Sony DAV-DX150 - Dvd Home Theater System Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Press

to select the item to be

shuffled.

When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

• [TRACK]: shuffles tracks on the disc.

When Program Play is activated

• [ON]: shuffles tracks selected in Program

Play.

Press ENTER.

Shuffle Play starts.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or select [OFF] in Step 2.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press

DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control

Menu is turned off.

• You can set Shuffle Play while the system is stopped.

After selecting the [SHUFFLE] option, press

Shuffle Play starts.

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and

Super VCDs with PBC playback.

Playing repeatedly (Repeat
Play)

You can play all of the titles, tracks or albums on
a disc or a single title, chapter, track, or album
repeatedly.
You can use a combination of Shuffle or
Program Play modes.

Press

DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

Press

to select

[REPEAT],

then press ENTER.

The options for [REPEAT] appear.

Press

to select the item to be

repeated.

The default setting is underlined.

When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-

• [OFF]: does not play repeatedly.
• [ALL DISCS]: repeats all of the discs.
• [ONE DISC]: repeats all of the titles on

the current disc. (When playing a DVD-
RW in VR mode, [ONE DISC] repeats all
of the titles of the selected type.)

• [TITLE]: repeats the current title on a

disc.

• [CHAPTER]: repeats the current chapter.

When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

• [OFF]: does not play repeatedly.
• [ALL DISCS]: repeats all of the discs.
• [ONE DISC]: repeats all of the tracks on

the current disc.

• [TRACK]: repeats the current track.

When playing a DATA CD or DATA

DVD

*Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models

only.

• [OFF]: does not play repeatedly.
• [ALL DISCS]: repeats all of the discs.
• [ONE DISC]: repeats all of the albums on

the current disc.

• [ALBUM]: repeats the current album.
• [TRACK] (MP3 audio tracks only):

repeats the current track.

• [FILE] (DivX video files only): repeats

the current file.*

*Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models

only.

Press ENTER.

The item is selected.
To return to normal play, press CLEAR, or
select [OFF] in Step 2.

Tip

Note

PLAY

6 (14)

T 2 : 5 0

OFF
TRACK

OFF

PLAY

6 (14)

T 2 : 5 0

OFF

TRACK

ALL DISCS
ONE DISC

OFF

Summary of Contents for DAV-DX150 - Dvd Home Theater System

Page 1: ... 2005 Sony Corporation 2 635 100 13 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV DX150 ...

Page 2: ...ned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does...

Page 3: ...position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the unit and discs away from equipment with strong magnets such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers Do not place heavy objects on the unit If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location moisture may condense inside the DVD Home Theatre System and cause damage to the lenses When you first install the unit...

Page 4: ...a Slide Show with Sound 41 Enjoying DivX Videos 43 Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound 45 A V SYNC Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc 46 Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame Searching for a Title Chapter Track Scene etc 47 Searching by Scene 49 Picture Navigation Viewing Information About the Disc 50 Sound Adjustments Changing the...

Page 5: ...Custom Settings 76 CUSTOM SETUP Settings for the Speakers 77 SPEAKER SETUP Additional Information Precautions 80 Notes about the Discs 81 Troubleshooting 81 Self diagnosis Function 84 When letters numbers appear in the display Specifications 85 Glossary 87 Language Code List 90 Index to Parts and Controls 91 DVD Setup Display List 95 AMP Menu List 97 Index 98 ...

Page 6: ...wing formats audio CD format video CD format MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files and DivX video files of format conforming to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet The system can play DVD ROMs DVD RWs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD Rs recorded in the following formats DivX video files of format conforming to UDF Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only About This Manual Symbol Meaning Fu...

Page 7: ...andard and may not be playable by this product Note on DualDisc 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 PBC Playback Control VIDEO CDs This system conforms to Ver 1 1 and ...

Page 8: ...ructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassemb...

Page 9: ... display as follows Control Menu display The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type For details about each item see the pages in parentheses Guide to the Control Menu Display DISPLAY Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 appears for certain discs only m Control Menu display off continued ...

