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DA V- DZ340K/D A V-D Z640K/DA V -D Z840K/D A V -D Z940K 4-286-726- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e Syst em Operating Instructi ons.
2 GB Caution – The us e of optical inst ruments w ith this product will increase eye hazar d. Do not inst all the applianc e in a confine d space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet . To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover t he ventil ation o pening of th e apparatus wit h newspapers, tablecl oths, curtains , etc.
3 GB Precaut ions On power sources • The unit is not d isconnec ted from the mai ns as long as it is connec ted to the A C outlet, even if th e uni t it self has b een turned off. • As the ma in plug is used to disconnec t the unit from the mains , co nnec t the unit to an easily acc essible AC outlet.
4 GB Table of Cont ents Precau tions ......... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ 3 About T hese Operatin g Instru ctions ....... 3 Playable Discs/Files on a USB Device ....... ....... ........... ....... ....... ........ 5 Packa ge Conten ts .
5 GB Playable Discs/Files on a USB Device Type Disc lo go Charact eristi cs Icon DVD VIDEO • DV D VIDEO • DV D-R/DVD-RW in DVD VIDEO format o r video m ode • DVD+R/DVD+RW in DVD V IDEO format DVD VIDEO in VR (Video Re cording ) mode • DV D-R/DV D-RW in VR (Vid eo Recording) mode (except f or DVD-R DL) VIDEO CD • VIDEO CD (Ver.
6 GB 1) A logical format of files and folder s on CD-ROMs, def ined by ISO (Interna tional Organ ization for Standard izat ion). 2) MP3 (MPEG1 Audi o Layer 3) is a standa rd format defined by ISO/MPEG for co mpressed audio data. MP3 files must b e in M PEG1 Audio Layer 3 format.
7 GB • This syste m can p lay a Multi S essio n CD whe n an MP 3 fil e is cont ained i n th e fir st sessi on. Any subseq uent MP 3 files recorde d in lat er sessio ns can also be play ed. • This syste m can p lay a Multi Sessio n CD whe n a JPEG imag e fil e is cont ained i n th e fir st se ssion.
8 GB – when a DATA CD/DATA DVD/USB device is recorde d with a compl icated tre e structu re. – when t he audio files, JP EG im age files , or video fi les in an other fol der have just be en playe d. • Some files on DATA CDs/DATA DVDs/USB devi ces cannot b e played by the system depen ding on the file f ormat.
9 GB Package Content s Main unit Speaker packages • DAV-DZ340K • DAV-DZ640K • DA V-DZ840K • DAV-DZ940K • Speaker cords (1 set) (red/white /green/g ray/bl ue) • Foot pa ds (1 s et ) • Spe.
10 GB Accessories • Remot e comm ande r (remote) ( 1) • R6 (size AA) batte ries (2 ) • High Speed HDMI cable* (1) * The High Speed HDMI cab le is supplie d with certain mo dels/in certain ar eas on ly.
11 GB Index to Parts and Controls For more informa tion, r efer to the pages indi cated in parenthe ses. A Disc tray B Remote sensor Receives th e remote sig nal. Point t he remote toward here when using the remote. C Front pa nel displ ay D Power indi cator Lights up while the system i s turned on.
12 GB A SPEAKERS jacks (page 23) B TV (DIGITAL IN OPTICAL) jack ( DAV- DZ840K/DAV-DZ940K only) (page 24) C TV (AUDIO I N R/L) jacks (pa ge 24) D ANTENNA (COAXIAL 75 Ω FM) jack (page 28) E COMPONENT V.
13 GB The number 5, VOLUM E +, and H buttons have a ta ctile d ot. Use t he tactile dot as a reference when operatin g the remote. About operation of the supplied remote You ca n operat e this s ystem an d a So ny TV w ith the su pp lied remo te. x S ystem operation Press but tons marked with .
14 GB MEMORY S ELECT (pages 32, 51) Selects the USB device’s memory nu mber for pl ayback or transf er. D SOUND MO DE (page 48) Select s the so und mode . DYNAMIC BASS (page 48) Reinf orces b ass freq uencie s. NIGHT (page 48) Activa tes the ni ght mode f unction.
15 GB To insert the batteries Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s uppl ied) by matching th e 3 and # ends on the batt eries to the mark ings insid e the compartment. Note • Do not lea ve the r emote in an extre mely ho t or hum id place. • Do not use a new batt ery with an old one.
