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Page 1: ... 2004 Sony Corporation 4 255 436 11 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV SR3 ...

Page 2: ...itself has been turned off Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not intend to use it for an extended period of time To disconnect the cord pull it out by the plug never by the cord Installing 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 i...

Page 3: ... indicator lights up To turn off the system completely remove the AC power cord mains lead from the wall outlet mains 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 cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly m...

Page 4: ...ur Own Program 33 Program Play Playing in Random Order 35 Shuffle Play Playing Repeatedly 36 Repeat Play Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc 37 Scan Slow motion Play Searching for a Title Chapter Track Index Album File 38 Viewing Disc Information 40 Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound 44 Enjoying Surround Sound 46 Selecting the Surround Back Decoding Mode 50 Using the Sound Effect 52 Using...

Page 5: ...EN SETUP Custom Settings 74 CUSTOM SETUP Settings for the Speakers 75 SPEAKER SETUP Quick Setup and Resetting the System 80 SETUP Additional Information Troubleshooting 81 Specifications 84 Glossary 85 Index to Parts and Controls 89 Language Code List 94 DVD Setup Menu List 95 AMP Menu List 97 Index 98 Quick Reference for Remote Commander Back cover ...

Page 6: ... music piece on a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD or MP3 Index Super Audio CD CD Video Index VIDEO CD A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or CD Depending on the disc no indexes may be recorded Scene On a VIDEO CD with PBC functions page 28 the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes ...

Page 7: ...hat the system cannot play The system cannot play the following discs CD ROMs except for extension MP3 JPG or JPEG CD Rs CD RWs other than those recorded in the following formats audio CD format video CD format MP3 JPEG format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet Data part of CD Extras DVD ROMs DVD Audio discs DVD RAMs DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode Progressiv...

Page 8: ...ted 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 viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited This system incorporates with Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II adaptive matrix surround decoder and the DTS...

Page 9: ...plays the index and selects the index Super Audio CD to be played TIME page 39 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Inputs the time code for picture and music searching AUDIO DVD VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD MP3 only page 44 Changes the audio setting SUBTITLE DVD only page 54 Displays the subtitles Changes the subtitle language ALBUM JPEG only page 31 Selects the album JPEG to be ...

Page 10: ...s are recorded on the disc FILE JPEG only page 31 Selects the file JPEG to be played DATE JPEG only page 43 Displays the date information ANGLE DVD only page 53 Changes the angle PLAYMODE VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD MP3 JPEG only page 35 Selects the play mode REPEAT page 36 Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks one title chapter track album or contents of program repeatedly CUSTOM PARENTAL CO...

Page 11: ...e markings inside the compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor on the system Notes Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not use a new battery with an old one Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct light from the sun or lighting apparatus Doing so may ca...

Page 12: ...ible surround sound specify the speaker parameters distance level etc on page 24 Required cords Speaker cords The connector and the color tube of the speaker cords are the same color as the label of the jacks to be connected To attach the foot pads To prevent speaker vibration or movement while listening attach the supplied foot pads to the front speakers as shown Step 1 Speaker System Hookup colo...

Page 13: ...SPEAKER SURR L blue and R gray jacks Center speaker SPEAKER CENTER green jack Subwoofer SPEAKER WOOFER purple jacks AUDIO IN VIDEO SURROUND BACK SAT SPEAKER AUDIO IN R L R L CENTER FRONT L FRONT R SURR L WOOFER WOOFER SURR R EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV Front speaker R Center speaker Front speaker L Surround speaker R Subwoofer Surround speaker L continued ...

Page 14: ...ny type of solvent such as alcohol or benzine Note Do not catch the speaker cable insulation in the SPEAKER jack Tip Connect the speaker cable after bending the speaker wire at the end of the insulation This prevents the speaker cable from being caught in the SPEAKER jack To connect the surround back speaker This system is compatible with the 6 1 surround system When you enjoy a DVD that is compat...

Page 15: ... For details on outputting a test tone see page 77 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 in the front panel display the speaker may be short circuited If this happens check the speaker connection again Notes Be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate terminal on the components 3 to 3...

Page 16: ...ou use desk etc when attaching detaching the speaker cords When using the subwoofer cord note that the two outside black cords or the cords marked with letters are negative If you connect the subwoofer cord incorrectly or turn up the volume in a state of a short circuit PROTECT appears in the front panel display and the system enters standby mode In this case disconnect and then reconnect the AC p...

