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MHC-GZR5D

Mini HI-FI

Component

System

MHC-GZR5D.GB.3-296-435-11(1)

Operating Instructions

MHC-GZR5D.GB.3-296-435-11(1)

3-296-435-

11

(1)

Printed in China

O

ORIGINAL  39, 114

OSD  53

Other Component Hookup  

92

P

PARENTAL CONTROL  48

Parental Control  121

PAUSE MODE  54

PBC Playback  32

Playback Control (PBC)  121

PLAY LIST  39, 114

PROGRAM  34, 114

Program Play  34

Q

Quick setup display  25

R

Radio  57

Radio Stations  57

Rear panel  92

REC1  63

Recording  60, 67

Region Code  121

Remote  13

REPEAT  37, 76, 115

Repeat Play  37, 76

RESET  105

Resume Play  33

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SCENE  114

Scene  121

SCREEN SAVER  55

Searching  39

SETUP  115

Setup Menu  51

SHUFFLE  36, 75, 114

Shuffl  e Play  36, 75

Sleep Timer  85

Slide Show  43, 72

Slow-motion Play  29

Sound Field  78

SUBTITLE  53

Synchronized transfer  63

Synchro recording  60

SYSTEM SETUP  55

T

THEATRE SYNC  27

TIME  41, 114

Timer  85

TITLE  37, 114

Title  39, 121

TRACK  36, 76, 114

Track  7, 8

TRACK SELECTION  54

Transferreing  62

Troubleshooting  94

TV Hookup  22

TV TYPE  53

U

Unit  12

Usable discs  7

USB  62

USB device  62

USB RECORDING  64, 116

V

VIDEO CD  7, 122

VIDEO SETUP  26, 53

W

WMA  69

Summary of Contents for MHC-GZR5D

Page 1: ... Code 121 Remote 13 REPEAT 37 76 115 Repeat Play 37 76 RESET 105 Resume Play 33 S SCENE 114 Scene 121 SCREEN SAVER 55 Searching 39 SETUP 115 Setup Menu 51 SHUFFLE 36 75 114 Shuffle Play 36 75 Sleep Timer 85 Slide Show 43 72 Slow motion Play 29 Sound Field 78 SUBTITLE 53 Synchronized transfer 63 Synchro recording 60 SYSTEM SETUP 55 T THEATRE SYNC 27 TIME 41 114 Timer 85 TITLE 37 114 Title 39 121 TR...

Page 2: ...duct This marking is located on the rear exterior Notice for the customer in the countries applying EU Directives The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation 1 7 1 Konan Minato ku Tokyo 108 0075 Japan The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH Hedelfinger Strasse 61 70327 Stuttgart Germany For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addr...

Page 3: ...ct at end of life to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment For all other batteries please view the section on how to remove the battery from the product safely Hand the battery over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of waste batteries For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery please contact your lo...

Page 4: ...dia can be used with the function being explained The Control Menu items may be different depending on the disc The Control Menu items may vary depending on the area The Setup Menu items may be different depending on the area The order of the displayed items may be different from the actual display ...

Page 5: ...on about the disc 88 Hooking up optional components 92 About this manual 4 Playable discs 7 Guide to parts and controls 12 Getting Started Hooking up the system 20 Hooking up the TV 22 Setting the clock 24 Performing QUICK setup 25 Using the THEATRE SYNC function 27 Disc Playing a disc 28 Normal Play Using play mode 34 Searching selecting a disc 39 Playing MP3 JPEG discs 42 Adjusting the delay bet...

Page 6: ... GB Additional Information Troubleshooting 94 Precautions 108 Specifications 110 Guide to the Control Menu display 113 Language code list 117 Glossary 119 Index 123 ...

Page 7: ...VD R RW in VR Video Recording mode except for DVD R DL VIDEO CD VIDEO CD Ver 1 1 and Ver 2 0 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 or JPEG image files2 and conforming to ISO 96603 Level 1 or Level 2 or Joliet expansion format Continued ...

Page 8: ...rmat defined by ISO MPEG which compresses audio data MP3 audio tracks must be in MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 format 2 JPEG image files must conform to the DCF image file format DCF Design rule for Camera File System Image standards for digital cameras regulated by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA 3 A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO In...

Page 9: ...racks of a session 3 CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects copyright for Copy Once programs Region code of DVDVIDEOs you can play back on this system Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play back DVD VIDEOs labeled with identical region code DVD VIDEOs labeled will also be played back on this system If you try to p...

Page 10: ...some playback features may not be available Also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVD VIDEOs or VIDEO CDs Musicdiscsencodedwith copyrightprotectiontechnologies This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among...

Page 11: ...ital Surround System 1 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2 Manufactured under license under U S Patent s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 487 535 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS and DTS 2 0 Digital Out are registered trademarks and the DTS logos and Symbol are trademarks of DTS Inc 1996 ...

Page 12: ...Guide to parts and controls This manual 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 Unit Toppanel ...

