Sony DAV-DZ500F, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... 2005 Sony Corporation 2 635 103 12 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV DZ500F ...

Page 2: ... 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 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 br...

Page 3: ...3GB 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 ...

Page 4: ...ying Audio Tracks and Images as a Slide Show with Sound 45 Enjoying DivX Videos 47 Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound 49 A V SYNC Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc 50 Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame Searching for a Title Chapter Track Scene etc 51 Searching by Scene 53 Picture Navigation Viewing Information About the Disc 54 Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound 58 Enjoyi...

Page 5: ...ustom Settings 80 CUSTOM SETUP Settings for the Speakers 81 SPEAKER SETUP Additional Information Precautions 84 Notes about the Discs 85 Troubleshooting 85 Self diagnosis Function 88 When letters numbers appear in the display Specifications 89 Glossary 90 Language Code List 93 Index to Parts and Controls 94 DVD Setup Display List 98 AMP Menu List 99 Index 100 ...

Page 6: ... CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs recorded in the following formats audio CD format video CD format MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files and DivX video 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 Fun...

Page 7: ...nologies 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 A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side However since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Di...

Page 8: ...re on one side it is not necessary to turn the disc over 3To select a layer see Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD page 39 4To select an area see Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD page 39 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...

Page 9: ...s otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited This system incorporates with Dolby 1 Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II adaptive matrix surround decoder and the DTS 2 Digital Surround System 1Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2Manufactured under license from Digital The...

Page 10: ...l 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 Guide to the Control Menu Display DISPLAY Control Menu display 1 m Control Menu display 2 appears for certain discs only m Control Menu display off ...

Page 11: ... Relevant Disc Type TITLE page 51 SCENE page 51 TRACK page 51 Selects the title scene or track to be played CHAPTER page 51 INDEX page 51 Selects the chapter or index to be played INDEX page 51 Displays the index and selects the index to be played TRACK page 51 Selects the track to be played ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 39 Selects the type of titles DVD RW to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLA...

Page 12: ... all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly A V SYNC page 49 Adjusts the delay between the picture and sound PARENTAL CONTROL page 65 Sets to prohibit playback on this system SETUP page 77 QUICK Setup page 31 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 t...

Page 13: ...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 lightin...

Page 14: ...e 28 Step 5 Connecting the AC Power Cord Mains Lead page 30 Step 6 Turning off the Demonstration page 30 Step 7 Performing the Quick Setup page 31 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 Overvi...

Page 15: ... and the color tube of the speaker cords are the same color as the label of the jacks to be connected Attaching the speaker stand to the speaker Before connecting the speakers attach the speaker stand to the speaker Spread a cloth on the floor to avoid damaging the floor You can use the speaker without the speaker stand by installing it on the wall page 21 1 Insert the post into the base The long ...

Page 16: ...ost by screws 3 Draw the speaker cord through the hole on the base then stand it up 4 Draw the speaker cord through the hole on the speaker Screws 3 Bottom of the base Speaker cord Bottom of the base Speaker cord Speaker Hole Speaker ...

Page 17: ...he post Do not catch the speaker cord between the speaker and the post Do not drop the speaker when mounting 6 Connect the speaker cord to the speaker then adjust the length of the speaker cord Note Adjust the length of the speaker cord continued ...

Page 18: ...18GB 7 Attach the terminal cover to the speaker by screws Screws 2 Terminal cover ...

Page 19: ...PONENT VIDEO OUT EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV AM 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 Rear side of the front speaker Rear side of the front speaker Rear side of the surround speaker Rear side of the surround speaker continued ...

Page 20: ...brasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine Do not lean or hang on the speaker as the speaker may fall down 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 c...

Page 21: ...aker 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 2 Fasten the screws to the wall The screws should protrude 7 to 8 mm 9 32 to 11 32 inch 3 Peel the seals ...

Page 22: ...o the wall Install the speakers on a vertical and flat wall where reinforcement is applied 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 Note Wall mount pads 7 7 mm 3 mm thick 9 32 9 32 inch 1 8 inch thick...

Page 23: ...fter 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 ...

Page 24: ...ms to S video change the input mode of the TV to RGB signals Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV to be connected When connecting 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 CB PR CR your TV monitor must be equipped with via COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks Y PB CB Step 3 TV Hookup INPUT FROM VIDEO EURO...

Page 25: ... 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 the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Normally select this under the above con...

Page 26: ...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 pr...

Page 27: ...AT AUDIO IN jacks other components such as a VCR cannot be connected To listen to the TV sound select the function by pressing FUNCTION For details see page 62 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 60 When you select the NIGHT sound field page 60...

Page 28: ... 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 To listen to the portable audio source sound through the system Connect the audio output jacks of the portable audio source to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel of the system with the stereo mini plug cord not supplied Be sure to make connections securely...

Page 29: ...Getting Started 29GB When you connect another component to the system you can enjoy the component by pressing FUNCTION page 71 Tip ...

