Sony Dav C450 Operating Instructions

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Using Various Additional Functions
Standard Code
number
Argentina 2044
Australia 2047
Austria 2046
Belgium 2057
Brazil 2070
Canada 2079
Chile 2090
China 2092
Denmark 2115
Finland 2165
France 2174
Germany 2109
Hong Kong 2219
India 2248
Indonesia 2238
Italy 2254
Japan 2276
Standard Code
number
Korea 2304
Malaysia 2363
Mexico 2362
Netherlands 2376
New Zealand 2390
Norway 2379
Pakistan 2427
Philippines 2424
Portugal 2436
Russia 2489
Singapore 2501
Spain 2149
Sweden 2499
Switzerland 2086
Taiwan 2543
Thailand 2528
United Kingdom 2184
Area Code
 
						

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Controlling the TV with
the Supplied Remote
You can control your TV (Sony only) with
the supplied remote.
Controlling the TV with the remote
TV ?/1
Number
buttons
Other Operations
COMMAND
MODE
DVD/TV
switch ENTER
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TV/VIDEO
You can control your TV using the buttons
below.
By pressing You can
TV [/1Turn the TV on or off.
TV/VIDEO Switch the TV’s input source
between the TV and other input
sources.
Switching between TV and DVD
Using the COMMAND MODE DVD/TV
switch, you can switch the remote signal
between control of the TV and control of the
DVD unit. When you watch the DVD,
ensure that you have the COMMAND
MODE DVD/TV switch set to DVD.The table below shows the buttons that are
affected by the COMMAND MODE DVD/
TV switch.
Button DVD TV
1~9, Standard number Selects channel
>10, button function numbers.
10/0 for DVD.
ENTER Standard enter Press after
function for selecting a
DVD. channel number.
.Standard TV CH –
preceding title,
chapter skip
function for
DVD.
>Standard forward TV CH +
title, chapter
skip for DVD.
VOL + VOL + VOL +
VOL – VOL – VOL –
zWhen you enter a double digit number
Depending on the TV set, you can also enter the
number as follows:
Press >10, then the number. (For example, press >10,
then 2 and 5 for entering 25.)
Note
Depending on the TV, you may not be able to control
your TV or to use some of the buttons above.
VOL +/–
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Other Operations
FUNCTION
Using the Video or other
Unit
You can use VCRs or other units connected
to the AUDIO 1 or AUDIO 2 jacks. Refer to
the operation manual supplied with the unit
for further information on the operation.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until
AUDIO 1 or AUDIO 2 that you connected
the unit to appears on the front panel
display.
Each time you press FUNCTION, the mode
of the system changes in the following
sequence.
DVD t AUDIO 1 t AUDIO 2 t
TUNER t DVD...
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Listening to the Radio
Preset radio stations in the system’s memory
first (see “Presetting Radio Stations” on
page 30).
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.
FUNCTION
VOL +/–
PRESET
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NTSC PBC ANGLETITLETRACKCHAPTER INDEX TUNEDHMONO MSTSdBkHzPROGRAMMHzSHUFFLE REPEAT 1FM AMDISC 1SAUTO
ALL PROLOGICDIGITAL
NTSC PBC ANGLETITLETRACKCHAPTER INDEX H TUNEDM MONOST SdBkHzPROGRAMMHzSHUFFLE REPEAT   1FMAMDISC 1SAUTO
DISPLAY
TUNING
+/– STEREO/
MONO1
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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.
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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
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 AUDIO 1 t AUDIO 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 63.
NAME
C/X/x/c
ENTER FUNCTION
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Other Operations
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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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 pages 67-73. For an
overall list of Setup Display items, see page
83.
How to use the Setup Display
1In stop mode, press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu appears.
If you press DVD SETUP, you can go to
Step 3 directly. Settings and Adjustments
X/x
ENTER DV D
DISPLAY
DV D
SETUP
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           :      : 
CUSTOM
CUSTOM RESETDVD        
STOP       
1
Selected item
LANGUAGE SETUP
OSD:
DVD MENU:
AUDIO:
SUBTITLE:ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ORIGINAL
ENGLISH
3Press X/x to select “CUSTOM,” then
press ENTER.
The Setup Display appears.
4Press X/x to select the setup item from
the displayed list: “LANGUAGE SETUP,”
“SCREEN SETUP,” “CUSTOM SETUP,”
and “SPEAKER SETUP.” Then press
ENTER.
The selected Setup item appears.
Example: “SCREEN SETUP”
Setup
items
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:4:3 LETTER BOX
ON
JACKET PICTURE
Main
item
2Press X/x to select  (SETUP),
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Settings and Adjustments
LANGUAGE SETUP
OSD:
DVD MENU:
AUDIO:
SUBTITLE:ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ORIGINAL
ENGLISH
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 66).
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.
When you select “ORIGINAL,” the
language given priority in the disc is
selected.
xSUBTITLE (DVD only)
Switches the language of the subtitle.
Selects the language from the displayed list.
When you select “AUDIO FOLLOW,” the
language for the subtitles changes according
to the language you selected for the sound
track.
Selected settingOptions
5Select an item using X/x, then press
ENTER.
The options for the selected item appear.
Example: “TV TYPE”
The order of displayed items differs
depending on the model type. (This
illustration is for the North American
model.)
6Select 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.
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If you select “RESET” in Step 2, you can reset all
of the “SETUP” settings on page 83 (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.
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:
16:9 4:3 LETTER BOX
4:3 PAN SCAN
4:3 LETTER BOX
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:4:3 PAN SCAN
ON
JACKET PICTURE
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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 82).
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 66).
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.
4:3
LETTER
BOX
4:3
PAN SCAN
16:9
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.
Select this when you connect a
wide-screen TV or a TV with a
wide mode function.
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:
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Settings and Adjustments
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 play back 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
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.
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 66).
The default settings are underlined.
xCOLOR SYSTEM for VIDEO CD
playback (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 system according to
the connected TV. See page 24.
16:9 4:3 PAN SCAN
CUSTOM SETUP
PAUSE MODE:
PARENTAL CONTROL
TRACK SELECTION                          OFF COLOR SYSTEM
AUTOAUTO
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.
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No priority given.
Priority given.
xPAUSE MODE (DVD only)
Selects the picture in pause mode.
AUTO
FRAME
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 58).
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 67).
•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.”
The picture, including subjects
that move dynamically, is output
with no jitter. Normally select
this position.
The picture, including subjects
that do not move dynamically, is
output in high resolution.
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 66).
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.
SPEAKER SETUP
SIZE:
DISTANCE:
BALANCE:
LEVEL: 
OFF
TEST TONE:
FRONT:
CENTER:
YES BEHIND(LOW)YES YES
REAR:
SUBWOOFER: