Sony DAV-DZ7T, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... 2007 Sony Corporation 2 895 958 12 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV DZ7T ...

Page 2: ...ect sunlight fire or the like Don t throw away the battery with general house waste dispose of it correctly as chemical waste This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product This marking is located on the rear exterior Precautions On power sources AC power cord mains lead must be changed only at the qualified service shop The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long ...

Page 3: ...vigation Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc 35 Resume Play Creating Your Own Program 36 Program Play Playing in Random Order 38 Shuffle Play Playing Repeatedly 39 Repeat Play Using the DVD s Menu 40 Changing the Sound 40 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD R DVD RW 42 Viewing Information About the Disc 43 Changing the Angles 45 Displaying the Subtitles 46 Adjusting th...

Page 4: ...y or Sound Track Language 78 LANGUAGE SETUP Settings for the Display 78 SCREEN SETUP Custom Settings 80 CUSTOM SETUP Settings for the Speakers 82 SPEAKER SETUP Returning to the Default Settings 85 Additional Information Precautions 86 Notes about the Discs 87 Troubleshooting 87 Self diagnosis Function 91 When letters numbers appear in the display Specifications 92 Glossary 94 Language Code List 97...

Page 5: ... 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 Rs DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VI...

Page 6: ... some playback functions may not work with some DVD RWs DVD Rs even if they have been correctly finalized In this case view the disc by normal playback Also some DATA CDs DATA DVDs created in Packet Write format cannot be played Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music ...

Page 7: ...ers designed some playback features may not be available Be sure to read the operating instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited vi...

Page 8: ...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 sunlight or lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction If you do not intend to use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion Attaching the...

Page 9: ...wing pages Step 1 Connecting the System and TV R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO IN Y PB CB PR CR COAXIAL AM FM75 DVD ONLY OUT WOOFER R WOOFER L CENTER SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER FRONT R TV SAT CABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO IN DVD ONLY Y PB CB PR CR D LIGHT SYNC OUT SAT CABLE MONITOR OUT VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN FRONT L AM loop antenna aerial Subwoofer R AC ...

Page 10: ...r cords are the same color as the label of the jacks to be connected For the front speakers For the other speakers Note Do not catch the speaker cord insulation in the SPEAKER jack To the front speaker 1 To the SPEAKER jack To the front speaker 2 Color tube Black Color tube Black Color tube To the SPEAKER jack ...

Page 11: ...e or a test tone is output from a speaker other than the one currently displayed on the Setup Display the speaker may be short circuited If this happens check the speaker connection again Note Be sure to match the speaker 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 2 Connecting the TV Required cords A Vide...

Page 12: ...B can be connected to either terminal Note Do not place the AM loop antenna aerial near the unit or other AV equipment as noise may result Tip Adjust the direction of the AM loop antenna aerial for best AM broadcast sound 4 Make sure the AM loop antenna aerial is connected firmly by pulling softly To connect the FM wire antenna aerial Connect the FM wire antenna aerial to the COAXIAL FM 75 Ω jack ...

Page 13: ...unit Changing the color system PAL or NTSC Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only Depending on the TV to be connected you may be required to select either PAL or NTSC for the color system The initial setting of the system for Australian and Middle Eastern models is PAL The initial setting of the system for Asian models is NTSC To change the color system 1 Turn off the system by pressing 1...

Page 14: ...r cold Dusty or dirty Very humid Subject to vibrations Subject to direct sunlight When cleaning use a soft cloth such as a cleaning cloth for glasses Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine Tip When you change the positions of the speakers it is recommended that you change the settings For details see Getting Optimal Surround Sound for a Room page ...

Page 15: ... language 6 Press 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 wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a wide screen mode 16 9 page 78 x If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN page 78 8 Press The Setup Display for selecting the speaker formation appears 9 Press C...

Page 16: ...ich takes about 1 minute as it may interfere with measurement 13Unplug the calibration mic and press C c to select YES Note The environment of the room in which the system is installed may affect measurements If measurement fails follow the message then retry AUTO CALIBRATION When you select SECOND ROOM for SPEAKER FORMATION measurement of SURROUND L and SURROUND R is not displayed For FRONT L FRO...

