Sony DHC-FLX7D, DHC-FLX5D Operating Instructions Manual

4-255-417-12(1)

Display Side Hi-Fi Component System

Operating Instructions

DHC-FLX7D DHC-FLX5D

* DHC-FLX7D only

WARNING

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

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabi ne t.

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 was te.

This appliance is classifie d as a CLASS 1 LASER product. This marking is located on the rear exterior.

Notes on DTS audio playback

Excessive noise may be heard from the speakers when you play DTS format CDs if the decode format is set to PCM (page 53) or monaural sound (1/L, 2/R) (page 32). Set the volume to minim u m and be careful not to damage your speaker system.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Caution: This system is capable of holding a still video image or on-screen display ima ge on your television screen indefinitely. If you leave the still video image or on-screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time, you risk permanent damage to your television screen. Proje ct ion tel ev isi ons are especially susceptible to this.

ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR® is a U.S. registered mark. As an E

NERGY STAR

partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the E

NERGY STAR

guidelines for energy efficiency.

This system incorporates Dolby* Dig ita l, Dolby Pro Logic (II) adaptive matrix surround decoder, and the DTS** Digital Surround System.

* Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the doubleD symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

**Manufacture d unde r lic e nse from Digital Theater

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

Systems, Inc. US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories.

Table of Contents

This system can play the following

discs..................................................5

List of Buttons and Reference Pa ges

Main unit.................................................6

Remote Control.......................................7

digipad operations...................................8

Getting Started

Hooking up the system............................9

Inserting three R6 (size AA) batteries into

the remote................................... ....12

Setting up your speakers.......................13

Specifying the speaker parameters........14

Setting the clock....................................15

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3

Playing discs:

Loading a disc........................ ... .... ........16

Playing a disc........................................16

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/

Repeat Play/Scan/Slow-motion

Play Playing a disc with MP3 audio tracks...18

Creating your own program..................21

— Program Play Resuming playback f rom the point you

stopped the disc ..............................22

— Resume Play

Playing repeatedly.................................23

— Repeat Play

Playing DVDs using the menu..............24

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

(Ver. 2.0).........................................24

— PBC Play

Setting up for DVD/VIDEO CD/CD:

Using the Setup Display....................... 25

Setting the display or sound track

language .........................................26

— LANGUAGE SETUP

Settings for the display.........................27

— SCREEN SETUP

Custom settings.....................................28

— CUSTOM SETUP

Speaker settings....................................29

— SPEAKER SETUP

Viewing information about the disc:

Checking the playing time and remaining

time.................................................31

Sound adjustment:

Changing the sound.............................. 32

Enjoying movies:

Searching for a title/chapter/track/

index...............................................34

Changing the angles.............................. 35

Displaying the subtitles ............... .... .....35

Using various additional functions:

Locking discs........................................36

— CUSTOM PARENTAL

CONTROL/PARENTAL

CONTROL

Tuner

Presetting radio stations........................40

Listening to the radio............................42

Tape

Loading a tape...................................... 43

Playing a tape............. ... ........................43

Recording to a tape...............................44

— CD Synchro Recording/High-

Speed Dubbing/Recording

Manually/Program Edit

Timer-recording radio programs ..........46

continued

Sound Adjus t ment

Adjusting the sound..............................48

Selecting the sound effect.....................48

Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic II or Dolby Pro

Logic ...............................................49

Adjusting the sound effects................... 50

Creating a perso na l so un d ef fe c t fi le....51

— Personal file

Display

Turning off the display..........................52

— Power Saving Mode

Using the display........... .... ... .................52

Other Features

To adjust the brightness of the

display.............................................53

To listen to multi channel sound...........53

Using the SONY TV DIRECT

function...........................................54

Singing along: Karaoke. .... ....................55

About indicators....................................56

Falling asleep to music......... .... .............56

— Sleep Timer

Waking up to music..............................57

— Daily Timer

Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies.........................61

Additional Info rm at io n

Precautions ...........................................65

Messages............................................... 67

Specifications .......................................67

Glossary................................................ 70

Language code list................................73

Control Menu Item List........................74

Setup Display Item List..................... ...75

Optional Components

Hooking up optional com po nents.........58

Listening to audio from a connected

component ......................................59

Recording audio from a connected

component ......................................60

Recording on a connected

component ......................................60

This system can play the following discs

Format of discs Disc logo

DVD VIDEO*

Super Audio CD**

VIDEO CD

Music CD

* The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark. **DHC-FLX7D only

Discs that this system cannot play

• CD-ROMs (PHOTO CDs included)

• All CD-Rs othe r than musi c and V CD form at CD-Rs

• Data part of C D -Extras

• DVD-ROMs

• D VD Audio discs

Note

Some CD-Rs/CD-RWs or DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs cannot be played on this system depending upon the format or the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the reco rd ing device.

Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has no t be en correctly finalized. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device.

Region code of DVDs you can play on this system

Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled with identical region code. DVDs labeled will also be played on this system. If you try to play any other DVD, the message “Playback prohibited by area limitations.” will appear on the TV screen .

ALL

Depending on the DVD, no region code indication may be la beled even though play in g the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions. The region code is located below the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the rear panel.

Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Some playba ck operatio ns of DVDs an d VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers. Since this system plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs ac cording to the disc co nt ents the software producers designed, som e playback features may not be availab l e. Also, ref er to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs.

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 high-resolution still pictures, if they are included on the disc.

Copyrights

This product inc or porates copyright prot ection technology that is protecte d by U.S. p atents and other in tellectua l p roperty ri g hts. Use of this copyright pr ot ection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses onl y unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

List of Buttons and Reference Pages

1 2 3

How to use this page

Use this page to find the location of bu tto ns an d oth er parts of the system that are mentioned in the text.

Main unit

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

A – L

CD SYNC HI-DUB qg (44) Deck A wg Deck B qd DIGITAL wa (59) DISC SELECT 3 (16, 19) DISC 1 indicator es (16) DISC 2 indicator ea (16) DISC 3 indicator e; (16) DISC 4 indicator wl (16) DISC 5 indicator wk (16) Display window 2 DISPLAY qh (27, 52, 64) DVD ef (12, 16, 19, 27, 41, 44,

55) ECHO LEVEL wf (55) EFFECT ql (55) GROOVE qf (64) Headphones jack qj

M – Z

MIC jack ws (55) MIC LEVEL wd (55) MULTI CHANNEL DECODING

indicator eg (56) REC PAUSE/START qk (44, 55) Remote sensor qa TAPE A/B wj (43, 44, 55) TUNER/BAND ed (40, 42) VIDEO/SAT w; (59) VOLUME qs (30)

ea e;

wl wk

wd ws

Illustration number

TAPE A/B wj (43, 44, 55)

Name of button/part Reference page

?/1

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

?/1 (power) 1 Z (disc tray) 4 A Z (deck A) wh Z B (deck B) 0 hH (play) 5 X (pause) 6 x (stop) 7 ./> (go back/go forward)

–/m, M/+ (rewind, fast

forward) 9

–

5 6

9 q;

qa qs qd qf qg

waw;wfqlqkqj

Remote Control

1 2 3 456 7

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

A – E F – S T – V

2.1CH/MULTI* e; (49, 53, 60) ALBUM +/– ed (19) AMP MENU 9 (13, 14, 30, 49,

53) ANGLE ek (35) AUDIO el (32) CLEAR ql (22, 23, 29, 34) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT* wf

(47, 57)

CLOCK/TIMER SET wf (15, 46,

57) D.SKIP 5 (17) digipad 7 (8, 50) DISPLAY 4 (8, 31, 52) DSP EDIT* ej (50) DVD qh (16, 19, 21, 44) DVD DISPLAY* qa (19, 23, 25,

31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 74) DVD MENU qa (24) DVD SETUP* 9 (25, 30, 37) DVD TOP MENU qg (24) EFFECT* es (48, 50, 55, 60) ENTER 6 (8, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19,

21, 23, 24, 25, 32, 34, 35, 36,

40, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 53, 57,

64)

FUNCTION 0 (19, 59) GAME MODE eh (48) GROOVE* ef (48) KARAOKE PON* eh (55) MOVIE MODE es (48, 49) MUSIC MODE ej (48) Numeric buttons wd P FILE* el (51) PLAY MODE/DIRECTION w;

(16, 19, 21, 43, 44, 55) PRESET +/– wj PREV/NEXT wj REPEAT/FM MODE ws (17, 20,

22, 42) RETURN O e; (24, 34, 36) SCAN/SLOW t / T ra

(17) SELECT wk SHIFT qd (19, 25, 30, 37, 40, 47,

48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 57, 60) SLEEP wg (56) SONY TV DIRECT qj (54) SUBTITLE ea (35)

TAPE A/B qs (43, 44, 55) TOOL MODE ef (48) TUNER MEMORY* w; (40) TUNER/BAND qf (40, 42) TUNING +/– ra TV/VIDEO wh (12) TV ?/1 1 (12) TV CH +/– 3 (12) TV VOL +/– 2 (12) VOLUME +/– 8 (30)

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

?/1 (power) qk hH (play) wk X (pause) r; x (stop) wl . (go back) wj > (go forward) wj m (rewind) ra M (fast forward) ra

V/v/B/b/ENTER eg >10 wa

* To use these functions, press the

button while pressing SHIFT.

