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4-236-529-13(1)

DAV-C700

Compact AV
System

Operating Instructions

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Page 1: ...4 236 529 13 1 2001 Sony Corporation DAV C700 Compact AV System Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ASS 1 LASER product The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior This label is located on the Laser protective housing inside the enclosure Only for European and Russian models Don t throw a battery dipose it as the injurious wastes For the customers in Canada CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEP TACLE OR OTHER OUTLET...

Page 3: ...in cabinet Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup Do not place the unit on surfaces rugs blankets etc or near materials curtains draperies that may block the ventilation slots Do not install the unit near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust mechanical vibration or shock Do not install the unit in an inclined p...

Page 4: ...nected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified service shop On placement Place the system in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the system At high volume over long periods of time the cabinet becomes hot to the touch This is not a malfunction However touching the cabinet should be avoided Do no...

Page 5: ... Presetting Radio Stations 30 Playing Discs 32 Playing Discs 32 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Resume Play 34 Using the DVD s Menu 35 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback 36 Selecting the Disc Mode One Disc or All Discs 37 Creating Your Own Programme Programme Play 37 Playing in random order Shuffle Play 39 Playing repeatedly Repeat Play 40 Searching for a...

Page 6: ...Watching the Video or other Unit 61 Listening to the Radio 62 Using the Radio Data System RDS Only for the European models 63 Naming Preset Stations 63 Settings and Adjustments 65 Using the Setup Display 65 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 66 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 67 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 68 Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP 69 Additional Info...

Page 7: ...ece on an audio software Each title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title you want Chapter Sections of a picture or a music piece that are smaller than titles A title is composed of several chapters Each chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter you want Depending on the disc no chapters may be recorded Track Sections of a picture or a music piec...

Page 8: ...DVD is prohibited by area restrictions Examples of discs that the system cannot play The system cannot play the following discs CD ROMs PHOTO CDs included All CD Rs other than music and VCD format CD Rs Data part of CD Extras DVD ROMs DVD Audio discs A DVD with a different region code page 8 77 A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart A disc with paper or stickers on it A disc that has ...

Page 9: ...arked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car After playing store the disc in its case On cleaning Before playing clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the centre out Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs This system incorporates Dolby Digital Pro Logic Surround an...

Page 10: ...tray comes to the position of the playing unit and then moves the DISC 3 tray over the playing unit If you press A of DISC 4 while playing DISC 3 the stocker leaves the DISC 3 tray over the playing unit moves so that the DISC 4 tray comes to the position of the disc cover opens the disc cover and pushes out the DISC 4 tray EXCHANGE mechanism Note Noise may come from the disc changer when changing ...

Page 11: ... POWER switch indicator 32 2 DISC 1 play A open close DISC 5 play A open close 32 3 Front panel display 12 4 PREV NEXT PRESET 30 33 5 H play 32 6 X pause 33 7 x stop 32 8 PHONES jack 32 9 VOLUME control 32 q SOUND FIELD 49 qa DISPLAY 49 62 qs BAND 30 qd FUNCTION 61 qf remote sensor 18 qg Disc tray 32 continued ...

Page 12: ...ONO ST S dB kHz PROGRAM MHz SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 FM AM DISC 1 S AUTO Current surround format Playing status Current title number Lights up when you can change the angle Playing time Current sound Current play mode Current chapter number Disc mode Current play mode Lights up during PBC playback VIDEO CD only Playing time ALL PRO LOGIC DIGITAL NTSCPBC ANGLE TITLE TRACK CHAPTER INDEX H TUNED M MONO ST S ...

Page 13: ...EO OUT jacks 23 8 SPEAKER jacks 19 9 FM 75Ω COAXIAL antenna jack 22 Rear Panel VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN L R VIDEO IN AUDIO IN L R O P T I C A L DIGITAL IN DIGITAL CD ONLY VIDEO SVIDEO DVD ONLY Y PB B Y PR R Y FRONT R FRONT L CENTER S P E A K E R REAR R REAR L WOOFER COAXIAL AM FM 75Ω VIDEO 1 VIDEO2 MONITOR OUT DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT continued ...

Page 14: ...PLAY 37 qh C X x c ENTER 26 qj DVD SETUP 56 qk 1 standby 32 ql DISC SKIP 32 w TV VIDEO 60 wa REPEAT 40 ws MUTING 33 wd TIME 45 wf FUNCTION 61 wg BAND 30 wh Number buttons 35 wj SOUND FIELD 49 wk DISPLAY 49 62 wl ENTER 60 e CONTROL DVD TV switch 60 ea m M SLOW TUNING 30 41 es x STOP 32 ed X PAUSE 33 ef DVD MENU 35 eg O RETURN 36 eh AMP MENU 26 Note This remote control glows in the dark However befo...

