Sony DAV-DZ200 User Manual

2-590-885-12(1)

DVD Home Theatre
System

Operating Instructions

DAV -DZ200

©2005 Sony Corporation

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WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit to rain or mo ist u r e.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such
as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
To prevent fire, do not cover the ventil at ion of the
apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc.
And don’t place lighted candle s on the apparatus.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place obje c ts
filled with liquids, such as vases , on the ap pa ratus.

Don’t throw away the battery with
general house waste, dispose of it
correctly as chemical waste.

This appliance is
classified as a CLASS 1
LASER product. This
marking is locat ed on the
rear of the unit.

Precautions

Safety

• If anything falls into the cabinet, unplug the unit and
have it checked by qualified person nel before
operating it any further.

• The unit is not disconnected from the AC power
source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall
outlet (mains), even if the u nit itself has been turned
off.

• U nplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not
intend to use it for an extended period of time. To
disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by
the cord.

Installing

• Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal
heat buildup.

• Do not place the unit on surfaces (rugs, blankets, etc.)
or near materials (curtains, draperies) that may block
the ventilation slots.

• D o 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.

• D o n ot install the unit in an inclined posit ion. It is
designed to be operated in a horizontal position only.

• Keep the unit and discs away from equipment with
strong magnets, such as microwave ovens, or large
loudspeakers.

• Do not pla c e hea vy objects on the unit.

• If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm
location, moisture may condense inside the DVD
Home Theatre System and cause d amage to the
lenses. When you first install the unit, or when you
move it from a cold to a warm location, wait for about
30 minutes before operating th e unit.

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Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing Sony DVD Home
Theatre System. Before operating this system,
please read this manual thoroughly and retain it
for future re ference.

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Table of Contents

Welcome!................................................ 3

About This Manual.................................6

This System Can Play the Following

Discs .................................................6

Guide to the Control Menu Display......10

Getting Started

Unpacking.............................................13

Inserting Batteries into the Remote.......13

Hookup Overview.................................14

Step 1: Speaker System Hook up...........15

Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup.........24

Step 3: TV Hookup.................. .... .........25

Step 4: Other Component Hookup........30

Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord

(Mains Lead)...................................32

Step 6: Turning off

the Demonstration...........................32

Step 7: Performing the Quick Setup.....33

Speaker Setup........................................35

Playing Discs

Playing Discs........................................36

Using the DVD’s Menu...................... ..40

Selecting [ORIGINAL] or [PLAY LIST]

on a DVD-RW............... .... .............41

Selecting a Playback Area for a Super

Audio CD........................................41

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions

(Ver.2.0)..........................................42

(PBC Playback)
About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG

Image Files .....................................43

Playing DATA CDs with MP3 Audio

Track and JPEG Image Files..........45

Playing Audio Tracks and Images as a

Slide Show with Sound...................47

Enjoying DivX® Videos.......................49

Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture

and Sound.......................................51

(A/V SYNC)
Searching for a Particular Point on

a Disc..............................................52

(Scan, Slow-motion Play, Freeze

Frame)

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track/

Scene, etc........................................ 53

Searching by Scene............................... 55

(Picture Navigation)

Viewing Information About the Disc...56

Sound Adjustments

Changing the Sound .............................60

Enjoying Surround Sound by Using Sound

Field................................................ 62

Enjoying TV or VCR Sound from All

Speakers ......................................... 64

Using the Sound Effect.........................65

Using Various Additional
Functions

Changing the Angles............................66

Displaying the Subtitles........................66

Locking Discs....................................... 67

(CUSTOM PARENTAL
CONTROL, PARENTAL
CONTROL)

Other Operations

Controlling the TV with the Supplied

Remote ...........................................71

Using the THEATRE SYNC

Function.......................................... 72

Enjoying the S ound of Other

Components....................................73

Enjoying the Radio...............................75

Using the Sleep Timer..........................77

Changing the Brightness of the Front

Panel Display..................................77

Returning to the Default Settings......... 78

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Settings and Adj ustments

Using the Setup Display........................79

Setting the Display or Sound Track

Language ........................................80

[LANGUAGE SETUP]

Settings for the Display.........................81

[SCREEN SETUP]

Custom Settings....................................82

[CUSTOM SETUP]

Settings for the Speakers.......................83

[SPEAKER SETUP]

Additional Information

Precautions............................................86

Notes about the Discs............................87

Troubleshooting....................................87

Self-diagnosis Function........................90

(When letters/numbers appear in

the display)

Specifications........................................91

Glossary ................................................ 92

Language Code List..............................95

Index to Parts and Controls...................96

DVD Setup Display List.....................100

AMP Menu List..................................101

Index ...................................................102

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About This Manual

This System Can Play the

• The instructions in this manual describe the

controls on the rem ote. You can also use the
controls on the system if they have the same or
similar names as those on the remote.

• The Control Menu items may be different

depending on the area.

• “DVD” may be used as a general term for

DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, and
DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs.

• Measurements are expressed in feet (ft) for

North American models.

• The following symbols are used in 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-RWs
in VR (Video Recording) mode

Functions available for VIDEO
CDs (including Super VCDs or CD­Rs/CD-RWs in video CD format or
Super VCD format)

Functions available for Super Audio
CDs

Functions available for music CDs
or CD-Rs/CD- RWs in music CD
format

Functions available for DATA CDs
(CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs
containing MP3*
JPEG image files, and DivX*
video files)

Functions available for DATA
DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/
DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs) containing

2*3

DivX*

*1MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format

defined by ISO/MPEG which compresses audio
data.

®

is a video file compression technology,

*2DivX

developed by DivXNetworks, Inc.

*3DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are

trademarks of DivXNetworks, Inc. and ar e used
under license.

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audio tracks,

video files

2*3

Following Discs

Format of
discs

DVD VIDEO

DVD-RW

VIDEO CD

Super Audio
CD

Audio CD

CD-R/CD-RW
(audio data)
(MP3 files)
(JPEG files)

The “DVD VIDEO” logo and “DVD-RW” logo are
trademarks.

Note about CDs/DVDs

The system can play CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD­RWs recor d e d in the followin g formats:

– audio CD format
– video CD format
– MP3 audio tracks, JP EG i m age files, and

DivX video files of format conforming to ISO
9660 Level 1/Level 2, or its extended format,
Joliet

Disc logo

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The system can play DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/
DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs recorded in the
following formats:

– DivX video files of format conforming to

UDF.

Example of discs that the system cannot play

The system cannot play the following discs:

• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those
recorded in the formats listed on page 6

• CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format

• Data part of CD-Extras

• DVD Audios

• DVD-RAMs

Also, the system can not play the following
discs:

• A DVD VIDEO with a different region code
(page 8, 94).

• A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g.,
card, heart).

• A disc with paper or stickers on it.

• A disc that has the adhesive of cellophane tape
or a sticker still left on it.

Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/
DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW

In some cases, CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW/
DVD+R/DVD+RW cannot be played on this system
due to the recording quality or physical condition of the
disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and
authoring software.

The disc will not play if it has not been correctly
finalized. For more informat ion, se e the ope r ating
instructions for the recor d ing device.

Note that discs created in the 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
protection technol o gies ar e mark eted by some record
companies. Please be aware that am ong those discs,
there are some that do not conform to the CD standard
and may not be playable by this product.

Note on DualDisc

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates
DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio
material on the other side.
However, since the audio material side does not
conform to the Co mpact Dis c (CD) stan dard, pl ayback
on this product is not guaranteed.

Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs)

This system conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of
VIDEO CD standards. You can enjoy two kinds
of playback depending on the disc type.

Disc type You can

VIDEO CDs
without PBC
functions
(Ver. 1.1 discs)

VIDEO CDs
with PBC
functions
(Ver. 2.0 discs)

Enjoy video playback (moving
pictures) as well as music.

Play interactive software using
menu screens displayed on the
TV screen (PBC Playback), in
addition to the video playback
functions of Ver. 1.1 discs.
Moreover, you can play high­resolution still pictures, if they
are included on the disc.

About Multi Session CD

• This system can play Multi Session CDs when
an MP3 audio track is contained in the first
session. Any sub sequent MP3 audio tracks
recorded in later sessions can also be played
back.

• This system can play Multi Session CDs when
a JPEG image file is contained in the first
session. Any sub sequent JPEG image files
recorded in later sessions can also be played
back.

• If audio tracks and images in music CD format
or video CD format are recorded in the first
session, only the first session will be played
back.

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About the Super Audio CD

Super Audio CD is a ne w hi gh-quality audio
disc standard where music is recorded in the
DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format
(conventional C D s are recorded in the PCM
format). The DSD format, using a sampling
frequency 64 times hi gher than that of a
conventional CD, and with 1-bit quantization,
achieves both a wide frequency range and a wide
dynamic range across the audible frequenc y
range, and so pro vi des music reproduction
extremely faithful to the original sound.

Types of Super Audio CDs

There are two types of discs, depending on the
Super Audio CD layer and CD layer
combination.

• Super Audio CD l ayer: A high-density
signal layer for Super Audio CD

•CD layer*

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: A layer that is readable by a

conventional CD pl ayer

Single layer disc
(a disc with a single Super Audio CD layer)

Super Audio CD
layer

Hybrid disc*
(a disc with an Super Audio CD layer and a CD
layer)

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3

CD layer*

2 channel area*

Multi channel area*

*1You can play the CD layer on a conventional CD

player.

*2Since both layers are on one side, it is not necessary

to turn the disc over.

*3To select a lay er, see “Selecti ng a Playback Ar ea for

a Super Audio CD” (page 41).

*4To select an are a, see “Select ing a Playback Ar ea for

a Super Audio CD” (page 41).

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Super Audio CD
layer

Region code

Your system has a region code printed on the
back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled
with the same region code.

DVD VIDEOs labeled will also play on this
system.
If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO, the
message [Playback prohibited by area
limitations.] will appear on the TV screen.
Depending o n the DVD V IDEO, no re gion co de
indicati on may be given e ven though pl aying the
DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions.

ALL

Super Audio CD
layer*

A Super Audio CD la ye r consists of the 2
channel area or th e m ul ti-channel area.

• 2 channel area: An area in which 2 channel
stereo tracks are recorded

• Multi-channel area: An area in which mul ti­channel (up to 5. 1 channels) tracks are
recorded

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Note on playba ck operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO
CDs may be intentionally set by software
producers. Since this system plays DVDs an d
VIDEO CDs according to the disc cont ents the
software pr oducers design ed, some playback
features may not be available. Also, refer to the
instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO
CDs.

Copyrights

This product i ncorporates copyright prot ection
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 author ized by Macrovision. Rever se
engineer i ng or disassembly is prohibi t ed.

This system incorporates with Dolby*
and Dolby Pro Logic (II) adaptive matrix
surround decoder and the DTS*2 Digita l
Surround System .

*1Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories.
“Dolby,” “Pro Logic,” and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

*2Manufactured under license from Digital Theater

Systems, Inc.
“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks
of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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Digital

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Guide to the Control Menu Display

DISPLAY

Use the Control Menu to select a function and to view related information. Press DISPLAY
repeatedly to turn on or change the Control Menu display as follows:

Control Menu display 1

,

m

Control Menu display 2 (appear s f or certa in discs only)

m

Control Menu display off

Control 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.

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Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO.

1

2

1

Playback status

2

(N Playback, X
Pause,
x Stop, etc.)

Type of disc being

3

played*

Playing time*
Current setting
Options

4

Control Menu items

Selected item

1 2 ( 2 7
1 8 ( 3 4
T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF
OFF

DISC
TITLE

Currently playing title number*
Currently playing ch apter number*
Total number of titles*

Total number of chapters*

)
)

DVD VIDEO

CHAPTER

Function name of
selected Control
Menu item

Operation message

REPEAT

ENTER DISPLAY

Quit:

*1Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), track number for VIDEO CDs/Super Audio CDs/CDs,

album number for DATA CDs. DivX video album number for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs.

*2Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs/ Su pe r Audio CDs, MP3 audio track number, or JPEG image file

number for DATA CDs. DivX video file number for DATA DVDs/DATA CDs.

*3Displays Super VCD as “SVCD.” Displays “MP3” in the Control Menu display 1 or “JPEG” in the Control Menu

2 for DATA CDs.

*4Displays the date for JPEG files.

To turn off the display

Press DISPLAY.

List of Control Menu items

Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type

[TITLE] (page 53)/[SCENE] (page 53)/[TRACK] (page 53)

Selects the title, scene, or track to be played.

[CHAPTER] (page 53)/[INDEX] (page 53)

Selects the chapter or index to be played.

[INDEX] (page 53)

Displays the index and selects the index to be played.

[TRACK] (page 53)

Selects the track to be played.

[ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] (page 41)

Selects the type of titles (DVD-RW) to be played, the [ORIGINAL] one, or an edited [PLAY
LIST].

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[TIME/TEXT] (page 54)

Checks the elapsed tim e and the remaining playback time.
Input the time code for picture and mus ic searching.
Displays the DVD/CD text or the MP3 track name.

[MULTI/2CH] (page 41)

Selects the playback area on Super Audio CDs when available.

[PROGRAM] (page 38)

Selects the track to play in the order yo u want .

[SHUFFLE] (page 39)

Plays the track in random or de r.

[REPEAT] (page 39)

Plays the entire disc (all titles/all tracks/all albums) repeatedly or one title/chapter/track/album
repeatedly.

[A/V SYNC] (page 51)

Adjusts the delay between the picture and so und.

[PARENTAL CONTROL] (page 67)

Sets to prohibit playback on this syst em.

[SETUP] (page 7 9)

[QUICK] Setup (page 33)
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, you can a djust various other settings.

[RESET]
Returns the settings in [SETUP] to the default setting.

[ALBUM] (page 53)

Selects the album to be played.

[FILE] (page 53)

Selects the JPEG im age file or DivX video file to be playe d.

[DATE] (page 58)

*

Displays the date the picture was taken by a digit al came ra.

[INTERVAL] (page 48)

*

Specifies the duration for which the slides are displayed on the screen.

[EFFECT] (page 49)

*

Selects the effects to be used for changing slides during a slide show.

[MODE (MP3, JPEG)] (page 47)

*

Selects the data type; MP3 audio track (AUDIO), JPEG image file (IMAGE) or both
(AUTO) to be played when playing a DATA CD.

* These items are not displayed when playing a DATA CD with DivX video file.

Tip

• The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in green when you select any item except [OFF]

t

([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], [A/V SYNC] only). The [ORIGINAL/P LAY LIS T] indica tor lights up
in green when you select [PLAY LIST] (default setting). The [MULTI/2CH] indicator lights up in green when you
select the multi-channel playba c k are a on a Super Audio CD.

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Getting Started

Unpacking

Check that you have the following items:

•Speakers (5)

• Subwoofer (1)

• Posts (long × 2, short × 2)

• Bases (2)

• Terminal cov ers (2)

• Screws (10)

• AM loop antenna (aerial) (1)

• FM wire antenna (a erial) (1)

• Speaker co rds (5 m × 4, 15 m × 2)
(16.5 ft. × 4, 49.5 ft . × 2)

• Video Cord (1)

• Remote Commander (remote) (1)

• Size AA (R6) batteries (2)

• Wall-mount pads

• Operating Instructions

• Speaker and TV connections (card) (1)

Inserting Batteries into

Getting Started

the Remote

You can control the system using the supplied
remote. Insert two Size AA (R6) batteries by
matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries to
the markings inside the compartment. When
using the remote, point it at the remote s ensor
on the system.

Note

• Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid
place.

• Do not use a new battery with an old one.

• Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing,
particularly when replac ing th e ba tteries.

• Do not expose the remote sensor to direct light from
the sun or lighting apparatus. Doi ng so ma y c au se 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 and corros ion.

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Hookup Overview

Perform all connections and settings by following Steps 1 to 7.

“Step 1: Speaker System Hookup” (page 15)
“Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup” (page 24)
“Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 25)
“Step 4: Other Component Hookup” (page 30)
“Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)” (page 32)
“Step 6: Turning off the Demonstration” (page 32)
“Step 7: Performing the Quick Setup” (page 33)

Video signal is se nt to th e TV , and is output from the TV screen; audio signals are processed by th is
system and outpu t fro m the speakers of this system. You can also enjoy sound of other s our ces, such
as TV programs, in ad di tion to DVDs or CDs.

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Step 1: Speaker System Hookup

Connect the supplied speaker system using the supplied speaker cords by matching the colors of the
jacks to those of the cords. Do not connect any speakers other than those supplied with this system.
To obtain the best possible surround sound, specify the speaker parameters (distance, level, etc.) on
page 83.

Required cords

Speaker cords

The connector and the color tube of the speaker cor ds are the same colo r as the label of the jacks to be
connected.

Gray

(+)
(–)

Color tube

(+)

(–)

Black

Attaching the speaker stand to the speaker

(Front speakers only)

Before connecting the speakers, attach the speaker stand to the speaker.

Note

• Spread a cloth on the f loor to a void damaging the floor.

Tip

• You ca n u se th e speaker without the speaker stand by inst alling it on the wall (page 21).

1 Insert the post into the base.

Getting Started

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The long post is for fl oor use, the short post is for tabletop use.

Post (long)

or

Screw holes

Base

2 Secure the base to the post by screws.

Post (short)

Bottom of the base

Screws (3)

3 Draw the speaker cord through the hole on the base, then stand it up.

Bottom of the
base

,

Speaker cord

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4 Draw the speaker cord through the hole on the speaker.

Hole

Speaker cord

Speaker

5 Mount the speaker on the post.

Getting Started

Speaker

,

,

Note

• Do not catch the speaker cord between the speaker and the post.

• Do not drop the speaker when mounting.

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6 Connect the speaker cord to the speaker, then adjust the length of the speaker cord.

