Sony SS-CT8 User Manual

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Compact AV System

Operating Instructions

4-248-454-11(1)

DAV -FC9

WARNING

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

Caution – The use of optical instruments with this product will increase ey e haz ard .

For the customers in the U.S.A

This symbol is i ntend ed to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of suffici ent magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shoc k to persons.

This symbol is i ntend ed to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompany ing the appliance.

Owner’s Record

The model and seria l numbers are lo cated at the botto m 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.

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 protectio n against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and ca n r adia te radio frequency energy and, if not in sta ll ed and used in accordance with the instructi ons , may cau s e harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installa tion. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to r a dio or te le vision reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correc t the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the rece iv i ng an tenna. – Increase the separation betwe e n the equi pment and

system.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the system is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experie nc e d radio/TV

technician for help.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modif icat ions not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipm ent .

Note to CATV system installer:

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC th a t provides guidelines for proper ground ing a nd, 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.

Model No. DAV-FC9 Serial No.______________

For the customers in Canada CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

ATTENTION

POUR EVTER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND.

Precautions

Safety

• If anything falls into the cabinet, unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel be f or e operating it any further.

• Unp lug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not intend to use it for an extended per iod of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, nev er by the cord.

Installing

• Allow adequate air ci r culation to prevent i nternal heat buildup.

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

• Do not install the unit near heat sources such as radiators, or air ducts, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, mechanical vibration, or shock.

• Do not install the unit in an inclined position. It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only.

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

• Do not pla ce he av y obje c ts on the unit.

• If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may condense inside the Compact AV System and cause damage 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 the unit.

Welcome!

Thank you for pu r chasing Sony Compact AV System. Before operating this system, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

Precautions

On placement

• Place the system in a location with adequate 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 caus e 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 on the top surface are blocked, the unit can overheat an d malfunction.

• Do not place the system on a soft surface such as a rug that might block the ventilation holes on the bottom.

• 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.

• For power saving purposes, the system can be completely turned off by the "/1 button on the system. Though the LED remains lit for a whil e, the system is completely of f .

On adjusting volume

Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio sig na ls. If you do, the speakers may be damaged when a pea k le ve l section is suddenly played.

On cleaning

Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a m ild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powde r or solvent such as alcohol or benzine. If you have any questions or problems concerning your system, please consult your near es t Son y deal er.

On cleaning discs

Do not use a commercially available CD/DVD cleaning disc. It may cause a malfunction.

On your TV’s colour

If the speakers should cause the TV screen to have colour irregularity, turn o ff t h e T V at once then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes. If colour irregularity should persist, place the speakers farther away from the set .

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 mechanism. Remove the disc, and then press and hold th e x button on the system. After “MECHA LOCK” is displayed on the front panel display, remove the AC power cord from a wall outlet.

Table of Contents

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

Precautions..............................................4

About this Manual...................................7

This System Can Play the Following

Discs .................................................7

Terms for discs........................................7

Notes about Discs.................................10

Note on DVD 5-DISC changer.............10

Guide to the Control Menu Display......11

Getting Started

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

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

Step 1: Speaker System Hookup...........14

Step 2: Antenna Hookups .....................18

Step 3: TV and Video Component

Hookups..........................................20

Step 4: Connecting the AC Power

Cords...............................................22

Speaker Setup........................................23

Playing Discs

Playing Discs ........................................24

Resuming Playback from the Point Where

You Stopped the Disc.....................27

(Resume Play)

Using the DVD’s Menu........................27

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions

(Ver. 2.0).........................................28

(PBC Playback)

Playing an MP3 Audio Track ...............29

Playing JPEG Image Files ....................30

Selecting the Play Mode .......................33

(All Discs, One Disc, or Album)

Creating Your Own Program................34

(Program Play)

Playing in Random Order .....................35

(Shuffle Play)

Playing Repeatedly...............................36

(Repeat Play) Searching for a Particular Point on a

Disc.................................................37

(Scan, Slow-motion Play) Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track/

Index/Album/File............................38

Viewing Disc Information.................... 40

Sound Adjustments

Changing the Sound..............................45

Enjoying Surround Sound ....................47

Using the Sound Effect.........................50

Using Various Additional Functions

Changing the Angles............................52

Displaying Subtitles..............................53

Locking Discs .......................................54

(CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL)

Other Operat io n s

Controlling TV with the Supplied

Remote ...........................................59

Using the Video or Other Unit .............60

Enjoying the Radio...............................61

Using the Sleep Timer..........................64

To change the brightness of the front panel

display ............................................ 64

Returning to the default settings........... 65

Settings and Adjustments

Using the Setup Display.......................66

Setting the Display or Sound Track

Language........................................67

(LANGUAGE SETUP)

Settings for the Display........................68

(SCREEN SETUP)

Custom Settings.................................... 69

(CUSTOM SETUP)

Settings for the Speakers ...................... 71

(SPEAKER SETUP)

Additional Information

Troubleshooting....................................75

Specifications........................................78

Glossary................................................79

Index to Parts and Controls...................82

Language code list ................................87

DVD Setup Menu List..........................88

Index .....................................................89

Quick reference for Remote

Commander ......................Back cover

About this Manual

• The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote. You can also use the controls on the system if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote.

• In this manual, the European model is used for illustration and on-screen display (OSD) purpose.

• The following symbols are used in this manual.

Symbol Meaning

Functions available for DVD VIDEOs and DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs in video mode or DVD+Rs/ DVD+RWs

Functions avai la ble in VIDEO CD mode

Functions avai la ble in CD mode

Functions available in Super Audio CD and Audio CD mode

Functions available for MP3* audio tracks

Functions avai la ble for JPEG files

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

defined by ISO/MPEG which compresses audio data.

This System Can Play the Following Discs

Format of discs

DVD VIDEO

Super Audio CD

VIDEO CD

Disc logo

Format of discs

Audio CD

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

The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.

Disc logo

Terms for discs

• 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.

• Chapter

Section of a picture or a music piece that is smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters . Depending on the disc, no chapters may be record ed.

• Album

Section of a music piece or an image on a data CD containing MP3 au di o t ra cks or JPEG files.

• Track

Section of a picture or a m usic piece on a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, or MP3.

• Index (Super Audio CD, CD) / Video

Index (VIDEO CD)

A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, or CD. Depe nding on the disc, no indexe s m ay be recorded.

• Scene

On a VIDEO CD with PBC functions (page 28), the menu screens, mov ing pictures and still pictures ar e di vided into sections called “sce nes.”

• File

Section of a picture on a da ta C D containing JPEG image files.

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Disc

DVD structure

VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, or CD structure

MP3 structure

JPEG structure

Title

Chapter

Track

Index

Album

Track

Album

File

Disc

Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs)

This system conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD standards. You can en joy two ki nds of playback depending on the disc type.

About Multi Session CD

• This system can pl ay Multi Se ssion CDs whe n an MP3 audio track is contained in the first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks recorded in later sessions can also be played back.

• This system can pl ay Multi Se ssion CDs whe n a JPEG image file is contained in the first session. Any subs equent JPEG image files recorded in later sessions can also be played back.

• If audio tr acks a nd imag es in mu sic CD f ormat or video CD form at are recorded in the first session, only the first session will be played back.

Region code

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

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.

DVDs labelled will also play on this syste m.

ALL

If you try to play any other DVD, the message “Playback prohibited by area limitations.” will appear on the TV scree n. D epending on the DVD, no region code indication may be given even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions.

Examples of discs that the system cannot play

The system cannot play the following discs:

• CD-ROMs (except for extension “.M P3,” “.JPG,” or “.JPEG” )

• CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in the following formats:

– music CD format – video CD format – MP3/JPEG format that conforms to

ISO9660* Level 1/Level 2, or its extended format, Joliet

• Data part of CD-Extras

• DVD-ROMs

• DVD Audio discs

• DVD-RAMs

• DVD-RWs in VR (Video Recording) mode

• Progressive JPEG file

* A logical format of files and folders on CD-ROMs,

defined by ISO (International Standard Organization)

Do not load the following discs:

• A DVD with a different region code (page 8,

81).

• A disc that is nei t h er standard nor circular (e.g., card, heart, or star shape).

• A disc with paper or stickers on it.

• A disc that has adhesi ve or cellop hane tape s till left on it.

Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)

In some cases, CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode) cannot be played on this player due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the reco rd ing 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.

Copyrights

This product inc or porates copyright protection technology that is protecte d by U.S. p atents and other in tellectual property rights. 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.

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

* Manufactured under license f ro m 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 trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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.

Notes about Discs Note on DVD 5-DISC

On handling discs

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

• Do not stick paper or tape on the disc.

• Do not expose the disc 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 th e car.

• After playing, st ore the disc in its case.

On cleaning

• Before playin g, cl ean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc fr om t h e centre out.

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available clean ers, o r an ti-sta tic spray intended for viny l LPs.

This system can onl y pl ay back a standard circular disc. Using neither standard nor circular discs (e.g., card, heart, or star sha pe) may cause a malfunction.

changer

Disc changer system

Stocker

DISC 1

DISC 2

Disc

DISC 3 DISC 4

DISC 5

Playing unit

The disc changer consists of a playing unit and a stocker which transpor ts the discs to t he disc slot and the playing uni t. For example, if you press DISC 3, the stocker moves until the DISC 3 comes to th e position o f the playin g unit and t hen move s the DISC 3 over the playing unit.

Notes

• Do not insert or eject discs while playing.

• Noise may come from the disc ch an ger when changing discs or turning the system on a nd of f. However, this is just noise produced by the operation of the internal mechanisms and does not indicate a malfunction.

• 8 cm (3-inch) CDs or DVDs cannot be stored in the stocker.

• Do not insert an 8 cm (3-inch) CD with an 8 cm (3inch) adapter. It may damage the system and disc.

Do not use a disc that has a commercially available accessory attached, such as a label or ring.

Guide to the Control Menu Display

Use the Control Menu to select a function that you would like to use. The Control Menu display appears when the DVD DISPLAY button is pressed. For details, refer to the page in parentheses.

Total number of Currently playing title number (Video CD/ Super Audio CD/CD: track number)

Disc number and

Currently playing chapter number (Video CD/Super Audio CD/CD: index number)

Playing time

Icon of selected Control Menu item

Control Menu items

name or disc type

titles or tracks

recorded

Currently playing title name

1:DVD

1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE

)

1 8 ( 3 4

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

1: ENGLISH

2: FRENCH

3: SPANISH

Total number of chapters or indexes recorded

Playback status (NPlayback, XPause, xStop, etc.)

DVD

Type of disc being played back

Current setting Options

Function name of selected Control Menu item

Operation message

SUBTITLE Select:

List of Control Menu Items

DISC Displays the di sc name or the disc type inser ted into the system.

TITLE (DVD only) (page 38)/ SCENE (only VIDEO CD in PBC playback) / TRACK (VIDEO CD only) (page 38)

CHAPTER (DVD only) (page 39)/ INDEX (VIDEO CD only) (page 39)

ALBUM (MP3 only) (page 29, 38) Selects the album (MP3) to be pla ye d.

TRACK (Super Audio CD/CD/ MP3 only) (page 29, 38)

INDEX (Super Audio CD/CD only) (page 39)

TIME (page 40) Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time.

AUDIO (DVD/VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD/MP3 only) (page45)

SUBTITLE (DVD only) (page 53) Displays the subtitles.

ENTER

Selects the title (DVD), or the track (VIDEO CD) to be played. Displays the scene (VIDEO CD in PBC play b ack).

Selects the chapter (DVD) or the index (VIDEO CD) to be played.

Selects the track (Super Audio CD/CD/MP3) to be played.

Displays the index and selects the index (Super Audio CD) to be played.

Inputs the time code for picture and music searching.

Changes the audio setting .

Changes the subtitle langua ge .

ALBUM (JPEG only) (page 31) Selects the album (JP EG ) to be played.

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FILE (JPEG only) (page 31) Selects the file (JPEG) to be played. DATE (JPEG only) (page 44) Displays the date information. ANGLE (DVD onl y) (p a ge 52) Changes the angle. PLAYMODE (VIDEO CD/Super

Audio CD/CD/MP3/JPEG only) ( page 33, 36)

REPEAT (page 36) Plays the entire disc (all titles/all tracks), one title/chapter/

CUSTOM PARENTAL

CONTROL (page 54)

Tips

• Each ti me you pre ss DVD DISPL AY, the Control Menu display changes as follows: Control Menu display

Selects the play mode.

track/album, or contents of program repeatedly.

Sets the disc to prohibit playing.

Control Menu display off

The Control Menu items vary, depending on the disc.

• The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in green t unless you set the REP EA T se tting to

“OFF.”

• The “ANGLE” indicator lights up in green only when multiple angles are recorded on the disc.

Getting Started

Unpacking

Check that you have the following items:

•Speakers (5)

• Subwoofer (1)

• AM loop antenna (1)

• FM wire antenna (1 )

• Speaker cords (3.5m × 3, 10m × 2) (12ft. × 3, 34ft. × 2)

• Subwoofer cord (3.5m) (1 1ft 5

•Video cord (1)

• Remote Com m ander (remote) RM-SP900 (1)

• R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

• Operating Instructions (1)

• Speakers-connection and Installation (card) (1)

• Tall type speakers-connection (car d) (1)

/8in.)

Inserting Batteries into

Getting Started

the Remote

You can control the system using the supplied remote. Insert two R6 (size AA) 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.

Notes

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

• D o 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 use the remote for an extended period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corros ion.

Step 1: Speaker System Hookup

Connect the supplied speaker system using th e supp lie d spea k er cor ds by matchi ng the colou rs of the jacks to those of the cords. Do not connect any sp eakers other than those supplied with this system. To obtain the best possible surround sound, specify the speaker parameters (distance, level, etc.) on page 23.

