Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BDV-F500 Sony
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© 2010 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions BDV -F700 / F5 00 Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Theatr e System 4-184-716- 51 (1).
2 GB Do not inst all the applianc e in a confine d s pace, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet . To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover t he ventilat ion o pening of th e apparatus wit h newspapers, tablecl oths, curtains , etc. Do not place the naked fl ame sourc es such as lighted candles on the appar atus.
3 GB equipme nt sold in countri es applying EU dire ctives. The manufa cturer of this p roduct is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Toky o, 108-0075 Japan. The Auth orized Repre sentati ve for EMC and produc t safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 7032 7 Stuttgart , Germany.
4 GB logo are eith er reg ist ered trademark s or trade marks of Gracenot e in the Uni ted States and/or other co untries. • “PhotoTV HD” and the “Phot oTV HD” logo are trademark s of Sony Corporation. • MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technolo gy and patents li censed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
5 GB Tabl e of Co ntents About T hese Opera ting Inst ructi ons ....... 4 Unpackin g ............ .......... ............... .......... 6 Index to Parts and Cont rol ..... ........... ...... 8 Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the Syste m....... 14 Step 2: Co nnecting the Syste m.
6 GB Unpacking BDV-F700 •U n i t ( 1 ) • Fro nt speak ers (2) • Sub woofe r (1) • Fro nt speake r stands (2) • Floo r bases (2) • Des ktop b ases (2 ) • Bas e adapte rs (2) • Scr ews (.
7 GB BDV-F500 Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by ma tching the 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings inside the comp artment.
8 GB Index to Parts and Co ntrol For mo re in forma tion, refer to the pages indica ted in pa renthe ses. A Venti latio n sl ots B VOL (vo lume) +/– Adjusts th e system’s v olume. C Front pa nel disp lay D (remote sensor) E Illumin ation LED (page 48) F (USB ) port (left) (page 35) Used for conn ecti ng a USB device .
9 GB A " / 1 (on/standby) Turns on the unit, or sets it to s tandby mode. B Disc slot (page 34) C Play oper ation button s N (play) Starts or re-sta rts pla yback (resum e play) . Plays a sli deshow when a d isc cont aining JPEG image files is insert ed.
10 GB A Venti latio n sl ots B SPEAKERS jacks (page 20) SPEAKERS FRONT L SUBWOOFER FRONT R.
11 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Lights up when the system is playing via the PARTY STREAMING function. B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (page 48) C Lights up when a station is received. (Radio only) (pag e 43) D Lights up when “FM MO DE” is set to “MONO.
12 GB Number 5, , 2 +, and N buttons have a tactile d ot. Use the tact ile dot as a r eference when operating the remote. • : For TV op erati ons (For detail s, see “Contr olling Your TV with the Supplied Remo te” (page 50).) A THEATRE (page 46 ) Switches to the optimum vide o mode for watching movies automatical ly.
13 GB F Playback operation buttons See “ Playb ack” ( page 34) . . / > (previous/next) Skip to the previous/next c hapter, track , or file . (replay/advance) Briefl y replay the cu rrent s cenes fo r 10 seco nds. / Br iefly fast forwards the current scene s for 15 se cond s.
14 GB Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System For the best possible sound, place the front spea kers at the same distance from the liste ning position ( A ).
15 GB Getting Started Note • Place the speakers on a flat and firm floo r (not on thick pile carpet, fo r exampl e). • Leave a spa ce for insertin g/ejectin g the di sc (appr oximatel y 15 cm ) to t he right (disc slot) side of t he unit when placing a n obje ct nearby.
16 GB Getting Started 3 Reattach the sp eaker stand by en gaging the protrusions on the stand in the holes for either a vertical or upward angle. 4 Thread the speaker cord though the slit of th e stand base to prevent the cord from being twisted or pinched.
