Sony DAV-DZ550 Users guide

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DVD Home Theatre System

Operating Instructions

DAV -DZ550

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.

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.

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.........23

Step 3: TV Hookup.................. .... .........24

Step 4: Other Component Hookup........29

Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord

(Mains Lead)...................................31

Step 6: Turning off

the Demonstration...........................31

Step 7: Performing the Quick Setup.....32

Speaker Setup........................................34

Playing Discs

Playing Discs........................................35

Using the DVD’s Menu...................... ..39

Selecting [ORIGINAL] or [PLAY LIST]

on a DVD-RW............... .... .............40

Selecting a Playback Area for a Super

Audio CD........................................40

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions

(Ver.2.0)..........................................41

(PBC Playback) About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG

Image Files .....................................42

Playing DATA CDs with MP3 Audio

Track and JPEG Image Files..........44

Playing Audio Tracks and Images as a

Slide Show with Sound...................46

Enjoying DivX® Videos.......................48

Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture

and Sound.......................................50

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

a Disc..............................................51

(Scan, Slow-motion Play, Freeze

Frame)

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track/

Scene, etc........................................ 52

Searching by Scene............................... 54

(Picture Navigation)

Viewing Information About the Disc...55

Sound Adjustments

Changing the Sound .............................59

Enjoying Surround Sound by Using Sound

Field................................................ 61

Enjoying TV or VCR Sound from All

Speakers ......................................... 63

Using the Sound Effect.........................64

Using Various Additional Functions

Changing the Angles............................65

Displaying the Subtitles........................65

Locking Discs....................................... 66

(CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL)

Other Operations

Controlling the TV with the Supplied

Remote ...........................................70

Using the THEATRE SYNC

Function.......................................... 71

Enjoying the S ound of Other

Components....................................72

Enjoying the Radio...............................73

Using the Sleep Timer..........................75

Changing the Brightness of the Front

Panel Display..................................76

Returning to the Default Settings......... 76

Settings and Adj ustments

Using the Setup Display........................77

Setting the Display or Sound Track

Language ........................................78

[LANGUAGE SETUP]

Settings for the Display.........................79

[SCREEN SETUP]

Custom Settings....................................80

[CUSTOM SETUP]

Settings for the Speakers.......................81

[SPEAKER SETUP]

Additional Information

Precautions............................................84

Notes about the Discs............................85

Troubleshooting....................................85

Self-diagnosis Function........................88

(When letters/numbers appear in

the display)

Specifications........................................89

Glossary ................................................ 90

Language Code List..............................93

Index to Parts and Controls...................94

DVD Setup Display List.......................98

AMP Menu List....................................99

Index ...................................................100

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.

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

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, 92).

• 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.

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*

: 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 a Super Audio CD layer and a CD layer)

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 40).

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

a Super Audio CD” (page 40).

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

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.

Digital

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

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

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.

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

Playback status

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

Type of disc being

played*

Playing time* Current setting Options

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 52)/[SCENE] (page 52)/[TRACK] (page 52)

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

[CHAPTER] (page 52)/[INDEX] (page 52)

Selects the chapter or index to be played.

[INDEX] (page 52)

Displays the index and selects the index to be played.

[TRACK] (page 52)

Selects the track to be played.

[ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] (page 40)

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

continued

[TIME/TEXT] (page 53)

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 40)

Selects the playback area on Super Audio CDs when available.

[PROGRAM] (page 37)

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

[SHUFFLE] (page 38)

Plays the track in random or de r.

[REPEAT] (page 38)

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

[A/V SYNC] (page 50)

Adjusts the delay between the picture and so und.

[PARENTAL CONTROL] (page 66)

Sets to prohibit playback on this syst em.

[SETUP] (page 7 7)

[QUICK] Setup (page 32) 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 52)

Selects the album to be played.

[FILE] (page 52)

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

[DATE] (page 57)

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

[INTERVAL] (page 47)

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

[EFFECT] (page 48)

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

[MODE (MP3, JPEG)] (page 46)

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]

([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.

Getting Started

Unpacking

Check that you have the following items:

•Speakers (5)

• Subwoofer (1)

• Posts (long × 4, short × 4)

• Bases (4)

• Terminal cov ers (4)

• Screws (20)

• 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.

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 23) “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 24) “Step 4: Other Component Hookup” (page 29) “Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)” (page 31) “Step 6: Turning off the Demonstration” (page 31) “Step 7: Performing the Quick Setup” (page 32)

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.

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 81.

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

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.

The long post is for floor use, the short post is for tabletop use.

Getting Started

Post (long)

Screw holes

Base

Post (short)

continued

2 Secure the base to the post by screws.

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

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

Hole

Speaker

Speaker cord

Speaker

5 Mount the speaker on the post.

Note

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

• Do not drop the speaker when mounting.

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

Getting Started

Adjust the length of the speaker cord.

continued

7 Attach the terminal cover to the speaker by screws.

Terminal cover

Screws (2)

Connecting the speakers

Front speaker (R)

Front speaker (L)

Getting Started

Rear side of the front speaker

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

SPEAKER

Center speaker

Rear si de of t he f ront speaker

DVD ONLY

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PB/CBPR/C

AUDIO IN VIDEO INRL

VIDEO

SAT

AUDIO IN VIDEO INRL

S VIDEO(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COAXIAL

Rear side of the surround speaker

Surround speaker (R)

Subwoofer

Rear side of the surround speaker

Surround speaker (L)

continued

Note

• D o not set the speakers in an inclined position.

• Do not place the speakers in locations that are: – Extremely hot or cold – Dusty or dirty – Very humid – Subject to vibrations – Subject to direct sunlight

• Use caution when placing the speakers and/or speaker stands (not supplied) that are attached with the speakers on

a specially treated (waxed, 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 speaker cord is touching another speaker terminal.

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

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 83. 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 (

/32 inch)

4.6 mm

/16 inch)

(

10 mm

/32 inch)

(

2 Fasten the screws to the wall.

The screws should protrude 7 to 8 mm (9/32 to 11/32 inch).

165 mm (6 1/2 inch)

7 to 8 mm

(

/32 to 11/32 inch)

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

continued

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

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

(

/32 × 9/32 inch, 1/8 inch thick)

5 Hang the speakers on the screws.

Hole on the back of the speaker

Note

4.6 mm

(

/16 inch)

10 mm

/32 inch)

(

• 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 wall. Install the speakers 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 improper installation, insufficient wall strength or improper screw installation, natural calamity, etc.

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 preve nt noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna (aerial) away from the system and other components.

• Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna (aerial).

• After connecting the FM wire antenna (aerial), keep it as hori zon ta l as possible.

Tip

• When you connect the supplied AM loo p ante nna (aer ial), cord (A) or cord (B) can b e co nnecte d to eit her t erminal .

Getting Started

• 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)

Step 3: TV Hookup

First, perform the video 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.

Connectin g the video cords

Sends a played back D V D image to a TV. Check the jacks of your TV, and choose the A, B or C connec tion . Pict ure q uali ty i mprov es in orde r from A (standard) to C (component).

To COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

DVD ONLY

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

SPEAKER

VIDEO

SAT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PB/CBPR/C

AUDIO IN VIDEO INRL

S VIDEO(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COAXIAL

To VIDEO

To S VIDEO

AB C

VIDEO

TV TV with S VIDEO IN jack

A To connect to a TV with the VIDEO IN jacks

Connect the video cord.

