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WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire, do not 
cover the ventilation opening of 
the appliance with newspapers, 
tablecloths, curtains, etc.
Do not expose the appliance to naked 
flame sources (for example, lighted 
candles).
To reduce the risk of fire or electric 
shock, do not expose this appliance 
to dripping or splashing, and do not 
place objects filled with liquids, such as 
vases, on the appliance.
Do not install the appliance in a 
confined space, such as a bookcase or 
built-in cabinet.
As the main plug is used to disconnect 
the unit from the mains, connect the 
unit to an easily accessible AC outlet. 
Should you notice an abnormality in 
the unit, disconnect the main plug from 
the AC outlet immediately.
Do not expose batteries or appliances 
with battery-installed to excessive heat, 
such as sunshine and fire.
The unit is not disconnected from the 
mains as long as it is connected to the 
AC outlet, even if the unit itself has 
been turned off.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this 
product will increase eye hazard.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 
LASER product. This marking is located 
on the rear exterior.

Notice for customers: the following 
information is only applicable to 
equipment sold in countries applying 
EU directives.

This product has been manufactured 
by or on behalf of Sony Corporation, 
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 
Japan. Inquiries related to product 
compliance based on European Union 
legislation shall be addressed to 
the authorized representative, Sony 
Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger 
Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. 
For any service or guarantee matters, 
please refer to the addresses provided 
in the separate service or guarantee 
documents.

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 information about 
recycling of this product or battery, 
please contact your local Civic Office, 
your household waste disposal service 
or the shop where you purchased the 
product.

About this manual

 

“DVD” may be used as a general term 
for a DVD VIDEO, DVD-R, DVD-RW, 
DVD+R or DVD+RW.

 

CD-R or CD-RW is sometimes referred 
to as “DATA CD.”

 

DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW 
is sometimes referred to as “DATA 
DVD.”

 

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.

Disposal of Old Electrical 
& Electronic Equipment  
(Applicable in the 
European Union and 
other European countries 
with separate collection 
systems)

This symbol on the product or on its 
packaging indicates that this product 
shall not be treated as household 
waste. Instead it shall be handed over 
to the applicable collection point 
for the recycling of electrical and 
electronic equipment. By ensuring this 
product is disposed of correctly, you 
will help prevent potential negative 
consequences for the environment and 
human health, which could otherwise 
be caused by inappropriate waste 
handling of this product. The recycling 
of materials will help to conserve 
natural resources. 
For more detailed information about 
recycling of this product, please 
contact your local Civic Office, your 
household waste disposal service or 
the shop where you purchased the 
product.
Applicable accessories: Remote 
commander

Europe Only

Disposal of waste 
batteries (applicable in 
the European Union 
and other European 
countries with separate 
collection systems)

This symbol on the battery or on the 
packaging indicates that the battery 
provided with this product shall not be 
treated as household waste. 
On certain batteries this symbol 
might be used in combination with 
a chemical symbol. The chemical 
symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) 
are added if the battery contains more 
than 0.0005% mercury or 0.004% lead. 
By ensuring these batteries are 
disposed of correctly, you will 
help prevent potentially negative 
consequences for the environment and 
human health which could otherwise 
be caused by inappropriate waste 
handling of the battery. The recycling 
of the materials will help to conserve 
natural resources.
In case of products that for safety, 
performance or data integrity reasons 
require a permanent connection with 
an incorporated battery, this battery 
should be replaced by qualified service 
staff only. 

Playable Discs

DVD

DVD VIDEO
DVD-ROM
DVD-R*/DVD-RW*
DVD+R*/DVD+RW*

CD

CD-DA (Music CD)
CD-ROM
CD-R*/CD-RW*
VIDEO CD

*  If discs have not been correctly 

finalized, they will not be played 
back. For more information, refer to 
the operating instructions supplied 
with the recording device.

Discs that cannot be played

 

Blu-ray discs

 

HD DVDs

 

DVD-RAMs

 

DVD Audio discs

 

PHOTO CDs

 

Super Audio CDs

 

Data track of CD-Extras

 

Audio material side of DualDiscs

 

DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW in 
VR (Video Recording) mode

 

CPRM (Content Protection for 
Recordable Media)-compatible 
DVD-R/RW containing content 
flagged as “Copy once.”

Music discs encoded with copyright 
protection technologies

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 not be playable 
by this product.

Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product 
which mates DVD recorded material on 
one side with digital audio material on 
the other side. However, since the 
audio material side does not conform 
to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, 
playback on this product is not 
guaranteed.

Note on playback operations of a 
DVD

Some playback operations for a DVD 
may be intentionally restricted by 
software producers. Since this system 
plays a DVD according to the disc 
contents, some playback features may 
not be available.

Note about double-layer DVDs

The playback picture and sound may 
be momentarily interrupted when the 
layers switch.

Region code (DVD VIDEO only)

Your system has a region code printed 
on the rear of the unit and will only 
play a DVD VIDEO (playback only) 
labeled with an identical region code or 

.

Note on multi-session discs

This system can play back continuous 
sessions on a disc when they are 
recorded in the same format as the first 
session. When a session recorded in a 
different format is encountered, that 
session and the ones following it 
cannot be played back. Note that even 
if the sessions are recorded in the same 
format, some sessions may not play 
back.

Notes on discs

 

The system can only play back a 
standard circular disc. Using anything 
other than standard or circular discs 
(e.g., card, heart, or star shaped discs) 
may cause a malfunction.

 

Do not use a disc that has a 
commercially available accessory 
attached, such as a label or ring.

Playable File Types

Video

File format

Extensions

Xvid video

“.avi”

Music

File format

Extensions

MP3 (MPEG1 Audio 
Layer 3)

1)

“.mp3”

WMA

2)

“.wma”

Photo

File format

Extensions

JPEG

“.jpg” or “.jpeg”

1)

 MP3 PRO format is not supported.

2)

 WMA DRM, WMA Lossless and WMA 

PRO formats are not supported.

Notes

 

Some files may not play depending 
on the format, the encoding method 
or the recording condition.

 

Some USB devices may not work with 
this system.

 

Do not connect the system and the 
USB device through a USB hub.

 

The system supports ISO 9660 Level 
1/Level 2 for DATA CD.

 

The system supports UDF (Universal 
Disk Format) for DATA DVD.

 

The system supports FAT16 and FAT32 
for USB devices.

 

The system can recognize files or 
folders on a DATA DVD, DATA CD or 
USB device as follows:

 

ˋ

up to 188 folders including the root 
folder on a DATA DVD, DATA CD or 
USB device

 

ˋ

up to 999 files on a DATA DVD, 
DATA CD or USB device

 

It may take time to read files in the 
following cases:

 

ˋ

there are too many folders or files 
on a DATA DVD, DATA CD or USB 
device.

 

ˋ

the memory capacity of the USB 
device is very large.

 

ˋ

the memory of the USB device is 
fragmented.

Compatible USB Devices with 

This System

Check the websites below for 
information about compatible USB 
devices.

For customers in Europe:

http://support.sony-europe.com/

For customers in Latin America:

http://esupport.sony.com/LA

For customers in other countries/
regions:

http://www.sony-asia.com/support

Preparing the Remote

Insert an R6 (size AA) battery (not 
supplied), matching the polarities as 
shown below.

Notes on using the remote

 

With normal use, the battery should 
last for about six months.

 

If you do not use the remote for a 
long period of time, remove the 
battery to avoid damage from battery 
leakage and corrosion.

Hooking Up the System Securely

 

FM lead antenna  
(Extended horizontally.)

 

To right speaker

 

To left speaker

 

Speaker cord (Red/

)

 

Speaker cord (Black/

)

 

To wall outlet

 Antenna

Find a location and orientation that 
provide good reception when you set 
up the antenna.
Keep the antenna away from the 
speaker cords and the power cord to 
avoid picking up noise.

 AUDIO IN and VIDEO OUT jacks

AUDIO IN:
Connect an external audio component.
VIDEO OUT:
Connect the video input jack of the TV 
or projector.

Attaching the Speaker Pads

Attach the supplied speaker pads at 
each corner on the bottom of the 
speakers to prevent them from 
slipping.

Setting the Clock

Press 

/

 

 to turn on the 

system.

Press and hold SHIFT 

, then 

press ANGLE/TIMER MENU 

 to 

select the clock set mode.

If “SELECT” appears on the display, 
press 

/

 

 repeatedly to 

select “CLOCK,” and then press 

 

(enter) 

.

Press 

/

 

 to set the hour, 

and then press 

 

.

Use the same procedure to set the 
minutes.

The clock settings are lost when 
you disconnect the power cord or if 
a power failure occurs.

To display the clock

 

Ą

When the system is off

Press TIME 

. The clock is displayed 

for about 8 seconds.

