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Front panel

(on/standby) (37)

(open/close) (37)

Disc operation (37)

FUNCTION (37)

Front panel display (110)

(remote sensor) (9)

PHONES jack (37)

VOLUME control (37)

AUDIO IN/A.CAL MIC jack (24, 34)

DISC 1-5 buttons/indicators (37)

Disc tray (37)

Index to Parts and Controls

Summary of Contents for DAV-HDX500/I - Dvd Home Theater System

Page 1: ...s DC5 2895962131 2895962131DAVHDX500 501W Cover 01cov cel fm masterpage Right model name DAV HDX500 HDX501W 2 895 962 13 1 2007 Sony Corporation 2 895 962 13 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV HDX500 HDX501W ...

Page 2: ...nstalled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interferenc...

Page 3: ...r s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical XM is a registered trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc This product is manufactured under license from Neural Audio Corporation Sony Corporation hereby ...

Page 4: ...s Functions for Playing Discs Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc 45 Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame Searching for a Title Chapter Track Scene etc 46 Searching by Scene 47 Picture Navigation Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc 47 Resume Play Creating Your Own Program 48 Program Play Playing in Random Order 50 Shuffle Play Playing Repeatedly 51 Repeat Play Using th...

Page 5: ...OL PARENTAL CONTROL Getting Optimal Surround Sound for a Room 82 SPEAKER FORMATION Calibrating the Appropriate Settings Automatically 84 AUTO CALIBRATION Using the Setup Display 86 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language 88 LANGUAGE SETUP Settings for the Display 88 SCREEN SETUP Custom Settings 90 CUSTOM SETUP Settings for the Speakers 92 SPEAKER SETUP Returning to the Default Settings 94 Addi...

Page 6: ...ta DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD VIDEO and the CD logos are trademarks Note about CDs DVDs The system can play CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs recorded 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...

Page 7: ...operating instructions for the recording device Note that some playback functions may not work with some DVD RWs DVD Rs even if they have been correctly finalized In this case view the disc by normal playback Also some DATA CDs DATA 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 confor...

Page 8: ...em plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Be sure to read the operating instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology m...

Page 9: ...remote sensor on the unit Note 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 sunlight or lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction If you do not intend to use the remote for an extended period of ti...

Page 10: ...floor Tip You can use the speaker without the speaker stand by installing it on the wall page 28 Use the screws 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 t...

Page 11: ...962131DAVHDX500 501W gb04gsb fm model name DAV HDX500 HDX501W 2 895 962 13 1 11US Getting Started BASIC DAV HDX500 DAV HDX501W Speaker cord Bottom of the base Post short 2 holes Top of the base large Speaker cord Bottom of the base Post long 2 holes Top of the base small continued ...

Page 12: ...1 12US Getting Started BASIC 2 Attach the post cover to the other end of the post Orient the slot toward you attach the post cover so that the slot of the post engages with the tab of the post cover then secure with the screw Upper part of the post Thread the speaker cord through the hole of the post cover Screw small black Speaker cord Post cover Hole ...

Page 13: ...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 DAV HDX500 DAV HDX501W Be careful the orientation of the post cover when placing the post Rear of the speaker Secure 2 screws large with washer in criss cross pattern Mounting plate Post cover Be careful the orientation of the post cover when placing the post Rear of ...

Page 14: ...95 962 13 1 14US Getting Started BASIC 4 Connect the speaker cords to the speaker Be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate terminal on the components 3 to 3 and to DAV HDX500 DAV HDX501W Rear of the speaker Color tube Front speaker L White Front speaker R Red Rear of the speaker Color tube Front speaker L White Front speaker R Red ...

Page 15: ...he post 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 DAV HDX500 DAV HDX501W Note Make sure that the slot on the post aligns with the projection of the base by rotating the post slightly Base Post Slit Projection Screws small silver Base Post Slit Screws small silver Projection continued ...

