Sony BDV-N890W manual

BDV -N990W/BDV-N890W 4-418-125- 12 (2) Blu-r ay Disc™/ DVD Home Theatr e Syst em Operating Instructi ons[...]

2 US Do not inst all the ap pliance in a confine d space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover t he ven tilation o pening of the apparatus wit h newspapers, tablecl oths, curtains, etc. Do not place the naked flame s ources such as lighted candles on the apparatus. Do not e xpose batter ies or apparat us [...]

3 US and/or periphe rals in order to meet FCC e mission li mits. Important Safety Instructions 1) Read th ese instructions. 2) Keep th ese instr uctio ns. 3) Heed al l warnings. 4) Follow all instructio ns. 5) Do not use this appar atus near water. 6) Clean only wit h dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ven tilation opening s. Inst all in accordan ce wi[...]

4 US This equi pment should be i nstalled and operate d keeping the radiator at least 20c m or more away from person’s bo dy (excludin g extrem ities: ha nds, wrists , feet and ankles). For the wireless transceiver (EZW- RT50) This device complies with part 15 of the FC C rules. Oper ation is subjec t to the following tw o conditi ons: (1) this d[...]

5 US • This system in corporates High- Defini tion Mult imedia Interfa ce (HDMI TM ) technology. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High- Defini tion Mult imedia Interfa ce are trad emarks or r egist ered trademark s of HDMI Li censing LLC in t he Unite d States and other countrie s. • Java is a t rademark o f Orac le and/ or its af filiates . • “BD-L[...]

6 US •D L N A ® , the DLNA Logo and DLNA CERTIFIED ™ are trad emarks, servi ce mark s, or certifi cation marks of the Digital Living Network All iance. •O p e r a ® Browser fr om Opera Software ASA. Copyright 1995- 2010 Opera S oftware ASA. All right s reserved. • All oth er tradem arks ar e trad emarks of thei r res pectiv e owners. • [...]

7 US About The se Operat ing Instructions • The instru ctions in these Oper ating Ins truc tions descri be the cont rols on the remote. You can also use the controls on the unit if they have the s ame or simil ar names as those on th e remot e. • In this manual, “disc” is used as a gen eral r eference for BDs, DVDs, Supe r Audio CDs, or CDs[...]

8 US Table of Cont ents About T hese O perating Instruc tions ... .... 7 Unpac king .......... ....... ........ ........... ....... .... 9 Index to Parts an d Contro ls ............. ...... 11 Getting Started Step 1: Installing th e System ....... 16 Step 2: Connectin g the System ... 17 Connecti ng the speaker s ......... 17 Connecting the TV ....[...]

9 US Unpacking BDV-N990W • Fron t speake rs (2) • Surr ound spe akers (2) • Cente r speake r (1) • Subw oofer (1) • Sp eaker cord s (4, red /white / gray/b lue) • Spe aker-bot tom cover s (4) • B ases (4) • Low er parts of the fr ont and surrou nd speake rs (4) • Screws (si lver ) for the sp eaker (4) • Screws (b lack) fo r the [...]

10 US BDV-N890W • Fro nt speak ers (2) • Sur round sp eakers (2) • C enter spea ker (1) • Sub woofe r (1) • Spe aker cords (2, re d/white) • Spe aker-b otto m covers (2) • Bases (2) • Lo wer parts of the front spea kers (2) • Scr ews (silv er) (2) • Scr ews (bla ck) (6) • FM wire an tenna ( aerial) ( 1) • Rem ote comma nder [...]

11 US Index to Parts and Controls For more informatio n, ref er to the pages in dicated i n parent heses. A Disc slot (page 27) B Front pa nel displ ay C (remote sensor) D USB 2 port (page 28) Open th e cover using a f ingernail i n the slot. E Soft-touch buttons/indica tors N (play) x (stop) . / > (previous/next) Z (eject) FUNCTION (page 25) Se[...]

