Sony HT-5500D manual

Operating Instructions FM Ster eo FM-AM Receiver 4-238-377 - 7 2 ( 2 ) HT -6500DP HT -5500D HT -1700D Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. HT-6500DP/5500D/1700D Serial [...]

2 US WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the ap[...]

3 US T able of Contents US List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Main unit ............................................... 5 Hooking Up the Components Required cords ....................................... 6 Antenna hookups ................................... 7 Audio component hookups .................... 8 Video component hookups ..........[...]

4 US About This Manual The instructions in this manual are for models HT-6500DP, HT-5500D and HT-1700D. Check your model number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel. In this manual, the STR-K840P is used for illustration purpose unless stated otherwise. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, ?[...]

List of Button Locations and Reference Pages 5 US g + – wd wf wh wj wk wl es ed ef eg eh ek ej wg 1 7 8 4 qs 0q a 5 23 6 qf qg qj qh qkql w; qd waws 9 e; ea 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. FM MODE ef (31) INPUT MODE qg (2 2 ) [...]

6 US Required cords A Audio cord (not supplied) White (L) White (L) Red (R) Red (R) B Audio/video cord (not supplied) Yellow (video) Yellow (video) White (L/audio) White (L/audio) Red (R/audio) Red (R/audio) C Video cord (not supplied) Yellow (video) Yellow (video) D Optical digital cord (not supplied) Black Black E Coaxial digital cord (supplied) [...]

Hooking Up the Components 7 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 it as horizontal as possible.[...]

8 US IN OUT IN CD MD/TAPE R L SUB WOOFER MULTI CH IN FRONT SURROUND R L CENTER ANTENNA AM FM 75 Ω COAXIAL DVD/LD IN COAXIAL AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT DVD / LD MONITOR VIDEO 2 SUB WOOFER OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN DIGITAL LINE L R OUTPUT A IN OUT LINE L R LINE INPUT OUTPUT ç ç A[...]

Hooking Up the Components 9 US IN OUT IN CD MD/TAPE R L SUB WOOFER MULTI CH IN FRONT SURROUND R L CENTER ANTENNA AM FM 75 Ω COAXIAL DVD/LD IN COAXIAL AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT DVD / LD MONITOR SUB WOOFER OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN DIGITAL VIDEO IN INPUT C IN VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT OUTPUT [...]

10 US IN OUT IN CD MD/TAPE R L SUB WOOFER FRONT SURROUND R L CENTER ANTENNA AM FM 75 Ω COAXIAL DVD/LD IN COAXIAL AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT DVD / LD MONITOR VIDEO 2 SUB WOOFER OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN DIGITAL VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT OUTPUT L DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT B D DIGITAL COAX[...]

Hooking Up the Components 11 US IN OUT IN CD MD/TAPE R L SUB WOOFER FRONT SURROUND R L CENTER ANTENNA AM FM 75 Ω COAXIAL DVD/LD IN COAXIAL AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT DVD / LD MONITOR VIDEO 2 SUB WOOFER OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN DIGITAL AF AF L R FRONT SURROUND SUB WOOFER MULTI CH[...]

12 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 FRONT CENTER SURROUND RL RL RL RL SPEAKERS SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 – 16 Ω IMPEDANCE USE 8 ?[...]

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 13 US AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT MONITOR SUB WOOFER CENTER SURROUND RL RL SPEAKERS SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 – 16 Ω FRONT RL RL E e E e A A INPUT AUDIO IN B E e E e E e A AA IMPEDANCE USE 8 – 16 Ω Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Front speaker (L) Front speaker (R) Center speaker Surround spe[...]

14 US Tip To prevent speaker vibration or movement while listening, attach the supplied foot pads at the bottom of the speakers. Notes • Connect the long speaker connecting cords to the surround speaker terminals and the short speaker connecting cords to the front and center speaker terminals. • Twist the stripped ends of the speaker cords abou[...]

