Sony DAV-SR1 manual

©2004 Sony Cor poration 2-187-997- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions DA V - S R 1[...]

2 GB 3 To preven t fire or shock hazard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or moist ure. Do not install the applian ce in a confined spa ce, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent fir e, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with ne ws papers, table-clo ths, curta ins, e tc. And don’t pla ce lighted c andles on th e apparatus[...]

3 GB Thank y ou f or pur chas ing So ny DV D H ome Theatre Sy stem. Before operating this sy stem, please read thi s manu al th orough ly and reta in it for fu tur e refe renc e. On power sources AC power cord must be changed only at the qua lified service sh op. On placement • Place the system in a locati on with adequat e ventilati on to preve [...]

4 GB Welcom e ! .... .............. ........... ............... .... 3 Precau tions ...... .............. .................. ........ 3 About T his Manual ........... .............. ........ 6 This Syste m Can Pla y the Fo llowing Discs ......... .............. ........... ............... 6 Terms fo r Discs ............. ............... ...........[...]

5 GB Settin gs an d Adju stmen ts Using th e Setup Display............ ............ 7 1 Setting the Display or Sound Track Languag e .............. .............. ............ 7 2 (LANGUAGE SETUP) Setting s for the Displa y ............. ............ 72 (SCREEN SETUP) Custom Setting s ...... ....... ........... ............ 74 (CUSTOM SETUP) Settin[...]

6 GB • The instructi o ns in this manual describ e the contr ols on th e remo te. Yo u can als o use the controls o n the sy stem if th ey have t he same or similar n ames as th ose on the remote. • The followin g symbols are used in this manu al. * MP3 (MPEG1 A udio Laye r 3) is a standa rd format defined by ISO/MPE G which c o mpre sse s audi[...]

7 GB Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs) This sy stem confor ms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2. 0 of VIDEO CD stan dards. You can en joy tw o kinds of pl ayback dep endi ng on th e disc type. About Multi Session CD • This sy stem can pla y Multi Ses sion CDs when an MP3 aud io track is co ntaine d in the fir st ses sion. An y subseq uent MP3 audi [...]

8 GB Notes about CD-R/CD-R W/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)/DVD+R/DVD+RW In some cases , CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)/DVD+R/DVD+R W cannot be played on th is playe r due t o the recor ding q uality o r phy sical conditi on of t he disc , or the chara cteristi cs of the recording de vice and author ing software. The disc will not play if it has n[...]

9 GB 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 p ressed. For details, refer to the page in parenthe ses. List of Control Menu Items Guide to the Control Menu Displ ay DISC Displ ays the disc na me or t he disc ty pe inserted into the sys tem. TITLE ( [...]

10 GB Tips • Ea ch time you press DVD DISPLAY, the Control Menu display change s as follows: The Control Menu it ems vary, depe nding on the dis c. • The Control Menu icon in dicator lig hts up in gree n t unle ss you se t the [REPEA T] setti n g to [OFF]. • The [ANGLE ] indicator li gh ts up in green only when multiple a ngles ar e r ecorded[...]

Getting Started 11 GB Chec k that yo u have t he foll owing items: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer (1) • AM loop an tenn a (aeri al) (1 ) • FM wire an tenna (aeri al) (1) • Sp eaker cord s (3. 5m × 3, 10m × 2) • Re mote Co mm ander (r em ote) R M-S P320 (1 ) • Size AAA (R03) b atteries (2) • Operating I nstructions • Spe ake[...]

12 GB Conn ect the s uppl ied sp eake r syste m usin g the su ppli ed sp eaker cords by matc hing th e colo rs of the jacks to those of the cord s. Do not c o nnect any s peakers other than those supplied with this s ystem. To obtain the best possib le surround sound, sp e cify the speaker parameters (dist ance, level, etc.) on page 24. Requi red c[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Termi nals for connecti ng the speakers Conn ect the To th e Front spe akers SPEAK ER FR ONT L (w hite) and R (re d) jack s Surround spea kers SPEAKER SURR L (blue) and R (gray) jacks Center s peaker SPEAKER C ENTER (gree n) jack Subwoofer SPEAKER WOOFER (purple ) jacks AUDIO IN VIDEO SURROUND BACK SAT SPEAKER AUDIO IN RL RL C[...]

