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2-584-017-11(2)

Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System

Operating Instructions

MHC-WZ88D

Summary of Contents for MHC-WZ88D

Page 1: ... 2005 Sony Corporation 2 584 017 11 2 Mini Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions MHC WZ88D ...

Page 2: ...Refer servicing to qualified personnel only 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 For Australian model only ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark As an ENERGY STAR partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR ...

Page 3: ...3 audio tracks and JPEG image files 28 Playing DATA CDs with MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files 30 Playing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG images files as a slideshow with sound 33 Enjoying DivX Videos 35 Except for Latin American models Playing DATA CDs and DATA DVDs with DivX video files 36 Except for Latin American models Searching for a particular point on a disc 38 Scan Slow motion Play Freeze F...

Page 4: ... Saving Mode Viewing information about the disc in the front panel display 76 Viewing information about the disc in the on screen display 78 Checking the date information of JPEG image files 79 Optional Components Hooking up optional components 80 Listening to audio from a connected component 81 Recording audio signal from a connected component 82 Recording audio signal on a connected component 82...

Page 5: ...erican models You can play back the following discs on this system Other discs cannot be played back List of playable discs The DVD VIDEO and DVD RW logos are trademarks About this manual Symbol Meaning Functions available for DVD VIDEOs including DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs in DVD VIDEO format Functions available for DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VIDEO CDs including...

Page 6: ... DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs other than those recorded in the following formats DVD VIDEO format DATA DVD format which contains DivX video files3 7 of format conforming to UDF Universal Disk Format VR Video Recording format DVD RWs only The system also cannot play back the following disc A DVD VIDEO with a different region code A disc that has a non standard shape e g heart square star A disc that has ...

Page 7: ...sic discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product About M...

Page 8: ... or the multi channel area 2 channel area An area in which 2 channel stereo tracks are recorded Multi channel area An area in which multi channel up to 5 1 channels tracks are recorded 1 You can play back the CD layer on a conventional CD player 2 Since both layers are on one side it is not necessary to turn over the disc 3 To select a layer see Selecting a playback area for Super Audio CD page 26...

Page 9: ...onents for interlinked operation Be sure to insert the connector horizontally until it clicks into place Otherwise the system will not operate correctly 2 Connect the speakers Be sure to match the appropriate speaker cords from the speaker terminals to the corresponding SPEAKER terminals on the Amplifier Tape deck component as shown below Getting Started Hooking up the system 5 AM loop antenna To ...

Page 10: ... For higher quality video images Use the optional component video cords to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO input jacks on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of this unit If your TV is compatible with progressive format file signals use this connection and press PROGRESSIVE on the unit repeatedly until P AUTO or P VIDEO appears in the display You can use an optional S Video cord to connect the S ...

Page 11: ...set the color system in Power Saving Mode see Power Saving Mode on page 76 When you play back a VIDEO CD recorded in a different color system from the one you set to the system the picture image may be distorted To connect optional components For details see Hooking up optional components on page 80 Inserting two R6 size AA batteries into the remote Operating a Sony TV You can use the following bu...

Page 12: ...speaker at about the same height as the front speakers Align the center speaker with the front speakers or place it slightly behind the front speakers 3 Place the surround speakers facing each other at about 60 to 90 cm above your listening position Positioning the speakers 45 Front speaker right Surround speaker right Front speaker left Surround speaker left Center speaker Sub woofer not supplied...

Page 13: ...st the wall etc Speaker settings To enjoy DVD VIDEOs and other discs with multi channel sound and Dolby surround effects the speakers need to be adjusted Set the distance from the listening position to the speakers and the speaker level Then use the test tone to adjust the volume of each speaker to the same level For details see Setting the speakers on page 54 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Pre...

Page 14: ...s for OSD MENU and SUBTITLE The selectable language is different depending on the area 6 Press ENTER The setting is selected and the SCREEN SETUP display appears in the on screen display 7 Press V or v repeatedly to select the setting that matches your TV type x If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN page 52 x If you have a wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a wide scre...

