Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DAV-DZ270 Sony
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©2008 Sony Corporation 3-283-038- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Operating Instructions DA V -DZ270 / HDZ278.
2 GB To red uce t he risk of fi re or electri c shock, do not expose t his apparatu s to rain or moisture . Caution – The use of o ptical instru ments with this product will increase e ye hazard. Do not install the appl iance in a con fined s pace, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet.
3 GB 6) Clean only with dry cl oth. 7) Do not block any ventil ation openings . Install in accordan ce with t he manufa cturer’s i nstruc tions. 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators , heat reg isters, s toves, or other appara tus (includin g ampli fiers) th at produc e heat.
4 GB About T his Operating Instruct ions • The ins truct ions in this Op erating I nstruc tions descri be th e co ntrol s on t he rem ote. You can also use the control s on th e unit i f they have th e same or simi lar names as those on the re mote.
5 GB Tabl e of Co ntents About Th is Operatin g Instr uctions.......... 4 Playable Discs ......... ........... ....... ........... ... 6 Getting Started Step 1: Positio ning the System ... 12 Step 2: Co nnecting the Sy stem... 1 5 Step 3: Performin g the Quick Setup .
6 GB Playable Discs 1) MP3 (MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3) is a standard format de fined by ISO/MPEG whi ch compresses audio data . MP3 files must b e in M PEG1 Audio Layer 3 format.
7 GB 2) JPEG image f iles mus t confo rm to t he DCF imag e file format. (DCF “Desig n rule fo r Camera F ile sys tem”: Imag e standards for digital cam eras regulated by Japan Electroni cs and Informat ion Technol ogy Industries Asso ciation (JEITA).
8 GB Note on DualDiscs A Dual Disc is a two si ded disc produc t whi ch mat es D VD reco rded ma teri al on one si de w ith di git al audio m ateria l on the ot her sid e. Howe ver, si nce the a udio ma teria l side does not confo rm to t he Compa ct Disc (C D) stand ard, play back on th is product is not guar anteed .
9 GB This sy stem incor porates High -Definition Mu ltimedia In terface (HDMI TM ) tech nology . HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Defini tion Multimedia Interfa ce are tr ademarks or re gistered tra demar ks o f HDMI Lice nsin g LL C. “BRA VIA” an d are trad emarks o f Sony Co rporat ion.
10 GB Getting Started Getting St arted Unpacking • Fro nt speak ers (2 ) and surrou nd s peaker s (2) • Cent er sp eaker (1 ) • Sub woofe r (1) • AM loop antenn a (aerial) (1) • FM wire ante.
11 GB Getting Started Inserting batteries into the remote 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 compartment. To use the remote, poin t it at the remote se nsor on the uni t.
12 GB Getting Started Step 1 : Positi oning t he System For the best poss ible sur round so und, all the speak ers oth er than th e subwo ofer sho uld be pla ced at the same dista nce fr om the list ening posit ion ( A ). However, thi s system allo ws you to place the cente r speaker up to 1.
13 GB Getting Started To install the speakers on a w all Before instal ling the sp eaker s on a wa ll, connec t the sp eaker cord to th e speak er. Be sure to match t he speake r cords to the app ropriate terminals on the s peakers: th e speaker cord with the c olo r tub e to 3 , and the speaker c ord without the color tube to # .
14 GB Getting Started Note • Use sc rews that are su itable f or the wall ma terial and stre ngth. As a plas ter board wall i s especial ly fragi le, attach the screws secure ly to a beam an d fasten them t o the wal l. Instal l the speakers on a ve rtical and flat wall where rein fo rcem ent is ap plie d.
15 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting th e System See the co nnection diag ram below, and rea d the additi onal informat ion from 1 to 5 on th e follow ing pages.
16 GB Getting Started The co nnecto r and co lor tub e of the sp eaker co rds ar e the sam e colo r as the l abel of t he jacks to be conn ected. B e sur e to m atch the sp eaker cords to th e app ropriat e term inal s on th e sp eakers: the s peake r cord with the color tub e to 3 , and th e spea ker cord wi thout the color t ube to # .
17 GB Getting Started DAV-HDZ278 CENTER SUBWOOFER DIGITAL IN P B /C B P R /C R Y COAXIAL OPTICAL FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER TV/VIDEO HDMI OUT VIDEO OUT SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL 75 AM FM ANTENNA DMPORT DC5V 0.
