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Connect the supplied speaker system using the supplied speaker cords by matching the colors of the
jacks to those of the cords. Do not connect any speakers other than those supplied with this system.
To obtain the best possible surround sound, specify the speaker parameters (distance, level, etc.) on
page 78.

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
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Summary of Contents for DAV-DZ300

Page 1: ... 2005 Sony Corporation 2 635 102 12 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV DZ300 ...

Page 2: ... sources such as radiators or air ducts or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust mechanical vibration or shock Do not install the unit in an inclined 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 br...

Page 3: ...3GB Thank you for purchasing Sony DVD Home Theatre System Before operating this system please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Welcome ...

Page 4: ...ying Audio Tracks and Images as a Slide Show with Sound 42 Enjoying DivX Videos 44 Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound 46 A V SYNC Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc 47 Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame Searching for a Title Chapter Track Scene etc 48 Searching by Scene 50 Picture Navigation Viewing Information About the Disc 51 Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound 55 Enjoyi...

Page 5: ...Custom Settings 77 CUSTOM SETUP Settings for the Speakers 78 SPEAKER SETUP Additional Information Precautions 81 Notes about the Discs 82 Troubleshooting 82 Self diagnosis Function 85 When letters numbers appear in the display Specifications 86 Glossary 87 Language Code List 90 Index to Parts and Controls 91 DVD Setup Display List 95 AMP Menu List 96 Index 97 ...

Page 6: ... CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs recorded in the following 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 About This Manual Symbol Meaning Functions available for DVD VIDEOs DVD Rs DVD RWs in video mode and DVD Rs DVD RWs Functions available for DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode Fun...

Page 7: ...nologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product Note on 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 Di...

Page 8: ...re on one side it is not necessary to turn the disc over 3To select a layer see Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD page 36 4To select an area see Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD page 36 Region code Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled with the same region code DVD VIDEOs labeled will also play on this system If you...

Page 9: ...s otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited This system incorporates with Dolby 1 Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II adaptive matrix surround decoder and the DTS 2 Digital Surround System 1Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2Manufactured under license from Digital The...

Page 10: ...l Menu 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 ...

Page 11: ... Relevant Disc Type TITLE page 48 SCENE page 48 TRACK page 48 Selects the title scene or track to be played CHAPTER page 48 INDEX page 48 Selects the chapter or index to be played INDEX page 48 Displays the index and selects the index to be played TRACK page 48 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 PLA...

Page 12: ... all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly A V SYNC page 46 Adjusts the delay between the picture and sound PARENTAL CONTROL page 62 Sets to prohibit playback on this system SETUP page 74 QUICK Setup page 28 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 t...

Page 13: ...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 light from the sun or lighting apparatus Doing so may cau...

Page 14: ...e 25 Step 5 Connecting the AC Power Cord Mains Lead page 27 Step 6 Turning off the Demonstration page 27 Step 7 Performing the Quick Setup page 28 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 Hookup Overvi...

Page 15: ...nect any speakers other than those supplied with this system To obtain the best possible surround sound specify the speaker parameters distance level etc on page 78 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 16: ... or cold Dusty or dirty Very humid Subject to vibrations Subject to direct sunlight Note SPEAKER COAXIAL FM 75 Y R AUDIOIN VIDEOIN L PB CB PR CR DVD ONLY SAT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV AM FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER Front speaker R Center speaker Front speaker L Surround speaker R Subwoofer Surround speaker L ...

Page 17: ...d does not touch another speaker terminal or the bare wire of another speaker cord Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord After connecting all the components speakers and AC power 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 80 If no sound is heard from a speaker while outputting a test tone or a t...

Page 18: ...th As a plaster board wall is especially fragile attach the screws securely to a beam and fasten them to the wall Install the speakers on a vertical and flat wall where reinforcement is applied Note 25 mm 1 inch 4 mm 5 32 inch Hole on the back of the speaker 4 6 mm 3 16 inch 10 mm 13 32 inch 8 to 9 mm 11 32 to 3 8 inch Wall mount pads 7 7 mm 3 mm thick 9 32 9 32 inch 1 8 inch thick 4 6 mm 3 16 inc...

Page 19: ... 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 20: ...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 21: ...forms to S video change the input mode of the TV to RGB signals Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV to be connected When connecting to a TV with the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks Connect a component video cord not supplied To use the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Y PB CB PR CR your TV monitor must be equipped with via COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks Y PB CB Step 3 TV Hookup INPUT FROM VIDEO E...