Page 15: ... index VIDEO CD to be played Selects the track SACD CD to be played Selects the index SACD CD to be played Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Inputs the time code for picture and music searching Displays the DVD or the SACD CD text Changes the audio setting OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH OFF 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T 1 3 2 5 5 DVD SUBTITLE Select Cancel ENTER RETURN Total number of ...

Page 16: ...TOM Setup By using the Setup Display you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound You can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup Display among other things RESET Returns the settings in SETUP to the default setting z Each time you press DVD DISPLAY the Control Menu display changes as follows Control Menu display m ADVANCED display Appears if you select any setti...

Page 17: ...io of the TV to be connected refer to the page 67 Unpacking Check that you have the following items Speakers 5 Subwoofer 1 AM loop antenna 1 FM wire antenna 1 Speaker cords 5m 4 15m 2 16ft 4 49ft 2 Video cord 1 Remote commander remote RM SS900 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 Foot pads 15 Speakers connection and Installation card 1 Quick reference for Remote commander card 1 21 pin adaptor 1 only for the ...

Page 18: ... system using the supplied speaker cords by matching the colours of the terminals to those of the cords Do not connect any speakers other than those supplied with this system To obtain the best possible surround sound specify the speaker parameters distance level etc on page 25 Required cords Speaker cords The connector and the colour tube of the speaker cords are the same colour as the label of t...

Page 19: ...ofer Centre speaker Front speaker L Colour label Terminals for connecting the speakers Connect the To the Front speakers SPEAKER FRONT L white and R red terminals Rear speakers SPEAKER REAR L blue and R grey terminals Centre speaker SPEAKER CENTER green terminal Subwoofer SPEAKER WOOFER purple terminal continued Note on placing speakers Use caution when placing the subwoofer or a speaker stand not...

Page 20: ...ing a test tone see page 28 If no sound is heard from a speaker while outputting a test tone or a test tone is output from a speaker other than the one currently displayed on the front panel display the speaker may be short circuited If this happens check the speaker connection again Notes Be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate terminal on the components 3 to 3 and to If the cords ar...

Page 21: ...Hookups Connect the supplied AM FM antennas for listening to the radio Terminals for connecting the antennas Connect the To the AM loop antenna AM terminals FM wire antenna FM 75Ω COAXIAL terminal Notes To prevent noise pickup keep the AM loop antenna away from the system and other components Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna After connecting the FM wire antenna keep it as horizontal as ...

Page 22: ...u have poor FM reception Use a 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied to connect the system to an outdoor FM antenna as shown below Note If you connect the system to an outdoor antenna ground it to protect against lightning To prevent a gas explosion do not connect the earth wire to a gas pipe ...

Page 23: ...through the video jacks z When you are connecting the monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver having component video input jacks Y PB PR Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord not supplied or three video cords not supplied of the same kind and length You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images Notes When you select VIDEO 1 us...

Page 24: ...nect the digital satellite receiver to the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN L R jacks only of the system Setup for the system for Asian and Australian models Setup is necessary for the system depending on the TV monitor to be connected The initial setting for Asian models is NTSC but Australian models is PAL If the colour system of the TV is PAL To set the system to PAL turn on the system by pressing 1 power...

Page 25: ...sition You can place the rear speakers either behind you or to the side depending on the shape of your room etc Note Do not place the centre and rear speakers farther away from the listening position than the front speakers Specifying the speaker parameters To obtain the best possible surround sound first specify the distance of the speakers from your listening position then set the balance and le...

Page 26: ... 3 to set other parameters in 9 SP SETUP If you do not operate the remote for a few seconds the parameter turns off and is stored in the system xSIZE When you do not connect centre or rear speakers or move the rear speakers set the parameters for CENTER and REAR Since the front speaker and subwoofer settings are fixed you cannot change them The default settings are underlined CENTER centre speaker...

Page 27: ...r distance to a distance 4 6 m 15 feet closer to your listening position Notes If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position set the distance of the closest speaker In SPEAKER SETUP the North American model s OSD displays both metric and imperial measurements The other model s displays metric measurements only The manual also shows both Specify...

