Sony DAV-FC7 manual

©2003 Sony Cor poration 4-248-450- 11 (2) Compact A V System Oper a ti ng Inst ructions DA V - F C 7[...]

2 GB 3 To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or m oi st ur e. Do not install the a pplian ce in a confi ned space, such as a bookcase or buil t- in ca bine t. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with ne ws papers, table-clo ths, curta ins, e tc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s o[...]

3 GB Precautions Safety • If anythi ng falls into t he cabinet, u nplug the uni t and have it che cked by qua l if ied pe rs onne l be f or e operatin g it a ny fu rthe r. • The unit is not disconne c te d f rom the AC power sourc e (mai ns) as l ong a s it i s co nnect ed t o t he ma ins outlet, eve n if the unit itself ha s been tur ned off. [...]

4 GB On cleaning Clean th e cabi net, panel, and contro ls with a soft clot h slightly mois tene d with a mil d det ergent solut ion. Do not u se any ty pe of abras ive pad, scourin g powder or solvent su ch as alcohol or benz ine . If you ha ve any question s or probl ems co ncerning your system , please con sult your neare st Sony deale r. On cle[...]

5 GB Welcome ! ......... .............. ........... .............. 3 Precautions ....... ........... .............. ........... ... 4 About th is Manua l.............. ............... ...... 7 This System Can Play the Fol l owing Discs ... ....... ........... .............. ........... ... 7 Terms for discs ........ ....... ........... ............[...]

6 GB Additi onal Inf ormation Trou bleshoo ting ........ ........ ........... ......... 74 Specific ations ..... ........... ............... ......... 77 Gloss ary ...... ....... ........... ............... ......... 78 Index to Parts an d Contro ls ...... ............. 81 Langua ge co de list ........ ....... ........ ......... 86 DVD Setup M enu [...]

7 GB • The instru ctions in this manu al descri be the controls o n the remote . You can also use the contro ls on the sys tem if they hav e the sam e or similar names as t hose on the r emote. • In this manual , the European model is used for illust ra tion and on-sc r een di sp lay (O SD) purp ose. • The fol lowing symbol s are u sed in th [...]

8 GB Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs) This sy stem c onform s to Ve r. 1.1 an d Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD stan dards. Yo u can enjoy t wo kinds of play ba ck depe ndin g on the disc type . About Multi Session CD • Thi s system can pl ay Multi Se ssion CDs whe n an MP3 audio track is containe d in the fir st session . An y su bseq uen t MP 3 [...]

9 GB • Progr essive JP EG fi le * A logica l format of files and folders on CD-R OMs, defined b y ISO (Internat ional Sta ndard Orga nizati on) Do not lo ad the fo llowing discs: • A DVD with a dif f erent region code (page 8, 80). • A d isc th at is n either stand ard o r ci rcular (e.g. , card , h ear t, o r st a r shap e). • A disc with [...]

10 GB On handling discs • To ke ep the di sc clean , h and le the di s c by its edge. Do n ot to uch th e surfac e. • Do no t stick pape r or tape on t he d isc. • Do no t expose the disc to di rect sun light or heat sour ces suc h as h ot a ir duct s, or leav e it in a car p arked in d irect sun light as the tem per at ure ma y r ise co ns i[...]

11 GB Use the Co ntro l Menu to select a func tion that you wou ld like to use. The Control Men u display appea rs when the DVD DIS PLAY button is p ressed. For d etails, refer to the page i n parentheses. List of Control Menu Items Guide to the Control Menu Displ ay DISC Displ ays the di sc name or the disc type inser ted into the system. TITLE ( [...]

12 GB Tips • Each time you press DVD DISPLAY, the Cont rol Menu di splay changes as follows: The Control Menu it ems vary, depe ndi ng on the dis c. • The Cont ro l Me nu ic on in dica tor lig hts up in gree n t unless you set the REP E A T se tting to “OFF. ” • The “ANGLE” i nd icator li ghts up in gree n only wh en mult iple an gles[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Chec k th at yo u have t he f ollow ing items: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer (1) • AM loop an t e nna (1) • FM wire an tenna (1) • Sp ea ker co rd s (3 .5m × 3, 10 m × 2, 5m × 1) (12ft . × 3, 34ft. × 2, 17ft. × 1) •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) • Re m ot e C o mm an der (r em ot e) R M -SP90 0 (1 ) • R6 ([...]

