Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BDV-T77 Sony
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2 US To reduce th e risk of fir e or electr ic shock, d o not expose th is apparatus to rain or moistu re. Do not inst all the ap pliance in a confine d space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet . To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover t he ven tilat ion op ening of the apparatus wit h newspapers, tablecl oths, curtains, etc .
3 US CAUTION You ar e cautio ned that any cha nges or modifi cations not expressly approved in t his manual coul d void your authori ty to operate this equipme nt. Important Safety Instructions 1) Read th ese instructi ons. 2) Keep th ese instr uctio ns.
4 US Copyrights and Trademarks • This produc t incorpor ates copyright p rotection t echnology that is protecte d by U.S. patents an d othe r int elle ct ual pr ope rty rights.
5 US About The se Operat ing Instructions • The instru ctions in these Oper ating Ins truct ions descri be the co ntrols on the remote. You can also use the controls on the unit if they have the s ame or simil ar names as those on th e remot e.
6 US Table of Cont ents About T hese O perating Instruc tions ... .... 5 Unpac king ....... .......... ........ ........... ....... .... 7 Index to Parts an d Contro l .............. ........ 8 Getting Started Step 1: Installing th e System ....... 14 Step 2: Connecting the System .
7 US Unpacking Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batteri es (sup plied) by m atching the 3 an d # ends on th e batteri es to the markings inside th e compartment.
8 US Index to Parts and Cont rol For mo re info rmati on, refer to the pa ges indi cated in pa renthe ses. A " / 1 (on/stan dby) Turns on the u nit, or s ets it to standby mode. B Play operation buttons Z (open/close) (page 29) Opens or c loses t he di sc tray.
9 US About the indications in the front panel display A Displ ays the cu rrent so und for mat. B Lights up when outputting 1920 × 1080p/24 Hz video signals. C Lights up when outputting 720p/1080i/ 1080p video signals from the HDMI OUT jack or 720p/1080i vi deo signals from the COMPONENT V IDEO OUT jacks.
10 US A (USB) port (page 30) B LAN (100) terminal (page 2 3) C COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (page 18) D VIDEO OU T jack (page 18) E HDMI OUT jack (page 18) F EZW-RT10 slot (page 22) G AUDIO (AUDIO IN L/R) jacks (page 20) H S-AIR ID switch (pages 24, 39) I A.
11 US A " / 1 (Power) Turns t he su rround ampli fier on/ off. B S-AIR/STANDBY indi cator You can check the statu s of wire less transmiss ion between the main uni t and surroun d amplif ier. C S-AIR ID switc h Sele cts t he S -AIR ID. D PAIRING butt on Starts pair ing.
12 US Number 5, AUDIO, VOL +, a nd N butt ons have a tactile dot. Use the tactile dot as a refere nce when op erat ing the remo te. • : For TV op erati ons (For detail s, see “ Controlling Your TV with the Supplied Remo te” (page 48).) A THEATER (p age 44) Switches to the optimu m video mode for watching movies automatical ly.
13 US F Playback operation buttons See “ Pla ybac k” ( page 2 9). . / > (previous/next) Skip to the previous /next chapte r, track, or file . (replay/advance) Briefl y replay the curr ent sce nes for 10 seco nds. /Brie fly f ast f orwar ds th e cu rrent scene s for 15 se conds.
14 US Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System For the best po ssibl e surrou nd sound , place all speak ers at t he sam e distanc e from the list ening po sition ( A ).
15 US Getting Started To add the optional surround back speakers You can enjoy 7. 1 surrou nd sound by purchas ing the Wireles s Surrou nd Speake r Kit (W AHT-SB P2, option al). The option al produ ct lineup differs depe nding on the area. For the po sition of the surr ound bac k spea kers, ref er the illu stration below ( C ).
16 US Getting Started To install the speakers on a wall Befo re inst alling t he speake rs on a w all, conn ect the spea ker c ord to the sp eaker . Be sure to match the speak er cords to the appr opriate ter minals on the speakers : the speaker co rd with the color tube to 3 , a nd the spea ker cord wit hout the color tube to # .
17 US Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System For conn ecting th e system, r ead the information o n the fo llowing page s. Do not con nect the AC po wer cord (mains lead) of the unit to a wall outl et (mains) until all the other connect ions are m ade.