Page 10: ...pe TITLE page 47 SCENE page 47 TRACK page 47 Selects the title scene or track to be played CHAPTER page 47 INDEX page 47 Selects the chapter or index to be played TRACK page 47 Selects the track to be played ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 36 Selects the type of titles DVD RW to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST TIME TEXT page 48 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Inpu...

Page 11: ...TAL CONTROL page 61 Sets to prohibit playback on this system SETUP page 72 QUICK Setup page 27 Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV and the size of the speakers you are using CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup setting you can adjust various other settings RESET Returns the settings in SETUP to the default setting 1 ALBUM page 4...

Page 12: ...6 batteries by matching the 3 and ends on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor on the system Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not use a new battery with an old one Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct l...

Page 13: ...okup page 24 Step 5 Connecting the AC Power Cord Mains Lead page 26 Step 6 Turning off the Demonstration page 26 Step 7 Performing the Quick Setup page 27 Video signal is sent to the TV and is output from the TV screen audio signals are processed by this system and output from the speakers of this system You can also enjoy sound of other sources such as TV programs in addition to DVDs or CDs Hooku...

Page 14: ... speakers other than those supplied with this system To obtain the best possible surround sound specify the speaker parameters distance level etc on page 77 Required cords Speaker cords The connector and the color tube of the speaker cords are the same color as the label of the jacks to be connected Step 1 Speaker System Hookup Color tube Black Gray ...

Page 15: ...kers and or speaker stands not supplied that are attached with the speakers on a specially treated waxed oiled polished etc floor as staining or discoloration may result Note FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER SPEAKER Y PB CB PR CR AUDIO IN DVD ONLY VIDEO VIDEO S DVD ONLY R L VIDEO SAT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT MONITOR OUT COAXIAL AM FM 75 Front speaker R Center speaker Front speaker L Color la...

Page 16: ...wer cord mains lead output a test tone to check that all the speakers are connected correctly For details on outputting a test tone see page 78 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 Setup Display the speaker may be short circuited If this happens check the speaker connection again Be su...

Page 17: ...ws securely to a beam and fasten them to the wall Install the speakers on a vertical and flat wall where reinforcement is applied Contact a screw shop or installer regarding the wall material or screws to be used Sony is not responsible for accident or damage caused by improper installation insufficient wall strength or improper screw installation natural calamity etc Note 5 to 7 mm 7 32 to 9 32 i...

Page 18: ...necting the FM wire antenna aerial keep it as horizontal as possible When you connect the supplied AM loop antenna aerial cord A or cord B can be connected to either terminal If you have poor FM reception use a 75 ohms coaxial cable not supplied to connect the system to an outdoor FM antenna aerial as shown below Step 2 Antenna Aerial Hookup Note Tip AM loop antenna aerial FM wire antenna aerial A...

Page 19: ...B To connect to a TV with the S VIDEO IN jack Connect an S video cord not supplied When using the S video jack instead of the video jacks your TV monitor must also be connected via an S video jack S video signals are on a separate bus from the video signals and will not be output through the video jacks Step 3 TV Hookup Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER ...

Page 20: ...rogressive is the method for displaying TV images which reduces flickering and sharpens the image To display using this method you need to connect to a TV that accepts progressive signals P AUTO or P VIDEO appears in the front panel display when the system outputs progressive signals 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select DVD 2 Press PROGRESSIVE Each time you press PROGRESSIVE the display changes a...

Page 21: ...d the conversion method DVD software can be divided into 2 types film based software and video based software Video based software is derived from TV such as dramas and sit coms and displays images at 30 frames 60 fields per second Film based software is derived from film and displays images at 24 frames per second Some DVD software contains both video and film In order for these images to appear ...

Page 22: ...NCTION For details see page 58 When you want to output the TV sound or stereo sound of a 2 channel source from the 6 speakers select the Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE or Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC sound field page 56 When you select the NIGHT sound field page 56 the sound is output from the front speakers only To change the color system PAL or NTSC Asian Australian and Middle Eastern mode...

