Sony DAV-FC9 manual

©2003 Sony Cor poration 4-248-454- 11 (1) Compact A V System Oper a ti ng Inst ructions DA V - F C 9[...]

2 US 3 To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or m oi st ur e. Cautio n – The use of op ti cal in str u m ents wit h this produc t wil l increas e ey e haz ard . For the customers in the U.S.A This s ymbo l is inte nded to al ert the use r to the pre sence of uninsulat ed “dange rous voltag e” wit h in th e pr od[...]

3 US For the customers in Canada CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSE RT . ATTENTION POUR EVTER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE L A FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUS SER JUSQU’AU FOND. Precautions Safety • If anythi ng falls into t he cabinet, u nplu[...]

4 US On placement • Place th e sy s t em in a location wit h ad eq u at e venti l atio n to pr event heat bu il d -u p i n the s ys t em. • At high volume, over lo ng periods of tim e, the cabine t becomes hot to the touch. Thi s is not a malf un ction. However, touc hing the c abinet shoul d be avoid ed. Do not place th e u ni t in a conf in e[...]

5 US Welcome ! ......... .............. ........... ........... ... 3 Precautions ....... ........... .............. ........... ... 4 About th is Manual....... .................. .......... 7 This System Can Play the Fol l owing Discs ... ........... .................. .............. ... 7 Terms for discs ........ ........... ........... .........[...]

6 US Additi onal Infor mation Trou bleshootin g ........ ........... ........... ...... 75 Specific ations ......... .................. ............. 78 Gloss ary ...... ........... ........... .................. .. 79 Index to Parts and Controls ...... ........... .. 82 Langua ge code list ............ .............. ...... 87 DVD Setup M enu List[...]

7 US • The instru ctions in t h is manual descri be the controls o n the remote. Yo u can also use the contro ls on the sys tem if they hav e the sam e or similar names as those on the remote . • In this manual , the European model is used for illust ra tion and on-sc r een di sp lay (O SD) purp ose. • The fol lowing symbol s are used in this[...]

8 US Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs) This sy stem c onform s to Ve r. 1.1 an d Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD stan dards. Yo u can enjoy t wo kinds of play ba ck depe ndin g on the disc type . About Multi Session CD • Thi s system can pl ay Multi Se ssion CDs whe n an MP3 audio track is containe d in the fir st session . An y su bseq uen t MP 3 [...]

9 US • Progr essive JP EG fil e * A logica l format of files and folders on CD-R OMs, defined b y ISO (Internat ional Sta ndard Orga nizati on) Do not lo ad the foll owing discs: • A DVD with a dif f erent region code (page 8, 81). • A disc that is nei the r st an dard nor ci rcul ar (e.g., card, hear t, or st ar shape). • A disc with p ape[...]

10 US On handling discs • To ke ep the di sc clean , h and le the di s c by its edge. Do not touch th e surf ace. • Do no t stick paper or tape o n the dis c. • Do no t expose the di sc t o dire ct sunli ght or heat sour ces suc h as h ot a ir duct s, or leav e it in a car p arked in d irect sun light as t he tem per at ure ma y r ise co ns i[...]

11 US Use the Co ntro l Menu to select a func tion that you wou ld like to use. The Control Men u display appea rs when the DVD DIS PLAY button is pre ssed. For details, ref er to the page in pare ntheses. List of Control Menu Items Guide to the Control Menu Displ ay DISC Displ ays the di sc name or the disc type inser ted into the system. TITLE ( [...]

12 US Tips • Each time you press DVD DISPLAY, the Cont rol Menu di splay changes as follows: The Control Menu it ems vary, depe ndi ng on the dis c. • The Cont ro l Me nu ic on in dica tor lig hts up in gree n t unless you set the REP E A T se tting to “OFF. ” • The “ANGLE” i nd icator li ghts up i n green only when m ultiple a ngles [...]

Getting Started 13 US Chec k th at you have the foll owing it ems: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer (1) • AM loop an t e nna (1) • FM wire an tenna (1) • Sp eaker cord s (3.5 m × 3, 10 m × 2) (12f t. × 3, 34ft. × 2) • Subwoo fe r cord (3.5m) (1 1ft 5 7 / 8 in.) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Re m ot e C o mm an der (r em ot e) R [...]

