Sony Home Theater System MHC S9D User Manual

4-235-983-13(2)

Mini Hi-Fi

Component

System

Operating Instructions

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial number

in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer

regarding this product.

Model No.

Serial No.

MHC-S90D

MHC-S9D

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NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN

CANADA

The MHC-S90D consists of the

following components:

CAUTION:

– A/V amplifier

– Tuner

TA-S90D

ST-S90D

DVP-S90D

TC-S90D

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE

THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN

EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER

OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY

INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.

– DVD/VIDEO CD/CD player

– Cassette deck

– Speaker system

• Front speakers

• Center speaker

• Rear speakers

SS-S90D

SS-CT280

SS-RS280

Note to CATV system installer

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system

installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that

provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in

particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be

connected to the grounding system of the building, as

close to the point of cable entry as practical.

The MHC-S9D consists of the following

components:

– A/V amplifier

– Tuner

– DVD/VIDEO CD/CD player

– Cassette deck

– Speaker system

• Front speakers

• Center speaker

• Rear speakers

TA-S9D

ST-S9

DVP-S9

TC-S9

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN NORTH

AMERICA

ENERGY STAR^®is a U.S.

registered mark.

SS-S9

SS-CT270

SS-RS270

As an ENERGY STAR^®partner,

Sony Corporation has determined

that this product meets the ENERGY

STAR^®guidelines for energy

efficiency.

About this manual

The instructions in this manual are for models

MHC-S90D and MHC-S9D. In this manual, the

MHC-S9D is used for illustration purposes

unless stated otherwise.

This system incorporates Dolby* Digital, Pro Logic

Surround, DTS**, 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. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956,674,

5,974,380, 5,978,762 and other world-wide patents

issued and pending. “DTS” and “DTS Digital

Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital

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.

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Table of Contents

This system can play the following discs..

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD

Playing discs:

Parts Identification

Loading a disc ..................................... 25

Main unit ............................................... 7

Remote control ...................................... 9

Playing a disc

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/

Slow-motion Play/Freeze Frame ... 25

Playing DVDs using the menu ............ 27

Getting Started

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

(Ver. 2.0)

Hooking up the system ........................ 10

Inserting two size AA (R6) batteries

into the remote .............................. 13

Multi channel surround setup .............. 14

— PBC Play .................................. 27

Creating your own program

— Program Play ............................ 28

Setting the time .................................... 17

Saving the power in standby mode...... 17

Resuming playback from the point you

stopped the disc

— Resume Play ............................. 30

Playing repeatedly

Setting Up for DVD/VIDEO CD/

— Repeat Play .............................. 30

Viewing information about the disc:

Checking the playing time and

Using the Setup Display ...................... 18

Setting the display or sound track

language

remaining time .............................. 31

Checking the playback information

— ADVANCED ........................... 33

— LANGUAGE SETUP .............. 19

Settings for the display

— SCREEN SETUP ..................... 20

Sound adjustments:

Custom settings

Changing the sound ............................. 34

— CUSTOM SETUP .................... 21

Enjoying movies:

Speaker settings

Searching for a title/chapter/track/

index/scene .................................... 36

Changing the angles ............................ 37

Displaying the subtitles ....................... 37

— SPEAKER SETUP ................... 22

Using various additional functions:

Locking discs

— CUSTOM PARENTAL

CONTROL/PARENTAL

CONTROL .................................... 38

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Tuner

Hooking Up the Optional

Components

Presetting radio stations....................... 42

Connecting audio components ............ 57

Listening to the radio

— Preset Tuning ........................... 42

Using the Radio Data System

(RDS)* .......................................... 43

Additional Information

Precautions .......................................... 58

Troubleshooting................................... 59

Specifications ...................................... 64

Glossary ............................................... 67

Language code list ............................... 69

Control Menu Item List ....................... 70

Tape

Loading a tape ..................................... 44

Playing a tape ...................................... 44

Recording to a tape

— CD Synchro Recording/

High-Speed Dubbing/Recording

Manually/Program Edit ................. 45

Setup Display Item List ....................... 71

Table for the settings using SUR, EQ,

and SET UP buttons ...................... 73

Adjustable parameters for each sound

field ............................................... 74

Timer-recording radio programs ......... 47

Sound Adjustment

European model only.

Adjusting the sound ............................. 48

** Except for North American and European models.

Selecting a sound field ........................ 48

Understanding the multi

channel surround displays ............. 50

Customizing sound fields .................... 50

Other Features

Changing the spectrum analyzer

display ........................................... 54

To adjust the brightness of the display 54

Singing along: Karaoke** ................... 54

Falling asleep to music

— Sleep Timer .............................. 55

Waking up to music

— Daily Timer .............................. 56

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Note on playback operations of

DVDs and VIDEO CDs

This system can play the

following discs

Some playback operations of DVDs and

VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by

software producers. Since this system plays

DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc

contents the software producers designed, some

playback features may not be available. Also,

refer to the instructions supplied with the

DVDs or VIDEO CDs.

DVD VIDEOs Audio CDs VIDEO CDs

Disc

logo

Contents Audio +

Video

Audio

Audio +

Video

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.

The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.

Discs that this system

cannot play

Disc type

You can

•

CD-ROMs (PHOTO CDs included)

All CD-Rs other than music and VCD format

CD-Rs

Data part of CD-Extras

DVD-ROMs

DVD Audio discs

VIDEO CDs

without PBC

functions

Enjoy video playback (moving

pictures) as well as music.

•

(Ver. 1.1 discs)

VIDEO CDs

with PBC

functions

Play interactive software

using menu screens displayed on

the 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.

HD layer on SACDs

(Ver. 2.0 discs)

Note

Some CD-Rs/CD-RWs or DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs

cannot be played on this system depending upon the

format or the recording quality or physical condition

of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording

device.

Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been

correctly finalized. For more information, see the

operating instructions for the recording device.

Copyrights

This product incorporates copyright protection

technology that is protected by method claims

of certain U.S. patents, other intellectual

property rights owned by Macrovision

Region code of DVDs you can

play on this system

Corporation, and other rights owners. Use of

this copyright protection technology must be

authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is

intended for home and other limited viewing

uses only unless otherwise authorized by

Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering

or disassembly is prohibited.

Your system has a region code printed on the

back of the unit and will only play DVDs

labeled with identical region code.

ALL

DVDs labeled

system.

will also be played on this

If you try to play any other DVD, the message

“Playback prohibited by area limitations.” will

appear on the TV screen.

Depending on the DVD, no region code

indication may be labeled even though playing

the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions.

MODEL NO. DVP-S9

Region code

CD/DVD PLAYER

AC: 00V

00Hz 00W

SERIAL NO.

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Parts Identification

The items are arranged in alphabetical order.

Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.

Main unit

A/V amplifier

CINEMA STUDIO A–C 3 (49)

DIGITAL 7 (57, 63)

DVD MENU qf (27)

ENTER/O/o/P/p 2

EQ qa (52)

EQ ON/OFF qs (13, 53)

FILE SELECT q; (26, 48, 49,

53)

FUNCTION 6 (12, 13, 25, 27,

28, 36, 45, 46, 55, 57, 62)

MIC jack (Except for North

American and European

models) 9 (54)

MIC LEVEL (Except for North

American and European

models) 8 (54)

MULTI CHANNEL DECODING

indicator 4 (50)

qj qgqfqdqsqaq;

9 8

PHONES jack qj

SET UP qd (14, 16, 51, 53, 54)

SUR qh (51)

TITLE qg (27)

VOLUME 5

Tuner

@/1 (power) 1 (12, 13, 63)

CLOCK/TIMER wj (17, 47, 56)

DISPLAY qk (17, 31, 32, 43, 54,

63)

qlw; wa ws

ENTER ws (42, 43)

IR receptor wk

PRESET –/+ wf (42, 43)

PTY (European model only) wd

(43)

–

STEREO/MONO ql (43, 63)

TIMER SELECT wh (47, 56)

TUNER/BAND wg (42)

TUNER MEMORY w; (42)

TUNING –/+ wa (42)

wk wjwh

wg wf wd

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Main unit (continued)

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD player

wle;ea

es ed

DISC 1–3 rd (25, 26)

DISC 1–3 indicators rs

DISC 1–3 Z (eject) ea (25, 26)

NEXT el (26, 27)

PLAY MODE wl (25, 28, 29, 46)

PREV ra (26, 27)

REPEAT e; (12, 30)

RETURN O ej (12, 27, 39, 40)

N SELECT (play) r; (25–27,

41, 55, 60)

X (pause) ek (26)

x (stop) eh (12, 26, 27, 30, 38,

45, 55, 61)

r; ekeh

raelej

. (go backward) eg (26, 28,

30)

> (go forward) ef (26, 28, 30)

m (rewind) es (26)

M (fast forward) ed (26)

Cassette deck

CD SYNC ta (45, 46)

DIRECTION tf (44, 45, 46, 55)

DOLBY NR td (44–46)

HI-DUB ts (45)

REC PAUSE/START t; (45, 46,

55)

AUTO REVERSE

– Deck A –

N (forward play) tk (44, 55, 63)

n (reverse play) tj (44, 63)

x (stop) th (44)

tftd

tstat;

>/M (go forward/fast

forward) y; (44)

./m (go backward/rewind)

tl (44)

Z (eject) tg (44, 63)

– Deck B –

N (forward play) rh (44, 45, 63)

n (reverse play) rj (44, 45, 63)

x (stop) rk (44, 45, 55)

M/> (fast forward/go

forward) rf (44)

m/. (rewind/go backward)

rg (44)

Z (eject) rl (44, 63)

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Remote control

1 2 3 4 5

ANGLE es (37)

AUDIO ws (34)

CLEAR qs (22, 29, 30, 36)

CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 3

(47, 56)

CLOCK/TIMER SET 2 (17, 47,

56)

DBFB ra (48)

D.SKIP 9 (26)

DIGITAL rf (57)

DISPLAY rj (17, 31, 32, 43, 54)

DVD DISPLAY wd (18, 19, 30,

32–34, 36–40)

DVD MENU wa (27)

DVD SET UP ql (18, 19, 24, 39)

ENTER wj

MD rh (57)

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

Numeric buttons 8 (28, 30)

PLAY MODE qa (25, 28, 29, 46)

REPEAT q; (30)

RETURN O qd (27, 39, 40)

SELECT DVD N eh (20, 25,

27, 29, 30)

SET UP wf (14, 16, 51, 53, 54)

SLEEP 1 (55)

SLOW t/T qk (26)

SPECTRUM ANALYZER rk

(54)

STEP c/C ef (26)

SUBTITLE ed (37)

SUR e; (51)

TAPE A nN ek (44)

TAPE B nN qf (44, 45)

TITLE w; (27)

@/1 (power) 5

X (pause) qj

x (stop) qg

m/M (rewind/fast forward),

TUNING –/+ qh

./> (go backward/

go forward), PRESET –/+,

PREV/NEXT eg

O/o/P/p wk

>10 r;

EQ ea (52)

EQ ON/OFF wl (53)

FILE SELECT +/– wh (48, 49,

53)

TUNER/BAND ej (42)

TV @/1 4 (13)

FUNCTION rd (18, 25, 27, 28,

36, 45, 46, 55, 57)

GROOVE rs (48)

KARAOKE PON (Except for

North American and European

models) el (54)

TV CH +/– 7 (13)

TV/VIDEO rl (13)

TV VOL +/– 6 (13)

VIDEO rg (57)

VOL +/– wg

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Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Do the following procedure 1 to qa to hook up your system using the supplied cords and

accessories.

Before connecting, place the system as described below.

FM antenna

AM loop antenna

Rear speaker

(Right)

Rear speaker

(Left)

Center speaker

Tuner

1 2D

A/V amplifier

4 5

DVD/

VIDEO CD/

CD player

Cassette deck

Front speaker

(Right)

Front speaker

(Left)

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To disconnect

SYSTEM CONTROL 3

FROM DVP-S9

1 Connect the DVD/VIDEO CD/CD player

and the tuner with the optical cable.

Connect from the OPTICAL OUT jack on

the DVD/VIDEO CD/CD player to the

OPTICAL IN jack on the tuner.

1 Remove the cover of the jack.

OPTICAL

FROM

DVP-S9

3 Connect the front speakers.

Connect the speaker cords to the FRONT

SPEAKER jacks.

Insert only the stripped portion.

2 Connect the optical cable.

OPTICAL

–

FROM

DVP-S9

Red/Solid (3)

Black/Stripe (#)

4 Connect the rear speakers.

Connect the speaker cords to the REAR

SPEAKER jacks.

Be sure to connect the optical cable securely.

Otherwise, you will not hear any sound from

the DVD/VIDEO CD/CD player.

Insert only the stripped portion.

2 Connect the flat system control cables

to the SYSTEM CONTROL connectors

until it clicks.

–

Gray/Solid (3)

Connect to the same colored jack in the

order indicated on the rear panel.

Black/Stripe (#)

A SYSTEM CONTROL 1 (Red)

5 Connect the center speaker.

Connect the speaker cords to the CENTER

SPEAKER jacks.

Connect from the tuner to the A/V

amplifier.

B SYSTEM CONTROL 2 (Blue)

Insert only the stripped portion.

Connect from the tuner to the A/V

amplifier.

C SYSTEM CONTROL 3 (Black)

Connect from the DVD/VIDEO CD/CD

player to the tuner.

–

Gray/Solid (3)

D SYSTEM CONTROL 4 (Black)

Connect from the tuner to the cassette deck.

E SYSTEM CONTROL 5 (White)

Black/Stripe (#)

Connect from the cassette deck to the DVD/

VIDEO CD/CD player.

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8 For models with a voltage selector, set

VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the position of

your local power line voltage.

Hooking up the system (continued)

6 Connect the FM/AM antennas.

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect

it.

230-240V 220V 120V

9 Connect the power cord of the DVD/

VIDEO CD/CD player to the A/V

amplifier.

Jack type A

AM loop antenna

0 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.

The demonstration appears in the display.

When you press ?/1, the system turns on

and the demonstration automatically ends.

FM75

If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not

fit your wall outlet, detach it from the plug

(only for models equipped with an adaptor).

Extend the FM lead

antenna horizontally.

Jack type B

qa (Except for Pan American and

European models)

AM loop antenna

Set the color system according to your

TV.

FM75

COAXIAL

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:

Extend the FM lead

antenna horizontally.

NTSC y PAL

7 Connect the video input jack of your TV

Use the buttons on the unit.

to the VIDEO OUT jack with the video

1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system.

2 Turn FUNCTION to select “DVD”.

3 Press x (DVD/VIDEO CD/CD player).

cable.

VIDEO OUT

4 Press RETURN O and REPEAT (DVD/

VIDEO CD/CD player) simultaneously.

The system turns off.

5 Press ?/1 to turn on the system.

The color system is changed.

When using a TV

Turn on the TV and select the video input so you can

view the pictures from this system.

Tip

For even higher quality video images, you can use an

optional S-video cable to connect the S VIDEO input

jack on your TV to the S VIDEO OUT jack.

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Tip

Inserting two size AA (R6)

batteries into the remote

You can place the components as described below. In

this case, place the components first, then connect the

components.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD

player

Tuner

]

}

]

A/V Amplifier

Cassette deck

Operating a Sony TV

You can use the following buttons on the

remote to operate a Sony TV.

To attach the center and rear

speaker pads

Press

Attach the supplied center and rear speaker

pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize

the speakers and prevent them from slipping.

Turn the TV on or off

Switch the TV’s video input

Change the TV channels

TV ?/1.

TV/VIDEO.

TV CH +/–.

TV VOL +/–.

Adjusts the volume of the TV

speaker(s)

Tip

When the remote no longer operates the system,

replace both batteries with new ones.

Notes

• Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to

prevent noise.

• Do not place the rear speakers on top of a TV. This

may cause color distortion in the TV screen.

• Be sure to connect both left and right rear speakers.

Otherwise, the sound will not be heard.

Note

If you do not use the remote for a long period of time,

remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from

battery leakage.

Notice for carrying this system

• When you play a VIDEO CD recorded in the

different color system from the one you set to the

system, the picture image may be distorted.

• The AC OUTLET on the A/V amplifier is for this

system’s DVD/VIDEO CD/CD player only. Do not

connect other component.

