Sony AVD-SSOES Operating Instructions Manual

DVD RECEIVER Operating instructions Mode d’emploi AVD-SSOES 0 2002 Sony Corporation

in the USA To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. A This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to PWSO”S. n I . This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructloos in the literature accompanying the appliance. Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. AVD-SSOES Serial No. CAUTION Use of this appliance with some systems may present a shock or tire hazard. Do not use with any units which have the following marking located near output. “WARNING! HAZARDOUS ENERGY!...” CAUTION As the lnser beam used in thi\ CD/ DVD player is harmful to eye\, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. This label 1s located on the side exterior. WARNING This equpment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Claw B digital device, pursuant to Part I5 of the FCC Rules. The% limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a I-esidential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate wdlo frequency energy and. If not mstalled and ured in accordancr with the mstructions, may cawe harmful interference to radio communications. Howevw. there is no guarantee that interference wll not occw in II particular installation. If this equipment doe?, cuss harmful interfewmce to I-adio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and 011. the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by ow 01 more of the following measurex Reortent or relocate the tzcrivillg antenna. Increase the sepamtion brtween the equtpment and receiver. Connect the equipment into x1 outlet on a cxcuit different from that to which the receivel- i\ connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV techoici;m for help. CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. For the customers in Canada CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THlS POLARIZED AC PLUG WlTH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE Note to CATV system installer: Thib rrmindel- i\ provided to 41 the CATV system in\taller‘s ilttrntlotl to At-liclr 820.40 of the NEC that provider guideline\ for proper grounding and. 111 puticulw, apecities thiit the cable ground hhall be connected to the grounding system of the building. as close to the point of cable entry a\ pm&xl. ENERGY STAR’” is il U.S. regt\twrd mark. A\ an ENERGY STAR” partner, Sony Corpowtion has drrrrmined that thi\ product meet\ the ENERGY STAR”’ guideline fol- energy efiiuency. 2”s

fXl\ into the cnhmct. unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified pwsonnel before opemting it any furtha. - The unit is not di+xxmected from the mains as long as it is connected to the main\ outlet, even if the unit itself ha been turned off. Installing * Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. * Allow adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat buildup. * Do not place the unit on surfaces (rugs, blankets, etc.) or nea lmnterinls (curtains, draperies) that may block the ventilation slot\. * Do not install the unit near heat source\ such as radiators, or air duct\. or in a place subject to direct hunlight, excessive dust. mechanical vibration, or shock. * Do not install the unit tn an inclined position. It i\ designed to be operated in a horizontal pohltl”” only. * Keep the unit and dt\ca away from equipment with strong magnets, wch a\ microwave ovens, or large loud\peakera. Thank you for purchasing this Sony Super Audio CDIDVD RECEIVER. Before operating this system, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. * Do Inot place heavy objects on the untt. * If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location. moisture may condense inside the receiver and cause damage to the lenses. When you first install the unit. or when you move it from a cold to a warm location, wait for about 30 minutes before operating the unit. 3”s

use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. l Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the receiver and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. On placement l Place the receiver in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build-up in the receiver. l At high volume, over long periods of time, the cabinet becomes hot to the touch. This is not :I malfunction. However, touching the cabinet should be avoided. Do not place the unit in a confined space where ventilation i\ poor ;I\ thih may cause overheating. l Do not block the ventilation 4oth by putting anything on the receiver. The receiver i\ equipped with a high power amplifier. If the ventilation slots on the top surface are blocked. the unit can overheat and maltunction. l Do not place the receiver on a soft surface such as a rug that might bloch the ventilation h&s on the bottom. l Do not place the receiver in a location near heat sources, or in a place \ub,jcct to direct sunli$t. excessive dust. or mechanical shock. On operation l If the receiver is brought directly from a cold 10 a warm location. or i\ placed in a \‘ery damp room, moisture may conden5c‘ on the lens3 inside the receiver. Should thi\ occur. the receiver may not operate properly. In thl\ case. remove the disc and leave the recei\ cr turned on for about half an hour until the moi\turc evaporates. l When you move the receiver. tahc out an> di\c\. If you don’t. the di\c may he clama@ l For power saving purpo\cs. the receiver CM hc completely turned off by the POWER butlon (,I, the main unit. Though the LED remain\ 111 for a while, the receiver is completely off. On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to ;I section with very low level inputs or no audiu signals. If you do. the speaker\ may be damaged when a peak level sectton i\ played. On cleaning Clean the cabinet. panel, and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mtld detelgent solution. Do not u\e any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent \uch as alcohol 01 benrine. If you have any quc~~ion~ or ~problcm\ concerning your receicer. plca\e consult your nearest Sony dealer. On cleaning discs Do not UK ;I commercially ;n~lilahl~ C’IYDVD cleaning rlihc. It may cau\c :I mall~uncliot7.

WARNING .......................................................................................................... 2 Welcome! ........................................................................................................... 3 Precautions ........................................................................................................ 4 About this Manual .............................................................................................. 7 This receiver Can Play the Following Discs ....................................................... 7 Notes about the Discs ........................................................................................ 9 Index to Parts and Controls ............................................................................. 10 Guide to the Control Menu Display.. ................................................................ 14 ................................................................ Quick Overview ................................................................................................ 16 Unpacking ........................................................................................................ 16 Inserting Batteries into the Remote ................................................................. 17 Step 1 : Speaker System Hookup.. ................................................................... 17 Step 2: Antenna Hookups ................................................................................ 20 Step 3: TV and Video Component Hookups .................................................... 22 Speaker Setup ................................................................................................. 24 Presetting Radio Stations ................................................................................ 29 ~~.~~~~~~~~.~~,~~~~~~.“...~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... Playing Discs ../.~~~~..~.=....~.~........~..~ ... . .............................. 31 Playing Discs ................................................................................................... 31 Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc (Resume Play) ........................................................................................... 32 Using the DVD’s Menu .................................................................................... 33 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC Playback) .............................. 34 Playing an MP3 Audio Track ............................................................................ 35 Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) ................................................... 36 Playing in random order (Shuffle Play) ............................................................ 38 Playing repeatedly (Repeat Play) .................................................................... 39 ~,~~~,~~~_ ........... \\ ..... _, . _> _ ........................ Searching for a Scene ...... . . ............... . .. . . . .................. Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow-motion Play) .............. 40 Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track/Index/Album ............................................. 41 .~~~~~~~~~~..~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~.~~~~~~~~~~. _ _ Viewing Information About the Disc .......o.ssO...*......*.a .............. 43 Viewing the Playing Time and Remaining Time on the Front Panel Display.. .. 43 Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time ............................................ 44 continued - 5”s

-z . Changing the Sound ........................................................................................ 46 Automatically decoding the input audio signal (Auto Decoding) ...................... 48 Enjoying Surround Sound ................................................................................ 48 Using only the front speakers (2 Channel Stereo) ........................................... 51 Adjusting the level parameters.. ....................................................................... 51 .............................................................. Changing the Angles ....................................................................................... 52 Displaying the Subtitles ................................................................................... 53 Using Various Additional Functions ....................................... 54 Locking Discs (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) ... 54 ............................................................. Controlling the TV or satellite receiver with the Supplied Remote ................... 59 Using the Video or other Unit.. ......................................................................... 61 Listening to the Radio ...................................................................................... 62 Naming Preset Stations ................................................................................... 63 ................................................... 64 Using the Setup Display .................................................................................. 64 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language (LANGUAGE SETUP). ............ 65 Settings for the Display (SCREEN SETUP). .................................................... 66 Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP). .............................................................. 68 Settings for the Speakers (SPEAKER SETUP) ............................................... 69 Additional Information ....................................................... 72 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 72 Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display). .......... 76 Glossary .......................................................................................................... 76 Specifications.. ................................................................................................. 79 Language Code List.. ....................................................................................... 81 DVD Setup Menu List ...................................................................................... 82 Index ................................................................................................................ 83 6”s

0 The instructions in this manual describe he controls on the remote. You can also use the controls on the receiver if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote. 0 The icons used in this manual are explained below: This receiver Can Play the Following Discs I Format of discs Terms for discs l Title The longest sections of a picture or music feature on a DVD, movie, etc., in video software. or the entire album in audio software. l Chapter Sections of a picture or a music piece that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters. Depending on the disc, no chapters may be recorded. . Album Section of a music piece on a data CD containing Ml’3 audio tracks. e Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, or MP3. l index (Super Audio CD, CD) /Video Index (VIDEO CD) A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on a VIDEO CD or Super Audio CD. Depending on the disc, no indexes may be recorded. 0 Scene On a VIDEO CD with PBC functions (page 34). the menu screens, moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called “scenes.” continued - 7us

Control) (VIDEO CDs) This receiver conforms to Ver. I I and Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD standards. You can enjoy two kinds of playback depending on the disc type. Disc type You can VIDEO CDs Enjoy video playback without PBC (moving pictures) as well functions as 1nusic. (Ver. 1.1 discs) VIDEO CDs Play interactive software with PBC minp menu screens functions displayed on the TV screen (Ver. 2.0 discs) (PBC Playback). in addition to the video playback functions of Ver. I. I discs. Moreover. you can play high-resolution still pictures, if they are included on the disc. Region code Your receiver has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labelled with the salue region code. DVDs labelled a will also play on thi:, receiver. If you try to play any other DVD. the message “Playback prohibited by area limitations.” will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD. IN region code indication may he labelled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions. Examples of discs that the receiver cannot play The receiver cannot play the following discs: l CD-ROMs (PHOTO CD\ included) l CD-RKD-RW\ other than those recordrcl in the following format\: - music CD format - video CD format - MP3 format that conforms to lSO9660’~ Level l/Level 2, or its extended format, Joliet l Data part of CD-Extras l DVD-ROMs l DVD Auclio discs ‘1. A logical t’ormat of lilex ;md folder\ on CD-ROMs. defined hy ISO t Intcmational Standard Organic.ation 1 Do not load the following discs: l A DVD with ;I different region code (page 8. 78). l A disc that is neither standard nor circular (e.g., card. heart. or star shape). l A disc with paper or stickers 011 it. l A disc that has the adhesive. cellophane tape, or a sticker still left on it. 8”s

DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers. Since this receiver plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed. some playback features may not he available. Also. refer to the instructions sttpplicd with the DVDa or VIDEO CDs. Copyrights This product incorporates copyright lprotection technology that is protected by method claims of certain II.!;. patents. other inlellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation. L ,unci other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authori7ecl by Macrovision Corporation. and is intended I’or home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disasscmhly is prohibited. This receiver incorporates with Dolby’:’ Digital and Dolby Pro Logic (II) adaptive matrix surround clecocler and the DTS’“‘:’ Digital Stirrotnid System. Notes about the Discs On handling discs l To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. l Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. l Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car. l After playing, store the disc in its case. On cleaning l Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. 0 Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner. commercially available cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs. This system can only play back a standard circle disc. Using neither standard nor circular discs (e.g., card, heart, or star shape) may cause a nialftmction. Do not use a disc that has a commercially available accessory attached. such as a label or ring. gus