14 GB Note on p lacing speakers • Do not set the speake rs in an in clined pos ition. • Do not place the s p eakers in lo cations that are: – Extre mely ho t or cold – Dusty or dirt y – Very humid – Subject to vibr ations – Subject to dir ect s unlight • Use cau tion when placin g the s ubwoofer or speak er sta nds (not suppli ed) t[...]

Getting Started 15 GB To avo id sh ort- circ uiti ng the spea kers Short-ci rcuiting o f the speakers may damag e the sy stem. To pre vent this, b e sure to follow these precaut ion s when conne cting the sp eake rs. Ma ke su re th e bar e wir e of each spea ker co rd do es no t touch anot her s peaker j ack or the bare wire of an other sp eaker co[...]

16 GB To ch ange the sp eak er cabl es If you wa nt to u se a diff eren t speake r cable, you ca n detach the pl ug for at tachm ent to an othe r cable. 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 cor ds from plu g. Attaching Whil e pressi ng the pl ug dow n agai nst a flat[...]

Getting Started 17 GB Connect th e supplied A M/FM antennas ( aerials) for li stening t o the radio . Termi nals for con necting the antennas (a erials) Notes • To prevent noi se pickup, keep th e AM loop ante nna (aerial) away from the syst em and other components. • Be sure to fully ext end the FM wire antenna (aer ial). • After conn ecting[...]

18 GB 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 (aerial) as shown below. COAXIAL AM FM 75 Outd oor FM antenna (aeri al) System[...]

Getting Started 19 GB Requir ed cord s SCART (EURO AV) cor d for connecting a TV (not supplied) Audio cords (not supplied) When conne cting a c ord, be sure to match the col or- coded sleeve s to the ap prop riate j acks on the compon ents. Termi nals for connect ing vide o compon ents Connecting the system to a TV Conne ct the sy stem t o your TV [...]

20 GB Note s • Make connect ions secu rely to prevent unwan ted noi se. • Refer to the ins tructi ons sup plied wi th the TV. • The system cannot outpu t compon ent vide o si gnals. • The system cann ot output an a udio signa l to the con nected TV. Onl y the audi o signal of the TV is output from the system spea kers. Tips • When you wan[...]

Getting Started 21 GB Notes • The system does not output S video signals. • W hen you select VIDEO or SAT by pressing FUNCTION (page 64), the audio signal from the AUDIO IN (L/R) jack is ou tput to the co nnected spe akers. The au dio signal is not output fr om the T EUR O AV OUTPUT (TO TV) jack. When connecting to a sta ndard 4:3 sc reen TV De[...]

22 GB Befo re co nnect ing th e AC p owe r cord (mai ns lea d) of this sy stem to a wa ll ou tlet (m ain s), con nect the spea kers to the sy stem (see pa ge 13) . After compl e ting the first 4 steps, make initi a l sett in gs usin g the Quick Se tup. You can set the initia l setting of [LANGUAGE SETUP], [ROOM SIZE], [LISTENING POSITION], and [TV [...]

Getting Started 23 GB 7 Select a suitable ro om size from [SMALL], [M EDIUM] , or [LARGE ] using X / x , then press ENTER. Setting is selected and [LISTENING POSITION ] app ears. The [LISTENING P OSITION] nu mber you can sel ect va ries , depe ndin g on the [RO OM SIZE] se tting. [SMALL]: Three po sitions [MEDI UM]: F our po sitio ns [LAR GE]: Five[...]

24 GB Position ing the spea kers For t he be st possib le surrou nd sound, al l the spea kers ot her t han the subw oof er sho uld b e the same dista nce from the li stening positio n ( A ). However, th is syst em allows yo u to place the cente r spea ker up to 1.6 m eters cl ose r ( B ) and the sur roun d spea kers up to 4.6 m eters clos er ( C ) [...]

Play ing D iscs 25 GB Depending on t he DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat ions may be di ffer ent or re str icted. Refe r to the op erat ion detai ls suppli ed wi th your disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 on the system. The syste m turns on. Unless th e mode of the syste m is set to “DVD,[...]

26 GB To turn off the system Press " / 1 . T he sy stem e nters s tan dby mod e and the STANDBY indicator lights up i n red. To turn off the system comple tely, remov e the AC power cord (mains lead) from the wall outlet (mains) . Whil e playi ng a disc , do no t turn of f the sy ste m by pr essin g " / 1 . D oing so m ay ca ncel t he men[...]

