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Before connecting the AC power cord (mains lead) of the unit to a wall outlet (mains), connect all the
speakers to the unit.

DAV-DZ270

DAV-HDZ278

After connecting the AC power cord (mains lead), the demonstration appears in the front panel display.

Setting the demonstration mode to on/off

Press

[

on the unit.

The system turns on.

Press SYSTEM MENU.

Press

repeatedly until “DEMO” appears in the front panel display, then press

Press

to select a setting.

• “DEMO ON”: On.
• “DEMO OFF”: Off.

Press .

The setting is made.

Press SYSTEM MENU.

The system menu turns off.

Tip

• When you purchase the system from new, or if the system is at its factory default settings (ex., after performing

“COLD RESET” (page 85)), you can turn off the demonstration simply by pressing

[

on the remote.

Connecting the AC power cord (mains lead)

About the demonstration

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

AUDIO IN

FRONT R

FRONT L

SUR R

SUR L

SPEAKER

VIDEO OUT

TV/VIDEO

SPEAKER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

COAXIAL 75

ANTENNA

HDMI OUT

Rear panel

To the wall outlet (mains)

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

DIGITAL IN

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

FRONT R

FRONT L

SUR R

SUR L

SPEAKER

TV/VIDEO

HDMI OUT

VIDEO OUT

SPEAKER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

COAXIAL 75

ANTENNA

DMPORT

DC5V
0.7A MAX

AUDIO IN

TV/VIDEO

Rear panel

To the wall outlet (mains)

Summary of Contents for DAV-DZ270

Page 1: ... 2008 Sony Corporation 3 283 038 11 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV DZ270 HDZ278 ...

Page 2: ...umber in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No DAV HDZ278 Serial No ______________ The following FCC statement applies only to the version of this model manufactured for sale in the USA Other versions may not comply with FCC technical regulations WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a...

Page 3: ...icing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system instal...

Page 4: ...nstructions in this manual are for DAV DZ270 and DAV HDZ278 DAV DZ270 is the model used for illustration purposes Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example DAV DZ270 only The Control Menu items may vary depending on the area DVD may be used as a general term for a DVD VIDEO DVD RW DVD R and DVD RW DVD R Measurements are expressed in feet ft for North American models ...

Page 5: ...istening to the Radio 62 Control for HDMI External Audio Device Using the Control for HDMI Function for BRAVIA Sync 64 Playing Back Audio Files JPEG Image Files of a USB Device 67 Storing Songs in a USB Device 73 Playable USB Devices 76 Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Adapter 76 Other Operations Getting Optimal Surround Sound for a Room 78 Calibrating the Appropriate Settings Automatically 79 Control...

Page 6: ...g mode except for DVD R DL Super Audio CD Super Audio CD VIDEO CD VIDEO CD Ver 1 1 and 2 0 discs Super VCD CD R CD RW CD ROM in video CD format or Super VCD format CD Audio CD CD R CD RW in audio CD format DATA CD CD R CD RW CD ROM in DATA CD format containing MP3 files1 JPEG image files2 and DivX video files3 4 5 and conforming to ISO 96606 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet extended format DATA DVD DVD R...

Page 7: ...e 8 A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart A disc with paper or stickers on it A disc that has the adhesive of cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it In some cases CD R CD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW cannot be played on this system due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software The disc will ...

Page 8: ... on the DVD VIDEO no region code indication may be given even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions Some playback operations on a DVD or VIDEO CD may be intentionally set by software producers Since this system will play a DVD or VIDEO CD according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Be sure to read the operatin...

Page 9: ...tes High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMITM technology HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC BRAVIA and are trademarks of Sony Corporation ...

Page 10: ...rs 2 Center speaker 1 Subwoofer 1 AM loop antenna aerial 1 FM wire antenna aerial 1 Speaker cords 6 red white green gray blue purple Video cord 1 Remote commander remote 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 Calibration mic 1 Foot pads 1 set Operating Instructions Speaker and TVconnections card or ...

Page 11: ... not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction If you do not intend to use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion Attaching the foot pads to the subwoofer Attach t...

Page 12: ...old Dusty or dirty Very humid Subject to vibrations Subject to direct sunlight Use caution when placing the speakers and or speaker stands attached to the speakers on a specially treated waxed oiled polished etc floor as staining or discoloration may result Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine Do not lean or hang on the speaker as the speaker ma...

Page 13: ...e hole on the back of each speaker See the illustrations below 2 Fasten the screws to the wall 3 Hang the speakers on the screws Color tube Front speaker L White Front speaker R Red Center speaker Green Surround speaker L Blue Surround speaker R Gray 30 mm 1 3 16 inches 4 mm 5 32 inch Hole on the back of the speaker 5 mm 7 32 inch 10 mm 13 32 inch 8 to 10 mm 11 32 to 13 32 inch 145 mm 5 3 4 inches...

