Sony DHC-AZ55D manual

Printed in China © 2007 Sony Corporation Display Side Hi-F i Component S yst em DHC-AZ55D DHC-AZ33D 3-215-548- 12 (1) Operating Instruc tions[...]

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DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB .3-215-548-11(1) 3 GB Note on pow er cord plug shapes (Saudi Arabian model only) For A C 220 V wall sockets 1 Make the appropriate voltage setting on the system (only for models with a voltage selector). 2 Make sure that the 13 A 3-pin plug ( Type BF) is secur ely attached to the power cor d. ( The 13 A 3-pin plug is attached wh[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB .3-215-548-11(1) 4 GB About this manual  e ins tructions in this manual ar e for models D HC-AZ55D and DH C- AZ33D . Each model consists o f the followin g compon ents. DHC-AZ55D U nit: HCD-AZ55D (T uner/D VD player/ Ster eo cassette deck/Amp lier) Speaker system: SS-AZ55D (Fro nt speakers) SS-RSX77D (Surro und speakers[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB .3-215-548-11(1) 5 GB T able of Cont ents T uner Listening to the radio ....................... 70 T ape Playing a tape ...................................... 73 Recording onto a tape ....................74 USB Device Listening to music of an USB device ..................................................... 77 Sound Adjustment Ad[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB .3-215-548-11(1) 6 GB Additional Informa tion T roubleshooting .............................. 108 Precautions ........................................ 122 Specications ................................... 124 Guide to the Contr ol Menu display ................................................. 128 Language code list ...........[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB .3-215-548-11(1) 7 GB Play able discs T ype Characteristics Icon used in this manual Logo DVD VIDEO  DVD VIDEO  DVD-R*/-R W*/+R/+R W in DVD VIDEO f ormat * also in video mode VR mode  DVD-R/-R W in VR (V ideo Recordin g) mode VIDEO CD  VIDEO CD  Super V CD  CD-R*/-R W* * in VIDEO CD or Su per [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB .3-215-548-11(1) 8 GB T ype Characteristics Icon used in this manual Logo D A T A DVD  DVD-ROM/-R/-R W/+R/+RW in D A T A DVD f ormat co ntainin g MP3 audio tracks 1) , JPEG ima ge les 2) or DivX video les 3) , and confo rming to UDF (U niv ersal Disk Forma t). is system can also pla y back discs with the following[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB .3-215-548-11(1) 9 GB Discs that cannot be played  CD-RO Ms recor ded in PHOTO CD forma t  D A T A CDs r ecorded in MP3 PR O forma t  Data part of CD-Extras 1)  Data part of M ixed CDs 2)  Su per A udio CDs  D VD A udio discs  D VD-RAMs  CPRM co mpatib le DVD-R/R W recor ded in Copy-once p rograms 3)  [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB .3-215-548-11(1) 10 GB Notes on CD-R/-RW and DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW  I n some cases, CD-Rs/-R Ws and DVD-Rs/-R Ws/+Rs/+R Ws cannot be played back o n this system due to the recor ding quality or p hysical con dition of the disc, or the cha racteristics of the recordin g device and au thoring soware.  e disc will not be played[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 11 GB Copyrights is product inco r porates co pyright pro tec tion technology that is pr otected by U .S. paten ts and other in tellec tual pro p erty rights. U s e of this cop y right pro tec tion technology must be autho r ized by Macr ovision, and is intended f or home a nd other limited viewing uses only u[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 12 GB Guide to parts and controls is man ual mainly explains o p erations u sing the remo te, bu t the same operation s can also be per formed using the b utto ns on the unit having the sam e or similar names. Unit[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 13 GB Guide to parts and controls Remote control * e DISC SKIP butt on is not availab le for this model.   (on/standby) (21, 77, 106, 119) Press t o turn on the system. Remote: T V  1) (on/standby) (26) Press t o turn on the TV . Continued   ST ANDBY indicator (108) Lights up when th[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 14 GB  Unit:  (play) (34, 73, 79, 98) Remote:  2) (play) (34, 73, 79, 98) T ouch or p ress to start playback.  (pause) (24, 35, 73)  (stop) (35, 71, 73, 77, 98, 119) T ouch or p ress to stop o r pause playback. +/  (32, 35) T ouch or p ress to select an album. PRESET +/  (71) T ouch or p r[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 15 GB Guide to parts and controls Continued   Unit: DSGX (87) Press t o reinfo rce the bass. SOUND FIELD (88) Press t o select the sound eld for the surround soun d. Unit: PRESET EQ (87) Press t o select the sound eect. Unit: EQ EDIT (87) Press t o select the frequency band.  PROGRESSIVE (25, 104) [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 16 GB  DVD/TUNER MENU (45, 50, 53, 70, 82) Press t o display the men u items on the TV s creen. Press t o preset the radio statio n.  DISPLA Y (31, 41, 46, 53, 57, 58, 63, 82, 94, 103, 128) Press t o display the Con trol Men u on the TV s creen.  TUNING +/  (70, 71) Press t o tune in the desired sta t[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 17 GB Guide to parts and controls  CLEAR (30, 32, 42, 47, 69, 81) Press t o delete a pr e-programmed track or le. -/-- 1) Press t o enter a single digit o r double digit num b er .  Numeric buttons 2) (26, 35, 46, 59, 64, 71) Press t o select a track, chapter o r vide o le. Press t o enter a passw ord[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 18 GB Display[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 19 GB Guide to parts and controls  I ndicates the type of disc being played back. (34)  I ndicates the selected play mode. (41)  I ndicates the le forma t.  Ligh ts up when the title or chapt er number is disp l ayed.  Ligh ts up in “ TUNER ” function. (70)  Di splays the text inf ormatio[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 20 GB Getting Star ted Hooking up the syst em  FM lead antenna (Extend it horizontally .)  