Sony MHC-GN1100D Operating Instructions Manual Download

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When the headphones are connected:

HP 2CH

The normal sound field for headphones.

HP VIRTUAL

The sound field for headphones with
virtual surround effect. This sound field is
only effective when you play back multi
channel sources.

* These sound fields cannot be selected when:

– the system is in standby for recording or

during recording.

– a microphone is connected.
– the Karaoke Mode is turned on.
– “FLANGER ON”, “DELAY ON” or

“CHORUS ON” is selected (page 60).

Note

Depending on the disc, the surround effect may
not be as much as expected.

Creating a party
atmosphere

— X-TRANCE

You can create a party atmosphere by
using X-TRANCE.
Use the buttons on the unit for the
operation.

— SOUND FLASH

With the sound flash function, you can
flash the sound output. The sound cuts off
periodically.

Hold down SOUND FLASH during
playback.

The flashing effect is activated. Release
SOUND FLASH to cancel the effect.

To change the sound flash speed

Hold down SOUND FLASH and turn
OPERATION DIAL to change the sound
flash speed (1 ~ 20). The power
illuminator will synchronize with the
selected SOUND FLASH effect.

Creating sound flash

Summary of Contents for MHC-GN1100D

Page 1: ... 2007 Sony Corporation 3 094 557 11 1 Mini Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions MHC GN1100D ...

Page 2: ...er cord can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product This label is located on the rear exterior Don t throw away the battery with general house waste dispose of it correctly as chemical waste Note on power cord plug shapes Saudi Arabian model only For AC 220 V wall sockets 1 Make the appropriate voltage setting on...

Page 3: ...00D Center speaker SS CT1100D Surround speaker SS RSX1100D Subwoofer SS WGV1100D Icons such as listed at the top of each explanation indicate the type of media that can be used with the function being explained The English on screen display is used for illustration purposes only The Control Menu items may be different depending on the disc The Setup Menu items may be different depending on the are...

Page 4: ...nd sound 42 A V SYNC Restricting playback of the disc 42 CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL Using the DVD setup menu 46 Listening to the radio 52 Playing a tape 54 Recording onto a tape 55 Adjusting the sound 57 Creating a party atmosphere 59 X TRANCE Singing along Karaoke 61 Using the timer 64 Changing the display 65 Viewing information about the disc 66 Hooking up the optional components 7...

Page 5: ...VIDEO CD VIDEO CD Super VCD CD R RW in VIDEO CD or Super VCD format CD AUDIO CD CD R RW in AUDIO CD format DATA CD CD ROM R RW in DATA CD format containing MP3 audio tracks1 JPEG image files2 or DivX video files3 and conforming to ISO 96604 Level 1 or Level 2 or Joliet expansion format DATA DVD DVD ROM R RW R RW in DATA DVD format containing MP3 audio tracks1 JPEG image files2 or DivX video files3...

Page 6: ...ated by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA 3 DivX video files must be recorded in DivX format with the extension AVI or DIVX 4 A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Organization for Standardization DivX is a video file compression technology developed by DivX Inc DivX DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks o...

Page 7: ...bited by area restrictions A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side However since the audio material side does not conform to Compact Disc CD standard playback on this product is not guaranteed In some cases CD Rs RWs and DVD Rs RWs Rs RWs cannot be played back on this system due to the recording quality or p...

Page 8: ...only play back the disc if the first session is recorded in AUDIO CD format With DATA CD or DATA DVD the system will only play back DivX video files even if it contains MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files 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 b...

Page 9: ...al mainly explains operations using the remote but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar names Front panel Top panel 2 4 1 3 6 qh wa ws wd wf wg wh wj 5 qg qf qd 7 qs qa q 9 8 qj qk ql w wk wl e ea Continued l ...

Page 10: ...o backward I TUNING pages 52 53 Press to tune in a radio station M m fast forward rewind page 26 Press to fast forward or rewind J nN play pages 26 54 72 x stop pages 26 52 54 X pause pages 26 54 Press to start stop or pause playback K REC PAUSE START page 55 Press to start recording L CD SYNC page 55 Press to select CD Synchro Recording M B PUSH OPEN CLOSE Z Eject B page 54 Press to insert or eje...

Page 11: ...O pages 65 71 Press to select a function Z 1 on standby pages 17 18 19 53 71 72 78 Press to turn the unit on or off wj IR Receptor page 73 wk ILLUMINATION page 66 Press to change the power illuminator wl OPERATION DIAL pages 57 59 65 Turn to select a setting e DISPLAY pages 65 66 Press to display disc information in the front panel display or to change the front panel display during Power Saving M...

Page 12: ...52 K Lights up when the timer is set page 64 L Lights up when the sleep timer is activated page 64 M Lights up during recording page 55 N Indicators for the TAPE function page 54 A and B lights up when the system is turned on b or B lights up when there is a tape in the deck and indicates the tape playback direction RELAY g and j indicates the tape playback option O Indicates the selected play mod...

Page 13: ...n Dolby Digital source is played back page 49 U Lights up when P AUTO or P VIDEO is selected page 20 Subwoofer 1 SUBWOOFER ON OFF page 17 Press to turn the subwoofer on or off 2 SUBWOOFER LEVEL page 17 Turn to adjust the subwoofer level Remote 1 THEATRE SYNC page 25 Press to operate the THEATRE SYNC function B TV 1 on standby page 21 Press to turn the TV on or off 1 on standby pages 17 22 72 Press...

Page 14: ... the volume N DISPLAY pages 30 46 62 85 Press to turn on or off or change the Control Menu display on the TV screen O TV CH page 21 Press to select a TV channel PRESET page 52 Press to select a preset station go backward go forward pages 26 37 55 78 Press to go backward or go forward c STEP C page 27 Press to watch one frame at a time REPLAY ADVANCE page 27 Press to replay the previous scene or fa...

Page 15: ... track or file number etc V KEY CONTROL 2 page 63 SCORE page 63 KARAOKE MODE page 61 KARAOKE PON page 63 Press to enjoy the karaoke function W DISPLAY pages 65 66 Press to display disc information in the front panel display or to change the front panel display during Power Saving Mode wf TIME TEXT pages 66 68 Press to check the elapsed playing time remaining time etc wg TV INPUT page 21 Press to s...

Page 16: ...ctive speaker terminals Front speakers Getting Started 3 7 4 5 6 B A B 8 9 1 2 C D 1 To AM loop antenna 2 To FM lead antenna 3 To subwoofer 4 To surround speaker right 5 To center speaker 6 To surround speaker left 7 To subwoofer 8 To front speaker right 9 To front speaker left Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally AM loop antenna FRONT SPEAKER R L Red White ...

Page 17: ...er Connect the power cord to a wall outlet The demonstration appears in the display When you press 1 the system turns on and the demonstration automatically ends If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not fit your wall outlet detach it from the plug only for models equipped with an adaptor For Saudi Arabian model see Note on power cord plug shapes on page 2 Using the subwoofer You can use the su...

Page 18: ...t speakers Inserting two R6 size AA batteries into the remote Attaching the speaker pads When carrying the unit Do the following procedure to protect the disc mechanism Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Press DVD 3 Press Z OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray and remove the disc If there are more than one disc in the disc tray press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE to ...

Page 19: ...SSIVE on the unit repeatedly until P AUTO or P VIDEO appears in the display page 20 You can use an optional S Video cord to connect the S VIDEO input jack on your TV to the S VIDEO OUT jack of this unit Changing the color system Except for Latin American and Russian models Set the color system to PAL or NTSC depending on the color system of your TV The default setting for color system is different...

Page 20: ... conversion method to PROGRESSIVE VIDEO for video based software Select this if the image is not clear when you select P AUTO About DVD VIDEO software types and the conversion method The DVD VIDEO software can be divided into 2 types Film based software Film based software is derived from film and displays the images at 24 frames per second Video based software Video based software is derived from...

Page 21: ...n 2 and 5 for entering 25 Positioning the speakers Place the front speakers at an angle of 45 degrees from your listening position A Front speaker left B Front speaker right C Center speaker D Surround speaker left E Surround speaker right F Subwoofer G Unit H TV When using a TV To Hold down TV and press Turn the TV on or off TV 1 Switch the TV s input source between the TV and other input sources...

Page 22: ...he room If this happens move the subwoofer away from the center of the room or eliminate the cause of the standing wave by placing a bookshelf against the wall etc Speaker settings To enjoy DVD VIDEOs and other discs with multi channel sound and Dolby surround effects you need to adjust the speaker settings For details see Setting the speakers1 SPEAKER SETUP on page 50 Setting the clock 1 Press 1 ...

Page 23: ...for OSD MENU and SUBTITLE The selectable language is different depending on the area The setting is selected and the SCREEN SETUP display appears on the TV screen 6 Press V or v repeatedly to select the setting that matches your TV type If you have a 4 3 standard TV Select 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN page 47 If you have a wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with wide screen mode Select 16 9 pag...

Page 24: ...g RESET page 79 Using the THEATRE SYNC function THEATRE SYNC allows you to turn on your Sony TV and this system changes the system s function to DVD and then switches the TV s input source you have set with just one button Install the unit near the TV then register the TV s input source connected to this system The selected TV s input source is memorized into the remote Preparing to use the THEATR...

Page 25: ...on and the input source is changed correctly If this function does not work change the transmission time The transmission time varies depending on the TV To change the transmission time Operating the THEATRE SYNC function Hold down and press To select the following transmission time 1 0 5 Default 2 1 3 1 5 4 2 5 2 5 6 3 7 3 5 8 4 ...

Page 26: ...lume Note Depending on the system status the volume level may not appear on the TV screen Other operations Disc TITLE 1 2 3 GROOVE A B DVD Elapsed playing time Disc playing indicator When you play back an 8 cm disc such as a CD single place it on the inner circle of the tray To Press Stop playback x Pause playback X Press X again or H or nN on the unit to resume playback Select a track1 chapter or...

Page 27: ...g on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the angle even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD VIDEO To Press Watch frame by frame Slow motion Play 6 SLOW or SLOW or m or M on the unit when playback is paused Each time you press SLOW or SLOW or m or M on the unit the playback speed changes To return to normal playback press H or nN on the unit Play one frame at a time Freeze Frame 6 STEP ...

Page 28: ...h the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel you can hear the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to select the audio signal you want The default settings are underlined When playing a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the option of language and audio format varies When a 4 digit number is displayed the...

Page 29: ...with the disc In this case press H or nN on the unit 4 Continue playback according to the instructions on the menus Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the VIDEO CD as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD To return to the previous menu Press O RETURN Note PBC playback is canceled when Shuffle Play Program Play or Repeat Play is activated To cancel playback wit...

Page 30: ...resume point for the 41st disc the playback resume point for the first disc will be deleted To activate this function set MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP to ON page 49 Note If MULTI DISC RESUME is set to ON the system may play back the next recorded disc such as a DVD RW from the playback resume point for the current recorded disc Using play mode Program Play You can make a program of up to 99 s...

Page 31: ...am by pressing H or nN on the unit To cancel Program Play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 To play back the same program again select ON in step 3 and press ENTER or H or nN on the unit To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears from the TV screen Notes When Program Play is activated the REPEAT setting is automatically changed to ON if the current se...

Page 32: ...s played back randomly When no album is selected the first album is played back randomly 4 Press ENTER Shuffle Play starts To cancel Shuffle Play press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears from the TV screen Notes You cannot perform Shuffle Play with VIDEO CDs during PBC playback The same song may be played back repea...

Page 33: ...cks and JPEG image files the audio sound will not match the image if their playing time are different Repeat Play is canceled when you open the disc tray change the disc turn off the system change the function Searching selecting a disc Some DVD VIDEOs have menus to help you enjoy the DVD VIDEOs You can play back DVD VIDEOs using these menus on the TV screen Using DVD TOP MENU A DVD VIDEO contains...

Page 34: ... time code Time Search DVD VIDEO and DVD R RW in VR mode only 1 Press DISPLAY When playing a DATA CD DVD with JPEG image files press DISPLAY twice The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select the search item Example when you select CHAPTER is selected refers to a number The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles chapters tracks indexes scenes al...