Page 17: ...tenna aerial keep it as horizontal as possible Tip When you connect the supplied AM loop antenna aerial the cord A and the cord B can be connected in either terminal Step 2 Antenna aerial Hookups Connect the To the AM loop antenna aerial AM terminals FM wire antenna aerial FM 75ΩCOAXIAL jack AUDIO IN VIDEO SURROUND BACK SAT SAT SPEAKER AUDIO IN OPTICAL DIGITAL IN R L R L CENTER FRONT L FRONT R SUR...

Page 18: ...18GB Tip If you have poor FM reception use a 75 ohms coaxial cable not supplied to connect the system to an outdoor FM antenna aerial as shown below COAXIAL AM FM 75 Outdoor FM antenna aerial System ...

Page 19: ...re to connect the SCART EURO AV cord to the T EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV jack on the system When you connect using the SCART EURO AV cord check that the TV conforms to S video or RGB signals If the TV conforms to S video change the input mode of the TV to RGB signals Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV to be connected Step 3 TV and Video Component Hookups Connect the To the TV VIDEO...

Page 20: ...OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack instead of the SAT AUDIO IN L R jacks of the system The system can accept both the digital and analogue signals Digital signals have priority over analogue signals If the digital signal ceases the analogue signal will be processed after 2 seconds If you connect a digital satellite receiver without an OPTICAL OUT jack Connect the digital satellite receiver to the SAT AUDIO I...

Page 21: ...page 64 the audio signal from the AUDIO IN L R jack is output to the connected speakers The audio signal is not output from the T EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV jack When connecting to a standard 4 3 screen TV Depending on the disc the image may not fit your TV screen If you want to change the aspect ratio please refer to page 72 ...

Page 22: ...on the TV to this system 3 Press 1 4 Press function to select DVD The guide message appears on the TV screen Note When a disc is in the system the guide message does not appear on the TV screen 5 Press ENTER LANGUAGE SETUP appears Notes The selectable language is different depending on the area The language you select in LANGUAGE SETUP is also used for OSD DVD MENU and SUBTITLE page 72 6 Select a ...

Page 23: ...turn on the system If you make a mistake Press O RETURN then select the item again To quit the Quick Setup Press DVD SETUP in any Step Notes When you press CLEAR in guide message the message disappears When you need to change settings select QUICK from SETUP in Setup Display page 80 When you select 4 3 in TV TYPE 4 3 LETTER BOX is selected page 72 The distance and level of each speaker will be set...

Page 24: ...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 meter from the TV set 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 15 to 30 minutes If color irregularity o...

Page 25: ...lly and READING appears in the front panel display 5 Press H on the remote or on the system The system starts playback continuous play Adjust the volume on the system After following Step 5 Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen You can play the disc interactively by following the instructions on the menu DVD page 28 VIDEO CD page 28 To remove the disc Press Z Remove the disc aft...

Page 26: ... disc in the system NO DISC appears on the front panel display If DVD playback is paused for approximately one hour the system automatically turns off Tip If a DVD has more than two titles you cannot go to the next title or go back to the preceding title by pressing or These buttons work only within a single title If you want to go to the next title or go back to preceding title press DVD TOP MENU...

Page 27: ... stopped the disc 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 Notes You cannot perform Resume Play during Shuffle Play or Program Play Depending on where you stop the disc the system may not resume playback from exactly the same point The point where you stopped playing is cleared if you change the ...

Page 28: ...back for approximately one hour the system automatically turns off With PBC Playback Control functions you can enjoy simple interactive operations search functions and other such operations PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions The menu for your selection appears 2 Select the item number you want...

Page 29: ...e not supplied for details on the recording format 1 Load a data disc recorded in MP3 into the system 2 Press H The system starts to play the first MP3 audio track in the first album on the disc Notes The system can play MP3 MPEG1 Audio Layer3 audio The system cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format This system can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the first session An...

Page 30: ...s DVD DISPLAY Notes Only alphabetical letters and numbers can be used for album or track names Anything else is displayed as If the MP3 file you play back has an ID3 tag the ID3 tag information is displayed as a track name ID3 tag applies only to version 1 If an MP3 file of VBR variable bit rate is played indicated elapsed time may be different from the actual time Until playing the disc or select...

Page 31: ...ngth ratio cannot be displayed Some CD Rs or CD RWs cannot be played on this system depending on file format The system can play to a depth of 8 directories including a root directory Progressive JPEG image files cannot be played on this system Maximum number of albums on a disc 99 The maximum number of JPEG image files that can be contained on an album is 250 Tip When you go to the next file or t...

