Sony RHT-G11 manual

4-170-060- 12 (1) Theatr e Stand System ©2010 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions RHT -G11[...]

2 GB 3 Do not in stall the appli ance in a c onfined space, s uch as a bookcase or built-in cab inet. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation opening of th e apparatus with newspa pers, tablecl oths, curtain s, etc. Do not pl ace the naked flame source s such as lighte d candles on the apparatu s. To reduce the risk of fire or elec[...]

3 GB WARNING ...... ....... ........... ....... ........... ....4 CAUTION........ ........... ....... ........... ....... ....5 Precautions ....... .... .......... ........ ....... ...........6 Getting Started Supplied access ories .......... ....... ........... ....7 Setting this sta nd ......... ....... ........... ....... ....8 Connectin g the T[...]

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 stan d causi ng an acc iden t result ing in ser ious inju ry or deat h. Do not move the stand with the TV or other equipment installed on it. Be sure to remove the TV an d othe r equipm ent whe n movi ng the s tand. If you fail to do so, the stand m[...]

5 GB Do not place any heated objects such as a hot pan or a kettle on the stand. A top gl ass panel may brea k and cause injury . Or , it m ay cause damage to the stan d. Do not step on the stand. You m ay fa ll, o r brea k the glass and ca use inju ry. Do not subject the top glass panel to excessive shock. This stand us es glas s with an anti-s ca[...]

6 GB On sa fety • Do not place unspecifi ed object s, such as a flo wer vase or pottery on the st and. • Do not make alteration s to the stand. • Should any solid object or liq uid fall int o the stand, unplug the stand and ha ve it checked by quali fied personnel bef ore operatin g it any further. On powe r sour ces • If you are not goi ng[...]

Getting Started 7 GB Inserting batteries in to the remote You can co ntrol t he stand us ing the suppl ied rem ote. Ins ert two size AA (R6) ba tteries by matchin g the + and – ends on the batteries to the markings inside t he compartment. • Do not leave th e remot e in an extr emely ho t or h umid pl ace. • Do not use a new batt ery with an [...]

8 GB About the installation position Instal l the st and after c onnecting all the components to the st and. Instal l the st and after allowing for a spa ce of more than 1 cm from the wal l. This is to allow for hea t dissipat ion and to pr event the TV from falling. Installa tion of t he stand re quires two o r more pe ople . The stand has its bac[...]

Getting Started 9 GB 3 Fasten the support belt to the stand with a wood screw . You ca n fa sten a wood screw to th e central ly-positi oned hole on the rear of the stand. For deta ils on acq uiring th e suppor t belt and screws, r efer to the operating instruction s supplied with Sony LCD TV. Arran ging th e cable s You ca n arrang e the cab les f[...]

10 GB Conn ect the TV and/or pl ayer wit h HDM I jacks to t he stand using an H DMI ca ble. By co nnect ing Sony “BRAVI A” Sy nc-co mpat ible comp onent s usi ng H DMI cab les, oper ati on ca n be simp lified wh en you s et the Con trol f or HDM I function for t he TV. See “ “BR AVIA” Sync Fe atures” (page 2 4). • The stand is compati[...]

Getting Started 11 GB • Even if the st and is turne d off (active standby mode), the HDM I signa l will be sent f rom the conne cted com ponent to the TV via the HDMI c onnection. You can enjoy image and soun d from the compon ent on the TV. Notes on HDMI connections • Use a High Spe ed HDMI c able . If you us e a St anda rd HDM I cable , 10 80[...]

12 GB When connect ing a satelli te tuner o r cable tele vision tuner that does n ot have an HDMI jac k, set “CTRL HDMI” to “OFF” in the AMP menu o f the sta nd (page 2 5). * Dependin g on the satelli te tuner, mu lti-chann el sound may not be output. In this case , connect a digit al optical cord in additio n to an HDM I cable and set “I[...]

Getting Started 13 GB When connecti ng components th at do not h ave HDMI jacks, s uch as a “Play Station 2” or a DVD pla yer, etc. , se t “CT RL HDMI ” to “OFF ” in the AMP menu of t he s tand (page 25). Even if “C TRL HDMI ” is s et t o “O N,” yo u ca n enj oy a v ideo cas sett e rec orde r, e tc. , tha t do es no t ha ve s ur[...]

