Sony DAV-DZ610 manual

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    ©2010 Sony Corporation 4-165-486- 12 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ310/DZ510/DZ6 10/DZ810[...]

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    2 GB Caution – The us e of optical inst ruments w ith this product will increase eye hazar d. Do not inst all the applianc e in a confine d space, 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 [...]

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    3 GB ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a digit a l vi deo forma t create d by DivX , Inc. This is an off ici al Di vX C erti fie d de vice that play s DivX vi deo. Vis it www.divx.com fo r more inform atio n and sof twar e tools to conver t your fil es into DivX video. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON- DEMAND: This DivX Certified ® device must be regist ered in ord[...]

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    4 GB Table of Cont ents Precau tions ......... ....... ........ ....... ........... .... 2 About T hese O peratin g Instru ctions ....... 3 Playable Discs/Files on a USB Device ....... ....... ........... ....... ....... ........ 5 Packa ge Conten ts ...... ........ ........... ....... .. 10 Index to Parts an d Contro l ........... ....... .. 12 Gu[...]

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    5 GB Playable Discs/Files on a USB Device Type Disc lo go Charact eristi cs Icon DVD VIDEO • DV D VIDEO • DV D-R/DVD-RW in DVD VIDEO format o r video m ode • DVD+R/DVD+RW in DVD V IDEO format VR (Video Recording) m ode • DVD-R /DVD -RW in VR (Video Recording) mode (except f or DVD-R DL) VIDEO CD • VIDEO CD (Ver. 1.1 and 2 .0 discs) • S [...]

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    6 GB 1) A logical format of files and folder s on CD-ROMs, define d by ISO (Internatio nal Organiz ation for Standard izatio n). 2) MP3 (MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3) is a standa rd format defined by ISO/MPEG for co mpressed audio data. MP3 files must b e in M PEG1 Audio Layer 3 format. 3) Files with copyright pro tection (Dig ital Rights Ma nagement ) can[...]

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    7 GB Note tha t some playba ck functions may not wor k with some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, even if they have been c orrectl y final ized. In this c ase, vi ew th e disc b y norm al play back. Al so som e DA TA CD s/DAT A DVDs created in Packet Write format cannot be played. • This syste m can p lay a Mu lti S ession CD when an MP3 file i s cont aine d in t[...]

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    8 GB Th e sys tem wil l atte mp t to play any dat a with th e ex tens ion s abo ve , eve n if it is n ot i n MP3 /W MA/ AAC/JPEG/DivX/MPEG4 format. Playin g this data may gener ate a loud noise which could da mage you r spea ker syst em. • The followin g can incre ase the time it ta kes to st art pla yback: – when a DATA CD/DATA DVD/USB device [...]

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    9 GB • The pl ayback order f or the s ystem ma y diffe r from t he playb ack ord er of the c onnec ted USB de vice. • Alw ays tur n off the system be fore removing the USB device. Removi ng the US B devic e while th e syste m is on may corrupt th e data on the USB de vice. • Bef ore usin g a US B dev ice, mak e sure that no v ir us-ri dden f [...]

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    10 GB Package Cont ents Main unit Speaker packages • DAV-DZ310 • DAV-DZ 510 • DAV-DZ610 • DAV-DZ810 • Spe aker c ords (1 s et) For DAV-DZ310/DAV- DZ510/DAV-DZ610 (red/white /green/g ray/blue ) For D AV-D Z810 (gre en/ gray/blue) • Foo t pa ds (1 s et ) • Wall mounting p arts For DAV-DZ510 • S peak er assem bly parts For DAV-DZ310 ?[...]

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    11 GB Accessories • Rem ote com mande r (rem ote) ( 1) • R6 (size AA) batterie s (2) • Calibrati on mic (1) • FM w ire antenn a (aer ial) (1 ) • V ideo cor d (1) • HD MI cabl e (1) (Sing apor e, Indon esian, Malaysian, Fili pino, Latin Am erican, an d Mexi can mode ls only) • Sp eaker- bottom covers (2) (DAV -DZ81 0 only) • O perati[...]

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    12 GB Index to Parts and Co ntrol For mo re in forma tion, refer to th e pages indica ted in pa renthe ses. A Disc tray B Front panel display (page 13) C (remote sensor) Receives the r emote si gnal. Point the remote to ward here when usin g the re mote. D MAST ER VOLUME control Adjusts th e syste m’s volume. E REC TO USB (page 63) Trans fers tra[...]

