Sony DAV-HDX276 manual

©2008 Sony Corporation 3-283-031- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -HDX275 / HDX276 / HDX475[...]

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 . Caution – The use of o ptical instru ments with this product will increase e ye hazard. 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 ap[...]

3 GB 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators , heat reg isters, s toves, or other appara tus (includin g ampli fiers) th at produc e heat. 9) Do not defeat the safety purpo se of the pola rized or groundin g-type plug. A polariz ed plug has two blades with one wide r than the other. A ground ing type plug has two bl ades and a thi[...]

4 GB About T his Operating Instruct ions • The ins truct ions in this Op erating I nstruc tions descri be th e co ntrol s on t he rem ote. You can also use the control s on th e unit i f they have th e same or simi lar names as those on the re mote. • The instr uctions in this manual a re for DAV- HDX275, DAV-HDX276, and D AV- HDX475. DAV-HDX27[...]

5 GB Tabl e of Co ntents About Th is Operatin g Instr uctions.......... 4 About th e S-AIR fun ction ............. ....... ... 4 Playable Discs ......... ........... ....... ........... ... 6 Getting Started Step 1: As sembling the Speakers . ........... ............... 13 Step 2: Positio ning the System ... 18 Step 3: Co nnecting the Sy stem... 2 [...]

6 GB Playable Discs 1) MP3 (MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3) is a standard format de fined by ISO/MPEG whi ch compresses audio data . MP3 files must b e in M PEG1 Audio Layer 3 format. Type Disc logo Char act erist ics Icon DVD VIDEO • DVD VIDEO • DVD-R/DVD-RW in DVD VIDEO format or video mode • DVD+R /DVD+RW in DVD VIDEO format VR ( Vi deo Recordin g) [...]

7 GB 2) JPEG image f iles mus t confo rm to t he DCF imag e file format. (DCF “Desig n rule fo r Camera F ile sys tem”: Imag e standards for digital cam eras regulated by Japan Electroni cs and Informat ion Technol ogy Industries Asso ciation (JEITA).) 3) Except for United Kingdom a nd North American mod els. 4) DivX ® is a video file compress[...]

8 GB Note on DualDiscs A Dual Disc is a two si ded disc produc t whi ch mat es D VD reco rded ma teri al on one si de w ith di git al audio m ateria l on the ot her sid e. Howe ver, si nce the a udio ma teria l side does not confo rm to t he Compa ct Disc (C D) stand ard, play back on th is product is not guar anteed . • This syst em can play a M[...]

9 GB This sy stem incor porates High -Definition Mu ltimedia In terface (HDMI TM ) tech nology . HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Defini tion Multimedia Interfa ce are tr ademarks or re gistered tra demar ks o f HDMI Lice nsin g LL C. “BRA VIA” an d are trad emarks o f Sony Co rporat ion. “S-AIR ” and its logo are trad emark s of Sony Co rporat[...]

10 GB Getting Started DAV-HDX275/DAV-H DX276 Getting St arted Unpacking • Fro nt speak ers (2 ) • Cent er sp eaker (1 ) • Surro und sp eakers (2) • Sub woofe r (1) • AM loop antenna ( aerial) ( 1) • FM wire antenna ( aerial) ( 1) • Spe aker cords (6, red/wh ite/ green/gr ay/bl ue/purpl e) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Remot e comma n[...]

11 GB Getting Started DAV-HDX475 • Fron t speake rs (2 ) • Cen ter speake r (1) • Surr ound spe akers (2) • Subwo ofer ( 1) • AM lo op antenn a (aeria l) (1) • FM wire anten na (aerial ) (1) • Spe aker cor ds (6, r ed/wh ite/ gre en/gra y/bl ue/p urpl e) • Video co rd (1) • Remo te com mander (remo te) (1 ) • R6 ( size A A) batt[...]

12 GB Getting Started Inserting batteries into the remote Insert two R6 (size AA) batteri es (supplie d) by matchi ng the 3 an d # ends on the batteries to the markings insid e the compartme nt. To use th e remote, point it at the remote sensor on the unit. Note • Do not leave the remo te in an extremel y hot or humid plac e. • Do not use a new[...]

13 GB Getting Started Step 1 : Assemb ling th e Spe akers (DAV-HD X475 only) Befo re con nectin g the speak ers, atta ch the speak er st and to the s peake r. (For the fron t speake rs) Use the p arts as f ollow s: • Fron t speake rs (2 ) • Spea ker co rds (2 , red/w hite ) •P o s t s ( 2 ) • Bas es ( 2) • Mount ing plate s (2) • Pos t [...]

