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CMT-DH30/DH3.GB.3-097-194-16(1)

Micro HI-FI

Component System

CMT-DH30

CMT-DH3

3-097-194-16(1)

Operating Instructions

Summary of Contents for CMT-DH3

Page 1: ...Micro HI FI Component System 2007 Sony Corporation CMT DH30 CMT DH3 3 097 194 16 1 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ustomers the following information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU directives The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation 1 7 1 Konan Minato ku Tokyo 108 0075 Japan The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH Hedelfinger Strasse 61 70327 Stuttgart Germany For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses ...

Page 3: ...ly To ensure that the battery will be treated properly hand over the product at end of life to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment For all other batteries please view the section on how to remove the battery from the product safely Hand the battery over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of waste batteries For more detailed inf...

Page 4: ...s 41 Enjoying DivX video files 47 Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound 49 A V SYNC Restricting playback of the disc 50 CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL Using the DVD setup menu 55 Tuner Listening to the radio 60 USB Device Listening to music of an USB device 62 Creating your own program with the USB device 65 Program Play Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 67 Singing along K...

Page 5: ... GB Additional Information Troubleshooting 81 Precautions 93 Specifications 94 Guide to the Control Menu display 97 Language code list 101 Playable USB devices 103 Glossary 104 Index 108 ...

Page 6: ...mode VR mode DVD R RW in VR Video Recording mode VIDEO CD VIDEO CD Super VCD CD ROM R RW in VIDEO CD or Super VCD format CD AUDIO CD CD R RW in AUDIO CD format DATA CD CD ROM R RW in DATA CD format containing MP3 audio tracks1 JPEG image files2 or DivX video files3 and conforming to ISO 96604 Level 1 or Level 2 or Joliet expansion format ...

Page 7: ...ich compresses audio data MP3 audio tracks must be in MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 format 2 JPEG image files must conform to the DCF image file format DCF Design rule for Camera File System Image standards for digital cameras regulated by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA 3 DivX video files must be recorded in DivX format with the extension AVI or DIVX 4 A logical f...

Page 8: ...sion Region code of DVDVIDEOs 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 will also be played back on this system If you try to play back any other region code DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending...

Page 9: ...supplied with the DVD VIDEOs or VIDEO CDs Musicdiscsencodedwith copyrightprotectiontechnologies This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may ...

Page 10: ...ile compression technology developed by DivX Inc DivX DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivX Inc and are used under license ATRAC ATRAC3 ATRAC3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG 4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL ...

Page 11: ...rols 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 Frontpanel ECHO LEVEL is not available in European and Russian models Toppanel Continued ...

Page 12: ...Y indicator 81 Lights up when the system is turned off USB MEMORY indicator Lights up when an optional USB device Digital music player or USB storage media is connected eject 29 Press to eject the disc Disc slot 26 28 63 66 Press to select an album USB port 62 Connect to an optional USB device Digital music player or USB storage media ...

Page 13: ...ne echo MIC LEVEL 67 Turn to adjust the microphone volume MIC jack 67 Connect to a microphone AUDIO IN jack 80 Connect to an optional audio component PHONES jack Connect the headphones DISPLAY 63 75 Press to display the disc information or clock in the front panel display PROGRESSIVE 21 80 Press to change the output video format Interlace or Progressive format DSGX 67 Press to reinforce the bass I...

Page 14: ...eo stop 28 60 63 pause 28 63 Press to stop or pause playback Remote 2 play 27 34 42 48 53 63 66 Press to start playback VOLUME 2 27 63 Press to adjust the volume TV VOL 1 2 22 Press to adjust the TV volume DIMMER 75 Press to adjust the brightness of the display PICTURE NAVI 40 Press to select the VIEWER format for searching the chapters titles and tracks Press to display the thumbnail pictures AUD...

Page 15: ...55 70 79 90 Press to display the Control Menu on the TV screen TV1 22 Press to operate the TV functions ADVANCE 28 Press to advance the current scene during playback REPLAY 28 Press to replay the previous scene during playback STEP STEP 28 Press to play one frame at a time when playback is paused RETURN 32 Press to return to the previous menu on the TV screen 23 24 33 35 36 38 42 63 65 73 Press to...

Page 16: ... KARAOKE MODE 68 Press to select the Karaoke mode KARAOKE PON 72 Press to activate the KARAOKE PON function TIME TEXT 75 Press to change the information in the front panel display TV VIDEO1 21 Press to switch the input sources SLEEP 73 Press to set the Sleep Timer TIMER MENU 23 73 Press to set the clock and the timers THEATRE SYNC 26 Press to activate the THEATRE SYNC function 1 This button is use...

