Sony MHC-WZ88D manual

©2005 Sony Corporation 2-584-017- 11 (2) Mini Hi-Fi Component System Operating Instructions MHC-WZ88D[...]

2 GB To preve nt fire or s hock hazar d, do not expose th e unit to rain or mo isture. To prevent fi re, do not cover the ventilati on of the apparatus w ith newspa pers, table -cloths, c urtains, etc. And don’ t place ligh ted candl es on the ap paratus. To prevent fire or sh ock hazard, do not plac e objects filled with liq uids, such as va ses[...]

3 GB About this manua l ........... ........... ........... .. 5 Playable discs .................... ......... .. ......... .. 5 Getting Started Hooking up the syste m.... ........... ............. 9 Positioning the speakers ........... .. ........... 12 Setting the clock . ........... ........... ........... .. 13 Performing QUICK SETUP ..........[...]

4 GB Tape – Recording Recording your favorite disc onto a tape... ........... ........... ......... ........... ..... 62 — CD Synchro Recording Recording onto a tape manually . .......... 63 — Manual Rec ording Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound .............. ........... ..... 64 Selecting the sound field . ........ ......... ..... 65 Sele[...]

5 GB • This manual mainly explains operations using the remote, but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar names. • The English on-screen display is used for illustration purposes only. • The items in Control Menu may be different depending on the disc. • The items in Setup Menu ma[...]

6 GB Region code of DVD VIDEOs you can play back on this system Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play back DVD VIDEOs labeled with identical region code. DVD VIDEOs labeled wil l also be played back on this system. If you try to play back any other DVD VIDEO, the message “Playback prohibited by area limi[...]

7 GB Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/ DVD-R/DVD-RW /DVD+R/ DVD+RW • In some cases, CD -Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-R s, DVD-RWs, DVD+Rs or D VD+RWs cannot be played back on this system depending upon the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device. Fu rth ermore, the disc may not be played back if it has not bee[...]

8 GB • CD-Rs/CD-R Ws recorded in Mult i Sessi on that have not ended by “closing the session” are not supported. • With DATA CD or D ATA DVD, the system will only play back DivX video files even if it contains MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files. About the Super Audio CD Super Audio CD is a new high-quality audio disc standard where music [...]

Getting Started 9 GB Do the following procedures 1 to 7 to hook up you r system using the supplied cords and accessories. Preparation Place the components as shown below. 1 Connect the system con trol cables from the DVD player/Tuner component to the appropriate (same numbered) SYSTEM CONTROL co nnectors on the Amplifier/Tape deck com ponent. Note [...]

10 GB Speakers 3 Connect the FM and AM an ten nas. Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it. 4 Connect the video i nput jack of your TV to the VIDEO OUT jack with the supplied video cord. When using a TV Turn on the TV and select the vide o input so that you can view the pictures from this system. When connecting a video deck Connect the video d[...]

Getting Started 11 GB 6 Connect the power cord to a wal l outlet. The demonstration appears in the display. When you press ?/1 , the system turns on and the demonstration automatic ally ends. If the supplied adaptor on th e plug does not fit your wall outlet, d etach it from the plug (only for models equipped with an adaptor). 7 (Except for Latin A[...]

12 GB Attaching the speaker pads Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bo ttom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and to prevent them from slipping. 1 Place the front speakers at an angle of 45 degrees from your listening position. 2 Place the center speaker at about the same height as the front speakers. Align the center speaker with the [...]

Getting Started 13 GB 4 Place the sub woofe r if you have connected an optional sub woofer. To obtain a better bass reproduction, we recommend you to place the sub woofer on a solid floor where resonance is unlikely to occur. Notes • Do not place the surround speakers on top of a TV. This may ca us e distortio n o f the colors in th e TV screen. [...]

14 GB Before using the system, you can make the minimum basic adjustments (LANGUAGE SETUP, SCREEN SETUP, SPEAKER SETUP) in QUICK SETUP. After performing QUICK SETUP, the system is ready for playback. To perform further speakers settings, see “Setting the speakers” on page 54. 1 Turn on your TV and select the vid eo input. 2 Press ?/1 to turn on[...]