Adjust the length of the speaker cord.

7 Attach the terminal cover to the speaker by screws.

Terminal cover

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Screws (2)

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Connecting the speakers

Front speaker (R)

Getting Started

Front speaker (L)

Rear side of the front
speaker

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

SPEAKER

Center speaker

Rear side of the front
speaker

DVD ONLY

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Y

PB/CBPR/C

R

R AUDIO IN VIDEO INL

VIDEO/SAT

S VIDEO(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COAXIAL

FM

AM

75

Surround speaker (R)

Note

• Do not set the speakers in an inclined position.

Subwoofer

Surround speaker (L)

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• 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, oile d, pol ished, etc.) floor, as staining or discoloration may result.

• When cleaning, use a soft cloth such as a cleaning cloth for glasses.

• Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder, or solvent such as alcohol or be nz ine .

• Do n ot le a n or hang on the speaker, as the speaker may fall down.

To connect the speaker cords

Connect the speaker cords after bending the bare wire at the end of the insulation. This prevents the
speaker i n sulation from being inserted in the speaker terminal.

Note

• D o no t c atch the speaker cord insulation in the SPEAKER jack.

Avoiding short-circuiting the speakers

Short-circuiting of the speakers may damage the system. To prevent this, be sure to follow these
precautions w hen conne cting the speakers. Ma ke sure th e bare wire of each spea ker cord do es not tou ch
another speaker terminal or the bare wire of an other speaker cord.

Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord

Stripped cords are touching each
other due to excessive removal of
insulation.

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Stripped speaker cord is
touching another speaker
terminal.

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After connecting all the components, speakers , an d AC power cord (mains lea d) , output a te st to ne to
check that all the speakers are connected correc tl y. For details on outputting a tes t to ne, see page 85.
If no sound is heard from a speaker while ou t putting a t est tone, or a test t one is output from a speaker
other than the one curr ently disp layed on the Setup Di splay, t he sp eaker may b e short -circ uite d. 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 t he cords
are reversed, the sound will lack ba ss an d ma y be distorted.

Installing the speakers on the wall

1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for the hole on the back of each speaker.

See the illustrations be low.

Getting Started

Hole on the back of
the speaker

25 mm (1 inch)

4 mm (

5

/32 inch)

4.6 mm

3

/16 inch)

(

10 mm

13

(

/32 inch)

2 Fasten the screws to the wall.

The screws should protrude 7 to 8 mm (9/32 to 11/32 inch) for the front speakers, 8 to 9
mm (11/32 to 3/8 inch) for the surround speakers.

For the front speakers

7 to 8 mm

9

(

/32 to 11/32 inch)

165 mm

1

(6

/2 inch)

For the surround speakers

8 to 9 mm

11

/32 to 3/8 inch)

(

3 Peel the seals off the two screw points on the rear of the speaker.

(Front speakers only)

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4 Attach the wall-mount pads on the rear side of the speaker.

Front speaker

Wall-mount pads
(7 × 7 mm, 3 mm thick)

9

/32 × 9/32 inch, 1/8 inch thick)

(

Surround speaker

Wall-mount pads
(7 × 7 mm, 3 mm thick)

9

(

/32 × 9/32 inch, 1/8 inch thick)

5 Hang the speakers on the screws.

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4.6 mm

3

/16 inch)

(

10 mm

13

(

/32 inch)

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Hole on the back of
the speaker

Note

• Use screws that are suitable for the wall material and strength. As a plaster board wall is especially fragile, attach
the screws securely to a beam and fasten them to the wa ll . In st al l the speak ers on a vertical and flat wall where
reinforcement is applied.

• Contact a screw shop or installer regarding the wall material or screws to be used.

• Sony is not responsible for accident or damage caused by imprope r insta llation, insufficient wall strength or
improper screw insta lla tion, natural calamity, etc.

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Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup

Connect the supplied AM/FM antennas (aerials) for listening to the radio.

AM loop antenna (aerial)

FM wire antenna (aerial)

Note

• To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna (aerial) away from the system and other components.

• Be sure to fully extend the FM wire ant enn a (aerial).

• After connecting the FM wire antenna (aerial), keep it as horizontal as possible.

Tip

• When you connect the supplied AM loop antenna (aerial), cord (A) or cord (B) can be connected to either terminal.

A

B

• If you have poor FM reception, use a 75-ohms coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the system to an outdoor FM
antenna (aerial) as shown below .

System

Outdoor FM antenna (aerial)

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Step 3: TV Hookup

First, perform the vi deo connection, and then audio connection.
With your TV’s audio output connected to this system, you can listen to TV sound through the system
speakers.

Connecting the video cords

Sends a played back DVD image to a TV.
Check the jacks of your TV, and choose the A, B or C connection. Picture quality improves in order
from A (stand ar d) to C (component).

To COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT

DVD ONLY

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

SPEAKER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Y

PB/CBPR/C

R AUDIO IN VIDEO INL

VIDEO/SAT

R

S VIDEO(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COAXIAL

FM

AM

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To VIDEO

To
S VIDEO

AB C

VIDEO

IN

TV TV with S VIDEO IN jack

A To connect to a TV with the VIDEO IN jacks

Connect the video co rd.

B To connect to a TV with the S VIDEO IN jack

Connect an S video cor d (not supplied). When using the S vi deo jack instead of the video jacks, your
TV monitor must also be connected via an S video jack. S video signals are on a separate bus from the
video signals and wi l l not be output through the video jacks.

S VIDEO

IN

Y

PB/CB

PR/CR

TV with COMPONENT

VIDEO IN jacks

Yellow

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C To connect to a TV with the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks

Connect a co mponent vi deo co rd (not supp lie d). T o use th e COMP ONENT VIDEO O UT jac ks (Y, P B/

B, PR/CR) instead of the video jacks, your TV monitor must be equipped with via COMPONENT

C
VIDEO IN jacks (Y, P
connection and set the output channel of the sy st em to progressive format (page 26).

B/CB, PR/CR). If your TV accepts progressive format signals, you must use this

Green
Blue
Red

When connecting to a standard 4:3 screen TV

Depending on the di sc, the image may not fit your TV scr een.
To change the aspect ratio, see page 81.

Does your TV accept progressive signals?

Progressive is the method for displaying TV images which reduces flickering, and sharpens the image.
To display using thi s m e thod, you need to connect to a TV that a ccepts progressive signals.

PROGRESSIVE

“P AUTO” or “P VIDEO” appears in the front panel display when the system outputs progressive
signals.

FUNCTION

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select “DVD.”
2 Press PROGRESSIVE.

Each time you press PROGRESSIVE, the display changes as follows:

t P AUTO (PROGRESSIVE AUTO)

r

P VIDEO (PROGRESSIVE VIDEO)

r

INTERLACE

x P AUTO (PRO G R ES SI VE A U T O )

Select this setting when:
– your TV accepts progressive signals, and,
– the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.

Normally select this under the above condition. This automaticall y detects the software type, and
selects the appropriate conversion method .

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Note that the picture will not be clear or no picture will appear if you select these settings when
either of the above conditions is not met.

x P VIDEO (PROGRESSIVE VIDEO)

Select this setting when:
– your TV accepts progressive signals, and,
– the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, and,
– you want to fix the conversion method to PROGRESSIVE VIDEO for video- based software.

Select this if the image is not clear when you select PROGRESSIVE AUTO.
Note that the picture will not be clear or no picture will appear if you select these settings when
either of the above conditions is not met.

x INTERLACE

Select this setting when:
– your TV does not ac cept progressive signals, or,
– your TV is connected to jacks other than the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (MONITOR

OUT (VIDEO/S VIDEO)).

About DVD software types and the conversion method

DVD software can be divided into 2 types: film-based software and video-based software.
Video-based software is derived from TV, such as dramas and sit-coms, and displays images at 30
frames/60 f ields per s econd. Fi lm-based software is derived f rom film an d display s images at 24 frames
per second. Some DVD software contains both video and film.
In order for these i mages to appear natural on your screen when output in progressive format, the
progressive signal s need to be converted to match the t ype of DVD software that you are wa tc hi ng.

Note

• When you pl ay video-based software in progressive signal format, secti ons of some types of images may appear
unnatural due to the conversion process when output through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Even though
you set to “PROGRESSIVE AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO,” images from the MONITOR OUT (VIDEO or
S VIDEO) jack are unaffected as they are output in th e in t e rl ace format.

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Connecting the audio cords

Outputs TV sound through the speakers of this sys tem.

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TV

AUDIO

OUT

L

R

To VIDEO/SAT
(AUDIO IN)

DVD ONLY

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

SPEAKER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Y

PB/CBPR/C

R AUDIO IN VIDEO INL

VIDEO/SAT

R

S VIDEO(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COAXIAL

FM

AM

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To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of a TV to the VIDEO/SAT (AUDIO IN)
jacks of this system

Connect a TV to the VIDEO/SAT (AUDIO IN) jacks using an audio cord (not supplied). When
connecting a cord, be sure to match the color-coded sleeves to the appropriate jacks on the components.

White (L/audio)

Red (R/audio)

Note

• Be sur e to ma ke conn ec ti ons se c ur el y to a void hum and noise. If using the VIDEO/SAT jacks distorts the so und,
change the attenuat e se tt ing (page 74 ) .

• If your TV does not have AUDIO OUT jacks, you c annot out put the TV sound fro m the spea kers of this system.

• If you connect a TV to the VIDEO/SAT (AUDIO IN) jacks, other components, such as a VCR, cannot be
connected.

Tip

• To listen to the TV sound, select the function by pressing FUNCTION. For details, see pa ge 64 .

• When you want to output the TV sound or stereo sound of a 2 channel source from the 6 speakers, select the “Dolby
Pro Logic,” “Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE,” or “Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC ” sound f ield ( page 62).

• Wh en you se le ct the “NIGHT” sound field (page 62) , th e sound is output from the front speakers only.

To change the color system (PAL or NTSC)

(Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models only)

Depending on the T V to be connected, you may be required to s el ec t e it he r PAL or NTSC of the
system.
The initial setting of the system for Australian and Middle Eastern models is PAL.
The initial setting of the system for Asian models is NTSC.

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If the color system of the TV is PAL

To set the system to PAL from NTSC, turn on the system by pressing "/1 while pressing X on the
system.
You need to hold X until the set powers on.

To reset to NTSC, turn of f th e system and then turn on again by p ressing "/1 while pressing and
holding X on the system.

If the color system of the TV is NTSC

Do the same operation above to set the system to NTSC from PAL.

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Step 4: Other Component Hookup

You can enjoy sound using the speakers of this system by connecting the AUDIO OUT jacks of another
component. For video connection of other components, connect directly to the TV.

Note

• If you conne c t a TV to the VIDEO/SAT jacks in Step 3 (page 25), you cannot connect other components to the
system.

Connecting the system and the other component

Outputs the other component through the system .

VCR, digital satellite receiver,

or PlayStation 2, etc .

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

L

R

To VIDEO/SAT
(VIDEO/AUDIO IN)

DVD ONLY

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

SPEAKER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Y

PB/CBPR/C

R AUDIO IN VIDEO INL

VIDEO/SAT

R

S VIDEO(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COAXIAL

FM

AM

75

To connect the VIDEO/AUDIO OUT jacks of other component to the
VIDEO/SAT (VIDEO/AUDIO IN) jacks of this system

Connect the VCR or other components to the VIDEO/SAT (VIDEO/AUDIO IN) jacks using the video/
audio cord (not supplied). When connectin g a cord, be sure to match the color-coded sleeves to the
appropriate jacks on the components.

Yellow (Video)
White (L/audio)

Red (R/audio)

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).

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Note

• Be sure to make connections securely to avoid hum and noise. If using the VIDEO/SAT jacks distorts the sound,
change the attenuate setting (page 74).

Tip

• When you c onne ct a nother component to the system, you can enjoy the component by pressing FUNC TION
(page 73).

• When you connect a VCR or digital satellite receiver to the VIDEO/SAT jacks of this system, change the function
by pressing FUNCTION repeatedly to select “VIDEO” or “SAT.” (When you select “ATT ON,” “SAT” appears in
the front panel display instead of “V ID EO.” (p ag e 74))

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Step 5: Connecting the AC

Step 6: Turning off the

Power Cord (Mains Lead)

Before conn ecting the AC powe r cord (mains
lead) of this system to a wall outlet (mains),
connect the speakers to the system (page 15).

"/1

"/1

To turn on the system

Press "/1.

To turn off the system

Press "/1. The system enters standby mode.
While playing a disc, do not turn off the system
by pressing "/1. Doing so may cancel the menu
settings. Whe n you turn off the system, first
press x to stop playback and then pre ss "/1.

Demonstration

"/1

AMP MENU

X/x/c

ENTER

After connecting the AC power cord (mains
lead), the demon st ration appears in the front
panel display. Whe n you press "/1 on the
remote, the demonstration turns off.

Note

• When you press "/1 on the system, the demonstration
does not turn off.

• When you set the demonstration mode in the AMP
menu to on, the demonstration does not turn off even
though you press "/1 on the remote. To turn off the
demonstration, set the demonstration mode to off,
then press "/1 on the remote.

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 ENTER or c.

3 Press X/x to select the setting.

• DEMO OFF: sets the demonstration mode
off.

• DEMO ON: sets the demonstration mode
on.

4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU.

The AMP menu turns off.

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Step 7: Performing the Quick Setup

Follow the steps below to make the minimum
number of basic adjustments for using the
system.
To skip an adjustment, press >. To return to
the previous adjustment, press ..

The Setup Display f or sel ecting the
language used in the on-screen display
appears.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:
MENU:
AUDIO:
SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH
ENGLISH

FRENCH

SPANISH

PORTUGUESE

Getting Started

"/1

CLEAR

X/x
ENTER

./>

1 Turn on the TV.
2 Press [/1.

Note

• Disconnect the headphone when you perform
the Quick Setup. You cannot operate steps after
8 with the headphone connected.

• Make sure that the function is set to “DVD.”

3 Switch the input sel ector on your TV so

that the signal from the system
appears on the TV screen.

[Press [ENTER] to run QUICK SETUP.]
appears at the bottom of the screen. If this
message does not appear, d isplay the Quick
Setup and perform again (page 34).

Note

• When you pr e ss CLEAR in message, the
message disappears. When you need to perform
the Quick Setup, see “To recall the Quick Setup
display” (page 34).

4 Press ENTER without inserting a disc.

5 Press X/x to select a language.

The system displays the menu and subtitles
in the selected language.

Note

• The selectable language is different depending
on the area.

6 Press ENTER.

The Setup Display f or sel ecting the aspect
ratio of the TV to be connected appears.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:
COLOR SYSTEM:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:
4:3 OUTPUT:

4:3 LETTER BOX

16:9
16:9

4:3 PAN SCAN

FULL

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 81)

x If you have a wide-screen TV or a 4:3
standard TV with a wide-screen mode

[16:9] (page81)

8 Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the speak er
distance appears.

9 Press X/x to select the front speaker

distance from the listening position,
then press ENTER.

You can set from 1.0 to 7.0 meters (4 to 23
ft).

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SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE:
DISTANCE:
LEVEL(FRONT):
LEVEL(SURROUND):
TEST TONE:

FRONT:
CENTER:
SURROUND:

OFF

3.0m

3.0m

3.0m

10Press X/x to select the center speaker

distance from the listening position,
then press ENTER.

You can set from 0.0 to 7.0 meters (0 to 23
ft).

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE:
DISTANCE:
LEVEL(FRONT):
LEVEL(SURROUND):
TEST TONE:

FRONT:
CENTER:
SURROUND:

Note

• The setting range changes depending on the
front speaker setting.

OFF

3.0m

3.0m

3.0m

11Press X/x to select the surround

speaker distance from the listening
position.

You can set from 0.0 to 7.0 meters (0 to 23
ft).

Note

• If you want to change each setting, see “Using the
Setup Display” (page 79).

To recall the Quick Setup display

1 Press DISPLAY when the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select [SETUP],

then press ENTER.

The options for [SETUP] appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

BNR

1 8 ( 3 4

QUICK

QUICK
CUSTOM
RESET

: :

DVD VIDEO

3 Press X/x to select [QUICK], then press

ENTER.

The Quick Setup display appears.

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE:
DISTANCE:
LEVEL(FRONT):
LEVEL(SURROUND):
TEST TONE:

FRONT:
CENTER:
SURROUND:

Note

• The setting range changes depending on the
front speaker setting.

12Press ENTER.

Quick Setup is fin is hed. All connections
and setup operations are complete.

To quit the Quick Setup

Press DISPLAY in an y St ep.

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OFF

3.0m

3.0m

3.0m

Speaker Setup

Positioning the speakers

For the best possib le surround sound, all the
speakers other than the subwoofer should be the
same distance from the listening position (A ).
However, this system allows you to place the
center speaker u p to 1. 6 mete rs (5 ft ) close r (B)
and the surround speakers up to 5.0 meters (16
ft) closer (C) to the listening position.
The front speakers can be placed from 1.0 to

7.0 meters (4 to 23 ft) (A) from the listening
position.

Place speakers as i ll us trated below.

If color irregularity is observed
again...

Place the spea ker further away from the TV set.

If howling occurs

Reposition the speakers or turn down the
volume on the system.

Getting Started

Note

• Do not place the center and surround speakers farther
away from the listen ing position than the front
speakers.

If you encounter color irregularity
on a nearby TV screen

The front and center speakers and the subwoofer
are magnetically shielded to allow it to be
installed near a TV set. However, color
irregularities may still be observed on certain
types of TV sets. As th e s urround speakers are
not magnetically shielded, we recommend that
you place the su rr ound spea ke rs s lig ht ly fur th er
away from TV set.

If color irregularity is observed...

