Sony DAV-FX10 Dvd Dream System User Manual

2-590-760-12(1)

DVD Home Theatre

System

Operating Instructions

DA V-FX10

To reduce the risk of fire or electric

shock, do not expose this apparatus to

rain or moisture.

Caution – The use of optical instruments

with this product will increase eye

hazard.

For the customers in the U.S.A

This symbol is intended to alert the user to

the presence of uninsulated “dangerous

voltage” within the product’s enclosure that

may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of

electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to

the presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the

literature accompanying the appliance.

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located at the bottom

of the unit. Record the serial number in the space

provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon

your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. DAV-FX10

Serial No.______________

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply

with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there

is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna (aerial).

– Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications

not expressly approved in this manual could void your

authority to operate this equipment.

Note to CATV system installer:

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system

installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that

provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in

particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be

connected to the grounding system of the building, as

close to the point of cable entry as practical.

For the customers in Canada

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE

BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY

INSERT.

Precautions

Safety

• If anything falls into the cabinet, unplug the unit and

have it checked by qualified personnel before

operating it any further.

• The unit is not disconnected from the AC power

source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall

outlet (mains), even if the unit itself has been turned

off.

• Unplug the unit from the wall outlet (mains) if you do

not intend to use it for an extended period of time. To

disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by

the cord.

Installing

• Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal

heat buildup.

• Do not place the unit on surfaces (rugs, blankets, etc.)

or near materials (curtains, draperies) that may block

the ventilation slots.

• Do not install the unit near heat sources such as

radiators, or air ducts, or in a place subject to direct

sunlight, excessive dust, mechanical vibration, or

shock.

• Do not install the unit in an inclined position. It is

designed to be operated in a horizontal position only.

WARNING

• Keep the unit and discs away from equipment with

strong magnets, such as microwave ovens, or large

loudspeakers.

• Do not place heavy objects on the unit.

• If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm

location, moisture may condense inside the DVD

Home Theatre System and cause damage to the

lenses. When you first install the unit, or when you

move it from a cold to a warm location, wait for about

30 minutes before operating the unit.

ENERGY STAR

is a U.S.

registered mark.

As an ENERGY STAR

partner,

Sony Corporation has determined

that this product meets the ENERGY

STAR

guidelines for energy

efficiency.

Thank you for purchasing Sony DVD Home

Theatre System. Before operating this system,

please read this manual thoroughly and retain it

for future reference.

Welcome!

Welcome!................................................ 3

About This Manual ................................. 6

This System Can Play the Following

Discs ................................................. 6

Guide to the Control Menu Display...... 10

Getting Started

Unpacking ............................................. 13

Inserting Batteries into the Remote.......13

Hookup Overview................................. 14

Step 1: Speaker System Hookup...........15

Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup .........20

Step 3: TV Hookup ............................... 21

Step 4: Other Component Hookup........ 25

Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord

(Mains Lead)................................... 27

Step 6: Turning off

the Demonstration........................... 27

Step 7: Performing the Quick Setup .....28

Speaker Setup........................................ 30

Playing Discs

Playing Discs ........................................ 31

Using the DVD’s Menu ........................ 36

Selecting [ORIGINAL] or [PLAY LIST]

on a DVD-RW ................................ 37

Selecting a Playback Area for a Super

Audio CD........................................ 37

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions

(Ver.2.0).......................................... 38

(PBC Playback)

About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG

Image Files ..................................... 39

Playing DATA CDs with MP3 Audio

Track and JPEG Image Files .......... 41

Playing Audio Tracks and Images as a

Slide Show with Sound................... 43

Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture

and Sound ....................................... 45

(A/V SYNC)

Searching for a Particular Point on

a Disc .............................................. 46

(Scan, Slow-motion Play, Freeze

Frame)

Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track/

Scene, etc. ....................................... 47

Searching by Scene............................... 49

(Picture Navigation)

Viewing Information About the Disc ... 50

Sound Adjustments

Changing the Sound ............................. 53

Enjoying Surround Sound by Using Sound

Field................................................ 55

Enjoying TV or VCR Sound from All

Speakers ......................................... 57

Using the Sound Effect......................... 58

Using Various Additional

Functions

Changing the Angles ............................ 59

Displaying the Subtitles........................ 59

Locking Discs ....................................... 60

(CUSTOM PARENTAL

CONTROL, PARENTAL

CONTROL)

Other Operations

Controlling the TV with the Supplied

Remote ........................................... 64

Using the THEATRE SYNC

Function.......................................... 65

Enjoying the Sound of Other

Components.................................... 67

Enjoying Multiplex Broadcast Sound .. 67

(DUAL MONO)

Enjoying the Radio ............................... 68

Using the Sleep Timer .......................... 70

Changing the Brightness of the Front

Panel Display.................................. 70

Returning to the Default Settings ......... 71

Table of Contents

Settings and Adjustments

Using the Setup Display........................ 72

Setting the Display or Sound Track

Language ........................................73

[LANGUAGE SETUP]

Settings for the Display.........................74

[SCREEN SETUP]

Custom Settings .................................... 76

[CUSTOM SETUP]

Settings for the Speakers....................... 77

[SPEAKER SETUP]

Additional Information

Precautions ............................................ 80

Notes about the Discs............................81

Troubleshooting .................................... 81

Self-diagnosis Function ........................84

(When letters/numbers appear in

the display)

Specifications........................................ 85

Glossary ................................................ 86

Language Code List .............................. 89

Index to Parts and Controls...................90

DVD Setup Display List ....................... 95

AMP Menu List .................................... 96

Index ..................................................... 97

• The instructions in this manual describe the

controls on the remote. You can also use the

controls on the system if they have the same or

similar names as those on the remote.

• The Control Menu items may be different

depending on the area.

• “DVD” may be used as a general term for

DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, and

DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs.

• Measurements are expressed in feet (ft) for

North American models.

• The following symbols are used in this

manual.

* MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format

defined by ISO/MPEG which compresses audio

data.

The “DVD VIDEO” logo and “DVD-RW” logo are

trademarks.

Note about CDs

The system can play CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-

RWs recorded in the following formats:

– audio CD format

– video CD format

– MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files of

format conforming to ISO 9660 Level 1/

Level 2, or its extended format, Joliet

About This Manual

Symbol Meaning

Functions available for DVD

VIDEOs, DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs in

video mode, and DVD+Rs/

DVD+RWs

Functions available for DVD-RWs

in VR (Video Recording) mode

Functions available for VIDEO

CDs (including Super VCDs or CD-

Rs/CD-RWs in video CD format or

Super VCD format)

Functions available for Super Audio

CDs

Functions available for music CDs

or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD

format

Functions available for DATA CDs

(CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs

containing MP3* audio tracks and

JPEG image files)

This System Can Play the

Following Discs

Format of

discs

Disc logo

DVD VIDEO

DVD-RW

VIDEO CD

Super Audio

Audio CD

CD-R/CD-RW

(audio data)

(MP3 files)

(JPEG files)

Example of discs that the

system cannot play

The system cannot play the following discs:

• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those

recorded in the formats listed on page 6

• CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format

• Data part of CD-Extras

• DVD Audios

• DVD-RAMs

Also, the system cannot play the following

discs:

• A DVD VIDEO with a different region code

(page 8, 88).

• A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g.,

card, heart).

• A disc with paper or stickers on it.

• A disc that has the adhesive of cellophane tape

or a sticker still left on it.

Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/

DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW

In some cases, CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW/

DVD+R/DVD+RW cannot be played on this system

due to the recording quality or physical condition of the

disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and

authoring software.

The disc will not play if it has not been correctly

finalized. For more information, see the operating

instructions for the recording device.

Note that discs created in the Packet Write format

cannot be played.

Music discs encoded with

technologies

This product is designed to play back discs that

conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.

Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright

protection technologies are marketed by some record

companies. Please be aware that among those discs,

there are some that do not conform to the CD standard

and may not be playable by this product.

Note on DualDisc

This product is designed to playback discs that

conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. A

DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates

DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio

material on the other side. Please be aware that the

audio side of a DualDisc may not play on this product

because these discs do not conform to the CD standard.

“DualDisc” is a trademark of the Recording Industry

Association of America (RIAA).

Note on PBC (Playback

Control) (VIDEO CDs)

This system conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of

VIDEO CD standards. You can enjoy two kinds

of playback depending on the disc type.

About Multi Session CD

• This system can play Multi Session CDs when

an MP3 audio track is contained in the first

session. Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks

recorded in later sessions can also be played

back.

• This system can play Multi Session CDs when

a JPEG image file is contained in the first

session. Any subsequent JPEG image files

recorded in later sessions can also be played

back.

• If audio tracks and images in music CD format

or video CD format are recorded in the first

session, only the first session will be played

back.

About the Super Audio CD

Super Audio CD is a new high-quality audio

disc standard where music is recorded in the

DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format

(conventional CDs are recorded in the PCM

Disc type You can

VIDEO CDs

without PBC

functions

(Ver. 1.1 discs)

Enjoy video playback (moving

pictures) as well as music.

VIDEO CDs

with PBC

functions

(Ver. 2.0 discs)

Play interactive software using

menu screens displayed on the

TV screen (PBC Playback), in

addition to the video playback

functions of Ver. 1.1 discs.

Moreover, you can play high-

resolution still pictures, if they

are included on the disc.

continued

format). The DSD format, using a sampling

frequency 64 times higher than that of a

conventional CD, and with 1-bit quantization,

achieves both a wide frequency range and a wide

dynamic range across the audible frequency

range, and so provides music reproduction

extremely faithful to the original sound.

Types of Super Audio CDs

There are two types of discs, depending on the

Super Audio CD layer and CD layer

combination.

• Super Audio CD layer: A high-density

signal layer for Super Audio CD

•CD layer*

: A layer that is readable by a

conventional CD player

A Super Audio CD layer consists of the 2

channel area or the multi-channel area.

• 2 channel area: An area in which 2 channel

stereo tracks are recorded

• Multi-channel area: An area in which multi-

channel (up to 5.1 channels) tracks are

recorded

*1 You can play the CD layer on a conventional CD

player.

*2 Since both layers are on one side, it is not necessary

to turn the disc over.

*3 To select a layer, see “Selecting a Playback Area for

a Super Audio CD” (page 37).

*4 To select an area, see “Selecting a Playback Area for

a Super Audio CD” (page 37).

Region code

Your system has a region code printed on the

back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled

with the same region code.

DVD VIDEOs labeled will also play on this

system.

If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO, the

message [Playback prohibited by area

limitations.] will appear on the TV screen.

Depending on the DVD VIDEO, no region code

indication may be given even though playing the

DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions.

Note on playback operations

of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO

CDs may be intentionally set by software

producers. Since this system plays DVDs and

VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the

software producers designed, some playback

features may not be available. Also, refer to the

instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO

CDs.

Single layer disc

(a disc with a single Super Audio CD layer)

Super Audio CD

layer

Hybrid disc*

(a disc with a Super Audio CD layer and a CD layer)

Super Audio CD

layer*

CD layer*

Super Audio CD

layer

Multi channel area*

2 channel area*

ALL

Copyrights

This product incorporates copyright protection

technology that is protected by U.S. patents and

other intellectual property rights. Use of this

authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for

home and other limited viewing uses only unless

otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse

engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

This system incorporates with Dolby*

Digital

and Dolby Pro Logic (II) adaptive matrix

surround decoder and the DTS*

Digital

Surround System.

*1 Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories.

“Dolby,” “Pro Logic,” and the double-D symbol are

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

*2 Manufactured under license from Digital Theater

Systems, Inc.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks

of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Use the Control Menu to select a function and to view related information. Press DISPLAY

repeatedly to turn on or change the Control Menu display as follows:

Control Menu display

The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type. For details

about each item, see the pages in parentheses.

Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO.

Guide to the Control Menu Display

DISPLAY

Control Menu display 1

Control Menu display 2 (appears for certain discs only)

Control Menu display off

OFF

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

DVD VIDEO

Quit:

REPEAT

ENTER DISPLAY

DISC

TITLE

CHAPTER

OFF

Currently playing title number*

Playing time*

Total number of chapters*

Options

Current setting

Total number of titles*

Playback status

(N Playback, X

Pause,

x Stop, etc.)

Function name of

selected Control

Menu item

Operation message

Selected item

Control Menu items

Type of disc being

played*

Currently playing chapter number*

*1 Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs (PBC is on), track number for VIDEO CDs/Super Audio CDs/CDs,

album number for DATA CDs.

*2 Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs/Super Audio CDs, MP3 audio track number, or JPEG image file

number for DATA CDs.

*3 Displays Super VCD as “SVCD.” Displays “MP3” in the Control Menu display 1 or “JPEG” in the Control Menu

2 for DATA CDs.

*4 Displays the date for JPEG files.

To turn off the display

Press DISPLAY.

List of Control Menu items

Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type

[TITLE] (page 47)/[SCENE] (page 47)/[TRACK] (page 47)

Selects the title, scene, or track to be played.

[CHAPTER] (page 47)/[INDEX] (page 47)

Selects the chapter or index to be played.

[INDEX] (page 47)

Displays the index and selects the index to be played.

[TRACK] (page 47)

Selects the track to be played.

[ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] (page 37)

Selects the type of titles (DVD-RW) to be played, the [ORIGINAL] one, or an edited [PLAY

LIST].

[TIME/TEXT] (page 48)

Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time.

Input the time code for picture and music searching.

Displays the DVD/CD text or the MP3 track name.

[MULTI/2CH] (page 37)

Selects the playback area on Super Audio CDs when available.

[PROGRAM] (page 33)

Selects the track to play in the order you want.

[SHUFFLE] (page 34)

Plays the track in random order.

[REPEAT] (page 35)

Plays the entire disc (all titles/all tracks/all albums) repeatedly or one title/chapter/track/album

repeatedly.

[PARENTAL CONTROL] (page 60)

Sets to prohibit playback on this system.

[SETUP] (page 72)

[QUICK] Setup (page 28)

Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on-screen display, the aspect ratio of

the TV, and the size of the speakers you are using.

[CUSTOM] Setup

In addition to the Quick Setup setting, you can adjust various other settings.

[RESET]

Returns the settings in [SETUP] to the default setting.

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• The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in green when you select any item except [OFF]

([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT] only). The [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in green when

you select [PLAY LIST] (default setting). The [MULTI/2CH] indicator lights up in green when you select the

multi-channel playback area on a Super Audio CD.

[ALBUM] (page 47)

Selects the album to be played.

[FILE] (page 47)

Selects the JPEG image file to be played.

[DATE] (page 52)

Displays the date the picture was taken by a digital camera.

[INTERVAL] (page 44)

Specifies the duration for which the slides are displayed on the screen.

[EFFECT] (page 45)

Selects the effects to be used for changing slides during a slide show.

[MODE (MP3, JPEG)] (page 43)

Selects the data type; MP3 audio track (AUDIO), JPEG image file (IMAGE) or both

(AUTO) to be played when playing a DATA CD

Tip

Getting Started

Check that you have the following items:

• Speakers (5)

• Subwoofer (1)

• AM loop antenna (aerial) (1)

• FM wire antenna (aerial) (1)

• Speaker cords (5 m × 4, 15 m × 2)

(16.5 ft. × 4, 49.5 ft. × 2)

• Video Cord (1)

• Remote Commander (remote) (1)

• Size AAA (R03) batteries (2)

• Wall-mount pads

• Operating Instructions

• Speaker and TV connections (card) (1)

You can control the system using the supplied

remote. Insert two size AAA (R03) batteries by

matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries to

the markings inside the compartment. When

using the remote, point it at the remote sensor

on the system.

• Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid

place.

• Do not use a new battery with an old one.

• Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing,

particularly when replacing the batteries.

• Do not expose the remote sensor to direct light from

the sun or lighting apparatus. Doing so may cause a

malfunction.

• If you do not intend to use the remote for an extended

period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible

damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

Getting Started

Unpacking

Inserting Batteries into

the Remote

Note

1 Slide open the cover.

2 Remove the

cover by pinching

the sides.

Perform all connections and settings by following Steps 1 to 7.

“Step 1: Speaker System Hookup” (page 15)

“Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup” (page 20)

“Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 21)

“Step 4: Other Component Hookup” (page 25)

“Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)” (page 27)

“Step 6: Turning off the Demonstration” (page 27)

“Step 7: Performing the Quick Setup” (page 28)

Video signal is sent to the TV, and is output from the TV screen; audio signals are processed by this

system and output from the speakers of this system. You can also enjoy sound of other sources, such

as TV programs, in addition to DVDs or CDs.

Hookup Overview

Getting Started

Connect the supplied speaker system using the supplied speaker cords by matching the colors of the

jacks to those of the cords. Do not connect any speakers other than those supplied with this system.

To obtain the best possible surround sound, specify the speaker parameters (distance, level, etc.) on

page 77.

Required cords

Speaker cords

The connector and the color tube of the speaker cords are the same color as the label of the jacks to be

connected.

Step 1: Speaker System Hookup

(+)

(–)

Color tube

Black

Gray

(–)

(+)

Connecting the speakers

• Do not set the speakers in an inclined position.

• Do not place the speakers in locations that are:

– Extremely hot or cold

– Dusty or dirty

– Very humid

– Subject to vibrations

– Subject to direct sunlight

Note

COAXIAL IN AUDIO IN

AUDIO IN

VIDEO IN

COAXIAL

SPEAKER

VIDEO 2

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO 1

DIGITAL IN

OPTICAL

(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

(DVD ONLY)

S VIDEO

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

Front speaker (R)

Center speaker

Front speaker (L)

Surround speaker (R)

Subwoofer

Surround speaker (L)

Getting Started

• Use caution when placing the speakers and/or speaker stands (not supplied) that are attached with the speakers on

a specially treated (waxed, oiled, polished, etc.) floor, as staining or discoloration may result.