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 will not be output through the video jacks.

S VIDEO

PB/CB

PR/CR

TV with COMPONENT

VIDEO IN jacks

Yellow

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

Connect a component video cord (not supplied). To use the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (Y, PB/

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 th e output channel of the system to pr ogressive format (page 25).

B/CB, PR/CR). If your TV acce pts progressiv e format signals, you must use this

Green Blue Red

When connecting to a standard 4:3 screen TV

Depending on the disc, the image may not fit your TV sc reen. To change the aspect rat i o, see page 79.

Does your TV accept progressive si gnals?

Progressive is the meth od for disp laying TV images wh ich reduces flickeri ng, and sharp ens the image. To display using this method, you need to connect to a TV that accepts progressive signals.

Getting Started

PROGRESSIVE

FUNCTION

“P AUTO” or “P VID E O” appears in the front panel d is pl ay when the system outputs progressive signals.

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)

P VIDEO (PROGRESSIVE VIDEO)

INTERLACE

x P AUTO (PROGRESSIVE AUTO)

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

Normally select this unde r the above condition. This automa tic a lly d etects the software type, an d selects the appropriate conversion method.

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Note that the pictur e w i ll not be clear or no picture will app ear 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 t he conversion method to PROGRESSIVE VID E O for video-based soft w are.

Select this if the image is not clear when you select PROGRESSIVE AUTO. Note that the pictur e w i ll not be clear or no picture will app ear if you select these settings when either of the above conditions is not met.

x INTERLACE

Select this setting when: – your TV does not accept 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: fi lm-based software and vide o-based software. Video-based so ftware is derived from TV, su ch as dramas and sit-coms, and displays images at 30 frames/60 fields per se cond. Film-based softwa re is derived from f ilm and displays imag es at 24 frames per second. Some DVD software contains both video and film. In order for these im ages to appear natural on your screen when output in progressive format, the progressive signals need to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching.

Note

• Wh en you pla y vide o- ba se d sof t ware in pr ogr e ssi ve signa l f or mat, se ct ions of som e type s of ima ge s ma y a ppe a r 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 the interlace format.

Connecting the audio cords

Outputs TV sound t hrough the speakers of this system.

AUDIO

OUT

To SAT (AUDIO IN)

DVD ONLY

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

SPEAKER

VIDEO

SAT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PB/CBPR/C

AUDIO IN VIDEO INRL

S VIDEO(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COAXIAL

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

Connect a TV to the SAT (AUDIO IN) jacks using an audio cord (not supplied). When connecting a cord, be sure to matc h th e color-coded sleeves to the app ro p r ia te ja cks on the components.

White (L/audio)

Red (R/audio)

Getting Started

Note

• Be su re to ma ke co nne ct ions securely to avoid hum and noise.

• If your TV does not have AUDIO OUT jacks, you cannot output the TV sound from the speakers of this system.

Tip

• To liste n to the TV sound, select the function by pressing FUNCTION. For details, see page 63.

• 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 field (page 61).

• When you se le c t the “NIGHT” sound field (page 61) , the 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 TV to be connected, you may be required t o select either 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.

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.

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To reset to NTSC , turn off the system and then turn on again by pressing "/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.

Step 4: Other Component Hookup

You can enjoy other component by connecting the VIDEO/AUDIO OUT jacks of another co mponent.

Connecting the system and the other component

Outputs the other component through the system.

VCR

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

To VIDEO (VIDEO/AUDIO IN)

DVD ONLY

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

Digital satellite receiver or

PlayStation 2, etc.

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

SPEAKER

VIDEO

SAT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PB/CBPR/C

AUDIO IN VIDEO INRL

To SAT (VIDEO/AUDIO IN)

S VIDEO(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COAXIAL

Getting Started

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

Connect the VCR or other components to the VIDEO or SAT (VIDEO/AUDIO IN) jacks using the video/audio cord (not supplied). When connecting 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 aud io 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 sur e to make connections securely to avoid hum and noise.

Tip

• When you connect another component to the system, you can enjoy the component by pressing FUNCTION (page 72).

Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)

Before connecting the AC power cord (mains lead) of th is system to a wall o utlet (mains), connect the speakers to the system (page 15).

"/1

Step 6: Turning off the

Getting Started

Demonstration

"/1

AMP MENU

"/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. When you turn off the system, first press x to stop pl ayback and then press "/1.

X/x/c

ENTER

After connecting the AC power cor d ( m ains lead), the demonstration appears in the front panel display. When you press "/1 on the remote, the demonstration turns off.

Note

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

• W he n y ou se t the de monstration mode in the AMP menu to on, the demonstration does not turn off even though you press "/1 on the rem ote. 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.

Step 7: Performing the Quick Setup

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

The Setup Display for selecting the language used in th e on-screen display appears.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD: MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH ENGLISH

FRENCH

SPANISH

PORTUGUESE

"/1

CLEAR

X/x ENTER

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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 selector on your TV so

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

[Press [ENT E R] to run QUICK SET U P . ] appears at the b ot tom of the screen. If this message does not appear, display the Quick Setup and perform ag ain (page 33).

Note

• When you press CLEA R i n message, t he message disappears. When you need to perform the Quick Setup, see “To recall the Qu ick Setu p display” (page 33).

4 Press ENTER without inserting a disc.

5 Press X/x to select a language.

The system displa ys the menu and sub title s in the sele c ted language.

Note

• Th e sele c ta b le la ngua ge is dif f e r ent depending on the area.

6 Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be co nnected 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 79)

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

[16:9] (page 79)

8 Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the speaker 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 me te rs (4 to 23 ft).

SPEAKER SETUP

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

FRONT: CENTER: SURROUND:

OFF

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 m eters (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

11Press X/x to select the surround

speaker distance from the listening position.

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

Note

• I f you want to change eac h se tting, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 77).

To recall the Quick Setup display

1 Press DISPLAY when the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu a ppears.

2 Press X/x to select [SETUP],

then press ENTER.

The options for [SETU P] 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.

Getting Started

SPEAKER SETUP

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

FRONT: CENTER: SURROUND:

Note

OFF

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

12Press ENTER.

Quick Setup is finished. All connections and setup operatio ns are complete.

To quit the Quick Setup

Press DISPLAY in any Step.

3.0m

Speaker Setup

Positioning the speakers

For the best possible 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 up to 1.6 meters (5 ft) closer (B) and the surroun d speakers up to 5.0 meters (16 ft) closer (C) to the listening posi tio n. 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 illustrate d belo w.

If color irregularity is observed again...

Place the speaker further away from the TV set.

If howling occurs

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

Note

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

If you encounter color irregularity on a nearby TV screen

The front and center speakers and the subwoofer are magn e tically shielded to allow it to b e installed near a TV set. However, color irregularities may still be observed on certai n types of TV sets. As the surround speakers are not magnetically shielded, we recommend that you place the surround speakers slightly further away from TV set.

If color irregularity is observed...

Turn off the TV set onc e, th en turn it on again after 15 to 30 minutes.

Playing Discs

5 Load a disc.

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

Playing Discs

"/1

Disc tray

REPEAT

X/x/c

ENTER

DISPLAY

Adjust the volume

FUNCTION

Connect headphone

"/1 FUNCTION

ALBUM –/+ MUTING

VOLUME +/–

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H x

Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the operat ion det ails su pplied with you r disc.

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

this system.

3 Press "/1.

The system turns 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 f or ci bly press the disc tray closed with your finger, as this may cause malfunction.

