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1 © 2004 Sony Corporation2 WARNING:CAUTION: This DVD Receiver employs a Laser System Precautions Safety the unit itself has been turned off Installing •Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup •Do not place heavy objects on the unit On power sources •AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified service shop On placement Place the receiver in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat On operation The nameplate is located on the rear of the unit IMPORTANT NOTICE 3 NOTES ON COPYRIGHTS:Note Tip 4 Safety PrecautionsTable of Contents Before Use Front Panel Controls Display Window Indicators Remote Control Rear Panel Connections Connections Selecting the Output/Input Source Before Operation Mini Glossary for Audio Stream & Surround Mode Sound Mode General Explanation On-ScreenDisplay Initial Settings DVD and Video CD Operation Playing a DVD and Video CD General Features Resume Function Selecting Another TITLE Selecting Another CHAPTER/TRACK Search Still Picture Slow Motion Repeat Time Search Special DVD Features Checking the contents of DVD Video disc: Menus Camera Angle Changing the Audio Language Changing the Audio Channel Subtitle Audio CD and MP3 Disc Operation Pause Selecting Another Track Search Repeat Changing the Audio Channel Viewing JPEG Files on a Disc Selecting Another Files Still Picture To flip the picture To rotate picture Notes on JPEG Files Programmed Playback Programmed Playback with Audio CD Speaker Setup Additional Information Sleep Timer Setting Viewing the Playing Time and Remaining Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote Language Code List Area Code List Troubleshooting Specification 5 DVD video discs (8 cm / 12 cm disc)Video CD (VCD) (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Audio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Notes Depending on the conditions of the recording equip- ment or the DVD-RWsin VR (Video Recording) mode discs cannot be played on the unit Notes on DVDs and Video CDs The region code on the labels of some DVDs indicates which type of player can play those discs. This unit can only play DVDs labeled “4” Disc-relatedterms Title (DVD video discs only) Chapter (DVD video discs only) Track (Video CD and audio CD only) Index (Video CD) Scene A scene is composed of one or several tracks File Sections of a picture on a data CD containing JPEG image files Types of video CDs There are two types of video CDs: Video CDs equipped with PBC (Version 2.0) IMPORTANT NOTE: FOR DETAILED INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY 6 Handling the unitWhen shipping the unit When setting up the unit To keep the exterior surfaces clean Cleaning the unit To clean the cabinet To obtain a clear picture For details, please contact your nearest dealer Disc Handling Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not get on the surface Do not stick paper or tape on the disc Storing discs After playing, store the disc in its case Cleaning discs About the symbol display About the disc symbols for instructions DVD DVD Video discs DVD VCD2.0 Video CDs with the PBC (playback control) function VCD2.0 VCD1.1 Video CDs without the PBC (playback control) function VCD1.1 CD Audio CDs MP3 MP3 disc MP3 JPEG JPEG disc 7 @/ 1 (POWER) indicatorSTANDBY indicator Disc Tray STOP (x) PAUSE (X) PLAY (N) OPEN/CLOSE () VOLUME Control Display window Remote Sensor Reverse SKIP ) DVD: RADIO: MIC VOL (MIN/MAX) MIC1, MIC2 Forward SKIP (T) DVD: Go to NEXT chapter/track PHONES 8 PRO LOGIC9 OPEN/CLOSETV/VIDEO 0-9numerical buttons >10/ TV ENTER Playback Control Buttons H (PLAY) X (PAUSE) x(STOP) PRESET-PAUSE PRESET+ SLOW t/ TUNING SLOW T/TUNING+ SLOW DVD TOP MENU B/b/V/v (left/right/up/down) ENTER REPEAT SLEEP PROGRAM DIMMER KARAOKE CLEAR DVD SETUP TV @ @ DISPLAY MUTING FUNCTION MODE BASS DVD DISPLAY VOLUME (+/-) DVD MENU RETURN FM MODE AUDIO TUNER MENU SUBTITLE TUNER/BAND ANGLE TV VOL +/– TV CH +/– 10 Remote Control Operation RangeRemote control battery installation 11 Tips(V) (S) (C) Rear of TV (not supplied) Rear of DVD Receiver 12 (not supplied)Connection 13 Connect the supplied FM/AM antenna for listening to the radioConnect the AM Loop antenna to the AM LOOP connector Connect the FM antenna to the FM 75 Ω connector 14 Connect the speakers using the supplied speaker cordsThis ferrite core can reduce noises How to attach the ferrite core 1Press the stopper [a] of the ferrite core to open 3Pass the others straight on the other ferrite core 4Close the ferrite core unitl it clicks 15 •Front speakers•Centre speaker •Surround speakers •Subwoofer Speaker Positioning Example To attach the foot pads 16 FUNCTIONTUNER