Do the following to protect the DVD

mechanism.

1 Turn on the system, then turn

FUNCTION to select “DVD”.

Make sure that all discs are removed

from the unit.

2 While holding down EQ ON/OFF, press

?/1 until “LOCK” appears.

3 Release ?/1 first, then release EQ ON/

OFF.

4 Unplug the AC power cord.

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Specifying the speaker

parameters

Multi channel surround

setup

1 Press SET UP.

For the best possible surround sound, all

speakers should be the same distance from the

listening position (A). However, this unit lets

you to place the center speaker up to 1.5 meters

closer (B) and the rear speakers up to

4.5 meters closer (C) to the listening position.

The front speakers can be placed from 1.0 to

12.0 meters from the listening position (A).

2 Press P or p repeatedly to select “SP.

SET UP”.

3 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

4 Press P or p repeatedly to select the

parameter you want to adjust.

See the table on page 73 for the speaker

parameters.

You can place the rear speakers either behind

you or to the side, depending on the shape of

your room (etc.).

5 Press O or o repeatedly to select the

setting you want.

The setting is stored.

When placing rear speakers to your side

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to set the speaker

parameters.

7 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

45°

x Center speaker selection (CENTER)

•

If you connect a center speaker, select “YES”.

90°

•

If you do not connect a center speaker, select

“NO”. The sound of the center channel will be

output from the front speakers.

20°

x Rear speaker selection (REAR)

When placing rear speakers behind you

•

If you connect rear speakers, select “YES”.

•

If you do not connect rear speakers, select

“NO”.

45°

90°

20°

Note

Do not place the center speaker farther away from the

listening position than the front speakers.

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* These parameters are not available when “Rear

speaker selection (REAR)” is set to “NO”.

x Rear speaker position (R.PL.)*

This parameter lets you specify the location of

your rear speakers for proper implementation

of the Digital Cinema Sound surround modes

in the “VIRTUAL” sound fields. Refer to the

illustration below.

Tip

The rear speaker position parameter is designed

specifically for implementation of the Digital Cinema

Sound modes in the “VIRTUAL” sound fields.

With the Digital Cinema Sound modes, speaker

position is not as critical as other modes. All of the

modes in the “VIRTUAL” sound fields were

designed under the premise that the rear speaker

would be located behind the listening position, but

presentation remains fairly consistent even with the

rear speakers positioned at a rather wide angle.

However, if the speakers are pointing toward the

listener from the immediate left and right of the

listening position, the “VIRTUAL” sound fields will

not be effective unless the rear speaker position

parameter is set to “SIDE”.

Nevertheless, each listening environment has many

variables, like wall reflections, and you may obtain

better results using “BEHIND” or “MIDDLE” if your

speakers are located high above the listening position,

even if they are to the immediate left and right.

Therefore, although it may result in a setting contrary

to the “Rear speaker position” explanation, we

recommend that you playback multi channel surround

encoded software and listen to the effect each setting

has on your listening environment. Choose the setting

that provides a good sense of spaciousness and that

best succeeds in forming a cohesive space between

the surround sound from the rear speakers and the

sound of the front speakers. If you are not sure which

sounds best, select “BEHIND” and then use the

speaker distance parameter and speaker level

adjustments to obtain proper balance.

• Select “SIDE” if the location of your rear

speakers corresponds to section A.

• Select “MIDDLE” if the location of your rear

speakers corresponds to section B.

• Select “BEHIND” if the location of your rear

speakers corresponds to section C.

This setting only effects the surround modes in

the “VIRTUAL” sound fields (“VIRTUAL”

indicator in the display lights up).

The bass frequencies are effectively reproduced

from the speakers.

90°

60°

30°

20°

x Rear speaker height (R.HGT.)*

This parameter lets you specify the height of

your rear speakers for proper implementation

of the Digital Cinema Sound surround modes

in the “VIRTUAL” sound fields. Refer to the

illustration below.

x Subwoofer selection (SUB W.)

•

If you connect a subwoofer, select “YES”.

•

If you do not connect a subwoofer, select

“NO”.

•

In order to take full advantage of the Dolby

Digital bass redirection circuitry, we

recommend setting the subwoofer’s cut off

frequency as high as possible.

• Select “LOW” if the location of your rear

speakers corresponds to section A.

• Select “HIGH” if the location of your rear

speakers corresponds to section B.

continued

This setting only effects the surround modes in

the “VIRTUAL” sound fields (“VIRTUAL”

indicator in the display lights up).

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Multi channel surround setup

(continued)

To reset the speaker settings

1 Press SET UP.

x Front speaker distance (F.DIST.)

2 Press P or p repeatedly to select

Set the distance from your listening position to

the front (left or right) speaker (A on page 14).

“RESET MENU”.

3 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

x Center speaker distance (C.DIST.)

Set the distance from your listening position to

the center speaker (B on page 14).

4 Press P or p repeatedly to select “SP.

SET. RESET”.

5 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

All the speaker settings are reset to the

factory settings.

x Rear speaker distance (R.DIST.)

Set the distance from your listening position to

the rear (left or right) speaker (C on page 14).

To cancel

Press SET UP.

Tip

This unit allows you to input the speaker position in

terms of distance. However, it is not possible to set

the center speaker further than the front speakers.

Also, the center speaker cannot be set more that

1.5 meters closer than the front speakers.

Likewise, the rear speakers can not be set farther

away from the listening position than the front

speakers. And they can be no more than 4.5 meters

closer.

Adjusting the speaker volume

1 Press SET UP.

2 Press P or p repeatedly to select “TEST

TONE”.

This is because incorrect speaker placement is not

conducive to the enjoyment of surround sound.

Please note that, setting the speaker distance closer

than the actual location of the speakers will cause a

delay in the output of the sound from that speaker. In

other words, the speaker will sound like it is farther

away.

For example, setting the center speaker distance

1–2 m closer than the actual speaker position will

create a fairly realistic sensation of being “inside” the

screen. If you cannot obtain a satisfactory surround

effect because the rear speakers are too close, setting

the rear speaker distance closer (shorter) than the

actual distance will create a larger soundstage.

Adjusting these parameter while listening to the

sound often results in much better surround sound.

Give it a try!

3 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

4 Press O or o repeatedly to select “ON”.

You will hear the test tone from each

speaker in sequence.

5 Adjust the LEVEL parameters so that

the volume of the test tone from each

speaker sounds the same when you are

in your main listening position (see

page 51).

6 To turn off the test tone, repeat steps 1

to 3 and press O or o repeatedly to

select “OFF”.

Notes

• The adjustments are shown in the display during

adjustment.

• Although these adjustments can be made via the

front panel, we recommend you follow the

procedure described above and adjust the speaker

levels from your listening position using SET UP

button on the remote.

• If you press SET UP while adjusting parameters

using OSD, the OSD turns off.

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Setting the time

1 Turn on the system.

2 Press CLOCK/TIMER (or CLOCK/TIMER

SET on the remote).

When you set the time for the first time,

proceed to step 5.

3 Press O or o repeatedly to select

“CLOCK SET”.

4 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

5 Press O or o repeatedly to set the hour.

6 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

7 Press O or o repeatedly to set the

minutes.

8 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

Tip

If you have made a mistake or want to change the

time, start over from step 2.

Note

The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect

the power cord or if a power failure occurs.

Saving the power in

standby mode

Press DISPLAY repeatedly when the

power is off.

Each time you press the button, the system

switches cyclically as follows:

Demonstration t Clock display t Power

Saving Mode

To cancel the Power Saving Mode

Press DISPLAY once to show the

demonstration, twice to show the clock display.

Tips

• ?/1 indicator lights up even in the Power Saving

Mode.

• The timer functions during the Power Saving Mode.

Note

During the Power Saving Mode, the following

functions do not work:

– Setting the time.

– Changing the AM tuning interval (European and

Middle Eastern models do not have this function).

– One Touch Play function.

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Setting Up for DVD/VIDEO CD/CD

5 Press o or O repeatedly to select the

setup item from the displayed list, then

press ENTER.

Using the Setup Display

The selected setup item appears.

Example: “SCREEN SETUP”

Selected item

By using the Setup Display, you can make

various adjustments to items such as picture

and sound. You can also set a language for the

subtitles and the Setup Display, among other

things. For details on each Setup Display item,

see pages 18–24. For an overall list of Setup

Display items, see page 71.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

16:9

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

JACKET PICTURE

Setup

items

The North American model is the model used

for OSD (on-screen display) illustration

purposes in this section.

Use the remote for the operation.

6 Press o or O repeatedly to select an

1 Press FUNCTION to select “DVD”.

item, then press ENTER.

The options for the selected item appear.

2 When the playback is stopped, press

Example: “TV TYPE”

DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears.

If you press DVD SET UP, you can go to

step 4 directly.

SCREEN SETUP

16:9

TV TYPE:

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

16:9

3 Press o or O repeatedly to select

“SETUP”, then press ENTER.

The options for “SETUP” appear.

(

)

DVD

Options

7 Press o or O repeatedly to select a

setting, then press ENTER.

The setting is selected and the setup is

completed.

CUSTOM

RESET

CUSTOM

Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN”

Selected setting

4 Press o or O repeatedly to select

“CUSTOM”, then press ENTER.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

4:3 PAN SCAN

JACKET PICTURE

The Setup Display appears.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:

DVD MENU:

AUDIO:

SUBTITLE:

ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

ENGLISH

Main

items

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x SUBTITLE (DVD only)

To turn off the Setup Display

Switches the language of the subtitle.

Select the language from the displayed list.*

When you select “AUDIO FOLLOW”, the

language for the subtitles changes according to

the language you selected for the sound track.

Press DVD SET UP or DVD DISPLAY

repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off.

Tip

If you select “RESET” in step 4, you can reset all of

the “SETUP” settings on pages 18–24 (except for

PARENTAL CONTROL) to the default settings.

After you select “RESET” and press ENTER, select

“YES” to reset the settings (it takes a few seconds to

complete), or select “NO” and press ENTER to return

to the Control Menu. Do not press ?/1 when

resetting the system.

* If you select “OTHERS t” in “DVD MENU”,

“AUDIO”, or “SUBTITLE”, select and enter the

language code from the list using the numeric

buttons (page 69). After you selected, the language

code (4 digits) is displayed the next time you select

“OTHERS t”.

Note

Setting the display or

sound track language

When you select a language that is not recorded on

the DVD, one of the recorded languages will be

automatically selected (except for “OSD”).

— LANGUAGE SETUP

“LANGUAGE SETUP” allows you to set

various languages for the on-screen display or

sound track.

Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the Setup Display.

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:

ENGLISH

ORIGINAL

ENGLISH

DVD MENU:

AUDIO:

SUBTITLE:

x OSD (On-Screen Display)

Switches the display language on the screen.

Select the language from the displayed list.

x DVD MENU (DVD only)

Select the language for the DVD menu.*

x AUDIO (DVD only)

Switches the language of the sound track.

Select the language from the displayed list.*

When you select “ORIGINAL”, the language

given priority in the disc is selected.

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x SCREEN SAVER

Settings for the display

Turn on and off the screen saver. If you turn on

the screen saver, the screen saver image

appears when you leave the player in pause or

stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play a

CD for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver

will help prevent your display device from

becoming damaged (ghosting). Press SELECT

DVD N to turn off the screen saver.

— SCREEN SETUP

Select settings according to the connected TV.

Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup Display.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

16:9

SCREEN SAVER:

BACKGROUND:

•

ON: Turns on the screen saver.

OFF: Turns off the screen saver.

JACKET PICTURE

x BACKGROUND

Select the background color or picture on the

TV screen when the playback is stopped or

while playing a CD.

x TV TYPE (DVD only)

Select the aspect ratio of the connected TV.

•

JACKET PICTURE: The jacket picture (still

picture) appears in the background, but only

when the jacket picture is already recorded on

the disc (CD-EXTRA, etc). If the disc does not

contain a jacket picture, the “GRAPHICS”

picture appears.

•

16:9: Select this when you connect a wide-

screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function.

•

GRAPHICS: The preset picture stored in the

system appears in the background.

•

BLUE: The background color is blue.

BLACK: The background color is black.

•

4:3 LETTER BOX: Select this when you

connect a 4:3 screen TV. This setting displays a

wide picture with bands displayed on the upper

and lower portions of the screen.

•

4:3 PAN SCAN: Select this when you connect

a 4:3 screen TV. This setting displays the wide

picture on the entire screen and cuts off the

portions that do not fit.

Note

Depending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may be

selected automatically instead of “4:3 PAN SCAN”

or vice versa.

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x PARENTAL CONTROL t (DVD only)

Set a password and playback limitation level

for DVDs with playback limitation for

children. For details, see “Limiting playback by

children (Parental Control)” on page 39.

Custom settings

— CUSTOM SETUP

Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the Setup Display.

CUSTOM SETUP

x TRACK SELECTION (DVD only)

Gives the priority to the sound track which

contains the highest number of channels when

you play a DVD on which multiple audio

formats (PCM, DTS, MPEG audio, or Dolby

Digital format) are recorded.

PAUSE MODE:

PARENTAL CONTROL

TRACK SELECTION:

AUTO

OFF

•

OFF: No priority given.

AUTO: Priority given.

x COLOR SYSTEM (Except for Pan

Notes

American and European models)

• When you set to “AUTO”, the language setting may

change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting has

higher priority than the “AUDIO” setting in

“LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 19).

• If PCM, DTS, MPEG audio, and Dolby Digital

sound tracks have the same number of channels, the

system selects PCM, DTS, MPEG audio, and Dolby

Digital sound tracks in this order.

• Depending on the DVD, the audio channel with

priority may be predetermined. In this case, you

cannot give priority to the DTS, MPEG audio, or

Dolby Digital audio format by selecting “AUTO”.

Select the color system when you play a

VIDEO CD.

• AUTO: Outputs the video signal in the system

of the disc, either PAL or NTSC. If your TV

uses a DUAL system, select AUTO.

• PAL: Changes the video signal of an NTSC

disc and outputs it in the PAL system.

• NTSC: Changes the video signal of a PAL disc

and outputs it in the NTSC system.

Notes

• You cannot change the color system of the disc

itself.

• Except for Pan American and European models,

you can change the color system of this unit

according to the connected TV. See page 12.

x PAUSE MODE (DVD only)

Select the picture in pause mode.

• AUTO: A picture including subjects that move

dynamically is output with no jitter. Normally

select this position.

• FRAME: A picture including subjects that do

not move dynamically is output in high

resolution.

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Notes

Speaker settings

• When you select an item, the sound cuts off for a

moment.

• Depending on the settings of other speakers, the

subwoofer may output excessive sound.

— SPEAKER SETUP

Set up your speaker system for playback of

5.1CH DVDs.

Specifying the rear speaker position

and height

If you select anything other than “NONE” in

“REAR”, specify the position and height of the

rear speakers.

Select “SPEAKER SETUP” in the Setup Display.

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE:

DISTANCE:

BALANCE:

LEVEL:

TEST TONE:

FRONT:

CENTER:

REAR:

SUBWOOFER:

Rear speaker position

OFF

•

SIDE: Select this if the location of your rear

speakers corresponds to section A.

YES

BEHIND(LOW)

YES

MIDDLE: Select this if the location of your

rear speakers corresponds to section B.

To return to the default setting

Select the item, then press CLEAR.

BEHIND: Select this if the location of your rear

speakers corresponds to section C.

x SIZE

When you do not connect center, rear speakers

or sub woofer, or move the rear speakers, set

the parameters for CENTER, REAR and

SUBWOOFER. Since the front speaker setting

is fixed, you cannot change them.

90°

60°

FRONT

30°

•

YES

20°

CENTER

•

YES: Normally select this.

Rear speaker height

NONE: Select this when a center speaker is not

used.

•

LOW: Select this if the location of your rear

speakers corresponds to section A.

REAR

•

HIGH: Select this if the location of your rear

speakers corresponds to section B.

• BEHIND (LOW), BEHIND (HIGH), MIDDLE

(LOW), MIDDLE (HIGH), SIDE (LOW),

SIDE (HIGH): Specify the position and height

to implement the Digital Cinema Surround

modes in the “Virtual Multi Dimension” sound

field (page 49) properly.

•

NONE: Select this when rear speakers are not

used.

