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DVD Home Theatre
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Operating Instructions

DAV-DZ810W

Summary of Contents for DAV-DZ810W

Page 1: ... 2006 Sony Corporation 2 661 567 11 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV DZ810W ...

Page 2: ...llow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup Do not place the unit on surfaces rugs blankets etc or near materials curtains draperies that may block the ventilation slots Do not install the unit near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust mechanical vibration or shock Do not install the unit in an inclined position It i...

Page 3: ...c 41 Searching by Scene 42 Picture Navigation Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc 43 Resume Play Creating Your Own Program 44 Program Play Playing in Random Order 45 Shuffle Play Playing Repeatedly 46 Repeat Play Using the DVD s Menu 47 Changing the Sound 48 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD R DVD RW 50 Viewing Information About the Disc 50 Changing the Angles 53 Dis...

Page 4: ...play or Sound Track Language 79 LANGUAGE SETUP Settings for the Display 80 SCREEN SETUP Custom Settings 82 CUSTOM SETUP Settings for the Speakers 83 SPEAKER SETUP Returning to the Default Settings 86 Additional Information Precautions 87 Notes about the Discs 88 Troubleshooting 88 Self diagnosis Function 92 When letters numbers appear in the display Specifications 93 Glossary 94 Language Code List...

Page 5: ...system can play CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs recorded in the following formats audio CD format video CD format About This Manual Symbol Meaning Functions available for DVD VIDEOs DVD Rs DVD RWs in video mode and DVD Rs DVD RWs Functions available for DVD Rs DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VIDEO CDs including Super VCDs or CD Rs CD RWs in video CD format or Super VCD format Funct...

Page 6: ... work with some DVD RWs DVD Rs even if they have been correctly finalized In this case view the disc by normal playback Also some DATA CDs DATA DVDs created in Packet Write format cannot be played Music 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 pro...

Page 7: ...ith the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Th...

Page 8: ...id place Do not use a new battery with an old one Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct light from the sun or lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction If you do not intend to use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage a...

Page 9: ...install the surround speaker L Note Spread a cloth on the floor to avoid damaging the floor Tip You can use the speaker without the speaker stand by installing it on the wall page 25 1 Secure the post to the base The long post is for floor use the short post is for tabletop use 2 Secure the base with the screws Step 1 Assembling the Speakers and Installing the Surround Amplifier Base Post long Pos...

Page 10: ...Draw the IR receiver cord first and then the speaker cord through the hole on the base Stand the speaker up and untwist and straighten out the speaker cord 5 Secure the pedestal to the post with the screws About 100 mm 4 inch Speaker cord Bottom of the base IR receiver cord Untwist and straighten out the speaker cord Screws with washer long 3 supplied ...

Page 11: ... Started BASIC 6 Connect the IR receiver cord to the speaker and run the cord around the pin 7 Connect the speaker cords to the speaker Then run the cords through the slots A B C and D all the way B D A C continued ...

Page 12: ... order 1 to 2 Installing the surround amplifier speaker base You can put on the surround speaker L to the surround amplifier the surround speaker R to the speaker base The illustrations below show how to attach the surround speaker L to the surround amplifier Note Lay the surround speakers down when attaching the surround amplifier and speaker base Adjust the length of the speaker cord and the IR ...

Page 13: ...o the surround speaker with the guide pins 3 Secure the surround amplifier speaker base with the screws to the circle marked holes Push open the cover surround amplifier only Spacers 4 supplied Guide pins 2 supplied Rear of surround speaker Screws 4 supplied Run cords through the slot continued ...

Page 14: ...r cord to the surround amplifier 5 Bundle the cords into the storage space Stand the speaker up The speaker base has storage space in the back SUR L SUR R SPEAKER SS TS56W From surround speaker R From surround speaker L Storage space Attach the cover surround amplifier only ...

Page 15: ...ollowing pages Step 2 Connecting the System and TV COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR DVD ONLY COAXIAL AM FM 75 SPEAKER FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER WOOFER DIR T1 R L AUDIO IN LINE1 LINE1 LINE2 DIGITAL IN OPTICAL DVD ONLY OUT EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV DIGITAL IN COAXIAL SPEAKER SUR L SUR R SS TS56W AM loop antenna aerial Subwoofer AC power cord mains lead FM wire antenna aerial TV Front speaker R ...

