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Sony DAV-D150G DVR User Manual

1. Rear of DVD VCR Receiver Ne Connections Continued Speaker System Connections Connect the speakers using the supplied speaker cords by matching the colors of the terminals and those of the cords To obtain the best possible surround sound adjust the speaker parameters distance level etc Notes e Be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate terminal on the components to and to If the cords are reversed the sound will be distorted and lack bass If you use front speakers with low maximum input rat ing adjust the volume carefully to avoid excessive volume output to the speakers Do not disassemble the front covers of supplied speakers Center Front Speaker Speaker Front Speaker Right Left So y O eve eye AL TL y A SPEAKERS FM ot p m i cy A p 00 PR A AM pg oJ RA i i i Gao m 7 Y V J eho eNO Rear speaker Q Right surround eye Rear speaker Left surround Subwoofer About Ferrite Core Be sure to attach the ferrite core to the speaker cables for connecting to this unit This ferrite core can reduce noises How to attach the ferrite core 1 Push the stopper a of the ferrite core to open 2 Wind the Center and Subwoofer Speaker cables once on the ferrite core Pass the others straight on the ferrite core 3 Close the ferrite core un
2. Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 6566 Abkhazian 7074 Fiji 7678 Lingala 8373 Singhalese 6565 Afar 7073 Finnish 7684 Lithuanian 8375 Slovak 6570 Afrikaans 7082 French 7775 Macedonian 8376 Slovenian 8381 Albanian 7089 Frisian 7771 Malagasy 8379 Somali 6577 Ameharic 7176 Galician 7783 Malay 6983 Spanish 6582 Arabic 7565 Georgian 7776 Malayalam 8385 Sudanese 7289 Armenian 6869 German 7784 Maltese 8387 Swahili 6583 Assamese 6976 Greek 7773 Maori 8386 Swedish 6588 Aymara 7576 Greenlandic 7782 Marathi 8476 Tagalog 6590 Azerbaijani 7178 Guarani 7779 Moldavian 8471 Tajik 6665 Bashkir 7185 Gujarati 7778 Mongolian 8465 Tamil 6985 Basque 7265 Hausa 7865 Nauru 8484 Tatar 6678 Bengali Bangla 7387 Hebrew 7869 Nepali 8469 Telugu 6890 Bhutani 7273 Hindi 7879 Norwegian 8472 Thai 6672 Bihari 7285 Hungarian 7982 Oriya 6679 Tibetan 6682 Breton 7383 Icelandic 8065 Panjabi 8473 Tigrinya 6671 Bulgarian 7378 Indonesian 8083 Pashto Pushto 8479 Tonga 7789 Burmese 7365 Interlingua 7065 Persian 8482 Turkish 6669 Byelorussian 7165 Irish 8076 Polish 8475 Turkmen 7577 Cambodian 7384 Italian 8084 Portuguese 8487 Twi 6765 Catalan 7465 Japanese 8185 Quechua 8575 Ukrainian 9072 Chinese 7487 Javanese 8277 Rhaeto Romance 8582 Urdu 6779 Corsican 7578 Kannada 8279 Rumanian 8590 Uzbek 7282 Croatian 7583 Kashmiri 8285 Russian 8673 Vietnamese 6783 Czech 7575 Kazakh 8377 Samoan 8679 Volap k 6865 Danish 7589 Kirghiz 8365 Sanskrit 6789 Welsh 7876 Dutch
3. Select the Area Code option using the but tons on the setup menu 2 While Area Code is selected press 3 Follow step 3 of Rating on left 4 Select the first character using the buttons Press to shift to second character and select the second character using buttons Press ENTER OK to confirm your Area Code selection then press SETUP MENU to exit the menu Note Confirmation of the 4 digit password is necessary when the password is changed see Changing the 4 digit password below Changing the 4 digit password 1 Follow Steps 1 2 as shown above to the left Rating 2 Enter the old password then press ENTER OK 3 Select Change using buttons then press ENTER OK 4 Enter the new 4 digit password then press ENTER OK 5 Enter exactly the same password a second time and verify by pressing ENTER OK 6 Press SETUP MENU to exit the menu If you forget your 4 digit password If you forget your password to clear the current pass word follow the procedure below 1 Press SETUP MENU to display the setup menu 2 Enter the 6 digit number 210499 The 4 digit password is cleared 3 Enter a new password as shown above to the left Rating DVD Operation Setup Continued Speaker Setup 5 1 Speaker settings Select speaker settings including volume balance and distance or test the speaker settings Speaker settings are only active on the Analog Multi Channel Output See
4. 44 45 SpecificatiONnS 46 47 About the symbols for instructions A Indicates hazards likely to cause harm to the unit itself or other material damage Note Indicates special operating features of this unit Tip Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier 3 Before Use Playable Discs DVD VIDEO 8 cm 12 cm disc ern Video CD VCD SG VCD 8 cm 12 cm disc COMPACT Audio CD 8 cm 12 cm disc DIGITAL AUDIO In addition this unit can play a DVD R RW SVCD and CD R or CD RW that contains audio titles MP3 or JPEG files Notes Depending on the conditions of the recording equip ment or the CD R R or DVD R DVD RW disc itself some CD R R or DVD R DVD RW discs cannot be played on the unit Do not attach any seal or label to either side the labeled side or the recorded side of a disc Do not use irregularly shaped CDs e g heart shaped or octagonal It may result in malfunctions Notes on DVDs and Video CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and Video CDs may be intentionally fixed by software manufacturers As this unit plays DVDs and Video CDs according to disc content designed by the software manufacturer some playback features of the unit may not be available or other functions may be added Make sure to also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs and Video CDs Some DVDs made for busi ness purposes may not be ab
5. oe Oo PRESET MUTING vol el Cap ENTER OK CRI DVD DISPLAY PRESET RETURN SONY Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV Manufacturer Code Number SONY 501 AIWA 553 501 DAEWOO 504 505 506 507 515 544 FISHER 508 GOLDSTAR LG 503 511 512 515 534 544 GRUNDIG 517 534 HITACHI 513 514 515 544 JVC 516 MAGNAVOX 503 518 544 MITSUBISHI MGA_ 503 519 544 NEC 503 520 544 PANASONIC 509 524 PHILIPS 515 518 PIONEER 509 525 526 540 RCA PROSCAN 510 527 528 529 544 SAMSUNG 503 515 531 532 533 534 544 SANYO 508 545 546 547 SHARP 535 TELEFUNKEN 523 536 537 538 THOMSON 537 539 TOSHIBA 535 540 541 ZENITH 542 543 Controlling the TV You can control your TV using the buttons below By pressing You can TVI Turn the TV on or off TV VIDEO Switch the TV s input source between the TV and other input Sources Note Depending on the TV you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above ate Language Code List Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings Disc Audio Disc Subtitle and or Disc Menu See page 21
6. The playback picture is poor Forward Skip is not avail able during DVD playback The remote control does not work properly Ages e The TV is not set to receive DVD VCR Receiver signal output e TV VIDEO mode for DVD VCR Receiver is set to TV e The video cable is not connected securely e The connected TV power is turned off e The equipment connected with the audio cable is not set to receive DVD VCR Receiver signal output e The audio cables are not connected securely e The power of the equipment connected with the audio cables is turned off Correction e Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely e Insert a disc or tape Check that the disc or tape indicator in the display window is lit Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the DVD VCR Receiver appears on the TV screen Press the TV VIDEO button on the remote control repeatedly to choose VIDEO mode TV indicator disappears in the display window e Connect the video cable securely e Turn on the TV Select the correct input mode on the audio receiver so you can listen to the sound from the DVD VCR receiver e Connect the audio cables securely e Turn on the equipment connected with the audio cables e Clean the disc e The disc is dirty e Tape heads are dirty e Tape is a rental or was recorded on another VIDEO The DVD VCR Receiver e No disc is inserted does not star
7. Amplifier Section Stereo mode Surround mode Inputs Speaker Section 7OW 70W 60 at 1 kHz THD 10 Front 70W ch 6Q at 1 kHz THD 10 Center 70W 60 at 1 kHz THD 10 Surround 7OW ch 6Q at 1 kHz THD 10 Subwoofer 100W 40 at 30 Hz THD 10 Depending on the sound mode settings and the source there may be no sound output AV 2 AV 3 OPTICAL IN AV3 OPT Front Center Surround speakers SS MSP661 Speaker system Speaker units Enclosure type Rated Impedance Dimensions w h d Approx Mass Approx Subwoofer SS WMSP700 Speaker system Speaker units Enclosure type Rated Impedance Dimensions w h d Approx Mass Approx Accessories Scart cable Speakers 000055 Speaker color label AM loop antenna Remote control Ferrite Core 2 2 ce eee Full range Magnetically shielded 80 mm cone type Bass reflex 6 ohms 120 x 122 x 100 mm 4 8 x 4 7 sx 4 inches 0 8 kg 1 Ib 13 oz Magnetically shielded 200 mm cone type Acoustically loaded bass reflex 4 ohms 270 x 325 x 333 mm 10 8s x 12 7 sx 13 1 s inches including front panel 6 5 kg 14 Ib 6 oz AAA 1 Batteries e Design and specifications are subject to change without notice e Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential
8. Speaker Setup page 38 Disc Audio CJ a Disc Subtitle g 8 fo A p Disc Menu Ga Rating Front L Area Code Volume 0 dB Size Small Distance 0 3m Test D Return 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Others DRC PBC The DRC and PBC settings can be changed e Press 4 to select the desired item and press ENTER OK The setting of the selected item is changed between On and Off Disc Audio a Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Ga Rating Area Code TV Aspect g Menu Language i 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Dynamic Range Control DRC With the DVD format you can hear a program s sound track in the most accurate and realistic presentation possible thanks to digital audio technology However you may wish to compress the dynamic range of the audio output the difference between the loudest sounds and the quietest ones Then you may listen to a movie at a lower volume without losing clarity of sound Set DRC to On for this effect Playback Contrl PBC On Video CDs with PBC are played according to the PBC Off Video CDs with PBC are played the same way as Audio CDs 23 VIDEO Operation Playing a tape You will only be able to load and eject video cassettes when your DVD VCR Receiver is plugged into the mains Your DVD VCR Receiver may also play back recordings from NTSC tapes on PAL TV Getting a better picture When a cassette is inserted and playback started the ATR
9. automatic tracking function works to get the best possible picture automatically ATR appears in the dis play window If the quality of the recording is poor repeatedly press CH PRESET 4 to manually adjust the tracking until any distortions have been removed Make sure that you have correctly connected your DVD VCR Receiver as described earlier in this book Turn on your TV Press 1 to turn on your DVD VCR Receiver Insert the video cassette into your DVD VCR Receiver The video cassette should have the window side facing up and the arrow facing away from you 2 Press gt PLAY to start playing your tape If you load a video cassette which has had its record protection tab removed playback of the cassette will start automatically AUTO TRACKING Your DVD VCR Receiver will automatically adjust the tracking to give the best picture quality 3 Press II PAUSE to still a picture Press II PAUSE repeatedly to advance the tape frame by frame If you press SLOW PP I gt the picture will be slowed down at about 1 19 times the normal play back Tapes can be paused for up to 5 minutes After 5 minutes your DVD VCR Receiver will stop the tape to prevent from damage to the tape or your DVD VCR Receiver Still picture quality can be improved slightly by pressing CH PRESET on the remote control 4 Press gt PLAY to continue playing your tape Picture search During playback press either SLOW lt lt
10. even though the files are shown as JPEG image files in windows explorer Programmed Playback MP3 Programmed Playback with Audio CD and MP3 Disc The Program function enables you to store your favorite tracks from any disc in the DVD VCR Receiver memory Program can contain 30 tracks Press PROGRAM during playback or in the stop mode to enter the Program Edit mode The QA mark will appear to the right of the word Program on the right side of the menu screen Note Press PROGRAM to exit the Program Edit mode the Q mark will disappear Select a track then press ENTER OK to place the selected track on the Program list Repeat step 2 to place additional tracks on the Program list cD Program KAN Program a G or MP3 disc Menu a 0 56 18 OOOST gt BYPASS m ooo Js Audio CD menu Press The programmed track you selected last is highlighted on the program list Press to select the track you want to start playing Press DVD TOP MENU to move to the next page Press DVD MENU to move to the previous page Press PLAY or ENTER OK to start Playback begins in the order in which you programmed the tracks and PGM appears on the menu screen Playback stops after all of the tracks on the Program list have played once To return normal playback from pro grammed playback press PROGRAM to exit the Program Edit mode Select a track of CD or MP3 list and then p
11. 00 CH5 00 CHTV move D DELETE D PAA Press After a short while the selected station will be deleted DELETE D PAA Press MENU i to remove the menus from the TV screen If you wish to delete other TV stations repeat stages 2 3 How to select Stored TV stations Stored TV stations can be selected in either of two ways Press CH or CH to select different stations that are tuned into your DVD VCR Receiver You may also directly select stations using the numerical buttons on the remote control 18 Setting the Clock Manually The clock in your DVD VCR Receiver controls time day and date settings for your DVD VCR Receiver For VIDEO Plus system to work correctly the cor rect time and date must be set The clock is set auto matically during ACMS Automatic Channel Memory System when your DVD VCR Receiver detects a chan nel that broadcasts a Teletext signal If the broadcast signal is weak the clock will not be set and will require setting manually Press MENU i Press or to select TIME DATE and press ENTER OK The auto adjust mode can be set to OFF by pressing or if you want to set the time manually AUTO ADJUST ON pa Press ENTER OK Use the numerical buttons or press or gt on the remote control to alter the HOURS MINUTES DAY MONTH and YEAR Please note your DVD VCR Receiver uses a 24 hour clock e g 1pm will be displayed as 13 00 The
