Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DAV-BC250 Sony
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©2004 Sony Cor poration 4-255-321- 14 (2) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper a ti ng Inst ructions D A V -BC150 /BC250.
2 GB 3 To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or m oi st ur e. Caution – The use of optical in struments with this product will increase e ye hazard.
3 GB • The unit is not disconne c te d f rom the AC power sourc e (mai ns) as l ong a s it i s co nnect ed t o t he ma ins outlet, eve n if the unit itself ha s been tur ned off. • Unplug th e uni t from the wal l outl e t if you do not intend to use it f or an exte nded per iod of ti me .
4 GB On cleaning Clean th e cabi net, panel, and contro ls with a soft clot h slightly mois tene d with a mil d det ergent solut ion. Do not u se any ty pe of abras ive pad, scourin g powder or solvent su ch as alcohol or benz ine . If you ha ve any question s or probl ems co ncerning your system , please con sult your neare st Sony deale r.
5 GB Welcome ! ......... .............. ............... .......... 3 Precautions ....... ........... .............. .............. 3 About th is Manual.............. ............... ...... 7 This System Can Play the Fol l owing Discs ... .............
6 GB Additi onal Inf o rmation Trou bleshoo ting ........ ............... ............. 67 Specific ations ..... .................. ............... .. 70 Gloss ary ...... .............. ........... ............... .. 72 Index to Parts and Contro ls ..
7 GB • The instru ctions in this ma nual descri be the controls o n the remote . You can also u se the contro ls on the sys tem if they hav e the sam e or similar n ames as those on the remote.
8 GB Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs) This sy stem c onform s to Ve r. 1.1 an d Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD stan dards. Yo u can enjoy t wo kinds of play ba ck depe ndin g on the disc type . About Multi Session CD • Thi s syst em can pl ay Mult i Sessio n CDs w hen an MP3 aud io tr ac k is cont aine d in th e fi rst sessio n.
9 GB Notes a bout CD-R /CD-RW/DVD-R/D VD-RW (Video mode) In some c ases, CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode) cannot be played on this player due to the reco rding qua lity or physica l conditi on of the disc, or the chara cteristics of the record i ng device and authoring sof twa re.
10 GB Disc changer system The di sc chang er cons ists of a playing u nit, tra ys whic h ho ld the di scs a nd a stock er which transpor ts the dis c s to the disc tray an d the play i n g unit.
11 GB Use the Co ntro l Menu to select a func tion that you wou ld like to use. The Control Men u display appea rs when the DISPLA Y button i s pres sed.
12 GB Tips • Each time you pr e ss DI SPLAY, the Con tr ol Me nu display change s a s follows : The Control Menu it ems vary dep end ing on the disc. • The Cont ro l Me nu ic on in dica tor lig hts up in gree n t unles s you set the [R E PE AT] sett i ng to [OFF].
Getting Started 13 GB Chec k that yo u have t he foll owing items: •S p e a k e r s ( 5 ) • Subw oofer (1) • AM loop an t e nna (1) • FM wire an tenna (1) • Sp ea ker co rd s (3 .
14 GB Conn ect th e su pplie d speak er syst em usin g t h e s upp lied sp eaker cords by m at c hing the col ou rs of the jacks to those of the cord s. Do not c o nnect any speake rs other than those supplie d with this syste m . To obtain the best possib le surr ound sound, spec ify the speaker par ame te rs (d ist ance, level, etc.
Getting Started 15 GB Termi na ls for conne cting the speaker s DAV-BC150 Conn ect the To th e Front spe akers SPEAK E R FR ONT L (w hite) an d R (re d) ja cks Surround spea kers SPEAKER SURR L (blue).
16 GB DAV-BC250 Notes on placing speake rs • Do not se t the spe akers in an in cl ined pos ition. • Do not place the s peakers i n locations that are: – E xtre mely ho t or cold – Du sty or d.
Getting Started 17 GB • Do not lean or hang on the spe ak er, as th e spea ke r may fall down. Note Do not catch th e spea ker cab le ins ulati on in the S PEAK E R ja c k . Tip Connec t the sp eaker cable after be nding the s peaker wire at the e nd of th e insulat ion.
18 GB To ch an ge t he spea ker ca ble s If you w a nt to use a differ ent sp ea ke r cabl e, yo u can de tach th e plug for at ta ch men t t o an othe r ca ble. Detaching With the cat cher f acin g down , press and h old th e plu g down agai nst a f lat surf ace an d rem ove t he cords from t he plug.
