Sony RHT-G950 manual

4-129-925- 11 (1) Theatr e Stand System ©2009 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions RHT -G950[...]

2 GB 3 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not ex pose this apparatus to rain or mo istu re. Do not install the app liance in a con fined space, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabine t. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover th e ventilation opening of the apparatus wit h newspapers, tableclot hs, curtains, etc . Do not place the n[...]

3 GB WARNING ...... ....... ....... ........... ........ .......4 CAUTION........ ....... ........... ....... ........ .......5 Precautions ....... .... ....... ........... ....... ....... ....6 Main fea tures .......... ....... ........ ........... .......7 Getting Started Supplied acces sories ... ....... ....... ........... ....8 Setting this st[...]

4 GB Do not lean on or hang from the TV when the TV is placed on the stand. The TV may fall from the stand ca using an acciden t resultin g in s erious inju ry or death. Do not move the stand with the TV or other equipment installed on it. Be sure to remove the TV and ot her equipm ent wh en movi ng th e stan d. If you fail to do so, th e stand m a[...]

5 GB Do not place any heated objects such as a hot pan or a kettle on the stand. A top glas s panel m ay brea k and cause injury . Or , it m ay cause damage to the stan d. Do not step on the stand. You m ay fa ll, o r brea k the glass an d cause inju ry. Do not subject the top glass panel to excessive shock. This stand us es gl ass with an anti-s c[...]

6 GB On safety • Do not place unspecifi ed obje cts, such as a f lower vase or potte ry on the stand. • Do not make altera tions to the st and. • Should any s olid obje ct or l iquid fall into t he stan d, unplug th e stand and have it c hecked by qualif ied personnel before o perating it any f urther. On po wer so urces • Before operat ing[...]

7 GB Main features B Easy connection with HDMI b The cords a re all tangled up . Neat connecti ons (pag e 13). B Easy operation with only one TV remote (“BRAVIA” Sync) b Separa te re motes fo r each compone nt. Cons olida te opera tions on one rem ote (page 3 0). B Easy Surround settings b I need lo ts of cor ds and spe akers. Eas y set-up w it[...]

8 GB Please check the follow ing acc essori es in th e pack age. Optical ca ble (1 ) Remote commander (RM-ANU032) (1) Size AA ( R6) batteri es (2) Screw for the support belt (1) Cable ties (2) Shelf bo ard (1) Shelf s upport pins (4) FM wire antenna ( aerial) (1) AM loop antenna (a erial) (1) Operating Instruc tions (1) Inserting batteries into the[...]

9 GB Getting Started About the installation position Install the sta nd after co nnecting all the compon ents to the stan d. Ins tall th e stand after al lowi ng for a spac e of more tha n 5 cm from th e wall. This i s to allow for heat d issipatio n and to p revent the TV from falling. The stan d has a back corne r cut to fit in the corner of a ro[...]

10 GB Install ing t he shelf b oard 1 Inser t th e atta ching sh elf su pport pins (supplied) into the holes in the stand. 2 Fit the shelf board onto the shelf suppo rt pins hor izo ntall y. Conn ectin g the A M loop antenn a (aer ial) The sh ape and t he len gth of the ante nna (a erial ) are desi gned to r eceive AM signa ls. Do not dismantle or [...]

11 GB Getting Started Conn ectin g the F M wire antenn a (aer ial) Connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) to the 75 Ω COAXIAL jack. • Be sure to fully ext end the FM wire an tenna (ae rial). • Af ter conne cting th e FM wire an tenna (ae rial), keep it as horizont al as possible. • If you hav e poor FM recept ion, use a 75-oh m coaxial cable ([...]

12 GB 4 Tighten the cable tie by pulling its end. To unbind the cable tie 1 Push the lever of the cable tie. 2 While pushing the lever, pull the cable tie from the slit. To remove the cable tie from the rear of the stand 1 Pinch the two tabs of the cable tie. 2 While pinching the tabs, pull off the cable tie. 2 1 1 1 2[...]

