Sony RHT-G500 Bedienungsanleitung

3-877-030- 12 (1) Theatr e Stand System ©2008 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions RHT -G500[...]

2 GB 3 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not ex pose this apparatus to rain or mo istu re. Do not install the app liance in a con fined space, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabine t. To prevent fire, do not cover the venti lation of the apparatus wit h news paper s, table-cloths , curtains, etc. And don’t place ligh ted candl es[...]

3 GB WARNING ...... ....... ....... ........... ........ .......4 CAUTION........ ....... ........... ....... ........ .......5 Precautions ....... .... ....... ........... ....... ....... ....6 Main fea tures .......... ....... ........ ........... .......7 Getting Started Supplied acces sories ... ....... ....... ........... ....8 Setting this st[...]

4 GB Do not lean on or hang from the TV when the TV is placed on the stand. The TV may fall from the stand ca using an acciden t resultin g in serious inju ry or death. Do not move the stand with the TV or other equipment installed on it. Be sure to remove the TV and ot her equipm ent wh en movi ng th e stan d. If you fail to do so, th e stand m ay[...]

5 GB Do not place any heated objects such as a hot pan or a kettle on the stand. It may cause damage to the stand. Do not step on the stand. You may f all, or break th e stand a nd cause inju ry . This stand is only for the specified TV. Confirm whether this stand is mentioned as a suppo rted produ ct in th e operat ing instr uctio ns of the TV. No[...]

6 GB On safety • Do not place unspecifi ed obje cts, such as a f lower vase or potte ry on the stand. • Do not make altera tions to the st and. • Should any s olid obje ct or l iquid fall into t he stan d, unplug th e stand and have it c hecked by qualif ied personnel before o perating it any f urther. On po wer so urces • Before operat ing[...]

7 GB Main features B Easy connection with HDMI b The cords a re all tangled up . Neat connecti ons (pag e 10). B Easy operation with only one TV remote (“BRAVIA” Sync) b Separa te re motes fo r each compone nt. Cons olida te opera tions on one rem ote (page 2 1). B Easy Surround settings b I need lo ts of cor ds and spe akers. Eas y set-up w it[...]

8 GB Please check the follow ing acc essori es in th e pack age. Optical ca ble (1 .5 m) (1) Remote commander (RM-ANU041) (1) Size AA ( R6) batteri es (2) Support belt and two screws (small/large) (1) Shelf bo ard (1) Shelf s upport pins (4) Operating Instruc tions (1) Inserting batteries into the remote You c an contr ol the stan d using the suppl[...]

9 GB Getting Started Prev enting the T V fro m topp ling over As a pro tective m easur e, secur e the TV . Perfo rm fol lowi ng s teps as a pro tect ive m easur e if you hav e a Sony LCD TV. 1 Place the TV on the center of the stand. 2 Fasten the support belt (suppli ed) t o the stand wi th the small screw (suppl ied). Tighten the scr ew into the r[...]

10 GB We rec omme nd that you c onnect compon ents to the syst em usi ng an HD MI ca ble. With HDM I, you c an easily e njoy bot h high quality s ound and hi gh qual ity images . However , it is neces sary to co nnect th e audi o output of the TV t o the au dio inpu t of the system using an op tica l cable o r an a udio cord in order to l isten t o[...]

11 GB Getting Started • Refer to page 12 for how to co nnect a component without an HDMI jack. • The HDMI jac k has pri ority whe n you c onnect th e component to the system using HDM I, INPU T COAX and INPUT OPT togeth er. • The INPUT OPT ja ck has pr iority whe n you conn ect both the audio out put of the TV to the INPUT OPT and AUDIO jack [...]

12 GB When you connect a DVD player (recorder), satellite tuner, “ PlayStati on 2”, etc ., that has no HDMI jacks, connect to the system usi ng the INPUT OPT or INPUT COAX jack. If the satellit e tuner does not have the OPTICAL OUT jac k, conn ect th e system using th e INPU T COAX jack. In th is case, it is no t necessar y to connec t al l th [...]

13 GB Getting Started • The INPUT OPT ja ck has pr iority whe n you conn ect both the audio out put of the TV to the INPUT OPT and AUDIO jack of th e system. If you connect any of the components with HDMI jacks, and the Control for HDMI function is set to on Set “CTRL: HDMI” to “ OFF” in the AMP menu of the s ystem for t he componen t con[...]

14 GB You ca n enjo y sound fr om the conne cted compon ent on th e syste m by co nnecting the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter. Con nect the AC pow er cord (m ains lead) last . • Do not connect or disconnect t he DIGITAL M EDIA PORT adapte r whil e the sys tem is turned on. • When you connect the DIGITA L MEDIA PORT adapte r, be sure the connector i[...]