17 GB Getting Started Caution • Contact a s crew shop or insta ller rega rding t he wall m aterial o r screws to be used. • Use s crews that are suitable for the wall material an d strength. As a plaster board wall is especia lly fragil e, attach the screws se curely to a beam and fasten them to the wa ll.
18 GB Getting Started 3 Disconnect the sp eaker cord from th e speaker. 4 Take the speaker st and out. Fully-disassembled illustration To install the speakers on a wall for BDV-F700/BDV-F500 Befo re inst alling the spe akers on a wall, co nnect the spea ker co rd to th e speaker .
19 GB Getting Started 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for the hole on the back o f each speaker. See the illu strations belo w. Note • The l ength and t ype of the s crew are examp les. Select screws in a ccordance with the material or strengt h of the wa ll to whic h you install the speakers .
20 GB Getting Started Step 2 : Connecting the System For conn ectin g the sy stem, r ead the in format ion on th e follo wing page s. Do not connec t the AC power cord (mains lead) of t he unit to a wa ll outlet (mains ) until all the other connec tions a re made .
21 GB Getting Started To connect speaker cords to the unit Fully insert the speaker cord connector s into the unit. Note • Make sure to pla ce the unit on a so ft thick cloth to prev ent dama ging the unit. To connect the speaker cord to the subwoofer 1 Connect the sp eaker cord to th e subwoofer.
22 GB Getting Started 2 Thread the speaker cord throu gh the gap along the side of t he subwoofer, and secure it in the speaker cord holder..
23 GB Getting Started This conne ction s ends a video signal to the TV. Depending on t he jacks on your TV, select th e connection meth od. * The HDM I cable is sup plied wit h Latin Am erican mo dels only. Method 1: HDMI cable ( A ) connection If your TV has an H DMI jack , conn ect to the TV wi th an H DMI cabl e.
24 GB Getting Started This co nnection sends an au dio sig nal to the un it from the TV. To lis ten to TV so und via t he system , perform th is connection. With a digita l audio connecti on, the system re ceives a Dolby Dig ital multiplex bro adcast signal a nd you can e njoy mu ltiplex broadca st sound .
25 GB Getting Started When you connect the system and other compone nts to the TV, video si gnals fr om the sy stem and the compon ents ar e sent to the TV, and audio si gnals f rom th e compo nents ar e sent to th e system as follow s. You ca n enjoy conn ected co mponen ts via the sys tem’s sp eakers .
26 GB Getting Started To connect the antenna (aerial) Ti p • I f you ha ve poor FM recep tion, use a 75-o hm coaxial cab le (not supplied) to connect the unit to an outdoor FM anten na (aeria l) as shown below.
27 GB Getting Started Wired Setup Use a LAN cable to co nnect t o the LAN ( 100) terminal on the unit. USB Wireless Setup Use a wirele ss LAN via the USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter (Sony UWA -BR100 * on ly) (no t supplied) . The USB Wireless LAN Adapte r may no t be avail able in some re gions/countrie s.
28 GB Getting Started After conne cting t he cab les, or ganize them an d attac h the panel c over by follow ing th e Steps b elow. 1 Place the unit on its face. Note • Make sure to place the unit o n a soft th ick cloth t o prevent d amaging the unit.
29 GB Getting Started 5 Attach the p anel cover to the rear of the u nit. Put the co rner of the panel cover on ( C ), then s lide it inward un til it clicks into place. Thread t he FM wir e antenn a (aeria l) throug h the sm all inden tation of the pane l cover.
30 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Performing the Easy Se tup Before performing Step 3 Make s ure all connect ions are secure, and then conne ct the AC power cord (mai ns le ad). Follow the Ste ps below to make the basic adjus tments for usin g the syst em.
31 GB Getting Started Step 4 : Sel ecting the Source You ca n select th e playba ck sourc e. Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until the desired function appears in the front pa nel display. Each time yo u press FUNCTION, the fu nction chan ges as follo ws. “BD/DVD” t “ D.