Page 15: ...en display 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear in the on screen display 3 Press V or v repeatedly to select QUICK then press ENTER The LANGUAGE SETUP display appears in the on screen display 4 Do the same procedure as steps 5 to 12 of Performing QUICK SETUP Notes The guide message appears at the bottom of on screen display when you turn on the sy...

Page 16: ... the transmission time Hold down and press the numeric buttons to change the transmission time The transmission time from the remote is selected For details refer to the following table Notes This function can only be performed with Sony TV series If the distance between the TV and this system is too far this function may not work Install the system near the TV Keep the remote pointed in the direc...

Page 17: ...t accept progressive signals or your TV is connected to the VIDEO OUT jack or S VIDEO OUT jack 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 TV such as dramas and sitcoms ...

Page 18: ...ending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode When playing a Super Video CD or a VIDEO CD playback without PBC function When playing an AUDIO CD When playing a Super Audio CD MULTI area of Super Audio CD layer Disc Playback Loading a disc Whe...

Page 19: ...s on automatically and DVD is selected as the function except during Power Saving Mode Playing a track chapter or file by entering the track chapter or file number DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD AUDIO CD Super Audio CD and DivX video files only Press the numeric button s to enter the track chapter or file number that you want to play back when the Control Menu is not turned on Then press ENTER To enter a trac...

Page 20: ...USTOM SETUP to ON page 53 You cannot perform Resume Play during Shuffle Play and Program Play This function may not work with some discs Depending on where you stop the disc the system may resume playback from a different point Tip To playback from the beginning of the disc press x twice then press H or hH on the unit Resuming playback of the disc that has been played back Multi disc Resume DVD VI...

Page 21: ...med tracks are displayed in the selected order 7 Press H or hH on the unit Program Play starts PGM lights up in the display When the program ends you can restart the same program again by pressing H or hH on the unit To return to normal playback Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 To play back the same program again select ON in step 3 and press ENTER Creating your own program Program Play PLAY 6 ...

Page 22: ...m you disconnect the AC power cord mains lead you change the function you press CLEAR you perform CD Synchro Recording Tip You can perform Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed steps During Program Play follow the steps of Repeat Play page 23 or Shuffle Play page 22 You can play back the tracks on the current disc in random order Each time you start Shuffle Play the playing order may be di...

Page 23: ...y and Program Play at the same time 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice during playback The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select REPEAT then press ENTER The options for REPEAT appear in the on screen display 3 Press V or v repeatedly to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW in VR Video Recording mod...

Page 24: ...ent album FILE repeats the current DivX video file 4 Press ENTER Repeat Play starts To return to normal playback Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears from the on screen display Notes You can also change the Repeat Play setting by pressing REPEAT repeatedly REP lights up in the front panel display when DISC ALBUM...

Page 25: ... or the numeric buttons to select the title or item you want to play back or change 3 Press ENTER You can play back DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode either according to the originally recorded sequence or play list created on the disc This function is only available for DVD RWs in VR mode with a play list created 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in ...

Page 26: ...playback area 4 Press ENTER The playback area is selected Note MULTI lights up in the display when the multi channel playback area is played back Selecting a playback layer on a hybird Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of a Super Audio CD layer and a CD layer You can select the play back layer you want to listen to Press SA CD CD on the unit repeatedly when playback is stopped to select ...

Page 27: ...revious menu Press O RETURN Notes Depending on the VIDEO CD the menu may not appear in step 1 Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in step 3 may appear as Press SELECT in the operating instructions supplied with the disc In this case press H or hH on the unit PBC playback is canceled when Program Play Shuffle Play and Repeat Play is activated To cancel playback with PBC functions 1 Press or or m ...

Page 28: ...P3 audio tracks or JPEG image files The playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files recorded on a DATA CD is as follows x Structure of disc contents When you insert a DATA CD and press H or hH on the unit the tracks or files are played back sequentially from 1 to 7 Any sub albums in the selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Example C contains D so 4 is played...

