2-629-500-12(1)

Display Side
Hi-Fi Component
System
Operating Instructions

DHC-AZ5D
DHC-AZ2D
©2005 Sony Corporation
 Note on power cord plug shapes
WARNING (Saudi Arabian model only)
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not For AC 220 V wall sockets:
expose the unit to rain or moisture. 1 Make the appropriate voltage setting on the
To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the system. (only for models with a voltage
apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. selector)
And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects 2 Make sure that the 13 A 3-pin plug (Type
filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. BF) is securely attached to the power cord.
(The 13 A 3-pin plug is attached when
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, shipped from the factory.)
such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

This appliance is
classified as a CLASS 1
LASER product. This
marking is located on the
rear exterior.

Don’t throw away the battery with

general house waste, dispose of it
correctly as chemical waste.
For AC 127 V wall sockets
1 Make the appropriate voltage setting on the
system. (only for models with a voltage
Australian model only
selector)
ENERGY STAR® is a U.S.
registered mark. As an ENERGY 2 Remove the 13 A 3-pin plug using a
STAR® partner, Sony Corporation screwdriver.
has determined that this product
meets the ENERGY STAR®
guidelines for energy efficiency.

This system incorporates Dolby1) Digital, Dolby Pro

Logic (II) adaptive matrix surround decoder, and
DTS2) Digital Surround System.
1)
Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories.
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are 3 Attach the supplied parallel blade plug (Type
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
2)
A).
Manufactured under license from Digital Theater
Systems, Inc. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround”
are registered trademarks of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.

DivX® is a video file compression technology,

developed by DivXNetworks, Inc.
DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are
trademarks of DivXNetworks, Inc. and are used under
license.

TM and ® marks are omitted in this manual.

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 Table of Contents
How to use this manual........................... 5
Playable discs.......................................... 5 DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/
DivX® video – Various
Getting Started functions
Hooking up the system............................ 8 Changing the sound .............................. 35
Positioning the speakers........................ 12 Adjusting the delay between the picture
Setting the clock.................................... 13 and sound........................................ 37
Performing the Quick Setup.................. 14 — A/V SYNC
Using the Setup Display ....................... 37
DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/ Setting the display or sound track
DivX® video – Play language ......................................... 38
— LANGUAGE SETUP
Loading a disc ....................................... 17
Settings for the display ......................... 39
Playing a disc ........................................ 17
— SCREEN SETUP
Creating your own program .................. 20
Custom settings..................................... 42
— Program Play
— CUSTOM SETUP
Playing in random order........................ 21
Speaker settings .................................... 43
— Shuffle Play
— SPEAKER SETUP
Playing repeatedly................................. 22
(DHC-AZ5D only)
— Repeat Play
Restricting disc playback...................... 45
Playing DVDs using the menu.............. 23
— CUSTOM PARENTAL
Selecting “ORIGINAL” or “PLAY LIST”
CONTROL/PARENTAL
on a DVD-RW ................................ 24
CONTROL
Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions
Changing the angles.............................. 49
(Ver. 2.0).........................................24
Displaying the subtitles ........................ 49
— PBC Play
About MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image
Tuner
files ................................................. 25
Playing DATA CDs with MP3 audio track Presetting radio stations........................ 50
and JPEG image files...................... 26 Listening to the radio............................ 51
Playing audio tracks and images as a slide — Preset Tuning
show with sound ............................. 29 — Manual Tuning
Playing DivX® video files .................... 31
(Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin Tape – Play
American model and DHC- Loading a tape ...................................... 53
AZ2D) Playing a tape........................................ 53
Using the on-screen display to search... 32
Searching by scene................................ 34 Tape – Recording
— Picture Navigation Recording your favorite CD tracks on a
tape ................................................. 54
— CD-TAPE Synchro Recording
Recording on a tape manually .............. 55
— Manual Recording

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 Sound Adjustment Optional Components
Adjusting the sound .............................. 56 Controlling the TV with the remote ..... 73
Selecting the sound effect ..................... 56 Using the THEATRE SYNC
Selecting the surround effect ................ 57 function........................................... 74
Adjusting the graphic equalizer and Hooking up optional components......... 75
storing ............................................. 58 Listening to audio from a connected
Singing along: Karaoke......................... 58 component ...................................... 76
Enjoying the 5.1 channel sound with the
Timer optional amplifier ........................... 77
Falling asleep to music.......................... 62 (DHC-AZ2D only)
— Sleep Timer Recording audio from a connected
Waking up to music .............................. 62 component ...................................... 77
— Play Timer Recording on a connected
Timer recording radio programs ........... 63 component ...................................... 77
— Rec Timer
Troubleshooting
Display Problems and remedies......................... 78
Turning off the display.......................... 64 Messages............................................... 83
— Power Saving Mode Self-diagnosis Function ........................ 84
Adjusting the brightness of the (When letters/numbers appear in
display............................................. 64 the display)
Viewing information about the disc in the
display............................................. 65 Additional Information
Viewing information about the disc in the Precautions ........................................... 85
on-screen display ............................ 66 Specifications ....................................... 87
Checking the date information.............. 68 Language code list ................................ 90
Viewing the tuner information in the List of items that can be displayed and
display............................................. 68 selected by disc type....................... 91
System setup item list ........................... 93
Optional Personal Computer Glossary ................................................ 94
Connecting a personal computer to the List of button locations and reference
system ............................................. 69 pages............................................... 98
Installing the driver ............................... 70
Listening to audio files on a personal
computer ......................................... 73

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 How to use this manual Playable discs
• This manual mainly explains operations using You can play back the following discs on this
the remote, but the same operations can also system. Other discs cannot be played back.
be performed using the buttons on the unit
having the same or similar names. List of playable discs
• The OSD (on-screen display) may vary
depending on the country model.
Format of discs Disc logo
• The English OSD screen (on-screen display)
DVD VIDEO
is used for illustration purposes only.
• The Control Menu items may be different
depending on the disc type (page 91).
• The selectable items in the Setup Display may DVD-RW
be different depending on the area (page 37).
• “DVD” may be used as a general term for
DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs and
VIDEO CD
DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs.
• The following symbols are used in this
manual.
Audio CD
Symbol Meaning
Functions available for DVD
VIDEOs, DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs in
video mode, and DVD+Rs/ CD-R/CD-RW
DVD+RWs
Functions available for DVD-RWs
in VR (Video Recording) mode
Functions available for VIDEO
CDs (including Super VCDs or CD-
Rs/CD-RWs in video CD format or
Super VCD format)
Functions available for music CDs The “DVD VIDEO” logo and “DVD-RW” logo are
or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD trademarks.
format
Functions available for DATA CDs
(CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs
containing MP31) audio tracks,
JPEG image files and DivX2) video
files)
2) Functions available for DATA
DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/
DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs) containing
DivX video files
1) MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard
format defined by ISO/MPEG which compresses
audio data.
2)
Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model
and DHC-AZ2D.

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 1) Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
Region code of DVDs you can DHC-AZ2D
2) A logical format of files and folders on a CD-ROMs,
play on this system
defined by ISO (International Organization for
Your system has a region code printed on the standardization).
back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled
with identical region code.
Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/
DVDs labeled ALL will also be played on this DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/
system.
DVD+RW
If you try to play any other DVD, the message
“Playback prohibited by area limitations.” will • In some cases, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-Rs,
appear on the TV screen. Depending on the DVD-RWs, DVD+R or DVD+RW cannot be
DVD, no region code indication may be labeled played on this system depending upon the
even though playing the DVD is prohibited by recording quality or physical condition of the
area restrictions. disc, or the characteristics of the recording
X Region code device. Furthermore, the disc will not play if
MODEL NO. HCD-AZXX it has not been correctly finalized. For more
DVD DECK RECEIVER
AC: 00V 00Hz 00W
information, see the operating instructions for
SERIAL NO:
the recording device.
• A disc recorded in packet write format cannot
be played.
Discs that this system cannot
play
Note on playback operations
• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those of DVDs and VIDEO CDs
recorded in the following formats:
– music CD format Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO
– video CD format CDs may be intentionally set by software
– MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3)/JPEG/ producers. Since this system plays DVDs and
DivX1) format that conforms to ISO96602) VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the
Level 1/Level 2 or Joliet software producers designed, some playback
• CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format features may not be available. Also, refer to the
• Data part of CD-Extras instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO
• Super Audio CDs CDs.
• DVD-ROMs/DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/
DVD+RWs other than those recorded in
DivX format conforming to Universal Disk
Format (UDF).1)
• DVD-ROMs/DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/
DVD+RWs recorded in Multi Session
• DVD-RAMs
• DVD Audio discs
• A DVD with a different region code.
• An 8 cm disc with an adapter
• Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart,
square, star) cannot be played on this unit.
Attempting to do so may damage the unit. Do
not use such discs.
• A disc with paper or stickers on it.
• A disc that has the adhesive, cellophane tape,
or a sticker still left on it.

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Music discs encoded with Cautions when playing a disc
copyright protection that is recorded in Multi
technologies Session
This product is designed to playback discs that • This system can play Multi Session CDs
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. when an MP3 audio track is contained in the
Recently, various music discs encoded with first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio
copyright protection technologies are marketed tracks recorded in later sessions can also be
by some record companies. Please be aware that played back.
among those discs, there are some that do not • This system can play Multi Session CDs
conform to the CD standard and may not be when a JPEG image file is contained in the
playable by this product. first session. Any subsequent JPEG image
files recorded in later sessions can also be
played back.
Note on DualDiscs
• If audio tracks and images in music CD
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which format or video CD format are recorded in the
mates DVD recorded material on one side with first session, only the first session will be
digital audio material on the other side. played back.
However, since the audio material side does not • CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in multi-
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, session that have not ended by “closing the
playback on this product is not guaranteed. session” are not supported.
• With CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that
contain DivX video files in addition to MP3
audio tracks or JPEG image files, the system
plays only the DivX video files.*
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
DHC-AZ2D

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.

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 Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Perform the following procedures 1 to 6 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and
accessories. The type of speakers supplied varies according to the model you purchased (see
“Specifications” on page 87). DHC-AZ5D is used for illustration purposes.

AM loop antenna

FM antenna

Surround speaker Surround speaker

(Right)* Center speaker* (Left)*

Front speaker (Right) Front speaker (Left)

Subwoofer*

* DHC-AZ5D only

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1 Connect the speakers and subwoofer. 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas.
Be sure to match the appropriate speaker Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect
cords from the speaker terminals to the it.

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corresponding SPEAKER terminals on the
unit.
Main unit

Extend the FM lead Insert only the

antenna horizontally stripped portion*

FM
75
COA
XIA
L
Front speakers/Center speaker*/
Surround speakers* AM

AM loop antenna
Insert only the stripped portion

* Strip off an end-portion of wire covering.

Note
Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords.
Black (#)
3 Connect the video input jack of your TV
Black (#)
to the VIDEO OUT jack with the
supplied video cable.
Color tube

* DHC-AZ5D only
Notes
• For the subwoofer (DHC-AZ5D only), the speaker
cords are attached to the subwoofer. Connect the
speaker cords to the main unit only.
• The connector and the color tube of the speaker cords
are the same color as the speaker terminal to be
connected.
• Be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate
terminal on the components: 3 to 3, and # to #. If When using a TV
the cords are reversed, the sound will be distorted and Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you
will lack bass. can view the pictures from this system.

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 When connecting a video deck 5 Connect the power cord to a wall
Connect the TV and the video deck using video and outlet.
audio cords (not supplied) as shown below. The demonstration appears in the display.
When you press ?/1, the system turns on
TV and the demonstration automatically ends.
If the supplied adapter on the plug does not
fit your wall outlet, detach it from the plug
(only for models equipped with an adapter).
Video deck System Note
Install this system so that the power cord can be
unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the
When you connect the components as shown above, you
event of trouble.
may experience video leakage or hear noise. In this case,
disconnect one of the components. 6 (Except for Latin American model)
Note Set the color system to PAL or NTSC
Do not place the TV on this system. depending on the color system of your
TV.
Tip
The color system is factory set to NTSC for
For even higher quality video images:
region code 3 models, and PAL for other
– Use an optional component video cord to connect the
region code models. Each time you perform
COMPONENT VIDEO input jacks on your TV to
the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of this
the procedure below, the color system
system. If your TV is compatible with progressive changes as follows:
format file signals, use this connection and set NTSC y PAL
“PROGRESSIVE AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE
1 Press ?/1 to turn off the system.
VIDEO” depending on your TV. For details, see “To
change the type of signal output from the system” 2 Press ?/1 on the unit while touching X
(page 41). on the unit.
– You can use an optional S video cord to connect the The system turns on and the color
S VIDEO input jack on your TV to the S VIDEO system is changed.
OUT jack.
Notes
4 For models with a voltage selector, set • Do not place the surround speakers on top of a TV.*
VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local This may cause distortion of the colors in the TV
power line voltage. screen.
Depending on the model, the VOLTAGE • Be sure to connect both left and right surround
speakers.* Otherwise, the sound will not be heard.
SELECTOR may differ.
• You cannot set the color system in Power Saving
Mode (page 64).
VOLTAGE SELECTOR
• When you play back a VIDEO CD recorded in a
different color system from the one you set to the
220–240V unit, the picture image may be distorted.
* DHC-AZ5D only
120V*
To connect optional components
See page 75.

* Saudi Arabian model: 120 – 127 V

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Inserting two R6 (size AA) Attaching the speaker pads
batteries into the remote
Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom

Getting Started
of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and
prevent them from slipping.

e Front speaker (Left (4)/Right (4))

E E
e

Note
If you do not use the remote for a long period of time,
remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from
battery leakage and corrosion. Center speaker (4)*/
Surround speaker (Left (4)/Right (4))*
Tip
With normal use, the batteries should last for about six
months. When the remote no longer operates the
system, replace both batteries with new ones.

* DHC-AZ5D only

When carrying this system

Perform the following procedure to protect
the DVD mechanism.
Use buttons on the unit for the operation.
1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system, then
touch DVD.
2 Make sure that no disc is loaded in the
system and check that “No Disc”
appears.
3 Press ?/1 to turn off the system and
check that “STANDBY” disappears.
4 Unplug the power cord.

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 4 Place the subwoofer.
Positioning the speakers To obtain a better bass reproduction, we
recommend you to place the subwoofer on
1 Place the front speakers at an angle of a solid floor where resonance is unlikely to
45 degrees from your listening occur.
position.
Notes
Center speaker* • Do not place the surround speakers on top of a TV.*
Front Front
This may cause distortion of the colors in the TV
speaker speaker
(L) (R) screen.
• Always place the subwoofer vertically, keeping it a
few centimeters away from the wall.*
Subwoofer*
• If the subwoofer is placed in the center of a room, the
bass could be extremely weakened.* This is due to
45˚ the influence of the standing wave of the room. If this
happens, move the subwoofer away from the center
of the room or eliminate the cause of the standing
wave, by placing a bookshelf against the wall, etc.

Surround speaker Surround speaker

* DHC-AZ5D only
(L)* (R)*
To install the surround speakers
* DHC-AZ5D only on the wall (DHC-AZ5D only)
2 Place the center speaker at about the 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are
same height as the front speakers. suitable for the hole on the back of each
Align the center speaker with the front speaker. See the illustrations below.
speakers or place it slightly behind the front
4 mm
speakers.
5.3 mm
3 Place the surround speakers.

9 mm
more than 25 mm

Hole on the back of

the speaker

2 Fasten the screws to the wall.

The screws should protrude 5.5 to 7 mm.

20˚

Position the surround speakers within the

respective gray ranges.
Positioning both surround speakers the
same distance from the listening position is 5.5 to 7 mm
effective.

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3 Hang the speakers on the screws.
Hole on the back of the speaker Setting the clock

Getting Started
5.3 mm
Use buttons on the remote for the operation.
1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system.
9 mm 2 Press TIMER MENU.
3 Press M or m repeatedly to set the hour.
4 Press ENTER.
5 Press M or m repeatedly to set the
minute.
6 Press ENTER.
The clock starts working.

To adjust the clock

Notes
• Use screws that are suitable for the wall material and 1 Press TIMER MENU.
strength. As a plaster board wall is especially fragile, 2 Press M or m to select “CLOCK SET?”, then
attach the screws securely to a beam and fasten them
press ENTER.
to the wall. Install the satellite speakers on a vertical
and flat wall where reinforcement is applied. 3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6
• Contact a screw shop or installer regarding the wall above.
material or screws to be used. Notes
• Sony is not responsible for accident or damage • The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect
caused by improper installation, insufficient wall the power cord or if a power failure occurs.
strength or improper screw installation, natural
• You cannot set the clock in Power Saving Mode
calamity, etc.
(page 64).
Speaker settings (DHC-AZ5D
only)
To enjoy DVDs and other discs with multi-
channel sound and Dolby surround effects, the
speakers need to be adjusted. Set the distance
from the listening position to the speakers, and
the balance and level. Then use the test tone to
adjust the volume of each speaker to the same
level.
For details, see “Speaker settings” on page 43.

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 5 Press M or m repeatedly to select a
Performing the Quick language used in the on-screen
display.
Setup The selectable language is different
depending on the area.
You can set the initial settings of “OSD”, “TV
TYPE” and “DISTANCE” (DHC-AZ5D only) 6 Press ENTER.
step by step. The setting is selected and “SCREEN
After performing the Quick Setup, the system is SETUP” appears.
ready for playing back of movies, music CDs,
etc. To perform further speakers settings, see
“Speaker settings” on page 43.
Asian model is used for illustration purposes
only.

For DHC-AZ5D
1 Turn on the TV and select the video
input. 7 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
setting that matches your TV type.
2 Press ?/1 to turn on the system.
x When you connect a 4:3 standard TV
3 Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or
“4:3 LETTER BOX” or “4:3 PAN SCAN”
touch DVD on the unit) to switch the
(page 39)
function to DVD.
The guide message appears on the TV x When you connect a wide-screen TV
screen. or a 4:3 standard TV with a wide-screen
mode
Notes
“16:9” (page 39)
• When a disc is in the system, the guide message
does not appear on the TV screen. Press Z on 8 Press ENTER.
the unit to remove the disc. The setting is selected and “SPEAKER
• When you press CLEAR, the guide message SETUP” appears.
disappears. When you need to perform the
Quick Setup, see “To recall the Quick Setup 9 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
display” (page 16). front speaker distance from the
• Disconnect the headphones and microphones listening position, then press ENTER.
when you perform the Quick Setup. You cannot You can set from 1.0 to 7.0 m.
operate steps after 9 with the headphones and
microphones connected.
4 Press ENTER.
“LANGUAGE SETUP” appears.

The language you select in “LANGUAGE

SETUP” is for “OSD”, “MENU” and
“SUBTITLE” (page 38).

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10 Press M or m repeatedly to select the • When you press CLEAR, the guide message
center speaker distance from the disappears. When you need to perform the
listening position, then press ENTER. Quick Setup, see “To recall the Quick Setup

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display” (page 16).
You can set from 0.0 to 7.0 m.
4 Press ENTER.
“LANGUAGE SETUP” appears.

Note
The setting range changes depending on the front
speaker setting. The language you select in “LANGUAGE
11 Press M or m repeatedly to select the SETUP” is for “OSD”, “MENU” and
“SUBTITLE” (page 38).
surround speaker distance from the
listening position. 5 Press M or m repeatedly to select a
You can set from 0.0 to 7.0 m. language used in the on-screen
display.
The selectable language is different
depending on the area.
6 Press ENTER.
The setting is selected and “SCREEN
SETUP” appears.

Note
The setting range changes depending on the front
speaker setting.
12 Press ENTER.
The Quick Setup is complete.

For DHC-AZ2D 7 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

setting that matches your TV type.
1 Turn on the TV and select the video
input. x When you connect a 4:3 standard TV
“4:3 LETTER BOX” or “4:3 PAN SCAN”
2 Press ?/1 to turn on the system.
(page 39)
3 Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or
x When you connect a wide-screen TV
touch DVD on the unit) to switch the
or a 4:3 standard TV with a wide-screen
function to DVD.
mode
The guide message appears on the TV “16:9” (page 39)
screen.
Notes
8 Press ENTER.
The Quick Setup is complete.
• When a disc is in the system, the guide message
does not appear on the TV screen. Press Z on If you make a mistake
the unit to remove the disc.
Press ., then select the item again.

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 To quit the Quick Setup
Press DISPLAY.
To recall the Quick Setup display
1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode.
The Control Menu appears.
2 Press M or m repeatedly to select “SETUP”,
then press ENTER.
The options for “SETUP” appear.
3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “QUICK”,
then press ENTER.
The Quick Setup display appears.
Note
If you want to change each setting, see “Using the
Setup Display” (page 37).

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 Playing a disc
DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX®
video – Play
*
Loading a disc

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Play

* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
Use buttons on the unit for the operation. DHC-AZ2D

1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. Before playing a DVD, VIDEO CD, JPEG
If a disc is loaded, press Z to remove the image or DivX video turn on your TV and select
disc from the disc slot. “No Disc” appears. the video input. Depending on the DVD or
VIDEO CD, some operations may be different
2 Insert a disc in the disc slot with the or restricted. Refer to the operating instructions
label side facing right. supplied with the disc.
Example: When a DVD disc is loaded

Title or chapter number

When you play a disc,

insert it with the label
side facing right.

