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1. T V TAPE A B 12 44 45 54 TOOL MODE 34 48 TUNER MEMORY 20 41 TUNER BAND 14 41 42 TUNING 41 TV VIDEO B6 13 TV I A 13 TV CH B 13 TV VOL 2 13 VOLUME 8 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 power 18 lt I play 28 H pause 40 E stop 29 It go back 27 PPI go forward 27 A rewind 41 gt gt fast forward 41 4 4 4 ENTER 35 gt 10 21 To use these functions press the button while pressing SHIFT 18 V7 161514 1312 11 10 9 8 865 digipad operations The remote is equipped with an unique digipad multi controlling device You can control various operations with this digipad When touching the digipad do not use utensil whose end is sharpened When this unit does not
2. ALPHABETICAL ORDER E R T V ECHO LEVEL Asian model TAPE A B 81 44 45 54 A D only 21 54 TUNER BAND 82 41 42 2 1CH MULTI North American EFFECT North American and VIDEO MD North American and European models only 19 European models only 20 48 model only 23 58 116 48 3239 01 ee North American and er CD SYNC HI DUB 13 45 47 e DIGITAL Pd 57 a models only 21 48 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS DISC SELECT 4 17 18 MD VIDEO Except for North 1 power A DISC 1 indicator 29 17 Americani mode 53 59 amp disc tray B DISC 2 indicator 28 17 MIC jack Except for North 4 A deck A 19 DISC 3 indicator 27 17 American and European A B deck B 17 DISC 4 indicator 26 17 models 19 54 lt I gt play 6 DISC 5 indicator 25 17 MIC LEVEL Except for North H pause 8 Display window 2 American and European E stop 7 DISPLAY 22 32 43 52 53 60 models 20 54 K PPI go back go forward 64 MULTI CHANNEL DECODING 9 DVD 33 18 19 21 45 indicator 3 4a gt gt DVD MENU 1 25 27 PHONES jack 16 rewind fast forward 10 DVD TOP MENU 11 25 REC PAUSE START 14 45 46 Remote sensor 80 Except for North American model and European models North American model and 18 gt l17 European models only
3. 7GB Remote Control ALPHABETICAL ORDER A E 2 1CH MULTI 80 16 48 53 59 61 ALBUM 4 B3 20 AMP MENU 9 14 15 31 49 53 ANGLE 89 36 62 AUDIO 89 27 29 33 CLEAR 19 21 24 30 35 CLOCK TIMER SELECT 24 47 56 CLOCK TIMER SET 24 16 47 56 D SKIP 5 18 21 46 digipad 7 9 DISPLAY 4 32 43 52 53 60 64 DSP EDIT 87 50 51 DVD 16 17 18 21 25 29 32 36 40 45 52 57 59 61 64 66 70 DVD DISPLAY 11 20 23 24 26 32 33 35 39 DVD MENU 15 25 27 DVD SETUP 9 26 31 38 DVD TOP MENU 17 25 EFFECT 32 48 50 59 ENTER 6 14 16 18 20 21 23 26 33 35 41 46 47 49 51 53 56 64 F S FUNCTION fg 19 45 54 58 59 63 GAME MODE B6 48 GROOVE 34 48 KARAOKE PON 6 54 MOVIE MODE 32 48 MUSIC MODE 37 48 Numeric buttons 23 18 22 25 35 38 40 42 P FILE B9 51 PLAY MODE DIRECTION 20 17 19 21 22 44 46 54 62 PRESET 27 PREV NEXT 27 REPEAT FM MODE 22 18 20 22 64 RETURN e 30 25 35 38 39 SCAN SLOW lt 1 amp 9 51 gt 41 18 SELECT 28 SHIFT 13 SLEEP 25 55 SUBTITLE 81 27 36
4. GRAPHICS The preset picture stored in the system appears in the background e BLUE The background color is blue BLACK The background color is black E COMPONENT OUT This will change the type of signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the player INTERLACE Select this setting when you are connected to a standard interlace format TV PROGRESSIVE Select this when you have a TV that can accept progressive signals To force the system to switch to interlace when PROGRESSIVE is selected Make sure the function is set to DVD then hold down DVD FUNCTION and press DVD MENU Notes When PROGRESSIVE is selected in SCREEN SETUP and the color system of the TV is PAL the signal is changed into the interlace format signal automaticaly When PROGRESSIVE is selected in SCREEN SETUP no signal is output from the VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO OUT jacks Custom settings CUSTOM SETUP Select CUSTOM SETUP in the Setup Display H COLOR SYSTEM Except for Pan American and European model Select the color system when you play a VIDEO CD AUTO Outputs the video signal in the system of the disc either PAL or NTSC If your TV uses a DUAL system select AUTO PAL Changes the video signal of an NTSC disc and outputs it in the PAL system NTSC Changes the video signal of a PAL disc and outputs it in the NTSC system Note You cannot change the color system of the
5. The language for the sound track cannot be changed e Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played e The DVD prohibits changing the language for the sound track Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc The subtitle language cannot be changed e Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played e The DVD prohibits changing the subtitles Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc The subtitle cannot be turned off e The DVD prohibits turning off subtitles Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc The angles cannot be changed e Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played The angle can be changed only when the ANGLE indicator lights up on the front panel display page 36 The DVD prohibits changing the angles Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc There is no picture Press DVD or FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until DVD appears Check that the system is connected securely The video cable is damaged Replace it with a new one Make sure you connect the system to the video input jack of your TV page 11 Make sure you turn on the TV Make sure you select the video input on the TV so that you can view the pictures from the system The picture noise appears Clean the disc If video from this system has to go through your VCR to get to your TV the
6. When using a TV Turn on the TV and select the video input so you can view the pictures from this system Tips e For even higher quality video images Use an optional component video cable to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO input jacks on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of this system If your TV is compatible with progressive format file signals use this connection and set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE in SCREEN SETUP page 28 Use an optional S video cable to connect the S VIDEO input jack on your TV to the S VIDEO OUT jack of this system If you connect a video deck between this unit and the TV you may experience video leakage when watching the video signal from this unit Do not connect a video deck between this unit and the TV E For models with a voltage selector set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the position of your local power line voltage Refer to the print on your system s VOLTAGE SELECTOR for available settings VOLTAGE SELECTOR 120V Saudi Arabian Model 120 127 V continued 11 Hooking up the system continued Connect the power cord to a wall outlet The demonstration appears in the display When you press 1 the system turns on and the demonstration automatically ends If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not fit your wall outlet detach it from the plug only for models equipped with an adaptor Except for Pan American and European model
7. 3 From your listening position select BALANCE or LEVEL then press or repeatedly to adjust the value of BALANCE or press 4 or repeatedly to adjust the value of LEVEL The test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously 4 Select TEST TONE and set TEST TONE to OFF to turn off the test tone Notes When you adjust the speaker settings the sound cuts off for a moment If you adjust these parameters using OSD while adjusting the speaker parameters using AMP MENU or SPEAKER LEVEL pages 14 16 the display on the unit turns off dW d D olpny sedns a gt a gt d O03AIWAAA f 3108 Viewing information about the disc Checking the playing time and remaining time You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter or track and the total playing time of the disc on the screen Use the remote for the operation 32GB 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the time information The display and the kinds of time that you can change depend on the disc you are playing 7 MAKING SCENE 18 34 T 1 32 55 Time information E When playing a DVD e T Keka Playing time of the current title e T kkikki kk Remaining time of the current title e ek eK Playing time of the current chapter e Ck RK Remaining time of the current chapter E
8. Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 66 There is excessive wow or flutter or the sound drops out The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty see Cleaning the tape heads on page 66 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetized see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 66 After pressing lt JC or 4 there is a mechanical noise EJECT appears in the display and the unit enters standby mode automatically The cassette tape is not inserted correctly continued Gunocoysajqno1 F 6398 Problems and remedies continued Tuner There is severe hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes in the display Adjust the antenna The signal is too weak Connect an external antenna A stereo FM program cannot be received in stereo Press REPEAT FM MODE on the remote so that MONO disappears If other troubles not described above occur reset the system as follows 1 Press W DISPLAY and DVD TOP MENU at the same time 2 Unplug the power cord 3 Plug the power cord back in 4 Press 1 5 to turn on the power The system is reset to the factory settings except for DVD settings You should set the settings you made such as the preset stations clock and timer To reset the DVD settings select RESET in step 2 of Using the Setup Display page 26 After you select RESET and press ENTER
9. Setting up for DVD VIDEO CD CD Using the Setup Display By using the Setup Display you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound You can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup Display among other things For details on each Setup Display item see pages 27 29 For an overall list of Setup Display items see page 75 Items displayed on the OSD on screen display vary slightly depending on the area Use the remote for the operation 1 When the playback is stopped press DVD SETUP while pressing SHIFT The Setup Display appears Main items 2 Press 4 or repeatedly to select the setup item from the displayed list then press ENTER The selected setup item appears Example SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 2668 3 Press 4 or repeatedly to select an item then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear Example TV TYPE IL 169 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN Options 4 Press 4 or repeatedly to select a setting then press ENTER The setting is selected and the setup is completed Example 4 3 PAN SCAN Selected setting TV TYPE 4 3 PAN SCAN To turn off the Setup Display Press DVD SETUP repeatedly while pressing SHIFT or press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off Tip Tf you select RESET in step 2 you can reset all of the SETUP settings on pages 26 29 except for PARENTAL C
10. TRACK repeats the current track E When Program Play is set to ON OFF does not play repeatedly ALL repeats Program Play When the play mode is set to ALBUM or ALBUM SHUP all the tracks in the current album is repeated Notes e When the play mode is set to ALL DISCS SHUF you can select the Repeat Play of TITLE TRACK or CHAPTER only You can perform Repeat play for DVD titles that contain chapters 24 38 Playing DVDs using the menu Some DVDs have menus to help you enjoy the DVDs You can play DVDs using these menus Using the DVD top menu A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using the menu 1 Press DVD TOP MENU The menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press 4 or the numeric buttons on the remote to select the title you want to play 3 Press ENTER The playback starts from the selected title Using the DVD menu Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using a menu When you play these DVDs you can select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound using the DVD menu 1 Press DVD MENU The menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press or the numeric buttons on the remot
11. YES REAR BEHIND LOW BEHIND HIGH SIDE LOW SIDE HIGH Specify the position and height see page 14 Notes When you select an item the sound cuts off for a moment e Depending on the settings of other speakers the subwoofer may output excessive sound 3068 E DISTANCE The default distance settings for the speakers in relation to the listening position is shown below Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the speakers e FRONT Front speaker distance from the listening position can be set in 0 1 meter steps from 1 0 to 12 0 meters or in 1 foot steps from 3 to 40 feet CENTER Center speaker distance can be moved up to 1 5 meters 5 feet closer to the listening position from the front speakers in 0 1 meter steps or in foot steps REAR Rear speaker distance can be moved up to 4 5 meters 15 feet closer to the listening position from the front speakers in 0 1 meter steps or in 1 foot steps Notes When you select an item the sound cuts off for a moment If each of the front or rear speakers is not placed at an equal distance from your listening position set the distance of the closest speaker Do not place the rear speakers farther away from your listening position than the front speakers E BALANCE You can vary the balance of the left and right speakers as follows Be sure to set
12. into the screen Cinema Studio Reverberation Reproduces the reverberations peculiar to a movie theater Cinema Studio EX is the integrated mode which operates these elements simultaneously Note The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic II DHC FL7D only or Dolby Pro Logic This system can reproduce 2 channel sound in multi channels through Dolby Pro Logic II or Dolby Pro Logic You can also use this function for DVD when Dolby Surround is selected in the audio setting screen 1 Press 2 1CH MULTI while pressing SHIFT on the remote to select MULTI 2 Press MOVIE on the remote to select NORMAL SURROUND PRO LOGIC appears in the display Listening to audio without using Dolby Pro Logic II DHC FL7D only or Dolby Pro Logic With NORMAL SURROUND selected press 2 1CH MULTI while pressing SHIFT on the remote to select 2 1CH quewysn py punos i Using the menu to select Dolby Pro Logic II or Dolby Pro Logic DHC FL7D only 1 Set 2 1CH MULTI to MULTI then select EFFECT OFF or NORMAL SURROUND 2 Press AMP MENU 3 Press or repeatedly to select DOLBY PL MENU 4 Press ENTER 5 Press or repeatedly to select the mode 6 Press ENTER The selected mode appears in the display continued 4938 Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic Il DHC FL7D only or Dolby Pro Logic conti
13. steps TAPE No Tab You cannot record the tape because the tab has been removed from the cassette No Tape There is no tape in the tape deck TUNER WAIT The function is switching to the tuner Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATION DHC FL7D USA model only POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION with 8 ohm loads both channels driven from 120 Hz 10 kHz rates 60 watts per channel minimum RMS power with no more than 10 total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output Continuous RMS power output Center speaker 60 watts 16 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 60 60 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 120 watts 8 ohms at 100 Hz 10 THD Rear speaker Sub woofer Amplifier section Canadian model DHC FL7D Continuous RMS power output reference Front speaker 60 60 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 60 watts 16 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 60 60 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 120 watts 8 ohms at 100 Hz 10 THD less than 0 07 8 ohms at 1 kHz 35 watts Center speaker Rear speaker Sub woofer Total harmonic distortion European model DHC FL7D DIN power output at stereo mode rated 45 45 watts 8 ohms at kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference Front speaker 60 60 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 60 watts 16 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 60 60 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 120 watts 8 ohms
