Sony DAV-F300, User Manual

Page 1: ...filename D Candy Hong data DAV F300_FR 4183474111_DAV F300_FR 010COV1 fm masterpage Right model name DAV F300 4 183 474 11 1 FR 2010 Sony Corporation 4 183 474 13 1 DVD Home Theatre System DAV F300 F310 ...

Page 2: ...resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local Civic Office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Applicable accessories Remote Control Disposal of waste batteries applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the battery or on the packaging...

Page 3: ...tup Display 27 Using the Sleep Time 30 Viewing Information About the Disc 31 Additional Information Precautions 32 Notes about the Discs 33 Troubleshooting 34 Specifications 40 Glossary 41 Index to Parts and Control 42 About This Operating Instructions The instructions in this Operating Instructions describe the controls on the remote You can also use the controls on the control unit if they have ...

Page 4: ... DivX Certified 4 A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Organization for Standardization DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD VIDEO and the CD logos are trademarks Type Disc logo Characteristics Icon DVD VIDEO DVD VIDEO DVD R DVD RW in DVD VIDEO format or video mode DVD R DVD RW in DVD VIDEO format VIDEO CD VIDEO CD Ver 1 1 and 2 0 discs Super VCD CD R CD RW CD ROM in vi...

Page 5: ... if it has not been correctly finalized For more information refer to the operating instructions for the recording device Note that 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 prote...

Page 6: ...not be available Be sure to read the operating instructions supplied with the DVD or VIDEO CD 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 viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrov...

Page 7: ...yer 3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson Windows Media is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries ABOUT MPEG 4 VISUAL THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG 4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR DECODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG 4 VISUAL STAND...

Page 8: ...o not use a new battery with an old one Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries 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 Getting Started Checking the supplied items Control unit 1 Subwoofer 1 Front speakers 2 FM wire antenna aerial 1 ...

Page 9: ...ed to the speakers on a specially treated waxed oiled polished etc floor as staining or discoloration may result Step 1 Positioning the System For the best possible surround sound all the speakers other than the subwoofer should be placed at the same distance from the listening position A Remove the foot pads from the protective cover A B D C A A A Front speaker L left B Front speaker R right C Su...

Page 10: ...m their wall outlets mains before making connections When the TV has the digital optical output jack you can improve sound quality by connecting with the digital cord A For video output to your TV check the video input jacks of the TV and select connection method A B or C Picture quality improves in order from A standard to C HDMI To listen to TV sound from the speakers of the system connect the T...

Page 11: ...clicks A The system can accept both digital and analog signals Digital signals have priority over analog signals COAXIAL has priority over OPTICAL If the digital signal ceases the analog signal will be processed after 2 seconds TV CABLE DIGITAL IN OPTICAL HDMI OUT R L AUDIO IN PB CB PR CR Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VEDIO OUT Digital optical cord not supplied To the digital optical output jack of the TV...

Page 12: ...dly to select PAL Multi NTSC from the displayed list then press 8 Press SETUP to turn off the Setup Menu Notes A disturbance on the TV screen may be present for a moment after changing the color system as described above HDMI cannot the color system setting If you find the picture image may be distorted you can operate as below to default color system setting Press Z to take out the disc in no dis...

Page 13: ...system is ready for loading the disc 4 Load a disc Push the disc into the disc slot until the disc is pulled in automatically The disc is drawn into the control unit automatically then auto play starts 5 Press VOLUME to adjust the volume The volume level appears on the TV screen and on the front panel display Notes When the system is turned off do not push a disc into the control unit Depending on...

Page 14: ...be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc You also may not be able to turn them off You can change the subtitles if the DivX video file has an AVI or DIVX extension and contains subtitle information within the same file To Press Stop x Pause X Resume play after stop pause N X Go to the next chapter track MP3 WMA JPEG DivX files or scene Go back to the ...

Page 15: ...naural x SVCD only audio track 1 Stereo The standard stereo sound Mono Left The sound of the left channel monaural Mono Right The sound of the right channel monaural x SVCD audio track 1 2 Audio 1 The stereo sound of audio track 1 Audio 2 The stereo sound of audio track 2 x DATA CD DivX video file DATA DVD DivX video file USB MPEG4 The choice of DATA CD DATA DVD USB MPEG4 audio signal formats diff...

Page 16: ...em remembers the point where you pressed x 1 While playing a disc press x to stop playback Press Play Key To Continue appears on the TV 2 Press N The system starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1 Notes 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 when the system en...