Page 23: ...tem by pressing 1 while pressing X on the system You need to hold X until the set powers on To reset to NTSC turn off the system and then turn on again by pressing 1 while pressing and holding X on the system If the color system of the TV is NTSC Do the same operation above to set the system to NTSC from PAL ...

Page 24: ...this system Connect the VCR or other components to the VIDEO SAT AUDIO IN jacks using the audio cord not supplied When connecting a cord be sure to match the color coded sleeves to the appropriate jacks on the components Be sure to make connections securely to avoid hum and noise If using the VIDEO SAT jacks distorts the sound change the attenuate setting page 68 Step 4 Other Component Hookup Note...

Page 25: ...a VCR or digital satellite receiver to the VIDEO SAT jacks of this system change the function by pressing FUNCTION repeatedly to select VIDEO or SAT When you select ATT ON SAT appears in the front panel display instead of VIDEO page 68 Tip ...

Page 26: ...demonstration turns off When you press 1 on the system the demonstration does not turn off When you set the demonstration mode in the AMP menu to on the demonstration does not turn off even though you press 1 on the remote To turn off the demonstration set the demonstration mode to off then press 1 on the remote Setting the demonstration mode on off 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until DE...

Page 27: ...uage used in the on screen display appears 5 Press X x to select a language The system displays the menu and subtitles in the selected language The selectable language is different depending on the area 6 Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears 7 Press X x to select the setting that matches your TV type x If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETT...

Page 28: ... in any Step If you want to change each setting see Using the Setup Display page 72 To recall the Quick Setup display 1 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear 3 Press X x to select QUICK then press ENTER The Quick Setup display appears Note Note SPEAKER SETUP TEST TONE LEVEL FRONT LEVEL SURROU...

Page 29: ...her away from the listening position than the front speakers If you encounter color irregularity on a nearby TV screen The front and center speakers and the subwoofer are magnetically shielded to allow it to be installed near a TV set However color irregularities may still be observed on certain types of TV sets As the surround speakers are not magnetically shielded we recommend that you place the...

Page 30: ... H The system starts playback continuous play of the disc whose DISC indicator is green To play back other discs press DISC SKIP on the remote or DISC 1 5 of the system Adjust the volume on the system The DISC 1 5 indicators change color as follows green the disc is selected or the disc is being played back off there is no disc orange a disc is loaded in the disc stocker but not selected The indic...

Page 31: ...ves the DISC 3 over the playing unit Noise may come from the disc changer when changing discs or turning the system on and off However this is just noise produced by the operation of the internal mechanisms and does not indicate a malfunction Resuming playback from the point where you stopped the disc Resume Play When you stop the disc the system remembers the point where you pressed x and RESUME ...

Page 32: ...efore by resume playback Multi disc Resume DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only This system stores the point where you stopped the disc for up to 40 discs and resumes playback the next time you insert the same disc If you store a resume playback point for the 41st disc the resume playback point for the first disc is deleted To activate this function set MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP to ON For details see M...

Page 33: ...grammed order 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own program Program Play 2 Press X and select ALL CLEAR 3 Press ENTER You can perform Shuffle Play or Repeat Play of programmed tracks During Program Play follow the steps of Shuffle Play page 33 or Repeat Play page 34 All Discs Repeat is automatically changed into Program Repeat when you set to program play mode You can only program the content...

Page 34: ...to be repeated The default setting is underlined x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW OFF does not play repeatedly ALL DISCS repeats all of the discs ONE DISC repeats all of the titles on the current disc When playing a DVD RW in VR mode ONE DISC repeats all of the titles of the selected type TITLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current chapter x When playing a VIDEO CD or...

Page 35: ... will not match the image When MODE MP3 JPEG is set to IMAGE JPEG page 41 you cannot select TRACK A DVD is divided into a lot of sections which make up a picture or music feature These sections are called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using TOP MENU When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles ...