32 GB Getting Started Step 5 : Enjoying Surround Sound After performi ng the pr evious Steps an d startin g playba ck, you ca n easil y enjoy s urround sound . Surrou nd sou nd bring s the exc iting and powerf ul sound of movi e theat ers into yo ur home .
33 GB Getting Started Note • Depending on the input stream , the surround se ttings may not be effective . • When you pl ay a Sup er Audio C D, sur round sett ings are not acti vated. Ti p • T he system memorizes the last surround setting select ed for each function.
34 GB Playing a Disc For pl ayable d iscs, see “Playable Discs” (page 6 6). 1 Switch the i nput selector on yo ur TV so that the si gnal from th e system appears on you r TV screen. 2 Load a disc. Push the d isc into th e disc slot until the di sc is pulled i n automatically.
Pl ayb a ck 35 GB You ca n check the pl ayback informati on, etc ., by pressi ng DISPLAY. The dis played info rmatio n diff ers dependi ng on the disc t ype and player status .
36 GB Enjoying an iPo d You ca n enjoy t he sound a nd charg e the batte ry of a n iPod v ia the s ystem . Compatible iPod models The compatible iPod models are as follows. Update your iPod with the la test software before using with the system. 1 Connect the i Pod to a (USB) port on the unit wi th the iPod’s USB cable.
Pl ayb a ck 37 GB 3 Press X / x to select an Internet content provider icon, then press . When the Intern et content list has n ot been retrieve d, it wi ll be repre sented by an unacqui red icon or a new ico n. To use the control panel The contro l panel appears when th e vide o file starts pl aying.
38 GB 3 Press O PTION S. 4 Press X / x to select [Start P arty], then press . All part y guests’ components start playi ng the sam e audi o content as the pa rty host . To join in a party (for a part y gues t onl y) You ca n use the s ystem to play the con tent th at is playing on other components .
Pl ayb a ck 39 GB Available Option s Various settings and play back o peratio ns are availabl e by pres sing OP TIONS. The availa ble items di ffer de pending on the situ ation.
40 GB [Photo] only When th e sound does not ma tch the pict ures on the TV s creen, you ca n adju st the delay between the pict ure and so und. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “A/V SYNC” appears in the front pa nel display, then press or c .
Sound Adjustm ent 41 GB Selectin g the Effect to Suit the So urce You ca n se lect a s uitabl e soun d mode for movies or mu sic. Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel displ ay.
42 GB x BD/DVD VIDEO Depending on the BD/DVD VIDEO, t he choice of lang uage var ies. When 4 digi ts are display ed, t hey indi cate a lang uage co de.
T uner 43 GB Listening to the Radio You ca n enjoy radi o sound wit h the system ’s speak ers. 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Select the radio st ation. Automatic tuning Press a nd hold TUNING +/– unti l the auto sca nning st arts.
44 GB 5 Press X / x to select the preset number you want. Ti p • You can select the pr eset number dire ctly by pressing the nu mber b uttons. 6 Press . “COMP LETE” appe ars in the f ront pan el display , and the station i s store d. 7 Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to store other stations.
Other Operations 45 GB Using th e Contr ol for HDMI F unction fo r “BRAVIA” Sy nc This func tion is availabl e on TVs with the “BRA VIA” S ync fun ction .
46 GB 6 Press X / x to select the setting, then press . •[ O n ] : On. • [Off]: Off. (System Power Off) When yo u turn th e TV off by using the PO WE R button on th e TV’s remote or TV " / 1 on the system’ s remote, the system tur ns off automaticall y.
Other Operations 47 GB (Audio Return Channel) The syst em can rece ive the digital a udio signa l of the TV vi a an HDM I cable when you r TV is compatible with the Audio Return Cha nnel functi on. You ca n enjoy TV sound vi a the system by usin g just on e HDMI cable.
48 GB Note • Depending on the input st ream, [Dist ance] may n ot be eff ective. x [Level] You ca n adjust the soun d level of t he speak ers. You can set the paramet ers from –6.0 dB to +6.0 dB. Be sure to set [Test Tone] t o [On] for easy adjustmen t.