18 GB Getting Started Use the p arts as follows : •V i d e o c o r d ( 1 ) To listen t o TV sound from th e six spea kers of the system, co nnect the TV and t he system with the audio c ord (n ot suppli ed) ( A ). For vi deo out put t o your TV, chec k th e video input j acks of the T V, an d select connec tion m ethod A , B , or C .
19 GB Getting Started DAV-HDZ278 * If your TV accep ts progressive format signal s, use this connec tion and set the out put signal of the syst em to progressive format (pag e 29). ** H DMI (Hi gh-Def inition M ultim edia Interf ace) If your TV has t he HDMI jack, use this c onnection and sele ct the t ype of out put signal (page 2 9).
20 GB Getting Started To change the color system (PAL or NTSC) (Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models only) Depe nding on the TV to be c onnect ed, you may be req uired to se lect eith er PAL or NTSC for the color system. The initial settin g of the syste m for Aus tralian and Middle East ern models is PAL.
21 GB Getting Started You c an e njoy t he co nnected comp onen t usi ng the six speake rs o f the system . • Por ta ble a udio s ourc e: A • DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapte r: B (DAV-HDZ278 only) DAV-D.
22 GB Getting Started DAV-HDZ278 To connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter (DAV-HD Z278 on ly) Conn ect a DIG ITAL M EDIA PO RT ada pter (n ot suppli ed) to the D MPOR T jack. Fo r detai ls, see “Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Adapter” (p age 76). Note • Con nect the DIGITA L MEDIA P ORT a dapter so that the V marks are aligned .
23 GB Getting Started If your TV has multiple audio/video inputs You can en joy the s ound wi th t he sp eakers of t he sy stem throug h the conn ected TV. Conne ct th e compon ents as follows . Select the component on the TV. For d etails, refer to the operati ng instru ctions of th e TV.
24 GB Getting Started DAV-DZ270 4 Connecting the antenna (aerial) CENTER SUBWOOFER AUDIO IN P B /C B P R /C R Y L R FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SPEAKER VIDEO OUT TV/VIDEO SPEAKER COMPONENT VIDEO OUT C.
25 GB Getting Started DAV-HDZ278 Note • K eep the AM loop ante nna (aerial) and cord away from the system or othe r AV components, as noise may res ult. • Be sure to fully ext end the FM wire an tenna (ae rial). • A fter connec ting the FM wir e antenna (aeria l), keep it as hori zontal as possible.
26 GB Getting Started Before conne cting the AC po wer cord ( mains le ad) of t he unit to a wall ou tlet (mai ns), conn ect all the speake rs to the unit. DAV-DZ270 DAV-HDZ278 After connec ting the A C power cord (ma ins lea d), the dem onstr ation ap pears in the front pa nel disp lay.
27 GB Getting Started Step 3 : Perf orming the Quick Setu p Follow the Steps belo w to make the basic adjustme nts for u sing the system. Note • W hen you connect the system and the TV with the component video cord (no t suppli ed) or HDMI ca ble (not supplie d), you need to set the type of video output for matc hing your TV.
28 GB Getting Started 10 Press . 11 Connect the calibration mic to th e A.CAL MIC jack on the front panel. Set up t he calibration mic at the e ar level using a trip od, etc . (not su pplie d). T he fron t of each s peake r should face th e calibrat ion mic, an d there s hould be n o obst ruction betw een the s peakers and the ca libra tion mic.
29 GB Getting Started 4 Press X / x to select [QUI CK], then press . The Qui ck Set up disp lay ap pear s. Depe ndin g on the conne ct ion of th e TV (page 18), select the t ype of vide o outpu t of the system .
30 GB Getting Started [ON]: The s yste m output s pr ogre ssive signals. Select this sett ing when: – yo ur TV acc epts pr ogre ssive sig nals , and, – the TV is conne cted to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. Whe n you sel ect [ON ], the co nfirma tion disp lay ap pear s.
31 GB Getting Started * DAV-DZ270 only ** DAV-HDZ278 on ly Note • W hen you use both the TV/VID EO (AUDIO IN) jacks (analog c onnection) and TV/VIDEO (COAXIAL or OPTICAL DIGITAL IN) jack (digita l con nection ) at the same time, the digit al connection takes priority (DAV-HDZ278 only).