12 US About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up when repeat play is activated. B Lights up whe n stereo so und is received. (Radio only) C Lights up when the system is playin g via the PARTY S TREAMING function. D Lights up whe n muting is on. E Lights up when th e HDMI (OUT) jack is correctly connected to an HDCP (High- bandwid [...]

13 US A " / 1 (Power) B LINK/STANDBY indicator (page 23) You can check the statu s of wire less transmiss ion betwe en the main uni t and surroun d amplifier . C Wireless transceiver (EZW-RT50) slot D SPEAKERS j acks E SECURE LINK button (page 43) Starts th e Secure Lin k function. Surround amplifier LINK/STANDBY L R 3-16 IMPEDANCE USE SPEAKER[...]

14 US The bu ttons for sy stem operati on only are descri bed belo w. S ee “C ontro ll ing Yo ur TV or Other Components wit h the Supplie d Remote” (page 40) for the butt ons fo r oper atio n of th e connec ted compo nents. • Number 5, AUDIO, CH +, a nd N butt ons have a t actile dot. U se the tactile dot as a refere nce whe n oper ating th e[...]

15 US SOUND MODE (page 26) Selects the soun d mode. NETFLIX Acce sses the “N ETFLI X” onl ine s ervi ce. SEN Acce sses the “Sony Enter tai nmen t Networ k™” onlin e service. F Playback operation buttons See “ Pla ybac k” ( page 27). . / > (previous/next) Skip to the previous /next chapte r, track, or file . m / M (fast/slow/freeze [...]

16 US Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System Instal l the system b y refer ring t o the il lustr ation belo w. A Front s peaker (L (l eft)) B Front s peaker (R (r ight)) C Center spe aker D Su rround s peaker ( L (left)) E Surr ound sp eaker (R (right) ) F Subwo ofer G Unit H Surrou nd amplifi er • Use cau tion when placing the speak ers a[...]

17 US Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting the System Do not con nect the AC power cords (mains lea ds) of the unit and surr ound ampli fier to a wall outlet (mains ) until all the other connect ions are mad e. To assembl e the spe akers, r efer to th e supplied “Speaker I nstallation Guide.” • Whe n you connect another component with a vol um[...]

18 US Getting Started Select one o f the f ollowing connect ion methods according to the inpu t jacks on your TV. Video connections 1) Use a High Speed HDMI cabl e. 2) If the HDMI IN jack of your TV is compati ble with the ARC (Audio Re turn Channel) function , an HDMI cable connect ion can also send a digita l audio signal from th e TV. For settin[...]

19 US Getting Started Conn ect the s yste m, o ther comp onent s, a nd TV as f ollo ws. * This conne ction is unnecessar y f or connec tion A (HDMI connection). Select one of the following co nnection methods according t o the jac k type of the component. * Use a High Speed HDMI cable. Connecting the other components (Set-top box, etc.) A High qual[...]

20 US Getting Started When you make connection A Thi s conn ect ion can se nd b oth vide o an d audi o si gna ls. • Video s ignals fr om the HDMI (I N 1/2) ja cks are sent to the HDMI (OUT) jack only when t he “HDMI1” or “HDMI2” funct ion is selected. • To send a n audio signal from the HDM I (IN 1/2) jacks to the HDMI (OUT) ja ck, you [...]

21 US Getting Started • Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna (aerial). • Afte r connec ting th e FM wire antenn a (aerial ), keep it as hori zontal as possi ble. • If you have poor FM reception, use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not s upplied) to con nect the unit to an outdoor FM ante nna (aerial). Step 3: Prepa ring for Network Conn ection[...]

22 US Getting Started • If security i s set on your wireless network, the secur ity key (WEP key, WPA key)** . * SSID (S ervice Set Identif ier) is a name t hat identi fies a partic ular wirel ess network . ** You nee d to check the settings of your wirele ss LAN router to get the information about SSID and security key. For detail s: – visit t[...]