Getting Started 15 GB 9 Press V or v repeatedly to select the front speaker distance from the listening position, then press ENTER. You can set from 1.0 to 7.0 meters. 10 Press V or v repeatedly to select the center speaker distance from you r listening position, then press ENTER. You can set from 0.0 to 7.0 meters. The setting range changes depend[...]

16 GB THEATRE SYNC allows you to tu rn on your Sony TV and this system , changes the system’s function to “DVD,” and then swiches the TV’s input source you have set with just one button. Preparing for the THEATRE SYNC function Hold down SLEEP and press the numeric buttons, CLEAR or ALBUM +/– to register the TV’s in put sour ce. The TV?[...]

Getting Started 17 GB Progressive is the method for disp laying TV images which reduces flickering and sharpens the image. To use this method, you need to connect to a TV that can a ccept progressive signals. You can output signals from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks in INTERLACE or PROGRESSIVE format. 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly to select “DVD?[...]

18 GB Use the buttons on the unit for the operation. 1 Press Z . The disc tray slides out. 2 Load a disc with the label side facin g up on the disc tray. 3 Press Z to close the disc tray. Notes • Do not forcibly pu sh the disc tray to clo se it as this may cause a malfunction. Press Z to close the disc tray. • When you eject a disc, h andle the[...]

Disc – Playbac k 19 GB When playing an MP3 audio track: When playing a DivX video file on a DA TA DVD (except for Latin American models): 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly until “DVD” appears in the display (or press DVD on the unit ). 2 Press H (or hH on the un it). Additional operations 1) DVD VIDEOs and DVD-RW in VR mo de only. 2) This fun[...]

20 GB This system memorizes the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume playback from that point. Resume Play is not canceled when you turn off the system except for MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files and DivX video files. 1 While playing a disc, press x to stop playback. “Resume” appears in the display. If “Resume” does not appe[...]

Disc – Playbac k 21 GB You can make a program of up to 99 steps in the order you want them to be played back. 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice. The Control Menu appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select (PROGRAM), then press ENTER. The options for “PROGRAM” ap pear in the on-screen display. 3 Press V or v repeatedly t[...]

22 GB To change a program step 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own program (Program Play)”. 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select the program step you want to change. Then, press b . 3 Follow step 5 to program a new track. To delete a program step 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own program (Program Play)”. 2 Press V or v repe[...]

Disc – Playbac k 23 GB Notes • You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs du ring PBC pl ayback. • Shuffle Play is cance led when: – you open the disc tray. – you turn off the system. – you disconnect t he AC power co rd (mains lea d). – you change the function. – you perform Tra ck/Index Se arch. – you perform CD [...]

24 GB x When playing a VIDEO C D, AUDIO CD or Super Audio CD wh en Program Play is off •O F F : does not play repeatedly. • DISC: repeats all tracks on the current disc. • TRACK: repeats the cu rrent track. x When playing a VIDEO C D, AUDIO CD or Super Audio CD wh en Program Play is activated •O F F : does not play repeatedly. • ON: repea[...]

Disc – Playbac k 25 GB Some DVD VIDEOs have menus to help you enjoy the DVD VIDEOs. You can play back DVD VIDEOs using these menus on the TV screen . Using TOP MENU A DVD VIDEO is divided into long sections of picture or music feature called “title”. When you play back a DVD VIDEO which contains several titles, you can select the title you wa[...]

26 GB Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel and multi-channel Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel playback area and a multi-channel playback area. You can select the playback area you want to listen to. 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when playback is stopped. The Control Menu appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press V or v[...]

Disc – Playbac k 27 GB You can use the PBC (Playback Control) menu on your TV screen to enjoy th e disc’s interactive software. The menu format and structure may differ depending on each disc. 1 Press H (o r hH on the unit) to start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions. The PBC menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Press the numeric buttons to sele[...]

28 GB What is MP3/JPEG? MP3 is an audio compression technology that satisfies the ISO/MP EG re gulations. JPEG is an image compression technology. Discs that the system can play back For details on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) that the system can play back, see “Example of discs that this system cannot playback” (page 6) and “About Multi [...]

Disc – Playbac k 29 GB Notes • Dependi ng on the so ftw are you use t o create the DATA CD, the pl ayback orde r may differ from the illustration a bove. • The playba ck order abo ve may not be applicable i f there are mor e than 200 albu ms and 300 files i n each album. • The system can recogni ze up to 200 al bums (including a lbums that [...]

