Sony HDZ278 manual

©2008 Sony Corporation 3-283-038- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ270 / HDZ278[...]

2 GB To red uce t he risk of fi re or electri c shock, do not expose t his apparatu s to rain or moisture . Caution – The use of o ptical instru ments with this product will increase e ye hazard. Do not install the appl iance in a con fined s pace, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent fir e, do not cover the ven tilation of the ap[...]

3 GB 6) Clean only with dry cl oth. 7) Do not block any ventil ation openings . Install in accordan ce with t he manufa cturer’s i nstruc tions. 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators , heat reg isters, s toves, or other appara tus (includin g ampli fiers) th at produc e heat. 9) Do not defeat the safety purpo se of the pola ri[...]

4 GB About T his Operating Instruct ions • The ins truct ions in this Op erating I nstruc tions descri be th e co ntrol s on t he rem ote. You can also use the control s on th e unit i f they have th e same or simi lar names as those on the re mote. • The instr uctions in this manual a re for DAV- DZ270 and DAV-HDZ278. DAV-DZ270 is the model us[...]

5 GB Tabl e of Co ntents About Th is Operatin g Instr uctions.......... 4 Playable Discs ......... ........... ....... ........... ... 6 Getting Started Step 1: Positio ning the System ... 12 Step 2: Co nnecting the Sy stem... 1 5 Step 3: Performin g the Quick Setup .............. ........... ............... 2 7 Step 4: Enjoy ing Soun d from all th[...]

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

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

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

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

10 GB Getting Started Getting St arted Unpacking • Fro nt speak ers (2 ) and surrou nd s peaker s (2) • Cent er sp eaker (1 ) • Sub woofe r (1) • AM loop antenn a (aerial) (1) • FM wire antenna ( aerial) ( 1) • Spe aker cords (6, red/wh ite/ green/gr ay/bl ue/purpl e) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Remot e comma nder (rem ote) (1 ) • [...]

11 GB Getting Started Inserting batteries into the remote Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by ma tching the 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings inside the compartment. To use the remote, poin t it at the remote se nsor on the uni t. Note • Do not le ave the r emote i n an extreme ly hot or humi d place. • Do not use[...]

12 GB Getting Started Step 1 : Positi oning t he System For the best poss ible sur round so und, all the speak ers oth er than th e subwo ofer sho uld be pla ced at the same dista nce fr om the list ening posit ion ( A ). However, thi s system allo ws you to place the cente r speaker up to 1.6 meters (5 f t) closer ( B ) and the surrou nd spea kers[...]

13 GB Getting Started To install the speakers on a w all Before instal ling the sp eaker s on a wa ll, connec t the sp eaker cord to th e speak er. Be sure to match t he speake r cords to the app ropriate terminals on the s peakers: th e speaker cord with the c olo r tub e to 3 , and the speaker c ord without the color tube to # . 1 Prepare screws [...]

14 GB Getting Started Note • Use sc rews that are su itable f or the wall ma terial and stre ngth. As a plas ter board wall i s especial ly fragi le, attach the screws secure ly to a beam an d fasten them t o the wal l. Instal l the speakers on a ve rtical and flat wall where rein fo rcem ent is ap plie d. • Contact a screw sho p or insta ller [...]

15 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System See the co nnection diag ram below, and rea d the additi onal informat ion from 1 to 5 on th e follow ing pages. Note • B e sure to make co nnections se curely to avo id hum and noise. • Whe n you conn ect anothe r compone nt with a volume cont rol, turn up the vol ume of the other compon en[...]

16 GB Getting Started The co nnecto r and co lor tub e of the sp eaker co rds ar e the sam e colo r as the l abel of t he jacks to be conn ected. B e sur e to m atch the sp eaker cords to th e app ropriat e term inal s on th e sp eakers: the s peake r cord with the color tub e to 3 , and th e spea ker cord wi thout the color t ube to # . Do not cat[...]

17 GB Getting Started DAV-HDZ278 CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN P B /C B P R /C R Y COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER TV/VIDEO HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM ANTENNA DMPORT DC5V 0.7A MAX AUDIO IN L R TV/VIDEO SPEAKER F R O N T L S U R R SU R L F R O N T R SPEAKER S U B W O O F E R C E N T E R Rear pa [...]