14 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. 3 Lay the post in the slot of the speak er, slide the post to the end of the slot, then secure the post with the[...]

15 GB Getting Started 4 Connect the sp eaker cords to th e speaker. Be sure to mat ch the speaker c ords to the approp riate termin als on the speakers : the speaker cord with th e color tube to 3 , a nd th e spea ker co rd wit hout the co lor t ube to # . 5 Attach the post to the base. Insert t he post so that the slit on th e lower part of the po[...]

16 GB Getting Started 6 Adjust the height of the speaker. Loosen (but do not remov e) th e screw s, adjust the hei ght of th e speake r, then secure t he screw s. Adju st the sp eaker of one side , then ad just an othe r speake r by che cking lines as a g uide . Note • When adj usting t he heig ht of t he speaker, grasp the spea ker so t hat th e[...]

17 GB Getting Started Fully-assembled illustration White Red Front spea ker (L): White label Front spe aker (R): Red label[...]

18 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 ). However, thi s system allo ws you to place the cente r speaker up to 1.6 meters (5 f t) closer ( B ) and the surrou nd spea kers[...]

19 GB Getting Started DAV-HDX475 Note • D o not set the speaker s in an inclined p osition. • Do not place the speak ers in loca tions th at are: – Extrem ely hot or cold – Dusty or dir ty – Ver y humid – Subjec t to vibrations – Subject to dir ect sunli ght • Use caution whe n placing th e speakers an d/or speaker s tands attac hed[...]

20 GB Getting Started 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) tha t are suitable for the hole on the back of each speaker. See the illustrations below. 2 Fasten the screws to th e wall. DAV-HDX275/DAV-HDX276 DAV-HDX475 30 mm ( 1 3 / 16 inches) 4 mm ( 5 / 32 inch) Hole on the b ack of the spea ker 5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch) 10 mm ( 13 / 32 inch) 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / [...]

21 GB Getting Started 3 Hang the speakers on the screws. Note • Use screws that are suitable for the wa ll materi al and s trength. As a plas ter boar d wall is especia lly fr agile, at tach the screws se curely to a beam and fasten them to the wall. Instal l the speakers on a vertical and fla t wall where reinfor ceme nt is applied. • Contact [...]

22 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Conne cting the System See the conn ection diagra m belo w, and r ead the a dditi onal in form ation f rom 1 to 5 on the foll ow ing page s. Note • Be sure to make connecti ons securely to a void hum and nois e. • When you connect a nother compon ent with a volume control, tur n up the vo lume of th e other c ompo[...]

23 GB Getting Started DAV-HDX475 4 AM l oop an tenn a (a eria l) 1 Subwoo fer 5 AC pow er cord (mains lead) 4 FM wire antenn a (aerial ) 2 TV 1 Front speaker (L ) 1 Center sp eaker 1 Front sp eaker (R) 1 Surround speaker (L ) 1 Surroun d speaker (R) :Signal flow 3 DIGITAL MEDIA PORT ad apter 3 Portabl e audio so urce 3 VCR, digital satellite receiv[...]

24 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 th e spea ker cord wi thout the color t ube to # . Do not cat[...]

25 GB Getting Started DAV-HDX275/DAV-HDX 475 CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN P B /C B P R /C R AUDIO IN YR L COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT TV/VIDEO TV/VIDEO SPEAKER EZW-T100 COAXIAL 75 AM FM DMPORT ANTENNA HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT DC5V 0.7A MAX SPEAKER FRONT L S U R R SU R L FRONT R SPEAKER SUBWOOFER CENTER Rear pa n[...]

26 GB Getting Started Use the p arts as follows : •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) To listen t o TV sound from th e six spea kers of the system, co nnect the TV and t he system with the audio c ord (n ot suppli ed) ( A ). For vi deo out put t o your TV, chec k th e video input j acks of the T V, an d select connec tion m ethod A , B , or C . Picture qua [...]

27 GB Getting Started DAV-HDX275/DAV-HDX 475 * If your TV accep ts progressive format signal s, use this connec tion and set the out put signal of the syst em to progressive format (pag e 37). ** H DMI (Hi gh-Def inition Multim edia Interf ace) If your TV has t he HDMI jack, use this c onnection and sele ct the t ype of out put signal (page 3 7). N[...]

28 GB Getting Started To change the color system (PAL or NTSC) (Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models only) Depe nding on the TV to be c onnect ed, you may be req uired to se lect eith er PAL or NTSC for the color system. The initial settin g of the syste m for Aus tralian and Middle East ern models is PAL. The initial setting of the syste m[...]

