Sony model HTP-78SS manual

©2007 Sony Cor poration 3-209-590- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions HTP-78SS[...]

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 mode l HTP-78SS. Ch eck your rec eiver’s mode l numbe r by look ing at the l ower right c orner of the front panel. The HTP-78SS consists of: • Receiv er STR-K S1100 • DVD player DVP-NS78H • Speak er system a) – Front speakers SS-MSP1100 – Cente r speake r SS-CNP110 0 [...]

4 GB T able of Contents Getting Star te d Descripti on and locati on of parts............ ....... 5 1: Installin g speakers ..... .............. ................11 2: Conn ecting speak ers ......... ............... ........ 13 3: Co nnecting th e audio/ video componen ts ........... ............... .............. ..... 14 4: Conn ecting the a ntenn[...]

5 GB Getting Started Description and location of par ts Fr ont panel Getting Started Receiver DMPORT VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2/BD DVD SAT TV SA-CD/CD TUNER MASTER VOLUME AUTO CAL MIC INPUT SELECTOR PRESET TUNING SOUND FIELD MUTING ?/1 2 4 3 1 5 6 7 q; 8 9 Name Function A ? / 1 (on/st andby) Pres s to turn t he recei ver on or off (p age 2 0, 27, 28 , 42). B [...]

6 GB About the indicator s on the display L CR SL SR SW D.RANGE RDS ST MONO MEMORY S DIGITAL DTS HDMI PL OPT COAX 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q ; q a q s q d q f SLEEP LFE Name Funct ion A LFE Lights up whe n the disc be ing play ed back co ntains an LFE (Low Freque ncy Effe ct) cha nnel and the LFE ch annel sign al is actual ly b eing re produc ed. B SLEE P[...]

7 GB Getting Started Rear panel 12 3 4 OPT IN SAT OPT IN VIDEO 2/BD COAX IN AUDIO IN DVD DVD IN VIDEO 2/BD IN OUT ANTENNA SA-CD/CD AUDIO IN TV AUDIO IN FRONT R SUR L CENTER SUBWOOFER SUR R FRONT L VIDEO 1 DMPORT DIGITAL SPEAKERS HDMI AM R L R L A ANTENNA section FM ANTENNA jack Connects to the F M wire ant enna sup plie d wi th th is rece iver (pag[...]

8 GB You ca n opera te the rec eiver w ith the sup plied remote. You can also use the remote to control the Sony au dio/v ideo comp onent s that the remote is assi gned to op erate (page 49). RM-AA U017 Remote commander 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV INPUT SLEEP DMPORT TV ?/1 AV ?/1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD 2CH A.F.D. RETURN/EXIT TV CH[...]

9 GB Getting Started Name Function D MOVIE Press to select sound fields (MOVIE). MUSIC Press to select sound fields (MUSIC). A.F .D . Press to select A.F.D. mode. 2CH Press to select 2CH STEREO mode. E AMP MENU Press to d ispl ay the men u of the r eceiver. T hen, use V , v , B , b and ( P ) to perform menu o perat ions. F AUTO CAL Press to activ a[...]

10 GB a) The numbe r 5, MASTER VOL + , TV VOL + and H button s h ave ta ctil e dots . U se the ta cti le d ots as re ferences when oper ating the receiver . b) This butt on is also av ailable for DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adap ter operati on. For details on th e function of t he button, see t he ope rating instruction s supplied with the DIGIT AL MEDIA [...]

11 GB Getting Started 1: Installing speakers This r eceive r a llows you to use a 5.1 channe l speaker syst em. To fully enjo y theater-lik e multi ch annel surround sound re quires five speakers (two front speakers, a c enter speaker, and two surro und speak ers) and a sub woof er (5.1 channel ). A Front speaker (Left ) B Front speaker (Ri ght) C [...]

12 GB You can insta ll your speak ers on the wall. 1 Prepare screws (not su pplied) that are suitable for the hook on the back of each s peaker. See the illustrations below . 2 Fasten the s crews t o the wall. The screws should protrude 5 to 7 mm. 3 Hang the s peake rs on the screws. Example of i nstalling the spe akers on the wall Notes • Use sc[...]

13 GB Getting Started 2: Conne cting speakers A Front speaker (Left ) B Front speaker (Ri ght) C Center s peaker D Surround speaker (Left) E Surround speaker (Right) F Sub wo ofer a) Use th e long sp eaker c ords to connect th e surrou nd spea kers an d the shor t speak er cords to connect the front and cent er speakers. Note Do not co nnect/ disco[...]

