Sony DAV-C450 manual

4-240-154- 12 (1) © 2002 Sony Corporation DA V -C450 Compact A V System Operating Instructions[...]

2 GB W ARNING To prevent fire or shoc k hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To prevent fire do not Co ver the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And do not place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prev ent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the [...]

3 GB W elcome! Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact A V System. Before operating this system, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. E NERGY S TA R ® is a U.S. registered mark. As an E NERGY S TA R ® partner , Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the E NERGY S TA R ® guidelines for energy [...]

4 GB Precautions On safety • Caution – The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the system and hav e it checked by qualified personnel before operating it an y further . On power sour ces • The unit is not disconnected from the AC po wer sour[...]

5 GB continued T able of Contents W ARNING .......................................................................................................... 2 Welcome! ........................................................................................................... 3 Precautions ...................................................................[...]

6 GB Sound Adjustments ........................................................... 47 Changing the Sound ........................................................................................ 47 A utomatically decoding the input audio signal (A UTO FORMA T DECODING) ................................................................... 49 Enjoying S[...]

7 GB z Icon Meaning Icon Meaning Functions av ailable in D VD video mode Functions av ailable in VIDEO CD mode Functions av ailable in Super Audio CD and Audio CD mode About this Manual • The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote. Y ou can also use the controls on the system if they ha ve the same or similar names as tho[...]

8 GB Y ou can Enjoy video playback (moving pictures) as well as music. Play interactiv e software using menu screens displayed on the TV screen (PBC Playback), in addition to the video playback functions of V er . 1.1 discs. Moreover , you can play high-resolution still pictures, if they are included on the disc. Note on PBC (Playbac k Control) (VI[...]

9 GB Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents, other intellectual property rights o wned by Macrovision Corporation, and other rights owner s. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and [...]

10 GB Stocker Disc tray Playing unit Note on DVD 5-disc changer with EXCHANGE mechanism Y ou can change other discs while playing a disc (EXCHANGE mechanism). The disc changer consists of a playing unit, trays which hold the discs, and a stocker which transports the discs on their trays to the disc slot and the playing unit. F or e xample, if you p[...]

11 GB Index to Parts and Controls For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. Front Panel 1 PO WER switch/indicator (32) 2 DISC 1 (play) / A (open/close)-DISC 5 (play) / A (open/close) (32) 3 Front panel display (12) 4 . / > PREV/NEXT , PRESET +/– (30, 33) 5 H (play) (32) 6 X (pause) (33) 7 x (stop) (33) 8 PHONES jack (3[...]

12 GB Front Panel Display When playing bac k a DVD When playing bac k a Super Audio CD , CD , or VIDEO CD When listening to the radio ALL PRO LOGIC DIGIT AL NTSC PBC ANGLE TITLE TRACK CHAPTER INDEX H TUNED M MONO ST S dB kHz PROGRAM MHz SHUFFLE REPEA T 1 FM AM DISC 1S A U T O Current band Preset number Monaural/Stereo eff ect Current station ALL PR[...]

13 GB 1 AM antenna (21) 2 A UDIO 1 jacks (23) 3 A UDIO 2 jacks (23) 4 DIGIT AL IN (OPTICAL) jack (24) 5 MONITOR OUT (VIDEO/S VIDEO) jacks (23) 6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (23) 7 SPEAKER jacks (19) 8 FM 75 Ω CO AXIAL antenna jack (21) Rear Panel OUT IN L R IN L R OPTICAL DIGITAL IN VIDEO S VIDEO ( DVD ONLY) Y P B /C B P R /C R FRONT R FRONT L CENT[...]

14 GB Remote 12 3 45 6 7 > 10 10/0 89 1 TV [ / 1 (on/standby) (62) 2 Z OPEN/CLOSE (32) 3 N AME (65) 4 STEREO/MONO (64) 5 MEMOR Y (30) 6 CLEAR (39) 7 PLA Y MODE (39) 8 A UDIO (47) 9 ANGLE (54) q; SUBTITLE (55) qa V OL +/– (62) qs . / > , PREV/NEXT , TV CH +/–, PRESET +/– (30, 33) qd H PLA Y/SELECT (32) qf D VD TOP MENU (35) qg D VD DISPL[...]