Page 16: ...he speaker then secure the screws Adjust the speaker of one side then adjust another speaker by checking lines as a guide Note When adjusting the height of the speaker grasp the speaker so that the speaker does not fall DAV HDX500 DAV HDX501W Lines Loosen 2 screws Post In addition to the screws secured in Step 3 secure 2 more screws Secure 4 screws in total Lines Loosen 2 screws Post In addition t...

Page 17: ...V HDX500 Take up slack in the speaker cord by pulling from the bottom of the base and hook the speaker cord in the cord clamp DAV HDX501W Take up slack in the speaker cord by pulling from the bottom of the base Adjust the length of the cord Secure the speaker cord by running it through the slot Bottom of the base Cord clamp Adjust the length of the cord Secure the speaker cord by running it throug...

Page 18: ...2131DAVHDX500 501W gb04gsb fm model name DAV HDX500 HDX501W 2 895 962 13 1 18US Getting Started BASIC Fully assembled illustration DAV HDX500 DAV HDX501W White Red Front speaker L White label Front speaker R Red label White Red Front speaker L White label Front speaker R Red label ...

Page 19: ...dditional information from 1 to 4 on the following pages DAV HDX500 Step 2 Connecting the System and TV R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO IN MONITOR OUT SAT CABLE SAT CABLE TV COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN Y PB CB PR CR Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO XM OPTICAL COAXIAL ANTENNA COAXIAL AM FM 75 DMPORT1 DMPORT2 DVD ONLY OUT FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR ...

Page 20: ...page 34 and the operating instructions of the WAHT SD1 R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO IN MONITOR OUT SAT CABLE SAT CABLE TV COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN Y PB CB PR CR Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO XM OPTICAL COAXIAL ANTENNA COAXIAL AM FM 75 DMPORT1 DMPORT2 DVD ONLY OUT FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER DIGITAL IN DIR TC1 AM loop ante...

Page 21: ...l or the bare wire of another speaker cord such as shown below 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 93 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 displ...

Page 22: ...op 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 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 ...

Page 23: ...tenna aerial After connecting the FM wire antenna aerial keep it as horizontal as possible Tip 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 AC power cord mains lead Before connecting the AC power cord mains lead of this unit to a wall outlet mains connect the speakers to the unit FM wire an...

Page 24: ...ng powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine Do not lean or hang on the speaker as the speaker may fall down Tip When you change the positions of the speakers it is recommended that you change the settings For details see Getting Optimal Surround Sound for a Room page 82 and Calibrating the Appropriate Settings Automatically page 84 Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basic adj...

Page 25: ...formation image as the speakers are actually positioned For details see Getting Optimal Surround Sound for a Room page 82 Note When the wireless kit WAHT SD1 supplied with DAV HDX501W only is installed STANDARD WIRELESS appears instead 10Press 11Connect the calibration mic to 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 tripo...

Page 26: ...4Press Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete To quit the Quick Setup Press DISPLAY in any Step Tip If you change the position of the speakers reset the speaker settings See Getting Optimal Surround Sound for a Room page 82 and Calibrating the Appropriate Settings Automatically page 84 If you want to change any of the settings see Using the Setup Display page 86 ...

Page 27: ...tion mode to off then press 1 on the remote When the demonstration mode is set to off the system saves power in standby mode If the system is at its factory default settings ex after performing COLD RESET page 94 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...

Page 28: ...ions below 2 Fasten the screws to the wall For the center speaker For the front speakers of DAV HDX500 For the front speakers of DAV HDX501W For the other speakers 3 Hang the speakers on the screws Installing the Speakers on a Wall 30 mm 1 3 16 inches 4 mm 5 32 inch Hole on the back of the speaker 4 6 mm 3 16 inch 10 mm 13 32 inch 6 to 9 mm 1 4 to 3 8 inch 265 mm 10 7 16 inches 6 to 9 mm 1 4 to 3 ...

Page 29: ...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 installation insufficient wall strength or impr...

