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Sony MHC-WZ88D User's Manual

1. gt HP VIRTUAL D These sound fields cannot be selected when the system is in standby for recording or during recording when a microphone is connected when the Karaoke Mode is turned on 2 When the current disc is a Super Audio CD these sound fields are selected automatically and you cannot change the sound field SBS MULTI Sound Broadcasting System Multi mode Performs suitable decoding based on the source to maximize the sound field effect This mode lets you enjoy audio playback of all types of discs from multiple speakers A F D AUTO Auto Format Direct Auto The number of sound channels depends on the source During DVD function when 2 channel sources such as AUDIO CD VIDEO CD and MP3 audio tracks are played back only 2 sound channels would be output However the number of sound channels output during DVD VIDEO and DivX video files playback would depend on the audio format selection During other functions the system would only output 2 sound channels This setting is ideal when you want to listen to the original sound from the source During Super Audio CD playback the number of sound channels would depend on the layer and area selected page 26 PRO LOGIC Performs Pro Logic decoding The source recorded in 2 channels is decoded into 4 1 channels PLII MOVIE Performs Pro Logic II Movie mode decoding This setting is ideal for movies encoded in Dolby Surround In addition this mode
2. 1068 When using a TV Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures from this system When connecting a video deck Connect the video deck to the TV using a video cord not supplied However do not connect this system to the TV through the video deck Otherwise you may experience video leakage when watching video images from this system Connect this system directly to the TV as shown below TV Video deck as A System Do not connect directly Tip For higher quality video images Use the optional component video cords to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO input jacks on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of this unit If your TV is compatible with progressive format file signals use this connection and press PROGRESSIVE on the unit repeatedly until P AUTO or P VIDEO appears in the display You can use an optional S Video cord to connect the S VIDEO input jack on your TV to the S VIDEO OUT jack of this unit For models equipped with a voltage selector set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the position of your local power line voltage Depending on the model the VOLTAGE SELECTOR may differ Saudi Arabian model 120 127V Connect the power cord to a wall outlet The demonstration appears in the display When you press I the system turns on and the demonstration automatically ends If the supplied adaptor on the plug does no
3. 9SIq fi 4568 Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound A V SYNC When the sound does not synchronize with the pictures on the screen you can adjust the delay between the picture and sound 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select A V SYNC then press ENTER The options for A V SYNC appear in the on screen display 4 8 DVD RW 3 Press or repeatedly to select the setting you want e OFF does not adjust e ON adjusts the difference between picture and sound Note Depending on the input stream this function may not be effective Restricting playback of the disc CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL You can set 2 kinds of playback restrictions for the disc you want e Custom Parental Control You can set playback restrictions so that the system will not play back inappropriate discs e Parental Control You can limit the playback of some DVD VIDEOs according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users When a limited scene is played back that scene may be skipped or replaced with different scenes The same password is used for both Custom Parental Control and Parental Control Preventing playback of specific discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 40 discs When you set t
4. Play Timer Timer recording radio programs 74 Display Turning off the display eee 76 Power Saving Mode Viewing information about the disc in the front panel display 0 0 0 76 Viewing information about the disc in the on screen display 0 0 0 0 78 Checking the date information of JPEG image files 0 79 Optional Components Hooking up optional components 80 Listening to audio from a connected COMPONENE sn Andacanaciicnwdine 81 Recording audio signal from a connected component ee 82 Recording audio signal on a connected COMPONENLE sesser 1 82 Connecting external antennas 46B Troubleshooting Problems and remedies ceeeeeee 84 Self diagnosis function cee 90 Messages encena naa 90 Additional Information Precautions sree u e a aA 92 Specifications oo eee eeeeeseeeeeeeeeees 94 Guide to the Control Menu display 97 DVD setup menu item list 100 Language code list a Glossa yrna ear ieni ets List of button locations and reference pages daten a scoeteeenneds 107 2 2 3 4 2 About this manual This manual mainly explains operations using the remote but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar names The English on screen display is used for illustration purposes only The items in Control Menu may be different depending on the disc The items in
5. 15 21 26 33 34 40 42 46 48 50 56 68 71 79 89 97 1 This button is not available for this model 2 The numeric button 5 TV VOL VOLUME and C buttons have a tactile dot Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the system http www sony net
6. E When playing MP3 audio tracks ona DATA CD e Tee deka Elapsed playing time of the current track and the bit rate of the track e Title of the track and album E When playing JPEG image files on a DATA CD e Title of the album E When playing DivX video files on a DATA CD or DATA DVD e akak seak ook aR Elapsed playing time of the current file and the bit rate of the track if the audio track is in MP3 format e Title of the track and album NO TEXT appears in the display if the DVD VIDEO is not a DVD TEXT disc the AUDIO CD is not a CD TEXT disc or the VIDEO CD or Super Audio CD does not have text information To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears from on screen display Notes e Only alphabet letters numbers and some symbols can be displayed e Depending on the type of disc being played back the system can only display a limited number of characters Depending on the disc not all text characters are displayed e With format other than ISO 9660 Level 1 and Level 2 album title and track title may not be displayed Checking the date information of JPEG image files You can check the date information during play back when Exif tag is recorded in the JPEG image files Press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback until the Control Menu for JPEG image files appears in the on screen display aces gt 1 20 DATA CD sreci Date information Ex
7. TUNED or STEREO flashes in the display e Set the proper band and frequency page 58 e Connect the antenna properly page 10 e Find a place and an orientation that provide good reception then set up the antenna again If you cannot obtain good reception we recommend that you connect a commercially available external antenna The supplied FM lead antenna receives signals along its entire length so make sure you extend it fully Locate the antennas as far away from the speaker cords as possible Try turning off the surrounding electrical equipment A stereo FM program cannot be received in stereo e Press FM MODE repeatedly until MONO disappears from the display Tape deck The tape does not record or play back or there is a decrease in sound level e The tape heads are dirty see Cleaning the tape heads on page 93 e The record playback heads are magnetized see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 93 The tape does not erase completely e The record playback heads are magnetized see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 93 There is excessive wow or flutter or the sound drops out e The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty see Cleaning the tape heads on page 93 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased e The record playback heads are magnetized see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 93 The tape does not record e No tap
8. Tip You can perform Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed steps During Program Play follow the steps of Repeat Play page 23 or Shuffle Play page 22 Playing in random order Shuffle Play neo co Pcp You can play back the tracks on the current disc in random order Each time you start Shuffle Play the playing order may be different 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice during playback The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select E 3 SHUFFLE then press ENTER The options for SHUFFLE appear in the on screen display 3 Press or repeatedly to select the setting you want E When Program Play is off e TRACK all tracks on the current disc is played back randomly E When Program Play is activated e ON all tracks in the program list is played back randomly 4 Press ENTER Shuffle Play starts SHUF lights up in the display To return to normal playback Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears from the on screen display Notes e You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs during PBC playback e Shuffle Play is canceled when you open the disc tray you turn off the system you disconnect the AC power cord mains lead you change the function you perform Track Index Search
9. When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected E SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the sound track Note When you select a language in MENU SUBTITLE or AUDIO that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO one of the recorded language will be automatically selected However depending on the disc the language may not be selected automatically Tip If you select OTHERS in MENU SUBTITLE and AUDIO enter a language code from the Language code list page 102 using the numeric buttons continued 51 GB 52 GB Setting the TV screen SCREEN SETUP Choose the settings according to the TV you connected Select SCREEN SETUP in the Setup menu For details see Using the DVD setup menu page 50 The default settings are underlined SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE COLOR SYSTEM SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND 4 3 OUTPUT ol JACKET PICTURE FULL E TV TYPE DVD VIDEO only Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide The default setting varies depending on the country 16 9 Select this when you connect a wide screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function 4 3 LETTER Select this when you connect a 4 3 BOX screen TV This setting displ
10. you perform CD Synchro Recording Tip You can also change the Shuffle Play setting when playback is stopped Playing repeatedly Repeat Play CEE BE i ee a um onta vo You can play back all the titles tracks or files on a disc or a single title chapter track or file repeatedly You can select Shuffle Play and Program Play at the same time 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice during playback The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select is REPEAT then press ENTER The options for REPEAT appear in the on screen display 6 14 2 20 TF cD OFF OFF DISC TRACK 3 Press or repeatedly to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined E When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode e OFF does not play repeatedly e DISC repeats all titles on the current disc When playing a DVD RW in VR mode DISC repeats all titles according to the ORIGINAL PLAY LIST setting e TITLE repeats the current title e CHAPTER repeats the current chapter continued yoegheld S 23 GB E When playing a VIDEO CD AUDIO CD or Super Audio CD when Program Play is off e OFF does not play repeatedly e DISC repeats all tracks on the current disc e TRACK repeats the current track E When playing a VIDEO CD AUDIO CD or Super Audio CD when Program Play is activated e OFF
11. 168 Using the THEATRE SYNC function THEATRE SYNC allows you to turn on your Sony TV and this system changes the system s function to DVD and then swiches the TV s input source you have set with just one button Preparing for the THEATRE SYNC function Hold down SLEEP and press the numeric buttons CLEAR or ALBUM to register the TV s input source The TV s input source is selected Operating the THEATRE SYNC function Point the remote to the direction of the TV and this system then press THEATER SYNC once If this function does not work change the transmission time The transmission time varies depending on the TV To change the transmission time Hold down gt gt I and press the numeric buttons to change the transmission time The transmission time from the remote is selected For details refer to the following table Hold down gt gt I and To select the following For details refer to the following table press transmission time 1 0 5 Default Hold down SLEEP To select the following and press TV s input source 2 1 0 No input source 3 1 5 Default 4 2 1 VIDEO 1 5 2 5 2 VIDEO 2 6 3 3 VIDEO 3 7 3 5 4 VIDEO 4 8 4 5 VIDEO 5 6 VIDEO 6 Soros e This function can only be performed with Sony TV 7 VIDEO 7 series 8 VIDEO 8 e If the distance between the TV and this system is too Ox COMPONENT 1 far this function may not work Install
12. 8568 Disc player The disc tray does not open and LOCKED appears in the display e Consult your nearest Sony dealer The disc tray does not close e Load the disc correctly e Always close the tray by pressing amp on the unit Do not forcibly push the disc tray to close it as this may cause a malfunction The disc does not eject e You cannot eject the disc during CD Synchro Recording Press ll to cancel the CD Synchro Recording then press amp on the unit to eject the disc e Consult your nearest Sony dealer Playback does not start e Open the disc tray and check whether a disc is loaded e Wipe the disc clean page 93 e Reload the disc e Load the disc that this system can play back page 5 e Load the disc correctly e Load the disc in the tray with the label side facing up e Remove the disc and wipe away the moisture on the disc then leave the system turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates Press or lt C gt on the unit to start playback The region code on the DVD VIDEO does not match the system e Cancel the Custom Parental Control function page 47 The sound skips e Wipe the disc clean page 93 e Reload the disc e Try moving the unit to a place without vibration e g on top of a stable stand Try moving the speakers away from the unit or placing them on separate stands When you listen to a track with bass sounds at high volu
13. LEVEL FRONT then press ENTER 8 Press or repeatedly to select the speaker then press ENTER The test tone is emitted from the selected speaker 9 Press or repeatedly to adjust the level from your listening position 1 0 Press ENTER when you have finished making the adjustment 1 1 Repeat steps 8 to 10 to adjust the speaker level for other speakers 1 2 Press 13 Press or repeatedly to select LEVEL SURROUND then press ENTER 14 Repeat steps 8 to 11 to adjust the speaker level for other speakers 1 5 Press 16 Press or repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press ENTER 17 Press or repeatedly to select OFF then press ENTER Note When you adjust the speaker settings the sound may cut off for a moment Tip To adjust the volume of all speakers at the same time press VOLUME repeatedly or turn VOLUME on the unit suoloun4 snoie SIG i 57 GB 5868 Tuner Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations You can then tune in any of those stations simply by selecting the corresponding preset number Automatic tuning preset You can automatically tune in all of the stations that can be received in your area and then store the frequency of your favourite stations manually 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until TUNER FM or TUNER AM appears in the display or press TUNER BAND on the
14. cone type 15 cm cone type 5 cm cone type 6 ohms Approx 220 x 415 x 280 mm Approx 7 0 kg net per speaker Surround speaker SS RSZ88D Speaker system Speaker units Full range Nominal impedance Dimensions w h d Mass Full range 1 unit bass reflex type 8 cm cone type 6 ohms Approx 95 x 235 x 105 mm Approx 0 8 kg net per speaker Center speaker SS CTZ88D Speaker system Speaker units Full range Nominal impedance Dimensions w h d Mass Full range 1 unit bass reflex type magnetically shielded type 8 cm cone type 6 ohms Approx 235 x 95 x 105 mm Approx 1 0 kg net per speaker continued uonewsojuy euoNIppy fl 9568 9668 General Power requirements Argentina models Australian model Saudi Arabian model Thai model Other models Power consumption Dimensions w h d DVD player Tuner Amplifier Tape deck Mass DVD player Tuner Amplifier Tape deck Supplied accessories 220 V AC 50 60 Hz 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 120 127 V 220 V or 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector 220 V AC 50 60 Hz 120 V 220 V or 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector 225 watts Approx 255 x 134 x 343 mm Approx 255 x 134 x 332 mm Approx 3 0 kg Approx 8 5 kg Remote Commander 1 Batteries 2 AM loop antenna 1 FM lead antenna 1 Speaker pads 20 Speaker cords 5 Video cord
15. e The system can play back to a depth of 8 folders only Tips e If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track or file names when you store the tracks or files in a disc the tracks and files will be played back in that order e Since a disc with many trees takes a longer time to start playback it is recommended that you create albums with no more than two trees yoeghe d S if 2968 Playing DATA CDs with MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files pare cb MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files recorded on DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs can be played back on this system Playing an album of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files 1 Load a DATA CD on the disc tray The list of albums appears in the on screen display MH 3 30 ROCK BEST HIT KARAOKE MY FAVOURITE SONG R amp B JAZZ CLASSIC SALSA OF CUBA BOSSA NOVA v 2 Press or repeatedly to select the album you want and press gt or lt on the unit The system starts playing the first MP3 audio track or JPEG image file of the selected album To stop playback Press W To play back the next or previous MP3 audio track Press F or PPI or KA lt 4 or DP PPI on the unit repeatedly during playback To play back the next album of MP3 audio tracks You can select the next album by pressing PPA or PPI on the unit repeatedly until the last track of the current album Then press Pl or bP PPI on the unit onc
16. enter 2 10 20 If you make a mistake Press CLEAR to cancel the number then select another number Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO you cannot perform Time Search To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears from the on screen display yoeghe d S 41 Searching by scene Picture Navigation You can view the first scene of each track of a VIDEO CD or each chapter or title of a DVD VIDEO so that you can find the track chapter or title you want quickly 1 Press PICTURE NAVI once to select TRACK VIEWER for VIDEO CD For DVD VIDEO press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select CHAPTER VIEWER or TITLE VIEWER e TRACK VIEWER VIDEO CD only displays the first scene of each track e CHAPTER VIEWER DVD VIDEO only displays the first scene of each chapter e TITLE VIEWER DVD VIDEO only displays the first scene of each title 2 Press ENTER The first scene of the first 9 chapter title or track appears in the on screen display as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mv 3 Press gt to select a chapter title or track then press ENTER Playback starts from the selected scene To cancel searching Press gt RETURN or DISPLAY Notes e Depending on the disc you may not be able to select some items e During Picture Navigation VIEWER appears in the display Tips e If there are more than 9 t
17. or repeatedly to select YES then press ENTER It takes a few seconds to complete Do not press I when resetting the system Except for Parental Control settings Notes e If you have connected an optional sub woofer turn off the sub woofer before you reset the system When you turn the system on after resetting the guide message appears in the on screen display To perform QUICK SETUP press ENTER page 14 To quit QUICK SETUP press DISPLAY Bunooys jqnolL fi 8968 9068 Self diagnosis function When letters numbers appear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the system from malfunctioning a 5 character service number e g C 13 50 with a combination of a letter and 4 digits appears in the on screen display and the front panel display In this case check the following table First 3 Cause and corrective action characters of the service number C13 The disc is dirty Clean the disc with a soft cloth page 93 C31 The disc is not inserted correctly Restart the system then re insert the disc correctly EXX To prevent a malfunction the XX is a number system has performed the self diagnosis function Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the 5 character service number Example E 61 10 Messages One of the following messages may appear or flash in the front panel display
18. press The on screen display will show the thumbnail picture of the next 16 image files To return to the thumbnail picture of the previous 16 image files press repeatedly until the first row of the thumbnail picture Then press continued yoeghe d S i 31 GB 3 Press 4 to select the image you want to view and press ENTER To play back the next or previous JPEG image file Press or repeatedly during the slideshow To play back the next album of JPEG image files You can select the next album by pressing repeatedly until the last file of the current album Then press once The first file of the next album is selected However you cannot select the previous album by pressing repeatedly To select the previous album select the album from the album list To rotate a JPEG image file When a JPEG image file is displayed in the on screen display you can rotate the image by 90 degrees Press or repeatedly while viewing an image Each time you press the image rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees and vice versa Example of when you press once Rotating direction Press CLEAR to return to the original view To stop playback Press W To turn off or turn on the album list display Press MENU Notes When you press or to select the next or previous image the image returns to the original view even if you have rotated the image previously Th
19. to prevent heat build up in the unit e If you continuously use this unit at a large volume the cabinet temperature of the top side and bottom rises considerably To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet e To prevent a malfunction do not cover the ventilation hole for the cooling fan In case color irregularity is observed on a nearby TV screen With the magnetically shielded type of speakers the speakers can be installed near a TV set However color irregularity may still be observed on the TV screen depending on the type of your TV set If color irregularity is observed Turn off the TV set once then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes If color irregularity is observed again Place the speakers farther away from the TV set IMPORTANT NOTICE Caution This system is capable of holding a still video image or on screen display image on your television screen indefinitely If you leave the still video image or on screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your television screen Projection televisions are especially susceptible to this On operation e If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the unit Should this occur the system will not operate properly Remove the disc and leave the unit turned on for about an hour until the moisture evapo
