Sony HT-DDW990 manual

©2007 Sony Cor poration 3-097-352- 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. S e rial No. HT -DD W99[...]

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 -DDW990. In this manua l, mo dels o f area c ode U is us ed f or illu str ati on p urpo ses unle ss s tated 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 A only”. The HT -DD W990 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......... 19 3b: Connec ting the video compon ents ........20 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 3 4 8 9 12 5 6 7 q; qa qj qs qg qh qd qf N[...]

6 US 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, 57 ). O VIDEO 3 I N/ PORT[...]

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 COAX R SR 1 2 3 4 7 6 8 q ; 9 5 qa qs 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 conta ins a n L FE (Low Freque[...]

8 US Name Function L D.RANGE Li ghts up whe n dynami c rang e compressi on is activat ed (page 41). M CO AX Lights up when INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO IN” and the sou rce s ignal is a di gita l sig nal being input throug h the COAXIAL jack, or when INPUT MODE is set to “COAX IN” (pa ge 59). N Play b ack channel indicators L R C SL SR S The l[...]

9 US 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 US * 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 US 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 US 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 US 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 US 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 US Getting Started 1: Installing speakers This r eceive r a llows you to use a 5.1 channe l system (5 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). Example of a 5.1 channel spea[...]

16 US You can insta ll your speak ers on the wall. 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 scre ws should protrude 7/32 to 9/32 inch (5 to 7 mm) . 3 Hang the s peakers on t he screws. Notes • Use sc rew s that are suit[...]

17 US 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 Sub wo ofer a) If you have an additional front spe aker system, connect them to the SPEAKERS FR ONT B termina ls. Y ou ca n select the fr ont speakers you want to use with the SP[...]

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 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 US 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 US 3b: Conn ecting the video components This se ction descri bes how to connect your video co mpone nts to thi s rec eiver. Be fore you begin, refer to “Com ponen t to be con nect ed” below f or the pages wh ich de scribe how to connect each compon ent. After connec ting all yo ur componen ts, proceed t o “4: Connect ing the antennas ” ([...]

21 US 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 US 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 65). • You can also ren ame the VIDEO 2 input so that it c an be displayed on th e rece[...]

23 US 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 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 • Connect image di splay components such as a TV or a proje ctor to the MONITOR OUT jack on th[...]

24 US 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 cords. Conn ect audio an d video cor ds accor ding to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Note T o in p ut mult i channel di gital audio from th e DVD player, set the digital a udio outpu t setting on the D VD play er . Re[...]

25 US 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 “Pro gramming t he remot e” (p age 65). • You can a lso rename the VI DEO 1 input so that it can be displaye d on the [...]

26 US 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 cords. 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 o[...]

27 US 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 US 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 US 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 US 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 US Getting Started 7: Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically (AUTO CALIBRA TION) This receiver is equipped with DCAC (Dig ital Cinem a Auto Calib ration) Techno logy which allows you to perform automat ic calibra tion as follows: • Chec k the connec tion bet ween each spe aker and the receiver. • Adj ust t he speak er le vel. •[...]

32 US Press AUT O CAL. Measure ment starts in 5 seconds and t he display ch anges as follows: A.CAL [5] t A. CAL [4] t A.CAL [3] t A.CAL [2] t A.CAL [1] While t he time is countin g do wn, stand awa y from the measur ement area to avoid measurement error . The ta ble below s hows t he displa y whe n measuremen t starts. * The correspond ing spea ke[...]

33 US Getting Started Err or codes When an error is detected duri n g Auto Calibration , an error code will ap pear on the display cyc lical ly after each measu rement process as foll ows: Error code t blank d isplay t (error code t blank di spla y) a) t PUSH t blank dis play t ENTER a) Appe ars when there ar e more than one er ror code. T o rectif[...]

34 US W arning codes and solutions 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). 8: Adjusting the speaker l[...]

35 US Getting Started 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 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 . TONE [...]

36 US Selecting a comp onent 1 Press one of the input buttons to select the component y ou wan t. You can also u se INPUT S ELECTOR on the receiver. The select ed inp ut app ears on t he disp lay. * “VIDEO 2/BD”, “VIDEO 3/PORTABLE AV” and “SA-CD/CD/CD-R” scroll across the disp lay, then “VI DEO 2”, “VIDEO 3” and “SA-C D/CD” [...]

37 US Pl ay b ack To avoid d amaging your speakers Before you turn off the receiver, be sure to turn down the volume level. To listen to the sub woofer Be sure to use the bu ttons on the su b woofer for this oper ation. 1 Press PO WER. The PO WER indi cator lights up. 2 T urn LEVEL to adjust the volume . Set th e volume level to suit your p referen[...]

38 US Listenin g/Watching a com ponent 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 SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING – DISC SKIP MUTING TOP MENU MENU F1 TV INPUT[...]

39 US Pl ay b ack Watching a DVD ?/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 TOP MENU MENU F1 TV INPUT WIDE F2 TV VOL MASTER VOL TV CH PRESET[...]