Getting Started 19 GB Connect th e supplied AM/FM antennas for li stening t o the radio. Termi na ls for con ne ct i ng the antennas Notes • To prevent noi se pickup, kee p th e AM loop ante nna awa y f ro m the syst e m an d othe r com pon ents. • Be su re to fu lly ext end t he F M wi re antenna .
20 GB Requi red co rds Video cord for connecting a TV Audio cords (not supplied) When co nnec ting a cor d, be sur e t o m a tch the co lour - cod ed sl ee ves to th e appr opr i at e jacks on the comp onent s.
Getting Started 21 GB Notes • Make connec tio ns securel y to prevent unwa nte d noi se . • Refer t o the i nstruct ions s upplied with t he TV. • The system c annot outp ut an audio signal to the c onnected TV. Only the au dio signal of th e TV is output f rom the system sp eakers.
22 GB Does your TV accept pr ogress ive signal s? Progre ssiv e is the m eth od for di splayi ng TV i mages w hich r educ es flicke ring , and sha rpen s the im age. To disp lay usin g t hi s meth od , you ne ed to conn ec t to a TV tha t a cc epts pro gressi ve sign al s.
Getting Started 23 GB Output the TV or VCR sound from the speakers 1 Connect audio cords. Connect the AUDIO OUT (L/R) jacks of TV or VCR to the VIDEO/SAT jacks (AUDIO IN L/R) of this sys tem w i th au di o co rd s.
24 GB Position ing the spea kers For t he be st possib le surrou nd sound, al l the spea kers ot her t han the subw oof er sho uld b e the same dista nce from the li stening positio n ( A ). However, th is syst em allows yo u to place the cent er speake r up to 1.
Getting Started 25 GB Adjust ing the s peaker settings by usin g the front panel display on the system You can se t speaker settin gs using th e AMP menu dis played in the fron t panel . AMP menu List 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x until the item you want to set appears in the fr ont panel display, then press ENTER or c .
26 GB x SP S ETUP If you do no t co nnect ce nt er or sur roun d speak ers, or move the su rround sp eakers, se t the parameters for CENTER and SURROUND. * Only for North Am erican m odels. Note s • In SP SETUP, the North American model’s OSD displays both metric and imperia l measureme nts.
Getting Started 27 GB Narrows the DYNAMIC range of the sound trac k. Useful fo r watching movies at lo w volume late at ni ght. Note DYNAMIC range compression only applies to Dolby Digital sourc e s. Adjust ing the s peaker balanc e and level by u sing the test tone 1 Press AMP MENU.
28 GB Depe ndi ng on the D V D or VID EO CD, som e opera tions ma y be diff erent or restrict ed. Refer t o the op erat ion det ails supp lied w ith yo ur disc . 1 Turn o n your TV. 2 Switch the input selecto r on the TV to this system. 3 Press " / 1 .
Play ing Di scs 29 GB After following Step 6 Depe nding on the disc , a menu m ay ap pear on the TV scr een . You ca n pla y th e di s c inter actively by following t he instructi ons on the menu. (DVD: p age 32), (VIDEO CD: page 32). To remove the disc Press DI SC 1-5 A on the system.
30 GB Additi onal operations * You cannot paus e duri ng JP EG playba c k. Note s • If there i s no dis c i n the s y stem , “NO DISC” appears in the front pa nel displa y. • If DVD playback is paused for approx im ately one hour, th e syste m auto mati cally turns of f.
Play ing Di scs 31 GB When you stop the disc, the syst em remembers the poi nt whe re you presse d x and “RE SUM E” appears in the fr ont pane l display .
32 GB A DVD is divided into a lot of se ctions, which make up a pi ct u re or mu sic f eat u re. Thes e sections are call ed “titles .” When you p lay a DVD whi ch cont ains several title s, yo u can select the title you want using TOP MENU.
Play ing Di scs 33 GB Notes • Depending on the VID EO CD, the me nu doe s not appear in Step 1. • Depending on the VID EO CD, “Pr ess EN TER ” in Step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” i n the instruc tions suppli ed with th e disc. In this case, press H .
34 GB Selecti ng an albu m and tra ck 1 Press DISPLAY . The Cont ro l Men u an d name o f the MP3 data di sc appea r. 2 Press X / x to select (ALBUM) then press ENTER or c . The li st of a lbums cont ained on th e disc appe ars. 3 Select an albu m you want to play using X / x and press ENTER.
