Sony Dav Dz290 Operating Instructions

Disc
51GB
6Press X/x to select an item, then press 
.
The options for the selected item appear.
Example: [TV TYPE]
7Press X/x to select a setting, then 
press .
The setting is selected and setup is 
complete.
Example: [4:3 LETTER BOX]
To reset all of the [SETUP] 
settings
To reset all of the [SETUP] settings, see 
“Returning the [SETUP] settings to the default” 
(page 89).
Set various languages for the on-screen display 
or sound track.
x[OSD] (On-Screen Display)
You can switch the display language on...

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x[TV TYPE]
You can select the aspect ratio of the connected 
TV.
[16:9]
: Select this when you connect a wide-
screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function.
[4:3 LETTER BOX]: Select this when you 
connect a 4:3 standard TV. The system displays 
a wide picture with bands on the upper and 
lower portions of the TV screen.
[4:3 PAN SCAN]: Select this when you connect 
a 4:3 standard TV. The system automatically 
displays a wide picture on the entire screen and 
cuts off the portions that do not fit....

Disc
53GB
Note You cannot change the color system of the disc itself.
 You can change the color system of this system 
according to the connected TV (page 18).
x[BLACK LEVEL]
(North American, Mexican, and Latin 
American models only)
You can select the black level (setup level) for 
the video signals output from the jacks other 
than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/HDMI OUT.
[ON]
: The standard level.
[OFF]: You can lower the standard black level. 
Use this when the picture becomes too white.
x[BLACK LEVEL...

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(page 62) is activated and loud sound may be 
output depending on the volume level of the 
system. You can prevent this by limiting the 
maximum level of the volume.
[LEVEL3]: Maximum volume level is set to 10.
[LEVEL2]
: Maximum volume level is set to 15.
[LEVEL1]: Maximum volume level is set to 20.
[OFF]: Off.
Note This function is available only when [CONTROL 
FOR HDMI] is set to [ON].
x[YCBCR/RGB (HDMI)]
You can select the type of HDMI signal output 
from the HDMI OUT jack.
[
YCBCR]: The system...

Disc
55GB
x[AUDIO DRC] (DVD VIDEO only)
You can compress the dynamic range of the 
sound track. [AUDIO DRC] is useful for 
watching movies at low volume late at night.
[OFF]
: No compression of dynamic range.
[STANDARD]: The system reproduces the 
sound track with the kind of dynamic range that 
the recording engineer intended.
[MAX]: The system compresses dynamic range 
fully.
Note [AUDIO DRC] works only for Dolby Digital.
x[TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO only)
You can give the sound track which contains...

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settings. For details, see “Returning the 
[SETUP] settings to the default” (page 89).
To obtain the best possible surround sound, set 
connection of the speakers and their distance 
from your listening position. Then use the test 
tone to adjust the level and the balance of the 
speakers to the same level.
x[CONNECTION]
If you do not connect center or surround 
speakers, set the parameters for [CENTER] and 
[SURROUND]. Since the front speaker and 
subwoofer settings are fixed, you cannot change...

Disc
57GB
[L/R] 3.0 m/10 ft2)3): Set the surround speaker 
distance (up to 5.0 meters (16 ft) closer to the 
front speakers).
1)0.0 to 6.9 meters for North American models.2)When you perform the Quick Setup (page 25), the 
default settings are changed.
3)This item appears when you set [SURROUND] to 
[YES] in the [CONNECTION] setting.
Note If all front and surround speakers are not placed at an 
equal distance from your listening position, set the 
distance according to the closest speaker.
 Do not place...

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Presetting Radio 
Stations
You can preset 20 FM 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. “TUNED” and “ST” (stereo 
program) appear in the front panel display.
3Press SYSTEM MENU.
4Press X/x repeatedly until “MEMORY” 
appears in the front panel display.
5Press  or c.
A preset...

Tuner
59GB
Listening to the Radio
Preset radio stations in the system’s memory 
first (see “Presetting Radio Stations” (page 58)).
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.
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.
3Adjust the volume by pressing...

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If you make a mistake
Press C/c repeatedly until the character to 
be changed flashes, then press X/x to select 
the desired character. 
To erase the character, press C/c 
repeatedly until the character to be erased 
flashes, then press CLEAR.
7Press .
“COMPLETE” appears in the front panel 
display, and the station name is stored.
8Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu turns off.
When the system is set to “TUNER FM,” you 
can check the frequency using the front panel 
display.
Press DISPLAY.
Each time...