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2 WARNINGFor the customers in the U.S.A WARNING CAUTION For the customers in Canada Precautions 3 Welcome4 Table of ContentsThis System Can Play the Following Unpacking Inserting Batteries into the Remote Hookup Overview Step 1: Speaker System Hookup Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead) Step 6: Turning off the Demonstration Step 7: Performing the Quick Setup Speaker Setup Playing Discs Selecting [ORIGINAL] or [PLAY LIST] on a DVD-RW (Ver.2.0) (PBC Playback) About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files Playing DATA CDs with MP3 Audio Track and JPEG Image Files Playing Audio Tracks and Images as a Slide Show with Sound Enjoying DivX® Videos (Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models only) Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound (A/V SYNC) Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow-motionPlay, Freeze Frame) Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track Scene, etc Searching by Scene (Picture Navigation) Viewing Information About the Disc Changing the Sound Field Enjoying TV or VCR Sound from All Speakers Using the Sound Effect Changing the Angles Displaying the Subtitles Locking Discs (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote Using the THEATRE SYNC Function Enjoying the Sound of Other Components Enjoying the Radio Using the Sleep Timer Changing the Brightness of the Front Panel Display Returning to the Default Settings 5 Setting the Display or Sound TrackLanguage [LANGUAGE SETUP] [SCREEN SETUP] [CUSTOM SETUP] Settings for the Speakers [SPEAKER SETUP] Precautions Self-diagnosisFunction (When letters/numbers appear in the display) Specifications Language Code List Index to Parts and Controls Index 6 About This ManualThis System Can Play the Following Discs7 Example of discs that the system cannot playThe system cannot play the following discs: •CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWsother than those recorded in the formats listed on page •CD-ROMsrecorded in PHOTO CD format •Data part of CD-Extras •DVD Audios •Super Audio CD •DVD-RAMs Also, the system cannot play the following discs: •A DVD VIDEO with a different region code (page 7, 88) •A disc that has a non-standardshape (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 Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies Note on DualDisc Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs) About Multi Session CD Region code continuedDVD VIDEOs labeled ALL will also play on this system 8 Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDsCopyrights 9 Guide to the Control Menu DisplayExample: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 3 4 ) DVD VIDEO 1 : 3 2 : 5 DISC TITLE CHAPTER REPEAT Quit: *4 Displays the date for JPEG files 10 To turn off the displayList of Control Menu itemsSelects the title, scene, or track to be played Selects the chapter or index to be played Selects the track to be played Displays the DVD/CD text or the MP3 track name 10GB(AUTO) to be played when playing a DATA CD 11 11GB12 UnpackingInserting Batteries into the Remote 13 Hookup Overview14 Step 1: Speaker System Hookup18 Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup19 Step 3: TV Hookup20 CTo connect to a TV with the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacksWhen connecting to a standard 4:3 screen TVDepending on the disc, the image may not fit your TV screen To change the aspect ratio, see page Does your TV accept progressive signals Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select “DVD.” Press PROGRESSIVEEach time you press PROGRESSIVE, the display changes as follows: tP AUTO (PROGRESSIVE AUTO) P VIDEO (PROGRESSIVE VIDEO) INTERLACE xP AUTO (PROGRESSIVE AUTO)Select this setting when: – your TV accepts progressive signals, and – the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 20GB 21 xP VIDEO (PROGRESSIVE VIDEO)– the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, and you want to fix the conversion method to PROGRESSIVE VIDEO for xINTERLACE–your TV does not accept progressive signals, or About DVD software types and the conversion method Connecting the audio cordsOutputs TV sound through the speakers of this system 21GB 22 To change the color system (PAL or NTSC)(Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models only) 22GB 23 If the color system of the TV is PALIf the color system of the TV is NTSC 23GB 24 Step 4: Other Component Hookup25 25GBStep 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead) 26 Step 6: Turning off the Demonstration27 Step 7: Performing the Quick SetupYou can set from 0.0 to 7.0 meters (0 to 23 ft) 28 12 Press ENTERQuick Setup is finished. All connections and setup operations are complete To quit the Quick SetupPress DISPLAY in any Step To recall the Quick Setup display 1 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode 2 Press X/x to select [SETUP], then press ENTERThe options for [SETUP] appear 3 Press X/x to select [QUICK], then press ENTERThe Quick Setup display appears 28GB 29 Speaker Setup30 Playing Discs31 To