Sony 3-299-270-21(2) manual

HT -IS100 Operating Instructions ©2008 Sony Corporation 3-299-270- 21 (2) Home Theatr e System[...]

2 GB 3 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not ex pose this apparatus to rain or mo ist ure. Batteri es or batteries in stalled apparatus sh all not be exposed to exce ssive heat such a s sunsh ine, fire or th e like. Do not install the app liance in a con fined spac e, such as a bookcase or buil t-in cab inet. To prevent fire, do not [...]

3 GB Copy right s This system incorporate s Dolby* Digita l and Pro Logic Surround an d the DT S** Digital S urround Sys tem. * Manufa ctured under licens e from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logi c”, and the dou ble-D sy mbol are tradema rks of Dolby Laboratorie s. ** Manufa ctured under licens e under U.S. Patent #'s: 5,451, 942;[...]

4 GB and picture qua lity may suff er. This is especi ally likely when usin g an indoor an tenna. Therefo re, we recommend using an outd oor ante nna.) • Use ca ution when p lacing the syste m on su rfaces that have been spe cially treate d (with wax, oil, pol ish, etc.) as staining or discolora tion of the surfa ce may result . On oper ation Bef[...]

5 GB Precautions ... .... .... .......... ........ ........... .......3 Getting Started Supplied Access ories ......... ....... ........ .......6 Step 1: Positioni ng the Sp eakers ..............7 Step 2: Connecti ng the Sp eakers....... .....15 Step 3a: Connectin g the Compon ents with HDMI Jac ks ...... ....... ........ ........... .....16 Step 3[...]

6 GB Please check th e follow ing acc esso ries in the pack age. Remote comm ander (RM-A AU035) (1) Size AA ( R6) batteries (2) Optical ca ble (2 .5 m) (1) FM wire antenna (aeri al) (1) AM loop antenna (a erial) (1) Calibrati on mic (1) Speaker (with Remot e commander receiver) (1) Speakers ( 4) Extra speaker pedes tal (1) Brackets (5 ) Wrench (1) [...]

7 GB Getting Started For the be st poss ible su rround s ound, all the speak ers oth er than t he sub woofe r shoul d be placed a t the same distan ce from the list ening positio n ( 1 ). S ony recom men ds tha t the subwo ofer s hould be p laced ( 2 ). Place sp eaker s and sub woo fer as ill ustrat ed below . • You can also pl ace the s ubwoofer[...]

8 GB • Do not p lace objec ts on t he top of the su bwoofer wher e t he sp eake r u nit is inst alle d. • Do not place the subwoofer under a desk or in a cab inet, etc. • Do not place the subwoofer back of the obstruction, such as TV, etc. Middle ra nge sound will fall. • Do not set the speakers in an inc lined posit ion. • Do no t place [...]

9 GB Getting Started Notes on handling the subwoofer • Place a soft cloth under the subwo ofer when you lay the subwoof er down for connec tion. • Do not pl ace your ha nd into t he slit of the subwoofer when lifting it. The speaker driv er may be dama ged. When lifting, hold th e botto m of t he subwoofe r. • Do not push the top of the subw [...]

10 GB Inst alling the spea kers on a wa ll 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for the holes of the bracket. 2 Secure the bracket to the wall using hole 1 . • To prevent the sp eaker from rotat ing, use the hol e 2 , too. 3 Remove the rear cap using the w rench (supplied), an d remove the s peaker pedestal using a screwdriver (+) (n[...]

11 GB Getting Started 4 Push A with the supplied wrench (1), and then remove the speaker cords (2). 5 Thread the spea ker cords through ho le 3 . 6 Reconnect the detach ed speaker cords, mat ching 3 / # to the appropriate speaker terminals (1), and then push the lever down completely (2). • If it is difficult to push the lever down, use the wrenc[...]

12 GB 7 Reatta ch the rear cap us ing the wrench ( supplied ). 8 Secure the sp eaker to the b racket with the screw in step 3 using hole 4 . • Use screws that are suita ble for t he wall m aterial and st rength. As a plast er boar d wall is especia lly fr agile, attach the screws se curely to a beam and fasten them to the wall. Inst all the speak[...]