Notes
• When you turn on the system, the disc is not
pulled into the disc slot until “No Disc”
appears in the display. Do not attempt to Playing time
push in the disc until “No Disc” appears.
• When pressing Z and then reinserting the disc that Example: When a CD disc is loaded
appears in the disc slot, do not simply push in the
disc. Remove the disc from the disc slot and then Track number
reinsert it.
• Do not turn off the system with a disc halfway
inserted in the disc slot. Doing so may cause the disc
to fall.
• Do not use a disc with tape, seals or paste on it as this
may cause malfunction.
• When you eject a disc, handle the disc by its edge. Do
not touch the surface.
• Do not push a disc into the disc slot when the system
is off. Doing so may cause the system to malfunction.
• Do not load an 8 cm disc with an adaptor. Doing so
may cause the system to malfunction. Playing time

1 Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or

touch DVD on the unit) to switch the
function to DVD.
2 Press H (or touch nN on the unit).

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 Other operations To Do this
To Do this Briefly fast forward Press ADVANCE during
Stop Press x. the current scene play.
(Instant Advance)
Pause Press X.1)
(DVD VIDEO/
Press X again or press H (or DVD-RW only)
touch nN on the unit) to
resume play. Switch to DVD Touch DVD on the unit
function from (Automatic Source selection).
Select a chapter, Press . or > repeatedly another source
scene or track during play or pause.
(Except for JPEG) Remove a disc Press Z on the unit.
Or, press the number buttons
in stop mode, then press 1)
There may be some disturbance in the video image.
ENTER2). 2)
Except for MP3/JPEG
3) Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
Select an album of Press ALBUM + or –
MP3/JPEG/DivX repeatedly during play or DHC-AZ2D
4)
video3) pause. No sound is output depending on the audio source.
5) The × 2B/× 2b playback speed is about twice the
Locate a point Press m or M during play.
normal speed. The 3M/3m playback speed is
quickly in fast Each time you press the
faster than the 2M/2m and the 2M/2m
forward or fast button, searching speed playback speed is faster than the 1M/1m.
reverse (Scan) changes cyclically as follows: 6) DVD VIDEO/CD only
(Except for JPEG)4) Playback direction5) 7)
DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD/DivX video*
t × 2B6) t 1M t 2M only
t 3M7) 8)
DVD VIDEO only
Opposite direction5) 9) The 2 y/2 playback speed is slower than
t × 2b8) t 1m t 2m 1 y/1 .
t 3m7)
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
To return to Normal Play,
DHC-AZ2D
press H (or touch nN on
the unit). Notes
Watch frame by Press X during play, then • You cannot perform Instant Replay and Instant
frame press SLOW or SLOW Advance in Repeat Play mode (page 22).
(Slow-motion Play) y. Each time you press the • You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW
(DVD VIDEO/DVD- button, the playback speed in VR mode.
RW/VIDEO CD/ changes as follows: • Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some
DivX video3) only)4) Playback direction9) operations may be restricted.
2yy1y • 2 channel sound is heard when using headphones.
Opposite direction9) (DVD • The following discs take a longer time to start
VIDEO/DVD-RW only) playback.
2 y1 – a disc recorded with complicated tree structure.
To return to Normal Play, – a disc recorded in Multi Session.
press H (or touch nN on – a disc to which data can be added (non-finalized
the unit). disc).
Play one frame at a Press X during play, then • Some DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs or
time (Freeze frame) press STEP C to go to the CD-Rs/CD-RWs cannot be played on this system
(DVD VIDEO/ next frame or press c STEP depending on file format.
DVD-RW/VIDEO to go to the previous frame
CD only) (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW Tips
only). • The Instant Replay function is useful when you want
to review a scene or dialogue that you missed.
Replay the previous Press REPLAY during
scene play. • The Instant Advance function is useful when you
(Instant Replay) want to pass over a scene that you do not want to
(DVD VIDEO/ watch.
DVD-RW only) • You may not be able to use the Instant Replay or
Instant Advance function with some scenes.

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 To enjoy a disc that is played
Resuming playback from the before by resume playback
point you stopped the disc
— Multi-disc Resume (DVD VIDEO/VIDEO
— Resume Play CD only)
This system memorizes the point where you

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Play

This system memorizes the point where you
stopped the disc for up to 40 discs and resumes
stopped the disc so you can resume from that
playback the next time you insert the same disc.
point. Resume Play is not canceled when you
If you store a resume playback point for the 41st
turn off the system (except for MP3/JPEG/DivX
disc, the resume playback point for the first disc
video).
is deleted.
1 While playing a disc, press x to stop To activate this function, set “MULTI-DISC
playback. RESUME” in “CUSTOM SETUP” to “ON”
“Resume” appears in the display. (page 42).
If “Resume” does not appear, Resume Play Notes
is not available. • If “MULTI-DISC RESUME” in “CUSTOM
2 Press H (or touch nN on the unit).
SETUP” is set to “OFF” (page 42), the resume point
is cleared when you change the function.
The player starts playback from the point • If “MULTI-DISC RESUME” in “CUSTOM
you stopped the disc in step 1. SETUP” is set to “ON” (page 42) and you playback
Notes a recorded disc such as DVD-RW, the system may
playback other recorded discs from the same resume
• You cannot perform Resume Play during Shuffle
point. To play from the beginning, press x twice,
Play or Program Play.
then press H (or touch nN on the unit).
• Depending on where you stopped the disc, the
system may resume playback from a different point.
• Resume play is canceled when:
– you press x in stop mode.
– you disconnect the power cord.
– you eject the disc (except for DVD VIDEO/
VIDEO CD when “MULTI-DISC RESUME” in
“CUSTOM SETUP” is set to “ON”).
– you change the play mode.
– you change the settings on the Setup Display.
– you turn off the system (MP3/JPEG/DivX video
only).
– you change the functions (except for DVD
VIDEO/VIDEO CD when “MULTI-DISC
RESUME” in “CUSTOM SETUP” is set to
“ON”).

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 5 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
Creating your own track you want to program, then press
ENTER.
program The selected track is programmed and the
cursor moves to the program list.
— Program Play
For example, select track “02”).
Selected track

You can make a program of up to 99 steps.

1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode.

The Control Menu appears.
2 Press M or m repeatedly to select
“PROGRAM”, then press ENTER.
The options for “PROGRAM” appear.
Total playing time of the programmed tracks

6 Repeat step 4 and 5 to program other

tracks.
The programmed tracks are displayed in the
selected order.
7 Press H (or touch nN on the unit).
Program Play starts.
3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “SET
t”, then press ENTER. Other operations
Total playing time of the programmed tracks To Do this
Turn off the Program Press DISPLAY.
Display
Check the program Perform steps 1 to 3.

To cancel Program Play

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” after step 2.
To play the same program again, select “ON” in
step 3, then press ENTER.
Program list Track list on the disc
To change a programmed track
4 Press ,.
1 After step 3, press M or m repeatedly to
The cursor moves to the track list (in this select the programmed track you want to
case, “01”). change in the program list, then press ,.
2 Press M or m repeatedly to select the track
you want to program, then press ENTER.
The selected track in the program list is
replaced by the newly selected track.

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To clear a programmed track
1 After step 3, press M or m repeatedly to
Playing in random order
select the programmed track you want to — Shuffle Play
clear in the program list.
2 Press CLEAR.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Play

Or, press ,, then press M repeatedly to
select “– –” in the track list, and then press You can play tracks on a disc in random order by
ENTER. using the on-screen display.

To clear all the programmed 1 Press DISPLAY during play.

tracks The Control Menu appears.

In step 4, press M repeatedly to select “ALL 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select

CLEAR” in the program list, then press ENTER. “SHUFFLE”, then press ENTER.
The options for “SHUFFLE” appear.
To turn off the Control Menu
Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu disappears.
Note
You cannot perform Program Play during PBC
playback of VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs (page 24).
Tip
You can perform Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of
programmed tracks. During Program Play, follow the 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
steps of Repeat Play (page 22) or Shuffle Play item to be shuffled.
(page 21).
x When the disc is in Normal Play
mode
TRACK: plays tracks on the current disc in
random order.
x When the disc is in Program Play
mode
ON: plays programmed tracks on the
current disc in random order.
4 Press ENTER.
Shuffle Play starts.

To cancel Shuffle Play

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 3.
To turn off the Control Menu
Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu disappears.
Note
You cannot perform Shuffle Play during PBC playback
of VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs (page 24).
Tip
You can set Shuffle Play while the system is stopped.
After selecting the “SHUFFLE” option, press H (or
touch nN on the unit) to start Shuffle Play.

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 Playing repeatedly Using the on-screen display

— Repeat Play 1 Press DISPLAY during play.

The Control Menu appears.
* 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select
“REPEAT”, then press ENTER.
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
DHC-AZ2D
The options for “REPEAT” appear.

You can play a whole disc or selected album

repeatedly or you can also play a single title/
chapter/track/DivX video file* repeatedly.
You can use a combination of Shuffle or
Program Play modes.
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
DHC-AZ2D
3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
Using the front panel display item to be repeated.
The default setting is underlined.
Press REPEAT repeatedly during play until
“REP” or “REP1” appears. x When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW
• OFF: does not play repeatedly.
REP: Repeats a whole disc or selected album1)2).
REP1: Repeats a single title3)/chapter3)/track/ • DISC*: repeats all the titles on the disc.
DivX video file2) only. • TITLE: repeats the current title.
1)
For JPEG, during slide show only • CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter.
2) DivX video files cannot be played on DHC-AZ5D * When playing a DVD-RW in VR mode,
Latin American model and DHC-AZ2D. “DISC” repeats all the titles of the selected type
3) For DVD, you can check whether a title or chapter is (page 24).
being repeatedly played on the TV screen. x When playing a CD/VIDEO CD
To cancel Repeat Play • OFF: does not play repeatedly.
• DISC: repeats all the tracks on the disc.
Press REPEAT repeatedly until both “REP” and
• TRACK: repeats the current track.
“REP1” disappear, or press CLEAR.
Notes
• Depending on the DVD, you cannot perform Repeat
Play.
• You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC
playback of VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs (page 24).
• You cannot select “REP1” during Program Play and
Shuffle Play.
• When you select “REP1”, that title/chapter/track/
DivX video file* is repeated endlessly until “REP1”
is canceled.
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
DHC-AZ2D

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 x When playing a DATA CD1)/DATA
DVD1) Playing DVDs using the
• OFF: does not play repeatedly.
• DISC1): repeats all the albums on the disc. menu
• ALBUM1): repeats the current album.
• TRACK2): repeats the current track.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Play

• FILE1)3): repeats the current file.
Some DVDs have menus to help you enjoy the
1) DivX video files and the album(s) containing DVDs. You can play DVDs using these menus
DivX video files cannot be played on on the TV screen.
DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and DHC-
AZ2D. • Using the DVD top menu
2) MP3 audio tracks only
3)
A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture
DivX video files only
or a music feature called “titles”. When you play
x When a CD/VIDEO CD is in Shuffle a DVD which contains several titles, you can
Play or Program Play mode select the title you want using the DVD top
• OFF: does not play repeatedly. menu.
• ON: repeats Shuffle Play or Program
• Using the DVD menu
Play.
Some DVDs allow you to select the disc
4 Press ENTER. contents using a menu. When you play these
Repeat Play starts. DVDs, you can select items such as the language
for the subtitles and the language for the sound
To cancel Repeat Play
using the DVD menu.
Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 3.
1 Press TOP MENU or MENU.
To turn off the Control Menu The menu appears on the TV screen. The
Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control contents of the menu vary from disc to disc.
Menu disappears.
2 Press M/m/</, or the number
Notes buttons to select the title or item you
• You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC want to play.
playback of VIDEO CDs and Super VCDs (page 24).
• When “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “IMAGE
3 Press ENTER.
(JPEG)” (page 29), you cannot select “TRACK”.
Tips
• You can set Repeat Play in stop mode. After
selecting the “REPEAT” option, press H (or touch
nN on the unit) to start Repeat Play.
• You can quickly display the “REPEAT” status by
pressing REPEAT. Each time you press REPEAT,
the “REPEAT” option changes.

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 Selecting “ORIGINAL” or Playing VIDEO CDs with
“PLAY LIST” on a DVD-RW PBC functions (Ver. 2.0)
— PBC Play

Some DVD-RWs in VR (Video Recording)

mode have two types of titles for playback: You can use PBC* menus on your TV screen to
originally recorded titles (“ORIGINAL”) and enjoy the disc’s interactive software. The menu
titles that can be created on recordable DVD format and structure may differ depending on
players for editing (“PLAY LIST”). You can each disc.
select the type of title to be played.
* PBC: Playback Control
1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode.
1 Press H (or touch nN on the unit)
The Control Menu appears. to start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC
2 Press M or m repeatedly to select functions (Ver. 2.0).
“ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST”, then press The PBC menu appears on the TV screen.
ENTER.
The options for “ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST”
2 Press the number buttons to select the
item number you want.
appear.
3 Press ENTER.
4 Continue playback according to the
instructions on the menus to enjoy
interactive playback.
Refer to the operating instructions supplied
with the disc, as the operating procedure
may differ according to the VIDEO CD.
To go back to a previous menu
3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
Press O RETURN.
setting you want, then press ENTER.
• PLAY LIST: plays the titles created from Notes
“ORIGINAL” for editing. • Depending on the VIDEO CD, the menu does not
appear in step 1.
• ORIGINAL: plays the titles originally
• Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER” in
recorded.
step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the
operating instructions supplied with the disc. In this
case, press H (or touch nN on the unit).
Tip
You can cancel playback with PBC functions.
1 In stop mode, press . or > repeatedly, or the
number buttons to select a track.
2 Press H (or touch nN on the unit).
“Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen and
playback starts from the selected track. Still images,
such as the menu screens, will not be shown.
To return to PBC playback, press x twice, then press
H (or touch nN on the unit).

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 * “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image
About MP3 audio tracks standards for digital cameras regulated by Japan
Electronics and Information Technology Industries
and JPEG image files Association (JEITA).
Notes
• The system will play any data with the extension

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Play

“.MP3”, “.JPG” or “.JPEG” even if they are not in
MP3 or JPEG format. Playing this data may generate
What is MP3/JPEG? a loud noise which could damage your speaker
system.
MP3 is audio compression technology that
• The system does not conform to audio in MP3PRO
satisfies the ISO/MPEG regulations. JPEG is
format.
image compression technology.

Playback order of MP3 audio

Discs that the system can
tracks or JPEG image files
play
The playback order of MP3 audio tracks or
You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-
JPEG image files recorded on a DATA CD is as
Rs/CD-RWs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio
follows:
Layer 3) and JPEG format. However, the discs
must be recorded according to ISO9660 Level 1, x Structure of disc contents
Level 2 or Joliet format for the system to Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5
recognize the tracks (or files). You can also play
discs recorded in Multi Session. ROOT

See the instructions supplied with the CD-R/

CD-RW drives and the recording software (not
supplied) for details on the recording format.

About the multi-session disc

If MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files are
recorded in the first session, the system will also
play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in
other sessions. If audio tracks and images in
audio CD format or video CD format are
recorded in the first session, only the first
session will be played back.
Note
The system may not be able to play some DATA CDs
created in the Packet Write format. In this case, you
cannot view the JPEG images recorded.

MP3 audio track or JPEG

image file that the system can
Album Track (MP3 audio) or
play File (JPEG image)
The system can play the MP3 audio tracks or
JPEG image files:
• which have the extension “.MP3” (MP3 audio
track) or “.JPG”/“.JPEG” (JPEG image file)
• which conform to the DCF* image file format

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 When you insert a DATA CD and press H (or
touch nN on the unit), the numbered tracks Playing DATA CDs with
(or files) are played sequentially, from 1
through 7. Any sub-albums/tracks (or files) MP3 audio track and
contained within a currently selected album take
priority over the next album in the same tree. JPEG image files
(Example: C contains D so 4 is played before
5.)

When you press MENU and the list of album MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files
names appears (page 27), the album names are recorded on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/
arranged in the following order: CD-RWs) can be played on this system.
A t B t C t D t F t G. Albums Notes
that do not contain tracks (or files) (such as • When “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “AUTO”, the
album E) do not appear in the list. system can recognize up to 300 MP3 tracks and 300
JPEG files in a single album. When “MODE (MP3,
Notes
JPEG)” is set to “AUDIO (MP3)” or “IMAGE
• Depending on the software you use to create the
(JPEG)”, the system can recognize up to 600 MP3
DATA CD, the playback order may differ from the
and 600 JPEG files in a single album. A maximum of
illustration.
200 albums can be recognized regardless of the
• The playback order above may not be applicable if selected mode.
there are more than 200 albums and 300 files in each
• Playback is possible up to 8 levels.
album.
• An album that does not include an MP3 audio track
• The system can recognize up to 200 albums (the
or JPEG image file is skipped.
system will count just albums, including albums that
• If you put the extension “.MP3” to data not in MP3
do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image
format, the system cannot recognize the data
files). The system will not play any albums beyond
properly and will generate a loud noise which could
the 200th album.
damage your speaker system.
• The system may take longer time to playback, when
progressing to the following album or jump to other Tips
album. • You can view the disc information while playing
• Some type of JPEG files cannot be played. MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files (pages 65 and
68).
Tips
• You can select Repeat Play while playing MP3 audio
• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front of the
tracks and JPEG image files (page 22) and “AUDIO”
track/file names when you store the tracks (or files) in
setting while playing an MP3 audio track (page 35).
a disc, the tracks and files will be played in that order.
• Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start
playback, it is recommended that you create albums
with no more than two trees.

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Selecting an album Selecting an MP3 audio track

1 Load a DATA CD. 1 Load a DATA CD.

The system starts playing from the first The system starts playing from the first
album. album.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Play

2 Press MENU. 2 Press MENU.
The album list appears. When an album is The albums list appears. When an album is
being played, its title is shaded. being played, its title is shaded.
3 Press M or m repeatedly to select an
album, then press ENTER.
The track list appears.

3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

album you want, then press H (or
touch nN on the unit).
For MP3, the system starts playing the
selected album.
4 Press M or m repeatedly to select a
track, then press ENTER.
For JPEG, the system starts a slide show of
The system starts playing the selected track.
the images in the selected album.
To stop play
To turn on or off the album list
Press x.
Press MENU.
To play the next or previous MP3
To stop play
audio track
Press x.
Press . or >. You can select the first track
Note of the next album by pressing > during
The slide show stops when you press M or m. playback of the last track of the current album.
Tip Note that you cannot return to the previous
You can change the slide show duration (page 30) and album by pressing .. To return to the
effect (page 30) while playing JPEG image file. previous album, select the album from the album
list.

To return to the previous display

Press O RETURN.

To turn on or off the album list

Press MENU.

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 To play the next or previous JPEG
Selecting a JPEG image file image file
1 Load a DATA CD. Press < or , when the Control Menu is not
displayed. You can select the first file of the next
The system starts playing from the first
album by pressing , during playback of the
album.
last file of the current album. Note that you
2 Press MENU. cannot return to the previous album by pressing
The albums list appears. When an album is <. To return to the previous album, select the
being played, its title is shaded. album from the album list.
3 Press M or m repeatedly to select an To rotate a JPEG image
album, then press PICTURE NAVI.
When a JPEG image file is displayed on the TV
Images of files in the album appear in 16 screen, you can rotate the image by 90 degrees.
subscreens. Press M or m while viewing an image. Each time
you press M, the image rotates counterclockwise
by 90 degrees.
Press CLEAR to return to normal view.
Example: When you press M once

Rotating direction

To display the hidden image files, select the

bottom image, then press m. To return to
the previous image, select the top image,
then press M.
4 Press M/m/</, repeatedly to select
the image you want to view, then press
ENTER.
Notes
• Nothing happens when you press < while playing
the first image file of the album.
• If you press < or , to select the next or previous
image, the “Rotating a JPEG image” function is
canceled.

Note
PICTURE NAVI does not work when “MODE (MP3,
JPEG)” is set to “AUDIO (MP3)” (page 29).

To stop play
Press x.

