Sony MEX-DV1700U manual

4-296-931- 11 (1) MEX-DV 1707U/ DV170 0U Multi Disc Player Owner’s Recor d The mo del and ser ial numb ers ar e located o n the b ottom o f the unit. Record the ser ial numb er in th e spa ce prov ided be low. Refer to these n umbe rs whe never yo u call upon yo ur Sony dealer regarding this prod uct. Mo d el No . ME X -D V 17 0 7U /D V 17 0 0U S[...]

2 Warning To prev ent fi re or shock h azard, do no t expos e th e unit to ra in o r mois tur e. To av oid elec trical sh ock, do not open the c abine t. Re fer servic ing t o qu alif ied personnel only. CAUTI ON The use of optical instrum ents with this product will incr ease eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this CD/DVD playe r is harmful to [...]

3 • F or your s afe ty , the mon itor con nec te d to t he VID EO OUT turn s of f automat ica lly w hen the park ing brake is not a pplied. Copyright s This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protecte d by U.S. patents and other intellec tual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized[...]

4 PROMOTIONAL, INTERNAL AND COMME RCIAL USES AN D LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, LLC. SEE HTTP://WWW.M PEGLA.COM[...]

5 Table of contents Copyrigh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Playable d iscs and sy mbols used in t his ma nual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Location and function of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Visual setu p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Syste m setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

7 Playable discs and symbol s used in th is manual Thi s uni t can pla y var iou s vi deo /aud io d iscs. The following chart helps y ou to check if a disc is supported by this unit, as well as what functions are available for a given disc t ype. *1 Audio fi les can also be stored . *2 Video/i mage files can al so be stored . Note “DVD” may be [...]

8 Location and functi on of con trols Main unit Refer to the pages list ed for details.  SOURCE/ OFF bu tton * 1 pa ge 12 , 13, 14, 16, 1 8, 19 Press to turn on the p ower/change the source (Radio/Disc/US B/AUX). Press for 1 second to turn off the po wer. Press for more than 2 second s to shut off completely.  SEEK +/– buttons page 13, 15 ,[...]

9  (BACK) /MODE * 1 butto n page 13 , 19, 21, 32, 35 , 36, 50 Press to return to the prev ious display/ move to the upper lev el/exit the system setup menu or sound menu/select the radio band (FM/AM)/select an auxiliary device connected to the AUX input jack (front) or AUX IN terminal (rear)/sel ect the play mode of iPod. Press and hold to enter[...]

10 Card remote command er RM-X168 • Refer to the p ages listed fo r det ails. • Remove the insulation film before use.  OFF but ton page 1 4, 16, 18, 19 Press to turn off/stop the source. Press and hold to shut off complet ely.  SOUND button pa ge 36, 38 To open the sound m enu.  VISUAL SETUP b utton page 23 , 27, 28, 29, 3 0, 31, 38, [...]

11  Number bu ttons page 14, 15, 21 , 23, 24, 31, 32 Disc/USB : To locate a title/chapter/ track. Radio : Press to receive s tored stations. Press and hold to store stations.  CLEAR bu tton pa ge 32 To delete an entered number.  DSPL (dis play) bu tton page 25, 33, 50  ATT (a ttenu ate) butto n To attenuate the sound (to cancel, press a[...]

12 Getting Started Performing init ial setup When you first tur n on the unit after purchasing it, the display for initial speaker setup appears. Be sure to set cor rectly following the procedure below to enjoy the various sound functions of this unit. To skip the initial setup, press  , or insert a disc. 1 Press[...]

13 Basic Ope ration s Listenin g to the radi o Tip For details on other radio functions, see “Advanced Op erations — Radio” on page 21. With the card remo te com man der Use  instead of  , and  /  instead of  –/+. 1 Pres s  r[...]

14 Playin g video di scs Depending on the disc, some operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the operating in structions supplied with y our disc. To stop pla yback Press  for 1 second. With the car d remote commander, pr ess  . To ej ect the disc Press  . Note Discs i n DTS f ormat [...]

