns can als o be play ed back. • Thi s sy stem can p lay a Multi S ession C D when a JPEG im age fil e is co ntaine d in the fir st sessi on. Any s ubseq uent JPEG i mage f ile s reco r[...]

8 GB Getting Started Getting St arted Unpacking • Front speak ers (2) and surrou nd s peaker s (2) • Cente r spea ker (1 ) • Sub woofe r (1) • AM loop ante nna (aerial) (1 ) • FM wire antenn a (aer ial) (1 ) • S peaker cords (6, red/wh ite/ green/gr ay/bl ue/purpl e) • Remote c omma nder (rem ote) (1 ) • R6 (si ze AA) batteri es (2)[...]

9 GB Getting Started Attaching the foot pads to the subwoofer Attach th e foot pa ds (supplie d) to th e bottom of the subwoo fer to s tabilize the subwoofer and preven t it from s lippi ng. Inserting batteries into the remote Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by ma tching the 3 an d # ends on the batteries to the markings inside t[...]

10 GB Getting Started Note • Do not expos e the remote se nsor to direct sun light or lighting apparatus. Doin g so may cause a ma lfunction. TV[...]

11 GB Getting Started Step 1 : Assemb ling th e Spe akers Befo re con nectin g the speak ers, atta ch the speak er st and to the s peake r. (For the fron t and surr ound speaker s) Use the p arts as f ollow s: • Fro nt a nd surrou nd sp eakers (4) • S peake r cor ds ( 4, red/ w hit e/blu e/gr ay) •P o s t s ( 4 ) • Bas es ( 4) • Mountin g[...]

12 GB Getting Started 2 Attach the post cover to the other end of the post. Orient the s lot tow ard you, a ttach t he po st cove r so t hat th e slot of th e post engage s wit h the tab of the po st cov er, the n secure with t he screw. Speake r cord Bottom of the ba se , Post Two ho les Top of t he base Upper part of th e post , , Thread the spea[...]

13 GB Getting Started 3 L ay the post in the slot of the speaker, slide the post to th e end of the slot, then secure the post with the mounting plate and screws. Select th e speaker whose jack color on its rear pan el matches the color tube of the speaker co rd. 4 Co nnect the speaker cords t o the speaker. Be sure to mat ch the speaker c ords to [...]

14 GB Getting Started 5 Attach the post to the base. Insert the post so that t he slit on the lower p art of the post ali gns with the projection of the base , then secur e the post with the two screws. Note • Make sure that the sl ot on the post aligns with the projec tion of the base by rota ting the post slightly. 6 Adjust the height of the sp[...]

15 GB Getting Started 7 T ake up any speaker cord slack. Take up sl ack i n the speak er c ord by pul ling from t he bot tom of th e base . Fully-assembled illustration Adjust t he leng th of the co rd. Secure the speaker cord by running it thro ugh the slo t. Surrou nd speaker (L): Blue labe l White Red Surround speaker ( R): Gray labe l Front spe[...]

16 GB Getting Started Step 2 : Positi oning t he System For the best poss ible sur round so und, all the speak ers oth er than th e subwo ofer sho uld be pla ced at the same dista nce fr om the list ening posit ion ( A ). Place th e system a s illust rated bel ow. Note • Do not se t the speake rs in an incl ined positi on. • Do not place th e s[...]

17 GB Getting Started To install the speakers on a w all Before instal ling the sp eaker s on a wa ll, connec t the sp eaker cord to th e speak er. Be sure to match t he speake r cords to the app ropriate terminals on the s peakers: th e speaker cord with the c olo r tub e to 3 , and the s peaker cor d without the c olor tube t o # . 1 Prepare scre[...]

18 GB Getting Started Note • Use sc rews that are suit able f or the wal l mate rial an d stren gth. As a plaste r board wa ll is especial ly fragi le, att ach the screws secure ly to a beam an d fasten them t o the wal l. Instal l the speakers on a ve rtical and flat wall where rein fo rcem ent is ap plie d. • Contact a screw sho p or insta ll[...]

19 GB Getting Started Step 3: Conn ecting th e System See the co nnection diag ram below, and rea d the additi onal informat ion from 1 to 6 on the f ollowi ng pages. Note • Be sure to make connection s securely to avoid hum and noise . • Whe n you conn ect anothe r compone nt with a volume cont rol, turn up the vol ume of the other compon ents[...]

20 GB Getting Started The co nnecto r and co lor tub e of the sp eaker co rds ar e the sam e colo r as the l abel of t he jacks to be conn ected. B e sur e to m atch the sp eaker cords to th e app ropriat e term inal s on th e sp eakers: the s peake r cord with the color tub e to 3 , and the speake r cord witho ut th e col or tub e to # . Do not ca[...]

21 GB Getting Started For vi deo o utpu t to yo ur TV, ch eck the vid eo in put ja cks of t he TV, and sel ect connec tion meth od A or B . Picture quality i mproves in ord er from A (standar d) to B (HDMI). When the T V has the digi tal opti cal or coa xial out put j ack, you c an i mprov e soun d qu ality by connecting with the digi tal cord ( A [...]