List of Buttons and Reference Pages

wh wg wf

ra r;

wk wl

ed ef

e; es

qjqk

890qa

digipad operations

The remote is equipped with an uni que digipad multi controlling device. You can control vario us operations with this digipad. When touching the digipad, do not use utensil whose end is sharpened. When this unit does not respond to the di gi pad operations, press th e digipad a little harder.

DVD, TUNER, TAPE A/B functions

Basic operation DVD, TUNER, TAPE A/B

Tap once hH (Start pl ayback)* Tap twice x (Stop playback) * When you tap the digipad while playing a DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD,

playback pauses. Tap again to resume play ba ck .

Slide from the lef t to the right > (AMS +, preset +)** Slide from the right to the left . (AMS –, preset –)**

Slide from lower side to upper side M (Fast forward, tuning +)** Slide from upper side to lower side m (Rewind, tuning –)** **If you keep on moving , you can o pe rate as pressing and holding these buttons.

Adjusting the equalizer curve in EQ EDIT operations (page 50)

The curve made by sliding the finger is reflected in the displa y.

Selecting parameters in DSP EDIT and other adjustments (page 50)

Slide in the direction until you reach the value you want (refer to each of the operations).

Adjusting the position of the digipad

When the digipad operation is not carried out properly or when you replace the batteries, perform the following proced ure. When carrying out this operation, make sure to point the remote toward the main unit.

1 Turn on the system. 2 Press DISPLAY and . on the remote at the same time.

“CALIBRATION” flashes in the display.

3 Tap the dot at th e lef t upper corne r of the digipa d.

“A PUSHED” appears in the display, then “CALIBRATION” flashes.

4 Tap the dot at th e right bottom corner of the digipad.

“B PUSHED” appears in the display, then “CALIBRATION” flashes.

5 Press ENTER on the remote.

“CAL END” appears in the display.

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Do the foll owing proc edu re 1 to 6 to hook up your system usin g the su pplie d cord s and access orie s.

Front speaker (Right)Center speaker Front speaker (Left)

FM antenna

AM loop antenna

Getting Started

Rear speaker

(Right)

Connect the To the

Front speakers SPEAKER FRONT L (white) and R (red) terminals Rear speakers SPEAKER REAR L (blue) and R (gray) terminals Center speaker SPEAKER CENTER (green) terminal Sub woofer SPEAKER WOOFER (purple) terminal

Rear speaker

(Left)

Sub woofer

continued

1 Connect the speakers.

Connecting speaker cords

Main unit

3 Connect the video input jack of your TV

to the VIDEO OUT jack with the video cable.

Speaker

Red (3)

Black (#)

Color tube

Note

Be sure to match the spea ke r cord to the appropriate terminal on the compo nents: 3 to 3, and # to #. If the cords are reversed, the sound will be distorted and will lack bass.

2 Connect the FM/AM antennas.

Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it.

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally.

AM loop antenna

When using a TV

Turn on the TV and select the video input so you can view the pictures from this system.

Tips

• For even higher quality vi de o image s; – Use an optional component video cable to connect

the COMPONENT VIDEO input jacks on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of this system. If your TV is compatibl e wit h progressive format file signals, use this connection and set “COMPONENT OUT” to “PROGRESSIVE” in “SCREEN SETUP” (page 27).

– Use a n optional S-video cable to connect the S

VIDEO input jack on your TV to the S VIDEO OUT jack of this system.

• If you connect a video deck between this unit and the TV, you may experience video leakage when watching the video signal from this unit. Do not connect a video deck between this unit and th e TV.

4 For models with a voltage selector, set

VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the posit ion of your local power line voltage.

Refer to the print on your sys t em ’s VOLTAGE SELECTOR for available settings.

VOLTAGE

SELECTOR

220V 230-

120V*

* Saudi Arabian Model 120 – 127 V

240V

5 Connect the power cord to a wall

outlet.