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 7 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
Playing audio tracks and album you want, then press H (or
touch nN on the unit).
images as a slide show The system starts a slide show with sound.
with sound To turn on or off the album list

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Play

Press MENU.
To stop play
You can play a slide show with sound by first Press x.
placing both MP3 and JPEG files in the same
album on a DATA CD. To cancel slide show with sound
1 Load a DATA CD. Select “AUDIO (MP3)” or “IMAGE (JPEG)” in
step 5.
The system starts playing from the first
album. Notes
• You cannot playback JPEG image files and MP3
2 Press x to stop play. audio tracks at the same time if they are not contained
3 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the in the same album.
Control Menu disappears, then press • When the JPEG image file’s playback duration is
DISPLAY once. longer than the MP3 audio track, the slide show
continues without sound.
The Control Menu for MP3 appears.
• When the MP3 audio track is longer than the JPEG
4 Press M or m repeatedly to select image file’s playback duration, the audio track
“MODE (MP3, JPEG)”, then press continues with no slide show.
ENTER. • If there are no MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image
files in the DATA CD, the “No audio data” and “No
The options for “MODE (MP3, JPEG)”
image data” messages appear on the TV screen.
appear.
• PICTURE NAVI does not work when “MODE
(MP3, JPEG)” is set to “AUDIO (MP3)”.
• If you play large MP3 audio track data and JPEG
image data at the same time, the sound may skip. It is
recommended that you set the MP3 bit rate to 128
kbps or lower when creating the file. If the sound still
skips, then reduce the size of the JPEG file.
Tips
• You can change the slide show duration (page 30)
5 Press M or m repeatedly to select and effect (page 30) while playing JPEG image files.
“AUTO”, then press ENTER. • If you want to play a slide show to the same audio
track, set the track to Repeat Play (page 22).
The default setting is underlined.
• When “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “AUTO”, the
• AUTO: plays both the JPEG image files system can recognize up to 300 MP3 tracks and 300
and MP3 audio tracks in the same album JPEG files in a single album. When “MODE (MP3,
as a slide show. JPEG)” is set to “AUDIO (MP3)” or “IMAGE
• AUDIO (MP3): plays only MP3 audio (JPEG)”, the system can recognize up to 600 MP3
tracks continuously. and 600 JPEG files in a single album. A maximum of
200 albums can be recognized regardless of the
• IMAGE (JPEG): plays only JPEG image
selected mode.
files as a slide show.
• All the Control Menu items cannot be displayed by
6 Press MENU. pressing DISPLAY once. In this case, press the
button twice or more until the desired item appears.
The album list appears.

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 Specifying the slide show Selecting an effect for image
duration (JPEG only) files in the slide show (JPEG
When you play JPEG image files using slide only)
show, you can specify the duration for slides to When you play a JPEG image file, you can
appear on the screen. select the effect to be used when viewing the
1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the slide show.
Control Menu disappears, then press
DISPLAY twice.
1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the
Control Menu disappears, then press
The Control Menu for JPEG appears. DISPLAY twice.
2 Press M or m repeatedly to select The Control Menu for JPEG appears.
“INTERVAL”, then press ENTER. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select
The options for “INTERVAL” appear. “EFFECT”, then press ENTER.
The options for “EFFECT” appear.

3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

setting you want, then press ENTER.
The default setting is underlined. 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
• NORMAL: sets the duration to about 6 to setting you want, then press ENTER.
9 seconds. (Images that are four million The default setting is underlined.
pixels or more will lengthen the duration.) • MODE1: The image sweeps in from top
• FAST: sets the duration shorter than to bottom.
“NORMAL”. • MODE2: The image stretches out from
• SLOW1: Sets the duration longer than left to right of the screen.
“NORMAL”. • MODE3: The image stretches out from
• SLOW2: Sets the duration longer than the center of the screen.
“SLOW1”. • MODE4: The images randomly cycle
Note through the effects.
Some JPEG image files may take longer to display than • MODE5: The next image slides over the
others, which may make the duration seems longer that previous image.
the option you selected. Especially progressive JPEG • OFF: Turns off this function.
image files or JPEG image files of 3,000,000 pixels or
more.

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 Tip
Playing DivX® video files You can view the disc information while playing a
DivX video file (pages 65 and 66).
(Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American
model and DHC-AZ2D)
Selecting an album

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Play

1 Press MENU.
You can play DivX video files on DATA CDs The album list appears. Only albums that
(CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) and DATA contain DivX video files are listed.
DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/
DVD+RWs).

About playback order of data on

DATA CDs or DATA DVDs
See “Playback order of MP3 audio tracks or
JPEG image files” (page 25). Note that the
playback order may not be applicable,
depending on the software used for creating the
DivX video file, or if there are more than 200 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
albums and 600 DivX video files in each album. album you want, then press H (or
Notes touch nN on the unit).
• The system may not play a DivX video file when the The system starts playing the selected
file has been combined from two or more DivX video album.
files.
• The system cannot play a DivX video file of size To go to the next or previous
more than 720 (width) × 576 (height) or 2GB. page
• Depending on the DivX video file, the picture may be Press < or ,.
unclear or the sound may skip.
• The system cannot play some DivX video files that To turn on or off the album list
are longer than 3 hours. Press MENU.
• If there are no DivX video files recorded on a DATA
DVD, a message appears to indicate that the disc is To stop play
not playable.
Press x.
• Depending on the DivX video file, the picture may
pause or be unclear. In which case, it is recommended
that you create the file at a lower bit rate. If the sound
is still noisy, MP3 is the recommended audio format.
Note, however, this system does not conform to
WMA (Windows Media Audio) format.
• Because of the compression technology used for
DivX video files, it may take some time after you
press H (or touch nN on the unit) for the picture
to appear.
• Depending on the DivX video file, the sound may not
match the pictures on the screen.
• The playback order may differ depending on the
software used for creating the DivX video file.
• The system can recognize up to 600 DivX video files
in a single album. A maximum of 200 albums can be
recognized.

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 Selecting a DivX video file Using the on-screen
1 Press MENU. display to search
The album list appears. Only albums that
contain DivX video files are listed.
2 Press M or m repeatedly to select the *
album you want, then press ENTER.
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
The file list appears. DHC-AZ2D

You can search for a DVD by title or chapter,

and you can search for a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA
CD/DATA DVD by track, file, album, index or
scene. As titles and tracks are assigned unique
numbers on the disc, you can select the desired
one by entering its number. Or, you can search
for a particular point using the time code (Time
Search).
3 Press M or m repeatedly to select a file,
then press ENTER. 1 Press DISPLAY.
The system starts playing the selected file. For DATA CD with JPEG image files,
press DISPLAY twice.
To go to the next or previous The Control Menu appears.
page
Press < or ,.
2 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
search method.
To return to the previous display x When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW
Press O RETURN. “TITLE”, “CHAPTER” or “TIME/TEXT”
Select “TIME/TEXT” to search for a
To stop play starting point by inputting the time code.
Press x.
x When playing a VIDEO CD without
To play the next or previous DivX PBC function
video file without turning on the “TRACK” or “INDEX”
file list x When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC
You can select the next or previous DivX video functions
file in the same album by pressing . or >. “SCENE”
You can also select the first file of the next x When playing a CD
album by pressing > during playback of the “TRACK”
last file of the current album. Note that you
x When playing an MP3 audio track
cannot return to the previous album by pressing
“ALBUM” or “TRACK”
.. To return to the previous album, select it
from the album list. x When playing a JPEG image file
“ALBUM” or “FILE”
Tip
If the number of viewing times is preset, you can play
the DivX video files as many times as the preset
number. The following occurrences are counted:
– when the system is turned off.
– when the disc is removed.
– when another file is played.

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 x When playing a DivX video file To search for a particular point
(Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American using the time code (DVD VIDEO/
model and DHC-AZ2D)
DVD-RW only)
“ALBUM” or “FILE”
— Time Search
Example: when you select “CHAPTER” 1 In step 2, select “TIME/TEXT”.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Play

“** (**)” is selected (** refers to a “T **:**:**” (playing time of the current title)
number). is selected.
The number in parentheses indicates the 2 Press ENTER.
total number of titles, chapters, tracks, “T **:**:**” changes to “T – –:– –:– –”.
indexes, scenes, albums or files. 3 Input the time code using the number
buttons, then press ENTER.
For example, to find the scene at 2 hours,
10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the
beginning, just enter “2:10:20”.
Notes
• You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW using
Selected row the time code.
• The title, chapter or track number displayed is the
same number recorded on the disc.
3 Press ENTER.
Tip
“** (**)” changes to “– – (**)”.
When the Control Menu display is turned off, you can
search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW), track
(CD) or DivX video file* (DATA CD (DivX video)/
DATA DVD) by pressing the number buttons and
ENTER.
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
DHC-AZ2D

4 Press M or m repeatedly or press the

number buttons to select the title,
chapter, track, index, scene, etc.,
number you want to search for.
If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to
cancel the number, then select another
number.
5 Press ENTER.
The system starts playback from the
selected number.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu disappears.

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 4 Press M/m/</, to select a chapter,
Searching by scene title or track, then press ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected scene.
— Picture Navigation
To return to Normal Play
Press O RETURN or DISPLAY.
You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and Note
find the desired scene quickly. Depending on the disc, you may not be able to select
some items.
1 Press PICTURE NAVI during play.

2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to

select an item.
x When playing a DVD VIDEO
• TITLE VIEWER: displays the first scene
of each title.
• CHAPTER VIEWER: displays the first
scene of each chapter.
x When playing a VIDEO CD
• TRACK VIEWER: displays the first
scene of each track.
3 Press ENTER.
The first scene of each chapter, title, or
track appears as follows.

When there are more than 9 titles, chapters

or tracks, “V” appears at the bottom right of
the TV screen. To display the hidden titles,
chapters or tracks, select the bottom scene,
then press m. To return to the previous
scene, select the top scene, then press M.

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 x When playing a DVD-RW
The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc
DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® are displayed.
video – Various functions The default setting is underlined.
Example:
Changing the sound • 1: MAIN (main sound)
• 1: SUB (sub sound)
• 1: MAIN+SUB (main and sub sound)

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Various functions

* • 2: MAIN
• 2: SUB
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
DHC-AZ2D • 2: MAIN+SUB
x When playing a VIDEO CD/CD/MP3
When playing a DVD VIDEO or DATA CD/ audio track
DATA DVD (DivX video files) recorded in The default setting is underlined.
multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, • STEREO: the standard stereo sound
MPEG audio or DTS), you can change the audio
• 1/L: the sound of the left channel
format. If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with
(monaural)
multilingual tracks, you can also change the
• 2/R: the sound of the right channel
language.
(monaural)
With VIDEO CDs, CDs or DATA CDs (MP3),
you can select the sound from the right or left x When playing a DivX video file
channel and listen to the sound of the selected (Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American
channel through both the right and left speakers. model and DHC-AZ2D)
For example, when playing a disc containing a The choice of DATA CD or DATA DVD
song with the vocals on the right channel and the audio signal formats differ, depending on
instruments on the left channel, you can hear the the DivX video file contained on the disc.
instruments from both speakers by selecting the The format is shown in the TV screen.
left channel. x When playing a Super VCD
1 Press AUDIO during play. The default setting is underlined.
• 1:STEREO: the stereo sound of the audio
The following display appears.
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
2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the track 2
desired audio signal.
• 2:1/L: the sound of the left channel of the
x When playing a DVD VIDEO audio track 2 (monaural)
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice • 2:2/R: the sound of the right channel of
of language varies. the audio track 2 (monaural)
When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a
Notes
language code (see “Language code list” • While playing a DVD-RW on which the audio
(page 90)). When the same language is stream 2 is not recorded, you may not be able to
displayed two or more times, the DVD select “2: MAIN”, “2: SUB” or “2: MAIN+SUB”.
VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio • While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track
formats. 2 is not recorded, no sound is output when you select
“2:STEREO”, “2:1/L” or “2:2/R”.

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 x When playing a DivX video file (Except
Checking the audio signal for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
format (DVD/DivX video* only) DHC-AZ2D)
Example: MP3 audio
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
DHC-AZ2D
When you press AUDIO repeatedly during play,
Bit rate
the current audio signal format (PCM, Dolby
Digital, DTS, etc.) is displayed on the TV
screen.
x When playing a DVD VIDEO About audio signals
Example: Dolby Digital 5.1 ch Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the
LFE (Low sound elements (channels) shown below. Each
Surround (L/R) Frequency Effect) channel is output from a separate speaker.
• Front (L)
• Front (R)
• Center
Front (L/R) + • Surround (L)
Center • Surround (R)
• Surround (Monaural): This signal can be
Currently playing either the Dolby Surround Sound processed
program format*
signals or the Dolby Digital sound’s monaural
Surround audio signals.
Example: Dolby Digital 3 ch
• LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal
Surround
Front (L/R) (Monaural)

Currently playing
program format*

* Does not appear on DHC-AZ2D.

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 Adjusting the delay Using the Setup Display
between the picture and By using the Setup Display, you can make
sound various adjustments to items such as picture and
sound. You can also set a language for the
— A/V SYNC subtitles and the Setup Display, among other
* things. For details on each Setup Display item,

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Various functions

see pages from 38 to 45. For an overall list of
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and Setup Display items, see page 91.
DHC-AZ2D
Asian model is used for illustration purposes
When the sound does not match the pictures on only.
the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between Note
the picture and sound. Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over
the Setup Display settings and not all the functions
1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode. described may work.
The Control Menu appears. 1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode.
2 Press M or m repeatedly to select “A/V The Control Menu appears.
SYNC”, then press ENTER. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select
The options for “A/V SYNC” appear. “SETUP”, then press ENTER.
The options for “SETUP” appear.

3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

setting.
• OFF: does not adjust.
3 Press M or m repeatedly to select
“CUSTOM”, then press ENTER.
• ON: adjusts the difference between
The Setup Display appears.
picture and sound.
Note
Depending on the input stream, this function may not
be effective.

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 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
setup item from the displayed list, then Setting the display or
press ENTER.
The setup item is selected. sound track language
Example: “SCREEN SETUP” — LANGUAGE SETUP
Selected item
“LANGUAGE SETUP” allows you to set
various languages for the on-screen display or
sound track.
Select “LANGUAGE SETUP” in the Setup
Display.
To use the Setup Display, see “Using the Setup
Setup items Display” (page 37).

5 Press M or m repeatedly to select an

item, then press ENTER.
The options for the selected item appear.
Example: “TV TYPE”

x OSD (on-screen display)

Switches the display language on the screen.
Select the language from the displayed list.

Options x MENU (DVD VIDEO only)

You can select the desired language for the
disc’s menu.
6 Press M or m repeatedly to select a
setting, then press ENTER. x AUDIO (DVD VIDEO only)
The setting is selected and setup is Switches the language of the sound track.
complete. When you select “ORIGINAL”, the language
given priority in the disc is selected.
Selected setting
x SUBTITLE (DVD VIDEO only)
Switches the language of the subtitle recorded
on the DVD VIDEO.
When you select “AUDIO FOLLOW”, the
language for the subtitles changes according to
the language you selected for the sound track.
Note
When you select a language in “MENU”, “AUDIO” or
“SUBTITLE” that is not recorded on the DVD
Tip
VIDEO, one of the recorded languages will be
You can reset all the DVD settings except for Parental automatically selected (depending on the disc, the
Control by performing the operations described under language may not be selected automatically).
“To return the DVD setup to the default settings*,
perform reset as follows:” (page 83). Tip
* Except for parental control setting If you select “OTHERS t” in “MENU”, “AUDIO”
and “SUBTITLE”, select and enter a language code
from “Language code list” (page 90) using the number
buttons.

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 Note
Settings for the display Depending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may be
selected automatically instead of “4:3 PAN SCAN” or
— SCREEN SETUP vice versa.
x COLOR SYSTEM (except for Latin
Select settings according to the TV to be American model)
connected. Select the color system when you play a VIDEO
Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup CD.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Various functions

Display. The default setting is underlined.
To use the Setup Display, see “Using the Setup AUTO Outputs the video signal in the
Display” (page 37). system of the disc, either PAL or
NTSC. If your TV uses a DUAL
system, select “AUTO”.
PAL Changes the video signal of an
NTSC disc and outputs it in the
PAL system.
NTSC Changes the video signal of a PAL
disc and outputs it in the NTSC
system.
x TV TYPE
Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV. Notes
The default setting varies, depending on the • You cannot change the color system of the disc itself.
country model. • Except for Latin American model, you can change
the color system of this unit according to the
16:9 Select this when you connect a connected TV (page 10).
wide-screen TV or a TV with a
wide mode function. x SCREEN SAVER
4:3 LETTER Select this when you connect a 4:3 Turns on and off the screen saver. If you turn on
BOX screen TV. This setting displays a the TV screen saver, the screen saver image
wide picture with bands on the appears when you leave the system in pause or
upper and lower portions of the stop mode for 15 minutes, or when you play
screen. back an audio CD or MP3 audio track for more
4:3 PAN SCAN Select this when you connect a 4:3 than 15 minutes. The screen saver will help
screen TV. This setting prevent your display device from becoming
automatically displays the wide damaged (ghosting). Press H (or touch nN
picture on the entire screen and on the unit) to turn off the screen saver.
cuts off the portions that do not fit. The default setting is underlined.
ON Turns on the screen saver.
• 16:9
OFF Turns off the screen saver.

• 4:3 LETTER BOX

• 4:3 PAN SCAN

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 x BACKGROUND x 4:3 OUTPUT
Selects the background color or picture on the This setting is effective only when:
TV screen in stop mode or while playing an – you set “TV TYPE” in “SCREEN SETUP” to “16:9”
audio CD or MP3 audio track. (page 39).
The default setting is underlined. – the type of signal output from the system is set to
“PROGRESSIVE AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE
JACKET The jacket picture (still picture) VIDEO” (page 41).
PICTURE appears in the background, but
Adjust this to watch 4:3 aspect ratio progressive
only when the jacket picture is
already recorded on the disc (CD- signals. If you can change the aspect ratio on
EXTRA, etc.). If the disc does not your progressive format (525p/625p)
contain a jacket picture, the compatible TV, change the setting on your TV,
“GRAPHICS” picture appears. not the system.
GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the The default setting is underlined.
system appears. FULL Select this when you can change
BLUE The background color is blue. the aspect ratio on your TV.
BLACK The background color is black. NORMAL Select this when you cannot
change the aspect ratio on your
x BLACK LEVEL (Latin American model TV. Shows a 16:9 aspect ratio
only) signal with black bands on left and
Selects the black level (setup level) for the video right sides of the image.
signals output from the jacks other than
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT.
The default setting is underlined.
ON Sets the black level of the output
signal to the standard level.
OFF Lowers the standard black level. 16:9 aspect ratio TV
Use this when the picture becomes
too white.

x BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT)

(Latin American model only)
Selects the black level (setup level) for the video
signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO
OUT jacks.
“BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT)”
setting is not available when the system outputs
progressive signal.
The default setting is underlined.
OFF Sets the black level of the output
signal to the standard level.
ON Raise the standard black level.
Use this when the picture becomes
too black.

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To change the type of signal About DVD software types and
output from the system the conversion method
— PROGRESSIVE DVD software can be divided into 2 types: film-
based software and video-based software.
Progressive is the method for displaying TV
Video-based software is derived from TV, such
images which reduces flickering, and sharpens
as dramas and sit-coms, and displays images at
the image. To display using this method, you
30 frames/60 fields per second. Film-based
need to connect to a TV that accepts progressive
software is derived from film and displays
signals.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Various functions

images at 24 frames per second. Some DVD
1 Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or software contains both video and film.
touch DVD on the unit) to switch the function In order for these images to appear natural on
to DVD. your screen when output in progressive format,
2 Press PROGRESSIVE on the unit. the progressive signals need to be converted to
Each time you press PROGRESSIVE on the match the type of DVD software that you are
unit, the on-screen display changes as watching.
follows:
Note
PROGRESSIVE AUTO* t When you play video-based software in progressive
PROGRESSIVE VIDEO* t signal format, sections of some types of images may
NORMAL (INTERLACE) appear unnatural due to the conversion process when
* “P AUTO” or “P VIDEO” appears in the front output through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.
panel display when the system outputs Even though you set to “PROGRESSIVE AUTO” or
progressive signals. “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO”, images from the VIDEO
OUT jack are unaffected as they are output in the
x PROGRESSIVE AUTO
interlace format.
Select this setting when your TV accepts
progressive signals and the TV is connected to
the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.
Normally select this setting under the above
condition. This setting automatically detects the
software type, and selects the appropriate
conversion method.
Note that the picture will not be clear or no
picture will appear if you select these settings
when either of the above conditions is not met.
x PROGRESSIVE VIDEO
Select this setting when your TV accepts
progressive signals and the TV is connected to
the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks and you
want to fix the conversion method to
PROGRESSIVE VIDEO for video-based
software.
Select this setting if the image is not clear when
you select “PROGRESSIVE AUTO”.
Note that the picture will not be clear or no
picture will appear if you select these settings
when either of the above conditions is not met.
x NORMAL (INTERLACE)
Select this setting when your TV does not accept
progressive signals or your TV is connected to
the VIDEO OUT jack.

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 Notes
Custom settings • When you set the item to “AUTO”, the language may
change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting has
— CUSTOM SETUP higher priority than the “AUDIO” settings in
“LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 38). (Depending on
Use “CUSTOM SETUP” to set up playback the disc, this function may not work.)
related and other settings. • If PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital sound and MPEG audio
tracks have the same number of channels, the system
Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the Setup selects PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital sound and MPEG
Display. audio tracks in this order.
To use the Setup Display, see “Using the Setup x MULTI-DISC RESUME (DVD VIDEO/
Display” (page 37). VIDEO CD only)
Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on or
off. Resume playback point can be stored in
memory for up to 40 different DVD VIDEO/
VIDEO CD discs (page 19).
The default setting is underlined.
ON Stores the resume settings in
memory for up to 40 discs.
x PAUSE MODE (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW OFF Does not store the resume settings
only) in memory. Playback restarts at
Selects the picture in pause mode. the resume point only for the
The default setting is underlined. current disc in the system.