16 GB Guide to the Con trol Men u You ca n use the Co ntrol Me nu to sel ect a fun ction and t o view related in forma tion. Press DISPLAY while usin g the “ DVD/CD” o r “USB” func tion. Each time you p ress DISPLAY, the Control Menu changes: 1 t 2 t 3 t 1 t .
17 GB Example: Control Me nu 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. List of Control Menu items The Contro l Menus 1 and 2 will show dif ferent it ems depen ding on the source.
18 GB 1) These items are not displayed when playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD/USB device wi th video files. 2) USB device only. 3) DATA CD/DATA DVD only. List of Control Menu items for karaoke [REPEAT] (page.
19 GB Tip • The Control Menu icon indi cator lights up ye llow t when you select any item except [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], [A/V SYNC], [KARAOKE MODE], and [VOCAL SELECT] only). The [ORIGINAL/P LAY LIST] indicator lights up ye llow when you select [PLAY LIST] ( default setting).
20 GB Getting Started Step 1: Installing the System Instal l the sy stem by referr ing to the illu stratio n below. To attach the foot pads to the subwoofer Note • Use caution when placing the speak ers and/o r speaker stand s attached to the spea kers on a specia lly tre ated (wax ed, oiled, poli shed, et c.
21 GB Getting Started Caution • Contact a scre w shop or installe r for information regarding th e wall material or screws to be used . • Use screws that are suitable for th e wall m aterial and st rength. As a plas ter board wal l is e specia lly fr agile, attach the screws secu rely to a beam.
22 GB Getting Started 2 Prepare screws (not supplied) tha t are suitable for the hole on the back of each speaker. See the illustrations below. 3 Fasten the screws to th e wall, then han g the speaker on the wal l.
23 GB Getting Started Step 2: Conn ecting the System 1 Connect the sp eaker cord with th e color tub e to 3 , an d the speaker co rd without the color tube to # . The sub woofe r speake r cor d is fixe d to the su bwoof er. Note • Do not catch t he spea ker cord ins ulati on (rubbe r cover ing) i n the s peaker termin als.
24 GB Getting Started 1 Connecting the video to your TV Depe nding on the jacks on y our TV, se lect one of the conne ction me thods. x Me thod 1: V ideo cord (sup plied) connectio n This is th e ba sic conn ec tion . x Me thod 2: HDM I cable * con nection Pict ure qual ity wil l b e impr ove d co mpar ed t o Meth od 1.
25 GB Getting Started * The High Speed HDM I cable is supplie d with certain mo dels/in certain areas only. V IDEO IN CO M PO N EN T VID E O IN P B /C B P R /C R Y H DM I IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO .
26 GB Getting Started 2 Connecting the audio from your TV/set-top box To li sten to TV or set -top bo x so und via the syste m, sel ect o ne of the c onnect ion met hods. x Method 1: Audio cord (not supplie d) connect ion This is th e basic connec tion and se nds an analog au dio sig nal.
27 GB Getting Started To change the color system (PAL or NTSC) Depend ing on you r TV, yo u may be r equire d to select either PA L or NTS C for t he color system. The initial settin g is PAL. 1 Turn off th e system by pressin g " / 1 . 2 Turn on the system by pressing " / 1 on the unit whil e pressing FUNCTI ON on the uni t.
28 GB Getting Started Note • After connecting the FM wire antenna (aer ial), extend a nd keep it as horizonta l as possible. 1 Connect the AC power cord (mai ns lead). The demonstrati on appears in the front panel display. 2 Press " / 1 on the remote to turn the system on, then press " / 1 again to turn off the demons tration.
29 GB Getting Started Step 3: Se tting u p the System Displa yed ite ms vary de pending on th e area an d model. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selec tor on yo ur TV so that the signal from the system appears on the TV screen. 3 Press " / 1 to turn the system on.
30 GB Getting Started Depe nding on the conne ction of you r TV (page 2 4), select the type of video ou tput of the system. To select the type of video signal output from the HDMI OUT jack When yo u conne ct the un it and your TV with an HDMI cabl e, se lect t he typ e of vide o sign als output fro m the HDMI OUT jack.
31 GB Getting Started To select the type of video signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (DAV-DZ64 0K/DAV- DZ840K/D AV- DZ940 K only) When you connect the unit a nd your TV with a compon ent vide o cable, se lect th e type of vide o signals outp ut from t he COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.
