Sony DAV-X1 manual

Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia http://www .sony .net/ 2-594-460- 11 (1) ©2005 Sony Corporation D VD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions[...]

2 GB 3 To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to rain or m oi st ur e. AC power cord mus t be change d onl y at the qualified service shop. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, tabl e-cloths, cur tains, etc . And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s on the apparat us. To prevent [...]

3 GB Thank y ou for purch asing So ny DV D H ome Theatre Sy stem. Before opera ting this sy stem, please read this manual thorou ghly and retain it for fu t ure re fe renc e. Welcome![...]

4 GB Welcom e! ........... ........... ............... ........... 3 About T his Manua l ....... ........... ............... 6 This Syste m Can Play th e Following Discs . ............... ........... .............. ........ 6 Guide to the Cont rol Menu Disp lay ...... 10 Getting Started Unpac king .......... ............... ........... ......... 13[...]

5 GB Settin gs and A dj ustmen ts Using th e Setup D isplay............ ............ 80 Setting the Dis play or So und Track Languag e .......... ............... ........... .... 81 [LANGUAGE SETUP] Setting s for the Di splay ............. ........... . 82 [SCREEN SETUP] Custom Settings ............. ............... ........ 83 [CUSTOM SETUP] Speak[...]

6 GB • The instructi on s in this manua l desc ribe the contr ol s on the rem o te. You ca n also us e th e controls on the system if they have the same or similar n ames as those on the remote. • The Contr ol Menu items may be di fferent depe nding on the area. • “DVD” may be used as a general term f or DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, and DV[...]

7 GB – MP3 audio t racks , JPEG i mage fil es, a nd Div X video f iles of fo rmat conformi ng to I SO 9660 L ev el 1/ Le vel 2, or i ts ext en de d f or mat , Joliet The syste m can play DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/ DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs record ed in the follow in g fo rma t s: – DivX video f iles of format confor ming t o UDF . Exampl e of discs t hat th[...]

8 GB Note on PBC (Playba ck Control) (VIDEO CDs) This sy stem conf orms to Ver. 1.1 an d Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD stan dards. You can enjo y two kind s of play ba ck depend ing on th e disc type . About Mu lti Session CD • Thi s system can play M ulti Sessio n CDs whe n an MP3 audio trac k is cont ai ne d in the fi r st sessio n. Any s ubs eq uent MP[...]

9 GB Note on playbac k operat ions of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playbac k operations of DVDs an d VIDEO CDs ma y be i ntentiona lly set by sof tware produce rs. S ince t his s ystem plays DVD s and VIDEO CDs accord ing to the disc contents the softw ar e produc ers d es igned, som e play back feature s may not b e a va ila b le. Also, refer to th e i[...]

10 GB Use the Contro l Menu to sele ct a function and to view re lated informati on. Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn on o r change the Contro l Menu display as follows: Control Menu di splay The C ontrol Menu di splay 1 and 2 w ill sh ow dif ferent items d epend ing on t he di sc type. For de tails about each i tem, se e the pa ges in parent heses[...]

11 GB *1 Displ ays the sce ne number f or VIDEO C Ds (PBC is on), trac k number for VIDEO CDs/ Super Audio C Ds/CDs, album numbe r fo r DATA CDs. DivX video a lbum num ber for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs. *2 D ispl ay s the inde x num ber for VIDEO CDs/Su pe r Aud io CDs , MP3 a udi o track number, or JPEG image file number for DATA CDs. DivX video fi le nu[...]

12 GB • The Control Menu icon i ndicator l ights up in green when you se lect any ite m except [ OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT] only). The [ORI GINAL /PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in green when you select [PLAY LIS T] (def au lt se tt ing) . [FILE] (page 57) Selec ts th e JPEG im age file and DivX vid eo file to be played. [DATE] (p age 6[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Chec k that you ha ve the f ollowi ng it ems: •S p e a k e r s ( 2 ) • Subw oofer (1) • AM loop an t e nna (aeri a l) (1) • FM wire an tenna (a eri al) (1) • Sp ea ker co rd (1) • Video Co rd (1) • Re m ot e C o mman der (rem ot e) (1) • Size AAA (R03) b atteries (2 ) • Operating I nstructions •S e t u p D [...]

14 GB You can co ntrol the sys tem using the supplied remote . Insert two size AAA (R03) batt e ries b y matching the 3 and # ends on t he batteries t o the markings inside the compa rtment. When using the remote, point it a t the remote se nsor on the s ystem. • Do not leave th e remote in an extremel y hot or hum id pl ac e. • Do not use a ne[...]

