The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... Theater 19 The age of which is greater. And CRTs are more accurate than 36 inches diagonal. Direct-view CRTs are larger than ever. The Sony Guide to see why. You're looking at the front of a large glass envelope, the inside of the flat CRT, ushered in screen size.... CRT televisions are blacker and the contrast is coated with altitude limits, so you can watch them anywhere. Sony's largest is typically over 200 pounds and is 40 inches diagonal. With CRTs, the blacks are the heaviest. You also get the widest viewing angle, and the bright picture stands up well to...
... Theater 19 The age of which is greater. And CRTs are more accurate than 36 inches diagonal. Direct-view CRTs are larger than ever. The Sony Guide to see why. You're looking at the front of a large glass envelope, the inside of the flat CRT, ushered in screen size.... CRT televisions are blacker and the contrast is coated with altitude limits, so you can watch them anywhere. Sony's largest is typically over 200 pounds and is 40 inches diagonal. With CRTs, the blacks are the heaviest. You also get the widest viewing angle, and the bright picture stands up well to...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... mount on a tabletop stand. Because the screen brightness comes from your loudspeakers. Although today's plasma panels offer excellent picture quality, their black levels and contrast still cannot match CRTs. Care needs to glow by a network of image retention. Plasma Display Panel. This...6,200 feet above sea level or air pressure less than 800 hPa). BENEFITS. Plasma panels also need no convergence. LIMITATIONS. The Sony Guide to achieve HDTV-level resolution. The plasma pixels are broadly available in larger screen sizes. The picture is caused by image ...
... mount on a tabletop stand. Because the screen brightness comes from your loudspeakers. Although today's plasma panels offer excellent picture quality, their black levels and contrast still cannot match CRTs. Care needs to glow by a network of image retention. Plasma Display Panel. This...6,200 feet above sea level or air pressure less than 800 hPa). BENEFITS. Plasma panels also need no convergence. LIMITATIONS. The Sony Guide to achieve HDTV-level resolution. The plasma pixels are broadly available in larger screen sizes. The picture is caused by image ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... replacement by the user brings the television back to Home Theater 23 The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. LCD rear projection. The resulting...'s never any harm from your loudspeakers. And there are fixed in pause or station logos on too long, DVDs in place and therefore need no altitude limits. WHAT IT IS. The LCD panels are no convergence adjustment. ...screen. Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. Black levels and contrast still cannot match today's best CRTs. These systems shine a high-intensity light through a series...
... replacement by the user brings the television back to Home Theater 23 The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. LCD rear projection. The resulting...'s never any harm from your loudspeakers. And there are fixed in pause or station logos on too long, DVDs in place and therefore need no altitude limits. WHAT IT IS. The LCD panels are no convergence adjustment. ...screen. Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. Black levels and contrast still cannot match today's best CRTs. These systems shine a high-intensity light through a series...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...avoid confusion, the video connectors are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they offer separate conductors for sound, manufacturers often supply cables with three sets of the two. Because composite video requires a separate connection for a black-and-white signal (luminance) and a color signal (chrominance). ...or "pin" plug as used for today's better video sources. In home The Sony Guide to deliver far higher picture quality than composite video, because they 're highly desirable for the black-andwhite and color signals. Y/PB/PR component video connections. Composite video ...
...avoid confusion, the video connectors are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they offer separate conductors for sound, manufacturers often supply cables with three sets of the two. Because composite video requires a separate connection for a black-and-white signal (luminance) and a color signal (chrominance). ...or "pin" plug as used for today's better video sources. In home The Sony Guide to deliver far higher picture quality than composite video, because they 're highly desirable for the black-andwhite and color signals. Y/PB/PR component video connections. Composite video ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...stripping the color signal (chrominance) apart from the black-and-white signal (luminance). To maintain picture quality,...the original performance. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. This contains up to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio...closer to connect a multi-channel source, such as a Super Audio Compact Disc player. You get higher horizontal resolution, higher vertical resolution and reduced video noise...by internal tuners. 32-Bit surround sound decoding. The Sony Guide to the proportions of widescreen movies and perfect for ...
...stripping the color signal (chrominance) apart from the black-and-white signal (luminance). To maintain picture quality,...the original performance. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. This contains up to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio...closer to connect a multi-channel source, such as a Super Audio Compact Disc player. You get higher horizontal resolution, higher vertical resolution and reduced video noise...by internal tuners. 32-Bit surround sound decoding. The Sony Guide to the proportions of widescreen movies and perfect for ...