Page 16: ... sound is heard from a speaker while outputting a test tone or a test tone is output from a speaker other than the one currently displayed on the Setup Display the speaker may be short circuited If this happens check the speaker connection again Note Be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate terminal on the components 3 to 3 and to If the cords are reversed the sound will lack bass and ...

Page 17: ...he antenna aerial 1 Remove only the loop part from the plastic stand 2 Set up the AM loop antenna aerial 3 Connect the cords to the AM antenna aerial terminals Cord A or cord B can be connected to either terminal Note Do not place the AM loop antenna aerial near the system or other AV equipment as noise may result Tip Adjust the direction of the AM loop antenna aerial for best AM broadcast sound 4...

Page 18: ...xial cable not supplied to connect the system to an outdoor FM antenna aerial as shown below 4 Connecting the AC power cord mains lead Before connecting the AC power cord mains lead of this system to a wall outlet mains connect the speakers to the system Install this system so that the power cord can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble FM wire antenna aerial suppl...

Page 19: ...roperly stacked Do not set the speakers in an inclined position Do not place the speakers in locations that are Extremely hot or cold Dusty or dirty Very humid Subject to vibrations Subject to direct sunlight Use caution when placing the speakers and or speaker stands not supplied that are attached with the speakers on a specially treated waxed oiled polished etc floor as staining or discoloration...

Page 20: ...elected language 6 Press The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears 7 Press X x 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 80 x If you have a wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a wide screen mode 16 9 page 80 8 Press The Setup Display for selecting the output method for video sign...

Page 21: ...e ear level using a tripod etc not supplied The front of each speaker should face the calibration mic and there should be no obstruction between the speakers and the calibration mic Be quiet during the measurement Auto Calibration starts Note Loud test sound is output when AUTO CALIBRATION starts You cannot turn the volume down Give consideration to children and neighbor Avoid being in the measure...

Page 22: ...er The system and surround amplifier turn on and the POWER ON LINE indicator turns red 2 Orient the IR transmitter and IR receiver of the surround speaker L to face each other Adjust the position until the POWER ON LINE indicator turns green Tip The IR transmitter is movable for easy reorientation Note Make sure that there is no obstruction such as a person or object between the IR transmitter and...

Page 23: ...r in the R position if necessary 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until SL SR REV appears in the front panel display then press or c 3 Press X x to select the setting REV ON Sets the surround speaker L with the IR receiver in the R position REV OFF Sets the surround speaker L with the IR receiver in the L position 4 Press The setting is made 5 Press AMP MENU The AMP menu turns off ...

Page 24: ...o turn off the demonstration set the demonstration mode to off then press 1 on the remote When the demonstration mode is set to off the system saves power in standby mode Setting the demonstration mode on off 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until DEMO appears in the front panel display then press or c 3 Press X x to select the setting DEMO ON sets the demonstration mode on DEMO OFF sets th...

Page 25: ...per screw installation natural calamity etc Installing the IR transmitter on a wall You can hang the IR transmitter on a wall when there is an obstruction between the IR transmitter and IR receiver of the surround speaker L people often pass between the IR transmitter and IR receiver of the surround speaker L When hanging both the IR transmitter and surround speaker L adjust the position of the IR...

Page 26: ...screws suitable for the material and strength of the wall Do not install the IR transmitter to a wall of low strength Sony is not liable for any damage or accident incurred by incorrect installation i e low strength wall etc incorrect use of this product or natural disaster When connecting disconnecting the cord detach the IR transmitter from the wall first 30 mm 1 3 16 inch 4 mm 3 16 inch IR tran...

Page 27: ...The system incorporates High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMITM technology HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC TV Hookup Advanced Y PB CB PR CR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR DVD ONLY COAXIAL AM FM 75 SPEAKER FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER WOOFER DIR T1 R L AUDIO IN LINE1 LINE1 LINE2 DIGITAL IN COAXIAL DIG...

Page 28: ...sual interface input jack Use a certified HDMI high definition multimedia interface cord not supplied to enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI OUT high definition multimedia interface out jack Note that Super Audio CD sound is not output from the HDMI OUT high definition multimedia interface out jack To connect to a TV with DVI digital visual interface input Use an HDMI hig...

Page 29: ...ally select this under the above condition This automatically detects the software type and selects the appropriate conversion method Note that the picture will not be clear or no picture will appear if you select these settings when either of the above conditions are not met x P VIDEO PROGRESSIVE VIDEO Select this setting when your TV accepts progressive signals and the TV is connected to the COM...