Page 17: ...iate Settings Automatically page 74 If you want to change any of the settings see Using the Setup Display page 76 To recall the Quick Setup display 1 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears 2 Press X x to select SETUP then press The options for SETUP appear 3 Press X x to select QUICK then press The Quick Setup display appears 1 2 2 7 QUICK QUICK RESET DVD VI...

Page 18: ...ystem saves power in standby mode If the system is at its factory default settings ex after performing COLD RESET page 85 you can turn off the demonstration simply by pressing 1 on the remote Otherwise to stop the demonstration you need to set DEMO to DEMO OFF Setting the demonstration mode to on off 1 Press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until DEMO appears in the front panel display then pres...

Page 19: ...gile attach the screws securely to a beam and fasten them to the wall Install the speaker 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 Installing...

Page 20: ...ademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC Connecting the TV Advanced Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN IN COAXIAL AM FM75 DVD ONLY OUT WOOFER R WOOFER L CENTER SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER FRONT R TV SAT CABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO IN DVD ONLY Y PB CB PR CR D LIGHT SYNC OUT SAT CABLE MONITOR OUT VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN FRONT L TV...

Page 21: ...ace cord not supplied to enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI OUT high definition multimedia interface out jack To connect to a TV with DVI digital visual interface input Use an HDMI high definition multimedia interface DVI digital visual interface converter cord not supplied with an HDMI high definition multimedia interface DVI digital visual interface adaptor not supplie...

Page 22: ... than 720 480p or 720 576p are stretched vertically When connecting to a standard 4 3 screen TV Depending on the disc the image may not fit your TV screen To change the aspect ratio see page 78 Does your TV accept progressive signals Progressive is the method for displaying TV images which reduces flickering and sharpens the image To display using this method you need to connect to a TV that accep...

Page 23: ...VIDEO FORMAT is used for selecting the type of video signals output from the HDMI OUT jack For details see To select the type of video signal output from the HDMI OUT high definition multimedia interface out jack page 21 About DVD software types and the conversion method DVD software can be divided into 2 types film based software and video based software Video based software is derived from TV su...

Page 24: ...acks of the portable audio source to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel of the unit with the stereo mini plug cord not supplied Connecting Other Components COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO OUT COAXIAL AM FM75 DVD ONLY OUT WOOFER R WOOFER L CENTER SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER FRONT R TV SAT CABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO IN DVD ONLY Y PB C...

Page 25: ... 2 seconds If you connect a digital satellite receiver without a DIGITAL OUT jack Connect the digital satellite receiver to the SAT CABLE AUDIO IN jacks only of the unit To use the D LIGHT SYNC controller Connect the D LIGHT SYNC controller not supplied to the D LIGHT SYNC OUT jack You need to connect the D LIGHT SYNC controller to a lighting device not supplied The lighting device will react acco...

Page 26: ...one disc on the tray 6 Press H The system starts playback continuous play Adjust the volume on the unit The volume level appears on the TV screen and in the front panel display Note Depending on the system status the volume level may not appear on the TV screen When you set the HDMI CONTROL function to on page 80 the TV that is connected to the system with the HDMI cord can be synch operated with ...

Page 27: ...ssing FUNCTION you play a CD you set the sound field page 30 to A F D STD A F D MULTI or 2CH STEREO you set SPEAKER FORMATION page 72 to STANDARD NO CENTER ALL FRONT or ALL FRONT NO CENTER Note When you set the system to karaoke mode page 62 the Dual Stereo Subwoofer function is not activated To Press Stop x Pause X Resume play after pause X or H Go to the next chapter track or scene except for JP...

Page 28: ...ging the input level of the sound from connected components Distortion may occur when listening to a component connected to the SAT CABLE or TV jacks on the rear panel or to the AUDIO IN jack on the front panel This is not a malfunction and will depend on the component connected To prevent this you can change the input level from the sound of the other components 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until ...

Page 29: ...ou use both the SAT CABLE AUDIO IN jacks analog connection and SAT CABLE COAXIAL or OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack digital connection at the same time the digital connection takes priority You can choose a suitable sound mode for movies or music Press MOVIE MUSIC during playback Press MOVIE MUSIC repeatedly until the mode you want lights up in the front panel display The default setting is underlined AUT...

