Sony MDR-DS1000 Manual

1 Additional Information

If you run into any problems using this headphone system, use the following
checklist. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

No sound

Distorted or
intermittent sound
(sometimes with
noise)

Low sound

, Check the connection between the processor and the AV component.

, Check that the connected AV component's optical digital output is set to "ON"

when selecting digital input.

, Turn on the AV component connected to the processor, and start the playback.

, Check that the INPUT SELECT switch on the processor is set to the

component you want to listen to.

, If you connect the processor to an AV component using the headphone jack,

raise the volume level on the connected AV component.

, Raise the headphone volume.

, You are trying to play a DTS audio track on a DVD device that does not

support DTS.

• Either use a DVD device that supports DTS, or select a Dolby Digital or

PCM audio track.

, You are playing back a DVD disc recorded in DTS when DTS digital output

setting for the DVD device (including game machines) is “OFF.”

• See the instruction manual of your DVD device, and change the DTS digital

output setting to “ON.”

, You are playing back a DVD disc recorded in DTS when the DVD device

(including game machines) and the processor are analogue-connected.

• Use the digital connection. (Analogue sound may not be output from the

DVD device.)

, When analogue input is selected, change the ATT switch on the processor to

"–8 dB."

, If you connect the processor to an AV component using the headphone jack,

lower the volume level on the connected AV component.

, When using DTS audio sources, set the EFFECT switch on the processor to

“CINEMA” or “MUSIC” mode (page 13).

, When analogue input is selected, change the ATT switch on the processor to

"0 dB."

, If you connect the processor to an AV component using the headphone jack,

raise the volume level on the connected AV component.

, Raise the headphone volume.