Sony HT-DDW890 manual

©2007 Sony Cor poration 2-898-634- 13 (1) Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions HT -DD W890[...]

2 GB T o reduce the ris k of fire or electric shoc k, do not expo se this apparatus to rain or moistu re . To prevent fi re, do not cove r the ventilat ion of the apparat us with news papers, tab le-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t plac e lighte d candle s on the apparat us. To prevent fire or shoc k hazard, do not pla ce object s filled with li [...]

3 GB About This Manual • The inst ructions i n this manual are for mod el HT -DDW890. In this manua l, mo dels o f area c ode CEL is u sed fo r illustra tion pur poses u nless stated otherwis e. Any difference in oper atio n is clearl y indica ted i n the text, fo r examp le, “Mo dels of are a code C EL only”. The HT -DD W890 consis ts of: ?[...]

4 GB T able of Contents Getting Star te d Descripti on and locati on of parts............ ....... 5 1: Installin g speakers ........ ............... ............ 15 2: Conn ecting speak ers ......... ........... ............ 17 3a: Con necting the a udio c omponents......... 19 3b: Connec ting the video compon ents ........20 4: Conn ecting the a n[...]

5 GB Getting Started Description and location of par ts Fr ont panel . Getting Started Receiver ?/1 AUTO CAL MIC SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) PHONES VIDEO 3 IN/PORT ABLE AV IN VIDEO L AUDIO R MEMORY/ ENTER TUNING MODE TUNING 2CH A.F .D. MOVIE MUSIC AUTO CAL MUTING DISPLA Y INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME 3 4 8 9 12 5 6 7 q; qa qj qs qg qh qd qf N[...]

6 GB Name Function K 2CH Press to select a sound field (page 49 , 51, 54 ). A.F.D. MOVIE MUSI C L TUNING +/– Press to scan a st ation (page 55, 58 ). M TUNING MODE Pres s to select the tunin g mode (p age 55, 58). N MEMO RY/ ENTER Press to store a station or enter th e selection when sele cti ng the s ett ings (pag e 29). O VIDEO 3 I N/ PORTABLE [...]

7 GB Getting Started About the indicat ors on the display SW LFE SP A SP B LC SL S ; D EX ; PL IIx ; PL OPT DTS -ES 96/24 MEMORY RDS ST MONO D.RANGE COAX NEO:6 SB R SR 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 q ; 9 qa qs qg qf qd Name Function A SW Lights up when the a udio signa l is ou tput f rom the SUB WOOFER j ack. B LFE Ligh ts up when th e disc bein g play ed b ack [...]

8 GB Name Function J Tu n e r indicators Ligh ts up when usi ng the receiver t o tune i n radio sta tions (pag e 55), e tc. K Preset station indicators Ligh ts up when usi ng the receiv er to tun e in prese t radio stations. Fo r details on pre setting radi o stati ons, see page 56. L D.RANGE Li ghts up whe n dynami c rang e compressi on is activat[...]

9 GB Getting Started Rear panel 12 3 4 5 6 DIGIT AL DMPORT OPTICAL SAT IN DVD IN COAXIAL ANTENNA VIDEO 2/ BD IN AM SA-CD/CD/CD-R TV L R OUT IN IN HDMI DVD IN VIDEO 2/BD IN OUT SA T AUDIO IN VIDEO IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT SAT IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN L R L R L R SUB WOOFER MONITOR COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN VI[...]

10 GB * You ca n watch the s elected input i mage when you connect the HDMI OU T or MONITOR OUT ja ck to a TV (page 23 ). You can us e the supp lied rem ote to opera te the recei ver and to co ntrol the Son y audio/vi deo components tha t the remote is assigned to oper ate. You can also pro gram the remote to control non- Sony audi o/video co mpone[...]

11 GB Getting Started Name Function A AV ? / 1 (on/standby) Press to turn on or off th e audio/vi deo co mponent s that the remote is programme d to ope rate. To turn the TV on or off, press TV ( wj ) and then press AV ? / 1 . If you press ? / 1 ( B ) at the same time , it will t urn off the receive r and ot her comp onents (SYSTEM STANDBY). Note T[...]