Play ing Di scs 35 GB You can pl ay JPEG im age f iles on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, or C D-R Ws. How ever , th e disc s m ust b e record ed accor ding to IS O9660 Le vel 1, Leve l 2 or Jolie t format for th e system to rec ognize the files . Yo u can al so play d iscs re corde d in M ul t i Sessi on.
36 GB When the lis t of all files o r albums cannot be disp laye d on the win do w, the jump ba r appear s. Pres s c to select the j ump bar icon, and then s c roll the jump bar to di splay the rest o f the list using X / x . Press C or O RETURN to return to t h e file or the alb um list.
Play ing Di scs 37 GB You can play all the ti tles/tra cks/files or a single title/cha pter / tr ac k on a di sc . You can not pe rform Rep eat Pla y during PBC playbac k of V ID EO CDs (page 32). 1 Press DISPL AY. The Con trol Menu appe ar s. 2 Press X / x to selec t (REPEAT), th en press ENTER.
38 GB You ca n lo cate a pa rticul a r poin t on a di s c quic k ly by mon i t oring t he pict ur e or by pl aying back sl ow l y . Note s • Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to perfor m so me of the oper a tio ns descri be d. • During S can or Slow- mo tion Play, no soun d is output.
Play ing Di scs 39 GB You can se a rch a title (DVD), chapter (DVD), track (C D, VI D E O CD , M P3 ), inde x (V ID E O CD) , al b um (M P3, JPE G ), and fi le ( JP EG) . As tit l es, track s, albums, an d files are as signed unique n ame s on the disc , you ca n s elec t the desire d on e from the Con trol M enu .
40 GB Search ing for a ch apter/ index 1 Press DISPLAY . The Co nt rol Men u ap pe ars. 2 Press X / x to select th e search method. x When playing a DVD (CHAPTER) x When playing a VIDEO CD (Without PBC functions) (INDEX) Exampl e: when you se lect (CHAPTER) “** (**) ” i s s electe d ( ** refer s to a numbe r).
Play ing Di scs 41 GB View ing the Pl aying Time a nd Remaining Time in the Front Panel Di splay You can ch eck disc informati on, such as the remainin g time, tot al number of titles i n a DVD, tracks in a VID EO CD, CD or MP 3, or files in a JPEG us in g t he fron t pan el disp lay (pag e 75).
42 GB When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions) or CD When playing an MP3 When playing a JPEG Notes • Dependi ng on the typ e of disc being play ed and the playing mode , th e di sc info rma ti on ma y not be dis pla yed. • Only alphabe tical lette rs and numbers can be used fo r file names .
Play ing Di scs 43 GB View ing th e Sound Fiel d, Volu me Level , or Frequen cy in the front panel display You can check the curr ent sound fie ld, volum e level, f requ ency , or s tation n ame using the fron t panel di sp lay. Press DISPLAY. Each time yo u press DISPLAY, th e display chang es as s h o wn in th e ch arts.
44 GB Checkin g the Playin g Time and Remai ning Time You can check t h e playing time and r e maining time of the current tit le, chapter, or track, and the total playin g time or r emainin g time of the dis c. You can als o check the DVD te xt and MP3 folder n ame/file name record e d on the disc.
Play ing Di scs 45 GB Chec king the da te inf orm at i on (JPEG only) You ca n ch eck the date informa tion duri ng playback when the Exif* tag is rec orded in the JPEG imag e data.
46 GB If a DVD is recorded with multili n gual tracks, you can s elect t he languag e you w an t while playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in mult iple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digi ta l, MPEG audio, or DTS), you ca n se lect th e au dio fo rm at you want w hi le playing the DVD.
Sound Adjustm ents 47 GB Disp lay ing the aud io infor m ati on of the disc (DVD on ly) When you select [AUDIO], the channels bei ng pla yed ar e display ed on th e scre en. For exampl e , in Dolby Digital format, multiple signal s r an ging f ro m mona ural to 5.
48 GB You ca n ta ke advan tage of s ur round so und simply by selecting one of the system’s pr e - progr amme d soun d fields . The y br in g the exci ting and powe rful sound of movie t heatres into your home .
Sound Adjustm ents 49 GB Select ing a s oun d fiel d (AU TO FORMAT DIRECT button) Press AUTO FORMAT DIRECT on the remote repeatedly until the sound field you want appears in the front panel display. x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT P RO LOGIC Dolby P ro Lo gic pr oduc es fi ve ou tput channel s from tw o-chan nel s ources .
