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Rear panel

SPEAKER jacks (15)

DIR-TC1 slot for the WAHT-SD1 (29)

TV/VIDEO (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (29)

DMPORT (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) jack
(except for Mexican and Latin
American models) (29, 69)

MONITOR OUT (S VIDEO/VIDEO) jacks
(25)

AM terminal (15)

COAXIAL FM 75

jack (15)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (25)

HDMI OUT jack (25)

D-LIGHT SYNC OUT jack (29)
(Singaporean, Mexican, and Latin
American models only)

CAUTION

Please do not remove the screws before
installing the WAHT-SD1.

D-LIGHT SYNC OUT

COAXIAL

FM75

(DVD ONLY)

OUT

DMPORT

DIR-TC1

FRONT R

CENTER

WOOFER

FRONT L

SUR R

SUR L

SPEAKER

TV /

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO IN

(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

(DVD ONLY)

S VIDEO

Screws

Summary of Contents for DAV-DZ555K

Page 1: ... 2007 Sony Corporation 2 895 969 12 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV DZ555K DZ556KB ...

Page 2: ...In door use only Don t throw away the battery with general house waste dispose of it correctly as chemical waste This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product This marking is located on the rear exterior RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN No operator serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified personnel To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualif...

Page 3: ... power cord The 13 A 3 pin plug is attached when shipped from the factory For AC 127 V wall sockets 1 Remove the 13 A 3 pin plug using a screwdriver 2 Attach the supplied parallel blade plug Type A 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: ... You Stopped the Disc 39 Resume Play Creating Your Own Program 40 Program Play Playing in Random Order 42 Shuffle Play Playing Repeatedly 43 Repeat Play Using the DVD s Menu 44 Changing the Sound 44 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD R DVD RW 46 Viewing Information About the Disc 47 Changing the Angles 49 Displaying the Subtitles 50 Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound 50 A V SY...

Page 5: ...y or Sound Track Language 80 LANGUAGE SETUP Settings for the Display 80 SCREEN SETUP Custom Settings 82 CUSTOM SETUP Settings for the Speakers 84 SPEAKER SETUP Returning to the Default Settings 86 Additional Information Precautions 87 Notes about the Discs 88 Troubleshooting 88 Self diagnosis Function 92 When letters numbers appear in the display Specifications 93 Glossary 95 Language Code List 98...

Page 6: ...is a standard format defined by ISO MPEG which compresses audio data 2 DivX is a video file compression technology developed by DivX Inc 3 DivX DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivX Inc and are used under license 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...

Page 7: ... cannot play the following discs A DVD VIDEO with a different region code page 8 96 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 Notes about CD R CD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW In some cases CD R CD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW cannot be played on this system due to the recordi...

Page 8: ... will only play DVDs labeled with the same region code DVD VIDEOs labeled will also play on this system If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD VIDEO no region code indication may be given even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions Note about playback operations of DVDs an...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...ews illustrated 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...

Page 11: ... jack on the rear panel of speaker matches the color tube of the speaker cord When securing the mounting plate position the mounting plate depending on the desired height of the speaker After attaching the post to the base you can adjust the height of the speaker 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 care...

Page 12: ... to the 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 ...

Page 13: ...es 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 running ...

Page 14: ...14GB Getting Started BASIC Fully assembled illustration White Red Front speaker L White label Front speaker R Red label ...

Page 15: ... read the additional information from 1 to 4 on the following pages Step 2 Connecting the System and TV R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO IN COAXIAL AM FM75 DVD ONLY OUT DIR TC1 FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER TV VIDEO MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO IN DVD ONLY Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO AM loop antenna aerial Subwoofer AC power cord mains lead FM wire antenna aeri...

Page 16: ...ecting 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 85 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 happ...

Page 17: ...eive 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 the AM antenna aerial terminals Cord A or cord B can be connected to either terminal Note Do not place the AM loop antenna aerial near the unit or other AV equipment as noise may result Tip Adjust the direction of the AM loop a...

Page 18: ... Changing the color system PAL or NTSC Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only Depending on the TV to be connected you may be required to select either PAL or NTSC for the color 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 To change the color system 1 Turn off the system by pressing 1 2 T...

Page 19: ...in locations that are Extremely hot or cold 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 When cleaning use a soft cloth such as a cleaning cloth for glasses Do not use any type of ...

