Sony Dav Dz500f Operating Instructions

							Other Operations
71GB
 This function is only for SONY TVs. (This function 
may not work on some SONY TVs.)
 If distance between TV and this system is too far, this 
function may not work. Install the system near the 
TV.
 Keep the remote pointed in the direction of the TV 
and this system while entering the code.
Selecting the connected 
component
You can use a VCR or other components 
connected to the SAT jacks on the rear panel or 
AUDIO IN jack on the front panel. Refer to the 
operation manual supplied with the components 
for further information on the operation.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “SAT” or 
“AUDIO” appears in the front panel display.
Each time you press FUNCTION, the mode of 
the system changes in the following sequence.
DVD t TUNER FM t TUNER AM t TV 
t SAT t AUDIO t DVD t …
Changing the output level of 
the sound from the AUDIO IN 
jack on the front panel
Depending on the component, distortion occurs 
because of the input level when listening to the 
component that is connected to the AUDIO IN 
jack on the front panel.
Note
Enjoying the Sound of 
Other Components
AMP MENU
X/x/c
ENTERFUNCTION
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To prevent this, you can change the output level 
of the sound from the AUDIO IN jack on the 
front panel.
1Press AMP MENU.
2Press X/x repeatedly until “AUDIO 
ATT” appears in the front panel 
display, then press ENTER or c.
3Press X/x repeatedly until “ATT ON” 
appears in the front panel display.
The output level is changed.
When you select “ATT OFF” and press x, 
this operation will be canceled.
4Press ENTER or AMP MENU.
The AMP menu turns off.
Presetting radio stations
You can preset 20 FM stations, and 10 AM 
stations. Before tuning, make sure to turn down 
the volume to minimum.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the 
band you want appears in the front 
panel display.
2Press and hold TUNING + or – until the 
auto scanning starts.
Scanning stops when the system tunes in a 
station. “TUNED” and “ST” (for stereo 
program) appear in the front panel display.
3Press TUNER MENU.
4Press C/X/x/c repeatedly until 
“MEMORY” appears in the front panel 
display.
5Press ENTER.
A preset number appears in the front panel 
display.
Enjoying the Radio
TUNER 
MENU
CLEAR
TUNING –/+C/X/x/c
ENTERFUNCTION
PRESET 
–/+VOLUME +/
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6Press X/x to select the preset number 
you want.
7Press ENTER.
The station is stored.
8Repeat 1 to 7 to store other stations.
To change the preset number
Restart from Step 1.
Listening to the radio
Preset radio stations in the system’s memory 
first (see “Presetting radio stations” (page 72)).
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “FM” 
or “AM” appears in the front panel 
display.
The last received station is tuned in.
2Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to 
select the preset station you want.
Each time you press the button, the system 
tunes in one preset station.
3Adjust the volume by pressing 
VOLUME +/–.
To turn off the radio
Press "/1.
To listen to non-preset radio 
stations
Use manual or automatic tuning in Step 2. 
For manual tuning, press TUNING + or – 
repeatedly.For automatic tuning, press and hold TUNING + 
or –. Press x when you stop the automatic 
tuning. 
 If an FM program is noisy, press FM MODE so that 
“MONO” appears in the front panel display. There 
will be no stereo effect, but the reception will 
improve. Press the button again to restore the stereo 
effect.
 To improve reception, reorient the supplied antennas 
(aerials).
 You can check the frequency by pressing DISPLAY 
repeatedly (page 55).
Naming preset stations
You can enter a name for preset stations. These 
names (for example, “XYZ”) appear in the 
system’s front panel display when a station is 
selected.
Note that no more than one name can be entered 
for each preset station.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “FM” 
or “AM” appears in the front panel 
display.
The last station you received is tuned in.
2Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to 
select the preset station you want to 
create an index name for.
3Press TUNER MENU.
4Press C/X/x/c repeatedly until “NAME 
IN” appears in the front panel display.
5Press ENTER.
6Create a name by using the cursor 
buttons.
Press X/x to select a character, then press c 
to move the cursor to the next position.
Letters, numbers, and other symbols can be 
input for a radio station name.
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. 
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To erase the character, press C/c 
repeatedly until the character to be erased 
flashes, then press CLEAR.
7Press ENTER.
The station name is stored.What is the Radio Data 
System? 
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. 
RDS is available only for FM stations.* 
 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.
Receiving RDS broadcasts
Simply select a station from the FM band.
When you tune in a station that provides RDS 
services, the station name* appears in the 
TUNER information.
* If an RDS broadcast is not received, the station 
name may not appear in the display.
Using the Radio Data 
System (RDS)
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							Other Operations
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You can set the system to turn off at a preset 
time, so you can fall asleep listening to music. 
You can preset the time in 10 minutes 
decrements.
Press SLEEP.
Each time you press this button, the minutes 
display (the remaining time) changes as follows:
To check the remaining time
Press SLEEP once.
To change the remaining time
Press SLEEP repeatedly to select the desired 
time.
To cancel the Sleep Timer 
function
Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP  OFF” 
appears in the front panel display.The brightness of the front panel display can be 
set to either of 2 levels.
1Press AMP MENU.
2Press X/x repeatedly until “DIMMER” 
appears in the front panel display, then 
press ENTER or c. 
3Press X/x to select the brightness of 
the front panel display.
4Press ENTER or AMP MENU.
The AMP menu turns off.
Using the Sleep Timer
SLEEP
SLEEP 90M t SLEEP 80M t SLEEP 70M
Rr
SLEEP  OFF T SLEEP 10M ..... SLEEP 60M
Changing the Brightness 
of the Front Panel Display
AMP MENU
X/x/c
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You can return the system parameters, such as 
preset stations, to the default settings.
1Press "/1 to turn on the system.
2Press x, A, and "/1 on the system at 
the same time.
“COLD RESET” appears in the front panel 
display and the default settings are returned.
Returning to the Default 
Settings
"/1xA
 