Page 17: ...yback status Lights up when DTS is selected 58 Lights up when Dolby Digital is selected 58 Lights up when P AUTO or P VIDEO is selected 21 Lights up when the output video signal is NTSC 21 Lights up when playing VIDEO CD with PBC 31 Indicates the type of audio format Indicates the track album information Lights up when chapter or title number is displayed Indicates the type of disc being played ba...

Page 18: ...de good reception and then set up the antenna Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords the power cord to avoid picking up noise Speakers AM loop antenna White side for North American model Brown side for other regions FM lead antenna Extend it horizontally Right speaker Left speaker Wall socket or ...

Page 19: ...age from battery leakage and corrosion Tip With normal use the batteries should last for about six months When the remote no longer operates the system replace both batteries with new ones Attaching the speaker pads Attach the supplied speaker pads at each corner on the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and to prevent them from slipping Whencarryingthissystem Perform the following p...

Page 20: ...t this unit directly to the TV as shown below TV Unit Video deck Do not connect directly Tip For higher quality video images Use the optional component video cords to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO input jacks on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of this unit If your TV is compatible with progressive format file signals use this connection and press PROGRESSIVE on the unit repeatedly until P A...

Page 21: ...ng the format of the video signal output from COMPONENTVIDEO OUT jacks Progressive is a method for displaying TV images that reduces flickering and sharpens the image To use this method you need to connect to a TV that can accept progressive signals You can output video signals from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks in Interlace or Progressive format 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select DVD or press DVD ...

Page 22: ...VIDEO software Note There would be no image on your TV or the image is not clear if your setting does not match your TV or connection When using aTV Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures from this system OperatingaSonyTV You can use the following buttons to operate a Sony TV These buttons have been marked in orange To Press Turn the TV on or off TV while holdi...

Page 23: ...peatedly to select CLOCK SET then press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to set the hour 4 Press ENTER The minute indication flashes in the display 5 Press or repeatedly to set the minutes 6 Press ENTER The clock starts functioning Note The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs Todisplaytheclockwhenthesystem isoff Press DISPLAY The clock is displaye...

Page 24: ...Otherwise the guide message does not appear To perform QUICK SETUP press on the unit to remove the disc 3 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select DVD or press DVD on the unit The guide message appears at the bottom of the TV screen 4 Press ENTER without inserting a disc LANGUAGE SETUP appears on the TV screen 5 Press or repeatedly to select a language then press ENTER The setting is selected and SCREE...

Page 25: ...ars on the TV screen The system is ready for playback If you want to change each setting individually see Using the DVD setup menu page 55 ToquitQUICKSETUP Press DISPLAY TorecallQUICKSETUPdisplay 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select SETUP then press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select QUICK then press ENTER Note The gu...

Page 26: ...rce 0 No input source Default 1 to 8 VIDEO 1 to VIDEO 8 9 COMPONENT 1 CLEAR COMPONENT 2 COMPONENT 3 COMPONENT 4 The selected TV s input source is memorized into the remote Operating theTHEATRE SYNC function Keep the remote pointed in the direction of the TV until the TV is turned on and the input source is changed correctly then press THEATRE SYNC If this function does not work change the transmis...

Page 27: ...cing up If the playback does not start automatically press or DVD on the unit 3 Press VOLUME to adjust the volume Notes Depending on the system status the volume level may not appear on the TV screen When you turn on the system the disc is not pulled into the disc slot until No Disc appears in the display Do not attempt to push in the disc until No Disc appears Do not load an 8 cm disc with an ada...

Page 28: ...he playback speed changes cyclically To return to normal playback press or DVD on the unit To Press Watch frame by frame Slow motion Play 6 SLOW or SLOW when playback is paused Each time you press SLOW or SLOW the playback speed changes To return to normal playback press or DVD on the unit Play one frame at a time Freeze Frame 6 STEP to go to the next frame when playback is paused Press STEP 7 to ...

Page 29: ...Repeat Play mode or with some scenes Displaying multi angles and subtitles Changingtheangles DVD VIDEO only You can change the viewing angle while playing a DVD VIDEO on which various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded Press ANGLE repeatedly during playback Each time you press ANGLE the angle changes Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the angle even if multi an...

Page 30: ...uments on the left channel you can hear the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to select the audio signal you want The default settings are underlined When playing a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the option of language and audio format varies When a 4 digit number is displayed the digits represent a language code see Language ...