• D o not pl ace more than two discs on the tray.

6 Press H.

The system starts pl ayback (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 interactively by following the instructions on the menu. (DVD: page 39), (VIDEO CD: page 41).

To save the power in standby mode

Press "/1 while the system turns on. To cancel standby mode, press "/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 previou s 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 mi sse d.

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

• You may not be able to use the Instant Replay or Instant Advance function with some scenes.

(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 th e disc, the system remembe rs the point whe re yo u pr essed x and “RESUME” appears in the front panel display. As long as you do not remove the disc, Resume Play will work even if the system enters standby mode by pressing "/1.

1 While playing a disc, press x to stop

playback.

“RESUME” appe ars in the front panel display, so you can restart the disc from the point where you sto pped the disc.

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

2 Press H.

The system starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1.

Note

• If [MULTI-DISC RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP] is set to [OFF] (page81), the resume point i s cl eared 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 Dis pla y. – 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 resu me playbac k point f or the cur rent disc. The resume point is cleared 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 f unc tion 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 discs and resumes playback 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 function, set [MULTI-DISC RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP] to [ON]. For details, see “[MULTI-DISC RESUME] (DVD VIDEO/VIDEO CD only)” (page 81).

Note

• If [MULTI-DISC RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP] is set to [ON] (page 81) and you playback a recorded disc such as DVD-RW, the system may playback 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 contents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the tracks on the disc to create your own program. You can program up to 99 track s.

1 Press DISPLAY.

The Control Menu ap pears.

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, se le ct tr ack [02]. Press X/x to select [02] under [T], then press ENTER. The track number may be displayed in 3 digits for a Super Audio CD.

Playing Discs

2 Press X/x to select

[PROGRAM], then press ENTER.

The options for [PRO G RAM] appear.

T OFF

OFF SET ON

6 (14)

2 : 5 0

PLAY

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]).

Selected track

– – – – – – – – – – – –

0:15:30

– –

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 displayed in the selected order.

7 Press H to start Program Play.

Program Play star ts . When the program ends, you can restart the same program aga i n by pr essing 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 turned 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 pe r form Sh uffl e Play or Repe at Play of programmed tracks. During Program Play, follow the steps of Shuffle Play (page 38) or Repe at Play (page 38).

Note

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

Playing in random order (Shuffle Pla y )

(VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD only)

You can have the system “shuffle” tracks. Subsequent “shuffling” may produce a different playing orde r.

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Men u appears.

2 Press X/x to select [SHUFFLE],

then press ENTER.

The options for [SHUFFLE] appear.

T OFF

OFF TRACK

6 (14)

2 : 5 0

PLAY

3 Press X/x to select the item to be

shuffled.

x When playing a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, or CD

• [TRACK]: sh uf fles tracks on the disc.

x When Program Play is activated

• [ON]: shuffles tracks select ed in Program Play.

4 Press ENTER.

Shuffle Play starts.

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 tu rned off.

Tip

• You can set Shuffle Play whil e the system i s stopp ed. After selecting the [ SHUFFLE] option, press H. Shuffle Play starts.

Note

• You cannot use this function 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 , c hapter, track, or album repeatedly. You can use a combination of Shuffle or Program Play modes.

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select [REPEAT],

then press ENTER.

The options for [REPEAT] appear.

OFF

OFF DISC TRACK

6 (14)

2 : 5 0

PLAY

3 Press X/x to select the item to be

repeated.

The default setting is underlined.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVDRW

•[OFF]: does not play repeatedly.

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

• [TITLE]: repeats the current title on a disc.

• [CHAPTER] : r epeats 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]: repe ats all of the albums on the disc.

• [ALBUM]: r epeats the current album.

• [TRACK] (MP3 audio tracks only): repeats the current track.

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

4 Press ENTER.

The item is selected. To return to no rma l pla y , pr es s CLE AR, or

select [OFF] in Step 2.

To turn off the Control Menu

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

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 playing time are not the same, the audio sound will not match the image.

• When [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] is set to [IMAGE (JPEG)] (page 46), you cannot select [TRACK].

Using the DVD’s Menu

A DVD is divided into a lot of sections, which make up a picture or music feature. These sections are called “titles.” When you play a DVD which contains several titles, you can select the title you want using TOP MENU. When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound, select these items using MENU.

Number buttons

TOP MENU

C/X/x/c

ENTER

1 Press TOP MENU or MENU.

The disc’s menu appe ars on the TV screen. The contents of the menu vary from disc 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.

Playing Discs

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 D VD players for editing ([PLAY LIST]). You can select the type of title to be played.

X/x

ENTER

DISPLAY

1 Press DISPLAY when the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Men u appears.

2 Press X/x to select [ORIGINAL/

PLAY LIST], then press ENTER.

The options for [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] appear.

)

1 ( 4 4

(

2 8

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 editi ng.

• [ORIGINAL]: plays the titles originally recorded.

4 Press ENTER.

for a Super Audio CD

SA-CD/CD

MULTI/2CH

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

Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel playback area and a multi-channel playback area. You can select the playback area you 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 channel playback area. “MULTI” lights up in the front panel display when playing a multi-channel playback area.

Note

• You cannot change a playback area during playback.

Selecting a p layback layer when playing a hybrid Super Audio CD

Some Super Audio CDs consist of an HD layer and a CD layer. You can select the playback layer you want to lis t en to.

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

Each time you press the button, an HD layer or a CD layer is alternately selected. When playing a CD layer, “CD” lights up in the front panel display.

Note

• For detai ls about Super Audio CD discs, see page 8.

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

• You cannot change a playback layer during playback.

• When you se le c t a CD la yer, you cannot change a playback area by pressing MULTI/2 CH.

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (Ver.2.0)

(PBC Playback)

With PBC (Playback Cont r ol ) f unc tions, you can enjoy simple interactive operations, search functions, an d other such operations. PBC playback allow s you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen.

Number buttons

ENTER

Playing Discs

1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions.

The menu for your selection appears.

2 Select the item number you want by the

number buttons.

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

interactive operations.

Refer to the operation details s upplied wit h the disc, as the operating procedure may differ depending on th e V I D EO CD .

To go back to the menu

Press O RETURN.

Note

• Depending on the VIDEO CD, the menu does not appear in Ste p 1 .

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• Depending on the VIDEO CD, [Pre s s E NTER] in Step 3 may appear as [Press SELECT] in the instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press H.

Tip

• To pla y 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. Yo u cannot play still pictures such as a menu . T o ret ur n t o PBC pl ay b ack , press x twice, then press H.

About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files

What is MP3/JPEG?

MP3 is audio comp ression technology that satisfies the ISO/MPEG regulations. JPEG is image compression 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 recordin g software (not supplied) for details on the recording format.

About the multi-session disc

If MP3 audio track s or JPEG image files are recorded in the first s ession, the system will also play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in other sessions. If audio tracks and images in audio CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session, only 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 recorded.

MP3 audio track or JPEG image file that the syst em can play

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

• which have the ex tens ion “. MP3” (MP 3 audi o

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

• which conform to the DCF* image file format

* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image

standards for digital cam era s regulated by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA).

Note

• The system will play any data with the extension “.MP3,” “.JPG,” or “.JPEG” even if they are not in MP3 or JP EG format. Playing this data may generate a loud noise which could damage your spe aker system.

• The system does not conform to audio in MP3PRO format.

Playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files

The playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files recorded on a DATA CD is as follows:

x Structure of disc contents

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 played before 5.)

When you press MENU and the list of album names appear s ( page 44), the album names are arrange d in the following order: A t B t C t D t F t G. Al bums that do not contai n tracks (or files) (such as album E) do not appea r in the list.

Tip

• If you add numbe rs (01, 02, 03, etc.) t o the fr ont of th e track/file names when you store the tracks (or files) in a disc, the tracks an d files wil l be played in that o rder.

• Si n c e a disc w ith many trees takes longer to start playback, it is recomme n de d that you create albums with no more than tw o tr ees.

Note

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

• The pla yba c k ord er ab ove ma y not be app licable if there are more than 200 albu ms and 300 fi le s in each album.

• The system 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 any albums beyond the 200th album.

• The system may take longer time to playback, when progressing to the following albu m or jum p to othe r album.

• Some type of JPEG files cannot be played.

Playing Discs

Track (MP3 audio) or

Album

File (JPEG image)

When you insert a DATA CD and press H, the numbered tracks (or fi l es) are played sequentially, from 1 through 7. Any subalbums/tracks (or files) contained within a

Playing DATA CDs wi th MP3 Audio Track and JPEG Image Files

(

3 0

)

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

MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files recorded on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) can be played on this system.

PICTURE NAVI

C/X/x/c

ENTER

Tip

• Y ou can vie w the disc information while playing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image fi le s (p ag e 55).

• You can select Repeat Play while playin g MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files (page 38) and [AUDIO] while playing an MP3 audio track (page 59).

Selecting an album

1 Load a DATA CD.

The list of albums recorded on the DATA CD appears. When an album is being played, its title is shaded. You can turn the al bum 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 continuing to press > after the last track on the first album, but that you cannot return to the prev ious 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 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 turn off the display

Press MENU.

Selecting an MP3 audio track

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.

The list of tracks contained 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 st arts 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 album, but that you cannot return to the previous album 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 album is being played, its title is shad ed .

2 Press X/x to select an album and press

PICTURE NAVI.

Images of files in the album appear in 16 subscreens.

1234

5678

Playing Discs

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 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 rotate a JPEG image

When a JPEG image file is displayed on the screen, you can rotate the image by 90 degrees. Press X/x while viewing an image. Each time you press X, the image r otates counte rclockwise by 90 degrees. Example of whe n you press X once:

Rotating direction

continued

Press CLEAR to return to normal view.

Note

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

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

• The slide show stops when you press X/x.

Playing Audio Tracks and Images as a Slide Show with Sound

To stop playback

Press x.

Tip

• A scroll box is displayed at the right side of the screen. To display the additiona l image files, sele ct the bottom image and press x. To return to the previous image, select the top image and press X.

• You can also change the slide show duration (page 47) and eff image file.

ect

(page 48) while playing JPEG

You can play a slide show with sound by first placing both MP3 a nd J P EG f iles in the same album on a DA TA CD. When yo u pl ay bac k the DATA CD, select [AUTO] mode as explained below.

X/x

ENTER

DISPLAY

1 Load a DATA CD. 2 Press DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears.

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.

The default setting is underlined.

•[AUTO]: plays both the JPEG image files

and MP3 audio tracks in the same album as a slide show.

• [AUDIO (MP3)]: plays only MP3 audi o

tracks continuousl y.

• [IMAGE (JPEG)]: plays only JPEG

image files as a slide show.

5 Press MENU.

The list of albums re corded on the DATA CD appears.

6 Press X/x to select the album you want

and press H.

The system starts playing the selected album.

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

Tip

• You can also ch an ge the slide show duration (page 47) and effect (page 48) while playing JPEG image files.

• If you want to play a slide show to the same audio track, set the track to Repeat Play (page 38).

• When you se le c t [AUTO] , th e syste m can reco gniz e 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 selected mode.

Note

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

• When the JP EG ima ge file ’ s pla yba c k dur a tion is longer than the MP3 audio track, the image slide show continues without sound.

• When the MP 3 audio track is longer than the JPEG image file’s playback duration, the audio track continues with no slide show.

• If there are no MP3 audio tracks 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, JPEG)] to [IMAGE (JPEG)] on a disc that contains MP3 tra ck s only or [AUDIO (MP3)] on a disc that contains JPEG files only, you may not able to change the [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] setting.

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

• I f you play large MP 3 tr a ck data a nd JP EG ima ge data at the same time, the so und ma y skip. It is recommended that you set the MP3 bit rate to 128 kbps or lower when creating the file. If the sound still skips, then reduce the si ze of the JPEG file.

Specifying the slide show duration

(JPEG only)

When you play JPEG image files using slide show, you can spe cify 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 (

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 t he durati on.)

• [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

• So me JP EG fi le s ma y ta ke longe r to display than others, which may make the duration seems longer that the option you selected. Especia ll y pro g res sive JPEG files or JPEG files of 3,000,000 pixels or more.

Playing Discs

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 (

1 0 / 2 3 / 2 0 0 4

MODE1

MODE1 MODE2 MODE3 MODE4 MODE5 OFF

DATA CD

JPEG

Enjoying DivX® Videos

C/X/x/c

ENTER

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 screen.

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

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

• [OFF]: Turns off this function.

4 Press ENTER.

The selected se tti n g takes effect.

About DivX Video Files

DivX® is a video file comp ression technology, developed by DivXNetworks, Inc. This product 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 addition to MP3 audio tra cks or JPEG image files, the sy s tem plays only the DivX video files.

– With DATA DVDs, the system plays DivX

video files only. Any data other than DivX video file, such as M P 3 audio tracks and

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

You can also play DATA CDs recorded in Multi Session (page 42), although DATA DVDs recorded in Multi Session are not playable. Refer to the instructions supplied with th e disc drives and the recording software (not supplied) 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 43). Note that the playback order ma y not be applicable, depending o n the softwa re used for creating the DivX video file, or if the re are more than 200 albums and 600 DivX video files in each album.

Note

• The sys tem ma y not be able to pla y som e DAT A CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format.

DivX video files that the system can play

The system can play da t a that is recorded in DivX format, and which has the extension “.AVI,” or “.DIVX.” The system will not play files with the extension “.AVI” or “.DIVX” if they do not contain a DivX video.

Tip

• For details about playable MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files on DATA CDs, see “Discs that the system can play” (page 42).

Note

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

• The sys tem c ann ot pla y a DivX video f il e 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 sys tem c ann ot pla y som e DivX video files that are longer than 3 hours.

Playing DivX Video Files

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

Tip

• You c an view the disc information while playing a DivX video file (page 55).

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 file at a lower bit rate. If the sound is still noisy, MP3 is the recommended audio format. Note, however, this system does not conform to WMA (Windows Media Audio) format.

• Because 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 scr e en .

Selecting an album

1 Press MENU.

A list of albums on the disc appears. Only albums that conta i n D i vX video files are listed.

( 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” (page 50).

To stop playback

Press x.

To go to the next or previous page

Press C/c.

To turn off the display

Press MENU repeatedly.

Playing Discs

Selecting a DivX video file

1 After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,”

press ENTER.

The list of files in the album appears.

Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound

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 select the first file of the next album by pressing > during pl ayback 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 li st .

Tip

• If the number of viewing times is preset, you can play the DivX video files as many times as the preset number. The following occurrences are counted:

– when the syst em is turned off. – when the di sc tray is ope ned. – when another file is played.