12. 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback The on screen display appears on the screen The Time Search box shows the elapsed playing time of the current disc 2 Within 10 seconds use to select the Time Search icon in the on screen display The appears in the Time Search box 3 Within 10 seconds use the number buttons to enter the required start time Enter hours minutes and sec onds from left to right in the box If you enter the wrong numbers press CLEAR to remove the numbers you entered Then enter the correct numbers 4 Within 10 seconds press ENTER OK Playback starts from the selected time on the disc If you enter an invalid time playback will continue from the current point 3D Surround G BYPASS D 3D SUR This unit can produce a 3D Surround effect which simulates multi channel audio playback from two conventional stereo speakers instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen to multi channel audio from a home theatre system 1 Press SOUND FIELD to select 3D SUR during playback 2 To turn off the 3D Surround effect press SOUND FIELD again to select BYPASS Note On DVD you can select 3D SUR only during playing 2 channel audio DVD and Video CD Operation Continued Special DVD Features Checking the contents of DVD Video discs Menus DVDs may contain menus that allow you to access spe cial features To use the disc menu press DVD DIS PLAY
13. 5 1 channel sound MUSIC mode The Music mode is for use with any stereo music recordings and provides a wide and deep sound space The Music mode includes controls that allow the sound to be tailored to individual listening tastes MATRIX mode The Matrix mode is the same as the Music mode except that the directional enhancement logic is turned off It may be used to enhance mono signals by making them seem larger The Matrix mode may also find use in auto systems where the fluc tuations from poor FM stereo reception can otherwise cause dis turbing surround signals from a logic decoder The ultimate cure for poor FM stereo reception may be simply to force the audio to mono 3D SURROUND This unit can produce a 3D Surround effect using 3D Surround Sound technology which simulates multi channel audio play back from two conventional stereo speakers instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen to multi channel audio from a home theatre This feature works with DVD discs encoded with Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Digital audio tracks 148 BYPASS Software with multichannel surround audio signals is played according to the way it was recorded Sound Mode You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre programmed sound fields according to the programme you want to listen to Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until the sound mode you want appears in the display window as below Each
14. 7579 Korean 7168 Scots Gaelic 8779 Wolof 6978 English 7585 Kurdish 8382 Serbian 8872 Xhosa 6979 Esperanto 7679 Laothian 8372 Serbo Croatian 7473 Yiddish 6984 Estonian 7665 Latin 8378 Shona 8979 Yoruba 7079 Faroese 7686 Latvian Lettish 8368 Sindhi 9085 Zulu a2 Area Code List Enter the appropriate code number for the initial setting Area Code See page 22 Code Country Code Country Code Country Code Country AD Andorra ER Eritrea LC Saint Lucia SC Seychelles AE United Arab Emirates ES Spain LI Liechtenstein SD Sudan AF Afghanistan ET Ethiopia LK Sri Lanka SE Sweden AG Antigua and Barbuda FI Finland LR Liberia SG Singapore Al Anguilla FJ Fiji LS Lesotho SH Saint Helena AL Albania FK Falkland Islands LT Lithuania SI Slovenia AM Armenia FM Micronesia LU Luxembourg SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen AN Netherlands Antilles FO Faroe Islands LV Latvia Islands AO Angola FR France LY Libya SK Slovak Republic AQ Antarctica FX France European MA Morocco SL Sierra Leone AR Argentina Territory MC Monaco SM San Marino AS American Samoa GA Gabon MD Moldavia SN Senegal AT Austria GB Great Britain MG Madagascar SO Somalia AU Australia GD Grenada MH Marshall Islands SR Suriname AW Aruba GE Georgia MK Macedonia ST Saint Tome and Principe AZ Azer
15. Disc Audio Original a Disc Subtitle Spanish a Disc Subtitle English Disc Menu French Disc Menu French C Rating German E Rating German Area Code Italian Area Code Spanish TV Aspect Portuguese TV Aspect Italian g Menu Language Butch g Menu Language Dutch Polish Hungarian B 5 1 Speaker Setup Others E 5 1 Speaker Setup Other Others aana a CC Press SETUP MENU The Setup menu appears Use 4 to select the desired option TV Aspect 4 3 Letterbox Select when a standard 4 3 TV is con The screen will show the current setting for the nected Displays pictures with masking bars above and selected option as well as alternate setting s below the picture While the desired option is selected press 4 3 Panscan Select when a standard 4 3 TV is con nected Displays pictures cropped to fill your TV screen Both sides of the picture are cut off 16 9 Wide Select when a 16 9 wide TV is connected then 4 to select the desired setting Press ENTER OK to confirm your selection Some options require additional steps Press SETUP MENU RETURN or PLAY to z Disc Audio 4 3 Letterbox exit the setup meng a Disc Subtitle 4 3 Panscan Disc Menu v16 9 Wide a Rating Area Code TV Aspect Language gt KO wens Language Disc Language Dice ey Select a language for the disc s Menu Audio and ies Subtitle features Original The original language set
16. Follow steps 1 2 of Erasing a Track from Program List as above 2 Use to select Clear All then press ENTER OK The complete Program for the disc will be erased Notes e The programs are cleared when the disc is removed e The programs are cleared when another function mode VIDEO radio etc is selected 37 Speaker Setup You can set your personal preferences on the DVD func tion mode Adjust the following settings for the built in 5 1 channel surround decoder Disc Audio oc a Disc Subtitle 5 oo p Disc Menu a Rating Area Code Front L Volume 0 dB TV Aspect Size Small g Menu Language mm 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Distance 0 3m Test Return Press SETUP MENU The Setup menu appears Select 5 1 Speaker Setup using the 4 t buttons on the setup menu While 5 1 Speaker Setup is selected press button 4 Press buttons to select the desired speaker 5 Adjust options by using buttons Speaker selection Select a speaker that you want to adjust Front speak er Left Front speaker Right Center Speaker Rear speaker Left Rear speaker Right or Subwoofer Note Certain speaker settings are prohibited by the Dolby Digital licensing agreement Volume Press to adjust the output level of the selected speaker 6dB 6dB Size Since the speaker settings are fixed you cannot change the settings e Subwoofer s size is fixe
17. States CL Chile Territory OM Oman UY Uruguay CM Cameroon IQ Iraq PA Panama UZ Uzbekistan CN China IR Iran PE Peru VA Vatican City State CO Colombia IS Iceland PF Polynesia French VC Saint Vincent amp CR Costa Rica IT Italy PG Papua New Guinea Grenadines CS Former Czechoslovakia JM Jamaica PH Philippines VE Venezuela CU Cuba JO Jordan PK Pakistan VG Virgin Islands British CV Cape Verde JP Japan PL Poland VI Virgin Islands USA CX Christmas Island KE Kenya PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon VN Vietnam CY Cyprus KG Kyrgyzstan PN Pitcairn Island VU Vanuatu CZ Czech Republic KH Cambodia6 PR Puerto Rico WF Wallis and Futuna Islands DE Germany KI Kiribati PT Portugal WS Samoa DJ Djibouti KM Comoros PW Palau YE Yemen DK Denmark KN Saint Kitts amp Nevis Anguilla PY Paraguay YT Mayotte DM Dominica KP North Korea QA Qatar YU Yugoslavia DO Dominican Republic KR South Korea RE Reunion French ZA South Africa DZ Algeria KW Kuwait RO Romania ZM Zambia EC Ecuador KY Cayman Islands RU Russian Federation ZR Zaire EE Estonia KZ Kazakhstan RW Rwanda ZW Zimbabwe EG Egypt LA Laos SA Saudi Arabia EH Western Sahara LB Lebanon SB Solomon Islands a3 Troubleshooting Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service e The power cord is disconnected e No disc is inserted e No tape is inserted Symptom No power The power is on but the DVD VCR Receiver does not work No picture No sound
18. TUNING C ma e ae MEMORY CLEAR pee c Radio Operation Continued Tuning into a Station Manually Press TUNER FM AM on the remote control until the frequency band appears on the display and TV screen Press TUNER FM AM on the remote control to select the desired band Press TUNING on the remote conirol to tune in the desired station For your reference Weak FM stations STEREO may flash when the weak FM stereo signal is received select another station To turn off the radio Press I to turn the DVD VCR Receiver off or select another function mode DVD or VIDEO Tuning into a Station Automatically Hold down TUNING on the remote control for 1 or 2 seconds and a station is searched for automatically Note The search may not stop at a station with a very weak signal Muting Press MUTING to mute your unit You can mute your unit in order for example to answer the telephone MUTING appear in the display 40 RDS Operation This unit is equipped with RDS Radio Data System which brings a wide range of information to FM radio Now in use in many countries RDS is a system for transmitting station call signs or network information a description of station programme type text message about the station or specifics of musical selection and the correct time RDS Tuning When a FM station is tuned in and it contains RDS data the unit will automatically display the station
19. Then press the appropriate number button to select an option Or use 4 buttons to highlight your selection then press ENTER OK Title Menu 1 Press DVD TOP MENU If the current title has a menu the menu will appear on the screen Otherwise the disc menu may appear 2 The menu can list camera angles spoken language and subtitle options and chapters for the title 3 To remove the title menu press DVD TOP MENU again DVD Menu 1 Press DVD MENU The disc menu is displayed 2 To remove the disc menu press DVD MENU again Camera Angle Bin If the disc contains sequences recorded from different camera angles the angle icon appears on the TV screen You can then change the camera angle if you wish e Press ANGLE repeatedly during playback to select a desired angle The number of the current angle appears on the display Changing the Audio Language D Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to hear a different audio language or audio track Changing the Audio Channel D st D tert QD Aicnt Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to hear a dif ferent audio channel ST LEFT or RIGHT Subtitle Bien Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during playback to see the different subtitle languages Note If appears the feature at that moment or with that specific DVD Screen Saver The screen saver picture appears when you leave the DVD VCR Receiver in Stop mode for about 5 minutes Audio CD
20. VIDEO This unit allows you to copy the contents of a DVD to a VHS tape Note If the DVD you are attempting to copy is copy protected you will not be able to copy the disc It is not permitted to copy Macrovision encoded DVDs LOCK will blink on the display window Insert Disc Insert the disc you wish to copy in the DVD deck and close the disc tray Insert VHS Tape Insert a blank VHS video tape into the VIDEO deck Press gt PLAY on the DVD deck The DVD will go into play mode e If the DVD disc menu appears you may need to press the PLAY manually to begin copying Press REC ITR The DVD VCR Receiver will go into Record mode Stop the Copy Process When the DVD is finished playing press W STOP to end the copy You must stop the Copy process manually when the DVD movie ends or the unit may replay and record over and over again Note If you try to copy a disc with NTSC disc the recording will not be recorded correctly because this DVD VCR Receiver s color system is PAL Recording from another video recorder With the DVD VCR Receiver you can make recordings from an external source such as copying from another VIDEO or a camcorder Note In the following description this DVD VCR Receiver will be one used for recording and other VIDEO will be used for playback VIDEO should be connected to the one of the SCART sockets on the rear panel of your DVD VCR Receiver or the AV3 sockets on
21. and results in exceptional clarity throughout a true 360 degree sound field The term DTS is a trademark of DTS Technology LLC Manufactured under license from DTS Technology LLC DOD Dolby Digital The Dolby Digital surround format lets you enjoy up to 5 1 channels of digital surround sound from a Dolby Digital pro gramme source If you play DVDs with Ode mark you can enjoy even better sound quality greater spatial accuracy and improved dynamic range DO PL Dolby Pro Logic Use this mode when playing movie or Dolby Digital 2 channel which carries the DR mark This mode provides the effect of being in a movie theatre or live concert house an effect with an intensity which can only be obtained through DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND The effect of the front back left right movement of the sound image as well as the sense of fixed position in the sound image is much clearer and more dynam ic than before DOPLI Dolby Pro Logic II 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 MOVIE mode The Movie mode is for use with stereo television shows and all programs encoded in Dolby Surround The result is enhanced soundfield directionality that approaches the quality of discrete