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

19 GB Getting Started DAV-HDZ278 * If your TV accep ts progressive format signal s, use this connec tion and set the out put signal of the syst em to progressive format (pag e 29). ** H DMI (Hi gh-Def inition M ultim edia Interf ace) If your TV has t he HDMI jack, use this c onnection and sele ct the t ype of out put signal (page 2 9). Note • D u[...]

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

21 GB Getting Started You c an e njoy t he co nnected comp onen t usi ng the six speake rs o f the system . • Por ta ble a udio s ourc e: A • DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapte r: B (DAV-HDZ278 only) DAV-DZ270 3 Connecting the other components CENTER SUBWOOFER AUDIO IN P B /C B P R /C R Y L R FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER VIDEO OUT TV/VIDEO SPEAKE[...]

22 GB Getting Started DAV-HDZ278 To connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter (DAV-HD Z278 on ly) Conn ect a DIG ITAL M EDIA PO RT ada pter (n ot suppli ed) to the D MPOR T jack. Fo r detai ls, see “Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Adapter” (p age 76). Note • Con nect the DIGITA L MEDIA P ORT a dapter so that the V marks are aligned . When disconne [...]

23 GB Getting Started If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You can en joy the s ound wi th t he sp eakers of t he sy stem throug h the conn ected TV. Conne ct th e compon ents as follows . Select the component on the TV. For d etails, refer to the operati ng instru ctions of th e TV. If the T V do es not hav e mul tipl e au dio/ vide o in put[...]

24 GB Getting Started DAV-DZ270 4 Connecting the antenna (aerial) CENTER SUBWOOFER AUDIO IN P B /C B P R /C R Y L R FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER VIDEO OUT TV/VIDEO SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM ANTENNA HDMI OUT C O A X IA L 7 5 F M A N TE N N A A B Rear pan el AM loop anten na (aerial) (supp lied) FM wire ant enna (aeri al) (s[...]

25 GB Getting Started DAV-HDZ278 Note • K eep the AM loop ante nna (aerial) and cord away from the system or othe r AV components, as noise may res ult. • Be sure to fully ext end the FM wire an tenna (ae rial). • A fter connec ting the FM wir e antenna (aeria l), keep it as hori zontal as possible. Ti p • Adjust the di rection of t he AM l[...]

26 GB Getting Started Before conne cting the AC po wer cord ( mains le ad) of t he unit to a wall ou tlet (mai ns), conn ect all the speake rs to the unit. DAV-DZ270 DAV-HDZ278 After connec ting the A C power cord (ma ins lea d), the dem onstr ation ap pears in the front pa nel disp lay. Setting the demonstration mode to on/off 1 Press [ / 1 on the[...]

27 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Perf orming the Quick Setu p Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for u sing the system. Note • W hen you connect the system and the TV with the component video cord (no t suppli ed) or HDMI ca ble (not supplie d), you need to set the type of video output for matc hing your TV. For detai ls, see ?[...]

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

29 GB Getting Started 4 Press X / x to select [QUI CK], then press . The Qui ck Set up disp lay ap pear s. Depe ndin g on the conne ct ion of th e TV (page 18), select the t ype of vide o outpu t of the system . To select the type of video signal output from the HDMI OUT jack When yo u conn ect the un it and t he TV w ith the HDMI c able, s elect t[...]

30 GB Getting Started [ON]: The s yste m output s pr ogre ssive signals. Select this sett ing when: – yo ur TV acc epts pr ogre ssive sig nals , and, – the TV is conne cted to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Whe n you sel ect [ON ], the co nfirma tion disp lay ap pear s. F ollow t he S teps below . 8 Press C / c to select [START]. The sy stem ou[...]

31 GB Getting Started * DAV-DZ270 only ** DAV-HDZ278 on ly Note • W hen you use both the TV/VID EO (AUDIO IN) jacks (analog c onnection) and TV/VIDEO (COAXIAL or OPTICAL DIGITAL IN) jack (digita l con nection ) at the same time, the digit al connection takes priority (DAV-HDZ278 only). 2 Press SYSTEM MENU. 3 Press X / x repeatedly u ntil “DEC. [...]

32 GB Enjoying Sur round Soun d by Using Decoding Mode You ca n enjoy su rrou nd sound simpl y by sele cting one of the syst em’s pre-pr ogramm ed deco ding modes . They br ing exci ting an d power ful sound o f mov ie theate rs into you r hom e. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DE C. MODE” appears in the front panel disp[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 33 GB 4 Press . The setti ng is made. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU. The system me nu turns off. To turn the surround effect off Select “A.F.D. STD” or “2CH STEREO” for “DEC. MODE.” Note • When the inp ut signa l is mu lti chan nel so urce, “PR O LOGIC,” “ PLII MOVIE,” an d “PLII MUSIC” are canceled and the mu lti [...]