Play ing D iscs 27 GB When you stop the disc, the system remembers the poi nt whe re you presse d x and “RE SUME ” appe ars in t h e f ront panel di splay. A s long as you do no t remove the disc , Resu me Pla y will work even if the system enters sta n dby mode by pressi ng " / 1 . 1 While playing a disc, p ress x to stop playback. “RE [...]

28 GB A DVD is divided into a lot of se ctions, which make up a pictu re or mu sic feat ure . These sections are call ed “titles .” When you pla y a DVD whi ch cont ains several title s, yo u can select th e title you want using DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM–. When you pla y DVDs that al low you to se lect items su c h as t he languag e for the subtit l[...]

Play ing D iscs 29 GB Notes • D epending on the VIDEO CD, the menu doe s not appear in Step 1. • D epending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER ” in Step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” i n the instruc tions suppli ed with th e disc. In this case, press H . Tip To play without using PBC, press . / > or the number butt ons while the syst em [...]

30 GB Selecti ng an albu m and tra ck 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Cont rol Men u and na me of the M P3 data di sc app ears. 2 Press X / x to select (ALBUM) then press ENTER or c . The l ist of album s cont ained in the dis c appe ars. 3 Select an albu m you want to play using X / x and press ENTER. 4 Select (TRACK) using X / x and press ENTER. The lis[...]

Play ing D iscs 31 GB You can pl ay JPEG im age f iles on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, or C D-R Ws. How ever , th e disc s m ust b e record ed acco rdi ng to IS O966 0 level 1, leve l 2 or Jolie t format for th e system to recognize the files . You ca n also p lay dis cs re corded in Mul ti Sessi on. See the i nstructions of t he CD-R/RW device o r reco rd ing [...]

32 GB When the lis t of all files o r albums c annot be disp laye d on the w indow , the ju mp bar appear s. Pres s c to select the jump ba r icon, and then s c roll t h e jump bar t o display the rest o f the list using X / x . Pre ss C or O R ETURN to return to the file or the album list. 5 Select a f ile using X / x and p ress ENTE R. The select[...]

Play ing D iscs 33 GB To rotate the current image Rotate the current image using C / c . Each time yo u press c , the image turn s clockwi se by 90º. Each time yo u press C , the image turn s anticlo ckwise by 90º. Note You cannot rota te the image dur ing Slide show. Press H to return to n orma l play befo re th is oper atio n. You ca n play th [...]

34 GB To chec k the track s or al bums that yo u hav e alre ady cr eated on ce, pres s C to sele ct the jump bar icon, and then sc roll the jump bar to displa y the re st of the list using X / x . Press c or O R ETURN to return to the track list. You can sel ect the jump b ar icon only if there are more than 9 programmed tracks o r album s. 2 Press[...]

Play ing D iscs 35 GB You can ha ve the sy stem “s huff le” t racks an d play t hem in ran dom order . Sub seque nt “shuff ling” wi ll produc e a dif ferent pl aying order. 1 In stop mode, press PL AY MODE repeatedly until “S HUF” appears in the front pane l di spla y. When you play an MP3 di sc, you can play all track s in albu ms in r[...]

36 GB You can play all the titles/tr acks/files or a single title/c hapter/tr ack on a di sc. In Shuf fle or Pr ogra m Play m ode, t he sys tem repeat s trac ks in shuff led or pr ogram med order. You c annot pe rform Rep eat Play during P BC playback of VIDEO CDs (page 28) . 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Co ntrol M enu ap pear s. 2 Press X / x to selec[...]

Play ing D iscs 37 GB You can locate a particular poin t on a disc quickly by mon itoring t he pict ure or by play ing back slo wly. Notes • Depending on t he DVD/VIDEO CD, you m ay not be able to perfo rm some of the ope rations descr ibed. • During Scan or Slow-motion P lay, no sound is output. Locat ing a point quick ly b y playi ng a d isc [...]

38 GB You can searc h a titl e (DVD), chapte r (DVD), track (CD, VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, MP3), index ( VIDEO CD, Sup er Audio CD), album (MP3, J PEG), and file (JPEG). As t itles, trac ks albu ms and fil es are assig ned unique na mes on the dis c, you ca n sele ct the de sire d one from the Contro l Menu. Also chapter s and ind exes a re assig n[...]