32 GB Enjoying Sur round Soun d by Using Decoding Mode You ca n enjoy su rrou nd sound simpl y by sele cting one of the syst em’s pre-pr ogramm ed deco ding modes . They br ing exci ting an d power ful sound o f mov ie theate rs into you r hom e. 1 Press SY STEM MENU.
Sound Adjustm ent 33 GB 4 Press . The setti ng is made. 5 Press SYSTEM MENU. The system me nu turns off. To turn the surround effect off Select “A.F.
34 GB Selecting the S ound Mode 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. • “AUTO” : The syst em selec ts “MOVIE” o r “MU SIC” aut omatica lly to prod uce th e sound effec t depend ing on th e disc.
Disc 35 GB Playing a Disc Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, some opera tions may be differ ent or rest ricted. Refer t o the operat ing instr uctions suppl ied with your d isc. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on the TV to this system.
36 GB – [CONTROL FOR HDMI] is set t o [OFF] (page 6 4). To use the headphones Connect the headphones to PHONES jack on th e unit. The soun d of the sy stem is muted. Other operations 1) Exc ep t for JP EG imag e fil es . 2) Scan speed s may diffe r with some discs.
Disc 37 GB To display the subtitles * * * Except for Uni ted Kingdom and North Am erican models. If subt itles are recorde d on a di sc, you c an turn the subt itles on /off dur ing pla yback.
38 GB Note • W hile the system is playi ng a Super VCD on which the audio trac k 2 is not reco rded, no sound wi ll come out when y ou select [2:STEREO], [2:1/L], or [2:2/R]. If you pr ess AUD IO r epeate dly duri ng playba ck, th e form at of the curr ent aud io sign al (PCM, D olby Digi tal, D TS, e tc.
Disc 39 GB To select a playback layer when playing a hybrid Super Audio CD Some Supe r Audi o CD s con sis t of an HD l ayer and a CD l ayer. Y ou can se lect th e playba ck layer yo u want to listen to. Note • W hen the Super Audio CD doe s not have the HD layer, yo u cannot select t he play back layer .
40 GB Note • Depending on where y ou stop the disc , the sys tem may not resum e playback fr om exactly the same point. • The point where you stopped playi ng may be cleare d when: – y ou eject the di sc . – t he system enters st andby mo de (DATA C D/ DATA DVD on ly).
Disc 41 GB 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 4 to 5. The pr ogra mmed tra cks ar e disp laye d in the select ed o rder. 7 Press H to start Program Play. Prog ram Pl ay s tart s. When th e prog ram ends , you can restar t the same pr ogram again by p ress ing H .
42 GB 4 Press . Shuff le Pl ay star ts. To return to normal play Press CLEAR, or sel ect [OFF] in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu display Press DISPLAY repeatedly unti l the Control Menu displa y is turned off. Note • You c annot use Shuffle Play with a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC playback.
Disc 43 GB Search ing/Sele cting a Disc A DVD is divid ed into a l ot of sectio ns, which make up a pictu re or musi c featu re. Th ese sectio ns are ca lled “tit les.” Wh en you play a DVD which conta ins severa l titles , you can select t he title you wa nt using DVD TOP MENU.
44 GB The nu mber in pa renthe ses indi cates the total nu mber of titl es, chapters, tracks, indexes, scenes, fo lders, or files. 3 Press . [** (* *)] ch anges to [– – (**)]. 4 Press X / x or the number butt ons to select the d esired number of the title, chapter, track, index, scene, etc.
Disc 45 GB Playing MP3 Files/JPE G Image Files You can play th e MP3 f iles or JP EG im age file s: • which h ave the exte nsion “.MP3 ” (MP3 file) or “.
46 GB 2 Press X / x to select a folder. x To play JPEG image files in a folder Press H to st art pla ying the se lected folder . x To select a JPEG imag e file by displaying the subscreens Press PICTURE NAVI. Images of JPEG image file s in the f older appear in 1 6 su bscree ns.
Disc 47 GB 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen. 3 Press X / x to select [MODE (MUSIC, IMA GE)], then press . The o ptions for [ MOD E (MUS IC , IMAG E)] appea r. 4 Press X / x to selec t a setting.
48 GB Enjoying DivX ® Videos (Except for United Kingd om and North American models ) DivX ® is a video fil e com press ion t echno logy , devel oped by D ivX, Inc. Th is product i s an offi cial D ivX ® Certif ied prod uct. You can play a DATA CD or DATA DVD that conta ins DivX ® vi deo files.