13 GB Getting Started We rec omme nd that you c onnect compon ents to the stan d us ing an HDMI cabl e. With HDM I, you c an easily e njoy bot h high quality s ound and hi gh qual ity images . However , you canno t enjoy th e TV’s sound from the stan d only with HDM I co nnection. It is neces sary to co nnect th e audi o output of the TV to the a[...]

14 GB • Even if the stand is tur ned off (activ e standby mo de), the HDMI signa l will be sent from the connected component to the TV via the HDMI conne ction. You can enjoy im age and sound of th e component on th e TV. • The HDMI jac k has pri ority whe n you c onnect th e component to the stand using INPUT OP T, INPUT COAX and HDMI t ogethe[...]

15 GB Getting Started When you connect a DVD player (recorder), satel lite tuner, “PlayStat ion 2,” etc ., that has no HDMI j acks, c onnect i ts video si gnal jack directly to the TV, and its a udio signal j ack to the stand us ing the INPU T OPT jack or INPUT COAX jack. It is not necess ary to co nnec t all th e cabl es. Connect the audio cor[...]

16 GB • Se t “CTRL: HDMI” to “OFF” in the A MP menu of the st and when connecting comp onents withou t HDMI jacks (p age 32). Even i f “CTRL: HDMI” is s et to “ON,” you ca n enjoy a video casset te recorder, et c., that does not have surround ch annels by connec ting its audio and vi deo output jacks directly to the TV instead of [...]

17 GB Getting Started You ca n enjo y sound fr om the conne cted compon ent on th e stand b y connect ing the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter. Con nect the AC pow er cord (m ains lead) last . • Do not connect or disconnect t he DIGITAL M EDIA PORT adapter while th e stand is turne d on. • When you connect the DIGITA L MEDIA PORT adapte r, be sure th[...]

18 GB For more informa tion, ref er to th e pages indicate d in pare ntheses. Fron t pane l butto ns and in dicat or A POWER/ACTIVE STANDBY in dicator Lights as follows : Green : The stan d is turne d on. Amber: Co ntrol for HDMI f unction is working while the st and is tu rned off. Off: The stan d is turn ed off, an d the Contro l for HDM I functi[...]

19 GB Pl ay b ack Op t i on s Fron t panel d isplay About the indications in the front panel display A Audio f ormat i ndicat ors Ligh t up acco rdin g to the au dio fo rmat tha t is be ing de code d. B SLEEP (39) Flashes when the Sl eep Time r funct ion is active. C TUNED (23) Ligh ts up wh en a ra dio stat ion is r eceiv ed. D HDMI (1 3, 41) Ligh[...]

20 GB Remote control Buttons for the operation of this stand A ?/1 ( on/ standby) Press to tu rn the st and o n or o ff. B LEVE L Press to adjust the level of the ce nter sp eaker and su bwoofer. This setti ng is ap plied to all soun d fiel ds. C AMP MENU Press to displa y the menu of the sta nd (page 36). D C , X , x , c or Press C , X , x or c to[...]

21 GB Pl ay b ack Op t i on s 1 Turn on t he TV and choos e a program. Refer t o the oper ating inst ructio ns of your TV fo r deta ils. 2 Turn the stand on. 3 Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – repeatedly until “TV” appears in the front panel dis play. 4 Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME +/–. • The sound ma y be ou tput from the TV’s speak[...]

22 GB • The sound ma y be ou tput from the TV’s speaker. In this cas e, turn the volu me of the T V’s spea ker dow n to the mi nimu m. Enjoying Blu-ray Dis c, DVD, “PlayStation 2” o r “PlayStation 3” 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Turn the Blu-ray Disc/DVD player (recorder), “PlayStation 2” or “PlayStation 3” and the stand on. 3 Press IN[...]

23 GB T uner Functions You can pres et 20 FM s tat ions and 10 AM statio ns. Before tuning, make sure to turn d own the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – repeatedly until “FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until the auto scanning starts. Scann ing sto ps wh en the sy stem t un[...]

