Sony HCD-FL7D User Manual

4-241-389-13(1)

Display Side Hi-Fi Component System

Operating Instructions

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. Serial No.

DHC-FL7D DHC-FL5D

* DHC-FL7D only

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

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 cabinet.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. This label is located on the rear exterior.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this CD/DVD player is harmful to eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personel only.

U.S.A. model

This label is located inside the unit.

European model

The following caution label is located inside the apparatus.

To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus.

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

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

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S.A.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: – Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

Note to CATV system installer

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.

Except for European model

ENERGY STAR

registered mark. As an ENERGY STAR® partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY

STAR

efficiency.

This system incorporates Dolby* Digital, Pro Logic Surround, and the DTS** Digital Surround System. * Manufactured under license from Dolby

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

**Manufactured under license from Digital Theater

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

is a U.S.

guidelines for energy

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 33). Set the volume to minumum 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 image 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. Projection televisions are especially susceptible to this.

Table of Contents

This system can play the following discs.. 6

List of Buttons and Reference Pages

Main unit ................................................... 7

Remote Control ......................................... 8

digipad operations ..................................... 9

Getting Started

Hooking up the system............................ 10

Inserting three R6 (size AA) batteries into

the remote ......................................... 13

Setting up your speakers ......................... 14

Specifying the speaker parameters.......... 15

Setting the clock ...................................... 16

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

Playing discs:

Loading a disc ......................................... 17

Playing a disc

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play/Scan/Slow-motion Play ............ 17

Playing a disc with MP3 audio tracks ..... 19

Creating your own program

— Program Play ............................... 22

Resuming playback from the point you

stopped the disc

— Resume Play ................................ 23

Playing repeatedly

— Repeat Play .................................. 24

Playing DVDs using the menu ................ 25

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

(Ver. 2.0)

— PBC Play ..................................... 25

Setting up for DVD/VIDEO CD/CD:

Using the Setup Display.......................... 26

Setting the display or sound track language

— LANGUAGE SETUP.................. 27

Settings for the display

— SCREEN SETUP ........................ 28

Custom settings

— CUSTOM SETUP ....................... 29

Speaker settings

— SPEAKER SETUP ...................... 30

Viewing information about the disc:

Checking the playing time and

remaining time.................................. 32

Sound adjustment:

Changing the sound................................. 33

Enjoying movies:

Searching for a title/chapter

/track/index ....................................... 35

Changing the angles ................................ 36

Displaying the subtitles ........................... 36

Using various additional functions:

Locking discs

— CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL/

PARENTAL CONTROL ................. 37

Tuner

Presetting radio stations .......................... 41

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

Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* .... 43

Tape

Loading a tape ......................................... 44

Playing a tape .......................................... 44

Recording to a tape

— CD Synchro Recording/High-Speed Dubbing/Recording Manually/Program

Edit ................................................... 45

Timer-recording radio programs ............. 47

Sound Adjustment

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

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

Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic II

(DHC-FL7D only) ............................ 49

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

Creating a personal sound effect file

— Personal file ................................. 51

Display

Turning off the display

— Power Saving Mode .................... 52

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

Other Features

To adjust the brightness of the display.... 53

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

Singing along: Karaoke**....................... 54

About indicators ...................................... 55

Falling asleep to music

— Sleep Timer ................................. 55

Waking up to music

— Daily Timer ................................. 56

Optional Components

Hooking up optional components ........... 57

Listening to audio from a connected

component ........................................ 58

Recording audio from a connected

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

Recording on a connected component .... 59

Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies ........................... 60

Additional Information

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

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

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

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

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

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

* European model only. **Except for North American and European models.

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-FL7D only

Discs that this system cannot play

• CD-ROMs (PHOTO CDs included)

• All CD-Rs other than music and VCD format

CD-Rs

• Data part of CD-Extras

• DVD-ROMs

• DVD 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 recording device. Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been 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 system. If you try to play any other DVD, the message “Playback prohibited by area limitations.” will appear on the TV screen.

