Color S ystem Setup
1 Connect the AC pow er cord (mains
lead).
2 T urn on the power of the main unit
and T V .
/
/
3 Press FUNCTION repeatedly or DVD/
CD to switch the function to DVD/CD .
Playback starts au tomatically if a disc
with an au to playback function is loaded.
Press twice to st op playback.
4 Switch the input selector on your TV
to display “H ome T heatre Sy stem. ”
5 Press SETUP in stop mode.
The Setup M enu ap pears.
6 Press / repeatedly t o select
[Preferenc e Page], then press .
7 Press / repeatedly t o select [ T V
T ype], then press .
8 Press / repeatedly t o select [PAL]
or [NTSC] from the displayed list , then
press .
9 Press SETUP to turn off the Setup
Menu.
Note
The display o n the TV s creen may be
interrupt ed momentarily after ch anging the
color system as described above .
DVD Home Theatr e
Syst em
4-299-353-12 (1)
DA V- TZ140
Operating Instructions
W ARNING
T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do
not expose this appara tus to rain o r moisture .
T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do
not expose this appara tus to dripp ing or
splashing, and do n ot place objects filled with
liquids, such as vases, on the a pparat us.
T o reduce the risk of fire, do not co ver the
ventilatio n opening of the ap paratus with
newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc.
Do not place the naked flame sources such a s
lighted candles on the a pparat us.
As the main pl ug is used to disconnect the
unit from the ma ins, connect the unit to an
easily accessible A C outlet. Should yo u notice
an abno rmality in the unit, disconnect the
main plug fro m the AC ou tlet immediately .
The main plug i s used to disconnect this
device from the AC o utlet, so position this
device in a location where it can be easily
unpl ugged.
Do not install the app liance in a confined
space, such as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet.
Do not expose batteries or a pparat us with
battery-installed to excessive hea t such as
sunshine, fire o r the like.
The unit is not di sconnected from the mains
as long as i t is connected to the AC o utlet,
even if the unit itself has been turned off.
T o prevent in jury , this appara tus must be
securely attach ed to the flo or/wall in
accordance wi th the installation instructions.
Indoor use only .
CAUTION
The use of optical instrumen ts with this
product will increase eye hazar d.
For E uropean models
This app liance
is classified as a
CLASS 1
LASER product.
This marking is
located on the
rear exterior .
Notice for customers: The follo wing
information is only applicable to equipment
sold in countries applying EU directives.
The manufact urer of this prod uct is Sony
Corporation, 1-7-1 K onan Mina to-ku T okyo,
108-0075 Ja pan. The A uthorized
Representa tive for EMC a nd product safety is
Sony Deutschlan d GmbH, H edelfinger Strasse
61, 70327 Stu ttgart, Germany . F or an y ser vice
or guaran tee matter s please refer to the
addresses given in separat e ser vice or
guarant ee documents.
This equipm ent has been tested and fo und to
comp ly with the limits set out in the EMC
Directive using a conn ection cable shorter
than 3 meters. (E uropean models only)
For the cust omers in the USA
Owner’ s Record
The model and serial numbers ar e located on
the rear exterior o f the unit. Record these
numbers in the space p rovided below . R efer
to them whenever you call upon yo ur Sony
dealer regarding this p roduct.
Model N o. D A V -TZ140
Serial No.______________
The followin g FCC statement a pplies only to
the version o f this model manufactured fo r
sale in the USA. Other versions may n ot
comp ly with FCC technical regulations.
2 3 4
6 7 8 5
10 11 12 9
14 15 16 13
NOTE:
This equipm ent has been tested and fo und to
comp ly with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC R ules.
These limits are designed to p rovide
reasonable p rotection again st harmful
interfer ence in a residential installation. Thi s
equipmen t generat es, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordan ce with the instructions,
may ca use harmful interference to radio
communica tions. H owever , there is n o
guarant ee that interfer ence will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equip ment does
cause harmful interfer ence to radio or
television receptio n, which can be determined
by turning the equi pment o ff and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the
interfer ence by one o r more of the fo llowing
measures:
Reorient or r elocate the receiving an tenna.
Increase the separatio n between the
equipmen t and receiv er .
Connect the equipmen t into an ou tlet on a
circuit differen t from that to which the
receiver is co nnected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
TV technician for help .