AUTO The picture, including subjects x AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range

that move dynamically, is output
Compression) (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only)
with no jitter. Normally select this
Narrows the dynamic range of the sound track.
position.
Useful for watching movies at low volume late
FRAME The picture, including subjects
at night.
that do not move dynamically, is
output in high resolution.
The default setting is underlined.
OFF No compression of dynamic
x TRACK SELECTION (DVD VIDEO only) range.
Gives the priority to the sound track which STANDARD Reproduces the sound track with
contains the highest number of channels when the kind of dynamic range that the
you play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple recording engineer intended.
audio formats (PCM, DTS, MPEG audio or MAX Compresses dynamic range at the
Dolby Digital format) are recorded. maximum.
The default setting is underlined.
Note
OFF No priority given.
“AUDIO DRC” only applies to Dolby Digital sources.
AUTO Priority given.
x DivX (Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin
American model and DHC-AZ2D)
Displays the registration code for this system.
For more information, go to
http://www.divx.com on the Internet.

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 x SIZE
Speaker settings If you do not connect center, surround speakers
or subwoofer or you move the surround
— SPEAKER SETUP (DHC-AZ5D only) speakers, set the parameters for “CENTER”,
“SURROUND” and “SUBWOOFER” and
To obtain the best possible surround sound, set specify the surround speaker position. Since the
for the size of the speakers you have connected front speaker setting is fixed, you cannot change
and their distance from your listening position. it.
Then use the test tone to adjust the level of the The default settings are underlined.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Various functions

speakers to the same level.
Position diagram
Select “SPEAKER SETUP” in the Setup
Display.
To use the Setup Display, see “Using the Setup
Display” (page 37).
Note
You cannot operate these setup items when you
connect headphones and microphones to the system. 90

A 45
A
B B
20

FRONT YES
CENTER YES: Normally select this.
NONE: Select this if no center
speaker is used.
To return to the default setting
SURROUND BEHIND: Select this if surround
Select the item, then press CLEAR. Note that speakers are located in section B.
only the “SIZE” setting does not return to the SIDE: Select this if surround
default setting. speakers are located in section A.
NONE: Select this if no surround
speaker is used.
SUBWOOFER YES: Select this when a
subwoofer is used.
NONE: Select this when a
subwoofer is not used.

Notes
• When you select an item, the sound may cut off for a
moment.
• Depending on the settings of other speakers, the
subwoofer may output excessive sound.
• When connecting a subwoofer, make sure to set the
“SUBWOOFER” setting to “YES”. If set to
“NONE”, no sound is output from the subwoofer.
• When you play a DVD that does not have subwoofer
output recorded, note that no sound is produced from
the subwoofer, even if “SUBWOOFER” is set to
“YES”.

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 x DISTANCE • Depending on the input stream, the “DISTANCE”
The default distance setting for the speakers in setting may not be effective.
relation to the listening position is shown below. x LEVEL (FRONT)
When you set the distance using the Quick Setup You can vary the level of front speakers as
(page 14), the settings is automatically follows. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON”
displayed. for easy adjustment.
Any items that are set to “NONE” in the “SIZE”
setting will not appear.
The default settings are underlined.
L Set this between –6 dB and 0 dB
0 dB in 1 dB increments.
R Set this between –6 dB and 0 dB
1.0 - 7.0 m
0 dB in 1 dB increments.
0.0 - 7.0 m CENTER Set this between –6 dB and +6 dB
0 dB in 1 dB increments.
SUBWOOFER Set this between –6 dB and +6 dB
+3.0 dB in 1 dB increments.

x LEVEL (SURROUND)
You can vary the level of surround speakers as
Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display follows. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON”
when you move the speakers. for easy adjustment.
Any items that are set to “NONE” in the “SIZE” Any items that are set to “NONE” in the “SIZE”
setting will not appear. setting will not appear.
The default settings are underlined. The default settings are underlined.
FRONT Front speaker distance from the L Set this between –6 dB and +6 dB
3.0 m1) listening position can be set in 0.2 0 dB in 1 dB increments.
meter increments from 1.0 to R Set this between –6 dB and +6 dB
7.0 meters. 0 dB in 1 dB increments.
CENTER Center speaker distance from the
3.0 m1) listening position can be set in 0.2 x TEST TONE
meter increments from 0.0 to The speakers will emit a test tone to adjust
7.0 meters.2) “LEVEL (FRONT)” and “LEVEL
SURROUND Surround speaker distance from the (SURROUND)”.
3.0 m1) listening position can be set in 0.2 The default setting is underlined.
meter increments from 0.0 to
OFF The test tone is not emitted from
7.0 meters.2)
the speakers.
1) When you perform the Quick Setup (page 14), the ON The test tone is emitted from each
default settings are changed. speaker in sequence while
2) adjusting level. When you select
The setting range changes depending on the front
one of the “SPEAKER SETUP”
speaker setting.
items, the test tone is emitted from
Notes each speaker in sequence.
• When you set the distance, the sound may cut off for
a moment.
• If all front and surround speakers are not placed at an
equal distance from your listening position, set the
distance according to the closest speaker.
• Do not place the surround speakers farther away
from your listening position than the front speakers.

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Adjusting the speaker level by Restricting disc playback
using the test tone
— CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL/
1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode.
PARENTAL CONTROL
The Control Menu appears.
2 Press M or m repeatedly to select
“SETUP”, then press ENTER.
Preventing playback of

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Various functions

The options for “SETUP” appear.
3 Press M or m repeatedly to select
specific discs
“CUSTOM”, then press ENTER. — CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL
The Setup Display appears.
You can set the playback restrictions so that the
4 Press M or m repeatedly to select
system will not play inappropriate discs. You
“SPEAKER SETUP”, then press
ENTER.
can set the same Custom Parental Control
password for up to 40 discs. When you set the
5 Press M or m repeatedly to select 41st disc, the playback restriction for the first
“TEST TONE”, then press ENTER. disc is canceled.
6 Press M or m repeatedly to select “ON”, 1 Load the disc you want to lock.
then press ENTER.
If the disc is playing, press x to stop play.
You will hear the test tone from each
speaker in sequence. 2 Press DISPLAY in stop mode.
The Control Menu appears.
7 Press M/m/</, repeatedly to adjust
the value of “LEVEL (FRONT)” and 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select
“LEVEL (SURROUND)” from your “PARENTAL CONTROL”, then press
listening position. ENTER.
The test tone is emitted from only the The options for “PARENTAL CONTROL”
speaker which you are adjusting. appear.
8 Press ENTER when you have finished
adjusting.
9 Press M or m repeatedly to select
“TEST TONE”, then press ENTER.
10 Press M or m repeatedly to select
“OFF”, then press ENTER.
Note
When adjusting the speaker settings, the sound may cut
off for a moment.

To adjust the volume of all the

speakers at one time
Press VOLUME + or – (or touch VOLUME +/–
control on the unit).

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 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select To turn off the Custom Parental
“ONt”, then press ENTER. Control function
x If you have not entered a password 1 In step 4, select “OFFt”, then press
The display for registering a new password ENTER.
appears. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the
number buttons, then press ENTER.

To change the password

1 In step 4, select “PASSWORDt”, then
press ENTER.
The display for entering the password
appears.

Enter a 4-digit password using the number 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the
number buttons, then press ENTER.
buttons, then press ENTER.
The display for confirming the password 3 Enter a new 4-digit password using the
appears. number buttons, then press ENTER.

x When you have already registered a 4 To confirm your password, re-enter it using
password the number buttons, then press ENTER.
The display for entering the password To play a disc for which Custom
appears. Parental Control is set
1 Load the disc for which Custom Parental
Control is set.
The “CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL”
display appears.
2 Enter your 4-digit password using the
number buttons, then press ENTER.
The system is ready for playback.
5 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password Tip
using the number buttons, then press If you forgot your password, enter the 6-digit number
ENTER. “199703” using the number buttons when the
“CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL” display asks
“Custom parental control is set.” appears
you for your password, then press ENTER. The display
and the screen returns to the Control Menu.
will ask you to enter a new 4-digit password.
If you make a mistake entering your
password
Press < repeatedly to select the wrong
number before you press ENTER and input
the correct number.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu disappears.

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 x When you have already registered a
Limiting playback by children password
(DVD VIDEO only) The display for entering the password
appears.
— PARENTAL CONTROL

You can limit the playback of some DVDs

according to a predetermined level such as the
age of the users. The same password is used for

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Various functions

both Custom Parental Control and Parental
Control.
When a limited scene is played back, that scene
is cut or replaced with a preset other scene.
1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode.
4 Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password
using the number buttons, then press
The Control Menu appears. ENTER.
2 Press M or m repeatedly to select The display for setting the playback
“PARENTAL CONTROL”, then press limitation level and changing the password
ENTER. appears.
The options for “PARENTAL CONTROL”
appear.

If you make a mistake entering your

password
3 Press M or m repeatedly to select Press < repeatedly to select the wrong
“PLAYERt”, then press ENTER. number before you press ENTER and input
x If you have not entered a password the correct number.
The display for registering a new password 5 Press M or m repeatedly to select
appears. “STANDARD”, then press ENTER.
The options for “STANDARD” appear.

Enter a 4-digit password using the number

buttons, then press ENTER.
The display for confirming the password
appears.

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 6 Press M or m repeatedly to select a To play a disc for which Parental
geographic area as the playback Control is set
limitation level, then press ENTER.
The area is selected.
1 Load the disc for which Parental Control is
set.
When you select “OTHERSt”, select and
enter the standard code in the table on page 2 Press H (or touch nN on the unit).
49 using the number buttons. The “PARENTAL CONTROL” display
appears.
7 Press M or m repeatedly to select
3 Enter your 4-digit password using the
“LEVEL”, then press ENTER.
number buttons, then press ENTER.
The options for “LEVEL” appear. Playback starts.
Notes
• The Control Menu display shows different items
depending on the disc type.
• When you play DVDs which do not have the Parental
Control function, playback cannot be limited on this
system.
• Depending on the DVD, you may be asked to change
the parental control level while playing the disc. In
8 Press M or m repeatedly to select the this case, enter your password, then change the level.
If the Resume Play mode is canceled, the level
level you want, then press ENTER.
returns to the original level.
The Parental Control setting is completed.
Tip
If you forgot your password, remove the disc and
repeat steps 1 to 3 of “Limiting playback by children
(DVD VIDEO only)” (page 47). When you are asked
to enter your password, enter “199703” using the
number buttons, then press ENTER. The display will
ask you to enter a new 4-digit password. After you
enter a new 4-digit password, replace the disc in the
system and press H (or touch nN on the unit).
The lower the value, the more strict the When the “PARENTAL CONTROL” display appears,
limitation. enter your new password.

To turn off the Parental Control

function
Set “LEVEL” to “OFF” in step 8.

To change the password

1 In step 3, select “PASSWORDt”, then
press ENTER.
The display for entering the password
appears.
2 Follow step 3 to enter a new password.

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Area code
Standard Code number Changing the angles
Argentina 2044
Australia 2047
Austria 2046 If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are
Belgium 2057 recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change the
Brazil 2070 viewing angle.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX® video – Various functions

Canada 2079 For example, while playing a scene of a train in
Chile 2090 motion, you can display the view from either the
front of the train, the left window of the train, or
China 2092
from the right window without having the train’s
Denmark 2115
movement interrupted.
Finland 2165
Press ANGLE during play.
France 2174
Germany 2109
Each time you press ANGLE, the angle changes.
India 2248 Note
Indonesia 2238 Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able
to change the angle even if multi-angles are recorded
Italy 2254
on the DVD VIDEO.
Japan 2276
Korea 2304
Malaysia 2363
Mexico 2362 Displaying the subtitles
Netherlands 2376 * *
New Zealand 2390
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
Norway 2379
DHC-AZ2D
Pakistan 2427
Philippines 2424 With discs on which multilingual subtitles are
Portugal 2436 recorded, you can change the subtitle language
Russia 2489 while playing, or turn the subtitles on or off
whenever you want.
Singapore 2501
For example, you can select the language you
Spain 2149
want to master and turn the subtitles on for better
Sweden 2499 understanding.
Switzerland 2086
Press SUBTITLE during play.
Thailand 2528
Each time you press SUBTITLE, the subtitle
United Kingdom 2184
language changes.
Notes
• Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able
to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles
are recorded on the DVD VIDEO. You also may not
be able to turn the subtitles off.
• You can change the subtitles if the DivX video file
has an “.AVI” or “.DIVX” extension and contains
subtitle information within the same file. (Except for
DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and DHC-
AZ2D)

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 4 Press ENTER.
A preset number flashes. Perform steps 5
Tuner and 6 while the preset number flashes.

Presetting radio stations Preset number

You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM

stations. You can then tune in any of those
stations simply by selecting the corresponding
preset number.

Automatic tuning preset

You can automatically tune in all of the stations
that can be received in your area and then store
the radio frequency of the desired stations. 5 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
desired preset number.
1 Press FUNCTION + or – (or touch
TUNER/BAND on the unit) repeatedly 6 Press ENTER.
to select “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM”. “Complete!” appears.
2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until 7 Repeat steps 1 through 6 to store other
“AUTO” appears. stations.
The frequency changes as the system scans
for a station. Scanning stops automatically Manual tuning preset
when a station is tuned in. At that time,
“TUNED” and “ST” (for an FM stereo You can manually tune in and store the radio
program) appear. frequency of the desired stations.
1 Press FUNCTION + or – (or touch
TUNER/BAND on the unit) repeatedly
to select “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM”.
2 Press TUNING + or – repeatedly to tune
in the desired station.
3 Press MENU.
“Memory?” appears.
4 Press ENTER.
If “TUNED” does not appear and the A preset number flashes. Perform steps 5
scanning does not stop and 6 while the preset number flashes.
Set the frequency of the desired radio
station as described in “Manual tuning
5 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
desired preset number.
preset”.
3 Press MENU.
6 Press ENTER.
“Complete!” appears.
“Memory?” appears.
7 Repeat steps 1 through 6 to store other
stations.

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Other operations
To Do this Listening to the radio
Tune in a station Follow the procedure described
with a weak signal in “Manual tuning preset” You can listen to a radio station either by
(page 50). selecting a preset station, or by manually tuning
Set another station Start over from step 1. After in the station.
to the existing step 4, press M or m repeatedly
preset number to select the preset number you
want to store the other station.
Listening to a preset station
Cancel presetting Press MENU in step 3 or 4. — Preset Tuning

Tuner
To change the AM tuning interval Preset radio stations in the tuner’s memory first
(except for Saudi Arabian model) (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 50).
The AM tuning interval is factory-preset to 1 Press FUNCTION + or – (or touch
9 kHz (or 10 kHz for some areas). To change the TUNER/BAND on the unit) repeatedly
AM tuning interval, tune in any AM station first, to select “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM”.
then turn off the system. While touching . 2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to
on the unit, press ?/1 on the unit. When you select the desired preset station.
change the interval, all the AM preset stations
Preset number
are erased. To reset the interval, repeat the same
procedure.
Note
You cannot change the AM tuning interval in Power
Saving Mode (page 64).
Tips
• The preset stations are retained for about a half day
even if you disconnect the power cord or if a power
failure occurs.
• To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied
antennas, or connect a commercially available
external antenna. Frequency

Tip
You can also select the desired preset station by
pressing the number buttons and ENTER in step 2.

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 Listening to non-preset radio
station
— Manual Tuning

1 Press FUNCTION + or – (or touch

TUNER/BAND on the unit) repeatedly
to select “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM”.
2 Press TUNING + or – repeatedly to tune
in the desired station.
Note
The OSD does not appear on the TV screen except for
DVD function.
Tips
• To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied
antennas, or connect a commercially available
external antenna.
• When an FM stereo program has static noise, press
FM MODE repeatedly until “MONO” appears.
There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will
improve.
• Press and hold TUNING + or – in step 2 above. The
frequency indication changes and scanning stops
when the system tunes in a station (Automatic
Tuning).
• To record the radio programs, use manual recording
(pages 55 and 63).

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 Playing a tape
Tape – Play
You can use TYPE I (normal) tape.
Loading a tape
1 Load a tape.

1 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE on the 2 Press FUNCTION + or – (or touch TAPE

unit. A/B on the unit) repeatedly to select
“TAPE A” or “TAPE B”.
2 Load a recorded/recordable tape in
deck A or B. 3 Press DIRECTION on the unit
repeatedly to select “g” to play one
Deck A side. Select “j”1) to play both sides.
To play both decks in succession, press

Tape – Play
DIRECTION on the unit repeatedly until
“RELAY” (Relay Play)2) appears in the
display.
4 Press H (or touch nN on the unit).
Press the button again to play the reverse
side.3) The tape starts playing.
With the side you want to
play facing upward.

Deck B

1) Deck B only. The tape deck stops automatically after

repeating the sequence five times.
2)
Relay Play always follows this cyclic sequence up to
With the side you want to five times, then stops:
play/record facing forward. Deck A (front side) t Deck B (front side) t
Deck B (reverse side)
3)
Deck B only

Other operations
To Do this
Stop play Press x.
Pause Press X.
Press X again to resume play.
Fast-forward or Press m or M.
rewind
Remove a tape Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE on
the unit.

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 Tip
If you select either deck A or B and press H (or touch
nN on the unit), X, m or M when no tape is in Tape – Recording
that deck, the system automatically switches to the tape
in the other deck and starts that operation. Recording your favorite
Searching for the beginning of CD tracks on a tape
the current or the next track
(AMS)* — CD-TAPE Synchro Recording

To go forward You can record a whole disc (VIDEO CD and

CD) on a tape.
Press > during play.
You can use TYPE I (normal) tape. The
Each time you press the button, the search
recording level is adjusted automatically.
direction, + (forward), and number of tracks
Use buttons on the unit for the operation.
being skipped (1 to 9) appear.

To go back
1 Load a recordable tape into deck B,
then touch TAPE A/B repeatedly to
Press . during play. select “TAPE B”.
Each time you press the button, the search
direction, – (back), and number of tracks being
2 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select
“g” to record on one side. Select
skipped (1 to 9) appear. “j” (or “RELAY”) to record on both
* AMS: Automatic Music Sensor sides.
Note 3 Touch nN repeatedly to select
The AMS function may not operate correctly under the recording side, then touch x.
following circumstances:
If you select both sides recording or front
– When the unrecorded space between songs is less
side recording, touch nN repeatedly to
than 4 seconds long.
light up the N indicator, then touch x. If
– When the system is placed near a television.
you record on the reverse side, touch
Tip nN repeatedly to light up the n
When a tape is inserted, corresponding forward (N)/ indicator, then touch x.
reverse (n)* indicators light.
* Deck B only 4 Touch DVD and load a disc you want to
record.
When the system automatically starts
playback, touch x twice to cancel Resume
Play.
5 Press CD SYNC.
Deck B stands by for recording.
“SYNC” lights up and “REC” flashes.
6 Press z START.
Recording starts.

To stop recording
Touch x.

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Notes
• CD Synchro Recording is not available with DVDs, Recording on a tape
DATA CDs and DATA DVDs.
• You cannot listen to other sources while recording. manually
• When you press CD SYNC in step 5, the surround
effect may automatically change (see “Selecting the — Manual Recording
surround effect” on page 57).
• If the play mode is set to Shuffle Play, Program Play You can record just the portions you like from a
or Repeat Play, it automatically switches to Normal disc (DVD, VIDEO CD, DATA CD and DATA
Play in step 5. DVD*), tape or radio program on a tape.
• When you record from a VIDEO CD, playback with You can also record from connected
PBC functions is automatically canceled. components (see “Hooking up optional
• If you connect or disconnect a microphone during components” on page 75).
recording, or if you press KARAOKE MODE, the Use buttons on the unit for the operation.
sound cuts off for a moment.
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
• CD SYNC only works in DVD function.
DHC-AZ2D
• Do not eject the tape during recording, as this may
cause irreparable damage to the tape and the tape 1 Load a recordable tape into deck B,

Tape – Recording
deck. then touch TAPE A/B repeatedly to
Tips
select “TAPE B”.
• If you select both sides recording and the tape 2 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select
reaches the end of the front side part-way through a “g” to record on one side. Select
track, the entire track is recorded again from the “j” (or “RELAY”) to record on both
beginning of the reverse side. sides.
• When you record on both sides, be sure to start from
the front side. If you start from the reverse side, 3 Touch nN repeatedly to select
recording stops at the end of the reverse side. recording side, then touch x.
If you select both sides recording or front
side recording, touch nN repeatedly to
light up the N indicator, then touch x. If
you record on the reverse side, touch
nN repeatedly to light up the n
indicator, then touch x.
4 Touch one of the following buttons to
select the desired source to record.
• DVD: To record from this system’s CD/
DVD player. When the system
automatically starts playback, touch x to
stop the playback.
• TAPE A/B: To record from this system’s
tape deck A.
• TUNER/BAND: To record from this
system’s tuner.
• VIDEO/SAT: To record from the
optional component connected to
VIDEO/SAT IN L/R jacks.
• PC: To record from the personal
computer connected to PC port.