Page 22: ... 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 as follows x P AUTO PROGRESSIVE AUTO Select this setting when your TV accepts progressive signals and the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Normally select this under the above condit...

Page 23: ...es 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 natural on your screen when output in progressive format the progressive signals need to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching When you play video based software in...

Page 24: ... IN jacks other components such as a VCR cannot be connected To listen to the TV sound select the function by pressing FUNCTION For details see page 59 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 57 When you select the NIGHT sound field page 57 the sou...

Page 25: ...ing the video audio cord not supplied When connecting a cord be sure to match the color coded sleeves to the appropriate jacks on the components To listen to the portable audio source sound through the system Connect the audio output jacks of the portable audio source to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel of the system with the stereo mini plug cord not supplied Be sure to make connections secur...

Page 26: ...26GB When you connect another component to the system you can enjoy the component by pressing FUNCTION page 68 Tip ...

Page 27: ...ote the 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 ...

Page 28: ...sed 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 LETTER BOX...

Page 29: ...er setting 14Press ENTER Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete To quit the Quick Setup Press DISPLAY in any Step If you want to change each setting see Using the Setup Display page 74 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...

Page 30: ... 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 surroun...

Page 31: ...nu may appear on the TV screen You can play the disc interactively by following the instructions on the menu DVD page 35 VIDEO CD page 37 To save the power in standby mode Press 1 while the system turns on To cancel standby mode press 1 once Additional operations Playing Discs Playing Discs 1 FUNCTION Adjust the volume Connect headphone H Disc tray A 1 FUNCTION x H X MUTING VOLUME REPEAT X x c ENT...

Page 32: ...hange the play mode you change the settings on the Setup Display you change the function by pressing FUNCTION you disconnect the AC power cord mains lead For DVD RWs in VR mode CDs Super Audio CDs DATA CDs and DATA DVDs the system remembers the resume playback point for the current disc The resume point is cleared when you eject the disc the system enters standby mode DATA CD DATA DVD only Resume ...

Page 33: ... Program Play Program Play starts When the program ends you can restart the same program again by pressing H To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 2 To play the same program again select ON in Step 3 and press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off To change or cancel a program 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own...

Page 34: ...X x to select the item to be shuffled x When playing a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or CD TRACK shuffles tracks on the disc x When Program Play is activated ON shuffles tracks selected in Program Play 4 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 Shuffl...

Page 35: ...AT option press H Repeat Play starts You can quickly display the REPEAT status by pressing REPEAT Each time you press REPEAT the REPEAT option changes You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs with PBC playback When playing a DATA CD which contains MP3 audio track and JPEG image files and their playing time are not the same the audio sound will not match the image When MODE MP3 JP...

Page 36: ...s ENTER Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel Multi channel Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel playback area and a multi channel playback area You can select the playback area you want to listen to 1 Press MULTI 2CH when the system is in stop mode The following display appears 2 Press MULTI 2CH repeatedly to select the item MULTI plays a multi channel playback area 2CH p...

Page 37: ...cannot change a playback area by pressing MULTI 2CH With PBC Playback Control functions you can enjoy simple interactive operations search functions and other such operations PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions The menu for your selection appears 2 Select the item number you want by the number ...

Page 38: ...format for the system to recognize the 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 fi...

Page 39: ...ars page 40 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...

Page 40: ... 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 r...

Page 41: ...album 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 b...

Page 42: ... X You can also change the slide show duration page 43 and effect page 44 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 press ENTER The optio...

Page 43: ...nd 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 data at the ...

Page 44: ...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 CDs t...

Page 45: ...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 51 If there are no DivX video files recorded on a DATA DVD a me...

Page 46: ... 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 Press...

Page 47: ...k speed is faster than 1M 1m Watching frame by frame Slow motion Play DVD DVD RW DivX video VIDEO CD 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 indication changes as follows Playback direction 2 y 1 Opposite direction DVD ...

Page 48: ... 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 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 TITLE CHAPTER TIME TEXT Select TIME TEXT to search for a starting point by inputting the time c...

Page 49: ... 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 after the be...

Page 50: ... 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 and pre...

Page 51: ...nges as shown in the charts When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW When playing a DATA CD DivX video or DATA DVD DivX video ViewingInformationAbout the Disc 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 r Disc name r Title and chapter r The display returns to ...

Page 52: ...ears on the front panel display 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 70 2 Returns to the original display whe...