Other Operations 49 GB 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting. For BDV-F7 00 • “ALL SYNC” : moves the illuminat ion to match all the audio. •“ M U S I C S Y N C ” : moves the illuminatio n to match the music or th e radio only. • “SIMPLE 1”: turns on the illuminatio n when yo u load or eject a disc .
50 GB Controlling Your TV with the Supplie d Remote By adju sting the remote sign al, you ca n contro l your TV with the s upplied remote. Note • W hen you rep lace the batt eries of the remote , the code number may reset itself to the default ( SONY) setting .
Settings an d Adjustments 51 GB Using the Set up Display You can make v arious a djustme nts of i tems su ch as pict ure and so und. Select (Setup) on the home menu when y ou need to change the se ttings of th e system. The defaul t settings are und erlined.
52 GB [Scree n Settings] x [3D Outp ut Setting] [Auto] : Norm al ly se lec t this . [Off]: S elect this to d isplay all co ntents in 2D. x [TV Screen Size Setti ng for 3D] Sets the sc reen size of your 3D compatible TV. x [TV Type] [16: 9] : Select this when connecting to a wide- screen TV or a TV with a wide-mod e funct ion.
Settings an d Adjustments 53 GB [Audio Settings] x [BD Audio M IX Setting] [On] : Outputs the au dio ob tained by mix ing the int eracti ve audio an d second ary audi o to the pri mary au dio. [Off]: Outpu ts the prim ary audi o only. S elect thi s when out puttin g HD audio signals t o an AV rece iver.
54 GB [BD/DVD Viewing Setting s] You can make d etailed settin gs for BD/DVD playba ck. x [BD/DVD Menu] You ca n select the defa ult menu languag e for BD-ROMs or DVD VIDEOs. Whe n you sel ect [Sel ect Lang uage Code], th e displ ay for en tering th e langua ge code appears .
Settings an d Adjustments 55 GB x [Inter net Video Parental Control] Playba ck of some Internet videos can be limited accordi ng to the ag e of t he use rs. Sc enes ma y be blocked or repla ced with differ ent sce nes. Follow t he on -scree n instru ctions and e nter yo ur four-d igit pa ssw ord.
56 GB x [Auto St andby] [On] : Turns o n the [Aut o Standb y] functi on. Whe n you do not operat e the sys tem fo r about 30 minutes, the system ente rs standby mode automaticall y.
Settings an d Adjustments 57 GB x [Renderer Options] [Auto matic A ccess Perm ission ]: Se ts whet her or not to a llow automatic acces s from newly detect ed DL NA contro ller. [Smart S elect]: Allows a Sony DLNA controller to fin d the system a s the target c omponent to operat e by using the infr are d ray.
58 GB Precau tion s On safety • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do no t place obje cts filled with liqu ids, such as vas es, on the system, or place the system n ear water, su ch as near a bathtub or shower room.
Additiona l Informa tion 59 GB On moving the system • Before moving the system, make sure that there is no disc inserted, and remove the AC power cord (mains lead) from the wall outle t (mains). Notes ab out the Discs On handling discs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge .
60 GB Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of th e following diffi culties while us ing the system, use this troublesho oting guide to h elp remedy the problem before requesting r epairs. Shoul d any problem per sist, consult y our neares t Son y de aler.
Additiona l Informa tion 61 GB Sound Video signa ls are only output from the HDMI OUT jack when connecting the HDMI OUT jack and VIDEO OUT jack at the same tim e. • Set [Output V ideo Format] in [Sc reen Settin gs] to [Video] (p age 52). The dark ar ea of the picture i s too dark/the b right area is too bri ght or unnatur al.
62 GB Operation There is no digita l sound from the HDMI OUT jack when using the Aud io Retu rn Channe l function. • S et [Control for HDMI] in [HDMI Set tings] of [Syst em Settings] to [On] (page 55) . Also, set [Au dio Ret urn Chann el] in [HDM I Setti ngs] of [Syste m Settings] to [Auto] (pag e 55).