Page 36: ...ch 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 the number buttons 3 Press ENTER 4 Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive operations Refer to the operation details supplied with the ...

Page 37: ...tracks or files You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session See the instructions supplied with the CD R CD RW drives and the recording software not supplied for details on the recording format About the multi session disc If MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files are recorded in the first session the system will also play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in other sessions If audio tracks a...

Page 38: ...e 39 the album names are arranged in the following order A t B t C t D t F t G Albums that do not contain tracks or files such as album E do not appear in the list If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track file names when you store the tracks or files in a disc the tracks and files will be played in that order Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback it is recomm...

Page 39: ...ng to press after the last track on the first album but that you cannot return to the previous album by pressing To return to the previous album select the album from the album list To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press C c when the Control Menu is not displayed Note that you can select the next album by continuing to press c after the last image on the first album but that you cannot...

Page 40: ...bum and press PICTURE NAVI Images of files in the album appear in 16 subscreens 3 Press C X x c to select the image you want to view and press ENTER To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press C c when the Control Menu is not displayed Note that you can select the next album by continuing to press c after the last image on the first album but that you cannot return to the previous album by ...

Page 41: ...top image and press X You can also change the slide show duration page 42 and effect page 43 while playing JPEG image file You can play a slide show with sound by first placing both MP3 and JPEG files in the same album on a DATA CD When you play back the DATA CD select AUTO mode as explained below 1 Load a DATA CD 2 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 3 Press X x to select MODE MP3 JPEG then pr...

Page 42: ...o tracks and JPEG image files in the DATA CD the No audio data and No image data messages appear on the screen If you set MODE MP3 JPEG to IMAGE JPEG on a disc that contains MP3 tracks only or AUDIO MP3 on a disc that contains JPEG files only you may not able to change the MODE MP3 JPEG setting PICTURE NAVI does not work when AUDIO MP3 is selected If you play large MP3 track data and JPEG image da...

Page 43: ...DivX Video Files DivX is a video file compression technology developed by DivXNetworks Inc This product is an official DivX Certified product You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that contain DivX video files DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that the system can play Playback of DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs and DATA DVDs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs on this system is subject to certain conditions With DATA ...

Page 44: ... x 576 height or 2GB Depending on the DivX video file the picture may be unclear or the sound may skip The system cannot play some DivX video files that are longer than 3 hours Playing DivX Video Files You can play DivX video files on DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs and DATA DVDs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs You can view the disc information while playing a DivX video file page 50 If there are no D...

Page 45: ...to the previous album select it from the album list If the number of viewing times is preset you can play the DivX video files as many times as the preset number The following occurrences are counted when the system is turned off when the disc tray is opened when another file is played When the sound does not match the pictures on the screen you can adjust the delay between the picture and sound 1...

Page 46: ...he 2M 2m and the 2M 2m playback speed is faster than 1M 1m Watching frame by frame Slow motion Play DVD DVD RW DivX video VIDEO CD only Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only Press m or M when the system is in pause mode To return to the normal playback speed press H Each time you press m or M during Slow motion Play the playback speed changes Two speeds are available With each press the ...

Page 47: ...ne As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc you can select the desired one by entering its number Or you can search for a scene using the time code Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only 1 Press DISPLAY When playing a DATA CD with JPEG image files press DISPLAY twice The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select the search method x When playing a DVD VIDEO DVD RW TITL...

Page 48: ...sing CLEAR then select another number 5 Press ENTER The system starts playback from the selected number To search for a scene using the time code DVD VIDEO 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 af...

Page 49: ...of each title chapter or track appears as follows 4 Press C X x c to select a title chapter or track and press ENTER Playback starts from the selected scene To return to normal play during setting Press O RETURN or DISPLAY If there are more than 9 titles chapters or tracks V is displayed at the bottom right of the screen To display the additional titles chapters or tracks select the bottom scenes ...

