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2-687-040- 11 (1) TAV- L 1 © 2006 Sony Corporation Integrated Home Theatre System Operating Instructions ...
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2 US Before oper ating the system, please read the “Safety Inf ormation” section of this manual. Retain this manual f or future reference. To reduce the risk of fire or e lectric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Caution – The use of optical instruments w ith this product will increase e ye hazard . For customers in the ...
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3 US This product con tains mercury. Disposal of this pr oduct may be regulated if sold in the United States. For disposal or recycling information, please conta ct your local authorities or the Electronics Industries Alliance (http://www.eiae.org). For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies w ith Canadian ICES-003. Safety • ...
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4 US Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions . 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation o penings. Install in accordance with the manufac turer’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat ...
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5 US Table of Contents About this manual ...................... ............. .... 7 Safety info rmation ............. ............. ............. 7 Precaution s ............. ................ ............. ..... 11 Notes about the discs ..................... ............. ... 12 Guide to b asic operat ions of this system ................ ......... ...
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6 US Advanced Operations Navigatin g through menus ...... ............. ..... 38 Video men u .......... ................ ............. ........ 39 Screen me nu ..... ................ ............. ........... 41 Parent me nu ............ ................ ............. ..... 42 Setup men u .......... ............. ................ ........ 44 Naviga ...
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7 US About this manual • The instructions in this manu al describe the controls on the remote. You can also use the controls on the system if they have the same or sim ilar names as those on the remote. • The Control Menu item s may be diff erent depending on the area. • “DVD” may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, ...
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8 US Magnetic influence This system contains a strong magnet in the speaker unit that generates a magnetic field. Keep any i tems susceptible to magnetic fields away from the speaker. Sound If a snapping or po pping sound f rom the system is contin uous or frequent while the system is operating, unplug the system and consu lt your dealer or service ...
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9 US Placement • Do not obstruct the area where the lift un it moves up and down. It may c ause a malfunction. Leave some space around the system. Otherwise, air-circulation may be inadequate and cause overhea ting, which may cause f ire or damage to the system or the lift unit. • Never place the system in hot, humid or excessively dusty places ...
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10 US – If the system does not operate normally when following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are specified in the operating instructions. Improper adjustment of other contro ls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the system to normal operation. – When the ...
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11 US Volume adjustment • Adjust the volume so as not to trouble your neighbou rs. Sound carries very easily at night time. Therefore, closing the windows or using headphones is suggested. • When using headphones, adjust the volume so as to avo id excessive levels, as hearing damage may result. • Do not turn up the volume while listening to a ...
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12 US • Do not place the unit on surfaces (rugs, blanke ts, etc.) or near materials (curtains, draperies) that may block the ventilation slots. • Do not install the unit in an in clined position. It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only. • Keep the unit and d iscs away from equipment with strong magnets, such as microwave o ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 13
13 US Guide to basic operations of this system This system is a monito r with DVD player. The lift unit of this system has bui lt-in 2.1 channel speakers. You can enjoy high quality and exciting sound from DVD, FM and other connected components. About the lift unit When you select “AUT O” in “LIFT MODE” (page 69), the lift unit m oves up/do ...
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14 US This system has vari ous types of menus: • MONITOR: MENU This menu is effective fo r all inputs except FM input. • DVD: DVD MENU DVD TOP MENU DISPLAY These menus are effective for DVD input. •F M : M E N U This menu is effective for FM input. • DVD/FM: AMP MENU This menu is effect ive for all inputs. x FUNCTION butto ns A Press one of ...
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15 US 1 – Lift up/down (page 69) POWER – On/standby (page 24) Switches off the syst em temporarily. The POWER indicator on the syst em (front of the lift unit) turns off. Press again to s witch on the syst em from the standby mode. MUTING – Muting 3 Number buttons • In MONITOR mode: Enters the password. • In DVD mode: Selects the item, ti ...
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16 US 2 CABLE (FUNCTION) (page 14) 4 ENT Changes channels immediately. q; MENU (page 26) qs CH +/– Presses to scan through channels. To scan quickly through channels, press and hold down either +/– button. The CH + b utton has a ta ctile dot.* wd Uses with number butt ons and ENT to select digital channels (for example, 2.1). 2 SAT (FUNCTION) ( ...
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17 US 5 . / > • In DVD mode: Select ne xt (+)/previous (–). • In FM mode: Select next (+)/previous (–) preset station. 6 VOLUME +/– Increases (+)/decr eases (–) volume. 7 FM Change input select to FM directly. 8 DVD Change input select to DVD directly. 9 INPUT SELECT Select the input select of connected equipment. Each time you press ...