15 GB TITLE (D VD only) (page 42)/ SCENE (only VIDEO CD in PBC playbac k) (page 42)/TRACK (VIDEO CD only) (page 42) CHAPTER (D VD only) (page 42)/INDEX (VIDEO CD only) (pa ge 42) TRA CK (Super Audio CD/CD only)(pa ge 42) INDEX ( Super A udio CD /CD only) (page 42) TIME/TEXT (page 42) A UDIO (page 47) Guide to the Control Menu Display (Magic Pad) Us[...]

16 GB SUBTITLE (D VD only) (page 55) ANGLE (D VD only) (page 54) ONE/ALL DISCS (page 37) REPEA T (page 40) AD V ANCED (D VD only) (page 56) CUST OM P ARENT AL CONTROL (pa g e 57) SETUP (page 66) Displays the subtitles. Changes the subtitle language. Changes the angle. Selects play mode on one disc or all discs. Plays the entire disc (all titles/all[...]

Getting Started 17 GB Quick Overview This chapter presents a quick ov erview so you can begin enjoying your ne w system right away . F or selecting a language used in the on-screen display , refer to page 67. F or selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected, refer to page 68. Unpacking Check that you hav e the following items: • Speakers[...]

18 GB Notes • Do not lea ve the remote in an extremely hot or humid place. • Do not use a ne w battery with an old one. • Do not drop an y foreign object into the remote casing, particularly when replacing the batteries. • Do not e xpose the remote sensor to dir ect light from the sun or lighting apparatus. Doing so may cause a malfunction.[...]

Getting Started 19 GB OUT IN L R IN L R OPTICAL DIGITAL IN VIDEO S VIDEO ( DVD ONLY) Y P B /C B P R /C R FRONT R FRONT L CENTER SPEAKER REAR R REAR L WOOFER COAXIAL AM FM 75 Ω A UDIO 1 AUDIO 2 MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT F ront speaker (R) Rear speaker (L) Rear speaker (R) Subwoof er Center speaker F ront speaker (L) Color label Te rminals fo[...]

20 GB To avoid short-circuiting the speakers Short-circuiting of the speakers may damage the system. T o prev ent this, be sure to follow these precautions when connecting the speakers. Make sure the bare wire of each speak er cord does not touch another speaker terminal or the bare wire of another speaker cord. Examples of poor conditions of the s[...]

Getting Started 21 GB Step 2: Antenna Hookups Connect the supplied AM/FM antennas to listen to the radio. Te rminals for connecting the antennas Connect the T o the AM loop antenna AM terminals FM wire antenna FM 75 Ω CO AXIAL terminal Notes •T o prev ent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the system and other components. • Be s[...]

22 GB COAXIAL AM FM 75 Ω Outdoor FM antenna System To ground z If you ha ve poor FM reception Use a 75-ohms coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the system to an outdoor FM antenna as shown belo w . Note If you connect the system to an outdoor antenna, ground it to protect against lightning. T o prev ent a gas explosion, do not connect the gro[...]

Getting Started 23 GB Step 3: TV and Video Component Hookups Required cords Video cord f or connecting a TV monitor A udio cords (not supplied) When connecting a cord, be sure to match the color-coded pins to the appropriate jacks on the components. Jacks for connecting video components Connect a T o the TV monitor MONITOR OUT jack VCR A UDIO 1 jac[...]

24 GB IN IN OUT OUT OUT IN R AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN L R AUDIO OUT L OUTPUT VIDEO IN INPUT OPTICAL COMPOMENT VIDEO IN Y P B /B-Y P R /R-Y OUT IN L R IN L R OPTICAL DIGITAL IN VIDEO S VIDEO ( DVD ONLY) Y P B /C B P R /C R FRONT R FRONT L CENTER SPEAKER REAR R REAR L WOOFER COAXIAL AM FM 75 Ω A UDIO 1 AUDIO 2 MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT If y ou conn[...]