30 GB MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files recorded on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) can be played back on this system. Playing an album of MP3 a udio tracks or JPEG ima ge files 1 Load a DATA CD on the disc tray. The list of albums appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select the album you want and p ress H (or hH on t[...]

Disc – Playbac k 31 GB Playing an MP3 audio track 1 Load a DATA CD with MP3 audio tracks on the disc tray. The list of albums appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select the album you want, then press EN TER. The list of MP3 audio tracks of the selected album appears in the on-screen display . 3 Press V or v repeatedly t[...]

32 GB 3 Press B / V / v / b to select the image you want to view and press ENTER. To play back the next or previous JPEG image file Press B or b repeatedly during the slideshow. To play back the next album of JPEG image files You can select the next album by pressing b repeatedly until the last file of the current album. Then press b once. The firs[...]

Disc – Playbac k 33 GB You can play back a slideshow with sound by first placing both MP3 au dio tracks and JPEG image files in the same album on a DATA CD. 1 Load a DATA CD on the disc tray. The list of albums appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until Control Menu for MP3 audio track appears in the on-screen disp lay. 3 [...]

34 GB Tips • You can also change the sl ideshow spe ed (page 34) and effect (p age 34) while playin g J PEG image f iles. • If you wa nt to play back a slid eshow to th e same audio track, set the track to Repeat Play (page 23). Specifying the slideshow speed (JPEG image files only) When you play back JPEG image files as slideshow, you can spec[...]

Disc – Playbac k 35 GB 3 Press V or v repeatedly to select the setting you want. The default setting is underlined. • MODE 1 : The image sweeps in from top to bottom of the screen. • MODE 2: The image sweeps in from left to right of the screen. • MODE 3: The image stretches out from the center of the screen. • MODE 4: The images change wi[...]

36 GB DivX video files that the system can play back The system can play back files which have the extension “.AVI” or “.DivX ” that contain data in DivX format. Notes • The sys tem may not p lay back a D ivX video fi le when the fi le has been combined from t wo or more DivX video files. • The system ca nnot play b ac k a DivX vi deo f[...]

Disc – Playbac k 37 GB Playing an album of DivX video files 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD with DivX video files on the disc tray. The list of the albums appears in the on-screen display. During playback of an album, the album title is shaded. 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select the album you want and p ress H (or hH on the unit). The system starts[...]

38 GB To play back the next or previous DivX video file Press . or > (or .m or M> on the unit) repeatedly during playback. To play back the next album of DivX video files You can select the next album by pressing > (or M> on the unit) repeatedly unt il the last file of the current album. Then press > (or M> on the unit) once. The [...]

Disc – Playbac k 39 GB Notes • For DATA CDs, yo u can search for a particular po int only on an MP3 audio tr ac k. • Depending on the D VD VIDEO/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to d o some of the operations described. • Dependi ng on the dis c, the actua l speed may d iffer. Tips •T h e “ × 2 B ”/“ × 2 b ” play back speed is about[...]

40 GB You can search a title (DVD VIDEO, DVD-RW in VR (Video Recording) mode), chapter (DVD VIDEO, DVD-RW in VR mode), track (AUDIO CD, VIDEO CD, MP3 audio track), scene (VIDEO CD), index (VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD), album (MP3 audio track, JPEG image file, DivX video file) and file (JPEG image file, DivX video file). As titles, chapters, tracks, sc[...]

Disc – Playbac k 41 GB 3 Press ENTER. “** (**)” changes to “– – (**)”. 4 Press V or v repeated ly or the numeric buttons to select the title , chapter, track, scene, index, album or file number you want to search for. If you make a mistake Press CLEAR to cancel the number, then select another number. 5 Press ENTER. The system starts p[...]

42 GB You can view the first scene of each track of a VIDEO CD or each chapter or title of a DVD VIDEO so that you can find the track, chapter or title you want quickly. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI once to select “TRACK VIEWER” for VIDEO CD. For DVD VIDEO, press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select “CHAPTER VIEWER” or “TITLE VIEWER”. • TRACK VI[...]

Disc – V arious Functions 43 GB When playing a DVD VI DEO or a DivX video file recorded in multiple audio formats, you can select the audio format you want. If the DVD VIDEO is recorded w ith multilingual tracks, you can also change the language. When playing a VIDEO CD, A UDIO CD or MP3 audio tracks, you can select the sound from the right or le[...]