Turn off the TV set once, then turn it on again
after 15 to 30 minutes.

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Playing Discs

Playing Discs

5 Load a disc.

Place one disc on the tray, and then press A.

"/1

Disc tray

REPEAT

X/x/c

ENTER

DISPLAY

Adjust the
volume

/

X

H

A

FUNCTION

Connect
headphone

"/1
FUNCTION

ALBUM –/+
MUTING

VOLUME +/–

./>

H
x

Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD,
some operations may be different or restricted.
Refer to the operation details supplied with your
disc.

1 Turn on your TV.
2 Switch the input selector on the TV to

this system.

3 Press "/1.

The system tur n s on.
Unless the system is set to “DVD,” press
FUNCTION to select “DVD.”

4 Press A.

When you play an 8 cm disc, place it on the
inner circle of the tray. Be careful that the disc
is not skewed on the inner circle of the tray.

Note

• Do not forc ibly press the disc tray closed with
your finger, as this may cause ma lf unc tion.

• Do not pla ce more than two discs on the tray.

6 Press H.

The system starts playback (continuous
play).
Adjust the volume on the system.

Tip

• Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV
screen. You can play the disc interacti v el y by
following the instructions on the menu. (DVD:
page 40), (VIDEO CD: page 42).

To save the power in standby
mode

Press "/1 while the system turns on. To cancel
standby mode, pr ess "/1 once.

Additional operations

To Press

Stop x
Pause X
Resume play after pause X or H
Go to the next chapter,

track, or scene
Go back to the preceding

chapter, track, or scene
Mute the sound MUTING. To cancel

> (except for JPEG)

. (except for JPEG)

muting, press it again
or VOLUME + to
adjust the sound
volume.

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To Press

Stop play and remove the
disc

Replay the previous scene*

Briefly fast forward the
current scene*

Go to the next or previous
album*

*1DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The

button can be used except for DivX video files .

*2DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs

only. The button can be used except for DivX video
files.

*3DATA CDs/DATA DVDs only.

Note

• If there is no disc in the system, “NO DISC” appears
in the front panel display.

Tip

• The Instant Replay function is useful when you want
to review a scene or dialogue that you miss ed.

• The Insta nt Advance function is useful when you
want to pass over a scene that you don’t want to
watch.

• You may not be abl e to us e the I nstant Replay or
Instant Advance function with som e sce ne s.

2

3

A

1

(instant
replay) during
playback.

(instant
advance) during
playback.

ALBUM + or – during
playback.

Resuming playback from the point where you stopped the disc (Resume Play)

When you stop the disc, the system remembers
the point where you pressed x and “RESUME”
appears in the front panel display. As long as
you do not remove the di sc, Resume Play will
work even if the system ente rs standby mode by
pressing "/1.

1 While playing a disc, press x to stop

playback.

“RESUME” appears in the front panel
display, so you can restart the disc from the
point where you stop ped the disc.

If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume
Play is not available.

2 Press H.

The system starts pl ayback from the point
where you stoppe d t he disc in Step 1.

Note

• If [MULTI-DISC RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP]
is set to [OFF] (page 83), the resume point is cleared
when you change the function by pressing
FUNCTION.

• The point where you stopped playing may be cleared
when:

– you change the play mode.
– you change the settings on the Setup Display.
– you change the function by pressing FUNCTION.
– you disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead).

• For DVD-RWs in VR mode, CDs, Super Audio CDs,
DATA CDs, and DATA DVDs, the system
remembers the resume pl ayback p oint fo r the curre nt
disc.
The resume poin t is c leared when:

– you eject the disc.
– the system enters standby mode (DATA CD/

DATA DVD only).

• Resume Play does not work during Program Play and
Shuffle Play.

• This function may not work with some discs.

• Depending on where you stop the disc, the system
may not resume playback from exactly the same
point.

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 Resume)

(DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD only)

This system stores the point where you stopped
the disc for up to 40 disc s and resu mes playba ck
the next time you insert the same disc. If you
store a resume playback point for the 41st disc,
the resume playback point for the first disc is
deleted.
To activate this functio n, set [MULTI-DISC
RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP] to [ON]. For
details, see “[MULTI-DISC RESUME] (DVD
VIDEO/VIDEO CD only)” (page 83).

Note

• If [MULTI-DISC RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP]
is set to [ON] (page 83) and you playback a recorded
disc such as DVD-RW, the system may playback

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other recorded discs from the same resume point. To
play from the beginning, press x twice and then press
H.

Creating your own program (Program Play)

(VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD only)

You can play the co nt ents of a disc in the order
you want by arranging the order of the tracks on
the disc to create yo ur own program. You can
program up to 99 tracks.

1 Press DISPLAY.

The Control Men u appears.

2 Press X/x to select

[PROGRAM], then press ENTER.

The options for [PROGRAM] appear.

T
OFF

OFF
SET
ON

6 (14)

2 : 5 0

PLAY

CD

3 Press X/x to select [SET t], then

press ENTER.

[TRACK] is displayed when you play a
VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, or CD.

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TRACK

2. TRACK

3. TRACK

4. TRACK

5. TRACK

6. TRACK

7. TRACK

Tracks recorded
on a disc

– –
– –
– –
– –
– –
– –

0:00:00
T

– –

01
02
03
04
05
06

Total time of the
programmed tracks

4 Press c.

The cursor moves to the track row [T] (in
this case, [01]).

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TRACK

2. TRACK

3. TRACK

4. TRACK

5. TRACK

6. TRACK

7. TRACK

– –
– –

– –
– –
– –
– –
– –

0:00:00
T

– –

01
02
03
04
05
06

5 Select the track you want to program.

For example, select track [02].
Press X/x to select [02] under [T], then
press ENTER. The trac k number may be
displayed in 3 digits for a Super Audio CD.

Selected track

– –
– –
– –
– –
– –
– –

0:15:30
T

– –

01
02
03
04
05
06

PROGRAM

ALL CLEAR

1. TRACK 0 2

2. TRACK

3. TRACK

4. TRACK

5. TRACK

6. TRACK

7. TRACK

Total time of the programmed tracks

6 To program other tracks, repeat steps 4

to 5.

The programmed tracks are dis played in the
selected order.

7 Press H to start Program Play.

Program Play st arts.
When the program ends, yo u can restar t the
same program again by pressing H.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or select [OFF] in Step 2. To play
the same program again, select [ON] in Step 3
and press ENTER.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu is tu rned off.

To change or cancel a program

1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own

program (Program Play).”

2 Select the program number of the track you

want to change or cancel using X/x. If you

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want to delete the track from the program,
press CLEAR.

3 Follow Step 5 for new programming. To

cancel a program, select [--] under [T], then
press ENTER.

To cancel all of the tracks in the
programmed order

1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own

program (Program Play).”

2 Press X and select [ALL CLEAR].
3 Press ENTER.

Tip

• You can perform Shuffle Play or Repeat Play of
programmed tracks. During Program Play, follow the
steps of Shuffle Play (page 39) or Repeat Play
(page 39).

Note

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and
Super VCDs with PBC playback.

Playing in random order (Shuffle Play)

(VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD only)

You can have the system “shuffle” t racks.
Subsequent “sh uffl ing ” may prod uce a dif fere nt
playing order.

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu ap pears.

2 Press X/x to select [SHUFFLE],

then press ENTER.

The options for [SH U FFLE] appear.

T
OFF

OFF
TRACK

6 (14)

2 : 5 0

PLAY

CD

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 Progra m
Play.

4 Press ENTER.

Shuffle Play st arts.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or select [OFF] in Step 2.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu is turned off.

Tip

• You can set Shuffle Play while the system is stopped.
After selecting the [SHUF FLE] option, press H.
Shuffle Play starts.

Note

• You c an not use thi s fu nction with VIDEO CDs and
Super VCDs with PBC playback.

Playing repeatedly (Repeat Play)

You can play all of the titles, tracks or albums on
a disc or a single title, chapter, track, or album
repeatedly.
You can use a comb in ation of Shuffle or
Program Play modes.

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu a ppears.

2 Press X/x to select [REPEAT],

then press ENTER.

The options for [REPEAT] appear .

T

OFF

OFF
DISC
TRACK

6 (14)

2 : 5 0

PLAY

CD

3 Press X/x to select the item to be

repeated.

Playing Discs

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The default setting is underlined.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD­RW

•[OFF]: does not play repeatedly.

• [DISC]: repeats all o f the titl es on the dis c.

• [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 repeatedly.

• [DISC]: repeats all of the tracks on the
disc.

• [TRACK]: repeats the current track.

x When playing a DATA CD or DATA
DVD

•[OFF]: does not play repeatedly.

• [DISC]: repeats all of the albums on the
disc.

• [ALBUM]: repeats the current album.

• [TRACK] (MP3 audio t racks only):
repeats the cu rr ent track.

• [FILE] (DivX video files only): repeats
the current file.

4 Press ENTER.

The item is selected.
To return to normal play, press CLEAR, or

select [OFF] in Step 2.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu is turned of f.

Tip

• You can set Repeat Play while the system is stopped.
After selecting the [REPEAT] option, press H.
Repeat Play starts.

• You can quickly display the [REPEAT] status by
pressing REPEAT. Each time you press REPEAT,
the [REPEAT] option changes.

Note

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and
Super VCDs with PBC playback.

• When playing a DATA CD which contains MP3
audio track and JPEG image files, and their pla ying
time are not the same, the audio sound will not match
the image.

• When [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] is set to [IMAGE
(JPEG)] (page 47), you cannot se le c t [T RAC K ].

Using the DVD’s Menu

A DVD is divided into a lot of sections, which
make up a picture or m usic feature. These
sections are calle d “titles.” When you play a
DVD which contains several titles, you can
select the title you want using TOP MENU.
When you play DV D s t hat al low you to select
items such as the language for the subtitles and
the language for th e s ound, select these items
using MENU.

Number
buttons

TOP
MENU

C/X/x/c

ENTER

MENU

1 Press TOP MENU or MENU.

The disc’s menu appears on the TV screen.
The contents of the me nu va ry fro m di sc to
disc.

2 Press C/X/x/c or the number buttons to

select the item you want to play or
change.

3 Press ENTER.

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Selecting [ORIGINAL] or

Selecting a Playback Area

[PLAY LIST] on a DVD-RW

Some DVD-RWs in VR (Video Recording)
mode have two types of titles for playback:
originally recorded titles ([ORIGINAL]) and
titles that can be created on recordable DVD
players for edi ti ng ([PLAY LIST]). You can
select the type of title t o be played.

X/x

ENTER

DISPLAY

1 Press DISPLAY when the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu ap pears.

2 Press X/x to sel ect [ORIGINAL/

PLAY LIST], then press ENTER.

The options for [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST]
appear.

)

1 ( 4 4

(

3

2 8

T

1 : 3 0 : 5 0
PLAY LIST
PLAY LIST
ORIGINAL

)

DVD-RW

3 Press X/x to select a setting.

• [PLAY LIST]: plays the titles created
from [ORIGINAL] for editing.

• [ORIGINAL]: plays the titles originally
recorded.

4 Press ENTER.

for a Super Audio CD

Playing Discs

SA-CD/CD

MULTI/2CH

Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel + Multi-channel Super Audio CD

Some Super Audio CD s consist of a 2 channel
playback area and a multi-channel playback
area. You can s elec t the pl ayba ck ar ea yo u want
to listen to.

1 Press MULTI/2CH when the system is

in stop mode.

The following display appears.

2CH

2 Press MULTI/2CH repeatedly to select

the item.

• [MULTI]: plays a multi-channel playback
area.

• [2CH]: plays a 2 chan nel playback area.
“MULTI” lights up in the front panel
display when playing a multi-channel
playback area.

Note

• You c an not c hange a playback area during playback.

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Selecting a playback layer when playing a hybrid Super Audio CD

Some Super Audio CD s consist of an HD layer
and a CD layer. You can select the playback
layer you want to listen to.

Press SA-CD/CD when the system is in
stop mode.

Each time yo u pres s the bu tton, a n HD lay er or a
CD layer is alt ernat ely sele cted. Wh en play ing a
CD layer, “CD” lights up in the front panel
display.

Note

• For de ta ils about Super Audio CD discs, see page 8.

• Each play mode function works only within the
selected layer or playback area.

• You cannot change a playback layer during playback.

• When you select a CD layer, you cannot change a
playback area by pressing MULTI/2CH.

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (Ver.2.0)

(PBC Playback)

With PBC (Playback Control) functions, you
can enjoy simple interactive operations, search
functions, and ot her such operations.
PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs
interactively by following the menu on the TV
screen.

Number
buttons

ENTER

42

1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions.

The menu for your sel ection appears.

2 Select the item number you want by the

number butt o ns.

3 Press ENTER.
4 Follow the instructions in the menu for

interactive operations.

Refer to the operation de tails supplie d with
the disc, as the operating procedure may
differ depending on the VIDEO CD.

To go back to the menu

Press O RETURN.

Note

• Dependi ng on the VI DEO CD, the menu doe s not
appear in Step 1.

• Dependi ng on the VI DEO CD, [Pres s ENTER] in
Step 3 may appear as [Press SELECT] in the

GB

instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press
H.

Tip

• To play without using PBC, press ./> or the
number buttons while the system is stopped to select
a track, then press H or ENTER.
[Play without PBC] appears on the TV screen and the
system starts continuous play . You c an not play still
pictures such as a menu. To return to PBC playback,
press x twice, then press H.

About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files

Playing Discs

What is MP3/JPEG?

MP3 is audio compression technology that
satisfies the ISO/MPEG regulations. JPEG is
image compre ss io n technology.

Discs that the system can play

You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD­Rs/CD-RWs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio
Layer 3) and JPEG format. However, the discs
must be recorded according to ISO 9660 Level
1, Level 2 or Joliet format 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 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, the s ystem will als o
play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in
other sessions . I f audio tracks and images in
audio CD forma t or video CD format are
recorde d in the first sessio n , o nly the first
session will be played back.

Note

• The system may not be able to play some DATA CDs
created in the Packet Write format. In this case, you
cannot view the JPEG images recorde d .

MP3 audio track or JPEG image file that the system can play

The system can pl ay the MP3 audio tracks or
JPEG image files:

• which have the extension “.MP3” (MP3 audio

track) or “.JPG”/“.JPEG” (JPEG image file)

• which conform to the DCF* image file format

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* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image

standards for digital came r as regula ted by Japan
Electronics and Information Technology Industries
Association (JEITA).

Note

• The system will play any data with the
extension “.MP3 ,” “. JPG ,” or “ .J PEG ” ev en if
they are not in MP3 or JPEG format. Playing
this data may generate a loud noise which
could damage yo ur speaker system.

• The system doe s not conform to audio in
MP3PRO fo rmat.

Playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files

The playback order of M P3 audio tracks or
JPEG image files recorded on a DATA CD is as
follows:

x Structure of disc contents

Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5

ROOT

currently selected album take priority over the
next album in the same tree. (Example: C
contains D so 4 is pl ayed before 5.)

When you press ME N U and the list of album
names appears (page 45), 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 front of the
track/file names when you store the tr acks (or files) in
a disc, the tracks and files will be played in that order.

• Sin ce a dis c wi th ma ny tr e e s ta ke s longe r to sta r t
playback, it is recommended tha t you create albums
with no more than two trees.

Note

• Depending on the software you use to create the
DATA CD, the playback order may differ from the
illustration.

• The pla yback order above may not be applicable if
there are more than 200 albums and 300 files in each
album.

• The sys te m can recognize up to 200 albums (the
system will count just albums, including albums that
do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image
files). The system will not play a ny albums beyond
the 200th album.

• The sys te m m ay ta ke longer time to playback, when
progressing to the following album or jump to other
album.

• Som e ty pe of JPEG file s ca nnot be played.

Track (MP3 audio) or

Album

File (JPEG image)

When you in sert a DATA CD an d pr ess H, the
numbered tracks (or files) are played
sequentially, from 1 through 7. Any sub­albums/tracks (or files) contained within a

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44

Playing DATA CDs with MP3 Audio Trac k and JPEG Image Files

(

3 0

)

3

ROCK BEST HIT
KARAOKE
MY FAVOURITE SONG
R&B
JAZZ
CLASSIC
SALSA OF CUBA
BOSSA NOVA

Playing Discs

MP3 audio tracks and J PEG i m age files
recorded on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/
CD-RWs) can be played on this system.

PICTURE
NAVI

MENU

C/X/x/c

ENTER

H

Tip

• You can view the disc information while playing
MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files (pa ge 56).

• You can select Repeat Play while p laying M P3 audio
tracks and JPEG image files (page 39) and [AUDIO]
while playing an MP3 audio track ( pa ge60).

x

Selecting an album

1 Load a DATA CD.

The list of albums re corded on the DATA
CD appears. When an album is being
played, its title is shaded.
You can turn the album list on and off by
pressing MENU.

2 Press X/x to select the album you want

and press H.

The system starts playing the selected
album.

To stop playback

Press x.

To play the next or previous MP3
audio track

Press ./>. Note that you can select the
next album by con tinu ing t o pre ss > after the
last track on the first alb um, but that you cann ot
return to the previous album by pressing ..
To return to the previous album, select the
album from the album list.

To play the next or previous JPEG
image file

Press C/c when the Con trol Menu is not
displayed. Note that you can select the next
album by continui ng to press c after the last
image on the first album, but that you cannot
return to the previous album by pressing C. To
return to the previous album, select the album
from the album lis t.

To turn off the display

Press MENU.

Selecting an MP3 audio tra ck

1 Load a DATA CD.

The albums recorded on the DATA CD
appear. When an album is being played, its
title is shaded.

2 Press X/x to select an album and press

ENTER.