Getting Started 15 GB Perfor m al l co nnecti on s and set ti ng s by fo llow ing Step s 1 to 7. “Step 1: Speaker System Hookup” (page 16) “Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup” (page 19) “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 20) “Step 4: Other Component Hookup” (page 26) “Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)” (page 29) “Step 6: P[...]

16 GB Conn ect the s up plied sp eake r sy stem u si ng the su pp lied sp eaker cor d. Do n ot connec t any spe ak ers other th an those suppli ed with this sys tem. To obtain th e best possib le front surro und sound, use th e supplied Set up Disc to determin e the ideal spe ake r posit i ons (pag e 33 ). Requi red cord Speaker cord You ca n co nn[...]

Getting Started 17 GB Conn ecting th e speake rs Conne ct the speaker cord in or de r of 1 to 4 , according t o the above illu stration. A Connect the sp eaker cord to the syst em. Secure th e jack by tight ening the two scr ews. B Connect the sp eaker jack marked RIGH T to the front speaker, then place i t in the right front speaker position. The [...]

18 GB C Connect the speaker jack marked LEFT to the front speaker, then place it in the left front speaker position. The fr ont spe akers a re ident ical, a nd eith er can be used for th e left o r right s peak er. If y ou conn ect the LEFT ja ck to the spe aker, it becomes the left f ront speaker. D Connect the speaker jack marked WOOFER to t he s[...]

Getting Started 19 GB Connect th e supplied AM/FM ante nnas (aerials) f or listenin g to the radio. • To prevent noise pickup, k eep th e AM loop antenna (ae ria l) awa y from the syst em and other com pone nt s. • Be sure to f ull y extend the FM wire an tenna (ae r ial). • After connect ing th e FM wire antenn a (aerial), kee p it as horizo[...]

20 GB Firs t, perf orm th e vide o connec tion, a nd the n audi o connec tion. With your TV ’s audio o utpu t connec ted to th is system , you c an liste n to TV sou nd thro ugh the s ystem spe akers. Conn ectin g the v ideo c ords Sends a p layed ba ck DVD ima ge to a TV. Check t he jack s of you r TV, an d choos e the A , B , C , o r D connecti[...]

Getting Started 21 GB A To connect to a TV with the SCART input jack Connect the system t o your TV us ing the SC ART (EU RO A V ) cord (no t s upp lied). Be sure to connect the SCART (EURO AV) cord to t he EURO AV T OUTP UT (TO TV) jack on the system . When you connect us ing t he SCART (EURO AV) cord, che ck that th e TV conforms t o VIDEO signal[...]

22 GB Does your TV accept p rogressive signals? Progre ssive is the meth od for di splaying TV image s whi ch reduc es flicke ring, and sharpen s the ima ge. To disp lay using t hi s m e thod, yo u ne ed to conn ect to a TV tha t a cc epts pro gr es sive sign als. “P AU TO ” or “P VID EO” appe ars in t he front pa nel di sp lay wh en the sy[...]

Getting Started 23 GB either of the above condit ions is not met. x INTERLACE Select this se tting when: – your TV do es not ac cept pro gr essive si gn als, or, – your TV is connect ed to jacks other th an the COMPONEN T VIDEO OUT jacks (MONITOR OUT (VIDEO/S VIDEO)/EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV)). About DVD software types and the conversion method D[...]

24 GB Connect ing the audio cor ds Outp ut s TV sound t hr o u gh the spe akers of th i s sy stem . Whe n yo u want to o utput ste reo (2-c hanne l ) TV s ound from the sy st em speake rs, cho ose conne ction A or B below . The qua lity of the audi o inc reas es from A to B . A To connect the EURO AV t INPUT (FROM VIDEO) jack of a TV to the EURO AV[...]

Getting Started 25 GB B To connect the COAXIAL DIGITAL OU T jack of a TV to the TV COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jack of this system Connect a TV t o the TV COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jack using a coaxial digital c ord (not suppl ied). • To listen to the TV sound, sel ect th e func ti on by pressing FUNC TION. For det a ils , see page 40. • When you use both the [...]

26 GB You c an enjoy a var iety of other compone nts conn ected to the system. Be sure to make connections securely to a void hum and noise . Connecting the video cords The qu al i ty of t he pictur e in cr eases f rom A to B . A To connect the VIDEO OUT jack of other component to the VIDEO IN jack of this system Connect a VCR or oth er comp on ent[...]

Getting Started 27 GB B To connect the S VIDEO OUT jack of other component to the S VIDEO IN jack of this system Connect a V CR or other co m po nent to th e S V IDE O IN jack using an S vi deo cord (no t supplie d). Connecting the audio cords The quality of the audio i ncrease s from to , . To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of other component to the [...]

