Sony DAV-DZ531W Operating Instructions Manual Download

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DVD Home Theatre
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Operating Instructions

DAV-DZ531W

Summary of Contents for DAV-DZ531W

Page 1: ... 2007 Sony Corporation 3 217 398 12 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV DZ531W ...

Page 2: ...e European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential ...

Page 3: ...by Scene 44 Picture Navigation Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc 44 Resume Play Creating Your Own Program 45 Program Play Playing in Random Order 47 Shuffle Play Playing Repeatedly 48 Repeat Play Using the DVD s Menu 49 Changing the Sound 49 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD R DVD RW 51 Viewing Information About the Disc 52 Changing the Angles 54 Displaying the Sub...

Page 4: ... Setting the Display or Sound Track Language 84 LANGUAGE SETUP Settings for the Display 84 SCREEN SETUP Custom Settings 86 CUSTOM SETUP Settings for the Speakers 87 SPEAKER SETUP Returning to the Default Settings 90 Additional Information Precautions 91 Notes about the Discs 92 Troubleshooting 92 Self diagnosis Function 97 When letters numbers appear in the display Specifications 97 Glossary 99 La...

Page 5: ... 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 Rs DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VI...

Page 6: ...TA DVDs created in Packet Write format cannot be played Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the C...

Page 7: ...tes 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 disassembly is prohibited This system incorporates with Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Log...

Page 8: ...umid 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 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 corro...

Page 9: ...llustrated below 1 Thread the speaker cord through the hole on the base and post Be careful with the orientation of the post Thread the speaker cord into the end of the post that has 2 holes About the speaker cord The connector and color tube of the speaker cords are the same color as the label of the jacks to be connected Use the speaker cords as follows Front speaker L White Front speaker R Red ...

Page 10: ...e end of the slot then secure the post with the mounting plate and screws Select the speaker whose color of the jack on the rear panel of speaker matches the color tube of the speaker cord Upper part of the post Thread the speaker cord through the hole of the post cover Screw small black Speaker cord Post cover Hole Be careful the orientation of the post cover when placing the post Rear of the spe...

Page 11: ...he base Insert the post so that the slit on the lower part of the post aligns with the projection of the base then secure the post with the 2 screws Note Make sure that the slot on the post aligns with the projection of the base by rotating the post slightly Rear of the speaker Color tube Front speaker L White Front speaker R Red Base Post Slit Screws small silver Projection continued ...

Page 12: ...g lines as a guide Note When adjusting the height of the speaker grasp the speaker so that the speaker does not fall 7 Take up any speaker cord slack Take up slack in the speaker cord by pulling from the bottom of the base Lines Loosen 2 screws Post In addition to the screws secured in Step 3 secure 2 more screws Secure 4 screws in total Adjust the length of the cord Secure the speaker cord by run...

Page 13: ...13GB Getting Started BASIC Fully assembled illustration White Red Front speaker L White label Front speaker R Red label ...

Page 14: ...onnecting the System and TV COAXIAL AM FM75 DVD ONLY OUT DMPORT FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER SAT CABLE EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV SAT CABLE DIR T1 OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO IN DVD ONLY Y PB CB PR CR DIR R1 SPEAKER SURROUND L SURROUND R AM loop antenna aerial Subwoofer AC power cord mains lead FM wire antenna aerial TV Front speaker R Center spe...

Page 15: ...g 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 89 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 c...

Page 16: ...e Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE or Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC sound field page 39 3 Connecting the Antenna Aerial To connect the AM loop antenna aerial The shape and the length of the antenna aerial is designed to receive AM signals Do not dismantle or roll up the antenna aerial 1 Remove only the loop part from the plastic stand 2 Set up the AM loop antenna aerial 3 Connect the cords to t...

Page 17: ...ip If you have poor FM reception use a 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied to connect the unit to an outdoor FM antenna aerial as shown below 4 Connecting the IR transmitter Transmits the sound by the infrared signals Connect it to the DIR T1 jack of the unit FM wire antenna aerial supplied COAXIAL FM 75 Ω jack or FM wire antenna aerial supplied COAXIAL FM 75 Ω jack Outdoor FM antenna aerial Unit DV...