Disc 49 GB To select DivX vide o files , see “Sele cting a DivX vi deo file” (page 49) . To go to the next or previous page Press / . To turn off the display Press DVD MENU repeat edly. To stop playback Press x . 1 After Step 2 of “Selecting a folder,” press .
50 GB Adjusting the Delay Between t he Pictur e and Sound [A/V SYNC] * * * Except for Unite d Kingdom and Nort h Amer ican models When t he sound do es not ma tch the pic tures on the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between the pic ture an d sound.
Disc 51 GB Enter a 4-di git passw ord usin g the numbe r but tons , the n pres s . The disp lay for confir ming the passwo rd appears . x When you h ave already registered a password The disp lay for enteri ng the pas sword appears . 7 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password using the nu mber buttons, t hen press .
52 GB 5 Press X / x to select [SYSTEM SETU P], then press . The op tions for [S YST EM SETUP ] appe ar. 6 Press X / x to select [PARENTAL CONTROL t ], then press . The dis play for enter ing the pas sword appe ars. 7 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, th en press .
Disc 53 GB 6 Press X / x to select an item, then press . The optio ns f or th e sele cted item appe ar. Exampl e: [TV T YPE] 7 Press X / x to select a setting, then press .
54 GB Select sett ings according to the TV to b e connec ted. x [TV TYPE ] You ca n select the asp ect ratio of the con nected TV. [16: 9] : Selec t this when y ou connect a wid e- screen TV or a TV with a wide mod e function. [4:3 LETTER BOX]: Select this when you connec t a 4 :3 scre en TV.
Disc 55 GB x [CO LOR SY STEM (VID EO CD )] (Asian, Australian, and Middle Eastern models on ly) You can se lect th e color sy stem w hen you pl ay a VIDEO CD. [AUTO] : The s ystem outputs t he vide o signal in the sys tem of the di sc, either PAL or NTSC.
56 GB for HD MI Func tion fo r “BRAV IA” Sync ” (page 6 4). [OFF] : Off. [ON]: On. You c an operate mutu ally between comp onents that are conn ected with an H DMI cabl e. Note • When you se t to [ON] withou t the HDMI c onnectio n of the TV, [Please verif y the HDMI connection .
Disc 57 GB x [SPEAKER FORMATION] You can select the posit ion of the speakers for the bette r surr ound sou nd. Fo r details , see “Getting Optim al Surr ound Sou nd for a R oom” (page 78). x [AUTO CALIBRATION] You can calibrate the appropriate se ttings automatic ally.
58 GB [BLUE] : Th e ba ckgrou nd i s blu e. [BLACK ]: T he ba ckgr ound i s black. x [PARENTAL CONTROL] You c an set the play back r est ricti ons. For detai ls, see “Re stric ting Play back of th e Disc ” (page 5 0). x [DivX] (Except for United K ingdom and N orth Amer ican m ode ls) You ca n displ ay the reg istra tion co de for th is system.
Disc 59 GB [L/R] 3.0 m/10 ft 3) : Set the front speak er distan ce. [CEN TER ] 3.0 m /10 ft 3)4) : Set the cent er spea ker dista nce (u p to 1. 6 meters (5 ft ) closer to the fron t speake rs). 1) 0.9 to 6.9 meters for North Amer ican models. 2) 0.0 to 6.
60 GB test to ne is emitt ed from each s peaker in sequen ce. Adju st the soun d leve l as follo ws. 1 Set the [TEST TO NE] to [ON]. 2 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to select the desired speaker and the level. 3 Press . 4 Repeat Steps 1 to 3. 5 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to set [TEST TONE] to [OFF] af ter adjusting the speaker level.
T une r 61 GB Presetti ng Radio Stat ions You can pr eset 20 F M sta tio ns, a nd 10 AM stations . Before tu ning, make sure to turn down the vol ume to minimum. Ti p • You can operate the tuner funct ion by observi ng the followin g displa y on t he TV s creen.
62 GB Listenin g to th e Radio Preset rad io st ations in th e syst em’s m emory first (see “Prese tting Radi o Sta tions ” (page 61)). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” appears in the front panel display.
T une r 63 GB You can in put l ett ers, number s, an d oth er symbol s for a ra dio statio n. If you make a mistake Press C / c repeat edly until the char acte r to be chan ged flas hes, then press X / x to select the desi red char acter .