14 US Connect the supp lie d spe aker sys tem usin g th e supp lie d spea k er cor ds by matchi ng the colou rs of the jacks t o th ose of th e co rds. D o not c onn ect a ny s peake rs ot he r tha n th ose su pp lie d w ith this sys t em. To obtain t h e best possible s u rround sound, s pecify the sp eaker para meters (dista nce, level, e tc.) on[...]

Getting Started 15 US Termin als for c onnecting th e speake rs Note on placing speakers Use ca ut i on wh en placing the su bwo of er or a spe ak er st and (not sup plied) that is at ta ched with the front /s ur r ound s peake rs on a spe ciall y tr ea ted (w ax ed, oi l ed , pol ish e d, etc. ) f lo or, as s tainin g or disc olor ation may re sul[...]

16 US Note Do not catch th e spea ker cab le ins ulati on in the S PEAK E R ja c k . Tip Connec t the sp eaker cable after be nding the s peaker wire at the e nd of th e insulat ion. Thi s prevents the spea ker cable from being caught in the SPEAKER jack. To avo i d sh or t -cir c uit i ng the spea kers Short-ci rcuiting o f the speaker s may damag[...]

Getting Started 17 US To ch an ge t he spea ker ca ble s If you w a nt to use a differ ent sp ea ke r cabl e, yo u can de tach th e plug for at ta ch men t t o an othe r ca ble. Detaching With the cat cher f acin g down , press and h old th e plu g down agai nst a f lat surf ace an d rem ove t he cords from plu g. Attaching Whil e pr es sin g th e [...]

18 US Connect th e supplied AM/FM antennas for listening t o the radio. Termi na ls for conne cting the anten na s Notes • To prevent noi se pickup, kee p th e AM loop ante nna awa y f ro m the syst e m an d othe r com pon ents. • Be su re to fu lly ext end t he F M w ire antenna . • After connecti ng the FM wire an tenna, k eep it as horizon[...]

Getting Started 19 US Tip If you have poo r FM recepti on, use a 75- ohms co axial cable ( not suppl ied) t o conne ct the sy stem to an outdoor FM antenna as shown be low . AM COAXIAL FM 75 Outdoo r FM antenn a System[...]

20 US Requir ed cord s Video cord for connecting a TV Audio/video cords (not supplied) When connecti ng a co rd, be sure to ma tch t he co lour- coded sleeve s to the appropri ate j acks o n th e compon ents. Termi nals for connecti ng video compon ent s Notes • When you select VIDEO 1 using t he FUNCTION b utton, the si gnal is no t output via V[...]

Getting Started 21 US To li s ten t o t he TV or game mac hi ne (e x: Pl ay Sta tion 2) so un d by using the system Connect the aud io output jacks o f the TV or game machine to the VIDEO 2 AUDIO I N jacks of th e syst em with the audi o cord s (opti onal). S VIDEO IN INPUT VIDEO IN INPUT Y P B /C B P R /C R COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO IN R VIDEO OUT [...]

22 US Befor e connect ing t he AC power cords of this sy stem and subwoofer to a wall outl et, c onnec t the spea ke rs to th e sy stem (see pa ge 15) . Step 4: Connecti ng the AC Power Cords[...]

Getting Started 23 US For the be st poss ib le su rr ou nd sou nd, all the speak ers oth er than the s ubwoof er sh ould be the same di s ta nce fr om t he list en ing po si t ion ( A ). Howe ve r, this sy stem a llow s yo u to pl ac e the cent r e speaker up to 1.6 metre s a) cl oser ( B ) and the su rrou nd spe ak ers up to 4.6 m etres b) closer [...]

24 US Depe ndi ng on the D V D or VID EO CD, som e opera tions ma y be di fferent o r re stric ted. Refer t o the op erat ion det ails supp lied w ith yo ur disc . 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selecto r on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 on the system. The sy ste m turns on . Un le ss th e m o d e of th e sy st e m is set to “[...]