15 Other pla yback op erations *1 Unavailable depending on the disc. To Pres s pause/res ume play after pause  skip a chapter/trac k/scene/file  /  reverse/fast- forward disc and hold  /  m omentar ily; and th en repeatedly to s witch the speed (F F1  FF2  FF3  FF1…) cancel reverse /fast-for ward  show the D[...]

16 *2 When the 4-digit input prom pt appears, input the language code (page 62) for the desired language. *3 When a Xvid/MPEG -4 is played. Note on Xvid/ MPEG-4 p layback If a disc contains multiple file types, only the selected file type (audio/video/image) can be played. To play Xvid/MPEG -4 video files of su ch a d isc, p ress duri ng playb ack,[...]

17 Other pla yback op erations * W hen an MP3/WMA /AAC is played. Playing a USB device • DRM ( Digital Rights Managemen t) fi les may not be play ed. • M SC (Mass St orage Class) and MTP (Media T ransf er Protocol) type USB devices complian t with the US B s ta nda rd c an b e us ed . • C orrespondi ng co dec is M P3 (.mp3), WMA (.wm a), A AC[...]

18 With th e card re mote command er Use  instead of  . To stop pla yback Press  for 1 second. With the car d remote commander, pr ess  . To disconnect the USB d evice Stop playback, then disconnect. Do not disconnect during playback, as data in th[...]

19 Playing an iPod In this manual, “iPod” is used as a general r eference for the iPod functions on the iPod and iPhone, unless otherwise specified by the text or illustrations. With the card remo te com man der Use  instead of  ,   +/– ins tead of th e contr ol dial. To stop p[...]

20 To play vide os of iP od with vi deo 1 Press duri ng playbac k. 2 Rotate t he control dial to select “ VIDEO,” then press it . 3 Rot ate the con trol dial to sele ct the d es ired pla y m ode, the n p ress it. 4 Rot ate the con trol dial to sele ct the d es ired vide o, then pr ess i t. With the car d remote commander, pr ess  /  inste[...]

21 Advanced Operations — Radio Storing and rece ivin g stations Cautio n When tuning in stations while driving, use Best Tuning Memory (BTM) to prevent an accident. Storing automa tically — BTM 1 Press  repeatedly un til “TUNER” appears on the main unit. To change the band, press  repeatedl y. You can select[...]

22 Type of p rogra ms (U. S. mode ls) Type of progr ams (Other mo dels) Note You may recei ve a different radio prog ram from the one you se lect. Setting CT (Clock Time) 1 Set “CT-O N” in syste m setup (page 46). Note The CT fun ction ma y no t work even th ough an RDS station is being received. NEWS (News), INFORM (Information), SPOR TS (Spor[...]

23 Advanced Operations — Di scs This chapter consists of the follow ing sectio ns. • Video- specific o perations *  page 23 to 29 • Video * /audio common ope rations  page 30 to 33 • Audi o-spec ific ope rations  page 33 * Includ ing JPE G opera tions . Playing JPEG fil es You ca n enjoy a slid e show of JPEG fi les o n this unit. [...]

24 Playback starts. The PBC menu does not appear during playback. Notes • The item s on th e menu , and op erat ion procedures differ dependin g on the disc. • Durin g PBC pl ayb ack, t he tr ack nu mber , playback item, etc., do not appear in the play mode menu (p age 24 ). • Resume playback is unavai lable during playback withou t PBC. Usin[...]

25 * Excluding DVD-R/DVD-R DL/DVD- RW in VR mode. Tip When “S HUFFLE” or “R EPEAT” is a ctivat ed or “ANGLE” is available, its check-box lights up in green (e .g.,  ). However, you may not be able to change th e angle depending on the scen e, even if the check-b ox is lit in green. Viewing time/text information of the disc Check ing [...]

26 (Only when playing version 1.0/1.1, or version 2.0 without PBC function.) •T * * : * * Elapsed playback tim e of the current track •T - * * : * * Remaining time of the current track •D * * : * * Elapsed playback tim e of the current disc • D-* *:** Remaining time of the current disc JPEG playbac k •A l b u m n u m b e r / T o t a l •[...]