50 GB To turn the surround effect off Press AUTO FORMAT D IRECT on the remote repeatedly until “A.F.D. AUTO” appears in the fron t pa nel d ispl ay, or pr ess MODE on the remote to display “2CH ST.
Using V arious Additional Functions 51 GB If va rious angle s (multi-angles ) for a scene a re recorded on a DVD, you can change th e viewing angle. For exam ple, wh ile pl aying a s cene o f a trai n.
52 GB You c an set a play back r estrict ion for a disc. Parenta l Contro l You can set a playback l imit some DVDs accord ing t o a pr edet er m i ned l eve l, such as the age o f the vi ewer .
Using V arious Additional Functions 53 GB x When you h ave already registered a password The disp lay for ente ring the password appears . 6 Enter your passw ord using the numb er buttons, then press ENTER. The displ a y for s etting th e play ba ck limitati o n level a nd c h an gi ng t he password appears .
54 GB Pla yi n g th e disc for w hich Parental Control is se t 1 Insert the di sc and press H . The [PAREN TAL CON TROL] display appe ars. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press ENTER.
Other Operations 55 GB You can contr ol your TV (SONY only) with the supplie d remote . Controlling TVs w i th the remote Controlling the TV You can cont rol y our TV us ing the b uttons below . Using the num ber buttons for controlling the TV When you set th e remote to the TV mode, y ou can use the number but tons for contro lling the TV.
56 GB 2 Press PR OGR ESS IVE. The cu rr en t out pu t sig nal “- NORM AL -” appears in the fr ont panel dis p lay. When “- PRO G R E- ” a ppear s i n t he front panel displa y, the ou tput si gnal is al ready set to progress ive format. 3 Press PR OGRESSIVE again wh ile “-NORMAL-” appears in the front pan el display.
Other Operations 57 GB * Except for North American models . 2 Press and hold TV CH + while entering the code for t ransmit tim e (see tabl e below ) usi ng the number buttons . The transmit time from the remote is select ed. If you succes sf ully set the transmit time code, the TV button flashes twic e slowly.
58 GB To us e a digi ta l s at ell it e rece iver or oth er comp onen ts with a high audio o utput level Connect the sa tellite receiver to the VIDEO/ SAT j acks o f thi s sy stem . You can also conne ct the comp onent s with a h ig h au dio ou tp ut le ve l (inc ludi ng 2V r.
Other Operations 59 GB Pres ett i ng Radio Stations You can pres et 20 FM s tations , and 10 AM stations . Be fo re tuning, make sure to t u rn down the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly unti l the band you want appears in the front panel display.
60 GB Listen ing to the Radio Preset radio st ations in the syste m’s memory first (s ee “Pr ese tt i ng Ra dio Sta tions” on pa ge 59). 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil FM or AM app ears in the front panel display. The last re ceived sta tion is tuned in.
Other Operations 61 GB 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until FM or AM appears in the front panel display. The last st at i on yo u rec ei ve d is tune d in.
62 GB The bri ghtnes s of the fr ont pan el disp lay ca n be set to either of two levels. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X or x un til “CUSTOMIZE” appears in the fron t panel display, then press ENTER or c . The s y stem ent ers t he Customi ze Men u mode.
Settings an d Adjustments 63 GB By usi ng the Setup Dis play, y ou c an ma ke variou s adjus tment s to i tems , such a s pict ure an d sound. You can also set the subtitle language and the Se tup Di sp lay, am o ng oth er things . For details on each Setup D ispla y item , see pa ge 64- 66.
64 GB 6 Select a se tting usi ng X / x , then press ENTE R. The setting is selecte d and setup is complete. Example: [4:3 PAN SCAN] To turn off the Setup Display Press DISPLAY repeatedly unt il the Setup Display is turned off . * When you selec t [ RESET] in step 4, the followin g items ar e retur ne d to the de f au lt sett ings .
Settings an d Adjustments 65 GB Choose set tings according to the TV to be conn ected. Select [SCREEN SETUP] in the Setup Display. For deta ils on us ing the displa y, see “Usin g t he Setup Dis pl a y” (pa ge 6 3) . The defaul t settings are underlin ed.
66 GB Allow s set t in g up Paren t al C ont r ol and ot her settings. Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Displa y. For details on using t h e display, see “ Using the Setup D i s pl ay” (p ag e 63).
Additiona l Information 67 GB If you experi ence any of the f ollowing difficu ltie s wh ile using the system, use this troubles hoot in g gu ide t o he lp re m ed y the proble m bef ore r equ estin g repa ir s. Sh ould an y proble m per si s t, co nsul t yo ur nea rest So ny dealer .