12 GB Name Functi on J OPTIONS TOOLS Press to display and sel ect items from the op ti on men us for DVD player or DVD/VHS COMBO. To displa y the o ptions o f Sony TV, press TV ( wj ) and t hen press OPTIONS TOOLS. K MENU Press to display the menus of the receiver, VCR, DVD playe r, s ate llit e tun er, B lu -ray disc recorder, PSX, DVD/ VHS COMBO,[...]

13 GB Getting Started Name Function O DVD TOP MENU Pre ss to disp lay th e menu or on-screen guide of th e DVD player on the TV s creen. Th en, us e V / v / B / b and to perform menu ope rations. DVD MENU Pr ess to di splay t he menu of the DVD player on the TV scree n . Then , use V / v / B / b and to perform m enu operat ions. P MUTI NG P ress to[...]

14 GB a) The number 5, TV CH +, PR ESET + and H bu ttons hav e tactile dots. Use the tactile dots as referen ces w hen ope rating the rece iver . b) This butto n is also a vaila ble for DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T ada pter operation. For details on the functi on of the button, see the oper atin g instructio ns supplied with the DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adap t[...]

15 GB Getting Started 1: Installing speakers This r eceive r a llows you to use a 6.1 channe l system (6 spea kers and one sub woofer). To fully enjoy theater-l ike multi channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speake rs, a center speake r, and tw o surround speakers) and a sub woo fer (5. 1 channe l). You can enjoy high fidelity r[...]

16 GB You can in stall y our su rround an d surro und back speak ers on the wal l. 1 Prepare scre ws (not supplied) that are suitable for the hook o n the back of each spea ker as shown in the illustrations bel ow . 2 Fasten the screws to the wall. The screws should protrude 5 to 7 mm. 3 Hang the s peakers on t he screws. Notes • Use sc rew s tha[...]

17 GB Getting Started 2: Conne cting speakers A Front speaker A (Lef t) B Front speaker A (Right ) C Center s peaker D Surround speaker (Left) E Surround speaker (Right) F Surro und bac k speaker G Sub wo ofer a) If you have an additional front spe aker system, connect them to the SPEAKERS FR ONT B termina l. Y o u can sel ect the front speakers yo[...]

18 GB T o connect the speakers correctl y Check the speak er type by referring t o the speaker la bel* on the re ar panel of th e speakers. * The c enter spea ker and sub w oofer do not have any chara cter on the speaker labe l. For details on the speaker type, see pa ge 3. Tip Use th e suppli ed speake rs to op timize th e system’ s perf ormance[...]

19 GB Getting Started 3a: Connecting the audio compone nts The follo wing illustration sho ws how to conn ect a Su per Audi o CD player , CD pla yer or CD recorder. After c onnectin g your audio co mponen t, proceed to “3b : Con necti ng the vi deo componen ts” (page 20) or “4: Conn ectin g the antennas ” (page 28). Connecting a Super Audio[...]

20 GB 3b: Conn ecting the video components This secti on descr ibes how to ho ok up your componen ts to thi s receiver. Befo re you b egin, refer to “Componen t to be conne cted” bel ow for th e pages w hich describe how to c onnect each com ponent. After ho okin g up all y our comp onent s, proceed t o “4: Connect ing the antennas ” (page [...]

21 GB Getting Started HDMI is the a b breviated na me for High- Definition Multimedia Interfa ce. It is an interf ace which tra nsmits vide o and audi o signals in digital forma t. The so und is ou tput from the TV s peaker onl y when a pl ayba ck compon ent and this receive r, as well as this receiv er and the TV are connect ed vi a a H DMI jack .[...]

22 GB If y ou connect a Blu-ray disc pla yer • Be sure to change the factory setting of the VIDEO 2 in put butto n on the remo te so th at you can use the but ton to cont rol you r Blu- ray dis c player. For detail s, see “Programmin g the remote” (pa ge 66). • You can also rename t he VIDEO 2 input so that it c an be displayed on th e rece[...]

23 GB Getting Started The image from a visual componen t connecte d to t his receive r can be d isplayed on a TV screen. It is not neces sary to connect all the cable s. Connect au dio an d video co rds accor ding to the jacks of yo ur compon ents. Notes • Connect image di splay components such as a TV or a proje ctor to the MONITOR OUT jack on t[...]

24 GB The followi ng illustration s hows ho w to connect a DVD p layer and DVD recorde r. It is no t nece ssary to conn ect all the cables. Conn ect audio an d video cor ds accor ding to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Note T o input mu lti channel digi tal audio from the D VD player, set the digital a udio outpu t setting on the D VD play er . Ref[...]

