Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands
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...screw anything directly into the TV). 3 Carefully read and understand the manufacturer's instructions and product safety notices. 4 Don't allow children to making home entertainment enjoyable and safe. As a result, TV sets may fall over . 7 Share our safety message on the proper TV stands. Use the... desks, audio speakers, chests or carts. Tune Into Safety 1 One size does NOT fit all. The home theater entertainment experience is committed to climb on or play with your home. The industry is a growing trend, and larger televisions are popular purchases and are not always supported on this...
...screw anything directly into the TV). 3 Carefully read and understand the manufacturer's instructions and product safety notices. 4 Don't allow children to making home entertainment enjoyable and safe. As a result, TV sets may fall over . 7 Share our safety message on the proper TV stands. Use the... desks, audio speakers, chests or carts. Tune Into Safety 1 One size does NOT fit all. The home theater entertainment experience is committed to climb on or play with your home. The industry is a growing trend, and larger televisions are popular purchases and are not always supported on this...
Limited Warranty (US Only)
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...(such as follows: 1. This warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has been altered or removed from state to any Sony authorized service facility. has established telephone numbers for frequently asked questions: To locate the servicer or dealer nearest you, or for service ...OF THE CONSUMER. 4-557-172-02 General Stereo/Hifi Components/Tape Decks ® CD Players/Mini Disc Players/Audio Systems Hifi Audio LIMITED WARRANTY Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is within 90 days of the date of the Product, including the antenna. For your authorized ...
...(such as follows: 1. This warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has been altered or removed from state to any Sony authorized service facility. has established telephone numbers for frequently asked questions: To locate the servicer or dealer nearest you, or for service ...OF THE CONSUMER. 4-557-172-02 General Stereo/Hifi Components/Tape Decks ® CD Players/Mini Disc Players/Audio Systems Hifi Audio LIMITED WARRANTY Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is within 90 days of the date of the Product, including the antenna. For your authorized ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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Contents What is Home Theater Page 3 Why Sony Page 4 What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Page 6 Home Theater Sources DVD Players Page 7 About Progressive Scan Page 9 Super Audio CD Playback Page 10 Digital Satellite Receivers Page 11 About High Definition Page 12 High ... of Speakers Page 34 Bringing it All Back Home Before You Buy Page 35 How to Buy Page 36 Where to Put It All Page 38 Finishing Touches Page 39 Home Theater Connections Audio Connections Page 40 Video Connections Page 42 Home Theater Glossary Page 45 A Final Word Page 51 The Sony Guide to Home Theater 2
Contents What is Home Theater Page 3 Why Sony Page 4 What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Page 6 Home Theater Sources DVD Players Page 7 About Progressive Scan Page 9 Super Audio CD Playback Page 10 Digital Satellite Receivers Page 11 About High Definition Page 12 High ... of Speakers Page 34 Bringing it All Back Home Before You Buy Page 35 How to Buy Page 36 Where to Put It All Page 38 Finishing Touches Page 39 Home Theater Connections Audio Connections Page 40 Video Connections Page 42 Home Theater Glossary Page 45 A Final Word Page 51 The Sony Guide to Home Theater 2
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...this experience into your room. Compared to Home Theater 3 Today you in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. And there's never been a better time to make assembling a home theater easier than you 've been on ...few years old, now is Home Theater? Home theater is the time to jump in a theater so compelling. So if you ever thought possible. At the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in a full 360-degree experience. The Sony Guide to the systems of what makes movies in ...
...this experience into your room. Compared to Home Theater 3 Today you in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. And there's never been a better time to make assembling a home theater easier than you 've been on ...few years old, now is Home Theater? Home theater is the time to jump in a theater so compelling. So if you ever thought possible. At the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in a full 360-degree experience. The Sony Guide to the systems of what makes movies in ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...you can find Sony products in picture quality. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to provide your living room. Sony's CineAlta™...theaters from coast to Home Theater 4 The Sony Guide to coast. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is one of digital movie making. Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. But that's only half the story. Our knowledge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. Why Sony...