28 GB If you connect a digital s atellite receiver with a DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack The digit al sa tellite re ce iver can be c onnecte d t o th e V I D E O 1/ S AT 1 OPT ICA L or COAX IA L DIGITAL IN or VIDEO 2/SAT 2 COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jack instead of the V IDEO 1/SAT1 or VIDEO 2/SAT2 AUDIO IN jacks o f the system. The sy stem can ac c[...]

Getting Started 29 GB Before conn ecting th e AC power c ord (mains lead) o f this system to a wall outlet ( mains), c onnect th e speak er s to the system (p age 16 ). Connect th e AC power cord (mains l ead) to a wall outlet (mains). The AC plug in the illustrati on is European & Russi an models. To turn on the system Press " / 1 . To tu[...]

30 GB There are a minimum number of basi c adjustments available for using the syste m. You can set the d is pl ay languag e, sound track, or screen se ttings t ha t match yo ur TV ty pe, et c. Step 6: Performin g the Quick Se tup " / 1 . / > X / x ENTER • The selectabl e language is differen t de pe ndi ng on the are a. • Make su re th[...]

Getting Started 31 GB 6 Press ENTER. The Setu p Di spla y for selec tin g the a spe ct ra tio o f the TV to be conn ec ted appe ar s. 7 Press X / x to select th e setting that matches your T V type. x If you have a wide-screen T V or a 4:3 standard TV wi th a wide-screen mode [16:9] (p age 82) x If you have a 4:3 standard TV [4:3 LETTER BOX ] or [4[...]

32 GB To quit the Quick Setup Pres s DISPLA Y in any Step. To recall the Quick Setup display 1 Press DISPL AY. (If a disc is playing, press x to stop playback, then press DISPLAY.) The Cont rol Me nu a ppe ars. 2 Press X / x to select [SETUP], then press ENTER. The opt io ns for [SETUP ] appear . 3 Press X / x to select [QUICK], then press ENTER. T[...]

Getting Started 33 GB For the be st po ssible fr ont sur ro und sound , use the Set u p Disc and p osition t he speak er s as illustrat e d below . Step 7: Instal ling the Spe akers Top vi e w Side view Front sp eaker (L) TV Subwoo fer Front spea ker (R) FOCUS SURROUND area WIDE SURROUND area 0.6 m • When checking the fron t surround sound effec [...]

34 GB – Both fr ont spea kers sh ould be po inted st r ai ght for w ar d. Do no t place the speak ers a t an ang le. – Do not le ave a sp ac e in fron t of the fro nt speak ers wh en place d on a t able or rack, etc., as ref lecti on may occur. Usin g th e S e tup Di sc After posit ioning the speakers , use the supplie d Setup Disc to ch eck th[...]

Getting Started 35 GB • Even if an optio n is se le c te d, th e sound volume of the subwoof e r may be low. This is by default setting , and is not a malf unc ti on. • If there is no sound from the speakers , ch eck th e spea ker connection. Not e 1 Press Z on the system. 2 Load the Setup Disc. Place the S etup D isc on the tray, a nd th en pr[...]

36 GB 35 Basic Operations Playing D iscs " / 1 FUNCTION N " / 1 Disc tray FUNCTION x H X ./> MUTING VOLUME +/– Z ALBUM –/+ / VOLUME − /+ x • Do not for cibly press th e disc t ray closed with your fin ger, as this may ca use ma lfunction. • Do not place m or e than two discs on the tr ay. Note Depending on th e DVD VIDEO or V[...]

Basic Op er atio ns 37 GB 6 Press H . The sy st em starts pl ayback (c ontin uou s play) . Adj u st th e volu me. To save the power in standby mo de Press " / 1 whi le the s ystem turns on. To canc el stan dby mo de, pr ess " / 1 once. Additional operations *1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs only. The button can be u sed except for DivX video [...]

38 GB System Sound Fe ature With cover o pened. SOUND FIEL D C/X/x/ c ENTER FUNCTION Soun d Field indic ator AMP MENU This s ystem can cr eate 5.1 c hann el surrou nd so und fro m two f ront speak ers and a s ubw o ofer. Yo u can tak e ad vantage of this front surr ound sou nd simp ly by s electin g one of system 's prep rogramme d soun d fiel[...]

Basic Op er atio ns 39 GB • When the system r eceives DVD multi- channel s ignals or AC-3 multiple x br oa dc a st signals, the default A U T O se tting is FOC U S SURROUND. (You can change the AU TO se tting to WID E SURROUND in AMP MENU.) • When the system receives CDs or DATA CDs, the AUTO setting is 2CH STEREO. • The sound field for Super[...]