20. 1 2 3 Press or repeatedly to set the hour 4 Press ENTER The minute indication flashes in the display Press or repeatedly to set the minute 6 Press ENTER The clock starts functioning To adjust the clock 1 Press TIMER MENU 2 Press or repeatedly to select CLOCK SET then press ENTER The hour indication flashes in the display 3 Do the same procedure as steps 3 to 6 above Notes The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs e You cannot set the clock in Power Saving Mode page 76 paues 6unje5 F 1348 1468 Performing QUICK SETUP Before using the system you can make the minimum basic adjustments LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP SPEAKER SETUP in QUICK SETUP After performing QUICK SETUP the system is ready for playback To perform further speakers settings see Setting the speakers on page 54 1 Turn on your TV and select the video input 2 Press I to turn on the system 3 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the display or press DVD on the unit The guide message appears at the bottom of the on screen display 4 Press ENTER The LANGUAGE SETUP display appears in the on screen display LANGUAGE SETUP OSD MENU AUDIO CHINESE 1 SUBTITLE CHINESE 2 THAI D press or repeatedly to select a language Tips e The selected langu
21. 63 or Timer recording radio programs page 74 Playing a tape Tape Playback You can use TYPE I normal tape Loading a tape 1 Load a tape Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 2 Press FUNCTION or TAPE A B on 1 Press 4 Aor B the unit repeatedly until TAPE A or TAPE B appears in the display 2 Loada tape into deck A or B 3 Press DIRECTION on the unit With the side repeatedly to select to play back you want to E one side c gt to play back both Ase hed or N sides or RELAY Relay Play to play BE forward a back both decks in succession J 4 Press or lt on the unit 3 3 r The tape starts playing l Push the center of the tape lid to close F me the deck Press E gt or on the unit again to play the reverse side D Reverse side zi Front side indicator indicator ES gt E psex Tape presence indicator I The playback stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times 2 Relay Play follows this cyclic sequence up to five times then stops Deck A front side Deck A reverse side Deck B front side Deck B reverse side Other operations To Do this Stop playback Press W Pause playback Press Hl Press Hl again to resume playback Fast forward or Press lt lt or BP or press rewind Kd lt 4 or HP PPI on the unit when playback is stopped To return to normal
22. 73 84 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 0 power 1 11 59 81 89 H pause 17 11 Deck A eject 24 61 62 Deck B eject 23 61 62 lt I play 17 19 21 27 30 33 36 39 49 52 61 64 72 75 84 86 E stop 17 59 62 64 71 72 89 PP PP fast forward go forward 17 19 27 30 31 38 61 62 64 67 6d lt 4q rewind go backuard 17 19 27 30 31 38 61 62 64 67 8 15 18 86 25 23 continued uoneunoyu euonIppy J 107 Remote control ALPHABETICA L ORDER A P ADVANCE e gt 17 19 ALBUM 9 16 19 ANGLE BO 45 AUDIO J 43 44 82 CLEAR 9 16 22 24 41 55 DISC SKIP 27 DISPLAY 4 76 ENTER 10 13 1 5 19 21 27 31 35 37 41 42 46 51 55 56 60 68 71 73 75 89 FM MODE 23 60 88 FUNCTION 26 14 17 19 58 60 61 67 75 87 KARAOKE MODE 6 68 82 87 KARAOKE PON KEY CONTROL 7 68 b 5 69 MENU 0 25 30 33 37 58 59 Numeric Butt
23. An area in which multi channel up to 5 1 channels tracks are recorded 2 channel area SF Multi channel area Super Audio CD layer 1 You can play back the CD layer on a conventional CD player 2 Since both layers are on one side it is not necessary to turn over the disc 3 To select a layer see Selecting a playback area for Super Audio CD page 26 4 To select an area see Selecting a playback area for Super Audio CD page 26 Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited This system incorporates Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic II adaptive matrix surround decoder and the DTS Digital Surround System Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Getting Started Hooking up the system Do the following procedures E to R to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories LU AM l
24. CD Rs CD RWs and DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs on this system is subject to certain conditions With DATA CDs that contain DivX video files in addition to MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files the system only play back the DivX video files With DATA DVDs the system only play back DivX video files MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files that are contained in DATA DVDs are not played back However the system only play back DATA CDs that conform to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet in expansion format and DATA DVDs that conforms to Universal Disk Format UDF The system can play back DATA CDs in Multi Session but cannot play back DATA DVDs in Multi Session Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc drives and the recording software for details on the recording format continued yoeghe d S 3558 3653 DivX video files that the system can play back The system can play back files which have the extension AVI or DivX that contain data in DivX format Notes e The system may not play back a DivX video file when the file has been combined from two or more DivX video files e The system cannot play back a DivX video file size of more than 720 width x 576 height 2 GB e Depending on the DivX video file the picture may be unclear or the sound may skip The system cannot play back some DivX video files that are longer than 3 hours Playing DA
25. DATA CD is as follows E Structure of disc contents Tree 1 Tree2 Tree3 Tree4 Tree5 Album MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files When you insert a DATA CD and press E gt or lt JE on the unit the tracks or files are played back sequentially from to Any sub albums in the selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Example contains so is played back before When you press MENU and the list of album names appears page 30 the album names are arranged in the following order O O O Q Q Albums that do not contain tracks or files such as album do not appear in the list Notes e Depending on the software you use to create the DATA CD the playback order may differ from the illustration above e The playback order above may not be applicable if there are more than 200 albums and 300 files in each album e The system can recognize up to 200 albums including albums that do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files The system will not play back any albums beyond the 200th album e The system may take a longer time to start playback when the tracks or files in another album has just been played back e An album that does not contain an MP3 audio track or JPEG image file is skipped The system will play back any data with the extension MP3 JPG or JPEG even if they are not in MP3 or JPEG format Playing back this da
26. LIST then press ENTER The options for ORIGINAL PLAY LIST appear in the on screen display 1 44 3 28 DVD RW OESO PLAY LIST PLAY LIST ORIGINAL 3 Press or repeatedly to select the setting you want e PLAY LIST play back according to the play list created on the disc e ORIGINAL play back according to the originally recorded sequence 4 Press ENTER yoeghe d osiq fi 2568 Selecting a playback area for Super Audio CD Supe Audo CD Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel and multi channel Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel playback area and a multi channel playback area You can select the playback area you want to listen to 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select Bex MULTI 2CH then press ENTER The options for MULTI 2CH appear in the on screen display F fcn 2CH 3 Press or repeatedly to select the setting you want e MULTI play back a multi channel playback area 2CH play back a 2 channel playback area 4 Press ENTER The playback area is selected Note MULTI lights up in the display when the multi channel playback area is played back Selecting a playback layer on a hybird Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of a Super Audio CD layer and a CD layer
27. Press DISPLAY once or twice when Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a disc The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select 4 KEY CONTROL then press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select the key you want The key is changed Notes e You can also change the KEY CONTROL setting by pressing KEY CONTROL b to reduce the key and KEY CONTROL to increase the key The following display appears in the on screen display MPAA 34567 G You can only change the setting for KEY CONTROL when Karaoke Mode is turned on To cancel the KEY CONTROL effect select 4 in step 3 The KEY CONTROL setting is automatically changed to default setting when you turn off the system change the function turn off the Karaoke Mode open the disc tray change the track or title Depending on the disc you may not be able to do the above operation Turning on the vocals DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD AUDIO CD only When Karaoke Mode is turned on and a DVD VIDEO in Dolby Digital Karaoke format is played back you can turn on the guide vocal recorded on the tracks When Karaoke Mode is turned on and an AUDIO CD or VIDEO CD is played back you can turn on the vocal either by selecting STEREO or L R 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a disc The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2
28. R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW In some cases CD Rs CD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs or DVD RWs cannot be played back on this system depending upon the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device Furthermore the disc may not be played back if it has not been correctly finalized For more information see the operation instructions for the recording device e A disc created in Packet Write format cannot be played back Note on DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side However since the audio material side does not conform to Compact Disc CD standard playback on this product is not guaranteed Note on PBC Playback Control VIDEO CDs This system conforms to Ver 1 1 and Ver 2 0 of VIDEO CD standards You can enjoy two kinds of playback depending on the disc type Disc type Meaning VIDEO CDs Enjoy video playback moving without PBC pictures as well as music functions Ver 1 1 discs VIDEO CDs with Play interactive software using PBC functions menu screens displayed on the Ver 2 0 discs TV screen PBC playback in addition to the video playback functions of Ver 1 1 discs Moreover you can play high resolution still pictures if they are included on the disc Note on playback operations of DVD VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs Some playback op
29. Selects the JPEG image file or DivX video file to be played DATA CD DATA DVD DATE Displays the date the picture was taken by a digital camera DATA CD INTERVAL Specifies the duration for which the slides are displayed on the screen pATA cD EFFECT Selects the effects to be used for changing slides during a slide show DATA CD MODE MP3 JPEG Selects the data type MP3 audio track AUDIO JPEG image file IMAGE or both AUTO to be played when playing a DATA CD KEY CONTROL Changes the key to suit your vocal range Cm OE e ee Oe a KARAOKE PON Enjoys karaoke with a stereo recorded disc by reducing the sound of the vocals EEE OE n BG es a E EREBEE VOCAL Turns on or off the guide vocal for Dolby Digital Karaoke Format disc DVD VIDEO only Turns on or off the vocal VIDEO CD AUDIO CD only VOCAL SELECT Selects the guide vocal recorded on the Dolby Digital Karaoke Format disc DVD VIDEO only Selects the vocal type recorded on the disc VIDEO CD AUDIO CD only uoneunoyu euonIppy E v GUIDE MELODY Turns on or off the guide melody for Dolby Digital Karaoke Format disc CZ 9968 DVD setup menu item list You can set the following items with the DVD setup menu The default settings are underlined LANGUAGE SETUP page 51 OSD Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list MENU Select the language you want to use
30. Setup Menu may be different depending on the area The following symbols are used in this manual Symbol Meaning C Functions available for DVD VIDEOs including DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWSs in DVD VIDEO format pvp nw Functions available for DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VIDEO voeo co CDs including Super VCDs or CD Rs CD RWs in VIDEO CD format or Super VCD format Functions available for Super Super Audo CD Audio CDs cp Functions available for AUDIO CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in AUDIO CD format pata co Functions available for DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs containing MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files and Divx gt video files bata nvo Functions available for DATA DVDs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs containing DivX 34 video files MP3 MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 is a standard format defined by ISO MPEG which compresses audio data DivX is a video file compression technology developed by DivXNetworks Inc DivX DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivXNetworks Inc and are used under license Except for Latin American models Playable discs You can play back the following discs on this system Other discs cannot be played back List of playable discs Format of discs Disc logo DVD VIDEO VIDEO DVD RW i RW VIDEO CD COMPACT MSE DIGITAL VIDEO A QP SUPER AUDIO CD AU
31. TV onoroff TV I O Switch the TV s input TV VIDEO source between the TV and other input sources Change the TV channels TV CH or numeric buttons Adjust the volume of the TV VOL TV speaker s For double digit number hold down TV and press then press the number For example hold down TV press then 2 and 5 for entering 25 Note If you do not use the remote for a long period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion Tip With normal use the batteries should last for about six months When the remote no longer operates the system replace both batteries with new ones continued 1158 1268 Attaching the speaker pads Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and to prevent them from slipping Positioning the speakers 1 Place the front speakers at an angle of 45 degrees from your listening position Front speaker Center Front speaker left speaker right EN Sy A E Sub woofer F not supplied 45 a Surround speaker Surround speaker left right 2 Place the center speaker at about the same height as the front speakers Align the center speaker with the front speakers or place it slightly behind the front speakers 3 Place the surround speakers facing
32. back an 8 cm disc such as a CD single place it on the inner circle of the disc tray 3 Press amp to close the disc tray Notes e Do not forcibly push the disc tray to close it as this may cause a malfunction Press amp to close the disc tray e When you eject a disc handle the disc by its edge Do not touch the surface of the disc e Do not place two discs on the disc tray 18 Playing a disc Normal play OO ee ee a u on Before playing a DVD VIDEO a VIDEO CD JPEG image files or DivX video files turn on your TV and select the video input Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode Title number Elapsed playing time gt BM DIGITAL psex gt gt ED gt i When playing a Super Video CD or a VIDEO CD playback without PBC function Track number Elapsed playing time gt gt ED gt a When playing an AUDIO CD Track number Elapsed playing time gt gt E9 gt ee When playing a Super Audio CD MULTI area of Super Audio CD layer Track number Elapsed playing time gt psex gt gt E9 gt ey When playing an MP3 audio track Track number Elapsed playing time gt gt gt i gt DsGx When playing a D
33. display can be turned off to minimize the amount of power consumed during standby mode Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is turned off until the demonstration display and the clock display disappears To cancel Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is turned off Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows Demonstration Clock No display Power Saving Mode D The display changes and the indicators flashes even when the system is turned off 2 ____ appears in the display if you have not set the clock Note You cannot perform the following operations during Power Saving Mode setting the clock page 13 changing the AM tuning interval page 59 turning on the system by pressing the function buttons changing the color system page 11 Tips e The timer continues to operate in Power Saving Mode e The I indicator lights up even in Power Saving Mode Viewing information about the disc in the front panel display You can check the elapsed playing time and remaining time of the current track or that of the disc When a DVD TEXT disc CD TEXT disc DATA CD or DATA DVD is loaded you can also check the information recorded on disc such as the titles Press DISPLAY repeatedly Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows Disc information Clock display for 8 se
34. during operation Disc Cannot Play e A disc that cannot be played back was inserted e A DVD VIDEO with unsupported region code was inserted No Disc There is no disc on the disc tray Push STOP You have pressed the buttons whose operation is only possible when playback is stopped Reading The system is reading information of the disc Some buttons are not available Please Wait The system is doing initialization process Data Error e The MP3 audio track JPEG image file and DivX video file you want to play back is damaged The MP3 audio track does not conform to MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 format The JPEG image file does not conform to DCF format The DivX video file does not conform to DivX Certified profiles The MP3 audio track has the extension MP3 but it is not in MP3 format e The JPEG image file has the extension JPG or JPEG but it is not in JPEG format The DivX video file has the extension AVI or DIVX but it is not in DivX format PASSWORD Custom Parental Control or Parental Control is set Tape No Tab You cannot record the tape because the tab has been removed from the tape No Tape There is no tape in the tape deck Timer OFF TIME NG The on time and off time of Play Timer or Timer Recording is the same Others Not in Use You have pressed a button whose operation is not allowed or invalid at t
35. effect Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Press EQ SELECT PRESET EQ appears in the display Then the last selected preset effect appears in the display 2 Press kea lt lt or gt gt PPI repeatedly to select the preset effect you want 3 Press EQ SELECT repeatedly until the original display returns Preset effect options Effect Category ROCK Standard music sources POP JAZZ DANCE SOUL MP3 EQ MP3 audio tracks FLAT Original music source USER EQ User equalizer setting To cancel the preset effect Select FLAT in step 2 Adjusting the graphic equalizer and storing the user equalizer setting You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering the level of specific frequency band then store it in the user equalizer setting in the memory Use the buttons on the unit for the operation T Press EQ SELECT PRESET EQ appears in the display 2 Press EQ SELECT again LOW appears in the display 3 Press Kt lt lt or gt gt PPI repeatedly to adjust the level of the frequency band Frequency band Frequency level h gt gt gt ea yikhy 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the level of the MID and HIGH frequency bands 5 Press EQ SELECT again to return to the original display The setting is automatically stored each time you adjust the level of the frequency band as the user equalizer setting The previous setti
36. min gt 10 min OFF Other operations To Do this Check the Press SLEEP once remaining time Change the time Press SLEEP repeatedly to select to turn off the time you want Cancel the Sleep Press SLEEP repeatedly until Timer SLEEP OFF appears in the display Note When the Sleep Timer is activated SLEEP lights up in the display Tip You can use the Sleep Timer even if you have not set the clock Waking up to music Play Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time Make sure you have set the clock see Setting the clock on page 13 1 Prepare the music source you want to playback e Disc Load a disc e Tape Load a tape with the side you want to play back facing forward e Radio Tune in the preset station you want see Listening to the radio on page 60 Press VOLUME or turn VOLUME on the unit to adjust the volume Press TIMER MENU Press or repeatedly to select PLAY SET then press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes in the display JOUILL p Set the time to start playback Press or repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER The minute indication flashes in the display Press or repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER OFF appears and the hour indication flashes in the display Set the time to stop playback following the same procedure as step 5 Press or re
37. on automatically and DVD is selected as the function except during Power Saving Mode Playing a track chapter or file by entering the track chapter or file number DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD AUDIO CD Super Audio CD and DivX video files only Press the numeric button s to enter the track chapter or file number that you want to play back when the Control Menu is not turned on Then press ENTER To enter a track chapter or file number over 10 1 Enter the corresponding digits 2 Press ENTER Example To play back a track chapter or file number 30 press 3 and 0 then press ENTER yoeghe d S i 1968 Resuming playback from the point where you stopped the disc Resume Play EO OE Ee Se A LDATA CD I DATA DVD This system memorizes the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume playback from that point Resume Play is not canceled when you turn off the system except for MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files and DivX video files 1 While playing a disc press W to stop playback Resume appears in the display If Resume does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press or lt on the unit The system starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in step 1 Notes e Resume Play is canceled when you open the disc tray except for DVD VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs when MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON you disconnect th
38. playback press or lt 1 on the unit Remove atape Press amp A or amp B on the unit when playback is stopped continued 61 GB Searching for the beginning of a track AMS During playback press k lt or PI or Kd lt 4 or BP PPI on the unit repeatedly for the number of songs you want to skip forward or backward The search direction forward or backward and the number of songs being skipped 1 9 appears in the display Example searching forward 2 songs gt p E9 gt E AMS Automatic Music Sensor Notes Do not press amp A or amp B on the unit while playing a tape otherwise the tape could be damaged The AMS function may not operate correctly under the following circumstances when the unrecorded space between songs is less than 4 seconds long when the unit is placed near a TV Tips e When a tape is inserted the corresponding presence indicator lights up in the display If you press TAPE A B on the unit while the system is turned off the system turns on automatically and TAPE A or TAPE B is selected as the function except during Power Saving Mode If you press gt or lt C gt on the unit when the TAPE A function is selected and there is no tape in deck A the system automatically switches to the TAPE B function when there is a tape in deck B and vice versa Then playback will start 6268 Tape Recordin