40 US Navigating throu gh menus By usin g the amplif ier men us, you can make various a djustments t o custo mize the rece iver. 1 Press RECEIV ER. The RECEIVER indica tor lights up and receiver o peration i s activated. 2 Press MENU. “1-LEVE L” a ppears on t he di spla y. 3 Press V / v repea tedly to se lect the menu you want. 4 Press or b to [...]

41 US Amplifier Ope rations The following options are av ail able in each menu . For deta ils on na vigati ng through menus, see pa ge 40. Overview of the menus Menu [Display] Parameter s [Dis pla y] Settings Initial setting LEVEL [1-LEVE L] (pag e 43) T est tone a) [T . TONE] T . TONE Y , T . TONE N T . T ONE N Front speaker bala nce a) [FR T BAL [...]

42 US a) Fo r deta ils, refer to the page in the pare n theses . Menu [Display] P aramet ers [Display] Settings Ini tial setting A UDIO [5-A UDIO] (page 4 5) Digital a udio inpu t deco ding priority a) [DEC. PRI.] DEC. A UTO, DEC. PCM DEC. A UT O for: VIDEO 2, SA T ; DEC. PCM fo r: DV D Digita l broadcast lang u age select ion a) [DUAL] DUAL M/S, D[...]

43 US Amplifier Ope rations Adjusting the level (LEVEL menu) You can use th e LEVEL menu t o adjust the balance and l evel o f each speak er. These setting s are applied t o all sou n d fields . Select “1-LEV EL” in the ampl ifier menus. For details o n adjusting the parameters, see “Navigat ing th rough me nus” (pag e 40) and “Overview o[...]

44 US Adjusting the tone (TONE menu) You can use the T ONE menu to adju st the tonal quality (bass/treble level) of the fro nt speakers. Select “2-TONE” in the amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the pa rameters, see “Navigatin g through menus” (page 40 ) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 4 1). TONE menu parameters x BASS L V L ([...]

45 US 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 40) and “Overview of the menu s” (page[...]

46 US 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 US 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 receiver. Select “ 7-SYSTEM” in the amplifier menus . For deta ils on adjusting the p arameters, see “Navigat ing th rough me nus” (pag e 40) and “Overview of the menu s” (page 41 ). [...]

48 US 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 US 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 US Types of A. F.D. mode Note This function doe s not work for signals with a sampling fre quency of m ore than 48 kHz. 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[...]

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 Types of sound field available * Y ou can only sel ect this s ound f ield if the headph ones are c onnected t o the rece iv er . Sound fi eld fo r Sound f ield [Display] Eff ect Movie C I NEMA 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[...]

53 US 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 US 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 US 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 US 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 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 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 US Other 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 sition[...]

60 US Enjoying the DIGIT AL MEDIA PORT (DMPORT) The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMPORT) allows you to enjoy sound from a network system such as a portable au dio source or computer. By connecting a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter (not s uppli ed), yo u can enj oy sound from the connec ted com ponent on the receiver. For details, se e the operating instructions [...]

61 US Other Operations You can listen to the sound fro m the componen t connected through the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap ter to the DMPORT jac k on the re ceiver . You can als o view the ima ges on the TV scre en by conn ecting th e video output of t he DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter to the receiver. To view the images, p roceed to “W atching a connect [...]

62 US 1 Press DMPOR T. You can also use the INP UT SELECTOR on the receive r to se lect “DM PORT”. 2 Start playbac k of the conn e cted component. The sound i s play ed back on the receiver. For deta ils, see the operating in s tructions supplied with the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap ter. You n eed to as sign comp osite vid eo input to DMPORT inpu t[...]

63 US Other Operations Naming inputs You can e nter a na me of up to 8 charact ers for inputs a nd di splay i t on the receiver’s displa y. This is con v enient for l abeling the jacks with the names of the connected compo nents. 1 Press one of the inp ut buttons to select the inp ut y ou want to create an index name for. You can also use INPUT S[...]

64 US Using the Sleep T imer You can se t the receiver to tu rn off automatica lly at a specifi ed time. Press SL EEP r epeatedly while t he power is on. Each time you pre ss the butto n, the disp lay changes cy clically as foll ows: 2-00-0 0 t 1-30 -00 t 1-00-0 0 t 0- 30-00 t OFF When sl e ep timer is activated, the d isplay dims. Note If you pres[...]

65 US Using the Remote You can record from a vi deo compo nent usi ng the receiver. See the operating i nstructi ons supplied with your record ing component. 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 exampl e, insert t[...]

66 US 4 Press ENTER. Once the numeric co de ha s been verified, the RM SET UP indicat or slowly flashes twice an d the remote a utomatica lly exits the pro gram ming mode. 5 Rep eat st eps 1 to 4 to cont rol other components . Notes • The indi cator turns o ff whil e a val id butt on is pressed. • In step 2, if sev era l input buttons ar e pres[...]

67 US Using the Remote T o contr ol a CD pla yer T o contr ol a D A T de ck T o contr ol an MD de ck T o contr ol a tape de ck T o contr ol an LD pla yer T o contr ol a video CD player T o contr ol a VCR * If an AI WA V CR d oes no t work even thoug h you enter the cod e for AIWA, enter the code for Sony instead . Maker Code(s) SONY 101, 102, 103 D[...]