						

							Settings and Adjustments
77GB
By using the Setup Display, you can make 
various adjustments to items such as picture and 
sound. You can also set a language for the 
subtitles and the Setup Display, among other 
things. For details on each Setup Display item, 
see pages from 78 to 83. For an overall list of 
Setup Display items, see page 98.
 Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over 
the Setup Display settings and not all the functions 
described may work.
1Press   DISPLAY when the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu appears.
2Press X/x to select   [SETUP], 
then press ENTER.
The options for [SETUP] appear.
3Press X/x to select [CUSTOM], then 
press ENTER.
The Setup Display appears.
4Press X/x to select the setup item from 
the displayed list: [LANGUAGE 
SETUP], [SCREEN SETUP], [CUSTOM 
SETUP], or [SPEAKER SETUP]. Then 
press ENTER.
The Setup item is selected.
Example: [SCREEN SETUP]
5Select an item using X/x, then press 
ENTER.
The options for the selected item appear.
Example: [TV TYPE]
6Select a setting using X/x, then press 
ENTER.
The setting is selected and setup is 
complete.
Settings and Adjustments
Using the Setup Display
Note
X/x
ENTER
 
DISPLAY
1 2 ( 
2 7 )
QUICK
QUICK
RESET
DVD VIDEO
BNR
           :      : 1 8 ( 
3 4 )
CUSTOM
LANGUAGE SETUP
MENU:
AUDIO:
SUBTITLE:ORIGINAL
ENGLISH OSD:ENGLISH
ENGLISH
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:16:9
ON
JACKET PICTURE
LINE:
4:3 OUTPUT:FULL VIDEO
Selected item
Setup items
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:16:916:9
4:3 LETTER BOX
4:3 PAN SCAN
LINE:
4:3 OUTPUT:FULL
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To reset all of the [SETUP] 
settings
1Select [RESET] in Step 3 and press ENTER.
2Select [YES] using X/x.
You can also quit the process and return to 
the Control Menu by selecting [NO] here.
3Press ENTER.
All the settings explained on pages 78 to 83 
return to the default settings. Do not press [/
1 while resetting the system as it takes a 
few seconds to complete.
 When you turn the system on after resetting and no 
disc is in the system, the guide message appears on 
the TV screen. To perform the Quick Setup 
(page 31), press ENTER, to return to normal screen, 
press CLEAR.
[LANGUAGE SETUP] allows you to set 
various languages for the on-screen display or 
sound track.
Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the Setup 
Display. To use the display, see “Using the 
Setup Display” (page 77).
x[OSD] (On-Screen Display)
Switches the display language on the screen.
x[MENU] (DVD VIDEO only)
You can select the desired language for the 
disc’s menu.
x[AUDIO] (DVD VIDEO only)
Switches the language of the sound track.
When you select [ORIGINAL], the language 
given priority in the disc is selected.
x[SUBTITLE] (DVD VIDEO only)
Switches the language of the subtitle recorded 
on the DVD VIDEO.
When you select [AUDIO FOLLOW], the 
language for the subtitles changes according to 
the language you selected for the sound track.
 If you select [OTHERS t] in [MENU], [AUDIO], 
and [SUBTITLE], select and enter a language code 
from “Language Code List” (page 93) using the 
number buttons.
 When you select a language in [MENU], [AUDIO], 
or [SUBTITLE] that is not recorded on the DVD 
VIDEO, one of the recorded languages will be 
automatically selected (depending on the disc, the 
language may not be selected automatically).
Note
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:4:3 LETTER BOX
ON
JACKET PICTURE
LINE:
4:3 OUTPUT:FULL VIDEO
Selected setting
Setting the Display or 
Sound Track Language
[LANGUAGE SETUP]
Tip
Note
LANGUAGE SETUP
OSD:
MENU:                          
AUDIO:
SUBTITLE:ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ORIGINAL
ENGLISH
 