13 GB Getting Started About the center speaker You can re move the r emote commander re ceiver fr om the cente r speaker, allowing them to b e used separ ate ly . You can al so i nstal l th e re mote c ommand er r ecei ver wi th t he ce nter spea ker on a wa ll. 1 Remove the remote commander receiver using a screwdriver (+) (not supplied). 2 Secure[...]

14 GB • You can r emove t he speake r cords from t he conn ector. W ith th e catch f acing dow n, pre ss and hold the connecto r down agai nst a fl at surface (1) an d remove t he speaker cords fro m the co nnector ( 2). • When you reconne ct the s peaker cords to the con nector, be sure to matc h the s peaker co rds to the app ropriate speaker[...]

15 GB Getting Started Connect the conne ctors o f the spe aker cor ds to the ir corres ponding SPEA KER jack s. The co nnecto rs of the sp eaker cor ds are t he same color as the jack s to be con nect ed. Connect th e cord of the remote co mmander receiver to the IR -R100 jack. Step 2: Co nnectin g the Spea kers IR REMOTE VIDEO DMPORT SPEAKER ONL Y[...]

16 GB Sony rec ommend s tha t you conn ect compone nts to t he sys tem usin g an H DMI ca ble. With HDM I, you c an easily e njoy bot h high qua lity soun d and high quality i mages. However , it is nec essary t o connect the au dio outp ut of the TV to the au dio inpu t of th e syste m using an opti cal c able i n orde r to li sten to the TV’ s [...]

17 GB Getting Started • For details on connecting to c omponents without HDMI jack s, see page 18. • The HDMI jack has prior ity when you c onnect the component to the system u sing the HDM I input jac ks and other input jacks at the s ame ti me. Notes on HDMI connections • You ca n enjoy h igh qu ality ima ges u sing an HD MI ca ble wit h an[...]

18 GB When you co nnect a DVD playe r (recor der), satell ite tun er, VCR, etc. , that ha s no HDMI jacks , you can choo se the conne cting combin ation of the system. Thi s subwoofer is equipp ed with a function fo r conv erti ng vi deo sign als. For d etai ls, see “F unct ion fo r Co nver sion of Vi deo Sign als” (page 29) . Conne cting a TV [...]

19 GB Getting Started • To output the TV sound from the spe akers connecte d to the subwoofe r, be sure to – connec t the audio output jacks of the TV to the OPTICAL TV IN jac ks of the subwoofer. – turn off or mute the TV’s volume . Connec ting a DVD pl ayer (re corde r) The follo wing illust ration sh ows how to co nnect a DVD pla yer (re[...]

20 GB Connec ting a satell ite tune r The follo wing illust ration sh ows how to co nnect a sat ellite t uner. If the s atellite t uner does not h ave an OPTICAL OUT jack, conne ct the sy stem using the COAXIAL SAT IN jack . IR REMOTE VIDEO DMPORT SPEAKER ONL Y FOR SS-IS15 ECM-AC2 IR-R100 ANTENNA HDMI IR IN IR OUT1 IR OUT2 FM AM 75 COAXIAL DC 5V 0.[...]

21 GB Getting Started Connec ting a VCR The follo wing illust ration shows how to connect a component whic h has analo g jacks such as a VCR, etc. IR REMOTE VIDEO DMPORT SPEAKER ONL Y FOR SS-IS15 ECM-AC2 IR-R100 ANTENNA HDMI IR IN IR OUT1 IR OUT2 FM AM 75 COAXIAL DC 5V 0.7A MAX FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER BD IN DVD IN SAT IN AUDI O IN ASSIGN[...]

22 GB Connec tin g the A M loop a ntenna (aerial ) The shape and the l engt h of the an tenn a (a erial ) is desig ned to r ecei ve AM s igna ls. D o not d ism antle or roll up the antenna (a erial). 1 Remove only th e loop part fro m the plastic s tand. 2 Set up th e AM loop a ntenna (aerial). 3 Connect the co rds to the AM antenna (aerial) termin[...]

23 GB Getting Started Connec tin g the FM wire an tenna (aeri al) Connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) to the FM 75 Ω CO AXIAL jack. • Be sure to full y exten d the FM wi re antenna (aeria l). • After connecting th e FM wire ant enna (aerial ), keep it as horizon tal as possi ble. • If you have poor FM r eception , use a 75 -ohm co axial ca [...]