Page 20: ...ected 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 80 x If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN page 80 8 Press The Setup Display for selecting the speaker formation appears 9 Pr...

Page 21: ...g in the measurement area and making noise during the measurement which takes about 3 minutes as it may interfere with measurement 13Unplug 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 When you select SECOND ROOM for SPEAKER FORMATION meas...

Page 22: ...ly page 76 If you want to change any of the settings see Using the Setup Display page 78 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 3 Press X x to select QUICK then press The Quick Setup display appears 1 2 2 7 QUICK QUICK RESET DVD VIDEO BNR T 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 3...

Page 23: ... to off the system saves power in standby mode If the system is at its factory default settings ex after performing COLD RESET page 86 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 24: ... securely to a beam and fasten them to the wall Install the speakers on a vertical and flat wall where reinforcement is applied Contact a screw shop or installer regarding the wall material or screws to be used Sony is not responsible for accident or damage caused by improper installation insufficient wall strength or improper screw installation natural calamity etc Installing the Speakers on a Wa...

Page 25: ...o and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC Connecting the TV Advanced Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN IN COAXIAL AM FM75 DVD ONLY OUT DIR TC1 FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER TV VIDEO MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO IN DVD ONLY Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO TV with COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks TV ...

Page 26: ... 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 interface converter cord not supplied with an HDMI high definition multimedia interface DVI digital visual interface adaptor not supplied The DV...

Page 27: ...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 80 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 28: ... is used for selecting the type of video signals output from the HDMI OUT jack For details see To select the type of video signal output from the HDMI OUT high definition multimedia interface out jack page 26 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...

Page 29: ...e jacks on the components To connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter except for Mexican and Latin American models 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 69 Connecting Other Components R AUDIO OUT L D LIGHT SYNC OUT COAXIAL AM FM75 DVD ONLY OUT DMPORT DIR TC1 FRONT R CENTER WOOFE...

Page 30: ... supplied The lighting device will react according to the control signals transmitted by the D LIGHT SYNC controller upon receiving music source from the system For details on the use of the D LIGHT SYNC controller and lighting device refer to the operating instructions supplied with the respective device D LIGHT SYNC is registered trademark of Sony Corporation Refer to the operating instructions ...

Page 31: ...arts 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 82 the TV that is connected to the system with the HDMI cord can be synch operated with the system For details see the HDMI CONTROL ...

Page 32: ...eatedly until TV VIDEO 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 VIDEO t DMPORT t AUDIO t Except for Mexican and Latin American models Go to the next chapter track or scene except for JPEG Go back to the preceding chapter track or scene except for JPEG Turn off the sound temporarily MUTING...

Page 33: ... setting is made 6 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off You can enjoy TV or VCR sound from all the speakers in this system For details see Step 2 Connecting the System and TV page 15 Connecting the TV Advanced page 25 and Connecting Other Components page 29 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until TV VIDEO appears in the front panel display 2 Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until the sound field you ...

Page 34: ...ult setting is underlined AUTO selects the mode automatically to produce the sound effect depending on the disc 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 Selecting the Movie or Music Mod...

Page 35: ...m multiple speakers Note The sound is not output from multiple speakers depending on the source Outputting 2 channel sources like CDs by 5 1channel x Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic produces five output channels from 2 channel sources This mode performs Pro Logic decoding to the input signal and output to front center and surround speakers Meanwhile the surround channel becomes monaural x Dolby Pr...

Page 36: ...rom the front left and right 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 To turn the surround effect off Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until A F D STD or 2CH STEREO appears in the front pa...

Page 37: ...M when the system 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...

Page 38: ...r 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 TEXT T playing ti...

Page 39: ...pressing 1 1 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...

Page 40: ...the disc press x twice then press H Note If MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP is set to OFF page 83 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 appears 2 Press...

Page 41: ...l Menu display Press 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 a...

Page 42: ...uffles 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 select OFF To turn ...

Page 43: ...f the tracks on the 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 tur...

Page 44: ...s 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 playing a DVD VIDE...

Page 45: ...d of the right 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 form...

Page 46: ...itles 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 setting The default s...

Page 47: ...When playing 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 na...

Page 48: ...ding 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 By pressing ...

Page 49: ...ectronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Tip Date information is YYYY MM DD YYYY Year MM Month DD Day Date information varies depending on the area 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...

Page 50: ... 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 select a setting T...

Page 51: ... the first session 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...

Page 52: ...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 depending on the software ...