SUBWOOFER

•

YES: Select this when a subwoofer is used.

NONE: Select this when a subwoofer is not

used.

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x DISTANCE

x BALANCE

The default distance settings for the speakers in

relation to the listening position is shown

below.

You can vary the balance of the left and right

speakers as follows. Be sure to set “TEST

TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment.

The default settings are in parentheses.

•

FRONT (0): Adjust the balance between the

front left and right speakers. (You can adjust

from center in 6 steps to left or right.)

2.4m

•

REAR (0): Adjust the balance between the rear

left and right speakers. (You can adjust from

center in 6 steps to left or right.)

x LEVEL

You can vary the level of each speakers as

follows. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON”

for easy adjustment.

1.5m

The default settings are in parentheses.

•

CENTER (0 dB): Adjust the level of the center

speaker (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB steps).

Be sure to change the value in the Setup

Display when you move the speakers.

REAR (0 dB): Adjust the level of the rear

speakers (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB steps).

SUBWOOFER (10 dB): Adjust the level of the

subwoofer (–10 dB to +10 dB, 1 dB steps).

• FRONT : Front speaker distance from the

listening position can be set in 0.1 meter steps

from 1.0 to 12.0 meters.

x TEST TONE

The speakers will emit a test tone to adjust

“BALANCE” and “LEVEL”.

• CENTER: Center speaker distance can be

moved up to 1.5 meters forward closer to the

listening position, in 0.1 meter increments.

•

OFF: The test tone is not emitted from the

speakers.

• REAR: Rear speaker distance can be moved up

to 4.5 meter forward closer to the listening

position, in 0.1 meter increments.

•

ON: The test tone is emitted from each speaker

in sequence while adjusting balance or level.

When you select one of the “SPEAKER

SETUP” items, the test tone is emitted from

both left and right speakers simultaneously.

Notes

• When you select an item, the sound cuts off for a

moment.

• If each of the front or rear speakers is not placed at

an equal distance from your listening position, set

the distance of the closest speaker.

• Do not place the rear speakers farther away from

your listening position than the front speakers.

To adjust the volume of all the

speakers at once

Turn VOLUME (or press VOL +/– on the

remote).

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Speaker settings (continued)

Adjusting the speaker volume

and level

1 When the playback is stopped, press

DVD SET UP, then select “SPEAKER

SETUP”.

2 Select “TEST TONE” and set “TEST

TONE” to “ON”.

You will hear the test tone from each

speaker in sequence.

3 From your listening position, select

“BALANCE” or “LEVEL”, then press p

or P repeatedly to adjust the value of

“BALANCE”, or press o or O repeatedly

to adjust the value of “LEVEL”.

The test tone is emitted from both left and

right speakers simultaneously.

4 Select “TEST TONE” and set “TEST

TONE” to “OFF” to turn off the test

tone.

Notes

• When you adjust the speaker settings, the sound

cuts off for a moment.

• If you adjust these parameters using OSD while

adjusting the speaker parameters using SETUP

menu, the display on the unit turns off.

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DVD/VIDEO CD/CD

Playing discs

When playing a VIDEO CD or CD:

Disc tray

number

Track

number

Playing time

Loading a disc

MIN

SEC

1 Press one of the DISC 1–3 Z buttons.

The disc tray slides out.

1 Turn on your TV and select the video

input.

2 Place a DVD/VIDEO CD/CD with the

Refer to the operating instructions supplied

with your TV if you need help.

label side up on the disc tray.

When you play a

DVD/VIDEO CD/

2 Turn FUNCTION to select “DVD”.

3 When playback is stopped, press PLAY

MODE repeatedly until the mode you

want appears in the display.

CD single, place it

on the inner circle

of the tray.

To insert additional discs, press Z of the

other numbers to open the disc tray.

Select

To play

ALL DISCS

All discs in the disc tray

continuously.

3 Press the same button to close the disc

tray.

1 DISC

The disc you have selected in

the original order.

ALL DISCS

SHUFFLE

The tracks on all discs in

random order.

Playing a disc

1 DISC

SHUFFLE

The tracks on the disc you have

selected in random order.

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/

Slow-motion Play/Freeze Frame

PROGRAM

The tracks on all discs in the

order you want them to be

played (see “Creating your own

program” on page 28).

You can play up to three discs (DVD, VIDEO

CD, CD) in a row. Depending on the DVD or

VIDEO CD, some operations may be different

or restricted. Refer to the operating instructions

supplied with the disc.

4 Press N SELECT (or SELECT DVD N

on the remote).

When playing a DVD:

Tips

• You cannot change the play mode during playback.

• You can change the play mode between 1 DISC and

ALL DISCS using the on-screen display as follows:

1 When playback is stopped, press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears.

Disc tray Title

Chapter

Playing time

number

number number

TITLE

CHAPTER

HOUR

MIN

SEC

DVD

2 Press O/o to select “ONE/ALL DISCS”, then

press ENTER.

3 Press O/o to select either “ONE DISC” or “ALL

DISCS”, then press ENTER.

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There may be some disturbance in the video

image.

DVD and VIDEO CD only.

SLOW t and STEP c are not available during

playback of VIDEO CDs.

Playing a disc (continued)

Other operations

Do this

Notes

• Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some

operations may be prohibited.

• VIDEO CDs cannot be viewed slowly or frame by

frame in the reverse direction.

• Under the following circumstances, the sound field

is automatically set to “2CH STEREO”.

– When recording.

– When TAPE B is in REC PAUSE mode.

– When recording using TAPE B.

Stop playback

Press x (DVD/VIDEO CD/

CD). The playback stops at the

point x is pressed (Resume

Play). Press x again to cancel

the Resume Play (see page 30).

Press X^*1.

Press again to resume playback.

Pause playback

Select a track or

chapter

During playback or pause, press

> (or NEXT) (DVD/VIDEO

CD/CD) to go forward or .

(or PREV) (DVD/VIDEO CD/

CD) to go backward.

• When using headphones, the sound from

headphones is 2 channel.

• Switch the sound field to “2CH STEREO” when

making an analog recording using a component

connected to the MD OUT jacks on this unit. There

is no audio output from the MD OUT jacks in the

multi channel mode.

• Depending on the DVD, digital recording may not

be done. In this case, perform analog recording.

Turn FILE SELECT to select “2CH STEREO”

when making an analog recording.

Find a point in

a track title or

chapter

(Lock

Search function)

Press M or m (DVD/VIDEO

CD/CD) during playback. Each

time you press the button, the

speed changes as follows:

1 (slow) y 2 (faster than 1)

Press N SELECT to stop

searching at the desired point.

• Set the sound to “STEREO” using the AUDIO

button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD

(page 34).

Change the

During playback, press SLOW

playback speed^*2

t or T^*3on the remote. Each

(Slow-motion play) time you press the button, the

speed switches between two

slowed playback speeds. To

return to normal playback, press

N SELECT.

Playing the disc

frame by frame

changing the

During playback, press STEP

c or C^*3on the remote.

Each time you press the button,

playback is advanced a single

frame in the desired direction.

To return to normal playback,

press N SELECT.

playback speed^*2

(Freeze Frame)

Select a disc when

playback is stopped

Press one of the DISC 1–3

buttons (or D.SKIP on the

remote).

Switch to DVD

function from

another source

Press one of the DISC 1–3

buttons (Automatic Source

Selection).

Remove the disc

Press one of the DISC 1–3 Z

buttons.

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Playing DVDs using the

Playing VIDEO CDs with

PBC functions (Ver. 2.0)

Some discs have a “title menu” or a “DVD

menu”. On some DVDs, this may simply be

called a “menu” or “title”.

— PBC Play

You can use menus on your TV screen to enjoy

the disc’s interactive software. The menu

format and structure may differ depending on

each disc.

Using the title menu

A DVD is divided into long sections of a

picture or a music feature called “titles”. When

you play a DVD which contains several titles,

you can select the title you want using the title

menu.

1 Turn FUNCTION to select “DVD”.

2 Press N SELECT (or SELECT DVD N

on the remote) to start playing a VIDEO

CD with PBC functions (Ver. 2.0).

The VIDEO CD and PBC indicators light

and a PBC menu appears on your TV.

The PBC indicator lights during PBC

playback of a PBC compatible VIDEO CD

(Ver. 2.0).

1 Turn FUNCTION to select “DVD”.

2 Press TITLE.

The title menu appears on the TV screen.

The contents of the menu vary from disc to

disc.

3 Press O/o repeatedly to select a

number from the menu, then press

ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

3 Press O/o/P/p or the numeric buttons

to select the title you want to play.

4 Continue playback according to the

instructions on the menus to enjoy

interactive playback.

4 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

The playback starts from the selected title.

Using the DVD menu

Do this

Some DVDs allow you to select the disc

contents using a menu. When you play these

DVDs, you can select items such as the

language for the subtitles and the language for

the sound using the DVD menu.

Stop playback

Press x (DVD/VIDEO CD/

CD).

See the rest of the

Press NEXT.

Go back to the

top of the menu

Press PREV.

1 Turn FUNCTION to select “DVD”.

Go back to the

previous menu

Press RETURN O.

2 Press DVD MENU.

The DVD menu appears on the TV screen.

The contents of the menu vary from disc to

disc.

continued

3 Press O/o/P/p or the numeric buttons

to select the item you want to change.

4 To change other items, repeat step 3.

5 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

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Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC

functions (Ver. 2.0) (continued)

Creating your own program

— Program Play

Do this

Cancel playback

with PBC functions

(Ver. 2.0)

When the playback is

You can make a program of up to 25 steps from

all the discs in the order you want them to be

played.

stopped, press . or >

(DVD/VIDEO CD/CD)

repeatedly to select the track

you want, then press ENTER

(A/V amplifier or remote) (or

press the numeric buttons on

the remote).

The PBC indicator turns off

and playback starts from the

selected track. Still images,

such as the menu screens, will

not be shown.

1 Turn FUNCTION (or press FUNCTION

on the remote) to select “DVD”.

2 When the playback is stopped, press

PLAY MODE repeatedly until

“PROGRAM” appears in the front panel

display.

The Program Display appears on the screen.

Press the numeric buttons,

then press ENTER.

To enter 0, press 10/0.

PROGRAM

Select a menu

number using the

remote

–

– – – –

ALL

ALL CLEAR

– – – –

Note

Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER” in

step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the

operating instructions supplied with the disc.

3 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote),

then press O or o repeatedly to select

the disc.

PROGRAM

– – – –

ALL

ALL CLEAR

– – – –

4 Press p.

The cursor moves to the title or track (in

this case, “01”).

Disc type* Title

Chapter

PROGRAM

DVD

ALL

ALL CLEAR

– – – –

Chapters recorded

on the disc

* “?” appears when the system has not loaded the disc

information in the memory.

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5 Select the title, chapter, or track you

Do this

want to program.

Return to normal

playback

Press CLEAR during playback.

x When programming a DVD

For example, select chapter “03” of title

“02”.

Turn off the Program Press PLAY MODE when the

Display playback is stopped.

Change the program To change the disc, select the

step number you want to

Press O/o or the numeric buttons to select

“02” under “T”, then press ENTER.

change using O/o after step 2

or 5, then press ENTER.

To change the title, chapter, or

track, select the one you want

in step 5.

PROGRAM

DVD

ALL

ALL CLEAR

– – – –

Cancel the

To cancel all the titles,

programmed order

chapters, or tracks in the

programed order, press O, and

select “ALL CLEAR” in step

3. To cancel a step, select the

step using O/o in step 3, then

press CLEAR.

Next, press O/o or the numeric buttons to

select “03” under “C”, then press ENTER.

PROGRAM

–

– – – –

ALL

ALL CLEAR

Tip

–

1. DVD 0 2 0 3

The program you made remains in the system’s

memory even after it has been played back. Press N

SELECT (or SELECT DVD N on the remote) to

play the same program again.

– – – –

Notes

• The program is canceled when you change the

function to TUNER or turn the system off.

• You may not be able to do Program Play depending

on the DVD.

• You cannot make a program while playing a disc.

• When you switch the play mode to “PROGRAM”

while “REPEAT 1” is selected, “REPEAT 1” is

automatically canceled.

Selected title and chapter

x When programming a VIDEO CD or

For example, select track “02”.

Press O/o or the numeric buttons to select

“02” under “T”, then press ENTER.

Selected track

PROGRAM

–

– – – –

ALL

ALL CLEAR

–

1. CD

– – – –

6 To program other discs, titles,

chapters, or tracks, repeat steps 3 to 5.

7 Press N SELECT (or SELECT DVD N

on the remote) to start Program Play.

Program Play starts.

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Resuming playback from

the point you stopped the

disc

Playing repeatedly

— Repeat Play

You can play all the titles/tracks or a single

title/chapter/track on a disc.

— Resume Play

In Shuffle or Program Play mode, the system

repeats the titles or tracks in the shuffled or

programmed order.

This system memorizes the point where you

stopped the disc so you can resume from that

point.

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears.

1 While playing a disc, press x (DVD/

VIDEO CD/CD) to stop playback.

2 Press O or o repeatedly to select

“RESUME” appears in the display. If

“RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play

is not available.

“REPEAT”, then press ENTER.

If you do not select “OFF,” the “REPEAT”

indicator lights in green.

2 Press N SELECT (or SELECT DVD N

3 Select the Repeat Play setting.

on the remote).

x When playing a DVD and when

The player starts playback from the point

you stopped the disc in step 1.

Program Play is set to OFF

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

To view from the beginning of the

disc

When “RESUME” appears in the display, press

x (DVD/VIDEO CD/CD), then press N

SELECT (or SELECT DVD N on the

remote).

• DISC: repeats all the titles (except for ALL

DISCS SHUFFLE).

• TITLE: repeats the current title on a disc.*

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter

(except for ALL DISCS SHUFFLE).

Notes

x When playing a VIDEO CD/CD and

when Program Play is set to OFF

• Depending on where you stopped the disc, the

system may resume playback from a different point.

• Resume play is canceled when:

– you press numeric buttons, x,

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• DISC: repeats all the tracks on a disc

(except for ALL DISCS SHUFFLE).

./> (DVD/VIDEO CD/CD), or D.SKIP

on the remote.

– you remove the disc.

• TRACK: repeats the current track.*

– you unplug the unit’s AC power cord.

x When Program Play is set to ON

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ON: repeats Program Play.

* When ALL DISCS SHUFFLE is selected, you can

select the Repeat Play of TITLE or TRACK only.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press CLEAR.

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Viewing information about the disc

Checking the playing time

and remaining time

Tip

You can quickly change the “REPEAT” setting by

pressing REPEAT.

Notes

• You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC

playback of VIDEO CDs (page 27).

• You may not be able to perform Repeat Play

depending on the DVD.

• If you select DISC repeat (with or without Program

Play), the program is repeated up to 5 times.

You can check the remaining time of the

current track or that of the disc.

When a DVD/CD TEXT disc is loaded, you

can check the information stored on the disc,

such as the titles.

When the system detects DVD/CD TEXT

discs, the “DVD TEXT” (or “CD TEXT”)

indication appears in the display.

Using the front panel display

Press DISPLAY.

Each time you press the button, the display

changes cyclically as follows:

During normal playback

When playing a DVD:

Playing time and number of the current title t

Remaining time of the current title t Playing

time and number of the current chapter t

Remaining time of the current chapter t

Text*¹t Clock display (for 8 seconds) t

Effect status

When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC

functions) or CD:

Playing time and current track number t

Remaining time of the current track t Playing

time of the disc t Remaining time of the disc

t Text*¹t Clock display (for 8 seconds) t

Effect status

VIDEO CDs with PBC functions (Ver. 2.0):

Playing time of the current scene*²t Text*¹

t Clock display (for 8 seconds) t Effect

status

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x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC

functions)

Checking the playing time and

remaining time (continued)

•

** **

When the playback is stopped

DVDs:

Total number of titles*³t Title name of the

disc*¹t Clock display (for 8 seconds) t

Effect status

Playing time of the current scene

x When playing a VIDEO CD (without

PBC functions) or CD

• T

** **

Playing time of the current track

VIDEO CDs or CDs:

• T–

** **

Remaining time of the current track

Total number of tracks and the total playing

time*³t Title name of the disc*¹t Clock

display (for 8 seconds) t Effect status

• D

** **

Playing time of the current disc

*¹With DVD/CD TEXT discs only (certain characters

cannot be displayed). Depending on the disc, DVD/

CD text does not appear and “NO TEXT” appears.

