Sony HT-DDW99 manual

©2007 Sony Cor poration 3-097-354- 11 (1) Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions Owner’ s Record The model an d serial numbe rs are locat ed on the rear of the unit. Reco rd the serial number in t he space provided below . Refe r to them whenever you call upon you r Sony dea ler regardi ng thi s pro duct. Model N o. Se rial No. HT -DD W995[...]

2 US 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 US About This Manual • The inst ructions i n this manual are for mod el HT-DDW 995. In this ma nual, mo dels o f area cod e U is us ed f or illu str ati on p urpo ses unle ss s tated otherwise . An y dif feren ce in opera tion i s clea rly indica ted in the te xt, for exam ple , “Mod els o f area code SP only ”. The HT -DD W995 consis ts of[...]

4 US 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......... 18 3b: Connec ting the video compon ents ........19 4: Conn ecting the a n[...]

5 US 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 MULTI CHANNEL DECODING 3 5 9 q; qa qk qd qf [...]

6 US Name Function L 2CH Press to select a sound field (page 49, 51, 53). A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC M TUNING +/– Press to scan a sta tion (page 55, 58). N TUNING MODE Press to sele ct the tuning mode (page 55 , 77). O MEMORY / ENTER Press to store a sta tio n or ente r the s ele ctio n whe n sele ctin g t he se ttin gs (page 28). P VIDEO 3 IN/ PORTABLE [...]

7 US Getting Started About the indicat ors on the display SW LFE SP A SP B LC SL S ; D ; PL ; PL II OPT DTS MEMORY ST MONO D.RANGE R SR COAX HDMI 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 8 5 q; qa qf qs 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 conta ins a n L FE (Low Fr[...]

8 US Name Function M HDMI Lights up when the re ceiver recogn izes a com ponen t connec ted via a HDMI IN ja ck (pag e 20). N Play b ack channel indicators L R C SL SR S The le tters (L , C, R, et c.) indica te the c hanne ls being playe d back. The box es around the le tters vary t o show how the receiv er downmixes th e source sound. Front Le ft [...]

9 US Getting Started Rear panel 2 5 6 43 1 DIGIT AL (ASSIGNABLE) DMPORT OPTICAL SAT IN DVD IN COAXIAL ANTENNA VIDEO 2/ BD IN AM HDMI DVD IN VIDEO 2/BD IN OUT SA-CD/CD/CD-R TV L R OUT IN IN SA T AUDIO IN VIDEO IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN L R L R L R SUB WOOFER MONITOR SAT IN COMPONENT VI[...]

10 US a) You ca n watch the s elected i n put i mage when you connect the HDMI OU T or MONITOR OUT ja ck to a TV (page 22 ). 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 mp[...]

11 US Getting Started Name Funct ion A AV ? / 1 (on/standby) Press to turn on or off the audio/v ideo co mponent s that the re mo te is progra mmed to operate. To turn the TV on o r off, pre ss TV ( Z ) and then pr ess AV ? / 1 . If you press ? / 1 ( B ) at the same ti me, it will turn off the receiver an d other co mponent s (SYSTEM STANDBY). Note[...]

12 US Name Function K OPTION S TOOLS Press to display an d select it ems from the option menus for DVD player or DVD/VHS C OMBO. To display t he options of Sony TV, press TV ( Z ) and the n press OPTIONS TOOLS. L MENU Press to display the menus of the rece iver, VCR, DVD pla yer , sate llit e tu ner, Blu -ra y disc recorder, PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO or D[...]

13 US Getting Started a) The num ber 5, PRES ET +, TV CH + and H butt ons h ave tact ile do ts. Use th e tact ile dots a s referen ces when operating th e receiv er. b) The button is also availa ble for DIGITAL MEDIA PORT ad apter oper ation. For details on the function of t he button, see the ope rating instructio ns supplied wit h the DIGITAL MED[...]

14 US Notes • Some f uncti ons expl ained in this sectio n may no t work depe nding on the model. • The ab ove explan ation is intended to serve a s an exam ple only. Th erefor e, depen ding on t he compo nent, th e above operation m ay not be possible o r ma y opera te dif ferently than describe d. • The AUX button on th e remote is not avai[...]