64 GB Using the Contro l for HDMI Function f or “BRAVIA” Sync This fu nction is availa ble on TV s with the “BRAVI A” Sync function only. By conn ecti ng Sony co mpone nts th at are compatibl .
Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 65 GB To set the [CONTROL FOR HD MI] function to on/off 1 Press FUNCTION +/– rep eatedly until “DVD” app ears in the front panel display. 2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in st op m ode . The Contr ol Menu displa y appear s on the TV screen.
66 GB (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 syst em turns off automaticall y. Note • Before using the System Power Off func tion, set the functio n for TV power.
Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 67 GB Playing Back Audio Files/JPEG Image File s of a USB Device (DAV-DZ270 only) You can pl ay a udio fi les (MP3/WMA /AAC files) /JPEG image file s stored in a USB device such as the d igital m usic pl ayer o r USB s torage media (no t suppl ied) by conn ecting the USB device to the unit.
68 GB • Some USB device s cann ot be playe d back on the sy stem de pend ing on the file fo rmat . • The sys tem ca n play bac k to a depth of 8 folder s only. • The sys tem may not be a ble to play an audio file depe nding on t he ki nd of fil e.
Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 69 GB Press X / x to select a file and pr ess . The system star ts p laying the s elec ted fi le. You can turn the file list of f by pres sing DVD MENU. Pressing DVD MENU again will dis play the fo lder list. Ti p • T he system can reco gnize up to 150 audio files in a single fol der.
70 GB To play the next or previous JPEG image file Press c / C when the Co ntrol M enu dis play is no t disp laye d. Note t hat yo u can sel ect th e next folde r by contin uing to pres s c afte r the la st image on the curr ent fo lder , but t hat you ca nnot retur n to the prev ious fo lder by pr essin g C .
Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 71 GB • [FOLDER LIST]: The list of folders appear s. Follow Step 2 of “Selecti ng an audio fi le or fo lder.” • [ PICT URE LIST ]: I mage s of JPE G ima ge files in the fo lder appea r in 16 s ubscreens.
72 GB 4 Press X / x or the number butt ons to select the desired nu mber. If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to cancel the num ber. 5 Press . The sy stem st arts play back fro m the sele cted n umber .
Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 73 GB Ti p • Date information is [MM/DD/YYYY]. MM: Month DD: Day YYYY: Year • Date informati on vari es depend ing on the area . Storing So ngs in a USB Device (DAV-DZ270 only) You c an reco rd song s on an audi o CD in a USB devic e by enc oding to MP 3 format .
74 GB same name, a sequ ential numb er is a dded af ter the name withou t overwriting the original folder or file. • Some USB device s cann ot be playe d back on the sy stem de pend ing on the file fo rmat . 1 Load an audio CD. 2 Press DISP LAY while the system is in stop mode.
Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 75 GB x To select the desired MP 3 file/folder Press X / x to se lect the MP 3 file/ folder, th en press . The MP 3 files/ folder s are ma rked . x To select all MP3 files/folders Press C / X / x / c to select [ ALL], then press .
76 GB Playable USB Devices (DAV-DZ270 only) You ca n use the following Sony US B devices on the syste m. Verified Sony digital music player (as of April 2007) Verified Sony IC recorder (as of April 2007) Verified Sony USB storage media (as of April 2007) Note • Do not use th e USB devi ces oth er than t hese US B devices.
Contro l for HDMI/ External A udio Device 77 GB • De pending on the type of DIGITAL M EDIA PORT adapter, you may be abl e to op erate a connecte d component using either the buttons on t he remot e or the unit . The followi ng illustr ation sh ows an exam ple of butt ons that can be used i n this c ase.
78 GB Getting Optimal Surrou nd Soun d for a Room [SPEAKER FORMATION] Depe nding on th e shape of th e room, you cannot insta ll some s peaker s. For th e bette r surrou nd sound, Sony rec omme nds that fi rst you dec ide the po sitio n of the sp eakers .
Other Operati ons 79 GB Calibrati ng the Appropr iate Setting s Auto matic ally [AUTO CALIBRATION] D. C. A. C. (Digital Cin ema Auto Calibrati on) can se t the app ropriate surrou nd soun d automatica lly. Note • The system outputs a loud test sound when [AUTO CALIBRATION] starts.
80 GB – front and su rround spe akers ar e not correctl y connect ed. 10 Press C / c to select [YES] or [NO], then press . x The measurement is OK. Disconnect the calibratio n mic, then s elect [YES]. The result is impleme nted. x The measurement is not OK.