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    13 GB A Karaoke indicator Li ghts up wh en th e ka raoke mode is on. B SLEEP in dicator Flashe s when the sleep time r is s et. C System status display D TUNED indicator (Rad io only) Lights up when a sta tion is re ceived . E ST indica tor (Radio only) Li ghts up wh en s tereo sou nd i s rec eive d. F S-AIR indicator (o nly when the wireless tran [...]

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    14 GB A SPEAKERS jacks (page 29) B HDMI OUT jack (page 30) C TV (DIGITAL IN OPTICAL) jack ( DAV- DZ510/DAV-DZ610/DAV -DZ810 only) (page 30) D EZW-T100 slot (DAV-DZ 810 only) (page 60) E ANTENNA (COAXIAL 75 Ω FM) jack (page 33) F TV (AUDIO I N R/L) jacks (pa ge 30) G VIDEO OUT jack (page 30) H COMPONENT V IDEO OUT j acks (page 30) * CAU TIO N (DAV-[...]

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    15 GB Number 5, V OLUME +, and H button s have a tac tile do t. Use the tact ile do t as a refe renc e when op erating t he remo te. About the operation of the supplied remote You ca n operat e this s ystem an d a So ny TV w ith the su pp lied remo te. x System o peration Press but tons marked with . x S ony T V ope rati on Press but tons marked wi[...]

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    16 GB D SOUND MO DE (page 57) Select s the sound mode . DYNAMIC BASS (page 57) Reinf orces b ass freque ncie s. NIGHT (page 57) Activa tes the ni ght mode f unction. PICTURE NAVI (page 39) Displays t he image browse r for J PEG file select ion. SYSTEM MEN U (pages 53, 55, 60, 66, 69) Ente rs th e s yste m men u. ENTE R En ters the s elec ted item .[...]

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    17 GB To insert the batteries Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by matching th e 3 and # end s on the batt eries to the mark ings insid e the compa rtment. Note • Do not lea ve the r emote in an extre mely hot o r humid place. • Do not use a new batt ery with an old one. • D o not drop any fo reign object in to the remot e ca[...]

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    18 GB Guide to the Con trol Men u You ca n use the Co ntrol Me nu to sel ect a funct ion and t o view rel ated info rmat ion. Press DISPLAY while using t he “ DVD/CD” or “USB” f unction. Each time you p ress DISPLAY, the Control Menu ch anges: 1 t 2 t 3 t 1 t ... 1 Cont rol Menu 1 2 Cont rol Men u 2 (appea rs whe n avail able) 3 Cont rol Me[...]

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    19 GB Example: Control Me nu 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. List of Control Menu items The C ont rol Men u 1 and 2 wil l sho w diff er ent it ems depend ing on th e sou rce. For d etai ls, see th e page s in pa ren the ses in the cha rt b elo w. Control Menu Item Item Na me, Function , Relevant S ource [TITLE] (page 41)/[SCENE] (page 41)/[TRACK] (pag [...]

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    20 GB 1) These items are not displayed when playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD/USB device with vi deo files. 2) USB device only. 3) DATA CD/DATA DVD only. [PROGRAM] (page 44) You can select the tr ack to play in the order you want. [SHUFFLE] (page 45) You can play the trac ks/files in ran dom order. [REPEAT] (page 46) You ca n play t he enti re disc /USB d[...]

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    21 GB List of Control Menu Items for karaoke Tip • The Control Menu ic on indicator lights up in yellow t when you select any item e xcept [OFF ] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], [A/V SYNC], [KARAOKE MODE], and [VOCAL SELECT] only). The [ORIGINAL/P LAY LIST] indicator lights up in yellow when you se lect [PLAY LIST] (default se tting). The [MULTI[...]

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    22 GB Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System Instal l the sy stem by re ferrin g to the i llust ration below. To attach the foot pads to the subwoofer Note • Use caution when placing the speak ers and/or s peaker stands att ached to t he spea kers on a spe cially treated (waxed, oiled, poli shed, et c.) floor , as sta ining or d iscolorati[...]