Page 28: ...rear speakers and subwoofer 4 Adjust the volume level so that the volume of the test tone from each speaker sounds the same using C c The adjusted value will appear on the front panel display 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to adjust other parameters in 9 LEVEL If you do not operate the remote for a few seconds the value disappears from the display and is stored in the system 6 Using X x to select T TONE a...

Page 29: ...essive sound To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the VOLUME control Other AMP MENU settings You can control the brightness of the front panel display clear the preset stations and the station names and set the speaker parameters back to the default setting Press AMP MENU repeatedly to display 9 CUSTOMIZE Use X x to select the following items xDIMMER You can change the brightne...

Page 30: ...for stereo programme appear on the front panel display 3 Press MEMORY A preset number appears on the front panel display 4 Press PRESET or to select the preset number you want MEMORY PRESET BAND TUNING ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 10 0 8 9 ALL PRO LOGIC DIGITAL NTSCPBC ANGLE TITLE TRACK CHAPTER INDEX H TUNED M MONO ST S dB kHz PROGRAM MHz SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 FM AM DISC 1 S AUTO ALL PRO LOGIC DIGITAL NTSCPB...

Page 31: ...et to 9 kHz 10 kHz in some areas To change the AM tuning interval tune in any AM station first then turn off 1 on the remote While holding down x on the system turn the power back on When you change the interval AM preset stations will be erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure ALL PRO LOGIC DIGITAL NTSCPBC ANGLE TITLE TRACK CHAPTER INDEX TUNED H MONO M ST S dB kHz PROGRAM MHz SHUFF...

Page 32: ...system starts playback continuous play of the disc whose disc tray indicator is green To playback other discs press DISC SKIP on the remote or DISC 1 DISC 5 of the system Adjust the volume on the system After following Step 5 Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen You can play the disc interactively by following the instructions on the menu DVD page 35 VIDEO CD page 36 To turn on...

Page 33: ...ng the H z On the disc tray indicators The disc tray indicators change their colors as follows green the disc tray is chosen or the disc is being play backed off there is no disc orange a disc is placed on the disc tray however the disc tray is not chosen Additional operations To Operation Stop Press x Pause Press X Resume play after Press X or H pause Go to the next chapter Press track or scene i...

Page 34: ...nt where you pressed x and RESUME appears on the front panel display As long as you do not open the disc tray Resume Play will work even if the system enters standby mode by pressing 1 1 While playing a disc press x to stop playback RESUME appears on the front panel display so you can restart the disc from the point where you stopped the disc If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available ...

Page 35: ...r buttons to select the title you want to play 3 Press ENTER The system starts playing the selected title C X x c TITLE ENTER Number buttons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 10 0 8 9 Using the DVD menu Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using a menu When you play these DVDs you can select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound using the DVD menu 1 Press DVD MENU T...

Page 36: ...ess H Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback With PBC Playback Control functions you can enjoy simple interactive operations search functions and other such operations PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions The menu for your selection appears 2 Select the item number you want by pressin...

Page 37: ...on the TV screen PLAY MODE ENTER H X x c Number buttons CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 10 0 8 9 REPEAT Selecting the Disc Mode One Disc or All Discs Before setting Programme Play Shuffle Play or Repeat Play you need to select whether to set those play modes on one disc or all discs 1 In stop mode press DVD DISPLAY 2 Press X x to select ONE ALL DISCS then press ENTER xONE ALL DISCS ALL DISCS allows you to ...

Page 38: ...05 06 ALL 01 02 03 04 05 3 DVD Chapters recorded on a disc Chapter Title 2 Press ENTER then press X x to select the disc 3 Press c The cursor moves to the title or track in this case 01 appears when the system has not loaded the disc information in the memory 4 Select the title chapter or track you want to programme xWhen playing a DVD For example select chapter 03 of title 02 Press X x or the num...

Page 39: ... the programmed order press X and select ALL CLEAR in Step 2 To cancel the selected programme select the programme using X x in Step 2 then press CLEAR z You can do Repeat Play of the programmed titles chapters or tracks Press REPEAT or set REPEAT to on in the Control Menu display during Programme Play Note The number of titles chapters or tracks displayed are the same number of titles chapters or...

Page 40: ... item press H The system starts Repeat Play z You can quickly display the REPEAT status Press REPEAT on the remote Note If you set the DISC repeat or DISC repeat with Programme Play the maximum programme repetition is 5 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 T 1 3 2 5 5 CHAPTER DISC OFF TITLE OFF DVD Playing repeatedly Repeat Play You can play all the titles tracks or a single title chapter track on a disc In Shuffle or...

