Sony 4-130-033-13(1) manual

©200 9 Son y Corp ora tion 4- 130- 033 - 13 (1 ) Home Th eatr e System Operating Inst ructions HT -SF360[...]

2 US T o reduc e the ri sk of fire or e l ec tr ic shock, do not expos e this app aratus to ra in o r m ois tur e. To reduce the risk o f fire, d o n o t cover the ve ntila tion open ing of th e a ppar atus wit h newsp apers, ta bleclot hs, curt ains, etc . Do not plac e the nak ed flame sour ces such as lighted can dles on the app aratus. Do no t [...]

3 US 12) U se o nly w ith the car t, st and , trip od, b rac ket, or tabl e specif ied b y t h e manufact urer , or sol d with the ap paratus. W h en a cart is used , us e caut ion whe n moving t he cart/app aratus comb inatio n to avoid in jury fro m tip -over. 13) Unp l u g this a pparatu s duri ng light ning s torms or whe n unused f or long pe [...]

4 US About This Manual • The instr uc tion s in th is manu al a re fo r mo del HT- SF360 . • I n this manual , models of area code U C is us ed fo r illustration purposes unless st ated otherwise. Any diff erence in operat ion is clear ly indicat ed in the text , fo r ex ample, “Model s of ar ea co de UC on ly”. The HT - SF360 consist s of [...]

5 US T abl e of Co nte nt s Des crip t ion and l oca tion of p arts ..... .. ... ... ..... 6 Gettin g Star ted 1: I nsta ll ing the s pea kers .... ... .. ...... ... .. ...... ... 1 3 2: C on nec tin g t he s pea ke rs ... .. ...... ... .. ...... ... 15 3: C on nec ting t he T V ... ...... ... ..... ... ... ..... ... ... 16 4: Conn ecti ng the aud [...]

6 US Des crip tion and l ocat ion of pa rts Front pane l ACTIVE STANDBY INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME ?/1 2 5 6 4 1 7 3 Name Function A ? / 1 (on/ standby ) Press t o t ur n t he r eceiver on or off (pag e 21, 29 , 30). B A CT IVE ST ANDBY lamp Lig hts up in am ber when the Control for HDMI an d/ or S- AI R s ta ndb y mode are set to on a nd the rec[...]

7 US Indicators on t he display 2 4 5 6 1 3 7 8 9 q; qa qs qd Name Fun ction A LFE Lights up when th e disc being pla yed back con tains an LF E (L ow Frequen cy Effec t) channe l and the LFE ch annel si gnal is ac t ual ly b eing r eproduc ed. B SLEEP Lights up when the s leep ti mer is ac tiv ate d (pa ge 5 2). C Play ba ck cha nn el indic ato rs[...]

8 US Rear panel 1 2 5 6 7 34 AM ANTENNA AUTO CAL MIC DMPORT FRONT R HDMI EZW-T100 SPEAKERS FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER SUBWOOFER DC5V 700mA MAX BD IN OUT SAT IN DVD IN AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 L R L R AUDIO IN SA-CD / CD COAX IN SAT OPT IN OPT IN AUDIO IN TV DIGITAL TV A SPEAKERS secti on Conn ects to the suppl ied s peakers and subwoofer (page 1 5)[...]

9 US Yo u can us e the sup plie d remot e RM- AAU057 t o o perat e the re ceive r and to cont rol t he Sony a udio/ video componen ts tha t the re mo te i s as sign ed to op er ate (p age 60 ). RM-AA U057 Basic op eratio ns Remote commander 123 46 78 0 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV INPUT DMPORT VIDEO1 VIDEO2 BD DVD RETURN/EXIT TV CH – PRESET – TV C[...]

10 US T uner opera tions DMPORT operati ons T o control th e component 1 Press o ne of the i n put buttons C (TV, BD, DVD, o r SAT) to select th e compo nent you w ant to operate. Th e co mp one n t assi gn ed to th e sele ct ed input but ton b ecomes op erable. 2 Referring t o the foll owing table, press the co rrespondi ng button fo r the oper at[...]