68 US T o contr ol a D VD pla yer T o contr ol a D VD recor der T o control a TV Maker Code(s) SONY 401, 402, 403 BR OKSONIC 424 DENON 405 HIT ACHI 416 JVC 415, 423 MITSUBISH I 419 ORITRON 417 P A N ASO NIC 406, 408, 425 PHILIPS 407 PIONEER 409, 410 RCA 414 SAMSUNG 416, 422 TOSHIBA 404, 421 ZENIT H 418, 420 Maker Code(s) SONY 403 Maker Code(s) SONY[...]

69 US Using the Remote T o contr ol a satell i te tuner T o contr ol a cabl e box RADIO SH A C K 503 , 510, 527, 565, 567 RCA/PROSCAN 510, 523 , 529, 544, 503 SAMSU NG 503, 515, 531, 532, 534, 544, 556, 557, 517, 562, 563, 566, 569 SAMPO 566 SABA 547, 537, 549, 558, 530 SANYO 508, 545, 54 6, 560, 567 SCOTT 503, 566 SEARS 517, 510, 508, 503, 518, 55[...]

70 US T o contr ol a tuner T o contr ol a Blu-ra y disc recor der T o contr ol a PSX T o contr ol a D VD/VHS COMBO T o contr ol a D VD/HDD COMBO Glo ssary x Comp onent video A format for transmitting vide o signal informatio n consisting of three separate signals: l uminanc e Y, chrominanc e Pb, and chrominanc e Pr. High quality p ictures, suc h as[...]

71 US Additiona l Information x Dolby Su r ro und (Dolby Pro Logic) Audio pr ocessing techn olo gy deve lope d by Dolby La borat ories, Inc. Cent er and mo no surround i n formation is ma trixed into two stereo chan nels. When reproduce d, audio i s decode d and ou tput i n 4 channel surro und sound. This is the most co mmon audi o processing metho[...]

72 US On placement • Pla ce the re ceiv e r in a loc ation wi th adequat e ve ntilation to p reve nt heat b uildup and prolong th e life of the rece iver . • Do n ot place the receiver near heat sou rces, or in a place sub ject to di rect sunli ght, excessive dust, or mec hanical sho ck. • Do not p lace an ything on top of the cabine t that m[...]

73 US Additiona l Information T roubleshooting If you ex perien ce any of the follo wing difficulties wh ile using the receiver , use this trou bleshooting gu ide to help you r e medy the proble m. A udio There is n o sound, no matte r whic h componen t is selecte d, or only a v ery low -level soun d is heard. • C heck that t he speakers and co m[...]

74 US There i s severe hu m or noise. • Check tha t the speakers and comp onents are connected securely . • C heck that t he connect ing cords are away from a transforme r or motor , and at least 10 feet away from a TV set or fl uorescen t light. • Mov e your a udio com ponents a way fr om the TV . • T he plugs and j acks are dirty . Wipe t[...]

75 US Additiona l Information T uner The FM re ception is poor . • Use a 7 5-ohm c oaxial ca ble (n ot s uppli ed) to connect the receiver to an outdoor FM antenna a s shown below . If you conn ect the receiver to an o utdoor ant enna, ground it ag a inst ligh tning. T o prev ent a gas explosion , do n ot c onnect the ground wire to a gas pipe. R[...]

76 US If y ou are unable to remedy the prob lem using the tr oubleshooting guide Clearing the receiv er’s memory ma y remedy the problem (page 29). Howeve r, note that all memorized setti ngs will be reset to their factory se ttings and you will have to readj ust all setti ngs on the recei ver. If the pr oblem persist Consult you r nearest Sony d[...]

77 US Additiona l Information Reprodu ctio n freque ncy ra nge: 28 – 20, 000 Hz FM tuner s ection Tuning r ange 87.5 - 108. 0 MHz Antenna FM wire an tenna Antenna terminal s 75 ohms, unbalanced Inte rme dia te fre qu enc y 10.7 M H z AM tuner section Tuni ng range Model s of area code U, CA Wit h 10-k Hz tuni ng sc ale: 530 – 1,71 0 kHz 3) With[...]

78 US • Sub woof er (SA-WP780) AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS PO WER OUTPUT AND T O T AL HARMONIC DIST ORTION: (Models o f area code U o nly) With 6 ohm loads, from 28 – 200 Hz; rated 120 watts, minimum RMS power, with no more than 1% tot al ha rmoni c distort ion fro m 250 milliwatts to rated output. Spea ker syst em Acti ve su bwoof er, magnetica[...]

79 US Additiona l Information Index Numerics 2CH STEREO 54 5.1 chann el 15 A A UT O CALIBRA TION 31 A UT O FORMA T DIRECT (A.F .D.) 49 B Blu-ray d isc play er conn ecting 2 1 C CD player conn ecting 1 9 playbac k 38 CD recorder conn ecting 1 9 D Digita l Cinema Sound (DCS) 53 DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T conn ecting 6 1 input 3 6 video assi gn 62 Dolb y Di[...]

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