Page 30: ...ins both video and film In order for these images to appear natural on your screen when output in progressive format the progressive signals need to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching Note When you play video based software in progressive signal format sections of some types of images may appear unnatural due to the conversion process when output through the COMPO...

Page 31: ...o the appropriate jacks on the components To listen to the portable audio source sound through the system Connect the audio output jacks of the portable audio source to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel of the system with the stereo mini plug cord not supplied Other Component Hookup OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR DVD ONLY COAXIAL AM FM 75 SPEAKER FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR...

Page 32: ...ack The digital satellite receiver can be connected to the LINE1 DIGITAL IN OPTICAL jack or LINE2 DIGITAL IN COAXIAL jack instead of the LINE1 AUDIO IN jacks of the system The system can accept both the digital and analog signals Digital signals have priority over analog signals If the digital signal ceases the analog signal will be processed after 2 seconds If you connect a digital satellite rece...

Page 33: ...lume level appears on the TV screen and in the front panel display Note Depending on the system status the volume level may not appear on the TV screen To save the power in standby mode Press 1 while the system turns on To cancel standby mode press 1 once Additional operations Basic Operations Playing Discs 1 Disc tray FUNCTION Adjust the volume Connect headphones H A 1 FUNCTION x H X MUTING VOLUM...

Page 34: ...onents for further information on the operation Press FUNCTION repeatedly until LINE1 appears in the front panel display Each time you press FUNCTION the mode of the system changes in the following sequence DVD t TUNER FM t TUNER AM t LINE1 t LINE2 t TV t AUDIO t Note When you use both the LINE 1 AUDIO IN jacks analog connection and LINE 1 DIGITAL IN OPTICAL jack digital connection at the same tim...

Page 35: ...changed ATT OFF normal input level 5 Press The setting is reflected 6 Press AMP MENU The AMP menu turns off You can enjoy TV or VCR sound from all the speakers in this system For details see TV Hookup Advanced page 27 and Other Component Hookup page 31 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until LINE1 LINE2 or TV appears in the front panel display 2 Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until the sound field you wan...

Page 36: ...hts up in the front panel display The default setting is underlined AUTO selects the mode automatically to produce the sound effect depending on the disc MOVIE provides the sound for movies MUSIC provides the sound for music Tip When the movie or music mode is selected MOVIE or MUSIC is displayed in the front panel display Selecting the Movie or Music Mode MOVIE MUSIC ...

Page 37: ...joy audio playback of all types of discs from multiple speakers Outputting 2 channel sources like CDs by 5 1channel x Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic produces five output channels from 2 channel sources This mode performs Pro Logic decoding to the input signal and output to front center and surround speakers Meanwhile the surround channel becomes monaural x Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE MUSIC Dolby Pro...

Page 38: ...l for enjoying the movie software encoded with multi channel format such as the Dolby Digital DVD This mode reproduces the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment s studios Cinema Studio EX consists of the following 3 elements Virtual Multi Dimension Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual surround speakers Screen Depth Matching In a mo...

Page 39: ...n and then return to DVD PRO LOGIC will be applied again You can enjoy multiplex broadcast sound when the system receive the Dolby Digital multiplex broadcast signal Note To receive the Dolby Digital signal you need to connect a digital satellite tuner to the system with an optical cable page 31 and set the digital output mode of the digital satellite tuner to Dolby Digital Press AUDIO Press AUDIO...

Page 40: ...ause mode To return to the normal playback speed press H Each time you press m or M during Slow motion Play the playback speed changes Two speeds are available With each press the indication changes as follows Playback direction 2 y 1 Opposite direction DVD VIDEO only 2 y 1 Playing one frame at a time Freeze Frame except for Super Audio CD CD MP3 and JPEG When the system is in the pause mode press...

Page 41: ...elect CHAPTER is selected refers to a number The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles chapters tracks indexes scenes albums or files 3 Press changes to 4 Press X x or the number buttons to select the title chapter track index scene etc number you want to search for If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR then select another number 5 Press The system starts p...

Page 42: ...AVI during playback The following display appears 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item TITLE VIEWER DVD VIDEO only CHAPTER VIEWER DVD VIDEO only TRACK VIEWER VIDEO CD Super VCD only 3 Press The first scene of each title chapter or track appears as follows 4 Press C X x c to select a title chapter or track and press Playback starts from the selected scene To return to normal play durin...