Page 14: ...ly 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 ...

Page 15: ...ther component with a volume control turn up the volume of the other components to a level where sound is not distorted 4 AM loop antenna aerial 1 Subwoofer 5 AC power cord mains lead 4 FM wire antenna aerial 2 TV 1 Front speaker L 1 Center speaker 1 Front speaker R 1 Surround speaker L 1 Surround speaker R Signal flow 3 DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter DAV HDZ278 only 3 Portable audio source 3 VCR digi...

Page 16: ...ker terminals When connecting to the unit insert the connector until it clicks DAV DZ270 1 Connecting the Speakers Color tube Connector Rear of speaker CENTER SUBWOOFER AUDIO IN PB CB PR CR Y L R FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER VIDEO OUT TV VIDEO SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM ANTENNA HDMI OUT SPEAKER FRONT L SUR R SUR L FRONT R SPEAKER SUBWOOFER CENTER Rear panel To the center s...

Page 17: ...IDEO OUT SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM ANTENNA DMPORT DC5V 0 7A MAX AUDIO IN L R TV VIDEO SPEAKER FRONT L SUR R SUR L FRONT R SPEAKER SUBWOOFER CENTER Rear panel To the center speaker green To the subwoofer purple To the front speaker R red To the front speaker L white To the surround speaker L blue To the surround speaker R gray ...

Page 18: ...improve sound quality by connecting with the digital cord B DAV HDZ278 only DAV DZ270 2 Connecting the TV CENTER SUBWOOFER AUDIO IN PB CB PR CR Y L R FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER VIDEO OUT TV VIDEO SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM ANTENNA HDMI OUT PB CB PR CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT HDMI OUT AUDIO IN L R TV VIDEO Rear panel To the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks of the TV To th...

Page 19: ...component such as a VCR digital satellite receiver or PlayStation to the TV VIDEO jacks A or B instead of the TV DAV HDZ278 only CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN PB CB PR CR Y COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER TV VIDEO HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM ANTENNA DMPORT DC5V 0 7A MAX AUDIO IN L R TV VIDEO PB CB PR CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT HDMI OUT ...

Page 20: ...system The initial setting of the system for Australian and Middle Eastern models is PAL The initial setting of the system for Asian models is NTSC 1 Turn off the system by pressing 1 2 Turn on the system by pressing 1 while pressing X on the unit Each time you perform this operation the color system toggles between PAL and NTSC NTSC lights up in the front panel display when the color system is se...

Page 21: ...he other components CENTER SUBWOOFER AUDIO IN PB CB PR CR Y L R FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER VIDEO OUT TV VIDEO SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM ANTENNA HDMI OUT Rear panel Front panel USB port See page 67 To the portable audio source Stereo mini plug cord not supplied Tip You can connect another component such as VCR instead of the TV For connection details see page 18 ...

Page 22: ...onnecting pull out while pressing A CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN PB CB PR CR Y COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER TV VIDEO HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM ANTENNA DMPORT DC5V 0 7A MAX AUDIO IN L R TV VIDEO DMPORT DC5V 0 7A MAX Rear panel Front panel DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter not supplied To the portable audio source Stereo mini plug cord not supplie...

Page 23: ...ponents as follows Select the component on the TV For details refer to the operating instructions of the TV If the TV does not have multiple audio video inputs a switcher will be necessary to receive the sound from more than two components System Signal flow VCR digital satellite receiver or PlayStation etc TV VCR digital satellite receiver or PlayStation etc ...

Page 24: ...CB PR CR Y L R FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER VIDEO OUT TV VIDEO SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM ANTENNA HDMI OUT COAXIAL 75 FM ANTENNA A B Rear panel AM loop antenna aerial supplied FM wire antenna aerial supplied or Note Cord A or cord B can be connected to either terminal ...

Page 25: ...ave poor FM reception use a 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied to connect the unit to an outdoor FM antenna aerial as shown below CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN PB CB PR CR Y COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER TV VIDEO HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM ANTENNA DMPORT DC5V 0 7A MAX AUDIO IN L R TV VIDEO COAXIAL 75 FM ANTENNA A B Rear panel AM loop antenna ...

Page 26: ...ENU The system menu turns off Tip When you purchase the system from new or if the system is at its factory default settings ex after performing COLD RESET page 85 you can turn off the demonstration simply by pressing 1 on the remote 5 Connecting the AC power cord mains lead About the demonstration CENTER SUBWOOFER AUDIO IN PB CB PR CR Y L R FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER VIDEO OUT TV VIDEO SP...