11 US T o contr ol the D VD recor der/ Blu-ray Disc r ecorde r Remote But ton Function K MUTI NG Press t o turn o ff the sound. L TV V OL +/– Press t o adjus t the volu me. M MENU/HOME P res s to a llow yo u to se le ct chann els o r inp ut sour ces and cha nge the sett ings for your TV. N TV CH +/– Sel ects the next (+) or pr evious (–) ch a[...]

12 US T o contr ol t h e D VD pla yer/ Blu-ra y Disc play er T o contr ol the HDD/D VD COM BO T o contr ol the SA T * T he numb er 5, MASTER VOL + and H but tons have tac tile d ots. U se t he t act ile d ots a s re ferenc es wh en operat i ng t he receive r . Notes • So m e f unc ti on s ex pl ai ne d in t his s ect i on ma y not wor k d e pen d[...]

13 US Gett i ng Started 1: I nstal ling the spea ke rs This rec eiver allows you to u se a 5.1 channe l sp eaker syste m. To full y enjoy thea te r-like mul ti channe l surr ound sou nd, be sur e to conn ect all t he speak ers (tw o front spe akers , a cent er s peake r, a nd t w o s urrou nd sp eaker s) and a su bwoof er (5.1 cha nnel) . Yo u can [...]

14 US You ca n install your spe akers on the wa l l . 1 Prepare screw s (not supplie d) that are suitab le for t h e hook o n the back of each sp eaker. See the il lustrati ons belo w . 2 Fasten the screws to the wall. The screw s should pro trude 7/32 to 9/32 inch. For the cent er speaker For the fr ont speaker s For the sur round speak ers 3 Hang[...]

15 US Gett i ng Started 2: Co nnect ing t he sp eakers Be fore conne cting the cord s, b e sur e t o d iscon nect the AC po wer c ord ( mains lead ). A Fro n t sp ea ker (l ef t) B Front speak er (right ) C Cen ter sp eaker D Su rround s peake r ( left ) E Su rround s peake r ( right ) F Subw oofe r No te o n spea ke r co rd s The co nnector of the[...]

16 US 3: Conn ecti ng the TV You can wat ch th e sel ecte d inpu t im age wh en you connect the HDMI OUT jack to a TV. It is no t neces sary t o conn ect all th e cords. Connect audio an d video co rds acc ordin g to th e jacks of you r compo nents . Before c onnect ing the cor ds, be s ure to disco nnect the A C power cor d. Notes • Be s ure to [...]

17 US Gett i ng Started 4: Co nnect ing t he a udi o/ video c ompo nen ts This sec tion de scrib es how to hoo k up your com ponent s to t his r ecei ver. Bef ore y ou begi n, ref er to “Comp onent t o be connec t e d” below for the pa ges whic h describe how to conne ct the audi o/vid eo co mponent s. Be fore conne cting the cord s, b e sur e [...]

18 US Notes on c onne cting DIG IT AL MEDIA PORT a dapter • Do n ot con nect o r disconn ect t he DIG I T AL MEDIA PORT adapt er w hile th e rece iver is turn e d o n. • Be s ure t o make DMPORT conne ction s firm l y, i ns ert th e c onn ecto r st raig ht in . • As t he co nnect or of the DIGITAL MEDI A PORT ad apter is fra gile, be sure to [...]

19 US Gett i ng Started a) If you con nect a DVD p layer, be sure to change the factory se tting of the DVD button on the remot e so that you c an use the bu t ton to cont rol your DVD player. For details, see “Changing th e input bu t ton as signmen ts” (p age 60 ). b) Conn ect at le ast one of the audi o cords ( B or C ). Notes on HDMI c onne[...]

20 US The foll owing i llustr ation shows h ow to connect video components such as DVD player, DVD recorder, VCR, etc. It is no t neces sary t o conn ect all th e cords. Connect audio an d video co rds acc ordin g to th e jacks of you r compo nents . Notes • To input multi channel digital audio from the DVD playe r, se t th e d igita l au dio out[...]

21 US Gett i ng Started 5: Co nnect ing t he antenn as Conne ct the su pplie d AM loop an tenna and F M wire an tenna. Befo re conne cting t he a ntenna s, b e sur e t o d iscon nect the AC po wer c ord ( mains lead ). * The shape of the conne ctor vari es dependi ng on the area cod e of this rece iver. Notes • To preven t nois e pi ckup, keep t [...]

