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©2005 Sony Corporation

2-590-760-11(1)

DVD Home Theatre
System

Operating Instructions

DAV-FX10

Summary of Contents for DAV-FX10 - Dvd Dream System

Page 1: ... 2005 Sony Corporation 2 590 760 11 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV FX10 ...

Page 2: ...or relocate the receiving antenna aerial Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to op...

Page 3: ...damage to the lenses When you first install the unit or when you move it from a cold to a warm location wait for about 30 minutes before operating the unit ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark As an ENERGY STAR partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency Thank you for purchasing Sony DVD Home Theatre System Before operating this ...

Page 4: ...1 Playing Audio Tracks and Images as a Slide Show with Sound 43 Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound 45 A V SYNC Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc 46 Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame Searching for a Title Chapter Track Scene etc 47 Searching by Scene 49 Picture Navigation Viewing Information About the Disc 50 Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound 53 Enjoying Surround Sound b...

Page 5: ...Custom Settings 76 CUSTOM SETUP Settings for the Speakers 77 SPEAKER SETUP Additional Information Precautions 80 Notes about the Discs 81 Troubleshooting 81 Self diagnosis Function 84 When letters numbers appear in the display Specifications 85 Glossary 86 Language Code List 89 Index to Parts and Controls 90 DVD Setup Display List 95 AMP Menu List 96 Index 97 ...

Page 6: ...orded in the following formats audio CD format video CD format MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files of format conforming to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet About This Manual Symbol Meaning Functions available for DVD VIDEOs DVD Rs DVD RWs in video mode and DVD Rs DVD RWs Functions available for DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VIDEO CDs including S...

Page 7: ... to the Compact Disc CD standard A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side Please be aware that the audio side of a DualDisc may not play on this product because these discs do not conform to the CD standard DualDisc is a trademark of the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA Note on PBC Playback Cont...

Page 8: ...cting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD page 37 4To select an area see Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD page 37 Region code Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled with the same region code DVD VIDEOs labeled will also play on this system If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by area limitations...

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

Page 10: ...D 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 OFF T 1 3 2 5 5 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 DVD VIDEO Quit REPEAT ENTER DISPLAY DISC TITLE CHAPTER OFF Currently playing title number 1 Playing time 4 Total number of chapters 2 Options Current setting Total number of titles 1 Playback status N Playback X ...

Page 11: ...Y LIST page 37 Selects the type of titles DVD RW to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST TIME TEXT page 48 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music searching Displays the DVD CD text or the MP3 track name MULTI 2CH page 37 Selects the playback area on Super Audio CDs when available PROGRAM page 33 Selects the track to play in th...

Page 12: ...n a Super Audio CD ALBUM page 47 Selects the album to be played FILE page 47 Selects the JPEG image file to be played DATE page 52 Displays the date the picture was taken by a digital camera INTERVAL page 44 Specifies the duration for which the slides are displayed on the screen EFFECT page 45 Selects the effects to be used for changing slides during a slide show MODE MP3 JPEG page 43 Selects the ...

Page 13: ...he compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor on the system Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not use a new battery with an old one Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct light from the sun or lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction If you ...

Page 14: ...e 25 Step 5 Connecting the AC Power Cord Mains Lead page 27 Step 6 Turning off the Demonstration page 27 Step 7 Performing the Quick Setup page 28 Video signal is sent to the TV and is output from the TV screen audio signals are processed by this system and output from the speakers of this system You can also enjoy sound of other sources such as TV programs in addition to DVDs or CDs Hookup Overvi...

Page 15: ...nect any speakers other than those supplied with this system To obtain the best possible surround sound specify the speaker parameters distance level etc on page 77 Required cords Speaker cords The connector and the color tube of the speaker cords are the same color as the label of the jacks to be connected Step 1 Speaker System Hookup Color tube Black Gray ...

Page 16: ...o vibrations Subject to direct sunlight Note COAXIAL IN AUDIO IN R L R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COAXIAL AM FM 75 SPEAKER VIDEO 2 VIDEO 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT MONITOR OUT VIDEO 1 DIGITAL IN OPTICAL DVD ONLY VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO Y PB CB PR CR FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER Front speaker R Center speaker Front speaker L Surround speaker R Subwoofer Surround speaker L ...

Page 17: ...d does not touch another speaker terminal or the bare wire of another speaker cord Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord After connecting all the components speakers and AC power cord mains lead output a test tone to check that all the speakers are connected correctly For details on outputting a test tone see page 78 If no sound is heard from a speaker while outputting a test tone or a t...