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 15 US Performing initial setup operations Once you have hooked up the speakers and turned on the power, clear the receiver’s memory. Then specify the speaker parameters (size, position, etc.) and perform any other initial setup operations necessary for your system. Tip To check the audio output during [...]

16 US When placing surround speakers behind you Note Do not place the center speaker farther away from the listening position than the front speakers. Normal Speaker and Micro Satellite Speaker For HT-6500DP, HT-5500D and HT-1700D, the speaker size and the sub woofer selection has been preset to MICRO SP. (Micro Satellite Speaker) according to the [...]

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 17 US x Front speaker distance ( L R DIST. XX.X ft.) Set the distance from your listening position to the front speakers ( A on page 15). x Center speaker distance ( C DIST. XX.X ft.) Set the distance from your listening position to the center speaker. Center speaker distance should be set from a distanc[...]

18 US Therefore, although it may result in a setting contrary to the “Surround speaker position” explanation, we recommend that you playback multi channel surround encoded software and listen to the effect each setting has on your listening environment. Choose the setting that provides a good sense of spaciousness and that best succeeds in form[...]

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 19 US x Center speaker size ( C ) • If you connect a large speaker that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally, select “LARGE”. However, if the front speakers are set to “SMALL”, you cannot set the center speaker to “LARGE”. • If the sound is distorted, [...]

20 US Adjusting the speaker level Use the remote while seated in your listening position to adjust the level of each speaker. Note The receiver incorporates a new test tone with a frequency centered at 800 Hz for easier speaker level adjustment. 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver. 2 Press TEST TONE on the remote. “T. TONE” appears in the displ[...]

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 21 US Checking the connections After connecting all of your components to the receiver, do the following to verify that the connections were made correctly. 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver. 2 Turn on the component that you connected (e.g., CD player or tape deck). 3 Press the function button to selec[...]

22 US Basic Operations Selecting the component Function buttons Press the function button to select the component you want to use. To select Press VCR VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 TV or satellite VIDEO 2 tuner DVD or LD player DVD/LD MD or Tape deck MD/TAPE CD player CD Built in tuner TUNER After turning on the component you selected, select the component an[...]

Basic Operations 23 US Changing the display DISPLAY Each time you press DISPLAY, the display changes cyclically as follows: Index name of the component* t Selected component t Sound field applied to the program source When the tuner is selected Index name of the preset station* t Frequency t Sound field applied to the band or the preset station * I[...]

24 US Enjoying Surround Sound You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver’s pre- programmed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home. You can also customize the sound fields to obtain the sound you want by changing the surround parameter. To fu[...]

Enjoying Surround Sound 25 US continued Press CINEMA STUDIO EX A, B or C. The selected sound field is indicated in the display. x C.ST.EX A (Cinema Studio EX A) Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema production studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching most any type of movie[...]

26 US To turn the surround effect off Press A.DEC or 2CH. Tips • The receiver lets you apply the last selected sound field to a program source whenever it is selected (Sound Field Link). For example, if you listen to CD with “JAZZ” as the sound field, change to a different program source, then return to CD, “JAZZ” will be applied again. ?[...]

Enjoying Surround Sound 27 US Understanding the multi channel surround displays PRO LOGIC D.RANGE MPEG DTS STEREO MONO RDS OPT SP. OFF SL S SR L SW C R MEMORY L F E DIGITAL a COAX 1 qa qs 2 3 4 6 7 5 8 9 0 SL SR L C R 6 D.RANGE: Lights up when dynamic range compression is activated. See page 29 to adjust the dynamic range compression. 7 COAX: Light[...]

28 US 0 L F E : Lights up when the disc being played back contains the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and when the sound of the LFE channel signal is actually being reproduced. qa SW: Lights up when sub woofer selection is set to “YES” (page 19) and the audio signal is output from the SUB WOOFER jacks. qs SP. OFF: Lights up when headphones [...]