14. Audio CD MP3 by specifying track order Program Edit When programming make sure the playing times for each side do not exceed the length of one side of the tape 1 Insert a recordable tape into deck B then press DVD when playback is stopped 2 Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly until PROGRAM appears in the on screen display The Program Display appears on the screen CNI NA 3 Press then press 4 or repeatedly to select the disc The cursor or moves to the disc in this case DISC1 CD 8 10 4 Press The cursor moves to the album or track in this case ALL TRACKS i 2 3 4 5 6 we 8 9 0 1 46 5 Select the album or track you want to program E When programming a VIDEO CD or cD For example select track 6 Press or the numeric buttons to select 6 then press ENTER Selected track E When programming MP3 For example select track 3 of album 2 Press or the numeric buttons to select 2 then press Al ALL TRACKS Next press or the numeric buttons to select 3 then press ENTER Selected album and track ALBUM2 TRACK3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 6 To program additional tracks repeat steps 3 to 5 Skip step 3 to select tracks from the same disc 7 Press CD SYNC HI DUB ga flashes and SYNC appears in the display 8 Press PLAY M
15. 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 centre speaker The rear speakers output monaural sound 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 aCD The data capacity of a single layer and single sided DVD at 4 7 GB Giga Byte is 7 times that of a CD Furthermore the data capacity of a dual layer and single sided DVD is 8 5 GB a single layer and double sided DVD 9 4 GB and a dual layer and double sided DVD 17 GB 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
16. Recording Press W to cancel the CD Synchro Recording then press amp to eject the disc Consult your nearest Sony dealer Play does not start Open the disc tray and check whether a disc is loaded Wipe the disc clean see page 65 Replace the disc Place the disc correctly in the center of the tray Place the disc in the tray with the label side up Remove the disc and wipe away the moisture on the disc then leave the system turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates Press JA to start play The region code on the DVD does not match the system Cancel the Custom Parental Control function The sound skips Wipe the disc clean see page 65 Replace the disc Try moving the system to a place without vibration e g on top of a stable stand Try moving the speakers away from the system or placing them on separate stands When you listen to a track with bass sounds at high volume the speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip continued Bunooys jqnosL F 610 Problems and remedies continued Play does not start from the first track The player is in Program Play or Shuffle Play mode Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly until 1 DISC or ALL DISCS appears Resume Play has been selected When the playback is stopped press W then start DVD playback page 17 The title DVD or PBC menu automatically appears on the T
17. Repeat Play press REPEAT FM MODE on the remote until REP and REP1 disappear Locating a point quickly in fast forward or fast reverse scan During playback press SCAN SLOW lt I E or amp IP on the remote To return to normal playback press A For DVDs VIDEO CDs or Super Audio CDs two speeds are available Each time you press the button the indication cyclically changes as follows Playback direction FF 1 gt gt FF 2 gt Opposite direction FR 1 lt 4 lt FR 244 Change the playback speed Slow motion play During pause mode press SCAN SLOW lt l amp 9 or amp I gt on the remote To return to normal playback press lt A gt Two speeds are available Each time you press the button the indication cyclically changes as follows Playback direction SLOW 23 gt t SLOWIB gt Opposite direction DVD only SLOW 2 8 lt gt SLOW 1 lt You cannot select REP1 during Program Play The FF 2P FR 2 lt 4 lt playback speed is faster than FF 1 gt FR lt 3 DVD and VIDEO CD only Slow motion reverse play for DVD only 4 The SLOW 29 SLOW 2 4 playback speed is slower than SLOW 1B SLOW 1 41 Tips You can use the digipad for the disc operations Pressing DVD while the power is off automatically turns the power on Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen You can play the disc interactively by follo
18. TEST TONE to ON for easy adjustment FRONT CENTER Adjust the balance between the front left and right speakers You can adjust in 6 steps to left or right from center position REAR CENTER Adjust the balance between the rear left and right speakers You can adjust in 6 steps to left or right from center position E LEVEL You can vary the level of each speakers as follows Be sure to set TEST TONE to ON for easy adjustment CENTER 0 dB Adjust the level of the center speaker 6 dB to 6 dB 1 dB steps e REAR 0 dB Adjust the level of the rear speakers 6 dB to 6 dB 1 dB steps SUBWOOFER 0 dB Adjust the level of the subwoofer 6 dB to 6 dB 1 dB steps E TEST TONE The speakers will emit a test tone to adjust BALANCE and LEVEL OFF The test tone is not emitted from the speakers ON The test tone is emitted from each speaker in sequence while adjusting balance or level When you select one of the SPEAKER SETUP items the test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously To adjust the volume of all the speakers at once Turn VOLUME or press VOLUME on the remote Adjusting the speaker volume and level 1 Press DVD SETUP while pressing SHIFT in stop mode then select SPEAKER SETUP 2 Select TEST TONE and set TEST TONE to ON You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence
19. When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions e sek rk Playing time of the current scene E When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions or CD e T xk Playing time of the current track o Tater ek Remaining time of the current track e D xr Playing time of the current disc e Dead Remaining time of the current disc E When playing an MP3 file e T kerk Playing time of the current track e T Remaining time of the current track To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Sound adjustment Changing the sound If a DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks you can select the language you want while playing the DVD If the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats you can select the audio format you want while playing the DVD With stereo 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 In this case the sound loses its stereo effect For example when playing a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel you can select the left channel and hear only the instruments from both speakers Use the remote for the operation 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 or repeatedly to select AUDIO then press ENTER The options for AUDIO a
20. at 100 Hz 10 THD Music power output reference Front speaker 120 120 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 120 watts 16 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 120 120 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 240 watts 8 ohms at 100 Hz 10 THD Center speaker Rear speaker Sub woofer Center speaker Rear speaker Sub woofer continued uo euwnoju BUONIPPY i 678 Specifications continued Other models DHC FL7D FL5D The following measured at AC 127 220 240 V 50 60 Hz Saudi Arabian model only The following measured at AC 120 220 240 V 50 60 Hz except for Saudi Arabian model MULTI mode DIN power output at stereo mode rated 45 45 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference Front speaker 60 60 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 60 watts 16 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 60 60 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 100 watts 8 ohms at 100 Hz 10 THD Center speaker Rear speaker Sub woofer 2 1CH mode DIN power output at stereo mode rated 70 70 watts 8 ohms at kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference Front speaker 120 120 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Sub woofer 240 watts 8 ohms at 100 Hz 10 THD Inputs VIDEO MD IN North American model only phono jacks voltage 250 mV 450mV impedence 47 kilohms MD VIDEO IN other models phono jacks voltage 450 mV 250 mV impedance 47 kilohms OPTICAL DIGITAL IN Square optic
21. h d Mass Sub woofer SS WG7 Speaker system Speaker units Woofer Nominal impedance Dimensions w h d Mass General Power requirements North American model European model Saudi Arabian model Australian model Thailand model Korean model Mexican model Other models Power consumption U S A model DHC FL7D Canadian model DHC FL7D European model DHC FL7D Other models DHC FL7D DHC FLSD Dimensions w h d Mass Passive sub woofer magnetically shielded 18 cm cone type 8 ohms Approx 245 x 410 x 420 mm Approx 9 5 kg net 120 V AC 60 Hz 230 V AC 50 60 Hz 120 127 V 220 V or 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector 230 240V AC 50 60 Hz 220 V AC 50 60 Hz 220 V AC 60 Hz 120 V AC 60 Hz 120 V 220 V or 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector 325 watts 325 watts 325 watts 0 3 watts at the Power Saving Mode 425 watts 425 watts Approx 245 x 410 x 400 mm North American and European models DHC FL7D Other models DHC FL7D DHC FLSD Supplied accessories Approx 14 kg Approx 15 kg Approx 15 kg AM loop antenna 1 FM lead antenna 1 Remote commander 1 Batteries 3 Video cable 1 Speaker cord 6 Speaker support 2 Screw 3 x 10 8 Stand 2 for U S A model only Center and rear speaker pads 12 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice uon eunoju BUONIP
22. numeric buttons or 4 7 then press ENTER The angle is changed to the selected angle To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Tip You can select the angle by pressing ANGLE Each time you press the button the angle changes Note Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD 3668 Displaying the subtitles DVD only With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles are recorded you can change the subtitle language while playing a DVD or turn the subtitles 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 Use the remote for the operation 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 or repeatedly to select IG SUBTITLE then press ENTER The options for SUBTITLE appear 3 Press 4 or repeatedly to select the language you want then press ENTER The subtitles are displayed in the selected language To cancel the SUBTITLE setting Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Tip You can select the subtitle by pressing SUBTITLE Each time you press the button the language changes Notes When 4 digits are displayed in step 3 they indicate the language code Refer to the language co
23. operations such as play stop and fast winding etc frequently The tape may get entangled in the tape deck Cleaning the tape heads Clean the tape heads after every 10 hours of use Make sure to clean the tape heads before you start an important recording or after playing an old tape Use a separately sold dry type or wet type cleaning cassette For details refer to the instructions of the cleaning cassette Demagnetizing the tape heads Demagnetize the tape heads and the metal parts that have contact with the tape every 20 to 30 hours of use with a separately sold demagnetizing cassette For details refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing cassette 66 82 In case color irregularity is observed on nearby a TV screen With the magnetically shielded type of speaker system the speakers can be installed near a TV set However color irregularity may still be observed on the TV screen depending on the type of your TV set If color irregularity is observed Turn off the TV set then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes If color irregularity is observed again Place the speakers farther away from the TV set Messages One of the following messages may appear or flash in the display during operation DVD No Disc There is no disc in the player Push STOP You pressed PLAY MODE TUNING MODE during play Cannot Use You pressed an invalid button Step Full You tried to program 26 or more tracks
24. pressing SHIFT on the remote The personal file number appears in the display 3 Slide your finger on the digipad to select the file number where you want to store the effect 4 Press ENTER on the remote To call up a personal file On the remote press P FILE repeatedly while pressing SHIFT to select the file Tip You can use the cursor buttons on the remote instead of the digipad Note When using personal files the adjustable DSP EDIT parameters depend on the original sound effect quewysn py punos i 5108 Display Turning off the display Power Saving Mode The demonstration display display window and buttons lighting and flashing even when the system power is off and the clock display can be turned off to minimize the amount of power consumed during standby Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is off until the demonstration display or the clock display disappears To cancel Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY while the system is off Each time you press the button the display switches cyclically as follows Demonstration display Clock display No display Power Saving Mode The clock is displayed only if you set the clock Tip The timer continues to operate in Power Saving Mode Note During the Power Saving Mode the following functions do not work Setting the time Changing the AM tuning interval Pressing a function button
25. respond to the digipad operations press the digipad a little harder DVD TUNER TAPE A B functions sebeg a2uai0jay pue suong jo S17 a Basic operation DVD TUNER TAPE A B Tap once lt 1 Start playback Tap twice E Stop playback When you tap the digipad while playing a CD playback pauses Tap again to resume playback Slide from the left to the right PPI AMS preset Slide from the right to the left kd AMS preset Slide from lower side to upper side bP Fast forward tuning Slide from upper side to lower side lt 4 Rewind tuning Tf you keep on moving you can operate as pressing and holding these buttons Adjusting the equalizer curve in EQ EDIT operations page 50 The curve made by sliding the finger is reflected in the display Selecting parameters in DSP EDIT and other adjustments page 50 Slide in the direction until you reach the value you want refer to each of the operations Adjusting the position of the digipad When the digipad operation is not carried out properly or when you replace the batteries perform the following procedure When carrying out this operation make sure to point the remote toward the main unit 1 Turn on the system 2 Press DISPLAY and k on the remote at the same time CALIBRATION flashes in the display 3 Tap the dot at the left upper corner of the digipad A PUSHED a
26. select YES then press ENTER to reset the settings it takes a few seconds to complete Do not press 1 when resetting the system 64ce Self diagnosis function When letters numbers appear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the system from malfunctioning a five character service number e g C 13 00 with a combination of a letter and digits appears on the screen In this case check the following table SUELA SaS First three Cause and or Corrective characters of Action the service number C13 The disc is dirty gt Clean the disc with a soft cloth see page 65 C31 The disc is not inserted correctly gt Re insert the disc correctly EXX To prevent a malfunction the XX is a number system has performed the self diagnosis function gt Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the 5 character service number Example E 61 10 Additional Information Precautions On operating voltage Before operating the unit check that the operating voltage of your unit is identical with the voltage of your local power supply On safety The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off Unplug the unit from the wall outlet mains if it is not to be used for an extended period of time To disconn
27. sound from the component connected to the VIDEO MD jacks North American model only or MD VIDEO jacks other models is distorted Check the function setting of VIDEO MD North American model or MD VIDEO other models see Note Listening to audio from a connected component on page 59 The timer does not function Set the clock correctly DAILY or REC does not appear when you press CLOCK TIMER SELECT repeatedly while pressing SHIFT on the remote Set the timer correctly Set the clock The remote does not function There is an obstacle between the remote and the unit The remote is not pointing in the direction of the unit s sensor The batteries have run down Replace the batteries There is acoustic feedback Decrease the volume level Move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone The color irregularity on a TV screen persists Turn off the TV set then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes If the color irregularity still persists place the speakers farther away from the TV set PROTECT and PUSH POWER appear alternately A strong signal is input Turn off the power leave the system turned off for a while then turn on the power again If PROTECT and PUSH POWER still appear alternately check the speaker cords DVD CLOSE appears You tried to open the cassette deck when