Page 29: ... IMAGE JPEG 300 when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO 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 take a longer time to start playback a disc recorded with complicated tree structure a disc recorded in Multi Session a disc to whi...

Page 30: ...k of the next album is selected However you cannot select the previous album by pressing or m on the unit repeatedly To select the previous album select the album from the album list To play back the next or previous JPEG image file Press B or b repeatedly during the slide show To play back the next album of JPEG image files You can select the next album by pressing b repeatedly until the last fil...

Page 31: ...um list page Press B or b repeatedly when the track list display or album list display is on To return to the album list display when the track list is displayed Press O RETURN To turn off or turn on the track list or album list display Press MENU Playing a JPEG image file 1 Load a DATA CD with JPEG image files on the disc tray The list of albums appears in the on screen display 2 Press V or v rep...

Page 32: ...ile is displayed in the on screen display you can rotate the image by 90 degrees Press V or v repeatedly while viewing an image Each time you press V the image rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees and vice versa Example of when you press V once Press CLEAR to return to the original view To stop playback Press x To turn off or turn on the album list display Press MENU Notes When you press B or b ...

Page 33: ...ks at the same time if they are not contained in the same album When the playback duration of the JPEG image files is longer than the playback duration of the MP3 audio tracks the slideshow continues without sound When the playback duration of the MP3 audio tracks is longer than the playback duration of the JPEG image files the MP3 audio tracks are played back without the slideshow If there are no...

Page 34: ...ngthen the duration FAST sets the duration shorter than NORMAL SLOW 1 Sets the duration longer than NORMAL SLOW 2 Sets the duration longer than SLOW 1 4 Press ENTER The selected setting takes effect Note Some JPEG image files especially progressive JPEG image files or JPEG image files with 3 000 000 pixels or more may take a longer time to display than others which may make the duration seems long...

Page 35: ...DVDs that the system can play back Playback of DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs and DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs on this system is subject to certain conditions With DATA CDs that contain DivX video files in addition to MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files the system only play back the DivX video files With DATA DVDs the system only play back DivX video files MP3 audio tracks and ...

Page 36: ... CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs and DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs Notes If there are no DivX video files recorded on a DATA DVD a message appears in the on screen display to indicate that the disc is not playable Depending on the DivX video file the picture may pause or be unclear In this case we recommend that you create the file at a lower bit rate If the sound is still noisy MP3 is...

Page 37: ... files on the disc tray The list of the albums appears in the on screen display During playback of an album the album title is shaded 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select the album you want then press ENTER The list of files of the selected album appears in the on screen display 3 Press V or v repeatedly to select the file you want then press ENTER The system starts playing the selected file To sto...

Page 38: ...e system is turned off when the disc tray is opened when another DivX video file is played back You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse Scan except for JPEG image files Press m or M while playing a disc When you find the point you want press H or hH on the unit to...

Page 39: ...s paused To return to the normal playback press H or hH on the unit Each time you press SLOW or SLOW during Slow motion play the playback speed changes as follows Playback direction 2 y 1 Opposite direction DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode only 2 y 1 Tip The 2 2 playback speed is slower than 1 1 Playing one frame at a time Freeze Frame DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode VIDEO CD DivX video files only Press ST...

Page 40: ...ars in the on screen display 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select the search method x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW in VR mode TITLE CHAPTER x When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD without PBC Playback TRACK INDEX x When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC Playback SCENE INDEX x When playing a Super Audio CD TRACK INDEX x When playing an AUDIO CD TRACK x When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio tr...

Page 41: ...ing the time code Time Search DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode only 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select TIME TEXT T elapsed playing time of the current title is selected 3 Press ENTER T changes 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 th...

Page 42: ... Press ENTER The first scene of the first 9 chapter title or track appears in the on screen display as follows 3 Press V v B b to select a chapter title or track then press ENTER Playback starts from the selected scene To cancel searching Press O RETURN or DISPLAY Notes Depending on the disc you may not be able to select some items During Picture Navigation VIEWER appears in the display Tips If th...