Getting Started 25 GB Speaker Setup F or the best possible surround sound, all the speakers other than the subw oofer should be the same distance from the listening position ( A ). Ho wev er, this system allo ws you to place the center speaker up to 1.6 meters (5.0 ft) closer ( B ) and the rear speakers up to 4.6 meters (15.0 ft) closer ( C ) to th[...]

26 GB To specify the size, distance, position and height of the speakers 1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly to display 9 SP . SETUP on the front panel display . 2 Sit in your listening position and select the item to be set using X / x . • Items set in 9 SP . SETUP – Size of the rear and center speakers – Distance of the front, rear , and center spe[...]

Getting Started 27 GB x DIST ANCE Y ou can vary the distance of each speaker as follo ws. The default settings are underlined. •F . D. 5.0 meters (17 ft) (front speakers distance) Front speaker distance can be set in 0.2 meters (1.0 ft) steps from 1.0 to 15.0 meters (3.0 to 50.0 ft). • C. D. 5.0 meters (17 ft) (center speaker distance) Center s[...]

28 GB Height diagram • R. H. LO W Select this if the rear speakers are located in section D . • R. H. HIGH Select this if the rear speakers are located in section C . These parameters are not av ailable when “REAR“ is set to “NO. ” To specify the balance and level of the speakers 1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly to display 9 LEVEL on the fro[...]

Getting Started 29 GB x LEVEL Y ou can vary the le vel of each speaker as follo ws. The default setting are underlined. • C. LEVEL 0 dB (center speaker le vel) Adjust the lev el of the center speaker (Y ou can adjust from –6 dB to +6 dB in 1 dB steps). • R. LEVEL 0 dB (rear speakers le vel) Adjust the lev el of the rear speakers (Y ou can adj[...]

30 GB Presetting Radio Stations Y ou can preset 20 stations for FM and 10 stations for AM. Before tuning, make sure to turn do wn the volume to minimum. 1 Press BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears on the front panel display . Every time you press B AND, the band changes to AM or FM alternately . 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until th[...]

Getting Started 31 GB 5 Press ENTER. The station is stored. 6 Repeat 1 to 5 to store other stations. To tune in a station with a weak signal Press TUNING + or – repeatedly in 2 to tune in the station manually . To change the preset number Start over from 1 . To change the AM tuning interval The AM tuning interval is f actory set to 9 kHz (10 kHz [...]

32 GB Playing Discs Depending on the D VD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc. 1 Tu rn on your TV . 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system. 3 Press POWER on the system. The system enters standby mode and the PO WER indicator lights up in red. Playing [...]

33 GB Playing Discs To turn off the system Press 1 on the remote. The system enters standby mode and the PO WER indicator lights up in red. T o turn of f the system completely , press PO WER on the system. While playing a disc, do not turn of f the system by pressing PO WER. Doing so may cancel the menu settings. When you turn of f the system, firs[...]

34 GB Resuming Playback from the Point Where Y ou Stopped the Disc (Resume Play) When you stop the disc, the system remembers the point where you pressed x and “RESUME” appears on the front panel display . As long as you do not open the disc tray , Resume Play will work even if the system enters standby mode by pressing 1 . 1 While playing a di[...]

35 GB Playing Discs 12 3 45 6 7 > 10 10/0 89 Using the DVD’ s Menu A D VD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called “titles. ” When you play a D VD which contains sev eral titles, you can select the title you w ant using the D VD TOP MENU b utton. When you play D VDs that allow you to select items such as the lan[...]

36 GB To go back to the menu Press O RETURN. z To play without using PBC, press . / > or the number buttons while the system is stopped to select a track, then press H or ENTER. “Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen and the system starts continuous play . Y ou cannot play still pictures such as a menu. T o return to PBC Playback, press[...]

