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Page 1: ...4 241 066 12 1 2002 Sony Corporation DAV S550 Compact AV System Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...he cord pull it out by the plug never by the cord Installing Do not install the appliance in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup Do not place the unit on surfaces rugs blankets etc or near materials curtains draperies that may block the ventilation slots Do not install the unit near heat sources such as radiators o...

Page 3: ...3GB Welcome Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact AV System Before operating this system please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference ...

Page 4: ...anel display turn off the system Precautions On safety Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the system and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further On power sources AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified service shop On placement Place the system in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the system At hi...

Page 5: ...tations 29 Playing Discs 31 Playing Discs 31 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Resume Play 32 Using the DVD s Menu 33 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback 34 Playing an MP3 Audio Track 35 Creating Your Own Program Program Play 36 Playing in random order Shuffle Play 38 Playing repeatedly Repeat Play 39 Searching for a Scene 40 Searching for a Particular Point...

Page 6: ...e Supplied Remote 59 Using the Video or other Unit 60 Listening to the Radio 61 Using the Radio Data System RDS Only for the European models 62 Naming Preset Stations 62 Settings and Adjustments 64 Using the Setup Display 64 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 65 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP 66 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP 68 Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP ...

Page 7: ...tures The DVD VIDEO logo is a trademark Format of discs DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD Music CD Super Audio CD Terms for discs Title The longest sections of a picture or music feature on a DVD movie etc in video software or the entire album in audio software Chapter Sections of a picture or a music piece that are smaller than titles A title is composed of several chapters Depending on the disc no chapters may...

Page 8: ...ded format Joliet Data part of CD Extras DVD ROMs DVD Audio discs A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Standard Organization Do not load the following discs A DVD with a different region code page 8 78 A disc that is neither standard nor circular e g card heart or star shape A disc with paper or stickers on it A disc that has the adhesive cellophane tape or...

Page 9: ...uch the surface Do not stick paper or tape on the disc Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car After playing store the disc in its case On cleaning Before playing clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use solvents suc...

Page 10: ...ch 31 2 STANDBY indicator 31 3 Disc slot 31 4 A Eject 31 5 H play 31 6 X pause 32 7 x stop 30 31 8 PREV NEXT PRESET 32 61 9 PHONES jack 31 q VOLUME control 31 71 qa SOUND FIELD 48 51 qs DISPLAY 61 qd BAND 29 qf FUNCTION 31 60 61 qg Front panel display 11 qh remote sensor 17 FUNCTION BAND DISPLAY SOUND FIELD PHONES STANDBY ...

Page 11: ...DEO CD only Playing time SACD PCM TRACK INDEX M S SHUFFLE PROG PBC REPEAT 1 Current index number The index indicator does not appear during Super Audio CD or MP3 playback Playing status Current title number Playing time Current repeat mode Current chapter number Current surround format Front Panel Display When playing back a DVD continued DIGITAL PCM PRO LOGIC TITLE CHAPTER H M S REPEAT 1 ANGLE Cu...

Page 12: ...VIDEO OUT jacks 22 9 FM 75Ω COAXIAL antenna jack 20 Rear Panel WOOFER 3Ω IMPEDANCE USE EXCEPT WOOFER 3Ω INTERLACE SELECTABLE SCAN SELECT SPEAKER VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT FRONT R FRONT L R E A R R R E A R L CENTER WOOFER COAXIAL AUDIO OUT L R L R L R VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN OPTICAL DIGITAL IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN Y PB CB PR CR AM FM 75Ω VIDEO S VIDEO DVD ...

Page 13: ...X x c ENTER 25 29 33 34 36 39 41 46 51 52 53 62 qj DVD SETUP 55 64 qk 1 standby 29 31 61 ql DIMMER 28 w TV VIDEO 59 wa REPEAT 36 39 ws MUTING 32 wd TIME 43 44 wf FUNCTION 31 60 61 62 wg BAND 29 wh Number buttons 33 34 36 41 52 59 wj SOUND FIELD 48 51 wk DISPLAY 61 wl ENTER 59 e COMMAND MODE DVD TV switch 59 ea m M SLOW TUNING 29 40 61 es x STOP 31 34 54 ed X PAUSE 32 ef DVD MENU 33 eg O RETURN 34 ...