14 GB Connect the supp lie d spe aker sys tem usin g th e supp lie d spea k er cor ds by matchi ng the colou rs of the jacks t o th ose of th e co rds. D o not c onn ect a ny s peake rs ot he r tha n th ose su pp lie d w ith this sys t em. To obtain t h e best possible s u rround sound, s pecify the speaker parameters ( d istance, level, etc.) on p[...]

Getting Started 15 GB Termin als for connec ting t he spea kers Note on placing speakers Use ca ut i on wh en placing the su bwo of er or a spe ak er st and (not sup plied) that is at ta ched with the front /s ur r ound s peake rs on a spe ciall y tr ea ted (w ax ed, oi l ed , pol ish e d, etc. ) f lo or, as s tainin g or disc olor ation may resu l[...]

16 GB Note Do not catch th e spea ker cab le ins ulati on in the S PEAK E R ja c k . Tip Connec t the sp eaker cable after be nding the s peaker wire at the e nd of th e insulat ion. Thi s prevents the spea ker cable from being caught in the SPEAKER jack. To avo i d sh or t -cir c uit i ng the spea kers Short-ci rcuiting o f the s peakers may damag[...]

Getting Started 17 GB To ch an ge t he spea ker ca ble s If you w a nt to use a differ ent sp ea ke r cabl e, yo u can de tach th e plug for at ta ch men t t o an othe r ca ble. Detaching With the cat cher f acin g down , press and h old th e plu g down agai nst a f lat surf ace an d rem ove t he cords from plu g. Attaching Whil e pr es sin g th e [...]

18 GB Connect th e supplied AM/FM antennas f or liste ning to t he radio. Termi na ls for conne cting the anten na s Notes • To prevent noi se pickup, kee p th e AM loop ante nna awa y f ro m the syst e m an d othe r com pon ents. • Be su re to fu lly ext end t he F M w ire antenna . • After connecti ng t he FM wire antenna, kee p it as horiz[...]

Getting Started 19 GB Tip If you have poo r FM recepti on, use a 75- ohms co axial cable ( not suppl ied) t o conne ct the sy stem to an outdoor FM antenna as shown be low . AM COAXIAL FM 75 Outdoo r FM antenn a System[...]

20 GB Requir ed cord s Video cord for connecting a TV Audio/video cords (not supplied) When connecti ng a co rd, be su re t o matc h the col our- coded sleeves to th e appr opriat e jac ks on the compon ents. Termi nals for connecti ng video compon ent s Notes • When you select VIDEO 1 using t he FUNCTION b utton, the si gnal is no t output via V[...]

Getting Started 21 GB Setup for the system (f or Asian a nd Australi an models) Setup i s n ece ssar y f or the sy stem , de pendi n g on the TV to be co nn ecte d. The initial settin g for Asian mo dels is NTSC; Au stralia n models is PAL. If the colour system of the TV is PAL * To set th e system to PAL, turn on the sy stem by pressing " / 1[...]

22 GB Before connec ting the AC power cords of this sy stem to a wall outl et, connec t the speak ers to the syst em (see page 15) . Step 4: Connecti ng the AC Power Cords[...]

Getting Started 23 GB For the be st poss ib le su rr ou nd sou nd, all the speak ers oth er than the s ubwoof er sh ould be the same di s ta nce fr om t he list en ing po si t ion ( A ). Howe ve r, this sy stem a llow s yo u to pl ac e the cent r e speaker up to 1.6 metre s a) cl oser ( B ) and the su rrou nd spe ak ers up to 4.6 m etres b) closer [...]

24 GB Depe ndi ng on the D V D or VID EO CD, som e opera tions ma y be di fferent or re stricted . Refer t o the op erat ion det ails supp lied w ith yo ur disc . 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selecto r on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 on the system. The sy ste m turns on . Un le ss th e m o d e of th e sy st e m is set to “D[...]

