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Sony SAVA-D900 User's Manual

1. Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1186 Scots Gaelic 1350 Malayalam 1513 Siswati 1028 Abkhazian 1194 Galician 1352 Mongolian 1514 Sesotho 1032 Afrikaans 1196 Guarani 1353 Moldavian 1515 Sundanese 1039 Amharic 1203 Gujarati 1356 Marathi 1516 Swedish 1044 Arabic 1209 Hausa 1357 Malay 1517 Swahili 1045 Assamese 1217 Hindi 1358 Maltese 1521 Tamil 1051 Aymara 1226 Croatian 1363 Burmese 1525 Telugu 1052 Azerbaijani 1229 Hungarian 1365 Nauru 1527 Tajik 1053 Bashkir 1233 Armenian 1369 Nepali 1528 o Thai 1057 Byelorussian 1235 Interlingua 1376 Dutch 1529 Tigrinya 1059 Bulgarian 1239 Interlingue 1379 Norwegian 1531 Turkmen 1060 Bihari 1245 Inupiak 1393 Occitan 1532 Tagalog 1061 Bislama 1248 Indonesian 1403 Afan Oromo 1534 Setswana 1066 Bengali Bangla 1253 Icelandic 1408 Oriya 1535 Tonga 1067 Tibetan 1254 Italian 1417 Punjabi 1538 o Turkish 1070 Breton 1257 Hebrew 1428 Polish 1539 Tsonga 1079 Catalan 1261 Japanese 1435 Pashto Pushto 1540 o Tatar 1093 Corsican 1269 Yiddish 1436 Portuguese 1543 Twi 1097 Czech 1283 Javanese 1463 Quechua 1557 Ukrainian 1103 Welsh 1287 Georgian 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1564 Urdu 1105 Danish 1297 Kazakh 1482 Kirundi 1572 Uzbek 1109 German 1298 Greenlandic 1483 Romanian 1581 Vietnamese 1130 Bhutani 1299 Cambodian 1489 Russian 1587 Volap k 1142 Greek 1300 Kannada 1491 Kinyarwanda 1613 Wolof 1144 English 1301 Korean 1495 Sanskrit 1632 Xhosa 1145 Esperanto 1305 Kashmiri 14
2. 8 3 ALL DISCS PCM TRACK MIN Remaining time of NY Press DISPLAY the current track 8 3 gt ALL DISCS PCM TRACK MIN D Press DISPLAY Playing time of the disc D Gm 2 gt ALL DISCS PCM MIN SEC Remaining time V Press DISPLAY of the disc D Gm 3 gt ALL DISCS V Press DISPLAY CD TEXT Sound field V 8 3 gt ALL DISCS PCM Press DISPLAY Only when CD TEXT is available on the CD If there is no CD TEXT NO TEXT is displayed Notes While you are doing Shuffle Play Program Play or PBC playback the playing time of the disc and the remaining time of the disc are not displayed 35 sosig 6uiKAeld Using Various Functions with the Control Menu This chapter describes how to play discs in various modes and how to use the convenient features of the on screen menu Control Menu 36 Using the Control Menu Display i dp amp D BE Using the Control Menu display you can select the start point change the angles etc The items are different depending on the kind of disc For details on each Control Menu display item see pages 39 to 48 o oQ OOOO La 9989000 906000 oooo6o Oc 6 oo DVD DISPLAY ENTER ety l Press DVD DISPLAY on the remote to show the Control Menu display on the TV screen ENTERJ 2 Select the item you
3. Check that the connecting cords are away from a transformer or motor and at least 10 feet 3 meters away from a TV set or fluorescent light gt Move your TV away from the audio components gt The plugs and jacks are dirty Wipe them with a cloth slightly moistened with alcohol gt Clean the disc The sound loses stereo effect when you play a VIDEO CD or a CD wi Set AUDIO to STEREO in the Control Menu display page 41 gt Make sure you connect the system appropriately The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital sound track gt Make sure the sound field function is on page 22 Check the speaker connections and settings page 10 gt Depending on the DVD the output signal may not be the entire 5 1 channel but monaural or stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby Digital format The sound comes from the center speaker only gt Depending on the disc the sound may come from the center speaker only No sound is heard from the center speaker gt Make sure the sound field function is on page 22 Select a sound field containing the word cinema or virtual page 22 Adjust the speaker volume page 17 No sound or only a very low level sound is heard from the rear speakers Make sure the sound field function is on page 22 gt Select a sound field containing the word cinema or virtual page 22 Adjust the sp
4. Customizing Sound Fields E dts LFE MIX dts Low Frequency Effect mix level Initial setting 0 dB This parameter lets you attenuate the level of the LFE Low Frequency Effect channel output from the subwoofer without effecting the level of the bass frequencies sent to the subwoofer from the front center or rear channels via the dts bass redirection circuitry The level can be adjusted in 1 dB step from 20 dB to 10 dB line level Selecting MUTING mutes the sound of the LFE channel from the subwoofer However the low frequency sounds of the front center or rear speakers are output from the subwoofer About the level differences in the LFE MIX settings The dts LFE level is set to 410 dB and LFE MIX Dolby Digital is set to 0 dB This is because there is an initial difference of 10 dB in the overall mix between the Dolby Digital and dts LFE channel levels Essentially with the dts LFE level set to 10 dB and the LFE MIX Dolby Digital level set to 0 dB approximately the same amounts of LFE channel signal are distributed to the other audio channels in the overall mix E D COMP Dynamic range compressor Initial setting OFF This parameter lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound track This may be useful when you want to watch movies at low volumes late at night OFF reproduces the sound track with no compression 0 1 0 9 allow you to compress the dynamic range in small s
5. ty 1 Press TUNER on the remote The last station you received is tuned in 2 Tunein the preset station you want to create an index name for If you are not familiar with how to tune in preset stations see Listening to the Radio on page 63 3 Press NAME 4 Create an index name by using the cursor buttons Press V 4 to select a character then press gt to move the cursor to the next position If you ve made a mistake Press or gt repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes then press to select the right character 5 Press ENTER COMPLETE appears on the front panel display followed by the assigned name To assign index names to other stations Repeat Steps 2 to 5 Using the Sleep Timer You can set the system to turn off automatically at a specified time SLEEP oQ e es eo ens n CO9COCOCOCO 99000 9806000 0000 Oc 6 oo CoC2C2COCO D E OOO amp COO OCC Yem Yen 28 Gez d Press SLEEP on the remote while the power is on Each time you press the SLEEP button the time changes as shown below SLEEP mar CR 3 LEE 3 gt ALL Discs OO RS HOUR gt 2 00 00 1 30 00 1 00 00 0 30 00 OFF The display dims after you have specified the time You can check the time remaining before the system turns off Press SLEEP on the remote The remaining time appears on
6. CHAPTER DVD only page 39 TRACK V DEO CD CD only page 39 SCENE VIDEO CD during PBC playback only page 39 INDEX VIDEO CD CD only page 39 You can search by selecting the title chapter track index scene TIME TEXT page 40 You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter track and the total remaining time of the disc You can search by inputting the time code You can check the DVD TEXT or CD TEXT of the disc on the TV screen and the front panel display Audio page 41 With DVDs recorded with multilingual sounds you can select the language you want while playing the DVD With multiplex CDs or VIDEO CDs 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 SUBTITLE DVD only page 43 With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles are recorded you can change the subtitle language whenever you want while playing the DVD and turn it on or off whenever you want DVD only page 43 With DVDs on which various angles multi angles are recorded you can change the angles on the scene for which multi angles are recorded ANGLE biscs page 44 Select the 1 DISC play mode or ALL DISCS play mode to set Shuffle Play and Repeat Play REPEAT page 45 You can play all the tit
7. The default settings are underlined AUDIO SETUP TRACK SELECTION To set press WAH then ENTER To quit press DVD SETUP MTRACK SELECTION Gives the sound track which contains the highest number of the channels priority when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats are recorded If multiple audio channels are recorded in PCM DTS or Dolby Digital format the higher numbered channel audio recorded in PCM DTS or Dolby Digital format is played OFF No priority given AUTO Priority given Notes When you set this item to AUTO the language may change depending on the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than that of AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 52 If PCM DTS and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of the highest channels the system selects PCM DTS and Dolby Digital sound tracks in this order Depending on the DVD the audio with priority may be predetermined In this case you cannot give priority to the DTS or Dolby Digital format by selecting AUTO Settings for Speakers SPEAKER SETUP Select SPEAKER SETUP after pressing the DVD SETUP button on the remote To obtain the best possible surround sound first specify the distance of the speakers from your listening position then set the balance and level Then use the test tone to adj
8. 125 MITSUBISHI MGA 136 137 138 139 140 To control an MD deck the AUX function button only NEC 130 131 Make Code s PANASONIC 119 125 141 142 KENWOOD 400 PHILIPS 119 122 125 145 146 147 PIONEER 125 RCA PROSCAN 118 119 122 124 125 148 149 150 suolje13d0 12430 SAMSUNG 150 151 152 153 154 155 SANYO 113 116 156 SHARP 160 161 TELEFUNKEN 170 171 TOSHIBA 148 149 ZENITH 175 62 Table of Buttons that You Can Use to Control Each Component Pressing the following buttons on the remote turns on the system and changes the function to the one in the parentheses e DISCI DISC5 DVD function BAND TUNER function Function buttons corresponding function On the other hand the buttons in the table below will be designated to work on the component you have selected TV LD VCR MD Digital player deck satellite Buttons receiver MUTING 1 0 MASTER e VOLUME tiv e ENTER AV MO e e e e e ee il B a l e e e 4 lt gt e e CH e e TV VIDEO e Numberbuttons e e e e These buttons work on the TV when you press TV CONTROL the system when you select any function using anything but the TV CONTROL button Only for Sony TVs This button changes the input source of the TV regardless of the selected function Listening to the Radio Preset radio sta
9. Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as there can be considerable rise in temperature inside the car After playing store the disc in its case Do not use discs fitted with a protection ring This may cause the system to malfunction On cleaning Before playing clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out v Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Note on DVD 5 disc changer with EXCHANGE mechanism You can change other discs while playing a disc EXCHANGE mechanism Disc changer system Stocker Playing unit The disc changer consists of a playing unit trays which hold the discs and a stocker which transports the discs on their trays to the disc slot and the playing unit For example if you press DISC 3 the stocker moves until the DISC 3 tray comes to the position of the playing unit and then moves the DISC 3 tray over the playing unit If you press amp of DISC 4 while playing DISC 3 the stocker leaves the DISC 3 tray over the playing unit moves so that the DISC 4 tray comes to the position of the disc cover opens the disc cover and pushes out the DISC 4 tray EXCHANGE mechanism Note Noise may come from the disc changer when changing discs or turning the system
10. For details see page 52 1 while in stop mode press DVD SETUP on the remote and select LANGUAGE SETUP using the 4 buttons and then press ENTER 2 Select OSD using the buttons then press gt or ENTER 15 pome s 6un3o5 pomezs Bulyon Speaker Setup For the best possible surround sound all the speakers other than the subwoofer should be the same distance from the listening position However this system lets you to place the center speaker up to 5 feet closer 9 and the rear speakers up to 15 feet closer to the listening position The front speakers can be placed from 3 to 15 feet from the listening position You can place the rear speakers either behind you or to the side depending on the shape of your room etc When the rear speakers are placed to the side When the rear speakers are placed behind you Note Do not place the center and rear speakers farther away from the listening position than the front speakers 16 Positioning the center and rear speakers for better surround sound effect For better surround sound guality position each speaker as shown below Each rear speaker should be placed as its tweeter is on the inner side The grille can be detached to visually verify the orientation The SONY logo on each satellite speakers can be rotated to match the speaker s orientation Rear speaker right Rear speaker left Tweeter Tweeter Ce
11. To cancel Repeat Play Press CLEAR Q You can set Repeat Play during stop After selecting the item of REPEAT press E gt The system starts Repeat Play Note When you select DISC or Program Play you can do Repeat Play only five times consecutively Repeating a Specific Portion AB Repeat T em amp D You can play a specific portion of a title chapter track repeatedly This is useful when you want to memorize lyrics During PBC Playback of VIDEO CDs page 30 this function is available only while playing moving pictures You may not be able to do A B Repeat Play depending on the DVD Select A B REPEAT after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote During A gt B Repeat Play the indicator of the A B REPEAT lights in green A B REPEAT MA B REPEAT e SET gt sets the A and B points OFF does not play a specific portion of a title chapter track repeatedly Setting a portion for AB repeat 1 select SET gt in A B REPEAT The A B REPEAT setting display appears ENTERJ A B REPEAT Set point A with ENTER To return press RETURN Continued to the next page 45 NU JO0 3u0 YI YIIM suompung snoneA 6u sn NUN JO0 3u0 YI YIIM SUOIPUN4 snouen 6u sn Repeating a Specific Portion AB Repeat 2 During playback when you find the starting point point A of the portion
12. watts per channel minimum RMS power with no more than 0 8 total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output Amplifier section Stereo channel 20 Hz 20 KHz 0 8 THD 25 W x 2 Front L R 8 ohms 75 W Subwoofer 8 ohms Surround channel 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 8 THD 25 W Center 8 ohms 25 W x 2 Rear 8 ohms TOTAL 200 W Input sensitivity Impedance TV VIDEO AUX 450 mV 45 kohms CONTROL S Only for Sony XBR series and Sony Projection TV Output Center speaker Accepts only supplied SS T900 Rear speaker Accepts only supplied SS T900 Wireless rear speaker Accepts only Sony model SA IF70 R ch speaker Accepts only the supplied main unit right with supplied exclusive speaker cord Bass 8 dB at 100 Hz Treble 8 dB at 10 kHz Tone control CD DVD system Laser Semiconductor laser A 780nm Emission duration continuous Laser output MAX 44 6 W This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick up Block with 7 mm aparture Signal format system NTSC Frequency response DVD PCM 2 Hz to 22 kHz 1 0 dB CD 2 Hz to 20 kHz 1 0 dB Signal to noise ratio More than 80 dB TV VIDEO AUDIO AUX AUDIO connectors only Harmonic distortion Less than 0 03 70 FM tuner section System PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer system Tuning range 87 5 108 0 MHz 100 kHz step Antenna FM wire antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohms unbalanced Interme