Page 14: ...D or the index VIDEO CD to be played Selects the album MP3 to be played Selects the track Super Audio CD CD MP3 to be played Displays the index and selects the index Super Audio CD to be played Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Inputs the time code for picture and music searching 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH 1 ENGLISH Select SUBTITLE DVD DVD 1 2 2 7 MAKING SCENE 1 8 3 4 T 1 3 2 5 5 ENT...

Page 15: ...the play mode Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks one title chapter track album or contents of program repeatedly Sets the disc to prohibit playing Control Menu display m Control Menu display off z Each time you press DVD DISPLAY the Control Menu display changes as follows The Control Menu items are different depending on the disc z The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in green t unle...

Page 16: ... the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected refer to the page 66 Unpacking Check that you have the following items Speakers 5 Subwoofer 1 AM loop antenna 1 FM wire antenna 1 Speaker cords 5m 4 15m 2 17ft 4 50ft 2 Video cord 1 Remote Commander remote RM SS880 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 Foot pads 20 Speakers connection and Installation card 1 21 pin Adapter 1 Only for the European models Getting Start...

Page 17: ...peaker system using the supplied speaker cords by matching the colors of the terminals to those of the cords Do not connect any speakers other than those supplied with this system To obtain the best possible surround sound specify the speaker parameters distance level etc on page 25 Required cords Speaker cords The connector and the color tube of the speaker cords are the same color as the label o...

Page 18: ...kers SPEAKER FRONT L white and R red terminals Rear speakers SPEAKER REAR L blue and R grey terminals Center speaker SPEAKER CENTER green terminal Subwoofer SPEAKER WOOFER purple terminal Front speaker R Rear speaker L Rear speaker R Subwoofer Center speaker Front speaker L Color label Turn over the subwoofer to connect the speaker cord Note on placing speakers Use caution when placing the subwoof...

Page 19: ...check that all the speakers are connected correctly For details on outputting a test tone see page 27 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 front panel display the speaker may be short circuited If this happens check the speaker connection again Note Be sure to match the speaker cord to...

Page 20: ... antenna After connecting the FM wire antenna keep it as horizontal as possible When you connect the supplied AM loop antenna connect the black cord B to the U terminal and the white cord A to the other terminal INTERLACE SELECTABLE SCAN SELECT SPEAKER VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT FRONT R FRONT L R E A R R R E A R L CENTER WOOFER COAXIAL AUDIO OUT L R L R L R...

Page 21: ...Use a 75 ohms coaxial cable not supplied to connect the system to an outdoor FM antenna as shown below Note If you connect the system to an outdoor antenna ground it to protect against lightning To prevent a gas explosion do not connect the earth wire to a gas pipe Earth wire not supplied To earth ...

Page 22: ...T VIDEO OUT jacks Y PB CB PR CR If your TV accept progressive format signals you must use this connection and set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE in SCREEN SETUP page 67 Notes When you select VIDEO 1 using the FUNCTION button the signal is output from the front L R speakers but not from the VIDEO 1 VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L R jacks When you use the Video 1 line outputs please set the unit to 2CH STER...

Page 23: ...without the OPTICAL jack Connect the digital satellite receiver to the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN L R jacks only of the system Setup for the system for Asian and Australian models Setup is necessary for the system depending on the TV monitor to be connected The initial setting for Asian models is NTSC but Australian models is PAL If the color system of the TV is PAL To set the system to PAL turn on the...

Page 24: ...em is magnetically shielded to prevent magnetic leakage However some leakage may occur as a high strength magnet is employed If the subwoofer is used with a CRT based TV or projector install the subwoofer at least 0 3 meters 1 0 ft from the TV set etc If it is installed too close color irregularity may occur on the screen If color irregularity occurs Turn off the TV set once then turn it on after ...

Page 25: ... the system xSIZE When you do not connect center or rear speakers or move the rear speakers set the parameters for CENTER and REAR Since the front speaker and subwoofer settings are fixed you cannot change them The default settings are underlined CENTER center speaker YES Normally select this NO Select this if no center speaker is used REAR rear speakers YES Normally select this Specify the positi...

Page 26: ...nce equal to the front speaker distance to a distance 4 6 meters 15 0 feet closer to your listening position Notes If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position set the distance of the closest speaker In SPEAKER SETUP the North American model s OSD displays both metric and imperial measurements The other model s displays metric measurements onl...

Page 27: ... and rear speakers and subwoofer 4 Adjust the volume level so that the volume of the test tone from each speaker sounds the same using C c The adjusted value will appear on the front panel display 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to adjust other parameters in 9 LEVEL If you do not operate the remote for a few seconds the value disappears from the display and is stored in the system 6 Use X x to select T TON...