Play ing Di scs 25 GB After following Step 6 Depe ndin g on the disc , a me nu may ap pear on the TV scr een . You ca n pla y th e di s c inter actively by following t he instructi o ns on the menu. (DVD: p age 2 7), (VIDEO CD: page 28). To remove the disc Press DI SC 1-5 A on the system, or Z on the remot e. W hen you pres s Z on the remote, the d[...]

26 GB Additi onal ope rations * You cannot paus e duri ng JP EG playba c k. Notes • If th ere is no disc in the sys tem, “R EA DY!” appears on the front pa nel di splay. • If DVD pl ayback is pau sed for approxima tely on e hour, t he syst em auto matical ly tu rns off. To Press Stop x Pause* X Resum e play f r om pa use X or H Go to the ne[...]

Play ing Di scs 27 GB When you stop the disc, the syst e m remembers the poi nt whe re you presse d x and “RE SUM E” appe ars in t he fr ont panel di spla y. As long as you do no t remo ve th e di sc , Resu m e P lay wi ll work even if the syste m enters sta ndby mode by pressi ng " / 1 . 1 While playing a disc, p ress x to stop playback. [...]

28 GB With P BC ( Pl ay back Co ntro l) fu nction s, yo u can en joy simple interact ive oper ation s, searc h funct io ns , and oth er such op erati ons. PBC play back a llow s yo u to play V I D E O CD s interacti vely by fo llowing the me nu on the TV screen . 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functi ons. The me nu for you r sel e ction ap pea[...]

Play ing Di scs 29 GB You ca n pl ay MP3 audio tr a cks on CD-R O Ms, CD-Rs, or C D-R Ws. How ever , th e disc s m ust b e recorded acco rd ing to ISO9660 lev el 1 , leve l 2, or Jolie t format for th e system to recognize the tracks . You can also play di scs reco rd ed in Mul ti Sessi on. See the i n structions of t he CD-R/RW device o r reco rd [...]

30 GB 4 Select (TRACK) using X / x and press ENTER. The list o f tracks co ntaine d in the cu rren t album ap pear s. When t he li st of all t racks or a lbum s cann ot be disp laye d on the win do w, the jump ba r appear s. Pres s c to select the j ump bar icon, and then s croll t he jump bar t o display the rest o f the list us ing X / x . P re s[...]

Play ing Di scs 31 GB Sele ct i ng an al bum a nd fi le 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Co n trol Menu and dis c name of JPEG data d isc ap pear s. 2 Press X / x to select (ALBUM) then press ENTER or c . The list of album s co nt ai ne d in the di s c appears . 3 Select an album you want to play u sing X / x and press ENTER. 4 Select (FIL E) us ing X / x [...]

32 GB Enjoying Sl ide show on a JPEG da ta disc 1 Press M while d isplaying a JPE G image. Slid e show sta rts f rom the cu rrent imag e. 2 Press H when yo u want t o exit Slide show. Retu rn to nor mal pl ay fr om th e curr ent image. To change the interval time of Slide show Each t ime you p ress M duri ng Slide show, the interval time change s. [...]

Play ing Di scs 33 GB You ca n sele ct the play mode that p lays all dis cs contin uo usly , on e di s c, or alb u m . 1 In stop mode, press DVD DISPLAY . 2 Press X / x to select (PLAY MODE), then press ENTER or c . ALL/ONE/ALBU M • A LL: T he syst em pl ays a ll d isc s in the syst em consecu tive l y in th e orde r of th e disc sl ot num be r, [...]

34 GB You ca n pl ay th e co nten ts of a disc in t he order you w ant by arran ging th e ord er of th e track s on the disc t o crea t e yo ur own pr ogra m. Yo u ca n prog ram u p to 25 t racks . 1 In stop mode, press P LAY MODE repeatedly until “PROG” app ears in the front pane l displa y . The P rogr am Menu ap pears on the TV screen . 2 Pr[...]