27 The options are indicated below. STEREO (ST) : Standard stereo sound (default) 1/L (L) : Left channel sound (monaural ) 2/R (R) : R ight channel sound (monaural) 1 During playback, press  repeatedly until the desired audio chan ne l ap pe ars. E.g., when playing an MP3 Note You m ay not b e abl e to cha nge th e audio se tti[...]

28 1 During playback, pre ss    . The syst em setup item appears on the main uni t. 2 Press  /  to sel ect “DVD -LEVEL ,” then press  . 3 Press  to set to “ADJST- ON,” t hen press  . 4 Press  /  to sel ect “DOL BY-ADJ,” then press ?[...]

29 The current option appears. 3 Press  /  to select the desire d option , then pr ess  . Options differ depending on the setting in visual setup (page 43). In visual setup, the settings of “PICTURE EQ” in “DISPLAY S ETUP” switch the options as follows . AUTO : Switches the night time/day tim e use options automat[...]

30 Repeat and shuffle play 1 During playback, pre ss  (REP ) or  (SHUF) on the main u nit repeatedly until the desire d option appears. Repeat or shuffle play s tarts. The repeat options and switching or der of each dis c/format are indicated below . The shuffl e optio ns an d switc hing or der of each dis c/format are indicated b[...]

31 2 Press  /  to select or , then pr ess  . 3 Press  /  to select the desire d option , then pr ess  . Repeat or shuffle play starts. Press    to hide the play mode menu. Direct search play You can directly locate a desired point by specifying the title[...]

32 2 Press  /  to sel ect the des ired item, then press  . The number in parenthese s indicates the total number of selected item. 3 Press t he numb er buttons to ent er an item nu mber or tim e co de. For example, to locate 2 hour s, 10 minutes, and 20 s econds, just enter “21020.” To clear numbers alre ady input, pr[...]

33 3 Press  /  to select the desire d fil e, then pr ess  . Playback of the selected file starts . With the mai n unit Rotate the con trol dial i nstead of press ing  /  , press t he cont rol dial in stead of   . Viewing audio disc info rma tio n During audio playback, you can check the disc inf[...]

34 Repeat and shuffle play 1 During playback, pre ss  (REP ) or  (SHUF) on the main u nit repeatedly until the desire d option appears. * When two or m ore drives are created on the USB device. To return to normal play mode, select “REP- OFF” or “SHUF-OF F.” Searching a track by listening to track passages — ZAPPIN™ Wh[...]

35 Advanced Operati ons — iPod Display items duri ng play bac k  Source (iPod) indic ation  T rack n ame, Artis t name , Album na me, T rack number/Elapsed playing time, Clock To change display items  , press  . Tip When a lbum/po dcast /genre/ artist/p laylis t is changed, its item numb er appea rs mo mentaril y. Note [...]

36 For video playback Dis played optio ns ma y not c onform to actual operation. After 3 se conds, the setting is comp lete. To return to normal play mode, select “ OFF” or “S HUF OFF.” Operating an iPod direc tly — Passeng er contro l You can operat e an iPod connected to the dock connect or directly. 1 During playback, press and hold ?[...]

37 *1 Appear s onl y when “REAR /SUB ” is se t to “SUB OUT” (page 46). *2 Appears only when a disc /USB device is played. *3 Appear s onl y when “REAR /SUB ” is se t to “SUB O UT” (pag e 46), an d the “ POS” is s et to “FRONT L”/“ FRONT R”/“F RONT”/“ALL” (page 37). Enjo ying sop histi cat ed sound functions Creat[...]

38 By the sou nd menu Press    repeatedly until “POS” appears, then select your listening position. For deta ils on this procedure, see “Adjusting the s ound characteristic s — SOUND” on page 36. By the v isual set up men u 1 Press   while the unit is off. The visual setup men[...]

39 Precisely ca librating th e listen ing p osition — Intellige nt Time Alignm ent Tune You can precisely calibrate your lis tening position from each speaker so that the sound delay re aches the listener more correctly. The setting is configurable both from the system setup menu (page 45) and the v isual setup menu (page 41). Before starting, me[...]

