Sony BDV-E370 manual

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    ©2010 Sony Corporation 4-178-243- 16 (1) Operating Instructions BDV -E870 / E570 / E470 / E370 / T57 / T37 Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Theatr e System[...]

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    2 US Do not inst all the applianc e in a confine d s pace, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet . To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover t he ventilat ion o pening of th e apparatus wit h newspapers, tablecl oths, curtains , etc. Do not place the naked fl ame sourc es such as lighted candles on the appar atus. To reduce the risk of fire or elec[...]

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    3 US NOTE: This equipm ent has been tes ted and found to comp ly with t he limits f or a Class B digi tal device, pursuant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to prov ide reasonable protect ion agains t harmfu l interferen ce in a res idential installa tion. Th is equip ment generates, uses, and can radiat e radio frequenc y ene[...]

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    4 US 800-222-766 9 or vi sit http: // www.sony.com/ on the Internet. The telephone number below i s for FCC-rel ated matte rs onl y. Regulat ory Information Copyrights and Trademarks • Th is system incorp orates wit h Dol by* Di gital and Dol by Pr o Logic (II) ad aptive matri x surround decode r and the DTS** Digital Su rround System. * Manufac [...]

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    5 US registe red trademark s of the manufa cturers. ™ and ® marks are not i ndicated in this document. About The se Operat ing Instructions • The instru ctions in the se Oper ating I nstruct ions descri be the co ntro ls on the remot e. You can also us e the controls o n the unit if t hey have the s ame or similar names as those on the remote.[...]

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    6 US Table of Cont ents About T hese Opera ting Instruc tions ....... 5 Unpac king .............. ........... .............. ........ 7 Index to Parts and Con trol ........... ......... 10 Getting Started Step 1: Installing the Sys tem ....... 15 Step 2: Connecting the Sys tem ... 22 Step 3: Performing the Ea sy Setup ......... ................. ..[...]

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    7 US Unpacking BDV-E870 • Fron t spea kers (2) • Surr ound s peake rs (2) • Cente r speaker (1) • Sub woofe r (1) • FM wire antenn a (aerial) (1 ) • Spe aker co rds (3 , blue/gr ay/ green) • Video cord (1) • Rem ote com man der (remo te) (1 ) • R6 (s ize AA ) batter ies (2) • Calibration mic (1) • Bas es (2) • Scr ews (6 ) ?[...]

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    8 US BDV-E570/BDV-E470/BDV-T57 • Fro nt sp eakers ( 2) • Sur roun d speaker s (2) • C enter sp eake r (1) • Sub woo fer (1) • FM wire an tenna (aerial) (1) • Spe aker cor ds (6, white/r ed/ blue /gray/ green/ purple ) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Rem ote comm ander (rem ote) (1 ) • R6 (size AA) batteri es (2) • Calibrat ion mic (1[...]

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    9 US BDV-E370/BDV-T37 Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by ma tching the 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings inside the comp artment. • Fron t spea kers (2) • Surr ound s peake rs (2) • Cente r speaker (1) • Subw oofer (1) • FM w ire ante nna (aer ial) (1 ) • Spe aker cords (5 , white/ red/ blue/g ray/gree n)[...]

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    10 US Index to Parts and Co ntrol For mo re in forma tion, refer to th e pages indica ted in pa renthe ses. A " / 1 (on/stan dby) Turns on the u nit, or sets i t to standby mode. B Play operation buttons Z (open/close) (page 32) Opens or c loses the d isc t ray. N (play) Start s or re-s tarts pl ayback ( resum e play). Plays a sl idesho w when[...]

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    11 US About the indications in the front panel display A Displ ays the curre nt sound f ormat. B Lights up when the system is playing via the PARTY STREAMING function. C Lights up when outputting 1920 × 1080p/24 Hz video signals. D Lights up when outputting 720p/1080i/ 1080p video signals from the HDMI OUT jack or 720p/1080i vi deo signals from th[...]

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    12 US A (USB) port (page 33) B LAN (100) terminal (page 2 7) C COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (page 23) D VIDEO OU T jack (page 23) E HDMI OUT jack (page 23) F EZW-T100 slot (page 44) G AUDIO (AUDIO IN L/R) jacks (page 25) H A.CAL MIC jack (pages 28, 51) I ANTENNA (FM COAXIAL 75 Ω ) jack (page 26) J TV (DI GITAL IN OPTI CAL) jack (pa ge 24) K SAT/CABLE[...]

