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Summary of Contents for DAV-HDX900W

Page 1: ... 2007 Sony Corporation 3 279 295 11 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV HDX900W ...

Page 2: ...dio Corporation Sony Corporation hereby grants the user a non exclusive non transferable limited license right to use this product under the US and foreign patents pending and other related technology owned by Neural Audio Corporation Neural and Neural Audio and Neural Surround are trademarks of Neural Audio Corporation Precautions On power sources The unit is not disconnected from the AC power so...

Page 3: ...cene etc 42 Searching by Scene 43 Picture Navigation Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc 43 Resume Play Creating Your Own Program 44 Program Play Playing in Random Order 46 Shuffle Play Playing Repeatedly 47 Repeat Play Using the DVD s Menu 48 Changing the Sound 48 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD R DVD RW 50 Viewing Information About the Disc 50 Changing the Angles...

Page 4: ... Using the Setup Display 81 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language 83 LANGUAGE SETUP Settings for the Display 83 SCREEN SETUP Custom Settings 85 CUSTOM SETUP Settings for the Speakers 87 SPEAKER SETUP Returning to the Default Settings 89 Additional Information Precautions 90 Notes about the Discs 91 Troubleshooting 91 Self diagnosis Function 96 When letters numbers appear in the display Speci...

Page 5: ...mat 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 Rs DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VIDEO CDs including Super VCDs or CD Rs CD RWs in video CD format or Supe...

Page 6: ...unctions 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 conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded wi...

Page 7: ...ers 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 must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited vi...

Page 8: ...umid place Do not use a new battery with an old one Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction If you do not intend to use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corro...

Page 9: ... page 17 Note Spread a cloth on the floor to avoid damaging the floor Tip You can use the speaker without the speaker stand by installing it on the wall page 26 Use the screws illustrated below 1 Thread the speaker cord and the speaker system cord through the hole on the base and post About the speaker cord The connector and color tube of the speaker cords are the same color as the label of the ja...

Page 10: ... For the surround speaker L Be careful with the orientation of the post Thread the speaker cord that should be connected to the surround speaker R and the speaker system cord of the AC adaptor into the end of the post that has 2 holes Speaker cord Bottom of the base Post 2 holes Top of the base Speaker cord gray connector Bottom of the base Post 2 holes Top of the base Speaker system cord of the A...

Page 11: ...s Select the speaker whose color of the jack on the rear panel of speaker matches the color tube of the speaker cord Upper part of the post Thread the speaker cord and the speaker system cord through the hole of the post cover Screw small black Speaker cord Post cover Hole Speaker system cord surround speaker L only Be careful the orientation of the post cover when placing the post Secure 2 screws...

Page 12: ...ker When connecting the speaker cords be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate terminal on the components 3 to 3 and to For the front speakers and the surround speaker R Rear of the speaker e g front speaker Color tube Front speaker L White Front speaker R Red Surround speaker R Gray ...

Page 13: ... L Use the speaker system cord of the AC adaptor AC SD1 only when connecting to the surround speaker SA TS76W Rear of the speaker Speaker cord Speaker system cord of the AC adaptor AC SD1 Connector gray Connector blue Color tube blue SA TS76W continued ...

Page 14: ... Adjust the height of the speaker Loosen but do not remove the screws adjust the height of the 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 Base Post Slit Projection Screws small silver e g front speaker Lines Loosen 2 screws Po...

Page 15: ...e speaker cord and the speaker system cord in the cord clamp Surround speaker L only Fully assembled illustration Adjust the length of the cord Secure the speaker cord by running it through the slot Bottom of the base Cord clamp e g front speaker IR receiver Surround speaker R Gray label Speaker system cord White Red Surround speaker L Blue label Front speaker L White label Front speaker R Red lab...

Page 16: ... 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 T1 AM loop antenna aerial Subwoofer AC power cord mains lead FM wire a...

Page 17: ...g all the components speakers and AC power cord mains lead output a test tone to check that all the speakers are connected correctly For details on outputting a test tone see page 88 If no sound is heard from a speaker while outputting a test tone or a test tone is output from a speaker other than the one currently displayed on the Setup Display the speaker may be short circuited If this happens c...