Required cords

Speaker cords

The connector and the colour t ub e of the speaker cords are the same colour as the label of the jacks t o be connected.

(–) (+)

colour tube

(–)

(+)

Subwoofer cord

Connect the cord to the SUB WOOFER AUDIO OUT jack on the rear panel of the system.

Terminals for connecting the speakers

Connect To the

Front speakers SPEAKER FRONT L (white) and R (red) jacks Surround speakers SPEAKER SURR L (blue) and R (grey) jacks Centre speaker SPEAKER CENTER (green) jack Subwoofer SUB WOOFER AUDIO OUT jack

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Front speaker (R)

Surround speaker (R)

Centre speaker

CENTER FRONT LFRONT R

SUB WOOFER

AUDIO

OUT

SURR LSURR R

SPEAKER

LINE

AUTO OFF

POWER SAVE

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

220 - 240V 110 - 120V

Front speaker (L)

Surround speaker (L)

Subwoofer

Note on placing speakers

Use caution when placing the subwoofer or a speaker stand (not supplied) th at is at tached with the front/surround speakers on a specially treated (waxed, oiled, polished, etc.) floor, as staining or discoloration may result.

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Note

Do not catch the speaker cab le insulation in the SPEAKER jack.

Tip

Connect the speaker cable aft er bendi ng the speak er wire at the en d of the in sulation . This pre vents the speaker ca ble from being caught in the SPEAKER jack.

To avoid short -circuiting the spea kers

Short-circuiting of the speakers may damage the system. To prevent this, be sure to follow these precautions when connecting the speakers. Make sure the bare wire of each speaker cord does not touch another speaker jack or the bare wire of another speaker cord.

Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord

Stripped speaker cord is touching another speaker terminal.

After connecting all the components , spea kers, a nd AC power cord, o utput a t est to ne to check th at all the speakers are connected correctly. For details on outputting a test tone, see page 72. If no sound is heard from a speaker while outputting a test tone, or a test tone is ou t put from a speaker other than the one curren tly disp laye d in the f ront pa nel disp lay, the spe aker may be shor t-cir cuited. If this happens, check t he speaker connection again.

Note

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

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

To change the speaker cables

If you want to use a di fferent speaker cable, you ca n detach the plug for attachmen t t o another cable.

Detaching

Catcher

With the catcher facing down, press and hold the plug down against a flat surface and remove the cords from plug.

Attaching

While pressing th e plug down against a flat surface, insert the new speaker cords . Note that the cord marked with a line should be attached to the minus (-) side of the plug.

Note

Be careful not to damage the surface you use (d es k , etc.) when attaching/detachin g the sp eak er co rd s .

Tips

• Y ou can use an y commercially sold speaker cable of gauge cord AWG #18 - AWG #24.

• Before attaching a new cable, strip off 10 mm (13 /32 in. ) of its insulation and twist the bare wires of both cords.

Getting Started

10 mm

Step 2: Antenna Hookups

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

Terminals for conne ct ing the antennas

Connect the To the

AM loop antenna AM terminals FM wire antenna FM 75Ω COAXIAL jack

AM loop antenna

CENTER FRONT LFRONT R

SPEAKER

SUB WOOFER

AUDIO

OUT

SURR LSURR R

SCAN SELECT

SELECTABLE

INTERLACE

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO 1

VIDEO OUTAUDIO OUT

VIDEO INAUDIO IN

VIDEO 2

VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

PB/CBPR/C

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

MONITOR OUT

OPTICAL DIGITAL

VIDEO

VIDEO 2

S VIDEO

COAXIAL

FM wire antenna

Notes

• To pre ve nt noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the syste m and other components.

• Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna.

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

Tip

When you connect the supplied AM loop antenna, the cord (A) and the cord (B) can be connected in either terminal.

Tip

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

Getting Started

Outdoor FM antenna

System

COAXIAL

Step 3: TV and Video Component Hookups

Required cords

Video cord for connecting a TV

Yellow

Audio/video cords (not supplied)

When connecting a cord, be sure to match the colour-coded sleeves to the appropriate jacks on the components.

Yellow (Video) White (L/audio)

Red (R/audio)

Terminals for connecting video compon ent s

Connect the To the

TV MONITOR OUT jack VCR VIDEO 1 jacks Digital satellite receiver VIDEO 2 jacks

Notes

• When you select VIDEO 1 using the FUNCTION button, the signal is not output via VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L/R jacks (VIDEO 1).

• When you use the VIDEO 1 line outputs, please set the system to 2CH STEREO mode. If the system is not in 2CH STEREO mode, the line outputs may not function properly.

• When the mode of the system is set to “DVD,” the signal is output from the S VIDEO OUT or COMPONENT OUT jacks.

• When the mode of the system is set to “DVD” and “PROGRESSIVE” is sele cted in “SCREEN SETUP,” the signal is output only from th e COMPONENT OUT jacks.

Tips

• Whe n usi ng the S video 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 jac ks.

• When using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (Y, P must also be connected via COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (Y,P format signals, you must use this connection and set “COMPONENT OUT” to “PROGRESSIVE” in “SCREEN SETUP” (page 69).

B/CB, PR/CR) instead of the video jacks, your TV monitor

B/CB, PR/CR). If your TV accepts progressive

VCR

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIOINAUDIO

OUT

Digital satellite receiver or

PlayStation 2 etc.

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

OPTICAL DIGITAL

OUT

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CENTER FRONT LFRONT R

SUB WOOFER

AUDIO

OUT

SURR LSURR R

SPEAKER

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

B/CB

PR/CR

TV with COMPONENT

INOUT

SCAN SELECT

SELECTABLE

INTERLACE

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

VIDEO OUTAUDIO OUT

VIDEO INAUDIO IN

VIDEO 2

AUDIO IN

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

VIDEO 1

IN IN

INPUT

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO IN

PB/CB PR/CR

OPTICAL DIGITAL

VIDEO

S VIDEO

VIDEO 2

INPUT

S VIDEO

TV with S VIDEO IN jack

COAXIAL

VIDEO IN jacks

To listen to the TV or game machine (ex: PlayStation 2) sound by using the system

Connect the audio output jacks of the TV or game machine to the VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN jacks of the system with the audio cords (optional).

Step 4: Connecting the AC Power Cords

Before connecting the AC power cords of this system and subwoofer to a wall outlet, connect the speakers to th e system (see page 15).

Speaker Setup

For the best possib le surround sound, all the speakers other than the subwoofer should be the same distance from the listening position (A). However, this system allows you to place th e centre speaker up to 1.6 metres a) cl oser (B) and the surround speakers up to 4.6 metres b) closer (C) to the listening position. The front speakers can be placed from 1.0 to

7.0 metres c) (A) from the listening position.

North American numerical equivalents: a) 5 feet (1.5 metres) b) 15 feet (4.5 metres) c) 3 to 23 feet (0.9 to 6.9 metres )

Place speakers as i ll us trated below

About magnetically shielded speakers (to prevent colour irregularity occurring on the TV screen)

The subwoofer in this system is magnetically shielded to prevent magnetic leak age. However, some leakage m ay occur, as a high-strength magnet is employed. If the subwoofer is used with a CRT-based TV or projector, install the subwoofer at least 0.3 metre (1.0 foot) from the TV set. If it is installed too close, colour irregularity may occur on the screen. If colour irregularity occurs, tu rn off the TV set once, then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes. If colour irregularit y occurs again, place the subwoofer farther away from the TV set. If colour irregularity still occurs after performing the above, make sur e th at no m agnetic object is placed near the subwoofer. Colour irregulari t y may occur as a result of interacti on between the subwoofer an d t he magnetic object. Examples of possible sources of magneti c interference include: magnetic latches on a TV stand, etc., healt hcare devices, toys, etc.

Specifying the speaker parameters

Getting Started

Note

Do not place the centre and surround speakers farther away from the listening posi tion than the front speakers.

To obtain the be st possib le surrou nd sound, first specify the dist ance of the speakers from your listening position, then set the leve l and balance. Use the test tone to adjust the speaker level a nd balance to the same level. Select “ S P EAKER SETUP” in the setup display. For details, see “Setting for the Speakers” (page 71).

Playing Discs

Depending on the DV D or VID E O CD, some operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the operation details supplied with your disc.

DISC SKIP

DISC 1-5 A /indicators

Disc slot

"/1/ STANDBY indicator

FUNCTION

Adjust the volume

Connect headphones

"/1

4 Press DISC 1–5 A.

Press the button of th e di sc number you want. “READY!” appears in the front panel display and the system is ready for loading the disc. Example: Whe n you want to load the disc to the disc stocker 1, pr ess DISC 1 A. If there is a disc in th e stocker that you select, the disc is ejected, “R E ADY !” appears in the fron t p anel display, then the system is ready for loading the disc.

5 Load a disc.

Push the disc into th e disc slot unt il the disc is pulled in automatically.

The disc is drawn into the selected disc stocker automatically and “READING” appears in the fron t p anel display.

With the playback side facing down

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

this system.

3 Press "/1 on the system.

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

To load other discs, press DISC 1-5 A (that is not loaded a disc ) and load the disc after “READY!” appears in the front panel display.

6 Press H.

The system starts playback (continuous play) of the disc whose DISC indicator is green. To play back ot he r di scs, pr es s DIS C SKIP on the remote or DISC 1-DISC 5 of the system. Adjust the volume on the system.

After following Step 6

Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen. You can pl ay the disc interactively by followin g the instructions on the menu. (DVD: page 27), (VIDEO CD: page 28).

To remove the disc

Press DISC 1-5 A on the system, or Z on the remote. When you press Z on the remote, the disc in the stocker whose DISC indicator is green is ejected. Remove the disc after it is ejected from the system. “ READY!” app ears in the front panel display.

To turn on the system

Press "/1 on the system. The syste m turns on. In standby mode, the system also turns on by pressing A on the system or by pressing H.

To turn off the system

Press "/1 on the remote. The system enters standby mode and the STANDBY indicator lights up in red. To turn off the system completely, remove the AC power cord from a wall outlet. While playing a disc, do not turn off the system by pressing "/1 on the system. Doing so may cancel the menu setti ngs. When y ou t urn off the system, first press x to stop playback and t hen press "/1 on the remote.

Tip

The DISC 1-5 indicators change their colours as follows:

– green: the disc is chosen, or the disc is being play

backed. – off: there is no disc. – orange: a disc is loaded to the disc stocker,

however, the disc is not chosen.

Saving the power in standby mode

Press "/1 on the system or "/1 on the remote once.

Tip

While the system is in standby mode, the STANDBY indicator on the system lights up.

To cancel standby mode

Press "/1 on the remote once.

Playing Discs

Additional operations

DISC SKIP

Notes

• If there is no disc in the system, “READY!” appears on the front panel display.

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

./>

To Press

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

track, scene, or file in continuous play mode

Go back to the preceding chapter, track, scene, or file in continuous play mode

Stop play and remove the disc

Mute the sound MUTING. To cancel

Change a disc while playing another disc

Play the desired disc directly DISC 1-5 on the

Stop play and remove the desired disc

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

DISC SKIP

system. DISC 1-5 A on the

system.

MUTING

VOLUME +/–VOLUME +/–

* You cannot pause during JPEG playback.

Resuming Playback from the Point Where You

Using the DVD’s Menu

Stopped the Disc

(Resume Play)

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

1 While playing a disc, press x to stop

playback.

“RESUME” appears in the front panel display, so you can restart the disc from the point where you stop ped the disc. If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not available.

2 Press H.

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

Notes

• Depe nding on where you stop the disc, the system may not resume playback fro m ex act ly the same point.

• The poi nt whe r e you stoppe d playing is cleared if:

– you change the play mode. – you change the setting on the Setup Menu.

Tip

To play from the beginning of the disc, press x twice, then press H.

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 DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM–. 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 DVD MENU/ALBUM+.

Number buttons

DVD TOP MENU/ ALBUM–

DVD MENU/ ALBUM+

C/X/x/c/

ENTER

1 Press DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM– or DVD

MENU/ALBUM+.

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.

Note

If the DVD top menu or a DVD menu is displayed during DVD playback for approximately one hour, the system automatica ll y turns off.

Playing Discs

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (Ver. 2.0)

(PBC Playback)

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

Number buttons

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X/x/

ENTER

O RETURN

Notes

• Depending on the VIDEO CD, the menu does not appear in Step 1

• Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER” in Step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press H.

Tip

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

1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions.

The menu for your selection appears.

2 Select the item number you want by

pressing X/x or the number buttons.

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

interactive operations.

Refer to the operation details s upplie d with the disc, as the oper at in g procedure may differ, depending on t he VIDEO CD.

To go back to the menu

Press O RETURN.

Playing an MP3 Audio Track

You can play MP3 audio tracks on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1, level 2, or Joliet format for the system to recognize the tracks. You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session. See the instructions of the CD-R/RW device or recording software (not su pplied) for details on the recording format.

1 Load a data disc recorded in MP3 into

the system.

2 Press H.

The system starts to pl ay the first MP3 audio track in the first album on the disc.

Notes

• The sys tem c an play MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer3) audio. The system cannot play audio trac ks in MP3PRO format.

• Thi s syst em can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the first ses sion. Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks , recor ded in the later sessions, can also be played back.

• Maxi mum number of albums on a disc: 99 (The maximum number of MP3 audio tracks that can be contained on an album is 250.)

• An album that does not include an MP3 audio track is skipped.

• If yo u put the e xtension “.MP3” to data not in MP3 format, the system cannot recognize the data properly and will generate a loud noise which could dama ge your speaker system.

