Sony DAV-SR3 manual

©2004 Sony Cor poration 4-255-436- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper a ti ng Inst ructions DA V - S R 3[...]

2 GB 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. Do not install the applian ce in a confined spa ce, su ch as a bookcase or buil t- in ca bine t. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with ne ws papers, table-clo ths, curta ins, e tc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s o[...]

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 t ure re fe re nce. On power sources AC power cord must be chan ge d only a t the qua lif i ed service sh op. On placement • Pl ace the system in a loca tion wit h adequate ventilati on to[...]

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 A djus tment s Using th e Setup Display............ ............ 7 1 Setting the Display or Sound Track Languag e .............. ........... .............. . 72 (LANGUAGE SETUP) Setting s for the Displa y ............. ............ 72 (SCREEN SETUP) Custom Setting s ...... ............... .............. . 74 (CUSTOM SETUP) Setti[...]

6 GB • The instructi on s in this manua l desc ribe the contr ol s on the r em o te. Yo u ca n als o us e th e controls on the system if they have the 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 compre 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 e nding on the di sc type. About Multi Session CD • This system ca n play Mul ti Session CDs whe n an MP3 aud io track is co ntaine d in the fir s t 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 vic e and author ing software. The disc will not play if it has [...]

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 di sc name or the disc type inser ted into the system. TITLE ( D [...]

10 GB Tips • Each time you press DVD DISPLAY, the Control Menu di splay changes as follows : The Control Menu it ems vary, depe ndi ng on the dis c. • The Control Me nu ic on in dica tor lig hts up in gree n t unles s you set the [R E PE AT] sett i ng to [OFF]. • The [ANGLE] indicat or lights up in green o nly when multiple angles ar e record[...]

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 te nna (aeria l) (1) • FM wire an tenna (aeri al ) (1) • Sp ea ker co rd s (3 .5m × 3, 10 m × 2) • Re m ot e C o mm an der (r em ot e) R M -SP32 0 (1 ) • Size AAA (R03) b atteries (2) • Foot pads (8) • Operatin[...]

12 GB Conn ect the s uppl ied sp ea ker sy ste m u si ng the su pplied speak er cor d s by matc hi ng the co lors of the jacks to those of the cord s. Do not c o nnect any speake rs other than those supplie d with t his syste m. To obtain the best possib le surr ound sound, spec ify the speaker par ame te rs (d ist ance, level, etc.) on page 24. Re[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Termi na ls for conne cting the speaker s Conn ect the To th e Front spe akers SPEAK E R FR ONT L (w hite) an d R (re d) ja cks Surround spea kers SPEAKER SURR L (blue) a nd R (gr ay ) jacks Center s peaker SPEAKER C ENTER (gree n) jack Subwoofer SPEAKER WOOFER (purple ) ja ck s AUDIO IN VIDEO SURROUND BACK SAT SPEAKER AUDIO I[...]

14 GB Notes on placing speake rs • Do not set the spe akers in an in cl ined pos ition. • Do n ot place the speakers in locations t hat are: – Extre mely hot or cold – Dusty or dir ty – Very humid – Subject to vibrations – Subje ct to direct s unlight • Use caution when placi ng the subwoo fer, tal l speakers, or speaker stands (not[...]

Getting Started 15 GB Note for connectin g the spe aker cords to the system Conne ct the stri pped ends of the cord s to the te rmin als, t aki ng care to av oid con tact betw een the co rds. Make su re the cords ar e fir m l y co nnect ed to the sp eaker and sp eaker termi nal s. To avo i d sh or t -cir c uit i ng the spea ker s Short-ci rcuiting [...]

16 GB 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 pl ug dow n ag a[...]

Getting Started 17 GB Connect th e supplied AM/FM antenn as (aerials ) for listenin g to the radio. Termi nals for con necting the antennas (a erials) Notes • To prevent noise pickup, k eep th e AM loop ante nna (ae ri a l) awa y from the system an d othe r compone nts. • Be sure to f ull y exten d the FM wi re an tenna (a e r ia l). • After [...]

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 (ae ria l) as shown be low. 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 con nect in g a cor d, be s ur e to mat c h the colo r-co ded sl ee ves to th e appr op riat e j ac ks on t he compon ents. Termi nals for connect i ng video compon ent s Connecting the system to a TV Conne ct the syst em [...]

20 GB Note s • Make connections s ecurely to prev ent unw anted n o ise. • Refer to th e ins tr uc tions sup pli ed wi th the TV . • The syste m cannot outpu t com ponent video si gnals. • The system cann ot output an audio si gnal to the connected TV. Only the audi o signal of the TV is output from th e system spea kers . Tips • When you[...]