Page 18: ...o 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 or other AV equipment as noise may result Tip Adjust the direction of the AM l...

Page 19: ...s Connect it to the DIR T1 jack 5 Connecting the AC power cord mains lead Before connecting the AC power cords mains leads of the unit and the AC adaptor to a wall outlet mains connect the front center speakers and subwoofer to the unit and surround speaker R to the surround speaker L FM wire antenna aerial supplied FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack or FM wire antenna aerial supplied FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack Outdo...

Page 20: ...en placing the speakers and or speaker stands that are attached with the speakers on a specially treated waxed oiled polished etc floor as staining or discoloration may result Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine Do not lean or hang on the speaker as the speaker may fall down Tip You can install the IR transmitter on a wall for better positionin...

Page 21: ...ge transmission is not occuring Adjust the position of the IR transmitter and surround speaker L until the IR status indicator turns green If the IR status indicator flashes orange the IR receiver is receiving an infrared ray from another Sony s wireless product Move the IR transmitter and or the surround speaker L so that the IR status indicator turns green To place the surround speaker L in the ...

Page 22: ...o select a language The system displays the menu and subtitles in the selected language 6 Press The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears 7 Press X x to select the setting that matches your TV type x If you have a wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a wide screen mode 16 9 page 83 x If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN page 83 8...

Page 23: ...om 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 measurement of SURROUND L and SURROUND R is not displayed 14Press 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 o...

Page 24: ...LAY 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 4 CUSTOM ...

Page 25: ... to off the system saves power in standby mode If the system is at its factory default settings ex after performing COLD RESET page 89 you can turn off the demonstration simply by pressing 1 on the remote Otherwise to stop the demonstration you need to set DEMO to DEMO OFF Setting the demonstration mode to on off 1 Press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until DEMO appears in the front panel disp...

Page 26: ... 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 improper screw installation natural...

Page 27: ...at it protrudes 4 mm 3 16 inch Install the screws 30 mm 1 3 16 inches apart 3 Hang the IR transmitter via the holes on the bottom of the stand on the screws Make sure that the IR transmitter does not move after installation Tip You can store the cords in the troughs in the bottom of the stand Note Use screws suitable for the material and strength of the wall Do not install the IR transmitter to a ...

Page 28: ...istered 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 DMPORT2 DVD ONLY OUT FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER DIGI...

Page 29: ...ace 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 definition multimedia interface DVI digital visual interface adaptor not supplie...

Page 30: ... 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 83 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 accep...

Page 31: ...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 29 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 su...

Page 32: ...IAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Y PB CB PR CR R AUDIO 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 T1 To SAT CABLE VIDE...

Page 33: ... jacks of the unit To connect use a digital coaxial cord not supplied for the DIGITAL IN COAXIAL jack or digital optical cord not supplied for the DIGITAL IN OPTICAL jack The system can accept both digital and analog signals Digital signals have priority over analog signals COAXIAL has priority over OPTICAL If the digital signal ceases the analog signal will be processed after 2 seconds If you con...

Page 34: ...osed 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 play back other discs press DISC SKIP on the remote or DISC 1 5 on the un...

Page 35: ...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 slot and the playing unit For example if you press DISC 3 the stocker moves unt...

Page 36: ...riority 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 the input level from the sound of the other components 1 Press FUNCTION repea...

Page 37: ...you use both the SAT CABLE AUDIO IN jacks analog connection and SAT CABLE COAXIAL or OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack digital connection at the same time the digital connection takes priority You can choose a suitable sound mode for movies or music Press MOVIE MUSIC during playback Press MOVIE MUSIC repeatedly until the mode you want lights up in the front panel display The default setting is underlined AU...

Page 38: ...e lets you enjoy audio playback of all types of discs from multiple speakers Note The sound is not output from multiple speakers depending on the source Depending on the disc or source the beginning of the sound may be cut off as the optimum mode is automatically selected To avoid cutting the sound select A F D STD Outputting 2 channel sources like CDs by 5 1channel x Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Log...

Page 39: ...n 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 standard mode great for watching most any type of movie x CINEMA STUDIO EX B Cinema Studio EX B Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Kim Novak Theater cinema pr...