Page 41: ...isc Scan Slow motion Play You can locate a particular point on a disc quickly by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO CD you may not be able to do some of the operations described Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse Scan Press m or M while playing a disc When you find the point you want press H to return to normal spee...

Page 42: ...IME TEXT for TIME SEARCH xWhen playing a VIDEO CD TRACK or INDEX DVD DISPLAY X x ENTER Number buttons xWhen playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback SCENE xWhen playing a SACD CD TRACK or INDEX Example when you select CHAPTER is selected refers to a number The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles chapters tracks indexes or scenes 3 Press ENTER changes to 4 Press X x or the number...

Page 43: ... DVD only 1 In Step 2 select TIME TEXT T playing time of the current title is selected 2 Press ENTER T changes to T 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning just enter 2 10 20 Note The title chapter or track number displayed is the same number recorded on the disc ...

Page 44: ...aying time and number of the current title Remaining time of the current title Playing time and number of the current chapter Remaining time of the current chapter Text Playing time and current track number Remaining time of the current track Playing time of the disc Remaining time of the disc Text Viewing the Playing Time and Remaining Time on the Front Panel Display You can check information abo...

Page 45: ... recorded on the disc 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press TIME repeatedly to change the time information The display and the kinds of time that you can change depend on the disc you are playing TIME DVD DISPLAY Time information Disc type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 10 0 8 9 continued Notes While playing SACD the index indicator does not appear on the front panel display Depen...

Page 46: ...u is turned off Checking the DVD CD SACD text Press TIME repeatedly in Step 2 to display the text recorded on the DVD CD SACD The DVD CD SACD text appears only when the text is recorded on the disc You cannot change the text z If the DVD CD SACD text does not fit on a single line you can see the entire text by scrolling it across the front display z You can select the time and text by pressing TIM...

Page 47: ...epresent the language code Refer to the language code list on page 81 to see which language the code represents When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats xWhen playing a VIDEO CD or CD The default setting is underlined STEREO The standard stereo sound 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural xWh...

Page 48: ...tal signal LFE LFE Low Frequency Effect Current audio format Current playing programme format Rear component 2 LFE Low Frequency Effect component 1 Front component 2 Centre component 1 The display examples are as follows PCM stereo Dolby Surround Dolby Digital 5 1ch When an LFE signal component is output LFE is enclosed in a solid line When an LFE signal component is not output LFE is enclosed in ...

Page 49: ...olby Surround encoded programmes are labelled with the logo DTS Digital Surround discs are marked with DTS Note When you play sound tracks with 96 kHz sampling frequency the output signals will be converted to 48 kHz sampling frequency CINEMA STUDIO EX A Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment s classic editing studio using the 3D sound imaging of V MULTI DIMENSION ...

Page 50: ... rock or pop music GAME Obtains maximum audio impact from video game software Be sure to set the game machine to stereo mode when using game software with stereo sound capabilities AUTO FORMAT DECODE Automatically detects the type of audio signal being input Dolby Digital DTS Dolby Pro Logic or standard 2 channel stereo and performs the proper decoding if necessary This mode presents the sound as ...

Page 51: ...t is automatically changed to the HEADPHONE THEATER mode Adjusting the level parameters The level menu contains parameters that let you adjust the balance and speaker volumes of each speaker page 28 1 Start playing a programme source encoded with multichannel surround sound 2 Press AMP MENU repeatedly on the remote 9 LEVEL appears on the front panel display 3 Sit in your listening position and sel...

Page 52: ...The angle number appears The number in parentheses indicates the total number of angles ANGLE ENTER DVD DISPLAY Number Buttons X c x 3 Press c or ENTER The angle number changes to 4 Select the angle number using the number buttons or X x then press ENTER The angle is changed to the selected angle To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off z You c...

Page 53: ...ar SUBTITLE ENTER DVD DISPLAY X x 3 Press X x to select the language Depending on the DVD the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate the language code Refer to the language code list on page 81 to see which language the code represents 4 Press ENTER To cancel the SUBTITLE setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the C...

Page 54: ...ual layer DVD the system indicates which layer is being read Layer 0 or Layer 1 For details on the layers see page 77 DVD Checking the Play Information ADVANCED You can check information such as the bit rate or the disc layer that is being played While playing a disc an approximate bit rate of the playback picture is always displayed as Mbps Mega bit per second and the audio as kbps kilo bit per s...