13. Sony TV Factory setting Sony VCR mode 3 VHS Factory setting no setting See the table on page 63 for information on the buttons you can use to control each component Note that the function buttons are factory set as described in the table If you want to change the factory setting of the buttons to match your particular components do the procedure Operating Sony Components or Operating Non Sony Components on pages 59 61 Note Before you turn on the system make sure that you have adjusted the volume to minimum using the MASTER VOLUME button to avoid damaging your speakers DISC1 DISC5 buttons Select the disc tray and starts playback TV CONTROL button 63 Turns on the TV and changes the remote to a TV remote In this case the I MASTER VOLUME MUTING buttons work only on the TV not on the system TV VIDEO button 63 Changes the input mode of the TV 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DISPLAY button 33 Switches the item displayed on the front panel display remaining or playing time DVD or CD TEXT sound field CLEAR button Aborts the previous selection P PLAY SELECT button PLAY Plays a disc 20 1 gt buttons 21 Play back the disc in slow motion 4 9 TUNE buttons 4 9 Locate a point quickly
14. are applied to all sound fields However the parameters you have already adjusted in Speaker Setup on page 18 need not to be adjusted again to customize the sound fields l start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound 2 Press LEVEL 3 Sit at your listening position and select the item to be adjusted using the buttons 4 Adjust the volume level using the 4 gt buttons The adjusted value will appear on the front panel display If you do not operate the remote for a few seconds the value turns off and is stored in the system E BALANCE You do not have to adjust here See page 18 E LEVEL You do not have to adjust here See page 18 E LFE MIX Low Frequency Effect mix level Initial setting 4 dB This parameter lets you attenuate the level of the LFE Low Frequency Effect channel output from the subwoofer without effecting the level of the bass frequencies sent to the subwoofer from the front center or rear channels via the Dolby Digital AC 3 bass redirection circuitry e The level can be adjusted in 1 dB step from 20 dB to 0 dB line level 0 dB outputs the full LFE signal at the mix level determined by the recording engineer e Selecting MUTING mutes the sound of the LFE channel from the subwoofer However the low frequency sounds of the front center or rear speakers are output from the subwoofer Continued to the next page 25 sosig 6uiKAeld sosig 6uiKAeld
15. by children etc For details on each setup display item see pages 52 to 58 Note You can display the setup display only when the system is in stop mode o oQ 0000 DVD SETUP ooooo ooooo Qc 9 oo jan Tan en fen Jen OO0O00 ar OOO Os Ge gt ENTER t4 1 Press DVD SETUP on the remote to display the setup display on the TV screen 49 s3ueunsn py pue sSunies sjueunsn py pue sbunjas Using the Setup Display 2 Select the main item you want using the tit buttons and then press ENTER on the remote The selected main item is highlighted LANGUAGE SETUP OSD DVD MENU AUDIO SUBTITLE Main item ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL AUDIO FOLLOW Ta set press WAR then ENTER quit press DVD SETUP SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND 4 3 LETTERBOX ON JACKET PICTURE To set press WWW then ENTER To quit press DVD SETUP 3 Select the item you want using the buttons then press gt or ENTER SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND 4 3 LETTERBOX ON JACKET PICTURE Tak th ENTER To quit press DVD SETUP SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 4 3 LETTERBOX 4 3 PANSCAN 16 9 4 3 WIDE MODE m set press WARS then ENTER quit press DVD SETUP 50 4 Select the setting you want usin
16. codes corresponding to the component and the make of the component are correct Start again from Step 1 If you do not do Step 2 within twenty seconds after pressing the IR SET button in Step 1 the remote automatically exits learning mode Start again from Step 1 Note If the function button does not light up the batteries are weak Replace both batteries To reset all function buttons to their factory settings Press down 1 0 AV I and MASTER VOLUME simultaneously or uninstall the batteries once and press any key then install them again The Numeric Codes Corresponding to the Component and the Make of the Component Use the numeric codes in the tables below to control non Sony components Since the remote signal that a component accepts differs depending on the model and year of the component more than one numeric code may be assigned to a component If you fail to program your remote using one of the codes try using other codes The function button to which you can assign a button is in parentheses on top of each table Notes The numeric codes are based on the latest information available for each brand There is a chance however that your component will not respond to some or all of the codes All of the functions on this remote may not be available when used with your particular component To control a TV the TV function button only Make Code s DAEWOO 000 001 002 003 004 005 FIS
17. constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS AboutThisManual ene 4 This System Can Play the Following Discs 4 Precautions iieri eee e ER RS 6 Notes on DisS Lean AA SANA Aan een 7 Note on DVD 5 disc changer with EXCHANGE mechanism 7 Getting Started 8 Unpacking sa a maldan epe net 8 Assembling Main Units sss 9 Speaker System Hookup 10 Turning the Speaker System On and Off 14 Selecting the Language for On Screen Display 15 Speaker Setup aa eeiam esed ite 16 PresettingRadiosStations 19 Playing DISCS aralar 20 Playing DIS engan Sanana lam i isa 20 SelectingaSoundrield 22 Understanding the Multi Channel Surround Displays 24 Customizing Sound Fields 25 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Resume Play 29 Using the Menu for Each DVD 29 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback 25er ttt 30 Creating Your Own Program Program Play 31 Playing in Random Orde
18. on a screen divided in 9 sections and start playback from the chosen title chapter or track Select TITLE VIEWER DVD only CHAPTER VIEWER DVD only or TRACK VIEWER VIDEO CD only after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote TITLE VIEWER CHAPTER VIEWER TRACK VIEWER then ENTER To start playback from the selected picture Select the picture using the V buttons then press ENTER The playback starts from the selected picture When there are over 9 titles or chapters V appears at the right bottom of the screen Select the right bottom scene the position of 9 and use to display next titles tracks or chapters To return to the previous scene select the left top scene the position of 1 and press V RETURN To cancel scanning the title chapter and track Press GS RETURN Notes Depending on the disc you may not be able to scan the title chapter and track You cannot scan the track on a VIDEO CD during PBC playback Settings and Adjustments This chapter describes how to set and how to adjust using the on screen SETUP menu Most settings and adjustments are required to be set when you first use the system Using the Setup Display i uu D Ea Using the setup display you can do the initial setup adjusting the picture etc You can also set a language for the subtitles and the setup display limit playback
19. on and off However this is just noise produced by the operation of the internal mechanisms and does not indicate a malfunction Unpacking Check that you have the following items Front speakers 2 Main unit left 1 Main unit right 1 Satellite speakers SS T900 3 one for the center speaker and two for the rear speakers Remote commander remote RM PP900 1 AM loop antenna 1 FM wire antenna 1 Main unit L R connecting cord 12 ft 3 5 m 1 e Center speaker connecting cord 8 ft 2 1 2 in 2 5 m 1 Rear speaker connecting cords 32 ft 93 4 in 10 m 2 Audio connecting cord 5 ft 1 5 m 1 Video connecting cord 5 ft 1 5 m 1 Black wood screws for the mounting brackets 4 Foot pads 12 Size AA R6 batteries 2 Mounting brackets 2 Inserting batteries into the remote You can control the system using the supplied remote Insert two size AA R6 batteries by matching the and on the batteries When using the remote point it at the remote sensor si on the system You can control TVs VCRs LD players digital satellite receivers and MD decks using the supplied remote See page 59 Notes Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not use a new battery with an old one Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direc
20. resets the preset radio stations too Continued to the next page 27 sosig 6uiKAeld sosig 6uiKAeld IEEE A Customizing Sound Fields Adjustable parameters for each sound field lt lt LEVEL gt gt lt lt SURROUND gt gt FRONT REAR REAR CENTER WOOFER dts LFE D EFFECT WALL REVERB BASS TREBLE S W BAL BAL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL MIX COMP LEVEL TYPE TIME MODE AUTO e eo e e e e e e FORMAT DECODE NORMAL e eo e e e e o SURROUND CINEMA e eo e e e e e e e e STUDIO A CINEMA e o o e e e e e e e e STUDIO B CINEMA e o o e e e e e e STUDIO C VIRTUAL e eo e e e e e e e MULTI DIMENSION HALL e eo e e e e e e e e e e JAZZ CLUB e e e e e e e e e e e e LIVE HOUSE e e e e e e e e e e e e GAME e e e e e e e e e e e e f you change an item in lt lt LEVEL gt gt the changes apply to all sound fields The sound field of which you can change the dts LFE setting depends on the source Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Resume Play Wp i The system stores the point where you stopped the disc and when RESUME appears on the front panel display you can resume playback from that point As long as you do not open the disc tray Resume Play is available even if you turn the power off Vo 1 while playing a disc press O to stop playback RESUME appears in the front panel di
21. sk zs sk Kk playing time of the current chapter ENTER 2 Press gt or ENTER on the remote Time code changes to T 12 27 18 34 LEE EE Enter with number buttons then ENTER 3 Input the time code using the number buttons then press ENTER The system starts searching To cancel the number press CLEAR before pressing the ENTER button To cancel inputting Press RETURN on the remote Note When you input the time code input the playing time of the title Checking the Information of the Disc i GD amp gt You can check the DVD TEXT or CD TEXT of the disc on the TV screen and the front panel display DVD TEXT and CD TEXT are information recorded on the disc which you cannot change Press DISPLAY repeatedly on the remote to display the DVD CD TEXT The information is displayed at the bottom of the display TIME TEXT DVD CD TEXT You can display TIME TEXT display using the remote Press DISPLAY until the DVD CD TEXT is displayed Note The DVD CD TEXT is displayed only in English Changing the Sounds i GD amp D With DVDs recorded with multilingual sounds you can select the language you want while playing the DVD With multiplex CDs or VIDEO CDs 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
22. switch does not turns on off the system If this mode is on press a function button on the remote before operating the system or another component gt Remove any obstacles between the remote and the system gt Use the remote near the system gt Point the remote at the remote sensor H on the system Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if they are weak The disc does not play There is no disc inside Insert disc appears on the TV screen Insert a disc gt Insert the disc correctly with the playback side facing down on the disc tray gt Clean the disc gt The system cannot play CD ROMs etc page 5 Insert a DVD a VIDEO CD or a CD gt Check the region code of the DVD page 4 Moisture has condensed inside the system Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about half an hour page 6 The system does not play from the beginning when playing a disc Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Program Play has been selected Press CLEAR on the remote gt Resume Play has been selected Press O on the front panel or M on the remote before you start playing page 29 gt A title menu or a DVD menu automatically appears on the TV screen when you play your DVD or a setup display automatically appears on the TV screen when you play your VIDEO CD with PBC functions The system starts playing the DVD automatically gt The DVD features the auto playback function P
23. test tone from each speaker in seguence 2 Press LEVEL 3 Sit at your listening position and select the item to be adjusted using the buttons Items adjusted in lt lt LEVEL gt gt Balance of the front and rear speakers Volume level of the center and rear speakers and subwoofer You will also find other LEVEL items dts LFE and D COMP that you do not have to adjust here yet They are to be used when you customize sound fields See page 25 4 Adjust the volume level so that the volume of the test tone from each speaker sounds the same using the lt gt buttons The adjusted value will appear on the front panel display 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to adjust other parameters within lt lt LEVEL gt gt If you do not operate the remote for a few seconds the value turns off and is stored in the system 6 Press TEST TONE again to turn off the test tone 18 BBALANCE You can vary the balance of each speaker as follows The default adjustments are in the parentheses e FRNT L__ __ R center front speakers Adjust the balance between the front left and right speakers 6 dB L to 6 dB R 1 dB steps e REARL Rfcenter rear speakers Adjust the balance between the rear left and right speakers 6 dB L to 6 dB R 1 dB steps MLEVEL You can vary the level of each speaker as follows The default adjustments are in the parentheses e C LEVEL 0 dB center speaker level Adjust the leve
24. the front panel display Q You can extend the sleep timer up to 9 hours Press f on the remote while the time indication is flashing Each time you press f the time is extended by 30 minutes up to 9 hours When you press it is shortened by 30 minutes 65 suonea4odo 12430 Additional Information 66 Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the system use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer Power The power is not turned on gt Check that the AC power cord is connected securely Picture There is no picture gt Check that the system is connected securely gt The video connecting cord is damaged Replace it with a new one gt Make sure you connect the system to the video input connector on the TV page 10 gt Make sure you turn on the TV gt Make sure you select the video input on the TV so that you can view the pictures from the system The picture noise appears gt Clean the disc gt If video from your system has to go through your VCR to get to your TV the copy protection applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality If you still experience problems after checking your connections please try connecting the system directly to your TV s S video input if your TV is equipped with this input page 12 The aspect ratio of the screen canno
25. this if the rear speakers are located in the section Q and SIDE HIGH Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section QO and 6 BDISTANCE See page 17 BBALANCE See page 18 MLEVEL See page 18 MTEST TONE You can hear the test tone from each speaker in seguence The default setting is underlined e OFF The test tone is not emitted from speakers ON During adjustment of BALANCE or LEVEL the test tone is emitted from both speakers simultaneously To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the MASTER VOLUME buttons To return to the default setting Select the item then press CLEAR on the remote 58 Adjusting the speaker volume 1 When nothing is played select SPEAKER SETUP after pressing DVD SETUP on the remote Select TEST TONE and set TEST TONE to ON You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence From your listening position select BALANCE or LEVEL and adjust the value of BALANCE and LEVEL using the 4 9 buttons During this adjustment the test tone is emitted from both speakers simultaneously Select TEST TONE and set TEST TONE to OFF to turn off the test tone Other Operations This chapter describes how to set the remote for controlling the components connected to the system listen to the radio etc Operating Sony Components You can change the factory settings of the function buttons to suit the S