Page 53: ...be displayed Checking the play information of the Disc To check DVD Super Audio CD CD text Press DISPLAY repeatedly in Step 2 to display text recorded on the DVD Super Audio CD CD The DVD Super Audio CD 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 DATA DVD DivX video text By...

Page 54: ...lectronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Date information is DD MM YYYY DD Day MM Month YYYY Year If there is no date information or data is damaged on the disc the system cannot display the date information Tip Note 1 8 1 2 0 01 01 2003 DATA CD JPEG Date information ...

Page 55: ...age 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 do not appear when one audio ...

Page 56: ... 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 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 Surround R Surround Monaural This signal can be either the Dolby Surround ...

Page 57: ... speakers and subwoofer Standard 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 Thi...

Page 58: ... 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 even at low...

Page 59: ...y until TV or SAT depending on connection appears in the front panel display 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 the NIGHT sound field p...

Page 60: ...ss 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 61: ... turn the subtitles on or off while playing If multilingual subtitles 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 Dependin...

Page 62: ...LAY 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 confirming the password app...

Page 63: ...ome DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to 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 hav...

Page 64: ... system starts 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 th...

Page 65: ...n press ENTER 6 To 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 ...

Page 66: ...You can control the TV by using following buttons Only for the Sony TVs You can select the TV channels by using the number buttons is for selecting a channel number greater than 10 For example for channel 25 press then 2 and 5 Depending 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 Note TV VOL TV VI...

Page 67: ...r the 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 ...

Page 68: ...mponents for further information on the operation Press FUNCTION repeatedly until SAT or AUDIO appears in the front panel display Each time you press FUNCTION the mode of the system changes in the following sequence DVD t TUNER FM t TUNER AM t TV t SAT t AUDIO t DVD t Changing the output level of the sound from the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel Depending on the component distortion occurs becau...

Page 69: ...M 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 appears in the front panel display 2 Press and hold TUNING or until the auto scanning starts Scanning stops when the system tunes in a station TUNED and ST for stereo program appear in the front panel display 3 Press TUNER MENU 4 Press C X x c repeatedly unti...

Page 70: ...l be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Press the button again to restore the stereo effect To improve reception reorient the supplied antennas aerials You can check the frequency by pressing DISPLAY repeatedly page 52 Naming preset stations You can enter a name for preset stations These names for example XYZ appear in the system s front panel display when a station is selected Note t...

Page 71: ... stations RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak Not all FM stations provide RDS service nor do they provide the same type of services If you are not familiar with the RDS system check with your local radio stations for details on RDS services in your area Receiving RDS broadcasts Simply select a stati...

Page 72: ...To cancel the Sleep Timer function Press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears in the front panel display The brightness of the front panel display can be set to either of 2 levels 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until DIMMER appears in the front panel display then press ENTER or c 3 Press X x to select the brightness of the front panel display 4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU The AMP menu tur...

Page 73: ...ers 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 Returning to the Default Settings 1 x A ...

Page 74: ... Setup Display appears 4 Press X x to select the 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 ...

Page 75: ... VIDEO only 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 sel...

Page 76: ... stop mode or while playing a Super Audio CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio 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 on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do...

Page 77: ...y Gives the sound track which contains the highest number of channels priority when you play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio formats PCM DTS MPEG audio or Dolby Digital format are recorded When you set the item to AUTO the language may change The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 75 Depending on the disc this function may not work If PCM...

Page 78: ...e Using the Setup Display page 74 The default settings are underlined You cannot operate these setup items when you connect headphones to the system To return to the default setting when changing a setting Select the item then press CLEAR Note that only the SIZE setting does not return to the default setting x SIZE If you do not connect center or surround speakers or move the surround speakers set...

Page 79: ... speakers Depending on the input stream the DISTANCE setting may not be effective FRONT YES CENTER YES Normally select this NONE Select this if no center speaker is used SURROUND BEHIND Select thisif surround speakers are located in section B SIDE Select this if surround speakers are located in section A NONE Select this if no surround speaker is used SUBWOOFER YES Note 90 20 45 A A B B Position d...

Page 80: ...epeatedly 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 repeated...

Page 81: ...e 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 solvent such as alcohol or benzine If you have any questions or pro...

Page 82: ...nnected securely If PROTECT and UNPLUG 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 aga...

Page 83: ... 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 connections and settings Make sure the sound field function is on page 57 Depending on the source the effect of the cente...

Page 84: ...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 correctly The system can only display numbers and letters of the alphabets Other characters are displayed as A disc does not start playing from the beginning Program play Shuffle Play or Repeat Play has been selected Press CLEAR to cancel these functions befor...