(A/V SYNC)

When the sound doe s 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 appears.

2 Press X/x to select [A/V

SYNC], then press ENTER.

The options for [A/V SYNC] appear.

)

1 ( 4 4 3

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]: adjust s the difference between picture and so und.

Note

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

Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc

(Scan, Slow-motion Play, Freeze Frame)

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

Note

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

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

(except for JPEG)

Press m or M while playing a disc. When you find the point you want, press H to return to normal speed. Each time you press m or M during scan, the playback speed changes. With each press the indication changes as shown below. Ac tu al speeds may differ with some discs.

SLOW /

m/M

Playback direction

×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” playba ck 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 frame (Slow-motion Play)

(DVD, DVD-RW, DivX video, VIDEO CD only)

Press m or M when the system is in pause mode. To return to the normal playback speed, pres s H. Each time you press m or M during Slow-motion Play, the playback speed changes. Two speeds are available. With each press the indication changes as follows:

Playback direction

2 y 1

Opposite direction (DVD VIDEO only)

2 y 1

The “2 ”/“2 ” playback speed is slo w er than “1 ”/ “1 .”

Playing one frame at a time (Freeze Fram e)

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

When the system i s i n th e pause mode, press

(step) to go to the next frame. Press

(step) to go to the preced ing frame

Playing Discs

continued

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

Note

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

• For DATA C Ds, th is f unc tion works only for DivX video files.

Searching for a T i tle/ Chapter/Track/Scene, etc.

You can search a DVD by title or chapter, an d 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 unique numbers on the dis c, you can select the desired one by entering its nu mber. Or, you can search for a scene usin g t he time code.

Number buttons

CLEAR

X/x

ENTER

DISPLAY

1 Press DISPLAY. (When playing a

DATA CD with JPEG image files, press

DISPLAY twice.)

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select the search method.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

[TITLE] [CHAPTER] [TIME/TEXT]

Select [TIME/TEX T] t o search for a starting point by inputting the time code.

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

[TRACK]

[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 selected (** refers to a number). The number in parentheses indic ates the

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

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

Selected row

DVD VIDEO

3 Press ENTER.

[** (**)] chan ges to [– – (**)].

)

1 2 ( 2 7

)

( 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 pr es si ng CLEAR, then select anot her 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 **:**:**] ch anges to [T --:--:--].

3 Input the time code using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.

For example, to find the scene at 2 hour s, 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 title, chapter or track number displayed is the same number recorded on the disc .

Playing Discs

Searching by Scene

(Picture Navigation)

You can divide the scr een i nto 9 su bscr eens and find the desired scene quickly.

PICTURE NAVI

C/X/x/c

ENTER

DISPLAY

1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback.

The following display appears.

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

or track, and press ENTER.

Playback starts fro m 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 ri ght of the screen. To display the add it ional titles, chapters, or tracks, select the botto m scene s and pres s x. To return to the previous scene, select the top scenes and press X.

Note

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

CHAPTER VIEWER

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): displays the first scene of each track.

3 Press ENTER.

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

ENTER

Viewing Information About the Disc

DISPLAY

Viewing the Pl aying Time a nd Remaining Time in the Front Panel Display

You can check disc information, such as the remaining time, total n umber of tit les in a DVD, tracks in a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, or MP3, file name of a DivX video using the front panel display (pa ge 95).

Press DISPLAY.

Each time you press DIS PLAY while playing the disc, the displa y changes as shown in the charts.

When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-RW

t Playing time and number of the current

title

Remaining time of the current title

Playing time and number of the current chapter

Remaining time of the current chapter

Disc name

Title and chapte 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 Playing time of the current file

Current file name

Current album and f il e number

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

Playing Discs

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

t Playing time of the current track

Remaining time of the current track

Playing time of the disc

Remaining time of the disc

Disc name

Track and index*

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

* Except for CD.

[AUDIO (MP3)] (page 46), the “NO AUDIO” message appears on the front pa nel display.

• If you play a disc containing MP3 files only and you set [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] to [IMAGE (JPEG)] (page 46), the “NO IMAGE” messag e appears o n the front panel display.

Viewing the St ation Name or Frequency in the front pa nel display

When the system is set to “TUNER AM” or “TUNER FM,” you can check the frequency using the front panel di splay.

Press DISPLAY.

Each time you press D I SPLAY, the display changes as shown i n the charts.

t Station name*

Frequency*

When playing an MP3

t Playing time and current track number

Track (file) name

Tip

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

• Wh en playing VIDEO CDs without PBC functions, the track number and the index number are displayed after the Disc name.

• You can also check 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 system can only display the first leve l o f th e DVD/CD text, such as the Disc name or title.

• If an MP3 file name cannot be displayed, “*” will appear in the front panel display instead.

• The disc name or track name may not be displayed depending on the text.

• Pl ay ing ti me of MP3 audi o tracks and DivX video files may not be displayed correc tly.

• If you pl ay a disc co nta ining 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 (page 74).

Returns to the original display when several seconds

has elapsed.

Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time

You can check th e pl aying time and rema i ning time of the current title, chapter, or track, an d the total playing time or remainin g time of t he disc . You can also chec k 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 k in ds of time that you can check depend on the disc you are playing.

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 chapter

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, o r 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

• Only al pha be tic a l le tt ers a nd numbers can be displayed.

• Depending on the type of disc being played, the system can only display a limite d number of characters. Also, depe ndi ng on the disc, not all text characters will be displayed.

Checking the pla y information of the Disc

To check DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text

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

The DVD/Super A udio CD/CD text appears only when text is recorded in the disc. You cannot change the text. If the disc does not contain text, “NO TEXT” appears.

BRAHMS SYMPHONY

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

By pressing DISPLAY while playing MP3 audio track s on a DA TA CD or DivX vid eo file s 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 information during playback when the Exif* tag is recorded in the JPEG image data.

Press DISPLAY twice during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

Playing Discs

continued

)

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 th e Japa n 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 display the date information.

• Dat e in fo rm a tion differs depending on the area.

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 th e 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 ch annel and the instruments on the left channel, you can hear the instruments fr om bo th sp eake rs by s ele ct ing t he left channel.

AUDIO

1 Press AUDIO during playback.

The following disp la y appears.

1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the

desired audio signa l.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO

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

When 4 digits are disp layed, they i ndicat e a language code. Refer to “Language Code List” (page 93) to see which la nguage the code represen ts. When the same languag e 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 + S U B] (main and sub sound)

• [2: MAIN]

•[2: SUB]

• [2: MAIN+ SU B ]

Note

• [2: MAIN], [2: SUB], and [2: MAIN+SUB] do not appear when one audio stream is recorded on the disc.

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

The default setting is underlined.

• [STEREO]

• [1/L]: the sound of the left channel

(monaural)

• [2/R]: the so und 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 fil e 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 the left channel of

the audio track 1 (m onaural)

• [1:2/R]: the sound of the right channel of

the audio track 1 (m onaural)

(main sound)

: the standard stereo sound

: the stereo soun d of th e

continued

Sound Adjustments

• [2:STEREO]: th e st ereo sound of the audio track 2

• [2:1/L]: the sound of the left channel of the audio track 2 (m onaural)

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

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 AUD IO repeatedly during playback, the format of the current audio signal (PCM, Dolby Digital, 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

MP3 128k

Bit rate

About audio signals

Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the sound elements (channels) shown below. Each channel is output fr om a separate speaker.