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    23 GB Getting Started Caution • C ontact a screw shop or installer for information regarding th e wall material or scr ews to be used. • Use screws that are suitable for th e wall m aterial an d stren gth. As a plast er boar d wall is espe cially fr agile, attach the screws secu rely to a beam. Insta ll the speaker s on a vertical and flat wall[...]

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    24 GB Getting Started 3 Remove the screw (pre-installed) at the rear of the speaker. 4 Lift the upper part of th e speaker. 5 Pull out the speaker cord from the bottom of the lower part of the speaker. The r emove d sp eaker cord is u sed when i nsta lli ng the spea ker on a w all. Rear of th e speaker Screw Upper part Lowe r par t Rear of the spea[...]

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    25 GB Getting Started 6 Remove the protect ion paper from the speaker-bo ttom cover, then at tach the speak er- bottom cover to the bottom of the upper part of the speaker. Note • W hen removi ng the protectio n paper, pull it off via the section e xposed by the notch in the speake r-bottom co ver. To hang the speaker on a wall For DAV-DZ510, y o[...]

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    26 GB Getting Started To install the front and surround speakers on a wall using the wall mounting parts (DAV-DZ510 on ly) 1 Pass the speaker co rd through the moun ting plate, then attach the mounting plate to th e wall using commercia lly available screws. Use th e spea ker cords as fo llow s: • F ront le ft sp eaker (L ): Wh ite • Fro nt rig[...]

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    27 GB Getting Started 2 Remove the cov er from the mo unting bracket, pass the speaker cord through the h ole on the rear side o f the mount ing bracket and out from the front side of the brack et, then connect the speaker cord to the speaker. 3 Tightly secure the speaker to the mounting bracket with the screw (supplied). 4 Adjust the length of the[...]

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    28 GB Getting Started 5 After deciding the angle, secure a screw on the lower side ( 1 ), then secure a screw on the upper si de ( 2 ). Note • Make s ure th at th e wall is s ufficie ntly t hick be fore in stall ing. • Do not loosen the sc rews at the mounti ng plate or screw to se cure the speake r to the mounting bracket dur ing the assembly [...]

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    29 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System 1 Insert the connectors of the speaker cords to match the color of the SPEAKERS jacks of the unit u ntil they click. 2 Connect the sp eaker cord with th e color tube to 3 , and the speaker co rd without the color tube to # . The sub woofe r speake r cor d is fixe d to the su bwoof er. Note • D[...]

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    30 GB Getting Started 1 Connecting the video to your TV Depe nding on the jacks on y our TV, se lect one of the conne ction me thods. x Me thod 1: Video cord (supplied) connection This is th e ba sic conn ecti on . x Me thod 2: HDMI cable * connection Pict ure qual ity wil l be impr oved c ompa red t o Met hod 1. If your TV is compatible with the A[...]

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    31 GB Getting Started 2 Connecting the audio from your TV/set-top box To listen t o TV or se t-top box sound via the sy stem, se lect on e of the co nnecti on met hods. x M ethod 1: Audio cord (not supplied) connection This is the b asic connect ion a nd sen ds a n anal og aud io si gnal. x M ethod 2: Digital optical cord (not s upplied) connection[...]

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    32 GB Getting Started To change the color system (PAL or NTSC) (Asian, Australian, Middle Eastern, and South African models only) Depe nding on y our TV, you may be re quired to select e ither PAL or NTSC for the color s ystem . The initial setting f or Austral ian, Middle Ea stern, an d South Afric an models is PAL. The initial settin g for Asian [...]

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    33 GB Getting Started Note • A fter connect ing the FM wire antenna (aeria l), extend an d keep it as horizon tal as possi ble. 1 Connect the AC power cord (mains lead). The dem onstrat ion a ppears i n the front panel display . 2 Press " / 1 to turn the system on, then press " / 1 again to turn off the demon stration. Connecting the an[...]

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    34 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Set ting up the System Disp layed ite ms vary de pending on the are a. 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the i nput selector on yo ur TV so that the si gnal from th e system appears on the TV screen. 3 Press " / 1 t o turn the syst em on. 4 Press without insertin g a disc or connecting a USB device. Note • If this m[...]