15 GB Pl ay b ack Op t i on s For more informa tion, ref er to th e pages indicate d in pare ntheses. Fron t pane l A ?/1 ( on/ standby) Press to tu rn the st and o n or o ff. B INPU T SELE CTOR Press to select t he input sou rce to play back. C VOLUME +/– Press t o adjust the vol ume. D (remote sensor) Point th e remot e commander t owards he re[...]

16 GB Fron t panel d isplay About the indications in the front panel display A POWER / ACTIVE S TANDBY indicator Lights as follows : Gree n: The s yste m is turned on. Ambe r: The Contr ol fo r HDMI funct ion is working while th e system is turn ed off. Off: The sy stem is tu rned of f, and th e Control for HDMI funct ion is not working. B Lights u[...]

17 GB Pl ay b ack Op t i on s Remote control Here de scribe s the buttons for the opera tion of this stan d and a co nnecte d compo nent thr ough DMPOR T connec ti on. • Point the remote a t the remote sens or on the stand. * The N and VOLUME + butt ons have a tactile dot . Use it as a guide duri ng operat ion. Buttons for the operation of this s[...]

18 GB 1 Turn on the TV and choose a program. Refer to t he op eratin g inst ruction s of your TV for de tails . 2 Press ?/1 to turn the syst em on. 3 Press TV o n the remote. 4 Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume of the system. • The sound ma y be output from t he TV’s sp eaker. In this c ase, turn the v olume of the TV’s sp eaker down to[...]

19 GB Pl ay b ack Op t i on s Enjoying a satellite tuner 1 Turn on the TV. Refer t o the oper ating inst ructio ns of your TV fo r deta ils. 2 Turn the satellite tu ner on and p ress ?/1 t o turn the syst em on. Refer t o the oper ating inst ructio ns of your satellit e tuner f or details . 3 Press SAT on the remote. 4 Change the TV i nput. Refer t[...]

20 GB Selec ting th e soun d fie ld This sys tem can cr eate m ulti chan nel surr ound sound. You c an select o ne of the opt imized sound fields fr om sys tem’s preprog ramm ed sound fields. Press SOUND FIELD +/–. The prese nt soun d field a ppears. Each time y ou press the SOUND FIELD +/–, the displa y chan ges cycl ically as follow s: STAN[...]

21 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features By conn ecting Sony co mponen ts that ar e compatible with the “ BRAVIA” Sync with an HDMI cable (not su pplied), operatio n is simplif ied as below: • On e-To uch Pl ay: Whe n you pl ay back a compo nent such as a Blu -ray Dis c/DVD play er (recor der), the syste m and t he TV a re turned on autom aticall y [...]

22 GB 3 Select the input of the system connected to the component you want to watch (BD, DV D, SAT), and swi tch the HDMI input of the TV, so that an image from the co nnected componen t is displayed. 4 Set the Co ntrol for HDMI function of t he TV to on . The Control f or HDMI fu nction for the syst em a nd th e conn ecte d co mpon ent i s simulta[...]

23 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features Setting the Control for HDMI function to off for a compon ent w ithou t HDM I jack s To liste n to the sound of the component wi thout HDMI jacks when the Co ntrol for HDMI functio n is se t to on, s et it to off for that comp one nt in divi dual ly. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X rep eatedly until “SET HDMI” [...]

24 GB Play back a co nnected component. The syst em and the TV are turn ed on autom aticall y and sw itch to the appropr iate HDMI input. • Depend ing on t he TV, the st art of the co ntent ma y not be output. • You can enjoy the B lu-ray Disc/DVD player (recorder) connect ed to the system, e ven if y ou turn the system off. The POWER / ACTIVE [...]

25 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features Using t he Volume Limi t funct ion When the System Audi o Contro l funct ion is active, and the output method changes fr om the TV speaker to the sys tem speaker automa tically, loud sou nd may be output depe nding on the volum e level of the syst em. Yo u can p revent this by limiting the maximum volume level. 1 P[...]

26 GB When you turn the TV off by using the POWE R button on th e TV’s remote , the syste m and the connecte d components turn off automati cally. • Depen ding on t he st atus, t he connect ed comp onents may no t be tu rned off . For details , see op erating instruc tions su pplied with the conne cted com ponents. Turning off the TV, system an[...]

27 GB Adv anced Setti ngs You c an a djust t he le vel of the center speak er and the subwoofer. This sett ing is applied t o all sound fields. 1 Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects (DVD, etc.). 2 Press LEVEL MODE. 3 Press x / X to select “CNT LEVEL (center speaker level)” or “ SW LEVEL (subwoofer level).” 4 P[...]