Play ing D iscs 39 GB Searc hing for a chapter/ind ex 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Con trol Menu appe ars. 2 Press X / x to select t he search metho d. x Wh en playing a DVD (CHAPTER) x When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions) (INDEX) x When playing a Super Audio CD (INDEX) Exampl e: when you sele ct (CHA PTE R) “** (* *)” is se lect ed (** [...]

40 GB Viewing the playing ti me and remaining time in the front panel d isplay You ca n chec k disc inform atio n, suc h as the remaining ti me, total number o f title s in a DVD, or trac ks in a Supe r Audio CD, CD , VIDE O CD, or MP 3, u sing t he fron t pa nel dis play ( page 90). Pres s DISPL AY. Each time you p ress DISPLAY while playing the d[...]

Play ing D iscs 41 GB When playing back a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD or CD When playing back an MP3 When playing back a JPEG TRK TRK Playing ti me and current tr ack num ber Remain ing ti me and cu rrent track numbe r Playing tim e of the d isc Remain ing time of the disc Track na me Curre nt soun d fiel d TRK TRK Playing ti m[...]

42 GB Note s • Depending on the type of disc being p layed a nd t he playing m ode, t he disc informa tion m ay not b e displaye d. • ID3 tag appl ies only to v ersion 1. • If the MP3 file you play back has an ID3 tag, the ID3 tag informati on is displ ayed as a track (fil e) name. • Only alph abetical letters and num bers can be used for a[...]

Play ing D iscs 43 GB • C–**:** :** Remaining time of the current chapter • **:**:** Playing time of the menu o r current title with out a chapte r x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) •* * : * * Playing time of the current sc ene x When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC function s), Super Audio CD or CD • T **: ** Playing time of[...]

44 GB If a DVD is recorded with multili n gual tra cks, you can s elect t he langu age yo u want wh ile playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in mult iple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digi ta l, MPEG audio , or DTS), you ca n select the audi o form at you want w hile playing the DVD. With stere o CDs, VID EO CDs, or MP3, you ca n sele ct th e sound [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 45 GB To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISP LAY repeatedly until the Cont rol Menu i s turned off. Notes • For discs not in m ultip le audio forma t, you c annot change t he sound . • Durin g DVD playback, the sound may change auto matica lly. Tip You can select [AUDIO] d irectly by press ing AUDIO. Each time you pre ss[...]

46 GB You ca n take adv anta ge of sur round sound simpl y by selec ting on e of syst em’s pr e- progr amme d soun d fields . The y bring t he exci ting and powerfu l sound of mov ie t heaters into your home . To sel ect s ound fiel d, pr ess AUTO FO RMAT DIREC T or MOD E on the remot e repe atedly until th e soun d field you w ant appea rs in th[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 47 GB Using only the fron t speaker and sub woo fer (2 C HANN EL STEREO) This mode output s the sound from the front lef t and right sp eaker s and su bwoo fer. Stan dard two channel ( stereo) sourc es complete ly bypass t he sound field pr ocessi ng. Multi cha nnel surr ound formats a re downmixed to two cha nnels. This allow s [...]

48 GB x AUTO FORMA T DIRECT PRO LOGICII MOVI E/MUSIC Dolby Pr o Log icII pr oduces f ive full -bandw idth output channels from two-channel sourc e s. This is done using an advanc ed, hig h-purity matrix surro und decod er th at e xtract s th e sp atial properties of the original re c ording without adding any new sound s or to nal colo ratio ns. x [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 49 GB x C . ST. EX B (Cin em a Studio EX B ) Repro duces the soun d char acteri stics of the Sony Pict ures En tertai nment “Kim N ovak Thea ter” ci nema prod ucti on studi o. Th is mode is id eal f or wat chin g sc ie nce -fic ti on o r act ion mov ie s wi th lo ts of so un d ef fec ts. x C . ST. EX C (Cin em a Studio EX C )[...]