Page 43: ...d of the audio track 1 1 SUB the sub sound of the audio track 1 1 MAIN SUB the main and sub sound of the audio track 1 2 MAIN the main sound of the audio track 2 2 SUB the sub sound of the audio track 2 2 MAIN SUB the main and sub sound of the audio track 2 x When playing a DivX video file except for Latin American models The options for audio format differ depending on the DivX video files x When...

Page 44: ...play represent the audio signal channels which are output from different speakers L Front Left R Front Right C Center LS Surround Left RS Surround Right S Surround signal which is produced from Dolby Surround Sound processing or monaural surround audio signal LFE Low Frequency Effect Example For Dolby Digital 5 1 channel x When playing a DivX video file except for Latin American models Example MP3...

Page 45: ...aying a DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode or DivX video files on which subtitles are recorded You change the language of the subtitles whenever you want with DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode or DivX video files on which multilingual subtitles are recorded For example you can select the language you want and turn the subtitles on for better understanding Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during playba...

Page 46: ... 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 replaced with different scenes The same password is used for both Custom Parental Control and Parental Control Preventing playback of specific discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL You can set th...

Page 47: ...fic discs 2 Press Vor vrepeatedly to select OFF t then press ENTER 3 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER 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 in the on screen display 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTE...

Page 48: ...the on screen display x When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears in the on screen display 4 Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level appears in the on screen display 5 Press V or v repeatedly to select STANDARD then press ENTER The options for STANDARD ar...

Page 49: ...playing the disc In this case enter your password then change the level If Resume Play is canceled the level returns to the original level Tip If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of Limiting playback for children When you are asked 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 ...

Page 50: ...nter your password again By using the DVD setup menu you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound You can also set a language for the subtitles and on screen display For details on each DVD setup menu item see pages 51 to 57 For an overall list of DVD setup menu items see pages 100 101 Note Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the DVD setup menu settings T...

Page 51: ...rack When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected x SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the sound track Note When you select a language in MENU SUBTITLE or AUDIO that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO one of the recorded language wi...

Page 52: ...audio tracks for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press H or hH on the unit to turn off the screen saver 16 9 Select this when you connect a wide screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function 4 3 LETTER BOX Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen TV This setting displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower porti...

Page 53: ...ect P AUTO or P VIDEO Setting playback options CUSTOM SETUP Use this to set up playback related and other settings Select CUSTOM SETUP in the Setup menu For details see Using the DVD setup menu page 50 The default settings are underlined JACKET PICTURE The jacket picture still picture appears but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc DVD VIDEO CD EXTRA etc If the disc does n...

Page 54: ...nly be performed with Dolby Digital sources x DivX Except for Latin American models Display the registration code for this system For more information go to http www divx com on the Internet Setting the speakers SPEAKER SETUP To obtain the best possible surround sound set for the size of the speakers you have connected and their distance from your listening position Then use the test tone to adjus...

Page 55: ...anges depending on the front speaker setting Notes When you adjust the speaker distance the sound may cut off for a moment If each front and surround speakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening position set the distance according to the closest speaker Do not place the surround speakers further away from your listening position than the front speakers Depending on the input st...

Page 56: ...o select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup menu appears in the on screen display 4 Press V or v repeatedly to select SPEAKER SETUP then press ENTER or b 5 Press V or v repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press ENTER or b 6 Press V or v repeatedly to select ON then press ENTER You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence except for sub woofer 7 Press V or v repeatedly to select LEVEL F...

Page 57: ...SURROUND then press ENTER 14Repeat steps 8 to 11 to adjust the speaker level for other speakers 15Press B 16Press V or v repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press ENTER 17Press V or v repeatedly to select OFF then press ENTER Note When you adjust the speaker settings the sound may cut off for a moment Tip To adjust the volume of all speakers at the same time press VOLUME repeatedly or turn VOLUME ...

