Sony DAV-C900 - Compact Av System Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Page 1: ...SONY Compact AV System 4 237 230 l l 2 Operating Instructions DAV C900 0 2001 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...ris providedto call the CATVsysteminstaller sattentionto Article 82040 of theNECthat providesguidelinesfor proper groundingand in particular specifiesthatthecablegroundshall beconnected tothegrounding systemof thebuilding ascloseto thepointof cableentryaspractical CAUTION Youarecautioned thatanychange or modificationsnotexpressly approved in thismanualcouldvoid yourauthorityto operate this equipme...

Page 3: ...e unit near heat sourcessuch as radiators or air ducts or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessivedust mechanical vibration or shock l Do not install the unit in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only l Keep the unit and discs away from equipment with strong magnets such asmicrowave ovens or large loudspeakers Do not place heavy objects on the unit ...

Page 4: ...mp room moisture may condense on the lenses inside the system Should this occur the system may not operate properly In this case remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates l When you move the system take out any discs If you don t the disc may be damaged l For power saving purposes the system can be completely turned off by the POWER button ...

Page 5: ... Setup 25 Presetting Radio Stations 30 PlayingDiscs 32 Playing Discs 32 Resuming Playbackfrom the PointWhere YouStopped the Disc Resume Play 34 Using the DVD sMenu 35 PlayingVIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback 36 Selecting the Disc Mode One Disc or All Discs 37 CreatingYourOwn Program Program Play 37 Playing in random order Shuffle Play 39 Playing repeatedly Repeat Play 40 Searching for a Pa...

Page 6: ...with the Supplied Remote 60 Watching the Video or other Unit 61 Listening to the Radio 62 Naming Preset Stations 63 SettingsandAdjustments 64 Using the Setup Display 64 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 65 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 66 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 67 Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP 68 AdditionalInformation 72 Troubleshooting 72 Self diag...

Page 7: ...chtitle is assigned atitle numberenablingyouto locatethetitle you want l Chapter Sectionsof apictureor amusicpiecethat aresmallerthantitles A title is composed of severalchapters Eachchapteris assigned achapternumberenablingyouto locatethechapteryouwant Dependingon thedisc nochapters mayberecorded l Track Sectionsof apictureor amusicpieceona VIDEO CD SACD or CD Eachtrackis assigned atracknumberena...

Page 8: ...lled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions The system cannot play the following discs l CD ROMs PHOTO CDs included l All CD Rs other than music and VCD format CD Rs l Data part of CD Extras l DVD ROMs l DVD Audio discs l A DVD with a different region code page 8 76 l A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart l A disc with paper or stickers on it l A disc that has...

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

Page 10: ... stocker moves until the DISC 3 tray comes to the position of the playing unit and then moves the DISC 3 tray over the playmg umt If you press 6 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 pushesout the DISC 4 tray EXCHANGE mechanism Noise may comefrom the disc...

Page 11: ... play 0 open close 32 q Front panel display 12 q w bbl PREV NEXT PRESET 30 331 El c play 32 q II pause 33 q n stop 32 q PHONES jack 32 q VOLUME control 32 q SOUND FIELD 49 q DISPLAY 49 62 a BAND 30 q FUNCTION 6 1 q H remote sensor 18 q Disc tray 32 continued 11 ...

Page 12: ...nt play mode surround can change the angle format When playing back a SACD CD or VIDEO CD Disc mode Current index number Current track The index indicator does not number appear during SACD playback Current sound I ALLIDISCSI TRACK INDEX ID lE lpBcl M J Lights up during Playing status Playing time Current play mode PBC playback VIDEO CD only When listening to the radio Preset number Monaural Stere...

Page 13: ...NITOR OUT VIDEO S VIDEO q VIDEO 1jacks 23 jacks 23 q VIDEO 2 jacks 23 q COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 23 q DIGITAL IN OPTICAL jack 24 q SPEAKER jacks 19 q DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack q FM 75i2 COAXIAL antennajack 22 continued 13 ...