Page 55: ...e disc you want to lock If the disc is playing press x to stop playback 2 In stop mode press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu appears Using Various Additional Functions DVD DISPLAY O RETURN ENTER C X x x Number buttons 3 Press X x to select CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL is selected 4 Press X x to select ON t then press ENTER xWhen you have not entered a password The ...

Page 56: ... for entering the password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 3 Enter a new 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 4 To confirm your password re enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER Playing the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set The CUSTOM PARENTAL CO...

Page 57: ...ess ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level and changing the password appears CUSTOM SETUP PAUSE MODE PARENTAL CONTROL TRACK SELECTION OFF COLOR SYSTEM AUTO AUTO CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF STANDARD CHANGE PASSWORD USA 5 Press X x...

Page 58: ...t password using the number buttons then press ENTER The system starts playback z If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat Step 1 to 5 of Limiting playback for children When you are asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the number buttons then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digit password in Step 3 replace the di...

Page 59: ...5 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 Hong Kong 2219 India 2248 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2276 Standard Code number Korea 2304 Malaysia 2363 Mexico 2362 Netherlands 2376 New Zealand 2390 Norway 2379 Pakistan 2427 Philippines 2424 Portugal 2436 Russia 2489 Singapore 2501 Spain 2149 Sweden 2499 Switzerland 2086 Taiwan 2543 Thailand 2528 United Kingdom 2184 Area Code ...

Page 60: ... 126 127 OAK 128 129 130 ZENITH 113 114 TOCOM 117 118 131 PANASONIC 120 121 122 Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote By adjusting the remote signal you can control your TV with the supplied remote Notes If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number may be reset to the default SONY setting Reset t...

Page 61: ... between TV and DVD Using the CONTROL DVD TV switch you can switch the remote signal between control of the TV and control of the DVD unit When you watch the DVD ensure that you have the CONTROL DVD TV switch set to DVD The table below shows the buttons that are affected by the CONTROL DVD TV switch Button DVD TV 1 9 Standard number Regardless of 10 button function the number 10 0 for DVD button p...

Page 62: ...emote z If an FM programme is noisy Press STEREO MONO on the remote so that MONO appears on the front panel display There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Press the button again to restore the stereo effect z To improve reception Reorient the supplied antennas To check the frequency or sound field Press DISPLAY repeatedly Each time you press DISPLAY the front panel display c...

Page 63: ...e Radio Data System Radio Data System RDS is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular programme signal This tuner offers convenient RDS features such as station name display RDS is available only for FM stations Note RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal s...

Page 64: ...o select a character then press c to move the cursor to the next position If you make a mistake Press C or c repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes then press x X to select the right character 5 Press ENTER To assign index names to other stations Repeat Steps 2 to 5 ...

Page 65: ... use the Setup Display 1 In stop mode press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu appears If you press DVD SETUP you can go to Step 3 directly 2 Press X x to select SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear Settings and Adjustments X x ENTER 3 Press X x to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup Display appears 4 Press X x to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SE...

Page 66: ...ed list When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the sound track Selected setting Options 5 Select an item using X x then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE 6 Select a setting using X x then press ENTER The setting is selected and setup is complete Example 4 3 PAN SCAN To turn off the Setup Disp...

Page 67: ...he Setup Display For details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 65 The default settings are underlined xTV TYPE DVD only Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide The default settings vary depending on the country model 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN Select this when you connect a wide screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function Select this when you con...

Page 68: ...icture appears A preset picture stored in the system appears in the background The background colour is blue The background colour is black Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP Allows setting up Parental Control and other settings Select CUSTOM SETUP in the Setup Display For details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 65 The default settings are underlined xCOLOR SYSTEM for VIDEO CD play...

Page 69: ...ity to the DTS Dolby Digital or MPEG audio format by selecting AUTO The picture including subjects that move dynamically is output with no jitter Normally select this position The picture including subjects that do not move dynamically is output in high resolution Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP To obtain the best possible surround sound set the size of the speakers you have connected and ...

Page 70: ...r speaker is used SUBWOOFER YES Notes When you select an item the sound cuts off for a moment Depending on the settings of other speakers the subwoofer may output excessive sound Specifying the rear speaker position and height If you select anything other than NONE in REAR specify the position and height of the rear speakers The default setting is underlined BEHIND LOW BEHIND HIGH SIDE LOW SIDE HI...

