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CLASS 1 LASER product. This marking is located on the rear exterior. ® is a U.S. NERGY partner, Sony Corporation ® NERGY and DTS Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Table of Contents How to use this manual... 5 Playable discs... 5 Getting Started Hooking up the system... 8 Setting the clock... 11 Performing the Quick Setup... 11 DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3/JPEG – Play Loading a disc ... 13 Playing a disc ... 13 Creating your own program ...
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Display Turning off the display... 49 — Power Saving Mode Adjusting the brightness of the display... 49 Viewing information about the disc in the display... 50 Viewing information about the disc in the on-screen display ... 51 Checking the date information... 53 Viewing the tuner information in the display...
How to use this manual • This manual mainly explains operations using the remote, but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar names. • The OSD (on-screen display) may vary depending on the country model.
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Region code of DVDs you can play on this system Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled with identical region code. DVDs labeled will also be played on this system.
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Note on DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. However, since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not guaranteed.
Getting Started Hooking up the system Perform the following procedures 1 to 6 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. Front speaker (Right) 1 Connect the speakers. Connect the right and left speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals on the unit and the terminals on the rear of the speakers as shown below.
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2 Connect the FM and AM antennas. Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect Extend the FM lead Insert only the antenna horizontally stripped portion* AM loop antenna * Strip off an end-portion of wire covering. Note Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords. 3 Connect the video input jack of your TV to the VIDEO OUT jack with the supplied video cable.
6 (Asian and Middle Eastern models only) Set the color system to PAL or NTSC depending on the color system of your The color system is factory set to NTSC for region code 3 models, and PAL for other region code models. Each time you perform the procedure below, the color system changes as follows: NTSC y PAL...
Setting the clock Use buttons on the remote for the operation. Press ?/1 to turn on the system. Press TIMER MENU. Press M or m repeatedly to set the hour. Press ENTER. Press M or m repeatedly to set the minute.
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Press ENTER. The setting is selected and “SCREEN SETUP” appears. Press M or m repeatedly to select the setting that matches your TV type. x When you connect a 4:3 standard TV “4:3 LETTER BOX” or “4:3 PAN SCAN” (page 33) x When you connect a wide-screen TV or a 4:3 standard TV with a wide-screen mode...
DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/ MP3/JPEG – Play Loading a disc Use buttons on the unit for the operation. Press ?/1 to turn on the system. Press Place a disc with the label side up on the disc tray. When you play an 8 cm CD/DVD, place it on the inner circle of the tray.
Other operations Do this Stop play Press x. Press X. Pause Press X again or press H to resume play. Press . or > repeatedly Select a chapter, scene or track during play or pause. (Except for Or, press the number buttons in JPEG) stop mode, then press ENTER Select an album...
To select a playback layer on a hybrid Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of an HD layer and a CD layer. You can select the playback layer you want to listen to. Press SA-CD/CD on the unit in stop mode. Each time you press the button, an HD layer or a CD layer is alternately selected.
Creating your own program — Program Play You can make a program of up to 99 steps. Press DISPLAY in stop mode. The Control Menu appears. Press M or m repeatedly to select “PROGRAM”, then press ENTER. The options for “PROGRAM” appear. Press M or m repeatedly to select “SET ”, then press ENTER.
To clear a programmed track After step 3, press M or m to select the programmed track you want to clear in the program list. Press CLEAR. Or, press ,, then press M repeatedly to select “– –” in the track list and then press ENTER.
Playing repeatedly — Repeat Play You can play a whole disc or selected album repeatedly or you can also play a single title/ chapter/track repeatedly. You can use a combination of Shuffle or Program Play modes. Using the front panel display Press REPEAT repeatedly during play until “REP”...
To cancel Repeat Play Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears. Notes • Depending on the DVD, you cannot perform Repeat Play. • You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC playback of VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs (page 20).
Selecting “ORIGINAL” or “PLAY LIST” on a DVD-RW Some DVD-RWs in VR (Video Recording) mode have two types of titles 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.
About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files What is MP3/JPEG? MP3 is audio compression technology that satisfies the ISO/MPEG regulations. JPEG is image compression technology. Discs that the system can play You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD- Rs/CD-RWs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) and JPEG format.
When you insert a DATA CD and press H, the numbered tracks (or files) are played sequentially, from 1 through 7. Any sub- albums/tracks (or files) contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree. (Example: C contains D so 4 is played before 5.) When you press MENU and the list of album names appears (page 23), the album names are...
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Selecting an album Load a DATA CD. The album list appears. When an album is being played, its title is shaded. Press M or m repeatedly to select the album you want, then press H. For MP3, the system starts playing the selected album.
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Selecting a JPEG image file Load a DATA CD. The album list appears. When an album is being played, its title is shaded. Press M or m repeatedly to select an album, then press PICTURE NAVI. Images of files in the album appear in 16 subscreens.
Playing audio tracks and images as a slide show with sound You can play a slide show with sound by first placing both MP3 and JPEG files in the same album on a DATA CD. Load a DATA CD. The album list appears. Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears, then press...
