Sony DAV-FX10 Bedienungsanleitung

©2005 Sony Cor poration 2-590-760- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper a ti ng Inst ructions DA V - F X 1 0[...]

2 US 3 To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or m oi st ur e. Caution – The use of optical in struments with this product will increase e ye hazard. For the customers in the U.S.A This sy mbo l is int end e d to al ert the us er to the presen ce of unin s u lat ed “d an ge ro u s voltag e” wit hin the product ?[...]

3 US • Keep the uni t and d iscs away fro m equipmen t with strong magne t s, such as microwa ve ove ns, or large loudspeak ers. • Do not place he av y obje c ts on th e unit. • If the unit is brou ght di rectly fro m a cold to a war m location, moi sture may co nde nse insi de the DVD Home The atre System and cause damage to the lenses. W he[...]

4 US Welcom e ! .... ........... .............. ................... 3 About T his Manual ........... .............. ........ 6 This Syste m Can Pla y the Fo llowing Discs . .................. ............... ............... 6 Guide to the Control Menu Display ...... 10 Getting Started Unpac king ....... .............. ........... ............. 13 I[...]

5 US Settin gs an d A djus tment s Using th e Setup Display............ ............ 72 Setting the Display or Sound Track Languag e .............. ....... ........... ........ 73 [LANGUAGE SETUP] Setting s for the Displa y ............. ............ 74 [SCREEN SETUP] Custom Setting s .......... .............. ............ 76 [CUSTOM SETUP] Setting[...]

6 US • T he instructi o ns in this manual describ e th e contr ol s on the r em o te. Yo u ca n als o us e th e controls on the system if they have the same or similar n ames as th o se on the remot e. • The Contr ol Me nu it ems m ay be di fferen t depe ndin g on the area. • “ DVD” may be used as a g eneral term f o r DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs[...]

7 US Exampl e of discs th at the system cannot play The sys tem cann ot p lay t he fol lowi ng discs: • CD-ROMs/CD -Rs/CD-R Ws ot her than thos e recorded in the format s lis ted on page 6 • CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format • Data part of CD-Extra s • DVD Audios • DVD-RAMs Also, th e s ys tem can not pla y the f ol lo w i ng discs: •[...]

8 US format). The DSD format, us ing a sampling frequ enc y 64 tim es higher than tha t of a conven tional CD , and with 1 -b it qua ntiza tion , achie ves bo th a wide freq uenc y range a nd a w ide dynam ic ra ng e acro ss th e au dible f re quenc y range, an d so p ro vi des mu sic r epr oduc tion extremely fait hf ul to the orig inal so und. Ty[...]

9 US Copy rights This pr oduct in co rporates copyr ight prot ection technol ogy tha t is pro tecte d by U.S . paten ts and other in tellectu a l property rights . Use of this copyri ght pr otec tio n tech no logy mu st be authori zed by Macrovis ion, and is intended for home and other li mited viewing uses only unless otherw i s e au thor iz ed by[...]

10 US Use the Contro l Menu to select a function and to view related inf ormation. Pre s s DISPLAY repeatedly to turn on or cha nge the Con trol Menu d isplay as follo ws: Control Menu displ ay The C ontr ol Menu d isplay 1 a nd 2 wi ll sh ow diffe rent ite ms depend ing on th e disc t ype. For det ails about each it em, se e the pa ges in pa rent [...]

11 US *1 Displ ays the sc ene nu mber for VIDEO CD s (PBC is on), tr ack n umber for VIDEO CDs/ Super Audi o CDs/CDs , album numbe r fo r DATA CDs. *2 D ispl ay s the inde x num ber for VIDEO CDs/ Su pe r Aud io CDs , MP3 a udi o track number , or JPE G image file number for DATA C Ds. *3 D isplays Super VCD as “SVCD .” Displays “M P3” in t[...]

12 US • The Co ntrol Me nu icon i ndicator l ights up in green when you se lect any item ex cept [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT] only). The [ORI GINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in green when you select [PLAY LIS T] (def au lt se tt ing) . The [M ULTI/2C H] indicato r lights up in gr een whe n you se le c t the multi-cha nne l pl ayback[...]

Getting Started 13 US Chec k that yo u have t he foll owing items: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subwo ofer (1) • AM loop an t e nna (aeria l ) (1 ) • FM wire antenn a (aerial) ( 1) • Spea ker co rd s (5 m × 4, 15 m × 2) (16.5 ft. × 4, 49 .5 ft. × 2) • Video Cord (1) • Rem ot e C o mman der (r em ot e) (1) • Size AAA (R03) batterie s[...]