Page 18: ...connecting you can attach the cover to the surround amplifier for organizing and storing excess speaker cords 1 Attach the speaker cord cover by sliding it down along the grooves at the edges of the surround amplifier Push the speaker cord cover down until you hear a click Turn the surround amplifier upside down then store the cords in the speaker cord cover DIR R1 SPEAKER SURROUND L SURROUND R IR...

Page 19: ...ve the screw then the speaker cord holder Forcing the speaker cord cover off with the screw in place may cause damage Gently pull apart the side of the speaker cord cover when detaching 7 Connecting the AC power cord mains lead Before connecting the AC power cords mains leads of the unit and the surround amplifier to a wall outlet mains connect the front center speakers and subwoofer to the unit a...

Page 20: ... Dusty or dirty Very humid Subject to vibrations Subject to direct sunlight Use caution when placing the speakers and or speaker stands that are attached with 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 sp...

Page 21: ...E indicator turns red transmission is incomplete Adjust the position of the IR transmitter and IR receiver until the POWER ON LINE indicator turns green If the POWER ON LINE indicator flashes red the IR receiver is receiving an infrared signal from another Sony s wireless product Move the IR transmitter and or the IR receiver so that the POWER ON LINE indicator turns green To place the surround sp...

Page 22: ...rs 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 84 x If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PA...

Page 23: ...the A CAL MIC jack on the front panel and press X x to select YES 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 Be quiet during the measurement 14Press Auto Calibration starts Note Loud test sound is output when AUTO CALIBRATION sta...

Page 24: ... the speaker settings See Getting Optimal Surround Sound for a Room page 78 and Calibrating the Appropriate Settings Automatically page 80 If you want to change any of the settings see Using the Setup Display page 82 To recall the Quick Setup display 1 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears 2 Press X x to select SETUP then press The options for SETUP appear ...

Page 25: ... to off the system saves power in standby mode If the system is at its factory default settings ex after performing COLD RESET page 90 you can turn off the demonstration simply by pressing 1 on the remote Otherwise to stop the demonstration you need to set DEMO to DEMO OFF Setting the demonstration mode to on off 1 Press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until DEMO appears in the front panel disp...

Page 26: ...ws that are suitable for the wall material and strength 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 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 inst...

Page 27: ...Install the screws 30 mm 1 3 16 inches apart 3 Hang the IR transmitter via the holes on the bottom of the stand on the screws Make sure that the IR transmitter does not move after installation Tip You can store the cords in the troughs in the bottom of the stand Note Use screws suitable for the material and strength of the wall Do not install the IR transmitter to a wall of low strength Sony is no...

Page 28: ...receiver stand and hang it by the hole on the rear of the IR receiver on the screw Make sure that the IR receiver does not move after installation Tip When reattaching the IR receiver stand to the IR receiver attach the stand so that both delta marks on the IR receiver and stand are aligned 4 mm 5 to 7 mm IR receiver IR receiver stand ...

Page 29: ...ogo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC Connecting the TV Advanced Y PB CB PR CR IN COAXIAL AM FM75 DVD ONLY OUT DMPORT FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER SAT CABLE EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV SAT CABLE DIR T1 OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO IN DVD ONLY Y PB CB PR CR A B TV with EURO AV INPU...

Page 30: ...the HDMI high definition multimedia interface DVI digital visual interface IN jack Use a certified HDMI high definition multimedia interface cord not supplied to enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI OUT high definition multimedia interface out jack To connect to a TV with DVI digital visual interface input Use an HDMI high definition multimedia interface DVI digital visual...

Page 31: ...es other than 720 480p or 720 576p are stretched vertically When connecting to a standard 4 3 screen TV Depending on the disc the image may not fit your TV screen To change the aspect ratio see page 84 Does your TV accept progressive signals Progressive 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 th...

Page 32: ...pe of video signal output from the HDMI OUT high definition multimedia interface out jack page 30 About DVD software types and 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 an...

Page 33: ...t the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter Connect a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter not supplied to the DMPORT jack For details of the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter see Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Adapter page 73 Connecting Other Components R AUDIO OUT L COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL AM FM75 DVD ONLY OUT DMPORT FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER SAT CABLE EURO AV OUTPUT TO...