44 GB Displaying the audio information of the disc (DVD VIDEO and DivX videos file only) When you press AUDIO repeatedly during playback, the audio signal format of the curren t track is displayed in the on-screen display. x When playing a DVD VIDEO For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5.1 channel signals [...]

Disc – V arious Functions 45 GB You can change the viewing angle while playing a DVD VIDEO on which various angles (multi- angles) for a scene are recorded. For example, while playing a scene of a train in motion, you can display the view from the front of the train, the left window of the train, or from the right window without having the train?[...]

46 GB When the sound does not synchronize with the pictures on the screen, you can adjust the delay between the picture and sound. 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when playback is stopped. The Control Menu appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select (A/V SYNC), then press ENTER. The options for “A/V SYNC” appear in the o[...]

Disc – V arious Functions 47 GB 3 Press V or v repeatedly to select (PARENTAL CONTROL), then press ENTER. The options for “PAR ENTAL CONTROL” appear in the on-screen display. 4 Press V or v repeatedly to select “ON t ”, then press ENTER. x If you have not entered a p assword The display for registering a new password appears in the on-scr[...]

48 GB Limiting playback for children — PARENTAL CONTROL (DVD VIDEO only) You can limit the playback of some DVD VIDEOs according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users. The “PARENTAL CONTROL” function allows you to set a playback limitation level. 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped. The Control Menu appears in the on-scre[...]

Disc – V arious Functions 49 GB 7 Press V or v repeatedly to select “LEVEL”, then press ENTER. The options for “LEVEL” are displayed in the on-screen display. 8 Press V or v repeatedly to select the level you want, then press ENT ER. Parental Control se tting is comple ted. The lower the value, the stricter the limitation. To turn off the[...]

50 GB Changing the password 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped. The Control Menu appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select (PARENTAL CONTROL), then press ENTER. The options for “PAR ENTAL CONTROL” appear in the on-screen display. 3 Press V or v repeatedly to select “[PASSWORD t ]”, then press ENTER. The dis[...]

Disc – V arious Functions 51 GB 4 Press V or v repeatedly to select the setup item from the displayed list: “LANGU AGE SET U P ”, “SC R EE N SETUP”, “CUSTOM SETUP”, or “SPEAKER SETUP”. Then press ENTER. The setup item is selected. Example: SCREEN SET UP 5 Press V or v repeatedly to select the item you want, then press ENTER. The o[...]

52 GB Setting the TV screen — SCREEN SETUP Choose the settings accordin g to the TV you connected. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup menu. For details, see “Using the DVD setup menu” (page 50). The default settings are underlined. x TV TYPE (DVD VIDEO only) Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV (4:3 standard or wide). The default [...]

Disc – V arious Functions 53 GB x BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture to be displayed on the TV screen. The background color or picture is disp layed whe n playback is stopped or while playing an AUDI O CD, Super Audio CD and MP3 audio tracks. x BLACK LEVEL (Latin American models only) Select the black level (s etup le vel) for the[...]

54 GB x PAUSE MODE (DVD VIDEO and DVD-RW in VR (Video Recording) mod e only) Select the picture in pause mode. x TRACK SELECTION (DVD VIDEO only) Gives priority to the s ound track which contains the highest number of channels when you play back a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio formats (PCM, DTS, MPEG audio, or Dolby Digital format) are recorded[...]

Disc – V arious Functions 55 GB To return to the default setting when changing a setting Press CLEAR before you press ENTER. However, note that you cannot return the setting of “SIZE” to default setting. Note You cannot perform SPEA KER SETUP when you connect he adphones or microphone s to the uni t. x SIZE When you connect or disconnect the [...]

56 GB x LEVEL (FRONT) You can vary the level of the front speakers, center speaker and sub woofer as follows. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment. The items that are set to “NONE” in “SIZE” cannot be selected. Depending on the sub woofer, the sound output may be smaller compared to other speakers when you adjust t[...]

Disc – V arious Functions 57 GB 10 Press ENTER when you have finished making the adjustment. 11 Repeat steps 8 to 10 to adjust the speaker level for other speakers. 12 Press B . 13 Press V or v repeatedly to select “LEVEL (SURROUND)”, then press ENTER. 14 Repeat steps 8 to 11 to adjust the speaker level for other speakers. 15 Press B . 16 Pre[...]