Page 14: ...IO 47 q ANGLE 52 q SUBTITLE 53 fiiJ VOL 62 q IrH w PREV NEXT TV PRESET 30 33 ij D PLAY SELECT 32 q TITLE 35 q DVD DISPLAY 37 q C S ENTER 26 q DVD SETUP 56 q I a on standby 32 DISC SKIP 32 TV VIDEO 60 REPEAT 40 MUTING 33 TIME 45 FUNCTION 61 BAND 30 Number buttons 35 SOUND FIELD 49 DISPLAY 49 62 ENTER 60 CONTROL DVD TV switch 60 q H rl r SLOW TUNING 30 41 q n STOP 32 q II PAUSE 33 q DVD MENU 35 j d ...

Page 15: ...corded Current playing title number Video CD SACD CD track number Current playing chapter number VideoCD SACD CD index number Playingtime Playbackstatus Typeof disc being Icon of selected Control Menu item Control Menu items Function name of selected Control Menu item Operation message List of Control Menu Items nly VIDEO CD in PBC VIDEO CD to be played Inputs the time code for picture and music s...

Page 16: ...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 p Eachtime you pressDVD DISPLAY the Control Menu display changesasfollows C Control Menu display ADVANCED display Appears if you select any setting other than 0FE See page 54 Control Menu display off The Control Menu items...

Page 17: ...the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected refer to the page 66 Unpacking Check that you have the following items l Speakers 5 l Subwoofer 1 l AM loop antenna 1 l FM wire antenna 1 l Speaker cords 5m x 4 15m x 2 16ft x 4 49ft x 2 l Video cord 1 l Remote commander remote RM 58900 1 l R6 size AA batteries 2 l Speakers connection and Installation card 1 l Quick reference for Remote commander card 1 ...

Page 18: ...sorto direct light from the sunor lighting apparatus Doing somay causea malfunction l If you do not usetheremotefor anextendedperiod of time removethebatteriesto avoid possibledamagefrom batteryleakageandcorrosion Step1 SpeakerSystemHookup Connect the supplied speakersystem using the supplied speakercords by matching the colors of the terminals to those of the cords Do not connect any speakersothe...

Page 19: ...Subwoofer To the SPEAKERFRONTL white andR red terminals SPEAKERREAR L blue andR arev terminals SPEAKERCENTER green terminal SPEAKERWOOFER purple terminal Front Rear b J Subwoofer speaker R e 0 I 0 Y Rear speaker L A The bottom face of each front and rear ...

Page 20: ...onnected correctly For details on outputting a test tone seepage 28 If no sound is heard from a speaker while outputting a test tone or a test tone is output from a speakerother than the one currently displayed on the front panel display the speakermay be short circuited If this happens check the speakerconnection again l Be sureto matchthe speakercord to the appropriateterminal on the components ...

Page 21: ...5Q COAXIAL terminal AM loop antenna To preventnoisepickup keeptheAM loop antennaawayfrom the systemandothercomponents l Be sureto fully extendtheFM wire antenna l After connectingthe FM wire antenna keepit ashorizontal aspossible When you connectthe suppliedAM loop antenna connecttheblack cord B to the hterminal andthe white cord A to theother terminal ...

Page 22: ... cable not supplied to connectthe systemto auoutdoorFh4antennaasshownbelow Outdoor FM antenna To earth If you connectthe systemto an outdoorantenna groundit to protect againstlightning Topreventa gasexplosion do not connectthe earthwire to agaspipe 22 ...

Page 23: ...eon a separatebusfrom the video signalsandwill not be output through the videojacks v When you are connecting the monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver having component video input jacks Y Pe PR Connectthe componentvia the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks using acomponentvideo cord not supplied or threevideo cords not supplied of the samekind and length You will enjoy accuratecolor reproductionandhi...

Page 24: ...cceptboththedigitalandanalogsignals Digital signalshavepriority over analogsignals If thedigitalsignalceases theanalogsignalwill beprocessed after2 seconds If you connect a digital satellite receiver without the OPTICAL jack Connectthedigitalsatellitereceiverto theVIDEO IN andAUDIO IN L Rjacksonly of the system BeforeconnectingtheAC powercordof thissystemto awall outlet connectthespeakers to the s...

Page 25: ...You can place the subwoofer in any position You can place the rear speakerseither behind you or to the side depending on the shapeof your room etc When the rear speakers are placed to the side When the rear speakers are placed behind you Do not placethecenterandrearspeakersfarther awayfrom the listening position thanthe front speakers To obtain the best possible surround sound first specify the di...