Page 32: ...laying the disc or selecting an album in step 2 album name is displayed as Album refers to a number in the Control Menu after which the album name is displayed Tip When a JPEG data disc is inserted you can select an album using the DVD MENU ALBUM or DVD TOP MENU ALBUM on the remote Enjoying Slide show on a JPEG data disc 1 Press M while displaying a JPEG image Slide show starts from the current im...

Page 33: ...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 25 tracks 1 In stop mode press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PGM appears in the front panel display The Program Menu appears on the TV screen For example select a track on an MP3 disc C c H Creating Your Own Program Program Play Number buttons CLEAR P...

Page 34: ... you can restart the same program again by pressing H To return to normal play In stop mode press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PGM disappears from the front panel display Other Operations Notes Program Play function is not available for DVDs and JPEG When you remove the disc Program Play is cancelled and the program you created is cleared When you program MP3 tracks is displayed as the total time of...

Page 35: ...the shuffle mode in the Control Menu You can select either normal shuffle or album shuffle MP3 only 1 Press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select PLAY MODE then press ENTER or c 3 Select SHUFFLE or SHUFFLE ALBUM using X x and press ENTER SHUFFLE Plays tracks on the disc in random order SHUFFLE ALBUM Plays tracks from selected album in random order 4 Press H The selected Shuffl...

Page 36: ...the current album only when CONTINUE ALBUM or SHUFFLE ALBUM in the play mode is selected TRACK repeats the current track x When playing a JPEG OFF does not play repeatedly ALL repeats all the files on the disc when CONTINUE is selected in the play mode or repeats the current album when CONTINUE ALBUM is selected in the play mode x When Program Play is set to ON OFF does not play repeatedly ALL rep...

Page 37: ...M during scan the playback speed changes Two speeds are available With each press the indication changes as follows The 2M 2m playback speed is faster than 1M 1m Watching frame by frame Slow motion Play DVD VIDEO CD only Press or when the system is in the pause mode To return to normal speed press H To change the speed of Slow motion Play Each time you press or during Slow motion Play the playback...

Page 38: ... When playing a CD TRACK x When playing an MP3 ALBUM or TRACK x When displaying a JPEG file ALBUM or FILE Example when you select TRACK The list of tracks contained in the disc 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 using X x Press C or O RE...

Page 39: ...l Menu is turned off To search for a particular point using the time code TIME SEARCH Example If you search for the playing time of the current title on a DVD 1 In Step 2 select TIME T playing time of the current title is selected 2 Press ENTER or c T appears above T 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER For example to find a desired point at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 sec...

Page 40: ...nel display page 90 Press DISPLAY Each time you press DISPLAY while playing the disc the display changes as shown in the charts When playing back a DVD Viewing Disc Information DISPLAY TITLE CHAP CHAP CHAP TITLE CHAP Playing time and number of the current title Remaining time and number of the current title Playing time and number of the current chapter Remaining time and number of the current cha...

Page 41: ... and current track number Remaining time and current track number Playing time of the disc Remaining time of the disc Track name Current sound field TRK TRK Playing time and current track number Remaining time of the current track Track file name Album folder name Current sound field Current file number File name Album folder name Current sound field continued ...

Page 42: ...disc will also appear on your TV screen See the following section Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time for details on how to read this information Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter or track and the total playing time or remaining time of the disc You can also check the DVD CD Super Audio CD text and M...

Page 43: ...ers and numbers can be displayed Depending on the type of disc being played the system can only display a limited number of characters Also depending on the disc not all text characters will be displayed Checking the date information JPEG only You can check the date information during playback when the Exif tag is recorded in the JPEG image data Press DVD DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu a...

Page 44: ... playing a DVD Depending on the DVD the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they represent the language code Refer to the language code list on page 94 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 x When playing a VIDEO CD CD or MP3 The default setting is underlined STEREO The standar...

Page 45: ...BY DIGITAL the channels in the playing track are displayed numerically as follows For Dolby Digital 5 1 ch The display examples are as follows PCM stereo Dolby Surround Dolby Digital 5 1ch DTS Tips When the signal contains surround 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 Even though the audio str...