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    13 US Number 5, AUDIO, VOL +, and N bu ttons have a ta ctile dot. Use t he tactile dot as a reference when operating th e remote. • : For TV opera tions (For details , see “Controlling Your TV with the Suppl ied Remote” (page 54).) A THEATER (page 50) Switches to the optimum video mo de for watching mo vies automatically. ONE-TOUCH PLAY (page[...]

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    14 US F Playback operati on buttons See “P laybac k” (page 32) . . / > (previous/next) Skip to the prev ious/nex t chap ter, track, or file. (replay/advance) Briefl y replay the curr ent scenes for 10 second s./B riefly f ast for wards the curr ent scenes for 15 secon ds. m / M (fast reverse/fast forward) Fast re vers e/fast f orwar d the di[...]

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    15 US Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the Sy stem For the b est pos sible s urroun d soun d, place a ll spea kers at the sam e dist ance fr om the listeni ng pos ition ( A ). Th e dist ance c an be be tween 0 to 23 f eet (0. 0 to 7. 0 mete rs). If you canno t plac e the c enter speak er and surrou nd sp eakers at the same dista nce as ( A ), pl[...]

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    16 US Getting Started To add the optional surround back speakers You ca n enjoy 7. 1 surro und sound by purc hasing the Wir eless Surroun d Speak er Kit (W AHT-S BP2, opti onal). The op tional produ ct li neup di ffers dependi ng on t he area . For the positi on of the surroun d back speaker s, refe r the il lustrat ion belo w ( C ). Note • To us[...]

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    17 US Getting Started To disassemble the speaker (Front sp eakers of BDV-E870 only) 1 Disconnect the spea ker cords from th e speaker. 2 Remove the screw (pre-installed) at the rear of t he speaker. This scre w is used when r eassembling the speaker. Be sure not to lose th e screw. 3 Disassemble the speaker by lifting the upper p art of the speaker[...]

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    18 US Getting Started 4 Pull out the speaker cord from the bottom of the lower part of the speaker. The r emoved speaker cord is used whe n insta lling the spea ker on a wall. 5 Remove the protection paper from the speaker-bottom cover, then attach the speaker- bottom cover to the bottom of the upper part of the speaker. Note • W h en removing th[...]

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    19 US Getting Started To install the speakers on a w all Before instal ling the sp eaker s on a wa ll, connec t the sp eaker cord to th e speak er. Be sure to match the s peaker cord s to the app ropriate termin als on the s peakers: the speaker cord with the c olo r tub e to 3 , and the speaker c ord without the col or tube to # . 1 Prepare screws[...]

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    20 US Getting Started 2 Fasten the screws to th e wall. 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) 219 mm ( 8 5 / 8 inches) For the center speaker For the other speakers 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) BDV-E570/BDV-E470/BDV- E370/BDV-T57/BDV-T37 8 to 10 m m ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) 219 mm ( 8 5 / 8 inches) For the center speaker For the s urr[...]

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    21 US Getting Started 3 Hang the speakers on the screws. 5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch) 10 mm ( 13 / 32 inch) Hole on th e back of the spea ker Rear of the speake r[...]

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    22 US Getting Started Step 2 : Connecting the System For conn ectin g the sy stem, r ead the in format ion on th e follow ing page s. Do not connec t the AC power cord (mains lead) of t he unit to a wa ll outlet (mains ) until all the other connec tions a re made . Note • When you conne ct another component wi th a volum e control , turn down t h[...]

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    23 US Getting Started This conne ction s ends a video signal to the TV. Depending on t he jacks on your TV, select th e connection meth od. * The HDMI cable is sup plied with BDV-E3 70 (Latin American mod els), BDV-T57, and BDV-T37 onl y. Method 1: HDMI cable ( A ) connection If your TV has an H DMI jack , conn ect to the TV wi th an H DMI cabl e. [...]

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    24 US Getting Started This co nnection sends an au dio sig nal to the un it from the TV. To lis ten to TV so und via the system , perform th is connection. With a digita l audio connecti on, the system re ceives a Dolby Dig ital multiplex bro adcast signal a nd you can e njoy mu ltiplex broadca st sound . Note • W h en you connect the TV and the [...]

