Document Outline

• WARNING
• Welcome!
• Precautions
• About This Manual
• This System Can Play the Following Discs
• Terms for Discs
  • Region code
  • Examples of discs that the system cannot play
  • Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs
  • Copyrights
• Notes about Discs
• Guide to the Control Menu Display
• Getting Started
  • Unpacking
  • Inserting Batteries into the Remote
  • Step 1: Speaker System Hookup
    • Required cords
    • To attach the foot pads
    • Terminals for connecting the speakers
    • Note for connecting the speaker cords to the system
    • To avoid short-circuiting the speakers
    • To change the speaker cables
  • Step 2: Antenna (aerial) Hookups
    • Terminals for connecting the antennas (aerials)
  • Step 3: TV and Video Component Hookups
    • Required cords
    • Terminals for connecting video components
    • When connecting to a standard 4:3 screen TV
  • Step 4: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead)
  • Step 5: Performing the Quick Setup
    • How to use the Quick Setup
  • Speaker Setup
    • Positioning the speakers
    • Specifying the speaker parameters
• Playing Discs
  • Playing Discs
    • Additional operations
  • Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc
  • Using the DVD’s Menu
  • Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (Ver. 2.0)
  • Playing an MP3 Audio Track
    • Selecting an album and track
  • Playing JPEG Image Files
    • Selecting an album and file
    • Enjoying Slide show on a JPEG data disc
    • To rotate the current image
  • Creating Your Own Program
  • Playing in Random Order
    • Setting the shuffle mode in the Control Menu
  • Playing Repeatedly
  • Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc
    • Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse (Scan)
    • Watching frame by frame (Slow-motion Play) (DVD/VIDEO CD only)
  • Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track/Index/ Album/File
    • Searching for a title/track/ album/file
    • Searching for a chapter/index
  • Viewing Disc Information
    • Viewing the playing time and remaining time in the front panel display
    • Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time
    • Checking the date information (JPEG only)
• Sound Adjustments
  • Changing the Sound
    • Displaying the audio information of the disc (DVD only)
  • Enjoying Surround Sound
    • Automatic decoding of the audio input signal (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO)
    • Using only the front speaker and subwoofer (2 CHANNEL STEREO)
    • Selecting a sound field (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT button)
    • Selecting a sound field (MODE button)
  • Selecting the Surround Back Decoding Mode
  • Using the Sound Effect
• Using Various Additional Functions
  • Changing the Angles
  • Displaying Subtitles
  • Locking Discs
    • Custom Parental Control
    • Playing the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set
    • Limiting playback for children (Parental Control) (DVD only)
    • Playing the disc for which Parental Control is set
• Other Operations
  • Controlling TV with the Supplied Remote
    • Controlling TVs with the remote
  • Using the SONY TV DIRECT Function
  • Using the Video or Other Units
  • Enjoying Multiplex Broadcast Sound (DUAL MONO)
  • Enjoying the Radio
    • Presetting Radio Stations
    • Listening to the Radio
    • Naming Preset Stations
  • Using the Radio Data System (RDS)
    • What is the Radio Data System?
    • Receiving RDS broadcasts
  • Using the Sleep Timer
  • Changing the Brightness of the Front Panel Display
  • Returning to the Default Settings
• Settings and Adjustments
  • Using the Setup Display
    • How to use the Setup Display
  • Setting the Display or Sound Track Language
  • Settings for the Display
  • Custom Settings
  • Settings for the Speakers
    • Adjusting the speaker balance and level by using the test tone
    • Setting the speakers by using the front panel display on the system
  • Quick Setup and Resetting the System
• Additional Information
  • Troubleshooting
  • Specifications
  • Glossary
  • Index to Parts and Controls
    • Front Panel
    • Front Panel Display
    • Rear Panel
    • Remote
  • Language Code List
  • DVD Setup Menu List
  • AMP Menu List
  • Index