58 GB You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations. You can then tune in any of those stations simply by sel ecting the corresponding preset number. Automatic tuning preset You can automatically tune in all of the stations that can be received in your area and then store the frequency of your favourite stations manual ly. 1 Press FUNCTION[...]

Tu n e r 59 GB 4 Press ENTER. A preset number flashes in the display. The stations are stored from preset number 1. 5 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the preset number you want. 6 Press ENTER. “Complete!” appears in the display. The station is stored. 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to stor e other stations. Other operations To change the AM tuni[...]

60 GB You can listen to a ra dio station either by selecting a preset stati on, or by manually tuning in the station. Listening to a preset radio station — Preset Tuning Before tuning to preset stat ions, be sure to preset them first (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 58). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly until “TUNER FM” or “TUN[...]

T a p e – Pl ay b a ck 61 GB Use the buttons on the unit for the operation. 1 Press Z A or Z B. 2 Load a tape into deck A or B. 3 Push the center of the tape lid to close the deck. You can use TYPE I (normal) tape. 1 Load a tape. 2 Press FUNCTION +/– (or TA PE A/B on the unit) repeatedly un til “TAPE A” or “TAPE B” appears in the displa[...]

62 GB Searching for the beginning of a track (AMS * ) During playback, press . or > ( or .m or M> on the unit) repeatedly for the number of songs you want to skip forward (or backward). The search direction, + (forward) or – (backward), and the number of songs being skipped (1~9) appears in the display. * AMS (Automatic Musi c Sensor) Notes[...]

T ape – Recording 63 GB Notes • You can onl y record the tr acks on the CD layer of a Super Au dio CD when you make CD Synchro Recordin g. • You canno t lis ten to other so urces whil e r ecording. • When you press CD SYNC, the sound f ield is automatica lly change d to LINK if th e headphon es are not c onnected a nd HP 2CH if the headphon[...]

64 GB Notes • When y ou press REC PAUSE/START, t he sound field is aut omatically changed to L INK if the headphones are not conn ected and HP 2CH if th e headphones ar e connected . • You cannot lis te n to other sour ces while rec ording. • When y ou connect o r disconne ct a microph one or headphones during re cording, th e sound may cut o[...]

Sound Adjustment 65 GB You can take advantage of the surround sound simply by selecting one of the sou nd fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters into your home. 1 Press SOUND FIELD. The last selected sound field appears in the display. 2 Press V / v or B / b ( .m or M> on the unit) repeatedly when the name of sound [...]

66 GB HP 2CH: The normal sound field for headphones. HP VIRTUAL: The sound field for headpho nes with virtual surround eff ect. This sound field is only effective when you play back multi channel sources. Notes • For so me discs, th e surround effect may n ot be as much as expected . • You can also press SOUND FIELD repeatedly to select the so [...]

Sound Adjustment 67 GB You can adjust the sound by raising or lowerin g the level of specific frequency band, then store it in the user equalizer setting in the memory. Use the buttons on the unit for the operation. 1 Press EQ SELECT. “PRESET EQ” appears in the display. 2 Press EQ SELECT again. “LOW” appears in the display. 3 Press .m or M&[...]

68 GB 5 Start singing along w ith the music and adjust the microphone v olum e by turning MIC LEVEL on the unit. To adjust the microphone echo Turn ECHO LEVEL on th e un it to adjust the echo effect. To cancel the echo effect, turn ECHO LEVEL on the unit to “MIN”. To turn off the Karaoke Mode Disconnect all the microphones or press KARAOKE MODE[...]

Sound Adjustment 69 GB Adjusting the pitch of the music (DVD VIDEO, DVD-RW in VR mode, VIDEO CD, AUDIO CD, MP3 audio tracks, DivX video files only) You can adjust the pitch of the music to suit your vocal range. You can adju st the key higher or lower in 14 halftone steps. 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a[...]

70 GB Dolby Digital Karaoke Format (DVD VIDEO only) The Dolby Digital format, which reprod uces surround sound usin g 5 channels, can also contain the “Dolby Digital Karaoke” format which is specialized for karaoke. In the D olby Digital Karaoke format discs, guide melody and guide vocal tracks are record ed in addition to the accompaniment. Yo[...]