22 GB Getting Started You ca n enjoy t he connec ted co mpone nt usin g the six spe aker s of the syst em. • Portabl e audio source: A • DIGITAL ME DIA PORT adapter : B • VCR , di gital sate lli te re ceiv er, o r Pl ayStat ion , etc .: C To connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter Conn ect a DIG ITAL M EDIA PO RT ada pter (n ot suppli ed) to t[...]

23 GB Getting Started Note • Connect t he DIGITAL MEDIA PORT ad apter so that the V marks are ali gned. Whe n disconnect ing, pull ou t while pressing A . If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You can en joy the s ound wi th t he sp eakers of t he sy stem throug h the conn ected TV. Conne ct th e compon ents as follows . Select the component[...]

24 GB Getting Started Note • Keep the AM loop antenna (ae rial) and cord away fr om the system or othe r AV components, as noise may result. • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenna ( aerial) . • After co nnecti ng the FM wire a ntenna ( aerial), keep it as horizo ntal as possib le. Ti p • Adjust the direction of the AM loop antenn a[...]

25 GB Getting Started You can transmit s ound fro m the unit to an S-AIR pr oduct, suc h as a surr ound amplifier or S-AIR rece iver. An S-AIR produc t is a component that is comp atible with th e S-AIR function. To use the S-AIR fu nction, you nee d to insert the wi reless tra nsceivers into th e unit, surro und amplifier, and S -AIR recei ver. Fo[...]

26 GB Getting Started Before connecti ng the AC power cords (ma ins leads) o f the unit and the sur round amplifie r to a wall outl et (ma ins), conne ct th e fr ont, center spe akers a nd s ubwoofe r to the un it an d surr ound speak ers t o the surr ound amplifi er. After connec ting the A C power cord (ma ins lea d), the dem onstr ation ap pears[...]

27 GB Getting Started Step 4: Se tting up th e Wireless System To use the wi reless system, you need t o set u p the sur round amplif ier. Before setting, make sure t hat the wi reles s tran sceive rs are ins erte d into the unit and the sur roun d amplif ier corr ectly (page 25). This wireless system is called “S-AI R.” For det ails of the S-A[...]

28 GB Getting Started To prevent the transmission by neighbors To preve nt the tran sm ission fr om neighb ors, you can identi fy the un it and the s urround ampli fier by performi ng the p airing oper ation. For details, see “Ident ifying th e unit with a specific S-AIR sub uni t (Pairing op erati on)” (pa ge 84). To attach the cover to the su[...]

29 GB Getting Started Step 5 : Perf orming the Quick Setu p Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for u sing the system. Displa yed item s var y depe nding o n the coun try model. Note • When you connec t the system and the TV with the HDMI cable (no t supplied), you need to set the type of video outp ut for ma tching you r TV. F[...]

30 GB Getting Started 9 Press X / x to s elect t he outpu t met hod for video si gnals. • [VID EO]: o utputs vi deo sign als. • [ RGB]: outputs RGB signals. Note • If your TV does not accept RG B signals, no picture appears on the TV s creen e ven if yo u select [RGB ]. Refer t o the operat ing instr uctions supplie d with y our TV. 10 Press [...]

31 GB Getting Started 16 Unplug the calibration mic an d press C / c to sele ct [YES]. Note • The environm ent of the room in whi ch the syst em is ins talle d ma y af fect me asur emen ts. • If measur ement fail s, follo w the me ssag e the n retry [AUTO CALIBRATION]. 17 Press . Quick Setup is finis hed. All connections and setu p operat ions [...]

32 GB Getting Started Step 6 : Enjoyin g Sound from all the Sp eakers You can enjoy DVD, TV, or VCR sound from all the speaker s in this system. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly until the desired fu nction appears in the front pane l displ ay. Each time you pre ss FUNCTION +/–, the funct ion chan ges as foll ows. “DVD” t “TUNE R FM” t ?[...]

33 GB Getting Started 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly un til “TV,” “LINE, ” or “AUDIO” appears in the f ront panel di splay. 2 Press SYSTEM MENU. 3 Press X / x repeatedly until “ATTENUATE” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 4 Press X / x to select a setting. • “AT T ON” : You can attenuate the input level.[...]

34 GB Enjoying Sur round Soun d by Using Decoding Mode You ca n enjoy su rrou nd sound simpl y by sele cting one of the syst em’s pre-pr ogramm ed deco ding modes . They br ing exci ting an d power ful sound o f mov ie theate rs into you r hom e. 1 Press SYSTE M MEN U. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DEC. MO DE” appears in the front pa nel di[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 35 GB * DCS te chnology (pag e 36) is used. 4 Press . The setti ng is made. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU. The system me nu turns off. To turn the surround effect off Select “A.F.D. STD” or “2 CH ST EREO” fo r “DEC . MOD E” and set the soun d mode (p age 36 ) to “MOVI E” or “MUSI C.” Note • When you select “A.F.D. M [...]