Page 13: ... 24 Press to turn on or off the TV Remote sensor Display Unit play 22 28 71 Remote 2 play 28 71 Press to start playback pause 23 29 Press to pause playback stop 29 58 61 63 Press to stop playback go backward forward 26 27 29 72 Press to select a track or chapter rewind fast forward 29 Press to find a point in a track or chapter ...

Page 14: ...ing ENTER 24 26 29 34 39 43 47 48 51 57 63 67 71 82 85 Press to enter the settings DISPLAY 23 25 59 87 88 Press to display the disc information or clock in the front panel display Unit open close 28 Press to load or eject a disc Unit EX CHANGE DISC SKIP 30 Press to select a disc Press to exchange a disc while playing Remote DISC SKIP 30 63 Press to select a disc Unit DISC 1 DISC 3 30 61 63 105 Pre...

Page 15: ...e surround sound Unit VOLUME 28 81 85 Turn to adjust the volume Remote VOLUME 2 28 81 85 Press to adjust the volume Remote TV VOL 1 2 24 Press to adjust the TV volume Unit FUNCTION 22 23 25 28 57 60 61 63 67 69 80 Remote FUNCTION 23 25 28 57 60 63 67 69 80 Press to select the function record 61 Press to record on a tape play 60 Press to start playback of a tape rewind fast forward 60 Press to rewi...

Page 16: ...gles only DVD TUNER MENU 39 42 57 71 Press to display the menu items on the TV screen Press to preset the radio station DISPLAY 26 34 39 47 48 51 64 71 82 92 113 Press to display the Control Menu on the TV screen The Control Menu is displayed only when the DVD function or USB function is selected TV1 24 Press to operate the TV functions STEP 29 Press to play one frame at a time when playback is pa...

Page 17: ...mber Numeric buttons2 24 29 39 48 53 58 Press to select a track or chapter Press to enter a password 10 01 Press to enter a double digit number KEY CONTROL 81 Press to change the key to suit your vocal range SCORE 84 Press to start or stop calculating your vocal score KARAOKE MODE 80 Press to select the Karaoke mode KARAOKE PON 82 Press to activate the Karaoke Pon function TIME TEXT 88 90 Press to...

Page 18: ...7 Press to activate the THEATRE SYNC function 1 This button is used to operate a Sony TV For details see Operating a Sony TV page 24 2 The numeric button 5 TV VOL VOLUME and buttons on the remote have a tactile dot Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the system ...

Page 19: ...ng played back 28 Indicates the disc presence 28 Indicates the playback status of the disc or USB device Lights up when playing VIDEO CD with PBC function 32 Lights up in TUNER function 57 Indicates the selected play mode 34 Lights up when the USB device is recognized 69 Lights up when the microphone echo is turned on Lights up when the Karaoke Mode is turned on 80 Lights up when the title or chap...

Page 20: ...l Brown side for other regions FM lead antenna Extend it horizontally Right speaker Left speaker FM AMantennas Find a location and an orientation that provide good reception and then set up the antenna Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords the power cord and the USB cable to avoid picking up noise ...

Page 21: ...rabian model 120 127 V 220 240 V NO OPERATION Power Connect the power cord to a wall socket If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not fit your wall socket detach it from the plug only for models equipped with an adaptor Inserting two R6 size AA batteries into the remote Slide and remove the battery compartment lid and insert the two supplied R6 size AA batteries side first matching the polariti...

Page 22: ... DVD mechanism Use buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Press to turn on the system then press FUNCTION repeatedly to select DVD 2 Make sure that no disc is loaded in the system and check that NO DISC appears 3 Hold down and then press until STANDBY appears in the display Then LOCK appears in the display 4 Unplug the power cord Hooking up the TV Connect the video input jack of your TV to the VI...

Page 23: ...an 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 depending on the area Each time you perform the procedure below the color system changes as follows NTSC PAL 1 Press to turn on the system 2 Press FUNCTION or FUNCTION on the unit repeatedly to select DVD 3 Press to turn off the system 4 Press DISPLAY...

Page 24: ...holding down TV Adjust the volume of the TV speaker s TV VOL while holding down TV For double digit number hold down TV and press then press the number For example hold down TV press then 2 and 5 for entering 25 Setting the clock Use buttons on the remote to set the clock 1 Press to turn on the system 2 Press TIMER MENU The hour indication flashes in the display If PLAY SET flashes in the display ...

Page 25: ... system you can make the minimum basic adjustments in QUICK setup If you do not want to perform QUICK setup press CLEAR in step 3 The guide message will disappear from the TV screen 1 Turn on your TV and select the video input 2 Press to turn on the system Note Make sure there is no disc in the unit Otherwise the guide message does not appear 3 Press FUNCTION or FUNCTION on the unit repeatedly to ...

Page 26: ... standard TV with wide screen mode Select 16 9 page 53 7 Press ENTER The setting is selected and QUICK SETUP is complete appears on the TV screen The system is ready for playback If you want to change each setting individually see Using the Setup Menu page 51 Ifyoumakeamistake Press then select the item again Toquit QUICK setup Press DISPLAY Torecall QUICK setupsettings 1 Press DISPLAY when playba...