28. sufficient magnitude to 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 WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authorit
29. the DVD you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In this case enter your password then change the level 40 8 Tuner Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations You can then tune in any of those stations simply by selecting the corresponding preset number There are two ways to store the station presets To Method Automatically tune in all of the stations that can be received in your area and then store them manually Automatic Tuning Preset Manually tune in and store the radio frequency of your favorite stations Manual Tuning Preset Setting presets through automatic tuning 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press and hold lt lt or gt gt until the frequency indication starts to change then release The frequency changes as the system scans for a station Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned in At that time TUNED and STEREO for stereo program only appear If TUNED does not appear and the scanning does not stop Set the frequency of the desired radio station as described in steps 2 through 4 of Setting presets through manual tuning 3 Press TUNER MEMORY while pressing SHIFT on the remote A preset number appears in the display The stations are stored from preset number 1 TUNED Preset number 4 Press ENTER on the remote T
30. the TV channels TV CH Adjusts the volume of the TV TV VOL speaker s Tip When the remote no longer operates the system replace all the batteries with new ones Note If you do not use the remote for a long period of time remove all the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage Notice for carrying this system Do the following to protect the DVD mechanism 1 Turn on the system then press DVD Make sure that all discs are removed from the unit 2 Hold down DVD then press 1 O until LOCK appears 3 Release I first then release DVD 4 Unplug the AC power cord 13 Setting up your speakers Positioning the speakers For the best possible surround sound all the speakers other than the sub woofer should be the same distance from the listening position O However if necessary this system allows you to place the center speaker up to 1 5 meters 5 feet closer and the rear speakers up to 4 5 meters 15 feet closer to the listening position The front speakers can be placed from 1 0 to 12 0 meters 3 to 40 feet from the listening position You can place the sub woofer in any 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 Note Do not place the center and rear speaker
31. 503 Singhalese 1703 Not specified 1157 Persian 326 Lingala 1505 Slovak 1165 Finnish 327 Laothian 1506 Slovenian 1166 Fiji 332 Lithuanian 1507 Samoan 1171 Faroese 1334 Latvian Lettish 1508 Shona 1174 French 1345 Malagasy 1509 Somali 1181 Frisian 347 Maori 1511 Albanian 1183 Irish 1349 Macedonian 1512 Serbian 7348 Control Menu Item List Control Menu Items Function DISC NAME Displays the disc name inserted into the system TITLE DVD only SCENE VIDEO CD in PBC Playback only TRACK VIDEO CD only Selects the title DVD or the track VIDEO CD to be played CHAPTER DVD only INDEX VIDEO CD only Selects the chapter DVD or the index VIDEO CD to be played ALBUM MP3 only Selects the album MP3 to be played TRACK Super Audio CD CD Selects the track to be played MP3 only INDEX Super Audio CD CD only Selects the index to be played TIME TEXT Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music searching AUDIO DVD VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD only Changes the audio setting SUBTITLE DVD only Displays the subtitles Changes the subtitle language ANGLE DVD only Changes the angle PLAY MODE VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD MP3 only Selects the play mode REPEAT Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks repeatedly or one title chapter track repeatedly CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Set
32. Australia 2047 Malaysia 2363 Set LEVEL to OFF in step 8 Austria 2046 Mexico 2362 Belgium 2057 Netherlands 2376 To change the password Brazil 2070 New Zealand 2390 1 In step 5 press to select CHANGE Canada 2079 Norway 2379 PASSWORD then press ENTER The display for entering the password Chile 2090 Pakistan veel appears China 2092 Philippines 2424 2 Follow step 3 to enter a new password Denmark 2115 Portugal 2436 Finland 2165 Russia 2489 Playing the disc for which France 2174 Singapore 2501 Parental Control is set Germany 2109 Spain 2149 1 Hong Kong 2219 Sweden 2499 Insert the disc and press ere India 2248 Switzerland 2086 ThEVEARENTAL CONTROL display Indonesia 2238 Taiwan 2543 appears Italy 2254 Thailand 2528 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the Japan 2276 United Kingdom 2184 numeric buttons then press ENTER The playback starts Tip If you forgot your password remove the disc and repeat steps to 3 of Limiting playback by children When you are asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digit password replace the disc in the system and press lt I When the PARENTAL CONTROL display appears enter your new password Notes When you play DVDs which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on this system Depending on
33. DSP buttons MUSIC MODE MOVIE MODE GAME MODE or TOOL MODE on the remote repeatedly to select the sound effect you want The sound effect name appears in the display See Sound effect options below To cancel On the remote press EFFECT repeatedly while pressing SHIFT to select EFFECT OFF All the parameters become flat Sound effect options You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the sound effect according to the program you want to listen to 4gce DSP Options MODE MUSIC LIVE HOUSE MODE HALL S ENHANCE SOUND ENHANCE RADIO SOUND MOVIE C STUDIO EX A MODE CINEMA STUDIO EX A DXA C STUDIO EX B CINEMA STUDIO EX B DAA C STUDIO EX C CINEMA STUDIO EX C DAA NORMAL SURR NORMAL SURROUND GAME ARCADE MODE RACING ADVENTURE BATTLE TOOL PAN MODE FLANGER KEY CONTROL EXCITER COMPRESSOR REVERB EARLY RFLC EARLY REFLECTION Sound effects with virtual speakers Virtual effects with 2 1CH or AUTO with 2 1CH only About DCS Digital Cinema Sound The sound effects with marks use DCS technology In the collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment Sony measured the sound environment of their studios and integrated the data of the measurement and Sony s own DSP Digital Signal Processor technology to develop Digital Cinema Sound Digital Cinema Sound simulates in a home theater an ideal movie theater sound environme
34. ENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER Enter a 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears E When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER 5 Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER Custom parental control is set appears and the screen returns to the Control Menu Display If you make a mistake entering your password Press before you press ENTER and input the correct number dW dD olpny sedns ad a gt d O3AIWAAA i continued 37GB Locking discs continued If you make a mistake Press RETURN 2 then start from step 3 again To turn off the Control Menu Press RETURN then press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 In step 4 select OFF then press ENTER 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER To change the password 1 In step 4 select PASSWORD then press ENTER The display for entering the password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER 3 Enter a new 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER 4 To confi
35. M2___ TRACK3 2 3 4 5 6 ZA 8 9 0 6 To program other tracks repeat steps 3 to 5 The programmed tracks are displayed in the selected order 7 Press ID to start Program Play Program Play starts When the program ends you can restart the same program again by pressing lt I gt on the remote To Do this Return to normal Press CLEAR on the remote play during playback Turn off the program In stop mode press PLAY menu MODE DIRECTION on the remote to turn off the program menu Clear the last programmed track Press CLEAR in step 6 The program is cleared from the last programmed track Tips You can do Repeat Play of the programmed tracks Press REPEAT FM MODE or set REPEAT to on in the Control Menu display during Program Play The program you made remains in the system s memory even after it has been played back Press lt I to play the same program again Notes The displayed number of tracks is the same as that recorded on the disc You cannot use Program Play with DVDs Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc Resume Play This system memorizes the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume from that point 1 While playing a disc press W to stop playback RESUME appears in the display If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press lt IC The player starts playback from the point you stop
36. NTER on the remote 5 Press Id or PI repeatedly to set the minutes 6 Press ENTER on the remote To adjust the clock 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 2 Press kK or PPI repeatedly to select CLOCK SET then press ENTER on the remote 3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6 above Note The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs DVD VIDEO CD CD Super Audio CD MP3 Playing discs Loading a disc 1 Press DISC SELECT repeatedly to select the disc tray you want to open 2 Press 4 The front panel slides down and the disc tray slides out 3 Place a disc with the label side up on the disc tray When you play a 8 cm disc place it on the inner circle of ne the tray 4 Press amp to close the disc tray To insert other discs repeat the same procedure When a disc is inserted in the disc tray the corresponding disc indicator 1 to 5 from top lights up Note When the disc tray slides out you cannot open the cassette deck Playing a disc Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play Scan Slow motion Play Before playing a DVD or a VIDEO CD turn on your TV and select the video input Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Playing time Disc tray number Track number 1 When playback is sto
37. ODE DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly to select to record on one side Select CZ or RELAY to record on both sides 9 Press REC PAUSE START Recording starts To cancel Program Edit in stop mode Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly until 1 DISC or ALL DISCS appears in the display Timer recording radio programs To timer record you must set the clock see Setting the clock on page 16 and preset the radio stations see Presetting radio stations on page 41 beforehand 1 Tune in the preset radio station see Listening to the radio on page 42 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote DAILY SET appears 3 Press Id or PI repeatedly to select REC SET then press ENTER on the remote ON appears and the hour indication flashes 4 Set the time to start recording Press dd or PI repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER on the remote The minute indication flashes Press k or BP repeatedly to set the minutes then press ENTER on the remote The hour indication flashes again 5 set the time to stop recording following step 4 The start time appears followed by the stop time the preset radio station to be recorded e g TUNER FM 5 then the original display appears 6 Insert a recordable tape into deck B 7 Turn off the power When the recording starts the volume level is set to the minimum To Do this Check the setting
38. ONTROL to the default settings After you select RESET and press ENTER select YES and press ENTER to reset the settings it takes a few seconds to complete Do not press 1 when resetting the system Setting the display or sound track language LANGUAGE SETUP LANGUAGE SETUP allows you to set various languages for the on screen display or sound track Select LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup Display H OSD on screen Display Switches the display language on the screen Select the language from the displayed list H DVD MENU DVD only Select the language for the DVD menu HH AUDIO DVD only Switches the language of the sound track Select the language from the displayed list H SUBTITLE DVD only Switches the language of the subtitle Select the language from the displayed list Tf you select OTHERS in DVD MENU AUDIO or SUBTITLE select and enter the language code from the list using the numeric buttons page 73 After you selected the language code 4 digits is displayed the next time you select OTHERS Note When you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected except for OSD dW d D olpny sedns a gt a gt d O3AINGAG f 27GB Settings for the display SCREEN SETUP Select settings according to the connected TV Select SCREEN SETUP in the Set
39. PI repeatedly to select DAILY SET then press ENTER on the remote ON appears and the hour indication flashes 5 Set the time to start playback Press dd or BPI repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER on the remote The minute indication flashes Press dd or PP repeatedly to set the minutes then press ENTER on the remote The hour indication flashes again 5668 6 set the time to stop playback following step 5 7 Press Id or PI repeatedly until the music source you want appears The indications change as follows m TUNER amp DVD PLAY gt TAPE PLAY _ 8 Press ENTER on the remote The type of timer DAILY TIMER followed by the start time stop time and the music source appears then the original display appears 9 Turn off the power To Do this Check the setting Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT while pressing SHIFT on the remote and press Hea or BPI repeatedly to select DAILY SELECT then press ENTER on the remote Change the setting Start over from step 1 Cancel the Daily Press CLOCK TIMER Timer SELECT while pressing SHIFT on the remote and press kea or BPI repeatedly to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER on the remote Notes If the power is on at the preset time the Daily Timer does not work When you use the Sleep Timer the Daily Timer will not turn on the system until the Sleep Timer turns it off The powe
40. PY i 69 GB Glossary Album Section of a music piece on a data CD containing MP3 audio tracks Bit Rate 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 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 channel separation Furthermore since all the signals are processed digitally less signal degradation occurs Dolby Pro Logic Il Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full bandwidth output channels from two channel sources This is done using an advanced high purity matrix surround decoder that extracts the spatial properties of the original recording without adding any new sounds or tonal colorations 70 GB Dolby
41. Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT while pressing SHIFT on the remote and press k or PPI repeatedly to select REC SELECT then press ENTER on the remote Start over from step 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT while pressing SHIFT on the remote and press k or PPI repeatedly to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER on the remote Change the setting Cancel the Timer recording Notes If the power is on at the preset time the Timer recording does not work When you use the Sleep Timer the Timer recording will not turn on the system until the Sleep Timer turns it off The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset time You cannot activate the Daily timer and the Timer recording simultaneously 4708 Soun ment Note When you select or play a Super Audio CD The sound effects are automatically turned off except for the equalization The sound effect or the personal file cannot be selected You cannot store the personal file Adjusting the sound On the remote press GROOVE repeatedly while pressing SHIFT Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows GROOVE ON V GROOVE ON GROOVE OFF GROOVE The volume switches to power mode and the equalizer curve changes to suit the music source V GROOVE The volume switches to power mode and the equalizer curve changes to suit the movie source Selecting the sound effect Press one of the