For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. Front Panel h!l 16 15 q POWER switch (3 I ) q STANDBY indicator (3 I ) q H (remote sensor) ( 17) q Disc tray (3 I) q MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator q 5Z (open/close) (3 I ) q D (play) (3 I ) q FUNCTION +I- (6 I ) q VOLUME control (3 I. 7 I 1 q w/w. PRESET +/b (33) q SOUND FlE:LD ALIT0 DE(‘I1CH S MODE (48. -ic). 4 I 1 q a (stop) (30. 3 I ) q II (pause) (.<2) q Front panel dixplay ( I I 1 q DISPLAY if?71 q PHONKS jlI:l\ (.? 1 1 Tl lOUS

When playing back a DVD Current play mode Playing status Current chapter number Current sound Lights up when you can Current title Playing time change the angle number When playing back a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD, or MP3 Current disc Current play mode Current index number (The index indicator does not appear during Super Audio CD or MP3 playback.) Current surround format Current sound - --7GT--- I RFPFATi TRACK M s 6j@ --. PROGRAM b00 (D MP3 SHUFFLE iira I e--. .: , ..: ..m.. . . . . . p... .: - --. s : i . v- !.... : . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . “,“L”,“” . . . . . I - . --A Lights up during MP3 playback Playing status Current track number Playing time Lights up during PBC playback (VIDEO CD onlyi Whem listening fs the radio Preset number Monaural/Stereo effect Current statlon continued - llUS

q VIDEO (S VIDEO/ANALOG L/R IN/ OUT) jacks (22) q TV/SAT (S VIDEO/ANALOG L/R IN) jacks (22) q AUX (S VIDEO/ANALOG L/R IN) jacks q MONITOR (S VIDEO OUT) jack (22) q COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (22) q COMPONENT VIDEO OUT switch (67,721 q SPEAKERS jack\ ( IX) q SUB WOOFER (ANALOG OUT) jack (18) q DIGITAL (AUX COAX IN) jack q DIGITAL (TV/SAT OPT IN) jack (23) q DIGITAL (MD/DAT OPT IN) jack q DIGITAL (OPTICAL OUT) jack q FM 7SR COAXIAL antenna.jack (20) 12"s

q TV I/b (on/standby) (59) q BAND (29) q FUNCTION (61) q NAME (63) q SAT (61) q PLAY MODE (36) [83 REPEAT (39) q Number buttons (33) /@ l4d/W. CH -t/- (29, 32) q D (play) (31) q II (pause) (32) q TOP MENU/GUIDE (33) q f/+/+/S/ENTER (25) q DVD DISPLAY (14,38) q TV CH +/- (60) q TV VOL +/- (60) q AV I/b (on/standby) (60) q I/e (on/standby) (3 I) • j STEREO/MONO (62) q MEMORY (29) q SOUND FIELD (48) q DISPLAY (62) q TIME (43) q DIMMER q AUDIO (46) q ANGLE (52) q SUBTITLE (53) q ENTER (61) q CLEAR (37) q +4/W (29,40) q n (stop) (31) q MUTING (32) q AV MENU (33) q VOLUME +/- (3 I, 7 I ) H o? RETURN/EXIT (34) q TV/VIDEO (60) q AMP MENU (25) q DVD SETUP (64) f&j WIDE (60) 13"s

Use the Control Menu to select a function that you’d like to use. The Control Menu display appears when the DVD DISPLAY button is pressed. For details, refer to the page in parentheses. Total number of Current playing title number (Video CD/ titles or tracks Super Audio CD/CD: track number) recorded Disc name or Current playing chapter number (Video CD/Super Audio CD/CD: index number) I-.-? Playing trm Total number of chapters or indexes recorded , OPlayback. IIPause, WStop, etc ) Type of disc being Icon of selected .“- Control Menu item Control Menu items I - Function name of selected .-. Control Menu item Operation message List of Control Menu Items SCENE (only VIDEO CD in PBC playback)/TRACK (VIDEO CD only) (page 41) 1 42YINDEX (VIDEO CD only) (page 42) (paw 42) Displays the disc name or the disc type inserted into the receiver. Selects the title (DVD). the scene (VIDEO CD in PBC playback ). or the track (VIDEO CD) to bc played. Selects the chapter (DVD) or the index (VIDEO CD) to be played. Selects the album tMP.3) to he played. Selects the track (Super Audio CD/CD/ MP3) to be playctl. Displays the index (Super Audio CD/CD). Selects the iude\ (Supci. /\ncho CD only) to be played.

For selecting a language used in the on-screen display, refer to the page 65. For selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected, refer to the page 66. Unpacking Check that you have the following items: l AM loop antenna ( I ) l FM wire antenna ( I ) l S Video cord ( I ) l Remote Commander (remote) RM-SPSO (I ) l R6 (size AA) batteries (2) 16"s

You can control the receiver using the supplied remote. Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the @ and @ ends on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment. When using the remote. point it at the remote sensor q on the receiver. Step I: Speaker System Hookup You cau ell,joy surround \otlnd 11~ connecting 5 speakers (l’ront L/R speakers. center speaker, rear L/R slxxtl~crs) and acti\ c \tIh\\,ooter tn the receiver. If you do not connect 5 speakers and ,lctive subwoofer to the recei\‘er. the rcceivc‘r offer\ the means to optimize signal depending on the nnmher ol‘connccted slx~l~c~~s. When you connect 2 speakers to the receiver, connect the spcakcrs IO the SPEAKERS IXONT L/R jacks.

Connect the Front soeakers Rear speakers Center speaker Subwoofer To the SPEAKERS FRONT L and R terminals SPEAKERS SURROUND L and R terminals SPEAKERS CENTER terminal SUBWOOFER ANALOG OUT terminal Front speaker (R) Subwoofer (active type) Rear speaker (R) Rear speaker (L) 18"s

: ; ,:I’. Remove about IO mm of insulation at the end of the cord. then twist the exposed wires. Connect the stripped ends of the cords to the terminals, taking care to avoid mutual contact bctwecn the cords. Make sure the cords are firmly connected to the speaker and receiver terminals. To avoid short-circuiting the speakers Short-circuiting of the speakers may damage the receiver. To prevent this, be sure to follow these precautions when connectinp the speakers. Make sure the bare wire of each speaker cord does not touch another speaker terminal or the bare wire of another speaker cord. Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord Stripped speaker cord IS touching Stripped cords are touching each other due to another speaker terminal. excessive removal of insulation. ,Zl’ccr co~~ncc~~~~g alI the L~OII~~OIICIIL~, speakers. and AC power cord (mains lead), output a test IOW to chcc~l, that all the ~I>t~i~l\cr\ are connected correctly. For details OII outputting a test tone, \ce page 17. il. no sound i\ Iic’;iixl l’i.oln 21 ,,pcal\cr while outputtin g ii test tone, or a te\t tone is output from a ~XI,IY other tlx111 111~ ow C~IITCIII~~ displayed on the front panel display. the speaker may be ,,horl-lriri~uilc(l. !I iliii liapp~‘i~\. :.hcc~I\ the \peakcr connection again.

Connect the supplied AM/FM antennas for listening to the radio. 3e&@%fs for connecting the antennas Connect the To the AM loop antenna AM terminals FM wire antenna FM 75R COAXIAL terminal AM loop antenna 2ous

Ilw ;L 7%ohm\ cmnial cNc (not upplied) to connect the receiver to an outdoor FM antenna as shown below. Outdoor FM antenna To earth

S Video cord for connecting a TV monitor Audio cords (not supplied) When connecting a cord, be sure to match the color-coded pinx to the apprqri;w jack\ on the components. White (L/audio) Red (R/audio) White (Uaudlo) Red (Riaudlo) Jacks for connecting video components

TV monitor Uf you connect a digital satellite receiver with the OPTICAL OUT jack ‘Phe di~itnl Mellite rcccivcr can be connected to the DIGITAL (TV/SAT OPT IN) jack instead 01‘ the ANALOG IN L/R jxcI\\ 01‘ the receiver. ‘The receiver can accept both the digital and analop signals. Digital signals have priority over ;m:rlog signals. If the digital signal ceases. the analog signal will be processed after 2 seconds. Of you connect a digital satellite receiver without the OPTICAL OUT jack tYonnect the digital satellite recci\,cr to the S VIDEO IN and ANALOG IN I rcceivcr. Connecting the AC Power Cord (mains lead) &fore connecting the AC pcnvet- cord (mains lead) of this receiver to a wall connecl the xpeahcr5 lo the iwcei\er (see page 17). i‘onnect the AC lx~ er cord (mains lead) of your TV/video components to a

same distance from the listening position to). However, this receiver allows you to place the center speaker up to I.5 meters (5.0 feet) closer (0) and the rear speakers up to 4.5 meters (15.0 feet) closer (@) to the listening position. The front speakers can be placed from 0.9 to IS.0 meters (3.0 to 50.0 feet) (0) from the listening position. You can place the subwoofer in any position. You can place the rear speakers either behind you or to the iide. depcnclin g 011 iIll’ \ll:Ipc (Ii‘ ycwr room, etc. N!hen the rear speakers are placed to the side When the rear speakers are $mxl behint ~OLI 24us

To obtain the best poaible surround sound, first specify the distance of the speakers from your listening position, then set the balance and level. Use the test tone to adjust the speaker volumes to the same level. Yoi~ may adjt~~t the ~,pcaher parameters wing SPEAKER SETUP in the setup display (page 69). AMP MENU

-LARGE: Normally select this. Specify the position and height to implement the Digital Cinema Surround modes in the sound field (page 49) properly. -SMALL: Select this if the small speakers are used for the rear speaker. Specify the position and height to implement the Digital Cinema Surround modes in the sound field (page 49) properly. -NO: Select this if no rear speakers are used. l S.W. (subwoofer) -YES: Select this if the subwoofer is used. -NO: Select this if no subwoofer is used. WDISTANCE You can vary the distance of each speaker as follows. The default settings xc unclerlincd, l F. D. 5.1 m ( 17 ft) (front speakers distance) Front speaker distance can be set in 0.3 meters ( I.0 foot) step\ l’rom 0.9 to 15.0 mctcr\ ( 3.0 to 50.0 feet). l C. D. 5.1 m (17 ft) (center speaker distance) Center speaker distance can be set in 0.3 meters (1 .O foot) steps l‘ron~ ;I tlixtance equal to the front speaker distance to a distance I .S meters (5.0 feet) closer to !ollr li\teninf positioll. l R. D. 3.6 m ( 12 ft) (rear speakers distance) Rear speaker distance can be set in 0.3 meters (I .O foot) steps l‘ron~ ;I distance cquai IO the front speaker distance to ;I distance 4.5 tneters ( IS.0 feet) clobcr IO your li\lening position. Specifying the rear speaker position and height If you select anything other than “NO” in “R.SP..” specify the poxition and height of the I'GII speakers. The default settings are underlined. Position diagram l R. P. BEHIND Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section 0. l R. P. SIDE Select this if the rear speakers are located in the section 0. 26”s

/ \ Select this il’the rear speakers arc located in section 0. 0 R. tl. HIGH Select this il’thc rear q~eaker\ arc located in section 8. These par;~metcrs arc not av;lilable when “R.SP.” is set to “NO”. To specify the balance and level of the speakers 1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly to display b LEVEL on the front panel display. Use ‘i+/* to \elcc~ T.TONE and use f/+ to set T.TONE to ON. You \vill hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence. Sit in your listcninf position and select the item to be adjusted using +p/+. m Items adju\ttxl in j Lt