Page 40: ...n 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 automatically applied again For example if you listen to DVD with PRO LOGIC as the sound field then change to another function and then return to DVD PRO LOGIC will be applied again You can e...

Page 41: ... 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 DVD VIDEO only 2 y 1 Playing one frame at a time Freeze Frame DVD VIDEO DVD R DV...

Page 42: ... scenes albums or files 3 Press changes to 4 Press X x or the number buttons to select the title chapter track index scene etc number you want to search for If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR then select another number 5 Press The system starts playback from the selected number To search for a scene using the time code DVD VIDEO and DVD VR mode only 1 In Step 2 select TIME T...

Page 43: ... disc press x to stop playback RESUME appears in the front panel display If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press H The system starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1 Note Depending on where you stop the disc the system may not resume playback from exactly the same point The point where you stopped playing may be cleared when you eject the disc the...

Page 44: ...press H Note If MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP is set to OFF page 86 the resume point is cleared when you change the function by pressing FUNCTION You can play the contents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the tracks on the disc to create your own program You can program up to 99 tracks Note You can program the track on the current disc only 1 Press DISPLAY The Control ...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...isc 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 Shuffle Play starts To return to normal play In Step 3 press CLEAR or select OF...

Page 47: ... 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 album TRACK MP3 audio tracks only repeats the current track 4 Press The item is...

Page 48: ...ual 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 VIDEO Depending on the DVD VI...

Page 49: ...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 a DVD Example Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Example Dolby Digital 3 ch About audio sig...

Page 50: ...in a DVD tracks in a VIDEO CD CD or MP3 using the front panel display page 105 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 Remaining time of the current title 3 Playing time and number of the current ...

Page 51: ... When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW T Playing time 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 Pla...

Page 52: ...Menu display appears Exchangeable Image File Format 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 dur...

Page 53: ...lingual 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 Press X x to select a setting The default setting is underlined OFF does not adju...

Page 54: ...ssion the system will also play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in other sessions If audio tracks and images in audio CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session only the first session will be played back Note The system may not be able to play some DATA CDs DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format MP3 audio track or JPEG image file that the system can play You can play...

Page 55: ...g order A t B t C t D t F t G Albums that do not contain tracks or files such as album E do not appear in the list Tip If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track or file names when you store the tracks or files in a disc the tracks or files will be played in that order A disc with many trees takes longer to start playback Note Playback order may differ from the illustration dependin...

Page 56: ... cannot return to the previous album by pressing To return to the previous album select the album from the album list To return to the previous display Press O RETURN To turn off the display Press DVD MENU Selecting a JPEG image file or album 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD The albums recorded on the DATA CD or DATA DVD appear When an album is being played its title is shaded Playing DATA CDs or DATA...

Page 57: ...m but that you cannot return to the previous album by pressing C To return to the previous album select the album from the album list To rotate a JPEG image When a JPEG image file is displayed on the TV screen you can rotate the image by 90 degrees Press X x while viewing an image Each time you press X the image rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees Example of when you press X once Press CLEAR to...

Page 58: ...0 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 the MODE MP3 ...

Page 59: ...r 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 underlined MODE1 The image sweeps in from top to bottom MODE2 The image stretches...

Page 60: ...ns Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD To go back to the menu Press O RETURN Note Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in Step 3 may appear as Press SELECT in the operating instructions supplied with the disc In this case press H Tip To play without using PBC press or the number buttons while the system is in s...

Page 61: ...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 except for Russian and Middle Eastern models The AM tuning interval can be set to...

Page 62: ... 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 de...

Page 63: ...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 more For U S customers information about XM Satellite Radio is available online a...

Page 64: ...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 clear view to the sky Checking the XM Radio ID 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until XM appears in the front panel disp...

Page 65: ... XM Radio information in the front panel display Press DISPLAY repeatedly Each time you press DISPLAY while tuning in the channel the display changes 1 t 2 t t 1 t 1 Channel name 2 Channel number 3 Category 4 Artist name Feature 5 Song Program title You can select the channels you want directly by presetting them using the preset numbers You can preset up to 30 XM Radio channels Presetting channel...