save the power in standby modePress "/1 while the system turns on. To cancel standby mode, press "/1 once Additional operations About DVD 5-DISCchanger Resuming playback from the point where you stopped the disc (Resume Play) 1 While playing a disc, press x to stop playback Discs Playing 31GBIf “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not available 32 2 Press HTo enjoy a disc that is played before by resume playback (Multi-discResume) (DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD only)details, see “[MULTI-DISCRESUME] (DVD VIDEO/VIDEO CD only)” (page 76) Creating your own program (Program Play) (VIDEO CD, CD only) 1 Press DISPLAY 2 Press X/x to select [PROGRAM], then press ENTERThe options for [PROGRAM] appear 3 Press X/x to select [SET t], then press ENTER 32GB 33 4 Press cThe cursor moves to the track row [T] (in this case, [01]) 5 Select the track you want to programFor example, select track [02] Press X/x to select [02] under [T], then press ENTER 6 To program other tracks, repeat steps 4 toThe programmed tracks are displayed in the selected order 7 Press H to start Program PlayProgram Play starts When the program ends, you can restart the same program again by pressing H To return to normal play To turn off the Control MenuPress DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off To change or cancel a program1Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own program (Program Play).” 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 Follow Step 5 for new programming. To cancel a program, select [--]under [T], then To cancel all of the tracks in the DiscsFollow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own programmed orderprogram (Program Play).” Press X and select [ALL CLEAR] Playing in random order (Shuffle Play) 1 Press DISPLAY during playback 2 Press X/x to select [SHUFFLE], then press ENTERThe options for [SHUFFLE] appear 33GB 34 3 Press X/x to select the item to be shuffledxWhen playing a VIDEO CD or CD• [TRACK]: shuffles tracks on the disc xWhen Program Play is activated•[ON]: shuffles tracks selected in Program Play 4 Press ENTERShuffle Play starts Press CLEAR, or select [OFF] in Step Playing repeatedly (Repeat Play)You can use a combination of Shuffle or Program Play modes 2 Press X/x to select [REPEAT], then press ENTERThe options for [REPEAT] appear Press X/x to select the item to be repeatedThe default setting is underlined xWhen playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD• [OFF]: does not play repeatedly • [ALL DISCS]: repeats all of the discs • [TITLE]: repeats the current title on a disc • [CHAPTER]: repeats the current chapter xWhen playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD• [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 • [FILE] (DivX video files only): repeats the current file Press ENTERThe item is selected To return to normal play, press CLEAR, or select [OFF] in Step 34GB 35 Using the DVD’s Menu43 Enjoying DivX® Videos(Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models only) 2 or Joliet, and DATA DVDs of Universal Disk Format (UDF) 44 About playback order of data on DATA CDs or DATA DVDsDivX video files that the system can play•The system cannot play some DivX video files that are longer than 3 hours Playing DivX Video FilesYou can play DivX video files on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs)and DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs) •You can view the disc information while playing a DivX video file (page 50) Selecting an album 1 Press MENU 2 Press X/x to select the album you want to play 3 Press HTo select DivX video files, see “Selecting a DivX video file” (page 45) To go to the next or previous page 44GB 45 Adjusting the DelayBetween the Picture and Sound 47 Searching for a TitleChapter/Track/Scene etcYou can search a DVD by title or chapter, and you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD DATA DVD* 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 2 Press X/x to select the search method x When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW[TITLE] [CHAPTER] [TIME/TEXT] 47GB 48 xWhen playing a VIDEO CD/Super VCD without PBC PlaybackxWhen playing a VIDEO CD/Super VCD with PBC Playback xWhen playing a CD xWhen playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) xWhen playing a DATA CD (JPEG file) xWhen playing a DviX video (Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models only)[ALBUM] [FILE] Example: when you select [CHAPTER] If you make a mistakeCancel the number by pressing CLEAR, then select another number 5 Press ENTERThe system starts playback from the selected number To search for a scene using the time code (DVD VIDEO only)1In Step 2, select [TIME/TEXT] [T **:**:**] (playing time of the current title) is selected 2Press ENTER [T **:**:**] changes to [T --:--:--] 3Input the time code using the number buttons, then press ENTER 48GB 49 Searching by Scene50 Viewing Information About the Disc51 When playing a VIDEO CD(without PBC functions) or CDt Playing time of the current track Remaining time of the current track Viewing the Station