Page 30: ...this mode Note The sound is not output from multiple speakers depending on the source Depending on the disc or source the beginning of the sound may be cut off as the optimum mode is automatically selected To avoid cutting the sound select A F D STD 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 mode p...

Page 31: ...e is ideal for watching musicals or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack About Cinema Studio EX Cinema Studio EX is ideal for enjoying movie software encoded with multi channel format such as the Dolby Digital DVD This mode reproduces the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment s studios Cinema Studio EX consists of the following three elements Virtual Multi Dimensi...

Page 32: ...gain You can enjoy multiplex broadcast sound when the system receive or play the Dolby Digital multiplex broadcast signal Note To receive the Dolby Digital signal you need to connect a digital satellite tuner to the unit with an optical or coaxial digital cord page 24 and set the digital output mode of the digital satellite tuner to Dolby Digital Press AUDIO Press AUDIO repeatedly until the signal...

Page 33: ...m or M when the system is in pause mode To return to 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 VIDEO only 2 y 1 Playing one frame at a time Freeze Frame DVD VIDEO DVD R DVD RW DivX video VIDEO CD only When the s...

Page 34: ...r files 3 Press changes to 4 Press X x or the number buttons to select the title chapter track index scene etc number you want to search for If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR then select another number 5 Press The system starts playback from the selected number To search for a scene using the time code DVD VIDEO and DVD VR mode only 1 In Step 2 select TIME TEXT T playing ti...

Page 35: ...pressing 1 1 While playing a disc press x to stop playback RESUME appears in the front panel display If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press H The system starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1 Note Depending on where you stop the disc the system may not resume playback from exactly the same point The point where you stopped playing may be cleared...

Page 36: ...ts To play from the beginning of the disc press x twice then press H Note If MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP is set to OFF page 81 the resume point is cleared when you change the function by pressing FUNCTION You can play the contents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the tracks on the disc to create your own program You can program up to 99 tracks 1 Press DISPLAY The Con...

Page 37: ...l Menu display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu display is turned off To change or cancel a program 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Creating Your Own Program 2 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 3 Follow Step 5 for new programming To cancel a program select under T then press To cancel a...

Page 38: ...uffles tracks selected in Program Play x When playing a DATA CD except for DivX or DATA DVD except for DivX ON MP3 shuffles MP3 audio tracks in the album on the current disc When no album is selected the first album will play in random order Note A track already played is also selected in random order 4 Press Shuffle Play starts To return to normal play In Step 3 press CLEAR or select OFF To turn ...

Page 39: ...f the tracks on the disc TRACK repeats the current track x When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD OFF does not play repeatedly DISC repeats all of the albums on the disc ALBUM repeats the current album TRACK MP3 audio tracks only repeats the current track FILE DivX video files only repeats the current file 4 Press The item is selected To return to normal play In Step 3 press CLEAR or select OFF To tur...

Page 40: ...s recorded with multilingual tracks you can also change the language With VIDEO CDs CDs DATA CDs or DATA DVDs you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers 1 Press AUDIO during playback The following display appears 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired audio signal x When playing a DVD VIDE...

Page 41: ...d of the right channel of the audio track 1 monaural 2 STEREO the stereo sound of the audio track 2 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 Note While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded no sound will come out when you select 2 STEREO 2 1 L or 2 2 R Checking the audio signal form...

Page 42: ...itles for playback originally recorded titles ORIGINAL and titles that can be created on recordable DVD players for editing PLAY LIST You can select the type of title to be played 1 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears 2 Press X x to select ORIGINAL PLAY LIST then press The options for ORIGINAL PLAY LIST appear 3 Press X x to select a setting The default s...

Page 43: ...When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio or DATA DVD MP3 audio 1 Playing time and current track number 2 Track file name Tip When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions the playing time is displayed Note The system can only display the first level of the DVD CD text such as the disc name or title If an MP3 file name cannot be displayed will appear in the front panel display instead The disc name or track na...

Page 44: ...ext 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 DATA DVD MP3 audio DivX video text By pressing DISPLAY while playing MP3 audio tracks or DivX video files on a DATA CD DATA DVD you can display the name of the album track file and the audio bit rate the amount of data per second of the current audio on y...