• Front (L)

• Front (R)

•Center

• Surround (L)

• Surround (R)

• Surround (Monaural): This signal c an be either the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals or the Dolby Digital sound’s monaural Surround audio signals.

• LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal

Example:

Dolby Digital 3 ch

1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL

Front (L/R) + Center

Currently playing program format

Front (L/R)

2:SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL

Currently playing program format

3 / 2 .1

LRC

LFE

LS RS

Surround (Monaural)

2 / 1

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 advant age of surround sound simply by selecting one of system’s preprogrammed sound 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 sele ct 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 P LI I 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 perf or m s t he proper decoding if necessary. This m ode presents the sound as it was recorded/ encoded, without adding any effects (e.g. reverberation). However, if ther e ar e no low frequency si gnals (Dolby Digital LFE, etc.), it will generate a low frequency signal for output to the subwoofer.

Using only the front speaker and subwoofer

x 2 CHANNEL STEREO

This mode outputs the sound from the front left and right speakers and subwoofer. Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources completely bypas s th e sound field processing. Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to two channels. This allows you to pla y any source using only the front left and r ight speakers and subwoofer.

Outputting 2 ch annel sourc es like CDs by 5.1channel

x Dolby Pro Logic

Dolby Pro Logic produ ces five output channels from 2 channel sources. Thi s mode perfor ms Pro Logic decoding to the input signal and output to front, center, and surround speakers. Meanwhile, the surround channel becom es monaural.

x Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC

Dolby Pro Logic II produces five full-bandwidth output channels from 2 channel sources. This is done using an advanced, high-purity matrix surround deco der that extracts the spatial

continued

Sound Adjustments

properties of the original 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 mul ti ch an nel 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 vi rtual surround speaker positions higher than the listener from a single set of actual sur round speakers. This mode creates 5 pairs of virtual speakers surrounding the listener at approximately a 30° angle of elevation. The effect differs accordi ng to the [BEHIND] or [SIDE] setting of the surround speak ers (page 81).

[BEHIND]

Outputting 2 channel sources from the surround speakers

x MULTI ST.

This mode outputs 2 channel sources from the front speakers and surround speakers simultaneously . Th e sound that is output from the surround speakers is same as the sound that is output from the f ront speakers.

Tip

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

Selecting a so und field for music

x ROCK, POP, JAZZ, CLASSIC

The each mode provided sound to suit the source.

Enjoying the s ound at low volume

x NIGHT

You can enjoy sound effects or dialogue, as you would in a movi e theat er, even at low vo lume. It is useful for watc hing 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.

[SIDE]

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

: Virtual speaker

SL SR

Enjoying the surround sound by headphones

x HEADPHONE VIRTUAL

This mode outputs th e s ound as surround from headphone L/R. This mode is effective only when a multi channel source is played.

x HEADPHONE 2CHANNEL STEREO

This mode outputs the sound from headphone L/ R. Standard 2 channe l (st er eo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi channel surround forma ts are downmixe d to two channels.

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 VC R sound from all speaker s o f this system. For details, see “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 24) and “Step 4: Oth er Component Hookup” (page 29).

FUNCTION

SOUND FIELD

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until

“VIDEO” or “SAT” (dependi n g on connection) appears in the front panel display.

2 Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until

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

When you want to out put the TV sound or stereo sound o f a 2 chann el sourc e fro m the 6 speakers, select th e “D olby Pro Logic,” “Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE,” or “Dolby Pro Logic II MUS IC” sound field.

Note

• When you select the “NIGHT” sound field (page 61), the sound is output from the front spe a ke rs o nly.

Sound Adjustments

Using the Sound Effect

DSGX

Reinforcing bass frequencies

You can reinforce bass frequencies.

Press DSGX.

Bass frequen ci e s are effectively reinfo rced.

To turn off the sound effect

Press DSGX again.

Note

• When you connect headphones to the system, the DSGX function does not work.

• Dep end ing on the input stream, the DSGX function may not be effective.

Using Various Additional Functions

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, while playing a scene of a train in motion, you can display the view from either the front of the train, the left window of the train, or from the right window without 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 angl e eve n if mul ti-a ngles are re cord ed on the DVD VIDEO.

Displaying the Subtitles

If subtitles are rec or ded on a disc, you can turn the subtitles on or off while playing. If multilingual subtitles are record ed on the disc, you can change th e subtitle language while playing, or turn the subtitle s on or off whe never you want. You can s el ect a language you are learning, for example, and turn on the subtitles for better underst anding.

SUBTITLE

Press SUBTITLE during playback.

Each time you press SUBTITLE, the subtitle language changes.

Note

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

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

Using Various Additional Functions

Locking Discs

(CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL)

You can set 2 kinds of pl ayback restrictions for the desired dis c.

• Custom Parental Control You can set playb ack restrictions so that the system will not pla y inappropriate discs.

• Parental Cont r ol Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of th e users. Scenes may be blocked or replaced with different scenes.

The same password is used for both Custom Parental Control a nd 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 for registering a new password appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password,

ENTER

then press

C/X/x

ENTER

Preventing playba ck of specific discs [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL]

You can set the sam e Custom Parental Control password for up t o 40 discs. When you set the 41st-disc, the first disc 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 Men u appears.

DISPLAY

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.

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 returns to the Control Menu.

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 sel ect [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 appe ar s.

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 playback.

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 passwor d.

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 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

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.

Using Various Additional Functions

Limiting playb ack for children [PARENTAL CONTROL]

(DVD only)

Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can b e li mited according to a prede t ermined level such as the age of the users. The [PARENTAL CONTROL] function allows you to se t a p lay b ack l imitation level.

1 Press DISPLAY while the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu ap pears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

ENTER

4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password

using the number buttons, then press ENTER.

continued

The display for setting t he pla yback limitation level appears.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF STANDARD:

USA

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 [OTHER S t], select and enter a standard code in the table on page 69

using the number buttons.

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

ENTER.

The selection items for [LEVEL] are displayed.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF STANDARD:

OFF

NC17

6: 5:

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

then press ENTER.

Parental Control setting is complete.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: STANDARD: USA

4: PG13

The lower the value, the st ricter 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 e nt ering your password appears.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

The system starts playback.

Tip

• If you forget your password, remove the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of “Preventing playback of specific discs [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL].” When you are asked to enter your password, enter “199703” using the number buttons, then pres s ENTER . The display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password. After you enter a new 4-digit password, replace the disc in the system and press H. When the d isplay for entering your password appears, enter your new password.

Note

• The C ontr ol Me nu display will show different items depending on the disc type.

• When you play discs which do not have the Parental Control function, playb ack c annot 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 password, then change the level. If the Resume Play mode is canceled, the level returns to the previous le v el.

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 th e correct number.

Using Various Additional Functions

Changing the password

1 Press DISPLAY while the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu ap pears.

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 entering the password appears.

4 Enter your 4-digit pa ssword using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

5 Enter a new 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

Other Operations

Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote

By adjusting t he r emote signal, yo u can control your TV with the supplied remote.

TV ?/1

TV/VIDEO

Number buttons

ENTER

Note

• If you ente r a new cod e numbe r , the co de numbe r previously entered will be erased.

• When you replace the batteries of the remote, the code number may reset itself to the default (SONY) setting. Reset the appropriate code number.

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 ma nufact urer’s c ode, the remote transmits the on/off sig nal 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 –/+

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 the Sony TVs.

between the TV and other input sources.