Play ing Di scs 25 US After following Step 6 Depe ndin g on t he disc, a menu may appear o n the TV scr een . You ca n pla y th e di s c inter actively by fo llowing the in structions o n the menu. (DVD: p age 27), (VIDEO CD: page 28). To remove the disc Press DI SC 1-5 A on the system, or Z on the remot e. W hen you pres s Z on the remote, the dis[...]

26 US Additi onal ope rations * You cannot paus e duri ng JP EG playba c k. Notes • If th ere is n o disc in the s ystem, “RE ADY!” appea rs on the front pa nel di splay. • If DVD pl ayback is pau sed for approxima tely on e hour, t he system automat ically turns off. To Press Stop x Pause* X Resum e play f r om pa use X or H Go to the next[...]

Play ing Di scs 27 US When you stop the disc, the syst e m remembers the poi nt whe re you presse d x and “RE SUM E” appe ars in t he fro n t panel disp lay. As l ong as you do no t remo ve th e di sc , Resu m e P lay wi ll work even if the syste m enters sta ndby mode by pressi ng " / 1 . 1 While playing a disc, p ress x to stop playback.[...]

28 US With P BC ( Pl ay back Co ntro l) fu nction s, yo u can en joy simple interact ive oper ation s, se arch funct io ns , and oth er such op erati ons. PBC play back a llow s yo u to play V I D E O CD s interacti vely by follo wing the menu o n the TV screen . 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functi ons. The me nu for you r sel ectio n appe a[...]

Play ing Di scs 29 US You ca n pl ay MP3 audio tr a cks on CD-R OMs, CD-Rs, or C D-R Ws. How ever , th e disc s m ust b e recorded acco rd ing to ISO9660 lev el 1 , leve l 2, or Jolie t format for th e system to r e cognize the tracks . You can also play di scs reco rd ed in Mul ti Sessi on. See the i nstructions of the CD-R/RW device o r reco rd i[...]

30 US 4 Select (TRACK) using X / x and press ENTER. The list o f tracks co ntaine d in the cu rren t album ap pear s. When t he li st of all t racks or a lbum s cann ot be disp laye d on the win do w, the jump ba r appear s. Pres s c to select the j ump bar icon, and then s croll t he jump bar t o display t h e rest o f the list us ing X / x . P re[...]

Play ing Di scs 31 US Sele ct i ng an al bum a nd fi le 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The C ontrol Menu and name of t he JPEG data d isc ap pear s. 2 Press X / x to select (ALBUM) then press ENTER or c . The list of album s co nt ai ne d in the di s c appears . 3 Select an album you want to play u sing X / x and press ENTER. 4 Select (FILE) us ing X / x an [...]

32 US Enjoying Sl ide show on a JPEG da ta disc 1 Press M while d isplaying a JPE G image. Slid e show s tarts f rom th e curre nt i mage. 2 Press H when yo u want t o exit S lide show. Retu rn to nor mal pl ay fr om th e curr ent image. To change the interval time of Slide show Each t ime you p ress M duri ng Slide show, the interval time change s[...]

Play ing Di scs 33 US You ca n sele ct the play mode that p lays all dis cs contin uo usly , on e di s c, or alb u m . 1 In stop mode, press DVD DISPLAY . 2 Press X / x to select (PLAY MODE), then press ENTER or c . ALL/ONE/ALBU M • A LL: T he syst em pl ays a ll d isc s in the syst em consecu tive l y in th e orde r of th e disc sl ot num be r, [...]

34 US You ca n pl ay th e co nten ts of a disc in t he order you w ant by arran ging th e ord er of th e track s on the disc t o crea t e yo ur own pr ogra m. Yo u ca n prog ram up to 25 tra cks. 1 In stop mode, press P LAY MODE repeatedly until “PROG” app ears in the front pane l displa y . The P rogr am Men u appe ars on th e TV screen . 2 Pr[...]