25 GB Getting Started Connecting a D VD recor der Notes • B e sure to c hange th e factory settin g of the VID EO 1 input button on the remo te so that you can use the button to c ontrol your DVD recorder. For deta ils, see “ Programmi ng the re mote” (p age 66). • You can a lso rename the VI DEO 1 input so that it can be displaye d on the [...]

26 GB The followi ng illustration s hows ho w to connect a satellite tuner o r set-top box. It is no t nece ssary to conn ect all the cables. Conn ect audio an d video cor ds accor ding to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Notes • When co nnecti ng optica l digita l cords, insert the plugs straight in until they c lick into place. • D o not bend [...]

27 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustration sho ws how to connect a component which has an alog jacks such as a VCR, etc. Connecting components with analog video and audio jack DIGIT AL DMPORT OPTICAL SAT IN DVD IN COAXIAL ANTENNA VIDEO 2/ BD IN AM SA-CD/CD/CD-R TV L R OUT IN IN HDMI DVD IN VIDEO 2/BD IN OUT SA T AUDIO IN VIDEO IN DVD VIDEO I[...]

28 GB 4: Connecting the an tennas Connect the supplied AM loop antenn a and FM wi re ant en na. * The shape of th e conn ecto r varie s depe nding on the area code of th is receiver . Notes • To pre vent noise pi ckup, kee p the AM l oop antenn a away fr om the re ceiver a nd other compon ents. • B e sure to fu lly ex ten d the F M wi re an ten[...]

29 GB Getting Started 5: Prepar ing the re ceiver and the re mote Connect th e AC power cord to a wall outlet. Before using the receiver for the first time, initialize the receiver by p erforming the following pro cedure. T his procedur e can also be used to return settings y ou have made to their factory defa ults. Be sure to u se the buttons on t[...]

30 GB Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries in th e RM-AAP017 remote co mmander. Observe the c orrect polarity when installing batter ies . Notes • Do not leave th e remote in an extre mely hot or humi d place. • Do not u se a new batt ery wit h old one s. • Do not mix alka line batte ries and oth er kinds of batterie s. • Do n ot expose the r [...]

31 GB Getting Started 7: Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically (AUTO CALIBRA TION) This receive r is eq uipped with D. C.A.C. (Digital Cinema Auto Calibra tion) Tech nology whi ch allows yo u to perfo rm automa tic calibration as fo llows: • Chec k the connec tion bet ween each spe aker and the receiver. • Adj ust t he speak er le [...]

32 GB Press AUT O CAL. The followi ng appears on th e display. A.CAL [5] t A. CAL [4] t A.CAL [3] t A.CAL [2] t A.CAL [1] The tabl e below shows the display when measurement starts. * The correspondi ng spe aker indic ator lig hts up in the displ ay d uring m easurem ent. When m easureme nt end s, “CO MPLETE” appear s on the di splay and th e s[...]

33 GB Getting Started W arning co des During Auto Ca libration, the warning code provid es information on the measure ment result. The warning code will a ppear on the display cycl ic ally as follo ws: Warn ing code t blank disp lay t (wa rning code t bla nk dis play ) b) t PUSH t blank displa y t ENTER b) Appears when ther e are more than on e war[...]

34 GB c) F or deta ils, re fer “Fron t speake rs dist ance” (pag e 47). d) For det ails, refer “Ce nter speaker dist ance” (pag e 47). e) F or deta ils, re fer “Su rround le ft spea ker di stance” (pag e 47). f) For details, refer “ Surround right speaker dist ance” (pag e 47). g) For det ails, refer “S urround bac k speaker dist [...]

35 GB Pl ay b ack 3 Press or b to enter the menu. 4 Press V / v repe atedl y to se lect “T . T ONE”. 5 Press or b to enter the parameter . 6 Press V / v repe atedl y to se lect “T . T ONE Y”. The test tone is outpu t from each speaker in sequence as fo llows: Front left t Center t Front r ight t Surro und r ight t S urro und back t Surround[...]

36 GB * “VIDEO 2/BD”, “VIDEO 3/PORTABLE AV” and “S A-CD/CD/ CD-R” scr oll across the displ ay, then “V IDEO 2” , “VIDE O 3” and “SA -CD/ CD” app ear re spec tively . 2 T urn on the component and star t playback. 3 Press MAS TER V O L +/– t o adjust the volume . You can also use MAST ER V OLUME on the receiver. To mute the [...]