Page 35: ...hanges to T 4 Input the time code using the numeric buttons then press ENTER For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning enter 2 10 20 If you make a mistake press CLEAR to cancel the number Note Depending on the disc you cannot perform Time Search Picture Navigation 1 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select the VIEWER format you want to search in CHAPTER ...

Page 36: ...mat Playing this data may generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system Depending on the encoding writing software recording device or the recording media used to record an MP3 audio track you may encounter problems such as cannot play back sound interruptions and noise The following discs situations can increase the time it takes to start playback a disc recorded with a complicated...

Page 37: ...peatedly To select the previous album select the album from the album list To return to the album list display when the track list is displayed Press O RETURN To turn on or off the display of album list or track list Press DVD MENU repeatedly 1 Load a disc on the disc tray The list of albums appears on the TV screen 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select an album Playing an album Press H or nN on the...

Page 38: ...e by 90 degrees Press V or vrepeatedly while viewing an image Press CLEAR to return to the original view Notes The PICTURE NAVI button does not work when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUDIO MP3 When you press B or b to select the next or previous image the image will return to its original view even if you have rotated the image previously The slide show stops when you press V or v You can play back a s...

Page 39: ...age files in the disc and MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUDIO MP3 No image data appears on the TV screen and the disc cannot be played back If you play back a large data size of MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files at the same time the sound may skip It is recommended that you reduce the data size by creating the MP3 audio tracks with a bit rate of 128 kpbs or lower If the skipping sound still occurs r...

Page 40: ...MODE 4 the images appear with random effects MODE 5 the next image slides over the current image OFF turns off this function 4 Press ENTER The selected setting takes effect Enjoying DivX video files Notes The system may not play back a DivX video file when the file has been combined from two or more DivX video files The system cannot play back a DivX video file size of more than 720 width x 576 he...

Page 41: ...e previous album select the album from the album list To return to the album list display when the file list is displayed Press O RETURN To turn on or off the display of album list or file list Press DVD MENU repeatedly Notes Depending on the DivX video file the picture may pause or be unclear In this case it is recommended that you create the file at a lower bit rate If the sound is still noisy M...

Page 42: ...NTROL PARENTAL CONTROL You can set 2 types of playback restrictions for the disc you want Custom Parental Control You can set playback restrictions so that the system will not play back inappropriate discs Parental Control You can limit the playback of some DVD VIDEOs according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users When a limited scene is played back that scene may be skipped or re...

Page 43: ...rd Press B repeatedly to delete the number you have entered then re enter your password again To play back a 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 on the TV screen 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The system is ready for playback Tip If you forget y...

Page 44: ...ct STANDARD then press ENTER The options for STANDARD appear on the TV screen 6 Press V or v repeatedly to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level then press ENTER The area is selected When you select OTHERS t enter the area code for the geographic area you want according to the Parental Control area code list on page 89 by using the numeric buttons 7 Press V or v repeatedly to s...

Page 45: ...ked to enter your password enter 199703 using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digit password reload the disc and press H or nN on the unit When the display for entering your password appears enter your new password 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press V or v r...

Page 46: ...eatedly to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup menu appears on the TV screen 4 Press V or v repeatedly to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP or SPEAKER SETUP Then press ENTER The setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP 5 Press V or v repeatedly to select the item you want then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear on the T...

Page 47: ... depending on the disc the language may not be selected automatically If you select OTHERS t in MENU SUBTITLE and AUDIO enter a language code from the Language code list page 88 using the numeric buttons Setting the TV screen SCREEN SETUP Choose the settings according to the TV you connected TV TYPE1 DVD VIDEO only 16 9 Select this when you connect a wide screen TV or a TV with a wide mode functio...

Page 48: ... the disc DVD VIDEO CD EXTRA etc If the disc does not contain a jacket picture the GRAPHICS picture appears GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the system appears in the background BLUE BLACK BLACK LEVEL Latin American models only Select the black level setup level for the video signals output from the video jacks other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks ON Standard level OFF Lower the standard level ...

