Sony DAV-DZ150K, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... 2007 Sony Corporation 2 895 964 13 1 DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV DZ150K DZ151KB ...

Page 2: ... of Old Electrical Electronic Equipment Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product i...

Page 3: ... power cord The 13 A 3 pin plug is attached when shipped from the factory For AC 127 V wall sockets 1 Remove the 13 A 3 pin plug using a screwdriver 2 Attach the supplied parallel blade plug Type A 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: ... You Stopped the Disc 33 Resume Play Creating Your Own Program 34 Program Play Playing in Random Order 36 Shuffle Play Playing Repeatedly 37 Repeat Play Using the DVD s Menu 38 Changing the Sound 38 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD R DVD RW 40 Viewing Information About the Disc 41 Changing the Angles 43 Displaying the Subtitles 44 Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound 44 A V SY...

Page 5: ...e 73 LANGUAGE SETUP Settings for the Display 73 SCREEN SETUP Custom Settings 75 CUSTOM SETUP Settings for the Speakers 76 SPEAKER SETUP Returning to the Default Settings 79 Additional Information Precautions 80 Notes about the Discs 81 Troubleshooting 81 Self diagnosis Function 85 When letters numbers appear in the display Specifications 85 Glossary 87 Language Code List 90 Index to Parts and Cont...

Page 6: ...is a standard format defined by ISO MPEG which compresses audio data 2 DivX is a video file compression technology developed by DivX Inc 3 DivX DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivX Inc and are used under license 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...

Page 7: ... cannot play the following discs A DVD VIDEO with a different region code page 8 88 A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart A disc with paper or stickers on it A disc that has the adhesive of cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it Notes about CD R CD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW In some cases CD R CD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW cannot be played on this system due to the recordi...

Page 8: ... will only play DVDs labeled with the same region code DVD VIDEOs labeled will also play on this system If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD VIDEO no region code indication may be given even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions Note about playback operations of DVDs an...

Page 9: ...umid 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 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 corro...

Page 10: ...and read the additional information from 1 to 4 on the following pages Step 1 Connecting the System and TV R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO IN FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L TV VIDEO MONITOR OUT SPEAKER D LIGHT SYNC OUT SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL AM FM75 R L AUDIO IN DVD ONLY Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO DIR TC1 AM loop antenna aerial Subwoofer AC power cord mains lead FM wire anten...

Page 11: ...g all the components speakers and AC power cord mains lead output a test tone to check that all the speakers are connected correctly For details on outputting a test tone see page 78 If no sound is heard from a speaker while outputting a test tone 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 c...

Page 12: ...o receive AM signals Do not dismantle or roll up the antenna aerial 1 Remove only the loop part from the plastic stand 2 Set up the AM loop antenna aerial 3 Connect the cords to the AM antenna aerial terminals Cord A or cord 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 l...

Page 13: ... 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 2 T...

Page 14: ...ng position Place speakers as illustrated below Note Do not set the speakers in an inclined position Do not place the speakers in locations that are Extremely hot or 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 benz...

Page 15: ...in the selected 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 73 x If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN page 73 8 Press The Setup Display for selecting the speaker formation ap...

Page 16: ...and neighbor Avoid being in the measurement area and making noise during the measurement which takes about 3 minutes 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...

Page 17: ...ly page 69 If you want to change any of the settings see Using the Setup Display page 71 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 VIDEO BNR T 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 3...

Page 18: ...ystem saves power in standby mode If the system is at its factory default settings ex after performing COLD RESET page 79 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: ...fragile attach the screws securely to a beam and fasten them to 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 Instal...

Page 20: ...eo jack your TV monitor must also be connected via an S video jack S video signals are on a separate bus from the video signals and will not be output through the video jack Connecting the TV Advanced Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L TV VIDEO MONITOR OUT SPEAKER D LIGHT SYNC OUT SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL AM FM75 R L AUDIO IN DVD ONLY Y PB CB PR ...

Page 21: ...V Depending on the disc the image may not fit your TV screen To change the aspect ratio see page 73 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 accepts progressive signals PROGRE lights up in the front panel display when the system outputs pro...

Page 22: ...re can be divided into 2 types film based software and video based software Video based software is derived from TV such as dramas and sit coms and displays images 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...

Page 23: ...ct the audio output jacks 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 Tip When listening to MP3 format recordings using a portable audio source you can enhance the sound Press FUNCTION to select AUDIO Connect the portable audio source Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until A F D STD appears in the front panel display To c...