14 GB 3: Connecting the au dio/ video compone nts 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” below for th e pages w hich describe how to c onnect the a udio/vide o compone nts. After ho okin g up all y our comp onent s, proceed t o “4: Connect ing the[...]

15 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustration sho ws how to connect v ideo c omponents such as DVD player, DVD recorder, satellite tuner or VCR. If y ou connect a DVD recor der Be sure to change the factory setting of the DVD input button on the remo te so that you can u se the bu tton to contr ol your DVD recorder. For detai ls, see “Chang i[...]

16 GB Notes • You c anno t do re cordi ng on the D VD r ecorder or VCR v ia th is re ceiv er. Fo r deta ils , refe r to th e operating instructions supplied wi th the DVD recorde r or VCR. • To input multi cha n nel digi tal audio from the DVD player , set the digit al audio output settin g on the DVD player. Refer to th e operating instruction[...]

17 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. Connecting components with HDMI jacks AUDIO IN DVD IN VIDEO 2/BD IN OUT ANTENNA SA-CD/CD AUDIO IN TV AUDIO IN FRONT R SUR L SUR R FRONT L VIDEO 1 DMPORT SPEAKERS AM R L [...]

18 GB Notes on HDMI connections • The soun d is outp ut from t he TV spe aker only whe n a playbac k componen t and th is receiver , as wel l as th is receiver and t he TV are connect ed via the HDMI j ack. T o ou tput the sound from the supplied speak ers and to take a dvantage of th e multi channel surro und soun d, be sure to – connect the d[...]

19 GB Getting Started 4: Conne cting the anten nas Connect the su pplie d AM loop an tenna and FM wir e an ten na. Notes • To pr event noi se picku p, keep th e AM loop anten na away from the r eceiver and ot her compon ents . • Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna. • After conn ecting the FM wi re ant enna, keep it a s horizonta l as [...]

20 GB 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[...]

21 GB Getting Started Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries in th e RM-AAU017 remote comma nder. Observe the correct polarity when installing batteries . Notes • Do no t leave t he rem ote in an ex trem ely ho t or humid pl ace. • Do not use a new ba ttery with old one s. • Do not m ix alkaline ba tteries and ot her kinds of batt erie s. • Do n[...]

22 GB Note If the Muting func tion is on when you perform Aut o Calibr ation, it wi ll turn off automatic ally. Example 1 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the AUTO CAL MIC jack o n the fron t panel. 2 Set up the optimizer microphone. Place th e opt imizer mi cropho ne at yo ur listenin g position.You c an also u se a stool or tripo d so[...]

23 GB Getting Started When m easurement end s, “COMPLETE” appears on the di splay and t he setting s are registered. After y ou have fi nished Disconnec t the opt imizer mi croph one from t he receiver. Note Auto Calibra tion cannot detect the sub w oofer. Therefor e, all sub wo ofer setti ngs will be main tai ned. Tips • When A uto Calibrati[...]

24 GB W arning codes During Auto Calibration, th e warning code provi des in forma tion on the mea surem ent result. T he warning code will appear on the display c y clically a s follows: Warnin g code t bl ank di splay t (warning code t blank displa y) b) t PUS H t blank display t ENTER b) Appears when there ar e more than o ne warnin g code. You [...]

25 GB Getting Started 7: Adjusting the speaker levels and balance (TEST TONE) You can ad just th e speaker lev els an d balan ce while li s tening t o the test tone from your listenin g position. Tip The rece iver em ploys a test t one with a fre quency centere d at 800 Hz . 1 Press A MP ME NU. “1-LEVEL” ap pears on t he display . 2 Press or b [...]

26 GB Selecting a comp onent 1 Press t he inpu t but ton to selec t a component. You can also u se INPUT S ELECTOR on the receiver. The select ed inp ut app ears on t he disp lay. 2 Turn on the component a nd start playbac k. 3 Press MAS TER VOL + /– to adjust the v olume. You can also use M ASTER VOLUME on the receive r. T o mu te the sound Pres[...]

27 GB Pl ay b ack Liste ning/Watch ing a component Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD DMPORT VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2/BD DVD SAT TV SA-CD/CD TUNER AUTO CAL MIC INPUT SELECTOR PRESET TUNING SOUND FIELD MUTING ?/1 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV INPUT SLEEP DMPORT TV ?/1 AV ?/1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD 2CH A.F.D. RETURN/EXIT TV CH – PRESET – TV [...]