42. RE TO BEAM ADVARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED BNING UNDGA UDS TTELSE FOR STR LING VORSICHT SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GE FFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN VARO N KYV JA N KYM T N AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA LASERSATEILYLLE ALA KATSO S TEESEEN VARNING SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRALNING N R DENNA DEL AR PPNAD STRALEN AR FARLIG ADVARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING NAR DEKSEL PNES UNNGA EKSPONERING FOR STRALEN FIGYELEM A BURKOLAT MEGBONTASAKOR L THAT ES L THATATLAN L ZERSUG R L PHET KI A K SZ L KB L GVAKODJON A K ZVETLEN LEZERSUGARTOL To prevent fire do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers table cloths curtains etc And don t place lighted candles on the apparatus To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Don t throw away the battery with general house waste dispose of it correctly as chemical waste 2GB NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN e U S A CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous AN voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of
43. S O NY 4 241 389 14 1 Display Side Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No SVP die Wee VIDEO TEXT QP SUPER AUDIO CD DHC FL7D DHC FL5D 2002 Sony Corporation d i g j p c d DHC FL7D only 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 Do not install the appliance in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product This label is located on the rear exterior CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT 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 personel only U S A model This label is located inside the unit CAUTION Laser radiation when open DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM European model The following caution label is located inside the apparatus CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSU
44. Setup Display 26 Setting the display or sound track language LANGUAGE SETU P 27 Settings for the display SCREEN SETUP osses 28 Custom settings CUSTOM SETUP pesanan aaa 29 Speaker settings SPEAKER SETUP 30 Viewing information about the disc Checking the playing time and PSMAIMING TMG dna aii 32 Sound adjustment Changing the sound 33 Enjoying movies Searching for a title chapter MACK ANGER a a 35 Changing the angles nn anas aaa 36 Displaying the subtitles 36 Using various additional functions Locking discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 37 Tuner Presetting radio stations Listening to the radi0 oo eee 42 Using the Radio Data System RDS 43 Tape LO aging a tape scsi aaa nana a 44 Playing a tape nessieira 44 Recording to a tape CD Synchro Recording High Speed Dubbing Recording Manually Program AA AAA a 45 Timer recording radio programs 47 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound en nn ata 48 Selecting the sound effect ee 48 Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic II DHC FL7D only or Dolby Pro Logic 49 Adjusting the sound effects 50 Creating a personal sound effect file Personal file a ani naaa 51 Display Turning off the display Power Saving Mode 52 Usin
45. TERLACE PROGRESSIVE SPEAKER SETUP SIZE FRONT YES t CENTER YES t REAR BEHIND LOW HIGH SIDE LOW L HIGH L SUBWOOFER YES DISTANCE FRONT 1 0m 12m 3ft 40ft CENTER 0m 12m Oft 40ft REAR 0m 12m Oft 40ft LEVEL CENTER 6 dB 6 dB r REAR 6 dB 6 dB SUBWOOFER 6 dB 6 dB BALANCE FRONT 6 steps left or right REAR 6 steps left or right TEST OFF TONE ON RESET YES Except for Pan American and European models In SPEAKER SETUP the North American model s OSD displays both metric and imperial measurements The other model s displays metric measurements only The manual also shows both uo eunojuj jeuonippy F 7568 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia http www sony net
46. V screen Follow the instructions on the TV screen The MP3 audio track cannot be played The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3 format that conforms to IS09660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet The MP3 audio track does not have the extension MP3 The data is not formatted in MP3 even though it has the extension MP3 The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correctly displayed The player can only display numbers and alphabet Other characters are displayed as spaces Picture Playback starts automatically The DVD features an auto playback function Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc Playback stops automatically Some discs may contain an auto pause signal While playing such a disc the playback stops at the auto pause signal Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc 6298 You cannot perform some functions such as Stop Scan Slow motion Play Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Program Play e Depending on the disc you may not be able to do some of the operations described above Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc Messages do not appear on the screen in the language you want Select the language you want for the on screen display in OSD under LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup Display page 27
47. al connector jacks rear panel wavelength MIC sensitivity 1 mV phone jack impedance 10 kilohms 68 82 Outputs VIDEO MD OUT North American model only or MD VIDEO OUT other models phono jacks VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT OUT PHONES stereo mini jack FRONT L R REAR L R CENTER S WOOFER voltage 250 mV impedance 1 kilohms 1 Vp p 75 ohms Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms C 0 286Vp p 75 ohms Y 1 Vp p 75 ohm Ps 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms Pr 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms accepts headphones of 8 ohms or more Use only the supplied speaker SS FL7 Use only the supplied speaker SS RS7 Use only the supplied speaker SS CT7 Use only the supplied speaker SS WG7 DVD player section Laser Frequency response Signal to noise ratio Dynamic range Video color system format Semiconductor laser DVD A 650 nm CD A 780 nm Emission duration continuous DVD PCM 48 kHz 2 Hz 22 kHz 1 dB CD 2 Hz 20 kHz 1 dB More than 90 dB More than 90 dB NTSC PAL OPTICAL DVD DIGITAL OUT Square optical connector jack rear panel wavelength 660 nm Tape player section Recording system Frequency response Wow and flutter Tuner section 4 track 2 channel stereo 50 13 000 Hz 3 dB using Sony TYPE I cassette 0 15 W Peak IEC 0 1 W RMS NAB 0 2 W Peak DIN FM stereo FM AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range North American model Other model
48. an start playing from the desired track in Normal Play or Program Play After step 1 select the album using DVD DISPLAY then press F or PPI repeatedly until the desired track number appears Notes With formats other than ISO 9660 level 1 2 and Joliet album names or track names may not be displayed correctly e When naming be sure to add the extension MP3 to the track name Tf you use the extension MP3 to a track other than MP3 the player cannot recognize the track properly and will generate random noise that could damage your speakers A disc recorded with complicated tree structure takes a longer time to start playback When the disc is inserted the player reads all the tracks on that disc If there are many albums or non MP3 files on the disc it may take a long time for player to begin or for the next MP3 audio tracks to start play We recommend that you do not save other types of tracks or unnecessary albums than MP3 audio tracks in the disc to be used for MP3 listening An album that does not include an MP3 audio track is skipped Maximum album number in a disc 99 The maximum number of MP3 audio tracks that can be contained on a album is 250 Tracks and albums are played in the order they are recorded on the disc Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be used for album or track names Anything else is displayed as a space ID3 tags cannot be displayed in stop mo
49. and be careful not to damage your speaker system IMPORTANT NOTICE Caution This 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 especially susceptible to this 3GB Table of Contents This system can play the following discs 6 List of Buttons and Reference Pages Manan nn an en inai 7 Remote Control nn nn nani 8 digipad operation Sun nanas naa 9 Getting Started Hooking up the System nana aan 10 Inserting three R6 size AA batteries into ME A Ie 13 Setting up your speakers ns aa 14 Specifying the speaker parameters 15 Setting the Clock anna e 16 DVD VIDEO CD CD Super Audio CD MP3 Playing discs Loading Adise ena ai aa ea ha 17 Playing a disc Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play Scan Slow motion Play 17 Playing a disc with MP3 audio tracks 19 Creating your own program Program Play 22 Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc Resume Play a anna 23 Playing repeatedly Repeat Play san naaa 24 Playing DVDs using the menu 25 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 PBC Play aan 25 49B Setting up for DVD VIDEO CD CD Using the
50. are continued uo euwnoju eEUOITIPPY bl 718 Glossary continued Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or MP3 Disc Title DVD structure gt lt p gt e gt Chapter Disc VIDEO CD CD Super Audio CD structure MP3 structure 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 e Version 1 1 You can play only moving pictures and sounds e Version 2 0 You can play high resolution still pictures and enjoy PBC functions This system conforms to both versions 72GB Language code list For details see pages 27 33 and 36 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard uo ewnoju eUOITIPPY bl Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 186 Scots Gaelic 1350 Malaya
51. 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 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 Multi angle function Various angles or viewpoints of the video camera for a scene are recorded on some DVDs Multilingual function Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a picture are recorded on some DVDs Parental Control A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users according to the limitation level in each country The limitation varies from disc to disc when it is activated playback is completely prohibited violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so on Playback Control PBC Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs Version 2 0 to control playback By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs programs with search functions and so on Progressive format Compared to the Interlace format that alternately shows every other line of an image field to create one frame t
52. component from this unit and enjoy higher quality video images D OPTICAL DIGITAL IN jack Use a digital optical cable square not supplied to connect an MD deck or DVD player to this jack You can then record or listen to digital audio from the MD deck or DVD player through this system s u uodwo jeuondo f continued 5768 Hooking up optional components continued OPTICAL DVD DIGITAL OUT jack Use a digital optical cable square not supplied to connect an MD deck to this jack You can then output the digital audio to the MD deck from this system VIDEO MD IN jacks North American model only MD VIDEO IN jacks other models Use audio cords not supplied to connect an MD deck or VCR to these jacks You can then listen to analog audio from the MD deck or VCR through this system VIDEO MD OUT jack North American model only MD VIDEO OUT jacks other models Use audio cords not supplied to connect an MD deck or VCR to these jacks You can then output audio to the MD deck or VCR from this system Tip When you remove the optical cover keep it for future use 5898 Listening to audio from a connected component Listening to the digital audio from the connected MD deck or DVD player 1 Connect the digital optical cable See Hooking up optional components on page 57 2 Press DIGITAL or FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until DIGITAL appears Start playing the connected com
53. copy protection applied to some DVD programs could affect picture quality If you still experience problems after checking your connections please try connecting this system directly to your TV s S video input if your TV is equipped with this input page 57 Except for Pan American and European model the color system is different Set the color system to match your TV pages 29 The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed even though you set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display when you play a wide picture The aspect ratio is fixed on your DVD If you connect the system with the S video cable connect directly to the TV Otherwise you may not change the aspect ratio Depending on the TV you may not change the aspect ratio A 5 character service number is displayed on the screen and on the front panel display The self diagnosis function is activated See the table on page 64 Tape Deck The tape does not record The tab has been removed from the cassette see To save a tape permanently on page 65 The tape has reeled to the end The tape does not record nor play or there is a decrease in sound level The heads are dirty see Cleaning the tape heads on page 66 The record playback heads are magnetized see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 66 The tape does not erase completely The record playback heads are magnetized see
54. de The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format dW d Olpny sedns ad a gt d O03AIWAAA f 2108 Creating your own program Program Play You can make a program of up to 25 tracks from all the discs in the order you want them to be played 1 Press DVD when the playback is stopped 2 Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly until PROGRAM appears in the on screen display The Program Display appears on the screen SN A w N 3 Press then press 4 or repeatedly to select the disc The cursor or moves to the disc in this case DISC1 CD i 2 DISC1 CD Biscac DISC5 CD ODOOONDNAW 4 Press The cursor moves to the album or track in this case ALL TRACKS When the list of all tracks or albums cannot be displayed on the window the jump bar appears Press to select the jump bar icon and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using 22GB 5 Select the album or track you want to program E When programming a VIDEO CD or cD For example select track 6 Press or the numeric buttons to select 6 then press ENTER Selected track E When programming MP3 For example select track 3 of album 2 Press to select 2 then press R ALL TRACKS Next press or the numeric buttons to select 3 then press ENTER Selected album and track ALBU
55. de list on page 73 to see the language the code represents Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on the DVD Using various additional functions Locking discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL You can set two kinds of playback restrictions for the disc Custom Parental Control You can set the playback restrictions so that the system will not play inappropriate discs You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 25 discs When you set the 26th disc the playback restriction for the first disc is canceled Parental Control You can limit the playback of some DVDs according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users The limited scene is not played or replaced by a different scene The same password is used for both Custom Parental Control and Parental Control Use the remote for the operation Custom Parental Control 1 Insert the disc you want to lock If the disc is playing press I to stop playback 2 When the playback is stopped press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 3 Press 4 or repeatedly to select CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL is selected 4 Press 4 or t repeatedly to select ON then press ENTER E if you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears CUSTOM PAR