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

Page 19: ... screw shop or installer regarding the wall material or screws to be used Sony is not responsible for accident or damage caused by improper installation insufficient wall strength or improper screw installation natural calamity etc ...

Page 20: ...necting the FM wire antenna aerial keep it as horizontal as possible When you connect the supplied AM loop antenna aerial cord A or cord B can be connected to either terminal If you have poor FM reception use a 75 ohms coaxial cable not supplied to connect the system to an outdoor FM antenna aerial as shown below Step 2 Antenna Aerial Hookup Note Tip AM loop antenna aerial FM wire antenna aerial A...

Page 21: ... IN jack Connect an S video cord not supplied When using the S video jack instead of the video jacks your TV monitor must also be connected via an S video jack S video signals are on a separate bus from the video signals and will not be output through the video jacks Step 3 TV Hookup Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN COAXIAL IN AUDIO IN R L R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COAXIAL AM FM 75 SPEAKER V...

Page 22: ...screen To change the aspect ratio see page 74 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 that accepts progressive signals P AUTO or P VIDEO appears in the front panel display when the system outputs progressive signals 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly ...

Page 23: ...s other than the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks MONITOR OUT VIDEO S VIDEO 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 and displays images at 24 frame...

Page 24: ...rs of this system To listen to the TV sound select the function by pressing FUNCTION For details see page 57 When you want to output the TV sound or stereo sound of a 2 channel source from the 6 speakers select the Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE or Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC sound field page 55 Note Tip R AUDIO OUT L COAXIAL IN AUDIO IN R L R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COAXIAL AM FM 75 S...

Page 25: ...nnected to the VIDEO 1 COAXIAL IN or VIDEO 2 OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack instead of the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN jacks of the system The system can accept both the digital and analogue signals Digital signals have priority over analogue signals If the digital signal ceases the analogue signal will be processed after 2 seconds Step 4 Other Component Hookup R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO...

Page 26: ...ck Connect the digital satellite receiver to the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN jacks only of the system Be sure to make connections securely to avoid hum and noise When you connect another component to the system you can enjoy the component by pressing FUNCTION page 67 Note Tip ...

Page 27: ...emonstration turns off When you press 1 on the system the demonstration does not turn off When you set the demonstration mode in the AMP menu to on the demonstration does not turn off even though you press 1 on the remote To turn off the demonstration set the demonstration mode to off then press 1 on the remote Setting the demonstration mode on off 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until DEM...

Page 28: ... the on screen display appears 5 Press X x to select a language The system displays the menu and subtitles in the selected language The selectable language is different depending on the area 6 Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears 7 Press X x to select the setting that matches your TV type x If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 ...

Page 29: ... DISPLAY in any Step If you want to change each setting see Using the Setup Display page 72 To recall the Quick Setup display 1 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear 3 Press X x to select QUICK then press ENTER The Quick Setup display appears Note Note SPEAKER SETUP TEST TONE LEVEL FRONT LEVE...

Page 30: ... from the listening position than the front speakers If you encounter color irregularity on a nearby TV screen The front and center speakers and the subwoofer are magnetically shielded to allow it to be installed near a TV set However color irregularities may still be observed on certain types of TV sets As the surround speakers are not magnetically shielded we recommend that you place the surroun...

Page 31: ...system starts playback continuous play of the disc whose DISC indicator is green To play back other discs press DISC SKIP on the remote or DISC 1 5 of the system Adjust the volume on the system The DISC 1 5 indicators change color as follows green the disc is selected or the disc is being played back off there is no disc orange a disc is loaded in the disc stocker but not selected The indicator tu...

Page 32: ...the stocker Do not insert an 8 cm 3 inch CD with an 8 cm 3 inch adapter It may damage the system and disc Resuming playback from the point where you stopped the disc Resume Play When you stop the disc the system remembers the point where you pressed x and Resume appears in the front panel display As long as you do not remove the disc Resume Play will work even if the system enters standby mode by ...

Page 33: ... up to 40 discs and resumes playback the next time you insert the same disc If you store a resume playback point for the 41st disc the resume playback point for the first disc is deleted To activate this function set MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP to ON For details see MULTI DISC RESUME DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only page 76 If MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON page 76 and you playback a ...