37 GB Pl ay b ack Liste ning/Watch ing a component Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING – DISC SKIP MUTING TOP MENU MENU F1 TV INPUT WIDE F2 TV VOL MASTER VOL TV CH PRESET TUNING + GUIDE DISPLAY RETURN/ EXIT OPTIONS TOOLS REPLAY AD VANCE TV VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD SAT TV TUNER 2CH A.F .D. MOVIE MUSIC SLEEP FM MODE D. TUNING [...]

38 GB Watching a D VD SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING – DISC SKIP MUTING TOP MENU MENU F1 TV INPUT WIDE F2 TV VOL MASTER VOL TV CH PRESET TUNING + GUIDE DISPLAY RETURN/ EXIT OPTIONS TOOLS REPLAY AD VANCE TV VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD SAT TV TUNER 2CH A.F .D. MOVIE MUSIC SLEEP FM MODE D. TUNING SA-CD/CD AUX DMPORT RECEIVER RM SET UP ?/1 MEMORY . > m M x[...]

39 GB Amplifier Ope rations Navigating throu gh menus By using t he ampli fier menus, you can ma ke various adjust ments to c ustomize t he receiver. 1 Press RECEIVER . The RECEIV ER in dicato r li ghts up a nd receiver o peration is act iv ated. 2 Press M ENU. “1-LEVEL” ap pears on t he display . 3 Press V / v repea tedly to sel ect the menu y[...]

40 GB The follo wing optio ns are a vailable in each menu . For deta ils on navig ating through menu s, see page 39 . Overview of the menus Menu [Display] P aramet ers [Display] Settings Ini tial setting LEVE L (42) [1-LEVEL] Te s t t o n e a) [T . T ONE] T . TONE Y , T . TONE N T . TONE N Front speaker balan ce a) [FR T BAL] B AL. L +1 to B AL. L [...]

41 GB Amplifier Ope rations a) For detai ls, refer to the p age in the p arentheses. Menu [Display] Parameter s [Dis pla y] Settings Initial setting A UDIO (45) [5-A U DIO] Digita l audio input decodin g prio rity a) [DEC. P RI.] DEC. A UTO, DEC. PCM DEC. A UTO for: VIDEO 2, SA T ; DEC. PCM for: DV D Digital broa dcast l anguage selectio n a) [DU A[...]

42 GB Adjusting the lev el (LEVEL menu) You can use the L EVEL menu to ad just the balance and level of each speaker. These settings a re appli e d to all sound fields. Select “1 -LEVEL” in the amplifier me nus. For details on adjusting the pa rameters, see “Navigatin g through menus” (page 39 ) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 4 0). [...]

43 GB Amplifier Ope rations Adjusting the tone (TONE menu) You can us e the TONE me nu to adjust t he tonal qu ality (bass/treble level) of the f ront speakers. Select “2-TONE” in the ampli fier menus. For details o n adjusting the parameters, see “Navigat ing th rough me nus” (pag e 39) and “Overview of the menu s” (page 40 ). TONE men[...]

44 GB (SUR BACK DECODING ) By decodi ng the surround back signal of DVD software (etc.) re c orded in Dolby Digital Surround EX, DTS-ES Matrix, DT S-ES Discrete 6.1 , etc., forma t, you can enjo y the surround so und intended by the filmmake rs. Select th e surroun d back d ecoding mode usin g “SB DEC” on the SUR menu (pag e 40). Types of t he [...]

45 GB Amplifier Ope rations Settings for the tuner (TUNER menu) You ca n us e th e TUNER menu to set t he F M stati on receiv ing mode and to n ame pres et stations. Sele ct “4-T UNE R” in th e amp li fie r me nus . For deta ils on adjusting the p arameters, see “Navigat ing th rough me nus” (pag e 39) and “Overview of the menu s” (page[...]

46 GB x DU AL (Digital broadcast languag e selec tion) Lets you select th e language you want to liste n to during digital bro adcast. This featu re only functions for Dolby Digital so urces. • DU AL M/S (Ma in/Sub) Sound of the main lan guage will be o u tput thro ugh the f ront l eft spe aker and sound of the sub la nguage will be o utput throu[...]

