Sony DAV-DZ310 - Manuals

6 GB 1) A logical format of files and folders on CD-ROMs, defined by ISO (International Organization for Standardization). 2) MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format defined by ISO/MPEG for compressed audio data. MP3 files must be in MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format. 3) Files with copyright protect...

7 GB Note that some playback functions may not work with some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, even if they have been correctly finalized. In this case, view the disc by normal playback. Also some DATA CDs/DATA DVDs created in Packet Write format cannot be played. • This system can play a Multi Session CD when an MP...

8 GB The system will attempt to play any data with the extensions above, even if it is not in MP3/WMA/AAC/JPEG/DivX/MPEG4 format. Playing this data may generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system. • The following can increase the time it takes to start playback: – when a DATA CD/DAT...

9 GB • The playback order for the system may differ from the playback order of the connected USB device. • Always turn off the system before removing the USB device. Removing the USB device while the system is on may corrupt the data on the USB device. • Before using a USB device, make sure that no ...

10 GB Package Contents Main unit Speaker packages • DAV-DZ310 • DAV-DZ510 • DAV-DZ610 • DAV-DZ810 • Speaker cords (1 set) For DAV-DZ310/DAV-DZ510/DAV-DZ610(red/white/green/gray/blue)For DAV-DZ810 (green/gray/blue) • Foot pads (1 set) • Wall mounting parts For DAV-DZ510 • Speaker assembly parts For D...

11 GB Accessories • Remote commander (remote) (1) • R6 (size AA) batteries (2) • Calibration mic (1) • FM wire antenna (aerial) (1) • Video cord (1) • HDMI cable (1) (Singapore, Indonesian, Malaysian, Filipino, Latin American, and Mexican models only) • Speaker-bottom covers (2) (DAV-DZ810 only) • O...

12 GB Index to Parts and Control For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. A Disc tray B Front panel display (page 13) C (remote sensor) Receives the remote signal. Point the remote toward here when using the remote. D MASTER VOLUME control Adjusts the system’s volume. E REC...

13 GB A Karaoke indicator Lights up when the karaoke mode is on. B SLEEP indicator Flashes when the sleep timer is set. C System status display D TUNED indicator (Radio only) Lights up when a station is received. E ST indicator (Radio only) Lights up when stereo sound is received. F S-AIR indicator ...

14 GB A SPEAKERS jacks (page 29) B HDMI OUT jack (page 30) C TV (DIGITAL IN OPTICAL) jack (DAV-DZ510/DAV-DZ610/DAV-DZ810 only) (page 30) D EZW-T100 slot (DAV-DZ810 only) (page 60) E ANTENNA (COAXIAL 75 Ω FM) jack (page 33) F TV (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (page 30) G VIDEO OUT jack (page 30) H COMPONENT VI...

15 GB Number 5, VOLUME +, and H buttons have a tactile dot. Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the remote. About the operation of the supplied remote You can operate this system and a Sony TV with the supplied remote. x System operation Press buttons marked with . x Sony TV operation ...

17 GB To insert the batteries Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries (supplied) by matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment. Note • 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 ob...

18 GB Guide to the Control Menu You can use the Control Menu to select a function and to view related information. Press DISPLAY while using the “DVD/CD” or “USB” function. Each time you press DISPLAY, the Control Menu changes: 1 t 2 t 3 t 1 t ... 1 Control Menu 1 2 Control Menu 2 (appears when avai...

19 GB Example: Control Menu 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO. List of Control Menu items The Control Menu 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the source. For details, see the pages in parentheses in the chart below. Control Menu Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Source [TITLE] (page 41)/[SCENE...

21 GB List of Control Menu Items for karaoke Tip • The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in yellow t when you select any item except [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE], [REPEAT], [A/V SYNC], [KARAOKE MODE], and [VOCAL SELECT] only). The [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] indicator lights up in yellow when you select...

22 GB Gettin g Star ted Step 1: Installing the System Install the system by referring to the illustration below. To attach the foot pads to the subwoofer Note • Use caution when placing the speakers and/or speaker stands attached to the speakers on a specially treated (waxed, oiled, polished, etc.) ...

