Sony Dav Sc8 Operating Instructions
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Other Operations 61GB You can return the system parameters such as speaker settings and preset station to the default settings. 1Press AMP MENU repeatedly until “CUSTOMIZE” appears in the front panel display. 2Press x/X until “MEMO. CLR. N” appears in the front panel display. 3Press C/c until “MEMO. CLR. Y” appears in the front panel display, and press ENTER. When you select “MEMO. CLR. N” and press ENTER, this operation will be cancelled. 4Press C/c until “Really? Y” appears in the front panel display, and press ENTER. “ALL CLEAR!” appears in the front panel display and the settings return to the default settings. When you select “Really? N” and press ENTER, this operation will be cancelled. Returning to the default settings AMP MENU C/X/x/c/ ENTER
62GB By using the Setup Display, you can make various adjustments to items, such as picture and sound. You can also set the subtitle language and the Setup Display, among other things. For details on each Setup Display item, see page 63- 69. For an overall list of Setup Display items, see page 84. How to use the Setup Display 1In stop mode, press DVD SETUP. The Setup Display appears. 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” Press C or O RETURN to return to setup items. 4Select a setting using X/x, then press ENTER. The setting is selected and setup is complete. Example: “4:3 PAN SCAN” Settings and Adjustments Using the Setup Display DVD SETUPC/X/x/c/ ENTER O RETURN LANGUAGE SETUP OSD : DVD MENU : AUDIO : SUBTITLE :ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISHMain item SCREEN SETUP SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: LINE:ON JACKET PICTURE VIDEO16:9 TV TYPE: SCREEN SETUP SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: LINE:TV TYPE:4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SCAN16:9 Options SCREEN SETUP SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: LINE:ON JACKET PICTURE VIDEOTV TYPE: 4:3 PAN SCAN Selected setting
Settings and Adjustments 63GB To turn off the Setup Display Press DVD SETUP repeatedly until the Setup Display is turned off. * When you select “RESET” in step 2, the following items are returned to the default settings. Setup Menu (except for the PARENTAL CONTROL) (page 84) After you select “RESET” and press ENTER, select “YES” to reset the settings (it takes a few seconds to complete). Select “NO” and press ENTER to cancel. Do not press "/1 on the system, when resetting the system. “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 62). xOSD (On-Screen Display) Selects 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) Selects the language of the sound track. Selects the language from the displayed list. xSUBTITLE (DVD only) Selects the language of the subtitle. Selects the language from the displayed list. Note If you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD, one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected (except for “OSD”). Tip If you select “OTHERS t” in “DVD MENU,” “SUBTITLE,” or “AUDIO,” select and enter the language code from the list using the number buttons (page 83). After you have made a selection, the language code (4 digits) is displayed the next time you select “OTHERS t.” Setting the Display or Sound Track Language (LANGUAGE SETUP) LANGUAGE SETUP OSD : DVD MENU : AUDIO : SUBTITLE :ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH
64GB 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 62). 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. 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, a Super Audio CD, an MP3, or JPEG file (except during the slide show) for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged (afterimage). Press H to turn off the screen saver. xBACKGROUND Selects the background colour or picture on the TV screen in stop mode or while playing a CD. Settings for the Display (SCREEN SETUP) 16:9Select this if you connect a wide- screen TV or a TV with a wide mode function. 4:3 LETTER BOXSelect this if you connect a 4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen. 4:3 PAN SCANSelect this if 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 ONTurns on the screen saver. OFFTurns off the screen saver. JACKET PICTUREThe jacket picture (still picture) appears in the background, but only if a jacket picture is already recorded on the disc (CD- EXTRA, etc.). If the disc does not contain a jacket picture, the “GRAPHICS” picture appears. GRAPHICSA preset picture stored in the system appears in the background. BLUEThe background colour is blue. BLACKThe background colour is black. 16:9 4:3 LETTER BOX 4:3 PAN SCAN