37 GB Playing Discs PROGRAM 1. – – – – ALL CLEAR 2. – – – – 3. – – – – 4. – – – – 5. – – – – 6. – – – – T ALL – : – – – – Creating Y our Own Program (Program Play) Y ou can play the contents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the titles, chapters, or tracks on the disc[...]

38 GB T ALL PROGRAM 1. – – – – ALL CLEAR 2. – – – – 3. – – – – 4. – – – – 5. – – – – 6. – – – – 3 : – – – – – : – – – – PROGRAM 1. CD – 02 ALL CLEAR 2. – – – – 3. – – – – 4. – – – – 5. – – – – 6. – – – – ALL T Next, press X / x or the number [...]

39 GB Playing Discs 5 To program other discs, titles, chapters, or tracks, repeat Step 2 to 4. The Programed discs, titles, chapters, and tracks are displayed in the selected order . 6 Press H to start Program Play . Program Play begins. When the program ends, you can restart the same program again by pressing H . To return to normal play Press CLE[...]

40 GB 3 Select the Repeat Play setting. When playing a D VD and Program Play is set to OFF • OFF: does not play repeatedly . • DISC: repeats all the titles (except ALL DISCS SHUFFLE). • TITLE: repeats the current title on a disc. • CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter (except ALL DISCS SHUFFLE). When playing a VIDEO CD/Super A udio CD/CD an[...]

41 GB Searching f or a Scene Searc hing for a Scene H t t Watching frame by frame (Slow- motion play) Y ou can use this function only for DVDs or VIDEO CDs. Press or when the system is in the pause mode. T o return to normal speed, press H . Each time you press or during Slow- motion play , the playback speed changes. Tw o speeds are av ailable. W [...]

42 GB 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 2 ( 2 7 ) T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5 DVD PLAY Searching for a T itle/ Chapter/T rack/Index/ Scene Y ou can search a D VD disc by title or chapter , and you can search a VIDEO CD or CD by track, index, or scene. As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc, you can select the desired one by entering its number . Or , you can[...]

43 GB Searc hing for a Scene To turn off the Control Menu Press D VD DISPLA Y repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned of f. To search f or a scene using the time code (TIME SEARCH) (D VD only) 1 In Step 2, select (TIME/ TEXT). “T ** : ** : ** ” (playing time of the current title) is selected. 2 Press ENTER. “T ** : ** : ** ” changes to [...]

44 GB TITLE TRA CK CHAPTER INDEX TUNED HM ONO MS T S dB kHz PROGRAM MHz SHUFFLE REPEA T 1 TITLE TRACK CHAPTER INDEX TUNED HM ONO M ST S dB kHz PROGRAM MHz SHUFFLE REPEA T 1 TITLE TRACK CHAPTER INDEX TUNED HM ONO M ST S dB kHz PROGRAM MHz SHUFFLE REPEA T 1 TITLE TRA CK CHAPTER INDEX TUNED HM ONO M ST S dB kHz PROGRAM MHz SHUFFLE REPEA T 1 TITLE TRA [...]

45 GB Vie wing Inf ormation About the Disc 1 8 ( 3 4 ) 1 2 ( 2 7 ) T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5 DVD PLAY Checking the Playing T ime and Remaining Time Y ou can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title, chapter , or track, and the total playing time or remaining time of the disc. Y ou can also check the D VD/CD/Super Audio CD text recorded [...]

46 GB x When playing a D VD •T ** : ** : ** Playing time of the current title •T – ** : ** : ** Remaining time of the current title •C ** : ** : ** Playing time of the current chapter •C – ** : ** : ** Remaining time of the current chapter x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) • ** : ** Playing time of the current scene x Whe[...]

47 GB Sound Adjustments Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound If a D VD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can select the language you want while playing the D VD. If the D VD is recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS), you can select the audio format you want while playing the D VD. W ith stereo CDs or VID[...]