Page 24: ...ions supplied with the respective device D LIGHT SYNC is registered trademark of Sony Corporation Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the D LIGHT SYNC controller for the recommended lighting device Wireless system option except for Russian and Taiwan models When you install the WAHT SD1 not supplied in the DIR TC1 slot you can enjoy wireless performance by transmission of the sound t...

Page 25: ...ause malfunction Do not place more than 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 To save the power in standby mode Press 1 while the system turns on To cancel standby mode press 1...

Page 26: ...IDEO jacks on the rear panel Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the components for further information Press FUNCTION repeatedly until TV VIDEO 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 VIDEO t AUDIO t Stop play and remove the disc Z on the remote or A on the unit Replay the...

Page 27: ...ault setting is underlined ATT ON attenuates the input level The output level is changed ATT OFF normal input level 5 Press The setting is made 6 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off You can enjoy TV or VCR sound from all the speakers in this system For details see Step 1 Connecting the System and TV page 10 Connecting the TV Advanced page 20 and Connecting Other Components page 23 1 Press ...

Page 28: ...ult setting is underlined AUTO selects the mode automatically to produce the sound effect depending on the disc MOVIE provides the sound for movies MUSIC provides the sound for music Tip When the movie or music mode is selected MOVIE or MUSIC is displayed in the front panel display When neither MOVIE or MUSIC is displayed in the front panel display AUTO is selected Selecting the Movie or Music Mod...

Page 29: ...m multiple speakers Note The sound is not output from multiple speakers depending on the source 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 performs Pro Logic decoding to the input signal and output to front center and surround speakers Meanwhile the surround channel becomes monaural x Dolby Pr...

Page 30: ...rom the front left and right speakers 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 To turn the surround effect off Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until A F D STD or 2CH STEREO appears in the front pa...

Page 31: ...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 system...

Page 32: ...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 33: ...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 34: ...the disc press x twice then press H Note If MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP is set to OFF page 76 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 Control Menu display appears 2 Press...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ...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 41: ...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 42: ...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 43: ...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 44: ... 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 45: ... 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 46: ...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 47: ... 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 48: ...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 49: ...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 50: ...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 51: ...in the Packet Write format DivX video files that the system can 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 45 ...

Page 52: ...stop playback Press x To play the next or previous DivX video 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...

Page 53: ...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 54: ...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 55: ...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 56: ...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 56 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 57: ...it see the table using the number buttons Functions as both TV INPUT and DISPLAY button The TV s input source is selected Set your TV s input to the input you used to connect the unit For details see the operating instructions of your TV Except for North American models Other Operations Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote By pressing You can TV 1 Turn the TV on or off TV INPUT Switch the T...

Page 58: ...TV and this unit while entering the code You can enjoy karaoke singing along with a disc by setting the system to karaoke mode You can connect two microphones not supplied to the unit Setting the system to karaoke mode 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the front panel display 2 Plug a microphone into the MIC 1 or MIC 2 jack The system enters karaoke mode lights up in the front panel...

Page 59: ...Each time you press ECHO the echo level changes as follows To cancel the echo effect select ECHO OFF Note If howling occurs move the microphone away from the speakers lower the microphone volume or echo level lower the overall volume Dolby Digital Karaoke format DVD only Dolby Digital format which reproduces surround sound using 5 channels can also contain the Dolby Digital Karaoke format which is...

Page 60: ...lso reduced Multiplex During Karaoke Pon mode the stereo effect is reduced Karaoke Pon mode is automatically canceled when you turn off the power you change the function the disc tray is opened AUDIO stream is changed you set VOCAL SELECT to other than OFF you cancel karaoke mode Selecting the vocals Vocal Select DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD CD only When playing a DVD with the Dolby Digital Karaoke format i...

Page 61: ...ing mode Your score is calculated by comparing your voice with the music source 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu display appears Note The Control Menu display has 2 pages Depending on the source press DISPLAY twice to select SCORE MODE 2 Press X x repeatedly to select SCORE MODE then press The options for SCORE MODE appear 3 Press X x repeatedly to select a setting The default settings are underli...

Page 62: ...e front panel display then press or c 3 Press X x to select a setting The minutes display the remaining time changes as follows Tip You can select the remaining time by pressing the number buttons In this case you can preset the time in 1 minute increments 4 Press The setting is made and SLEEP lights up in the front panel display 5 Press SYSTEM MENU The system menu turns off To change the remainin...

Page 63: ...e locked and lights up in the front panel display You can operate the system by using the remote Note When you operate the buttons on the unit while the child lock function is on CHILD LOCK appears 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 underline...