Page 27: ... VIDEO 1 to VIDEO 8 9 COMPONENT 1 CLEAR COMPONENT 2 COMPONENT 3 COMPONENT 4 The selected TV s input source is memorized into the remote Operating the THEATRE SYNC function Keep the remote pointed in the direction of the TV until the TV is turned on and the input source is changed correctly then press THEATRE SYNC If this function does not work change the transmission time The transmission time var...

Page 28: ...ample When playing a DVD VIDEO Disc presence indicator Elapsed playing time 1 Press FUNCTION or FUNCTION on the unit repeatedly to select DVD 2 Press on the unit 3 Load a disc with the label side facing up on the disc tray To load additional discs slide the disc tray with your finger as show below When you play back an 8 cm disc such as a CD single place it on the inner circle of the tray 4 Press ...

Page 29: ...r the playback speed changes cyclically6 To return to normal playback press or on the unit To Do this Watch frame by frame Slow motion Play 7 Press SLOW or SLOW when playback is paused Each time you press SLOW8 or SLOW the playback speed changes To return to normal playback press or on the unit Play one frame at a time Freeze Frame 7 Press STEP to go to the next frame when playback is paused Press...

Page 30: ...ll picture on a DVD R RW in VR mode You may not be able to use the Instant Replay or Instant Advance function in Repeat Play mode or with some scenes Displaying multi angles and subtitles Changingtheangles DVD VIDEO only You can change the viewing angle while playing a DVD VIDEO on which various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded Press ANGLE repeatedly during playback Each time you press...

Page 31: ...ers by selecting the left channel Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to select the audio signal you want The default setting is 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 digits represent a language code see Language code list page 117 When the same language is displayed two or more times ...

Page 32: ...e out when you select 2 STEREO 2 1 L or 2 2 R PlayingVIDEOCDswithPBCfunctions Version2 0 PBCPlayback VIDEO CD only You can use the PBC Playback Control menus on your TV screen to enjoy the disc s interactive software The menu format and structure may differ depending on each disc 1 Press or on the unit to start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions Version 2 0 The PBC menu appears on the TV screen...

Page 33: ...the disc so you can resume playback from that point Resume Play is not canceled when you turn off the system except for MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files 1 While playing a disc press to stop playback RESUME appears in the display If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press or on the unit The system starts playback from the point you stopped the disc in step 1 Notes You canno...

Page 34: ...ded disc such as DVD R the system may play back other recorded discs from the same playback resume point To start playback from the beginning of the disc press twice and then press or on the unit The playback resume point is deleted when the power cord is disconnected Using play mode Creating your own program Program Play You can make a program of up to 99 steps in the order you want them to be pl...

Page 35: ...y ends you can restart the same program by pressing or on the unit To change a programmed step Press or repeatedly to select the programmed step number you want to change Then press and select the desired track number To delete a programmed step Press or repeatedly to select the programmed step number you want to delete Then press CLEAR To delete all of the programmed steps in the program list Pre...

Page 36: ...u change the function Playing in random order Shuffle Play You can play back the tracks on the current disc in random order Each time you perform Shuffle Play the playing order may differ Shuffle Play is only available for the tracks on the current disc 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select SHUFFLE then press ENTER The options for SHUFFLE appear ...

Page 37: ...stopped you perform CD Synchro Recording you transfer music from a disc to an USB device You cannot perform Shuffle Play with VIDEO CDs during PBC playback The same song may be played back repeatedly for MP3 audio tracks Playing repeatedly Repeat Play You can play the contents on a disc repeatedly You can select Shuffle Play and Program Play at the same time 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appear...

Page 38: ...he Control Menu disappears from the TV screen Notes You can also change the Repeat Play setting by pressing REPEAT FM MODE repeatedly REP lights up in the display when Repeat Play is set to ALL DISCS ONE DISC FOLDER or ON REP1 lights up in the display when Repeat Play is set to TITLE CHAPTER or TRACK Depending on the DVD VIDEO you cannot perform Repeat Play You cannot perform Repeat Play with VIDE...

Page 39: ...ou to select the disc contents using a menu When you play back these DVD VIDEOs you can select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound using DVD TUNER MENU 1 Press DVD TOP MENU or DVD TUNER MENU The menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary depending on the disc 2 Press or the numeric buttons to select the title or item you want to play back 3 ...

Page 40: ...rded on a disc such as title track and folder Each item is assigned a unique number on the disc and you can select the numbered item you want from the Control Menu You can also search for a particular point using the 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 sc...

Page 41: ...you make a mistake press CLEAR to cancel the number Note Depending on the disc you cannot perform Time Search 4 Press or repeatedly or the numeric buttons to select the title track folder or file etc If you make a mistake press CLEAR to cancel the number 5 Press ENTER The system starts playback from the selected title track folder or file etc ToturnofftheControlMenu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until ...

Page 42: ...ms 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 tree structure a disc recorded in Multi Session a disc to which data can be added non finalized disc when the tracks or files in another folder have just been played back Some CD Rs RWs or DVD Rs RWs Rs RWs cannot be played bac...