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18 US 1: Checking the accessories Remote RM-ANP003 (1) Size AA batteries (R6 type) (2) AC power cord (mains lead) (1) HD 15-HD 15 cable (1) Screws (2) FM wire antenna (1) Frame grille (1) Quick Setup Guide (1) 2: Inserting batteries into the remote Insert two size AA batt eries by matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries to the marking inside the ...
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Getting Started 19 US 3: Connecting a cable box/satellite receiver/VCR 1 Remove the covers. When all connections have been made, replace the covers. 2 Connect your satellite receiver, VCR and cable. To connect a satellite receiver 1 Connect the sa tellite antenna cord (not supplied) to the satellite receiver’s satellite input jack. 2 Use an audio ...
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20 US To prevent the system fro m toppling over Notes • Be sure to take measures to prevent the system from toppling over. If you fail to do so, the system may topple over and cause injur y . Anchor the system to a wall, pillar, etc., to prev ent it from to ppling over. • Any wall alterna tions (drilling, etc.) are your own responsibility. Prep ...
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Getting Started 21 US 4: Connecting the FM wire antenna Connect the supplied FM wire antenna for listening to the FM radio. Thread the wire antenna through the slit of the cover, and then replace the cover. Notes • Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna. • After connecting the FM wi re antenna, keep it as horizontal as possible. Tip If you ...
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22 US 6: Selecting the monitor language When you switch on the system for the first time, the Initial Setup menu appears on the screen. 1 Press MONITOR to s witch the remote FUNCTION to MONITOR. 2 Press M / m to select the language displayed on the menu screens, th en press (OK). 7: Selecting the DVD language (Quick Setup) When you select DVD input ...
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Getting Started 23 US To quit the Quick Setup Press DISPLAY in any step. To recall the Quick Setup display 1 Press DVD (FUNCTION) to switch the r emote FUNCTION to DVD. 2 Press DISPLAY. (If a disc is playing, press x to stop playback, then press DISPLAY.) The Control Menu appears. 3 Press M / m to select [SETUP], then press (ENTER). The options for ...
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24 US Programming the remote control The remote control is preset to oper ate Sony brand equipment. Follow the steps below to program yo ur system’s remote control to operate the other equipment. Find the three-digit code for your equipment from the “Manufacturer’s Codes” listed on page 25. If more than one code number is lis ted, try enter ...
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Enjoying the Connected Equipment 25 US Manufacturer’ s Codes Cable Box es Satellite Receivers Viewing pictures from connected equipment 1 Switch on the connected equipm ent. 2 Press the desired FUNCTION bu tton. 3 Switch the input select. You can switch the input select by one of the following procedures: – Press the desired direct input select ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 26
26 US Using other equipment with your remote control To operate other connected equipment with your system, first turn to page 25 and program the necessary code. For operatin g other equipment, press INPUT or direct input select button repeatedly until you see the input on the screen for your connected equipment. Remote control operation tips are p ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 27
Enjoying Discs 27 US Available discs The “DVD VID EO,” “DVD-R,” “DVD-RW, ” “DVD+RW,” “DVD+R,” and “CD” logos are trademarks. *1 Except for mu lti-channe l playback area. *2 CD text data can be displa yed (disc t itle only). Note about CDs/DVDs The system can play CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs recorded in the following formats: – au ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 28
28 US Notes about CD-R/CD-RW /DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/ DVD+RW In some cases, CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD- RW/DVD+R/ DVD+RW cann ot be playe d on this syste m due to the recording quality or physical co ndition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software. The disc will not play if it has not be en correctly finalized. For ...
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Enjoying Discs 29 US Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual propert y rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is in tended for home and other limited viewing uses only un less otherwise authoriz ed by Macrovision ...
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30 US 1 Press SOUND FIELD. The present sound field appears in the front panel display. 2 Press SOUND FIELD r epeatedly until the sound fiel d you want appea rs in the front panel display. The selected sound field indicator lights up. Available soun d fields x FRONT SURROUND (FRONT SUR) You can enjoy surround soun d in the FRONT SURROUND area, as il ...
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Enjoying Discs 31 US Playing discs Depending on the DVD VIDE O or VIDEO CD, s ome operations may be differen t or restricted. Refer to the operation details supplied with your disc. 1 Press POWER. The syst em turns on. Press DVD (FUNCTION) to switch the remote FUNCTION to DVD. Unless the system input is already set to “DVD,” press DVD (direct i ...