Page 26: ...P If you donotoperatetheremotefor afew seconds theparameter turnsoff andis storedin thesystem Whenyoudonotconnectcenteror rearspeakers or movetherearspeakers settheparameters for FRONT CENTERandREARaccordingly seebelow Sincethesubwoofersettingsare fixed youcannotchange thesettings Thedefaultsettingsareunderlined l FRONT frontspeakers 8 Thespeakers areusedwith thespeaker stands B Thespeakers arewit...

Page 27: ...ront speakerdistance to a distance 4 6 m 15 feet closer to your listening position l If eachof thefront or rear speakersarenot placedanequaldistancefrom your listening position setthe distance of the closestspeaker l In SPEAKER SETUP the North American model sOSD displaysboth metric andimperial measurements The other model sdisplaysmetric measurements only The manualalso showsboth Specifying the r...

Page 28: ...nter and rear speakersand subwoofer 4 Adjust the volume level so that the volume of the test tone from each speakersounds the sameusing I The adjusted value will appear on the front panel display 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to adjust other parameters in P 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 I to select T TONE...

Page 29: ... 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 speakerparameters back to the default setting PressAMP MENU repeatedly to display P CUSTOMIZE Use to select the following items n DIMMER You can change the brightness of the front p...

Page 30: ...panel display Every time you press BAND the band changes to AM or FM alternately PressandholdTUNING or until the frequencyindication starts to change then release Scanning stops when the system tunes in a station TUNED and ST for stereo program appear on the front panel display PressMEMORY A preset number appearson the front panel display N TUNE0 ST FM l MHI PressPRESET or to select the presetnumb...

Page 31: ...ually To change the preset number Start over from q 3 To change the AM tuning interval The AM tuning interval is factory set to 9 kHz 10 kHz in some areas To change the AM tuning interval tune in any AM station first then turn off ufi on the remote While holding down n on the system turn the power back on When you change the interval AM preset stations will be erased To reset the interval repeat t...

Page 32: ... the samedisc tray number to close the disc tray Pressother A of DISC l DISC 5 to place other discs 5 PressD The 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 l 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 ...

Page 33: ...rt playback by pressingthe D On the disc tray indicators The disc tray indicatorschangetheir colors as follows green the disc tray is chosen or thedisc is being playbacked off thereis no disc orange a disc is placedon thedisc tray however the disc tray is not chosen OF EN CLOSE DISC SKIP n4 Hi D MUTING II 0 B To ODeration stop Pause Resume play after PressW PressII PressI I or D Goto thenextchapte...

Page 34: ...back RESUME appearson 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 2 PressD The system starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1 l Dependingon whereyou stoppedthe disc the systemmay not resumeplaybackfrom exactly the samepoint l The point whereyou stopped playingisclear...

Page 35: ...lay these DVDs you can select items such asthe language for the subtitles and the language for the sound using the DVD menu Number buttons ENTER DVDMENU c d t d ENTER 1 PressDVDMENU The DVD menu appearson the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 PressC W orthe numberbuttons to selectthe itemyouwantto change 1 PressTITLE The title menu appearson the TV screen The contents of ...

Page 36: ...3 PressENTER 4 Followthe instructionsin the menufor interactiveoperations Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc asthe operating procedure may differ according to the VIDEO CD To go back to the menu Press6 RETURN To play without usingPBC pressM W or the numberbuttonswhile the systemis stoppedto selecta track thenpresst or ENTER Play without PBC appearson theTV screenand the systemstartsc...

Page 37: ...lay or Repeat Play for all the discs l ONE DISC allows you to set Shuffle Play or Repeat Play for 1 disc only CreatingYourOwn Program ProgramPlay 4aD m You can play the contents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the titles chapters or tracks on the disc to create your own program You can program up to 25 titles chapters and tracks CLEAR PLAY MODE Number buttons D ENTER REPE...

Page 38: ...example selectchapter 03 of title 02 PressIV or thenumberbuttonsto select 02 under T thenpress ENTER Next pressIV or thenumberbuttons to select 03 under C thenpress ENTER PROGRAM Selected title and chapter n when playing a VIDEO CD or CD Forexample selecttrack 02 PressW or thenumberbuttonsto select 02 under T thenpress ENTER Selected track n When playing a SACD Forexample selecttrack 002 Press I o...