Play ing Di scs 35 GB 5 Press X / x or th e numbe r but tons to select “7” then p ress ENTER. 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 2 to 5. The pr ogrammed t racks are di spla yed in the select ed o rder . 7 Press H to start Program Play. Program P lay be gi ns . When th e progra m ends, you ca n restar t the same pr og ram again by p ress in[...]

36 GB Sett in g the s huf fle mo de in the Control Menu You ca n sele ct ei t h er no rma l s hu ffle or alb um shuff le (MP3 onl y). 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Co nt rol Men u ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to sel ect (P LAY MODE), then press ENT ER or c . 3 Select SHUFFLE (ALL), SHUFFLE (ONE), or SHUFFLE (ALBUM) using X / x and press ENTER. SHUFFL E (AL [...]

Play ing Di scs 37 GB x When playing a DVD •O F F : d oe s not p la y re peat ed ly. • ALL: repeats all the titles ( e xcept SHUFFL E (ALL) ). • TITLE: repeats th e current title on a disc. • CHA PTE R : rep eats th e curr en t chapt e r. x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD/ MP3 , and wh en Program Play is s e t to OFF •O F F : d [...]

38 GB To change the scan speed (DVD/ VIDEO CD only) Each ti m e you pr ess m or M duri ng sc an, the play back speed chan ges. Two s peeds ar e avai labl e. With e ach p ress, the indi cation chan ge s as fo llow s: The FF2 M /F R2 m play back spe ed i s fas ter than FF1 M /FR1 m . Watch i ng fra me by fram e (Slo w-m otion pla y) (DVD/VIDEO CD onl[...]

Play ing Di scs 39 GB x When playing a DVD (TITLE) x When pl aying a VIDEO CD (TRACK) x When playing a Super Audi o CD (TRACK) x When playing a CD (TRACK) x When playing an MP3 (ALBU M) or (TR ACK ) x When di splaying a JPEG file (ALBUM) or (FILE) Exampl e: w he n you se lect (TR ACK ) The list of tracks contained in the disc appears . When th e li[...]

40 GB 5 Press EN TER . The sy st e m star ts pl ay back f rom the sele cted number . To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY re peatedly unt il the Contro l Menu i s t ur ned of f. To search for a particular point using the time code (TIME SEARCH) Example: If you search f or the pl aying time of the curren t title o n a DVD 1 In Step 2, sele[...]

Play ing Di scs 41 GB When playing back a DVD When playing back a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Aud io CD or C D TITLE H M S CHAP HM S CHAP HM S CHAP TITLE H M S CHAP Playing tim e and nu mber o f the curr ent title Remain i ng time and number of the curren t title Playin g time and nu mber of the cu rrent c hapter Remain ing tim e and n [...]

42 GB When playing back an MP3 When playing back a JPEG Notes • Dependi ng on the typ e of disc being play ed and the playing mode , th e di sc info rma ti on ma y not be dis pla yed. • ID3 tag appli es only to version 1. • If the MP3 fil e you p lay back has an ID3 tag, the ID3 tag info rm a ti on is dis played as a track (file ) nam e . •[...]

Play ing Di scs 43 GB Chec king t he Pla ying Time and Remain ing Time You can check the playing time and remaining time o f the cu rrent title, ch apter, o r track, and th e total pla ying time or re maining time of the d isc. You c an a lso c heck the D VD/C D/Sup er A udio CD text and MP3 folder name/fil e n ame/ID3 tag (only so ng ti tle ) re c[...]

44 GB Checkin g the date informatio n (JPEG only) You ca n chec k the da te in form a tion du ring playba ck when th e Ex if* tag is rec orde d in th e JPEG image data. Press DVD DISP LAY during playback. The Cont rol Me nu appe ar s. * “Exchan geabl e Image File Fo rmat” i s a d igita l camera im ag e for mat de f ine d by th e Japan Electroni[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 45 GB If a DVD i s recorded with multilingua l tracks, you can se le ct the l ang uage y ou w a nt whil e playing t he DVD. If the DVD is record ed in multiple au dio formats (PCM, Dolby Dig ital, MPEG au dio, or DTS), you ca n sele ct the audio fo rmat you want whi l e playing t he DVD. With stereo CD s, VI DEO CDs or MP3, you c[...]

