Sony Dav Dz555m Operating Instructions

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5Press X/x to select [STANDARD], then 
press .
The selection items for [STANDARD] are 
displayed.
6Press X/x to select a geographic area 
as the playback limitation level, then 
press .
The area is selected.
When you select [OTHERS t], select and 
enter a standard code in the table of 
“Parental Control Area Code List” 
(page 95) using the number buttons.
7Press X/x to select [LEVEL], then press 
.
The selection items for [LEVEL] are 
displayed.
8Press X/x to select the level you want, 
then press  .
Parental Control setting is complete.The lower the value, the stricter the 
limitation.
To turn off the Parental Control 
function
Set [LEVEL] to [OFF] in Step 8.
To play a disc for which Parental 
Control is set
1Insert the disc and press H.
The display for entering your password 
appears.
2Enter your 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press  .
The system starts playback.
Tip If you forget your password, remove the disc and 
repeat steps 1 to 3 of “Preventing playback of specific 
discs [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL].” When 
you are asked to enter your password, enter “199703” 
using the number buttons, then press  . The display 
will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password. After 
you enter a new 4-digit password, replace the disc in 
the unit and press H. When the display for entering 
your password appears, enter your new password.
Note When you play discs which do not have the Parental 
Control function, playback cannot be limited on this 
system.
 Depending on the disc, you may be asked to change 
the parental control level while playing the disc. In 
this case, enter your password, then change the level. 
If the Resume Play mode is canceled, the level returns 
to the previous level.
PARENTAL CONTROL
LEVEL: OFF
USA
STANDARD:
PARENTAL CONTROL
LEVEL:OFF
USA
STANDARD:
USA
OTHERS   
PARENTAL CONTROL
LEVEL: OFF
OFF STANDARD:
8:              
7:              
6:              
5:              NC17
R
PARENTAL CONTROL
LEVEL:
STANDARD: USA4:              PG13
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Changing the password
1Press   DISPLAY while the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select   
[PARENTAL CONTROL], then press 
.
The options for [PARENTAL CONTROL] 
appear.
3Press X/x to select [PASSWORD t], 
then press  .
The display for entering the password 
appears.
4Enter your 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press  .
5Enter a new 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press  .
6To confirm your password, re-enter it 
using the number buttons, then press 
.
If you make a mistake entering 
your password
Press C before you press   and input the 
correct number.Depending on the shape of the room, there will 
be some speakers you cannot install. For the 
better surround sound, it is recommended that 
first you decide the position of the speakers. 
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until 
“DVD” appears in the front panel 
display.
2Press   DISPLAY when the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears.
3Press X/x to select   [SPEAKER 
FORMATION], then press  .
4Press X/x to select [SPEAKER 
FORMATION], then press  .
The options for [SPEAKER 
FORMATION] appear.
5Press C/c to select a setting.
Getting Optimal Surround 
Sound for a Room
(SPEAKER FORMATION)
AUTO CALIBRATION SPEAKER FORMATION
T       0 : 0 3 : 0 4 3 ( 
2 8 ) 1 ( 
4 4 )DVD VIDEO
SPEAKER FORMATION
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 [STANDARD]: when installing all the 
speakers normally.
Note When the wireless kit WAHT-SD1 (not 
supplied) is installed, [STANDARD 
(WIRELESS)] appears instead.
 [NO CENTER]: when installing the front 
and surround speakers.
 [NO SURROUND]: when installing the 
center and front speakers.
 [FRONT ONLY]: when installing the 
front speakers. [ALL FRONT]: when installing all the 
speakers in front of the listening position.
 [ALL FRONT - NO CENTER]: when 
installing the front and surround speakers 
in front of the listening position.
 [SECOND ROOM]: when installing the 
front speakers in one room and surround 
speakers in another.
Note Speaker sound in the other room is the same as 
that of the front and surround speakers.
Tip When the wireless kit WAHT-SD1 (not 
supplied) is installed, [STANDARD (WIRED)] 
appears.
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6Press .
The setting is made.
7Press X/x to select [YES] or [NO], then 
press .
 [YES]: continue with [AUTO 
CALIBRATION], see Step 4 of 
“Calibrating the Appropriate Settings 
Automatically” (page 74).
 [NO]: exit [SPEAKER FORMATION].
Note In order to enjoy the surround sound after you change 
the position of the speakers, it is recommended you 
set [SPEAKER FORMATION], and then set [AUTO 
CALIBRATION].
 To set [AUTO CALIBRATION], you need to 
connect the supplied calibration mic.
 The front panel display indicates the selected 
[SPEAKER FORMATION]. It does not indicate the 
speakers which output sound.
 When you change the [CONNECTION] setting in 
[SPEAKER SETUP], the [SPEAKER 
FORMATION] setting returns to [STANDARD].