Play ing Di scs 35 US 5 Press X / x or th e number buttons to select “7” then p ress ENTER. 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 2 to 5. The pr ogrammed t racks ar e displaye d in the select ed o rder . 7 Press H to start Program Play. Program P lay be gi ns . When th e progra m ends, you ca n restar t the same pr og ram again by p ress in g[...]

36 US Sett in g the s huf fle mo de in the Control Menu You ca n sele ct ei t h er no rma l s hu ffle or alb um shuff le (MP3 onl y). 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Co nt rol Men u ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sel ect (PL AY MODE), then press ENT ER or c . 3 Select SHUFFLE ( ALL), S HUFFLE (ONE), or SHUFFLE (ALBUM) using X / x and press ENTER. SHUFFL E (A[...]

Play ing Di scs 37 US x When playing a DVD •O F F : d oe s not p la y re peat ed ly. • ALL: repeats all the titles ( e xcept SHUFFL E (ALL) ). • TITLE: repeats th e current title on a disc. • CHA PTE R : rep eats th e curr en t chapt e r. x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD/ MP3 , and wh en Program Play is s e t to OFF •O F F : d [...]

38 US To change the scan speed (DVD/ VIDEO CD only) Each ti m e you pr ess m or M duri ng scan , the play back speed changes. Two spe eds are avai labl e. Wit h each pr ess, t he in dicatio n chan ge s as fo llow s: The FF2 M /F R2 m play back spe ed i s fas ter than FF1 M /FR1 m . Watch i ng fra me by fram e (Slo w-m otion pla y) (DVD/VIDEO CD onl[...]

Play ing Di scs 39 US x When playing a DVD (TITLE) x When pl aying a VIDEO CD (TRACK) x When playing a Super Audi o CD (TRACK) x When playing a CD (TRACK) x When playing an MP3 (ALBU M) or (TR ACK ) x When di splaying a JPEG file (ALBUM) or (FILE) Exampl e: w he n you se lect (TR ACK ) The list of tracks contained in the disc appears . When th e li[...]

40 US 5 Press EN TER . The sy st e m star ts pl ay back f rom the sele cted n u mber. To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY re peatedly until t h e Contro l Menu i s t ur ned of f. To search for a particular point using the time code (TIME SEARCH) Example: If you search f or the playin g time of the curren t tit le on a DVD 1 In Step 2, se[...]

Play ing Di scs 41 US When playing back a DVD When playing back a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Aud io CD o r CD TITLE H M S CHAP HM S CHAP HM S CHAP TITLE H M S CHAP Playing tim e and nu mber o f the curr ent title Remain i ng time and number of the curren t title Playin g time and nu mber of the cu rrent c hapter Remain ing tim e and n [...]

42 US When playing back an MP3 When playing back a JPEG Notes • Dependi ng on the typ e of disc being play ed and the playing mode , th e di sc info rma ti on ma y not be dis playe d. • ID3 tag appli es only to version 1. • If the MP3 fil e you p lay back has an ID3 tag, the ID3 tag info rm a ti on is dis played as a track (file ) nam e . •[...]

Play ing Di scs 43 US Chec king the Playing Tim e and Remain ing Time You can check the playing time and remaining time o f the curre n t titl e, chapter, or track, and the total pla ying time or re maining time of the d isc. You c an a lso c heck the D VD/C D/Sup er A udio CD text and MP3 folder name/fil e n ame/ID3 tag (only so ng ti tle ) re co [...]

44 US Checkin g the date informatio n (JPEG only) You ca n chec k the da te in form a tion du ring playba ck when th e Ex if* tag is rec orde d in th e JPEG image data. Press DVD DISP LAY during playback. The Cont rol Me nu appe ar s. * “Exchan geable I mage File Form at” is a digi tal camera im ag e for mat de f ine d by th e Japan Electroni c[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 45 US If a DVD i s recorded with mu ltilingual tr acks, you can se le ct the l ang uage y ou w a nt whil e playing t he DVD. If the DVD is record ed in multiple audi o formats (PCM, Dolby Dig ital, MPEG audio, o r DTS), you ca n sele ct th e audio format you want while playing t he DVD. With stereo CD s, VI DEO CDs or MP3, you c [...]