Settings and Adjustments 65GB xCOMPONENT OUT This will change the type of signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the system. See page 76 for more information about the different types. Notes When “PROGRESSIVE” is selected in “SCREEN SETUP,” no signal is output from the MONITOR OUT jacks. “PROGRESSIVE” does not work for PAL signals. Even if you set “COMPONENT OUT” to “PROGRESSIVE”, the output signal is automatically switched to interlace format for PAL signals. When “PROGRESSIVE” is selected in “SCREEN SETUP” and the colour system of the TV is PAL, the signal is converted to the interlace format signal automatically. If you set “COMPONENT OUT” in “SCREEN SETUP” to “PROGRESSIVE” even though your TV cannot accept the signal in progressive format, picture noise may appears. In this case, set the SCAN SELECT switch to “INTERLACE.” 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 62). The default settings are underlined. xVCD COLOR SYSTEM (Asian models only) Select the colour system when you play a VIDEO CD. Notes You cannot change the colour system of the disc itself. On Asian models, you can change the colour system of this unit according to the connected TV (page 19). 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 52). INTERLACESelect this when you connect to a standard (interlace format) TV. PROGRESSIVESelect this when you have a TV that can accept progressive signals. Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP) AUTOOutputs the video signal in the system of the disc, either PAL or NTSC. If your TV uses a DUAL system, select AUTO. PALChanges the video signal of an NTSC disc and outputs it in the PAL system. NTSCChanges the video signal of a PAL disc and outputs it in the NTSC system. CUSTOM SETUP OFF PARENTAL CONTROL TRACK SELECTION MP3 DATA CD PRIORITY: MM/DD/YYYY JPEG DATE:OFF AUDIO DRC: VCD COLOR SYSTEM continued
66GB 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. 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 63). 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.” xAUDIO DRC Narrows the DYNAMIC range of the sound track. Useful for watching movies at low volume late at night. Note DYNAMIC range compression only applies to Dolby Digital sources. xDATA CD PRIORITY (MP3, JPEG only) Set priority data you want to play, when you play a DATA CD (CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW) containing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files. Notes When you play multi-session CDs, the system decides a target to play for the last session or session linked with the last session. If you change this setting, reinsert the disc. xJPEG DATE Change the date information order of a JPEG image in the Control Menu. YYYY: Year MM: Month DD: Day OFFNo priority given. AUTOPriority given. OFFNo compression of DYNAMIC range. ONReproduces the sound track with the kind of DYNAMIC range that the recording engineer intended. MP3If an MP3 file exists on a disc, the system recognises the disc as an “MP3 Disc.” If only JPEG files exist on the disc, the system recognises the disc as a “JPEG Disc.” JPEGIf a JPEG file exists on the disc, the system recognises the disc as a “JPEG Disc.” If only MP3 files exist on the disc, the system recognises the disc as an “MP3 Disc.” MM/DD/YYYY YYYY/MM/DD DD/MM/YYYY YYYY/DD/MM
Settings and Adjustments 67GB To obtain the best possible surround sound, set for the size of the speakers you have connected and their distance from your listening position. Then use the test tone to adjust the level 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 62). The default settings are underlined. To return to the default setting when changing a setting Select the item, then press CLEAR. xSIZE If you do not connect centre or surround speakers, or move the surround speakers, set the parameters for CENTER and SURROUND and specify the surround speaker position and height. Since the front speaker and subwoofer settings are fixed, you cannot change them. Notes When you select an item, the sound cuts off for a moment. Depending on the settings of other speakers, subwoofer may be excessive. Settings for the Speakers (SPEAKER SETUP) SPEAKER SETUP DISTANCE: TEST TONE: SIZE: BALANCE: LEVEL: 90 20 45 A A B B Position diagramFRONT YES CENTERYES: Normally select this. NONE: Select this if no centre speaker is used. SURROUNDBEHIND (LOW): Select this if surround speakers are located in section B and D. BEHIND (HIGH): Select this if surround speakers are located in section B and C. SIDE (LOW): Select this if surround speakers are located in section A and D. SIDE (HIGH): Select this if surround speakers are located in section A and C. NONE: Select this if no surround speaker is used. SUBWOOFERYES 60 30 C C D D Height diagram continued