ALL

will also be played on this

Depending on the DVD, no region code indication may be labeled even though playing 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 playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers. Since this system plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features may not be available. Also, refer 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

VIDEO CDs without PBC functions (Ver. 1.1 discs)

VIDEO CDs with PBC functions (Ver. 2.0 discs)

Copyrights

You can

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.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents, other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation, and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

List of Buttons and Reference Pages

How to use this page

Use this page to find the location of buttons and other parts of the system that are mentioned in the text.

Main unit

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

A – D

2.1CH/MULTI (North American and European models only) ql

(16, 48, 53, 59, 61) CD SYNC HI-DUB qd (45, 47) DIGITAL wf (57) DISC SELECT 4 (17, 18) DISC 1 indicator wl (17) DISC 2 indicator wk (17) DISC 3 indicator wj (17) DISC 4 indicator wh (17) DISC 5 indicator wg (17) Display window 2 DISPLAY ws (32, 43, 52, 53, 60,

64)

DVD ed (18, 19, 21, 45) DVD MENU qs (25, 27) DVD TOP MENU qa (25)

E – R

ECHO LEVEL (Asian model

only) wa (54)

EFFECT (North American and

European models only) w; (48, 50, 59)

GROOVE (North American and

European models only) wa (48,

64)

MD (VIDEO) (Except for North

American model) wd (59)

MIC jack (Except for North

American and European models) ql (54)

MIC LEVEL (Except for North

American and European models) w; (54)

MULTI CHANNEL DECODING

indicator 3 PHONES jack qh REC PAUSE/START qf (45, 46) Remote sensor e;

Illustration number

PLAY MODE qg (9, 13, 14)

Name of button/part Reference page

T – V

TAPE A/B ea (44, 45, 54) TUNER/BAND es (41, 42) VIDEO (MD) (North American

model only) wd (58)

VOLUME qg

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

?/1 (power) 1 Z (disc tray) 5 Z A (deck A) qk Z B (deck B) qj hH (play) 6 X (pause) 8 x (stop) 7 ./> (go back/go forward)

–/m, M/+

(rewind, fast forward) q;

List of Buttons and Reference Pages

wl wk wj wh wg

(Except for North American model and European models)

wa w;

(North American model and European models only)

ed es ea e;

wd ws wa w;

452 3

9 q;

qa qs qd qf qg qh

M +– m

?/1

Remote Control

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

A – E

2.1CH/MULTI* e; (16, 48, 53, 59, 61)

ALBUM +/– ed (20) AMP MENU 9 (14, 15, 31, 49,

53)

ANGLE ek (36, 62) AUDIO el (27, 29, 33) CLEAR ql (21–24, 30, 35) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT* wf

(47, 56)

CLOCK/TIMER SET wf (16, 47,

56)

D.SKIP 5 (18, 21, 46) digipad 7 (9) DISPLAY 4 (32, 43, 52, 53, 60,

64)

DSP EDIT* ej (50, 51) DVD qh (17, 18, 21, 25, 29, 32–

36, 40, 45, 52, 57, 59, 61–64, 66, 70)

DVD DISPLAY qa (20, 23, 24,

26, 32, 33, 35–39)

DVD MENU qg (25, 27) DVD SETUP* 9 (26, 31, 38) DVD TOP MENU qj (25) EFFECT* es (48, 50, 59) ENTER 6 (14–16, 18, 20, 21,

23–26, 33, 35–41, 46, 47, 49– 51, 53, 56, 64)

F – S

FUNCTION 0 (19, 45, 54, 58,

59, 63) GAME MODE eh (48) GROOVE* ef (48) KARAOKE PON* eh (54) MOVIE MODE es (48) MUSIC MODE ej (48) Numeric buttons wd (18, 22, 25,

35, 38–40, 42) P FILE* el (51) PLAY MODE/DIRECTION w;

(17, 19, 21, 22, 44–46, 54, 62) PRESET +/– wj PREV/NEXT wj REPEAT/FM MODE ws (18, 20,

22, 64) RETURN O e; (25, 35, 38, 39) SCAN/SLOW t / T ra

(18) SELECT wk SHIFT qd SLEEP wg (55) SUBTITLE ea (27, 36)