CAUTION
Y ou are ca utioned that a ny chan ges or
modifications not exp ressly a ppro ved in this
manual could v oid your a uthority to opera te
this equipmen t.
Important Safety Instruc tions
1) R ead these instructions.
2) K e ep these instructions.
3) H e ed all warnings.
4) F o llow all instructions.
5) D o not use this a pparatus n ear water .
6) C lean only wi th dr y cloth.
7) D o not block a ny ven tilation openings.
Install in accor dance with the
manufactur er’ s instruct ions.
8) D o not ins tall near any heat sour ces such
as radiato rs, heat register s, stoves, or
other ap paratus (incl uding amp lifiers)
that pr oduce heat.
9) D o not defea t the safety purpose of the
polarized or groundin g-type plug. A
polarized plug has two blades wi th one
wider than the other . A gro unding type
plug has tw o blades and a third grounding
pro ng. The wide blade or the third pr ong
are pr ovided for yo ur safety . I f the
pro vided plug does not fit into y our
outlet, con sult an electrician for
replacemen t of the obsolete outlet.
10) Prot ect the power cord from being
walked on or pinc hed particul arly a t
plugs, con venience receptacles, a nd the
point where they exit fr om the appara tus.
11) Only use attachmen ts/accessories
specified by the manufactur er .
12) U se only with the cart, stand, tripod,
bracket, o r table specified by the
manufactur er , or sold with the a pparatus.
When a cart is used, use cautio n when
moving the cart/a pparatus co mbina tion
to avo id injury from tip-ov er .
13) U nplug this a pparat us during lightning
storms o r when unused for long periods
of time.
14) Refer all ser vicing to qualified ser vice
personnel. Servicing is required when the
appara tus has been damaged in an y way ,
such as power -supp ly cord or p lug is
damaged, liquid h as been spilled or
objects have fallen in to the appara tus, the
appara tus has been exposed to rain or
moistur e, does not operate n ormally , or
has been dropped.
For North American, Mexican,
and Brazilian models
This symbol is int ended to alert the
user to the presence of unin sulated
“ da ngerous v oltage ” within the
product ’ s enclosure that may be of s ufficient
magnitude to co nstitut e a risk of electric
shock to persons.
This symbol is int ended to alert the
user to the presence of im portant
operating an d maintenan ce
(ser vicing) instructions in the litera ture
accompan ying the ap pliance.
For the cust omers in Europe,
Russia and Australia
Disposal of Old Electrical &
Electronic Equipment
(Applicable in the Eur opean
Union and other European
countries with separat e
collection systems)
This symbol on the pr oduct or
on its packaging in dicates that
this product shall not be trea ted as household
waste. I nstead it shall be handed over t o the
app licable collection point fo r the recycling of
electrical and electronic equipmen t. By
ensuring this pr oduct is disposed of correctly ,
you will help p revent poten tial negative
consequences fo r the environm ent and
human heal th, which could other wise be
caused by ina ppro priate waste ha ndling of
this product. The recyclin g of materials will
help to co nser ve nat ural resources. Fo r more
detailed informatio n about recycling of this
product, please con tact your local Civic
Office, your household was te disposal ser vice
or the shop wher e you purc hased the product.
A pplicable accessories: Remot e Control.
Disposal of waste batteries
(applicable in the European
Union and other European
countries with separat e
collection systems)
This symbol on the bat tery or
on the packaging indica tes that the batt er y
pro vided with this product shall not be
treated as ho usehold waste.
On certain batteries this symbol might be
used in combina tion with a chemical symbol.
The chemical symbols for m ercury (Hg) or
lead (Pb) are added if the batt er y contain s
more than 0.0005% m ercury or 0.004% lead.
By ensuring these bat teries are disposed of
correctly , y ou will help preven t potentially
negative co nsequences for the en vironmen t
and huma n health which could otherwise b e
caused by ina ppro priate waste ha ndling of the
battery . The r ecycling of the materials will
help to co nser ve nat ural resources.
In case of pr oducts that for saf ety ,
performance or da ta integrity reasons r equire
a permanent conn ection with an incorporated
battery , this bat tery should be replaced by
qualified ser vice staff only . T o ensure tha t the
battery will be treated pro perly , hand o ver the
product a t end-of-life to the a pplicable
collection point fo r the recycling of electrical
and electronic equi pment.