Page 28: ...revious menu Y Yes If you select Y by pressing ENTER Really N and Really Y appears If you select Really Y by pressing ENTER ALL CLEAR is displayed and all settings such as preset stations and station names will be cleared and speaker parameters will be reset to their default settings This system incorporates with Dolby Pro Logic II which has movie mode and music mode and the system can reproduce t...

Page 29: ...changes to AM or FM alternately 2 Press and hold TUNING or until the frequency indication starts to change then release Scanning stops when the system tunes in a station TUNED and ST for stereo program appear on the front panel display 3 Press MEMORY A preset number appears on the front panel display 4 Press PRESET or to select the preset number you want MEMORY PRESET BAND TUNING ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 30: ...me areas To change the AM tuning interval tune in any AM station first then turn off the system by pressing 1 on the remote While holding down x on the system turn on the power using the remote When you change the interval AM preset stations will be erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure ALL PRO LOGIC DIGITAL NTSCPBC ANGLE TITLE TRACK CHAPTER INDEX TUNED H MONO M ST S dB kHz PROGRA...

Page 31: ... 33 VIDEO CD page 34 To remove the disc Press A on the system or Z on the remote Remove the disc after it is ejected from the system READY appears on the front panel display To turn on the system Press POWER on the system The system turns on In standby mode the system also turns on by pressing A on the system or by pressing H To turn off the system Press 1 on the remote The system enters standby m...

Page 32: ...rts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1 z To play from the beginning of the disc press x twice then press H H x 10 10 0 Saving the power in standby mode Press 1 on the remote once z While the system is in standby mode the STANDBY indicator on the system lights up To cancel standby mode Press 1 on the remote once Additional operations To Operation Stop Press x Pause Press X...

Page 33: ... 1 Press DVD TOP MENU or DVD MENU The disc s menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press C X x c or the number buttons to select the item you want to play or change 3 Press ENTER Notes Depending on where you stopped the disc the system may not resume playback from exactly the same point The point where you stopped playing is cleared when you turn the power...

Page 34: ...interactive operations Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ according to the VIDEO CD To go back to the menu Press O RETURN z To play without using PBC press or the number buttons while the system is stopped to select a track then press H or ENTER Play without PBC appears on the TV screen and the system starts continuous play You cannot play still ...

Page 35: ...he list of albums contained in the disc appears 3 Select an album you want to play using X x and press ENTER 4 Select TRACK using X x and press ENTER The list of tracks contained in the current album appears When the list of all tracks or albums cannot be displayed on the window the jump bar appears Press c to select the jump bar icon and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list us...

Page 36: ...subsequent MP3 audio tracks recorded in the later sessions can also be played back When audio tracks and images in music CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session only the first session will be played back Notes If you put the extension MP3 to data not in MP3 format the system cannot recognize the data properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker sys...

Page 37: ...RACK10 TRACK9 TRACK8 TRACK7 TRACK6 TRACK5 TRACK4 TRACK3 TRACK2 5 To program other tracks repeat Steps 2 to 4 The programed tracks are displayed in the selected order 6 Press H to start Program Play Program Play begins When the program ends you can restart the same program again by pressing H To return to normal play Press CLEAR during playback To turn off the program menu In stop mode press PLAY M...

Page 38: ... shuffle tracks and play them in random order Subsequent shuffling may produce a different playing order 1 In stop mode press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears on the front panel display When you play an MP3 disc you can play all tracks in Albums in a random order 2 Press H To return to normal play In stop mode press PLAY MODE three times to cancel SHUFFLE or twice to cancel SHUFFLE ALBUM...

Page 39: ...TLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD MP3 and when Program Play is set to OFF OFF does not play repeatedly ALL repeats all the tracks on the disc or repeats the current album MP3 only TRACK repeats the current track When Program Play is set to ON OFF does not play repeatedly ALL repeats Program Play To cancel Repeat Pl...

Page 40: ...hange the scan speed DVD VIDEO CD Super Audio CD only Each time you press m or M during scan the playback speed changes Two speeds are available With each press the indication changes as follows Playback direction FF1M t FF2M Opposite direction FR1m t FR2m The FF2M FR2m playback speed is faster than FF1M FR1m Watching frame by frame Slow motion play You can use this function only for DVDs or VIDEO...