24 GB Before connectin g the AC power c ord (main s lead) of the subwoo fer to a wall ou tlet (mains), connect all the spe akers t o the subw oofer (page 15). • After conne cting the AC power cord (mains l ead), wait about 20 seconds before tur ning on the power by pressing " / 1 . This s ubwoofer is equipp ed with D .C.A.C . (Digital Cinema[...]

25 GB Getting Started Before performing the Au to Cali bration Before you p erform the Auto Calib ration, se t up and con nect th e speake rs ( page 15) . • The ECM-AC 2 jac k is used fo r the cali brat ion mic (sup plied) only. D o not con nect ot her microphones to this ja ck. Doing so may damage the subwoofer and t he calibr ation mic. • Dur[...]

26 GB Performing the Auto Cali bration 1 Press ? / 1 . The syste m turns on. 2 Press AMP MENU. Point th e remote at the remo te sensor ( ) on the r emote commander re ceiver. 3 Press x / X rep eate dly unt il “ A. C AL MENU” appears on the top panel display, then press or c . 4 Press x / X to select “A. CAL START,” then press . The Auto Cal[...]

27 GB Getting Started Confi rming/s aving t he measu rement resu lt 1 Confirm the measurement result. When the meas ureme nt ends, a beep s ounds and the m easure ment r esult app ears on the top panel di splay . • After “SAVE EXI T” is dis played for 50 seconds, t he measu remen t result is saved autom aticall y, withou t the need to sa ving[...]

28 GB When you select “DIST INFO” or “LEVEL INFO” You ca n check the spea ker dis tanc e or spe aker leve l. • The measuremen t result of a spea ker will not appe ar if the subwoof er does not rec ognize that the speaker is connect ed. After you have finished Disconnect the calib ration mic from the subwoo fer. • If you ha ve change d t[...]

29 GB Getting Started The subw oofer i s equipp ed with a functio n for con vertin g video s ignals . Vide o sig nals and comp onent vi deo si gnal s can be outp ut as HDMI vide o sig nals and t hese up- converte d video sig nals can only be output fr om the HDMI TV OUT jack. See th e illustra tion that follow s. In the video input/output conversio[...]

30 GB To connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter You can en joy soun d from a com ponen t co nne cted to th e subw oofer , u sing the D IGITA L MEDIA PORT ad apter. • Do not co nnect or disc onnect the DIGITA L MEDIA PORT adapter while the system is turn ed on. • When you connect the DIGITAL MEDI A PORT adapter, be sur e the connector is in sert[...]

31 GB Getting Started To use the wireless system The syste m is compatib le with the S-AIR function, which allows s ound transmiss ion between th e subwo ofer and S-AIR prod uct (not su pplied ). Whe n you purc hase the S-AIR prod uct, yo u need to establis h sound transmis sion. For deta ils, see page 65. CAU TION • There is no need to open the [...]

32 GB For mo re in forma tion , see the pa ges indi cate d in parent hese s. Top panel A POWER / ACTIVE STANDBY Green: the syste m turns on. Amber: the Control for HDMI function or the S-AIR STANDBY MODE func tion is worki ng while the s ystem is turn ed off. No light: the system is turn ed off, and the Control fo r HDMI function and the S-AIR STAN[...]

33 GB Playback Op tio ns About the i ndica tions i n the to p pan el di splay A Lights up according to the audio input signals. B SLEEP (62) Flashes when the Sl eep Time r func tion is ac tive. C NIGHT (40) Li ghts up wh en th e ni ght m ode i s on . D COAX/OPT Lig hts up ac cord in g to th e co ax ial o r op tica l si gnal bei ng in put . E TUNED [...]

34 GB Remote control Here de scribe s the buttons for am plifi er operat ion only . See page 50 for the button s for operat ion of th e connect ed co mponen ts. • Point the rem ote a t the remot e sens or ( ) on the remote command er rece iver. * The 5, H , and 2 + b uttons ha ve a ta ctile do t. Use it as a guide during ope ration. A ?/1 (on/ st[...]

35 GB Playback Op tio ns 1 Turn on the TV and choose a program. For details , refer to the operat ing instructions o f the TV. 2 Turn the system on. 3 Press TV (white) on th e remote. 4 Adjust the volume of th e system. • When you connect a Sony TV, the audio input of the TV is swit ched and the im age from the T V tuner is displayed on the TV sc[...]