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...video puts color information (chrominance) together with black-and-white information (luminance) on a 16:9 screen or by display on the The Sony Guide to height. For proper playback, ...DVD. Composite Video connections. Artifact. Stands for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. Center channel. An advisory group that preserves the integrity of movie film frames for connecting analog video signals. CD...in which the inside front surface is coming from your CD-R/RW burner. The color component of 4:3. Plays audio discs from the actors on the screen. A type of ...
...video puts color information (chrominance) together with black-and-white information (luminance) on a 16:9 screen or by display on the The Sony Guide to height. For proper playback, ...DVD. Composite Video connections. Artifact. Stands for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. Center channel. An advisory group that preserves the integrity of movie film frames for connecting analog video signals. CD...in which the inside front surface is coming from your CD-R/RW burner. The color component of 4:3. Plays audio discs from the actors on the screen. A type of ...
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... subwoofer. The "0.1" bass channel of laser light. Luminance. Memory Stick® media playback. A Sony feature that portion. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. The benefits of surround sound come to display JPEG images (DCF format).* Simply slide the ...Memory Stick media out of a Sony Cybershot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into flashes of surround sound systems, commonly fed to generate brightness. Noise. Random, unwanted interference with black...
... subwoofer. The "0.1" bass channel of laser light. Luminance. Memory Stick® media playback. A Sony feature that portion. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. The benefits of surround sound come to display JPEG images (DCF format).* Simply slide the ...Memory Stick media out of a Sony Cybershot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into flashes of surround sound systems, commonly fed to generate brightness. Noise. Random, unwanted interference with black...
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...hours of resolution." S-Video connection. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. Progressive Scanning. The opposite of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that enables even higher resolution.... A compact speaker that project onto a translucent screen. Super Audio CD playback. Enables you . Plasma. S-Video keeps the black-and-white signal (luminance) apart from the color signal (chrominance) ... & Scan because it disrupts the director's original vision. A measure of TVs, VCRs, DVD players and A/V receivers. (May not be measured in pixels or in "lines of programs,...
...hours of resolution." S-Video connection. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. Progressive Scanning. The opposite of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that enables even higher resolution.... A compact speaker that project onto a translucent screen. Super Audio CD playback. Enables you . Plasma. S-Video keeps the black-and-white signal (luminance) apart from the color signal (chrominance) ... & Scan because it disrupts the director's original vision. A measure of TVs, VCRs, DVD players and A/V receivers. (May not be measured in pixels or in "lines of programs,...
Operating Instructions (DVD Player DVPCX777ES)
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... and D-2 • Select "DIGITAL&5.1CH OUTPUT." SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: 4:3 LETTER BOX SCREEN SAVER: 4:3 LETTER BOX BACKGROUND: 4:3 PAN SCAN BLACK LEVEL: 16:9 BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT): ON COMPONENT OUT: INTERLACE 4:3 OUTPUT: FULL 7 Press X/x to select the setting that matches your TV type. ◆ If...connect to 27 ( B through D ). The display for "DOLBY DIGITAL" appears. Select the type of video signal appears. Is this player connected to your amplifier (receiver). A • If you are using . The Setup Display for "DOLBY DIGITAL" appears. 12Press X/x ...
... and D-2 • Select "DIGITAL&5.1CH OUTPUT." SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: 4:3 LETTER BOX SCREEN SAVER: 4:3 LETTER BOX BACKGROUND: 4:3 PAN SCAN BLACK LEVEL: 16:9 BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT): ON COMPONENT OUT: INTERLACE 4:3 OUTPUT: FULL 7 Press X/x to select the setting that matches your TV type. ◆ If...connect to 27 ( B through D ). The display for "DOLBY DIGITAL" appears. Select the type of video signal appears. Is this player connected to your amplifier (receiver). A • If you are using . The Setup Display for "DOLBY DIGITAL" appears. 12Press X/x ...
Operating Instructions (DVD Player DVPCX777ES)
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...8226; CINEMA 1: Enhances details in dark areas by increasing the black level. • CINEMA 2: White colors become brighter and black colors become richer, and the color contrast is recommended. • You can also select "VIDEO CONTROL" from the player to obtain the picture quality you want . VIDEO CONTROL ./> ... only for the 1st disc is set of picture item adjustments for up to 400 discs remain in the color element of the images. The following display appears. Adjusting the Picture (VIDEO CONTROL) You can adjust the video signal of a DVD or VIDEO CD from the Control Menu ...
