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“BD-LIVE” and
“BONUSVIEW” are trademarks
of Blu-ray Disc Association.
• “Blu-ray Disc” is a trademark.
• “Blu-ray Disc,” “DVD+RW,”
“DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD-
R,” “DVD VIDEO,” and “CD”
logos are trademarks.
“Blu-ray 3D” and “Blu-ray 3D”
logo are trademarks of Blu-ray
Disc Association.
“BRAVIA” is a trademark of
Sony Corporation.
“AVCHD” and the “AVCHD”
logo are trademarks of Matsushita
Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and
Sony Corporation.
• “S-AIR” and its logo are
trademarks of Sony Corporation.
, “XMB,” and “xross media
bar” are trademarks of Sony
Corporation and Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc.
“PLAYSTATION” is a trademark
of Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc.
•DivX
®, DivX Certified® and
associated logos are registered
trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are
used under license. (Except for
U.S. models.)
Music and video recognition
technology and related data are
provided by Gracenote®.
Gracenote is the industry standard
in music recognition technology
and related content delivery. For
more information, please visit
www.gracenote.com.
CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and
music and video-related data from
Gracenote, Inc., copyright ©
2000-present Gracenote.
Gracenote Software, copyright ©
2000-present Gracenote. One or
more patents owned by Gracenote
apply to this product and service.
See the Gracenote website for a
nonexhaustive list of applicable
Gracenote patents. Gracenote,
CDDB, MusicID, MediaVOCS,
the Gracenote logo and logotype,
and the “Powered by Gracenote”
logo are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of
Gracenote in the United States
and/or other countries.
“PhotoTV HD” and the “PhotoTV
HD” logo are trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
• MPEG Layer-3 audio coding
technology and patents licensed
from Fraunhofer IIS and
Thomson.
• iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
“Made for iPod” means that an
electronic accessory has been
designed to connect specifically
to iPod and has been certified by
the developer to meet Apple
performance standards.
Apple is not responsible for the
operation of this device or its
compliance with safety and
regulatory standards.
Windows Media is either a
registered trademark or trademark
of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other
countries.
•DLNA
®, the DLNA Logo and
DLNA CERTIFIED™ are
trademarks, service marks, or
certification marks of the Digital
Living Network Alliance.
Other system and product names
are generally trademarks or
registered trademarks of the
manufacturers. ™ and ® marks
are not indicated in this document.

About These

Operating

Instructions

The instructions in these
Operating Instructions
describe the controls on the
remote. You can also use the
controls on the unit if they
have the same or similar
names as those on the remote.
In this manual, “disc” is used
as a general reference for
BDs, DVDs, Super Audio
CDs, or CDs unless otherwise
specified by the text or
illustrations.
The instructions in this
manual are for BDV-
HZ970W and BDV-
IZ1000W. BDV-HZ970W is
the model used for
illustration purposes. Any
difference in operation is
clearly indicated in the text,
for example, “BDV-
HZ970W.”
The items displayed on the
TV screen may vary
depending on the area.
The default setting is
underlined.
The system is compatible
with the S-AIR function,
which allows transmission of
sound between S-AIR
products wirelessly. For
details on the S-AIR function,
see “Using an S-AIR
Product” (page 46).
Notes or instructions for the
surround amplifier, surround
back amplifier, or S-AIR
receiver in these Operating
Instructions refer only to
when the surround amplifier,
surround back amplifier, or
S-AIR receiver is used.