Page 53: ... 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 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 DAT...

Page 54: ...not 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 return to normal ...

Page 55: ...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 Note 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 be able to change ...

Page 56: ...he 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 setting The default setting is underlined MODE1 The image sweeps in from top to bottom MODE2 The image stretches out from left to ...

Page 57: ...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 51 Note The system may not pla...

Page 58: ...ay 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 the previous album select it from the album l...

Page 59: ...teractive 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 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 ...

Page 60: ...ect 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 stations 9 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off To change the preset number Restart from Step 1 To change the AM tuning interval except for Russian and Middle Eastern models The AM tuning interval can be set to either ...

Page 61: ...ess the number buttons to select the frequencies 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...

Page 62: ...s then press CLEAR 7 Press COMPLETE appears in the front panel display and the station name is stored 8 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off Tip You can check the frequency by pressing DISPLAY repeatedly page 62 Viewing the station name or frequency in the front panel display When the system is set to TUNER FM or TUNER AM you can check the frequency using the front panel display Press DISPL...

Page 63: ...it see the table using the number buttons Functions as both TV INPUT and DISPLAY button The TV s input source is selected Set your TV s input to the input you used to connect the unit For details see the operating instructions of your TV Except for North American models Other Operations Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote By pressing You can TV 1 Turn the TV on or off TV INPUT Switch the T...

Page 64: ...TV and this unit while entering the code You can enjoy karaoke singing along with a disc by setting the system to karaoke mode You can connect two microphones not supplied to the unit Setting the system to karaoke mode 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the front panel display 2 Plug a microphone into the MIC 1 or MIC 2 jack The system enters karaoke mode lights up in the front panel...

Page 65: ...Each time you press ECHO the echo level changes as follows To cancel the echo effect select ECHO OFF Note If howling occurs move the microphone away from the speakers lower the microphone volume or echo level lower the overall volume Dolby Digital Karaoke format DVD only Dolby Digital format which reproduces surround sound using 5 channels can also contain the Dolby Digital Karaoke format which is...

Page 66: ...lso reduced Multiplex During Karaoke Pon mode the stereo effect is reduced Karaoke Pon mode is automatically canceled when you turn off the power you change the function the disc tray is opened AUDIO stream is changed you set VOCAL SELECT to other than OFF you cancel karaoke mode Selecting the vocals Vocal Select DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD CD only When playing a DVD with the Dolby Digital Karaoke format i...

Page 67: ...ing mode Your score is calculated by comparing your voice with the music source 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu display appears Note The Control Menu display has 2 pages Depending on the source press DISPLAY twice to select SCORE MODE 2 Press X x repeatedly to select SCORE MODE then press The options for SCORE MODE appear 3 Press X x repeatedly to select a setting The default settings are underli...

Page 68: ...e front panel display then press or c 3 Press X x to select a setting The minutes display the remaining time changes as follows Tip You can select the remaining time by pressing the number buttons In this case you can preset the time in 1 minute increments 4 Press The setting is made and SLEEP lights up in the front panel display 5 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off To change the remainin...

Page 69: ...ITAL 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 not supplied the images are also output In this case the system outputs the composite video signal only regardless of the type of video signal Playing the connected component on the system 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly ...

Page 70: ...e system by using the remote Note When you operate the buttons on the unit while the child lock function is on CHILD LOCK appears 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 ...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...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 73: ...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 74: ...ring 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 ...

Page 75: ... 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 f...

Page 76: ...MATION setting returns to STANDARD 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 when the system is in stop mode The Control Men...

Page 77: ...ssage then select YES An error message appears when 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 there is excessive noise around the calibration mic the calibration mic is overloaded 6 Press C X x c to select YES or NO then press x The measurement is OK Disconnec...

Page 78: ...p Display items see page 106 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 when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears 3 Press X x to select SETUP then...

Page 79: ...to the Control Menu display by selecting NO here 3 Press All the settings explained on pages 80 to 86 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 20 press to return to normal screen ...

Page 80: ...he 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 78 The default settings are underlined x TV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide Sett...

Page 81: ... screen saver x BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD DATA CD MP3 audio or DATA DVD MP3 audio x BLACK LEVEL North American and Latin American models only Selects the black level setup level for the video signals output from the jacks other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI OUT YCBCR Outputs YCBCR signals RGB Outputs RGB signals AUTO Outp...