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32 US *1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The butto n can be used excep t for MP3 audio tracks an d JPEG image fi les. *2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs only. The bu tton can be used except for MP3 audi o tracks an d JPEG imag e files. Changing the soun d (DVD VIDEO, DVD-VR, VIDEO CD, CD, DATA CD, DATA DVD only) When playing a DVD VIDEO r ...
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Enjoying Discs 33 US x When playing a Super VCD • [1:STEREO]: The stereo sound of the audio track 1. • [1:1/L]: The sound of the left channel of the audio track 1 (monaural). • [1:2/R]: The sound of the right channel of the audio track 1 (monaural). • [2:STEREO]: The stereo sound of the audio track 2. • [2:1/L]: The sound of the left chan ...
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34 US Notes • You cannot use Program Play, Shuffle Play, or Repeat Play with Video CDs with PBC playback. • Depending on the VIDEO CD, [Pres s ENTER] in s tep 3 may appear as [Press SELE CT] in the instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press H . Tip To play without using PBC, press . / > or the nu mber buttons while the system i ...
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Enjoying Discs 35 US Watching frame by frame (Slow-motion Play) (DVD VIDEO, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VIDEO CD only) Press m or M when the syste m is in pause mode. To return to the normal playback speed, press H . Each time you press m or M during Slow-motion Play, the pla yback speed changes. Two speeds are available. Wi th each press the indication changes ...
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36 US Listening to the FM radio Preset FM radio stations in the system’s memory first (see “Presetting FM ra dio stations” (page 37)). 1 Press FM (FUNCTION) to switch the remote FUNCTION to FM. 2 Press FM (direct input select). “FM” appears in the front panel display. The last received st ation is tuned in. 3 Press CH + or – repeatedly ...
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Enjoying the FM Radio 37 US Presetting FM radio stations You can preset 20 FM stati ons. Befo re tuning, make sure to turn down the volume to minimum. 1 Press FM (FUNCTION) to switch the remote FUNCTION to FM. 2 Press FM (direct input select). “FM” appears in the front panel display. 3 Press and hold M or m until the auto scanning starts. Scann ...
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38 US Navigating through menus 1 Press MONITOR to s witch the remote FUNCTION to MONITOR. 2 Press INPUT repeatedly t o select the desired inpu t (other th an FM). 3 Press MENU. MENU display appears. 4 Press M / m to select th e item. • [Inputs]: Sele cts equipment that is connected to the system. You can assign a label to your equipment or skip u ...
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Using the Monit or Menu 39 US Note The options you can adju st vary depending on the s ituation. Only the options that can be operated are displayed. Video menu You can select the options listed be low on the Video menu. To select options, see “Navigating through menus” (page 38). Tips • You can alter the Video settings for eac h mode. • [C ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 40
40 US 1 Press (OK) to select the option. • [Picture]: Adjusts to incr ease picture contrast, or decrease pict ure contrast. • [Brightness]: Adjusts to brighten or darken the picture. • [Color]: Adjusts to increase or decrease color intensity. • [Hue]: Adjusts to increase or decrease th e green tones. • [Sharpness]: Adjusts to sharpen or s ...
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Using the Monit or Menu 41 US Screen menu You can select the options listed below on the Screen menu. To select options , see “Navigating through menus” (page 38). Selects a Wide Mode to use for 4:3 sources. 1 Press (OK) to select [Wide Mode]. 2 Press M / m to select one of the follo wing, then press (OK). • [ Wide Zoom]: Selects to enlarge t ...
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42 US Allows you to move the positi on of the picture left and right in the window. This function allows for horizontal adjustment of th e picture being displayed. 1 Press (O K) to select [H Center]. 2 Press M / m to choose a correctio n between -10 and +10, then pres s (OK). Tips • The setting of H Center c an be between –50 and +50 for VIDEO ...
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Using the Monit or Menu 43 US Tips • If you are not familiar with the Parental Guideline rating system, you should select [Child] , [Youth], or [Young Adult] to help simp lify the rating selection. To set more specific ratings, sel ect [Custom]. • For de scriptions of [Child] , [Youth], an d [Young Adult] ratings, see page 43. Selects country s ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 44
44 US Selecting custom rating options (for Canadian model) For Canadian model, the custom rating menu includes the following options. For US model, see page 43. Viewing blocked programs You can view blocked programs by en tering the password. Press ENT when tuned to a blocked program, then enter the pa ssword. This temporarily switches off Parent s ...