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 5 Press z START.
Deck B stands by for recording.
“REC” flashes.
Sound Adjustment
6 Press z START, then start playing the Adjusting the sound
desired source to record.
Recording starts.
Generating a more dynamic
To stop recording sound (Dynamic Sound
Touch x. Generator X-tra)
Notes Press DSGX on the unit.
• You cannot listen to other sources while recording.
Each time you press the button, the display
• When you press z START in step 5, the surround
changes as follows:
effect may automatically change (see “Selecting the
surround effect” on page 57). DSGX ON y DSGX OFF*
• If a disc is loaded when the functions other than DVD * The sound effect is automatically set to “FLAT”.
are selected, recording automatically stops.
• If you connect or disconnect a microphone during
recording, or if you press KARAOKE MODE, the
sound cuts off for a moment. Selecting the sound effect
• Do not eject the tape during recording, as this may
cause irreparable damage to the tape and the tape Use buttons on the unit for the operation.
deck.
Press EQ SELECT repeatedly to select
Tips
“PRESET EQ”, then touch PRESET + or –
• When you record on both sides, be sure to start from
repeatedly to select the desired preset.
the front side. If you start from the reverse side,
recording stops at the end of the reverse side. The preset name appears in the display. See the
• For recording from the tuner: chart “Sound effect options”.
If noise is heard while recording from the tuner,
To cancel the sound effect
move the respective antenna to reduce the noise.
• If “TAPE B” is selected in step 4, silence is recorded. Press EQ SELECT repeatedly to select
• You can “mix” sounds by playing one of the audio “PRESET EQ”, then touch PRESET + or –
sources in step 4 and singing or speaking into a repeatedly until “FLAT” appears in the display.
microphone. The mixed sound can be recorded on a
tape. Sound effect options
• When high level sound signals are input, the system EQ Effect
automatically adjusts the recording level to prevent ROCK Standard music sources
distortion of the recorded sound signal (Auto Level POP
Control function). JAZZ
DANCE
SOUL
MP3 EQ
USER EQ User preset music sources (see
“Adjusting the graphic equalizer
and storing” on page 58)

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 • PLII MOVIE: Performs Pro Logic II movie
Selecting the surround mode decoding. This setting is ideal for
movies encoded in Dolby Surround. In
effect addition, this mode can reproduce sound in
5.1 channels when watching videos of
Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly to select overdubbed or old movies.
the effect you want. • PLII MUSIC: Performs the Pro Logic II
Each time you press the button, the display music mode decoding. This setting is ideal for
changes cyclically as follows: normal stereo sources such as CDs.
x For DHC-AZ5D • PRO LOGIC: Performs Pro Logic decoding.
When the headphones are not connected The source recorded in 2 channels is decoded
SBS MULTI1) t A.F.D. AUTO1) t into 4.1 channels.
PRO LOGIC1) t PLII MOVIE1) t • SBS MULTI: Sound Broad System Multi
PLII MUSIC1) t V.M.DIM.1) t LINK t mode. This mode lets you enjoy audio playback
2CH STEREO of all types of discs from multiple speakers.
When the headphones are connected • VIRTUAL A: Creates 3 sets of virtual
HP 2CH y HP VIRTUAL1) surround speakers from the sound of the
actual front speakers (L/R).
x For DHC-AZ2D

Sound Adjustment
• VIRTUAL B: Creates 1 set of virtual surround
When the headphones are not connected
speakers from the sound of the front speakers
2CH STEREO t 2CH SURR t (L/R) without using actual surround speakers.
VIRTUAL A2) t VIRTUAL B2) This mode is effective when the distance
When the headphones are connected between the front L and R speakers is short.
HP 2CH t HP SURR t HP VIRTUAL2) • V.M.DIM.: Creates an array of virtual
1) surround speaker positions higher than the
These sound fields can be selected except when
listener from a single set of actual surround
– the system is in stand by for recording or is
recording. speakers. This mode creates 5 pairs of virtual
– a microphone is connected. speakers surrounding the listener at
2) These sound fields can be selected during DVD approximately a 30° angle of elevation. The
function except when effect differs according to the “BEHIND” or
– the system is in stand by for recording or is “SIDE” setting of the surround speakers
recording. (page 43).
– a microphone is connected. • 2CH STEREO: This mode outputs the sound
• A.F.D. AUTO: Auto Format Direct Auto from the left and right speakers. Standard 2
• HP 2CH: This mode outputs the sound from channel (stereo) sources completely bypass
headphone L/R. Standard 2 channel (stereo) the sound field processing. Multi channel
sources completely bypass the sound field surround formats are downmixed to two
processing. Multi channel surround formats channels.
are downmixed to two channels. This allows you to play any source using the
• HP SURR: This mode outputs sound with left and right speakers.
reverberations. • 2CH SURR: This mode outputs sound with
• HP VIRTUAL: This mode outputs the sound reverberations.
as surround from headphone L/R. Notes
• LINK: The front speaker channels are output • For some discs, the surround effect may not be as
at both the front and surround speaker. much as expected.
• For DHC-AZ5D, if “NONE” is selected in surround
speaker setup, no sound will be output from the
surround speakers even if “LINK” is selected.

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 Tips
• “VIRTUAL A”, “VIRTUAL B” and “HP Singing along: Karaoke
VIRTUAL” are effective only when a multi channel
source is played.
You can enjoy karaoke (singing along with a
• As the sound field for DVD function differs from that
disc) by setting the system to karaoke mode.
of other functions, you might find different sound
field when you switch to other functions from DVD
You can connect two microphones (not
function (DHC-AZ2D only). supplied) to the system.

Setting the system to karaoke

mode
Adjusting the graphic
1 Press DISPLAY.
equalizer and storing The Control Menu appears.
You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering 2 Turn MIC LEVEL on the unit to MIN to
the levels of specific frequency ranges. The turn down the microphone control
setting is stored as “USER EQ” in the memory. level.
Before operation, first select the audio emphasis 3 Connect a microphone (not supplied)
you want for your basic sound. to MIC jack.
Use buttons on the unit for the operation. Karaoke mode is automatically activated
Press EQ SELECT repeatedly to select a and “m” appears at the upper right of the
frequency band, then touch PRESET + or – TV screen. You can also activate the
repeatedly to adjust the level. karaoke mode by pressing KARAOKE
Frequency band Frequency level MODE, without connecting the
microphones.
4 Turn MIC LEVEL on the unit to adjust
the microphone volume.
5 Turn ECHO LEVEL on the unit to adjust
the microphone echo.
6 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the
audio setting.
For details on the audio setting, see
“Changing the sound” (page 35).
This setting is automatically stored as the
“USER EQ”. The setting previously stored is To cancel karaoke mode
erased and replaced by the new setting. Disconnect the microphones or press
To call up USER EQ KARAOKE MODE again.
You can cancel karaoke mode even when a
See “Selecting the sound effect” on page 56. microphone is connected by pressing
To cancel USER EQ KARAOKE MODE.

Press EQ SELECT repeatedly to select Notes

“PRESET EQ”, then touch PRESET + or – • For DVDs or Super VCDs, press AUDIO repeatedly
repeatedly until “FLAT” appears in the display. to select the audio setting (page 35).
For CDs or VIDEO CDs, the audio setting
Note automatically switches to “1/L” and the singer’s
The display returns to the original display if you do not voice turns down after step 3. If the singer’s voice
touch any button for 8 seconds. does not turn down, press AUDIO repeatedly to
select the audio setting (page 35).

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• You cannot activate karaoke mode when the To check the audio information, press AUDIO.
headphones are connected to the system. When playing a Dolby Digital Karaoke disc, “9”
• The sound input from the microphone is not output appears at the current audio format.
from the DVD DIGITAL OUT jack (DHC-AZ2D
only). Example:
Tip
If howling occurs: DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2
– move the microphone away from the speakers.
– change the direction of the microphone. 2/0: Recorded only with accompaniment.
3/0: Recorded with guide melody.
– lower the MIC LEVEL or ECHO LEVEL. 3/1: Recorded with guide melody and guide
– touch VOLUME – repeatedly. vocal.
3/2: Recorded with guide melody and two kinds of
guide vocals.
Dolby Digital Karaoke format
(DVD VIDEO only)
Dolby Digital format, which reproduces Changing the Key
surround sound using 5 channels, can also
contain the “Dolby Digital Karaoke” format
— Key Control
which is specialized for karaoke. In the Dolby
You can change the key to suit your vocal range.

Sound Adjustment
Digital Karaoke format discs, guide melody and
guide vocal tracks are recorded in addition to the Press KEY CONTROL # or 2 to suit your
accompaniment. You can select them when the vocal range in karaoke mode.
player is in karaoke mode. You can adjust the key higher or lower in
15 steps (27 – #7).
Speaker output in normal Dolby
Digital format (5 channel Note
Depending on the discs, you may not be able to change
surround)
the key.
Front (L) Center Front (R)
Tips
• The key automatically returns to the original key
when:
– you turn off the system.
Surround (L) Surround (R) – you change the function.
– you remove the disc.
– the title or track is changed.
– you perform Scan or Slow-motion Play.
Speaker output in Dolby Digital – you stop playback.
Karaoke format – you cancel karaoke mode.
Accompaniment Accompaniment
• You can change the key using “KEY CONTROL” in
(L) (R) the Control Menu display (page 91).

Guide melody

Guide vocal 1 Guide vocal 2

You can select any of these. These are

output from the front speakers (L, R).
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 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select
Playing Karaoke with any “VOCAL”, then press ENTER.
stereo disc The options for “VOCAL” appear.
— Karaoke Pon 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “ON”,
then press ENTER.
You can enjoy karaoke with a stereo-recorded
x When playing a DVD VIDEO
disc, even if it is a non-karaoke disc, by reducing
You can listen to the guide vocal recorded
the sound of the vocals.
in the Dolby Digital karaoke format track.
Press KARAOKE PON in karaoke mode.
x When playing a VIDEO CD/CD
To cancel Karaoke Pon mode You can listen to the vocals.
Press KARAOKE PON again. To cancel the Vocal function
Notes Select “OFF” in step 3.
• This function may not work well in the following
Notes
cases:
• The Vocal function works only with the Dolby
– Only a few instruments are playing
Digital Karaoke format.
– A duet is playing
• If the guide vocal is not recorded on the disc, you
– The vocals on the disc deviate from the center
cannot use the Vocal function.
– Monaural-recorded discs (the accompaniment is
• When you turn the Vocal function on and off while
also reduced)
playing a Super VCD, the sound may cut off for a
– Multiplex moment.
• During Karaoke Pon mode, the stereo effect is
reduced. Tip
The Vocal function is canceled when:
Tips
– you turn off the system.
• You can turn Karaoke Pon mode on and off by using
– you change the function.
“KARAOKE PON” in the Control Menu display
– you remove the disc.
(page 91).
– you turn Karaoke Pon mode on.
• Karaoke Pon mode is automatically canceled when:
– you cancel karaoke mode.
– you turn off the system.
– you change the function.
– you cancel karaoke mode. Selecting the vocals
– you remove the disc.
– you set “VOCAL” to “ON”. — Vocal Select
(DVD VIDEO/VIDEO CD/CD only)
Turning the vocals on and off After you set “VOCAL” to “ON”, you can
— Vocal change the guide vocal channel. You can select
different kinds of vocals when using the Vocal
(DVD VIDEO/VIDEO CD/CD only)
function.
When playing a DVD with the Dolby Digital 1 Press DISPLAY twice in karaoke
Karaoke format in karaoke mode, you can turn mode.
on or off the guide vocal recorded in the karaoke The Control Menu appears.
track.
When playing a VIDEO CD/CD in karaoke
2 Press M or m repeatedly to select
“VOCAL SELECT”, then press ENTER.
mode, you can listen to the vocals.
The options for “VOCAL SELECT”
1 Press DISPLAY twice in karaoke appear.
mode.
The Control Menu appears.

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3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the
desired vocal channel. Turning the guide melody on
The output channel changes as follows. The and off
default settings are underlined.
— Guide Melody (DVD VIDEO only)
x When playing a DVD VIDEO
• 1+2: Guide vocal 1+2 You can listen to the guide melody.
• 1: Guide vocal 1
• 2: Guide vocal 2
1 Press DISPLAY twice in karaoke
mode.
x When playing a VIDEO CD/CD The Control Menu appears.
• L+R: Same sound is output from both
speakers. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select
“GUIDE MELODY”, then press ENTER.
• STEREO: The standard stereo sound
The options for “GUIDE MELODY”
x When playing a Super VCD appear.
• 1:L+R
• 1:STEREO: The stereo sound of the 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “ON”,
then press ENTER.
audio track 1
• 2:L+R To cancel the Guide Melody

Sound Adjustment
• 2:STEREO: The stereo sound of the Select “OFF” in step 3.
audio track 2
Notes
Notes • The Guide Melody function works only with the
• When playing a DVD VIDEO, the function works Dolby Digital Karaoke format.
only with the Dolby Digital Karaoke format. • If no guide melody is recorded on the disc, you
• Depending on the discs, you may not be able to cannot hear the guide melody.
change the guide vocal channel.
Tip
Tips The channel returns to the default setting when:
• The channel returns to the default setting when: – you turn off the system.
– you turn off the system. – you change the functions.
– you change the functions. – you remove the disc.
– you remove the disc. – you cancel karaoke mode.
– you cancel karaoke mode.
• When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded only with
one kind of guide vocal, select “1”.

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 Waking up to music
Timer
— Play Timer
Falling asleep to music
You can wake up to music at a preset time. Make
— Sleep Timer sure you have set the clock (see “Setting the
clock” on page 13).
You can set the system to turn off after a certain Use buttons on the remote for the operation.
time, so that you can fall asleep to music.
1 Prepare the sound source you want to
Press SLEEP. play.
Each time you press the button, the minute • DVD: Load a disc.
display (the turn-off time) changes cyclically as • Tape: Load a tape (see “Loading a tape”
follows: on page 53).
90M t 80M t 70M t … t 10M t OFF
• Tuner: Tune in the preset radio station
Other operations (see “Listening to the radio” on page 51).
To Press 2 Press VOLUME + or – to adjust the
Check the SLEEP once. volume.
remaining time
3 Press TIMER MENU.
Change the time SLEEP repeatedly to select the
to turn off time you want. 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select
“PLAY SET?”, then press ENTER.
Cancel the Sleep SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP
Timer function OFF” appears. “ON” appears and the hour indication
flashes.
Tip
You can use the Sleep Timer, even if you have not set 5 Set the time to start playing.
the clock. Press M or m repeatedly to set the hour, then
press ,.
The minute indication flashes.
Press M or m repeatedly to set the minute,
then press ENTER.
6 Set the time to stop playing following
the same procedure as step 5.
7 Press M or m repeatedly until the
desired sound source appears.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes cyclically as follows:
t TUNER y DVD PLAY T

t TAPE PLAY T

8 Press ENTER.
The type of timer (“PLAY TIMER”), the
start time, the stop time, and the sound
source appear in turn, before the original
display returns.
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Other operations
To Do this Timer recording radio
Check the setting 1 Press TIMER MENU.
2 Press M or m repeatedly
programs
until “TIMER SEL?” — Rec Timer
appears, then press ENTER.
3 Press M or m repeatedly You can record a preset radio station from a
until “PLAY SELECT?” specified time.
appears, then press ENTER. To timer record, you must first preset the radio
Change the setting Start over from step 1. station (see “Presetting radio stations” on
Cancel the timer 1 Press TIMER MENU. page 50) and set the clock (see “Setting the
2 Press M or m repeatedly until clock” on page 13).
“TIMER SEL?” appears, Use buttons on the remote for the operation.
then press ENTER.
3 Press M or m repeatedly 1 Tune in the preset radio station (see
until “TIMER OFF?” “Listening to a preset station” on
appears, then press ENTER. page 51).
2 Press TIMER MENU.
Notes
• You cannot activate the Play Timer and Rec Timer at 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “REC
the same time. SET?”, then press ENTER.
• If you use the Play Timer and the Sleep Timer at the “ON” appears and the hour indication

Timer
same time, the Sleep Timer has priority. flashes.
• The system turns on 30 seconds before the preset
time. Do not operate the system from the time the
4 Set the time to start recording.
system turns on until the play starts. Press M or m repeatedly to set the hour, then
• The Play Timer will not be activated when the press ,.
following occurs 30 seconds before the preset time. The minute indication flashes.
– The system is turned on. Press M or m repeatedly to set the minute,
– “STANDBY” is blinking in the display. then press ENTER.
• You cannot use the optional component connected to
VIDEO/SAT IN L/R jacks or PC port as the sound
5 Set the time to stop recording following
source for Play Timer.
the same procedure as step 4.
The type of timer (“REC”), the start time,
the stop time, and the preset radio station to
be recorded (e.g., “FM 5”) appear in turn,
before the original display returns.
6 Load a recordable tape into deck B.
7 Press ?/1 to turn off the system.

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 Other operations
To Do this
Display
Check the setting 1 Press TIMER MENU.
2 Press M or m repeatedly
until “TIMER SEL?”
Turning off the display
appears, then press ENTER. — Power Saving Mode
3 Press M or m repeatedly
until “REC SELECT?” The demonstration display (display window and
appears, then press ENTER. buttons lighting even when the system power is
Change the setting Start over from step 1. off) and the clock display can be turned off to
Cancel the timer 1 Press TIMER MENU. minimize the amount of power consumed during
2 Press M or m repeatedly until standby (Power Saving Mode).
“TIMER SEL?” appears,
Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the
then press ENTER.
system is off until the demonstration
3 Press M or m repeatedly until
display or the clock display disappears.
“TIMER OFF?” appears,
then press ENTER. To cancel Power Saving Mode
Press DISPLAY while the system is off. Each
Notes
time you press the button, the display switches
• You cannot activate the Play Timer and Rec Timer at
the same time.
cyclically as follows:
• If you use the Rec Timer and the Sleep Timer at the
Demonstration display t Clock display* t
same time, the Sleep Timer has priority. No display (Power Saving Mode)
• The system turns on 30 seconds before the preset * The clock is displayed only if you set the clock.
time. Do not operate the system from the time the
Tips
system turns on until the play starts.
• The timer continues to operate in Power Saving
• The Rec Timer will not be activated when the
Mode.
following occurs 30 seconds before the preset time.
• ?/1 indicator lights up even in Power Saving Mode.
– The system is turned on.
– “STANDBY” is blinking in the display.
• The volume is reduced to minimum during
recording.
Adjusting the brightness
of the display
Press DIMMER on the unit repeatedly to
turn the display on or off while the system
is on.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes cyclically as follows:
DIMMER 1 t DIMMER 2* t
DIMMER OFF
* DIMMER 2 is the darkest.

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 x When playing a DivX video file (Except
Viewing information for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
DHC-AZ2D)
about the disc in the Elapsed playing time of the current file t File
name1) t Album and file number2)
display 1) Only alphabet letters and numbers can be displayed.
Other characters appear as “*”. In addition, “NO
You can check the playing time and remaining
TEXT” is displayed for discs without DVD/CD text
time of the current track or that of the disc.
and file name.
When a DVD/CD-TEXT disc or a disc with 2)
The display returns to the top image after 2 seconds.
MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image file is loaded, 3)
These are not displayed during Shuffle Play or
you can also check the information recorded on Program Play.
disc, such as the titles. 4)
VIDEO CD without PBC function only
5)
May not appear with still images.
Checking the remaining time Notes
and titles (DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/ • If the disc does not contain text, the disc name or the
MP3/DivX video) track name is displayed “NO TEXT”.
• The system can only display the first level of the
Press TIME/TEXT during Normal Play. DVD/CD text, such as the Disc name or title.
Each time you press the button, the display • If an MP3 audio track name cannot be displayed, “*”
changes cyclically as follows: will appear in the display instead.
• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks and DivX video
x When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW files* may not be displayed correctly.
Elapsed playing time of the current title t • If you play a disc containing JPEG image files only,
Remaining time of the current title t Elapsed “JPEG” or “No Audio” appears in the display.