Page 41: ...e track album 1 Press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select the search method then press ENTER Searching for a Title Chapter Track Index Album You can search a title DVD chapter DVD track CD VIDEO CD Super Audio CD MP3 index VIDEO CD Super Audio CD and album MP3 As titles tracks and albums are assigned unique names on the disc you can select the desired one from the Control Me...

Page 42: ...number you want to search If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR then select another number 5 Press ENTER The system starts playback from the selected number To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off To search for a particular point using the time code TIME SEARCH 1 In Step 2 select TIME T playing time of the current title or ...

Page 43: ...GRAM MHz SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 TITLE TRACK CHAPTER INDEX TUNED H MONO M ST S dB kHz PROGRAM MHz SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 Viewing Information About the Disc When playing a DVD Playing time and number of the current title Remaining time of the current title Playing time and number of the current chapter Remaining time of the current chapter Title name Playing time and current track number Remaining time of the c...

Page 44: ...le name Notes ID3 tag applies only to version 1 If the MP3 file you play back has an ID3 tag the ID3 tag information is displayed as a track file name The ID3 tag character codes comply with ASCII and ISO standards Joliet format discs can only be displayed in ASCII Incompatible characters will be displayed as In the following cases elapsed playing time and time of the track remaining may not be di...

Page 45: ...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 of the current disc xWhen playing an MP3 T Playing time of the current track T Remaining time of the current track To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Notes Only letters of the alphabet can be displayed Depending...

Page 46: ... represent the language code Refer to the language code list on page 81 to see which language the code represents When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats xWhen playing aVIDEO CD or CD The default setting is underlined STEREO The standard stereo sound 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural xW...

Page 47: ...lows For Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Current audio format Rear component 2 LFE Low Frequency Effect component 1 Front component 2 Center component 1 Dolby Digital 5 1ch DTS Notes When the signal contains rear signal components such as LS RS or S the surround effect is enhanced If you play MPEG AUDIO sound tracks the system outputs PCM stereo signals DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 PCM 48kHz 24bit PROGRAM FORMAT DOLB...

Page 48: ...ogramed sound fields They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home To select the sound field press SOUND FIELD on the system or SOUND FIELD on the remote repeatedly until the sound field you want appears on the front panel display Sound field Display Auto Decoding AUTO DECO Normal surround N SURROUND Cinema Studio EX A C S EX A Cinema Studio EX B C S...

Page 49: ...cals or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack About Cinema Studio EX Cinema Studio EX consists of the following three elements Virtual Multi Dimension Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual rear speakers Screen Depth Matching In a movie theater sound seems to come from inside the image reflected on the movie screen This element cr...

Page 50: ...ield selections except AUTO DECODING or 2 CH STEREO enables the mode To turn the surround effect off Press SOUND FIELD on the system or SOUND FIELD on the remote repeatedly until AUTO DECO or 2CH STEREO appears on the front panel display z The system memorises the last sound field selected for each function mode Sound Field Link Whenever you select a function such as DVD or TUNER the sound field t...

Page 51: ...nt left and right speakers and subwoofer SOUND FIELD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 10 0 8 9 Adjusting the level parameters The level menu contains parameters that let you adjust the balance and speaker volumes of each speaker page 27 1 Start playing a program source encoded with multichannel surround sound 2 Press AMP MENU repeatedly 9 LEVEL appears on the front panel display 3 Sit in your listening position a...

Page 52: ... appears The number in parentheses indicates the total number of angles ANGLE ENTER DVD DISPLAY Number Buttons X c x 3 Press c or ENTER The angle number changes to 4 Select the angle number using the number buttons or X x then press ENTER The angle is changed to the selected angle To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off z You can select the an...

Page 53: ...BTITLE ENTER DVD DISPLAY X x 3 Press X x to select the language Depending on the DVD the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate the language code Refer to the language code list on page 81 to see which language the code represents 4 Press ENTER To cancel the SUBTITLE setting Select OFF in Step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Contro...

Page 54: ...you want to lock If the disc is playing press x to stop playback 2 In stop mode press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu appears Using Various Additional Functions 3 Press X x to select CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTORL is selected 4 Press X x to select ON t then press ENTER xWhen you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears Enter a 4 ...

Page 55: ...ring the password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 3 Enter a new 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 4 To confirm your password re enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER Playing the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL dis...

Page 56: ...ss ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level and changing the password appears 5 Press X x to select STANDARD then press ENTER The selection items for STANDARD are displayed 6 Press X x to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level then press ENTER The area is selected If you select OTHERS t select and enter the standard code in the table on page 58 using the numbe...