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Using the Monit or Menu 45 US Label Video Inputs Allows you to identify A/V equipment you connected to the system, such as a cable box, satellite recei ver , etc. For example, if you ha ve a cable box connected to the VIDEO (IN) 1 jack, you can select the label Cable Box for the V IDEO (IN) 1 input. Then when you press VIDEO 1 to change inputs, the ...
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46 US Light Sensor Selects [On] to enable the automatic brightness control. The light sensor measures the room brightness which allo ws the system to automatically adjust the picture brightness based on the picture settings and the ambient room light conditions. Tip In low light ambient the rang e of the backlight control is reduced when the light ...
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Using the DVD’s Menu 47 US Navigating through menus A DVD is divided into a lo t of sections, which make up a picture or music feature. These sections are called “titles.” When you play a DVD which contains several titles, you can select th e title you want using DVD TOP MENU. When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the lang ...
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48 US Navigating through menus Use the Control Menu to select a function and to view related information. 1 Press DVD (FUNCTION ) to switch the remote FUNCTION t o DVD. 2 Press DISPLAY repeated ly to turn on o r change the Control Men u display as follows: To turn off the disp lay Press DIS PLAY. The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different ...
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Using the Player Control Menu 49 US List of Control Menu ite ms Tip The Control M enu icon indicator lig hts up in green when you select any item except [OFF] ([PROGRAM], [SHUFFLE] , [REPEAT] only). T he [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST ] indicato r lights up in green when you select [PLAY LIST] (default setting). Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc T ype [ ...
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50 US Searching/selecting the disc You can search a DVD by titl e or chapter, and you can search a VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD by track, index, or scene. As titles and tracks are assigned uni que numbers on the disc, you can select the desired one by entering its number. Or, you can search for a scene using the time code. 1 Press DV ...
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Using the Player Control Menu 51 US 2 Press (ENTER). [T **:**:**] changes to [T --:--:--]. 3 Input the tim e code using the number buttons, th en press (ENTER). For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds af ter the beginning, just enter [2:10:20]. Tip When the Control Menu display is turned off, you can search for a chapt ...
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52 US 1 Press DVD (FUNCTION ) to switch the remote FUNCTION t o DVD. 2 Press TIME/TEXT. Each time you press TI ME/TEXT while playing the disc, the display changes 1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ... When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-R/DVD-RW 1 Playing time and number of the current title 2 Remaining time of the curren t title 3 Playing time and number of the curre ...
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Using the Player Control Menu 53 US To check DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 audio) text By pressing TIME/TEXT wh ile playing MP3 audio tracks on a DATA CD/DATA DVD, you can display the name of the al bum/track/file, and the audio bit rate (the amount of data per sec ond of the current audio) o n the monitor scree n. * Appears wh en playing an MP3 audio trac ...
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54 US 5 Press , . The cursor moves to the track row [T] (in this case, [01]). 6 Select the track you wan t to program. For example, select track [02]. Press M / m to select [02] under [T], then press (ENTER). The track number may be displayed in 3 digits for a Super Audio CD. 7 To program other t racks, repeat steps 4 to 5. The programed tracks are ...
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Using the Player Control Menu 55 US 5 Press (ENTER). Shuffle Play starts. “SHUF” appears in the front panel display. To return to normal play Press CLEAR, or select [OFF] in step 3. To turn off the Co ntrol Menu Press DISPLAY repe atedly unt il the Control Menu is turned off. Tip You can set Shuffle Play while the system is stopped. (Repeat Pla ...
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56 US Enjoying the slide show What is MP3/JPEG? MP3 is audio compression technology that satisfies the ISO/MPEG regulati ons. JPEG is image compression technology. Discs that the system can play You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROM s/DVD-Rs/ DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) an d JPEG ...
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Using the Player Control Menu 57 US • The system may take longer time to playback, when progressing to the follow ing album or jump to other album. • Some type of JPEG fi les cannot be played. Selecting an MP3 audio track or album 1 Press DVD (FUNCTION ) to switch the remote FUNCTION t o DVD. 2 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD. The system starts play ...
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58 US 4 Press M / m to select an album. x When selecting an albu m Press H to st art playing the select ed album. x When selecting an imag e Press PICTURE NAVI. Thumbnail images in the album appear in 16 subscreens. Press < / M / m / , to select the image, then press (ENTER). To play the next or pr evious JPEG image file Press < / , when the ...