Page 34: ...ITAL IN COAXIAL or OPTICAL jack instead of the SAT CABLE AUDIO IN jacks of the unit To connect use a digital coaxial cord not supplied for the DIGITAL IN COAXIAL jack or digital optical cord not supplied for the DIGITAL IN OPTICAL jack The system can accept both digital and analog signals Digital signals have priority over analog signals COAXIAL has priority over OPTICAL If the digital signal ceas...

Page 35: ... tray 6 Press H The system starts playback continuous play Adjust the volume 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 HDMI CONTROL function to on page 86 the TV that is connected to the system with the HDMI cord can be synch operated with the system For ...

Page 36: ...he mode of the system changes in the following sequence DVD t TUNER FM t TUNER AM t SAT CABLE t TV t DMPORT t AUDIO t Note When you use both the SAT CABLE AUDIO IN jacks analog connection and SAT CABLE COAXIAL or OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack digital connection at the same time the digital connection takes priority To Press Stop x Pause X Resume play after pause X or H Go to the next chapter track or sc...

Page 37: ...or VCR sound from all the speakers in this system For details see Step 2 Connecting the System and TV page 14 Connecting the TV Advanced page 29 and Connecting Other Components page 33 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until SAT CABLE or TV 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 so...

Page 38: ... disc or sound stream MOVIE provides the sound for movies MUSIC provides the sound for music Tip When the movie or music mode is selected MOVIE or MUSIC is displayed in the front panel display When neither MOVIE or MUSIC is displayed in the front panel display AUTO is selected Note Depending on the disc or source when you select AUTO the beginning of the sound may be cut off as the optimum mode is...

Page 39: ...ECT MULTI This mode lets you enjoy audio playback of all types of discs from multiple speakers Note The sound is not output from multiple speakers depending on the source Depending on the disc or source the beginning of the sound may be cut off as the optimum mode is automatically selected To avoid cutting the sound select A F D STD Outputting 2 channel sources like CDs by 5 1channel x Dolby Pro L...

Page 40: ...sound effects x CINEMA STUDIO EX C Cinema Studio EX C Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage This mode is ideal for watching musicals or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack About Cinema Studio EX Cinema Studio EX is ideal for enjoying movie software encoded with multi channel format such as the Dolby Digital DVD This mode reproduce...

Page 41: ...s last applied to function is automatically applied again For example if you listen to DVD with PRO LOGIC as the sound field then change to another function and then return to DVD PRO LOGIC will be applied again You can enjoy multiplex broadcast sound when the system receive or play the Dolby Digital multiplex broadcast signal Note To receive the Dolby Digital signal you need to connect a digital ...

Page 42: ...stem is in pause mode To return to 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 VIDEO only 2 y 1 Playing one frame at a time Freeze Frame DVD VIDEO DVD R DVD RW DivX video VIDEO CD only When the system is in the pa...

Page 43: ...es scenes albums or files 3 Press changes to 4 Press X x or the number buttons to select the title chapter track index scene etc number you want to search for If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR then select another number 5 Press The system starts playback from the selected number To search for a scene using the time code DVD VIDEO and DVD VR mode only 1 In Step 2 select TIME...

Page 44: ...While playing a disc press x to stop playback RESUME appears in the front panel display If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press H The system starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1 Note Depending on where you stop the disc the system may not resume playback from exactly the same point The point where you stopped playing may be cleared when you eje...

Page 45: ...beginning of the disc press x twice then press H Note If MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP is set to OFF page 86 the resume point is cleared when you change the function by pressing FUNCTION You can play the contents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the tracks on the disc to create your own program You can program up to 99 tracks 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu display ap...

Page 46: ...ss DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu display is turned off To change or cancel a program 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Creating Your Own Program 2 Select the program number of the track you want to change or cancel using X x If you want to delete the track from the program press CLEAR 3 Follow Step 5 for new programming To cancel a program select under T then press To cancel all of the tracks i...

Page 47: ...is activated ON shuffles tracks selected in Program Play x When playing a DATA CD except for DivX or DATA DVD except for DivX ON MP3 shuffles MP3 audio tracks in the album on the current disc When no album is selected the first album will play in random order Note A track already played is also selected in random order 4 Press Shuffle Play starts To return to normal play In Step 3 press CLEAR or s...