56. disc itself E PARENTAL CONTROL DVD only Set a password and playback limitation level for DVDs with playback limitation for children For details see Limiting playback by children Parental Control on page 38 H TRACK SELECTION DVD only Gives the priority to the sound track which contains the highest number of channels when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats PCM DTS or Dolby Digital format are recorded OFF No priority given AUTO Priority given Notes When you set to AUTO the language setting may change The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than the AUDIO setting in LANGUAGE SETUP page 27 If PCM DTS and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels the system selects PCM DTS and Dolby Digital sound tracks in this order Depending on the DVD the audio channel with priority may be predetermined In this case you cannot give priority to the DTS or Dolby Digital audio format by selecting AUTO dW d D olpny sedns a gt a gt d O3AINGAG f 29 GB Speaker settings SPEAKER SETUP Select SPEAKER SETUP in the Setup Display To return to the default setting Select the item then press CLEAR E SIZE When you move the rear speakers set the parameters for REAR Since the front speaker and subwoofer settings are fixed you cannot change them The default settings are underlined FRONT YES CENTER
57. djust the decoding format mode This operation lets you specify the decode type for the signal input to the digital audio jacks and DVD function 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press or repeatedly to select DECODE FORMAT 3 Press ENTER 4 Press or repeatedly to select the decode format mode 5 Press ENTER e AUTO MODE switches between DTS Dolby Digital or PCM decoding automatically e PCM MODE decodes all the input signals as PCM signals If Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG etc signals are input no sound will be heard Set to PCM MODE if when set to AUTO MODE sound from the digital audio jacks for CD etc is interrupted when playback starts soinjeay 120410 Ae dsiq i 53GB Singing along Karaoke Except for North American and European models You can sing along with any stereo CD or tape by turning down the singer s voice You need to connect an optional microphone 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microphone volume 2 Connect an optional microphone to MIC jack 3 On the remote press KARAOKE PON repeatedly while pressing SHIFT Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows KARAOKE PON gt MPX R gt MPX L Effect status KARAOKE PON is cancelled To sing karaoke by decreasing the vocal level of a CD or a tape select KARAOKE PON To sing karaoke of multiplex CD select MPX R or MPX L 4 Start playi
58. e desired one from the Control Menu Also chapters and indexes are assigned unique numbers on the disc so you select the desired one by entering its number Or you can search a particular point using the time code TIME SEARCH Use the remote for the operation 1 Press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 or repeatedly to select the search method E When playing a DVD BeA TITLE EE CHAPTER or TIME Select TIME for TIME SEARCH E When playing a Super Audio CD J TRACK RY INDEX or TIME E When playing a VIDEO CD PBC OFF TRACK SN NDEX or TIME E When playing a CD TRACK or BOA TIME E When playing an MP3 J TRACK GN ALBUM or Os ive 3 Press ENTER sex xx Changes to 4 The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles chapters tracks or indexes 4 Press 4 or repeatedly or press the numeric buttons to select the title chapter track or index number you want to search If you make a mistake Press CLEAR to cancel the number then select another number 5 Press ENTER The playback starts from the selected number To search for a scene using the time code TIME SEARCH 1 in step 2 select TIME T speak playing time of the current title is selected 2 Press ENTER T xak Changes to EdW QD olpny sedns ad a gt d O3AINGAG i 3 Input the time code using the numeric buttons then
59. e to select the item you want to change 3 To change other items repeat step 2 4 Press ENTER Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 PBC Play You can use menus on your TV screen to enjoy the disc s interactive software The menu format and structure may differ depending on each disc 1 Press lt D to start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions Ver 2 0 The PBC menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press or the numeric buttons on the remote repeatedly to select the item number you want 3 Press ENTER on the remote 4 Continue playback according to the instructions on the menus to enjoy interactive playback Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedures may differ according to the VIDEO CD To go back to the menu Press RETURN 6 amp 7 on the remote To cancel playback with PBC functions When the playback is stopped press K lt or P amp P or the numeric buttons on the remote to select a track then press A Play without PBC appears on the TV screen and playback starts from the selected track Still images such as the menu screens will not be shown To return to PBC playback press W twice then press TIL Note Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in step 3 may appear as Press SELECT in the operating instructions supplied with the disc In this case press lt I gt dW dD Olpny sedns ad a gt d O03AIWAAA hl 25GB
60. eatedly to enter clock mode or power saving mode lights up in the display A power interruption occurred Set the clock and timer settings again The display starts flashing as soon as you plug in the power cord even though you haven t turned on the power The demonstration mode started Press I see step 5 on page 12 The clock setting timer is canceled The power cord is disconnected or a power failure occurs Redo Setting the clock page 16 If you have set the timer redo Waking up to music page 56 and or Timer recording radio programs page 47 The radio presetting is canceled The power cord is disconnected or a power failure occurs for longer than half a day Redo Presetting radio stations page 41 There is no sound Turn VOLUME clockwise The headphones are connected Insert only the stripped portion of the speaker cord into the SPEAKER jack Inserting the vinyl portion of the speaker cord will obstruct the speaker connections The protective device on the amplifier has been activated because of a short circuit PROTECT and PUSH POWER flash alternately Turn off the power eliminate the short circuit problem and turn on the power again There is no audio output during Timer recording 60 82 There is severe hum or noise e A TV or VCR is placed too close to the unit Move the unit away from the TV or VCR The
61. ect the cord mains lead pull it out by the plug Never pull the cord itself Should any solid object or liquid fall into the component unplug the unit and have the component checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further The AC power cord must be changed only at a qualified service shop On placement Do not place the unit in an inclined position Do not place the unit in locations where it is extremely hot or cold dusty or dirty very humid vibrating subject to direct sunlight Use caution when placing the unit or speakers on surfaces that have been specially treated with wax oil polish etc as staining or discoloration of the surface may result On heat buildup Although the unit heats up during operation this is not a malfunction Place the unit in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the unit If you continuously use this unit at a large volume the cabinet temperature of the top side and bottom rises considerably To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet To prevent a malfunction do not cover the ventilation hole for the cooling fan On operation If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD player Should this occur the unit will not operate properly Remove the CD and leave the unit turned on for about an hour u
62. ening position set the distance of the closest speaker E Rear speaker position and height Specify the position and height of the rear speakers The default settings are underlined Position diagram R PL BEHIND Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section R PL SIDE Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section Height diagram e R HGT LOW Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section e R HGT HIGH Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section Specifying the speaker parameters Use the remote for the operation 1 From your listening position press AMP MENU Adjustable menus and parameters are described below peyeys Guna f 2 Press 4 or repeatedly until LEVEL MENU appears 3 Press ENTER 4 Press 4 or repeatedly to select the parameter 5 Press or repeatedly to select the setting you want 6 Repeat steps 4 to 5 to set other parameters 7 Press ENTER Tips You can use the digipad instead of the cursor buttons 4 e You can use SPEAKER SETUP in the Setup Display to specify the balance level and test tone parameters page 30 Adjustable parameters The default settings are in the parentheses E BALANCE e FRNT L__R center Balance between the front left and right speakers e REARL_ R center Balance between the rear left and right
63. f the scene is displayed 2 These are not displayed during Shuffle Play or Program Play This information is skipped when playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions Checking the total playing time titles DVD VIDEO CD CD Super Audio CD Press DISPLAY in stop mode Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows Total number of tracks and the total playing time Disc title Clock display for 8 seconds Effect Status 3 The number of titles is displayed when playing a DVD Other Features To adjust the brightness of the display Use the remote for the operation 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press ENTER 3 Press 4 or repeatedly to select DIMMER 4 Press or repeatedly to select the setting you want DIMMER 1 amp DIMMER 2 gt DIMMER 3 5 Press ENTER To listen to multi channel sound On the remote press 2 1CH MULTI repeatedly while pressing SHIFT Each time you press the button the display changes as follows 2 1CH MULTI AUTO 2 1CH The sound is output in 2 channel stereo and the sub woofer MULTI The sound is output in multi channel AUTO Automatically switches between 2 1CH and MULTI according to the type of disc being played 2 1CH for CD dts CD SACD MP3 MULTI for DVD VCD Notes When using headphones this setting is fixed to 2 1CH When you select AUTO in DIGITAL function the sound is output in 2 1 channel To a
64. ffect but the reception will improve Press and hold lt lt or BP in step 2 above The frequency indication changes and scanning stops when the system tunes in a station Automatic Tuning Using the Radio Data System RDS European model only What is the Radio Data System Radio Data System RDS is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal RDS is available only on FM stations Note RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned in is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal is weak Not all FM stations provide RDS service nor do they provide the same types of services If you are not familiar with the RDS system check with your local radio stations for details on RDS services in your area Receiving RDS broadcasts Simply select a station from the FM band When you tune in a station that provides RDS services the station name appears in the display To check the RDS information Each time you press DISPLAY on the remote the display changes cyclically as follows Station name Frequency Program type Clock display Effect status Tf the RDS broadcast is not properly received the station name may not appear in the display The types of programs include NEWS AFFAIRS current news INFO SPORT EDUCATE education programs DRAMA CULTURE SCIENCE VARIED interviews games a
65. functions Ver 1 1 discs VIDEO CDs Play interactive software with PBC using menu screens displayed on the functions TV screen PBC Playback in Ver 2 0 discs 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 Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents 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 List of Buttons and Reference Pages Illustration number How to use this page Use this page to find the location of buttons and other PLAY MODE 15 9 13 14 parts of the system that are mentioned in the text Name of button part Reference page Main unit sebeg a2uai0jay pue suong jo S17 i
66. g the display iseinean 52 Other Features To adjust the brightness of the display 53 To listen to multi channel sound 53 Singing along Karaoke 54 About indicators wo an akad 55 Falling asleep to music Sleep TIMED nina aa 55 Waking up to music Daily Timer oo eee 56 Optional Components Hooking up optional components 57 Listening to audio from a connected COMPONENL a nn ninica 58 Recording audio from a connected COMPONENE A 59 Recording on a connected component 59 Troubleshooting Problems and remedies 60 Additional Information PRE CAUUONS aaa 65 Special 67 GLOSSAE ena Language code list Control Menu Item List 74 Setup Display Item List 75 European model only Except for North American and European models 5GB This system can play the following discs Format of discs Disc logo DVD VIDEO DVD VIDEO Super Audio CD OA SUPER AUDIO CD VIDEO CD MISE Music CD COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO The DVD VIDEO logo is a trademark DHC FL7D only Discs that this system cannot play e CD ROMs PHOTO CDs included e All CD Rs other than music and VCD format CD Rs Data part of CD Extras DVD ROMs DVD Audio discs Note Some CD Rs CD RWs or DVD Rs DVD RWs cannot be played on this system depending upon the format or the recording quality or
67. gh 5 Then load a recordable tape in deck B 2 Press the function button of the source you want to record e g DVD When you want to record from TAPE A press TAPE A B repeatedly until TAPE A is selected 3 Press REC PAUSE START Deck B stands by for recording 4 Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly to select to record on one side Select CZ or RELAY to record on both sides 5 press REC PAUSE START Recording starts 6 Press ID to start playing the source to be recorded Start singing along the music To stop recording Press W Tips If acoustic feedback howling occurs move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone If you want to record your voice through the microphone only you can do so by selecting the DVD function and not playing a disc When high level sound signals are input the unit automatically adjusts the recording level to prevent distortion of the recorded sound signal Auto Level Control Function About indicators MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator Lights up except when the 2 channel source is being played back in DVD or DIGITAL function PRO LOGIC indicator in the display Lights up when the unit applies Dolby Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals in order to output the center and rear channel signals OO DIGITAL indicator in the display Lights up when the unit is decoding signals recorded in the Dolby Digital forma
68. he Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame This means that while the Interlace format can show 30 frames 60 fields in one second the Progressive format can show 60 frames in one second The overall picture quality increases and still images text and horizontal lines appear sharper This player is compatible with the 480 progressive format Region Code This system is used to protect copyrights A region number is allocated on each DVD system or DVD disc according to the sales region Each region code is shown on the system as well as on the disc packaging The system can play the discs that match its region code The system can also play discs with the mark Even when the region code is not shown on the DVD the region limit may still be activated Scene On a VIDEO CD with PBC functions page 25 the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Super Audio CD SACD This audio format is based upon the current audio CD standards but includes a greater amount of information which provides higher quality sound There are three types of discs single layer double layer and hybrid discs The hybrid disc contains both standard audio CD and Super Audio CD information 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 softw