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

Disc 35 GB Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be differ ent or rest ricted. Refer t o the operat ing instr uctions suppl ied with your d isc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The syste m turns on. Unless the syste m is set to “DVD,” p ress FUNC[...]

36 GB – [CONTROL FOR HDMI] is set t o [OFF] (page 6 4). To use the headphones Connect the headphones to PHONES jack on th e unit. The soun d of the sy stem is muted. Other operations 1) Exc ep t for JP EG imag e fil es . 2) Scan speed s may diffe r with some discs. 3) DVD VIDEO, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VIDEO CD only. 4) Except for VIDEO CDs. 5) You cannot[...]

Disc 37 GB To display the subtitles * * * Except for Uni ted Kingdom and North Am erican models. If subt itles are recorde d on a di sc, you c an turn the subt itles on /off dur ing pla yback. If multil ingual subtitl es are re cord ed on the di sc, you can change t he subtit le langu age duri ng playba ck, or turn the subtitles on/o ff whenever yo[...]

38 GB Note • W hile the system is playi ng a Super VCD on which the audio trac k 2 is not reco rded, no sound wi ll come out when y ou select [2:STEREO], [2:1/L], or [2:2/R]. If you pr ess AUD IO r epeate dly duri ng playba ck, th e form at of the curr ent aud io sign al (PCM, D olby Digi tal, D TS, e tc.) appear s as show n below. x DVD Example:[...]

Disc 39 GB To select a playback layer when playing a hybrid Super Audio CD Some Supe r Audi o CD s con sis t of an HD l ayer and a CD l ayer. Y ou can se lect th e playba ck layer yo u want to listen to. Note • W hen the Super Audio CD doe s not have the HD layer, yo u cannot select t he play back layer . 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st[...]

40 GB Note • Depending on where y ou stop the disc , the sys tem may not resum e playback fr om exactly the same point. • The point where you stopped playi ng may be cleare d when: – y ou eject the di sc . – t he system enters st andby mo de (DATA C D/ DATA DVD on ly). – y ou change or res et the settings on the Setup Display. – y ou ch[...]

Disc 41 GB 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 4 to 5. The pr ogra mmed tra cks ar e disp laye d in the select ed o rder. 7 Press H to start Program Play. Prog ram Pl ay s tart s. When th e prog ram ends , you can restar t the same pr ogram again by p ress ing H . To return to normal play Pres s CL EAR whil e the disp la y for the p rog ram set[...]

42 GB 4 Press . Shuff le Pl ay star ts. To return to normal play Press CLEAR, or sel ect [OFF] in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu display Press DISPLAY repeatedly unti l the Control Menu displa y is turned off. Note • You c annot use Shuffle Play with a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC playback. You ca n play th e conten ts on a disc r epeated[...]

Disc 43 GB Search ing/Sele cting a Disc A DVD is divid ed into a l ot of sectio ns, which make up a pictu re or musi c featu re. Th ese sectio ns are ca lled “tit les.” Wh en you play a DVD which conta ins severa l titles , you can select t he title you wa nt using DVD TOP MENU. When you pl ay a DV D tha t allows you to s elect items s uch as t[...]

44 GB The nu mber in pa renthe ses indi cates the total nu mber of titl es, chapters, tracks, indexes, scenes, fo lders, or files. 3 Press . [** (* *)] ch anges to [– – (**)]. 4 Press X / x or the number butt ons to select the d esired number of the title, chapter, track, index, scene, etc. If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to cancel the num b[...]

Disc 45 GB Playing MP3 Files/JPE G Image Files You can play th e MP3 f iles or JP EG im age file s: • which h ave the exte nsion “.MP3 ” (MP3 file) or “.JPG”/“ .JPEG” (JPEG ima ge file) • which conform to the DCF* image file format * “Design r ule for C amera File system”: Image standar ds for digita l cameras regu lated by Japa[...]

46 GB 2 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play JPEG image files in a folder Press H to st art pla ying the se lected folder . x To select a JPEG imag e file by displaying the subscreens Press PICTURE NAVI. Images of JPEG image file s in the f older appear in 1 6 su bscree ns. Press C / X / x / c to select the JPEG image file you want to view, th[...]