18 US Getting Started This connec tion se nds a vid eo sig nal to t he TV. Depe nding on the jacks on y our TV, sele ct the conne ction me thod. * The HDMI cable is suppl ied with BDV-T77 only. Method 1: HDMI cable ( A ) connection If your TV has an HDM I jack, c onnect to t he TV with an HDMI ca ble.
19 US Getting Started This connection sends an audio signal to the unit from the TV. To listen to TV sound via the system, perfo rm this conn ecti on. With a di gital audio connectio n, the sy stem receive s a Dolby Digit al multiple x broadcast signal and you can enj oy mult iplex broa dcast soun d.
20 US Getting Started When yo u conne ct the syst em and ot her comp one nts to the TV, vi deo si gnal s from the syst em an d the comp onents are sent to th e TV, and a udio sign als f rom th e com ponen ts ar e sent to the sy stem a s follows. You ca n enjoy co nnecte d compo nents via t he system ’s spea kers.
21 US Getting Started To connect the antenna (aerial) Note • Be sure to fully exten d the FM wire antenna (aeria l). • A fter connect ing the FM wire antenna (aerial ), keep it as horizon tal as possible .
22 US Getting Started You ca n transm it sound fr om the uni t to an S-AIR p roduct, s uch as the sur round am plifier or S-AIR recei ver. To transmit sound fr om the unit, y ou need to i nsert the wireless tr ansceive rs into th e unit a nd S-AIR prod uct .
23 US Getting Started Wired Setup Use a LAN cable to co nnect to th e LAN (10 0) terminal on the unit . USB Wireless Setup Use a wirele ss LAN via the USB Wire less LAN Adapter (Sony U WA-BR 100 only) . Turn th e unit off before conne cting t he extens ion cable or insert ing the U SB Wire less LAN Adapter.
24 US Getting Started Step 3 : Set ting up the S-AIR Wireless System Before performing Step 3 Make s ure all con nectio ns are se cure, an d then conn ect the AC p ower cor ds (mai ns le ads). To use the S-AIR wi reless sy stem, you need to set up the surr ound ampl ifi er.
25 US Getting Started Step 4 : Perfor ming th e Easy Setu p Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for using the system. Displa yed item s vary dependi ng on the co untry model. Note • T o use the optional su rround back speake rs, set [Surround Ba ck] in [Speake r Settings] to [Ye s] (page 46) .
26 US Getting Started 5 Perform the [Easy Setup]. Follow th e on-screen instructions to make the basic settings using C / X / x / c , and . For detail s about [ Auto Calibratio n] settings in [Easy S etup], se e “Calibra ting the Appropriate Settings Aut omatically” (page 4 5).
27 US Getting Started Step 6: En joying Su rround Sound After pe rformi ng the pr evious Steps an d startin g playba ck, you can ea sily enjo y surro und soun d. You can als o sele ct pre-p rogram med sur round s ettings that ar e tailor ed to differen t kinds o f so und sou rces.
28 US Getting Started Note • When you s elect “A. F.D. MULTI, ” depending on the disc or s ource, the b eginning of the s ound may be cut of f while the optim um mode is autom atically selecte d. To avoid cutting the sound, select “ A.F.D. STD.
Pl ayb a ck 29 US Playing a Disc For play able discs , see “Pla yable D iscs” (page 65). 1 Switch the input select or on your TV s o that the signal from the system appears on your TV screen. 2 Press Z , and place a disc on the d isc tray. 3 Press Z to close the disc tray.
30 US Playing from a USB Device You c an pl ay vi deo/m usi c/ph oto files on t he connec ted USB device. For pla yable ty pes of file s, see “P layable Typ es of Fi les” (pa ge 66) . 1 Connect the USB device to the (USB) port on the unit. Refer to the operating instruction s of the USB dev ice before co nnecting.
Pl ayb a ck 31 US To operate the iPod using the remote You ca n oper ate the iPod us ing t he but tons on the remote. The followi ng table sh ows an exam ple of button s that ca n be use d. Note • T he iPod is charged when connected to th e system while the sys tem is turn ed on.