						

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Choose settings according to the TV to be 
connected.
Select [SCREEN SETUP] in the Setup Display. 
To use the display, see “Using the Setup 
Display” (page 77).
The default settings are underlined.
x[TV TYPE]
Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV (4:3 
standard or wide).
The default setting varies, depending on the 
country model.
 Depending on the DVD, [4:3 LETTER BOX] may be 
selected automatically instead of [4:3 PAN SCAN] or 
vice versa.
x[SCREEN SAVER]
The screen saver image appears when you leave 
the system in pause or stop mode for 15 
minutes, 
or when you play back a Super Audio CD, CD, or 
DATA CD (MP3 audio) for more than 15 
minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your 
display device from becoming damaged 
(ghosting). Press 
H to turn off the screen saver.
x[BACKGROUND]
Selects the background color or picture on the 
TV screen in stop mode or while playing a Super 
Audio CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio).
Settings for the Display
[SCREEN SETUP]
[4:3 LETTER 
BOX]Select this when you connect a 4:3 
screen TV. Displays a wide picture 
with bands on the upper and lower 
portions of the screen.
[4:3 PAN SCAN]Select this when you connect a 4:3 
screen TV. Automatically displays 
the wide picture on the entire 
screen and cuts off the portions 
that do not fit.
[16:9]Select this when you connect a 
wide-screen TV or a TV with a 
wide mode function.
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:16:9
ON
JACKET PICTURE
LINE: VIDEOFULL4:3 OUTPUT:
Note
[ON]Turns on the screen saver.
[OFF]Turns off the screen saver.
[JACKET PICTURE]The jacket picture (still picture) 
appears, but only when the jacket 
picture is already recorded on the 
disc (CD-EXTRA, etc.). If the 
disc does not contain a jacket 
picture, the [GRAPHICS] picture 
appears.
[GRAPHICS]A preset picture stored in the 
system appears.
[BLUE]The background color is blue.
[BLACK]The background color is black.
[4:3 PAN SCAN] [4:3 LETTER BOX]
[16:9]
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x[LINE]
Selects the output method for video signals from 
the EURO AV T OUTPUT (TO TV) jack on 
the rear panel of the system.
 If your TV does not accept RGB signals, no picture 
appears on the TV screen even if you select [RGB]. 
Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV.
x[4:3 OUTPUT]
This setting is effective only when you set [TV 
TYPE] in [SCREEN SETUP] to [16:9] 
(page 79). Adjust this to watch 4:3 aspect ratio 
progressive signals. If you can change the aspect 
ratio on your progressive format (525p/625p) 
compatible TV, change the setting on your TV, 
not the system. 
 This setting is effective only when “P AUTO 
(PROGRESSIVE AUTO)” or “P VIDEO 
(PROGRESSIVE VIDEO)” is selected by using 
PROGRESSIVE (page 25).
Use this to set up playback related and other 
settings.
Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Display. 
To use the display, see “Using the Setup 
Display” (page 77).
The default settings are underlined.
x[PAUSE MODE] (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW 
only)
Selects the picture in pause mode.
x[TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO only)
Gives the sound track which contains the highest 
number of channels priority when you play a 
DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio formats 
(PCM, DTS, MPEG audio, or Dolby Digital 
format) are recorded.
 When you set the item to [AUTO], the language may 
change. The [TRACK SELECTION] setting has 
higher priority than the [AUDIO] settings in 
[LANGUAGE SETUP] (page 78). (Depending on 
the disc, this function may not work.)
 If PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital sound, and MPEG audio  
tracks have the same number of channels, the system 
[VIDEO]Outputs video signals.
[RGB]Outputs RGB signals.
Note
Note
[FULL]Select this when you can change 
the aspect ratio on your TV.
[NORMAL]Select this when you cannot 
change the aspect ratio on your 
TV. Shows a 16:9 aspect ratio 
signal with black bands on left and 
right sides of the image.
16:9 aspect ratio TV
Custom Settings
[CUSTOM SETUP]
[AUTO]The picture, including subjects 
that move dynamically, is output 
with no jitter. Normally select this 
position.
[FRAME]The picture, including subjects 
that do not move dynamically, is 
output in high resolution.
[OFF]No priority given.
[AUTO]Priority given.
Note
MULTI-DISC RESUME:
CUSTOM SETUP
AUTOPAUSE MODE:
OFF
TRACK SELECTION:
ON
AUDIO DRC:STANDARD
DivX:Registration Code