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    35 GB Getting Started 8 Press C / c to select the spea ker formation image as the speakers are actually positioned, th en press . • [STANDARD]: Select t his when you ins tall a ll the speake rs n ormall y. • [NO C ENTE R]: Sele ct this whe n yo u ins tall the fr ont and surr ound speak ers only. • [NO SURROUND]: Select this when you insta ll [...]

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    36 GB Getting Started 11 Unplug the cal ibra tion mic , pr ess C / c to select [YES], then pres s . To quit the Quick Setup Press DISPLAY i n any Step . Depe nding on the conne ction of you r TV (page 3 0), select the type of video out put of the system. To select the type of video signal output from the HDMI OUT jack When yo u conne ct the un it a[...]

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    37 GB Getting Started To select the type of video signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks When you connect the unit an d your TV with a compon ent vide o cable, se lect the ty pe of vide o signals outp ut from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly to select “DVD/CD.” 2 Press DI SPLAY while the system is in st op m[...]

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    38 GB Playing a Disc 1 Press FUNCTION repe atedly to select “DVD/CD.” The sele cted item appea rs in the fron t panel display . 2 Press Z to open the d isc tray. 3 Place a disc on the tray, then press Z . 4 Press N to start playback. 5 Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume. Playing Files on a Disc/ USB Device 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly to s[...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 39 GB 2 Load the source. x For a disc Place a di sc on the tray by pr essing Z to open/cl ose th e di sc tray. x Fo r a USB d evice Connect a U SB device to the ( USB) port. Note • I t may take abo ut 10 seconds befo re “READING ” appears in the fr ont panel displa y depending on the type of USB device. [FOLD ER LIS T] appea rs on[...]

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    40 GB x F or JPE G file s Press C / X / x / c to selec t an i mag e . 4 Start playback . x For video or audi o files Press N to s tart pl ayback from the select ed file. x For JPEG image fi les Press N to star t a slide sh ow begi nning with the s elected f ile. Press to display only the s elected file . To display the thumbnail list of JPEG image [...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 41 GB Other Playba ck Operat ions Depend ing on the ty pe of disc /file, the function may no t work. Tip • When playing fil es, you can select th e next folder by continuin g to pr ess > ( c fo r JPEG im age file s) after the l ast file on the current fol der, but you c annot return to the previ ous folder by pressi ng . ( C fo r J[...]

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    42 GB 2 Press X / x to select the search method, then press . • [TITLE/SCENE/TRACK] • [ CHAPTER/INDEX] • [ T R A C K ] • [ INDEX] • [FOLDER] • [FILE ] Example: [CHAPTER] [** (* *)] is select ed (* * refe rs to a number ). The nu mber in pa renthe ses indi cates the total nu mber of titl es, chapter s, trac ks, indexes, scenes, folders, [...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 43 GB Example: Dolby Digital 5.1 c hanne l x DVD- VR You can togg le au dio trac ks w hen a disc contains mult iple audio tracks . x VID EO CD/CD/DATA CD (MP3 file)/DATA DVD (MP3 file)/USB device (audio file) You can change th e soun d track. • [STEREO] : The st ereo sound . • [1/L]: The sound of the left channel (mona ural) . • [[...]

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    44 GB Some S uper Au dio CDs con sist of a 2 ch anne l play back are a and a multi- chan nel pl ayba ck area. You c an sele ct the pl ayback area yo u w ant to liste n to. 1 Press DISPLAY wh ile the system is in stop mode. 2 Press X / x to select [MULTI/ 2CH], then press . 3 Press X / x to select the setting, then press . • [M ULTI] : You can pla[...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 45 GB 4 Press c . The cursor move s to t he trac k row [T ] (i n this cas e, [01] ). 5 Select the track you want to program. Ex. To set track 2 as the first programmed track Press X / x to sel ect [ 02] und er [T], then press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 4 to 5. 7 Press N to start Program Play. To return to normal playback [...]

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    46 GB To return to normal playback Press CLEAR, or sel ect [OFF] in Step 3. Note • You c annot use Shu ffle Play with a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC playback. 1 Press DISPLAY du ring playback. 2 Press X / x to select [REPEAT], then press . 3 Press X / x to select the item to be repeated, then press . x DVD V IDEO/DVD-VR •[ O F F ] : Off. • [...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 47 GB 2 Press X / x to select [INTERVAL ], then press . 3 Press X / x to select a setting, then press . • [NORMAL] : You can s et to the standard dura tion. • [FA ST]: Yo u can set t he dura tion sh orter than [NORMAL]. • [SLOW 1]: You c an set th e duration longer than [NORM AL ]. • [SLOW 2]: You c an set th e duration longer t[...]