Page 45: ...ing on the area If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on a DVD VIDEO you can change the viewing angle Press ANGLE during playback Each time you press ANGLE the angle changes Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the angle even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD VIDEO Changing the Angles ...

Page 46: ... change the subtitles if the DivX video file has an AVI or DIVX extension and contains subtitle information within the same file When the sound does not match the pictures on the TV screen you can adjust the delay between the picture and sound 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu display appears 2 Press X x to select A V SYNC then press The options for A V SYNC appear 3 Press X x to select a setting T...

Page 47: ... the first session the system will also play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in other sessions If audio tracks and images in audio CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session only the first session will be played back Note The system may not be able to play some DATA CDs DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format MP3 audio track or JPEG image file that the system can play...

Page 48: ...t D t F t G Albums that do not contain tracks or files such as album E do not appear in the list Tip If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track or file names when you store the tracks or files in a disc the tracks or files will be played in that order A disc with many trees takes longer to start playback Note Playback order may differ from the illustration depending on the software ...

Page 49: ... 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 return to the previous display Press O RETURN To turn off the display Press DVD MENU Selecting a JPEG image file or album 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD The albums recorded on the DATA CD or DATA DVD appear When an album is being played its title is shaded Playing DAT...

Page 50: ...not return to the previous album by pressing C To return to the previous album select the album from the album list To rotate a JPEG image When a JPEG image file is displayed on the TV screen you can rotate the image by 90 degrees Press X x while viewing an image Each time you press X the image rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees Example of when you press X once Press CLEAR to return to normal ...

Page 51: ...tracks and 300 JPEG files in a single album When you select AUDIO MP3 or IMAGE JPEG the system can recognize up to 600 MP3 or 600 JPEG files in a single album A maximum of 200 albums can be recognized regardless of the selected mode Note 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 be able to change ...

Page 52: ...he slide show JPEG only When you play a JPEG image file you can select the effect to be used when viewing the slide show 1 Press DISPLAY twice The Control Menu display appears 2 Press X x to select EFFECT then press The options for EFFECT appear 3 Press X x to select a setting The default setting is underlined MODE1 The image sweeps in from top to bottom MODE2 The image stretches out from left to ...

Page 53: ...an play The system can play data that is recorded in DivX format and which has the extension AVI or DIVX The system will not play files with the extension AVI or DIVX if they do not contain a DivX video Tip For details about playable MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs see Discs that the system can play page 47 Note The system may not play a DivX video file when the file ...

Page 54: ... file without turning on the above file list You can select the next or previous DivX video file in the same album by pressing You can also select the first file of the next album by pressing during playback of the last file of the current album Note that you cannot return to the previous album by pressing To return to the previous album select it from the album list Tip If the number of viewing t...

Page 55: ...teractive operations Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD To go back to the menu Press O RETURN Note Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in Step 3 may appear as Press SELECT in the operating instructions supplied with the disc In this case press H Tip To play without using PBC press or the number buttons while ...

Page 56: ...ect the preset number you want Tip You can select the preset number directly by pressing the number buttons 7 Press The station is stored 8 Repeat Steps 1 to 7 to store other stations 9 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off To change the preset number Restart from Step 1 To change the AM tuning interval except for Russian and Middle Eastern models The AM tuning interval can be set to either ...

Page 57: ...ess the number buttons to select the frequencies 3 Press Tip To improve reception reorient the supplied antennas aerials If an FM program is noisy If an FM program is noisy you can select monaural reception There will be no stereo effect but reception will improve 1 Press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until FM MODE appears in the front panel display 3 Press or c 4 Press X x to select MONO The...

Page 58: ...s then press CLEAR 7 Press COMPLETE appears in the front panel display and the station name is stored 8 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off Tip You can check the frequency by pressing DISPLAY repeatedly page 58 Viewing the station name or frequency in the front panel display When the system is set to TUNER FM or TUNER AM you can check the frequency using the front panel display Press DISPL...