15 US Getting Started 1: Installing speakers 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). Example of a 5.1 channel speaker system configur ation A Front speaker (Left ) B Front speaker (Ri ght) C Center s peake[...]

16 US You can i nstal l yo ur sur round speake rs on t he wall. 1 Prepare screws (not su pplied) that are suitable for the hook on the back of each s peaker a s shown in the illustrations bel ow . 2 Fasten the s crews t o the wall. The screws should protrude 5 to 7 mm (7/32 to 9/32 inch). 3 Hang the s peake rs on the screws. Notes • Use scr ews t[...]

17 US Getting Started 2: Connecting speakers A Front spea ker A (Left) B Front speak er A (Right) C Center speak er D Surround speaker (Left) E Surround speaker (Right) F Sub woofer a) If you have an additional front speaker system, connect them to the SPEAKERS FRONT B terminal. You can select the front spea kers you want to use with the SPEAKERS ([...]

18 US 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 woofe r do not have a ny chara cter on the speaker labe l. For details on the speaker type, see pa ge 3. Tip Use th e suppli ed speak ers to opt imize the system’s perf ormance.[...]

19 US Getting Started 3b: Connecting the video compon ents This s ection describ es how to hook up your componen ts to this receiv er. Before yo u begin , refer to “Componen t to be connec ted” bel ow for the pa ges whic h describe how to conn ect each compon ent. After hooking u p all your com ponents, proceed to “4: Connectin g the anten na[...]

20 US HDMI is the abbreviated nam e for High- Definition Mul timedia Interface. It is an interface whic h transmits video and au dio signals in digit al forma t. HDMI feat ure A digital a udio signals transmitt ed by HDMI can be outpu t from the speak ers connect ed to this receiver. T his signal supports Dolby Digital, DTS and linear PCM . Connect[...]

21 US Getting Started If y ou connect a Blu-ra y disc pla yer • Be sure to progra m the VIDEO 2 input butto n on the remo te so t hat yo u can u se the butto n to cont rol yo ur Blu- ray di sc player. For details, see “P rogrammin g the remote” (page 66). • You can also rena me the VIDEO 2 input s o that it can be d isplay ed on the rece iv[...]

22 US The image fro m a visua l compone nt connec ted to this receiver and the menu of this rece iver can be disp layed on a TV scre en. It is no t nece ssary to conn ect all the cords. Conn ect audio an d video cor ds accor ding to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Notes • Conn ect ima ge display co mpone nts such as a TV monitor or a projector to[...]

23 US Getting Started The follo wing illustration sho ws how to connect a DVD player/DVD recorder. It is not necessary t o connect al l the cords. Connect au dio an d video co rds accor ding to the jacks of yo ur compon ents. Notes • To input multi cha nnel digital audi o from the DVD playe r, set the digita l audio out put setting on the DVD pla[...]

24 US 2 Connecting a D VD recorder • Be sure to pro gram the VIDEO 1 input button o n th e remot e so that you c an use t he button to control your DVD reco rder. For det ails, see “P rogra mming the rem ote” (page 66). • You can also rename t he VIDEO 1 input so that it c an be displayed on th e receiver’s display. F or details, see “N[...]

25 US Getting Started The follo wing illustration sho ws how to conne ct a satellite tune r or set-top bo x. It is not necessary t o connect al l the cords. Connect au dio an d video co rds accor ding to the jacks of yo ur compon ents. Notes • Wh en c onnecti ng op tical d igital cord s, insert the plug s s tra igh t in un til t he y cl ick in to[...]

26 US The follo wing illustration sh ows ho w to connect a componen t which ha s analog jack s such as a VCR, et c. Connecting components with analog video and audio jack VIDEO 3 IN/PORT ABLE A V IN DIGIT AL (ASSIGNABLE) DMPORT OPTICAL SAT IN DVD IN COAXIAL ANTENNA VIDEO 2/ BD IN AM DVD IN OUT SA-CD/CD/CD-R TV L R OUT IN IN SA T AUDIO IN VIDEO IN A[...]

27 US Getting Started 4: Conne cting the anten nas Connect the su pplie d AM loop an tenna and FM wir e an ten na. * The shape of the co nnector va ries depe nding on the a rea cod e of this re cei ver. Notes • To pr event noi se pickup , keep t h e AM l oop anten na away from the re ceiver and ot her compon ents. • Be sure to fully exte nd the[...]

28 US 5: Prepa ring the re ceiver and the remote Connect the A C power cord to a wall ou tlet. Before using the receiver for the first time, initialize the receiver by p erforming the follo wing p roce dure. Thi s proced ure ca n also be used to ret urn sett ings yo u have ma de to thei r facto ry de faults . Be sure to use the button s on the rece[...]

29 US Getting Started Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries in th e RM-AAP017 r emote com mander. Observe the correct polarity when installing batteries . Notes • Do not leave the remote in an extremel y hot or humid pl ace. • Do no t use a new battery wi th old ones. • Do no t mix alkalin e batteries and other kinds of batt erie s. • Do no t e[...]

30 US 7: Calibrating the approp riate settings automatically (AUTO CALIBRA TION) This receiver is equip ped with D.C.A.C. (Digital Cine ma Auto Calibratio n) Techn ology which allows yo u to perform automatic calibration a s follows: • Che ck the con nection b etween each speak er and the recei ver. • Adjust the sp eaker level. • Measu re the[...]

31 US Getting Started Press AUTO CAL. The following ap pears on the dis play. A.CAL [5] t A.CAL [4] t A.CAL [3] t A.CAL [2] t A.CAL [1] The measure ment proce ss will take a few minutes to comp lete. The tabl e below shows the display when measurement starts. * The correspondi ng sp eaker i ndicator ligh ts up i n the displa y d uring measureme nt.[...]

32 US Err or codes When an error is dete cted during Auto Calibratio n, an error code will appear on the display cy clicall y after each mea surement process as follows: Error code t blank display t (error code t blank disp lay) a) t PUSH t blan k display t ENTER a) Appe ars when t here are m ore than on e error cod e. T o rectify the err or 1 Reco[...]

33 US Getting Started W arning co des and solutions c) For deta ils, r efer “Fr ont spea ker dist ance ” (pag e 46). d) For de tails, refer “C enter spea ker distanc e” (pag e 46). e) For details, refer “ Surround left sp eaker d istance” (pag e 47). f) For details, refer “Su rround ri ght speake r dist ance” (page 47). 8: Adjusting[...]

34 US 1 Press RECEIV ER. The RECEIVER indica tor lights up and receiver operat ion is activa ted. 2 Press MENU. “1-LEVE L” a ppears on t he di spla y. 3 Press the or b to e nte r the menu. 4 Press V / v repea tedly to se lect “T. TO NE ”. 5 Press the or b to e nte r the param eter. 6 Press V / v repea tedly to se lect “T. TONE Y”. The t[...]

35 US Pl ay b ack Selecting a compon ent 1 Press the input button to selec t a component. You can also use INPUT SELECT OR on the receiv er. The select ed inp ut app ears on t he disp lay. * “VIDEO 2/BD”, “ VI DEO 3/POR T ABLE A V” and “SA-CD/ CD/CD-R” scrol l across the dis play , then “V IDE O 2”, “VID EO 3” and “SA -CD/ CD?[...]

36 US T o av oid damaging y our speakers Before you turn of f the receiver , be sure to turn do wn the volum e lev el. T o listen to the sub woof er Be su re to use th e but tons on t he sub wo ofer for this oper ation. 1 Pre ss POWER. The PO WER indicator lig hts up. 2 T urn LEVEL t o adjust th e volume. Set the v olume lev el to suit your prefere[...]

37 US Pl ay b ack Liste ning/Watch ing a component Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD ?/1 AUTO CAL MIC SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) PHONES VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE A V IN VIDEO L AUDIO R MEMORY/ ENTER TUNING MODE TUNING 2CH A.F .D. MOVIE MUSIC AUTO CAL MUTING DISPLAY INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME MULTI CHANNEL DECODING SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING – DISC S[...]

38 US Watching a D VD ?/1 AUTO CAL MIC SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) PHONES VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE A V IN VIDEO L AUDIO R MEMORY/ ENTER TUNING MODE TUNING 2CH A.F .D. MOVIE MUSIC AUTO CAL MUTING DISPLAY INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING – DISC SKIP MUTING TV VOL MASTER VOL TV CH PRESET TUNING + GUIDE DISPLAY RETURN/ EXIT OPTIONS[...]