23 US Getting Started 4 Press " / 1 to turn the system on. 5 Connect the AC power cord (mains lead) of the surround amplifier. When wire less tr ansmissi on is acti vated, the LINK/STANDBY ind icator tu rns green. If the LINK/STANDBY indicator does not turn on , see “Wire less soun d” (page 56) . About the LINK/STANDBY indicator The LINK/S[...]

24 US Getting Started Step 5 : Perf orming t he Easy Se tup Follow the Ste ps below to ma ke the basic adjustmen ts and network settings fo r the system. Disp layed items va ry depend ing on the cou ntry model. 1 Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries (suppli ed) by match ing the 3 a nd # ends on th e batteries to the markings inside the compartment. 2 [...]

25 US Getting Started The Easy In itial Setti ngs display/Ea sy Network S ettings d isplay appear s. Step 6: Selec ting the Sourc e You c an sel ect the playba ck s ourc e. Press FUNCTION repeated l y until the desired function appears in the fron t p anel display. When yo u p ress FUNCTI ON on ce, the curren t function appears in th e front pane l[...]

26 US Getting Started Step 7: Enjo ying Surrou nd Soun d After performin g the previ ous Steps and starting playba ck, you can ea sily enjoy pr e-progra mmed sound m odes that ar e tailored t o different kinds of soun d sources. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters into your home . Press SOUND M ODE repeatedly during playbac[...]

Pl ayb ack 27 US Playing a Disc For play able discs, see “Pl ayable Di scs” (page 58). 1 Switch the input select or on your TV so that the signal from the system appears on your TV screen. 2 Load a disc. Pla yback star ts . If playback does not start automat ically, select in the [Video], [Music], or [Photo ] category , and press . Some BD-ROMs[...]

28 US You ca n check the play back infor mation, etc ., by pres sing DISPLA Y. The di splayed inf ormation differs depe nding on the dis c type and sy stem stat us. Examp le: when playing a BD-RO M A Outpu t resolution/Vid eo frequency B Title numbe r or name C The curre ntly sele cted audio setting D Avail able fu ncti ons ( angle, audi o, subtitl[...]

Pl ayb ack 29 US Enjoying an iPod/iPho ne You c an enjoy the mus ic/video/pho to and charge th e battery o f an iPo d/iPhone via the system . Compatible iPod/iPhone models Update your iPod/iPh one with the latest softwa re before using with the system. Made f or iPod t ouch 4th generation, iPod touc h 3rd gen eration, iPo d touch 2 nd generati on, [...]

30 US Playing via a Networ k Sony E ntertainm ent Net work ser ves as a gate way del iver ing s elec ted Int erne t cont ent an d a vari ety of on -deman d ente rtain ment straig ht to your uni t. • Some Interne t content requires re gistration v ia a PC before i t can be played . For furt her deta ils, vis it the following websi te: http://www.s[...]

Pl ayb ack 31 US To play files stored on a DLNA server via the system (DLNA Player) Select the DLNA server ic on from [ Video], [Music] , or [Photo] in t he home me nu, then selec t the fi le tha t you w ant to play. To play remote files by operating the system (Renderer) v ia a DLNA controller You can op erat e t he s yste m with a DL NA- certifi [...]

32 US • If content that i s not compatibl e with the PAR TY STREAMING function is played , the s ystem clo ses PARTY automatica lly. To use the system as a PARTY guest Select [PARTY] in [Music], th en select the P ARTY hos t de vice icon. To leave the PARTY, press OPTIONS, then select [Lea ve PARTY]. To clos e the PARTY, pr ess OPTION S, then sel[...]

Pl ayb ack 33 US [Video] only [Leave P ARTY] Leav es from a party wh ich the s ystem is par ticipating in. The PARTY STREAMING function continues amo ng other p articipating devices. [Close PARTY] For PARTY host: Close s a par ty. For PARTY gue st: Clo ses a part y which the system is part icipating in. Th e PARTY STREAMING f unction ends for all o[...]