50 GB To turn the surround effect off Press AU TO FORMA T DIRECT r epeate dly until “A.F.D. AUTO” appears in the front panel disp lay. When connecting the headphon es to the PHON ES jack Press AUTO FORMAT DIRECT or MODE repeatedly until “HP 2CH” appears in the front panel display. Note s • This functi on is unavai lable when play ing Supe[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 51 GB 4 Press X / x to select the surround back mode you want according to the input stream, then press ENTER o r AMP MENU. The default setting is “SB MATRIX.” When selecting “SB MATRIX” Dolby Digita l EX or DTS-ES is appl ied to decod e the sur roun d back sig nal rega rdl ess of the 6.1 c hannel d ecode flag a) in the i[...]

52 GB This s ystem p rovi des you wit h 2 type s of soun d effec t, simpl y by pres sing a button . Choose the sound t o suit yo ur nee ds. Press NIGHT MODE or DSGX on the remote. The so und effe ct is ac tivat ed. x NIGHT MODE In thi s mode, you ca n enjoy so und ef fect s or dial ogue, as you wo uld in a movi e theater , even at low vo lum e. It [...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 53 GB If va rious angle s (multi-angles ) for a scene a re recorded on a DVD, you can change th e viewing angle. For exam ple, wh ile pl aying a s cene o f a trai n in motion, you can display the view fr om either the front o f the t rain, the le ft wi ndow o f the t rain, or from the righ t win dow w ithout havi[...]

54 GB If subt itles ar e reco rded on a dis c, you ca n turn the subt itles on or off while playing. If multilin gual subtitl es are recorded o n the disc, you can c hange the su btitle lang uage while play ing, or turn t he subtitl es on or off whe never you w ant. Y ou ca n selec t the langua ge yo u w ant to prac tice, for exam ple, tu rn on th [...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 55 GB You can set two ki nds of playbac k restr ictions for a dis c. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set t he pla yback rest ric tions s o that the syst em will not play inappropri a te dis cs. • Parenta l Cont rol Playback of s o me DVDs can be limited acco rding t o a p redete rmine d le vel, s uch as th[...]

56 GB 5 Enter your 4-digit password by using the numbe r buttons, then press ENTE R. [Custom paren tal contr o l is s et.] appe ars and th e scre en retu rn s to the Contro l Men u display . If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you p ress EN TER a nd inpu t the corr ect number. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN, then start[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 57 GB Limit ing playbac k for children (Parental Contro l) (DVD on ly) Playback o f some DVDs can be limited accordi ng to a pr edeter mined level, such as th e age o f the vi ewer . The “P aren tal C ontr ol” functio n allows you to set a p layback limit a tion leve l. A scene that is limited is not playe d,[...]

58 GB 5 Press X / x to select [S TANDARD], then press ENTER or c . The selection items for [ S TANDARD] are disp laye d. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level, then press ENTER. The area is sele cted. If you se lect [O THERS t ], select an d enter the stan dard cod e in the ta ble on page 59 us ing the numb er b[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 59 GB Playin g the disc f or whi ch Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press H . The [PARENTA L CONTR OL] d isplay appears . 2 Enter y our 4-digit passwor d using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The syst em sta rts playba ck. Notes • If you play a DVD which does not have the Parent al Control f[...]

60 GB By adju sting the r emote signal , you can con trol your TV with the s u pplied remote. Note s • I f you enter a new cod e number, the code number previously en tered will be era sed. • W hen you repla ce the batter ies of the remote , the code number may reset itself to the de faul t (SONY) setting . Reset the a pp ropriat e code n umber[...]

Other Operations 61 GB Kiton 027 KTV 002, 020 LG/Goldstar 002, 020, 027, 028, 038 LOEWE 027, 028, 038 LXI(Sears) 002, 009, 012, 034, 046 MAGNAVOX 002, 020, 027, 034 MARANTZ 022 Mark 027 Matsui 010, 052, 053 Medion 027 Mitsubishi /MGA 002, 021, 022 NEC 002, 020, 023, 024, 048 NEI 027 NOKIA 025, 026 Nokia Oceanic 026 Nordmende 035, 042 Okano 027 ORIO[...]

62 GB Controlling the TV You ca n contro l your TV using t he butto ns belo w. Usin g the nu mber butt ons for contr olling th e TV When you set th e remote to t h e TV mode, you can use th e number butto n s for con trolling 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 [...]

Other Operations 63 GB * Except for North American models. Operation Poin t the re mote to the dire ction of TV and t his system, then press SONY TV DIRECT once. While transmi tting the code from the remote , the TV button flashe s. If thi s function does not work, change the transmit time. The transmit time varies depe nding on th e TV. To ch ange[...]