Page 50: ...ng a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW When playing a DATA CD DivX video or DATA DVD DivX video Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only ViewingInformationAbout the Disc Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only DISPLAY DISPLAY t Playing time and number of the current title r Remaining time of the current title r Playing time and number of the current chapter r Remaining time of the current chapter...

Page 51: ...y Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only Viewing the Station Name or Frequency in the front panel display When the system is set to TUNER AM or TUNER FM you can check the frequency using the front panel display Press DISPLAY Each time you press DISPLAY the display changes as shown in the charts 1 This is displayed if you have entered a name for a preset station page 69 2 Returns to the or...

Page 52: ...king the play information of the Disc To check DVD CD text Press DISPLAY repeatedly in Step 2 to display text recorded on the DVD CD The DVD CD text appears only when text is recorded in the disc You cannot change the text If the disc does not contain text NO TEXT appears To check DATA CD MP3 audio DivX video 1 DATA DVD 1 DivX video text By pressing DISPLAY while playing MP3 audio tracks on a DATA...

Page 53: ...formation Technology Industries Association JEITA Date information is YYYY MM DD YYYY Year MM Month DD Day If there is no date information or data is damaged on the disc the system cannot display the date information Date information differs depending on the area Tip Note 1 8 1 2 0 01 01 2003 DATA CD JPEG Date information ...

Page 54: ...st page 90 to see which language the code represents When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats x When playing a DVD RW The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed The default setting is underlined Example 1 MAIN main sound 1 SUB sub sound 1 MAIN SUB main and sub sound 2 MAIN 2 SUB 2 MAIN SUB 2 MAIN 2 SUB and 2 MAIN SUB ...

Page 55: ...ow x When playing a DVD VIDEO Example Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Example Dolby Digital 3 ch x When playing a DATA CD DivX video or DATA DVD DivX video Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only Example MP3 audio About audio signals Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the sound elements channels shown below Each channel is output from a separate speaker Front L Front R Center Surround L Surroun...

Page 56: ...dard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound field processing Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to two channels This allows you to play any source using only the front left and right speakers and subwoofer Outputting 2 channel sources like CDs by 5 1channel x Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic produces five output channels from 2 channel sources This mode performs Pro Logic de...

Page 57: ...The sound that is output from the surround speakers is same as the sound that is output from the front speakers When you select MULTI ST LINK lights up in the front panel display Selecting a sound field for music x ROCK POP JAZZ CLASSIC The each mode provided sound to suit the source Enjoying the sound at low volume x NIGHT You can enjoy sound effects or dialogue as you would in a movie theater ev...

Page 58: ...SAT ATTENUATE setting ATT ON appears in the front panel display For details on ATTENUATE see page 68 2 Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until the sound field you want appears in the front panel display When you want to output the TV sound or stereo sound of a 2 channel source from the 6 speakers select the Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE or Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC sound field When you select...

Page 59: ...ncies Press DSGX Bass frequencies are effectively reinforced To turn off the sound effect Press DSGX again When you connect headphones to the system the DSGX function does not work Depending on the input stream the DSGX function may not be effective Using the Sound Effect Note DSGX ...

Page 60: ...tles are recorded on the disc you can change the subtitle language while playing or turn the subtitles on or off whenever you want You can select a language you are learning for example and turn on the subtitles for better understanding Press SUBTITLE during playback Each time you press SUBTITLE the subtitle language changes Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the subtitles ev...

Page 61: ...yback 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 3 Press X x to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 4 Press X x to select ON t then press ENTER x If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for confirmin...

Page 62: ...a predetermined level such as the age of the users The PARENTAL CONTROL function allows you to set a playback limitation level 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 3 Press X x to select PLAYER t then press ENTER x If you have not entered a password The display for re...

Page 63: ... playback If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of Preventing playback of specific discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL 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 replace the disc in the system and press H When the display for ...

Page 64: ... confirm your password re enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you press ENTER and input the correct number Standard Code number Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 India 2248 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2...