40 Custo mizin g the equali zer curve — EQ7 Tune “CUSTOM” of EQ7 a llows you to make your own eq ualizer settings. You can ad just the level of 7 different bands: 63 Hz, 160 Hz, 400 Hz, 1. 0 kHz, 2.5 kHz, 6.3 kHz , and 16 kHz. 1 During reception/playback, press    . The syst em setup item appears on t[...]

41 Settings Various settings ar e configurable from the following two setup menus. • Visu al s etup menu (pa ge 41) Allows configuration of visual-related items (by the monitor). • System setup me nu (page 45 ) Allows configuration of syst em-related items (by the main unit). Visual setup The visual se tup menu includes t he following categorie[...]

42 Langua ge setup for disp lay or soundt rack Select (LANGUAGE S ETUP), then select the des ired item and option below, using  /  and  . For details on this procedure, see “Basic operation of visual setup ” on page 41. Displa y se tup Select (DISPLAY SETUP), then selec t the desired item and option below , using  [...]

43 Note Depen ding o n the d isc, “ 4:3 LE TTER B OX” may be sele cted au toma ticall y in stead o f “4:3 P AN SCAN ,” and vice versa. Custom setu p Select (CUSTOM SET UP), then select th e desired item and op tion below, using  /  and  . For details on this procedure, see “Ba sic operation of visual setup” on[...]

44 * DVD VIDEO only. Audi o setup Select (AUDIO SETUP), then select the desired ite m and option below, using  /  and  . For details on this procedure, se e “Basic operation of visual setu p” on page 41. Follow the page r eference for details. “  ” indicates t he default setting. *1 Excl uding DVD-R/DVD-R DL/DV[...]

45 Resetti ng all se ttings All settings in visua l setup can be reset. Sel ect ( RES ET), th en “RE SET A LL SETTINGS,” “YES” using  /  and  . For details on this proced ure, see “Basic operation of visual setup” on page 41. Note Do not power off the unit while resetting, as it takes a few se cond s to comp l[...]

46 SET (Setup) Item Option Purpose Un it status CLOCK-ADJ (Clock Adjust) (page 50) –– Any st at us. CT (Clock Time) (page 21, 22) ON To activate the CT fun ctio n. OFF (  ) To deactivate the C T fun ctio n. BEEP ON (  ) To activate the operation sound. OFF To deactivate the oper atio n sound . COLOR-S YS (C ol or S ys t em) Changes the vi[...]

47 DSPL (Display) *E x c e p t f o r U . S . m o d e l s . Item Option Purpose Unit status BLACKOUT * Turns off the illumination aut omat icall y for a ny source (e.g, during playback/radio reception, etc.) if no operation is performed for 5 seconds. ON To turn off the illumination. To bring the light back on, press any button on the main unit. (Wh[...]

48 P/M (P l ay mod e) R/M (Receive mode) * U.S . models only. Item Option Purpose Un it status ZAP TIME (Zappin Time) Selects the p layback time for the ZAPPIN function. Z.TIME 1 To play for about 6 second s. During USB playback. Z.TIME 2 (  ) T o play for about 15 second s. Z.TIME 3 To play for about 30 second s. ZAP BEEP (Zappin Beep) ON ( [...]

49 SND (S ound) *1 A ppear s and av ailab le on ly when “D VD-LEVE L” is set to “A DJST- ON.” *2 Appears only w hen “REAR/ SUB” is se t to “S UB OUT” (page 46). Item Option Purpose Unit status EQ7 TUNE (page 40) – – During radio reception/ pla ybac k. AUX-LEVEL (page 51) (–8 ~ +1 8)  : 0 To select the level. During AUX pla [...]

50 Setting the clock The clock uses a 12- hour indication. 1 Press    . The syst em setup item appears on the main uni t. 2 Press  /  to sel ect “CLO CK-ADJ, ” then press  . The hour indication flashes. 3 Press  /  to set the hour and minu te. To move the digital indicat[...]

51 Adjust ing the vol ume level Be sure to adjust the volume of each connected d evice before playbac k. 1 Turn dow n the volume on the unit. 2 Press  repeated ly unt il “A UX” appears on t he main unit. If two a uxi liar y devices are connected, selec t the device to adjust its v olume by pres sing  . 3 Start p[...]