• If the system cannot play MP3, remove the disc and select “CUSTOM SETUP” from the setu p items. Then select “DATA CD PRIORITY” and set to “MP3” (page 70) and insert the disc again.

• The system can play to a depth of 8 directories.

Selecting an album and track

DVD TOP MENU/ ALBUM–

DVD DISPLAY

DVD MENU/ ALBUM+

C/X/x/c/

ENTER O RETURN

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu a nd name of the MP3 data disc appears.

2 Press X/x to select (ALBUM)

then press ENTER or c.

The list of albums contained in the disc appears.

3:HOME TOWN

ROCK BEST HIT KARAOKE JAZZ R&B MY FAVORITE SONGS CLASSICAL SALSA OF CUBA BOSSANOVA

MP3

3 Select an album you want to play using

X/x and press ENTER.

Playing Discs

continued

4 Select (TRACK) using X/x

and press ENTER.

The list of tracks cont ained in the current album appears.

3:HOME TOWN

ROCK BEST HIT

HIGHWAY1.

VIEW POINT

MY CHILDREN

DANCING

GOOD TASTE

DESTINATION

MARATHON

PLACE-KICK

TAKE IT EASY

10.

PORT TOWER

11.

STANDARD

MP3

When the list of al l tr acks or al bums c annot be displayed on the w indow, the jump bar appears. Press c to select th e jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using X/x. Press C or O RETURN to return to the track or the album list.

5 Select a track using X/x and press

ENTER.

The selected track starts playing.

To return to the previous display

Press O RETURN or C.

To turn off the display

Press DVD DISPLAY.

Notes

• Only alphabetical letters and numbers can be used for album or track names. Anything else is displayed as “”.

• If the MP3 file you play back has an ID3 tag, the ID3 tag information is displayed as a tra c k nam e .

• ID3 tag applies only to version 1.

• If an MP3 file of VBR (variable bit rate) is played, indicated elapsed time may be dif fer e nt f ro m the actual time.

Tip

When an MP3 data disc is inserted , you can sel ect an album using the DVD MENU/ALBUM+ or DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM– on the remote.

Playing JPEG Image Files

You can play JPEG image files on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1, level 2 or Joliet format for the system to recognize the files. You can als o pl ay discs recorded in Multi Session. See the instructions of the CD-R/RW device or record i ng software (not supplied ) for details on the record ing format.

1 Load a data disc recorded in JPEG into

the system.

2 Press H.

The system starts to play the first JPEG image file in the fi rst album on the disc.

Notes

• The system can play the extension “.JPG” or “.JPEG.”

• The system can play Multi Session CDs.

• An album that does not include a JPEG fil e is skipped.

• When the system cannot play JPEG, remove the disc and select “CUSTOM SET U P” from the setup it em s. Then select “DATA CD PRIORITY” and set to “JPEG” (page 70) and insert the disc a gai n.

• A JPEG image file of a length or width of more than 4,720 dots cannot be played.

• Som e C D- Rs or CD-RWs cannot be played on this system depending on file format.

• Th e sys te m can play to a depth of 8 directories.

• Progressive JPEG image files cannot be played on this system.

Selecting an album and file

DVD TOP MENU/ ALBUM–

DVD DISPLAY

DVD MENU/ ALBUM+

C/X/x/c/

ENTER O RETURN

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu and name of the JPEG data disc appears.

2 Press X/x to select (ALBUM)

then press ENTER or c.

The list of albums contai ned in the disc appears.

2:MOUNTAIN

FAMILY FLOWER GARDEN TRAIN CAR

JPEG

and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using X/x. Press C or O RETURN to return to th e file or the album list.

5 Select a file using X/x and press

ENTER.

The selected file starts playing.

To return to the previous display

Press O RETURN or C.

To turn off the display

Press DVD DISPLAY.

Notes

• Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can b e used for album or file names. Anything el se is displayed as “ ”.

• Ma ximum number of albums on a disc: 99 (The maximum number of JPEG image files that can be contained on an album is 250.)

Tip

When a JPEG data disc is inserted, you can select an album using the DVD MENU/ALBUM+ or DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM– on the remote.

Playing Discs

3 Select an album you want to play using

X/x and press ENTER.

4 Select (FILE) using X/x and

press ENTER.

The list of files contained in the current album appears.

2:MOUNTAIN

FAMILY

HAPPY1.

BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATION

CHRISTMAS

MOM

BASEBALL

PARTY

DAD

TRAVEL

10.

FRIEND

11.

DRIVE

When the list of all files or albums cannot be displayed on the window, the jump bar appears. Press c to select the jump bar icon,

JPEG

Enjoying Slide show on a JPEG data disc

To rotate the current image

1 Press M while displaying a JPEG

image.

Slide show starts from the current image.

2 Press H when you want to exit Slide

show.

Return to norm al play from the current image.

To change the interval time of Slide show

Each time yo u pre ss M during Slide show, the interval time changes. With each press, the indication changes as follows:

FF1M t FF2M t FF3M

The FF3M interval time is faster than FF2M.

Note

Slide show can play in only one direction.

C/c

Rotate the current image using C/c.

Each time you press c, the image turns clockwise by 90°. Each time you press C, the image turns counterclockwis e by 90°.

Note

You cannot rotate an image during Sli de sh ow. Pres s H to return to normal play before this operation.

Selecting the Play Mode

(All Discs, One Disc, or Album)

You can select the play mode that plays all discs continuously, one disc, or album.

PLAY MODE

DVD DISPLAY

C/X/x/c/

ENTER O RETURN

1 In stop mode, press DVD DISPLAY. 2 Press X/x to select (PLAY

MODE), then press ENTER or c.

3:HOME TOWN

ROCK BEST HIT

(

)

1 5

MP3

ALL/ONE/ALBUM

• ALL: The system plays all discs in the system

consecutively in the order of the disc slot number, and you can set Shuffle Play or Repeat Play for all the discs.

• ONE: The system plays only the one disc you

have selected, and you can set Shuffle Play or Repeat Play for 1 dis c only.

• ALBUM (MP3/J PEG onl y): T he system pla ys

tracks/files in the Al bum that i s contained on a MP3/JPEG disc, and you can set Shuffle Play or Repeat Play for the A l bum. When the disc except an MP3/JPEG disc is played, the system plays the disc in ONE play mode .

To return to the previous display

Press O RETURN or C.

To turn off the display

Press DVD DISPLAY.

Tip

You can select the play mode directl y by pres si n g PLAY MODE. Each time you press the button, the play mode changes.

Playing Discs

CONTINUE(ALL) CONTINUE(ONE) CONTINUE(ALBUM) SHUFFLE(ALL) SHUFFLE(ONE) SHUFFLE(ALBUM) PROGRAM

Creating Your Own Program

(Program Play)

You can play the co nt ents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the tracks on the disc to create yo ur own program. You can program up to 25 tracks.

CLEAR

PLAY MODE

REPEAT

Number buttons

2 Press c, then press X/x to select the

disc.

Program

Disc

DISC1(CD)

DISC2(CD)

DISC3(CD)

DISC4(CD)

DISC5(CD) 7 8 9

3 Press c.

The cursor moves to the track (in this case, “1”). Before programming the MP3 tracks, it is required to select the album.

Program

Disc

DISC1(CD)

Track

DISC2(CD)

ALL

DISC3(CD)

DISC4(CD)

DISC5(CD)

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

ALL TRACKS TRACK1 TRACK2 TRACK3 TRACK4 TRACK5 TRACK6 TRACK7 TRACK8 TRACK9

4 5 6 7 8 9

C/X/x/c/

ENTER O RETURN

1 In stop mode, press PLAY MODE

repeatedly until “PROG” appears in the front panel display .

The Program Menu appears on the TV screen.

Program

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

When the list of all tracks cannot be displayed on the window, the jump bar appears. Press c to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using X/x. Press C or O RETURN to return to the track list.

4 Select the track you want to program.

For example, select track “7.”

Program

Disc

DISC1(CD)

Track

DISC2(CD)

ALL TRACKS

ALL

DISC3(CD)

TRACK1

DISC4(CD)

TRACK2

DISC5(CD)

TRACK3

3 7 8 9

TRACK4 TRACK5 TRACK6 TRACK7 TRACK8 TRACK9

5 Press X/x or the number buttons to

select “7” then press ENTER.

Program

1 DISC1(CD) –TRACK7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps

2 to 5.

The programmed tracks are di splayed in th e selected order.

7 Press H to start Program Play.

Program Play begins. When the progra m ends, you ca n restar t the

same program again by pressing H.

Playing in Random Order

(Shuffle Play)

Playing Discs

You can have the system “shuffle” tracks and play them in random order. Subsequent “shuffling” will produce a different playing order.

CLEAR

PLAY MODE

Other Operations

To Do this

Return to normal play

Turn off the Program Menu

Cancel the programmed order

Note

Program Play function is not available for DVDs and JPEG.

Tip

You can perform Repeat Play of programmed tracks . Press REPEAT, or set “REPEAT” to “ALL” in the Control Menu display during Program Pl ay (page 36).

Press CLEAR during playback.

In stop mode, press PLAY MODE to turn off the Program Menu.

Press CLEAR in Step 6, and the last program is cancelled one by one.

1 In stop mode, press PLAY MODE

repeatedly until “SHUF” appears in the front panel display.

You can play all tracks on all discs in a random order, or all tracks on the specific disc in a random orde r .

When you play an MP 3 disc, you can play all tracks in albums in random order.

For details on album shuffle, see page 36.

2 Press H.

To return to normal play

In stop mode, pr es s PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUF display, or during pl ayback, press CLEAR to return to normal play.

” disappears from the front panel

Setting the shuffle mode in the Control Menu

You can select either normal shuffle or album shuffle (MP3 only).

C/X/x/c/

DVD DISPLAY

ENTER

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Men u appears.

2 Press X/x to select (PLAY

MODE), then press ENTER or c.

3:HOME TOWN

ROCK BEST HIT

(

)

1 5

CONTINUE(ALL) CONTINUE(ONE) CONTINUE(ALBUM) SHUFFLE(ALL) SHUFFLE(ONE) SHUFFLE(ALBUM) PROGRAM

3 Select SHUFFLE (ALL), SHUFFLE

(ONE), or SHUFFLE (ALBUM) using X/x and press ENTER.

SHUFFLE (ALL): Plays all tracks on all discs in random order.

SHUFFLE (ONE): Plays tracks on the disc in random order. SHUFFLE (ALBUM ): Plays tracks from a selected album in random order.

4 Press H.

The selected Shuf fl e Play begins.

Playing Repeatedly

(Repeat Play)

You can play all the titl es/tra cks/fi les or a sin gle title/chapter/track on a disc. In Shuffle or Program Play mode, the system repeats tracks i n shuffled or programmed or der. You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC playback of VIDEO CD s (page 28).

REPEAT

CLEAR

MP3

DVD DISPLAY

C/X/x/c/

ENTER

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

(REPEAT), then press ENTER or c.

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

3 Select the Repeat Play setting, then

press ENTER.

1:DVD

1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF ALL TITLE CHAPTER

DVD

x When playing a DVD

•OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats all the titles (except SHUFFLE (ALL)).

• TITLE: repeats the current title on a disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter.

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

•OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats all the tr acks on the disc, or repeats the cur rent album (only when CONTINUE (ALBUM) or SHUFFLE (ALBUM) in the play mode is selected) (except SHUFFLE (ALL)).

• TRACK: repeats the current track.

x When playing a JPEG

•OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats all the files on the disc (when CONTINUE is selected in the play mode), or repeats the current album (when CONTINUE (ALBUM) is selected in the play mode).

x When Program Play is set to ON

•OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats Program Play.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press CLEAR.

Notes

• Depending on the DVD disc, Repeat Play does not work.

• If “ALL” is selected, repeat play is limited to 5 times.

Tips

• You can set Repeat Play during stop mode. After selecting th e “REPEAT” item, press H. The system starts Repeat Play.

• You can quickly display the “REPEAT” status. Press REPEAT on the remote.

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

Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc

(Scan, Slow-motion Play)

You can locate a particular point on a disc quickly by m on i t oring the picture or by playing back slowly.

SLOW /

Notes

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

• During Scan or Slow-motion play, no sound is output.

m/M

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

1 Press m or M while playing a disc. 2 When you find the point you want,

press H to return to normal speed.

Playing Discs

continued

To change the scan speed (DVD/ VIDEO CD only)

Each time you pr ess m or M during scan, the playback speed changes. Two speeds are available. With each press, the indication changes as foll ows:

Playback direction FF1M t FF2M

Opposite dire ction FR1m t FR2m

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

Watching fram e by frame (Slow-motion play) (DVD/VIDEO CD only)

Press or when the system is in the pause mode.

To return to normal speed, press H.

To change the speed of Slowmotion play

Each time you press or during Slowmotion play, the playback speed changes. Two speeds are avail abl e. With each press, the indication changes as follows:

Playback direction SLOW 2 t SLOW 1

Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track/Index/ Album/File

You can search a title (DVD), chapter (DVD), track (CD, VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, MP3), index (VIDEO C D , S uper Audio CD), album (MP3, JPEG), and file (JPEG). As t itles, t racks, albums, and files are assigned unique names on the disc, you can select the desired one from the Control Menu. A ls o chapters and indexes are assigned unique numbers on the disc, so you select the desired one by entering its number. Or you can search a particular point using the time code (TIME SEARCH).

CLEAR

Number buttons

C/X/x/c/

DVD DISPLAY

ENTER

O RETURN

Opposite direction (DVD only) SLOW 2 t SLOW 1

The SLOW 2 /SLOW 2 playback speed is slower than SLOW 1 /SLOW 1 .