Page 48: ...e disc TRACK repeats the current track x When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD OFF does not play repeatedly DISC repeats all of the albums on the disc ALBUM repeats the current album TRACK MP3 audio tracks only repeats the current track FILE DivX video files only repeats the current file 4 Press The item is selected To return to normal play In Step 3 press CLEAR or select OFF To turn off the Control ...

Page 49: ... DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual tracks you can also change the language With VIDEO CDs CDs DATA CDs or DATA DVDs you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers 1 Press AUDIO during playback The following display appears 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired audio signal x When playin...

Page 50: ...t channel of the audio track 1 monaural 2 STEREO the stereo sound of the audio track 2 2 1 L the sound of the left channel of the audio track 2 monaural 2 2 R the sound of the right channel of the audio track 2 monaural Note While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded no sound will come out when you select 2 STEREO 2 1 L or 2 2 R Checking the audio signal format DVD DivX v...

Page 51: ...ave two types of titles for playback originally recorded titles ORIGINAL and titles that can be created on recordable DVD players for editing PLAY LIST You can select the type of title to be played 1 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears 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 set...

Page 52: ...a DATA CD MP3 audio or DATA DVD MP3 audio 1 Playing time and current track number 2 Track file name Tip When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions the playing time is displayed Note The system can only display the first level of the DVD CD text such as the disc name or title If an MP3 file name cannot be displayed will appear in the front panel display instead The disc name or track name may not be...

Page 53: ...rs Also depending on the disc not all text characters will be displayed Checking the play information of the disc To check DVD CD text Press DISPLAY repeatedly in Step 2 to display text recorded in 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 DATA DVD MP3 audio DivX video text...

Page 54: ...an Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Tip Date information is DD MM YYYY DD Day MM Month YYYY Year If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on a DVD VIDEO you can change the viewing angle Press ANGLE during playback Each time you press ANGLE the angle changes Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the angle even if multi angles...

Page 55: ...n them off You can change the subtitles if the DivX video file has an AVI or DIVX extension and contains subtitle information within the same file When the sound does not match the pictures on the TV screen you can adjust the delay between the picture and sound 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu display appears 2 Press X x to select A V SYNC then press The options for A V SYNC appear 3 Press X x to ...

Page 56: ...ssion the system will also play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in other sessions If audio tracks and images in audio CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session only the first session will be played back Note The system may not be able to play some DATA CDs DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format MP3 audio track or JPEG image file that the system can play You can play...

Page 57: ...g 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 Tip If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track or file names when you store the tracks or files in a disc the tracks or files will be played in that order A disc with many trees takes longer to start playback Note Playback order may differ from the illustration dependin...

Page 58: ... cannot return to the previous album by pressing To return to the previous album select the album from the album list To return to the previous display Press O RETURN To turn off the display Press DVD MENU Selecting a JPEG image file or album 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD The albums recorded on the DATA CD or DATA DVD appear When an album is being played its title is shaded Playing DATA CDs or DATA...

Page 59: ...m but that you cannot return to the previous album by pressing C To return to the previous album select the album from the album list To rotate a JPEG image When a JPEG image file is displayed on the TV screen you can rotate the image by 90 degrees Press X x while viewing an image Each time you press X the image rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees Example of when you press X once Press CLEAR to...

Page 60: ...rts playing the selected album You can turn the album list on and off by pressing DVD MENU repeatedly Tip When you select AUTO the system can recognize up to 300 MP3 tracks and 300 JPEG files in a single album When you select AUDIO MP3 or IMAGE JPEG the system can recognize up to 600 MP3 or 600 JPEG files in a single album A maximum of 200 albums can be recognized regardless of the selected mode N...

Page 61: ...ou selected Especially progressive JPEG files or JPEG files of 3 000 000 pixels or more Selecting an effect for image files in the slide show JPEG only When you play a JPEG image file you can select the effect to be used when viewing the slide show 1 Press DISPLAY twice The Control Menu display appears 2 Press X x to select EFFECT then press The options for EFFECT appear 3 Press X x to select a se...