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Using the Player Control Menu 59 US 5 Press M / m to select [MODE (MP3, JPEG)], then press (ENTER). The options for [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] appear. 6 Press M / m to select the setting you want and press (ENTER). • [AUTO]: Plays both the JPEG image files and MP3 audio tracks in the same album as a slide show. • [AUDIO (MP3)]: Plays only MP3 audio tra ...
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60 US Locking discs (CUSTOM PARENTAL CO NTROL, PA RENTAL CONTROL) You can set 2 kinds of pla yback restrictions for the desired disc. • Custom Parental Control You can set playback restrict ions so that the system will not play inappropriate discs. • Parental Control Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level ...
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Using the Player Control Menu 61 US 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press (EN TER). The system is ready for playback. Tip If you forget your password , enter the 6-digit number “199703” using the nu mber buttons when the [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL] di splay asks you f or your password, then press (ENTER). The display ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 62
62 US To play a disc for which Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press H . The display for enter ing your password appears. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press (EN TER). The system starts playback. Tip If you forget your passwor d, remove the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of “Preventing playback of specif ...
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Using the Player Control Menu 63 US 1 Press DVD (FUNCTION ) to switch the remote FUNCTION t o DVD. 2 Press DISPLAY. (If a disc is playing, press x to stop playback, then press DISPLAY.) The Control Menu appears. 3 Press M / m to select [SETUP], then press (ENTER). The options for [SETUP] appear. 4 Press M / m to select [CUS TOM], th en press (ENTER ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 64
64 US Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] in the Setup Dis play. To use the display, see “Using the Setup Display” (page 62). x [OSD] (On-Screen Display) Switches the display language on the screen. x [MENU] (DVD VIDEO o n ly) You can select the desire d language for the disc’s menu. x [AUDIO] (DVD VIDEO only) Switches the language of the sound track. Wh ...
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Using the Player Control Menu 65 US Custom settings [CUSTOM SETUP] Use this to set up pla yback-related (and other) settings. Select [CUSTOM SETUP] in the Setup Display. To use the display, see “U sing the Setup Display” (page 62). x [PAUSE MODE] (DVD VIDEO/DV D-R/DVD-RW only) Selects the picture in pause mode. x [TRACK SELECTION] (DVD VIDEO on ...
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66 US About the indications in th e lift unit/front panel display 1 Current surround format (Except for JPEG and Super Audio CD) 2 Playing status (DVD function only) 3 Lights up when the time in formation of a title or chapter appears in the front panel display. (DVD only) 4 Current play mode 5 Lights up when an FM radio station is tuned. (37) 6 Li ...
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Using the Lift Unit/Front Panel Displ ay 67 US (SW LEVEL) You can reinforce bass frequencies o n any source. 1 Press DVD (FUNCTION ) to switch the remote FUNCTION t o DVD. 2 Press AMP MENU. 3 Press M / m repeatedly until “SW LEVEL” appears in the fr ont panel display, then press (ENTER) or , . 4 Press M / m to select th e desired subwoofer leve ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 68
68 US (AUDIO DRC) Narrows the dynamic range of a Dolby Digital sound track. Useful for watching movies at low volume late at night. 1 Press DVD (FUNCTION ) to switch the remote FUNCTION t o DVD. 2 Press AMP MENU. 3 Press M / m repeatedly until “AUDIO DRC” appears in the fr ont panel display, then press (ENTER) or , . 4 Press M / m to select th ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 69
Using the Lift Unit/Front Panel Displ ay 69 US (LIFT MODE) The lift unit moves up and down by pressing on the system or remote. The lift unit can also be moved automatically, according to the selected input, disc type, or system power on/off when you select “AUTO” in “LIFT MODE.” 1 Press DVD (FUNCTION ) to switch the remote FUNCTION t o DVD ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 70
70 US (OPTICAL IN) (COAXIAL IN) This system can re ceive Dolby Digital 5.1 channel signals. To enjoy digital broadcas t sound, connect a cable box or satellite rec eiver to th is system with an optical digital cord (not supplied) or coaxial digital cord (n ot supplied), and also set both to output digital signals. Refer to the instruction manual su ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 71
Using Optional Equipment 71 US Connecting optional equipment You can connect a wide range of optional equipmen t to the system. Connecti ng cords are not supplied. Notes • When conn ecting optional eq uipment, make sure not to trap any cords i n the lift unit, or area where the unit moves. • Do not connect any equipment while the lift unit is m ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 72
72 US Connecting to the system (side) Note When connecting headphones , the lift unit does not move even if is pressed. T o connect Do this Cable box or satellite receiv er A Connect to the VIDEO (IN) 1 S video jack or the video jack and the audio jacks or VIDEO DIGIT AL IN OPT/CO AX. D VD recorder, VCR or video ga me equipment B Connect to the VID ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 73
Using Optional Equipment 73 US T o connect Do this Personal Computer G Connect to the VIDEO 6 (PC IN) with the HD 15-HD 15 cable (analog RGB, 1.5 m (4 ft 1 1 in), supplied) and the audio jack C on the rear of the system (page 71). Cable box or satellite receiver H Connect only to the VIDEO 5 (HDMI IN) jack. The d igital video and audio signals are ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 74
74 US Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS for the US model POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HA RMONIC DISTORTION: With 6 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 200 - 20,000 Hz; rated 40 watts per channe l minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.7% total harmon ic distortion from 250 milli watts to rated output. Display unit Power Requirements: 120 V AC, ...