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    25 US Getting Started When you connect the system and other compone nts to the TV, video si gnals fr om the sy stem an d the compon ents ar e sent to the TV, and audio si gnals f rom th e compo nents ar e sent to th e system as follow s. You ca n enjoy conn ected co mponen ts via the sys tem’s sp eakers . • VCR or digita l satellite rec eiver, [...]

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    26 US Getting Started To connect the antenna (aerial) Note • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenna ( aerial) . • After conn ecting the FM wire a ntenna (aerial ), keep it as horizon tal as poss ible. Ti p • I f you ha ve poor FM recep tion, use a 75-o hm coaxial cab le (not supplied) to connect the unit to an outdoor FM anten na (aeri[...]

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    27 US Getting Started Wired Setup Use a LAN cable to co nnect t o the LAN (1 00) terminal on the unit. USB Wireless Setup Use a wirele ss LAN via the USB Wirele ss LAN Adap ter (Sony UW A-BR100* onl y) (suppl ied with BDV-E570 and BDV-T57). The USB Wireless LAN Adapte r may no t be avail able in some re gions/countrie s. * As of Janu ary 2010. Turn[...]

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    28 US Getting Started Step 3 : Performing the Easy Se tup Before performing Step3 Make s ure all connect ions are secure, and then conne ct the AC power cord (mai ns le ad). Follow the Ste ps below to make the basic adjus tments for usin g the syst em. Disp layed ite ms vary depend ing on the country model. Note • To use the optional surr ound ba[...]

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    29 US Getting Started 5 Perform the [Easy Setup]. Follow the on-screen instructions t o make the basic settings usi ng C / X / x / c , an d . For det ails a bout [ Auto C alibrat ion] setting s in [Easy Setup] , see “Calibrating the Approp riate Settings Au tomatically” (page 51). To recall the Easy Setup Display 1 Press HOME. The ho me menu ap[...]

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    30 US Getting Started Step 5 : Enjoying Surround Sound After perfor ming the previo us Steps and sta rting playbac k, you ca n easily e njoy surrou nd sound . You can al so sel ect pr e-progr ammed surr ound s etting s that a re tai lored to diffe rent k inds of sou nd sour ces. They bring t he exc iting and powe rful sound o f movie t heat ers int[...]

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    31 US Getting Started Note • When you se lect “A.F. D. MULTI,” dep ending on the disc or source, the begi nning of the sound ma y be cut off while t he optim um mode is a utomati cally se lected. To avoid cutting the so und, se lect “A. F.D. STD. ” • When bilingual b roadcast s ound is i nput, “PRO LOGIC” an d “PLII M OVIE” are [...]

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    32 US Playing a Disc For pl ayable d iscs, see “Playable Discs” (page 7 2). 1 Switch the i nput selector on yo ur TV so that the si gnal from th e system appears on you r TV screen. 2 Press Z , and place a disc on the disc tray. 3 Press Z to cl ose the disc t ray. appears on the h ome me nu and pl ayback star ts. If pla yback does not st art au[...]

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    Pl ayb a ck 33 US You ca n check the pl ayback informati on, etc ., by pressi ng DISPLAY. The dis played info rmatio n diff ers dependi ng on the disc t ype and player status . Example: when play ing a B D-ROM A Output re solution/Vide o freque ncy B Title num ber o r n ame C The cu rrently s elect ed aud io sett ing D Available functions ( angle, [...]

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    34 US Enjoying an iPo d You ca n enjoy t he sound a nd charg e the batte ry of a n iPod v ia the s ystem . Compatible iPod models The compatible iPod models are as follows. Update your iPod with the la test software before using with the system. 1 Connect the iPod to th e front (USB) port on the uni t with the iPod’s USB cable. 2 Press C / c to s[...]

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    Pl ayb a ck 35 US Playing via a Networ k BRAVIA Internet Vid eo serves as a gate way delive ring th e select ed Inte rnet con tent an d a variety of on-d emand e ntertain ment straig ht to your u nit. 1 Prepare for BRAVIA Internet Video. Connect the unit to a network (page 27). 2 Press C / c to selec t [Video], [Music], or [P hoto]. 3 Press X / x t[...]

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    36 US You can pla y the same audio at the same time acros s all Son y compon ents wh ich are compatible with the PARTY STRE AMING funct ion. The c omponen t that plays a udio f or the party through th e use of [Sta rt Party] is called the “party host. ” A component that is inv ited to the part y from t he party host an d plays the same audi o a[...]