14 US Perform a ll connecti ons and setting s by following St eps 1 to 7 . “Step 1: Speaker System Hookup” (page 15) “Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup” (page 20) “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 21) “Step 4: Other Component Hookup” (page 25) “Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)” (page 27) “Step 6: Turning off the Demonst[...]

Getting Started 15 US Connect the supplie d speaker syste m using the supplie d speaker cords by matching the colors of the jacks t o th ose of th e co rds. D o not c onn ect a ny s peake rs ot he r tha n th ose su pp lie d w ith this sys t em. To obtain t he best possible s u rround sound, s pecify the speaker parameters (distance, level, etc.) o [...]

16 US Conn ect ing th e sp eake rs • Do not se t the spe akers in an in cl ined pos ition. • Do not place the s peakers i n locations that are: – E xtre mely ho t or cold – Du sty or dirt y – Ve r y hum id – S ubject t o vibr ations – S ubject to dir ect s unlight Note COAXIAL IN AUDIO IN RL RL AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COAXIAL AM FM[...]

Getting Started 17 US • Use caution when pl aci n g th e spe akers and/or speak er s ta n ds (not s upp l ie d ) that are at tached with the sp eak er s on a specia ll y treat ed (wax ed , oi l ed , pol ished, etc.) floor , as stai n in g or dis co l or ation may result. • When cleani ng, use a soft clot h suc h as a clea ni ng cl oth f or glas[...]

18 US 2 Fasten the screws to the wall. The screws s hould protrude 8 to 9 mm ( 11/32 to 3/8 inch). 3 Attach the wall-mount pads on the rear side of the speaker. 4 Hang the speakers on th e screws. • Use sc rews that are suitabl e for t h e wall mate rial and stre ngth. As a pl aster b oard wa ll is es pecially fragi le, attach the screws secu rel[...]

Getting Started 19 US • Contact a scre w shop or inst aller re garding the wa ll ma terial o r scre ws to be used. • Sony is not resp onsible fo r ac ci de nt or dam a ge ca use d by im proper insta ll ation , in suf f ic ie nt wa ll st rength or imprope r sc re w ins tallati on, nat ur a l calam ity , etc .[...]

20 US Connect the supplied AM/FM anten nas (aer ials) for listening to th e radio. • To prev ent noise pick u p, keep the AM loop antenna (aerial ) away from the system and ot her componen ts. • Be sur e to fully e x te nd th e FM w ir e antenn a ( aeria l). • After co nnecti n g the FM wir e antenna (aeri al), keep it as hori zontal as poss [...]

Getting Started 21 US First, pe rf orm th e vid eo c onn ecti on , and the n au dio c onn ection . With y our TV’s audio output conne cted t o this sys tem, you can l isten to TV so und thr ough t he syst em speak ers. Conn ectin g the vide o cord s Sends a p layed back DVD i mage to a TV. Check th e jacks of your TV, and c hoos e the A , B or C [...]

22 US C To connect to a TV with the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks Conne ct a c ompone nt vi deo c ord (n ot su ppli ed). To us e the COMPON ENT VIDE O OUT j acks (Y, P B / C B , P R /C R ) ins tead of th e vi deo ja cks, your TV m onit or m ust be equ ipped with v ia COMPO NENT VIDEO IN jacks (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ). If y our TV acce pts progres sive [...]

Getting Started 23 US – the TV is conn ected to th e COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Normally s el e ct this u nde r the above conditio n. Thi s a u tomatic a lly detects the s oftwa re type, and sel ects the appropri ate conv ersion met hod. Note tha t the pict ure will not b e clear or no pic ture will appear if yo u select these set tings when eith[...]

24 US To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of a TV to the VIDEO 2 (AUDIO IN) jacks of this system Conn ect a TV to the V IDEO 2 (AU DIO IN) jacks using a n audio co rd (n ot sup plied ). When conn ectin g a cord, be s ure to m at ch th e co lor- co ded sl ee ves t o th e appr op riate jacks on t he com p onent s . • Be sure to ma ke conn ecti ons secur[...]

Getting Started 25 US You can enjoy other compo nent by connectin g the VIDEO/AUDIO OUT jacks of anot her component. Connec ting the s ystem and the other component Outpu ts th e othe r c omp one nt th ro ugh th e sy ste m. To connect the VIDEO/AUDIO OUT jacks of other component to the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 (VIDEO/AUDIO IN) jacks of this system Connec[...]