Page 49: ...e including subjects that do not move dynamically is output in high resolution TRACK SELECTION DVD VIDEO only Gives priority to the sound track which contains the highest number of channels when you play back a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio format PCM DTS MPEG audio or Dolby Digital formats1 are recorded OFF No priority given AUTO2 Priority given MULTI DISC RESUME DVD VIDEO and VIDEO CD only O...

Page 50: ...DIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 47 However depending on the disc this function may not be performed 3 AUDIO DRC can only be performed with Dolby Digital sources Setting the speakers1 SPEAKER SETUP To obtain the best possible surround sound set the connection of the speakers you have connected and their distance from your listening position Then use the test tone to adjust the level of the spea...

Page 51: ...kers ON The test tone is emitted from each speaker in sequence The test tone is emitted from the selected speakers when you select LEVEL FRONT or LEVEL SURROUND 1 Press V v B repeatedly to select the desired speaker or the level 2 Press ENTER 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust the speaker level for other speakers Press V v B repeatedly to set TEST TONE to OFF when you have finished adjusting the spe...

Page 52: ...Press TUNER MENU Memory flashes in the display 4 Press ENTER A preset number flashes in the display The stations are stored from preset number 1 5 Press V or v repeatedly to select the preset number you want 6 Press ENTER Complete appears in the display The station is stored 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to store other stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations The preset stations are...

Page 53: ...requency is not used in your area To cancel direct tuning Press D TUNING To change the AM tuning interval Except for Saudi Arabian and Russian models The factory setting for AM tuning interval is 9 kHz or 10 kHz for some areas Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select AM 2 Press 1 to turn off the system 3 When demonstration appears hold down ENTER and th...

Page 54: ...yclic sequence up to five times then stops Deck A front side t Deck A reverse side t Deck B front side t Deck B reverse side Other operations Tip If you press H or nN on the unit when the TAPE A function is selected and there is no tape in Deck A the system automatically switches to the TAPE B function when there is a tape in Deck B and vice versa Then playback will start Tape Insert a tape into t...

Page 55: ...d Mixing if you want to record your voice through the microphone only you can do so by selecting the TAPE A function and not playing any tape 3 Set Deck B to stand by for recording For CD Synchro Recording Press CD SYNC SYNC lights up in the display and REC flashes in the display For Manual Recording and Sound Mixing Press REC PAUSE START REC flashes in the display 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to ...

Page 56: ...is selected Karaoke Mode is automatically turned on when you connect an optional microphone to MIC 1 or MIC 2 jack When you press CD SYNC or REC PAUSE START the sound field is automatically changed to LINK if the current sound field is SBS MULTI A F D AUTO PRO LOGIC PLII MOVIE PLII MUSIC V M DIM or 2CH STEREO and to HP 2CH if the current sound field is HP VIRTUAL Tip When high level sound signals ...

Page 57: ...ttings in the memory 1 Press EQ BAND MEMORY repeatedly to select a frequency band 2 Turn OPERATION DIAL clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the level 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust the level of other frequency bands 4 Press ENTER A user equalizer number flashes in the display 5 Turn OPERATION DIAL to select a user equalizer number 1 3 you want to store the equalizer setting Select EXIT to ca...

Page 58: ...format selection During other functions the system would only output 2 sound channels This setting is ideal when you want to listen to the original sound from the source PRO LOGIC Performs Pro Logic decoding The source recorded in 2 channels is decoded into 4 1 channels PLII MOVIE Performs Pro Logic II Movie mode decoding This setting is ideal for movies encoded in Dolby Surround In addition this ...

Page 59: ...d page 60 Note Depending on the disc the surround effect may not be as much as expected Creating a party atmosphere X TRANCE You can create a party atmosphere by using X TRANCE Use the buttons on the unit for the operation SOUND FLASH With the sound flash function you can flash the sound output The sound cuts off periodically Hold down SOUND FLASH during playback The flashing effect is activated R...

Page 60: ...g disc recording the sound effect will be recorded onto the tape CHORUS Press CHORUS repeatedly Notes You can only select the CHORUS effect in DVD function The CHORUS effect is automatically set to CHORUS OFF when you turn off the system change the function select the FLANGER or DELAY effect If you activate CHORUS during disc recording the sound effect will be recorded onto the tape Creating flang...