• When cleaning, use a soft cloth such as a cleaning cloth for glasses.

• Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder, or solvent such as alcohol or benzine.

To connect the speaker cords

Connect the speaker cords after bending the bare wire at the end of the insulation. This prevents the

speaker insulation from being inserted in the speaker terminal.

• Do not catch the speaker cord insulation in the SPEAKER jack.

Avoiding short-circuiting the speakers

Short-circuiting of the speakers may damage the system. To prevent this, be sure to follow these

precautions when connecting the speakers. Make sure the bare wire of each speaker cord does not touch

another speaker terminal or the bare wire of another speaker cord.

Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord

After connecting all the components, speakers, and AC power cord (mains lead), output a test tone to

check that all the speakers are connected correctly. For details on outputting a test tone, see page 78.

If no sound is heard from a speaker while outputting a test tone, or a test tone is output from a speaker

other than the one currently displayed on the Setup Display, the speaker may be short-circuited. If this

happens, check the speaker connection again.

• Be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate terminal on the components: 3 to 3, and # to #. If the cords

are reversed, the sound will lack bass and may be distorted.

Installing the speakers on the wall

1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for the hole on the back of each speaker.

See the illustrations below.

Note

Stripped speaker cord is

touching another speaker

terminal.

Stripped cords are touching each

other due to excessive removal of

insulation.

continued

2 Fasten the screws to the wall.

The screws should protrude 8 to 9 mm (11/32 to 3/8 inch).

3 Attach the wall-mount pads on the rear side of the speaker.

4 Hang the speakers on the screws.

• Use screws that are suitable for the wall material and strength. As a plaster board wall is especially fragile, attach

the screws securely to a beam and fasten them to the wall. Install the speakers on a vertical and flat wall where

reinforcement is applied.

Note

25 mm (1 inch)

4 mm (

inch)

Hole on the back of

the speaker

4.6 mm

(

inch)

10 mm

(

inch)

8 to 9 mm

(

inch)

Wall-mount pads

(7 × 7 mm, 3 mm thick)

(

inch,

inch thick)

4.6 mm

(

inch)

10 mm

(

inch)

Hole on the back of

the speaker

Getting Started

• Contact a screw shop or installer regarding the wall material or screws to be used.

• Sony is not responsible for accident or damage caused by improper installation, insufficient wall strength or

improper screw installation, natural calamity, etc.

Connect the supplied AM/FM antennas (aerials) for listening to the radio.

• To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna (aerial) away from the system and other components.

• Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna (aerial).

• After connecting the FM wire antenna (aerial), keep it as horizontal as possible.

• When you connect the supplied AM loop antenna (aerial), cord (A) or cord (B) can be connected to either terminal.

• If you have poor FM reception, use a 75-ohms coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the system to an outdoor FM

antenna (aerial) as shown below.

Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup

Note

Tip

AM loop antenna (aerial)

FM wire antenna (aerial)

Outdoor FM antenna (aerial)

System

Getting Started

First, perform the video connection, and then audio connection.

With your TV’s audio output connected to this system, you can listen to TV sound through the system

speakers.

Connecting the video cords

Sends a played back DVD image to a TV.

Check the jacks of your TV, and choose the A, B or C connection. Picture quality improves in order

from A (standard) to C (component).

A To connect to a TV with the VIDEO IN jacks

Connect the video cord.

B To connect to a TV with the S VIDEO IN jack

Connect an S video cord (not supplied). When using the S video jack instead of the video jacks, your

TV monitor must also be connected via an S video jack. S video signals are on a separate bus from the

video signals and will not be output through the video jacks.

Step 3: TV Hookup

PB/CB

PR/CR

VIDEO

S VIDEO

COAXIAL IN AUDIO IN

AUDIO IN

VIDEO IN

COAXIAL

SPEAKER

VIDEO 2

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO 1

DIGITAL IN

OPTICAL

(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

(DVD ONLY)

S VIDEO

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

TV with COMPONENT

VIDEO IN jacks

TV TV with S VIDEO IN jack

AB C

To COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

S VIDEO

To VIDEO

Yellow

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C To connect to a TV with the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks

Connect a component video cord (not supplied). To use the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (Y, PB/

B, PR/CR) instead of the video jacks, your TV monitor must be equipped with via COMPONENT

VIDEO IN jacks (Y, P

B/CB, PR/CR). If your TV accepts progressive format signals, you must use this

connection and set the output channel of the system to progressive format (page 22).

When connecting to a standard 4:3 screen TV

Depending on the disc, the image may not fit your TV screen.

To change the aspect ratio, see page 74.

Does your TV accept progressive signals?

Progressive is the method for displaying TV images which reduces flickering, and sharpens the image.

To display using this method, you need to connect to a TV that accepts progressive signals.

“P AUTO” or “P VIDEO” appears in the front panel display when the system outputs progressive

signals.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select “DVD.”

2 Press PROGRESSIVE.

Each time you press PROGRESSIVE, the display changes as follows:

x P AUTO (PROGRESSIVE AUTO)

Select this setting when:

– your TV accepts progressive signals, and,

Green

Blue

Red

PROGRESSIVE

FUNCTION

With cover opened.

t P AUTO (PROGRESSIVE AUTO)

P VIDEO (PROGRESSIVE VIDEO)

INTERLACE

Getting Started

– the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.

Normally select this under the above condition. This automatically detects the software type, and

selects the appropriate conversion method.

Note that the picture will not be clear or no picture will appear if you select these settings when

either of the above conditions is not met.

x P VIDEO (PROGRESSIVE VIDEO)

Select this setting when:

– your TV accepts progressive signals, and,

– the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, and,

– you want to fix the conversion method to PROGRESSIVE VIDEO for video-based software.

Select this if the image is not clear when you select PROGRESSIVE AUTO.

Note that the picture will not be clear or no picture will appear if you select these settings when

either of the above conditions is not met.

x INTERLACE

Select this setting when:

– your TV does not accept progressive signals, or,

– your TV is connected to jacks other than the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (MONITOR

OUT (VIDEO/S VIDEO)).

About DVD software types and the conversion method

DVD software can be divided into 2 types: film-based software and video-based software.

Video-based software is derived from TV, such as dramas and sit-coms, and displays images at 30

frames/60 fields per second. Film-based software is derived from film and displays images at 24 frames

per second. Some DVD software contains both video and film.

In order for these images to appear natural on your screen when output in progressive format, the

progressive signals need to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are watching.

• When you play video-based software in progressive signal format, sections of some types of images may appear

unnatural due to the conversion process when output through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Even though

you set to “PROGRESSIVE AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO,” images from the MONITOR OUT (VIDEO or

S VIDEO) jack are unaffected as they are output in the interlace format.

Connecting the audio cords

Outputs TV sound through the speakers of this system.

Note

continued

To connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of a TV to the VIDEO 2 (AUDIO IN)

jacks of this system

Connect a TV to the VIDEO 2 (AUDIO IN) jacks using an audio cord (not supplied). When connecting

a cord, be sure to match the color-coded sleeves to the appropriate jacks on the components.

• Be sure to make connections securely to avoid hum and noise.

• If your TV does not have AUDIO OUT jacks, you cannot output the TV sound from the speakers of this system.

• To listen to the TV sound, select the function by pressing FUNCTION. For details, see page 57.

• When you want to output the TV sound or stereo sound of a 2 channel source from the 6 speakers, select the “Dolby

Pro Logic,” “Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE,” or “Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC” sound field (page 55).

Note

Tip

AUDIO

OUT

COAXIAL IN AUDIO IN

AUDIO IN

VIDEO IN

COAXIAL

SPEAKER

VIDEO 2

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO 1

DIGITAL IN

OPTICAL

(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

(DVD ONLY)

S VIDEO

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

To VIDEO 2

(AUDIO IN)

White (L/audio)

Red (R/audio)

Getting Started

You can enjoy other component by connecting the VIDEO/AUDIO OUT jacks of another component.

Connecting the system and the other component

Outputs the other component through the system.

To connect the VIDEO/AUDIO OUT jacks of other component to the

VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 (VIDEO/AUDIO IN) jacks of this system

Connect the VCR or other components to the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 (VIDEO/AUDIO IN) jacks using

the video/audio cord (not supplied). When connecting a cord, be sure to match the color-coded sleeves

to the appropriate jacks on the components.

If you connect a digital satellite receiver with an DIGITAL OUT

(COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack

The digital satellite receiver can be connected to the VIDEO 1 COAXIAL IN or VIDEO 2 OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN jack instead of the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN jacks of the system.

The system can accept both the digital and analogue signals. Digital signals have priority over analogue

signals. If the digital signal ceases, the analogue signal will be processed after 2 seconds.

Step 4: Other Component Hookup

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

OUT

COAXIAL IN AUDIO IN

AUDIO IN

VIDEO IN

COAXIAL

SPEAKER

VIDEO 2

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO 1

DIGITAL IN

OPTICAL

(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

(DVD ONLY)

S VIDEO

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

VCR

To VIDEO 1

(VIDEO/AUDIO IN)

Digital satellite receiver or

PlayStation 2, etc.

To VIDEO 2

(VIDEO/AUDIO IN)

To VIDEO 1

(COAXIAL IN)

To VIDEO 2

(OPTICAL DIGAIL IN)

Yellow (Video)

White (L/audio)

Red (R/audio)

If you connect a digital satellite receiver without an DIGITAL OUT jack

Connect the digital satellite receiver to the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN jacks only of the system.

• Be sure to make connections securely to avoid hum and noise.

• When you connect another component to the system, you can enjoy the component by pressing FUNCTION

(page 67).

Note

Tip

Getting Started

Before connecting the AC power cord (mains

lead) of this system to a wall outlet (mains),

connect the speakers to the system (page 15).

To turn on the system

Press "/1.

To turn off the system

Press "/1. The system enters standby mode.

While playing a disc, do not turn off the system

by pressing "/1. Doing so may cancel the menu

settings. When you turn off the system, first

press x to stop playback and then press "/1.

After connecting the AC power cord (mains

lead), the demonstration appears in the front

panel display. When you press "/1 on the

remote, the demonstration turns off.

• When you press "/1 on the system, the demonstration

does not turn off.

• When you set the demonstration mode in the AMP

menu to on, the demonstration does not turn off even

though you press "/1 on the remote. To turn off the

demonstration, set the demonstration mode to off,

then press "/1 on the remote.

Setting the demonstration

mode on/off

1 Press AMP MENU.

2 Press X/x repeatedly until “DEMO”

appears in the front panel display, then

press ENTER or c.

3 Press X/x to select the setting.

• DEMO OFF: sets the demonstration mode

off.

• DEMO ON: sets the demonstration mode

on.

4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU.

The AMP menu turns off.

Step 5: Connecting the AC

Power Cord (Mains Lead)

"/1

Step 6: Turning off the

Demonstration

Note

AMP MENU

X/x/c

ENTER

With cover opened.

"/1

Follow the steps below to make the minimum

number of basic adjustments for using the

system.

To skip an adjustment, press >. To return to

the previous adjustment, press ..

1 Turn on the TV.

2 Press [/1.

• Disconnect the headphone when you perform

the Quick Setup. You cannot operate steps after

8 with the headphone connected.

• Make sure that the function is set to “DVD.”

3 Switch the input selector on your TV so

that the signal from the system

appears on the TV screen.

[Press [ENTER] to run QUICK SETUP.]

appears at the bottom of the screen. If this

message does not appear, display the Quick

Setup and perform again (page 29).

• When you press CLEAR in message, the

message disappears. When you need to perform

the Quick Setup, see “To recall the Quick Setup

display” (page 29).

4 Press ENTER without inserting a disc.

The Setup Display for selecting the

language used in the on-screen display

appears.

5 Press X/x to select a language.

The system displays the menu and subtitles

in the selected language.

• The selectable language is different depending

on the area.

6 Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the aspect

ratio of the TV to be connected appears.

7 Press X/x to select the setting that

matches your TV type.

x If you have a 4:3 standard TV

[4:3 LETTER BOX] or [4:3 PAN SCAN]

(page 74)

x If you have a wide-screen TV or a 4:3

standard TV with a wide-screen mode

[16:9] (page 74)

8 Press ENTER.

The Setup Display for selecting the speaker

distance appears.

9 Press X/x to select the front speaker

distance from the listening position,

then press ENTER.

You can set from 1.0 to 7.0 meters (4 to 23

ft).

Step 7: Performing the

Quick Setup

Note

"/1

./>

CLEAR

With cover opened.

X/x

ENTER

Note

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:

MENU:

AUDIO:

SUBTITLE:

PORTUGUESE

FRENCH

ENGLISH

SPANISH

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

4:3 LETTER BOX

16:9

4:3 PAN SCAN

OFF

FULL

SCREEN SAVER:

BLACK LEVEL:

BACKGROUND:

BLACK LEVEL

(COMPONENT OUT)

4:3 OUTPUT:

4:3 LETTER BOX

Getting Started

10Press X/x to select the center speaker

distance from the listening position,

then press ENTER.

You can set from 0.0 to 7.0 meters (0 to 23

ft).

• The setting range changes depending on the

front speaker setting.

11Press X/x to select the surround

speaker distance from the listening

position.

You can set from 0.0 to 7.0 meters (0 to 23

ft).

• The setting range changes depending on the

front speaker setting.

12Press ENTER.

Quick Setup is finished. All connections

and setup operations are complete.

To quit the Quick Setup

Press DISPLAY in any Step.

• If you want to change each setting, see “Using the

Setup Display” (page 72).

To recall the Quick Setup display

1 Press DISPLAY when the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select [SETUP],

then press ENTER.

The options for [SETUP] appear.

3 Press X/x to select [QUICK], then press

ENTER.

The Quick Setup display appears.

Note

SPEAKER SETUP

TEST TONE:

LEVEL(FRONT):

LEVEL(SURROUND):

OFF

CENTER:

3.0m

SURROUND:

DISTANCE:

SIZE:

FRONT:

3.0m

SPEAKER SETUP

TEST TONE:

LEVEL(FRONT):

LEVEL(SURROUND):

OFF

3.0m

SURROUND:

DISTANCE:

SIZE:

FRONT:

CENTER:

3.0m

SPEAKER SETUP

TEST TONE:

LEVEL(FRONT):

LEVEL(SURROUND):

OFF

3.0m

DISTANCE:

SIZE:

FRONT:

CENTER:

SURROUND:

3.0m

Note

1 2

(

2 7

)

QUICK

RESET

DVD VIDEO

BNR

: :

1 8

(

3 4

)

CUSTOM

Positioning the speakers

For the best possible surround sound, all the

speakers other than the subwoofer should be the

same distance from the listening position (A).

However, this system allows you to place the

center speaker up to 1.6 meters (5 ft) closer (B)

and the surround speakers up to 5.0 meters (16

ft) closer (C) to the listening position.

The front speakers can be placed from 1.0 to

7.0 meters (4 to 23 ft) (A) from the listening

position.

Place speakers as illustrated below.

• Do not place the center and surround speakers farther

away from the listening position than the front

speakers.

If you encounter color irregularity

on a nearby TV screen

The front and center speakers and the subwoofer

are magnetically shielded to allow it to be

installed near a TV set. However, color

irregularities may still be observed on certain

types of TV sets. As the surround speakers are

not magnetically shielded, we recommend that

you place the surround speakers slightly further

away from TV set.

If color irregularity is observed...

Turn off the TV set once, then turn it on again

after 15 to 30 minutes.

If color irregularity is observed

again...

Place the speaker further away from the TV set.

If howling occurs

Reposition the speakers or turn down the

volume on the system.

Speaker Setup

Note

Playing Discs

Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD,

some operations may be different or restricted.

Refer to the operation details supplied with your

disc.

1 Turn on your TV.

2 Switch the input selector on the TV to

this system.

3 Press "/1.

The system turns on.

Unless the system is set to “DVD,” press

FUNCTION to select “DVD.”

4 Press DISC 1-5.

Press the button of the disc number you

want.

When no disc is in the disc stocker you

selected, “No Disc” appears. Perform next

Step while “*DISC-1* (eg., 2-5)” flashes.

5 Press A.

6 Load a disc.

Push the disc into the disc slot until the disc

is pulled in automatically.

The disc is drawn into the system

automatically.

To load other discs, press DISC 1-5 (that is

not loaded with a disc) and A and load the

disc.

The system starts playback (continuous

play) of the disc whose DISC indicator is

green.

To play back other discs, press DISC SKIP

on the remote or DISC 1-5 of the system.

Adjust the volume on the system.

• The DISC 1-5 indicators change color as follows:

– green: the disc is selected, or the disc is being

played back.

– off: there is no disc.

– orange: a disc is loaded in the disc stocker but not

selected.

– The indicator turns off if an unplayable disc is

inserted.

• Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV

screen. You can play the disc interactively by

following the instructions on the menu. (DVD:

page 36), (VIDEO CD: page 38).

To save the power in standby

mode

Press "/1 while the system turns on. To cancel

standby mode, press "/1 once.

Playing Discs

"/1

DISC 1-5

FUNCTION

Adjust the

volume

Connect

headphone

Disc slot

"/1

FUNCTION

./>

DISC SKIP

MUTING

VOLUME +/–

REPEAT

DISPLAY

ALBUM –/+

With cover opened.

X/x/c

ENTER

Tip

With the playback side facing down

Additional operations

*1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only.

*2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs

only.

*3 DATA CDs only.

• If there is no disc in the system, “No Disc” appears in

the front panel display.

• The Instant Replay function is useful when you want

to review a scene or dialogue that you missed.

• The Instant Advance function is useful when you

want to pass over a scene that you don’t want to

watch.

• You may not be able to use the Instant Replay or

Instant Advance function with some scenes.