46 GB To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY re peatedly unt il the Contro l Menu i s t ur ned of f. Note s • For dis cs not in m ultiple au dio f or ma t , you c an not chang e th e s o u nd. • During DVD playback, t he sound may change auto mati call y. Tip You can select AUDIO di rectly by pressing AUDIO. Each time you pr es s th e b[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 47 GB You can take ad va ntag e of su rrou nd soun d simply by s electing one of system’ s pre- program med sound fiel ds. Th ey b ring t he exciting and pow e rfu l so un d of m ovi e theatr es into you r ho me. *Us e DCS T ech nology About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) In collaborati on with Sony Picture s Entertai nm e nt, Son [...]

48 GB Using only t he fro nt speaker and sub woofer (2 C HANNEL STEREO) This mode outputs the so und fro m the front le ft and ri ght spe akers and sub woo fer. S tand ard tw o channe l (stereo ) sour c es comp le te l y by pass the sound f ie ld pr ocess i ng. M ul t i c han nel s ur ro und forma ts are downm ix ed to two chann e ls. Thi s all ows[...]

Sound Adjustm ents 49 GB Select ing ot h er so und fi e lds Press SOUND FIELD +/– on the remote repeatedly until the so und field yo u want appears in the front panel d isplay. x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT P RO LOGIC Dolby P ro Lo gic pr oduc es fi ve ou tput channel s from tw o-chan nel s ources . This mo de per forms Pro Logic deco ding to the input si[...]

50 GB This s ystem p rovi des you wit h 2 type s of soun d effec t, si m ply by pr es sing a bu tton. Choo se th e sound t o su it yo ur nee ds. Press NIGHT MODE or BASS LEVEL on the remote. The so un d effe ct is ac tivat ed. x NIGHT MODE In thi s m od e, you ca n enjo y so und ef fect s o r dial ogue in a movi e, as you would a m ovi e thea tr e,[...]

Using V arious Ad ditional Functions 51 GB If va rious angle s (multi- a ngles) for a scene a re recorded on a DVD, you can change th e viewing angle. For exam ple, wh ile pl aying a s cene o f a trai n in motion, you can display the view fr om either the front o f the t rain, the le ft wi ndow o f the t rain, or from the righ t win dow w ithout ha[...]

52 GB If subt i tle s are r eco rded on a d is c, yo u can tu rn the subt itles on o r off while playing . If multilin gual subtitl es are recorded o n the dis c, you can c hange the su bt itl e langua ge wh i le play in g, or t urn t he subt i tl es on or of f whe nev er you w ant. Y ou ca n selec t the langua ge yo u w ant to prac tice, for exam [...]

Using V arious Ad ditional Functions 53 GB You can set tw o kind s of play bac k res tri ct ions for a dis c. • Custom Parental Co ntrol You can set t h e p layb ack re stri c tion s s o that the syst e m will not play inappropri a te discs. • Par enta l Cont rol Playback of s o me DVD s can be limited acco rding t o a p redete rmine d le vel, [...]

54 GB 5 Enter your 4-digit password by using the numbe r buttons, then press ENTE R. “Cus to m paren t al c on trol i s se t.” app ears and th e sc re en re turn s to the Cont ro l Me n u display . If you make a mistake entering your password Press C before you p ress EN TER a nd inpu t the corr ect number. If you make a mistake Press O RETURN,[...]

Using V arious Ad ditional Functions 55 GB Limit ing pl ayback for chi ldren (Parental Contro l) (DVD on ly) Playback o f some DVDs can be limited accordi ng to a prede ter m in ed level, suc h as th e age o f the vie wer. The “ Parenta l Control ” functio n all o ws you to se t a playback l imitation leve l. A scene that is limited is not play[...]