48 GB LR C DTS 3/2.1 PROGRAM FORMAT LFE LS RS Displaying the audio information of the disc When you select “ A UDIO, ” the channels being played are displayed on the screen. F or e xample, in Dolby Digital format, multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5.1 channel signals can be recorded on a D VD. Depending on the DVD, the number of recorde[...]

49 GB Sound Adjustments Automatically decoding the input audio signal (AUTO FORMA T DECODING) Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until “A.F .D.” appears on the front panel display . This mode automatically detects the type of audio signal being input (Dolby Digital, DTS, or standard 2 channel stereo) and performs the proper decoding if necessary . Th[...]

50 GB Enjoying movies with Cinema Studio EX Cinema Studio EX is ideal for enjoying movie softw are encoded in multi channel format, such as Dolby Digital D VD. This mode reproduces the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’ s studios. Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until C.S.EX A (B or C) appears on the front panel display . x C.S.EX[...]

51 GB Sound Adjustments x LARGE HALL Reproduces the acoustics of a large rectangular concert hall. x J AZZ CLUB Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club . x LIVE HOUSE Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat liv e concert. x GAME Obtains maximum audio impact from video g ame software. x HP .THEA TER (Headphone Theater) When you connect your headphone[...]

52 GB Adjustable parameters N.SURR OUND C.S.EX A C.S.EX B C.S.EX C V .MUL TI D. V .S.M.D. SMALL HALL LARGE HALL J AZZ CLUB LIVE HOUSE GAME HP .THEA TER To turn the surround effect off Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly to select A.F .D. or 2CH STEREO. z The system memorises the last sound field selected for eac h function mode (Sound Field Link) Whenev e[...]

53 GB Sound Adjustments Using only the front speakers (2CH STEREO) Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until “2CH STEREO” appears on the front panel display . This mode outputs the sound from the front left and right speakers only . Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi channel surround formats are dow[...]

54 GB Enjoying Mo vies Changing the Angles If v arious angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the D VD, “ ANGLE” appears on the front panel display . This means that you can change the vie wing angle. F or e xample, while playing a scene of a train in motion, you can display the view from either the front of the train, the left windo[...]

55 GB Enjoying Mo vies Displaying the Subtitles If subtitles are recorded on the discs, you can turn the subtitles on and off while playing. If multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc, you can change the subtitle language while playing, or turn the subtitles on or of f whenev er you want. For e xample, you can select the language you want t[...]

56 GB BIT RATE 05 10 kbps Mbps 384 ENTER X / x To close the AD V ANCED window Select “OFF” in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press D VD DISPLA Y repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned of f. Displays of each item By pressing D VD DISPLA Y repeatedly , you can display either “BIT RA TE” or “LA YER, ” whichever w as selected in [...]

57 GB Using V arious Additional Functions Locking Discs (CUSTOM P ARENT AL CONTROL, P ARENT AL CONTROL) Y ou can set two kinds of playback restrictions for a disc. • Custom Parental Control Y ou can set the playback restrictions so that the system will not play inappropriate discs. •P arental Control Playback of some D VDs can be limited accord[...]

58 GB CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Custom parental control is already set. To play, enter your password and press . ENTER DV D SETUP O RETURN ENTER X / x H Number b uttons 5 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password by using the number buttons, then press ENTER. “Custom parental control is set. ” appears and the screen returns to the Control Menu disp[...]

59 GB Using V arious Additional Functions 1 In stop mode, press DVD SETUP . The Setup Display appears. 2 Press X / x to select “CUSTOM SETUP ,” then press ENTER. “CUSTOM SETUP” is displayed. 3 Press X / x to select “P ARENT AL CONTROL t ,” then press ENTER. x If you ha ve not entered a passw ord The display for registering a ne w passwo[...]

60 GB 7 Press ENTER. The selection items for “LEVEL” are displayed. 8 Select the level you want using X / x , then press ENTER. P arental Control setting is complete. The lo wer the value, the more strict the limitation. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN to go back to the previous screen. To turn off the Setup Display Press D VD SETUP repeat[...]

