Sony Dhc Fl7d Operating Instructions

							Operating Instructions
Display Side
Hi-Fi Component
System
4-241-389-13(1)
© 2002 Sony Corporation
     
DHC-FL7D
DHC-FL5D
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit.  Record the serial number in
the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding
this product.
Model No. Serial No.
* DHC-FL7D only *
 
						

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  WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit to rain or moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet.
Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.
Do not install the appliance in a confined space,
such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
This appliance is
classified as a CLASS 1
LASER product. This
label is located on the
rear exterior.
CAUTIONThe use of optical instruments with this product will
increase eye hazard.
As the laser beam used in this CD/DVD player is
harmful to eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the
cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personel only.
U.S.A. modelThis label is located inside the unit.
European modelThe following caution label is located inside the
apparatus.
To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the
apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains,
etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects
filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
Don’t throw away the battery with
general house waste, dispose of it
correctly as chemical waste.
NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE
U.S.A.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to
the presence of uninsulated “dangerous
voltage” within the product’s enclosure that
may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute
a risk of electric shock to persons.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to
the presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
WARNINGThis equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following
measures:
–Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
–Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
–Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
–Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
CAUTIONYou are cautioned that any changes or modifications
not expressly approved in this manual could void
your authority to operate this equipment.
 
						

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Note to CATV system installerThis reminder is provided to call the CATV system
installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that
provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in
particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be
connected to the grounding system of the building, as
close to the point of cable entry as practical.
NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN
CANADA
CAUTION:
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE
THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN
EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER
OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY
INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.
Except for European model
ENERGY STAR® is a U.S.
registered mark.
As an 
ENERGY STAR® partner,
Sony Corporation has determined
that this product meets the 
ENERGYSTAR® guidelines for energy
efficiency.
This system incorporates Dolby* Digital, Pro Logic
Surround, and the DTS** Digital Surround System.
*Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories.
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
** Manufactured under license from Digital Theater
Systems, Inc. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround”
are registered trademarks of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.
Notes on DTS audio playbackExcessive noise may be heard from the speakers
when you play DTS format CDs if the decode format
is set to PCM (page 53) or monaural sound (1/L, 2/R)
(page 33). Set the volume to minumum and be careful
not to damage your speaker system.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Caution: This system is capable of holding a
still video image or on-screen display image on
your television screen indefinitely. If you leave
the still video image or on-screen display
image displayed on your TV for an extended
period of time, you risk permanent damage to
your television screen. Projection televisions
are especially susceptible to this.
 
						

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This system can play the following discs .. 6
List of Buttons and
Reference Pages
Main unit ................................................... 7
Remote Control ......................................... 8
digipad operations ..................................... 9
Getting Started
Hooking up the system ............................ 10
Inserting three R6 (size AA) batteries into
the remote ......................................... 13
Setting up your speakers ......................... 14
Specifying the speaker parameters .......... 15
Setting the clock ...................................... 16
DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/Super
Audio CD/MP3
Playing discs:
Loading a disc ......................................... 17
Playing a disc
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat
Play/Scan/Slow-motion Play ............ 17
Playing a disc with MP3 audio tracks ..... 19
Creating your own program
— Program Play ............................... 22
Resuming playback from the point you
stopped the disc
— Resume Play ................................ 23
Playing repeatedly
— Repeat Play .................................. 24
Playing DVDs using the menu ................ 25
Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions
(Ver. 2.0)
— PBC Play ..................................... 25
Table of Contents
Setting up for DVD/VIDEO CD/CD:
Using the Setup Display .......................... 26
Setting the display or sound track language
— LANGUAGE SETUP .................. 27
Settings for the display
— SCREEN SETUP ........................ 28
Custom settings
— CUSTOM SETUP ....................... 29
Speaker settings
— SPEAKER SETUP ...................... 30
Viewing information about the disc:
Checking the playing time and
remaining time .................................. 32
Sound adjustment:
Changing the sound ................................. 33
Enjoying movies:
Searching for a title/chapter
/track/index ....................................... 35
Changing the angles ................................ 36
Displaying the subtitles ........................... 36
Using various additional functions:
Locking discs
— CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL/
PARENTAL CONTROL ................. 37
 
						

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*European model only.
** Except for North American and European models.
Tuner
Presetting radio stations .......................... 41
Listening to the radio .............................. 42
Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* .... 43
Tape
Loading a tape ......................................... 44
Playing a tape .......................................... 44
Recording to a tape
—CD Synchro Recording/High-Speed
Dubbing/Recording Manually/Program
Edit ................................................... 45
Timer-recording radio programs ............. 47
Sound Adjustment
Adjusting the sound ................................ 48
Selecting the sound effect ....................... 48
Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic II
(DHC-FL7D only) ............................ 49
Adjusting the sound effects ..................... 50
Creating a personal sound effect file
— Personal file ................................. 51
Display
Turning off the display
— Power Saving Mode .................... 52
Using the display ..................................... 52
Other Features
To adjust the brightness of the display .... 53
To listen to multi channel sound ............. 53
Singing along: Karaoke** ....................... 54
About indicators ...................................... 55
Falling asleep to music
— Sleep Timer ................................. 55
Waking up to music
— Daily Timer ................................. 56
Optional Components
Hooking up optional components ........... 57
Listening to audio from a connected
component ........................................ 58
Recording audio from a connected
component ........................................ 59
Recording on a connected component .... 59
Troubleshooting
Problems and remedies ........................... 60
Additional Information
Precautions .............................................. 65
Specifications .......................................... 67
Glossary .................................................. 70
Language code list .................................. 73
Control Menu Item List ........................... 74
Setup Display Item List ........................... 75
 