Page 27: ...electing the language 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 6 Press 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 wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a wide screen mode 16 9 page 54...

Page 28: ...re with measurement 14Unplug the calibration mic and press C c to select YES Note The environment of the room in which the system is installed may affect measurements If measurement fails follow the message then retry AUTO CALIBRATION 15Press Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete To quit the Quick Setup Press DISPLAY in any Step Tip If you change the position of...

Page 29: ...deo signals 1280 720p The system outputs 1280 720p video signals 720 480p The system outputs 720 480p video signals i interlace p progressive Depending on the country model 720 576p may appear Note When HDMI lights up in the front panel display images other than 720 480p or 720 576p are stretched vertically Does your TV accept progressive signals Progressive is the method for displaying TV images ...

Page 30: ... progressive signal Step 4 Enjoying Sound from all the Speakers You can enjoy DVD TV or VCR sound from all the speakers in this system 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the desired function appears in the front panel display Each time you press FUNCTION the function changes as follows DVD t TUNER FM t TUNER AM t USB t TV VIDEO t DMPORT t AUDIO t Function Source DVD Disc that is played by the syste...

Page 31: ... surround sound of the system Tip When listening to audio files using a portable audio source you can enhance the sound Press FUNCTION to select AUDIO Connect the portable audio source Select A F D STD for DEC MODE To cancel select other than A F D STD Distortion may occur when you listen to a component connected to the TV VIDEO jacks on the rear panel or to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel Di...

Page 32: ...Depending on the source the speakers that output sound will vary A F D MULTI AUTO FORMAT DIRECT MULTI 2 channel source Sound that is recorded in 2 channel front left and right channel is also assigned to the surround left and right channel This mode outputs sound from the front left and right speakers surround left and right speakers and subwoofer The center speaker does not output any sound Multi...

Page 33: ...bandwidth output channels from 2 channel sources This setting is ideal for watching videos of overdubbed or old movies This mode outputs sound from all the speakers and subwoofer Sound may not be output from all speakers depending on the source PLII MUSIC Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC Performs Pro Logic II music mode decoding to the input signal and produces five full bandwidth output channels from 2 c...

Page 34: ...t Enjoying Multiplex Broadcast Sound DUAL MONO DAV HDZ278 only You can enjoy multiplex broadcast sound when the system receives or plays the Dolby Digital multiplex broadcast signal Note To receive the Dolby Digital signal you need to connect a TV or other component to the unit with an optical or coaxial digital cord page 18 and set the digital output mode of the TV or other component to Dolby Dig...

Page 35: ... VOLUME control on the unit The volume level appears on the TV screen and in the front panel display Note Depending on the system status the volume level may not appear on the TV screen When you set the Control for HDMI function to on the TV that is connected to the system with an HDMI cable not supplied can be sync operated with the system For details see Using the Control for HDMI Function for B...

Page 36: ...he angle even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD VIDEO To Press Stop x Pause X Resume play after pause X or H Go to the next chapter track or scene1 Go back to the preceding chapter track or scene1 Turn off the sound temporarily MUTING To cancel press it again or VOLUME to adjust the sound volume Stop play and remove the desired disc A on the unit Locate a point quickly by playing a disc in f...

Page 37: ... and North American models Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to select the desired audio signal x DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code See Language Code List page 102 to confirm which language the code represents When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple au...

Page 38: ...nel playback area and a multi channel playback area You can select the playback area you want to listen to 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears on the TV screen 2 Press X x to select MULTI 2CH then press The options for MULTI 2CH appear 3 Press X x to select the desired setting and press MULTI You can play the multi channel playback area 2CH You can pla...

Page 39: ...ing 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 using the number buttons 3 Press 4 Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive operations Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD To go back to the menu Press O RE...

Page 40: ...isc is deleted To activate this function set MULTI DISC RESUME in SYSTEM SETUP to ON For details see MULTI DISC RESUME DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only page 58 Note This system can store at least 10 resume playback points If MULTI DISC RESUME in SYSTEM SETUP is set to OFF page 58 the resume point is cleared when you change the function by pressing FUNCTION Tip To play from the beginning of the disc press x...

Page 41: ...der 1 Follow Steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own program 2 Press X and select ALL CLEAR 3 Press You can play the contents on a disc in random order Subsequent Shuffle Play may produce a different playing order Note Same song may be played repeatedly when you are playing MP3 files 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu display appears on the TV screen 2 Press X x to select SHUFFLE then pres...

