Sony Dav S550 Operating Instructions

							Other Operations
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DAV-S550 4-241-065-12(1)
Listening to the Radio
Preset radio stations in the system’s memory
first (see “Presetting Radio Stations” on
page 29).
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until
TUNER appears on 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
VOL +/–.
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 – on
the remote repeatedly.
For automatic tuning, press and hold
TUNING + or – on the remote.
z
If an FM program is noisy
Press STEREO/MONO on the remote so that
“MONO” appears on the front panel display. There
will be no stereo effect, but the reception will
improve. Press the button again to restore the stereo
effect.
zTo improve reception
Reorient the supplied antennas.
To check the frequency or sound field
Press DISPLAY repeatedly.
Each time you press DISPLAY, the front
panel display changes as follows:
index name of the station* t frequency t
sound field t index name of the station.
*This is displayed when you have entered a
name for preset stations (page 62).
FUNCTION
VOL +/–
PRESET
–/+123
456
7
>
10
10/089DISPLAY
TUNING
–/+ STEREO/
MONO1
m
FM TUNED ST 
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Naming Preset Stations
You can enter a name of up to 8 characters
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
TUNER appears on the front panel
display.
The last station you received is tuned
in.
Each time you press FUNCTION, the
mode of the system changes in the
following sequence:
DVD t VIDEO 1 t VIDEO 2 t
TUNER t DVD...
2Tune in the preset station you
want to create an index name for.
If you are not familiar with how to
tune in preset stations, see “Listening
to the Radio” on page 61.
NAME
C/X/x/c
ENTER FUNCTION
123
456
7
>
10
10/089
Using the Radio Data
System (RDS)
(Only for the European models)
What is the Radio Data System?
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.*
Note
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 display.
To check the RDS information
Each time you press DISPLAY, the display
changes as follows:
Station name*
r
Frequency
r
SOUND FIELD
*If the RDS broadcast is not received, the station
name may not appear in the display.
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3Press NAME.
4Create an index name by using the
cursor buttons:
Press x/X to select a character, then
press c to move the cursor to the next
position.
If you make a mistake
Press C or c repeatedly until the
character to be changed flashes, then
press x/X to select the right character.
5Press ENTER.
To assign index names to other
stations
Repeat Steps 2 to 5.
 
						

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LANGUAGE SETUP
OSD :
DVD MENU :
AUDIO :
SUBTITLE :ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
Using the Setup Display
   
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 page 65-71. For an overall
list of Setup Display items, see page 82.
How to use the Setup Display
1In stop mode, press DVD SETUP.
The Setup Display appears. Settings and Adjustments
X/x/c
ENTER
2Press X/x to select the setup item from
the displayed list: “LANGUAGE SETUP,”
“SCREEN SETUP,” “CUSTOM SETUP,”
“SPEAKER SETUP,” and “RESET”. Then
press ENTER or c.
The selected Setup item appears.
Example: “SCREEN SETUP”
3Select an item using X/x, then press
ENTER or c.
The options for the selected item appear.
Example: “TV TYPE”
>
10
10/0
SCREEN SETUP
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:
COMPONENT OUT:ON
JACKET PICTURE
INTERLACE16:9 TV TYPE:
Main
itemDV D
DISPLAY
DV D
SETUP
Options
SCREEN SETUP
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:
COMPONENTOUT:TV TYPE:4:3 LETTER BOX
4:3 PAN SCAN16:9
 
						

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Setting the Display or
Sound Track Language
(LANGUAGE SETUP)
   