69. he station is stored 5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 to preset other stations Setting presets through manual tuning 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press lt lt or gt gt repeatedly to tune in the desired station 3 Press TUNER MEMORY while pressing SHIFT on the remote A preset number appears in the display The stations are stored from preset number 1 Pe Preset number 4 Press ENTER on the remote The station is stored 5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 to preset other stations J unL continued 41 Presetting radio stations continued Other Operations To Do this Tune ina station Follow the procedure described in with a weak Setting presets through manual signal tuning Start over from step 1 After step 3 press Kd or PPI repeatedly to select the preset number where you want to store a new station then proceed to step 4 To set another station to an existing preset number To change the AM tuning interval Except for the European and Middle Eastern models The AM tuning interval is factory preset to 9 kHz or 10 kHz for some areas To change the AM tuning interval tune in any AM station first then turn off the system While holding down BP and 1 9 turn the system back on When you change the interval all the AM preset stations are erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure Note You cannot change the AM tuning interval i
70. in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select BE ALBUM then press ENTER or The list of albums contained in the disc appears 3 Press or repeatedly to select an album you want to play then press ENTER You can select an album by pressing or while pressing SHIFT or by pressing ALBUM or 4 Press or repeatedly to select Bp TRACK then press ENTER The list of tracks contained in the current album appears When the list of all tracks or albums cannot be displayed on the window the jump bar appears Press to select the jump bar icon and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using 5 Press or repeatedly to select a track then press ENTER During playback or pause press PI to go forward or I to go back Select a track To Do this Play Press REPEAT FM MODE on repeatedly the remote during playback until Repeat Play REP or REP1 appears The repeat range changes according to the play mode ALL For all the tracks on all discs up to 5 times e 1 DISC For all the tracks on a single disc up to 5 times ALBUM For all the tracks on a single album up to 5 times MP3 only e REP 1 For a single track To cancel Repeat Play press REPEAT FM MODE on the remote until REP and REP1 disappear You cannot select REP during ALL DISCS SHUF mode but you can select REP1 Tip You c
71. ing SHIFT to select EFFECT OFF The adjustment for the selected parameter is canceled Adjustable parameters Menu Right Left Up Down X Y DSP EDIT See the chart below EQ EDIT Frequency Level Adjustable DSP parameters Sound effect Right Left Up Down options X Y LIVE HOUSE Time Wall type HALL Time Wall type S ENHANCE Time Level RADIO SOUND Time Level C ST EX A Level C ST EX B Level C ST EX C Level NORMAL SURR ARCADE Time Level RACING Shape ADVENTURE Frequency Level BATTLE Time Wall type PAN Position Position FLANGER Frequency Level KEY CONTROL Key Time EXCITER Frequency Level COMPRESSOR Time Level REVERB Time Wall type EARLY RFLC Shape Wall type This parameter lets you control the level of the high frequencies to alter the sonic character of your listening environment by simulating a softer or harder wall Position This parameter lets you control the position where the sound comes from Tips e You can use the cursor buttons on the remote instead of the digipad You can store the adjusted effect in a personal file see Creating a personal sound effect file on page 51 Creating a personal sound effect file Personal file You can store the adjusted sound effects in the system s memory You can create up to 5 sound effect files 1 Obtain the sound effect you want to store to P FILE 2 Press and hold P FILE while
72. ion level then press ENTER appears The area is selected When you select OTHERS select and enter the standard code in the table on page 40 using the numeric buttons 7 Press ENTER The options for LEVEL appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER costom SETUP 4 Enter or re enter your 4 digit password EWE using the numeric buttons then press a Net ENTER 5 x N 4 PG13 The display for setting the playback 2 i limitation level and changing the password appears pp 8 Press 4 or repeatedly to select the level you want then press ENTER The Parental Control setting is completed EdW QD olpny sedns qad a gt d O3AINGAG i costom SETUP LEVEL OFF costo SETUP 5 Press 4 or repeatedly to select STANDARD then press ENTER The options for STANDARD appears The lower the value the more strict the limitation E costom SETUP If you make a mistake OFF Press RETURN to go back to the previous LEVEL STANDARD USA CHANGE PASSWORD OTHERS gt screen To tum off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off continued 39 GB Locking discs continued Area code Standard Code Standard Code To turn off the Parental Control number number function and play the DVD after Argentina 2044 Korea 2304 entering your password
73. lam 1513 Siswati 1028 Abkhazian 194 Galician 1352 Mongolian 1514 Sesotho 1032 Afrikaans 196 Guarani 1353 Moldavian 1515 Sundanese 1039 Amharic 203 Gujarati 1356 Marathi 1516 Swedish 1044 Arabic 209 Hausa 1357 Malay 1517 Swahili 1045 Assamese 217 Hindi 1358 Maltese 1521 Tamil 1051 Aymara 226 Croatian 1363 Burmese 1525 Telugu 1052 Azerbaijani 229 Hungarian 1365 Nauru 1527 Tajik 1053 Bashkir 233 Armenian 1369 Nepali 1528 Thai 1057 Byelorussian 235 Interlingua 1376 Dutch 1529 Tigrinya 1059 Bulgarian 239 Interlingue 1379 Norwegian 1531 Turkmen 1060 Bihari 245 Inupiak 1393 Occitan 1532 Tagalog 1061 Bislama 248 Indonesian 1403 Afan Oromo 1534 Setswana 1066 Bengali Bangla 1253 Icelandic 1408 Oriya 1535 Tonga 1067 Tibetan 254 Italian 1417 Punjabi 1538 Turkish 1070 Breton 257 Hebrew 1428 Polish 1539 Tsonga 1079 Catalan 261 Japanese 1435 Pashto Pushto 1540 Tatar 1093 Corsican 269 Yiddish 1436 Portuguese 1543 Twi 1097 Czech 283 Javanese 1463 Quechua 1557 Ukrainian 1103 Welsh 287 Georgian 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1564 Urdu 1105 Danish 297 Kazakh 1482 Kirundi 1572 Uzbek 1109 German 298 Greenlandic 1483 Romanian 1581 Vietnamese 1130 Bhutani 299 Cambodian 1489 Russian 1587 Volapiik 1142 Greek 300 Kannada 1491 Kinyarwanda 1613 Wolof 1144 English 301 Korean 1495 Sanskrit 1632 Xhosa 1145 Esperanto 305 Kashmiri 1498 Sindhi 1665 Yoruba 1149 Spanish 307 Kurdish 1501 Sangho 1684 Chinese 1150 Estonian 1311 Kirghiz 1502 Serbo Croatian 1697 Zulu 1151 Basque 313 Latin 1
74. le playing the reverse side Rewind Press lt 4 while playing the front side or press SP while playing the reverse side Tips You can use the digipad for tape operations Pressing TAPE A B while the power is off automatically turns the power on Searching for the beginning of a track AMS During playback press Kd or PP repeatedly for the number of songs you want to skip forward or backward The search direction forward or back and number of songs being skipped 1 9 appear in the display Example searching forward 2 songs gt e o ee Automatic Music Sensor Note The AMS function may not operate correctly under the following circumstances When the unrecorded space between songs is less than 4 seconds long Recording to a tape CD Synchro Recording High Speed Dubbing Recording Manually Program Edit You can record from a disc tape or connected components or radio You can use TYPE I normal tapes Recording from a VIDEO CD CD Super Audio CD MP3 file CD Synchro Recording Recording from a tape High Speed Dubbing Recording Manually Insert a recordable tape into deck B Press DVD Press TAPE A B repeatedly to select TAPE A function Press a function button for the recording source Insert the disc you want to record Insert the tape you want to record into deck A Load the disc tape or other audio source
75. n the Power Saving Mode Tips e Pressing TUNER BAND while the power is off automatically turns the power on The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you unplug the power cord or if a power failure occurs To improve the reception adjust the supplied antennas or connect an external antenna 4238 Listening to the radio You can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station or by manually tuning in the station Listening to a preset station Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner s memory first see Presetting radio stations on page 41 T Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press Id or gt repeatedly to select the desired preset station To select the desired preset number using the numeric buttons on the remote Press numeric buttons instead of performing step 2 To enter preset number 10 or higher press gt 10 and the corresponding numeric buttons To enter 0 press 10 0 Example To enter preset number 20 press gt 10 then 2 and 10 0 Listening to non preset radio station Manual Tuning 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press lt lt or gt gt repeatedly to tune in the desired station Tips To improve broadcast reception reorient the antennas When an FM stereo programme has static noise press REPEAT FM MODE on the remote repeatedly until MONO appears There will be no stereo e
76. nd comedy POP M ROCK M EASY M LIGHT M CLASSICS OTHER M WEATHER FINANCE CHILDREN SOCIAL RELIGION PHONE IN TRAVEL LEISURE JAZZ COUNTRY country music NATION M nation s popular music OLDIES FOLK M DOCUMENT investigative features TEST test signal for emergency broadcast ALARM emergency broadcast and NONE any program not defined above J unL 4338 Tape Loading a tape 1 Press amp Aor 4B 2 Insert a tape in deck A or B Insert with the side you want to play record facing forward Note When the cassette deck is open the disc tray does not slide out Playing a tape You can use TYPE I normal tapes 1 Load a tape 2 Press TAPE A B repeatedly to select deck A or B 3 Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly to select to play one side CZ to play both sides or RELAY Relay Play to play both decks in succession 4 Press lt I gt The tape starts playing Press ID again to play the reverse side When you select CZ or RELAY the deck stops automatically after repeating the sequence 5 times CG ao ae Relay Play always follow this cyclic sequence Deck A front side Deck A reverse side Deck B front side Deck B reverse side gt To Do this Stop playback Press W Pause playback Press II Press again to resume playback Fast forward Press SP while playing the front side or press lt 4 whi
77. nding on the DVD you may not be able to change the sound even if the DVD is recorded in multiple audio format For VIDEO CDs and CDs the setting returns to STEREO when you turn off the system or open the disc tray During DVD playback the sound may change automatically continued dW dD olpny sedns a gt a gt d O03AIWAAA i 33GB Changing the sound continued The display examples are as follows PCM stereo Displaying the audio PROGRAM FORMAT information of the disc POM 48kHz 24bit DVD only Dolby Surround When you select AUDIO the channels being PROGRAM FORMAT played are displayed on the screen DOLBY DIGITAL 2 0 DOLBY SURROUND Current audio format 1 DVD VD Dolby Digital 5 1ch 4 2 27 MAKING SCENE y 5 cy PROGRAM FORMAT ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 PROGRAM FORMA e DTS PROGRAM FORMAT DTS 3 2 1 PCM DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL is displayed For DOLBY DIGITAL the channels in the playing track are displayed numerically as follows For Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Rear component 2 DOLBY DIGITAL 3 aN Front component 2 LFE Low Frequency Center component 1 Effect component 1 3408 Enjoying movies Searching for a title chapter track index You can search a title DVD chapter DVD track CD VIDEO CD Super Audio CD MP3 index VIDEO CD Super Audio CD and album MP3 As titles tracks and albums are assigned unique names on the disc you can select th
78. ng the music and adjust the volume 5 Adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL To adjust the echo level Asian model only Turn ECHO LEVEL to adjust the echo level After you have finished Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the microphone from MIC jack then press KARAOKE PON repeatedly while pressing SHIFT until N disappears 5408 Notes With some songs vocals may not be canceled when you select KARAOKE PON If you recall a sound effect the karaoke mode is canceled During KARAOKE PON MPX R or MPX L EFFECT button does not work During KARAOKE PON MPX R or MPX L DSP effect switches to KEY CONTROL When the karaoke effect is canceled the DSP effect before entering the karaoke effect is applied again The instrumental sound may be reduced as well as the singer s voice when the sound is recorded in monaural The singer s voice may not be reduced when only a few instruments are playing a duet is being played the source has strong echoes or chorus the singer s voice deviates from the center the voice on the source is singing in high soprano or tenor When you select or play a Super Audio CD the karaoke mode is automatically canceled You cannot select the karaoke mode while selecting or playing a Super Audio CD Mixing and recording sound 1 Do the procedure for Singing along steps 1 throu
79. nt based on the preference of movie director Enjoying movies with Cinema Studio EX Cinema Studio EX is ideal for enjoying the movie software encoded with multi channel format such as the Dolby Digital DVD This mode reproduces the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment s studios H C STUDIO EX A Cinema Studio EX A Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Cary Grant Theater cinema production studio This is a standard mode great for watching most any type of movie H C STUDIO EX B Cinema Studio EX B Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Kim Novak Theater cinema production studio This mode is ideal for watching science fiction or action movies with lots of sound effects H C STUDIO EX C Cinema Studio EX C Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage This mode is ideal for watching musicals or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack About Cinema Studio EX Cinema Studio EX consists of the following three elements Virtual Multi Dimension Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual rear speakers Screen Depth Matching In a movie theater sound seems to come from inside the image reflected on the movie screen This element creates the same sensation in your listening room by shifting the sound of the front speakers
80. ntil the moisture evaporates When you move the unit take out any discs If you have any questions or problems concerning the unit please consult your nearest Sony dealer Notes on discs Before playing clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use solvents such as benzene thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight Do not use discs encircled with a protection ring This may cause a malfunction to the system When using discs that have glue or similar tacky substance on the label side of the disc or that used a special ink when the label was printed there is a chance that the disc or label may become attached to parts inside this unit When this occurs it may not be possible to remove the disc and may also cause this unit to malfunction Be sure to check that the label side of the disc is not sticky before using The following types of disc should not be used Rental or used discs with attached seals where the glue extends beyond the seal The perimeter of the seal on the disc is tacky Discs that have labels printed using a special ink that feels tacky when touched Discs with non standard shapes e g heart square star cannot be played on this unit Attempting to do so may damage the uni
81. nued 2 channel decoding modes Pro Logic II only works with 2 1CH digital and 2CH sources All other sources receive Pro Logic decoding e PRO LOGIC Performs Pro Logic decoding The source recorded in 2 channel is decoded into 4 1 channels PLII MOVIE Performs Pro Logic II movie mode decoding This setting is ideal for movies encoded in Dolby Surround In Addition this mode can reproduce sound in 5 1 channel when watching videos of overdubbed or old movies PLII MUSIC Performs the Pro Logic II music mode decoding This setting is ideal for normal stereo sources such as CDs Adjusting the sound effects Before operation first select the sound effect you want for your basic sound 1 on the remote press DSP EDIT repeatedly while pressing SHIFT Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows DSP EDIT to adjust DSP EQ EDIT to adjust equalizer This menu does not appear depending on the audio effect 2 Use the digipad to adjust the parameters The parameter is adjusted according to the curve your finger slides on the digipad Adjustable parameters are described on this page After the curve your finger slides is displayed for a while then the curve automatically adjusted by the unit is displayed For DSP EDIT the adjustable parameters vary depending on the preset effect 3 Press ENTER on the remote 5068 To cancel On the remote press EFFECT repeatedly while press