36 GB Selecting the S ound Mode You can select a sui table sou nd mod e for movi es or mu sic. Press SOUND MODE +/– repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display. • “ AUTO” : The syst em sel ects “MOVI E” or “MU SIC” aut omatica lly to prod uce th e sound effec t depend ing on the disc or sound[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 37 GB Note • Th e virtual spe aker effect ma y cause incr eased noise in the playba ck signal. • With decod ing modes that use vir tual speak ers, you will not be able to he ar any sound coming directl y from the s urround spea kers. Enjoying Multiplex Broadcast Sound (DUAL MONO) You can enjoy multiplex broadca st sound when t[...]

38 GB Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may b e di fferent or r estr icted . Refer to t he operatin g instru ctions su pplied wit h your di sc. 1 Tu rn on yo ur TV. 2 Switch the input sel ector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The sy stem turns on. Unless the s ystem is set to “DVD,” press FUN[...]

Disc 39 GB To use the headphones Connect the headphon es to PHONES jack on the unit. The s ound of the syste m is mut ed. You c an als o conn ect t he hea dphon es to PHONES jack on the surr ound amplifi er. (The sound of the syst em is mute d.) See pa ge “To enjoy th e sound by using hea dpho nes” (page 27). Other operations 1) Except for JPEG[...]

40 GB Note • Depending on t he DVD VIDEO, you may not be able to cha nge the angle ev en if mu lti-ang les are recorded on the DVD VIDEO . To display the subtitles If subt itles ar e record ed on a d isc, yo u can turn the subt itles on/off during p layback. I f multilin gual subtitl es are re corded on the disc, you can c hange the subt itle lan[...]

Disc 41 GB Note • While th e system is pl aying a Super VCD on which the audio tr ack 2 is not rec orded, no sou nd will come out when you s elect [2:STEREO ], [2:1/L] , or [2:2/R]. If you press AUDIO repeated ly during playbac k, the forma t of th e curre nt audi o sign al (PCM , Dolby D igital , DTS, etc.) appe ars as sho wn belo w. x DVD Examp[...]

42 GB To change a playback layer when playing a hybrid Super Audio CD Some S uper Au dio CDs con sist of a Su per Audi o CD layer and a C D layer. Y ou can ch ange the playback layer you want to listen to. Note • When the Supe r Audio CD doe s not have the Supe r Audio CD layer , you cannot select the playbac k layer. 1 Press DISPLAY while the sy[...]

Disc 43 GB “RE SUME” appe ars in th e front panel displa y. 2 Press H . The syste m starts p layback fro m the point wher e you st opped t he dis c in Step 1. Note • Depending on whe re you stop the dis c, the system may not res ume playback from exactly the same point. • The poi nt where you stopp ed playing may b e cleared when: – y ou [...]

44 GB Using Play Mode You ca n play th e conten ts of a disc in t he order you w ant by ar rangi ng the o rder of the track s on the disc t o creat e your ow n progra m. You ca n prog ram up to 99 tra cks. 1 Press DISPLAY . The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [PRO GRAM], then press . The opt ions fo r [PR[...]

Disc 45 GB To cancel all of the tracks i n the programmed order 1 F ollow S teps 1 to 3 of “Creating you r own prog ram.” 2 Press X and select [ALL CLEAR]. 3 Press . Note • When you press C LEAR to return to nor mal play, Shuffle Play an d Repeat Pl ay are also can celed. You can pl ay th e co nten ts o n a dis c in rand om ord er. Subseq uen[...]

46 GB x DATA CD/DATA DVD •[ O F F ] : Off. • [DISC] : You ca n repeat all of the f olders on the di sc. • [FOL DER]: Yo u can repe at the curr ent folder . • [TRACK] (MP3 files only): You ca n repeat the curr ent f ile. • [FILE] ( DivX vi deo files only ): You can repeat the curr ent f ile. 4 Press . The item is selected . To return to no[...]

Disc 47 GB This func tion is onl y available for DVD-VRs with a playlist creat ed. 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [ORIGINAL/ PLAY LIST], then press . The options f or [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] appear. 3 Press X / x to select a setting. • [PLAY LIST] : Y[...]

48 GB 3 In put the time c ode using the numbe r button s. For ex ample , to find the scene at 2 hours, 10 minut es, a nd 20 second s af ter t he beginn ing. Pres s 2, 1, 0, 2, 0 ([2:10:2 0]). 4 Press . Note • You cannot search for a sc ene on a DVD+RW using the ti me code. Playing MP3 Files/JPEG Image Files You ca n play t he MP3 f iles o r JPEG [...]

Disc 49 GB 2 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play MP3 files in a fo lder Press H to start playing t he selected fold er. x To select a M P3 file Press . The list o f files co ntained in th e folder appears . Press X / x to sel ect a fil e and pr ess . The system star ts p laying the s elec ted fi le. You can turn the file list of f by pres sin[...]

50 GB folde r by contin uing to pres s c after t he last image on the curr ent fo lder , but t hat you ca nnot retur n to the prev ious fo lder by pr essin g C . To return to the pre vious folder, select the folder from the fold er lis t. To rotate a JPEG image file When a JPEG i mage file i s di splay ed on the T V screen, you can rotate the JP EG[...]