About DVD 5-DISC changer

The disc changer consists of a playing unit and a

stocker which transports the discs to the disc slot

and the playing unit.

For example, if you press DISC 3, the stocker

moves until the DISC 3 comes to the position of

the playing unit and then moves the DISC 3 over

the playing unit.

• Do not insert discs while playing.

• Noise may come from the disc changer when

changing discs or turning the system on and off.

However, this is just noise produced by the operation

of the internal mechanisms and does not indicate a

malfunction.

• 8 cm (3-inch) CDs or DVDs cannot be stored in the

stocker.

Do not insert an 8 cm (3-inch) CD with an 8 cm (3-

inch) adapter. It may damage the system and disc.

Resuming playback from the

point where you stopped the

disc (Resume Play)

When you stop the disc, the system remembers

the point where you pressed x and “Resume”

appears in the front panel display. As long as

you do not remove the disc, Resume Play will

work even if the system enters standby mode by

pressing "/1.

1 While playing a disc, press x to stop

playback.

“Resume” appears in the front panel

display, so you can restart the disc from the

point where you stopped the disc.

To Press

Stop x

Pause X

Resume play after pause X or H

Go to the next chapter,

track, or scene

> (except for JPEG)

Go back to the preceding

chapter, track, or scene

. (except for JPEG)

Mute the sound MUTING. To cancel

muting, press it again

or VOLUME + to

adjust the sound

volume.

Change a disc while playing

another disc

DISC SKIP

Play the desired disc directly DISC 1-5 on the

system.

Stop play and remove the

desired disc

DISC 1-5 and A on the

system.

Replay the previous scene*

(instant

replay) during

playback.

Briefly fast forward the

current scene*

(instant

advance) during

playback.

Go to the next or previous

album*

ALBUM + or – during

playback.

Note

Tip

Note

DISC 3

DISC 5

DISC 4

DISC 2

DISC 1

Stocker

Playing unit

Disc

Playing Discs

If “Resume” does not appear, Resume Play

is not available.

2 Press H.

The system starts playback from the point

where you stopped the disc in Step 1.

• If [MULTI-DISC RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP]

is set to [OFF] (page 76), the resume point is cleared

when you change the function by pressing

FUNCTION.

• The point where you stopped playing may be cleared

when:

– you change the play mode.

– you change the settings on the Setup Display.

– you change the function by pressing FUNCTION.

– you disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead).

• For DVD-RWs in VR mode, CDs, Super Audio CDs,

and DATA CDs, the system remembers the resume

playback point for the current disc.

The resume point is cleared when:

– you eject the disc.

– the system enters standby mode (DATA CD only).

• Resume Play does not work during Program Play and

Shuffle Play.

• This function may not work with some discs.

• Depending on where you stop the disc, the system

may not resume playback from exactly the same

point.

• To play from the beginning of the disc, press x twice,

then press H.

To enjoy a disc that is played

before by resume playback

(Multi-disc Resume)

(DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD only)

This system stores the point where you stopped

the disc for up to 40 discs and resumes playback

the next time you insert the same disc. If you

store a resume playback point for the 41st disc,

the resume playback point for the first disc is

deleted.

To activate this function, set [MULTI-DISC

RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP] to [ON]. For

details, see “[MULTI-DISC RESUME] (DVD

VIDEO/VIDEO CD only)” (page 76).

• If [MULTI-DISC RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP]

is set to [ON] (page 76) and you playback a recorded

disc such as DVD-RW, the system may playback

other recorded discs from the same resume point. To

play from the beginning, press x twice and then press

Creating your own program

(Program Play)

(VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD only)

You can play the contents of a disc in the order

you want by arranging the order of the tracks on

the disc to create your own program. You can

program up to 99 tracks.

• You can program the track on the current disc only.

1 Press DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

[PROGRAM], then press ENTER.

The options for [PROGRAM] appear.

3 Press X/x to select [SET t], then

press ENTER.

4 Press c.

The cursor moves to the track row [T] (in

this case, [01]).

Note

Tip

Note

PLAY

6 (14)

2 : 5 0

OFF

SET

OFF

PROGRAM

1. TRACK

ALL CLEAR

2. TRACK

– –

3. TRACK

– –

4. TRACK

– –

5. TRACK

– –

6. TRACK

– –

7. TRACK

– –

0:00:00

– –

[TRACK] is displayed when you play a

VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, or CD.

Tracks recorded

on a disc

Total time of the

programmed tracks

continued

5 Select the track you want to program.

For example, select track [02].

Press X/x to select [02] under [T], then

press ENTER. The track number may be

displayed in 3 digits for a Super Audio CD.

6 To program other tracks, repeat steps 4

to 5.

The programmed tracks are displayed in the

selected order.

7 Press H to start Program Play.

Program Play starts.

When the program ends, you can restart the

same program again by pressing H.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or select [OFF] in Step 2. To play

the same program again, select [ON] in Step 3

and press ENTER.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control

Menu is turned off.

To change or cancel a program

1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own

program (Program Play).”

2 Select the program number of the track you

want to change or cancel using X/x. If you

want to delete the track from the program,

press CLEAR.

3 Follow Step 5 for new programming. To

cancel a program, select [--] under [T], then

press ENTER.

To cancel all of the tracks in the

programmed order

1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own

program (Program Play).”

2 Press X and select [ALL CLEAR].

3 Press ENTER.

• You can perform Shuffle Play or Repeat Play of

programmed tracks. During Program Play, follow the

steps of Shuffle Play (page 34) or Repeat Play

(page 35).

• All Discs Repeat is automatically changed into

Program Repeat when you set to program play mode.

You can only program the contents of the current

disc.

• When you change the disc by pressing DISC SKIP or

DISC 1-5, programmed tracks are canceled.

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and

Super VCDs with PBC playback.

Playing in random order

(Shuffle Play)

(VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD only)

You can have the system “shuffle” tracks.

Subsequent “shuffling” may produce a different

playing order.

• You can shuffle the track on the current disc only.

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select [SHUFFLE],

then press ENTER.

The options for [SHUFFLE] appear.

PROGRAM

1. TRACK

– –

ALL CLEAR

2. TRACK

– –

3. TRACK

– –

4. TRACK

– –

5. TRACK

– –

6. TRACK

– –

7. TRACK

– –

0:00:00

PROGRAM

1. TRACK 0 2

ALL CLEAR

2. TRACK

– –

3. TRACK

– –

4. TRACK

– –

5. TRACK

– –

6. TRACK

– –

7. TRACK

– –

0:15:30

– –

Selected track

Total time of the programmed tracks

Tip

Note

Playing Discs

3 Press X/x to select the item to be

shuffled.

x When playing a VIDEO CD, Super

Audio CD, or CD

• [TRACK]: shuffles tracks on the disc.

x When Program Play is activated

• [ON]: shuffles tracks selected in Program

Play.

4 Press ENTER.

Shuffle Play starts.

To return to normal play

Press CLEAR, or select [OFF] in Step 2.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control

Menu is turned off.

• You can set Shuffle Play while the system is stopped.

After selecting the [SHUFFLE] option, press H.

Shuffle Play starts.

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and

Super VCDs with PBC playback.

Playing repeatedly (Repeat

Play)

You can play all of the titles, tracks or albums on

a disc or a single title, chapter, track, or album

repeatedly.

You can use a combination of Shuffle or

Program Play modes.

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select [REPEAT],

then press ENTER.

The options for [REPEAT] appear.

3 Press X/x to select the item to be

repeated.

The default setting is underlined.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-

•[OFF]: does not play repeatedly.

• [ALL DISCS]: repeats all of the discs.

• [ONE DISC]: repeats all of the titles on

the current disc. (When playing a DVD-

RW in VR mode, [ONE DISC] repeats all

of the titles of the selected type.)

• [TITLE]: repeats the current title on a

disc.

• [CHAPTER]: repeats the current chapter.

x When playing a VIDEO CD, Super

Audio CD, or CD

•[OFF]: does not play repeatedly.

• [ALL DISCS]: repeats all of the discs.

• [ONE DISC]: repeats all of the tracks on

the current disc.

• [TRACK]: repeats the current track.

x When playing a DATA CD

•[OFF]: does not play repeatedly.

• [ALL DISCS]: repeats all of the discs.

• [ONE DISC]: repeats all of the albums on

the current disc.

• [ALBUM]: repeats the current album.

•[TRACK] (MP3 audio tracks only):

repeats the current track.

4 Press ENTER.

The item is selected.

To return to normal play, press CLEAR, or

select [OFF] in Step 2.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control

Menu is turned off.

Tip

Note

PLAY

6 (14)

2 : 5 0

OFF

TRACK

OFF

PLAY

6 (14)

2 : 5 0

OFF

TRACK

ALL DISCS

ONE DISC

OFF

continued

• You can set Repeat Play while the system is stopped.

After selecting the [REPEAT] option, press H.

Repeat Play starts.

• You can quickly display the [REPEAT] status by

pressing REPEAT. Each time you press REPEAT,

the [REPEAT] option changes.

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and

Super VCDs with PBC playback.

• When playing a DATA CD which contains MP3

audio track and JPEG image files, and their playing

time are not the same, the audio sound will not match

the image.

• When [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] is set to [IMAGE

(JPEG)] (page 43), you cannot select [TRACK].

A DVD is divided into a lot of sections, which

make up a picture or music feature. These

sections are called “titles.” When you play a

DVD which contains several titles, you can

select the title you want using TOP MENU.

When you play DVDs that allow you to select

items such as the language for the subtitles and

the language for the sound, select these items

using MENU.

1 Press TOP MENU or MENU.

The disc’s menu appears on the TV screen.

The contents of the menu vary from disc to

disc.

2 Press C/X/x/c or the number buttons to

select the item you want to play or

change.

3 Press ENTER.

Tip

Note

Using the DVD’s Menu

Number

buttons

C/X/x/c

ENTER

TOP

With cover opened.

Playing Discs

Some DVD-RWs in VR (Video Recording)

mode have two types of titles for playback:

originally recorded titles ([ORIGINAL]) and

titles that can be created on recordable DVD

players for editing ([PLAY LIST]). You can

select the type of title to be played.

1 Press DISPLAY when the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select [ORIGINAL/

PLAY LIST], then press ENTER.

The options for [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST]

appear.

3 Press X/x to select a setting.

• [PLAY LIST]: plays the titles created

from [ORIGINAL] for editing.

• [ORIGINAL]: plays the titles originally

recorded.

4 Press ENTER.

Selecting a playback area on

a 2 channel + Multi-channel

Super Audio CD

Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel

playback area and a multi-channel playback

area. You can select the playback area you want

to listen to.

1 Press MULTI/2CH when the system is

in stop mode.

The following display appears.

2 Press MULTI/2CH repeatedly to select

the item.

• [MULTI]: plays a multi-channel playback

area.

• [2CH]: plays a 2 channel playback area.

“MULTI” lights up in the front panel

display when playing a multi-channel

playback area.

Selecting [ORIGINAL] or

[PLAY LIST] on a DVD-RW

X/x

ENTER

DISPLAY

(

2 8

)

(

4 4

)

DVD-RW

1 : 3 0 : 5 0

PLAY LIST

ORIGINAL

Selecting a Playback Area

for a Super Audio CD

MULTI/2CH

SA-CD/CD

With cover opened.

2CH

continued

• You cannot change a playback area during playback.

Selecting a playback layer

when playing a hybrid Super

Audio CD

Some Super Audio CDs consist of an HD layer

and a CD layer. You can select the playback

layer you want to listen to.

Press SA-CD/CD when the system is in

stop mode.

Each time you press the button, an HD layer or a

CD layer is alternately selected. When playing a

CD layer, “CD” lights up in the front panel

display.

• For details about Super Audio CD discs, see page 7.

• Each play mode function works only within the

selected layer or playback area.

• You cannot change a playback layer during playback.

• When you select a CD layer, you cannot change a

playback area by pressing MULTI/2CH.

With PBC (Playback Control) functions, you

can enjoy simple interactive operations, search

functions, and other such operations.

PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs

interactively by following the menu on the TV

screen.

1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions.

The menu for your selection appears.

2 Select the item number you want by the

number buttons.

3 Press ENTER.

4 Follow the instructions in the menu for

interactive operations.

Refer to the operation details supplied with

the disc, as the operating procedure may

differ depending on the VIDEO CD.

To go back to the menu

Press O RETURN.

• Depending on the VIDEO CD, the menu does not

appear in Step 1.

• Depending on the VIDEO CD, [Press ENTER] in

Step 3 may appear as [Press SELECT] in the

Note

Playing VIDEO CDs with

PBC Functions (Ver.2.0)

(PBC Playback)

Note

Number

buttons

ENTER

With cover opened.

Playing Discs

instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press

• 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. You cannot play still

pictures such as a menu. To return to PBC playback,

press x twice, then press H.

What is MP3/JPEG?

MP3 is audio compression technology that

satisfies the ISO/MPEG regulations. JPEG is

image compression technology.

Discs that the system can

play

You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-

Rs/CD-RWs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio

Layer 3) and JPEG format. However, the discs

must be recorded according to ISO 9660 Level

1, Level 2 or Joliet format for the system to

recognize the tracks (or files). You can also play

discs recorded in Multi Session.

See the instructions supplied with the CD-R/

CD-RW drives and the recording software (not

supplied) for details on the recording format.

About the multi-session disc

If MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files are

recorded in the first session, the system will also

play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in

other sessions. If audio tracks and images in

audio CD format or video CD format are

recorded in the first session, only the first

session will be played back.

• The system may not be able to play some DATA CDs

created in the Packet Write format. In this case, you

cannot view the JPEG images recorded.

MP3 audio track or JPEG

image file that the system can

play

The system can play the MP3 audio tracks or

JPEG image files:

• which have the extension “.MP3” (MP3 audio

track) or “.JPG”/“.JPEG” (JPEG image file)

• which conform to the DCF* image file format

Tip

About MP3 Audio Tracks

and JPEG Image Files

Note

continued

* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image

standards for digital cameras regulated by Japan

Electronics and Information Technology Industries

Association (JEITA).

• The system will play any data with the

extension “.MP3,” “.JPG,” or “.JPEG” even if

they are not in MP3 or JPEG format. Playing

this data may generate a loud noise which

could damage your speaker system.

• The system does not conform to audio in

MP3PRO format.

Playback order of MP3 audio

tracks or JPEG image files

The playback order of MP3 audio tracks or

JPEG image files recorded on a DATA CD is as

follows:

x Structure of disc contents

When you insert a DATA CD, the numbered

tracks (or files) are played sequentially, from 1

through 7. Any sub-albums/tracks (or files)

contained within a currently selected album take

priority over the next album in the same tree.

(Example: C contains D so 4 is played before

5.)

When you press MENU and the list of album

names appears (page 41), the album names are

arranged in the following order:

A t B t C t D t F t G. Albums

that do not contain tracks (or files) (such as

album E) do not appear in the list.

• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front of the

track/file names when you store the tracks (or files) in

a disc, the tracks and files will be played in that order.

• Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start

playback, it is recommended that you create albums

with no more than two trees.

• Depending on the software you use to create the

DATA CD, the playback order may differ from the

illustration.

• The playback order above may not be applicable if

there are more than 200 albums and 300 files in each

album.

• The system can recognize up to 200 albums (the

system will count just albums, including albums that

do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image

files). The system will not play any albums beyond

the 200th album.

• The system may take longer time to playback, when

progressing to the following album or jump to other

album.

• Some type of JPEG files cannot be played.

Note

ROOT

Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5

Album

Track (MP3 audio) or

File (JPEG image)

Tip

Note

Playing Discs

MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files

recorded on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/

CD-RWs) can be played on this system.

• You can view the disc information while playing

MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files (page 50).

• You can select Repeat Play while playing MP3 audio

tracks and JPEG image files (page 35) and [AUDIO]

while playing an MP3 audio track (page 53).

Selecting an album

1 Load a DATA CD.

The system starts playing from the first

album.

2 Press MENU.

The list of albums recorded on the DATA

CD appears. When an album is being

played, its title is shaded.

You can turn the album list on and off by

pressing MENU.

3 Press X/x to select the album you want

and press H.

The system starts playing the selected

album.

To stop playback

Press x.

To play the next or previous MP3

audio track

Press ./>. Note that you can select the

next album by continuing to press > after the

last track on the first album, but that you cannot

return to the previous album by pressing ..

To return to the previous album, select the

album from the album list.

To play the next or previous JPEG

image file

Press C/c when the Control Menu is not

displayed. Note that you can select the next

album by continuing to press c after the last

image on the first album, but that you cannot

return to the previous album by pressing C. To

return to the previous album, select the album

from the album list.

To turn off the display

Press MENU.

Selecting an MP3 audio track

1 Load a DATA CD.

The system starts playing from the first

album.

2 Press MENU.

Playing DATA CDs with

MP3 Audio Track and

JPEG Image Files

Tip

PICTURE

NAVI

C/X/x/c

ENTER

With cover opened.

(

3 0

)

ROCK BEST HIT

KARAOKE

MY FAVOURITE SONG

R&B

JAZZ

CLASSIC

SALSA OF CUBA

BOSSA NOVA

continued

The albums recorded on the DATA CD

appear. When an album is being played, its

title is shaded.

3 Press X/x to select an album and press

ENTER.

The list of tracks contained in the album

appears.

4 Press X/x to select a track and press

ENTER.

The selected track starts playing. You can

turn the track list off by pressing MENU.

Pressing MENU again will display the

album list.

To stop playback

Press x.

To play the next or previous MP3

audio track

Press ./>. Note that you can select the

next album by continuing to press > after the

last track on the first album, but that you cannot

return to the previous album by pressing ..

To return to the previous album, select the

album from the album list.