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    Pl ayb a ck 37 US Available Option s Various settings and play back o peration s are availabl e by pres sing OP TIONS. The availa ble items di ffer de pending on the situ ation. Common options [Video] only [Music] only Items Deta ils [Playback His tory List] Display s titles/tra cks in the play back his tory o f a BD-ROM/DVD-ROM/ CD-DA (music CD) u[...]

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    38 US [Photo] only When th e sound does not ma tch the pict ures on the TV s creen, you ca n adju st the delay between the pict ure and so und. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “A/V SYNC” appears in the front pa nel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to adjust the delay between the picture and sound. You can ad just fro[...]

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    Sound Adjustm ent 39 US Selectin g the Effect to Suit the So urce You ca n se lect a s uitabl e soun d mode for m ovies or mu sic. Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel displ ay. •“ A U T O ” : Th e system s elects “M OVIE” or “MUSIC” automatica lly to produce the sound effect de[...]

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    40 US displayed two or more times, the B D/DVD VIDEO is record ed in multiple audio formats. x DVD-VR The typ es of s ound tr acks rec orded o n a di sc are disp layed. Example: •[ S t e r e o ] • [ St ereo ( Audio1) ] • [ St ereo ( Audio2) ] •[ M a i n ] •[ S u b ] • [ Main/Sub] Note • [ Stereo ( Audio1)] and [ Stereo (Audio2)] do no[...]

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    Sound Adjustm ent 41 US 2 Press X / x rep eate dly un til “ NIGH T MODE” app ears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting. • “NIGHT ON”: On. • “NIGHT OFF ”: Off . 4 Press SYSTEM MENU. The system menu tu rns off. Note • When soun d is output fro m the center sp eaker, this effect i s more pr[...]

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    42 US Listenin g to th e Radio You ca n enjoy ra dio sou nd wit h the syst em’s spe akers. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Select the radio station. Auto matic tuni ng Press an d hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanni ng star ts. [Auto Tu ning] ap pear s on the TV sc reen . Scanni ng stops [...]

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    T uner 43 US 5 Press X / x to select th e preset nu mber you w ant. Ti p • You can sel ect the preset numbe r directly by pressing the number button s. 6 Press . “COMP LETE” ap pears i n the front panel displa y, and th e station is stored. 7 Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to store other stations. 8 Press SYSTEM MENU. The system menu tu rns off. To chan[...]

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    44 US Using an S-AIR Product When yo u purc hase the S-AIR product , you need to pe rform the follo wing settings t o activate wireless transmi ssion. About S-AIR products There ar e two typ es of S-AI R product . • S -AIR ma in uni t (t his un it) : This is fo r transmitt ing sound. You c an use up to th ree S-AIR main units. ( The number of usa[...]

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    External A udio De vice 45 US 3 Make sure to use the same screws to secure the wireless transmitter. Note • Do not use othe r screws to fasten the wireles s transm itter . To insert the wireless transceiver into the S-AIR sub unit For det ails on insta lling the wire less transc eiver into the S- AIR sub unit, su ch as a su rround ampl ifier or S[...]

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    46 US You ca n enjoy t he syste m’s so und in ano ther room by using the S-AIR rece iver. 1 Press HOM E. The hom e menu ap pears on the TV scr een. 2 Press C / c to select [Setu p]. 3 Press X / x to select [System Settings], then press . 4 Press X / x to select [S-AIR Setting s], then press . The [S -AIR Setti ngs] di spla y appe ars. 5 Press X /[...]

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    External A udio De vice 47 US Whe n using S-AI R prod ucts, neigh bors m ay also rec eive your sys tem’s soun d if IDs ar e the same , or you may receive sound fr om neighb ors. To prevent th is, you can identif y the unit with a specif ic S- AIR s ub uni t by perf orming the pairing op erati on. When yo u perfor m pairin g, wirele ss transmiss i[...]

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    48 US 4 Press X / x to select [S-AIR Setting s], then press . The [S -AIR Setti ngs] di spla y appe ars. 5 Press X / x to select [RF Change], then press . 6 Press X / x to select the desired setting, then press . •[ A u t o ] : N orm ally se lect th is. T he sys tem change s [RF Ch ange] to [On] or [Off] automaticall y. • [On]: Th e system t ra[...]

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    Other Operati ons 49 US Using th e Contr ol for HDMI F unction fo r “BRAVIA” Sy nc This func tion is availabl e on TVs with the “BRA VIA” S ync fun ction . By conn ecting Sony co mponen ts that ar e compatible with the Co ntrol for HDMI f unction with an HDMI cable, operatio n is simplified as below : – System Power Off (p age 50) – One[...]