Display
playing time of the current chapter t • If you play a disc containing MP3 audio tracks only,
Remaining time of the current chapter t Disc “No Image” appears in the display.
name1) t Title and chapter number2) * Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
DHC-AZ2D
x When playing a CD/VIDEO CD without
PBC function
Elapsed playing time of the current track t Checking the total playing
Remaining time of the current track t Elapsed time and titles (DVD/VIDEO
playing time of the disc3) t Remaining time of CD/CD)
the disc3) t Disc name1) t Track and index
number2)4)5) Press TIME/TEXT in stop mode.
Each time you press the button, the display
x When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC
changes cyclically as follows:
functions (Ver. 2.0)
Elapsed playing time on the current scene5) t x When a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW is in
Disc name1) t Current scene number2) Normal Play mode
Total title number of the disc t Disc name*
x When playing an MP3 audio track
Elapsed playing time of the current track t x When a CD/VIDEO CD without PBC
Track name1) function is in Normal Play mode
Total playing time of the disc t Disc name*
x When a VIDEO CD with PBC functions
(Ver. 2.0) is in Normal Play mode
Total scene number of the disc t Disc name*

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 * Only alphabet letters and numbers can be displayed.
Other characters appear as “*”. In addition, “NO
TEXT” is displayed for discs without DVD/CD text
Viewing information
and file name. about the disc in the on-
Notes
• Depending on the DVD, the disc information may
screen display
not be displayed.
• Depending on the disc, some DVD/CD text You can check the playing time and remaining
information may not appear. time of the current title, chapter or track.
• With formats other than ISO9660 level 1 and 2, You can also check the DVD/CD text and file/
folder names or file names may not be displayed album name recorded on the disc.
correctly.
• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks and DivX video
1 Press TIME/TEXT during play.
files* may not be displayed correctly.
• If you play a disc containing JPEG image files only,
“JPEG” or “No Audio” appears in the display.
Time information
• If you play a disc containing MP3 audio tracks only,
“No Image” appears in the display.
* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and 2 Press TIME/TEXT to change the time
DHC-AZ2D information.
Tip The display and the kinds of time that you
You can check the playing time of the disc using the can change depend on the disc you are
Control Menu (see “Viewing information about the playing.
disc in the on-screen display” on page 66).
x When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW
• T **:**:**
Checking the clock display Elapsed playing time of the current title
and sound effect • T–**:**:**
Press DISPLAY. Remaining time of the current title
Each time you press the button, the display • C **:**:**
changes cyclically as follows: Elapsed playing time of the current
Disc information t Clock display (for a few chapter
seconds) t Selected sound effect (for a few • C–**:**:**
seconds) Remaining time of the current chapter
Tip x When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC
You can check the effect status in any function. functions (Ver. 2.0)
• **:**
Elapsed playing time of the current scene

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 x When playing a CD/VIDEO CD To check DATA CD (MP3 audio
without PBC function track/DivX video file1))/DATA
• T **:** DVD1) information
Elapsed playing time of the current track
Press TIME/TEXT while playing MP3 audio
• T–**:** tracks on a DATA CD or DivX video files1) on a
Remaining time of the current track DATA CD/DATA DVD1).
• D **:** The name of the album/track/file, and the audio
Elapsed playing time of the disc bit rate (the amount of data per second of the
• D–**:** current audio) appear on the TV screen.
Remaining time of the disc
Bit rate2)
x When playing an MP3 audio track
• T **:**
Elapsed playing time of the current track
x When playing a DivX video file
(Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American
model and DHC-AZ2D)
• **:**:**
Elapsed playing time of the current file
Notes
• Only alphabet letters and numbers can be displayed. Album name Track/file1) name

• Depending on the disc being played, the system can 1) Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
only display a limited number of characters. Also, DHC-AZ2D

Display
depending on the disc, all text characters are not 2)
Appears when:
displayed. – playing an MP3 audio track on a DATA CD.
• With formats other than ISO9660 level 1 and 2, – playing a DivX video file that contains MP3 audio
folder names or file names may not be displayed signals on a DATA CD/DATA DVD (Except for
correctly. DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and DHC-
To check DVD/CD text AZ2D).

Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly in step 2 to

display text recorded on the DVD/CD.
The DVD/CD text appears only when text is
recorded in the disc. You cannot change the text.
If the disc does not contain text, “NO TEXT”
appears.

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 Checking the date Viewing the tuner
information information in the display
Press DISPLAY while listening to the radio.
Each time you press the button, the display
You can check the date information during play changes cyclically as follows:
when the Exif* tag is recorded in the JPEG Preset number* and frequency t Clock display
image data. (for a few seconds) t Selected sound effect
Press DISPLAY twice during play. (for a few seconds)
The Control Menu for JPEG appears. * Preset number is displayed only if you preset radio
stations (page 50).

Date information

* “Exchangeable Image File Format” is a digital

camera image format defined by the Japan
Electronics and Information Technology Industries
Association (JEITA).
Notes
• If there is no date information or data is damaged on
the disc, the system cannot display the date
information.
• Date information differs depending on the area.

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 Notes
• Operation is not guaranteed for all the recommended
Optional Personal Computer computer environments mentioned above.
• Operation is not guaranteed in personally
Connecting a personal constructed PCs or operating systems.
• Operation is not guaranteed in environments
computer to the system upgraded to the other operating systems.
• You cannot perform system operations from the
Use the supplied USB cable for the connection. computer side, or computer operations from the
You can listen to the audio recorded in the system side.
computer’s hard disk or on a CD-ROM loaded • Operation is not guaranteed when the computer and
on the CD-ROM drive through the system’s the system are connected through a USB hub or a
speakers. USB extension cable.
• When you connect the system and your computer
Personal computer with the supplied USB cable, the computer’s audio
output device setting automatically switches to USB
audio device. To return to the original setting, make
the audio output device setting again with
To the USB port on “Multimedia” or “Sounds and Multimedia” (for
a computer Windows 2000/Me/98 Second Edition) or “Sounds,
Speech, and Audio Devices” (for Windows XP) on
the Control Panel of the computer.
USB cable
(supplied)

To the PC port

Optional Personal Computer

Required system equipment
The following environments are necessary for
the computer to connect to the system. The
system cannot function in environments other
than the following.
• USB port that supports USB 1.1 or higher
• IBM PC/AT compatible or Macintosh
• Operating System installed at the factory:
– For Windows users
Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows
2000 Professional, Windows Millennium
Edition, Windows XP Professional/Home
Edition
– For Macintosh users
Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2 or X 10.1 to 10.3

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 5 Follow the instructions appearing on the
Installing the driver monitor.

When first connecting the computer to the

system’s PC port, you must install the driver.
The driver is supplied as standard with the OS.
The installation procedure differs according to
the OS type. Also see the operation manual
supplied with the computer.

For Windows 98 Second

Edition/Windows Millennium
Edition
To install the USB driver
1 Connect the system to the computer with the
supplied USB cable (see page 69).
2 Start up the computer.
3 Press ?/1 to turn on the system.
4 Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or
touch PC on the unit) to switch the function
to PC.
The computer automatically detects the
system and begins the device (OS standard
driver) installation.

The illustrations above show an example Windows

Millennium Edition screen.
Notes
• The OS CD-ROM may be required depending on
your computer. In this case, follow the instructions
and set the CD-ROM in the drive.
• Do not disconnect or connect the USB cable during
detection.

To verify the status of the

installed devices
Be sure to check the status of the installed
devices after you have installed their drivers.
1 Open the [Control Panel].
In the Start menu, point to [Settings] and
click [Control Panel].
2 Double-click the [System] icon.
The “System Properties” dialog box
appears.
Note
(For Windows Me) If you cannot find the [System]
icon, click “View all Control Panel options”.

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3 Click the [Device Manager] tab.
Make sure that “View devices by type” is For Windows 2000
selected. Professional or Windows XP
4 Make sure that the following items are listed Professional/Home Edition
in the “Device Manager” dialog box.
To install the USB driver
• “USB Audio Device” under “Sound, video
and game controllers” 1 Connect the system to the computer with the
• “USB Composite Device” under supplied USB cable (see page 69).
“Universal Serial Bus controllers” 2 Start up the computer.
3 Press ?/1 to turn on the system.
4 Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or
touch PC on the unit) to switch the function
to PC.
The computer automatically detects the
system and begins the device (OS standard
driver) installation. Installation finishes
automatically.
Notes
• The OS CD-ROM may be required depending on
your computer. In this case, follow the instructions
and set the CD-ROM in the drive.
• Do not disconnect or connect the USB cable during
detection.
Tip
If the computer does not begin installing the driver,
The illustration above shows an example Windows follow the instructions appearing on the monitor.

Optional Personal Computer

Millennium Edition screen.
To verify the status of the
Note installed devices
If you do not see these items or if a “!” is displayed
on top of any of the icons, it means the respective
Be sure to check the status of the installed
device driver is not installed or recognized by the devices after you have installed their drivers.
OS. In this case, install the device driver again. 1 Open the [Control Panel].
5 Click [OK] to close the “System Properties” In the Start menu, point to [Settings] and
dialog box. click [Control Panel].
(For Windows XP) In the Start menu, click
Notes
[Control Panel], and then click [Switch to
• Other items in the “Device Manager” list may differ Classic View] on the left panel of the
depending on your computer environment. window.
• If the devices are not recognized, disconnect and
reconnect the USB cable, and try to automatically 2 Double-click the [System] icon.
install the drive drivers again. If the devices still are The “System Properties” dialog box
not recognized, reboot the computer. appears.
3 Click the [Hardware] tab.
4 Click the [Device Manager] button.
Make sure that “devices by type” is selected
in the “View” menu.

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 5 Make sure that the following items are listed
in the “Device Manager” dialog box. For Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2
• “USB Audio Device” under “Sound, video To install the USB driver
and game controllers”
• “USB Composite Device” under 1 Connect the system to the computer with the
“Universal Serial Bus controllers” supplied USB cable (see page 69).
2 Start up the computer.
3 Press ?/1 to turn on the system.
4 Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or
touch PC on the unit) to switch the function
to PC.

For Mac OS X 10.1 to 10.3

To install the USB driver
1 Connect the system to the computer with the
supplied USB cable (see page 69).
2 Start up the computer.
3 Press ?/1 to turn on the system.
4 Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or
The illustration above shows an example Windows touch PC on the unit) to switch the function
XP Professional screen. to PC.
Notes 5 Select [System Preferences...] in the Apple
• Other items in the “Device Manager” list may differ menu.
depending on your computer environment.
• If the devices are not recognized, disconnect and 6 Click the [Sound] icon in the [Hardware]
reconnect the USB cable, and try to automatically menu.
install the drive drivers again. If the devices still are 7 Click the [Output] tab, then click to select
not recognized, reboot the computer. [USB Audio DAC] in the [Choose a device
for sound output] window.

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 Listening to audio files on
Optional Components
a personal computer
Controlling the TV with the
1 Connect the system to the computer
remote
with the supplied USB cable (see
page 69).
You can use the following buttons on the remote
2 Start up the computer. to operate a Sony TV.
Wait for the OS to start up properly. Use the remote for the operation.
3 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. To Press

4 Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or Turn the TV on or off TV ?/1 while holding
down the TV button
touch PC on the unit) to switch the
function to PC. Switch the TV’s input TV/VIDEO while holding
source between the TV down the TV button
5 Perform the operations on the and other input sources
computer side to start playback.
Change the TV channels TV CH +/– or the number
6 Adjust computer volume* and that of buttons while holding down
music playback software. the TV button
* For Windows users, adjust the volume in Adjust the volume of TV VOL +/– while holding
“Multimedia” or “Sounds and the TV speaker(s) down the TV button
Multimedia” (for Windows 2000/Me/98
Second Edition) or “Sounds, Speech, and
Audio Devices” (for Windows XP) on
the Control Panel of the computer.
For Macintosh users, adjust the volume
in “Sound” on the Control Panels (Mac
OS 9) or “System Preferences” (Mac OS
X) of the computer.

Optional Components
7 Press VOLUME + or – (or touch
VOLUME +/– control on the unit) to
adjust the volume.
Notes
• To adjust the volume, operate the computer and
system volume control together. Even if you adjust
the volume on the computer side, the system volume
cannot be adjusted.
• Do not turn the system on or off while the music
playback software is running. This may cause the
computer to malfunction.
• Before disconnecting the USB cable (supplied), be
sure to first quit the software.
• The sound may skip or there may be noise depending
on the computer environment.
• Also see the operation manuals supplied with the
computer and the music playback software.

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 Notes
Using the THEATRE SYNC • This function is only for SONY TV series, however,
some TV products may also not work.
function • If this function does not work, change the transmit
time. The transmit time varies depending on the TV.
• If distance between the TV and this system is too far,
THEATRE SYNC allows you to turn on your
this function may not work. Install the system near
SONY TV and this system, change the system the TV.
mode to “DVD”, and then switch the TV’s input • Keep the remote pointed in the direction of the TV
source you set with one button push. and this system.
Use the remote for the operation.
1 Press and hold TV/VIDEO while
entering the code for the TV’s input
source connected to this system (see
the table below) using the number
buttons.
TV’s input source is selected.
Number TV’s input source
0 No input source (Default)
1 VIDEO1
2 VIDEO2
3 VIDEO3
4 VIDEO4
5 VIDEO5
6 VIDEO6
7 VIDEO7
8 VIDEO8
9 COMPONENT 1 INPUT
CLEAR COMPONENT 2 INPUT
ALBUM – COMPONENT 3 INPUT
ALBUM + COMPONENT 4 INPUT

2 Press and hold TV CH + while entering

the code for transmit time (see the
table below) using the number buttons.
The transmit time from the remote is
selected.
Number Transmit time
1 0.5 (Default)
2 1
3 1.5
4 2
5 2.5
6 3
7 3.5
8 4

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 Hooking up optional components
To enhance your system, you can connect optional components. Refer to the operating instructions
provided with each component. DHC-AZ2D is used for illustration purposes.

TV TV Amplifier

To the video input jack To the S video To the digital input jack of
of the TV input jack of the TV the digital component

To the component To the audio input From the audio output

video input jack of the jack of the connected jack of the connected

Optional Components
TV or projector component component

TV or projector VCR or MD deck, etc. VCR or satellite tuner, etc.

A VIDEO/SAT IN L/R jacks B VIDEO/SAT OUT L/R jacks

Use audio cords (not supplied) to connect an Use audio cords (not supplied) to connect an
optional analog component (VCR or satellite optional analog component (VCR or MD deck,
tuner, etc.) to these jacks. You can then record or etc.) to these jacks. You can then output audio to
listen to from the component through this the component from this system.
system. Note
If you press AUDIO, SOUND FIELD or the buttons
related to karaoke mode, or if you connect or
disconnect microphones or headphones, the sound cuts
off for a moment.

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 C DVD DIGITAL OUT jack
(DHC-AZ2D only) Listening to audio from a
Use a digital optical cord (square, not supplied)
to connect an amplifier with a digital optical
connected component
input jack. Sound is then output when the system Use buttons on the unit for the operation.
function is set to DVD. By connecting this
system to the optical input jack of the optional 1 Connect audio cords.
amplifier equipped with Dolby Digital or DTS See “Hooking up optional components” on
decoder, you can enjoy the 5.1 channel sound. If page 75.
the jack is covered with a cap, remove it before
use.
2 Touch VIDEO/SAT to switch the
function to “VIDEO” or “SAT”.
Note
If you press AUDIO, SOUND FIELD or the buttons
3 Start playing the connected
component.
related to karaoke mode, or if you connect or
disconnect microphones or headphones, the sound cuts Notes
off for a moment. • If you cannot select “SAT” by touching VIDEO/
SAT, keep touching VIDEO/SAT, then press ?/1
D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT while the power is on. The function will change from
jacks “VIDEO” to “SAT”, and “SAT” will appear in the
Use an optional video cord to connect a TV. If display. To change back to “VIDEO”, repeat the
same procedure.
your TV accept progressive format file signals,
• If the sound is distorted or too loud when “VIDEO”
you must use this connection and set the
is selected or you want to switch back to “SAT”,
PROGRESSIVE setting to “PROGRESSIVE repeat the operation described above to switch to
AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO” “SAT”.
(page 41).

E S VIDEO OUT jack

Use an S video cord (not supplied) to connect an
optional TV to this jack. You can enjoy higher
quality video images.

F VIDEO OUT jack

Use a video cable (supplied) to connect the
video input of TV to this jack.

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 Enjoying the 5.1 channel Recording on a connected
sound with the optional component
amplifier
Making an analog recording
(DHC-AZ2D only)
1 Connect audio cords.
1 Connect a digital optical cord. See “Hooking up optional components” on
See “Hooking up optional components” on page 75.
page 75.
2 Start recording.
2 Connect 6 speakers to an AV amplifier Refer to the operating instructions provided
equipped with a decoder. with the connected component.
For the speaker placement, refer to the
operating instructions supplied with the
connected amplifier. Making an analog recording
from a VIDEO CD to a video
3 Switch the output to 5.1 channel Dolby
tape
Digital sound or 5.1 channel DTS
sound. 1 Connect optional audio cords from the
See “Changing the sound” on page 35. VIDEO/SAT OUT L/R (audio) jacks and
the supplied video cable from the
Tip
VIDEO OUT jack to your VCR.
You cannot use the surround effect of this system.
2 Start recording.
Refer to the operating instructions provided
with the connected component.
Recording audio from a Note
connected component When you connect the system to the TV and VCR, you
may experience video leakage or hear noise. In this

Optional Components
1 Connect audio cords.
case, disconnect one of the components.

See “Hooking up optional components” on

page 75.
2 Start recording manually.
See “Recording on a tape manually” on
page 55.

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 The clock setting/radio presetting/timer is
canceled.
Troubleshooting • Redo the following:
– “Setting the clock” (page 13)
Problems and remedies – “Presetting radio stations” (page 50)
– “Falling asleep to music” and “Waking up to
Should you encounter a problem with your music” (page 62)
system, do the following: – “Timer recording radio programs” (page 63)
1 Make sure the power cord and speaker There is no sound.
cords are correctly and firmly connected. • Press VOLUME + (or touch VOLUME + control
2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting on the unit) repeatedly.
checklist below and take the indicated • Make sure the headphones are not connected.
corrective action. • Check the speaker connections (page 9).
If the problem persists after doing all of the • There is no audio output during Rec Timer.
above, consult your nearest Sony dealer. • The system is in pause mode or in slow-motion
play mode. Press H (or touch nN on the unit)
to return to normal play mode.
When the ?/1 indicator flashes • Fast forward or fast reverse is performed. Press
H (or touch nN on the unit) to return to
Immediately unplug the power cord and
normal play mode.
check the following items.
• Are the + and – speaker cords short- There is severe hum or noise.
circuited? • Move the system away from the source of noise.
• Connect the system to a different wall outlet.
• Are you using the supplied speakers?
• Install a noise filter (commercially available) to
• Is anything blocking the ventilation holes
the power cord.
on the rear of the system?
Check all the above items and fix any The timer cannot be set.
problems found. After ?/1 indicator stops • Set the clock again (page 13).
flashing, reconnect the power cord and turn The timer does not function.
on the system. If the indicator still flashes, or • Check the timer setting and set the correct time
if the cause of the problem cannot be found (pages 62 and 63).
even after checking all the above items, • Cancel the Sleep Timer function (page 62).
consult your nearest Sony dealer. The remote does not function.
• Remove the obstacle.
General • Move the remote closer to the system.
• Point the remote at the system’s sensor.
The display starts flashing as soon as you
• Replace the batteries (R6/size AA).
plug in the power cord even though you have
not turned on the system (see step 5 of • Locate the system away from the fluorescent light.
“Hooking up the system” (page 8)). There is acoustic feedback.
• Press DISPLAY twice while the system is off. The • Reduce the volume.
demonstration disappears. • Move the microphone away from the speakers or
“– –:– –” appears in the display. change the direction of the microphone.
• A power interruption has occurred. Set the clock The color irregularity on a TV screen persists.
(page 13) and timer settings (pages 62 and 63) • Turn off the TV set once, then turn it on after 15
again. to 30 minutes. If the color irregularity still
The touch sensors on the front panel do not persists, place the speakers farther away from the
function. TV set.
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The sound from the connected source is The disc does not eject.
distorted. • You cannot eject the disc during CD Synchro
• If “VIDEO” appears in the display when you Recording. Press x to cancel the CD Synchro
touch VIDEO/SAT on the unit, switch the display Recording, then press Z on the unit to eject the
to “SAT” (see “Listening to audio from a disc.
connected component” on page 76). • Consult your nearest Sony dealer.
Play does not start.
• Check whether a disc is loaded.
Speakers
• Wipe the disc clean (page 86).
Sound comes from one channel or • Reload the disc.
unbalanced left and right volume. • Load the disc that this system can play (page 5).
• Check the speaker connection and speaker • Load the disc correctly.
placement. • Load the disc in the disc slot with the label side
• The source being played back is monaural. facing right.
The sound comes from the center speaker • Remove the disc and wipe away the moisture on
only (DHC-AZ5D only). the disc, then leave the system turned on for a few
• Depending on the disc, the sound may come from hours until the moisture evaporates.
the center speaker only. • Press H (or touch nN on the unit) to start
play.
There is no sound from the subwoofer
• The region code on the DVD does not match the
(DHC-AZ5D only).
system.
• Make sure that the “SUBWOOFER” setting is set
• Cancel the Custom Parental Control function
to “YES”.
(page 46).
• No sound is produced from the subwoofer when
you play a DVD that does not have subwoofer The sound skips.
output recorded. • Wipe the disc clean (page 86).
• Reload the disc.
There is no sound from the center speaker
(DHC-AZ5D only). • Try moving the system to a place without
vibration (e.g., on top of a stable stand).
• Set the center speaker level to the appropriate
• Try moving the speakers away from the system, or
level.
placing them on separate stands. When you listen
There is no sound from the surround speakers to a track with bass sounds at high volume, the
(DHC-AZ5D only). speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip.
• Set the surround speakers level to the appropriate
Play does not start from the first track.