To return to the previous display

Press O RETURN.

To turn off the display

Press MENU.

Selecting a JPEG image file

1 Load a DATA CD.

The system starts playing from the first

album.

2 Press MENU.

The albums recorded on the DATA CD

appear. When an album is being played, its

title is shaded.

3 Press X/x to select an album and press

PICTURE NAVI.

Images of files in the album appear in 16

subscreens.

4 Press C/X/x/c to select the image you

want to view and press ENTER.

To play the next or previous JPEG

image file

Press C/c when the Control Menu is not

displayed. Note that you can select the next

album by continuing to press c after the last

image on the first album, but that you cannot

return to the previous album by pressing C. To

return to the previous album, select the album

from the album list.

To rotate a JPEG image

When a JPEG image file is displayed on the

screen, you can rotate the image by 90 degrees.

Press X/x while viewing an image. Each time

you press X, the image rotates counterclockwise

by 90 degrees.

Example of when you press X once:

M Y FAVOURITE SONG

(

2 5 6

)

WALTZ FOR DEBBY

MY ROMANCE

MILES TONES

MY FUNNY VALENTINE

AUTUM LEAVES

ALL BLUES

SOMEDAY MY PRINCE W...

1234

5678

13 14 15 16

9101112

Playing Discs

Press CLEAR to return to normal view.

• Nothing happens when you press C while playing the

first image file of the album.

• If you press C/c to go to the next or previous image,

the “Rotating a JPEG image” function is canceled.

• The slide show stops when you press X/x.

To stop playback

Press x.

• A scroll box is displayed at the right side of the

screen. To display the additional image files, select

the bottom image and press x. To return to the

previous image, select the top image and press X.

• You can also change the slide show duration

(page 44) and eff

ect

(page 45) while playing JPEG

image file.

You can play a slide show with sound by first

placing both MP3 and JPEG files in the same

album on a DATA CD. When you play back the

DATA CD, select [AUTO] mode as explained

below.

1 Load a DATA CD.

The system starts playing from the first

album.

2 Press x.

The system stops playback.

3 Press DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears.

4 Press X/x to select [MODE

(MP3, JPEG)], then press ENTER.

The options for [MODE (MP3, JPEG)]

appear.

5 Press X/x to select the setting you

want and press ENTER.

Note

Tip

Rotating direction

Playing Audio Tracks and

Images as a Slide Show

with Sound

X/x

ENTER

DISPLAY

DATA CD

MP3

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

IMAGE (JPEG)

AUDIO (MP3)

AUTO

continued

The default setting is underlined.

•[AUTO]

: plays both the JPEG image files

and MP3 audio tracks in the same album

as a slide show.

• [AUDIO (MP3)]: plays only MP3 audio

tracks continuously.

• [IMAGE (JPEG)]: plays only JPEG

image files as a slide show.

6 Press MENU.

The list of albums recorded on the DATA

CD appears.

7 Press X/x to select the album you want

and press H.

The system starts playing the selected

album.

You can turn the album list on and off by

pressing MENU repeatedly.

• You can also change the slide show duration

(page 44) and effect (page 45) while playing JPEG

image files.

• If you want to play a slide show to the same audio

track, set the track to Repeat Play (page 35).

• When you select [AUTO], the system can recognize

up to 300 MP3 tracks and 300 JPEG files in a single

album. When you select [AUDIO (MP3)] or [IMAGE

(JPEG)], the system can recognize up to 600 MP3 and

600 JPEG files in a single album. A maximum of 200

albums can be recognized regardless of the selected

mode.

• You cannot playback JPEG files and MP3 tracks at

the same time if they are not contained in the same

album.

• When the JPEG image file’s playback duration is

longer than the MP3 audio track, the image slide

show continues without sound.

• When the MP3 audio track is longer than the JPEG

image file’s playback duration, the audio track

continues with no slide show.

• If there are no MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image

files in the DATA CD, the [No audio data] and [No

image data] messages appear on the screen.

• If you set [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] to [IMAGE

(JPEG)] on a disc that contains MP3 tracks only or

[AUDIO (MP3)] on a disc that contains JPEG files

only, you may not able to change the [MODE (MP3,

JPEG)] setting.

• PICTURE NAVI does not work when [AUDIO

(MP3)] is selected.

• If you play large MP3 track data and JPEG image

data at the same time, the sound may skip. It is

recommended that you set the MP3 bit rate to 128

kbps or lower when creating the file. If the sound still

skips, then reduce the size of the JPEG file.

Specifying the slide show

duration

(JPEG only)

When you play JPEG image files using slide

show, you can specify the duration for slides to

appear on the screen.

1 Press DISPLAY twice.

The Control Menu for JPEG appears.

2 Press X/x to select

[INTERVAL], then press ENTER.

The options for [INTERVAL] appear.

3 Press X/x to select the setting you

want.

The default setting is underlined.

• [NORMAL]

: sets the duration to about 6

to 9 seconds. (Images that are four million

pixels or more will lengthen the duration.)

• [FAST]: sets the duration shorter than

[NORMAL].

• [SLOW1]: Sets the duration longer than

[NORMAL].

• [SLOW2]: Sets the duration longer than

[SLOW1].

4 Press ENTER.

The selected setting takes effect.

• Some JPEG files may take longer to display than

others, which may make the duration seems longer

that the option you selected. Especially progressive

JPEG files or JPEG files of 3,000,000 pixels or more.

Tip

Note

10 / 29 / 2 004

NORMAL

DATA CD

JPEG

NORMAL

FAST

SLOW1

SLOW2

3 (

12)

Playing Discs

Selecting an effect for image

files in the slide show

(JPEG only)

When you play a JPEG image file, you can

select the effect to be used when viewing the

slide show.

1 Press DISPLAY twice.

The Control Menu for JPEG appears.

2 Press X/x to select [EFFECT],

then press ENTER.

The options for [EFFECT] appear.

3 Press X/x to select the setting you

want.

The default setting is underlined.

• [MODE1]

: The image sweeps in from top

to bottom.

• [MODE2]: The image stretches out from

left to right of the screen.

• [MODE3]: The image stretches out from

the center of the screen.

• [MODE4]: The images randomly cycle

through the effects.

• [MODE5]: The next image slides over the

previous image.

• [OFF]: Turns off this function.

4 Press ENTER.

The selected setting takes effect.

When the sound does not match the pictures on

the screen, you can adjust the delay between the

picture and sound.

1 Press AMP MENU.

2 Press X/x repeatedly until “A/V SYNC”

appears in the front panel display, then

press ENTER or c.

3 Press X/x to select the setting.

• SYNC OFF: does not adjust.

• SYNC ON: adjusts the difference

between picture and sound.

4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU.

The AMP menu turns off.

• Depending the input stream, this function may not be

effective.

1 0 / 2 3 / 2 0 0 4

MODE1

DATA CD

JPEG

MODE1

MODE2

MODE3

MODE4

MODE5

OFF

3 (

12)

Adjusting the Delay

Between the Picture and

Sound

(A/V SYNC)

Note

AMP MENU

X/x/c

ENTER

With cover opened.

You can quickly locate a particular point on a

disc by monitoring the picture or playing back

slowly.

• Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be

able to do some of the operations described.

Locating a point quickly by

playing a disc in fast forward

or fast reverse (Scan)

(except for JPEG)

Press m or M while playing a disc.

When you find the point you want, press H to

return to normal speed. Each time you press

m or M during scan, the playback speed

changes. With each press the indication changes

as shown below. Actual speeds may differ with

some discs.

Playback direction

Opposite direction

The “

× 2B”/“× 2b” playback speed is about

twice the normal speed. The “3M”/“3m”

playback speed is faster than the “2M”/

“2m” and the “2M”/“2m” playback speed

is faster than “1M”/“1m.”

Watching frame by frame

(Slow-motion Play)

(DVD, DVD-RW, VIDEO CD only)

Press m or M when the system is in

pause mode. To return to the normal playback

speed, press H. Each time you press m or

M during Slow-motion Play, the playback

speed changes. Two speeds are available. With

each press the indication changes as follows:

Playback direction

2 y 1

Opposite direction (DVD VIDEO only)

2 y 1

The “2 ”/“2 ” playback speed is slower

than “1 ”/“1 .”

Playing one frame at a time

(Freeze Frame)

(except for Super Audio CD, CD, and

JPEG)

When the system is in the pause mode, press

(step) to go to the next frame. Press

(step) to go to the preceding frame

(DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only). To return to

normal playback, press H.

Searching for a Particular

Point on a Disc

(Scan, Slow-motion Play, Freeze

Frame)

Note

SLOW /

m/M

With cover opened.

× 2B t 1M t 2M t 3M

3M (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only)

× 2B (DVD VIDEO/Super Audio CD/CD only)

× 2b t 1m t 2m t 3m

3m (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only)

× 2b (DVD VIDEO only)

Playing Discs

• You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW in

VR mode.

You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and

you can search a VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/

CD/DATA 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 search for a

scene using the time code.

1 Press DISPLAY. (When playing a

DATA CD with JPEG image files, press

DISPLAY twice.)

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select the search method.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

[TITLE]

[CHAPTER]

[TIME/TEXT]

Select [TIME/TEXT] to search for a

starting point by inputting the time code.

x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super

VCD without PBC Playback

[TRACK]

Note

Searching for a Title/

Chapter/Track/Scene,

etc.

Number

buttons

CLEAR

X/x

ENTER

DISPLAY

With cover opened.

continued

[INDEX]

x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super

VCD with PBC Playback

[SCENE]

x When playing a Super Audio CD

[TRACK]

[INDEX]

x When playing a CD

[TRACK]

x When playing a DATA CD (MP3

audio)

[ALBUM]

[TRACK]

x When playing a DATA CD (JPEG file)

[ALBUM]

[FILE]

Example: when you select

[CHAPTER]

[** (**)] is selected (** refers to a number).

The number in parentheses indicates the

total number of titles, chapters, tracks,

indexes, scenes, albums or files.

3 Press ENTER.

[** (**)] changes to [– – (**)].

4 Press X/x or the number buttons to

select the title, chapter, track, index,

scene, etc., number you want to search

for.

If you make a mistake

Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR,

then select another number.

5 Press ENTER.

The system starts playback from the

selected number.

To search for a scene using the

time code (DVD VIDEO only)

1 In Step 2, select [TIME/TEXT].

[T **:**:**] (playing time of the current title)

is selected.

2 Press ENTER.

[T **:**:**] changes to [T --:--:--].

3 Input the time code using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.

For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 10

minutes, and 20 seconds after the beginning,

just enter [2:10:20].

• When the Control Menu display is turned off, you can

search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW) or

track (Super Audio CD/CD) by pressing the number

buttons and ENTER.

• You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW using

the time code.

• The title, chapter or track number displayed is the

same number recorded on the disc.

DVD VIDEO

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

Selected row

DVD VIDEO

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

Tip

Note

Playing Discs

You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and

find the desired scene quickly.

1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback.

The following display appears.

2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to

select an item.

• [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only):

displays the first scene of each title.

• [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO

only): displays the first scene of each

chapter.

• [TRACK VIEWER] (VIDEO CD/

Super VCD only): displays the first scene

of each track.

3 Press ENTER.

The first scene of each title, chapter, or

track appears as follows.

4 Press C/X/x/c to select a title, chapter,

or track, and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected scene.

To return to normal play during

setting

Press O RETURN or DISPLAY.

• If there are more than 9 titles, chapters, or tracks, V is

displayed at the bottom right of the screen.

To display the additional titles, chapters, or tracks,

select the bottom scenes and press x. To return to the

previous scene, select the top scenes and press X.

• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to select

some items.

Searching by Scene

(Picture Navigation)

PICTURE

NAVI

C/X/x/c

ENTER

DISPLAY

With cover opened.

CHAPTER VIEWER

ENTER

Tip

Note

Viewing the Playing Time and

Remaining Time in the Front

Panel Display

You can check disc information, such as the

remaining time, total number of titles in a DVD,

tracks in a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, or

MP3, using the front panel display (page 91).

Press DISPLAY.

Each time you press DISPLAY while playing

the disc, the display changes as shown in the

charts.

When playing a DVD VIDEO or

DVD-RW

When playing a VIDEO CD

(without PBC functions), Super

Audio CD, or CD

When playing an MP3

Viewing Information About

the Disc

DISPLAY

With cover opened.

t Playing time and number of the current

title

Remaining time of the current title

Playing time and number of the current

chapter

Remaining time of the current chapter

Disc name

Title and chapter

The display returns to the top image after

2 seconds.

t Playing time of the current track

Remaining time of the current track

Playing time of the disc

Remaining time of the disc

Disc name

Track and index*

The display returns to the top image after

2 seconds.

* Except for CD.

t Playing time and current track number

Track (file) name

Playing Discs

• When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the

playing time is displayed.

• When playing VIDEO CDs without PBC functions,

the track number and the index number are displayed

after the Disc name.

• You can also check the time information and text

using the Control Menu.

• If the disc does not contain text, the Disc name or the

Track (file) name is displayed “NO TEXT.”

• The system can only display the first level of the

DVD/CD text, such as the Disc name or title.

• If an MP3 file name cannot be displayed, “*” will

appear in the front panel display instead.

• The disc name or track name may not be displayed

depending on the text.

• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be

displayed correctly.

• If you play a disc containing JPEG image files only

and you set [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] to [AUTO] or

[AUDIO (MP3)] (page 43), the “No Audio” message

appears on the front panel display.

• If you play a disc containing MP3 files only and you

set [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] to [IMAGE (JPEG)]

(page 43), the “No Image” message appears on the

front panel display.

Viewing the Station Name or

Frequency in the front panel

display

When the system is set to “TUNER AM” or

“TUNER FM,” you can check the frequency

using the front panel display.

Press DISPLAY.

Each time you press DISPLAY, the display

changes as shown in the charts.

This is displayed if you have entered a name for a

preset station (page 69).

Returns to the original display when several seconds

has elapsed.

Checking the Playing Time

and Remaining Time

You 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.

You can also check the DVD text and MP3

folder name/file name recorded on the disc.

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

The following display appears.

2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change

the time information.

The display and the kinds of time that you

can check depend on the disc you are

playing.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-

• 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 When playing a VIDEO CD (without

PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD

•T **:**

Playing time of the current track

• T–**:**

Remaining time of the current track

• D **:**

Playing time of the current disc

• D–**:**

Remaining time of the current disc

Tip

Note

t Station name*

Frequency*

T 1:01:57

Time information

continued

x When playing a DATA CD (MP3

audio)

• T **:**

Playing time of the current track

• Only alphabetical letters and numbers can be

displayed.

• Depending on the type of disc being played, the

system can only display a limited number of

characters. Also, depending on the disc, not all text

characters will be displayed.

Checking the play information

of the Disc

To check DVD/Super Audio CD/CD

text

Press DISPLAY repeatedly in Step 2 to display

text recorded on the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD.

The DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text appears

only when text is recorded in the disc. You

cannot change the text. If the disc does not

contain text, “NO TEXT” appears.

To check DATA CD (MP3 audio)

text

By pressing DISPLAY while playing MP3

audio tracks on a DATA CD, you can display the

name of the album/track, and the audio bit rate

(the amount of data per second of the current

audio) on your TV screen.

* Appears when:

– playing an MP3 audio track on DATA CDs.

Checking the date

information

(JPEG only)

You can check the date information during

playback when the Exif* tag is recorded in the

JPEG image data.

Press DISPLAY twice during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

* “Exchangeable Image File Format” is a digital

camera image format defined by the Japan

Electronics and Information Technology Industries

Association (JEITA).

• Date information is [MM/DD/YYYY].

MM: Month

DD: Day

YYYY: Year

• If there is no date information or data is damaged on

the disc, the system cannot display the date

information.

Note

BRAHMS SYMPHONY

17:30T

JAZZ

RIVER SIDE

128k

Bit rate*

Album name Track name

Tip

Note

(

)

(

2 0

)

01/ 01/ 2003

DATA CD

JPEG

Date information

Sound Adjustments

When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in

multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital or

DTS), you can change the audio format. If the

DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual

tracks, you can also change the language.

With VIDEO CDs, CDs, or DATA CDs, you

can select the sound from the right or left

channel and listen to the sound of the selected

channel through both the right and left speakers.

For example, when playing a disc containing a

song with the vocals on the right channel and the

instruments on the left channel, you can hear the

instruments from both speakers by selecting the

left channel.

1 Press AUDIO during playback.

The following display appears.

2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the

desired audio signal.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO

Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice

of language varies.

When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a

language code. Refer to “Language Code

List” (page 89) to see which language the

code represents. When the same language is

displayed two or more times, the DVD

VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio

formats.

x When playing a DVD-RW

The audio streams recorded on a disc are

displayed. The default setting is underlined.

Example:

• [1: AUDIO

]

• [2: AUDIO]

• [2: AUDIO] does not appear when one audio

stream is recorded on the disc.

x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, or

DATA CD (MP3 audio)

The default setting is underlined.

• [STEREO]

: the standard stereo sound

• [1/L]: the sound of the left channel

(monaural)

• [2/R]: the sound of the right channel

(monaural)

x When playing a Super VCD

The default setting is underlined.

• [1:STEREO]

: the stereo sound of the

audio track 1

• [1:1/L]: the sound of the left channel of

the audio track 1 (monaural)

• [1:2/R]: the sound of the right channel of

the audio track 1 (monaural)

• [2:STEREO]: the stereo sound of the

audio track 2

• [2:1/L]: the sound of the left channel of

the audio track 2 (monaural)

• [2:2/R]: the sound of the right channel of

the audio track 2 (monaural)

• While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track

2 is not recorded, no sound will come out when you

select [2:STEREO], [2:1/L], or [2:2/R].

• You cannot change the sound for Super Audio CDs.