22 US Ins e rt two R6 (s ize- A A) ba tter ie s in the RM-AAU057 Re mote Commande r. Obse rve the cor rect p ola rity whe n inst alli ng ba tte rie s. Notes • Do not leav e t h e remot e in an extr emely hot or humi d place. • Do not us e a new bat t e ry with ol d ones. • Do not mix manganes e batt eries and other kinds of ba t ter ies. • [...]

23 US Gett i ng Started Befo re you per form the Au to Calibr ation , set u p and conne ct the s peaker s (page 13, 15 ). • The AUTO CAL M IC j a ck is used for the suppl ied opt imize r micr ophone on ly. Do n ot conn ect other microp hones to thi s jack. Doi ng so may d amage t he r ecei ver a nd the mic r op hone. • D uring the calibr ation [...]

24 US 1 Press AM P ME NU. 2 Press V / v re peatedly to select “A.CAL”. 3 Press or b to enter th e menu. “ST AR T” appe ars on th e displ ay . 4 Press to star t the me asu r emen t. Meas urement star ts in 5 sec onds. Whil e the time is counti ng down, sta nd awa y from t he me asure ment ar ea to avoid meas uremen t error . Th e me as ur em[...]

25 US Gett i ng Started 1 Confirm the measuremen t result. Whe n the me asure ment ends , a beep soun ds an d t he meas urem ent resul t appe ars on t he displ ay. 2 Press V / v repeatedly to se lect the item. Then, press . Note Aft er “SA VE” is displa yed for 50 sec onds, the measu reme nt result is s aved au tom atic ally, with out the nee d[...]

26 US When you s elect “DIS T” or “LEV EL ” You ca n check th e speake r distan ce or spe aker le vel. When you ha ve finished Discon nect t he opt imizer micro phone f rom the recei ver. Note If y ou hav e chan ged t he p osition of th e speak ers, it is r e comme nd ed tha t you perf orm Au to Ca libr a tion again in ord er to enjo y the [...]

27 US Gett i ng Started 8: Ad justing t he s pea ker le vel s (TEST TO N E) You can adj ust th e sp eak e r leve ls wh il e li steni ng to the tes t tone from your l i s tening pos it io n. 1 Press AMP MENU. “SE T HD MI ” a pp ear s on th e di spla y . 2 Press V / v rep eatedly until “LEVEL” appear s, then press or b . 3 Press V / v rep eat[...]

28 US Sel ect in g a comp one nt 1 Press the input bu tton to select a compon ent. You can a lso use INP UT SELECTOR on th e recei ver. The sel ecte d input appe ars on t he displa y. 2 Turn on th e c omp one nt a nd start playback. 3 Press MASTE R VOL + /– to ad ju st t h e v olu me. You can also use MASTER VOLUME on the r eceiv er. T o acti vat[...]

29 US Pl ayb a ck Enjoy ing sou nd/ ima ges from the c ompon ent s co nnect ed to t he re ceiv er 1 Tur n on the TV and c hoos e a program . F or deta ils, refer to th e opera ting inst ru ct ion s of t he T V. 2 Turn the receiver on. 3 Press TV. 4 Adjust the volume of the receiver. Tips • When you con nect a So ny TV, the aud io input of the TV [...]

30 US 1 Tur n on th e T V. 2 Turn th e Blu-ray Disc or DVD play er (record er) and the re ceiver o n. 3 Press DVD or BD. You can a lso use INP UT SELECTOR on the receiver to select “DVD” or “BD”. Be sure t o change t he factor y sett ing of the DVD input bu tt on on the remote so that you ca n use the bu tton to co ntrol yo ur DVD player. F[...]

31 US Pl ayb a ck 1 Press DMPORT. Yo u can also use INPU T SELECTOR on the re ce ive r to s el ect “D M P ORT” . 2 Start playb ack of the conne cted compon ent. Tip When li stening to MP 3 or other compres sed musi c us i n g a portab l e audi o sourc e, you can enhan ce the sound. Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly to select “P . A UDIO” (page 4[...]

