Sony Bdv E870 Operating Instructions

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Enjoying an iPod
You can enjoy the sound and charge the battery 
of an iPod via the system.
Compatible iPod models
The compatible iPod models are as follows. 
Update your iPod with the latest software before 
using with the system.
1Connect the iPod to the front   (USB) 
port on the unit with the iPod’s USB 
cable.
2Press C/c to select  [Music].
3Press X/x to select  [iPod (front)], 
then press  .
The sound from the iPod is played on the 
system.
You can operate the iPod using the buttons 
on the remote. 
For operation details, refer to the operating 
instructions of the iPod.
To operate the iPod using the 
remote
You can operate the iPod using the buttons on 
the remote. The following table shows an 
example of buttons that can be used.
Note The iPod is charged when connected to the system 
while the system is turned on.
 You cannot transfer songs onto the iPod.
 Sony cannot accept responsibility in the event that 
data recorded to iPod is lost or damaged when using 
an iPod connected to this unit.
 This product has been designed specifically to work 
with iPod and has been certified to meet Apple 
performance standards.
 Do not remove the iPod during operation. To avoid 
data corruption or damage to the iPod, turn the system 
off when connecting or removing the iPod.
Press Operation
N, XSame operation as the N/X button 
of the iPod.
xPause.
m or MFast reverse or forward.
. or >Same operation as the . or > 
buttons of the iPod.
DISPLAY, 
RETURN, 
CSame operation as the MENU button 
of the iPod.
X/xSame operation as the Click Wheel 
of the iPod.
, cSame operation as the Center button 
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Playing via a Network
BRAVIA Internet Video serves as a gateway 
delivering the selected Internet content and a 
variety of on-demand entertainment straight to 
your unit.
1Prepare for BRAVIA Internet Video.
Connect the unit to a network (page 24).
2Press C/c to select  [Video], 
[Music], or  [Photo].
3Press X/x to select an Internet content 
provider icon, then press  .
When the Internet content list has not been 
retrieved, it will be represented by an 
unacquired icon or a new icon.
To use the control panel
The control panel appears when the video file 
starts playing. The displayed items may differ 
depending on Internet content providers. 
To display again, press DISPLAY.
AControl display
Press C/X/x/c or   for playback operations.
BPlaying status bar
Status bar, cursor indicating the current 
position, playing time, duration of the video 
file
CThe next video file name
DThe currently selected video file name and 
rating
You can play video/music/photo files on your 
home server, such as a DLNA-certified network 
audio system or a PC with software that enables 
a DLNA-certified server function, by 
connecting the system to your home network.
1Prepare for playing files on a DLNA 
server.
 Connect the unit to a network (page 24).
 Set [Connection Server Settings] 
(page 57).
2Press C/c to select  [Video], 
[Music], or  [Photo].
3Press X/x to select a DLNA server, then 
press .
The file list or folder list appears.
Note If [Party Auto Start] (page 58) is not displayed on the 
TV screen, this function may be available via a future 
update. However, the function may not be available 
in some regions/countries.
You can play the same audio at the same time 
across all Sony components which are 
compatible with the PARTY STREAMING 
function.
Streaming BRAVIA Internet 
Video
Playing files stored on a DLNA 
server (DLNA Player)
Playing the same audio in 
different rooms (PARTY 
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The component that plays audio for the party 
through the use of [Start Party] is called the 
“party host.” A component that is invited to the 
party from the party host and plays the same 
audio as the party host is called a “party guest.”
To start a party
(for the party host only)
You can use other components to play the 
content that is playing on the system.
1Turn on the system and other Sony 
components compatible with the 
PARTY STREAMING function.
Make sure that each component is 
connected to the network.
2Press C/X /x /c  to select the audio 
content in  [Music] or a radio station.
For selecting a radio station, see “Listening 
to the Radio” (page 39).
3Press OPTIONS.
4Press  X/x  to select [Start Party], then 
press .
All party guests’ components start playing 
the same audio content as the party host.
To join in a party
(for a party guest only)
You can use the system to play the content that 
is playing on other components.
1Turn on the system and other Sony 
components compatible with the 
PARTY STREAMING function.