Page 85: ...e 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 and the front panel display In this case check the following table Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers ap...

Page 86: ...M wire antenna aerial Antenna aerial terminals 75 ohms unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range 531 1 602 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz Antenna aerial AM loop antenna aerial Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Video section Outputs Video 1 Vp p 75 ohms R G B 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms PB CB PR CR 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms Input VIDEO 1 Vp p 75 ohms Speakers ...

Page 87: ...ency range and a subwoofer channel for deep bass is independently provided This format is also called 5 1 with the subwoofer channel designed as the 0 1 channel since it functions only when a deep bass effect is needed All six channels in this format are recorded separately for superior channel separation Furthermore since all the signals are processed digitally less signal degradation occurs Dolb...

Page 88: ... realistic audio presence Furthermore various advanced functions such as the multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD DVD RW A DVD RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO The DVD RW has two different modes VR mode and Video mode DVD RWs created in Video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO while discs created in VR Vi...

Page 89: ...s the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Title The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD movie etc in video software or the entire album in audio software Track Section of a picture or a music piece on a VIDEO CD CD or MP3 An album is composed of several tracks MP3 only VIDEO CD A compact disc that contains moving pictures The p...

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: ...ndicated in parentheses Front panel A 1 on standby 27 31 73 B Disc tray 31 C A open close 31 73 D H play 31 E X pause 31 F x stop 31 73 G 31 H FUNCTION 31 I PHONES jack 31 J VOLUME 31 K remote sensor 13 L Front panel display 92 M AUDIO IN jack Index to Parts and Controls ...

Page 92: ...s in the front panel display DVD only C Monaural Stereo effect Radio only 70 D Lights up when 2 channel source is output from the surround speakers 58 E Current sound effect Except for Super Audio CD 60 F Current surround format Except for Super Audio CD 56 G Current mode DVD function only H Lights up during MULTI channel playback Super Audio CD only 36 I Playing status DVD function only ...

Page 93: ...OUT jacks 21 C EURO AV T OUTPUT TO TV jacks 21 D AM terminal 20 E FM 75Ω COAXIAL jack 20 F SAT VIDEO AUDIO IN jacks 23 25 SPEAKER COAXIAL FM 75 Y R AUDIOIN VIDEOIN L PB CB PR CR DVD ONLY SAT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV AM FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER ...

Page 94: ...W TUNING 47 69 Q H play 31 The H button has a tactile dot R TV 66 S THEATRE SYNC 67 T 1 on standby 27 31 70 U AMP MENU 27 68 72 V DSGX 60 W FUNCTION 22 31 59 68 X SOUND FIELD 57 Y DISPLAY 70 Z PICTURE NAVI 41 wj AUDIO 55 wk SUBTITLE 61 wl ANGLE 61 e ALBUM 31 67 ea MENU 35 es MUTING 31 ed VOLUME TV VOL 31 66 70 The VOLUME TV VOL button has a tactile dot ef DISPLAY 10 28 33 62 74 eg PRESET TV CH 28 ...

Page 95: ...om the displayed language list SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 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 4 3 OUTPUT FULL NORMAL AUDIO DRC OFF STANDARD MAX LINE VIDEO RGB SPEAKER SETUP S...

Page 96: ...96GB You can set the following items with AMP MENU on the remote AMP Menu List AMP menu DIMMER DIMMER ON DIMMER OFF DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF AUDIO ATT ATT ON ATT OFF ...

Page 97: ...re 88 Front Panel 91 Front panel display 51 92 H Handling discs 82 Hookup Overview 14 I INDEX 48 Installing the speakers on the wall 17 Instant Advance 31 Instant Replay 31 INTERVAL 43 J JPEG 38 40 L Language Code List 90 LANGUAGE SETUP 75 LEVEL FRONT 80 LEVEL SURROUND 80 LINE 77 Listening to other components 68 Listening to TV sound 59 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 47 M MENU...

Page 98: ...ow 42 Slow motion play 47 Sound Field 57 SPEAKER SETUP 78 Speaker setup 30 Speaker System Hookup 15 SUBTITLE 61 75 Super Audio CD 8 36 T TEST TONE 80 THEATRE SYNC 67 TIME TEXT 49 TITLE 48 Title 89 TRACK 48 Track 89 TRACK SELECTION 77 Troubleshooting 82 TUNER MENU 69 TV Hookup 21 TV TYPE 76 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 89 ...

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