Disc 47 GB 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [MODE (MUSIC, IMA GE)], then press . The o ptions for [ MOD E (MUS IC , IMAG E)] appea r. 4 Press X / x to selec t a setting. •[ A U T O ] : Yo u can play both the JPEG image files an d MP3 files in the sam[...]

48 GB Enjoying DivX ® Videos (Except for United Kingd om and North American models ) DivX ® is a video fil e com press ion t echno logy , devel oped by D ivX, Inc. Th is product i s an offi cial D ivX ® Certif ied prod uct. You can play a DATA CD or DATA DVD that conta ins DivX ® vi deo files. A DATA CD or DA TA DVD that the system can play Pla[...]

Disc 49 GB To select DivX vide o files , see “Sele cting a DivX vi deo file” (page 49) . To go to the next or previous page Press / . To turn off the display Press DVD MENU repeat edly. To stop playback Press x . 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting a folder,” press . The list o f files in the fold er appears. 2 Press X / x to select a file an d pr[...]

50 GB Adjusting the Delay Between t he Pictur e and Sound [A/V SYNC] * * * Except for Unite d Kingdom and Nort h Amer ican models When t he sound do es not ma tch the pic tures on the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between the pic ture an d sound. 1 Press DI SPLAY. The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 2 Press X / x to select[...]

Disc 51 GB Enter a 4-di git passw ord usin g the numbe r but tons , the n pres s . The disp lay for confir ming the passwo rd appears . x When you h ave already registered a password The disp lay for enteri ng the pas sword appears . 7 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the nu mber buttons, t hen press . The displ ay for s etting the pla[...]

52 GB 5 Press X / x to select [SYSTEM SETU P], then press . The op tions for [S YST EM SETUP ] appe ar. 6 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL CONTROL t ], then press . The dis play for enter ing the pas sword appe ars. 7 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . 8 Press X / x to select [CHANGE PASSWO RD t ], then press . 9 Ent[...]

Disc 53 GB 6 Press X / x to select an item, then press . The optio ns f or th e sele cted item appe ar. Exampl e: [TV T YPE] 7 Press X / x to select a setting, then press . The setti ng is select ed and set up is complete. Note • W hen you turn the system on afte r resetting and no disc is in the unit , the guide messa ge appears on the TV screen[...]

54 GB Select sett ings according to the TV to b e connec ted. x [TV TYPE ] You ca n select the asp ect ratio of the con nected TV. [16: 9] : Selec t this when y ou connect a wid e- screen TV or a TV with a wide mod e function. [4:3 LETTER BOX]: Select this when you connec t a 4 :3 scre en TV. D ispl ays a wi de pict ure with ban ds on th e upper an[...]

Disc 55 GB x [CO LOR SY STEM (VID EO CD )] (Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models on ly) You can se lect th e color sy stem w hen you pl ay a VIDEO CD. [AUTO] : The s ystem outputs t he vide o signal in the sys tem of the di sc, either PAL or NTSC. If your TV uses a DUA L syst em, sele ct [AU TO]. [PAL ]: The sys tem chan ges the vide o sign[...]

56 GB for HD MI Func tion fo r “BRAV IA” Sync ” (page 6 4). [OFF] : Off. [ON]: On. You c an operate mutu ally between comp onents that are conn ected with an H DMI cabl e. Note • When you se t to [ON] withou t the HDMI c onnectio n of the TV, [Please verif y the HDMI connection .] appears and you can not set to [ON]. x [VOLUME LI MIT] If yo[...]

Disc 57 GB x [SPEAKER FORMATION] You can select the posit ion of the speakers for the bette r surr ound sou nd. Fo r details , see “Getting Optim al Surr ound Sou nd for a R oom” (page 78). x [AUTO CALIBRATION] You can calibrate the appropriate se ttings automatic ally. For d etails, see “Calib rating th e Appr opri ate Se tti ngs Au tomat ic[...]

58 GB [BLUE] : Th e ba ckgrou nd i s blu e. [BLACK ]: T he ba ckgr ound i s black. x [PARENTAL CONTROL] You c an set the play back r est ricti ons. For detai ls, see “Re stric ting Play back of th e Disc ” (page 5 0). x [DivX] (Except for United K ingdom and N orth Amer ican m ode ls) You ca n displ ay the reg istra tion co de for th is system.[...]