26 US If you connect a digital satellite receiver without an DIGITAL OUT jack Connect the di gital sa telli te re ceiver to the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN j acks o nly of the syste m. • Be sure to ma ke conn ecti ons secur el y to a void hum and nois e. • When yo u con nect anothe r compone nt to t he syste m, you can enjoy the compo nent by p[...]

Getting Started 27 US Before connectin g the AC power cord (mains lead ) of th is sy ste m t o a w a ll o u tle t (m a i ns), conne ct th e sp eake rs to the sys tem (pag e 15). To turn on the system Press " / 1 . To turn off the system Press " / 1 . The sys tem en ters st an dby m ode . While playin g a disc, do not turn of f the system [...]

28 US Follow the s teps below to make the min imu m numbe r of ba si c a djus tme nts for using th e system. To skip an adjustment, press > . To re turn to the previous adjust ment, press . . 1 Turn o n the TV. 2 Press [ / 1 . • D isc onn ect the hea dphon e when you perf orm the Qu ick Setu p. You cannot operate steps after 8 with the head ph[...]

Getting Started 29 US 10 Press X / x to select the cent er speaker distance from th e listening p osition, then press ENTER. You ca n set from 0 .0 to 7.0 m e ters (0 t o 23 ft). • The setting r an g e cha nge s de pe ndin g on the front s peaker se tting. 11 Press X / x to select the surrou nd speaker distance from the listening positi on. You c[...]

30 US Position ing the spea kers For t he be st possib le surrou nd sound, al l the spea kers ot her t han the subw oof er sho uld b e the same dista nce from the li stening positio n ( A ). However, th is syst em allows yo u to place the cente r sp eake r up to 1.6 me te rs (5 ft) clo ser ( B ) and the surro u n d spea kers up to 5. 0 m e ters (1 [...]

Play ing Di scs 31 US Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be diff erent or restric ted. Refe r to the operat ion det ails su pplied with you r disc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 . The syste m turns on. Unless the sy stem is s e t to “DVD,” pre ss FUNCTION to[...]

32 US Additional operations *1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. *2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs only. *3 DATA CDs only. • If there is no d isc in the syste m, “No Di sc” appea rs in the f r o nt pane l d isplay. • The Insta nt Repl ay function is usefu l when you want to review a scene or dia log ue that you mi sse d. • The Ins tant A[...]

Play ing Di scs 33 US If “Resum e” do es not appea r, Resum e Play is not avai lable. 2 Press H . The syste m starts playback from the poin t wher e you stoppe d the disc in St ep 1. • If [MULTI-DISC RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP] is set to [OFF ] (pa ge 76), the res ume po int is clea red when you change the fun ction by pressing FUNCTION. • Th[...]

34 US 5 Select the t rack you w ant to p rogram. For e xam ple, s ele ct trac k [0 2]. Press X / x to sel ec t [02] un der [T ], then press EN TER. Th e track nu m be r may be displ ayed in 3 dig its fo r a Su per A udio C D. 6 To program other tracks, repeat ste ps 4 to 5. The progr amm ed track s are disp layed in the sele cted order . 7 Press H [...]

Play ing Di scs 35 US 3 Press X / x to selec t the item to be shuffled. x When playi ng a VIDEO CD, S uper Audio CD, or CD • [TRAC K ] : shu ff l es tracks o n the di s c. x When Pr ogram Play is a ctivated • [ON]: shuf fles track s select ed in P rogr am Play. 4 Press ENTER. Shuffle Pl ay starts . To return to normal play Press CLE A R, or s e[...]

36 US • You can set Repe at Play while the sys tem is stopped. After selec ting t he [REPEAT] option, press H . Repeat Play starts. • You can quick ly dis play the [ REPEAT] sta t us by pressing R EPEAT. Ea ch tim e you press REPEAT, the [REPEAT] option ch an ge s. • You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs wit h PBC playbac[...]

Play ing Di scs 37 US Some DVD-RWs in VR (Vi deo Recording) mode have two types of title s for playback : origina lly recorde d titles ( [ORIGINAL]) and titles that can be created o n recordable DVD player s for e diti n g ([PL A Y L IS T] ). Y ou can select th e t ype of title t o be playe d. 1 Press DISPLAY when th e system is in st op m od e. Th[...]

38 US • You cann ot ch an ge a playbac k are a duri ng playback. Selecti ng a playback layer when pl aying a hybr id Su per Audio CD Some S upe r Au di o CD s consis t of an HD layer and a CD layer. You can se lect th e pl ayback laye r you wan t to l isten t o. Press SA-CD/CD w hen the system is in stop mode. Each t ime yo u pres s the bu tton, [...]