Searching for a title/track/ album/file

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select the search method,

then press ENTER or c.

x When playing a DVD

(TITLE)

x When playing a VIDEO CD

(TRACK)

x When playing a Super Audio CD

(TRACK)

x When playing a CD

(TRACK)

x When playing an MP3

(ALBUM) or

(TRACK)

x When displaying a JPEG file

(ALBUM) or (FILE)

Example: when you select (TRACK) The list of tracks contained in the disc appears.

4:CD

HIGHWAY1. VIEW POINT

2. MY CHILDREN

3. DANCING

4. GOOD TASTE

5. DESTINATION

MARATHON PLACE-KICK

8. TAKE IT EASY

9. PORT TOWER

10.

11.

STANDARD

Searching for a chapter/index

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu a ppears.

2 Press X/x to select the search method.

x When playing a DVD

(CHAPTER)

x When playing a VIDEO CD

(INDEX)

x When playing a Super Audio CD

(INDEX)

Example: when you select (CHAPTER)

“** (**)” is selected (** refers to a number). The number in parentheses indicates the total number of chapters or indexes.

1:DVD

1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

Playing Discs

When the list of all tracks or albums cannot be displayed on the window, the jump bar appears. Press c to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using X/x. Press C or O RETURN to return to the track or the album list.

4:CD

13.

STAY

14.

BAD

15.

BEAUTIFUL

16.

HOLD.ME

17.

FIRST TIME

18.

BLUE SKY

19.

OUR EARTH

20.

NO NAME

21.

SWEETEST

22.KISS ME

23.

FIRE

24.

ANGEL

3 Press X/x to select the desired track,

then press ENTER.

The system starts playback from the selected track.

3 Press ENTER or c.

“** (**)” changes to “-- (**).”

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4 Press X/x or the number buttons to

select the chapter or index number you want to search.

If you make a mistake

Cancel the number by pr es si ng CLEAR, then select anot her number.

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5 Press ENTER.

The system starts pl ayback from the selected number.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is tur ned off.

To search for a particular point using the time code (TIME SEARCH)

Example: If you search for the playing time of the current title on a DVD

1 In Step 2, select (TIME).

“T **:**:**” (playing time of the current title) is selected.

2 Press ENTER or c.

“T--:--:--” appears above “T**:**:**.”

3 Input the time code using the number

buttons, then press ENTER or c. For example, to find a desired point at 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the beginning, just enter “2:10:20.”

Notes

• The title, chapter or track number displayed is the same number recorde d on the disc.

• You cannot search a scene of a VIDEO CD.

• If you play a DVD, input the playing time of the current title using the time code . If you pla y a CD , Super Audio CD, VIDEO CD, or MP3, input the playing time of the current track using the time code.

Tip

You can change the display to show playing time or remaining time. For det ails, see “C hecking the Playing Time and Remain ing Time” (page 43).

Viewing Disc Information

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

You can check disc information, such as the remaining time, total numb er of titl es in a DVD, or tracks in a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD or MP3, using the front panel display (page 83).

DISPLAY

Press DISPLAY.

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

When playing back a DVD When playing back a VIDEO CD

Playing time and number of the current title

TITLE H M SCHAP

Remaining time and number of the current title

TITLE H M SCHAP

Playing time and number of the current chapter

HMSCHAP

(without PBC functions), Super Audio CD or CD

Playing time and current track number

INDEX M STRK

Remaining time and current track number

INDEX M STRK

Playing time of the disc

Playing Discs

Remaining time and number of the current chapter

Title name

Current sound field

HMSCHAP

Remaining time of the disc

Track name

Current sound field

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When playing back an MP3

Playing time and current track number

MSTRK

Remaining time of the current track

MSTRK

Track (file) name

Album (folder) name

Current sound field

When playing back a JPEG

Current file number

Notes

• Depe nding on the type of disc being played and the playing mode, the disc informati on ma y not be displayed.

• ID3 ta g a ppli es on ly to version 1.

• If the MP3 file you play back has an ID3 tag, the ID3 tag information is displa ye d as a tra ck (f ile ) nam e .

• On ly the le tte r s in the alphabet and numbers can be used for album, track, or file names. Anything else is displayed as “ ”.

• In the following cases, elapsed playing time and current track remaining time may not be displayed accurately.

– when an MP3 file of VBR (variable bit rate) is

played.

Tips

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

• The playing time and remaining time of the current chapter, title, t rack, scene , or dis c will als o app ear o n your TV screen. See the following section “Checking the Playing Time an d Remainin g Time” for det ails on how to read this information.

File name

Album (folder) name

Current sound field

Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time

You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title, chapter, or track, an d the total playing time or remai ning time of the disc . You can also check the DVD/CD/Super Audio CD text and MP3 folder name/file name/ID3 tag (only song title) recorded on the disc.

DISPLAY

DVD DISPLAY

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu ap pears.

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Time information

DVD

Disc type

2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change

the time information.

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

x When playing a DVD

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

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

• C **:**:** Playing time of the cur r ent chapter

• C–**:**:** Remaining time of the current cha pte r

• **:**:** Playing time of the menu or current title without a chapter

x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions)

• **:** Playing time of the cur rent scene

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

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

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

• D **:** Playing time of the cur rent disc

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

x When playing an MP3

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

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

To turn off the Control Menu

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

Notes

• Only alphabetical letters and numbers can be displayed.

• Depending on the type of disc being played, the system can only display a limited number of characters. Also, depending on the dis c, not a ll te xt characters will be displayed.

Playing Discs

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.

DVD DISPLAY

Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu a ppears.

2:MOUNTAIN

FAMILY

) BIRTHDAY

1 ( 2 0 01/ 01/ 2003

Date information

JPEG

* “Exchangeable Image File Format” is a digital

camera image format defined by th e Japa n Electronics & Information technology Industries Association.

Note

If there is no date information or data is da ma ge d on the disc, the system cannot dis pla y the date information.

Tip

You can change the date information order in JP EG DATE of CUST OM SETUP (page 70).

Sound Adjustments

Changing the Sound

If a DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can select the language you want while playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in multiple audio forma ts (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS), you can select t he audio format you wa nt while playing the DVD. With stereo CDs, VIDEO CDs or MP3, you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers (in this case, the sound loses its stereo effect). For example, when playing a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel, you can select the left channel and hear only the instruments from both speakers.

AUDIO

DVD DISPLAY

C/X/x/c/

ENTER

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu is displayed.

2 Press X/x to select (AUDIO),

then press ENTER or c.

The options for AUDIO appear.

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DVD

3 Press X/x to select the desired audio

signal. x When playing a DVD

Depending on the DVD, the choice of language varies . When 4 digits are disp layed, the y repr esent the language code. Refer to the language code list on page 87 to see which lan guage the code repre sents. When the same language is disp la yed two or more times, the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats.

x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, or MP3

The default setting is underlined.

•STEREO

: The standard st ereo sound

• 1/L: The sound of the left channel (monaural)

• 2/R: The sound of the right channe l (monaural)

x When playing a Super Audio CD

In stop mode, depending on the Super Audio CD, the choice of settings varies.

• MULTI: The disc has a mult i-channel playback area.

• 2CH: The disc has a 2 channel playback area.

• CD: When you want to play the disc as a conventional CD .

Note

Not all discs give you the three choices above when in Super Audio CD playback. It all depends on the layer configuration of the Super Audio CD to be played.

4 Press ENTER.

Sound Adjustments

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To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is tur ned off.

Notes

• For discs not in multiple audio format, you cannot change the sound.

• During DVD playback, the sound may change automatically.

Tip

You can select AUDIO directly by pressing AUDIO. Each time you press the button, the item changes.

Displaying the audio information of the disc (DVD only)

When you select “AUDIO,” the channels being played are displayed on the screen. For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5.1 channel signals can be recorded on a DVD. Depending on the DVD, the number of recorded channels may differ.

Current audio format*

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The display examples are as follows:

•PCM (stereo)

PROGRAM FORMAT

PCM 48kHz 24bit

• Dolby Surround

PROGRAM FORMAT

DOLBY DIGITAL 2/0 DOLBY SURROUND

• Dolby Digital 5.1ch

PROGRAM FORMAT

DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

•DTS

PROGRAM FORMAT

DTS 3/2.1

Tips

• Whe n the signal contains surround signal components such as LS, RS, or S, the surround effect is enhance d.

• If you play MPEG AUDIO sound tracks, the system outputs PCM (stereo) signals.

PROGRAM FORMAT

DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

*“PCM,” “MPEG,” “DTS,” or “DOL B Y

DIGITAL” is displayed. For “DOLBY DIGITAL,” the channels in the playing track are displayed numerically as follows: For Dolby Digital 5.1 ch:

Surround component 2

Front component 2 + Centre component 1

DOLBY DIGITAL

3 / 2 . 1

LFE (Low Frequency Effect) component 1

Enjoying Surround Sound

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 theatres into your home.

Sound field Display

AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO

AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGIC

AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGIC II MOVIE

AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGIC II MUSIC

CINEMA STUDIO EX A C. ST. EX A* CINEMA STUDIO EX B C. ST. EX B* CINEMA STUDIO EX C C. ST. EX C* HALL HALL JAZZ CLUB JAZZ CLUB LIVE CONCERT L. CONCERT GAME GAME 2 CHANNEL STEREO 2CH STEREO

A.F.D. AUTO

PRO LOGIC

PLII MOVIE

PLII MUSIC

When using headphones

Sound field Display

HEADPHONE [2 CH] HP. [2CH] HEADPHONE THEATER HP. THEATER

Automatic decoding of the audio input signal (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 gn als (Dolby Digital LFE, etc.), it will generate a low frequency signal for output to the subwoofer.

SOUND FIELD +/–

Sound Adjustments

*Use DCS Technology

About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)

In collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Son y m easured the sound environment of their studios and integrated the data of the measurement and Sony’s own DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to develop “Digital Cinema Sound.” “Digital Cinema Sound” simulates in a home theatre an ideal movie theatre sound environment based on the preference of the movie director.

Tip

When you want to output the TV sound or stereo sound of a 2 channel sou rce from the 6 sp eakers of the system, select a sound field other than “AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO” or “2 CHANNEL STEREO”.

Press SOUND FIELD +/– on the remote repeatedly until “A.F.D. AUTO” appears in the front panel display.

Using only the front speake r and subwoofer (2 CHANNEL STEREO)

This mode outputs the sound from the fr ont left and right speakers and subwoofer. Standard two channel (stereo) s our ces completely bypass the sound field process i ng. Multi channel surround formats are downmi xed to two channels . This allows you to play any source using only the front left and right speakers and subwo ofer.

SOUND FIELD +/–

Press SOUND FIELD +/– on the remote repeatedly until “2CH STEREO” appears in the front panel display.

Enjoying movies with Cinema Studio EX

Cinema Studio EX is ideal for enjoying the movie software encoded with multi channel format, such as the Dol by Digital DVD. This mode reproduces the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s studios.

SOUND FIELD +/–

Press SOUND FIELD +/– on the remote repeatedly until “C.ST.EX A (or B, C)” appears on the front panel display.

x C. ST. EX A (Cinema Studio EX A)

Reproduces the s ound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema production studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching most any type of movie.

x C. ST. EX B (Cinema Studio EX B)

Reproduces the s ound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment “Kim Novak Theater” cinema production studio. This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction or action movies with lots of sound effects.

x C. ST. EX C (Cinema Studio EX C)

Reproduces the s ound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack.

x About Cinema Studio EX

Cinema Studio EX consists of the following three elements.

• Virtual Multi Dimension

Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual surround speakers.

• Screen Depth Matching

In a movie theatre, sound seems to come from inside the image refl ected on the movie s creen. This element crea te s t he same sensation in your listening roo m by shifting the sound of the front speakers “into” the scre en.

• Cinema Studio Reverberation

Reproduces the reverberations peculiar to a movie theatre. Cinema Studio EX is the integrated mode w hich operates these elements simultaneously.

Notes

• The virtual speaker effect may cause increased noise in the playback signal.

• When listening with sound fields that employ virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers.

Selecting oth er sound fields

SOUND FIELD +/–

Press SOUND FIELD +/– on the remote repeatedly until the sound field you want appears in the front panel display.

x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGIC

Dolby Pro Logic produces five output channels from two-channel sources. This mode performs Pro Logic decoding to the input signal and output to front, cen tr e, and surround speakers. Meanwhile, the surround channel becomes monaural.

x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGIC II MOVIE/MUSIC

Dolby Pro Log ic II produ ces five full -bandwidth output channels from two-channe l sources. This is done using an advan ced, high-purity matrix surround decoder that extracts the spatial properties of the or ig inal recording without adding any new sounds or tonal colorations.

x HALL (Hall)

Reproduces the ac oustics of a rectangular concert hall.

x JAZZ CLU B (Jazz club)

Reproduces the ac oustics of a jazz club.

x L. CONCERT (Live concert)

Reproduces the ac oustics of a 300-seat live concert.

x GAME (G ame)

Obtains maximum audio impact from video game softwa re.

x HEADPHONE [2CH]

This mode outputs the sound from the headphone L/R. Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources comp le t ely bypass the sound field processing . Mul ti channel surround formats are downmixed to tw o channels.

x HEADPHONE THEATER

This mode output s the sound as surround from headphone L/R.

To turn the surround effect off

Press SOUND FIELD +/– on the remote repeatedly until “A.F.D. AUTO” appears in the front panel displ ay.

When connecting the headphones to the PHONES jack

Press SOUND FIELD +/– on the remote until “HP. [2CH]” appears in the front panel display.

Notes

• This function is unavailable when pla ying Super Audio CDs and when the input stream is dts 2048 frame.

• When the input signal is multi channel source, AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGIC, AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGICII MOVIE/MUSIC are cancelled and the multi channel source is output directly.