Page 46: ...2 CHANNEL STEREO Automatic decoding of the audio input signal AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO The auto decoding function automatically detects the type of audio signal being input Dolby Digital DTS or standard 2 channel stereo and performs the proper decoding if necessary This mode presents the sound as it was recorded encoded without adding any effects e g reverberation However if there are no low freque...

Page 47: ...TO FORMAT DIRECT button Press AUTO FORMAT DIRECT repeatedly until the sound field you want appears in the front panel display x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGIC Dolby Pro Logic produces five output channels from two channel sources This mode performs Pro Logic decoding to the input signal and output to front center and surround speakers Meanwhile the surround channel becomes monaural Sound field Displ...

Page 48: ...96 24 decoding function When you play the DTS 96 24 disc the system plays it as a normal disc Selecting a sound field MODE button Press MODE repeatedly until the sound field you want appears in the front panel display For movie Use DCS Technology About DCS Digital Cinema Sound In collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment Sony measured the sound environment of their studios and integrated the ...

Page 49: ...o the screen Cinema Studio Reverberation Reproduces the reverberations peculiar to a movie theater Cinema Studio EX is the integrated mode which operates these elements simultaneously Notes The virtual speaker effect may cause increased noise in the playback signal When listening with sound fields that employ virtual speakers you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround...

Page 50: ...sten to DVD with HALL as the sound field then change to another function and then return to DVD HALL will be applied again With the tuner sound fields are memorized separately for all preset stations You can identify the encoding format of program software by looking at its packaging Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the logo DTS ES encoded programs are marked with DTS ES Dolby Surround encoded...

Page 51: ... signals d Software encoded with both 5 1 channel signals and an extension stream designed for returning those signals to 6 1 discrete channels Discrete 6 1 channel signals are DVD specific signals not used in movie theaters Notes You can select the surround back decoding only when AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO mode is selected page 46 In other sound fields this function is bypassed internally Some disc...

Page 52: ...ful for watching movies at night x DSGX With DSGX on bass frequencies are effectively reinforced To turn off the sound effect Press NIGHT MODE or DSGX again Notes The NIGHT MODE function is activated only when the input stream is Dolby Digital format When you connect headphones to the system the DSGX function does not work These two types of sound effect cannot be activated at the same time Depend...

Page 53: ...tor lights up in green when angles are recorded on the disc 3 Press ENTER or c 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 Note Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the angles even if multi...

Page 54: ...pending 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 94 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 Control Menu is turned off Note Depending on the DVD you may not be able...

Page 55: ...disc is playing press x to stop playback 2 In stop mode press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 3 Press X x to select CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER or c CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL is selected 4 Press X x to select ON t then press ENTER x If you have not entered a password yet The display for registering a new password appears Enter a 4 digit password by using the number buttons then pre...

Page 56: ...sword 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 display appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The system is ready for playback Notes...

Page 57: ...e display for registering a new password appears Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears x When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears 4 Enter your password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level and changing the password ...

Page 58: ...e more strict the limitation If you make a mistake Press O RETURN or C to go back to the previous screen To turn off the Setup Display Press DVD SETUP repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off To turn off the Parental Control function and play the DVD after entering your password Set LEVEL to OFF in Step 8 To change the password 1 In Step 5 select CHANGE PASSWORD t using x then press ENTER ...

Page 59: ...d repeat Step 1 to 3 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 Step 3 replace the disc in the system and press H When the PARENTAL CONTROL display appears enter your new password Area Code Standard Code number Ar...

Page 60: ... more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV TV Other Operations Controlling TV with the Supplied Remote TV CH TV VIDEO Number buttons TV VOL TV 1 TV button With cover opened Manufacturer Code number SONY 001 Admiral 012 016 039 AIWA 001 007 008 AKAI 002 010 027 AOC 002 Bell Howell 016 039 Bestar 027 Blaupunkt 052 053 Blue sky ...

Page 61: ...046 049 Portland 002 Provision 027 PYE 027 QUASAR 039 049 Radio 027 RADIO SHACK 002 012 022 Radiola 034 RCA PROSCAN 002 012 032 033 SABA 035 041 042 043 045 SAMSUNG 002 013 020 027 028 036 037 038 SANYO 009 010 011 Schneider 027 SCOTT 002 SHARP 020 039 040 SIEMENS 052 Signature 016 039 040 Sinudyne 027 Supertech 027 Supervision 027 Manufacturer Code number SYLVANIA 002 034 TaTung 027 TEAC 027 Tech...