Page 34: ... order 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own program Program Play 2 Press X and select ALL CLEAR 3 Press ENTER You can perform Shuffle Play or Repeat Play of programmed tracks During Program Play follow the steps of Shuffle Play page 34 or Repeat Play page 35 All Discs Repeat is automatically changed into Program Repeat when you set to program play mode You can only program the contents of th...

Page 35: ...ppear 3 Press X x to select the item to be repeated The default setting is underlined x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW OFF does not play repeatedly ALL DISCS repeats all of the discs ONE DISC repeats all of the titles on the current disc When playing a DVD RW in VR mode ONE DISC repeats all of the titles of the selected type TITLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current...

Page 36: ...JPEG page 43 you cannot select TRACK A DVD is divided into a lot of sections which make up a picture or music feature These sections are called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using TOP MENU When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound select these items using MENU ...

Page 37: ...nally recorded 4 Press ENTER Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel Multi channel Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel playback area and a multi channel playback area You can select the playback area you want to listen to 1 Press MULTI 2CH when the system is in stop mode The following display appears 2 Press MULTI 2CH repeatedly to select the item MULTI plays a multi channe...

Page 38: ...by pressing MULTI 2CH With PBC Playback Control functions you can enjoy simple interactive operations search functions and other such operations PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions The menu for your selection appears 2 Select the item number you want by the number buttons 3 Press ENTER 4 Follow...

Page 39: ...tracks or files You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session See the instructions supplied with the CD R CD RW drives and the recording software not supplied for details on the recording format About the multi session disc If MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files are recorded in the first session the system will also play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in other sessions If audio tracks a...

Page 40: ...he album names are arranged in the following order A t B t C t D t F t G Albums that do not contain tracks or files such as album E do not appear in the list If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track file names when you store the tracks or files in a disc the tracks and files will be played in that order Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback it is recommended ...

Page 41: ...ack Press Note that you can select the next album by continuing to press after the last track on the first album but that you cannot return to the previous album by pressing To return to the previous album select the album from the album list To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press C c when the Control Menu is not displayed Note that you can select the next album by continuing to press ...

Page 42: ... recorded on the DATA CD appear When an album is being played its title is shaded 3 Press X x to select an album and press PICTURE NAVI Images of files in the album appear in 16 subscreens 4 Press C X x c to select the image you want to view and press ENTER To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press C c when the Control Menu is not displayed Note that you can select the next album by conti...

Page 43: ...show duration page 44 and effect page 45 while playing JPEG image file You can play a slide show with sound by first placing both MP3 and JPEG files in the same album on a DATA CD When you play back the DATA CD select AUTO mode as explained below 1 Load a DATA CD The system starts playing from the first album 2 Press x The system stops playback 3 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 4 Press X x ...

Page 44: ...o tracks and JPEG image files in the DATA CD the No audio data and No image data messages appear on the screen If you set MODE MP3 JPEG to IMAGE JPEG on a disc that contains MP3 tracks only or AUDIO MP3 on a disc that contains JPEG files only you may not able to change the MODE MP3 JPEG setting PICTURE NAVI does not work when AUDIO MP3 is selected If you play large MP3 track data and JPEG image da...

Page 45: ...cycle through the effects MODE5 The next image slides over the previous image OFF Turns off this function 4 Press ENTER The selected setting takes effect When the sound does not match the pictures on the screen you can adjust the delay between the picture and sound 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until A V SYNC appears in the front panel display then press ENTER or c 3 Press X x to select ...

Page 46: ...M 1m Watching frame by frame Slow motion Play DVD DVD RW VIDEO CD only Press m or M when the system is in pause mode To return to the normal playback speed press H Each time you press m or M during Slow motion Play the playback speed changes Two speeds are available With each press the indication changes as follows Playback direction 2 y 1 Opposite direction DVD VIDEO only 2 y 1 The 2 2 playback s...

Page 47: ...ber Or you can search for a scene using the time code 1 Press DISPLAY When playing a DATA CD with JPEG image files press DISPLAY twice The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select the search method x When playing a DVD VIDEO DVD RW TITLE CHAPTER TIME TEXT Select TIME TEXT to search for a starting point by inputting the time code x When playing a VIDEO CD Super VCD without PBC Playback TRACK Note...

Page 48: ...ct another number 5 Press ENTER The system starts playback from the selected number To search for a scene using the time code DVD VIDEO only 1 In Step 2 select TIME TEXT T playing time of the current title is selected 2 Press ENTER T changes to T 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning ju...