Tip

The system memo rizes the l as t so undfi el d se le cte d for each function mode. Whenever you select a function such as DVD or TUNER, the sound field that was last applied to function is automatically applied again. For example, if you listen to DVD with HALL as the sound field, then change to another function, and then return to DVD, HALL will be applied again. With the tuner, sound fields are memorized separat e ly f or all preset stations.

Sound Adjustments

Adjusting the subwoofer

You can adjust the subwoofer according to the playback source.

MODE

Set the MODE switch on the subwoofer according to the source.

For a video source such as a DVD, set the switch to MOVIE. For an audi o source such as a CD, set it to MUSIC.

Notes

• The sound will be distorted if you raise the volume level using the remote after having raised the level using the LEVEL switch on the subwoofer.

• The MOVIE mode enhances the bass sounds more. There may be no effect if you change the mode from MUSIC to MOVIE for a source without a bass sound.

Using the Sound Effect

This system provides you with 2 types of sound effect, simply by pressing a button. Choose the sound to suit your needs.

NIGHT MODE

BASS LEVEL

Press NIGHT MODE or BASS LEVEL on the remote.

The sound effect is activated.

x NIGHT MODE

In this mode, yo u can enjoy sound effects or dialogue, as you would in a movie theatre, even at low volume. It i s useful for watchi ng movies at night.

x BASS LEVEL

With BASS LEVEL on, bas s fr equencies are effectively rein forced. Each time you press BASS LEVEL, the bass level changes in the following sequence: BASS OFF t BASS 1 t BASS 2 t BASS OFF…

To turn off the sound effect

Press NIGHT MODE on the remote again or BASS LEVEL on the remote repeatedly until “BASS OFF” appears in the front panel display.

Notes

• The NIGHT MODE f unc ti on is a ct ivate d onl y whe n the input stream is Do lby D igital format.

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

• When playing back a Super Audio CD, only the BASS LEVEL function works and the NIGHT MODE function does not work.

Tip

You can activate these two sound effects at the sam e time.

Sound Adjustments

Using Various Additiona l Funct io ns

Changing the Angles

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on a DVD, you can change the viewing angle. For example , w h i l e playing a s cene 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 righ t window with out having the train’s movement interrupted.

Number

ANGLE

Buttons

3 Press ENTER or c.

The angle number ch anges to “-.”

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4 Select the angle number using the

number buttons or X/x, then press ENTER.

The angle is changed to t he selected angle.

To turn off the Control Menu

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

Note

Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the angles, even if multi- an g les are reco rd ed on the DVD.

Tip

You can select the angle directly by pressing ANGLE. Each time you press the button, the an gle changes.

DVD DISPLAY

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Men u appears.

2 Press X/x to select (ANGLE).

The angle number a ppears. The number in parentheses indicates the total number of angles. The “ANGLE” indicator lights up in green when angles are recorded on the disc .

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C/X/x/c/

ENTER

DVD

Displaying Subtitles

If subtitles are recorded on a disc, you can turn the subtitles on or off while playing. If multilingual su bt it l es are recorded on the disc, you can change the su btitle language while playing, or turn the subtitles on or off whenever you want. Yo u can sele ct the langua ge you wa nt to practice, for e xample, tu rn on the subtitl es for better understandi ng.

SUBTITLE

C/X/x/c/

DVD DISPLAY

ENTER

4 Press ENTER.

To cancel the SUBTITLE setting

Select “OFF” in Step 3.

To turn off the Control Menu

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

Note

Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the subtitles, even if mult ilingual subti tles are recorded on it.

Tip

You can select Subtitles dire ct ly by pr e ssing SUBTITLE. Each time you press the button, the item changes.

Using Various Additional Functions

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu ap pears.

2 Press X/x to select

(SUBTITLE), then press ENTER or c.

The options for SUBTITLE appear.

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OFF 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH

3 Press X/x to select the language.

Depending on the DVD, the choice of language varies.

When 4 digits are dis pl ayed, they indicate the language code. R ef er to the language code list on page 87 to see which language the code represents.

DVD

Locking Discs

(CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL)

You can set two kinds of playback restriction s for a disc.

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

• Parental Cont r ol Playback of some DVDs can be limited according to a predetermined level, such as the age of the viewer .

The same password is used for both Parental Control and Cus t om Parental Control .

Custom Parental Control

You can set the sam e Custom Parental Control password for up to 25 discs. If you set a 26th disc, the playback restriction of the disc for which yo u fi rst set the passw ord is cancelled.

3 Press X/x to select (CUSTOM

PARENTAL CONTROL), then press ENTER or c.

“CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL” is selected.

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ON PASSWORD

DVD

4 Press X/x to select “ON t,” then press

ENTER. x If you have not entered a password

yet

The display for registering a new password appears.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password,

ENTER

then press .

DVD DISPLAY

1 Insert the disc you want to lock.

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

2 In stop mode, press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Men u appears.

Number buttons

C/X/x/c/

ENTER O RETURN

Enter a 4-digit pass w or d by using the number buttons, then pre ss EN TER. The display for confirming the password appears.

x If you have already registered a password

The display for entering the password appears.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press .

ENTER

5 Enter your 4-digit password by using

the number buttons, then press ENTER.

“Custom parental control is set.” appears and the screen returns to the Cont ro l Men u display.

If you make a mistake entering your password

Press C before you press ENTER and input the correct numb er.

If you make a mistake

Press O RETURN, then start from Step 3 again.

To turn off the Control Menu

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

To turn off the Custom Parental Control function

1 In Step 4, select “OFF t,” then press

ENTER.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

To change the password

1 In Step 4, press X/x to select “PASSWORD

t,” then press ENTER. The display for entering the password appears.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

3 Enter a new 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

4 To confirm your password, re-enter it using

the number buttons, then press ENTER.

Playing the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set

1 Insert the disc for which Custom

Parental Control is set.

The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

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

ENTER

and press .

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

The system is ready for pl ayback.

Notes

• When you change the layer or area in a Super Audio CD which has Custom Parental Cont ro l se t, the display for entering the password may appear.

• When you set the Custom Parental Control password for a Hybrid Super Audio CD, the Custom Par e nta l Control setting only works for the current layer.

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 displa y will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password.

Using Various Additional Functions

Limiting pla yback for c hildren (Parental Control) (DVD only)

Playback of some DVDs can be limited according to a predetermined level, such as the age of the viewer. The “Parental Control” function allows you to set a p la yback limitation level. A scene that is limited is not played, or it is replaced by a diffe rent scene.

Number buttons

3 Press X/x to select “PARENTAL

CONTROL t,” then press ENTER or c. x If you have not entered a password

The display for registering a new password appears.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password,

ENTER

then press

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

The display for confirming the password appears.

x When you have already registered a password

The display for entering the password appears.

C/X/x/c/

ENTER

O RETURN

DVD SETUP

1 In stop mode, press DVD SETUP.

The Setup Display appears.

2 Press X/x to select “CUSTOM SETUP,”

then press ENTER.

“CUSTOM SETUP” is displayed.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

OFFTRACK SELECTION OFFAUDIO DRC: MP3DATA CD PRIORITY:

MM/DD/YYYYJPEG DATE:

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

ENTER

4 Enter your password using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.

The display for set t ing the playback limitation level and c hangin g th e p as sword appears.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD

USA

5 Press X/x to select “STANDARD,” then

press ENTER.

The selection items for “STANDARD” are displayed.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD

OTHERS

OFF USA

6 Press X/x to select a geographic area

as the playback limitation level, then press ENTER.

The area is selected. If you select “O THERS t,” select and enter the standard code in the table on

page 58 usin g th e number buttons.

7 Press X/x to select “LEVEL,” then

press ENTER.

The selection it em s for “LEVEL” are displayed.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD

OFFLEVEL:

NC17

6: 5:

PG13

3: 2:

If you make a mistake

Press O RETURN to go back to the previous screen.

To turn off the Setup Display

Press DVD SETUP repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off.

To turn off the Parental Control function and play the DVD after entering your password

Set “LEVEL” to “OFF” in St ep 8.

To change the password

1 In Step 5, select “CHANGE PASSWORD

t” using x, then press ENTER. The display for entering the password appears.

2 Follow Step 3 to enter a new password.

Using Various Additional Functions

8 Select the level you want using X/x,

then press ENTER.

The Parental Control setting is complete.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

STANDARD: CHANGE PASSWORD

The lower the value, the more strict the limitation.

PG134:LEVEL:

USA

Playing the disc for which Parental Control is set

1 Insert the disc and press H.

The PARENTAL CONTROL display appears.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

The system starts pl ayback.

Notes

• If you play a DVD which does not have the Parental Control function, playback cannot be limited on this system.

• Depending on the DVD, you may be asked to change the parental control level whil e playi ng the disc. In this case, enter your password, then change the level. If the Resume Play mode is ca nc elled, the level returns to the original le vel.

Tip

If you forget your password, remove the disc and repeat Step 1 to 3 of “Limiting playback for children.” When you are asked to enter your password, ent er “199703” using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password. After you enter a new 4-digit password in Step 3, replace the disc in the system and press H. When the PARENTAL CONTROL display appears, enter your new password.

Area Code

Standard Code number

Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 Hong Kong 2219 India 2248 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2276 Korea 2304 Malaysia 2363 Mexico 2362 Netherlands 2376 New Zealand 2390 Norway 2379 Pakistan 2427 Philippines 2424 Portugal 2436 Russia 2489 Singapore 2501 Spain 2149 Sweden 2499 Switzerland 2086 Taiwan 2543 Thailand 2528 United Kingdom 2184

Other Operations

Controlling TV with the Supplied Remote

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

Notes

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

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

Controlling TVs with the remote

TV ?/1

TV button

Number buttons

Manufacturer Code number

SONY 001 AIWA 001, 047 DAEWOO 002, 004, 005, 006, 007, 015 FISHER 008 GOLDSTAR 002, 003, 011, 012, 015, 034 GRUNDIG 017, 034, 055 HITACHI 002, 013, 014, 015 ITT/NOKIA 021, 022 JVC 016 LOEWE 048, 049, 050 MAGNAVOX 002, 003, 018 MITSUBISHI/MGA 002, 003, 019 NEC 002, 003, 020 PANASONIC 009, 024 PHILIPS 015, 018 PIONEER 009, 025, 026, 040 RCA/PROSCAN 002, 010, 027, 028, 029 SAMSUNG 002, 003, 015, 031, 032, 033,

034, 051, 052, 053, 054 SANYO 008, 044, 045, 046 SHARP 035 TELEFUNKEN 023, 036, 037, 038 THOMSON 030, 037, 039 TOSHIBA 035, 040, 041 ZENITH 042, 043

Other Operations

TV CH +/–

TV VOL +/–

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

TV/VIDEO

If you set successfully the manufacturer’s code, the TV button flashes twice slowly. If the setting is unsucces sful, the TV button flash es five times quickly.

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.

CATV

Manufacturer Code number

SONY 101 HAMLIN/REGAL 123, 124, 125, 126, 127 JERROLD/GI 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,

OAK 128, 129, 130 PANASONIC 120, 121, 122 PIONEER 115, 116 SCIENTIFIC

ATLANTA TOCOM 117, 118, 131 ZENITH 113, 114

108, 109, 119, 131

110, 111, 112

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Controlling the TV

You can control y our TV using the buttons below.

By pressing You can

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

between the TV and other input

sources. TV VOL +/– Adjust the TV volume. TV CH +/– Select the TV channel.

Using the number buttons for controlling the TV

When you set the remote to the TV mode, you can use the number buttons for controlling the TV.

Press the TV button.

The TV button turns red and the remote is set to the TV mode. You can select the TV channels by using the number buttons. >10 is for selecting the channel number greater than 10. To cancel the TV mode, press the TV button again.

Notes

• Depending on the TV, you may not be able to control

your TV or to use some of the buttons above.

• The TV button turns off when you do not operate the

remote for 10 seconds.

Tip

Depending on the TV manufacture, the follo wing method also works. Press >10, then the number. (For example, for channel 25, press >10, then 2 and 5.)

Using the Video or Other Unit

You can use VCRs or ot her units connected to the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 jacks. Refer to the operation manual supplied with the unit for further information on the operation.

FUNCTION

Press FUNCTION repeatedly until VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 that you connected the unit to appears in the front panel display.

Each time you press FUNCTION, the mode of the system changes in the following sequence. DVD t VIDEO 1 t VIDEO 2 t TUNER (FM or AM) t DVD...

Enjoying the Radio

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

FUNCTION

BAND

MEMORY

PRESET –/+

ENTER

TUNING –/+

1 Press BAND repeatedly until the band

you want appears in the front panel display.

Each time you press BAND, the band toggles between AM and FM.

2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until

scanning starts, then release.

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

ST MHz

3 Press MEMORY.

A preset number appears in the front panel display.

ST MHz

4 Press PRESET + or – to select the

preset number you want.

ST MHz

5 Press ENTER.

The station is stored.

ST MHz

6 Repeat 1 to 5 to store other stations.

To change the preset number

Restart from step 1.

To change the AM tuning interval

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

Other Operations

Listening to the Radio

Preset radio stations in the system’s memory first (see “Prese tti ng Radio Stations” on page 61).

DISPLAY

FUNCTION

BAND

STEREO/ MONO

PRESET –/+

"/1

TUNING –/+

VOLUME +/–

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until FM

or AM appears in the front panel display.

The last received station is tuned in.

To listen to non-preset radio stations

Use manual or automatic tuning in Step 2. For manual tuning, press TUNING + or – on the remote repeatedly. For automatic tuni ng, press and hold TUNING + or – on the remote. Press TUNING + or – when you stop the automatic tuning.