Page 43: ... the current folder then press once The first track of the next folder is selected However you cannot select the previous folder by pressing repeatedly To select the previous folder select the folder from FOLDER LIST Toreturnto FOLDERLIST when TRACKLIST isdisplayed Press RETURN Toturnonoroff FOLDERLIST or TRACKLIST Press DVD TUNER MENU repeatedly Selecting a JPEG image file or folder 1 Load a disc...

Page 44: ...TodisplaythenextorpreviousJPEG imagefile Press or repeatedly during the slide show ToplaybackthenextfolderofJPEG imagefiles You can select the next folder by pressing repeatedly until the last file of the current folder then press once The first file of the next folder is selected However you cannot select the previous folder by pressing repeatedly To select the previous folder select the folder f...

Page 45: ...c tray 2 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 3 Press or repeatedly to select MODE MUSIC IMAGE then press ENTER The options for MODE MUSIC IMAGE appear on the TV screen The default setting is underlined AUTO Plays back both JPEG image files and MP3 audio tracks in the same folder as a slide show with sound MUSIC Plays back MP3 audio tracks continuously I...

Page 46: ...files appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select INTERVAL then press ENTER The options for INTERVAL appear on the TV screen 3 Press or repeatedly to select the transition interval you want The default setting is underlined NORMAL Sets to the standard duration FAST Sets the duration shorter than NORMAL SLOW 1 Sets the duration longer than NORMAL SLOW 2 Sets the duration longer than SL...

Page 47: ...rent image OFF Turns off this function 4 Press ENTER The selected setting takes effect Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound A V SYNC When the sound does not synchronize with the pictures on the screen you can adjust the delay between the picture and sound 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select A V SYNC then press ENTER The options for...

Page 48: ...ions for SETUP appear on the TV screen 3 Press or repeatedly to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup Menu appears on the TV screen 4 Press or repeatedly to select SYSTEM SETUP then press ENTER 5 Press or repeatedly to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER If you have not registered a password The display for registering a new password appears on the TV screen Enter a 4 digit password using ...

Page 49: ...ntrol area code list page 118 9 Press or repeatedly to select LEVEL then press ENTER The options for LEVEL appear on the TV screen 10Press or repeatedly to select the level you want then press ENTER PARENTAL CONTROL setting is completed The lower the value the stricter the limitation Ifyoumakeamistakewhenentering yourpassword Press repeatedly to delete the number you have entered then re enter you...

Page 50: ... a new 4 digit password reload the disc and press or on the unit When the display for entering your password appears enter your new password Changing the password 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear on the TV screen 3 Press or repeatedly to select CUSTOM then press ENT...

Page 51: ...u you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound Displayed items vary depending on the country or region Note Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the Setup Menu settings Therefore some of the Setup Menu settings may not be performed 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select SETUP then ...

Page 52: ...etup items 5 Press or repeatedly to select the item you want then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear on the TV screen Example TV TYPE Options 6 Press or repeatedly to select the setting you want then press ENTER The setting is selected and setup is completed Selected setting Setup Menu item list Settingthelanguage LANGUAGE SETUP Set various languages for the on screen display or ...

Page 53: ...in MENU AUDIO or SUBTITLE that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO one of the recorded language is automatically selected However depending on the disc the language may not be selected automatically If you select OTHERS in MENU AUDIO and SUBTITLE enter a language code using the numeric buttons see Language code list page 117 SettingtheTVscreen VIDEOSETUP Choose the settings according to the TV you co...

Page 54: ...t this position FRAME The picture including subjects that do not move dynamically is output in high resolution Depending on the DVD VIDEO 4 3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 PAN SCAN or vice versa Settingtheaudiooptions AUDIO SETUP Configure audio related settings The default setting is underlined AUDIO DRC1 Dynamic Range Compression DVD VIDEO only OFF No compression of dyn...

Page 55: ...ppear BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture to be displayed on the TV screen The background color or picture is displayed when playback is stopped or while playing an AUDIO CD and MP3 audio tracks JACKET PICTURE The jacket picture still picture appears in the background but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc DVD VIDEO CD Extra etc If the disc does not contain...

Page 56: ...56GB RESET Returns SETUP settings to the default settings For details see To return the SETUP settings to the default settings perform reset as follows page 105 Except for PARENTAL CONTROL settings ...

Page 57: ... tuned in ST lights up in the display If TUNED does not appear and the scanning does not stop press TUNING repeatedly to tune in the station you want 3 Press DVD TUNER MENU MEMORY flashes in the display 4 Press ENTER or A preset number flashes in the display The stations are stored from preset number 1 Preset number 5 Press or repeatedly to select the preset number you want 6 Press ENTER COMPLETE ...

Page 58: ...G repeatedly For direct tuning Press D TUNING then use the numeric buttons to enter the frequency of the station you want For example press 1 0 2 5 and 0 to enter the frequency of FM 102 50 MHz then press ENTER If you cannot tune in the station make sure you have entered the right frequency If you still cannot tune in the station the frequency is not used in your area Tocanceldirecttuning Press D ...

Page 59: ...preset stations are erased Tips To improve broadcast reception adjust the supplied antennas or connect an external antenna When an FM stereo program has static noise press REPEAT FM MODE repeatedly until MONO appears in the display There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve You can also set the frequency by viewing the tuner information on the TV screen Current station Current b...