*²May not appear with still images, etc.

*³When the playback is stopped and “RESUME”

appears on the front panel display, the point where

playback was stopped is displayed.

• D–

** **

Remaining time of the current disc

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the

Control Menu is turned off.

Checking the text

information of the disc

Using the on-screen display

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly while playing a

DVD or a TEXT-CD.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change

The “TIME/TEXT” information is displayed at

the top of the screen. When the elapsed time of

the chapter, or track is displayed, text

information is displayed at the bottom of the

screen.

the time information.

The display and the kinds of time that you

can change depend on the disc you are

playing.

(

)

1 2 2 7

TIME/TEXT

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

(

1 8 3 4

DVD

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

Disc type

Time information

BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO – 4

x When playing a DVD

Notes

•

• Only DVD/CD TEXT in English is displayed.

• When there is no text recorded on the disc, “NO

TEXT” is displayed.

• If DISPLAY is not pressed for 2 seconds, the

display disappears.

** ** **

Playing time of the current title

T–

** ** **

Remaining time of the current title

** ** **

Playing time of the current chapter

C–

** ** **

Remaining time of the current chapter

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Displays of each item

Checking the playback

information

By pressing DVD DISPLAY repeatedly, you

can display either “BIT RATE” or “LAYER”,

whichever was selected in “ADVANCED”.

— ADVANCED

BIT RATE

(DVD only)

BIT RATE

Audio

Video

384kbps

You can check information such as the bit rate

or the disc layer that is being played.

While playing a disc, an approximate bit rate of

the playback picture is always displayed as

Mbps (Mega bit per second) and the audio as

Kbps (Kilo bit per second).

Mbps

When playing MPEG audio sound tracks:

BIT RATE

kbps

Audio

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.

1000

Mbps

The Control Menu appears.

Video

2 Press O or o repeatedly to select

Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio

data per second in a disc. The higher the bit

rate, the larger the amount of data. When the

bit rate level is high, there is a large amount of

data. However, this does not always mean that

you can get higher quality pictures or sounds.

“ADVANCED”, then press ENTER.

The options for “ADVANCED” appear.

(

)

1 2 2 7

(

1 8 3 4

DVD

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF

BIT RATE

LAYER

BIT RATE

Appears when the DVD

has dual layers

BIT RATE

384kbps

Mbps

3 Press O or o repeatedly to select the

item.

For each item, see “Displays of each item”.

• BIT RATE: Displays the bit rate.

• LAYER: Displays the layer and the

pick-up point.

This item indicates the approximate point

where the disc is playing. When the DVD has

dual layers, the system indicates which layer is

being read (“Layer 0” or “Layer 1”). For details

on the layers, see page 67 (DVD).

4 Press ENTER.

To close the “ADVANCED” display

Select “OFF” in step 3.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the

Control Menu is turned off.

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Sound adjustment

Tip

Changing the sound

You can select “AUDIO” directly by pressing

AUDIO on the remote. Each time you press the

button, the item changes.

If a DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks,

you can select the language you want while

playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in

multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital,

MPEG audio, or DTS), you can select the audio

format you want while playing the DVD.

Notes

• For discs not in multiple audio format, you cannot

change the sound.

• During DVD playback, the sound may change

automatically.

• If you press DVD DISPLAY while adjusting

parameters using buttons on the unit, the display of

the front panel turns off.

With stereo CDs or VIDEO CDs, you can

select the sound from the right or left channel

and listen to the sound of the selected channel

through both the right and left speakers. (In this

case, the sound loses its stereo effect.) For

example, when playing a disc containing a song

with the vocals on the right channel and the

instruments on the left channel, you can select

the left channel and hear only the instruments

from both speakers.

Displaying the audio

information of the disc

(DVD only)

When you select “AUDIO”, the channels being

played are displayed on the screen.

For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple

signals ranging from monaural to 5.1 channel

signals can be recorded on a DVD. Depending

on the DVD, the number of the recorded

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press O or o repeatedly to select

channels may differ.

Current audio format*

“AUDIO”, then press ENTER.

3 Press O or o repeatedly to select the

(

)

1 2 2 7

(

DVD

1 8 3 4

audio signal you want.

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

1: ENGLISH

x When playing a DVD

PROGRAM FORMAT

DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

Depending on the DVD, the choice of the

language varies. When 4 digits are

displayed, they represent the language code

(see the language code list on page 69).

When the same language is displayed two

or more, the DVD is recorded in multiple

audio formats.

LFE

Current playing program format**

* “PCM”, “MPEG”, “DTS”, or “DOLBY DIGITAL”

is displayed.

For “DOLBY DIGITAL”, the channels in the

playing track are displayed numerically as follows:

x When playing a VIDEO CD or CD

• STEREO: The standard stereo sound.

• 1/L: The sound of the left channel

(monaural).

For Dolby Digital 5.1 ch:

• 2/R: The sound of the right channel

Rear component 2

(monaural).

4 Press ENTER.

To turn off the Control Menu

DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2.1

Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the

Control Menu is turned off.

LFE (Low Frequency

Effect) component 1

Front component 2 +

Center component 1

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**The letters in the program format display mean the

following sound component:

•

DTS

“LFE” is always enclosed in a solid line

regardless of the LFE signal component being

output.

Front (left)

Front (right)

Center

PROGRAM FORMAT

DTS 3/2.1

LS: Rear (left)

RS: Rear (right)

Rear (monaural): The rear component of the

Dolby Surround processed signal or the

Dolby Digital signal.

LFE: LFE (Low Frequency Effect)

LFE

Note

The display examples are as follows:

When the signal contains rear signal components such

as LS, RS, or S, the Surround effect is enhanced

(page 48).

• PCM (stereo)

PROGRAM FORMAT

PCM 48kHz 24bit

• Dolby Surround

PROGRAM FORMAT

DOLBY DIGITAL 2/0

DOLBY SURROUND

• Dolby Digital 5.1ch

When an LFE signal component is output,

“LFE” is enclosed in a solid line. When an LFE

signal component is not output, “LFE” is

enclosed in a broken line.

PROGRAM FORMAT

DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

LFE

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Enjoying movies

To search for a scene using

the time code (TIME SEARCH)

Searching for a title/

chapter/track/index/scene

(DVD only)

You can search a DVD disc by title or chapter,

and you can search a VIDEO CD or CD by

track, index, or scene. As titles and tracks are

assigned unique numbers on the disc, you can

select the desired one by entering its number.

Or, you can search for a scene using the time

code (TIME SEARCH).

1 In step 3, select “TIME/TEXT”.

“T

” (playing time of the current

** ** **

title) is selected.

2 Press ENTER.

“T

” changes to “T --:--:--”.

** ** **

3 Input the time code using the numeric

buttons, then press ENTER.

1 Turn FUNCTION to select “DVD”.

For example, to find the scene at 2 hours,

10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the

beginning, just enter “2:10:20”.

2 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears.

3 Press O or o repeatedly to select the

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the

Control Menu is turned off.

search method.

x When playing a DVD

“TITLE”, “CHAPTER”, or “TIME/TEXT”

Select “TIME/TEXT” for TIME SEARCH.

Note

The displayed number of title, chapters, or tracks is

the same number of title, chapters, or tracks recorded

on the disc.

x When playing a VIDEO CD

“TRACK” or “INDEX”

x When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions

“SCENE”

x When playing a CD

“TRACK” or “INDEX”

4 Press ENTER.

“

(

)

” changes to “--

(

)”.

** **

The number in parentheses indicates the

total number of titles, chapters, tracks,

indexes, or scenes.

5 Press O or o repeatedly, or press the

numeric buttons to select the title,

chapter, track, index, or scene number

you want to search.

If you make a mistake

Press CLEAR to cancel the number, then

select another number.

6 Press ENTER.

The playback starts from the selected

number.

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Changing the angles

Displaying the subtitles

(DVD only)

When playing a DVD on which various angles

(multi-angles) for a scene are recorded, the

“ANGLE” indicator lights in green. This means

that you can change the viewing angle. For

example, while playing a scene of a train in

motion, you can display the view from either

the front of the train, the left window of the

train or from the right window without having

the train’s movement interrupted.

With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles are

recorded, you can change the subtitle language

while playing a DVD, or turn the subtitles on or

off whenever you want. For example, you can

select the language you want to master and turn

the subtitles on for better understanding.

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press O or o repeatedly to select

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.

“SUBTITLE”, then press ENTER.

The Control Menu appears.

The options for “SUBTITLE” appear.

2 Press O or o repeatedly to select

3 Press O or o repeatedly to select the

“ANGLE”.

language you want, then press ENTER.

The angle number appears. The number in

parentheses indicates the total number of

angles.

The subtitles are displayed in the selected

language.

To cancel the SUBTITLE setting

Select “OFF” in step 3.

3 Press ENTER.

The angle number changes to “–”.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the

Control Menu is turned off.

4 Select the angle you want using the

numeric buttons or O/o, then press

ENTER.

The angle is changed to the selected angle.

Tip

You can select the subtitle by pressing SUBTITLE on

the remote. Each time you press the button, the

language changes.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the

Control Menu is turned off.

Notes

Tip

• When 4 digits are displayed in step 3, they indicate

the language code. Refer to the language code list

on page 69 to see the language the code represents.

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to

change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles

are recorded on the DVD.

You can select the angle by pressing ANGLE on the

remote. Each time you press the button, the angle

changes.

Note

Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to

change the angles even if multi-angles are recorded

on the DVD.

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Using various additional functions

4 Press O or o repeatedly to select “ON

Locking discs

t”, then press ENTER.

x If you have not entered a password

The display for registering a new password

appears.

— CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL/

PARENTAL CONTROL

You can set two kinds of playback restrictions

for the disc.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

•

Custom Parental Control

Enter a new 4-digit password, then

ENTER

You can set the playback restrictions so that

the system will not play inappropriate discs.

You can set the same Custom Parental

Control password for up to 50 discs. When

you set the fifty-first disc, the playback

restriction for the first disc is canceled.

Parental Control

press

Enter a 4-digit password using the numeric

buttons, then press ENTER.

The display for confirming the password

appears.

•

You can limit the playback of some DVDs

according to a predetermined level such as

the age of the users. The limited scene is not

played, or replaced by a different scene.

x When you have already registered a

password

The display for entering the password

appears.

The same password is used for both Custom

Parental Control and Parental Control.

Custom Parental Control

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL

ENTER

Enter password, then press

1 Insert the disc you want to lock.

If the disc is playing, press x (DVD/

VIDEO CD/CD) to stop playback.

2 When the playback is stopped, press

DVD DISPLAY.

5 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password

using the numeric buttons, then press

ENTER.

The Control Menu appears.

3 Press O or o repeatedly to select

“CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL”, then

press ENTER.

“Custom parental control is set.” appears

and the screen returns to the Control Menu

Display.

The “CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL”

If you make a mistake entering your

password

display appears.

Press P before you press ENTER and input

the correct number.

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If you make a mistake

Press RETURN O, then start from step 3

again.

Limiting playback by children

(Parental Control)

(DVD only)

To turn off the Control Menu

1 When the playback is stopped, press

Press RETURN O, then press DVD

DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is

turned off.

DVD SET UP.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press O or o repeatedly to select

To turn off the Custom Parental

Control function

“CUSTOM SETUP”, then press ENTER.

The “CUSTOM SETUP” display appears.

1 In step 4, select “OFF t”, then press

ENTER.

3 Press O or o repeatedly to select

“PARENTAL CONTROL t”, then press

ENTER.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

numeric buttons, then press ENTER.

CUSTOM SETUP

PAUSE MODE:

AUTO

OFF

To change the password

PARENTAL CONTROL

TRACK SELECTION

1 In step 4, Press O or o repeatedly to select

“PASSWORD t”, then press ENTER.

The display for entering the password

appears.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

numeric buttons, then press ENTER.

x If you have not entered a password

The display for registering a new password

appears.

3 Enter a new 4-digit password using the

numeric buttons, then press ENTER.

CUSTOM SETUP

4 To confirm your password, re-enter it using

the numeric buttons, then press ENTER.

PARENTAL CONTROL

Enter a new 4-digit password, then

Playing the disc for which

ENTER

press

Custom Parental Control is set

1 Insert the disc for which Custom

Parental Control is set

Enter a 4-digit password using the numeric

buttons, then press ENTER.

The “CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL”

display appears.

The display for confirming the password

appears.

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

numeric buttons, then press ENTER.

x When you have already registered a

password

The system is ready for playback.

Tip

The display for entering the password

appears.

If you forgot your password, enter the 6-digit number

“199703” using the numeric buttons when the

“CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL” display asks

you for your password, then press ENTER. The

display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

ENTER

Enter password, then press

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8Press O or o repeatedly to select the

Locking discs (continued)

level you want, then press ENTER.

The Parental Control setting is completed.

4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password

using the numeric buttons, then press

ENTER.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:

4: PG13

USA

The display for setting the playback

limitation level and changing the password

appears.

STANDARD:

CHANGE PASSWORD

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

The lower the value, the more strict the

limitation.

LEVEL:

OFF

USA

STANDARD:

CHANGE PASSWORD

If you make a mistake

Press RETURN O to go back to the previous

screen.

5 Press O or o repeatedly to select

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the

Control Menu is turned off.

“STANDARD”, then press ENTER.

The options for “STANDARD” appears.

CUSTOM SETUP

To turn off the Parental Control

function and play the DVD after

entering your password

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:

OFF

USA

STANDARD:

CHANGE PASSWORD

Set “LEVEL” to “OFF” in step 8.

OTHERS

To change the password

1 In step 5, press o to select “CHANGE

PASSWORD t”, then press ENTER.

The display for entering the password

appears.

6 Press O or o repeatedly to select a

geographic area as the playback

limitation level, then press ENTER.

2 Follow step 3 to enter a new password.

The area is selected.

When you select “OTHERS t”, select and

enter the standard code in the table on page

41 using the numeric buttons.

7 Press ENTER.

The options for “LEVEL” appears.

CUSTOM SETUP

PARENTAL CONTROL

LEVEL:

OFF

STANDARD:

CHANGE PASSWORD

7: NC17

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Area code

Playing the disc for which

Parental Control is set

Standard

Code

Standard

Code

number

1 Insert the disc and press N SELECT.

The “PARENTAL CONTROL” display

appears.

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

2044

2047

2046

2057

2070

2079

2090

2092

2115

2165

2174

2109

2219

2248

2238

2254

2276

Korea

2304

2363

2362

2376

Malaysia

Mexico

2 Enter your 4-digit password using the

Netherlands

numeric buttons, then press ENTER.

New Zealand 2390

The playback starts.

Canada

Chile

Norway

Pakistan

Philippines

Portugal

Russia

2379

2427

2424

2436

2489

2501

2149

2499

2086

2543

2528

Tip

If you forgot your password, remove the disc and

repeat steps 1 to 5 of “Limiting playback by

children”. When you are asked to enter your

password, enter “199703” using the numeric buttons,

then press ENTER. The display will ask you to enter

a new 4-digit password. After you enter a new 4-digit

password in step 3, replace the disc in the system and

China

Denmark

Finland

France

Singapore

Spain

Germany

Hong Kong

India

press

SELECT. When the “PARENTAL

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

CONTROL” display appears, enter your new

password.

Indonesia

Italy

Notes

• When you play DVDs which do not have the

Parental Control function, playback cannot be

limited on this system.

Thailand

Japan

United Kingdom 2184

• Depending on the DVD, you may be asked to

change the parental control level while playing the

disc. In this case, enter your password, then change

the level. If the Resume Play mode is canceled, the

level returns to the original level.

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Tuner

To change the AM tuning interval

(Except for European and Saudi

Arabian models)

Presetting radio stations

The AM tuning interval is factory set to 9 kHz

(10 kHz in some areas). To change the AM

tuning interval, tune in any AM station first,

then turn off the power. While holding down

ENTER (Tuner), turn the power back on.

Release ?/1 first, then release ENTER

(Tuner). Press ?/1 again. The AM tuning

interval is changed. When you change the

interval, AM preset stations will be erased. To

reset the interval, repeat the same procedure.