Page 59: ... GRUNDIG 533 HITACHI 503 514 515 517 544 557 ITT NOKIA 521 522 JVC 516 LG GOLDSTAR 503 515 517 544 568 LOEWE 515 MAGNAVOX 503 515 517 518 544 566 MITSUBISHI MGA 503 527 544 566 568 PANASONIC 509 553 572 PHILIPS 518 557 558 PIONEER 509 525 551 RCA PROSCAN 503 510 544 SAMSUNG 515 517 544 557 566 569 574 SANYO 508 545 567 SHARP 517 535 565 TELEFUNKEN SABA 530 537 547 549 558 THOMSON 530 537 547 549 T...

Page 60: ...hold TV INPUT while entering the code for the TV s input source connected to this unit see the table using the number buttons The TV s input source is selected If you successfully set the TV s input source code the TV button flashes twice slowly If the setting is unsuccessful the TV button flashes five times quickly Set your TV s input to the input you used to connect the unit For details see the ...

Page 61: ...successfully set the transmit time code the TV button flashes twice slowly If the setting is unsuccessful the TV button flashes five times quickly Functions as both TV CH and SOUND FIELD button Note This function is only for Sony TVs This function may not work on some Sony TVs If distance between TV and this unit is too far this function may not work Install the unit near the TV Keep the remote po...

Page 62: ... options for KARAOKE MODE appear 3 Press X x repeatedly to select ON then press The system enters karaoke mode To cancel karaoke mode select OFF Note Microphone sound may drop when changing discs Before connecting press MIC VOL to set the microphone volume to minimum You cannot change the sound field during karaoke mode In karaoke mode the overall volume may drop If you set TEST TONE to ON page 84...

Page 63: ...is in stop mode Press KEY CON or 2 to suit your vocal range in karaoke mode You can adjust the key higher or lower in 13 steps 26 6 Note Depending on the discs you may not be able to change the key The key automatically returns to the original key when you turn off the power you change the function the disc tray is opened you stop playback the title or track changes you change the album the play i...

Page 64: ...s 1 Press DISPLAY twice in karaoke mode The Control Menu display for karaoke mode appears 2 Press X x repeatedly to select VOCAL SELECT then press The options for VOCAL SELECT appear 3 Press X x repeatedly to select the desired vocal channel The output channel changes as follows The default settings are underlined x When playing a DVD VIDEO OFF The guide vocal is canceled 1 2 Guide vocal 1 2 1 Gui...

Page 65: ... NORMAL Advance or professional level DEMO Demonstration mode Consistently displays a high score for every song 4 Press 5 Start playing the music 6 Press SCORE before singing a song in karaoke mode The previous highest score appears on the TV screen 7 After singing for more than a minute press SCORE again to view your score Your score is calculated from a scale of 0 to 99 Your score is displayed f...

Page 66: ... once To change the remaining time Press SLEEP repeatedly to select the desired time To cancel the sleep timer function Press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears in the front panel display To set the sleep timer using the system menu 1 Press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until SLEEP appears in the front panel display then press or c 3 Press X x to select a setting The minutes display the...

Page 67: ... of 2 levels 1 Press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until DIMMER appears in the front panel display then press or c 3 Press X x to select the brightness of the front panel display The default setting is underlined DIMMER OFF Bright DIMMER ON The front panel display becomes dark 4 Press The setting is made 5 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off Changing the Brightness of the Front Panel ...

Page 68: ...ears in the front panel display 1 Press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press X x repeatedly until CHILD LOCK appears in the front panel display then press or c 3 Press X x to select a setting The default setting is underlined OFF Child lock function off ON Child lock function on 4 Press The setting is made 5 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off Tip You can activate the child lock function by pressing x for ...

Page 69: ...OL then press The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 4 Press X x to select ON t then press 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 The display for confirming the password appears x When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears 5 Enter or re enter...

Page 70: ...e PARENTAL CONTROL function allows you to set a playback limitation level 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears 2 Press X x to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 3 Press X x to select PLAYER t then press x If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears Enter a 4 digit password...

Page 71: ...ing your password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press The system starts playback Tip 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 The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit passw...

Page 72: ...ress and input the correct number Depending on the shape of the room there will be some speakers you cannot install For the better surround sound it is recommended that first you decide the position of the speakers 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the front panel display 2 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears 3 Press X x to select SPEAKER F...