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Specifying the slide show duration (JPEG only) When you play JPEG image files using slide show, you can specify the duration for slides to appear on the screen. Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears, then press DISPLAY twice. The Control Menu for JPEG appears.
Using the on-screen display to search You can search for a DVD by title or chapter, and you can search for a VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/DATA CD by track, file, album, index or scene. As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc, you can select the desired one by entering its number.
To search for a particular point using the time code (DVD only) — Time Search In step 2, select “TIME/TEXT”. “T ” (playing time of the current title) is selected. Press ENTER. “T ” changes to “T Input the time code using the number buttons, then press ENTER.
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Press M/m/</, repeatedly to select a chapter, title or track, then press ENTER. Playback starts from the selected scene. To return to Normal Play Press O RETURN or DISPLAY. Note Depending on the disc, you may not be able to select some items.
DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/ MP3/JPEG – Various functions Changing the sound When playing a DVD VIDEO, you can change the audio format. If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can also change the language. With VIDEO CDs, CDs or DATA CDs (MP3), 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.
Checking the audio signal format (DVD only) When you press AUDIO repeatedly during play, the format of the current audio signal (PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) is displayed as shown below. x When playing a DVD VIDEO Example: Dolby Digital 5.1 ch LFE (Low Frequency Effect) Surround (L/R)
Using the Setup Display By using the Setup Display, you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound. You can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup Display, among other things. For details on each Setup Display item, see pages from 33 to 36.
Setting the display or sound track language — LANGUAGE SETUP “LANGUAGE SETUP” allows you to set various languages for the on-screen display or sound track. Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the Setup Display. To use the Setup Display, see “Using the Setup Display”...
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Note Depending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may be selected automatically instead of “4:3 PAN SCAN” or vice versa. x COLOR SYSTEM (Asian and Middle Eastern models only) Select the color system when you play a VIDEO The default setting is underlined. AUTO Outputs the video signal in the system of the disc, either PAL or...
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To change the type of signal output from the system PROGRESSIVE — 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.
Custom settings — CUSTOM SETUP Use “CUSTOM SETUP” to set up playback related and other settings. Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the Setup Display. To use the Setup Display, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 32). x PAUSE MODE (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only) Selects the picture in pause mode.
Restricting disc playback — CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL/ PARENTAL CONTROL Preventing playback of specific discs — CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL You can set the playback restrictions so that the system will not play inappropriate discs. You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 40 discs.
To turn off the Custom Parental Control function In step 4, select “OFFt”, then press ENTER. Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. To change the password In step 4, select “PASSWORDt”, then press ENTER. The display for entering the password appears.
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x When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears. Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display for setting the playback limitation level and changing the password appears.
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To play a disc for which Parental Control is set Load the disc for which Parental Control is set. Press H. The “PARENTAL CONTROL” display appears. Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. Playback starts. Notes •...
Changing the angles If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change the viewing angle. For example, while playing a scene of a train in motion, you can display the view from either the front of the train, the left window of the train, or from the right window without having the train’s movement interrupted.
Tuner Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations. You can then tune in any of those stations simply by selecting the corresponding preset number. Automatic tuning preset You can automatically tune in all of the stations that can be received in your area and then store the radio frequency of the desired stations.
To change the AM tuning interval (except for European and Russian models) The AM tuning interval is factory-preset to 9 kHz (or 10 kHz for some areas). To change the AM tuning interval, tune in any AM station first, then turn off the system. While holding x on the unit, press ?/1 on the unit.
Listening to non-preset radio station — Manual Tuning Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or press TUNER FM or TUNER AM on the unit) to select “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM”. Press TUNING + or – repeatedly to tune in the desired station. Note The OSD does not appear on the TV screen except for DVD function.
Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound Generating a more dynamic sound (Dynamic Sound Generator X-tra) Press DSGX on the unit. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: DSGX ON y DSGX OFF Adjusting the bass and treble You can adjust the bass and treble to enjoy more powerful sound.
Note For some discs, the surround effect may not be as much as expected. Tips • “VIRTUAL A”, “VIRTUAL B” and “HP VIRTUAL” are effective only when a multi channel source is played. • As the sound field for DVD function differs from that of other functions, you might find different sound field when you switch to other functions from DVD function.
Playing karaoke with any stereo disc — Karaoke Pon You can enjoy karaoke with a stereo-recorded disc, even if it is a non-karaoke disc, by reducing the sound of the vocals. Press KARAOKE PON in karaoke mode. To cancel Karaoke Pon mode Press KARAOKE PON again.
Timer Falling asleep to music — Sleep Timer You can set the system to turn off after a certain time, so that you can fall asleep to music. Press SLEEP. Each time you press the button, the minute display (the turn-off time) changes cyclically as follows: 90min t 80min t 70min t …...
Other operations Do this Check the setting Press TIMER MENU. Press M or m repeatedly until “TIMER SEL?” appears, then press ENTER. Press M or m repeatedly until “PLAY SELECT?” appears, then press ENTER. Change the setting Start over from step 1. Cancel the timer Press TIMER MENU.