You can preset 20 stations for FM and

10 stations for AM.

1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to

select FM or AM.

2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until

“AUTO” appears in the display.

Scanning stops when the system tunes in a

station. “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for a

stereo program) appear.

MHz

Listening to the radio

3 Press TUNER MEMORY.

— Preset Tuning

A preset number appears in the display. The

stations are stored from preset number 1.

Preset radio stations in the tuner’s memory first

(see “Presetting radio stations”).

Preset number

1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to

select the band you want.

2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to tune

in the preset station you want.

4 Press ENTER (Tuner or remote).

Preset number

Frequency

The station is stored.

5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to store other

stations.

MHz

To tune in a station with a weak

signal

Press TUNING + or – repeatedly to tune in the

Turn off the radio

Do this

Press ?/1.

station manually.

To set another station to an existing

preset number

Start over from step 1. After step 3, press

PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the preset

number where you want to store a new station,

then proceed to step 4.

To listen to non-preset radio stations

In step 2, press TUNING + or – repeatedly

(Manual Tuning) or press and hold TUNING +

or – (Automatic Tuning).

Notes

• When the TUNER function is selected, the OSD

does not appear on the screen.

Tip

• When DVD is selected as the current function and

TUNER/BAND is pressed to select the TUNER

function, some time may be necessary before the

function can be switched.

The preset stations are retained for half a day even if

you unplug the power cord or if a power failure

occurs.

• When you change the function from DVD to

TUNER, “WAIT” may flash on the front panel

display. While this flashes, there is no audio output.

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Tips

Locating a station by

program type (PTY)

• When an FM program is noisy, press STEREO/

MONO so that “MONO” appears in the display.

There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will

improve.

• To improve broadcast reception, reorient the

antennas.

You can locate a station you want by selecting

a program type. The tuner tunes in the type of

programs currently being broadcast from the

RDS stations stored in the tuner’s preset

memory.

Using the Radio Data

System (RDS)

The types of programs include NEWS,

AFFAIRS (current news), INFORMATION,

SPORT, EDUCATION (education programs),

DRAMA, CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED

(interviews, games and comedy), POP, ROCK,

EASY MUSIC, L.CLASSICAL,

(European model only)

What is the Radio Data

System?

S.CLASSICAL, OTHER MUSIC, WEATHER,

FINANCE, CHILDREN, SOCIAL,

RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE,

JAZZ, COUNTRY (country music), NATION

(nation’s popular music), OLDIES, FOLK,

DOCUMENTARY (investigative features),

ALARM TEST (test signal for emergency

broadcast), ALARM-ALARM (emergency

broadcast) and NONE (any programs not

defined above).

Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting

service that allows radio stations to send

additional information along with the regular

program signal. This tuner offers convenient

RDS features like station name display and

location of stations by program type. RDS is

available only for FM stations.

Note

RDS may not work properly if the station you are

tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly

or if the signal is weak.

1 Press PTY while listening to the radio.

2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to

select the program type you want.

Receiving RDS broadcasts

3 Press ENTER (Tuner or remote).

“SEARCH” and the selected program type

appear alternately in the display.

Simply select a station from the FM band.

When you tune in a station that provides RDS

services, the station name appears in the

display.

When the tuner receives a program, the

preset station name flashes.

4 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to

continue searching for the station

name you want.

To check the RDS information

Press DISPLAY.

Each time you press the button, the display

changes cyclically as follows:

5 Press ENTER (Tuner or remote) while

the preset station name you want is

flashing.

Station name* t Frequency t Program

type* t Clock display t Effect status

To cancel the PTY search

* If the RDS broadcast is not received, the station

name and program type may not appear in the

display.

Press PTY again.

Note

“NO PTY” appears when the program type you

selected is not currently being broadcast.

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Tape

Tip

When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low-level

high-frequency signals, press DOLBY NR so that

“DOLBY NR” appears in the display.

Loading a tape

Searching for the beginning of a

track (AMS*)

During playback, press . or > (Deck A

or B) repeatedly for the number of songs you

want to skip forward (or backward).

1 Press Z (Deck A or B).

2 Insert a tape in deck A or B.

Insert with the

side you want

to play/record

facing forward.

The search direction, + (forward) or – (back),

and number of songs being skipped (1–9)

appear in the display.

AUTO REVERSE

Example: searching forward 2 songs

Playing a tape

* Automatic Music Sensor

You can use TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (CrO2),

or TYPE IV (metal) tapes. The deck

automatically detects the tape type.

Note

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 television.

1 Load a tape.

2 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select

g to play one side, j to play both

sides, or RELAY* (Relay Play) to play

both decks in succession.

3 Press N (Deck A or B) (or, TAPE A

nN or TAPE B nN on the remote).

The tape starts playing.

Press n (Deck A or B) to play the reverse

side. When using the remote, press TAPE A

nN or TAPE B nN again.

When you select j or RELAY, the deck

stops automatically after repeating the

sequence 5 times.

* Relay Play always follow this cyclic sequence:

Deck A (front side) t Deck A (reverse side) t

Deck B (front side) t Deck B (reverse side)

Do this

Stop playback

Press x (Deck A or B).

Fast-forward or rewind Press m or M (Deck A

or B) when the playback is

stopped.

Remove the cassette

Press Z (Deck A or B).

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Recording to a tape

— CD Synchro Recording/High-Speed Dubbing/Recording Manually/Program

Edit

You can record from a DVD, VIDEO CD, CD, tape, radio or other connected component. You can

use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2) tapes. The recording level is adjusted automatically.

Recording from a VIDEO CD/CD

(CD Synchro Recording)

Recording from a tape

(High-Speed Dubbing)

Steps

Recording manually

Insert a recordable tape into deck B.

Turn FUNCTION to select

“TAPE A”.

Turn FUNCTION to

select the recording

source.

“DVD”.

Insert the VIDEO CD/CD

you want to record.

Insert the tape you want to Prepare the recording

record into deck A.

source.

Press CD SYNC.

Press HI-DUB.

Press REC PAUSE/

START.

Deck B stands by for recording.

“REC” indicator in the display flashes.

To reduce the hiss noise in low-level high-frequency signals, press DOLBY NR so that

“DOLBY NR” appears in the display (except when recording from a tape).

Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side.

Select j (or RELAY) to record on both sides.

Press REC PAUSE/START.

Recording starts.

Start playing the

recording source.

Tips

Press

• If you want to record from the reverse side, press

n or N (Deck B) (or TAPE B nN on the

remote) which does not light up after step 4 (when

the deck B is in recording pause).

Stop recording

x (DVD/VIDEO CD/CD or

Deck B).

Pause recording*

REC PAUSE/START.

• When you record on both sides, be sure to start

from the front side. If you start from the reverse

side, recording stops at the end of the reverse side.

• (High-Speed Dubbing only)

* Only when recording manually.

If you set direction to j when the tapes have

different lengths, the tapes in each deck reverses

independently. If you select RELAY, the tapes in

both decks reverse together.

• CD synchro recording is not available with DVDs.

Note

The sound field automatically switches to 2CH

STEREO when you start recording.

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5 Select the track you want to program.

For example, select track “02”.

Recording to a tape (continued)

Press O/o or the numeric buttons to select

Recording a VIDEO CD/CD by

specifying the track order

“02” under “T”, then press ENTER.

Selected track

— Program Edit

PROGRAM

–

– – – –

ALL

ALL CLEAR

When programming, make sure the playing

times for each side do not exceed the length of

one side of the tape.

–

1. CD

– – – –

1 Insert a recordable tape into deck B,

then turn FUNCTION to select “DVD”.

2 When the playback is stopped, press

PLAY MODE repeatedly until

“PROGRAM” appears in the front panel

display.

6 To program additional steps, repeat

steps 3 to 5.

7 Press CD SYNC.

Deck B stands by for recording. To reduce

the hiss noise in low-level high-frequency

signals, press DOLBY NR so that “DOLBY

NR” appears in the display. “REC”

indicator in the display flashes.

The Program Display appears on the screen.

PROGRAM

–

– – – –

ALL

ALL CLEAR

– – – –

8 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select

g to record on one side.

Select j (or RELAY) to record on

both sides.

– – – –

3 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote),

then press O or o repeatedly to select

the disc.

9 Press REC PAUSE/START.

Recording starts.

To cancel Program Edit

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “1 DISC”

or “ALL DISCS” appears in the display.

PROGRAM

– – – –

ALL

ALL CLEAR

– – – –

4 Press p.

The cursor moves to the track (in this case,

“01”).

Disc type* Track

PROGRAM

ALL

ALL CLEAR

– – – –

* “?” appears when the system has not loaded the disc

information in the memory.

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Do this

Timer-recording radio

programs

Check the setting

Press TIMER SELECT (or

CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on

the remote) and press O or o

repeatedly to select “REC

SELECT”, then press ENTER

(A/V amplifier or remote).

To timer-record, you must set the clock (see

“Setting the time” on page 17) and preset the

radio stations (see “Presetting radio stations”

on page 42) beforehand.

Change the setting

Start over from step 1.

Cancel the

Timer-recording

Press TIMER SELECT (or

CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on

the remote) and press O or o

repeatedly to select “TIMER

OFF”, then press ENTER (A/

V amplifier or remote).

1 Tune in the preset radio station (see

“Listening to the radio” on page 42).

2 Press CLOCK/TIMER (or CLOCK/TIMER

SET on the remote).

“DAILY1 SET” flashes.

3 Press O or o repeatedly to select “REC

SET”, then press ENTER (A/V amplifier

or remote).

Notes

• If the power is on at the preset time, the Timer-

recording does not work.

• When you use the Sleep Timer, the Timer-recording

will not turn on the system until the Sleep Timer

turns it off.

“ON” appears and the hour indication

flashes.

• The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset

time.

4 Set the time to start recording.

Press O or o repeatedly to set the hour, then

press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

The minute indication flashes.

Press O or o repeatedly to set the minutes,

then press ENTER (A/V amplifier or

remote).

The hour indication flashes again.

5 Set the time to stop recording following

step 4.

The start time appears, followed by the stop

time, the preset radio station to be recorded

(e.g., “TUNER FM 5”), then the original

display appears.

6 Insert a recordable tape into deck B.

7 Turn off the power.

When the recording starts, the volume level

is set to the minimum.

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Sound Adjustment

Tips

• You can also select a sound field by pressing P or p

while indicators on the SUR and EQ buttons are

turned on or off.

Adjusting the sound

• You can identify the encoding format of program

software by looking at its packaging.

To reinforce bass (DBFB*)

Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the

logo, and Dolby Surround encoded programs are

Press DBFB on the remote.

Each time you press the button, the display

changes as follows:

labeled with the

logo.

DBFB ON y DBFB OFF

x 2 Channel Stereo (2CH STEREO)

Outputs the sound from the front left and right

speakers and a subwoofer. Standard two

channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the

sound field processing. Multi channel surround

formats are downmixed to two channels.

* Dynamic Bass Feedback

For a powerful sound

Press GROOVE on the remote.

Each time you press the button, the display

changes cyclically as follows:

x Auto Format Decoding (A.F.D.)

Automatically detects the type of audio signal

being input (Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro

Logic, or standard 2 channel stereo) and

performs the proper decoding if necessary. This

mode presents the sound as it was recorded/

encoded, without adding any effects.

GROOVE t V-GROOVE t OFF

GROOVE: The volume switches to power

mode and the equalizer curve changes. DBFB

is automatically set to full strength.

V-GROOVE: The volume switches to power

mode, the lower bass frequencies of the sound

you are listening to is powerfully reinforced,

and the equalizer curve changes. DBFB is

automatically set to full strength.

x Normal Surround (NORMAL SURR.)

Software with multi channel surround audio

signals is played according to the way it was

recorded. Software with 2 channel audio

signals, is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to

create surround effects.

Selecting a sound field

x Cinema Studio A (C. STUDIO A)¹⁾

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s classic editing

studio.

Turn FILE SELECT (or press FILE SELECT

+/– on the remote) to select the sound field

you want.

The current sound field name appears in the

display.

x Cinema Studio B (C. STUDIO B)¹⁾

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s mixing studio

which is one of the most up-to-date facilities in

Hollywood.

See below for the information of each sound

field.

x Cinema Studio C (C. STUDIO C)¹⁾

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s BGM recording

studio.

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x Virtual Multi Dimension (V.M.DIMENS.)²⁾

Uses 3D sound imaging to create an array of

virtual rear speakers positioned higher than the

listener from a single pair of actual rear

speakers. This mode creates 5 sets of virtual

speakers surrounding the listener at

x ARENA³⁾

Reproduces the acoustics of a 1000-seat

concert hall.

x STADIUM³⁾

Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air

stadium.

approximately a 30° angle of elevation.

x GAME³⁾

Obtains maximum audio impact from video

game software.

x Virtual Semi Multi Dimension

(V.SEMI M.D.)²⁾

Uses 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear

speakers from the sound of the front speakers

without using actual rear speakers. This mode

creates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding

the listener at a 30° angle of elevation.

1) You can select directly by pressing the buttons on

the front panel (CINEMA STUDIO A–C).

2) “VIRTUAL” sound field: Sound field with virtual

speakers.

3) These sound fields are not displayed even if you

turn FILE SELECT (or press FILE SELECT +/–

on the remote) while the tuner is decoding the DTS

signals. When the tuner starts decoding the DTS

signals while one of these sound fields is selected,

the sound field automatically switches to “A.F.D.”

(Auto Format Decoding).

x SMALL HALL³⁾

Reproduces the acoustics of a small rectangular

concert hall.

x LARGE HALL³⁾

Reproduces the acoustics of a large rectangular

concert hall.

Notes

x OPERA HOUSE³⁾

Reproduces the acoustics of an opera house.

• The effects provided by the virtual speakers may

cause increased noise in the playback signal.

• When listening with sound fields that employ the

virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any

sound coming directly from the rear speakers.

• To listen to two channel (stereo) sources using the

front left and right speakers and a subwoofer, select

“A.F.D.” or “2CH STEREO”.

x JAZZ CLUB³⁾

Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.

x DISCO/CLUB³⁾

Reproduces the acoustics of a discotheque/

dance club.

• If you change the setting of sound, such as changing

the sound field menu, while recording, the

recording sound is interrupted at the point.

x CHURCH³⁾

Reproduces the acoustics of a stone church.

x LIVE HOUSE³⁾

Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live

house.

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Understanding the multi

channel surround displays

Customizing sound fields

By adjusting the surround parameters and the

equalization of the front speakers, you can

customize the sound fields to suit your

particular listening situation.

Once you customize a sound field, the changes

are stored in the memory indefinitely (unless

the unit is unplugged for half a day). You can

change a customized sound field any time by

making new adjustments to the parameters.

PRO LOGIC

DIGITAL

VIRTUAL

dts

1 2

See the tables starting from page 74 for the

parameters available in each sound field.

1 VIRTUAL: Lights up when the sound field

To get the most from multi

channel surround sound

with virtual speakers is selected.

2 dts: Lights up when DTS signals are input.

3 ; DIGITAL: Lights up when the unit is

decoding signals recorded in the Dolby

Digital format.

Position your speakers and do the procedures

described in “Multi channel surround setup”

starting from page 14 before you customize a

sound field.

4 PRO LOGIC: Lights up when the unit

applies Pro Logic processing to two channel

signals in order to output the center and rear

channel signals. However, this indicator does

not light if the rear speakers are set to “NO”.

Adjusting the surround

parameters

5 Playback channel indicators: The letters

(L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being

played back. The boxes around the letters

vary to show how the unit downmixes the

source sound (based on the speakers settings).

When using sound fields like “LARGE

HALL” or “SMALL HALL”, the unit adds

reverberation based on the source sound.

The SUR menu contains parameters that let

you customize various aspects of the current

sound field. The settings available in this menu

are stored individually for each sound field.

1 Start playing a program source

encoded with multi channel surround

sound, then select a sound field.

L (Front Left), R (Front Right), C (Center

(monaural)), SL (Rear Left), SR (Rear Right),

S (Rear (monaural or the rear components

obtained by Pro Logic processing))

MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator

lights up when the tuner is decoding signals

recorded in a multi channel format.

When the selected sound field contains

adjustable surround parameters, the SUR

button lights up.