AM loop antenna  Front speak er (R ight)  Front speak er (Left)  Center speak er (DHC-AZ55D only)  Surround speaker (Right) (DHC-AZ55D only)  Surround speaker (L ef t) (DHC-AZ55D only)  W all socket[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 21 GB Getting Star ted  FM/AM ant ennas Find a locatio n and an o rientation tha t pro vide goo d reception, an d t hen set up the ant enna. Keep the an tennas away fro m the spe aker cords a nd t he power co rd to a void picking u p noise.  Speakers e speaker cord pl ugs are color -co ded with their res[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 22 GB Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries int o the remote Slide and r emove the ba tter y compa rtment lid, and in sert the two supp lied R6 (size AA) batteries,  side rst, ma tching the polarities sho wn below . Note If you do n ot use the remot e for a lon g period of time, remo ve the batteries to av o[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 23 GB Getting Star ted Continued  When carr ying this system P erform the followin g procedure to pro tec t the DVD mechani sm. U se button s on the unit for the operation. 1 Press  /   t o turn on the system, then touch DVD  . 2 Make sure that no disc is loaded in the system and check that “No D[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 24 GB When connecting a video deck Connect the video deck to the T V using a video cord (no t supp lied). Ho wever , do not connect this unit t o the TV t hrough the video deck. Other wise, you may experience video leakage when watching video images from this system. Conn ect this unit directly to the TV as shown[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 25 GB Getting Star ted Continued  Changing the format of the video signal output from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Progres sive is a method fo r displayin g TV images that reduces ick er ing and sharpens the image. T o use this method, you need to conn ect to a T V that can accept pr og ressiv e signals. Y ou [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 26 GB When using a TV T urn on the TV and select t he video inpu t s o that yo u c an view the pictures from this system. Operating a Sony TV Y ou can use the followin g but tons to operate a Son y T V . es e but tons ha ve been marked in oran ge. T o Press T urn the T V on or o TV  /   w hile hold[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 27 GB Getting Star ted Continued  3 Place the surround speakers . P osition the surro und spe akers within the respective gray ran ges. P ositioning both surr ound speakers the same distance fro m the listening position is eective. Notes  Do not place the surround speakers on t op of a TV .* is may ca[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 28 GB 3 Hang the speakers on the screws. 5.3 mm 9 mm Hole on the back of the speaker Notes  Use screws tha t are sui table for the wall material and str ength. As a plast er board wall is especially fragile, attach the screws securely to a beam and fasten them to the wall. I nstal l the surround speakers o n a[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 29 GB Getting Star ted Setting the clock U se button s on the remote to set the clock. 1 Press  /   t o tur n on the system. 2 Press TIMER MENU  . e hour indica t ion ashes in the display . If “P L A Y SET?” ashes in the display , press  o r   repeatedly to select “ CLO CK SET?[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 30 GB P er f orming “ QUICK ” setup Before using the syst em, you can make the minimum basic adj ustments in “ QUICK” setup . If you do not wa nt to perform “ QUICK” setup , press CLEAR  in step 3. e guide message will disappear fro m t he TV s creen. 1 T urn on your T V and select the video inp[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 31 GB Getting Star ted Continued  6 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the setting that matches your T V type. If you hav e a 4:3 standard TV: Select “4:3 LET TER BOX” or “4:3 P AN SCAN” (page 65) If you hav e a wide -screen TV or a 4:3 standard T V with wide -screen mode: Select “16:9” (pa[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 32 GB T o rec all “ QUICK ” setup settings 1 Press DISPLA Y  when playback is stopped. e Contro l Men u appears on the TV screen. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select (SETUP), then press ENTER  . 3 Press  or   r epeatedly to select “QUICK, ” then press ENTER  . Note e guide[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 33 GB Getting Star ted Operating the “ THEA TRE SYNC ” function Keep the remote pointed in the direction of the T V until the T V is turned on and the input source is changed correctly , then press THEA TRE SYNC  . If this function does not w ork, cha nge the transmissio n time. e transmissio n t ime va[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 34 GB Disc Playing a disc  Normal Play Depending on the DVD VID EO or VIDEO CD , some operations ma y be dieren t or restricted. Refer to the operating in structions supplied wi th the disc. Example: When playing a DVD VIDEO Title number Elapsed playing time 1 Press FUNCTION +/   repeatedly to select [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 35 GB Disc Continued  Notes  When you turn on the sys tem, the disc is not pulled into the disc slot  un ti l “N o Dis c” appears in the dis play . Do not attem pt to push in the disc until “N o Disc” appears.  When pressin g   on the unit and then reinserting the disc that ap p ears in [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 36 GB T o Do this W atc h frame by frame (Slow- motion Pla y) 7) Press SLO W or SLO W  when playback is paused. Each time you press SLO W 8) or SL OW  , the playback speed chang es. T o return to no r mal playback, pr ess   (or touch  o n t he unit)  . Play o ne frame at a time (Freeze Frame)[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 37 GB Disc Continued  Displaying multi-angles and subtitles Changing the angles (DVD VIDEO o n ly) Y ou can chan ge the viewing angle while playing a D VD VIDEO on which various angles (mul t i-angles) for a scene a re recor ded. Press AN GLE  repeatedly durin g playback. Each time you p ress ANGLE  , th[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 38 GB When playing a DVD VIDEO: Depending on the DVD VID EO , t he option o f language and audio f ormat varies. When a 4-digit n umber is displayed, the digits rep resent a lan guage code (see “Language code list ” (page 133)). When the same language i s display ed two or more times, the D VD VIDEO is record[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 39 GB Disc Continued  Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions ( Version 2.0)  PBC Playback (VIDEO CD only) Y ou can use the PBC (Playback Control) menus o n your T V screen to enjo y the disc’ s interactive sowar e. e menu f ormat a nd structure may di er depending on each disc. 1 Press  (or t ou[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 40 GB 1 While playing a disc, pr ess   to stop playback. “Resume ” appears in the displa y . If “Res ume ” does not appear , Resume Play is no t available. 