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    48 GB Note • The Control Menu wil l not appear if no dis c/ USB dev ice is inserted int o the unit. 2 Press X / x repeatedly to select [KARAOKE MODE] , then press . 3 Press X / x to select [ON], then press . To cancel karaoke mode Disconnect t he microphone, or set [KARAOKE MOD E] t o [OF F]. Note • Before connecting, press MIC VOL – to se t [...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 49 GB When playing a karaoke DVD rec orded in Dolby Digita l form at in karaoke mode, you can tur n on o r off the guid e vo cal reco rded in the karaoke trac k. When playing a V IDEO CD/CD i n kara oke mode , you ca n lis ten to t he voca ls. You can also cha nge the gu ide voca l channe l to select differen t kin ds of voca ls. 1 Pres[...]

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    50 GB Displaying the Informat ion of a Disc/ USB Device Press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback. Information on the TV screen 1 [T ** : ** : ** /C ** : ** : ** /D ** : ** : ** ] Playing time of the cur rent title , track/ chap ter/d isc [T- ** : ** : ** /C- ** : ** : ** /D- ** : ** : ** ] Remaining time of the curr ent titl e, track/ chap ter/d is[...]

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    Pl ay ba ck 51 GB x D ATA CD/DATA DVD/USB device (audio file) 1 Playing t ime and curr ent track number 2 Track (file ) name* * If an MP3 file h as an ID3 tag, the s ystem wil l disp lay a ti tle nam e fr om the ID3 ta g inform ation . The sy stem ca n support ID3 ver 1.0/1.1/2. 2/2.3. ID3 ve r 2.2/2.3 tag inf ormation display has prior ity when bo[...]

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    52 GB 2 Prepare the source. • “DVD/CD”: Insert the di sc into th e unit (page 3 8). • “TUN ER FM ”: Select the radio pr ogram (page 5 3). • “USB” : Connec t the USB device dire ctly (page 3 8), or iPod * via a USB ca ble (page 5 2). • “TV”: Select the ch annel on the TV or se t- top bo x. • “AUDIO IN”: Connect the por [...]

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    T une r 53 GB Presetti ng Radio Stat ions You can pres et 20 FM s tat ions . 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly to select “TUNER FM.” The se lect ed it em appea rs i n the fr ont pa nel displa y. 2 Press and hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanning starts. Scann ing sto ps wh en the sy stem t unes in a station . “TUNED” appears in the front pane[...]

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    54 GB 4 Press X / x to select “MONO .” •“ S T E R E O ” : St er eo r ecept ion . • “MONO”: Monaural receptio n. 5 Press . 6 Press SY STEM MENU.[...]

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    Sound Eff ect 55 GB Enjoying Sur round So und You c an e njoy s urroun d so und si mply by se lec ting on e of the s ystem ’s pre- prog ramme d su rround settings . 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x to select “SUR.SE TTING,” then press or c . The selecte d item a ppears in t he front panel displ ay. 3 Press X / x to select “PRO LO GIC,” [...]

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    56 GB Note • You cannot select the sur round settings while the syst em is loading a disc. • Depending on the input st ream, the surr ound setting s may not be effective . “PRO LOGIC” “PLII MOVIE” “PLII MUSIC” • 2 channel source: The system simul ates surround sou nd from 2 cha nnel sources a nd outputs sound from all th e spea ke[...]

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    Sound Eff ect 57 GB Selectin g the So und Effe ct Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display. •“ A U T O ” : The system au tomaticall y selects “MOV IE” or “M USIC” t o produc e the soun d effect dependi ng on the sourc e. “AUT O” appea rs i n t he fr ont pane l dis play .[...]

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    58 GB Using the Contro l for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is availa ble on TV s with the “BRAVIA” Sync function. By conn ecti ng Son y compo nent s that ar e compatibl e with the Control for HDMI fu nction with an HDM I cable, op eratio n is simp lified as belo w: – System Power Off (page 58) – On e-Tou ch Pla y (p ag[...]