Page 62: ... turn on your SONY TV and this system change the system mode to DVD and then switch the TV s input source you set with one button push When you connect the T EURO AV OUPUT jack of the system to the EURO AV INPUT jack of your TV using the SCART EURO AV cord not supplied you do not need to perform the following preparation Preparation Register the TV s input source connected to this system Press and...

Page 63: ... 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 Notes This function is only for SONY TV series If distance between TV and this system is too far this function may not work Install the system near the TV Keep the remote pointed in the direction of the TV and this system whil...

Page 64: ...roadcast sound when the system receive the AC 3 multiplex broadcast signal Note To receive the AC 3 signal you need to connect a digital satellite tuner to the system with an OPTICAL cable page 20 and set the digital output mode of the digital satellite tuner to AAC 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press x X repeatedly until CUSTOMIZE appears in the front panel display then press ENTER or c The system enters th...

Page 65: ...fore tuning make sure to turn down the volume to minimum 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the front panel display Each time you press TUNER BAND the band toggles between AM and FM 2 Press and hold TUNING or until scanning starts then release Scanning stops when the system tunes in a station TUNED and ST for stereo program appear in the front panel display 3 Press TU...

Page 66: ...see Presetting Radio Stations on page 65 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until FM or AM appears in the front panel display The last received station is tuned in 2 Press PRESET or repeatedly to select the preset station you want Each time you press the button the system tunes in one preset station Each time you press TUNER BAND the band toggles between AM and FM 3 Adjust the volume by pressing VOL To t...

Page 67: ... name of the station This is displayed if you have entered a name for a preset station page 67 Naming Preset Stations You can enter a name of up to 8 characters for preset stations These names for example XYZ appear in the system s front panel display when a station is selected Note that no more than one name can be entered for each preset station 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until FM or AM appears...

Page 68: ... 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 strength is weak Not all FM stations provide RDS service nor do they provide the same type of services If you are not familiar with the RDS system chec...

Page 69: ...lect AUTO 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 You can change the brightness of the front panel display by two steps 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press x X repeatedly until CUSTOMIZE appears in the front panel display then press ENTER or c The system enters t...

Page 70: ...meters such as speaker settings and preset stations to the default settings Press or Z on the system at the same time COLD RESET appears in the front panel display and the default settings are returned Returning to the Default Settings Z ...

Page 71: ...t an item using X x then press ENTER or c The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE Press C or O RETURN to return to setup items 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 repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off Settings and Adjustments Using the Setup Display...

Page 72: ...om the list using the number buttons page 94 After you have made a selection the language code 4 digits is displayed the next time you select OTHERS t Choose settings according to the TV to be connected Select SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display For details on using the display see Using the Setup Display page 71 The default settings are underlined x TV TYPE DVD only Selects the aspect ratio of the ...

Page 73: ...ode or while playing a CD x LINE Selects the output method for video signals from the T EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV jack on the rear panel of the system Note If your TV does not accept RGB signals no picture appears on the TV screen even if you select RGB Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV ON Turns on the screen saver OFF Turns off the screen saver JACKET PICTURE The jacket picture still pic...

Page 74: ...u cannot give priority to the DTS Dolby Digital or MPEG audio format by selecting AUTO x AUDIO DRC Narrows the DYNAMIC range of the sound track Useful for watching movies at low volume late at night Dynamic Range Compression Note AUDIO DRC only applies to Dolby Digital sources x DATA CD PRIORITY MP3 JPEG only Set priority data you want to play when you play a DATA CD CD ROM CD R CD RW containing M...

Page 75: ...peaker set SURROUND BACK to YES Notes When you select an item the sound cuts off for a moment Depending on the settings of other speakers subwoofer may be excessive x DISTANCE The default distance setting for the speakers in relation to the listening position is shown below When you set the distance using the Quick Setup page 22 the settings is automatically displayed Settings for the Speakers SPE...

Page 76: ...distance can be moved up to 1 6 meters closer to the listening position from the front speaker distance in 0 2 meter increments SURROUND 1 6 m appearsexcept when you set SURROUND to NONE in the SIZE setting Surround speaker distance can be moved up to 4 6 meters closer to the listening position from the front speaker distance in 0 2 meter increments SURROUND BACK 1 6 m appears when you set SURROUD...

Page 77: ...simultaneously When selecting LEVEL the test tone is emitted from only the speaker which you are adjusting 6 Press ENTER when you have finished making adjustments 7 Press X x repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press ENTER 8 Press X x repeatedly to select OFF then press ENTER Notes When you adjust the speaker settings the sound cuts off for a moment The surround back speaker level can be also adju...

