Sony Dav S400 Operating Instructions

							71GB
Additional Information
DAV-S400 4-240-074-12(1)
The disc does not start playing from
the beginning.
,Programme Play, Shuffle Play, or Repeat Play
has been selected (pages 34, 36, 37).
Press CLEAR to cancel these functions
before playing a disc.
,Resume Play has been selected.
During stop, press x on the system or the
remote and then start DVD playback (page
31).
,The title, DVD or PBC menu automatically
appears on the TV screen.
The system starts playing the disc
automatically.
,The DVD features an auto playback function.
Playback stops automatically.
,Some discs may contain an auto pause signal.
While playing such a disc, the system stops
playback at the auto pause signal.
You cannot perform some functions
such as Stop, Search, Slow-motion
Play, Repeat Play, Shuffle Play, or
Programme Play.
,Depending on the disc, you may not be able
to do some of the operations above. See the
operating manual that comes with the disc.
Messages do not appear on the
screen in the language you want.
,In the Setup Display, select the desired
language for the on-screen display in “OSD”
under “LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 62).
The language for the sound track
cannot be changed.
,Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the
DVD being played.
,The DVD prohibits changing the language for
the sound track.
The subtitle language cannot be
changed.
,Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the
DVD being played.
,The DVD prohibits changing the subtitles.
The subtitle cannot be turned off.
,The DVD prohibits turning off subtitles.
The angles cannot be changed.
,Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD
being played. The angle can be changed only
when the “ANGLE” indicator lights up on the
front panel display.
,The DVD prohibits changing the angles.
The system does not operate
properly.
,If static electricity, etc., causes the system to
operate abnormally, press POWER on the
system to turn the system off and then on
again.
Nothing is displayed on the front
panel display.
,Press DIMMER on the remote.
A 5-character service number is
displayed on the screen and on the
front panel display.
,The self-diagnosis function was activated.
(See the table on page 72.)
The disc tray does not open and
“LOCKED” appears on the front panel
display.
,Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized
Sony service facility.
“PROTECT” appears on the front
panel display.
,The speaker protection circuit is in function.
Check the speaker connections.
 
						

							72GB
DAV-S400 4-240-074-12(1)
Glossary
Bit rate
Value indicating the amount of video data
compressed in a DVD per second. The unit
is Mbps (Mega bit per second). 1 Mbps
indicates that the data per second is
1,000,000 bits. The higher the bit rate is, the
larger the amount of data. However, this
does not always mean that you can get
higher quality pictures.
Chapter
Sections of a picture or a music piece on a
DVD that are smaller than titles. A title is
composed of several chapters. Each chapter
is assigned a chapter number enabling you
to locate the chapter you want.
Digital Cinema Sound (DCS)
This is the generic name of the surround
sound produced by digital signal processing
technology developed by Sony. Unlike
previous surround sound fields mainly
directed at the reproduction of music,
Digital Cinema Sound is designed
specifically for the enjoyment of movies.
Dolby Digital
This sound format for movie theaters is
more advanced than Dolby Pro Logic
Surround. In this format, the rear speakers
output stereo sound with an expanded
frequency range and a subwoofer channel
for deep bass is independently provided.
This format is also called “5.1” because the
subwoofer channel is counted as 0.1 channel
(since it functions only when a deep bass
effect is needed). All six channels in this
format are recorded separately to realize
superior channel separation. Furthermore,
since all the signals are processed digitally,
less signal degradation occurs.
Self-diagnosis Function
(When letters/numbers appear in the
display)
The self-diagnosis function is activated to
prevent the system from malfunctioning. In
this case, a five-character service number
(e.g., C 13 00) with a combination of a letter
and digits appears on the screen and the
front panel display. Refer to the following
table.
First three
characters of
the service
number
C 13
C 31
E XX
(xx is a number)
Cause and/or Corrective
Action
The disc is dirty.
,Clean the disc with a soft
cloth (page 8).
The disc is not inserted
correctly.
,Re-insert the disc
correctly.
To prevent a malfunction, the
system has performed the self-
diagnosis function.
,Contact your nearest Sony
dealer or local authorized
Sony service facility and
give the 5-character
service number.
Example: E 61 10
C:13:00
 
						