32 US Available Options Vari ous setti ngs and p layback operat ions are avai labl e by pre ssing OPTI ONS. The avai labl e items diffe r de pendi ng on the situ atio n. Common options [Video] only [Ph ot o] on ly When th e sound doe s not ma tch the pictur es on the TV s creen, you ca n adjust the de lay betwe en the pictur e and so und.
Pl ayb a ck 33 US 5 Press SYSTEM MENU. The system me nu turn s off. Note • Depending on the input stre am, A/V SYNC may not be effec tive..
34 US Selec ting the Ef fect to Suit the So urce You can select a suit able sou nd mode fo r movies or mu sic. Press SOUND M ODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display.
Sound Adjustm ent 35 US x DVD -VR The type s of sou nd trac ks reco rded on a disc a re displa yed. Example: • [ S tereo] • [ St ereo ( Audio1) ] • [ St ereo ( Audio2) ] •[ M a i n ] •[ S u b ] • [ Main/Sub] Note • [ Stereo (Audio 1)] and [ Stereo (Au dio2)] do not appear when onl y one audio stream is recor ded on the disc.
36 US 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “NIGHT MODE” appears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select a setting. • “NIGHT ON”: On.
T uner 37 US Listening to the Ra dio You ca n enjoy ra dio sou nd with the syste m’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 + /– until the auto sca nning star ts.
38 US 5 Press X / x to select the preset number you want. Ti p • You can select the pr eset number direct ly by pressing the nu mber butt ons. 6 Press . “COMP LETE” ap pear s in the fr ont panel display , and the station is st ored. 7 Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to store other stations.
External A udio De vice 39 US Using an S-AIR Product About S-AIR products There are tw o types of S-AIR produc t. • S-AIR main u nit (this unit): This is for tran smit ting sou nd. Yo u ca n use up to thr ee S-AIR m ain units. (The number of usable S-AIR main uni ts de pen ds on t he use enviro nment .
40 US To enjoy a 7.1 channel system You ca n enjoy the more realis tic surr ound sou nd effec t of 7.1 chann els when yo u use the W irele ss Surr ound Sp eaker Ki t (WAHT- SBP2, opti onal ). For detail s, refer to th e operat ing instru ctions o f the Wireless Surro und Speaker Kit.
External A udio De vice 41 US Whe n us ing S -AI R pr oduct s, n ei ghbor s may also rec eive you r syste m’s so und if ID s are the same , or you may rec eive soun d from ne ighbor s. To prevent th is, you can identify the u nit with a specif ic S-A IR sub unit by pe rformi ng the pairing op eration.
42 US If you u se multiple wir eless s ystems, su ch as wirel ess LA N or Bl ueto oth, t he t rans missi on of S-AIR si gnals o r other wir eless sig nals may b e unstable. I n this case, t he transmi ssion may be improved by c hanging th e followin g [RF Change] settin g.
Other Operati ons 43 US Using th e Contr ol for HDMI F unctio n for “BRAVIA” Sy nc This func tion is a vailable on TVs wi th the “BRA VIA” Sync fun cti on.
44 US 6 Press X / x to select the setting, then press . •[ O n ] : O n. • [Off]: Off . (System Power Off) When yo u turn th e TV off by usi ng the POW ER button on th e TV’s remote or TV " / 1 on the system’ s remote , the syst em tur ns off automaticall y.
Other Operati ons 45 US (Audio Return Channel) The syst em can rece ive the dig ital audio signal of the TV vi a an HDM I cable when your TV is compatible with the Audio Re turn Channel functi on. You ca n enjoy TV s ound via the system by usin g just one H DMI cab le.
46 US 7 Press . [Auto Ca libration] s tarts. The sy stem adjust s the spea ker s ettings automaticall y. Be quiet during the measurement. Note • Before [A uto Calib ration], mak e sure that th e surround a mplifier tur ns on and you install the surround a mplifier in the appropria te locatio n.
Other Operati ons 47 US [Subwoofer] [Yes] x [Dis tan ce] When you m ove the speake rs, be su re to set the param eters of the di stance ( A ) fro m the list ening positio n to the speakers. You can set th e parameters from 0 to 23 feet (0.0 to 7.0 meters ).