Page 65: ...ing on the TV you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above Other Operations Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote By pressing You can TV 1 Turn the TV on or off TV VIDEO Switch the TV s input source between the TV and other input sources TV VOL while pressing the TV button Adjust the TV volume TV CH while pressing the TV button Select the TV channel Number butto...

Page 66: ...e THEATRE SYNC function Point the remote to the direction of TV and this system then press THEATRE SYNC once If this function does not work change the transmit time The transmit time varies depending on the TV To change the transmit time Press and hold TV CH while entering the code for transmit time see the table using the number buttons The transmit time from the remote is selected Using the THEA...

Page 67: ...connected to the VIDEO SAT jacks on the rear panel Refer to the operation manual supplied with the components for further information on the operation Press FUNCTION repeatedly until VIDEO or SAT appears in the front panel display Each time you press FUNCTION the mode of the system changes in the following sequence When ATTENUATE is set to ATT OFF DVD t TUNER FM t TUNER AM t VIDEO t DVD t When ATT...

Page 68: ...d press x this operation will be canceled 5 Press ENTER or AMP MENU The AMP menu turns off The function name in the front panel display changes to SAT To return to the VIDEO function select ATT OFF at Step 4 Presetting radio stations You can preset 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations Before tuning make sure to turn down the volume to minimum 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the band you want appear...

Page 69: ...R BAND the band changes between FM and AM 3 Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME To turn off the radio Press 1 To listen to non preset radio stations Use manual or automatic tuning in Step 2 For manual tuning press TUNING or repeatedly For automatic tuning press and hold TUNING or Press x when you stop the automatic tuning If an FM program is noisy press FM MODE so that MONO appears in the front p...

Page 70: ...es then press CLEAR 7 Press ENTER The station name is stored You can set the system to turn off at a preset time so you can fall asleep listening to music You can preset the time in 10 minutes decrements Press SLEEP Each time you press this button the minutes display the remaining time changes as follows To check the remaining time Press SLEEP once To change the remaining time Press SLEEP repeated...

Page 71: ...ess of the front panel display 4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU The AMP menu turns off You can return the system parameters such as preset stations to the default settings 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Press x A and 1 on the system at the same time COLD RESET appears in the front panel display and the default settings are returned Changing the Brightness of the Front Panel Display AMP MENU X x c ENTE...

Page 72: ...he setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP or SPEAKER SETUP Then press ENTER The Setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP 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 Settings and Adjustments Using the Setup Displ...

Page 73: ...You can select the desired language for the disc s menu x AUDIO DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sound track When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected x SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD VIDEO When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for th...

Page 74: ...he screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press H to turn off the screen saver Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 4 3 LETTER BOX Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen TV Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 PAN SCAN Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen TV Automatically displays the wide picture o...

Page 75: ...e TV change the setting on your TV not the system This setting is effective only when P AUTO PROGRESSIVE AUTO or P VIDEO PROGRESSIVE VIDEO is selected by using PROGRESSIVE page 20 JACKET PICTURE The jacket picture still picture appears but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc CD EXTRA etc If the disc does not contain a jacket picture the GRAPHICS picture appears GRAPHICS A ...

Page 76: ...ed in memory for up to 40 different DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD discs page 31 x AUDIO DRC Dynamic Range Control DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Narrows the dynamic range of the sound track Useful for watching movies at low volume late at night AUDIO DRC only applies to Dolby Digital sources x DivX Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only Displays the registration code for this system For more information go t...

Page 77: ...and SURROUND and specify the surround speaker position Since the front speaker setting is fixed you cannot change them When you select an item the sound cuts off for a moment Depending on the settings of other speakers subwoofer may be excessive x DISTANCE The default distance setting for the speakers in relation to the listening position is shown below When you set the distance using the Quick Se...