Page 42: ... x VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD OFF Off DISC You can repeats all of the tracks on the disc TRACK You can repeat the current track x DATA CD DATA DVD OFF Off DISC You can repeat all of the folders on the disc FOLDER You can repeat the current folder TRACK MP3 files only You can repeat the current file FILE DivX video files only You can repeat the current file except for United Kingdom and North Ameri...

Page 43: ...rol Menu display is turned off This function is only available for DVD VRs with a playlist created 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears on the TV screen 2 Press X x to select ORIGINAL PLAY LIST then press The options for ORIGINAL PLAY LIST appear 3 Press X x to select a setting PLAY LIST You can play the titles created from ORIGINAL for editing ORIGINAL...

Page 44: ...r DVD VIDEO DVD R DVD RW track VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD or file DATA CD DATA DVD DivX video file by pressing the number buttons and Except for United Kingdom and North American models To search for a scene using the time code 1 In Step 2 select TIME T playing time of the current title is selected 2 Press T changes to T 3 Input the time code using the number buttons For example to find the scene ...

Page 45: ...ayed its title is shaded 2 Press X x to select a folder x To play MP3 files in a folder Press H to start playing the selected folder x To select a MP3 file Press The list of files contained in the folder appears Press X x to select a file and press The system starts playing the selected file You can turn the file list off by pressing DVD MENU Pressing DVD MENU again will display the folder list To...

Page 46: ...age file is displayed on the TV screen you can rotate the JPEG image file by 90 degrees Press X x while viewing a JPEG image file Press CLEAR to return to normal view Note You cannot rotate the JPEG image file when you set JPEG RESOLUTION in HDMI SETUP to 1920 1080i HD or 1920 1080i HD page 56 To stop playback Press x 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu display appears on the TV scree...

Page 47: ...slide show duration of JPEG image files 1 Press DISPLAY twice The Control Menu display appears on the TV screen 2 Press X x to select INTERVAL then press The options for INTERVAL appear 3 Press X x to select a setting NORMAL You can set to the standard duration FAST You can set the duration shorter than NORMAL SLOW 1 You can set the duration longer than NORMAL SLOW 2 You can set the duration longe...

Page 48: ...tem can play The system can play data that is recorded in DivX format and which has the extension AVI or DIVX The system will not play files with the extension AVI or DIVX if they do not contain a DivX video Tip For details about playable MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files on a DATA CD or DATA DVD see Playable Discs page 6 Note The system may not play a DivX video file when the file has been com...

Page 49: ...DivX video file without turning on the above file list You can select the next or previous DivX video file in the same folder by pressing You can also select the first file of the next folder by pressing during playback of the last file of the current folder Note that you cannot return to the previous folder by pressing To return to the previous folder select it from the folder list Tip If the num...

Page 50: ...termined level such as the age of the users Scenes may be blocked or replaced with different scenes You can set the playback restriction by registering a password When you set the PARENTAL CONTROL function to on you need to enter the password to play restricted discs 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the front panel display 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode The Contro...

Page 51: ...tering your password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press The system starts playback Note When you play discs which do not have the PARENTAL CONTROL function playback cannot be limited on this system Depending on the disc you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In this case enter your password then change the level If the Re...

Page 52: ...tems such as picture and sound Displayed items vary depending on the country model Note Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the Setup Display settings and not all the functions described may work 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the front panel display 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears on the TV screen 3 Press X x ...

Page 53: ...selected x SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only You can switch 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 the sound track Note When you select a language in MENU AUDIO or SUBTITLE that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected depending o...

Page 54: ...low 1 Select ON then press The confirmation display appears 2 Press C c to select START The system outputs the progressive signal for 5 seconds Check that the screen is displayed correctly 3 Press C c to select YES The system outputs the progressive signal If you select NO the system will not output the progressive signal Note PROGRESSIVE COMPONENT OUT is effective only when you connect the unit a...

Page 55: ...ack level of the output signal to the standard level ON You can raise the standard black level Use this when the picture becomes too black x PAUSE MODE DVD VIDEO DVD R DVD RW only You can select the picture in pause mode AUTO The picture including subjects that move dynamically is output with no jitter Normally select this position FRAME The picture including subjects that do not move dynamically ...

Page 56: ...I OUT jack OFF The system does not output the sound from the HDMI OUT jack ON The system outputs audio signals by converting Dolby Digital DTS or 96 kHz 24 bit PCM signals to 48 kHz 16 bit PCM Note When you connect the unit and TV with an HDMI cable and ON is selected AUDIO DRC A V SYNC DYNAMIC BASS DEC MODE and sound mode are not applied to the sound that is output from the TV When you set the fu...