Page 31: ...ck 2 monaural PlayingVIDEOCDswithPBCfunctions Version2 0 PBCPlayback VIDEO CD only You can use the PBC Playback Control menus on your TV screen to enjoy the disc s interactive software The menu format and structure may differ depending on each disc 1 Press or DVD on the unit to start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions Version 2 0 The PBC menu appears on the TV screen Depending on the VIDEO CD t...

Page 32: ...pt for MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files and DivX video files 1 While playing a disc press to stop playback Resume appears in the display If Resume does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press or DVD on the unit The system starts playback from the point you stopped the disc in step 1 Notes You cannot perform Resume Play during Shuffle Play or Program Play This function may not work properl...

Page 33: ...ULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON and you play back a recorded disc such as DVD R the system may play back other recorded disc from the same playback resume point To start playback from the beginning of the disc press twice and then press or DVD on the unit Using play mode Creating your own program Program Play You can make a program of up to 99 steps in the order you want them to be p...

Page 34: ...ange Then press CLEAR To delete all of the programmed steps in the program list Press to select ALL CLEAR Then press ENTER 5 Select the track you want to program For example select track 02 Press or repeatedly to select 02 under T then press ENTER Selected track Total time of the programmed tracks 6 To program other tracks repeat steps 4 to 5 7 Press or DVD on the unit Program Play starts When the...

Page 35: ...ogram list is cleared when you eject the disc you turn off the system you change the function Playing in random order Shuffle Play You can play back the tracks on the current disc in random order Each time you perform Shuffle Play the playing order may differ 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select SHUFFLE then press ENTER The optio...

Page 36: ...e Play with VIDEO CDs during PBC playback The same song may be played back repeatedly for MP3 audio tracks Playing repeatedly Repeat Play You can play back all the titles tracks files or a single title chapter track or file on a disc repeatedly You can select Shuffle Play and Program Play at the same time 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeated...

Page 37: ...FF in step 3 ToturnofftheControlMenu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears from the TV screen Notes You can also change the Repeat Play setting by pressing REPEAT FM MODE repeatedly REP lights up in the display when Repeat Play is set to DISC ALBUM or ON REP1 lights up in the display when Repeat Play is set to TITLE CHAPTER TRACK or FILE Depending on the DVD VIDEO you cannot p...

Page 38: ... to select the disc contents using a menu When you play back these DVD VIDEOs you can select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound using DVD USB TUNER MENU 1 Press DVD TOP MENU or DVD USB TUNER MENU The menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary depending on the disc 2 Press or the numeric buttons to select the title or item you want to play b...

Page 39: ...umber on the disc and you can select the numbered item you want from the Control Menu You can also search for a particular point using the time code Time Search DVD VIDEO and DVD R RW in VR mode only 1 Press DISPLAY When playing a DATA CD DVD with JPEG image files press DISPLAY twice The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select the search item Example when you select C...

Page 40: ...CK VIEWER VIDEO CD or Super VCD 5 Press ENTER The system starts playback from the selected title track album etc ToturnofftheControlMenu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears Tip When the Control Menu display is turned off you can search for a chapter DVD VIDEO and DVD R RW in VR mode or track AUDIO CD and VIDEO CD or file DivX video files in DATA CD DVD by pressing the numeri...

Page 41: ...aying MP3 JPEG discs Notes Depending on the software you use to create the DATA CD or DATA DVD the playback order may differ The system can play back up to 200 albums including albums that do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files The system will not play back any albums beyond the 200th album The maximum number of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files on an album which this system can r...

Page 42: ...mat When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD containing both MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files select MODE MP3 JPEG from the Control Menu after the disc s TOC reading is complete If you want to play back both MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files set MODE MP3 JPEG to AUTO MP3 audio tracks only set MODE MP3 JPEG to AUDIO MP3 JPEG image files only set MODE MP3 JPEG to IMAGE JPEG The system can play ba...

Page 43: ...um then press once The first track of the next album is selected However you cannot select the previous album by pressing repeatedly To select the previous album select the album from the album list Toreturntothealbumlistwhenthe tracklistisdisplayed Press RETURN Toturnonoroffthealbumlistortrack list Press DVD USB TUNER MENU repeatedly Selecting a JPEG image file or album 1 Insert a disc in the dis...