Sound Adjustments

Changing the Sound

AUDIO

With cover opened.

ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

Note

Checking the audio signal

format

(DVD only)

If you press AUDIO repeatedly during

playback, the format of the current audio signal

(PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) appears as

shown below.

x When playing a DVD VIDEO

Example:

Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

Example:

Dolby Digital 3 ch

About audio signals

Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the

sound elements (channels) shown below. Each

channel is output from a separate speaker.

• Front (L)

• Front (R)

•Center

• Surround (L)

• Surround (R)

• Surround (Monaural): This signal can be either

the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals

or the Dolby Digital sound’s monaural

Surround audio signals.

• LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal

LRC

LFE

LS RS

ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL

3 / 2 .1

Surround (L/R)

Front (L/R) +

Center

LFE (Low

Frequency Effect)

Currently playing

program format

SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL

2 / 1

Front (L/R)

Surround

(Monaural)

Currently playing

program format

Sound Adjustments

You can take advantage of surround sound

simply by selecting one of system’s pre-

programmed sound fields. They bring the

exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters

into your home.

Press SOUND FIELD.

Each time you press SOUND FIELD repeatedly

until the sound field you want appears in the

front panel display.

You can also select the sound field by pressing

C/c.

All sound field

*Use DCS Technology

Automatic outputting of the

original sound

x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO

The auto decoding function automatically

detects the type of audio signal being input

(Dolby Digital, DTS, or standard 2 channel

stereo) and performs the proper decoding if

necessary. This mode presents the sound as it

was recorded/encoded, without adding any

effects (e.g. reverberation).

However, if there are no low frequency signals

(Dolby Digital LFE, etc.), it will generate a low

frequency signal for output to the subwoofer.

Using only the front speaker

and subwoofer

x 2 CHANNEL STEREO

This mode outputs the sound from the front left

and right speakers and subwoofer. Standard 2

channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the

sound field processing. Multi channel surround

formats are downmixed to two channels.

This allows you to play any source using only

the front left and right speakers and subwoofer.

Outputting 2 channel sources

like CDs by 5.1channel

x Dolby Pro Logic

Dolby Pro Logic produces five output channels

from 2 channel sources. This mode performs Pro

Logic decoding to the input signal and output to

front, center, and surround speakers.

Meanwhile, the surround channel becomes

monaural.

Enjoying Surround Sound

by Using Sound Field

Sound field Display

AUTO FORMAT DIRECT

AUTO

A.F.D. AUTO

Dolby Pro Logic PRO LOGIC

Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE PLII MOVIE

Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC PLII MUSIC

CINEMA STUDIO EX A C. ST. EX A*

CINEMA STUDIO EX B C. ST. EX B*

CINEMA STUDIO EX C C. ST. EX C*

MULTI ST. MULTI ST.

REAR ST. REAR ST.

HALL HALL

JAZZ CLUB JAZZ CLUB

LIVE CONCERT L. CONCERT

GAME GAME

SPORTS SPORTS

SOUND

FIELD

C/c

MONO MOVIE MONO MOVIE

NIGHT NIGHT

2 CHANNEL STEREO 2CH STEREO

HEADPHONE THEATER HP THEATER

HEADPHONE 2CHANNEL

STEREO

HP 2CH

Sound field Display

continued

x Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC

Dolby Pro Logic II produces five full-bandwidth

output channels from 2 channel sources. This is

done using an advanced, high-purity matrix

surround decoder that extracts the spatial

properties of the original recording without

adding any new sounds or tonal colorations.

• When the input signal is multi channel source, Dolby

Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC

are canceled and the multi channel source is output

directly.

• When the bilingual broadcast sound is input, Dolby

Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC

are not effective.

Enjoying Digital Cinema

Sound

About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)

In collaboration with Sony Pictures

Entertainment, Sony measured the sound

environment of their studios and integrated the

data of the measurement and Sony’s own DSP

(Digital Signal Processor) technology to

develop “Digital Cinema Sound.” “Digital

Cinema Sound” simulates in a home theater an

ideal movie theater sound environment based on

the preference of the movie director.

x CINEMA STUDIO EX A (Cinema Studio

EX A)

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the

Sony Pictures Entertainment “Cary Grant

Theater” cinema production studio. This is a

standard mode, great for watching most any type

of movie.

x CINEMA STUDIO EX B (Cinema Studio

EX B)

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the

Sony Pictures Entertainment “Kim Novak

Theater” cinema production studio. This mode

is ideal for watching science-fiction or action

movies with lots of sound effects.

x CINEMA STUDIO EX C (Cinema Studio

EX C)

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the

Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. This

mode is ideal for watching musicals or classic

films where music is featured in the soundtrack.

About Cinema Studio EX

Cinema Studio EX is ideal for enjoying the

movie software encoded with multi channel

format, such as the Dolby Digital DVD. This

mode reproduces the sound characteristics of

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s studios.

Cinema Studio EX consists of the following 3

elements.

• Virtual Multi Dimension

Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding

the listener from a single pair of actual

surround speakers.

• Screen Depth Matching

In a movie theater, sound seems to come from

inside the image reflected on the movie screen.

This element creates the same sensation in

your listening room by shifting the sound of

the front speakers “into” the screen.

• Cinema Studio Reverberation

Reproduces the reverberations peculiar to a

movie theater. Cinema Studio EX is the

integrated mode which operates these

elements simultaneously.

• The virtual speaker effect may cause increased noise

in the playback signal.

• When listening with sound fields that employ virtual

speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound

coming directly from the surround speakers.

Outputting 2 channel sources

from the surround speakers

and center speaker

x MULTI ST.

This mode outputs 2 channel sources from the

front speakers, surround speakers, and center

speaker simultaneously. The sound that is output

from the surround speakers is same as the sound

that is output from the front speakers.

x REAR ST.

This mode outputs 2 channel sources from the

surround speakers only. (Although no sound is

output from the front speakers, sound is output

from the front speakers when you set

[SURROUND] in [SPEAKER SETUP] to

[NONE] (page 77).)

Note

Sound Adjustments

• When you select “MULTI ST.” or “REAR ST.,”

“LINK” lights up in the front panel display.

Selecting a sound field for

movies, music, news, sports,

or others

x HALL, JAZZ CLUB, LIVE CONCERT,

GAME, SPORTS, MONO MOVIE

The each mode provided sound to suit the

source.

Enjoying the sound at low

volume

x NIGHT

You can enjoy sound effects or dialogue, as you

would in a movie theater, even at low volume. It

is useful for watching movies at night.

Enjoying the surround sound

by headphones

x HEADPHONE THEATER

This mode outputs the sound as surround from

headphone L/R.

x HEADPHONE 2CHANNEL STEREO

This mode outputs the sound from headphone L/

R. Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources

completely bypass the sound field processing.

Multi channel surround formats are downmixed

to two channels.

To turn the surround effect off

Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until “A.F.D.

AUTO” or “2CH STEREO” appears in the front

panel display.

• The system memorizes the last sound field selected

for each function mode.

Whenever you select a function such as DVD or

TUNER, the sound field that was last applied to

function is automatically applied again. For example,

if you listen to DVD with HALL as the sound field,

then change to another function, and then return to

DVD, HALL will be applied again.

You can enjoy TV or VCR sound from all

speakers of this system.

For details, see “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 21)

and “Step 4: Other Component Hookup”

(page 25).

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until

“VIDEO 1” or “VIDEO 2” (depending on

connection) appears in the front panel

display.

2 Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until

the sound field you want appears in the

front panel display.

When you want to output the TV sound or

stereo sound of a 2 channel source from the

6 speakers, select the “Dolby Pro Logic,”

“Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE,” or “Dolby

Pro Logic II MUSIC” sound field.

• When you use both the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 jacks

(analog connection) and COAXIAL DIGITAL IN or

OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack (digital connection) at

the same time, the digital connection takes priority.

Tip

Enjoying TV or VCR Sound

from All Speakers

Note

SOUND

FIELD

FUNCTION

Reinforcing bass frequencies

You can reinforce bass frequencies.

Press DSGX.

Bass frequencies are effectively reinforced.

To turn off the sound effect

Press DSGX again.

Enjoying the sound at low

volume

Narrows the dynamic range of the sound track.

Useful for watching movies at low volume late

at night.

1 Press AMP MENU.

2 Press x/X repeatedly until “AUDIO

DRC”

appears in the front panel

display, then press ENTER or c.

3 Press x/X to select the setting.

• DRC STD: reproduces the sound track

with the kind of dynamic range that the

recording engineer intended.

• DRC MAX: compresses dynamic range

fully.

• DRC OFF: no compression of dynamic

range.

4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU.

The AMP menu turns off.

• AUDIO DRC only applies to Dolby Digital sources.

Using the Sound Effect

AMP MENU

X/x/c

ENTER

DSGX

With cover opened.

Note

Using Various Additional Functions

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are

recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change the

viewing angle.

For example, while playing a scene of a train in

motion, you can display the view from either the

front of the train, the left window of the train, or

from the right window without having the train’s

movement interrupted.

Press ANGLE during playback.

Each time you press ANGLE, the angle changes.

• Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able

to change the angle even if multi-angles are recorded

on the DVD VIDEO.

If subtitles are recorded on a disc, you can turn

the subtitles on or 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 off whenever

you want. You can select a language you are

learning, for example, and turn on the subtitles

for better understanding.

Press SUBTITLE during playback.

Each time you press SUBTITLE, the subtitle

language changes.

• Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able

to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles

are recorded on it. You also may not be able to turn

them off.

Using Various Additional Functions

Changing the Angles

Note

ANGLE

With cover opened.

Displaying the Subtitles

Note

SUBTITLE

With cover opened.

You can set 2 kinds of playback restrictions for

the desired disc.

• Custom Parental Control

You can set playback restrictions so that the

system will not play inappropriate discs.

• Parental Control

Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be

limited according to a predetermined level

such as the age of the users. Scenes may be

blocked or replaced with different scenes.

The same password is used for both Custom

Parental Control and Parental Control.

Preventing playback of

specific discs [CUSTOM

PARENTAL CONTROL]

You can set the same Custom Parental Control

password for up to 40 discs. When you set the

41st-disc, the first disc is canceled.

1 Insert the disc you want to lock.

If the disc is playing, press x to stop

playback.

2 Press DISPLAY while the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

3 Press X/x to select

[PARENTAL CONTROL], then press

ENTER.

The options for [PARENTAL CONTROL]

appear.

4 Press X/x to select [ON t], then press

ENTER.

x If you have not entered a password

The display for registering a new password

appears.

Enter a 4-digit password using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.

The display for confirming the password

appears.

x When you have already registered a

password

The display for entering the password

appears.

5 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password

using the number buttons, then press

ENTER.

[Custom parental control is set.] appears

and the screen returns to the Control Menu.

Locking Discs

(CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL,

PARENTAL CONTROL)

Number

buttons

DISPLAY

C/X/x

ENTER

With cover opened.

OFF

PASSWORD

PLAYER

DVD VIDEO

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password,

then press

ENTER

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

ENTER

Using Various Additional Functions

To turn off the Custom Parental

Control function

1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of “Preventing

playback of specific discs [CUSTOM

PARENTAL CONTROL].”

2 Press X/x to select [OFF t], then press

ENTER.

3 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

To play a disc for which Custom

Parental Control is set

1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental

Control is set.

The [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL]

display appears.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

The system is ready for playback.

• If you forget your password, enter the 6-digit number

“199703” using the number buttons when the

[CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL] display asks

you for your password, then press ENTER. The

display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password.

Limiting playback for children

[PARENTAL CONTROL]

(DVD only)

Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited

according to a predetermined level such as the

age of the users. The [PARENTAL CONTROL]

function allows you to set a playback limitation

level.

1 Press DISPLAY while the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

[PARENTAL CONTROL], then press

ENTER.

The options for [PARENTAL CONTROL]

appear.

3 Press X/x to select [PLAYER t], then

press ENTER.

x If you have not entered a password

The display for registering a new password

appears.

Enter a 4-digit password using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.

The display for confirming the password

appears.

x When you have already registered a

password

The display for entering the password

appears.

4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password

using the number buttons, then press

ENTER.

Tip

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

Custom parental control is already

set. To play, enter your password

and press

ENTER

OFF

PASSWORD

PLAYER

DVD VIDEO

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

1 8

(

3 4

)

1 2

(

2 7

)

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password,

then press

ENTER

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter password, then press

ENTER

continued

The display for setting the playback

limitation level appears.

5 Press X/x to select [STANDARD], then

press ENTER.

The selection items for [STANDARD] are

displayed.

6 Press X/x to select a geographic area

as the playback limitation level, then

press ENTER.

The area is selected.

When you select [OTHERS t], select and

enter a standard code in the table on page 63

using the number buttons.

7 Press X/x to select [LEVEL], then press

ENTER.

The selection items for [LEVEL] are

displayed.

8 Press X/x to select the level you want,

then press ENTER.

Parental Control setting is complete.

The lower the value, the stricter the

limitation.

To turn off the Parental Control

function

Set [LEVEL] to [OFF] in Step 8.

To play a disc for which Parental

Control is set

1 Insert the disc and press H.

The display for entering your password

appears.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

The system starts playback.

• If you forget your password, remove the disc and

repeat steps 1 to 3 of “Preventing playback of specific

discs [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL].” When

you are asked to enter your password, enter “199703”

using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The

display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password.

After you enter a new 4-digit password, replace the

disc in the system and press H. When the display for

entering your password appears, enter your new

password.

• The Control Menu display will show different items

depending on the disc type.

• When you play discs which do not have the Parental

Control function, playback cannot be limited on this

system.

• Depending on the disc, you may be asked to change

the parental control level while playing the disc. In

this case, enter your password, then change the level.

If the Resume Play mode is canceled, the level returns

to the previous level.

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF

USA

STANDARD:

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:

OFF

USA

STANDARD:

USA

OTHERS

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL: OFF

OFF

STANDARD:

NC17

Tip

Note

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:

STANDARD: USA

4: PG13

Using Various Additional Functions

Area Code

Changing the password

1 Press DISPLAY while the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select

[PARENTAL CONTROL], then press

ENTER.

The options for [PARENTAL CONTROL]

appear.

3 Press X/x to select [PASSWORD t],

then press ENTER.

The display for entering the password

appears.

4 Enter your 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

5 Enter a new 4-digit password using the

number buttons, then press ENTER.

6 To confirm your password, re-enter it

using the number buttons, then press

ENTER.

If you make a mistake entering

your password

Press C before you press ENTER and input the

correct number.

Standard Code

number

Argentina 2044

Australia 2047

Austria 2046

Belgium 2057

Brazil 2070

Canada 2079

Chile 2090

China 2092

Denmark 2115

Finland 2165

France 2174

Germany 2109

India 2248

Indonesia 2238

Italy 2254

Japan 2276

Korea 2304

Malaysia 2363

Mexico 2362

Netherlands 2376

New

Zealand

2390

Norway 2379

Pakistan 2427

Philippines 2424

Portugal 2436

Russia 2489

Singapore 2501

Spain 2149

Sweden 2499

Switzerland 2086

Thailand 2528

United

Kingdom

2184

Standard Code

number

By adjusting the remote signal, you can control

your TV with the supplied remote.

• If you enter a new code number, the code number

previously entered will be erased.

• When you replace the batteries of the remote, the

code number may reset itself to the default (SONY)

setting. Reset the appropriate code number.

Controlling TVs with the

remote

Press and hold TV [/1 while entering your

TV’s manufacturer’s code (see the table)

using the number buttons. Then release TV

[/1.

If you set successfully the manufacturer’s code,

the remote transmits the on/off signal of the TV.

Code numbers of controllable TVs

If more than one code number is listed, try

entering them one at a time until you find the one

that works with your TV.

CATV

To control the TV

You can control the TV by using following

buttons.

Other Operations

Controlling the TV with the

Supplied Remote

Note

TV VOL +/–

TV/VIDEO

Number

buttons

TV CH +/–

TV ?/1

ENTER

TV VOL +/–

with the TV

button

TV CH +/–

with the TV

button

With cover opened.

Manufacturer Code number

SONY 001 (default)

DAEWOO 002, 004, 005, 006

FISHER 009

GOLDSTAR 020

HITACHI 014, 015

JVC 018

LOEWE 027, 028

MAGNAVOX 034

MITSUBISHI/MGA 022

PANASONIC 049, 050

PIONEER 029

RCA/PROSCAN 012, 032, 033

SAMSUNG 036

SANYO 010

SHARP 039, 040

TOSHIBA 046

ZENITH 016, 017

Manufacturer Code number

SONY 101

HAMLIN/REGAL 123, 124, 125, 126, 127

JERROLD/GI 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,

108, 109, 119

OAK 128, 129, 130

PANASONIC 120, 121, 122

PIONEER 115, 116

SCIENTIFIC

ATLANTA

110, 111, 112

TOCOM 117, 118, 131

ZENITH 113, 114

By pressing You can

TV [/1 Turn the TV on or off.

TV/VIDEO* Switch the TV’s input source

between the TV and other input

sources.

TV VOL +/–* Adjust the TV volume.

TV CH +/–* Select the TV channel.

Number buttons* Select the TV channel.

Other Operations

* To use these buttons, set the remote to the TV mode

by pressing the TV button. To cancel the TV mode,

press the TV button again.

You can select the TV channels by using the

number buttons.

To select the TV channels, press the number

buttons, then ENTER.

• Depending on the TV, you may not be able to control

your TV or to use some of the buttons above.

• The TV mode turns off when you do not operate the

remote for 10 seconds.

THEATRE SYNC allows you to turn on your

SONY TV and this system, changes the system

mode to “DVD,” and then switches the TV’s

input source you set with one button push.

Preparing for the THEATRE

SYNC function

system.

