Sony HT-DDW650 Operating Instructions (HT-DDW650) manuale d’uso

HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Home Theater System 4-244-183- 71 (1) HT -DD W650 Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. Serial No. © 2003 Sony Corporation Operating[...]

2 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US – Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. CAUTION You are cautio[...]

3 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US T able of Contents List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Main unit ............................................... 5 Hooking Up the Components Required cords ....................................... 6 Antenna hookups ................................... 7 Audio component hookups .................... 8 DVD Pla[...]

4 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US About This Manual The HT-DDW650 consists of: – Receiver STR-K650P – Speaker system • Front/surround speakers SS-MSP75 • Center speaker SS-CNP75 • Sub woofer SA-WMSP85 Tip The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the receiver. You can also use the controls on the supplied remote if they ha[...]

List of Button Locations and Reference Pages 5 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US g ?/1 qd qf qg qh qj qk ql w; wa ws wd wg wf wh 17 8 4 0 qa qs 5 23 6 9 List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Main unit How to use this page Use this page to find the location of buttons that are mentioned in the text. M – O MAIN MENU qf ( 16, 27, 28, 32, 33, 4[...]

6 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Hooking Up the Components Before you get started • Turn off the power to all components before making any connections. • Do not connect the AC power cord until all of the connections are completed. • Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise. • When connecting an audio/video cord, be sure t[...]

Hooking Up the Components 7 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Antenna hookups FM wire antenna (supplied) AM loop antenna (supplied) Notes on antenna hookups • To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components. • Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna. • After connecting the FM wire antenna, keep[...]

8 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US y AM FM 75 Ω COAXIAL DIGIT AL ANTENNA MONITOR SUB WOOFER VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD MD/T APE CD OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN DVD IN COAXIAL IN OUT IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT L R LINE L R OUTPUT A IN OUT LINE L R LINE INPUT OUTPUT ç ç A A Audio component hook[...]

Hooking Up the Components 9 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US DVD Player/Video Cassette Recorder hookups SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 – 16 Ω y AM FM 75 Ω COAXIAL DIGIT AL ANTENNA MONITOR SUB WOOFER VIDEO 2 DVD MD/T APE CD OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN DVD IN COAXIAL IN OUT IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT[...]

10 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US y AM FM 75 Ω COAXIAL DIGIT AL ANTENNA MONITOR SUB WOOFER VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD MD/T APE CD OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN DVD IN COAXIAL IN OUT IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT L R VIDEO IN INPUT C IN VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT OUTPUT L Ç B VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT VID[...]

Hooking Up the Components 11 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US y AM FM 75 Ω COAXIAL DIGIT AL ANTENNA MONITOR SUB WOOFER VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD MD/T APE CD OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN DVD IN COAXIAL IN OUT IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT L R VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT OUTPUT L DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT B[...]

12 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Connecting the AC power cord Before connecting the AC power cord of this receiver to a wall outlet, connect the speaker system to the receiver (page 13). Connect the AC power cord(s) of your audio/ video components to a wall outlet. Other hookups SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 – 16 Ω FRONT CENTER SURROUND R R L L R[...]

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 13 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 – 16 Ω MONITOR SUB WOOFER VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT FRONT CENTER SURROUND R R L L R R L L E e E e A A INPUT AUDIO IN B E e A E e A E e A b Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Front speaker (L) Front speaker (R) Center speaker Surround sp[...]

14 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord Stripped speaker cord is touching another speaker terminal. Stripped cords are touching each other due to excessive removal of insulation. Stripped cords are not fully attached and are touching the rear panel of the receiver. After connecting all the components, spe[...]

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 15 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US 45 ° 90 ° 20 ° B C C AA To avoid damaging your speakers Make sure that you turn down the volume before you turn off the receiver. When you turn on the receiver, the volume remains at the level you turn off the receiver. Performing initial setup operations Once you h[...]

16 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US 45 ° 90 ° 20 ° B C C A A When placing surround speakers behind you (wide room) Note Do not place the center speaker further away from the listening position than the front speakers. Normal Speaker and Micro Satellite Speaker For HT-DDW650, the speaker size and the sub woofer selection has been preset to “MIC[...]

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 17 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US 60 30 A B A B x Front speaker distance ( L R DIST. XX ft.) Set the distance from your listening position to the front speakers ( A on page 15). x Center speaker distance ( C DIST. XX ft.) Set the distance from your listening position to the center speaker. Center speak[...]

18 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Multi channel surround setup (continued) Tip The surround speaker placement parameter is designed specifically for implementation of the Digital Cinema Sound modes with virtual elements. With the Digital Cinema Sound modes, speaker placement is not as critical as other modes. All modes with virtual elements were [...]