BAND •CD/DVD To view output from the DVD: •TUNER FM/AM To listen to AM/FM radio broadcasts: •INPUT SELECT To listen to an audio source connected to the AUDIO IN (L/R) jack of VIDEO: 17 DTSDOLBY DIGITAL DOLBY PRO LOGIC Use this mode when playing movie or Dolby Digital 2 channel A.F.D. AUTO This function is available during only playback mode A.F.D. AUTO is not applicable when headphone is used You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmedsound fields according to the program you want to listen to A) By pressing MODE button Each time you press MODE button, the sound mode is changed in the following order; FLAT → ROCK → POP → JAZZ → CLASSIC → NEWS → LINK → FLAT FLAT: Linear frequency response ROCK: Reproduces the acoustics of rock music POP: Reproduces the acoustics of pop music JAZZ: Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club CLASSIC: Reproduces the acoustics of orchestral music NEWS: Reproduces the acoustics of TV news sound (This function available 2-channelmode only) B) By pressing AUTO FORMAT DIRECT button A.F.D. AUTO → DOLBY PL → PLII MOVIE → PLII MUSIC → A.F.D. AUTO MP3 disc is not available Sound Mode is not applicable when headphone is used When DVD is inserted AUDIO For your reference The DVD Receiver memorizes the last mode settings for each source individually Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the logo Dolby Surround encoded programs are labeled with the -DTS Digital Surround discs are marked with the 18 1Press DVD DISPLAY during playback3The number buttons can also be used for setting Temporary Feedback Field Icons TITLE Repeat Title CHAPT Repeat Chapter TRACK Repeat Track (non-PBCVideo CDs, MP3, CD) ALL Repeat All Tracks (non-PBCVideo CDs, MP3, CD) OFF Repeat Off Resume play from this point Action prohibited or not available Some discs may not provide all of the features on the If no button is pressed for 10 seconds, the on-screendisplay disappears Items Function (Press V/v to select desired item) Selection Method Title Number Shows the current title number and total number of titles and skips to the desired title number Chapter Number Shows the current chapter number and total number of B / b, . / > or chapters, and skips to the desired chapter number Numbers, ENTER Time search Shows the elapsed playing time, and searches the point directly from the elapsed time Audio language Shows the current audio soundtrack language and Digital Audio encoding method, and channel number, and AUDIO Output mode changes the setting Subtitle language Shows the current subtitles language, and Angle Shows the current angle number and total number of angles, and changes the angle number Sound Shows the current sound mode, and VCD2.0 VCD1.1 Selection Method Track Number Shows the current track number, total number of tracks, PBC On mode or skips to the desired track number in the PBC Off mode Time Shows the elapsed playing time (Display only) Audio Channel Shows the audio channel, and changes the audio channel 19 Press DVD SETUPThe Setup menu appears You can set your personal preferences on the DVD function mode Press DVD SETUP, RETURN, or H (PLAY) to 5 exit the setup menu Disc Language DVD Select a language for the disc’s Menu, Audio, and Subtitle features Original : The original language set for the disc is selected riginal ther Disc Language selection may not work for some DVDs Menu Language Select a language for the Setup menu. This is the menu you see when you press DVD SETUP 4:3 Letterbox: 4:3 Panscan: 16:9 Wide: Select when a 16:9 wide TV is connected 16:9 Wide: 20 5.1 Speaker settings DVDThe DRC and PBC settings can be changed Dynamic Range Control (DRC) *1: Dolby Digital only Playback Control (PBC) On: Video CDs with PBC are played according to the PBC On: 21 Rating DVD1 Select Rating on the setup menu using V/v buttons on the setup menu 2While Rating is selected, press b Enter a 4-digit password using the number buttons to confirm the personal security password, then press ENTER Ratings 1 to 8: Press ENTER to confirm your rating selection 5 then press DVD SETUP to exit the menu Area Code DVD Select the Area Code tons on the setup menu 2While Area Code is selected, press b 3Follow step 3 of “Rating” on left 4Select the first character using the V/v buttons Changing the 4-digitpassword 1Follow Steps 1-2as shown above to the left (Rating) 2Enter the old password, then press ENTER 3Select Change using V/v buttons then press ENTER 4Enter the new 4-digitpassword, then press ENTER 5Enter exactly the same password a second time and verify by pressing ENTER 6Press DVD SETUP to exit the menu If you forget your 4-digitpassword 1Press DVD SETUP to display the setup menu 2Enter the 6-digitnumber “210499” The 