2 Press  (or t ouch  on the unit)  . e system starts pla yback from the point yo u stopped the disc in step 1. Notes  Y ou can[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 41 GB Disc Using pla y mode Creating y our own program  Prog ram Play Y ou can make a pr ogram of up to 99 steps in the or der you wan t them to be played back. 1 Press DISPLA Y  . e Contro l Men u appears on the TV screen. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select (PROGRAM), then press ENTER  . ?[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 42 GB 7 Press  (or t ouch  on the unit)  . Program Pla y starts. When the Pr og ram Play en ds, you can restart the same p rogram b y pressin g  (or touch  on the unit)  . T o change a programmed step: Press  o r   repeatedly to select the programmed st ep number you want t o chan[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 43 GB Disc Continued  Playing in random order  Shue Play Y ou can play bac k the tracks on the disc in random o rder . E ach time you perfo rm Shue Pla y , the playing or der may dier . 1 Press DISPLA Y  . e Contro l Men u appears on the TV screen. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 44 GB Playing repea tedly  Repeat Play Y ou can play bac k all the titles, tracks, les or a single title, cha pter , track or le on a disc repeatedly . Y ou can select Shue Pla y and Program Play a t t he same time. 1 Press DISPLA Y  . e Contro l Men u appears on the TV screen. 2 Press  or ?[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 45 GB Disc Continued  5 Press  (or t ouch  on the unit)  . Repeat Play starts. T o cancel Repeat Pla y , press CLEAR  or select “ OFF” in step 3. T o turn o the Control Menu Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly un t il the Control M enu disap pears from the TV s creen. Notes  Y ou can also ch[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 46 GB 1 Press DVD TOP MENU  or DVD/TUNER MENU  . e menu a ppears on the TV s creen. e con tents o f t he menu va r y depending on the disc. 2 Press  /  /  /   or the numeric buttons  to select the title or item you want t o play back. 3 Press ENTER  . Selec ting “ORIGINAL ” or[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 47 GB Disc Continued  4 Press  or   r epeatedly or the numeric buttons  to select the title, track, album or le, etc . If yo u make a mistake, pr ess CLEAR  to cancel the n umber . 5 Press ENTER  . e system starts pla yback from the selected title, track, album or le, etc. T o turn o[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 48 GB T o search for a partic ular point using the time code  Time Search (DVD VIDEO a nd DVD-R/-R W in VR mode only) 1 Press DISPLA Y  . 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select ( TIME/TEXT ). “T **:**:**” (elapsed playing time of the current title) is selected. 3 Press ENTER  . “T **:**:**”[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 49 GB Disc Continued  3 Press  /  /  /   t o selec t a chapter , title or track, then press ENTER  . e system starts pla ying from the selected scene. T o c ancel searching Press  RETURN  o r DISPLA Y  . Note Depending on the disc, you ma y not be able to select some items. Tip T [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 50 GB Selec ting an MP3 audio track or album 1 Inser t a disc in the disc slot  . e system starts pla ying the rst album. 2 Press DVD/TUNER MENU  . e album list a ppears on the T V screen. 3 Press  or   r epeatedly to select an album. Playing an album: Press  (o r touch  on the un[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 51 GB Disc Continued  T o play back the next album of MP3 audio tracks Y ou can select the next album by p ressing   repeatedly un t il the last track of the current album, then p ress   once. e r st track of the next album is selected. Ho wever , you cannot select the previous alb um by pres[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 52 GB 2 Press  /  /  /   t o select the image you want to view , then press  (or touch  on the unit)  . e slide sho w starts from the selected image le. T o stop pla y back, press   . T o display the next or pre vious page of album list Press  o r   repeatedly when [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 53 GB Disc Continued  Playing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image les as a slide show with sound Y ou can play bac k a slide show wi th sound by rs t placing both JPEG image les and MP3 audio tracks in the sam e album on a D A T A CD/DVD . 1 Inser t a disc in the disc slot  . e system starts pla yin[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 54 GB  e maximum num ber of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image les o n an album which this system can recognize is:  600 w hen “MO DE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “ A UDIO (MP3)” or “IMA GE (JPEG). ”  300 w hen “MO DE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “ A UTO. ”  If there are no MP3 a udio tracks[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 55 GB Disc Continued  Selec ting a transition eect for image les in the slide show (JPEG image les only) 1 Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly until the Control Menu f or JPEG image les appears on the T V screen. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select (EFFECT ), then press ENTER  . e optio ns[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 56 GB Playing an album of DivX video les or a DivX video le 1 Inser t a DA T A CD/DVD with DivX video les in the disc slot  . e system starts pla ying the rst album. 2 Press DVD/TUNER MENU  . e album list a ppears on the T V screen. 