Page 57: ...TION setting has higher priority than the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 53 Depending on the disc this function may not work If PCM DTS Dolby Digital sound and MPEG audio have the same number of channels the system selects PCM DTS Dolby Digital sound and MPEG audio in this order x SCREEN SAVER You can reduce the display device damages ghosting Press any button e g H button to cancel the scr...

Page 58: ...djust the level and the balance of the speakers to the same level Note You cannot operate SPEAKER SETUP when you connect headphones to the unit x CONNECTION If you do not connect center or surround speakers set the parameters for CENTER and SURROUND Since the front speaker and subwoofer setting is fixed you cannot change them FRONT YES CENTER YES Normally select this NONE Select this if no center ...

Page 59: ...peakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening position set the distance according to the closest speaker Do not place the surround speakers farther away from your listening position than the front speakers Depending on the input stream the DISTANCE setting may not be effective x LEVEL FRONT You can adjust the sound level of the front speakers center speaker and subwoofer Be sure ...

Page 60: ...X x c repeatedly to set TEST TONE to OFF after adjusting the speaker level Note The test tone signals are not output from the HDMI OUT jack Tip To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time turn the VOLUME control on the unit or press VOLUME on the remote To return to the default setting when changing a setting select the item then press CLEAR Note that only the CONNECTION setting does not ...

Page 61: ... x to select the preset number you want Tip You can select the preset number directly by pressing the number buttons 7 Press COMPLETE appears in the front panel display and the station is stored 8 Repeat Steps 2 to 7 to store other stations 9 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off To change the preset number Restart from Step 2 To change the AM tuning interval except for Russian and Middle Ea...

Page 62: ...ss D TUNING 3 Press the number buttons to select the frequencies 4 Press Tip To improve reception reorient the connected antennas aerials If an FM program is noisy If an FM program is noisy you can select monaural reception There will be no stereo effect but reception will improve 1 Press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until FM MODE appears in the front panel display 3 Press or c 4 Press X x t...

Page 63: ...to TUNER FM or TUNER AM you can check the frequency using the front panel display Press DISPLAY Each time you press DISPLAY the display changes 1 t 2 t t 1 t x TUNER FM When the station name is set 1 Station name Ex SONY RADIO 2 Frequency Ex FM1 87 50 3 The FM MODE setting Ex STEREO When the station name is not set 1 Frequency Ex FM1 87 50 2 The FM MODE setting Ex STEREO x TUNER AM When the statio...

Page 64: ... supplied with the component The Control for HDMI function may not work if you connect a component other than Sony even if the component is compatible with the Control for HDMI function Control for HDMI Easy Setting The system is compatible with the Control for HDMI Easy Setting function If the TV is compatible with the Control for HDMI Easy Setting function you can set the system s CONTROL FOR HD...

Page 65: ...name differs depending on the area One Touch Play By only pressing ONE TOUCH PLAY the TV turns on the TV is set for DVD input mode and the system starts playing a disc automatically The One Touch Play also works when You press A while the disc tray is opened and H appears in the front panel display You close the disc tray by pressing the disc tray You press DVD TOP MENU DVD MENU and H appears in t...

Page 66: ... VIDEO TV sound is output from the TV speakers You can also operate the System Audio Control function from the TV menu For details refer to the operating instructions of the TV Note If the TV is turned on before turning on the system TV sound will not be output for a moment While the TV is in PAP picture and picture mode the System Audio Control function will not work When the TV exits PAP mode th...

Page 67: ...he direction of the jack is correct Do not forcibly insert the USB device as this may cause the device to be damaged Do not connect other device or objects besides the USB device It may take about 10 seconds before READING appears in the front panel display depending on the type of the USB device To remove the USB device 1 Press x to stop playback 2 Press 1 to turn off the system 3 Remove the USB ...

Page 68: ...n a USB device that has audio files or JPEG image files Folders that have no audio files or JPEG image files are skipped Compatibility with all MP3 WMA AAC encoding writing softwares recording devices and recording media cannot be guaranteed Incompatible USB device may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play at all Before using the USB device make sure that no virus ridden files are on ...

Page 69: ...ss 6 Press DVD MENU The folders recorded on the USB device appear When a folder is being played its title is shaded 7 Press X x to select a folder x To play JPEG image files in a folder as a slide show Press H to start playing the selected folder The JPEG images are played as a slide show You can change the interval of the slide show page 70 and add effects to the slide show page 70 x To select a ...

Page 70: ...on shorter than NORMAL SLOW 1 You can set the duration longer than NORMAL SLOW 2 You can set the duration longer than SLOW 1 4 Press Note Some JPEG image files may take longer to display than the option you selected Especially progressive JPEG image files or JPEG image files of 3 000 000 pixels or more To select an effect for JPEG image files in the slide show 1 Press DISPLAY twice The Control Men...