D. C. A. C. (Digital Cinema Auto Calibration) 
can set the appropriate surround sound 
automatically.
Note Loud test sound is output when [AUTO 
CALIBRATION] starts. You cannot turn the volume 
down. Give consideration to children and neighbor.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until 
“DVD” appears in the front panel 
display.
2Press   DISPLAY when the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears.
3Press X/x to select   [SPEAKER 
FORMATION], then press  .
4Press X/x to select [AUTO 
CALIBRATION], then press  .
The options for [AUTO CALIBRATION] 
appear.
Connect the calibration mic to the A.CAL 
MIC jack on the front panel, and set it up at 
the ear level using a tripod, etc. (not 
supplied). The front of each speaker should 
Continue with AUTO CALIBRATION?
YES
SPEAKER FORMATION
NO
Calibrating the 
Appropriate Settings 
Automatically
(AUTO CALIBRATION)
AUTO CALIBRATION SPEAKER FORMATION
T       0 : 0 3 : 0 4 3 ( 
2 8 ) 1 ( 
4 4 )DVD VIDEO
SPEAKER FORMATION
Connect calibration mic. Start
measurement?
YES
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face the calibration mic, and there should be 
no obstruction between the speakers and the 
calibration mic. Be quiet during the 
measurement.
5Press X/x to select [YES], then press 
.
Calibration starts.
Note Avoid being in the measurement area and 
making noise during the measurement (about 
three minutes), to avoid measurement failure. 
During the measurement, test signals are output 
from the speakers. The environment of the room in which the 
system is installed may affect measurements.
 If an error message appears, follow the message, 
then select [YES].
An error message appears when:
– the calibration mic is not connected.
– front speakers are not correctly connected.
– surround speakers are not correctly 
connected.
– front and surround speakers are not correctly 
connected.
– there is excessive noise around the 
calibration mic.
– the calibration mic is overloaded.
6Press C/X/x/c to select [YES] or [NO], 
then press  .
xThe measurement is OK.
Disconnect the calibration mic, then select 
[YES]. The result is implemented.
xThe measurement is not OK.
Follow the message, then select [YES] to 
retry.
Tip You can check the distance between the listening 
position and each speaker. See page 81.
Note While the Auto Calibration function works:
– do not turn off the power.
– do not press any button.
– do not change the volume.
– do not change the function.
– do not change the disc.
AUDIO IN / MIC 1 /
A.CAL MIC
Calibration mic
Measuring. Please wait a moment.
FRONT L :
FRONT R :
CENTER  :
SUBWOOFER :
SURROUND L :
SURROUND R :
If OK, unplug calibration mic and select
“YES”.
YES
YES
YES
NONE
YES
NONE
NONE Measurement complete.
NO
Check speaker connection.
Retry?
YES
Measurement failure.
NO
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– do not insert or eject a disc.
– do not disconnect the calibration mic.
 The measurement for [SUBWOOFER] is always 
[YES] since the system does not perform subwoofer 
calibration.
By using the Setup Display, you can make 
various adjustments to items such as picture and 
sound.
For an overall list of Setup Display items, see 
page 103.
Displayed items vary depending on the country 
model.
Note Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over 
the Setup Display settings and not all the functions 
described may work.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until 
“DVD” appears in the front panel 
display.
2Press   DISPLAY when the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears.
3Press X/x to select   [SETUP], 
then press  .
The options for [SETUP] appear.
4Press X/x to select [CUSTOM], then 
press .
The Setup Display appears.
5Press X/x to select the setup item from 
the displayed list: [LANGUAGE 
SETUP], [SCREEN SETUP], [CUSTOM 
SETUP], or [SPEAKER SETUP]. Then 
press .
Using the Setup Display
1 2 ( 
2 7 )
QUICK
QUICK
RESET
DVD VIDEO
BNR
T       0 : 0 0 : 0 21 8 ( 
3 4 )
CUSTOM
LANGUAGE SETUP
MENU:
AUDIO:
SUBTITLE:ORIGINAL
AUDIO FOLLOW OSD:ENGLISH
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The Setup item is selected.
Example: [SCREEN SETUP]
6Select an item using X/x, then press 
.
The options for the selected item appear.
Example: [TV TYPE]
7Select a setting using X/x, then press 
.
The setting is selected and setup is 
complete.
To reset all of the [SETUP] 
settings
1Select [RESET] in Step 4 and press  .
2Select [YES] using X/x.
You can also quit the process and return to the 
Control Menu display by selecting [NO] here.
3Press .
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.
Note When you turn the system on after resetting and no 
disc is in the unit, the guide message appears on the 
TV screen. To perform the Quick Setup (page 19), 
press  , to return to normal screen, press CLEAR.