Name or Frequency in the front panel display When playing an MP3t Playing time and current track number Track (file) name Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time 2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the time information 51GB 52 xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions)Playing time of the current scene xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions) or CD•T **: Playing time of the current track •T–**: •D **: Playing time of the current disc •D–**: Remaining time of the current disc Checking the play information of the Disc To check DVD/CD textPress DISPLAY repeatedly in Step 2 to display text recorded on the DVD/CD To check DATA CD (MP3 audio/ DivX video*1)/DATA DVD*1 (DivX video) text*1 Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models only *2 Appears when: –playing an MP3 audio track on DATA CDs Checking the date information Press DISPLAY twice during playback 52GB 53 53GB54 Changing the Sound•[1:2/R]: the sound of the right channel of the audio track 1 (monaural) •[2:STEREO]: the stereo sound of the audio track •[2:1/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) 55 Checking the audio signal format(DVD, DivX video* only) Example: About audio signals•Front (L) •Front (R) •Center •Surround (L) •Surround (R) •LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal Adjustments Sound 55GB 56 Enjoying Surround Sound by Using Sound Field57 Enjoying virtual surround speakersxVIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSIONL:Front speaker (left) Front speaker (right) SL: Surround speaker (left) SR: Surround speaker (right) Outputting 2 channel sources from the surround speakers xMULTI ST Selecting a sound field for music xROCK, POP, JAZZ, CLASSICThe each mode provided sound to suit the source Enjoying the sound at low volume xNIGHT Enjoying the surround sound by headphones xHEADPHONE VIRTUALThis mode outputs the sound as surround from headphone L/R This mode is effective only when a multi channel source is played xHEADPHONE 2CHANNEL STEREO 57GB To turn the surround effect off 58 Enjoying TV or VCR Sound from All SpeakersYou can enjoy TV or VCR sound from all speakers of this system For details, see “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 19) and “Step 4: Other Component Hookup” (page 24) For details on “ATTENUATE,” see page 58GB 59 Using the Sound Effect60 Changing the AnglesDisplaying the Subtitles 61 Locking Discs(CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) 62 To turn off the Custom Parental Control functionFollow steps 1 through 3 of 2Press X/x to select [OFF t], then press ENTER 3Enter your 4-digitpassword using the number buttons, then press ENTER To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set1Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set The [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL] display appears 2Enter your 4-digitpassword using the number buttons, then press ENTER The system is ready for playback Limiting playback for children [PARENTAL CONTROL] (DVD only) 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode 2 Press X/x to select [PARENTAL CONTROL], then press 3 Press X/x to select [PLAYER t], then press ENTER 4 Enter or re-enteryour 4-digitpassword using the number buttons, then press 62GB 63 5 Press X/x to select [STANDARD], then press ENTERThe selection items for [STANDARD] are displayed The area is selected 7 Press X/x to select [LEVEL], then press 8 Press X/x to select the level you want, then press ENTERParental Control setting is complete The lower the value, the stricter the limitation To turn off the Parental Control functionSet [LEVEL] to [OFF] in Step Various To play a disc for which Parental Control is set1 Insert the disc and press H The display for entering your password appears 2 Enter your 4-digitpassword using the number buttons, then press ENTER The system starts playback 63GB 64 then press ENTEREnter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER Enter a new Area CodeArgentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile China Denmark Finland France Germany India Indonesia Italy Japan Korea Malaysia Mexico Netherlands New 2390 Zealand Norway Pakistan Philippines Portugal Russia Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand United 2184 Kingdom 6 To confirm your password, re-enterit using the number buttons, then press If you make a mistake entering your passwordPress C before you press ENTER and input the correct number Changing the password 3 Press X/x to select [PASSWORD t] 64GB 65 Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote66 Using the THEATRE SYNC Function67 Enjoying the Sound ofOther Components 68 Enjoying the Radio69 6 Press X/x to select the preset number you want7 Press ENTER 8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other stations To change the preset number To change the AM tuning interval (except for Middle Eastern model)The AM tuning interval can be set to either 10 kHz or 9 kHz (on the system), press To reset the interval, repeat the same procedure Listening to the radio 