24 GB Preset radio s tations in the s tand’s memory firs t (see “P reset ting ra dio stati ons” (p age 23 )). 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – repeatedly until “FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel display. The last rece ived stat ion i s tun ed i n. 2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the preset station. Each ti me yo u pr [...]

25 GB T uner Functions You can en ter a name for pres et stat ions . The se names (for examp le, “X YZ”) appear in t he fr ont panel di splay wh en a stat ion is se lected. Note that no more than one name can be entered for each pr eset st ation . 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – repeatedly until “FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel d[...]

26 GB What i s the Ra dio Data System? The Radio Dat a System (R DS) is a broadcasti ng service that allo ws radio s tations to send add ition al in fo rmat ion alon g wi th th e reg ula r program signal. This tune r offers conve nient RDS featur es, such as station name displ ay. RDS is ava ila ble o nly for FM sta tion s.* • RDS may not work pr[...]

27 GB Surr ound Fun ction Selec ting th e soun d fie ld This stand can crea te multi channel surroun d sound. You can select one of stand’ s optimized pre- program med s ound fields . Press SOUND FIELD +/–. The prese nt soun d field a ppears i n the fro nt panel di splay. Each time yo u press t he SOUND FIELD +/– button, the displ ay changes [...]

28 GB Available sound fields * T hese sound fields are not available when “DM PORT” is selec ted by pressing INPU T SELECTOR. • You can set a different sound field for each input source. • The sound field default s etting for “DMPOR T” is “FLAT,” and for other s ources “STANDARD”. • When “DMP ORT” is selected by pressin g [...]

29 GB Surr ound Fun ction Enjoy ing the sound a t low volume (N IGHT mo de) You ca n enjo y sound ef fect s and t o hear th e dialog clearly even at a low v olume level using thi s fun cti on. This f unc tio n is usef ul fo r en joyi ng sou nd at ni ght. Press NIGHT. To cancel the night m ode, pres s NIGHT again . • You can listen to Dolby Di git[...]

30 GB By conn ecting Sony co mponen ts that ar e compatible with the “ BRAVIA” Sync with an HDMI cable (not su pplied), operatio n is simplif ied as below: • On e-To uch Pl ay: Whe n you pl ay back a compo nent such as a Blu -ray Dis c/DVD play er (recorder), the TV turns on automatica lly and switch es to the appro priat e HDM I inp ut. • [...]

31 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features 4 Display the list o f the HDMI components on th e TV m enu, and set the Cont rol for HDMI fu nction to on for connected components. The Control f or HDMI fu nction for the stand an d the conn ected co mpo nent is simultane ously se t to on. During th e setti ng, “SCANNING” appears in the fr ont pane l display [...]

32 GB Setting the Control for HDMI function to off Set the Control for HDMI functi on to off when you connec t components not c ompatible with the “BRA VIA” Sy nc, o r t hat do n ot ha ve H DMI jacks, etc. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x rep eatedly until “SET HDMI” appears, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select “CTRL: H DMI,” th en[...]

33 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features You can en joy the T V sou nd f rom t he sp eake rs of the st and by mean s of a si mple operatio n. For details, see th e operat ing instruc tions of t he TV. Press ?/1 to turn on th e stand. The so und is ou tput from the speake r of the stand. The so und is output from t he TV's speake r when yo u turn the [...]

34 GB When you turn the TV off by using the POWE R button on th e TV’s remote , the sta nd and the connecte d components turns off automaticall y. • If the TV is turned o ff and enters s tandby mode , the power consu mption of the stand will be re duced when the power saving function is on. • Depen ding on t he st atus, t he connect ed comp o[...]

35 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features • The power saving functi on may not work for som e TVs c ompatib le wi th the “BRA VIA” S ync. I n this case, set “POWER S AVE” to “OFF.” • Depending on your compone nts, it may take time before ima ge or sound is output . Not es[...]