4-digitpassword is cleared 3Enter a new password as shown above to the left (Rating) 22 Playback Setup DVD VCD2.0 VCD1.11Press Z to open the disc tray press H (PLAY) If a menu screen is displayed A menu screen may appear automatically after loading a DVD Press DVD TOP MENU or DVD MENU to return to the menu screen You also may set PBC to Off under setup. See page DVDs may have a Region Code Do not keep a fixed image displayed on the screen for a long time Resume Function DVD VCD2.0 VCD1.1 CD To play from the beginning of the disc, press x twice, then press H (PLAY) The point where you stopped playing is cleared when: -Press x in the STOP mode -Turn the power off -Open the disc tray If a disc has more than one title, you can select another title as follows: Press DVD DISPLAY. Use Press DVD DISPLAY, then use B/b to select a title num- ber, then press ENTER DVD VCD2.0 Press PREV twice briefly to step back to the previous chapter/track To go directly to any chapter during playback For For two-digitnumbers, press the number buttons (0-9)in rapid succession Search DVD VCD2.0 VCD1.1 1Press m or M during playback The DVD Receiver will now go into SEARCH mode 3To return to playback, press H (PLAY) Still Picture DVD VCD2.0 VCD1.1 1Press X (PAUSE) during playback The DVD Receiver will go into PAUSE mode 2To return to playback, press or X (PAUSE) again or H (PLAY) 23 Slow Motion DVD VCD2.0 VCD1.11Press (PAUSE) during playback The DVD Receiver will now go into PAUSE mode 2Press SLOW t or T during pause mode The DVD Receiver will enter SLOW mode Use SLOW 4To return to playback, press H (PLAY) Slow motion playback in reverse is not applicable for Video CD Repeat DVD VCD2.0 VCD1.1 DVD Video Discs - Repeat Chapter/Title/Off 1Press REPEAT when playing a disc The Repeat icon appears on the TV screen 2Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode •CHAPT: repeats the current chapter •TITLE: repeats the current title on a disc •OFF: does not play repeatedly Video CDs - Repeat Track/All/Off •TRACK: repeats the current track •ALL: repeats all the tracks on a disc 1Press DVD DISPLAY during playback. The on-screendisplay appears on the screen The Time Search box shows the elapsed playing time of the current disc Within 10 seconds, use The “-:--:--”appears in the Time Search box 4Within 10 seconds, press ENTER 24 DVD MENU1Press DVD TOP MENU or DVD MENU Press ANGLE repeatedly during playback to select a desired angle DVD D 3Press ENTER If appears, the feature is not available on the disc 25 Disc CD MP3Before playing MP3 disc, read the notes on MP3 files on right 1Audio CD: Audio CD menu appears on the TV screen go to step Audio CD: MP3 disc: the TV screen. Go to step Insert a disc and close the tray 2The MP3 disc Menu appears on the TV screen 3A list of files in the folder appears once more Use to select a folder, and ENTER If you are in a file list and want to return to the Folder 4or ENTER. Playback starts About MP3 An MP3 file is audio data compressed by using the MPEG1 audio MP3 Disc compatibility with this DVD Receiver is limited as follows: Sampling Frequency : only at 44.1kHz Bit rate : within 32 - 320kbps CD-Rphysical format should be “ISO 9660” e.g. “********.mp3” Do not use special letters such as “/ : * ? “ < > ” etc Total number of files on the disc should be less than Audio CD Menu MP3 disc Menu 5Press x (STOP) to stop playback 27 Insert a disc and close the tray1 The MP3/JPEG select menu appears on the TV screen Use V/v to select the JPEG then press ENTER The JPEG menu appears on the TV screen menu Use to select a folder, and ENTER ” and press ENTER to return to the previous menu screen 4H (PLAY) Viewing the file function starts While viewing a file, press RETURN to move to the previous menu (JPEG menu) JPEG file that does not play is skipped 5 Press x (STOP) to stop viewing. The JPEG menu appears 1Press X (PAUSE) during slide show 2To return to the slide show, press H (PLAY) or X (PAUSE) again Total number of files and folders on the disc should be less than When you are using software to burn the jpeg files into the 28 CD VCD2.0 VCD1.1 MP3Program can contain 30 tracks 1mode Press PROGRAM to exit the Program Edit mode; the mark will disappear Repeat step 2 to place additional tracks on the 3 Program list Audio CD menu MP3 disc Menu Press b 4 The programmed track you selected last is highlighted on the program list 5 Press V/v to select the track you want to start playing Press (PLAY) or ENTER to start then press ENTER or H (PLAY) 1Insert Video CD and close the tray Press PROGRAM 2 The VCD Program menu will appear Press RETURN, PROGRAM or H (PLAY) to exit the Program menu Follow steps 2-6of “Programmed Playback with 3 Audio CD and MP3 disc” on