Page 71: ...Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu display is turned off Note When MODE MUSIC IMAGE is set to IMAGE page 69 you cannot select TRACK You can search a USB device by audio file JPEG image file or folder As audio files and JPEG image files are assigned unique numbers on the USB device you can select the desired audio...

Page 72: ... DISPLAY during playback The information of an audio file appears on the TV screen If an MP3 file has the ID3 tag the system will display a folder name track file name from the ID3 tag information The system can support ID3 ver 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 ID3 ver 2 2 2 3 tag information display has priority when both ID3 ver 1 0 1 1 and ver 2 2 2 3 tags are used for a single MP3 file Note Characters marks may...

Page 73: ... copying Do not remove the USB device during recording copying When you are recording tracks from a CD the tracks are recorded as 128 kbps MP3 files When you are copying MP3 files from a DATA CD DATA DVD the MP3 files are recorded with the same bit rate as the original MP3 files CD text information is not recorded in the created MP3 files If you stop a recording partway an MP3 file whose recording...

Page 74: ...then press 6 Press C X x c to select START then press The system starts recording and the status of recording appears To cancel recording press x 1 Load a DATA CD DATA DVD 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears on the TV screen 3 Press X x to select USB RECORDING then press 4 Press X x to select TRACK or FOLDER then press TRACK The folders recorded on the...

Page 75: ... is the MP3 file only You can erase audio files on the USB device 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until USB appears in the front panel display 2 Press X x to select a folder x To erase all audio files in a folder Press CLEAR x To erase an audio file Press The list of files contained in the folder appears Press X x to select the desired audio file then press CLEAR 3 Press C c to select YES then press T...

Page 76: ...22 Note Do not connect an adapter other than the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter Do not connect or disconnect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter to from the unit while the system is turned on Depending on the type of DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter the images are also output In this case the system outputs the composite video signal only regardless of the type of video signal 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until D...

Page 77: ...B Depending on the type of DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter you may be able to operate a connected component using either the buttons on the remote or the unit The following illustration shows an example of buttons that can be used in this case x H X ...

Page 78: ...CENTER Select this when you install the front and surround speakers only NO SURROUND Select this when you install the center and front speakers only FRONT ONLY Select this when you install the front speakers only ALL FRONT Select this when you install all the speakers in front of the listening position ALL FRONT NO CENTER Select this when you install the front and surround speakers in front of the...

Page 79: ...r 6 Press X x to select AUTO CALIBRATION then press The options for AUTO CALIBRATION appear 7 Connect the calibration mic supplied to the A CAL MIC jack on the front panel Set up the calibration mic at the ear level using a tripod etc not supplied The front of each speaker should face the calibration mic and there should be no obstruction between the speakers and the calibration mic 8 Press C c to...

Page 80: ...the listening position and each speaker See page 58 Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote You can control the TV Sony only by using following buttons Use these buttons other than TV 1 TV INPUT and TV VOL while pressing the TV button Note Depending on the TV you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons Depending on the area the name of the button may differ Use these b...

Page 81: ...p Timer 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 1 or 10 minutes increments Press SLEEP Each time you press SLEEP the minutes display the remaining time changes by 10 minutes When you set the sleep timer SLEEP flashes in the front panel display To check the remaining time Press SLEEP once To change the remaining time P...

Page 82: ... current chapter 4 Remaining time of the current chapter 5 Disc name 6 Title and chapter x VIDEO CD without PBC functions Super Audio CD CD 1 Playing time of the current track 2 Remaining time of the current track 3 Playing time of the disc 4 Remaining time of the disc 5 Track name 6 Track and index VIDEO CD Super Audio CD only x DATA CD MP3 file DATA DVD MP3 file 1 Playing time and current track ...

Page 83: ... CD with PBC functions Playing time of the current scene x VIDEO CD without PBC functions Super Audio CD CD T Playing time of the current track T Remaining time of the current track D Playing time of the current disc D Remaining time of the current disc x DATA CD MP3 file DATA DVD MP3 file T Playing time of the current track x DATA CD DivX video file DATA DVD DivX video file Except for United King...

Page 84: ...2 2 2 3 ID3 ver 2 2 2 3 tag information display has priority when both ID3 ver 1 0 1 1 and ver 2 2 2 3 tags are used for a single MP3 file 3 Except for United Kingdom and North American models You can check the date information during playback when the Exif tag is recorded in the JPEG image file Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu display appears on the TV screen Exchangeable Imag...

Page 85: ...n 3 Press X x to select SETUP then press The options for SETUP appear 4 Press X x to select CUSTOM then press The Setup Display appears 5 Press X x to select SYSTEM SETUP then press The options for SYSTEM SETUP appear 6 Press X x to RESET and press c 7 Press C c to select YES You can also quit the process and return to the Control Menu display by selecting NO here 8 Press Do not press 1 while rese...