Page 82: ...u connect the system and TV with the HDMI cord For details on this function see the HDMI CONTROL Guide supplied separately Note When you set to ON without the HDMI connection of the TV Please verify the HDMI connection appears and you can not set to ON x PAUSE MODE DVD VIDEO DVD R DVD RW only Selects the picture in pause mode OFF Sets the black level of the output signal to the standard level ON R...

Page 83: ...f the sound track Useful for watching movies at low volume late at night x AUDIO HDMI Selects the audio output status from the HDMI OUT jack Note When you connect the unit and TV with the HDMI cord and ON is selected DYNAMIC BASS MOVIE MUSIC and sound field are not applied to the sound that is output from the TV x DivX Displays the registration code for this system For more information go to http ...

Page 84: ...isplayed Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the speakers 1 When you perform the Quick Setup page 20 the default settings are changed 2 0 0 to 6 9 meters for North American models 3 0 9 to 6 9 meters for North American models x DISTANCE SURROUND The default distance setting for the speakers in relation to the listening position is shown below When you set the distance us...

Page 85: ...st tone to adjust LEVEL FRONT and LEVEL SURROUND Adjusting the speaker level by using the test tone 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 3 Press X x to select CUSTOM then press The Setup Display appears 4 Press X x repeatedly to select SPEAKER SETUP then press or c L R 3 0 m 10 ft1 appea...

Page 86: ...u 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 press Note The test tone signals are not output from the HDMI OUT jack You can return the system parameters such as preset stations to the default settings 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Press x A and 1 on the unit at the same time COL...

Page 87: ...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 inputs or no audio signals If you do the sp...

Page 88: ...ins 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 off the system and check the following items after STANDBY disappears Are the and speaker cords short circuited Are you using only the specified speakers Is anything blocking the ventilation holes of the system After ...

Page 89: ...th 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 If the color irregularity persists turn off the TV set once then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes If howling occurs reposition the speakers farther away from the TV set Make sure that no magnetic object magnetic l...

Page 90: ...k that the antenna aerial is connected securely Adjust the antenna aerial or connect an external antenna aerial if necessary The signal strength of the stations is too weak when tuning in with automatic tuning Use direct tuning No stations have been preset or the preset stations have been cleared when tuning by scanning preset stations Preset the stations page 60 Press DISPLAY so that the frequenc...

Page 91: ...ly The DVD features an auto playback function Playback stops automatically Some discs may contain an auto pause signal While playing such a disc the system stops playback at the auto pause signal You cannot perform some functions such as Stop Search Slow motion Play or Repeat Play Depending on the disc you may not be able to perform some of the operations above See the operating instructions that ...

Page 92: ...unction Set the AUDIO HDMI setting in CUSTOM SETUP to ON page 83 Make sure that the connected TV is compatible with the System Audio Control function For details on the System Audio Control function see the HDMI CONTROL Guide supplied separately 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 l...

Page 93: ...an and Middle Eastern models 531 1 602 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz Australian and New Zealand models 531 1 710 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz 530 1 710 kHz with the interval set at 10 kHz Other models 531 1 602 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz 530 1 610 kHz with the interval set at 10 kHz Antenna aerial AM loop antenna aerial Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Video section Outputs VIDEO ...

Page 94: ...00 mA Dimensions approx 430 63 380 mm w h d incl projecting parts Mass approx 4 1 kg Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Unpacking Front speakers 2 Center speaker 1 Surround speakers 2 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...

Page 95: ...r use with any stereo music recordings and provides a wide and deep sound space Dolby Surround Pro Logic As one method of decoding Dolby Surround Dolby Surround Pro Logic produces four channels from 2 channel sound Compared with the former Dolby Surround system Dolby Surround Pro Logic reproduces left to right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precisely To take full advantage of Dol...

Page 96: ...times per second MPEG audio A coding system to compress digital audio signals MPEG 1 is used for MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 MPEG 2 is used for one of the audio format of DVD Multi angle function Various angles of a scene or viewpoints of the video camera are recorded on some DVDs Multilingual function Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a picture are recorded on some DVDs Parental Contro...

Page 97: ...IDEO CD A compact disc that contains moving pictures The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format one of a worldwide standard of digital compression 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 w...

Page 98: ...349 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 1502 Serbo Cr...