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    Con venient Functions 59 GB (One-Touch Play) Press ONE-TOUCH PLAY Your TV turns on, your TV’s function is set t o the HDMI input to whic h the syste m is conn ecte d, and th e sy stem star ts pl ayi ng a dis c automatica lly. The Syst em Au dio Co ntro l f unct ion i s als o activat ed automatic ally. (Theatre Mode) If your TV i s compatible with[...]

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    60 GB (Language Follow) When yo u ch ange th e lan gua ge for t he on -scr een disp lay of yo ur TV , the sys tem’ s on -scr een displ ay langu age is al so chang ed. Note • When the system ’s on-sc reen disp lay is displaye d, this fun ction do es not work. Using an S-AIR Product (DAV-DZ810 on ly) When yo u purc hase the S-AIR product , you [...]

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    Con venient Functions 61 GB Note • Remove the scr ews tha t are in dicated in th e illustrat ion. Do not remove ot her screws. 2 Insert the wireless transm itter. Note • I nsert the w ireless tr ansmit ter with the S-AIR logo facing up. • Insert the wir eless tra nsmit ter so that the V marks a re alig ned. • D o not insert anythi ng other [...]

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    62 GB To set the ID of the surround amplifier Refer to the operating instructions o f the surro und amp lifie r. To set the ID of the S-AIR receiver Refer to the operatin g instruct ions of the S-AIR recei ver. You ca n receiv e the sys tem’ s sound by the S-AIR receiver while the main unit is in st andby mode by setting “S-AIR STBY” to “ST[...]

  • Page 63

    Con venient Functions 63 GB ins trume nt, such as a pape r cli p, c an b e used.) The PAIR ING indicat or of th e surrou nd amplif ier flashes when pairing starts. When wire less tr ansmissi on is acti vated, the P AIRING ind icator of the surr ound amplifi er tur ns on and “P AIR ING” and “COMP LETE” ap pear al ternatel y in the front pa n[...]

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    64 GB Notes on USB transferring • Do not connect the uni t and the US B device thro ugh a U SB h ub. • Make sure ther e is enou gh spac e in the US B devi ce f or tr ansf errin g. • Do not r emove the USB dev ice duri ng trans ferring . • Wh en y ou are transf erring trac ks fro m an aud io CD, the t racks are re corde d as 128 kbps MP3 fil[...]

  • Page 65

    Con venient Functions 65 GB 4) A new file is transfe rred in the “ REC1-MP3 ” or “REC1-CD” folde r each t ime sin gle-tr ack transferr ing is performed. 1 Load an au dio CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD. 2 Press DI SPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . 3 Press X / x to select [USB TRANSFER], then press . x For an audio CD Pres s and skip to St ep 5[...]

  • Page 66

    66 GB 5 Press N to start transferring. When transf erring is completed , “COMP LETE” ap pear s in th e front panel disp lay and play back o f t he di sc a nd US B device sto ps automatic ally. To ca ncel tran sfer ring , pre ss x . You ca n transf er a radio program you are listen ing to onto a USB device . 1 Press FUNCTION repe atedly to selec[...]

  • Page 67

    Con venient Functions 67 GB To cancel the sleep timer Press SLE EP repeat edly un til “SLEEP OF F” appe ars i n t he f ront panel di spla y. To set the sleep timer using the system menu 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x to select “SLEEP,” t hen press or c . The se lect ed it em appea rs i n the fr ont pa nel displa y. 3 Press X / x to sele[...]

  • Page 68

    68 GB 4 Press X / x t o select a setting, then press . • “ATT ON” : You can attenua te the input level. • “ATT OFF”: Normal input level. This setting is made separa tely for each funct ion. 5 Press SY STEM MENU.[...]

  • Page 69

    Settings 69 GB Changing t he Brightne ss of the Fr ont Panel Display 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x to select “DIMME R,” then press or c . The se lect ed it em appea rs i n the fr ont pa nel displa y. 3 Press X / x to select the brightness of the front panel display, then press . • “DIMMER OFF” : The fr ont pane l displa y is bright. [...]

  • Page 70

    70 GB Performing Fur ther Setting s You can make various a djustments to items such as pictur e and sou nd. Disp layed ite ms vary de pending on the are a. Note • Playback se ttings store d in the disc take priority over the Setup Displ ay sett ings and n ot all the fu nctions described ma y work. 1 Press FUNCTION repe atedly to select “DVD/CD.[...]