Page 43: ... Rs DVD RWs in VR mode VIDEO CDs CDs Super Audio CDs DATA CDs and DATA DVDs the system remembers the resume playback point for the current disc Resume Play does not work during Program Play and Shuffle Play This function may not work properly with some discs Tip To play from the beginning of the disc press x twice then press H To enjoy a disc that is played before by resume playback Multi disc Res...

Page 44: ... Program Play Program Play starts When the program ends you can restart the same program again by pressing H To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in Step 3 To play the same program again select ON in Step 3 and press To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Creating Your Own Program Program Play PLAY 6 14 T 2 5 0 OFF SET ON OFF CD PRO...

Page 45: ...aying order Note Same song may be played repeatedly during MP3 playback 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select SHUFFLE then press The options for SHUFFLE appear 3 Press X x to select the item to be shuffled x When playing a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or CD TRACK shuffles tracks on the disc x When Program Play is activated ON shuffles tracks selected in Program ...

Page 46: ...Press X x to select REPEAT then press The options for REPEAT appear 3 Press X x to select the item to be repeated The default setting is underlined x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD VR OFF does not play repeatedly DISC repeats all of the titles on the disc TITLE repeats the current title on a disc CHAPTER repeats the current chapter x When playing a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or CD OFF does not play ...

Page 47: ...ir playing time are not the same the audio sound will not match the image When MODE MP3 JPEG is set to IMAGE JPEG page 59 you cannot select TRACK A DVD is divided into a lot of sections which make up a picture or music feature These sections are called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using TOP MENU When you play DVDs that allow you to sele...

Page 48: ... sound 1 MAIN SUB main and sub sound 2 MAIN 2 SUB 2 MAIN SUB Note 2 MAIN 2 SUB and 2 MAIN SUB do not appear when one audio stream is recorded on the disc x When playing a VIDEO CD CD DATA CD MP3 audio or DATA DVD MP3 audio The default setting is underlined STEREO the standard stereo sound 1 L the sound of the left channel monaural 2 R the sound of the right channel monaural x When playing a DATA C...

Page 49: ...s Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the sound elements channels shown below Each channel is output from a separate speaker Front L Front R Center Surround L Surround R Surround Monaural This signal can be either the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals or the Dolby Digital sound s monaural Surround audio signals LFE Low Frequency Effect signal L R C LFE LS RS 1 ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL3 2 1 ...

Page 50: ... CD CD or MP3 file name of a DivX video using the front panel display page 100 Press DISPLAY Each time you press DISPLAY while playing the disc the display changes 1 t 2 t t 1 t Some displayed items may disappear after a few seconds When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD R DVD RW 1 Playing time and number of the current title 2 Remaining time of the current title 3 Playing time and number of the current ...

Page 51: ...wing display appears 2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the time information The display and the kinds of time that you can check depend on the disc you are playing x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW T Playing time of the current title T Remaining time of the current title C Playing time of the current chapter C Remaining time of the current chapter x When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions...

Page 52: ...nt of data per second of the current audio on your TV screen Appears when playing an MP3 audio track on DATA CDs DATA DVDs playing a DivX video file that contains MP3 audio signals on DATA CDs DATA DVDs Checking the date information JPEG only You can check the date information during playback when the Exif tag is recorded in the JPEG image data Press DISPLAY twice during playback The Control Menu ...

Page 53: ... off while playing If multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc you can change the subtitle language while playing or turn the subtitles on or off whenever you want Press SUBTITLE during playback Each time you press SUBTITLE the subtitle language changes Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it You also may ...

Page 54: ...ck area you want to listen to 1 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select MULTI 2CH then press The options for MULTI 2CH appear 3 Press X x to select the setting you want and press MULTI plays the multi channel playback area 2CH plays the 2 channel playback area MULTI lights up in the front panel display when playing the multi channel playback are...

Page 55: ...rmat and DATA DVDs of Universal Disk Format UDF for the system to recognize the tracks or files You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session See the instructions supplied with the CD R CD RW or DVD R DVD RW drives and the recording software not supplied for details on the recording format About the Multi Session disc If MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files are recorded in the first session th...

Page 56: ...d within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Example C contains D so 4 is played before 5 When you press MENU and the list of album names appears page 57 the album names are arranged in the following order A t B t C t D t F t G Albums that do not contain tracks or files such as album E do not appear in the list Tip If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the fr...