Press and hold TV/VIDEO while entering

the code for the TV’s input source

connected to this system (see the table)

using the number buttons.

The TV’s input source is selected.

If you successfully set the TV’s input source

code, the TV button flashes twice slowly. If the

setting is unsuccessful, the TV button flashes 5

times quickly.

Set your TV’s input to the input you used to

connect the system. For details, see the

instructions of your TV.

Note

Using the THEATRE SYNC

Function

TV CH +

TV/VIDEO

Number

buttons

THEATRE

SYNC

CLEAR

ALBUM –/+

With cover opened.

continued

* Except for North American models.

Operating for the THEATRE

SYNC function

Point the remote to the direction of TV and this

system, then press THEATRE SYNC once.

While transmitting the code from the remote, the

TV button flashes.

If this function does not work, change the

transmit time. The transmit time varies

depending on the TV.

To change the transmit time

Press and hold TV CH + while entering the

code for transmit time (see the table) using the

number buttons.

The transmit time from the remote is selected.

If you successfully set the transmit time code,

the TV button flashes twice slowly. If the setting

is unsuccessful, the TV button flashes 5 times

quickly.

• This function is only for SONY TVs. (This function

may not work on some SONY TVs.)

• If distance between TV and this system is too far, this

function may not work. Install the system near the

TV.

• Keep the remote pointed in the direction of the TV

and this system while the TV button is flashing.

By pressing Number TV’s input source

TV/VIDEO 0 No input source

(Default)

1VIDEO1

2VIDEO2

3VIDEO3

4VIDEO4

5VIDEO5

6VIDEO6

7VIDEO7

8VIDEO8

9* COMPONENT 1

INPUT

CLEAR* COMPONENT 2

INPUT

ALBUM –* COMPONENT 3

INPUT

ALBUM +* COMPONENT 4

INPUT

By pressing Number Transmit time

TV CH + 1 0.5 (Default)

31.5

52.5

73.5

Note

By pressing Number Transmit time

Other Operations

Selecting the connected

component

You can use a VCR or other components

connected to the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 jacks on

the rear panel. Refer to the operation manual

supplied with the components for further

information on the operation.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “VIDEO

1” or “VIDEO 2” appears in the front panel

display.

Each time you press FUNCTION, the mode of

the system changes in the following sequence.

DVD t TUNER FM t TUNER AM t

VIDEO 1 t VIDEO 2 t DVD t ...

You can enjoy multiplex broadcast sound when

the system receive the AC-3 multiplex broadcast

signal.

• To receive the AC-3 signal, you need to connect a

digital satellite tuner to the system with an optical

cable or coaxial cable (page 25) and set the digital

output mode of the digital satellite tuner to AC-3.

1 Press AMP MENU.

2 Press x/X repeatedly until “DUAL

MONO”

appears in the front panel

display, then press ENTER or c.

3 Press x/X to select the sound you

want.

• MAIN: main sound is output from the left

and right speakers.

• SUB: sub sound is output from the left and

right speakers.

• MAIN+SUB: main sound and Sub sound

are output from the left and right speakers.

• MAIN/SUB: main sound is output from

the left speaker and Sub sound is output

from the right speaker.

4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU.

The AMP menu turns off.

Enjoying the Sound of

Other Components

FUNCTION

Enjoying Multiplex

Broadcast Sound

(DUAL MONO)

Note

AMP MENU

X/x/c

ENTER

With cover opened.

Presetting radio stations

You can preset 20 FM stations, and 10 AM

stations. Before tuning, make sure to turn down

the volume to minimum.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the

band you want appears in the front

panel display.

2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until the

auto scanning starts.

Scanning stops when the system tunes in a

station. “TUNED” and “ST” (for stereo

program) appear in the front panel display.

3 Press TUNER MENU.

4 Press C/X/x/c repeatedly until

“Memory?” appears in the front panel

display.

5 Press ENTER.

A preset number appears in the front panel

display.

6 Press X/x to select the preset number

you want.

7 Press ENTER.

The station is stored.

8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other stations.

To change the preset number

Restart from Step 1.

To change the AM tuning interval

(except for Saudi Arabian model)

The AM tuning interval can be set to either

10 kHz or 9 kHz.

To change the AM tuning interval, first tune in

any AM station, then turn off the system by

pressing "/1 on the system. While holding down

> (on the system), press "/1 on the system to

turn on the power. If you change the interval,

AM preset stations will be erased.

To reset the interval, repeat the same procedure.

Listening to the radio

Preset radio stations in the system’s memory

first (see “Presetting radio stations” (page 68)).

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “FM”

or “AM” appears in the front panel

display.

The last received station is tuned in.

2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to

select the preset station you want.

Each time you press the button, the system

tunes in one preset station.

3 Adjust the volume by pressing

VOLUME +/–.

To turn off the radio

Press "/1.

Enjoying the Radio

TUNER

TUNING –/+

C/X/x/c

ENTER

FUNCTION

PRESET

–/+

VOLUME +/–

CLEAR

With cover opened.

Other Operations

To listen to non-preset radio

stations

Use manual or automatic tuning in Step 2.

For manual tuning, press TUNING + or –

repeatedly.

For automatic tuning, press and hold TUNING +

or –. Press x when you stop the automatic

tuning.

• If an FM program is noisy, press FM MODE so that

“MONO” appears in the front panel display. There

will be no stereo effect, but the reception will

improve. Press the button again to restore the stereo

effect.

• To improve reception, reorient the supplied antennas

(aerials).

• You can check the frequency by pressing DISPLAY

repeatedly (page 51).

Naming preset stations

You can enter a name for preset stations. These

names (for example, “XYZ”) appear in the

system’s front panel display when a station is

selected.

Note that no more than one name can be entered

for each preset station.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “FM”

or “AM” appears in the front panel

display.

The last station you received is tuned in.

2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to

select the preset station you want to

create an index name for.

3 Press TUNER MENU.

4 Press C/X/x/c repeatedly until “Name

In?” appears in the front panel display.

5 Press ENTER.

6 Create a name by using the cursor

buttons.

Press X/x to select a character, then press c

to move the cursor to the next position.

Letters, numbers, and other symbols can be

input for a radio station name.

If you make a mistake

Press C/c repeatedly until the character to

be changed flashes, then press X/x to select

the desired character.

To erase the character, press C/c

repeatedly until the character to be erased

flashes, then press CLEAR.

7 Press ENTER.

The station name is stored.

Tip

You can set the system to turn off at a preset

time, so you can fall asleep listening to music.

You can preset the time in 10 minutes

decrements.

Press SLEEP.

Each time you press this button, the minutes

display (the remaining time) changes as follows:

To check the remaining time

Press SLEEP once.

To change the remaining time

Press SLEEP repeatedly to select the desired

time.

To cancel the Sleep Timer

function

Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF”

appears in the front panel display.

The brightness of the front panel display can be

set to either of 2 levels.

1 Press AMP MENU.

2 Press X/x repeatedly until “DIMMER”

appears in the front panel display, then

press ENTER or c.

3 Press X/x to select the brightness of

the front panel display.

4 Press ENTER or AMP MENU.

The AMP menu turns off.

Using the Sleep Timer

SLEEP

SLEEP 90M t SLEEP 80M t SLEEP 70M

SLEEP OFF T SLEEP 10M ..... SLEEP 60M

Changing the Brightness

of the Front Panel Display

AMP MENU

X/x/c

ENTER

With cover opened.

Other Operations

You can return the system parameters, such as

preset stations, to the default settings.

1 Press "/1 to turn on the system.

2 Press x, A, and "/1 on the system at

the same time.

“COLD RESET” appears in the front panel

display and the default settings are returned.

Returning to the Default

Settings

"/1

By using the Setup Display, you can make

various adjustments to items such as picture and

sound. You can also set a language for the

subtitles and the Setup Display, among other

things. For details on each Setup Display item,

see pages from 73 to 79. For an overall list of

Setup Display items, see page 95.

• Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over

the Setup Display settings and not all the functions

described may work.

1 Press DISPLAY when the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press X/x to select [SETUP],

then press ENTER.

The options for [SETUP] appear.

3 Press X/x to select [CUSTOM], then

press ENTER.

The Setup Display appears.

4 Press X/x to select the setup item from

the displayed list: [LANGUAGE

SETUP], [SCREEN SETUP], [CUSTOM

SETUP], or [SPEAKER SETUP]. Then

press ENTER.

The Setup item is selected.

Example: [SCREEN SETUP]

5 Select an item using X/x, then press

ENTER.

The options for the selected item appear.

Example: [TV TYPE]

6 Select a setting using X/x, then press

ENTER.

The setting is selected and setup is

complete.

Settings and Adjustments

Using the Setup Display

Note

X/x

ENTER

DISPLAY

1 2

(

2 7

)

QUICK

RESET

DVD VIDEO

BNR

: :

1 8

(

3 4

)

CUSTOM

LANGUAGE SETUP

MENU:

AUDIO:

SUBTITLE:

ORIGINAL

ENGLISH

OSD:

ENGLISH

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

4:3 LETTER BOX

JACKET PICTURE

BLACK LEVEL:

BLACK LEVEL

(COMPONENT OUT)

OFF

4:3 OUTPUT:

FULL

Selected item

Setup items

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

16:9

BLACK LEVEL:

BLACK LEVEL

(COMPONENT OUT)

4:3 OUTPUT:

OFF

FULL

Options

Settings and Adjustments

To reset all of the [SETUP]

settings

1 Select [RESET] in Step 3 and press ENTER.

2 Select [YES] using X/x.

You can also quit the process and return to

the Control Menu by selecting [NO] here.

3 Press ENTER.

All the settings explained on pages 73 to 79

return to the default settings. Do not press [/

1 while resetting the system as it takes a

few seconds to complete.

• When you turn the system on after resetting and no

disc is in the system, the guide message appears on

the TV screen. To perform the Quick Setup

(page 28), press ENTER, to return to normal screen,

press CLEAR.

[LANGUAGE SETUP] allows you to set

various languages for the on-screen display or

sound track.

Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the Setup

Display. To use the display, see “Using the

Setup Display” (page 72).

x [OSD] (On-Screen Display)

Switches the display language on the screen.

x [MENU] (DVD VIDEO only)

You can select the desired language for the

disc’s menu.

x [AUDIO] (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language of the sound track.

When you select [ORIGINAL], the language

given priority in the disc is selected.

x [SUBTITLE] (DVD VIDEO only)

Switches the language of the subtitle recorded

on the DVD VIDEO.

When you select [AUDIO FOLLOW], the

language for the subtitles changes according to

the language you selected for the sound track.

• If you select [OTHERS t] in [MENU], [AUDIO],

and [SUBTITLE], select and enter a language code

from “Language Code List” (page 89) using the

number buttons.

• When you select a language in [MENU], [AUDIO],

or [SUBTITLE] that is not recorded on the DVD

VIDEO, one of the recorded languages will be

automatically selected (depending on the disc, the

language may not be selected automatically).

Note

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

16:9

JACKET PICTURE

BLACK LEVEL:

BLACK LEVEL

(COMPONENT OUT)

OFF

4:3 OUTPUT:

FULL

Selected setting

Setting the Display or

Sound Track Language

[LANGUAGE SETUP]

Tip

Note

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:

MENU:

AUDIO:

SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

ENGLISH

Choose settings according to the TV to be

connected.

Select [SCREEN SETUP] in the Setup Display.

To use the display, see “Using the Setup

Display” (page 72).

The default settings are underlined.

x [TV TYPE]

Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV (4:3

standard or wide).

The default setting varies, depending on the

country model.

• Depending on the DVD, [4:3 LETTER BOX] may be

selected automatically instead of [4:3 PAN SCAN] or

vice versa.

x [SCREEN SAVER]

The screen saver image appears when you leave

the system in pause or stop mode for 15

minutes,

or when you play back a Super Audio CD, CD, or

DATA CD (MP3 audio) for more than 15

minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your

display device from becoming damaged

(ghosting). Press

to turn off the screen saver.

x [BACKGROUND]

Selects the background color or picture on the

TV screen in stop mode or while playing a Super

Audio CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio).

Settings for the Display

[SCREEN SETUP]

[4:3 LETTER

BOX]

Select this when you connect a 4:3

screen TV. Displays a wide picture

with bands on the upper and lower

portions of the screen.

[4:3 PAN SCAN]

Select this when you connect a 4:3

screen TV. Automatically displays

the wide picture on the entire

screen and cuts off the portions

that do not fit.

[16:9]

Select this when you connect a

wide-screen TV or a TV with a

wide mode function.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

4:3 LETTER BOX

JACKET PICTURE

BLACK LEVEL:

OFF

BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT):

4:3 OUTPUT:

FULL

Note

[ON]

Turns on the screen saver.

[OFF]

Turns off the screen saver.

[JACKET

PICTURE]

The jacket picture (still picture)

appears, but only when the jacket

picture is already recorded on the

disc (CD-EXTRA, etc.). If the

disc does not contain a jacket

picture, the [GRAPHICS] picture

appears.

[GRAPHICS]

A preset picture stored in the

system appears.

[BLUE]

The background color is blue.

[BLACK]

The background color is black.

[4:3 PAN SCAN]

[4:3 LETTER BOX]

[16:9]

Settings and Adjustments

x [BLACK LEVEL]

Selects the black level (setup level) for the video

signals output from the jacks other than

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT.

x [BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT)]

Selects the black level (setup level) for the video

signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT jacks.

You cannot select this and the setting is not

effective when the system outputs progressive

signal.

x [4:3 OUTPUT]

This setting is effective only when you set [TV

TYPE] in [SCREEN SETUP] to [16:9]

(page 74). Adjust this to watch 4:3 aspect ratio

progressive signals. If you can change the aspect

ratio on your progressive format (525p/625p)

compatible TV, change the setting on your TV,

not the system.

• This setting is effective only when “P AUTO

(PROGRESSIVE AUTO)” or “P VIDEO

(PROGRESSIVE VIDEO)” is selected by using

PROGRESSIVE (page 22).

[ON]

Sets the black level of the output

signal to the standard level.

[OFF]

Lowers the standard black level.

Use this when the picture becomes

too white.

[OFF]

Sets the black level of the output

signal to the standard level.

[ON]

Raise the standard black level.

Use this when the picture becomes

too black.

Note

[FULL]

Select this when you can change

the aspect ratio on your TV.

[NORMAL]

Select this when you cannot

change the aspect ratio on your

TV. Shows a 16:9 aspect ratio

signal with black bands on left and

right sides of the image.

16:9 aspect ratio TV

Use this to set up playback related and other

settings.

Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Display.

To use the display, see “Using the Setup

Display” (page 72).

The default settings are underlined.

x [PAUSE MODE] (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

only)

Selects the picture in pause mode.

x [TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO only)

Gives the sound track which contains the highest

number of channels priority when you play a

DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio formats

(PCM, DTS, MPEG audio, or Dolby Digital

format) are recorded.

• When you set the item to [AUTO], the language may

change. The [TRACK SELECTION] setting has

higher priority than the [AUDIO] settings in

[LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 73). (Depending on

the disc, this function may not work.)

• If PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital sound, and MPEG audio

tracks have the same number of channels, the system

selects PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital sound, and MPEG

audio tracks in this order.

x [MULTI-DISC RESUME] (DVD VIDEO/

VIDEO CD only)

Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on or

off. Resume playback point can be stored in

memory for up to 40 different DVD VIDEO/

VIDEO CD discs (page 32).

Custom Settings

[CUSTOM SETUP]

[AUTO]

The picture, including subjects

that move dynamically, is output

with no jitter. Normally select this

position.

[FRAME]

The picture, including subjects

that do not move dynamically, is

output in high resolution.

[OFF]

No priority given.

[AUTO]

Priority given.

Note

MULTI-DISC RESUME:

CUSTOM SETUP

AUTO

PAUSE MODE:

OFF

TRACK SELECTION:

[ON]

Stores the resume settings in

memory for up to 40 discs.

[OFF]

Does not store the resume settings

in memory. Playback restarts at

the resume point only for the

current disc in the system.

Settings and Adjustments

To obtain the best possible surround sound, set

for the size of the speakers you have connected

and their distance from your listening position.

Then use the test tone to adjust the level and the

balance of the speakers to the same level.

Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the Setup

Display. For details, see “Using the Setup

Display” (page 72).

The default settings are underlined.

• You cannot operate these setup items when you

connect headphones to the system.

To return to the default setting

when changing a setting

Select the item, then press CLEAR. Note that

only the [SIZE] setting does not return to the

default setting.

x [SIZE]

If you do not connect center or surround

speakers, or move the surround speakers, set the

parameters for [CENTER] and [SURROUND]

and specify the surround speaker position. Since

the front speaker setting is fixed, you cannot

change them.

• When you select an item, the sound cuts off for a

moment.

• Depending on the settings of other speakers,

subwoofer may be excessive.

x [DISTANCE]

The default distance setting for the speakers in

relation to the listening position is shown below.

When you set the distance using the Quick Setup

(page 28), the settings is automatically

displayed.

Settings for the Speakers

[SPEAKER SETUP]

Note

SPEAKER SETUP

DISTANCE:

LEVEL(FRONT):

LEVEL(SURROUND):

OFF

TEST TONE:

FRONT:

CENTER:

YES

BEHIND

YES

SURROUND:

SUBWOOFER:

SIZE:

[FRONT]

[YES]

[CENTER]

[YES]: Normally select this.

[NONE]: Select this if no center

speaker is used.

[SURROUND]

[BEHIND]: Select this if surround

speakers are located in section B.

[SIDE]: Select this if surround

speakers are located in section A.

[NONE]: Select this if no

surround speaker is used.

[SUBWOOFER]

[YES]

Note

Position diagram

continued

Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display

when you move the speakers.

* When you perform the Quick Setup (page 28), the

default settings are changed.