Page 30: ...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 DE...

Page 31: ...e 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 ...

Page 32: ...ng 14Press 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 77 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...

Page 33: ...her 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...

Page 34: ... may appear on the TV screen You can play the disc interactively by following the instructions on the menu DVD page 38 VIDEO CD page 40 To save the power in standby mode Press 1 while the system turns on To cancel standby mode press 1 once Additional operations Playing Discs Playing Discs 1 FUNCTION Adjust the volume Connect headphone H Disc tray A 1 FUNCTION x H X MUTING VOLUME REPEAT X x c ENTER...

Page 35: ...g 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 DATA CDs and DATA DVDs 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 DA...

Page 36: ...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 t...

Page 37: ...s 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 Shuf...

Page 38: ...on 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 s...

Page 39: ... 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 are...

Page 40: ...ULTI 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 instruct...

Page 41: ...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 a...

Page 42: ...e 43 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 recomm...

Page 43: ...ng 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...

Page 44: ...bum and press PICTURE NAVI Images of files in the album appear in 16 subscreens 3 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 ...

Page 45: ...top image and press X You can also change the slide show duration page 46 and effect page 47 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 2 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 3 Press X x to select MODE MP3 JPEG then pr...

Page 46: ...o 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 da...

Page 47: ...X Video Files DivX is a video file compression technology developed by DivXNetworks Inc This product is an official DivX Certified product You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that contain DivX video files DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that the system can play Playback of DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs and DATA DVDs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs on this system is subject to certain conditions With DATA CDs...

Page 48: ...ile the picture may be unclear or the sound may skip The system cannot play some DivX video files that are longer than 3 hours Playing DivX Video Files You 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 54 If there are no DivX video files recorded on a DATA DVD a message a...

Page 49: ... to the previous album select it from the album list If the number of viewing times is preset you can play the DivX video files as many times as the preset number The following occurrences are counted when the system is turned off when the disc tray is opened when another file is played When the sound does not match the pictures on the screen you can adjust the delay between the picture and sound ...

Page 50: ...speed is faster than 1M 1m Watching frame by frame Slow motion Play DVD DVD RW DivX video 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 VI...

Page 51: ...ue 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...

Page 52: ...elect 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...

Page 53: ...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 ...

Page 54: ... shown in the charts When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW When playing a DATA CD DivX video or DATA DVD DivX video ViewingInformationAbout the Disc DISPLAY DISPLAY t Playing time and number of the current title r Remaining time of the current title r Playing time and number of the current chapter r Remaining time of the current chapter r Disc name r Title and chapter r The display returns to the top...

Page 55: ...ppears 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 1 This is displayed if you have entered a name for a preset station page 73 2 Returns to the original display w...

Page 56: ... 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 DivX video DATA DVD DivX video text By p...

Page 57: ...Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Date information is DD MM YYYY DD Day MM Month YYYY Year If there is no date information or data is damaged on the disc the system cannot display the date information Tip Note 1 8 1 2 0 01 01 2003 DATA CD JPEG Date information ...

Page 58: ...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 types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed The default setting is underlined Example 1 MAIN main sound 1 SUB sub sound 1 MAIN SUB main and sub sound 2 MAIN 2 SUB 2 MAIN SUB 2 MAIN 2 SUB and 2 MAIN SUB do not appear when one audio stre...

Page 59: ...playing a DVD VIDEO Example Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Example Dolby Digital 3 ch x When playing a DATA CD DivX video or DATA DVD DivX video Example MP3 audio 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 ...

Page 60: ...akers 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 mo...

Page 61: ...The sound that is output from the surround speakers is same as the sound that is output from the front speakers When you select MULTI ST LINK lights up in the front panel display Selecting a sound field for music x ROCK POP JAZZ CLASSIC 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 ev...

Page 62: ...V or SAT 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 select the NIGHT sound field page 60 th...

Page 63: ...ncies Press DSGX Bass frequencies are effectively reinforced To turn off the sound effect Press DSGX again When you connect headphones to the system the DSGX function does not work Depending on the input stream the DSGX function may not be effective Using the Sound Effect Note DSGX ...

Page 64: ...es 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 VIDE...

Page 65: ...yback 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 confirmin...

Page 66: ...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 re...

Page 67: ... 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 ...

Page 68: ... 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 2...

Page 69: ...l the TV You can control the TV by using following buttons Only for the Sony TVs You can select the TV channels by using the number buttons is for selecting a channel number greater than 10 For example for channel 25 press then 2 and 5 Depending on the TV you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above Other Operations Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote Note TV ...

Page 70: ...e THEATRE SYNC function Point the remote to the direction of TV and this system then press THEATRE SYNC once 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 Using the THEA...

Page 71: ...anel Refer to the operation manual supplied with the components for further information on the operation Press FUNCTION repeatedly until SAT or AUDIO 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 TV t SAT t AUDIO t DVD t Changing the output level of the sound from the AUDIO IN jack on the front p...