Other Operati ons 81 GB Using the Sou nd Effect You can re inforc e bass freq uencie s. Press DYNAMIC BASS. “D. BASS ON” ap pears i n the fro nt panel displa y and bass freq uencies are effect ively rein forc ed. To turn off the sound effect Press DYNAMIC BASS again .
82 GB Changing th e Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display The bri ghtnes s of the fron t panel display ca n be set to either of 2 levels. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “DIMMER” appears in the fron t panel display, then press or c .
Other Operati ons 83 GB 2 Current fil e name 3 Curren t albu m and file nu mber Note • T he system can onl y display the first level of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc nam e or title . • I f a file name of the MP3 f ile can not be dis played, “*” will appe ar in the f ront panel dis play ins tead.
84 GB To check DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 file/DivX video file 3) ) text By pres sing DIS PLAY while play ing MP3 files or DivX video files 3) on a D ATA CD/DAT A DVD , you can di splay the name of the fold er/ MP3 file/Di vX video file 3) , and the a udio bit rate (the a mount of d ata per sec ond o f the curren t au dio) on t he TV sc reen.
Other Operati ons 85 GB Return ing to the Def ault Setting s 1 Press " / 1 to turn on the system. 2 Press x , A , and " / 1 on the unit at the same time. “COLD RESET” appears in the fr ont panel displa y and the s ystem return s to de fault settings .
86 GB Precau tion s On power sources • Unplug the unit from the wall outlet ( mains) if you do not intend t o use it for an extended per iod of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, neve r by the cord. On placement • P lace the sys tem in a locat ion with adeq uate venti latio n to prevent h eat build-u p in the syst em.
Additiona l Inf ormation 87 GB Notes a bout t he Discs On handling discs • To keep the d isc c lean , ha ndle t he di sc by its edge . Do not to uch the su rfac e.
88 GB Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of the follo wing difficu lties while using the sys tem, use this troubleshoo ting guide to h elp remedy t he probl em before re questing r epairs. Should any problem per sist, consul t your neares t Son y de aler.
Additiona l Inf ormation 89 GB Sound Picture noise appears. • The dis c is dirty or flawed. • I f the picture outpu t from your system goes through your VCR to get to your TV, the copy-pr otection sign al applied to som e DVD programs co uld affect picture quality.
90 GB Operation Severe hum or noise is heard. • Check tha t the speaker s and components are connected secure ly. • Check t hat t he connect ing cor ds are away from a trans former or motor, and a t least 3 meters (10 ft) away from you r TV set or a fluoresc ent ligh t.
Additiona l Inf ormation 91 GB The disc does not pl ay. • There is no dis c inserted. • T he disc is up side down. Insert th e disc with the playba ck side facing d own. • The disc is skew ed on t he disc t ray. • The system canno t play CD-R OMs, etc.
92 GB A disc does not sta rt playing from th e beginning. • Program Play, S huffle Play, o r Repeat Pl ay ha s been sel ected. Press CLEAR to cance l these function s before playi ng a disc. • Resume Play h as been selecte d. During stop, press x on the uni t or t he remo te and then st art pla yback (page 39).
Additiona l Inf ormation 93 GB USB device (DAV-DZ27 0 only) The Control for HDMI function does not work. • W hen “HDMI” doe s not light up in the front panel display, check the HDMI connecti on (page 18). • Set the [CONTROL FOR HDMI] setting in [HDMI SETUP] to [ON] (page 55).
94 GB The USB device cannot be connect ed into t he (USB) port. The USB device is be ing connected ba ckwards. Connec t the USB device in the corre ct orienta tion. The USB devic e which has been used on anothe r device does not work. • It may be re corded in an unsupp orted for mat.
Additiona l Inf ormation 95 GB The USB de vice (aud io fi le/ JPEG image file) c annot b e played back . • USB device for matted with file syste ms othe r than FAT12, FAT16, or F AT32 are unsuppo rted.* • Files that are encrypte d or protected by passwords, etc.
96 GB Recording to a n USB device results i n an erro r. • You are using an unsupporte d USB device. See “Playa ble USB Device s” (page 76). • The USB dev ice was disconnected or the power was turned o ff during recording/c opying. Delete th e partiall y-recorde d file, and recor d/copy ag ain.