23 GB Getting Star te d Caution • Contact a screw shop or installer for information regarding the wall material or screws to be used. • Use screws that are suitable for the wall material and strength. As a plaster board wall is especially fragile, attach the screws securely to a beam. Install the sp...

24 GB Gettin g Star ted 3 Remove the screw (pre-installed) at the rear of the speaker. 4 Lift the upper part of the speaker. 5 Pull out the speaker cord from the bottom of the lower part of the speaker. The removed speaker cord is used when installing the speaker on a wall. Rear of the speaker Screw...

25 GB Getting Star te d 6 Remove the protection paper from the speaker-bottom cover, then attach the speaker-bottom cover to the bottom of the upper part of the speaker. Note • When removing the protection paper, pull it off via the section exposed by the notch in the speaker-bottom cover. To hang t...

28 GB Gettin g Star ted 5 After deciding the angle, secure a screw on the lower side ( 1 ), then secure a screw on the upper side ( 2 ). Note • Make sure that the wall is sufficiently thick before installing. • Do not loosen the screws at the mounting plate or screw to secure the speaker to the moun...

29 GB Getting Star te d Step 2: Connecting the System 1 Insert the connectors of the speaker cords to match the color of the SPEAKERS jacks of the unit until they click. 2 Connect the speaker cord with the color tube to 3 , and the speaker cord without the color tube to # . The subwoofer speaker cor...

30 GB Gettin g Star ted 1 Connecting the video to your TV Depending on the jacks on your TV, select one of the connection methods. x Method 1: Video cord (supplied) connection This is the basic connection. x Method 2: HDMI cable * connection Picture quality will be improved compared to Method 1.If y...

31 GB Getting Star te d 2 Connecting the audio from your TV/set-top box To listen to TV or set-top box sound via the system, select one of the connection methods. x Method 1: Audio cord (not supplied) connection This is the basic connection and sends an analog audio signal. x Method 2: Digital optic...

32 GB Gettin g Star ted To change the color system (PAL or NTSC) (Asian, Australian, Middle Eastern, and South African models only) Depending on your TV, you may be required to select either PAL or NTSC for the color system.The initial setting for Australian, Middle Eastern, and South African models...

33 GB Getting Star te d Note • After connecting the FM wire antenna (aerial), extend and keep it as horizontal as possible. 1 Connect the AC power cord (mains lead). The demonstration appears in the front panel display. 2 Press " / 1 to turn the system on, then press " / 1 again to turn off ...

34 GB Gettin g Star ted Step 3: Setting up the System Displayed items vary depending on the area. 1 Turn on your TV. 2 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the system appears on the TV screen. 3 Press " / 1 to turn the system on. 4 Press without inserting a disc or connec...

38 GB Playing a Disc 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select “DVD/CD.” The selected item appears in the front panel display. 2 Press Z to open the disc tray. 3 Place a disc on the tray, then press Z . 4 Press N to start playback. 5 Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume. Playing Files on a Disc/USB Dev...

P layb a ck 39 GB 2 Load the source. x For a disc Place a disc on the tray by pressing Z to open/close the disc tray. x For a USB device Connect a USB device to the (USB) port. Note • It may take about 10 seconds before “READING” appears in the front panel display depending on the type of USB device...

42 GB 2 Press X / x to select the search method, then press . • [TITLE/SCENE/TRACK] • [CHAPTER/INDEX] • [TRACK] • [INDEX] • [FOLDER] • [FILE] Example: [CHAPTER] [** (**)] is selected (** refers to a number).The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles, chapters, tracks, indexes, sc...

P layb a ck 43 GB Example: Dolby Digital 5.1 channel x DVD-VR You can toggle audio tracks when a disc contains multiple audio tracks. x VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD (MP3 file)/DATA DVD (MP3 file)/USB device (audio file) You can change the sound track.• [STEREO]: The stereo sound.• [1/L]: The sound of the lef...

44 GB Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel playback area and a multi-channel playback area. You can select the playback area you want to listen to. 1 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode. 2 Press X / x to select [MULTI/ 2CH], then press . 3 Press X / x to select the setting, then pr...

