Sony Dav S800 Operating Instructions

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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...

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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...

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The disc does not start 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 starts playing the disc
automatically.
,The DVD features an auto playback function....

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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Specifications
AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS
POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION:
With 6 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 120 Ð 10,000 Hz; rated
50 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 10 %
total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output.
Amplifier section
Stereo mode 50 W + 50 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, THD 10 %)
Surround mode Front: 50 W + 50 W
Center*: 50 W
Rear*: 50 W + 50 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, THD 10 %)
Subwoofer*: 100 W (3 ohms at 100 Hz,...

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AM tuner section
System Tuner section:
PLL quartz-locked digital synthesizer system
Tuning range
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...

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General
Power requirements
European model: 220 Ð 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Australian and Asian models: 220 Ð 240 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 105 W
1.5 W (in the standby mode)
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...

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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...