Example:

Recording format (Front /Rear): 3/2

Output channel: Rear speakers absent

Sound Field: A.F.D.

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2 When the SUR button lights up, press

Adjusting the level

parameters

SUR.

The button starts blinking and the first

parameter is displayed.

The SP. LEVEL menu contains parameters that

let you adjust the balance and speaker volumes

of each speaker. The settings available in this

menu are applied to all sound fields.

3 Press P or p repeatedly to select the

parameter you want to adjust.

4 Press O or o repeatedly to select the

1 Press SET UP.

setting you want.

The setting is stored.

2 Press P or p repeatedly to select “SP.

LEVEL”.

5 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

The SUR button lights up. See the table on

page 73 for the surround parameters.

3 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

4 Press P or p repeatedly to select the

parameter you want to adjust.

5 Press O or o repeatedly to select the

x Effect level (EFFECT)

Lets you adjust the “presence” of the current

surround effect.

setting you want.

The setting is stored.

6 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

See the table on page 73 for the speaker

level parameters.

x Wall type (WALL)

Lets you control the level of the high

frequencies to alter the sonic character of your

listening environment by simulating a softer (S)

or harder (H) wall. The midpoint designates a

neutral wall (made of wood).

x Front balance (FRONT)

Lets you adjust the balance between the front

left and right speakers.

x Reverberation (REVERB)

Lets you control the spacing of the early

reflections to simulate a sonically longer (L) or

shorter (S) room. The midpoint (0) designates a

standard room with no adjustment.

x Rear balance (REAR)

Lets you adjust the balance between the rear

left and right speakers.

x Rear level (REAR)

Lets you adjust the level of the rear (left and

right) speakers.

x Center level (CENTER)

Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker.

x Subwoofer level (SUB W.)

Lets you adjust the level of the subwoofer.

Notes

• When the center and rear speakers are set to “NO”

in the speaker parameters (see page 14), you cannot

adjust the rear balance, rear level, or center level.

• When the subwoofer is set to “NO” in the speaker

parameters (see page 15), you cannot adjust the

subwoofer level.

• If you press SET UP while adjusting parameters

using OSD, the OSD turns off.

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Customizing sound fields (continued)

Adjusting the equalizer

The EQ menu lets you adjust the equalization

(low, mid, and high frequencies) of the front

speakers. The equalizer settings are stored

individually for each sound field.

x LFE (Low Frequency Effect) mix level

(LFE)

Lets you attenuate the level of the LFE (Low

Frequency Effect) channel output from the

subwoofer without effecting the level of the

bass frequencies sent to the subwoofer from the

front, center or rear channels via the Dolby

Digital bass redirection circuitry.

1 Start playing a program source

encoded with multi channel surround

sound, then select a sound field.

When the selected sound field contains

adjustable equalizer parameters, the EQ

button lights up.

•

“0 dB” outputs the full LFE signal at the mix

level determined by the recording engineer.

2 When the EQ button lights up, press

•

“MUTING” mutes the sound of the LFE

channel from the subwoofer. However, the low

frequency sounds of the front, center, or rear

speakers are output from the subwoofer

according to the settings made for each speaker

in the speaker setup (page 14).

EQ.

The button starts blinking and the first

parameter is displayed.

3 Press P or p repeatedly to select the

parameter (gain (dB) or frequency (Hz))

you want to adjust.

x Dynamic range compressor (D.COMP.)

Lets you compress the dynamic range of the

sound track. This may be useful when you want

to watch movies at low volumes late at night.

4 Press O or o repeatedly to select the

setting you want.

The setting is stored.

•

“OFF” reproduces the sound track with no

compression.

5 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

The EQ button lights up. See the table on

page 73 for the equalizer parameters.

•

“STD” reproduces the sound track with the

dynamic range intended by the recording

engineer.

•

“0.1” – “0.9” allow you to compress the

dynamic range in small steps to achieve the

sound you desire.

Level (dB)

“MAX” provides a dramatic compression of the

dynamic range.

Frequency (Hz)

Note

Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby

Digital sources only.

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To turn on/off the equalizer

To reset the settings of all the

customized sound fields

Press EQ ON/OFF. The EQ indicator in the

display lights up when the equalizer is turned

on. When you adjust the equalizer using the EQ

parameters, the settings are stored separately

for each sound field and can be reproduced

whenever you turn on the equalizer.

1Press SET UP.

2 Press P or p repeatedly to select

“RESET MENU”.

3 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

x Front speaker bass (BASS)

4 Press P or p repeatedly to select “ALL

(Gain/Frequency)

F. RESET”.

Lets you adjust the gain and frequency of bass.

5 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote)

again.

x Front speaker midrange (MID)

(Gain/Frequency)

Lets you adjust the gain and frequency of

midrange.

All the surround, equalizer, and speaker

level parameters are reset to the factory

settings.

To cancel

x Front speaker treble (TREB)

(Gain/Frequency)

Press SET UP.

Lets you adjust the gain and frequency of

treble.

Resetting customized sound

fields to the factory settings

To reset the settings of a

customized sound field

1 Turn FILE SELECT (or press FILE

SELECT +/– on the remote) to select

the sound field you want to reset the

settings.

2 Press SET UP.

3Press P or p repeatedly to select

“RESET MENU”.

4 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

5 Press P or p repeatedly to select “CUR.

F. RESET”.

6 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote)

again.

All the surround, equalizer, and speaker

level parameters of the selected sound field

are reset to the factory settings.

To cancel

Press SET UP.

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Other Features

3 Press KARAOKE PON on the remote.

Each time you press the button, the display

changes cyclically as follows:

Changing the spectrum

analyzer display

KARAOKE PON t MPX R t

MPX L t Effect status*

Press SPECTRUM ANALYZER on the

remote (or press and hold DISPLAY on the

unit for more than 2 seconds).

Each time you press the button, the display

changes as follows:

* KARAOKE PON is cancelled.

To sing karaoke by decreasing the vocal

level of a VIDEO CD/CD or a tape, select

“KARAOKE PON”.

To sing karaoke of multiplex CD, select

“MPX R” or “MPX L”.

SPECTRUM ON y SPECTRUM OFF

4 Start playing the music and adjust the

volume.

To adjust the brightness

of the display

5 Adjust the microphone volume by

turning MIC LEVEL.

Do this

Use VIDEO CDs

Turn on your TV and select

the video input.

1 Press SET UP.

2 Press P or p repeatedly to select

Cancel karaoke

mode

Turn MIC LEVEL to the

leftmost position, disconnect

the microphone from MIC

jack, then press KARAOKE

PON on the remote repeatedly

until m disappears.

“DIMMER”.

3 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

4 Press O or o repeatedly to select the

setting you want.

The setting is stored.

After you have finished

5 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the

microphone from MIC jack, then press

KARAOKE PON on the remote repeatedly

until “m” indicator disappears.

Singing along: Karaoke

(Except for North American and

European models)

You can sing along with any disc or tape by

turning down the singer’s voice. You need to

connect an optional microphone.

1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down

the microphone volume.

2 Connect an optional microphone to MIC

jack.

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Notes

Tips

• With some songs, vocals may not be canceled when

you select “KARAOKE PON”.

• If you recall a sound effect, the karaoke mode is

canceled.

• The sound effect is canceled when “KARAOKE

PON”, “MPX R”, or “MPX L” is selected. When

the karaoke effect is canceled, the sound effect

before entering the karaoke effect is applied again.

• The instrumental sound may be reduced as well as

the singer’s voice when the sound is recorded in

monaural.

• 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 the disc.

• When high level sound signals are input, the unit

automatically adjusts the recording level to prevent

distortion of the recorded sound signal (Auto Level

Control Function).

• The singer’s voice may not be reduced when:

— only a few instruments are playing.

— a duet is being played.

Falling asleep to music

— 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.

— Sleep Timer

You can set the system to turn off at a preset

time, so you can fall asleep to music.

Mixing and recording sound

Press SLEEP on the remote.

Each time you press the button, the minute

display (the turn-off time) changes as follows:

1 Do the procedure for “Singing along”

(steps 1 through 5). Then, load a

recordable tape in deck B.

OFF t AUTO* t 90min t 80min t

70min t … t 10min

2 Turn FUNCTION to select the source

* The power turns off when the current CD or tape

finishes playback (for up to 100 minutes).

you want to record (e.g. DVD).

3 Press REC PAUSE/START.

Deck B stands by for recording.

Press

Check the remaining SLEEP once.

time

4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select

g to record on one side. Select j

(or RELAY) to record on both sides.

Change the time to

turn off

SLEEP repeatedly to select

the time you want.

5 Press REC PAUSE/START.

Cancel the Sleep

Timer

SLEEP repeatedly until

“SLEEP OFF” appears.

Recording starts.

6 Press N SELECT or N (deck A) to

start playing the source to be recorded.

Start singing along with the music.

To stop recording

Press x (DVD/VIDEO CD/CD or deck B).

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7 Press O or o repeatedly until the music

Waking up to music

source you want appears.

The indications change as follows:

— Daily Timer

t TUNER y DVD PLAY T

t TAPE PLAY T

You can wake up to music at a preset time

every day. Make sure you have set the clock

(see “Setting the time” on page 17).

8 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

The type of timer (“DAILY 1” or “DAILY

2”), followed by the start time, stop time

and the music source, appears, then the

original display appears.

1 Prepare the music source you want to

play.

• DVD/VIDEO CD/CD: Load a DVD/

VIDEO CD/CD.

9 Turn off the power.

• Tape: Load a tape with the side you

want to play facing forward.

Do this

• Radio: Tune in the preset station you

want (see “Listening to the radio” on

page 42).

Press TIMER SELECT (or

CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on

the remote) and press O or o

repeatedly to select the

respective mode (“DAILY 1”

or “DAILY 2”), then press

ENTER (A/V amplifier or

remote).

Check the setting

2 Adjust the volume.

3 Press CLOCK/TIMER (or CLOCK/TIMER

SET on the remote).

“DAILY1 SET” appears.

Start over from step 1.

Change the setting

4 Press O or o repeatedly to select

“DAILY 1 (or 2)”, then press ENTER

(A/V amplifier or remote).

Press TIMER SELECT (or

CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on

the remote) and press O or o

repeatedly to select “TIMER

OFF”, then press ENTER (A/V

amplifier or remote).

Cancel the Daily

Timer

“ON” appears and the hour indication

flashes.

5 Set the time to start playback.

Press O or o repeatedly to set the hour, then

press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

Notes

• If the power is on at the preset time, the Daily

Timer does not work.

• When you use the Sleep Timer, the Daily Timer

will not turn on the system until the Sleep Timer

turns it off.

The minute indication flashes.

Press O or o repeatedly to set the minutes,

then press ENTER (A/V amplifier or

remote).

• The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset

time.

The hour indication flashes again.

6 Set the time to stop playback following

step 5.

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Hooking Up the Optional Components

Notes

• Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the

connectors.

• Digital signals are output from DIGITAL OUT jack

during CD or DIGITAL function only. Besides, the

sound output from the DIGITAL OUT jack is not

affected by the sound adjustment.

Connecting audio

components

To connect audio components, connect to the

jacks on the rear panel of the tuner.

• This unit is not compatible with 96 kHz sampling

frequencies and SACD format.

To the digital

input jack of

an MD deck

To the analog

output jacks of

a VCR

To subwoofer

To the digital

To the analog To the analog

output jack of an input jacks of output jacks of

MD deck

an MD deck

Do This

Connect an optional optical

cable.

Make a digital

recording from CD

to MD

Listen to the digital

Turn FUNCTION or press

sound of a connected DIGITAL to select

MD deck

“DIGITAL”.

Listen to the analog

Turn FUNCTION to select

sound of a connected “MD” (or press MD on the

MD deck

remote).

Listen to the analog

Turn FUNCTION to select

sound of a connected “VIDEO” (or press VIDEO

VCR

on the remote).

Tip

When you remove the optical cover, keep it for future

use.

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Additional Information

Precautions

Notes on discs

• Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth.

Wipe the disc from the center out.

• Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner,

commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray

intended for vinyl LPs.

• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat

sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car

parked in direct sunlight.

On operating voltage

Before operating the unit, check that the operating

voltage of your unit is identical with the voltage of

your local power supply.

On safety

• Do not use discs encircled with a protection ring.

This may cause a malfunction to the system.

• When using discs that have glue or similar tacky

substance on the label side of the disc or that used a

special ink when the label was printed, there is a

chance that the disc or label may become attached

to parts inside this unit. When this occurs, it may

not be possible to remove the disc, and may also

cause this unit to malfunction. Be sure to check that

the label side of the disc is not sticky before using.

The following types of disc should not be used:

— Rental or used discs with attached seals where

the glue extends beyond the seal. The perimeter

of the seal on the disc is tacky.

• 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 cord (mains lead), pull it out by the

plug. Never pull the cord itself.

• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the

component, unplug the unit and have the

component checked by qualified personnel before

operating it any further.

• The AC power cord must be changed only at a

qualified service shop.

— Discs that have labels printed using a special ink

that feels tacky when touched.

On placement

• Do not place the unit in an inclined position.

• Do not place the unit in locations where it is:

— extremely hot or cold.

• Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square,

star) cannot be played on this unit. Attempting to do

so may damage the unit. Do not use such discs.

— dusty or dirty.

— very humid.

— vibrating.

Music discs encoded with copyright

protection technologies

This product is designed to playback discs that

conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.

Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright

protection 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.

— subject to direct sunlight.

• Use caution when placing the unit or speakers on

surfaces that have been specially treated (with wax,

oil, polish, etc.) as staining or discoloration of the

surface may result.

On heat buildup

• Although the unit heats up during operation, this is

not a malfunction.

Note on CD-R/CD-RW playback

Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drives may not be

played back because of scratches, dirt, recording

condition or the drive's characteristics. Besides, the

discs, which are not yet finalized at the end of

recording, cannot be played back.

• Place the unit in a location with adequate

ventilation to prevent heat build-up in the unit.

If you continuously use this unit at a large volume,

the cabinet temperature of the top, side and bottom

rises considerably. To avoid burning yourself, do not

touch the cabinet.

Cleaning the cabinet

To prevent a malfunction, do not cover the ventilation

hole for the cooling fan.

Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild

detergent solution.

On operation

• If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm

location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture

may condense on the lens inside the CD player.

Should this occur, the unit will not operate properly.

Remove the CD and leave the unit turned on for

about an hour until the moisture evaporates.

• When you move the unit, take out any discs.

If you have any questions or problems concerning the

unit, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

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To save a tape permanently

Demagnetizing the tape heads

To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded

over, break off the cassette tab from side A or B as

illustrated.

If you later want to reuse the tape for recording, cover

the broken tab with adhesive tape. However, be

careful not to cover the detector slots which allow the

tape player to automatically detect the type of tape.

Demagnetize the tape heads and the metal parts that

have contact with the tape every 20 to 30 hours of use

with a separately sold demagnetizing cassette. For

details, refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing

cassette.

In case color irregularity is observed

on nearby a TV screen

With the magnetically shielded type of speaker

system, the speakers can be installed near a TV set.

However, color irregularity may still be observed on

the TV screen depending on the type of your TV set.

Detector slots

If color irregularity is observed…

Turn off the TV set once, then turn it on after 15 to 30

minutes.

Tab of side B

Tab of side A

If color irregularity is observed

again…

Tape type:

Normal

Tape type:

CrO /METAL

Place the speakers farther away from the TV set.

Troubleshooting

If you run into any problem using this unit, use

the following check list.

Detector slots

First, check that the power cord is connected

firmly and the speakers are connected correctly

and firmly.

Break off the

cassette tab of

side A

Should any problem persist, consult your

nearest Sony dealer. When bringing the system

in for repairs, be sure to bring in the entire

system. This product is a system product, and

the entire system is necessary to determine the

location requiring to repair.

Before placing a cassette in the tape

deck

Take up any slack in the tape. Otherwise the tape may

get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become

damaged.

When using a tape longer than

90 minutes

The tape is very elastic. Do not change the tape

operations such as play, stop, and fast-winding, etc.

frequently. The tape may get entangled in the tape

deck.

General

The display starts flashing as soon as you plug

in the power cord even though you haven’t

turned on the power.

• The demonstration mode started. Press ?/1 (see

step 10 on page 12).