Page 73: ...speaker L 5Surround speaker R STANDARD when installing all the speakers normally NO CENTER when installing the front and surround speakers NO SURROUND when installing the center and front speakers FRONT ONLY when installing the front speakers ALL FRONT when installing all the speakers in front of the listening position ALL FRONT NO CENTER when installing the front and surround speakers in front of...

Page 74: ... returns to ALL FRONT D C A C Digital Cinema Auto Calibration can set the appropriate surround sound automatically Note Loud test sound is output when AUTO CALIBRATION starts You cannot turn the volume down Give consideration to children and neighbor 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the front panel display 2 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display app...

Page 75: ...ppears follow the message then select YES An error message appears when the calibration mic is not connected front speakers are not correctly connected surround speakers are not correctly connected front and surround speakers are not correctly connected subwoofers are not connected For FRONT L FRONT R or SUBWOOFER the system calibrates all the speakers but only the measurement of the nearer speake...

Page 76: ...play items see page 104 Displayed items vary depending on the country model Note Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the Setup Display settings and not all the functions described may work 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the front panel display 2 Press DISPLAY when the system is in stop mode The Control Menu display appears 3 Press X x to select SETUP then pres...

Page 77: ...to the Control Menu display by selecting NO here 3 Press All the settings explained on pages 78 to 84 return to the default settings Do not press 1 while resetting the system as it takes a few seconds to complete Note When you turn the system on after resetting and no disc is in the unit the guide message appears on the TV screen To perform the Quick Setup page 15 press to return to normal screen ...

Page 78: ...he DVD VIDEO one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected depending on the disc the language may not be selected automatically Choose settings according to the TV to be connected Select SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display For details see Using the Setup Display page 76 The default settings are underlined x TV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide Sett...

Page 79: ...een saver x BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD DATA CD MP3 audio or DATA DVD MP3 audio x BLACK LEVEL North American Mexican and Latin American models only Selects the black level setup level for the video signals output from the jacks other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI OUT YCBCR Outputs YCBCR signals RGB Outputs RGB signals AUTO ...

Page 80: ...age 76 The default settings are underlined x HDMI CONTROL Switches the HDMI CONTROL function on or off This function is available when you connect the system and TV with the HDMI cord For details on this function see the HDMI CONTROL Guide supplied separately Note When you set to ON without the HDMI connection of the TV Please verify the HDMI connection appears and you can not set to ON OFF Sets t...

Page 81: ...UDIO DRC DVD VIDEO only Narrows the dynamic range of the sound track Useful for watching movies at low volume late at night x AUDIO HDMI Selects the audio output status from the HDMI OUT jack Note When you connect the unit and TV with the HDMI cord and ON is selected AUDIO DRC A V SYNC DYNAMIC BASS MOVIE MUSIC and sound field are not applied to the sound that is output from the TV x DivX Displays ...

Page 82: ... setting returns to ALL FRONT x DISTANCE FRONT The default distance setting for the speakers in relation to the listening position is shown below When you set the distance using the Quick Setup page 15 the settings is automatically displayed The speakers in the illustration correspond to the following 1Center speaker 2Front speakers L 3Front speakers R 4Subwoofers When you set ALL FRONT in the SPE...

Page 83: ...the default settings are changed 2 0 00 to 7 01 meters for North American models 3 3 04 m 10 ft for North American models Note Depending on the input stream the DISTANCE setting may not be effective When the speaker distance setting is not in the recommended range m is displayed being the number indicates over the recommended distance indicates below L R 3 00 m 10 ft1 3 4 Front speaker distance fr...

Page 84: ...c 6 Press X x repeatedly to select ON then press You will 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 when you have finished making adjustments 9 Press X x repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press 10Press X x repeatedly ...

Page 85: ...em parameters such as preset stations to the default settings 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Press x A and 1 on the unit at the same time COLD RESET appears in the front panel display and the default settings are returned Returning to the Default Settings A 1 x ...

Page 86: ...ave the system turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any disc If you don t the disc may be damaged If anything falls into the cabinet unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio si...

Page 87: ...wer is not turned on Check that the AC power cord mains lead is connected securely Press 1 after STANDBY disappears from the front panel display If PROTECTOR and PUSH POWER appear alternately in the front panel display Press 1 to turn off the system and check the following items after STANDBY disappears Are the and speaker cords short circuited Are you using only the specified speakers Is anything...