Page 61: ...utomatically changes to 1 L and the system outputs the left channel audio on both front and surround channels If you want to hear vocal Press AUDIO repeatedly to select another audio channel 5 Start singing along with the music Other operations To turn off the Karaoke Mode Disconnect all the microphones or press KARAOKE MODE KARAOKE MODE OFF appears on the TV screen Note Karaoke Mode is automatica...

Page 62: ...lined KARAOKE PON1 ON Enjoy karaoke with any disc even if it is not a karaoke or multiplex disc by reducing the sound of the vocal OFF Cancel the KARAOKE PON effect KEY CONTROL2 Adjust the pitch of the music to suit your vocal range Select 3 to cancel the KEY CONTROL effect VOCAL SELECT3 DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD AUDIO CD only When playing a DVD VIDEO OFF Cancel the guide vocal 1 2 Guide vocal 1 2 1 Guid...

Page 63: ...ice on the source is singing in high soprano or tenor You can also change the KARAOKE PON setting by pressing KARAOKE PON when the Karaoke Mode is turned on The KARAOKE PON setting is automatically changed to OFF when you set VOCAL to ON 2 You can also change the KEY CONTROL setting by pressing KEY CONTROL 2 to reduce the key and KEY CONTROL to increase the key when the Karaoke Mode is turned on T...

Page 64: ...ecording Press V or v repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER The minute indication flashes in the display Use the procedure above to set the minute OFF appears and the hour indication flashes in the display 5 Set the time to stop playback or recording using the same procedure as step 4 6 Select the sound source or prepare the tape For Play Timer Press V or v repeatedly until the music source ...

Page 65: ...k display can be turned off to minimize the amount of power consumed during standby mode Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is turned off Demonstration1 t No display Power Saving Mode t Clock2 t Demonstration t 1 The display changes and the indicators flash even when the system is turned off 2 The clock display automatically turns to Power Saving Mode after 8 seconds Note ...

Page 66: ...conds 3 Effect name for 8 seconds Checking the elapsed playing time remaining time and titles Press TIME TEXT during playback Each time you press TIME TEXT the display changes from 1 t 2 t t 1 t When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD R RW in VR mode When the menu or the title without a chapter is played back 1 Elapsed playing time of the menu or the current title 2 Title of the disc1 When a chapter other...

Page 67: ...r number and the current title number are displayed for 2 seconds before the display returns to elapsed playing time when you press TIME TEXT during display of title of the disc 3 When Program Play or Shuffle Play is turned on the elapsed playing time and the remaining time of the disc would be skipped 4 When playing DivX video files the current album number and the current file number are display...

Page 68: ...ing time of the current track 3 Elapsed playing time of the current disc 4 Remaining time of the current disc 5 Elapsed playing time of the current track and title of the disc When playing a DATA CD DVD Elapsed playing time of the current track file Notes Only alphabet letters numbers and some symbols can be displayed Depending on the disc the system can only display a limited number of characters...

Page 69: ...ormation during playback when Exif tag is recorded in the JPEG image files Press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback until the Control Menu for JPEG image files appears on the TV screen Exchangeable Image File Format is a digital camera image format defined by the Japan Electronics Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Notes If there is no date information or the data is damaged on th...

Page 70: ...connect to the component video input jacks of a TV or projector If your TV accepts progressive format signals you must use this connection and press PROGRESSIVE on the unit repeatedly to select P AUTO or P VIDEO You can enjoy higher quality video images Note You cannot output the video signal from the VIDEO INPUT VIDEO jack through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of this unit D VIDEO OUT jack Use a ...

Page 71: ... tuner Press FUNCTION repeatedly or press TV SAT on the unit to select TV or SAT To switch between the TV and SAT function Use the buttons on the unit for the operation Hold down TV SAT and press 1 while the system is turned on Release 1 first then release TV SAT The system switches the function from TV to SAT or vice versa Note If the sound is distorted or too loud when TV is selected change the ...