P layb a ck 45 GB 4 Press c . The cursor moves to the track row [T] (in this case, [01]). 5 Select the track you want to program. Ex. To set track 2 as the first programmed track Press X / x to select [02] under [T], then press . 6 To program other tracks, repeat Steps 4 to 5. 7 Press N to start Pro...

46 GB To return to normal playback Press CLEAR, or select [OFF] in Step 3. Note • You cannot use Shuffle Play with a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC playback. 1 Press DISPLAY during playback. 2 Press X / x to select [REPEAT], then press . 3 Press X / x to select the item to be repeated, then press . ...

P layb a ck 47 GB 2 Press X / x to select [INTERVAL], then press . 3 Press X / x to select a setting, then press . • [NORMAL]: You can set to the standard duration. • [FAST]: You can set the duration shorter than [NORMAL]. • [SLOW 1]: You can set the duration longer than [NORMAL]. • [SLOW 2]: You ca...

P layb a ck 49 GB When playing a karaoke DVD recorded in Dolby Digital format in karaoke mode, you can turn on or off the guide vocal recorded in the karaoke track.When playing a VIDEO CD/CD in karaoke mode, you can listen to the vocals.You can also change the guide vocal channel to select different...

50 GB Displaying the Information of a Disc/USB Device Press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback. Information on the TV screen 1 [T ** : ** : ** /C ** : ** : ** /D ** : ** : ** ] Playing time of the current title, track/chapter/disc [T- ** : ** : ** /C- ** : ** : ** /D- ** : ** : ** ] Remaining time o...

P layb a ck 51 GB x DATA CD/DATA DVD/USB device (audio file) 1 Playing time and current track number 2 Track (file) name* * If an MP3 file has an ID3 tag, the system will display a title name from the ID3 tag information.The system can support ID3 ver 1.0/1.1/2.2/2.3.ID3 ver 2.2/2.3 tag information ...

T une r 53 GB Presetting Radio Stations You can preset 20 FM stations. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select “TUNER FM.” The selected item appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanning starts. Scanning stops when the system tunes in a station. “TUNED” appear...

Sound Eff ect 55 GB Enjoying Surround Sound You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the system’s pre-programmed surround settings. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x to select “SUR.SETTING,” then press or c . The selected item appears in the front panel display. 3 Press X / x to sele...

Sound Eff ect 57 GB Selecting the Sound Effect Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display. • “AUTO”: The system automatically selects “MOVIE” or “MUSIC” to produce the sound effect depending on the source. “AUTO” appears in the front panel d...

58 GB Using the Control for HDMI Function for “BRAVIA” Sync This function is available on TVs with the “BRAVIA” Sync function.By connecting Sony components that are compatible with the Control for HDMI function with an HDMI cable, operation is simplified as below: – System Power Off (page 58) – One-...

Con ven ient Func tions 59 GB (One-Touch Play) Press ONE-TOUCH PLAY Your TV turns on, your TV’s function is set to the HDMI input to which the system is connected, and the system starts playing a disc automatically.The System Audio Control function is also activated automatically. (Theatre Mode) If ...

60 GB (Language Follow) When you change the language for the on-screen display of your TV, the system’s on-screen display language is also changed. Note • When the system’s on-screen display is displayed, this function does not work. Using an S-AIR Product (DAV-DZ810 only) When you purchase the S-AI...

Con ven ient Func tions 61 GB Note • Remove the screws that are indicated in the illustration. Do not remove other screws. 2 Insert the wireless transmitter. Note • Insert the wireless transmitter with the S-AIR logo facing up. • Insert the wireless transmitter so that the V marks are aligned. • Do ...

62 GB To set the ID of the surround amplifier Refer to the operating instructions of the surround amplifier. To set the ID of the S-AIR receiver Refer to the operating instructions of the S-AIR receiver. You can receive the system’s sound by the S-AIR receiver while the main unit is in standby mode ...

Con ven ient Func tions 63 GB instrument, such as a paper clip, can be used.)The PAIRING indicator of the surround amplifier flashes when pairing starts.When wireless transmission is activated, the PAIRING indicator of the surround amplifier turns on and “PAIRING” and “COMPLETE” appear alternately i...

64 GB Notes on USB transferring • Do not connect the unit and the USB device through a USB hub. • Make sure there is enough space in the USB device for transferring. • Do not remove the USB device during transferring. • When you are transferring tracks from an audio CD, the tracks are recorded as 12...