3 Press  or   r epeatedly to select an album. Pl[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 57 GB Disc T o return to the album list when the le list is display ed Press  RETURN  . T o turn on or o the album list Press D VD/TUNER MENU  repeatedly . Notes  Depending on the DivX video le, the picture ma y pause or be unclear . In this case, it is recomm ended that you cr e ate the l[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 58 GB Restricting playback of the disc  CUST OM P ARENT AL CONTROL/ P ARENT AL CONTROL Y ou can set 2 kinds of pla y back restrictions fo r t he disc you wan t. Custom P arental Control Y ou can set playback restrictions so that the system will not p lay back inap pro priate discs. Paren tal Control Y ou can l[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 59 GB Disc Continued  If you hav e not registered a password: e displa y for r egistering a new passwor d appears. Enter a 4-digi t passwor d using the numeric bu ttons  , then pr ess ENTER  . e displa y for co nrming the passwor d appears on the TV screen. When you ha ve already regist ered a p[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 60 GB 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the numeric buttons  , then press ENTER  . e system is read y for pla y back. Tip If you f orget your passwo rd, en ter the 6- digit num ber “199703” using the numeric butt ons  when the “ CUSTOM P ARENT AL CONTROL ” display asks you fo r your passwor [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 61 GB Disc Continued  4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the numeric buttons  , then press ENTER  . e displa y for setting the pla y back limitatio n level appears. 5 Press  or   r epeatedly to select “ST ANDARD , ” then press ENTER  . e optio ns for “ ST ANDARD ” a[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 62 GB Notes  e Contro l Menu displa y w ill show dier ent items depending o n t he disc type.  When yo u play back DVD VIDEOs which do not ha ve the Par ental C ontr ol func tion, playback cannot be limit e d on this system.  Depending on the DVD VID EO, you ma y be asked to chang e t he P[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 63 GB Disc Using the DVD setup menu By using the D VD setup men u, you can make various ad justments to item s such as picture a nd sound. Note Playback settings sto red in the disc take priority o ver the DVD setup m enu settings. erefo re, some o f the DVD setup men u settings may no t b e performed. 1 Press[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 64 GB 6 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the setting you want, then press ENTER  . e setting is selected and setup is comp leted. Selected setting DVD setup menu item list Setting the language  “LANGUAGE SETUP” Set various languages f or the on-screen display o r s ound track. OSD (On-Scree[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 65 GB Disc Continued  Setting the T V screen  “SCREEN SETUP” Choose the settings according to the TV you conn ected. e default set ting is underlined. TV TYPE 1) (DVD VIDEO o n ly) 16:9: Select this w hen you co nnec t a wide-screen TV or a T V with a wide mode function. 4:3 LETTER BOX: Select this w[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 66 GB BACK GROUND Selects the background color or p icture to be display ed on the TV screen. e background colo r or picture is disp layed when playback is sto pped or while playing a n AUD IO CD and MP3 audio tracks. J ACKET PICTURE:  e jacket pictur e (still picture) a ppe ars in the backgro und, but o nl[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 67 GB Disc MUL TI-DISC RESUME (DVD VIDEO a nd VIDEO CD only) ON: St ores the r esume playback poin t in the memory for up to 40 discs. OFF: Does not sto re the resume playback point in the memo r y . Playback starts at the resume pla y back point o nly for the current disc in the system. A UDIO DRC 3) (Dynamic Ra[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 68 GB Setting the speakers 1)  “SPEAKER SETUP” T o obtain the best possible surr ound sound, set the connection of the speakers and their distance fro m your listening position. en, use the test to ne to adjust the level of the speakers to the same level . CONNECTION FRONT : YES CENTER (DHC-AZ55D o nly)[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 69 GB Disc LEVEL (SURROUND) (DHC-AZ55D only) 7) Y ou can adju st the level of each surro und speakers as follows. Be sure t o set “ TEST TONE ” to “ ON” for easy adju stment. L 0.0 dB R 0.0 dB TEST TONE (DHC-AZ55D only) 8) OFF: e tes t tone is no t emitted from the speakers. ON: e test t one is emit[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 70 GB T uner Listening to the radio Y ou can listen to a radio s tation either b y selecting a preset station, o r by manually tuning in the sta tion. Listening to a preset radio station 1 Press FUNCTION +/   repeatedly to select “ TUNER FM ” or “ TUNER AM” (or touch TUNER/ BAND  on the unit repe[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 71 GB T uner Continued  6 Press ENTER  . “ C omplet e!” ap p ears in the displa y . e station i s stor ed. 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to stor e other stations. Y ou can pr eset up to 20 FM statio ns and 10 AM statio ns. e preset sta t ions ar e retained for a day even if yo u unpl ug t he power cord o [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 72 GB Tips  T o impr ove br oadc ast receptio n, adjust the supplied a ntennas, o r connect an external antenn a.  When an FM stereo p rogram has sta tic noise, press REPEA T/FM MODE  repeat edly until “M ONO” lights u p in t he display . ere will be no stereo eect, but the recep tion will i[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 73 GB T ape T ape Playing a tape Y ou can use TYPE I (normal) tape. 1 Press FUNCTION +/   repeatedly (or touch T APE  on the unit) to select “ T APE. ” 2 Inser t a tape. Press  PUS H OPEN/CLOSE  on the unit to in s ert a tape into the cassette holder wi th the side you wan t to play back facin [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 74 GB Recording onto a tape ere ar e t hree ways t o record o n a T YPE I (normal) tape. U s e the butt ons on the unit fo r the operation. CD Synchro Rec ording Y ou can recor d an entire VIDEO CD o r A UDIO CD on to a tape. e recordin g level is adju sted au toma t ically . Manual Recording Y ou can recor[...]

75 GB T ape 5 Set the tape deck to stand by for recording . For CD S ynchro Recording: Press CD S YNC ̢ . If the play mode is set to Sh ue Play , Program Pla y or Repeat Play , it a uto matically swi tches to No r mal Play . For Manual Rec ording and Sound Mixing: Press Ć ST ART ̢ . 6 Start recording. For CD S ynchro Recording: Press Ć ST AR[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 76 GB Tips  If you select both sides recordin g and the tape reaches the end of the fro nt side part-way through a track, the en t ire track is recor ded again from the beginning of the reverse side.  When you reco rd on both sides, be sure to start from the fron t side. If you start from the reverse side, [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 77 GB USB device USB Device Listening to music of an USB device Y ou can connect an o ptional USB device (Digital music pla yer or USB stora ge media) to the (USB) port  on the unit and lis ten to mu sic stor ed in the USB device. See “Playab le USB devices” (page 135) for a li st of USB devices that can b[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 78 GB Notes on the USB device  e system can play back u p to 200 albums, including alb ums that do no t contain MP3 audio tracks and JP EG image les.  e system can play back MP3 a udio t racks and JPEG image les. e sys tem will play back any da ta w ith the extension “ .MP3” , “ .JPG”[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 79 GB USB device Selec ting an MP3 audio track or album 1 Inser t an USB device to the (USB) port  . e album list a ppears on the T V screen. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select an album. Playing an album: Press  (o r touch  on the unit)  . e system starts pla yback from the rst t[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 80 GB T o play back the next album of MP3 audio tracks Y ou can select the next album by p ressing   repeatedly un t il the last track of the current album, then p ress   once. e r st track of the next album is selected. Ho wever , you cannot select the previous alb um by pressing   repeat[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 81 GB USB device 2 Press  /  /  /   t o select the image you want to view , then press  (or touch  on the unit)  . e slide sho w starts from the selected image le. T o stop pla y back, press   . T o display the next or pre vious page of album list Press  o r   repea[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 82 GB Playing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image les as a slide show with sound Y ou can play bac k a slide show wi th sound by rs t placing both JPEG image les and MP3 audio tracks in the sam e album. 1 Inser t an USB device to the (USB) port  . 2 Press DISPLA Y  . e Contro l Men u appears on the [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 83 GB USB device  e maximum num ber of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image les o n an album which this system can recognize is:  600 w hen “MO DE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “ A UDIO (MP3)” or “IMA GE (JPEG). ”  300 w hen “MO DE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “ A UTO. ”  If there are no MP3 a [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 84 GB Selec ting a transition eect for image les in the slide show (JPEG image les only) 1 Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly until the Control Menu f or JPEG image les appears on the T V screen. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select (EFFECT ), then press ENTER  . e optio ns for “ EFFECT ”[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 85 GB USB device T o turn o the Control Menu Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly un t il the Control M enu disap pears from the TV s creen. Notes  Shue Play is ca nceled when  you remove the USB device.  you turn o the system.  you change the function.  e same song may be pla yed back repeate[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 86 GB 4 Press ENTER  . 5 Press  (or t ouch  on the unit)  . Repeat Play starts. T o cancel Repeat Pla y , press CLEAR  or select “ OFF” in step 3. T o turn o the Control Menu Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly un t il the Control M enu disap pears from the TV s creen. Notes  Y ou can also c[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 87 GB Sound Adjustment Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound Generating a more dynamic sound (Dynamic Sound Generator X-tra) Y ou can reinfo rce the bass and creat e a more po werf ul sound. e “DSGX ” s etting is ideal for m usic sources. Press DSGX  on the unit repeatedly . Each time you pr ess t he but[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 88 GB 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to adjust the level. Frequency band E qualizer level 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust the level of other frequency bands. 4 Press EQ EDIT  on the unit repeatedly to exit the setting mode . Each time you pr ess t he but ton, the display c hanges as follows: “LO W ” ?[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 89 GB Sound Adjustment A.F .D . A UTO 2) (A uto Forma t Direct A uto) e num ber of sound channe ls depends on the source. During D VD function, when 2 channel sour ces such as A UDIO CD , VIDEO CD and MP3 a udio tracks are pla yed back, only 2 sound cha nnels would be outp ut. H owever , the number of sound ch[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 90 GB When the headphones are connected: HP 2CH e normal sound eld f or headpho nes. HP VIRTUAL 2) e sound eld fo r he adpho nes with virtual surround eect. is sound eld is only eective when y ou play back multi cha nnel sources. 1) When playing a D VD, the eect is the same as “ A.F .