26. want using the buttons then press or ENTER Items 1 ENGLISH To select press da then 1 ENGLISH OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH ENTER 3 Select the item you want using the buttons then press ENTER 1 ENGLISH OFF 1 ENGLISH Current item selected 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH Items ENTER ENTER Note Some Control Menu display items require operations other than selecting the setting For details on these items see the relevant pages To cancel using the Control Menu display Press amp RETURN on the remote To display other items Each time you press DVD DISPLAY on the remote the Control Menu display changes as follows Control Menu display 1 Control Menu display 2 The items except the first three items from the top are changed to other items 4 ADVANCED display See page 46 Control Menu display off Only while playing a DVD le You can display some items using the remote Some items can be displayed by pressing the button of the remote In this case only the item you selected is displayed For the item and operations using the remote see the pages of each item 37 NUN JO0 3u0 YI YIIM SuOIpUNY snouen 6u sn NU OJJUOJ YI YIIM SUOIPUN4 snouen 6u sn Control Menu Item List time DVD only page 39
27. while monitoring the picture 21 TUNE Scan all available radio stations 19 SOUNDFIELD MODE button 22 Selects the sound field TITLE button 29 Displays the title menu on the TV screen 1 ALL button 44 Selects to playback only 1 disc or all discs DVD MENU button 29 Displays the DVD menu on the TV screen P MODE button 31 Selects program shuffle or normal play mode S WOOFER MODE button 27 Selects the subwoofer mode DVD DISPLAY button 36 Displays the Control Menu display on the TV screen to set or adjust the items 4 ENTER buttons 29 Select and execute the items or settings AV 1 0 power switch 63 Turns on off the power of the connected audio and visual component selected by the function button 1 power switch 20 Turns on and off the power of the system Number buttons 30 Select the items or settings DVD SETUP button 49 Shows the DVD SETUP menu on the TV screen AUDIO button 41 Changes the sound while playing a DVD or VIDEO CD 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 ANGLE NAME button ANGLE Changes the angles when playing a DVD 43 NAME Inputs name of the preset radio stations 64 SUBTITLE MEMORY button SUBTITLE Displays the SUBTITLE menu in the Control Menu display 43 MEMORY Memorizes preset rad
28. 0 m speaker cords to connect the left and right rear speakers Insert the stripped wires into the speaker terminals Rear speaker Rear speaker right left BEZ Connecting your TV Use the supplied audio connecting cord to connect the TV AUDIO INPUT jacks on the left main unit to the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks on your TV Important If your TV set has an on off switch for its internal speaker set this to off and enjoy the sound of this speaker system If your TV set does not set the volume on your TV set to minimum TV VIDEO JE VS mo 6 AUDIO a QE H gt r Main unit left TV INPUT Use the supplied video connecting cord to connect the MONITOR OUT jack on the left main unit to the VIDEO INPUT jack on your TV Main unit left VIDEO AUDIO 9 S VIDEO If you use AUDIO OUT jacks marked VARIABLE After making the connection as shown above turn up the volume on the TV set Use this speaker system s volume control for regular volume adjustment Turning down the volume on the TV set reduces the AUDIO OUT signal level and may cause a loss in sound quality If you have a Sony XBR series TV or Sony Projection TV equipped with a speaker switch If your Sony XBR series TV set or Projection TV is compatible with SAVA series speakers you can use the TV set s menu and remote control functions to operate this speaker system For det
29. 4 Settings for Sound AUDIO SETUP 57 Settings for Speakers SPEAKER SETUP 57 Other Operations 59 Operating Sony Components 59 Operating Non SonyComponenis 60 The Numeric Codes Corresponding to the Component and the Make of the Component 61 Table of Buttons that You Can Use to Control Each Component 63 ListeningtotheRadio 63 NamingPresetStations 64 UsingtheSleepTlimer 65 Additional Information 66 Toubleshooting 66 Self diagnosisFunction 69 Specifications onte oil 70 Glossary sonet e e e ER etd 71 languageCodelist 73 IndextoPartsandControls 74 MAERT e net E mats Back cover 3 About This Manual Conventions Meaning Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the system You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the Indicates that you can use only the remote T to do the task same or similar names as those on the system The icons on the right are used in this manual Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier Indicates the functions for DVD VIDEOs Indica
30. 98 Sindhi 1665 Yoruba 1149 Spanish 1307 Kurdish 1501 Sangho 1684 o Chinese 1150 Estonian 1311 Kirghiz 1502 Serbo Croatian 1697 Zulu 1151 Basque 1313 Latin 1503 Singhalese 1703 Not specified 1157 Persian 1326 Lingala 1505 Slovak 1165 Finnish 1327 Laothian 1506 Slovenian 1166 o Fiji 1332 Lithuanian 1507 Samoan 1171 Faroese 1334 Latvian Lettish 1508 Shona 1174 French 1345 Malagasy 1509 Somali 1181 Frisian 1347 Maori 1511 Albanian 1183 Irish 1349 Macedonian 1512 Serbian 73 uoneuuoju JeUon ppv uoneuuoju jeuonIppy Index to Parts and Controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details Front Panel 1 Front Panel Display 33 Indicates the playing time etc 2 FUNCTION button 20 Selects the component you want to use 3 SUBWOOFER MODE button 27 Changes between mode 1 2 and OFF 4 V power switch 14 Turns on and off the power of the system 5 KIKI DDI button 21 SUBWOOFER FUNTION mgo lt t Oo Press to go to the next chapter or track or to go back to amo PRESET the previous chapter or track GE a oO LI 6 remote sensor 8 Accepts the remote control signals 7 DISC 1 DISC 5 amp buttons and indicators DISC 1 DISC 5 Select the disc tray and start playback 20 a sesele emedi esses amp Opens or closes the disc tray 20 The indicators turn 21 green when the disc tray is chosen or the
31. ER OTHERS gt AUDIO ORIGINAL Heer L same as DVD MENU BALANCE FRONT L SUBTITLE AUDIO FOLLOW ii same as DVD MENU EVEL CENTER I REAR L SUBWOOFER g SCREEN SETUP page 53 TEST TONE OFF ON 51 s3ueunsn py pue sSunies sjueunsn py pue sbunjas Setting the Language for Display and Sound LANGUAGE SETUP ii dp o qc Select LANGUAGE SETUP after pressing the DVD SETUP button on the remote LANGUAGE SETUP allows you to set various languages for on screen display or sound The default settings are underlined Note When you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD one of the recorded languages is automatically selected except for the OSD LANGUAGE SETUP ENGLISH ENGLISH ORIGINAL AUDIO FOLLOW SUBTITLE To set press elele To quit press DVD SETU HOSD On Screen Display Switches the language for the on screen display ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH e PORTUGUESE DVD MENU Switches the language for the DVD menu ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH e PORTUGUESE GERMAN ITALIAN e DUTCH CHINESE JAPANESE DANISH e SWEDISH FINNISH NORWEGIAN e RUSSIAN OTHERS gt When you select OTHERS gt select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons page 73 After you have once selected the language code 4 digits is dis
32. ETUP 54 D E DCS 71 Display Control Menu display 36 Front panel display 33 Setup display 49 DISTANCE 17 Dolby Digital 5 22 71 DTS 22 72 Dummy disc 6 13 DVD 21 DVD MENU 29 EXCHANGE 7 Sony Corporation Printed in Korea F G Fast Forward 21 Fast Reverse 21 FM antenna 10 12 Front panel display 33 Handling discs 7 Hi speed search 21 Hooking up 10 LJ K INDEX 39 L M N LANGUAGE SETUP 52 LETTER BOX 53 LEVEL 18 Locating a specific point 21 Main unit 9 Numeric codes 61 On screen display Control Menu display 36 Setup display 49 OSD 52 P Q PANSCAN 53 PARENTAL CONTROL 54 PBC functions 30 PBC Playback 30 PRO LOGIC 71 Program Play 31 Remote 8 76 REPEAT 45 Resume Play 29 U S video output 12 Scene 5 SCENE 39 SCREEN SAVER 53 SCREEN SETUP 53 Searching 21 Setup display 49 Shuffle Play 33 SIZE 57 Sleep 65 Slow motion Play 21 SOUND FIELD customizing 25 selecting 22 SPEAKER SETUP 57 Speakers hookup 10 setup 16 STROBE PLAYBACK 48 SUBTITLE 43 TEST TONE 18 TIME TEXT 40 41 Timer 65 Title 5 39 72 TITLE 39 Title menu 29 Track 5 39 72 TRACK 39 Troubleshooting 66 TV TYPE 53 Usable discs 4 V W X Y Z VIDEO CD 21 72 Sony iine http www world sony com
33. HER 010 011 LG GOLDSTAR 012 013 014 015 016 017 GRUNDIG 020 021 HITACHI 012 025 026 027 ITT NOKIA 028 029 JVC 030 031 032 MAGNAVOX 012 013 036 037 MITSUBISHI MGA 012 013 040 041 NEC 012 013 042 PANASONIC 045 046 047 048 PHILIPS 016 036 PIONEER 047 050 051 052 RCA PROSCAN 012 013 045 053 054 055 056 SAMSUNG 012 013 016 017 037 060 SANYO 010 011 SHARP 037 065 066 TELEFUNKEN 071 072 073 074 THOMSON 073 080 TOSHIBA 050 065 081 ZENITH 085 086 Continued to the next page 61 suonea4odo 12430 TEE The Numeric Codes Corresponding to the Component and the Make of the Component To control a VCR To control a digital satellite receiver the VIDEO and AUX function buttons only the AUX function button only Make Code s Make Code s AIWA 100 101 JERROLD 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 AKAI 102 103 104 PANASONIC 210 211 212 BLAUPUNKT 105 106 PIONEER 220 221 EMERSON 107 108 109 110 111 112 RCA 225 FISHER 113 114 115 116 117 TOCOM 235 GENERAL ELECTRIC 118 119 120 ZENITH 240 241 LG GOLDSTAR 121 To control an LD player GRUNDIG 122 123 the AUX function button only HITACHI 118 124 125 126 Make Code s ITT NOKIA 113 PANASONIC 300 JVC 130 131 132 133 134 135 PIONEER 301 302 303 MAGNAVOX 119 122
34. M suompung snouen Burisn NUN OJJUOJ YI YM SUOIPUN4 snouen 6u sn Changing the Angles 3 Select the number of the angles using the number buttons or the buttons then press ENTER The angle is changed to the selected angle To select press ENTER Notes The number of angles varies from disc to disc or from scene to scene The number of angles that can be changed on a scene is that of angles recorded for that scene Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD ie You can specify the angle beforehand Specify the angle when ANGLE is not displayed on the front panel display When a scene on which multi angles are recorded comes the angle is automatically selected le You can select the angle directly Press ANGLE on the remote Each time you press the button the angle changes 44 Selecting the Disc Mode 1 Disc or All Discs en gt E Before setting Program Play Shuffle Play or Repeat Play you need select whether to set those play modes on one disc or all discs Select 1 ALL DISCS after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote ALL DISCS ALL DISCS 1 DISC MI ALL DISCS e ALL DISCS allows you to set Program Play Shuffle Play or Repeat Play for all the discs 1 DISC allows you to set Shuffle Play or Repeat Play for 1 disc o
35. NGLE VIEWER the indicator of the ANGLE VIEWER lights in green ss VIEWER To select press AH then ENTER To select the one angle Select the angle using the gt buttons then press ENTER The selected angle only is displayed To cancel displaying multi angles Press 06 wRETURN Notes Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD When a scene for which various angles multi angles are not recorded comes while displaying different angles simultaneously the player returns to the normal play 47 NU JO0 3u0 YI YIIM suomnpung snoneA Burisn NUN OJJUOJ YI YM SUOIPUN4 snouen 6u sn Dividing a Track into 9 Sections Strobe Play em gt E You can display 9 consecutive sections of the disc on the screen In this case the sections show still images Select STROBE PLAYBACK after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote STROBE PLAYBACK To cancel watching the strobe play Press 0 RETURN During pause mode 9 still images around the pause position are displayed It is convenient to see the still images around the specific portion Note Depending on the disc there are some scenes you may not be able to watch with the strobe play 48 Scanning the Title Chapter and Track emn amp mj You can check the top picture of titles chapters and tracks of the disc
36. RE then ENTER DVD SETUP To set press To quit press MTV TYPE Selects the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected e 4 3 LETTER BOX when you connect a normal TV to the system Displays a wide picture with bands displayed on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 PAN SCAN when you connect a normal TV to the system Displays the wide picture on the whole screen with a portion automatically cut off 16 9 4 3 WIDE MODE when you connect a wide screen TV to the system or when you connect a TV with WIDE MODE function to the system displays a wide picture with bands displayed on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN 16 9 4 3 WIDE MODE Note Depending on the DVD 4 3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 PAN SCAN and vice versa MSCREEN SAVER Turns on and off the screen saver If you turn on the screen saver the screen saver image appears when you leave the system or the remote in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play back a CD for more than 15 minutes The screen saver is useful to prevent your display from becoming damaged ON turns on the screen saver OFF turns off the screen saver BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture of the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD JACKET PICTURE The jacket picture appears in the background but only when the jacket picture is already recorded
37. S O N Y 4 229 802 12 1 DVD Home Theater Active Speaker System Operating Instructions Ii E Jel OS IG OV IDE O X2 Digital vineo ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark As an ENERGY STAR Partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for SAVA D900 ye 2000 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard As the laser beam used in this CD DVD Player is harmful to eyes do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only CAUTION Laser radiation when open DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM This label is located on the Laser protective housing inside the enclosure The following caution label is located inside of the unit RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN h CAUTION CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
38. STORY LAYER OFF ADVANCED MADVANCED When playing a DVD e BIT RATE displays bit rate BIT RATE HISTORY displays bit rate and bit rate history LAYER displays layer and the point picked up OFF turns off the ADVANCED display Displays of each item BIT RATE BIT RATE Audio Video Bit rate refers to the amount of video audio data per second in a disc The higher the bit rate is the larger the amount of data When the bit rate level is high there is a large amount of data However this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds BIT RATE HISTORY Bit rate range Min Max Newest bit rate range Indicates the transition of bit rate of the playback picture for a period up to the present LAYER Appears when the DVD has dural layers Indicates the approximate point where the disc is playing If itis a dual layer DVD the system indicates which layer is being read For details on the layers see page 72 DVD Displaying Different Angles Simultaneously ap E With DVDs on which various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded you can display all the angles recorded on the disc on the same screen and start playback in continuous mode at the chosen angle directly The angles are displayed on a screen divided in 9 sections Select ANGLE VIEWER after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote When you can select A