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The list of tracks cont ai ned in the album
appears.

M Y FAVOURITE SONG
1 ( 2 5 6

WALTZ FOR DEBBY
MY ROMANCE
MILES TONES
MY FUNNY VALENTINE
AUTUM LEAVES
ALL BLUES
SOMEDAY MY PRINCE W...

)

3 Press X/x to select a track and press

ENTER.

The selected track starts playing. You can
turn the track list off by pressing MENU.
Pressing MENU again will display the
album list.

To stop playback

Press x.

To play the next or previous MP3
audio track

Press ./>. Note that you can select the
next album by continuing to press > after the
last track on the first alb um, but th at you ca nnot
return to the previ ous al bum by pressing ..
To return to the previous album, select 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

1 Load a DATA CD.

The albums recorded on the DATA CD
appear. When an alb u m is be in g pl ayed , i ts
title is shaded.

2 Press X/x to select an album and press

PICTURE NAVI.

Images of files in th e album appear in 16
subscreens.

1234

5678

9101112

13 14 15 16

3 Press C/X/x/c to select the image you

want to view and press ENTER.

To play the next or previous JPEG
image file

Press C/c when the Control Menu is not
displayed. Note that you can select the next
album by continuing to press c after the last
image on the first album, but that you cannot
return to the prev ious album by pressing C. To
return to the previous album, select the album
from the album list.

To rotate a JPEG image

When a JPEG image fi l e is di splayed on the
screen, you can rotate the image by 90 degr ees.
Press X/x while viewing an image. Each time
you press X, the image rotates counterclockwise
by 90 degrees.
Example of when you pr e ss X once:

Rotating direction

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Press CLEAR to return to normal view.

Note

• Nothing happens when you press C while playing the
first image file of the album.

• If you press C/c to go to the next or previous image,
the “Rotating a JPEG image” function is canceled.

• The sli de show stops when you press X/x.

Playing Audio Tracks and Images as a Slide Show with Sound

Playing Discs

To stop playback

Press x.

Tip

• A scr oll box is displayed at the right side of the
screen. To display the additional image files, select
the bottom image and press x. To return to the
previous image, select the top im age and press X.

• You can also ch an ge the slide show duration
(page 48) and eff
image file.

ect

(page 49) while playing JPEG

You can play a sli de show with sound by first
placing both MP3 and JPEG files in the same
album on a DATA CD. When you play back the
DATA CD, select [AUTO] mode as explained
below.

X/x

ENTER

H

MENU

DISPLAY

1 Load a DATA CD.
2 Press DISPLAY.

The Control Menu a ppears.

3 Press X/x to select [MODE

(MP3, JPEG)], then press ENTER.

The options for [MODE (MP3, JPEG)]
appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4
T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

AUTO

AUTO
AUDIO (MP3)
IMAGE (JPEG)

DATA CD

MP3

4 Press X/x to select the setting you

want and press ENTER.

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The default setting is underlined.

• [AUTO]

: plays both the JPEG image files
and MP3 audio tra cks in the same album
as a slide show.

• [AUDIO (MP3)]: plays only MP3 audio
tracks continuously.

• [IMAGE (JPEG)]: plays o nly JPEG
image files as a slide show.

5 Press MENU.

The list of albums recorded on the DATA
CD appears.

6 Press X/x to select the album you want

and press H.

The system starts pl aying the selected
album.

You can turn the al bum list on and off by
pressing MENU repeatedly.

Tip

• You can also change the slide show duration
(page 48) and effect (page 49) while playing JPEG
image files.

• If you wa nt to play a slide show to the same audio
track, set the track to Repeat Play (page 39).

• When you select [AUTO], the system can recognize
up to 300 MP3 tracks and 300 JPEG files in a single
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 sele c ted
mode.

Note

• You cannot playback JPEG files and MP3 tracks at
the same time if they are not contained in the same
album.

• Wh en the JPEG im a ge file’s playback duration is
longer than the MP3 audio tr a ck, the image slide
show continues without sound.

• When the MP3 audio track is longer than the JPEG
image file’s playback dura tion, the audio track
continues with no slide show.

• If ther e are no M P3 audi o tr acks and JPEG image
files in the DATA CD, the [No audio data] and [No
image data] messages appear on the screen.

• If you set [ MODE (MP3, JP EG)] to [IMAGE
(JPEG)] on a disc that contains MP3 tracks only or
[AUDIO (MP3)] on a disc that contains JPEG file s
only, you may not able to change the [MODE (MP3,
JPEG)] setting.

• PICTURE NAVI does not work when [AUDIO
(MP3)] is selected.

• If you play large MP3 track data and JPEG image
data at the same time, the sound may skip. It is
recommended that you set th e MP3 bit rate to 128
kbps or lower when creating the file. If the sound still
skips, then reduc e the size of the JPEG file.

Specifyin g t he slide show duration

(JPEG only)

When you play JPEG image files using slide
show, you can specify the duration for slides to
appear on the screen.

1 Press DISPLAY twice.

The Control Menu for JPEG appears.

2 Press X/x to select

[INTERVAL], then press ENTER.

The options for [INTERVAL] appear.

12)

3 (

4)

1(
10 / 29 / 2 004
NORMAL

NORMAL
FAST
SLOW1
SLOW2

DATA CD

JPEG

3 Press X/x to select the setting you

want.

The default setting is underlined.

• [NORMAL]

: sets the duration to about 6
to 9 seconds. (Images that are four million
pixels or more will lengthen the duration.)

• [FAST]: sets the duration shorter than
[NORMAL].

• [SLOW1]: Sets the duration longer than
[NORMAL].

• [SLOW2]: Sets the duration longer than
[SLOW1].

4 Press ENTER.

The selected setting takes effect.

Note

• Som e JPEG files may take longer to display than
others, which may make the duration see ms longer
that the option you selected. Especially progressive
JPEG files or JPEG files of 3,000,000 pixels or more.

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Selecting an effect for image files in the 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 ENTER.

The options for [EFFECT] appear.

12)

3 (

4)

1(

1 0 / 2 3 / 2 0 0 4

MODE1

MODE1
MODE2
MODE3
MODE4
MODE5
OFF

DATA CD

JPEG

Enjoying DivX® Videos

Playing Discs

MENU

C/X/x/c

ENTER

H

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 from
left to right of the screen.

• [MODE3]: The image stretches out from
the center of the sc reen.

• [MODE4]: The images randomly cycle
through the effects.

• [MODE5]: The next image slides over the
previous image.

• [OFF]: Turns off this function.

4 Press ENTER.

The selected setting takes effect.

About DivX Video Files

DivX® is a video file compression technology,
developed by D iv XNet wo rks , Inc. Th is pr od uct
is an official DivX® Certified product.
You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that
contain DivX® video files.

DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that
the system can play

Playback of DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/
CD-RWs) and DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD­RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs) on this system is
subject to certain conditions:

– With DATA CDs that contain DivX video

files in addit ion to MP3 aud io tr acks or JPEG
image files, the system plays only the DivX
video files.

– With DATA DVDs, the system plays DivX

video files only . An y data other than DivX
video file, such as MP3 audio tracks and

JPEG image files, are not pl ayed.
However, this system only plays DATA CDs
whose logical format is ISO 9660 Level 1/Level
2 or Joliet, and DATA DVDs of Universal Disk
Format (UDF).

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GB

You can also play DATA CDs record ed in Multi
Session (page 43), although DATA DVDs
recorded in Multi Session are not playable.
Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc
drives and the record ing so ftware (not sup plied)
for details on the recording format.

About playback order of data on
DATA CDs or DATA DVDs

See “Playback order of MP3 audio tracks or
JPEG image files” (page 44). Note that the
playback order may not be applicable,
depending on the software used for creating the
DivX video file, or if there are more than 200
albums and 600 DivX video files in each album.

Note

• The system may not be able to play some DATA
CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write
format.

DivX video files that the system
can play

The system can play data that is recorded in
DivX format, and which has the extensi on
“.AVI,” or “.DIVX.” The system will not pla y
files with the extension “.AVI” or “.DIVX” if
they do not contain a D i vX vi deo.

Tip

• For details about playable MP3 audio tracks or JPEG
image files on DATA CDs, see “Disc s that the system
can play” (page 43).

Note

• The system may not play a DivX video file when the
file has been combined from two or more DivX video
files.

• The system cannot play a DivX video file of size
more than 720 (width) x 576 (height) or 2GB.

• Depending on the DivX video file, the picture may be
unclear or the sound may skip.

• The system cannot play some DivX video files that
are longer than 3 hours.

Playing DivX Video Files

You can play DivX vi deo files on DATA CDs
(CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) and DATA
DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/
DVD+RWs).

Tip

• You can view the disc information while playing a
DivX video file (page 56).

Note

• If there are no DivX video files recorded on a DATA
DVD, a message appears to indicate that the disc is
not playable.

• Depending on the DivX video file, the picture may
pause or be unclear. In which case, it is recommended
that you create the fi le at a lo wer bit r ate. If the s ound
is still noisy, MP3 is the recommended audio format.
Note, however, this system does not conform to
WMA (Windows Media Audio) format.

• Becau se of the compression technology used for
DivX video files, it may take some time after you
press H for the picture to appear.

• Depending on the DivX video file, the sound may not
match the pictures on the screen.

Selecting an album

1 Press MENU.

A list of albums on th e disc appears. Only
albums that contain DivX vide o fi les are
listed.

( 3 )

3

SUMMER 2003
NEW YEAR'S DAY
MY FAVOURITES

2 Press X/x to select the album you want

to play.

3 Press H.

The system starts playing the selected
album.

To select DivX video files, see “Selecting a
DivX video file” (pa ge 51).

To stop playback

Press x.

To go to the next or previous
page

Press C/c.

To turn off the display

Press MENU repeatedly.

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Selecting a DivX video file

1 After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,”

press ENTER.

The list of files in the album appears.

M Y FAVOURITES
1 ( 2

HAWAII 2004
VENUS

)

2 Press X/x to select a file and press

ENTER.

The selected file starts playing.

To stop playback

Press x.

To go to the next or previous
page

Press C/c.

To return to the previous display

Press O RETURN.

To play the next or previous DivX
video file 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 sele ct the first file of th e 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 times is preset, you can play
the DivX video files as many time s as the prese t
number. The following occurrences are counted:

– when the system is turned off.
– when the disc tray is opened.
– when another file is played.

Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound

(A/V SYNC)

When the sound does not match the pictures on
the screen, you can adjust the delay between the
picture and sound.

X/x
ENTER

DISPLAY

1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode.

The Control Menu a ppears.

2 Press X/x to select [A/V

SYNC], then press ENTER.

The options for [A/ V SY NC] appear.

)

1 ( 4 4
3
T

OFF
OFF
ON

(

)

2 8

1 : 3 0 : 5 0

DVD-RW

3 Press X/x to select the setting.

• [OFF]: does not adjust.

• [ON]: adjusts the difference between
picture and sound.

Note

• Depending the input stream, this function may not be
effective.

Playing Discs

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Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc

(Scan, Slow-motion Play, Freeze
Frame)

You can quickly locate a particular point on a
disc by monitoring the picture or playing back
slowly.

/

H

Note

• Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be
able to do some of the operations described.

Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse (Scan)

(except for JPEG)

Press m or M while play i ng a disc.
When you find the point you want, press H to
return to normal speed . Ea ch time you press
m or M during scan, the playback speed
changes. Wi th each pr ess t he indi cation changes
as shown below. A ct ual speeds may differ with
some discs.

SLOW /

m/M

X

Playback directio n

×2B t 1M t 2M t 3M

3M (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DivX video/VIDEO
CD only)
×2B (DVD VIDEO/Super Audio CD/CD only)

Opposite direction

×2b t 1m t 2m t 3m

3m (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DivX video/VIDEO
CD only)
×2b (DVD VIDEO only)

The “×2B”/“×2b” playback speed is about
twice the normal speed. The “3M”/“3m”
playback speed is faster than the “2M”/
“2m” and the “2M”/“2m” playback speed
is faster than “1M”/“1m.”

Watching frame by fram e (Slow-motion Play)

(DVD, DVD-RW, DivX vide o, VIDEO CD
only)

Press m or M when the system is in
pause mode. To return to the normal playback
speed, press H. Eac h time yo u press m or
M during Slow-motion Pl ay , th e pl ayba ck
speed changes. Tw o speeds are available. With
each press the indication changes as follows:

Playback directio n

2 y 1

Opposite direction (DVD VIDEO only)

2 y 1

The “2 ”/“2 ” playback speed is sl ow er
than “1 ”/“1 .”

Playing one fram e at a time (Freeze Frame)

(except for Super Audio CD, CD, and
JPEG)

When the system i s i n the pause mode, pr ess

(step) to go to the n ext frame. Press
(step) to go to the preceding frame

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(DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only). To return to
normal playback, press H.

Note

• You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW in
VR mode.

• For DATA CDs, this function works only for DivX
video files.

Searching for a Ti tl e/ Chapter/Track/Scene, etc.

You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and
you can search a VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/
CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD by track, index, or
scene. As titles and tracks are assigned uniqu e
numbers on th e di sc, you can select the desired
one by entering its number. Or, you can search
for a scene using the time code.

Number
buttons

CLEAR

X/x

ENTER

DISPLAY

Playing Discs

1 Press DISPLAY. (When playing a

DATA CD with JPEG image files, press

DISPLAY twice.)

The Control Menu a ppears.

2 Press X/x to select the search method.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

[TITLE]
[CHAPTER]
[TIME/TEXT]

Select [TIME/TEXT] to search for a
starting point by inputting the time code.

x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super
VCD without PBC Playback

[TRACK]

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[INDEX]

x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super
VCD with PBC Playback

[SCENE]

x When playing a Super Audio CD

[TRACK]
[INDEX]

x When playing a CD

[TRACK]

x When playing a DATA CD (MP3
audio)

[ALBUM]
[TRACK]

x When playing a DATA CD (JPEG file)

[ALBUM]
[FILE]

x When playing a DviX video

[ALBUM]
[FILE]

Example: when you select
[CHAPTER]

[** (**)] is se lected (** refe rs to a number ).
The number in parentheses indicates the

total number of titles, chapters, tracks,
indexes, scenes, albums or files.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4
T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

Selected row

DVD VIDEO

3 Press ENTER.

[** (**)] changes to [– – (**)].

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

T

( 3 4

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD VIDEO

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 an other number.

5 Press ENTER.

The system starts playback from the
selected number .

To search for a scene using the
time code (DVD VIDEO only)

1 In Step 2, select [TIME/TEXT].

[T **:**:**] (playing time o f the current title)
is selected.

2 Press ENTER.

[T **:**:**] chan ges to [T --:--:--].

3 Input the time code using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.

For example, to fin d th e scene at 2 hours, 10
minutes, and 20 seconds after the beginning,
just enter [2:10:20].

Tip

• When the Control Menu display is turned off, you can
search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW), track
(Super Audio CD/CD), or file (DATA CD (DivX
video)/DATA DVD) by pressing the number buttons
and ENTER.

Note

• You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW using
the time code.

• The ti tle , chapter or track number displayed is the
same number recorded on the disc.

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Searching by Scene

(Picture Navigation)

You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and
find the desired scene quickly.

PICTURE
NAVI

C/X/x/c

ENTER

DISPLAY

1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback.

The following disp la y appears.

1

4

7

2

5

8

3

6

9

4 Press C/X/x/c to select a title, chapter,

or track, and press ENTER.

Playback star t s from the selected scene.

To return to normal play during
setting

Press O RETURN or DISPLAY.

Tip

• If there are more than 9 titles, chapters, or tracks, V is
displayed at the bottom right of th e sc r een.
To display the additi ona l titles, chapters, or tracks,
select the bottom scenes and press x. To return to the
previous scene, select the top scene s a nd pr es s X.

Note

• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to select
some items.

Playing Discs

CHAPTER VIEWER

ENTER

2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to

select an item.

• [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only):
displays the first scene of each title.

• [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO
only): displays the first scene of each
chapter.

• [TRACK VIEWER] (VIDEO CD/
Super VCD only): display s the firs t scene
of each track.

3 Press ENTER.

The first scene of ea ch title, chapter, or
track appears as follows.

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Viewing Information About the Disc

DISPLAY

DISPLAY

Viewing the Playing Time and Remaining Time in the Front Panel Display

You can check disc information, such as the
remaining time, total number of ti tles in a DVD,
tracks in a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, or
MP3, file nam e of a DivX vide o u s i ng the front
panel display (page 97).

Press DISPLAY.

Each time you press DISPLAY while playing
the disc, the display changes as shown in the
charts.

When playing a DVD VIDEO or
DVD-RW

t P laying time and number of the current

title

r

Remaining time of the current title

r

Playing time and number of the current
chapter

r

Remaining time of the current chapter

r

Disc name

r

Title and chapte r

r

The display returns to the top image af ter
2 seconds.

When playing a DATA CD (DivX
video) or DATA DVD (DivX video)

t P laying time of the current file

r

Current file name

r

Current album and f il e number

r

The display returns to the top image af ter
2 seconds.

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When playing a VIDEO CD
(without PBC functions), Super
Audio CD, or CD

t Playing time of the current track

r

Remaining time of the current track

r

Playing time of the disc

r

Remaining time of the disc

r

Disc name

r

Track and index*

r

The display returns to the top image af ter
2 seconds.

* Except for CD.

[AUDIO (MP3)] (page 47), the “NO AUDIO”
message appears on the front panel di spla y.

• If you play a disc containing MP3 files only and you
set [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] to [IMAGE (JPEG)]
(page 47), the “NO IMAGE” message appears on the
front panel display.

Viewing the Station Name or Frequency in the front panel display

When the system is set to “TUNER AM” or
“TUNER FM,” yo u can check the frequency
using the front panel display.