The demonstration appears in the display. When you press ?/1, the system turns on and the demonstration automatically ends. If the supplied adapter on the plug does not fit your wall outlet, detach it from the plug (only for models equipped with an adapter).

6 (Except for Latin American model)

Set the color system according to your TV.

The color syst em is factor y set to NTSC f or region code 3 model s, and PAL for other region code models. Each time you per form the procedure belo w , t he color system changes as follows: NTSC y PAL Use the buttons on the unit.

1 Press ?/1 to turn off the system. 2 Press ?/1 while holding down X.

The system turns on and the color system is changed.

Before connecting the Center and Rear speakers

Stick the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the center speaker and rear speakers to stabilize the speakers and p re v ent them from slip pi ng.

After hooking up the s ystem, we rec om m end to place the system as follows:

Sub woofer Main unit

?/1

–

Front speaker

(Left) Front speaker

(Left)

Sub woofer

Optional stand WS-FLX9 (not supplied)

Front speaker

(Right)

Front speaker

(Right)

?/1

–

Main unit

Getting Started

Center speaker

Rear speaker

When placing the speakers on top of th e sub woofer and the mai n unit, be sure to place the foot of the speakers to fit in the hollows on top of the sub woofer and the main unit.

Notes

• Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise.

• Do not place the rear speakers on top of a TV. This may cause color distortion in the TV scr een .

• Be sure to connect both left and right rear speakers. Otherwise, the sound will not be heard.

continued

To prevent the speakers from falling

When you place the speakers on top of the sub woofer and the main unit, do the following.

1 Place the speaker supp ort on the sub woofer

and the main unit. Tighten one of the screws (1) lightly to temporarily fix the speaker support, tighten the other screw to fix (2), then tighten the first screw (1) firmly.

Speaker support

Screw (1)*

Inserting three R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote

Screw (2)*

* Main unit: Screw

Sub woofer: Screw

3 3 × 10

3 3.5 × 20

2 Insert the speaker support in th e slo t of th e

front speakers. Ti ght en two screws while threading the rear boards of the front speakers.

Screw*

Slot

* 3 3.5 × 14

Note

When carrying the sy stem, do not li ft the front sp eakers only.

Operating a Sony TV

You can use the following buttons on the remot e to operate a Sony TV .

To Press

Turn the TV on or off TV ?/1. Switch the TV’s video input TV/VIDEO. Change the TV channels TV CH +/–. Adjusts the volume of the TV

speaker(s)

Tip

When the remote no longer operates the system, replace all the batteries with new ones.

Note

If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove all the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage.

TV VOL +/–.

Notice for carrying this system

Do the following to protect the DVD mechanism. Use buttons on the unit.

1 Turn on the system , then press DVD.

Make sure that all discs are removed from the unit.

2 Hold down DVD, then press ?/1 until

“LOCK” appears.

3 Release ?/1 first, then release DVD. 4 Unplug the AC power cord.

Setting up your speakers

Specifying distance, position and height of the speakers

Positioning the speakers

For the best possib le surround sound, all the speakers other than the sub woofer should be the same distance from the listening posi t i on (A). However, if necessary, this system allows you to place the center sp eaker up to 1.5 meters closer (B) and the rear speakers up to 4.5 meters closer (C) to the listening position. The front speakers can be placed from 1. 0 to

12.0 meters (A) from the listening position.

You can place the sub woofer in any position. You can place the r ear speakers either behind you or to the side, dependi ng on the shape of your room, etc.

When the rear speakers are placed to the side

A A

When the rear speakers are placed behind you

A A

Note

Do not place the center and rea r speakers farther away from the listening position than the fr ont speakers.

Use the remote for the operation.

1 P r ess AMP MENU repeatedly until

“AMP MENU” appears.

2 Press ENTER. 3 Sit in your listening position and press

V or v repeatedly to select the items to be set.

• Adjustable items

– Distan ce of the front, r ear , and center

speakers

– Positi on a nd he ight o f th e rear spe ak ers

4 Press B or b repeatedly to select the

parameter you want.

The selected parameter appears.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set other

parameters.

6 Press ENTER.

Tip

You can use the digipad instead of the cursor buttons (V/v/B/b).

x DISTANCE

You can vary the distance of each sp eaker as follows. The defa ul t set t i ngs are underlined.

• FRONT 2.4 m

Front speaker distance can be set in 0.1 m steps from 1.0 to 12 . 0 m .