61 GB Using V arious Additional Functions Standard Code n umber Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 Hong K ong 2219 India 2248 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2276 Standard Code n umber K orea 2304 Malaysia 2363 Mexico 2362 Netherlan[...]

62 GB Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote Y ou can control your TV (Sony only) with the supplied remote. Controlling the TV with the remote TV ? / 1 Number b uttons Other Operations COMMAND MODE D VD/TV sw itch ENTER 12 3 45 6 7 > 10 10/0 89 TV/VIDEO Y ou can control your TV using the buttons below . By pressing Y ou can TV [ / 1 T urn t[...]

63 GB Other Operations FUNCTION Using the Video or other Unit Y ou can use VCRs or other units connected to the A UDIO 1 or A UDIO 2 jacks. Refer to the operation manual supplied with the unit for further information on the operation. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until AUDIO 1 or AUDIO 2 that you connected the unit to appears on the front panel displa[...]

64 GB To listen to non-preset radio stations Use manual or automatic tuning in Step 2. F or manual tuning, press TUNING + or – on the remote repeatedly . F or automatic tuning, press and hold TUNING + or – on the remote. z If an FM program is noisy Press STEREO/MONO on the remote so that “MONO” appears on the front panel display . There wil[...]

65 GB Other Operations 3 Press NAME. 4 Create an index name by using the cursor buttons: Press x / X to select a character , then press c to mov e the cursor to the next position. If you make a mistake Press C or c repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes, then press x / X to select the right character . 5 Press ENTER. To assign index n[...]

66 GB Using the Setup Display By using the Setup Display , you can make v arious adjustments to items such as picture and sound. Y ou can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup Display , among other things. For details on each Setup Display item, see pages 67-73. For an ov erall list of Setup Display items, see page 83. How to use the [...]

67 GB Settings and Adjustments LANGUAGE SETUP OSD: DVD MENU: AUDIO: SUBTITLE: ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL ENGLISH Setting the Display or Sound T rack Language (LANGUAGE SETUP) “LANGU AGE SETUP” allo ws you to set v arious languages for the on-screen display or sound track. Select “LANGU AGE SETUP” in the Setup Display . For details on using th[...]

68 GB z If you select “O THERS t ” in “DVD MENU, ” “SUBTITLE, ” or “ A UDIO, ” select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons (page 82). After you hav e made a selection, the language code (4 digits) is displayed the next time you select “O THERS t .” Note If you select a language that is not recorded [...]

69 GB Settings and Adjustments 4:3 LETTER BO X Note Depending on the D VD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may be selected automatically instead of “4:3 P AN SCAN” or vice versa. x SCREEN SA VER T urns the screen saver on and of f so that the screen sav er image appears when you leave the system in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes, or when you play back [...]

70 GB No priority giv en. Priority giv en. x PA USE MODE (DVD onl y) Selects the picture in pause mode. A UT O FRAME x P ARENT AL CONTROL t (D VD only) Sets a password and playback limitation le vel for D VDs with playback limitation for children. For details, see “Limiting playback for children (Parental Control)” (page 58). x TRA CK SELECTION[...]

71 GB Settings and Adjustments 5.0m (17ft) 5.0m (17ft) 5.0m (17ft) 3.4m (12ft) 3.4m (12ft) P osition diagram Height diagram x DIST ANCE The default distance setting for the speakers in relation to the listening position is sho wn below . Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you mov e the speakers. The default setting are underlined[...]

72 GB x LEVEL Y ou can vary the lev el of each speaker as follo ws. Be sure to set “TEST T ONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment. The default settings are underlined. CENTER 0 dB REAR 0 dB SUBWOOFER 0 dB To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the VOLUME control on the system or press V OL +/–. x TEST T ONE The speakers will e[...]

73 GB Settings and Adjustments Adjusting the speaker volume and level 1 After you stop playback, select “SPEAKER SETUP” after pressing DVD SETUP in the Setup Display . 2 Select “TEST TONE” and set “TEST TONE” to “ON.” Y ou will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence. 3 From your listening position, select “BALANCE” or [...]