Disc 51 GB To select the slide show duration of JPEG image files 1 Press DISPLA Y twice. The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [INTERVAL], then press . The opt ions fo r [INT ERVA L] ap pear. 3 Press X / x to select a setting. • [NO RMAL] : You can s et to the standard dura tion. • [FAST ]: You ca n set t[...]

52 GB Enjoying DivX ® Videos DivX ® is a vide o fil e co mpres sion tech nology , devel oped by D ivX, Inc. Th is product i s an offi cial D ivX ® Certif ied pr oduct. You can play a DATA CD or DATA DVD that conta ins DivX ® video f iles. A DATA CD or DA TA DVD that the system can play Playback of a DATA CD (CD-ROM/CD-R/CD- RW) or DATA DVD (DVD[...]

Disc 53 GB To go to the next or previous page Press / . To turn off the display Press DVD MENU repeat edly. To stop playback Press x . 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting a folder,” press . The list o f files in the fold er appears. 2 Press X / x to select a file and p ress . The sel ected file s tarts playin g. To go to the next or previous page Pres[...]

54 GB Adjusting the Delay Between t he Pictur e and Sound [A/V SYNC] When t he sound do es not ma tch the pic tures on the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between the pic ture an d sound. 1 Press DISPLAY. The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select [A/V SYNC], then press . The op tions for [A/V SYN C] ap pear[...]

Disc 55 GB Enter a 4-di git passw ord usin g the numbe r but tons , the n pres s . The disp lay for confir ming the passwo rd appears . x When you have already registered a password The disp lay for enteri ng the pas sword appears . 7 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the nu mber buttons, t hen press . The displ ay for s etting the play[...]

56 GB 5 Press X / x to select [SYSTEM SETUP ], then press . The op tions for [S YST EM SETUP ] appe ar. 6 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL CONTROL t ], then press . The dis play for enter ing the pas sword appe ars. 7 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . 8 Press X / x to select [CHANGE PASSWO RD t ], then press . 9 Ent[...]

Disc 57 GB The optio ns f or th e sele cted item appe ar. Exampl e: [TV T YPE] 7 Press X / x to select a setting, then press . The setti ng is select ed and set up is complete. Example: [4:3 LETTER BOX] Note • When you tu rn the system on after resetting a nd no disc is in the unit , the guide messa ge appears on the TV screen. To perform the Qui[...]

58 GB x [TV TYPE] You ca n select the asp ect ratio of the con nected TV. [16: 9] : Select this when you co nnect a wide- screen TV or a TV with a wide mod e function. [4:3 LETTER BOX]: Select this when you connec t a 4 :3 scre en TV. D ispl ays a wi de pict ure with ban ds on th e upper an d lower po rtion s of the TV screen. [4:3 PAN SC AN]: Sele[...]

Disc 59 GB for HDMI Func tion for “BR AVIA” Sync” (page 68). [OF F] : Off. [ON]: On. Y ou c an o perate mutu ally be tween compon ents th at are co nnected with an HD MI cable. Note • When you set to [ON] wit hout the HDMI connecti on of the TV, [Please veri fy the HDMI c onnection.] appears a nd you ca nnot set t o [ON]. x [VOL UME LI MIT [...]

60 GB x [S-AIR SE TUP] You can set up t he S-AIR set ting. For detail s, see “Usi ng an S-A IR Product ” (page 8 1). [ID] You ca n set the ID of the sy ste m. [PAIRI NG] You ca n pair the sy stem and S-AIR s ub unit, such a s su rround ampli fier or S -AIR r eceive r. x [SPEAKER FORMATION] You ca n select the posi tion of the spea kers fo r the[...]

Disc 61 GB picture i s already r ecorded on the dis c (CD- EXTRA, etc. ). If the d isc does n ot co ntai n a jacket picture, the [GR APHIC S] pictu re appears . [GRAP HICS] : A preset pict ure sto red in the system appear s. [BLUE] : The back ground is blu e. [BLACK] : The back ground is b lack. x [PARENTAL CONTROL] You ca n set the pl aybac k rest[...]

62 GB [L/R] 3.00 m/10 ft 2)3 ) : Set t he front speaker dist ance. [CENTE R] 3.0 0 m/1 0 ft 2) 3)4) : Set the ce nter speak er di stan ce. [SUBWOOFER] 3 .00 m/10 ft 2)3) : Set t he subw oofer dist ance. 1) 0.00 to 7.01 mete rs for North Americ an models. 2) When you per form the Quick Setu p (page 29), the def ault settin gs are chang ed. 3) 3.04 m[...]

Disc 63 GB select one of the [SP EAKER SETU P] item s, the test tone is emit ted from each speaker in sequenc e. Adjust the soun d level as follows. 1 Set the [TEST T ONE] to [ ON]. 2 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to select th e desired speaker and the level. 3 Press . 4 Rep eat Steps 1 to 3. 5 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to set [T EST TONE] to[...]

64 GB Presett ing Rad io Station s You ca n preset 20 F M stat ions, and 10 AM statio ns. Befo re tuning , make sure to tur n down the volume to minimum. Ti p • You can operate the tuner functi on by observing the following di splay on the TV screen . 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly until “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front pa[...]