Page 86: ... the disc and leave the system turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any disc If you don t the disc may be damaged If anything falls into the cabinet unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level input...

Page 87: ...ise 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 center out Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs This system can only play back a standard circular disc Using neither standard nor circular discs e g card he...

Page 88: ...The video input on the TV is not set so that you can view pictures from the system Check the output method on your system page 18 You have set progressive format but your TV cannot accept the signal in progressive format In this case return the setting to interlace format the default setting page 29 Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 525p 625p signals the image may be affected w...

Page 89: ...ject magnetic latch on a TV stand health care device toy etc is placed near the speakers Symptom Remedy Symptom Remedy There is no sound The speaker cord is not connected securely Press MUTING on the remote if MUTING ON is displayed in the front panel display The system is in pause mode or in Slow motion Play mode Press H to return to normal play mode Fast forward or fast reverse is performed Pres...

Page 90: ...ngs pages 16 58 Make sure the DEC MODE setting page 32 Depending on the source the effect of the center speaker may be less noticeable A 2 channel source is being played No sound or only a very low level sound is heard from the surround speakers Check the speaker connections and settings pages 16 58 Make sure the DEC MODE setting page 32 Depending on the source the effect of the surround speakers ...

Page 91: ...ed The DATA CD is not recorded in a JPEG format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet The DATA DVD is not recorded in a JPEG format that conforms to UDF Universal Disk Format It has an extension other than JPEG or JPG It is larger than 3 072 width 2 048 height in normal mode or more than 2 000 000 pixels in Progressive JPEG image file which is mainly used on the Internet WEB site It ...

Page 92: ...e DVD being played The DVD prohibits changing the language for the sound track The subtitle language cannot be changed Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played The DVD prohibits changing the subtitles The subtitle cannot be turned off The DVD prohibits turning off subtitles The angles cannot be changed Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played page 36 The DVD pro...

Page 93: ...y A problem has been detected with the level of electrical current from the USB port Turn off the system and remove the USB device from the USB port Make sure there is no problem with the USB device If this display pattern persists contact your nearest Sony dealer Are you using a supported USB device If you connect an unsupported USB device the following problems may occur See Playable USB Devices...

Page 94: ...n the USB device The file structure is extremely complex The memory capacity is excessive The internal memory is fragmented Sony recommends following these guidelines Total folders on the USB device 200 or less Total files per folder 150 or less Erroneous display Send the music data to the USB device again as the data stored in the USB device may have been corrupted The character codes that can be...

Page 95: ... back An AAC file that is the AAC DRM or AAC Lossless format cannot be played back This system supports FAT12 FAT16 and FAT32 but some USB device may not support all of these FAT For details refer to the operating instructions of each USB device or contact the manufacturer Audio files or JPEG image files take longer to play back than others After the system reads all files on the USB device playba...

Page 96: ...operating instructions of the USB device to format the USB device If the problem persists contact your nearest Sony dealer Audio files or folders on the USB device cannot be erased Check if the USB device is write protected The USB device was disconnected or the power was turned off during erasing Delete the partially erased file If this does not fix the problem the USB device may be broken Follow...

Page 97: ... may appear on the TV screen Although this is not a malfunction and for Sony service use only normal system operation will not be possible Turn off the system and then turn on the system again to operate First 3 characters of the service number Cause and or corrective action C 13 The disc is dirty Clean the disc with a soft cloth page 87 C 31 The disc is not inserted correctly Restart the system t...

Page 98: ...g Phones Accepts low and high impedance headphones Super Audio CD DVD System Laser Semiconductor laser Super Audio CD DVD λ 650 nm CD λ 790 nm Emission duration continuous Signal format system North American Mexican and Latin American models NTSC Other models NTSC PAL USB Section DAV DZ270 only Supported bit rate MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 32 kbps 320 kbps WMA 48 kbps 192 kbps AAC 48 kbps 320 kbps S...

Page 99: ...bwoofer DAV DZ270 SS WS81 Speaker system Subwoofer Bass reflex Speaker unit 160 mm 6 3 8 in cone type Rated impedance 3 ohms Dimensions approx 225 mm 395 mm 325 mm 8 7 8 in 15 5 8 in 12 7 8 in w h d Mass approx 6 1 kg 13 lb 8 oz General Power requirements North American models 120 V AC 60 Hz Mexican models 120 V AC 60 Hz Taiwan models 120 V AC 50 60 Hz Argentine models 220 V 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Lati...