34 US [Music] only [Photo] only When th e sound does no t match the pict ures on the TV s creen, y ou can adju st the de lay between the pictur e and so und. The sett ing method diff ers depend ing on the func tion. When playing via other than the “FM” or “TV” function 1 Press OPTIONS. The opt ion menu ap pears on t he TV scre en. 2 Press X[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 35 US Selectin g the Audio Format, Multilingual Tracks, or Channel When the syst em is playing a BD/DVD VIDEO record ed in mult iple audio fo rmats (P CM, Dolby D igital, MPEG audi o, or DTS) or multili ngual tracks , you can change the audio forma t or langua ge. With a CD , you can sel ect the sou nd from the rig ht or l eft ch [...]

36 US Listenin g to the Ra dio 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “FM” appears in the f ront panel display. 2 Select the radio station. Auto ma tic tuni ng Press an d hold TUNING +/– unt il the au to scanni ng starts. [Auto Tu ning] appe ars on the TV screen. Scanni ng stops whe n the system tunes in a statio n. To cance l automati c tuning, [...]

Other Operations 37 US Using th e Control fo r HDMI F unctio n for “BRAVIA” Sy nc This func tion is a vailable on TVs wi th the “BRA VIA” Sync fun cti on. By conn ecting Son y componen ts that are compatible with th e Control f or HDMI f unction via an H DMI cable, op eration is simp lified. • To us e the “BRAVIA” Sync function , turn[...]

38 US 2 Press C / c to select [Setup]. 3 Press X / x to select [Audio Settings], then press . 4 Press X / x to select [Auto Calibration], then press . The co nfirmation disp lay for [Aut o Cal ibrat ion] app ears . 5 Connect the calib ration mic t o the A.CAL MIC jack on the rear panel. Set up the calibratio n mic at ea r level usin g a tripod, etc[...]

Other Operations 39 US dB. Be su re to s et [Test Tone] to [ On] for e asy adjustment . [Fro nt Left/Righ t] 0.0 dB : Set the f ront sp eaker leve l. [Cen ter] 0. 0 dB : Se t the center speaker lev el. [Surro und Left/Ri ght] 0.0 d B : Set the surround speak er level. [Subw oofer] 0 .0 dB : Set th e subwoofer level. x [Relocation] You ca n correc t[...]

40 US Deactivatin g the Button s on the Un it (Ch ild L ock ) You ca n deactivate the buttons o n the unit (exce pt for " / 1 ) for preven ti ng mis ope ratio n, such as child mischief (c hild lock functi on). Press x on the u nit for more than 5 seconds. “LOCKED” appears in t he front panel display. The child lock functio n is activated a[...]

Other Operations 41 US You can control non -Sony com ponents by chan ging the pres et co de o f th e remo te. 1 Press HOME. The ho me menu ap pear s on the TV sc reen . 2 Press C / c to select [Setup]. 3 Press X / x to select [Remote Controller Setting Guide], then press . 4 Press X / x to select [Preset Mode], then press . 5 Press X / x to sele ct[...]

42 US Browsing Websit es 1 Prepare for Internet browsing. Connect the system to a networ k (page 2 1). 2 Press HOM E. The hom e menu appe ars on the TV scr een. 3 Press C / c to select [N etwork]. 4 Press X / x to select [I n ternet Browser] , then press . The [Int ernet Bro wser] disp lay appear s. • Some websites may not disp lay correctly, or [...]

Other Operations 43 US Furth er Setting s for the Wireless System You can specify the wir eless connecti on to link the main unit to th e surround ampl ifier usin g the Secure Link functi on. Th is func tion c an he lp prev ent in terfer ence if you use multiple wireless products or your neig hbors us e wire less pr oduc ts. 1 Press HOME. The hom e[...]