22. fully extend the FM wire antenna e After connecting the FM wire antenna keep it as hori zontal as possible AM loop antenna supplied va FM wire antenna supplied 750 COAXIAL FM Rear of DVD VCR Receiver Accessory Audio Video A V Connections to DVD VCR Receiver Connect the AV3 IN jacks on the DVD VCR Receiver to the audio video out jacks on your accessory compo nent using optional audio video cables Jack Panel of Accessory Component VCR Camcorder etc Front of DVD VCR Receiver Digital Device Connections Connect the OPTICAL IN jacks on the DVD VCR Receiver to the digital audio out optical jacks on your digital device Game device Digital Set Top Box etc using optional optical audio cable To select source of DVD VCR Receiver to OPTICAL IN press INPUT SELECT repeatedly on the remote control until AV3 OPT appears in the display window Notes e f the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your DVD VCR Receiver the DVD VCR Receiver will produce a strong distorted sound or no sound at all e The Optical input function is available only when the other unit s Sampling Frequency is 32 48kHz Game Device Digital Set Top Box FRONT R CENTER Ff 6a 60 ea a R
23. picture Note The VIDEO main menu will appear incorrectly when NTSC video source is inputted to the DVD VCR Receiver 15 VIDEO Operation Setup Continued Tuning in TV Stations Automatically Should you wish to perform the Automatic Channel Memory System ACMS again please follow the guid ance given on this page You may tune up to 88 TV stations into your DVD VCR Receiver 7 Press I to turn on your DVD VCR Receiver Press MENU i The main menu will appear on the TV screen Press or to select ACMS and press ENTER OK Press ENTER OK again to start the automatic tuning process While automatic tuning is taking place the time and date will set automatically If appears in the DVD VCR Receiver display it means that the broad cast signal is weak and the clock was not set Please turn to TIME DATE section of this book on page 18 01 C23 00 BBC1 02 00 00 Move 0 DELETE EI Press MENU i to remove the menus from the TV screen 16 Tuning in TV Stations Manually In certain areas of the country broadcast signals may be too weak for your DVD VCR Receiver s automatic tuning process to find or assign TV stations correctly You must tune in these weaker broadcast stations man ually in order for your DVD VCR Receiver to store them Press MENU i The main menu will appear on the TV screen Press or to select PR SET and press ENTER OK PR CH MFT STATION 01
24. screen e Use the number buttons to select the track you want to view Press RETURN to return to the menu screen e Menu setting and the exact operating procedures for using the menu may differ depending on the disc Follow the instructions on the each menu screen You also may set PBC to Off under setup See page 23 Notes e If Parental Control is set and the disc is not within the Rating settings not authorized the 4 digit password must be entered and or the disc must be authorized see Parental Control on page 22 e DVDs may have a Region Code e Your DVD VCR Receiver will not play discs that have a Region Code different from your DVD VCR Receiver The Region Code for this DVD VCR Receiver is 2 two e Do not keep a fixed image displayed on the screen for a long time General Features Note Unless stated otherwise all operations described use the remote control Some features may also be available on the Setup menu Resuming Playback When you stop the disc the player remembers the point where you pressed W STOP and RESUME W appears on the TV screen Press D gt PLAY and play will resume from this point Tip To play from the beginning of the disc press W twice then press Notes e Depending on where you stopped the disc the recorder may not resume playback from exactly the same point e The point where you stopped playing is cleared when Press W in the STOP mode Selecting Another TITLE am
25. tape count er and tape remaining on the TV screen Press DVD DISPLAY CLK CNT again to remove all displays from the TV screen The tape remaining will only be accurate for E 180 and E 240 tapes The tape remaining indicator may not be accurate since it depends on the type or condition of tape used Also the tape remaining indicator is not dis played just after a cassette has been inserted or after playback or recording has begun DVD and Video CD Operation Playing a DVD and Video CD Playback Setup e Turn on the TV and select the video input source con nected to the DVD VCR Receiver e Audio system Turn on the audio system and select the input source connected to the DVD VCR Receiver e Set the Output Source to DVD as shown in Selecting the Output Input Source on page 13 1 Press DVD to open the disc tray Place a disc on the tray with the label facing up When a double sided DVD is inserted make sure the side you want to play is facing down Press amp DVD to close the tray READING appears in the display window and play back starts automatically If playback does not start press gt PLAY In some cases the disc menu might appear instead If a menu screen is displayed A menu screen may appear automatically after loading a DVD DVD Use 4 buttons to select the title chapter you want to view then press ENTER OK to start playback Press DVD TOP MENU or DVD MENU to return to the menu
26. the front panel of your DVD VCR Receiver Press INPUT SELECT until the socket you wish to record from is displayed AV1 Sound and Picture recording using the lower EURO AV1 socket on the back of your DVD VCR Receiver AV2 Sound and Picture recording using the upper EURO AV2 EXTERNAL socket on the back of your DVD VCR Receiver AV3 Sound and Picture recording from AV3 IN sockets analog audio on the front of your DVD VCR Receiver Insert the recorded tape into VIDEO and a blank tape into DVD VCR Receiver To start recording press REC ATR on DVD VCR Receiver and press PLAY on VIDEO When you want to finish copying press the W STOP on both appliances Press W STOP at DVD VCR Receiver 29 Additional Information If Timer record events Overlap Do not overlap programmes since overlapping portions of the conflicting programmes will not be recorded Earlier recording times have priority over later recording times as shown in the diagram 16 00 Case A Program 1 17 00 18 00 Program 2 Case B Program 1 Program 2 Case C Program 1 Program 2 This potion will not be recorded Change Deleting the Timer Programme If at a later date you wish to delete or change any of the settings in timer event memory you may do so with out having to enter all the timer event information again Simply display the timer event s
27. unpublished works Copyright 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved e DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theatre Systems Inc Pen 1 RF 75 ohm Coaxial Cable 1 Ken SS 6 Speaker cables G6 Sek pant Sa Nee 1 Speaker foot for satellite speaker 20 nama a s 1 FM antenna ooy ese aba oie ce a eee A ay Sony Corporation Printed in Indonesia http www sony net
28. 00 BBC1 Press MENU i and press 4 or to select the programme number that you want to tune for example PR 06 Press ENTER OK Press 4 or to find out the station that you want to tune and press gt If the frequency number is known enter the channel number of station that you want to tune with the numerical buttons MFT STATION 00 CHANNEL CABLE AV Lavali VIDEO Operation Setup Continued Searching will stop when it locates a station If the station transmits PDC the station name will be added automatically Control the fine tuning of the station by pressing tort CH MFT STATION Press to select STATION and press ENTER OK The TV station name list will appear Press 4 or to select a station name from the list and press ENTER OK to select it If your station name isn t on the list do not press ENTER OK but go to stage 7 av lt gt okil You can change a TV station name manually rather than using the standard names Press and press 4 or to select letters and numbers for the new station name Press or to move back and forth between characters Press ENTER OK STATION CHTV 8 Press MENU i confirm the station placement 00 00 00 00 00 Press MENU i to remove the menus from the TV screen Your new TV station has now been tuned into your DVD VCR Receiver If you wish to manually tune other stations repeat stages 1 9 Changing the o
29. 4 255 608 11 SONY DVD VCR Receiver Home Theatre System Operating Instructions A DO pov dts RDS DAV D150G 2004 Sony Corporation Safety Precautions WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only The mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop To prevent fire do not Cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers table cloths cur tains etc And don t place lighted candles on the apparatus AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified service shop Don t throw away the bat tery with general house waste dispose of it correct ly as chemical waste CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT CLASSE 1 PRODUIT LASER This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARK ING is located on the rear exterior This product is manufactured C to comply with the radio inter ference requirements of EEC DIRECTIVE 89 336 EEC 93 68 EEC and 73 23 EEC Ds Precautions Safety This unit operates on 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Check that the unit s operating voltage is identical with your local power supply To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liq uids such as vases on the appa ratus The DVD VCR Re
30. A VIDEO PLus 0 9 RICAN Press A or V to select the recording type ONCE To record once WEEKLY To record at the same time every week DAILY To record every day except Saturday and Sunday at the same time Press the numerical buttons to enter the PlusCode programming number of the TV programme that you wish to record If you make a mistake press 4 then enter the revised number 123456783 DAILY VIDEO PLUS 0 9 Press ENTER OK The recording details of your programme will be displayed If PLEASE CHECK is displayed it means that you have entered the wrong PlusCode programming number entered the PlusCode programming number incorrectly or the PlusCode programming number has been printed incorrectly in the TV guide If is displayed in PR you have to enter the programme number of the station you want to record from 26 PR DATE TIME EEE 12 10 11 11 55 If you want to record from either of the SCART sockets or AV3 on the front repeatedly press INPUT SELECT for the correct display AV1 AV2 or AV3 Press gt and press A or Y to switch PDC on or off If you are recording from stations that do not broadcast PDC switch PDC off symbol will disappear on the TV screen Remember only certain stations transmit PDC PR DATE TIME BBC1 12 10 11 11 55 PJ SP SP Press P to select the recording speed and press A or Y if you wish to record in SP IP or LP SP will
31. ER FM AM on the remote control to select the desired band Hold down TUNING on the remote control for 1 or 2 seconds and a station is searched for automatically TUNER 07 FM 87 50MHZ TUNING MEMORY CLEAR 5 Press MEMORY on the remote control CI Lat moo Na ie ce ka hart i EES 6 Repeat steps 2 to 5 to store other stations Listening to the Radio Preset radio stations in the DVD VCR Receiver memory first see Presetting radio stations on the left Press TUNER FM AM on the remote control until the frequency band appears on the display and TV screen The last received station is tuned in Press PRESET 4 on the remote control repeatedly to select the preset station you want Each time you press the button the DVD VCR Receiver tunes in one preset station at a time Adjust the volume by rotating VOLUME on the front panel or by pressing VOL or on the remote control repeatedly To Clear the Stored Radio Stations Press TUNER FM AM on the remote control until the frequency band appears on the display and TV screen TUNER 06 FM 108 OOMHZ Hi TUNING MEMORY CLEAR Press PRESET on the remote control to select your desired station TUNER 05 FM 103 OOMHZ EH TUNING CM MEMORY CLEAR L l d Press CLEAR the remote control to clear the stored radio station TUNER 04 FM 87 50MHZ EH
32. I lt lt DVD Go to beginning of current chapter track or to previous chapter track Press and hold for a fast reverse search VIDEO Rewinds the tape from STOP mode or for fast reverse picture search DVD Go to NEXT chapter track Press and hold for a fast forward search VIDEO Advances the tape from STOP mode or for fast forward picture search gt gt gt D REC ITR To record normally or to activate Instant Timer Recording Display Window SHUFFLE RANDOM playback active SP LP Displays the recording and playback speed Indicates repeat mode A cassette is in the VIDEO deck PGM Programmed playback active BIL Indicates when a BILINGUAL broadcast is being received STEREO Indicates a stereo broadcast is being received HI FI Indicates the unit is playing back a tape recorded in Hi Fi ANGLE active OPT Indicates source of DVD VCR Receiver is DIGITAL AUDIO IN RDS Lights up when the FM station tuned is transmitting RDS data Indicates encoding format of the current disc Indicates sound mode is DOLBY PROLOGIC II SHU FLE FOM BIL STEREO EYA PCM DOD DOPLO RDS ANGLE CHAP TRK VIDEO TIMER OPT Frp LP Mm NA NA INA IMAL NA INA INAI Duo IT JAN VAN JAN JAN JAN NT AN ANI JAN REC DVD VCR Receiver is Recording TIMER DVD VCR Receiver is in timer recording or a timer recording is pro grammed VIDEO DVD VCR Receiver functions are a