Press DISPLAY.

Each time you press DISPLAY, the display
changes as shown in the charts.

t Station name*

Frequency*

1

r

2

Playing Discs

When playing an MP3

t Playing time and current track number

r

Track (file) name

Tip

• When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the
playing time is displayed.

• When pla yi ng VI DEO CDs wi thout PBC functions,
the track number and the index number are displayed
after the Disc nam e.

• You can al so ch eck the time information and text
using the Control Menu.

Note

• If the disc does not contain text, the Disc name or the
Track (file) name is displayed “NO TEXT.”

• The sys te m c an onl y display the first level of the
DVD/CD text, such as the Disc name or title.

• If an MP3 f ile na me cannot be displayed, “*” will
appear in the front panel display instead.

• The dis c name or tr ack na me ma y not be displayed
depending on the text.

• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks and DivX video
files may not be displayed correct ly.

• If you play a disc containing JPEG image files only
and you set [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] to [AUTO] or

*1This is displayed if you have entered a name for a

preset station (page76).

2

Returns to the original display when several seconds

*

has elapsed.

Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time

You can check the playing time and remaining
time of the current tit le, chapter, or track, and the
total playing time or remaining time of th e disc.
You can also check the DVD text and MP3
folder name/file name recorded on the disc.

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The following display appears.

T 1:01:57

Time information

2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change

the time information.

The display and the ki nds of time that you
can check depend on t he disc you are
playing.

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x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD­RW

• 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 c ha pt er

x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC
functions)

• **:**
Playing time of the current scene

x When playing a VIDEO CD (without
PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD

• T **:**
Playing time of the current track

• T–**:**
Remaining time of the current track

•D **:**
Playing time of the current disc

• D–**:**
Remaining time of the current disc

x When playing a DATA CD (MP3
audio)

• T **:**
Playing time of the current track

x When playing a DATA CD (DivX
video)/DATA DVD (DivX video)

• **:**:**
Playing time of the current file

Note

• O nly a lphabetical letters and numbers can be
displayed.

• Depending on the type of disc being played, the
system can only display a limite d n umber of
characters. Also, depending on the disc , not a ll text
characters will be displayed.

Checking the play i nformation of the Disc

To check DVD/Super Audio CD/CD
text

Press DISPLAY re peatedly in Step 2 to display
text recorded on the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD.

The DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text appears
only when text is recor ded in the disc. You
cannot change the t ext. If the disc does not
contain text, “NO TE X T” appears.

BRAHMS SYMPHONY

To check DATA CD (MP3 audio/
DivX video)/DATA DVD (DivX
video) text

By pressing DISPLAY while playing MP3
audio tracks on a DATA CD or DivX video files
on a DATA CD/DATA DVD, you can display
the name of the album/track/file, and the audio
bit rate (the amount of data per second of the
current audio) on your TV screen.

Bit rate*

128k

17:30T

JAZZ
RIVER SIDE

Album name Track/file name

* Appears when:

– playing an MP3 audio track on DATA CDs.
– 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 informatio n during
playback when the Exif* tag is recorded in the
JPEG image data.

Press DISPLAY twice during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

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)

1 ( 8

)

1 ( 2 0
01/ 01/ 2003

DATA CD

JPEG

Date information

* “Exchangeable Image File Format” is a digital

camera image format defined by the Japan
Electronics and Information Technology Industries
Association (JEITA).

Tip

• Date information is [YYYY/MM/DD].
YYYY: Year
MM: Month
DD: Day

Note

• If there is no date information or data is damaged on
the disc, the system cannot dis pla y the date
information.

• Date information differs depending on the area.

Playing Discs

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Sound Adjustments

Changing the Sound

When playing a DVD VIDEO or DATA CD/
DATA DVD (DivX video files) recorded in
multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital,
MPEG audio, or DTS), you can change the
audio format. If the DVD VIDEO is recorded
with multilingual tracks, you can also change the
language.
With VIDEO CDs, CDs, or DATA CDs, you
can select the sound from the right or left
channel and listen to the sound of the selected
channel through both the right and left speakers.
For example, when playing a disc containing a
song with the vocals on the right channel and the
instruments on the left channel, you can hear the
instruments from both speakers by selecting the
left channel.

AUDIO

1 Press AUDIO during playback.

The following display appears.

1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the

desired audio signal.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO

Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice
of language varies.

When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a
language code. Refer to “ L anguage Code
List” (page 95) to see which language the
code represents. When the same language is
displayed two or more times, the DVD
VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio
formats.

x When playing a DVD-RW

The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc
are displayed. The default setting is
underlined.
Example:

• [1: MAIN]

• [1: SUB] (sub sound)

• [1: MAIN+SU B ] ( m ain 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 record ed on
the disc.

x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, or
DATA CD (MP3 audio)

The default setting is underlined.

• [STEREO]

• [1/L]: the sound of th e l ef t c hannel

(monaural)

• [2/R]: the sound of the right channel

(monaural)

x When playing a DATA CD (DivX
video) or DATA DVD (DivX video)

The choice of DATA CD or DATA DVD
audio signal formats differ, depending on
the DivX video file contained on the disc.
The format is shown in the display.

x When playing a Super VCD

The default setting is underlined.

• [1:STEREO]

audio track 1

• [1:1/L]: the sound of t he l ef t channel of

the audio track 1 (monaural)

• [1:2/R]: the sound of t he r ig ht channel of

the audio track 1 (monaural)

(main sound)

: the standard stereo sound

: the stereo soun d of the

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• [2:STEREO]: the ster eo s ound of the
audio track 2

• [2:1/L]: the soun d of th e l eft channel of
the audio track 2 (monaural)

• [2:2/R]: the sound of the right channel of
the audio track 2 (monaural)

Note

• While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track
2 is not recorded, no sound will come out when you
select [2:STEREO], [2:1/L], or [2:2/R].

• You cannot change the sound for Super Audio CDs.

Checking the audio signal format

(DVD, DivX video only)

If you press AUDIO repeatedly during
playback, the format of the current audio signal
(PCM, Dolby Di gi t al, DTS, etc.) appears as
shown below .

x When playing a DVD VIDEO

Example:

Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

LFE (Low

Surround (L/R)

Frequency Effect)

x When playing a DATA CD (DivX video) or
DATA DVD (DivX video)

Example:

MP3 audio

1:

MP3 128k

Bit rate

About audio signals

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 signal s.

• LFE (Low Frequ ency Effect) signal

Sound Adjustments

1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL

Front (L/R) +
Center

Example:

Dolby Digital 3 ch

Front (L/R)

2:SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL

3 / 2 .1

LRC

LFE

LS RS

Currently playing
program format

Surround
(Monaural)

2 / 1

LR

S

Currently playing
program format

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Enjoying Surround Sound by Using Sound Field

Sound field Display

2 CHANNEL STEREO 2CH STEREO
HEADPHONE VIRTUAL HP VIRTUAL
HEADPHONE 2CHANNEL

STEREO

HP 2CH

You can take advantage of surround sound
simply by selectin g one of system’s pre­programmed so und fields. They bring the
exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters
into your home.

SOUND
FIELD

C/c

Press SOUND FIELD.

Each time you press SOUND FIELD repeatedly
until the sound field you want appears in the
front panel display.
You can also select the sound field by pressing
C/c.

All sound field

Sound field Display

AUTO FORMAT DIRECT
AUTO

Dolby Pro Logic PRO LOGIC
Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE PLII MOVIE
Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC PLII MUSIC
VIRTUAL MULTI

DIMENSION
MULTI ST. MULTI ST.
ROCK ROCK
POP POP
JAZZ JAZZ
CLASSIC CLASSIC
NIGHT NIGHT

A.F.D. AUTO

V.M.DIM.

Automatic outputting of the original sound

x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO

The auto decoding function automatically
detects the type of audio signal being input
(Dolby Digital, DTS, or standard 2 channel
stereo) and performs the proper decoding if
necessary. This mode presents the sound as it
was recorded/encoded, without adding any
effects (e.g. reverberation).
However, if ther e are no low frequency sign al s
(Dolby Digital LFE, etc.), it will generate a low
frequency sign al for output to the subwoofer .

Using only the front speaker and subwoofe r

x 2 CHANNEL STEREO

This mode outputs the sound from the fro nt lef t
and right speakers and subwoofer. Standard 2
channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the
sound field processing. Multi channel surround
formats are dow n mixed to two channels.
This allows you to play any source using only
the front left and ri ght speakers and subwoofer.

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 decodi ng t o the in put s igna l and ou tput to
front, center, and surround speakers.
Meanwhile, the s urround channel becomes
monaural.

x Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC

Dolby Pro Log ic II produc es five full -bandwidth
output channels from 2 channel sources. This is
done using an adva nced, high-purity matrix
surround decoder that extracts the spatial

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properties of the or ig inal recording without
adding any new sounds or tonal colorations.

Note

• When the input signal is multi channel source, Dolby
Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC
are canceled and the multi channel source is output
directly.

• When the bilingual broadcast sound is input, Dolby
Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC
are not effective.

Enjoying virtual surround speakers

x VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION

Creates an array of virtual surround speaker
positions higher than the listener from a single
set of actual surr ound speakers.
This mode creates 5 pairs of virtual speakers
surroundi ng the listen er at approxim ately a 30°
angle of elevation. The effect differs according
to the [BEHIND] or [SIDE] setting of the
surround speakers (page 83).

[BEHIND]

LR

Outputting 2 ch annel sourc es from the surround speake r s

x MULTI ST.

This mode outputs 2 channel sources from the
front speakers an d surround speake rs
simultaneously. The sound that is output from
the surround s peakers is same as the sound th at
is output from the front speakers.

Tip

• When you select “MULTI ST.,” “LINK” lights up in
the front panel display.

Selecting a sound field for music

x ROCK, POP, JAZZ, CLASSIC

The each mode provided sound to suit the
source.

Enjoying the sound at low volume

x NIGHT

You can enjoy sound effects or dialogue, as you
would in a movie theater, even at low volume. It
is useful for watching movies at night.
In this mode, the sound is output from the front
speakers only. When a 2 channel source is
played, this function is not effective.

Sound Adjustments

[SIDE]

SL SR

LR

SL

L: Front speaker (left)
R: Front speaker (right)
SL: Surround speake r ( le ft )
SR: Surround speake r ( ri ght)

: Virtual speaker

Enjoying the surround sound by headphones

x HEADPHONE VIRTUAL

This mode output s the sound as surround from

SR

headphone L/R.
This mode is effective only when a multi
channel source i s played.

x HEADPHONE 2CHANNEL STEREO

This mode outputs the sound from headphone L/
R. Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources
completely bypass the sound field processing .
Multi channel surround formats are downmixed
to two channels.

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To turn the surround effect off

Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until “A.F.D.
AUTO” or “2CH STEREO” appears in the front
panel display.

Enjoying TV or VCR Sound from All Speakers

You can enjoy TV or VCR sound from all
speakers of this system.
For details, see “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 25)
and “Step 4: Other Component Hookup”
(page 30).

FUNCTION

SOUND
FIELD

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until

“VIDEO” (“ATTENUATE” setting “ATT
OFF”) or “SAT” (“ATTENUATE” setting
“ATT ON”) appears in the front pa ne l
display.

For details on “ATTENUATE,” see page

74.

2 Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until

the sound field you want appears in the
front panel display.

When you want to output the TV sound or
stereo sound of a 2 channel source from the
6 speakers, selec t the “Dolby Pro Logic,”
“Dolby Pro Logic II MO VIE,” or “Dolby
Pro Logic II MUSIC” s ound field.

Note

• When you select the “NIGHT” sound field (page 62),
the sound is output from the front speakers only.

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Using the Sound Effect

DSGX

Reinforcing bass fr eq uencies

You can reinforce ba ss frequencies.

Press DSGX.

Bass frequencies are effectively rein forced.

To turn off the sound effect

Press DSGX again.

Note

• When you c onne c t head phones to the system, the
DSGX function does not work.

• Depending on the input stream, the DSGX function
may not be effective.

Sound Adjustments

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Using Various Additiona l Funct io ns

Changing the Angles

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are
recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change the
viewing angle.
For example , w h i l e playing a scene of a tr ain in
motion, you can display the view from either the
front of the train, the left window of the train , or
from the righ t window with out having the train’s
movement interrupted.

ANGLE

Press ANGLE during playback.

Each time you press ANGLE, the angle changes.

Note

• Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able
to change the an gle ev en i f mult i- angle s are recorded
on the DVD VIDEO.

Displaying the Subtitles

If subtitles are recorded on a disc, you can turn
the subtitles on or off while playing. If
multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc,
you can change the sub ti t le la nguage while
playing, or turn the subtitles on or off whenever
you want. You can select a language you are
learning, for example, and turn on the subtitles
for better understanding.

SUBTITLE

Press SUBTITLE during playback.

Each time you press SUBTITLE, the subtitle
language change s.

Note

• Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able
to change the subtitles eve n if multilingual subtitles
are recorded on it. You also may not be able to turn
them off.

• You can change the subtitles if the Di vX video file
has an “.AVI” or “.DIVX” extension and contains
subtitle information within the same file.

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Locking Discs

(CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL,
PARENTAL CONTROL)

You can set 2 kind s of playback restrictions for
the desired disc.

• Custom Parental Control
You can set playback restrictions so that the
system will not play inappropriate discs.

• Parental Control
Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be
limited according to a predetermined level
such as the age of th e users. Scenes ma y be
blocked or replac ed w ith different scenes.

The same password i s us ed for both Custom
Parental Control and Parental Control.

Number
buttons

3 Press X/x to select

[PARENTAL CONTROL], then press
ENTER.

The options for [PARENTAL CONTROL]
appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4
T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF
ON
PLAYER
PASSWORD

DVD VIDEO

4 Press X/x to select [ON t], then press

ENTER.
x If you have not entered a password

The display f or regi ste ri ng a ne w pa ss wor d
appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password,

ENTER

then press

.

Using Various Additional Functions

C/X/x

ENTER

DISPLAY

x

Preventing playback of specific discs [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL]

You can set the same C ustom Parental Con trol
password for up to 40 discs. When you set the
41st-disc, the first di s c is canceled.

1 Insert the disc you want to lock.

If the disc is playing, press x to stop
playback.

2 Press DISPLAY while the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu ap pears.

Enter a 4-digit password using t he number
buttons, then press ENTER.

The display for conf irm i ng t he password
appears.

x When you have already registered a
password

The display for en te ri ng the password
appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

ENTER

.

5 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password

using the number buttons, then press
ENTER.

[Custom parental control is set.] appears
and the screen re turns to the Control Menu.

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To turn off the Custom Parental
Control function

1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of “Preventing

playback of specific discs [CUSTOM
PARENTAL CONTROL].”

2 Press X/x to select [OFF t], then press

ENTER.

3 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

To play 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.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

Custom parental control is already
set. To play, enter your password

ENTER

and press

.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

The system is ready for pla yb ack.

Tip

• If you forget your password, enter the 6-digit number
“199703” using the number buttons when the
[CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL] display asks
you for your password, then press ENTER. The
display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password.

2 Press X/x to select

[PARENTAL CONTROL], then press
ENTER.

The options for [PARENTAL CONTROL]
appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4
T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF
ON
PLAYER
PASSWORD

DVD VIDEO

3 Press X/x to select [PLAYER t], then

press ENTER.
x If you have not entered a password

The display for registering a new password
appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password,

ENTER

then press

.

Enter a 4-digit pass w or d using the number
buttons, then press ENTE R.

The display for confirming the password
appears.

x When you have already registered a
password

The display for entering the password
appears.

Limiting pla yback for c hildren [PARENTAL CONTROL]

(DVD only)

Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited
according to a predetermined level such as th e
age of the users. Th e [PARENTAL CONTROL ]
function allows you to set a p la yback limitation
level.

1 Press DISPLAY while the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Men u appears.

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PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

ENTER

.

4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password

using the number buttons, then press
ENTER.

The display for set t ing the playback
limitation level appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF
STANDARD:

USA

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:
STANDARD: USA

4: PG13

5 Press X/x to select [STANDARD], then

press ENTER.

The selection items for [STANDARD] are
displayed.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:
STANDARD:

OFF
USA
USA

OTHERS

6 Press X/x to select a geographic area

as the playback limitation level, then
press ENTER.

The area is selected.
When you select [OTHERS t], s elec t and

enter a standard code in the table on page 70
using the number bu t to ns.

7 Press X/x to select [LEVEL], then press

ENTER.

The selection items for [L EVEL ] are
displayed.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF
STANDARD:

OFF

8:

NC17

7:
6:
5:

R

8 Press X/x to select the level you want,

then press ENTER.

Parental Control setting is complete.

The lower the value, the stricter the
limitation.

To turn off the Parental Control
function

Set [LEVEL] to [OFF] in Step 8.

To play a disc for which Parental
Control is set

1 Insert the disc and press H.

The display for ent ering your password
appears.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

The system starts playback.

Tip

• I f you forge t 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 ENTE R. Th e
display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password.
After you enter a new 4-digit password, replace the
disc in the system and press H. When th e display for
entering your password appears, enter your ne w
password.

Note

• The Control Menu display will show different items
depending on the disc type.

• W he n you pla y discs whic h do n ot ha ve the Par e nta l
Control function, playback cannot be limited on this
system.

• Depending on the disc, you may be asked to change
the parental control level while playing the disc. In
this case, enter your pas sword, then chan ge the le vel.
If the Resume Play mode is canceled , the leve l returns
to the previous level.