Page 30: ... the HDMI logo 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 MONITOR OUT SAT CABLE SAT CABLE TV COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN Y PB CB PR CR Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO XM OPTICAL COAXIAL ANTENNA COAXIAL AM FM 75 DMPORT1 DMPORT...

Page 31: ...isual 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 interface converter cord not supplied with an HDMI high de...

Page 32: ... appear Note When the HDMI indicator on the front panel lights up images 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 88 Does your TV accept progressive signals Progressive is the method for displaying TV images which reduces flickering and sharpens...

Page 33: ...IVE automatically Tip When you connect the unit and the TV with the HDMI cord VIDEO FORMAT 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 31 About DVD software types and the conversion method DVD software can be divided into 2 types film base...

Page 34: ...UDIO OUT L VIDEO OUT MONITOR OUT SAT CABLE SAT CABLE TV COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN Y PB CB PR CR Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO XM OPTICAL COAXIAL ANTENNA COAXIAL AM FM 75 DMPORT1 DMPORT2 DVD ONLY OUT FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER DIGITAL IN DIR TC1 To SAT CABLE VIDEO IN AUDIO IN To SAT CABLE DIGITAL IN OPTICAL or DIG...

Page 35: ...plied Tip When listening to MP3 format recordings using a portable audio source you can enhance the sound Press FUNCTION to select AUDIO Connect the portable audio source Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until A F D STD appears in the front panel display To cancel select other than A F D STD If you connect a digital satellite receiver with a DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL jack A digital satellite rece...

Page 36: ...pplied When connecting a cord be sure to match the color coded sleeves to the appropriate jacks on the components Wireless system option When you install the WAHT SD1 supplied with DAV HDX501W only in the DIR TC1 slot you can enjoy wireless performance by transmission of the sound to the surround speakers For details see the operating instructions of the WAHT SD1 Note Be sure to make connections s...

Page 37: ...ed on the inner circle of the tray Do not forcibly press the disc tray closed with your finger as this may cause malfunction Do not place more than one disc on the tray 7 Press H The system starts playback continuous play To load other discs press DISC 1 5 that is not loaded with a disc and A and load the disc The system starts playback continuous play of the disc whose DISC indicator is green To ...

Page 38: ... to off 4 Press The setting is made 5 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off Additional operations DVD VIDEOs DVD RWs DVD Rs only DVD VIDEOs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs only Note You may not be able to use the instant replay or instant advance function with some scenes About DVD 5 DISC changer The disc changer consists of a playing unit and a stocker which transports the discs to the disc s...

Page 39: ...TAL IN jack digital connection at the same time the digital connection takes priority Changing the input level of the sound from connected components Distortion may occur when listening to a component connected to the SAT CABLE or TV jacks on the rear panel or to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel This is not a malfunction and will depend on the component connected To prevent this you can change...

Page 40: ...ears in the front panel display When you want to output the TV sound or stereo sound of a 2 channel source from the 6 speakers select the PRO LOGIC PLII MOVIE or PLII MUSIC sound field For details of sound field see page 42 Note When you set the HDMI CONTROL setting in CUSTOM SETUP to ON page 90 the System Audio Control function is activated and no sound may be output from the TV For details of th...

Page 41: ...TO selects the mode automatically to produce the sound effect depending on the 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 yo...

Page 42: ...utputting the sound from multiple speakers x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT 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 Outpu...

Page 43: ...ement and Sony s own DSP Digital Signal Processor technology to develop Digital Cinema Sound Digital Cinema Sound simulates in a home theater an ideal movie theater sound environment based on the preference of the movie director x CINEMA STUDIO EX A Cinema Studio EX A Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Cary Grant Theater cinema production studio This is a stand...

Page 44: ...s the sound field processing Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to two channels To turn the surround effect off Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until A F D STD or 2CH STEREO appears in the front panel display Tip The system memorizes the last 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 a...

Page 45: ...ess playback speed becomes faster Watching frame by frame Slow motion Play DVD VIDEO DVD R DVD RW VIDEO CD only Press m or 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 DV...