48 US 9 Press X / x to select [Off], then press . Note • The test tone signals are not output from the HDMI OUT jack. Ti p • To a djust the vol ume o f all t he speak ers at one ti me, press VO L +/–. Using the Sleep T imer You ca n set the system t o turn off at a preset time, so you can fa ll asle ep listen ing to musi c.
Other Operati ons 49 US Saving Pow er in Standb y Mode Check that the following settin gs are made: – [Control for HDMI] in [HDMI Set tings] is set to [Off] (pag e 43). – [Standby ] in [S-AIR Setti ngs] is set to [Off] (page 4 0). – [Quick Start Mode] is s et to [Of f] (page 5 4).
50 US Using the Setu p Display You ca n make various ad justme nts of i tems su ch as pictur e and sou nd. Selec t (Setup ) on the ho me me nu when y ou need to change th e setting s of the s ystem.
Settings and Adjustments 51 US x [Screen Format] [Origi nal] : Select this when c onnecting to a TV with a wid e-mode functi on. Dis plays a 4:3 scr een pi cture i n 16: 9 asp ect r atio even on a wide -scr een TV . [Fixed Aspect Ratio]: Ch anges th e pictu re size to fi t the scree n s ize w ith th e or igin al pi ctur e aspect ra tio.
52 US [Off] : Outputs the primary audio only. Selec t this when o utputting HD audio sign als to an AV recei ver. x [Audio DRC] You ca n compres s the dyn amic rang e of the sound t rack. [Auto] : Performs playbac k at the dyna mic rang e specifie d by the di sc (BD-ROM onl y).
Settings and Adjustments 53 US Ente r the code for your la nguag e by re ferring to “Lang uage Code List” (page 70) . x [BD Hybrid Di sc Playback Layer] [BD ] : Play s BD layer. [DVD/CD]: Plays DVD o r CD layer. x [BD Internet Connect ion] [Allow]: Normall y select this.
54 US x [S-AIR Se ttings] Yo u can se t up th e S- AIR setti ngs. For de tail s, see “Usi ng an S-AI R Product” (page 39) . [Inf o]: T he sel ected S- AIR ID is di splayed. [Pairi ng]: You can p air the system a nd S-AI R sub unit, such as a surr ound amp lifier or S-AI R recei ver.
Settings and Adjustments 55 US x [System I nformation] You ca n displ ay the sys tem’ s softwa re versi on inform ation an d the MA C address. [Networ k Settings ] You c an make deta ile d sett ings for Inter net and net work. x [Interne t Set tings] Connect th e system to the network beforehan d.
56 US Precau tion s On safety • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do no t place objec ts filled with liqu ids, such as vas es, on the system, or place the syst em near wat er, su ch as ne ar a bath tub or shower room.
Additio nal Info rmation 57 US On moving the system • Before moving the system, make sure tha t there is no disc inserted, and remove the AC power cord (mai ns lead) from the wall outle t (mains). About S-AIR function • As the S-A IR produc ts trans mit sound by radio waves, sound may skip when radio waves are obstructe d.
58 US Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of the follo wing diffi culties while using the s ystem, use th is troubl eshooting guide to h elp remedy t he probl em before requesti ng repairs. Should any problem p ersist, consult yo ur neares t Son y deal er.
Additio nal Info rmation 59 US Sound Video signa ls are only output from the HDMI OUT jack when connecting the HDMI OUT jack and other video outp ut jacks at the same tim e. • S et [Output Vide o Format] in [Screen S ettings] to [Com ponent Video] (page 51) .
60 US There is no digita l sound from the HDMI OUT jack when using the Aud io Retu rn Channel function. • S et [Cont rol for HDMI] i n [HDMI Set tings] of [S ystem Sett ings] to [On ] (page 53) . Also, set [Au dio Retur n Channel ] in [HDMI Settings] of [Syst em Settings] to [Auto] (page 53).
Additio nal Info rmation 61 US Operation There is no sound fro m the surround sp eakers or surround back speakers. Check the stat us of the S-AIR/STA NDBY indicator on the sur round amplifier . • Turns off . – Check that the AC power cor d (main s lead) of the surr ound amplif ier is connect ed secure ly.