T une r 65 GB Listening to the Ra dio Preset radio statio ns in the system’s memory first (see “P rese tting Radi o Stat ions ” (pag e 6 4)). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly un til “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last recei ved st ation is t uned i n. 2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the pr[...]

66 GB 6 Cre ate a name by using C / X / x / c . Press X / x to se lect a charact er, the n pre ss c to move the cursor to t he next po sition. You ca n input let ters, num bers, an d other symb ols fo r a radio stati on. If you make a mistake Press C / c rep eatedl y until the char acter t o be chan ged fl ashes, then pr ess X / x to se lect the de[...]

T une r 67 GB Using th e Radio Data System (RDS) The R adi o Data Syst em (RDS ) is a broa dcast ing service that allows radio sta tions to s end add ition al in fo rmat ion alon g wi th th e reg ula r program signal. This tune r offers conve nient RDS fe atur es, s uch as st atio n nam e dis play. RDS is ava ilable only for FM stati ons.* Note •[...]

68 GB Using the Contro l for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is availa ble on TV s with the “BRAVI A” Sync function only. By conn ecti ng Sony co mpone nts th at are compatibl e with the Control for HDMI fun ction with an HDMI c able (not supplied ), operatio n is simplifie d as below: – The atre Mode (p age 6 9) – One- [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 69 GB To set the [CONTROL FOR HD MI] function to on/off 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly un til “DVD” app ears in the front panel display. 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [SETUP], then press . The options[...]

70 GB (System Au dio Contro l) You ca n enjoy TV sound in this system by easy oper atio n. To use this fun ct ion, con nec t th e s yste m a nd th e TV wit h an audi o cord (not s uppl ied) and an HDMI cable (n ot su pplied ) (page 21 ). Depe nding o n the T V, whe n yo u set the system to the “ TV” function, the Syst em Audio Contro l funct io[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 71 GB Playing Back Audio Files/JPEG Image File s of a USB Device You can pl ay a udio fi les (MP3/WMA /AAC files) /JPEG image file s stored in a USB device such as the d igital m usic pl ayer o r USB s torage media (no t suppl ied) by conn ecting the USB device to the unit. For a l ist of USB dev ices that [...]

72 GB Notes on the USB device • The sys tem can pl ay back up to 200 fol ders, incl uding albu ms tha t do not cont ain audi o files and JPEG image file s. When more than 200 folder s are i n th e USB d evic e, fol ders t hat are r ecogni zed by t he sys tem diff er depe nding on the fold er configu ration. • The sys tem ca n play bac k the fol[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 73 GB 7 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play audio f iles in a folder Press H to start playing t he selected fold er. x To select an audio file Press . The list o f files co ntained in th e folder appears . Press X / x to sel ect a fil e and pr ess . The system star ts p laying the s elec ted fi le. Yo[...]

74 GB x To play JPEG image files in a folder as a slide show Press H to start p laying the selected folder . The JP EG imag es are playe d as a slide show . You can ch ange the i nterva l of the slide s how ( page 74), and add effects to th e slid e sh ow (pa ge 74) . x To select a JPE G image fi le by displaying the subscreens Press PICTURE NAVI. [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 75 GB •[ M O D E 1 ] : The JPEG image file sweeps in from to p to bottom. • [MODE 2]: The JPEG i mage file st retches out fro m left to right of the TV screen . • [MODE 3]: The JPEG i mage file st retches out f rom th e ce nter of the T V scr een. • [MODE 4]: The JPEG image files rand omly cycl e th[...]

76 GB 1 Press DISPLAY. (Wh en playing a JPEG imag e files, press DISPLAY twice.) The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select the search m ethod. • [TRACK ]: audio files . • [FILE]: JPEG ima ge files. •[ F O L D E R ] : F o l d e r s . [** (* *)] is select ed (** re fers to a number ). The nu mber in pa rent[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 77 GB ID3 ve r 2.2/2.3 tag inf ormation display has prior ity when both I D3 ver 1.0/1.1 and ver 2.2/2.3 tags are used for a single M P3 file. Note • Characte rs/mark s may not be displa yed in some languag es. • Dependi ng on the type of file bein g played, the system ca n only display a limited numbe [...]

78 GB • Some USB device s cannot be playe d back on the sy stem de pend ing on the file fo rmat . 1 L oad an audio CD. 2 Press DISP LAY while the system is in stop mode. The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [USB RECORDING], then press . 4 Press X / x to select [TRACK], then press . “READ ING” appear [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 79 GB x To select th e desired MP3 fi le/folder Press X / x to sele ct the MP3 file/folde r, then press . The MP 3 files/ folder s are ma rked . x To select all M P3 files/folders Press C / X / x / c to select [ ALL], then press . x To cancel the MP3 file/fol der Press X / x to sele ct the MP3 file/folde r,[...]