Make sure that each component is 
connected to the network.
2Start a party on another networked 
component.
3Press  C/c  to select  [Music].
4Press  X/x  to select   [Party], then 
press .
5Press  X/x  to select the party host that 
you set up in Step 2, then press  .
To close a party
For the party host
Press  x, then press HOME.
For a party guest
Press OPTIONS, press  X/x  to select [Close 
Party], then press  .
To leave from a party
(for a party guest only)
Press OPTIONS, press  X/x  to select [Leave 
Party], then press  .
Note The sale and product lineup of products that are 
compatible with the PARTY STREAMING function 
differ depending on the area.
Note If [Renderer Set-up] (page 57) is not displayed on the TV screen, this function may be available via a future 
update. However, the function may not be available 
in some regions/countries.
You can operate the system with a DLNA 
controller.
For details of operation, see the operating 
instructions of the DLNA controller.
Note Do not operate the system with the supplied remote when operating the system by the DLNA controller.
Tip The system is compatible with the “Play To” function of Windows Media® Player 12 that comes standard 
with Windows 7.
Operating the system with a 
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Available Options
Various settings and playback operations are 
available by pressing OPTIONS. The available 
items differ depending on the situation.
Common options[Video] only
[Music] only
Items Details
[Playback History] Displays titles/tracks in the 
playback history of a 
BD-ROM/DVD-ROM/
CD-DA (music CD) using 
Gracenote technology.
[Search History] Searches for related 
information based on 
keywords from Gracenote via 
the Information Display.
[Search Contents] Searches for BRAVIA 
Internet Video content based 
on keywords from Gracenote 
via the Information Display .
[Repeat Setting] Sets the repeat play.
[Favourites List] Displays the Favorites List.
[Play/Stop] Starts or stops playback.
[Play from start] Plays the item from the 
beginning.
[Information Display] Displays information on the 
BD-ROM/DVD-ROM/
CD-DA (music CD) by using 
Gracenote technology.
[Add to Favourites] Adds an Internet content to 
the Favorites List.
[Remove from 
Favourites]Erases an Internet content 
from the Favorites List.
[Start Party] Starts a party with the 
selected source.
This item may not appear 
depending on the source.
[Leave Party] Leaves from a party which 
the system is participating in. 
The PARTY STREAMING 
function continues among 
other participating devices.
[Close Party] Closes a party which the 
system is participating in. The 
PARTY STREAMING 
function ends for all other 
participating devices.
Items Details
[3D Output Setting] Sets whether or not to output 
3D video automatically.
[Video Settings]  [Picture Quality Mode]: 
Selects the picture settings 
for different lighting 
environments.
 [FNR]: Reduces the random 
noise appearing in the 
picture.
 [BNR]: Reduces the 
mosaic-like block noise in 
the picture.
 [MNR]: Reduces minor 
noise around the picture 
outlines (mosquito noise).
[Play/Pause] Starts or pauses playback.
[Top Menu] Displays the BD’s or DVD’s 
Top Menu.
[Menu/Popup Menu] Displays the BD-ROM’s 
Pop-up Menu or DVD’s 
menu.
[Title Search] Searches for a title on BD-
ROMs/DVD VIDEOs and 
starts playback from the 
beginning.
[Chapter Search] Searches for a chapter and 
starts playback from the 
beginning.
[Angle] Switches to other viewing 
angles when multi-angles are 
recorded on BD-ROMs/DVD 
VIDEOs.
Items Details
[Add Slideshow 
BGM]Registers music files in the 
USB memory as slideshow 
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[Photo] only
When the sound does not match the pictures on 
the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between 
the picture and sound.
1Press SYSTEM MENU.
2Press X/x repeatedly until “A/V SYNC” 
appears in the front panel display, then 
press  or c.
3Press X/x to adjust the delay between 
the picture and sound.
You can adjust from 0 ms to 300 ms in 25 
ms increments.
4Press .
The setting is made.
5Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu turns off.
Note Depending on the input stream, A/V SYNC may not 
be effective.
Items Details
[Slideshow] Starts a slideshow.