Page 57: ...the album from the album list To return to the previous display Press O RETURN To turn off the display Press MENU Selecting a JPEG image file or album 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD The albums recorded on the DATA CD or DATA DVD appear When an album is being played its title is shaded 2 Press X x to select an album x When selecting an album Press H to start playing the selected album x When selectin...

Page 58: ... the album list To rotate a JPEG image When a JPEG image file is displayed on the screen you can rotate the image by 90 degrees Press X x while viewing an image Each time you press X the image rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees Example of when you press X once Press CLEAR to return to normal view To stop playback Press x Tip A scroll box is displayed at the right side of the screen To display ...

Page 59: ... album When you select AUDIO MP3 or IMAGE JPEG the system can recognize up to 600 MP3 and 600 JPEG files in a single album A maximum of 200 albums can be recognized regardless of the selected mode Note If you set MODE MP3 JPEG to IMAGE JPEG on a disc that contains MP3 tracks only or AUDIO MP3 on a disc that contains JPEG files only you may not be able to change the MODE MP3 JPEG setting PICTURE NA...

Page 60: ...he slide show JPEG only When you play a JPEG image file you can select the effect to be used when viewing the slide show 1 Press DISPLAY twice The Control Menu for JPEG appears 2 Press X x to select EFFECT then press The options for EFFECT appear 3 Press X x to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined MODE1 The image sweeps in from top to bottom MODE2 The image stretches out f...

Page 61: ...n play The system can play data that is recorded in DivX format and which has the extension AVI or DIVX The system will not play files with the extension AVI or DIVX if they do not contain a DivX video Tip For details about playable MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs see Discs that the system can play page 55 Note The system may not play a DivX video file when the file h...

Page 62: ...ile without turning on the above file list You can select the next or previous DivX video file in the same album by pressing You can also select the first file of the next album by pressing during playback of the last file of the current album Note that you cannot return to the previous album by pressing To return to the previous album select it from the album list Tip If the number of viewing tim...

Page 63: ...enu for interactive operations Refer to the operation details supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD To go back to the menu Press O RETURN Note Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in Step 3 may appear as Press SELECT in the instructions supplied with the disc In this case press H Tip To play without using PBC press or the number buttons while the s...

Page 64: ...ved station is tuned in 2 Press PRESET or repeatedly to select the preset station you want Each time you press the button the system tunes in one preset station 3 Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME To turn off the radio Press 1 To listen to non preset radio stations Use manual or automatic tuning in Step 2 For manual tuning press TUNING or repeatedly For automatic tuning press and hold TUNING or...

Page 65: ... character then press c to move the cursor to the next position Letters numbers and other symbols can be input for a radio station name If you make a mistake Press C c repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes then press X x to select the desired character To erase the character press C c repeatedly until the character to be erased flashes then press CLEAR 7 Press COMPLETE appears in th...

Page 66: ...tting the RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak Not all FM stations provide RDS service nor do they provide the same type of services If you are not familiar with the RDS system check with your local radio stations for details on RDS services in your area Receiving RDS broadcasts Simply select a station from the FM band When you tune in a station that provides RDS services the stat...

Page 67: ...annel 25 press then 2 and 5 Other Operations Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote Manufacturer Code number SONY AIWA 501 default DAEWOO 503 506 515 544 FISHER 508 545 GOLDSTAR LG 503 515 517 544 568 GRUNDIG 533 HITACHI 503 514 515 517 544 557 ITT NOKIA 521 522 JVC 516 LOEWE 515 MAGNAVOX 503 515 517 518 544 566 MITSUBISHI MGA 503 527 544 566 568 PANASONIC 509 553 572 PHILIPS 518 557 558 PION...

Page 68: ... for the TV s input source connected to this system see the table using the number buttons The TV s input source is selected If you successfully set the TV s input source code the TV button flashes twice slowly If the setting is unsuccessful the TV button flashes 5 times quickly Set your TV s input to the input you used to connect the system For details see the instructions of your TV Using the TH...

Page 69: ...ful the TV button flashes 5 times quickly Functions as both TV CH and FUNCTION button Note This function is only for SONY TVs This function may not work on some SONY TVs If distance between TV and this system is too far this function may not work Install the system near the TV Keep the remote pointed in the direction of the TV and this system while the TV button is flashing Keep the remote pointed...