Page 72: ...ff 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 ...

Page 73: ...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 55 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 Not...

Page 74: ...s RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak Not all FM stations provide RDS service nor do they provide the same type of services If you are not familiar with the RDS system check with your local radio stations for details on RDS services in your area Receiving RDS broadcasts Simply select a station from ...

Page 75: ...ed 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 ...

Page 76: ... 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 x A ...

Page 77: ...TER 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 co...

Page 78: ...ou 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...

Page 79: ...creen 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...

Page 80: ...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 78 Depending on the disc this function may not work If PCM DTS Dol...

Page 81: ...ails see Using the Setup Display page 77 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 speak...

Page 82: ...t 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 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 ...

Page 83: ...ll 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 adj...

Page 84: ...ening 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 concer...

Page 85: ...d 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 l...

Page 86: ...y 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 60 Depending on the source the effect of the center spea...

Page 87: ... 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet UDF The DivX video file is larger than 720 width 576 height 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...

Page 88: ...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...

Page 89: ...ls 75 ohms unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range 531 1 602 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 R G B 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms PB CB PR CR 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms Input VIDEO 1 Vp p 75 ohms Speakers Front Speaker system Two way Bass reflex mag...

Page 90: ...ange 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 ...

Page 91: ...oy 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 i...

Page 92: ...creens 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 ...

Page 93: ...russian 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...

Page 94: ...parentheses Front panel A 1 on standby 30 34 76 B Disc tray 34 C A open close 34 76 D H play 34 E X pause 34 F x stop 34 76 G 34 H FUNCTION 34 I PHONES jack 34 J VOLUME 34 K remote sensor 13 L Front panel display 95 M AUDIO IN jack Index to Parts and Controls ...

Page 95: ...apter appears in the front panel display DVD only C Monaural Stereo effect Radio only 73 D Lights up when 2 channel source is output from the surround speakers 61 E Current sound effect Except for Super Audio CD 63 F Current surround format Except for Super Audio CD 59 G Current mode DVD function only H Lights up during MULTI channel playback Super Audio CD only 39 I Playing status DVD function on...

Page 96: ... C EURO AV T OUTPUT TO TV jacks 24 D AM terminal 23 E FM 75Ω COAXIAL jack 23 F SAT VIDEO AUDIO IN jacks 26 28 SPEAKER COAXIAL FM 75 Y R AUDIOIN VIDEOIN L PB CB PR CR DVD ONLY SAT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT EURO AV OUTPUT TO TV AM FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER WOOFER ...

Page 97: ...9 73 P m SLOW TUNING 50 72 Q H play 34 The H button has a tactile dot R TV 69 S THEATRE SYNC 70 T 1 on standby 30 34 73 U AMP MENU 30 71 75 V DSGX 63 W FUNCTION 25 34 62 71 X SOUND FIELD 60 Y DISPLAY 73 Z PICTURE NAVI 44 wj AUDIO 58 wk SUBTITLE 64 wl ANGLE 64 e ALBUM 34 70 ea MENU 38 es MUTING 34 ed VOLUME TV VOL 34 69 73 The VOLUME TV VOL button has a tactile dot ef DISPLAY 10 31 36 65 77 eg PRES...

Page 98: ...ayed language list SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND 16 9 4 3 LETTER 4 3 PAN SCAN ON OFF PICTURE BLUE BLACK JACKET CUSTOM SETUP TRACK SELECTION AUTO BOX MULTI DISC RESUME ON OFF GRAPHICS PAUSE MODE AUTO FRAME SUBTITLE Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list AUDIO OFF 4 3 OUTPUT FULL NORMAL AUDIO DRC OFF STANDARD MAX LINE VIDEO RGB SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE...

Page 99: ...Additional Information 99GB You can set the following items with AMP MENU on the remote AMP Menu List AMP menu DIMMER DIMMER ON DIMMER OFF DEMO DEMO ON DEMO OFF AUDIO ATT ATT ON ATT OFF ...

Page 100: ...91 Front Panel 94 Front panel display 54 95 H Handling discs 85 Hookup Overview 14 I INDEX 51 Installing the speakers on the wall 21 Instant Advance 34 Instant Replay 34 INTERVAL 46 J JPEG 41 43 L Language Code List 93 LANGUAGE SETUP 78 LEVEL FRONT 82 LEVEL SURROUND 83 LINE 80 Listening to other components 71 Listening to TV sound 62 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 50 M MENU 78...

Page 101: ...low motion play 50 Sound Field 60 SPEAKER SETUP 81 Speaker setup 33 Speaker System Hookup 15 SUBTITLE 64 78 Super Audio CD 8 39 T TEST TONE 83 THEATRE SYNC 70 TIME TEXT 52 TITLE 51 Title 92 TRACK 51 Track 92 TRACK SELECTION 80 Troubleshooting 85 TUNER MENU 72 TV Hookup 24 TV TYPE 79 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 92 ...

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