[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 91 GB Sound Adjustment When the headphones are connected: HP 2CH e normal sound eld f or headpho nes. HP SUR e sound eld fo r he adpho nes with surround e e ct. HP VIRTUAL e sound eld fo r he adpho nes with virtual surround eect. is sound eld is only eective when y ou play back mu[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 92 GB 3 Connect an optional microphone to MIC jack  on the unit. e Karao ke M ode is turned on. “KARA OKE MODE: ON ” appears on the TV s creen and “  ” a ppe ars in the display . 4 Start playing the music and adjust the volume. DVD VIDEO, DVD-R/-RW in VR mode, DivX video les: e system ou tp[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 93 GB Sound Adjustment “Dolby Digital Karaoke” f ormat (DVD VIDEO o n ly) e Dolby Digi tal format, which repr o duces surro und sound using 5 channels, ca n also contain the “Dolb y Dig ital Karaok e” f ormat which is specialized for karaoke . In the “Dolb y Digital Karaok e ” format discs, guide m[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 94 GB Enjoying karaoke using the control menu 1 Press DISPLA Y  once or twice when Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a disc. e Contro l Men u appears on the TV screen. 2 Press  or   r epeatedly to select the K araoke item from the displayed list, then pr ess ENTER  . e Karao ke item is [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 95 GB Sound Adjustment When playing a VIDEO CD or AUDIO CD: OFF (T urns o the vocal)   L+R (e same sound is o utpu t from both speakers)  STEREO (e standa rd ster eo sound) When playing a Super VCD: OFF (T urns o the vocal)   1:L+R   1:STEREO (e ster e o sound of[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 96 GB 2) Y ou can also change the “ KEY CONTROL ” setting by pr essing KEY CONTROL   to reduce the key and KE Y C ONTROL   to increase the key when the Karaok e Mode is turned on. e “KEY CONTR OL ” setting is aut omatically cha nged to defaul t s etting when you chan ge the track or title. [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 97 GB Other Operations Other Op era tions Using the timer F alling asleep to music  Sleep Timer Y ou can set the system to turn o  aer a certain time, so that you can fall asleep to music. Press SLEEP  r epeatedly to select the time you want. Setting the timer  Play Timer/Rec Timer Y ou cannot acti[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 98 GB 5 Set the time to stop playback or recording using the same procedure as st ep 4. 6 Select the sound source or prepare the tape . For Pla y T imer: Press  o r   repeatedly until the music sour ce (DVD, ta p e or tuner) you wan t appears in the displa y , then press ENTER  .  e display will sh[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 99 GB Other Operations Changing the display T urning o the display  Po wer Saving Mode e demons tration disp lay and the clock display ca n b e turned o to minimize the amoun t of power consumed d ur ing standb y mode (Po wer Saving Mode). Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly while the system is turned o [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 100 GB  When a chap ter other than above conditio n is play ed back   Elapsed playing time o f t he current title   Remaining time of the curren t title   Elapsed playing time o f t he current chap ter   Remaining time of the curren t chap ter   Title o f the disc 1)2) When playin[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 101 GB Other Operations 3) When Program Pla y or Shue Play is turned on, the elapsed pla y ing time and the remaining time o f t he disc would be skipped. 4) e current track num ber and the current index number (fo r a dis c without P BC) or the current scene num b er (for a disc with PBC) are disp layed fo[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 102 GB When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD- R/-RW in VR mode:  Elapsed playing time o f t he current title  Remaining time of the curren t title  Elapsed playing time o f t he current chap ter  Remaining time o f the current cha pter  Title o f the disc When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC function:  El[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 103 GB Other Operations Checking the date inf ormation of JPEG image les Y ou can check the da te informa tion during pla y back when “Exif ”* tag is recor ded in the JPEG image les. Press DISPLA Y  repeatedly during playback. e Contro l Men u appears. Date information 1 ( 8 ) 1 ( 2 0 ) 01/ 01/ 20[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 104 GB  DMPORT (DIGIT AL MEDIA PORT ) Connect the DIGIT AL MEDIA PO RT adapt or (not su pplied). Y ou need to connect the DIGIT AL MEDI A PORT adapt or to an o ptional audio device (portable audio pla yer , etc.). Notes  A vailable DIGIT AL MEDI A PORT adapto rs var y in each area.  Do not connect [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 105 GB Other Operations  VIDEO/SA T OUT L/R jacks Connect the audio inp ut jacks of an option al componen t (such as V CR or MD deck).  VIDEO/SA T IN L/R jacks Connect the audio out put jacks of an option al componen t (such as V CR or satellit e tuner).  SUBWOOFER OUT jack Connect the audio inp[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 106 GB Listening to a connected VCR or satellit e tuner 1 Press FUNCTION +/   repeatedly (or touch VIDEO/SA T  on the unit) to select “ VIDEO” or “SA T . ” 2 Start playing the connected component. T o switch between the “ VIDEO ” and “SA T ” function Keep to uching VIDEO/SA T  on the u[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 107 GB Other Operations Using the DIGIT AL MEDIA PORT adaptor 1 Press FUNCTION +/   repeatedly (or touch DMPORT  on the unit) to select “DMPORT . ” 2 Start playing the connected component. e sound from the co nne cted compo nent is p layed on the syst em. For o p eration details, see the operating[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 108 GB Additional Inf ormation T roubleshooting Should yo u encoun ter a pro blem with your system, do the f ollowing: 1 Make sure the power cor d and speaker cords are c onnected correctly and rmly . 2 Find y our problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action. If the p[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 109 GB Additional Information There is no sound.  