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

Page 50: ...udio CD or CD When playing an MP3 ViewingInformationAbout the Disc DISPLAY DISPLAY With cover opened t Playing time and number of the current title r Remaining time of the current title r Playing time and number of the current chapter r Remaining time of the current chapter r Disc name r Title and chapter r The display returns to the top image after 2 seconds t Playing time of the current track r ...

Page 51: ...n check the frequency using the front panel display Press DISPLAY Each time you press DISPLAY the display changes as shown in the charts 1 This is displayed if you have entered a name for a preset station page 69 2 Returns to the original display when several seconds has elapsed Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chap...

Page 52: ...ing MP3 audio tracks on a DATA CD you can display the name of the album track and the audio bit rate the amount of data per second of the current audio on your TV screen Appears when playing an MP3 audio track on DATA CDs Checking the date information JPEG only You can check the date information during playback when the Exif tag is recorded in the JPEG image data Press DISPLAY twice during playbac...

Page 53: ...yed two or more times the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats x When playing a DVD RW The audio streams recorded on a disc are displayed The default setting is underlined Example 1 AUDIO 2 AUDIO 2 AUDIO does not appear when one audio stream is recorded on the disc x When playing a VIDEO CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio The default setting is underlined STEREO the standard stereo sound 1 L th...

Page 54: ...und elements channels shown below Each channel is output from a separate speaker Front L Front R Center Surround L Surround R Surround Monaural This signal can be either the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals or the Dolby Digital sound s monaural Surround audio signals LFE Low Frequency Effect signal L R C LFE LS RS 1 ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL3 2 1 Surround L R Front L R Center LFE Low Frequency E...

Page 55: ... mode outputs the sound from 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 Outputting 2 channel sources like CDs by 5 1channel x Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic pro...

Page 56: ... 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 the movie software encoded with multi channel format such as the Dolby Digital DVD This mode reproduces the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment s stu...

Page 57: ...st sound field selected for each function mode Whenever you select a function such as DVD or TUNER the sound field that was last applied to function is automatically applied again For example if you listen to DVD with HALL as the sound field then change to another function and then return to DVD HALL will be applied again You can enjoy TV or VCR sound from all speakers of this system For details s...

Page 58: ...ght 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press x X repeatedly until AUDIO DRC appears in the front panel display then press ENTER or c 3 Press x X to select the setting DRC STD reproduces the sound track with the kind of dynamic range that the recording engineer intended DRC MAX compresses dynamic range fully DRC OFF no compression of dynamic range 4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU The AMP menu turns off AUDIO DRC only app...

Page 59: ... VIDEO If subtitles are recorded on a disc you can turn the subtitles on or off while playing If multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc you can change the subtitle language while playing or turn the subtitles on or off whenever you want You can select a language you are learning for example and turn on the subtitles for better understanding Press SUBTITLE during playback Each time you pre...

Page 60: ... the system is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 3 Press X x to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 4 Press X x to select ON t then press ENTER x If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears x Wh...

Page 61: ...ome DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users The PARENTAL CONTROL function allows you to set a playback limitation level 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 3 Press X x to select PLAYER t then press ENTER x If you hav...

Page 62: ... system starts playback If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of Preventing playback of specific discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL When you are asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the number buttons then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digit password replace the disc in the system and press H When th...

Page 63: ...n press ENTER 6 To confirm your password re enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you press ENTER and input the correct number Standard Code number Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 India 2248 Indonesia 2238 ...

Page 64: ...rol the TV by using following buttons Other Operations Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote Note TV VOL TV VIDEO Number buttons TV CH TV 1 TV ENTER TV VOL with the TV button TV CH with the TV button With cover opened Manufacturer Code number SONY 001 default DAEWOO 002 004 005 006 FISHER 009 GOLDSTAR 020 HITACHI 014 015 JVC 018 LOEWE 027 028 MAGNAVOX 034 MITSUBISHI MGA 022 PANASONIC 049 050...

Page 65: ... DVD and then switches the TV s input source you set with one button push Preparing for the THEATRE SYNC function Register the TV s input source connected to this system Press and hold TV VIDEO while entering the code for the TV s input source connected to this system 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 ...

Page 66: ...e the TV button flashes twice slowly If the setting is unsuccessful the TV button flashes 5 times quickly This function is only for SONY TVs This function may not work on some SONY TVs If distance between TV and this system is too far this function may not work Install the system near the TV Keep the remote pointed in the direction of the TV and this system while the TV button is flashing By press...