39. TAL 2 0 PCM PCM XX kHz Signals with Dolby surround encoded flag OFF Signals with Dolby surround encoded flag ON Notes The system performs Pro Logic decoding and the display conforms to 2 0 when using the following movie sound modes with 2 0 or STEREO PCM format signals C STUDIO A B C V MULTI D When using music sound modes like HALL with standard audio formats like PCM the system creates rear signals from the front L and R signals However a center speaker signal is not created In this case sound is output from the rear speakers but output channel indicators for the rear speakers do not light 24 Customizing Sound Fields By adjusting the surround parameters of the front rear and center speakers you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situations Once you customize a sound field the changes are stored in memory indefinitely unless the system is unplugged for about a day You can change a customized sound field any time by making new adjustments to the parameters See the table on page 28 for the parameters available in each sound field To get the most from multi channel surround sound Position your speakers and do the procedures described in Speaker Setup starting on page 16 before you customize a sound field Adjusting the level parameters The level parameters let you adjust the balance and speaker volumes of each speaker The settings available here
40. TER Dolby Surround PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 2 0 DOLBY SURROUND L C IR S To select press then Dolby Digital 5 1 ch eDTS v You can find Dolby Surround encoded software by looking at the packaging Use discs with the ONE logo In order to enjoy Dolby Digital playback you must use discs bearing this logo Displaying the Subtitles i dp E With DVDs on which subtitles are recorded you can turn the subtitles on and off whenever you want while playing the DVD With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles are recorded you can change the subtitle language whenever you want while playing the DVD and turn it on or off whenever you want For example you can select the language you want to master and turn the subtitles on for better understanding Select SUBTITLE after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote SUBTITLE 1 ENGLISH OFF 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH ENTER BSUBTITLE Select the language The languages you can select are different depending on the DVD When 4 digits are displayed they indicate the language code Select the language code from the list on page 73 ie You can display the SUBTITLE display quickly Press SUBTITLE on the remote Each time you press the button the item changes Notes When playing a DVD on which no subtitles are recorded no sub
41. V screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press 4 4 gt to select the title you want to play Depending on the disc you can use the number buttons to select the title 3 Press ENTER The system starts playing the selected title Notes Depending on the DVD you may not be able to select the title Depending on the DVD a title menu may simply be called a menu or title in the instructions supplied with the disc Press ENTER may also be expressed as Press SELECT 29 sosig 6uiKAeld sosig 6uiKAeld m eT Using the Menu for Each DVD Using the DVD menu Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using the menu When you play these DVDs you can select the language for the subtitles the language for the sound etc using the DVD menu l Press DVD MENU on the remote The DVD menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press lt 4 gt to select the item you want to change Depending on the disc you can use the number buttons to select the item 3 To change other items repeat Step 2 4 Press ENTER If you want to select the language for the DVD menu Change the setting using LANGUAGE SETUP in the setup display For details see page 52 Note Depending on the DVD a DVD menu may simply be called a menu in the instructions supplied with the disc 30 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Play
42. VD The function changes to DVD and playback starts Auto Function However if Program Play is on you can only start playback by pressing the D gt button On the disc tray indicators The disc tray indicators change their colors as follows green the disc tray is chosen or the disc is being play backed off there is no disc orange a disc is placed on the disc tray however the disc tray is not chosen Notes If you leave the system in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes the screen saver image appears automatically To make the screen saver image go away press If you want to set the screen saver function to off see page 53 Do not push the disc tray when closing it Press amp to close the disc tray If there is no disc in any disc tray NO DISC appears on the front panel display MASTER VOLUME KK AA amp DISC 1 DISC 5 A 1 gt 00 p H m kaa gt r lt lt gt gt MASTER VOLUME MUTING To Operation Adjust the volume Press MASTER VOLUME Stop Press O Pause Press 00 Resume play after pause Press lll or E gt Locate a point quickly Press lt lt or gt gt on the remote while playing a disc When you find the point you want press Be to return to the normal speed Play in slow motion Press 4f or B gt on the rem
43. ach sound field To adjust the bass and treble levels Press BASS or TREBLE repeatedly on the remote The levels change between 5 and 5 To adjust the subwoofer mode Press S WOOFER MODE repeatedly on the remote to display the desired mode on the front panel display e SUB WOOFER 1 produces a powerful bass sound that is ideal for movies e SUB WOOFER 2 provides more subtle effects suitable for music OFF mutes the sound from the subwoofer Note The subwoofer mode enhances the bass sound However you may not notice much difference depending on the program source Resetting the customized settings You can reset all the customized settings to the factory preset settings except for the settings made in the control menu display page 36 or setup display page 49 l Press AMP MENU repeatedly on the remote to display lt lt CUSTOMIZE gt gt on the front panel display 2 Select MEMORY CLEAR N N No using the f buttons 3 select MEMORY CLEAR Y Y Yes using the lt 4 buttons then press ENTER Are you sure N appears on the front panel display 4 Select Are you sure Y using the 4 gt buttons then press ENTER ALL CLEAR appears on the front panel display and all the customized settings for the sound fields are reset to the default ones 1 je You can change the dimmer level of the front panel display in the lt lt CUSTOMIZE gt gt menu See page 33 Note This operation
44. ails see the Operating Instructions supplied with your TV set Be sure to connect the TV AUDIO INPUT jacks on the left main unit to the TV set s FIXED AUDIO OUTPUT jacks if you make this connection Continued to the next page 11 payeys 6un3e5 pomezs Bulyon Speaker System Hookup 1 Use an optional CONTROL S cord to connect the CONTROL S IN jack on the left main unit to the CONTROL S OUT jack on the back of the TV XBR series TV set or Projection TV Main unit left ex fmt gt 2 Follow the Operating Instructions supplied with your TV set to set it to operate this speaker system Q If you use the S video connector instead of the video jack Your TV must also be connected via an S video connector S video signals are on a separate bus from the video signals and will not be output through the video jack BSH Connecting the FM AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it AM loop antenna Notes To prevent noise pickup keep the AM loop antenna away from the system and other components Besure to fully extend the FM wire antenna After connecting the FM wire antenna keep it as horizontal as possible When you connect the supplied AM antenna connect the black cord A to the rh terminal and the white cord B to the other terminal STEP 6 Connecting the AC power cord Connect the AC power cord from the left main unit to a wall outlet 12 Connecting other com
45. ayback limitation level and insert the DVD the PARENTAL CONTROL display appears Enter the password to turn off the Parental Control function When you stop playing the DVD the level returns to the original level ie If you have forgot your password Enter the 6 digits number 199703 in Step 2 to clear the current password To enter a new password follow the procedure from Step 2 again Notes When you play DVDs which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on this system When you do not set a password you cannot change the settings for playback limitation Depending on the DVD you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In this case enter the password then change the level When you stop playing the DVD the level returns to the original level 56 Standard Code number Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Canada 2079 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 Hong Kong 2219 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2276 Malaysia 2363 Netherlands 2376 Norway 2379 Philippines 2424 Russian 2489 Singapore 2501 Spain 2149 Sweden 2499 Switzerland 2086 Taiwan 2543 Thailand 2528 United Kingdom 2184 Settings for Sound AUDIO SETUP Select AUDIO SETUP after pressing the DVD SETUP button on the remote AUDIO SETUP allows you to select the sound track
46. back Gp When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 discs you can enjoy simple interactive operations operations with search functions etc PBC Playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively following the menu screen on the TV screen You can use the number buttons ENTER KK gt 1 4 and amp XRETURN buttons during PBC Playback Number buttons IKU DPPI I I t RETURN ENTER 4 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions following Steps 1 to 4 in Playing Discs on page 20 2 Press the number button or V on the remote of the item you want 3 Press ENTER 4 Follow the instructions on the menu screen for interactive operations Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ according to the VIDEO CD Creating Your Own Program Program Play HE 2 31 s9s g Bulkeld sosig 6uiKAeld Creating Your Own Program Program Play 3 Pressthe number buttons or 4 buttons to select the disc then press ENTER Disc type C ALL CLEAR ALL 1 01 2 02 3 03 qoe 04 05 06 v Set AH gt ENTER Return RETURN Quit P MODE Start PLAY appears when the player has not loaded the disc information in the memory 4 Select the title chapter or track you want
47. ck or pop music GAME Obtains maximum audio impact from video game Be sure to set the game machine to stereo software mode when using game software with stereo sound capabilities VIRTUAL sound field Sound field with virtual speakers Note The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal 23 sosig 6uiKAeld sosig 6uiKAeld Understanding the Multi Channel Surround Displays Source sound displays The letters L C R etc indicate the source sound The boxes around the letters vary to show how the system downmixes the source sound based on the speaker settings When using music sound modes like HALI the system adds reverberation based on the source sound Although the table below shows almost all of the configurations available from multi channel surround signals the ones marked Xx are the most common Recording Source Sound and Format Input Channel Output Channel Display Front Rear DOLBY DIGITAL 1 0 Gooieirat oo 1 0 DTS 1 0 dts DOLBY DIGITAL 2 0 S DO 2 0 DTS 2 01 D s dts DOLBY DIGITAL 3 0 Donee mn na 3 0 DTS 3 01 MEI dts DOLBY DIGITAL 2 1 Doe C D oo S 2 1 DTS 2 1 G m dts CS DOLBY DIGITAL 3 1 L C R 3 1 DTS 3 1 DOLBY DIGITAL 2 2 2 2 DTS 2 2 DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 3 2 DTS 3 2 2 0 DOLBY DIGI
48. ct TIME TEXT after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote to change the time information You can also check the DVD TEXT and CD TEXT see page 41 TIME TEXT To select press da then ENTER When playing a DVD ETIME e C kk ck Playing time of the current chapter e C K ik kik k Remaining time of the current chapter e T kk Uk Lej Playing time of the current title e T kck ik kik k Remaining time of the current title When playing a VIDEO CD during PBC playback ETIME e kk oe Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD in Continuous play or CD ETIME e T kk ok Playing time of the current track e Teka ok Remaining time of the current track e D kk oe Playing time of the current disc D x ox Remaining time of the current disc ie You can display the TIME TEXT display quickly Press DISPLAY on the remote Each time you press the button the time information changes 40 Selecting a Start Point Using the Time Code i AD A You can search by inputting the time code Select TIME TEXT after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote The time code corresponds to the approximate actual playing time For example to search for a scene 2 hours 30 minutes 20 seconds past the beginning input 2 30 20 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD TIME TEXT CRONES 2S5 To select press l 4J 9 then ENTER 1 select C sk
49. d field remaining or playing time Available only when DVD TEXT or CD TEXT is provided on the DVD or CD Q The system memorizes the last sound field selected for each program source Sound Field Link Whenever you select a program source the sound field that was last applied is automatically applied again For example if you listen to DVD with HALL as the sound field change to a different program source then return to DVD HALL will be applied again With the tuner sound fields are memorized separately for all preset stations You can identify the encoding format of program software by looking at its packaging Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the DEM logo Dolby Surround encoded programs are labeled with the Dd ootsvsussauno Jogo PRO LOGIC DTS Digital Surround discs are marked with DTS Note When you play sound tracks with 96 kHz sampling frequency the output signals will be converted to 48 kHz sampling frequency Sound field Effect Notes A F D Automatically detects the type of audio signal being You can use this mode as a reference AUTO FORMAT DECODE input Dolby Digital DTS Dolby Pro Logic or standard 2 channel stereo and performs the proper decoding if necessary This mode presents the sound as it was recorded encoded without adding any effects NORM SURROUND Software with multi channel surround audio signals is NORMAL SURROUND p
50. diate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section System Tuner section PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer system 530 1710 kHz 10 kHz interval 531 1710 kHz 9 kHz interval Loop antenna Tuning range Antenna Video section Inputs Video 1 Vp p 75 ohms Outputs Video 1 Vp p 75 ohms S video Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms C 0 286 Vp p 75 ohms Speakers Type Front speaker Front Bass reflex type magnetically shielded Subwoofer Advanced SAW type magnetically shielded Satellite speaker SS T900 Bass reflex type magnetically shielded Speaker unit Tweeter 1 inch 2 5 cm balanced drive type Midbass 4 inches 10 cm cone type Subwoofer 8 inches 20 cm cone type Satellite speaker SS T900 Tweeter 1inch 2 5 cm balanced drive type Midbass 3 inches 8 cm cone type x 2 General Power requirements 120 V AC 60 Hz Power consumption 200W Dimensions approx Main unit Left Right including front speaker Approx 12 5 8 x 46 x 17 inches 320 x 1167 x 430 mm w h d including speaker base Satellite speaker SS T900 Approx 41 2x 137 s x 5 inches 112 x 352 x 126 mm w h d including grille net Mass Main unit Left including front speaker Approx 58 Ib 7 oz 26 5 kg Main unit Right including front speaker Approx 38 Ib 9 oz 17 5 kg Satellite speaker SS T900 Approx 5 Ib 8 oz 2 5 kg Operating temperature 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C Operating humidity 5 to 90 96 Supplied accessories See pa