Getting Started 21 GB Notes • The system does not output S vid eo signals . • W he n you se le ct VIDEO or SAT by pre ssin g FUNCTI ON (pag e 64), the audio signa l 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 EURO AV OUTPUT (TO TV) jack. When connecting to a sta ndard 4:3 sc r[...]

22 GB Befo re co nnect ing th e AC p owe r cor d (mai ns lea d) of this sy stem to a wa ll ou tlet (m ain s), con nect the spe ake rs to th e sy stem (see pa ge 13). After compl e ting the firs t 4 steps, make in itial se ttings us ing the Quick Setup. Yo u can set the i nitial 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 ENT ER. 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 tti n g. [SMALL]: Three po sitions [MEDI U M ] : Four po sitio ns [LAR GE]:[...]

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 ke r up to 1 .6 met ers clo ser ( B ) and the sur ro und sp eake rs up t o 4. 6 m ete rs closer ( [...]

Play ing Di scs 25 GB Depending on t he DVD or VIDEO CD, some operat ions ma y be di ff er ent o r re str ic t ed. Refe r to the operat ion det ails su pplied with you r 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 sy stem is s e t to ?[...]

26 GB To turn off the system Press " / 1 . The system ent ers st andby mode a nd 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 s o m ay canc el th e m enu[...]

Play ing Di scs 27 GB When you stop the disc, the syst em remembers the poi nt whe re you presse d x and “RE SUM E” appe ars in t h e front panel di splay. As long 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 GB A DVD is divided into a lot of se ctions, which make up a pi ct u re or mu sic f eat u re. Thes e 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 the lan guage for the subti[...]

Play ing Di scs 29 GB Notes • D e pe ndi ng on the VID E O CD, the menu doe s not appear in Step 1. • D e pe ndi ng on the VID EO CD, “Pres s 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 P BC , press . / > or the number butt ons while [...]

30 GB Selecti ng an albu m and tra ck 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Cont ro l Men u an d name o f the MP3 data di sc appea rs. 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 li[...]

Play ing Di scs 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 t o ISO 96 60 lev el 1, leve l 2 or Jolie t format for th e system to rec ognize the files . Yo u can al so play d iscs re corde d in M ul t i Sessi on. See the i nstructions of t he CD-R/RW device o r reco r[...]

32 GB When the lis t of all files o r albums cannot 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 c roll the jump bar to di splay the rest o f the list using X / x . Pres s C or O RETURN to return to the file or the album li s t. 5 Select a f ile using X / x and press ENTE R. The selected [...]

Play ing Di scs 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 9 0º. 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. Pre ss H to return to n ormal play befor e this opera tion. You ca n pl ay 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 th e jump bar icon, and then sc roll th e jump bar to displa y the re st of the list using X / x . Press c or O RETUR N to return to the track list. You can sel ect the jump b ar icon only i f there are more than 9 programmed tracks o r album s. 2 Pr[...]

Play ing Di scs 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 ” will pr oduc e a di f ferent playin g order. 1 In stop mode, press PL AY MODE repeatedly until “S HUF” appears in the front pa nel dis pl a y . When you play an M P3 disc, you can pl ay all track s in albu ms[...]

36 GB You can play all the titles/tr acks/files or a singl e title/c hapter/tr ack on a di sc. In Shuf fle or Pr ogra m Play mo de, the s yste m repeat s tr ac ks in shuf fled or pr ogram med ord er . You c annot pe rform Rep eat Play during P BC playback of VIDEO CDs (page 28 ). 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Co nt rol Men u ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to [...]

Play ing Di scs 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 w l y. Notes • Dependi ng on the DVD/ VIDEO CD, you ma y not be able to perfo rm som e of the ope rat ions describ ed. • During Scan or Slow -m oti on P lay, no sound is output. Locat ing a po int qu ick ly by playi n [...]

38 GB You can searc h a titl e (DVD), chapte r (DVD), track (CD, VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, MP3), index ( V ID EO CD, Sup er Audi o CD ), al bu m (MP3, J PEG), and file (JPEG). As t itles, trac ks albu m s an d files are as si g ned uniqu e na mes on the dis c, you ca n sele ct the de sire d one from the Contro l Menu. A l so cha pt ers and i ndexe [...]

Play ing Di scs 39 GB Searc hing for a chapter/ind ex 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Con trol Menu appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to select the search method. x When playing a DVD (CHAPTER) x When playing a VIDE O CD (witho ut PBC functions) (INDEX) x When playing a Super Audi o CD (INDEX) Exampl e: w he n you se lect (CHA PTE R) “** (* *) ” is se le cted [...]