Page 46: ...er in parentheses indicates the total number of titles chapters tracks indexes 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 scen...

Page 47: ...ll work even if the system enters standby mode by 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 ...

Page 48: ...D only page 91 Tip To play from the beginning of the disc press x twice then press H Note If MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP is set to OFF page 91 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 Note Yo...

Page 49: ...ay the same program again select ON in Step 3 and press To turn off the Control 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...

Page 50: ...to be shuffled x When playing a VIDEO CD or CD TRACK shuffles tracks on the disc x When Program Play is activated ON shuffles tracks selected in Program Play x When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD 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 Sh...

Page 51: ...APTER repeats the current chapter x When playing a VIDEO CD or CD OFF does not play repeatedly ALL DISCS repeats all of the discs ONE DISC repeats all of the tracks on the current disc TRACK repeats the current track x When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD OFF does not play repeatedly ALL DISCS repeats all of the discs ONE DISC repeats all of the albums on the current disc ALBUM repeats the current a...

Page 52: ...TS you can change the audio format If the 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 sele...

Page 53: ...aural 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 only If you press AUDIO repeatedly during playback the format of the current audio signal PCM Dolby Digital DTS etc appears as shown below x When playing...

Page 54: ...can check disc information such as the remaining time total number of titles in a DVD tracks in a VIDEO CD CD or MP3 using the front panel display page 110 Press DISPLAY Each time you press DISPLAY while playing the disc the display changes 1 t 2 t t 1 t Some displayed items may disappear after a few seconds When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD R DVD RW 1 Playing time and number of the current title 2 ...

Page 55: ...ime of the current title T Remaining time of the current title C Playing time of the current chapter C Remaining time of the current chapter x When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions Playing time of the current scene x When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions or CD T Playing time of the current track T Remaining time of the current track D Playing time of the current disc D Remaining time ...

Page 56: ...rmat is a digital camera image format defined by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Tip Date information is MM DD YYYY MM Month DD Day YYYY Year 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 angl...

Page 57: ...ing on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it You also may not be able to turn them off 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 Pre...

Page 58: ...ion 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 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 fo...

Page 59: ...st of album names appears page 60 the album names are arranged in the following order A t B t C t D t F t G Albums that do not contain tracks or files such as album E do not appear in the list 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 t...

Page 60: ...by continuing to press after the last track on the current 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 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 appe...

Page 61: ...e next album by continuing to press c after the last image on the current album 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 ...

Page 62: ... 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 Note If you set MODE MP3 JPEG to IMAGE JPEG on a disc that contains MP3 tracks only or AUDIO MP3 on a ...

Page 63: ...ve 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 setting The default setting is und...

Page 64: ...uttons 3 Press 4 Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive operations Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD To go back to the menu Press O 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 T...

Page 65: ...lay 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 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 exc...

Page 66: ... you know the frequencies Use direct tuning in Step 2 1 Press D TUNING 2 Press 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 app...

Page 67: ...ree music plus the best in sports news talk and entertainment XM is broadcast in superior digital audio from coast to coast From rock to reggae from classical to hip hop XM has something for every music fan XM s dedication to playing the richest selection of music is matched by its passion for live sporting events talk radio up to the minute news stand up comedy children s programming and much mor...

Page 68: ...all XM s Listener Care at 1 877 GET XMSR 1 877 438 9677 Connecting the XM Radio Before operating the system connect the XM Connect and Play antenna to the XM jack Note To ensure optimal reception of XM s satellite signal move your antenna to various window locations around your home to see where the best reception will be received Most XM customers place the antenna in a south facing window with a...

Page 69: ... want This is because one channel may belong to more than one category If you press CATEGORY or in the ALL CAT mode the first channel of the next or previous category is selected Category Skip Selecting channels by inputting the channel number directly Direct Tuning 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until XM appears in the front panel display 2 Press D TUNING 3 Enter the channel number using the number ...