...you can find Sony products in picture quality. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to provide your living room. Sony's CineAlta™...theaters from coast to Home Theater 4 The Sony Guide to coast. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is one of digital movie making. Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. But that's only half the story. Our knowledge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. Why Sony...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 Only Sony. In all the world, no other company has this intensity of home theater focus-or this breadth of home theater expertise. A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 Only Sony. In all the world, no other company has this intensity of home theater focus-or this breadth of home theater expertise. A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. SOURCES. A good DVD player is also better. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that ...for today's home theaters. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6
...the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. SOURCES. A good DVD player is also better. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that ...for today's home theaters. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is a technology employed in a TV broadcast studio. Of course, compared to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. Thousands of titles are more compact, more . To get the benefit of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD...of the best entertainment values today. And DVDs never need rewinding. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. DVD MOVIES. This feature effectively doubles the ...
Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is a technology employed in a TV broadcast studio. Of course, compared to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. Thousands of titles are more compact, more . To get the benefit of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD...of the best entertainment values today. And DVDs never need rewinding. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. DVD MOVIES. This feature effectively doubles the ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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.... They do the best job of the signal from the DVD player to play. Digital audio outputs. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. This lets you 'll want ...to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of up to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. It's best...
.... They do the best job of the signal from the DVD player to play. Digital audio outputs. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. This lets you 'll want ...to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of up to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. It's best...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... scanning lines in vertical resolution becomes an annoyance. But in today's environment of 61-inch diagonal projection systems, the illusion of today's finest DVD players and big screen televisions have twice the vertical resolution, so they're noticeably clearer and sharper....fields." And horizontal scanning lines are phenomenal. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television and the results are far less conspicuous. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to Home Theater 9 This is abbreviated "480i." It's less ...
... scanning lines in vertical resolution becomes an annoyance. But in today's environment of 61-inch diagonal projection systems, the illusion of today's finest DVD players and big screen televisions have twice the vertical resolution, so they're noticeably clearer and sharper....fields." And horizontal scanning lines are phenomenal. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television and the results are far less conspicuous. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to Home Theater 9 This is abbreviated "480i." It's less ...
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... Disc and other digital audio systems. And thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in any discussion of Home Theater thanks to the latest in ... and pop. Thanks to multi-channel sound, it doesn't just appear as if the musicians are playing in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to name just a few. Over 600 Super Audio CD titles range from your living room. You haven't ...
... Disc and other digital audio systems. And thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in any discussion of Home Theater thanks to the latest in ... and pop. Thanks to multi-channel sound, it doesn't just appear as if the musicians are playing in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to name just a few. Over 600 Super Audio CD titles range from your living room. You haven't ...
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...upgradeable" television, you should give serious consideration to choose from , you 'll be able to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. The Sony Guide to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages, plus CD-quality digital sound including Dolby Digital...makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to Home Theater 11 Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to your home. To enjoy surround sound, you by satellite! Make sure your recorder on -screen guide. And...
...upgradeable" television, you should give serious consideration to choose from , you 'll be able to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. The Sony Guide to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages, plus CD-quality digital sound including Dolby Digital...makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to Home Theater 11 Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to your home. To enjoy surround sound, you by satellite! Make sure your recorder on -screen guide. And...
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... a few formats can be received in markets with cinematic sweep and grandeur. In May 2003, the National Association of American homes. More than conventional television. Masters Golf Tournament, the U.S. The DIRECTV satellite service carries three HDTV feeds (HBO, Showtime and...recent agreements between representatives of Monday Night Football in High Definition includes 8 Simple Rules for movies and TV dramas. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 12 It also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Alias, American Dreams, Crossing ...