• CENTER 2.4 m

Center speaker di st ance can be set in 0.1 m steps from the front speake r dist ance to 1.5 m closer to your listen i ng position.

• REAR 1.5 m

Rear speaker distance can be set in 0.1 m steps from a distance equal to the front spe aker distance to a distance 4.5 m closer to your listening position.

Note

If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position, set the distance of the closest speaker.

(front speakers distance)

(center speaker distance)

(rear speakers distance)

Getting Started

continued

x Rear speaker position and

height

Specify the position and height of the rear speakers. The default settings are underlined.

Position diagram

• R. PL. BEHIND Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section B.

• R. PL. SIDE Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section A.

Height diagram

• R. HGT. LOW Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section D.

• R. HGT. HIGH Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section C.

Specifying the speaker parameters

Use the remote for the operation.

1 From yo ur listening position, press

AMP MENU.

Adjustable menus and parameters are described below .

2 Press V or v repeatedly until “LEVEL

MENU” appears.

3 Press ENT ER . 4 Press V or v repeatedly to select the

parameter.

5 Press B or b repeatedly to select the

setting you want.

6 Rep eat steps 4 to 5 to set other

parameters.

7 Press ENT ER .

Tips

• You can use the digipad instead of the cursor buttons (V/v/B/b).

• You can use “SPEAKER SETUP” in the Setup Display to specify th e ba lance, level, and test tone parameters (page 29).

Adjustable parameters

The default settings are in the parentheses.

x BALANCE

• FRNT L___R: (center)

Balance between the front left and right speakers.

• REAR L___R: (center)

Balance between the rear left and rig ht speakers.

Range: 6 steps to the left and 6 s teps to the rig ht (13 steps)

x LEVEL

• CENTER: (0 dB) Level of the center speaker (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB steps).

•REAR: (0 dB) Level of the rear speakers (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB steps).

• SUB W.: (+2 dB) Level of the sub woofer (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB steps).

x D.COMP.

• D.COMP.: (OFF) Dynamic range compression. Range: OFF, 0.1 to 0.9, STD, MAX “OFF” does not compress the dynamic range. “0.1” to “0.9” se tt ings al low y o u to c ompre ss the dynamic range in small steps. “STD” reproduces the sound track with the dyn amic range intended b y the recording engine er. “MAX” provides a great compression of the dynamic range.

x TEST TONE

• TEST TONE: (OFF) Test tone output. Range: OFF, ON “ON” outputs the test tone from each speaker in sequence. Adjust the LEVEL and BALANCE param e ters so that the volume level of the test tone from each speaker sounds the same using the remote from your listening position. Sel ect “OFF” to turn of f the test tone.

Notes

• When 2.1CH/MULTI is set to “2.1CH” (page 53),

you cannot set rear speaker balance, center level, rear level.

• Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby

Digital sources only.

Setting the clock

1 T u rn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the

remote.

3 Press . or > repeatedly to set the

hour.

4 P r ess ENTER on the remote. 5 Press . or > repeatedly to set the

minutes.

6 P r ess ENTER on the remote.

To adjust the clock

1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the remote. 2 Press . or > repeatedly to select

“CLOCK SET?”, then press ENTER on the remote.

3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6

above.

Note

The clock settings are canceled when you disconne c t the power cord or if a power failure occurs.

Getting Started

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3

Playing discs

Playing a disc

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play/Scan/Slow-motion Play

Loading a disc

1 Press DISC SELECT repeatedly to

select the disc tray you want to open.

2 Press Z.

The front panel slides down and the disc tray slides out.

3 Pl ace a disc with the label side up on

the disc tray.

When you play a 8 cm disc, place it on the inner circle of the tray.

4 Press Z to close the disc tray.

To insert other di scs, repeat the sam e procedure. When a disc is i nserted in the disc tray, the corresponding disc indicator (1 to 5 fr om top) lights up.

Note

When the disc tray slides out, you cannot open the cassette deck.

Before playing a DVD or a VIDEO CD, turn on your TV and select the video input. Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restr icted. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc.

Disc tray number

1 DISC

DISC

Track numb er Playing time

1 When playback is stopped, press PLAY

MODE/DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display.

Select To play

ALL DISCS (Normal Play)

1DISC (Normal Play)

ALBM (Normal Play)

ALL DISCS SHUF (Shuffl e Play)

1DISC SHUF (Shuffl e Play)

ALBM SHUF (Shuffl e Play)

PGM (Program Play)

All discs in the disc tray continuously.

The tracks on the disc you have selected in original order.

All MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc you have selected in original order.

