Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BDV-F7 Sony
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4-184-718- 12 (1) BDV -F7 Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions ©2010 Sony Corporation.
2 US To reduce th e risk of fire or electr ic shock, d o not expose th is apparatu s to rain or moisture. 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.
3 US communica tions. However, the re is no guara ntee that interference will not occ ur in a particul ar installa tion. If this e quipm ent doe s cause harmful int erference to rad io or tele vision .
4 US Copyrights and Trademarks • Th is system incorp orates wit h Dol by* Di gital and the DTS** Digital Su rround System. * Manufac tured unde r license from Dolby La boratories. Dolby and the doubl e-D symbol are tra demarks of Dolby Labora tories.
5 US About The se Operat ing Instructions • The instru ctions in t hese Oper ating I nstruc tions descri be the co ntro ls on the remote. You can also use the controls on the unit if they have the s ame or similar names as those on the remote.
6 US Table of Cont ents About T hese Opera ting Instruc tions ....... 5 Unpac king .............. ........... .............. ........ 7 Index to Parts and Con trol .............. ........ 8 Getting Started Step 1: Installing the Sys tem ....... 14 Step 2: Connecting the Sys tem .
7 US Unpacking 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 US Index to Parts and Co ntrol For mo re in forma tion, refer to th e 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 47) F (USB ) port (left) (page 34) Used for conn ecti ng a USB device .
9 US A " / 1 (on/standby) Turns on the unit, or sets it to s tandby mode. B Disc slot (page 33) C Play oper ation button s N (play) Starts or re-sta rts pla yback (resume play) . Plays a sli deshow when a d isc cont aining JPEG image files is insert ed.
10 US A Venti latio n sl ots B SPEAKERS jacks (page 18) SPEAKERS FRONT L SUBWOOFER FRONT R.
11 US 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 47) C Lights up when a station is received. (Radio only) (pag e 42) D Lights up when “FM MO DE” is set to “MONO.
12 US Number 5, AUDIO, VOL +, a nd N button s have a tactile dot. Use the tactile dot as a refere nce when oper ating the r emote. • : For TV op erati ons (For detail s, see “Contr olling Your TV with the Supplied Remo te” (page 48).) A THEATER (page 45) Switches to the optimum vide o mode for watching movies automatical ly.
13 US 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. m / M (fast reverse/fast fo rward) Fast re verse/fas t forward th e disc during playbac k. Each t ime you pr ess the bu tton, search s peed c hanges.
14 US Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System Position the system as illustrate d below. When installing the front speaker on a TV stand When installing the front speaker on a wall For details , see “To insta ll the front sp eaker on a wall” (page 15).
15 US Getting Started • Do not block the ve ntilation slots of the unit (pag e 8). • Place the front speaker forwar d from the TV. Make sure there are no reflec ting obstacles in front of the speaker. • The fr ont speaker should be po inted straig ht forward.
16 US Getting Started Note • Be careful not to pinch the sp eaker cord while t ightening the scre ws..
17 US Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting the Syste m For conn ecting the sy stem, read the information on the following pa ges. Do not con nect the AC power cord (mains lead) of the unit to a wall outlet (main s) until all the other connect ions ar e made.
18 US Getting Started The co nnecto rs of the speaker cords ar e color- coded de pending on the type of sp eaker. C onnect the speaker cord s to match the color of the SPEAKERS jacks o f the unit. To connect speaker cords to the unit Fully in sert the speake r cord connecto rs into the u nit.
19 US Getting Started 2 Connect the sp eaker cord. The conn ecto r of th e spea ker co rd is c olor-c oded dependi ng on t he spe aker channe l. Conn ect th e connecto r of the sp eaker cord to ma tch the color of the speak er jack.
20 US Getting Started To install the front speaker at an upward angle The fr ont spe aker c an be tilted up ward by atta ching the foo t pad. Th is is us eful f or pro jecting the so und upward when installi ng the front speaker on a low rack or low TV stand, etc.
21 US 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. 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. Pi cture q uality will b e impr oved compar ed to usi ng the vi deo cord conne ction.
22 US 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 the 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 .
23 US Getting Started When you connect the system and other compone nts to the TV, video si gnals fr om the sy stem an d 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 .
24 US 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.
25 US Getting Started Step 3: Conn ecting to the Netw ork Connecting th e system to the Inter net allows you to watch Inte rnet vi deo, lis ten to In ternet audio, use BD- LIVE, and update the Ho me Thea tre Syst em soft ware . Use a LAN cable to co nnect t o the LAN (1 00) terminal on the unit.