82. or tune in the station you want to record Press REC PAUSE START Press CD SYNC HI DUB Deck B stands by for recording ma flashes Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly to select to record on one side Select CZ or RELAY to record on both sides Press REC PAUSE START Recording starts Start playing the recording source To Press Notes A e You cannot open the disc tray and the cassette deck Stop recording E at the same time Pause recording REC PAUSE START You cannot listen to other sources while recording You cannot use the digipad during recording If you start recording with 2 1CH MULTI set to MULTI mode the setting automatically changes to 2 1CH mode in step 4 Only when recording manually Tips If you want to record from the reverse side press TAPE A B to select deck B and press A to start playback of the reverse side after step 1 Press E where you want to start recording When you record on both sides be sure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side High Speed Dubbing only If you set direction to CZ when the tapes have different lengths the tapes in each deck reverses independently If you select RELAY the tapes in both decks reverse together continued 4598 Recording to a tape continued Recording a VIDEO CD CD Super
83. ped the disc in step 1 To play from the beginning of the disc Press W twice then press SIL For a disc containing MP3 audio tracks press E one more time to return to the first album Notes Depending on where you stopped the disc the system may not resume playback from exactly the same point Resume play is canceled when you open the disc tray you change the play mode dW dD Olpny sedns a gt a gt d O03AIWAAA i 2368 To cancel Repeat Play Select CLEAR on the remote Playing repeatedly Repeat Play To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the You can play all the titles tracks or a single Control Menu is turned off title chapter track on a disc In Shuffle or Program Play mode the system repeats the tracks in the shuffled or programmed order Use the remote for the operation 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 or repeatedly to select T G REPEAT then press ENTER If you do not select OFF the indicator of the REPEAT lights in green 3 Press 4 or repeatedly to select the Repeat Play setting E When playing a DVD OFF does not play repeatedly ALL repeats all the titles TITLE repeats the current title CHAPTER repeats the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD CD Super Audio CD MP3 and when Program Play is set to OFF OFF does not play repeatedly ALL repeats all the tracks
84. physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device Furthermore the disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized For more information see the operating instructions for the recording device Region code of DVDs you can play on this system Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled with identical region code DVDs labeled will also be played on this system If you try to play any other DVD the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen GG5 Depending on the DVD no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions The region code is located below the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the rear panel Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software 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 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 depending on the disc type Disc type You can VIDEO CDs Enjoy video playback moving without PBC pictures as well as music
85. play the disc with MP3 audio tracks in different play modes Disc tray number Track number Playing time continued dW dD Olpny sedns a gt a gt d O03AIWAAA hl 196 Playing a disc with MP3 audio tracks continued 1 Press DVD or FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until DVD appears in the display 2 When playback is stopped press PLAY MODE DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display Select To play ALL DISCS All discs in the disc tray Normal Play continuously 1 DISC The tracks on the disc you have Normal Play selected in original order ALBUM All MP3 audio tracks in the Normal Play album on the disc you have selected in original order ALL DISCS The tracks on all discs in random SHUF order Shuffle Play 1 DISC SHUF The tracks on the disc you have Shuffle Play selected in random order ALBUM SHUF All MP3 audio tracks in the Shuffle Play album on the disc you have selected in random order PGM The tracks on all discs in the Program Play order you want them to be played see Creating your own program on page 22 3 Press DISC SELECT repeatedly to select the disc you want to play 4 Press IC 2068 Other operations To Do this Stop playback Press W Pause playback Press II Press again to resume playback Select an album of 1 Press DVD DISPLAY MP3 tracks The Control Menu appears
86. ponent Listening to the analog audio from the connected MD deck or VCR 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 57 2 For North American model To listen to the sound of the connected VCR Press VIDEO MD or FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until VIDEO MD appears Start playing the connected component To listen to the sound of the connected MD deck Hold down VIDEO MD and press 1 while the power is on Release I first then release VIDEO MD This switches the function from VIDEO to MD Once you switched to the MD function just press VIDEO MD Start playing the connected component Other models To listen to the sound of the connected MD deck Press MD VIDEO or FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until MD VIDEO appears Start playing the connected component To listen to the sound of the connected VCR Hold down MD VIDEO and press 1 O while the power is on Release I first then release MD VIDEO This switches the function from MD to VIDEO Once you switched to the VIDEO function just press MD VIDEO Start playing the connected component Note If the sound is distorted or too loud when VIDEO function is selected or you want to switch back to MD function repeat the operation described above to switch to MD function Recording audio from a connected component 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional com
87. ponents on page 57 2 start recording manually See Recording to a tape on page 45 Recording on a connected component 1 Connect the audio cords for analog recording or connect the digital optical cable for digital recording 2 On the remote press EFFECT repeatedly while pressing SHIFT to select EFFECT OFF 3 On the remote press 2 1CH MULTI repeatedly while pressing SHIFT to select 2 1CH 4 start recording Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected component Notes Digital signals are output from OPTICAL DVD DIGITAL OUT jack during DVD function only Besides the sound output from the OPTICAL DVD DIGITAL OUT jack is not affected by the sound adjustment Digital signals from Super Audio CDs are not output from OPTICAL DVD DIGITAL OUT DHC FL7D only This unit is not compatible with 96 kHz sampling frequencies and Super Audio CD format e While recording do not change the 2 1CH MULTI setting s u uodwo jeuondo i 59 GB Troubleshooting Problems and remedies If you run into any problem using this unit use the following check list First check that the power cord is connected firmly and the speakers are connected correctly and firmly Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer General Even when the power is turned off the display and buttons light up and flash While the power is turned off press DISPLAY rep
88. ppear 3 Press 4 or repeatedly to select the audio signal you want E When playing a DVD Depending on the DVD the choice of the language varies When 4 digits are displayed they represent the language code see the language code list on page 73 When the same language is displayed twice or more the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats E When playing a VIDEO CD or CD STEREO The standard stereo sound 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural The default setting is STEREO Note Excessive noise or momentary silence may be heard from the speakers if you select 1 L or 2 R when playing DTS format CDs E When playing a Super Audio CD In stop mode depending on the Super Audio CD the choice of settings varies MULTI The disc has multi channel playback area 2CH The disc has the 2 channel playback area e CD When you want to play the disc as a conventional CD Note Not all discs give you the three choices above when in Super Audio CD playback It all depends on the layer configuration of the Super Audio CD to be played 4 Press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Tip You can select the audio setting by pressing AUDIO Each time you press the button the setting changes Notes For discs not recorded in multiple audio format you cannot change the sound Depe
89. ppears in the display then CALIBRATION flashes 4 Tap the dot at the right bottom corer of the digipad B PUSHED appears in the display then CALIBRATION flashes 5 Press ENTER on the remote CAL END appears in the display gcB Getting Started Hooking up the system Do the following procedure Jj to J to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories Front speaker Front speaker Center speaker Right Left FM antenna AM loop antenna ual ea Sub woofer Connect the To the Front speakers SPEAKER FRONT L white and R red terminals Rear speakers SPEAKER REAR L blue and R gray terminals Center speaker SPEAKER CENTER green terminal Sub woofer SPEAKER WOOFER purple terminal 10 El Connect the speakers Connecting speaker cords Main unit Speaker Color tube Note Be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate terminal on the components to D and to If the cords are reversed the sound will be distorted and will lack bass Connect the FM AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect 9 2 J ack type AM loop antenna Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally J ack type AM loop antenna Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally Connect the video input jack of your TV to the VIDEO OUT jack with the video cable PP peyezs bump F
90. pped press PLAY MODE DIRECTION on the remote repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display Select To play ALL DISCS All discs in the disc tray Normal Play continuously 1 DISC The tracks on the disc you have Normal Play selected in original order ALBUM All MP3 audio tracks in the Normal Play album on the disc you have selected in original order ALL DISCS The tracks on all discs in random SHUF order Shuffle Play 1 DISC The tracks on the disc you have SHUF selected in random order Shuffle Play ALBUM SHUF All MP3 audio tracks in the Shuffle Play album on the disc you have selected in ramdom order PGM The tracks on all discs in the Program Play order you want them to be played see Creating your own program on page 22 dW dD Olpny sedns ad a gt d O03AIWAAA f 2 Press DISC SELECT repeatedly to select the disc you want to play 3 Press lt gt If you press lt JE gt when DVD is selected as the function press DVD and the disc tray is closed playback starts Notes You cannot change the play mode during playback You cannot use 1 DISC SHUF or ALBUM SHUF Shuffle Play with DVDs You can use ALL DISCS SHUF except for DVDs continued 17 Playing a disc continued Other operations To Do this Stop playback Press W Pause playback Press II Press again to resume playback Select a track During playback or pause p
91. press ENTER For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning just enter 2 10 20 To cancel Press RETURN 67 To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Notes The displayed number of titles chapters or tracks is the same as that recorded on the disc When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions index number does not appear Time search and Index search cannot be used during PBC playback of Video CDs When the chapter number does not appear you cannot search the disc by chapter The number in parentheses does not appear when it is 100 or more 35GB Changing the angles DVD only When playing a DVD on which various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded the ANGLE indicator lights in green This means that you can change the viewing angle For example while playing a scene of a train in motion you can display the view from either the front of the train the left window of the train or from the right window without having the train s movement interrupted Use the remote for the operation 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 or repeatedly to select WW ANGLE The angle number appears The number in parentheses indicates the total number of angles 3 Press or ENTER The angle number changes to oe 4 Select the angle you want using the
92. r turns on 15 seconds before the preset time You cannot activate the Daily timer and the Timer recording simultaneously Optional Components Hooking up optional components To enhance your system you can connect optional components Refer to the operating instructions provided with each component MD deck MD deck VCR MD deck VCR To the digital input jacks of an MD deck From the analog output jacks of an MD deck VCR To the analog input jacks of an MD deck VCR To the component To the video video input jack input jack of a ofaTV TV To the S video input jack of a TV From the digital output jacks of an MD deck DVD player Optional TV COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Use video cables not supplied to connect an optional component such as a TV to this jack If your TV accept progressive format file signals you must use this connection and set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE in SCREEN SETUP page 28 E VIDEO OUT jack Use a video cable supplied to connect an optional component such as a TV to this jack You can then output the video to the component from this unit and enjoy the video images of DVDs etc MD deck DVD player S VIDEO OUT jack Use an S video cable not supplied to connect an optional component such as a TV to this jack You can then output the video to the
93. ress PPI to go forward or Ke to go back Find a point in a track Lock Search function Except for MP3 Press P gt or lt 4 during playback To return to normal play press D gt For DVDs VIDEO CDs or Super Audio CDs press lt lt or PP once to start searching Press again to increase the search speed Each time you release and press the button the speed changes sequentially gt gt FFI FF2 FFI lt lt FRI FR2 FRI Select a disc Press D SKIP on the remote Exchange other discs during playback Press DISC SELECT repeatedly to select the disc tray that contains the disc you want to change then press amp Press amp again to close the tray Remove the disc Press DISC SELECT repeatedly to select the disc tray that contains the disc you want to remove then press amp 186 To Do this Play Press REPEAT FM MODE on repeatedly the remote during playback until Repeat Play REP or REP1 appears The repeat range changes according to the play mode ALL For all the tracks or titles on all discs up to 5 times e 1 DISC For all the tracks or titles on a single disc ALBUM For all the tracks on a single album MP3 only e REP 1 For a single title chapter or track You cannot use this function with certain DVDs when playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions ALL DISCS SHUF is available only when REP appears To cancel