Play ing Di scs 39 US instruc tions suppli ed with th e disc. In this case, press H . • To play withou t usin g PBC, pres s . / > or the number butt ons while the system is stoppe d to select a track , th en pre ss H or ENTER. [Play wi thout PB C] appear s on th e TV scre en and t he system st art s contin uous play. You can not pl ay still pi[...]

40 US * “Design rule for Camera Fi l e system”: Im age standards for digita l c am e r as regula t ed by Japan Electroni cs and I nform ation T echnology Ind ustries Asso ciat i on (JEI TA). • T he syst em will play a ny data with the exte nsi on “.MP 3, ” “. JP G,” o r “. JPE G” even i f they are not in MP3 or JPEG format. Playi [...]

Play ing Di scs 41 US MP3 audi o t ra ck s and J PEG i m ag e files recorded on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs ) can be pl ayed on t his system . • You can view the disc informati on while playing MP3 audio trac ks and JP EG im ag e file s ( pa ge 5 0). • You can select Repeat Play whil e playing MP3 aud io tracks and JPEG image file s (page 3[...]

42 US The a lbums record ed on the D ATA CD appea r. When an al bu m is bein g pl ay ed, its title is shaded. 3 Press X / x to select an album and press ENTE R. The list o f t ra cks contai ned in th e al bum appe ars. 4 Press X / x to select a track and press ENTE R. The sel ect ed trac k start s p la yi ng . You ca n turn the track lis t off by p[...]

Play ing Di scs 43 US Press C LE AR to re turn to nor mal vi ew . • N othing ha ppens whe n you press C while playi ng the first im ag e fil e o f the alb u m. • If you press C / c to go to the nex t or previous im age, the “Rotat i ng a JPEG im ag e” fu nc ti on is canceled. • The slide show sto ps when you pre ss X / x . To stop playbac[...]

44 US The default setting is underlined. • [AUTO] : pl a ys bo th the JPE G ima ge f ile s and MP 3 au dio t ra cks in the sa me alb um as a sl ide show . • [ AUDIO (MP3)]: plays o nly MP3 aud io tracks con tinuously. • [IM A G E (J PEG )] : p lay s onl y J PEG image fi les as a slide sh ow. 6 Press MENU. The list of albums re c orded on the [...]

Play ing Di scs 45 US Selec ting an e ffect for image files i n the slide sh ow (JPEG only) When y ou p lay a JPEG im age file, you can select th e ef fect to be use d w hen vi ew i n g the slide s how . 1 Press DISPLA Y twice. The Contr o l M enu for JP EG ap pear s. 2 Press X / x to select [EFFECT], then press ENTER. The options for [EFF ECT] ap [...]

46 US You ca n qu ickly l ocate a pa rticu lar p oi nt on a disc by monito ring the pictur e or play ing back slowly. • Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to d o some of t he opera tions de scribed. Locat ing a po int quickly b y playing a disc in fast forwar d or fast reverse (Scan) (exc ept fo r JPEG) Press m or M whil e pl ay i[...]

Play ing Di scs 47 US • You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW in VR mode. You can searc h a DVD by tit le or chapt er, and you ca n search a VIDEO C D/Sup er Audio CD/ CD/ DATA C D by tra ck, in dex, or scene. As titles a nd tracks are ass igned unique n umbers on the di sc , you can s elec t the desired one by enter i ng i ts nu mbe [...]

48 US [INDEX] x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super VCD with PBC Playback [SCE N E ] x When playing a Super Audio CD [TR A C K ] [INDEX] x When playing a CD [TR A C K ] x When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) [AL BUM ] [TR A C K ] x When playing a DATA CD (JPEG fi le) [AL B U M] [FILE ] Exampl e: when you se lect [CHAPTER] [** (* *)] is select ed (** refers[...]

Play ing Di scs 49 US You ca n divi de the scr een in to 9 s ubscr eens a nd find th e de sire d sc ene qu ickl y. 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The follow i ng di sp lay ap pe ars. 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item. • [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only): display s the fi rst scene o f each title. • [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VID[...]

50 US View ing the P layi ng Time and Remaini ng Time i n the Front Panel Display You ca n chec k disc in fo rma ti o n, suc h as the remaining ti me, tota l number of titles in a DVD, tracks in a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, or MP3, us i n g the front pa n e l di splay (pa g e 91). Pres s DISPL A Y. Each time you p ress DISPLAY while playing the [...]

