Sony HT-SS1100 manual

©2007 Sony Cor poration 2-319-196- 11 (1) Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions HT -SF1100 HT -SS1100[...]

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

3 GB About This Manual • The inst ructions i n this manual are for mod el HT-SF1100 an d HT-SS110 0. In this ma nual, models of area code CEL is use d for illustrat ion purposes unl ess stated other wise. Any dif ference in ope rat ion is clea rly indic ate d in the tex t, fo r exampl e, “Mode ls of are a code CEL only” . The HT -SF1100 cons [...]

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 ......... ........... ............ 14 3: Co nnecting th e audio/ video componen ts ........... ............... .............. ..... 15 4: Conn ecting the a nten[...]

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 1, 28, 29 , 43). 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 su pplied 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 50). 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 t o 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, MAST ER 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 the 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 center speaker, and two surro und speak ers) and a sub wo ofer (5.1 channel ). HT -SF1100 onl y A Front speaker (Left ) B Front spe[...]

12 GB Before you i nstall the speak er and sub wo ofer, be sure to attach the supp lied foot pads t o preven t vibr ation o r movement as shown in t he illustration below. Example of HT - SS1100 front speaker HT -SF1100 onl y You need to attach the su pplied foot pads to the cent er speake r and su b woofer on ly. HT -SS1100 onl y You need to attac[...]

13 GB Getting Started 3 Hang the speaker s on th e scr ews. Example of installing the s peakers on the wall Notes • Us e scr ews t hat ar e suit ab le for the w all mater ial and st rength. A s a plaster boar d wal l is espe cially frag ile, atta ch the sc rews secu rely to a beam and fasten them to th e wall. Inst all the s peakers on a vertical[...]

14 GB 2: Co nnecting spe akers A Front s peaker (Left ) B Front s peaker (Ri ght) C Center speaker D Surro und spe aker (Le ft) E Surro und spe aker (Rig ht) F Sub w oofer a) Use the long spe aker cords t o connect the surr ound speakers and the short speaker cords to connect the fron t and center sp eaker s. Note Do not co nnect or di sconne ct th[...]

15 GB Getting Started 3: Conne cting the audio / 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 “Com ponen t to be connec ted” below for the pa ges whic h describe how to conn ect the a udio/vi deo com ponents. After hooking u p all your com ponents, proceed to “4: Co[...]

16 GB The followi ng illustration s hows ho w to connect video com ponents such a s 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 use the bu tton to control your DVD reco rder. Fo r details , see “Cha nging butto n assi[...]

17 GB Getting Started Notes • You can not do reco rding on the DVD rec order or VCR via this rec eiver. For de tails, refer to th e operating instruct ions supplied with the DVD recorde r or VCR. • To input multi chan nel digital audio from the DVD player, set t he d igital a udio ou tput settin g on th e DVD player. Refe r to t h e operatin g [...]

18 GB 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. 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 R L OPT IN SAT OPT [...]

19 GB Getting Started Notes on HDMI connections • The sound is output from the TV sp eaker only when a playback componen t and this receiver , as well as this receiver and the TV are connect ed via the HDMI jack. T o output the soun d from th e suppl ied speakers and to tak e advanta ge of the multi chan nel surround soun d, be su re to – conne[...]

20 GB 4: Connecting the an tennas Connect the supplied AM loop antenn a and FM wi re ant en na. * The shape of th e conn ecto r varie s depe nding on the area code of th is receiver . Notes • To pr event noi se pickup , keep t he AM loop anten na away f r om th e receiv er and ot her compon ents. • Be s ure to ful ly ext end th e FM wire an ten[...]

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

22 GB Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries in th e RM-AAU017 remote commander. Observe the c orrect polarity when installing batter ies . Notes • Do not leave the remote in a n extremel y hot or humid pl ace. • Do no t use a ne w battery with old on es. • Do no t mix alkal ine batt eries and othe r kinds of batteries. • Do not expose t he rem [...]

23 GB Getting Started Note If the Muting functi on is on when we p erform Au to Calib ration, i t will turn off automa tically. Example: HT -SS1100 1 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the AUTO CAL MIC jack on the front panel. 2 Set up the optimizer microphone. Place the optim izer microp hone at yo ur listening position.You can also use [...]

24 GB When m easureme nt end s, “CO MPLETE” appear s on the di splay and th e settings a re reg ister ed. After y ou ha ve finished Disconne ct the optimi zer microphon e from the receiver. Note Auto Calibrati on can not detect t he su b woof er. Ther efore , all sub woofe r setti ngs wi ll be mainta ined. Tips • When A uto Calibra tion star [...]

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

26 GB 7: Adjusti ng th e spea ker levels and ba lance (TEST TONE) You can a djust the speaker l evels a nd bala nce while listen ing to the test ton e from y o ur listenin g position. Tip The rece iver employs a test tone with a frequ ency center ed at 80 0 Hz. 1 Press AMP MENU. “1-LEVE L” a ppears on t he di spla y. 2 Press or b to enter the m[...]