Page 64: ...s 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 your 4 digi...

Page 65: ...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 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 di...

Page 66: ...sword 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 password After yo...

Page 67: ...mistake entering your password Press C before you press 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 M...

Page 68: ...ers 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 the listening position SECOND ROOM when installing the front speakers in one room and surround speakers in another Note Speaker sound in the other room is the same as that of the front and sur...

Page 69: ... SPEAKER FORMATION setting returns to STANDARD 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...

Page 70: ...elect 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 there is excessive noise around the calibration mic the calibration mic is overloaded 6 Press C X x c to select YES or NO then press x The measurement is OK Disconnect the calibr...

Page 71: ...list of Setup Display items see page 98 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...

Page 72: ...nu display by selecting NO here 3 Press All the settings explained on pages 73 to 78 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 press CLEAR SCREE...

Page 73: ...orded on the 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 71 The default settings are underlined x TV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or...

Page 74: ...r than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT x BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT OUT North American Mexican and Latin American models only Selects the black level setup level for the video signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks You cannot select this and the setting is not effective when the system outputs progressive signal AUTO Outputs the video signal in the system of the disc either PAL or NTSC If your TV uses a...

Page 75: ...dio or Dolby Digital format are recorded Note 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 73 Depending on the disc this function may not work If PCM DTS Dolby Digital sound and MPEG audio tracks have the same number of channels the system ON Raise the standard black level Use this when the pict...

Page 76: ...ONNECTION setting does not return to the default setting x CONNECTION If you do not connect center or surround speakers set the parameters for CENTER and SURROUND Since the front speaker and subwoofer setting is fixed you cannot change them Note When you change the CONNECTION setting the SPEAKER FORMATION setting returns to STANDARD ON Stores the resume settings in memory for up to 40 discs OFF Do...

Page 77: ...e not placed at an equal distance from your listening position set the distance according to the closest speaker Do not place the surround speakers farther away from your listening position than the front speakers Depending on the input stream the DISTANCE setting may not 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 adjustme...

Page 78: ...ss X x repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press or 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...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...t 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 signals If you do the speakers may ...

Page 81: ... 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 block...

Page 82: ...Check the speaker connections and settings page 10 76 Set the sound field to A F D STD page 29 Severe hum or noise is heard Check that the speakers and components are connected securely Check that the connecting cords are away from a transformer or motor and at least 3 meters 10 ft away from your TV set or a fluorescent light Move your TV away from the audio components The plugs and jacks are dirt...

Page 83: ...MP3 audio track does not have the extension MP3 The data is not formatted in MP3 even though it has the extension MP3 The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data The system cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format The MODE MP3 JPEG setting has been set to IMAGE JPEG page 49 If you cannot change the MODE MP3 JPEG setting re load the disc or turn the system off then on The DATA CD DATA DVD contains a ...

Page 84: ...k 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 43 The DVD prohibits changing the angles A disc cannot be ejected and LOCKED appears in the...

Page 85: ...nductor laser DVD λ 650 nm CD λ 790 nm Emission duration continuous Signal format system Mexican and Latin American models NTSC Other models NTSC PAL Tuner section System PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer FM tuner section Tuning range North American models 87 5 108 0 MHz 100 kHz step Other models 87 5 108 0 MHz 50 kHz step Antenna aerial FM wire antenna aerial Antenna aerial terminals 75 ohms ...

Page 86: ...ls 120 V AC 60 Hz Argentine models 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Latin American models 110 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Saudi Arabian models 127 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Chinese models 220 V 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Taiwan models 120 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption Argentine and Mexican models On 140 W Standby 0 3 W at the Power Saving mode Latin American and Saudi Arabian models On 160 W Standb...

Page 87: ...r 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 advantage of Dol...

Page 88: ...anguages for the sound or subtitles in a picture are recorded on some DVDs 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 scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so on PCM Pulse Code Modul...

Page 89: ...gital compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 140 of its original size Consequently a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while sounds we can hear are not compressed VIDEO CDs can hold six times the audio information of conventional audio CDs There ...

Page 90: ...349 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 1502 Serbo Cr...

Page 91: ...ated in parentheses Front panel A 1 on standby 25 B A open close 25 C Disc operation 25 D FUNCTION 25 E Front panel display 93 F remote sensor 9 G VOLUME control 25 H MIC 2 jack 58 I AUDIO IN MIC 1 A CAL MIC jack 15 23 58 J Disc tray 25 Index to Parts and Controls continued ...