Page 58: ...If TUNED does not light up and the scanning does not stop Set the frequency of the radio station you want as described in steps 2 of Manual tuning preset 3 Press 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 PRESET repeatedly to select the preset number you want 6 Press ENTER Complete appears in the disp...

Page 59: ... holding down x press 1 to turn on the system AM 9k Step or AM 10k Step appears in the display When you change the interval all the AM preset stations are erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure Note You cannot change the AM tuning interval in Power Saving Mode page 76 Tips The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you unplug the power cord or if a power failure occurs...

Page 60: ...ER AM appears in the display or press TUNER BAND on the unit repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press TUNING repeatedly to tune in the station you want Tips For preset tuning you can use the numeric buttons to select a preset station Press the numeric button s to enter the preset number and then press ENTER To improve broadcast reception adjust the supplied antennas or connect a commercially availabl...

Page 61: ...play the reverse side 1 The playback stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times 2 Relay Play follows this cyclic 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 Tape Playback Loading a tape With the side you want to play back or record facing forward Playing a tape To Do this Stop playback Pres...

Page 62: ...s the function except during Power Saving Mode If you press H or hH 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 You can record a whole disc onto a tape You can use TYPE I normal tape The recording level is adjusted automatically Use the...

Page 63: ... a tape press TAPE A B repeatedly until TAPE B appears in the display Press hH repeatedly until the TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up to start playback of the reverse side Press x at the point you want to start recording When recording on both sides Be sure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side You can record just the p...

Page 64: ...ording stops at the end of the reverse side When recording from the radio If noise is heard while recording from the radio move the respective antenna to reduce the noise When recording from a disc onto a tape manually You can press m or M or or on the remote repeatedly to select the tracks during recording pause mode after step 4 and before step 6 of Recording onto a tape manually When recording ...

Page 65: ...tion when 2 channel sources such as AUDIO CD VIDEO CD and MP3 audio tracks are played back only 2 sound channels would be output However the number of sound channels output during DVD VIDEO and DivX video files playback would depend on the audio 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 ...

Page 66: ...or Music mode decoding is performed VIRTUAL lights up in the display when HP VIRTUAL is selected VIRTUAL and DCS lights up in the display when V M DIM is selected Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Press EQ SELECT PRESET EQ appears in the display Then the last selected preset effect appears in the display 2 Press m or M repeatedly to select the preset effect you want 3 Press EQ SELECT...

Page 67: ... karaoke DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode VIDEO CD AUDIO CD MP3 audio tracks DivX video files only 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the display or press DVD on the unit 2 Turn MIC LEVEL on the unit to turn down the microphone volume to MIN and ECHO LEVEL on the unit to MIN to cancel the echo effect 3 Connect an optional microphone to MIC 1 jack or MIC 2 jack on the unit ...

Page 68: ... headphones are connected Singing karaoke by reducing the vocal DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode VIDEO CD AUDIO CD MP3 audio tracks DivX video files only You can enjoy karaoke with any disc even if it is not a karaoke or multiplex disc by reducing the sound of the vocal 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a disc The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 ...

Page 69: ...EO VIDEO CD AUDIO CD only When Karaoke Mode is turned on and a DVD VIDEO in Dolby Digital Karaoke format is played back you can turn on the guide vocal recorded on the tracks When Karaoke Mode is turned on and an AUDIO CD or VIDEO CD is played back you can turn on the vocal either by selecting STEREO or L R 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a disc The Contr...

Page 70: ... or twice when Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a disc The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select VOCAL SELECT then press ENTER 3 Press V or v repeatedly to select the vocal type you want then press ENTER The vocal is changed x When playing a DVD VIDEO x When playing a VIDEO CD or AUDIO CD x When playing a Super VCD Front L Center Front R Surround ...

Page 71: ...et the setting to ON The GUIDE MELODY setting is automatically changed to OFF when you turn off the system change the function turn off the Karaoke Mode open the disc tray You can mix sounds from any one of the function and singing or speaking into a microphone The mixed sound can be recorded onto a tape Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microph...