47 GB Amplifier Ope rations Settings for the system (SYSTEM menu) You can us e the SY STE M menu to se t the distance of t he speakers con nected to thi s system. Select “ 7-SYSTEM” in the amplifier menus . For deta ils on adjusting the p arameters, see “Navigat ing th rough me nus” (pag e 39) and “Overview of the menu s” (page 40 ). SY[...]

48 GB x SUR POS. (Surr ound speaker position) Lets you specif y th e loca tion of your sur roun d speake rs for pr oper im plement ation of the surround effec ts in the CINEMA STUDIO EX modes (page 5 2). •S I D E / L O Select if the location of your surround spea kers cor responds to se ctions A and C . •S I D E / H I Select if the location of [...]

49 GB Enjo ying Surro und Sound Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically (A. CAL menu) For details, s ee “7: Cali brating the ap propriate settings a u tomatically (AUTO CALIBRATION)” (page 31). Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS surr ound sound (AUTO FORMA T DIRECT) The Auto Format Direct (A.F. D.) mode allows you to l isten to hi gher f[...]

50 GB Types of A. F.D. mode Decoding mode A.F .D . mode [Display] Mult i chann el audio after decodi ng Effect (Detect ing auto matically) A.F.D. AUTO [A.F.D. AUTO] (Det ecting autom ati cal ly) Prese nts t he sound as it was re corde d/ encoded witho ut addi ng any surroun d effects. Ho wever, this rece iver will generate a low freq uenc y signal [...]

51 GB Enjo ying Surro und Sound Notes • DTS Ne o:6 does not w ork for DTS 2CH a udio, th e sound is pla yed as 2 channe l. • Dolb y Pro Logi c IIx deco ding does not funct ion for DTS form at signa ls or for signal s with a samp ling frequen cy of more th an 48 kHz . Tip When a mu lti ch anne l sig na l is in put, o nly Dolb y Pro Logic I Ix de[...]

52 GB Types of sound field available Sound fi eld fo r Sound f ield [Display] Eff ect Movie CINEMA STUDIO EX A DCS [C .S T.E X A] Reprod uces the soun d character istics of t he Sony Picture s Enter tain ment “C ary Gr ant Th eater” cinema produc tion studio. T his is a stan dard m ode, gre at for watchi ng alm ost any type of m ovie. CINEMA ST[...]

53 GB Enjo ying Surro und Sound About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) Sound f ields wit h DCS mark u se DCS techn ology. DCS is a un ique sound rep rodu ction techn ology for home theat er de velo ped by Sony, in cooperatio n with Sony Pi ctures Entertain ment, for enjoying the exci ting and powe rful sound of mo vie theate rs at home. With thi s “Dig[...]

54 GB Using only the front speake rs and sub wo ofer (2CH STEREO) In this mod e, the receiver o utputs the so und from the front left/right speakers and th e sub woofer. When multi channel surrou nd formats are input, th e signal s are dow nmixed to 2 chann el with bass frequencies being o utput from the sub w oofer. When standard 2 ch annel st ere[...]

55 GB T uner Operations Listening to FM/AM radio You can listen to FM and AM broadcasts throug h the built-in tu ner. Before ope ration, make sure y ou have connect ed the F M and AM antennas t o the receiver (pa ge 28). Tip The tu ning sca le for d irect t uning di ffers dependin g on th e area code as sh own in the fo llowing ta ble. For details [...]

56 GB You can enter the freq uency of a station dire ctly by using the num eric buttons . 1 Press TUNER repe atedly to select the FM or AM band. You can also u se INPUT S ELECTOR on the receiver. 2 Press D.TUNING. 3 Press the num eric bu ttons to enter the frequency. Exampl e 1: FM 102.50 M Hz Sele ct 1 b 0 b 2 b 5 b 0 Exampl e 2: AM 1,3 50 kHz Sel[...]

57 GB T uner Operations 2 Tune in the station that you want to pre s et usin g Automatic Tuning (page 55) or Direct Tuning (page 56). Switch the FM reception mo de, if necessary (page 55). 3 Pres s MEMORY . You can al so use MEM ORY/ENT ER on the receiv er. “MEMORY” lights up for a few seco nds. Perform steps 4 and 5 before “MEMORY” goes ou[...]