Cleaning the tape heads

Clean the tape heads after every 10 hours of use.

Make sure to clean the tape heads before you start an

important recording or after playing an old tape. Use

a separately sold dry-type or wet-type cleaning

cassette. For details, refer to the instructions of the

cleaning cassette.

The clock setting/timer is canceled.

• The power cord is disconnected or a power

failure occurs. Redo “Setting the time” (page

17). If you have set the timer, redo “Waking up

to music” (page 56) and/or “Timer-recording

radio programs” (page 47).

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Troubleshooting (continued)

“--:--” lights up in the display.

• A power interruption occurred. Set the clock and

timer settings again.

The radio presetting is canceled.

The timer does not function.

• The power cord is disconnected or a power

failure occurs for longer than half a day. Redo

“Presetting radio stations” (page 42).

• Set the clock correctly.

• You cannot activate the Daily timer and the

Timer-recording simultaneously.

There is no sound.

“DAILY 1”, “DAILY 2”, or “REC SELECT” does

not appear when you press TIMER SELECT (or

CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote).

• Set the timer correctly.

• Turn VOLUME clockwise.

• The headphones are connected.

• Insert only the stripped portion of the speaker

cord into the SPEAKER jack. Inserting the vinyl

portion of the speaker cord will obstruct the

speaker connections.

• Set the clock.

The remote does not function.

• The protective device on the amplifier has been

activated because of a short circuit.

(“PROTECT” and “PUSH POWER” flash

alternately.) Turn off the power, eliminate the

short-circuit problem and turn on the power

again.

• There is an obstacle between the remote and the

unit.

• The remote is not pointing in the direction of the

unit’s sensor.

• The batteries have run down. Replace the

batteries.

• The system is in pause mode or in Slow-motion

Play mode. Press N SELECT to return to

normal play mode.

There is acoustic feedback.

• Decrease the volume level.

• There is no audio output during Timer-recording.

• Move the microphone away from the speakers or

change the direction of the microphone.

There is no sound when playing a DVD, a VIDEO

CD or a CD.

The color irregularity on a TV screen persists.

• Check that the optical cable is connected

correctly and securely (page 11).

• Turn off the TV set once, then turn it on after

15 to 30 minutes. If the color irregularity still

persists, place the speakers farther away from the

TV set.

The sound loses stereo effect when you play a

VIDEO CD, or a CD.

• Set “AUDIO” to “STEREO” in the Control

“PROTECT” and “PUSH POWER” appear

Menu (page 34).

alternately.

• Make sure you connect the system

appropriately.

• A strong signal is input. Turn off the power,

leave the system turned off for a while, then turn

on the power again. If “PROTECT” and “PUSH

POWER” still appear alternately, check the

speaker cords.

The surround effect is difficult to hear when you

are playing a Dolby Digital or MPEG audio sound

track.

“CANNOT USE” appears in the display when you

try to operate the system while recording.

• You cannot do the operation while recording.

• Make sure the sound field function is on (page

48).

• Check the speaker connections and settings

(pages 14, 22).

• Depending on the DVD, the output signal may

not be the entire 5.1 channel but monaural or

stereo even if the sound track is recorded in

Dolby Digital or MPEG audio format.

There is severe hum or noise.

• A TV or VCR is placed too close to the unit.

Move the unit away from the TV or VCR.

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Speakers

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD Player

Sound comes from only one channel or

unbalanced left and right volume.

The disc tray does not close.

• The disc is not placed properly.

• Check the speaker connection and speaker

placement.

The disc does not play.

• The disc is not lying flat in the disc tray.

• The disc is dirty (see page 58).

• The source being played back is monaural.

• Adjust the balance parameters (pages 23, 51).

• The disc is inserted label side down.

• Moisture condensation has built up.

• The system cannot play CD-ROMs, etc. (page 6).

The sound comes from the center speaker only.

• Depending on the disc, the sound may come

from the center speaker only.

• The region code on the DVD does not match the

There is no sound from the center speaker.

system.

• Set the center speaker level to the appropriate

level.

The disc does not start playback from the

beginning.

• Make sure the center speaker selection parameter

in the “SP. SET UP” menu is set to “YES”.

• Program Play, Shuffle Play, or Repeat Play has

been selected (pages 25, 28, 30). Press CLEAR

to cancel these functions before playing a disc.

• Select a sound field containing the word

“CINEMA” or “VIRTUAL”.

• Resume Play has been selected. When the

playback is stopped, press x (DVD/VIDEO CD/

CD), then start DVD playback (page 30).

There is no sound from the rear speakers.

• Set the rear speakers level to the appropriate

level.

• The title, DVD or PBC menu automatically

appears on the screen.

• Make sure the rear speakers selection parameter

in the “SP. SET UP” menu is set to “YES”.

Playback starts automatically.

• Select a sound field containing the word

“CINEMA” or “VIRTUAL”.

• The DVD features an auto playback function.

Playback stops automatically.

• The software being played back has limited

sound effects. Check the volume with the test

tone.

• Some discs may contain an auto pause signal.

While playing such a disc, the playback stops at

the auto pause signal.

No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard

from the rear speakers.

You cannot perform some functions such as

Stop, Search, Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play,

Shuffle Play, or Program Play.

• Make sure the sound field function is on (page

48).

• 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.

Sound lacks bass.

• Check that the speaker’s + and – terminals are

connected correctly.

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Troubleshooting (continued)

Messages do not appear on the screen in the

language you want.

• Select the language you want for the on-screen

display in “OSD” under “LANGUAGE SETUP”

in the Setup Display (page 19).

Picture

There is no picture.

The language for the sound track cannot be

changed.

• Turn FUNCTION to select “DVD”.

• Check that the system is connected securely.

• Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD

being played.

• The video cable is damaged. Replace it with a

new one.

• The DVD prohibits changing the language for

the sound track.

• Make sure you connect the system to the video

input jack of your TV (page 12).

The subtitle language cannot be changed.

• Make sure you turn on the TV.

• Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the

DVD being played.

• Make sure you select the video input on the TV

so that you can view the pictures from the

system.

• The DVD prohibits changing the subtitles.

The picture noise appears.

The subtitle cannot be turned off.

• Clean the disc.

• The DVD prohibits turning off subtitles.

• If video from your DVD player has to go through

your VCR to get to your TV, the copy-protection

applied to some DVD programs could affect

picture quality. If you still experience problems

after checking your connections, please try

connecting your DVD player directly to your

TV’s S video-input, if your TV is equipped with

this input (page 12).

The angles cannot be changed.

• Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD being

played. The angle can be changed only when the

“ANGLE” indicator lights up on the front panel

display.

• The DVD prohibits changing the angles.

A 5-character service number is displayed on

the screen and on the front panel display.

• Except for Pan American and European models,

the color system is different. Set the color system

to match your TV (pages 12, 21).

• The self-diagnosis function is activated. (See the

table on page 63.)

The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be

changed even though you set “TV TYPE” in

“SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup Display when

you play a wide picture.

The disc tray does not open and “LOCKED”

appears on the front panel display.

• Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized

Sony service facility.

• The aspect ratio is fixed on your DVD.

• If you connect the system with the S-video cable,

connect directly to the TV. Otherwise, you may

not change the aspect ratio.

• Depending on the TV, you may not change the

aspect ratio.

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If other troubles not described above

occur, reset the system as follows:

Cassette Deck

The tape does not record.

1 While holding down DIGITAL, press

• The tab has been removed from the cassette (see

“To save a tape permanently” on page 59).

DISPLAY.

2 Press ?/1 to turn on the power.

• The tape has reeled to the end.

The system is reset to the factory settings

except for DVD settings. All the settings other

than DVD settings you made, such as the preset

stations, clock, and timer are cleared. You

should set them again.

The tape does not record nor play, or there is a

decrease in sound level.

• The heads are dirty (see “Cleaning the tape

heads” on page 59).

• The record/playback heads are magnetized (see

“Demagnetizing the tape heads” on page 59).

Self-diagnosis function

The tape does not erase completely.

• The record/playback heads are magnetized (see

“Demagnetizing the tape heads” on page 59).

(When letters/numbers appear in the

display)

There is excessive wow or flutter, or the sound

drops out.

When the self-diagnosis function is activated to

prevent the system from malfunctioning, a five-

character service number (e.g., C 13 00) with a

combination of a letter and digits appears on

the screen. In this case, check the following

table.

• The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty (see

“Cleaning the tape heads” on page 59).

Noise increases, or the high frequencies are

erased.

• The record/playback heads are magnetized (see

“Demagnetizing the tape heads” on page 59).

C:13:00

After pressing N (n) or Z, there is a

mechanical noise, “EJECT” appears in the

display, and the unit enters standby mode

automatically.

• The cassette tape has not inserted correctly.

Cause and/or Corrective

Action

First three

characters of

the service

number

Tuner

There is severe hum or noise (“TUNED” or

“STEREO” flashes in the display).

The disc is dirty

C 13

, Clean the disc with a soft

• Adjust the antenna.

cloth (page 58).

• The signal is too weak. Connect an external

The disc is not inserted correctly.

C 31

antenna.

, Re-insert the disc correctly.

A stereo FM program cannot be received in

stereo.

To prevent a malfunction, the

system has performed the self-

diagnosis function.

E XX

(XX is a number)

• Press STEREO/MONO so that “MONO”

disappears.

, Contact your nearest Sony

dealer or local authorized

Sony service facility and give

the 5-character service

number.

Example: E 61 10

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Center Speaker:

DIN power output (rated) 30 watts

Specifications

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN)

Continuous RMS power output (reference)

40 watts

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

Music power output (reference)

AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS:

(USA model only)

POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL

HARMONIC DISTORTION

75 watts

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

with 6 ohm loads both channels driven, from

120 Hz – 10 kHz; rates 120 watts per channel

minimum RMS power, with no more than 10%

total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to

rated output.

Rear Speaker:

DIN power output (rated) 30 + 30 watts

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN)

Continuous RMS power output (reference)

40 + 40 watts

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

Music power output (reference)

Continuous RMS power output

Center speaker:

Rear speakers:

40 watts

75 + 75 watts

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

40 + 40 watts

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

Other models:

Front Speaker:

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Amplifier section

Canadian model:

Front Speaker:

Continuous RMS power output (reference)

120 + 120 watts

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)

(6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

DIN power output (rated) 110 + 110 watts

(6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN)

Continuous RMS power output (reference)

140 + 140 watts

Total harmonic distortion less than 0.07%

(6 ohms at 1 kHz, 75 W)

Center Speaker:

Continuous RMS power output (reference)

40 watts

(6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

MHC-S9D

The following measured at AC 120, 220, 240 V,

50/60 Hz

Rear Speaker:

Continuous RMS power output (reference)

40 + 40 watts

DIN power output (rated) 95 + 95 watts

(6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN)

Continuous RMS power output (reference)

120 + 120 watts

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

European model:

Front Speaker:

DIN power output (rated) 95 + 95 watts

(6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

Center Speaker:

(6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN)

DIN power output (rated) 30 watts

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN)

Continuous RMS power output (reference)

40 watts

Continuous RMS power output (reference)

120 + 120 watts

(6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

Music power output (reference)

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

200 + 200 watts

(6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

Rear Speaker:

DIN power output (rated) 30 + 30 watts

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN)

Continuous RMS power output (reference)

40 + 40 watts

(8 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%

THD)

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Inputs

Tape player section

VIDEO (AUDIO) IN:

(phono jacks)

MD IN:

(phono jacks)

OPTICAL IN:

(Square optical connector jacks, rear panel)

MIC:

(Except for North

American and

European models)

(phone jack)

voltage 250 mV,

impedance 47 kilohms

voltage 450 mV,

Recording system

Frequency response

(DOLBY NR OFF)

4-track 2-channel stereo

60 – 13,000 Hz ( 3 dB),

using Sony TYPE I

cassette,

impedance 47 kilohms

60 – 14,000 Hz ( 3 dB),

using Sony TYPE II

cassette

0.15% W.Peak (IEC)

0.1% W.RMS (NAB)

0.2% W.Peak (DIN)

sensitivity 1 mV,

impedance 10 kilohms

Wow and flutter

Tuner section

FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner

Outputs

MD OUT:

(phono jacks)

VIDEO OUT:

(phono jack)

voltage 250 mV

impedance 1 kilohms

max. output level

1 Vp-p, unbalanced,Sync

negative, load impedance

75 ohms

FM tuner section

Tuning range

Antenna

Antenna terminals

Intermediate frequency

87.5 – 108.0 MHz

FM lead antenna

75 ohm unbalanced

10.7 MHz

S-VIDEO OUT:

(4-pin/mini-DIN jack)

Y: 1 Vp-p, unbalanced,

Sync negative,

C: 0.286Vp-p,

load impedance 75 ohms

accepts headphones of

8 ohms or more

accepts impedance of 6 to

16 ohms

accepts impedance of 8 to

16 ohms

accepts impedance of 8 to

16 ohms

AM tuner section

PHONES:

(stereo mini jack)

FRONT SPEAKER:

Tuning range

Pan American model:

530 – 1,710 kHz

(with the interval set at

10 kHz)

531 – 1,710 kHz

(with the interval set at

9 kHz)

REAR SPEAKER:

CENTER SPEAKER:

SUB WOOFER OUT:

European and Saudi Arabian models:

531 – 1,602 kHz

Voltage 1 V,

impedance 1 kilohms

(with the interval set at

9 kHz)

531 – 1,602 kHz

(with the interval set at

9 kHz)

530 – 1,710 kHz

(with the interval set at

10 kHz)

AM loop antenna

External antenna terminal

450 kHz

DVD player section

Other models:

Laser

Semiconductor laser

(λ=650 nm/780 nm)

Emission duration:

continuous

DVD (PCM 48 kHz):

2 Hz – 22 kHz = ( 1 dB)

CD: 2Hz – 20 kHz =

( 1 dB)

Frequency response

Antenna

Antenna terminals

Intermediate frequency

Signal-to-noise ratio

Dynamic range

Video color system format

More than 90 dB

continued

NTSC, PAL

OPTICAL OUT

(Square optical connector jack, rear panel)

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Specifications (continued)

Power requirements

North American model: 120 V AC, 60 Hz

European model:

Australian model:

230 V AC, 50/60 Hz

230 – 240 V AC,

50/60 Hz

120 V AC, 60 Hz

220 V AC, 60 Hz

220 V AC, 50/60 Hz

120 – 127 V, 220 V or,

230 – 240 V AC,

50/60 Hz

Adjustable with voltage

selector

120 V, 220 V or

230 – 240 V AC,

50/60 Hz

Speaker

Front speaker SS-S90D for MHC-S90D

Front speaker SS-S9 for MHC-S9D

Speaker system

Mexican model:

Korean model:

Thailand model:

Saudi Arabian model:

(MHC-S90D)

3-way, 3-unit,

bass-reflex type,

magnetically shielded type

Speaker units

Woofer:

Subwoofer:

Tweeter:

Nominal impedance

Dimensions (w/h/d)

15 cm, cone type

2.8 cm, dome type

6 ohms

Approx. 235 x 470 x 265

Other models:

Mass

Approx. 7.3 kg net per

speaker

Adjustable with voltage

selector

Rear speaker SS-RS280 for MHC-S90D

Rear speaker SS-RS270 for MHC-S9D

Power consumption

North American model:

MHC-S9D

Speaker system

1-way, 1-unit,

350 watts

bass-reflex type

0.6 watts (at the Power

Saving Mode)

Speaker units

Full-range:

Nominal impedance

Dimensions (w/h/d)

8 cm, cone type

8 ohms

Approx. 180 x 95 x 100

Approx. 0.65 kg net per

speaker

European model:

MHC-S9D

300 watts

0.6 watts (at the Power

Saving Mode)

Mass

Other models:

MHC-S90D

MHC-S9D

330 watts

300 watts

Center speaker SS-CT280 for MHC-S90D

Center speaker SS-CT270 for MHC-S9D

Speaker system

Dimensions (w/h/d)

TA-S90D/S9D:

1-way, 2-unit,

bass-reflex type,

magnetically shielded type

Approx. 280 x 128 x 350

Approx. 280 x 108 x 340

Approx. 280 x 108 x 330

Approx. 280 x 128 x 330

ST-S90D/S9:

DVP-S90D/S9:

TC-S90D/S9:

Speaker units

Full-range:

Nominal impedance

Dimensions (w/h/d)

Mass

8 cm, cone type

8 ohms

Approx. 225 x 95 x 100 mm

Approx. 1.2 kg net

Mass

TA-S90D/S9D:

ST-S90D/S9:

DVP-S90D/S9:

TC-S90D/S9:

Approx. 7.7 kg

Approx. 2.1 kg

Approx. 2.9 kg

Approx. 2.4 kg

Supplied accessories:

AM loop antenna (1)

FM lead antenna (1)

Remote commander (1)

Batteries (2)

Speaker cords (5)

Video cable (1)

Optical cable (1)

Center and rear speaker

pads (12)

Design and specifications are subject to change

without notice.