Adjust the TV volume.

Select the TV channel.

You can select the TV channels by using the number buttons. To select the TV channels, press the number buttons, then ENTER .

Note

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

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 sourc e you set with 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

Other Operations

TV CH +

Preparing for the THEATRE SYNC function

Press and hold TV/VIDEO while entering the code for the TV’s input so ur c e connected to this system (see the table) using the number button s .

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 you r TV.

* Except for North American models.

Operating for the THEATRE SYNC function

Point the remot e to t he direc tion of T V an d this 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)

31.5 42

52.5 63

73.5 84

continued

Note

• This function is only for SONY TVs. (This function may not work on some SONY TVs.)

• If distance between TV and this system is too far, this function may not work . Install the system near the TV.

• K ee p the r emote pointed in the direction of the TV and this system w h ile entering the code.

Enjoying the Sound of Other Components

AMP MENU

X/x/c

ENTER

Selecting the connected component

You can use a VCR or other components connected to the VIDEO or SAT jacks on the rear panel or AUDIO IN jack on the front panel. Refer to the operation manual supplied with the component s for further informa ti on 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.

FUNCTION

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

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

Depending on the compone nt, distorti on occurs because of the input level when listening to the component that is connected to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel.

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 repeatedly until “AUDIO

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

3 Press X/x repeatedly until “ATT ON”

appears in the front panel display.

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

4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU.

The AMP menu turns off.

Enjoying the Radio

TUNER MENU

CLEAR

C/X/x/c

ENTER

TUNING –/+

FUNCTION

VOLUME +/ PRESET

–/+

Presetting radio stations

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.

Other Operations

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 front panel display.

continued

6 Press X/x to select the preset number

you want.

7 Press ENTER.

The station is stored.

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 tu n ing interval can be set to eithe r 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. I f you change the interval, AM preset stations will be erased. To reset the interval, repeat th e s ame proc ed ur e.

Listening to the radio

Preset radio stations in the system’s memory first (see “Presetting radio stations” (page 73)).

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “FM”

or “AM” appears in the front panel display.

The last received station is tuned in.

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 progr a m is noisy, press FM MODE so that “MONO” appears in the front panel dis p lay. There will be no stereo effect, but the rece pti on will improve. Press the button again to r e stor e the ste r eo effect.

• To improve reception, reorient the supplied antennas (aerials).

• You can check the frequency by pressing DISPLAY repeated ly (page 56).

Naming preset st at ions

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

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “FM”

or “AM” appears in the front panel display.

The last station you r eceived 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.

2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to

select the preset station you want.

Each time you press the button, the system tunes in one preset st ation.

5 Press ENTER.

6 Create a name by using the cursor

buttons.

Press X/x to select a character, then press c to move the cursor to the next position.

Letters, numbers, and other symbols can be input for a radio station name.

If you make a mistake

Press C/c repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes, then press X/x to select the desired character. To erase the character, press C/c repeatedly until the character to be erased flashes, then press CLEAR.

7 Press ENTER.

The station name is store d.

Using the Sleep Timer

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

SLEEP

Other Operations

Press SLEEP.

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

SLEEP 90M t SLEEP 80M t SLEEP 70M

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

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 repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appears in the front pa nel display.

Changing the Brightness

Returning to the Default

of the Front Panel Display

The brightness of the front panel display can be set to either of 2 levels.

AMP MENU

X/x/c

ENTER

1 Press AMP MENU. 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

the front panel display.

4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU.

The AMP menu turns of f.

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” appear s in the fro nt pa nel display and the default settings are returned.

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 78 to 83. For an overall list of Setup Display items, see page 98.

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

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

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

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 78 to 83 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 32), 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 77).

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 93) 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).

Settings for the Display

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: COLOR SYSTEM SCREEN SAVER:

16:9

AUTO

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 77). 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 27).

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

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 79). 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 25 ).

[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 77). The default settings are underlined.

CUSTOM SETUP

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

Registration Code

AUTO

OFF

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.

Note

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

16:9 aspect ratio TV

change. The [TRACK SELECTION] setting has higher priority than the [AUDIO] settings in [LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 78). (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 36).

[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 77). 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

continued

Position diagram

1.0 - 7.0 m/ 4 - 23 ft

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 32), 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 32), 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.

[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 +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.

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).

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 24).

• 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 25).

• 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 25).

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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Additional Information

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 24, 29).

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 81).

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, 81).

• Set the sound field to “AUTO FORMAT DIRECT

AUTO” (page 61).

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 59).

• 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, 81).

(page 61).

• 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 61).

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 73).

• 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

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 46).

• 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 46).

• 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 46).

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 e36).

• 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 78).

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 65).

• The DVD prohibits chang ing the angles.

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Additional Information

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 inserte d co rre c tly.

E XX (xx is a number)

Cause and/or corrective action

,Clean the disc with a soft cloth

(page 85).

,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

Specifications

Amplifier section

Stereo mode (rated) 55 W + 55 W (3 ohms at 1

kHz, DIN)

Surround mode (reference) music power output

Front: 120 W + 120 W (with SS-TS45) Center*: 120 W (with SS-CT45) Surround*: 120 W + 120 W (with SS-TS45B) Subwoofer*: 200 W (with SS-WS42)

* Depending on the sound field settings and the source,

there may be no sound output.

Inputs

VIDEO, SAT Sensitivity: VIDEO 250

mV/SAT 450 mV Impedance: 50 kilohms

AUDIO IN Sensitivity: 250/150 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 %

Tuner section

System PLL quartz-locked digital

synthesizer system FM tuner section Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz (50 kHz

step) Antenna (aerial) FM w ir e a ntenna (aerial) Antenna (aerial) terminals 75 ohms, unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz AM tuner section

Tuning range 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, SAT: 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

Surround

Speaker system Two-way Bass reflex 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.) 3.4 kg

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Subwoofer

Speaker system Bass reflex, magnetically

shielded Speaker unit 200 mm cone type Rated impedance 1.3 ohms Dimensions (approx.) 206 × 382 × 392 mm

(w/h/d) Mass (approx.) 7.8 kg

General

Power requirements Taiwan model: 120 V AC, 50/60 Hz Other models: 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption On: 160 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.

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.

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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Additional Information

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.

Language Code List

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

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

Additional Information

Index to Parts and Controls

For more info rmation, refer to the pages in dicated in parentheses.

Front panel

A "/1 (on/standby) (31, 35, 76) B Disc tray (35) C A (open/close) (35, 76) D H (play) (35) E X (pause) (35) F x (stop) (35, 76) G ./> (35)

H FUNCTION (35) I PHONES jack (35) J VOLUME (35) K (remote sensor) (13) L Front panel display (95) M AUDIO IN jack

Front panel display

About the indications in the front panel display

A Lights up during PBC playback.