39. reducing the sound of the vocal 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a disc The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select W Aug KARAOKE PON then press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select ON then press ENTER The sound of vocal would be reduced Notes e The singer s voice may not be reduced when only a few instruments are playing a duet is being played back the source has strong echoes or chorus the singer s voice deviates from the center the voice on the source is singing in high soprano or tenor To cancel the KARAOKE PON effect select OFF in step 3 You can also change the KARAOKE PON setting by pressing KARAOKE PON The following display appears in the on screen display i dim ON You can only change the KARAOKE PON setting when the Karaoke Mode is turned on The KARAOKE PON setting is automatically changed to OFF when you turn off the system change the function turn off the Karaoke Mode open the disc tray set the VOCAL setting to ON Adjusting the pitch of the music DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode VIDEO CD AUDIO CD MP3 audio tracks DivX video files only You can adjust the pitch of the music to suit your vocal range You can adjust the key higher or lower in 14 halftone steps 1
40. stored from preset number 1 Preset number 5 Press PRESET repeatedly to select the preset number you want 6 Press ENTER Complete appears in the display The station is stored 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to store other stations Other operations To Do this Tune in a station with a weak signal Follow the procedure described in Manual tuning preset page 58 Stop scanning Press W during automatic tuning Cancel presetting Press MENU To change the AM tuning interval except for Saudi Arabian and Russian models Use the buttons on the unit for the operation The factory settings for AM tuning interval is 9 kHz or 10 kHz for some areas To change the AM tuning interval select any AM station first then turn off the system While holding down W press I to turn on the system AM 9k Step or AM 10k Step appears in the display When you change the interval all the AM preset stations are erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure Note You cannot change the AM tuning interval in Power Saving Mode page 76 Tips e The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you unplug the power cord or if a power failure occurs If you press TUNER BAND on the unit while the system is turned off the system turns on automatically and TUNER is selected as the function except during Power Saving Mode aaun E 5968 608 Listen
41. the system CLEAR COMPONENT 2 fear thel y aa er z e Keep the remote pointed in the direction of the TV ALBUM COMPONENT 3 until the TV is turned on and the input source is ALBUM COMPONENT 4 changed correctly Except for North American models Changing the format of video signals from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Progressive is the method for displaying TV images which reduces flickering and sharpens the image To use this method you need to connect to a TV that can accept progressive signals You can output signals from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks in INTERLACE or PROGRESSIVE format 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select DVD or press DVD on the unit 2 Press PROGRESSIVE on the unit repeatedly Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows P AUTO P VIDEO gt INTERLACE E P AUTO PROGRESSIVE AUTO Select this when your TV accepts progressive signals and the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks The system automatically detects the software type and selects the appropriate conversion method E P AUTO PROGRESSIVE VIDEO Select this when your TV accepts progressive signals and the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks The system fixes the conversion method to PROGRESSIVE VIDEO for video based software Select this if the image is not clear when you select P AUTO E INTERLACE Select this when your TV does not accept progressive signals
42. to NONE in the SIZE setting L Set this between 6 0 dB and 0 0 dB 6 0 dB in 1 0 dB increments R Set this between 6 0 dB and 0 0 dB 6 0 dB in 1 0 dB increments Tip To adjust the volume of all speakers at the same time press VOLUME repeatedly or turn VOLUME on the unit 5668 E TEST TONE The speakers will emit a test tone to adjust LEVEL FRONT and LEVEL SURROUND OFF The test tone is not emitted from the speakers ON The test tone is emitted from each speaker in sequence except for sub woofer The test tone is emitted from the selected speakers when you select LEVEL FRONT or LEVEL SURROUND Adjusting the speaker level by using the test tone T Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select f SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear in the on screen display 3 Press or repeatedly to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup menu appears in the on screen display 4 Press or repeatedly to select SPEAKER SETUP then press ENTER or 5 press or repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press ENTER or 6 Press or repeatedly to select ON then press ENTER You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence except for sub woofer 7 Press or repeatedly to select
43. to a different wall outlet e Install a noise filter commercially available to the power cord The timer does not function e Check the timer setting and set the correct time pages 73 and 74 e Cancel the Sleep Timer function page 73 e You cannot select the Play Timer and the Timer Recording at the same time The remote does not function e Remove the obstacles between the remote and the unit e Move the remote closer to the unit e Point the remote at the unit s sensor e Replace the batteries R6 size AA e Locate the unit away from the fluorescent light There is acoustic feedback e Reduce the volume e Move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone The color irregularity on a TV screen persists Turn off the TV at once then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes If the color irregularity still persists place the speakers further away from the TV The sound from the component connected to the VIDEO SAT IN jacks is distorted e If VIDEO appears in the display when you press VIDEO SAT on the unit switch to SAT function see Listening to a connected VCR or satellite tuner on page 81 Speakers Sound comes from one channel or unbalanced left and right volume e Place the speakers as symmetrically as possible e Check that the speaker are connected securely and correctly e The source being played back is monaural e Adjust the level
44. unit repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press and hold TUNING until the frequency indication starts to change Then release AUTO lights up in the display Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned in TUNED lights up in the display When a FM stereo program is tuned in STEREO lights up in the display STEREO gt gt E9 gt ee If TUNED does not light up and the scanning does not stop Set the frequency of the radio station you want as described in steps 2 of Manual tuning preset 3 Press MENU Memory flashes in the display 4 Press ENTER A preset number flashes in the display The stations are stored from preset number 1 Preset number 5 Press PRESET repeatedly to select the preset number you want 6 Press ENTER Complete appears in the display The station is stored 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to store other stations Manual tuning preset You can manually tune in and store the frequency of your favourite stations Press FUNCTION repeatedly until TUNER FM or TUNER AM appears in the display or press TUNER BAND on the unit repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press TUNING repeatedly to tune in the station you want STEREO 3 Press MENU Memory flashes in the display 4 Press ENTER A preset number flashes in the display The stations are
45. using the numeric buttons then press ENTER 5 Enter a new 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER 6 To confirm your password re enter it using the numeric buttons then press ENTER If you make a mistake entering your password Press repeatedly to delete the number you have entered then re enter your password again Using the DVD setup menu By using the DVD setup menu you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound You can also set a language for the subtitles and on screen display For details on each DVD setup menu item see pages 51 to 57 For an overall list of DVD setup menu items see pages 100 101 Note Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the DVD setup menu settings Therefore some of the DVD setup menu settings may not be performed T Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select f SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear in the on screen display 7 4 DVD VIDEO 3 Press or repeatedly to select CUSTOM then press ENTER The Setup menu appears in the on screen display LANGUAGE SETUP OSD ENGLISH MENU ENGLISH AUDIO ORIGINAL SUBTITLE ENGLISH 4 Press or repeatedly to select the setup item from the displayed list LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP or
46. 1 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Guide to the Control Menu display Use the Control Menu to select a function and to view related information Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn on turn off or change the Control Menu display as follows Control Menu display 1 4 Control Menu display 2 appears for certain discs only Control Menu display off Control Menu display The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type Example Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO Control Menu items Selected item Function name of selected Control Menu item Operation message Currently playing title number Currently playing chapter number Total number of titles Total number of chapter 12327 18 13 4 TERNER OFF OFF DISC TITLE CHAPTER EPEAT H gt ENTER Quit DISPLAY Playback status B Playback II Pause E Stop etc Type of disc being DVD VIDEO played back Elapsed playing time Current setting Options continued uoneunoyu euoNIppy 97 GB List of Control Menu items Item Item Name Function Relevant Disc Type TITLE SCENE TRACK Selects the title scene or track to be played CA DVD RW vipeo cD CHAPTER INDEX Selects the chapter or index to be played DvD V DVD RW vipeo cn INDEX Displays the index and selects the index to be played Sucfi
47. 2 584 017 11 2 SONY Mini Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions DVD ose 2s list VIDE Thee QIGTAL VIDED SUPER AUDIO CD text MHC WZ88sD 2005 Sony Corporation 26B To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To prevent fire do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers table cloths curtains etc And don t place lighted candles on the apparatus To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Do not install the appliance in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet This appliance is CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT classified as a CLASS 1 PRANTL PASERLAITE LASER product This KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT label is located on the rear exterior A Don t throw away the battery with KTF general house waste dispose of it gt 4 AD correctly as chemical waste For Australian model only ENERGY STAR is a U S p a registered mark As an ENERGY Lough STAR partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ENERGY STAR The following caution label is located inside the apparatus CAUTION visare ano wvsiLE Lasen VARNING synu Ri RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID i NAR DE
48. D Audio discs DVD RAMs DVD ROMs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs recorded in Multi Session e DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs other than those recorded in the following formats DVD VIDEO format DATA DVD format which contains DivX video files of format conforming to UDF Universal Disk Format VR Video Recording format DVD RWs only The system also cannot play back the following disc e A DVD VIDEO with a different region code e A disc that has a non standard shape e g heart square star e A disc that has the adhesive cellophane tape or a Sticker still left on it 1 MP3 audio tracks must be in MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 format 2 JPEG image files must conform to the DCF image file format Design rule for Camera File System Image stardards for digital cameras regulated by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Assiociation JEITA 3 DivX video files must be recorded in DivX format with the extension AVI or DIVX ISO 9660 Format A logical format or files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Organization for Standardization 5 CD Extra This format records audio AUDIO CD data on the tracks in session and data on the tracks in session 2 Mixed CD This format records data on the first track and audio AUDIO CD data on the second and subsequent tracks of a session D Except for Latin American models Notes about CD R CD RW DVD
49. DIO CD diee diet USE MIRC TEXT Super Audio CD CD R CD RW wise dise DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO EEggeEWG ReWritable dise wise ceeeciecy ReWritable The DVD VIDEO and DVD RW logos are trademarks continued 568 688 Region code of DVD VIDEOs you can play back on this system Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play back DVD VIDEOs labeled with identical region code DVD VIDEOs labeled will also be played back on this system If you try to play back any other DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD VIDEO no region code indication may be labeled even though playing back the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions SONY DVD TUNER MODEL NO HCD WZ88D SERIAL NUMBER AREA SERIAL NO Region code Example of discs that this system cannot play back The system cannot play back the following disc e CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs other than those recorded in the following formats AUDIO CD format VIDEO CD format DATA CD format which contains MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files and DivX video files of format conforming to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet in expansion format CD ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format Data part of CD Extras gt Data part of Mixed CDs Audio side of a DualDisc DV
50. DVD DivX video file except for Latin American models ALBUM a FILE Example when you select CHAPTER sk xx is selected refers to a number The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles chapters tracks scenes indexes albums or files DVD VIDEO Selected row 3 Press ENTER ek 14 Changes to 27 3 4 DVD VIDEO ES 4 Press or repeatedly or the numeric buttons to select the title chapter track scene index album or file number you want to search for If you make a mistake Press CLEAR to cancel the number then select another number 5 Press ENTER The system starts playback from the selected title chapter track scene index album or file To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears from the on screen display To search for a particular point using the time code Time Search DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode only 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select TIME TEXT T x4 elapsed playing time of the current title is selected 3 Press ENTER T Ree Changes to T 4 Input the time code using the numeric buttons then press ENTER For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning
51. DVD TEXT CD TEXT disc title album title track title and file title Press TIME TEXT repeatedly during playback to change the time and title information The time display and title display that you can view in the on screen display depends on the disc you are playing Bit rate IT_ 17 30 128k Time information JAZZ RIVER SIDE Album title Disc track file title The time display appears at the top portion of the on screen display and the title display appears at the bottom portion of the on screen display E When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode Ps wee ee Elapsed playing time of the current title e T ee Remaining time of the current title e C Ekaki Elapsed playing time of the current chapter e Que eter Remaining time of the current chapter e Roe okok Elapsed playing time of the menu or current title without a chapter e Title of the disc E When playing a VIDEO CD Super VCD with PBC function e kok Elapsed playing time of the current scene Title of the disc E When playing a Super Audio CD AUDIO CD or VIDEO CD without PBC function e T ee Elapsed playing time of the current track e T ak ek Remaining time of the current track e D k Elapsed playing time of the current disc e D k Remaining time of the current disc Title of the disc E When playing a Super VCD without PBC function e T Elapsed playing time of the current track e Title of the disc
52. Dolby Digital sources E DivX Except for Latin American models Display the registration code for this system For more information go to http www divx com on the Internet Setting the speakers SPEAKER SETUP To obtain the best possible surround sound set for the size of the speakers you have connected and their distance from your listening position Then use the test tone to adjust the level of the speakers to the same level Select SPEAKER SETUP in the Setup menu For details see Using the DVD setup menu page 50 The default settings are underlined SPEAKER SETUP Size J DISTANCE LEVEL FRONT kal LEVEL SURROUND TESTTONE OFF amp FRONT YES CENTER YES SURROUND BEHIND SUBWOOFER YES To return to the default setting when changing a setting Press CLEAR before you press ENTER However note that you cannot return the setting of SIZE to default setting Note You cannot perform SPEAKER SETUP when you connect headphones or microphones to the unit E SIZE When you connect or disconnect the center speaker surround speakers or sub woofer or you move the surround speakers change the setting for CENTER SURROUND and SUBWOOFER Since the front speaker setting is fixed you cannot change them Position diagram FRONT YES CENTER YES Normally select this NONE Select this if the center speaker
53. Ippy fl 101 102 Language code list For details see page 51 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 027 Afar 1186 Scots Gaelic 1350 Malayalam 1513 Siswati 028 Abkhazian 1194 Galician 1352 Mongolian 1514 Sesotho 032 Afrikaans 1196 Guarani 1353 Moldavian 1515 Sundanese 039 Amharic 1203 Gujarati 1356 Marathi 1516 Swedish 044 Arabic 1209 Hausa 1357 Malay 1517 Swahili 045 Assamese 1217 Hindi 1358 Maltese 1521 Tamil 051 Aymara 1226 Croatian 1363 Burmese 1525 Telugu 052 Azerbaijani 1229 Hungarian 1365 Nauru 1527 Tajik 053 Bashkir 1233 Armenian 1369 Nepali 1528 Thai 057 Byelorussian 1235 Interlingua 1376 Dutch 1529 Tigrinya 059 Bulgarian 1239 Interlingue 1379 Norwegian 1531 Turkmen 060 Bihari 1245 Inupiak 1393 Occitan 1532 Tagalog 061 Bislama 1248 Indonesian 1403 Afan Oromo 1534 Setswana 066 Bengali Bangla 1253 Icelandic 1408 Oriya 1535 Tonga 067 Tibetan 1254 Italian 1417 Punjabi 1538 Turkish 070 Breton 1257 Hebrew 1428 Polish 1539 Tsonga 079 Catalan 1261 Japanese 1435 Pashto Pushto 1540 Tatar 093 Corsican 1269 Yiddish 1436 Portuguese 1543 Twi 097 Czech 1283 Javanese 1463 Quechua 1557 Ukrainian 103 Welsh 1287 Georgian 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1564 Urdu 105 Danish 1297 Kazakh 1482 Kirundi 1572 Uzbek 109 German 1298 Greenlandic 1483 Romanian 1581 Vietname
54. NNA DEL AR ADVARSEL syns oa a ADVARSEL NG NAR DekseL E Lasenstrantuna FIGYELEM A BURKOLAT MEGBONTAS THaT ES WENN ABOECKY M M STAAL AUSSETZEN ATHATATIAN LEZERSUGAR LEPET AI A KESPULERBOL VARO wate NAR ACTAESSA OLET ALTTINA Table of Contents About this manual c ccccceeseeeeeee Playable dissin iiras Getting Started Hooking up the system sssesseseeee Positioning the speakerS eeeeee Setting the C OCK eee eeeeeeeeeeeee Performing QUICK SETUP Using the THEATRE SYNC functione Aon rea Changing the format of video signals from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Disc Playback Loading a disc ececeseseeseeteeteeteeeeeeeees Playing a distisesiceennnci ciren Normal play Resuming playback from the point where you stopped the disc Resume Play Creating your own program s s s Program Play Playing in random ordet eeeee Shuffle Play Playing repeatedly ceceeeseseseeteeee Repeat Play Playing DVD VIDEOs using the Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW Selecting a playback area for Super Audio CD wees Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 cccceeeeeeeees PBC Playback About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image TIES ic inaen Playing DATA CDs with MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files Playing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG images files as a slideshow with Enjoying DivX Vi
55. Press or repeatedly to select e VOCAL then press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select ON then press ENTER The vocal is turned on E During playback of a DVD VIDEO You can listen to the guide vocal recorded in the Dolby Digital Karaoke format E During playback of an AUDIO CD or VIDEO CD When Karaoke Mode is turned on the system outputs the left channel accompaniment channel from both front speakers You can listen to the vocal when you set the VOCAL setting to ON juswysnipy punos i Notes To turn off the vocal select OFF in step 3 e You cannot turn on the vocal for DVD VIDEOs without guide vocal recorded When playing a DVD VIDEO the function only works for Dolby Digital Karaoke format The VOCAL setting is automatically changed to OFF when you turn off the system change the function turn off the Karaoke Mode open the disc tray set the KARAOKE PON setting to ON continued 6968 7068 Dolby Digital Karaoke Format DVD VIDEO only The Dolby Digital format which reproduces surround sound using 5 channels can also contain the Dolby Digital Karaoke format which is specialized for karaoke In the Dolby Digital Karaoke format discs guide melody and guide vocal tracks are recorded in addition to the accompaniment You can select them when Karaoke Mode is turned on Speaker output in normal Do
56. RW s created in Video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO while discs created in VR Video Recording mode allow the contents to be programmed or edited File A JPEG image file recorded on a DATA CD or a DivX video file recorded on a DATA CD or DATA DVD A single file consists of a single image or movie Film based software Video based software DVD VIDEOs can be classified as Film based or Video based software Film based DVD VIDEOs contain the same images 24 frames per second that are shown at movie theaters Video based DVD VIDEOs such as television dramas or sitcoms displays images at 30 frames or 60 fields per second Index AUDIO CD Video Index VIDEO CD A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want ona VIDEO CD or an AUDIO CD Depending on the disc no indexes may be recorded Interlace format Interlaced scanning The Interlace format displays TV images at 25 or 30 frames per second Each frame is scanned twice alternately between the even numbered scanning lines and the odd numbered scanning lines at 60 times per second Menu Playback Playback using the menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions You can enjoy simple interactive software using the menu playback function Multi angle function Various angles or viewpoints of the video camera for a scene are recorded on some DVD VIDEOs Multilingual function Several languages for the s