Page 17: ...at shuffle play mode during play 1 Press SHIFT REPEAT PGM repeatedly to select the play mode x DVD VIDEO Chapter Repeats the current chapter Title Repeats the current title ALL Repeats all the titles on the disc Shuffle Play a disc in shuffle order Shuffle Repeats shuffle play Off Repeats off x VIDEO CD SVCD CD Track Repeats the current track ALL Repeats all the tracks on the disc Shuffle Play a d...

Page 18: ...le or chapter and you can search a VIDEO CD CD DATA CD DATA DVD by track index or scene For a DATA CD DATA DVD USB device you can search by folder or file As titles or chapters and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc you can select the desired title or track by entering its number Or you can search for a scene using the time code 1 Press DISPLAY during play The Control Menu display appe...

Page 19: ...on to DVD CD 2 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD The file list appears Notes The following discs take a longer time to start playback a disc recorded with complicated tree structure a disc recorded in Multi Session a disc to which data can be added non finalized disc Some CD R or CD RW cannot be played on this system depending on file format 3 Press C X x c repeatedly to select the file you want to play ...

Page 20: ...speaker system Notes on DivX files The system may not play a DivX file when the file has been combined from two or more DivX files The system cannot play a DivX file of size more than 640 width 480 height Depending on the DivX file the picture may be unclear or the sound may skip The system cannot play some DivX files that are longer than 3 hours Depending on the DivX file the picture may pause or...

Page 21: ...und mode selected for each function mode Press SURROUND repeatedly during playback to select surround audio output mode Dolby VS Wide Provides a wider more spacious front image when the two speakers are close together with the same convincingly realistic five speaker surround sound as Reference mode Dolby VS Reference Creates convincingly realistic five speaker surround sound from two speakers wit...

Page 22: ...tation with sufficient signal strength is found 3 Hold SHIFT REPEAT PGM 3 seconds P 01 flashes on the front panel 4 Press SHIFT number buttons to select a preset number 5 Press to store Tip You can press TUNING in step 2 to manual search radio frequency by one step The current frequency will appear on the front panel Manual Tuning Selecting a Preset Radio Stations 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly or FM...

Page 23: ...the RDS system check with your local radio stations for details on RDS services in your area Note 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 Simply select a station from the FM band When you tune in a station that provides RDS services the station name appears on the front panel display If an RDS broadcast...

Page 24: ...ng instructions supplied with the component The Control for HDMI function may not work if you connect a component other than Sony even if the component is compatible with the Control for HDMI function Control for HDMI The system is compatible with the Control for HDMI function If the TV is compatible with the Control for HDMI function you can set the system s Control for HDMI function automaticall...

Page 25: ... CABLE function the System Audio Control function is activated TV sound is output from the system speakers and the volume of the TV speakers is minimized automatically You can use the System Audio Control function as follows While you are watching the TV and the function of the system is switched to TV CABLE TV sound is output from the system speakers automatically You can control the system s vol...

Page 26: ... device The following USB devices situations can increase the time it takes to start playback a USB device transferred with a complicated tree structure when the audio files or JPEG image files in another folder have just been played back when there are many folders or files on the USB device The file operation is refer to Playing MP3 JPEG DivX files page 19 The file extension is refer to page 20 ...

Page 27: ... If the option in the menu is greyed out that means the setting is not available or cannot be changed in the current state 5 Press SETUP to turn off the menu Note If you are not able to access the Preference Page press SETUP to exit the menu Then press x twice before you press the SETUP again Other Operation FUNCTION SHIFT DISPLAY C X x c TV 1 SETUP General Setup Page TV Display OSD Lang Control f...

Page 28: ...ble On You can operate mutually between components that are connected with an HDMI cable Off Off x Screen Saver The screen saver prevents damage to the TV screen by avoiding exposure to a static image for too long On Switch to TV screen saver mode when stop pause no disc or eject mode for more than 15 minutes Off Screen Saver function doesn t work x Last Memory This system recalls the point where ...

Page 29: ... 720p video signals 1080i The system outputs 1920 1080i video signals 1080p The system outputs 1920 1080p video signals i interlace p progressive x DivX VOD c Display the DivX registration code Tip Enter this unit s DivX registration code when you rent or purchase video from www divx com vod The DivX videos rented or purchased through the DivX VOD Video On Demand service can be played only on the ...

Page 30: ... Press SHIFT the new 6 digit password again at Confirm PWD section to confirm 4 Press OK to exit the menu Using the Sleep Time You can set the system to turn off at a preset time so you can fall asleep listening to music Press SHIFT SLEEP Each time you press this button the minute display the remaining time changes on the front panel display as follows There is a countdown of 20 seconds on the fro...