Play ing Di scs 51 US • W he n pla yi ng VI DEO CDs wi th PBC functions, the playing ti me is dis playe d. • W he n pla yi ng VIDEO CDs withou t PBC functions, the track numbe r and the index number are displ ayed after th e Dis c na m e. • You can also ch eck the time informati on a nd te xt using the Co ntr ol Menu. • If the disc does not[...]

52 US x When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) • T **:** Playing t ime of the current t rack • Only alph abetic al let te r s and nu mb ers can be displaye d. • Depend ing on the type of dis c bein g playe d, th e system can onl y disp lay a limit ed numb er of characte rs. Als o , depe ndi ng on the disc, not a ll te xt characters will be disp l[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 53 US When playing a DVD VIDEO r ecorded in multipl e audio format s (PCM, Dolby Digital or DTS) , yo u can change the audio form a t. If the DVD VIDEO is recor ded with multi lingual tracks, y ou can a ls o ch ange the langu age. With VIDEO CDs, CDs, o r DATA CDs, you can se le ct th e soun d from t he righ t or le ft chann el a[...]

54 US Checkin g the audio signal forma t (DVD only) If you pr es s AUD IO r epe ate dly du ri ng playba ck, the for mat o f the cu rren t aud io sig nal (PCM, D olb y Digi tal, DTS , etc.) appear s as show n be low. x When playing a DVD VIDEO Example: Dolby Digital 5 .1 ch Example: Dolby Digital 3 ch About audio signals Audi o si g nals rec orde d [...]

Sound Adjustm ents 55 US You can take ad va ntag e of su rrou nd soun d simply by s e lecting one of s ystem’s pre- program med sound fiel ds. Th ey b ring t he exciting and pow e rfu l so un d of m ovi e theater s into you r ho me. Press SOUND FIELD. Each time you press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until the soun d field you want appears in the front [...]

56 US x Dolby Pro Log ic II MOVIE/MUS IC Dolb y Pro Log ic II produce s five full-b andwidt h outp ut cha n nel s from 2 chan ne l so urce s. Thi s is done using a n adva nced, hi gh-puri ty matr ix surro und decod er th at e xtract s th e sp atial properties of the original re c ording without adding any new sound s or to nal co lora t io ns . •[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 57 US • W he n you se le c t “MULTI S T.” or “REAR S T. ,” “LINK” light s up in the fro n t pa ne l disp lay. Selec ting a sound f ield for movies, music, news, sports, or o thers x HALL, JAZZ CLUB, LIVE CONCERT, GAME , SPOR T S , MON O MO VI E The each mode provided sound to suit the source. Enjoy ing the sound a t[...]

58 US Rein fo rcin g bas s freq uen ci es You ca n rei nf orce b as s freq uenc ie s. Press DSGX. Bass fr equen cies are ef f ectiv e ly re info rc ed . To turn off the sound effect Press DSGX again. Enjoying the sound at low volume Narr ow s the dy na mic ra nge of the sound track. Usef ul fo r wa tc hi ng mo vi es at low volume late at night . 1 [...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 59 US If va rious angle s (multi-angles ) for a scene a re record ed on a D VD VIDE O, you can ch ange the viewing angle . For exam ple, wh ile pl aying a s cene o f a trai n in motion, you can display the view fr om either the front o f the t rain, the le ft wi ndow o f the t rain, or from the righ t win dow w i[...]

60 US You ca n set 2 kind s of play back re str ic t io ns for the de si red disc. • Custo m P arental Cont rol You ca n set p l ayb ack re str ic t io ns so tha t the syst em w i ll no t play in ap propr i at e di s cs. • Paren tal Co nt r ol Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited accor ding to a p redetermine d level such as the ag e of t[...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 61 US To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of “P reventing playback of specific discs [C USTO M PARENTAL CONTROL].” 2 Pres s X / x to se l ect [OFF t ], then press ENTER. 3 Enter your 4- digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. To play a disc for which [...]

62 US The dis pl ay f or sett ing the pla yb ack limitatio n leve l appe ar s. 5 Press X / x to select [S TANDARD], then press ENTER. The selection items for [ S TAND ARD] are disp laye d. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level, then press ENTER. The area is sele ct ed . When yo u select [OTHER S t ], selec t an [...]