29 GB Getting Started You c an e njoy t he co nnected comp onen t usi ng the six speake rs o f the system . • Por ta ble a udio s ourc e: A • DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapte r: B DAV-HDX276 3 Connecting the other components CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN P B /C B P R /C R AUDIO IN YR L COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO [...]

30 GB Getting Started DAV-HDX275/DAV-H DX475 * CAUTION Ple ase do not remov e the scr ews be fore i nst allin g th e EZW- T100 (page 77). To connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter Connec t a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapte r (TDM-iP10 is supplied for North Ameri can mode ls only) to the DMPORT jack. For details , see “Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Adapt[...]

31 GB Getting Started Wi reles s system option (DAV-HDX 275/DAV-HDX47 5 only) By usin g an S -AIR produc t (not suppl ied), y ou c an e njoy wi reles s perf orman ce by transm ission from the syst em. Fo r detai ls, see “Using an S-A IR Produc t” (p age 77 ) or refe r to the op erati ng inst ructio ns of the S-AIR produc t. If your TV has multi[...]

32 GB Getting Started DAV-HDX276 4 Connecting the antenna (aerial) CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN P B /C B P R /C R AUDIO IN YR L COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT TV/VIDEO TV/VIDEO SPEAKER COAXIAL 75 AM FM DMPORT ANTENNA HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT DC5V 0.7A MAX C O A X IA L 7 5 F M A N TE N N A A B Rear pan el AM loop an[...]

33 GB Getting Started DAV-HDX275/DAV-HDX 475 Note • K eep the AM loop ante nna (aerial) and cord away from the system or othe r AV components, as noise may res ult. • Be sure to fully ext end the FM wire an tenna (ae rial). • A fter connec ting the FM wir e antenna (aeria l), keep it as hori zontal as possible. Ti p • Adjust the di rection [...]

34 GB Getting Started Before conne cting the AC po wer cord ( mains le ad) of t he unit to a wall ou tlet (mai ns), conn ect all the speake rs to the unit. DAV-HDX276 DAV-HDX275/DAV-H DX475 After connec ting the A C power cord (ma ins lea d), the dem onstr ation ap pears in the front pa nel disp lay. Setting the demonstration mode to on/off 1 Press[...]

35 GB Getting Started Step 4 : Perf orming the Quick Setu p Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for u sing the system. Note • W hen you connect the system and the TV with the component video cord (no t suppli ed) or HDMI ca ble (not supplie d), you need to set the type of video output for matc hing your TV. For detai ls, see ?[...]

36 GB Getting Started 10 Press . 11 Connect the calibration mic to th e A.CAL MIC jack on the front panel. Set up t he calibration mic at the e ar level using a trip od, etc . (not su pplie d). T he fron t of each s peake r should face th e calibrat ion mic, an d there s hould be n o obst ruction betw een the s peakers and the ca libra tion mic. 12[...]

37 GB Getting Started 4 Press X / x to select [QUI CK], then press . The Qui ck Set up disp lay ap pear s. Depe ndin g on the conne ct ion of th e TV (page 26) , selec t the type of vi deo out put o f the system . To select the type of video signal output from the HDMI OUT jack When yo u conn ect the un it and t he TV w ith the HDMI c able, s elect[...]

38 GB Getting Started [OFF] : The system does not outpu t progres sive signals. Se lect this setti ng when: – your TV does n ot accep t prog ressi ve signal s, or, – you r TV is co nnec ted to jacks ot her th an the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. [ON]: The s yste m output s pr ogre ssive signals. Select this sett ing when: – your TV accep ts prog[...]

39 GB Getting Started Note • W hen you use both the TV/VID EO (AUDIO IN) jacks (analog c onnection) and TV/VIDEO (COAXIAL or OPTICAL DIGITAL IN) jack (digita l con nection ) at the same time, the digit al connectio n takes prior ity. 2 Press SYSTEM MENU. 3 Press X / x repeatedly u ntil “DEC. MODE” app ears in the front panel display, then pre[...]

40 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 SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DE C. MODE” appears in the front panel disp[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 41 GB 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 “2CH STEREO” for “DEC. MODE.” Note • When the inp ut signa l is mu lti chan nel so urce, “PR O LOGIC,” “ PLII MOVIE,” an d “PLII MUSIC” are canceled and the mu lti [...]