Press V OLU ME + (or touch V OLU ME + on the unit)  r ep eatedly .  e headphones ar e connected to the PHONES jack  .  Check the spe aker connections (page 21).  ere is no audio o utp ut during Rec Timer .  e system is in pause mode, [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 110 GB The sound from the componen t connected to the VIDEO/SA T IN L/R jacks is distorted.  If “VIDEO ” appears in the displa y when you to uch VIDEO/SA T  on the unit, switch the di splay to “ SA T ” (see “Listening to a co nne cted V CR or satellit e tuner” (page 106)). “THEA TRE SYNC” fu[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 111 GB Additional Information Continued  The disc does not eject.  Y ou cannot eject the disc during CD Synchr o R ecording. P ress   to cancel the CD Sync hro Recordin g , then press   o n t he unit to eject the disc.  C onsul t your near est S ony dealer . Playback does not start.  Check[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 112 GB The DA T A CD/DVD (MP3 audio track/JPEG image le/DivX video le) cannot be played back.  e DA T A CD is not reco rded in a forma t t hat co nforms to ISO 9660 Level 1, Level 2, or Joliet (expa nsion forma t).  e DA T A DVD is not r ecorded in a forma t t hat co nforms to UD F (U niversal D[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 113 GB Additional Information Continued  The disc title, CD- TEX T and DVD- TEXT characters do not appear properly .  U se a disc that confo rms to the ISO 9660 Level 1, Level 2, or Joliet (expansion).  e character code that can be display e d by this system a re num b ers and alpha b et only . Other [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 114 GB There is no sound.  e USB device is not inserted correctly . T urn o the system, then reinsert the USB device and check if “USB MEMO RY” is displa yed. The sound is distorted.  e bit rat e used when encoding the MP3 les was low . Send MP3 les encoded with higher bit ra tes to the U[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 115 GB Additional Information Continued  “Data error” appears on the T V screen when playing an USB devic e.  e MP3 audio track/JPEG image le you wan t to play is br oken.  e data is not MPEG1 A udio Layer 3 data.  e JPEG image le forma t do es not confo rm to DCF .  e JPEG im[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 116 GB MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image les take longer to play back than others .  Aer the system reads all tracks or les on the USB device, pla y back may take more time tha n usual if:  the number of alb ums, tracks or les is very large.  the album, track or le or ganization structure is [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 117 GB Additional Information  Keep the speaker cords a way from the ant ennas.  When you pla y b ack a VIDEO CD recor ded in a dieren t color system from the one y ou set to the system, the picture ima ge may be distorted.  When you connect yo ur T V to the COMPONENT VIDEO O UT j acks and pla y back [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 118 GB Tuner The radio presetting is canc eled.  e power cord is disco nnected or a power failur e o ccurred for lon ger than a day . Redo “Listening to a pr eset radio station ” (page 70). There is sev ere hum or noise. (“TUNED” or “STEREO” ashes in the display)  S et the pro per band and[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 119 GB Additional Information Optional components There is no sound.  Refer to General item “ere is no sound. ” (page 109) and check the conditio n of the system.  C onnect the com p onen t pro p erly (page 103) while checking:  if the cords a re connected pr operly .  if the cord pl ugs are ?[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 120 GB Self-diagnosis Func tion (When lett ers/num bers appear in the display) When the self-diagnosis function is activated to p revent the system from malfunctioning, a 5-cha racter ser vice number (e.g. C 13 50) with a comb ination o f a letter and 4 digits appears o n the T V screen or the front panel displa [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 121 GB Additional Information Messages One of the follo wing messages may appear o r  ash in the fron t panel display during opera tion. Cannot Play  A disc that cannot be play ed back was inserted.  A DVD VIDEO with unsu pported region code was inserted. Data Error  e MP3 audio track, JPEG image ?[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 122 GB P ASSWORD Custo m Paren t al Control o r Paren tal Control i s set. Please Wait  e system is doing initializa t ion process.  e system is readying fo r usage of an USB device. Push ST OP! Y ou hav e pressed the bu tton s w hose operation is o nly possible when playback is stop p ed. Reading [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 123 GB Additional Information  Should any solid ob j ect or liquid get in to the system, unpl ug the system, and have it checked b y qualie d personnel befor e operating i t again.  AC power co rd mus t be changed only a t a qualied ser vice shop . On placement  Do not place the system in an inclin[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 124 GB T o prevent a tape from being accidentally rec orded over Break o the cassette ’ s overwrite pro tection tab from side A or B as illus trated. Break o the cassette tab T o later reuse the tape fo r recordin g, cover the brok en t ab with adhesive ta pe. About a tape longer than 90 minutes e use [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 125 GB Additional Information Outputs VIDEO/SA T OUT (audio) (phono jacks): voltag e 250 mV , impedance 1 kilohm VIDEO OUT (pho no jack): max. out put level 1 V p-p, unbalanced, Sync nega t ive, load im pedance 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT (4-pin/mini-D IN j ack): Y : 1 V p-p, un balanced, Sync nega t ive, C: 0.286 V p-p,[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 126 GB AM tuner section T uning range: Eur opean, Russia n and Saudi Arabian models: 531  1,602 kHz (with the int erva l set at 9 kHz) A ustrali an model: 531  1,710 kHz (with the int erva l set at 9 kHz) 530  1,710 kHz (with the int erva l set at 10 kHz) Other models: 531  1,602 kHz (with the int erv[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 127 GB Additional Information Po wer consump t ion DHC-AZ55D: 110 W DHC-AZ33D: 65 W (E uropean model: 0.4 W in Po wer Saving Mode) Dimensions (w/h/d) (ex cl. spea kers) DHC-AZ55D: A pprox. 