Page 39: ...cks in the programmed order press f and select ALL CLEAR in Step 2 To cancel the selected program select the program using W in Step 2 then pressCLEAR g Youcando RepeatPlay of the programmedtitles chapters or tracks PressREPEAT or set REPEAT to on in the Control Menu display during Program Play Playingin randomorder ShufflePlay m You can have the system shuffle titles chapters or tracks and play t...

Page 40: ... Program Play is set to OFF l m does not play repeatedly l DISC repeats all the titles except ALL DISCS SHUFFLE l TITLE repeats the current title on a disc l CHAPTER repeats the current chapter except ALL DISCS SHUFFLE When playing a VIDEO CD SACD CD and when Program Play is set to OFF l m does not play repeatedly l DISC repeats all the tracks on a disc except ALL DISCS SHUFFLE l TRACK repeats the...

Page 41: ...changes asfollows Playback direction x2 DVD SACD CD only FFlm FF2H t I Opposite direction x24 DVD only FRlM FR24 I I The x2 x24 playback speedis about twice the normal speed The FF2H FR2H playback speedis faster than FFl m FR14 You can use this function only for DVDs or VIDEO CDs Press4 or I when the system is in the pausemode To return to the normal speed press D Each time you press 4 or I during...

Page 42: ... PressW to selectthe search method n When playing a DVD TIME TEXT Select TIME TEXT for TIME SEARCH IWhen playing a VIDEO CD TRACK or INDEX WWhen playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Plavback H When playing a SACD CD TRACK or Example when you select CHARTER W w is selected W refers to a number The number in parenthesesindicates the total number of titles chapters tracks indexes or scenes Selected row 3 Pres...

Page 43: ... time code TIME SEARCH DVD only 1 In Step 2 select TIME TEXT T w playing time of the current title is selected 2 PressENTER T w w changesto T 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER For example to find the sceneat 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning just enter 2 10 20 The title chapteror track numberdisplayedis the samenumberrecordedon the disc 43 ...

Page 44: ...n the following charts When playing a DVD Playing time and number of the current title TITLE C mER H II s 1 7 lz 1 12 J 2 ii Remaining time of the current title M CWPTtR w u E I Playing time and number of the current chapter CWTER u s I Remaining time of the current chapter JI CUPTlR u s I When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions SACD or CD Playing time and current track number TWI llKlEI u s...

Page 45: ... paneldisplay l Dependingon the type of disc being playedandthe playing mode the disc information may not be displayed Checkingthe Playing TimeandRemainingTime m You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter or track and the total playing time or remaining time of the disc Also you can check the DVD CD SACD text recorded on the disc DVD DISPLAY TIME 1 PressDVDDISPL...

Page 46: ...ine you canseethe entire text by scrolling it acrossthefront display p Youcanselectthetime andtext by pressing TIME l Only letters of thealphabetcanbe displayed l This systemcanonly display the first level of DVD CD SACD text suchasthedisc nameor title l In SACD playback the systemcanonly display a limited numberof characters Also dependingon the disc all text charactersarenot displayed To turn of...

Page 47: ...aries When 4 digits are displayed they represent the language code Refer to the language code list on page 80 to seewhich language the code represents When the samelanguage is displayed two or more times the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats H When playing aVIDEOCD or CD The default setting is underlined l STEREO The standardstereosound l l L The sound of the left channel monaural u l 2 R ...

Page 48: ...t 2 LFE Low Frequency Center component 1 Effect component 1 The letters in the program format display mean the following sound component L Front left R Front right C Center LS Rear left RS Rear right s Rear monaural The rear component of the Dolby Surround processedsignal and the Dolby Digital signal LFE LFE Low Frequency Effect l Dolby Digital 5 lch When an LFE signal component is output LFF is e...

Page 49: ...lby Surroundencodedprogramsarelabelled with theOOl ml logo IO LOG C DTS Digital Surrounddiscsaremarkedwith DTS Whenyou play soundtrackswith 96 kHz sampling frequency the output signalswill beconvertedto 48 kHz samplingfrequency 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 ...

Page 50: ...roduces theacoustics of a300 seat live house Greatfor rockor popmusic GAME Obtainsmaximumaudioimpactfrom video gamesoftware Besureto setthegamemachineto stereo modewhenusinggamesoftwarewith stereo soundcapabilities AUTO FORMAT DECODE Automaticallydetectsthetypeof audio signalbeinginput Dolby Digital DTS Dolby ProLogic or standard 2 channel stereo andperformstheproperdecodingif necessary Thismodepr...