42 GB Selecting the S ound Mode You can select a sui table sou nd mod e for movi es or mu sic. Press SOUND M ODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display. • “AUTO” : The syst em selec ts “MOVIE” o r “MU SIC” aut omatica lly to prod uce th e sound effec t depend ing on th e disc. • “MO VI[...]

Disc 43 GB Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be differ ent or rest ricted. Refer t o the operat ing instr uctions suppl ied with your d isc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The syste m turns on. Unless the syste m is set to “DVD,” p ress FUNC[...]

44 GB system. For de tails, see “Us ing the Contro l for HDMI Function for “BRAVIA” Sync” (page 73). Ti p • The DISC 1-5 indicators change t heir color a s follows : – Gr een: the dis c is selected, or the disc is being played back. – Of f: there is no dis c. – Or ange: a disc is loa ded in the disc sto cker but not sele cted. – T[...]

Disc 45 GB 7) DVD VIDEO/ DVD-RW/DVD-R only. The button can be use d except for DivX video file s (except for United Ki ngdom an d North American models) . 8) DVD VIDEO/ DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+RW/ DVD+R only. The button can be use d except for DivX video file s (except for United Ki ngdom an d North American models) . Note • You may no t be able to use [...]

46 GB Press AUDIO repeatedly d uring playback to select the desired audio signal. x DVD VIDEO Depe nding on the DVD V IDEO, the choice of langua ge var ies. When 4 digi ts are di spl ayed, they indi cate a lang uage code . Se e “Lan guage Code List ” (page 105) to confirm which langua ge the code represents . When the s ame language is displaye[...]

Disc 47 GB x DATA CD (DivX video fil e)/DATA DVD (DivX video file) (Except for United Kingdom a nd North American m odels) Example: MP3 audi o You can pla y the Super A udio CD (pa ge 1 04) by sel ectin g th e pl ayback are a. To select a playback area on a 2 channel + Multi-channel Super Audio CD Some Supe r Audi o CDs con sist of a 2 ch annel pla[...]

48 GB PBC play back allow s you to play a VIDEO CD interacti vely by fo llowing the menu o n the TV screen . 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functi ons. The me nu for you r sel ection appe ars. 2 Select the it em number you wa nt using the number buttons. 3 Press . 4 Follow the instruction s in the menu for interactive operations. Refer to the [...]

Disc 49 GB Note • T his system can st ore at least 10 r esume playba ck points. • If [MULTI- DISC RESUME] in [SYSTEM SETUP] is set to [OFF] (pa ge 67), the res ume poi nt is clear ed when you change the function by press ing FUNCTION +/–. Ti p • T o play fro m the beginnin g of the disc , press x twice , then pr ess H . Using Play Mode You [...]

50 GB Press X / x to select [02] under [T], th en press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 4 to 5. The progr ammed tracks ar e displaye d in the sele cted o rder . 7 Press H to st art Program Pl ay. Progra m Play st arts. Whe n the prog ram end s, you ca n restar t the same program again by pressing H . To return to normal play Press CLEAR w[...]

Disc 51 GB 4 Press . Shuffle Pl ay star ts. To return to normal play Press CLE AR, or selec t [OFF] in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu display Press DIS PLAY repeat edly un til the C ontrol Menu di splay i s turned off. Note • You cannot use Shuffle Play with a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC pl ayback. You can pl ay t he co nten ts o n a di [...]

52 GB Searchin g/Selecting a Disc A DVD is divided into a lot o f section s, which make up a pictu re or musi c featu re. These sections are called “titles.” When you play a DVD whi ch c onta ins s ever al ti tle s, yo u can select th e title you want using DVD TOP MENU. When you play a DVD that allows you to s elect items su ch as the language[...]

Disc 53 GB The nu mber in pa rent heses i ndicat es the total number of ti tles, cha pters, t racks, index es , sce nes, fold ers, or fi les. 3 Press . [** (* *)] chan ges to [– – (** )]. 4 Press X / x or th e numbe r butto ns to select the desired number of the title, chapter, track, index, scene, etc. If yo u make a mist ake, pr ess CLE AR to[...]

54 GB Playing MP3 Files/JPEG Image Files You c an play the MP 3 fil es or JPEG i mage f iles: • whi ch have th e extens ion “.MP 3” (MP3 f ile) or “.JPG”/ “.JPEG” (JPEG imag e file) • which conform to the DCF* image f ile format * “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image standards for digital c ameras regula ted by Japan Elec[...]