Page 72: ...r lights up to start playback of reverse side Press x at the point you want to start recording When recording on both sides Be sure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side If acoustic feedback howling occurs move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone If you want to record your voice thr...

Page 73: ... on the unit to adjust the volume 3 Press TIMER MENU 4 Press V or v repeatedly to select PLAY SET then press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes in the display 5 Set the time to start playback Press V or v repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER The minute indication flashes in the display Press V or v repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER OFF appears and the hour indicati...

Page 74: ... Listening to a preset radio station on page 60 2 Press TIMER MENU 3 Press Vor vrepeatedly to select REC SET then press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes in the display 4 Set the time to start recording Press V or v repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER The minute indication flashes in the display Press V or v repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER OFF appears and the h...

Page 75: ...select the Play Timer and the Timer Recording at the same time If you use the Timer Recording and the Sleep Timer at the same time the Sleep Timer has priority The Timer Recording will not be activated if the system is turned on or if STANDBY flashes in the display The volume is reduced to minimum during Timer Recording Do not operate the system from the time the system turns on until the recordin...

Page 76: ...EXT disc DATA CD or DATA DVD is loaded you can also check the information recorded on disc such as the titles Press DISPLAY repeatedly Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows Disc information t Clock display1 for 8 seconds t Preset effect name for 8 seconds Checking the elapsed playing time remaining time and titles Press TIME TEXT repeatedly during playback Each t...

Page 77: ...IME TEXT is pressed during display of title of the disc 4 When Program Play or Shuffle Play is turned on the elapsed playing time and the remaining time of the disc would be skipped 5 The current track number and current index number is displayed for 2 seconds before the display returns to elapsed playing time when you press TIME TEXT during display of the title of disc 6 The current scene number ...

Page 78: ...sed playing time of the current scene Title of the disc1 x When playing a Super Audio CD AUDIO CD or VIDEO CD without PBC function T Elapsed playing time of the current track T Remaining time of the current track D Elapsed playing time of the current disc D Remaining time of the current disc Title of the disc1 x When playing a Super VCD without PBC function T Elapsed playing time of the current tr...

Page 79: ...displayed You can check the date information during play back when Exif tag is recorded in the JPEG image files Press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback until the Control Menu for JPEG image files appears in the on screen display 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 ...

Page 80: ... Use an audio cord not supplied to connect an optional sub woofer to this jack SA WZ88 is recommended In some areas the SA WZ88 may not yet be available Note The effects may be limited or noise may occur depending on the connected sub woofer or the type of music being played back For details consult your nearest Sony dealer D VIDEO OUT jack Use a video cord supplied to connect a TV to this jack Yo...

Page 81: ...tening to a connected VCR or satellite tuner Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 80 2 Press VIDEO SAT To switch between the VIDEO and SAT function Hold down VIDEO SAT and press 1 while the system is turned on Release 1 first then release VIDEO SAT The system switches the function from VIDEO to SAT and vice versa Note If...

Page 82: ...cording the audio and video signals from a VIDEO CD onto a video tape 1 Connect optional audio cords from the VIDEO SAT OUT jacks and the supplied video cord from the VIDEO OUT jack to the audio and video input jacks of your VCR 2 Start recording Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected component Note The audio signal from VIDEO SAT OUT jacks may cut off for a moment during some...

Page 83: ...tion FM antenna Connect an optional FM external antenna You can also use the TV antenna instead AM antenna Connect a 6 to 15 meter insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected Connecting external antennas Insulated wire not supplied ...

Page 84: ...e PHONES jack Check the speaker connections page 9 There is no audio output during Timer Recording The system is in pause mode in slow motion play or in fast forward reverse mode Press H or hH on the unit to start playback There is no microphone sound Press VOLUME repeatedly or turn VOLUME clockwise on the unit or turn MIC LEVEL clockwise on the unit to adjust the microphone volume Make sure the m...