You can compress the dynamic range of the sound. Using this function. you can listen to sound at low volumes easily in the middle of the night. The compression function works only when you play a disc recorded with Dolby Digital. --OFF: Audio is played back as it was recorded. -ON: Audio is played back with the dynamic range compressed dust ;I’, ~ht~ recording engineer intended. To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the VOLUME control. Other AMP MENU settings You can control the brightness of the front panel display. clear the IIIC\~! \taiio:~, ;~nd 11le station names. and set the speaker parameters back to the default \etting. l’rc\,, \Mli’ rvi1;l9111 rcne;lter!l\ to display P CUSTOMIZE. Use +FI+ to select the following item\. n DIMMER You can change the brightnexi of the front panel displa) (I‘l~~~~rc~~:cn~ tr~i~c ;1n(1 t .i::? intiii;ttor) by two steps. WMEMO. CLR. l N (No): Skip back to previous menu. l Y (Yes): If you select Y by prcs5in, (1 !iNTER. “Really’! XG’. :inii ‘liL,iil\ ; i a,yc;""~. If you select “Really? Y.” by pressin, ~7 ENTER. “‘ALL (‘1.lG.K~~ IL/ ~li~,ll/;i\~~~.l :~nd ;)I1 ~x:itl~l::’ such as preset station\ and \tation names M ill bc cleared. and ‘~~XII,CI ~I;~I’;II~KI~I’> :.\ i/l i?x‘ !IZ\~‘I to their default settings. 28”s

The station is stored q Repeat q to q to store other stations. To tune in a station with a weak signal Press U or bb repeatedly in q to tune in the station manually To change the preset number Start over from q . To change the AM tuning interval The AM tuning interval is factory set to ‘9 kHz ( IO kH/ in some XGI~). To change the AM tuning interval, tune in any AM station fit% therm tur11 oi‘l tl~e rcct’i\lcr b> pressing l/b on the remote. While holding down n (on the recci~t‘r~. tunl on (hc‘ po\\cr tlsinp the remote. When you change the interval. AM preset stations will Ix CI~;ISC~. To reset the interval, repeat the same procedure. 3ous

some operations may be different 01 restricted. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc. POWER C2DM : STANDBY indicator Ij / ) Connect headphones Adjust the volume ” l/O D n Turn on your TV, Switch the input selector on the TV to this receiver. Press POWER on the receiver. T‘he rei‘ci\ c‘r c’nlcr5 al;~ncthy mode 2nd the V’ANl>RY Indi(.;itor light\ up in ml. 4 5 Press A on the receiver, and place a disc on the disc tray. The receiver automatically turns on and the STANDBY indicator turns off. With the playback side facing down Press D. The disc tray closes, and the receiver starts playback (continuous play). Adjust the volume on the receiver. After following Step 5 Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen. You can play the disc interactively by following the instructions on the menu. DVD (page 33). VIDEO CD (page 34). To turn on the receiver Press POWER on the receiver. The receiver enters standby mode and the STANDBY indicator lights up in red. Press I/6 on the remote. The receiver turns on and the STANDBY indicator turns off. In standby mode. the receiver also turns on by pressing &? on the receiver or by pressing D. To turn off the receiver Press I/b on the remote. The receiver enters standby mode and the STANDBY indicator lights up in red. To turn off the receiver completely. press POWER on the receiver. While playing a disc, do not turn off the rweivt’r by pressinp POWER. Doing so may cancel the menu settinpa. When you turn off the rccei\ er. first press n to stop playback and ~hcn prt‘s\ e/b on the remote. continued - 31”s

mode Press I/C!.) on the remote once. ‘e While the receiver is in standby mode, the STANDBY indicator on the receiver lights up. To cancel standby mode Press I/& on the remote once. Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc (Resume Play) When you stop the disc. the reccivcl remembers the point where you pressed n and “RESUME” appears on the front panel display. As long ax you do not remove the disc, Resume Play will work even il‘tbe receiver enters sluiclby mode by pressing I/O. D w --MUTING To Operation stop Press n . Pause Press II Resume play after Press II or D Go to the next chapter. Pre5a w. track, or scene in continuous nlav mode Go back to the Press I44 preceding chapter, trach. or scene in continuous Dlav mode Stop play and remove the disc Press ~2 on the receiver. Mute the sound Press MUTING. To cancel muting, press it again or turn up the volume. 2 Press B

A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called “titles.” When you play a DVD which contains several titles, you can select the title you want using TOP MENU/GUIDE. When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound, select these items using AV MENU. Number buttons TOP MENU/ GUIDE ENTER c/T/*/+ - AVMENU Press TOP MENU/GUIDE or AV MENU. The disc‘s menu appears on the TV screen. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc. Press c/W/+ or the number buttons to select the item you want to play or change. 3 Press ENTER. 33”s

PBC Functions (PBC Playback) With PBC (Playback Control) functions, you can enjoy simple interactive operations, search functions, and other such operations. PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen. Number buttons --^” ENTER ‘_ _ ..- -P/-b 1 2 3 4 34”s 09 RETURN/ EXIT Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions. The menu for your xzlcction appears. Select the item number you want by pressing W or the number buttons. Press ENTER. Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive uperatio Refer to tile in~ttwtions supplied with the disc. as the operating proc~~l~~rc may difl’er accotdin~ it> ihe ‘~/liS!~.O CD.

Track QB You can play back data CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-RWs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG I Audio Layer 3) format. 1 Load a data disc recorded in MP3 into the receiver. 2 Press D. The receiver starts to play the first MP3 audio track in the first album on the disc. letting an album and trac --__- &RETURN1 EXIT 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Control Menu and disc name of MP.3 data disc appear. 2 Press W to select (ALBUM) then press ENTER or +. The list of albums contained in the disc appears. 0 -. 1 v) h 3 Select an album you want to play using ’ W and press ENTER. 4 Select (TRACK) using W and press ENTER. The list of tracks contained in the current album appears. When the list of all tracks or albums cannot be displayed on the window, the jump bar appears. Press + to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using +/ *. 5 Select a track using W and press ENTER. The Selected track starts playing. To return to the previous display Press o?RETURN/EXIT or f. To turn off the display Press DVD DISPLAY. continued - 3!jus

Creating Your Own used for album or track names. Anything else is displayed as “ “. Program (Program Play) l If the MP3 file you play back has an ID3 tag, the ID3 tag information is displayed as a track name. mmm About MP3 audio tracks You can play MP3 audio tracks on CD- You can play the contents of a disc in the ROMs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the order you want by arranging the order of the discs must be recorded according to tracks on the disc to create your own IS09660 level 1, level 2, or Joliet format for program. You can program up to 25 tracks. the player to recognize the tracks. You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session. See the instructions of the CD-R/RW device or recording software (not supplied) for details on the recording format. PLAY MODE To play a Multi Session CD This player can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks, recorded in the later sessions, can also be played back. Number ‘- ENTER ‘-_ When audio tracks and images in music CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session, only the first session will be played back. -- REPEAT _ CLEAR 1 In stop mode, press PLAY MODE l If you put the extension “.MP3” to data not in MP3 repeatedly until “PROGRAM” format, the player cannot recognize the data properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system. appears on the front panel display. l The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO The program menu appears on the TV format. 36”s

The cursor moves to the track (in this case, “1”). Before programming the MP3 tracks, it is required to select the album. When the list of all tracks or albums cannot be displayed on the window, the jump bar appears. Presx + to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using */+. 3 Select the track you want to program. For example, select track “7.” 4 Press +/+ or the number buttons to select “7” then press ENTER. Total time of the programmed tracks 5 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 2 to 4. The programmed tracks are displayed in the selected order. Press D to start Program Play. Program Play begins. When the program ends, you can restart the same program again by pressing D. To return to normal play Press CLEAR during playback. To turn off the program menu In stop mode, press PLAY MODE to turn off the program menu. To cancel the programmed order Press CLEAR in Step 2, and the last program is canceled one by one. ‘e You can do Repeat Play of the programmed tracks. Press REPEAT, or set “REPEAT” to “ALL” in the Control Menu display during Program Play. * This Programme Play function is not available fat DVDs. l When you program MP3 tracks. “-:--:--” is displayed 21s the total time of the programmed tracks. 37”s

(Shuffle Play) m w w You can have the receiver “shuffle” tracks and play them in random order. Subsequent “shuffling” may produce a different playing order. PLAY MODE .‘- - .’ CLEAR 1 in stop mode, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUFFLE” appears on the front panel display. When you play an MP3 disc, you can play all tracks in Albums in a random order. 2 Press D. To return to normal play In stop mode, press PLAY MODE three times to cancel SHUFFLE or twice to cancel SHUFFLE (ALBUM). Or during playback, press CLEAR to return to normal play. Shuffle Play is cancelled when: -you eject the disc. - you turn the power off. - you change the function. 38”s Setting the shuffle mode on the Control Menu You can select the normal shuffle and album shuffle (MP3 only) ENTER +/4./+ DVD DISPLAY 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Control Menu appears 2 Press *I+ to select (PLAY MODE), then press EWTER or 9. 3 Select SHUFFLE or SHUFFLE (ALBUM) using W and press ENTER. 4 Press D. The selected shuffle play begins

PIFY) m q@@ @g@ w You can play all the titles/tracks or a single title/chapter/track on a disc. In Shuffle or Program Play mode, the receiver repeats tracks in the shuffled or programmed order. You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC playback of VIDEO CDs (page 34). D ENTER +p/+ DVD DISPLAY 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Control Menu appears. 2 Press W to select (REPEAT), then press ENTER. If you do not select “OFF,” the indicator of the “REPEAT” lights in green. ,. .Y 3 Select the Repeat Play setting. Q 6 w -. When playing a DVD i l QFJ: does not play repeatedly. g l ALL: repeats all the titles. H l TITLE: repeats the current title on a disc. l CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter. When playing a VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD/MP3 and when Program Play is set to OFF l QFJ: does not play repeatedly. l ALL: repeats all the tracks on the disc, or repeats the current album (MP3 only). l TRACK: repeats the current track. When Program Play is set to ON l QFJ: does not play repeatedly. l ALL: repeats Program Play. To cancel Repeat Play Press CLEAR. $’ You can set Repeat Play during stop mode After srlectlng the “REPEAT” item. press D. The receiver starts Repeat Play. ‘$’ You can quickly display the “REPEAT” status 3gus

Locating ?.ppinE.qr$bly by pl+8y@ 2 Point on a Disc (Scan, SIOW- a iliMb fa$f forwat;d ii fastl c ~(3c%in) motion Play) Press 44 or m white playing a disc. --4g@ When you find the point you want, press D to return to normal speed. You can locate a particular point on a disc quickly by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly. To change the scan speed (DVD/ VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD only) Each time you press 44 or m during scan, the playback speed changes. Two speeds are available. With each press, the indication changes as follows: Playback direction FFI,, + FF2m T I - Depending on the DVDNIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some of the operations described. l This function does not work when you play an MP3 disc. 44/b+ Opposite direction FK 1+- FR244 t I The FF2w/FR244 playback apeed is faster than FF I H/FR 144. Watching frame by frame (Slow- motion play) m 4BB 4ous You can use this function only for DVDa OI VIDEO CDs. Press 44 or w when the receiver is in the pause mode. To return 10 normal speed. press D. Each time you press 44 or w during Stow-motion play. the playback speed changes. Two speeds are available. With each press, the indication changes as fottows: Playback direction SLOW 2w + SLOW I M LA Opposite direction (DVD only) SLOW 244 + SLOW 144 t2 The SLOW 2w/SLOW 244 playback speed is stower than SLOW I w/ SLOW 144.