Page 78: ...MENU You can set the following items The default settings are underlined SP SETUP CENTER SP SURR SP F DIST CEN DISTb CENTER Y 1 0 m 7 0 m SURR Y LEVEL TESTTONE F BALANCE T TONE ON T TONE OFF 6 steps left or right CEN LEVELb 6 dB 6 dB SL LEVELb 6 dB 6 dB SR LEVELb 6 dB 6 dB DRC OFF DRC ON SURR DISTb AUDIO DRC SURR N CENTER N SB LEVELb 10 dB 10 dB SURR B SPa SURR B N SURR B Y SB DISTb SP POSb SP SID...

Page 79: ... surround back distance 1 6mb Surround back speaker distance can be moved up to 4 6 meters closer to the listening position from the front speaker distance in 0 2 meter increments SP POSc surround speakers position SP BEHIND Select this if surround speakers are located in the back area of the listening position SP SIDE Select this if surround speakers are located in the side area of the listening ...

Page 80: ... After you select RESET and press ENTER select YES to reset the settings it takes a few seconds to complete Select NO and press ENTER to cancel Do not press 1 when resetting the system Notes When you select RESET all the settings return to the default When you turn the system on after resetting the guide message appears on the TV screen To perform the Quick Setup page 22 press ENTER to return to n...

Page 81: ... not connected securely Press MUTING on the remote if MUTING ON is displayed in the front panel display The system is in pause mode or in Slow motion Play mode Press H to return to normal play mode Fast forward or fast reverse is performed Press H to return to normal play mode Check the speaker settings pages 24 75 The left and right sounds are unbalanced or reversed Check that the speakers and co...

Page 82: ...stance between the remote and the system is too far The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the system The batteries in the remote are weak The disc does not play There is no disc inserted The disc is upside down Insert the disc with the playback side facing down on the disc tray The disc is skewed in the system The system cannot play CD ROMs etc page 7 The region code on the DVD does no...

Page 83: ...VD top menu or a DVD menu displayed during DVD playback the system automatically turns off You cannot perform some functions such as Stop Search Slow motion Play Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Program Play Depending on the disc you may not be able to perform some of the operations above See the operating manual that came with the disc Messages do not appear on the screen in the language you want In t...

Page 84: ...tion System PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer system FM tuner section Tuning range 87 5 108 0 MHz 50 kHz step Antenna aerial FM wire antenna aerial Antenna aerial terminals 75 ohms unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range 531 1 602 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz Antenna aerial AM loop antenna aerial Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Video section Outputs Video ...

Page 85: ...movies 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 range and a subwoofer channel for deep bass is independently provided This format is also called 5 1 with the subwoofer channel designated as the 0 1 channel since it functions only when a deep bass effect is needed ...

Page 86: ...ns up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD The data capacity of a single layer and single sided DVD at 4 7 GB Giga Byte is 7 times that of a CD Furthermore the data capacity 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 a world...

Page 87: ... discs with the 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 A Super Audio CD disc can reproduce sounds that are extremely faithful to the original sound by use of DSD Direct Stream Digit...

Page 88: ...tal compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 140 of its original size Consequently a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while sounds we can hear are not compressed VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional audio CDs There are ...

Page 89: ... in parentheses Front Panel A 1 power switch STANDBY indicator 25 B Disc slot 25 C remote sensor 11 D Front panel display 90 E PHONES on the side of the system jack 25 F VOLUME 25 77 G 26 28 H x stop 26 I play pause 25 J FUNCTION 25 64 66 K Z eject 25 Index to Parts and Controls ...

Page 90: ...urrent mode TITLE REP 1 NIGHT DSGX DTS ES PL D EX CHAP MP3 SA CD MULTI PBC SHUF REP 1 PGM NIGHT DSGX DTS NEO 6 ES PL TRK Current sound CD VIDEO CD or MP3 only Lights up during PBC playback VIDEO CD only Playing time Current mode Playing status Current track number Current sound effect Lights up during MULTI channel playback area Super Audio CD only TUNED MONO NIGHT DSGX kHz MHz ST Preset number Cu...

Page 91: ...Additional Information 91GB When playing back a JPEG file JPEG Currentfile number Playing status ...