The tracks on all discs in random order.

The tracks on the disc you have selected in random order.

All MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc you have selected in random order.

The tracks on all discs in the order you want them to be played (see “Creating your own program” on page 21).

2 Press DIS C SELEC T repeatedly to

select the disc you want to play.

3 Press hH.

If you press hH when DVD is selected as the function (press DVD) and the disc tray is closed, playback starts.

Notes

• You cannot change the play mode during playback.

• You cannot use 1DISC SHUF or ALBM SHUF

Shuffle Play with DVDs. You can use ALL DISCS SHUF except for DVDs.

Other operations

To Do this

Stop playback Press x. Pause playback Press X.

Press again to resume playback.

Select a track During playback or pause, press

Find a point in a track (Lock Search function) (Except for MP3)

Select a disc Press D.SKIP on the remote. Exchange other

discs during playback

Remove the disc Press DISC SELECT repeatedly

> (to go forward) or . (to go back).

Press M or m during playback. To return to normal play, press hH.

For DVDs, VIDEO CDs or Super Audio CDs, press m or M once to start searching. Press again to increase the searc h speed. Each time you release and press the button, the speed changes sequentially:

M: FF1 t FF2 t FF1 m: FR1 t FR2 t FR1

Press DISC SELECT repeatedly to select the disc tray that contains the disc you want to change, then press Z. Press Z again to close the tray.

to select the disc tray that contains the disc you want to remove, then press Z.

To Do this

Play repeatedly*1 (Repeat Play)

Press REPEAT/FM MODE on the remote during playback until “REP” or “REP1” appears. The repeat range changes accordin g to the play mode:

•ALL on all discs up to 5 times.

•1DISC titles on a single disc.

•ALBM single album (MP3 only).

•REP1 or track. You cannot use this function with certain DVDs, when playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions.

You cannot select “REP” during ALL DISCS SHUF mode, but you can select “REP1”.

To cancel Repeat Play, press REPEAT/FM MODE on the remote until “REP” and “REP1” disappear.

Locate a point quickly in fast forward or fast reverse (scan)

During playback, press SCAN/ SLOW t or T on the remote. To return to normal playback, press hH. For DVDs, VIDEO CDs or Super Audio CDs, two speeds are available. Each time you pres s the button, the indication cyclic a lly changes as follows:

Playback direction: FF1M Opposite direction: FR1m

Change the playback speed (Slow-motion play)

During pause mode, press SCAN/

SLOW t or T on the remote. To return to normal playback, press hH. Two speeds are available. Each time you press the button, the indication cyclically changes as follows: Playback direction:

SLOW2 Opposite direction (DVD only): SLOW2

: For all the tracks o r ti tle s

: For all the tracks or

: For all the tracks on a

: For a single title, chapter

t FF2M*2

t FR2m*2

y SLOW1

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3

continued

You cannot select “REP1” during Program Pla y.

The FF2M/FR2m playback speed is faster than FF1M/FR1m.

DVD and VIDEO CD only. Slow-motion reverse play for DVD only.

The SLOW2 /SLOW2 playback speed is slower than SLOW1 /SLOW1 .

Note

If DVD playback is paused for approximately one hour, the system automatically turns off.

Tips

• You can use the digipad for the disc operations.

• Pressing DVD while the power is off automatically turns the power on.

• Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen. You can play the disc interacti v ely by following the instructions on the me nu ( se e page 24 for DVD, and see page 24 for VIDEO CD).

• You can use the Control Menu to play repeatedly (page 23).

• When disc access takes a long time, set “DVD POWER ON” by DVD power manage function (page 41).

To enter track number using the remote

You can also select the track you want using the remote during Normal Play . Press the numeric buttons, then press ENTER. The playback automatically starts.

Playing a disc with MP3 audio tracks

About MP3

MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard technology and format for compressing a sound sequence. The track is compressed to about 1/10 of its original size. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not c om pressed.

Notes on discs

You can play MP3 audio tracks recorded on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs (recordable CDs), or CD-RWs (rewritable CDs). The disc must be in the ISO9660* level 1, level 2 or Joliet format.

*ISO9660 Format

The most common international standard for the logical format of tracks and alb u ms on a CD-ROM. There are several specification levels. In Level 1, track names must be in the 8.3 format (no more than eigh t characters in the name, no more than three characters in the extension “.MP3”) and in capital letters. Album names can be no longer than eight characters. There can be no more than eight nested album levels. Level 2 specifications allow album names and track names up to 31 characters long.