27 GB 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 se lected i nput appe ars on the displ ay. 2 Turn on the component and start pla yback. 3 Press MAS TER VO L +/– to adjust the vo lume. You can also use MASTER VOLUME on the receiver. T o mute the sound [...]

28 GB Listenin g/Watching a com ponent 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 CH + PRESET [...]

29 GB Pl ay b ack Watching a DVD 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 M[...]

30 GB 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 AMP MENU. “1-LEVE L” a ppears on t he di spla y. 2 Press V / v repea tedly to se lect the menu you want. 3 Press or b to enter the menu. 4 Press V / v repea tedly to se lect the parameter you want to adjust. 5[...]

31 GB 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 30. Overview of the menus Menu [Display] Pa r a m e t e rs [Display] Settings Initial setting LEVEL (3 3) [1-LEVE L] Test to ne a) [T. TONE] T. TONE Y, T. TONE N T. TONE N Fron t spea ker ba lance a) [FRT BAL] BAL. [...]

32 GB a) Fo r deta ils, refer to the page in the pare n theses . b) The surro und effe ct is not availabl e for “ PORTABLE” s ound fi eld. Menu [Display] Parameter s [Display] Sett ings Init ial se ttin g SYSTEM (36) [6-SYSTEM] Front sp eaker d ist ance a) [FRT DIST.] DIST. 1.0 m to DIST. 7.0 m (0.1 m step) DIST. 3. 0 m Cente r speake r dista n[...]

33 GB 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 30) and “Overview o[...]

34 GB 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 30 ) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 3 1). TONE menu parameters x BASS LVL (Fr[...]

35 GB Amplifier Ope rations Settings for the tuner (TUNER menu) You ca n us e th e TUNER menu to set t he F M station receiving mode. 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 30) and “Overview of the menu s” (page 31 ). TUNER menu parameters x F[...]

36 GB x DUAL (Digital br oadcast language selection) 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. • DUAL M/S (Main/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 through t[...]

37 GB Amplifier Ope rations x SL DIST. (Surroun d l eft 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 equal t o the fro nt s peaker di stance ( A on page 36) to a dist ance 4.5 meters closer to your liste ning position ( C on p[...]

38 GB Calibrating the approp riate settings automatically (A. CAL menu) For deta ils, see “6: Ca librating the approp riate settings automatically (AUTO CALIBRATION)” (page 22). Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Sur round sound (AUTO FORMA T DIRECT) The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows you to l isten to hi gher fide lity sound a nd selec t [...]

39 GB Enjo ying Surro und Sound Types of A. F.D. mode Decoding mod e A.F .D. mode [Display] Multi ch annel audio af ter decoding Effect (Det ecting automa tically) A.F.D. AUTO [A.F.D. AUTO] (Det ect ing automat ically) Pres ents th e soun d as it w as recor ded/ encode d without a dding any surro und effects. However, this re ceiver will genera te [...]

40 GB Selecting a pr e- progra mmed sound field You c an take a dvantag e of surro und sou nd simply by sele cting o ne of the receive r’s pr e- program med so und fields. They bri ng th e exciting and powerfu l sound o f movi e theaters and concert halls into your home. Press MO VIE r epeate dly to se lect a sound field for movies or press MUSIC[...]

41 GB Enjo ying Surro und Sound Types of s ound field availabl e 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 the[...]

42 GB Notes • The eff ects provid ed by the vi rtual speake rs may caus e incr eas ed nois e in th e playba ck si gnal. • Wh en listening with sound fie lds that empl oy the virtual speak ers, you will not be able to hear any sound com ing direc tly from the surro und spe akers. • This f unction does not w ork f or signal s with a sampl ing f[...]

43 GB T uner Operations Resetting sound fields to the initial settings Be sure to use the bu ttons on the recei ver for this opera tion. 1 Press ? / 1 to turn off the receiver . 2 While holding down SOUND FIELD +, press ? / 1 . “S.F . CLR.” appear s on the di spla y and all sound fi e lds are reset to their initial setting. Listenin g to FM/AM [...]

44 GB 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 T UNING + or TUNI NG –. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high; pr ess TUNING – to sc an from h igh to lo w. The receiv er stop s scann ing wh enever a station is recei ved. In case of poor FM stereo reception If the FM ste r[...]

45 GB T uner Operations Presetting radio stations You can pres et up to 30 FM statio ns and 30 AM stations. Then you can e asily tune in th e stations you often listen to. 1 Pres s TUNER repeat edly to select the FM or AM band. You can also use INPUT SELECT OR on the receiv er. 2 Tune in the station that you want to preset u sing au tomatic tuning [...]

46 GB 1 Press TUNER repe atedly to select the FM or AM band. 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. [...]