Using V arious Additional Functions 63 US Area Code Changi ng the passwo rd 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m od e. The Con trol Menu appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to selec t [PARENTAL CONTROL], then press ENTER. The options for [ PARENTAL CONT ROL] appear. 3 Press X / x to select [PASSWO RD t ], then press ENTER. The disp lay for ente ring[...]

64 US By adju sting the r emo te signal , yo u can contro l your TV with the s u pplied remote. • If you enter a new cod e num be r , the co de numbe r previously en te r ed will be era se d. • Whe n y ou re p la ce the batter ies of the remote , the code number may reset itself to the de faul t (SONY) setting . Reset the a pp ropriate co de nu[...]

Other Operations 65 US * To use the se buttons , set the rem ote to the TV mode by pressin g th e TV but ton. To ca ncel th e TV m ode, press the TV butt o n again. You can sele ct the TV c hannels by using the number bu ttons. To select the TV channels , press the number buttons, t hen ENTER. • Dependi ng on the TV, yo u may no t be able to c on[...]

66 US * Except for North American models. Operating for the THEATRE SYNC fu ncti on Point the remo te to the direction of TV and this system, then press THEATRE SYNC once. While transmitt ing the code from the remote, t h e TV butt on flashes. If this function d o es not work, change the transmit ti me. The transmit ti m e varies depend ing on th e[...]

Other Operations 67 US Sele ct i ng the conn ect ed compon ent You can use a VCR o r other comp onent s connected to the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 jacks on the r ear panel. R efer to the operati o n manual supplie d with the compon en ts fo r fur th er inform at io n on the ope rat ion. Press FUNCTIO N repeatedly un til “VIDEO 1” or “VIDEO 2” appe[...]

68 US Pres etti ng rad i o stat i ons You ca n pr eset 20 F M stat io ns, and 10 AM statio ns. Befo re tu ning, ma ke sur e to turn down the volume to minimum. 1 Press FUNCTION repe atedly until the band you want appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until the auto scanning starts. Scanni ng stops whe n th e s y s te [...]

Other Operations 69 US To listen to non-preset radio stations Use manu al or aut om a tic tuni ng in Ste p 2. For m anual tuning , pr ess TUNING + or – repea tedly . For aut omatic tuning , press and h old T UNIN G + or –. Press x when you stop the a u tomatic tuning. • If an FM program is noi sy, pr es s FM MODE so that “MONO” appears in[...]

70 US You ca n set the syst em t o turn of f at a pres et time, so y ou can fall as leep li stening t o music. You ca n pr eset th e time in 10 m i nute s decrem ents . Pres s SLEEP. Each time you press th is button, the minut e s display (the remai ning ti me) changes a s follo ws: To check the remaining time Press S LEEP once. To change the remai[...]

Other Operations 71 US You can return th e system parame ters, su ch as preset sta tio n s, to the defaul t set tin gs . 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , and " / 1 on the system at the same time. “COLD RESET” appears in the fr ont panel displa y and the de faul t settin gs are ret urne d. Returning to the Default S[...]

72 US By usin g th e Se tup Di sp lay, yo u ca n mak e various a djustments to ite ms such as picture and sound. Y ou can al so set a lang uage f or the subtitl es and the S etup Display, a m ong other things. F or detai ls on each Setup Display i tem, see pages from 73 to 79. For an overall list of Setup Displa y items, see pa ge 95. • Play back[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 73 US To reset all of the [SETUP] settings 1 Select [RESE T] in Step 3 and press ENTER. 2 Select [YE S] using X / x . You can also quit the process and return to the Control Menu by selecting [NO] here. 3 Pres s EN TER. All the settings explained on p ages 73 to 79 return to the default settings. Do not press [/ 1 while re[...]

74 US Choose settings ac cord in g to the TV to be connec ted. Select [S CREEN SETU P] in the Se tup Disp lay. To use th e di s play , se e “ Using the Se tu p Disp l ay” (page 72). The defa ult set t in g s ar e under l in ed . x [TV TYPE ] Selec ts the as pect rati o of the co nnect ed TV (4 :3 stan dard o r wide). The d efault setting var ie[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 75 US x [BLACK LEVEL] Sel ects the blac k level ( setup le vel) for t he video signal s ou tput fr om the ja cks othe r t ha n COMPONENT VIDEO OUT. x [BLACK LEVEL (COMPO NENT OUT)] Sel ects the blac k level ( setup le vel) for t he video signals outp ut fr om the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. You can not se l ect th i s an d [...]