Chapter/Track/Index/ Album You can search a title (DVD), chapter (DVD). track (CD, VIDEO CD. Super Audio CD. MP3). index (VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD), atnd album (MP3). As titles, tracks and albums are assigned unique names on the disc, you can select the desired one from the Control Menu. Also chapters and indexes are assigned unique numbers on the disc, so you select the desired one by entering its number. Or you can search a particular point using the time code. (TIME SEARCH) DVD Number buttons ENTER ?‘/+ ’ DISPLAY CLEAR Searching for a title/track/album 1 Press DVD DISPLAY. The Control Menu appears. 2 Press W to select the search method, then press ENTER. !!I When playing a DVD (TITLE) playing a VIDEO CD (TRACK) n When playing a Super Audio CD (TRACK) playing a CD (TRACK) n When playing an MP3 (ALBUM) or (TRACK) Example: when you select (TRACK) The list of tracks contained in the disc appears. When the list of all tracks or albums cannot be displayed on the window, the jump bar appears. Press + to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using */+. 3 Press W to select the desired track, then press ENTER. The receiver starts playback from the selected track. 41US

The Control Menu appears. 2 Press +/+ to select the search method. HWhen playing a DVD (CHAPTER) HWhen playing a VIDEO CD (INDEX) n When playing a Super Audio CD (INDEX) Example: when you select (CHAPTER) “,j: (c*)” is selected (::::!: refers to a number). The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles, chapters. tracks, or indexes. 3 Press ENTER. “** (W)” changes to “- (““)“, 4 Press +/+ or the number buttons to select the chapter or index number you want to search. If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, then select another number. 5 Press ENTER. The receiver starts playback from the selected number. To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off. To search for a particular point using the time code (TIME SEARCH) 1 In Step 2, select #, (TIME) “T ::::::::::::::::::::” (playing titnc of the current title or track) is selected. 2 Press ENTER. “T ::::::::::::::::::g” changes to “T ..:..:..,” 3 Input the time code using the number buttons, then press ENTER. For example, to find the desired point al 2 hours. IO minutes, and 20 seconds after the beginning, just enter “2: 10:20.” l The title, chapter or track number displayed on the TV screen is the recorded data on the disc. l You canmt se;wch a xene of a VIDEO CD. 42”s

and Remaining Time on the Front Panel Display ~~~QD You can check information about the disc. such as the remaining time, total umber of titles of’ a DVD, or tracks of ;I Super Audio CD. CD, VIDEO CD, or MP3 using the front panel display (page I I ). TIME Press TIME. Each time you press TIME while playing the disc, the display changes as shown in the t’ollowing charts. When playing a DVD Playing time and number of the current title ,,TlE CHlPTiR ” * 6 _.; .-: ! ::::. ..; f..: .c-: .-: :::J, ! :,,.i ..::z.::::. : Remaining time of the current title ,s,ii WIPIEA H v 5 ._; .-: i ::::. _.; .“” /_ ..i j:::: ..::: :::I : . .._.;_..: :...: Playing time and number of the current chapter C”lPTiR n *. 5 ,.-. ,.: i-i ..:> .?.; .-: :-: :.... L:.::... .._ : : ::... :.... . . . . . Remaining time of the current chapter CIIPTIR H r s :-_ _... -., .,: ,?: _-: :-. i.... ,,.,, ),,,/, / .,:>,::.:, : ! .: . . . . . Title name 1 : :,,; j / j._/ : .:_. __,,: :,,,: / ./ i,,.i .; -y j:::; . . _:, : ._,,. :’ When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD or CD Playing time and current track number iRil< \‘lix n 5 I - ,.._, ,,: ,,.. ,...: ,..., : / ,.. ,...-: : ..__ : : . . . . . . . . . . . Remaining time of the current track Playing time of the disc ,( 5 I :-. .Yi ..; .-: ..::1 ::::__ : .‘. i.... Remaining time of the disc ,_,,_ ,:::: :.-: _./ -: : f . . . . . : i I-.. . ...’ Track name . ...: ii: :_.: i : i.,: :: .~ ..:.. . . . . ,,,,: :,,,: / ./ ‘< :...: / / ,j, 1 !::j . ...’ continued - 43”s

Playing time and current track number TRlCK :/ 9 Remaining time of the curr Track (file) name :I < I i,,! “’ 7 : E :_i ,__ ,J, s,,,, /...j i:-:: :.-/ .f ;.,; ..[ / /,,.i ,(_ jy Album (folder) name I : I__./ ‘y -r i:::: / -d :,,; j j j.,j : _:_. .,,_: :,__: j ‘i ,:, : .,,.. .’ * ID3 tag applies only to version I. l If the MP3 file you play hack has an ID3 tag, the ID3 tag information is displayed as a trach (tile) name. l The ID3 tag character codes comply with ASCII and IS0 standards. Joliet format disca can only be displayed in ASCII. lncompatihle charncter\ will be displayed as ” “. * In the following cabe\, elapsed playing rime and time of the track remaining may not he di\playetl accurately. - when an MP3 file of VBR (variable bit rate) i\ played. - during fast-forward/rever\e. ‘;cs’ When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC function\. tthe playing time are displayed. .*‘a. c The playing time and remaining time of the current chapter, title. track. scene, or disc will also appear on your TV screen. See the following section “Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time” for instructions on how to read this information. l While playing Super Audio CD, the index Indxntot does not appear on the front panel d~\plny. l Depending on the type of dix being played and the playing mode, the disc information may [not be displayed. Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time You can check the playing time and remaining tinx of the current title, chapter. or track. and the total playing time a remaining time of the disc. You can also check the DVDICDISuper Audio CD text and MP3 folder name/file name/ID3 tag (only song title) recorded on the disc. DVD DISPLAY - TIME 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback. The Control Menu ;~ppcm. 18(34) - - ,.a gf-. 8 -ai~is? -Y” --” Disc type Time InformatIon 44us

the time information. The display and the kinds of time that you can change depend on the disc you are playing. WWhen playing a DVD . T ::: ::: : ::: ::: : ::: :I: Playing time of the current title . T-::::,:..,.~...,..,, ,, ,. Remaining time of the current title . c ::: :/: : .:: :;: : ::: :!: Playing time of the current chapter . c-::: :K : :i: ::: : :i: ::: Remaining time of the current chapter n When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) . .:: :;: : ::: ::: Playing time of the current scene n When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD or CD . T :,: .,_ .,, _I_ ,, ,. ,. Plnyins time of the current track . T-:...,,....... ,. _, ., ., Remaining time of the current track . D : )_ .._ . . _,. ,. _, Playing time of the current disc . I)-+ ::: : ::: ::: Remaining time of’ the current disc H When playing an MP3 e T :,:.,. .,. .,_ ,. Playing time of the current track . T-::: ::: : :,: ::: Remaining time of the current track To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off. * Only letters of the alphabet can be displayed. * Depending on the type of disc being played, the treceiver can only display a limited number of character-s. Alw. depending on the disc, all text characters are not displayed. 4sus

~4@iDqpa If a DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can select the language you want while playing the DVD. If the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG audio. or DTS), you can select the audio format you want while playing the DVD. With stereo CDs or VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers. (In this case, the sound loses its stereo effect.) For example, when playing a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel. you can select the left channel and hear only the instruments from both speakers ENTER _-“- *F/-J, DVD DISPLAY---“. 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback. The Control Menu is displayed 2 Press +/+ to select (AUDIO), then press ENTER. The options for AUDIO appear. 46”s 3 Press l+l+ to select the desired audio signal. n When playing a DVD Depending on the DVD, the choice of language varies. When 4 digits are displayed, they represent the language code. Refer to the language code list on page 8 I to see which language the code represents. When the same language is displayed two or more times. the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formath. H When playing a VIDEO CD, or CD The default setting is underlined. l STEREO: The standard stereo sound 0 I/L: The sound of the left channel (monaural) 0 2/R: The sound of the right channel (monaural) n When playing a Super Audio CD In stop mode, depending on the Super Audio CD. the choice of settings varies. l MULTI: The disc has multi- channel playback area 0 2CH: The disc has the 2 channel playback area. l CD: When you want to play the disc as a conventional CD. 4 Press ENTER.

the disc- ’ When you select “AUDIO,” the channels beirig played are displayed on the screen. For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5. I channel signals can be recorded on a DVD. Depending on the DVD, the number of recorded channels may differ. Current audio format: ::: “PCM,” “MPEG,” “DTS.” or “DOLBY DIGITAL” is displayed. For “DOLBY DIGITAL.” the channels in the playing track are displayed numerically 21s follows: For Dolby Digital 5. I ch: Rear component 2 The display examples are as follows: l PCM (stereo) PROG~~~-~~~~~T PCM 48kHz 24bit I l Dolby Surround PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY QiGjTAL, $‘a, DOLBY St.EiROljN~’ l Dolby Digital 5. Ich PROGRAM FOf&lAT DOLBY bIGitht%/2.1 I l DTS PROGRAM FORMAT. WS 312.1 lmm * When the signal contains rear signal components wch as LS, RS, or S, the smround effect is enhanced. l If you play MPEG AUDIO sound tracks, the receivet- outputs PCM (stereo) signals. Front component 2 + LFE (Low Frequency Center component 1 Effect) component 1 47”s

Decoding) The auto decoding function automatically detects the type of audio signal being input (Dolby Digital, DTS, or standard 2 channel stereo) and performs the proper decoding if necessary. This mode presents the sound as it was recorded/encoded, without adding any effects (e.g. reverberation). However, if there are no low frequency signals (Dolby Digital LFE, etc.), it will generate a low frequency signal for output to the subwoofer. -SOUND FIELD Press AUTD DEC on the receiver or SOUND FIELD on the remote repeatedly until “AUTO DECD.(AUTD DECODING)” appears on the front panel display. The auto format decode function is activated. Enjoying Surround Sound You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver’s pre-programmed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home. To select the sound field, press AUTO DEC. 2CH ST, or MODE on the receiver or SOUND FIELD on the remote repeatedly until the sound field you want appears on the front panel display. Sound field DisDlav Auto Decoding Normal surround Cinema Studio EX A AUTO DECO. NSURROUND C.S.EX A:” Cinema Studio EX B C.S.EX B:‘: Cinema Studio EX C C.S.EX C:‘: Hall HALL Jazz Club Live Concert JAZZ CLUB L.CONCERT Game GAME 2ch Stereo 2CH STEREO About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) In the collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sony measured the sound environment of their studios and integrated the data of the measurement and Sony’s own DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to develop “Digital Cinema Sound”. “Digital Cinema Sound” simulates in a home theater an ideal movie theater sound environment based on the preference of movie director. 4aus