Disc 59 GB [L/R] 3.0 m/10 ft 3) : Set the front speak er distan ce. [CEN TER ] 3.0 m /10 ft 3)4) : Set the cent er spea ker dista nce (u p to 1. 6 meters (5 ft ) closer to the fron t speake rs). 1) 0.9 to 6.9 meters for North Amer ican models. 2) 0.0 to 6.9 meters for North Amer ican models. 3) Wh en you perform the Qui ck Setup (page 27) , the def[...]

60 GB test to ne is emitt ed from each s peaker in sequen ce. Adju st the soun d leve l as follo ws. 1 Set the [TEST TO NE] to [ON]. 2 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to select the desired speaker and the level. 3 Press . 4 Repeat Steps 1 to 3. 5 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to set [TEST TONE] to [OFF] af ter adjusting the speaker level. Note • [...]

T une r 61 GB Presetti ng Radio Stat ions You can pr eset 20 F M sta tio ns, a nd 10 AM stations . Before tu ning, make sure to turn down the vol ume to minimum. Ti p • You can operate the tuner funct ion by observi ng the followin g displa y on t he TV s creen. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM” appears in[...]

62 GB Listenin g to th e Radio Preset rad io st ations in th e syst em’s m emory first (see “Prese tting Radi o Sta tions ” (page 61)). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display. The last re ceived statio n is tuned in. 2 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the preset stat[...]

T une r 63 GB You can in put l ett ers, number s, an d oth er symbol s for a ra dio statio n. If you make a mistake Press C / c repeat edly until the char acte r to be chan ged flas hes, then press X / x to select the desi red char acter . To e rase the ch arac ter, pres s C / c repeat edly unt il the c haract er to be eras ed flashe s, then press [...]

64 GB Using the Contro l for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is availa ble on TV s with the “BRAVI A” Sync function only. By conn ecti ng Sony co mpone nts th at are compatibl e with the Control for HDMI fun ction with an HDMI c able (not supplied ), operatio n is simplifie d as below: – Theat er/T heat re Mode (page 65) ?[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 65 GB To set the [CONTROL FOR HD MI] function to on/off 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel display. 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [SETUP], then press . The options[...]

66 GB (System Power Off) When yo u turn th e TV off by using the PO WE R button on th e TV’s remote or TV [ / 1 on the system’ s remote , the syst em turns off automaticall y. Note • Before using the System Power Off func tion, set the functio n for TV power. F or details , refer to the operating in structions of the TV. • Depending on the [...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 67 GB Playing Back Audio Files/JPEG Image File s of a USB Device (DAV-DZ270 only) You can pl ay a udio fi les (MP3/WMA /AAC files) /JPEG image file s stored in a USB device such as the d igital m usic pl ayer o r USB s torage media (no t suppl ied) by conn ecting the USB device to the unit. For a l ist of U[...]

68 GB • Some USB device s cann ot be playe d back on the sy stem de pend ing on the file fo rmat . • The sys tem ca n play bac k to a depth of 8 folder s only. • The sys tem may not be a ble to play an audio file depe nding on t he ki nd of fil e. • When the USB device is inserted, the system reads all t he fil es o n the U SB devi ce. If t[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 69 GB Press X / x to select a file and pr ess . The system star ts p laying the s elec ted fi le. You can turn the file list of f by pres sing DVD MENU. Pressing DVD MENU again will dis play the fo lder list. Ti p • T he system can reco gnize up to 150 audio files in a single fol der. To stop playback Pre[...]

70 GB To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press c / C when the Co ntrol M enu dis play is no t disp laye d. Note t hat yo u can sel ect th e next folde r by contin uing to pres s c afte r the la st image on the curr ent fo lder , but t hat you ca nnot retur n to the prev ious fo lder by pr essin g C . To return to the pre vious folder, sel[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 71 GB • [FOLDER LIST]: The list of folders appear s. Follow Step 2 of “Selecti ng an audio fi le or fo lder.” • [ PICT URE LIST ]: I mage s of JPE G ima ge files in the fo lder appea r in 16 s ubscreens. Follow Step 2 of “Se lecting a JP EG image file or f older.” You ca n play the audi o files [...]

72 GB 4 Press X / x or the number butt ons to select the desired nu mber. If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to cancel the num ber. 5 Press . The sy stem st arts play back fro m the sele cted n umber . Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you p ress DISPLAY while p laying the disc , the displ ay ch anges: 1 y 2 1 Playi ng time an d curren t track nu[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 73 GB Ti p • Date information is [MM/DD/YYYY]. MM: Month DD: Day YYYY: Year • Date informati on vari es depend ing on the area . Storing So ngs in a USB Device (DAV-DZ270 only) You c an reco rd song s on an audi o CD in a USB devic e by enc oding to MP 3 format . You ca n also copy the MP3 fi les on a D[...]