Page 62: ... Write format DivX video files that the system 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 DATA CDs or DATA DVDs see Discs that the system can play page 56 Note The syst...

Page 63: ...Press O RETURN To stop playback Press x To play the next or previous DivX video file without turning on the above file list You can select the next or previous DivX video file in the same album by pressing You can also select the first file of the next album by pressing during playback of the last file of the current album Note that you cannot return to the previous album by pressing To return to ...

Page 64: ...ns 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 RETURN Note Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in Step 3 may appear as Press SELECT in the operating instructions supplied with the disc In this case press H Tip To play without using PBC press or the number buttons while the system is in s...

Page 65: ...r stereo program appear in the front panel display 3 Press SYSTEM MENU 4 Press X x repeatedly until MEMORY appears in the front panel display 5 Press or c A preset number appears in the front panel display 6 Press X x to select the preset number you want Tip You can select the preset number directly by pressing the number buttons 7 Press The station is stored 8 Repeat Steps 1 to 7 to store other s...

Page 66: ...es 3 Press Tip To improve reception reorient the supplied 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 to select MONO The default setting is underlined STEREO stereo r...

Page 67: ... 1 Station name 2 Frequency This is displayed if you have entered a name for a preset station Returns to the original display when several seconds has elapsed What is the Radio Data System The Radio Data System RDS is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal This tuner offers convenient RDS features such as station name ...

Page 68: ...UNDIG 533 HITACHI 503 514 515 517 544 557 ITT NOKIA 521 522 JVC 516 LG GOLDSTAR 503 515 517 544 568 LOEWE 515 MAGNAVOX 503 515 517 518 544 566 MITSUBISHI MGA 503 527 544 566 568 PANASONIC 509 553 572 PHILIPS 518 557 558 PIONEER 509 525 551 RCA PROSCAN 503 510 544 SAMSUNG 515 517 544 557 566 569 574 SANYO 508 545 567 SHARP 517 535 565 TELEFUNKEN SABA 530 537 547 549 558 THOMSON 530 537 547 549 TOSH...

Page 69: ...and hold TV INPUT while entering the code for the TV s input source connected to this unit see the table using the number buttons The TV s input source is selected If you successfully set the TV s input source code the TV button flashes twice slowly If the setting is unsuccessful the TV button flashes five times quickly Set your TV s input to the input you used to connect the unit For details see ...

Page 70: ...lly set the transmit time code the TV button flashes twice slowly If the setting is unsuccessful the TV button flashes five times quickly Functions as both TV CH and SOUND FIELD button Note This function is only for Sony TVs This function may not work on some Sony TVs If distance between TV and this unit is too far this function may not work Install the unit near the TV Keep the remote pointed in ...

Page 71: ...LEEP once To change the remaining time Press SLEEP repeatedly to select the desired time To cancel the sleep timer function Press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears in the front panel display To set the sleep timer using the system menu 1 Press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until SLEEP appears in the front panel display then press or c 3 Press X x to select a setting The minutes display...

Page 72: ...els 1 Press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until DIMMER appears in the front panel display then press or c 3 Press X x to select the brightness of the front panel display The default setting is underlined DIMMER OFF Bright DIMMER ON The front panel display becomes dark 4 Press The setting is made 5 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off Changing the Brightness of the Front Panel Display ...

Page 73: ...regardless of the type of video signal Playing the connected component on the system 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DMPORT appears in the front panel display 2 Start playback of the connected component The sound and images from the connected component are played on the system or connected TV For operation details see the operating instructions of the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter not supplied Tip ...

Page 74: ...ears in the front panel display 1 Press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until CHILD LOCK appears in the front panel display then press or c 3 Press X x to select a setting The default setting is underlined OFF Child lock function off ON Child lock function on 4 Press The setting is made 5 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off Tip You can activate the child lock function by pressing x for ...

Page 75: ...OL then press The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 4 Press X x to select ON t then press 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 The display for confirming the password appears x When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears 5 Enter or re enter...

Page 76: ...e PARENTAL CONTROL function allows you to set a playback limitation level 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears 2 Press X x to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 3 Press X x to select PLAYER t then press x If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears Enter a 4 digit password...