For all other ba tteries, please view the sect ion
on how t o remove the ba ttery from the
product safe ly . H and the battery over to the
app licable collection point fo r the recycling of
waste bat teries.
For mo re detailed informa tion about
recycling of this pr oduct or battery , please
contact yo ur local Civic Of fice, your
household wast e disposal ser vice or the shop
where you p urchased the product.
Checking the supplied items
Speakers (5)
Operating Ins truc tions
(this manual)
V ideo cord** (1)
FM wire an tenna (aerial) (1)
Remote comma nder
(remote) (1)
R6 (size AA) batteries* (2)
Subw oofer (1)
High Speed HDMI cable** (1)
Main uni t (1)
* U .S. models o nly .
** H igh Speed HDMI cable and video cord a re included only in certain a reas.
Preparing the remot e control
Insert two R6 (size AA) batt eries by matchin g the and ends on the bat teries to the
markings inside the co mpartment.
T rademarks
This system incorpora tes with Dolby* Digital
and Dolby P ro Logic adaptive ma trix
surround decoders.
* Man ufactured under license from Dolb y
Laboratories.
Dolby , Pro Logic, and the double-D
symbol are trademar ks of Dolby
Laboratories.
This system incorpora tes High-Definition
Mul timedia Interface (HDMI™) t echnology .
HDMI, the HDMI Logo , and High-Definition
Mul timedia Interface ar e trademarks or
registered tradema rks of HDMI Licensing
LLC in the U nited Sta tes and other coun tries.
“PlayS tation ” and “PS3” are r egistered
trademarks of Son y Comput er Entertainment
Inc.
“BRA VIA ” i s a trademark of Son y
Corporation.
MPEG Layer -3 audio coding technology and
paten ts licensed from Fraunho fer IIS and
Thomson.
W indows Media is ei ther a registered
trademark or trademark o f Microsoft
Corporation in the U nited Sta tes and/or o ther
countries. This pr oduct contains t echnology
subject to certain intellectual pr operty rights
of Microso ft. Use o r distribution of this
technology outside of this p roduct is
prohi bited withou t the appr opriate licen se(s)
from Microso ft.
ABOUT MPEG-4 VISU AL: THIS PRODUCT
IS LICENSED UNDER THE MP EG-4
VISU AL P A TENT POR TFOLIO LI CENSE
FOR THE PERSON AL AND
NONCOMMER CIAL US E OF A
CONSUMER FO R DECODING VIDEO IN
COMPLI ANCE WITH THE MPEG-4
VISU AL ST AND ARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO ”)
TH A T W AS ENCODED BY A CONS UMER
ENGAGED IN A P ERSON AL AND
NONCOMMER CIAL A CTIVITY AND/OR
W AS OBT AINED FROM A VIDEO
PROVID ER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO
PROVID E MPEG-4 VIDEO .
NO LICENSE IS GRANTED O R SHALL B E
IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE.
ADDITIO NAL INFORMA TION
INCL UDING TH A T RELA TING TO
PROM OTION AL, INTERN AL AND
COMMERCI AL USES AND LICENS ING
MA Y BE O BT AINED FRO M MPEG LA,
LLC. SEE h ttp://www .mpegla.com/
All other trademarks are tradema rks of their
respective owners.
About these Operating
Instructions
“DVD ” ma y be used as a general term for a
DVD VIDEO , DVD+R W/D VD+R, and
DVD-R W/DVD-R.
The system en ters standby mode
automatically .
When the system is in pa use, stop , open, or
no disc mode, the system will enter stand by
mode auto matically after 30 minu tes.
Depending on the jacks on yo ur T V or set-top box, select the video and a udio connection method.
AUDIO OUT
L R
VIDEO IN
HDMI IN
AUDIO OUT
L R
VIDEO IN
HDMI IN
When connecting a T V and set-top box/Pla yStation®3
Connecting a video cord and an audio cor d
Select *1 or *2 for the video connection based on the jacks on the TV .
When connecting to a TV only
The TV has A UDIO OUT jacks*4:
V ideo
A udio
*1 *2 *3
V ideo A udio
*2 *3
AUDIO OUT
L R
VIDEO IN
HDMI IN
The TV does not have A UDI O OUT jacks:
*1 *2 *3
Set-top box/
PS3™
V ideo
V ideo
V ideo
A udio
The TV has A UDIO OUT jacks:
*1
V ideo A udio A udio
Set-top box/
PS3™
Connecting the Speakers
Caution
Do not use an y speakers other than those supplied with this system.