74 GB same name, a sequ ential numb er is a dded af ter the name withou t overwriting the original folder or file. • Some USB device s cann ot be playe d back on the sy stem de pend ing on the file fo rmat . 1 Load an audio CD. 2 Press DISP LAY while the system is in stop mode. The C ontrol Menu disp lay ap pea rs on th e TV screen. 3 Press X / x[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 75 GB x To select the desired MP 3 file/folder Press X / x to se lect the MP 3 file/ folder, th en press . The MP 3 files/ folder s are ma rked . x To select all MP3 files/folders Press C / X / x / c to select [ ALL], then press . x To cancel th e MP3 fil e/folder Press X / x to se lect the MP 3 file/ folde[...]

76 GB Playable USB Devices (DAV-DZ270 only) You ca n use the following Sony US B devices on the syste m. Verified Sony digital music player (as of April 2007) Verified Sony IC recorder (as of April 2007) Verified Sony USB storage media (as of April 2007) Note • Do not use th e USB devi ces oth er than t hese US B devices. Ope ration of mo dels no[...]

Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 77 GB • De pending on the type of DIGITAL M EDIA PORT adapter, you may be abl e to op erate a connecte d component using either the buttons on t he remot e or the unit . The followi ng illustr ation sh ows an exam ple of butt ons that can be used i n this c ase. x H X ./>[...]

78 GB Getting Optimal Surrou nd Soun d for a Room [SPEAKER FORMATION] Depe nding on th e shape of th e room, you cannot insta ll some s peaker s. For th e bette r surrou nd sound, Sony rec omme nds that fi rst you dec ide the po sitio n of the sp eakers . 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press[...]

Other Operati ons 79 GB Calibrati ng the Appropr iate Setting s Auto matic ally [AUTO CALIBRATION] D. C. A. C. (Digital Cin ema Auto Calibrati on) can se t the app ropriate surrou nd soun d automatica lly. Note • The system outputs a loud test sound when [AUTO CALIBRATION] starts. You cannot turn the volume down. Give consi deration to children a[...]

80 GB – front and su rround spe akers ar e not correctl y connect ed. 10 Press C / c to select [YES] or [NO], then press . x The measurement is OK. Disconnect the calibratio n mic, then s elect [YES]. The result is impleme nted. x The measurement is not OK. Follow the me ssage, th en select [ YES] to retry. Note • While the Auto Cal ibration fu[...]

Other Operati ons 81 GB Using the Sou nd Effect You can re inforc e bass freq uencie s. Press DYNAMIC BASS. “D. BASS ON” ap pears i n the fro nt panel displa y and bass freq uencies are effect ively rein forc ed. To turn off the sound effect Press DYNAMIC BASS again . You c an enj oy sou nd ef fects or dial ogue , as yo u would in a movie thea [...]

82 GB Changing th e Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display The bri ghtnes s of the fron t panel display ca n be set to either of 2 levels. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DIMMER” appears in the fron t panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brightness o f the front panel display. • “DIMMER OFF” :[...]

Other Operati ons 83 GB 2 Current fil e name 3 Curren t albu m and file nu mber Note • T he system can onl y display the first level of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc nam e or title . • I f a file name of the MP3 f ile can not be dis played, “*” will appe ar in the f ront panel dis play ins tead. • T he disc name or track name may not [...]

84 GB To check DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 file/DivX video file 3) ) text By pres sing DIS PLAY while play ing MP3 files or DivX video files 3) on a D ATA CD/DAT A DVD , you can di splay the name of the fold er/ MP3 file/Di vX video file 3) , and the a udio bit rate (the a mount of d ata per sec ond o f the curren t au dio) on t he TV sc reen. 1) Appears[...]

Other Operati ons 85 GB Return ing to the Def ault Setting s 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , and " / 1 on the unit at the same time. “COLD RESET” appears in the fr ont panel displa y and the s ystem return s to de fault settings . You can re turn the [SETUP ] settings (page 52) other than [PARENTA L CONTROL] to th[...]