Page 44: ... Todisplaythenextorpreviouspageof albumlist Press or repeatedly when the album list is displayed TodisplaythenextorpreviousJPEG imagefile Press or repeatedly during the slide show ToplaybackthenextalbumofJPEG imagefiles You can select the next album by pressing repeatedly until the last file of the current album then press once The first file of the next album is selected However you cannot select...

Page 45: ... a slide show with sound by first placing both JPEG image files and MP3 audio tracks in the same album on a DATA CD DVD 1 Insert a disc in the disc slot The system starts playing the first album 2 Press to stop playback 3 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 4 Press or repeatedly to select MODE MP3 JPEG then press ENTER The options for MODE MP3 JPEG appear on the TV screen The d...

Page 46: ...k a large data size of MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files at the same time the sound may skip Specifyingtheslideshowspeed JPEG image files only 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu for JPEG image files appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select INTERVAL then press ENTER The options for INTERVAL appear on the TV screen 3 Press or repeatedly to select the transition int...

Page 47: ...rough the effects MODE 5 The next image slides over the current image OFF Turns off this function 4 Press ENTER The selected setting takes effect Enjoying DivX video files About DivXVideo Files DivX is a video file compression technology developed by DivX Inc This product is an official DivX Certified product This system can play back files which have the extension AVI or DIVX that contain data in...

Page 48: ...ist of DivX video files of the selected album appears 2 Press or repeatedly to select the DivX video file you want then press ENTER The system starts playing the selected of DivX video files To stop playback press Todisplaythenextorpreviouspageof filelistoralbumlist Press or repeatedly when the file list or album list is displayed ToplaybackthenextalbumofDivX videofiles You can select the next alb...

Page 49: ...t you can play back the DivX video files as many times as the preset number The following occurrences are counted when the system is turned off when another DivX video file is played back Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound A V SYNC When the sound does not synchronize with the pictures on the screen you can adjust the delay between the picture and sound A V SYNC does not work for MP3...

Page 50: ...erent scenes The same password is used for both Custom Parental Control and Parental Control Preventing playback of specific discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 40 discs When you set the 41st disc the playback restriction for the first disc is canceled 1 Insert the disc you want to set the playback restriction If the disc is playing press t...

Page 51: ...arental control is set appears on the TV screen and the screen returns to the Control Menu Ifyoumakeamistakewhenentering yourpassword Press repeatedly to delete the number you have entered then re enter your password again ToturnofftheCustomParental Controlfunction 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Preventing playback of specific discs page 50 2 Press or repeatedly to select OFF then press ENTER 3 Ent...

Page 52: ... according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear on the TV screen 3 Press or repeatedly to select PLAYER then press ENTER If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new pass...

Page 53: ...he numeric buttons 7 Press or repeatedly to select LEVEL then press ENTER The options for LEVEL appear on the TV screen 8 Press or repeatedly to select the level you want then press ENTER Parental Control setting is completed The lower the value the stricter the limitation To turn off the Parental Control function set LEVEL to OFF Ifyoumakeamistakewhenentering yourpassword Press repeatedly to dele...

Page 54: ...a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digit password reinsert the disc and press When the display for entering your password appears enter your new password Changing the password 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear on the TV screen 3 Pres...

Page 55: ...reen 2 Press or repeatedly to select SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear on the TV screen 3 Press or repeatedly to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup menu appears on the TV screen 4 Press or repeatedly to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP or CUSTOM SETUP Then press ENTER The setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP Selected item Setu...

Page 56: ... the language of the sound track When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the sound track When you select a language in MENU SUBTITLE or AUDIO that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO one of the...

Page 57: ...ll help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press or DVD on the unit to turn off the screen saver ON The screen saver image appears when playback is stopped or paused for 15 minutes or when you play back an AUDIO CD or MP3 audio tracks for more than 15 minutes OFF The screen saver does not appear BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture to be displayed on the TV sc...

Page 58: ...layback related and other settings PAUSE MODE DVD VIDEO and DVD R RW in VR mode only AUTO The picture including subjects that move dynamically is output with no jitter Normally select this position FRAME The picture including subjects that do not move dynamically is output in high resolution TRACK SELECTION DVD VIDEO only Gives priority to the sound track which contains the highest number of chann...

Page 59: ...y the registration code for this system For more information go to http www divx com on the Internet 1 If each audio sound track has the same number of channels the system selects the audio sound tracks in the order from PCM DTS Dolby Digital to MPEG 2 When you set TRACK SELECTION to AUTO the language may change The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SE...