Page 60: ...Press or Note Be sure to press on the unit after the tape has been wound or rewound to the end Recording onto a tape There are three ways to record on a TYPE I normal tape Use the buttons on the unit for the operation The recording level is adjusted automatically CD Synchro Recording You can record an entire VIDEO CD or AUDIO CD onto a tape Manual Recording You can record just the portion you want...

Page 61: ...r 10 seconds have passed For Manual Recording Start playing the desired recording source then press If there is noise while recording from the tuner reposition the appropriate antenna to reduce the noise For Sound Mixing Press and then start playing the desired source and start singing or speaking into the microphone If acoustic feedback howling occurs reduce the volume move the microphone away fr...

Page 62: ...ansferred music is limited to private use only Use of the music beyond this limit requires permission of the copyright holders Note on the maximum number of tracks files and folders on an USB device This system cannot transfer music from a disc in the following cases When the number of tracks or files on a folder exceeds 150 When the number of folders on an USB device exceeds 200 These numbers may...

Page 63: ...ISC 1 DISC 3 on the unit to select the disc When the system automatically starts playback press twice to cancel resume play ToremovetheUSBdevice 1 Press to stop playback 2 Press to turn off the system 3 Remove the USB device Using the front panel display You can easily transfer all the music on a disc to an USB device Synchronized transfer You can also transfer a single audio track during playback...

Page 64: ...audio track FOLDER The folders on the DATA CD DVD appear You can transfer all MP3 audio tracks in the folder Reading appears and the tracks or folders appear on the TV screen Note It may take some time to display the tracks or folders depending on the number of tracks or folders 4 Select the tracks that you want to transfer For AUDIO CD Press or repeatedly to select the track then press ENTER The ...

Page 65: ...ER The system starts transferring and the transfer status appears No sound is output during transfer To stop transferring press Toreturntothepreviousdisplay Press RETURN Toeraseaudiotracksorfoldersfrom theUSBdevice You can erase audio tracks or folders on the USB device 1 Press FUNCTION or FUNCTION on the unit repeatedly to select USB or press USB on the unit FOLDER LIST appears 2 Press or repeate...

Page 66: ...he data on the USB device or damage the USB device itself Do not connect the system and the USB device through an USB hub When transferring music from an AUDIO CD the tracks are transferred as 128 kbps MP3 audio tracks When transferring music from a DATA CD DVD MP3 audio tracks are transferred with the same bit rate as the original MP3 audio tracks CD text information is not transferred in the cre...

Page 67: ...e playback has ended 3 Press REC TO USB on the unit PLEASE WAIT appears and the display cycles between FREE xxxMB remaining space on the USB device and PUSH ENTER The USB device stands by for recording 4 Start playing the desired source to record then press ENTER USB and REC light up and recording starts To stop recording press ToremovetheUSBdevice 1 Press to stop playback 2 Press to turn off the ...

Page 68: ...lf Do not connect the system and the USB device through an USB hub Each time you press REC TO USB on the unit during recording the system pauses recording for a few seconds to add a new track mark No sound is recorded during this time The track numbers are automatically marked when you record more than 60 minutes Recording stops automatically when you change the function you turn off the system th...

Page 69: ...he operation method When the USB device is connected READING appears and USB MEM lights up in the display Notes Do not use the USB devices other than those listed in Compatible USB devices supplement Operation of models not listed is not guaranteed Operation is not guaranteed even when using these USB devices When inserting the USB device make sure of the direction and insert it all the way to the...

Page 70: ...port all the functions provided in a connected USB device Tracks transferred by a device such as a computer may not be played back in the order in which they were recorded The playback order for the system may differ from the playback order of the connected USB device Always turn off the system before removing the USB device Removing the USB device while the system is on may corrupt the data on th...

Page 71: ...UNER MENU FOLDER LIST appears on the TV screen 5 Press or repeatedly to select a folder Playing a folder Press or on the unit The system starts playback from the first track of the selected folder To stop playback press Playing a track 1 Press ENTER TRACK LIST appears 2 Press or repeatedly to select the audio track you want then press ENTER The system starts playing the selected audio track To sto...

Page 72: ...d Press RETURN Toturnonoroff FOLDERLIST or TRACKLIST Press DVD TUNER MENU repeatedly Selecting a JPEG image file or folder 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select MODE MUSIC IMAGE then press ENTER The options for MODE MUSIC IMAGE appear 3 Press or repeatedly to select IMAGE then press ENTER 4 Press DVD TUNER MENU FOLDER LIS...

Page 73: ... displayed TodisplaythenextorpreviousJPEG imagefile Press or repeatedly during the slide show ToplaybackthenextfolderofJPEG imagefiles You can select the next folder by pressing repeatedly until the last file of the current folder then press once The first file of the next folder is selected However you cannot select the previous folder by pressing repeatedly To select the previous folder select t...

Page 74: ...t when the indicator is lit in blue Press and USB on the unit at the same time Each time you repeat the procedure above the indicator brightness changes accordingly Specifyingtheslideshowspeed JPEG image files only 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu for JPEG image files appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select INTERVAL then press ENTER The options for INTERVAL appear...