Page 70: ... the unit Tip You can select the preset number directly by pressing the number buttons 6 Press The channel is stored as the selected preset number 7 Repeat 2 to 6 to preset another channel 8 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off To change the preset number Restart from Step 1 Selecting the channel by using the preset numbers 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until XM appears in the front panel dis...

Page 71: ...DATING The encryption code is being updated Wait until the encryption code has been updated NO SIGNAL The signal strength is too weak Adjust the antenna so that the signal strength is as strong as possible LOADING The audio channel or information is being acquired Wait until the audio channel or information has been acquired OFF AIR The selected channel is off the air Make sure that you selected t...

Page 72: ...er Code number SONY AIWA 501 default DAEWOO 503 506 515 544 FISHER 508 545 GRUNDIG 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...

Page 73: ...E SYNC function Register the TV s input source connected to this system Press 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 ...

Page 74: ... number buttons The transmit time from the remote is selected If you successfully 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 ...

Page 75: ...SLEEP lights up in the front panel display To check the remaining time Press SLEEP 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 pan...

Page 76: ...e brightness of the front panel display can be set to either of 2 levels 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 and the Sony logo become dark 4 Press The setting is made 5 Press SYST...

Page 77: ... 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 until DMPORT1 or DMPORT2 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 detail...

Page 78: ...anel 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 more than 5 seconds lights up in the front panel display To cancel press x for more than 5 seconds so that disappe...

Page 79: ...top mode The Control Menu display appears 3 Press X x to select PARENTAL CONTROL 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 registere...

Page 80: ...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 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 passwor...

Page 81: ...ch Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press H The display for entering 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 n...

Page 82: ...ord re enter it using the number buttons then press If you make a mistake entering 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 dis...

Page 83: ...or details see the operating instructions of the WAHT SD1 NO CENTER when installing the front and surround speakers NO SURROUND when installing the center and 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...

Page 84: ...es the selected SPEAKER FORMATION It does not indicate the speakers which output sound When you change the CONNECTION setting in SPEAKER SETUP the SPEAKER FORMATION 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 ...

Page 85: ...ct measurements If an error message appears follow the message 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 ...

Page 86: ...ture and sound For an overall list of Setup Display items see page 114 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 displa...

Page 87: ...p 4 and press 2 Select YES using X x You can also quit the process and return to the Control Menu display by selecting NO here 3 Press All the settings explained on pages 88 to 94 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 ...

Page 88: ...s Note When you select a language in MENU AUDIO or SUBTITLE that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected depending 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 86 The default settings are underl...

Page 89: ...LEVEL COMPONENT OUT Selects the black level setup level for the video signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks You cannot select this and the setting is not effective when the system outputs progressive signal x 4 3 OUTPUT This setting is effective only when you set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP to 16 9 page 88 Adjust to watch 4 3 aspect ratio progressive signals If you can change the aspect ra...

Page 90: ...ase verify the HDMI connection appears and you can not set to ON x STB SYNCHRO Switches the STB SYNCHRO function on or off This function is available when you connect the system and TV with the HDMI cord and you set HDMI CONTROL to ON For details on this function see the HDMI CONTROL Guide supplied separately FULL Select this when you can change the aspect ratio on your TV NORMAL Select this when ...

Page 91: ...e setting on or off x AUDIO DRC DVD VIDEO only Narrows the dynamic range of 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 AUDIO DRC A V SYNC DYNAMIC BASS MOVIE MUSIC and sound field are not applied to the sound that is output from ...

Page 92: ...e default distance setting for the speakers in relation to the listening position is shown below When you set the distance using the Quick Setup page 24 the settings is automatically displayed Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the speakers 1 When you perform the Quick Setup page 24 the default settings are changed 2 0 00 to 7 01 meters for North American models 3 3 04 ...

Page 93: ...ound speakers as follows Be sure to set TEST TONE to ON for easy adjustment To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Turn the VOLUME control on the unit or press VOLUME on the remote x TEST TONE The speakers will emit a test 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 d...