46 US To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY re peatedly until t h e Contro l Menu i s t ur ned of f. Note s • For dis cs not in m ultiple au dio f or ma t , you c an not chang e th e s o u nd. • During DVD playback, t he sound may change auto mati cally . Tip You can select AUDIO di rectly by pressing AUDIO. Each time you pr es s th e [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 47 US You can take ad va ntag e of su rrou nd soun d simply by s electing one of system’s pre - program med sound fiel ds. Th ey b ring t he exciting and pow e rfu l so un d of m ovi e theatr es into you r ho me. *Us e DCS T ech nol ogy About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) In collaborati on with Sony Picture s Entertai nm e nt, Son[...]

48 US Using only t he fro nt speaker and sub woofer (2 C HANNEL STEREO) This mode outputs the so und fro m the front left and ri ght spe akers and sub woo fer. S tand ard tw o channe l (stereo ) sour c es comp le te l y by pass the sound f ie ld pr ocess i ng. M ul t i c han nel s ur ro und forma ts are downm ix ed to two chann e ls. Thi s allo ws [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 49 US Select ing ot h er so und fi e lds Press SOUND FIELD +/– on the remote repeatedly until the so und field yo u want appears in the front panel d isplay. x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT P RO LOGIC Dolby P ro Lo gic pr oduc es fi ve ou tput channel s from tw o-chan nel s ources . This mo de per forms Pro Logic deco ding to the in put s[...]

50 US Adju stin g th e s ubw oofe r You ca n ad just th e s ubwo of er accor di n g to th e play b ack source. Set the MODE swi tch on the subwoofer according to t he source. For a video source s uch as a DVD, set the switch to MOV I E. For an a udio sou rce su ch as a CD , set it to MUSIC. Note s • The s ound wil l be d istorte d if yo u raise t[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 51 US Notes • The NIGHT MODE functi on is a ctiva te d onl y whe n the in put st ream is Dolby Dig ital fo r ma t. • When you con nect the he adphones t o the system, the BASS LEVEL functi on doe s not work . • When pla ying back a S uper Audi o CD, only th e BASS LEVEL functi on works a nd the NI GHT MODE fun ction does no[...]

52 US If var ious ang les ( multi-a ngles) f or a sc ene are recor ded on a DVD , you can ch ange the vie wing angle . For ex ample, wh ile playi n g a scen e o f a tr ain in motion , yo u ca n displ ay th e vi ew fr om either t he front of the t rain, the le ft window of the t rain, or from t he right wi ndow w itho ut havi ng the tra in’s movem[...]

Using V arious Ad ditional Functions 53 US If subt it l es are re cor ded on a disc , y ou can t ur n the subtit le s on or off while playing. If multil i ngu al su btitl es ar e reco rded o n the di s c, you can cha n g e the sub title la ngu age w hi l e playin g, or t urn the subtit les on or off whe never you w ant. Yo u can sele ct the langua [...]

54 US You ca n set tw o k inds of pl a yback restri ct i o n s for a disc. • Cus tom P aren tal C ontrol You ca n s et the pl ay back r estri ct io ns so tha t the syste m will not pl ay inappropr iate disc s. • Par en tal Co nt r ol Playback of some DVDs can be limited accor ding to a pr edet ermi ned lev el, suc h as the age of the vi ewer. T[...]

Using V arious Ad ditional Functions 55 US 5 Enter you r 4- di git pas swor d b y us ing the number buttons, then press ENTER. “Custom pa rental c ontrol is set.” appears and the scre en returns to the Contro l Menu displa y. If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you press ENTER and input the corr ect n u m be r. If you ma[...]

56 US Limi ting p layba ck for child ren (Parental Control) (DVD onl y) Playback of some DVDs can be l imited accord ing t o a pr edet er m i ned l eve l, such as the age of t he vi e wer. The “ Paren ta l Contr ol ” function a llows you to s et a playback li m itation level. A scene that is limited is not play ed, or it i s repl ac ed by a dif[...]