Enjoying Surround Sound 29 US Initial settings Parameter Initial setting L R BAL. L/R XXX* BALANCE CTR XXX dB* 0 dB SUR.L. XXX dB* 0 dB SUR.R. XXX dB* 0 dB S.W. XXX dB* 0 dB L.F.E. XXX dB 0 dB D. RANGE COMP. XXX OFF * The parameters can be adjusted separately for MULTI CH IN (HT-6500DP and HT-5500D only). Front balance ( L R BAL. L/R XXX) Lets you [...]

30 US Adjusting the bass and treble The BASS +/– and TREBLE +/– button lets you adjust the tone (bass or treble) of the front speakers for optimum sound. You can adjust the tone for each separate sound field. 1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound. 2 Press BASS +/ – or TREBLE +/ – to adjust the tone. The [...]

Receiving Broadcasts 31 US Receiving Broadcasts 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 the buttons used in this section, see pages 37 – 43 for [...]

32 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. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Press FM or AM to select the FM or AM band. 3 Press TUNING + or TUNING –. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high; press TUNING – to scan fro[...]

Receiving Broadcasts 33 US n A1 ˜ A2 ˜ ... ˜ A0 ˜ B1 ˜ B2 ˜ ... ˜ B0 N n C0 ˜ ...C2 ˜ C1 N Tuning to preset stations You can tune the preset stations by either of the following two ways. Scanning the preset stations 1 Press TUNER. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Press PRESET TUNING + or PRESET TUNING – repeatedly to select the p[...]

34 US Other Operations Naming preset stations and program sources You can enter a name (index name) of up to 8 characters for preset stations and program sources. These names (for example, “VHS”) appear in the receiver’s display when a station or program source is selected. Note that no more than one name can be entered for each preset statio[...]

Other Operations 35 US Using the Sleep Timer You can set the receiver to turn off automatically at a specified time. Press SLEEP on the front panel (HT-1700D only) or on the remote while the power is on. Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows: 2-00-00 t 1-30-00 t 1-00-00 t 0-30-00 t OFF The display dims after you [...]

36 US Initial settings Parameter Initial setting C.MODE.AVX AV2 PRO LOGIC * II MOVIE * HT-6500DP and HT-5500D only x Selecting the command mode of the remote (C.MODE.AVX) Lets you select the command mode of the remote. Change the command mode when you use 2 Sony receivers in the same room. x 2ch decode mode ( PRO LOGIC ) Lets you specify the type o[...]

Operations Using the Remote RM-PP411 37 US HT-6500DP and HT-5500D only You can use the remote RM-PP411 to operate the components in your system. Before you use your remote Inserting batteries into the remote Insert R6 (size-AA) batteries with the + and – properly oriented in the battery compartment. When using the remote, point it at the remote s[...]

38 US Remote Button Description (continued) Remote Operations Function Button VIDEO 3 Receiver To watch VCR. (VTR mode 2) DVD/LD Receiver To watch DVD or laser disc. TV/SAT Receiver To watch TV programs or satellite receiver. MD/TAPE Receiver To listen to Minidisc or audio tape. CD/SACD Receiver To listen to compact disc. TUNER Receiver To listen t[...]

Operations Using the Remote RM-PP411 39 US Remote Operations Function Button AUDIO TV/ VCR/ Changes the sound to DVD player Multiplex, Bilingual or Multi channel TV Sound. SWAP*/ TV Swaps the small and ANGLE large picture. DVD player To select viewing angle or changes the angles. JUMP/ TV Toggles between the TIME previous and the current channels. [...]

40 US Remote Operations Function Button CLEAR DVD player Press if you made a mistake when you press the number button or press to return to the continuous play etc. SEARCH DVD player Select searching mode. MODE Press to select the unit for search (track, index, etc.) TOP MENU/ Satellite Displays DVD title or GUIDE tuner/ guide menu. DVD player AV M[...]

Operations Using the Remote RM-PP411 41 US Programming the remote You can program the remote to control non- Sony components by changing the code. Once the control signals have been memorized, you can use those components as part of your system. Furthermore, you can also program the remote for Sony components that the remote is unable to control. N[...]