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Additional Information 75 US * Corresponding to the VGA signa l. This system does not support Sync on Green or Composite Sync. If a signal other than in the above chart is input, it may not be di splayed properly or may not be displayed as you set. Using the Vertical frequency (Hz) of the personal computer at 60 is recommended. PC specifications Si ...
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76 US The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard. Parental control area code list Language code list (DVD function only) Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Af ar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 A ymara 1052 Azerbaij ani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bu ...
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Additional Information 77 US Troubleshooting Check whether the POWER ind icator is flashing in r ed or “PROTECT” appears in the fr ont panel display. When POWER is flashing or “PROTECT” appears The self-diagnosis function is activated. 1 Count how man y times PO WER flashes e very two se conds and check if any LED lights blink or any messag ...
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78 US No color on progr ams • Select [Reset] in the [V ideo] menu to return to the fac tory settings (page 39). • Check the video cord connection. There is no picture • If the FM function i s selected, there will be no picture - ensure that this function is not selected. Picture no ise appears • The disc is dirty or flawed. • If picture n ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 79
Additional Information 79 US The sound loses stereo eff ect when y ou pla y a VIDEO CD , CD or DA T A CD/D A T A D VD (MP3 audio) • Set [A UDIO] to [STEREO] by pressing A UDIO (page 32). • Make sure the system is connected properly . The surround eff ect is difficult to hear when y ou are pla ying a Dolb y Digital, DTS , or MPEG audio sound tra ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 80
80 US The menu oper ations do not wor k • Make su re the remote FUNCTION setting i s correct (sele ct the desired remote FUNCTION). The MP3 audio trac k cannot be pla yed • The D A T A CD is not recorded in the MP3 format that conforms to ISO 9660 Lev el 1/Level 2 or Joliet. • The D A T A D VD is not recorded in the MP3 format that conforms t ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 81
Additional Information 81 US The language f or the sound trac k cannot be changed • Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the D VD being played. • The D VD prohibits changing the language for the sound track. The subtitle langua ge cannot be changed • Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played. • The D VD prohibits ch ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 82
82 US (When letters/numbers appear in the display) When the self-diagnosis function is ac tivated 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 screen and the front panel display. In this case, check the following table. When displaying the version ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 83
Additional Information 83 US Index Numerics 4:3 Default 41 5.1 Channel Surroun d 33 A Accessories supplied 18 ALBUM 50 AMP ME NU 67 ANGLE 35 Antenna, connecting 21 Audio AUDIO 32 , 64 AUDIO DRC 68 B BACKGROUND 64 Backlight 40 Black Corrector 40 Brightness 40 C CABLE (FU NCTION ) 14 CH +/– 36 CHAPTER 50 CineMotion 40 CLEAR 15 COAX(IAL) IN 70 , 72 ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 84
84 US R Region code 28 Remote control sensor 17 inserting batteries 18 overview 14 REPEAT 15 Reset RESET 49 Screen menu 42 Video m enu 39 Resume Play 34 RETURN ( O ) 33 S SA-CD /CD 33 SAT (FUNCTION) 14 Scan 34 SCENE 50 Screen Screen menu 41 SCREEN SAVER 64 SCREEN SETUP 64 Searching 34 , 50 Settings 38 Setup Auto YC 45 Caption Vision 44 Info Banne r ...
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 85
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 86
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 87
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Sony TAV-L1 - page 88
: : 1 2 3 Printed in Japan OK Do not hold Printed on 100% recycled paper. When transporting the sys tem, follow the protection procedure (page 12 ). ...
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