64 GB You ca n use VCR s or ot her units connec ted to the VIDEO or SAT jacks. Refer to the operation manual su pplied with t he unit for fu rther informatio n on the o p eration. Press FUNCTION repeatedly unti l VIDEO or SAT that you conn ected the unit to app ears in the front panel display. Each time you p ress FUNCTION, the mo de of the sys tem[...]

Other Operations 65 GB x SUB Sub so und is output from the lef t and ri ght speak ers. x MAIN+SU B Main s ound and Sub s ound are out put from the le ft a nd ri g ht sp eak er s. x MAIN/SU B Main so und is output from th e left s peake r and Su b sound is out put from the r ight speak er. 5 Press AMP MENU. Turns off the AMP men u. Presett ing Radio[...]

66 GB 5 Press EN TER . A pres et num ber ap pears i n the fron t pan el display . 6 Press C / c / x / X to select/ the preset number you want. 7 Press EN TER . The station is stored. 8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other sta tions. To change the preset number Restart fro m step 1. Liste ning to t he Radi o Preset r a dio stat ions in the syst e m’s memo[...]

Other Operations 67 GB To listen to non-preset radio stations Use manu al or aut omatic tuning in St ep 2. For ma nual t uning, press TUN ING + or – on t he remote re peatedly. For aut omatic tuning , press and h old T UNIN G + or – on th e remot e. Press x when yo u stop the automatic t uning. Tips • If an FM program is noisy, press FM MODE [...]

68 GB 6 Create an index name by using the cur sor b utton s: Press X / x to sele ct a cha ract er, t hen p ress c to move the c ursor to t he next position. If you make a mistake Press C / c rep eated ly unti l the ch arac ter to be chan ged flashe s, then press X / x to sele ct the desire d character. Capi tal letters, numb ers, an d other symbol [...]

Other Operations 69 GB You ca n set the system t o turn off at a preset time, so you can f a ll asl eep liste ning to music . You can preset the time in 10 minutes decr ements. Press SLEEP. Each time yo u press t h is butto n, the minute s displ ay (the remaining time) ch anges as follows : When you choose AUTO The syst em tur ns off w hen th e cur[...]

70 GB You can retu rn the s y stem para meters suc h as speak er sett ings and pr eset st ation s, to t he default se ttings. Press . , , or Z , on th e system at t he sam e time . “COLD RESET ” appea rs in the fr ont p anel display and the def ault setting s are returned . Returning to the Default Settings . Z[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 71 GB By usi ng the Setup Dis play, y ou c an ma ke variou s adjus tment s to i tems , such a s pict ure an d sound. You can also set the subtitle language and the Se tup Di splay, among o ther th ings. Fo r details on each Setup D ispla y item , see pa ge 72- 77. For an overa ll list of Setup D ispla y items , see page 9 [...]

72 GB [LANGUAGE SETUP] allows you to s et vari ous l angua ges for t he on- screen d ispla y or sound t rack. Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the S etup Disp lay. Fo r detai ls on usi ng the displa y, see “Usi ng the Se tup Di splay” (page 7 1). x OSD (On -Screen Display) Selec ts the disp lay lan guage on the scr een. Select the language from the d[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 73 GB Note Depending on the DVD, [ 4:3 LETTER BOX] may be select ed a utoma tica lly instead of [ 4:3 P AN SCAN ] or vice versa. x S CRE EN SAVER Turns th e scre en saver on and o ff so tha t the screen sav er i mage appe ars wh en y ou l eave the system in paus e or stop m ode f or 15 min utes, or when yo u playba ck a CD[...]

74 GB Allow s settin g up Paren tal C ontrol and other settings. Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Displa y. For details on using t h e display , see “Using the Setu p Disp lay” (page 71). The defa ult set tings are under lined . x PARENTAL CONTROL t (DVD only) Sets a pas sword and playback limitati o n level for DVDs with pla y back limit a t[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 75 GB To obtai n the best poss ible su rrou nd sou nd, se t for the s ize of th e spea kers you hav e conn ecte d and t heir di stance fr om your l ist ening po sition. 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 spe akers to th e same level. Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the S etup Display. Fo[...]