Page 92: ...M 75Ω jack 10 G COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks 20 H D LIGHT SYNC OUT jack Indian Singaporean Mexican and Latin American models only 23 CAUTION Please do not remove the screws before installing the WAHT SD1 FRONT R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L SUR R SUR L TV VIDEO MONITOR OUT SPEAKER D LIGHT SYNC OUT SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL AM FM75 R L AUDIO IN DVD ONLY Y PB CB PR CR VIDEO DVD ONLY S VIDEO DIR TC1 ...

Page 93: ...ural effect Radio only 55 E Lights up when the sleep timer is set 62 F Lights up when the movie or music mode is selected 28 G Playing status DVD function only H Lights up when the karaoke mode is on 58 I Current repeat mode 37 J Lights up when the child lock function is set to on 63 K Lights up when the system outputs progressive signals DVD function only 21 L Indicates the selected SPEAKER FORMA...

Page 94: ...s 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 ...

Page 95: ...lects the title scene or track to be played CHAPTER page 32 INDEX page 32 Selects the chapter or index to be played TRACK page 32 Selects the track to be played ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 40 Selects the type of titles DVD RW DVD R to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST TIME TEXT page 32 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music sea...

Page 96: ...s 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 32 Selects the album to be played FILE page 32 Selects the JPEG image file or DivX video file to be played DATE page 42 Displays the date the picture was taken by a digital camera INTERVAL page 49 Speci...

Page 97: ...rol Menu icon indicator lights up in green when you select any item except OFF PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT A V SYNC KARAOKE MODE and VOCAL SELECT only The ORIGINAL PLAY LIST indicator lights up in green when you select PLAY LIST default setting t ...

Page 98: ...NCE FRONT FRONT CENTER SURROUND YES YES NONE YES SUBWOOFER YES L 1 0 m 7 0 m R 1 0 m 7 0 m CENTER 0 0 m 7 0 m LEVEL FRONT L CENTER 6 0 dB 6 0 dB TEST TONE OFF ON R 6 0 dB 0 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 0 0 dB DISTANCE SURROUND L 0 0 m 7 0 m R 0 0 m 7 0 m LANGUAGE SETUP OSD1 MENU1 SUBTITLE1 AUDIO1 4 3 OUTPUT FULL NORMAL 1 Select the languag...

Page 99: ...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 4 Appears when the wireless kit WAHT SD1 is installed except for Russian and Taiwan models SL SR REV4 REV OFF REV ON ...

Page 100: ...FECT 50 F Fast forward 31 Fast reverse 31 FILE 32 File 88 Film based software 88 FM MODE 55 Freeze Frame 31 Front panel 91 Front panel display 41 93 H Handling discs 81 I INDEX 32 Installing the speakers on a wall 19 Instant Advance 25 Instant Replay 25 INTERLACE 22 Interlace format 88 INTERVAL 49 J JPEG 45 47 K Karaoke 58 ECHO 59 Karaoke Pon 60 Key Control 60 Score Mode 61 Vocal Select 60 L Langu...

Page 101: ...1 Setup Display 71 98 Shuffle Play 36 SLEEP 62 Slide Show 49 Slow motion Play 31 Sound Field 29 SPEAKER FORMATION 67 SPEAKER SETUP 76 CONNECTION 76 DISTANCE 77 LEVEL 77 78 SUBTITLE 44 73 SYSTEM MENU 18 27 55 62 63 System menu list 99 T TEST TONE 78 THEATRE SYNC 57 TIME TEXT 32 TITLE 32 Title 89 TRACK 32 Track 89 TRACK SELECTION 75 Troubleshooting 81 TV connection 20 TV TYPE 73 U Unpacking 86 Usabl...

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Page 103: ... wf 44 SYSTEM MENU wg 18 27 57 63 99 THEATRE SYNC w 58 TUNING 0 qs 54 TV e 57 TV CH wk es 57 TV INPUT ej 57 TV VOL 8 57 VIDEO FORMAT 3 21 VOLUME 8 25 55 78 1 on standby 1 15 18 25 33 55 TV 1 on standby 1 57 C X x c qd 15 18 27 32 54 64 REPLAY ADVANCE 9 25 es wk 25 m M qs 0 31 SLOW qs 0 31 H play ea 25 33 66 STEP 9 31 x stop wl 25 33 64 X pause qa 25 Z open close ql 25 DISPLAY wj 16 32 64 94 O RETU...

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