Page 66: ...ANTENNA The XM antenna is not connected or transmission is not being received properly Make sure that the antenna is securely connected Try to disconnect the antenna then reconnect or turn off the power then turn back on UPDATING 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 stren...

Page 67: ... 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 517 535 565 TELEFUNKEN SABA 530 537 547 549 558 THOMSON 530 537 547 549 T...

Page 68: ...hold TV INPUT while entering the code for the TV s input source connected to this unit see the table using the number buttons The TV s input source is selected If you successfully set the TV s input source code the TV button flashes twice slowly If the setting is unsuccessful the TV button flashes five times quickly Set your TV s input to the input you used to connect the unit For details see the ...

Page 69: ...ful the TV button flashes five times quickly Functions as both TV CH and SOUND FIELD button Note This function is only for Sony TVs This function may not work on some Sony TVs If distance between TV and this unit is too far this function may not work Install the unit near the TV Keep the remote pointed in the direction of the TV and this unit while the TV button is flashing Keep the remote pointed...

Page 70: ...dly until SLEEP OFF appears in the front panel display To set the sleep timer using the system menu 1 Press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until SLEEP appears in the front panel display then press or c 3 Press X x to select a setting The minutes display 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 tim...

Page 71: ...system a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter other than TDM iP1 is not supplied For details on connecting the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter see Connecting Other Components page 32 Note Do not connect an adapter other than the DIGITAL 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 ...

Page 72: ...nel display You can operate the 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...

Page 73: ...insert a disc while the child lock function is on Press Z on the remote to open the disc tray and press DISC SKIP repeatedly until the desired DISC indicator 1 5 lights up then place a disc on the tray and press Z on the remote ...

Page 74: ...s 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 your 4 digi...

Page 75: ...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 password The display for registering a new password appears Enter a 4 di...

Page 76: ...sword 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 password After yo...

Page 77: ...ake 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 display 2 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu ...

Page 78: ...T 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 Connect the surround speakers to the unit You can also install the speakers as below ...

Page 79: ...nge the CONNECTION setting the STANDARD WIRED or STANDARD WIRELESS of SPEAKER FORMATION setting remains the same but the other settings of SPEAKER FORMATION return to STANDARD WIRELESS D C A C Digital Cinema Auto Calibration can set the appropriate surround sound automatically Note Loud test sound is output when AUTO CALIBRATION starts You cannot turn the volume down Give consideration to children...

Page 80: ...ssage appears when the headphones are connected the calibration mic is not connected front speakers are not correctly connected surround speakers are not correctly connected front and surround speakers are not correctly connected subwoofer is not connected 6 Press C X x c to select YES or NO then press x The measurement is OK Disconnect the calibration mic then select YES The result is implemented...

Page 81: ...e 110 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 press The options for ...

Page 82: ...nu display by selecting NO here 3 Press All the settings explained on pages 83 to 89 return to the default settings Do not press 1 while resetting the system as it takes a few seconds to complete Note When you turn the system on after resetting and no disc is in the unit the guide message appears on the TV screen To perform the Quick Setup page 22 press to return to normal screen press CLEAR SCREE...

Page 83: ...n 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 81 The default settings are underlined x TV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide S...

Page 84: ...This setting is effective only when you set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP to 16 9 page 83 Adjust to watch 4 3 aspect ratio progressive signals If you can change the aspect ratio on your progressive format 525p 625p compatible TV change the setting on your TV not the system Note that this setting is effective only for HDMI connection or progressive signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Note T...

Page 85: ...e 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 16 9 aspect ratio TV Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP OFF Sets the HDMI CONTROL function to off...

Page 86: ...ful 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 the TV ON Sets the STB SYNCHRO function to on AUTO The picture including subjects that move dyn...

Page 87: ...stance setting for the speakers in relation to the listening position is shown below When you set the distance using the Quick Setup page 22 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 22 the default settings are changed 2 0 00 to 7 01 meters for North American models 3 3 04 m 10 ft for ...

Page 88: ...el of surround 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 L R 3 00 m 10 ft1 3 appears when you set SURROUND to YES in the CONNECTION setting Surround speaker distanc...