26 US Getting Started WEP WEP applies security to communic ations to prevent ou tsiders from in tercepting com mu nica tion s or intru din g into you r wi rele ss netw ork. WE P is a legacy securi ty techn ology that enabl es olde r device s, whi ch do no t supp ort TKIP/A ES, to b e connect ed.
27 US Getting Started After co nnecti ng the cab les, orga nize th em and at tach the pa nel cove r by fo llowin g the Step s below. 1 Place the uni t on its face. Note • Make sure to pla ce the unit on a soft thic k cloth to prevent damaging th e unit.
28 US Getting Started 5 Attach the panel cover to the rear of the unit. Put the corner of th e panel c over on ( C ), then slide i t inward until i t clicks into p lace. Thread the FM wi re antenna (aer ial) through the small indenta tion of the panel cover.
29 US Getting Started Step 4 : Perf orming the Easy Setu p Before performing Step 4 Make su re all co nnect ions ar e secur e, and the n conne ct the AC power cord (m ains lead ). Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for usin g the system.
30 US Getting Started Step 5 : Selectin g the Source You ca n select the playba ck sou rce. Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until the desir ed function ap pears in t he front pa nel display. Each time you p ress FUNCTION, the functi on chan ges as fo llow s.
31 US Getting Started Step 6: En joying Surr ound Sound After perfor ming t he pre vious Steps and s tarting playb ack, you can eas ily enj oy sur round soun d. Surroun d soun d brings th e excit ing and po werful s ound of m ovie th eaters in to your ho me.
32 US Getting Started Note • Depending on the input st ream, the surr ound setting s may not be effective . • W h en you play a Super Audio C D, surround setti ngs are not activat ed. Ti p • The system memori zes the last su rround setti ng selected fo r each functi on.
Pl ayb a ck 33 US Playing a Disc For play able dis cs, see “Pl ayab le Disc s” (page 64). 1 Switch the input sele ctor on your TV so that the signal from the system appears on your TV screen. 2 Load a disc. Push th e disc into the disc s lot until th e disc is pulled in automatic ally.
34 US Examp le: wh en pl aying a BD- ROM A Outpu t resoluti on/Video frequency B Title numbe r or name C The curre ntly select ed audio setting D Avail able f uncti ons ( angle, audi o, subtitle ) E P.
Pl ayb a ck 35 US Enjoying an iPod You can en joy the sound and c harge the battery of an iPod via the sys tem. Compatible iPod models The compatible iPod models are as f ollows. Update your iPod with the lat est software befo re using w ith the sy stem.
36 US 3 Press X / x to select an Internet content provider icon, then press . Whe n the I ntern et cont ent l ist has not bee n retrie ved, it will be r epresented by an unacqu ired ic on or a new ic on. To use the control panel The co ntrol pan el appea rs when the vide o file starts pl aying.
Pl ayb a ck 37 US 4 Press X / x to select [Start Party], then press . All part y guest s’ compon ents st art playi ng the sam e audio c ontent as t he party host. To join in a party (f or a party gu est only ) You can use the sy stem t o play th e conten t that is playin g on other compon ents.
38 US Available Options Vari ous set tings and p layb ack opera tions are avai lable by pre ssing O PTIONS. The av aila ble items differ depen ding on t he situ ation.
Pl ayb a ck 39 US When the sound does not match the picture s on the TV scr een, yo u can a djust th e dela y betw een the pi cture and so und. 1 Press SYSTE M MENU. 2 Press X / x repeated ly until “A/V SYNC” appears in the fr ont panel display, then press o r c .
40 US Selec ting the Ef fect to Suit the So urce You can select a sui table sou nd mod e for movi es or mu sic. Press SOUND M ODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display.
Sound Adjustm ent 41 US x BD/D VD VIDEO Depending on the BD/DVD VIDEO, the choice of la nguage varies . When 4 digits are di splay ed, they in dicate a languag e code. S ee “Lan guage C ode List” (pa ge 69) to co nfirm wh ich l anguage the c ode repres ents.
42 US Listenin g to th e Radio You ca n enjoy ra dio sou nd wit h the syst em’s spe akers. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Select the radio station. Auto matic tuni ng Press an d hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanni ng star ts.
T uner 43 US 5 Press X / x to select th e preset nu mber you w ant. Ti p • You can select the pre set number directl y by pressing the number button s. 6 Press . “COMP LETE” ap pears i n the front panel displa y, and th e station is stored. 7 Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to store other stations.