76 GB Be sure to change the value in the Setup Displ a y when you move the spe akers. * When you per form the Quick Set up (page 22), the default settings are changed. Note s • When you s et the dist ance, t he sound cuts off for a moment. • If all front a nd surround speake rs are not pla ced at an equal dist ance from your listenin g position[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 77 GB x B ALANCE You can va ry the ba lance of the le ft an d ri ght speak ers a s fol lows. Be su re to set [ TES T TONE] to [ON] f or easy adjustme n t. To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the VOLUME cont rol on the system, o r press V OL +/ –. x TEST TONE The speake rs will e mit a test to ne to a[...]

78 GB Setti ng the speakers by using the fr ont pane l display on t he system You ca n set the speak ers by us ing the AM P menu that is di splayed in the front panel displa y. AMP menu list 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until the item you want to se t appears in the front panel display. x SP SET UP Sets th e spea ker size , distan ce,[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 79 GB x SP SET UP a) This s etting appe ars when you se t “SURR S P” to “SURR Y” in “SP SE TUP.” b) When you pe rform the Quic k Setup (page 22) , the defaul t s etti n gs are ch anged. c) This setting appe ars w hen y ou se t the correspondi ng speaker to “Y” in “SP SETUP” (page 79) . x LEVEL a) When y[...]

80 GB x CUSTOMIZE Select [ SETUP] in the setu p displa y . For d etails, see “Using t he Setup Displa y” (pag e 71 ). x QU ICK Norm ally , whe n yo u turn the sy stem on fo r the first t ime or after re setting the sys tem , the guide mess age appears on the TV sc reen and you can perfor m th e Qui ck Setup. If y ou c ance lled t he Quic k Setu[...]

Additiona l Information 81 GB If you experi ence any of the f ollowing difficu lties while using the system, use this troubles hoot ing guid e to help remed y the proble m befor e reques ting re pair s. Shou ld any proble m persis t, consul t your nea rest So ny dealer . Power The power is not turned on. • Check t hat the AC power cord (mains l e[...]

82 GB The sound com es from the cente r speaker only. • Dependi ng on the disc, the sound may come from the center spe aker only. No sound is heard from the ce nter speaker. • Check the spe aker connectio ns and setti ngs. • Make sure the sound fiel d function is on (page 46) . • Depending on the source, the effect of the center speaker may[...]

Additiona l Information 83 GB The JPEG imag e file cannot be played. • The DATA CD is not recorded in an JPEG form at that conforms to ISO96 60 Level 1/ Level 2 or Joliet. • The JPEG image f ile does not ha ve the ext ension “.JP G” o r “.J PE G.” • The data is not formatt ed in JPEG even thou gh it has the exte nsion “.JPG” or ?[...]

84 GB Amplifier section Stereo mode (rated) 65 W + 6 5 W (4 oh ms at 1 kHz, D IN) Surround m ode Front: 100 W + 100 W (reference) (with SS-TS20) music power output Center *: 100 W (with SS- CT44) Surround *: 100 W + 100 W (with SS- TS20) Subwoofer*: 100 W × 2 (with SS-WS12) * Depending on the sound field settings and t he sour c e, ther e may be n[...]

Addit ional Inf ormation 85 GB Gene ral Power requirements 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumpt ion 120 W 0.3 W (a t the Po wer Savin g mode) Dimension s (approx .) 430 × 60 × 3 85 mm (w /h/d) incl. projec ting parts Mass (approx. ) 4.7 kg Suppl ied acces sories See page 11. Design and specific ations a re subject to change without notic e. Album Se[...]

86 GB x Movi e mode The Mov ie mode is for us e with ster eo tel evision shows and all programs e ncoded in Dol by Surrou nd. Th e result i s enhanc ed sou nd field dire ctional ity t hat appr oaches t he qual ity o f discret e 5.1-c hannel s ound. x Musi c mode The Mu sic mod e is f or use with any s tereo musi c recor dings, and pro vide s a wide[...]

Additiona l Information 87 GB Neo:6 Deve loped by Digital Theater Systems , Inc., applie s a conv ention al 2-ch annel or Dolby Digita l sou rce si gnal to a hi gh-p reci sion, digit al matrix decoder to achieve 6. 1 channel surround playbac k. CINEMA mode allo ws for mo re separati o n of channel s to enha nce th e 6.1 cha nnel eff ect, an d is be[...]