						

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This system can play the
following discs
Format of discs Disc logo
DVD VIDEO*
Super Audio CD**
VIDEO CD
Music CD
*The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.
**DHC-FL7D only
Discs that this system
cannot play
•CD-ROMs (PHOTO CDs included)
•All CD-Rs other than music and VCD format
CD-Rs
•Data part of CD-Extras
•DVD-ROMs
•DVD Audio discs
NoteSome CD-Rs/CD-RWs or DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs
cannot be played on this system depending upon the
format or the recording quality or physical condition
of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording
device.
Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been
correctly finalized. For more information, see the
operating instructions for the recording device.
Region code of DVDs you can
play on this system
Your system has a region code printed on the
back of the unit and will only play DVDs
labeled with identical region code.
DVDs labeled 
ALL will also be played on this
system.
If you try to play any other DVD, the message
“Playback prohibited by area limitations.” will
appear on the TV screen.Depending on the DVD, no region code
indication may be labeled even though playing
the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions.
The region code is located below the
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the rear
panel.
Note on playback operations of
DVDs and VIDEO CDs
Some playback operations of DVDs and
VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by
software producers. Since this system plays
DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc
contents the software producers designed, some
playback features may not be available. Also,
refer to the instructions supplied with the
DVDs or VIDEO CDs.
Note on PBC (Playback Control)
(VIDEO CDs)
This system conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0
of VIDEO CD standards. You can enjoy two
kinds of playback depending on the disc type.
Disc type
VIDEO CDs
without PBC
functions
(Ver. 1.1 discs)
VIDEO CDs
with PBC
functions
(Ver. 2.0 discs)
Copyrights
This product incorporates copyright protection
technology that is protected by method claims
of certain U.S. patents, other intellectual
property rights owned by Macrovision
Corporation, and other rights owners. Use of
this copyright protection technology must be
authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is
intended for home and other limited viewing
uses only unless otherwise authorized by
Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering
or disassembly is prohibited.
You can
Enjoy video playback (moving
pictures) as well as music.
Play interactive software
using menu screens displayed on the
TV screen (PBC Playback), in
addition to the video playback
functions of Ver. 1.1 discs.
Moreover, you can play high-
resolution still pictures, if they are
included on the disc.
 
						