44 US Using the Contro l for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is availa ble on TV s with the “BRAVIA” Sync function. By conn ecting Sony compone nts th at are compatibl e with t.
Other Operations 45 US 6 Press X / x to selec t the setting, then press . •[ O n ] : O n. • [Off]: Of f. (System Power Off ) When yo u turn the TV off by usin g the POWER button on th e TV’s remote or TV " / 1 on th e system ’s remo te, the syst em t urns off automatica lly.
46 US (Audio Return Channe l) The s ystem ca n rece ive the digita l audio signa l of t he TV vi a an HD MI cable when y our TV is compatible with the Audio Return Channel funct ion. Yo u can enjo y TV sound via the system b y using just one HDMI cable.
Other Operations 47 US Note • Depending on the input stream , [Distanc e] may not be effec tive. Ti p • You can ch ange measuremen t units (feet or mete rs) by pressing the color button (RED). x [Level] You can ad just the so und le vel of the su bwoof er.
48 US 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 49 US 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.
50 US [Scree n Settings] x [3D Outp ut Setting] [Auto] : Norm al ly se lect 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 functio n.
Settings an d Adjustments 51 US [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.
52 US [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 53 US 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. Scen es 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.
54 US x [Auto St andby] [On] : Turns o n the [Aut o Standb y] functi on. When you do not operat e the sys tem for ab out 30 minutes, the system ente rs standby mode automaticall y. [Off]: Turns off the functio n. Note • This functi on does not work wh ile the sleep t imer is set.
Settings an d Adjustments 55 US x [Party Auto Start] [On] : Starts a party or joins an exi sting party at the requ est of a ne tworke d device compat ible with the PARTY STREAMING function. [Off ]: O ff. x [BD Remo te Device Registration] Register s your “B D remo te” devi ce.
56 US 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 57 US 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 a bout the Discs On handling discs • To ke ep the disc c lean, h andle the dis c by i ts edge .
58 US 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 59 US 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 Settings] to [Video] (p age 50). The dark ar ea of the picture i s too dark/the b right area is too bright or unnatur al.
60 US 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 53) . Also, set [Au dio Ret urn Chann el] in [HDM I Setti ngs] of [Syste m Settings] to [Auto] (pag e 53).
Additiona l Informa tion 61 US 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 eject the di sc. – you disconn ect the USB device .
62 US USB device BRAVIA Internet Video Network connection 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) por t.
Additiona l Informa tion 63 US USB Wireless LAN Adapter Other Symptom Probl ems and so lution s The syste m cannot connect to the network or the net work conn ectio n i s un stabl e. • The distan ce between the unit and th e wireless L AN router i s too far (page 25).
64 US 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 65 US Playable Ty pes of Files Video 6) Musi c Photo 6) 1) The sy stem does not play files enco ded with DRM. 2) The system plays AVCHD -format fi les tha t are recorded via a digit al video camera, etc. To watch AVCHD-format files, the disc with AVCHD-format files on it must be finalized.
66 US 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 67 US Specific ations Amplifi er Section POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: (FTC ) Front L + Front R: With 4 ohms loads , both channels driven, from 200 - 20,000 Hz; ra ted 40 watts per channel mi nimum RMS power, wi th no more than 1% total harmonic distorti on from 250 mill i watts to rated output.
68 US Dimensions (approx. ) 96 mm × 1 4 mm × 27 mm (3 7 / 8 in × 9 / 16 in × 1 1 / 8 in) (w/h /d) Mass (approx .) 27 g (1 oz) * The frequen cy and channel diff er depending on the area.
Additiona l Informa tion 69 US Language Code List The langua ge spellings co nform to the ISO 6 39: 1988 (E/F) st andard. Code Language Code Language Code La nguage Code Langua ge 1027 Afar 1028 Abkha.
70 US 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 71 US 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 chan nel a nd a discret e subwo ofer chan nel. DTS pr ovides the sam e 5.
72 US Index Numerics 24p True Cinema 71 3D 33 3D Outpu t Sett ing 5 0 A A/V SYNC 39 ARC 22 Attenuate - A UDI O 51 Audi o 52 Audio DRC 51 Audio O utput 51 Audio R eturn C hannel 22, 53 Audio Se ttings .
73 US T TV Screen Size Setting for 3D 50 TV T ype 50 U Unit 8 Update 49 USB 34 V V ol ume Limit 5 3 W WEP 26 WP A2-PS K (AES) 26 WP A2- PSK (TKIP) 2 6 WP A-PSK (AE S) 26 WP A-PSK (T KIP) 26 Y YCbCr/RG.
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