39 US 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 receive r operation is act ivated. 2 Press M ENU. “1-LEVEL” ap pears on t he display . 3 Press V / v repea tedly to sel ect the menu yo[...]

40 US The follo wing options are avail able in each menu . For details on naviga ting through menu s, see page 39 . Overview of the menus Menu [Display] Pa r a m e t e rs [Display] Settin gs Initial setting LEVE L (42) [1-LEVEL] Test tone a) [T. TONE] T. TONE Y, T. TONE N T. TONE N Front speaker bala nce a) [FRT BAL] BAL. L +1 to BAL. L +8, BALANCE[...]

41 US Amplifier Ope rations a) For detai ls, refer to the p age in the p arentheses. b) T he surroun d effec t is not av ailabl e for “POR TAB LE” so und fie ld. c) Whe n you sele ct thi s par ame ter , the “HDM I” in di cato r fla shes i n the disp lay . Menu [Display] P aramet ers [Display] Setti ngs Initial setting AUDIO (44) [5-AUDIO] D[...]

42 US 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 US 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 ). T ONE me[...]

44 US Settings for the t uner (TUNER menu) You can use the TUNE R menu to set the FM station recei ving mod e and to nam e preset stations. Select “4-TUNER” in the amplifier men u s. For details o n adjusting the pa rameters, see “Navigatin g through menus” (page 39 ) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 4 0). TUNER menu paramet ers x FM [...]

45 US Amplifier Ope rations x DU AL (Digita l broadcast language selection) Lets you select the la nguag e y ou want to l iste n to duri ng dig ita l broad cast. This featur e only functio ns for Dolby Di gital so urces. • DUAL M/S (M ain/Sub) Sound of the mai n lang uage wil l be outp ut throu gh the fr ont lef t speaker and sound of the s ub la[...]

46 US • TV+AMP The soun d is outp ut from T V’s spea ker and the speakers con nected to the receiver. Notes • The sound quali ty of t he p layback comp onent depend s on the TV ’s sound qual ity, such as the numbe r of chan nels, and the samp ling frequ ency, et c. When t he TV has s tereo speakers, the sound o u tput f rom the rece iver is[...]

47 US Amplifier Ope rations x SL DIST . (Surround left speaker distanc e) Lets you set the d istance from you r listening position to the surround left speaker. Surroun d left speaker distan ce should be set from a distance equ al to the front speaker distan ce ( A on page 46) to a distan ce15 feet cl oser to your liste ning position ( C on page 46[...]

48 US Tip Surround sp eaker positi on is designed spe cifically for implem entatio n of the Ci nema Studi o EX mod es. For other soun d fields, speaker posit ion is not so crit ical . Those sound fields were desig ned und er the prem ise that the surroun d speake rs would be located behind the li sten ing p os itio n, bu t pres enta tion rem ains f[...]

49 US Enjo ying Surro und Sound Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surro und sound (AUTO FORMA T DIRECT) The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D. ) mode allows you to listen to higher fidelity sound and select the decod ing mode for listen ing to a 2 ch annel stereo soun d as multi ch annel sou nd. Press A.F .D. repeatedly to select the sound fiel d you want. Fo[...]

50 US T ypes of A.F .D . mode Decoding mode A.F .D . m ode [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 sign[...]

51 US Enjo ying Surro und Sound Selecting a pr e- programm ed sound field You can take advanta ge of sur round s ound simply by selecting one o f the receiver’s pr e- progra mmed so und fie lds. Th ey brin g the exciting and powerf ul sound of mov ie theater s and c oncer t halls into you r home. Press MOVIE repeatedly to se lect a sound f i eld [...]

52 US T ypes of sound field avai lable * You ca n select th e sound fiel d mode if th e head phones a re connec ted to the receive r. About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) Sound f ields wit h DCS mark use D CS techno logy . DCS is a uni que sound r eprod uction techno logy for hom e theat er d evelo ped by Sony, in coop eration wi th So ny P ictur es En[...]