68GB 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. Notes When you set the distance, the sound cuts off for a moment. If all front and surround speakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening position, set the distance according to the closest speaker. Do not place the surround speakers farther away from your listening position than the front speakers. The DISTANCE setting is available except for Super Audio CDs. xLEVEL You can vary the level of each speaker as follows. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment. xBALANCE You can vary the balance of the left and right speakers as follows. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment. To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the VOLUME control on the system, or press VOLUME +/–. xTEST TONE The speakers will emit a test tone to adjust “LEVEL” and “BALANCE.” FRONT 3.0 mFront speaker distance from the listening position can be set in 0.2 metre increments from 1.0 to 7.0 metres. CENTER 3.0 mCentre speaker distance can be moved up to 1.6 metres closer to the listening position from the front speaker distance, in 0.2 metre increments. SURROUND 3.0 mSurround speaker distance can be moved up to 4.6 metres closer to the listening position from the front speaker distance, in 0.2 metre increments. 3m 3m3m 3m 3m CENTER 0 dBAdjusts the level of the centre speaker (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB increments). SURROUND LEFT 0 dB SURROUND RIGHT 0 dB Adjusts the level of the surround speakers (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB increments). SUBWOOFER 0 dBAdjusts the level of the subwoofer (–6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB increments). FRONT (CENTER)Adjusts the balance between the front left and right speakers. OFFThe test tone is not emitted from the speakers. ONThe test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously while adjusting balance. When you select one of the “SPEAKER SETUP” items, the test tone is emitted from each speaker in sequence.
Settings and Adjustments 69GB Adjusting the speaker balance and level by using the test tone 1Press DVD SETUP in stop mode. The Setup Display appears. 2Press X or x repeatedly to select “SPEAKER SETUP,” then press ENTER or c. 3Press X or x repeatedly to select “TEST TONE,” then press ENTER or c. 4Press X or x repeatedly to select “ON,” then press ENTER. You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence. 5From your listening position, adjust the value of “BALANCE” and “LEVEL” using C/X/x/c. When selecting “BALANCE,” the test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously. When selecting “LEVEL,” the test tone is emitted from only the speaker which you are adjusting. 6Press ENTER when you have finished making adjustments. 7Press X or x repeatedly to select “TEST TONE,” then press ENTER. 8Press X or x repeatedly to select “OFF,” then press ENTER. Note When you adjust the speaker settings, the sound cuts off for a moment. Tip To adjust the balance or the level without listening to the test tone, select “BALANCE” or “LEVEL” in step 3 and press ENTER. Then adjust the balance or level using X/x and press ENTER. Setting the speakers by using the front panel display on the system You can set the speakers by using the AMP menu that is displayed in the front panel display. 1Press AMP MENU repeatedly until the item you want to set appears in the front panel display. SP. SETUP Sets the speaker size, distance, and place. LEVEL Sets the balance and level of the each speaker, and turns on/off the test tone. 2Press X or x to select the desired item, then press C or c to select the desired setting. You can set the following items: SP. SETUP CENTER (centre speaker)YES (yes) NO (no) SURR. (surround speakers)YES (yes) NO (no) F.D. (front speakers distance)1.0 to 7.0 metres AMP MENU C/X/x/c/ ENTER continued
70GB LEVEL The AMP menu is cancelled when you do not operate the remote for several seconds. C.D. (centre speaker distance)Up to 1.6 metres closer to the listening position than the front speakers. (Cannot be set to less than 1 metre.) S.D. (surround speakers distance)Up to 4.6 metres closer to the listening position than the front speakers. (Cannot be set to less than 1 metre.) S.P. (surround speakers position)BEHIND (behind) SIDE (side) S.H. (surround speakers height)LOW (low) HIGH (high) T.TONE (test tone)ON (on) OFF (off) F.______I_______ (front speakers balance) C.LEV (centre speaker level) –6 dB to +6 dB S.L.LEV (surround left speaker level)–6 dB to +6 dB S.R.LEV (surround right speaker level)–6 dB to +6 dB S.W.LEV (subwoofer level)–6 dB to +6 dB D.COMP (dynamic compression)ON (on) OFF (off)