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    50 US 6 Press X / x to select the setting, then press . •[ O n ] : On. • [Off]: Off . (System Power Off) When yo u turn th e TV off by using the PO WE R button on th e TV’s remote or TV " / 1 on the system’ s remote, the system tur ns off automaticall y. Note • This function depends on the settings of your TV. For details, refer t o [...]

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    Other Operati ons 51 US (Audio Return Channel) The syst em can rece ive the digital a udio signa l of the TV vi a an HDM I cable when you r TV is compatible with the Audio Return Cha nnel functi on. You ca n enjoy TV sound vi a the system by usin g just on e HDMI cable. For details , see [Audio Return Ch annel] (pa ge 60). (Remote Eas y Control) Yo[...]

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    52 US 7 Press . [Auto Ca libration ] starts. The sy stem adjus ts the s peake r setti ngs automaticall y. Be quiet during the measurement. Note • Before [A uto Calib ration], make sure tha t the surround a mplifier turns on and you insta ll the surround a mplifie r in the appropr iate loca tion. If you instal l the surround ampli fier in an impro[...]

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    Other Operati ons 53 US [Subwoofer] [Yes] x [Dis tance ] When you m ove the spea kers, be sure to set the param eters of the di stanc e ( A ) from the list ening position to the speake rs. You can set th e parameters from 0 to 23 feet (0.0 to 7.0 meters ). The speaker s in the illustration corr espond to the foll ow ing: 1 Center sp eaker 2 Front l[...]

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    54 US 9 Press X / x to select [Off], then press . Note • The test tone signals are not output from the HDMI OUT jack. Ti p • To adjus t the v olume of a ll the speak ers at o ne time, press VO L +/–. Using the Sleep T imer You ca n set the system to turn off at a pres et time, so you can fall asleep listen ing to music. The time can be preset[...]

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    Other Operati ons 55 US Saving Pow er in Stan dby Mode Check that the following settin gs are ma de: – [Control f or HDMI] in [HDMI Settings] is set to [Off] (pag e 49). – [Stan dby] in [S-AIR Settings] is set to [Off] (page 4 6). – [Quick St art Mode] is s et to [Off] (page 60).[...]

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    56 US Using the Setu p Display You ca n make variou s adjus tments o f item s such as pictur e and sou nd. Selec t (Set up) on th e home m enu wh en you need to change the set tings of th e system . The defa ult sett ings ar e underlin ed. Note • Playback se ttings store d in the disc take priority over the Setup Displ ay sett ings and n ot all t[...]

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    Settings and Adjustments 57 US x [TV Type] [16:9] : Select this when connectin g to a wide- scr een TV or a TV w ith a w ide-mod e funct ion. [4:3 ]: Se lec t this whe n co nne cti ng to a 4:3 screen TV without a wide-mode function. x [Screen Format] [Origi nal] : Select this when c onnecting to a TV with a wid e-mod e func tion. Displ ays a 4:3 sc[...]

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    58 US [Audio Settings] x [BD Audio MIX Setting] [On] : Outputs the audi o obtaine d by mix ing the interac tive au dio and se cond ary audi o to the primar y audio. [Off]: Outputs the primary audio only. Se lect this when o utputting HD audio signals to an AV recei ver. x [Audio DRC] You ca n compr ess the d ynamic r ange of th e sound t rack. [Aut[...]

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    Settings and Adjustments 59 US Ente r the code f or your la nguage b y referri ng to “Lang uage Co de List” (page 77). x [Subtit le] You can select the defa ult subtitle language for BD-ROMs or DVD VIDEOs. When y ou s elect [ Select Langu age C ode], t he displa y for enter ing the languag e code a ppears. Ente r the code f or your la nguage b [...]

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    60 US [System Settings] You c an make th e syst em-relat ed sett ings. x [OSD] You c an sel ect yo ur lang uage f or the syste m on- scree n displa ys. x [S-AIR Se ttings] Yo u can se t u p the S -AI R se tting s. F or det ail s, see “Usi ng an S-A IR Product ” (page 4 4). [ID]: You can set the I D of the syst em. [Pairi ng]: You c an pair the [...]