Disc 55 GB 2 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play JP EG image files in a folder Press H to start play ing the selec ted fold er. x To select a JPEG image file by displaying the subscreens Press PICTURE NAVI. Imag es of JPEG i mage files in t he fo lder appe ar in 16 subscr eens . Press C / X / x / c to sele ct th e JPE G im age file you want t[...]

56 GB 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 [MODE (MUSIC, IMAGE) ], then press . The optio ns for [MODE (MUSIC, IMAGE)] app ear. 4 Press X / x to select a setting. • [AUTO] : You c an play bo th the JP EG image fi les and MP3 files in the same folder as a[...]

Disc 57 GB Enjoying DivX ® Videos (Except for United Kin gdom and North American m odels) DivX ® is a video fi le compr essio n techno logy, deve lope d by Div X, Inc . This pr odu ct is an official DivX ® Certif ied prod uct. You can play a DATA CD or DATA DVD that contai ns Div X ® video fi les. A DATA CD or DATA DVD that the system can play [...]

58 GB To sele ct Div X video fil es, see “Sele ctin g a DivX video fil e” (pa ge 5 8). To go to the next or previous page Press / . To turn off the display Press DVD MENU repeatedly. To stop playback Press x . 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting a folder,” press . The list of files i n the fol der appears. 2 Press X / x to select a fil e and press[...]

Disc 59 GB Adjusting the Delay Betwee n the Pict ure a nd Sound [A/V SYNC] * * * Except for Uni ted Kingdom and North Am erican models When the sound d oes not mat ch the pict ures on the TV scree n, you can adj ust the delay between the pictur e and soun d. 1 Press DISPLAY. The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press X / x to sel[...]

60 GB Enter a 4- digi t pas sword usin g th e numb er butto ns, then press . The displa y for conf irming the password appe ars. x When you have already registered a password The dis play for enter ing the pas sword appe ars. 7 Enter or re- enter your 4-dig it pa ssword using the number buttons, then press . The dis play for setti ng the playb ack [...]

Disc 61 GB 5 Press X / x to selec t [SYSTE M SET UP], then press . The options for [ SYSTEM SETUP] app ear. 6 Press X / x to select [PARENT AL CONTROL t ], then press . The disp lay for enteri ng the pas sword appears . 7 Enter y our 4-dig it password us ing the number buttons, then press . 8 Press X / x to select [CHANGE PASSWORD t ], then press .[...]

62 GB The op tions for the select ed item appear . Example: [TV TYPE] 7 Press X / x to select a setting, th en press . The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Note • W hen you turn the system on aft er resettin g and no disc is in th e unit, the guide mess age appe ars on th e TV screen. To perform the Quic k Setup (page 35), press . To r[...]

Disc 63 GB x [TV TY PE] You c an sel ect th e as pect r atio of the conn ected TV. [16:9] : Select t his when y ou connec t a wide- screen TV or a TV with a wide mode fu nction . [4:3 LETTER BOX]: Select th is when you connect a 4:3 s creen T V. Displ ays a w ide pic ture with b ands on th e uppe r and low er port ions of the TV scr een. [4:3 PAN S[...]

64 GB Note • You ca nnot chan ge the co lor syst em of th e disc i tself. • Yo u can change th e color syst em of this sys tem accordi ng to the connec ted TV (page 28) . x [BLACK LEVEL] (North American, Mexi can, and Latin Amer ican m ode ls onl y) You ca n select the bla ck level (s etup le vel) for the vid eo sign als outp ut from the jack s[...]

Disc 65 GB x [VOLU ME LI MIT] If you ch ange the output meth od of the TV to th e system speake r on the TV menu o r by press ing THEATER/THEATRE *, the System Audio Cont rol ( page 75) is act ivate d and loud sou nd may be output dep ending on the volu me level of the system. You can prevent th is by limiting the max imu m le vel o f th e vo lum e[...]

66 GB x [S-AIR SE TUP] (DAV-HDX275/ DAV-HDX475 onl y) You can set up t he S-AIR set ting. For detail s, see “Usi ng an S-A IR Product ” (page 7 7). [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. Note • This functi on is a vailable only whe[...]

Disc 67 GB x [PARENTAL CONTROL] You ca n set the pl aybac k restri ctio ns. For details , see “Res tricting P layback of the D isc” (page 59). x [Div X] (Except for Uni ted Kingdom and North American model s) You can display t he regist ration cod e for this system . For more informatio n, go to http://www.d ivx.com on the Internet . x [MULTI-D[...]