Page 88: ... some leakage may occur as a high strength magnet is employed If this happens check the following items If the speakers are used with a CRT based TV or projector install the speakers at least 0 3 meters 1 0 ft from the TV set If the color irregularity persists turn off the TV set once then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes If howling occurs reposition the speakers farther away from the TV set Make...

Page 89: ...the sound is cut off Set the Movie Music mode to MOVIE or MUSIC page 29 Set the sound field to A F D STD page 30 Operation Radio stations cannot be tuned in Check that the antenna aerial is connected securely Adjust the antenna aerial or connect an external antenna aerial if necessary The signal strength of the stations is too weak when tuning in with automatic tuning Use direct tuning No stations...

Page 90: ... 35 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 Some discs may contain an auto pause signal While playing such a disc the system stops playback at the auto pause signal You cannot perform some functions such as Stop Search Slow motion Play or Repeat Play Dep...

Page 91: ... TV while using the System Audio Control function Set the AUDIO HDMI setting in CUSTOM SETUP to ON page 81 Make sure that the connected TV is compatible with the System Audio Control function For details on the System Audio Control function see the HDMI CONTROL Guide supplied separately When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the system from malfunctioning a 5 character service nu...

Page 92: ...10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range North American Mexican and Latin American models 530 1 710 kHz with the interval set at 10 kHz 531 1 710 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz European Russian and Middle Eastern models 531 1 602 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz Australian and New Zealand models 531 1 710 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz 530 1 710 kHz with the interval set at 10 kHz Other mo...

Page 93: ...y 0 3 W at the Power Saving mode Other models On 180 W Standby 0 3 W at the Power Saving mode Dimensions approx 430 63 380 mm w h d incl projecting parts Mass approx 4 2 kg Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Unpacking Front speakers 4 Center speaker 1 Surround speakers 2 Subwoofers 2 AM loop antenna aerial 1 FM wire antenna aerial 1 Speaker cords 7 red white green gray ...

Page 94: ...sic mode is for use with any stereo music recordings and provides a wide and deep sound space Dolby Surround Pro Logic As one method of decoding Dolby Surround Dolby Surround Pro Logic produces four channels from 2 channel sound Compared with the former Dolby Surround system Dolby Surround Pro Logic reproduces left to right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precisely To take full ad...

Page 95: ...connection allowing you to enjoy high quality digital picture and sound The HDMI specification supports HDCP High bandwidth Digital Contents Protection a copy protection technology that incorporates coding technology for digital video signals Interlace format Interlaced scanning The Interlace format is the NTSC standard method for displaying TV images at 30 frames per second Each frame is scanned ...

Page 96: ...all new processing method and advanced DSP to handle this task effectively which we call S Force PRO Front Surround Compared with previous front surround technologies S Force PRO Front Surround reproduces a more convincing sense of distance and space resulting in a true surround sound experience without the need for rear speakers Title The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD mov...

Page 97: ...347 Maori 1349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norwegian 1393 Occitan 1403 Afan Oromo 1408 Oriya 1417 Punjabi 1428 Polish 1435 Pashto Pushto 1436 Portuguese 1463 Quechua 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1482 Kirundi 1483 Romanian 1489 Russian 1491 Kinyarwanda 1495 Sanskrit 1498 Sindhi 1501 Sangho 15...

Page 98: ... parentheses Front panel A 1 on standby 26 B A open close 26 C Disc operation 26 D FUNCTION 26 E Front panel display 100 F remote sensor 8 G VOLUME control 26 H MIC 2 jack 62 I AUDIO IN MIC 1 A CAL MIC jack 15 24 62 J Disc tray 26 Index to Parts and Controls ...

Page 99: ...DEO OUT jacks 20 H SAT CABLE DIGITAL IN OPTICAL jack 24 I SAT CABLE DIGITAL IN COAXIAL jack 24 J HDMI OUT jack 20 K D LIGHT SYNC OUT jack 24 COAXIAL AM FM75 DVD ONLY OUT WOOFER R WOOFER L CENTER SUR R SUR L SPEAKER SPEAKER FRONT R TV SAT CABLE OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO IN DVD ONLY Y PB CB PR CR D LIGHT SYNC OUT SAT CABLE MONITOR OUT VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO R L AUDIO I...