“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 on using the display, see
“Using the Setup Display” (page 64).
xOSD (On-Screen Display)
Switches the display language on the screen.
Selects the language from the displayed list.
xDVD MENU (DVD only)
Selects the desired language for the DVD
menu.
xAUDIO (DVD only)
Switches the language of the sound track.
Selects the language from the displayed list.
xSUBTITLE (DVD only)
Switches the language of the subtitle.
Selects the language from the displayed list.
4Select a setting using X/x, then press
ENTER.
The setting is selected and setup is
complete.
Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN”
To turn off the Setup Display
Press DVD SETUP or DVD DISPLAY
repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned
off.
z
If you select “RESET” in Step 2, you can reset all
of the “SETUP” settings on page 82 (except for
PARENTAL CONTROL) to the default settings.
After you select “RESET” and press ENTER, select
“YES” to reset the settings (it takes a few seconds to
complete), or select “NO” and press ENTER to
return to the Control Menu. Do not press POWER on
the system or 1 when resetting the system.
Selected setting
SCREEN SETUP
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:
COMPONENTOUT:ON
JACKET PICTURE
INTERLACETV TYPE: 4:3 PAN SCAN
LANGUAGE SETUP
OSD :
DVD MENU :
AUDIO :
SUBTITLE :ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
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zIf you select “OTHERS t” in “DVD MENU,”
“SUBTITLE,” or “AUDIO,” select and enter the
language code from the list using the number buttons
(page 81).
After you have made a selection, the language code
(4 digits) is displayed the next time you select
“OTHERS t.”
Note
If you select a language that is not recorded on the
DVD, one of the recorded languages will be
automatically selected (except for the “OSD”).
Settings for the Display
(SCREEN SETUP)
   
Choose settings according to the TV to be
connected.
Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup
Display. For details on using the display, see
“Using the Setup Display” (page 64).
The default settings are underlined.
xTV TYPE (DVD only)
Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV
(4:3 standard or wide).
The default settings vary, depending on the
country model.
16:9
4:3
LETTER
BOX
4:3
PAN SCAN
Select this when you connect a
wide-screen TV or a TV with a
wide mode function.
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.
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
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:
COMPONENT OUT:ON
JACKET PICTURE
INTERLACE TV TYPE: 16:9
 
						

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xCOMPONENT OUT
This will change the type of signal output
from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks
on the system. See page 77, 78 for more
information about the different types.
INTERLACE
PROGRESSIVE
Notes
•Unless the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/SCAN
SELECT switch on the back panel of the unit is set
to “SELECTABLE,” you cannot select the above
setting.
•When “PROGRESSIVE” is selected in “SCREEN
SETUP,” no signal is output from the MONITOR
OUT or S VIDEO OUT jacks.
•When “PROGRESSIVE” is selected in “SCREEN
SETUP” and the color system of the TV is PAL,
the signal is changed into the interlace format
signal automaticaly.
Select this when you are
connected to a standard
(interlace format) TV.
Select this when you have a
TV that can accept
progressive signals.
4:3 LETTER BOX
Note
Depending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may
be selected automatically instead of “4:3 PAN
SCAN” or vice versa.
xSCREEN SAVER
Turns the screen saver on and off so that the
screen saver image appears when you leave
the system in pause or stop mode for
15 minutes, or when you playback a CD 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.
ONTurns on the screen saver.
OFFTurns off the screen saver.
xBACKGROUND
Selects the background color or picture on
the TV screen in stop mode or while playing
a CD.
JACKET
PICTURE
GRAPHICS
BLUE
BLACK
16:9
4:3 PAN SCAN
The jacket picture (still picture)
appears in the background, 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.
A preset picture stored in the
system appears in the
background.
The background color is blue.
The background color is black.
 
						

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Custom Settings (CUSTOM
SETUP) 
   
Allows setting up Parental Control and other
settings.
Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the Setup
Display. For details on using the display, see
“Using the Setup Display” (page 64).
The default settings are underlined.
xVCD COLOR SYSTEM (Asian
models and Australian models only)
Select the color system when you play a
VIDEO CD.
AUTO
PA L
NTSC
Notes
•You cannot change the color system of the disc
itself.
•On Asian models or Australian models, you can
change the color system of this unit according to
the connected TV. See page 23.
xPARENTAL CONTROL t (DVD only)
Sets a password and playback limitation
level for DVDs with playback limitation for
children. For details, see “Limiting playback
for children (Parental Control)” (page 55).
CUSTOM SETUP
OFF PARENTAL CONTROL
TRACK SELECTION VCD COLOR SYSTEM
Outputs the video signal in the
system of the disc, either PAL or
NTSC. If your TV uses a DUAL
system, select AUTO.
Changes the video signal of an
NTSC disc and output in the
PAL system.
Changes the video signal of a
PAL disc and outputs it in the
NTSC system.
xTRACK SELECTION (DVD only)
Gives the sound track having the highest
number of channels priority when you play
a DVD on which multiple audio formats
(PCM, MPEG audio, DTS, or Dolby Digital
format) are recorded.
OFF
AUTO
Notes
•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 65).
•If PCM, DTS, MPEG audio, and Dolby Digital
sound tracks have the same number of channels, the
system selects PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital, and
MPEG audio sound tracks in this order.
•Depending on the DVD, the audio channel with
priority may be predetermined. In this case, you
cannot give priority to the DTS, Dolby Digital, or
MPEG audio format by selecting “AUTO.”
No priority given.
Priority given.
 