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    Settings and Adjustments 61 US x [Grac enote Settings] (Except fo r BDV-E370 (U.S. models)) [Aut o] : Automatica lly downloads disc inf ormati on when you stop pl ayback of the d isc. To down load, the sy stem must be connecte d to the netw ork. [Manua l]: D ownlo ads dis c info rmat ion whe n you se lect [Pla yback History Li st] or [Informa tion [...]

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    62 US x [Party Auto Start] [On] : Start s a p arty or jo ins an exis ting par ty at the request of a networked device compat ible with the PARTY STREAMING function. [Off]: Off . x [BD Remote Device Registration] Regis ters your “BD r emote ” devi ce. x [Registered BD Remote Devices] Disp lays a lis t of your register ed “BD r emote ” devi c[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 63 US Precaut ions On safety • To prevent fire or sho ck hazard, do not place obje cts filled w ith li quids, s uch as va ses, o n the s ystem, or place the sys tem near water, such as near a bathtub or shower room . Should any solid obje ct or liquid fall into the cabi net, unplug the sy stem a nd have it checked by qual[...]

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    64 US On moving the system • Before movi ng the system, mak e sure that there is no disc ins erted, and r emove t he AC powe r cord ( mains lead) f rom the w all outlet ( mains) . Notes about the Discs On handling discs • To kee p the d isc clean, ha ndle the disc by i ts edge. Do not touc h the sur face. • Do not stick pa per or ta pe on the[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 65 US Trou blesho oting If you exp erienc e any of the follo wing dif ficulti es whil e using the s ystem , use this troubles hootin g guide to help reme dy the pro blem be fore re questing repair s. Shoul d any prob lem pers ist, cons ult your near est Son y deal er. Note that if service personnel chang es some parts d uri[...]

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    66 US Sound Video s ignals are only out put from the HDMI OUT jac k when connectin g the HDMI OUT jack and oth er video output j acks at the sam e time. • Set [Output Video Forma t] in [Scree n Settings] to [Component Vid eo] (page 57). The dar k area of t he picture i s too dark/the bright ar ea is too br ight or unnatural . • Set [Picture Qua[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 67 US Operation There is no digit al sound from the HDMI OUT jack when using the Audio Return Ch annel function . • Set [Control for HDMI] in [HDMI Settings] of [System Settings] to [On] (page 6 0). Also , set [Audi o Return Channel] in [ HDMI Se ttings] of [System Settings] to [Auto] (pa ge 60). • Make sure that your T[...]

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    68 US The disc does not play. • You are attemp ting to play a disc with a format that canno t be played back by this system (p age 72). • The region code on the BD/DVD does not match the system. • Moisture has condense d inside the unit and may cause dam age to the lenses. Remove t he disc and leave the unit turne d on for about hal f an h ou[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 69 US USB device The Control for HDMI function does not work. • Set [Control for HDMI] in [HDMI Settings] of [System Settings] to [On] (page 60) . • Make sure t hat the co nnected co mponen t is comp atible wit h the [Cont rol for HDMI] function. • Check the connected component ’s setting for the Control for HDMI fu[...]

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    70 US S-AIR BRAVIA Internet Video Network connection Symptom Problem s and soluti ons There is no soun d from t he S-AIR sub unit, noise is heard from th e S-AIR sub unit, or sound from the S-AIR sub unit skips. • If you us e another S-AIR main unit , place it m ore than 25 fe et (8 mete rs) away from the unit . • P l ace the S-AIR main unit an[...]

  • Page 71

    Additio nal Informat ion 71 US USB Wireless LAN Adapter (BDV-E57 0 and BDV-T57 onl y) Other Symptom Probl ems and so lution s The syste m cannot connect to the network or the net work conn ectio n i s un stabl e. • The distan ce between the unit and th e wireless L AN router i s too far (page 27). • Change the USB Wireless LAN Ada pter position[...]

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    72 US Playable Discs 1) Since the Blu -ray Disc specifica tions are new and evolvin g, some dis cs may not be pl ayable dep ending on the disc type and the version. Al so, the a udio outpu t differs depending on the source, connec ted outpu t jack, and sele cted audio setti ngs. 2) BD-RE: Ver.2. 1 BD-R : Ver.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 includin g organ ic pigmen[...]

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    Additio nal Informat ion 73 US Playable Ty pes of Files Video 7) Musi c Photo 7) 1) The sy stem does no t play files enco ded with DRM. 2) Canad ian models only (Except f or BDV-E470) ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a digital vide o format crea ted by DivX, Inc. This is an official DivX Certifie d device that pla ys DivX video. Visit www.divx.com for [...]