Page 99: ...ated in parentheses Front panel A 1 on standby 31 B A open close 31 C Disc operation 31 D FUNCTION 31 E Front panel display 101 F remote sensor 9 G VOLUME control 31 H MIC 2 jack 64 I AUDIO IN MIC 1 A CAL MIC jack 20 29 64 J Disc tray 31 Index to Parts and Controls continued ...

Page 100: ...OAXIAL FM 75Ω jack 15 H COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 25 I HDMI OUT jack 25 J D LIGHT SYNC OUT jack 29 Singaporean Mexican and Latin American models only CAUTION Please do not remove the screws before installing the WAHT SD1 D LIGHT SYNC OUT COAXIAL AM FM75 DVD ONLY OUT DMPORT DIR TC1 FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER TV VIDEO MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO IN DVD ON...

Page 101: ...s up when a station is received Radio only 60 E Stereo Monaural effect Radio only 61 F Lights up when the sleep timer is set 68 G Lights up when the movie or music mode is selected 34 H Playing status DVD function only I Lights up when the karaoke mode is on 64 J Current repeat mode 43 K Lights up when the child lock function is set to on 70 L Lights up when the system outputs progressive signals ...

Page 102: ...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 103: ...lects the title scene or track to be played CHAPTER page 38 INDEX page 38 Selects the chapter or index to be played TRACK page 38 Selects the track to be played ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 46 Selects the type of titles DVD RW DVD R to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST TIME TEXT page 38 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music sea...

Page 104: ...es 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 default setting ALBUM page 38 Selects the album to be played FILE page 38 Selects the JPEG image file or DivX video file to be played DATE page 49 Displays the date the picture was taken by a digital camera INTERVAL page 55 Spec...

Page 105: ...trol Menu icon indicator lights up in green when you select any item except OFF PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT A V SYNC KARAOKE MODE and VOCAL SELECT only The ORIGINAL PLAY LIST indicator lights up in green when you select PLAY LIST default setting t ...

Page 106: ...ANCE FRONT FRONT CENTER SURROUND YES YES NONE YES SUBWOOFER YES L 1 0 m 7 0 m R 1 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 0 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 0 0 dB DISTANCE SURROUND L 0 0 m 7 0 m R 0 0 m 7 0 m LANGUAGE SETUP OSD1 MENU1 SUBTITLE1 AUDIO1 4 3 OUTPUT FULL NORMAL 1 Select the langua...

Page 107: ...MMER 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 4 Appears when the wireless kit WAHT SD1 is installed SL SR REV4 REV OFF REV ON ...

Page 108: ... 37 Fast reverse 37 FILE 38 File 96 Film based software 96 FM MODE 61 Freeze Frame 37 Front panel 99 Front panel display 47 101 H Handling discs 88 HDMI YCBCR RGB HDMI 81 HDMI high definition multimedia interface 26 96 HDMI CONTROL 82 I INDEX 38 Installing the speakers on a wall 24 Instant Advance 31 Instant Replay 31 INTERLACE 28 Interlace format 96 INTERVAL 55 J JPEG 51 53 K Karaoke 64 ECHO 65 K...

Page 109: ... SETUP 78 Setup Display 78 106 Shuffle Play 42 SLEEP 68 Slide Show 55 Slow motion Play 37 Sound Field 35 SPEAKER FORMATION 74 SPEAKER SETUP 84 CONNECTION 84 DISTANCE 84 LEVEL 85 SUBTITLE 50 80 SYSTEM MENU 23 33 61 68 69 70 System menu list 107 T TEST TONE 85 THEATRE SYNC 63 TIME TEXT 38 TITLE 38 Title 97 TRACK 38 Track 97 TRACK SELECTION 83 Troubleshooting 88 TV connection 25 TV TYPE 80 U Unpackin...

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Page 111: ...wf 50 SYSTEM MENU wg 23 33 63 69 107 THEATRE SYNC w 64 TUNING 0 qs 60 TV e 63 TV CH wk es 63 TV INPUT ej 63 TV VOL 8 63 VIDEO FORMAT 3 27 VOLUME 8 31 61 85 1 on standby 1 20 23 31 39 61 TV 1 on standby 1 63 C X x c qd 20 23 33 38 60 71 REPLAY ADVANCE 9 31 es wk 31 m M qs 0 37 SLOW qs 0 37 H play ea 31 39 73 STEP 9 37 x stop wl 31 39 71 X pause qa 31 Z open close ql 31 DISPLAY wj 21 38 71 102 O RET...

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