Page 67: ...ou need to connect a digital satellite tuner to the system with an optical cable or coaxial cable page 25 and set the digital output mode of the digital satellite tuner to AC 3 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press x X repeatedly until DUAL MONO appears in the front panel display then press ENTER or c 3 Press x X to select the sound you want MAIN main sound is output from the left and right speakers SUB sub so...

Page 68: ...he AM tuning interval except for Saudi Arabian model The AM tuning interval can be set to either 10 kHz or 9 kHz To change the AM tuning interval first tune in any AM station then turn off the system by pressing 1 on the system While holding down on the system press 1 on the system to turn on the power If you change the interval AM preset stations will be erased To reset the interval repeat the sa...

Page 69: ...when a station is selected Note that no more than one name can be entered for each preset station 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until FM or AM appears in the front panel display The last station you received is tuned in 2 Press PRESET or repeatedly to select the preset station you want to create an index name for 3 Press TUNER MENU 4 Press C X x c repeatedly until Name In appears in the front panel ...

Page 70: ... the Sleep Timer function Press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears in the front panel display The brightness of the front panel display can be set to either of 2 levels 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until DIMMER appears in the front panel display then press ENTER or c 3 Press X x to select the brightness of the front panel display 4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU The AMP menu turns off Us...

Page 71: ...ers such as preset stations to the default settings 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Press x A and 1 on the system at the same time COLD RESET appears in the front panel display and the default settings are returned Returning to the Default Settings A 1 x ...

Page 72: ...he setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP or SPEAKER SETUP Then press ENTER The Setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP 5 Select an item using X x then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE 6 Select a setting using X x then press ENTER The setting is selected and setup is complete Settings and Adjustments Using the Setup Displ...

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

Page 74: ...aying a Super Audio CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 4 3 LETTER BOX Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen TV Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 PAN SCAN Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen TV Automatically displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit 16 9 Select t...

Page 75: ...tio on your progressive format 525p 625p compatible TV change the setting on your TV not the system This setting is effective only when P AUTO PROGRESSIVE AUTO or P VIDEO PROGRESSIVE VIDEO is selected by using PROGRESSIVE page 22 ON Sets the black level of the output signal to the standard level OFF Lowers the standard black level Use this when the picture becomes too white OFF Sets the black leve...

Page 76: ...TS 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 RESUME DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only Switches the Multi disc Resume setting on or off Resume playback point can be stored in memory for up to 40 different DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD discs page 32 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP AUTO The pictur...

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

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

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

Page 80: ...u do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is suddenly played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine If you have any questions or problems concerning your system please consult your nearest Sony dealer On cleaning di...

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

Page 82: ...55 Check the speaker connections and settings page 15 77 Depending on the DVD the output signal may not be the entire 5 1 channel It may be monaural or stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby Digital or MPEG audio format The sound comes from the center speaker only Depending on the disc the sound may come from the center speaker only No sound is heard from the center speaker Check the ...

Page 83: ...been selected During stop press x on the system or the remote and then start playback page 32 The title DVD or PBC menu automatically appears on the TV screen The system starts playing the disc automatically 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...

Page 84: ... this case check the following table Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display First 3 characters of the service number Cause and or corrective action C 13 The disc is dirty Clean the disc with a soft cloth page 81 C 31 The disc is not inserted correctly Restart the system then re insert the disc correctly E XX xx is a number To prevent a malfunction the system has perform...

Page 85: ... 0 dB CD 2 Hz to 20 kHz 1 0 dB Tuner section System PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer system FM tuner section Tuning range 87 5 108 0 MHz 100 kHz step Antenna aerial FM wire antenna aerial Antenna aerial terminals 75 ohms unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range 530 1 710 kHz with the interval set at 10 kHz 531 1 710 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz Antenna ae...

Page 86: ... a subwoofer channel for deep bass is independently provided This format is also called 5 1 with the subwoofer channel designed as the 0 1 channel since it functions only when a deep bass effect is needed All six channels in this format are recorded separately for superior channel separation Furthermore since all the signals are processed digitally less signal degradation occurs Dolby Pro Logic II...

Page 87: ...O The DVD RW has two different modes VR mode and Video mode DVD RWs created in Video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO while discs created in VR Video Recording mode allow the contents to be programmed or edited DVD RW A DVD RW plus RW is a recordable and rewritable disc DVD RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format File A JPEG image recorded on a DATA CD File is...