36 GB Enjoying a satelli te tune r 1 Turn on the TV. For details , refer to the operat ing instructions o f the TV. 2 Turn the sat ellite tuner an d the system on. 3 Press SAT o n the remo te. 4 Cha nge the TV i npu t. For details , refer to the operat ing instructions o f the TV. 5 Adjust the volume of th e system. • The sound m ay be output fro[...]

37 GB Playback Op tio ns Enjoy ing a VCR 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Turn the VCR playe r and the system on. 3 Press VIDEO o n the remote. 4 Change the TV i nput. For d etails, refe r to th e oper ating inst ruct ion s of th e TV . 5 Play back the tape on t he VCR. Enjoy ing a conne cted compon ent t hro ugh D MPORT connec tion 1 Press DMPORT on the remote[...]

38 GB Selec ting th e soun d fiel d This sys tem can cr eate m ulti chan nel su rround sound. You c an select o ne of the opt imized sound fields fr om the system ’s prep rogram med sound fields. Enjoying Surroun d Soun d Using Soun d Field Press SOUND FIELD. The prese nt so und f ield appear s. Each time you press the SOUND FIELD button, the di [...]

39 GB Surr ound Fun ctions Output ting the sound from multiple spe akers x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT MULTI This mode lets you enjoy audio playback of all types of discs fr om mu ltipl e speake rs. • The soun d is not output f rom mu ltiple sp eakers depending on the source. • Dependi ng on the disc or sourc e, the beginning of the sound ma y be c ut o[...]

40 GB You can adjust the bass , middle, and treble level easily . 1 Press TONE repeatedly until “BASS,” “MIDDLE,” or “TREBLE” appears in the top p anel di splay. • BAS S: adjus ts th e ba ss le vel (–6.0 – + 6.0 dB, 0.5 dB steps ). • MIDDLE: adjusts th e middle level (–6.0 – + 6.0 dB, 0.5 dB steps ). • TREBLE: adjusts the [...]

41 GB “BRA VIA” Sync features By conn ecting Sony co mponen ts that ar e compatible with the “BRAVIA” S ync with an HDMI cable (not su pplied), operation is simplif ied as below: • On e-Touc h Play : When yo u play back a compo nent such as a Blu -ray D isc/DVD play er (recor der), the sys tem and t he TV a re tur ned on autom atica lly a[...]

42 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 t he conne cted 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 com ponen t is simulta[...]

43 GB “BRA VIA” Sync features Play back a co nnected component. The syst em and the TV are tu rned on autom aticall y and sw itch to the appro priate HDMI input. • Depending o n th e TV, the start o f the content may n ot be output. • You can enjoy the Blu-ray Disc/DVD player (recorder) connect ed to the system, e ven if yo u turn the syste[...]

44 GB Using t he Volume Limit funct ion When the System Audi o Cont rol func tion is active, and the ou tput method changes from t he TV speaker to the sys tem speaker automatic ally, loud sou nd may be output depe nding on the volum e level of the sy stem. Yo u can p reve nt this by limiting the maximum volume level. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / [...]

45 GB “BRA VIA” Sync features Whe n you tur n the TV of f by us ing the power button on th e TV’s remote, t he syste m and the connecte d components turn off automati cally. Also, whe n you tur n the TV off by us ing the system ’s rem ote , the sy stem an d the connec ted component s turn off a utomatical ly. Hold down TV (orange), and pres[...]

46 GB You can pres et 20 FM s tatio ns, and 1 0 AM statio ns. Before tuning, make sure to turn the volume down to minimum. 1 Press TUNER/BAND. You can chang e “FM” o r “AM ” by pres sing TUNER/BAND. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until the auto scanning starts. Scann ing sto ps wh en the system tune s in a station. “TUN ED” and “ST [...]

47 GB T uner Functions Preset r adio stat ions in the system’s me mory first (see “Pr esettin g Radio St ations ” (pa ge 46)). 1 Press TUNER/BAND. The last rece ived st ati on is t uned in. You can chang e “FM” o r “AM ” by pres sing TUNER/BAND. 2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the preset station. Each tim e you pres s the[...]