32 US Nav igat ing t hrough menus By using t he ampli fier me nus, you can m ake vario us adj ustm ents to c ustomi ze the recei ver. 1 Press AM P ME NU. “SE T HDMI” appe ars on th e displ ay. 2 Press V / v re peatedly to select th e menu yo u want . 3 Press or b to en ter the menu. 4 Press V / v re peatedly to select the p arameter you want to[...]

33 US Amp lif ier O per ation s Th e follo wing opt ions ar e av ail able in eac h me nu. For det ails on na viga ting thro ugh me nus, see pag e 32. Over view of t he menus Men u [Display] Pa r am et e rs [Display] Settin gs Initial se tting HDMI settings [SET HDMI] (pag e 36) Control fo r HDMI a)b) [CONTROL FOR HDMI] CTRL ON, C TRL OFF CTRL OFF c[...]

34 US Me nu [Display] Parameters [ Disp lay] Sett ings Init ial se tting Level se tting s [LEVE L] (p age 38) Test t one a) [T. TONE] T. T ONE N, T. TONE Y T. TONE N Fro nt left s peak er level a) [ FL LVL] FL –6 dB to F L +6 dB (0.5 dB step ) FL 0. 0 dB Center speaker level [ CNT LVL] CNT –6 dB to CNT +6 dB (0.5 dB step ) CNT 0. 0 dB Fron t ri[...]

35 US Amp lif ier O per ation s a) For deta ils, re f e r to t he page in th e par enth eses. b) “C ON T R OL FOR H DM I ” sc r ol l ac ro ss th e di spl ay, th en “CO N TR OL ” ap p e ars . c) T he ini tial set ting for the model of ar ea cod e MX is “CTRL O N”. d) Thi s p arame ter i s o nly av ai lable aft er th e wh en the result of[...]

36 US Se tt in gs f or th e HDM I (SET HDMI menu) You ca n use the SET HDMI menu to m ake vario us ad just m ent s for H DMI sett ings. Se le ct “ S ET HDM I” in the a mp lifie r me nus . Fo r deta il s on ad ju sti ng t he p a ram ete rs , s e e “Nav igat ing thr ough menus ” (page 32 ) and “Ove rview of the me nus” (pa ge 33). SET HDM[...]

37 US Amp lif ier O per ation s Sett ings for th e Sp eaker (SP SETUP menu) Yo u can us e the SP SETUP menu to se t the d i s tance of th e speake rs conne cted to thi s rece iv er. S el e ct “ SP SETUP” in the ampl ifier men us. F or deta ils on ad just ing the pa ramet ers , see “N aviga t i ng thro ugh menus” (pag e 32) and “O vervi ew[...]

38 US Ad ju st ing t he l ev el (LEVEL menu) You ca n use the LEVEL menu to ad just the level of each sp eak er. Se le ct “ LE VEL ” i n the a mpl ifie r men us. Fo r detai ls on adj usti ng the param ete rs, see “Nav igat ing thr ough menus ” (page 32 ) and “Ove rview of the me nus” (pa ge 33). LEVEL menu paramet e rs x T. TONE (T est [...]

39 US Amp lif ier O per ation s Settings for the Cus tom Menu (CUSTOM menu) Yo u can us e the CUSTOM menu to mak e set tings for the audi o to sui t you r pref erence . Sel ec t “C US TO M” in the am plif ie r men us. F or deta ils on ad just ing the pa ramet ers , see “N aviga t i ng thro ugh menus” (pag e 32) and “O vervi ew of the men [...]

40 US x IN MODE (S witching the a udio input mod e) Lets you s et t he audi o in put mod e of inpu ts. For det ails , se e “Switc hing the aud io input mo de (I N M ODE ) ” (p ag e 5 2). Th is p a ram ete r i s onl y ava ila ble whe n SAT inp ut is se lect ed . Sett ings for th e S-AIR (S-AIR menu) Fo r details on S-AIR, see “U sin g an S-AIR[...]