66 GB 5 Press N to start transferring. When transferring is completed, “COMPLETE” appears in the front panel display and playback of the disc and USB device stops automatically.To cancel transferring, press x . You can transfer a radio program you are listening to onto a USB device. 1 Press FUNCTION...

Con ven ient Func tions 67 GB To cancel the sleep timer Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appears in the front panel display. To set the sleep timer using the system menu 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x to select “SLEEP,” then press or c . The selected item appears in the front panel displ...

Settings 69 GB Changing the Brightness of the Front Panel Display 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press X / x to select “DIMMER,” then press or c . The selected item appears in the front panel display. 3 Press X / x to select the brightness of the front panel display, then press . • “DIMMER OFF”: The front p...

Settings 71 GB x [AUDIO] You can switch the language of the sound track.When you select [ORIGINAL], the language given priority on the disc is selected. x [SUBTITLE] You can switch the language of the subtitles recorded on the DVD VIDEO.When you select [AUDIO FOLLOW], the language for the subtitles ...

72 GB Note • [4:3 OUTPUT] is effective only when you set [TV TYPE] in [VIDEO SETUP] to [16:9]. x [COLOR SYSTEM (VIDEO CD)] (Asian, Australian, Middle Eastern, and South African models only) You can select the color system when you play a VIDEO CD. [AUTO]: The system outputs the disc’s video signal, ...

Settings 73 GB x [VOLUME LIMIT] When the System Audio Control (page 59) is activated, loud sound may be output depending on the volume level of the system. You can prevent this by limiting the maximum level of the volume when the System Audio Control function activates. [OFF]: Off.[LEVEL3]: Maximum ...

Settings 75 GB x [AUDIO DRC] You can compress the dynamic range of the sound track. [AUDIO DRC] is useful for watching movies at low volume late at night. [OFF]: No compression of dynamic range.[STANDARD]: The system reproduces the sound track with the kind of dynamic range that the recording engine...

76 GB enter a new 4-digit password, replace the disc in the unit and press N . When the display for entering your password appears, enter your new password. Changing the password 1 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press . 2 Press X / x to select [CHANGE PASSWORD t ], then p...

78 GB Precautions On power sources • Unplug the unit from the wall outlet (mains) if you do not intend to use it for an extended period of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the cord. On placement • Place the system in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat...

A d ditio n al Inf o rm at ion 79 GB On handling discs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. • Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in direct s...

80 GB 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.Note that if service personnel changes some parts during...

82 GB Disc playback The sound loses stereo effect when you play a VIDEO CD, a CD, or an audio file. • Select stereo sound by pressing AUDIO (page 42). There is no sound or the volume level is very low from a certain speaker or all the speakers. • Check the surround setting (page 55). • Check the spe...

86 GB (When letters/numbers appear in the display) When the self-diagnosis function is activated to prevent the system from malfunctioning, a 5-character service number (e.g., C 13 50) with a combination of a letter and 4 digits appears on the TV screen or front panel display. In this case, check th...

88 GB General Power requirementsNorth American and Mexican models: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Taiwan models: 120 V AC, 50/60 Hz Argentine models: 220 V - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Latin American models: 110 V - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Other models: 220 V - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumptionDAV-DZ310/DAV-DZ510/DAV-DZ610 ...

A d ditio n al Inf o rm at ion 89 GB The table below describes the playback priority of file types under the [MEDIA] setting. * When using a disc, you can play MP3 files only. Playback Priority of File Types File type on a disc or USB device [MEDIA] setting [VIDEO] [MUSIC/PHOTO] [PHOTO] [MUSIC] Disc...

91 GB Index Numerics 4:3 OUTPUT 71 A A/V SYNC 67ANGLE 42ATTENUATE 67AUDIO 71AUDIO (HDMI) 73AUDIO DRC 75AUDIO RETURN CHANNEL 73 AUDIO SETUP 73AUTO CALIBRATION 74AUTO STBY 69 B BACKGROUND 75BLACK LEVEL 72BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT) 72 C COLOR SYSTEM (VIDEO CD) 72 CONTROL FOR HDMI 72Control for HDMI 58...