Page 75: ...domly cycles through the effects MODE 5 The next image slides over the current image OFF Turns off this function 4 Press ENTER The selected setting takes effect Playing in random order Shuffle Play You can play back the tracks on the USB device in random order Each time you perform Shuffle Play the playing order may differ 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeat...

Page 76: ...eatedly Repeat Play You can play the audio tracks and JPEG image files on the USB device repeatedly You can select Shuffle Play at the same time 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select REPEAT then press ENTER The options for REPEAT appear on the TV screen 3 Press or repeatedly to select the setting you want MEMORY repeats all the folders on the USB...

Page 77: ...om the TV screen Notes You can also change the Repeat Play setting by pressing REPEAT FM MODE repeatedly REP lights up in the display when Repeat Play is set to MEMORY FOLDER or ON REP1 lights up in the display when Repeat Play is set to TRACK You cannot select TRACK when MODE MUSIC IMAGE is set to IMAGE page 72 Repeat Play is canceled when you remove the USB device you turn off the system you cha...

Page 78: ...e display changes cyclically as follows ROCK MP3 SURR HIP HOP POP TECHNO JAZZ FLAT Selecting the sound field You can take advantage of the surround sound simply by selecting one of the sound fields They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters into your home 1 Press SOUND FIELD The last selected sound field appears in the display 2 Press or SOUND FIELD repeatedly when the last selec...

Page 79: ...de is effective when the distance between the front speakers is short This sound field is only effective when you play back multi channel sources When the headphones are connected HP 2CH The normal sound field for headphones HP SURR The sound field for headphones with surround effect HP VIRTUAL The sound field for headphones with virtual surround effect This sound field is only effective when you ...

Page 80: ...olume DVD VIDEO DVD R RW in VR mode The system outputs the audio format that you have selected AUDIO CD VIDEO CD MP3 audio tracks The audio setting automatically changes to 1 L and the system outputs the left channel audio If you want to hear vocal Press AUDIO repeatedly to select another audio channel 5 Start singing along with the music and adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL Totur...

Page 81: ...unterclockwise Changing the key Key Control You can change the key to suit your vocal range except when the system is in stop mode Press KEY CONTROL to suit your vocal range in Karaoke mode You can adjust the key higher or lower in 13 steps 6 6 Notes Depending on the disc you may not be able to change the key The key automatically returns to the original key when you turn off the system you change...

Page 82: ... is automatically canceled when you turn off the system you change the function you change the disc you open the disc tray you press AUDIO you set VOCAL SELECT to other than OFF you cancel Karaoke mode Selecting the vocals Vocal Select DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD CD only When playing a DVD with the Dolby Digital Karaoke format in Karaoke mode you can turn on or off the guide vocal recorded in the karaoke t...

Page 83: ...udio track 2 is output from both speakers 2 STEREO The stereo sound of the audio track 2 4 Press ENTER Notes When playing a DVD VIDEO the function works only with the Dolby Digital Karaoke format Depending on the disc you may not be able to change the guide vocal channel The channel returns to the default setting when you turn off the system you change the function you change the disc you open the...

Page 84: ...INNER 1 or EXPERT 1 When you select BEGINNER 2 or EXPERT 2 When you select DEMO 7 After singing for more than a minute press SCORE again to view your score Your score is calculated from a scale of 0 to 99 Your score is displayed for 5 seconds during which time the system enters pause mode After your score the ranking is displayed as follows The ranking is displayed as a list with top 3 scores Your...

Page 85: ...he clock page 24 Play Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time Rec Timer You can record from a preset radio station at a specified time 1 Prepare the sound source For Play Timer You can select one of the following music sources Disc Load a disc USB Connect an USB device Tuner Tune in the preset station you want Then press VOLUME or turn VOLUME on the unit to adjust the volume For Rec Timer ...

Page 86: ...hen press ENTER The display will show the timer settings For Rec Timer The display will show the timer settings Connect an USB device to the USB port on the unit and check that USB MEM lights up in the display 7 Press to turn off the system Be sure to turn off the system at least 120 seconds before the preset time Otheroperations To Do this Check the setting 1 Press TIMER MENU TIMER SEL flashes in...

Page 87: ...nds before the preset time When you set the Play Timer the system turns on 30 seconds before the preset time Do not operate the system from the time the system turns on until the play or recording starts Changing the display Turning off the display Power Saving Mode The clock display can be turned off to minimize the amount of power consumed during standby mode Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY repe...

Page 88: ...he menu or the current title Disc title1 When a chapter other than above condition is played back Elapsed playing time of the current title Remaining time of the current title Elapsed playing time of the current chapter Remaining time of the current chapter Disc title1 2 When playing an AUDIO CD or VIDEO CD without PBC function Elapsed playing time of the current track Remaining time of the curren...

Page 89: ...ing time of the disc would be skipped 4 The current track number and the current index number for a disc without PBC or the current scene number for a disc with PBC are displayed for 2 seconds before the display returns to the elapsed playing time 5 If an MP3 audio track has the ID3 tag the system will display an album name or title name from the ID3 tag information The system supports ID3 ver 1 0...