Tips

• If an FM progr a m is noisy, press STEREO/MONO on the remote so that “MONO” appears in the front panel display. There will be no stereo effe c t, but the reception will improve. Press the button again to restore the stereo effect.

• To improve reception, reorient the supplied antennas.

To check the frequency or sound field

Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press D I SPLAY, the front panel display change s as follows: index name of the stati on* t frequency t sound field t in dex name of the station... *This is di splayed if you have entered a name

for a preset station (page 63).

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. Every time you press BAND, the band toggles between AM and FM.

3 Adjust the volume by pressing

VOLUME +/–.

To turn off the radio

Press "/1.

ST MHz

Naming Preset Statio ns

You can enter a nam e of up to 6 characters for preset stations. T hese names (for example, “XYZ”) appea r in th e system’s front panel display when a sta t io n is selected. Note that no more than one name can be entered for each preset station.

FUNCTION

BAND

PRESET –/+

NAME

C/X/x/c/

ENTER

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until FM

or AM appears in the front panel display.

Every time you press BAND, the band toggles between AM and FM.

The last station you received is tuned in. Each time you press FUNCTION, the mode of the system chan ges in the following

sequence: DVD t VIDEO 1 t VIDEO 2 t

TUNER (FM or AM) t DVD…

2 Press PRESET+ or – repeatedly to

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

3 Press NAME. 4 Create an index name by using the

cursor buttons:

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

If you make a mistake

Press C or c repeatedly until th e character to be changed flas hes, then press X/x to select th e d e sired characte r. Capital letters, numbers, and other symbols can be input for a radio station name.

5 Press ENTER.

The station name is st or ed.

Other Operations

Using the Sleep Timer

To change the brightness

You can set the sys tem to turn off at a preset time, so you can fall asleep listening to music. You can preset the t ime up to 180 minutes.

C/X/x/c/

ENTER

AMP MENU

1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly until

“CUSTOMIZE” appears in the front

panel display.

2 Press x/X until “SLEEP OFF” appears

in the front panel display.

3 Press C/c to select the remaining time.

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

OFF y 0.10.00 (10MIN) y 0.20.00 (20MIN) y 0.30.00 (30MIN) y 1.00.00 (60MIN) y 1.30.00 (90MIN) y 2.00.00 (120MIN) y 2.30.00 (150MIN) y

3.00.00 (180MIN )

To cancel the Sleep Timer function

Press C repeatedly unti l “SLEEP OFF” appears in the front panel di splay in step 3 above.

of the front panel display

You can change the brightness of the front panel display by two steps.

C/X/x/c/

ENTER

AMP MENU

1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly until

“CUSTOMIZE” appears in the front

panel display.

2 Press x/X until “DIMMER” appears in

the front panel display .

3 Press C/c.

Each time you press this button, the brightness of the fr ont panel display changes.

Returning to the default settings

You can return the system parameters such as speaker set t ings an d pr es et st ati on to t he de faul t settings.

C/X/x/c/

ENTER

AMP MENU

1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly until

“CUSTOMIZE” appears in the front

panel display.

2 Press x/X until “MEMO. CLR. N”

appears in the front panel display.

3 Press C/c until “MEMO. CLR. Y”

appears in the front panel display, and press ENTER.

When you select “MEMO. CLR. N” and press ENTER, this operation will be cancelled.

4 Press C/c until “Really? Y” appears

in the front panel display, and press ENTER.

“ALL CLEAR!” appe ars in the front panel display and the settin gs return to the default settings. When you select “Really? N” and press ENTER, this operation will be cancelled.

Other Operations

Settings and Adjustments

Using the Setup Display

2 Press X/x to select the setup item from

the displayed list: “LANGUAGE SETUP,” “S CREEN SETUP,” “C USTOM SETUP,” “SPEAKER SETUP,” and “RESET

The selected Setup item appears. Example: “SCREEN SETUP”

.” Then press ENTER or c.

By using the Setup Display, you can make various adjustments to items, such as picture and sound. You can also set the subtitle language and the Setup Displ ay, among other things. For details on each Setup Displa y item, see p age67-

73. For an overall list of Setup Display items, see page 88.

How to use the Setup Display

C/X/x/c/

ENTER O RETURN

DVD SETUP

1 In stop mode, press DVD SETUP.

The Setup Display appears.

LANGUAGE SETUP

Main item

OSD : DVD MENU : AUDIO : SUBTITLE :

ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH

SCREEN SETUP

SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENT OUT:

JACKET PICTURE

16:9TV TYPE:

INTERLACE

3 Select an item using X/x, then press

ENTER or c.

The options for the selected item appear. Example: “TV TYPE”

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENTOUT:

16:9

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

Options

Press C or O RETURN to return to setup items.

4 Select a setting using X/x, then press

ENTER.

The setting is selected and setup is complete.

Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN”

Selected setting

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: 4:3 PAN SCAN SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENT OUT:

JACKET PICTURE

INTERLACE

To turn off the Setup Display

Press DVD SETUP repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off.

* When you select “RESET” in step 2, the

following ite ms ar e r eturned to the default settings.

• Setup Me nu (except for the PARENTAL CONTROL) (page 88)

After you select “RESET” and press ENTER, select “YES” to reset the settings (it takes a few seconds to complete). Select “NO” and press ENTER to cancel. Do not press "/1 on the system, when resetting the system.

Setting the Display or Sound Track Language

(LANGUAGE SETUP)

“LANGUAGE SETUP” allows you to set various languages for the on-screen display or sound track.

Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the Setup Display. For details on using the display, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 66) .

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD : DVD MENU : AUDIO : SUBTITLE :

x OSD (On-Screen Display)

Selects the display language on the screen. Selects the language from the displayed list.

x DVD MENU (DVD only)

Selects the desired language for the DVD menu.

x AUDIO (DVD only)

Selects the langua ge of the sound track. Selects the language from the displayed list.

x SUBTITLE (DVD only)

Selects the language of the subtitle. Selects the language from the displayed list.

Note

If you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD, one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected (except for “OSD”).

Tip

If you select “OTHERS t” in “DVD MENU,” “SUBTITLE,” or “AUDIO,” select and enter the language code from the list usi ng the number buttons (page 87). After you have made a selection, the langua ge co de (4 digits) is displayed the next time you select “OTHERS t.”

ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH

Settings and Adjustments

Settings for the Display

(SCREEN SETUP)

Choose settings according to the TV to be connected.

16:9

4:3 LETTER BOX

Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup Display. For details on using the display, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 66). The default settin gs are underlined.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE: 16:9 SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENT OUT:

JACKET PICTURE

INTERLACE

x TV TY PE (DVD only)

Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV (4:3 standard or wide). The default settings vary, depending on the country model.

16:9

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

Select this if you connect a widescreen TV or a TV with a wide mode function.

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

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

4:3 PAN SCAN

Note

Depending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may be selected automati call y in st ead of “ 4:3 PAN SCAN” or vice versa.

x SCRE EN SA V ER

Turns the screen saver on and off so that the screen saver im age appears when you l eave the system in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, or when you playback a CD, a Super Audio CD, an MP3, or JPEG fil e (except during the slide show) for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged (afterimage). Press H to turn off the screen saver.

ON OFF

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

x BACKGROUND

Selects the background colour or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD.

JACKET PICTURE

GRAPHICS

BLUE BLACK

The jacket picture (still pict u re) appears in the background, but only if a jacket picture is already recorded on the disc (CDEXTRA, etc.). If the disc does not contain a jacket picture, the “GRAPHICS” picture appears.

A preset picture stored in the system appears in the background.

The background colour is blue. The background colour is black.

x COMPONENT OUT

This will change the ty pe of signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the system. See page80 for more information about the different types.

Custom Settings

(CUSTOM SETUP)

INTERLACE

PROGRESSIVE

Notes

• When “PROGRESSIVE” is selected in “SCREEN SETUP,” no signal is output from the MONITOR OUT jacks.

• When “PROGRESSIVE” is selected in “SCREEN SETUP” and the colou r system of the TV i s PAL, th e signal is converted to the in te rlac e fo rm a t signal automatically.

• If you set “COMPONENT OUT” in “SCREEN SETUP” to “PROGRESSIVE” even though your TV cannot accept the signal in progressive format, picture noise may appears. In this c as e, se t the SCAN SELECT switch to “INTERLACE.”

Select this when you connect to a standard (interlace format) TV.

Select this when you have a TV that can accept progressi v e signals.

Allows setting up Parental Control and other settings.

Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the Setup Display. For details on using the display, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 6 6). The default sett i ngs are underlined.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL TRACK SELECTION

OFF

STANDARDAUDIO DRC:

MP3DATA CD PRIORITY:

MM/DD/YYYYJPEG DATE:

x PARENTAL CONTROL t (DVD only)

Sets a password and playback limitation level for DVDs with playback limitati on for child ren. For details, see “Limitin g p lay b ac k fo r c hildren (Parental Control)” (page56).

x TRACK SELECTION (DVD only)

Gives the sound track having the highest number of channels priority when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats (PCM, MPEG audio, DTS, or Dolby Digital format) are recorded.

OFF AUTO

No priority given. Priority given.

Settings and Adjustments

Notes

• When you set the item to “AUTO,” the language may change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting ha s higher priority than the “AUDIO” settings in “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 67).

• If PCM, DTS, MPEG audio, and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels, the system selects PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital, and MPEG audio sound tracks in this order.

• Depending on the DVD, the audio channel with priority may be predetermined. In this case, you cannot give priority to the DTS, Dolby Digi ta l, or MPEG audio format by selecting “AUTO.”

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x AUDIO DRC

Narrows the DYNAMIC range of the sound track. Useful for watching movies at low volume la te at night.

OFF

Note

DYNAMIC range compression only applies to Dolby Digital sources.

No compression of DYNAMIC range.

Reproduces the soundtrack with the kind of DYNAMIC range that the recording engineer intended .

x DATA CD PRIORITY (MP3, JPEG only)

Set priority data you want to play, when you play a DATA CD (CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW) containing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files.

x JPEG DATE

Change the date infor m at ion order of a JPEG image in the Control Menu.

MM/DD/YYYY YYYY/MM/DD DD/MM/YYYY YYYY/DD/MM

YYYY: Year MM: Month DD: Day

MP3

JPEG

Notes

• When you play multi - session CDs , the system decides a target to play for the last session or session linked with the last session.

• If you change this setting, reinsert the dis c.

If an MP3 file exists on a disc, the system recognises the disc as an “MP3 Disc.” If only JPEG files exist on the disc, the system recognises the disc as a “JPEG Disc.”

If a JPEG file exists on the disc, the system recognises the disc as a “JPEG Disc.” If only MP3 files exist on the disc, the system recognises the disc as an “MP3 Disc.”

Settings for the Speakers

(SPEAKER SETUP)

To obtain the best po ssible surround sound, set for the size of the s peakers you have connecte d and their distance from your listening position. Then use the test tone to adjust the level and the balance of the speakers to the same level.

Select “SPEAKER SETUP” in the setup display. F o r details, see “ Using the Setup Display” (page 66). The default settings are underlined.

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE: DISTANCE: LEVEL: BALANCE: TEST TONE:

To return to the default setting when changing a setting

Select the item, then press CLEAR.

x SIZE

If you do not connec t centre or surround speakers, or move the surround speakers, set the parameters for CENTER and SURROUND and specify the surro und speaker position and height. Since the fr ont speaker and subwoofer settings are fixed , you cannot change them.

Position diagram

Height diagram

FRONT CENTER

YES YES: Normally select this.

NONE: Select this if no ce ntre speaker is used.

SURROUND

BEHIND (LOW): Select this if surround speakers are located in section B and D. BEHIND (HIGH): Select this if surround speakers are located in section B and C. SIDE (LOW): Select this if surround speakers are located in section A and D. SIDE (HIGH): Select this if surround speakers are located in section A and C. NONE: Select this if no surround speaker is used.

SUBWOOFER

Notes

YES

• When you select an item, the sound cuts off for a moment.

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

Settings and Adjustments

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x DISTANCE

The default distance setting for the speakers in relation to the listening po sition is s hown below.

x LEVEL

You can vary the level of each speaker as follows. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment.

(10ft)

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

SURROUND

3.0 m/10 ft

Notes

• In SPEAKER SETUP, the North American model’s OSD displays both metric and imperial measurements. The othe r model displays metric measurements only. The manu al sho w s bot h .

• 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 liste ning position, set the distance according to the closest speaker.

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

• The DISTANCE setting is available except for Super Audio CDs.

Front speaker distance from the listening position can be set in 0. 2 metre (1 ft) increments from 1. 0 to 7.0 metres (3 to 23 ft).

Centre speaker distan ce can be moved up to 1.6 metres (5 ft) closer to the listening position from the front speaker d i s tance, in 0.2 metre (1 ft) increments.

Surround speaker distance can be moved up to 4.6 metres (15 ft) closer to the listenin g positio n from the front speaker d i s tance, in 0.2 met r e (1 ft) increments.

CENTER 0 dB

SURROUND LEFT 0 dB SURROUND RIGHT 0 dB

SUBWOOFER 0 dB

Adjusts the level of the centr e speaker (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB increments).

Adjusts the level of the surround speakers (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB increments).

Adjusts the level of the subwoofer (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB increments).

x BALANCE

You can vary the bal ance of the left and ri ght speakers as follows. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment.

FRONT (CENTER)

Adjusts the balance between the f ront left and right speakers.

To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time

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

x TEST TONE

The speakers will emit a test tone to adjust “LEVEL” and “BALAN C E.”

OFF

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

The test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously while adjusting balance. When you se le ct one of the “SPEAKER SETUP” items, the test tone is emitted from each speak er in sequence.

Adjusting the speaker balance and level by using the test tone

1 Press DVD SETUP in stop mode.

The Setup Disp l ay appears.