Page 57: ...rs 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The system starts playback z If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat Step 1 to 5 of Limiting playback for children When you are asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the number buttons then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digit password in...

Page 58: ...ance 2174 Germany 2109 Hong Kong 2219 India 2248 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2276 Standard Code number Korea 2304 Malaysia 2363 Mexico 2362 Netherlands 2376 New Zealand 2390 Norway 2379 Pakistan 2427 Philippines 2424 Portugal 2436 Russia 2489 Singapore 2501 Spain 2149 Sweden 2499 Switzerland 2086 Taiwan 2543 Thailand 2528 United Kingdom 2184 Area Code ...

Page 59: ...PIONEER 115 116 SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 110 111 112 TOCOM 117 118 131 ZENITH 113 114 Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote By adjusting the remote signal you can control your TV with the supplied remote Notes If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number may be reset to the default SONY setting Reset t...

Page 60: ...channel DVD Occasionally you may able to select 12 channel directly Standard TV CH preceding title chapter skip function for DVD Standard forward TV CH title chapter skip for DVD 3 VOL VOL VOL VOL Note Depending on the TV you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above For double digit number press 10 then the number For example press 10 then 2 and 5 for entering 25 FUNC...

Page 61: ...ss TUNING or on the remote repeatedly For automatic tuning press and hold TUNING or on the remote z If an FM program is noisy Press STEREO MONO on the remote so that MONO appears on the front panel display There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Press the button again to restore the stereo effect z To improve reception Reorient the supplied antennas To check the frequency or ...

Page 62: ... Radio Data System Radio Data System RDS is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal This tuner offers convenient RDS features such as station name display RDS is available only for FM stations Note RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal stre...

Page 63: ...ess x X to select a character then press c to move the cursor to the next position If you make a mistake Press C or c repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes then press x X to select the right character 5 Press ENTER To assign index names to other stations Repeat Steps 2 to 5 ...

Page 64: ...n stop mode press DVD SETUP The Setup Display appears Settings and Adjustments X x c ENTER 2 Press X x to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP SPEAKER SETUP and RESET Then press ENTER or c The selected Setup item appears Example SCREEN SETUP 3 Select an item using X x then press ENTER or c The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE 10...

Page 65: ...elects the language from the displayed list 4 Select a setting using X x then press ENTER The setting is selected and setup is complete Example 4 3 PAN SCAN To turn off the Setup Display Press DVD SETUP or DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off z If you select RESET in Step 2 you can reset all of the SETUP settings on page 82 except for PARENTAL CONTROL to the default setting...

Page 66: ...or details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 64 The default settings are underlined xTV TYPE DVD only Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide The default settings vary depending on the country model 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN Select this when you connect a wide screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen ...

Page 67: ...Depending on the DVD 4 3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 PAN SCAN or vice versa xSCREEN SAVER Turns the screen saver on and off so that the screen saver image appears when you leave the system in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you playback a CD for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press H t...

Page 68: ...Outputs the video signal in the system of the disc either PAL or NTSC If your TV uses a DUAL system select AUTO Changes the video signal of an NTSC disc and output in the PAL system Changes the video signal of a PAL disc and outputs it in the NTSC system xTRACK SELECTION DVD only Gives the sound track having the highest number of channels priority when you play a DVD on which multiple audio format...

Page 69: ...NE Select this if no center speaker is used REAR BEHIND LOW BEHIND HIGH SIDE LOW SIDE HIGH Specify the position and height to implement the Digital Cinema Surround modes NONE Select this if no rear speaker is used SUBWOOFER YES SPEAKER SETUP DISTANCE TEST TONE SIZE BALANCE LEVEL Notes When you select an item the sound cuts off for a moment Depending on the settings of other speakers the subwoofer ...

Page 70: ...position from the front speaker position in 0 2 meter 1 0 ft increments Notes In SPEAKER SETUP the North American model s OSD displays both metric and imperial measurements The other model s displays metric measurements only The manual shows both When you set the distance the sound cuts off for a moment If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening p...

Page 71: ...VOLUME control on the system or press VOL Adjusting the speaker volume and level 1 After you stop playback select SPEAKER SETUP after pressing DVD SETUP in the Setup Display 2 Select TEST TONE and set TEST TONE to ON You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence 3 From your listening position select BALANCE or LEVEL and adjust the value of BALANCE and LEVEL using X x The test tone is e...