28 GB Watching a D VD 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV INPUT SLEEP DMPORT TV ?/1 AV ?/1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD 2CH A.F.D. RETURN/EXIT TV CH – PRESET – TV CH + PRESET + TUNING – TV TUNING + REPLAY ADVANCE MENU MOVIE MUSIC MEMORY DVD MENU FM MODE CLEAR TOOLS DISPLAY MUTING TV VOL MASTER VOL AUTO CAL D.TUNING D.SKIP AMP MENU SAT TV [...]

29 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 A MP MENU. “1-LEVEL” ap pears on t he display . 2 Press V / v repea tedly to sel ect the menu you want. 3 Press or b to enter the menu. 4 Press V / v repea tedly to sel ect the parameter y[...]

30 GB The follo wing optio ns are av ailable in each menu . For deta ils on navig ating through menu s, see page 29 . Overview of the menus Menu [Display] Parameter s [Display] Sett ings Initi al se ttin g LEVEL [1-LEVEL] (page 3 2) Test t one a) [T. TONE] T. TONE Y, T . TONE N T. TONE N Fron t speak er bala nce a) [FRT BAL] BAL. L +1 to BAL. L +8,[...]

31 GB 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. Menu [Display] Pa r a m e t e rs [Display] Settings Initial setting SYSTEM [6-SYSTEM] (pag e 35) Fron t speake rs dist ance a) [FRT DIST.] DIST. 1.0 m to DIST. 7.0 m (0.1 m step) DIS T[...]

32 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 29 ) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 3 0). [...]

33 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 le vel) 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 29) and “Overview of the menu s” (page 30 ). TONE me[...]

34 GB Settings for the t uner (TUNER menu) You can use the TUNE R menu to set the FM statio n receiving mo de. Select “4-TUNER” in the amplifier men u s. For details o n adjusting the pa rameters, see “Navigatin g through menus” (page 29 ) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 3 0). TUNER menu parameters x FM MODE (FM stat ion recei ving m[...]

35 GB Amplifier Ope rations x DUAL (Digital br oadcast 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 (Main/Sub) Sound of the mai n lang uage wil l be outp ut throu gh the f ront lef t speaker and soun d of the s ub lan[...]

36 GB x SL DIST. (Surround left speaker dist ance) Lets you set t he distance from yo ur listening position to the surround left speaker. Surround left speaker dist ance shou ld be set from a distance eq ual to the front spea ker distance ( A on pa ge 35) to a distan ce 4.5 m eters clos er to your l iste ning positi on ( C on page 35) . x SR DIST. [...]

37 GB Enjo ying Surro und Sound Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically (A. CAL menu) For details, s ee “6: Cali brating the ap propriate settings a u tomatically (AUTO CALIBRATION)” (page 21). 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[...]

38 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 [...]

39 GB Enjo ying Surro und Sound Selecting a pr e- programm ed sound field You can take advanta ge of sur round sou nd 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 MO VIE r epeate dly to select a sound field[...]

40 GB Types of sound field available 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 Entertainm ent, for enj oying the excitin g and powerful sound of movie t heaters at home. With thi[...]

41 GB Enjo ying Surro und Sound Notes • The e ffects provided by t he v irtual spe akers m ay caus e increas ed noise in the pla y back signal. • When li stening wi th sound fields th at empl oy the virtual speake rs, you will not be ab le to hear any sound com ing direct ly from t he surround sp eake rs. • This func tion does not work fo r s[...]

42 GB 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 re ceiver . 2 While holding down SOUND FIELD +, pr ess ? / 1 . “S.F. CLR.” appears o n the displ ay and all sou n d fields are reset to their initial setting . Listening to FM/AM ra dio You can lis[...]

43 GB T uner Opera tions 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. In case of poor FM stereo reception If the FM stereo rece ption is p oor and “ST” flashes on the dis play, sel ect mona ural au dio so t[...]

44 GB Presetting radio stations You c an preset up to 30 FM stations a nd 30 AM station s. Then you can easily tune in the stations you often listen to . 1 Press TUNER repe atedly to select the FM or AM band. You can also u se INPUT S ELECTOR on the receiver. 2 Tune in th e station that you want to preset using automatic tuning (page 42) or direct [...]

45 GB T uner Opera tions 1 Pres s TUNER repeat edly to select the FM or AM band. 2 Press PRESET + or PR ESET – repea tedly to se lect th e preset station you want. Each t ime you pr ess th e butto n, you can select a prese t station as foll ows: You can also press t he num eric button s to select the pre set sta tion yo u want. T hen, press ENTER[...]