Using V arious Ad ditional Functions 57 US 5 Press X / x to select “S TANDARD,” then press ENTER. The selection items for “STANDARD” are displa yed. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic a rea as the playback l imitation level, then press ENTER. The area i s sel ected . If yo u se lect “OTHER S t ,” sele ct and enter th e standard code i[...]

58 US Pla yi n g th e disc for w hich Parental Control is set 1 Insert the di sc and press H . The PARENTAL CONTRO L display appe ars. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press ENTER. The sy st e m star ts pl ay back. Note s • If you play a DVD wh ich does n ot have the P arental Control functi on, playba ck ca nnot b e [...]

Other Operations 59 US By adjust i ng the remo te sign al, yo u ca n cont ro l your TV with th e supplied remote. Notes • If you e nter a ne w code numb er, the c ode num ber previous l y entered will be eras ed . • When you re pla c e the ba tte r ie s of the rem ote, the code number may reset itse lf t o the default (SONY) setting . Rese t th[...]

60 US Controlling the TV You ca n co ntro l y our TV usin g t he buttons belo w. Using the n um ber buttons for controlling the TV When you set th e remote to t he TV mode, you can use th e number butto ns for contro lling the TV. Press the TV butto n. The TV button turn s red and the remote is set to the TV mode. You can select the TV channels by [...]

Other Operations 61 US Pres ett i ng Radio Stations You can pr eset 20 F M statio ns, and 1 0 AM stations . Be fo re tuning, make sure to t u rn down the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press BAND repeatedly until th e band you want appears in the front panel display. Each time you press BAND, the ban d toggle s be tw een A M and FM . 2 Press and hold TUNING[...]

62 US Listen ing to the Radio Preset radio st ations in the sy stem’s memory first (s ee “Pr ese tt i ng Ra dio Sta tions” on page 61). 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil FM or AM app ears in the front panel display. The last re ceived statio n is tuned in. 2 Press PR ESET + or – repeatedl y to select the pr eset station you w ant. Each tim[...]

Other Operations 63 US Namin g Pre s et S t atio ns You can enter a na me of up t o 6 char ac ter s fo r preset st at i ons . Thes e n ame s (for ex amp le , “XYZ ”) appea r in th e sy ste m ’s front pa nel displa y w he n a sta t ion is se lected . Note that no more than one name can be entered for eac h preset stat i on. 1 Press FUNCTION re[...]

64 US You ca n set the syst em t o turn of f at a pres et time, so you can fa ll asleep li stening to music. You ca n pr eset th e t ime up t o 18 0 minut e s. 1 Press AMP MENU repeated ly until “CUSTOMIZE ” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press x / X un til “S LEEP OFF ” appears in the front panel display. 3 Press C/c to select the r[...]

Other Operations 65 US You can return the syste m par amete rs such as spea ke r s et tin gs an d pr eset st ati on to th e de fa ult settings . 1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly until “CUSTOMIZE” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press x / X until “MEMO. CLR. N” appears in the front panel d isplay. 3 Press C/ c unt il “MEMO. CLR. Y” appe[...]

66 US By usin g th e Se tup Di sp lay, yo u ca n mak e vario us ad justm ents t o item s, s uch as pic ture an d sound. You can also se t the subtit le language and the S et up Displ ay , amon g other t h i ng s. For detail s on eac h Setu p Disp lay i tem, se e page 67- 73. For an overall list of Setup Disp la y ite ms, see page 88. How to use the[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 67 US To turn off the Setup Display Press DVD SETUP repe atedly until the Setup Disp l a y is tu rn ed off . * Wh en yo u s ele ct “R ESE T” in st ep 2, t he follo wing items ar e re tu r n e d to the defau l t sett i ngs. • Setup Menu (excep t fo r the P ARENT AL CONTROL) (page 88) After you select “RESET ” and [...]

68 US Choose settings ac cord in g to the TV to be connec ted. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup Display. For details on using t he display, s ee “Using the Setup D i s pl ay” (p ag e 66). The defa ult set t in g s ar e under l in ed . x TV TY PE (D VD on l y ) Selec ts the as pect rati o of the co nnect ed TV (4 :3 stan dard o r wide ). T[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 69 US x COMPONENT OUT This will c h an ge the ty pe of s ig na l output fr om the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the syste m. See page 80 for more i nformati on about the d ifferent types. Notes • When “ PROGRESSIVE” is selected i n “SCREEN SETUP,” no sig na l is out put f r om th e MONIT OR OUT jacks. • When “[...]