  • Page 71

    Settings 71 GB x [AUDIO] You ca n switc h the lang uage of the sou nd trac k. When you s elect [ORIG INAL ], the langu age given pr iority on the disc is select ed. x [SUBTIT LE ] You can swit ch the language of the subti tles recorded o n the DVD VIDEO. When you select [AUDIO FOLLOW], the lan guage for the subt itle s chan ges acco rdin g to the l[...]

  • Page 72

    72 GB Note • [ 4:3 OUTPUT] is effective only when you set [TV TYPE] in [VIDEO SETUP] to [16:9]. x [COLOR SY STEM ( VIDEO CD) ] (Asian, A ustralian, Middle Eas tern, and South African models onl y) You can se lect the col or syst em whe n you pl ay a VIDEO CD. [AUTO] : Th e syst em o utpu ts th e di sc’s vide o signal, e ither PAL or NTSC. If yo[...]

  • Page 73

    Settings 73 GB x [VOLUME L IMIT ] When the System Audi o Cont rol (pag e 59) is activate d, loud sou nd may be output dependi ng on the vol ume leve l of the sy stem. Yo u can prevent t his by limi ting the ma ximum level o f the vol ume whe n th e Sy stem A udi o Cont rol function activ ates. [OF F] : Off. [LEVEL3]: Maximum v olume level is set t [...]

  • Page 74

    74 GB • [NO SURROUND]: Select t his when you install the cent er and fr ont speakers only. • [FRONT ONLY]: S elect this when you install the fron t speakers only. • [ALL FRONT]: Select this when you inst all all the s peakers in front of the listening p osition. • [ALL FRONT - NO CENTE R]: Select this when you install the front and surround[...]

  • Page 75

    Settings 75 GB x [AUDIO DRC] You ca n compr ess t he dyna mic rang e of th e sound track. [A UD IO DRC ] is usef ul for watching mo vies at low volu me late at night. [OF F] : No compre ssion of dynam ic range . [STANDARD]: The system repr oduces the sound track wi th the kin d of dy namic ra nge that the reco rdin g engine er intend ed. [MAX]: The[...]

  • Page 76

    76 GB enter a new 4-digit pa ssword, repla ce the disc in the unit and press N . When the di splay for enterin g your password appears , enter your new passw ord. Changing the password 1 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press . 2 Press X / x to select [CHANG E PASSWO RD t ], then press . 3 Enter a new 4-digit password usi[...]

  • Page 77

    Settings 77 GB [SUBWOOFER] [YE S] Note • When you change t he [CONNECTION] settin g, the [STANDARD] of [SPEAKER FORMATION] setting remain s the same, but t he other setting s of [SPEAKER FORMATION] return to [STANDARD]. x [DISTANCE (FRONT)] Set th e distanc e of the fr ont an d cente r spea kers from the listening p osition. For the be st poss ib[...]

  • Page 78

    78 GB Precau tion s On power sources • Unplug the uni t from the wall ou tlet (m ains) if you do not intend t o use it for an extended per iod of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, neve r by the cord. On placement • P lace the sys tem in a lo cation wit h adequat e venti latio n to preven t heat buil d-up in the s ystem. •[...]

  • Page 79

    Additio nal Inf ormation 79 GB On handling discs • To keep t he d isc c lean , ha ndl e th e dis c by i ts edge . Do not to uch the su rfac e. • Do n ot stick pa per or tape on the dis c. • Do n ot expos e the disc to direct sunlig ht or heat s ources such as hot air duc ts, o r leave it in a car p arked in dire ct sunlig ht as the temperatur[...]

  • Page 80

    80 GB Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of the fo llowing diffi culties while using the system, u se this tr oubleshootin g guide to h elp remedy t he pro blem before requesti ng repai rs. Shoul d any pr oblem persis t, consul t your neares t Son y de aler. Note that if ser vice pe rsonnel chan ges som e parts during r epair, th ese pa rts ma[...]

  • Page 81

    Additio nal Inf ormation 81 GB Sound There is no picture when you make a comp onent video cable conn ectio n. • Yo u have set progres sive format but your TV c annot accept the si gnal in progress ive form at. In th is case, re turn the se tting to interlac e format ( the default settin g) (pages 36, 7 1). • You have set [PROGRESSIVE (COM PONEN[...]