58 GB Using the controls on the receiver 1 T urn INPUT SE LECTOR to select the FM or AM band . 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly to select “PRESET T . ”. 3 Press TUNING + or TUNING – repeated ly to select the preset station you want. 1 Press T UNER rep eatedly to select the FM or AM band. You can also use INPUT SE LECTOR on the receive r. 2 Tune[...]

59 GB T uner Operations 8 Press or b to enter the param ete r. The curso r flashes and yo u can select a character. Fo llow the procedure g iven in “To create an index nam e” below. To create an index name 1 Use V / v / B / b to create an index name. Press V / v to selec t a charac ter , then press B / b to mov e the cursor to the next po sitio[...]

60 GB While r eceivin g an R DS stati on, press DI SPLA Y r epeatedly o n the receiv er . Each time you pre ss the butto n, RDS informatio n on the di splay changes c yclically as follows: Progr am Serv ice na me t Frequenc y t Program T ype indicatio n a) t Ra dio T ext indicatio n b) t Curr ent Tim e indic atio n (in 24-hour system mode) t Sound [...]

61 GB Other Operations Switching between digital an d analog audio (INPUT MODE) You can sele ct the audi o input mo de setting when you conn ect com ponents to bo th digital and analog au dio input jacks on the receiver. 1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver to select the input. You can also use the input buttons o n the remote. 2 Press INPUT MODE [...]

62 GB You can listen to the sound from the comp onent conn ected thr ough the D IGITAL MEDIA PORT adapte r to the DMPORT jack on the receiver. You can al so view th e images on the TV screen by conn ecting the video outpu t of the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap ter to the receiver. To view th e images, proceed t o “Watchi ng a connect ed compon ent thro[...]

63 GB Other Operations 1 Press D MPORT. You can al so use the INPUT SE LECTOR on the re c eiver to se le ct “DMPORT” . 2 Start p layback o f the conne cted component. The sound is p layed back on the receiver. For details, se e the operating in structions supplied with the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter. You need to assign com posite video input to[...]

64 GB Naming inputs You can e nter a n ame of up to 8 characte rs for inputs an d display it on t h e receiver’s d isplay. This is conv enient for labeling the jacks with the names of the connec ted compo nents. 1 Press t he inpu t but ton to selec t the input you w ant to create an index name for. You can also u se INPUT S ELECTOR on the receive[...]

65 GB Other Operations Using th e Slee p Timer You can set the receiver to tu rn off automatic ally at a specified tim e. Press SL EEP re peated ly whi le the power is on. Each ti me you pre ss the bu tton, the disp lay changes cyc lical ly as follows: 2-00-00 t 1-30 -00 t 1-00-0 0 t 0-30-00 t OFF When sle ep timer is acti vated, the disp lay dims.[...]

66 GB You ca n rec ord f rom a video comp onent usin g the receiver. Se e the operating instruction s supp lied with your reco rding comp onent. 1 Press one of the input buttons to se lect the p laybac k component. You can also u se INPUT S ELECTOR on the receiver. 2 Prepare the play back component f or playing. For exam ple, in sert t he vide o ta[...]

67 GB Using the Remote 4 Press ENTER. Once the numeric code has bee n verif i ed, the RM SET UP indi cator slowly flashes twice and th e remote a utomatically ex its the pr ogramm ing mo de. 5 Repeat st eps 1 to 4 to co ntrol other components. Notes • The indicat or turns off while a valid button is pressed. • In step 2, if se veral input butto[...]

68 GB T o control a CD play er T o control a D A T deck T o control an MD deck T o control a tape dec k T o control an LD pla yer T o control a video CD pla yer T o control a VCR * If an A IWA VC R doe s not w ork eve n though you enter the code for AIWA, enter th e code for Sony instead. Maker Code(s) SONY 101, 102, 103 DENON 104, 123 JVC 105, 106[...]

69 GB Using the Remote T o control a D VD pla yer T o control a D VD recor der T o control a TV Maker Code(s) SONY 401, 402, 403 BR O KSONIC 424 DENON 405 HIT ACHI 416 JVC 415, 423 MITSU BISHI 419 ORITRON 417 P ANASONIC 406, 408 , 425 PHIL IPS 407 PIONEER 409, 410 RCA 414 SAMSUN G 416, 422 TOSHIBA 404, 421 ZENIT H 418, 420 Maker Code(s) SONY 403 Ma[...]