44 US 8 Press C / c to select [Start], then press . To return to the previous displa y, select [Can cel]. 9 After the message [Secure Link setting is complete.] appears, press . The surround amplifier is linked to the main unit and th e LINK/STANDBY indicator turn s orange . If the me ssage [C annot set S ecure Link.] appea rs, f ollow th e on-sc r[...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 45 US Using the Set up Display You can ma ke vario us adju stments to items s uch as pict ure and sound . The defaul t settings a re underlined . • Playbac k settings stored in the disc take p r iority over the Setup Dis play settings and not all the functi ons described ma y work. 1 Press HOME. The ho me menu ap pear s[...]

46 US [Scree n Sett ings] x [3D Outp ut Setti ng] [Auto] : Norm ally se lect th is. [Off]: S elect this to displ ay all co ntents in 2D. • 3D vid e o from the HDMI (IN 1) or HDMI (IN 2) jack is output regard less of this setting . x [TV Screen Size Setti ng for 3D] Sets the sc reen siz e of your 3 D compatible TV. • This setting does not apply [...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 47 US [16bit ], [12bit], [ 10bit]: Outp uts 16bit/ 12bit/ 10bit vide o signals when the connect ed TV is compatible with Deep Color. [Off]: Se lect this when th e picture is unstab le or col ors ap pear unnat ural . x [SBM] (Su per Bit Ma pp ing) [On] : Smooths th e gradation of video sign als output from the HDMI ( OUT) [...]

48 US x [Auto Cal ibrat ion] You ca n calibrate the app ropriate se ttings automaticall y. For deta ils, see “C alibrating t he Appropriate S peaker Settin gs Automatically ” (page 3 7). [BD/DVD Viewing Setting s] x [BD/DVD Menu Language] You ca n select the de fault menu language f or BD-ROMs or DVD VIDEOs. Whe n you select [S elect Lang uage [...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 49 US [Music Settings] x [Super Audio CD Playback Layer] [Supe r Audio CD] : P l ays the Super Audio CD laye r. [CD]: Plays the CD l ayer. x [Super Audio CD Playback Channel] [DSD 2ch] : Pl ays the 2-ch annel area . [DSD Mult i] : Plays the multi-c hannel are a. [System Set tings] x [OSD Langu age] You ca n select your la[...]

50 US x [Auto Display] [On] : Automa tically d isplays i nformation o n the screen when chan ging t he vi ewin g tit les, pic ture modes , audio si gnals, etc. [Off ]: Displays informa tion only when you pres s DISPLAY. x [Screen Saver] [On] : Turns o n the screen saver func tion. [Off]: Off . x [Software Up date Notification] [On] : Sets the syste[...]

Settings an d Adjustme nts 51 US x [Renderer Options] [Aut o Ac cess P ermi ssio n]: S ets whethe r or not to allow automat ic acces s from a newly det ected DLNA controller . [Smart S elect]: Allo ws a Sony DLNA c ontroller to fin d the sy stem as t he target c omponent to operat e by using th e infrare d ray. You can s et this func tion to o n or[...]

52 US Precau tions On safety • To prevent fire or shock ha zard, do not place obje cts filled with liqu ids, such as vases, on th e system, or place the syst em near water, su ch as ne ar a bat htub or shower room. Sho uld any solid object or liq uid fall into the cabine t, unplug the system an d have it checked by quali fied personnel before ope[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 53 US On moving the system • Before moving the system, make sure that ther e is no disc inserted, and remove the AC power cord (mains lead) from the wall outle t (mains). Notes ab out Discs On handling discs • To keep the dis c clean, handle the disc by its edge . Do not t ouch the s urfa ce. • D o not stick paper or [...]