• When you set the distance, the sound cuts off for a

moment.

• If all front and surround speakers are not placed at an

equal distance from your listening position, set the

distance according to the closest speaker.

• Do not place the surround speakers farther away from

your listening position than the front speakers.

• Depending on the input stream, the [DISTANCE]

setting may not be effective.

x [LEVEL (FRONT)]

You can vary the level of front speakers as

follows. Be sure to set [TEST TONE] to [ON]

for easy adjustment.

x [LEVEL (SURROUND)]

You can vary the level of surround speakers as

follows. Be sure to set [TEST TONE] to [ON]

for easy adjustment.

(This settings appear except when you set

[SURROUND] to [NONE] in the [SIZE]

setting.)

To adjust the volume of all the

speakers at one time

Press VOLUME +/– on the system, or press

VOLUME +/– on the remote.

x [TEST TONE]

The speakers will emit a test tone to adjust

[LEVEL (FRONT)] and [LEVEL

(SURROUND)].

Adjusting the speaker level by

using the test tone

1 Press DISPLAY when the system is

in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.

[FRONT]

3.0 m/10 ft

Front speaker distance from the

listening position can be set in 0.2

meter (1 ft) increments from 1.0 to

7.0 meters (4 to 23 ft).

[CENTER]

3.0 m/10 ft

(appears when

you set

[CENTER] to

[YES] in the

[SIZE] setting.)

Center speaker distance from the

listening position can be set in 0.2

meter (1 ft) increments from 0.0 to

7.0 meters (0 to 23 ft).

[SURROUND]

3.0 m/10 ft

(appears except

when you set

[SURROUND]

to [NONE] in the

[SIZE] setting.)

Surround speaker distance from the

listening position can be set in 0.2

meter (1 ft) increments from 0.0 to

7.0 meters (0 to 23 ft).

Note

1.0 - 7.0 m/

4 - 23 ft

0.0 - 7.0 m/

0 - 23 ft

[L]

0 dB

Set this between –6 dB and 0 dB

in 1 dB increments.

[R]

0 dB

Set this between –6 dB and 0 dB

in 1 dB increments.

[CENTER]

0 dB

(appears when you

set [CENTER] to

[YES] in the [SIZE]

setting.)

Set this between –6 dB and +6 dB

in 1 dB increments.

[SUBWOOFER]

0 dB

Set this between –6 dB and +6 dB

in 1 dB increments.

[L]

0 dB

Set this between –6 dB and +6 dB in

1 dB increments.

[R]

0 dB

Set this between –6 dB and +6 dB in

1 dB increments.

[OFF]

The test tone is not emitted from the

speakers.

[ON]

The test tone is emitted from each speaker

in sequence while adjusting level. When

you select one of the [SPEAKER SETUP]

items, the test tone is emitted from each

speaker in sequence.

Settings and Adjustments

2 Press X/x to select [SETUP],

then press ENTER.

The options for [SETUP] appear.

3 Press X/x to select [CUSTOM], then

press ENTER.

The Setup Display appears.

4 Press X/x repeatedly to select

[SPEAKER SETUP], then press ENTER

or c.

5 Press X/x repeatedly to select [TEST

TONE], then press ENTER or c.

6 Press X/x repeatedly to select [ON],

then press ENTER.

You will hear the test tone from each

speaker in sequence.

7 From your listening position, adjust the

value of [LEVEL (FRONT)] or [LEVEL

(SURROUND)] using C/X/x/c.

The test tone is emitted from only the

speaker which you are adjusting.

8 Press ENTER when you have finished

making adjustments.

9 Press X/x repeatedly to select [TEST

TONE], then press ENTER.

10Press X/x repeatedly to select [OFF],

then press ENTER.

• When you adjust the speaker settings, the sound cuts

off for a moment.

Note

On placement

• Place the system in a location with adequate

ventilation to prevent heat build-up in the system.

• At high volume, over long periods of time, the cabinet

becomes hot to the touch. This is not a malfunction.

However, touching the cabinet should be avoided. Do

not place the unit in a confined space where

ventilation is poor as this may cause overheating.

• Do not block the ventilation slots by putting anything

on the system. The system is equipped with a high

power amplifier. If the ventilation slots are blocked,

the unit can overheat and malfunction.

• Do not place the system on a soft surface such as a rug

and do not block the ventilation holes.

• Do not place the system in a location near heat

sources, or in a place subject to direct sunlight,

excessive dust, or mechanical shock.

On operation

• If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm

location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture

may condense on the lenses inside the system. Should

this occur, the system may not operate properly. In

this case, remove the disc and leave the system turned

on for about half an hour until the moisture

evaporates.

• When you move the system, take out any disc. If you

don’t, the disc may be damaged.

On adjusting volume

• Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section

with very low level inputs or no audio signals. If you

do, the speakers may be damaged when a peak level

section is suddenly played.

On cleaning

• Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls with a soft cloth

slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do

not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or

solvent such as alcohol or benzine.

If you have any questions or problems concerning

your system, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

On cleaning discs

• Do not use a commercially available CD/DVD

cleaning disc. It may cause a malfunction.

On your TV’s color

• If the speakers should cause the TV screen to have

color irregularity, turn off the TV then turn it on after

15 to 30 minutes. If color irregularity should persist,

place the speakers farther away from the set.

On moving the system

When you carry the system, use the following

procedure to protect the inner mechanism.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select

“DVD.”

2 Make sure that all discs are removed from

the system.

3 Press x and "/1 simultaneously.

“MECHA LOCK” appears in the front panel

display after “STANDBY.”

4 Remove the AC power cord (mains lead)

from the wall outlet (mains).

Additional Information

Precautions

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Caution: This system is capable of holding a still

video image or on-screen display image on your

television screen indefinitely. If you leave the still

video image or on-screen display image displayed

on your TV for an extended period of time you risk

permanent damage to your television screen.

Projection televisions are especially susceptible to

this.

Additional Information

On handling discs

• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its

edge. Do not touch the surface.

• Do not stick paper or tape on the disc.

• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or

heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in

a car parked in direct sunlight as the

temperature may rise considerably inside the

car.

• After playing, store the disc in its case.

On cleaning

• Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning

cloth.

Wipe the disc from the center out.

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner,

commercially available cleaners, or anti-static

spray intended for vinyl LPs.

This system can only play back a standard

circular disc. Using neither standard nor circular

discs (e.g., card, heart, or star shape) may cause

a malfunction.

Do not use a disc that has a commercially

available accessory attached, such as a label or

ring.

If you experience any of the following

difficulties 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 AC power cord (mains lead) is

connected securely.

If “PROTECT” and “UNPLUG” appears

alternately in the front panel display.

Immediately unplug the AC power cord (mains

lead) and check the following items.

• Are the + and – speaker cords short-circuited?

• Are you using only the specified speakers?

• Is anything blocking the ventilation holes of the

system?

After checking the above items and fixing any

problems, connect the AC power cord (mains lead)

again and turn on the system. If the cause of the

problem cannot be found even after checking all the

above items, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Picture

There is no picture.

• The video connecting cords are not connected

securely.

• The video connecting cords are damaged.

• The system is not connected to the correct TV

input jack (page 21).

• The video input on the TV is not set so that you

can view pictures from the system.

• You have set progressive format but your TV

cannot accept the signal in progressive format. In

this case, return the setting to interlace format (the

default setting) (page 22).

• Even if your TV is compatible with progressive

format (525p/625p) signals, the image may be

affected when you set progressive format. In this

case, return the setting to interlace format (the

default setting) (page 22).

Picture noise appears.

• The disc is dirty or flawed.

• If the picture output from your system goes

through your VCR to get to your TV, the copy-

protection signal applied to some DVD programs

Notes about the Discs Troubleshooting

continued

could affect picture quality. If you still experience

problems even when you connect your system

directly to your TV, try connecting your system to

your TV’s S video input (page 21, 25).

Even though you set the aspect ratio in [TV

TYPE] of [SCREEN SETUP], the picture does

not fill the screen.

• The aspect ratio on the disc is fixed.

Sound

There is no sound.

• The speaker cord is not connected securely.

• Press MUTING on the remote if “MUTING ON”

is displayed in the front panel display.

• The system is in pause mode or in Slow-motion

Play mode. Press H to return to normal play

mode.

• Fast forward or fast reverse is performed. Press

H to return to normal play mode.

• Check the speaker settings (page 77).

The left and right sounds are unbalanced or

reversed.

• Check that the speakers and components are

connected correctly and securely.

There is no sound from the subwoofer.

• Check the speaker connections and settings

(page 15, 77).

• Set the sound field to “AUTO FORMAT DIRECT

AUTO” (page 55).

Severe hum or noise is heard.

• Check that the speakers and components are

connected securely.

• Check that the connecting cords are away from a

transformer or motor, and at least 3 meters (10 ft)

away from your TV set or a fluorescent light.

• Move your TV away from the audio components.

• The plugs and jacks are dirty. Wipe them with a

cloth slightly moistened with alcohol.

• Clean the disc.

The sound loses stereo effect when you play a

VIDEO CD, a CD, or an MP3.

• Set [AUDIO] to [STEREO] by pressing AUDIO

(page 53).

• Make sure the system is connected properly.

The surround effect is difficult to hear when

you are playing a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG

audio sound track.

• Make sure the sound field function is on (page 55).

• Check the speaker connections and settings (page

15, 77).

• Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not

be the entire 5.1 channel. It may be monaural or

stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby

Digital or MPEG audio format.

The sound comes from the center speaker

only.

• Depending on the disc, the sound may come from

the center speaker only.

No sound is heard from the center speaker.

• Check the speaker connections and settings.

• Make sure the sound field function is on (page 55).

• Depending on the source, the effect of the center

speaker may be less noticeable.

No sound or only a very low-level sound is

heard from the surround speakers.

• Check the speaker connections and settings.

• Make sure the sound field function is on (page 55).

• Depending on the source, the effect of the

surround speakers may be less noticeable.

Operation

Radio stations cannot be tuned in.

• Check that the antenna (aerial) is connected

securely. Adjust the antenna (aerial) or connect an

external antenna (aerial) if necessary.

• The signal strength of the stations is too weak

(when tuning in with automatic tuning). Use direct

tuning.

• No stations have been preset or the preset stations

have been cleared (when tuning by scanning

preset stations). Preset the stations (page 68).

• Press DISPLAY so that the frequency appears in

the front panel display.

The remote does not function.

• There are obstacles between the remote and the

system.

• The distance between the remote and the system is

too far.

• The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on

the system.

• The batteries in the remote are weak.

The disc does not play.

• There is no disc inserted.

• The disc is upside down.

Insert the disc with the playback side facing down.

• The system cannot play CD-ROMs, etc. (page 7).

• The region code on the DVD does not match the

system.

• Moisture has condensed inside the system and

may cause damage to the lenses. Remove the disc

Additional Information

and leave the system turned on for about half an

hour.

The MP3 audio track cannot be played.

• The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3 format

that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2 or

Joliet.

• The MP3 audio track does not have the extension

“.MP3.”

• The data is not formatted in MP3 even though it

has the extension “.MP3.”

• The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data.

• The system cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO

format.

• The [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] setting has been set to

[IMAGE (JPEG)] (page 43).

• If you cannot change the [MODE (MP3, JPEG)]

setting, re-load the disc or turn the system off, then

on.

The JPEG image file cannot be played.

• The DATA CD is not recorded in a JPEG format

that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2, or

Joliet.

• It has an extension other than “.JPEG” or “.JPG.”

• It is larger than 3,072 (width) × 2,048 (height) in

normal mode, or more than 3,300,000 pixels in

Progressive JPEG.

• It does not fit the screen (those images are

reduced).

• The [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] setting has been set to

[AUDIO (MP3)] (page 43).

• If you cannot change the [MODE (MP3, JPEG)]

setting, re-load the disc or turn the system off, then

on.

The MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image file

starts playing simultaneously.

• [AUTO] has been selected in [MODE (MP3,

JPEG)] (page 43).

The titles of album/track/file name are not

displayed correctly.

• The system can only display numbers and letters

of the alphabets. Other characters are displayed as

[*].

A disc does not start playing from the

beginning.

• Program play, Shuffle Play, or Repeat Play has

been selected.

Press CLEAR to cancel these functions before

playing a disc.

• Resume Play has been selected.

During stop, press x on the system or the remote

and then start playback (page 32).

• The title, DVD or PBC menu automatically

appears on the TV screen.

The system starts playing the disc

automatically.

• The DVD features an auto playback function.

Playback stops automatically.

• Some discs may contain an auto pause signal.

While playing such a disc, the system stops

playback at the auto pause signal.

You cannot perform some functions such as

Stop, Search, Slow-motion Play, or Repeat

Play.

• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to

perform some of the operations above. See the

operating manual that came with the disc.

Messages do not appear on the screen in the

language you want.

• In the Setup Display, select the desired language

for the on-screen display in [OSD] under

[LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 73).

The language for the sound track cannot be

changed.

• Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD

being played.

• The DVD prohibits changing the language for the

sound track.

The subtitle language cannot be changed.

• Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the

DVD being played.

• The DVD prohibits changing the subtitles.

The subtitle cannot be turned off.

• The DVD prohibits turning off subtitles.

The angles cannot be changed.

• Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD being

played (page 59).

• The DVD prohibits changing the angles.

A disc cannot be ejected and “LOCKED”

appears in the front panel display.

• Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony

service facility.

[Data error] appears on the TV screen when

playing a DATA CD.

• The MP3 audio track/JPEG image file you want to

play is broken.

• The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data.

• The JPEG image file format does not conform to

DCF.

• The JPEG image file has the extension “.JPG” or

“.JPEG,” but is not in JPEG format.

continued

The system does not work normally.

• Disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead) from

the wall outlet (mains), then reconnect after

several minutes.

When the self-diagnosis function is activated to

prevent the system from malfunctioning, a 5-

character service number (e.g., C 13 50) with a

combination of a letter and 4 digits appears on

the screen and the front panel display. In this

case, check the following table.

Self-diagnosis Function

(When letters/numbers appear in the

display)

First 3

characters of

the service

number

Cause and/or corrective action

C 13 The disc is dirty.

,Clean the disc with a soft cloth

(page 81).

C 31 The disc is not inserted correctly.

,Restart the system, then re-insert

the disc correctly.

E XX

(xx is a number)

To prevent a malfunction, the

system has performed the self-

diagnosis function.

,Contact your nearest Sony

dealer or local authorized Sony

service facility and give the 5-

character service number.

Example: E 61 10

C:13:50

Additional Information

AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS

POWER OUTPUT AND

TOTAL HARMONIC

DISTORTION: With 3 ohm loads, both

channels driven, from

200 – 20,000 Hz; rated

55 watts per channel

minimum RMS power,

with no more than 0.7 %

total harmonic distortion

from 250 milli watts to

rated output.

Amplifier section

Surround mode (reference) music power output

Front: 143 W + 143 W

(with SS-TS43)

Center*: 143 W

(with SS-CT43)

Surround*: 143 W + 143

(with SS-TS43B)

Subwoofer*: 285 W

(with SS-WS42)

* Depending on the sound field settings and the source,

there may be no sound output.

Inputs (Analog)

VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2 Sensitivity: 450 mV

Impedance: 50 kilohms

Inputs (Digital)

VIDEO 1 (Coaxial) Impedance: 75 ohms

VIDEO 2 (Optical)

Phones Accepts low-and high-

impedance headphones.

Super Audio CD/DVD system

Laser Semiconductor laser

(Super Audio CD/DVD: λ

= 650 nm)

(CD: λ = 790 nm)

Emission duration:

continuous

Signal format system NTSC

Frequency response (at 2 CH STEREO mode)

DVD (PCM): 2 Hz to 22

kHz (±1.0 dB)

CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±1.0

dB)

Tuner section

System PLL quartz-locked digital

synthesizer system

FM tuner section

Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz

(100 kHz step)

Antenna (aerial) FM wire antenna (aerial)

Antenna (aerial) terminals 75 ohms, unbalanced

Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz

AM tuner section

Tuning range 530 – 1,710 kHz (with the

interval set at 10 kHz)

531 – 1,710 kHz (with the

interval set at 9 kHz)

Antenna (aerial) AM loop antenna (aerial)

Intermediate frequency 450 kHz

Video section

Outputs Video: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms

S video:

Y: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms

C: 0.286 Vp-p 75 ohms

COMPONENT:

Y: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms

PB/CB, PR/CR: 0.7 Vp-p

75 ohms

Input VIDEO1, VIDEO2: 1 Vp-

p 75 ohms

Speakers

Front

Speaker system Bass reflex, magnetically

shielded

Speaker unit 70 × 100 mm (2

/8 × 4

inches) cone type

Rated impedance 2.7 ohms

Dimensions (approx.) 86 × 165 × 102 mm

/2 × 6

/2 × 4

/8 inches)

(w/h/d)

Mass (approx.) 0.9 kg (2 lb)

Center

Speaker system Bass reflex, magnetically

shielded

Speaker unit 55 × 110 mm (2

/8 × 4

inches) cone type

Rated impedance 2.7 ohms

Dimensions (approx.) 300 × 79 × 116 mm

(11

/8 × 3

/8 × 4

/8 inches)

(w/h/d)

Mass (approx.) 1.0 kg (2 lb 4 oz)

Surround

Speaker system Bass reflex

Specifications

continued

Speaker unit 70 × 100 mm (2

/8 × 4

inches) cone type

Rated impedance 2.7 ohms

Dimensions (approx.) 86 × 165 × 102 mm

/2 × 6

/2 × 4

/8 inches)

(w/h/d)

Mass (approx.) 0.6 kg (1 lb 6 oz)

Subwoofer

Speaker system Bass reflex, magnetically

shielded

Speaker unit 200 mm (7

/8 inches) cone

type

Rated impedance 1.3 ohms

Dimensions (approx.) 206 × 382 × 392 mm

/8 × 15

inches)

(w/h/d)

Mass (approx.) 7.8 kg (17 lb 4 oz)

General

Power requirements 120 V AC, 60 Hz

Power consumption On: 160 W

Standby: 0.3 W (at the

Power Saving Mode)

Dimensions (approx.) 445 × 70 × 375 mm

(17

/8 × 2

/8 × 14

inches) (w/h/d) incl.

projecting parts

Mass (approx.) 5.1 kg (11 lb 4 oz)

Supplied accessories See page 13.