Playing a disc

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play

This system lets you play the disc with MP3 audio tracks in diff erent play modes.

Disc tray number

1 DISC

DISC MP3

Track number Playing time

1 Press DVD (or FUNCTION on the

remote repeatedly until “DVD” appears in the display).

2 When playback is stopped, press PLAY

MODE/DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display.

Select To play

ALL DISCS (Normal Play)

1DISC (Normal Play)

ALBM (Normal Play)

ALL DISCS SHUF (Shuffle Play)

1DISC SHUF (Shuffle Play)

ALBM SHUF (Shuffle Play)

PGM (Program Play)

All discs in the disc tray continuously.

The tracks on the disc you have selected in original order .

All MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc you have selected in original order .

The tracks on all disc s in random order.

The tracks on the disc you have selected in random order.

All MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc you have selected in random order.

The tracks on all discs in the order you want them to be played (see “Creating your own program” on page 21).

3 Press DISC SELECT repeatedly to

select the disc you want to play.

4 Press hH.

Other operations

To Do this

Stop playback Press x. Pause playback Press X.

Press again to resume playback.

Select an album of MP3 tracks

Select a track During playback or pause, press

Use the remote for the operation.

1 Press DVD DISPLAY while

pressing SHIFT. The Control Menu appears in the on-screen display.

2 Press V or v repeatedly to

select (ALBUM), then press ENTER or b. The list of albums contained in the disc appears.

3 Press V or v repeatedly to

select an album you want to play, then press ENTER. You can select an album by pressing B or b, or ALBUM + or – while pressing SHIFT.

4 Press V or v repeatedly to

select (TRACK), then press ENTER. The list of tracks contained in the current album appears. When the list of all tracks or albums cannot be displayed on the window, the jump bar appears. Press b to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using V/v.

5 Press V or v repeatedly to

select a track, then press ENTER.

> (to go forward) or . (to go back).

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3

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To Do this

Play repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Press REPEAT/FM MODE on the remote re p eatedly during playback until “REP”* or “REP1” appears. The repeat r ange changes according to the play mode:

: For all the tracks on all

•ALL discs up to 5 times.

•1DISC

: For all the tracks on a

single disc up to 5 times.

•ALBM

: For all the tracks on a single album up to 5 times (MP3 only).

: For a single track.

•REP1 To cancel Repeat Play, press REPEAT/FM MODE on the remote repeatedly u ntil “REP” and “REP1” disappear.

* You cannot select “REP” during ALL DISCS SHUF

mode, but you can select “REP1”.

Tip

You can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play or Program Play. After step 1, select an album by using DVD DISPLAY while pressing SHIFT on the remote, then press . or > repeatedly until the desired track number appears.

Notes

• With formats other than I SO9660 level 1, 2 and Joliet, album names or trac k n ames may not be displayed correctly.

• When naming, be sure to add the extension “.MP3” to the track name.

• If you use the extension “.MP3” to a track other than MP3, the player cannot recognize the track properly and will generate random noise that co uld da m age your speakers.

• A disc recorded with complic ated tree structur e takes a longer time to start playback.

• When the disc is inserted, the player reads all the tracks on that disc. If there are many albums or nonMP3 files on the disc, it may take a long time for player to begin or for the next MP3 audio tracks to start play.

• We recommend that you do not save other types of tracks or unnecessary albums than MP3 audio tracks in the disc to be used for MP3 listening.

• An album that does not include an MP 3 aud io tra ck is skipped.

• Maximum album number in a disc : 99 ( The maximum number of MP3 audio tracks that can be contained on a album is 250.)

• Tracks and albums are played in the order th ey are recorded on the disc.

• Only the letters in the alphabe t a nd numbers can be used for album or track names. Anything else is displayed as a space.

• ID3 tags cannot be displa ye d in stop mode.

Creating your own program

— Program Play

You can make a program of up to 25 tracks from all the discs in the or der you want them to be played. Use the remote for the operation.

1 Press DVD w hen the playback is

stopped.

2 Press PL AY MO DE /DIR ECTION

repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears in the on-screen display.

The Program Display appears on the screen.

Program

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

3 Press b, then press V or v repeatedly to

select the disc.

The cursor moves to th e disc (in this case, “DISC1(CD)”).

Program

Disc

DISC1(CD)

DISC2(CD)

DISC3(CD)

DISC4(CD)

DISC5(CD)

7 8 9

4 Press b.

The cursor moves t o th e album or track (in this case, “ALL TRACKS”).