80 GB Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Adapter The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMPORT) adapte r (not suppli ed) is for enj oying soun d from a por tabl e audi o sou rce or c omput er. B y connecting a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, you can e njoy sou nd from the conne cted component on the syste m. Available DIGITAL MEDIA PORT ad apters vary i n ea ch are a. For [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 81 GB Using an S-AIR Product The unit is compatible with the S-AIR function (page 11 2), which a llows sound transmissio n between S-AIR produc ts. About S-AIR products There are tw o types of S-AIR pro duct. • S-AIR main unit (th is unit): Th is is fo r tran smit ting sound . Yo u can use up to t hree S-[...]

82 GB Soun d transm ission is establis hed as follows (e xampl e): Ti p • To confirm the current ID, perform Steps 1 to 7 above. When you pa ir the unit with the S-AIR sub unit (page 84), [(PAIRING)] a ppears besi de ID on the disp lay for selec ting ID. To set the ID of the surround amplifier 1 M ake sure that the SURROUND SELECTOR switc h of th[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 83 GB 3 Sel ect the desired function on the S-AIR receiver. x When “PARTY” is set The fu ncti on chan ges in t he same se quenc e as you pr ess FUNCTION +/– (p age 32). x When “SEPARATE” is set The funct ion chan ges as follo ws. “MAIN UNIT” t “TUNER F M” t “TUNER AM” t “DMPORT” t [...]

84 GB It is e asy to se t the same ID for the unit and an S-AIR s ub u nit, suc h as a surrou nd am plifier or S-AIR receiver , to establish s ound transmissio n. How ever, nei ghbors m ay als o receiv e your syste m’s s ound if IDs ar e the s ame, or you m ay recei ve the so und from ne ighb ors. To prev ent this, you c an identify the unit with[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 85 GB 7 Press X / x to selec t [AUDIO SE TUP], then press . The options f or [AUDIO SETUP] appear. 8 Press X / x to selec t [S-AIR S ETUP t ], then press . 9 Press X / x to selec t [PAIRING], th en press . The confirmati on display appears. 10 Press C / c t o select [Y ES], then p ress . The unit starts pai[...]

86 GB Note • When t he wi reless t ransce iver is no t inserte d in the unit, you c annot set t he “RF CH ANGE.” • In most ca ses, yo u will no t need to change this setting. • I f “RF CHANGE” i s set to “OFF ,” transmiss ion between the unit a nd S-AIR sub unit can be performed us ing on e of the f ollowing channels. – S-AIR ID[...]

Other Operati ons 87 GB Getting Optimal Surro und Sou nd for a Room [SPEAKER FORMATION] Depend ing on the s hape of the roo m, yo u canno t insta ll some s peakers. For the better su rround sound , Sony re commen ds tha t first you de cide the posi tion of the spea kers. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeated ly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel[...]

88 GB Calibratin g the Approp riat e Sett ings Automatic ally [AUTO CALIBRATION] D. C. A. C. (Dig ital Cinema Auto Cal ibration) can set the appr opriate s urround sound automaticall y. Note • The system outputs a loud te st sound when [AUTO CALIBRAT ION] starts . You canno t turn the volume down. Give consider ation t o child ren and neighbors. [...]

Other Operati ons 89 GB – the headphones are conne cted to the unit or surround a mplifie r. – the calibration mic is not connected. – fr ont speaker s are not correctl y connected. – s urround spea kers ar e not corre ctly connect ed. – subwoofer is not conne cted. – front and surround spe akers are not corre ctly connect ed. 10 Press [...]

90 GB CATV You ca n contro l the TV using the f ollowi ng butt ons. To us e the se but tons (oth er th an THEATRE and TV [ / 1 ), set the re mote to the TV mode by pressing TV so that TV lights up for 1 seco nd. To exit th e TV mode, pr ess TV so th at the TV flashe s four times. Note • During the TV mode, i f you press any of the following butt [...]

Other Operati ons 91 GB Using the Sou nd Effect You can re inforc e bass freq uencie s. Press DYNAMIC BASS. “D. BASS ON” ap pears i n the fro nt panel displa y and bass freq uencies are effect ively rein forc ed. To turn off the sound effect Press DYNAMIC BASS again . You c an enj oy sou nd ef fects or dial ogue , as yo u would in a movie thea [...]

92 GB Changing th e Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display The bri ghtnes s of the fron t panel display ca n be set to either of 2 levels. Press DIMM ER. Each time you p ress DIMMER, the b rightness o f the front panel di splay changes. To set the bright ness of the front panel display using the system menu 1 Pr ess SYST EM ME NU. 2 Press X / x rep[...]

Other Operati ons 93 GB x DATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD (DivX video fi le) 1 Playing t ime of the curr ent fil e 2 Current file na me 3 Current al bum and fi le numbe r Note • The syste m can only displa y the first level of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc nam e or title . • If a file name of the MP 3 file c annot be displayed, “*” w[...]

94 GB To check DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 file/DivX video file) text By pres sing DIS PLAY while play ing MP3 files or DivX vi deo files on a DATA CD/ DATA DVD , you can di splay the name of the fold er/ MP3 f ile/D ivX vi deo f ile, and t he au dio b it ra te (the amount of d ata p er sec ond of the curr ent audio) on the TV sc reen . * Appears wh en: [...]

