Sony HT-CT260 manual

4-431-775- 23 (1) HT-CT260 Home Theatre System Operating Instructions Getting Started Playback Op tions Bluetooth Function Surround Function Advanced Settings Additional Information[...]

2 GB s Do not inst all the appli ance in a c onfin ed space, suc h as a bookcase or built -in cabin et. To reduc e the r isk of fire, do not cove r the ventilat ion opening of the appliance with newspapers, table cloths, c urtains, etc. Do not expo se th e ap plia nce to nake d fl ame sources (f or example , lighted ca ndles). To reduce the risk of[...]

3 GB Disposal o f Old Elec tri cal & Elec tr onic Equipme nt (Applicable in the Europea n Union and othe r Europea n countries with separat e collection system s) This symbol on the product or on it s packaging indica tes that this pr oduct shall n ot be treated a s household waste. Inste ad it shal l be handed ov er to the applic able col lect[...]

4 GB Precautions On sa fety • Sh ould any solid obje ct or liqu id fall in to the system , unplug the sy stem and hav e it checked by quali fied perso nnel before operatin g it any further. • Do not climb on the Sound Bar or the subwoofer, a s you may f all down a nd injure yourself, o r system dam age may result . On power sources • Befo re [...]

5 GB This mode l inco rpor ates Do lby* Digi tal a nd Pro Logic So und and the DTS* * Digital Surround Syst em. * Manufacture d under l icense from Dolby Laboratorie s. Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double- D symbol are trad emarks of Do lby Laboratorie s. ** Manufacture d under l icense un der U.S. Patent Nos: 5,956, 674; 5,974, 380; 6,487,535 & o[...]

6 GB • F or yo u to use the Bluetooth func tion, th e Bluetooth device to be connected must support the sam e profi le as thi s syst em. Even if the devic e supports th e sam e profil e, the functio ns may diffe r because o f the specifi cations of the Bluetooth device. • The audio playback on this syst em may be delayed fr om tha t on the Blue[...]

7 GB connec ted with t his s yste m, the comm unicatio ns environ ment, or surroundi ng condition s.[...]

8 GB Precautio ns ........... ....... ........... ....... 4 Blu etooth w ireless t echnology ...... 5 Getting Started Unpacking ........ ....... ........... ....... .... 9 Index to p arts and con trols ........ .. 11 Installing th e supplied wireless transc eivers .... .......... ........ ..... 15 Connecti ng the TV and player, etc. ... ...........[...]

9 GB Getting Started Unpacking • S ubwoof er (S A-WC T260) (1) • S ound Ba r (SA- CT260) (1 ) • Wireless tran sce ivers ( EZW-RT 50) (2 ) • Digital optical cord for a TV (1) • Re mote con trol (RM-AN P08 5) (1) • R6 (size AA) batteri es (2) • Operati ng Inst ruct ions (1 ) • Warranty (1 ) Getting S tarted contin ued[...]

10 GB Insert two R6 (size AA) b atteri es (supplie d) by matching the 3 and # ends on the batteries to the diagra m inside the b attery compart ment of the remote control . To use the remote control, point it at the remote control sensor at the front of the Sound Bar. • Do not leave the remote control in an ext remely hot or humid place. • Do n[...]

11 GB Getting Started Index to parts and controls For mo re inf orma tion , see the pages indica ted in pare nthese s. A ?/1 (on/ standb y) B (remote control sensor) C ( Bluetooth ) touch key/ indicat or D INPUT to uch key Press to select th e input s ource to play ba ck. Every t ime you press th e key, th e input sourc e chan ges cy clicall y as f[...]

12 GB A Audio for mat ind icators Light up acco rdi ng to the a udio format tha t is being in put to th e system. D: Dolby Digita l DTS LPCM : Lin ear PCM PL II: Lig hts while Dolb y Pro Logi c II i s act ive (p age 28). B NIGHT (pag e 33) Ligh ts up in NIG HT mod e. C Message display a rea Dis pl ays v olu me , se lect e d inp ut sourc e, etc. Fro[...]

13 GB Getting Started A ?/1 (on/ standb y) in dicator B ?/1 (on/ standb y) butt on C SECURE LINK bu tton (page 34) Subw oofe r contin ued[...]

14 GB This sectio n desc ribe s subwoof er and Sound Ba r but ton ope ration . See pa ge 29 for det ails o n the butt on op eration of connec ted e quipm ent. • P oint the r emote co ntrol towa rds th e remot e control se nsor ( ) o f th e Sound Bar. * The N and 2 + buttons have a tactil e dot. Use it as a guide during operation . A ?/1 (on/s tan[...]