 

Ą

When the system is on

Press TIME 

. The clock is displayed 

for about 8 seconds.

Connecting Your TV

Connect the video input jack of your TV 
to the VIDEO OUT jack on the unit, 
using the supplied video cord.

When connecting a video deck

Connect the TV and the video deck 
using video and audio cords (not 
supplied) as shown below.

TV

Video deck

Unit

Do not connect directly.

If you connect a video deck between 
this system and the TV, you may 
experience video leakage when 
watching the video signal from this 
system. Do not connect a video deck 
between this system and TV.

Setting Up the Color System

Change the color system if necessary 
from [PAL], [NTSC] or [Auto] after 
connecting your TV. The factory default 
for the color system is [PAL] for 
European, Russian, Saudi Arabian and 
Argentine models, and [NTSC] for other 
models. Note that the color system 
setup function is not available for Latin 
American models (except for Argentine 
model).

Connect the power cord to a wall 
outlet.

Press 

/

 

 to turn on the 

system.

Press FUNCTION 

 repeatedly to 

switch the function to DVD/CD.

Playback starts automatically if a 
disc with an auto playback function 
is loaded. Press 

Ą

 

 twice to stop 

playback.

Press SETUP 

 in stop mode.

The setup menu appears.

Press 

/

 

 repeatedly to select 

[SCREEN] settings, then press 

 

.

Press 

/

 

 repeatedly to select 

[TV System], then press 

 

.

Press 

/

 

 repeatedly to select 

[PAL], [NTSC] or [Auto], then press 

 

.

Press SETUP 

 to turn off the 

setup menu.

Note

The display on the TV screen may be 
interrupted momentarily after 
changing the color system.

Parts and Controls

Main unit

Remote

 

/

 (on/standby) button

Press to turn the system on or off.

 

Remote sensor

 

FUNCTION button

Press to select a function.

 

Unit: 

 (play/pause) button

Remote: 

 (play) button, 

 

(pause) button

Press to start or pause playback. To 
return to playback from pause 
status, press 

 (or 

 on the 

unit).

Unit: 

Ą

 (stop)/CANCEL button

Remote: 

Ą

 (stop) button

 

ˋ

Press once to stop playback and 
remember the stop point 
(resume point). Press 

 (or 

 

on the unit) after this to resume 
playback from the point where 
you stopped. If you want to start 
playback from the first track/
title/chapter, etc., press 

Ą

 (or 

Ą

/

CANCEL on the unit) twice, and 
then press 

 (or 

 on the 

unit). 

 

ˋ

Press to cancel automatic tuning 
while scanning radio 
frequencies.

 

EQ button

Press to select a sound effect.

 

Unit: TUNE +/

ˋ

 button

Remote: /

ˋ

 button

Press to tune to a desired station.

Unit: 

/

 (previous/next) 

button
Remote: 

/

 (previous/

next) button

Press to select a track, file or 
chapter.

/

 (fast reverse/ fast 

forward) button

Press to find a point in a track, file 
or chapter.

Unit: 

/

 button

Remote: 

/

/

/

 button

Press to move the cursor for item 
selection.

 (slow forward) button

Press in pause mode to watch in 
slow-motion.

/

ˋ

 button

Press to select a preset radio 
station.

 

 (open/close) button

Press to open or close the disc tray.

 

Unit: ENTER button
Remote: 

 (enter) button

Press to enter/confirm the 
settings.

 

Unit: VOLUME control

Turn to adjust the volume.

Remote: /

ˋ

 button

Press to adjust the volume.

 

MIC (microphone) jack

Use to connect a microphone.

 

 (USB) port

Use to connect a USB device. When 
the connected device has a 
rechargeable battery and the 
system is turned on, the battery 
will be charged by the system.

 

ECHO button

Press to adjust the echo level.

MIC LEVEL button

Press to adjust the microphone 
volume.

 

TIME button

Press to display or switch the time 
information during playback.

 

DIMMER button

Press to change the brightness of 
the display of the unit. Repeatedly 
pressing the button changes the 
brightness in 2 levels (bright/dark).

 

ANGLE/TIMER MENU button

 

ˋ

Press to switch to other viewing 
camera angles when multi-
angles are recorded on a DVD 
VIDEO.

 

ˋ

Press to set the play timer. See 
also the description for the SHIFT 

 button.