57. SPEAKER SETUP Then press ENTER The setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP Selected item SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 COLOR SYSTEM aro N SCREEN SAVER JACKET PICTURE FULL BACKGROUND 4 3 OUTPUT Setup items 5 Press or repeatedly to select the item you want then press ENTER The options for the selected item appear in the on screen display Example TV TYPE SCREEN SETUP IV TYRE 6 9 COLOR SYSTEM 16 9 SCREEN SAVER 4 3 LETTER BOX BACKGROUND 4 3 PAN SCAN 4 3 OUTPUT FULL Options 6 Press or repeatedly to select the setting you want then press ENTER The setting is selected and setup is completed SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE COLOR SYSTEM SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND 4 3 OUTPUT 4 3 LETTER BOX ON JACKET PICTURE FULL Selected setting Setting the language LANGUAGE SETUP LANGUAGE SETUP allows you to set various languages for the on screen display or sound track Select LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup menu For details see Using the DVD setup menu page 50 LANGUAGE SETUP OSD ENGLISH MENU ENGLISH AUDIO ORIGINAL SUBTITLE AUDIO FOLLOW suonoun4 snoe 9SIq i E OSD On Screen Display Switches the language of the on screen display E MENU DVD VIDEO only Select the language for the DVD menu E AUDIO DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sound track
58. Select AUDIO MP3 or IMAGE JPEG in step 4 To turn off or turn on the display Press MENU Notes e You cannot play back JPEG image files and MP3 audio tracks at the same time if they are not contained in the same album e When the playback duration of the JPEG image files is longer than the playback duration of the MP3 audio tracks the slideshow continues without sound e When the playback duration of the MP3 audio tracks is longer than the playback duration of the JPEG image files the MP3 audio tracks are played back without the slideshow e If there are no MP3 audio tracks on the DATA CD and MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUDIO MP3 No audio data appears in the on screen display and the disc cannot be played back e If there are no JPEG image files on the DATA CD and MODE MP3 JPEG is set to IMAGE JPEG No image data appears in the on screen display and the disc cannot be played back The PICTURE NAVI button does not work when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUDIO MP3 e If you play back a large data size of MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files at the same time the sound may skip We recommend that you reduce the data size of MP3 audio tracks by creating the MP3 audio tracks in 128 kpbs or lower bit rate If the sound still skips then reduce the data size of JPEG image files by creating the JPEG image files in smaller size or lower resolution continued yoeg
59. TA CDs and DATA DVDs with DivX video files Except for Latin American models You can play back DivX video files on DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs and DATA DVDs DVD ROMs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWSs Notes e If there are no DivX video files recorded on a DATA DVD a message appears in the on screen display to indicate that the disc is not playable Depending on the DivX video file the picture may pause or be unclear In this case we recommend that you create the file at a lower bit rate If the sound is still noisy MP3 is the recommended audio format However note that the system does not conform to WMA Windows Media Audio format Due to the compression technology used for DivX video files it may take some time after you press E gt or lt C gt on the unit for the picture to appear Depending on the DivX video file the sound may not synchronize with the pictures on the screen Playing an album of DivX video files 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD with DivX video files on the disc tray The list of the albums appears in the on screen display During playback of an album the album title is shaded 2 Press or repeatedly to select the album you want and press gt or lt on the unit The system starts playing the first DivX video file of the selected album To stop playback Press W To display the next or previous album list page Press or repeatedly when the album li
60. You can select the play back layer you want to listen to Press SA CD CD on the unit repeatedly when playback is stopped to select the Super Audio CD or CD layer When you select the Super Audio CD layer SA CD lights up in the display Likewise CD lights up in the display when you select the CD layer Notes e For details on Super Audio CD discs see page 8 The Program Play Shuffle Play and Repeat Play setting only functions within the selected layer and playback area Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 PBC Playback vinco cn You can use the PBC Playback Control menu on your TV screen to enjoy the disc s interactive software The menu format and structure may differ depending on each disc 1 Press or lt gt on the unit to start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions The PBC menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press the numeric buttons to select the item number you want Press ENTER A w Continue playback according to the instructions on the menus to enjoy interactive playback Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ depending on the disc To go back to the previous menu Press gt RETURN Notes Depending on the VIDEO CD the menu may not appear in step 1 e Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in step 3 may appear as Press SELECT in the operating instructions supplied with the disc I
61. a particular point only on an MP3 audio track e Depending on the DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD you may not be able to do some of the operations described e Depending on the disc the actual speed may differ Tips e The x2 gt x2 lt playback speed is about twice the normal speed e The 3 344 playback speed is faster than 2 2A The 2P 24 playback speed is faster than P 140 Watching frame by frame Slow motion play DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode VIDEO CD DivX video files only Press SLOW f or SLOW b when playback is paused To return to the normal playback press gt or lt C gt on the unit Each time you press SLOW at or SLOW b during Slow motion play the playback speed changes as follows Playback direction 2 gt lt gt 1 pe Opposite direction DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode only 2 lt lt gt 1 lt 1 Tip The 2 p 2 lt M playback speed is slower than p lt n Playing one frame at a time Freeze Frame DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode VIDEO CD DivX video files only Press STEP II to go to the next frame when playback is paused Press dll STEP to go to the previous frame when playback is paused DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode only To return to normal playback press gt or JE on the unit Notes e You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD RW in VR mode With DATA CDs you can only use this function for Di
62. age is for OSD MENU and SUBTITLE e The selectable language is different depending on the area Press ENTER The setting is selected and the SCREEN SETUP display appears in the on screen display SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 COLOR SYSTEM 16 9 SCREEN SAVER 4 3 LETTER BOX BACKGROUND 4 3 PAN SCAN 4 3 OUTPUT FULL Press or repeatedly to select the setting that matches your TV type E If you have a 4 3 standard TV 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN page 52 E If you have a wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a wide screen mode 16 9 page 52 Press ENTER The setting is selected and the SPEAKER SETUP display appears in the on screen display SPEAKER SETUP SIZE DISTANCE a ae LEVEL FRONT p LEVEL SURROUND TEST TONE OFF d FRONT I 3 0m CENTER 3 0m SURROUND 3 0m 9 press or repeatedly to select the front speaker distance from the listening position then press ENTER You can set from 1 0 to 7 0 meters 10 Press or repeatedly to select the center speaker distance from your listening position then press ENTER You can set from 0 0 to 7 0 meters The setting range changes depending on the front speaker setting 1 1 Press or repeatedly to select the surround speaker distance from your listening position You can set from 0 0 to 7 0 meters The setting range changes depending on the front speaker se
63. an also use the TV antenna instead AM antenna Connect a 6 to 15 meter insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected Insulated wire not supplied s u9uodwog jeuondo fi 83 GB B4ce Troubleshooting Problems and remedies Should you encounter a problem with your system do the following 1 Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are connected correctly and firmly 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action If the problem persists after doing all of the above consult your nearest Sony dealer General The display starts flashing as soon as you plug in the power cord even though you have not turned on the system e The demonstration mode started Press I see step 6 of Hooking up the system on page 11 The clock timer setting is canceled e The power cord is disconnected or a power failure occured Redo Setting the clock page 13 If you have set the timer redo Waking up to music page 73 and Timer recording radio programs page 74 The radio presetting is canceled The power cord is disconnected or a power failure occured for longer than half a day Redo Presetting radio stations page 58 When the indicator flashes Immediately unplug the power cord and check the following items e Are the system control cables connected correctly e A
64. audio input jacks of a VCR or satellite tuner SUB WOOFER OUT jack Use an audio cord not supplied to connect an optional sub woofer to this jack SA WZ88 is recommended In some areas the SA WZ88 may not yet be available Note The effects may be limited or noise may occur depending on the connected sub woofer or the type of music being played back For details consult your nearest Sony dealer BD VIDEO OUT jack Use a video cord supplied to connect a TV to this jack You can then output the video to the TV from this system and enjoy the video images of DVD VIDEOs etc O S VIDEO OUT jack Use an S video cord not supplied to connect a TV to this jack You can enjoy higher quality video images COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Use component video cords not supplied to connect a TV or projector to these jacks If your TV accept progressive format signals you must use this connection and press PROGRESSIVE on the unit repeatedly to select P AUTO or P VIDEO Listening to audio from a connected component Listening to a connected VCR or satellite tuner Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 80 2 Press VIDEO SAT To switch between the VIDEO and SAT function Hold down VIDEO SAT and press I while the system is turned on Release I first then release VIDEO SAT The system swit
65. ays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 PAN SCAN Select this when you connect a 4 3 screen TV This setting displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO 4 3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 PAN SCAN or vice versa E COLOR SYSTEM Except for Latin American and Russian models Select the color system when you play back a VIDEO CD AUTO Output the video signal according to the color system of the disc either PAL or NTSC PAL Change the video signal of an NTSC disc and output it in PAL system NTSC Change the video signal of a PAL disc and output it in NTSC system E SCREEN SAVER Turn on or off the screen saver If you turn on the screen saver the screen saver image appears when playback is stopped or paused for 15 minutes or when you play back an AUDIO CD Super Audio CD or MP3 audio tracks for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press E gt or JE on the unit to turn off the screen saver ON Turns on the screen saver OFF Turns off the screen saver E BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture to be displayed on the TV screen The background color or picture is displayed when playback is stopped or
66. cD TT TRACK Selects the track to be played cD DATA CD 9868 x ORIGINAL PLAY LIST Selects the type of titles DVD RW to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST e TIME TEXT Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music searching Displays the DVD CD text or the MP3 track name Cm mmm Oe a a aa MULTI 2CH E Selects the playback area on Super Audio CDs when available PROGRAM 1A Selects the title chapter or track in random order vipeo cD cp SHUFFLE 5M Plays the title chapter or track in random order VIDEO CD AED cp REPEAT J Ss Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter track album repeatedly Em 0 oom GE 0 ooo y A V SYNC Sets the delay time between the sound and display DO OO oe Oe oe B PARENTAL CONTROL Set to prohibit playback on this system DD a KIA Item Item Name Function Relevant Disc Type SETUP QUICK Setup Use QUICK SETUP to choose the desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of the TV the audio output signal and the size of the speakers you are using CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup setting you can adjust various other settings RESET Returns the settings in SETUP to the default setting CH OE Oe a jz ALBUM Selects the album to be played DATA CD FILE
67. can reproduce sound in 5 1 channels when watching videos of overdubbed or old movies PLII MUSIC Performs Pro Logic II Music mode decoding This setting is ideal for normal stereo sources such as AUDIO CDs V M DIM Performs DCS Digital Cinema Sound decoding The source recorded in 2 channels is decoded into 5 1 channels LINK Reproduces the surround channels from the front channels 2CH STEREO Reproduces stereo output from multi channel sources such as DVD VIDEOs and DivX video files during DVD function The system outputs the original sound during functions other than DVD and during playback of stereo sources such as AUDIO CD continued juswysnipy punos f 6568 6648 HP 2CH The normal sound field for headphones HP VIRTUAL The sound field for headphones with virtual surround effect This sound field is only effective when you play back multi channel sources Notes e For some discs the surround effect may not be as much as expected e You can also press SOUND FIELD repeatedly to select the sound field you want Tips e PRO LOGIC lights up in the display when Pro Logic decoding is performed PRO LOGIC II lights up in the display when Pro Logic II Movie mode or Music mode decoding is performed VIRTUAL lights up in the display when HP VIRTUAL is selected VIRTUAL and DCS lights up in the display when V M DIM is selected Selecting the preset
68. changeable Image File Format is a digital camera image format defined by the Japan Electronics amp Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Aejdsig i Notes e If there is no date information or the data is damaged on the disc the system cannot display the date information The date information format varies depending on the area 7968 Optional Components 8068 Hooking up optional components To enhance your system you can connect optional components Refer to the operating instructions provided with each component To the video input jack of a TV To the component video input jacks of a TV or projector To the S video input jack of a TV VIDEO SAT IN L R jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect an optional component such as a VCR or satellite tuner to these jacks You can then record from or listen to the component through this system Ej VIDEO SAT OUT L R jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect an optional component such as a VCR or satellite tuner to these jacks You can then output audio to the component from this system Note There is no audio output from these jacks during VIDEO or SAT function To the audio input jack of an optional sub woofer From the audio output jacks of a VCR or satellite tuner To the
69. ches the function from VIDEO to SAT and vice versa Note If the sound is distorted or too loud when VIDEO function is selected switch to SAT function Tip You can press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly to select VIDEO or SAT s u uodwo jeuondo f 81 GB Recording audio signal from a connected component 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 80 2 Start recording manually See Recording onto a tape manually on page 63 8268 Recording audio signal on a connected component Recording the audio signal on a connected component 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 80 2 Start recording Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected component Recording the audio and video signals from a VIDEO CD onto a video tape 1 Connect optional audio cords from the VIDEO SAT OUT jacks and the supplied video cord from the VIDEO OUT jack to the audio and video input jacks of your VCR 2 Start recording Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected component Note The audio signal from VIDEO SAT OUT jacks may cut off for a moment during some operations such as when you press SOUND FIELD AUDIO or KARAOKE MODE Connecting external antennas Connect an external antenna to improve the reception FM antenna Connect an optional FM external antenna You c
70. ck for children When you are asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digit password reload the disc and press D gt or lt C gt on the unit When the display for entering your password appears enter your new password Area Code Area Code Area Code number number Argentina 2044 Mexico 2362 Australia 2047 Netherlands 2376 Austria 2046 New 2390 Belgium 2057 A Brazil 2070 Norwaj 2313 Canada 2079 Pakistan 2427 Chile 2090 Philippines 2424 China 2092 Portugal 2436 Denmark 2115 Russia ASA Finland 2165 Singapore 2501 France 2174 Spain ne Germany 2109 Sweden 2499 India 2248 Switzerland 2086 Indonesia 2238 Thailand _ 2928 Italy 2254 AA ale Japan 2276 Korea 2304 Malaysia 2363 continued suoloun4 snoe 9SIq Ai ages 5068 Changing the password T Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select CS PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear in the on screen display 3 Press or repeatedly to select PASSWORD gt then press ENTER The display for entering the password appears in the on screen display 4 Enter your 4 digit password
71. conds Preset effect name for 8 seconds Checking the elapsed playing time remaining time and titles Press TIME TEXT repeatedly during playback Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows E When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode e When the menu or the title without a chapter is played back Elapsed playing time of the menu or the current title Title of the disc e When a title other than the above condition is played back Elapsed playing time of the current title gt Remaining time of the current title Elapsed playing time of the current chapter Remaining time of the current chapter gt Title of the disc E When playing an AUDIO CD Super Audio CD or VIDEO CD without PBC function Elapsed playing time of the current track gt Remaining time of the current track Elapsed playing time of the current disc Remaining time of the current disc Title of the disc E When playing a Super VCD without PBC function Elapsed playing time of the current track Title of the disc E When playing a Super VCD or VIDEO CD with PBC function Elapsed playing time of the current scene gt Title of the disc E When playing MP3 audio tracks on a DATA CD Elapsed playing time of the current track Title of the track E When playing DivX video files on a DATA CD or DATA DVD except for Latin American models Elapsed play
72. d on a disc are displayed Example e 1 MAIN the main sound of the audio track 1 e 1 SUB the sub sound of the audio track 1 e 1 MAIN SUB the main and sub sound of the audio track 1 e 2 MAIN the main sound of the audio track 2 e 2 SUB the sub sound of the audio track 2 e 2 MAIN SUB the main and sub sound of the audio track 2 E When playing a DivX video file except for Latin American models The options for audio format differ depending on the DivX video files E When playing a VIDEO CD AUDIO CD or MP3 audio track e STEREO the standard stereo sound e 1 L the sound of the left channel monaural e 2 R the sound of the right channel monaural E When playing a Super VCD e 1 STEREO the stereo sound of the audio track 1 e 1 1 L the sound of the left channel of the audio track 1 monaural e 1 2 R the sound of the right channel of the audio track 1 monaural e 2 STEREO the stereo sound of the audio track 2 e 2 1 L the sound of the left channel of the audio track 2 monaural e 2 2 R the sound of the right channel of the audio track 2 monaural Notes e While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded no sound will come out when you select 2 STEREO 2 1 L or 2 2 R e You cannot change the sound for Super Audio CDs e You also cannot change the sound for DVD VIDEOs or DivX video files that are not recorded in multiple audio format e When you
73. damage the system Do not use such discs Cleaning the cabinet Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as thinner benzene or alcohol To save a tape permanently To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over break off the tape tab from side A or B as illustrated Break off the tape tab 7 0 If you later want to reuse the tape for recording cover the broken tab with adhesive tape Before placing a tape in the tape deck Take up any slack in the tape deck Otherwise the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become damaged When using a tape longer than 90 minutes The tape is very elastic Do not change the tape operations such as playback stop and fast winding etc frequently The tape may get entangled in the tape deck Cleaning the tape heads Clean the tape heads after every 10 hours of use Be sure to clean the tape heads before you start an important recording or after playing an old tape Use a separately sold dry type or wet type cleaning tape For details refer to the instructions of the cleaning tape Demagnetizing the tape heads Demagnetize the tape heads and the metal parts that have contact with the tape after every 20 to 30 hours of use with a separately sold demagnetizing tape For details refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing ta
74. ded in AUDIO CD format continued 7688 e CD Rs CD RWs recorded in Multi Session that have not ended by closing the session are not supported e With DATA CD or DATA DVD the system will only play back DivX video files even if it contains MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files About the Super Audio CD Super Audio CD is a new high quality audio disc standard where music is recorded in the DSD Direct Stream Digital format conventional AUDIO CDs are recorded in the PCM format The DSD format using a sampling frequency 64 times higher than that of a conventional AUDIO CD and with 1 bit quantization achieves both a wide frequency range and a wide dynamic range across the audible frequency range and so provides music reproduction extremely faithful to the original sound Types of Super Audio CDs There are two types of discs depending on the Super Audio CD layer and CD layer combination e Super Audio CD layer A high density signal layer for Super Audio CD e CD layer A layer that is readable by a conventional CD player Single layer disc a disc with a single Super Audio CD layer Sul i per Audio CD layer A Hybrid disc a disc with a Super Audio CD layer and a CD layer CD layer Super Audio CD layer A Super Audio CD layer consists of the 2 channel area and or the multi channel area e 2 channel area An area in which 2 channel stereo tracks are recorded e Multi channel area