62 US File names a re not displayed correct ly. • The system can only display ISO 8859- 1-complian t character formats . Other character for mats may be displaye d differently . • De pending on the writing software us ed, the inp ut charact ers may be displayed different ly.
Additio nal Info rmation 63 US USB device S-AIR Bo nus c onte nt s or o the r da ta th at are co ntained i n a BD-R OM cannot be played . • Try t he following: 1 Re move the di sc. 2 Turn the syst em off. 3 Remove and reconnec t the USB de vice (page 3 0).
64 US BRAVIA Internet Video Network connection USB Wireless LAN Adapter Other Symptom Problem s and solu tions The picture/ sound is poor/ce rtain program s displa y with a l oss of detail, especial ly duri ng fast - motion or dark scenes. • Picture/sou nd quality may be poor dep ending on Internet content p roviders.
Additio nal Info rmation 65 US Playable Disc s 1) Since the B lu-ray Di sc speci fication s are new and evolving, som e discs may not be playable de pending on the disc ty pe and the version. Als o, the audio output di ffers depen ding on t he sourc e, connected output jack , and selected au dio setting s.
66 US Playable Types o f Files Video Music Photo 1) The system does not play files encoded wit h DRM. 2) The syst em plays AVCH D-format f iles that are recorded via a di gital vi deo camera , etc. T o watc h AVCHD-format files, th e disc with AVCHD-format files o n it must be fina lized.
Additio nal Info rmation 67 US Suppor ted Aud io Formats Audi o form ats suppor ted b y thi s syst em are as follo ws. a : Sup ported fo rmat. –: Unsupported f ormat. Video Output Resolution Output re solution differ s dependin g on the [Ou tput Video Format] se tting i n [Screen Settings] (page 50).
68 US Specifica tions Amplifier Sec tion POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: (FTC) Front L + Fron t R: With 3 ohms loads, both channels driven, from 180 - 20,000 Hz; rate d 60 watts per c hanne l minimum RMS power, wit h no more than 1% to tal ha rmonic distort ion from 250 milli watts to rated output.
Additio nal Info rmation 69 US than 1% total harmonic distorti on from 250 milli watts to rated output. POWER OUTPUT ( reference) 167 W (per channel at 3 ohms, 1 kHz) Rated impe dance 3 - 16 Ω General Power requirements 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumpt ion On: 50 W Standby power consum ption 0.
70 US Language Cod e List The lang uage spe llings co nform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) stan dard. Code Lang uage Code Lang uage Code Lang uage Code L ang uage 1027 Afar 1028 Abkh azian 1032 Afr ikaans.
Additio nal Info rmation 71 US Glossary AVCHD The AV CHD forma t is a high -defin ition digi tal video ca mera fo rmat used to record SD (stand ard defi nition) or HD (high definiti on) signal s of either the 1080 i specifica tion* o r the 720p spe cificatio n** on DVDs, us ing efficie nt data com press ion coding technolog y.
72 US Dolby P ro Logi c II Dolby P ro Logic II cre ates fi ve full -bandwi d th outp ut chan nels fr om 2 channel so urce s. Thi s is done usi ng an adva nced, high-pu rit y matr ix surro und dec oder t hat e xtracts the spatial properties of the o riginal re cording with out adding any new sounds or tonal colo rations .
Additio nal Info rmation 73 US Pop-up menu An enha nced me nu operati on availab le on BD - ROMs. Th e pop-up me nu appear s when POP UP/MEN U is p ressed during pl ayback , and c an be operat ed whil e playba ck is in prog ress.
74 US Index Numerics 24p True Cinema 73 A A/V SYNC 32 Attenuate - A UDIO 52 Audi o 52 Audio DRC 52 Audio O utput 52 Audio R eturn C hannel 54 Audio Se ttings 51 Auto Cal ibratio n 45, 52 Auto Display .
75 US Surr ou nd a mplif ier 11 , 39 System Inf ormation 55 SYSTEM MENU 27, 32, 35, 36 T T est T one 47 TV T ype 50 U Update 50 USB 30 W WEP 23 WP A2-PSK (A ES) 23 WP A2-PSK (TKIP) 23 WP A-PSK (AES) 2.
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