52 Chan gin g disp lay it ems Press   . Additiona l Information Precautions • Cool off the unit beforehan d if your car has been parked in direct sunl ight. • Do not leave the front panel or audio devices brought in inside the car, or it may cause malfunction due to high temperature in direct sunlight. • Power antenn a (aeri[...]

53 • Discs that this unit CANNOT play – Discs with labels, stickers, or sticky tape or paper att ached. Doin g so may cause a malfuncti on, or may rui n the di sc. – Discs wi th n on-standa rd sh apes (e.g ., hear t, square, st ar). At temp ting to do so ma y damage the unit. –8 c m ( 3 1 / 4 in) disc s. Not e on play ba ck o pera tio ns of[...]

54 Playback order of MP3/W MA/ AAC/JPEG/Xvid/MPEG -4 files About M P3 files • MP3, w hich stands for M PEG-1 Aud io Layer-3, is a m usic file compression form at standard. It compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/10 of it s original size. • ID3 tag versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 apply to MP3 only. ID3 tag is 15/30 characters (1.0 and[...]

55 Abou t i Po d If you hav e any ques tions or p roblems concerning your unit t hat are not cover ed in this manu al, consult your near est Sony deal er. Mainten ance Replaci ng the lith ium batte ry of the card remote c omman der When the batt ery becomes wea k, the range of the card r emote commander be comes shorter. Replace the battery with a [...]

56 Notes • For safety , turn off the ignit ion bef ore clea ning the con nector s, and remove the key from the ignition switch. • Never t ouch th e con nector s dire ctly with yo ur fingers or with any met al de vice. Specifications System Laser: Se mico nduc tor las er Signal format system: PAL /NTSC switchable Tune r sec tio n FM Tuning range[...]

57 If you try to play an y other DVD, the message “Playback prohibited by region code.” will appear on the monitor screen . Depending on the DVD, no region code may be labeled even though playing t he DVD is prohibited by area rest rictio ns. Troublesh ooting The following checklist will help you remedy prob lems you m ay en coun ter w ith y ou[...]

58 Autom atic tu nin g is not possib le.  Setting of the local seek mode is not cor rect. – Tun ing stops too frequently: Set “LO CAL-O N” (p age 48 ). – Tuning doe s not stop at a station : Set “LOCAL-OFF” (page 48).  The broadcast s ignal is too weak. – Perfor m manua l tun ing. During FM reception , the “ST” indica tion f[...]

59  The DVD is not applic able due to the region code.  The disc is not finalized (page 53).  The disc form at and file version are incompatible with this unit (page 7, 53).  Pres s  to remove t he disc. MP3 /WMA/ AAC /JP EG/X vi d/MP EG-4 fil es do not play back.  Recordi ng was not p erformed ac cording to the ISO 9660 level 1 o[...]

60 Error displays/Messages On the main unit ERROR  The disc is dirty or inserted u pside down. – Clean or insert the di sc correctl y.  A bla nk d isc ha s be en inse rt ed.  The disc cannot play due to a problem. –I n s e r t a n o t h e r d i s c .  The disc is not co mpatib le with this un it. – Insert a comp atible disc.  U[...]

61 NOSIGNAL (No Signal)  The ser vice is sto pped due to a signal interruption. SUB UPDT (Subscription Updated), PRESS ENTER  Your sub script ion has be en updat ed. – Press the en ter bu tton . On the monitor Cannot play this disc.  The disc is incompatible with this unit.  The disc is not finalized. Hubs not supported.  USB hub i[...]

62 Langua ge code/area code list Language cod e list The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard. Code Langua ge Code La nguage Cod e Langua ge 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 106[...]

63 Area code list Code Ar ea Code Area Code Area Code A rea 2044 Argentina 2047 Australia 2046 Austria 2057 Belgium 2070 Brazil 2079 Canada 2090 Chile 2092 China 2115 Denmark 2165 Finland 2174 France 2109 Germ any 2248 India 2238 Indones ia 2254 Italy 2276 Japan 2304 Korea 2363 Malaysia 2362 Mexico 2376 Netherlands 2390 New Zealand 2379 Norway 2427[...]

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