14 GB • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenna ( aerial) . • After connect ing th e FM wir e antenn a (aerial ), keep it as horizonta l as p ossible. • Do not connect or disco nnect th e DIGITAL MEDIA P ORT adapter while th e stand i s turned on. • W hen you connec t the DIGI TAL MEDI A PORT adapte r, be su re the conn ecto r is ins [...]

15 GB Pl ay b ack Op t i on s For mo re in forma tion, see t he pa ges i ndica ted i n pa renthe ses. Fron t panel b uttons and in dicato r A INPU T SELE CTOR Press to select t he input sou rce to play back . Each tim e you pres s the but ton, the i nput source c hange s cycl ically as follo ws: TV t BD t DVD t SAT/CATV t AUDIO t FM t DMPORT t TV..[...]

16 GB Front pan el displa y About the indications in the front panel display A Audio form at indicator s Light up accord ing to th e audio fo rm at that is being in put to th e stand. D : Dolby Digit al PLII : Do lby Pr o Logic II LPCM : Linear PCM DTS B NIGHT (30) Lights up in NIGHT MODE. C SLEE P (31 ) Flashes when the sleep timer is active. D HD[...]

17 GB Pl ay b ack Op t i on s Remote control Buttons for the operation of this stand A ?/1 ( on/ standby) B LEVE L Press to adjust the level of the cente r speake r and su bwoofer. This setting is appl ied to al l soun d fiel ds. C AMP MENU (page 28) D C , X , x , c or Press C , X , x or c to sel ect the sett ings. Then press to enter th e select i[...]

18 GB 1 Turn on the TV and choose a program. Refer to the operating in struction s of your TV for deta ils. 2 Turn the st and on. 3 Press INPUT SELECTOR +/– repeatedly until “TV” appears in the front panel display. 4 Adjust the vo lume by pressing VOLUM E +/–. • The sound may be output from the TV’ s speaker. In this case, t urn the vol[...]

19 GB Pl ay b ack Op t i on s 4 For vi deo com ponents , change t he TV’s input to the HDM I input you ch ose in step 3. For d etails, refe r to th e oper ating instru ction s of your TV . 5 Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME +/–. • The sound ma y be ou tput from the TV’s speaker. In this cas e, turn the volu me of the T V’s spea ker do[...]

20 GB You ca n preset 20 FM stat ions. Befo re tuni ng, make sure to turn down the volume to minimum. 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR +/– repeatedly until “FM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanning starts. Scanni ng stops when the s ystem tunes in a stat ion. “TUNED” and “ ST” (f or st ereo p[...]

21 GB T uner F unctions To turn off the radio Press " / 1 to tu rn off the st an d. To change to anothe r functio n, pres s INPUT SELECTOR +/–. To listen to non-preset radio stations Use manu al or autom atic tu ning in ste p 2. For m anual tun ing, pres s TUNIN G +/ – repea tedly . For aut omatic tuning, press and hold TUNING +/–. The a[...]

22 GB Each time you press DISP LAY, the station name and the frequen cy alter nate in the fron t panel disp lay. • The statio n name is disp layed if you hav e enter ed a name for a pres et station . • The frequenc y in the front panel d isplay s witches to the stati on name after s everal seconds . What is the Radio Data System? The Rad io Da [...]

23 GB Surr ound Functio n Selec ting th e soun d field This st and ca n crea te multi -chan nel su rround sound. You c an select one of stand’s o ptimized pre-pr ogramm ed sou nd fie lds. Press SOUND FIELD +/–. The pres ent sou nd fiel d appear s in the front p anel displa y. Each time yo u press SOUND FIELD +/–, the displa y chan ges cycl ic[...]

24 GB By conn ecti ng Sony co mpone nts th at ar e compatible with “BRAVIA” Sync vi a an HDMI cable (not sup plied), opera tion is simplifie d as belo w: • One-T ouch P lay (p age 25 ) • Sys tem Aud io Contr ol (page 26) • System Power Off (p age 26) “B RAV IA” Sy nc is co mpa tib le wi th S on y T Vs, Blu-Ray Disc/DVD players, AV amp[...]

25 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features If “COMPLETE” does not appear after performing the steps above Set th e Contr ol fo r HDM I func tion to on for b oth the sta nd and the connect ed comp onent individu ally. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x rep eatedly until “SET HDMI” appears, then press or c . 3 Press X / x repeatedly until “CTRL HDMI”[...]