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:16:9
ON
BACKGROUND:
4:3 OUTPUT:FULL JACKET PICTURE
Selected item
Setup items
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:16:916:9
4:3 LETTER BOX
4:3 PAN SCANBACKGROUND:4:3 OUTPUT:
Options
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:4:3 LETTER BOX
ON
BACKGROUND:
4:3 OUTPUT:FULL JACKET PICTURE
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[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, see “Using the Setup 
Display” (page 76).
x[OSD] (On-Screen Display)
Switches the display language on the TV 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.
Tip If you select [OTHERS t] in [MENU], [AUDIO], 
and [SUBTITLE], select and enter a language code 
from “Language Code List” (page 95) using the 
number buttons.
Note 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).
Choose settings according to the TV to be 
connected.
Select [SCREEN SETUP] in the Setup Display. 
For details, see “Using the Setup Display” 
(page 76).
The default settings are underlined.
x[TV TYPE]
Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV (4:3 
standard or wide).
Setting the Display or 
Sound Track Language
[LANGUAGE SETUP]
LANGUAGE SETUP
OSD:
MENU:                          
AUDIO:
SUBTITLE:ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ORIGINAL
AUDIO FOLLOW
Settings for the Display
[SCREEN SETUP]
[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 
screen TV. 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 
screen TV. Automatically displays 
the wide picture on the entire 
screen and cuts off the portions 
that do not fit.
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE:
YC
BCR/RGB (HDMI):16:9
YCBCRON
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND: JACKET PICTURE
FULL
4:3 OUTPUT:
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Note Depending on the DVD, [4:3 LETTER BOX] may be 
selected automatically instead of [4:3 PAN SCAN] or 
vice versa.
x[YCBCR/RGB (HDMI)]
Selects the type of HDMI signal output from 
HDMI OUT jack.
Note If the playback picture becomes distorted, set 
[YCBCR] to [RGB].
 If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to equipment 
with a DVI jack, [RGB] signals will be automatically 
output even when you select [YC
BCR].
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 CD, DATA CD (MP3 
audio), or DATA DVD (MP3 audio) for more 
than 15 minutes. The screen saver will help 
prevent your display device from becoming 
damaged (ghosting). Press any button (e.g., 
H 
button) to cancel the screen saver.
x[BACKGROUND]
Selects the background color or picture on the 
TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD, 
DATA CD (MP3 audio)
, or DATA DVD (MP3 
audio).
x[4:3 OUTPUT]
This setting is effective only when you set [TV 
TYPE] in [SCREEN SETUP] to [16:9] 
(page 78). Adjust 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. Note that this setting is effective 
only for HDMI connection or progressive 
signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO 
OUT jacks.
Note This setting is effective only when 
“PROGRESSIVE” is selected by using VIDEO 
FORMAT (page 26).
[YCBCR]Outputs YCBCR signals.
[RGB]Outputs RGB signals.
[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.
[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.
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Use this to set up playback related and other 
settings.
Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Display. 
For details, see “Using the Setup Display” 
(page 76).
The default settings are underlined.
x[HDMI CONTROL]
Switches the HDMI CONTROL function on or 
off. This function is available when you connect 
the system and TV with the HDMI cord. For 
details on this function, see the HDMI 
CONTROL Guide (supplied separately).
Note When you set to [ON] without the HDMI connection 
of the TV, [Please verify the HDMI connection] 
appears and you can not set to [ON].
x[PAUSE MODE] (DVD VIDEO/DVD-R/
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.
Note 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 
selects PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital sound, and MPEG 
audio tracks in this order.
x[MULTI-DISC RESUME] (DVD VIDEO/
VIDEO CD only)
Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on or 
off.
x[AUDIO DRC] (DVD VIDEO only)
Narrows the dynamic range of the sound track.
Useful for watching movies at low volume late 
at night.
x[AUDIO (HDMI)]
Selects the audio output status from the HDMI 
OUT jack.
Custom Settings
[CUSTOM SETUP]
[OFF]Sets the HDMI CONTROL 
function to off.
[ON]Sets the HDMI CONTROL 
function to on.
You can operate mutually 
between components that are 
connected with the HDMI cord.
[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.
MULTI-DISC RESUME:
CUSTOM SETUP
AUTO
PAUSE MODE:OFF
HDMI CONTROL:
OFF
TRACK SELECTION:
ON
AUDIO DRC:OFF
AUDIO (HDMI):OFF
DivX:Registration Code    
[OFF]No priority given.
[AUTO]Priority given.
[ON]Stores the resume settings in 
memory for up to 40 discs.
[OFF]Does not store the resume settings 
in memory. Playback restarts at 
the resume point only for the 
current disc in the unit.
[OFF]No compression of dynamic 
range.
[STANDARD]Reproduces the sound track with 
the kind of dynamic range that the 
recording engineer intended.
[MAX]Compresses dynamic range fully.
[OFF]The sound is not output from the 
HDMI OUT jack.