Page 70: ...nction Press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears in the front panel display The brightness of the front panel display can be set to either of 2 levels 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until DIMMER appears in the front panel display then press or c 3 Press X x to select the brightness of the front panel display DIMMER ON The front panel display becomes dark DIMMER OFF Bright 4 Press The...

Page 71: ...ROL then press The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 4 Press X x to select ON t then press x If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press The display for confirming the password appears x When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears 5 Enter or re ente...

Page 72: ...n level 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 2 Press X x to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 3 Press X x to select PLAYER t then press x If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press The display for confirming the passwo...

Page 73: ...r buttons then press The system starts playback Tip If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of Preventing playback of specific discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL When you are asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the number buttons then press The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digit password replace the disc in the syst...

Page 74: ... Depending on the shape of the room there will be some speakers you cannot install For the better surround sound it is recommended that first you decide the position of the speakers 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the front panel display 2 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu appears 3 Press X x to select SPEAKER FORMATION then press 4 Press X x to select...

Page 75: ...installing all the speakers in front of the listening position ALL FRONT NO CENTER when installing the front and surround speakers in front of the listening position SECOND ROOM when installing the front speakers in one room and surround speakers in another Connect the surround speakers to the system You can also install the speakers as below Connect the speakers impedance 3 0 ohms not supplied by...

Page 76: ...ON setting remains the same but the other settings of SPEAKER FORMATION return to STANDARD WIRELESS D C A C Digital Cinema Auto Calibration can set the appropriate surround sound automatically Note Loud test sound is output when AUTO CALIBRATION starts You cannot turn the volume down Give consideration to children and neighbor 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the front panel displa...

Page 77: ... speakers are not correctly connected subwoofer is not connected 6 Press C X x c to select YES or NO then press x The measurement is OK Disconnect the calibration mic then select YES The result is implemented x The measurement is not OK Follow the message then select YES to retry Tip You can check the distance between the listening position and each speaker See page 83 Note While the Auto Calibrat...

Page 78: ...press The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE 6 Select a setting using X x then press The setting is selected and setup is complete To reset all of the SETUP settings 1 Select RESET in Step 3 and press 2 Select YES using X x You can also quit the process and return to the Control Menu by selecting NO here 3 Press All the settings explained on pages 79 to 85 return to the default s...

Page 79: ...uage of the sound track When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected x SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD VIDEO When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the sound track Tip If you select OTHERS t in MENU AUDIO and SUBTITLE select and enter a language ...

Page 80: ...ng on the country 720 480 576p may appear Note Even when a setting other than AUTO is selected and the connected TV cannot accept the resolution the system automatically adjusts the video signals that are suitable for the TV When the HDMI indicator on the front panel lights up images from the LINE OUT VIDEO jack is enlarged vertically Except when 720 480p is selected Settings for the Display SCREE...

Page 81: ...tically switches to VIDEO when you turn on any connected HDMI equipment x 4 3 OUTPUT This setting is effective only when you set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP to 16 9 page 80 Adjust to watch 4 3 aspect ratio progressive signals If you can change the aspect ratio on your progressive format compatible TV change the setting on your TV not the system Note that this setting is effective only for HDMI connect...

Page 82: ...if you connect the system to a TV that is not compatible with DOLBY DIGITAL DTS digital theater system signals and AUTO is selected In this case select PCM When you connect the system and TV with the HDMI cord and AUTO or PCM is selected AUDIO DRC A V SYNC DYNAMIC BASS MOVIE MUSIC and sound field are not applied to the sound that is output from the TV Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP AUTO The picture ...

Page 83: ...ect headphones to the system To return to the default setting when changing a setting Select the item then press CLEAR Note that only the SIZE setting does not return to the default setting x SIZE If you do not connect center or surround speakers or move the surround speakers set the parameters for CENTER and SURROUND Since the front speaker and subwoofer setting is fixed you cannot change them Se...

Page 84: ...ed 0 0 to 6 9 meters for North American models Note When you set the distance the sound cuts off for a moment Depending on the input stream the DISTANCE setting may not be effective When the speaker distance setting is not in the recommended range m is displayed being the number indicates over the recommended distance indicates below x LEVEL FRONT You can vary the level of front speakers as follow...

Page 85: ...ch speaker in sequence 7 From your listening position adjust the value of LEVEL FRONT or LEVEL SURROUND using C X x c The test tone is emitted from only the speaker which you are adjusting 8 Press when you have finished making adjustments 9 Press X x repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press 10Press X x repeatedly to select OFF then press Note When you adjust the speaker settings the sound cuts of...