54 US Troublesh ooting If you ex perience any of the foll owing dif ficul ties w hile u sing t he sys tem, use this trou bles hoot ing guid e to help remed y th e problem before requ esting repair s. Should any problem per sist, consu lt your nea rest Sony deale r. Note that if service personnel change s some parts duri ng repair, th ese parts may [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 55 US There i s no picture when you mak e an HDMI cable conn ection. t The un it is connecte d to an input de vice that is not HDCP (Hi gh-bandwidt h Digital Conten t Protection ) compliant (“H DMI” on the front panel doe s not light up) (page 1 8). 3D imag es from the HDMI (IN 1) or HD MI (IN 2) ja ck do n ot ap pear o[...]

56 US Sever e hum or noise i s heard. t Move your T V away from the a udio compon ents . t Clea n the dis c. The so und loses stereo effect whe n you pla y a CD. t Select stereo s ound by pres sin g AUDIO (pag e 35). The soun d comes fro m the center sp eaker only. t Dependi ng on the disc, the sound may co me from the cen ter speaker only. No soun[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 57 US The disc d oes not play . t The region code on t he BD/DVD does not match the sys tem. t Moisture has conde nse d inside the u ni t and may ca use dama ge to the le nses. Remove the disc and leave the unit turned on for a bout half an h our. t The s ystem c annot play a r ecord ed dis c that is not correc tly finalize[...]

58 US • The co nnected com ponent’s setting for t he [Contro l for HDMI] function is co rrect. The sy stem cannot con nect to th e network. t Check the net work connec tion (pag e 21) and the netw ork settings (pa ge 50). You c annot conn ect your PC to the Inte rnet after [Wi -Fi Protec ted Setup (WPS)] is perfor med. t The wi reless settings [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 59 US Ther efor e, thes e dis cs ma y no t be compa tible with this product. Note on playback operations of a BD/DVD Some playback op erations of a BD/DVD may be intenti onally set by sof tware prod ucers. Sinc e this sys tem plays a BD/DVD according t o the disc con tents the sof tware prod ucers desi gned, some pl ayback [...]

60 US • Some fil es may not pla y depending on the file format, the file encoding, the r ecording cond ition, or DLNA server condit ion. • Some files edited on a PC m a y not play . • The system can recogni ze the follo wing files o r folders in BDs, DVDs, CDs and USB devices: – u p to folde rs in the 9th layer, includi ng the root folder ?[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 61 US Specific ations Amp lifier Sect ion U.S.mode ls: AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: (FTC ) Front L + Front R: With 3 ohms loads, both channels driven, from 1 80 Hz - 20 kHz; rated 50 wa tts per channel mi nimum RMS power, wi th no more than 1% total harmonic distorti on f rom 250 mi[...]

62 US Subwoofer (SS-W SB112) for BDV-N990W Dimensions (approx.) 211 mm × 337 m m × 411 mm (8 3 / 8 in × 13 1 / 4 in × 16 1 / 8 in) (w/h/ d) Mass (approx .) 7.2 kg (15 lb 14 oz) Subwoofer (SS-W SB111) for BDV-N890W Dimensions (approx.) 191 mm × 326 m m × 376 mm (7 1 / 2 in × 12 3 / 4 in × 14 3 / 4 in) (w/h/ d) Mass (approx .) 5.6 kg (12 lb 6[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 63 US Language Code List The langua ge spelling s conform to the ISO 6 39: 1988 (E/F) standard . Parental Control/Area Code List[...]

64 US Index Numerics 3D 27 3D Outp ut Sett ing 46 A A/V SYNC 34 Attenuate - A UDIO 47 Audio DRC 47 Audio Language 48 Audio O utput 47 Audio R eturn Cha nnel 49 Audio Se ttings 47 Auto Cal ibration 37, 4 8 Auto Display 5 0 B BD Audi o MIX Setting 47 BD Hybrid D isc Playback Layer 48 BD In ternet Conn ection 48 BD Pare ntal Control 48 BD/DVD Men u La[...]

65 US W WEP 22 W ireless So und Connec tion 49 WP A2 -PSK (A ES) 22 WP A2-PSK (TKI P) 22 WP A-PSK (AES) 22 WP A-PSK (TKIP) 22[...]

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