51. disc is being play backed off when there is no disc orange when a disc is placed on the disc tray however the disc tray is not chosen 8 Disc tray 20 Place a disc on the tray 9 Indicators Shows the function mode 10 SOUND FIELD lt gt buttons 22 Select the sound field 11 MASTER VOLUME buttons 20 Adjust the volume 12 E PLAY button 20 Plays a disc 13 DIPAUSE button 21 Pauses playing a disc 14 LISTOP button 21 Stops playing a disc 15 PRESET TUNING buttons Scan all preset stations 16 BAND button Selects AM or FM band 17 MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator Lights when a program source recorded in a multi channel format is play backed 74 Rear Panel 1 VIDEO connectors 12 Connect to a VCR 2 TV jacks 11 Connect to a TV 1 3 CONTROL S IN jack 12 Connects to Sony XBR series TV or Sony Projection 7 TV equipped with a speaker switch n 4 WIRELESS REAR SPEAKER connector 10 m 8 Connects to an optional wireless rear speaker 9 transmitter rds Ac a RUE 3 5 CENTER SPEAKER terminals 1 1 Connect to the supplied satellite speaker center 6 REAR SPEAKERS terminals 11 Connect to the supplied satellite speakers rear EE 7 AUX co
52. dren Parental Control er Select CUSTOM SETUP after pressing the DVD SETUP button on the remote Playing some DVDs can be limited depending on the age of users The Parental Control function allows you to set a playback limitation level CUSTOM SETUP PAUSE MODE AUTO PARENTAL CONTROL gt To set press WAW then ENTER To quit press DVD SETUP 54 Enter a password in 4 digits using the number buttons then press ENTER The digits change to asterisks and the display for confirming the password appears CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL To confirm enter password again then press ENTER To return press RETURN To cancel press DVD SETUP To confirm your password enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level and changing the password appears CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL STANDARD CHANGE PASSWORD To set press KAPA then ENTER To cancel press DVD SETUP Select STANDARD using the buttons then press mp PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL STANDARD CHANGE PASSWORD To set press WAWE then ENTER To cancel press DVD SETUP 5 Select an area as the standard for playback limitation level using the 4 4 buttons then press When you select OTHERS se
53. e scene you want Note on PBC Playback Control VIDEO CDs This system conforms to Ver 1 1 and Ver 2 0 of VIDEO CD standards You can enjoy two kinds of playback according to the disc type Disc type You can VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Ver 1 1 discs Enjoy video playback moving pictures as well as music VIDEO CDs with Play interactive software using menu PBC functions screens displayed on the TV screen PBC Ver 2 0 discs Playback in addition to the video playback functions of Ver 1 1 discs Moreover you can play high resolution still pictures if they are included on the disc Discs that the system cannot play The system cannot play discs other than the ones listed in the table on page 4 CD R CD ROMs including PHOTO CDs data sections in CD EXTRAs DVD ROMS etc cannot be played This system incorporates Dolby Digital and Pro Logic Surround and the DTS Digital Surround System Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol DO are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished Works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 and other worldwide patents issued and pending DTS and DTS Digital Surround are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc 1996 Digital Theater Systems Inc All rights reserved This pr
54. e the system in a location near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock Do not place anything on top of the cabinet that might block the ventilation holes and cause malfunctions Place the system on a horizontal surface On operation f the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lenses inside the system Should this occur the 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 On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a portion with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level portion is played On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine Clean the disc tray if it becomes dusty On your TV s color If the speakers should cause the TV screen to have color irregularity turn off the TV at once then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes If color irregularity should persist place the speakers further away from the set 6 On transporting the system Follow the instructions below before transporting the system to prevent any damage to the DVD player i
55. eaker volume page 17 Operation There is noise inside the system gt It is not an error You may hear noise of the DVD changer when replacing discs or turning on off the system The disc tray indicator is on when there is no disc inside gt If this is the first time you are using the system the disc tray indicators turn on Press FUNCTION until DVD appears on the front panel then wait a while The indicators will turn off eventually gt If you pressed the I switch to turn off the system without closing the disc tray the disc tray indicator turns on Wait a while for it to turn off If the indicator is still on press amp of DISC 1 DISC 5 to close the disc tray Radio stations cannot be tuned in Check that the antennas are connected securely Adjust the antennas and connect an external antenna if necessary gt The signal strength of the stations is too weak when tuning in with automatic tuning Use direct tuning No stations have been preset or the preset stations have been cleared when tuning by scanning preset stations Preset the stations page 19 gt Press DISPLAY until the frequency appears in the display Continued to the next page 67 uoneuuoju jeuonppy uoneuuoju jeuonIppy Troubleshooting The remote does not function Make sure you select the correct function on the remote Pressing the TV CONTROL button sets the remote to operate the TV only The I
56. el Display T GD G gt You can check information about the disc such as the total number of the titles or the tracks or remaining time using the front panel display AMP MENU PY Ya To change the dimmer level of the front panel display 1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly on the remote to display lt lt CUSTOMIZE gt gt on the front panel display 2 Select DISPLAY DIMMER using the 1 4 buttons 3 Press gt repeatedly to adjust the dimmer level The brightness of the message DISPLAY DIMMER changes as follows High Low Off DISPLAY OFF appears When playing back a DVD er Display information while playing the disc Current play mode Lights up when you can change the angle Current surround Playable channel indicators Disc tray Playing number status ANGLE DO DIGITAL PGM REPEAT 1 A B PROLOGIC SHUF ALL1DISC S la dts PCM DIDID Current title Current chapter Playing time number number Continued to the next page 33 sosig 6uiKAeld sosig 6uiKAeld Using the Front Panel Display Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY Each time you press the DISPLAY button while playing the disc the display changes as shown in the following chart Playing time and number of the current chapter DAR ULEN 2 gt ALL oscs OO TITLE CHAPTER HOUR MIN SEC Press DISPLAY Remaining time of the V current chapter D pie
57. er Step 1 or 4 then press ENTER Then do Steps 3 and 4 To change the title chapter and track select the desired one in Step 4 To cancel the programmed order To cancel all the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order select ALL CLEAR after Steps 1 or 4 then press ENTER To cancel the selected program select the program using the 4 4 buttons after Step 1 or 4 then press CLEAR le The program remains even after the Program Play ends When you press Be on the remote you can play the same program again Key You can do Repeat Play of the programmed titles chapters or tracks During Program Play set REPEAT to ON in the Control Menu display Notes The number of titles chapters or tracks recorded on a disc is displayed The contents of the program are canceled when you turn the power off you change the function You may not be able to do Program Play depending on the DVD Playing in Random Order Shuffle Play 1 em amp The system shuffles titles or tracks and plays them in a random order The playing order may differ from the previous shuffling P MODE a oe o o 1 While in stop mode press P MODE on the remote repeatedly until SHUF appears on the front panel display 2 Press To cancel Shuffle Play press CLEAR on the remote Note You may not be able to do Shuffle Play depending on the DVD Using the Front Pan
58. eractive programs programs with search functions and so on 72 Title The longest sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD a movie etc for a picture piece on video software or an album etc for a music piece on an audio software Each title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title you want Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD or VIDEO CD Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want VIDEO CD A compact disc that contains moving pictures The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format one of the worldwide standards of digital 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 the sounds we can hear are not compressed VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional audio CDs There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs Version 1 1 You can play only moving pictures and sounds Version 2 0 You can play high resolution still pictures and enjoy PBC functions This system conforms to both versions Language Code List For details see pages 41 and 43 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard
59. f dropped accidentally 1 Remove all discs from the disc trays If you leave any discs inside the disc trays you may not be able to remove them later 2 Press amp of DISC 1 and place the dummy disc on the disc tray Do not press of DISC 1 again to close the disc tray 3 Press 1 0 The disc tray closes automatically and the system turns off 4 After the front panel display turns off unplug the AC power cord 5 Remove both of the front speakers from the main units e Main unit Check that the power of all the components is off and all operations are completed before transporting the system If you have any questions or problems concerning your system please consult your nearest Sony dealer IMPORTANT NOTICE Caution The enclosed system is capable of holding a still video image or On screen display image on your television screen indefinitely If you leave the still video image or On screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your television screen Projection televisions are very susceptible Notes on Discs On handling discs To keep the disc clean handle the disc by its edge Do not touch the surface Do not stick paper or tape on the disc If there is glue or a similar substance on the disc remove the glue completely before using the disc
60. g a test tone see page 18 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 whose name is currently displayed on the front panel display check the speaker connection again About the dummy disc A dummy disc is placed in the DISC 1 tray at shipment to prevent damage to the system during transportation Before using the system for the first time remove the dummy disc following the steps below 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Press amp of DISC 1 and remove the dummy disc from the disc tray 3 Press to close the disc tray Notes on the dummy disc You must use the dummy disc for protection when transporting the system Be sure to keep the dummy disc in a secure place page 6 There are no signals recorded on the dummy disc Selecting the Language for On Screen Display You can select the language for the setup display the 3 Select your language e g FRENCH using the Control Menu display or the messages displayed on the 4 buttons then press ENTER screen The default setting is ENGLISH e oQ em fan fan Jan a La 0000 ooo00o ooooo Oe 0o0o DVD SETUP oooO oooO eo OOo gt ENTER 4 Press DVD SETUP to exit menu To cancel using the setup display Press DVD SETUP on the remote again Note The languages you can select are the ones displayed in Step 2
61. g the buttons then press ENTER SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 4 3 LETTERBOX 4 3 LETTERBOX 4 3 PANSCAN 16 9 4 3 WIDE MODE To set press AH ENTER To quit press DVD SETUI SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 4 3 WIDE MODE To set press AH To quit press DVD SETUI 5 Press DVD SETUP to exit menu To cancel using the setup display Press DVD SETUP on the remote Note Some setup display items require operations other than selecting the setting For details on these items see the relevant pages Setup Display Item List The default settings are underlined LANGUAGE SETUP page 52 CUSTOM SETUP page 54 TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN L 16 9 4 3 WIDE MODE ON OFF JACKET PICTURE GRAPHICS BLUE L BLACK OSD ENGLISH I PAUSE MODE AUTO FRENCH FRAME I SPANISH L PARENTAL CONTROL gt PORTUGUESE I DVD MENU ENGLISH FRENCH 2 AUDIO SETUP page 57 SPANISH PORTUGUESE TRACK SELECTION OFF GERMAN L AUTO ITALIAN I DUTCH g L_ CHINESE SPEAKER SETUP page 57 JAPANESE SIZE FRONT DANISH CENTER SWEDISH eer F FINNISH L SUBWOOFER I NORWEGIAN I DISTANCE FRONT RUSSIAN REN
62. ge 8 Optional Wireless speaker system SA IF70 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Glossary Bit rate page 46 Value indicating the amount of video data compressed in a DVD per second The unit is Mbps Mega bit per second 1 Mbps indicates that the data per second is 1 000 000 bits The higher the bit rate is the larger the amount of data However this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures Chapter Sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD that are smaller than titles A title is composed of several chapters Each chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter you want Digital Cinema Sound DCS This is the generic name of the surround sound produced by digital signal processing technology developed by Sony Unlike previous surround sound fields mainly directed at the reproduction of music Digital Cinema Sound is designed specifically for the enjoyment of movies Dolby Digital This sound format for movie theaters is more advanced than Dolby Pro Logic Surround In this format the rear speakers output stereo sound with an expanded frequency range and a subwoofer channel for deep bass is independently provided This format is also called 5 1 because the subwoofer channel is counted as 0 1 channel since it functions only when a deep bass effect is needed All six channels in this format are recorded separately to realize superior chan
63. hen you play back a VIDEO CD with PBC functions SCENE is displayed TITLE TRACK 12 27 PLAY SCENE 18 34 DVD C 01 32 55 INDEX CHAPTER To select press 4 gt then ENTER l select TITLE CHAPTER TRACK INDEX or SCENE using the 4 9 buttons se k x x y is highlighted x means optional number in this manual The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles chapters tracks indexes or scenes ENTER 2 Press gt or ENTER on the remote 3k se oie x y is changed to si x Enter with number buttons then ENTER 3 Select the number of the title chapter track index or scene you want to search for using the number buttons then press ENTER The system starts searching To cancel the number press CLEAR before pressing the ENTER button To cancel selecting Press amp RETURN on the remote Notes The number of titles chapters or tracks recorded on a disc is displayed The index numbers are not displayed during PBC playback of VIDEO CDs 39 nusp JO0 3u0 YI YIIM suompung snouen Burisn NUN JO0 3u0 YI YIIM SUOIPUN4 snouen 6u sn Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time GD lt gt lt p You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter track and the total remaining time of the disc Sele