Page 90: ...r 1 0 1 1 and ver 2 2 2 3 tags are used for a single MP3 audio track Note The Control Menu display will show different items depending on the disc type When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD R RW in VR mode Elapsed playing time of the current title Remaining time of the current title Elapsed playing time of the current chapter Remaining time of the current chapter Elapsed playing time of the current titl...

Page 91: ...can be displayed Depending on the disc the system can only display a limited number of characters For MP3 audio tracks with format other than ISO 9660 Level 1 and Level 2 folder name and track name may not be displayed Displayingtheaudioinformationof thedisc DVD VIDEO only When you press AUDIO repeatedly during playback the format of the current audio signal is displayed on the TV screen When play...

Page 92: ... JPEG 10 15 5 8 18 9 2002 Date information Exchangeable Image File Format is a digital camera image format defined by the Japan Electronics Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Note The date information format varies depending on the area Hooking up optional components To enhance your system you can connect optional components Refer to the operating instructions provided with each c...

Page 93: ...m function is set to DVD or USB If you press AUDIO SOUND FIELD or the buttons related to Karaoke Mode or if you connect or disconnect microphones or headphones the sound cuts off for a moment Enjoying the multi channel sound with the optional amplifier 1 Connect the digital optical cord See Hooking up optional components page 92 2 Connect the speakers not supplied to an optional amplifier equipped...

Page 94: ...have checked these above items and found to be all right wait for 60 seconds and reconnect the power cord and then turn on the system If the issue persists contact your nearest Sony dealer General The system does not turn on Is the power cord plugged in Is the voltage selector set correctly to match the local power line voltage For models with a voltage selector only The clock or timer setting is ...

Page 95: ...e unit Move the remote closer to the unit Point the remote at the unit s sensor Replace the batteries R6 size AA Locate the unit away from the fluorescent light There is acoustic feedback Reduce the volume Move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone The color irregularity on a TV screen persists Turn off the TV set once then turn it on after 15 to 30 minute...

Page 96: ...c 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 or on the unit to start playback The region code on the DVD VIDEO does not match the system The sound skips Wipe the disc clean page 108 Reload the disc Move the unit to a place without vibration e g on top of a stable stand...

Page 97: ...EG 1 Audio Layer 3 cannot be played back The system can play back to a depth of 8 folders only For MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files check the MODE MUSIC IMAGE setting page 45 The disc contains more than 200 folders The folder contains more than 150 tracks files The JPEG image file does not have the extension jpg or jpeg The JPEG image file is larger than 3 072 width 2 048 height in normal mod...

Page 98: ...e sound loses stereo effect when you play back a DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD AUDIO CD or MP3 audio track Unplug the microphone or press KARAOKE MODE repeatedly until disappears from the display Make sure the system is connected properly Check the speaker connection page 20 USBdevice You cannot start transferring or recording to an USB device The following problems may have occurred The USB device is full T...

Page 99: ...this does not fix the problem the USB device may be broken Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the USB device for how to deal with this problem If the problem persists contact your nearest Sony dealer Tracks or folders on the USB device cannot be erased Check if the USB device is writeprotected The USB device was disconnected or the power was turned off during the erase operation Del...

Page 100: ...dio files was low Send audio files with higher bit rate to the USB device The USB device cannot be connected into the USB port The USB device is being connected backwards Connect the USB device in the correct orientation READING is displayed for an extended time or it takes a long time before playback starts The reading process can take a long time in the following cases There are many folders tra...

Page 101: ...rt from the first track Set the play mode to Normal Play mode Tracks or files cannot be played back The MP3 audio track does not have the extension mp3 The WMA audio track does not have the extension wma The AAC audio track does not have the extension m4a The audio track is not stored in MP3 WMA AAC format The JPEG image file does not have the extension jpg or jpeg The JPEG image file is larger th...

Page 102: ...our TV page 22 Make sure you turn on the TV and operate the TV correctly Make sure you select the video input on the TV so that you can view the pictures from the system Make sure you set the color system correctly according to your TV s color system Except for European and Russian models Make sure you connect the unit and your TV using only the supplied video cord Picture noise appears Wipe the d...

Page 103: ...s 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 canceled The power cord is disconnected or a power failure occurred for longer than a day Redo Listening to a preset radio station page 57 There is s...

Page 104: ... rollers are dirty see Cleaning the tape heads page 110 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetized see Demagnetizing the tape heads page 110 The tape does not record No tape is loaded Load a tape The tab has been removed from the tape Cover the broken tab with adhesive tape page 110 The tape has reeled to the end Optionalcomponents There is no sound...

Page 105: ...he SETUP settings You should set the settings you made such as the preset stations clock and timer Toreturnthe SETUP settingstothe defaultsettings performresetas follows 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or repeatedly to select SETUP then press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup Menu appears 4 Press or re...

Page 106: ...t cloth page 108 C 31 The disc is not inserted correctly Restart the system then re insert the disc correctly E XX XX is a number To prevent a malfunction the system has performed the self diagnosis function Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the 5 character service number Example E 61 10 Whendisplayingtheversionnumber ontheTVscreen When you turn on...