86 GB Precau tion s On power sources • Unplug the unit from the wall outlet ( mains) if you do not intend t o use it for an extended per iod of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, neve r by the cord. On placement • P lace the sys tem in a locat ion with adeq uate venti latio n to prevent h eat build-u p in the syst em. • At[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 87 GB Notes a bout t he Discs On handling discs • To keep the d isc c lean , ha ndle t he di sc by its edge . Do not to uch the su rfac e. • Do not stick pape r or tape on the disc. • Do not expose th e disc to di rect su nlight or heat s ources such as hot air duc ts, o r leave it in a car p arked in dire ct sunlig h[...]

88 GB Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of the follo wing difficu lties while using the sys tem, use this troubleshoo ting guide to h elp remedy t he probl em before re questing r epairs. Should any problem per sist, consul t your neares t Son y de aler. Note that if ser vice pe rsonnel chan ges som e parts during r epair, th ese pa rts may b[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 89 GB Sound Picture noise appears. • The dis c is dirty or flawed. • I f the picture outpu t from your system goes through your VCR to get to your TV, the copy-pr otection sign al applied to som e DVD programs co uld affect picture quality. If you stil l experience pr oblems even when you connect you r unit direc tly to[...]

90 GB Operation Severe hum or noise is heard. • Check tha t the speaker s and components are connected secure ly. • Check t hat t he connect ing cor ds are away from a trans former or motor, and a t least 3 meters (10 ft) away from you r TV set or a fluoresc ent ligh t. • Move your TV away fr om the a udio compon ents. • The plugs and jacks[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 91 GB The disc does not pl ay. • There is no dis c inserted. • T he disc is up side down. Insert th e disc with the playba ck side facing d own. • The disc is skew ed on t he disc t ray. • The system canno t play CD-R OMs, etc. (page 6). • T he region code on the DVD does not matc h the system. • M oisture has c[...]

92 GB A disc does not sta rt playing from th e beginning. • Program Play, S huffle Play, o r Repeat Pl ay ha s been sel ected. Press CLEAR to cance l these function s before playi ng a disc. • Resume Play h as been selecte d. During stop, press x on the uni t or t he remo te and then st art pla yback (page 39). • The title, DVD or PBC menu au[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 93 GB USB device (DAV-DZ27 0 only) The Control for HDMI function does not work. • W hen “HDMI” doe s not light up in the front panel display, check the HDMI connecti on (page 18). • Set the [CONTROL FOR HDMI] setting in [HDMI SETUP] to [ON] (page 55). • Make sure that the con nected c ompon ent is comp atibl e wit[...]

94 GB The USB device cannot be connect ed into t he (USB) port. The USB device is be ing connected ba ckwards. Connec t the USB device in the corre ct orienta tion. The USB devic e which has been used on anothe r device does not work. • It may be re corded in an unsupp orted for mat. I f so, first ta ke the pr ecaution of backing up impor tant fi[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 95 GB The USB de vice (aud io fi le/ JPEG image file) c annot b e played back . • USB device for matted with file syste ms othe r than FAT12, FAT16, or F AT32 are unsuppo rted.* • Files that are encrypte d or protected by passwords, etc. cannot be played back . • T he MP3 file doe s not have the exte nsion “.MP3.”[...]

96 GB Recording to a n USB device results i n an erro r. • You are using an unsupporte d USB device. See “Playa ble USB Device s” (page 76). • The USB dev ice was disconnected or the power was turned o ff during recording/c opying. Delete th e partiall y-recorde d file, and recor d/copy ag ain. If this does not fix th e problem, the USB dev[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 97 GB Self-dia gnosis Fu ncti on (When lette rs/numbers ap pear in th e displ ay) When the self -diagnosis fu nction is activ ated to preven t the syst em from ma lfuncti oning, a 5- character service numb er (e.g., C 13 50) with a combinatio n of a le tter and 4 d igits appears on the TV scree n or front panel d ispla y. I[...]

98 GB Specifica tions AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS for the US model POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 3 oh ms loads , both channels driven, from 180 - 20,000 Hz; rate d 84 watts per c hanne l mi nimum RMS power, wit h no more than 0.7% to tal harmoni c distort ion from 250 mil li watts to rated output. Amplifier Sec tion US mode ls: Su[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 99 GB 530 kHz - 1,610 kHz (with the in terval set at 1 0 kHz) Antenna ( aerial) AM loo p antenna (aerial) Intermedia te frequ ency 450 kHz Video Sectio n Outputs VIDEO: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms COMPONENT: Y: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms P B /C B , P R /C R : 0.7 Vp-p 75 ohms HDMI OUT: Type A (19 pin) Speakers Front /Surr ound (SS- TS80) Speaker sy[...]