Page 78: ... 1 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu appears FRONT 3 0 m 10 ft Front speaker distance from the listening position can be set in 0 2 meter 1 ft increments from 1 0 to 7 0 meters 4 to 23 ft CENTER 3 0 m 10 ft appears when you set CENTER to YES in the SIZE setting Center speaker distance from the listening position can be set in 0 2 meter 1 ft increments from 0 0 to 7 0 m...

Page 79: ...ess X x repeatedly to select ON then press ENTER You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence 7 From your listening position adjust the value of LEVEL FRONT or LEVEL SURROUND using C X x c The test tone is emitted from only the speaker which you are adjusting 8 Press ENTER when you have finished making adjustments 9 Press X x repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press ENTER 10Press X x...

Page 80: ...e disc may be damaged On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is suddenly played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or s...

Page 81: ...appears alternately in the front panel display Immediately unplug the AC power cord mains lead and check the following items Are the and speaker cords short circuited Are you using only the specified speakers Is anything blocking the ventilation holes of the system After checking the above items and fixing any problems connect the AC power cord mains lead again and turn on the system If the cause ...

Page 82: ...er connections and settings page 14 77 Depending on the DVD the output signal may not be the entire 5 1 channel It may be monaural or stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby Digital or MPEG audio format The sound comes from the center speaker only Depending on the disc the sound may come from the center speaker only No sound is heard from the center speaker Check the speaker connection...

Page 83: ... video file cannot be played Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only The file is not created in DivX format The file has an extension other than AVI or DIVX The DATA CD DivX video DATA DVD is not created in a DivX format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet UDF The DivX video file is larger than 720 width 576 height The titles of album track file name are not displayed corre...

Page 84: ...Certified profiles Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only The system does not work normally Disconnect the AC power cord mains lead from the wall outlet mains then reconnect after several minutes 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 screen ...

Page 85: ...laser DVD λ 650 nm CD λ 790 nm Emission duration continuous Signal format system North American Latin and Mexican models NTSC Other models 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 Tuner section System PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer system FM tuner section Tuning range North American models 87 5 108 0 MHz 100 kHz step Other models...

Page 86: ... 3 5 8 5 1 4 4 1 4 inches w h d Mass approx 0 5 kg 1 lb 2 oz Subwoofer Speaker system Bass reflex magnetically shielded Speaker unit 160 mm 6 3 8 inches dia cone type Rated impedance 2 7 ohms Dimensions approx 200 312 321 mm 7 7 8 12 3 8 12 3 4 inches w h d Mass approx 5 0 kg 11 lb 1 oz General Power requirements North American and Mexican models 120 V AC 60 Hz Central South American models 110 24...

Page 87: ... Surround Pro Logic produces four channels from 2 channel sound Compared with the former Dolby Surround system Dolby Surround Pro Logic reproduces left to right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precisely To take full advantage of Dolby Surround Pro Logic you should have one pair of surround speakers and a center speaker The surround speakers output monaural sound DTS Digital audio ...

Page 88: ...tation varies from disc to disc when it is activated playback is completely prohibited violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so on Playback Control PBC Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs Version 2 0 to control playback By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs programs with search functions and so on Progressiv...

Page 89: ...in compact audio data Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while 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 2 0 You can play high resolution still pictures and enjoy PBC functions This system conforms to both ve...

Page 90: ...9 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061 Bislama 1066 Bengali Bangla 1067 Tibetan 1070 Breton 1079 Catalan 1093 Corsican 1097 Czech 1103 Welsh 1105 Danish 1109 German 1130 Bhutani 1142 Greek 1144 English 1145 Esperanto 1149 Spanish 1150 Estonian 1151 Basque 1157 Persian 1165 Finnish 1166 Fiji 1171 Faroese 1174 French 1181 Frisian 1183 Irish 1186 Scots Gaelic 1194 Galician 1196 Guarani 1203 Gujarati 1209 Hausa...

Page 91: ...indicated in parentheses Front panel A 1 on standby 26 30 71 B Disc tray 30 C DISC 1 5 30 D A open close 30 71 E H play 30 F X pause 31 G x stop 31 71 H 31 I FUNCTION 30 J PHONES jack 30 K VOLUME 30 L remote sensor 12 M Front panel display 92 Index to Parts and Controls ...