68 GB [L/R] 3.0 m/10 f t 3) : Set the front speaker dist ance. [CENT ER] 3.0 m/10 ft 3)4) : Set the center spea ker dista nce (u p to 1. 6 mete rs (5 ft) clos er to th e front sp eakers ). 1) 0.9 to 6.9 mete rs for North American mo dels. 2) 0.0 to 6.9 mete rs for North American mo dels. 3) When you pe rform the Quic k Setup (page 35) , the def aul[...]

Disc 69 GB [ON]: The tes t tone is emitted from each s peaker in sequence while adjus ting level. When you 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 [T EST TONE] to [O N]. 2 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to se lect the desired speaker and the [...]

70 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 +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front p[...]

T une r 71 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 7 0)). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “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[...]

72 GB 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 repeatedl y until the char acter t o be chan ged fl ashes, then pr ess X / x to sele ct the de sired ch arac ter. To erase the char acter, press C / c repea tedly unt il th e char acter to b e er ased flas hes, then p ress CLEAR. 7 [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 73 GB Using th e Contr ol for HDMI F unctio n for “BRAVIA” Sy nc This func tion is ava ilable on TVs wi th the “BRAV IA” Sync f unction on ly. By conn ecting Sony co mponen ts that ar e compatible with the Control f or HDMI func tion with an H DMI c able (no t supplie d), oper ation i s simplif ied [...]

74 GB To se t the [CON TROL FOR HD MI] function to on/off 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press DISPLAY w hile 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 sel ect [SETUP] , then press . The op tions for [SETUP ] appe ar. 4 Press X / x t[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 75 GB (System Power Off ) When yo u turn the TV of f by usin g the POWE R button on th e TV’s remote or TV [ / 1 on the system ’s remo te, the syst em t urns off automatica lly. Note • B efore using the System Power Off funct ion, set the function fo r TV power. For detail s, refer to the operatin g i[...]

76 GB Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Adapter The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMPORT) adapt er is for enjoy ing soun d from a portable audio s ource or computer . By conne cting a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, you can enjoy s ound fro m the co nnected compon ent on the syste m. Available DIGITAL MEDIA PORT ad apters vary i n ea ch are a. The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 77 GB Using an S-AIR Product (DAV-HDX275/DAV-HDX475 only) The unit is compatible with the S-AIR function (page 10 4), which a llows sound transmissio n between S-AIR produc ts. When you purchas e the S-AI R product, you need to p erform the following settings to establis h the sound transmis sion. About S-A[...]

78 GB Note • Insert the wire less t ransmi tter w ith th e S -AIR logo facing up. • Insert the wireless tr ansmitte r so that the V marks are aligned. • Do not i nsert oth er than the wire less tran smitte r into t he EZW-T1 00 slot. 3 Make sure to use the same screws to secure the wireless t ransmitter. Note • Do not use other sc rews to f[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 79 GB 10 Press . Set th e S- AIR sub un it to the same ID. Sound tra nsmission is establ ished as follow s (e xampl e): Ti p • To confirm t he curren t ID, pe rform St eps 1 to 7 above. Wh en you pair the unit with the S-AIR sub unit (page 80 ), [ (PAIRING)] appe ars beside ID on the display f or selectin[...]

80 GB To enjoy the s ame function as t he unit, select “ MAIN UNIT.” When “ TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” i s selected on the unit, you can only select the same ba nd for the tune r on the S- AIR recei ver. In this ca se, whe n you sel ect oth er than “TUNER FM” or “TUN ER AM” o n the uni t, you can se lect an y band for the tuner on [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 81 GB After p airing, soun d transmis sion is es tablished between the pair ed unit and S -AIR sub un it(s) only. 1 Place the S-AI R sub unit that you want to pair near the unit. Note • R emove head phones from th e surround amplifi er (if connected ). 2 Match the IDs of the unit and the S-AIR sub unit. ?[...]

82 GB 12 Press C / c to select the next operation. x To fin ish pai ring Select [NO], then pre ss . x To perfo rm pairing of anot her S-AI R sub unit Select [YES], then pres s . Note • If you perform the pa iring operat ion between t he unit and anothe r S-AIR sub unit (page 80 ), sound transmissi on establi shed by ID is cancele d. • Whe n you[...]

Other Operati ons 83 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 +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel[...]

84 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 85 GB • If an error mess age appea rs, follow t he messag e, then sele ct [YES ]. An error m essage appear s when: – the headphone s are connecte d to the unit or surround a mplifie r*. – the calibr ation mic is not connected. – front speak ers are not correct ly connect ed. – surround speakers are not correctly connect [...]

