Sony Dav S500 Operating Instructions
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71 Additional Information Additional Information Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the system, use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Power The power is not turned on. ,Check that the AC power cord (mains lead) is connected securely. Picture There is no picture . ,The connecting cords are not connected securely. ,The connecting cords are damaged. ,The system is not connected to the correct TV input jack (page 22). ,The video input on the TV is not set so that you can view pictures from the system. Picture noise appears. ,The disc is dirty or flawed. ,If the picture output from your system goes through your VCR to get to your TV, the copy-protection signal applied to some DVD programmes could affect picture quality. If you still experience problems even when y ou connect your system directly to your TV, try connecting your system to your TVÕs S video input (page 22). Even though you set the aspect ratio in ÒTV TYPEÓ of ÒSCREEN SETUP,Ó the picture does not fill the screen. ,The aspect ratio of the disc is fixed on y our DVD. The picture is black and white. ,Depending on the TV, the picture on the screen becomes black and white when you play a disc recorded in the NTSC colour system. Sound There is no sound. ,The connecting cord is not connected securely. ,The connecting cord is damaged. ,Press MUTING on the remote if ÒMUTING ONÓ is displayed on the front panel display. ,The protective device on the system has been activated because of a short circuit. Turn off the system, eliminate the short-circuit problem and turn on the power again. ,The audio connecting cord is damaged. Replace it with a new one. ,The system is in pause mode or in Slow- motion Play mode. Press H to return to normal play mode. ,Fast forward or fast reverse is performed. Press H to return to normal play mode. ,Check the speaker settings (pages 24, 67). The left and right sounds are unbalanced or reversed. ,Check that the speakers and components ar e connected correctly and securely. ,Adjust the front balance parameter in the LEVEL menu (pages 27, 67). Severe hum or noise is heard. ,Check that the speakers and components ar e connected securely. ,Check that the connecting cords are away from a transformer or motor, and at least 3 meters (10 feet) away from a TV set or fluorescent light. ,Move your TV away from the audio components. ,The plugs and jacks are dirty. Wipe them with a cloth slightly moistened with alcohol. ,Clean the disc. continued
72 The sound loses stereo effect when you play a VIDEO CD, or a CD. ,Set ÒAUDIOÓ to ÒSTEREOÓ in the Control Menu display (page 45). ,Make sure you connect the system appropriately. The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital sound track. ,Make sure the sound field function is on (page 47). ,Check the speaker connections and settings (pages 24, 67). ,Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not be the entire 5.1 channel but monaural or stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby Digital format. The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital or MPEG audio sound track. ,Check the speaker connections and setting (pages 24, 67). ,Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not be the entire 5.1 channels. It may be monaural or stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby Digital or MPEG audio format. The sound comes from the centre speaker only. ,Depending on the disc, the sound may come from the centre speaker only. No sound is heard from the centre speaker. ,Make sure the sound field function is on (page 47). ,Select a sound field containing the word ÒcinemaÓ or ÒvirtualÓ (page 47). No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the rear speakers. ,Make sure the sound field function is on (page 47). ,Select a sound field containing the word ÒcinemaÓ or ÒvirtualÓ (page 47). Operation Radio stations cannot be tuned in. ,Check that the antennas are connected securely. Adjust the antennas and connect an external antenna if necessary. ,The signal strength of the stations is too weak (when tuning in with automatic tuning). Use direct tuning. ,No stations have been preset or the preset stations have been cleared (when tuning by scanning preset stations). Preset the stations (page 29). ,Press DISPLAY so that the frequency appears in the display. The remote does not function. ,There are obstacles between the remote and the system. ,The distance between the remote and the system is too far. ,The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the system. ,The batteries in the remote are weak. The disc does not play. ,There is no disc inside. ,The disc is turned over. Insert the disc with the playback side facing down on the disc tray. ,The disc is skewed. ,The system cannot play CD-ROMs, etc. (page 8). ,The region code on the DVD does not match the system. ,Moisture has condensed inside the system. Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about half an hour (page 4).
73 Additional Information The disc does not star t playing from the beginning. ,Programme Play, Shuffle Play, or Repeat Play has been selected (pages 35, 37, 38). 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 32). ,The title, DVD or PBC menu automatically appears on the TV screen. The system star ts 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 ÒOSDÓ under ÒLANGUAGE SETUPÓ (page 64). 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 ÒANGLEÓ 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 activa ted. (See the table on page 74.) The disc tray does not open and ÒLOCKEDÓ appears on the front panel display. ,Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. ÒPROTECTÓ appears on the front panel display. ,The speaker protection circuit is in function. Check the speaker connections.
74 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 Ò5.1Ó 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) When 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 9). 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
75 Additional Information 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 the all 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. continued 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 Ò ALLÓ mark. Even when the region code is not shown on the DVD, the region limit may still be activated.