Page 60: ...es not stop press TUNING repeatedly to tune in the station you want When you tune in a station that provides RDS services the station name appears on the display European model only 3 Adjust the volume Press VOLUME Tostopautomaticscanning Press TochangetheAMtuninginterval The factory setting for AM tuning interval is 9 kHz or 10 kHz for some areas this function is not available on the European and...

Page 61: ...set number flashes in the display The stations are stored from preset number 1 Preset number 4 Press PRESET repeatedly to select the preset number you want 5 Press ENTER Complete appears in the display The station is stored 6 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to store other stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you unplug the powe...

Page 62: ... system 1 Select the USB function Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select USB 2 Connect an optional USB device Digital music player or USB storage media to the USB port as shown below USB device Digital music player or USB storage media When USB cable connection is necessary connect the USB cable supplied with the USB device to be connected See the operation manual supplied with the USB device to be c...

Page 63: ...e USB device View the USB device information DISPLAY repeatedly For example you can view the USB device information such as the track number or album name during normal play or the total playing time while the player is stopped Tochangetheplaymode 1 Press DVD USB TUNER MENU while the USB device is stopped Play Mode appears in the display 2 Press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select the play mode ...

Page 64: ...Do not save other types of files or unnecessary folders on an USB device that has audio files Folders that have no audio files are skipped Files are played back in the order that they are transferred to the USB device The maximum numbers of albums and tracks that can be contained on a single USB device are as follows Digital music player 65 535 groups maximum 999 tracks per group USB storage media...

Page 65: ... 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format The following are displayed ID3 tag information for MP3 files when ID3 version 1 and version 2 tags are used up to 62 characters for an MP3 disc ID3 tag information for ATRAC files when ID3 version 2 tags are used Creating your own program with the USB device Program Play 1 Select the USB function Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select USB 2 Pre...

Page 66: ...the program The total program time cannot be displayed so appears 7 Repeat steps 5 through 6 to program additional tracks up to a total of 25 tracks 8 To play your program of tracks press or USB on the unit The program remains available until you remove the USB device To play the same program again press or USB on the unit TocancelProgramPlay Select the play mode other than Program in step 4 Todel...

Page 67: ...ress EQ repeatedly to select BASS or TREBLE 2 Press PRESET repeatedly to adjust the level Singing along Karaoke You can sing along with any multiplex AUDIO CD multiplex VIDEO CD or DVD VIDEO in Dolby Digital Karaoke format Preparing for karaoke DVD VIDEO DVD R RW in VR mode VIDEO CD AUDIO CD MP3 audio tracks and DivX video files only 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select DVD or press DVD on the un...

Page 68: ...eatedly to select another audio channel 6 Start singing along with the music Otheroperations To Turn Adjust the microphone volume MIC LEVEL on the unit Adjust the microphone echo ECHO LEVEL on the unit Cancel the echo effect ECHO LEVEL on the unit to MIN Except for European and Russian models ToturnofftheKaraokeMode Disconnect the microphone or press KARAOKE MODE KARAOKE MODE OFF appears on the TV...

Page 69: ...n normal Dolby Digital format 5 1 channel Center Front L Front R Surround L Surround R Speaker output in Dolby Digital Karaoke format Center Front L Front R Surround L Surround R Accompaniment Accompaniment Guide melody Guide vocal 1 Guide vocal 2 You can select any of these You can check the audio information by pressing AUDIO page 30 When playing a Dolby Digital Karaoke disc appears at the curre...

Page 70: ...lect the setting you want then press ENTER SettingKaraokeMode The default settings are underlined KARAOKE PON1 ON Enjoy karaoke with any disc even if it is not a karaoke or multiplex disc by reducing the sound of the vocal OFF Cancel the KARAOKE PON effect KEY CONTROL2 Adjust the pitch of the music to suit your vocal range Select to cancel the KEY CONTROL effect VOCAL SELECT3 DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD AU...

Page 71: ...guide melody OFF Turn off the guide melody SCORE MODE5 When Karaoke Mode is turned on you can select this Your score is calculated by comparing your voice with the music source NORMAL Advance or professional level EASY Beginner or intermediate level DEMO Demonstration mode Consistently displays a high score for every song 1 Press SCORE before singing a song in Karaoke Mode The previous highest sco...

Page 72: ... 3 The VOCAL setting is automatically changed to OFF when you set KARAOKE PON to ON For DVD VIDEOs without guide vocal you cannot turn on the vocal When playing a DVD VIDEO the function only works for Dolby Digital Karaoke format For DVD VIDEOs with 1 guide vocal recorded you cannot change the vocal Depending on the disc you may not be able to change the vocal 4 When playing a DVD VIDEO the functi...