40 GB Viewing the playing ti me and remaining time in the front panel d isplay You ca n chec k disc in fo rma ti o n, suc h as the remaining ti me, tota l number of titles 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 A Y. Each time you p ress DISPLAY while playing th[...]

Play ing Di scs 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 ti me of the disc Track na me Curre nt soun d fiel d TRK TRK Playing ti [...]

42 GB Note s • Depending on t he type of dis c bein g playe d and t he playing m ode, t he disc informa tion m ay not b e displaye d. • ID3 tag a pplies only to v ersion 1. • If the MP3 file you pla y back has an ID 3 tag, the ID3 tag informati on is displ ay ed as a tra c k (fil e) na me . • Only alphab etical le tters and num bers can be [...]

Play ing Di scs 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 VIDE O CD (witho ut PBC function s), Super Audio CD or CD • T **: ** Playing time[...]

44 GB If a DVD is recorded with multili n gual tracks, you can s elect t he languag e you w an t while 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 se lect th e au dio fo rm at you want w hi le playing the DVD. With stere o CDs, VID EO CDs, or MP3, you ca n sele ct th e soun[...]

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 multip le audi o form at, yo u canno t change t he sound . • Durin g DVD playback, the sound may change auto matica lly. Tip You can select [AUDIO] directly by pressi ng AUDIO. Each time you pre ss[...]

46 GB You ca n ta ke advan tage of s ur round so und simpl y by s elec tin g one of sys t em’s pr e- progr amme d soun d fields . The y br in g the 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 MO D E on the remo t e re peated ly until th e soun d fi eld you want ap pea[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 47 GB Using only the fron t speaker and sub woo fe r (2 C HA NN E L STEREO) This mode output s th e sound from the front left and right sp eaker s and su bwoo fer. Stan dard two channel ( stereo) sourc es complete ly bypass t he sound fi el d pr oces si ng. Mu lti cha nnel su rrou nd formats a re downmixed to two cha nnels. This [...]

48 GB x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGICII MOVI E/MUSIC Dolby Pr o Log icII pr oduces f ive full -bandw idth output channels from two-channel sources. This is done usi n g an adva nc ed, hig h-pur i ty m at rix 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 co lora t io [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 49 GB x C. ST. EX B (Cine ma St ud io EX B) Repro du ces th e s ound ch arac te ri stics of the Sony Pict u res En te rt ai n ment “K i m N o vak Thea ter” ci nema prod ucti on studi o. Th is mode is id e a l f or wa t chi n g sc ie nc e-fi cti on or ac tio n mov ie s w ith lo ts o f sou nd eff e c ts . x C. ST. EX C (Cine ma[...]

50 GB To turn the surround effect off Press AU TO FORM AT D IR E CT r epe at e dl y until “A.F.D. AUTO” appears in the front panel disp lay. When connecting the headphon es to the PHON ES j ack Press AUTO FORMAT DIRECT or MODE repeatedly until “HP 2CH” appears in the front panel di splay. Note s • This func tion is unavai lable when p lay[...]

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 t he s urro un d back s ig nal rega rdl es s of the 6.1 c hannel d ecode flag a) in t[...]

52 GB This s ystem p rovi des you wit h 2 type s of soun d effec t, si m ply by pr es sing a bu tton. Choo se th e sound t o su it yo ur nee ds. Press NIGHT MODE or DSGX on the remote. The so un d effe ct is ac tivat ed. x NIGHT MODE In thi s m od e, you ca n enjo y so und ef fect s o r dial og ue, as you w oul d in a mov ie the at er , ev en at lo[...]

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 i tle s are r eco rded on a d is c, yo u can tu rn 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 bt itl e langua ge wh i le play in g, or t urn t he subt i tl es on or of f whe nev er you w ant. Y ou ca n selec t the langua ge yo u w ant to prac tice, for exam ple[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 55 GB You can set tw o kind s of play bac k res tri ct ions for a dis c. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set t h e p layb ack re stri c tion s s o that the syst em will not play inappropri a te discs. • 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 uc[...]

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 set.] a ppears and th e sc re en re turn s to the Cont ro l Me n u display . If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you p ress ENT ER a nd inpu t the corr ect number. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN, then sta[...]

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 prede ter m in ed level, suc h as th e age o f the vi ewer . The “P aren tal C ontr ol” functio n all ows you to set a play b ack l imit ation leve l. A scene that is limited is not pla[...]

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 ct ed . If you se l ect [O THERS t ], select an d enter the stan da rd co d e in th e ta bl e o n page 59 using th e n[...]