Page 85: ...connected securely and correctly The source being played back is monaural Adjust the level of each speaker page 56 The sound comes from the center speaker only Depending on the disc the sound may come from the center speaker only There is no sound from the optional sub woofer Set the sub woofer level to the appropriate level No sound is produced from the sub woofer when you play back a DVD VIDEO t...

Page 86: ...rogram Play and Shuffle Play Resume Play has been selected Press x Then press H or hH on the unit to start playback page 20 The title DVD VIDEO or PBC menu automatically appears on the screen Playback starts automatically The DVD VIDEO features an auto playback function Playback stops automatically Some discs may contain an auto pause signal While playing such a disc the playback stops at auto pau...

Page 87: ...r code that can be displayed by this system are as follows Upper cases A to Z Lower cases a to z Numbers 0 to 9 Symbols _ Other characters may not be displayed correctly The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital or MPEG audio sound track Make sure the sound field is set properly page 65 Check the speaker connections and settings pages 9 and 54 Depending on the D...

Page 88: ...angles are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO being played back The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing the angles Tuner There is severe hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes in the display Set the proper band and frequency page 58 Connect the antenna properly page 10 Find a place and an orientation that provide good reception then set up the antenna again If you cannot obtain good reception we recommend that ...

Page 89: ...the same time COLD RESET appears in the display The system is reset to the factory settings except for DVD settings You should set the settings you made such as the preset stations clock and timer To return the DVD settings to the default settings perform reset as follows 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select ...

Page 90: ...track JPEG image file and DivX video file you want to play back is damaged The MP3 audio track does not conform to MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 format The JPEG image file does not conform to DCF format The DivX video file does not conform to DivX Certified profiles The MP3 audio track has the extension MP3 but it is not in MP3 format The JPEG image file has the extension JPG or JPEG but it is not in JPEG ...

Page 91: ...oved from the tape No Tape There is no tape in the tape deck Timer OFF TIME NG The on time and off time of Play Timer or Timer Recording is the same Others Not in Use You have pressed a button whose operation is not allowed or invalid at that time Invalid You have pressed an invalid button ...

Page 92: ...abinet temperature of the top side and bottom rises considerably To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet To prevent a malfunction do not cover the ventilation hole for the cooling fan 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 ...

Page 93: ...tempting to do so may damage the system Do not use such discs Cleaning the cabinet Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as thinner benzene or alcohol To save a tape permanently To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over break off the tape tab from side ...

Page 94: ...nced Sync negative load impedance 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT 4 pin mini DIN jack Y 1 Vp p unbalanced Sync negative C 0 286 Vp p load impedance 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms PB CB 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms PR CR 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms PHONES stereo mini jack accepts headphones of 8 ohms or more FRONT L R Use only the supplied speaker SS WZ88D SURROUND L R Use only the supplied speaker SS RSZ88D CENTER Use...

Page 95: ...inals External antenna terminal Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Speaker Front speaker SS WZ88D Speaker system 3 way 3 unit bass reflex type magnetically shielded type Speaker units Subwoofer 15 cm cone type Woofer 15 cm cone type Tweeter 5 cm cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 220 415 280 mm Mass Approx 7 0 kg net per speaker Surround speaker SS RSZ88D Speaker system Full ra...

Page 96: ... V or 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector Power consumption 225 watts Dimensions w h d DVD player Tuner Approx 255 134 343 mm Amplifier Tape deck Approx 255 134 332 mm Mass DVD player Tuner Approx 3 0 kg Amplifier Tape deck Approx 8 5 kg Supplied accessories Remote Commander 1 Batteries 2 AM loop antenna 1 FM lead antenna 1 Speaker pads 20 Speaker cords 5 Video cord 1 Design and...

Page 97: ...w different items depending on the disc type Example Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO Guide to the Control Menu display OFF T 1 3 2 5 5 1 8 3 4 1 2 2 7 DVD VIDEO Quit REPEAT ENTER DISPLAY DISC TITLE CHAPTER OFF Currently playing title number Currently playing chapter number Total number of titles Total number of chapter Control Menu items Selected item Function name of selected Cont...