Page 51: ...s automatically changedto the HEADPHONE THEATER mode Adjustable parameters for each sound field Adjustingthe level parameters aD The level menu contains parameters that let you adjust the balance and speakervolumes of each speaker page 28 1 2 3 4 Startplayinga program source encoded withmultichannel surround sound PressAMPMENU repeatedly on theremote P LEVEL appearson the front panel display Sitin...

Page 52: ...Y ENTER 1 PressDVDDISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 PressIF to select ANGLE The angle number appears The number in parenthesesindicates the total number of angles 3 Press or ENTER The angle number changesto 4 Selectthe angle numberusingthe numberbuttonsor W then pressENTER The angle is changed to the selected angle To turn off the Control Menu PressDVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the...

Page 53: ... Press to select SUBTITLE then pressENTER The options for SUBTITLE appear 3 PressIr to selectthe 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 80 to seewhich language the code represents 4 PressENTER To cancel the SUBTITLE setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press...

Page 54: ...se the ADVANCED window Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu PressDVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off By pressing DVD DISPLAY repeatedly you can display either BIT RATE or LAYER whichever was selected in ADVANCED BIT RATE Audio Video When playing MPEG audio sound tracks Audio Video Bit rate refers to the amount of video audio data per second in a disc The higher...

Page 55: ...iction for the first disc is cancelled Number buttons DVD DISPLAY W c 6 RETURN ENTER 1 Insertthe discyouwantto lock If the disc is playing press n to stop playback 2 Instopmode pressDVDDISPLAY The Control Menu appears 3 Press I to select CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL thenpress ENTER CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL is selected 4 Press to select ON then pressENTER n When you have not entered a password The displa...

Page 56: ...number buttons then press ENTER Enter a new 4 digit password using the number buttons then pressENTER To confirm your password re enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER 1 Insertthediscfor whichCustom ParentalControlis set The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears CUSTOMPARENTAL CONTROL Customparentalcontrolis already set TOplay enteryour password and pressIENTERI 2 Enteryour4 digit p...

Page 57: ...confirming the password appears HWhen you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears Enterpassword then press 4 Enteror re enteryourpasswordusing the numberbuttons thenpressENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level and changing the password appears 5 Press to select STANDARD then pressENTER The selection items for STANDARD are displayed 6 Pre...

Page 58: ...ndpressD The PARENTAL CONTROL display appears 2 Enteryour4 digit passwordusingthe numberbuttons thenpressENTER The system starts playback 2 If you forget your password removethe disc and repeatStep 1to 5 of Limiting playback for children When you areaskedto enteryour password enter 199703 using the numberbuttons thenpressENTER The display will askyou to enter a new4 digit password After you entera...

Page 59: ...anada 2079 Chile 2090 Netherlands 2376 New Zealand 2390 Norway 2379 Pakistan 2427 China 2092 PhiliDDines 2424 Denmark Finland FmJWe Germany Hong Kong India Indonesia Italy Japan 2115 2165 Russia 2489 2174 Singapore 2501 2109 Spain 2149 2219 Sweden 2499 2248 Switzerland 2086 2238 Taiwan 2543 2254 Thailand 2528 2276 United Kingdom 2184 Portueal 2436 59 ...

Page 60: ...ring them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV TV Manufacturer Code number DAEWOO 002 004 005 006 007 015 FISHER 008 GOLDSTAR 002 003 011 012 015 034 DRUNDIG 017 034 HITACHI 002 013 014 015 ITDNOKIA 021 022 JVC 016 MAGNAVOX 002 003 O 18 MITSUBISHVMGA 002 003 019 NEC 002 003 020 PANASONIC 009 024 PHILIPS 015 018 PIONEER 009 025 026 040 RCAmROSCAN 002 010 027 028 029 SAMSUNG ...

Page 61: ...nction for DVD Skips to channel 12 I44 Standard CH preceding title chapter skip function for DVD HI Standard forward CH title chapter skip for DVD 0 VOL VOL 0 VOL VOL Dependingon theTV you may not be ableto control your TV or to usesomeof the buttonsabove Usethe numberbuttonsonly to enterthe code numberof controllable TVs For doubledigit number press lO thenthe number For example press lO then2 an...