32 GB Playing a Disc 1 Press FUNCTION repe atedly to select “DVD/CD.” The sele cted item appea rs in the fron t panel display . 2 Press Z to open the d isc tray. 3 Place a disc on the tray, then press Z . 4 Press N to start playback. 5 Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume.
Pl ay ba ck 33 GB 2 Load the source. x For a disc Place a di sc on the tray by pr essing Z to open/cl ose t he di sc tr ay. x F or a USB device Connect a U SB device to the (USB ) port. Note • It may take abo ut 10 seconds before “READING ” appears in the fr ont panel dis play depending on the type of USB device.
34 GB x F or JPE G fi les Press C / X / x / c to selec t an i mag e . 4 Start playback . x For video or audio fi les Press N t o sta rt play back from t he selected file. x F or JPEG imag e files Press N to star t a slide sh ow begi nning with the s elected f ile.
Pl ay ba ck 35 GB Other Playba ck Operat ions Depend ing on the type of disc /file, the function may no t work. Tip • When playing fil es, you can select th e next folder by continuin g to press > ( c fo r JPEG im age file s) after the l ast file on th e current fol der, but you c annot return to the previ ous folder by pressi ng .
36 GB Example: [CHA PTER] [** (* *)] is sele cted (* * refe rs to a number ). The nu mber in pa renthe ses indi cates the total nu mber of titl es, chap ters, tr acks, indexes, scenes, folder s, or f iles. Note • If [ MEDIA] is set to [MUSIC /PHOTO] and [FILE] does not appea r, press DISPLAY again.
Pl ay ba ck 37 GB x V IDEO CD/CD/DATA CD (MP3 file)/DATA DVD (MP3 file)/USB device (audio file) You can change the soun d track. • [STEREO] : The st ereo sou nd. • [1/L]: The sound of the left channel (mona ural) . • [2/R]: The sound of the ri ght chan nel (mona ural) .
38 GB Selec ting the Play back Mode You ca n play th e conten ts of a disc i n the order you w ant by ar rangi ng the o rder of the track s on the disc t o creat e your ow n progra m. You ca n prog ram u p to 99 t rack s. 1 Press DISPLAY . 2 Press X / x to select [PROGRAM], then press .
Pl ay ba ck 39 GB Note • The same song may be play ed repeat edly when you are playi ng MP3 files. 1 Press DISPLAY during playback. 2 Press X / x to select [SHUFFLE], then press . 3 Press X / x to select the item to be shuffled. x V IDEO CD/CD •[ O F F ] : Off.
40 GB 1 Press DISPLAY repeated ly until [EFFECT] a ppears on th e cont rol menu . 2 Press X / x to select [E FFECT], then press . 3 Press X / x to select a setting, then press . • [MODE 1] : The JPEG image file sweeps in from the top to t he bottom of the TV screen .
Pl ay ba ck 41 GB Note • If you play a large MP3 file and JPEG im age file at the sam e time, the so und may skip. Sony recomm ends that you se t the MP3 bi t rate to 128 kbps or lower when c reating the f ile. If the sound stil l skips, redu ce the siz e of the JPEG image file .
42 GB Note • Depending on the source, you may not be able to chang e the k ey. • The key may return to the origina l key a utoma ticall y if you opera te the syste m or the st atus of th e system is ch ange d.
Pl ay ba ck 43 GB You ca n chec k the au dio i nfor mat ion by pressi ng AUD IO (page 3 6). Whe n playi ng a kara oke DVD, [ ] appea rs as t he curr ent audi o form at. Example: Displaying the Inform ation of a D isc/ USB Device Press DISPL AY repeatedly du ring playback.
44 GB the ID3 tag informatio n. The sys tem c an supp ort ID 3 ve r 1.0/1. 1/2.2 / 2.3. ID3 ve r 2.2/ 2.3 tag inf orma tion disp lay has prio rity w hen bot h ID3 ver 1.0/1. 1 an d ver 2.2/2 .3 tags are u sed for a single MP3 file. 5 Text information The DVD/CD text appears o nly when text is reco rded on the disc .
Pl ay ba ck 45 GB Enjoying the A udio/ Video of the Con necte d Compon ent 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly to select the de sire d func tion. The se lect ed i tem app ears in the fr ont panel displa y. 2 Prepare the source. • “DV D/C D”: In sert a di sc into the unit (pag e 32 ).