86 GB Using the Soun d Effect You ca n reinf orce b ass freq uencie s. Press DYNAMIC BASS. “D. BASS ON” appear s in th e front pan el disp lay and ba ss freq uenci es are ef fecti vely reinfo rced. To turn off the sound effect Pres s DYNAMIC BAS S again. You c an enjo y sou nd effe cts or di alogue , as yo u would in a movie theater, even at lo[...]

Other Operati ons 87 GB Changing t he Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display The bri ghtne ss of the fr ont pa nel dis play c an b e set to eit her of 2 leve ls. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x rep eate dly un til “ DIMM 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 sp[...]

88 GB x DATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD (DivX video file) (Except for United Kingdom and Nort h American models) 1 Playing ti me of the c urrent fi le 2 Current fi le name 3 Current album a nd file number Note • Th e sys tem can onl y disp lay the firs t leve l of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc name or title. • If a fi le name o f the M P[...]

Other Operati ons 89 GB To check DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 file/DivX video file 3) ) text By pr essi ng DIS PLAY wh ile pl aying MP3 files or DivX vide o files 3) on a DATA CD/DATA DVD, you can display the n ame of the fo lder/ MP3 file/Div X video file 3) , and th e audio bit rate ( the a mount of d ata pe r sec ond o f the curren t audio) on t he TV [...]

90 GB Return ing to the Defau lt Setting s 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , an d " / 1 on the unit at th e same time. “COL D RESE T” appear s in the front pa nel display and th e system returns to defa ult settings . You ca n retur n the [SETU P] sett ings (page 6 1) othe r th an [PA RENTAL CONTR OL] to the default[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 91 GB Precaut ions On power sources • Unp lug the unit f rom the wal l outlet (mains ) if you do not inten d to use it f or an exte nded p eriod of time . To disconnec t the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the c ord. On placement • Place the s ystem i n a loca tion with ade quate ventilati on to prevent he at bu[...]

92 GB Notes abo ut the Discs On handling discs • To ke ep the disc clean, h andle the di sc by it s edge. Do not tou ch the surf ace. • Do n ot s tick pape r or t ape o n th e dis c. • Do n ot e xpose the disc to di rect sunl ight or heat sources suc h as hot air d ucts, or leave i t in a car p arke d in d irect sunli ght a s the tem peratu r[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 93 GB Trou blesho oting If you exp erienc e any of the follo wing dif ficulti es whil e using the s ystem , use this troubles hootin g guide to help reme dy the pro blem be fore re questing repair s. Shoul d any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your near est S ony de aler . Note that if servic e person nel changes some parts dur[...]

94 GB Picture Sympt om Rem edy There is no pict ure. • The vi deo connecti ng cords are not connec ted securel y. • The video connecting cords a re damaged. • The unit is not connected to the correct TV input jack (pa ge 26). • The video input on the TV is not set so tha t you can view pictures from the system. • Check the output method o[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 95 GB Sound Symptom R emedy There is no sound. • T he speaker cord is not connect ed securely. • P ress MU TING on the remo te if “M UTING ON” is displaye d in the front p anel display . • The system i s in pause mo de or in Slow-mot ion Play mode . Press H to return to normal play m ode. • Fast forward or fa st[...]

96 GB Operation No sound or only a very low - level so und is heard from the surround spe akers. • Check t he speaker connect ions an d settin gs (pages 24, 67). • Make sure the “DEC. M ODE” setting (p age 40). • Depending o n the s ource, the effect of the surround sp eakers may be l ess noticeabl e. • A 2 channel so urce is being play[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 GB The JPEG image fil e cannot be played . • Th e DATA CD is not recorded in a JPEG format that confor ms to ISO 9660 Level 1/Lev el 2, or Joliet. • Th e DATA DVD is not recorded in a JP EG form at that conforms t o UDF (Universal Disk Format ). • It has an extensio n other than “.JPEG ” or “.JPG.” • I t [...]

98 GB The S-AIR function (DAV-HDX2 75/DAV- HDX475 onl y) A disc cannot be ej ected and “LOCKED” appears in t he front panel displa y. • Contact your Sony dealer or loc al authorized Son y service facility . [Data error] appears on the TV screen when playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD. • The MP3 fi le/JPEG image fil e/DivX vi deo file yo u want t[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 GB No sound is heard from the S-AIR prod uct. • If you use a nother S-AIR main unit, place it more than 8 m (26 1 / 4 feet) away from th e unit . • Confirm the I D of t he unit and S-AIR sub uni t (pag e 78). • Confirm the pairing setting (page 80 ). • Install the S-AIR ma in unit an d S-AIR sub u nit closer tog [...]