Page 100: ...ly 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 compression technology developed by DTS Inc This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround This format comprises of stereo rear channel and there is discrete subwoofer channel in ...

Page 101: ...sity signal layer for Super Audio CD CD layer1 A layer that is readable by a conventional CD player A Super Audio CD layer consists of the 2 channel area or the multi channel area 2 channel area An area in which 2 channel stereo tracks are recorded Multi channel area An area in which multi channel up to 5 1 channels tracks are recorded 1 You can play the CD layer on a conventional CD player 2 Sinc...

Page 102: ...52 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norwegian 1393 Occitan 1403 Afan Oromo 1408 Oriya 1417 Punjabi 1428 Polish 1435 Pashto Pushto 1436 Portuguese 1463 Quechua 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1482 Kirundi 1483 Romanian 1489 Russian 1491 Kinyarwanda 1495 Sanskrit 1498 Sindhi 1501 Sangho 1502 Serbo Croatian 1503 Singhalese 1505 Slov...

Page 103: ...the pages indicated in parentheses A 1 on standby 27 85 B A open close 35 C Front panel display 105 D Play operation buttons 35 E remote sensor 11 F FUNCTION 30 G VOLUME control 35 H PHONES jack 35 I AUDIO IN A CAL MIC jack 21 27 79 J USB port DAV DZ270 only 67 K Disc tray 35 Front panel ...

Page 104: ... TV VIDEO DIGITAL IN COAXIAL OPTICAL jacks DAV HDZ278 only 18 Rear panel CENTER SUBWOOFER AUDIO IN PB CB PR CR Y L R FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER VIDEO OUT TV VIDEO SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM ANTENNA HDMI OUT CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN PB CB PR CR Y COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER TV VIDEO HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM...

Page 105: ... Radio only 61 E Stereo Monaural effect Radio only 62 F Lights up when the HDMI OUT jack is correctly connected to HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protection compliant device with HDMI or DVI Digital Visual Interface input 18 G Current surround format Except for JPEG image file H Lights up when the color system is set to NTSC Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only I Lights up during U...

Page 106: ...80 TV INPUT w 80 TV VOL ef 80 VOLUME 8 35 Number buttons qf 39 61 80 1 on standby 1 26 27 35 TV 1 on standby ql 80 C X x c qs 26 27 38 40 61 78 REPLAY ADVANCE 9 35 wj 35 m M 0 35 STEP 9 35 SLOW 0 35 H play e 35 x stop wk 35 X pause qa 35 DISPLAY6 wh 27 38 40 78 O RETURN ea 39 80 3 es 80 5 es 80 1 This button is not available for this model 2 The ENTER button has the same function as the button Whe...

Page 107: ...LAY the Control Menu display changes 1 t 2 t t 1 t 1 Control Menu display 1 2 Control Menu display 2 appears for certain discs only 3 Control Menu display off Note The Control Menu Display appears only during the DVD or USB function DAV DZ270 only The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type For details see the pages in parentheses Control Menu display DISP...

Page 108: ...rol Menu items except for USB device Item Item Name Function Relevant Disc Type TITLE page 43 SCENE page 43 TRACK page 43 You can select the title scene or track to be played CHAPTER page 43 INDEX page 43 You can select the chapter or index to be played INDEX page 43 You can display the index and select the index to be played TRACK page 43 You can select the track to be played ORIGINAL PLAY LIST p...

Page 109: ...ck folder file repeatedly A V SYNC page 50 You can adjust the delay between the picture and sound 1 1 DISC MENU page 43 You can display the DVD s menu BROWSING page 46 You can display the list of folders JPEG image files SETUP page 52 QUICK page 27 You can make the basic adjustments Use Quick Setup to select the desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV and select yes or...

Page 110: ...s repeatedly or one folder file repeatedly BROWSING page 70 You can display the list of folders JPEG image files DATE page 72 You can display the date the picture was taken by a digital camera INTERVAL page 70 You can select the duration for which the slides are displayed on the TV screen EFFECT page 70 You can select the effects to be used for changing slides during a slide show MODE MUSIC IMAGE ...

Page 111: ...ETUP 55 I Instant Advance 36 Instant Replay 36 Interlace format 100 INTERVAL 47 70 J JPEG image file 45 67 JPEG RESOLUTION 56 L Language Code List 102 LANGUAGE SETUP 53 M MENU 53 MODE MUSIC IMAGE 47 68 69 MP3 file 45 67 Multi Session CD 8 MULTI DISC RESUME 58 Multiplex broadcast sound 34 N Naming preset stations 62 NIGHT 81 O ORIGINAL 43 OSD 53 P PARENTAL CONTROL 50 58 100 PAUSE MODE 55 PBC Playba...

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