Page 72: ...ACE When PROGRESSIVE is selected in SCREEN SETUP no signal is output from the MONITOR OUT or S VIDEO OUT jacks Picture noise appears The disc is dirty or flawed If the picture output from your system goes through your VCR to get to your TV the copy protection signal applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality If you still experience problems even when you connect your system directly...

Page 73: ...at The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital or MPEG audio sound track Check the speaker connections and setting pages 24 69 Depending on the DVD the output signal may not be the entire 5 1 channel It may be monaural or stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby Digital or MPEG audio format The sound comes from the center speaker only Depending on the d...

Page 74: ...nd alphabet Other characters are displayed as The disc does not start playing from the beginning Program Play Shuffle Play or Repeat Play has been selected pages 36 38 39 Press CLEAR to cancel these functions before playing a disc Resume Play has been selected During stop press x on the system or the remote and then start playback page 32 The title DVD or PBC menu automatically appears on the TV s...

Page 75: ...es The system does not operate properly If static electricity etc causes the system to operate abnormally press POWER on the system to turn the system off and then on again Nothing is displayed on the front panel display Press DIMMER on the remote A 5 character service number is displayed on the screen and on the front panel display The self diagnosis function was activated See the table on page 7...

Page 76: ...less signal degradation occurs Dolby Pro Logic Surround As one method of decoding Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic Surround produces four channels from two channel sound Compared with the former Dolby Surround system Dolby Pro Logic Surround reproduces left to right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precisely To take full advantage of Dolby Pro Logic Surround you should have one pair ...

Page 77: ...of a dual layer and single sided DVD is 8 5 GB a single layer and double 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 the worldwide standards 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 changes the data to be allocated acc...

Page 78: ...e ALL mark Even when the region code is not shown on the DVD the region limit may still be activated Scene On a VIDEO CD with PBC playback control functions the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Super Audio CD This audio format is based upon the current audio CD standards but includes a greater amount of information which provides higher qualit...

Page 79: ...λ 780 nm Emission duration continuous Signal format system NTSC or NTSC PAL Frequency response at 2 CH STEREO mode DVD PCM 2 Hz to 22 kHz 1 0 dB CD 2 Hz to 20 kHz 1 0 dB Signal to noise ratio More than 80 dB VIDEO 1 AUDIO connectors only Harmonic distortion Less than 0 03 FM tuner section System PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer system Tuning range 87 5 108 0 MHz 50 kHz step Antenna FM wire an...

Page 80: ... 3 ohms Dimensions approx 217 302 217 mm 8 5 8 12 8 5 8 inches w h d Mass approx 4 6 kg 10 lb 3 oz General Power requirements European model 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Australian and Asian models 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Mexican model 120 V AC 60 Hz Chinese model 220 V AC 50 60 Hz Taiwan model 110 120 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models 110 240 V 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 120 W 120 V AC 120 W 230 V AC 1 ...

Page 81: ...Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 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 Norwe...

Page 82: ... displays both metric and imperial measurements The other model s displays metric measurements only The manual shows both LOW HIGH LOW HIGH 6 steps left or right 6 steps left or right CUSTOM SETUP VCD COLOR AUTO SYSTEM PAL NTSC PARENTAL LEVEL OFF CONTROL 8 7 NC17 6 R 5 4 PG13 3 PG 2 1 G STANDARD USA OTHERSt CHANGE PASSWORD TRACK OFF SELECTION AUTO SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN S...

Page 83: ...by watching the TV screen 40 M MEMORY 29 MP3 35 Multi angle function 52 Multilingual function 46 MUTING 32 N NAME 62 O On screen display Control Menu display 14 Setup Display 64 OSD 65 P PARENTAL CONTROL 55 68 78 PBC Playback 34 78 PLAY MODE 36 38 Preset Station 29 61 Program Play 36 Q Quick Overview 16 R Radio 61 RDS 62 Rear Panel 12 Region code 8 78 Remote 13 59 REPEAT 39 RESET 65 Resume Play 32...

Page 84: ...ont panel display wl ENTER Executes the items or settings TV Press after selecting a channel number e COMMAND MODE DVD TV switch Switches the TV s input source between the TV and DVD ea m M SLOW TUNING m M SCAN Locate a point while monitoring the picture while playing disc SLOW Play a disc in slow motion in the pause mode TUNING Scan all available radio stations es x STOP Stops playing a disc ed X...

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