2 Press X or x repeatedly to select

“SPEAKER SETUP,” then press ENTER or c.

3 Press X or x repeatedly to select “TEST

TONE,” then press ENTER or c.

4 Press X or x repeatedly to select “ON,”

then press ENTER.

You will hear the tes t t one from each speaker in sequence.

5 From your listening position, adjust the

value of “BALANCE” and “LEVEL” using C/X/x/c.

When selecting “BALANCE,” the test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously.

When selecting “L EV EL,” the test tone is emitted from onl y th e speaker which you are adjusting.

6 Press ENTER when you have finished

making adjustments.

7 Press X or x repeatedly to select “TEST

TONE,” then press ENTER.

8 Press X or x repeatedly to select

“OFF,” then press ENTER.

Note

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

Tip

To adjust the balance or the level without listening to the test tone, select “BALANCE” or “LEVEL” in step 3 and press ENTER . Then adjust the balance or level using X/x and press ENTER.

Setting the speakers by using the front panel d i sp lay on the system

You can set the speakers by using the amp menu that is displayed in the front panel display.

C/X/x/c/

ENTER

AMP MENU

1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly until the

item you want to set appears in the front panel display.

• SP. SETUP Sets the speake r size, distance, an d placement.

• LEVEL Sets the balance and level of the each

speaker, and tur ns the test tone on or off.

2 Press X or x to select the desired item,

then press C or c to select the desired setting.

You can set the following items:

• SP. SETUP

CENTER (centre speaker)

SURR. (surround speakers)

F.D. (front speakers distance)

YES (yes) NO (no)

1.0 to 7.0 metres

Settings and Adjustments

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C.D. (centre speaker distance)

S.D. (surround speakers distance)

S.P. (surround speakers position)

S.H. (surround speakers height)

•LEVEL

T.TONE (test tone)

F.______I_______ (front speaker balance)

C.LEV (centre speaker level)

S.L.LEV (surround left speaker level)

S.R.LEV (surround right speaker level)

S.W.LEV (subwoofer level)

D.COMP (dynamic compression)

Up to 1.6 metres closer to the listening position than the front speakers. (Cannot be set to less than 1 metre.)

Up to 4.6 metres closer to the listening position than the front speakers. (Cannot be set to less than 1 metre.)

BEHIND (behind) SIDE (side)

LOW (low) HIGH (high)

ON (on) OFF (off)

–6 dB to +6 dB

ON (on) OFF (off)

The amp menu is cancelled when you do not operate the remote for several seconds.

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

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 is connected securely.

If the STANDBY indicator flashes

Immediately unplug the power cord a nd ch eck the following items.

• Are the + and – speaker cords short-circuited?

• Are you using only the specified speakers?

• Is anythin g bloc king the ventilation holes on the top of the system?

After checking the above items and fixing any problems, connect t he power cord again and turn on the system. If the indicator still flashes, or if the cause of the problem cannot be fo und e ve n afte r checking all the above ite ms, consult your nearest Sony deal e r .

Picture

There is no picture.

• The video connecting cords are not connected securely.

• The video connecting cords are damaged.

• The system is not conn ecte d to the correct TV input jack (page 20) .

• The video inpu t on the TV is not set so tha t you can view pictures from the system.

• You have set “COMPONENT OUT” in “SCREEN SE T UP” to “PROGRESS IVE” even though your TV cannot accept the signal in progressive format. In this case, set the SCAN SELECT switch to “INTERLACE.”

• Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format (480p) signals, the image may be affected when you set “COMPONENT OUT” to “PROGRESSIVE.” In this case, set “COMPONENT OUT” to “INTERLACE.”

• When “PROGRESSIVE” is selected in “SCREEN SETUP,” no signal is output from the MONITOR OUT or S VIDEO OUT jacks.

Picture noise appears.

• The di sc is dirty or fla w ed .

• If the pic ture ou tput from your system goes through your VCR to get to your TV, the copyprotection signal applied to some DVD programs could affect picture qualit y. If you still experien ce problems even when you connect your sys tem directly to your TV, try connecting your system to your TV’s S video input (page 2 0) .

Even though you set the aspect ratio in “TV TYPE” of “SCREEN SETUP,” the pict ure does not fill the screen.

• T he aspe c t rat io on the disc is fixed.

Sound

There is no sound.

• T he sp eake r cord is not connected securely.

• Press MUTING on the remote if “MUTING ON” is displayed in the front pane l 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 play mode.

• Check the speaker settings (pages 23, 71).

The left and right sounds are unbalanced or reversed.

• Che c k tha t the spe a k e rs and components are connected correctly and se cu rel y .

• Adjust the balance parameter in the BALANCE menu (page 72).

There is no sound from the subwoofer.

• Check the speaker connections and sett ings (pages 23, 71).

• Set the sound field to “AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO” (page 47).

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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 motor, and at least 3 metres (10 feet) away from your TV set or a fluorescent light.

• Move your TV away fro m the au dio c omponents.

• The plugs a nd ja ck s are d irty. Wi pe the m wit h 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” in the Control Menu display (page 45).

• Make sure the system is connected appropriately.

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 (page 47).

• Check the speaker connections and sett ings (pages 23, 71).

• Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not be the entire 5.1 channel. It may be monaural or stereo even if the so und track is reco rded in Dolby Digital or MPEG audio format.

The sound comes from the centre speaker only.

• Depending on the disc, the sound may come from the centre speaker only.

No sound is heard from the centre speaker.

• Check the speaker connections and sett i n gs .

• Make sure the sound field function is on (page 47).

No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the surround speakers.

• Check the speaker connections and sett ings (pages 23, 71).

• Make sure the sound field function is on (page 47).

• Select a sound fi eld co nta ini ng the wor d “C. ST. EX” (page 48).

• Depending on the source, the effect of the surround speakers may be less noticeable.

Operation

Radio stations cannot be tuned in.

• Check that the antennas are connected securely . Adjust the antennas or connect an e xte r na l antenna 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 61).

• Press DISPLAY so that the frequency appears in the 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 on the disc tray.

• The disc is skewed in the system.

• The system cannot play CD-ROMs, etc. (page 8).

• The region code on the DVD does not match the system.

• Moistur e has c onde nse d inside the system. Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about half an hour (page 3).

The MP3 audio track cannot be played.

• The DATA CD is not recorded in an MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1/ Level 2 or Joliet.

• The MP3 audio track does not have the extension “.MP3.”

• The data is not formatted in MP3 even though it has the extension “.MP3.”

• The system can onl y pla y MP 3 ( MP EG1 Audi o Layer3) audio.

• Remove the disc an d sele ct “C UST OM SETUP” from the setup items. Then select “DATA CD PRIORITY” and set to “MP3” again.

• Director y le ve l is more than 8.

The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correctly displayed.

• The system can only display alphabetical lett ers and numbers. Other characters are di spla ye d a s “”.

A JPEG image file cannot be played

• The DATA CD is not recorded in a JPEG format that conforms to ISO9660 Level1/Level 2 or Joliet.

• The JPEG image file does not have the extension “.JPG” or “.JPEG.”

• The data is not fo r ma tted in JPEG even though it has the extension “.JPG” or “JPEG.”

• Image length or width is more than 4720 dots.

• Remove the disc and select “CUSTOM SE TUP ” from the setup items. T hen select “DATA CD PRIORITY” and set to “JPEG” again.

• There are mo re tha n 8 directory level.

• You cannot pla y the Progressive JPEG files.

The title of a JPEG album or file is not correctly displayed.

• The system can only display alphabetical lett ers and numbers. Other characters are di spla ye d a s “”.

The display for entering the password does not appear for Super Audio CD, even though Custom Parental Control is set.

• Custom Parental Control is set for different layers of a Super Audio CD.

A disc does not start playing from the beginning.

• Program Play, Shuffle Play, or Repeat Play has been selected (pages 34, 35, 36). 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 (page 27).

• The title, DVD or PBC menu automatically appears on the TV screen.

The system starts playing the disc automatically.

• The DVD features an auto playback function.

Playback st o ps automaticall y .

• Some discs m ay cont ai n an auto pause signal. While playing such a disc, the syste m stops playback at the auto pause si g n al.

The system turns off during DVD playback.

• If ap pr oxim a te ly one hour pa sse s wit h DVD playback paused or with the DVD top menu or a DVD menu displayed during DVD playback, the system automatically turns off.

You cannot perform some functions such as Stop, Search, Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play, Shuffle Play, or Program 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 etup Display, select the desired language for the on-screen display in “OS D ” under “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 67).

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 52).

• The DVD prohibits chang ing the angles.

A disc cannot be ejected and “LOCKED” appears in the front panel display.

• Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility.

“C-32” appears in the fron t panel display.

• Turn the power off and then on again by pressing [/1 on the system.

The system does not work normally.

• If the system’s operation becomes e ffect ed , press "/1 on the system to turn off the power, then turn on the power again.

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Specifications

AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION:

With 4 ohm loads, both channels drive n, from 20 – 20,000 Hz; rated 75 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.7 % total harmon ic distortion. (from 250 milli wat ts to rat e d output)

Amplifier section

Stereo mode 100 W + 100 W (4 ohms

Surround mode Front: 100 W + 100 W

* Depending on the sound field settings and the source,

there may be no sound output.

Inputs VIDEO 1:

Outputs VIDEO 1 (AUDIO

Super Audio CD/DVD system

Laser Semiconductor laser

Signal format system NTSC or NTSC/PAL Frequency response (at 2 CH STERE O mo de)

Harmonic distortion Less than 0.03 %

at 1 kHz, THD 10 %)

centre*:

100 W

Surround*:

100 W +

100W (4 ohms at 1 kHz,

THD 10 %)

Sensitivity: 150 mV

Impedance: 50 kilohm s VIDEO 2:

Sensitivity: 300 mV

Impedance: 50 kilohm s

OUT):

Voltage: 1 V

Impedance: 1 kilohm PHONES: Accepts stereo headphones only.

(Super Audio CD/DVD: λ = 650 nm) (CD: λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous

DVD (PCM): 2 Hz to 22 kHz (±1.0 dB)

CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±1.0 dB)

Tuner section

System PLL quartz-locked digital

FM tuner section Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz

Antenna FM wire antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohms, unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range 531 – 1,710 kHz (with the

Antenna AM loop antenna Intermediate frequency 450 kHz

synthesizer system

(100 kHz step)

interval set at 9 kHz) 530 – 1,710 kHz (with the interval set at 10 kHz)

Video section

Inputs Video: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms 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

Speakers Front/Surround

Speaker system Bass reflex Speaker unit 70 mm (2

cone type × 2, 25 mm (1

inch) dia. balance dome Rated impedance 4 ohms Dimensions (approx.) 250 × 1196 × 250 mm

(w/h/d, Max size with the

stand)

250 × 646 × 250 mm

(w/h/d, Min size with the

stand) Mass (approx.) 3.62 kg (8 lb)

/8 inches) dia.

/8 × 47 1/8 × 9 7/8 inches)

/8 × 25 1/2 × 9 7/8 inches)

Centre

Speaker system Bass reflex Speaker unit 70 mm (2

cone type × 2, 25 mm (1 inch) dia.

balance dome Rated impedance 4 ohms Dimensions (approx.) 379 × 125 × 85 mm

(15 × 5 × 3

(w/h/d, with the stand) Mass (approx.) 1.07 kg (2 lb 6 oz)

/8 inches) dia.

/8 inches)

Subwoofer

Speaker system Active subwoofer,

Speaker unit 20 cm (8 inches) dia. cone

Enclosure type Advanced SAW type

Amplifier section Continuous RMS power output

Power requirements 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption 90 W, 1 W (standby mode) Dimensions (approx.) 230 × 390 × 475 mm

Mass (approx.) 14.5 kg (32 lb)

Magnetically shielded

type

150 W (6 ohms,

20 Hz -20 kHz, 10% THD)

/8 × 15 3/8 × 18 3/4 inches) (w/h/d ) incl. front grille

General

Power requirements 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption 135 W Dimensions (approx.) 380 × 70 × 345 mm

Mass (app r ox.) 4.8 kg (10 lb 10 oz) Operating temperature 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F) Operating humidity 5 % to 90 % Supplied accessories See pa ge13.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

(15 × 2

/8 × 13 5/8 inches) (w/h/d) incl. proj ec ting parts

Glossary

Album

Section of a music piece or an image on a data CD containing MP3 audio tracks or JPEG files.

Chapter

Subdivision of a title on a DVD. A title is composed of several chapters.

Dolby Digital

This movie thea tre sound format 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 ch annel for deep bass is independently provided. This format is also called “5.1,” with the subwoofer channel designated as t he 0. 1 c han ne l (s in ce i t f unct ion s only when a deep bass effect is needed). All six channels in this format are recorded separately for superior channel separation. Furthermore, since all the si gnal s ar e pr oces se d di git al ly , les s signal degradation occurs.

Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full-bandwidth output ch annel s f rom t wo- channe l so urc es. This is done using an ad vanced, high-p urity matrix surround deco der that extracts the spatial properties of the original recording withou t adding any new sounds or tonal colorations.

x Movie mode

The Movie mode is for use with stereo televi sion shows and all programs encoded in Dolby Surround. The result is enhanced soundfield directionality that approaches the quality of discrete 5.1-channel sound.

x Music mode

The Music mode is for use with any stereo music recordings, and provides a wide and deep sound space.

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Dolby Surround Pro Logic

As one method of de coding Dolby Surround, Dolby Surround Pro Logic produces four channels from t w o- channel sound. Compared with the former Dolby Surr ound system, Dolby Surround Pro Logic reproduces left-to-right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precisely. To take full advantage of Dolby Surround Pro Logic, you should have one pair of surround speak er s and a centre speaker. The surround speakers output monaural sound.