70 US x AUDIO DRC Narrows t he DYNAMIC range of t he sound t rack . Usef ul fo r wa tc hi ng mo vi es at low volume late at night . Note DYNAMIC range compression only applies to Dolby Digital sour ces. x DATA CD PRIORITY (MP3, JPEG only) Set prior i ty dat a you wa nt to pla y, w he n you play a DATA CD (CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW) cont ai ning MP3 audi o [...]

Settings an d Adjustments 71 US To obtai n th e best po ssib l e su rrou nd sou nd, se t for the s ize of th e spea kers you have co nnec ted and t heir di stan ce from your list ening po siti on. The n us e the te st to ne to a djus t th e l eve l and th e balance o f the spea kers to the same level. Select “SPEAKER SETUP” in the setup disp la[...]

72 US x DISTANCE The default distance se tting for the sp eakers in relation to the liste ning positio n is shown be low. Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the spe akers. Note s • In SPEAKER SETUP, th e Nor th Ameri ca n model’s OSD displays both me t ric and imperi a l measure me n ts . The othe r mod el displ ay s[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 73 US Adjust ing the s peaker balanc e and level by u sing the test tone 1 Press DVD SE TUP in sto p mode. The Se tup Di sp lay ap pe ars. 2 Press X or x repeatedly to select “SPEAKER SET UP,” then press ENTER or c . 3 Press X or x repeatedly to select “TEST TONE,” then press E NTER or c . 4 Press X or x rep eatedl[...]

74 US •L E V E L The amp menu is can celle d when yo u do not operate the remote for several second s. C.D. (centre spea ker dist ance) Up to 1.6 metres closer to th e listenin g p osition than the fro n t speaker s. (Cannot be se t to les s than 1 metre.) S.D. (surrou nd sp eakers dist ance) Up to 4.6 metres closer to th e listenin g p osition t[...]

Additiona l Information 75 US If you ex perience any o f the foll owing difficu ltie s while using the system, use this troubles hoot in g gu ide t o he lp re m ed y the proble m bef ore r equ estin g repa ir s. Sh ould an y proble m per si s t, co nsul t yo ur nea rest So ny dealer . Power The power is not turned on. • Check th at the AC power c[...]

76 US Severe h um or n oise is heard . • Check that the spea k ers and compon ents are connecte d se c ur el y. • Check that the co nnectin g cords ar e away from a transf ormer or motor, and at lea st 3 metres (10 feet) aw ay from yo ur TV set or a fluoresce nt light. • M ove your TV away f ro m the au dio compone nts . • Th e plu gs and j[...]

Additiona l Information 77 US The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correc tly displayed. • The system can only dis play alphabet ical letters and numbers . Other chara cters are displaye d a s “” . A JPEG image file cannot b e played • The DATA CD is n ot recorded i n a JPEG format that conform s to ISO96 60 Le vel1 /L evel 2 or[...]

78 US AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 4 ohm lo ad s, bot h ch an nels driven, from 20 – 20,000 Hz; rated 75 wat ts per channel minimum RMS power, with no m ore than 0. 7 % tota l ha r mon ic distort ion. (fr om 250 milli watts to r at e d outpu t) Amplifier section Stereo mode 100 W + 1 00 W (4 ohm s at[...]

Additiona l Information 79 US Centre Speaker syst em Bass reflex Speaker u nit 70 mm (2 7 / 8 inch es ) d ia. cone type × 2, 25 mm (1 inch ) dia. balance dome Rated impe da nc e 4 ohms Dimension s (approx .) 379 × 125 × 85 mm (15 × 5 × 3 3 / 8 inches ) (w/h/d , wit h the sta nd) Mass (approx. ) 1.07 kg (2 lb 6 oz) Subwoof er Speaker s ystem Ac[...]