88 GB Title The long est sect ion of a pict ure or m usic fea ture on a DVD, movie, etc., in vid eo software, or the entire al b um in audio s o ftware. Track Sect ion of a pictu re or a music pi ece on a Super Audio CD , CD, VI DEO C D or MP3. An album is com pose d of se vera l track s (MP 3 on ly). VIDEO CD A com pact di sc that contain s movi n[...]

Additiona l Information 89 GB For more information, r efer to th e pages indicated in pare n theses. Front P ane l A [ / 1 (power) switch/STANDBY indicator (25) B Disc slot (25) C (remote sensor) (11) D Front panel displ ay (90) E PHONES ( on the si de of the system) jack (25) F VOLUME +/– (25, 77) G . / > (26, 28) H x (stop) (26) I (play/p au[...]

90 GB Front Pane l 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 Playi ng status Curr ent chapter numb er Curr ent sound effect Curr ent title number Play ing ti me Current so und Current m ode TITLE REP 1 NIGHT DSGX DTS –ES PL DE X CHAP MP3 SA– CD MU[...]

Additiona l Information 91 GB When playing back a JPEG file JPEG Current file number Play ing statu s[...]

92 GB Rear Pa nel A SPEAKER jacks (13) B SURROUND BACK jack (14) C VIDEO AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks (19) D SAT OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack (20) E AM terminals (17) F FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack (17) G EURO AV OUTPUT (TO TV) jacks (19) H SAT AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks ( 19) AUDIO IN VIDEO SURROUND BACK SAT SAT SPEAKER AUDIO IN OPTICAL DIGITAL IN RL RL CENTER FRONT L FRO[...]

Additiona l Information 93 GB Remo te Note This remo te contr ol glow s in the dark . Howeve r, before glo wing, th e remote must be expose d to light for awhile . A Z (eject) (25, 26) B DISPLAY (40, 42, 66) C SLEE P (69) D . / > , PRESET –/+ (26, 28, 66, 67) E H (play ) (26, 27, 32, 33, 36, 37) F DVD TOP MENU/ALB UM– (28, 30, 31) G C / X / [...]

94 GB The lang uage spelli ngs conf orm to the IS O 639: 1 988 (E/ F) stan dard . 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 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326[...]

Additiona l Information 95 GB Y ou can set the following ite ms with th e D VD Setup menu. The ord er of th e displ ayed ite ms may be di fferent from t he act ual displa y . DVD Setup Me nu 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 t[...]

96 GB SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE FRONT CENTER SURROUND YES YES NONE BEHIND SUBWO OFER YES FRON T 1.0m – 7.0m CENTER 1.0m – 7.0m * SURROUND 1.0m – 7.0m * LEVEL CENTER SURROUND RIGHT –6 dB – +6 dB –6 dB – +6 dB SUBWOO FER –6 dB – +6 dB BALANCE FRONT 6 steps l eft or righ t TEST TONE OFF ON SETUP QUIC K SURROUND LEFT –6 dB – +6 [...]

Additiona l Information 97 GB Y ou can set the follo wing item s with AMP MENU on th e remote. AMP Menu List SP SETUP CENTER SP SURR SP F DIST CEN DIST CENTER Y 1.0m - 7.0m SURR Y LEVEL TESTTO N E F BALANCE T.TONE ON T.TONE OF F 6 steps left or right CEN LEVEL –6 dB - +6 dB SL LEVEL –6 dB - +6 dB SR LEVEL –6 dB - +6 dB DRC OFF DRC ON SURR DIS[...]

98 GB Numerics 16:9 7 2 4:3 LE TTER BO X 72 4:3 P A N SCAN 72 A ALBUM 30, 38 Album 6, 85 ANGLE 53 Antenna (aerial) H ookups 17 A UDIO 44, 72 A UDIO DRC 7 4 B B ACKGR OUND 73 B ALANC E 77 Batt eries 11 C CHAPTER 39 Cha pter 6, 85 Contin uous play CD/V IDEO C D/Supe r Audi o CD/DVD/MP3 25 Control Men u 9 CUST OM P ARENT AL CONTR O L 55 CUSTOM SETUP 7[...]

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Sony Corporation Pr inted i n Hung ar y Quick R eference f or Rem ote Co mmande r 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 Ejects th e disc. B Switche s the it em disp layed on the front pan el display. C Sets the syst em[...]