46 GB While r eceivin g an R DS stati on, press DI SPLA Y repeated ly . 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 at ion (in 24-hour system mode) t Sound fiel d currently a[...]

47 GB Other Operations Enjoying the DI GIT AL MEDIA POR T (DMPORT) The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (D MPORT) allows you t o enjo y sound f rom a net work system such as a portable aud io sour ce or compute r. By connecting a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap ter (not supplied ), you can enjoy sound from the conn ected com ponent on t he receiver. For deta ils, see th[...]

48 GB T o detach the DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter fr om DMPORT jack Press and ho ld both si des of the con nector an d then pu ll out the conn ector. Notes • When c onnecting t he DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T ada pter, be sure th e co nnec tor is inse rt ed wi th the arrow mark facing toward the arrow mark on the DMPOR T jack. • Be sure t o make DMPOR [...]

49 GB Using the Remote 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 while th e 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 e p timer i s activated, the display dims.[...]

50 GB Categories and the corresponding butt ons a) So ny VCRs ar e opera ted with a VTR 2 or V TR 3 setting w hich corre spond to 8 mm and VH S respecti vely. b) Son y DVD recorders are op erated with a DVD1 or DVD3 setting. For details, refe r to the oper a ting instructi ons supp lied wi th the D VD r ecorders. c) For details on the BD1 or BD3 se[...]

51 GB Additiona l Information x HDMI (High-Definition Multimed ia Interface) HDMI is an in terface that supports both video and audio on a single digital c onnection. The HDMI connecti on carries standard t o high defini tion video signals an d multi-channel audio sign als to au dio/vi deo compo nents, su ch as HDMI equipped TVs, in digital form wi[...]

52 GB On placement • Place th e receiver in a locati on with a dequate ve ntilation to p reve nt heat b uildup and prolong th e life of the rece iver . • Do not place the receiver near heat sources, or in a place sub ject to di rect sunli ght, excessive dust, or mec hanical sho ck. • Do no t place anythi ng on top of the cab inet that mi ght [...]

53 GB Additiona l Information T rouble shooting 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 rem edy the proble m. A udio There is n o sound, no matte r which componen t is selecte d, or only a very low-leve l sound is heard. • C heck that t he speakers and compone[...]

54 GB The surro und effect cannot be obtained. • Make su re you h ave sele cted a sound field with MOVIE o r MUSIC button. • Sound fi elds do not funct ion f or signal s with a samplin g frequency of mo re than 48 kHz. Dolby Digital or DTS multi channel sound is n ot reproduced. • C heck tha t the DVD, etc. yo u are playi ng is recorded in Do[...]

55 GB Additiona l Information The RDS i nformation that you want does not a ppear. • Conta ct the ra dio sta tion an d find o ut whether they act ually prov ide the service in question. If so, th e service may be temporar ily out of order. Remote commander The remote does not function . • For re ceive r o perat ion, yo u can o nly use the DISPL[...]

56 GB Specifications Amplifier sec tion Power Output 1) Stereo mode (r ated ) 70 W + 70 W (4 ohm s at 1 kHz, THD 1% ) Surrou nd mo de (refe rence) RMS Ou tput FRONT 2) : 143 W/c h (With SS-M SP11 00) CENTER 2) : 143 W (With SS -C NP1100 ) SUR 2) : 143 W/ch (With SS-SRP11 00) SUBWOOFER 2) : 285 W (With SS -WP 1100) 1) Me asure d under the fol lowing[...]

57 GB Additiona l Information • Sub woofer (SS-WP1 100) Speaker sy stem Magnetically shie lded Speaker unit 160 mm cone ty pe Encl osure t ype Bass reflex Rat ed Impe dance 1.3 ohms Dimens ions (w/h /d) (A ppro x.) 200 × 382 × 337 mm inc luding fr ont pa nel Mass (A pprox .) 4.5 kg Supplied s peakers • Front spea kers (2) • C ent er speak e[...]

58 GB Index Numerics 2 channel 41 2CH STEREO 41 5.1 chan nel 11 A A UTO CALIBRA TION 21 A UT O FORMA T DIRECT (A. F .D .) 37 B Blu-r ay disc player connect ing 17 C CD player connect ing 14 playba ck 27 D Digita l Cinema So und (DCS) 40 DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T connect ing 47 Dolby Digital 50 DTS 50 D VD play er connect ing 15 playba ck 28 D VD recorde[...]

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