56 GB 5 Press X / x to select “STANDARD,” then press ENTER. The selectio n items fo r “STANDARD” are disp laye d. 6 Press X / x to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level, then press ENTER. The area is sele ct ed . If you se l ect “O T HERS t ,” select a nd enter the stan da rd co d e in th e ta bl e o n page 57 usi ng[...]

Using V arious Ad ditional Functions 57 GB Playin g the disc for whi ch Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press H . The PARENTAL CONTROL d isplay appears . 2 Enter y our 4 -d igit password usin g th e number buttons, then press ENTER. The syst em st a rts pla yba ck. Notes • If you play a DVD whi ch does not have the Parental Control [...]

58 GB By adju sti ng t he remote signal , you can con t ro l your TV with the s u pplied remote. Note s • If you enter a new cod e num be r , the co de numbe r previously en te r ed will be era se d. • Whe n y ou re p la ce the batter ies of the remo te, th e code number may reset itself to the de fault (SONY) setting . Reset the a ppropriat e [...]

Other Operations 59 GB Controlling the TV You can cont rol y our TV us ing t h e butt ons below . Using the number butt ons for controlling the TV When you set the remote to the TV mode, you can use th e num be r but to ns for co nt ro lling the TV. Press the TV button. The TV button t urns re d and the r emote is se t to the TV mode. You c an sele[...]

60 GB Presett ing Radi o Stations You ca n pr eset 20 F M stat io ns, and 10 AM statio ns. Befo re tu ning, ma ke sur e to turn down the volume to minimum. 1 Press BAND repeatedly un til the band you want ap pears in the front pa nel display. Each time you pre ss BAND, the band toggles between AM and F M. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until the [...]

Other Operations 61 GB Listen ing to the Radi o Preset radio sta tions in t he system’s me mory first (s ee “ Pres et ti n g Rad io St ations ” on page 60 ). 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until FM or AM appears in the front panel display. The last received st ation i s tuned in. 2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the preset station y[...]

62 GB Naming Pres et Sta tions You ca n ente r a name of up to 6 chara ct er s for pres et s tati ons. These name s (for example, “XYZ”) appear in the sy stem’s fr ont panel display when a statio n is selected . Note that no more than one name can be entere d for eac h pres et st at ion . 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil FM or AM app ears i[...]

Other Operations 63 GB You ca n se t the sys t em to t u rn off at a pr es et time, so you can f all asl eep liste ning to music . You can preset the time up to 180 minutes. 1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly until “CUSTOMIZE” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press x / X until “SLE EP OFF” appears in the front panel display. 3 Press C/c to se[...]

64 GB You can retu rn the s ystem para meters suc h as speaker setti ngs an d prese t sta tion to the d efault settings. 1 Press AMP MENU repeated ly until “CUSTOMIZE ” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press x / X until “MEMO. CLR. N” appears in the f ront panel displ ay. 3 Press C/ c until “MEMO. CLR. Y” appears in the fro nt pane[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 65 GB By usi ng the Setup Dis play, y ou c an ma ke variou s adjus tment s to i tems , such a s pict ure an d sound. You can also set the subtitle language and the Se tup Di sp lay, am o ng oth er things . For details on each Setup D ispla y item , see pa ge 66- 72. For an overa l l list of Se tup Di sp lay ite ms, see pag[...]

66 GB To turn off the Setup Display Press DVD SETUP repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off . * When you selec t “ R ES ET” in step 2, the followin g items ar e retur ne d to the de f au lt sett ings . • Setup Menu (excep t for the PARE NTAL CONTROL) (page 87) After you se lect “RESET” a nd press ENTER, sele ct “YES ” to rese[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 67 GB Choose set tings accordi ng to the TV to be conn ected. Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup Display. For deta ils on us ing the displa y, see “Usin g t he Setup Dis pl a y” (pa ge 65) . The defaul t settings a re underlin ed. x TV TYPE (DV D only) Selects th e aspect rati o of the connected TV (4:3 standa rd o[...]