41 US Enjo ying Sur round Sound Select ing th e so und field Th is re ceiv er c an cr eate mult i ch annel sur round so und. You ca n sel ect one of th e o ptimi zed s ound f ields from the rec eiver’s p repro grammed sou nd fiel ds. Press S OUND F IELD re peatedly to selec t th e so und field you want. For det ails , see “Typ es of sound fi el[...]

42 US Notes • The ef fects prov ided by the virt ual spe akers may caus e i n creased noi se in the pl ayback si gnal. • When l isteni ng with so und fields that empl oy the virt ual speak ers, you wi ll not be ab l e to he ar a ny sou nd coming di r ect ly from the surr ound spea kers. • Thi s fu nction do es not wor k when: – signa ls wi [...]

43 US T uner Opera tions 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING –. Pre s s TUNING + to scan from low to hig h; pr ess TUN ING – to s can fr om hig h to lo w. T he rece iver stops scanni ng whe never a st atio n is r ec eiv ed . T o st op the autom atic tun ing manua lly, press TUNING + or –. If an FM program is noi sy If an FM pr ogram is nois y, you can[...]

44 US 5 Press or b . A pre set numbe r appea rs in the dis play. 6 Press V / v re peatedly to select the preset num ber you want. You can se lect the p reset number dire ctly by pres sing th e number but tons . 7 Press . “COMPLETE ” appear s i n the dis pl a y, an d th e stat io n is sto re d. 8 Press M ENU/HOME. 9 Repeat 2 to 8 to sto r e othe[...]

45 US Using “BRA VIA” Sync feat ures 6 Create a name by using V / v / B / b . P ress V / v rep eated ly to sele ct a chara cter, then p res s b to mov e the cu rso r to the nex t po s it io n. L e tt ers, nu m ber s an d ot her sym bols can be inpu t for a ra dio st ation na me . If y ou enter a wrong character P ress B / b rep eatedl y unti l [...]

46 US Note Depen ding o n the c onnected compon ent, t he Contro l for HDMI fun ction m ay not work. Re fer to the ope rating in struct i o ns of the comp onent. Prepari ng for th e “BRA VIA” Sy nc To use th e “BRAVI A” Sync, set t he Contro l for HD MI f unc tio n to on fo r both the rece iv er an d the c onnect ed com pone nt. Th e re cei[...]

47 US Using “BRA VIA” Sync feat ures When your TV is not compatible with th e “Co ntro l fo r HD MI-Ea sy Setting” func tion Turn the Con trol for HDMI functi on of the rec eiver a nd the con necte d componen t on indi vidua lly. 1 Perfo rm the st eps given in “W hen your TV is compat i ble wi th t h e “Contro l f o r HDMI-Easy Sett i n[...]

48 US Play ing bac k com ponent s wit h one-to uch ope rat ion (One-T ouc h Play) You ca n enjoy so und and imag e from the compo nents c onnect ed to th e recei ver via HDMI c onnect ions by a simp le op erat i on . Play back a co nnected compo nent. The r eceiv er a nd th e TV a re t urned on au to ma tica lly a n d sw itch e d to the ap pro pri [...]

49 US Using “BRA VIA” Sync feat ures Whe n the Syst em Audio Cont rol fu ncti on is act ive, and th e output m eth od change s from the TV sp eaker to th e speake rs conne cted t o the recei ver au tomati call y, loud s oun d may be outp ut depe nding on t he volume leve l of the rece iv er. Y ou ca n p rev en t th is by l imi tin g t he maximu[...]

50 US Usi ng th e Powe r Sav ing func tion (Power Save) You can reduce the rece iver ’s p ower con sumption w hen you con nect a “BRA VIA” Sy nc- co mp atib le TV to thi s rece iv er du ri ng acti ve st andby mode i f th e TV i s tur ned o ff a nd HDMI si gnal trans mis sion is st opped. 1 Press AM P ME NU. “SE T HDMI” appe ars on th e di[...]

51 US Other Operations Changi ng the bri ghtnes s of t he disp lay (DIMME R) Yo u can chan ge the br ightnes s of the di spla y. 1 Press AMP MENU. “SE T HD MI ” a pp ear s on th e di spla y . 2 Press V / v rep eatedly until “CUSTOM ” appears, then press or b . 3 Press V / v rep eatedly until “DIMMER” app ears, then press or b . 4 Press [...]