Page 86: ... as preset stations to the default settings 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Press x A and 1 on the system at the same time COLD RESET appears in the front panel display and the default settings are returned Returning to the Default Settings A 1 x ...

Page 87: ...When you move the system take out any disc If you don t the disc may be damaged On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is suddenly played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solutio...

Page 88: ...d In the event of a problem with the surround amplifier have a Sony dealer check the entire system together system IR transmitter and surround speaker L Power The power is not turned on Check that the AC power cord mains lead is connected securely If PROTECTOR and PUSH POWER appears alternately in the front panel display Press 1 to turn off the system and check the following items after STANDBY di...

Page 89: ...disc is fixed Color irregularity occurs on the TV screen The subwoofer and the front speakers in this system are magnetically shielded to prevent magnetic leakage However some leakage may occur as a high strength magnet is employed If this happens check the following items If the speakers are used with a CRT based TV or projector install the speakers at least 0 3 m 1 0 ft from the TV set If the co...

Page 90: ...nd IR receiver of the surround speaker L page 22 Do not install the surround speaker L in a place exposed to direct sunlight or strong light such as an incandescent lamp Clean the surface of the IR transmitter and IR receiver of the surround speaker L There is no sound from the speakers that are indicated in the front panel display The front panel display indicates the selected SPEAKER FORMATION I...

Page 91: ...file has an extension other than AVI or DIVX The DATA CD DATA DVD is not created in a DivX format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet UDF The DivX video file is larger than 720 width 576 height The titles of album track file name are not displayed correctly The system can only display numbers and letters of the alphabets Other characters are displayed as A disc does not start playi...

Page 92: ...sis function is activated to prevent the system from malfunctioning a 5 character service number e g C 13 50 with a combination of a letter and 4 digits appears on the screen and the front panel display In this case check the following table When displaying the version number on the screen When you turn on the system the version number VER X XX X is a number may appear on the screen Although this ...

Page 93: ...31 1 602 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz Antenna aerial AM loop antenna aerial Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Video section Outputs VIDEO 1 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms PB CB PR CR 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms R G B 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms HDMI OUT Type A 19 pin Speakers Front Surround Speaker system Bass reflex magnetically shielded Speaker unit Woofer 70 100 mm cone type Tweeter 25 mm dia balanced do...

Page 94: ...s developed by Sony to automatically measure and adjusts the speaker settings to your listening environment in a short period of time Digital Direct Twin Drive Subwoofer Utilizing Sony s proprietary S Master technology the Digital Direct Twin Drive Subwoofer features two S Master Digital Amplifiers that provide dedicated power to a strategically located subwoofer for astounding sound performance E...

Page 95: ...und Pro Logic reproduces left to right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precisely To take full advantage of Dolby Surround Pro Logic you should have one pair of surround speakers and a center speaker The surround speakers output monaural sound DTS Digital audio compression technology developed by Digital Theater Systems Inc This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround This form...

Page 96: ...function Various angles of a scene or viewpoints of the video camera are recorded on some DVDs Multilingual function Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a picture are recorded on some DVDs Parental Control A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users according to the limitation level in each country The limitation varies from disc to disc when it is activ...

Page 97: ...rea see Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD page 54 Title The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD movie etc in video software or the entire album in audio software Track Section of a picture or a music piece on a VIDEO CD CD Super Audio CD or MP3 An album is composed of several tracks MP3 only VIDEO CD A compact disc that contains moving pictures The picture data uses...

Page 98: ...349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norwegian 1393 Occitan 1403 Afan Oromo 1408 Oriya 1417 Punjabi 1428 Polish 1435 Pashto Pushto 1436 Portuguese 1463 Quechua 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1482 Kirundi 1483 Romanian 1489 Russian 1491 Kinyarwanda 1495 Sanskrit 1498 Sindhi 1501 Sangho 1502 Serbo Cr...

Page 99: ...PEAKER jacks 15 B LINE1 DIGITAL IN OPTICAL jack 31 C LINE2 DIGITAL IN COAXIAL jack 31 D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 27 E EURO AV T OUTPUT TO TV jack 15 27 F AM terminal 15 G COAXIAL FM 75Ω jack 15 H DIR T1 jack 15 I LINE1 AUDIO IN R L jacks 31 J HDMI OUT jack 27 Index to Parts and Controls COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB CB PR CR DVD ONLY COAXIAL AM FM 75 SPEAKER FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER WOOFER D...