53 US Enjo ying Surro und Sound About CINEMA STUDIO EX modes CINEMA STUDIO EX modes are su itable for watching motion picture DVDs (etc. ), with multi cha nnel surround effects. You can reproduce the so und cha racteristi cs of Sony Pictu res Ent ertainme nt’s du bbin g stud io in your ho me. The CINEM A STUDIO EX mo des consist of the follo wing[...]

54 US Resetting soun d fields to the initial settings Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver for this opera tion. 1 Press ? / 1 to turn off t he power. 2 While holding down 2CH, pr e ss ? / 1 . “S.F. CLR.” appears o n the displ ay and all sou n d fields are reset to thei r initial setting . Listening to FM/AM ra dio You can listen to FM and[...]

55 US T uner Operations 1 Pres s TUNER repeat edly to select the FM or AM band. 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING –. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high ; press TUNI NG – to scan fro m hig h to low. The receiv er stops scann ing whene ver a statio n is recei ved. Using the contr ols on the receiver 1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR to sele ct the FM or AM ban[...]

56 US Enter the frequency of a station directly by using th e numeric 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 Sele ct 1 b 3 [...]

57 US 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 US 2 Press PRE SET + or PRE SET – repeated ly to selec t the preset station you want. Each ti me you pre ss the bu tton, you can select a preset station as foll ows: You can also pre ss the numeric bu ttons to select the pre set stati on you want. Then, press ENTER to enter the selection. Using the contr ols on the receiver 1 Turn INPUT SELECT[...]

59 US Other Operations Switching the au dio inp ut mode (INPUT MODE) You can select the audi o input mode b y setting the audi o input mode whe n you co nnect componen ts t o bot h dig ital a nd an alog audi o 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[...]

60 US 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[...]

61 US 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[...]

62 US Listening to digital sound from other inputs (DIGIT AL ASSIGN) You can reassign digital audio input that has OPTICAL or COAXIAL (SAT IN, VIDEO 2/BD IN, DVD IN) signals to an ot her input when they are no t currently being used. For exa mple, t o output the soun d source for the DVD player using the OPTICAL IN jack on the receiver: • Con nec[...]

63 US Other Operations Notes • You cannot reassig n more than one digital aud io inputs to the sam e input. • You canno t use t he digi tal audi o i nput for the origina l input wh en it has be en assigne d to anot her input. • Whe n you r eassign t he dig ital audio input, the INPUT MODE se tting may ch ange automati cally (page 59) . • Yo[...]

64 US Changi ng th e dis play You can check the sound fie ld, etc ., by changi ng the informa tion on the di spla y. Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver for this opera tion. Press DIS PLA Y repe atedly . Each time you pre ss the butto n, the disp lay changes cy clically as foll ows. All inputs e xcept the FM and AM band Index name of the inp[...]

65 US Other Operations Record ing using the receiver You can record on to a CD-R using the receiver. See the operating instru ctions supplied with your CD recorder. 1 Press one of the inp ut buttons to selec t the pl ayback component. You can also use INPUT SELECT OR on the receiv er. 2 Prep are the p laybac k component for playing. For exa mple, t[...]

66 US Program ming the remote You can program the remote to control non- Sony co mpone nts b y changi ng th e code . Once the control signals hav e been memo rized, you can use those co mpone nts as part of your system. Further more, you c an al so prog ram the remo te for Sony c omponents th a t the re m ote is un able to contro l. Note that the r[...]

67 US Using the Remote If progr amming is unsuccessful, ch eck the f ollowing: • If the ind icator doe s not li ght up in st ep 1, t he batteries are weak. Replace bo th batteries. • If the indicator flash es 5 times in quick successio n while enterin g the numeric co de, an error has occurred. Start again from ste p 1. T o clear th e memor y o[...]

68 US T o contr ol an LD pla yer T o contr ol a video CD pla yer T o contr ol a D VD/VHS COMBO T o contr ol a D VD/HDD COMBO T o contr ol a VCR * If an AIWA VCR does not work even thoug h you enter the co de for AIWA, enter the code for Sony inste ad. T o control a D VD pla yer T o control a D VD recor der Maker Code(s) SONY 601, 602, 603 PIONEER 6[...]