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    74 US Support ed Audio Fo rmats Audi o form ats supp orted by this sy stem a re as fol lows. a : Supported format. –: Unsupp orted form at. Video Outp ut Resolution Outp ut reso lution di ffers d epend ing on th e [Output Video Format] setting i n [Scree n Setting s] (page 5 6). * Protected contents on DVDs are ou tput at 480p resolution. When [O[...]

  • Page 75

    Additio nal Informat ion 75 US Specific ations Amplifi er Section U.S. models : POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: (FTC ) Front L + Front R: With 3 ohms loads , both channels driven, from 180 - 20,000 Hz; ra ted 60 watts per channel mi nimum RMS power, wi th no more than 1% total harmonic distorti on from 250 mill i watts to rated output. [...]

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    76 US Dimensions (a pprox.) 290 mm × 49 mm × 49 mm (11 1 / 2 in × 1 15 / 16 in × 1 15 / 16 in) (w/h/d) Mass (approx .) 0.28 kg (10 oz) Subwoofer (SS-W SB101) for BDV-E870/ BDV-E370/BDV-T37 Speaker s ystem Subwoofer Bas s reflex Spea ker unit 160 m m (6 3 / 8 in) cone type Rated i mpedance 3 ohms Dimensions (approx. ) 260 mm × 320 mm × 260 mm [...]

  • Page 77

    Additio nal Informat ion 77 US Language Code List The langua ge spellings co nform to the ISO 6 39: 1988 (E/F) st andard. Code Language Code Lang uage Code La nguage Code Lan guage 1027 Afar 1028 Abkha zian 1032 Afrik aans 1039 Amha ric 1044 Arab ic 1045 Assam ese 1051 Aymar a 1052 Azerb aijan i 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelor ussian 1059 Bulga rian 1060 [...]

  • Page 78

    78 US Glossary AVCHD The AVCHD format is a high-definition digita l vide o camera format used to re cord SD (sta ndard definit ion) or HD (hi gh def initio n) sign als of either the 1080 i spec ificati on* or the 720p spe cificat ion** on DVDs, us ing effic ient data compre ssion coding te chnology. The MPE G-4 A VC/H. 264 fo rmat is a dopte d to c[...]

  • Page 79

    Additio nal Informat ion 79 US Dolb y Pro Logic I I Dolb y Pro Logi c II create s five ful l-band width output channel s from 2 ch annel so urces. This is done usi ng an advan ced, hi gh-p urity matr ix surround decoder that e xtracts the spat ial propert ies of the origin al recordi ng wi thout adding a ny new so unds or t onal color ation s. x Mo[...]

  • Page 80

    80 US Pop- up menu An enh anced m enu opera tion av ailable on BD- ROMs. The pop- up me nu appe ars when POP UP/ME NU i s pres sed dur ing pl ayback, and can be op erated while playback is i n progre ss. Prog ressiv e forma t (seq uential sc anning) In contr ast to the Interlac e format, t he pro gressiv e form at can repr oduce 50 - 60 fr ames per[...]

  • Page 81

    81 US Index Numerics 24p True Cinema 80 3D 32 3D Outpu t Sett ing 5 6 A A/V SYNC 38 Attenuate - A UDI O 58 Audi o 58 Audio DRC 58 Audio O utput 58 Audio R eturn C hannel 60 Audio Se ttings 58 Auto Cal ibratio n 51, 58 Auto Display 6 0 Auto Stan dby 6 0 A VCHD 78 B BD Audi o MIX Setting 58 BD Data Ja ck Selecti on 59 BD Hybrid D isc Playback Layer 5[...]

  • Page 82

    82 US Screen Format 57 Screen Sav er 60 Screen Setti ngs 56 SLEEP 54 Slideshow 38 Sound Effect 58 Speaker Settings 52, 58 Connect ion 52 Distance 53 Level 53 Subtitle 59 Super Audio CD Playback Chan nel 59 Super Audio CD Playback Layer 59 Surround a mplifier 44 System Info rmation 61 SYSTEM MENU 30 , 38, 40, 41 T T est T one 53 TV Screen Size Setti[...]

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    The software of this system may be updated in the future. To f ind out details on any available updates, please visit: http://www.sony.c om/bluraysupport/ (1) Printed in Malaysia[...]