75. deos ccccsseesssseeeee 35 Except for Latin American models Playing DATA CDs and DATA DVDs with DivX video files 36 Except for Latin American models Searching for a particular point on a CISC erar nied eed tases 38 Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame Searching for a title chapter track scene index album file eee 40 Searching by scene Picture Navigation Disc Various Functions Selecting the audio format Changing the angles Displaying the subtitles 0 0 eee Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound 00 eee 46 A V SYNC Restricting playback of the disc 46 CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL Using the DVD setup menu 50 Tuner Presetting radio stations eee 58 Listening to the radio eee 60 Tape Playback Loading a tape ic aciasinnkeaciks 61 Playing a tape uren 61 continued Tape Recording Recording your favorite disc onto a LEi oA A EE 62 CD Synchro Recording Recording onto a tape manually 63 Manual Recording Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound cseseseseeteeee Selecting the sound field Selecting the preset effect Adjusting the graphic equalizer and storing the user equalizer setting 67 Singing along Karaoke Mixing and recording sounds Timer Falling asleep to MUSIC eee 73 Sleep Timer Waking up to MUSIC eee 73
76. does not play repeatedly e ON repeats the contents of the program list E When playing MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files on a DATA CD e OFF does not play repeatedly e DISC repeats all albums on the current disc e ALBUM repeats the current album e TRACK repeats the current MP3 audio track E When playing DivX video files on a DATA CD or DATA DVD except for Latin American models e OFF does not play repeatedly e DISC repeats all albums on the current disc e ALBUM repeats the current album e FILE repeats the current DivX video file 4 Press ENTER Repeat Play starts To return to normal playback Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears from the on screen display Notes e You can also change the Repeat Play setting by pressing REPEAT repeatedly e REP lights up in the front panel display when DISC ALBUM or ON is selected e REPT lights up in the front panel display when TITLE CHAPTER TRACK or FILE is selected e Depending on the DVD VIDEO you cannot perform Repeat Play e You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs during PBC playback e When playing a DATA CD which contains MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files the audio sound will not match the image if their playing time are not the same When MODE MP3 JPEG i
77. ds by for recording Buipsoo9y ode Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select to record on one side or C2 or RELAY to record on both sides Press REC PAUSE START REC lights up in the display Recording starts Start playing the source to be recorded To stop recording Press W continued 63 GB 64 Notes e When you press REC PAUSE START the sound field is automatically changed to LINK if the headphones are not connected and HP 2CH if the headphones are connected e You cannot listen to other sources while recording e When you connect or disconnect a microphone or headphones during recording the sound may cut off for a moment Tips e When recording from the reverse side After step 1 of Recording onto a tape manually press TAPE A B repeatedly until TAPE B appears in the display Press lt I gt repeatedly until the TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up to start playback of the reverse side Press ll at the point you want to start recording When recording on both sides Be sure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side When recording from the radio If noise is heard while recording from the radio move the respective antenna to reduce the noise When recording from a disc onto a tape manually You can press Fd lt lt or PP PPI or KE or PPI on the remote repeatedly to
78. e The first track of the next album is selected However you cannot select the previous album by pressing Kk or I lt lt on the unit repeatedly To select the previous album select the album from the album list To play back the next or previous JPEG image file Press or repeatedly during the slide show To play back the next album of JPEG image files You can select the next album by pressing repeatedly until the last file of the current album Then press once The first file of the next album is selected However you cannot select the previous album by pressing repeatedly To select the previous album select the album from the album list To display the next or previous album list page Press or repeatedly when the album list display is on To turn off or turn on the album list display Press MENU Playing an MP3 audio track T Loada DATA CD with MP3 audio tracks on the disc tray The list of albums appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select the album you want then press ENTER The list of MP3 audio tracks of the selected album appears in the on screen display MBIMY FAVOURITE SONG A 1 256 WALTZ FOR DEBBY MY ROMANCE MILES TONES MY FUNNY VALENTINE AUTUMN LEAVES ALL BLUES SOMEDAY MY PRINCE W Nf 3 Press or repeatedly to select the MP3 audio track you want then press ENTER The system starts playing the selected MP3 aud
79. e AC power cord mains lead you press W when playback is stopped you turn off the system for MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files and DivX video files only you change the function except for DVD VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs when MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON you set MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP to ON page 53 e You cannot perform Resume Play during Shuffle Play and Program Play e This function may not work with some discs e Depending on where you stop the disc the system may resume playback from a different point Tip To playback from the beginning of the disc press Hl twice then press gt or JIC on the unit Resuming playback of the disc that has been played back Multi disc Resume DVD VIDEO and VIDEO CD only This system can store the point where you stopped the playback of the disc for up to 40 discs and resumes playback when you insert the same disc again When you store the playback resume point for the 41st disc the playback resume point for the first disc will be deleted To use this function set MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP to ON For details see page 53 Note If you set MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP to ON and you play back a recorded disc such as DVD RW the system may play back other recorded discs from the same playback resume point To playback from the beginning of the d
80. e is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title you want continued uonewojuy euoNIppy J 105 Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on an AUDIO CD VIDEO CD or DATA CD Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want Structure Disc of DVD le VIDEO or ke DVD RWin l p gt lt oo VR mode Chapter Disc Structure of VIDEO CD Track AUDIOCD st or Super lt p lt gt 4 AudioCD Index Structure of Disc DATA CD Album with MP3 SeS s audio tracks gt lt gt lt gt Track Structure of Disc DATA CD Album with JPEG e image files j p lt gt lt p lt gt or DATA File CD DATA DVD with DivX video files VIDEO CD A compact disc that contains moving pictures The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format one of the worldwide standards for digital compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 140 of its original size Consequently a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data Sound outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compressed VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional AUDIO CDs There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs e Version 1 1 You can play back only moving pictures and sounds e Version 2 0 You can play back high resolu
81. e is loaded Load a tape e The tab has been removed from the tape Cover the broken tab with adhesive tape page 93 e The tape has reeled to the end Optional components There is no sound e Refer to General item There is no sound page 84 and check the condition of the system e Connect the component properly page 80 while checking if the cords are connected properly if the cord plugs are firmly inserted all the way Turn on the connected component Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected component and start playing If the system still does not operate properly after performing the above measures or other troubles does not described above occur reset the system as follows Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Unplug the power cord 2 Plug the power cord back in 3 Press 1 to turn on the unit 4 Press W CD SYNC and 1 0 at the same time COLD RESET appears in the display The system is reset to the factory settings except for DVD settings You should set the settings you made such as the preset stations clock and timer To return the DVD settings to the default settings perform reset as follows T Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select E SETUP then press ENTER Press or repeatedly to select RESET then press ENTER 4 Press
82. e slideshow stops when you press or e The PICTURE NAVI button does not work when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUDIO MP3 Tip You can also change the slideshow speed page 34 and effect page 34 while playing JPEG image files Playing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG images files as a slideshow with sound You can play back a slideshow with sound by first placing both MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files in the same album on a DATA CD 1 Load a DATA CD on the disc tray The list of albums appears in the on screen display 2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until Control Menu for MP3 audio track appears in the on screen display 3 Press or repeatedly to select Ge MODE MP3 JPEG then press ENTER The options for MODE MP3 JPEG appear in the on screen display DATA CD mp3 AUTO AUDIO MP3 IMAGE JPEG The default setting is underlined e AUTO play back both the JPEG image files and MP3 audio tracks in the same album as a slide show e AUDIO MP3 play back MP3 audio tracks only e IMAGE JPEG play back JPEG image files only as a slideshow 4 Press or repeatedly to select AUTO and press ENTER 5 Press MENU The list of albums appears in the on screen display 6 Press or repeatedly to select the album you want and press gt or lt I on the unit The slideshow starts To stop playback Press W To cancel slideshow with sound
83. each other at about 60 to 90 cm above your listening position Surround speaker right Surround speaker left a 60 to 90 cm 4 Place the sub woofer if you have connected an optional sub woofer To obtain a better bass reproduction we recommend you to place the sub woofer on a solid floor where resonance is unlikely to occur Notes e Do not place the surround speakers on top of a TV This may cause distortion of the colors in the TV screen e If you place the center speaker on the unit be sure to place it at the front side of the unit e Always place the sub woofer vertically keeping it a few centimeters away from the wall e Ifthe sub woofer is placed in the center of a room the bass could be extremely weakened This is due to the influence of the standing wave of the room If this happens move the sub woofer away from the center of the room or eliminate the cause of the standing wave by placing a bookshelf against the wall etc Speaker settings To enjoy DVD VIDEOs and other discs with multi channel sound and Dolby surround effects the speakers need to be adjusted Set the distance from the listening position to the speakers and the speaker level Then use the test tone to adjust the volume of each speaker to the same level For details see Setting the speakers on page 54 Setting the clock Press 1 0 to turn on the system Press TIMER MENU The hour indication flashes in the display
84. ect another audio channel continued juswysnipy punos i 67 GB 6848 5 Start singing along with the music and adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL on the unit To adjust the microphone echo Turn ECHO LEVEL on the unit to adjust the echo effect To cancel the echo effect turn ECHO LEVEL on the unit to MIN To turn off the Karaoke Mode Disconnect all the microphones or press KARAOKE MODE KARAOKE MODE OFF appears in the on screen display and disappears from the display You can also turn off the Karaoke Mode by pressing KARAOKE MODE even when the microphones are connected Notes e Karaoke Mode cannot be turned on when the current disc is a Super Audio CD the headphones are connected e If acoustic feedback howling occurs move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone Karaoke Mode is turned off automatically when you turn off the system change the function insert the headphones start the test tone load a Super Audio CD When you turn on the Karaoke Mode the sound field is automatically changed to LINK if the headphones are not connected and HP 2CH if the headphones are connected Singing karaoke by reducing the vocal DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode VIDEO CD AUDIO CD MP3 audio tracks DivX video files only You can enjoy karaoke with any disc even if it is not a karaoke or multiplex disc by
85. ed All six channels in this format are recorded separately to realize superior channel separation Futhermore since all the signals are processed digitally less signal degradation occurs Dolby Pro Logic Il Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full bandwidth output channels from two channel sources This is done using an advanced high purity matrix surround decoder that extracts the spatial properties of the original recording without adding any new sounds or tonal colorations Movie mode The Movie mode is for use with stereo television shows and all the programmes encoded in Dolby Surround The result is enhanced soundfield directionality that approaches the quality of discrete 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 Dolby Surround Pro Logic As one method of decoding Dolby Surround Dolby Surround Pro Logic produces four channels from two channel sound Compared with the former Dolby Surround system Dolby Surround Pro Logic reproduces left to right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precisely To take full advantages of Dolby Surround Pro Logic you should have one pair of surround speakers and a center speaker The surround speakers output monaural sound DTS Digital audio compression technology that the Digital Theater Systems Inc developed This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround The surround channel
86. erations of DVD VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers Since this system play back DVD VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVD VIDEOs or VIDEO CDs Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to play back discs that conform 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 standard and may not be playable by this product About Multi Session disc e This system can play back Multi Session discs when an MP3 audio track is contained in the first session Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks recorded in later sessions can also be played back e This system can play back Multi Session discs when a JPEG image file is contained in the first session Any subsequent JPEG image files recorded in later sessions can also be played back e If the first session is recorded in AUDIO CD or VIDEO CD format only the first session will be played back e The system will recognize a Multi Session disc as an AUDIO CD if there is a session recorded in AUDIO CD format on the disc However the system will only play back the disc if the first session is recor
87. f you still experience problems after checking your connections connect your unit directly to your TV s S Video input page 10 e Set the color system to match your TV page 11 The aspect ratio of the TV screen cannot be changed even though you can set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Menu when you play back a wide picture e The aspect ratio is fixed on your DVD VIDEO e If you connect the unit with the S Video cord connect directly to the TV Otherwise you may not change the aspect ratio e Depending on the TV you may not change the aspect ratio Messages do not appear on the TV screen in the language you want e Select the language you want for the on screen display in OSD under LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup menu page 51 The language for the sound track cannot be changed e Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO being played back The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing the language for the sound track The subtitles language cannot be changed e Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO being played back The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing the subtitles The subtitles cannot be turned off The DVD VIDEO prohibits turning off subtitles The angles cannot be changed e Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD VIDEO being played back The DVD VIDEO prohibits changing the angles 8868 Tuner There is severe hum or noise
88. from the displayed language list AUDIO Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list SUBTITLE Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list SCREEN SETUP page 52 TV TYPE 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN COLOR AUTO SYSTEM PAL NTSC SCREEN SAVER ON OFF BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK BLACK LEVEL ON OFF BLACK LEVEL OFF COMPONENT ON OUT 4 3 OUTPUT FULL NORMAL CUSTOM SETUP page 53 PAUSE MODE AUTO FRAME TRACK OFF SELECTION AUTO MULTI DISC ON RESUME OFF AUDIO DRC OFF STANDARD MAX Divx Registration Code SPEAKER SETUP page 54 SIZE FRONT YES CENTER YES NONE SURROUND BEHIND SIDE NONE SUBWOOFER YES NONE DISTANCE FRONT 3 0m 1 0 m 7 0 m CENTER 3 0m 0 0 m 7 0 m SURROUND 3 0m 0 0 m 7 0 m LEVEL L 0 0 dB FRONT 6 0 dB 0 0 dB R 0 0 dB 6 0 dB 0 0 dB CENTER 0 0 dB 6 0 dB 6 0 dB SUBWOOFER 0 0 dB 10 0 dB 10 0 dB LEVEL L 0 0 dB SURROUND 6 0 dB 6 0 dB R 0 0 dB 6 0 dB 6 0 dB TEST TONE OFF ON SETUP page 14 50 89 QUICK CUSTOM RESET YES NO 1 The default setting varies depending on the area 2 Except for Latin American and Russian models 3 Latin American models only 4 Except for Latin American models uonewsojuy euoN
89. g Recording your favorite disc onto a tape CD Synchro Recording veo cn cp You can record a whole disc onto a tape You can use TYPE I normal tape The recording level is adjusted automatically Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Load a recordable tape into deck B 2 Press DVD and load a disc you want to record For Super Audio CD press SA CD CD to select the CD layer 3 Press CD SYNC SYNC lights up in the display REC flashes in the display Deck B stands by for recording 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select lt to record on one side or C2 or RELAY to record on both sides 5 Press REC PAUSE START REC lights up in the display Recording starts To stop recording Press W Notes e You can only record the tracks on the CD layer of a Super Audio CD when you make CD Synchro Recording e You cannot listen to other sources while recording When you press CD SYNC the sound field is automatically changed to LINK if the headphones are not connected and HP 2CH if the headphones are connected e CD Synchro Recording stops when the currect disc finishes playback e CD Synchro Recording cannot function in the following conditions during playback of the disc the on screen display is showing the password input of parental control display before the system finishes reading the Table of Contents TOC of the disc e When CD Synchro Recording
90. hat time Invalid You have pressed an invalid button Bunooys jqnoiL ii 91 GB 92 GB Additional Information Precautions On operating voltage Before operating the system check that the operating voltage of the unit is identical with the voltage of your local power supply On safety e The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off Unplug the unit from the wall outlet mains if it is not to be used for an extended period of time To disconnect the power cord mains lead pull it out by the plug Never pull the cord itself Should any solid object or liquid fall into the unit unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified service shop On placement e Do not place the unit in an inclined position e Do not place the unit in locations where it is extremely hot or cold dusty or dirty very humid subject to vibrations subject to direct sunlight Use caution when placing the unit or speakers on surfaces that have been specially treated with wax oil polish etc as staining or discoloration of the surface may result On heat build up e Although the unit heats up during operation this is not a malfunction e Place the unit in a location with adequate ventilation
91. he 41st disc the playback restriction for the first disc is canceled 1 Insert the disc you want to set the playback restriction If the disc is playing press Ml to stop playback 2 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 3 Press or repeatedly to select E PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear in the on screen display DVD VIDEO OFF ON gt PLAYER gt PASSWORD 4 Press or repeatedly to select ON then press ENTER E if you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears in the on screen display PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER Enter a 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears in the on screen display E When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears in the on screen display PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER 5 Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER Custom parental control is set appears in the on screen display and the screen returns to the Control Menu To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Preventing playback of specific discs 2 Press or repea
92. he Area code table on page 49 by using the numeric buttons 7 Press or repeatedly to select LEVEL then press ENTER The options for LEVEL are displayed in the on screen display PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF STANDARD oF NC17 R G1 O gt gt 09 8 Press or repeatedly to select the level you want then press ENTER Parental Control setting is completed PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL 4 PG13 STANDARD USA The lower the value the stricter the limitation To turn off the Parental Control function Set LEVEL to OFF in Step 8 To play back a disc for which Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press gt or lt I gt on the unit The display for entering your password appears in the on screen display 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The system starts playback Notes e The Control Menu display will show different items depending on the disc type e When you play back DVD VIDEOs which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on this system e Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In this case enter your password then change the level If Resume Play is canceled the level returns to the original level Tip If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat steps to 3 of Limiting playba