Other Operati ons 95 GB Return ing to the Def ault Setting s 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , and " / 1 on the unit at the same time. “COLD RESET” appears in the fr ont panel displa y and the s ystem return s to de fault settings . You can re turn the [SETUP ] settings (page 56) other than [PARENTA L CONTROL] to th[...]

96 GB Precau tion s On power sources • Unplu g the unit from the wall outle t (mains) if you do not intend t o use it for an extended per iod of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, neve r by the cord. On placement • P lace the sys tem in a locat ion with adeq uate venti latio n to prevent h eat build-u p in the syst em. • A[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 GB transm ission may re sult. In this case, take t he followin g steps: – Do not insta ll the system near other w ireless syst ems. – Do not use the system and the other wirele ss systems at the same time. • The transm ission dista nce differs depe nding on the usage envir onment. Fi nd a location wher e transm iss[...]

98 GB Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of the follo wing difficu lties while using the sys tem, use this troubleshoo ting guide to h elp remedy t he probl em before re questing r epairs. Should any problem per sist, consul t your neares t Son y de aler. Note that if ser vice pe rsonnel chan ges som e parts during r epair, th ese pa rts may b[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 GB Sound Even though you se t the aspect rati o in [ TV T YPE ] of [V IDE O SETUP], t he picture does not f ill the TV screen. • The aspec t ratio on the disc is f ixed. Color irregu larity occur s on the TV screen. The su bwoofer an d the f ront s peakers in this syste m are m agnetic ally s hielded to prevent magneti[...]

100 GB Operation The surro und effect is di fficult t o hear when you are playing a sound track of Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio . • Make sure the “DEC. MODE” s etting (pag e 34). • Check th e speaker connect ions and s etting s (pages 2 0, 61). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not be the ent ire 5.1 channel. It may be mo[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 101 GB The MP3 file cannot be played. • The DATA CD is not recorded in th e MP3 format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1/Lev el 2, or Joliet. • The DATA DVD is not recorded in an MP3 format that conf orms to UDF (Universal Disk Format ). • The MP3 file does not have the ex tension “.MP3. ” • The data is not form[...]

102 GB Messages do not ap pear on the TV screen in the lang uage you want. • In the Se tup Displa y, sele ct the de sired la nguage f or the o n-scree n displa y in [OSD] under [LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 57). The langua ge for th e sound tra ck cannot be changed. • Multilin gual track s are not r ecorded o n the DVD being pl ayed. • The DVD proh [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 103 GB USB device Symptom Remedy “OVERLOAD” appears in the front panel disp lay. • A prob lem has been det ected wi th the level o f electr ical current f rom th e (USB) port. Turn off the system a nd remove the USB de vice from the (USB) p ort. Ma ke sure there is no prob lem with the USB device . If thi s display pa[...]

104 GB “DATA ERROR” appears in the front panel di splay durin g playback of a USB device. • The audio file/J PEG image file yo u want to pla y is br oken. • The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data . • The JPE G ima ge fi le for mat d oes n ot c onform to DC F. • The JPEG i mage fi le has th e extens ion “.J PG” or “. JPEG,” but[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 105 GB The S-AIR function You cannot start r ecording/ copying to a USB device . • The fol lowi ng pr obl ems ma y ha ve occ urr ed. – The USB device is full. – The number of MP3 file s and folders on the USB device has reache d the upper li mit. – Th e USB devi ce is writ e-protect ed. Recording /copying is stoppe [...]

106 GB Surround amplifier operation If no s ound is output from t he surr ound sp eaker s, che ck the s tatus of the POW ER / O N LINE indicat or on the surround amp lifier. For deta ils of the POWER / ON LINE indicato r, see “Step 4: Set ting up the Wirel ess Sy stem” (page 27). No sound is heard from the S-AIR sub unit. • I f you use anot h[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 107 GB There is no sound. Check t he stat us of t he POWER / ON LINE indicator on the surround a mplifi er. • turns green – Th e speaker cord is not con nected s ecurely. – Check the speaker c onnections and se ttings. – The volume of t he unit is set to min imum. – The unit is in mute status. – Depending on th [...]

108 GB Self-dia gnosis Function (When letters/ numbers appe ar in the disp lay) When the s elf-diag nosis func tion is a ctivated to prevent the syste m from malfunctioning , a 5- chara cter se rvice nu mber (e. g., C 1 3 50) wi th a combinati on of a lett er and 4 di gits appe ars on the TV screen or front pan el display. In this case, check the f[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 109 GB Specific ations Amp lifier Se ctio n Stereo mode (r ated) 108 W + 108 W (at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD) Surround mod e (reference) RMS out put power FL/F R/C*: 1 43 wa tts (pe r channel at 3 ohms, 1 kH z, 10% THD) Subwoofer*: 285 watts (at 1.5 ohms, 80 Hz, 10% THD) * Depending on the decoding mode settings and the sourc e[...]