Page 94: ...our 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 press Note The test tone signals are not output from the HDMI OUT jack You can return the system...

Page 95: ...his case remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any disc If you don t the disc may be damaged If anything falls into the cabinet unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very ...

Page 96: ...y be retained 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 off the system and check the following items after STANDBY disappears Are the and speaker cords short circuited Are you using only the spec...

Page 97: ...ed 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 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 spea...

Page 98: ...on Radio stations cannot be tuned in Check 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 p...

Page 99: ...pear on the TV screen in the language you want In the Setup Display select the desired language for the on screen display in OSD under LANGUAGE SETUP page 88 The language for the sound track cannot be changed Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played The DVD prohibits changing the language for the sound track The subtitle language cannot be changed Multilingual subtitles are not...

Page 100: ...ystem from malfunctioning a 5 character service number e g C 13 50 with a combination of a letter and 4 digits appears on the TV screen or front panel display In this case check the following table When displaying the version number on the TV screen When you turn on the system the version number VER X XX X is a number may appear on the TV screen Although this is not a malfunction and for Sony serv...

Page 101: ...mpedance headphones DVD system Laser Semiconductor laser DVD λ 650 nm CD λ 790 nm Emission duration continuous Signal format system 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 step Antenna aerial FM wire antenna aerial Antenna aerial terminals 75 ohms unbalanced In...

Page 102: ...s reflex magnetically shielded Speaker unit 65 mm 2 5 8 inches dia cone type Rated impedance 3 0 ohms Dimensions approx 93 539 75 mm 3 3 4 21 1 4 3 inches w h d 300 1 039 1 230 300 mm 11 7 8 41 48 1 2 11 7 8 inches w h d with stand Mass approx 1 2 kg 2 lb 11 oz 3 0 kg 6 lb 10 oz with stand Center SS CT72 Speaker system Closed magnetically shielded Speaker unit 30 60 mm 1 3 16 2 3 8 inches cone typ...

Page 103: ...y to automatically measure and adjusts the speaker settings to your listening environment in a short period 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 Digi...

Page 104: ...uble sided DVD 9 4 GB and a dual layer and double sided DVD 17 GB The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format one of a worldwide standard of digital compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 40 of its original size The DVD also uses the variable rate coding technology that processes allocated data according to the status of the picture The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital...

Page 105: ...scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so on PCM Pulse Code Modulation A method for converting analog audio to digital audio It is used for the Compact Disc CD audio format Playback Control PBC Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs Version 2 0 to control playback By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs programs with sear...

Page 106: ...ed 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 versions of VIDEO CDs Version 1 1 You can play on...

Page 107: ...1326 Lingala 1327 Laothian 1332 Lithuanian 1334 Latvian Lettish 1345 Malagasy 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 ...

Page 108: ...62 13 1 108US For more information refer to the pages indicated in parentheses Front panel A 1 on standby 37 B A open close 37 C Disc operation 37 D FUNCTION 37 E Front panel display 110 F remote sensor 9 G PHONES jack 37 H VOLUME control 37 I AUDIO IN A CAL MIC jack 24 34 J DISC 1 5 buttons indicators 37 K Disc tray 37 Index to Parts and Controls ...

Page 109: ...AL MEDIA PORT2 jack 34 77 I TV AUDIO IN R L jacks 34 J DMPORT1 DIGITAL MEDIA PORT1 jack 34 77 K MONITOR OUT S VIDEO VIDEO jacks 30 L XM jack 68 M COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 30 N SAT CABLE DIGITAL IN OPTICAL jack 34 O HDMI OUT jack 30 CAUTION Please do not remove the screws before installing the WAHT SD1 MONITOR OUT SAT CABLE SAT CABLE TV COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN ...

Page 110: ...eceived Radio only 65 D Stereo Monaural effect Radio only 66 E Lights up when the sleep timer is set 75 F Lights up when the movie or music mode is selected 41 G Playing status DVD function only H Light up when you select ONE CAT during receiving the XM radio 67 I Current repeat mode 51 J Lights up when the child lock function is set to on 78 K Lights up when the system outputs progressive signals...