76 US Use this to set up playback re lated an d other settings. Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Displa y. To use th e di s play , se e “ Using the Se tu p Disp l ay” (page 72). The defa ult set t in g s ar e under l in ed . x [PAUSE MO DE] (DVD V IDEO/DVD-RW only) Selec ts th e pi ct ur e in pa us e m od e. x [TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO onl[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 77 US To obtai n th e best po ssib l e su rrou nd sou nd, se t for the s ize of th e spea kers you have co nnec ted and t heir di stance fr om your l ist ening po sition. The n us e the te st to ne to a djus t th e l eve l and th e balance o f the spe akers to th e same level. Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the S etup Display. [...]

78 US Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the spe akers. * When you perfo rm the Quic k Set up (page 28), the default settings are changed. • When you s et the d istan ce, the sound cuts of f for a moment. • If all f ront and surround speake rs are not placed at an equal dist an ce from your lis te nin g position , se[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 79 US 2 Press X / x to select [SETUP], then press ENTER. The options for [SETU P] appear . 3 Press X / x to selec t [CUSTO M], then press ENTER. The Se tup Displa y appears. 4 Press X / x repeatedly to select [SPEAKER SET UP], then press ENTER or c . 5 Press X / x repeatedly to select [TES T TONE], then p ress ENTER or c .[...]

80 US On placement • Place th e sy s t em in a locat io n wit h adeq u ate venti lation to preven t h eat build-u p i n the s ys t em. • At high volume, over lo ng periods of tim e, the cabine t becomes hot to the touch. Thi s is not a malf un ction. However, touc hing the c abinet shoul d be avoid ed. Do not place th e u ni t in a conf in ed s[...]

Additiona l Information 81 US On handling discs • To keep t he disc cle an, hand le th e disc by its edge . Do not to uch the su rfac e. • Do not st ic k pa per or ta pe on the dis c. • Do not exp ose th e di s c to dire ct su nl ight or heat s ource s su ch as ho t ai r duct s, o r leave it in a car p ar ked in dire ct su n lig ht as t h e t[...]

82 US could af fect pictur e quality. If you still e xperienc e problems even when you conne c t your syst e m directly to your TV, tr y connecti ng your syst em to your TV’s S video inp ut (page 21 , 25). Even though you set the aspect ratio in [TV TYPE] of [SCREEN SETUP], the picture does not fi ll th e sc re en . • The aspe c t rati o on the[...]

Additiona l Information 83 US and lea v e the system turned on for abo ut half an hour. The MP3 audio track cannot be played. • The DATA CD is not r ecorded in th e MP3 format that conform s to ISO 9660 Level 1/ Level 2 or Joliet. • The MP 3 audio t rack doe s not have the extens ion “.MP3.” • The data is n ot fo r ma tt ed in MP3 even th[...]

84 US The syst em d o es not work normall y. • Disconn ect the AC power c ord (mai ns lead) fr om the w all outle t (ma ins), then re conne ct af ter severa l mi nutes. When t he se lf- di agno si s fu ncti on is ac tiv at ed to preven t the sys tem fr om m alfun ctioni ng , a 5- charac ter s er v i ce numb er (e.g ., C 13 5 0) with a combi na ti[...]

Additiona l Information 85 US AUDIO POWER SPECIFI CATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 3 ohm loads, both chan nel s d r iven , from 200 – 20,000 Hz; rated 55 watts per cha nnel minimum RMS power, wit h no more than 0. 7 % total h armonic distorti on from 250 mill i wat ts to rated output. Amplifier section Surround mod e (refe[...]

86 US Speaker unit 70 × 100 mm (2 7 / 8 × 4 inches) cone type Rated i mpedance 2.7 ohms Dimensions (appr ox.) 86 × 165 × 10 2 mm (3 1 / 2 × 6 1 / 2 × 4 1 / 8 inche s) (w/h /d) Mass (approx .) 0.6 kg (1 lb 6 oz) Subwoo fer Speaker s ystem Bass reflex , magnet ically shielde d Spea ker un it 200 mm (7 7 / 8 inches) cone type Rated i mpedance 1.[...]

Additiona l Information 87 US more preci sely . To t ake ful l ad vantag e of Do lby Surroun d Pro Logi c, you shou ld have on e pair of surrou nd spe akers and a ce nter sp eaker . The surrou nd spe akers ou tput m ona ural so und . DTS Digita l a udi o com p ress io n tech no logy de velope d by Dig ital Theat er Sys tems, Inc. This technolo gy c[...]

