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. 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. Don’t throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical waste. For Australian model only ENERGY STAR® is a U.S. registered mark. As an ENERGY STAR® partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency. The following caution label is located inside the apparatus. 2GB Table of Contents About this manual...................................5 Playable discs..........................................5 Getting Started Hooking up the system............................9 Positioning the speakers........................12 Setting the clock....................................13 Performing QUICK SETUP .................14 Using the THEATRE SYNC function...........................................16 Changing the format of video signals from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks ................................................17 Disc – Playback Loading a disc.......................................18 Playing a disc........................................18 — Normal play Resuming playback from the point where you stopped the disc.............20 — Resume Play Creating your own program..................21 — Program Play Playing in random order........................22 — Shuffle Play Playing repeatedly.................................23 — Repeat Play Playing DVD VIDEOs using the menu ...............................................25 Selecting “ORIGINAL” or “PLAY LIST” on a DVD-RW........25 Selecting a playback area for Super Audio CD .............................26 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions (Ver. 2.0).........................27 — PBC Playback About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files.......................................28 Playing DATA CDs with MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files...........30 Playing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG images files as a slideshow with sound...............................................33 Enjoying DivX® Videos....................... 35 (Except for Latin American models) Playing DATA CDs and DATA DVDs with DivX video files ..................... 36 (Except for Latin American models) Searching for a particular point on a disc ................................................. 38 — Scan, Slow-motion Play, Freeze Frame Searching for a title/chapter/track/scene/ index/album/file ............................. 40 Searching by scene ............................... 42 — Picture Navigation Disc – Various Functions Selecting the audio format.................... 43 Changing the angles.............................. 45 Displaying the subtitles ........................ 45 Adjusting the delay between the picture and sound ........................... 46 — A/V SYNC Restricting playback of the disc............ 46 — CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL Using the DVD setup menu..................50 Tuner Presetting radio stations........................ 58 Listening to the radio............................ 60 Tape – Playback Loading a tape ...................................... 61 Playing a tape........................................ 61 continued 3GB Tape – Recording Recording your favorite disc onto a tape..................................................62 — CD Synchro Recording Recording onto a tape manually ...........63 — Manual Recording Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound ..............................64 Selecting the sound field.......................65 Selecting the preset effect.....................66 Adjusting the graphic equalizer and storing the user equalizer setting....67 Singing along: Karaoke.........................67 Mixing and recording sounds................71 Timer Falling asleep to music..........................73 — Sleep Timer Waking up to music..............................73 — Play Timer Timer recording radio programs...........74 Display Turning off the display..........................76 — Power Saving Mode Viewing information about the disc in the front panel display ....................76 Viewing information about the disc in the on-screen display......................78 Checking the date information of JPEG image files ............................79 Optional Components Hooking up optional components.........80 Listening to audio from a connected component ......................................81 Recording audio signal from a connected component.....................82 Recording audio signal on a connected component ......................................82 Connecting external antennas...............83 Troubleshooting Problems and remedies......................