52 US Us ing the Sleep Timer (SLEEP) You ca n set t he rec eiver to tur n off a t a pres et time w hen you sl eep whi le lis tenin g to mus ic. You ca n preset th e time in 10 minut es de cr em en ts. 1 Press AM P ME NU. “SE T HDMI” appe ars on th e displ ay. 2 Press V / v repeatedly until “CUSTO M” appears, then p ress or b . 3 Press V / v[...]

53 US Other Operations Usin g an S-AIR Pro duct Th e unit is comp atible wi th the S- AIR func tion (pag e 62), whi ch all ows wireles s soun d t ransm ission bet ween S-AI R produc ts. Whe n you purch ase the S-AI R p roduct, you nee d to p erf orm t he f ollo wi ng se tti ngs to esta b lish t he s o und tra nsm is sio n. About S- AIR products The[...]

54 US To inse rt th e wir ele ss tra nsm itte r into the S -AI R ma in unit 1 Remo ve the screws and det ach the slot cov e r. Notes •R emove the screws f rom th e slot co ver bear ing the c auti on mark. Do not re move ot her s crews. •Th e slot cover is no longe r n ecessary . However , kee p i t aft er detachi ng. 2 Ins ert th e wir ele ss t[...]

55 US Other Operations Whe n you match the I D of t he S-AI R main unit and the S- A IR sub unit , you can es t a blish soun d tr ansmis sion. You can u se mul tipl e S -AIR product s by sett ing a di fferent ID for e ach u nit. To set th e ID of the S-AI R ma in unit 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press V / v repeatedly to se lect “S -A I R” . 3 Press or[...]

56 US x Be fore p a ir in g Sound tr ansmis sion i s estab lished by t he ID (exam ple) . x Aft e r p a ir in g Sound tr ansmis sion i s estab l i shed betw een the paire d S-AIR mai n unit and S-AIR sub unit( s) only. 1 Place the S-AIR sub unit th a t yo u w ant to p air ne a r the S-AI R main u nit. Note Remo ve head phones f rom the surr ound am[...]

57 US Other Operations Note Perfo rm th e pairin g w ithin sever al min utes a fter s tep 8. I f yo u do not , th e pa ir ing is canc e le d a utomatical ly and the “INCO M P” display ap pears. To cancel pairing Re set th e ID of the S- AIR m ain uni t. For deta il s, s ee “T o s et the I D o f t he S-A IR ma in u nit” (p age 55) . You can [...]

58 US 7 Press V / v re peatedly to select the se tting yo u wan t. • PARTY: The S-AIR su b unit outpu ts sound acco rding to fu nctio n set on th e S-A IR ma in u n it. • SEPARATE: You can se l ect the i np ut yo u want for the S-AI R rece iver wh ile the inpu t o f the S-A IR m ain unit re mai n uncha nged. W hen “SE P ARA TE” is set, th e[...]

59 US Other Operations To exit th e m enu Press AMP MENU. Notes • Wh en the wire less tr ansmi tter is not ins erted in the S-AIR ma i n unit, you cannot set “RF CHNG”. • In most c ases, you wi ll not ne ed to change t his sett in g. • If “RF CHNG” is set to “RF OF F,” transmission be twee n th e S-AI R ma in u nit a nd S-AIR su b[...]

60 US T o exit the menu Press AMP MENU. Notes • When you set “STBY” to “S TBY ON”, the power cons umptio n duri ng t he stan dby mo de i ncrea ses. • Whe n th e wire less tr ansmitt er is no t i nserted in t he S-AIR main unit , you can not set “STBY”. • “ST BY” is s et to “ STBY OF F” au toma tica lly when the wirele ss t[...]

61 US Using the Remot e/Additi onal Inf ormation 2 Refe rring to the fo llow in g ta ble, pres s th e co rres pon ding button for the category you want. E xample: Press 3. Now you can use the DVD button to cont rol t he Blu-r ay Disc play er. Categori es and the correspondi ng but tons for BD, D VD , and SA T a) The defa ult sett ing of t he DVD b [...]