							73GB
Additional Information
DAV-S400 4-240-074-12(1)
Dolby Pro Logic Surround
As one method of decoding Dolby
Surround, Dolby Pro Logic Surround
produces 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 localizes sounds more
precisely. To take full advantage of Dolby
Pro Logic Surround, you should have one
pair of rear speakers and a centre speaker.
The rear speakers output monaural sound.
DTS
Digital audio compression technology that
the Digital Theater Systems, Inc. developed.
This technology conforms to 5.1-channel
surround. The rear channel is stereo and
there is discrete subwoofer channel in this
format. DTS provides the same 5.1 discrete
channels of high quality digital audio. The
good channel separation is realized because
all the channel data is recorded discrete and
processed in digital.
DVD
A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving
pictures even though its diameter is the same
as a CD.
The data capacity of a single-layer and
single-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 17 GB.
The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format,
one of the worldwide standards of digital
compression technology. The picture data is
compressed to about 1/40 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
such as the multi-angle, multilingual, and
Parental Control functions are provided with
the DVD.
Multi-angle function
Various angles, or viewpoints of the video
camera for a scene are recorded on some
DVDs.
Multilingual function
Several languages for the sound or subtitles
in a picture are recorded on some DVDs.
Parental Control
A function of the DVD to limit playback of
the disc by the age of the users according to
the limitation level in each country. The
limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is
activated, playback is completely prohibited,
violent scenes are skipped or 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 VIDEO
CDs with PBC functions, you can enjoy
playing simple interactive programmes,
programmes with search functions, and so
on.
Region Code
This system 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
system as well as on the disc packaging. The
system can play the discs that match its
region code. The system can also play discs
with the “
ALL” mark. Even when the region
code is not shown on the DVD, the region
limit may still be activated.
continued
 
						

							74GB
DAV-S400 4-240-074-12(1)
Title
The longest section of a picture or music
feature on a DVD, movie feature on a DVD,
movie, etc., in video software or the entire
album in audio software. Each title is
assigned a title number enabling you to
locate the title you want.
Track
Sections of a picture or a music piece on a
CD or VIDEO CD. Each track is assigned a
track number enabling you to locate the
track you want.
VIDEO CD
A compact disc that contains moving
pictures.
The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format,
one of the worldwide standards of digital
compression technology. The picture data is
compressed to about 1/140 of its original
size. Consequently, a 12 cm VIDEO CD can
contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures.
VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio
data. Sounds outside the range of human
hearing are compressed while the sounds we
can hear are not compressed. VIDEO CDs
can hold 6 times the audio information of
conventional audio CDs.
There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs.
•Version 1.1: You can play only moving
pictures and sounds.
•Version 2.0: You can play high-resolution
still pictures and enjoy PBC functions.
This system conforms to both versions.
Super Audio CD
This audio format is based upon the current
audio CD standards but includes a greater
amount of information which provides
higher quality sound. There are three types
of discs: single layer, double layer and
hybrid discs. The hybrid disc contains both
standard audio CD and Super Audio CD
information.
 
						

							75GB
Additional Information
DAV-S400 4-240-074-12(1)
Specifications
Amplifier section
Stereo mode 40 W + 40 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, THD 10 %)
Surround mode Front: 40 W + 40 W
Center*: 40 W
Rear*: 40 W + 40 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, THD 10 %)
Subwoofer*: 100 W (3 ohms at 100 Hz, THD 10 %)
*Depending on the sound field settings and the source, there may be no sound output.
Inputs (Analog) AUDIO 1, 2:
Sensitivity: 150 mV
Impedance: 50 kilohms
Inputs (Digital) AUDIO 2 (optical):
Sensitivity: –
Outputs (Analog) AUDIO 1 (AUDIO OUT):
Voltage: 2 V
Impedance: 1 kilohms
PHONES:
Accepts low- and high-impedance headphones
Super Audio CD/DVD system
Laser Semiconductor laser
(Super Audio  CD/DVD: λ = 650 nm)
(CD: λ = 780 nm)
Emission duration: continuous
Frequency response (at 2CH STEREO mode)
DVD (PCM): 2 Hz to 22 kHz (±1.0 dB)
CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±1.0 dB)
Signal-to-noise ratio More than 80 dB (AUDIO 1 (AUDIO) connectors only)
Harmonic distortion Less than 0.03 %
FM tuner section
System PLL quartz-locked digital synthesizer system
Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz (50 kHz step)
Antenna FM wire antenna
Antenna terminals 75 ohms, unbalanced
Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz
AM tuner section
System PLL quartz-locked digital synthesizer system
Tuning range 531 – 1,602 kHz (with the interval set at 9 kHz)
Antenna Loop antenna
Intermediate frequency 450 kHz
continued
 
						

							76GB
DAV-S400 4-240-074-12(1) Video Section
Outputs Video: 1 Vp – p, 75 ohms
Speakers
Front/Centre/Rear (SS–TS501)
Speaker system Bass reflex
Speaker unit 80 mm dia. cone type
Rated impedance 6 ohms
Dimensions (approx.) 97 × 102 × 105 mm (w/h/d)
Mass (approx.) 0.5 kg
Subwoofer (SS–WS501)
Speaker system Bass reflex
Speaker unit 200 mm dia. cone type
Rated impedance 3 ohms
Dimensions (approx.) 160 × 355 × 355 mm (w/h/d)
Mass (approx.) 5.5 kg
General
Power requirements 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption 98 W
2 W (in the standby mode)
Dimensions (approx.) 355 × 70 × 378 mm (w/h/d) incl. projecting parts
Mass (approx.) 4.0 kg
Operating temperature 5˚C to 35˚C
Operating humidity 5 % to 90 %
Supplied accessories See page 15.
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
 