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 -d igit password usin g the number buttons, then press ENTER. The syst em st a rts pla yba ck. Notes • If you play a DVD which does not have the Parent al Contr[...]

60 GB By adju sting the r emo te signal , yo u can contro l your TV with the s u pplied remote. Note s • If you enter a new code numbe r , the co de numbe r previously en te r ed will be era se d. • Whe n you repla ce th e b a tt eries of the re mo te, the code number may reset itself to the de faul t (SONY) setting . Reset the a pp ropriate co[...]

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 /M GA 002, 021, 022 NEC 002, 020, 023, 024, 048 NEI 027 NOKIA 025, 026 Nokia Oceanic 026 Nordmende 035, 042 Okano 027 ORI[...]

62 GB Controlling the TV You ca n co ntro l y our TV usin g t he buttons belo w. Usin g the nu mber butt ons for contr olli ng th e TV When you set th e remote to the TV mode, y o u can use th e number butto n s for controlli n g 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 chann[...]

Other Operations 63 GB * Except for North American models. Operation Poin t the re mote to the directio n of TV and this 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 us e VCR s or other un its con nect ed t o the VIDEO or SAT jacks. Refer to the operation manual su pplied with t he unit for fu rther informatio n on the operatio n. 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 t[...]

Other Operations 65 GB x SUB Sub so und is output from the lef t and ri gh t speak ers. x MAIN+ SUB Main s ound and Sub s ound are out put from the le ft a n d ri g ht spe a k er s . x MAIN/ SUB Main so und is out p ut fr om th e left s p e aker and Su b sound is out p ut from the rig ht speak er. 5 Press AMP MENU. Turns off the AMP men u. Presett [...]

66 GB 5 Press EN TER . A pres et nu mbe r ap pear s 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 stations in the system’s memor[...]

Other Operations 67 GB To listen to non-preset radio stations Use manu al or aut om a tic tuni ng in Ste p 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 re mote. Pres s x whe n yo u stop th e automatic t uning. Tips • If an FM program is noisy, pr es s [...]

68 GB 6 Create an index name by using the cur s or b ut ton s : Press X / x to se lect a char acte r, the n press c to move the c ursor to the n ext position. If you make a mistake Press C / c repea tedl y un til th e char ac ter t o be chan ged flashe s, then press X / x to se le ct the desire d char ac te r. Capi ta l letters, numb er s, and othe[...]

Other Operations 69 GB You ca n se t the sys tem to turn off at a preset time, so you can f a ll asleep lis tening to mu sic. You can preset the time in 10 minutes decr ements. Press SLEEP. Each time yo u press this but ton, the mi nutes displ ay (the remain ing time) changes as follows: When you choose AUTO The syst em t urns off w h e n the cu rr[...]

70 GB You can retu rn the s y stem parameters s u ch as speak er sett ings and pr eset st ation s, to t he default se ttin g s. Press . , , or Z , on th e system at the same time . “COLD RE SET ” ap pears in th e fron t p ane l display and the def ault settings ar e re tur ned . 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 sp lay, am o ng oth er things . For details on each Setup D ispla y item , see pa ge 72- 77. For an overa l l list of Se tup Di sp lay ite ms, see pag[...]

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 ra ck . Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the S etup Disp l ay. Fo r det ai ls on u si ng the disp lay, se e “Usi ng the Se tu p D i sp lay” (pa ge 7 1). x OSD (On-Screen Display) Selec ts th e di sp lay lan guage on the scr ee n. Select the languag[...]

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 SCRE EN SA V ER Turns th e sc reen saver on a nd off so t ha 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 [...]

74 GB Allow s set t in g up Paren t al C ont r ol and ot her 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 t in g s ar e under l in ed . x PARENTAL CONTROL t (DVD only) Sets a pas sword and playback limitati o n level for DVDs with pla yback[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 75 GB 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 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. [...]

76 GB Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the spe akers. * When you per fo rm the Quic k Set up (page 22), the default settings are changed. Note s • When yo u set t he dist ance, t he so und cuts off for a moment. • If all front and sur round sp eakers ar e not pl aced at a n equal dist an ce from your lis te nin g p[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 77 GB x BALANCE You can va ry the ba lance of the le ft an d ri ght speak er s as fo llo ws. B e s ure t o 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 O L + /–. x TEST TONE The speake rs will e mit a test to ne t[...]

78 GB Setti ng the speakers by using the fr on t p anel display on the system You ca n se t the spe aker s by using th e A M P menu that is di splayed in th e front pane l display. AMP menu list 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeat edly until the item you want to se t appears in the front panel display. x SP SET UP Sets th e sp eaker si ze , dist[...]