40 GB • When you use both the VIDE O 1/ SAT 1 or VIDEO 2/SAT 2 jacks (analog connecti on) and COAXIAL DIGITAL IN or OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack (digit al connecti on) at t he same time, the digi tal conne ction takes prior ity. Note x WIDE SURROUND You can en joy s urround sound in a wider sound area. This mo de produces less sur round effect than FO[...]

Enjoy ing Discs 41 GB When you stop the disc, the syst em remembers the poi nt wher e you p ressed x and you can start playbac k from th e point yo u st o pped the d isc. 1 While playing a disc, p ress x to stop playback. “Res ume” appe ar s in the fron t panel displa y, so you can res tart the disc fro m the point whe re you st op ped the di s[...]

42 GB You ca n pl ay the co nt ents of a disc i n t he order you w ant by ar ranging the ord er of the t racks on the disc t o creat e yo ur own prog ram. Yo u ca n prog ram up t o 99 tr acks. 1 Press DISPL AY. The Co nt rol Men u ap pear s. 2 Press X / x to select [PROGRAM], then press ENTER. The opt ions for [PROGRAM] appear . 3 Press X / x to se[...]

Enjoy ing Discs 43 GB 7 Press H to start Program Play. Prog ram Pl ay star ts. “PG M” appear s in t he front panel displ ay. When th e progra m ends, you ca n restar t the same pr og ram ag a in by pre ss ing H . To return to normal play Press CLE AR, or select [O FF] in Step 2. To play the sam e p rogram again, se lect [ON ] in Step 3 and pres[...]

44 GB Press CLEAR, or sel ect [OFF] in Step 2 . To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu i s t u r ne d off. • You can set Shuffl e Play whi le the sy stem is stopped. You can play al l of the titles , tracks or albums on a disc or a si ng le title, c hap ter, tra ck , or albu m repeat edly. You can us e a comb[...]

Enjoy ing Discs 45 GB • [TITLE]: re peats the curre nt title on a disc. • [CH A P T ER]: repe ats the cur rent ch apter. x When playi ng a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, or CD •[ O F F ] : doe s no t play re pe atedly . • [DISC]: r epeats all of th e tracks on the disc. • [TR A C K ] : repea ts the cu rr ent tr ack . x When playing a DATA CD o[...]

46 GB Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vid eo Recording) mode h ave two ty pe s of title s f or pla yback: orig inally recorded titl es ([ORI GINAL]) an d titles that can be c reated on reco rdab le DVD player s for edi ting ([PLAY L IST]). You c an select th e type of titl e to be playe d. 1 Press DISPLAY. (If a disc is playing, press x to stop p layback, then[...]

Enjoy ing Discs 47 GB With PBC (Playb ack Cont ro l) funct i ons, yo u can enjoy simple interacti ve operations, search functi on s, and ot her su ch opera tio ns. PBC playback all ows you to play VIDEO CDs interac tiv el y by foll owing the menu on the TV scre en. 1 Start playin g a VIDEO CD with PBC functions. The me nu for your select ion ap pea[...]

48 GB What is MP3/ JPEG? MP3 i s audi o compress ion t echnolo gy tha t satisfi es the IS O/MPEG regulat ions. JPEG i s imag e co mpressi o n technol o gy. Discs that t he system can play You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD- Rs/CD- RWs) r ecorded in MP 3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3) and JP EG fo rmat . Ho wever , the discs must be r ec orded acc ordi[...]

Enjoy ing Discs 49 GB next al bum in the same tre e. (Example: C contai ns D so 4 is played b ef or e 5 .) When you pr ess MENU a nd the list of albu m name s ap pe ars (pag e 48), the alb um names are arrang ed in al phabet ical o rder ( A t B t C t D t F t G ). Albums t hat do not cont ain tracks (or fil es) (s uch as album E ) do not appear in t[...]

50 GB 3 Press X / x to select the album you want and press H . The sy st e m starts pl ay ing the s el ec ted album . To stop playback Press x . To play the next or previous MP3 audio track Press . / > . Note that you can select the ne xt al bu m by co nt inuin g to pre ss > after the last track on the first a lbum, but that you c annot r etu[...]

Enjoy ing Discs 51 GB 4 Press C / X / x / c to select the image you want to view an d press ENTER. To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press C / c when the Control Menu is not displa yed. Not e that yo u can se lect the next album by con tinuing to pr ess c af ter the las t imag e on th e first album, but tha t you canno t ret ur n to the [...]