28 GB Using t he AMP menu You can set the fo llowing it ems with AMP MENU on the remote . The defaul t settings a re underlin ed. * Refer to ““BRAVIA” Sy nc Feat ures” (p age 21). ** This setting ap pears onl y when “CTRL: HDMI” is set to “ ON.” 1 Press AMP M ENU to turn on the AMP menu. 2 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to select th[...]

29 GB Adv anced Setti ngs Enjoy ing mult iplex broadc ast soun d (DUAL MONO) You c an enj oy mu ltiple x broa dcast soun d whe n the syst em rece ives an AC -3 mult iplex br oadcas t signal . • To receive AC-3 s ignal, you ne ed to connect a di gital satell ite tun er to the sys tem wit h an optic al cabl e or coaxial c able, and set the digital [...]

30 GB Adjustin g the d elay bet ween the sound and th e image (A/ V SYNC) You can dela y the sou nd u sing thi s f unct ion when th e image is behind the sound . 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “A/V SYNC” appears, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to selec t the setting. • OFF: Does no t adjust. • ON: Adju sts t he d iffer en[...]

31 GB Adv anced Setti ngs Chan ging t he bri ghtnes s of the front panel display (DIMME R) The brig htness of the front panel disp lay can b e set to on e of 2 levels . 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x rep eate dly un til “ DIMM ER” appears, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select the brightness of the f ront panel di spla y. • OFF: Bright l[...]

32 GB Using t he sleep timer (SLEEP) You can set th e system to turn off at a preset time when yo u sleep l istenin g to music . You can preset the time in 10 minute s decrements . 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeat edly unti l “SLE EP” appears, then press or c . 3 Press x / X to selec t the preset time. The minutes display (the remainin g [...]

33 GB Additio nal Inf ormation If you experi ence any of t he f ollow ing difficu lties while using the syste m, use this troubles hootin g guide t o help re medy th e proble m before r equest ing repa irs. Sh ould any proble m persist, co nsult yo ur nearest Sony dealer . When bring ing th e system in f or repa irs, be sure t o bring in th e entir[...]

34 GB There is no pi cture on the TV s creen. • Check that the TV is selected correct ly. • Set th e TV t o th e appr opri ate i n put mode . Control for HDMI The Control for HDMI function does not wo rk. • Check the HDM I conn ectio n (pag e 10). • Make s ure “CTR L: HD MI” is set to “O N” in AMP menu. • Make su re th e connect e[...]

35 GB Additio nal Inf ormation If the system still does not operate properly after performing the above measures, reset the system as follows: Use but tons on the syst em for the opera tion. 1 Press ?/1 to t urn on the power. 2 Press INPUT SELECTO R, VOLUME – and ?/1 at the same t ime. “COL D RESET” appea rs and th e syst em is reset. AMP me [...]

36 GB Formats supported by this stand Digit al inpu t form ats suppor ted b y th is sy stem are as fo llows. * L inear PCM acc epts samp ling frequenc ies of no more than 48 kHz. Amplifier section Reference Output Power Surround mod e Front: 50 Wa tts/ch (8 o hms at 1 kH z, THD 10 %) Center*: 5 0 Watt s/ch (8 ohms at 1 kHz, THD 10 %) Subwoofer : 10[...]

37 GB Additio nal Inf ormation Supplied accessories Optica l cabl e (1.5 m) (1) Remote comm ander (RM-ANU041) (1) Size AA (R6) batteries (2 ) Support belt and two screws (sma ll/large) (1) Shelf b oard (1) Shelf support pi ns (4) Operating Inst ructions (1) Design and s pecificat ions are subj ect to cha nge with out notice. • Standby power consu[...]

38 GB PCM (P ulse Code Modula tion ) A met hod of conve rti ng a nalo g au dio t o di git al audio fo r easy enjoym ent of dig ital so und. S-Forc e PRO Front Surr ound Sony’s lo ng-term in volvement in surroun d technol ogy (an d the vast amoun ts of acou stic data acc umula ted as a re sult) has led to th e deve lo pment of a ll- new pro cess i[...]

39 GB Additio nal Inf ormation A A/V SYNC 30 AMP menu 28 A UDIO D RC 30 B Blu-ray Disc player (recorder) conn ecti ng 10 D DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T conn ecti ng 14 DIMMER 31 DISPLA Y 31 DU AL MONO 29 D VD player (recorder) conn ecti ng 10 , 12 H HDMI conn ecti ng 10 I Installing 9 P “Pla ySta tion 3” conn ecti ng 10 R Remote before use 8 operating [...]

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