26 GB You ca n enjoy t he TV sou nd from th e speake rs of t he st and by mean s of a si mple o perat ion. You can also adju st the volume and turn of f the sound of the st and using the TV remote. For details, refer to the o perati ng ins truct ions o f the TV . Press ?/1 to turn on the stand. The so und is outp ut from t he speake r of the stand [...]

27 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features If a “BRA VIA” Sy nc-com patible TV is connecte d to the stand, and the TV is turned off, HDMI si gnal tr ansmissi on s tops, a nd power cons umpt ion is re duce d. The default setting is “AUTO.” • This function is a vailable only when “CT RL HDMI” is se t to “ON.” 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x [...]

28 GB Using t he AMP me nu You ca n set the following item s with A MP MENU on the remot e. The defa ult sett ings ar e underlin ed. * See ““B RAVI A” Sy nc Fe atu res” ( pag e 24) . ** Thi s setting appears onl y when “C TRL HDMI” is set to “ON.” 1 Press AMP MENU to turn on the AMP menu. 2 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to select t[...]

29 GB Adv anced Settings • These settings are retai ned even if you dis connect the AC power co rd (main s lead). The follow ing pag es show details for each setting. Sett ing th e speake r level (CNT LEVEL, S W LEVEL) You can adju st the level and the balance of th e speak er and su bwoof er. 1 Select “LEVEL ” in the AMP m enu, then press or[...]

30 GB Enjoy ing mul tiple x broa dcast soun d (DUAL MONO) You ca n enjoy m ultiplex b roadc ast sound w hen the stan d receives an AC-3 multiplex broadcast sign al. • To r eceive an AC-3 signal, you need to conne ct a digital satelli te tune r to th e stand with a n optic al ca ble or coaxia l cable, and set t he digital ou tput mo de of the digi[...]

31 GB Adv anced Settings Changi ng the display se tting (DISPLAY ) You ca n chan ge the d isplay b ehavior of the front panel di splay. 1 Select “SYST EM” in the AMP me nu, then press or c . 2 Select “ DISPL AY,” then p ress o r c . 3 Select the setti ng. • ON: The d isplay stays t urned on. • OFF : The displ ay appear s for a fe w seco[...]

32 GB If you ex perien ce any of the foll owing difficult ies while u sing the stand, us e this trou bles hoot ing guid e to help remedy the problem before requ esting repair s. Should any problem per sist, consu lt your neare st Sony deale r. POWER The power is not turned on. • Ch eck that the AC powe r cord (main s lead) is conn ected s ecure l[...]

33 GB Additional I nfo rmation No sound or only a very low-level s ound of the connected component is heard from the stand. • Pre ss VOL UME + an d chec k th e volu me leve l. • Press MUTING or VOLUME + to cancel the muting fu nction. • Chec k th at th e input sou rce i s corr ectl y select ed. • Check that all the cable s and co rds of th [...]

34 GB • If yo u c onne ct th e au dio output of the vide o comp onent an d the stan d using o ther than an HDMI cable, no s ound ma y be outpu t becau se of “BRA VIA” Sy nc. I n this case , set “CTRL HDMI” to “O FF” ( page 25) o r connect the audio output jack direct ly to the TV in stead of th e stan d. If “PROTECTOR” an d “PUS[...]

35 GB Additional I nfo rmation Formats supported by this stand Digi tal input format s su pport ed by th is st and ar e as follows. * Linea r PCM accep ts samplin g frequencies of no more than 48 kHz. Amplifier section Rated Output Powe r Stereo mo de 75 W + 75 W, 4 ohms, 1 kHz, THD less than 1 % Reference Output Power Surround mod e (per channe l)[...]

36 GB General Power requi rements 220 – 240 V, 50/60 Hz Power cons umptio n On: 100 W Active Stand by (Power consumpti on increases when the HDMI func tion is activat ed and the TV conn ected to the sta nd is t urned on, even i f the stand is tur ned off.): 3.5 W or less Standby: 0. 3 W or less Dimensions ( approx.) 1,130 mm × 480 mm × 452 m m [...]

37 GB Additional I nfo rmation A A/V SYNC 29 AMP menu 28 A UDIO D RC 29 AU T O S T B Y 31 B BA S S 29 “BRA VIA” S ync 24 C CNT L EVEL 29 Connecti ng Blu- ray Dis c player 10 cable te levision tu ner 12 DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter 13 D VD player 10 , 13 FM wire antenna (aerial) 13 Play Stati on 2 13 Play Stati on 3 10 satellite tune r 12 TV 10 [...]

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