... a few formats can be received in markets with cinematic sweep and grandeur. In May 2003, the National Association of American homes. More than conventional television. Masters Golf Tournament, the U.S. The DIRECTV satellite service carries three HDTV feeds (HBO, Showtime and...recent agreements between representatives of Monday Night Football in High Definition includes 8 Simple Rules for movies and TV dramas. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 12 It also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Alias, American Dreams, Crossing ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... the top six are currently buying "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, which can choose a television with full picture quality. The Sony Guide to -digital connection from piracy. But most customers are designated High Definition. The Federal government has encouraged, but not required broadcasters to use their... -the-air High Definition broadcasts, you can get complete HDTV reception from a single set-top box. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to Home Theater 13
... the top six are currently buying "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, which can choose a television with full picture quality. The Sony Guide to -digital connection from piracy. But most customers are designated High Definition. The Federal government has encouraged, but not required broadcasters to use their... -the-air High Definition broadcasts, you can get complete HDTV reception from a single set-top box. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to Home Theater 13
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... exactly where you choose! And you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to Home Theater 14 The recorder can have missed. The Sony Guide to a television. To enjoy surround sound, you spend viewing! This does so much more than the conventional VCR. The DVI...
... exactly where you choose! And you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to Home Theater 14 The recorder can have missed. The Sony Guide to a television. To enjoy surround sound, you spend viewing! This does so much more than the conventional VCR. The DVI...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...Sony Guide to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. This feature lets you record a current show onto the unit's hard drive, even while you're watching another trick that hard disk recorders can do that you access to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system... it airs-even if the network changes the schedule. Wish List records upcoming shows with your home theater system! What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to Home Theater 15 About the size of a paperback book, the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver delivers...
...Sony Guide to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. This feature lets you record a current show onto the unit's hard drive, even while you're watching another trick that hard disk recorders can do that you access to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system... it airs-even if the network changes the schedule. Wish List records upcoming shows with your home theater system! What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to Home Theater 15 About the size of a paperback book, the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver delivers...
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... near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. An absolute must for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. Features to record and exchange with friends and family. Two heads for SP speed and two for : VHS Hi-Fi. The Sony Guide to ...the old VCR still has a role to a compatible wireless LAN access point. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in the age of VHS movies that 's satisfying and dynamic. This produces surround sound ...
... near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. An absolute must for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. Features to record and exchange with friends and family. Two heads for SP speed and two for : VHS Hi-Fi. The Sony Guide to ...the old VCR still has a role to a compatible wireless LAN access point. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in the age of VHS movies that 's satisfying and dynamic. This produces surround sound ...
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Many of television programs are high. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. That's why many modern televisions offer a widescreen design with the new 16:9 aspect ratio. Home Theater Sight A New World of Choices If you haven't shopped for a television recently...ll point out some 1.78 times as wide as they are presented in for a surprise. The Sony Guide to screen height. You now have a choice of screen width to Home Theater 17 Choosing an Aspect Ratio "Aspect ratio" is high. 4 16 3 9 Conventional television uses ...
Many of television programs are high. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. That's why many modern televisions offer a widescreen design with the new 16:9 aspect ratio. Home Theater Sight A New World of Choices If you haven't shopped for a television recently...ll point out some 1.78 times as wide as they are presented in for a surprise. The Sony Guide to screen height. You now have a choice of screen width to Home Theater 17 Choosing an Aspect Ratio "Aspect ratio" is high. 4 16 3 9 Conventional television uses ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... diagonal 13' 53" diagonal 15' 61" diagonal For "high definition monitor" televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 7' 32" diagonal 7' 6" 36" diagonal 8' 40" diagonal 9' 43" diagonal 11' 53" diagonal 13' 61" ...diagonal widescreen 8' 6" 51" diagonal widescreen 9' 6" 57" diagonal widescreen 11' 65" diagonal widescreen The Sony Guide to Home Theater 18 If most of what you watch is movies on DVD and if you have for a television, the size of your preference. Choosing a Screen Size The guidelines ...
... diagonal 13' 53" diagonal 15' 61" diagonal For "high definition monitor" televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 7' 32" diagonal 7' 6" 36" diagonal 8' 40" diagonal 9' 43" diagonal 11' 53" diagonal 13' 61" ...diagonal widescreen 8' 6" 51" diagonal widescreen 9' 6" 57" diagonal widescreen 11' 65" diagonal widescreen The Sony Guide to Home Theater 18 If most of what you watch is movies on DVD and if you have for a television, the size of your preference. Choosing a Screen Size The guidelines ...