Page 77: ...ing your password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press The system starts playback Tip 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 The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit passw...

Page 78: ... your password Press C before you press and input the correct number Depending on the shape of the room there will be some speakers you cannot install For the better surround sound it is recommended that first you decide the position of the speakers 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the front panel display 2 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appe...

Page 79: ...front speakers FRONT ONLY when installing the front speakers ALL FRONT when installing all the speakers in front of the listening position ALL FRONT NO CENTER when installing the front and surround speakers in front of the listening position SECOND ROOM when installing the front speakers in one room and surround speakers in another Note Speaker sound in the other room is the same as that of the fr...

Page 80: ...the same but the other settings of SPEAKER FORMATION return to STANDARD WIRELESS D C A C Digital Cinema Auto Calibration can set the appropriate surround sound automatically Note Loud test sound is output when AUTO CALIBRATION starts You cannot turn the volume down Give consideration to children and neighbor 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the front panel display 2 Press DISPLAY w...

Page 81: ...then select YES An error message appears when the headphones are connected the calibration mic is not connected front speakers are not correctly connected surround speakers are not correctly connected front and surround speakers are not correctly connected subwoofer is not connected 6 Press C X x c to select YES or NO then press x The measurement is OK Disconnect the calibration mic then select YE...

Page 82: ...yed 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 when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears 3 Press X x to select SETUP then press The options for SETUP appear...

Page 83: ...to the Control Menu display by selecting NO here 3 Press All the settings explained on pages 84 to 89 return to the default settings Do not press 1 while resetting the system as it takes a few seconds to complete Note When you turn the system on after resetting and no disc is in the unit the guide message appears on the TV screen To perform the Quick Setup page 22 press to return to normal screen ...

Page 84: ...ded on the DVD VIDEO one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected depending on the disc the language may not be selected automatically Choose settings according to the TV to be connected Select SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display For details see Using the Setup Display page 82 The default settings are underlined x TV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or w...

Page 85: ...r TV You cannot select RGB while the HDMI indicator is lit RGB automatically switches to VIDEO when you turn on any connected HDMI equipment x 4 3 OUTPUT This setting is effective only when you set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP to 16 9 page 84 Adjust to watch 4 3 aspect ratio progressive signals If you can change the aspect ratio on your progressive format 525p 625p compatible TV change the setting on y...

Page 86: ...recorded Note 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 84 Depending on the disc this function may not work If PCM DTS Dolby Digital sound and MPEG audio tracks have the same number of channels the system selects PCM DTS Dolby Digital sound and MPEG audio tracks in this order x MULTI DISC RES...

Page 87: ...etup items when you connect headphones to the unit To return to the default setting when changing a setting Select the item then press CLEAR Note that only the CONNECTION setting does not return to the default setting 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 the...

Page 88: ... Setup page 22 the default settings are changed 2 0 00 to 7 01 meters for North American models 3 3 04 m 10 ft for North American models Note Depending on the input stream the DISTANCE setting may not be effective When the speaker distance setting is not in the recommended range m is displayed being the number indicates over the recommended distance indicates below x LEVEL FRONT You can vary the l...

Page 89: ...atedly to select ON then press 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 when you have finished making adjustments 9 Press X x repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press 10Press X x repeatedly to select OFF then...

Page 90: ...h as preset stations to the default settings 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Press x A and 1 on the unit at the same time COLD RESET appears in the front panel display and the default settings are returned Returning to the Default Settings A 1 x ...

Page 91: ...r 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 inputs or no audio signals If you do the speaker...

Page 92: ... of a problem with the surround system have a Sony dealer check the entire system together main unit IR transmitter IR receiver and surround amplifier Power The power is not turned on Check that the AC power cord mains lead is connected securely Press 1 after STANDBY disappears from the front panel display If PROTECTOR and PUSH POWER appear alternately in the front panel display Press 1 to turn of...

Page 93: ...he disc is fixed Color irregularity occurs on the TV screen The subwoofer and the front speakers in this system are magnetically shielded to prevent magnetic leakage However some leakage may occur as a high strength magnet is employed If this happens check the following items If the speakers are used with a CRT based TV or projector install the speakers at least 0 3 meters 1 0 ft from the TV set I...