64. io stations 19 ENTER button 60 Executes the items or settings selected using the number buttons NPAUSE button 21 Pauses playing a disc ESTOP ST MONO button ESTOP Stops playing a disc 21 ST MONO Changes the FM program reception between monaural and stereo 63 I 4 gt IPREV NEXT PRESET CH 4 buttons kea 9 IPREV NEXT Press to go to the next chapter or track or to go back to the previous chapter or track 21 PRESET Scan all preset stations 19 CH Change TV channels 63 BAND button 19 Selects AM or FM band TONE CONTROL BASS buttons 27 Adjust the bass level TONE CONTROL TREBLE buttons 27 Adjust the treble level AMP MENU button 33 Shows the AMP MENU on the front panel display TEST TONE button 18 Starts stops test tone of the speakers LEVEL button 18 Adjusts the speaker level MASTER VOLUME buttons 20 Adjust the volume MUTING button 21 Mutes the sound d RETURN button 30 Press to return to the previously selected screen etc 74 uoneuuoju jeuonippy index Numerics 1DISC 44 4 3 LETTERBOX 53 4 3 PAN SCAN 53 4 3 WIDE MODE 53 16 9 53 A B REPEAT 45 AB Repeat 45 ALL DISCS 44 AM antenna 10 12 Angle 43 ANGLE 43 AUDIO 41 43 AUDIO SETUP 57 BACKGROUND 53 BALANCE 18 Batteries 8 CD 20 Chapter 5 39 71 CHAPTER 39 Connecting 10 Continuous play CD VIDEOCD 20 DVD 20 Control Menu display 36 CUSTOM S
65. l of the center speaker 6 dB to 6 dB 1 dB steps R LEVEL 0 dB rear speakers level Adjust the level of the rear speakers 6 dB to 6 dB 1 dB steps S W LEVEL 0 dB subwoofer level Adjust the level of the subwoofer 6 dB to 6 dB 1 dB steps Note When you select an item the sound cuts off for a moment To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the MASTER VOLUME buttons Presetting Radio Stations You can preset 20 stations for FM and 10 stations for AM Before tuning make sure that you have turned down the volume to the minimum MEMORY PRESET BAND TUNE ENTER 1 Press BAND repeatedly on the remote until the band you want appears on the front panel display Every time you press BAND FM and AM changes alternately 2 Press and hold TUNE or until the frequency indication starts to change then release Scanning stops when the system tunes in a station TUNED and ST for stereo program appear on the front panel display 3 Press MEMORY A preset number appears on the front panel display MEMORY TUNED ST 19 pome s 6un3o5 Playing Discs This chapter describes how to play a DVD CD VIDEO CD You can playback all the discs up to 5 discs placed on the disc tray Press I 5 power switch to turn the system on 20 Playing Discs em Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD some o
66. layback stops automatically Depending on the disc the auto pause signal is recorded While playing such a disc the system stops playback at the signal 68 Cannot stop playback Search Slow motion Play Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Program Play etc gt Depending on the disc you may not do some of the operations above Messages do not appear on the TV screen in the language you want gt In the setup display select the language for the on screen display in OSD under LANGUAGE SETUP page 52 The language for the sound cannot be changed when you play a DVD gt Multilingual sound is not recorded on the DVD gt Changing the language for the sound is prohibited on the DVD The language for the subtitles cannot be changed when you play a DVD gt Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD gt Changing the language for the subtitles is prohibited on the DVD The subtitles cannot be turned off when you play a DVD gt Depending on the DVD you may not be able to turn the subtitles off The angles cannot be changed when you play a DVD gt Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD gt Change the angles when ANGLE appears on the front panel display page 43 gt Changing the angles is prohibited on the DVD The system does not operate properly gt Static electricity etc may affect the system s operation Disconnect the AC power cord once then connect it again Nothi
67. layed according to the way it was recorded Software with 2 channel audio signals is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to create surround effects C STUDIO A Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony This is a standard mode great for CINEMA STUDIO A Pictures Entertainment Cary Grant Theater cinema watching most any type of movie production studio C STUDIO B Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony This mode is ideal for watching science CINEMA STUDIO B Pictures Entertainment Kim Novak Theater cinema fiction or action movies with lots of sound production studio effects C STUDIO C Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony This mode is ideal for watching musicals CINEMA STUDIO C Pictures Entertainment scoring stage or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack 22 Sound field Effect Notes V MULTI D Uses 3D sound imaging to create an array of virtual rear VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION speakers positioned higher than the listener from a E SIDE single pair of actual rear speakers This mode creates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener at approximately a 30 angle of elevation BEHIND HALL Reproduces the acoustics of a rectangular concert hall Ideal for soft acoustic sounds JAZZ CLUB Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club LIVE HOUSE Reproduces the acoustics of a 300 seat live house Great for ro
68. lect and enter the standard code in the table below using the number buttons CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL STANDARD To set press eat then To cancel press DVD SETUP 6 Select LEVEL using the buttons then press gt CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL To set press da then To cancel press DVD SETUP 7 select the level you want using the buttons then press ENTER CUSTOM SETUP PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL STANDARD CHANGE PASSWORD To set press AW then ENTER To cancel press DVD SETUP The lower the value is the more strict the limitation Continued to the next page 55 sjueunsn py pue sbun3jas sjueunsn py pue sbunjas Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP To return to the normal screen Press DVD SETUP on the remote To turn off the Parental Control function and play the DVD after entering your password Set LEVEL to OFF in Step 7 then press B on the remote To change the password 1 After Step 3 select CHANGE PASSWORD using the 4 amp buttons then press gt or ENTER on the remote The display for changing the password appears 2 Follow Steps 2 and 3 to enter a new password You can turn off the Parental Control function just after inserting the DVD Parental Control Temporarily Canceled When you set a pl
69. left speakers In this case the sound loses the stereo effect For example with a disc containing a song the right channel may output the vocals and the left channel may output the instrumental If you only want to hear the instrumental you can select the left channel and hear it from both speakers Select AUDIO after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD Okeye AUDIO 1 ENGLISH 1 ENGLISH 2 FRENCH PROGRAM FORMAT 3 SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 L C R LFE LS RS To select press AH then ENTER MAUDIO When playing a DVD Select the language The languages you can select are different depending on the DVD When 4 digits are displayed they represent the language code Select the language code from the list on page 73 When playing a VIDEO CD or a CD STEREO The standard stereo sound 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural ie You can display the AUDIO display quickly Press AUDIO on the remote Notes Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the languages even if multilingual sounds are recorded on the DVD While playing the CD VIDEO CD the standard stereo playback will be resumed when you open or close the disc tray you turn the power off While playing the DVD the sound may be changed when you open or close the disc
70. les tracks on a disc or a single title chapter track repeatedly Rear page 45 You can play a specific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly 38 ADVANCED DVD only page 46 You can check the play information about the bit rate bit rate history or the position where the disc is played layer Ek DVD only page 47 With DVDs on which various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded you can display all the angles recorded on the disc on the same screen and start playback in continuous mode at the chosen angle directly smoke DVD VIDEO CD only page 48 You can display 9 consecutive sections of the disc on the TV screen In this case the sections show still images Uer DVD only page 48 LE DVD only page 48 TRACK VIDEO CD only page 48 You can check the titles chapters and tracks of the disc on the TV screen divided in 9 sections and start playback from the chosen title chapter or track Searching for the Title Chapter Track Index Scene T GD amp gt You can search by selecting the title chapter track index scene Select TITLE CHAPTER TRACK INDEX or SCENE after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote When you play back a DVD TITLE and CHAPTER are displayed When you play back a VIDEO CD CD TRACK and INDEX are displayed W
71. nel separation Furthermore since all the signals are processed digitally less signal degradation occurs The name AC 3 comes from the fact that it is the third audio coding method to be developed by the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation Dolby Pro Logic Surround As one method of decoding Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic Surround produces four channels from two channel sound Compared with the former Dolby Surround system Dolby Pro Logic Surround reproduces left to right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precisely To take full advantage of Dolby Pro Logic Surround you should have one pair of rear speakers and a center speaker The rear speakers output monaural sound Continued on the next page 71 uoneuuoju jeuonippy uoneuuoju jeuonIippy Glossary DTS Digital audio compression technology that the Digital Theater Systems Inc developed This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround The rear channel is stereo and there is discrete subwoofer channel in this format DTS provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio The good channel separation is realized because the all channel data is recorded discrete and processed in digital DVD 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 capaci
72. ng is displayed on the front panel display gt Press AMP MENU repeatedly on the remote to display lt lt CUSTOMIZE gt gt on the front panel display Select DISPLAY DIMMER then press lt repeatedly to select anything but DISPLAY OFF The numbers or letters of 5 characters are displayed on the front panel display gt Self diagnosis function was activated See the table in page 69 and treat the system appropriately Self diagnosis Function When the self diagnosis function works to prevent the system from malfunctioning a five character service number combination of a letter and digits flashes on the screen or the front panel display depending on the cause MALZ In this case check the following table pl First three characters Cause and or Corrective Action C 13 The disc is dirty Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth page 6 C31 The disc is not inserted correctly Open the disc tray and insert the disc correctly E xx xx is any number To prevent the system from malfunctioning the self diagnosis function has worked gt When you contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility give the 5 character service number example E 61 10 69 uoneuuojuj jeuonppy uoneuuoju jeuonIppy Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION With 8 ohm loads both channels driven from 200 20 kHz rated 23
73. nly Q You can select the mode using the button on the remote Press 1 ALL DISCS Each time you press the button 1 DISC or ALL DISCS mode is selected Playing Repeatedly Repeat Play T e amp lt gt You can play all the titles tracks on a disc or a single title chapter track In Shuffle or Program Play mode the system repeats the titles or tracks in the shuffled or programmed order You cannot do Repeat Play during PBC playback of VIDEO CDs page 30 You may not be able to do Repeat Play depending on the DVD Select REPEAT after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote When you do not select OFF the indicator of the REPEAT lights in green REPEAT CHAPTER To select press HHP then ENTER MREPEAT Selects the setting of Repeat Play When playing a disc and when Program Play and Shuffle Play are set to OFF OFF does not play repeatedly DISC repeats all the titles tracks TITLE repeats the current title DVD only e CHAPTER repeats the current chapter DVD only TRACK repeats the current track VIDEO CD CD only When Program Play is set to ON OFF does not play repeatedly ON repeats Program Play When Shuffle Play is set to ON OFF does not play repeatedly DISC repeats all the titles tracks except ALL DISCS mode TITLE repeats the current title DVD only TRACK repeats the current track VIDEO CD CD only
74. nnectors 12 4 um Connect to digital satellite receiver with OPTICAL jack or VCR LD player MD deck 11 8J AM loop antenna terminals 12 Connect to the supplied AM loop antenna 9 FM 75 COAXIAL wire antenna connector 12 Connects to the supplied FM wire antenna 10 MONITOR OUT VIDEO S VIDEO connectors 11 Connect to a TV monitor 11 R ch SPEAKER OUTPUT connector 11 Connects to the supplied front right speaker CENTER SPEAKER 5 isli bi li REAR SPEAKERS Continued on the next page 75 uoneuuojuj JeUon ppv uoneuuoju jeuonIppy Index to Parts and Controls Remote _ DISPLAY 0 OE m 76 IR SET button 60 Programs the remote with the signals to control non Sony components SLEEP button 65 Activates the sleep timer Function buttons 59 Press one of the buttons to select the component you want to use When you press a button the system turns on To select Press Built in DVD DVD Built in tuner TUNER TV TV VCR VIDEO VCR MD deck LD player AUX digital satellite receiver Factory setting
75. nter speaker Tweeter Note Before disconnecting the left main unit s AC power cord turn the system off first Specifying the speaker parameters To obtain the best possible surround sound first specify the distance of the speakers from your listening position then set the balance and level Use the test tone to adjust the speaker volumes to the same level Details of each item will follow the description of the operation You may adjust the speaker parameters using SPEAKER SETUP in the setup display page 57 AMP MENU TEST TONE tT To specify the distance position and height of the speakers 1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly on the remote to display SP SETUP on the front panel display 2 Sit at your listening position and select the item to be set using the buttons tems set in SP SETUP gt gt Distance of the front rear and center speakers Position and height of the rear speakers 3 Set the parameter using the 4 buttons The selected parameter will appear on the front panel display 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to set other parameters within lt lt SP SETUP gt gt If you do not operate the remote for a few seconds the parameter turns off and is stored in the system BDISTANCE You can vary the distance of each speaker as follows The default adjustments are in the parentheses e FRONT 8 ft front speakers distance Front speaker distance can be set in 1 foot steps fr