15 GB Getting Started Insta lling the suppli ed wireless transc eivers Ins ert t he tw o su ppl ied wire le ss tr ansc ei vers in to th e wi rele ss tr an scei ve r (EZW- RT50) slot on the r ear pane l of both the Sound Bar and the subwoo fer . 1 Remove the cover for the wireless transceiver slot on the rear of the Sound Ba r. 2 Place the wireless [...]

16 GB 3 Push in the wireless transceiver to the slot until it stops. 4 Attach the cover as it was. Installing the wire less transceiver to the subwoofer Wireless transceiver[...]

17 GB Getting Started Connecting the TV and player, etc . TV Analog audio cord (not supplied) DVD player, etc. Analog audio output Optical digital audio output Digital coaxial cord (not supplied) Digital optical cord (suppl ied) Digital coaxial audio output Smartphon e, “Walkman”, et c.[...]

18 GB Positioning the system The illustr ations belo w are examples o f how to i nstall the S ound Bar. • When you select a place for the Sound Bar or the sub woofer, do not bl ock the heat venti lation on the rear panel of the Sound Bar or the subwoof er. Note on installing the Sound Bar in front of a TV When the Sound Bar is placed in front of [...]

19 GB Getting Started When t he S ound B ar is to b e pl aced facing upward slightly or on a wall , remove the two stands at the bott om of the Soun d Bar, as shown be low. You ca n install the So und Bar on t he wall. • Use screw s that are sui table for th e wall mater ial and strengt h. As a plaster board wall is es peci ally fragi le, attac h[...]

20 GB 3 Hang the Sound Bar onto t he screws. Align the ho les on the back of the Sou nd Bar to the s crews , then ha ng the Sound Bar onto the two screws.[...]

21 GB Getting Started Connecting the AC power c ord (mains le ad) Befo re conne ctin g t he AC powe r cord (mains lead) of the Sound Bar and the subwoofe r to a wall outlet (mains), connec t all th e other eq uipm ent an d TV to the system. Setting up the W ireless System The S ound B ar trans mits sound f rom t he equipmen t to the subwoof er by w[...]

22 GB Setting up th e sound output of the c onnected equipmen t To output mult i-channel d igital audi o, check the digital audio output sett ing on the co nnect ed equi pme nt. For details , refer to the opera ting inst ructio ns su pplie d wit h the conne cted equi pment .[...]

23 GB Playback Opti ons Operating the system using the supp lied remote control 1 Turn on the system. 2 Press t +/– to display the input source o n the front panel di splay of th e Sound Bar. 3 Adjust the volume by pressing 2 +/–. • The sound may be outpu t from the T V’s speak er. In th is case, tu rn the vo lume o f the TV’s s peake r d[...]

24 GB Using the Bl uetooth function You ca n listen t o musi c from your Blue toot h mobile phon e or Blueto oth devi ce ove r a wi rel ess co nne ction . This syst em supports the Bl ueto oth A2DP an d AVR CP prof iles. For de tails on Bluetooth wi rele ss te ch no logy , se e “ Blue tooth wi reless tech nology” (page 5). About the indicator f[...]

25 GB Bluetoot h Function pairing is perf ormed automatical ly, as desc ribed b elow . 1 Place the syst em and a Bluetooth device within 1 m. 2 Press t +/– to select “BT AU.” 3 Set the Bluetooth device in pair in g mode . For details on setti ng the Bl uet oot h device in pairing mode, r efer to th e operating i nstructions s upplied with the[...]

26 GB If you i ntend t o conne ct a seco nd and follo wing pi eces of Blueto oth equi pment , manu al p airi ng i s nece ssar y. 1 Place the Bluetooth d evice to be connected to this system wi thin 1 meter of the system. 2 Push PA IRING on t he remote contro l or tou ch ( Bluetoot h ) on the Sound Bar for more than two seconds . 3 Perform steps 3 t[...]

27 GB Bluetoot h Function The sy stem suppo rts SCM S-T con tent protection. Yo u can listen t o a Blue toot h device that sup port s SCM S-T co ntent prote ction. Befo re star ting music playbac k, che ck the following: • T he Blue tooth func tion on t he Blue toot h de vice is o n. • T he pai ring p rocedu re is c omp leted on both this s yst[...]

28 GB Enjoyi ng the surround eff ect This system can cr eate multi- chan nel surro und so und. Yo u can s elect on e of system’s optimized pre-progr ammed sound f ields . Press one o f the SOU ND FIELD buttons . The so und fiel d chan ges acc ording to the butt on pr essed. The se lect ed so und fi eld appear s on the di spla y of t he Sou nd Ba [...]

29 GB Advanced Settings Controlling conn ected equipm ent with the remote control You ca n cont rol conn ecte d equipm ent with the r emote cont rol of th is syste m. Some functi ons may not be selectab le depend ing on the equi pment . In that case, se lect them u sing the re mote control supplied with the equi pment. * The N an d 2 + butto ns hav[...]