100 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 101 GB Specific ations AUDIO POWER SPECIFI CATIONS for the U S model POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 3 ohms loads , both channels driven, from 180 - 20,000 Hz; ra ted 84 watts per channel mi nimum RMS power, wi th no more than 0.7% tota l harmo nic distorti on from 250 mill i watts to rated output. Amp lifi[...]

102 GB Front (DAV-HDX 475) (SS-TS82) Speaker s ystem Full range B ass reflex , Mag netica lly Shi elde d Spea ke r uni t 65 mm ( 2 5 / 8 in) cone type Rated i mpedance 3 ohms Dimensions ( approx.) 10 8 mm × 540 mm × 78 mm (4 3 / 8 in × 21 3 / 8 in × 3 1 / 8 in) (w/h/d ) 290 mm × 1,045 mm - 1,230 mm × 290 mm (11 1 / 2 in × 4 1 1 / 4 in - 48 1[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 103 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,[...]

104 GB var ies fro m dis c to d is c; wh en it is ac tiv ate d, playback is completely prohibited, violent scenes are ski pped or replac ed with o ther sc enes and so on . Prog ressiv e forma t (seq uential sc anning) In contr ast t o the Inte rlace format, t he pro gressiv e form at can repr oduce 50 - 60 fr ames per sec ond by rep roduci ng all s[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 105 GB Language Code List The langua ge spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1 988 (E/F) standard. Code L anguage Code L anguage Code Langu age Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061[...]

106 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) (35, 90) B A (open/close) (43) C Front panel display (108) D Play operation buttons (43) E (remote senso r) (12) F FUNCTION (38) G VOLUME control (43) H PHONES jack (43) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j ack (29, 35, 84) J DIS[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 107 GB DAV-HDX276 DAV-HDX275/DAV-HDX 475 A SPEAKER jacks ( 24) B EZW-T100 slot (DA V-HDX275/DAV- HDX475 only) (30) C FM COAXIAL 75 Ω jack (32) D AM terminal (32) E TV/VIDEO (AUDIO IN R/L) j acks (26, 29) F VIDEO OUT jack (26) G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks ( 26) H DMPORT (DIGITAL ME DIA PORT) jack (29, 76) I HDMI OUT j ack (2[...]

108 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Playing status B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (86) 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) ( 70) E Stereo/Monau ral effe[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 109 GB Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – O P – Z ANGLE 3 (45) AUDIO qh (45) CLEA R es (49, 61, 71) D.TUNING ws (71) DISC SKIP ed (43) DISPLAY wa (72, 87) DVD MENU wg (52) DVD TOP MENU qd (52) DYNAMIC BASS 6 (86) ENTER 1) wf (34, 35, 47, 49, 7 0, 83) FUNCTION +/– 2 (38, 43) MENU wg (85) MUTING 7[...]

110 GB Guide to the Con t rol Menu Displa y You ca n use the Co ntrol Me nu displ ay to sele ct a funct ion and to view re lated inf ormati on. Press DI SPLAY repeatedl y. Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu di splay chan ges: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Contro l Menu dis play 1 2 Contr ol Me nu di splay 2 (a ppears when avail able) 3 Contr o[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 111 GB Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. To turn off the display Press D ISPLA Y. List of Control Menu items Item Item Na me, Function , Relevant Di sc Type [TITLE] (page 52)/[SCENE] (page 52 )/[TRACK] (page 52) You can s elect the tit le, sce ne, or t rack to b e played . [CHAPTER] (page 52)/[INDEX][...]

112 GB 1) Except for Unite d Kingdom and Nor th Americ an models . 2) These items are not displayed when playing a DATA CD /DATA DVD wit h DivX video file (except for Uni ted Kingdom a nd North American mod els). Ti p • The Control M enu icon ind icator lig hts up in yell ow when you se lect any item except [OF F] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT],[...]

113 GB Index Numerics 4:3 OUTPUT 63 5.1 Chan nel Surround 46 A A/V SYNC 59 ANGLE 45 AT T E N U AT E 3 9 A UDIO 62 A UDIO (HDMI) 65 A UDIO DRC 66 A UDIO SETUP 65 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 66 , 84, 103 B B AC KGROUND 66 BLA CK LE VEL 64 BLA CK LE VEL (COMPONENT OUT) 64 C COLD RESET 90 COLO R SYST EM (V IDEO CD) 6 3 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 64 Control for H DMI 7[...]

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