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level.
• Shuffle Play (page 21), Program Play (page 20),
• The software being played back has limited sound
or Repeat Play (page 22) is selected.
effects. Check the volume with the test tone.
• Resume Play has been selected. Press x in stop
Sound lacks bass. mode, then start playback (page 19).
• Check that the speaker’s + and – jacks are • The title, DVD or PBC menu automatically
connected correctly. appears on the TV screen.
Playback starts automatically.
• The DVD features an auto playback function.
DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/
DivX video player Playback stops automatically.
• Some discs may contain an auto pause signal.
The disc does not eject and “LOCKED” While playing such a disc, the playback stops at
appears. the auto pause signal.
• Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony
service facility.

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 You cannot perform some functions such as • The DATA CD contains a DivX video file (except
Stop, Search, Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play, for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and DHC-
Shuffle Play or Program Play. AZ2D).
• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do • This system cannot play JPEG image files
some of the operations above. Refer to the recorded on DATA DVDs.
operating instructions supplied with the disc. • Playback is possible up to 8 levels.
• JPEG image files with a high width to length ratio
MP3 audio track cannot be played back.
cannot be played.
• Recording was not performed according to the
• The disc contains more than 200 albums (the
ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2 format, or Joliet in the
maximum number of JPEG image files that can be
expansion format.
contained on an album is 300).
• The MP3 audio track does not have the extension
“.MP3”. The MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image file
• The data is not stored in MP3 format. starts playing simultaneously.
• Discs containing files other than MPEG1 Audio • “AUTO” is selected in “MODE (MP3, JPEG)”
Layer-3 files cannot be played. (page 29).
• The system cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO The DivX video file cannot be played.
format. • DivX video file cannot be played on DHC-AZ5D
• The “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” setting has been set to Latin American model and DHC-AZ2D.
“IMAGE (JPEG)” (page 29). • The file is not created in DivX format.
• The DATA CD contains a DivX video file (except • The file has an extension other than “.AVI” or
for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and DHC- “.DIVX.”
AZ2D). • The DATA CD (DivX video)/DATA DVD is not
• This system cannot play MP3 audio files recorded created in a DivX format that conforms to
on DATA DVDs. ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2 or, Joliet/UDF.
• Playback is possible up to 8 levels. • The DivX video file is larger than 720 (width) ×
• The disc contains more than 200 albums (the 576 (height).
maximum number of MP3 audio tracks that can be
“Data error” appears on the TV screen when
contained on an album is 300).
playing a DATA CD.
MP3 audio tracks take longer to play back than • The MP3 audio track/JPEG image file you want to
others. play is broken.
• After the system reads all tracks on the discs, • The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data.
playback may take more time than usual if: • The JPEG image file format does not conform to
– the number of albums or tracks on the disc is DCF.
very large. • The JPEG image file has the extension “.JPG” or
– the album and track organization structure is “.JPEG”, but is not in JPEG format.
very complex.
The disc name, album name and track name
The JPEG image file cannot be played. are not displayed correctly.
• The DATA CD is not recorded in JPEG format • Use a disc that conforms with ISO9660 Level 1/
that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2 or Level 2, or Joliet in the expansion format.
Joliet. • The character codes that can be displayed by this
• The JPEG image file does not have the extension system are numbers and alphabet only. Other
“.JPG” or “.JPEG”. characters appear as “*”.
• The data is not formatted in JPEG even though it • ID3 tag information cannot be displayed on this
has the extension “.JPG” or “.JPEG”. system.
• It is larger than 3,072 (width) × 2,048 (height) in
The sound loses stereo effect when you play a
normal mode, or more than 3,300,000 pixels in
DVD, VIDEO CD, CD or MP3.
Progressive JPEG.
• Press KARAOKE PON to cancel Karaoke Pon
• It does not fit the screen (those images are
mode (page 60).
reduced).
• Make sure the system is connected appropriately.
• The “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” setting has been set to
“AUDIO (MP3)” (page 29).

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The surround effect is difficult to hear when Picture noise appears.
you are playing a Dolby Digital or MPEG audio • Clean the disc.
sound track. • If video from this system has to go through your
• Make sure the sound field function is on VCR to get to your TV, the copy-protection
(page 57). applied to some DVD programs could affect
• Check the speaker connections and setting (pages picture quality. If you still experience problems
8 and 43). after checking your connections, please try
• Depending on the DVD, the output signal may not connecting this system directly to your TV’s S
be the entire 5.1 channel. It may be monaural or video-input, if your TV is equipped with this input
stereo even if the sound track is recorded in Dolby (page 76).
Digital or MPEG audio format. • When you play a VIDEO CD, the color system is
different. Set the color system to match your TV
The recording was not done properly when
(page 10) (except for Latin American model).
making a digital recording from the CD/DVD
player of this system to an optional The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be
component connected to the DVD DIGITAL changed even though you set “TV TYPE” in
OUT jack. (DHC-AZ2D only) “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup Display when
• The DVD DIGITAL OUT jack of this system is you play a wide picture.
not to be used for recording. Make an analog • The aspect ratio is fixed on your DVD.
recording on an optional component connected to • If you connect the system with the S video cable,
the VIDEO/SAT OUT L/R jacks. connect directly to the TV. Otherwise, you may
not change the aspect ratio.
• Depending on the TV, you may not change the
Picture aspect ratio.
There is no picture. Messages do not appear on the screen in the
• Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or touch language you want.
DVD on the unit) to switch the function to DVD. • Select the language you want for the on-screen
• Check that the system is connected securely. display in “OSD” under “LANGUAGE SETUP”
• The video cable is damaged. Replace it with a new in the Setup Display (page 38).
one. The language for the sound track cannot be
• Make sure you connect the system to the video changed.
input jack of your TV (page 9). • Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD
• Make sure you turn on the TV and operate the TV being played.
correctly. • The DVD prohibits changing the language for the
• Make sure you select the video input on the TV so sound track.

Troubleshooting
that you can view the pictures from the system.
The subtitle language cannot be changed.
• When you play a VIDEO CD, make sure you set
• Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the
the color system correctly, according to your TV
DVD being played.
(color) system (except for Latin American
model). • The DVD prohibits changing the subtitles.
• Make sure you connect the system and your TV The subtitle cannot be turned off.
using only the supplied video cable so that you can • The DVD prohibits turning off subtitles.
view game images.
The angles cannot be changed.
• You have set progressive format but your TV
• Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD being
cannot accept the signal in progressive format. In
played.
this case, return the setting to interlace format
(default setting) (page 41). • The DVD prohibits changing the angles.
• Even if your TV is compatible with progressive
format (525p/625p) signals, the image may be
affected when you set progressive format. In this
case, return the setting to interlace format (default
setting) (page 41).

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 Tuner Personal computer
Severe hum or noise/stations cannot be There is no sound.
received. (“TUNED” or “ST” flashes in the • Connect the personal computer properly.
display) • Adjust computer volume and that of music
• Set the proper band and frequency (page 50). playback software (see “Listening to audio files
• Connect the antenna properly (page 9). on a personal computer” on page 73).
• Find a place and an orientation that provide good • Press FUNCTION + or – repeatedly (or touch PC
reception, then set up the antenna again. If you on the unit) to select “PC” (page 73).
cannot obtain good reception, we recommend you • If no sound is output from this system:
connect a commercially available external – For Windows users, select “USB Audio DAC”
antenna. in “Multimedia” or “Sounds and Multimedia”
• The supplied FM lead antenna receives signals (for Windows 2000/Me/98 Second Edition) or
along its entire length, so make sure you extend it “Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices” (for
fully. Windows XP) on the Control Panel of the
• Locate the antennas as far away from the speaker computer.
cords as possible. – For Macintosh users, disconnect and reconnect
• Consult your nearest Sony dealer if the supplied the USB cable (Mac OS 9), or select “USB
AM antenna has come off the plastic stand. Audio DAC” in “Sound” on the “System
• Try turning off surrounding electrical equipment. Preferences” of the computer (Mac OS X).
• If no sound is output from the computer:
A stereo FM program cannot be received in
stereo. – For Windows users, turn off the system or
disconnect the USB cable, or select the standard
• Press FM MODE repeatedly until “MONO”
audio device in “Multimedia” or “Sounds and
disappears.
Multimedia” (for Windows 2000/Me/98 Second
Edition) or “Sounds, Speech, and Audio
Devices” (for Windows XP) on the Control
Tape deck Panel of the computer.
The tape does not record or play, or there is a – For Macintosh users, turn off the system or
decrease in sound level. disconnect the USB cable (Mac OS 9), or select
• The heads are dirty. Clean them (page 86). the standard audio device in “Sound” on the
“System Preferences” of the computer (Mac OS
• The record/playback heads are magnetized.
X).
Demagnetize them (page 86).
The tape does not erase completely.
• The record/playback heads are magnetized. Optional components
Demagnetize them (page 86).
There is no sound.
There is excessive wow or flutter, or the sound
• Refer to General item “There is no sound.”
drops out.
(page 78) and check the condition of the system.
• The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty. Clean them
• Connect the component properly (page 75) while
(page 86).
checking:
Noise increases or the high frequencies are – if the cords are connected properly.
erased. – if the cord plugs are firmly inserted all the way.
• The record/playback heads are magnetized. • Turn on the connected component.
Demagnetize them (page 86).
• Refer to the operating instructions supplied with
The tape does not record. the connected component and start playing.
• No cassette is loaded. Load a cassette.
• The tab has been removed from the cassette.
Cover the broken tab with adhesive tape
(page 86).
• The tape has wound to the end.

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If the system still does not
operate properly after performing Messages
the above measures, reset the
system as follows: One of the following messages may appear or
flash in the display during operation.
Use buttons on the unit for the operation.
1 Disconnect the power cord. DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG/
DivX video
2 Reconnect the power cord.
3 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. Cannot Play
• A disc that cannot be played was inserted
4 While holding down DISPLAY, touch x and (page 6).
press ?/1 at the same time. • A disc with an unsupported Region code was
The system is reset to the factory settings except inserted.
for DVD settings. You should set the settings Data Error
you made, such as the preset stations, clock, and • The MP3 audio track/JPEG image file/DivX
timer. video file* you want to play is broken.
• The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data.
To return the DVD setup to the
• The JPEG image file format does not conform to
default settings*, perform reset DCF.
as follows: • The JPEG image file has the extension “.JPG” or
1 Press DISPLAY in stop mode. “.JPEG”, but is not in JPEG format.
• The file you want to play has the extension “.AVI”
2 Press M or m repeatedly to select “SETUP”, or “.DIVX” but is not in DivX format, or is in
then press ENTER. DivX format but does not conform to a DivX
3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “RESET”, Certified profiles.*
then press ENTER. * Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model
and DHC-AZ2D
4 Press M or m repeatedly to select “YES”,
then press ENTER. No Disc
It takes a few seconds to complete. Do not There is no disc in the unit.
press ?/1 when resetting the system. Not in Use
* Except for Parental Control settings You pressed an invalid button.
PASSWORD

Troubleshooting
Custom Parental control is set (page 45).
Push STOP!
You pressed CD SYNC on the unit during play.
Reading
The system is reading TOC information of the disc.
Some buttons are not available.

Tuner
Complete!
The preset operation ended normally.

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 Tape
No Tab
Self-diagnosis Function
You cannot record the tape because the tab has been (When letters/numbers appear in the
removed from the cassette. display)
No Tape
There is no tape in the tape deck. When the self-diagnosis function is activated to
prevent the system from malfunctioning, a 5-
character service number (e.g., C 13 50) with a
Timer combination of a letter and 4 digits appears on
the screen and the front panel display. In this
OFF TIME NG!
case, check the following table.
The Play Timer or Rec Timer start and end times are
set to the same time.

First 3 Cause and/or corrective action

characters of
the service
number
C 13 The disc is dirty.
,Clean the disc with a soft cloth .
C 31 The disc is not inserted correctly.
,Restart the system, then reinsert
the disc correctly.
E XX To prevent a malfunction, the
(xx is a number) system has performed the self-
diagnosis function.
,Contact your nearest Sony
dealer or local authorized Sony
service facility and give the 5-
character service number.
Example: E 61 10

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 In case color irregularity is observed
on nearby a TV screen
Additional Information With the magnetically shielded type of speaker system,
the speakers can be installed near a TV set. However,
Precautions color irregularity may still be observed on the TV
screen depending on the type of your TV set.
On operating voltage If color irregularity is observed…
Before operating the system, check that the operating Turn off the TV set once, then turn it on after 15 to 30
voltage of your system is identical with the voltage of minutes.
your local power supply.
If color irregularity is observed
On safety again…
• The unit is not disconnected from the AC power Place the speakers farther away from the TV set.
source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall
outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off. IMPORTANT NOTICE
• Unplug the system from the wall outlet (mains) if it Caution: This system is capable of holding a still
is not to be used for an extended period of time. To video image or on-screen display image on your
disconnect the power cord (mains lead), pull it out by television screen indefinitely. If you leave the still
the plug. Never pull the cord itself. video image or on-screen display image displayed
• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the system, on your TV for an extended period of time you risk
unplug the system and have it checked by qualified permanent damage to your television screen.
personnel before operating it any further. Projection televisions are especially susceptible to
• AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified this.
service shop.
On operation
On placement
• If the system is brought directly from a cold to a
• Do not place the system in an inclined position.
warm location, or is placed in a very damp room,
• Do not place the system in locations where it is;
moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD/
– Extremely hot or cold DVD player. Should this occur, the system will not
– Dusty or dirty operate properly. Remove the disc and leave the
– Very humid system turned on for about an hour until the moisture
– Subject to vibrations evaporates.
– Subject to direct sunlight. • When you move the system, take out any disc.
• Use caution when placing the unit or speakers on
surfaces that have been specially treated (with wax, If you have any questions or problems concerning your
oil, polish, etc.) as staining or discoloration of the system, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.
surface may result.
On heat buildup Additional Information
• Although the system heats up during operation, this
is not a malfunction.
• Place the system in a location with adequate
ventilation to prevent heat buildup in the system.
• If you continuously use this system at a high volume,
the cabinet temperature of the top, side and bottom
rises considerably. To avoid burning yourself, do not
touch the cabinet.
• To prevent a malfunction, do not cover the
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 Notes on discs When using a tape longer than
• Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. 90 minutes
Wipe the disc from the center out. The tape is very elastic. Do not change the tape
• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, operations such as play, stop, and fast-winding
commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray frequently. The tape may get entangled in the tape
intended for vinyl LPs. deck.
• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat
Cleaning the tape heads
sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car
Clean the tape heads after every 10 hours of use. Be
parked in direct sunlight.
sure to clean the tape heads before you start an
• Do not use discs encircled with a protection ring.
important recording or after playing an old tape. Use a
This may cause a malfunction to the system.
separately sold dry-type or wet-type cleaning cassette.
• When using discs that have glue or similar tacky For details, refer to the instructions of the cleaning
substance on the label side of the disc or that used a cassette.
special ink when the label was printed, there is a
chance that the disc or label may become attached to Demagnetizing the tape heads
parts inside this unit. When this occurs, it may not be Demagnetize the tape heads and the metal parts that
possible to remove the disc, and may also cause this have contact with the tape after every 20 to 30 hours of
unit to malfunction. Be sure to check that the label use with a separately sold demagnetizing cassette. For
side of the disc is not sticky before using. details, refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing
The following types of disc should not be used: cassette.
– Rental or used discs with attached seals where the
glue extends beyond the seal. The perimeter of the
seal on the disc is tacky.
– Discs that have labels printed using a special ink
that feels tacky when touched.

Cleaning the cabinet

Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth
slightly moistened with mild detergent solution. Do not
use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or
solvent such as thinner, benzine or alcohol.
To save a tape permanently
To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded
over, break off the cassette tab from side A or B as
illustrated.

Break off the

cassette tab

If you later want to reuse the tape for recording, cover

the broken tab with adhesive tape.
Before placing a cassette in the tape
deck
Take up any slack in the tape. Otherwise, the tape may
get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become
damaged.

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 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT:
Specifications Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms
PB, PR: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms
DVD DIGITAL OUT (DHC-AZ2D only)
Main unit
(Square optical connector jack, rear panel)
Amplifier section Wavelength 660 nm
DHC-AZ5D PHONES (stereo mini jack):
The following measured at AC 120, 127, 220, 240 V, accepts headphones of
50/60 Hz 8 ohms or more
DIN power output (rated): 75 + 75 watts FRONT SPEAKER: Use only the supplied
(4 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) speaker SS-AZ7D.
Continuous RMS power output (reference) SURROUND SPEAKER (DHC-AZ5D only):
Front speaker: 100 + 100 watts Use only the supplied
(4 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% speaker SS-RS7D.
THD) CENTER SPEAKER (DHC-AZ5D only):
Center speaker: 50 watts (8 ohms at 1 kHz, Use only the supplied
10% THD) speaker SS-CT7D.
Surround speaker: 50 + 50 watts SUBWOOFER (DHC-AZ5D only):
(8 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% Use only the supplied
THD) speaker SS-WG7D.
Subwoofer: 180 watts (2 ohms at
100 Hz, 10% THD) Disc player section
System Compact disc and digital
DHC-AZ2D audio and video system
The following measured at AC 120, 127, 220, 240 V, Laser Semiconductor laser
50/60 Hz (DVD: λ=650 nm,
DIN power output (rated): 75 + 75 watts CD: λ=790 nm)
(4 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Emission duration:
Continuous RMS power output (reference) continuous
100 + 100 watts Frequency response DVD (PCM 48 kHz):
(4 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% 2 Hz – 22 kHz (±1 dB)
THD) CD: 2 Hz – 20 kHz (±1 dB)
Inputs Video color system format
VIDEO/SAT IN (audio) (phono jacks): Latin American model:
voltage 250/450 mV, NTSC
impedance 47 kilohms Other models: NTSC, PAL
MIC 1/MIC 2 (phone jacks):
sensitivity 1 mV, Tape deck section
impedance 10 kilohms Recording system 4-track 2-channel stereo Additional Information
Outputs Frequency response 50 – 13,000 Hz (±3 dB),
VIDEO/SAT OUT (audio) (phono jacks): using Sony TYPE I
voltage 250 mV, cassette
impedance 1 kilohm Wow and flutter ±0.15% W.Peak (IEC)
VIDEO OUT (phono jack): 0.1% W.RMS (NAB)
max. output level ±0.2% W.Peak (DIN)
1 Vp-p, unbalanced, Sync
negative, load impedance Tuner section
75 ohms FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner
S VIDEO OUT (4-pin/mini-DIN jack): FM tuner section
Y: 1 Vp-p, unbalanced, Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz
Sync negative, (50-kHz step)
C: 0.286 Vp-p, load Antenna FM lead antenna
impedance 75 ohms Antenna terminals 75 ohms unbalanced
Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz

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 AM tuner section Center speaker SS-CT7D for DHC-AZ5D
Tuning range Speaker system 1-way, 1-unit, bass-reflex
Latin American model: 530 – 1,710 kHz type, magnetically
(with the interval set at shielded type
10 kHz) Speaker units
531 – 1,710 kHz Full-range: 8 cm, cone type
(with the interval set at Nominal impedance 8 ohms
9 kHz) Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 175 × 95 ×
Saudi Arabian model: 531– 1,602 kHz 101 mm
(with the interval set at Mass Approx. 0.8 kg
9 kHz)
Other models: 530 – 1,710 kHz Subwoofer speaker SS-WG7D for DHC-
(with the interval set at AZ5D
10 kHz)
Speaker system 1-way, 1-unit, bass-reflex,
531 – 1,602 kHz
magnetically shielded type
(with the interval set at
Speaker unit 18 cm, cone type
9 kHz)
Nominal impedance 2 ohms
Antenna AM loop antenna
Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 215 × 537 ×
Antenna terminals External antenna terminal
215 mm
Intermediate frequency 450 kHz
Mass Approx. 6.4 kg net per
speaker
Speaker
Front speaker SS-AZ7D General
Speaker system 2-way, 3-unit, bass-reflex Power requirements
type, magnetically Australian model: 230 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
shielded type Saudi Arabian model: 120 – 127 V,
Speaker units 220 –240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Woofer: 13 cm, cone type Adjustable with voltage
Tweeter: 5 cm, cone type selector
Nominal impedance 4 ohms Indian model: 220 –240 V AC,
Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 190 × 381 × 50/60 Hz
251 mm Thai model: 220 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Mass Approx. 4.6 kg net per Korean model: 220 V AC, 60 Hz
speaker Other models: 120 V, 220 – 240 V AC,
50/60 Hz
Surround speaker SS-RS7D for DHC-AZ5D Adjustable with voltage
Speaker system 1-way, 1-unit, bass-reflex selector
type Power consumption
Speaker units DHC-AZ5D 170 watts
Full-range: 8 cm, cone type DHC-AZ2D 100 watts
Nominal impedance 8 ohms
Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 175 × 95 × Dimensions (w/h/d) (excl. speakers)
101 mm DHC-AZ5D Approx. 190 × 381 ×
Mass Approx. 0.6 kg net per 317 mm
speaker DHC-AZ2D Approx. 190 × 381 ×
317 mm

Mass (excl. speakers)

DHC-AZ5D Approx. 6.7 kg
DHC-AZ2D Approx. 6.2 kg

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Supplied accessories: Remote Commander (1)
R6 (size AA) batteries (2)
AM loop antenna (1)
FM lead antenna (1)
Video cable (1)
USB cable (1)
Speaker pads
DHC-AZ5D (20)
DHC-AZ2D (8)
Speaker cords
DHC-AZ5D (5)
DHC-AZ2D (2)

Design and specifications are subject to change

without notice.