Page 89: ...e from each speaker in sequence 7 From your listening position adjust the value of LEVEL FRONT or LEVEL SURROUND using C X x c The test tone is emitted from only the speaker which you are adjusting 8 Press when you have finished making adjustments 9 Press X x repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press 10Press X x repeatedly to select OFF then press Note The test tone signals are not output from the...

Page 90: ...isc 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 speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is suddenly played On cleaning Clean the cabine...

Page 91: ...lem with the surround system have a Sony dealer check the entire system together main unit IR transmitter AC adaptor and surround speaker L 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 syste...

Page 92: ...ge 28 Even though you set the aspect ratio in TV TYPE of SCREEN SETUP the picture does not fill the TV screen The aspect ratio on the disc is fixed Color irregularity occurs on the TV screen The subwoofer and the front speakers in this system are magnetically shielded to prevent magnetic leakage However some leakage may occur as a high strength magnet is employed If this happens check the followin...

Page 93: ...er L in a place exposed to direct sunlight or strong light such as an incandescent lamp Clean the surface of the IR transmitter and IR receiver of the surround speaker L A 2 channel source is being played There is no sound from the speakers that are indicated in the front panel display The front panel display indicates the selected SPEAKER FORMATION It does not indicate the speakers which output s...

Page 94: ...en set to AUDIO MP3 page 58 If you cannot change the MODE MP3 JPEG setting re load the disc or turn the system off then on The MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image file starts playing simultaneously AUTO has been selected in MODE MP3 JPEG page 58 The titles of album track file name are not displayed correctly The system can only display numbers and letters of the alphabets Other characters are displaye...

Page 95: ...OL function does not work When HDMI does not light up in the front panel display check the HDMI connection page 28 Set the HDMI CONTROL setting in CUSTOM SETUP to ON page 85 Make sure that the connected component is compatible with the HDMI CONTROL function Check that the AC power cord mains lead of the connected component is connected securely Check the connected component s setting for the HDMI ...

Page 96: ...igital SAT CABLE COAXIAL IN OPTICAL IN Impedance 75 ohms Outputs Analog Phones Accepts low and high impedance headphones DVD system Laser Semiconductor laser DVD λ 650 nm CD λ 790 nm Emission duration continuous Signal format system 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...

Page 97: ...r system Closed magnetically shielded Speaker unit 30 60 mm 1 3 16 2 3 8 inches cone type Rated impedance 3 0 ohms Dimensions approx 381 48 62 mm 15 1 15 16 2 1 2 inches w h d Mass approx 0 5 kg 1 lb 2 oz Surround L SA TS76W Speaker system Bass reflex magnetically shielded Speaker unit 65 mm 2 5 8 inches dia cone type Rated impedance 3 0 ohms Dimensions approx 111 827 75 mm 4 3 8 32 5 8 3 inches w...

Page 98: ...eaker cords 6 red white green gray blue purple Speaker cords OPTION 2 gray blue Video Cord 1 Remote Commander remote 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 Calibration mic 1 Foot pads 1 set Posts 4 Bases 4 Mounting plates 4 Post covers 4 Screws large with washer 16 Screws small silver 8 Screws small black 4 IR transmitter 1 AC adaptor 1 Operating Instructions HDMI CONTROL Guide Speaker and TV connections card D...

Page 99: ...nside the subcarrier frequency band allocated by the IEC International Electronic Committee and JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association for hi fi audio transmission applications See Fig 1 Dolby Digital This movie theater sound format is more advanced than Dolby Surround Pro Logic In this format the surround speakers output stereo sound with an expanded frequency r...

Page 100: ...ed in Dolby Digital as well as in PCM allowing you to enjoy more realistic audio presence Furthermore various advanced functions such as the multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD DVD RW A DVD RW plus RW is a recordable and rewritable disc DVD RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format DVD RW A DVD RW is a recordable and rewrita...

Page 101: ... scanning lines 525 lines for the NTSC system The overall picture quality increases and still images text and horizontal lines appear sharper This format is compatible with the 525 or 625 progressive format Region Code This system is used to protect copyrights A region number is allocated on each DVD system or DVD disc according to the sales region Each region code is shown on the system as well a...