69 US Using the Remote T o contr ol a TV Maker Code(s) SONY 501, 502 AIW A 501, 536, 539 AKAI 503 A OC 503 CENTUR ION 566 CORON A DO 517 CUR TIS-M A TH ES 503, 551, 566, 567 DA YTR O N 517, 566 DAEWOO 504, 505, 506, 507, 515, 544 FISHER 508, 545 FUNAI 548 FUJITSU 528 GOLDST AR/L G 503, 512, 515, 517, 534, 544, 556, 568 GR UNDI G 511, 533, 5 3 4 HIT[...]

70 US T o contr ol a satell i te tuner T o contr ol a cabl e box T o control a tuner T o control a Blu- ray disc recor der T o control a PSX Maker Code(s) SONY 801, 802, 803, 804, 824, 825, 865 AMSTRAD 845, 84 6 BskyB 862 GEN ERAL ELECT RIC (GE) 866 GR U NDIG 859 , 860 HUMAX 846, 847 THOMSO N 857, 861, 864 P ACE 848, 849, 850, 852, 862, 863, 864 P [...]

71 US Additiona l Information Glossary x Component video A format for transmitting vid e o signal information consisting of three separate signals: lum inance Y, chrominan ce Pb, and chrominance P r. High qu ality pict ures, such as DVD video or HDTV pictures, are transmitted more faithfully. The three jacks are color code d green, blue an d red. x[...]

72 US Precautions On safety Should a ny solid objec t or liquid f all into the cabinet, unplug the receiver and have it checked by qualified personnel befo re operating it any further. On power sour ces • Befo re operating the receiver , check t hat the operatin g voltag e is identica l with your loca l power supply . The ope rating vo ltage is i[...]

73 US Additiona l Information If color ir regularity is observed agai n.. . Place the speake r further away from the TV set. If howling occur s Reposition the speak ers or turn down the volume on th e receiver. On cleani ng Clea n the cab inet, pan el, and co ntrols wit h a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solu tion. Do n ot use [...]

74 US There is no soun d from one of the front speak ers. • Conne ct a pair of headph ones to t he PHONES jack to verify that sound is outpu t from the hea dphon es. If only one channel is o utput fro m the headphon es, the compone nt may not be co nnected to the receiver correctly . Check that all the cords are fully insert ed into the jacks o n[...]

75 US Additiona l Information The MULTI CHANNNEL DECODING lamp doe s not light up. • Check that t he playb ack compon ent is connecte d to a dig ital jack and the input is selected pro perly on this receiver . • Check whether th e input source o f the software bei ng play ed back co rresponds t o the mult i channel forma t. • Check whe ther t[...]

76 US Radio statio ns cannot be tune d in. • Check that the ant ennas are co nnect ed securely . Ad just the antenna s and connect an externa l antenn a, if necess ary . • The signal streng th of the stat ions i s too weak (when t uning in with au tomatic tuning) . Use dir ect tu ning. • Make sure you se t the tuning interv al correct ly (whe[...]

77 US Additiona l Information Specifications A UDIO PO WER SPECIFICA TIONS PO WER OUTPUT AND TO T AL HARMONIC DIST ORTION: With 6 ohm loads, bot h channels driven, from 120 – 20,0 00 Hz; rate d 90 wa tts per chann el minimum RMS power, wit h no more than 1% total harm onic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rat ed ou tput. Amplifier se ction Power[...]

78 US Dime nsions (w idth/h eight/ depth) (A pprox.) 430 × 157 .5 × 310 mm (17 × 6 1/4 × 12 1/4 inches ) incl uding pr ojectin g parts and co ntrols Mass ( Appro x.) 7.8 kg (1 7 lb 4 oz ) Spea ker s ect io n • Fr ont speakers (SS-MSP900) • Center spe aker (SS-CNP680) • Surround spea kers (SS-SRP900) Front/ce nter spea kers Full ran g e, m[...]

79 US Additiona l Information Index Numerics 2 ch annel 53 2CH STEREO 53 5.1 chann el 15 A A UT O CALIBRA TION 30 A UT O FORMA T DIRECT (A.F .D.) 49 B Blu-ray d isc play er conn ecting 2 0 C CD player conn ecting 1 8 playbac k 37 D DIGIT AL ASSIGN 62 Digita l Cinema Sound (DCS) 52 DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T conn ecting 6 0 input 3 5 video assi gn 61 Dolb[...]

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