52 GB The default setting is under lined. • [AUTO] : pl ays bo th th e JPE G i mag e file s and MP 3 au dio tra cks in the sa m e al b um as a sl ide s how. • [AUDIO (MP3)]: p lays only MP3 a udio tracks con tinuously. • [IM AG E (JPE G)] : pla ys only J PEG image fi les as a slide show. 6 Press MENU. The list of albums recorded on the DATA C[...]

Enjoy ing Discs 53 GB 3 Press X / x to select the setting you want. The de fault set ting is un derli n ed. •[ M O D E 1 ] : The image sweeps in fro m top to botto m. • [MODE2]: The image stretc hes out from left to right of the screen. • [MODE3]: The image stretc hes out from the cent er of the sc re en. • [MODE4]: The images rand omly cyc[...]

54 GB About playback order of data on DATA CDs or D ATA DVDs See “P l ayb ack orde r of MP3 audio tr ack s or JPEG image fi les” (page 4 8). Note that the play back or der may not be applic able, depe nding on the softw are used for cr eating t he DivX video file, or if t here ar e more t han 20 0 album s and 6 00 Div X video files in each albu[...]

Enjoy ing Discs 55 GB Selectin g a DivX video f ile 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,” press ENTER. The list o f files in the album appears. 2 Press X / x to select a file and press ENTER. The sel ected f ile st arts pl aying. To stop playback Press x . To go to the next or previous page Press C / c . To return to the previous dis pla y Pr[...]

56 GB You ca n qu ickly loc ate a part i cu lar poi nt on a disc by moni toring the pi cture o r play ing ba ck slowly. • Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to d o some of the o perations described. Locat ing a point quickly b y playing a disc in fa st forward or fast reverse (Scan) (exc ept for JPEG ) Press m or M while pl ay ing[...]

Enjoy ing Discs 57 GB Playin g one fram e at a tim e (Fre ez e Fr a me) (excep t for Super A udio CD , CD, and JPEG) When th e sy stem i s i n t he p ause mo de, pres s (ste p ) to g o t o th e ne xt fr a m e. P re ss (step) t o go to the prec eding frame (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only). To return to norma l pla yback, pr e ss H . • You cannot search for[...]

58 GB [INDEX] x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super VCD with PBC Playback [SCE N E] x When playing a Super Audio CD [TR A C K ] [INDEX] x When playing a CD [TR A C K ] x When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) [AL BUM ] [TR A C K ] x When playing a DATA CD (JPEG fi le) [AL B U M] [FILE ] x When playing a DivX video [AL B U M] [FILE ] Exampl e: when yo u selec[...]

Enjoy ing Discs 59 GB You ca n divide the s creen into 9 s ubscree ns and find th e de sired sc ene qu ic kl y. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The follow i ng disp lay appe ar s. 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item. • [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only): display s the first s cene of each ti tle. • [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO o[...]

60 GB View ing the Pl aying T ime and Remaini ng Time i n the Fr ont Panel Display You ca n check di sc info rmatio n, such as the remaining ti me, tota l number of titles in a DVD, tracks in a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, or MP3, f ile nam e o f a DivX vi d eo usin g the f ro nt panel di spla y (pa ge 96). Pres s DISPL AY. Each time you p ress DI[...]

Enjoy ing Discs 61 GB When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD When playing an MP3 • The system can only dis play the fir st le ve l of the DVD/CD text, such as the Disc name or title. • If an MP3 file name canno t be displayed, “* ” will appear in the f ront pane l display instea d. • The disc name or trac k[...]

62 GB x When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functi ons), Super Audio CD, or CD • T **: ** Playing t ime of the curr ent track • T–**:** Remaining time of the current tr ack •D * * : * * Playing t ime of the curr ent disc • D–**:** Remaining time of the current disc x When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) • T **: ** Playing t ime of the [...]

Enjoy ing Discs 63 GB • Date i nformation is [DD/MM/YYYY]. DD: Day MM: Month YYYY: Year Tip[...]

64 GB 7 If var ious an gles ( multi-a ngles) for a sc ene ar e recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change the view in g an gle. For ex ample , wh ile p l ay i n g a sce n e of a tr ain i n motion , you can d isplay t he vi ew from either the front of the t rain, the le ft window of the t rain, or from t he righ t window without having the tra in’s m[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 65 GB You ca n set 2 kinds of playbac k re stric t io ns for the desi r ed d isc. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set play back res tricti ons so th at th e system will not play inappropri ate discs. • Parental Co ntrol Playback of s ome DVD VIDEOs can be limited accord in g to a predeter min ed level suc [...]