42 US The numeric codes corresponding to the component and the maker of the component Use the numeric codes in the tables below to control non-Sony components and also Sony components that the remote is normally unable to control. Since the remote signal that a component accepts differs depending on the model and year of the component, more than on[...]

Operations Using the Remote RM-PP411 43 US To control a VCR Maker Code(s) SONY 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706 AIWA 710, 750, 757, 758 AKAI 707, 708, 709, 759 BLAUPUNKT 740 EMERSON 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 750 FISHER 717, 718, 719, 720 GENERAL ELECTRIC 721, 722, 730 GOLDSTAR 723, 753 GRUNDIG 724 HITACHI 722, 725, 729, 741 ITT/NOKIA 717 JVC 726, 7[...]

44 US HT-1700D only You can use the remote RM-U306 to operate the components in your system. Before you use your remote Inserting batteries into the remote Insert R6 (size-AA) batteries with the + and – properly oriented in the battery compartment. When using the remote, point it at the remote sensor g on the receiver. Tip Under normal conditions[...]

Operations Using the Remote RM-U306 45 US Remote Operations Function Button MENU +/– Receiver Makes adjustment or change the setting. MUTING Receiver Mutes the sound from the receiver. MASTER Receiver Adjust the master volume VOL+/– of the receiver. AV ?/1 TV/VCR/ Turns the audio and CD player/ video components on VCD player/ or off. LD player/[...]

46 US Remote Operations Function Button D. SKIP CD player/ Skips discs (multi-disc VCD player/ changer only). DVD player/ MD deck TOP DVD player Displays DVD title. MENU DVD DVD player Displays DVD menu. MENU ENTER DVD player Enters the selection. O DVD player Returns to the previous menu or exits the menu. V / v / B / b DVD player Selects a menu i[...]

Operations Using the Remote RM-U306 47 US Changing the factory setting of a function button If the fact ory settings of the FUNCTION buttons do not match your system components, you can change them. For example, if you have a tape deck and you do not have an MD deck, you can assign the MD/TAPE button to your tape deck. Note that the settings of the[...]

48 US HT-6500DP 4-238-377-72(2) 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, th[...]

Additional Information 49 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 have selected the correct comp[...]

50 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 tuned in. • Check that the ant[...]

Additional Information 51 US Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 40 – 20,000 Hz; rated 100 watts (STR-K840P only)/80 watts (STR-K740P only) per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.09 % total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated ou[...]

52 US General Power requirements 120V AC, 60Hz Power consumption Area code Power consumption U STR-K840P: 210 W STR-K740P: 180 W CA STR-K740P: 260 VA Power consumption (during standby mode) 0.5 W Dimensions 16 7/8 × 5 6/8 × 11 6/8 inches including projecting parts and controls Mass (Approx.) 15 lb 7 oz Speaker section SS-MSP2 for front and surrou[...]

Additional Information 53 US SA-WMSP4 for Subwoofer AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 6 ohm loads, from 28 – 200 Hz; rated 100 watts, minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output (Models of area code U only). Speaker system Active subwoofer, magne[...]

54 US T ables of settings using SURR, LEVEL, SET UP , BASS and TREBLE buttons You can make various settings using the LEVEL, SURR, SET UP, MENU +/– and MENU / buttons. The tables below show each of the settings that these buttons can make. Press Press MENU or MENU Press MENU + or MENU – to select Page to select SURR EFFECT depends on the sound [...]

Additional Information 55 US < LEVEL > FRONT CENTER SUR.L. SUR.R. S. WOOFER LFE D.RANGE BAL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL MIX 2) COMP 2) 2CH ST. zz z AUTO DEC. zz z z z z z NORM.SURR. zz z z zz z C.ST.EX A zz z z z z z C.ST.EX B zz z z z z z C.ST.EX C zz z z z z z HALL z z z z z 3) zz JAZZ z z z z z 3) zz CONCERT z z z z z 3) zz GAME zz z z zz z MU[...]

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