80 US Dolby Surrou nd P ro Logic As one me th od of decodi ng Dolby Surr ound, Dolb y Su rround Pro Logi c p roduces fo ur chan ne ls from t w o- chan nel so un d. Com p ared with the fo rme r Dol by Surround sy ste m , Dol b y Surrou nd P ro Logic repr oduce s lef t-to- right panni ng more na tura lly and localize s sounds more prec isely. T o tak[...]

Additiona l Information 81 US Regi on Co de This sy stem is used to protect c opyrights. A region n umber is allocated o n each DVD system or DVD dis c accordi ng to the sal es region . Each region code is sho wn on th e sy stem as we ll as on the disc pa ckagi ng . The sys tem can play the discs t hat ma tch its region code. The sys tem ca n also [...]

82 US For mo re in form a tion , ref er to th e pa ges in di cat ed i n pa rent he ses. Front Pa ne l A Disc slot (24) B DISC 1-5 A (eject)/indicators (24) C H (play) (24) D X (pause) (26) E x (stop) (26) F . / > , PREV/NEXT (26, 28, 61, 62) G VOLUME +/– (24, 72) H BASS LE VEL (50) I PHONES jack (on the side of the system) (24) J SOUND FIELD ?[...]

Additiona l Information 83 US Front Pan el Display When playing back a DVD When playing back a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), or MP3 When listening to the radio TITLE H M S CHAP ALL DISC 1S DOLBY PL DIGIT AL NIGHT REP 1 PROG BASS SHUF Curre nt soun d Playing status Curr ent chapter numb er Current sou nd effe ct Curr ent titl[...]

84 US When playing back a JPEG file ALL DISC 1S Current file numbe r Play ing stat us Pla y mo de[...]

Additiona l Information 85 US Rear Panel A SPEAKER jacks ( 15) B SCAN SELECT switch (69) C VIDEO 1 ANALOG OUT jacks (20) D VIDEO 2 ANALOG IN jacks (20) E MONITOR OUT (VI DEO/S VIDEO ) jacks (20) F AM terminals (18) G FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack (18) H VIDEO 2 OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack (20) I COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (20) J VIDEO 1 ANALOG IN jack (20 ) K [...]

86 US Remote Note This remote co ntr ol glows in the dark. However, before g lowing, the rem ote mu st be exposed to light f or awhile . A DISC SKIP (26) B Z (eject) (26) C DISPLAY (40, 43, 62) D FUNCTION (24, 60, 62) E STEREO/MONO (62) F BAND (61, 62) G PLAY MODE (33, 34, 35) H CLEAR (34, 35, 36, 38) I TV (60) J AUDIO (45) K ANGLE (52) L SUBTITLE [...]

Additiona l Information 87 US The langua ge spellings c onform to the ISO 6 39: 1988 (E/F) standard. Language co de list 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirg[...]

88 US Y ou can set the foll owin g items with the D VD Setup menu. The orde r of the disp layed item s may be dif ferent from the actual disp lay . DVD Setup Menu List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD DVD MENU AUDIO SUBTIT LE (Selects the langua ge you want to us e from the displayed language list.) (Selects the langua ge you want to us e from the displayed la[...]

Additio nal Inf ormation 89 GB Numerics 16:9 68 4:3 LETTER BO X 68 4:3 P AN SCAN 68 A ALBUM 29, 38 Album 7, 79 ANGLE 52 Antenna Hoo kups 18 A UDIO 4 5, 67 A UDIO DR C 70 B B A C KGROUND 6 8 B ALANCE 72 B ASS LEVEL 50 Batteri es 13 C CHAPTER 39 Chapter 7, 79 COMPONENT OUT 69 Continuo us play CD/VIDE O CD / S up er Aud io CD/DVD/MP3 2 4 Control Menu [...]

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Sony Corporation Pr inted in Korea Quick reference for Remote Commander Note The remote control of the unit employs command signals in common with other Sony DVD products. Thus, depending on the button, other Sony DVD products may respond. A Selects a dis c for pla yba c k . B Ejects t he disc . C Swit che s th e item displa yed on the fro n t pane[...]