93. he previous album by pressing K lt or I lt lt q on the unit repeatedly To select the previous album select the album from the album list Tip You can only play back the DivX video files as many times as the preset number if you have preset the number of viewing times The following occurrences are counted when the system is turned off when the disc tray is opened when another DivX video file is played back 3858 Searching for a particular point on a disc Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame cum OE e ae a bara lt p You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse Scan except for JPEG image files Press lt lt or gt gt while playing a disc When you find the point you want press C gt or lt JC on the unit to return to normal playback Each time you press lt lt or gt gt during scan the playback speed changes cyclically as follows Playback direction x2 gt 1 gt gt 2 gt gt 3PP t D yop DVD VIDEO AUDIO CD Super Audio CD only 2 3 gt DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode VIDEO CD DivxX video files only Opposite direction x24 14d 24d 38 ji 1 x24 DVD VIDEO only 2 34 DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode VIDEO CD Divx video files only Notes e For DATA CDs you can search for
94. held S fi 33 GB Tips e You can also change the slideshow speed page 34 and effect page 34 while playing JPEG image files e If you want to play back a slideshow to the same audio track set the track to Repeat Play page 23 Specifying the slideshow speed JPEG image files only When you play back JPEG image files as slideshow you can specify the duration for an image to appear in the on screen display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu for JPEG image files appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select ey INTERVAL then press ENTER The options for INTERVAL appear in the on screen display 3 12 1 4 DATA CD urea 10 29 2004 NORMAL L NORMAL FAST SLOW 1 SLOW 2 3 Press or repeatedly to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined e NORMAL sets the duration to about 6 to 9 seconds Images that are 4 000 000 pixels or more will lengthen the duration e FAST sets the duration shorter than NORMAL e SLOW 1 Sets the duration longer than NORMAL e SLOW 2 Sets the duration longer than SLOW 1 4 Press ENTER The selected setting takes effect Note Some JPEG image files especially progressive JPEG image files or JPEG image files with 3 000 000 pixels or more may take a longer time to display than others which may make the duration seems longer that the option you selected Selec
95. ide Press Ml at the point where you want to start recording When recording on both sides be sure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side 8 Press 1 to turn off the system Other operations To Do this Check the setting 1 Press TIMER MENU TIMER SEL appears in the display 2 Press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select REC SELECT then press ENTER Change the setting Start from step 1 Cancel the Timer 1 Press TIMER MENU Recording TIMER SEL appears in the display 2 Press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER Notes e You cannot select the Play Timer and the Timer Recording at the same time e If you use the Timer Recording and the Sleep Timer at the same time the Sleep Timer has priority The Timer Recording will not be activated if the system is turned on or if STANDBY flashes in the display The volume is reduced to minimum during Timer Recording e Do not operate the system from the time the system turns on until the recording starts about 30 seconds before the preset time Tips The system turns on 30 seconds before the preset time e When Timer Recording is selected REC lights up in the display JOUWILL p 7568 TS EY Turning off the display Power Saving Mode The demonstration display and the clock
96. ing time of the current file gt Title of the file Checking the total playing time and titles Press TIME TEXT repeatedly when playback is stopped Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows E DVD VIDEO or DVD RW in VR mode Total number of titles on the disc gt Title of the disc E AUDIO CD Super Audio CD or VIDEO CD without PBC playback Total number of the tracks on the disc and the total playing time of the disc gt Title of the disc E VIDEO CD with PBC playback Total number of scenes on the disc gt Title of the disc D __ __ appears in the display if you have not set the clock NO TEXT appears in the display if the DVD VIDEO is not a DVD TEXT disc the AUDIO CD is not a CD TEXT disc or the VIDEO CD or Super Audio CD does not have text information 2 3 The current chapter number and the current title number is displayed for 2 seconds before the display returns to elapsed playing time when TIME TEXT is pressed during display of title of the disc 4 When Program Play or Shuffle Play is turned on the elapsed playing time and the remaining time of the disc would be skipped The current track number and current index number is displayed for 2 seconds before the display returns to elapsed playing time when you press TIME TEXT during display of the title of disc The current scene number is displayed for 2 seconds before the display re
97. ing to the radio You can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station or by manually tuning in the station Listening to a preset radio station Preset Tuning Before tuning to preset stations be sure to preset them first see Presetting radio stations on page 58 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until TUNER FM or TUNER AM appears in the display or press TUNER BAND on the unit repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press PRESET repeatedly to select the preset station you want Preset number Frequency gt gt 2 gt ea Listening to a non preset radio station Manual Tuning 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until TUNER FM or TUNER AM appears in the display or press TUNER BAND on the unit repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press TUNING repeatedly to tune in the station you want Tips e For preset tuning you can use the numeric buttons to select a preset station Press the numeric button s to enter the preset number and then press ENTER To improve broadcast reception adjust the supplied antennas or connect a commercially available external antenna When an FM stereo program has static noise press FM MODE repeatedly until MONO lights up in the display There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve To record the radio programs see Recording onto a tape manually page
98. io track To stop playback Press W To play back the next or previous MP3 audio track Press Eq or PPI or Kd lt 4 or DP PPI on the unit repeatedly during playback To play back the next album of MP3 audio tracks You can select the next album by pressing PPA or BPP on the unit repeatedly until the last track of the current album Then press PP or PPI on the unit once The first track of the next album is selected However you cannot select the previous album by pressing Ke or kE lt 4 on the unit repeatedly To select the previous album select the album from the album list To display the next or previous track list page or album list page Press or repeatedly when the track list display or album list display is on To return to the album list display when the track list is displayed Press 6 amp RETURN To turn off or turn on the track list or album list display Press MENU Playing a JPEG image file 1 Load a DATA CD with JPEG image files on the disc tray The list of albums appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select the album you want then press PICTURE NAVI The thumbnail picture for the first 16 JPEG image files of the selected album is displayed in the on screen display If there is more than 16 image files on the selected album the scroll bar appears at the right Press repeatedly until the last row of the thumbnail picture Then
99. is not connected SURROUND BEHIND Select this if the surround speakers are located in section SIDE Select this if the surround speakers are located in section Q NONE Select this if the surround speakers are not connected SUBWOOFER YES Select this if you have connected an optional sub woofer NONE Select this if an optional sub woofer is not connected Notes e When you change the setting the sound cuts off for a moment e Depending on the settings of other speakers the sub woofer may output the excessive sound E DISTANCE The default distance setting for the speakers in relation to the listening position is shown below When you set the distance using QUICK SETUP page 14 the settings are automatically displayed The items that are set to NONE in SIZE cannot be selected suoloun4 snoe SIG Be sure to change the value in the Setup menu when you move the speakers FRONT Front speaker distance from the 3 0 m listening position can be set in 0 2 meter increments from 1 0 to 7 0 meters CENTER Center speaker distance from the 3 0 m listening position can be set in 0 2 meter increments from 0 0 to 7 0 meters SURROUND Surround speaker distance from the 3 0 m listening position can be set in 0 2 meter increments from 0 0 to 7 0 meters D When you perform QUICK SETUP page 14 the defaul
100. is stereo and there is discrete subwoofer channel in this format DTS provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio The good channel separation is realized because the all channel data is recorded discrete and processed in digital continued uonewojuy euonIppy fa 103 DVD VIDEO A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as an AUDIO CD The data capacity of a single layer and single sided DVD VIDEO at 4 7 GB Giga Byte is 7 times that of an AUDIO CD Furthermore the data capacity of a dual layer and single sided DVD VIDEO is 8 5 GB a single layer and double sided DVD VIDEO 9 4 GB and a dual layer and double sided DVD VIDEO 17 GB The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format one of the worldwide standards for digital compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 40 of its original size The DVD VIDEO also uses variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital as well as in PCM allowing you to enjoy more realistic audio presence Furthermore various advanced functions such as the multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD VIDEO DVD RW A DVD RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO The DVD RW has two different modes VR mode and VIDEO mode DVD
101. isc press Hl twice then press gt or JC on the unit Creating your own program Program Play vipeo cn cD You can make a program of up to 99 steps in the order you want them to be played back T Press DISPLAY once or twice The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select J W PROGRAM then press ENTER The options for PROGRAM appear in the on screen display 6 14 8 OFF OFF SET gt ON b50 cD 3 Press or repeatedly to select SET then press ENTER PROGRAM a 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5 TRACK 6 TRACK 7 TRACK ao Track number 4 Press gt The cursor moves to the track row T in this case 01 PROGRAM 0 00 00 ALL CLEAR T 1 TRACK 2 TRACK Of 3 TRACK 02 4 TRACK 03 5 TRACK 04 6 TRACK 05 7 TRAGK 06 Select the track you want to program For example select track 02 Press or repeatedly to select 02 under T then press ENTER Selected track PROGRAM ALL CLEAR 1 TRACK T Total time of the programmed tracks To program other tracks repeat steps 4 to 5 The programmed tracks are displayed in the selected order Press or lt A on the unit Program Play starts PGM lights up in the display When the program ends you can restart the same program agai
102. itles chapters or tracks Y is displayed at the bottom right of the screen e To display the remaining titles chapters or tracks select a scene at the last row and press To return to the previous scene select a scene at the first row and press Disc Various Functions Selecting the audio format When playing a DVD VIDEO or a DivX video file recorded in multiple audio formats you can select the audio format you want If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual tracks you can also change the language When playing a VIDEO CD AUDIO CD or MP3 audio tracks you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers For example when playing a track with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel you can hear the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to select the audio signal you want The default setting is underlined E When playing a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language and audio format varies When a 4 digit number is displayed they represent a language code see Language code list on page 102 When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats E When playing a DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode The number of audio tracks recorde
103. ivX video file on a DATA DVD except for Latin American models Elapsed playing time gt gt gt a T Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the display or press DVD on the unit 2 Press or lt A on the unit Additional operations To Do this Stop playback Press W Pause playback Press Hl Press Ii again or press E gt or lt A gt on the unit to resume playback Select a track chapter or Press k d or PI or video file Hea aa or DD PPI on the unit repeatedly during playback Replay the previous scene Press REPLAY lt o Instant Replay during playback Briefly fast forward the Press ADVANCE e gt current scene Instant during playback Advance Select an album Press ALBUM during playback D DVD VIDEOs and DVD RW in VR mode only 2 This function is only available when REPEAT is set to OFF 3 Only for DATA CD which contains MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files and DivX video files and for DATA DVD which contains DivX video files Tips e The Instant Replay function is useful when you want to review a scene or dialogue that you missed e The Instant Advance function is useful when you want to pass over a scene that you do not want to watch e You may not be able to use the Instant Replay or Instant Advance function with some scenes e If you press DVD on the unit while the system is turned off the system turns
104. ixing and recording sounds You can mix sounds from any one of the function and singing or speaking into a microphone The mixed sound can be recorded onto a tape Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 2 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microphone volume Connect an optional microphone to MIC 1 or MIC 2 jack Prepare the music source you want to mix Then insert a recordable tape in deck B Press the function button of the source you want to record e g DVD If you want to record from TAPE A press TAPE A B repeatedly until TAPE A is selected Press REC PAUSE START REC flashes in the display Deck B stands by for recording juswysnipy punos i Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select lt to record on one side Select c or RELAY to record on both sides Press REC PAUSE START REC lights up in the display Recording starts Start playing the source to be recorded Start singing along with the music Adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL To stop recording Press W After you have finished Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the microphone from MIC 1 or MIC 2 jack continued 71 GB 72 GB Notes e During DVD function the Karaoke Mode is automatically turned on when you connect an optional microphone to the MIC 1 or MIC 2 jack To sing along with the original source press KARAOKE MODE once to turn off
105. lby Digital format 5 1 channel Front L Center Front R Surround L Surround R Ld Speaker output in Dolby Digital Karaoke format Accompaniment L Accompaniment R Guide melody Guide vocal 1 Guide vocal 2 You can select any of these These are output from the front speakers You can check the audio information by pressing AUDIO page 43 When playing a Dolby Digital Karaoke disc appears at the current audio format page 44 Example DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 2 0 Recorded only with accompaniment 3 0 Recorded with guide melody 3 1 Recorded with guide melody and one guide vocal 3 2 Recorded with guide melody and two guide vocals Selecting the vocals DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD AUDIO CD only After setting VOCAL to ON you can change the vocal type 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a disc The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select 8 VOCAL SELECT then press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select the vocal type you want then press ENTER The vocal is changed E When playing a DVD VIDEO r gt 142 Guide vocal 1 2 l 1 Guide vocal 1 l 2 Guide vocal 2 E When playing a VIDEO CD or AUDIO CD speakers l L R same sound is output from both STEREO stereo sound H When playing a Super VCD r gt 1 L R l 1 STEREO
106. les when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to IMAGE JPEG DivX video file cannot be played back e Recording was not performed according to the ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format e The DivX video file does not have the extension AVI or DIVX e The data is not stored in DivX format e DivX video files with a high width to length ratio cannot be played back e The system can play back to a depth of 8 folders e The disc contains more than 200 albums The album contains more than 600 files The disc title album title track title CD TEXT and DVD TEXT characters do not appear properly e Recording was not performed according to the ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format The character code that can be displayed by this system are as follows Upper cases A to Z Lower cases a to z Numbers 0 to 9 Symbols lt gt _ Other characters may not be displayed correctly The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital or MPEG audio sound track e Make sure the sound field is set properly page 65 e Check the speaker connections and settings pages 9 and 54 e Depending on the DVD VIDEO the output signal may not be the entire 5 1 channel It may be monaural or stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby Digital or MPEG audio format The sound loses stereo effect when yo
107. me the speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip 868 Playback does not start from the first track e The system is in Program Play or Shuffle Play mode Turn off Program Play and Shuffle Play Resume Play has been selected Press W Then press E gt or JE on the unit to start playback page 20 The title DVD VIDEO or PBC menu automatically appears on the screen Playback starts automatically The DVD VIDEO features an auto playback function Playback stops automatically e Some discs may contain an auto pause signal While playing such a disc the playback stops at auto pause signal You cannot perform some functions such as Stop Lock Search Slow motion Play Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Program Play e Depending on the disc you may not be able to do some of the operations above Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc MP3 audio track cannot be played back e Recording was not performed according to the ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format The MP3 audio track does not have the extension MP3 The data is not stored in MP3 format The MP3 audio tracks in format other than MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 and MPEG 2 Audio Layer 3 cannot be played back The system can play back to a depth of 8 folders only The MODE MP3 JPEG setting has been set to IMAGE JPEG page 33 The disc contains DivX video files The system cann
108. miconductor laser DVD 650 nm CD 790 nm Emission duration continuous DVD PCM 48 kHz 2 Hz 22 kHz 1dB CD 2 Hz 20 kHz 0 5 dB Video color system format Frequency response Latin American models NTSC Russian models PAL Other models NTSC PAL Tape deck section 4 track 2 channel stereo 50 13 000 Hz 3 dB using Sony TYPE I tape 0 15 W Peak IEC 0 1 W RMS NAB 0 2 W Peak DIN Recording system Frequency response Wow and flutter Tuner section FM stereo FM AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range Antenna Antenna terminals Intermediate frequency AM tuner section Tuning range Latin American model 87 5 108 0 MHz FM lead antenna 75 ohms unbalanced 10 7 MHz 530 1 710 kHz with the tuning interval set at 10 kHz 531 1 710 kHz with the tuning interval set at 9 kHz Russian and Saudi Arabian models Other models Antenna Antenna terminals Intermediate frequency Speaker 531 1 602 kHz with the tuning interval set at 9 kHz 531 1 602 kHz with the tuning interval set at 9 kHz 530 1 710 kHz with the tuning interval set at 10 kHz AM loop antenna External antenna terminal 450 kHz Front speaker SS WZ88D Speaker system Speaker units Subwoofer Woofer Tweeter Nominal impedance Dimensions w h d Mass 3 way 3 unit bass reflex type magnetically shielded type 15 cm
109. multiple audio formats PCM DTS MPEG audio or Dolby Digital format are recorded OFF No priority given AUTO Priority given Notes e When you set TRACK SELECTION to AUTO the language may change The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 51 However depending on the disc this function cannot be performed e If PCM DTS Dolby Digital and MPEG audio sound tracks have the same number of channels the system selects PCM DTS Dolby Digital and MPEG audio sound tracks in this order E MULTI DISC RESUME DVD VIDEO and VIDEO CD only Turns on and off the Multi Disc Resume The resume playback point can be stored in the system for up to 40 different DVD VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs page 20 ON Stores the resume playback point in the system for up to 40 discs OFF Does not store the resume playback point in the system Playback starts at the resume playback point only for the current disc in the system E AUDIO DRC Dynamic Range Compression DVD VIDEO and DVD RW in VR mode only Narrows the dynamic range of the sound track Useful for watching movies at low volume late at night OFF No compression of dynamic range STANDARD Reproduces the sound track with the kind of dynamic range that the recording engineer intended MAX Narrows the dynamic range fully Note AUDIO DRC can only be performed with
110. n by pressing D gt or lt C gt on the unit To return to normal playback Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 To play back the same program again select ON in step 3 and press ENTER continued yoeghe d S 21 GB To change a program step 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own program Program Play 2 Press or repeatedly to select the program step you want to change Then press gt 3 Follow step 5 to program a new track To delete a program step 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own program Program Play 2 Press or repeatedly to select the program step number you want to delete Then press CLEAR The step is deleted The following step is shifted up To delete all of the steps in the program list 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own program Program Play 2 Press to select ALL CLEAR 3 Press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears from the on screen display Notes e You can only program the tracks of the current disc e You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs during PBC playback e Program Play is canceled and the program list is cleared when you open the disc tray you turn off the system you disconnect the AC power cord mains lead you change the function you press CLEAR you perform CD Synchro Recording