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 an ge d. c) This setting appe ars w hen y ou se t the correspondi ng speake r to “Y” in “ SP S ETUP” (page 79). x LEVEL a) Wh[...]

80 GB x CUSTOMIZE Select [ SETUP] in the setu p display. For d etails, see “Using t he Setup Displa y” (pag e 71). x QUIC K Norm ally , w hen yo u turn th e sy stem on fo r the first t ime o r aft er re sett ing t he sys tem, th e guid e mess ag e appears on th e TV sc reen and you can perfor m th e Qui ck Setup. If y ou c ance lled t he Quic k[...]

Additiona l Information 81 GB If you experi ence any of the f ollowing difficu ltie s wh ile 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 t hat the AC power c[...]

82 GB The sound com es fr o m the center spea ker 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 an d sett ings. • Make sure the sound field funct ion is on (page 46) . • Dependin g on th e source, the ef fect of the center speak[...]

Additiona l Information 83 GB The JPEG imag e file cannot be played. • The DATA CD is not recorded i n an JPEG format that conforms to ISO96 60 Le vel 1/ Lev el 2 or Joliet. • The JPEG image fi le does not ha ve the ext ension “.JP G” o r “.J PE G.” • The data is not fo r ma tt ed in JPEG even thou gh it has the exte nsion “.JPG” [...]

84 GB Amplifier section Stereo mode (rated) 65 W + 65 W (4 ohms at 1 kHz, D I N) Surround m ode F r ont: 110 W + 11 0 W (referenc e) (with SS-TSB3) music power outp ut Center *: 110 W (with SS- CT 33) Surround *: 110 W + 110 W (with SS- TS 20) Subwoofer*: 100 W × 2 (with SS-WS12) * Depending on the sound field settings and t he sour ce, ther e may[...]

Additiona l Information 85 GB Subwoof er Speaker syst em Bass reflex Speaker unit 160 mm dia. cone type × 2 Rated impe da nc e 4 ohms Dimension s (approx .) 201 × 369 × 449 mm (w/h/d ) Mass (approx. ) 9.5 kg Gene ral Power requirements 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumpt ion 120 W 0.3 W (a t the Po wer Savin g mode) Dimension s (approx .) [...]

86 GB x Movie 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 r es ult is enha nced s ou nd fiel d dire ctional ity t hat appr oaches t he qual ity o f discret e 5. 1 -cha nne l sound. x Music mode The Mu sic mod e is f or use with any s tereo musi c recor dings, and pro vide s a w[...]

Additiona l Information 87 GB Neo:6 Deve loped by Digital Theater Systems , Inc., applie s a c onven tional 2- chann el or D ol by Digita l sou rce si gnal to a hi gh-p reci sion, digit al matrix deco d er to a c hieve 6. 1 ch anne l surround playbac k. CINEMA mode allo ws for mo re separati o n of channel s t o en hanc e the 6.1 c hanne l e ff ec [...]

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 software. Track Sect ion of a pi ctu re or a musi c pi ec e on a Su per Audio CD , CD, VI DEO C D or MP3. An album is com p o sed of seve ral tra cks (M P3 on ly). VIDEO CD A com pa ct disc that con tains m o [...]

Additiona l Information 89 GB For more information, r efer to th e pages indica ted in parenthese s. Front P ane l A [ / 1 (power) switch/S TANDBY 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/pau[...]

90 GB Front Pane l Di spl ay 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 statu s Current chapter numb er Cu rrent sou nd effe ct Curr ent title number P layin g time Current so und Current m ode TITLE REP 1 NIGHT DSGX DTS –ES PL DE X CHAP MP3 SA– C[...]

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 da rk. How e ve 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) (25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37) F DVD TOP MENU/ALB UM– (28, 30, 3[...]

94 GB The lang uage spe lling s conf or m to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/ F) stan da rd. 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 13[...]

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 di splaye d ite ms may be differe nt from t he actual 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 ef t o r righ t TEST TONE OFF ON SETUP QUIC K SURROUND LEFT –6 dB – +[...]

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 SCA N 72 A ALBUM 30, 38 Album 6, 85 ANGLE 53 Antenna (ae r i al ) Hook ups 17 A UDIO 44, 72 A UDIO DRC 7 4 B B A CKGR OUND 73 B A LANCE 77 Batt eries 11 C CHAPTER 39 Cha pter 6, 85 Contin uous pl ay 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 [...]

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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 t he disc . B Swit che s th e item displa yed on the fro n t panel display. C Sets the syst[...]