Sound Adjustment 71 GB Notes • You cannot change th e vocal for DVD VIDEOs with 1 guide voc al recorded . • When playing a DVD VIDEO, the function only works for Dolby Digital Karao ke format. • The “VOCAL SELECT” setting is au tomatically changed to defa ul t se tt i ng when you: – turn off th e system – change the function – turn [...]

72 GB Notes • During DVD function, the Kara oke Mode is automatica lly turned o n when you con nect an optional mi crophone to the MIC 1 or MIC 2 j ack. To sing along w ith the origin al source, pr es s KARAOKE MODE once to tu rn off the Karaoke Mode. • When y ou connect t he optiona l microphon e, the sound fiel d is automa tically chan ged to[...]

Timer 73 GB . You can set the system to turn off after a certain time, so that you can fa ll asleep to music. Press SLEEP repeatedly. Each time you press the button, the minute display (the turn-off time) changes cyclically as follows: 90 min t 80 min t 70 min t … t 10 min t OFF Other operations Note When the Sl eep Timer is activated , “SLEEP?[...]

74 GB 8 Press ENTER. The type of timer (“PLAY TIME R”), followed by the start time, the stop time and the music source appears in the display in sequence before the original display returns. 9 Press ?/1 to turn off the system. Other operations Notes • You can not select t he Play Timer a nd the Timer Recording a t the sa me time. • If you u[...]

Timer 75 GB 6 Load a recordable tape into deck B . Make sure the tape is in th e front side. 7 Press DIRECTION on the unit repeatedly to select “ g ” to record on one side or “ j ” (or “RELAY”) to record on both sides. When recording from the reverse side, press FUNCTION +/– (or TAPE A/B on the unit) repeatedly until “TAPE B” appe[...]

76 GB The demonstration display and the clock display can be turned off to minimize the amount of power consumed during standby mode (Power Saving Mode). Press DISPLAY repeatedly while th e system is turned off until the demonstration display and the clo ck display disappears. To cancel Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly while th e system i[...]

Display 77 GB x When playing a Super VCD without PBC function Elapsed playing time of the current track t Title of the disc 2)5) x When playing a Super VCD or VIDEO CD with PBC funct ion Elapsed playing time of the current scene t Title of the disc 2)6) x When playing MP3 audio tracks on a DATA CD Elapsed playing time of the current track t Title o[...]

78 GB You can c heck the ela psed playi ng time and remaining time of the curren t title, cha pter, or tr ack , and the to tal playing t ime of the disc. You can also check the DVD-TEXT, CD -TEXT, disc title, album title, tra ck title and file title. Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly during playback to change the time and title information. The time displ[...]

Display 79 GB To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears from on-screen d isplay. Notes • Only alp habet letter s, numbers a nd some symbol s can be disp layed. • Depending on the type of di sc being play ed back, the system can only display a limited number of characters . Dependi ng on the di sc, n[...]

80 GB To enhance your system, you can connect optional components. Refer to the operating instructions provided with each component. A VIDEO/SAT IN L/R jacks Use audio cords (not supplied) to connect an optional component (such as a VCR or sate llite tuner) to these jacks. You can then record from or listen to the component through this system. B V[...]

Optional Comp onents 81 GB E S VIDEO OUT jack Use an S video cord (not supplied) to connect a TV to this jack. Yo u can enjoy higher quality video images. F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Use component video cords (not supplied) to connect a TV or projector to these jacks. If your TV accept progressive format signals, you must use this connection and pr[...]

82 GB 1 Connect the audio cords. See “Hooking up optional components” on page 80. 2 Start recording manually. See “Recording onto a tape manually” on page 63. Recording the audio signal on a connected component 1 Connect the audio cords. See “Hooking up optional components” on page 80. 2 Start recording. Refer to the operating instructi[...]

Optional Comp onents 83 GB Connect an external antenna to improve the reception. FM antenna Connect an optional FM external antenna. You can also use the TV antenna instead. AM antenna Connect a 6 to 15 meter insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal. Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected. Connecting external antennas Insulated wire (not sup[...]

84 GB Should you encounter a problem with your system, do the fo llowing: 1 Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are connected correctly and firmly. 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action. If the problem persists after d oing all of the above, consult your nearest So ny dealer. Gene[...]