Page 73: ...y Waking up to music Play Timer You can wake up to CD tuner or optional USB device at a preset time Make sure you have set the clock see Setting the clock page 23 1 Prepare the sound source Disc Insert a disc Radio Tune in the preset station you want see Listening to the radio page 60 USB device Connect an optional USB device page 62 2 Press VOLUME to adjust the volume 3 Press TIMER MENU 4 Press o...

Page 74: ... Check the setting 1 Press TIMER MENU TIMER SEL flashes in the display 2 Press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select PLAY SELECT then press ENTER Change the setting Start from step 1 Cancel the Play Timer 1 Press TIMER MENU TIMER SEL flashes in the display 2 Press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER Notes The Play Timer will not be activated if the system is turned on ...

Page 75: ... darkest Viewing information about the disc Viewing information about the disc in the front panel display Press DISPLAY Each time you press DISPLAY the display changes from Disc information Clock display for 8 seconds Checkingtheelapsedplayingtime remainingtimeandtitles Press TIME TEXT during playback Each time you press TIME TEXT the display changes from When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD R RW in VR...

Page 76: ... of the track and file5 Checkingthetotalplayingtimeand titles Press TIME TEXT repeatedly when playback is stopped Each time you press TIME TEXT the display changes from DVD VIDEO or DVD R RW in VR mode Total number of titles on the disc Title of the disc1 VIDEO CD without PBC playback or AUDIO CD Total number of the tracks on the disc and the total playing time of the disc Title of the disc1 VIDEO...

Page 77: ...k playback is stopped for DATA CD DVD with MP3 audio tracks and or JPEG image files playback is stopped for DATA CD DVD with DivX video files If the MP3 audio track title contains characters which cannot be displayed these characters will be displayed as The elapsed playing time of MP3 audio tracks and DivX video files may not be displayed correctly Viewing information about the disc in the on scr...

Page 78: ...an only display a limited number of characters For MP3 audio tracks with format other than ISO 9660 Level 1 and Level 2 album title and track title may not be displayed Displayingtheaudioinformationof thedisc DVD VIDEO and DivX video files only When you press AUDIO repeatedly during playback the format of the current audio signal is displayed on the TV screen When playing a DVD VIDEO For example i...

Page 79: ...Menu appears Date information Exchangeable Image File Format is a digital camera image format defined by the Japan Electronics Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Note The date information format varies depending on the area Hooking up optional components To enhance your system you can connect optional components Refer to the operating instructions provided with each component Fron...

Page 80: ... VIDEO DIGITAL OUT jack Connect the digital optical input jack of an optional digital component such as amplifier You can enjoy 5 1 channel sound if the connected amplifier equipped with Dolby Digital or DTS decoder Note Sound is output only when the system function is set to DVD Enjoying the multi channel sound with the optional amplifier 1 Connect the digital optical cord See Hooking up optional...

Page 81: ...m After the STANDBY indicator stops flashing reconnect the power cord and turn on the system If the issue persists contact your nearest Sony dealer General The clock or timer setting is canceled The power cord is disconnected or a power failure occurred Redo Setting the clock page 23 If you have set the timer redo Waking up to music page 73 appears in the display A power failure has occurred Set t...

Page 82: ...tteries R6 size AA Locate the unit away from the fluorescent light There is acoustic feedback Reduce the volume Move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone The color irregularity on a TV screen persists Turn off the TV set once then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes If the color irregularity still persists place the speakers farther away from the TV set THE...

Page 83: ...rs away from the unit or place them on separate stands When you listen to a track with bass sounds at high volume the speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip Playback does not start from the first track The system is in Program Play or Shuffle Play mode Turn off Program Play and Shuffle Play Resume Play has been selected Press twice Then press or DVD on the unit to start playback page 32 The...

Page 84: ...JPEG files the album contains more than 300 tracks files when the MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO For MP3 JPEG files the DATA CD DVD contains a DivX video file The JPEG image file does not have the extension JPG or JPEG The JPEG image file is larger than 3 072 width 2 048 height in normal mode or more than 2 000 000 pixels in Progressive JPEG mode which is mainly used on the Internet website JPEG ima...

Page 85: ...ected properly Unplug the microphone or press KARAOKE MODE repeatedly until KARAOKE MODE OFF appears on the TV screen USBdevice Are you using a supported USB device If you connect an unsupported USB device the following problems may occur Check the information on the websites about compatible USB devices page 103 The USB device is not recognized File or folder names are not displayed on this syste...