62 US x DTS Digital Surr ound Digit al a udio encoding/ decod ing t echno logy fo r t h eater s devel oped by DTS, Inc. It co mp re sses a udi o less t han Do lb y D i gita l, deli verin g a h igher qual ity so und repro duction. x HDMI ( High-Defini tion Multimedia Interface) HD M I (Hig h-D efi n iti on Mu lti me dia In terface ) is an in terf ac[...]

63 US Addi ti ona l Info rm atio n Precaut ions On sa fe ty S hould any sol id obje ct or liqui d fall in to the cabi net, unpl ug the re ceive r and have it chec ked by q ualifi ed pe rsonne l be fore o peratin g it any fu rther . On power s ources • Befor e opera ting t he re cei ver , check t hat t he opera ting v olt age i s iden tical wi th [...]

64 US If color i rregularit y is observed aga in.. . Pl ac e the sp eak e r fu rt he r a w ay f ro m t h e TV se t. If howling oc curs Repo siti on the sp eaker s or turn do wn the volum e on the r eceiv er. On clea ning Clean t he cabin et, panel , and con trols w i t h a so ft clo th slig h tly mo is tene d w ith a mi ld deter gent so luti on. Do[...]

65 US Addi ti ona l Info rm atio n There i s no sound from one of the front speaker s. • Make su re you h ave con necte d to bot h the L and R jac ks of an an alog comp onent, and n ot only t o eithe r the L or R ja ck. Use an audi o cord (n ot suppl ied). There i s no sound from digital sour ces (fr om OPTI CA L i nput jac k). • Check that th [...]

66 US HDMI The vo lume turn s down w hen t he output method changes fr om the TV speaker to th e speaker s con nected t o the r eceiver . • The Volume Li mit functi on is worki ng. Fo r deta ils , s ee “ Us in g th e V olu me Lim i t f unc ti on ” (pa g e 49) . The source sound inp ut t o the HDMI jac k o n the rece ive r is not ou tput f ro [...]

67 US Addi ti ona l Info rm atio n S-AIR f unction S-AIR conn ection is not establ ished (sound trans m issi on is not estab lishe d) , e.g. , the indicator of t he S-AIR sub unit tu rns off, flashes , or tur ns re d . • If you use anot her S- AIR mai n unit , plac e it mor e than 26 1/ 4 feet away f rom this S-A IR ma in u n it. • Confi rm t h[...]

68 US Radio st ations ca nnot be tuned in. • Check tha t the an tennas are conn ected secu rely. Adj ust th e antenn as and con nect an ex terna l ante nna, if nec essar y. • The sign al streng th of th e statio ns is too weak (when tuni ng in with autom atic tunin g). Chan ge to mo naural re cepti on (pag e 43). • No stat ions hav e been pr [...]

69 US Addi ti ona l Info rm atio n Specifi cations AU D I O P O W E R SPEC IF ICA TIO NS PO WER OUTPUT AND T OT AL HARMONIC DISTOR TION: (Model s of area co de UC only) Wi th 3 ohm load s, both chan nels dr iven, from 170 – 20, 000 Hz ; ra ted 84 watts p er c hannel mini mum RMS power, with no mor e than 1% tota l harm on ic d i stor ti on f rom [...]

70 US Pow er consu mption Power c onsumpt ion (dur ing stand by mode ) 0.3 W (W hen Co ntrol for HDMI and S-A IR stand by are of f) Dimens ions (w/h/d) (Approx .) 17 × 2 5/8 × 13 1/8 i nches (430 × 66.5 × 3 33 mm) inclu ding pro jecting p arts and cont rols Mass (A pprox.) 3.4 kg (7 lb 8 oz) Speaker sect ion • Front speake r (SS-M SP36F) • [...]

71 US Addi ti ona l Info rm atio n Suppli ed speaker s Front speaker (2 ) Cente r speak er (1) Surro und spea ker (2 ) Subw oofer ( 1) Sup pl ied acces sories Oper ating Instruc tions (thi s m a nual) Quick Se tup Guide (1) Speak er Stand Instal lation Guide (1 ) FM wire ante nna (1) AM loop ante nna (1) R emot e co mmand er • RM-AA U057 (1) R6 ([...]

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