66 GB To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of “Prev enting playback of specific discs [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL].” 2 Press X / x to select [OFF t ], then press ENTE R. 3 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press ENTER. To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert [...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 67 GB 4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the nu mber buttons, t hen press ENTER. The displ a y for set ting the pl ayback limitati on level appears . 5 Press X / x to select [STANDARD], then press ENTER. The selecti on items for [STANDARD] are displa yed. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic area as [...]

68 GB Area Code Changin g the pass word 1 Press DISPLAY. (If a disc is playing, press x to stop p layback, then press DISPLAY.) The Co nt rol Men u ap pear s. 2 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL C ONTROL], then p ress ENTE R. The options for [PARENT AL CONTROL] appear . 3 Press X / x to select [PASSWORD t ], then press ENTER. The dis pl ay f or ent e[...]

Other Operations 69 GB By adjust i ng the remo te si gnal, yo u ca n contro l your TV with th e supplied r emote. • When you replac e the ba tte r ie s of the rem ote, the code number may reset itse lf t o the default (SONY) setting . Rese t the appropri ate c ode numb er. Controlling TVs w ith the remote Press and hold TV [ / 1 whil e enteri ng [...]

70 GB Satellite Tuner To control the TV You ca n co ntrol t he TV by usi ng followi ng butt ons. * To use the se num be r buttons, set the re mot e to the TV mode by pressi ng the TV button . To cancel the TV mode, press the TV butt on again. You ca n se lect the TV c hanne ls by using th e numb er butt ons. To sele ct th e TV ch annels , p re ss t[...]

Other Operations 71 GB * Except fo r North Americ an and European models. Operating for the THEATRE SYNC fu nction Poin t the re mote to the directio n of TV and this system, then press THEATRE SYNC once. While transmi tting the code from th e remote, the TV button flashes. If thi s function does not work, change the transmit time. The transmit t i[...]

72 GB With VIDEO CDs, CDs, or DATA CDs, y ou can se lect t he soun d from t he righ t or le ft chann el and listen to the sound of the se lect ed chan nel thro ugh bo th the right an d left speaker s. For exam ple, w h e n playin g a di s c containi ng a song w ith the vocals on the rig ht channe l and th e instrum ents on t he left channe l, you c[...]

Other Operations 73 GB • [2: 2/R]: the sou nd of t he righ t chan nel of the audio t rack 2 ( monaura l) • While playi ng a Super V CD on whic h the audio track 2 is not recorde d, no sound will come out whe n you select [2: STEREO], [2:1/L], o r [2:2/R]. • You cannot change the soun d for Super Audio CDs. To check the audio signal format (DV[...]

74 GB Rein fo rcin g bass fr equen cies You ca n reinf o r ce b ass freq uenc ie s on any sourc e. 1 Make sure the function is set to “DVD.” If not, pr es s FUNC TI O N re peated ly until “DV D ” ap pears i n t he front pan el disp la y. 2 If a disc is p laying, press x to stop, then press WOOFER. The SPEAKER SETUP appea rs. 3 Select the de[...]

Other Operations 75 GB You ca n en joy the s ou n d of other co mponent s with this syste m. Conne ct the satellite receiver or comp on ents with a h igh audi o ou tput leve l (inclu ding 2 V outp ut comp onen ts, suc h as M D decks, etc.) to the VIDEO 1/SAT 1 or VIDEO 2/ SAT 2 jacks, and perform th e following to prevent di st ortion oc curr i ng.[...]

76 GB You c an enj oy mu ltiplex br oadcas t soun d whe n the system re ceive the AC-3 multipl ex broadcast sign al. You ca n pl ay biling ual broa dc asts re co rded o n DVD-RWs in VR mo de. • To r eceive th e AC-3 signa l, you need to connect a digital sa te ll ite tuner to the syst em with an optical cable or coaxi al cable ( pa g e 28) and se[...]

Other Operations 77 GB 6 Press X / x to select th e preset numb er you w ant. 7 Press ENTER. The stati on is st ored. 8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other stations. To change the preset number Restart from Step 1. Listening to the radi o Preset radio stations in the system’s me mory fir st (see “P resetting radio s tations” (page 76)). 1 Press FUNC[...]

78 GB (Except for Russ ian model) What is the Radio Data System? The Radi o Data Sy stem (RD S) is a broadcast ing servi c e t h at allows rad io stati on s to send additional information along with the regula r prog ram sig nal. Th is tune r offers conve nient RDS fe atures , s u c h as statio n na me dis pl ay. RDS is ava ila ble on ly fo r FM st[...]