T roubleshooting 85 GB The timer do e s no t fu n ction. • Check the timer set ting and set th e co rrect time (pages 73 an d 74). • Cancel the Slee p Timer funct ion (page 73). • You ca nnot select the Play Ti mer and the T imer Recording at the same time. The remote do e s no t fu nction. • Remove the obstacl es between the remote and the[...]

86 GB Disc player The disc tray does not open and “LOCKED” appears in th e display. • Consult your nearest So ny dealer. The disc tray does not close . • Load th e dis c co rr ectly. • Alway s close the t ray by pres sing Z on the unit. Do not forcibl y push the disc tr ay to close it as thi s may cause a ma lfunction . The disc does no t[...]

T roubleshooting 87 GB The JPEG image file canno t be played back. • Recordi ng was not p erformed ac cording to the ISO 9660 Leve l 1, Level 2, or Joliet i n the expansion f ormat. • The JPE G image f ile does n ot have t he extensi on “.JPG” or “.JPEG”. • The dat a is not st ored in JPEG format. • JPEG image fi les with a h igh wi[...]

88 GB Picture no is e ap p ears. • Clean the disc. • If video signal from your system has to go thr ough your VCR to y our TV, the co py-prote ction applied to some DVD VI DE O programs could affect the pict ure quality. If you still experie nc e problems afte r ch ecking your conn ect i on s, connect you r unit direct ly to your TV’s S Video[...]

T roubleshooting 89 GB Optional components There is no sound. • Refer t o General ite m “There is no sound.” (page 84) and check the condit ion of the system. • Connect the compone nt properl y (page 80) while checking: – if the co rds are conn ected pr operly. – if the co rd plugs ar e firmly in serted all t he way. • Turn on the con[...]

90 GB (When letters/numbers appear in the display) When the self-diagnosis function is activated to prevent the system fro m malfunctioning, a 5-character service numbe r (e.g. C 13 50) with a combination of a letter and 4 digits appears in the on-screen display and the front panel display. In this case, check the following table. One of the follow[...]

T roubleshooting 91 GB Tape No Tab You cannot rec ord the tape beca use the tab ha s been removed from the ta pe. No Tape There is n o tape in the tape deck . Timer OFF TIME NG! The on time and off tim e of Play Time r or Timer Recording is the same . Others Not in Use You have pr essed a butt on whose oper ation is not allowed or in valid at tha t[...]

92 GB On operating voltage Before oper ating the syst em, check th at the oper at ing voltage of the unit is iden tical with the voltag e of you r local powe r supply. On safety • The unit is not di sconnected from the AC pow er source (mai ns) as long a s it is conne cted to the wa ll outlet, eve n if the unit itse lf has been tu rn ed off. • [...]

Additional Inf ormation 93 GB Notes on discs • Before pla ying, cl ea n the disc with a clea ning cloth. Wipe the di sc from the center out. • Do not use solvents such as b enzene, thi nner, commerciall y availabl e cleaners or anti-s tatic spray intended fo r v inyl LPs. • Do not expose the d isc to dir ect sunli ght or heat sources su ch as[...]

94 GB Amplifier section The followin g measur ed at AC 127, 22 0, 240 V, 50/60 Hz (Saudi Arab ian model on ly) The followin g measur ed at AC 120, 22 0, 240 V, 50/60 Hz (except for Saud i Arabian mode l) DIN power ou tput at st ereo mode (r ated) 100 + 100 watts (6 oh ms at 1 k Hz, DIN ) Continuo us RMS po wer out put (ref erence) Front s peaker: 1[...]

Additional Inf ormation 95 GB Tuner section FM stereo, FM /AM superhet erodyne tun er FM tuner section Tuning ran ge 87. 5 – 108.0 MHz Antenna FM lead antenna Antenna ter minals 75 ohms un balanced Intermediat e frequenc y 10.7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning ra ng e Latin Amer ican model: 530 – 1,710 kHz (with the t uning inte rval set at 10 kHz) [...]

96 GB General Power requir ements Argentina models: 220 V AC, 50/60 Hz Australian model: 230 – 240 V AC, 50/60 H z Saudi Arab ian model: 120 – 127 V, 22 0 V or 230 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Adjustab le w ith voltag e selector Thai model: 220 V AC, 50/60 Hz Other models : 120 V, 220 V or 230 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Adjustab le w ith voltag e selecto[...]