74 GB Additional Inf ormation Tr oubleshooting If you experience an y of the follo wing dif ficulties while using the system, use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer . Power The power is not turned on. , Check that the A C power cord is connect[...]

75 GB Additional Inf ormation The sound loses stereo effect when y ou pla y a VIDEO CD , or a CD . , Set “ A UDIO” to “STEREO” in the Control Menu display (page 47). , Make sure you connect the system appropriately . The surround eff ect is difficult to hear when you are pla ying a Dolby Digital sound track. , Make sure the sound field func[...]

76 GB , The disc is ske wed. , The system cannot play CD-R OMs, etc. (page 8). , The region code on the D VD does not match the system. , Moisture has condensed inside the system. Remov e the disc and leav e the system turned on for about half an hour (page 4). The disc does not start playing from the beginning. , Program Play , Shuffle Play , or R[...]

77 GB Additional Inf ormation Glossary Bit rate V alue indicating the amount of video data compressed in a D VD per second. The unit is Mbps (Mega bit per second). 1 Mbps indicates that the data per second is 1,000,000 bits. The higher the bit rate is, the larger the amount of data. Ho wev er , this does not always mean that you can get higher qual[...]

78 GB Dolby Pr o Logic Surround As one method of decoding Dolby Surround, Dolby Pro Logic Surround produces four channels from two-channel sound. Compared with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround reproduces left-to-right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precisely . T o take full advantage of Dolby Pro Logic Su[...]

79 GB Additional Inf ormation Title The longest section of a picture or music feature on D VD, music, etc., in V ideo software, or the entire alb um in audio software. Each title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title you w ant. T rack Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD or VIDEO CD. Each track is assigned a track nu[...]

80 GB Specifications A UDIO PO WER SPECIFICA TIONS PO WER OUTPUT AND TO T AL HARMONIC DISTOR TION: W ith 3 ohms loads, both channels driven, from 120 – 10,000 Hz; rated 80 watts per channel minimum RMS po wer, with no more than 10 % total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output. Amplifier section Stereo mode North American and Mex[...]

81 GB Additional Inf ormation FM tuner section System PLL quartz-locked digital synthesizer system North American model: 87.5 – 108.0 MHz (100 kHz step) Other models: 87.5 – 108.0 MHz (50 kHz step) Antenna FM wire antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohms, unbalanced AM tuner section System T uner section: PLL quartz-locked digital synthesizer system T[...]

82 GB Language Code List F or details, see pages 47, 55, 68. The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard. Code Language Code Language Code Langua g e Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 A ymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bih[...]

83 GB Additional Inf ormation DVD Setup Menu List Y ou can set the following items with the D VD setup menu. The order of the displayed items may be different from the actual display . LANGU A GE SETUP OSD (Select the language y ou w ant to use from the displa yed language list.) D VD MENU (Select the language y ou w ant to use from the displa yed [...]

84 GB Index Numerics 16:9 68 4:3 LETTER BO X 68 4:3 P AN SCAN 68 A AD V ANCED 56 AMP MENU 26 ANGLE 54 Antenna Hookups 21 A UDIO 47, 67 B BA CKGR OUND 69 B ALANCE 28, 72 B AND 30 Batteries 18 Bit rate 56, 77 C CD 32 CHAPTER 42 Chapter 7, 77 Continuous play 32 Control Menu 15 CUSTOM P ARENT AL CONTR OL 57 COLOR SYSTEM 69 CUSTOM SETUP 69 D DIMMER 29 D[...]

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Sony Corporation Printed in Korea z Shaded parts buttons are af fected by the COMMAND MODE D VD/TV switch. Shaded descriptions refer to TV setting on the switch. Note • The remote control of the unit employs command signals in common with other Sony D VD products. Thus, depending on the button, other Son y D VD products may respond. qd H PLA Y/SE[...]