Page 92: ...n the time information of a title or chapter appears in the front panel display DVD only C Monaural Stereo effect Radio only 69 D Lights up when 2 channel source is output from the surround speakers 57 E Current sound effect 59 F Current surround format Except for JPEG 55 G Current mode DVD function only H Playing status DVD function only ...

Page 93: ... 21 24 C COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 19 D MONITOR OUT VIDEO S VIDEO jacks 19 E AM terminal 18 F FM 75Ω COAXIAL jack 18 FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER SPEAKER Y PB CB PR CR AUDIO IN DVD ONLY VIDEO VIDEO S DVD ONLY R L VIDEO SAT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT MONITOR OUT COAXIAL AM FM 75 ...

Page 94: ...W TUNING 46 68 Q H play 30 The H button has a tactile dot R TV 65 S THEATRE SYNC 66 T 1 on standby 26 30 69 U AMP MENU 26 67 71 V DSGX 59 W FUNCTION 20 30 58 67 X SOUND FIELD 56 Y DISPLAY 69 Z PICTURE NAVI 40 wj AUDIO 54 wk SUBTITLE 60 wl ANGLE 60 e ALBUM 31 66 ea MENU 35 es MUTING 31 ed VOLUME TV VOL 30 65 69 The VOLUME TV VOL button has a tactile dot ef DISPLAY 9 27 32 61 72 eg PRESET TV CH 27 3...

Page 95: ...age you want to use from the displayed language list SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 2 SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND 16 9 4 3 LETTER 4 3 PAN SCAN ON OFF PICTURE BLUE BLACK JACKET CUSTOM SETUP TRACK SELECTION AUTO BOX MULTI DISC RESUME ON OFF GRAPHICS PAUSE MODE AUTO FRAME SUBTITLE Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list AUDIO OFF BLACK LEVEL 3 ON OFF BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT OUT 3 OFF ON ...

Page 96: ... YES NONE BEHIND SUBWOOFER YES FRONT 1 0 m 7 0 m 4 ft 23 ft CENTER SURROUND LEVEL FRONT L CENTER 6 dB 6 dB TEST TONE OFF ON R 6 dB 0 dB SIDE NONE SUBWOOFER 6 dB 6 dB LEVEL SURROUND L 6 dB 6 dB R 6 dB 6 dB 6 dB 0 dB 0 0 m 7 0 m 0 ft 23 ft 0 0 m 7 0 m 0 ft 23 ft ...

Page 97: ...Additional Information 97GB You can set the following items with AMP MENU on the remote AMP Menu List AMP menu DIMMER ATTENUATE DIMMER ON DIMMER OFF ATT ON ATT OFF DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF ...

Page 98: ... reverse 46 FILE 47 File 88 Film based software 88 Front Panel 91 Front panel display 50 92 H Handling discs 81 Hookup Overview 13 I INDEX 47 Installing the speakers on the wall 16 Instant Advance 31 Instant Replay 31 Interlace format 88 INTERVAL 42 J JPEG 37 39 L Language Code List 90 LANGUAGE SETUP 73 LEVEL FRONT 78 LEVEL SURROUND 78 Listening to other components 67 Listening to TV sound 58 Loca...

Page 99: ...ZE 77 SLEEP 70 Slide show 41 Slow motion play 46 Sound Field 56 SPEAKER SETUP 77 Speaker setup 29 Speaker System Hookup 14 SUBTITLE 60 73 T TEST TONE 78 THEATRE SYNC 66 TIME TEXT 48 TITLE 47 Title 88 TRACK 47 Track 88 TRACK SELECTION 76 Troubleshooting 81 TUNER MENU 68 TV Hookup 19 TV TYPE 74 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 88 ...

Page 100: ...Sony Corporation Printed in China ...

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