EX Cinema Studio EX is ideal for enjoying the movie software encoded with multi channel format. such as the Dolby Digital DVD. This mode reproduces the sound characteristics of Sony Picture\ Entertainment’s studios. Press MODE on the receiver or SOUND FIELD on the remote repeatedly until “C.S.EX A (or B, C)” appears on the front panel display. C.S.EX A (Cinema Studio EX A) Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment “Gary Grant Theater” cinema production studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching most any type of movie. C.S.EX B (Cinema Studio EX B) Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment “Kim Novak Theater” cinema production studio. This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction OI action movies with lots of sound effects. C.S.EX C (Cinema Studio EX C) Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack. About Cinema Studio EX Cinema Studio EX consists of the following three elements. * Virtual Multi Dimension Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual rear speakers. l Screen Depth Matching In a movie theater, sound seems to come from inside the image reflected on the movie screen. This element creates the same sensation in your listening room by g shifting the sound of the front speakers 5 P “into” the screen. l Cinema Studio Reverberation h h. Reproduces the reverberations peculiar to a f movie theater. Cinema Studio EX is the integrated mode z 3 which operates these elements simultaneously. 8 -The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cawe increased noise in the playback signal. -When listenmg with sound fields that employ the virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the war speakers. Selecting otker sound fields Press MODE on the receiver or SOUND FIELD on the remote repeatedly until the sound field you want appears on the front panel display. The current sound field appears on the front panel display. continued - 4gus

Software with multi channel surround audio signals is played back according to the way it was recorded. Software with 2 channel audio signals is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Pro Logic II to create surround effects (page 28). HALL (Hail) Reproduces the acoustics of a rectangular concert hall. JAZZ CLUB (Jazz Club) Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club. L. CONCERT (Live Concert) Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live concert. GAME (Game) Obtains maximum audio impact from video game software. HP.THEATER (HeadphoneTheater) When you connect your headphone to the PHONES jack of the receiver, the HEADPHONE THEATER mode allows you to experience a theater like environment while listening through a pair of headphones. This mode is very effective with 5.1 ch discrete signal sources like Dolby Digital and DTS. Selecting any Sound Field selections (except AUTO DECODING or 2 CH STEREO) enables the mode. To turn the surround effect off Press AUTO DEC or 2CH ST on the receiver or SOUND FIELD on the remote repeatedly until “AUTO DECO.” or “2CH STEREO” appears on the front panel display. ‘@The receiver memorises the last sound field selected for each function mode (Sound Field Link) Whenever you select a function such as DVD 01 TUNER, the smmd field that wac last applied to the function i\ auton~at~cally applied again. For example. it’ you listen to DVD with HALL as the sound tield. then change to another function, and then retwn to DVD. HALL will be applied again. With the tuna’. sound field\ are nremorized separately for all prwzt \tatiom. ‘c You can identify the encoding format of program software by looking at its packaging - Dolby Digital disc\ are labelled with the OOIZG logo. DIGlTll - Dolhy Surround encoded programs are labelled with the ~XIO~L~Y~‘J~~OUN~I logo. PIID. LDBlC - DTS Digltnl Sul-round dixs are mat-ked With DTS When you play wtml trach\ with 96 kH/ ampling frequency, the output signal\ will be converted to 48 kHz (sampling frequency). 50US

speakers (2 Channel Stereo) SOUND FIELD Press 2CH ST on the receiver or SOUND FIELD on the remote repeatedly until ‘“2CH STEREO” appears on the front panel display. This mode outputs the sound from the front left and right speakers only. Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi channel \LlrroLlncl formals are tlo\~nlllixecl to 2 c~llallllcl. Adjusting the level parameters ~~#@4if@b The level menu contains parameters that let you adjust the balance and speaker volumes of each speaker (page 27). ENTER l I‘w+ -AMP MENU 1 2 3 4 Start playing a program source encoded with multichannel surround sound. Press AMP MENU repeatedly. j LEVEL appears on the front panel display. Sit in your listening position and select the item to be adjusted using +I+. Adjust the volume level using C/j. The adjusted value will appear on the front panel display. If you do not operate the remote for a few seconds, the value turns off and is stored in the receiver. 5lUS

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the DVD, “ANGLE” appears in the front panel display. This means that you can change the viewing angle. For example, while playing a scene of a train in motion, you can display the view from either the front of the train, the left window of the train, or from the right window without having the train’s movement interrupted. DVD Number Buttons ENTER */*/+ DISPLAY - ANGLE 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback. The Control Menu appears. 2 Press Ir/+ to select (ANGLE). The angle number appears. The number in parentheses indicates the total number of angles. 3 Press + or ENTER. The angle number changes to “-.” 4 Select the angle number using the number buttons or W, then press ENTER. The angle is changed to the selected angle. To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off. .*‘*. $’ You can select the angle directly by pressing ANGLE. Each time you press the button, the angle changes. Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the angles. even it’multi-angles are recorded on the DVD. 52”s

If subtitles are recorded on the discs. you can turn the subtitles on and off while playing. If multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc, you can change the subtitle language while playing, or turn the subtitles on or off whenever you want. For example, you can select the language you want to practice and turn the subtitles on for better understanding ENTER +p/+ DVD DISPLAY 1 2 - ‘_‘- SUBTITLE Press DVD DISPLAY during playback. The Control Menu appears. Press W to select (SUBTITLE), then press ENTER. The options for SUBTITLE appear. 3 Press +/+ to select the language. Depending on the DVD, the choice of language varies. When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate the language code. Refer to the language code list on page 8 1 to see which language the code represents. 4 Press ENTER. To cancel the SUBTITLE setting Select “OFF” in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off. ‘p You can select SUBTITLE directly by pressing s SUBTITLE. Each time you press the button, the itev z 5. changes. z Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are E v) recorded on it. 53”s

PARENTALCONTROL,PARENTAL CONTROL) You can set two kinds of playback restrictions for a disc. l Custom Parental Control You can set the playback restrictions so that the receiver will not play inappropriate discs. l Parental Control Playback of some DVDs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users. The same password is used for both Parental Control and Custom Parental Control. You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 25 discs. When you set the 26th disc, the playback restriction of the disc for which you first set the password is canceled. DVD Number buttons ENTE cl*/* 1 DISPLAY __II_ n ~‘-’ Z-&RETURN/ EXIT 1 insert the disc you want to lock. If the disc is playing, press n to stop playback. 3 Press +/+ to select (CUSTOM PARENTAL), then press ENTER. “CUSTOM PARENTAL” is selected. 4 Press +p/+ to select “ON +,” then press ENTER. n When you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears. CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4-diglt password q --- Enter a q-digit password by using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display for confirming the password appears. n When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears. CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password. then press tNTERl 2 In stop mode, press DVD DISPLAY. The Control Menu appears. 54”s

by using the number buttons, then press ENTER. “Custom parental control is set.” appears and the screen returns to the Control Menu display. If you make a mistake entering your password Press f before you press ENTER and input the correct nnmber. tf you make a mistake Press 6% RETURN/EXIT. then start from Step .3 again. To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off’. To turn off the Custom Parental Control function in Step 4. select “OFF -+.” then press ENTER. Enter your 4-digit p;ts\worci using the number button. then press ENTER. To change the password In Step 4. press I‘/+ to select “PASSWORD +,” then press ENTER. The display for entering the password appears. Enter your 4-digit password ttsinp the number buttons, then press ENTER. Enter II new A-digit password using the nttmber buttons, then prc\s ENTER. To confirm your pasyword. rc-enter it using the ntimher buttons. then press ENTER. 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set. The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears. Custon parental control IS already set To play, enter your password 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The receiver is ready for playback. ‘p If you lorget your password, enter the h-digit number “199703” using the number buttons when the CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you IOr your pa\rword, then press ENTER. The display will a\k you to enter a new 4.digit password. 3 Playback of some DVDs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the ape of the users. The “Parental Control” function allows you to set a playback limitation level. A scene that is limited is not played, or it is replaced by a different scene. Number buttons D ENTER +/+ J-&RETURN/ EXIT DVD SETUP continued

The Setup Display appears. 2 Press +/+ to select “CUSTOM SETUP,” then press ENTER. “CUSTOM SETUP” is displayed. 3 Press *I+ to select “PARENTAL CONTROL 4,” then press ENTER. WIf you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears. Enter a 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display for confirming the password appears. H When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears. 4 Enter or re-enter your password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display for setting the playback limitation level and changing the password appears. 5 Press */+ to select “STANDARD,” then press ENTER. The selection items for “STANDARD” are displayed. 6 Press +/+ to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level, then press ENTER. The area is selected. If you select “OTHERS 4,” select and enter the standard code in the table on page 58 using the number buttons.

press ENTER. The selection items for “LEVEL” are displayed 8 Select the level you want using W, then press ENTER. Parental Control setting is complete. I I The lower the value. the more strict the limitation. If you make a mistake Press o? RETURN/EXIT to go back to the previous screen. To turn off the Setup Display Press DVD SETUP repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off. To turn off the Parental Control function and play the DVD after entering your password Set “LEVEL” to “OFF” in Step 8. To change the password 1 In Step 5, select “CHANGE PASSWORD -+” using -&. then press ENTER. The display for entering the password appears. 2 Follow Step 3 to enter a new password. 1 Insert the disc and press D. The PARENTAL CONTROL display appears. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The receiver starts playback. ‘p If you forget your password, remove the disc and repeat Step I to 5 of “Limiting playback for children.” When you are asked to enter your password, enter “199703” using the number buttons, then press ENTER. The display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password. After you enter a new 4-digit password in Step 3, replace the disc in the receiver and press D. When the PARENTAL CONTROL display appears, enter your new password. l When you play DVDs which do not have the Parental Control function. playback cannot be limited on this receiver. E l Depending on the DVD, you may be asked to z change the parental control level while playing the disc. In this case, enter your password, then change d =. the level. If the Resume Play mode is cancelled, the level returns to the original level. ii B z- -. 2 E ;=” : g z continued - 57”s

Area Code Standard Code Standard Code number number Agentina 2044 K0tea 2304 Australia 2041 Malaysm 2363 Austria 2046 MeWX 2362 BelglUlll 2057 Netherlands 2376 Bl?lZll 2070 New Zealand 2390 Canada 2079 Norway 2379 Chile 2090 Pakistan 2427 Chma 2092 Philippine\ 2421 Denmark 2115 P0l-tllgll 2436 Finland 2165 RU\\l:l 24x9 FIGlIKe 2174 Slllg~&MXY 250 I GWlllWlY 2109 Spain 2149 Hong Kong 2219 Sweden 2499 India 2248 Switrerland 20X6 Indonesia 2238 Taiwan 2.543 Italy 22.54 Thailand 2528 Japan 2276 United Kingdom 2184

Satellite Receiver with the Supplied Remote By adjusting the remote signal. you can control your TV or satellite receiver with the 5upplicd remote. The SETUP indicator lights up. 2 Enter your TV’s manufacturer’s code (see the table) using the number. The SET UP indicator flashes twice. : U\e the mmber buttons only to enter the code numbev of controllable TV\. m Code numbers of controllableTVs It’more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV. ‘c You can set the code number for your TV Manufacturer or satellite receiver separately. AIWA Controlling TVs with the remote TV liti Number buttons TV VOL +/- TV CH +I- RM SETUP 1 Press TV I/& and RM SETUP simultaneously. Code number 17 AKAI 22 CENTURlON 2X COLONAD 21 CURTIS-MATHES 28 Da)‘lWl, 28 EMERSON 2 I, 22. 30 FISHER 27 FUJITSU II c FUNAI 14 General Electric 24,26 42 (D GOLD STAR (LG) 21.22.32 ii GRUNDIG 44 e 0 HITACHI 04.21.51 2 .l.C Prnllr\~ 22.28 TV/VIDEO WIDE JVC 06 KMC ?I I.OEWE Xi MAGNAVOX 21.25. 2x MARANTZ 22.29 MGAiMlTUBlSHl 22. 2X. 29. 32 NEC 09, 22. 28 NOKIA 47.48. 5x PANASONIC IMATSUSHITAI 02. 13. 24. 57 Philico 21.22 PHILIPS 25. 34.41.42.43 PIONEER Portlk QLIASAR I 0 21 OX. 24 continued - 5gus