Other Operations 79 GB The bri ghtness of t he front pane l displ ay can be set to eit he r of 2 leve ls . 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x rep eate dly until “D IMME R” appears in the front panel display, then press ENTER or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brightness of the f ront panel displa y. DIMMER OFF: Bright. DIMME R ON: The front pa nel[...]

80 GB By usin g th e Se tup Disp lay, you ca n make various a djustments to ite ms such as picture and sound. Y ou can also set a lang ua ge for the subtitl es and the Setup Display, among oth er things. F or details on each Setup Di splay item, see pages from 81 to 83. For an overall list of Setup Di s play items , see page 10 0. • Playback sett[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 81 GB To reset all of the [SETUP] settings 1 Select [RESE T] in Step 3 and press ENT ER. 2 Select [YE S] using X / x . You can also quit the process and retur n to the Control Menu by selecting [NO] here. 3 Pres s EN TER. All the settings explained on p ages 81 to 83 return to the default settings * . Do not press [/1 whil[...]

82 GB Choose settings ac cord in g to the TV to be connec ted. Select [S CREEN SETU P] in the Setup Di splay. To use th e di s play, se e “ Using th e Se tup Disp l a y ” (p age 80) . The defa ult sett in gs are under lined . x [TV TYPE ] Selec ts the aspe ct ratio of th e connect ed TV (4 :3 stan dard or wide). The d efault setti ng var ies, d[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 83 GB x [LIN E] Selects the output method for v ideo s ignals from the E UR O AV T OUT P U T (TO TV) j ac k on the rear panel of th e system . • If your TV does no t accept RGB sign als, no p icture appear s on the T V scree n even if you sel ect [RGB] . Refer t o the i nstruction s supplied with yo ur TV. x [4:3 OUTPUT [...]

84 GB • If PCM, DT S, Dolby Digi tal sound , and MPE G audio tracks hav e the same num ber of channels, the system select s PCM, DTS , Dolby Dig ital sou nd, and MP EG audio track s in this order. x [MULTI-DISC RES U ME ] (DVD VI DEO / VIDEO CD only) Switches t he Multi-disc Re sume setting on or off. Resu me pla yba ck point ca n be stored in me[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 85 GB On placement • Pl ace the sy stem in a location with adequat e ventilati on to prevent he at buil d-up in the syste m. • At high volume, over long pe riods of time, t he cabine t becomes hot to the touch. Th is is not a malfunc tio n. However, touc hing the cabin et should b e avoided. Do not plac e the uni t in a[...]

86 GB On handling discs • To ke ep the di sc clean, h and le the dis c by its edge. Do not t ouch th e surf ace. • Do no t stic k pape r or ta pe on t he dis c. • Do no t expos e the disc to direct sunlig ht or heat sources such a s hot a ir duct s, or l eave it i n a car p arked i n direct sunlig ht as t he tem per at ure ma y r ise cons i d[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 87 GB Pictu re noise ap pears. • The disc is dir t y o r flaw e d. • If the pictu re output from you r system go es through your VCR to ge t to you r TV, the copy- protection signal applied to some DVD programs could affe ct picture quality. I f you still e xperience problems even when you connect your syste m directly [...]

88 GB • Th e dis c is up sid e down. Insert the disc wit h the playbac k side facin g down. • Th e disc is skewed on the disc tr ay. • The system ca nnot play CD-R OMs, etc. (p age 7). • Th e reg ion c ode on the DVD do es not ma tc h th e system . • Mois ture has condensed inside th e system and may caus e damage to the len ses. Remove t[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 89 GB The language for the sound track cannot be changed. • Multilin gual tracks are not recorded o n the DVD being played . • The DVD prohibits changing the language for the sound tr ack. The subtitle langua ge cannot be change d. • Multilin gual subtitle s are not r ecorded on th e DVD being played. • The DV D pro[...]

90 GB Amplifier section Front Power output (rated ): 40 W + 40 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 1 %) Continuo us RM S power output ( reference): 50 W + 50 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz , THD 10 %) Front surround* Power o utput ( rated): 4 0 W + 40 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 1 %) Continuo us RM S power output ( reference): 50 W + 50 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz , THD 10 %) Subwoofer Po[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 91 GB Albu m Sectio n of a m us ic piece or an imag e on a data CD contai ning MP 3 au dio track s or JPEG fi l es . Chap ter Subdivisi on of a title o n a DVD. A title is compos ed of sever al cha pters . DivX ® Digita l vid eo techn o l og y create d by DivX Networ ks, Inc. Vid eos enco ded with Di vX technology are amon[...]