33. VDs require specific opera cowr Repeat Chapter tion or allow only limited operation during playback When this occurs the symbol appears on the TV screen indicating that the operation is not permitted by G Repeat All Tracks non PBC Video CDs only the DVD VCR Receiver or is not available on the disc m1 Repeat A B Gm Repeat Track non PBC Video CDs only amp or Repeat Off On Screen Display mam Resume play from this point Action prohibited or not available General playback status can be displayed on the TV screen Some items can be changed on the menu Notes On screen display operation e Some discs may not provide all of the features on the on screen display example shown below 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback e If no button is pressed for 10 seconds the on screen display disappears Press 4 to select an item The selected item will be highlighted Press to change the setting of an item The number buttons can be also be used for setting numbers e g title number For some functions press ENTER OK to execute the setting DVD Items Function Press to select desired item Selection Method Title Number Shows the current title number and total number of titles or si 1 3 and skips to the desired title number Numbers ENTER OK Chapter Number 1 2 Shows the current chapter number and total number of gt Ea DPI or c
34. a disc The Repeat icon appears on the TV screen 2 Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode carr gt G me gt orr A CHAPT repeats the current chapter TITLE repeats the current title on a disc OFF does not play repeatedly Video CDs Repeat Track All Off 1 Press REPEAT when playing a disc The Repeat icon appears on the TV screen 2 Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode track gt AL gt G or A TRACK repeats the current track ALL repeats all the tracks on a disc OFF does not play repeatedly 32 Notes e On a Video CD with PBC you must set PBC to Off on the setup menu to use the Repeat function See page 23 e By pressing PPI during Random playback the unit selects another title and resumes Random playback e When you press Id twice or SI during Repeat mode to go to previous track or next track repeat mode is canceled Repeat A B Si Bae To repeat a sequence in a title track 1 During disc playback Press A B at your chosen start point A appears briefly on the TV screen 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point A B appears briefly on the TV screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 To cancel the sequence and return to normal play press A B Note Repeat A B play may not work with some scene of the DVD Time Search San The Time Search function allows you to start playing at any chosen time on the disc
35. and MP3 Disc Operation Playing an Audio CD and MP3 Disc add The DVD VCR Receiver can play MP3 formatted recordings on CD ROM CD R or CD RW discs Before playing MP3 disc read the notes on MP3 files on right Insert a disc and close the tray Audio CD Audio CD menu appears on the TV screen go to step 4 MP3 disc The MP3 JPEG select menu appears on the TV screen Go to step 2 JJ MP3 a JPEG Use 4 to select the MP3 then press ENTER OK The MP3 disc Menu appears on the TV screen Press RETURN to move to the MP3 JPEG select menu Program Use to select a folder and ENTER OK Alist of files in the folder appears If a list of files contains another folder repeat step 3 once more Tip If you are in a file list and want to return to the Folder list use the to highlight and press ENTER OK to return to the previous menu screen Use to select a track then press D gt PLAY or ENTER OK Playback starts During playback the current track s elapsed playing time will appear in the display window and menu Playback will stop at the end of the disc Press DVD TOP MENU to move to the next page Press DVD MENU to move to the previous page Program Program Clear all_ G or MP3 disc Menu Clear All m 0 56 18 OOOST Audio CD Menu BYPASS 00 00 Jai 5 press W STOP to stop playback 34 Notes on MP3 Files About MP3 e An MP3 file is
36. audio data compressed by using the MPEG1 audio layer 3 file coding scheme We call files that have the mp3 file extension MP3 files e The DVD VCR Receiver can not read an MP3 file that has a file extension other than mp3 MP3 Disc compatibility with this DVD VCR Receiver is limited as follows e Sampling Frequency only at 44 1kHz e Bit rate within 32 320kbps e CD R physical format should be ISO 9660 e f you record MP3 files using the software which can not create a FILE SYSTEM for example UDF etc it is impossible to playback MP3 files We recom mend that you use an ISO9660 file system e A single session disc requires MP3 files in the first track If there is no MP3 file in the 1st track it cannot playback MP3 files If you wish to playback MP3 files format all the data in the disc or use a new one e File names should be named using 8 letters or less and must incorporate mp3 extension e g COE mp3 e Do not use special letters such as lt gt etc e Total number of files on the disc should be less than 650 This DVD VCR Receiver requires discs recordings to meet certain technical standards in order to achieve optimal playback quality Pre recorded DVDs are auto matically set to these standards There are many differ ent types of recordable disc formats including CD R containing MP3 files That require certain pre existing conditions see above to insure
37. baidjan GF French Guyana ML Mali SU Former USSR BA Bosnia Herzegovina GH Ghana MM Myanmar SV El Salvador BB Barbados GI Gibraltar MN Mongolia SY Syria BD Bangladesh GL Greenland MO Macau SZ Swaziland BE Belgium GM Gambia MP Northern Mariana Islands TC Turks and Caicos Islands BF Burkina Faso GN Guinea MQ Martinique French TD Chad BG Bulgaria GP Guadeloupe French MR Mauritania TF French Southern BH Bahrain GQ Equatorial Guinea MS Montserrat Territories BI Burundi GR Greece MT Malta TG Togo BJ Benin GS S Georgia amp S Sandwich MU Mauritius TH Thailand BM Bermuda Isls MV Maldives TJ Tadjikistan BN Brunei Darussalam GT Guatemala MW Malawi TK Tokelau BO Bolivia GU Guam USA MX Mexico TM Turkmenistan BR Brazil GW Guinea Bissau MY Malaysia TN Tunisia BS Bahamas GY Guyana MZ Mozambique TO Tonga BT Bhutan HK Hong Kong NA Namibia TP East Timor BV Bouvet Island HM Heard and McDonald NC New Caledonia French TR Turkey BW Botswana Islands NE Niger TT Trinidad and Tobago BY Belarus HN Honduras NF Norfolk Island TV Tuvalu BZ Belize HR Croatia NG Nigeria TW Taiwan CA Canada HT Haiti NI Nicaragua TZ Tanzania CC Cocos Keeling Islands HU Hungary NL Netherlands UA Ukraine CF Central African Republic ID Indonesia NO Norway UG Uganda CG Congo IE Ireland NP Nepal UK United Kingdom CH Switzerland IL Israel NR Nauru UM USA Minor Outlying Cl Ivory Coast IN India NU Niue Islands CK Cook Islands 10 British Indian Ocean NZ New Zealand US United
38. ceiver is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as log as it is con nected to the wall outlet even if the player itself has been turned off Installing Do not install the appliance in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet Do not install the unit in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal or ver tical position only Keep the unit cassettes and discs away from equipment with strong magnets such as microwave ovens or large loud speakers Do not place heavy objects on the unit Do not place the unit on surfaces rug blanket etc or near materi als curtains draperies that may block the ventilation slots CAUTION For use of the VIDEO Television programmes films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the pro visions of the copyright laws Also use of this recorder with cable television transmission may require authorization from the cable televi sion transmitter and or program owner For use of the DVD player 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 u
39. compatible playback Customers should also note that permission is required in order to download MP3 files and music from the Internet Our company has no right to grant such permission Permission should always be sought from the copyright owner Audio CD and MP3 Disc Operation Continued Pause ai 1 Press If PAUSE during playback 2 To return to playback press I PAUSE again or press gt PLAY Selecting Another Track ci If a disc has more than one track you can move to another track as follows e Press K lt or PI briefly during playback to go to the next track or to return to the beginning of the current track e Press It twice briefly to step back to the previous track e On Audio CDs to go directly to any track enter the track number using the number buttons 0 9 during playback Note For two digit numbers press the number buttons 0 9 in rapid succession Search MP3 J 1 Press lt lt or gt gt for about two seconds during playback The DVD VCR Receiver will now go into SEARCH mode 2 Press lt lt or gt P repeatedly to select the required speed 1 44 2 44 3 lt 4 backward or 1 BP 2 gt gt 3 gt gt forward Search speed and direction are indicated on the menu screen 3 To return to playback press PLAY Shuffle MP3 1 Press SHUFFLE during playback or in Stop mode The unit automatically begins Shuffle Playback and SHUFFLE and SHUF appears in the d
40. creen Press or to select the event that you wish to delete or change Press to delete the event or Press ENTER OK to change then press or to select Station Date Start and End times PDC and LP Press or to enter the correct information The Programme Delivery Control PDC The Programme Delivery Control PDC adjusts the start and end times of a timer record event This can be particularly useful with sports events which may run over into extra time The PDC signal is transmitted by the broadcaster and this controls your video recorder s timer Currently only a limited number of TV companies trans mit PDC signals Please make sure that when recording from chan nels that do not broadcast PDC that you turn PDC OFF 30 On Screen Display OSD You may easily display the clock or tape counter and tape remaining day month year day of week programme channel tape speed and VIDEO function on the TV screen If a recording is taking place these On Screen Displays will not be recorded onto the tape 1 Press DVD DISPLAY CLK CNT to display Press DVD DISPLAY CLK CNT repeatedly to display the tape counter VIDEO 2 Programme Function Tape Speed Channel Day Month Clock Tape Year Day of Counter Week Tape remaining During playback or recording the tape remaining is displayed with the tape counter After 3 seconds the display will clear from the TV screen leaving only the clock or
41. d Large and the other speaker s size are fixed small 38 Distance If you connected speakers to your DVD VCR Receiver setting the Distance lets the speakers except sub woofer know how far the sound has to travel to reach your set listening point This allows the sound from each speaker to reach the listener at the same time 1 20 ft 1 ft 0 30 m Note You can not set the distance of subwoofer speaker Test Press ENTER OK to test the signals of each speaker Adjust the volume to match the volume of test signals memorized in the system e Front Left L Center Front Right R gt Rear Right R Rear Left L Subwoofer You can stop the test using Return Press ENTER OK to return to the previous menu Radio Operation Presetting the Radio Stations You can preset 30 stations for FM and AM Before tun ing make sure that you have turned down the volume Notes e The On Screen Display for radio is not appeared when the TIMER appears in the display window the DVD VCR Receiver in recording mode Press TUNER FM AM on the remote control until the frequency band appears on the display and TV screen a Ka TI E TUNER 03 rr ogg ty ca FM 87 55MHZ isl TUNING MEMORY CLEAR Press PRESET on the remote control to select your desired radio channel TUNER 06 FM 108 OOMHZ B TUNING MEMORY CLEAR Press TUN
42. d to the EURO AV1 Press INPUT SELECT on the remote control once The AV1 appears in the display window and TV screen Audio and Video will come from an external source connected to the EURO AV1 for rear panel To listen and view to an audio source connected to the EURO AV2 Press INPUT SELECT on the remote control a sec ond time The AV2 appears in the display window and TV screen Audio and Video will come from an external source connected to the EURO AV2 for rear panel To listen to an audio source connected to the OPTICAL IN jack Press INPUT SELECT on the remote control a third time The AV3 OPT appears in the display window Audio will come from an external source connected to the OPTICAL IN jack for rear panel To listen and view to an audio source connected to the AUDIO jack of AV3 IN with video from AV3 Press INPUT SELECT on the remote control a fourth time The AV3 appears in the display window and TV screen Audio and Video will come from an exter nal source connected to the AUDIO VIDEO jacks of AV3 IN for front panel 13 Mini Glossary Mini Glossary for Audio Stream and Surround mode dts Allows you to enjoy 5 1 or 6 discrete channels of high quality digital audio from DTS programme sources such as discs DVD and compact discs etc bearing the trademark DTS Digital Surround delivers up to 6 channels of transparent audio which means identical to the original masters
43. d at the same time every week PR DATE TIME PRO1 sereta SP SUMO TU WE TH FR SA 4 gt oK Press the numerical buttons to enter the record ing start and end times of the programme that you wish to record Please note your DVD VCR Receiver uses a 24 hour clock e g 1pm will be displayed as 13 00 You may also select the start and end times by pressing or PR DATE TIME PRO1 16 19 00 20 00 Press and press or to switch PDC on or off If you are recording from stations that do not broadcast PDC switch PDC off symbol will disappear on the TV screen Remember only certain stations transmit PDC Press to select the recording speed and press 4 or if you wish to record in SP IP or LP IP Intelligent LP recording on page 26 Check that the timer event details are correct Press MENU i to save your settings If PLEASE CHECK is displayed you have entered data incorrectly and will need to re enter the data PR DATE TIME PRO1 16 19 00 20 00 Press MENU i to remove the menus If you want to make other timer recordings repeat stages 2 9 Press I to switch your DVD VCR Receiver to Standby TIMER will appear in the DVD VCR Receiver s dis play while your DVD VCR Receiver waits to make the recording If the DVD VCR Receiver is DVD mode even with the DVD VCR Receiver is power on it will record any timer programme You can clear the recording by pressing STOP during pr