Page 102: ...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 103: ...ntheses Front panel A 1 on standby 34 B A open close 34 C Disc operation 34 D FUNCTION 34 E Front panel display 105 F remote sensor 8 G PHONES jack 34 H VOLUME control 34 I AUDIO IN A CAL MIC jack 22 32 J DISC 1 5 buttons indicators 34 K Disc tray 34 Index to Parts and Controls continued ...

Page 104: ...IO IN R L jacks 16 J DMPORT1 DIGITAL MEDIA PORT1 jack 32 71 K XM jack 64 L COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 28 M DIR T1 jack 16 N SAT CABLE DIGITAL IN OPTICAL jack 32 O HDMI OUT jack 28 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 D...

Page 105: ...p when the sleep timer is set 70 F Lights up when the movie or music mode is selected 37 G Playing status DVD function only H Light up when you select ONE CAT during receiving the XM radio 63 I Current repeat mode 47 J Lights up when the child lock function is set to on 72 K Lights up when the system outputs progressive signals DVD function only 30 L Indicates the selected SPEAKER FORMATION 77 M L...

Page 106: ...106US AC adaptor A Speaker system cord 9 B POWER indicator 21 C POWER ON OFF 21 D AC power cord 19 Surround speaker L A IR receiver 21 B IR status indicator 21 ...

Page 107: ... 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 appears for certain discs only m Control Menu display off continued ...

Page 108: ...age 42 INDEX page 42 Selects the chapter or index to be played TRACK page 42 Selects the track to be played ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 50 Selects the type of titles DVD RW DVD R to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST TIME TEXT page 42 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...

Page 109: ...ets to prohibit playback on this system SETUP page 81 QUICK Setup page 22 Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV speaker formation and choose yes or no to start the Auto Calibration CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup setting you can adjust various other settings RESET Returns the settings in SETUP to the default setting ALBUM pag...

Page 110: ...C 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 NONE SUBWOOFER 6 0 dB 6 0 dB LEVEL SURROUND L 6 0 dB 6 0 dB R 6 0 dB 6 0 dB ...

Page 111: ... 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 SL SR REV REV OFF REV ON ILLUM MODE ILLUM ON ILLUM OFF ...

Page 112: ...29 DYNAMIC BASS 69 E EFFECT 59 F Fast forward 41 Fast reverse 41 FILE 42 File 100 Film based software 100 FM MODE 62 Freeze Frame 41 Front panel 103 Front panel display 50 105 H Handling discs 91 HDMI YCBCR RGB HDMI 84 HDMI high definition multimedia interface 29 100 HDMI CONTROL 85 I ILLUM MODE 35 INDEX 42 Installing the speakers and the IR transmitter on a wall 26 Instant Advance 35 Instant Repl...

Page 113: ...huffle Play 46 SL SR REV 21 SLEEP 70 Slide Show 58 Slow motion Play 41 Sound Field 38 SPEAKER FORMATION 77 SPEAKER SETUP 87 CONNECTION 87 DISTANCE 87 88 LEVEL 88 STB SYNCHRO 85 SUBTITLE 53 83 SYSTEM MENU 25 35 36 62 70 71 72 System menu list 111 T TEST TONE 88 THEATRE SYNC 68 TIME TEXT 42 TITLE 42 Title 101 TRACK 42 Track 101 TRACK SELECTION 86 Troubleshooting 91 TV connection 28 TV TYPE 83 U Unpa...

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Page 115: ...TV INPUT ql 67 TV MENU ea 67 TV VOL qa 67 VIDEO FORMAT qk 30 VOLUME qa 34 62 88 1 on standby 1 22 25 34 43 62 TV 1 on standby ej 67 C X x c qg 22 25 36 42 61 74 REPLAY ADVANCE wg 34 qd 8 34 m M e wh 41 e wh 41 H play 9 34 43 75 x stop wj 35 43 74 X pause wl 35 Z open close w 35 DISPLAY ea 23 42 74 107 O RETURN qf 43 ef 68 The ENTER button has the same function as the button When you operate the TV...

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