T – V

TAPE A/B qs (44, 45, 54) TOOL MODE ef (48) TUNER MEMORY* w; (41) TUNER/BAND qf (41, 42) TUNING +/– ra TV/VIDEO wh (13) TV ?/1 1 (13) TV CH +/– 3 (13) TV VOL +/– 2 (13) VOLUME +/– 8

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.

wd wa

1 2 3 45 6 7

wh wg

wf ws w;

ra r;

wk wl

ea es

ed ef

890qaqsqdqfqgqhqjqk

digipad operations

The remote is equipped with an unique digipad multi controlling device. You can control various operations with this digipad. When touching the digipad, do not use utensil whose end is sharpened. When this unit does not respond to the digipad operations, press the digipad a little harder.

DVD, TUNER, TAPE A/B functions

Basic operation DVD, TUNER, TAPE A/B

Tap once hH (Start playback)* Tap twice x (Stop playback) * When you tap the digipad while playing a CD, playback pauses. Tap again to resume

playback.

Slide from the left 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 operate 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 display.

List of Buttons and Reference Pages

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 procedure. 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 the left upper corner of the digipad.

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

4 Tap the dot at the 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 following procedure 1 to 6 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories.

Center speaker

FM antenna

AM loop antenna

Front speaker

(Right)

Front speaker

(Left)

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

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.

Getting Started

Speaker

Red(3)

Black (#)

Color tube

Note

Be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate terminal on the components: 3 to 3, and # to #. If the cords are reversed, the sound will be distorted and will lack bass.

2 Connect the FM/AM antennas.

Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it.

Jack type A

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally.

AM loop antenna

Ω

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 video images; – 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 compatible with progressive format file signals, use this connection and set “COMPONENT OUT” to “PROGRESSIVE” in “SCREEN SETUP” (page

28).

– Use an 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 the TV.

4 For models with a voltage selector, set

VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the position of your local power line voltage.

Refer to the print on your system’s VOLTAGE SELECTOR for available settings.

VOLTAGE

SELECTOR

220V 230-

120V*

* Saudi Arabian Model 120 -127 V

240V

Jack type B

AM loop antenna

Ω

AXIAL

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally.

continued

Hooking up the system (continued)

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 adaptor on the plug does not fit your wall outlet, detach it from the plug (only for models equipped with an adaptor).

6 (Except for Pan American and

European models) Set the color system according to your TV.

The color system is factory set to NTSC for region code 3 models, and PAL for other region code models. Each time you perform the procedure below, the 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 prevent them from slipping.

Rear speaker

After hooking up the system, we recommend to place the system as follows:

Sub woofer Main unit

Front speaker

(Left)

Front speaker

(Left)

Optional stand (not supplied)*

Sub woofer

* The optional stands are supplied for U.S.A. model.

Front speaker

(Right)

Front speaker

(Right)

Main unit

When placing the speakers on top of the sub woofer and the main 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.

Center speaker

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 screen.

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

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 support 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. Tighten the screws while threading the top boards of the sub woofer and the main unit.

Screw (2)

Speaker support

Screw (1)

2 Insert the speaker support in the slot of the front

speakers. Tighten two screws while threading the rear boards of the front speakers.

Screw

Inserting three R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote

Getting Started

Operating a Sony TV

You can use the following buttons on the remote 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 TV VOL +/–.

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.

Note

When carrying the system, do not lift the front speakers only.

Slot

Notice for carrying this system

Do the following to protect the DVD mechanism.

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

Positioning the speakers

For the best possible surround sound, all the speakers other than the sub woofer should be the same distance from the listening position (A).

However, if necessary, this system allows you to place the center speaker up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) closer (B) and the rear speakers up to

4.5 meters (15 feet) closer (C) to the listening position.

The front speakers can be placed from 1.0 to

12.0 meters (3 to 40 feet) (A) from the listening position.