Page 86: ...t If so first take the precaution of backing up important files on the USB storage media by copying them to your computer hard disk Next format the USB storage media with a FAT16 or FAT32 file system and transfer the backed up audio files onto the USB storage media again Reading is displayed for a long time It may take a while to finish reading the USB device if there are many folders or files on ...

Page 87: ...ect INTERLACE if you connect your TV to the unit s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks and your TV cannot accept progressive signal You have set to progressive format but your TV cannot accept the signal in progressive format In this case set to interlace format the default setting page 21 Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 525p 625p signals the image may be affected when you set to progr...

Page 88: ...ord connect directly to the TV Otherwise you may not change the aspect ratio Depending on the TV you may not change the aspect ratio Messages do not appear on the TV screen in the language you want Select the language you want for the on screen display in OSD under LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup Menu page 56 The language for the sound track cannot be changed Multilingual tracks are not recorded on th...

Page 89: ...d picking up noise Try turning off the surrounding electrical equipment A stereo FM program cannot be received in stereo Press REPEAT FM MODE repeatedly until MONO disappears from the display Optionalcomponents There is no sound Refer to General item There is no sound page 81 and check the condition of the system Connect the component properly page 79 while checking if the cords are connected prop...

Page 90: ...iagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the system from malfunctioning a 5 character service number e g C 13 50 with a combination of a letter and 4 digits appears on the TV screen and the front panel display In this case check the following table First 3 characters of the service number Cause and corrective action C 13 ...

Page 91: ...DVDplayer Tuner Cannot Play A disc that cannot be played back was inserted A DVD VIDEO with unsupported region code was inserted Data Error The MP3 audio track JPEG image file and DivX video file you want to play back is damaged The MP3 audio track does not conform to MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 format The JPEG image file does not conform to DCF format The DivX video file does not conform to a DivX Certi...

Page 92: ...vice ATRAC AD An ATRAC Audio Device is connected Device Error The USB device could not be recognized No Device No USB device is connected or the connected USB device has been stopped No Step All of the programmed tracks or files have been erased No Track No playable file is loaded in the system Not Supported An unsupported USB device is connected Please Wait The system is readying for usage of an ...

Page 93: ...ins as long as it is connected to the wall socket even if the unit itself has been turned off Completely disconnect the power cord mains lead from the wall socket mains if it is not going to be used for an extended period of time When unplugging the unit always grip the plug Never pull the cord itself Should any solid object or liquid get into the system unplug the system and have it checked by qu...

Page 94: ...risk permanent damage to your TV screen Projection TVs are especially susceptible to this Cleaning the cabinet Clean this system with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as thinner benzine or alcohol Specifications Main unit Amplifier section DIN power output rated 40 W 40 W 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuou...

Page 95: ... response DVD PCM 48 kHz 2 Hz 22 kHz 1dB CD 2 Hz 20 kHz 0 5 dB Video color system format European and Russian models PAL Other models NTSC and PAL Tuner section FM stereo FM AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range 87 5 108 0 MHz 50 kHz step Antenna FM lead antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohms unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range European and Russian ...

Page 96: ...ensions w h d Approx 190 141 273 mm Mass Approx 2 8 kg Supplied accessories Remote Commander 1 R6 Size AA batteries 2 AM loop antenna 1 FM lead antenna 1 Video cord 1 Speaker pads 8 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Standby power consumption 0 5 W Halogenated flame retardants are not used in the certain printed wiring boards ...

Page 97: ...y off Control Menu display 1 Control Menu display The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type Example Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO Currently playing title number Currently playing chapter number Total number of titles Playback status Playback Pause Stop etc Total number of chapters Control Menu items Type of disc being played back Elapse...

Page 98: ...o the originally recorded sequence or to the playlist created on the disc TIME TEXT Checks the elapsed playing time and the remaining time Inputs the time code for picture and music searching Displays the text information on the DVD TEXT discs and MP3 audio tracks PROGRAM Plays back the track in the order you want SHUFFLE Plays back the track in random order REPEAT Plays back a disc repeatedly the...

Page 99: ...USTOM Setup In addition to the QUICK SETUP setting you can adjust other settings RESET Returns the settings in SETUP to the default setting ALBUM Selects the album to be played back FILE Selects the JPEG image file or DivX video file to be played back DATE Displays the date when the picture was taken by a digital camera INTERVAL Specifies the duration for which the slides are displayed on the TV s...