Page 100: ...ts up when the sleep timer is set 70 F Lights up when the music or movie mode is selected 36 G Playing status DVD function only H Lights up when Super Audio CD CD is loaded I Lights up during MULTI channel playback Super Audio CD only 54 J Lights up when the system outputs progressive signals DVD function only 29 K Indicates the selected SPEAKER FORMATION 74 L Lights up when Digital Cinema Sound D...

Page 101: ...Additional Information 101GB Surround amplifier A POWER ON LINE indicator 22 B POWER 22 C SS TS56W jack 15 D SPEAKER jacks 15 SUR L SUR R SPEAKER SS TS56W POWER POWER ON LINE Front panel Rear panel ...

Page 102: ...ntrol Menu display The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type For details about each item see the pages in parentheses Example Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO Guide to the Control Menu Display DISPLAY Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 appears for certain discs only m Control Menu display off ...

Page 103: ...or track to be played CHAPTER page 41 INDEX page 41 Selects the chapter or index to be played INDEX page 41 Displays the index and selects the index to be played TRACK page 41 Selects the track to be played ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 50 Selects the type of titles DVD RW DVD R to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST TIME TEXT page 41 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time...

Page 104: ...e title chapter track album repeatedly A V SYNC page 54 Adjusts the delay between the picture and sound PARENTAL CONTROL page 71 Sets to prohibit playback on this system SETUP page 78 QUICK Setup page 20 Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV and the size of the speakers you are using CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup setting yo...

Page 105: ...DIO OFF 4 3 OUTPUT FULL NORMAL LINE VIDEO RGB SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE FRONT FRONT CENTER SURROUND YES YES NONE YES SUBWOOFER YES L 0 0 m 7 0 m R 0 0 m 7 0 m CENTER 0 0 m 7 0 m LEVEL FRONT L CENTER 15 0 dB 10 0 dB TEST TONE OFF ON R 15 0 dB 10 0 dB NONE SUBWOOFER 15 0 dB 10 0 dB LEVEL SURROUND L 15 0 dB 10 0 dB R 15 0 dB 10 0 dB 15 0 dB 10 0 dB AUDIO DRC OFF STANDARD MAX DISTANCE SURROUND L 0 0...

Page 106: ...ollowing items with AMP MENU on the remote ATTENUATE may not appear depending on the selected function AMP Menu List AMP menu DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF DIMMER DIMMER ON DIMMER OFF ATTENUATE ATT ON ATT OFF SL SR REV REV ON REV OFF ...

Page 107: ...st forward 40 Fast reverse 40 FILE 41 File 96 Film based software 96 Freeze Frame 40 Front panel 99 Front panel display 50 100 H Handling discs 88 HDMI HDMI RESOLUTION 80 YCBCR RGB HDMI 81 HDMI high definition multimedia interface 28 96 I INDEX 41 Installing the speakers and the IR transmitter on a wall 25 Instant Advance 33 Instant Replay 33 INTERLACE 30 INTERVAL 59 IR transmitter 22 25 J JPEG 55...

Page 108: ...le Play 45 SL SR REV 23 SLEEP 70 Slide Show 59 Slow motion Play 40 Sound Field 37 SPEAKER FORMATION 74 SPEAKER SETUP 83 DISTANCE 84 LEVEL 84 85 SIZE 83 SUBTITLE 53 79 Super Audio CD 54 96 Surround amplifier 101 T TEST TONE 85 THEATRE SYNC 68 TIME TEXT 41 TITLE 41 Title 97 TRACK 41 Track 97 TRACK SELECTION 82 Troubleshooting 88 TV Hookup 27 TV TYPE 80 U Unpacking 94 Usable discs 5 V VIDEO CD 97 W W...

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Page 112: ...43 64 TV 1 on standby ej 67 C X x c 4 qg 20 24 35 41 64 71 REPLAY ADVANCE wg 33 qd 8 33 m M e wh 40 e wh 40 H play 3 9 33 43 72 x stop wj 33 43 71 X pause wl 33 DISPLAY4 ea 22 41 71 102 O RETURN4 qf 42 ef 67 1 The DISC SKIP button is not available for this model 2 The ENTER button is the same function as the button 3 The H number 5 AUDIO and FUNCTION TV CH buttons have tactile dots Use the tactile...

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