94. rm your password re enter it using the numeric buttons then press ENTER Playing the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The system is ready for playback Tip If you forgot your password enter the 6 digit number 199703 using the numeric buttons when the CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you for your password then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password 3868 Limiting playback by children Parental Control DVD only 1 When the playback is stopped press DVD SETUP while pressing SHIFT The Setup Display appears 2 Press 4 or repeatedly to select CUSTOM SETUP then press ENTER The CUSTOM SETUP display appears 3 Press 4 or repeatedly to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER E If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears TROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER Z Enter a 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears E When you have already registered a 6 Press 4 or t repeatedly to select a password geographic area as the playback The display for entering the password limitat
95. s Antenna Antenna terminals Intermediate frequency 87 5 108 0 MHz 100 kHz step 87 5 108 0 MHz 50 kHz step FM lead antenna 75 ohm unbalanced 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range Pan American model 530 1 710 kHz with the tuning interval set at 10 kHz 531 1 710 kHz with the tuning interval set at 9 kHz European Middle Eastern models 531 1 602 kHz with the tuning interval set at 9 kHz 530 1 710 kHz with the tuning interval set at 10 kHz 531 1 602 kHz with the tuning interval set at 9 kHz AM loop antenna External antenna terminal 450 kHz Other models Antenna Antenna terminals Intermediate frequency Speaker Front speaker SS FL7 Speaker system 2 way 3 unit bass reflex type magnetically shielded type Speaker units Woofer Tweeter Nominal impedance Dimensions w h d 13 cm cone type 5 cm cone type 8 ohms Approx 245 x 425 x 320 mm Mass Approx 6 3 kg net per speaker Rear speaker SS RS7 Speaker system 2 way 2 unit bass reflex type 8 cm cone type 4 cm cone type 8 ohms Approx 100 x 250 x 145 mm Speaker units Nominal impedance Dimensions w h d Mass Approx 1 2 kg net per speaker Center speaker SS CT7 Speaker system 2 way 2 unit bass reflex type magnetically shielded type 8 cm cone type 5 cm cone type 16 ohms Approx 100 x 250 x 145 mm Approx 1 2 kg net Speaker units Nominal impedance Dimensions w
96. s Set the color system according to your TV The color system is factory set to NTSC for region code 3 models and PAL for other region code models Each time you perform the procedure below the color system changes as follows NTSC gt PAL Use the buttons on the unit 1 Press 1 Q to turn off the system 2 Press I while holding down II The system turns on and the color system is changed Before connecting the Center and Rear speakers Stick the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the center speaker and rear speakers to stabilize the speakers and prevent them from slipping Rear speaker 8 i 8 i Center speaker 120 After hooking up the system we recommend to place the system as follows Sub woofer Main unit Tit Tt O mee Front speaker Front speaker Left Right Front speaker Front speaker Left Right l Tio ie HINI L a J Optional stand not supplied Sub woofer Main unit The optional stands are supplied for U S A model When placing the
97. s farther away from the listening position than the front speakers 140 Specifying distance position and height of the speakers Use the remote for the operation 1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly until AMP MENU appears 2 Press ENTER 3 Sit in your listening position and press or repeatedly to select the items to be set Adjustable items Distance of the front rear and center speakers Position and height of the rear speakers 4 Press or repeatedly to select the parameter you want The selected parameter appears 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set other parameters 6 Press ENTER Tip You can use the digipad instead of the cursor buttons 4 4 4 E DISTANCE You can vary the distance of each speaker as follows The default settings are underlined FRONT 2 4 m 8 feet front speakers distance Front speaker distance can be set in 0 1 m 1 feet steps from 1 0 to 12 0 m 3 to 40 feet CENTER 2 4 m 8 feet center speaker distance Center speaker distance can be set in 0 1 m 1 feet steps from the front speaker distance to 1 5 m 5 feet closer to your listening position e REAR 1 5 m 5 feet rear speakers distance Rear speaker distance can be set in 0 1 m 1 feet steps from a distance equal to the front speaker distance to a distance 4 5 m 15 feet closer to your listening position Note If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed an equal distance from your list
98. s the disc to prohibit playback Tips e Each time you press DVD DISPLAY the Control Menu display changes cyclically as follows Control Menu display Control Menu display off The Control Menu items differ depending on the disc The Control Menu icon indicator lights in green when you select any item except for OFF REPEAT only The ANGLE indicator lights in green only when the angles can be changed 74 Setup Display Item List You can set the following items in the Setup Display The order of the displayed items may be different from the actual display LANGUAGE SETUP OSD Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list DVD MENU Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list AUDIO Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list SUBTITLE Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list CUSTOM SETUP COLOR AUTO SYSTEM L PAL L NTSC PARENTAL LEVEL OFF CONTROL L 8 7 NC17 6 R 5 4 PG13 3 PG 2 1 G STANDARD USA OTHERS L CHANGE PASSWORD TRACK OFF SELECTION AUTO SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN SCREEN SAVER ON OFF BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK COMPONENT OUT _ IN
99. speakers Range 6 steps to the left and 6 steps to the right 13 steps continued 15 Specifying the speaker parameters continued MLEVEL CENTER 0 dB Level of the center speaker 6 dB to 6 dB 1 dB steps REAR 0 dB Level of the rear speakers 6 dB to 6 dB 1 dB steps SUB W 0 dB Level of the subwoofer 6 dB to 6 dB 1 dB steps E D COMP e D COMP OFF Dynamic range compression Range OFF 0 1 to 0 9 STD MAX OFF does not compress the dynamic range 0 1 to 0 9 settings allow you to compress the dynamic range in small steps STD reproduces the sound track with the dynamic range intended by the recording engineer MAX provides a great compression of the dynamic range E TEST TONE TEST TONE OFF Test tone output Range OFF ON ON outputs the test tone from each speaker in sequence Adjust the LEVEL and BALANCE parameters so that the volume level of the test tone from each speaker sounds the same using the remote from your listening position Select OFF to turn off the test tone Notes e When 2 1CH MULTI is set to 2 1CH page 53 you cannot set rear speaker balance center level rear level Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby Digital sources only 166 Setting the clock 1 Turn on the system 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 3 Press Id or gt repeatedly to set the hour 4 Press E
100. speakers on top of the sub woofer and the main unit be sure to place the foot of the speakers to fit in the hollows on top of the sub woofer and the main unit Notes Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise Do not place the rear speakers on top of a TV This may cause color distortion in the TV screen Be sure to connect both left and right rear speakers Otherwise the sound will not be heard To prevent the speakers from falling When you place the speakers on top of the sub woofer and the main unit do the following 1 Place the speaker support on the sub woofer and the main unit Tighten one of the screws lightly to temporarily fix the speaker support tighten the other screw to fix then tighten the first screw firmly Tighten the screws while threading the top boards of the sub woofer and the main unit Speaker support 2 Insert the speaker support in the slot of the front speakers Tighten two screws while threading the rear boards of the front speakers Note When carrying the system do not lift the front speakers only Inserting three R6 size AA batteries into the remote peyeys Guna i Operating a Sony TV You can use the following buttons on the remote to operate a Sony TV To Press Turn the TV on or off TV 1 Switch the TV s video input TV VIDEO Change
101. t dts indicator in the display Light up when DTS signals are input Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer You can set the system to turn off at a preset time so you can fall asleep to music Press SLEEP on the remote Each time you press the button the minute display the turn off time changes as follows AUTO 90 80 gt 70 10 OFF The power turns off when the current disc or tape finishes playback for up to 100 minutes To Press Check the remaining SLEEP on the remote once time Change the time to SLEEP on the remote turn off repeatedly to select the time you want Cancel the Sleep SLEEP on the remote Timer repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears You cannot check the remaining time if you select AUTO s n e 4 18410 55GB Waking up to music Daily Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time every day Make sure you have set the clock see Setting the clock on page 16 1 Prepare the music source you want to play DVD VIDEO CD CD Super Audio CD MP3 Load a disc To start from a specific track make a program see Creating your own program on page 22 Tape Load a tape with the side you want to play facing forward Radio Tune in the preset station you want see Listening to the radio on page 42 2 Adjust the volume 3 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote SET appears 4 Press k lt or
102. t Do not use such discs Note on CD R CD RW playback Discs recorded on CD R CD RW drives may not be played back because of scratches dirt recording condition or the drive s characteristics Besides the discs which are not yet finalized at the end of recording cannot be played back Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technlogies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product Cleaning the cabinet Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution uo ewnoyu BUONIPPY bl continued 658 Precautions continued To save a tape permanently To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over break off the cassette tab from side A or B as illustrated If you later want to reuse the tape for recording cover the broken tab with adhesive tape pe i Side A n Tab of side B Tab of side A Break off the cassette tab of side A y FA Before placing a cassette in the tape deck Take up any slack in the tape Otherwise the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become damaged When using a tape longer than 90 minutes The tape is very elastic Do not change the tape
103. the disc tray is open Press amp to close the disc tray first then open the cassette deck TAPE CLOSE appears You tried to open the disc tray when the cassette deck is open Push the cassette deck to close first then open the disc tray Speakers Sound comes from only one channel or unbalanced left and right volume Check the speaker connection and speaker placement The source being played back is monaural e Adjust the balance parameters page 15 There is no sound from the center speaker Set the center speaker level to the appropriate level e 2 1CH MULTL is set to 2 1CH There is no sound from the rear speakers Set the rear speakers level to the appropriate level e 2 1CH MULTI is set to 2 1CH The software being played back has limited sound effects Check the volume with the test tone Sound lacks bass e Check that the speaker s and terminals are connected correctly DVD VIDEO CD CD Super Audio CD MP3 Player The disc tray does not open and LOCKED appears on the front panel display Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility The disc tray does not close Place the disc correctly in the center of the tray Always close the tray by pressing amp Trying to press the tray closed with your fingers may cause problems with the player The disc does not eject You cannot eject the disc during CD Synchro
104. to turn the power on Switching the function of VIDEO MD North American model or MD VIDEO other models Using the display Checking the remaining time titles DVD VIDEO CD CD Super Audio CD MP3 file When a DVD CD Super Audio CD TEXT disc is loaded you can check the information stored on the disc such as the titles When the unit detects DVD CD Super Audio CD TEXT discs the TEXT indication appears in the display 52GB Press DISPLAY during playback Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows E When playing a DVD Current title number and the playing time gt Current title number and the remaining time gt Current chapter number and the playing time Current chapter number and the remaining time Title text Clock display for 8 seconds Effect status E When playing a VIDEO CD CD Super Audio CD Current track number and the playing time Current track number and the remaining time Playing time of the current disc Remaining time on the current disc Track title Clock display for 8 seconds Effect Status E When playing an MP3 Current track number and the playing time gt Current track number and the remaining time Track title and D3 tag when the file contains the ID3 tag data Album title Clock display Effect status for 8 seconds When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions only the playing time o
105. up Display E TV TYPE DVD only Select the aspect ratio of the connected TV 16 9 Select this when you connect a wide screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function 4 3 LETTER BOX Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen TV This setting displays a wide picture with bands displayed on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 PAN SCAN Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen TV This setting displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit Note Depending on the DVD 4 3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 PAN SCAN or vice versa 2868 E SCREEN SAVER Turn on and off the screen saver If you turn on the screen saver the screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play a CD for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press IJ to turn off the screen saver ON Turns on the screen saver OFF Turns off the screen saver E BACKGROUND Select the background color or picture on the TV screen when the playback is stopped or while playing a CD JACKET PICTURE The jacket picture still picture appears in the background but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc CD EXTRA etc If the disc does not contain a jacket picture the GRAPHICS picture appears
106. wing the instructions on the menu see page 25 for DVD and see page 25 for VIDEO CD You can use the Control Menu to play repeatedly page 24 To enter track number using the remote You can also select the track you want using the remote during Normal Play Press the numeric buttons then press ENTER The playback automatically starts Playing a disc with MP3 audio tracks About MP3 MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 is a standard technology and format for compressing a sound sequence The track is compressed to about 1 10 of its original size Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compressed Notes on discs You can play MP3 audio tracks recorded on CD ROMs CD Rs recordable CDs or CD RWs rewritable CDs The disc must be in the ISO 9660 level 1 level 2 or Joliet format ISO 9660 Format The most common international standard for the logical format of tracks and albums on a CD ROM There are several specification levels In Level 1 track names must be in the 8 3 format no more than eight characters in the name no more than three characters in the extension MP3 and in capital letters Album names can be no longer than eight characters There can be no more than eight nested album levels Level 2 specifications allow album names and track names up to 31 characters long Playing a disc Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play This system lets you
107. y to operate this equipment Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE Except for European model 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 energy efficiency This system incorporates Dolby Digital Pro Logic Surround and the DTS Digital Surround System Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Notes on DTS audio playback Excessive noise may be heard from the speakers when you play DTS format CDs if the decode format is set to PCM page 53 or monaural sound 1 L 2 R page 33 Set the volume to minumum

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