[Slideshow Speed] Changes the slideshow speed.
[Slideshow  Effect] Sets the effect when playing a 
slideshow.
[Slideshow BGM]  [Off]: Turns off the 
function.
 [My Music from USB]: Sets 
the music files registered in 
[Add Slideshow BGM]. If 
no music file is registered, 
[(Not registered)] is 
displayed.
 [Play from disc]: Sets the 
tracks on CD-DAs (music 
CDs).
[Rotate Left] Rotates the photo 
counterclockwise by 
90 degrees.
[Rotate Right] Rotates the photo clockwise 
by 90 degrees.
[View Image] Displays the selected picture.
Adjusting the delay between 
the picture and sound
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Selecting the Effect to 
Suit the Source
You can select a suitable sound mode for movies 
or music.
Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during 
playback until the desired mode appears in 
the front panel display.
 “AUTO”: The system selects “MOVIE” or 
“MUSIC” automatically to produce the sound 
effect depending on the disc or sound stream.
 “MOVIE”: The system provides the sound for 
movies.
 “MUSIC”: The system provides the sound for 
music.
 “SPORTS”: The system adds reverberation for 
sports programs.
 “NEWS”: The system provides the sound for 
voice programs, such as news.
 “GAME ROCK”: The system provides the 
sound for music/rhythm games.
Note Depending on the disc or source, when you select 
“AUTO,” the beginning of the sound may be cut off 
as the system selects the optimum mode 
automatically. To avoid cutting the sound, select 
other than “AUTO.”
 Depending on the input stream, the sound mode may 
not be effective. When changing the sound mode while using the 
S-AIR receiver, sound from the S-AIR receiver may 
skip.
 When you play a Super Audio CD, this function does 
not work.
Selecting the Audio 
Format, Multilingual 
Tracks, or Channel 
When the system is playing a BD/DVD VIDEO 
or DATA CD/DATA DVD (DivX video files) 
recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, 
Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS) or 
multilingual tracks, you can change the audio 
format or language.
With a CD, 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.
Press   repeatedly during playback to 
select the desired audio signal.
The audio information appears on the TV 
screen.
xBD/DVD VIDEO
Depending on the BD/DVD VIDEO, the choice 
of language varies.
When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a 
language code. See “Language Code List” 
(page 73) to confirm which language the code 
represents. When the same language is 
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displayed two or more times, the BD/DVD 
VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats.
xDVD-VR
The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are 
displayed.
Example:
 [  Stereo]
 [  Stereo (Audio1)]
 [  Stereo (Audio2)]
  Main]
  Sub]
 [  Main/Sub]
Note [  Stereo (Audio1)] and [  Stereo (Audio2)] do not 
appear when only one audio stream is recorded on the 
disc.
xDATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD 
(DivX video file) 
The choice of DATA CD or DATA DVD audio 
signal formats differs, depending on the DivX 
video file contained on the disc. The format 
appears on the TV screen.
xCD
 Stereo]: The standard stereo sound.
 [  1/L]: The sound of the left channel 
(monaural).
 [  2/R]: The sound of the right channel 
(monaural).
Enjoying Multiplex 
Broadcast Sound
(DUAL MONO)
You can enjoy multiplex broadcast sound when 
the system receives or plays a Dolby Digital 
multiplex broadcast signal.
Note To receive the Dolby Digital signal, you need to 
connect a TV or other component to the unit with a 
digital coaxial or optical cord (pages 21, 22). If your 
TV is compatible with the Audio Return Channel 
function (page 47), you can receive a Dolby Digital 
signal via an HDMI cable.
Press   repeatedly until the desired 
signal appears in the front panel display. 
: Sound of the main language will be 
output.
 “SUB”: Sound of the sub language will be 
output.
 “MAIN/SUB”: Mixed sound of both the main 
and sub languages will be output.
Using the Sound Effect
You can enjoy sound effects or dialog, as you 
would in a movie theater, even at low volume. It 
is useful for watching movies at night.
1Press SYSTEM MENU.
Enjoying sound at low volume
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2Press X/x repeatedly until “NIGHT 
MODE” appears in the front panel 
display, then press   or c.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
 “NIGHT ON”: On.