48 GB Namin g preset stat ions You can en ter a name for pres et st ati ons. These names (for exam ple, “X YZ”) appear in the top panel di splay w hen a st ation is se lecte d. Note that no more than one name can be entered for each pres et st ation . 1 Press TUNER/BAND. The last rece ived st ati on is t uned in. You can chang e “FM” o r ?[...]

49 GB T uner Functions What i s the Ra dio Data System? The Radio Dat a System (R DS) is a broadcast ing service that allo ws radio s tations to s end add ition al info rma tio n alon g wi th th e re gula r program signa l. This tune r offe rs conve nient RDS featur es, such as station name displ ay. RDS is ava ila ble o nly for FM sta tion s.* •[...]

50 GB You can co ntro l con nec ted S ony c ompon ents with the r emote of thi s system. Some fun ctio ns c anno t be sel ected de pend ing on the compon ent. In t hat case, select th em using the r emote control o f the co mponent. * The 5, H , and 2 + b uttons ha ve a ta ctile do t. Use it as a guide during ope ration. To control the component 1 [...]

51 GB Adv anced Setting s To control the DVD recorder/Blu- ray Disc recorder 8 TOOLS/ OPTIONS Enable s you to acce ss various vi ewing opt ions and change/make adjust ments ac cording to the source and scr een format. 9 (Muting) Turns off the sound . q; 2 +/– Adjusts t he vo lume. qa MENU/HOME Allows you to select channels or input sources and ch[...]

52 GB To control the DVD player/Blu-ray Disc player To control the HDD/DVD COMBO To control the SAT • The above explanation s are intended to serve as an example only. Depending on the comp onent, the above opera tions may no t be possibl e, or may opera te differentl y than d escribed. Remote Button Function qa MENU/HOME Displays the MENU. qs ?[...]

53 GB Adv anced Setting s You ca n change the factory s ettings of the input buttons to suit t he components in your sy stem. For exam ple, if yo u connec t a Blu-r ay Disc player to the DV D jack on th e syste m, you can set the DVD button on th is remote to control th e Blu-ra y Disc pla yer. You can not assi gn any com ponen t other than a TV to[...]

54 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 underlined . 1) See ““BRAVIA” Sync features” (p age 41). 2) This sett ing appea rs only when “ CTRL: HDMI” is set to “ CTRL ON. ” 3) See “Step 6 : Cali brat ing th e App ropria te Se ttings Autom atica lly” (pa ge[...]

55 GB Adv anced Setting s 5) This sett ing appear s only when you inse rt the S-AIR tran smitter (not supp lied). 1 Press AMP M ENU to turn on the AMP menu. 2 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to se lect the item and the setting. 3 Press AMP M ENU to turn off th e AMP menu. The follow ing pag es show detai ls for each setting. Settin g the s peake r c[...]

56 GB Sett ing th e speake r distan ce To ob tain the be st po ssib le sur roun d so und, you can se t the speak er dis tance f rom you r listen ing positio n. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeate dly un til “SP SETUP” appears, then press or c . 3 Press x / X repeatedly to select the speaker, then press o r c . • FL D IST : ad justs the fr[...]

57 GB Adv anced Setting s Setti ng the sp eake r level You can use the test tone to adjust the level and the bala nce of th e speake rs. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeatedly until “ LEVEL” appears, then press or c . 3 Press x / X repeat edly unt il “T EST TONE” appears, th en press o r c . 4 Press X / x to select “T. TONE ON,” the[...]

58 GB Enjoy ing multi plex broadc ast soun d (DUAL MONO) You c an en joy mu ltiple x br oadcast soun d whe n the syst em rece ives an A C-3 mul tiplex br oadc ast signal . • To receiv e AC-3 signal , you need to conn ect a digit al satell ite tun er to the sys tem wit h an optic al cabl e or coaxial c able, and se t the digital out put mode of th[...]

59 GB Adv anced Setting s Adjustin g the d elay betw een the sou nd and the ima ge (A/V SYNC) You can dela y the sou nd usi ng this f unct ion when the ima ge is slo wer than the sound. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeatedly until “CUSTOMIZE” app ears, then press or c . 3 Press X / x repeatedl y until “A/V SYNC” appears, then press or c[...]