44. d foot pads to the speaker as shown Attaching the color labels Attach the color labels onto the rear panel of the speakers before con necting the speakers Color labels Selecting the Input Output Source DVD VIDEO TUNER FM AM INPUT SELECT elo 5 PROGRAM SHUFFLE S stsiow me ic REC ITR TV VIDEO SP LP CM SKIP VIDEO PLUS ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO REPEAT A B SETUP MENU SOUND FIELD DVD TOP MENU CH DVD MENU PRESET VOL MUTING It CH DVD DISPLAY PRESET RETURN CLK CNT SONY Follow these guidelines to select and switch among the various DVD VCR Receiver input and output sources DVD To view output from the DVD deck Press DVD on the remote or DVD VIDEO on the on the front panel until the DVD indicator on the front panel lights and output from the DVD deck is viewed on the TV screen VIDEO To view output from the VIDEO deck Press VIDEO on the remote or DVD VIDEO on the front panel until the VIDEO indicator on the front panel lights and output from the VIDEO deck is viewed on the TV screen TUNER FM AM To listen to AM FM radio broadcasts Press TUNER FM AM on the remote to toggle between AM and FM radio Press TUNER FM AM to toggle between AM and FM radio The selected fre quency appears in the display window INPUT SELECT To listen and view to an audio source connecte
45. day of the week will appear automatically when you enter the year If you make a mistake press or and enter the correct details HH MM DD MM YY 12 00 7 12 BY TUE Press MENU i to remove the menus from the TV screen Your new clock settings are stored and will appear on your DVD VCR Receiver s Display VIDEO Operation Setup Continued To set the colour system Your DVD VCR Receiver is equipped with dual colour standard you can play back a tape in PAL and MESE CAM During playback your DVD VCR receiver detects the colour system automatically If there is any colour problem please select the colour system manually Press MENU i The main menu will appear on the TV screen 2 Press or to select the SYSTEM g amp Ze REC Pr a UME ESN a Press ENTER OK and press 4 or to select according to the COLOUR system used fe gt AUTO E REI PAL EA amp a 3 MESECAM Se ee on AUTO Allows PAL or MESECAM signals to be distinguished automatically PAL Use when receiving PAL signals or use when playing back a tape recorded in PAL system MESECAM Use when receiving MESECAM signals or use when playing back a tape recorded in MESECAM system Press MENU i to remove the menus from the TV screen 19 DVD Operation Setup General Explanation Temporary Feedback Field Icons This manual gives basic instructions for operating the G me Repeat Title DVD VCR Receiver Some D
46. e set the DVD VCR Receiver clock cor rectly and you know which channels on your DVD VCR Receiver you have tuned to TV stations In a stage 4 if you want to record from either of the SCART sockets or AV3 on the front press INPUT SELECT Insert a video cassette with protection tab into your DVD VCR Receiver The video cassette should have the window side facing up and the arrow facing away from you Press MENU i Press or to select REC and press ENTER OK If all timer record events are full press or to select the event that you wish to remove and replace Press to delete the event DELETE KJ Press ENTER OK to start setting the timer record event PR DATE TIME Press the numerical buttons to enter the station that you wish to record When selecting stations 1 9 press 0 first then the chan nel number for example Stations 3 03 You may also select Channels by pressing or If you want to record from either of the SCART sockets or AV3 IN on the front repeatedly press INPUT SELECT for the correct display AV1 AV2 or AV3 Once selected press DATE TIME Press the numerical buttons to enter the date of the programme If you press ENTER OK before entering the date you may select one of the following automated recording features Press or to select then press ENTER OK to confirm DLY To record every day except Saturday and Sunday at the same time SU SA To recor
47. ectly connected your DVD VCR Receiver as described earlier in this book Press 1 to turn on your DVD VCR Receiver Insert a video cassette with protection tab into your DVD VCR Receiver The video cassette should have the window side facing up and the arrow facing away from you Press CH to select the programme number you wish to record You may also directly select programme numbers using the numerical buttons on the remote con trol If you wish to record directly from either of the SCART sockets or AV3 sockets repeatedly press INPUT SELECT until the socket you wish to record from is displayed AV 1 for recording from EURO AV1 socket on the rear of your DVD VCR Receiver AV 2 for recording from EURO AV2 EXTERNAL socket on the rear of your DVD VCR Receiver AV 3 for recording from AV3 sockets analog audio on the front of your DVD VCR Receiver Press SP LP if you wish to record in Long Play or Standard Play SP will produce improved picture and sound quality however LP will provide twice as much recording time as SP Press REC ITR to start recording RECORD will appear on the TV screen Press REC ITR several times Each successive press will increase the record time by 30 minutes until you reach a maximum of 9 hours 7 Press II PAUSE to avoid recording unwanted scenes Press II PAUSE to continue recording If you press Il PAUSE during ITR the DVD VCR Receiver will enter the record pause m
48. em 1 Press SOUND FIELD to select 3D SUR during play back 2 To turn off the 3D Surround effect press SOUND FIELD again to select BYPASS Changing the Audio Channel Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to hear a different audio channel ST LEFT or RIGHT JPEG File Operation Viewing JPEG Files on a Disc This DVD VCR Receiver can play discs with JPEG files Before playing JPEG files read the notes on JPEG Files on right Insert a disc and close the tray The MP3 JPEG select menu appears on the TV screen JJ MP3 JPEG Use 4 to select the JPEG then press ENTER OK The JPEG menu appears on the TV screen Slide Speed Off 3 Use to select a folder and ENTER OK A list of files in the folder appears Press RETURN to move to the MP3 JPEG select menu Tip If you are in a file list and want to return to the Folder list use the buttons on the remote to highlight si and press ENTER OK to return to the previous menu screen Use to select a file then press ENTER OK or gt PLAY Viewing the file function starts While viewing a file press RETURN to move to the previous menu JPEG menu Press DVD TOP MENU to move to the next page Press DVD MENU to move to the previous page JPEG Folderi Picture5 jpg 5 32 1024X768 Slide Speed Off Ej Tip There are three viewing Slide Speed options Fast Normal Slow and Of
49. ene number enabling you to locate the scene you want A scene is composed of one or several tracks Types of video CDs There are two types of video CDs Video CDs equipped with PBC Version 2 0 PBC Playback control functions allow you to interact with the system via menus search functions or other typical computer like operations Moreover still pictures of high resolution can be played if they are included in the disc Video CDs not equipped with PBC Version 1 1 Operated in the same way as audio CDs these discs allow playback of video pictures as well as sound but they are not equipped with PBC Notes Music discs encoded with copyright protection tech nologies This product is designed to playback discs that con form to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD stan dard and may not be playable by this product Before Use Continued Precautions Handling the unit When shipping the unit The original shipping carton and packing materials come in handy For maximum protection re pack the unit as it was originally packaged at the factory When setting up the unit The picture and sound of a nearby TV VCR or radio may be distorted during playback In this case position the unit away from the TV VCR or rad
50. es will not normally deposit dirt onto the video head but old or damaged tapes might a5 Specifications General Power requirements Power consumption Dimensions approx Mass approx Operating temperature Operating humidity DVD Section Laser Signal system Frequency response Signal to noise ratio Harmonic distortion VIDEO Section Head system Television system Recording format RF Modulator Tape speed Maximum recording time Rewind time Input level Output level FM Tuner Tuning Range Intermediate Frequency AM Tuner Tuning Range Intermediate Frequency a6 AVD K150G AC 230 V 50 60 Hz 74W 430 x 98 x 386 mm 17 x 3 7 s x 15 1 4 inches W x H x D 6 5 kg 14 Ib 6 oz 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F 5 to 90 Semiconductor laser Wavelength DVD 650nm CD 780nm PAL DVD PCM 48 kHz 10 Hz to 22 kHz CD 10 Hz to 20 kHz More than 80 dB ANALOG OUT connectors only Less than 0 05 4 heads helical scan azimuth system PAL colour system PAL UHF 22 68 Adjustable PAL MESECAM 23 39 mm s SP 16 69 mm s LP SP 4 hour E 240 tape LP 8 hour E 240 tape About 180 seconds E 180 tape VIDEO 1 0 V p p 75 ohms unbalanced AUDIO 6 0 dBm more than 10 kohms SCART 6 0 dBm more than 47 kohms RCA DIGITAL AUDIO IN Optical connector x 1 VIDEO 1 0 V p p 75 ohms unbalanced 87 5 108 0 MHz 10 7 MHz 522 1 611 kHz 450 kHz Specifications Continued
51. f Use to highlight the Slide Speed then use to select the option you want to use and press ENTER OK Press W STOP to stop viewing The JPEG menu appears Selecting another Files Press dd or BPI once while viewing a picture to advance to the next file or to the previous file Still Picture 1 Press II PAUSE during slide show The DVD VCR Receiver will now go into PAUSE mode 2 To return to the slide show press PLAY or H PAUSE again To flip the picture Press while showing a picture to flip the picture horizontally or a vertically To rotate picture Press while showing a picture to rotate the picture clockwise or counter clockwise To record the picture slide show Press REC ITR to record Notes on JPEG Files e Depending upon the size and number of the JPEG files it could take a long time for the DVD VCR Receiver to read the disc s contents If you don t see an on screen display after several minutes some of the files are too big reduce the resolution of the JPEG files to less than 2 mega pixels and burn anoth er disc e Total number of files and folders on the disc should be less than 650 e Some disc may be incompatible due to different recording format or condition of disc e f the files have jpe or jpeg extensions please rename them as jpg files e File names without jpg extension will not be able to be read by this DVD VCR Receiver
52. for the disc is selected Other To select another language use number buttons to enter the corresponding 4 digit number according to the language code list on page 42 If you enter the wrong language code press CLEAR Disc Audio vOriginal a Disc Subtitle English Disc Menu French A Rating German Area Code Spanish TV Aspect Italian g Menu Language Dutch Polish Hungarian i 5 1 Speaker Setup Other Others Note Disc Language selection may not work for some DVDs 21 DVD Operation Setup Continued Parental Control Rating Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children Therefore discs may contain Parental Control information that applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc These scenes are rated from 1 to 8 and alternatively more suitable scenes are available for selection on some discs Ratings are country dependent The Parental Control feature allows you to prevent discs from being played by your children or to have certain discs played with alternative scenes Disc Audio a Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Ga Rating Area Code TV Aspect g Menu Language 1 vUnlock Change B 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Select Rating on the Setup menu using 4 buttons on the setup menu 2 While Rating is selected press When you have not entered a password yet Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons to create a persona
53. hannel will not change until step 6 has been executed Press I 5 to store the new RF channel into the DVD VCR Receiver Press I to bring the DVD VCR Receiver from standby to on and follow your TV manufacturers tuning instruction manual to tune a new channel to the DVD VCR Receiver How to use the main menu This DVD VCR Receiver can easily be programmed by using the menus displayed on screen The menus are controlled from the Remote Control Handset Switch on your TV set and DVD VCR Receiver by pressing I Press MENU i The main menu will appear on the TV screen Indicates current selected icon e REC Timer recording setting see pages 27 e PR SET Manual tuning setting see page 16 17 e ACMS ACMS Automatic Channel Memory System see page 16 e TIME DATE Date and clock setting see page 18 e SYSTEM To set the Colour TV System see page 19 e ABC OSD To change the language setting for OSD You can select the language from English German French Italian Spanish Dutch and Portuguese e fOSD ON OFF To display the operational mode of your DVD VCR Receiver see page 30 e 16 9 4 3 To select the aspect ratio of your TV see page 28 e OPR To improve the playback picture see page 24 e NIC To activate or deactivate the NICAM digital sound see page 28 3 Press or to select the desired menu 4 Press ENTER OK and press 4 or to select 5 Press MENU i to return to a TV