Page 71: ...ter 1 ft increments Rear speaker distance can be moved up to 4 6 meters 15 ft closer to your listening position from the front speaker position in 0 2 meter 1 ft increments Adjust the balance between the front left and right speakers You can adjust from centre 6 step left or right Adjust the balance between the rear left and right speakers You can adjust from centre 6 step left or right xLEVEL You...

Page 72: ...ou will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence 3 From your listening position select BALANCE or LEVEL and adjust the value of BALANCE and LEVEL using X x The test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously 4 Select TEST TONE and set TEST TONE to OFF to turn off the test tone Note When you adjust the speaker settings the sound cuts off for a moment ...

Page 73: ...e picture is black and white Depending on the TV the picture on the screen becomes black and white when you play a disc recorded in the NTSC colour system Sound There is no sound The connecting cord is not connected securely The connecting cord is damaged Press MUTING on the remote if MUTING ON is displayed on the front panel display The protective device on the system has been activated because o...

Page 74: ...virtual page 49 No sound or only a very low level sound is heard from the rear speakers Make sure the sound field function is on page 49 Select a sound field containing the word cinema or virtual page 49 Operation The disc tray indicator is on when there is no disc inside If you pressed the 1 to turn off the system without closing the disc tray the disc tray indicator turns on Wait a while for it ...

Page 75: ... the screen in the language you want In the Setup Display select the desired language for the on screen display in OSD under LANGUAGE SETUP page 66 The language for the sound track cannot be changed Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played The DVD prohibits changing the language for the sound track The subtitle language cannot be changed Multilingual subtitles are not recorded ...

Page 76: ...panded frequency range and a subwoofer channel for deep bass is independently provided This format is also called 5 1 because the subwoofer channel is counted as 0 1 channel since it functions only when a deep bass effect is needed All six channels in this format are recorded separately to realize superior channel separation Furthermore since all the signals are processed digitally less signal deg...

Page 77: ...o about 1 40 of its original size The DVD also uses the variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture continued The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital as well as in PCM allowing you to enjoy more real audio presence Furthermore various advanced functions such as the multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provi...

Page 78: ... Consequently a 12 cm VIDEO CD can 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 only moving pictures and sounds Version ...

Page 79: ...vity SACD DVD system Laser Semiconductor laser SACD λ 650 nm CD λ 780 nm Emission duration continuous Signal format system NTSC or NTSC PAL Frequency response at 2 CH STEREO mode DVD PCM 2 Hz to 22 kHz 1 0 dB CD 2 Hz to 20 kHz 1 0 dB Signal to noise ratio More than 80 dB VIDEO 1 AUDIO connectors only Harmonic distortion Less than 0 03 FM tuner section System PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer s...

Page 80: ...eaker system Bass reflex Speaker unit 180 mm 7 1 8 inches dia cone type Rated impedance 3 ohms Dimensions approx 200 390 355 mm 7 7 8 15 3 8 14 inches w h d Mass approx 6 4 kg 14 lb 13 oz General Power requirements North American model 120 V AC 60 Hz European model 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Australian and Asian models 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Mexican model 120 V AC 60 Hz Chinese model 220 V AC 50 60 Hz O...

Page 81: ...iddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326 Lingala 1327 Laothian 1332 Lithuanian 1334 Latvian Lettish 1345 Malagasy 1347 Maori 1349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norweg...

Page 82: ...UDIO Only for Asian models and Australian models In SPEAKER SETUP the North American model s OSD displays both metric and imperial measurements The other model s displays metric measurements only The manual also shows both CUSTOM SETUP COLOR AUTO SYSTEM PAL PAUSE AUTO NTSC MODE FRAME PARENTAL LEVEL OFF CONTROL 8 7 NC17 6 R 5 4 PG13 3 PG 2 1 G STANDARD USA OTHERS CHANGE PASSWORD TRACK OFF SELECTION...

Page 83: ...watching the TV screen 41 M MEMORY 30 Multi angle function 52 Multilingual function 53 MUTING 33 N NAME 63 O One Disc or All Discs 37 On screen display Control Menu display 15 Setup Display 65 OSD 66 P PARENTAL CONTROL 56 69 77 PAUSE MODE 69 PBC Playback 36 77 PLAY MODE 37 Preset Station 30 63 Programme Play 37 Q Quick Overview 17 R Radio 62 RDS 63 Rear Panel 13 Region code 8 77 Remote 14 60 REPEA...

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