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel displayThe last received station is tuned in 2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the preset station you wantEach time you press the button, the system tunes in one preset station Each time you press TUNER/BAND, the band changes between FM and AM 3 Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME +/– To turn off the radio To listen to non-presetradio stationsUse manual or automatic tuning in Step For manual tuning, press TUNING + or – repeatedly For automatic tuning, press and hold TUNING + or –.Press x when you stop the automatic tuning Operationswill be no stereo effect, but the reception will • If an FM program is noisy, press FM MODE so that “MONO” appears in the front panel display. There 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 3 Press TUNER MENU 4 Press C/X/x/c repeatedly until “NAME IN” appears in the front panel display 69GB 70 Using the Sleep Timer71 Returning to the Default Settings72 Using the Setup Display74 Settings for the Display[SCREEN SETUP] 75 x[BACKGROUND]x[BLACK LEVEL] (Except for Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models) x[4:3 OUTPUT] 75GB 76 Custom Settings77 Settings for the Speakers[SPEAKER SETUP] Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the speakers 78 x[LEVEL (FRONT)]x[LEVEL (SURROUND)] To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one timeUse the VOLUME control on the system, or press VOLUME +/– on the remote x[TEST TONE] Adjusting the speaker level by using the test tone 78GB 79 TONE], then press ENTERPress ENTER when you have finished making adjustments repeatedly to select [OFF], then press ENTERThe test tone is emitted from only the speaker which you are adjusting 4 Press X/x repeatedly to select [SPEAKER SETUP], then press ENTER or cYou will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence 79GB 80 Precautions81 Notes about the DiscsTroubleshooting82 SoundThere is no sound The left and right sounds are unbalanced or reversed There is no sound from the subwoofer Severe hum or noise is heard The sound loses stereo effect when you play a VIDEO CD, a CD, or an MP3 The sound comes from the center speaker only No sound is heard from the center speaker No sound or only a very low-levelsound is heard from the surround speakers Operation Radio stations cannot be tuned in The remote does not function The disc does not play 82GBand leave the system turned on for about half an hour 83 The MP3 audio track cannot be played•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 41) If you cannot change the [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] setting The JPEG image file cannot be played•It has an extension other than “.JPEG” or “.JPG.” •It does not fit the screen (those images are reduced) •The [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] setting has been set to [AUDIO (MP3)] (page 41) The MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image file starts playing simultaneously•[AUTO] has been selected in [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] (page 41) • The file is not created in DivX format •The file has an extension other than “.AVI” or “.DIVX.” •The DivX video file is larger than 720 (width) ⋅ 576 (height) The titles of album/track/file name are not displayed correctly 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 •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 Messages do not appear on the screen in the language you wantIn the Setup Display, select the desired language for the 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 83GB 84 Self-diagnosisFunction(When letters/numbers appear in the display) 85 Specifications87 Glossary88 DVD+RWFile Film based software, Video based software Interlace format (Interlaced scanning) Multi-anglefunction Multilingual function Parental Controlscenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so on Playback Control (PBC)Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2.0) to control playback Progressive format (sequential scanning) Region Code Scene Title Track VIDEO CD 88GB 89 89GB90 Language Code List91 Index to Parts and Controls92 Front panel displayAbout the indications in the front panel display ALights up during PBC playback. (VIDEO CD only) (36) CMonaural/Stereo effect (Radio only) (69) DLights up when 2 channel source is output from the surround speakers. (57) ECurrent sound effect (59) FCurrent surround format (Except for JPEG) (55) GCurrent mode (DVD function only) HPlaying status (DVD function only) 92GB 93 Rear panel93GB 94 Remote94GB 95 DVD Setup Display ListYou can set the following items with the DVD Setup Display The order of the displayed items may be different from the actual display 96 SPEAKER SETUP96GB 97 AMP Menu ListYou can set the following items with AMP MENU on the remote 98 Index
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1 DAV-DX150EnglishSpeaker and TV connections FrançaisRaccordements des enceintes et du téléviseur EspañolConexiones de TV y altavocesSony Corporation © 2005 Printed in Korea
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