70 GB T o control a satelli te tuner T o control a cable bo x RADIO SHACK 503, 510, 527, 565, 567 RCA/PROSCAN 510, 523, 529, 544, 503 SAMSUNG 503, 515, 531, 532, 534, 544, 556, 557, 517, 562, 563, 566, 569 SAMPO 566 SABA 547, 537, 549, 558, 530 SANYO 508, 545, 546, 560 , 567 SCO TT 503, 566 SEARS 517, 510, 508, 503, 518, 551 SHARP 535, 55 0, 517, 5[...]

71 GB Additiona l Information T o control a tuner T o control a Blu-ra y disc recor der T o control a PSX T o control a D VD/VHS COMBO T o control a D VD/HDD COMBO Glossar y x Component video A format for transmitting vide o signal information consisting o f three separate signals: lumina nce Y, ch romina nce Pb, an d chrominan ce Pr. High qua lity[...]

72 GB x Dol by P ro Log ic II This tech nology converts 2 ch annel st ereo recorded audio i nto 5.1 channel f or playba ck. The re is a MOVIE mode f or mov ies an d MUSIC mode for st ereo sources suc h as music. Old movies enc o ded in the traditional stereo format can be enhanced with 5.1 chan nel surro und soun d. x Dol by P ro Log ic IIx Techn o[...]

73 GB Additiona l Information Precautions On safety Shoul d any s olid obje ct or liquid fall into the cabinet , u nplug the recei ver a nd h ave it checke d by quali fied per sonne l b efore operati ng it any further . On power sour ces • Before o perating t he receiver , check that the operating voltage is id entical with your lo c al power sup[...]

74 GB If color irregul arity is observed again.. . Place the speak er further away from the TV set. If howling occur s Reposit ion the speaker s or turn down t he volume on the receiver. On cleani ng Clean the cab inet, pane l, and cont rols with a soft cloth slightly moi s tened wi th a mild deterge nt solution. Do not use any type of abras ive pa[...]

75 GB Additiona l Information There is no sound f rom one of the front spea kers. • Connec t a pair of headphon es to the PHONES ja ck to verify th at sound is output from the headph ones. If only on e channel is ou tput from th e headph ones, the componen t m ay not be conne cted t o the receiver correctly . Ch eck that a ll the cords are fully [...]

76 GB Dolby Digital or DTS m ulti channel sound is n ot reprodu ced. • Check t hat the D VD, etc. you are pla ying is recorded in Dolby Digi tal or DTS format. • When co nnecti ng the DVD player, etc., to the di gital input jacks o f this recei ver , check the audio setting (th e settings for the audio output) of th e connect ed comp onent. Rec[...]

77 GB Additiona l Information RDS does not w ork. • Ma ke sure that you are t uned to an FM RDS station. • Select a stron ger FM sta tion . The RDS inf ormation that y ou want does not a ppear . • Con tact th e radio statio n and find out whether th ey actually pro vide the se rvice in question. If so, th e service may be tempora rily out of [...]

78 GB Specifications Amplifier sec tion Power Output 1) Model s of area code CE L, CE K Ste reo mod e (6 ohm s, 1 kHz , THD 1% ) 90 W + 90 W Surrou nd mo de 2) (reference ) (6 ohms, 1 kHz , THD 10%) RMS out put FRONT:135 W per ch annel CENTER :135 W SURROUND:135 W per ch annel SURROUND B ACK: 135 W 1) Me asure d under the fol lowing co nditions: 2)[...]

79 GB Additiona l Information Dimens ions (w idth /heigh t/dept h) (A pprox .) 430 × 157.5 × 310 mm includ ing pro jectin g parts and co ntrols Mass (A pprox .) 7.6 kg Speaker section • Front spe akers (SS-MSP890) • Center spea ker (SS-CNP890) • S urround /s urrou nd back s pea kers (SS-SRP890) Front/c enter speakers Full range , magnetical[...]

Sony Cor poration Printed in M alaysia (1) Index Numerics 2CH STEREO 54 5.1 chan nel 15 6.1 chan nel 15 A A UT O CALIBRA TION 31 A UT O FORMA T DIRECT (A. F .D .) 49 B Blu-r ay disc player connect ing 21 C CD player connect ing 19 playba ck 37 CD recorder connect ing 19 D Digita l Cinema So und (DCS) 53 DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T connect ing 62 input 35 [...]