 “NIGHT OFF
”: Off.
4Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu turns off.
Note When sound is output from the center speaker, this 
effect is more pronounced, as speech (movie dialog, 
etc.) is easy to hear. When sound is not output from 
the center speaker, the system optimally adjusts the 
volume.
You can reinforce bass frequencies.
1Press SYSTEM MENU.
2Press X/x repeatedly until “D.BASS” 
appears in the front panel display, then 
press  or c.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
”: On.
 “D.BASS OFF”: Off.
4Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu turns off.
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Listening to the Radio
You can enjoy radio sound with the system’s 
speakers.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until 
“TUNER FM” appears in the front panel 
display.
2Select the radio station.
Automatic tuning
Press and hold TUNING +/– until the auto 
scanning starts.
[Auto Tuning] appears on the TV screen. 
Scanning stops when the system tunes in a 
station. 
To stop the automatic tuning manually, 
press TUNING +/– or x. 
Manual tuning
Press TUNING +/– repeatedly.
3Adjust the volume by pressing 2 +/–.
If an FM program is noisy
If an FM program is noisy, you can select 
monaural reception. There will be no stereo 
effect, but reception will improve.
1Press SYSTEM MENU.
2Press X/x repeatedly until “FM MODE” 
appears in the front panel display.
3Press  or c.
4Press X/x to select “MONO.”
 “STEREO”: Stereo reception.
 “MONO”: Monaural reception.
5Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu turns off.
To turn off the radio
Press "/1.
You can preset up to 20 stations. Before tuning, 
make sure to turn down the volume to minimum.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until 
“TUNER FM” appears in the front panel 
display.
2Press and hold TUNING +/– until the 
auto scanning starts.
Scanning stops when the system tunes in a 
station.
3Press SYSTEM MENU.
4Press X/x repeatedly until “MEMORY” 
appears in the front panel display, then 
press  or c.
A preset number appears in the front panel 
display.
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xPRESET +/–
2 +/–TUNING +/– C/X/x/c, 
HOME"/1
Number 
buttons SYSTEM
MENU
D.TUNING
FM 7
88.00MHzSONY FM
Station name (European and 
Russian models only) Current band and preset numberCurrent station
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5Press X/x to select the preset number 
you want.
Tip You can select the preset number directly by 
pressing the number buttons.
6Press .
“COMPLETE” appears in the front panel 
display, and the station is stored.
7Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to store other 
stations.
8Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu turns off.
To change the preset number
Select the desired preset number by pressing 
PRESET +/–, then perform the procedure from 
Step 3.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until 
“TUNER FM” appears in the front panel 
display.
The last received station is tuned in.
2Press PRESET +/– repeatedly to select 
the preset station.
The preset number and frequency appear on 
the TV screen and front panel display.
Each time you press the button, the system 
tunes in one preset station.
Tip You can select the preset station number directly 
by pressing the number buttons.
When you know the frequencies, you can select 
radio stations by inputting the frequencies 
directly.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until 
“TUNER FM” appears in the front panel 
display.
2Press D.TUNING.
3Press the number buttons to select the 
frequencies.
4Press .
Using the Radio Data 
System (RDS)
(European and Russian models only)
The Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting 
service that allows radio stations to send 
additional information along with the regular 
program signal. This tuner offers convenient 
RDS features, such as station name display.
The station name appears on the TV screen as 
well.
Simply select a station from the FM band.
When you tune in a station that provides RDS 
services, the station name* appears in the front 
panel display.
* If an RDS broadcast is not received, the station 
name may not appear in the front panel display.
Note RDS may not work properly if the station you are 
tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly, 
or if the signal strength is weak.
 Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do they 
provide the same type of services. If you are not 
familiar with the RDS system, check with your local 
radio stations for details on RDS services in your 
area.
Tip While receiving an RDS broadcast and pressing 
DISPLAY, you can change between the station name 
and frequency in the front panel display.
Selecting the preset station
Selecting a radio station by 
inputting a frequency directly
What is the Radio Data 
System? 
Receiving RDS broadcasts