Self-diagnosis Function

(When letters/numbers appear in the

display)

When the self-diagnosis function is activated to prevent the receiver from malfunctioning. In this case a five-character service number (e.g., C 13 00) with a combination of a letter and digits appears on the screen and the front panel display. Refer to the following table.

C:13:00

First three

Cause and/or Corrective

characters of

Action

the service

 

number

 

 

 

C 13

The disc is dirty.

 

, Clean the disc with a soft

 

cloth (page 9).

 

 

C 31

The disc is not inserted

 

correctly.

 

, Re-insert the disc

 

correctly.

Glossary

Album

Section of a music piece on a data CD containing MP3 audio tracks.

Chapter

Sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters.

Digital Cinema Sound (DCS)

This is the generic name of the surround sound produced by digital signal processing technology developed by Sony. Unlike previous surround sound fields mainly directed at the reproduction of music, Digital Cinema Sound is designed specifically for the enjoyment of movies.

Dolby Digital

This sound format for movie theaters is

more advanced than Dolby Pro Logic

Surround. In this format, the rear 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” because the

subwoofer channel is counted as 0.1 channel

E XX

(xx is a number)

To prevent a malfunction, the receiver 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

(since it functions only when a deep bass

Additional

effect is needed). All six channels in this

format are recorded separately to realize

superior channel separation. Furthermore,

Information

since all the signals are processed digitally,

less signal degradation occurs.

 

Dolby Pro Logic Surround

As one method of decoding Dolby

 

Surround, Dolby Pro Logic Surround

 

produces four channels from two-channel

 

sound. Compared with the former Dolby

 

Surround system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround

 

reproduces left-to-right panning more

 

naturally and localizes sounds more

 

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