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Features
Overview: The Sony TDM-iP50 Digital
Media Port adapter for iPod/iPhone lets you enjoy your iPod and iPhone audio, video, and photo content
through your entertainment system by connecting the TDM-iP50 to your Sony
audio/video receiver that features a Digital Media Port interface. Video is
passed through a composite video connection to your television.
Sony Receiver Compatibility: The TDM-iP50 is
compatible with any Sony Bravia home receiver or home theater system
featuring a proprietary Digital Media Port.
iPod Compatibility: The TDM-iP50 is
compatible with select iPods and iPhones that feature a dock connector. The unit
comes supplied with five iPod adapter inserts to fit your iPod. The add-on
dock is "Made for iPod/iPhone compatible" and supports the following iPod/iPhone
model functions (Dec. 2009).
| iPod/iPhone
Model |
Generation |
Media Type |
Control
Type |
Display
Type |
Charge |
| Audio |
Video Out |
Receiver |
iPod/iPhone |
Song/Artist Text |
Track Info |
| dock-connector |
3rd |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
clickwheel
color |
4th |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| mini |
1st |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 2nd |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| video |
5th |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| classic |
80GB |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 120GB |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 160GB |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| iPod nano
|
1st |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 2nd |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 3rd |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 4th |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 5th |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 6th |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| iPod touch |
1st |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 2nd |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 3rd |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 4th |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| iPhone |
2G |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 3G |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
| 3GS |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
|
4 |
Y |
Composite |
Y |
Y |
TV |
TV |
Y |
Note: Apple iPod/iPhone software updates may
change functionality results. If you download a newer software
version, you may need to reset the device and your iPod/iPhone
to regain functionality. If this doesn't work, you may need to
revert to the older software version or wait until an newer
software update is available.
iPod Controls: You can operate your
iPod by its own control buttons, the control buttons of your compatible Sony
receiver, or the IR wireless remote control supplied with your compatible Sony receiver.
The TDM-iP50 features two iPod display operating modes.
- iPod Display Mode: This mode
allows you to operate your iPod by your iPod's click-wheel or touch-screen, the connected AV
receiver's buttons, or the receiver's remote. Song information will be
displayed on your iPod (not your connected television). Video can still be
displayed on your connected television.
- On-Screen Display Mode: This
mode allows you to operate your iPod by the connected AV receiver's buttons
or its remote while displaying the iPod information menus screen on your
television. Your iPod's click-wheel or touch-screen will be locked,
and the Digital Media Port logo will appear on the iPod display during this
mode. The On-screen menu will display the iPods Playlist indicating
the following - Track Name, Artist name, Album name, Elapsed time, Currently
playing track number/total of tracks, and Playback status (Play, Pause,
Fast-forward or Rewind).
Note: The receiver's display will only
indicated the DMPORT source. Home video captured with the iPod nano (5th
gen.) can be displayed on your connected television only when the TDM-iP50
is set to iPod Display Mode (you cannot select video recorded with the iPod
nano from the on-screen display menu).
Shuffle: Plays songs/albums in
random order according to the setting on your connected iPod (Random Off, Random
Song, Random Album).
Repeat: Plays songs repeatedly
according to the setting on your connected iPod (Repeat Off, Repeat One, Repeat
All).
Battery Charger:
The TDM-iP50 will charge all of the above listed iPods while docked. The
TDM-iP50 must be connected to your Sony AV receiver and your sony receiver needs
to be powered on.
Screen Saver: The Screen Saver
image appears on your TV after about 15 minutes of inactivity when you have the
TDM-iP50 and your iPod connected to your Television.
Color Theme: You can select the
on-screen display color for the connected television. You can choose from Auto
(selected automatically by your iPod), White, Black, Green, Red, or Blue.
Connections: The Sony TDM-iP50
features an Apple dock connector for connection of your iPod. The TDM-iP50
Digital Media Port iPod adapter connects to your compatible Sony receiver's
Digital Media Port (DMPORT), which is normally located on the rear panel of the
amplifier, via its attached 6' proprietary cable. This cable supplies audio,
video and control from your iPod to your Sony receiver and your receiver will
then output the video to your television through its monitor out. The TDM-iP50
also features a 3.5mm minijack video output that can output a video signal
directly to your TV when you are using a Sony receiver that does not feature a
monitor output via the supplied 7' minijack-to-composite-RCA video cable.