Insert the speaker cords to ma tch the color o f the SPEAKERS terminals of the unit.
SUB WOOF ER
SUR L
SUR R
FRONT R
CENT ER
FRONT L
Main unit
Rear panel of the main unit
Note
Connect the speaker cord with the color ed
tube to +.
Contact area (–)
Colored tube
Contact area (+)
Covering
Speaker cord
Colored tube
FRONT LEFT : White
FRONT RIGHT : Red
CENTER: Green
SURRO UND LEFT: Blue
SURRO UND RIGHT: G ray
SUB WOOFER: Purple
SURROUND
RIGHT
LEFT
CENTER
SUBWOOFER
FRONT
RIGHT
LEFT
SPEAKERS
IMPEDANCE USE 8Ω
Purple
Blue
Green
Gray
White
Red
/ (on/standby)
T urns on the unit, or sets it to standb y
mode.
Play operation buttons
(open/close)
Opens or closes the disc tray .
(play)
Starts or re-s tarts playback (resume play).
(stop)
Stops p layback and remembers the st op
point (res ume point).
The resume poin t for a title/track is the
last point yo u played.
FUNCTION
Selects the playback source.
VOL UME –/+
Ad justs the system ’ s vol ume.
(USB) port
U sed for connecting a USB device.
Disc tray
Front panel displa y
(remote sensor)
Remote contr ol
SHIFT
Press a nd hold this butt on to use butt ons with
purple text labels.
TV INPUT*
Switc hes the T V’ s input source between the
TV signal and other input sour ces.
Playable Discs
DVD DVD-VIDEO
DVD-RO M
DVD-R/D VD-R W
DVD+R/D VD+R W
CD
CD-D A (Music CD)
CD-ROM
CD-R/CD-R W
VIDEO CD
Super V CD
A CD or DVD will not p lay if it has not been
correctly finalized. For mo re informa tion,
refer to the o perating instructions supp lied
with the recordin g device.
Discs that cannot be played
Blu-ra y Discs
HD DVDs
DVD-RAMs
DVD A udio discs
PHOTO CD s
Super A udio CDs
Data track of CD-Extras
A udio material side on DualDiscs
DVD-R/DVD-R W/D VD+R/DVD+R W in
VR (V ideo Recording) mode
CPRM (Conten t Protection f or Recordable
Media)-com patible DVD-R/R W co ntaining
cont ent flagged as “Cop y once. ”
Notes on discs
This product is designed to pla yback discs
that conf orm to the Compact Disc (CD)
standard . DualDiscs and some music discs
encoded with copyright pr otection
technologies do not co nform to the Compact
Disc (CD) standard. Th erefore , these discs
may no t be compatible wi th this product.
Note on playback opera tions of a DVD
Some playback operatio ns of a DVD ma y be
inten tionally restricted by software p roducers.
Since this system pla ys a DVD accordin g to
the disc conten ts the software pr oducers
designed, some playback fea tures may n ot be
available .
Note about double-layer DVDs
The playback pictur e and sound may be
momen tarily interrupted when the lay ers
switch.
Region code (DVD VIDEO only)
Y our system has a r egion code printed on the
rear of the uni t and will only play a D VD
VIDEO (playback only) la beled with an
identical region code or
.
Note about Multi Session CD
Y ou can pla y only the first session of a
multisession di sc.
Unpacking
Connecting your TV
Parts and Contr ols
Fron t panel
SPEAKERS terminals
HDMI OUT jack
VIDEO OUT jack
TV/C ABLE (A UDIO IN) jacks
FM ANTENNA jack
Rear panel
Playable T ypes of Files
Video
File forma t Extensions
MPEG4 V ideo
1)
“ .mp4, ” “ .m4v”
X vid V ideo
2)
“ .avi”
Music
File forma t Extensions
MP3 (MPEG1 A udio
Layer 3)
3)
“ .mp3”
WMA
4)
“ .wma ”
AAC
5)
“ .m4a ”
Photo
File forma t Extensions
JPEG “ .jpg, ” “ .jpeg, ” “ .jpe ”
1) A V C is no t compa tible.
2) U navailable on US m odels.
3) MP3P RO f ormat is not co mpatible .
4) WMA D RM,WMA Lossless o r WMA
PRO forma t are no t compatib le.