60 GB Enjo yin g Dolb y Digi tal s oun d at low v olume ( AUDIO DR C) You ca n compr ess the dyna mic rang e of the sound t rack. A UDIO D RC is us eful for watching movies at l ow volume. AUDIO DRC only appl ies to D olb y Digi tal sou rces . 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeatedly until “CUSTOMIZE” app ears, then press or c . 3 Press x / X[...]

61 GB Adv anced Setting s Chan ging t he bri ghtnes s of the top pa nel displ ay (DIMME R) The bri ghtness o f the to p panel display can be set to on e of 2 leve ls . 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeatedly until “CUSTOMIZE” appears, then press or c . 3 Press X / x rep eate dly un til “ DIMM ER” appears, then press or c . 4 Press X / x [...]

62 GB 5 Press AMP MENU. The AMP menu t urns o ff. Usin g the s leep ti mer (SLEEP) You can set the s ystem to turn of f at a preset time when you slee p liste ning to music. Y ou can preset the t ime in 1 0 minutes de crements. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeatedly until “CUSTOMI ZE” appears, then press or c . 3 Press x / X repeatedly unt [...]

63 GB Adv anced Setting s • This function is only for this system , not for the connected TV or othe r components. Reassignin g the analog a udio input You c an reass ign an aud io inpu t that has au dio (analog) si gnal to th e “TV,” “BD,” “ DVD,” “SA T,” or “VID EO ” fun ct ion, if it is no t be ing used . For example, to ou[...]

64 GB 3 Press x / X rep eate dly unti l “A. A SSIGN ” appears, then press or c . 4 Press x / X t o select t he audio in put you want to reassign. • ANALOG VD: reassigns the analog audio input to the “VID EO” f unctio n. • ANALOG TV: reassigns the analog audio input to the “TV” funct ion. • ANALOG SAT: reas signs the analog audio i[...]

65 GB Adv anced Setting s 4 Press x / X t o select t he audio in put you want to reassign. • COAX SAT: reassigns the c oaxial aud io input to the “SAT” funct ion. • COAX DVD: reassigns the c oaxial audio input to th e “DVD” funct ion. 5 Press AMP MENU. The AMP menu t urns o ff. • You cannot reas sign seve ral d igital aud io inp uts t[...]

66 GB Inserting the wireles s transmitter/transceiver To ma ke use of the S-AIR fu ncti on, yo u nee d to insert th e wireless tr ansmitter (n ot supplied) into the subw oof er and th e wire less tran scei ver (not supplied) into the S -AIR product. • When you insert t he wirel ess tran smitter/t ransceiver, make sure that the AC po wer cord (mai[...]

67 GB Adv anced Setting s 3 Make sure to use the same screws to secure the wireless transmitter. • Do not use other screws to fasten the wireles s transm itter . To insert the wireless transceiver into the S-AIR product For de tails on installi ng the wirel ess tra nsceiver into the S-A IR p rod uct , ref er to the ope rat ing ins truc tions of t[...]

68 GB 4 Press x / X rep eate dly unt il “ S-AI R ID ” appears, then press or c . 5 Press x / X repeatedly to select the desired ID (A, B, o r C). 6 Press AMP MENU. The AMP menu t urns o ff. To set the ID of the S-A IR product For det ails on s etting the I D of the S- AIR product , refer to the opera ting in struc tions of th e S-A IR pr odu ct[...]

69 GB Adv anced Setting s 4 Press x / X repeated ly until “S-AIR SE T” appears, then press or c . 5 Press x / X repeatedly until “PAIRIN G” appears, then press or c . 6 Press x / X repeatedly to select the desired setting, then press or c . • START: the subw oofer star ts pairing. • CONDITION: you can check the c urrent ID. When t he p [...]

70 GB 2 Press AMP MENU. 3 Press x / X repeated ly until “S-AIR SE T” appears, then press or c . 4 Press x / X repeatedly until “ S-AIR MODE” app ears, then press or c . 5 Press x / X repeatedly to select the desir ed functi on. • PA RTY: the S -AIR prod uct out puts sound accordi ng to fu nction set on the subw oof er. • SEPARA TE: you [...]