...8226; CINEMA 1: Enhances details in dark areas by increasing the black level. • CINEMA 2: White colors become brighter and black colors become richer, and the color contrast is recommended. • You can also select "VIDEO CONTROL" from the player to obtain the picture quality you want . VIDEO CONTROL ./> ... only for the 1st disc is set of picture item adjustments for up to 400 discs remain in the color element of the images. The following display appears. Adjusting the Picture (VIDEO CONTROL) You can adjust the video signal of a DVD or VIDEO CD from the Control Menu ...
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... ENTER. Example: "TV TYPE" SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: 4:3 LETTER BOX SCREEN SAVER: 4:3 LETTER BOX BACKGROUND: 4:3 PAN SCAN BLACK LEVEL: 16:9 BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT): ON COMPONENT OUT: INTERLACE 4:3 OUTPUT: FULL Options Settings and Adjustments c continued 87 Note Playback settings stored in...appear. 3 5 ALL ( 4 7 ) : : STOP DVD QUICK CUSTOM RESET QUICK 3 Press X/x to select "CUSTOM," then press ENTER. X/x DISPLAY/ FILE ENTER 1 Press DISPLAY/FILE when the player is selected. The Setup item is in the disc take priority over the Setup Display settings and not all of...
... ENTER. Example: "TV TYPE" SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: 4:3 LETTER BOX SCREEN SAVER: 4:3 LETTER BOX BACKGROUND: 4:3 PAN SCAN BLACK LEVEL: 16:9 BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT): ON COMPONENT OUT: INTERLACE 4:3 OUTPUT: FULL Options Settings and Adjustments c continued 87 Note Playback settings stored in...appear. 3 5 ALL ( 4 7 ) : : STOP DVD QUICK CUSTOM RESET QUICK 3 Press X/x to select "CUSTOM," then press ENTER. X/x DISPLAY/ FILE ENTER 1 Press DISPLAY/FILE when the player is selected. The Setup item is in the disc take priority over the Setup Display settings and not all of...
Operating Instructions (DVD Player DVPCX777ES)
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... SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: 16:9 SCREEN SAVER: ON BACKGROUND: JACKET PICTURE BLACK LEVEL: ON BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT): ON COMPONENT OUT: INTERLACE 4:3 OUTPUT: FULL Setting the... the screen. ◆ MENU (DVD VIDEO only) You can select the desired language for the disc's menu. ◆ AUDIO (DVD VIDEO only) Switches the language of...DVD VIDEO. To reset all of the "SETUP" settings 1 Select "RESET" in "MENU," "SUBTITLE," and "AUDIO," select and enter a language code from step 5 of the recorded languages will be automatically selected. 88 Do not press [/1 while resetting the player...
... SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: 16:9 SCREEN SAVER: ON BACKGROUND: JACKET PICTURE BLACK LEVEL: ON BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT): ON COMPONENT OUT: INTERLACE 4:3 OUTPUT: FULL Setting the... the screen. ◆ MENU (DVD VIDEO only) You can select the desired language for the disc's menu. ◆ AUDIO (DVD VIDEO only) Switches the language of...DVD VIDEO. To reset all of the "SETUP" settings 1 Select "RESET" in "MENU," "SUBTITLE," and "AUDIO," select and enter a language code from step 5 of the recorded languages will be automatically selected. 88 Do not press [/1 while resetting the player...
Operating Instructions (DVD Player DVPCX777ES)
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...the output signal to the standard level. Lowers the standard black level. Press H to turn off the screen saver. ◆ BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture on the DVD, "4:3 LETTER BOX" may be connected. If the disc does not contain a jacket picture, the "GRAPHICS" picture ...9670; SCREEN SAVER The screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode or while playing a Super Audio CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio). Select "SCREEN SETUP" in the player appears. The default settings are underlined. Automatically displays the wide picture on...
...the output signal to the standard level. Lowers the standard black level. Press H to turn off the screen saver. ◆ BACKGROUND Selects the background color or picture on the DVD, "4:3 LETTER BOX" may be connected. If the disc does not contain a jacket picture, the "GRAPHICS" picture ...9670; SCREEN SAVER The screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode or while playing a Super Audio CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio). Select "SCREEN SETUP" in the player appears. The default settings are underlined. Automatically displays the wide picture on...