							List of Buttons and Reference Pages
7GB
List of Buttons and Reference Pages
Main unit
How to use this page
Use this page to find the location of buttons and other
parts of the system that are mentioned in the text.
Illustration numberr
PLAY MODE qg (9, 13, 14)
RRName of button/part Reference page
ALPHABETICAL ORDER
A – D
2.1CH/MULTI (North American
and European models only) ql
(16, 48, 53, 59, 61)
CD SYNC HI-DUB qd (45, 47)
DIGITAL wf (57)
DISC SELECT 4 (17, 18)
DISC 1 indicator wl (17)
DISC 2 indicator wk (17)
DISC 3 indicator wj (17)
DISC 4 indicator wh (17)
DISC 5 indicator wg (17)
Display window 2
DISPLAY ws (32, 43, 52, 53, 60,
64)
DVD ed (18, 19, 21, 45)
DVD MENU qs (25, 27)
DVD TOP MENU qa (25)
E – R
ECHO LEVEL (Asian model
only) wa (54)
EFFECT (North American and
European models only) w; (48,
50, 59)
GROOVE (North American and
European models only) wa (48,
64)
MD (VIDEO) (Except for North
American model) wd (59)
MIC jack (Except for North
American and European
models) ql (54)
MIC LEVEL (Except for North
American and European
models) w; (54)
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
indicator 3
PHONES jack qh
REC PAUSE/START qf (45, 46)
Remote sensor e;
BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS
?/1 (power) 1
Z (disc tray) 5
Z A (deck A) qk
Z B (deck B) qj
hH (play) 6
X (pause) 8
x (stop) 7
./> (go back/go forward)
9
–/m, M/+
 (rewind, fast forward) q;
Z
Z Zx X
> .
M + – mhH?/1
1
6
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es
ea
wf
wd
ws
w;
ql
qk
qa
qs
qd
qf
qg
qh
qj
7
9
q;
wl
wk
wj
wh
wg
wa
w;
ql
wa
e;
T – V
TAPE A/B ea (44, 45, 54)
TUNER/BAND es (41, 42)
VIDEO (MD) (North American
model only) wd (58)
VOLUME qg
(North American model and
European models only) (Except for North American
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Remote Control
ALPHABETICAL ORDER
A – E
2.1CH/MULTI* e; (16, 48, 53,
59, 61)
ALBUM +/– ed (20)
AMP MENU 9 (14, 15, 31, 49,
53)
ANGLE ek (36, 62)
AUDIO el (27, 29, 33)
CLEAR ql (21–24, 30, 35)
CLOCK/TIMER SELECT* wf
(47, 56)
CLOCK/TIMER SET wf (16, 47,
56)
D.SKIP 5 (18, 21, 46)
digipad 7 (9)
DISPLAY 4 (32, 43, 52, 53, 60,
64)
DSP EDIT* ej (50, 51)
DVD qh (17, 18, 21, 25, 29, 32–
36, 40, 45, 52, 57, 59, 61–64,
66, 70)
DVD DISPLAY qa (20, 23, 24,
26, 32, 33, 35–39)
DVD MENU qg (25, 27)
DVD SETUP* 9 (26, 31, 38)
DVD TOP MENU qj (25)
EFFECT* es (48, 50, 59)
ENTER 6 (14–16, 18, 20, 21,
23–26, 33, 35–41, 46, 47, 49–
51, 53, 56, 64)
BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS
?/1 (power) qk
hH (play) wk
X (pause) r;
x (stop) wl
. (go back) wj
> (go forward) wj
m (rewind) ra
M (fast forward) ra
V/v/B/b/ENTER eg
>10 wa
*To use these functions, press the
button while pressing SHIFT.
F – S
FUNCTION 0 (19, 45, 54, 58,
59, 63)
GAME MODE eh (48)
GROOVE* ef (48)
KARAOKE PON* eh (54)
MOVIE MODE es (48)
MUSIC MODE ej (48)
Numeric buttons wd (18, 22, 25,
35, 38–40, 42)
P FILE* el (51)
PLAY MODE/DIRECTION w;
(17, 19, 21, 22, 44–46, 54, 62)
PRESET +/– wj
PREV/NEXT wj
REPEAT/FM MODE ws (18, 20,
22, 64)
RETURN O e; (25, 35, 38, 39)
SCAN/SLOW t
/T ra
(18)
SELECT wk
SHIFT qd
SLEEP wg (55)
SUBTITLE ea (27, 36)
T – V
TAPE A/B qs (44, 45, 54)
TOOL MODE ef (48)
TUNER MEMORY* w; (41)
TUNER/BAND qf (41, 42)
TUNING +/– ra
TV/VIDEO wh (13)
TV ?/1 1 (13)
TV CH +/– 3 (13)
TV VOL +/– 2 (13)
VOLUME +/– 8
B
v V
12345 67
8 9 0 qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql wh
wg
wf
ws
w; wa wd
Bb
v V
wk wj
wl
e;
ea
es
ef ed
eg eh ej ek elr; ra
 
						

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9GB
digipad operations
The remote is equipped with an unique digipad multi controlling device. You can control various
operations with this digipad. When touching the digipad, do not use utensil whose end is sharpened.
When this unit does not respond to the digipad operations, press the digipad a little harder.
DVD, TUNER, TAPE A/B functions
Basic operation DVD, TUNER, TAPE A/B
Tap oncehH (Start playback)*
Tap twicex (Stop playback)
*When you tap the digipad while playing a CD, playback pauses. Tap again to resume
playback.
Slide from the left to the right> (AMS +, preset +)**
Slide from the right to the left. (AMS –, preset –)**
Slide from lower side to upper sideM (Fast forward, tuning +)**
Slide from upper side to lower sidem (Rewind, tuning –)**
** If you keep on moving, you can operate as pressing and holding these buttons.
Adjusting the equalizer curve in EQ EDIT operations (page 50)
The curve made by sliding the finger is reflected in the display.
Selecting parameters in DSP EDIT and other adjustments
(page 50)
Slide in the direction until you reach the value you want (refer to each of the
operations).
Adjusting the position of the digipad
When the digipad operation is not carried out properly or when you replace the
batteries, perform the following procedure. When carrying out this operation,
make sure to point the remote toward the main unit.
1Turn on the system.
2Press DISPLAY and . on the remote at the same time.
“CALIBRATION” flashes in the display.
3Tap the dot at the left upper corner of  the digipad.
“A PUSHED” appears in the display, then “CALIBRATION” flashes.
4Tap the dot at the right bottom corner of  the digipad.
“B PUSHED” appears in the display, then “CALIBRATION” flashes.
5Press ENTER on the remote.
“CAL END” appears in the display.
A
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Getting Started
Hooking up the system
Do the following procedure 1 to 6 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and
accessories.
AM loop antennaFront speaker
(Left) Front speaker
(Right)
FM antenna
Rear speaker
(Right)Rear speaker
(Left) Center speaker
Sub woofer
Connect the To the
Front speakers SPEAKER FRONT L (white) and R (red) terminals
Rear speakers SPEAKER REAR L (blue) and R (gray) terminals
Center speaker SPEAKER CENTER (green) terminal
Sub woofer SPEAKER WOOFER (purple) terminal