Page 88: ...res and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Title The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD movie etc in video software or the entire album in audio software Track Section of a picture or a music piece on a VIDEO CD CD or MP3 An album is composed of several tracks MP3 only VIDEO CD A compact disc that contains moving pictures The picture data uses the MPEG 1 for...

Page 89: ...russian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061 Bislama 1066 Bengali Bangla 1067 Tibetan 1070 Breton 1079 Catalan 1093 Corsican 1097 Czech 1103 Welsh 1105 Danish 1109 German 1130 Bhutani 1142 Greek 1144 English 1145 Esperanto 1149 Spanish 1150 Estonian 1151 Basque 1157 Persian 1165 Finnish 1166 Fiji 1171 Faroese 1174 French 1181 Frisian 1183 Irish 1186 Scots Gaelic 1194 Galician 1196 Guarani 1203 Gujarati...

Page 90: ... in parentheses Front panel A Disc slot 31 B remote sensor 13 C Front panel display 91 D PHONES jack 31 E VOLUME 31 F FUNCTION 31 G 32 H x stop 32 71 I X pause 32 J H play 31 K A eject 31 71 L DISC 1 5 31 M 1 on standby 27 31 71 Index to Parts and Controls ...

Page 91: ...n only C Lights up when the time information of a title or chapter appears in the front panel display DVD only D Monaural Stereo effect Radio only 68 E Current sound effect Except for JPEG and Super Audio CD 58 F Current surround format Except for JPEG and Super Audio CD 54 G Playing status DVD function only H Lights up during MULTI channel playback Super Audio CD only 37 ...

Page 92: ...s 21 F MONITOR OUT VIDEO S VIDEO jacks 21 G AM terminal 20 H FM 75Ω COAXIAL jack 20 I VIDEO 2 VIDEO AUDIO IN jacks 23 25 COAXIAL IN AUDIO IN R L R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COAXIAL AM FM 75 SPEAKER VIDEO 2 VIDEO 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT MONITOR OUT VIDEO 1 DIGITAL IN OPTICAL DVD ONLY VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO Y PB CB PR CR FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER ...

Page 93: ...9 M Number buttons 36 60 64 The number 5 button has a tactile dot N CLEAR 28 33 65 O ENTER P PROGRESSIVE TUNER MENU 22 68 Q TV 1 on standby 64 R 1 on standby 27 31 68 S THEATRE SYNC 65 T TV VIDEO SLEEP 64 70 U FUNCTION 22 31 57 67 V m M SLOW TUNING 46 68 W x stop 32 60 68 X X pause 32 Y MUTING 32 Z MENU 36 wj VOLUME TV VOL 31 68 The VOLUME TV VOL button has a tactile dot wk DISPLAY 10 28 33 60 72 ...

Page 94: ...94US eg TV CH 64 The TV CH button has a tactile dot eh TV VOL 64 ej MULTI 2CH 37 ek SA CD CD 37 el AMP MENU 27 45 58 67 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the system ...

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

Page 96: ... the following items with AMP MENU on the remote AMP Menu List AMP menu AUDIO DRC DRC STD DRC MAX DIMMER DIMMER ON DIMMER OFF DRC OFF DUAL MONO MAIN SUB MAIN SUB MAIN SUB A V SYNC SYNC OFF SYNC ON DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF ...

Page 97: ...87 Film based software 87 Front Panel 90 Front panel display 50 91 H Handling discs 81 Hookup Overview 14 I INDEX 47 Installing the satellite speakers on the wall 17 Instant Advance 32 Instant Replay 32 Interlace format 87 INTERVAL 44 J JPEG 39 41 L Language Code List 89 LANGUAGE SETUP 73 LEVEL FRONT 78 LEVEL SURROUND 78 Listening to other components 67 Listening to TV sound 57 Locating a specific...

Page 98: ...77 SLEEP 70 Slide show 43 Slow motion play 46 Sound Field 55 SPEAKER SETUP 77 Speaker setup 30 Speaker System Hookup 15 SUBTITLE 59 73 Super Audio CD 7 37 T TEST TONE 78 THEATRE SYNC 65 TIME TEXT 48 TITLE 47 Title 88 TRACK 47 Track 88 TRACK SELECTION 76 Troubleshooting 81 TUNER MENU 68 TV Hookup 21 TV TYPE 74 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 88 ...

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