30 GB Sett ing m anuf act urer of controllab le TVs The su pplie d rem ote co ntrol ca n contro l TVs ot her tha n Sony p roduc ts. Set the manu fact urer, f ollow ing t he proc edures belo w. 1 While h olding d own the TV ?/ 1 button, press the butto n corresponding to the manufacturer. 2 Whil e k ee ping TV ?/1 held down, press . 3 Release TV ?/1[...]

31 GB Advanced Settings Settings a nd adju stment s usi ng the ampl ifier men u You can set the followin g items wit h AMP MENU on the re mote contr ol. The default setti ngs are underlined. Your se tting s are ret aine d even if you discon nect th e AC po wer co rd (mai ns lead). 1) This sett ing appe ars only w hen the Secur e Link connec tion is[...]

32 GB 1 Press AMP M ENU to turn on th e AMP menu. 2 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to select the item and press to decide the setting. 3 Press AMP MEN U to tu rn off the AMP menu. The sound from the ce nter is ou tput from the le ft and right s peake rs on t he Sou nd Bar. You ca n adjus t the le vel and the bala nce of th e cent er and s ubwoo fer[...]

33 GB Advanced Settings • To receive a Dolby Di gital s ignal, you need to co nnect a dig ital sa tellite tuner to the Sound Bar with an optic al cabl e or coax ial cable, and se t th e digit al output mode of t he digita l sa tellite tuner to Dolby D igital . • M /S: Main soun d is ou tput from the le ft spea ker and sub so und is out put fr o[...]

34 GB direct c ommand fr om the re mote c ontrol and the co mmand v ia the Sound B ar. • I f the Sound B ar is placed where it does no t obstruct the r emote con trol sen sor of the TV, be sure to set I R REP. to “ OFF”. • On some TVs, this function does not wor k. In this case , move the Sound Bar to anothe r locatio n. The curr ent fir mw[...]

35 GB Advanced Settings When s ubwoo fer so und is in terru pted becaus e of imp rope r connec tion, the trans missio n can be impro ved by changi ng the fo llow ing RF Chan nel settin g. • A U TO: N o rm all y sele ct this ite m . Th e system aut omatically selects the be st cha nnel for transmissio n. • 1 : Set the freque ncy to CH1 (LOW 5.73[...]

36 GB Troubleshoo ting If you e xperie nce any of the followi ng difficult ies while using the system, use this tr oublesh ootin g guid e to help reme dy the pr oblem b efor e requ estin g repai rs. Sho uld any pr oblem persis t, con sult you r neares t Son y deal er. POWER The power is not turned on. • Check t hat the A C power cor d (mai ns lea[...]

37 GB Addi tion al Info rma tio n • Turns off: – Check that the AC power cord (mains lea d) of the subwoo fer is conn ected se cure ly. – Turn t he subwoo fer on by pressi ng ?/1 on th e subwo ofer . • Flas hes i n gr een qu ickl y: – 1 Pr ess ?/ 1 on the subwoo fer. 2 Inse rt th e wi rel ess tr ans ceiv er into the subwoofer c orrectly. [...]

38 GB The remote control does not function • Point the remote control a t the remote contr ol senso r on the system. • Remove any obstac les in th e path between the remote contr ol and the system. • Replace both batt eries in the remote control with new ones, if they are weak. • Make sure you se lect the correc t input on the remote contro[...]

39 GB Addi tion al Info rma tio n Sound Bar (SA-CT260) Amplifier section POWER OUTPUT (rated) Front L + Front R: 50 W + 50 W (at 3 ohms, 1 kHz, 1 % THD) POWER OUTPUT (reference) Front L/Front R: 85 W (per channe l at 3 ohms, 1 kH z) Inputs ANALOG OPTICAL COAXIAL Bluetooth section Communi cation syste m Bluetooth Spec ification ve rsion 2.1 + EDR (E[...]

40 GB Dimensions (approx. ) 30 mm × 9 mm × 60 mm (w/h/d ) Mass (appro x.) 10 g Design and spec ificatio ns are subject to change with out notic e. • Standby power consumpt ion 0.5 W or less. • Over 85 % power e fficiency of amplifier block is achiev ed with the full di gital amplif ier, S- Master .[...]

41 GB Addi tion al Info rma tio n Index Symbols t 14 % 14 2 14 A A.STBY 33 AMP menu 3 1 B BASS 32 Blueto oth 5, 24 BT STBY 33 C CNT LVL 32 Conn ecting TV 17 D Digital opt ical cord 17 DRC 32 DUAL 32 DVD player 17 F Front pa nel disp lay 1 2 I INPUT 11 Installin g 18 IR REP. 33 N NIGHT 33 P Positioning the system 18 PROTECTOR 38 R Remote control bef[...]

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