  • Page 82

    82 GB Disc playback The sound lose s stereo effect when you pl ay a VIDEO CD, a CD, or an audio file . • Sel ect stereo sound b y pressing AUDIO (page 42). There is no sound or the vol ume level is ver y low from a cer tain speaker or all t he speak ers. • Check the surround settin g (page 55). • Che ck the s peaker co nnectio ns and s etting[...]

  • Page 83

    Additio nal Inf ormation 83 GB USB playback File n ames a re n ot disp layed properly. • T he charact er codes tha t can be disp layed by this s ystem are num bers and l etters of the alphabe t only. Other cha racters are not dis played corre ctly. Symptom Probl ems and so lution s A USB d evice does not start playing from the beginning. • Whil[...]

  • Page 84

    84 GB Audio track/file transfer Tuner S-AIR (DAV-DZ810 on ly) Symptom Problem s and sol ution s You cannot start tr ansferring onto a USB device. • The following problems may have occurred. – The USB device is full. – The n umber of audio f iles a nd folders on th e USB device h as reached the upper lim it. – The USB device is write-prot ec[...]

  • Page 85

    Additio nal Inf ormation 85 GB Control for HDMI Karaoke Messages Symptom Probl ems and so lution s The Control for HDMI function does not work. • Set [CONTROL FOR HDMI] in [HDMI S ETUP] to [ON] (pag e 72). • Make sure that the co nnected compo n ent is c ompat ible wit h the [CON TROL FOR HDM I] function. • Check the connected component ’s [...]

  • Page 86

    86 GB (When letters/ numbers appear in the disp lay) When the s elf-dia gnosis fun ction is activate d to prevent the syste m from malfunctioni ng, a 5- chara cter se rvice n umber ( e.g., C 13 50 ) with a combinati on of a lett er and 4 digits appears on the TV screen or front pan el display. In this case, check the following table . When the vers[...]

  • Page 87

    Additio nal Inf ormation 87 GB Signal fo rmat sy stem Mexican an d Latin American mod els: NTSC Other mode ls: NTSC/PAL USB Section (USB) port : Maximum current: 500 mA Tuner Se cti on Sys tem PLL qua rtz -loc ke d digi tal synthesize r Tuning range North American mod els: 87.5 MHz - 108.0 MHz (100 kHz step) Other models : 87.5 MHz - 1 08.0 MH z (5[...]

  • Page 88

    88 GB General Power requireme nts North Ame rican and Mexican models: 120 V AC , 60 Hz Taiwan models: 120 V AC, 50/60 Hz Argentine m odels: 220 V - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Latin American m odels: 110 V - 240 V A C, 50/60 Hz Other models: 220 V - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power cons umptio n DAV-DZ310/DAV-DZ510/ DAV-DZ610 On: 170 W Standb y: Taiwan mod els: 0.2[...]

  • Page 89

    Additio nal Inf ormation 89 GB The tabl e below de scribe s the p layback priori ty of file ty pes un der the [ MEDIA ] settin g. * When using a disc, you can play MP 3 files only. Playback Priority of File Types File ty pe on a disc or USB devic e [MEDIA ] setting [VIDEO] [MUSIC / PHO TO] [PHOTO] [MUSIC] Disc USB device Disc Disc/USB device Disc/U[...]

  • Page 90

    90 GB The lang uage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Language Code List Code Language Cod e Language Code Langua ge Code Languag e 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assam ese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061 Bislama 1066 Bengal[...]

  • Page 91

    91 GB Index Numerics 4:3 OUTPUT 71 A A/V SYNC 67 ANGLE 42 AT T E N U AT E 6 7 A UDIO 71 A UDIO (HDMI) 73 A UDIO DRC 75 A UDIO RETURN C HANNEL 73 A UDIO SETUP 73 A UT O CALIBRA TION 74 AU TO S T B Y 6 9 B B A CKGR OUND 75 BLA CK LE VEL 72 BLA CK LE VEL (COMPONENT OUT) 72 C COLO R SYST EM ( VIDE O CD) 7 2 CONTR OL FOR HDMI 72 Control for H DMI 58 Con[...]

  • Page 92

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