100 GB Glossary Digit al Cine ma Auto Cal ibrati on Digital Cinema Auto Calib ration wa s developed by Sony to a utomatically measure and a djusts the sp eaker se tting s to your listen ing envir onment i n a short p eriod of ti me. Dolby Dig ital This mov ie th eate r sound fo rm at is mo re advanc ed than D olby Su rround Pr o Logic. In this for [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 101 GB is compat ible wi th the 525 or 625 progr essive form at. Super Au dio CD Supe r Audi o CD is a new hi gh-q uali ty audi o disc st andard w here m usic is record ed in the DSD (Direct Stream Digital ) format (conv entio nal CD i s record ed in t he PCM forma t). The DS D form at, us ing a sampli ng fre quenc y 64 tim[...]

102 GB Language Cod e List The lang uage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Code Language Code Langua ge Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061 Bislama 1066 Bengali[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 103 GB Index to Parts and Control For more informatio n, ref er to the pages indi cated in parenthese s. A " / 1 (on/standby) (27, 85) B A (open/close) (35) C Front panel display (105) D Play oper ation but tons (35 ) E (remote sensor) (11) F FUNCTION (30) G VOLUME control (35) H PHONES jack (35) I AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC j[...]

104 GB DAV-DZ270 DAV-HDZ278 A SPEAKER jacks (16) B COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (24) C AM terminal (24) D TV/VIDEO (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (18, 21) E VIDEO O UT jack (18) F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (18) G DMPORT (DIG ITAL MEDIA PORT ) jack (DAV-HDZ278 only) (21, 76) H HDMI OUT jack (18) I TV/V IDE O (DIG ITAL IN CO AXI AL/ OPTICAL) jacks (DAV-HDZ278 only) ([...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 105 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Playing stat us B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (81) C Displays system’s status such as chapter, title, or track number, time inform ation, r adio freq uency, pla ying status, decoding mode, etc. D Lights up when a station is received. (Radio only) (61) E St[...]

106 GB Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – O P – Z ANGLE 3 (36) AUDIO qh (37) CLEAR es (40, 52 , 62) D.TUNING ws (62 ) DISC SKIP 1) ed DISPLAY wa (63, 72, 82 ) DVD MENU wg (43) DVD TOP MENU qd (43) DYNAMIC BASS 6 (81) ENTER 2) wf (26, 27, 38, 40, 61, 78) FUNCTION +/– 2 (30, 35) MENU wg (8 0) MUTING 7 (35) NIGHT wd (81) O[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 107 GB Guide to th e Control Menu Disp lay You can us e the Contro l Menu display to select a function a nd to view re lated inf ormation. Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPL AY, the Control M enu disp lay chan ges: 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... 1 Control Menu di splay 1 2 Control Menu display 2 ( appea rs for ce rt[...]

108 GB Examp le: C ontrol M enu d ispla y 1 whe n pla ying a DV D VIDE O. 1) The scene numb er for a VIDEO CD (PBC is on), track num ber for a VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD, folder number for a DATA CD/DATA DVD . DivX video folder number for a DATA CD/DATA DVD (Except for United Kingdom a nd North American mod els). 2) The in dex numb er for a V IDEO [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 109 GB 1) Except for United Kingdom a nd North American mod els. 2) These items are not displayed when pl aying a DATA CD/DAT A DVD with DivX video file (except for Uni ted Kingdom a nd North Am erican m odels). [TIME ] (p age 44) You can check the elapsed tim e and the rema ining playbac k time. Input the tim e code for pi[...]

110 GB List of Control Menu Items for USB device (DAV-DZ270 on ly) Ti p • The Control M enu icon ind icator lig hts up in yell ow when you se lect any item except [OF F] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], and [A/V SYNC] only). The [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in yellow when you sele ct [PLAY LIST] (default setti ng). Item Item Name, Fun[...]

111 GB Index Numerics 4:3 OUTPUT 54 5.1 Chan nel Surround 38 A A/V SYNC 50 AA C fi le 67 ANGLE 36 AT T E N U AT E 3 1 A UDIO 53 A UDIO (HDMI) 56 A UDIO DRC 57 A UDIO SETUP 57 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 57 , 79, 100 B B AC KGROUND 57 BLA CK LE VEL 55 BLA CK LE VEL (COMPONENT OUT) 55 C COLD RESET 85 COLO R SYST EM (V IDEO CD) 5 5 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 55 Con t[...]

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