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 19 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US x Surround speaker size ( SL SR XXXXX) • If you connect large speakers that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally, select “LARGE”. However, if the front speakers are set to “SMALL”, you cannot set the surround speakers to ?[...]

20 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US LEVEL POWER POWER indicator Listening to the sub woofer First, turn down the volume on the receiver. The volume should be set to minimum before you begin playing the program source. 1 Turn on the receiver and select the program source. 2 Press POWER on the sub woofer. The POWER indicator on the sub woofer lights [...]

Basic Operations 21 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Basic Operations Selecting the component Input Selector buttons Press the input selector button to select the component you want to use. To select Press DVD PLAYER/VIDEO DVD CASSETTE RECORDER (DVD mode) DVD PLAYER/VIDEO VIDEO 1 CASSETTE RECORDER (VIDEO mode) Other VCR VIDEO 2 MD or Tape deck MD/T[...]

22 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Changing the display DIMMER Press DIMMER repeatedly to adjust the brightness of the display (3 steps). However, when you press any button, the display becomes the brightest setting temporary. DISPLAY Each time you press DISPLAY, the display changes cyclically as follows: Index name of the component* t Selected co[...]

Enjoying Surround Sound 23 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Enjoying Surround Sound Enjoying higher fidelity sound The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows you to select the decoding mode you want for your audio sound. Mode Decoding Mode A.F.D. AUTO As encoded DOLBY PL Dolby Pro Logic PLII MOV Dolby Pro Logic II PLII MUS Decoding the input audio[...]

24 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Enjoying higher fidelity sound (continued) Selecting a sound field You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to. Press To select MOVIE C.ST.EX A D C S * C.ST.EX B D C S * C.ST.EX C D C S * MUSIC HALL JAZZ CONCERT * Sound fie[...]

Enjoying Surround Sound 25 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Selecting other sound fields Press MUSIC repeatedly to select the sound field you want. The MUSIC indicator lights up and the current sound field is indicated in the display. x HALL Reproduces the acoustics of a rectangular concert hall. x JAZZ (Jazz Club) Reproduces the acoustics of a jaz[...]

26 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Understanding the multi channel surround displays STEREO D.RANGE COAX OPT MONO MEMORY DIGITAL SP PRO LOGIC II aa SLEEP DTS LCR SW SL SR S LFE 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q; qa qs 6 Tuner indicators: Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations, etc. See pages 29 – 31 for tuner operations. 7 SLEEP: Lights up[...]

Enjoying Surround Sound 27 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US qs Playback channel indicators: The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being played back. The boxes around the letters vary to show how the receiver downmixes the source sound (based on the speakers settings). When using sound fields like “C.ST.EX”, the receiver adds reverbe[...]

28 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Front balance ( L R BAL. L/R XX) Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers. Center level (CTR XXX dB) Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker. Surround left level (SUR.L. XXX dB) Lets you adjust the level of the surround left speaker. Surround right level (SUR.R. XXX dB) Lets you a[...]

Receiving Broadcasts 29 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Receiving Broadcasts bbbb 1 0 2 5 0 bbb 1 3 5 0 Before receiving broadcasts, make sure you have connected FM and AM antennas to the receiver (page 7). Direct tuning You can enter a frequency of the station you want directly by using the numeric buttons on the supplied remote. For details on t[...]

30 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Automatic tuning If you don’t know the frequency of the station you want, you can let the receiver scan all available stations in your area. 1 Press TUNER FM/AM repeatedly to select the FM or AM band. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING –. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high;[...]

Receiving Broadcasts 31 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Tuning to preset stations You can tune the preset stations by either of the following two ways. Scanning the preset stations 1 Press TUNER FM/AM. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Press PRESET TUNING + or PRESET TUNING – repeatedly to select the preset station you want. Each time you[...]

32 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Other Operations 4 Press ENTER. 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to assign index name for another station or program source. Recording Before you begin, make sure you’ve connected all components properly. Recording on an audio tape or MiniDisc You can record on a cassette tape or MiniDisc using the receiver. See the opera[...]

Other Operations 33 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Adjustments using the SET UP menu The SET UP menu allows you to make the following adjustments. 1 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select “ SET UP ”. 2 Press MENU or MENU to select the parameter you want to adjust. 3 Press MENU + or MENU – to select the setting you want. The setting is entered[...]

34 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Changing the command mode of the receiver This function is useful when you use 2 Sony receivers in the same room. 1 Turn off the receiver. 2 Hold down ENTER and press 1/u to turn on the receiver. “C.MODE.AVX” appears in the display. Each time you repeat the procedure above, the display changes as follows: C.M[...]