Page 94: ...r strong light such as an incandescent lamp Clean the surface of the IR transmitter and IR receiver A 2 channel source is being played There is no sound from the speakers that are indicated in the front panel display The front panel display indicates the selected SPEAKER FORMATION It does not indicate the speakers which output sound page 39 78 The beginning of the sound is cut off Set the Movie Mu...

Page 95: ...P3 JPEG setting has been set to AUDIO MP3 page 60 If you cannot change the MODE MP3 JPEG setting re load the disc or turn the system off then on The DATA CD DATA DVD contains a DivX video file The MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image file starts playing simultaneously AUTO has been selected in MODE MP3 JPEG page 60 The DivX video file cannot be played The file is not created in DivX format The file has...

Page 96: ...connect the AC power cord mains lead from the wall outlet mains then reconnect after several minutes The unit does not work and CHILD LOCK appears in the front panel display when you press any button on the unit Set the child lock function to off page 74 The HDMI CONTROL function does not work When HDMI does not light up in the front panel display check the HDMI connection page 29 Set the HDMI CON...

Page 97: ...E COAXIAL IN OPTICAL IN Impedance 75 ohms Outputs Analog Phones Accepts low and high impedance headphones DVD system Laser Semiconductor laser DVD λ 650 nm CD λ 790 nm Emission duration continuous Signal format system PAL NTSC Tuner section System PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer FM tuner section Tuning range North American models 87 5 108 0 MHz 100 kHz step Other models 87 5 108 0 MHz 50 kHz...

Page 98: ...impedance 3 0 ohms Dimensions approx 93 162 75 mm w h d Mass approx 0 6 kg Subwoofer SS WS73 Speaker system Bass reflex Speaker unit 160 mm dia cone type Rated impedance 1 5 ohms Dimensions approx 197 322 345 mm w h d Mass approx 5 6 kg General Power requirements 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption On 180 W Standby 0 3 W at the Power Saving mode Output voltage DIGITAL MEDIA PORT DC 5 V Output ...

Page 99: ...riod of time Digital Direct Twin Drive Subwoofer Utilizing Sony s proprietary S Master technology the Digital Direct Twin Drive Subwoofer features two S Master Digital Amplifiers that provide dedicated power to a strategically located subwoofer for astounding sound performance Easy to set up Digital Direct Twin Drive Subwoofer provides a stable sound field over a much larger listening area without...

Page 100: ...urround 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 compression technology developed by DTS Inc This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround This format comprises of ...

Page 101: ...rded on some DVDs Multilingual function Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a picture are recorded on some DVDs Parental Control A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users according to the limitation level in each country The limitation varies from disc to disc when it is activated playback is completely prohibited violent scenes are skipped or replaced...

Page 102: ...ession technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 140 of its original size Consequently a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while sounds we can hear are not compressed VIDEO CDs can hold six times the audio information of conventional audio CDs There are two ver...

Page 103: ...1347 Maori 1349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norwegian 1393 Occitan 1403 Afan 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 1...

Page 104: ...ed in parentheses Front panel A 1 on standby 35 B A open close 35 C Disc operation 35 D FUNCTION 35 E Front panel display 106 F remote sensor 8 G VOLUME control 35 H PHONES jack 35 I AUDIO IN A CAL MIC jack 22 33 J Disc tray 35 Index to Parts and Controls ...

Page 105: ... EURO AV T OUTPUT TO TV jack 14 H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 29 I SAT CABLE DIGITAL IN OPTICAL jack 33 J SAT CABLE DIGITAL IN COAXIAL jack 33 K HDMI OUT jack 29 COAXIAL AM FM75 DVD ONLY OUT DMPORT FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER SAT CABLE EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV SAT CABLE DIR T1 OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO IN DVD ONLY Y PB CB PR CR continued ...

Page 106: ... Stereo Monaural effect Radio only 66 F Lights up when the sleep timer is set 71 G Lights up when the movie or music mode is selected 38 H Playing status DVD function only I Current repeat mode 48 J Lights up when the child lock function is set to on 74 K Lights up when the system outputs progressive signals DVD function only 31 L Indicates the selected SPEAKER FORMATION 78 M Lights up when Digita...