76. oduct incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Precautions On safety Caution The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard e Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the system and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further On power sources The system is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the system itself has been turned off e If you are not going to use the system for a long time be sure to disconnect the system from the wall outlet To disconnect the AC power cord mains lead grasp the plug itself never pull the cord Should the AC power cord mains lead need to be changed have it done at a qualified service shop only On placement Place the system in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the system Do not place the system on a soft surface such as a rug that might block the ventilation holes on the bottom Do not plac
77. om 3 to 15 feet CENTER 8 ft center speaker distance Center speaker distance can be set in 1 foot steps from a distance equal to the front speaker distance to a distance 5 feet closer to your listening position REAR 5 ft rear speakers distance Rear speaker distance can be set in 1 foot steps from a distance equal to the front speaker distance to a distance 15 feet closer to your listening position Note If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position set the distance of the closest speaker BIPOSITION HEIGHT You can specify the position and height of the rear speakers The default settings are underlined Position diagram Press amp to change between R PLACE BEHIND and R PLACE SIDE se R PLACE BEHIND Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section 6 R PLACE SIDE Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section 6 Continued to the next page 17 p yezs 6un3o5 pomezs Bulyon Speaker Setup Height diagram Press gt to change between R HEIGHT LOW and R HEIGHT HIGH R HEIGHT LOW Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section R HEIGHT HIGH Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section O To specify the balance and level of the speakers 1 Press TEST TONE on the remote You will hear the
78. on the disc GRAPHICS The graphic picture stored in memory in the system beforehand appears in the background BLUE The background color is blue BLACK The background color is black Note If a disc which does not contain the jacket picture is played while BACKGROUND is set to JACKET PICTURE the graphic picture stored in the system will automatically appear in the background 53 sjueunsn py pue sbun3jas sjueunsn py pue sbunjas Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP en e Select CUSTOM SETUP after pressing the DVD SETUP button on the remote CUSTOM SETUP allows you to set the playback conditions CUSTOM SETUP The default settings are underlined E CUSTOM SETUP PAUSE MODE AUTO PARENTAL CONTROL To set press To quit To set press WAH then ENTER To quit press DVD SETUP MPAUSE MODE Selects the picture in pause mode AUTO A picture including subjects that move dynamically is output with no jitter Normally select this position FRAME A picture including subjects that do not move dynamically is output with high resolution MPARENTAL CONTROL gt Sets a password and playback limitation level when you play DVDs with playback limitation for children For details see Limiting Playback by Children Parental Control Limiting Playback by Chil
79. ony components in your system For example if you connect a Sony LD player to the AUX jacks on the left main unit you can set the AUX function button on this remote to control the LD player Note however that the settings of the DVD and TUNER function buttons cannot be changed oo aaa EE 0000 ooooo ooooo Cc 6 oo DES OOOO OOOOOo e OOO KAD ch I ow Cx Number buttons 1 Hold down the button corresponding to the component you want to assign to a function button e g button 6 for the LD player Each button and its corresponding components are shown below Button Sony component VCR mode 1 Betamax 2 VCR mode 2 8mm 3 VCR mode 3 VHS 4 Digital satellite receiver 5 MD deck LD player 7 Factory setting VCR mode 1 2 3 stand for Sony s Betamax 8mm video cassette deck VHS correspondingly If however your Sony s VCR has the selector the original setting e g VCR mode 3 for the VHS can be changed to e g VCR mode 1 or VCR mode 2 setting 59 suonea4odo 12430 suolje139d0 192430 s m a ODOEADBBBa GoNUE z Operating Sony Components 2 While holding down the button corresponding to the component press down the function button whose setting is to be changed the AUX function button for example The AUX function button is now set to control the Son
80. ote When you find the point you want press We to return to the normal speed Go to the next chapter Press gt PA track or scene in continuous play mode Go back to the preceding Press KK chapter track or scene in continuous play mode Mute the sound Press MUTING on the remote To cancel muting press it again or turn up the volume Stop play and remove the disc Press amp of the disc you want to remove Change a disc while playing another disc Press amp of the disc you want to change Change the disc then press the same 2 to close the disc tray The disc tray indicator flashes in orange during the change There is no sound while playing a VIDEO CD or a DVD Not available while playing a CD 21 sosig 6uiKAeld sosig 6uiKAeld Selecting a Sound Field You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre programmed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to SOUND FIELD lt gt DISPLAY SOUNDFIELD MODE ae Press SOUND FIELD lt gt or SOUNDFIELD MODE on the remote to display the sound field you want See the table below for information on each sound field To check the current sound field Press DISPLAY repeatedly on the remote Each time you press DISPLAY the front panel display switches remaining or playing time DVD or CD TEXT gt soun
81. perations may be different or restricted Refer to the instructions supplied with your disc VO 4 DISC 1 5 1 SONY 1 H I ca aaaaa a c m a p MASTER VOLUME Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears on the front panel display or press DVD on the remote Press 1 ALL repeatedly on the remote to choose from ALL DISCS or 1DISC on the front panel display Press one of of DISC 1 DISC 5 and place the disc on the disc tray With the playback side facing down Press amp of the same disc tray number to close the disc tray Press other amp of DISC 1 DISC 5 to place other discs 4 Press The system starts playback continuous play of the disc whose disc tray indicator is green To start playback of another disc press DISC 1 DISC 5 of the disc tray you want to playback After following Step 4 E When playing a DVD A DVD menu or title menu may appear on the TV screen see page 29 BI When playing a VIDEO CD The menu screen may appear on the TV screen depending on the VIDEO CD You can play the disc interactively following the instructions on the menu screen PBC Playback see page 30 On Auto Function If a disc is already placed on any disc tray you can play it back simply by pressing the D gt button or its corresponding DISC 1 DISC 5 button even if the previous music source was not a D
82. played 52 MAUDIO Switches the language for the sounds ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH e PORTUGUESE GERMAN ITALIAN e DUTCH CHINESE JAPANESE DANISH e SWEDISH FINNISH e NORWEGIAN RUSSIAN OTHERS When you select OTHERS gt select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons page 73 After you have once selected the language code 4 digits is displayed MSUBTITLE Switches the language for the subtitles AUDIO FOLLOW ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH e PORTUGUESE GERMAN ITALIAN e DUTCH CHINESE JAPANESE DANISH e SWEDISH FINNISH e NORWEGIAN RUSSIAN e OTHERS gt When you select OTHERS gt select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons page 73 After you have once selected the language code 4 digits is displayed When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language for the setting you selected in AUDIO Settings for Display SCREEN SETUP i dp amp G gt Select SCREEN SETUP after pressing the DVD SETUP button on the remote SCREEN SETUP allows you to set the display according to the playback conditions The default settings are underlined SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 4 3 LETTERBOX SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE
83. ponents With its built in amplifier this speaker system can be used to output audio and video signals directly from such components as LD players MD decks digital satellite receivers and VCRs If you connect a VCR Connect the VCR to the AUDIO L R and VIDEO jacks of VIDEO INPUT of the system VCR RAUDIOL VIDEO Q Q oureur Main unit left INPUT If you connect an LD player another VCR or other video components Connect the component to the AUDIO L R and VIDEO jacks of AUX of the system LD player another VCR etc RAUDIOL VIDEO Q Q Q OUTPUT L L gg BU Main unit left DIGITAL OPTICAL Ed AUDIO 4 VIDEO ed b b IN S VIDEO TN If you connect an MD deck Connect the MD deck to the DIGITAL OPTICAL jack besides the AUDIO L R jacks of AUX of the system OUTPUT DIGITAL OPTICAL AE Zt AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO If you connect a digital satellite receiver with the DIGITAL OPTICAL jack Connect the digital satellite receiver to the DIGITAL OPTICAL jack besides the AUDIO L R jacks of AUX and VIDEO of the system Q ir you use the S video connector instead of the video jack Your TV must also be connected via an S video connector S video signals are on a separate bus from the video signal
84. producers Since this system plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Terms for discs e Title The longest sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD a movie etc for a picture piece on a video software or an album etc for a music piece on an audio software Each title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title you want Chapter Sections of a picture or a music piece that are smaller than titles A title is composed of several chapters Each chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter you want Depending on the disc no chapters may be recorded Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on a VIDEO CD or a CD Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want DVD Disc structure P Chapter VIDEO pist CD or Track gt CD I 4 9 gt structure Index Index CD Video Index VIDEO CD A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on a VIDEO CD or a CD Depending on the disc no indexes may be recorded Scene On a VIDEO CD with PBC functions the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Each scene is assigned a scene number enabling you to locate th
85. r Shuffle Play 33 Using the Front Panel Display 33 Using Various Functions with the Control Menu 36 Using the Control Menu Display 36 Control Menu Item List aaa 38 Searching for the Title Chapter Track Index Scene 39 Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time 40 Selecting a Start Point Using the Time Code 40 Checking the Information of the Disc 41 ChangingtheSounds 41 Displaying the Subtitles 43 ChangingtheAngles 43 Selecting the Disc Mode 1 Disc or All Discs 44 Playing Repeatedly Repeat Play 45 Repeating a Specific Portion AB Repeat 45 Checking the Play Information 46 Displaying Different Angles Simultaneously 47 Dividing a Track into 9 Sections Strobe Play 48 Scanning the Title Chapter and Track 48 Settings and Adjustments 49 Using the Setup Display sss 49 Setup Display Item List sees 51 Setting the Language for Display and Sound LANGUAGE SETUP sss 52 Settings for Display SCREENSETUP 53 Custom Settings CUSTOMSETUP 5
86. rrac IR LEE 2 gt ALL DiSCS OO TS TITLE CHAPTER HOUR MIN SEC Playing time and number V Press DISPLAY of the current title DODIGITAL LCC ULEE ALL Discs DO HOUR E Press DISPLAY Remaining time of the V current title DUDIGITAL OOR ULFE 2 gt ALL DiSCS OO Dus TITLE HOUR MIN SEC V Press DISPLAY DVD TEXT Sound field V ALL Discs DO DOoIGITAL Press DISPLAY Only when DVD TEXT is available on the DVD If there is no DVD TEXT NO TEXT is displayed Notes Depending on the DVD the chapter number or time may not appear or you may not be able to change the front panel display While you are doing Shuffle Play or Program Play the playing time of the title and the remaining time of the title are not displayed 34 When playing back a CD VIDEO CD lt gt lt gt Display information while playing a disc PBC L C R PGM REPEAT 1A B PROLO SHUF ALL1DISC S PCM S TRACK INDEX MIN SEC e When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions The track number index number and playing time may not appear In this case the remaining time and playing time of the disc are not displayed Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY on the remote Each time you press the DISPLAY button while playing a disc the display changes as shown in the following chart Playing time and number of the current track
87. s and will not be output through the video jack Note Do not connect an amplified audio source The combined amplification from the component and the speaker s built in amplifier may damage the speakers 13 pome s 6un3o5 pexiejs 6un3o5 Speaker System Hookup Mounting brackets If you wish to hang the rear speakers on a wall with hooks not supplied use the supplied black wood screws to attach the supplied mounting brackets to the upper part of the back panel of each rear speaker Mounting bracket T Black wood screw Rear speaker Notes You are responsible for the proper selection and use of mounting hardware that you purchase at hardware stores and for the proper and safe mounting of the speakers Each satellite speaker has a corresponding position for optimum sound effect Before attaching the mounting brackets see Positioning the center and rear speakers for better surround sound effect on page 16 14 Turning the Speaker System On and Off SONY 1 O oooOo0co Qc 06 oo 000A pa CQ QO O co co C OO cc aa pa O aaaaa a c naa EL Coe ESE ELI ELI Ge e Turning on off the speaker system Press 1 0 After connecting all the components speakers and AC power cord output a test tone to check that all the speakers are connected correctly For details on outputtin
88. splay and When playing next time disc restarts from point you stopped To start from beginning press STOP again appears on the TV screen If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press gt The system starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step 1 To play from the beginning of the disc When the playing time appears on the front panel display before you start playing press O again to reset the playing time then press Notes Resume Play may not be available depending on the DVD Resume Play is not available in Shuffle or Program Play mode Depending on where you stopped the disc the system may resume playback from a different point The point where you stopped playing is cleared when you open or close the disc tray you disconnect the AC power cord you change the play mode you start playback after selecting a title chapter or track you change the settings of TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP in the setup display you change the settings of PARENTAL CONTROL in CUSTOM SETUP in the setup display Using the Menu for Each DVD GB Using the title menu A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music piece called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using the title menu TITLE DVD MENU ENTER et l Press TITLE on the remote The title menu appears on the T