SANYO 07, 15, 27352 SCOTT 28 SEARS 03, 26. 27 SHARP 08, 16, 21, 23 SONY 01 (default). I? SYLVANIA 25,2X TEKNIKA 21.25, 30 TELEFUNKEN 53 THOMSON 55 TOSHIBA 03. 54 WARDS 21,22,2X YORX 2x ZENITH 31 Controlling theTV You can control your TV using the buttons below. By pressing You can TV I/ti Turn the TV on or off. TV/VIDEO Switch the TV’s input source between the TV and other input SOLUC~S. TV VOL if- adjust the TV volume. TV CH +I- change the TV channel. WIDE change the aspect ratio of YOUI TV. Depending on the TV, you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above. TV l/b SAT Number buttons -x -RM SETUP 1 Press AV l/6 and RM SETUP simultaneously. The SETUP indicator lights LIP. 2 Enter your manufacturer’s code (see the table) using the number. The SET UP indicator flashes twice. Code numbers of controllable satellite receiver If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one at a time until you fintl the one that works with your satellite receiver. Manufacturer Code number SONY hl.62. 63.6-I RCA wi. 79 JERROLDiGl hh. 67. 6X. 69. 70. 7 I, 72. 73.71 SATLANTA 75. 76. 77 PANASONIC I~I,~TSI’SHITA, 7X 60us

sotme on the remote changes as follows: The receiver (AVD-SSOES) (SETUP indicator flashes once.) 1 Your satellite receive1 (SETUP indicator flashes twice.) You can control your satellite receiver using the buttons below. By pressing You can AV l/O Turn the satellite receiver on 01 Off. DISPLAY Change the display. TIME Return to the nrcvious channel. Number buttons Select the channel ENTER AUDIO Confirms the selected channel Chnnre the audio. SUBTITLE Display the whtitle or not GUIDE I)VD DISPLAY Chanx the tli\play. Using the Video or other Unit You can use VCRs or other units connected to the VIDEO, TV/SAT, AUX, or MD/DAT @ks. Refer to the operation manual supplied with the unit for further information on the operation. FUNCTION -I- Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the z desired source that you connected to the receiver appears on the front panel d 1. display. Each time you press FUNCTION, the mode E of the receiver changes in the following B sequence. z -. DVD - VIDEO --+ TV/SAT -+ AUX --c MD/DAT + TUNER ---, DVD... s 2 z g 2 61us

Preset radio stations in the receiver’s memory first (see “Presetting Radio Stations” on page 29). FUNCTION CH cl- . .._ ..- “- l/O .” STEREO/ MONO DISPLAY VOLUME +l- 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “TUNER” appears on the front panel display. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Press CH + or - repeatedly to select the preset station you want. Each time you press the button. the receiver tunes in one preset station. 3 Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME +/-. To listen to non-preset radio stations Use manual or automatic tuning in Step 2. For manual tuning, press 44 or W on the remote repeatedly. For automatic tuning, press and hold 4 OI bb on the remote. ‘$‘To improve reception Reorient the \q>l~lreJ ant~nni~\ To check the frequency or sound field Press DlSPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPLAY, the front panel display changes as follows: index name of the station’:: + frequency --9 sound field --+ index name of the station. ,z This is displayed when you have entered a name for preset stations (page 63). To turn off the radio Press l/C!). 62”s

You, can enter a name of up to 8 characters for preset stations. These names (for example, “XYZ”) appear in the receiver’s front panel display when a station is selected. Note that no more than one name can be entered for each preset station. FUNCTION NAME ENTER t/*/d./+ 1 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “TUNER” appears on the front panel display. The last station you received is tuned in. Each time YOLI pres\ FUNCTION. the mode of the receiver changes in the following sequence: DVD --, VIDEO -+ TV/SAT --+ AUX --, MD/DAT + TUNER --+ DVD... Tune in the preset station you want to create an index name for. If you are not familiar with how to tune in preset stations. \ce “Listening to the Radio” on page 62 3 4 5 Press NAME. Create an index name by using the cursor buttons: Press +/* to select a character, then press + to move the cursor to the next position. If you make a mistake Press f or + repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes, then press +/+ to select the right character. , J Press ENTER. To assign index names to other stations Repeat Steps 2 to 5. 63”s

mwww By using the Setup Display, you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound. You can also set a language fat the subtitles and the Setup Display, among other things. For details on each Setup Display item, see page 65-7 1. For an overall list of Setup Display items, see page 82. ENTER +/+ DVD DISPLA\ DVD SETUP 1 In stop mode, press DVD SETUP. The Setup Display appears. Main item 2 Press +/+ to select the setup item from the displayed list: “LANGUAGE SETUP,” “SCREEN SETUP,” “CUSTOM SETUP,” “SPEAKER SETUP,” and “RESET”. Then press ENTER or 9. The selected Setup item appears. Example: “SCREEN SETUP” 3 Select an item using W, then press ENTER or +. The options for the selected item appear. Example: “TV TYPE” I I Options 64”s

then press ENTER. The setting is selected and setup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” Selected setting To turn off the Setup Display Press DVD SETUP or DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned Off. +$ If you select “RESET” in Step 2, you can reset all of the “SETUP” settings on page 82 (except for PARENTAL CONTROL) to the default settings. After you select “RESET” and press ENTER. select “YES” to reset the setting\ (it take\ a few seconds to complete). or select “NO” and pl-ess ENTER to return to the Control Menu. Do not press POWER on the receiver or 116 when rescttinp rhe receiver. Setting the Display or Sound Track language (LANGUAGE SETUP) mmmm “LANGUAGE SETUP” allows you to set various languages for the on-screen display or sound track. Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the Setup Display. For details on using the display, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 64). n OSD (On-Screen Display) Switches the display language on the screen. Selects the language from the displayed list. n DVD MENU (DVD only) Selects the desired language for the DVD _. HAUDIO (DVD only) 5 Switches the language of the sound track. Q Selects the language from the displayed list. h I. WSUBTITLE (DVD only) E Switches the language of the subtitle. Selects the language from the displayed list. 3 3 D continued - 65”s

in “DVD MENU.” “SUBTITLE,” or “AUDIO:’ select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons wge 8 1). After you have made a selection, the language code (4 digits) is displayed the next time you select “OTHERS --t.” If you select a language that i\ not recorded on the DVD, one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected (except for the “OSD”). Settings for the Display (SCREEN SETUP) mq&B@gBm Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup Display. For details on using the display, xc “Using the Setup Display” (page 64). The defnnlt settings are underlined. WTV TYPE (DVD only) Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV (4:3 standml or wide). The default settings vary, depending 011 the country model 16:9 66”s

- 4:3 PAN SCAN WSCREEN SAVER Turns the screen saver on and off‘ so that the xreen saver image appears M hen you leave the receiver in pause or stop mode fat I5 minutes. or when you playback a CD fol more than I5 minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your display de\ ice from becoming damaged (ghosting). Press D to turn off the screen wver. ON Tul-n\ 01, the \crrer \:I\ er. OFF Turn\ off the rcreen saver. HBACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing ;I CD. JACKET - PICTURE GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK The iachet picture (still picture) appcar~ in the hach~round. hut 011ly whc~~ the .jacket picture IS already recorded on the diw (CD-EXTRA. etc.). If the disc cloe\l IIOI conti~in it ,&whet picture. the “GRAPHICS’. picture appear\. A preset picture stored in the receiver appear\ in lk backgwntl. n COMPONENT OUT This will change the type of signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the receiver. See page 77,78 for more information about the different types. PROGRESSIVE Select this when you have a . Unle\\ the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELECT switch on the back panel of the unit is set to “SELECTABLE.” you cannot select the above \eltinp. * When “PROGRESSIVE” i\ selected in “SCREEN SETUP.” no signal i\ output from the MONITOR .jack. 67”s

The default settings are underlined. HPARENTAL CONTROL + (DVD only) Sets a password and playback limitation level for DVDs with playback limitation fog children. For details. see “Limiting playback for children (Parental Control)” (page 55). WTRACK SELECTION (DVD only) Gives the sound track having the highest number of channels priority when J’OU play a DVD on which multiple audio formats (PCM, MPEG audio, DTS, or Dolby Digital format) are recorded. 68us

(ShEAKER SETUP) To obtain the best po5sihle surround sound, set the bile of the speakers you have conncsted and their dixtnncc flom your listening pwitim, Then use the test tone to nci.jusr the wlt~me and the balance of the \pe”l

in relation to the listening position is shown (17ft) 5.lm 5.lm (17fQ (17ft) 3.6m 3.6m (12ft) (12W FRONT Front speaker distance from the 5.1 listening position can be set in I7ft 0.3 meter ( I .O It) increments from 0.9 to IS.0 meters (3.0 to SO.0 ft). CENTER Center \peaher distance can be 5.1 m0~c~l up to I .S meters (5.0 ft) 17 forwar-d closer to the listening position from the front speakct position. in 0.3 meter (I .O ft) increments. REAR Rear speaker tlistancc can be moved 3.6 up 10 1.S meter\ ( IS.0 ft) closer to 12 your listening position from the front speaker position. in 0.3 mete1 (I .O ft) increment\. W LEVEL You can vary the level of each speaker as follows. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy xi,justment. The default settings are underlined. Adjusta the level of the center speaker (-10 dB to +I0 dB. I Adjusts the level of the real speakers (-10 dB to +I0 dB. wbwooter (-I 0 dB to +I0 dB. Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the speakers. The default settings are underlined. 7ous

speakers as follows. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment. The default settings are underlined. To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the VOLIJME control on the receiver or press VOLUME +/-. -s.- Adjusting the speapr volu~a,~q& level ;. I,,‘% / 1 After you stop playback, select “SPEAKER SETUP” after pressing DVD SETUP in the Setup Display. 2 Select “TEST TONE” and set “TEST TONE” to “ON.” You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence. 3 From your listening position, select “BALANCE” or “LEVEL” and adjust the value of “BALANCE” and “LEVEL” using +I*. The test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously ETEST TONE The speakers will emit a te\t tone to adjust “BAI.ANCE” md “I.EVEL:’ 4 Select “TEST TONE” and set “TEST TONE” to “OFF” to turn off the test tone. E The tat tone is not emitted from the \p~~lhLT\. 3N The le\t t(me i\ emitted from each spenkcr in wpence while aci,justing halallce 01’ level. When you ~Icct one of the “SPEAKER SETLIP. item\. the test tow i\ emitted l’rom both left und right slxakcr\ \illllllt;ttle(~llslY. When you adjust the speaker settings, the sound cuts OtT for a monlent. 71US