68 GB x COMPONENT OUT This wi ll ch ange t he type of si gnal out put from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on t h e system. S ee page 79 for more in formation abo ut the diffe rent types. Note s • When “PROGRESSI V E” is sele ct ed in “SCRE E N SETUP, ” no signa l is outpu t from the MONI TOR OUT jacks. • “PROGRESSIVE” does not work f[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 69 GB x TRACK SELECTION (DVD only) Gives th e sou nd trac k having the hig hest num ber of chann els priority when you play a DVD on which multip le audi o fo rma ts (P CM, MPEG audio, D T S, or Do l by Digi t al fo rma t) ar e record ed. Notes • When you se t the it em to “ AUTO,” the la nguage ma y change. The “T[...]

70 GB To obtain the best possib le surr o und sound, set for t he si ze of the spea kers you h ave co nnected and the ir di st an ce fr om yo ur list en ing po si t i on. Then use the te st to ne to a djust the leve l and th e balance of the spe akers to the same level. Select “S PEA KER SE TUP” in the se tu p display. For deta ils, see “ Usi[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 71 GB x DISTANCE The defa ult dist ance settin g for t he speaker s in relat ion to the list ening posit ion is shown below. Be sure to change the val ue in the Setup Display when yo u mov e th e spea ke rs. Notes • In SPEAKER SETUP, the Nort h American model’s OSD displa ys bot h me tr ic and imper ia l measure m en t[...]

72 GB Adjusti ng the sp eaker balance and level by usi ng the test tone 1 Press DVD SETUP in stop mode. The Setu p Disp lay ap pe ar s. 2 Press X or x repeatedly to select “SPEAKER SE T UP, ” then press ENTE R. 3 Press X or x repeatedly to select “ TEST TONE,” then press ENTER. 4 Press X or x repeat edly to select “ON,” then press ENTER[...]

Settings an d Adjustments 73 GB • LEVEL The am p menu is can celled whe n you do not oper ate the r emo te for se vera l s econd s. S.D. (sur r ound sp eakers distan ce) 0 to 4.6 met res S.P. (sur r ound sp eakers posit i on) BEHIND (behind) SIDE (side) S.H. (sur r ound sp eakers height ) LOW (low) HIGH (high) T.TONE (test tone) ON (on) OFF (off)[...]

74 GB If you ex peri en ce any of the foll owing dif fic ul ti es w hi l e us ing t he sys te m , use this trou bles hooting guide to help remed y the problem before requ es tin g re pair s. S hould any problem per sist, consu lt your nea rest Sony deale r. Power The power is not turne d on. • Check that the AC p ower co rd is co nnected securely[...]

Additiona l Information 75 GB There is no s ound from the subwoofer. • Check the s peaker conn ections an d setting s (pages 23, 70). • Set the sound fie ld to “AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO” (page 47). Severe hum or noise is heard. • Ch eck th a t th e s p eak e rs an d com pon ent s are connected se cu rel y. • Check th at the connect ing c[...]

76 GB The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not corr ect ly d isp laye d. • Th e system can only dis play alpha be ti cal lette rs and number s. Other cha rac ter s are disp layed as “” . A JPEG image fi le cannot be played • The DATA CD is not recorded i n a JPEG format that conform s to IS O9660 Level1/Le ve l 2 or Joliet . • Th [...]

Additiona l Information 77 GB AUDIO POWER SPECIFI CATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 4 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 20 – 20,000 Hz; r ated 75 watts pe r channe l min imum RM S power , wi th no mo re th an 0. 7 % tota l ha rmonic distortion . (fro m 250 milli watts to rated output ) Amplifier section Stereo mo de 100[...]

78 GB Centre Speaker s ystem Bass refl ex Spea ker un it 7 0 mm (2 7 / 8 i nches) dia. cone type Rated i mpedance 4 ohms Dimensions (appr ox.) 190 × 122 × 89 m m (7 1 / 2 × 4 7 / 8 × 3 5 / 8 inche s) (w/h /d, wi th th e st an d) Mass (approx .) 0.56 kg ( 1 lb 4 oz ) Subwoo fer Speaker s ystem Bass refl ex Spea ker unit 160 mm ( 6 3 / 8 inches) [...]