Page 111: ...tion Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn on or change the Control Menu display as follows Control Menu display The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type For details about each item see the pages in parentheses 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 app...

Page 112: ... page 46 TRACK page 46 Selects the title scene or track to be played CHAPTER page 46 INDEX page 46 Selects the chapter or index to be played TRACK page 46 Selects the track to be played ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 54 Selects the type of titles DVD RW DVD R to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST TIME TEXT page 46 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code ...

Page 113: ... 57 Adjusts the delay between the picture and sound PARENTAL CONTROL page 79 Sets to prohibit playback on this system SETUP page 86 QUICK Setup page 24 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...

Page 114: ...LEVEL ON OFF BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT OUT OFF ON 4 3 OUTPUT FULL NORMAL AUDIO DRC OFF STANDARD MAX Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list LANGUAGE SETUP OSD MENU SUBTITLE AUDIO SPEAKER SETUP CONNECTION DISTANCE FRONT FRONT CENTER SURROUND YES YES NONE YES SUBWOOFER YES L 0 ft 23 ft 0 00 m 7 01 m R CENTER LEVEL FRONT L CENTER 6 0 dB 6 0 dB TEST TONE OFF ON R 6 0 dB 6 0 dB...

Page 115: ... ON DEMO OFF DIMMER DIMMER OFF DIMMER ON ATTENUATE4 ATT ON ATT OFF MEMORY1 MEMORY 1 20 FM MEMORY 1 10 AM MEMORY 1 30 XM NAME IN3 FM MODE2 STEREO MONO SLEEP SLEEP OFF SLEEP 90M 1M CHILD LOCK OFF ON 1 Appears during TUNER FM TUNER AM or XM only 2 Appears during TUNER FM only 3 Appears during TUNER FM or TUNER AM only 4 ATTENUATE may not appear depending on the selected function 5 Appears when the wi...

Page 116: ... DTS 52 104 DUAL MONO 44 DVD 104 DVD RW 104 DVD s menu 52 DVD RW 54 104 DVI 31 DYNAMIC BASS 75 E EFFECT 63 F Fast forward 45 Fast reverse 45 FILE 46 File 104 Film based software 104 FM MODE 66 Freeze Frame 45 Front panel 108 Front panel display 54 110 H Handling discs 96 HDMI YCBCR RGB HDMI 89 HDMI high definition multimedia interface 31 104 HDMI CONTROL 90 I ILLUM MODE 38 INDEX 46 Installing the ...

Page 117: ...N SAVER 89 SCREEN SETUP 88 Searching 45 Selecting 41 SETUP 86 Setup Display 86 114 Shuffle Play 50 SLEEP 75 Slide Show 62 Slow motion Play 45 Sound Field 42 SPEAKER FORMATION 82 SPEAKER SETUP 92 CONNECTION 92 DISTANCE 92 93 LEVEL 93 STB SYNCHRO 90 SUBTITLE 57 88 SYSTEM MENU 27 38 39 66 75 76 78 System menu list 115 T TEST TONE 93 THEATRE SYNC 73 TIME TEXT 46 TITLE 46 Title 105 TRACK 46 Track 105 T...

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Page 119: ...7 39 76 115 THEATRE SYNC wa 74 TOOLS 7 72 TUNING wh e 65 TV qs 72 TV CH 0 72 TV INPUT ql 72 TV MENU ea 72 TV VOL qa 72 VIDEO FORMAT qk 32 VOLUME qa 37 66 93 1 on standby 1 24 27 37 47 66 TV 1 on standby ej 72 C X x c qg 24 27 39 46 65 79 REPLAY ADVANCE wg 37 qd 8 37 m M e wh 45 e wh 45 H play 9 37 47 80 x stop wj 38 47 79 X pause wl 38 Z open close w 38 DISPLAY ea 26 46 79 111 O RETURN qf 47 ef 73...

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