Page 107: ...an unknown device is connected DEVICE FULL The USB device is full ERASE ERROR Erase of audio tracks or folders on the USB device failed FATAL ERROR The USB device has been disconnected while transferring to the USB device FOLDER FULL The number of folders on the USB device has reached the maximum INVALID You have pressed an invalid button JPEG The playback mode is IMAGE and a JPEG image file is be...

Page 108: ... to the edge Do not clean discs with solvents such as benzine thinner or commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Do not expose discs to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight On cleaning discs disc lens cleaner Do not use a commercially available cleaning disc or disc lens cleaner wet or spray type T...

Page 109: ...larm Do not touch the cabinet if it has been used continuously at a high volume because the cabinet may have become hot Do not obstruct the ventilation holes In case color irregularity is observed on a nearby TV screen With the magnetically shielded type of speakers the speakers can be installed near a TV set However color irregularity may still be observed on the TV screen depending on the type o...

Page 110: ...agnetizing cassette available separately after every 20 to 30 hours of use Failure to demagnetize the tape heads can cause an increase in noise a loss of high frequency sound and an inability to completely erase tapes For details refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing cassette Specifications Main unit Amplifier section The following measured at AC 230 V 50 60 Hz European and Russian models...

Page 111: ...opean and Russian models PAL Other models NTSC and PAL Tape deck section Recording system 4 track 2 channel stereo 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 Ω unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range European Russian and Saudi Arabian models 531 1 602 kHz ...

Page 112: ...umption 190 W Dimensions w h d excl speakers Approx 200 306 415 mm Mass excl speakers Approx 7 9 kg Supplied accessories Remote Commander 1 AM loop antenna 1 FM lead antenna 1 Video cord 1 Speaker pads 8 KARAOKE DVD disc 2 Russian model only Microphone 1 Russian and Philippine models only R6 Size AA batteries 2 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Standby power consumptio...

Page 113: ...display The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type Example Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO Operation message Currently playing title number Currently playing chapter number Total number of titles Playback status Playback Pause Stop etc Total number of chapters Control Menu items Type of disc being played back Elapsed playing time Selected ...

Page 114: ...TRACK 1 page 40 Selects the track to be played back ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 39 Selects the playback sequence either to the originally recorded sequence or to the playlist created on the disc TIME 1 page 41 Checks the elapsed playing time and the remaining time Inputs the time code for picture and music searching PROGRAM page 34 Plays back the tracks in the order you want SHUFFLE 1 page 36 75 Plays...

Page 115: ...nd SETUP 1 page 26 51 QUICK Use QUICK Setup to choose the language of the on screen display and the aspect ratio of the TV CUSTOM In addition to the QUICK setup setting you can adjust other settings FOLDER 1 page 40 Selects the folder to be played back FILE 1 page 40 Selects the JPEG image file to be played back DATE 1 page 92 Displays the date when the picture was taken by a digital camera INTERV...

Page 116: ...ck USB RECORDING page 64 Transfers tracks on an AUDIO CD or DATA CD DVD to an USB device KARAOKE MODE 1 page 80 Sets Karaoke mode to on or off SCORE MODE 1 2 page 84 Calculates your vocal score by comparing your voice with the music source VOCAL SELECT 2 page 82 Selects the guide vocal recorded on the Dolby Digital Karaoke Format disc DVD VIDEO only Selects the vocal type recorded on the disc VIDE...

Page 117: ...1408 Oriya 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 1...

Page 118: ...ce 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 119: ...is stereo and there is discrete subwoofer channel in this format DTS provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio The good channel separation is realized because the all channel data is recorded discrete and processed in digital DVDVIDEO A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as an AUDIO CD The data capacity of a single l...

Page 120: ...es 24 frames per second that are shown at movie theaters Video based DVD VIDEOs such as television dramas or sitcoms displays images at 30 frames or 60 fields per second Folder Section of a music or picture piece on a DATA CD DATA DVD or USB device containing MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files Interlaceformat Interlacedscanning The Interlace format is the NTSC standard method for displaying TV imag...

Page 121: ...recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs programs with search functions and so on RegionCode This system is used to protect copyrights 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 regio...

Page 122: ...up to 74 minutes of moving pictures VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compressed VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional AUDIO CDs There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs Version 1 1 You can play back only moving pictures and sounds Version 2 0 You can play back high resolution ...

Page 123: ...DVD VIDEO 119 E EFFECT 47 75 116 F Fast forward 29 Fast reverse 29 FILE 115 File 120 Film based software 120 FOLDER 38 76 115 Folder 120 Freeze Frame 29 Front panel display 19 I INDEX 40 114 Instant Advance 29 Instant Replay 29 Interlace format 120 INTERVAL 46 74 115 J JPEG 42 43 45 72 K Karaoke 80 ECHO 80 KARAOKE MODE 80 116 Karaoke Pon 82 Key Control 81 SCORE MODE 84 116 VOCAL SELECT 82 116 L La...

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