Additiona l Information 79 GB Dolb y Sur round Pro L ogic As one me thod o f de co ding Do lb y Surr ou nd, Dolb y Surround Pro Logi c pr oduc es four chan nels from two- channel soun d. Com pared with the form er Dol by S urr ound syst em , Do lby Surroun d Pr o Logi c r epr od uces left-t o -right panning more natural ly and lo calizes sound s mo[...]

80 GB Regio n Code This sy stem i s u sed to pr ot ec t copy righ ts . A region numbe r is allocate d on each DVD system or DVD disc a ccording to th e sales r egion. Each regi on code is shown on t he syst em as well a s on the dis c p ackag ing. The syst em ca n pla y th e discs that mat ch its r egion co de. Th e system can also play d iscs w i [...]

Additiona l Information 81 GB For more informa tion, r efer to th e pages indicate d in pare ntheses. Front P ane l A Disc slot (24) B DISC 1-5 A (eject)/indicato rs (24) C H (play) (24) D X (pause) (26) E x (stop) (26) F . / > , PREV/NEXT (26, 28, 60, 61) G VOLUME +/ – (24, 71) H BASS LE VEL (50) I PHONES jack (on the side of th e system) (24[...]

82 GB Front Pane l Di spl ay When playing back a DVD When playing back a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), or MP3 When listening to the radio TITLE H M S CHAP ALL DISC 1S DOLBY PL DIGIT AL NIGHT REP 1 PROG BASS SHUF Curre nt soun d Playing status Curr ent cha pter numb er Curr ent sound effect Curr ent title number P layin g tim[...]

Additiona l Information 83 GB When playing back a JPEG file ALL DISC 1S Current file numbe r Play ing stat us Pla y mo de[...]

84 GB Rear Pa nel A SPEAKER jacks (15) B SCAN SELECT switch (68) C VIDEO 1 ANALOG OUT jacks (20) D VIDEO 2 ANALOG IN jacks (20) E MONI TO R OU T (V IDE O/S VID EO) jack s (20) F AM terminals (18) G FM 75 Ω COAX IAL jack (18) H VIDEO 2 OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack (20) I COMPONENT V IDEO OUT jacks (20) J VIDEO 1 ANALOG IN jack (20) AM COAXIAL FM 75 VID[...]

Additiona l Information 85 GB Remo te Note This remo te contr ol glow s in the da rk. How e ve r, before glo wing, th e remote must be expose d to light for awhile . A DISC SKI P ( 2 6) B Z (eject) (26) C DISPLAY (40, 43, 61) D FUNCTION (24, 59, 61) E STERE O /MON O (6 1) F BAND (60, 61) G PLAY MODE (33, 34, 35) H CLEAR (34, 35, 36, 38) I TV (59) J[...]

86 GB The lang uage spe lling s conf or m to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/ F) stan da rd. Langua ge code list 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 13[...]

Additiona l Information 87 GB Y ou c an set the fo llowi ng items with the D VD Setup me nu. The ord er of th e di splaye d ite ms may be differe nt from t he actual displa y . DVD Setup Me nu List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD DVD MENU AUDIO SUBTIT LE (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) (Select the language you want to u[...]

88 GB Numerics 16:9 6 7 4:3 LE TTER BO X 67 4:3 P AN SCAN 67 A ALBUM 29, 38 Album 7, 78 ANGLE 51 Antenna Hook ups 18 A UDIO 45, 66 A UDIO DRC 6 9 B B A CKGROUND 67 B A LANCE 71 B ASS LEVEL 50 Batt eries 13 C CHAPTER 39 Cha pter 7, 78 COMPONENT OUT 68 Contin uous pl ay CD/V IDEO C D/Supe r Audi o CD/DVD/MP3 24 Con t r ol Menu 11 CUST OM P ARENT AL C[...]

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Sony Corporation Pr inted in Korea Quick reference for Remote Commander Note The remote control of the unit employs command signals in common with other Sony DVD products. Thus, depending on the button, other Sony DVD products may respond. A Selects a dis c for pla yba c k . B Ejec t th e dis c. C Swit che s th e item displa yed on the fro n t pane[...]