88 US Prog re ss ive f or ma t (seq ue ntial sc an nin g) In contr ast to the I n terlace fo rmat, the progr essiv e for mat c an re prod uce 6 0 fr ames per second by repr od ucin g al l sc annin g lines (525 lines f or the N TSC s ystem ). Th e ov erall p icture quality i ncreases a nd still ima g es, text and hori zontal lines a ppear sharper . [...]

Additiona l Information 89 US The langua ge spelli ngs confor m to the IS O 639: 1988 (E/F ) standard. Language Code List 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 Kir[...]

90 US For mo re in form a tion , ref er to th e pa ges in di cat ed i n pa rent he ses. Front pan el A Disc slot (31) B (remote senso r) (13) C Front panel display (91) D PHONES ja ck (31) E VOLUME +/– (31) F FUNCTION (31) G . / > (32) H x (stop) (32, 71) I X (pause) (32) J H (play) (31) K A (eject) (31, 71) L DISC 1-5 (31) M " / 1 (on/s [...]

Additiona l Information 91 US Fron t panel d isplay About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up during PBC playback. (VIDEO CD o nly) (38) B Curre n t mo de (D V D fun cti on on l y) C Light s up when the t ime inf ormation of a title or chap ter appears in the front panel di splay. (DVD only) D Monaural/Stereo eff ect (Radio o nly[...]

92 US Rear pa nel A SPEAKER jacks (15) B VIDE O 2 OPT ICA L DI GIT AL IN ja ck (25) C VIDEO 1 COAXIAL IN jack (25) D VIDEO 1 VIDEO/AUDIO IN jacks (23, 25) E COMPONENT VI DEO OUT jacks (21) F MONITOR OUT (V IDEO / S VI DEO) jacks (21) G AM terminal (20) H FM 75 Ω COAX IAL jack (20) I VIDEO 2 V IDEO/AUDIO IN jacks (23, 25) COAXIAL IN AUDIO IN RL RL[...]

Additiona l Information 93 US Remo te A TV (64) B DISC SKIP (31) C SOUND FIELD (55) D . / > PRESET –/+, TV CH –/+ ( 28, 32, 68) E H (play) (31) The H button has a tact ile dot.* F TOP MENU (36) G C / X / x / c /ENTER (27, 33, 45, 55, 58, 60, 67, 72) C / X / x / c have t actile dot s.* H O RETURN (38) I ALBUM –/+ (3 2, 65) J ANGLE (59) K AU[...]

94 US eg TV CH –/+ (64) The TV CH + bu tton has a ta ct i le dot . * eh TV VOL +/– (64) ej MULTI/2CH (37) ek SA-CD/CD (37) el AMP MENU (27, 45, 58, 67) * Use the t actile dot as a re ference when operati ng the system.[...]

Additiona l Information 95 US Y ou c an set the follo wing items with the D VD Setup Display . The ord er of th e di splaye d ite ms may be differe nt from t he actual displa y . DVD Setup Display List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD MENU AUDIO SUBTIT LE (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) (Select the language you want to u[...]

96 US Y ou can se t the foll owing ite ms with AMP M ENU on the remote. AMP Menu List AMP menu AUDIO DRC DRC STD DRC MAX DIMMER DIMM E R ON DIMM ER OFF DRC OFF DUAL MONO MAIN SUB MAIN+SUB MAIN/SUB A/V SYNC SYNC OFF SYNC ON DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF[...]

97 US Numerics 16:9 74 4:3 LETTER BO X 74 4: 3 OUTP UT 75 4:3 P AN SCAN 74 5.1 Channel Surrou nd 54 A A/V SYNC 45 Acce ssories 13 ALBUM 47 Alb um 86 AMP m enu 27, 45, 58 , 67 AMP menu list 96 ANGLE 59 Antenn a (a er ial) Hoo kup 2 0 A UDIO 7 3 A UDIO DR C 58 B B ACKGR OUND 74 Batteri es 13 BLA CK LEVEL 75 BLA CK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT) 75 C CHAPTER 4[...]

98 US S S VIDEO 21 Scan 46 SCENE 47 Scen e 88 SCREEN SA VER 7 4 SCREEN SE TUP 74 Sear ching 46 SETUP 72 Setup Display 7 2, 95 Shuffle Play 3 4 SIZE 77 SLEEP 7 0 Slide show 43 Slow-motion play 46 Sound Fiel d 55 SPEAKER SETUP 77 Speak er setup 30 Speaker System Hook up 15 SUBT ITLE 59, 73 Supe r Audio CD 7, 37 T TEST T ONE 78 THEA TRE SYNC 65 TIME/ [...]

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