190 × 380 × 325 mm DHC-AZ33D: A pprox. 190 × 380 × 325 mm Mass (exc l. spe akers) DHC-AZ55D: A ppro x. 6.6 kg DHC-AZ33D: [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 128 GB Guide to the Control Menu displa y U se the C ontr ol Menu to select a function and to view re lated info r mation. P ress DISPLA Y  repeatedly to t urn on, turn o o r chang e the Control M enu displa y as follows: Control M enu displa y 1  C ontr ol Men u display 2 (a ppears for certain discs onl[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 129 GB Additional Information List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Relevan t Disc T ype, Function [TITLE] (page 46)/[SCENE]/[ TRACK] (page 46) Selects the title, scene, or track to be played back. [CHAPTER] (page 46)/[INDEX] Selects the chapter o r index to be played back. [TRACK] 1) (page 46) Selects the t[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 130 GB Item Item Name, Relevan t Disc T ype, Function [SHUFFLE] 1) (page 43, 84) Plays back the tracks in ran dom or der . [REPEA T ] 1) (page 44, 85) Plays back the en t ire disc (all titles/all tracks/all albums) repeatedly or one title/cha pter/track/album/le repeatedly . [A/V SY NC ] (page 57) Sets the del[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 131 GB Additional Information Item Item Name, Relevan t Disc T ype, Function [ALBUM] 1) (page 46) Selects the album to be played back. [FILE] 1) (page 46) Selects the JPEG image le or DivX video le to be played back. [DA TE] 1) Displays the da te when the picture was taken by a digital camera. [INTERV AL] 1[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 132 GB Item Item Name, Relevan t Disc T ype, Function [KEY CONTR OL] 1)2) (page 94) Changes the key to s uit your v o cal range. [SCORE MODE] 1)2) (page 95) Selects the le vel fo r s coring mode. [KARAOKE PON] 1)2) (page 94) Enjoys ka raoke with a stereo-recor ded dis c by red ucing the sound of the vocals. [VOCA[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 133 GB Additional Information Language code list e language s pellings conform to the ISO 639:1988 (E/F) s tandard. Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1186 Scots Gaelic 1350 Mala ya lam 1513 Siswa t i 1028 Ab khazian 1194 Galician 1352 Mo ngolian 1514 Ses otho 1032 Afrikaans 1196[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 134 GB Parental C ontrol area code list Code Area Code Area C ode Area Code Area 2044 Argen tina 2165 Finland 2362 Mexico 2149 S pain 2047 A ustra lia 2174 France 2376 Netherlands 2499 Sw e den 2046 A ustria 2109 Germany 2390 New Ze aland 2086 Switzerlan d 2057 Belgium 2248 India 2379 N or way 2528 ailand 2070[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 135 GB Additional Information Play able USB devices Y ou can use the followin g Sony US B devices on this system. Veried Sony digital music pla yer (as of April 2007) Product name Model name W alkman ® NWD-B103 / B105 / B103F / B105F Veried Sony IC Recorder (as of April 2007) Product name Model name IC Rec[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 136 GB Glossar y Album Section of a music or p ic ture p ie ce on a D A T A CD, D A T A DVD or US B device conta ining MP3 audio tracks, JP EG image les, DivX video les. Auto Pause An au toma t ical pause accordin g to the signal encoded on the disc while playing a VIDEO CD . If the CD/DVD pla yer does not [...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 137 GB Additional Information Dolby Pro Logic II is technology con verts 2 channel stereo r ecorded audio in to 5.1 channels for pla y back. ere is a M ovie mode for mo vies and Music mode fo r stereo sources such as m usic. Old movies encoded in traditional stereo fo rmat can be enhanced with 5.1 channel s[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 138 GB DVD -RW A DVD-R W is a recor d able and rewritable disc that is the sa me size as a DVD VIDEO . e DVD-R W has two dieren t modes: VR mo de and V ideo mode. DVD-R Ws created in V ideo mode have the same f ormat as a DVD VIDEO , while dis cs creat ed in VR (V ide o Recording) mode allow the co ntents t[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 139 GB Additional Information Multi Session is is a recor ding method t hat ena bles adding of da t a using the T rack-A t-Once method. Conven tional CDs begin at a CD contr ol area called the L ead-in and end at a n area called Lead-out. A M u lti Session disc is a disc having m ultiple sessions, with each se[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 140 GB VIDEO CD A compact disc that co ntains moving pictures. e pictur e data uses the MPEG 1 forma t, one of the worldwide sta ndards for digital com pression techn ology . e picture da ta is compres s ed to about 1/140 of its o r iginal size. Consequently , a 12 cm VIDEO CD can con tain up to 74 minu tes[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) Additional Information 141 GB Index Symbols 16:9 65 4:3 LETTER B OX 65 4:3 P AN SCAN 65 5.1 Channel Surr ound 102, 104 A A/V SYNC 57, 130 ALBUM 44, 85, 131 Album 136 ANGLE 37 A UDIO 64 A UDIO DRC 67 A uto Pause 136 B BA CKGROUND 66 Batteries 22 C CH APTER 44, 129 Chapter 35, 136 COLD RESET 119 COLOR S YS TEM (VID[...]

DHC-AZ55D/AZ33D .GB.3-215-548-11(1) 142 GB O ORIGIN AL 46, 129 OSD 64 Other Component H ookup 103 P P ARENT AL C ONTROL 58, 130 Par ental C ontr ol 139 P AUS E MODE 66 PBC Playback 39 PICTURE N A VI 48 Playback Contro l (PBC) 139 PLA Y LIST 46, 129 PROGRAM 41, 129 Program Pla y 41 PROGRESSIVE A UTO 25 Progressi ve format 139 PROGRESSIVE VIDEO 25 Q [...]