76 Title The longest sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD; a movie, etc., for a picture piece on video software; or an album, etc., for a music piece on an 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 (SACD) 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.
77 Additional Information Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONSPOWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 6 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 120 Ð 10,000 Hz; rated 40 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 10 % total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output. Amplifier sectionStereo 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*: 80 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) VIDEO 1, 2: Sensitivity: 150 mV Impedance: 50 kilohms Inputs (Digital) VIDEO 2 (optical): Sensitivity: Ð Outputs (Analog) VIDEO 1 (AUDIO OUT): Voltage: 2 V Impedance: 1 kilohms PHONES: Accepts low- and high-impedance headphones Outputs (Digital) DIGITAL OUT (CD) Sensitivity: Ð SACD/DVD systemLaser Semiconductor laser (SACD: l = 650 nm) (CD: l = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Signal format system NTSC or NTSC/PAL Frequency response (at 2 CH 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 (VIDEO 1 (AUDIO) connectors only) Harmonic distortion Less than 0.03 % FM tuner sectionSystem PLL quartz-locked digital synthesizer system North American model: 87.5 Ð 108.0 MHz (100 kHz step) Other models: 87.5 Ð 108.0 MHz (50 kHz step) Antenna FM wire antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohms, unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz AM tuner sectionSystem Tuner section: PLL quartz-locked digital synthesizer system continued
78 Tuning range North American model: 530 Ð 1,710 kHz (with the interval set at 10 kHz) 531 Ð 1,710 kHz (with the interval set at 9 kHz) European, Middle Eastern, and Philipinne models: 531 Ð 1,602 kHz (with the interval set at 9 kHz) Other models: 531 Ð 1,602 kHz (with the interval set at 9 kHz) 530 Ð 1,710 kHz (with the interval set at 10 kHz) Antenna Loop antenna Video section Inputs Video: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms Outputs Video: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms S-video: Y: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms C: 0.286 Vp-p 75 ohms Speakers Front Speaker system Bass reflex Speaker unit 70 mm (2 7/8 inches) dia. cone type, 15 mm (5/8 inches) dia. balance dome Rated impedance 6 ohms Dimensions (approx.) 100 ´ 100 ´ 110 mm (4 ´ 4 ´ 4 3/8 inches) (w/h/d) Mass (approx.) 0.86 kg (2 lb 9 oz) Centre/Rear Speaker system Bass reflex Speaker unit 70 mm (2 7/8 inches) dia. cone type Rated impedance 6 ohms Dimensions (approx.) 100 ´ 100 ´ 110 mm (4 ´ 4 ´ 4 3/8 inches) (w/h/d) Mass (approx.) 0.85 kg (2 lb 6 oz) Subwoofer Speaker system Bass reflex Speaker unit 180 mm (7 1/8 inches) dia. cone type Rated impedance 3 ohms Dimensions (approx.) 200 ´ 390 ´ 355 mm (7 7/8 ´ 15 3/8 ´ 14 inches) (w/h/d) Mass (approx.) 6.4 kg (14 lb 13 oz) General Power requirements North American model: 120 V AC, 60 Hz European model: 220 Ð 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Australian and Asian models: 220 Ð 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Mexican model: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Chinese model: 220 V AC, 50/60 Hz Taiwan model: 110 Ð 120 V AC, 50/60 Hz Other models: 110 Ð 240 V/220 Ð 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 98 W (120 V AC) 98 W (230 V AC) Dimensions (approx.) 355 ´ 70 ´ 378 mm (14 ´ 2 7/8 ´ 15 inches) (w/h/d) incl. projecting parts Mass (approx.) 4.0 kg (9 lb 8 oz) Operating temperature 5ûC to 35ûC (41ûF to 95ûF) Operating humidity 5 % to 90 % Supplied accessories See page 16. Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
79 Additional Information Language Code List For details, see pages 45, 51, 65. 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 VolapŸk 1613 Wolof 1632 Xhosa 1665 Yoruba 1684 Chinese 1697 Zulu 1703 Not specified
80 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 COLOR AUTO SYSTEM*PA L PAUSE AUTO NTSC MODE FRAME PARENTAL LEVEL OFF CONTROL 8. 7. NC17 6. R 5. 4. PG13 3. PG 2. 1. G STANDARDUSA OTHERS CHANGE PASSWORD TRACKOFFSELECTIONAUTO * Only for Asian models and Australian models. ** In SPEAKER SETUP, the North American models OSD displays both metric and imperial measurements. T he other models displays metric measurements only. The manual also shows both. 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/ 3ft ~ 50ft CENTER 0m ~15m/ 0ft ~ 50ft REAR 0m ~15m/ 0ft ~ 50ft BALANCE FRONT REAR LEVEL CENTER Ð6 dB ~ +6 dBREARÐ6 dB ~ +6 dBSUBWOOFERÐ6 dB ~ +6 dBTEST OFF TONE ON