68 GB The surround effect is difficult to hear whe n you are playing a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio sound track. • Make sure the sound field fun ction is on (page 48) . • Check the sp eaker conne ctions and sett ings (pag es 24, 25). • Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not be the entir e 5.
Additiona l Information 69 GB A disc does not start playing from the beginning. • Repeat Play ha s b een sel ec ted (pages 37). Cancel Rep eat Play be fo re play i n g a disc . • Resume Pla y has been selected. During stop, press x on the syst em or the remo te and then star t pla yba c k ( pag e 31).
70 GB AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARM ONIC DISTO R TION : With 4 ohm lo ad s, both channels driv en, fr om 200 – 20 ,000 Hz; rated 65 watts per cha nne l minimum RM S power, with no more tha n 0. 7 % total ha r mon ic distort ion from 2 50 mi lli watts to rated outp ut.
Additiona l Information 71 GB Video section Outputs Video: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms S video: Y: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms C: 0 . 2 86 Vp-p 75 ohms COMPONENT: Y: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms P B /C B , P R /C R : 0.7 Vp-p 75 ohms Speakers (DAV-B C150) Front/Center/Surround Speaker syst em Bass refl ex Speaker u nit 70 mm ( 2 7 / 8 in ches ) dia.
72 GB Album Secti on of a mu si c pi e ce or an im a ge on a da ta CD con taining MP3 audi o tra cks or JP EG fi les. Chapte r Subdivision of a title on a DVD. A title is compo sed of se vera l chap ters . Dolby Dig ital This m ov ie the a tre s oun d fo rm at f or is m ore advanc ed tha n D ol b y Surr ou nd Pro Lo gic.
Additiona l Information 73 GB Fil m based so ftware, Vi deo bas ed softw a re DVDs can b e classifi e d as Film based o r Video based s oftware. F ilm based D VDs contain the same image s (24 frames per second) th at are sho wn at movie th eatres.
74 GB For mo re in form a tion , ref er to th e pa ges in di cat ed i n pa rent he ses. Front Pa ne l A " / 1 (power) ( 28) B Disc tray (28) C DISC 1-5 A (eject) indicators (28, 62) D H (play) (28, 62) E X (pause) (30) F x (stop) (30) G .
Additiona l Information 75 GB Front Pan e l Display When playing back a DVD When playing back a VIDEO CD, CD, or MP3 When listening to the radio When playing back a JPEG Ligh ts up when t itle or chap.
76 GB Rear Pa nel A SPEAKER jacks (14) B VIDEO/SAT AUDIO IN jacks (20, 58) C COMPONENT VI DEO OUT jacks (20) D MONITOR OUT ( VIDEO / S VIDE O) jacks (20) E AM terminal (19) F FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack (1.
Additiona l Information 77 GB Remo te A SONY TV DIRECT (56) B PROGRES SIVE (22, 5 5) C DISC SKIP (2 8, 30) D MUTING (30) E REPEAT/FM MOD E (37, 60) F SLEEP (61) G TUNER/BAND (59, 60) H TUNER MENU (59, 60) I TV (55) J AUDIO (46) K ANGLE (51) L SUBTITLE (51) M .
78 GB The lang uage spe lling s conf or m to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/ F) stan da rd. Langua ge code list 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish .
Additiona l Information 79 GB Y ou c a n set the fo llowing item s with the D VD Setup m enu. The ord er of th e di splaye d ite ms may be differe nt from t he actual displa y . DVD Setup Me nu List LANGU A GE SETUP OSD DVD MENU AUDIO SUBTIT LE (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.
80 GB Y ou ca n set the foll owing i tems with AMP M ENU on the remote. AMP Menu List SP SETUP CENT ER SP SURR SP F DIST CEN DIST CENTER Y 1.0m - 7.0m/3ft - 23ft 1.
Additiona l Information 81 GB Numerics 16:9 65 4:3 LETTER BO X 65 4:3 P AN SCAN 65 A ALBUM 34, 39 Album 7, 72 AMP MEN U 25, 58, 62 ANGLE 51 Antenna Hoo kups 19 A UDIO 4 6, 64 B B ACKGR OUND 65 Batteri.
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Sony Corporation Pr inted in Korea Quick reference for Remote Commander Note The remote control of the unit employs command signals in common with other Sony DVD products. Thus, depending on the button, other Sony DVD products may respond. A Turns a S ONY TV and t he system on and ch a nge s the TV’s input sou rce .
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