You can place the sub woofer in any position. You can place the rear speakers either behind

you or to the side, depending on the shape of your room, etc.

When the rear speakers are placed to the side

A A

45°

20°

When the rear speakers are placed behind you

A A

45°

Note

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

90°

20°

Specifying distance, position and height of the speakers

Use the remote for the operation.

1 Press 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

– Distance of the front, rear, and center speakers – Position and height of the rear speakers

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 speaker as follows. The default settings are underlined.

• FRONT 2.4 m (8 feet) (front speakers distance) Front speaker distance can be set in 0.1 m (1 feet) steps from 1.0 to 12.0 m (3 to 40 feet).

• CENTER 2.4 m (8 feet) (center speaker distance) Center speaker distance can be set in 0.1 m (1 feet) steps from the front speaker distance to

1.5 m (5 feet) closer to your listening position.

• REAR 1.5 m (5 feet) (rear speakers distance) Rear speaker distance can be set in 0.1 m (1 feet) steps from a distance equal to the front speaker distance to a distance 4.5 m (15 feet) 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.

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 your listening position, press

AMP MENU.

Adjustable menus and parameters are described below.

2 Press V or v repeatedly until “LEVEL

MENU” appears.

3 Press ENTER. 4 Press V or v repeatedly to select the

parameter.

5 Press B or b repeatedly to select the

setting you want.

6 Repeat steps 4 to 5 to set other

parameters.

7 Press ENTER.

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 the balance, level, and test tone parameters (page 30).

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 right speakers.

Range: 6 steps to the left and 6 steps to the right (13 steps)

Getting Started

continued

Specifying the speaker parameters (continued)

Setting the clock

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.: (0 dB) Level of the subwoofer (–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” settings allow you to compress the dynamic range in small steps. “STD” reproduces the sound track with the dynamic range intended by the recording engineer. “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 parameters so that the volume level of the test tone from each speaker sounds the same using the remote from your listening position. Select “OFF” to turn off 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.

1 Turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the

remote.

3 Press . or > repeatedly to set the

hour.

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

minutes.

6 Press 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 disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs.

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

Playing discs

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 Place 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 discs, repeat the same procedure. When a disc is inserted in the disc tray, the corresponding disc indicator (1 to 5 from top) lights up.

Note

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

Playing a disc

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play/Scan/Slow-motion Play

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 restricted. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc.

Disc tray number

1 When playback is stopped, press PLAY

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

Select

ALL DISCS (Normal Play)

1 DISC (Normal Play)

ALBUM (Normal Play)

ALL DISCS SHUF (Shuffle Play)

1 DISC SHUF (Shuffle Play)

ALBUM SHUF (Shuffle Play)

PGM (Program Play)

To 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 ramdom order.

The tracks on all discs in the order you want them to be played (see “Creating your own program” on page 22).

2 Press DISC SELECT 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 1 DISC SHUF or ALBUM SHUF Shuffle Play with DVDs. You can use ALL DISCS SHUF except for DVDs.

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

DISC

Track number

1DISC

Playing time

Playing a disc (continued)

Other operations

Stop playback Pause playback

Select a track

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

Select a disc Exchange other

discs during playback

Remove the disc

Do this

Press x. Press X.

Press again to resume playback. During playback or pause, press

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

Press M or m during playback. To return to normal play, press H. For DVDs, VIDEO CDs or Super Audio CDs, press m or M once to start searching. Press again to increase the search 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 D.SKIP on the remote. 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.

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

Play repeatedly*

(Repeat Play)

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

Change the playback speed* (Slow-motion play)

Do this

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

• ALL: For all the tracks or titles on all discs up to 5 times.

• 1 DISC: For all the tracks or titles on a single disc.

• ALBUM: For all the tracks on a single album (MP3 only).

• REP 1: For a single title, chapter or track. You cannot use this function with certain DVDs, when playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions.

“ALL DISCS SHUF” is available only when “REP” appears.