111. n still pictures if they are included on the disc Progressive format sequential scanning Compared to the Interlace format that alternately shows every other line of an image field to create one frame the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame This means that while the Interface format can show 25 or 30 frames 50 or 60 fields in one second the Progressive format can show 50 or 60 frames in one second The overall picture quality increases and still images text and horizontal lines appear sharper This unit is compatible with 525 or 625 progressive format Region Code This system is used to protect copyrights A region code is allocated on each DVD player or DVD VIDEOs according to the sales region Each region code is shown on the unit as well as on the disc packaging The system can play back the discs that match its region code The system can also play back discs with the mark Even when the region code is not shown on the DVD VIDEO the region limit may still be activated Scene Ona VIDEO CD with PBC functions the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Each scene is assigned a scene number enabling you to locate the scene you want Title The longest section of a picture or a music piece on a DVD a movie etc for a picture piece on video software or an album etc for a music piece on audio software Each titl
112. n this case press E gt or lt 11 gt on the unit e PBC playback is canceled when Program Play Shuffle Play and Repeat Play is activated To cancel playback with PBC functions 1 Press k or BPI or Kd lt lt or gt gt PPI on the unit repeatedly or press the numeric buttons to select a track when playback is stopped 2 Press or lt A on the unit or ENTER Play without PBC appears on the TV screen and playback starts from the selected track Still images such as the menu screens will not be shown To return to PBC playback press ll twice then press E gt or lt C gt on the unit yoegheld S i 2768 2848 About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files para co What is MP3 JPEG MP3 is an audio compression technology that satisfies the ISO MPEG regulations JPEG is an image compression technology Discs that the system can play back For details on DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs that the system can play back see Example of discs that this system cannot playback page 6 and About Multi Session disc page 7 MP3 audio track or JPEG image file that the system can play back The system can play back MP3 audio tracks which have the extension MP3 and JPEG image files which have the extension JPG or JPEG Playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files The playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files recorded on a
113. ng stored in this memory location is erased and replaced by the new setting To call up the user equalizer setting See Selecting the preset effect on page 66 Singing along Karaoke You can sing along with any multiplex AUDIO CD multiplex VIDEO CD or DVD VIDEO in Dolby Digital Karaoke format You need to connect an optional microphone Preparing for karaoke DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode VIDEO CD AUDIO CD MP3 audio tracks DivX video files only T Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the display or press DVD on the unit 2 Turn MIC LEVEL on the unit to turn down the microphone volume to MIN and ECHO LEVEL on the unit to MIN to cancel the echo effect 3 Connect an optional microphone to MIC 1 jack or MIC 2 jack on the unit Connect another optional microphone if you want to sing in duet The Karaoke Mode is turned on KARAOKE MODE ON appears in the on screen display and lights up in the display 4 Start playing the music and adjust the volume When Karaoke Mode is turned on during DVD VIDEO playback the system outputs the audio format that you have selected When Karaoke Mode is turned on during AUDIO CD or VIDEO CD playback the audio setting automatically changes to 1 L and the system outputs the left channel audio on both front channels If you want to hear vocal when Karaoke Mode is turned on press AUDIO repeatedly to sel
114. o You can change the viewing angle while playing a DVD VIDEO on which various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded For example while playing a scene of a train in motion you can display the view from the front of the train the left window of the train or from the right window without having the train s movement interrupted Press ANGLE repeatedly during playback Each time you press ANGLE the angle changes Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the angle even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD VIDEO Displaying the subtitles Os OE aa oo You can turn the subtitles on or off while playing a DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode or DivX video files on which subtitles are recorded You change the language of the subtitles whenever you want with DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode or DivX video files on which multilingual subtitles are recorded For example you can select the language you want and turn the subtitles on for better understanding Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during playback Each time you press SUBTITLE the subtitle language changes or turns off Notes Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on the DVD VIDEO You also may not be able to turn the subtitles off e You can change the subtitles if the DivX video file contains subtitle information within the same file suoloun4 snoie
115. of each speaker page 56 The sound comes from the center speaker only e Depending on the disc the sound may come from the center speaker only There is no sound from the optional sub woofer e Set the sub woofer level to the appropriate level e No sound is produced from the sub woofer when you play back a DVD VIDEO that does not have sub woofer output recorded e The software being played back has limited sound effects e Check that the sub woofer is connected securely and correctly e Make sure that SUBWOOFER is set to YES page 55 There is no sound from the surround speaker e Set the surround speaker level to the appropriate level e The software being played back has limited sound effects Check the volume with the test tone page 56 e Check that the surround speakers are connected securely and correctly e Make sure the size setting for SURROUND is set to BEHIND or SIDE page 55 There is no sound from the center speaker e Set the center speaker level to the appropriate level e The software being played back has limited sound effects Check the volume with the test tone page 56 e Check that the center speaker is connected securely and correctly e Make sure that the size setting for CENTER is set to YES page 55 Sound lacks bass e Check that the speaker s and terminals are connected correctly continued Bunooys jqnoiL Hi
116. ogressive format 525p 625p compatible TV change the setting on your TV Note This setting is effective only when P AUTO or P VIDEO is selected Press PROGRESSIVE on the unit repeatedly to select P AUTO or P VIDEO FULL Select this when you can change the aspect ratio on your TV NORMAL Select this when you cannot change the aspect ratio on your TV Shows a 16 9 aspect ratio signal with black bands on left and right sides of the image O20 OOO 16 9 aspect ratio TV Setting playback options CUSTOM SETUP Use this to set up playback related and other settings Select CUSTOM SETUP in the Setup menu For details see Using the DVD setup menu page 50 The default settings are underlined CUSTOM SETUP PAUSE MODE AUTO TRACK SELECTION OFF MULTI DISC RESUME ON gt AUDIO DRC OFF DivX Registration code gt continued suoloun4 snoe 9SIq i 53 GB 5468 E PAUSE MODE DVD VIDEO and DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode only Select the picture in pause mode AUTO The picture including subjects that move dynamically is output with no jitter Normally select this position FRAME The picture including subjects that do not move dynamically is output in high resolution E TRACK SELECTION DVD VIDEO only Gives priority to the sound track which contains the highest number of channels when you play back a DVD VIDEO on which
117. ons 8 11 16 19 25 27 41 47 51 60 PICTURE NAVI 24 31 33 42 PRESET 11 58 60 R Z REPEAT 23 24 REPLAY e 17 19 SLEEP 2 16 73 SLOW lt p gt 1 2 39 SOUND FIELD 25 65 66 82 STEP 41 1 17 39 SUBTITLE 21 4 5 THEATRE SYNC 16 TIMER MENU 1 13 73 74 75 TIME TEXT B 76 77 78 TOP MENU 10 25 TUNING 13 58 60 TV BaD TV cH M 11 TV VIDEO 2 1 1 TV VOL f8 11 TV 1 28 11 VOLUME 18 9 11 10 0 8 Sony Corporation 2 56 57 73 84 Printed in Malaysia SYMBOLS VO power 28 E stop 15 19 11 13 14 74 75 84 20 27 30 33 37 46 59 61 75 86 H pause 14 19 61 play 16 19 21 27 30 33 36 39 49 52 61 62 75 84 86 I lt go backward 11 19 27 30 31 38 62 64 PPI go forward I 16 19 27 30 31 38 62 64 lt 4 rewind 2 38 61 bP fast forward 12 38 61 4 4 gt 10 40 42 46 51 13 15 21 23 25 26 30 35 37 56 57 65 68 71 73 75 89 2 gt RETURN 10 27 31 37 42 DISPLAY 10
118. oop antenna FM lead antenna DVD player Tuner To front speaker right To surround speaker right To surround speaker left Preparation Place the components as shown below Amplifier DVD player Tape deck Tuner Connect the system control cables from the DVD player Tuner component to the appropriate same numbered SYSTEM CONTROL connectors on the Amplifier Tape deck component To center speaker Amplifier Tape deck A B ee To front speaker left Note The system control cables are used to send audio and electrical signals between the components for interlinked operation Be sure to insert the connector horizontally until it clicks into place Otherwise the system will not operate correctly Connect the speakers Be sure to match the appropriate speaker cords from the speaker terminals to the corresponding SPEAKER terminals on the Amplifier Tape deck component as shown below Amplifier Tape deck ZE continued paues 6unje5 H gab Speakers Black Red Black Red Connect the FM and AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it G S AM loop antenna 4 Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally Connect the video input jack of your TV to the VIDEO OUT jack with the supplied video cord Fis OUT
119. or your TV is connected to the VIDEO OUT jack or S VIDEO OUT jack About DVD VIDEO software types and the conversion method The DVD VIDEO software can be divided into 2 types e Film based software Film based software is derived from film and displays the images at 24 frames per second e Video based software Video based software is derived from TV such as dramas and sitcoms and displays images at 30 frames or 60 fields per second Some DVD VIDEO contains both types of software In order for these images to appear in your TV naturally when video output is in progressive format the progressive signals need to be converted to match your DVD VIDEO software Notes e When you play back video based software in progressive signal format some section of images may appear unnatural due to the conversion process when you connect your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks The image from VIDEO OUT and S VIDEO OUT jacks are always output in INTERLACE format even if you select P AUTO or P VIDEO There may be no image on your TV or the image may not be clear if your setting does not match your TV or connection PROGRESSIVE lights up in the display when you select P AUTO or P VIDEO paues 6urje5 F 1782 Disc Playback Loading a disc Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Press The disc tray slides out 2 Load a disc with the label side facing up on the disc tray When you play
120. ot play back MP3 audio tracks recorded on DATA DVDs The disc contains more than 200 albums The album contains more than 300 tracks when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO and more than 600 tracks when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUDIO MP3 MP3 audio tracks take longer time to play back than others e After the system reads all the tracks on the disc playback may take more time than usual if the number of albums or tracks on the disc is very large the album and track organization structure is very complex The JPEG image file cannot be played back e Recording was not performed according to the ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format The JPEG image file does not have the extension JPG or JPEG The data is not stored in JPEG format JPEG image files with a high width to length ratio cannot be played back The JPEG image file is larger than 3 072 width x 2 048 height in normal mode or more than 3 300 000 pixels in Progressive JPEG The system can play back to a depth of 8 folders only The MODE MP3 JPEG setting has been set to AUDIO MP3 page 33 The disc contains DivX video files The system cannot play back JPEG image files recorded on DATA DVDs The disc contains more than 200 albums The album contains more than 300 files when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO and more than 600 fi
121. ound or subtitles in a picture are recorded on some DVD VIDEOs Multi Session This is a recording method that enables adding of data using the Track At Once method Conventional CDs begin at a CD control area called the Lead in and end at an area called Lead out A Multi Session CD is a CD having multiple sessions with each segment from Lead in to Lead out regarded as a single session Parental Control A function of the DVD VIDEO to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users according to the limitation level in each country The limitation varies from disc to disc when it is activated playback is completely prohibited violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so on Playback Control PBC Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs Version 2 0 to control playback By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs programs with search functions and so on This system conforms to Version 1 1 and Version 2 0 of VIDEO CD standards You can enjoy two kinds of playback depending on the disc type VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Version 1 1 discs Enjoy video playback moving pictures as well as music VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Version 2 0 discs Play interactive software using menu screens displayed on the TV screen PBC Playback in addition to the video playback function of Version 1 1 discs Moreover you can play high resolutio
122. pe uonewojuy euonIppy i 93 GB 9468 Specifications Amplifier section The following measured at AC 127 220 240 V 50 60 Hz Saudi Arabian model only The following measured at AC 120 220 240 V 50 60 Hz except for Saudi Arabian model DIN power output at stereo mode rated 100 100 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference Front speaker 140 140 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 40 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 40 40 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Center speaker Surround speaker Inputs VIDEO SAT IN L R phono jacks Voltage 250 mV 450 mV impedance 47 kilohms sensitivity 1 mV impedance 10 kilohms MIC 1 2 phone jack Outputs VIDEO SAT OUT L R phono jacks Voltage 250 mV impedance 1 kilohms SUB WOOFER OUT Voltage 1 V impedance 1 kilohms VIDEO OUT phono jacks max output level 1 Vp p unbalanced Sync negative load impedance 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT 4 pin mini DIN jack Y 1 Vp p unbalanced Sync negative C 0 286 Vp p load impedance 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms Pp Cs 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms Pr CR 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms PHONES stereo mini jack accepts headphones of 8 ohms or more FRONT L R Use only the supplied speaker SS WZ88D SURROUND L R Use only the supplied speaker SS RSZ88D CENTER Use only the supplied speaker SS CTZ88D Disc player section System Compact disc and digital audio and video system Laser Se
123. peatedly until the music source you want appears in the display Each time you press the button the display changes as follows gt TUNER gt DVD PLAY _ TAPE PLAY continued 73 GB 8 Press ENTER The type of timer PLAY TIMER followed by the start time the stop time and the music source appears in the display in sequence before the original display returns 9 Press 1 0 to turn off the system Other operations To Do this Check the setting 1 Press TIMER MENU TIMER SEL appears in the display 2 Press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select PLAY SELECT then press ENTER Change the setting Start from step 1 Cancel the Play 1 Press TIMER MENU Timer TIMER SEL appears in the display 2 Press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER Notes e You cannot select the Play Timer and the Timer Recording at the same time e If you use the Play Timer and the Sleep Timer at the same time the Sleep Timer has priority The Play Timer will not be activated if the system is turned on or if STANDBY flashes in the display Tips e The system turns on 30 seconds before the preset time e When Play Timer is selected PLAY lights up in the display Timer recording radio programs You can record from a preset radio station from a specified time To make timer recording you mu
124. play back DVD VIDEOs the sound may change automatically continued suoloun4 snoe 9SIq 4368 Displaying the audio information of the disc DVD VIDEO and DivX videos file only When you press AUDIO repeatedly during playback the audio signal format of the current track is displayed in the on screen display E When playing a DVD VIDEO For example in Dolby Digital format multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5 1 channel signals can be recorded on a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the number of recorded channels may differ LFE Low Surround L R Frequency Effect l E ENGLISHDOLBYDIGTALS7 Th Front L R Center The audio format of current track The symbols shown in the on screen display represent the audio signal channels which are output from different speakers e L Front Left e R Front Right e C Center e LS Surround Left e RS Surround Right e S Surround signal which is produced from Dolby Surround Sound processing or monaural surround audio signal e LFE Low Frequency Effect 4468 Example For Dolby Digital 5 1 channel 2 Surround components DOLBY DIGITAL 3 3 2 ii D 2 Front components 1 LFE Low a 1 Center component TE component E When playing a DivX video file except for Latin American models Example MP3 audio track op Ti MP3 Bit rate Changing the angles ov
125. rates e Before you move the unit make sure that all discs are removed from the unit If you have any questions or problems concerning your system please consult your nearest Sony dealer Notes on discs e Before playing clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use solvents such as benzene thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight Do not use discs encircled with a protection ring This may cause a malfunction to the system When using discs that have glue or similar tacky substance on the label side of the disc or that used a special ink when the label was printed there is a chance that the disc or label may become attached to parts inside this unit When this occurs it may not be possible to remove the disc and may also cause this system to malfunction Be sure to check that the label side of the disc is not sticky before using The following types of disc should not be used rental or used discs with attached seals where the glue extends beyond the seal The perimeter of the seal on the disc is tacky discs that have labels printed using a special ink that feels tacky when touched Discs with non standard shapes e g heart square star cannot be played back on this system Attempting to do so may
126. re the and speaker cords short circuited e Are you using the supplied speakers e Is anything blocking the ventilation holes on the rear of the unit After checking the above items and fixing any problems plug in the power cord again and turn on the system If the I indicator still flashes or if the cause of the problem cannot be found even after checking all the above items consult your nearest Sony dealer ee appears in the display e A power failure has occurred Set the clock page 13 and timer settings pages 73 and 74 again There is no sound e Press VOLUME repeatedly or turn VOLUME clockwise on the unit The headphones are connected to the PHONES jack e Check the speaker connections page 9 e There is no audio output during Timer Recording e The system is in pause mode in slow motion play or in fast forward reverse mode Press E gt or lt IC on the unit to start playback There is no microphone sound e Press VOLUME repeatedly or turn VOLUME clockwise on the unit or turn MIC LEVEL clockwise on the unit to adjust the microphone volume e Make sure the microphone is connected to the MIC 1 or MIC 2 jack correctly e The selected disc is a Super Audio CD There is severe hum or noise e A TV or VCR is placed too close to the system Move the system away from the TV or VCR e Move the system away from the source of noise e Connect the system
127. s ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear in the on screen display AKATI 8 34 DVD VIDEO AESI2EI5I5 jos OFF ON PLAYER gt PASSWORD 3 Press or repeatedly to select PLAYER then press ENTER E if you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears in the on screen display PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER Enter a 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears in the on screen display E When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears in the on screen display PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level appears in the on screen display PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF STANDARD USA Press or repeatedly to select STANDARD then press ENTER The options for STANDARD are displayed in the on screen display PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL STANDARD Press or repeatedly to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level then press ENTER The area is selected When you select OTHER enter the area code for the geographic area you want according to t
128. s set to IMAGE JPEG page 33 you cannot select TRACK Tip You can also change the Repeat Play setting when playback is stopped Playing DVD VIDEQs using the menu Some DVD VIDEOs have menus to help you enjoy the DVD VIDEOs You can play back DVD VIDEOs using these menus on the TV screen Using TOP MENU A DVD VIDEO is divided into long sections of picture or music feature called title When you play back a DVD VIDEO which contains several titles you can select the title you want using TOP MENU Using MENU Some DVD VIDEOs allow you to select the disc contents using a menu When you play back these DVD VIDEOs you can select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound using MENU T Press TOP MENU or MENU The menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press and or and gt or the numeric buttons to select the title or item you want to play back or change 3 Press ENTER Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW You can play back DVD RWs in VR Video Recording mode either according to the originally recorded sequence or play list created on the disc This function is only available for DVD RWs in VR mode with a play list created 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select cs ORIGINAL PLAY