54. hapters and skips to the desired chapter number Numbers ENTER OK Time search ine Shows the elapsed playing time and D 020 03 searches the point directly from the elapsed time Numbers ENTER OK Audio language 1 ENG Shows the current audio soundtrack language or and Digital Audio QD ond encoding method and channel number and AUDIO Output mode 5 1 CH changes the setting Subtitle language O OFF Shows the current subtitles language and or changes the setting SUBTITLE Angle 1n Shows the current angle number and total number of eo a angles and changes the angle number ANGLE Sound Shows the current sound mode and lt gt or E BYPASS changes the setting SOUND FIELD VCD2 0 Ma VCD1 1 Items Function Press 4 to select desired item Selection Method Track Number Shows the current track number total number of tracks and or iC 1 3 PBC On mode and skips to the desired track number Numbers ENTER OK Time 0 20 09 Shows the elapsed playing time Display only Audio Channel Shows the audio channel and ie o QD st changes the audio channel AUDIO Sound E BYPASS Shows the current sound mode and gt or changes the setting SOUND FIELD 20 DVD Operation Setup Continued Initial Settings Menu Language Select a language for the Setup menu This is the menu Y t pref the DVD ou can set your personal preferences on the you see when you press SETUP MENU function mode Disc Audio Y English
55. her Track 35 Saleh Sa ace hae ang ate a aa on ae te 35 Shuffle 35 e Repeat 35 e Repeat A B 35 3D Surround 35 e Changing the Audio Channel 35 JPEG File Operation 36 Viewing JPEG Files ona Disc 36 e Selecting another Files 36 e Still Picture 36 e To flip the picture 36 e To rotate picture 36 e To record the picture slide show 36 Notes on JPEG Files 36 Programmed Playback 37 Programmed Playback with Audio CD and MP3 Disc 37 Programmed Playback with Video CD 37 e Repeat Programmed Tracks 37 e Erasing a Track from Program List 37 e Erasing the whole Program List 37 Speaker Setup cece eens 38 Radio OperatiOn 39 40 Presetting the Radio Stations 39 Listening to the Radio 39 To Clear the Stored Radio Stations 39 Tuning into a Station Manually 40 RDS Operation 40 Reference Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote 41 Language Code List 42 Area Code List 43 Troubleshooting
56. hile the DVD VCR Receiver is in the DVD mode the DVD VCR Receiver will switch to VIDEO function mode automatically Front Panel TAO Switches the DVD VCR Receiver ON and OFF AV 3 IN VIDEO AUDIO Left Right Connect the audio video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor another VCR Disc Tray DVD deck Insert a disc here INPUT SELECT Selects the VIDEO deck s source Tuner AV1 AV2 AV3 OPT or AV3 Video Cassette Compartment VIDEO deck Insert a video cassette here amp VIDEO Ejects the tape in the VIDEO deck VOLUME Adjusts sound level of speakers E STOP Stops playback or recording I PAUSE Pause playback or recording temporarily gt PLAY To play back a disc or a recorded tape vipeo oan Dp VES Hi Fi STEREO jedi D ah ao IN ww seifer EWAN fo VIDEO O kaaa peoi SSS Ta a A x o o 6 TUNER FM AM Display window Selects Radio opera Shows the current sta tion mode tus of the DVD VCR Receiver CH PRESET amp DVD Scans up or down through Opens or closes memorized channels or radio the disc tray frequencies stations DVD VIDEO Toggles control Remote Sensor between the DVD deck Point the DVD VCR Receiver remote and the VIDEO deck control here KK
57. io or turn off the unit after removing the disc To keep the surface clean Do not use volatile liquids such as insecticide spray near the unit Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the unit for a long period of time They will leave marks on the surface Cleaning the unit To clean the cabinet Use a soft dry cloth If the surfaces are extremely dirty use a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol benzine or thinner as these might damage the surface of the unit To obtain a clear picture The DVD VCR Receiver is a high tech precision device If the optical pick up lens and disc drive parts are dirty or worn the picture quality will be poor Regular inspection and maintenance are recommended after every 1 000 hours of use This depends on the operating environment For details please contact your nearest dealer Notes on Discs Handling discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not get on the surface Do not stick paper or tape on the disc Storing discs After playing store the disc in its case Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat or leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sun light as there may be a considerable temperature increase inside the car Cleaning discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor picture
58. isplay window and menu screen 2 To return to normal playback press SHUFFLE repeatedly until SHUFFLE and SHUF disappears from the display window and menu screen Tip By pressing PPI during Shuffle playback the unit selects another track and resumes Shuffle playback Note After finishing the Shuffle playpack mode Shuffle func tion is canceled Repeat c 1 Press REPEAT when playing a disc The Repeat icon appears on the TV screen 2 Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode Track gt G All gt OF Ad TRACK repeats the current track ALL repeats all the tracks on a disc OFF does not play repeatedly Note When you press k twice or SI during Repeat mode to go to previous track or next track repeat mode is canceled Repeat A B To repeat a sequence in a track 1 During disc playback press A B at your chosen start ing point The Repeat icon and A appears on the menu screen 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point A B appears on the menu screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 To cancel the sequence and return to normal play press A B again The Repeat icon and OFF appears on the menu screen 3D Surround This unit can produce a 3D Surround effect which simulates multi channel audio playback from two conventional stereo speakers instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen to multi channel audio from a home theatre syst
59. l 4 digit security password then press ENTER OK Enter the 4 digit password again and press ENTER OK to verify When you have already entered a password Enter a 4 digit password using the numerical buttons to confirm the personal 4 digit security password then press ENTER OK If you make a mistake before pressing ENTER OK press CLEAR and enter 4 digit security password again 4 Select a rating from 1 to 8 using 4 buttons One 1 has the least playback restrictions Eight 8 has the most playback restrictions Unlock If you select Unlock Parental Control is not active The disc will play in full Ratings 1 to 8 Some discs contain scenes not suitable for children If you set a rating for the DVD all disc scenes with the same rating or lower will be played Higher rated scenes will not be played unless an alternative scene is available on the disc The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found play back will stop You must enter the 4 digit password or change the rating level in order to play the disc Press ENTER OK to confirm your rating selec tion then press SETUP MENU to exit the menu 2288 Area Code Enter the code of an area whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc referring to the list See Area Code List page 43 Disc Audio Code Set ea Disc Subtitle U S Disc Menu E Rating Area Code TV Aspect Menu Language B 5 1 Speaker Setup Others
60. l and the secondary lan guage is output simultaneously from the right chan nel when audio output is set to STEREO The primary language will be output from both channels when the audio setting is MONO Please note that when adjusting the tracking control Hi Fi stereo sound may revert to MONO Note If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor the broadcast is automatically received in monaural with better quality Still if the quality of the sound is poor set NIC in the main menu to OFF see page 15 NICAM broad casts will be detected 28 Widescreen Compatibility 16 9 Your DVD VCR Receiver can record and play back widescreen aspect ratio programmes 16 9 To record a wide screen format programme successfully the correct type of widescreen signal must be broadcast by the TV station Press MENU i and press or to select 16 9 4 3 Press ENTER OK at Boas A IC Pset ANS E a OF EA cen Press or repeatedly to select AUTO 4 3 or 16 9 AUTO Automatically plays back Widescreen programmes as Widescreen and Normal programmes as normal 4 3 Only for playing back and recording Normal format record ings 4 3 16 9 Only for playing back and recording Widescreen format recordings 16 9 a Press MENU i to remove the menus Note To enjoy Widescreen playback you must connect your DVD VCR Receiver to the TV using a SCART lead VIDEO Operation Continued Copying from DVD to
61. l battery installation Remove the dust protection cap from the OPTICAL IN jack and connect the optical digital cable not supplied securely so that the configurations of both the cable and the connector match Keep the dust protection cap and size AA batteries with and always reattach the cap when not using the connector to aligned correctly protect against dust intrusion When using the remote control point it at the remote sensor on the unit A caution e Do not mix old and new batteries Never mix different types of batteries standard alkaline etc Detach the battery cover on the rear of the remote control and insert two R6 Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage to the unit Connections TV and External or Set Top Box Connections Make one of the following connections depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment External or Set Top Box to it 000000000 c irere p lt DONO000000 INONO000000 DON0000000 OONO00000000 o ony gt 3l gt Rear of TV Tips e Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect there are various ways you could connect the DVD VCR Receiver Use one of the connections described below e Please
62. layback press PLAY Still Picture 1 Press If PAUSE during playback The DVD VCR Receiver will go into PAUSE mode 2 To return to playback press Il PAUSE again or PLAY 31 DVD and Video CD Operation Continued General Features Continued Slow Motion 1 Press If PAUSE during playback The DVD VCR Receiver will now go into PAUSE mode 2 Press SLOW lt I or I gt during pause mode The DVD VCR Receiver will enter SLOW mode 3 Use SLOW lt l or I gt to select the required speed 4 lt I 3 lt I 2 lt l or 1 lt l backward or 4 I gt 3 I gt 2 I gt or 1 I gt forward 4 To return to playback press PLAY Note Slow motion playback in reverse is not applicable for Video CD Shuffle CZD CD CG 1 Press SHUFFLE during playback or in Stop mode The unit automatically begins Shuffle Playback and SHUFFLE appears on the TV screen 2 To return to normal playback press SHUFFLE until NORMAL appears on the TV screen Tip By pressing PPI during Shuffle playback the unit selects another title track and resumes Shuffle play back Notes e This function only works with DVD Karaoke discs and Video CD without PBC e On a Video CD with PBC you must set PBC to Off on the setup menu to use the Shuffle function See page 23 e After finishing the Shuffle playback mode Shuffle function is canceled Repeat DVD Video Discs Repeat Chapter Title Off 1 Press REPEAT when playing
63. le to be played on the unit Regional code of the DVD VCR Receiver and DVDs This DVD VCR Receiver is designed and manu factured for playback of region 2 encoded DVD software The region code on the labels of some DVDs indicates which type of player can play those discs This unit can only play DVDs labeled 2 or ALL If you try to play any other discs the message Check Regional Code will appear on the TV screen Some DVDs that have no region code label may still be subject to area restrictions and therefore not playable ae Disc related terms Title DVD only The main film content or accompanying feature content or additional feature content or music album Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling you to locate it easily Chapter DVD only Sections of a picture or a musical piece that are smaller than titles A title is composed of one or several chap ters Each chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter you want Depending on the disc chapters may not be recorded Track Video CD and Audio CD only Sections of a picture or a musical piece on a video CD or an audio CD Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want Scene On a video CD with PBC Playback control functions moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sec tions called Scenes Each scene is displayed in the menu screen and assigned a sc
64. lt I or gt gt I gt buttons This will enable you to rapidly wind the tape 7 times normal playback while seeing where you are on the tape Logic search During fast forward or rewind press and hold SLOW lt lt lt 1 or gt gt I gt button The picture will be played back at 7 times normal playback speed 24 During playback or still picture press or gt You can reach the following playback speeds 7xplay 3xplay play still 1 19 slow play 2xplay 7xplay To switch off the slow motion and shuttle press the desired function During slow motion and shuttle the noise bars may appear on the picture according to the status of tape If distortions can be seen in the picture reduce them with CH PRESET on the remote control Press W STOP to end playback Press amp VIDEO If the end of the tape is reached your DVD VCR Receiver will stop playback automatically rewind stop at the top of the tape eject the tape and it will turn itself off CM Commercial Message Skip When playing back tapes this feature lets you skip through commercial breaks by fast forwarding and then resume normal playback While tape is playing press CM SKIP on the remote control to skip commercial or other programme material Repeatedly press CM SKIP to skip The tape will fast forward picture search through 30 seconds of recording for each press of the button 1 Press 30 seconds 2 Presses 60 seconds 3 Pre