71 GB Adv anced Setting s Chan ging t he chan nel f or impro ved soun d tr ansm iss ion If sound trans mission is unstab le, you can improve it by changing the “RF CHANGE” setting . The opt imal sett ing diff ers depend ing on the usag e enviro nme nt. In most c ases, you wi ll not need to change th is setting. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X r[...]

72 GB • STBY OFF: you canno t enjoy th e S-AIR product while t he subw oofer is in s tand by mo de . • STBY O N: you can enjoy the S-A IR product while t he subw oofer is in stan dby mod e or tur ned on. 5 Press AMP MENU. The AMP menu t urns o ff. • When y ou set “S-AIR STBY” to “STBY ON,” power consumpt ion during stand by mode incre[...]

73 GB Additiona l Inf ormation If you ex peri ence any o f t he fol lowi ng difficu lties while using the syste m, use this troubles hootin g guide t o help re medy th e proble m before r eques ting repa irs. Sh ould any proble m persist, co nsult yo ur neare st Sony dealer . When bring ing th e syst em in for repa irs, be sure t o bring in th e en[...]

74 GB • Check th at the cords are fully inser ted into the jack s on both the component and this system . • Check that the c omponent is se lected correc tly. • If you resum e play ing a disc w hen volu me is maximum, there may be n o sound. In this case, tu rn down the volume, turn off the system and tur n on agai n. Sound is interr upted or[...]

75 GB Additiona l Inf ormation • The S -AIR pr oduct is turn ed o ff. Ma ke sur e the AC power cord (mai ns lea d) is co nnected and turn on the S-AI R produc t. No sound is heard from the S -AIR product. • If you use anoth er S-AIR main unit, place it more than 8 m away f rom the sy stem. • Confi rm the ID of the s ubwoof er an d the S-AI R [...]

76 GB Formats supported by this system Digit al input format s su ppor ted b y thi s syst em are as fo llows. * Linea r PCM accep ts samplin g frequencie s of no more than 96 kHz. Amplifier section Power output (rated ) Front L / Front R (rated) : 35 W + 35 W (at 10 ohms, 1 kHz, 1 % THD) RMS output powe r (reference) Front L / Front R *: 50 W + 50 [...]

77 GB Additiona l Inf ormation Speakers Front/ Cente r/Surrou nd (SS-IS15 ) Speaker syst em Full range spe aker system Speaker u nit 35 mm Rated impeda nce 10 ohms Dimension s (approx.) 45 × 55 × 40 mm (w/h/d ) Mass (approx. ) 0.07 kg Speaker cords 4.5 m × 2, 3 m × 1, 12 m × 2 Subwoofer (SA-W IS100) Speaker syst em 2 Way 2 Drivers Subwoofer s [...]

78 GB PCM (P ulse Code Modula tion ) A met hod o f co nve rti ng ana lo g audi o t o dig ital audio fo r easy enjoym ent of di gital so und. S-AIR ( Sony Aud io In teracti ve Radi o freque ncy) Recent ti mes have seen t he rapid spread of DVD media , Digital Bro adca sting, an d other hi gh- quality media. To ensu re that th e subtl e nuanc es of t[...]

79 GB Additiona l Inf ormation A A. ASSIGN 63 A. CAL CLEAR 28 A. CAL MENU 26 , 28 A. CAL ST AR T 26 A/V SYNC 59 AMP menu 54 A UDIO 63 , 64 A UDIO D RC 60 Auto Calib ration 24 B Blu-ray Disc player (recorder) conn ecti ng 16 “BRA VIA” S ync 41 C CENTER SP 55 CNT DIST 56 CNT L EVEL 57 CTRL: HDMI 42 CUSTOMIZE 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 D D. ASSIGN 64 [...]

80 GB S S-AIR 65 S-AIR ID 67 S-AIR MODE 69 S-AIR SET 67 , 69 , 71 S-AIR STBY 71 Satel lite tuner conn ecti ng 16 , 20 SET HDMI 42 , 44 SL DI ST 56 SL LEV EL 57 Slee p timer 62 Sound field 38 SP SET UP 55 , 56 Speakers lev el 57 Speakers settin g 55 , 56 SR DIS T 56 SR LEV EL 57 SUR S P 55 SW DI ST 56 SW LEV EL 57 T TES T TONE 57 TONE 40 V VCR conn [...]

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