Page 31: ... Display Off No display x VIDEO CD with PBC Off 1 Single Elapsed Playing time of the current track 2 Single Remain Remaining time of the current track 3 Total Elapsed Playing time of the current disc 4 Total Remain Remaining time of the current disc 5 Display Off No display x DVD 1 Title Elapsed Playing time of the current title 2 Title Remain Remaining time of the current title 3 Chapter Elapsed ...

Page 32: ... system may not operate properly In this case remove the disc and leave 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 wh...

Page 33: ...d in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car After playing store the disc in its case On cleaning Before playing clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs This system can only play back a standard circular disc Using ne...

Page 34: ...ted when you set progressive format In this case return the setting to interlace format the default setting Re connect the connecting cord securely The control unit is connected to an input device that is not HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protection compliant page 10 If the HDMI OUT jack is used for video output changing the type of video signal output from the HDMI OUT jack It may solve the...

Page 35: ...The component connected to the HDMI OUT jack does not conform to the audio signal format in this case set HDMI AUDIO in Audio Setup Page not to Off page 29 No sound is output from the HDMI OUT jack set HDMI AUDIO in Audio Setup Page not to Off page 29 The HDMI OUT jack is connected to a DVI Digital Visual Interface device DVI Digital Visual Interface jacks do not accept audio signals Try the follo...

Page 36: ...on code on the DVD does not match the system Moisture has condensed inside the control unit and may cause damage to the lenses Remove the disc and leave the control unit turned on for about half an hour The MP3 file cannot be played The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3 format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet The DATA DVD is not recorded in an MP3 format that conforms to UDF Un...

Page 37: ...orded 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 The subtitle cannot be turned off The DVD prohibits turning off subtitles The angles cannot be changed Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played page 14 ...

Page 38: ...o the USB device again This system supports FAT12 FAT16 and FAT32 but some USB device may not support all of these FAT For details refer to the operating instructions of each USB device or contact the manufacturer The USB device cannot be connected into the USB port The USB device is being connected backwards Connect the USB device in the correct orientation The USB device which has been used on a...

Page 39: ...cluding and are in the USB device folders that are recognized by the system differ depending on the folder configuration The JPEG image file does not have the extension JPG or JPEG The JPEG image file is larger than 2 408 width 1 536 height in normal mode or more than 15 000 000 pixels in Progressive JPEG mode which is mainly used on the Internet website JPEG image files with a high width to lengt...

Page 40: ...bps WMA 48 kbps 192 kbps Sampling frequencies MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 32 44 1 48 kHz WMA 44 1 kHz USB port Maximum current 500 mA Tuner Section System PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer FM tuner section Tuning range 87 5 MHz 108 0 MHz 50 kHz step Antenna aerial FM wire antenna aerial Antenna aerial terminals 75 ohm unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz Video Section Outputs VIDEO 1 Vp p 7...

Page 41: ...r second Each frame is scanned twice alternately between the even numbered scanning lines and then odd numbered scanning lines at 60 times per second Parental Control A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users according to the limitation level in each country The limitation varies from disc to disc when it is activated playback is completely prohibited violent scen...

Page 42: ... to Parts and Control For more information refer to the pages indicated in parentheses A Remote sensor B N play button C x stop button D FUNCTION button E VOL buttons F Front panel display G 1 on standby button H Z eject button I USB port J Disc slot Control unit 1 Top view Front view Right side view gb9add fm Page 42 Wednesday March 10 2010 6 10 PM ...

Page 43: ...8 19 20 22 27 30 31 SLEEP 5 30 SUBTITLE wl 13 14 SURROUND wd 21 TIME wg 31 TUNING 9qs 22 TV CABLE qk 11 25 TV INPUT w 24 USB 2 26 VOLUME 7 13 14 21 Number buttons qle 2qkws3qjwd4wl 13 16 17 18 19 20 22 27 30 31 1 on standby 1 13 TV 1 on standby wa C X x c qf 12 17 18 19 22 26 27 29 qd8 14 m M qs9 14 qs9 14 N play wh 14 20 x stop q 14 20 X pause wj 14 20 DISPLAY wg 12 18 19 23 27 The N AUDIO AUDIO ...

Page 44: ...y Corporation Printed in China model name CMT DF1 3 272 961 11 1 GB masterpage BackCover filename D Candy Hong F300a 3398069141 3398069141DAVF200CE2 10BKC fm 10BKC fm Page 52 Tuesday March 30 2010 2 10 PM ...