Page 98: ...AY LIST TIME TEXT Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music searching Displays the DVD CD text or the MP3 track name MULTI 2CH Selects the playback area on Super Audio CDs when available PROGRAM Selects the title chapter or track in random order SHUFFLE Plays the title chapter or track in random order REPEAT Plays the entire disc all titles a...

Page 99: ...ation for which the slides are displayed on the screen EFFECT Selects the effects to be used for changing slides during a slide show MODE MP3 JPEG Selects the data type MP3 audio track AUDIO JPEG image file IMAGE or both AUTO to be played when playing a DATA CD KEY CONTROL Changes the key to suit your vocal range KARAOKE PON Enjoys karaoke with a stereo recorded disc by reducing the sound of the v...

Page 100: ...uage list TV TYPE1 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN COLOR SYSTEM2 AUTO PAL NTSC SCREEN SAVER ON OFF BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK BLACK LEVEL3 ON OFF BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT OUT 3 OFF ON 4 3 OUTPUT FULL NORMAL PAUSE MODE AUTO FRAME TRACK SELECTION OFF AUTO MULTI DISC RESUME ON OFF AUDIO DRC OFF STANDARD MAX DivX4 Registration Code SIZE FRONT YES CENTER YES NONE SURROUND BEHIND SIDE N...

Page 101: ...ation 101GB SETUP page 14 50 89 1 The default setting varies depending on the area 2 Except for Latin American and Russian models 3 Latin American models only 4 Except for Latin American models QUICK CUSTOM RESET YES NO ...

Page 102: ...ndic 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 Ger...

Page 103: ...round decoder that extracts the spatial properties of the original recording without adding any new sounds or tonal colorations Movie mode The Movie mode is for use with stereo television shows and all the programmes encoded in Dolby Surround The result is enhanced soundfield directionality that approaches the quality of discrete 5 1 channel sound Music mode The Music mode is for use with any ster...

Page 104: ...corded on a DATA CD or DATA DVD A single file consists of a single image or movie Film based software Video based software DVD VIDEOs can be classified as Film based or Video based software Film based DVD VIDEOs contain the same images 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 seco...

Page 105: ...rmat that alternately shows every other line of an image field to create one frame the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame This means that while the Interface format can show 25 or 30 frames 50 or 60 fields in one second the Progressive format can show 50 or 60 frames in one second The overall picture quality increases and still images text and horizontal lines appe...

Page 106: ...ct audio data Sound 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 still pictures and enjoy PBC functions This system conforms to bo...

Page 107: ... 59 60 63 VIDEO SAT w 63 81 VOLUME 9 56 57 73 84 1 power 1 11 59 81 89 X pause qj 11 Z Deck A eject wf 61 62 Z Deck B eject wd 61 62 hH play qj 19 21 27 30 33 36 39 49 52 61 64 72 75 84 86 x stop qj 59 62 64 71 72 89 M fast forward go forward qj 19 27 30 31 38 61 62 64 67 m rewind go backuard qj 19 27 30 31 38 61 62 64 67 Z 8 15 18 86 List of button locations and reference pages How to use page 10...

Page 108: ...8 TOP MENU 0 25 TUNING qs 58 60 TV qd 11 TV CH qa 11 TV VIDEO 2 11 TV VOL qk2 11 TV 1 wk 11 VOLUME qk2 56 57 73 84 9 11 10 0 8 1 power wk 11 13 14 74 75 84 x stop qg 19 20 27 30 33 37 46 59 61 75 86 X pause qf 19 61 H play qh2 19 21 27 30 33 36 39 49 52 61 62 75 84 86 go backward qa 19 27 30 31 38 62 64 go forward qa 16 19 27 30 31 38 62 64 m rewind qs 38 61 M fast forward qs 38 61 V v B b 0 13 15...

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