65. n Selects an option in the menu CH PRESET Selects a program of VIDEO or Tuner Adjusts manually the tape s picture onscreen ENTER OK Acknowledges menu selection DVD DISPLAY CLK CNT Accesses On Screen display Switches among the clock and tape counter RETURN Returns the setup menu SLOW I gt ow w o oooO 1 ANGLE SUBTITCE AUDIO REPEAT E 1 SETUP MENU Note This remote control uses the same buttons for VIDEO and TVI Switches TV ON and OFF 1 7 Switches DVD VCR Receiver ON and OFF TV Control Buttons see page 41 VOL Adjusts TV s volume CH Selects TV s channel TV VIDEO Selects the TV s source CLEAR Removes a track number on the program menu To clear preset stations from the tuner memory Playback Control Buttons gt PLAY Starts playback E STOP Stops playback k lt PREV DVD mode only Go to beginning of current chapter or track or go to previous chapter or track BPI NEXT DVD mode only Go to next chapter or track lt lt gt P SLOW lt i gt DVD For picture search or slow play back backward or forward VIDEO Rewinds or advances the tape in STOP mode or for picture search H PAUSE Pause playback or recording temporari ly ANGLE Selects a DVD camera angle if available SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle language AUDIO Select
66. nd System 28 Widescreen Compatibility 16 9 28 Copying from DVD to VIDEO 29 Recording from another video recorder 29 Additional Information 30 On Screen Display OSD 30 DVD and Video CD Operation 31 33 Playing a DVD and Video CD 31 General FeatureS 31 e Resuming Playback 31 e Selecting Another TITLE 31 e Selecting Another CHAPTER TRACK 31 e Search sic cau eka ee ove ve raw ea ead 31 e Still Picture 31 e Slow Motion 32 e Shuffle oka edhe a Ya as Dace 32 e Repeat 32 e Repeat A B 32 e Time Search 32 e 3D Surround 00 eee eee 32 Special DVD FeatureS 33 e Checking the contents of DVD Video discs Menus 33 e Title Menu 0000 0c eee 33 eDVDMenu 0000 eee 33 e Camera Angle 33 e Changing the Audio Language 33 e Changing the Audio Channel 33 e Subtitle 33 e Screen SaVer 33 Audio CD and MP3 Disc Operation 34 35 Playing an Audio CD and MP3 Disc 34 Notes on MP3 Files 34 Pauser oo fo ae thane Ak oe P eee 35 e Selecting Anot
67. ng won t e The clock or the timer have been set e Re perform the clock and or timer set work incorrectly tings e Press I and confirm that the timer indicator is displayed on the DVD VCR Receiver s Display e The timer is not engaged e The loaded tape has had its record e Insert a pate with adhesive tape or safety tab removed insert a tape with the record safety tab intact PLEASE CHECK appears e Incorrect the VIDEO Plus programming e Re enter the VIDEO Plus programming when entering VIDEO number number Plus programming number No Hi Fi sound e Audio mode is not set properly e Select STEREO by repeatedly press ing AUDIO on the remote control e NICAM mode is not set properly e Make sure NIC in the menu is set to AUTO for the station to be recorded Moisture Condensation No NICAM sound recording In locations where moisture condensation may occur Keep the DVD VCR Receiver plugged into an AC power outlet with POWER On This will help prevent condensation Moisture condensation can occur When the DVD VCR Receiver is moved from a cold place to a warm place When condensation has occurred wait a few hours for the DVD VCR Receiver to dry before using it Under extremely humid conditions Video Head Cleaning The dirt accumulating on the head after a long period of time can cause the playback picture to become blurred or broken up High quality video cassette tap
68. nput Output Source 13 Mini Glossary 14 Mini Glossary for Audio Stream and Surround mode 14 Sound Mode 14 Volume Control 14 Mung sen a Rae Pee a OE ee aa a S 14 VIDEO Operation Setup 15 19 Video Channel Set 15 How to use the main menu 15 Tuning in TV Stations Automatically 16 Tuning in TV Stations Manually 16 17 Changing the order of TV Stations 17 Deleting TV Stations 18 Setting the Clock Manually 18 To set the colour system 19 DVD Operation Setup 20 23 General Explanation 20 On Screen Display 20 Initial SettingS 21 23 e General Operation 21 language A da aE E EED 21 PICIU icnn oo see See Bee ae de ha 21 e Parental Control 22 e Speaker Setup 23 e Others DRC PBC 23 Operation VIDEO Operation 24 29 Playing atape 2 eee ee 24 e CM Commercial Message Skip 24 e OPR Optimum Picture Response 24 Instant Timer Recording ITR 25 VIDEO Plus System recording 26 Timer recording using On Screen Display 27 Hi Fi Stereo Sou
69. ode and ITR is cancelled Tapes can be paused for up to 5 minutes RECP will be displayed when a tape is paused After 5 minutes your DVD VCR Receiver will stop recording to prevent damaging the tape or your DVD VCR Receiver Press W STOP to end recording Press amp VIDEO EJECT will appear on the TV screen for a few seconds Notes e If you do not wish to record on a tape this can hap pen quite easily by accident remove the protection tab on the back edge of the video cassette e It is possible to record on a video cassette with the record protection tab removed by covering the hole with self adhesive tape e Remember you can record one programme while watching another by starting your instant recording pressing TV VIDEO to disappear VIDEO indicator in the display window and then selecting a different channel on your TV 25 VIDEO Operation Continued VIDEO Plus System recording VIDEO Plus System greatly simplifies entering the date channel start and end times of a Timer recording by simply entering a PlusCode programming number The PlusCode programming numbers are published in most TV guide magazines they can vary from one to nine numbers in length Make sure that TV channels have been tuned and stored Insert a video cassette with protection tab into your DVD VIDEO receiver The video cassette should have the window side facing up and the arrow facing away from you 2 Press VIDEO PLUS ONCE i
70. ogrammed recording 270 VIDEO Operation Continued Hi Fi Stereo Sound System Your DVD VCR Receiver will record and play back Hi Fi stereo sound In addition it has a NICAM digital stereo sound decoder This allows you to record and play back the sound in several different ways Video cassettes recorded on your DVD VCR Receiver will have a normal mono audio track and two VHS Hi Fi stereo audio tracks These stereo tracks allow you to make audio recordings in Hi Fi stereo or bilingual mode from a TV broadcast stereo audio system video disc or another Hi Fi VIDEO Your DVD VCR Receiver s NICAM digital sound decoder allows you to enjoy broadcasts with NICAM sound as well as standard stereo NICAM bilingual and mono sound The particular type of sound received or that recorded will be briefly displayed on the TV screen for a couple of seconds STEREO Sound is automatically recorded on the Hi Fi stereo and mono tracks of the video tape BIL NICAM Both audio channels will be recorded on the Hi Fi stereo tracks The primary language channel left will be recorded on the mono track of the video tape MONO The sound is recorded on the Hi Fi tracks and the mono track of the video tape without any separation STEREO 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly until the desired audio mode appears The choice is STEREO LEFT left channel RIGHT right channel and MONO In BIL NICAM playback the primary language is output on the left channe
71. p If a disc has more than one title you can select another title as follows e Press DVD DISPLAY then press the appropriate num ber buttons 0 9 e Press DVD DISPLAY then use to select a title num ber then press ENTER OK Selecting Another CHAPTER TRACK If a title on a disc has more than one chapter or a disc has more than one track you can move to another chapter track as follows e Press dd or PI briefly during playback to return to the beginning of the current chapter track or to select the next chapter track e Press It twice briefly to step back to the previous chapter track e To go directly to any chapter during playback press DVD DISPLAY Use 4 to select chapter track icon Then enter the chapter track number with the num ber buttons 0 9 or use to select chapter then press ENTER OK Notes e For two digit numbers press the number buttons 0 9 in rapid succession e On a Video CD with PBC you must set PBC to Off on the setup menu to use this function See page 23 Search 1 Press lt lt or gt gt for about two seconds during play back The DVD VCR Receiver will now go into SEARCH mode 2 Press lt lt or gt gt repeatedly to select the required speed X2 4 1 44 2 44 3 lt lt backward or X2 gt 1 gt P 2 gt P 3 PP forward With a Video CD the Search speed changes 1 4 2 lt lt 3 lt lt backward or 1 gt gt 2 gt gt 3 gt gt forward 3 To return to p
72. produce improved picture and sound quality how ever LP will provide twice as much recording time as SP Check that the timer event details are correct Press MENU i to save your settings If PLEASE CHECK is displayed you have entered incorrect information and will need to re enter the data PR DATE TIME BBC1 12 10 11 11 55 Press MENU i to remove the menus If you want to make other VIDEO Plus system recordings repeat stages 2 8 Press I to switch your unit to Standby TIMER will appear in the DVD VIDEO receiver s display while your DVD VIDEO receiver waits to make the recording If the DVD VIDEO receiver is DVD mode even with the DVD VIDEO receiver is power on it will record any timer programme You can clear the recording by pressing STOP during programmed recording Intelligent LP Recording When you set the tape speed to IP the DVD VIDEO receiver automatically switches to LP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire programme while timer recording in SP mode It is not possible to set the tape speed to IP with PDC set to ON VIDEO Operation Continued Timer recording using On Screen Display If you choose not to use VIDEO Plus System Recording you can set timer recordings manually You may set up to seven timer record events within one month of the current date PLEASE NOTE before setting the timer make sure that you hav
73. quality and sound distortion Before playing clean the disc with a clean cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Yes No Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for older vinyl records About Symbols About the symbol display may appear on the TV screen during operation This icon means the function explained in this owner s manual is not available at that moment or with that specific DVD About the disc symbols for instructions A section whose title has one of the following symbols are applicable only to those discs represented by the symbol DVD Video CDs with the PBC playback control function Video CDs without the PBC playback control function Audio CDs CI MP3 Discs JPEG Files Selecting the Viewing Source You must select one of your output sources DVD or VIDEO to view on the TV screen If you want to view DVD deck output source Press DVD on the remote or DVD VIDEO on the front panel until DVD indicator in the display window lights and output source of DVD deck is viewed on the TV screen If you want to view VIDEO deck output source Press VIDEO on the remote or DVD VIDEO on the front panel until VIDEO indicator in the display window lights and output source of VIDEO deck is viewed on the TV screen Note If you insert a cassette tape without an erasure preven tion tab intact w
74. ration Setup Video channel set Video channel RF output channel is the channel on which your TV receives picture and sound signals from the DVD VCR Receiver through the RF cable If you have used a SCART lead you will not have to tune your TV simply select the AV channel The AV channel is already pre tuned for optimum video playback on your TV Perform the following steps only if interference appears in the TV picture after you have moved to a different area or a new station has started broadcasting in your area or if you change the connection from RF connec tion to AV connection or vise versa 7 Turn on DVD VCR Receiver and TV 2 Set the vacant position 52 on your TV Press I on the remote control to enter the standby mode Press and hold CH PRESET or on the DVD VCR Receiver for more than 4 seconds RF 52 will appear in the DVD VCR Receiver dis play 4 RF CHANNEL 52 ser la vii The following picture will be displayed on the TV screen If the picture is snowy move to step 5 If the picture is clean press I on the DVD VCR Receiver to store the RF channel The video chan nel is now set Press CH PRESET or on the DVD VCR Receiver to set the video channel to a vacant position between 22 and 68 which is not occu pied by any local station in your area You can also set it to OFF if there is any inter ference when your TV is connected to the DVD VCR Receiver Note The RF c
75. rder of TV Stations After tuning TV stations into your DVD VCR Receiver you may wish to change the order in which they are stored without having to retune them The instructions given on this page will show you how you can simply move them into your desired order Press MENU i The main menu will appear on the TV screen Press or to select PR SET and press ENTER OK PR CH MFT STATION 01 00 BBC1 Press MENU i Press or to select the programme number you want to move for example PR 03 Press c23 00 BBC1 00 BBC2 00 ITV 00 Press or to select the programme number you want to move to for example PR 05 00 00 00 00 Press ENTER OK The selected programme will be moved to the new programme number c23 00 BBC1 c26 00 BBC2 c33 00 CH4 C35 00 C30 00 c40 00 Press MENU i to remove the menus from the TV screen If you wish to move other TV stations repeat stages 1 4 T VIDEO Operation Setup Continued Deleting TV Stations After tuning TV stations into your DVD VCR Receiver you may wish to delete a station The instructions given on this page will show you how to easily delete any unwanted TV stations Press MENU i The main menu will appear on the TV screen Press or to select PR SET and press ENTER OK PR CH MFT STATION o 6 00 BBC1 st Press MENU i Press 4 or to select the programme number you want to delete for example PR 03