Page 100: ...e level for scoring mode KARAOKE PON Enjoys karaoke with a stereo recorded disc by reducing the sound of the vocals VOCAL SELECT Selects the guide vocal recorded on the Dolby Digital Karaoke Format disc DVD VIDEO only Selects the vocal type recorded on the disc VIDEO CD AUDIO CD only Turns off the vocal VIDEO CD AUDIO CD only GUIDE MELODY Turns on or off the guide melody for Dolby Digital Karaoke ...

Page 101: ...1408 Oriya 1535 Tonga 1067 Tibetan 1254 Italian 1417 Punjabi 1538 Turkish 1070 Breton 1257 Hebrew 1428 Polish 1539 Tsonga 1079 Catalan 1261 Japanese 1435 Pashto Pushto 1540 Tatar 1093 Corsican 1269 Yiddish 1436 Portuguese 1543 Twi 1097 Czech 1283 Javanese 1463 Quechua 1557 Ukrainian 1103 Welsh 1287 Georgian 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1564 Urdu 1105 Danish 1297 Kazakh 1482 Kirundi 1572 Uzbek 1109 German 1...

Page 102: ...ce 2376 Netherlands 2499 Sweden 2046 Austria 2109 Germany 2390 New Zealand 2086 Switzerland 2057 Belgium 2248 India 2379 Norway 2528 Thailand 2070 Brazil 2238 Indonesia 2427 Pakistan 2184 United Kingdom 2079 Canada 2254 Italy 2424 Philippines 2090 Chile 2276 Japan 2436 Portugal 2092 China 2304 Korea 2489 Russia 2115 Denmark 2363 Malaysia 2501 Singapore ...

Page 103: ...mers in the U S A http www sony com shelfsupport For customers in Canada English http www sony ca ElectronicsSupport French http fr sony ca ElectronicsSupport For customers in Europe http sonydigital link com dna For customers in Latin America http www sony latin com pa info For customers in Asia and Oceania http www css ap sony com ...

Page 104: ...egradation occurs DTS Digital audio compression technology that the Digital Theater Systems Inc developed This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround The surround channel is stereo and there is discrete subwoofer channel in this format DTS provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio The good channel separation is realized because the all channel data is recorded disc...

Page 105: ...file recorded on a DATA CD or DATA DVD File is an exclusive definition for this system A single file consists of a single image or movie Filmbasedsoftware Videobased software DVD VIDEOs can be classified as Film based or Video based software Film based DVD VIDEOs contain the same images 24 frames per second that are shown at movie theaters Video based DVD VIDEOs such as television dramas or sitcom...

Page 106: ...verall picture quality increases and still images text and horizontal lines appear sharper This format is compatible with the 525 or 625 progressive format RegionCode This system is used to protect copyrights A region code is allocated on each DVD system or DVD VIDEO according to the sales region Each region code is shown on the unit as well as on the disc packaging The system can play back the di...

Page 107: ...an contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compressed VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional AUDIO CDs There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs Version 1 1 You can play back only moving pictures and sounds Version 2 0 You can play back high ...

Page 108: ...enu 38 E EFFECT 47 99 F Fast forward 28 Fast reverse 28 FILE 99 File 105 Film based software 105 Freeze Frame 28 Front panel 79 Front panel display 17 H Handling discs 27 I INDEX 98 Instant Advance 28 Instant Replay 28 INTERLACE 21 Interlace format 105 INTERVAL 99 J JPEG 41 43 45 K Karaoke 67 ECHO 67 68 KARAOKE PON 70 100 KEY CONTROL 70 100 SCORE MODE 71 100 Vocal 68 VOCAL SELECT 70 100 L Language...

Page 109: ... 79 Region Code 106 Remote 12 Repeat Play 36 RESET 89 99 Resume Play 32 S Scan 25 56 SCENE 98 Scene 106 SCREEN SAVER 57 SCREEN SETUP 24 Searching 38 Selecting 38 SETUP 99 Setup Display 24 Shuffle Play 35 SLEEP 26 73 Sleep Timer 73 Slide Show 43 45 Slow motion Play 28 SUBTITLE 56 S VIDEO 80 T THEATRE SYNC 26 TIME TEXT 98 Timer 73 TITLE 36 98 Title 38 106 TRACK 98 Track 6 7 TRACK SELECTION 58 Troubl...

Page 110: ...110GB ...

Page 111: ...Additional Information 111GB ...

Page 112: ...Printed in China ...

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