Page 107: ...07GB surround amplifier A POWER ON OFF 21 B POWER ON LINE indicator 21 C DIR_R1 jack 18 D SURROUND L SPEAKER jack 14 E SURROUND R SPEAKER jack 14 DIR R1 SPEAKER SURROUND L SURROUND R POWER POWER ON LINE Front panel Rear panel ...

Page 108: ...s 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 Example Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO 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 109: ...lects the title scene or track to be played CHAPTER page 43 INDEX page 43 Selects the chapter or index to be played TRACK page 43 Selects the track to be played ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 51 Selects the type of titles DVD RW DVD R to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST TIME TEXT page 43 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music sea...

Page 110: ...TAL CONTROL page 75 Sets to prohibit playback on this system SETUP page 82 QUICK Setup page 22 Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV speaker formation and choose yes or no to start the Auto Calibration CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup setting you can adjust various other settings RESET Returns the settings in SETUP to the defa...

Page 111: ... SUBTITLE AUDIO OFF SPEAKER SETUP CONNECTION DISTANCE FRONT FRONT CENTER SURROUND YES YES NONE YES SUBWOOFER YES L 0 0 m 7 0 m R 0 0 m 7 0 m CENTER 0 0 m 7 0 m LEVEL FRONT L CENTER 6 0 dB 6 0 dB TEST TONE OFF ON R 6 0 dB 6 0 dB NONE SUBWOOFER 6 0 dB 6 0 dB LEVEL SURROUND L 6 0 dB 6 0 dB R 6 0 dB 6 0 dB 6 0 dB 6 0 dB AUDIO DRC OFF STANDARD MAX DISTANCE SURROUND L 0 0 m 7 0 m R 0 0 m 7 0 m DivX Sele...

Page 112: ...ER DIMMER OFF DIMMER ON ATTENUATE3 ATT ON ATT OFF MEMORY1 MEMORY 1 20 FM MEMORY 1 10 AM NAME IN1 FM MODE2 STEREO MONO SLEEP SLEEP OFF SLEEP 90M 1M CHILD LOCK OFF ON 1 Appears during TUNER FM or TUNER AM only 2 Appears during TUNER FM only 3 ATTENUATE may not appear depending on the selected function SL SR REV REV OFF REV ON ...

Page 113: ...E EFFECT 61 F Fast forward 42 Fast reverse 42 FILE 43 File 101 Film based software 101 FM MODE 66 Freeze Frame 42 Front panel 104 Front panel display 52 106 H Handling discs 92 HDMI YCBCR RGB HDMI 85 HDMI high definition multimedia interface 30 101 HDMI CONTROL 86 I INDEX 43 Installing the speakers and the IR transmitter on a wall 26 Instant Advance 36 Instant Replay 36 INTERLACE 32 INTERVAL 61 IR...

Page 114: ...ffle Play 47 SL SR REV 21 SLEEP 71 Slide Show 60 Slow motion Play 42 Sound Field 39 SPEAKER FORMATION 78 SPEAKER SETUP 87 CONNECTION 87 DISTANCE 88 LEVEL 88 89 STB SYNCHRO 86 SUBTITLE 55 84 SYSTEM MENU 25 37 66 71 72 74 System menu list 112 T TEST TONE 89 THEATRE SYNC 69 TIME TEXT 43 TITLE 43 Title 102 TRACK 43 Track 102 TRACK SELECTION 86 Troubleshooting 92 TV connection 29 TV TYPE 84 U Unpacking...

Page 115: ...U e 68 TV VOL q 68 VIDEO FORMAT qj 31 VOLUME q 35 66 89 1 on standby 1 22 25 35 44 66 TV 1 on standby eh 68 C X x c qf 22 25 37 43 65 75 REPLAY ADVANCE wf 35 qs 7 35 m M wl wg 42 wl wg 42 H play 8 35 44 76 x stop wh 36 44 75 X pause wk 36 Z open close ql 36 DISPLAY e 24 43 75 108 O RETURN qd 44 ed 69 The ENTER button has the same function as the button When you operate the TV the ENTER button is u...

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