Additional Information

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 Language code list
For details, see page 38.
The language spellings conform to the ISO639: 1988 (E/F) standard.

Code Language Code Language Code Language

1027 Afar 1245 Inupiak 1489 Russian
1028 Abkhazian 1248 Indonesian 1491 Kinyarwanda
1032 Afrikaans 1253 Icelandic 1495 Sanskrit
1039 Amharic 1254 Italian 1498 Sindhi
1044 Arabic 1257 Hebrew 1501 Sangho
1045 Assamese 1261 Japanese 1502 Serbo-Croatian
1051 Aymara 1269 Yiddish 1503 Singhalese
1052 Azerbaijani 1283 Javanese 1505 Slovak
1053 Bashkir 1287 Georgian 1506 Slovenian
1057 Byelorussian 1297 Kazakh 1507 Samoan
1059 Bulgarian 1298 Greenlandic 1508 Shona
1060 Bihari 1299 Cambodian 1509 Somali
1061 Bislama 1300 Kannada 1511 Albanian
1066 Bengali; Bangla 1301 Korean 1512 Serbian
1067 Tibetan 1305 Kashmiri 1513 Siswati
1070 Breton 1307 Kurdish 1514 Sesotho
1079 Catalan 1311 Kirghiz 1515 Sundanese
1093 Corsican 1313 Latin 1516 Swedish
1097 Czech 1326 Lingala 1517 Swahili
1103 Welsh 1327 Laothian 1521 Tamil
1105 Danish 1332 Lithuanian 1525 Telugu
1109 German 1334 Latvian; Lettish 1527 Tajik
1130 Bhutani 1345 Malagasy 1528 Thai
1142 Greek 1347 Maori 1529 Tigrinya
1144 English 1349 Macedonian 1531 Turkmen
1145 Esperanto 1350 Malayalam 1532 Tagalog
1149 Spanish 1352 Mongolian 1534 Setswana
1150 Estonian 1353 Moldavian 1535 Tonga
1151 Basque 1356 Marathi 1538 Turkish
1157 Persian 1357 Malay 1539 Tsonga
1165 Finnish 1358 Maltese 1540 Tatar
1166 Fiji 1363 Burmese 1543 Twi
1171 Faroese 1365 Nauru 1557 Ukrainian
1174 French 1369 Nepali 1564 Urdu
1181 Frisian 1376 Dutch 1572 Uzbek
1183 Irish 1379 Norwegian 1581 Vietnamese
1186 Scots Gaelic 1393 Occitan 1587 Volap k
1194 Galician 1403 (Afan) Oromo 1613 Wolof
1196 Guarani 1408 Oriya 1632 Xhosa
1203 Gujarati 1417 Punjabi 1665 Yoruba
1209 Hausa 1428 Polish 1684 Chinese
1217 Hindi 1435 Pashto; Pushto 1697 Zulu
1226 Croatian 1436 Portuguese
1703 Not specified
1229 Hungarian 1463 Quechua
1233 Armenian 1481 Rhaeto-Romance
1235 Interlingua 1482 Kirundi
1239 Interlingue 1483 Romanian

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 List of items that can be displayed and selected by disc
type
When you press DISPLAY, the following control menu items are displayed.
Control Menu items Function
TITLE (DVD VIDEO or DVD- Selects the title (DVD), or track (VIDEO CD) to be played.
RW only) Displays the scene (VIDEO CD in PBC playback).
SCENE (VIDEO CD in PBC
playback only)
TRACK (VIDEO CD only)
CHAPTER (DVD VIDEO or Selects the chapter (DVD) or index (VIDEO CD) to be played.
DVD-RW only)
INDEX (VIDEO CD only)
TRACK (CD or MP3 only) Selects the track to be played.

ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST Selects the type of titles (DVD-RW) to be played, the

(DVD-RW only) “ORIGINAL” one, or an edited “PLAY LIST”.
TIME/TEXT Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time.
Input the time code for picture and music searching.
Displays the DVD/CD text or the MP3 track name.
PROGRAM (VIDEO CD or Selects the track to play in the order you want.
CD only)
SHUFFLE (VIDEO CD or CD Plays the track in random order.
only)
REPEAT Plays the whole disc or selected album repeatedly or plays a single
title/chapter/track/DivX video file* repeatedly. Also plays
contents of program repeatedly.
A/V SYNC Adjusts the delay between the picture and sound.

PARENTAL CONTROL Sets the disc to prohibit playback.

(DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD or
CD only)
SETUP “QUICK” Setup
Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on-screen Additional Information
display, the aspect ratio of the TV, and the size of the speakers you
are using.
“CUSTOM” Setup
In addition to the Quick Setup setting, you can adjust various other
settings.
“RESET”
Returns the settings in “SETUP” to the default setting.
ALBUM (DATA CD or DATA Selects the album to be played.
DVD* only)
FILE (DATA CD or DATA Selects the JPEG image file or DivX video file* to be played.
DVD* only)
DATE (JPEG only) Displays the date the picture was taken by a digital camera.

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 Control Menu items Function
INTERVAL (JPEG only) Specifies the duration for which the slides are displayed on the
screen.
EFFECT (JPEG only) Selects the effects to be used for changing slides during a slide show.

MODE (MP3, JPEG) (MP3 Selects the data type; MP3 audio track (“AUDIO”), JPEG image
or JPEG only) file (“IMAGE”) or both (“AUTO”) to be played when playing a
DATA CD.
KEY CONTROL Changes the key to suit your vocal range.

KARAOKE PON Enjoys karaoke with a stereo-recorded disc, even if it is a non-

karaoke disc, by reducing the sound of the vocals.
VOCAL (DVD VIDEO, When playing a DVD with the Dolby Digital Karaoke format in
VIDEO CD or CD only) karaoke mode, you can turn on or off the guide vocal.
When playing a VIDEO CD/CD in karaoke mode, you can listen
to the vocals.
VOCAL SELECT (DVD Selects different kind of vocals recorded in the disc.
VIDEO, VIDEO CD or CD
only)
GUIDE MELODY (DVD Listens to the guide melody.
VIDEO only)

* Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and DHC-AZ2D

Note
All the Control Menu items cannot be displayed by pressing DISPLAY once. In this case, press the button twice
or more until the desired item appears.
Tips
• The Control Menu items differ depending on the disc.
• The following indicators light up in green when you select any item except “OFF”:
“PROGRAM”/“SHUFFLE”/“REPEAT”/“A/V SYNC”/“KARAOKE PON”/“VOCAL”/“GUIDE MELODY”
• The “ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST” indicator lights up in green when you select “PLAYLIST”.

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 CUSTOM SETUP (page 42)
System setup item list PAUSE MODE AUTO
FRAME
The default settings are underlined. TRACK OFF
LANGUAGE SETUP (page 38) SELECTION AUTO

OSD Select the language you want to MULTI-DISC ON

use from the displayed language RESUME OFF
list. AUDIO DRC OFF
MENU Select the language you want to STANDARD
use from the displayed language MAX
list. DivX4) Registration Code
AUDIO Select the language you want to
use from the displayed language SPEAKER SETUP (page 43) (DHC-AZ5D
list. only)
SUBTITLE Select the language you want to SIZE FRONT YES
use from the displayed language
CENTER YES
list.
NONE
SCREEN SETUP (page 39) SURROUND BEHIND
SIDE
TV TYPE1) 16:9
NONE
4:3 LETTER BOX
4:3 PAN SCAN SUBWOOFER YES
NONE
COLOR AUTO
SYSTEM2) PAL DISTANCE FRONT 3.0m (1.0 m – 7.0 m)
NTSC CENTER 3.0m (0.0 m – 7.0 m)
SCREEN SAVER ON SURROUND 3.0m (0.0 m – 7.0 m)
OFF LEVEL L 0 dB (–6 dB – 0 dB)
BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE (FRONT) R 0 dB (–6 dB – 0 dB)
GRAPHICS CENTER 0 dB (–6 dB – +6 dB)
BLUE SUBWOOFER +3.0 dB
BLACK (–6 dB – +6 dB)
BLACK LEVEL3) ON LEVEL L 0 dB (–6 dB – +6 dB)
OFF (SURROUND) R 0 dB (–6 dB – +6 dB)
BLACK LEVEL OFF TEST TONE OFF Additional Information
(COMPONENT ON ON
OUT)3)
4:3 OUTPUT FULL 1) The default setting varies, depending on the country
NORMAL model.
2)
Except for Latin American model
3) Latin American model only
4)
Except for DHC-AZ5D Latin American model and
DHC-AZ2D

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 Dolby Pro Logic II
Glossary Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full-bandwidth
output channels from two-channel sources. This
Album is done using an advanced, high-purity matrix
Section of a music piece on a data CD surround decoder that extracts the spatial
containing MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image properties of the original recording without
files. adding any new sounds or tonal colorations.
Auto Pause Movie mode
An automatical pause according to the signal The Movie mode is for use with stereo television
encoded on the disc while playing a VIDEO CD. shows and all programs encoded in Dolby
If the CD/DVD player does not resume play for Surround. The result is enhanced soundfield
a long time, press H (or touch nN on the directionality that approaches the quality of
unit) to resume play manually. discrete 5.1-channel sound.
Chapter Music mode
Sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD The Music mode is for use with any stereo music
that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of recordings, and provides a wide and deep sound
several chapters. Each chapter is assigned a space.
chapter number enabling you to locate the
Dolby Surround Pro Logic
chapter you want.
As one method of decoding Dolby Surround,
Digital Cinema Sound (DCS) Dolby Surround Pro Logic produces four
This is the generic name of the surround sound channels from two-channel sound. Compared
produced by digital signal processing with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby
technology developed by Sony. Unlike previous Surround Pro Logic reproduces left-to-right
surround sound fields mainly directed at the panning more naturally and localizes sounds
reproduction of music, Digital Cinema Sound is more precisely. To take full advantage of Dolby
designed specifically for the enjoyment of Surround Pro Logic, you should have one pair of
movies. surround speakers and a center speaker. The
DivX® video
surround speakers output monaural sound.
Digital video technology created by DTS
DivXNetworks, Inc. Videos encoded with DivX Digital audio compression technology that the
technology are among the highest quality with a Digital Theater Systems, Inc. developed. This
relatively small file size. technology conforms to 5.1-channel surround.
Dolby Digital
The surround channel is stereo and there is
discrete subwoofer channel in this format. DTS
This movie theater sound format for movie
provides the same 5.1 discrete channels of high
theaters is more advanced than Dolby Surround
quality digital audio. The good channel
Pro Logic. In this format, the surround speakers
separation is realized because the all channel
output stereo sound with an expanded frequency
data is recorded discrete and processed in
range and a subwoofer channel for deep bass is
digital.
independently provided. This format is also
called “5.1” because the subwoofer channel is
counted as 0.1 channel (since it functions only
when a deep bass effect is needed). All six
channels in this format are recorded separately
to realize superior channel separation.
Furthermore, since all the signals are processed
digitally, less signal degradation occurs.

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DVD Film based software, Video based
A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving software
pictures even though its diameter is the same as DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video
a CD. based software. Film based DVDs contain the
The data capacity of a single-layer and single- same images (24 frames per second) that are
sided DVD, at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times shown at movie theaters. Video based DVDs,
that of a CD. Furthermore, the data capacity of a such as television dramas or sit-coms, displays
dual-layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a images at 30 frames (or 60 fields) per second.
single-layer and double-sided DVD 9.4 GB, and Index (CD) / Video Index (VIDEO CD)
a dual-layer and double-sided DVD 17 GB.
A number that divides a track into sections to
The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one of
easily locate the point you want on a VIDEO CD
the worldwide standards of digital compression
or a CD. Depending on the disc, no indexes may
technology. The picture data is compressed to
be recorded.
about 1/40 of its original size. The DVD also
uses the variable rate coding technology that Interlace format
changes the data to be allocated according to the (Interlaced scanning)
status of the picture. The Interlace format is the NTSC standard
The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital as method for displaying TV images at 30 frames
well as in PCM, allowing you to enjoy more per second. Each frame is scanned twice -
realistic audio presence. alternately between the even numbered scanning
Furthermore, various advanced functions such lines and then odd numbered scanning lines, at
as the multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental 60 times per second.
Control functions are provided with the DVD. Menu Playback
DVD-RW Playback using the menu screens recorded on
A DVD-RW is a recordable and rewritable disc VIDEO CDs with PBC functions. You can enjoy
that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO. The simple interactive software using the menu
DVD-RW has two different modes: VR mode playback function.
and Video mode. DVD-RWs created in Video
Multi-angle function
mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO,
Various angles, or viewpoints of the video
while discs created in VR (Video Recording)
camera, for a scene are recorded on some DVDs.
mode allow the contents to be programmed or
edited. Multilingual function
Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a
DVD+RW
picture are recorded on some DVDs.
A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a recordable and
rewritable disc. DVD+RWs use a recording Multi Session Additional Information
format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO This is a recording method that enables adding
format. of data using the Track-At-Once method.
Conventional CDs begin at a CD control area
File
called the Lead-in and end at an area called
A JPEG image recorded on a DATA CD or a
Lead-out. A Multi Session CD is a CD having
DivX video on a DATA CD/DATA DVD.
multiple sessions, with each segment from
(“File” is an exclusive definition for this
Lead-in to Lead-out regarded as a single session.
system.) A single file consists of a single image
CD-Extra: This format records audio (audio CD
or movie.
data) on the tracks in session 1 and data on the
tracks in session 2.

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 Parental Control Region Code
A function of the DVD to limit playback of the This system is used to protect copyrights. A
disc by the age of the users according to the region number is allocated on each DVD system
limitation level in each country/region. The or DVD disc according to the sales region. Each
limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is region code is shown on the system as well as on
activated, playback is completely prohibited, the disc packaging. The system can play the
violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other discs that match its region code. The system can
scenes and so on. also play discs with the “ ALL ” mark. Even when
the region code is not shown on the DVD, the
Playback Control (PBC)
region limit may still be activated.
Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2.0)
to control playback. By using menu screens Scene
recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, On a VIDEO CD with PBC functions (page 24),
you can enjoy playing simple interactive the menu screens, moving pictures, and still
programs, programs with search functions, and pictures are divided into sections called
so on. “scenes”. Each scene is assigned a scene number
This system conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of enabling you to locate the scene you want.
VIDEO CD standards. You can enjoy two kinds
Title
of playback depending on the disc type.
The longest sections of a picture or a music
VIDEO CDs without PBC functions piece on a DVD; a movie, etc., for a picture
(Ver. 1.1 discs) piece on video software; or an album, etc., for a
Enjoy video playback (moving pictures) as well music piece on audio software. Each title is
as music. assigned a title number enabling you to locate
the title you want.
VIDEO CDs with PBC functions
(Ver. 2.0 discs) Track
Play interactive software using menu screens Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD,
displayed on the TV screen (PBC Playback), in VIDEO CD, MP3 or JPEG. Each track is
addition to the video playback functions of Ver. assigned a track number enabling you to locate
1.1 discs. Moreover, you can play high- the track you want.
resolution still pictures, if they are included on Disc
the disc. DVD Title
structure
Progressive format
(sequential scanning) Chapter
Disc
In contrast to the Interlace format, the VIDEO CD Track
progressive format can reproduce 50 to 60 or CD
frames per second by reproducing all scanning structure
Index
lines (525 lines for the NTSC system, 625 lines Disc
for the PAL system). The overall picture quality MP3 Album
increases and still images, text, and horizontal structure
lines appear sharper. This format is compatible Track
with the 525 or 625 progressive format. Disc
JPEG/
DivX Album
video
structure
File

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VIDEO CD
A compact disc that contains moving pictures.
The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format, one of
the worldwide standards for digital compression
technology. The picture data is compressed to
about 1/140 of its original size. Consequently, a
12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes
of moving pictures.
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.
There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs.
• Version 1.1: You can play only moving
pictures and sounds.
• Version 2.0: You can play high-resolution
still pictures and enjoy PBC functions.
This system conforms to both versions.

Additional Information

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 List of button locations and reference pages

How to use this page Illustration number

r
Use this page to find the location of buttons and other TAPE A/B 2 (53, 54, 55)
parts of the system that are mentioned in the text. R R
Name of button/part Reference page

Main unit
ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

A–N M–Z ?/1 (power) 1 (10, 51, 73, 83)

Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE (deck A)
CD SYNC qk (54) MIC 1/2 jack qf (58)
(eject) 5 (53)
Deck A 4 (53) MIC LEVEL qd (58)
Z (eject) 6 (14, 17)
Deck B 0 (53, 54, 55, 63) PC 2 (55, 70, 73) Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE (deck B)
DIMMER wf (64) PHONES jack qg (eject) 9 (53)
DIRECTION ql (53, 54, 55) PRESET +/– qh (51, 56, 58) nN (play) qh (17, 39, 53, 54)
Disc slot 7 (17) PROGRESSIVE wd (41) X (pause) qh (10, 18, 53)
DISPLAY wg (64, 66, 68, 83) Remote sensor 8 x (stop) qh (18, 45, 53, 54, 83)
Display window 3 SOUND FIELD wa (57) > (go forward) qh (18, 54)
DSGX ws (56) TAPE A/B 2 (53, 54, 55) . (go back) qh (18, 51, 54)
DVD 2 (11, 17, 41, 54, 55) TUNER/BAND 2 (50, 51, 55) z START qj (54)
ECHO LEVEL qs (58) VIDEO/SAT 2 (55, 76)
EQ SELECT w; (56, 58) VOLUME +/– control qa (45, 59)

12 3 4 5 6

?/1

wg
wf
wd
ws
wa 7

w;
ql
qk
qj 8
qh 9
0
qa

qg qs
qf qd

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Remote control
ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

A–Q R–Z ?/1 (power) 1 (10, 62, 73)

ALBUM +/– wf (18, 74) REPEAT ws (22) TV ?/1 1 (73)
ANGLE 5 (49) SLEEP qk (62) REPLAY/ADVANCE
AUDIO 4 (35, 58) 8 (18)
SOUND FIELD wa (57)
CLEAR es (14, 20, 21, 23, 28, c STEP/STEP C 8 (18)
SUBTITLE wd (49)
33, 43, 74) SLOW y 9 (18)
THEATRE SYNC ql (74)
DISC SKIP1) w; M (fast forward) 9 (18, 53)
TIMER MENU eg (13, 62, 63)
DISPLAY qj (64, 66, 68) X (pause) q; (18, 53)
TIME/TEXT ef (65, 66)
ENTER qs (13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 22, SLOW qa (18)
TOP MENU qd (23)
23, 24, 27, 29, 32, 33, 34, 37, m (rewind) qa (18, 53)
TUNING + 9 (50, 52)
45, 50, 60, 62, 63, 83) M/m/</, qs (13, 20, 37, 60,
TUNING – qa (50, 52)
FM MODE ws (52) 62, 83)
TV wk (73)
FUNCTION +/– 2 (17, 41, 50, DISPLAY wg (16, 20, 37, 58,
TV CH + wh (73, 74) 68)
51, 53, 70, 73)
TV CH – e; (73) > (go forward) wh (18, 54)
KARAOKE MODE qg (58)
TV/VIDEO qk (73) x (stop) wj (18, 45, 53)
KARAOKE PON qh (60)
TV VOL +/–2) 7 (73) . (go back) e; (18, 54)
MENU 6 (23, 26, 27, 31, 50)
VOLUME +/–2) 7 (45) H (play)2) wl (17, 39, 53)
Number buttons2) qf (23, 24, 33,
38, 46, 51, 73, 74) O RETURN ea (24)
PICTURE NAVI 3 (28, 34) -/-- es
PRESET + wh (51) KEY CONTROL #/2 ed (59)
PRESET – e; (51) 1) The DISC SKIP button is not
available for this model.
2)
The H, number 5 and
VOLUME + (TV VOL +)
buttons have tactile dots. Use
the tactile dots as references
when operating the system.

Additional Information

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Sony Corporation Printed in China