Page 92: ...PTICAL DIGITAL IN jack 20 E AM terminals 17 F FM 75Ω COAXIAL jack 17 G EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV jacks 19 H SAT AUDIO IN L R jacks 19 AUDIO IN VIDEO SURROUND BACK SAT SAT SPEAKER AUDIO IN OPTICAL DIGITAL IN R L R L CENTER FRONT L FRONT R SURR L WOOFER WOOFER SURR R EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV COAXIAL AM FM 75 ...

Page 93: ...O FORMAT DIRECT 46 47 J DSGX 52 K DVD SETUP 22 57 71 L SUBTITLE 54 M AUDIO 44 N ANGLE 53 O Number buttons 28 28 33 38 53 55 57 60 62 P ENTER Q TUNER MENU 65 67 R TV 1 on standby 60 S 1 standby 22 25 66 T SONY TV DIRECT 62 U TUNER BAND 65 66 67 V FUNCTION 25 64 66 67 W m M SLOW TUNING 32 37 65 66 X x stop 26 27 28 55 66 Y X pause 26 Z MUTING 26 wj DVD MENU ALBUM 28 30 31 wk VOL 26 66 wl O RETURN 22...

Page 94: ...9 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061 Bislama 1066 Bengali Bangla 1067 Tibetan 1070 Breton 1079 Catalan 1093 Corsican 1097 Czech 1103 Welsh 1105 Danish 1109 German 1130 Bhutani 1142 Greek 1144 English 1145 Esperanto 1149 Spanish 1150 Estonian 1151 Basque 1157 Persian 1165 Finnish 1166 Fiji 1171 Faroese 1174 French 1181 Frisian 1183 Irish 1186 Scots Gaelic 1194 Galician 1196 Guarani 1203 Gujarati 1209 Hausa...

Page 95: ...Selects the language you want to use from the displayed language list Selects the language you want to use from the displayed language list SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND LINE 16 9 4 3 LETTER 4 3 PAN SCAN ON OFF PICTURE GRAPHICS 1 BLUE BLACK JACKET VIDEO RGB CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL TRACK SELECTION OFF 8 7 NC17 STANDARD 6 R 5 4 PG13 3 PG 2 1 G USA OTHERSt CHANGE PASSWORD LEVEL O...

Page 96: ... 0m 7 0m LEVEL CENTER SURROUND RIGHT 6 dB 6 dB 6 dB 6 dB SUBWOOFER 6 dB 6 dB BALANCE FRONT 6 steps left or right TEST TONE OFF ON SETUP QUICK SURROUND LEFT 6 dB 6 dB RESET SIDE NONE SURROUND BACK NONE YES 1 0m 7 0m SURROUND BACK SURROUND BACK 10 dB 10 dB YES NO The setting range changes depending on the front speaker setting page 75 ...

Page 97: ...left or right CEN LEVEL 6 dB 6 dB SL LEVEL 6 dB 6 dB SR LEVEL 6 dB 6 dB DRC OFF DRC ON SURR DIST AUDIO DRC SURR N CENTER N SB LEVEL 10 dB 10 dB SURR B SP SURR B N SURR B Y SB DIST SP POS SP SIDE SP BEHIND SW LEVEL 6 dB 6 dB 1 0m 7 0m 1 0m 7 0m 1 0m 7 0m CUSTOMIZE DIMMER DIM OFF DIM ON DUAL MONO MAIN SUB MAIN SUB SB DEC SB MATRIX SB AUTO SB OFF MAIN SUB The setting range changes depending on the fr...

Page 98: ...1 JPEG DATE 74 L LANGUAGE SETUP 72 LEVEL 76 LINE 73 Listening to the Radio 66 M MP3 29 Multi angle function 53 86 Multilingual function 44 86 MUTING 26 N Neo 6 87 NIGHT MODE 52 O On screen display Control Menu display 9 OSD 72 P PARENTAL CONTROL 57 74 87 PBC Playback 28 87 PLAY MODE 33 35 Preset Station 65 Program Play 33 R Radio 66 RDS 68 Rear Panel 92 Region Code 7 87 Remote 60 93 REPEAT 36 Resu...

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Page 100: ...the name function R Turns the TV on and off S Turns on and off the power of the system T Turns the SONY TV and the system on and changes the TV s input source U Selects AM or FM band V Selects the component you want to use W m M SCAN Locate a point while monitoring the picture while playing a disc SLOW Play a disc in slow motion in the pause mode TUNING Scan all available radio stations X Stops pl...

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