110 GB Dimensions (approx. ) 385 mm × 50 mm × 67 mm (w/h /d) Mass (approx .) 0.4 kg Surr ound (SS-T S84) Speaker s ystem Full ran ge Bass refl ex, Mag netica lly Shi elde d Speaker unit 65 mm cone type Rated i mpedance 3 ohms Dimensions ( approx.) 11 3 mm × 830 mm × 84 mm (w/ h/d) 315 mm × 1,015 mm - 1,335 mm × 315 mm (w/ h/ d) with stand Mas[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 111 GB Glossary Digi tal Cinem a Auto Cali bration Digi tal Cine ma Aut o Cali brat ion w as deve lope d by Son y to auto mati call y measur e and adj usts the speak er settings to your lis tening environment in a short period of time. Digital Direct Tw in Drive Subwoo fer Utilizin g Sony pro prietary S-ma ster tech nology,[...]

112 GB S-AIR (Sony Aud io Inte ractiv e Radio frequen cy) Recent times have seen the rapid sp read of DVD media, Digital Broa dcasti ng, and oth er high- qual ity m edi a. To ensur e that the subtle n uances of these hi gh- quality medi a are transmitt ed with no dete rior ation , So ny has deve lope d a tec hnol ogy called “S-AIR ” for t he ra[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 113 GB Language Code List The langua ge spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1 988 (E/F) standard. Code L anguage Code Language Code Langu age Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assames e 1051 Ayma ra 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 106[...]

114 GB Index to Parts and Co ntrol For mo re in forma tion, refer to th e pages indica ted in pa renthe ses. A " / 1 (on/standby) (29, 95) B A (open/close) (38) C Front panel display (116) D Play operation buttons (38) E (remote sensor) (9 ) F FUNCTION (32) G VOLUME control (38) H PHONES jack (38) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j ack (22, 29, 88) J (USB[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 115 GB A SPEAKER jacks ( 20) B EZW-RT10 slot (25) C COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (24) D AM terminal (24) E EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack (21) F LINE (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks ( 22) G DMPORT (DIGITAL ME DIA PORT) jack (22, 80) H HDMI OUT j ack (21) I TV (DIGITAL IN COAXI AL/OPTICAL) jacks (21) Rear panel CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN COAX[...]

116 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Playing status B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (91) C Displays system’s st atus such as chapter, title, or t rack number, tim e inform ation, r adio f requen cy, playi ng status , decodi ng mode, etc. D Lights up when a station is received. (Radio only) ( 64) E Stereo/Monau ral effe[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 117 GB A PHONES jack (27) B POWER (ON/OFF) (27) C POWER / ON LINE indi cator ( 27) D PAIRING indicator (81) E PAIRING ( 81) F Wireless transceiver (EZW-RT10) slot (25) G S-AIR ID switch (27) H SPEAKER L jack (11) I SPEAKER R jack (11) J SURROUND SELECTOR switch (27) Surround amplifier PHONES POWER POWER/ON LINE Front panel [...]

118 GB Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – M N – Z ANALOG ed (89) ANGLE 5 (39) AUDIO e; (37, 40) CLEAR es (44, 56 , 65) D.TUNING ws (65 ) DIGITAL wa (89) DIMMER ed (92) DISPLAY qh (66, 76, 92 ) DVD MENU 6 (46) DVD TOP MENU wl (46) DYNAMIC BASS wa (91) ENTER* 4 (26, 29, 41, 44, 64, 87) FUNCTION +/– 2 (32, 38) MENU wk (8 9[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 119 GB Guide to th e Control Menu Disp lay You can us e the Contro l Menu display to select a function a nd to view re lated inf ormation. Press D ISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DI SPLAY , the Contro l Menu di splay ch anges: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Contr ol Menu display 1 2 Contr ol Menu displa y 2 (appea rs whe n [...]

120 GB Examp le: C ontrol M enu d ispla y 1 whe n pla ying a DV D VIDE O. To turn off the display Press DISPLA Y. List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Functio n, Releva nt Disc Typ e [TITLE] (page 47)/[SCENE] (pag e 47)/[TRACK] (page 47) You can select t he titl e, scene, or tra ck to b e played. [CHAPTER] (page 47)/[INDEX] (page 47) You can [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 121 GB * These i tems are not display ed when pl aying a DA TA CD/D ATA DVD with DivX vi deo file. List of Control Menu Items for USB device [SHU FFLE] (page 4 5) You can play the track/file in random order. [REP EAT] (p age 4 5) You can pl ay the e ntire disc ( all tit les/all tracks /all fol ders/all files ) repeat edly o[...]

122 GB Ti p • The Contr ol Menu icon ind icator light s up in yellow t when you select any it em except [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], and [A/V SYNC] only). The [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in yellow when you select [PLAY LIST] (default settin g). The [MULTI/2C H] indicator li ghts up in yellow whe n you select the mul ti-chan[...]

123 GB Index Numerics 5.1 Chan nel Surround 41 A A/V SYNC 54 AA C fi le 71 ANGLE 39 AT T E N U AT E 3 3 A UDIO 57 A UDIO (HDMI) 59 A UDIO DRC 60 A UDIO SETUP 60 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 60 , 88, 111 B B AC KGROUND 60 C CINEMA STUDIO EX 36 COLD RESET 95 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 58 Control for H DMI 68 Con tro l Menu Disp la y 119 CUST OM 56, 95 D D. C. A. C. ([...]

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