						

							77GB
Additional Information
DAV-S400 4-240-074-12(1)
Language Code List
For details, see pages 44, 50, 62.
The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.
Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language
1027 Afar
1028 Abkhazian
1032 Afrikaans
1039 Amharic
1044 Arabic
1045 Assamese
1051 Aymara
1052 Azerbaijani
1053 Bashkir
1057 Byelorussian
1059 Bulgarian
1060 Bihari
1061 Bislama
1066 Bengali;
Bangla
1067 Tibetan
1070 Breton
1079 Catalan
1093 Corsican
1097 Czech
1103 Welsh
1105 Danish
1109 German
1130 Bhutani
1142 Greek
1144 English
1145 Esperanto
1149 Spanish
1150 Estonian
1151 Basque
1157 Persian
1165 Finnish
1166 Fiji
1171 Faroese
1174 French
1181 Frisian1183 Irish
1186 Scots Gaelic
1194 Galician
1196 Guarani
1203 Gujarati
1209 Hausa
1217 Hindi
1226 Croatian
1229 Hungarian
1233 Armenian
1235 Interlingua
1239 Interlingue
1245 Inupiak
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
1305 Kashmiri
1307 Kurdish
1311 Kirghiz
1313 Latin
1326 Lingala
1327 Laothian
1332 Lithuanian
1334
Latvian; Lettish1345 Malagasy1347 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; Pushto1436 Portuguese
1463 Quechua
1481 Rhaeto-
Romance
1482 Kirundi
1483 Romanian
1489 Russian
1491 Kinyarwanda
1495 Sanskrit
1498 Sindhi
1501 Sangho
1502
Serbo-Croatian1503 Singhalese
1505 Slovak
1506 Slovenian1507 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 Volapük
1613 Wolof
1632 Xhosa
1665 Yoruba
1684 Chinese
1697 Zulu
1703 Not specified
 
						

							78GB
DAV-S400 4-240-074-12(1)
LOWHIGH
LOW
HIGH
6 steps left or right
6 steps left or right
DVD Setup Menu List
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
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.
When you select
ORIGINAL, you can
enjoy the language given
priority on the disc.)
SUBTITLE (Select the language you
want to use from the
displayed language list.
When you select AUDIO
FOLLOW, the setting is
automatically switched to
the language selected in
AUDIO.)
CUSTOM SETUP
PAUSE AUTO
MODE FRAME
PARENTALLEVEL OFF
CONTROL 8.
7. NC17
6. R
5.
4. PG13
3. PG
2.
1. G
STANDARDUSA
OTHERS
CHANGE PASSWORD
TRACKOFF
SELECTIONAUTO
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE 16:9
4:3 LETTER
BOX
4:3 PAN SCAN
SCREEN SAVER ON
OFF
BACKGROUND JACKET
PICTURE
GRAPHICS
BLUE
BLACK
SPEAKER SETUP
SIZE FRONT YES
CENTER YES
NONE
REAR BEHIND
SIDE
NONE
SUBWOOFERYES
DISTANCE   FRONT   1m ~15m
  CENTER   0m ~15m
  REAR   0m ~15m
BALANCE FRONT
REAR
LEVEL CENTER
–6 dB ~ +6 dBREAR–6 dB ~ +6 dBSUBWOOFER–6 dB ~ +6 dB
TEST OFF
TONE ON
 
						

