Sony Dav Dz300 Operating Instructions

©2005 Sony Corporation2-590-883-12(1)
DVD Home Theatre
System
Operating Instructions
DAV-DZ300
 

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To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not 
expose the unit to rain or moisture.
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such 
as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
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...

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Thank you for purchasing Sony DVD Home 
Theatre System. Before operating this system, 
please read this manual thoroughly and retain it 
for future reference.
Welcome!
 

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Welcome! ................................................ 3
About This Manual ................................. 6
This System Can Play the Following 
Discs ................................................. 6
Guide to the Control Menu Display ...... 10
Getting Started
Unpacking ............................................. 13
Inserting Batteries into the Remote....... 13
Hookup Overview ................................. 14
Step 1: Speaker System Hookup ........... 15
Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup...

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Settings and Adjustments
Using the Setup Display........................ 73
Setting the Display or Sound Track 
Language ........................................ 74
[LANGUAGE SETUP]
Settings for the Display......................... 75
[SCREEN SETUP]
Custom Settings .................................... 76
[CUSTOM SETUP]
Settings for the Speakers....................... 77
[SPEAKER SETUP]
Additional Information
Precautions ............................................ 80
Notes about the...

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 The instructions in this manual describe the 
controls on the remote. You can also use the 
controls on the system if they have the same or 
similar names as those on the remote.
 The Control Menu items may be different 
depending on the area.
 “DVD” may be used as a general term for 
DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, and 
DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs.
 Measurements are expressed in feet (ft) for 
North American models.
 The following symbols are used in this 
manual.
*1 MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard...

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The system can play DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/
DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs recorded in the 
following formats:
– DivX video files of format conforming to 
UDF.
Example of discs that the 
system cannot play
The system cannot play the following discs:
 CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those 
recorded in the formats listed on page 6
 CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format
 Data part of CD-Extras
 DVD Audios
 DVD-RAMs
Also, the system cannot play the following 
discs:
 A DVD VIDEO with a different region code 
(page...

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About the Super Audio CD
Super Audio CD is a new high-quality audio 
disc standard where music is recorded in the 
DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format 
(conventional CDs are recorded in the PCM 
format). The DSD format, using a sampling 
frequency 64 times higher than that of a 
conventional CD, and with 1-bit quantization, 
achieves both a wide frequency range and a wide 
dynamic range across the audible frequency 
range, and so provides music reproduction 
extremely faithful to the original sound....

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Copyrights
This product incorporates copyright protection 
technology that is protected by U.S. patents and 
other intellectual property rights. Use of this 
copyright protection technology must be 
authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for 
home and other limited viewing uses only unless 
otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse 
engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
This system incorporates with Dolby*
1 Digital 
and Dolby Pro Logic (II) adaptive matrix 
surround decoder and the DTS*
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Use the Control Menu to select a function and to view related information. Press   DISPLAY 
repeatedly to turn on or change the Control Menu display as follows:
Control Menu display
The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type. For details 
about each item, see the pages in parentheses.
Guide to the Control Menu Display
 
DISPLAY
Control Menu display 1
m
Control Menu display 2 (appears for certain discs only)
m
Control Menu display off ,