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Area Code

Standard Code

Argentina 2044
Australia 2047
Austria 2046
Belgium 2057
Brazil 2070
Canada 2079
Chile 2090
China 2092
Denmark 2115
Finland 2165
France 2174
Germany 2109
India 2248
Indonesia 2238
Italy 2254
Japan 2276
Korea 2304

number

Standard Code

Malaysia 2363
Mexico 2362
Netherlands 2376
New

Zealand
Norway 2379
Pakistan 2427
Philippines 2424
Portugal 2436
Russia 2489
Singapore 2501
Spain 2149
Sweden 2499
Switzerland 2086
Thailand 2528
United

Kingdom

number

2390

2184

6 To confirm your password, re-enter it

using the number buttons, then press
ENTER.

If you make a mistake entering
your password

Press C before you press ENTER and input the
correct numbe r.

Changing the password

1 Press DISPLAY while the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Men u appears.

2 Press X/x to select

[PARENTAL CONTROL], then press
ENTER.

The options for [PARENTAL CONTROL]
appear.

3 Press X/x to select [PASSWORD t],

then press ENTER.

The display for enteri ng the password
appears.

4 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

5 Enter a new 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

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Other Operations

Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote

By adjusting the remote signal, you can control
your TV with the supplied remote.

TV ?/1

TV/VIDEO

Number
buttons

ENTER

TV

Note

• If you enter a new code number, the code number
previously entered will be erased.

• When you r e pla c e the ba tte r ie s of the remote, the
code number may reset itself to the default (SONY)
setting. Reset the appropri at e code n umber.

Controlling TVs with the remote

Press and hold TV [/1 while entering your
TV’s manufacturer’s code (see the table)
using the number buttons. Then release TV
[/1.

If you set successfully the manufacturer’s code,
the remote transmits the on/off signal of the TV.

Code numbers of controllable TVs

If more than one code number is listed, try
entering them one at a time until you find the one
that works with your TV.

TV VOL +/–
TV CH –/+

TV

Manufacturer Code number

SONY 01
DAEWOO 02
GRUNDIG 16
HITACHI 02, 04
JVC 05
MITSUBISHI/MGA 02, 06
PANASONIC 12, 15
PHILIPS 13, 14
SAMSUNG 02, 07, 13
SANYO 03
SHARP 08
THOMSON 09
TOSHIBA 08, 10, 11

To control the TV

You can control the TV by using following
buttons.

By pressing You can

TV [/1 Turn the TV on or off.
TV/VIDEO Switch the TV’s input source

TV VOL +/–
while pressing
the TV button

TV CH +/– while
pressing the TV
button

Number buttons
while pressing
the TV button*

* Only for th e Sony TVs.

between the TV and other input
sources.

Adjust the TV volume.

Select the TV channel.

Select the TV channel.

You can select the TV channels by using the
number butto ns.
To select the TV channels , press the number
buttons, th en ENTER.

Note

• Depending on the TV, you may not be able to control
your TV or to use some of the buttons above.

Other Operations

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Using the THEATRE SYNC Function

THEATRE SYNC allows you to turn on your
SONY TV and this system, changes the system
mode to “DVD, ” and then switches the TV’s
input source you s et wit h one button push.

THEATRE

TV/VIDEO

Number
buttons

CLEAR

SYNC

ALBUM –/+

By pressing Number TV’s input source

TV/VIDEO 0 No input source

(Default)
1VIDEO1
2VIDEO2
3VIDEO3
4VIDEO4
5VIDEO5
6VIDEO6
7VIDEO7
8VIDEO8
9* COMPONENT 1

INPUT
CLEAR* COMPONENT 2

INPUT
ALBUM –* COMPONENT 3

INPUT
ALBUM +* COMPONENT 4

INPUT

TV CH +

Preparing for the THEATRE SYNC function

Register the TV’s input source connected to this
system.

Press and hold TV/VIDEO while entering
the code for the TV’s input source
connected to this system (see the table)
using the number buttons.

The TV’s input source is selected.
Set your TV’s input to the input you used to
connect the system. For details, see the
instructions of your TV.

* Except for North Ame ric an models.

Operating for the THEATRE SYNC function

Point the remo te to t he dir ection o f TV a nd th is
system, then press THEATRE SYNC once.

If this function does not work, change the
transmit time. The transmit time varies
depending on the TV.

To change the transmit time

Press and hold TV CH + while entering the
code for transmit time (see the table) using the
number buttons.

The transmit time from the remote is selected.

By pressing Number Transmit time

TV CH + 1 0.5 (Default )

21

31.5
42

52.5
63

73.5
84

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Note

• This fu nc tion 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 th e direction of the TV
and this system while entering the code.

Enjoying the Sound of Other Components

AMP MENU

X/x/c

ENTER

Selecting the connecte d component

You can use a VCR or oth er components
connected to the VIDEO/SAT jacks on the rear
panel or AUDIO IN jack on the front panel.
Refer to the operation manual supplied with the
components for further information on the
operation.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “VIDEO,”
“SAT,” or “AUDIO” appears in the front
panel display.

Each time you press FUNCTION, the mode of
the system changes in the following sequence.

When “ATTENUATE” is set to “ATT OFF.”

DVD t TUNER FM t TUNER AM t
VIDEO t AUDIO t DVD t ...

When “ATTENUATE” is set to “ATT ON.”

DVD t TUNER FM t TUNER AM t SAT
t AUDIO t DVD t …

FUNCTION

Other Operations

For details on “ATTENUATE,” see page 74.

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Using a digital satellite receiver or other components with a high audio output level

Connect the satellite receiver to the VIDEO/
SAT jacks on the re ar p anel. You can also
connect the comp onents with a high audio
output level (including 2V r.m.s components,
such as MD, e tc.) t o the VIDEO/ SAT j acks, and
perform the following to prevent distortion
occurring.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until

“VIDEO” appears in the front panel
display.

2 Press AMP MENU.
3 Press X/x repeatedly until

“ATTENUATE” appears in the front
panel display, then press ENTER or c.

4 Press X/x to select “ATT ON” in the

front panel display .

The output level is changed.
When you select “A TT OFF” and press x,

this operation will be canceled.

5 Press ENTER or AMP MENU.

The AMP menu turns of f.
The function name in the front panel
display changes t o “SAT.”

Tip

• To return to the VIDEO function, select “ATT OFF”
at Step 4.

3 Press X/x repeatedly until “ATT ON”

appears in the front panel display.

The output level is changed.
When you select “A TT OFF” and press x,
this operation will be canceled.

4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU.

The AMP menu turns off.

Changing the output level of the sound from the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel

Depending on the component, distortion occurs
because of the input level when listening to the
component that is connected to the AUDIO IN
jack on the front pa nel.
To prevent this, you can change the output level
of the sound from the AUDIO IN jack on the
front panel.

1 Press AMP MENU.
2 Press X/x repeate d ly until “AUDIO

ATT” appears in the front panel
display, then press ENTER or c.

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Enjoying the Radio

–

TUNER
MENU

CLEAR

C/X/x/c

ENTER

TUNING –/+

FUNCTION

VOLUME +/
PRESET

–/+

Presetting radio st at io ns

You can preset 20 FM stations, and 10 AM
stations. Before tuning, make sure to turn down
the volume to minimum.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the

band you want appears in the front
panel display.

2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until the

auto scanning starts.

Scanning stop s w hen the system tunes in a
station. “TUNED ” and “ST” (for stereo
program) appear in the front panel display.

6 Press X/x to select the preset number

you want.

7 Press ENTER.

The station is stored.

Other Operations

8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other stations.

To change the preset number

Restart from Step 1.

To change the AM tuning interval
(except for Middle Eastern
model)

The AM tuning inte rval can be set to either
10 kHz or 9 kHz.
To change the AM tuning interval, first tune in
any AM station, then turn off the system by
pressing "/1 on the system. While holding down
> (on the system), press "/1 on the system to
turn on the power. If you change the interval,
AM preset stations will be erased.
To reset the interval, rep e at the same procedure.

Listening to the radio

3 Press TUNER MENU.
4 Press C/X/x/c repeatedly until

“MEMORY” appears in the front panel
display.

5 Press ENTER.

A preset number appears in the fron t pan el
display.

Preset radio stations in the system’s memory
first (see “Presetting radio stations” (page75)).

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “FM”

or “AM” appears in the front panel
display.

The last received station is tuned in.

2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to

select the preset station you want.

Each time you press the button, the system
tunes in one pres et station.

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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 –. Press x when you stop the automatic
tuning.

Tip

• If an FM program is noisy, press FM MODE so that
“MONO” appears in the front panel display. There
will be no stereo effect, but the reception will
improve. Press the butt on ag ain to restore the stereo
effect.

• To improve reception, reorient the sup plied anten nas
(aerials).

• You can check the frequency by pressing DISPLAY
repeatedly (page 57).

Naming preset stations

You can enter a name for preset stations. These
names (for exam ple, “XYZ”) appear in the
system’s front panel display when a station is
selected.
Note that no more than one n ame can be entered
for each preset st at i on.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “FM”

or “AM” appears in the front panel
display.

The last station you received is tuned in.

2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to

select the preset station you want to
create an index name for.

3 Press TUNER MENU.
4 Press C/X/x/c repeatedly until “NAME

IN” appears in the front panel display.

6 Create a name by using the cursor

buttons.

Press X/x to select a ch aracter, t hen press c
to move the cursor to the next position.

Letters, n umbers, and othe r symb ols 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 ENTER.

The station name is stored.

5 Press ENTER.

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Using the Sleep Timer

Changing the Brightness

You can set the sys tem t o turn off at a preset
time, so you can fall asleep listening to music.
You can preset the time in 10 minutes
decrements.

SLEEP

Press SLEEP.

Each time you press this button, the minutes
display (the remaining time) changes as follows:

of the Front Panel Display

The brightness of the front pane l display can be
set to either of 2 le vels.

1 Press AMP MENU.

SLEEP 90M t SLEEP 80M t SLEEP 70M

Rr

SLEEP OFF T SLEEP 10M ..... SLEEP 60M

2 Press X/x repeatedly until “DIMMER”

appears in the front panel display, then
press ENTER or c.

3 Press X/x to select the brightness of

To check the remaining time

Press SLEEP once.

To change the remaining time

Press SLEEP repeatedly to select the desired
time.

To cancel the Sleep Timer
function

Press SLEEP repeate dl y until “SLEEP OFF”
appears in the front panel display.

the front panel display.

4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU.

The AMP menu turns off.

X/x/c

ENTER

AMP MENU

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Returning to the Default Settings

You can return the system parameters, such as
preset stations, to the default settings.

"/1xA

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 th e default set tings are returned.

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Settings and Adjustments

3 Press X/x to select [CUSTOM], then

press ENTER.

The Setup Display appears.

Using the Setup Display

By using the Setup Display, you can make
various adju stment s to items such as pi cture an d
sound. You can also set a language for the
subtitles and the Se tu p D isplay, among other
things. F o r details on eac h S etup Display item,
see pages from 80 to 85. For an overall list of
Setup Display items, see page 100.

Note

• Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over
the Setup Display settings and not all the functi ons
described may work.

X/x

ENTER

DISPLAY

1 Press DISPLAY when the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu ap pears.

2 Press X/x to select [SETUP],

then press ENTER.

The options for [SETUP] appear.

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

BNR

1 8 ( 3 4

: :

QUICK

QUICK
CUSTOM
RESET

DVD VIDEO

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:
MENU:
AUDIO:
SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH
ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

ENGLISH

4 Press X/x to select the setup item from

the displayed list: [LANGUAGE
SETUP], [SCREEN SETUP], [CUSTOM
SETUP], or [SPEAKER SETUP]. Then
press ENTER.

The Setup item is sele ct ed.
Example: [SCREEN SETUP]

Selected item

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:
COLOR SYSTEM:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:

4:3 OUTPUT:

Setup items

JACKET PICTURE

16:9

AUTO

ON

FULL

5 Select an item using X/x, then press

ENTER.

The options for the selected item appear.
Example: [TV TYPE]

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:
COLOR SYSTEM:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:

4:3 OUTPUT:

4:3 LETTER BOX

16:9
16:9

4:3 PAN SCAN

FULL

Options

6 Select a setting using X/x, then press

ENTER.

The setting is select ed and setup is
complete.

Settings and Adjustments

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SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:
COLOR SYSTEM:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:

4:3 OUTPUT:

4:3 LETTER BOX

AUTO

JACKET PICTURE

ON

FULL

Setting the Display or Sound Track Language

[LANGUAGE SETUP]

Selected setting

To reset all of the [SETUP]
settings

1 Select [RESET] in Step 3 and press ENTER.
2 Select [YES] using X/x.

You can also quit the process and return to
the Control Menu by selecting [NO] here.

3 Press ENTER.

All the settings explained on pages 80 to 85
return to the default settings. Do not press [/
1 while resetting the system as it takes a
few seconds to complete.

Note

• Wh en you tur n the system on after resetting and no
disc is in the system, the guide message appears on
the TV screen. To perform the Quick Setup
(page 33), press ENTER, to return to normal screen,
press CLEAR.

[LANGUAGE SETUP] allows you to set
various languages for the on-screen displa y or
sound track.

Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the Setup
Display. To use the disp l ay, see “Using the
Setup Display” (pa ge 79).

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:
MENU:
AUDIO:
SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH
ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

ENGLISH

x [OSD] (On-Screen Displ ay)

Switches the displa y language on the screen.

x [MENU] (DVD VIDEO only)

You can select the desired language for the
disc’s menu.

x [AUDIO] (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language of the sound track.
When you select [O RIGINAL], 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 sel ected for the sound track.

Tip

• If you select [OTHERS t] in [MENU], [AUDIO],
and [SUBTITLE], select and enter a language code
from “Language Code List” (page 95) using the
number buttons.

Note

• When you select a language in [MENU], [AUDIO],
or [SUBTITLE] that is not recorded on the DVD
VIDEO, one of the recorded languages will be
automatically selected (depending on the disc, the
language may not be selected automatically).

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Settings for the Display

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:
COLOR SYSTEM
SCREEN SAVER:

16:9

AUTO

ON

BACKGROUND: JACKET PICTURE

FULL

4:3 OUTPUT:

[SCREEN SETUP]

[4:3 LETTER BOX]

Choose settings according to the TV to be
connected.

Select [SCREEN SETUP] in the Setup Display.
To use the display, see “Using the Setup
Display” (page 79).
The default settings are underlined.

x [TV TYPE]

Selects the aspect rati o of the connected TV (4:3
standard or wide).
The default setting varies, depending on the
country model.

[4:3 LETTER
BOX]

[4:3 PAN SCAN]

[16:9]

Select this when you connect a 4:3
screen TV. Displays a wide picture
with bands on the upper and lower
portions of the screen.

Select this when you connect a 4:3
screen TV. Auto maticall y displays
the wide picture on the entire
screen and cuts off the portions
that do not fit.

Select this when you connect a
wide-screen TV or a TV with a
wide mode function.

[4:3 PAN SCAN]

[16:9]

Note

• Depending on the DVD, [4:3 LETTER BOX] may be
selected automatical ly instead of [4: 3 PAN SCAN] or
vice versa.

x [COLOR SYSTEM] (Asian, Australian,
and Middle Eastern models only)

Select the color sy stem wh en you pl ay a VI DEO
CD.

[AUTO]

[PAL]

[NTSC]

Note

• You cannot change the color system of the disc itself.

• You can change the color system of the system
according to the connected TV (page 28).

Outputs the video signal in the
system of the di sc , either PAL or
NTSC. If your TV uses a DUAL
system, select [AUTO].

Changes the video signal of an
NTSC disc and outputs it in the
PAL system.

Changes the video signal of a PAL
disc and out puts it in the N TSC
system.

x [SCREEN SAVER]

The screen sa ver im age ap pear s when yo u le ave
the system in pause or stop mode for 15

minutes,
or when you play back a Super Audio CD, CD, or
DATA CD (MP3 audio) for more than 15
minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your
display device from becoming damaged
(ghostin g). Press

H

to turn off the screen saver.

Settings and Adjustments

[ON]
[OFF]

Turns on the screen saver.
Turns off the screen saver.

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x [BACKGROUN D]

Selects the backg ro und color or picture on the
TV screen in stop mod e or while playin g a Super
Audio CD, CD, or DATA CD (M P3 audio).

Custom Settings

[CUSTOM SETUP]

[JACKET
PICTURE]

[GRAPHICS]

[BLUE]
[BLACK]

The jacket picture (still picture)
appears, but only when the jacket
picture is already recorded on the
disc (CD-EXTRA, etc.). If the
disc does not contain a jacket
picture, the [GRAPHICS] picture
appears.

A preset picture stored in the
system appears.

The background color is blue.
The background color is black.

x [4:3 OUTPUT]

This setting is effective only when you set [TV
TYPE] in [SCREEN SETUP] to [16:9]
(page 81). Adjust this to watch 4:3 aspect ratio
progressive si gnals. If you ca n change the aspec t
ratio on your prog ressive format (525p/625p)
compatible TV, change the setting on your TV,
not the system.

Note

• This setting is effective only when “P AUTO
(PROGRESSIVE AUTO)” or “P VIDEO
(PROGRESSIVE VIDEO)” is selected by using
PROGRESSIVE (page 26 ).

[FULL]

[NORMAL]

Select this when you can change
the aspect ratio on your TV.

Select this when you cannot
change the aspect ratio on your
TV. Shows a 16:9 aspect ratio
signal with black bands on left and
right sides of the im age.

Use this to set up playback related and other
settings.

Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Display.
To use the display, see “Using the Setup
Display” (page 79).
The default settings are underlined.

CUSTOM SETUP

PAUSE MODE:
TRACK SELECTION:
MULTI-DISC RESUME:
AUDIO DRC:
DivX:

Registration Code

AUTO

OFF

ON

STANDARD

x [PAUSE MODE ] (DVD VI DEO /D VD- RW
only)

Selects the pictur e in pause mode.

[AUTO]

[FRAME]

The picture, including subjects
that move dynamically, is output
with no jitter. Normally select this
position.

The picture, including subjects
that do not move dynamic ally, is
output in high resolution.

x [TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO only)

Gives the sound track which contains the highest
number of channels priority when you play a
DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio formats
(PCM, DTS, MPEG au di o, or D ol by Digital
format) are r ecorded.

[OFF]
[AUTO]

No priority given.
Priority given.

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• When you set the item to [AUTO], the language may

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change. The [TRACK SELECTION] setting has
higher priority than the [AUDIO] settings in
[LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 80). (Depending on
the disc, this function may not work.)

• If PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital sound, and MPEG audio
tracks have the s ame n umber o f cha nnels , th e sy stem

selects PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital sound, and MPEG
audio tracks in this order.

x [MULTI-DISC RESUME] (DVD VIDEO/
VIDEO CD only)

Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on or
off. Resume playback point can be stored in
memory for up to 40 different DVD VIDEO/
VIDEO CD discs (page 37).

[ON]

[OFF]

Stores the resume settings in
memory for up to 40 discs.

Does not store the resume settings
in memory. Playback restarts at
the resume point only for the
current disc in th e sy stem.

x [AUDIO DRC] (Dynamic Range Control)
(DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only)

Narrows the dynamic range of the sound track.
Useful for watching movies at low volume late
at night.

[OFF]

[STANDARD]

[MAX]

Note

• [AUDIO DRC] only applies to Dolby Digital sources.

No compression of dynamic
range.

Reproduces the sound track with
the kind of dynamic range that the
recording engineer intended.

Compresses dynamic range at the
maximum.

x [DivX]

Displays the registration code for this system.
For more information, go to
http://www.divx.com on the Internet.

Settings for 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 ad just the l evel and the
balance of the speakers to the same level.

Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the Setup
Display. For details, see “Using the Setup
Display” (page 79).
The default sett i ngs are underlined.

Note

• You c annot operate these setup items when you
connect headphones to the system.

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE:
DISTANCE:
LEVEL(FRONT):
LEVEL(SURROUND):
TEST TONE:

FRONT:
CENTER:
SURROUND:
SUBWOOFER:

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]
and specify the surround speaker position. Since
the front speaker setting is fixed, you cannot
change them.

OFF

YES
YES

BEHIND

YES

Settings and Adjustments

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Position diagram

1.0 - 7.0 m/
4 - 23 ft

90

AA

45

BB

20

0.0 - 7.0 m/
0 - 23 ft

[FRONT]
[CENTER]

[YES]
[YES]: Norm a lly se le ct this.

[NONE]: Selec t this if no center
speaker is used.

[SURROUND]

[BEHIND]: Select this if surround
speakers are located in section B.

[SIDE]: Select this if surround
speakers are located in section A.
[NONE]: Selec t this if no
surround speaker is used.

[SUBWOOFER]

Note

[YES]

• When you sele ct an item, the sound cu ts off for a
moment.

• Depending on the settings of other speakers,
subwoofer may be excessive.

x [DISTANCE]

The default distance setting for the speakers in
relation to the listening po sition is s hown below.
When you set the di stance using the Quick Set up
(page 33), the settings is automatically
displayed.

Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display
when you move the speakers.

[FRONT]

3.0 m/10 ft

[CENTER]

3.0 m/10 ft

(appears when
you set
[CENTER] to
[YES] in the
[SIZE] setting.)

[SURROUND]

3.0 m/10 ft

(appears except
when you set
[SURROUND]
to [NON E] in the
[SIZE] setting.)

* When you perform the Quick Setup (page 33), the

default settings are changed.

Note

• When you set the distance, the sound cuts off for a
moment.

• If all front and surround speakers are not placed at an
equal distance from your listening position, set the
distance according to the cl oses t speaker.

• Do not place the surround speakers farther away from
your listening position than the front speakers.

• Depending on the input stream, the [DISTANCE]
setting may not be effective.

Front speaker distance from the

*

listening position can be set in 0. 2
meter (1 ft) increments from 1.0 to

7.0 meters (4 to 23 ft).
Center speaker distance from the

*

listening position can be set in 0. 2
meter (1 ft) increments from 0.0 to

7.0 meters (0 to 23 ft).

Surround speaker distance fro m the

*

listening position can be set in 0. 2
meter (1 ft) increments from 0.0 to

7.0 meters (0 to 23 ft).

x [LEVEL (FRONT)]

You can vary the le vel of front speakers as
follows. Be sure to set [TEST TONE] to [ON]
for easy adjustment.

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[L]
0 dB

[R]
0 dB

[CENTER]
0 dB

(appears when you
set [CENTER] to
[YES] in th e [SIZE]
setting.)

[SUBWOOFER]
0 dB

x [LEVEL (SURROUND)]

You can vary the level of surround speakers as
follows. Be sure to set [TEST T O NE] to [ON]
for easy adjustment.
(This settings appear except when you set
[SURROUND] to [NONE] in the [SIZE]
setting.)

[L]
0 dB

[R]
0 dB

Set this between –6 dB and 0 dB
in 1 dB increments.

Set this between –6 dB and 0 dB
in 1 dB increments.

Set this between –6 dB and +6 dB
in 1 dB increments.

Set this between –6 dB and +6 dB
in 1 dB increments.

Set this between –6 dB and +6 dB in
1 dB increments.

Set this between –6 dB and +6 dB in
1 dB increments.

To adjust the volume of all the
speakers at one time

Use the VOLUME control on the system, or
press VOLUME +/– on the remote.

x [TEST TONE]

The speakers will emit a test tone to adjust
[LEVEL (FRONT)] and [LEVEL
(SURROUND)].

2 Press X/x to select [SETUP],

then press ENTER.

The options for [SETU P] appear.

3 Press X/x to select [CUSTOM], then

press ENTER.

The Setup Display appears.

4 Press X/x repeatedly to select

[SPEAKER SETUP], then press ENTER
or c.

5 Press X/x repeatedly to select [TEST

TONE], then pr e s s ENTER or c.

6 Press X/x repeatedly to select [ON],

then press ENTER.

You will hear the te st tone from each
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 ENTER when you have finished

making adjustments.

9 Press X/x repeatedly to select [TEST

TONE], then pr e s s ENTER.

10Press X/x repeatedly to select [OFF],

then press ENTER.

Note

• When you adjust the speaker settings, the sound cuts
off for a moment.

Settings and Adjustments

[OFF]

[ON]

The test tone is not emi tte d f rom the
speakers.

The test tone is emitted from each speaker
in sequence while adjusting level. When
you select one of the [SPEAKER SETUP]
items, the test tone is emi tted from each
speaker in sequence.

Adjusting the speaker level by using the test tone

1 Press DISPLAY when the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu ap pears.

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Additional Information

Precautions

On power sources

• AC power cord (mains lead) must be changed only at
the qualified service shop.

On placement

• Place the system in a location with adequat e
ventilation to pr ev en t h eat build-up in the system.

• At high volume, over long periods of time, the cabinet
becomes hot to the touch. This is not a malf unction.
However, touching the cabinet should be avoided. Do
not place the unit in a confined space where
ventilation is poor a s this may cause overheating.

• Do not block the ventilation slots by putting anything
on the system. The system is equipped with a high
power amplifier. If the ventilation slots are blocked,
the unit can overheat and malfunc ti on.

• Do not place the system on a soft surface such as a ru g
and do not block the ventilation holes.

• Do not place the system in a location near heat
sources, or in a place subject to direct sunlight,
excessive dust, or mechanical shock.

On operation

• If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm
location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture
may condense on the lenses inside the system. Should
this occur, the system may not operate properly. In
this case, remove the d isc and leave the syste m turned
on for about half an hour until the moisture
evaporates.

• 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 mo istened with a mild deterg ent soluti on. Do
not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or
solvent such as alcohol or benzin e.
If you have any questions or problems concerning
your system, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

On cleaning discs

• Do not use a commercially available CD/DVD
cleaning disc. It may cause a malfunctio n .

On your TV’s color

• If the speakers should cause the TV screen to have
color irregularity, turn off the TV then turn it on after
15 to 30 minutes . I f color irregularity should persist,
place the speakers farther away from th e se t.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Caution: This system is capabl e of holding a still
video image or on-screen display ima ge on your
television screen inde f initely. If you leave the still
video image or on-screen displa y ima ge displayed
on your TV for an extended period of time you risk
permanent damage to your television screen.
Projection televisions are especially susceptible to
this.

On moving the system

When you carry the system, use the following
procedure to protect the inner mecha n i sm.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select

“DVD.”

2 Make sure that all discs are removed from

the system.

3 Press x and "/1 simultaneously.

“MECHA LOCK” appears in the front panel
display after “STANDBY.”

4 Remove the AC power cord (mains lead)

from the wall outlet (mains).

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Notes about the Discs Troubleshooting

On handling discs

• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its
edge. Do not touch the surface.

• Do not stick pape r or ta pe on the disc.

• Do not expose th e di sc to direct sunlight or
heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in
a car parked in direct sunlight as the
temperature may rise considerably inside the
car.

• After playing, store the disc in its case.

On cleaning

• Before play i ng, clean the di sc with a cleaning
cloth.
Wipe the disc from the center out.

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner,
commercially available cleaners , or anti-stat ic
spray intended for vinyl LPs.

This system can only play back a standard
circular di sc. Using nei ther stan dard nor circ ular
discs (e.g., card, heart, or star shape) may cause
a malfunction.

Do not use a disc that has a commercially
available access or y at t ached, such as a label or
ring.

If you experience any of the following
difficulties while using the system, use this
troubleshooting guide to help remedy the
problem before requesting repairs. Should any
problem persist, consult your nearest Sony
dealer.

Power

The power is not turned on.

• Check that the AC power cord (mains lead) is
connected securely.

If “PROTECT” and “UNPLUG” appears
alternately in the front panel display.

Immediately unplug the AC power co rd (mai ns
lead) and check the following items.

• Are the + and – speaker cords short-circuited?

• Are you using only the specified speakers?

• Is anything blocking the ventilation holes of the
system?

After checking the above items and fixing any
problems, connect the AC power cord (mains lead)
again and turn on the system. If the caus e of the
problem cannot be found even after checking all the
above items, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Picture

There is no picture.

• The vi de o con ne cting c or ds a re not connec ted
securely.

• T he vide o con ne ct ing co rds a re da ma ge d.

• The system is not connected to the correct TV
input jack (page 25).

• The video input on the TV is not set so that you
can view pictures from the system.

• Yo u hav e set pr ogr e ss ive form a t but your TV
cannot accept the signal in progressive format . In
this case, return the setting to interlace format (the
default setting) (page 26).

• Even if your TV is compatible with progressive
format (525p/625p) signals, the image may be
affected when you set progressive format. In this
case, return the setting to interlace format (the
default setting) (page 26).

Picture noise appears.

• T he disc is dirty or f law ed .

• If the pic ture o utput from your system goes
through your VCR to get to your TV, the copy­protection signal applied to some DVD programs

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could affect picture quality. If you still experience
problems even when you connect your system
directly to your TV, try connecting your system to
your TV’s S video input (page 25, 30).

Even though you set the aspect ratio in [TV
TYPE] of [SCREEN SETUP], the picture does
not fill the scr e e n .

• The aspec t rati o on the disc is fixed.

Sound

There is no sound.

• The speaker cord is not connected securely.

• Press MUTING on the remote if “MUTING ON”
is display ed in the front panel display.

• The system is in pause mode or in Slow-motion
Play mode. Press H to return to normal play
mode.

• Fast forward or fast reverse is performed. Press
H to return to normal pla y mode.

• Check the speaker settings (page 83).

The left and right sounds are unbalanced or
reversed.

• Check that the speakers and components are
connected correctly and securely.

There is no sound from the subwoofer.

• Check the speaker connections and sett i n gs
(page 15, 83).

• Set the sound field to “AUTO FORMAT DIRECT

AUTO” (page 62).

Severe hum or noise is heard .

• Check that the speakers and components are
connected securely.

• Check that the connecting cords are away from a
transformer or mot or , a nd at l eas t 3 me te rs ( 10ft)
away from your TV set or a fluorescent light.

• Move your TV awa y fro m the au dio c omponents.

• The plugs a nd ja cks are dirty. Wipe them with a
cloth slightly moistened wit h al co hol.

• Clean the disc.

The sound loses stereo effect when you play a
VIDEO CD, a CD, or an MP3.

• Set [AUDIO] to [STEREO] by pressing AUDIO
(page 60).

• Make sure the system is connected properly.

The surround effect is difficult to hear when
you are playing a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG
audio sound track.

• Make sure the sound field function is on

• Check the speaker connections a nd set ting s (pag e
15, 83).

(page 62).

• Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not
be the entire 5.1 channel. It may be monaural or
stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby
Digital or MPEG audio format.

The sound comes from the center speaker
only.

• Depending on the disc, the sound may come from
the center speaker only.

No sound is heard from the center speake r.

• Check the spe a ke r conn ections and settings.

• Make sure the sound field function is on

• Depending on the source, the effect of the center
speaker may be less noticeabl e.

No sound or only a very low-level sound is
heard from the surround speakers.

• Check the spe a ke r conn ections and settings.

• Make sure the sound field function is on

• Depending on the source, the effect of the
surround speakers may be less notic e ab le .

(page 62).

(page 62).

Operation

Radio stations cannot be tuned in.

• Check that the antenna (aerial) is connected
securely. Adjust th e antenna ( aerial) or co nnect an
external antenna (aerial ) if necessary.

• The signal str e ngth of the stations is too weak
(when tuning in with automatic tuning). Use direct
tuning.

• No stations have been preset or the preset stations
have been cleared (when tuning by scanning
preset stations). Preset the stations (page 75).

• Press DISPLAY so that the frequency appears in
the front panel display.

The remote does not function.

• There are obs ta cl e s bet we en the remote and the
system.

• The distance between the remote and the system is
too far.

• The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on
the system.

• The batteries in the remote are weak.

The disc does not play.

• There is no dis c i nserted.

• The disc is upside down.
Insert the disc with the playback side facing down.

• The disc is sk ewed on the disc tray.

• The system cannot play CD-ROMs, etc. (page 7).

• The region code on the DVD does not match the
system.

• Moistur e has c onde nse d inside the system and
may cause damage to the lenses. Remove the disc

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and leave the system turned on for about half an
hour.

The MP3 audio track cannot be played.

• The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3 format
that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2 or
Joliet.

• The MP3 audio track does not have the extension
“.MP3.”

• The data is n ot fo r ma tt ed in MP3 even though it
has the extension “.MP3.”

• The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data.

• The system cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO
format.

• The [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] setting has been set to
[IMAGE (JPEG)] (page 47).

• If you cannot change the [MODE ( MP3, JPEG)]
setting, re-load the disc or turn the system off, then
on.

• The DATA CD contains a DivX video file.

• This system cannot play MP3 audio files recorded
on DATA DVDs.

The JPEG image file cannot be played.

• The DATA CD is not recorded in a JPEG format
that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2, or
Joliet.

• It has an extension other than “.JPEG” or “.JPG.”

• It is larger th an 3, 072 (width) × 2,048 (height) in
normal mode, or more than 3,300,000 pixels in
Progressive JPEG.

• It does not fit the screen (those images are
reduced).

• The [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] setting has been set to
[AUDIO (MP3)] (page 47).

• If you cannot change the [MODE ( MP3, JPEG)]
setting, re-load the disc or turn the system off, then
on.

• The DATA CD contains a DivX video file.

• This system cannot play JPEG image files
recorded on DATA DVDs.

The MP3 audio tracks and JPE G image file
starts playing simult aneously.

• [AUTO] has been selected in [MODE (MP3,
JPEG)] (page 47).

The DivX video file cannot be played.

• The file is not created in DivX format.

• The file has an exte nsion other than “.AVI” or
“.DIVX.”

• The DATA CD (DivX video)/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.

• T he sy ste m can only display numbers and letters
of the alphabets. Other characters are displayed as
[*].

A disc does not start playing from the
beginning.

• Program play, Shuffle Play, or Repeat Play has
been selected.
Press CLEAR to cancel these functions before
playing a disc.

• Resume Play has been selected.
During stop, press x on the system or the remote
and then start playback (pag e37).

• T he title, DVD or PBC menu automatic ally
appears on the TV screen.

The system starts playing the disc
automatically.

• The DVD features an auto playback function.

Playback stops automatically.

• Som e disc s ma y c onta in an auto pause signal.
While playing such a disc, the system stops
playback at the auto pause si gna l.

You cannot perform some functions such as
Stop, Search, Slow-motion Play, or Repeat
Play.

• Depe nding on the disc, you may not be able to
perform some of the operations above. See the
operating manual that came with the disc.

Messages do not appear on the screen in the
language you want.

• In th e S et up Display, select the desired language
for the on-screen display in [OS D ] unde r
[LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 80).

The language for the sound track cannot be
changed.

• Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD
being played.

• The DVD prohibits changing the language for the
sound track.

The subtitle language cannot be changed.

• Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the
DVD being played.

• The DVD prohibits changing th e subtitles.

The subtitle cannot be turned off.

• The DVD prohibits turning off subtitles.

The angles cannot be changed.

• Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD being
played (page 66).

×

• The DVD prohibits chang ing the angles.

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A disc cannot be ejected and “LOCKED”
appears in the front panel display.

• Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony
service facility.

[Data error] appears on the TV screen when
playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD.

• The MP3 audio track/JPEG image file/DivX
video file you want to play is broken.

• The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data.

• The JPEG im ag e file f or mat doe s not conform to
DCF.

• The JPEG image file has the extension “.JPG” or
“.JPEG,” but is not in JP E G f or mat.