Program

Disc

DISC1(CD)

Track

DISC2(CD)

ALL TRACKS

DISC3(CD)

1 TRACK1

DISC4(CD)

2 TRACK2

DISC5(CD)

3 TRACK3

4 TRACK4

5 TRACK5

6 TRACK6 7 TRACK7 8 TRACK8 9 TRACK9

When the list of all tr acks or al bums c annot be displayed on th e w indow, the jump bar appears. Pres s b to select the jump bar i con, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using V/v.

5 S e lect the album, or track you want to

program. x When programming a VIDEO CD or

For example, se le ct track “6”. Press V/v or the numeric buttons to select

“6”, then press ENTER.

Selected track

Program

DISC 1 (CD) – TRACK 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

x When programming MP3

For example, select track “3” of album “2”. Press V/v to select “2”, then press b.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3

Program

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Disc

Album

DISC 1 (CD)

Track

ALL ALBUMS

DISC 2 (– – – – –)

ALL TRACKS

ROOT

DISC 3 (MP3)

1. Classic

2. Jazz

3. Pops

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Next, press V/v or the numeric buttons to select “3”, then press ENTER.

Selected album and track

Program

DISC 3 (MP3) – ALBUM2 – TRACK3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

6 To program other tracks, repeat steps 3

to 5.

The programmed tracks are displayed in the selected order.

7 Press hH to start Program Play.

Program Play starts. When the program ends, you can restart the same program again by pressing hH.

Other operations

To Do this

Return to normal play

Turn off the program menu

Clear the last programmed track

Tips

• You can do Repeat Play of th e progra mmed tracks. Press REPEAT/FM MODE repeatedly unt il “ REP” appears, or set “REPEAT” in the Control Menu display during Program Play.

• The program you made rema ins in the system’s memory eve n af ter it has been pl ayed back. Pre ss hH to play the same program agai n .

Notes

• The displayed numbe r of tra c ks is the same as that recorded on the disc.

• You cannot use Program Play with DVDs.

Press CLEAR during playback.

In stop mode, press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION to turn off the progr am menu.

Press CLEAR in step 6. The program is cleared from the last programmed track.

Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc

— Resume Play

This system memor iz es the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume from that point.

1 W hile playing a disc, press x to stop

playback.

“RESUME” appears in the display. If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not available.

2 Press hH.

The player starts playback from the point you stopped the dis c in step 1.

To play from the beginning of the disc

Press x twice, then press hH. For a disc containing MP3 audio tracks, press x one more time to return to the first album.

Notes

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

• Resume play is canceled when: – you open the disc tray. – you cha nge the pla y mode.

Playing repeatedly

— Repeat Play

You can play all the titles /trac ks or a si ngle title / chapter/track on a di sc. In Shuffle or Pro gr am Play mode, the sy st em repeats the tracks in the shuffled or programmed order. Use the remote for the operation.

1 Press DVD DISPL AY while pressing

SHIFT during playback.

The Control Menu ap pears.

2 Press V or v repeatedly to select

(REPEAT), then press ENTER.

If you do not select “OFF”, the “REPEAT” indicator lights in green.

3 Press V or v repeatedly to select the

Repeat Play setting. x When playing a DVD

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats all the titles.

• TITLE: repeats the current title.

• C HAPTER: repeats the current chapter.

x When playing a VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3 and when Program Play is set to OFF

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats all the tracks.*

• TRACK: repeats the current track.

x When Program Play is set to ON

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats Program Play.

* When the play mode is set to “ALBM” or “ALBM

SHUF”, all the tracks in the current album is repeated.

Notes

• When the play mode is set to “ALL DISCS SHUF”, you can select the Repeat Play of “TITLE”, “TRACK” or “CHAPTER” only.

• You can perform Repeat play for DVD titles that contain chapters.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press CLEAR.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly while pressing SHIFT until the Control Menu is turned off.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3

+ 53 hidden pages

Sony DHC-FLX7D, DHC-FLX5D Operating Instructions Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

This system can play the following discs

List of Buttons and Reference Pages

Main unit

Remote Control

digipad operations

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Inserting three R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote

Setting up your speakers

Specifying the speaker parameters

Setting the clock

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3

Playing discs

Playing a disc

Loading a disc

Playing a disc with MP3 audio tracks

Creating your own program

— Program Play

Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc

— Resume Play

Playing repeatedly

— Repeat Play