76. refer to the manuals of your TV VIDEO Stereo System or other devices as necessary to make the best connections A Caution Make sure the DVD VCR Receiver is connected direct ly to the TV Select the correct AV input on your TV Do not connect your DVD VCR Receiver to TV via your VIDEO The DVD image could be distorted by the copy protection system Basic connections AV Connect the EURO AV1 TO TV on the rear panel of the DVD VCR Receiver to the scart input socket on the TV using a SCART lead E You can connect such a Satellite Cable or Digital set top box to the DVD VCR Receiver D 10 O000000000 DDDNODIDOD Basic connection RF Connect the aerial cable A from your indoor out door aerial to ANTENA IN jack on the rear panel of DVD VCR Receiver Connect the supplied RF cable R from the ANTENA OUT jack on the rear panel of DVD VCR Receiver to your television s Aerial Input Notes When you connect the DVD VCR Receiver to your TV be sure to turn off the power and unplug both units from the wall outlet before making any connections Connections Continued Radio Aerial Connections Connect the supplied FM AM antennas for radio listen ing Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM antenna connectors Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM antenna connectors Notes e To prevent noise pickup keep the AM loop antenna away from the DVD VCR Receiver and other compo nents e Be sure to
77. ress ENTER OK or PLAY PGM indicator disappears in the display window Programmed Playback with Video CD Note On a Video CD with PBC you must set PBC to Off on the setup menu to use the Program function See page 23 1 Insert Video CD and close the tray Press PROGRAM while playback is stopped The VCD Program menu will appear Note Press RETURN PROGRAM or PLAY to exit the Program menu Follow steps 2 6 of Programmed Playback with Audio CD and MP3 disc on left PGM and PROGRAM appears in the display window and TV screen W VCD Program To return normal playback from programmed playback press PROGRAM PGM indicator disappears in the display window Repeat Programmed Tracks 1 Press REPEAT when playing the programmed tracks The Repeat icon appears on the TV screen 2 Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode Gacr gt Sa gt G o Ad TRACK repeats the current track ALL repeats all tracks on the program list OFF does not play repeatedly Erasing a Track from Program List 1 Press PROGRAM during playback Audio CD and MP3 disc only or stop to enter the Program Edit mode The Q mark will appear 2 Press to move to the Program list 3 Use to select the track that you wish to erase from the Program list 4 Press CLEAR The track will be erased from the Program list Erasing the whole Program List 1
78. s an audio language DVD or an audio channel CD REPEAT Repeat chapter track title all A B Repeats sequence SETUP MENU i Accesses or returns DVD setup menu and VIDEO setup menu SOUND FIELD Selects sound mode between BYPASS PRO LOGIC PRO LOGIC II MOVIE MUSIC MATRIX and 3D SURROUND VOL Adjusts speaker volume MUTING Momentarily silence the speaker of the DVD VCR Receiver DVD functions ex PLAY To use the VIDEO first press the VIDEO button To use the DVD first press the DVD button Rear Panel FM ANTENNA Connectors Connect the FM antenna to this terminal SPEAKERS Connectors Connect the six supplied speakers to these terminals EURO AV2 EXTERNAL VIDEO IN Connect to external Set Top Box or another video recorder AC Power Cord Plug into the power source EURO AV2 EXTERNAL OD OOOO000000000 OOOO0LU0L000 Dudu AVI ANTENNA T0 TV AV3 OPTICAL IN ANTENNA IN DIGITAL AUDIO IN Connect the VHF UHF CATV Connect to a digital audio output on a antenna to this terminal digital device ANTENNA OUT DVD VIDEO OUT Connect to a TV with RF coaxial inputs AM ANTENNA Connectors Connect the AM antenna to this terminal EURO AV1 TO TV VIDEO IN OUT DVD OUT Connect to your TV set or another video recorder Dust Protection Cap _ Remote contro
79. s call sign and the RDS indicator will light in the Display Window as well as indicators for the RDS services pro gramme PS if transmitted by the station RDS Display The RDS system is capable of transmitting a wide vari ety of information in addition to the initial call sign that appears when a station is first tuned In normal RDS operation the display will indicate the station name Pressing RDS on the remote control enables you to show the station name Note If the RDS services programme PS is not being trans mitted the Display Window will show a PS NONE mes sage Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote By adjusting the remote signal you can control your TV with the supplied remote Notes e If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased e When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number may be reset to the default SONY setting Reset the appropriate code number Controlling TVs with the remote Press and hold TV I while entering your TV s manufacturer s code see the table using the num ber buttons and press ENTER OK Then release TVI 0 Th T 170 DVD VIDEO Wo 56 DM ere ZW G3 GG TV VOL CA ZN OG P Jor HTV CH P VIDEO TV VIDEO PROGRAM SHUFFLE beget C a at noe a Number Buttons i 6 0 REC ITR TV VIDEO SP LP CM SKIP
80. s the DVD button Troubleshooting Continued Cause Correction e Press II PAUSE to resume recording Symptom e The DVD VCR Receiver is in the RECORD PAUSE MODE The tape does not run during recording e The tape is already fully rewound or fast forwarded The tape will not rewind e Check the tape or fast forward e If you re using only the RF cable for connection e Set the TV to the Video channel see page 15 e This is normal e Turn camcorder on and operate proper ly e The automatic tracking mode is e Try manual tracking see page 24 engaged e The automatic tracking mode is e Try manual tracking see page 24 engaged The playback picture does not appear while the tape is running Noise appears during visual search Noise appears during normal playback Breaks are noticeable in Hi Fi soundtrack Recording cannot be e There is no tape loaded or the tape e Insert a tape or using adhesive tape started loaded has had its record safety tab cover the hole where the tab was removed removed e DVD and VIDEO is working e Set the function mode to VIDEO mode by pressing DVD VCR on the front panel or VIDEO on the remote control Press li STOP to stop the working then press REC e The source another VIDEO camcorder e Confirm that the camcorder is properly simultaneously Tape to tape editing is not possible has not been properly connected connected Timer recordi
81. ses only unless otherwise otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Welcome Thank you for purchasing Sony Home Theatre System Before operating this system please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference videos VIDEO Plus and PlusCode are regis tered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VIDEO Plus System is manufac tured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation Table of Contents Introduction Safety Precautions 2 Table of Contents 3 Before Use ce ct ale eee eee ee a meee 4 5 Playable Discs 0 000 eee eee eee 4 PrECAUTIONS i eo scere Cad wake opu Monee ace 5 Notes on DISCS 5 About Symbols 5 Selecting the Viewing Source 5 Front Panel ss se cece eee eae a 6 Display Window 0 eee eee ee 7 Remote Control 8 Rear Panel iscinu saana a acs ace aoa wee aaa aoe 9 Preparation ConnectiONnS 10 12 TV and External or Set Top Box Connections 10 Radio Aerial Connections 11 Accessory Audio Video A V Connections to DVD VCR Receiver 11 Digital Device Connections 11 Speaker System Connections 12 Speaker Positioning 12 Selecting the I
82. sses 90 seconds 4 Presses 120 seconds 5 Presses 150 seconds 6 Presses 180 seconds OPR Optimum Picture Response This feature automatically improves playback picture quality by adjusting your DVD VCR Receiver to the condition of the tape 7 Press MENU i Press or to select OPR and press ENTER OK gt OFI SOI RREY F Me a AME Y SHARP ft ial OFF al Press or repeatedly to select OFF SOFT or SHARP Please note you may set OPR only when playing back a tape Press MENU i to remove the menus from the TV screen VIDEO Operation Continued The DVD VCR Receiver allows you to make recordings using a variety of simple methods Instant Timer Recording ITR Starts recording imme diately for a set period of time or until the video cassette runs out VIDEO Plus System Recording greatly simplifies entering the date channel start and end times of a Timer Recording Timer Recording You may record at a later time up to 1 month from the present Up to 7 of these automatic recordings may be set The DVD VCR Receiver incorporates Long Play LP which enables you to record up to twice the amount of time on a video cassette For example an E 180 will record up to 180 minutes using Standard Play SP using LP you will be able to record up to 360 minutes Please note there will be a slight loss in picture and sound quality when using LP Instant Timer Recording ITR Make sure that you have corr
83. t playback e No tape is inserted e Clean video heads e Use CH PRESET for manual track ing adjustment while tape is playing e Insert a disc or tape Check that the disc or tape indicator in the display window is lit e An unplayable disc is inserted e The disc is placed upside down e The disc is not placed within the guide e The disc is dirty Insert a playable disc Check the disc type color system and Regional code Place the disc with the playback side down Place the disc on the disc tray correctly inside the guide Clean the disc e The Rating level is set e The current chapter is last of the current e title e The remote control is not pointed at the remote sensor of the DVD VCR Receiver Cancel the Rating function or change the rating level Move to next title using DVD on screen display See page 20 Point the remote control at the remote sensor of the DVD VCR Receiver e The remote control is too far from the DVD VCR Receiver e Operate the remote control within 7 m 23 ft e There is an obstacle in the path of the remote e Remove the obstacle control and the DVD VCR Receiver e The batteries in the remote control are e Replace the batteries with new ones exhausted e This remote control uses the same buttons for VIDEO and DVD functions ex PLAY e When using a VIDEO first press the VIDEO button When using a DVD first pres
84. til it clicks 12 Speaker Positioning For a normal setup use 6 speakers 2 front speakers center speaker 2 rear speakers and subwoofer Front Speakers Based on your listening position set up the speakers at equal distance And by hearing position set up an interval between speakers of 45 degree Center Speaker It is ideal that the center speakers and front speakers are same height But normally place it above or below the television as shown below Rear Speakers Place the rear surround speakers to the left and right behind the primary listening area These speakers recreate sound motion and atmosphere required for surround playback For best results do not install the rear speakers too far behind the listening position install them at or above the level of the listener s ears It is also effective to direct the rear speakers towards a wall or ceiling to further disperse the sound In the case of a smaller room size if the audience is near to the rear wall set the rear speakers opposite each other and set the rear speakers 60 90 cm above the listener s ears Subwoofer This can be placed in any front position Subwoofer Center Speaker Front w Front Speaker Speaker Left 15 T Right Rear Rear Speaker Speaker p X ei Speaker Positioning Example Note Speaker stand is optional Attaching the foot pads To prevent speaker vibration or movement while listening attach the supplie
85. time you press SOUND FIELD button the sound mode is changed in the following order PRO LOGIC PL2 MOVIE PL2 MUSIC PL2 MATRIX 3D SURROUND BYPASS When DVD is inserted You can change the sound mode of DVD Dolby Digital DTS PRO LOGIC etc by pressing the AUDIO button on the remote during playback Although the DVD contents differ from disc to disc the follow ing explains the basic operation when this feature is used Each time you press AUDIO button the sound mode of DVD is changed as the following order DOD gt ETS gt PCM gt mD For your reference The DVD VCR Receiver memorizes the last mode settings for each source individually You can identify the encoding format of pro gramme software by looking at its packaging Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the 97 logo Dolby Surround encoded programs are labeled with the mm logo DTS Digital Surround discs are marked with DTS Note When you play sound tracks with 96kHz sampling frequency the output signals will be converted to 48kHz sampling frequency Volume Control You can adjust the volume by rotating VOLUME on the front panel or by pressing VOL on the remote con trol repeatedly Muting Press MUTING to mute your unit You can mute your unit in order for example to answer the telephone MUTING indicator in the display win dow To exit mute mode press MUTING again VIDEO Ope
86. vailable and channels are selected at DVD VCR Receiver Indicates clock total playing time elapsed time chapter number track number channel radio frequency volume channel or current deck status Playback Pause etc Indicates playback or pause mode PBC Indicates PBC On mode DVD DVD inserted CD Audio CD inserted VCD Video CD inserted MP3 MP3 disc inserted 78 Remote Control VIDEO Select the output source to VIDEO DVD Sets the output source to DVD INPUT SELECT Selects the VIDEO deck s source AV1 AV2 AV3 OPT AV3 Tuner TUNER FM AM Selects the DVD VCR Receiver s tuner as the listening choice FM and AM bands 0 9 numerical buttons Selects numbered options in a menu TUNING To tune in the desired station MEMORY Memorize a radio station frequency into the tuner RDS Start a search for a specific PS type SHUFFLE Plays tracks in random order PROGRAM Enters to the program edit mode or exits from that REC ATR Records normally or activates Instant Timer Recording TV VIDEO To view channels selected by the VIDEO tuner or by the TV tuner SP LP Selects recording speed CM SKIP Fast forwards picture search through 30 seconds of recording VIDEO PLUS To display the programme menu for VIDEO Plus System programming DVD TOP MENU Displays the disc s Title menu if available DVD MENU Accesses menu on a DVD disc 4 left right up dow

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