47 GB T uner Operations While re ceiving an RDS stat ion, press DISPL A Y repeat edly . Each ti me you pre ss the bu tto n, RDS informatio n on the disp lay chang es cycli cally as follows: Program Service name t Frequ enc y t Prog ram Type indi cation a) t Rad io Te xt indi cati on b) t Current T ime indicat ion (in 24-hou r syst em m ode) t So un[...]

48 GB 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 [...]

49 GB Other Operations T o detach the DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter fr om DMPORT jack Pre ss and ho ld both sides of the co nnector an d then pul l out t he conn ecto r. Notes • Whe n connec ting the DIG IT AL MEDIA PO R T adap ter, be s ure th e conne ctor is inserte d wi th the arrow mark facing toward the arrow mark on the DMPOR T jack. • Be [...]

50 GB 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 epeated ly while th e powe r 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 pr[...]

51 GB Using the Re mote/Additional Information Categories and the corres ponding buttons a) Sony VCR s are op erat ed with a VTR 2 or V TR 3 setting wh ich corre spond to 8 mm and VHS respecti vely. b) Son y DVD recorders are operated wit h a DVD1 or DVD3 setting. For deta ils, refer to the operating instructions supplied wit h the DVD recorders. c[...]

52 GB x HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interf ace) HDMI is an interface t hat support s both vide o and aud io on a sin gle digi tal c onnect io n. Th e HDMI conn ection carries stan dard to high definit ion video sig nals and multi-c hannel audio sig nals to a udio/vi deo co mponent s, such as HD MI equipp ed TVs, in digital for m without de gra[...]

53 GB Additiona l Information On placement • Place th e receiver in a locatio n with ad equate ventilat ion to prevent heat buil dup and prolong the life o f the receiver . • Do no t place the re ceiv e r near heat s ources, or in a place sub ject to direct sunlight , excessiv e dust, or mechanic al shock. • Do not place anythin g on top of t[...]

54 GB T roubleshooting If yo u experie nce any o f the fo llowing difficultie s while using the r eceiver, use this trou bleshoo ting gui de to help yo u remedy t he problem. A udio There is no sound, no matter w hich component is selected, or o nly a very low-leve l sound is heard. • Check tha t the speak ers and compo nents are connected secure[...]

55 GB Additiona l Information The surround effect cannot be obta ine d. • Make sure you have selec ted a sound f ield with MOVIE or MUSIC button. • Sound f ields d o not func tion for s ignals with a sampling freq uency of more than 48 kH z. Dolby Di gital or DTS multi channel sound is not reproduced. • C heck that the DVD, etc. you are playi[...]

56 GB The RDS informa tion that you want does not appear . a) • C ontact t he radio stat ion and find out whether they actually provide the service in questio n. If so, the service may be tempora rily out of orde r. a) Models of area code CEL , CEK only. Remote control The remote does not function. • F or receiver op eration , you can on ly use[...]

57 GB Additiona l Information Specifications Amplifier se ction HT -SF110 0 only Power O utput 1) Stereo mode (rat ed) 70 W + 70 W (4 ohms at 1 kHz , THD 1%) Surro und mode (referen ce) RMS Output FRONT 2) : 143 W/ch (Wit h SS-MSP 2000) CENTER 2) : 143 W (Wit h SS-CNP 2000 ) SUR 2) : 1 43 W/ch (Wit h SS-S RP2 000 ) SUBWO OFER 2) : 285 W (Wit h SS-W[...]

58 GB Spea ker s ect io n HT -SF1100 on ly • Fr ont speak ers (SS -MSP 2000) • Ce nter sp eaker (SS-CNP 200 0) • Su rround spe akers (SS-SRP200 0) Front s peakers 2 way, mag netica lly shielded Center sp eaker Full ran g e, magne tically shielded Surrou nd spe akers Fu ll rang e Speaker units Front s peakers 65 mm con e type, 25 mm Balance Do[...]

59 GB Additiona l Information Supplied s peakers • Front spea kers (2) • Center speak er (1 ) • Surroun d speakers (2) • S ub wo ofer (1) Suppli ed accessories FM wire an tenna (1) AM loop a ntenn a (1) Remote commander RM-AAU0 1 7 (1) R6 (s ize-AA) b atterie s (2) Optimizer mi crophone (ECM-AC2 or ECM-AC2a) (1) Spea ker cords • Long (2) [...]

Sony Cor poration Printed in M alaysia Index Numerics 2 channel 42 2CH STEREO 42 5.1 chan nel 11 A A UTO CALIBRA TION 22 A UTO FORMA T DIRECT (A. F .D .) 38 B Blu-r ay disc player connect ing 18 C CD player connect ing 15 playba ck 28 D Digita l Cinema So und (DCS) 41 DIGIT AL MEDIA P OR T connect ing 48 Dolby Digital 51 D VD play er connect ing 16[...]