						

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Settings for the Speakers
(SPEAKER SETUP)
To obtain the best possible surround sound,
set the size of the speakers you have
connected and their distance from your
listening position. Then use the test tone to
adjust the volume and the balance of the
speakers to the same level.
Select “SPEAKER SETUP” in the setup
display. For details, see “Using the Setup
Display” (page 64).
The default settings are underlined.
To return to the default setting
Select the item, then press CLEAR.
xSIZE
When you do not connect center or rear
speakers, or move the rear speakers, set the
parameters for CENTER and REAR. Since
the front speaker and subwoofer settings are
fixed, you cannot change them. The default
settings are underlined.
•FRONT
—
YES
•CENTER
—
YES: Normally select this.
—NONE: Select this if no center speaker
is used.
•REAR
—
BEHIND (LOW), BEHIND (HIGH),
SIDE (LOW), SIDE (HIGH): Specify
the position and height to implement
the Digital Cinema Surround modes.
—NONE: Select this if no rear speaker is
used.
•SUBWOOFER
—
YES
SPEAKER SETUP
DISTANCE:
TEST TONE: SIZE:
BALANCE: LEVEL: 
Notes
•When you select an item, the sound cuts off for a
moment.
•Depending on the settings of other speakers, the
subwoofer may output excessive sound.
Specifying the rear speaker position
and height
If you select anything other than “NONE” in
“REAR,” specify the position and height of
the rear speakers. The default setting is
underlined.
BEHIND (LOW)
BEHIND (HIGH)
SIDE (LOW)
SIDE (HIGH)
Select this if the rear
speakers are located in
section B and D.
Select this if the rear
speakers are located in
section B and C.
Select this if the rear
speakers are located in
section A and D.
Select this if the rear
speakers are located in
section A and C.
These parameters are not available when “REAR” is
set to “NONE.”
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5 m/17 ft
CENTER
5 m/17 ft
REAR
3.4 m/12 ft
Position diagram
Height diagram
xDISTANCE
The default distance setting for the speakers
in relation to the listening position is shown
below.
Be sure to change the value in the Setup
Display when you move the speakers. The
default settings are underlined.
5m
(17ft)5m
(17ft) 5m
(17ft)
3.4m
(12ft)3.4m
(12ft)
60
30
C C
D D
90 
20 
45 A A
B B
Front speaker distance from the
listening position can be set in
0.2 meter (1.0 ft) increments from
1.0 to 15.0 meters (3.0 to 50.0 feet).
Center speaker distance can be
moved up to 1.6 meters (5.0 ft)
forward closer to the listening
position, in 0.2 meter (1.0 ft)
increments.
Rear speaker distance can be moved
up to 4.6 meters (15.0 ft) closer to
your listening position from the
front speaker position, in 0.2 meter
(1.0 ft) increments.
Notes
•  In SPEAKER SETUP, the North American model’s
OSD displays both metric and imperial
measurements. The other model’s displays metric
measurements only. The manual shows both.
•When you set the distance, the sound cuts off for a
moment.
•If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed
at an equal distance from your listening position,
set the distance according to the closest speaker.
•Do not place the rear speakers farther away from
your listening position than the front speakers.
xLEVEL
You can vary the level of each speaker as
follows. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to
“ON” for easy adjustment.
The default settings are underlined.
CENTER
0 dB
REAR 0 dB
SUBWOOFER0 dB
Adjusts the level of the center
speaker (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB
increments).
Adjusts the level of the rear
speakers (–6 dB to +6 dB,
1 dB increments).
Adjusts the level of the
subwoofer (–6 dB to +6 dB,
1 dB increments).