(VIDEO CD only) (41)

B Lights up when the time inf ormation of

a title or chapter appears in the front panel display. (DVD onl y )

C Monaural/Stereo effect (Radio only)

(74)

D Lights up when 2 channel source is

output from the surround speakers. (62)

E Current sound effect (Except for Super

Audio CD) (64)

F Current surround format (Except for

Super Audio CD) (60)

G Current mode (DVD function only) H Lights up during MULTI channel

playback. (Super Audio CD only) (40)

I Playing status (DVD function only)

Additional Information

Rear panel

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

SPEAKER

VIDEO

SAT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PB/CBPR/C

AUDIO IN VIDEO INRL

DVD ONLY

S VIDEO(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

MONITOR OUT

COAXIAL

A SPEAKER jacks (15) B COMPONENT VI DEO OUT jacks (24) C MONITOR OUT (VIDEO / S VIDEO) jacks

(24)

D AM terminal (23)

E FM 75Ω COAXIAL jack (23) F VIDEO VIDEO/A UDIO IN jacks (26, 29) G SAT VIDEO/AUDIO IN jacks (26, 29)

Remote

A TV [/1 (on/standby) (70) B TV/VIDEO (70) C TUNER MENU (73) D SLEEP (75) E SA-CD/CD (40) F PROGRESSIVE (25) G REPEAT/FM MODE (38, 74) H MULTI/2CH (40) I Number buttons (39, 66, 70)

The number 5 butt on has a tactile dot.*

J CLEAR, - (32, 37, 70, 71) K TOP MENU (39) L C/X/x/c/ENTER (31, 37, 61, 66, 72, 76,

77)

M O RETURN (41) N REPLAY, STEP (35) O . PRESET –, TV CH – (32, 35, 70, 74) P m/ SLOW, TUNING – (51, 73) Q H (p lay) (35)

The H button has a tactile dot.*

R TV (70) S THEATRE SYNC (71) T "/1 (on/standby) (31, 35, 74) U AMP MENU (31, 72, 76) V DSGX (64) W FUNCTION (25, 35, 63, 72) X SOUND FIELD (61) Y DISP LAY (74) Z PICTURE NAVI (45)

wj AUDIO (59) wk SUBTITLE (65) wl ANGLE (65) e; ALBUM –/+ (35, 71) ea MENU (39) es MUTING (35) ed VOLUME, TV VOL +/– (35, 70, 74)

The VOLUME, TV VOL + button has a tactile dot.*

ef DISPLAY (10, 32, 37, 66, 77) eg > PRESET +, TV CH + (32, 35, 70, 74) eh ADVANCE, STEP (35) ej M/ SLOW, TUNING + (51, 73) ek x (stop) (35, 66, 74) el X (pause) (35)

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operat ing the

system.

Additional Information

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

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

(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

4:3 PAN SCAN

16:9 AUTO PAL NTSC

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

BOX

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

AMP Menu List

You can set the following items with AMP MENU on the remote.

AMP menu

DIMMER DIMMER ON

DIMMER OFF

DEMO DEMO ON

DEMO OFF

AUDIO ATT ATT ON

ATT OFF

Additional Information

Index

Numerics

16:9 79 4:3 LETTER BOX 79 4:3 OUT PUT 80 4:3 PAN SCAN 79

5.1 Channel Surround 60

A/V SYNC 50 Accessories 13 ALBUM 52 Album 90 AMP menu 31, 73 AMP menu list 99 ANGLE 65 Antenna (aerial) Hookup 23 AUDIO 78 AUDIO ATT 73 AUDIO DRC 81

BACKGROUND 80 Batteries 13

CHAPTER 52 Chapter 90 COLOR SYSTEM 79 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connecting the AC power cord

(mains lead) 31 Continuous play 35 Control Menu 10 Controlling the TV 70 CUSTOM 77 CUSTOM PARENTAL

CONTROL 66 CUSTOM SETUP 80

DATA CD 44, 48 DATA DVD 48 DEMO 31 Demonstr ation 31 DIMMER 76 DISPLAY 55 Display

Setup Display 77 DISTANCE 82 DivX® 48, 81, 90

DOLBY DIGITAL 59 Dolby Digital 90 Dolby Pro Logic II 90 Dolby Surround Pro Logic 91 DSGX 64 DTS 59, 91 DVD 91 DVD+R W 91 DVD’s menu 39 DVD-RW 40, 91

EFFECT 48

Fast forward 51 Fast reverse 51 FILE 52 File 91 Film based software 91 Front Panel 94 Front panel display 55, 95

Handling discs 85 Hookup Overview 14

INDEX 52 Installing the speakers on the

wall 21 Instant Advance 35 Instant Replay 35 Interlace format 91 INTERVAL 47

JPEG 42, 44

Language Code List 93 LANGUAGE SETUP 78 LEVEL (FRONT) 82 LEVEL (SURROUND) 83 Listening to other compon ents

72 Listening to TV sound 63 Locating

a specific point by watching

the TV screen 51

MENU 78 MODE (MP3, JPEG) 46 MP3 42, 44 Multi Session CD 7 Multi-angle function 65, 91 MULTI-DISC RESUME 81 Multilingual function 91 Muting 35

Naming preset stati ons 74

On-screen display

Control Menu display 10

Setup Display 77 ORIGINAL 40 OSD 78 Other Component Hook up 29

PARENTAL CONTROL 67, 91 PAUSE MODE 80 PBC Playback 7, 41, 92 PICTURE NAVI 45, 54 PLAY LIST 40 Preset Station 73 Program Play 37 PROGRESSIVE AUTO 25 Progressive format 25, 92 PROGRESSIVE VIDEO 26

Quick Setup 32

Radio 74 Rear Panel 96 Region Code 8, 92 Remote 13, 70, 97 Repeat Play 38 RESET 78 Resume Play 36

S VIDEO 24 Scan 51 SCENE 52 Scene 92 SCREEN SAVER 79

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Sony DAV-DZ550 Users guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

WARNING

Welcome!

About This Manual

Note about CDs/DVDs

Example of discs that the system cannot play

Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs)

About Multi Session CD

About the Super Audio CD

Region code

Note on playba ck operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Copyrights

Guide to the Control Menu Display

Control Menu display

Getting Started

Unpacking

Hookup Overview

Step 1: Speaker System Hookup

Required cords

Attaching the speaker stand to the speaker

Connecting the speakers

Avoiding short-circuiting the speakers

Installing the speakers on the wall

Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup

Step 3: TV Hookup

Connectin g the video cords

Does your TV accept progressive si gnals?

Connecting the audio cords

To change the color system (PAL or NTSC)

Step 4: Other Component Hookup

Connecting the system and the other component

Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)

Setting the demonstration mode on/off

Step 7: Performing the Quick Setup

Speaker Setup

Positioning the speakers

Playing Discs

Playing Discs

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

Creating your own program (Program Play)

Playing in random order (Shuffle Pla y )

Playing repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Using the DVD’s Menu

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

Selecting a p layback layer when playing a hybrid Super Audio CD

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (Ver.2.0)

About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files

What is MP3/JPEG?

Discs that the system can play

MP3 audio track or JPEG image file that the syst em can play

Playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files

Playing DATA CDs wi th MP3 Audio Track and JPEG Image Files

Selecting an album

Selecting an MP3 audio track

Selecting a JPEG image file

Playing Audio Tracks and Images as a Slide Show with Sound

Specifying the slide show duration

Selecting an effect for image files in the slide show

Enjoying DivX® Videos

About DivX Video Files

Playing DivX Video Files

Selecting a DivX video file

Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound

Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc

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

Watching frame by frame (Slow-motion Play)

Playing one frame at a time (Freeze Fram e)

Searching for a T i tle/ Chapter/Track/Scene, etc.

Searching by Scene

Viewing Information About the Disc

Viewing the Pl aying Time a nd Remaining Time in the Front Panel Display

Viewing the St ation Name or Frequency in the front pa nel display

Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time

Checking the pla y information of the Disc

Checking the date information

Sound Adjustments

Changing the Sound