difficulties while using the receiver, use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs. Should any problem persist. consult your nearest Sony dealer. Power The power is not turned on. I) Check that the AC power cord (mains lead) i\ connected securely. There is no picture. + The connecting cords are not connected securely. + The connecting cords are damaged. + The receiver is not connected to the correct TV input jack (page 22). I) The video input on the TV is not set so that you can view pictures from the receiver. + You have set “COMPONENT OUT” in “SCREEN SETUP’ to “PROGRESSIVE” even though your TV cannot accept the signal in progressive format. In this case, set the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN SELECT switch on the back panel of the player to INTERLACE. Then set “COMPO- NENT OUT” to “INTERLACE” after you can see the TV screen correctly, and reset the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE. + Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format (480~) signals, the image may be affected when you set “COMPO- NENT OUT” to “PROGRESSIVE.” In this case, set “COMPONENT OUT” tn “INTER- LACE.” + When “PROGRESSIVE” is selected in “SCREEN SETUP,” no signal is output from the MONITOR jack. Picture noise appears, I) The disc i\ dirty or flawctl. I) II’ the picture output from y~our rcccr\cr got\ tht-ough your VCR to gcr to your TV. the copy-protection signal applied to some DVD programs could affect picture qualny. II you still experience problem\ CV~II when you connect your rcceivcr dtrcctly to your TV. try/ connecting your rece(\ler IO yourTV‘\ S video input (page 22). Even though you set the aspect ratio in “TVTYPE” of “SCREEN SETUP,” the picture does not fill the screen. + The aspcc~ ratio of the dt\c ix lixed on your DVD. The picture is black and white. 3 Depending or the TV. the picture on the xrcen become\ black and white when you play a dr\c recorded tn the NTSC coloi system. Sound There is no sound. -b The connecting cord is nol connected sccurcly. W The connecting cord i\ damaged. Replncc it wtth a new one. I, Press MUTING on the remote if”MUTING ON” i\ displayccl on the front panel display. * The protcctivc device on the rccei\Jcr has hccn itctivatcd bcciusc of :I sht)rt circuit. Turir off the rccc~vcr. climinalc the short-crrcurt problem and turn on the lpowcr again. * The receiver i\ in pau\c mode or in Slow motion Play mode. Prc\\ D to return 10 IlOl.lllili play mode

unbalanced or reversed. I) Check that the \pcahera and component\ are conncctetl col-I-ec1ly and \ecure1y. Adjust the balance parameter in the BALANCE menu tpagc\ 27. 7 I 1. Severe hum or noise is heard. s9 Check that the \pukcr\ and component\ arc connected aewrel~. e ChCCl\ dlill the CoIlncCling cord5 arc away from ;I tran\formcr or Inlotol-, and at lewt 3 meters ( IO t&t) a\v;,y from it TV \et 01 lluorcxcnt light. M Move your TV away f~rom the audio component\. The plugs and jacks are dirty. Wipe them with a cloth slightly moiatelul L\ ith alcohol. -4 Clean the disc. The sound loses stereo effect when you play a VIDEO CD, or a CD. -+ Set “AUDIO” to “STEREO” in the Control Menu dihplny (page 46). -+ Make \ure you connect the receive1 appropriately. The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio sound track. + Make \ore the sound field function is on (page 48). + Check the speaker connections and settings (page” 24, 69). =+ Depending on the DVD. the output signal may not be the entire S. I channel. It may be monaural or stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby Digital or MPEG audio fol-mat. The sound comes from the center speaker only. * Depending on the disc. the \oond may come from the center speaker only. No sound is heard from the center speaker. I) Check the speaker connections and settings. s) Make sure the sound field function is on (page 48). I) Select a sound field containing the word “cinema” (page 48). No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the rear speakers. Check the speaker connections and settings Make sure the sound field function is on (page 48). Select a sound field containing the word “cinema” (page 48). Operation Radio stations cannot be tuned in. I, Check that the antennas are connected securely. Ad,just the antennas and connect an external antenna if necessary. * The signal strength of the stations is too weak (when tuning in with automatic tuning). Use direct tuning. + No stations have been preset or the preset stations have been cleared (when tuning by scanning preset stations). Preset the stations (page 29). I, Press DISPLAY so that the frequency appears z in the display. 0 z The remote does not function. 5 * The controllable source on the remote is the 3 satellite receiver. Press SAT on the remote i al (page 6 I ) I, There are obstacles between the remote and the receiver. * The distance between the remote and the receiver is too far * The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the receiver. + The batteries in the remote are weak. continued - 73”s

+ There is no disc inside. + The disc is turned over. Insert the disc with the playback side facing down on the disc tray. + The disc is skewed. * The receiver cannot play CD-ROMs, etc. (page 8). I) The region code on the DVD does not match the receiver. * Moisture has condensed inside the receiver. Remove the disc and leave the receiver turned on for about half an hour (page 4). The MP3 audio track cannot be played. + The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3 format that conforms to IS09660 Level I/ Level 2 or Joliet. + The MP3 audio track does not have the extension “.MP3.” * The data is not formatted in MP3 even though it has the extension “.MP3.” * The player cannot play audio tracks in MPSPRO format. The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correctly displayed. + The player can only display numbers and alphabet. Other characters are displayed as The disc does not start playing from the beginning. + Program Play, Shuffle Play, or Repeat Play has been selected (pages 36. 38, 39). Press CLEAR to cancel these functions before playing a disc. + Resume Play has been selected. During stop, press w on the receiver or the remote and then start playback (page 32). I) The title, DVD or PBC menu automatically appears on the TV screen. The receiver starts playing the disc automatically. I) The DVD feature? an auto playbach function. Playback stops automatically. I, Some di\c\ may contain an auto pause signal. While playing such a disc. the receiver- ‘tops playback at the auto pause signal. You cannot perform some functions such as Stop, Search, Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play, Shuffle Play, or Program Play. * Depending on the di\c. you may rnot be able to do some 01’ the operations above. See the operating manual that come\ with the disc. - Messages do not appear on the screen in the language you want. I, In the Setup Display, select the desired language for the on-screen display in “OSD” under “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 65). The language for the sound track cannot be changed. + Multilingual trach\ are not recorded on the DVD being played. I, The DVD prohrbrts changing the language for the sound track. The subtitle language cannot be changed. I) Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played. * The DVD prohibits changrng the subtitles. The subtitle cannot be turned off. + The DVD prohrbrts turning off subtitle\. 74us

panel display. A S-character service number is displayed on the screen and on the front panel display. ‘The wlf-tliqvo\~\ lunclion \+;I\ xIi\:ltetl. (SW 11x2 table 011 pq!e 76.) The disc tray does not open and ““LOCKED” appears on the front panel display. I+ Contnct vwr Son\ clcalrr 0~ Iocitl authwi/etl Sony scwic,~ l’klit!. 7!jus

display) When the self-diagnosis function is activated to prevent the receiver from malfunctioning. In this case a five-character service number (e.g., C I3 00) with a combination of a letter and digits appears on the screen and the front panel display. Refet to the following table. First three Cause and/or Corrective characters of Action the service number c 13 The disc is dirty. I, Clean the disc with ii dt cloth luage 9). c 31 The disc is not inserted correctly. I, Re-inert the ck correctIv. E XX TO prevent a malfunction, the (xx is a number) receiver has perk>!-med the self-diagnosis function. I, Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local aLlthori/.ed Sony service facility and give the S-chnractet service number. Examole: E 6 I IO Album Section o/‘ a music piece on ;I data CL) containing MP3 audio tracI\s. Chapter Sections of ;I picture or 2 music piece on a DVD that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of 5c\,cral chapters. Digital Cinema Sound (DCS) This ij the generic name ol’thc surround youncl produced by digital signal proccssins technology de\ clopcd by Sony. Unlike previoti\ surround sound ficlds mainly directed at the reproduction of music. Digital Cinema Sound is designed specifically for the enjoyment of movies. Dolby Digital This sound format l’or movie theaters is more advanced than Dolby Pro I,ogic Surround. In this format. the rear speakers output stereo sound with an expanded frequency range and a subwoofer channel for deep has is indcpcndcntly provided. This format is also callccl “5. 1” because the subwool’er channel i\ counted as 0. I channel (since it function\ only when ;I deep bass effect is needed). All six channels in this format are recorded separately to realke superior channel separation. Furthermore. since all the signals arc processed digitally. less signal degradation occur\. Dolby Pro Logic Surround As one method of decoding Dolby Surround. Dolby Pro Logic Surround produce5 four channels from two-channel sound. Compared with the former Dolby Surround system. Dolby Pro Logic Surround reproduces left-to-right panning more naturally and IocaiiLes sounds more precisely. To take full advantage of Dolby 76”s

pair 01‘ rear \peakel-a and ;I ccnIcr \peaher. The rear speakers output monaural sound. Dolby Pro Logic II i)olby Pro Logic II creates live 1‘ull- bandwidth output chm~els I’rom two- i~h;~tiiiel sotircc. ‘Thi\ i\ donc tr4ng an ,~tlvmced, high-purity matrix surround decoder that exLracts Ihe spatial properties of ihc original recording without adding an) iicw sounds or lonal colorations. Movie mode The Movie mode is l’or u\c M ith stereo tclt’vision \hows and all programs encoded in Dolby Surround. The result is enhanced \oundfield directionality that approaches the quality of discrete 5. I -channel +otind. Music mode The Music mode is l’or use u ith my stereo music recordings, and provitlcs a wide and deep sound space. Digital audio comprcsston technology that ihe Digital Theater Systems. Inc. developed. This technology conforms to 5. I -channel \urround, The rear chmnel is stereo and rhere is discrete subwooi‘er channel in this I’orma(. DTS provides the same 5. I discrete c,hannels of high quality dtgital audio. The (rood channel separation is rcalired because F Ihe all channel data is recorded discrete and processed in digital. DVD A disc that contains up (0 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD. The data capacity of a single-layer and Gngle-sided DVD, at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times that of a CD. Furthermore, the data capacity of a dual-layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a single-layer and double- sided DVD 9.4 GB, and a dual-layer and double-sided DVD I7 GB. The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one of the worldwide \landards of digital compression technology. The picture data is compressed to about l/40 of its original size The DVD also uses the variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture. The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital as well as in PCM, allowing you to enjoy more real audio presence. Furthermore. various advanced functions

it is activated, playback is completely prohibited, violent scenes are skipped 01 replaced with other scenes and so on. Playback Control (PBC) Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2.0) to control playback. By using menu screens recorded on VJDEO CDs with PBC functions. you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs, programs with search functions. and so on. Progressive format Compared to the Interlace format that alternately shows every other line of an image (field) to create one frame, the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame. This means that while the Interlace format can show 30 frames (60 fields) in one second. the Progressive format can show 60 frames in one second. The overall picture quality increases and still images, text. and horizontal lines appear sharper. Thi? player is compatible with the 480 progressive format. Region Code This receiver is used to protect copyrights. A region number is allocated on each DVD system or DVD disc according to the sales region. Each region code is shown on the receiver as well as on the disc packaging. The receiver can play the discs that match its region code. The receiver can also play discs with the “a” mark. Even when the region code is not shown on the DVD, the region limit may still be activated. Scene On a VIDEO CD with PBC (playback control) functions. the menu screens. moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called “scenes.” Title The longest sections of ;I picture or music feature on a DVD. movie. etc., in video software. or the entire album in audio software. Track Sectiolls of a picltirc or a music pie02 on a Super Audio CD. CD. VIDEO CD or MP3. An album is composed of several tracks (MP3 only). - VIDEO CD A compact disc that contains moving pictures. The picture data LIWS the MPEC I format. one of the worldwide \tandarcls of digital compression technology. The picture data is compressed to about l/140 of its original size. Conseyucntly. ;I I:! cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minute\ of moving pictures. VIDEO (‘D\ all contain compact audio tlntn. Souncls out\iclc the range of linman hearing are coinpresscd while the ~i~ncls WC’ can hear are not compressed. VIDEO CDx can hold 6 time\ the audio information of conventional audio CD\. There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs. e Version I. I : You can play only moving pictures and sounds. @ Version 3.0: You can play high-resolution still pictures and elijoy PBC functions. This receiver conform\ to both versions. Super Audio CD Thih audio format i\ based upon the current audio CD standards but includes a grcatel amount of information which provides higher quality ~nnd. ‘There are three types of discs: single layer. double layer and hybrid disc\. The hybrid disc contains holh standard audio CD and Super Audio CD information. 7ws