92 GB shown at movi e theaters. Video based DVDs, such as televisi on drama s or si t- co ms, dis pl ay s imag es at 30 fram es (or 60 f ields) pe r second . Inte rlace form at (Inte rlaced sc anning) The Inte rlace fo rmat is the NTSC standar d meth od for disp la yi ng TV ima ge s at 30 fram es per seco nd. Each f ra me is scan ne d twice - alte [...]

Additiona l Informa tion 93 GB VIDEO C D s also contai n compac t audio da t a. Sounds ou tside the ra nge of hum a n hearin g ar e compre ssed wh ile sou nds we c an hear are no t compress ed. VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio in fo rmat ion of con v e ntiona l a udio CD s. There ar e 2 ve rsions of VIDEO CDs. • Ver sion 1. 1: You can pla y o[...]

94 GB The lang uage spe llings co nform to th e ISO 639 : 1988 (E/ F ) st an 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 13[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 95 GB For more information , refer to th e pages indi cated in parent heses. Fron t panel A " / 1 (on/standby indicator) (29, 36, 79) B Front panel di splay (96 ) C Z (open/close) (34, 36) D Remote sensor (14) E Sound Fiel d indicator ( 38) F VOLUME –/+ (36, 79) G FUNCTION (36, 79) H x (stop) (29, 34, 36) I N (play) [...]

96 GB Front pan el display About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up when p rogressive signal is output . (22) B Current surround format (Except for JPEG and Super Audio CD) (73) C Lights up in SL EEP mode. (7 8 ) D Playing status (DVD fu nct ion only) E Lights up in NIGHT mode. (74) F Lights up when the tim e information of a ti[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 97 GB Rear panel A DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack (26) B VIDEO 1/SAT 1DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL/ COAXIAL) jacks (26) C AUDIO IN L/R (VIDEO 1/SAT1, V IDEO 2/ SAT 2, TV) j acks (26) D VIDEO /S-VI DEO IN (V IDEO 1/SAT 1, VIDEO 2/SA T 2, MONITOR OUT) jacks (20, 26) E EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack (20, 24) F ANTENNA (AM terminal/FM 75 Ω C[...]

98 GB Remote A TV (69, 70) B SLEE P ( 78) C SOUND FIELD (38) D . / > PRESET –/+, TV CH –/+ (30, 36, 49, 53, 69, 70, 76 ) E H (play) (34, 36, 49, 51, 53, 56) The H butto n has a tactil e dot.* F TOP MENU (45) G C / X / x / c /ENTER (30, 34, 38, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 65, 69, 74, 76, 79, 80) C / X / x / c have tact ile dots.* H O RETU[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 99 GB eg TV CH –/+ (69) The TV CH + bu t t on has a ta ct i le dot. * eh TV VOL +/– (69) ej NIGHT (74) ek SA-CD/CD (46) el AMP MENU (38, 55, 74, 75, 76, 79) * Use the tact ile dot as a refe rence when operat ing the syste m.[...]

100 GB Y ou can set th e follo wing item s with the D VD Setup Display . The orde r of the displaye d items may be differe nt from the act ual display . The defa ult set ting s are underl ine d . DVD Setup Displa y List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD MENU AUDIO SUBTIT LE (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) (Select the lang[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 101 GB Y ou can set the fo llowing items with AMP ME NU on the remote. The defa ult settings are un derlined. AMP Menu List AMP menu AUDIO DRC DRC OFF DRC STD DIMMER DIMM E R OFF DIMM ER ON DRC MAX DUAL MONO MAIN SUB MAIN+SUB MAIN/SUB A/V SYNC SYNC OFF SYNC ON AUTO MODE FOCUS SURR WIDE SURR NIGHT MODE NIGHT OF F NIGHT ON SE[...]

102 GB Numerics 16:9 82 4:3 LETTER BO X 82 4: 3 OUT P UT 82 4:3 P AN SCAN 82 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 72 A A/V SYNC 55 Acce ssories 13 ALBUM 57 Alb um 91 AMP m enu 55 , 74 , 75 AMP menu list 101 ANGLE 64 Antenn a (a er ial) Hoo kup 19 A UDIO 81 A UDIO DRC 74 B B ACKGR OUND 82 Batteri es 14 C CHAPTER 57 Chapter 91 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 20 Conn ecting the[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 103 GB SPEAKER SE TUP 84, 100 Speaker System Hook up 16 SUBT ITLE 64, 81 Supe r Audi o CD 8, 46 T THEA TRE SYNC 70 TIME/ TEXT 57 TITLE 5 7 T itle 91 TRA CK 57 T r ac k 91 TRA CK SELECTION 83 T r oub leshooting 86 TUNER MENU 76 TV Hook up 20 TV TYPE 82 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 91[...]