Page 100: ...ly 56 E Stereo Monaural effect Radio only 57 F Lights up when the sleep timer is set 66 G Lights up when the movie or music mode is selected 29 H Playing status DVD function only I Lights up when the karaoke mode is on 62 J Current repeat mode 39 K Lights up when the child lock function is set to on 68 L Lights up when the system outputs progressive signals DVD function only 22 M Indicates the sel...

Page 101: ... 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 Example Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO 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 continued ...

Page 102: ...4 INDEX page 34 Selects the chapter or index to be played TRACK page 34 Selects the track to be played ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 42 Selects the type of titles DVD RW DVD R to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST TIME TEXT page 34 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music searching Displays the DVD CD text or the MP3 track name SPEA...

Page 103: ...e of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV speaker formation and choose yes or no to start the Auto Calibration CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup setting you can adjust various other settings RESET Returns the settings in SETUP to the default setting ALBUM page 34 Selects the album to be played FILE page 34 Selects the JPEG image file or DivX video file to be played DATE page ...

Page 104: ... 0 dB NONE SUBWOOFER 6 0 dB 6 0 dB LEVEL SURROUND L 6 0 dB 6 0 dB R 6 0 dB 6 0 dB 6 0 dB 6 0 dB AUDIO DRC OFF STANDARD MAX DISTANCE SURROUND L 0 0 m 7 0 m R 0 0 m 7 0 m DivX 1 Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list 2 Asian Australian and Middle Eastern models only 3 North American Mexican and Latin American models only AUDIO HDMI OFF ON PAUSE MODE FRAME AUTO STB SYNCH...

Page 105: ...MO DEMO ON DEMO OFF DIMMER DIMMER OFF DIMMER ON ATTENUATE3 ATT ON ATT OFF MEMORY1 MEMORY 1 20 FM MEMORY 1 10 AM NAME IN1 FM MODE2 STEREO MONO SLEEP SLEEP OFF SLEEP 90M 1M CHILD LOCK OFF ON 1 Appears during TUNER FM or TUNER AM only 2 Appears during TUNER FM only 3 ATTENUATE may not appear depending on the selected function ...

Page 106: ... Dolby Surround Pro Logic 94 DTS 40 94 DUAL MONO 32 Dual Stereo Subwoofer 94 DVD 94 DVD RW 95 DVD s menu 40 DVD RW 42 95 DVI 21 DYNAMIC BASS 66 E EFFECT 52 F Fast forward 33 Fast reverse 33 FILE 34 File 95 Film based software 95 FM MODE 57 Freeze Frame 33 Front panel 98 Front panel display 43 100 H Handling discs 87 HDMI YCBCR RGB HDMI 79 HDMI high definition multimedia interface 21 95 HDMI CONTRO...

Page 107: ...esume Play 35 S S VIDEO 21 Scan 33 SCENE 34 Scene 96 SCREEN SAVER 79 SCREEN SETUP 78 Searching 33 Selecting 29 SETUP 76 Setup Display 76 104 S Force PRO Front Surround 96 Shuffle Play 38 SLEEP 66 Slide Show 51 Slow motion Play 33 Sound Field 30 SPEAKER FORMATION 72 SPEAKER SETUP 82 CONNECTION 82 DISTANCE 82 83 LEVEL 84 STB SYNCHRO 81 SUBTITLE 46 78 SYSTEM MENU 18 28 57 66 67 68 System menu list 10...

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Page 111: ...V CH 9 59 TV INPUT wa 59 TV MENU eg 59 TV VOL qd 59 VIDEO FORMAT w 22 VOLUME qd 26 57 84 1 on standby 1 15 18 26 35 57 TV 1 on standby ra 59 C X x c qj 15 18 28 34 56 69 REPLAY ADVANCE wj 26 qg 7 26 m M ef wk 33 ef wk 33 H play 8 26 35 70 x stop wl 27 35 69 X pause ed 27 Z open close ws 27 DISPLAY eg 17 34 69 101 O RETURN qh 35 ek 60 The ENTER button has the same function as the button When you op...

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