DTS

Digital audio compression technology developed by Digital Theater Systems, Inc. This technology conforms to 5.1-channel surround. This format comprises of stereo rear channels and a discrete subwoofer channel. DTS provides the same 5.1 discret e channels of high quality digital audio. The good channel separation is realized due to all channel data being recorded discretely and processed digitally.

DVD

A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures ev en though it s diameter is t he same as a CD. The data capacity of a single-layer and singlesided DVD, at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times that of a CD. Furthermore, the data capacity of a dual-layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a single-layer and double-sid ed DVD 9.4 GB, and a dual-layer and double-sided DVD 17 GB. The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one of a worldwide standard of digital compression technology. The picture data is compressed to about 1/40 of its original size. DVD also uses variable rate coding technology that processes allocated data according to the status of the picture. The audio data is re corded in Dolby Digital as well as in PCM, allowing you to enjoy more realistic audio presence. Furthermore, various advanced functions such as the multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD.

File

Section of a picture on a data CD containing JPEG image files.

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 theatres. 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 fo r mat is the NTSC standard method for displaying TV images at 30 frames per second. Each fr am e is scanned twice alternately between the even numbered scanning lines and then odd nu m bered scanning lines, at 60 times per second.

Multi-angle function

Various angles of a sce ne, or viewpoints of the video camera are rec or ded on some DVDs.

Multilingual function

Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a picture are recorded on some DVDs.

Parental Control

A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users according to the limitation level in each country. The limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is activated, playback is comple te ly prohibited, violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so on.

Playback Control (PBC)

Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2.0) to control playba ck. By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs, programs with search functions, and so on.

Progressive format (sequential scanning)

In contrast to the Interlace format, the progressive format can reproduce 60 frames per second by reprod ucing all scanning lines (525 lines for t h e N T SC system). Th e overall pic ture quality increases and still images, text and horizontal lines appear sharper. This format is compatible with the 525 progressive format.

Region Code

This system is used to protect copyrights. A region number is allocated o n each DVD system or DVD disc accordi ng to the sal es region . Each region code is shown on the system as well as on the disc packaging. Th e system can play the discs that match its region code. The system can also play discs with the “ ” mark. Even when

ALL

the region code is not shown on the DVD, the region limit may still be activated.

Scene

On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control) functions, the menu screens, moving pictures and still pictures are div ided into s ections called “scenes.”

Super Audio CD

This audio format is ba sed upon the current audio CD standard s but includes a greater amount of information which provides higher quality sound. There ar e three types of discs: single layer, double layer and hybrid discs. The hybrid disc contains both standard audio CD and Super Audio CD i nformation.

Title

The longest se ction of a pictur e or music feature on a DVD, movie, etc., in video software, or the entire album in audio software.

Track

Section of a picture or a music piece on a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD or MP3. An album is composed of several tracks (MP3 only).

VIDEO CD

A compact disc th at contains moving pictures. The picture da ta uses the MP EG 1 format, one of a worldwide standard of digital com pression technology. The picture data is compressed to about 1/140 of its original size. Consequently, a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures. VIDEO CDs als o contain compact audio data. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed whi le sounds we can hear are not compressed. VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional audio CDs. There are 2 vers i on s of VIDEO CDs.

• Version 1.1: Y ou can play only moving pictures and sounds.

• Version 2.0: You can play high-resolution still pictures an d enjoy PBC function s.

This system conforms to both versions.

Additional Information

Index to Parts and Controls

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

Front Panel

A Disc slot (24) B DISC 1-5 A (eject)/indicators (24) C H (play) (24) D X (pause) (26) E x (stop) (26) F ./>, PREV/NEXT (26, 28, 61, 62) G VOLUME +/– (24, 72) H BASS LEVEL (50)

I PHONES jack (on the side of the

system) (24)

J SOUND FIELD –/+ (47, 48, 49) K DISPLAY (40, 43, 62) L BAND (61, 62) M FUNCTION (24, 60, 62) N Front panel display ( 8 3 ) O (remote sensor) (13) P "/1 (power) switch/STANDBY indicator

(24)

Front Panel Display

When playing back a DVD

Current sound Pla ying statu s

DIGITAL

DOLBY PL

Play mode

ALL DISC1S

TITLE H M SCHAP

Current title number

Current chapter number

Playing time

Current sound effect

NIGHT

BASS SHUF

PROG REP 1

Current mode

When playing back a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), or MP3

Lights up during MULTI channel playback area (Super Audio CD only)

Current sound

MULTI

PCM MP3 ALL DISC1S

Play mode

Playing status

Current track number

Playing time

Current sound effect

MSTRKSACD

Lights up during PBC playback (VIDEO CD only)

NIGHT

BASS SHUF

PBC PROG

REP 1

Current mode

Additional Information

When listening to the radio

Preset number

FMAM

Current band

Monaural/Stereo effect

TUNED MONO

Current station

Sound effect

STNIGHT kHz BASS MHz

continued

When playing back a JPEG file

Playing status

ALL DISC1S

Play mode

Current file number

Rear Panel

CENTER FRONT LFRONT R

SPEAKER

SUB WOOFER

AUDIO

OUT

SURR LSURR R

SCAN SELECT

SELECTABLE

INTERLACE

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

A SPEAKER jacks (15) B SCAN SELECT switch (69) C VIDEO 1 ANALOG OUT jacks (20) D VIDEO 2 ANALOG IN jacks (20) E MONITOR OUT (VIDEO/S VIDEO) jacks

(20)

VIDEO 1

VIDEO OUTAUDIO OUT

VIDEO INAUDIO IN

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO 2

VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

PB/CBPR/C

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

S VIDEO

VIDEO

OPTICAL DIGITAL

VIDEO 2

F AM terminals (18) G FM 75Ω COAXIAL jack (18) H VIDEO 2 OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack (20) I COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (20) J VIDEO 1 ANALOG IN jack (20) K SUB WOOFER AUDIO OUT jack (14)

COAXIAL

Additional Information

Remote

Note

This remote control glows in the dark. However, before glowing, the remote must be exposed to light for awhile.

A DISC SKIP (26)

Z (eject) (26)

B C DISPLAY (40, 43, 62) D FUNCTION (24, 60, 62) E STEREO/MONO (62) F BAND (61, 62)

G PLAY MODE (33, 34, 35) H CLEAR (34, 35, 36, 38) I TV (60) J AUDIO (45) K ANGLE (52) L SUBTITLE (53) M ./>, PREV/NEXT, PRESET –/+ (26,

28, 61, 62)

N H (play) (24, 28, 34, 35) O X (pause) (26) P DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM– (27, 29, 31) Q C/X/x/c/ENTER (27, 29, 31, 33, 34, 36,

38, 45, 52, 53, 54, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66)

R DVD DISPLAY (29, 31, 33, 36, 38, 43, 44,

45, 52, 53, 54)

S TV CH +/– (59) T TV VOL +/– (59) U TV [/1 (on/standby) (59) V "/1 (standby) (24, 61) W REPEAT (34, 36) X NAME (63) Y SOUND FIELD +/– (47, 48, 49) Z MEMORY (61)

wj NIGHT MODE (50) wk Number buttons (27, 28, 34, 38, 52, 54,

56, 59)

wl ENTER (61) e; m/M/ / SLOW, TUNING –/+ (32,

37, 61)

ez x (stop) (26, 27, 28, 54) es MUTING (26) ed DVD MENU/ALBUM+ (27, 29, 31) ef VOLUME +/– (62) eg O RETURN (28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 38, 54,

56, 66)

eh TV/VIDEO (59) ej BASS LEVEL (50) ek AMP MENU (64, 65) el DVD SETUP (56, 66)

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

DVD Setup Menu List

You can set the following items with the DVD Setup menu. The order of the displayed items may be different from the actual display.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD

DVD MENU

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

(Selects the language you want to use from the displayed language list.)

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

TRACK SELECTION

AUDIO DRC

DATA CD PRIORITY

JPEG DATE

LEVEL

STANDARD CHANGE PASSWORD

OFFOFF AUTO

OFF ON

MP3 JPEG

MM/DD/YYYY YYYY/MM/DD DD/MM/YYYY YYYY/DD/MM

OFF

7. NC17

6. R

4. PG13

3. PG

1. G USA OTHERSt

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE

SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND

COMPONENT OUT

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE

DISTANCE

LEVEL CENTER

BALANCE TEST TONE

SURROUND LEFT

SURROUND RIGHT SUBWOOFER –6 dB – +6 dB

RESET

YES NO

FRONT CENTER

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

FRONT 1.0m – 7.0m/

CENTER SURROUND

FRONT OFF ON

16:9 4:3 LETTER

BOX 4:3 PAN SCAN ON OFF JACKET PICTURE GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE

YES YES NONE BEHIND (LOW) BEHIND (H IGH) SIDE (LOW) SIDE (HIGH) NONE

YES

3ft – 23ft

1.0m – 7.0m/ 3ft – 23ft

1.0m – 7.0m/

3ft – 23ft –6 dB – +6 dB –6 dB – +6 dB

–6 dB – +6 dB

6 steps left or right

* The default settings vary, depending on the

country model.

Index

Numerics

16:9 68 4:3 LETTER BOX 68 4:3 PAN SCAN 68

ALBUM 29, 38 Album 7, 79 ANGLE 52 Antenna Hookups 18 AUDIO 45, 67 AUDIO DRC 70

BACKGROUND 68 BALANCE 72 BASS LEVEL 50 Batteries 13

CHAPTER 39 Chapter 7, 79 COMPONENT OUT 69 Continuous play

CD/VIDEO CD/Super A udio

CD/DVD/MP3 24 Control Menu 11 CUSTOM PARENTAL

CONTROL 54 CUSTOM SETUP 69

DATA CD PRIORITY 70 DISC SKIP 24 DISPLAY 40 DISTANCE 72 Dolby Digital 79 Dolby Surround Pro Logic 80 DTS 80 DVD 80 DVD MENU 27, 67

Fast for ward 37 Fast reverse 37 File 7 Front Panel 82 Front panel display 83

Handling discs 10

INDEX 39 Index 7

JPEG 30 JPEG DATE 70

LANGUAGE SETUP 67 LEVEL 72

MP3 29 Multi-angle function 52, 80 Multilingual function 45, 80 MUTING 26

NIGHT MODE 50

On-screen display

Control Menu display 11

OSD 67

P ARENTAL CONTROL 56, 69,

80 PBC Playback 28, 80 PLAY MODE 33, 34, 35 Preset Station 61 Program Play 34

Radio 62 Rear Panel 85 Region Code 8, 81 Remote 59, 8 6 REPEAT 36 RESET 67 Resume Play 27

S VIDEO 20 Scan 37 SCENE 11 Scene 7, 81 SCREEN SAVE R 68 SCREEN SETUP 68 Setup Display 66 SHUFFLE 35 Shuffle Play 35 SIZE 71 SLEEP 64 Slide show 32 Slow-motion 37 Sound Field 47 SPEAKER SETUP 23, 71 Speaker System Hookup 14 SUBTITLE 53, 67 Super Audio CD 81

Additional Informat ion

TEST TONE 72 TIME SEARCH 40 TITLE 38 Title 7, 81 TRACK 38 Track 7, 29, 81 TRACK SELECTI O N 69 Troubleshooting 75 TV and Video Component

Hookups 20

TV TYPE 68

Usable discs 7

VIDEO CD 81

Quick reference for Remote Commander

P Displays the title menu on the TV screen.

MP3/JPEG: Selects albums.

Q Se le ct and execute the it ems or settings. R Displays the Control Menu display on the TV

screen to set or adjust the items .

S Select the TV Channel. T Adjust the TV volume. U Turns the TV on and off. V Turns on and of f the power of the syste m . W Disp la ys the “REP EAT” display on the TV

screen.

X Activa tes the name function. Y Select the sound field. Z Press to store a preset station.

wj Makes sound clear at low volume. wk Sele c t the items of settings. TV: Select channel

numbers.*

wl Executes the items or settings. e; m/M ( SC A N ) : Locate a point while

monitoring the picture while pl ay ing a disc .

/ SLOW : Play a disc in slow motion in the

pause mode. TUNING –/+ : Scan all available radio stations.

ea Stops playing a disc. es Mutes the sound.

Note

The remote control of the unit employs command signals in common with other Sony DVD products. Thus, depending on the button, other Sony DVD products may respond.

A Sel e ct s a dis c for pla yba c k. B Ejects the disc. C Sw itches the item displayed on the front panel

display.

D Sel e cts the com ponent you want to use. E Switches monaural or stereo of FM stereo

reception.

F Sele ct s AM or FM band . G Selects program or shuffle play mode. H Pr es s to return to the Continuous play, etc. I Set s the re mote to TV mode.

Normal mode: tuns off. TV mode: tuns in red.

J Cha nge s the sound. K Changes the angles when playing a DVD. L Changes the subtitle. M ./>, PREV/NEXT : Press to go to the next

chapter or track or to go back to the previous chapter or track. PRESET –/+ : Scan all preset stations.

N Plays a disc. O Pau ses playing a disc.

ed Displays the DVD menu on the TV screen.

MP3/JPEG: Selects albums.

ef Adjust the SYSTEM volume. eg Press to return to the previously selected screen,

etc.

eh Changes the input mode of the TV. ej Bass sound is effectively reinforced. ek Sets the system to turn off at a preset time and

changes the brightness of the front panel display by two steps.

el Displays the setup display on the TV screen to set

or adjust the items.

* Depending on the TV manufacture, the following method

also works. Press >10, then the number. (For example, for channel 25, press >10, then 2 and 5.)

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