Sony Dav S550 Operating Instructions

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When playing back a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD, or MP3
When listening to the radio
FM AM
TUNED MONO ST
MHz
Current bandPreset number Monaural/Stereo effect
Current station Playing statusCurrent track number Current play modeLights up during
PBC playback
(VIDEO CD only)
Playing time
SACDPCMTRACK INDEX M S
SHUFFLEPROG PBCREPEAT 1
Current index number
(The index indicator does not appear
during Super Audio CD or MP3
playback.) Playing status
Current title
numberPlaying time...

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1SPEAKER jacks (18)
2AM antenna (20)
3COMPONENT VIDEO  OUT/SCAN
SELECT switch (67, 72)
4VIDEO 1 jacks (22)
5VIDEO 2 jacks (22)6DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) jack (23)
7MONITOR OUT (VIDEO/S VIDEO)
jacks (22)
8COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (22)
9FM 75Ω COAXIAL antenna jack (20)
Rear Panel
WOOFER 3Ω IMPEDANCE
USE
EXCEPT
WOOFER 3ΩINTERLACE SELECTABLESCAN SELECT
SPEAKERVIDEO 1VIDEO 2COMPONENT VIDEO  OUTMONITOR
OUTCOMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
FRONT
RFRONT
L
REAR
RREAR
L CENTER WOOFER
COAXIAL
AUDIO OUT...

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Remote
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456
7
>
10
10/0
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1TV [/1 (on/standby) (59)
2Z (EJECT) (31)
3NAME (62)
4STEREO/MONO (61)
5MEMORY (29)
6CLEAR (36, 38, 39, 41)
7PLAY MODE (36, 38, 39)
8AUDIO (46)
9ANGLE (52)
q;SUBTITLE (53)
qaVOL +/– (59, 61)
qs./> PREV/NEXT, TV CH –/+,
PRESET –/+ (29, 34, 59, 61)
qdH PLAY/SELECT (31, 34, 36, 38, 39,
40)
qfDVD TOP MENU (33)
qgDVD DISPLAY (35, 39, 41, 44, 46, 52,
53)
qhC/X/x/c/ENTER (25, 29, 33, 34, 36,
39, 41, 46, 51, 52, 53, 62)
qjDVD SETUP (55, 64)
qk1...

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Guide to the Control Menu Display
Use the Control Menu to select a function that you’d like to use. The Control Menu display
appears when the DVD DISPLAY button is pressed. For details, refer to the page in
parentheses.
Control Menu
List of Control Menu Items
 DISC
 TITLE (DVD only) (page 41)/
SCENE (only VIDEO CD in PBC
playback) /TRACK (VIDEO CD
only) (page 41)
 CHAPTER (DVD only) (page
42)/INDEX (VIDEO CD only) (page 42)
 ALBUM (MP3 only) (page 35, 41)
 TRACK (Super Audio...

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 AUDIO (DVD/VIDEO CD/
Super Audio CD/CD only) (page 46)
 SUBTITLE (DVD only) (page
53)
 ANGLE (DVD only) (page 52)
 PLAYMODE (VIDEO CD/
Super Audio CD/CD/MP3 only) (page 38)
 REPEAT (page 39)
 CUSTOM PARENTAL
CONTROL (page 54)
Changes the audio setting.
Displays the subtitles.
Changes the subtitle language.
Changes the angle.
Selects the play mode.
Plays the entire disc (all titles/all tracks),
one title/chapter/track/album, or contents
of program repeatedly.
Sets the disc...

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Quick Overview
This chapter presents a quick overview so you can begin enjoying your new system right away.
For selecting a language used in the on-screen display, refer to the page 65.
For selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected, refer to the page 66.
Unpacking
Check that you have the following items:
•Speakers (5)
•Subwoofer (1)
•AM loop antenna (1)
•FM wire antenna (1)
•Speaker cords (5m × 4, 15m × 2) (17ft. × 4, 50ft. × 2)
•Video cord (1)
•Remote Commander...

Getting Started
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Notes
•Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place.
•Do not use a new battery with an old one.
•Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing, particularly when replacing the batteries.
•Do not expose the remote sensor to direct light from the sun or lighting apparatus. Doing so may cause a
malfunction.
•If you do not use the remote for an extended period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from
battery leakage and...

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INTERLACE SELECTABLESCAN SELECT
SPEAKERVIDEO 1VIDEO 2COMPONENT VIDEO  OUTMONITOR
OUTCOMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
FRONT
RFRONT
L
REAR
RREAR
L CENTER WOOFER
COAXIAL
AUDIO OUT
L RL R
L RVIDEO OUT VIDEO IN
OPTICAL
DIGITAL
IN
AUDIO IN
AUDIO IN VIDEO INYPB/CBPR/CR
AM
FM75ΩVIDEO
S    VIDEO    (DVD ONLY)
Terminals for connecting the speakers
Connect the To the
Front speakers SPEAKER FRONT L (white) and R (red) terminals
Rear speakers SPEAKER REAR L (blue) and R (grey) terminals
Center...

Getting Started
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To avoid short-circuiting the speakers
Short-circuiting of the speakers may damage the system. To prevent this, be sure to follow these
precautions when connecting the speakers. Make sure the bare wire of each speaker cord does
not touch another speaker terminal or the bare wire of another speaker cord.
Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord
After connecting all the components, speakers, and AC power cord (mains lead), output a test
tone to check...

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Step 2: Antenna Hookups
Connect the supplied AM/FM antennas for listening to the radio.
Terminals for connecting the antennas
Connect the To the
AM loop antenna AM terminals
FM wire antenna FM 75Ω COAXIAL terminal
Notes
•To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the system and other components.
•Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna.
•After connecting the FM wire antenna, keep it as horizontal as possible.
•When you connect the supplied AM loop...