Operations Using the Remote RM-PP65 35 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US You can use the remote RM-PP65 to operate the components in your system. You can also use this remote to operate the DVD PLAYER/ VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER (SLV-D300P). Before you use your remote Inserting batteries into the remote Insert R6 (size-AA) batteries with the + and – [...]

36 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Remote Button Description (continued) Remote Operations Function Button CD Receiver To listen to compact disc. TUNER Receiver To listen to radio programs. 2CH Receiver Selects 2CH ST. mode. A.F.D. Receiver Selects A.F.D. AUTO, DOLBY PL, PLII MOV and PLII MUS. MODE Receiver Selects C.ST.EX A, C.ST.EX B and C.ST.EX[...]

Operations Using the Remote RM-PP65 37 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Remote Operations Function Button ENTER TV/ After selecting a DVD PLAYER/ channel, disc or track VIDEO using the numeric CASSETTE buttons, press to enter RECORDER the value. (VIDEO mode)/ Satellite tuner/ MD deck/ Tape deck ANT DVD PLAYER/ Selects output signal VIDEO from aeria[...]

38 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Remote Operations Function Button O DVD PLAYER/ Returns to the previous VIDEO menu or exits the menu. CASSETTE RECORDER (DVD mode) V / v / B / b Satellite tuner/ Selects a menu item. DVD PLAYER/ VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER ENTER/ Satellite tuner/ Press to enter the EXECUTE DVD PLAYER/ selection. VIDEO CASSETTE RECORD[...]

Operations Using the Remote RM-PP65 39 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US To reset a button to its factory setting Repeat the above procedure. To reset all the input selector buttons to their factory setting Press ?/1 , AV ?/1 and MASTER VOL – at the same time. Controlling other TVs with the remote commander The remote commander is pre-programmed t[...]

40 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Additional Information If you encounter color irregularity on a nearby TV screen This speaker system is magnetically shielded to allow it to be installed near a TV set. However, color irregularities may still be observed on certain types of TV sets. If color irregularity is observed... Turn off the TV set once, t[...]

Additional Information 41 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US There is no sound from a specific component. • Check that the component is connected correctly to the audio input jacks for that component. • Check that the cord(s) used for the connection is (are) fully inserted into the jacks on both the receiver and the component. • Check that you [...]

42 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US The FM reception is poor. Use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the receiver to an outdoor FM antenna as shown below. If you connect the receiver to an outdoor antenna, ground it against lightning. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe. Radio stations cannot be tu[...]

Additional Information 43 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Sensitivity: – Impedance: 75 ohms S/N: 100 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF) Sensitivity: – Impedance: – S/N: 100 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF) Inputs (Digital) DVD (Coaxial) VIDEO 2 (Optical) Outputs MD/TAPE (OUT), VIDEO 1 (AUDIO OUT) SUB WOOFER Tone Gain levels: ±6 dB, 1 dB step FM tuner section Tuning rang[...]

44 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Specifications (continued) AM tuner section Tuning range With 10-kHz tuning scale: 530 – 1710 kHz 4) With 9-kHz tuning scale: 531 – 1710 kHz 4) Antenna Loop antenna Intermediate Frequency 450 kHz Usable sensitivity 50 dB/m (at 1,000 kHz or 999 kHz) S/N 54 dB (at 50 mV/m) Harmonic distortion 0.5 % (50 mV/m, 40[...]

Additional Information 45 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Continuous RMS power output (6 ohms, 20 – 250 Hz) 100 W Reproduction frequency range 28 Hz – 200 Hz High frequency cut-off frequency 150 Hz Input LINE IN (input pin jacks) Power requirements 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption 100 W Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 10 3/4 × 12 7/8 × 15 3/4 in[...]

46 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US T ables of settings using the MAIN MENU button You can make various settings using the MAIN MENU, MENU / and MENU +/– buttons. The tables below show each of the settings that these buttons can make. Press MAIN MENU Press MENU or MENU Press MENU + or MENU – to select Page repeatedly to select to select LEVEL L[...]

Additional Information 47 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US < LEVEL > FRONT CENTER SUR.L. SUR.R. S.W. D.RANGE EFCT. BAL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL COMP 1) LEVEL 2CH ST. zz A.F.D. AUTO zzzzz z DOLBY PL zzzzz z PLII MOV zzzzz z PLII MUS zzzzz z C.ST.EX A zzzzz z z C.ST.EX B zz zzz z z C.ST.EX C zz zzz z z HALL zzzz z 2) zz JAZZ zzzz z 2) zz CONCERT[...]

48 US HT-DDW650 4-244-183-71 (1) US Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia[...]