89. t be changed even though you set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP in the setup display when you play a wide picture gt The aspect ratio is fixed on your DVD gt If you connect the system with the S video cable connect directly to the TV Otherwise you may not change the aspect ratio gt Depending on the TV you may not change the aspect ratio Sound There s no sound or only a very low level sound is heard gt Check that the speakers and components are connected securely gt Make sure that you have selected the correct component on the system gt Press MUTING on the remote if the MUTING ON is displayed gt The protective device on the system has been activated because of a short circuit Turn off the system eliminate the short circuit problem and turn on the power again gt The audio connecting cord is damaged Replace it with a new one gt The system is in pause mode or in Slow motion Play mode Press E gt or Be on the remote to return to normal play mode gt Fast forward or fast reverse is performed Press gt or B to return to normal play mode gt Check the speaker settings page 16 The left and right sounds are unbalanced or reversed gt Check that the speakers and components are connected correctly and securely gt Adjust front balance parameter in the LEVEL menu page 18 Severe hum or noise is heard gt Check that the speakers and components are connected securely
90. t sunlight or lighting apparatuses Doing so may cause a malfunction If you will not use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion Assembling Main Units Insert the front speakers into the main units as shown below Make sure the front speakers are correctly inserted Main unit poxae3s 6un3o5 pomezs Bulyon Speaker System Hookup Connect the supplied speaker system using the supplied speaker cords To obtain the best possible surround sound specify the speaker parameters distance level etc on page 16 10 The arrow gt indicates signal flow Connecting the main units Main unit right Main unit left R ch R ch SPEAKER SPEAKER INPUT OUTPUT a pa 7 LI E m To disconnect a cord hold down the release tab and pull out the connector Never pull the cord itself STEP 2 Connecting the center speaker Use the supplied 8 feet 2 2 inches 2 5 m speaker cord to connect the center speaker Insert the stripped wires into the speaker terminals Center speaker Main unit left Be sure to connect matching speaker terminals e g use the gray wire to connect to and use the striped wire to connect to If the connections are reversed to the sound will lack bass STEP 3 Connecting the rear speakers Use the supplied 32 feet 9 4 inches 1
91. teps to achieve the sound you desire STD reproduces the sound track with the dynamic range intended by the recording engineer MAX provides a dramatic compression of the dynamic range Note Dynamic range compression is only possible with Dolby Digital sources About the Dynamic Range Compressor This parameter allows you to compress the dynamic range of the soundtrack based on the dynamic range information included in the Dolby Digital signal STD is standard compression but because many sources have only light compression you may not notice much difference when using 0 1 0 9 Therefore we recommend using the MAX setting This greatly compresses the dynamic range and allows you to view movies late at night at low volumes Unlike analog limiters the levels are predetermined and provide a very natural compression 26 Adjusting the surround parameters The surround parameters let you customize various aspects of the current sound field The settings available here are stored individually for each sound field l start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound 2 Press AMP MENU repeatedly on the remote to display lt lt SURROUND gt gt on the front panel display 3 Sit at your listening position and select the item to be adjusted using the buttons 4 Adjust the volume level using the 4 gt buttons The adjusted value will appear on the front panel display If you do not operate
92. tes the functions for VIDEO CDs Indicates the functions for Audio CDs This System Can Play the Following Discs DVD VIDEOs VIDEO CDs Audio CDs Disc logo Misit COMPACT al SE ISG DIGITAL AUDIO p DIGITAL VIDEO Audio Video Audio Video Audio Contents Disc size 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm 8 cm CD single Play time About 4h for single sided DVD about 8 h for double sided About 80 min for single sided DVD about 160 min 74 min 20 min DVD for double sided DVD DVD VIDEO logo is a trademark This system conforms to the NTSC color system You cannot play discs recorded in other color systems such as PAL or SECAM Region code of DVDs you can play on this unit Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs that are labeled with identical region codes DVDs labeled amp will be also played on this unit If you try to play any other DVD the message Playing this disc prohibited by area limits will appear on the SONY vone no SAVA D900 ACTIVE SPEAKER SYSTEM AC 120V 60Hz TV screen SERIAL NO MADE IN Depending on the DVD no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is prohibited Region code by the area limits Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally fixed by software
93. the remote for a few seconds the value turns off and is stored in the system M EFFECT Effect level Initial setting depends on sound mode This parameter lets you adjust the presence of the current surround effect E WALL Wall type Initial setting center When sound is reflected off soft materials such as a curtain the high frequency elements are reduced A hard wall is highly reflective and does not significantly effect the frequency response of the reflected sound This parameter lets you control the level of the high frequencies to alter the sonic character of your listening environment by simulating a softer S or harder H wall The center position designates a neutral wall made of wood E REVB Reverberation Initial setting center Before sound reaches our ears it is reflected reverberated many times between the left and right walls ceiling and floor In a large room sound takes more time to bounce from one surface to another than in a smaller room This parameter lets you control the spacing of the early reflections to simulate a sonically longer L or shorter S room The reverberation can be adjusted 46 from S short 6 to L long 46 in 13 steps The center position 0 designates a standard room with no adjustment Adjusting the equalizing parameters You can adjust the bass and treble levels and select the subwoofer mode The settings available here are stored individually for e
94. tions in the system s memory first see Presetting Radio Stations on page 19 Peg DOGO SSeS 0000 ooo00o0 0000 Ce goo DOGO 00000 ooooo oooO o ooo e 1 Press TUNER on the remote The last received station is tuned in 2 Press PRESET 4 repeatedly to select the preset station you want Each time you press the button the system tunes in one preset station at a time 3 Adjust the volume by pressing the MASTER VOLUME buttons To turn off the radio Press 1 0 To listen to non preset radio stations Use manual or automatic tuning in Step 2 For manual tuning press lt lt or gt gt TUNE or repeatedly on the remote For automatic tuning press and hold lt lt or gt gt TUNE t or ie If an FM program is noisy Press ST MONO repeatedly on the remote so that MONO appears on the front panel display There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Press the button again to restore the stereo effect To improve reception Reorient the supplied antennas 63 suonea4odo 12430 suolje139d0 192430 64 You can enter a name of up to 10 characters for preset stations These names for example XYZ appear in the system s front panel display when a station is selected Note that no more than one name can be entered for each preset station ooo 0000 0000 0000 Ce 9000 oooO XOX O O OOO S c
95. titles appear Depending on the DVD you may not be able to turn the subtitles on even if they are recorded on it Depending on the DVD you may not be able to turn the subtitles off e If the language is displayed as a 4 digit number refer to the language code list on page 73 The type and number of languages for subtitles vary from disc to disc Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it While playing the DVD the subtitle may change when you open or close the disc tray you change the title Changing the Angles i GD INE With DVDs on which various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded you can change the angles 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 Select ANGLE after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote When the angles can be changed the indicator of the ANGLE lights in green Press AAH then ENTER 1 Select ANGLE Press AAHS then ENTER 2 Press gt on the remote The number of the angle changes to The number in parentheses indicates the total number of angles Enter with number buttons then ENTER Continued to the next page 43 nusp JO0 3u0 YI YII
96. to program using the buttons then press ENTER For example select title 1 chapter 2 in disc 3 You can also use the number buttons and ENTER button to select In this case the selected number is displayed on the screen When playing a DVD When both titles and chapters are recorded on the disc select the title then the chapter PROGRAM 3 DVD T C ALL CLEAR AL AL T 01 01 a 02 02 es 03 d 04 05 Set ENTER Return RETURN Quit EMODE Start PLAY PROGRAM B ALL CLEAR 1 3DVD T01 C02 pem guum zi cage Set Quit F MODE Start PLAY 32 When playing a VIDEO CD or CD Select the track you want to program PROGRAM B ALL CLEAR 1 4AVCD TO2 a PRSE AE Set AM gt ENTER Quit P MODE Start 5 To program other discs titles chapters or tracks repeat Steps 3 and 4 The programmed discs titles chapters or tracks are displayed from 2 in order 6 Press B to start Program Play To return to the previous item If you are selecting a disc title track or chapter press amp RETURN to return to the previous item To cancel Program Play Press CLEAR on the remote To cancel programming Press MODE To change programming To change the disc select the program number you want to change using the 4 V buttons aft
97. to be played repeatedly press ENTER on the remote The starting point point A is set A B REPEAT Set point B with CHAPTER TIME A 18 01 32 55 To cancel press CLEAR 3 When you reach the ending point point B press ENTER again The setting points are displayed and the system starts repeating this specific portion A B appears on the front panel display during AB repeat play 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD C 01 34 30 ON CHAPTER TIME A 18 01 32 55 B 18 01 34 30 4 b then ENTER To select press To cancel AB Repeat Play Press CLEAR on the remote Notes e You can set AB Repeat on only one specific portion A B Repeat is canceled when you open or close the disc tray you turn the power off you change the function When you set AB Repeat the settings for Shuffle Play and Program Play are canceled e You may not be able to set A B Repeat depending on the scene of the DVD or the VIDEO CD 46 Checking the Play Information e E You can check the play information on the bit rate bit rate history or the portion where the disc is played layer While playing a disc the approximate bit rate of the playback picture is always displayed by Mbps Mega bit per second and the audio by kbps Kilo bit per second Select ADVANCED after pressing the DVD DISPLAY button on the remote BIT RATE BIT RATE HI
98. tray you change the title If the language is displayed as a 4 digit number refer to the language code list on page 73 Continued to the next page 41 NU JO0 3u0 SY YIIM suompung snouen BUISN NUN JO0 3u0 YI YIIM SUOIPUN4 snouen 6u sn Displaying the audio information of the disc When you select AUDIO the playing channels are displayed on the screen In Dolby Digital format the signals from monaural to 5 1 channels can be recorded ona DVD Depending on the DVD the number of the recorded channels may be different Current audio format Q ORMA DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 Current playing program format PCM DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL is displayed In DOLBY DIGITAL case the channels in the playing track are displayed by number as follows The case of Dolby Digital AC 3 5 1 ch Rear component 2 DOLBY DIGITAL T i Front component 2 LFE Low Center component 1 Frequency Effect component 1 The letters in the program format display mean the following L Front L R Front R C Center monaural IS Rear L S Rear monaural the rear component of the Dolby Surround processed stereo signal and the Dolby Digital signal RS Rear R LFE LFE Low Frequency Effect 42 The display examples are as follows PCM stereo 1 ENGLISH PROGRAM FORMAT PCM 48kHz 24bits To select press da HP then EN
99. ty 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 The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 40 of its original size The DVD also uses the variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital as well as in PCM allowing you to enjoy more real audio presence Furthermore various advanced functions such as the multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD Multi angle function page 43 Various angles or viewpoints of the video camera for a scene are recorded on some DVDs Multilingual function pages 15 41 43 Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a picture are recorded on some DVDs Parental Control page 54 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 Playback Control PBC page 30 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 int
100. ust the speaker volumes to the same level SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE 3 Se BALANCE isi LEVEL a e TESTTONE OFF FRONT CENTER O REAR BEHIND LOW SUBWOOFER YES To set press da thenlENTER To quit DVD SETUP BSIZE Since the front speaker center speaker and subwoofer settings are fixed you cannot change them The default settings are underlined FRONT YES You cannot select otherwise CENTER YES You cannot select otherwise REAR BEHIND LOW BEHIND HIGH SIDE LOW SIDE HIGH Specify the position and height to implement the Digital Cinema Surround modes in the Virtual Multi Dimension sound field page 17 properly SUBWOOFER YES You cannot select otherwise Notes When you select an item the sound cuts off for a moment Depending on the settings of other speakers the subwoofer may output excessive sound Continued to the next page 5 syjueunsn py pue s6unies sjueunsn py pue sbunjas Settings for Speakers SPEAKER SETUP Specifying the rear speaker position and height Specify the position and height of the rear speakers referring to the diagram on page 17 The default setting is underlined BEHIND LOW Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section and BEHIND HIGH Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section and 6 SIDE LOW Select
101. y LD player To reset a button to its factory setting Repeat the procedure above To reset all function buttons to their factory settings Press down 1 O AV I and MASTER VOLUME simultaneously or uninstall the batteries once and press any key then install them again 60 Operating Non Sony Components You can program the remote to control non Sony components Once the control signals have been memorized you can use those components as part of your system Note however that the settings of the DVD and TUNER function buttons cannot be changed IR SET Function buttons Number buttons Enter C OO coco QOO Occ Occ GO 28 1 Press IR SET 2 Press the function button for the component you want to control For example if you are going to control an LD player press AUX The function button lights up 3 Press the number buttons to enter the numeric code or one of the codes if more than one code exist corresponding to the component and the make of the component you want to control See the tables on pages 61 and 62 for information on the numeric code s corresponding to the component and the make of the component 4 Press ENTER When the function button goes off the component s can then be controlled using this remote 5 Repeat Steps 1 to 4 to control other components ej If the function button flashes three times consecutively the programming has failed Check that the numeric

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