POWER OUTPLIT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 6 ohm loads, both channel\ driven, from 20 - 20,000 Hz; rated IO0 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.7 % total harmonic distortion from 250 millwatts torated output. Amplifier section Srerco mode Surround IllOClC .ANALOG IN: Sensitivity: I50 mV Impedance: 50 kilohma DIGITAL IN OPTICAL: Sen\itibity: - DIGITAL IN COAXIAL: Sensitivity: 0.5 V Impedance: 75 ohms ANALOG OUT: Vollafe: 2 v Impedance: I kilohms SllBWOOFER ANALOG OUT. Voltage: 3 v Impedance: 37 hilohm\ PHONES: Accept\ low- and hlph-impedance headphone\ DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Sensitivity: - Super Audio CD/DVD system L>ihfZl Scmlcolrductor laset (Super Audio CD/DVD: ?, = 650 nm) (CD: h = 780 11111) Emlxs~on duration: continuotI\ Signal Ibt-mat system NTSC l~requency re\pon\e (at 2 C‘H STEREO mode) DVD (PCM): 2 H/ to 21 kHz (+I.0 dB) CD: 2 HI to 20 hH7 (?I .O dB) Sigx&to-uoi\c ratio More than 80 dB (VIDEO I (AUDIO) connectors only) Harmonic distortion I-C\\ Illllll 0.03 9: continued - 7gus

System Tuning range Antenna Antenna terminal:, Intermediate frequency AM tuner section System Tuning range Antenna Intermediate tiquency Video section Inputs Outputs General Power requirements Power consumption Dimensions (approx. 1 Mass (approx.) Operating temperaturr Operating humidity Supplied accessories Y- I Vp-p 75 ohm\ c: 0.X6 VI>-{’ 75 (111111~ S-L ideo- Design and specificatioll\ are wb,iecl to change without notice 80us

thde Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian IO32 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic I044 Arabic .I 045 Assamese 1051 Aymara .i 052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir i 057 Byelorussran 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihar; 1061 Bislama .I 066 Bengali; Bangla 1067 Tibetan I070 Breton 1079 Catalan 1093 Corsican 1097 Czech 1103 Welsh ! 105 Danish I 109 German I 130 Bhutani I 142 Greek I 144 English I 14.5 Esperanto I 149 Spanish 1150 Estonian 1151 Basque I1 57 Persian 1165 Finnish 1166 Fiji I 171 Faroese 1174 French /I 81 Frisian Code Language 1183 Irish 1186 Scats Gaelic 1194 Galician 1196 Guaranr 1203 Gujarati 1209 Hausa 1217 Hindi 1226 Croatian 1229 Hungarian 1233 Armenian 1235 Interlingua 1239 lnterlingue 1245 lnupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 4 305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326 Lingala 1327 Laothian 1332 Lithuanian 1334 Latvian; Lettish 1345 Malagasy Code Language Code Language 1347 Maori 1349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norwegian 1393 Occitan 1403 (Afan)Oromo 1408 Oriya 1417 Punjabi 1428 Polish 1435 Pashto; Pushto 1436 Portuguese 1463 Quechua 1481 Rhaeto- Romance 1482 Kirundi 1483 Romanian 1489 Russian 1491 Kinyarwanda 1495 Sanskrit 1498 Sindhi 1501 Sangho 1502 Serbo-Croatian 1503 Singhalese 1505 Slovak 1506 Slovenian 1507 Samoan 1508 Shona 1509 Somali 1511 Albanian 1512 Serbian 1513 Siswati 1514 Sesotho 1515 Sundanese 1516 Swedish 1517 Swahili 1521 Tamil 1525 Telugu 1527 Tajik 1528 Thai 1529 Tigrinya 1531 Turkmen 1532 Tagalog 1534 Setswana 1535 Tonga 1538 Turkish 1539 Tsonga 1540 Tatar 1543 Twi 1557 Ukrainian 1564 Urdu 1572 Uzbek 1581 Vietnamese 1587 Volapuk 1613 Wolof 1632 Xhosa 1665 Yoruba 1684 Chinese 1697 Zulu 3 % 1703 Not specified 2 8ius

You can set the following items with the DVD setup menu. The order of the displayed items may be different from the actual display. LANGUAGE SETUP C OSD ~ (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) DVD MENU - (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) AUDIO - (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) SUBTITLE - (Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list.) STOM SETUP - PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL 1 OFF 2. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. NC17 PG13 PG R STANDARD USA T ~THERI+ CHANGE PASSWORD - TRACK T OFF SELECTION AUTO CF SI ‘E 3EEN SETUP TV TYPE 7 16:9 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SCAN SCREEN SAVER -[r::, BACKGROUND I JACKET PICTURE GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK COMPONENT OUT 7 INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE IAKER SETUP SIZE T FRONT T LARGE SMALL CENTER LARGE F SMALL NONE REAR 1 BEHIND- [A] (LOW) 1 [Al W’W PI (LOW) PI (HIGH) SIDE I [Al (LOW) [Al W-N PI W”.‘) PI (HIGH) NONE SUBWOOFER -~ YES/NONE DISTANCE 7 FRONT- 1 .Om -15mi 3ft - 50ft CENTER---Om -15m/ Oft - 50ft REAR __- Om -15mi Oft - 50ft LEVEL 7 CENTER --1OdB _ tlOdB REAR p-lOdB-t10dB -SUBWOOFER - -10 dB - t10 dB BALANCE T FRONT -6 steps left or right REAR -6 steps left or right TEST __ 1 OFF TONE ON 82”s

A .\L,BUM 35, il alhum 7, 76 AMP MENU 25 4NGLE 52 4ntennn Hoohups 30 2LlDlO 46, 65 B BACKGROUND 67 BALANCE 27. 7 I BAND 29 Katlerics I7 c (‘HAPTER 1’ Chapter 7. 76 COMPONENT OUT 67 (‘ontinuous play CD/VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/DVD 3 I C‘ontrol Menu I4 CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL 54 (‘USTOM SETUP 68 Kl DIMMER 28 DISTANCE 26. 70 Dolby Digital 76 Dolby Pro Logic Surround 76 DTS 77 r)vD 3.3, 77 DVD MENU 33. 65 F H Handling discs 9 il INDEX 42 Index 7 e L.ANGIJAGE SETUP 65 LEVEL 28. 70 I.ocating ;I qxcific point by watching the TV screen 40 M MEMORY 29 MPi -3.5 Multi-angle function 52 Mult~linpual function 46 MUTING .32 N NAME 63 0 011~wcen display Control Menu display I4 Setup Diq~lay 64 OSD 65 P PARENTAL CONTROL 55.6X 77 PBC Playbach 34. 78 PLAY MODE 36.38 Prext Station 29. 62 Program Play 36 Q Quich Overview 16 R Radio 62 Rear Panel I2 Region code 8.78 Remote 13, 59 REPEAT 39 RESET 65 Resume Play 32 S S VIDEO 22 Scm 40 SCENE I4 Scene 7, 7X SCREEN SAVER 67 SCREEN SETUP 66 SHUFFLE 38 Shuffle Play 38 SIZE 69 Slow-motion Play 40 Sound Field 48 SPEAKER SETUP 69 Speaker System Hookup 17 SUBTITLE 53,65 Super Audio CD 78 T TEST TONE 7 I TIME 42.43 TIME SEARCH 42 TITLE 4 I Title 7. 78 TRACK 4 I Track 7. 78 TRACK SELECTION 68 Troubleshooting 72 TV and Video Component Hookups 22 TV TYPE 66 U Usable discs 7 v VIDEO CD 34,78 83”s

controllable source is set to “Satellite receiver.” In this case, press SAT on the remote and set to “Receiver (AVD-S50ES).” Remarque Si la source pouvant etre commandee est reglee sur “Recepteur satellite”, le recepteur ne peut pas Gtre commande par la telecommande. Dans ce cas, appuyez sur la touche SAT de la telecommande et reglez l’appareil sur “Recepteur (AVD-S50ES)“. Sony Corporation 0 2002 Printed in Indonesia 4-244-230-l I(1 )

Decks CD Players/Mini Disc Players/Audio Systems LIMITED WARRANTY ES Products Sony Electronics Inc. (“Sony”) warrants this Product (including any accessories) against defects in material or workmanship as follows: 1. LABOR: For a period of five (5) years from the date of purchase, if this Product is determined to be defec- tive, Sony will repair or replace the Product, at its option, at no charge, or pay the labor charges to any Sony authorized service facility. After the Warranty Period, you must pay for all labor charges. 2. PARTS: In addition, Sony will supply, at no charge, new or rebuilt replacements in exchange for defective parts for a period of five (5) years. After the warranty period, you must pay for all parts costs. 3. ACCESSORIES: Parts and labor for all accessories are for one (1) year. To obtain warranty service, you must take the Product, or deliver the Product freight prepald, In either its original packaging or packaging affording an equal degree of protection, to any authorized Sony service facility. This warranty does not cover customer instruction, installation, set up adjustments or signal reception prob- lems. This warranty does not cover cosmetic damage or damage due to acts of God, accideni, misuse, abuse, negli- gence, commercial use, or modification of, or to any part of the Product, including the antenna. This warranty does not cover damage due to improper operation or maintenance, connection to improper voltage supply, 01 attempted repair by anyone other than a facility authorized by Sony to service the Product. This warranty does not cover Products sold AS IS or WITH ALL FAULTS, or consumables (such as fuses or batteries). This warranty is valid only in the United States. Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which IS evidence thar tne 1111it is wttiiin The WarranD/ period must be presented to obtain warranty service. This warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has been altered 01. removed from tne Product. REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER. SONY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIB ITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICU LAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY Somestatesdo not allowtheexclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or aliow IImitatIons on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exciuslons may not apply to you. In additioil, if you enter into a service contract with the Sony Partnership within 90 days of the date of sale, the llmitatiotl on how long an implied warranty lasts does not apply to you. This warranty gives yoii specific lega! rights, and you may have other rights which vary from state to state. For your convenience, Sony Electronics Inc. has established telephone numhersforfrequentlv aslted questIons: To locate the servicer or dealer nearest you, or for service assistance or resolution of a service problem 01 fat product information or operation, call: Sony Customer Information Service Center l-(800)-222-7669 or visit the Sony Web Sire: www.sonv.com For an accessory or part not available from your authorized dealer, call: I-(800)-488.SONY (7669) Printed in Indonesia