Page 62: ...ations Use manual or automatic tuning in Step 2 For manual tuning press U or m TUNING or on the remote repeatedly For automatic tuning press and hold 44 or W TUNING or on the remote p If an FM program is noisy PressSTEREO MONO on the remotesothat MONO appearson the front paneldisplay There will beno stereoeffect but the receptionwill improve Pressthebutton againto restorethe stereo effect To impro...

Page 63: ...sFUNCTION the mode of the system changesin the following sequence DVD VIDEO l VIDEO 2 TUNER DVD 2 Tuneinthepresetstationyou wanttocreateanindexnamefor If you are not familiar with how to tune in preset stations see Listening to the Radio on page 62 3 4 5 PressNAME Create anindexnamebyusingthe cursorbuttons PressW to select a character then press to move the cursor to the next position If you make ...

Page 64: ...tems seepage 81 DVD DISPLAY DVD SETUP 1 Instopmode pressDVDDISPLAY The Control Menu appears If you press DVD SETUP you can go to Step 3 directly 2 PressW to select thenpressENTER SETUP The options for SETUP appear 3 PressIF to select CUSTOM then pressENTER The Setup Display appears Main item 4 Press to selectthesetupitemfrom thedisplayedlist LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP and SPEAKER SET...

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Page 66: ...o the TV to be connected Select SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display For details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 64 The default settings are underlined WVTYPE DVD only Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide 4 3 I PAN SCAN t 16 9 Selectthis whenyouconnecta 4 3 screenTV Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen Sele...

Page 67: ...he GRAPHICS picture appears GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the system appearsin the background BLUE The background color is blue BLACK The background color is black CustomSettings CUSTOM SETUP w 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 64 The default settings are underlined ...

Page 68: ...eakersyou have connected and their distance from your listening position Then use the test tone to adjust the volume and the balance of the speakersto the samelevel Select SPEAKER SETUP in the setup display For details see Using the Setup Display page64 The default settings are underlined To return to the default setting Select the item then press CLEAR When you do not connect center or rear speak...

Page 69: ...osition 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 1 Q f or HIGH SIDE A LOW or HIGH BEHIND B LOW or HIGH Selectthis if the rearspeakers arelocatedin section0 attachedwith the speaker stands A andif the height is in section0 select LOW or in 8 select HIGH Selectthis if therearspeakers arelocatedin ...

Page 70: ...l Whenyou setthe distance the soundcutsoff for a moment l If eachof the front or rearspeakersarenot placed at anequaldistancefrom your listening position setthe distanceaccordingto theclosestspeaker l Do not placetherearspeakersfarther awayfrom your listening position thanthe front speakers FRONT Adjust the balance between the CENTER front left and right speakers You can adjust from center 6 step ...

Page 71: ...the test tone from each speakerin sequence 3 Fromyourlisteningposition select BALANCE or LEVEL andadjustthe valueof BALANCE and LEVEL using I The test tone is emitted from both left and right speakerssimultaneously 4 Select TESTTONE andset TEST TONE to OFF to turnoffthetest tone When you adjustthe speakersettings the soundcuts off for amoment ...

Page 72: ...pending on the TV the picture on the screenbecomesblack and white when you play a disc recorded in the NTSC color system There is no sound The connecting cord is not connected securely The connecting cord is damaged PressMUTING on the remote if MUTING ON is displayed on the front panel display The protective device on the system hasbeen activated becauseof a short circuit Turn off the system elimi...

Page 73: ...irtual page49 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 soundfield containing the word cinema or virtual page49 The disc tray indicator is on when there is no disc inside If you pressedthe I to turn off the system without closing the disc tray the disc tray indicator turns on Wait a while for it to turn off If ...

Page 74: ...nguage you want In the Setup Display select the desired languagefor the on screendisplay in OSD under LANGUAGE SETUP page65 The language for the sound track cannot be changed Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played The DVD prohibits changing the languagefor the sound track The subtitle language cannot be changed I Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played...

Page 75: ...nt of data However this doesnot always mean that you can get higher quality pictures Chapter Sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD that are smaller than titles A title is composed of several chapters Each chapter is assigneda chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter you want Digital Cinema Sound DCS This is the generic name of the surround sound produced by digital signal proces...

Page 76: ...out l 40 of its original size The DVD also usesthe variable rate coding technology that changesthe data to be allocated according to the status of the picture The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital aswell asin PCM allowing you to enjoy more real audio presence Furthermore various advancedfunctions such asthe multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD Mul...