Design and specifications are subject to change

without notice.

Album

Section of a music piece or an image on a data

CD containing MP3 audio tracks or JPEG files.

Chapter

Subdivision of a title on a DVD. A title is

composed of several chapters.

Dolby Digital

This movie theater sound format for is more

advanced than Dolby Surround Pro Logic. In

this format, the surround speakers output stereo

sound with an expanded frequency range, and a

subwoofer channel for deep bass is

independently provided. This format is also

called “5.1” with the subwoofer channel

designed as the 0.1 channel (since it functions

only when a deep bass effect is needed). All six

channels in this format are recorded separately

for superior channel separation. Furthermore,

since all the signals are processed digitally, less

signal degradation occurs.

Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full-bandwidth

output channels from 2 channel sources. This is

done using an advanced, high-purity matrix

surround decoder that extracts the spatial

properties of the original recording without

adding any new sounds or tonal colorations.

x Movie mode

The Movie mode is for use with stereo television

shows and all programs encoded in Dolby

Surround. The result is enhanced soundfield

directionality that approaches the quality of

discrete 5.1-channel sound.

x Music mode

The Music mode is for use with any stereo music

recordings, and provides a wide and deep sound

space.

Dolby Surround Pro Logic

As one method of decoding Dolby Surround,

Dolby Surround Pro Logic produces four

channels from 2 channel sound. Compared with

the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby

Surround Pro Logic reproduces left-to-right

panning more naturally and localizes sounds

Glossary

Additional Information

more precisely. To take full advantage of Dolby

Surround Pro Logic, you should have one pair of

surround speakers and a center speaker. The

surround speakers output monaural sound.

DTS

Digital audio compression technology

developed by Digital Theater Systems, Inc. This

technology conforms to 5.1-channel surround.

This format comprises of stereo rear channel and

there is discrete subwoofer channel in this

format. DTS provides the same 5.1 discrete

channels of high quality digital audio. The good

channel separation is realized due to the all

channel data being recorded discretely and

processed in digitally.

DVD

A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving

pictures even though its diameter is the same as

a CD.

The data capacity of a single-layer and single-

sided DVD, at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times

that of a CD. Furthermore, the data capacity of a

dual-layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a

single-layer and double-sided DVD 9.4 GB, and

a dual-layer and double-sided DVD 17 GB.

The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one of

a worldwide standard of digital compression

technology. The picture data is compressed to

about 1/40 of its original size. The DVD also

uses the variable rate coding technology that

processes allocated data according to the status

of the picture.

The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital as

well as in PCM, allowing you to enjoy more

realistic audio presence.

Furthermore, various advanced functions such

as the multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental

Control functions are provided with the DVD.

DVD-RW

A DVD-RW is a recordable and rewritable disc

that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO. The

DVD-RW has two different modes: VR mode

and Video mode. DVD-RWs created in Video

mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO,

while discs created in VR (Video Recording)

mode allow the contents to be programmed or

edited.

DVD+RW

A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a recordable and

rewritable disc. DVD+RWs use a recording

format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO

format.

File

A JPEG image recorded on a DATA CD. (“File”

is an exclusive definition for this system.) A

single file consists of a single image.

Film based software, Video based

software

DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video

based software. Film based DVDs contain the

same images (24 frames per second) that are

shown at movie theaters. Video based DVDs,

such as television dramas or sit-coms, displays

images at 30 frames (or 60 fields) per second.

Interlace format

(Interlaced scanning)

The Interlace format is the NTSC standard

method for displaying TV images at 30 frames

per second. Each frame is scanned twice -

alternately between the even numbered scanning

lines and then odd numbered scanning lines, at

60 times per second.

Multi-angle function

Various angles of a scene, or viewpoints of the

video camera are recorded on some DVDs.

Multilingual function

Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a

picture are recorded on some DVDs.

Parental Control

A function of the DVD to limit playback of the

disc by the age of the users according to the

limitation level in each country. The limitation

varies from disc to disc; when it is activated,

playback is completely prohibited, violent

scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes

and so on.

Playback Control (PBC)

Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2.0)

to control playback.

By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO

CDs with PBC functions, you can enjoy playing

simple interactive programs, programs with

search functions, and so on.

continued

Progressive format

(sequential scanning)

In contrast to the Interlace format, the

progressive format can reproduce 60 frames per

second by reproducing all scanning lines (525

lines for the NTSC system). The overall picture

quality increases and still images, text and

horizontal lines appear sharper. This format is

compatible with the 525 progressive format.

Region Code

This system is used to protect copyrights. A

region number is allocated on each DVD system

or DVD disc according to the sales region. Each

region code is shown on the system as well as on

the disc packaging. The system can play discs

that match its region code. The system can also

play discs with the “ ” mark. Even when the

region code is not shown on the DVD, the region

limit may still apply.

Scene

On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control)

functions, the menu screens, moving pictures

and still pictures are divided into sections called

“scenes.”

Title

The longest section of a picture or music feature

on a DVD, movie, etc., in video software, or the

entire album in audio software.

Track

Section of a picture or a music piece on a

VIDEO CD, CD, or MP3. An album is

composed of several tracks (MP3 only).

VIDEO CD

A compact disc that contains moving pictures.

The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format, one of

a worldwide standard of digital compression

technology. The picture data is compressed to

about 1/140 of its original size. Consequently, a

12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes

of moving pictures.

VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data.

Sounds outside the range of human hearing are

compressed while sounds we can hear are not

compressed. VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the

audio information of conventional audio CDs.

There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs.

• Version 1.1: You can play only moving

pictures and sounds.

• Version 2.0: You can play high-resolution still

pictures and enjoy PBC functions.

This system conforms to both versions.

ALL

Additional Information

The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.

Language 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

1326 Lingala

1327 Laothian

1332 Lithuanian

1334 Latvian; Lettish

1345 Malagasy

1347 Maori

1349 Macedonian

1350 Malayalam

1352 Mongolian

1353 Moldavian

1356 Marathi

1357 Malay

1358 Maltese

1363 Burmese

1365 Nauru

1369 Nepali

1376 Dutch

1379 Norwegian

1393 Occitan

1403 (Afan) Oromo

1408 Oriya

1417 Punjabi

1428 Polish

1435 Pashto; Pushto

1436 Portuguese

1463 Quechua

1481 Rhaeto-Romance

1482 Kirundi

1483 Romanian

1027 Afar

1028 Abkhazian

1032 Afrikaans

1039 Amharic

1044 Arabic

1045 Assamese

1051 Aymara

1052 Azerbaijani

1053 Bashkir

1057 Byelorussian

1059 Bulgarian

1060 Bihari

1061 Bislama

1066 Bengali; Bangla

1067 Tibetan

1070 Breton

1079 Catalan

1093 Corsican

1097 Czech

1103 Welsh

1105 Danish

1109 German

1130 Bhutani

1142 Greek

1144 English

1145 Esperanto

1149 Spanish

1150 Estonian

1151 Basque

1157 Persian

1165 Finnish

1166 Fiji

1171 Faroese

1174 French

1181 Frisian

1183 Irish

1186 Scots Gaelic

1194 Galician

1196 Guarani

1203 Gujarati

1209 Hausa

1217 Hindi

1226 Croatian

1229 Hungarian

1233 Armenian

1235 Interlingua

1239 Interlin

1489 Russian

1491 Kinyarwanda

1495 Sanskrit

1498 Sindhi

1501 Sangho

1502 Serbo-Croatian

1503 Singhalese

1505 Slovak

1506 Slovenian

1507 Samoan

1508 Shona

1509 Somali

1511 Albanian

1512 Serbian

1513 Siswati

1514 Sesotho

1515 Sundanese

1516 Swedish

1517 Swahili

1521 Tamil

1525 Telugu

1527 Tajik

1528 Thai

1529 Tigrinya

1531 Turkmen

1532 Tagalog

1534 Setswana

1535 Tonga

1538 Turkish

1539 Tsonga

1540 Tatar

1543 Twi

1557 Ukrainian

1564 Urdu

1572 Uzbek

1581 Vietnamese

1587 Volap k

1613 Wolof

1632 Xhosa

1665 Yoruba

1684 Chinese

1697 Zulu

1703

Not specified

Code Language Code Language Code Language

For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses.

Front panel

A Disc slot (31)

B (remote sensor) (13)

C Front panel display (91)

D PHONES jack (31)

E VOLUME +/– (31)

F FUNCTION (31)

G ./> (32)

H x (stop) (32, 71)

I X (pause) (32)

J H (play) (31)

K A (eject) (31, 71)

L DISC 1-5 (31)

M "/1 (on/standby) (27, 31, 71)

Index to Parts and Controls

Additional Information

Front panel display

About the indications in the front panel display

A Lights up during PBC playback.

(VIDEO CD only) (38)

B Current mode (DVD function only)

C Lights up when the time information of

a title or chapter appears in the front

panel display. (DVD only)

D Monaural/Stereo effect (Radio only)

(68)

E Current sound effect (Except for Super

Audio CD) (58)

F Current surround format (Except for

JPEG and Super Audio CD) (54)

G Playing status (DVD function only)

H Lights up during MULTI channel

playback. (Super Audio CD only) (37)

Rear panel

A SPEAKER jacks (15)

B VIDEO 2 OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack (25)

C VIDEO 1 COAXIAL IN jack (25)

D VIDEO 1 VIDEO/AUDIO IN jacks (23, 25)

E COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (21)

F MONITOR OUT (VIDEO / S VIDEO) jacks

(21)

G AM terminal (20)

H FM 75Ω COAXIAL jack (20)

I VIDEO 2 VIDEO/AUDIO IN jacks (23, 25)

COAXIAL IN AUDIO IN

AUDIO IN

VIDEO IN

COAXIAL

SPEAKER

VIDEO 2

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO 1

DIGITAL IN

OPTICAL

(DVD ONLY)

VIDEO

(DVD ONLY)

S VIDEO

FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER

Additional Information

Remote

A TV (64)

B DISC SKIP (31)

C SOUND FIELD (55)

D ./> PRESET –/+, TV CH –/+ (28,

32, 68)

E H (play) (31)

The H button has a tactile dot.*

F TOP MENU (36)

G C/X/x/c/ENTER (27, 33, 45, 55, 58, 60,

67, 72)

C/X/x/c

have tactile dots.*

H O RETURN (38)

I ALBUM –/+ (32, 65)

J ANGLE (59)

K AUDIO (53)

The AUDIO button has a tactile dot.*

L SUBTITLE (59)

M Number buttons (36, 60, 64)

The number 5 button has a tactile dot.*

N CLEAR, - (28, 33, 65)

O ENTER

P PROGRESSIVE, TUNER MENU (22, 68)

Q TV [/1 (on/standby) (64)

R "/1 (on/standby) (27, 31, 68)

S THEATRE SYNC (65)

T TV/VIDEO, SLEEP (64, 70)

U FUNCTION (22, 31, 57, 67)

V m/M / SLOW, TUNING –/+ (46,

68)

W x (stop) (32, 60, 68)

X X (pause) (32)

Y MUTING (32)

Z MENU (36)

wj VOLUME, TV VOL +/– (31, 68)

The VOLUME, TV VOL + button has a

tactile dot.*

wk DISPLAY (10, 28, 33, 60, 72)

wl /

REPLAY, ADVANCE,

STEP (32)

e; DISPLAY (68)

ea DSGX (58)

es PICTURE NAVI (42)

ed REPEAT (35)

ef FM MODE (68)

Open the

cover.

continued

eg TV CH –/+ (64)

The TV CH + button has a tactile dot.*

eh TV VOL +/– (64)

ej MULTI/2CH (37)

ek SA-CD/CD (37)

el AMP MENU (27, 45, 58, 67)

* Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the

system.

Additional Information

You can set the following items with the DVD Setup Display.

The order of the displayed items may be different from the actual display.

DVD Setup Display List

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

(Select the language you

want to use from the

displayed language list.)

(Select the language you

want to use from the

displayed language list.)

(Select the language you

want to use from the

displayed language list.)

(Select the language you

want to use from the

displayed language list.)

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE

SCREEN SAVER

BACKGROUND

16:9

4:3 LETTER

4:3 PAN SCAN

OFF

PICTURE

BLUE

BLACK

JACKET

CUSTOM SETUP

TRACK

SELECTION

AUTO

BOX

MULTI-DISC

RESUME

OFF

GRAPHICS

PAUSE

MODE

AUTO

FRAME

SUBTITLE

(Select the language you

want to use from the

displayed language list.)

AUDIO

OFF

BLACK LEVEL

OFF

BLACK LEVEL

(COMPONENT

OUT)

OFF

4:3 OUTPUT

FULL

NORMAL

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE

DISTANCE

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND

YES

NONE

BEHIND

SUBWOOFER

YES

FRONT 1.0 m – 7.0 m/

4 ft – 23 ft

CENTER

SURROUND

LEVEL

(FRONT)

CENTER

–6 dB – +6 dB

TEST TONE

OFF

–6 dB – 0 dB

SIDE

NONE

SUBWOOFER

–6 dB – +6 dB

LEVEL

(SURROUND)

–6 dB – +6 dB

–6 dB – 0 dB

0.0 m – 7.0 m/

0 ft – 23 ft

0.0 m – 7.0 m/

0 ft – 23 ft

You can set the following items with AMP MENU on the remote.

AMP Menu List

AMP menu

AUDIO DRC DRC STD

DRC MAX

DIMMER DIMMER ON

DIMMER OFF

DRC OFF

DUAL MONO MAIN

SUB

MAIN+SUB

MAIN/SUB

A/V SYNC SYNC OFF

SYNC ON

DEMO DEMO ON

DEMO OFF

Numerics

16:9 74

4:3 LETTER BOX 74

4:3 OUTPUT 75

4:3 PAN SCAN 74

5.1 Channel Surround 54

A/V SYNC 45

Accessories 13

ALBUM 47

Album 86

AMP menu 27, 45, 58, 67

AMP menu list 96

ANGLE 59

Antenna (aerial) Hookup 20

AUDIO 73

AUDIO DRC 58

BACKGROUND 74

Batteries 13

BLACK LEVEL 75

BLACK LEVEL

(COMPONENT OUT) 75

CHAPTER 47

Chapter 86

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connecting the AC power cord

(mains lead) 27

Continuous play 31

Control Menu 10

Controlling the TV 64

CUSTOM 72

CUSTOM PARENTAL

CONTROL 60

CUSTOM SETUP 76

DATA CD 41

DEMO 27

Demonstration 27

Digital connection 26

DIMMER 70

DISC SKIP 32

DISPLAY 50

Display

Setup Display 72

DISTANCE 77

DOLBY DIGITAL 53

Dolby Digital 86

Dolby Pro Logic II 86

Dolby Surround Pro Logic 86

DSGX 58

DTS 53, 87

DUAL MONO 67

DVD 87

DVD+RW 87

DVD’s menu 36

DVD-RW 37, 87

EFFECT 45

Fast forward 46

Fast reverse 46

FILE 47

File 87

Film based software 87

Front Panel 90

Front panel display 50, 91

Handling discs 81

Hookup Overview 14

INDEX 47

Installing the satellite speakers

on the wall 17

Instant Advance 32

Instant Replay 32

Interlace format 87

INTERVAL 44

JPEG 39, 41

Language Code List 89

LANGUAGE SETUP 73

LEVEL (FRONT) 78

LEVEL (SURROUND) 78

Listening to other components

Listening to TV sound 57

Locating

a specific point by watching

the TV screen 46

MENU 73

MODE (MP3, JPEG) 43

MP3 39, 41

Multi Session CD 7

Multi-angle function 59, 87

MULTI-DISC RESUME 76

Multilingual function 87

Multiplex broadcast sound 67

Muting 32

Naming preset stations 69

On-screen display

Control Menu display 10

Setup Display 72

ORIGINAL 37

OSD 73

Other Component Hookup 25

PARENTAL CONTROL 61, 87

PAUSE MODE 76

PBC Playback 7, 38, 87

PICTURE NAVI 42, 49

PLAY LIST 37

Preset Station 68

Program Play 33

PROGRESSIVE AUTO 22

Progressive format 22, 88

PROGRESSIVE VIDEO 23

Quick Setup 28

Radio 68

Rear Panel 92

Region Code 8, 88

Remote 13, 64, 93

Repeat Play 35

RESET 73

Resume Play 32

Index

continued

S VIDEO 21

Scan 46

SCENE 47

Scene 88

SCREEN SAVER 74

SCREEN SETUP 74

Searching 46

SETUP 72

Setup Display 72, 95

Shuffle Play 34

SIZE 77

SLEEP 70

Slide show 43

Slow-motion play 46

Sound Field 55

SPEAKER SETUP 77

Speaker setup 30

Speaker System Hookup 15

SUBTITLE 59, 73

Super Audio CD 7, 37

TEST TONE 78

THEATRE SYNC 65

TIME/TEXT 48

TITLE 47

Title 88

TRACK 47

Track 88

TRACK SELECTION 76

Troubleshooting 81

TUNER MENU 68

TV Hookup 21

TV TYPE 74

Usable discs 6

VIDEO CD 88

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