36 GB Using t he AMP menu You can set the fo llowing it ems with AMP MENU on the remote . The defaul t settings a re underlin ed. * Refer to “ “BRAVIA” Sy nc Feat ures” (p age 30). ** This setting ap pears onl y when “CTRL: HDMI” is set to “ ON.” 1 Press AMP M ENU to turn on the AMP menu. 2 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to se lect [...]

37 GB Adv anced Settings Enjoy ing mult iplex broadc ast soun d (DUAL MONO) You c an enj oy mu ltiple x broa dcast soun d whe n the sta nd recei ves an A C-3 mul tiplex br oadcast signal . • To receive AC-3 s ignal, you ne ed to connect a di gital satell ite tun er to the st and with a n optica l cable or coaxial c able, and set the digital out p[...]

38 GB Enjoying Dolby Digital sound at low v olume ( AUDIO DR C) Narr ows t he dy nami c rang e of the sou nd tr ack. Useful for enjo ying movies at low volume. AUDIO DRC only applies t o Dolby Digita l sources . 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “AUDIO DRC” appears, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to selec t the setting. • OFF:[...]

39 GB Adv anced Settings Using t he sleep timer You can set th e stand to turn o ff at a preset t ime when yo u sleep l istenin g to music . You can preset the time in 10 minute s decrements . 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeat edly unti l “SLE EP” appears, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select the preset time you want. The minutes disp[...]

40 GB If you experi ence any of t he f ollow ing difficu lties while using the stand , use this troubles hootin g guide t o help re medy th e proble m before r equest ing repa irs. Sh ould any proble m persist, co nsult yo ur nearest Sony dealer . General The power is not turned on. • Chec k that the AC power cord (mains lea d) is conne cted se c[...]

41 GB Additional I nfo rmation Control for HDMI If you expe rien ce any of the fol lowi ng difficulties while using the “BRAVIA” Sync, use th is troubles hootin g guide to he lp you rem edy the prob lem. The Control for HDMI function does not wo rk. • Check the HDM I conn ectio n (pag e 13). • Make s ure “CTR L: HD MI” is set to “O N?[...]

42 GB If the stand still does not operate properly after performing the above measures, reset the stand as follows: Use butt ons o n th e st and f or t he op erat io n. 1 Press ?/1 to t urn on the power. 2 Press ?/1 while pressing INPUT SELEC TOR and VOL UME –. “COLD RESET” a ppears a nd the stand is reset. AMP me nu, s ound fie ld etc., retu[...]

43 GB Additional I nfo rmation Formats supported by this stand Digi tal input for mats su ppor ted by thi s stan d are as follows. * L inear PCM acc epts samp ling frequenc ies of no more than 48 kHz. Amplifier section Rated Output Powe r Stereo mo de 50 W + 50 W, 6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD less than 1 % Reference Output Power Surround mod e F ront: 70 W/c[...]

44 GB Gene ral Power require ments 220 – 240 V, 50/60 Hz Power consumpt ion On: 110 W Active Standby (power saving function is on and the TV conn ected to the stand is in standby mode): 0. 5 W o r less Standby (Control for HDMI is off): 0. 3 W or less Dimension s (approx.) 1,115 × 500 × 400 mm (w/h/d ) Mass (approx. ) 49 kg Supplied accessories[...]

45 GB Additional I nfo rmation PCM (P ulse Code Modula tion ) A met hod of conve rti ng a nalo g au dio t o di git al audio fo r easy enjoym ent of dig ital so und. S-Forc e PRO Front Surr ound Sony’s lo ng-term in volvement in surroun d technol ogy (an d the vast amoun ts of acou stic data acc umula ted as a re sult) has led to th e deve lo pmen[...]

46 GB A A/V SYNC 37 AMP menu 36 A UDIO D RC 38 B Blu-ray Disc player (recorder) conn ecti ng 13 D DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T conn ecti ng 17 DISPLA Y 25 , 38 DU AL MONO 37 D VD player (recorder) conn ecti ng 13 , 15 N NIGHT mode 29 P “Pla ySta tion 3” conn ecti ng 13 R Radio 24 Radio st ations 23 Remote before use 8 operating 20 S Satellite tu ner co[...]

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