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

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 press the button, the indication cyclically changes as follows:

Playback direction: FF 1M*2 t FF 2M*

Opposite direction: FR 1m*2 t FR 2m*

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: SLOW 2 *4 y SLOW1 *

Opposite direction (DVD only): SLOW 2 *4 y SLOW1 *

*1You cannot select “REP1” during Program Play. *2The FF 2M/FR 2m playback speed is faster

than FF 1M/FR 1m.

*3DVD and VIDEO CD only. Slow-motion reverse

play for DVD only.

*4The SLOW 2 /SLOW 2 playback speed is

slower than SLOW 1 /SLOW 1 .

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 interactively by following the instructions on the menu (see page 25 for DVD, and see page 25 for VIDEO CD).

• You can use the Control Menu to play repeatedly (page 24).

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 compressed.

Notes on discs

You can play MP3 audio tracks recorded on CDROMs, CD-Rs (recordable CDs), or CD-RWs (rewritable CDs). The disc must be in the ISO 9660* level 1, level 2 or Joliet format.

*ISO 9660 Format

The most common international standard for the logical format of tracks and albums on a CD-ROM. There are several specification levels. In Level 1, track names must be in the 8.3 format (no more than eight 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.

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

Playing a disc

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play

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

Disc tray number

DISC MP3

Track number

1DISC

Playing time

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Playing a disc with MP3 audio tracks (continued)

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

ALL DISCS (Normal Play)

1 DISC (Normal Play)

ALBUM (Normal Play)

ALL DISCS SHUF (Shuffle Play)

1 DISC SHUF (Shuffle Play)

ALBUM SHUF (Shuffle Play)

PGM (Program Play)

To 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 22).

3 Press DISC SELECT repeatedly to

select the disc you want to play.

4 Press hH.

Other operations

Stop playback Pause playback

Select an album of MP3 tracks

Select a track

Do this

Press x. Press X.

Press again to resume playback. 1Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears in the on-screen display.

2Press V or v repeatedly to

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

3Press 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 while pressing SHIFT, or by pressing ALBUM + or –.

4Press 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.

5Press V or v repeatedly to

select a track, then press ENTER.

During playback or pause, press > (to go forward) or . (to go back).

Play repeatedly (Repeat Play)

* 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 the album using DVD DISPLAY, then press . or > repeatedly until the desired track number appears.

Do this

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

• ALL: For all the tracks on all discs up to 5 times.

• 1 DISC: For all the tracks on a single disc up to 5 times.

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

• REP 1: For a single track. To cancel Repeat Play, press

REPEAT/FM MODE on the remote until “REP” and “REP1” disappear.

Notes

• With formats other than ISO 9660 level 1, 2 and Joliet, album names or track names 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 could damage your speakers.

•A disc recorded with complicated tree structure 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 MP3 audio track 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 they are recorded on the disc.

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

• ID3 tags cannot be displayed in stop mode.

• The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format.

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

Creating your own program

— Program Play

You can make a program of up to 25 tracks from all the discs in the order you want them to be played.

1 Press DVD when the playback is

stopped.

2 Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION on the

remote 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 or moves to the 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 to the 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 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 Select the album, or track you want to

program. x When programming a VIDEO CD or

For example, select 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.

Program

Disc

Album

DISC 1 (CD)

Track

ALL ALBUMS

DISC 2 (– – – – –)

ALL TRACKS

ROOT

DISC 3 (MP3) 5 6 7 8 9

1. Classic

2. Jazz

3. Pops

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 on the remote.

Return to normal play

Turn off the program menu

Clear the last programmed track

Tips

• You can do Repeat Play of the programmed tracks. Press REPEAT/FM MODE, or set “REPEAT” to on in the Control Menu display during Program Play.

• The program you made remains in the system’s memory even after it has been played back. Press hH to play the same program again.

Notes

• The displayed number of tracks is the same as that recorded on the disc.

• You cannot use Program Play with DVDs.

Do this

Press CLEAR on the remote during playback.

In stop mode, press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION on the remote to turn off the program 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 memorizes the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume from that point.

1 While 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 disc 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 change the play mode.

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

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