 

 DVD MENU button

 

ˋ

Press to open or close the DVD 
menu during playback of a DVD 
VIDEO.

 

ˋ

Press to return to the previous 
screen while operating in the 
folder/file list displayed on the 
TV screen.

 

MUTING button

Press to mute or unmute the 
sound.

 

 DISPLAY button

Press to display or hide the 
pull-down menu for search mode 
or for information about the 
current playback.

 

SHIFT button

Press and hold to use with the 
pink-labeled buttons (number 
buttons, SLEEP 

 and TIMER 

MENU 

).

 

SETUP button

Press to open or close the setup 
menu.

 

DVD TOP MENU button

 

ˋ

Press to open the DVD top menu 
when playing a DVD.

 

ˋ

Press to turn the PBC function on 
or off when playing a VIDEO CD 
with PBC function.

 

AUDIO/SLEEP button

 

ˋ

Press to select an audio signal 
format during playback if 
multiple audio signal formats are 
available.

 

ˋ

Press to select the FM reception 
mode (monaural or stereo) when 
listening to FM stereo programs.

 

ˋ

Press to set the sleep timer. See 
also the description for the SHIFT 

 button.

SUBTITLE button

Press to select a subtitle language 
when multilingual subtitles are 
available (e.g., DVD VIDEOs).

 

ZOOM button

Press to zoom in or zoom out of a 
displayed picture when viewing a 
DVD VIDEO, a VIDEO CD, an Xvid 
video or a JPEG image. You can 
scroll the picture up, down, left or 
right at the selected magnification 
level by pressing 

/

/

/

 

.

 

PROGRAM button

Press to program CD-DA tracks for 
program play, or press to preset 
radio stations.

REPEAT button

Press to activate repeat playback 
mode.

 

BASS BOOST button

Press to create a more dynamic 
sound. You can turn the effect on 
or off by pressing repeatedly.

 

TV INPUT button

Press to switch the TV’s input 
source between the TV signal and 
an other input source.
Note that only Sony TVs can be 
operated using this remote.

TV 

/

 (on/standby) button

Press to turn the TV on or off.
Note that only Sony TVs can be 
operated using this remote.

Playing a Disc

Press FUNCTION 

 repeatedly to 

select the DVD/CD function.

Press 

 

 on the unit to open the 

disc tray.

Place a disc in the disc tray, then 
press 

 

 on the unit to close the 

disc tray.

Playback starts automatically when 
you close the disc tray.
If playback does not start 
automatically, press 

 

.

With the label side up.

Press /

ˋ

 

 to adjust 

the volume.

Playing Files on a Disc/USB 

Device

Press FUNCTION 

 repeatedly to 

select the DVD/CD or USB 
function.

 

DVD/CD: For playback of files on a 
disc.

 

USB: For playback of files on a 
USB device.

Load the source.

 

Ą

For a disc

Open the disc tray, place a disc in 
the tray and then close it.

 

Ą

For a USB device

Connect a USB device to the 

 

(USB) port 

.

USB device

Press 

/

 

 repeatedly to select 

a media type (music/photo/
video), then press 

 

.

Press /

ˋ

 

 to adjust 

the volume.

When you want to play a different 
file, stop playback, and then follow 
the procedure below.

To play a desired file

Press 

/

 

 to move the cursor 

to 

, then press 

 

.

Press 

/

 

 to move the cursor 

to a folder that contains a file you 
want to play, then press 

 

.

Press 

/

 

 to move the cursor 

to the desired file, then press 

 

 (or 

 

) to start playback.

(Example: MP3 disc)

Press /

ˋ

 

 to adjust 

the volume.

To play a desired folder

Press 

/

 

 to move the cursor 

to 

, then press 

 

.

Press 

/

 

 to move the cursor 

to a desired folder, then press 

 

 (or 

 

).

Playback starts from the first file in 
the selected folder, and playback 
continues until playback of all files 
within the folder ends.

Press /

ˋ

 

 to adjust 

the volume.

Tips

 

You can select a file to play by 
pressing 

/

 

 repeatedly 

during playback while watching 
information on the display.

 

You can return to the previous screen 
by pressing 

 DVD MENU 

 when 

operating in the folder/file list 
displayed on the TV screen.

 

You can move one page forward or 
backward by pressing 

/

 

 in the 

folder/file list when multiple pages 
exist for item selection.

 Speakers

Connect the speaker cords.

 Power

Connect the power cord to a wall 
outlet.

Home Audio System

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