Additiona l Informa tion 63 GB Playback does not st art from th e resume poin t where you last stopped p laying. • The resume poi nt may be cleared from memory dependi ng on the disc when – you ej ect the disc . – you disc onnect the USB de vice.
64 GB USB device BRAVIA Internet Video Network connection Other Symptom Problem s and soluti ons The USB device is not recogniz ed. • Try the f ollowing: 1 Turn the system off. 2 Remove and reconnect the USB device. 3 Turn the system on. • Mak e sure that the USB device is securel y connected to the (USB) port.
Additiona l Informa tion 65 GB appears withou t any messages on th e entire sc reen. • Conta ct your nearest So ny deale r or local autho rized Sony servic e facility.
66 GB Playable Discs 1) Since the Blu -ray Disc specifica tions are new and evolvin g, some dis cs may not be pl ayable dep ending on the disc type and the version. Al so, the a udio outpu t differs depending on the source, connec ted outpu t jack, and sele cted audio setti ngs.
Additiona l Informa tion 67 GB Playable Ty pes of Files Video 7) Musi c Photo 7) 1) The sy stem does not play files enco ded with DRM. 2) ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a digital video format crea ted by DivX, Inc. This is an official DivX Certifie d device that pla ys DivX video.
68 GB Support ed Audio Fo rmats Audi o form ats supp orted by this sy stem a re as fol lows. a : Supported format. –: Unsupp orted form at. Functi on Format LPC M 2ch LPCM 5.1c h, LPC M 7.1ch Dolby Digital Dolby TrueHD, Dol by Di gita l Plus DTS DTS- ES Disc rete 6.
Additiona l Informa tion 69 GB Specific ations Amplifi er Section BDV-F700: POWER OUTPUT ( rated) Front L/F ront R: 85 W + 85 W (at 4 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD) POWER OUTPUT ( reference) Front L/Front R : 1.
70 GB Latin American m odels: On: 9 0 W Standby: 0. 3 W (at the Power Sa ving mode) Dimensions (approx. ) 452 mm × 198 mm × 119 mm (w/ h/d) in cl. projecting par ts Mass (approx .) 5.0 kg Design and specifi cations ar e subjec t to c hange without noti ce.
Additiona l Informa tion 71 GB Language Code List The langua ge spellings co nform to the ISO 6 39: 1988 (E/F) st andard. Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Lan guage 1027 Afar 1028 Abkha .
72 GB Glossary AVCHD The AVCHD format is a high-definition digita l vide o camera format used to re cord SD (sta ndard definit ion) or HD (hi gh def initio n) sign als of either the 1080 i spec ificati on* or the 720p spe cificat ion** on DVDs, us ing effic ient data compre ssion coding te chnology.
Additiona l Informa tion 73 GB DTS Digita l audio c ompre ssion tech nolo gy deve loped by DTS, Inc. T his t echnolog y conform s to 5.1- chann el surr ound . This form at includ es a stereo rear ch annel a nd a discret e subwo ofer chan nel. DTS pr ovides the sam e 5.
74 GB Index Numerics 24p True Cinema 73 3D 34 3D Outpu t Sett ing 5 2 A A/V SYNC 40 ARC 24 Attenuate - A UDI O 53 Audi o 54 Audio DRC 53 Audio O utput 53 Audio R eturn C hannel 24, 55 Audio Se ttings .
75 GB SYSTEM MENU 32, 40 System Settings 55 T T est T one 48 TV Screen Size Setting for 3D 52 TV T ype 52 U Unit 8 Update 51 USB 35 V V o lume Limit 55 W WEP 2 7 WP A 2-PSK (AES) 27 WP A2-PSK (T KIP) .
The software of this system may be updated in the future. To f ind out details on any available updates, please vis it the following URL. For customers in Europe: http://suppo rt.
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