• The file you want to play has the extension “.AVI”
or “.DIVX” but is not in DivX format, or is in
DivX format but does not conform to a DivX
Certified profiles.

The system does not work nor mally.

• Disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead) fr om
the wall outlet (mains), then reconnect after
several minutes.

Self-diagnosis Function

(When letters/numbers appear in the
display)

When the self- diag no si s func ti on is ac tiv at ed to
prevent the system from malfunctioning, a 5­character servi ce number (e.g., C 13 50) with a
combination of a le tter and 4 digits appears on
the screen and the front panel display. In this
case, check the following table.

C:13:50

First 3
characters of
the service
number

C 13 The disc is dirty.

C 31 The disc is not inserted corre c tly.

E XX
(xx is a number)

Cause and/or corrective action

,Clean the disc with a soft cloth

(page 87).

,Restart the system, the n re-insert

the disc correctly.

To prevent a malfunction, the
system has performed the self­diagnosis function.
,Contact your nearest Sony

dealer or local auth o rized Sony
service facility and give the 5­character service number.
Example: E 61 10

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Specifications

Amplifier section

Stereo mode (rated) 55 W + 55 W (3 ohms at 1

kHz, DIN)

Surround mode (reference) music power ou tput

Front: 120 W + 120 W
(with SS-TS45)
Center*: 120 W
(with SS-CT45)
Surround*: 120 W + 120
W
(with SS-TS42B)
Subwoofer*: 120 W
(with SS-WS31)

* Depending on the sound field settings and the source,

there may be no sound output.

Inputs
VIDEO/SAT Sensitivity: 250 /4 5 0 mV

Impedance: 50 kilohms

AUDIO IN Sensitivity: 250/125 mV

Impedance: 50 kilohms

Phones Accepts low-and high-

impedance headphones.

Super Audio CD/DVD system

Laser Semiconductor laser

(Super Audio CD/DVD: λ
= 650 nm)
(CD: λ = 790 nm)
Emission duration:
continuous

Signal format system NTSC/PAL

Frequency response (at 2 CH STEREO mode)

DVD (PCM): 2 Hz to 22
kHz (±1.0 dB)

CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±1.0
dB)

Harmonic distortion Less than 0.03 %

Middle Eastern models: 531 – 1,602 kHz (with the

interval set at 9 kHz )

Other models: 531 – 1,602 kHz (with the

interval set at 9 kHz )
530 – 1,710 kHz (with the

interval set at 10 kHz)
Antenna (aerial) AM loop antenna (aerial)
Intermediate frequency 450 kHz

Video section

Outputs Video: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms

S video:

Y: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms

C: 0.286 Vp-p 75 ohms

COMPONENT:

Y: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms

PB/CB, PR/CR: 0.7 Vp-p

75 ohms

Input VIDEO: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms

Speakers
Front

Speaker system Two-way Bass reflex,

magnetically shie lded
Speaker unit 70 × 100 mm cone type,

25 mm dia. balanced dome

type
Rated impedance 2.7 ohms
Dimensions (approx.) 265 × 1,108 × 265 mm

(w/h/d)
Mass (approx.) 3.5 kg

Center

Speaker system Two-way Bass reflex,

magnetically shie lded
Speaker unit 55 × 110 mm cone type,

25 mm dia. balanced dome

type
Rated impedance 2.7 ohms
Dimensions (approx.) 300 × 79 × 114 mm

(w/h/d)
Mass (approx.) 1.1 kg

Additional Information

Tuner section

System PLL quartz-locked d igital

synthesizer system
FM tuner section
Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz (50 kHz

step)
Antenna (aerial) FM wir e a n te nna (aerial)
Antenna (aerial) terminals 75 ohms, unbalanced
Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz
AM tuner section
Tuning range

Surround

Speaker system Bass reflex
Speaker unit 70 × 100 mm cone type
Rated impedance 2.7 ohms
Dimensions (approx.) 86 × 165 × 100 mm

(w/h/d)

Mass (approx.) 0.7 kg

Subwoofer

Speaker system Bass reflex, magnetically

shielded

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Speaker unit 160 mm cone type
Rated impedance 2.7 ohms
Dimensions (approx.) 200 × 312 × 321 mm

(w/h/d)

Mass (approx.) 5.0 kg

General

Power requirements
Taiwan model: 120 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Other models: 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption On: 145 W

Standby: 0.3 W (at the
Power Saving mode)

Dimensions (approx.) 430 × 70 × 295 mm (w/h/d)

incl. projecting parts
Mass (approx.) 3.6 kg
Supplied accessories See page 13.

Design and specifications are subject to change
without notice.

Glossary

Album

Section of a music piece or an image on a data
CD containing MP3 a udi o t ra cks or JPEG files.

Chapter

Subdivision of a title on a DVD. A title is
composed of sev er al chapters.

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DivX

Digital vi deo technology created by
DivXNetworks, Inc. Videos encoded with DivX
technology are among the highest quality with a
relatively small file size.

Dolby Digital

This movie theater sound format for is more
advanced than Dolby Surround Pro Logic. In
this format, the surround speakers output stereo
sound with an expanded frequency range, and a
subwoofer channel for deep bass is
independently provided. This format is also
called “5.1” with th e subwoofer channel
designed as the 0.1 channel (since it functions
only when a d ee p bass effect i s needed). All six
channels in this f ormat are recorded separately
for superior ch annel separation. Furthe r more,
since all the signals are processed digitally, less
signal degradat io n occurs.

Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic II cr eates five full-bandwidth
output channels from 2 channel sources. This is
done using an adva nced, high-purity matrix
surround decoder that extracts the spatial
properties of the or iginal recording without
adding any new sounds or tonal colorations.

x Movie mode

The Movie mode is for use with stereo television
shows and all prog rams encoded in Dolby
Surround. The result is enhanced soundfield
directionality tha t a pproaches the quality of
discrete 5.1-ch annel sound.

x Music mode

The Music mode is f or use with an y stereo musi c
recordings, and provides a wide and deep sound
space.

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Dolby Surround Pro Logic

As one method of decoding Dolby Surround,
Dolby Surround Pro Logic produces four
channels from 2 channel sound. Compared with
the former Dol by Surround system, Dolby
Surround Pro Logic reproduces left-to-right
panning more naturally and localizes sounds
more precis ely. T o tak e ful l adva ntage of Dol by
Surround Pro Logic, you should have one pair of
surround speake rs and a center speaker. The
surround speake rs output monaural sound.

DTS

Digital audio compression technology
develope d by Dig ital Theat er Sys tems, Inc. This
technology conform s to 5.1-channel surround.
This format co mprises of st ereo rear ch annel 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 due to the all
channel data being recorded discretely and
processed in digitally.

DVD

A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving
pictures even though its diameter is the same as
a CD.
The data capacity of a si ngle-layer and single­sided DVD, at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times
that of a CD. Fu rthermor e, the data cap acity o f a
dual-layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a
single-layer and double-sided DVD 9.4 GB, and
a dual-layer and double-sided DVD 17 GB.
The pictur e data uses the MPE G 2 format, on e of
a worldwide standard of digital compression
technology. The pict ur e data is compressed to
about 1/40 of its orig in al size. The DVD also
uses the variable rate coding technology that
processes allocated data according to the status
of the picture.
The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital as
well as in PCM, allowing you to enjoy more
realistic audio pr esence.
Furthermor e, various advan ce d functions such
as the multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental
Control functions are provided with the DVD.

DVD-RW

A DVD-RW is a recordable and rewritable disc
that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO. The
DVD-RW has two different modes: VR mode

and Video mode. DVD-RWs created in Video
mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO,
while discs created in VR (Video Record ing)
mode allow the contents to be programmed or
edited.

DVD+RW

A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a recordable and
rewritable disc. DVD+RWs use a recording
format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO
format.

File

A JPEG image reco rded on a DATA CD or a
DivX video on a DATA CD/DATA DVD.
(“File” is an exclusive definition for this
system.) A single file consists of a single image
or movie.

Film based software, Video based
software

DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video
based software. Film based DVDs contain the
same images (24 frames per second) that are
shown at movie theaters. Video based DVDs,
such as television dramas or sit-coms, displays
images at 30 frames (or 60 fields) per second.

Interlace format
(Interlaced scanning)

The Interlace format is the NTSC standard
method for displ ayi ng TV images at 30 frames
per second. Each frame is scanned twice ­alternately between the even numbered scanning
lines and then odd numbered scanning lines, at
60 times per second.

Multi-angle function

Various angle s of a scene, or viewpoints of the
video camera are recorded on some DVDs.

Multilingual function

Several languages for the sound or subt itles 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 th e users according to the
limitation level in each country. The limitation
varies from disc to disc; when it is activated,
playback is completely prohibited, violent
scenes are sk ipped or repla ced with other s cenes
and so on.

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Playback Contro l (PB C )

Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2.0)
to control playback.
By using men u screens recorded on VIDEO
CDs with PBC funct ions, you can enjo y playi ng
simple interactive programs, progra ms wi th
search functions, and so on.

Progressive f orm a t
(sequential scan nin g)

In contrast to the Interlace format, the
progressive format can reproduce 50 - 60 frames
per second by reproducing all scanning lines
(525 lines for the NTSC system, 625 lines for the
PAL system). The overall picture quality
increases and still images, text and horizo ntal
lines appear sharper. This format is compatible
with the 525 or 625 progressive format.

Region Code

This system is used to protect copyrights. A
region number is allocated on each DVD syst em
or DVD disc according to the sales regio n. Each
region code is shown on the sy stem as well as on
the disc packaging. The system can play discs
that match its regi on code. The system can also
play discs with the “ ” mark. Even when the

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region code is not s hown on the DVD, the regi on
limit may still apply.

Scene

On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control)
functions, the menu screens, moving pictures
and still pictures are d ivided in to sections called
“scenes.”

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 pi ece on a
VIDEO CD, CD, or MP3. An album is
composed of several tracks (MP3 only).

VIDEO CD

A compact disc th at contains moving pictures.
The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format, one of
a worldwide standard of digital compres sion
technology. The picture data is compressed to
about 1/14 0 of it s or ig in al siz e . Con se que nt ly, a

12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes
of moving pictures.
VIDEO CDs also con t ain compact audi o data.
Sounds outside th e range of human hearing are
compressed while sounds we can hear are not
compressed. VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the
audio informatio n of conventional audio CDs.
There are 2 versions of V ID EO CDs.

• Version 1.1: You can play only moving
pictures and sounds.

• Version 2.0: You can play hi gh-resolution s till
pictures and enjoy PBC functions.

This system conform s t o both versions.

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Language Code List

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The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.

Code Language Code Language Code Language

1027 Afar
1028 Abkhazian
1032 Afrikaans
1039 Amharic
1044 Arabic
1045 Assamese
1051 Aymara
1052 Azerbaijani
1053 Bashkir
1057 Byelorussian
1059 Bulgarian
1060 Bihari
1061 Bislama
1066 Bengali; Bangla
1067 Tibetan
1070 Breton
1079 Catalan
1093 Corsican
1097 Czech
1103 Welsh
1105 Danish
1109 German
1130 Bhutani
1142 Greek
1144 English
1145 Esperanto
1149 Spanish
1150 Estonian
1151 Basque
1157 Persian
1165 Finnish
1166 Fiji
1171 Faroese
1174 French
1181 Frisian
1183 Irish
1186 Scots Gaelic
1194 Galician
1196 Guarani
1203 Gujarati
1209 Hausa
1217 Hindi
1226 Croatian
1229 Hungarian
1233 Armenian
1235 Interlingua
1239 Interlin

ue

1245 Inupiak
1248 Indonesian
1253 Icelandic
1254 Italian
1257 Hebrew
1261 Japanese
1269 Yiddish
1283 Javanese
1287 Georgian
1297 Kazakh
1298 Greenlandic
1299 Cambodian
1300 Kannada
1301 Korean
1305 Kashmiri
1307 Kurdish
1311 Kirghiz
1313 Latin
1326 Lingala
1327 Laothian
1332 Lithuanian
1334 Latvian; Lettish
1345 Malagasy
1347 Maori
1349 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-Croatian
1503 Singhalese
1505 Slovak
1506 Slovenian
1507 Samoan
1508 Shona
1509 Somali
1511 Albanian
1512 Serbian
1513 Siswati
1514 Sesotho
1515 Sundanese
1516 Swedish
1517 Swahili
1521 Tamil
1525 Telugu
1527 Tajik
1528 Thai
1529 Tigrinya
1531 Turkmen
1532 Tagalog
1534 Setswana
1535 Tonga
1538 Turkish
1539 Tsonga
1540 Tatar
1543 Twi
1557 Ukrainian
1564 Urdu
1572 Uzbek
1581 Vietnamese
1587 Volap k
1613 Wolof
1632 Xhosa
1665 Yoruba
1684 Chinese
1697 Zulu

1703

Not specified

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Index to Parts and Controls

For more info rmation, refer to the pages in dicated in parentheses.

Front panel

A "/1 (on/standby) (32, 36, 78)
B Disc tray (36)
C A (open/close) (36, 78)
D H (play) (36)
E X (pause) (36)
F x (stop) (36, 78)
G ./> (36)

H FUNCTION (36)
I PHONES jack (36)
J VOLUME (36)
K (remote sensor) (13)
L Front panel display (9 7 )
M AUDIO IN jack

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Front panel display

About the indications in the front panel display

A Lights up during PBC playback.

(VIDEO CD only) (42)

B Lights up when th e time in forma tion of

a title or chapter appears in the front
panel display. (DVD onl y )

C Monaural/Stereo effect (Radio only)

(75)

D Lights up when 2 channel source is

output from the surround speakers.
(63)

E Current sound effect (Except for Super

Audio CD) (65)

F Current surround format (Except for

Super Audio CD) (61)

G Current mode (DVD function only)
H Lights up during MULTI channel

playback. (Super Audio CD only) (41)

I Playing status (DVD function only)

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Rear panel

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

SPEAKER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Y

PB/CBPR/C

R AUDIO IN VIDEO INL

VIDEO/SAT

DVD ONLY

R

S VIDEO(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COAXIAL

FM

AM

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A SPEAKER jacks (15)
B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (25)
C MONITOR OUT (VIDEO / S VIDEO) jacks

(25)

D AM terminal (24)
E FM 75Ω COAXIAL jack (24)
F VIDEO/SAT VIDEO/AUDIO IN jacks (27,

30)

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Remote

A TV [/1 (on/standby) (71)
B TV/VIDEO (71)
C TUNER MENU (75)
D SLEEP (77)
E SA-CD/CD (41)
F PROGRESSIVE (26)
G REPEAT/FM MODE (39, 75)
H MULTI/2CH (41)
I Number buttons (40, 67, 71)

The number 5 butt on has a tactile dot.*

J CLEAR, - (33, 38, 71, 72)
K TOP MENU (40)
L C/X/x/c/ENTER (32, 38, 62, 67, 73, 77,

79)

M O RETURN (42)
N REPLAY, STEP (36)
O . PRESET –, TV CH – (33, 36, 71, 75)
P m/ SLOW , TUNING – (52, 75)
Q H (play) (36)

The H button has a tactile dot.*

R TV (71)
S THEATRE SYNC (72 )
T "/1 (on/standby) (32, 36, 75)
U AMP MENU (32, 73, 77)
V DSGX (65)
W FUNCTION (26, 36, 64, 73)
X SOUND FIELD (62)
Y DISPLAY (75)
Z PICTURE NAVI (46)

wj AUDIO (60)
wk SUBTITLE (66)
wl ANGLE (66)
e; ALBUM –/+ (36, 72)
ea MENU (40)
es MUTING (36)
ed VOLUME, TV VOL +/– (36, 71, 75)

The VOLUME, TV VOL + button has a
tactile dot.*

ef DISPLAY (10, 33, 38, 67, 79)
eg > PRESET +, TV CH + (33, 36, 71, 75)
eh ADVANCE, STEP (36)
ej M/ SLOW, TUNING + (52, 75)
ek x (stop) (36, 67, 75)
el X (pause) (36)

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operat ing the

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DVD Setup Display List

You can set the following items with the DVD Setup Display.
The order of the displayed items may be different from the actual display.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD

MENU

AUDIO

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

SUBTITLE

(Select the language you
want to use from the
displayed language list.)

(Select the language you
want to use from the
displayed language list.)

(Select the language you

(Select the language you
want to use from the

want to use from the
displayed language list.)

displayed language list.)

(Select the language you
want to use from the
displayed language list.)

CUSTOM SETUP

PAUSE
MODE

TRACK
SELECTION

MULTI-DISC
RESUME

AUDIO DRC

DivX

AUTO
FRAME

OFF
AUTO

ON
OFF

OFF
STANDARD

MAX

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE*

COLOR SYSTEM

SCREEN SAVER
BACKGROUND

4:3 OUTPUT

* The def au lt se tting varies, depending on the

country model.

4:3 LETTER

BOX
4:3 PAN SCAN
16:9
AUTO
PAL
NTSC

ON
OFF
JACKET
PICTURE
GRAPHICS
BLUE
BLACK
FULL
NORMAL

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE

DISTANCE

LEVEL
(FRONT)

LEVEL
(SURROUND)

TEST TONE

FRONT
CENTER

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER
FRONT 1.0 m – 7.0 m
CENTER
SURROUND

L
R
CENTER
SUBWOOFER

L
R

OFF
ON

YES
YES
NONE
BEHIND
SIDE
NONE

YES

0.0 m – 7.0 m

0.0 m – 7.0 m
–6 dB – 0 dB

–6 dB – 0 dB
–6 dB – +6 dB
–6 dB – +6 dB

–6 dB – +6 dB
–6 dB – +6 dB

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