Additiona l Inf ormation 97 GB Self-dia gnosis Fu ncti on (When lette rs/numbers ap pear in th e displ ay) When the self -diagnosis fu nction is activ ated to preven t the syst em from ma lfuncti oning, a 5- character service numb er (e.g., C 13 50) with a combinatio n of a le tter and 4 d igits appears on the TV scree n or front panel d ispla y.
98 GB Specifica tions AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS for the US model POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 3 oh ms loads , both channels driven, from 180 - 20,000 Hz; rate d 84 watts per c hanne l mi nimum RMS power, wit h no more than 0.7% to tal harmoni c distort ion from 250 mil li watts to rated output.
Additiona l Inf ormation 99 GB 530 kHz - 1,610 kHz (with the in terval set at 1 0 kHz) Antenna ( aerial) AM loo p antenna (aerial) Intermedia te frequ ency 450 kHz Video Sectio n Outputs VIDEO: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms COMPONENT: Y: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms P B /C B , P R /C R : 0.
100 GB Glossary Digit al Cine ma Auto Cal ibrati on Digital Cinema Auto Calib ration wa s developed by Sony to a utomatically measure and a djusts the sp eaker se tting s to your listen ing envir onment i n a short p eriod of ti me. Dolby Dig ital This mov ie th eate r sound fo rm at is mo re advanc ed than D olby Su rround Pr o Logic.
Additiona l Inf ormation 101 GB is compat ible wi th the 525 or 625 progr essive form at. Super Au dio CD Supe r Audi o CD is a new hi gh-q uali ty audi o disc st andard w here m usic is record ed in the DSD (Direct Stream Digital ) format (conv entio nal CD i s record ed in t he PCM forma t).
102 GB Language Cod e List The lang uage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Code Language Code Langua ge Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1.
Additiona l Inf ormation 103 GB Index to Parts and Control For more informatio n, ref er to the pages indi cated in parenthese s. A " / 1 (on/standby) (27, 85) B A (open/close) (35) C Front panel display (105) D Play oper ation but tons (35 ) E (remote sensor) (11) F FUNCTION (30) G VOLUME control (35) H PHONES jack (35) I AUDIO IN/A.
104 GB DAV-DZ270 DAV-HDZ278 A SPEAKER jacks (16) B COAXIAL 75 Ω FM jack (24) C AM terminal (24) D TV/VIDEO (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (18, 21) E VIDEO O UT jack (18) F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (18) G DMPO.
Additiona l Inf ormation 105 GB About the indications in the front panel display A Playing stat us B Flashes when the sleep timer is set. (81) C Displays system’s status such as chapter, title, or track number, time inform ation, r adio freq uency, pla ying status, decoding mode, etc.
106 GB Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS A – O P – Z ANGLE 3 (36) AUDIO qh (37) CLEAR es (40, 52 , 62) D.TUNING ws (62 ) DISC SKIP 1) ed DISPLAY wa (63, 72, 82 ) DVD MENU wg (4.
Additiona l Inf ormation 107 GB Guide to th e Control Menu Disp lay You can us e the Contro l Menu display to select a function a nd to view re lated inf ormation. Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPL AY, the Control M enu disp lay chan ges: 1 t 2 t .
108 GB Examp le: C ontrol M enu d ispla y 1 whe n pla ying a DV D VIDE O. 1) The scene numb er for a VIDEO CD (PBC is on), track num ber for a VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD, folder number for a DATA CD/DATA DVD . DivX video folder number for a DATA CD/DATA DVD (Except for United Kingdom a nd North American mod els).
Additiona l Inf ormation 109 GB 1) Except for United Kingdom a nd North American mod els. 2) These items are not displayed when pl aying a DATA CD/DAT A DVD with DivX video file (except for Uni ted Kingdom a nd North Am erican m odels). [TIME ] (p age 44) You can check the elapsed tim e and the rema ining playbac k time.
110 GB List of Control Menu Items for USB device (DAV-DZ270 on ly) Ti p • The Control M enu icon ind icator lig hts up in yell ow when you se lect any item except [OF F] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], and [A/V SYNC] only). The [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in yellow when you sele ct [PLAY LIST] (default setti ng).
111 GB Index Numerics 4:3 OUTPUT 54 5.1 Chan nel Surround 38 A A/V SYNC 50 AA C fi le 67 ANGLE 36 AT T E N U AT E 3 1 A UDIO 53 A UDIO (HDMI) 56 A UDIO DRC 57 A UDIO SETUP 57 A UTO CA LIBR A TION 57 ,.
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