							79GB
Additional Information
DAV-S400 4-240-074-12(1)
Index
Numerics
16:9 63
4:3 LETTER BOX 63
4:3 PAN SCAN 63
A
ADVANCED 51
AMP MENU 24
ANGLE 49
Antenna Hookups 19
AUDIO 44, 62
B
BACKGROUND 64
BALANCE 26, 67
BAND 28
Batteries 16
Bit rate 51, 72
C
CD 30
CHAPTER 39
Chapter 6, 72
Continuous play
CD, VIDEO CD, Super Audio
CD, DVD 30
Control Menu 13
CUSTOM PARENTAL
CONTROL 52
CUSTOM SETUP 64
D
DIMMER 27
DISTANCE 66
Dolby Digital 72
Dolby Pro Logic Surround 73
DTS 73
DVD 32, 73
DVD MENU 33, 62
DVD TOP MENU 32, 39
F
Fast forward 38
Fast reverse 38
Front Panel 9
Front panel display 10
H
Handling discs 8
I
INDEX 39
Index 6
L
LANGUAGE SETUP 62
LEVEL 27, 68
Locating
a specific Point
by watching the TV screen 38
M
MEMORY 28
Multi-angle function 49
Multilingual function 44
MUTING 31
N
NAME 60
O
On-screen display
Control Menu display 13
Setup Display 61
OSD 62
P
PARENTAL CONTROL 53, 64,
73
PAUSE MODE 64
PBC Playback 33, 73
PLAY MODE 34
Preset Station 28, 58
Programme Play 34
Q
Quick Overview 15
R
Radio 58
RDS 59
Rear Panel 11
Region code 7, 73
Remote 12, 57
REPEAT 37
RESET 62
Resume Play 31
S
Scan 38
SCENE 39
Scene 6
SCREEN SAVER 64
SCREEN SETUP 63
SHUFFLE 36
Shuffle Play 36
SIZE 65
Slow-motion Play 38
Sound Field 46
SPEAKER SETUP 65
Speaker System Hookup 16
SUBTITLE 50, 62
Super Audio CD 74
T
TEST TONE 68
TIME SEARCH 40
TIME 41
TIME/TEXT 39
Title 6, 74
Title menu 32
TRACK 39
Track 6, 74
TRACK SELECTION 65
Troubleshooting 69
TV and Audio/Video
Component Hookups 21
TV TYPE 63
U
Usable discs 6
V
VIDEO CD 33, 74
 
						

							80GB
DAV-S400 4-240-074-12(1)
Quick reference for Remote Commander
123
456
7
>
10
10/089
zShaded parts buttons are affected by the COMMAND
MODE DVD/TV switch. Shaded descriptions refer to TV
setting on the switch.
Note
The remote control of the unit employs command signals in common with
other Sony DVD products. Thus, depending on the button, other Sony
DVD products may respond.
1TV [/1 (on/standby)
 Turns the TV on and off.
2Z OPEN/CLOSE
Opens or closes the disc tray.
3NAME
Activates the name function.
4STEREO/MONO
Switches monaural or stereo of FM stereo reception.
5MEMORY
Press to store a preset station.
6CLEAR
Press to return to the Continuous play, etc.
7PLAY MODE
Selects program or shuffle play mode.
8AUDIO
Changes the sound while playing a DVD or VIDEO
CD.
9ANGLE
Changes the angles when playing a DVD.q;SUBTITLE
Displays the ”SUBTITLE“ menu in the Control
Menu display.
qaVOL +/–
Adjust the SYSTEM volume. TV : Adjust the TV
volume.qs./>, PREV/NEXT, TV CH +/–, PRESET +/–
./>, PREV/NEXT : Press to go to the next
chapter or track or to go back to the previous chapter
or track.
PRESET +/– : Scan all preset stations.
TV CH +/– : Select preset TV channels.
qdH PLAY/SELECT
Plays a disc.
qfDVD TOP MENU
Displays the title menu on the TV screen.
qgDVD DISPLAY
Displays the Control Menu display on the TV
screen to set or adjust the items.
qhC/X/x/c/ENTER
Selects and executes the items or settings.qjDVD SETUP
Displays the setup display on the TV screen to set
or adjust the items.
qk1 (standby)
Turns on and off the power of the system.
qlDIMMER
Changes the brightness of the front panel display by
two steps.
w;TV/VIDEO
Changes the input mode of the TV.
waREPEAT
Displays the “REPEAT” display on the TV screen.
wsMUTING
Mutes the sound.
wdTIME
Displays the playing time of the disc, etc., on the
front panel display.
wfFUNCTION
Selects the component you want to use.
wgBAND
Selects AM or FM band.
whNumber buttons*
Selects the items of settings.
TV : Selects channel numbers.
wjSOUND FIELD
Selects the sound field.
wkDISPLAY
Switches the item displayed on the fr ont panel display.wlENTER
Executes the items or settings. TV :
Press after selecting a channel number.
e;COMMAND MODE DVD/TV switch
Switches the TV’s input source between the TV and
DVD.
eam/M, 
/ SLOW, TUNING +/–
m/M (SCAN) : Locate a point while monitoring
the picture while playing disc.
/  (SLOW) : Play a disc in slow motion in the
pause mode.
TUNING +/– : Scan all available radio stations.
esx STOP
Stops playing a disc.
edX PAUSE
Pauses playing a disc.
efDVD MENU
Displays the DVD menu on the TV screen.
egO RETURN
Press to return to the previously selected screen, etc.
ehAMP MENU
Displays the speaker set up parameters on the front
panel display.
* Depending on the TV set, you can also enter the number as
follows: Press >10, then the number.
(For example, press i10, then 2 and 5 for entering 25.)
Sony Corporation Printed in Hungary