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Dolby Pro Logic Surround

Glossary

As one method of decoding Dolby Surround,

Dolby Pro Logic Surround produces four

channels from two-channel sound. Compared

with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby

Pro Logic Surround reproduces left-to-right

panning more naturally and localizes sounds

more precisely. To take full advantage of

Dolby Pro Logic Surround, you should have

one pair of rear speakers and a centre speaker.

The rear speakers output monaural sound.

Bit Rate

Value indicating the amount of video data

compressed in a DVD per second. The unit is

Mbps (Mega bit per second). 1 Mbps indicates

that the data per second is 1,000,000 bits. The

higher the bit rate is, the larger the amount of

data. However, this does not always mean that

you can get higher quality pictures.

DTS

Chapter

Digital audio compression technology that the

Digital Theater Systems, Inc. developed. This

technology conforms to 5.1-channel surround.

The rear channel is stereo and there is discrete

subwoofer channel in this format. DTS

provides the same 5.1 discrete channels of high

quality digital audio. The good channel

separation is realized because the all channel

data is recorded discrete and processed in

digital.

Sections of a picture or a music piece on a

DVD that are smaller than titles. A title is

composed of several chapters. Each chapter is

assigned a chapter number enabling you to

locate the chapter you want.

Digital Cinema Sound (DCS)

This is the generic name of the surround sound

produced by digital signal processing

technology developed by Sony. Unlike

previous surround sound fields mainly directed

at the reproduction of music, Digital Cinema

Sound is designed specifically for the

enjoyment of movies.

DVD

A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving

pictures even though its diameter is the same as

a CD.

Dolby Digital

The data capacity of a single-layer and single-

sided DVD, at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times

that of a CD. Furthermore, the data capacity of

a dual-layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a

single-layer and double-sided DVD 9.4 GB,

and a dual-layer and double-sided DVD 17 GB.

This sound format for movie theaters is more

advanced than Dolby Pro Logic Surround. In

this format, the rear speakers output stereo

sound with an expanded frequency range and a

subwoofer channel for deep bass is

independently provided. This format is also

called “5.1” because the subwoofer channel is

counted as 0.1 channel (since it functions only

when a deep bass effect is needed). All six

channels in this format are recorded separately

to realize superior channel separation.

Furthermore, since all the signals are processed

digitally, less signal degradation occurs.

The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one

of the worldwide standards of digital

compression technology. The picture data is

compressed to about 1/40 of its original size.

The DVD also uses the variable rate coding

technology that changes the data to be allocated

according to the status of the picture.

The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital as

well as in PCM, allowing you to enjoy more

real audio presence. Furthermore, various

advanced functions such as the multi-angle,

multilingual, and Parental Control functions are

provided with the DVD.

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Scene

Glossary (continued)

On a VIDEO CD with PBC functions (page

27), 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.

Index (CD) / Video Index (VIDEO CD)

A number that divides a track into sections to

easily locate the point you want on a VIDEO

CD or a CD. Depending on the disc, no indexes

may be recorded.

Title

Multi-angle function

The longest sections of a picture or a music

piece on a DVD; a movie, etc., for a picture

piece on video software; or an album, etc., for a

music piece on an audio software. Each title is

assigned a title number enabling you to locate

the title you want.

Various angles, or viewpoints of the video

camera, for a scene are recorded on some

DVDs.

Multilingual function

Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a

picture are recorded on some DVDs.

Track

Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD

or VIDEO CD. Each track is assigned a track

number enabling you to locate the track you

Parental Control

A function of the DVD to limit playback of the

disc by the age of the users according to the

limitation level in each country. The limitation

varies from disc to disc; when it is activated,

playback is completely prohibited, violent

scenes are skipped or replaced with other

scenes and so on.

want.

Disc

Title

DVD

structure

Chapter

Track

Disc

VIDEO CD

or CD

Playback Control (PBC)

structure

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.

Index

VIDEO CD

A compact disc that contains moving pictures.

The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format, one

of the worldwide standards of digital

compression technology. The picture data is

compressed to about 1/140 of its original size.

Consequently, a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain

up to 74 minutes of moving pictures.

Region Code

This system is used to protect copyrights. A

region number is allocated on each DVD

system or DVD disc according to the sales

region. Each region code is shown on the

system as well as on the disc packaging. The

system can play the discs that match its region

code. The system can also play discs with the

ALL

VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data.

Sounds outside the range of human hearing are

compressed while the sounds we can hear are

not compressed. VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times

the audio information of conventional audio

CDs.

“

” mark. Even when the region code is not

shown on the DVD, the region limit may still

be activated.

There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs.

•

Version 1.1: You can play only moving pictures

and sounds.

•

Version 2.0: You can play high-resolution still

pictures and enjoy PBC functions.

This system conforms to both versions.

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Language code list

For details, see pages 19, 34 and 37.

The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.

Code

1027

1028

1032

1039

1044

1045

1051

1052

1053

1057

1059

1060

1061

1066

1067

1070

1079

1093

1097

1103

1105

1109

1130

1142

1144

1145

1149

1150

1151

1157

1165

1166

1171

1174

1181

1183

Language

Afar

Code

1186

1194

1196

1203

1209

1217

1226

1229

1233

1235

1239

1245

1248

Language

Scots Gaelic

Galician

Guarani

Code

1350

1352

1353

1356

1357

1358

1363

1365

1369

1376

1379

1393

1403

1408

1417

1428

1435

1436

1463

1481

1482

1483

1489

1491

1495

1498

1501

1502

1503

1505

1506

1507

Language

Malayalam

Mongolian

Moldavian

Marathi

Code

1513

1514

1515

1516

1517

1521

1525

1527

1528

1529

1531

1532

1534

1535

1538

1539

1540

1543

1557

Language

Siswati

Sesotho

Sundanese

Swedish

Swahili

Tamil

Abkhazian

Afrikaans

Amharic

Arabic

Gujarati

Hausa

Malay

Assamese

Aymara

Hindi

Maltese

Croatian

Hungarian

Armenian

Interlingua

Interlingue

Inupiak

Burmese

Nauru

Telugu

Tajik

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

Nepali

Thai

Byelorussian

Bulgarian

Bihari

Dutch

Tigrinya

Turkmen

Tagalog

Setswana

Tonga

Norwegian

Occitan

Bislama

Indonesian

Icelandic

Italian

(Afan) Oromo

Oriya

Bengali; Bangla 1253

Tibetan

Breton

Catalan

Corsican

Czech

1254

1257

1261

1269

1283

1287

1297

1298

1299

1300

1301

1305

1307

1311

1313

1326

1327

1332

1334

1345

1347

1349

Punjabi

Turkish

Tsonga

Tatar

Hebrew

Polish

Japanese

Yiddish

Pashto; Pushto

Portuguese

Quechua

Twi

Javanese

Georgian

Kazakh

Ukrainian

Urdu

Welsh

Rhaeto-Romance 1564

Danish

German

Bhutani

Greek

Kirundi

1572

1581

1587

1613

1632

1665

1684

Uzbek

Greenlandic

Cambodian

Kannada

Korean

Romanian

Russian

Vietnamese

Volapük

Wolof

Kinyarwanda

Sanskrit

Sindhi

English

Esperanto

Spanish

Estonian

Basque

Persian

Finnish

Fiji

Xhosa

Kashmiri

Kurdish

Yoruba

Chinese

Zulu

Sangho

Kirghiz

Serbo-Croatian 1697

Latin

Singhalese

Slovak

1703

Not specified

Lingala

Laothian

Lithuanian

Slovenian

Samoan

Shona

Faroese

French

Frisian

Irish

Latvian; Lettish 1508

Malagasy

Maori

1509

1511

1512

Somali

Albanian

Serbian

Macedonian

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Control Menu Item List

Control Menu Items

Function

TITLE (DVD only)

Selects the title (DVD), the scene (VIDEO CD in PBC Playback), or the

track (VIDEO CD) to be played.

SCENE (VIDEO CD

in PBC Playback only)

TRACK (VIDEO CD only)

CHAPTER (DVD only)

Selects the chapter (DVD) or the index (VIDEO CD) to be played.

INDEX (VIDEO CD only)

TRACK (CD only)

INDEX (CD only)

TIME/TEXT

Selects the track to be played.

Selects the index to be played.

Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time.

Input the time code for picture and music searching.

Displays the DVD/CD text.

AUDIO

Changes the audio setting.

SUBTITLE (DVD only)

Displays the subtitles.

Changes the subtitle language.

ANGLE (DVD only)

ONE/ALL DISCS

REPEAT

Changes the angle.

Plays one disc or all discs in the disc tray.

Plays the entire disc (all titles/all tracks) repeatedly or one title/chapter/track

repeatedly.

ADVANCED (DVD only)

Checks the information (bit rate or layer) on the disc while playing a DVD.

CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Sets the disc to prohibit playback.

SETUP

CUSTOM Setup

Adjusts the image and sound quality, Parental Control, and other various

settings.

RESET

Returns the settings in “SETUP” to the default setting.

Tips

• Each time you press DVD DISPLAY, the Control Menu display changes cyclically as follows.

Control Menu display t “ADVANCED” display (Appears if you select any setting other than “OFF”. See page

33.) t Control Menu display off

The Control Menu items differ depending on the disc.

• The Control Menu icon indicator lights in green when you select any item except for “OFF” (“REPEAT” only).

The “ANGLE” indicator lights in green only when the angles can be changed.

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Setup Display Item List

You can set the following items in the Setup Display.

The order of the displayed items may be different from the actual display.

CUSTOM

LANGUAGE

– COLOR

SYSTEM*

AUTO

– PAL

– NTSC

– OSD

(Select the language you

want to use from the

displayed language list.)

– PAUSE

MODE

AUTO

– FRAME

– DVD MENU

(Select the language you

want to use from the

displayed language list.)

–

PARENTAL

CONTROL

LEVEL

OFF

– 8.

– 7. NC17

– 6.

– 5.

– 4. PG13

– 3.

– 2.

– 1.

– AUDIO

(Select the language you

want to use from the

displayed language list.

When you select

ORIGINAL, you can enjoy

the language given

priority on the disc.)

– SUBTITLE

(Select the language you

want to use from the

displayed language list.

When you select AUDIO

FOLLOW, the setting is

automatically switched to

the language selected in

AUDIO.)

– STANDARD

USA

– OTHERS

– CHANGE PASSWORD

–

TRACK

SELECTION – AUTO

OFF

* Except for Pan American and European models.

SCREEN

– TV TYPE

16:9

continued

– 4:3 LETTER BOX

– 4:3 PAN SCAN

– SCREEN SAVER

– OFF

– BACKGROUND

JACKET PICTURE

– GRAPHICS

– BLUE

– BLACK

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Setup Display Item List (continued)

SPEAKER

– SIZE

CENTER

YES

– NONE

– REAR

BEHIND (LOW)

– BEHIND (HIGH)

– MIDDLE (LOW)

– MIDDLE (HIGH)

– SIDE (LOW)

– SIDE (HIGH)

– NONE

–

SUBWOOFER YES

– NONE

–

DISTANCE FRONT

– CENTER

1m – 12m

FRONT – 1.5m

FRONT – 4.5m

– REAR

– BALANCE FRONT

6 steps

left or right

6 steps

– REAR

left or right

– LEVEL

CENTER

–6 dB – +6 dB

– REAR

–6 dB – +6 dB

–

SUBWOOFER –10 dB – +10 dB

– TEST

OFF

TONE

– ON

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Table for the settings using SUR, EQ, and SET UP buttons

SUR parameters (Press SUR)

Press P or p

Press O or o

Initial setting

depends on sound field

midpoint

Page

EFFECT [XX]

WALL S/H [X]

REVERB S/L [X]

depends on sound field

S (–8) to H (+8)

S (–8) to L (+8)

midpoint

EQ parameters (Press EQ)

Press P or p

Press O or o

Page

FRONT BASS

MID

GAIN

BASS [XXX] dB

BASS [XXX] kHz

MID [XXX] dB

MID [XXX] kHz

TREB [XXX] dB

TREB [XXX] kHz

–8 dB to +8 dB

99 Hz to 1.0 kHz

–8 dB to +8 dB

500 Hz to 5 kHz

–8 dB to +8 dB

1.0 kHz to 10 kHz

FREQUENCY

GAIN

FREQUENCY

TREBLE GAIN

FREQUENCY

SET UP parameters (Press SET UP)

Press P or p

Press O or o

Initial setting

center

0 dB

Page

SP. LEVEL

FRONT L/R [X]

REAR L/R [X]

REAR XX dB

–6 to +6

–6 dB to +6 dB

–10 dB to +10 dB

MUTING, –20 dB to 0 dB

OFF, 0.1 to 0.9, STD, MAX

YES, NO

CENTER XX dB

SUB W. XX dB

LFE XXXXX

0 dB

+10 dB

0 dB

D.COMP.

OFF

SP. SET UP

CENTER [XXX]

REAR [XXX]

YES

YES, NO

YES

R.PL. [XXXXX]

R.HGT. [XXXX]

SUB W. [XXX]

F.DIST. [XXXXX]

C.DIST. [XXXXX]

R.DIST. [XXXXX]

T. TONE [XXX]

DIMMER [XXX]

SIDE, MIDDLE, BEHIND

LOW, HIGH

BEHIND

LOW

YES, NO

1.0 meter to 12.0 meters

FRONT – 1.5 meters

FRONT – 4.5 meters

ON, OFF

2.4 meters

1.5 meters

OFF

TEST TONE

DIMMER

OFF, 1, 2

OFF

RESET MENU CUR. F. RESET

ALL F. RESET

—

SP. SET. RESET

—

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Adjustable parameters for each sound field

The adjusted SUR and EQ parameters are stored in each sound field.

The adjusted SP. LEVEL parameters are applied to all of the sound fields.

SUR

EFFECT

LEVEL

WALL

TYPE

REVERB

2CH STEREO

A.F.D.

NORMAL SURR.

C.STUDIO A

C.STUDIO B

C.STUDIO C

V.M.DIMENS.

V.SEMI M.D.

SMALL HALL

LARGE HALL

OPERA HOUSE

JAZZ CLUB

DISCO/CLUB

CHURCH

LIVE HOUSE

ARENA

STADIUM

GAME

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SP. LEVEL

FRONT

REAR

CENTER

SUB

LFE*

D.COMP.*

BALANCE BALANCE LEVEL

LEVEL WOOFER

LEVEL

2CH STEREO

A.F.D.

NORMAL SURR.

C.STUDIO A

C.STUDIO B

C.STUDIO C

V.M.DIMENS.

V.SEMI M.D.

SMALL HALL

LARGE HALL

OPERA HOUSE

JAZZ CLUB

DISCO/CLUB

CHURCH

LIVE HOUSE

ARENA

STADIUM

GAME

* These parameters may not operate depending on the source or may not operate as adjusted. For details, see each

item in “Adjusting the level parameters” (page 51).

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Adjustable parameters for each sound field (continued)

FRONT

BASS (dB) BASS (Hz) MID (dB)

MID (Hz) TREB (dB) TREB (Hz)

2CH STEREO

A.F.D.

NORMAL SURR.

C.STUDIO A

C.STUDIO B

C.STUDIO C

V.M.DIMENS.

V.SEMI M.D.

SMALL HALL

LARGE HALL

OPERA HOUSE

JAZZ CLUB

DISCO/CLUB

CHURCH

LIVE HOUSE

ARENA

STADIUM

GAME

Printed in Malaysia

76^{Sony Corporation}

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