left “PROGRAM” appears on the TV screen “PROGRAM” disappears on the TV screen Repeat Programmed Tracks 1Press REPEAT when playing the programmed tracks •ALL: repeats all tracks on the program list Erasing a Track from Program List The mark will appear 2Press b to move to the Program list 3Use V/v to select the track that you wish to erase from the Program list 4Press CLEAR The track will be erased from the Program list Erasing the whole Program List 1Follow steps 1-2of “Erasing a Track from Program List” as above 2Use V/v to select “Clear All”, then press ENTER The complete Program for the disc will be erased The programs are cleared when the power is turn off The programs are cleared when the disc is removed 29 Adjust the following settings for the built-in5.1 channel surround decoderSelect “5.1 Speaker Setup” using the V/v 2 buttons on the setup menu While “5.1 Speaker Setup” is selected 3 press b button 4Press b buttons to select the desired speaker 5Adjust options by using V/v/B/b buttons Speaker selection Volume Press B / b to adjust the output level of the selected speaker. (-6dB~ 6dB) Size Since the speaker settings are fixed, you cannot change the settings Distance You can not set the distance of subwoofer speaker Test You can stop the test using V/v This function is not available when microphone plug into the MIC socket Return Press ENTER to return to the previous menu 30 You can set the DVD Receiver to turn off automatically at a specified time1Press SLEEP to set the desired sleep time The SLEEP indicator and sleep time appears in the dis- play window 2Each time you press SLEEP the setting changes in the following order SLEEP 90 → 80 → 70 → 60→ 50 → 40 → 30 → 20 → 10 → OFF You can check the time remaining before the DVD Receiver turns off Press SLEEP. The remaining time appears in the Display Window Press DISPLAY on the remote Each time you press DISPLAY while playing the disc, the display changes Press the DIMMER repeatedly Press MUTING to mute your unit Connect a stereo headphone plug (3.5mm) into the PHONES connector PHONES connector You can adjust the volume by turning VOLUME (-/+)repeatedly Press BASS on the remote The sound effect is activate BASS With BASS on, bass frequencies are effectively reinforced To turn off the sound effect Press BASS on the remote again When you connect headphones to the system, the BASS function does not work 31 1Load a karaoke disc2level to prevent acoustic feedback (e.g. a 3 Connect a microphone to MIC socket. (3.5mm) 4Press PLAY to start playback 5Adjustsong. MIC VOL control and then sing a If you want to set KARAOKE option follow steps Use 1/2 to adjust value of the item 8selected ECHO: You can adjust the echo volume by pressing the 1/2 buttons ECHO: MELODY: VOICE: V1+V2 → off (None Voice) → V1 → EFFECT: Off → HARMONY → FLANGE → CHORUS KEY: You can change the key by pressing the 1/2 buttons KEY: Press KARAOKE during playback 6 KARAOKE menu appears 7KEY, VOICE, MELODY or EFFECT) 9Pressmenu.KARAOKE to exit the KARAOKE The microphone may not be available during special play- back. (ex. slow) The karaoke feature functions only with karaoke-compatiblediscs The VOICE and MELODY menus may not be available on some karaoke discs When you using a microphone, the signal is output from the Front L/R speakers For more details, refer to the information supplied with the disc 32 And then every time you pressFM and AM (MW) changes alternately Scanning stops when the DVD Receiver tunes in a Press TUNER MENU on the remote control 4 A preset number will flash in the Display Window Press TUNING - or + on the remote control to 5 select the preset number you want Press TUNER MENU on the remote control 6 again The station is stored 7Repeat steps 3 to 6 to store other stations To tune in a station with a weak signal Press TUNING - or + repeatedly in step 3 to tune in the station manually To clear all the stored stations To change the preset number, follow the steps 5-6as above Press TUNER/BAND until AM (MW) or FM appears in the Display Window The last received station is tuned in 2preset station you want 3 Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME + or - repeatedly To turn off the radio To listen to non-presetradio stations Use manual or automatic tuning in step For manual tuning, press TUNING - or + on the remote control repeatedly To select a preset radio station directly If an FM program is noisy To improve reception Reorient the supplied antennas 33 TV @TV/VIDEO Number buttons TV ENTER TV CH + TV VOL + 34 TVTip35 Language37 SymptomCause Correction 39 [FM][Supplied ❋Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice 40 Sony Corporation
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