User manual SONY DAV-C900

[. . . ] 4-237-230-12(1) Compact AV System Operating Instructions DAV-C900 © 2001 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Don't throw a battery, dipose it as the injurious wastes. WARNING This 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. [. . . ] If the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS), you can select the audio format you want while playing the DVD. With stereo CDs or VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers. (In this case, the sound loses its stereo effect. ) For example, when playing a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel, you can select the left channel and hear only the instruments from both speakers. AUDIO 4 7 >10 3 Press X/x to select the desired audio signal. xWhen playing a DVD Depending on the DVD, the choice of language varies. When 4 digits are displayed, they represent the language code. Refer to the language code list on page 80 to see which language the code represents. When the same language is displayed two or more times, the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats. xWhen playing a VIDEO CD, or CD The default setting is underlined. · STEREO: The standard stereo sound · 1/L: The sound of the left channel (monaural) · 2/R: The sound of the right channel (monaural) xWhen playing a SACD In stop mode, depending on the SACD, the choice of settings varies. · MULTI: The disc has multichannel playback area · 2CH: The disc has the 2 channel playback area. · CD: When you want to play the disc as a conventional CD. Note Not all discs give you the three choices above when in SACD playback. It all depends on the layer configuration of the SACD to be played. Sound Adjustments 5 8 10/0 6 9 DVD DISPLAY X/x ENTER 1 2 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback. The Control Menu is displayed. 4 Press ENTER. Press X/x to select (AUDIO), then ENTER. The options for AUDIO appear. 12(27) 18(34) T 1:32:55 1: ENGLISH 1: ENGLISH 2: ENGLISH 3: FRENCH PLAY DVD PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2. 1 L LS C LFE RS R To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off. z You can select AUDIO directly by pressing AUDIO. Each time you press the button, the item changes. Notes · For discs not in multiple audio format, you cannot change the sound. · During DVD playback, the sound may change automatically. continued 47 Displaying the audio information of the disc When you select "AUDIO, " the channels being played are displayed on the screen. For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5. 1 channel signals can be recorded on a DVD. Depending on the DVD, the number of recorded channels may differ. Current audio format* 12(27) 18(34) T 1:32:55 1: ENGLISH PLAY DVD PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2. 1 L LS C LFE RS R The display examples are as follows: · PCM (stereo) PROGRAM FORMAT PCM 48kHz 24bit · Dolby Surround PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 2/0 DOLBY SURROUND L C R S · Dolby Digital 5. 1ch When an LFE signal component is output, "LFE" is enclosed in a solid line. When an LFE signal component is not output, "LFE" is enclosed in a broken line. Current playing program format** * "PCM, " "MPEG, " "DTS, " or "DOLBY DIGITAL" is displayed. For "DOLBY DIGITAL, " the channels in the playing track are displayed numerically as follows: For Dolby Digital 5. 1 ch: Rear component 2 PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2. 1 L LS C LFE RS R DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 . 1 Front component 2 + Center component 1 LFE (Low Frequency Effect) component 1 · DTS "LFE" is always enclosed in a solid line regardless of the LFE signal component being output. ** The letters in the program format display mean the following sound component: L: Front (left) R : Front (right) C : Center LS : Rear (left) RS : Rear (right) S : Rear (monaural): The rear component of the Dolby Surround processed signal and the Dolby Digital signal. LFE : LFE (Low Frequency Effect) PROGRAM FORMAT DTS 3/2. 1 L LS Notes · When the signal contains rear signal components such as LS, RS, or S, the Surround effect is enhanced (page 49). · If you play MPEG AUDIO sound tracks, the system outputs PCM (stereo) signals. C LFE R RS 48 z You can identify the encoding format of Selecting a Sound Field You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to. Surround sound can be applied to DVD, VIDEO CD, and CD playback. program software by looking at its packaging ­ Dolby Digital discs are labelled with the logo. [. . . ] VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compressed. VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional audio CDs. · Version 1. 1: You can play only moving pictures and sounds. [. . . ]