46 GB Presett ing Rad io Station s You ca n preset 20 F M stat ions. 1 Press FUNCTION repe atedly to select “FM.” The sele cted item appea rs in the fron t panel display . 2 Press and hold TUNING +/– until th e auto scanning starts. Scanni ng stops when the s ystem tunes in a stat ion.
T uner 47 GB 4 Press X / x to select “MONO.” • “STEREO” : Stereo rec eption . • “MON O”: Mona ural recep tion. 5 Press . 6 Press SYSTEM MENU. Tip • You can check the frequency using the front panel display. Ea ch time you press DISP LAY, the displa y changes as follows : 1 Frequency Ex.
48 GB Selec ting the Ef fect to Suit the So urce The sy stem has six pre- progra mmed sound mo des to suit the so ur ce or p lay back situ ati on. You ca n achiev e the ma ximum s ound eff ect of the orig inal sour ce by simp ly select ing one of the so und mod es.
Con venient Functions 49 GB Using th e Contr ol for HDMI F unctio n for “BRAVIA” Sy nc This func tion is a vailable on TVs with th e “BRA VIA” Sy nc fu ncti on .
50 GB (One-Touch Play) Pres s ONE- TOU CH PLA Y Your TV turn s on, your TV’s fu nctio n is set to the HDMI inp ut to which the syst em is connec ted, an d the syst em st arts play ing a dis c automaticall y. The Syst em Au dio Contro l funct ion is also activated auto matically.
Con venient Functions 51 GB Transfer ring Son gs onto a USB Device You ca n trans fer so ngs o n an au dio C D or rad io program s onto a U SB devic e by encodi ng to MP3 fo rmat. You can also tran sfer MP3 file s on a DATA CD/DATA DVD onto a USB device.
52 GB • Wh en tra nsferri ng a r adio prog ram 1) Up to 6 4 char acters of the name are assig ned (includi ng the extensio n). 2) Folders are a ssigne d in numeric or der t hereaf ter.
Con venient Functions 53 GB 4 Press REC TO USB on the unit. REC TO USB lights up and “READING” appears in the fron t panel d isplay. Th en, “PUSH PLAY” and the re maining spac e of the USB devic e appear altern ately in th e front pa nel displ ay.
54 GB Using the Sleep T imer You ca n set the system to turn off at a pr eset time, so you can fa ll asle ep liste ning t o music. Pres s SL EEP. Each time you press SLEEP, the minutes dis play (the remai ning ti me) changes by 10 minut es. To check the remaining time Press S LEEP once.
Con venient Functions 55 GB Enjoying Multiplex Broadca st Sound (DUAL MONO) You can en joy multip lex broad cast sou nd when the syst em rec eives or plays a D olby D igital multip lex broadc ast sig nal. Note • To receiv e a Dolby Digital si gnal, you need to connect a TV or other component to the unit with a digital op tical cord* (pag e 24).
56 GB Changing th e Brightness of the Fr ont Panel Display 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x to select “DIMM ER,” then press or c . The sele cted item appea rs in the fron t panel display . 3 Press X / x to select the b rightness of the front panel display, th en press .
Settings 57 GB Perfor ming Furthe r Setting s You can ma ke vario us ad justments to i tems such as pict ure and so und. Displa yed ite ms vary de pending on th e area an d model. Note • Playbac k settings st ored in the disc take p riority over the Setup Dis play setti ngs and not all the functi ons described ma y work.
58 GB x [AUDIO] You c an swi tch th e langu age of t he so und track . Whe n you sel ect [O RIGINA L], th e langua ge give n pr iorit y on th e di sc is sel ect ed. x [S UBTITLE] You can switc h the langu age of t he subtitl es recorded on the DVD VIDEO.
Settings 59 GB [FULL] : Select this when you can change the aspect ratio on you r TV. [NOR MAL]: Se lect this w hen you ca nnot ch ange t he aspe ct rati o on you r TV. A 16:9 aspe ct ratio sign al w ith blac k ba nds on le ft an d rig ht side s of the image ap pea rs.
60 GB x [CONTROL FOR HDMI] This fu nctio n is avail able when you co nnect t he system and TV th at is comp atible wi th the Control fo r HDMI functi on with an HDMI cabl e. [ON] : On. You ca n operate mu tually betwe en comp onent s th at ar e co nne cted with an HDMI cabl e.
Settings 61 GB x [ TRACK SELECTION] You can give the soun d track which co ntains th e highes t numbe r of chann els prior ity when mult ipl e audi o for mats ( PCM, DTS , Dolb y Digita l, or MPEG audio) are reco rded . [OF F] : Off. [AUT O]: The sy stem s elects th e sound t rack automatica lly accor ding to t he priori ty.
62 GB 4 To confirm your password, re-enter it using the number buttons, then press . x [M ULTI-DISC RESUME ] This sys tem r eca lls t he p oint wher e you st oppe d the disc the last time it was p layed and res umes playba ck from that po int the ne xt time y ou inser t the same disc.
Settings 63 GB [SUBWOOFER] +2.0 dB : Set the s ubwoof er leve l. x [ LEVEL (SURROUND)] You can adjust the sound leve l of the surround speak ers. You can se t the par amete r fro m –6.0 dB to + 6.0 dB . Set [TES T TON E] to [ON ] for easy adj ustment .
64 GB Precau tion s On power sources • Unplu g the unit from the wall outle t (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 sy stem in a location with adequa te venti lati on to preven t heat buil d-up in th e system.
Additio nal Inf ormation 65 GB On handling discs • To ke ep t he d isc cle an, h and le t he di sc by i ts edge . Do not to uch the su rfac e. • Do n ot stick pa per or tape on the dis c.
66 GB Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of the fo llowing dif ficulti es while usin g the sys tem, use th is troubl eshooting guide to h elp remedy the pro blem befo re reque sting r epairs. Should an y problem p ersist, consult y our neares t Son y de aler.
Additio nal Inf ormation 67 GB Sound Color irregu larity occur s on the TV screen. The system’ s speakers contai n magnet parts, so magnetic disto rtion may occu r. When color irr egu larity occurs on the TV screen, check the following it ems: • Install the speakers at least 0.
68 GB Disc playback USB playback The sound of f iles playe d from a DATA CD/DATA DVD/USB device is dis torted. • The bit rate used when encodi ng the audio files wa s low. Transfer au dio files encoded with higher bit r ates onto the DATA CD/DATA DVD/USB device .
Additio nal Inf ormation 69 GB Audio track/file transfer A f ile cannot be played. • Th e extension of the file name or file form at is not correct. See “Playable Disc s/ Files on a USB De vice” (p age 5 ). • Check the [MEDIA] setting (page 34).
70 GB Tuner Control for HDMI Karaoke Transferr ing to a USB device results i n an error. • The USB dev ice was discon nected or the p ower was turne d off during er asing. Delete the partia lly-era sed file. I f this does not fix th e problem, the USB de vice may be br oken.
Additio nal Inf ormation 71 GB Messages Symptom Probl ems and so lution s “PROTECT” and “P USH PWR” appea r al ternat ely . •P r e s s " / 1 to turn off the syste m, and ch eck th e fol.
72 GB (When letters/ numbers appear in the disp lay) When the s elf-dia gnosis f unction is activ ated to prevent the syste m from malfunctioni ng, a 5- chara cter se rvice n umber ( e.g., C 13 50) wi th a combinati on of a lett er and 4 digits appears on the TV screen or front pan el display.
Additio nal Inf ormation 73 GB Specific ations Amp lifier Sect ion POWER OUTPUT (rated ): Front L /Front R/Ce nter/ Surround L/Sur round R: 108 W (per channel at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD) POWER OUTPUT ( .
74 GB DAV-DZ840K (SS-TS113) Dimensions ( approx.) 108 mm × 595 mm × 79 mm (w/h/d ) (wall- mounted part) 260 mm × 1,005 mm × 260 mm (w/h/d) (wh ole speaker) Mass (approx .) 1.1 kg (wal l-mounted part) 2.3 kg (whole spea ker) DAV-DZ940K (SS-TS114) Dimensions ( approx.
Additio nal Inf ormation 75 GB The tabl e below de scri bes the p layback priori ty of file types un der the [ MEDI A] setti ng. * When using a disc, you can play MP 3 files only.
76 GB The lang uage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/ F) stan dard. Language Code List Parental Control Area Code List.
77 GB Index Numerics 4:3 OUTPUT 58 A A/V SYNC 54 ANGLE 36 A UDIO 58 A UDIO (HDMI) 60 A UDIO DRC 60 A UDIO RETURN C HANNEL 60 A UDIO SETUP 60 AU TO . S T B Y 56 B B A CKGR OUND 61 BLA CK LE VEL 59 BLA .
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