Page 72: ...the speaker connections page 16 There is no audio output during Timer Recording The system is in pause mode in Slow motion Play or in Lock Search Press H or nN on the unit to start the playback There is no microphone sound Press VOLUME repeatedly or turn MASTER VOLUME on the unit clockwise or turn MIC 1 LEVEL or MIC 2 LEVEL on the unit clockwise to adjust the microphone volume Make sure the microp...

Page 73: ...the component connected to the TV SAT AUDIO IN L R jacks is distorted If TV appears in the display when you press TV SAT on the unit switch to SAT function see To switch between the TV and SAT function on page 71 The sound from the music source has echo effects Press FLANGER DELAY and CHORUS repeatedly until the FLANGER DELAY and CHORUS indicators light off THEATRE SYNC function does not work If t...

Page 74: ...aler Playback does not start Open the disc tray and check whether a disc is loaded Wipe the disc clean page 81 Reload the disc Load the disc that this system can play back page 5 Load the disc on the disc tray with the label side facing up Remove the disc and wipe away the moisture on the disc then leave the system turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates Press H or nN on the unit t...

Page 75: ...ins more than 600 tracks files For MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files the album contains more than 300 tracks files when the MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO For MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files the DATA CD DVD contains a DivX video file The JPEG image files does not have the extension JPG or JPEG The JPEG image file is larger than 3 072 width 2 048 height in normal mode or more than 2 000 000 pixels ...

Page 76: ... unit repeatedly to select INTERLACE if you connect your TV to the unit s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks and your TV cannot accept progressive signal You have set to progressive format but your TV cannot accept the signal in progressive format In this case set to interlace format the default setting page 20 Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 525p 625p signals the image may be affecte...

Page 77: ...language cannot be changed Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO being played back The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing the subtitles The subtitles cannot be turned off The DVD VIDEO prohibits turning off subtitles The angles cannot be changed Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO being played back The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing the angles Tuner The radio presetting is ca...

Page 78: ...ic Sensor function This is not a malfunction The recorded sound has echo effect Before you start recording press FLANGER DELAY and CHORUS repeatedly until the FLANGER DELAY and CHORUS indicators light off Optional components There is no sound Refer to General item There is no sound page 72 and check the condition of the system Connect the component properly page 70 while checking if the cords are ...

Page 79: ... letter and 4 digits appears on the TV screen and the front panel display In this case check the following table When displaying the version number on the TV screen When you turn on the system the version number VER X XX X is a number may appear on the TV screen Although this is not a malfunction and for Sony service use only normal system operation will not be possible Turn off the system and the...

Page 80: ...JPG or JPEG but it is not in JPEG format The DivX video file has the extension AVI or DIVX but it is not in DivX format Invalid You have pressed an invalid button No Disc There is no disc on the disc tray No Tab You cannot record the tape because the tab has been removed from the tape No Tape There is no tape in the tape deck Not in Use You have pressed a button whose operation is not allowed or i...

Page 81: ...n placing the unit or speakers on surfaces that have been specially treated for example with wax oil polish as staining or discoloration of the surface may result If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the unit and cause the system to malfunction In this situation remove the disc and leave the syste...

Page 82: ...igh frequency sound and an inability to completely erase tapes For details refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing cassette Specifications Amplifier section The following are measured at AC 120 127 220 240V 50 60 Hz Power Output rated 130 W 130 W 6 Ω 1 kHz 1 THD RMS output power reference Front speaker 215 W 215 W per channel at 6 Ω 1 kHz 10 THD Center speaker 85 W per channel at 6 Ω 1 kHz ...

Page 83: ...y response 50 13 000 Hz 3 dB using Sony TYPE I tape Wow and flutter 0 15 W Peak IEC 0 1 W RMS NAB 0 2 W Peak DIN Tuner section FM stereo FM AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range 87 5 108 0 MHz 50 kHz step Antenna FM lead antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohms unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range Latin American models 530 1 710 kHz with the interval s...