Page 77: ...quently 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 l Version 1 1 You can play only moving pictures and sounds l Version 2 ...

Page 78: ...edance 50 kilohms VIDEO 2 optical Sensitivity VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT Voltage 2 V Impedance 1kilohms PHONES Accepts low and high impedance headphones DIGITAL OUT CD Sensitivity SACD DVD system Laser Semiconductor laser Frequency response at 2 CH STEREO mode DVD PCM 2 Hz to 22 kHz 21 0 dB CD 2 Hz to 20 kHz l O dB Signal to noise ratio More than 80 dB VIDEO 1 AUDIO connectors only Harmonic distortion Less...

Page 79: ...0 7 Vp p 75 ohms Bass reflex 50 mm 2 inches dia conetype x 2 15mm 5 inches dia balancedome 4 ohms 82 7 x 1055 x 68 mm 3 3 8 x 41 5 sx 2 3 4inches w h d 3 28 kg 7 lb 4 oz Bass reflex 50 mm 2 inches dia conetype x 2 15mm 5 sinches dia balancedome 4 ohms 260 x 86 x 82 7 mm 10 r 4x 3 12x 3 Is inches w h d 0 65 kg 1 lb 7 oz Bass reflex 50 mm 2 inches dia conetype x 2 15mm j 8 inches dia balancedome 4 o...

Page 80: ...h 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 Code Language 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 Norwegian 1393 Occitan 1403 Afan Orom...

Page 81: ...ected in AUDIO CUSTOM SETUP PAUSE 7 AUTO MODE FRAME TLEVELT FF 7 NC17 6 R 5 I 4 PG13 3 PG 2 1 G STANDARD1 USA OTHERS CHANGE PASSWORD L TRACK T OFF SELECTION AUTO SCREEN SETUP I TV TYPE 7 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN 16 9 SCREEN SAVER T F BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK EAKER SIZE FRONT CENTER T YES NONE REAR I BEHIND A LOW 7 HIGH SIDE A LOW T HIGH BEHINQB LOW 7 HIGH t SIDE B T LOW p N...

Page 82: ... screen41 M MEMORY 30 Multi angle function 52 Multilingual function 53 MUTING 33 N NAME 63 0 One Disc or All Discs 37 On screen display Control Menu display 15 Setup Display 64 OSD 65 P PARENTAL CONTROL 56 67 76 PAUSE MODE 67 PBC Playback 36 76 PLAY MODE 37 Preset Station 30 63 Program Play 37 Q Quick Overview 17 R Radio 62 Rear Panel 13 Region code 8 76 Remote 14 60 REPEAT 40 RESET 65 Resume Play...

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Page 84: ...p Hold the speaker stand as illustrated l When you place the speaker stands slide the plate out and fix the stand to the floor by the screws not supplied to prevent the stand falling over After fixing move the stand in the direction of the arrow to hide the screws loosen the screws and slide it out Sony Corporation 0 2001 Printed in Korea 4 237 455 i l 1 ...

Page 85: ...play on the TV screen to set or adjust the items q J3NTER Selects and executes the items or settings q DVDSETUP Displays the setup display on the TV screen to set or adjust the items q 1 1 on standby Turns on and off the power of the system q DISC SKIP DAV C700 C900 DIMMER DAV SSOO SSOO DISK SKIP Selects the disc tray DIMMER Changes the brightness of the front panel display by two steps j TV VIDEO...

Page 86: ...IS or WITH ALL FAULTS or consumables such as fuses or batteries This warranty is valid only in the United States Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that the unit is within the Warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service This warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has been altered or removed from the Product REPA...

Page 87: ...L PERMIT NO 138 PARK RIDGE N J I OUI so uo loal Auos lOOZ POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE SONY ELECTRONICS INC 1 SONY DRIVE PARK RIDGE N J 07656 ATT CONSUMER AUDIO DIVISION III I Lll l I II l l l l I III l II I NO POSTAGE NECESSARY I IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES ...

Page 88: ...completely before operating the appliance and keep this manual for future reference Carefully observe all warnings precautions and instructions on the appliance or the one described in the operating instructions and adhere to them Sony Corporation Printed in Korea 0 1999 4 227 980 01 1 ...

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