Additional Inf ormation 97 GB Use the Control Menu to select a function and to view related information. Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn on, turn off or cha nge the Control Menu display as follows: , Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 (appears fo r certai n discs onl y) m Control Menu display off Control Menu display The Control Menu [...]

98 GB List of Control Menu items Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type TITLE/SCENE/TRACK Selects the title, sc ene, or trac k to be played . CHAPTER/INDEX Selects t he chapter or index to be played. INDEX Displays th e index and selec ts the index to be played. TRACK Selects the tr ack to be play ed. ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST Selects the type of ti[...]

Additional Inf ormation 99 GB Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type SETUP QUICK Setup Use QUICK SET UP to choose t he desired la nguage of the on-scree n display, the aspect rat io of the TV, the audio output signal, and th e size of the speakers yo u are using . CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Se tu p setting, yo u can adjust va ri ou[...]

100 GB You can set the following items with the DVD setup menu. The default settings are underlined. LANGUAGE SETUP (page 51) SCREEN SETUP (page 52) CUSTOM SETUP (page 53) SPEAKER SETUP (page 54) DVD setup menu item list OSD Select the language you want to use from t he display ed language list. MENU Select the language you want to use from t he di[...]

Additional Inf ormation 101 GB SETUP (page 14, 50, 89) 1) The default setting var ies dependi ng on the ar ea. 2) Except for L atin Americ an and Russi an models. 3) Lat in American models onl y. 4) Exc ept for Latin Americ an models. QUICK CUSTOM RESET YES NO[...]

102 GB For details, see page 51. The language spellings conform to the ISO 639:1988 (E/F) standard. Language code list Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1186 Scots Gaelic 1350 Malayalam 1513 Siswati 1028 Abkhaz ian 1194 Ga lician 1352 Mongoli an 1514 Ses otho 1032 Afrik aans 1196 Guarani 1353 Mol davian 1515 Sundanes[...]

Additional Inf ormation 103 GB Album Section of a music or picture piece on a DATA CD or DATA DVD containing MP3 a udio tracks, JPEG image files and DivX image files. Chapter Subdivision of a title on a DVD VIDEO. A title is composed of several chapters. DivX ® Digital video technology c reated by DivXNetworks, Inc. Videos encoded with DivX techno[...]

104 GB DVD VIDEO A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as an AUDIO CD. The data capacity of a single-layer and single- sided DVD VIDEO, at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times that of an AUDIO CD. Furthermore, the data capacity of a dual-layer an d single-sided DVD VIDEO is 8.5 GB, a single-layer and d[...]

Additional Inf ormation 105 GB Parental Control A function of the DVD VIDEO to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users according to the limitation level in each country. The limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is activated, playback is completely prohibited, violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so on. Pla[...]

106 GB Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on an AUDIO CD, VIDEO CD or DATA CD. Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want. VIDEO CD A compact disc that cont ains moving pictures. The picture data uses th e MPEG 1 format, one of the worldwide standards for digital compression technology. The picture dat[...]

Additional Inf ormation 107 GB Unit CD SYNC qg (62, 63, 89) Deck A wg (61, 62) Deck B ws (6 1, 63, 71, 75) DIRECTION 2 (61, 63, 7 1, 75) Disc tra y 6 (15, 18, 30, 31, 33, 37) DISPLAY 4 (76) Display wind ow 5 (11) DSGX q; (64) DVD w; (14, 17, 19, 62, 63, 6 7, 87) ECHO LE VEL qh (67, 68) EQ SELECT qs (66, 67) IR (recepto r) 7 (85) MIC 1 m wa (67, 71,[...]

Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia Remote control ADVANCE qj (19) ALBUM +/– ql (16, 19) ANGLE w; (45) AUDIO ws (43, 44, 82) CLEAR 9 (16, 22, 24, 41 , 55) DISC SKI P wj 1) DISPLA Y 4 (76) ENTER q; (1 3–15, 19, 21–2 7, 31–35, 37, 41, 42, 46–51, 55, 5 6–60, 68–71 , 73–75, 89) FM MODE wd (60, 88) FUNCTION +/– wh (14, 17, 19, 58, 60,[...]