129. se 130 Bhutani 1299 Cambodian 1489 Russian 1587 Volapiik 142 Greek 1300 Kannada 1491 Kinyarwanda 1613 Wolof 144 English 1301 Korean 1495 Sanskrit 1632 Xhosa 145 Esperanto 1305 Kashmiri 1498 Sindhi 1665 Yoruba 149 Spanish 1307 Kurdish 501 Sangho 1684 Chinese 150 Estonian 1311 Kirghiz 1502 Serbo Croatian 1697 Zulu 151 Basque 1313 Latin 503 Singhalese 1703 Not specified 157 Persian 1326 Lingala 505 Slovak 165 Finnish 1327 Laothian 1506 Slovenian 166 Fiji 1332 Lithuanian 507 Samoan 171 Faroese 1334 Latvian Lettish 508 Shona 174 French 1345 Malagasy 509 Somali 181 Frisian 1347 Maori 511 Albanian 183 Irish 1349 Macedonian 512 Serbian Glossary Album Section of a music or picture piece on a DATA CD or DATA DVD containing MP3 audio tracks JPEG image files and DivX image files Chapter Subdivision of a title on a DVD VIDEO A title is composed of several chapters Divx Digital video technology created by DivXNetworks Inc Videos encoded with DivX technology are among the highest quality with a relatively small file size Dolby Digital This sound format for movie theaters is more advanced than Dolby Pro Logic Surround In this format the surround speakers output stereo sound with an expanded frequency range and a subwoofer channel for deep bass is independently provided This format is also called 5 1 because the subwoofer channel is counted as 0 1 channel since it functions only when a deep bass effect is need
130. select the tracks during recording pause mode after step 4 and before step 6 of Recording onto a tape manually When recording from the tape If you set the direction to C or RELAY when the tapes you use have different lengths the tape in each deck reverses independently Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound You can reinforce the bass and create a more powerful sound Use the buttons on the unit for the operation Press DSGX repeatedly Each time you press the button the display changes as follows DSGX ON gt DSGX OFF The volume switches to power mode and the equalizer curve changes Tips e The default setting is DSGX ON e DSGX lights up in the display if DSGX ON is selected Selecting the sound field You can take advantage of the surround sound simply by selecting one of the sound fields They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters into your home 1 Press SOUND FIELD The last selected sound field appears in the display 2 Press 4 or gt Lea lt lt or DP PPI on the unit repeatedly when the name of sound field is displayed to select the sound field you want The display changes as follows When the headphones are not connected SBS MULTI lt gt A F D AUTO lt gt PRO LOGIC gt PLII MOVIE PLII MUSIC gt V M DIM gt LINK gt 2CH STEREO When the headphones are connected HP 2CH
131. st display is on To turn off or turn on the album list display Press MENU Playing a DivX video file 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD with DivX video files on the disc tray The list of the albums appears in the on screen display During playback of an album the album title is shaded 2 Press or repeatedly to select the album you want then press ENTER The list of files of the selected album appears in the on screen display yoeghe d S MY FAVOURITES 1 2 HAWAII 2004 VENUS 3 Press or repeatedly to select the file you want then press ENTER The system starts playing the selected file To stop playback Press W To display the next or previous track list page or album list page Press or repeatedly when the track list display or album list display is on To return to the album list display when the track list is displayed Press amp RETURN To turn off or turn on the track list or album list display Press MENU continued 37 GB To play back the next or previous DivX video file Press k d or PPI or Kd lt lt or gt P PPI on the unit repeatedly during playback To play back the next album of DivX video files You can select the next album by pressing PI or BP PPI on the unit repeatedly until the last file of the current album Then press PI or PP PPI on the unit once The first file of the next album is selected However you cannot select t
132. st first preset the radio station see Presetting radio stations on page 58 and set the clock see Setting the clock on page 13 1 Tune in the preset radio station see Listening to a preset radio station on page 60 2 Press TIMER MENU 3 Press or repeatedly to select REC SET then press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes in the display 4 Set the time to start recording Press or repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER The minute indication flashes in the display Press or repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER OFF appears and the hour indication flashes in the display 5 Set the time to stop recording following the same procedure as step 4 The type of timer REC followed by the start time the stop time and the preset radio station to be recorded e g TUNER FM 5 appears in the display in sequence before the original display returns 6 7 Load a recordable tape into deck B Make sure the tape is in the front side Press DIRECTION on the unit repeatedly to select to record on one side or G or RELAY to record on both sides When recording from the reverse side press FUNCTION or TAPE A B on the unit repeatedly until TAPE B appears in the display Then press gt or lt C gt on the unit repeatedly until the TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up to start playback of reverse s
133. starts the setting for Repeat Play changes to REPEAT OFF Program Play and Shuffle Play is canceled When you record from a VIDEO CD PBC playback is automatically canceled e When you connect or disconnect a microphone or headphones during recording the sound may cut off for a moment Tips e When recording from the reverse side After step 1 of Recording your favorite disc onto a tape press TAPE A B repeatedly until TAPE B appears in the display Press lt gt repeatedly until the TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up to start playback of the reverse side Press Ml at the point you want to start recording When recording on both sides Be sure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side Recording onto a tape manually Manual Recording You can record just the portions you like from a disc tape or radio program onto a tape You can also record from the connected components see Hooking up optional components on page 80 Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 2 7 Load a recordable tape into deck B Press DVD TAPE A B TUNER BAND or VIDEO SAT to select the source you want to record Load the disc tape or tune to the station you want to record To record from the connected component connect the external audio sources Press REC PAUSE START REC flashes in the display Deck B stan
134. t fit your wall outlet detach it from the plug only for models equipped with an adaptor Except for Latin American and Russian models Set the color system to PAL or NTSC depending on the color system of your TV The color system is factory set to NTSC for region code 3 models and PAL for other region code models Each time you perform the procedure below the color system changes as follows NTSC 4 gt PAL Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Press I to turn off the system 2 Press 1 while holding down II The system turns on automatically and the color system is changed COLOR NTSC or COLOR PAL appears in the display Notes e Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise e Be sure to connect the speakers securely and correctly e You cannot set the color system in Power Saving Mode see Power Saving Mode on page 76 e When you play back a VIDEO CD recorded in a different color system from the one you set to the system the picture image may be distorted To connect optional components For details see Hooking up optional components on page 80 Inserting two R6 size AA batteries into the remote paues 6unje5 Operating a Sony TV You can use the following buttons to operate a Sony TV These buttons have been marked in orange To use these buttons hold down TV before pressing the button you want To Hold down TV and press Turn the
135. t settings are changed 2 The setting range changes depending on the front speaker setting Notes e When you adjust the speaker distance the sound may cut off for a moment If each front and surround speakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening position set the distance according to the closest speaker e Do not place the surround speakers further away from your listening position than the front speakers e Depending on the input stream the DISTANCE setting may not be effective continued 5568 E LEVEL FRONT You can vary the level of the front speakers center speaker and sub woofer as follows Be sure to set TEST TONE to ON for easy adjustment The items that are set to NONE in SIZE cannot be selected L Set this between 6 0 dB and 0 0 dB 0 0 dB in 1 0 dB increments R Set this between 6 0 dB and 0 0 dB 0 0 dB in 1 0 dB increments CENTER Set this between 6 0 dB and 0 0 dB 6 0 dB in 1 0 dB increments SUBWOOFER Set this between 10 0 dB and 0 0 dB 10 0 dB in 1 0 dB increments Depending on the sub woofer the sound output may be smaller compared to other speakers when you adjust the SUBWOOFER setting during test tone E LEVEL SURROUND You can vary the level of each surround speakers as follows Be sure to set TEST TONE to ON for easy adjustment This setting cannot be selected when SURROUND is set
136. ta may generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system e The system does not support MP3PRO format The system can only play back MP3 audio tracks in MPEG Audio Layer 3 format e The maximum number of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in an album which this system can recognize is 600 when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUDIO MP3 or IMAGE JPEG 300 when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO e Depending on the encoding writing software recording device or the recording media used to record an MP3 audio track you may encounter problems such as cannot play back sound interruptions and noise e The following discs take a longer time to start playback adisc recorded with complicated tree structure a disc recorded in Multi Session adisc to which data can be added non finalized disc e Some CD Rs CD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs cannot be played back on the system depending on the file format e To play back a DATA CD CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs containing both MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files select MODE MP3 JPEG from the Control Menu after the disc s TOC reading is complete If you want to play back both MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files set MODE MP3 JPEG to AUTO MP3 audio tracks only set MODE MP3 JPEG to AUDIO MP3 JPEG image files only set MODE MP3 JPEG to IMAGE JPEG
137. tedly to select OFF gt then press ENTER 3 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER To play back a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears in the on screen display CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Custom parental control is already set To play enter your password and press ENTER 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The system is ready for playback Tip If you forget your password enter the 6 digit number 199703 using the numeric buttons when the CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you for your password then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password If you make a mistake entering your password Press repeatedly to delete the number you have entered then re enter your password again continued suoloun4 snoe 9SIq i 47 ages Limiting playback for children PARENTAL CONTROL DVD VIDEO only You can limit the playback of some DVD VIDEOs according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users The PARENTAL CONTROL function allows you to set a playback limitation level 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select G PARENTAL CONTROL then pres
138. the Karaoke Mode e When you connect the optional microphone the sound field is automatically changed to LINK if the headphones are not connected or HP 2CH if the headphones are connected Tips e When recording from the reverse side After step 3 press TAPE A B repeatedly to select TAPE B Press lt JC gt repeatedly until the TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up to start playback of reverse side Press Ml at the point you want to start recording When recording on both sides Be sure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side If acoustic feedback howling occurs move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone If you want to record your voice through the microphone only you can do so by selecting the DVD function and not playing a disc When high level sound signals are input the system automatically adjust the recording level to prevent distortion of the recorded sound signals Auto Level Control Function e You cannot hear the sound output from the microphone when the selected disc is a Super Audio CD Timer Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer You can set the system to turn off after a certain time so that you can fall asleep to music Press SLEEP repeatedly Each time you press the button the minute display the turn off time changes cyclically as follows 90 min 80 min gt 70
139. the stereo sound of audio track 1 l 2 L R l 2 STEREO the stereo sound of audio track 2 Notes e You cannot change the vocal for DVD VIDEOs with 1 guide vocal recorded e When playing a DVD VIDEO the function only works for Dolby Digital Karaoke format The VOCAL SELECT setting is automatically changed to default setting when you turn off the system change the function turn off the Karaoke Mode open the disc tray Depending on the disc you may not be able to do the above operation Turning on the guide melody DVD VIDEO only You can turn on the guide melody when singing with DVD VIDEO in Dolby Digital Karaoke format 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a disc The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select GUIDE MELODY then press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to select ON then press ENTER The guide melody is turned on Notes e To turn off the guide melody select OFF in step 3 e When playing a DVD VIDEO the function only works for Dolby Digital Karaoke format For DVD VIDEOs without guide melody you cannot hear the guide melody even if you set the setting to ON The GUIDE MELODY setting is automatically changed to OFF when you turn off the system change the function turn off the Karaoke Mode open the disc tray M
140. ting the image transition effect for the slideshow JPEG image files only When you play back JPEG image files you can select the image transition effect to be used when viewing the slide show 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu for JPEG image files appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select E EFFECT then press ENTER The options for EFFECT appear in the on screen display 3 12 4 DATA CD urea 10 23 2004 MODE 1 MODE 1 MODE 2 MODE 3 MODE 4 MODE 5 OFF Press or repeatedly to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined e MODE 1 The image sweeps in from top to bottom of the screen MODE 2 The image sweeps in from left to right of the screen MODE 3 The image stretches out from the center of the screen MODE 4 The images change with MODE 1 MODE 2 and MODE 3 randomly MODE 5 The next image slides over the current image OFF Turns off this function Press ENTER The selected setting takes effect Enjoying DivX Videos Except for Latin American models About DivX Video Files DivX is a video file compression technology developed by DivXNetworks Inc This product is an official DivX Certified product You can play back DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that contain DivX video files DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that the system can play back Playback of DATA CDs CD ROMs
141. tion still pictures and enjoy PBC functions This system conforms to both versions 106 List of button locations and reference pages How to use page 107 and 108 Use these pages to find the location of buttons and other parts of the unit and the remote that are mentioned in the text Illustration number TAPE A B 20 61 64 71 72 75 Name of button part Reference page Unit ALPHABETICAL ORDER A L CD SYNC Deck A Deck B DIRECTION 2 15 62 63 89 25 p22 61 62 61 63 71 75 61 63 71 75 Disc tray 6 15 18 30 31 33 37 DISPLAY Display window 5 DSGX 10 4 76 a1 64 DVD 20 14 17 19 62 63 67 87 ECHO LEVEL i 67 68 EQ SELECT I3 66 67 IR receptor 7 85 Amplifier Tape deck SH M Z MIC 1 21 67 7 MIC 2 19 67 7 MIC LEVEL 18 6 PHONES headphone jack 14 84 1 84 1 84 7 68 71 84 PRESET 17 58 PROGRESSIVE 2 10 17 53 81 87 REC PAUSE START 13 62 63 71 SA CD CD 3 26 SOUND FIELD 11 TAPE A B 20 61 62 65 64 71 72 75 TUNER BAND 20 63 58 59 60 VIDEO SAT 20 63 81 VOLUME 9 DVD player Tuner 56 57
142. tting 12 Press ENTER The setting is selected and QUICK SETUP is complete appears in the on screen display To quit QUICK SETUP Press DISPLAY To change the settings of QUICK SETUP 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select fa SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP appear in the on screen display DVD VIDEO QUICK CUSTOM RESET 3 Press or repeatedly to select QUICK then press ENTER The LANGUAGE SETUP display appears in the on screen display 4 Do the same procedure as steps 5 to 12 of Performing QUICK SETUP Notes The guide message appears at the bottom of on screen display when you turn on the system for the first time or after performing RESET page 89 e When there is a disc in the unit the guide message does not appear in the on screen display To perform QUICK SETUP press amp on the unit to remove the disc and press again to close the disc tray e If you do not want to perform QUICK SETUP press CLEAR in step 3 The guide message will disappear from the on screen display e If you want to change each setting individually see Using the DVD setup menu on pages 50 to 57 e Before you perform QUICK SETUP disconnect the headphones and microphones Otherwise you cannot perform SPEAKER SETUP paues 6urje5 1568
143. turns to elapsed playing time when you press TIME TEXT during display of title of the disc The current album number and the current file number is displayed for 2 seconds before the display returns to elapsed playing time when TIME TEXT is pressed during display of title of the file 5 6 1 Notes e If you play back a disc containing JPEG image files only JPEG or No Audio appears in the display When the selected disc is a DATA CD with MP3 audio tracks and or JPEG image files or a DATA CD DATA DVD with DivX video files the total number of albums on the disc appears in the display when the playback is stopped and the list of album track file is not displayed in the on screen display e You cannot use TIME TEXT to change the disc information when a JPEG image file is played back playback for a DATA CD with MP3 audio tracks and or JPEG image files is stopped playback for a DATA CD or DATA DVD with DivX video files is stopped Tf the MP3 audio track title contains characters which cannot be displayed these characters will be displayed as e The elapsed playing time of MP3 audio tracks and DivX video files may not be displayed correctly Aejdsig a 77 GB 7868 Viewing information about the disc in the on screen display You can check the elapsed playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter or track and the total playing time of the disc You can also check the
144. u playback a disc e Unplug the microphone or press KARAOKE MODE repeatedly until disappears from the display or KARAOKE MODE OFF appears in the on screen display e Make sure the system is connected properly Picture There is no picture e Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears in the display or press DVD on the unit Check that the system is connected securely The video cord is damaged Replace it with a new one Make sure you connect the unit to the video input jack of your TV page 10 Make sure you turn on the TV and operate the TV correctly Press PROGRESSIVE on the unit repeatedly until INTERLACE appears in the display if you connect your TV to the system s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks but your TV cannot accept progressive signals the image is affected even though your TV is compatible with progressive format 525p 625p signals Make sure you select the video input on the TV so that you can view the pictures from the system Make sure you set the color system correctly according to your TV s color system page 11 Make sure you connect the unit and your TV using only the supplied video cord continued Bunooys jqnoiL ii 87 GB Picture noise appears e Clean the disc e If video signal from your system has to go through your VCR to your TV the copy protection applied to some DVD VIDEO programs could affect the picture quality I
145. vX video files yoegheld S 3968 Searching for a title chapter track scene index album file OE ee a a uo para DvD You can search a title DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode chapter DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode track AUDIO CD VIDEO CD MP3 audio track scene VIDEO CD index VIDEO CD Super Audio CD album MP3 audio track JPEG image file DivX video file and file JPEG image file DivX video file As titles chapters tracks scenes indexes albums and files are assigned unique numbers on the disc you can select the number you want from the Control Menu in the on screen display You can also search for a particular point using the time code Time Search 1 Press DISPLAY When playing a DATA CD with JPEG image files press DISPLAY twice The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press or repeatedly to select the search method E When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW in VR mode GZ TITLE CHAPTER E When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD without PBC Playback TRACK INDEX E When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC Playback GZ SCENE INDEX E When playing a Super Audio CD TRACK INDEX E When playing an AUDIO CD TRACK E When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio track ALBUM TRACK E When playing a DATA CD JPEG image file ALBUM FILE E When playing a DATA CD or DATA
146. while playing an AUDIO CD Super Audio CD and MP3 audio tracks JACKET The jacket picture still picture PICTURE appears but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc DVD VIDEO CD EXTRA etc If the disc does not contain a jacket picture the GRAPHICS picture appears GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the system appears in the background BLUE The background color is blue BLACK The background color is black E BLACK LEVEL Latin American models only Select the black level setup level for the video signals output from the video jacks other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks ON Set the black level of the output signal to the standard level OFF Lower the standard black level Use this when the picture becomes too white E BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT OUT Latin American models only Select the black level setup level for the video signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks You cannot select BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT OUT when the system outputs progressive signal OFF Set the black level of the output signal to the standard level ON Raise the standard black level Use this when the picture becomes too black E 4 3 OUTPUT This setting is effective only when you set TV TYPE in SCREEN SETUP to 16 9 page 52 Change this setting to watch 4 3 aspect ratio progressive signals If you can change the aspect ratio on your pr

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