Viewing information about the disc in the display You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current track or that of the disc. When a DVD/CD-TEXT disc or a disc with MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image file is loaded, you can also check the information recorded on disc, such as the titles.
Notes • Depending on the DVD, the disc information may not be displayed. • Depending on the disc, some DVD/CD text information may not appear. • With formats other than ISO9660 Level 1 and 2, folder names or file names may not be displayed correctly.
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x When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio tracks) • T **:** Elapsed playing time of the current track Notes • Only alphabet letters and numbers can be displayed. Other characters appear as “*”. In addition, “NO TEXT” is displayed for discs without DVD/CD/ Super Audio CD text and file name.
Checking the date information You can check the date information during play when the Exif* tag is recorded in the JPEG image data. Press DISPLAY twice during play. The Control Menu for JPEG appears. Date information * “Exchangeable Image File Format” is a digital camera image format defined by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA).
Transmit time 0.5 (Default) Notes • This function is only for SONY TV series, however, some TV products may also not work. • If this function does not work, change the transmit time. The transmit time varies depending on the TV.
Hooking up optional components To enhance your system, you can connect optional components. Refer to the operating instructions provided with each component. European model is used for illustration purposes only. TV or projector To the component video input jack of the TV or projector To the digital input jack of the digital...
D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Use a video cord (not supplied) to connect a TV. If your TV accept progressive format file signals, you must use this connection and set the “PROGRESSIVE” setting to “PROGRESSIVE AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO” (page 35). E VIDEO OUT jack Use a video cable (supplied) to connect the video input of TV to this jack.
Enjoying the 5.1 channel sound with the optional amplifier Connect a digital optical cord. See “Hooking up optional components” on page 55. Connect 6 speakers to an AV amplifier equipped with a decoder. For the speaker placement, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected amplifier.
Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action. If the problem persists after doing all of the above, consult your nearest Sony dealer. When the ?/1 indicator flashes Immediately unplug the power cord and check the following items.
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DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super Audio CD/MP3/JPEG player The disc tray does not open and “LOCKED” appears. • Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. The disc tray does not close. • Place the disc correctly. • Always close the tray by pressing Z on the unit.
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MP3 audio track cannot be played back. • The DATA CD is not recorded in MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2 or Joliet. • The MP3 audio track does not have the extension “.MP3”. • The data is not stored in MP3 format. •...
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Picture There is no picture. • Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or DVD on the unit) to switch the function to DVD. • Check that the system is connected securely. • The video cable is damaged. Replace it with a new one.
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• Locate the antennas as far away from the speaker cords as possible. • Consult your nearest Sony dealer if the supplied AM antenna has come off the plastic stand. • Try turning off surrounding electrical equipment. A stereo FM program cannot be received in stereo.
E XX To prevent a malfunction, the system has performed the self- (xx is a number) diagnosis function. ,Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the 5- character service number. Example: E 61 10...
Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates. • When you move the system, take out any disc. If you have any questions or problems concerning your system, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.
Notes on discs • 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. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight.
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Disc player section System Laser Frequency response Video color system format Tuner section FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range Antenna Antenna terminals Intermediate frequency AM tuner section Tuning range European and Russian models: Other models: Antenna Antenna terminals Intermediate frequency Speaker...
Language code list For details, see page 33. The language spellings conform to the ISO639: 1988 (E/F) standard. Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060...
List of items that can be displayed and selected by disc type When you press DISPLAY, the following control menu items are displayed. Control Menu items TITLE (DVD VIDEO or DVD-RW only) SCENE (VIDEO CD in PBC playback only) TRACK (VIDEO CD only) CHAPTER (DVD VIDEO or DVD-RW only) INDEX (VIDEO CD only)
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Control Menu items DATE (JPEG only) INTERVAL (JPEG only) EFFECT (JPEG only) MODE (MP3, JPEG) (DATA CD only) KEY CONTROL (except for Super Audio CD and JPEG) KARAOKE PON (except for Super Audio CD and JPEG) Note All the Control Menu items cannot be displayed by pressing or more until the desired item appears.
System setup item list The default settings are underlined. LANGUAGE SETUP (page 33) Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list. MENU Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list. AUDIO Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.
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A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD. The data capacity of a single-layer and single- sided DVD, at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times that of a CD. Furthermore, the data capacity of a dual-layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a single-layer and double-sided DVD 9.4 GB, and a dual-layer and double-sided DVD 17 GB.
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Playback Control (PBC) Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2.0) to control playback. By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs, programs with search functions, and so on. This system conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD standards.
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Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD, VIDEO CD, MP3 or JPEG. Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want. Disc Title structure Chapter VIDEO Disc CD/CD/ Track Super Audio CD structure...
List of button locations and reference pages How to use this page Use this page to find the location of buttons and other parts of the system that are mentioned in the text. Main unit ALPHABETICAL ORDER A – R BASS/TREBLE 8 (45) DIMMER qj (49) Disc tray 2 (13)