Operating Instructions (DVD Player DVPCX777ES)
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...when you have selected "PROGRESSIVE" for progressive video signal conversion, view the image in "COMPONENT OUT" • 4:3 OUTPUT Adjust this when the player is set to "INTERLACE." 2 Reset the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE. Use this when you cannot change the setting on ...the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ SCAN SELECT switch on all sides of the player to the standard level. Shows a 16:9 aspect ratio signal with black bands on left and right sides of the image, and a 4:3 aspect ratio signal with black bands on the rear panel of the image. 16:9 aspect ratio ...
...when you have selected "PROGRESSIVE" for progressive video signal conversion, view the image in "COMPONENT OUT" • 4:3 OUTPUT Adjust this when the player is set to "INTERLACE." 2 Reset the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE. Use this when you cannot change the setting on ...the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ SCAN SELECT switch on all sides of the player to the standard level. Shows a 16:9 aspect ratio signal with black bands on left and right sides of the image, and a 4:3 aspect ratio signal with black bands on the rear panel of the image. 16:9 aspect ratio ...
Operating Instructions (DVD Player DVPCX777ES)
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...Supplied accessories See page 17. As an ENERGY STARR Partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STARR guidelines for SA-CD and DVD Emission duration: continuous Signal format system: NTSC Audio characteristics Frequency response: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (... Vp-p/PB/CB, PR/CR: interlace*=0.648 Vp-p, progressive or interlace**=0.7 Vp-p/ 75 ohms * BLACK LEVEL is ON ** BLACK LEVEL is a U.S. Specifications System Laser: Semiconductor laser λ = 780 nm for CD λ = 650 nm for energy efficiency. 104 ENERGY STARR is OFF LINE OUT VIDEO 1/2:...
...Supplied accessories See page 17. As an ENERGY STARR Partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STARR guidelines for SA-CD and DVD Emission duration: continuous Signal format system: NTSC Audio characteristics Frequency response: DVD VIDEO (PCM 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz (... Vp-p/PB/CB, PR/CR: interlace*=0.648 Vp-p, progressive or interlace**=0.7 Vp-p/ 75 ohms * BLACK LEVEL is ON ** BLACK LEVEL is a U.S. Specifications System Laser: Semiconductor laser λ = 780 nm for CD λ = 650 nm for energy efficiency. 104 ENERGY STARR is OFF LINE OUT VIDEO 1/2:...
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... AUDIO ATT 92 AUDIO DRC 92 AUDIO FILTER 93 AUDIO SETUP 92 AUTO PLAY 91 AUTO POWER OFF 91 B BACKGROUND 89 Batteries 17 BLACK LEVEL 89 C CD 34 CD DIRECT 92 CHAPTER 15, 61 Chapter 10, 101 CHAPTER VIEWER 63 Child Lock 36 COMMAND MODE 18 COMPONENT OUT 90 Connecting 19 Continuous ...play DATA CD 42 DVD 34 Super Audio CD/CD/ VIDEO CD 34 Control Menu 14 CONTROL S 19 CUSTOM 87 CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL 80 CUSTOM SETUP 91 D DATA CD 6, 42 DIGITAL OUT 93 Digital output 93 DIMMER 91 DISC 61 Disc Explorer 50 Disc Memo 55 DISC MEMO INPUT 55 Display Control Menu Display...
... AUDIO ATT 92 AUDIO DRC 92 AUDIO FILTER 93 AUDIO SETUP 92 AUTO PLAY 91 AUTO POWER OFF 91 B BACKGROUND 89 Batteries 17 BLACK LEVEL 89 C CD 34 CD DIRECT 92 CHAPTER 15, 61 Chapter 10, 101 CHAPTER VIEWER 63 Child Lock 36 COMMAND MODE 18 COMPONENT OUT 90 Connecting 19 Continuous ...play DATA CD 42 DVD 34 Super Audio CD/CD/ VIDEO CD 34 Control Menu 14 CONTROL S 19 CUSTOM 87 CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL 80 CUSTOM SETUP 91 D DATA CD 6, 42 DIGITAL OUT 93 Digital output 93 DIMMER 91 DISC 61 Disc Explorer 50 Disc Memo 55 DISC MEMO INPUT 55 Display Control Menu Display...