5) AA C DRM and AAC Lossless fo rmats are
not sup ported.
Note
Some files may not pla y depending on the
forma t, the encoding, or recordin g
condition.
Some USB devices may no t work with this
system.
The system sup ports ISO 9660 Level 1/
Level 2, or Joliet in D A T A CD.
The system sup ports UDF (U niversal Disk
Forma t) in DA T A DVD .
The system sup ports F A T12, F A T16, and
F A T32 in USB device.
The system can recognize the fo llowing files
or folders in D A T A DVD , DA T A CD and
USB device:
up to 300 folder s
up to 648 files
I t may take time to read files in the
following cases:
there are m any folder s or files.
the memory capacity of the USB device
that you a re using is very large.
the memory of the USB device that you
are using i s fragmented.
©2012 Sony Corporation Printed in China
When Installing the
Speakers on a W all
Caution
Contact a screw shop or in staller for
informa tion regardin g the wall material or
screws to be used.
U se screws that are sui table for the wall
material and str ength. As a plaster board
wall is especially fragi le, at tach the screws
securely to a beam. Install the speakers on a
vertical and flat wall where reinfor cement is
app lied.
Sony is no t responsible f or accidents or
damage ca used by impr oper installation,
insufficient wall strength or im proper screw
installation, na tural calamity , etc.
1 Prepare scre ws (not supplied) that are
suitable for the hole on the back of
each speaker . See the illustra tions
below .
5 mm
(7/32 inch)
10 mm
(13/32 inch)
4 mm (3/16 inch)
30 mm (1 3/16 inches)
Hole o n the back of the speaker
2 F asten the screws to the wall , then
hang the speaker on the wall.
7 to 9 mm
(9/32 to 3/8 inch)
Depth of fastened screw
BRA VIA Sync
ONE- TOUCH PLA Y
Activa tes One-T ouch Play .
TV I/ (on/standby)*
T urns on the T V or sets it to standb y mode.
/ (on/standby)
T urns on the system or sets it to standb y
mode.
Function selection buttons
Select the playback source.
DVD/CD
FM
USB
TV/C ABLE
FUNCTION
Selects the funct ions in sequence.
REPEA T
Activa tes repeat/shuffle playback mode.
SURROUND
Selects surround audio ou tput mode.
EQ
Selects equalizer mode.
AUDIO
Selects the audio format/track a nd FM mode.
SUBTITLE
Selects the subtitle language when
multilingual sub titles are availab le.
ANGLE
Switc hes to other viewing angles when multi-
angles are r ecorded on a D VD VIDEO .
Number buttons
Enter the title/cha pter n umbers, preset radio
stations, et c.
PROGRAM
Activa tes program pla y and presets radio
stations.
SLEEP
Sets the sleep timer .
DVD TOP MENU
Opens the DVD ’ s T op M enu.
DVD MENU
Opens or closes the DVD ’ s menu.
MUTING
T urns off the sound temporarily .
/ / /
Mo ves the highlight to a display ed item.
(ENTER)
Enters the selected item.
VOL UME +/–
Ad justs the volume .
SETUP
Opens or closes the setup men u.
DISPLA Y
Opens or closes the Display M enu.
TIME
Switc hes time information d uring playback.
Playback operation buttons
/ (previous/next)
/ (fast reverse/fast f orward)
/ (slow)
Activa tes slow reverse/slo w forward when
/ is pressed in pau se mode.
(pause)
(play)
(stop)
Radio operation buttons
PRESET +/–
TUNING +/–
* W orks with Sony TVs only . Depending on
your TV , you ma y not be able to use some
of the but tons.
Note
AUDIO IN
This but ton does not work.
Continued
GB
*
1
Supplied only in certain ar eas. This is the
basic connection via video cord (yello w).
*
2
Supplied only in certain ar eas. Picture
quality will be impro ved compa red to a
video cord.
*
3
S old separatel y . T o listen to TV audio via
the system, connect with an a udio cord
(red and white).
*
4
If your TV does not have A UDI O OUT
jacks, TV sound does not outpu t via this
system.
Connecting the FM wire an tenna
(aerial)
Note
Find a location a nd an orienta tion that
pro vide good reception, and then set up the
antenn a.
Set up the antenna a way from the A C power
cord (ma ins lead), other cables, and metal
objects such as windows.