Page 84: ...mensions w h d Approx 268 107 117 mm Mass Approx 1 6 kg Subwoofer SS WGV1100D Subwoofer system 1 way 1 unit bass reflex type magnetically shielded Speaker units Subwoofer 25 cm cone type Nominal impedance 8 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 351 415 2 350 2 mm Mass Approx 8 9 kg General Power requirements Mexican model 127 V AC 60 Hz Saudi Arabian model 120 127 V 220 V or 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz adjustabl...

Page 85: ...playing a DVD VIDEO Control Menu display List of Control Menu items Item Item Name Relevant Disc Type Function TITLE SCENE TRACK Select the title scene or track to be played back CHAPTER INDEX Select the chapter or index to be played back OFF T 1 3 2 5 5 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 DVD VIDEO Quit REPEAT ENTER DISPLAY ALL DISCS ONE DISC TITLE CHAPTER OFF Type of disc being played back Selected item Elapsed pla...

Page 86: ...he track in random order REPEAT Play back all discs repeatedly the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album file repeatedly A V SYNC Sets the delay time between the sound and display PARENTAL CONTROL Set to prohibit playback on this system SETUP QUICK Setup Use QUICK SETUP to choose the language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV and...

Page 87: ...3 JPEG Selects the data type MP3 audio track AUDIO JPEG image file IMAGE or both AUTO to be played back when playing a DATA CD DVD KEY CONTROL Changes the key to suit your vocal range SCORE MODE Selects the level for scoring mode KARAOKE PON Enjoys karaoke with the stereo recorded disc by reducing the sound of the vocals VOCAL SELECT Selects the guide vocal recorded on the Dolby Digital Karaoke Fo...

Page 88: ...iya 1535 Tonga 1067 Tibetan 1254 Italian 1417 Punjabi 1538 Turkish 1070 Breton 1257 Hebrew 1428 Polish 1539 Tsonga 1079 Catalan 1261 Japanese 1435 Pashto Pushto 1540 Tatar 1093 Corsican 1269 Yiddish 1436 Portuguese 1543 Twi 1097 Czech 1283 Javanese 1463 Quechua 1557 Ukrainian 1103 Welsh 1287 Georgian 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1564 Urdu 1105 Danish 1297 Kazakh 1482 Kirundi 1572 Uzbek 1109 German 1298 Gre...

Page 89: ...a 2174 France 2376 Netherlands 2499 Sweden 2046 Austria 2109 Germany 2390 New Zealand 2086 Switzerland 2057 Belgium 2248 India 2379 Norway 2528 Thailand 2070 Brazil 2238 Indonesia 2427 Pakistan 2184 United Kingdom 2079 Canada 2254 Italy 2424 Philippines 2090 Chile 2276 Japan 2436 Portugal 2092 China 2304 Korea 2489 Russia 2115 Denmark 2363 Malaysia 2501 Singapore ...

Page 90: ... surround sound Movie mode The Movie mode is for use with stereo television shows and all the programs encoded in Dolby Surround The result is enhanced sound field directionality that approaches the quality of discrete 5 1 channel sound Music mode The Music mode is for use with any stereo music recordings and provides a wide and deep sound space Dolby Surround Pro Logic As one method of Dolby Surr...

Page 91: ...writable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO The DVD RW has two different modes VR mode and Video mode DVD RWs created in Video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO while discs created in VR Video Recording mode allow the contents to be programmed or edited DVD RW A DVD RW plus RW is a recordable and rewritable disc DVD RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO forma...

Page 92: ...ights A region code is allocated on each DVD system or DVD VIDEO according to the sales region Each region code is shown on the unit as well as on the disc packaging The system can play back the discs that match its region code The system can also play back discs with the mark Even when the region code is not shown on the DVD VIDEO the region limit may still be activated VIDEO CD A compact disc th...

Page 93: ... display 12 66 80 H Handling discs 81 Hooking up the optional components 70 System 16 TV 19 I Index 34 Instant Advance 27 Instant Replay 27 Interlace format 91 L Lock Search 26 M Manual Recording 55 Multi disc Resume 30 Multi Session 8 Multi angle function 91 Multilingual function 91 N Non playable disc 7 Normal Play 26 O On screen display 34 68 P PARENTAL CONTROL 43 Picture Navigation 35 Playable...

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