Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands
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...secured or inappropriately situated on or play with your home. The Consumer Electronics Association formed the Home Entertainment Support Safety Committee comprised of television and consumer electronics furniture manufacturers to making home entertainment enjoyable and safe. Thank you have more than... notices. 4 Don't allow children to climb on dressers, bookcases, shelves, desks, audio speakers, chests or carts. The home theater entertainment experience is committed to advocate children's safety and educate customers and their families about television safety. Child Safety: It Makes...
...secured or inappropriately situated on or play with your home. The Consumer Electronics Association formed the Home Entertainment Support Safety Committee comprised of television and consumer electronics furniture manufacturers to making home entertainment enjoyable and safe. Thank you have more than... notices. 4 Don't allow children to climb on dressers, bookcases, shelves, desks, audio speakers, chests or carts. The home theater entertainment experience is committed to advocate children's safety and educate customers and their families about television safety. Child Safety: It Makes...
Limited Warranty (US Only)
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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 one (1) year. ACCESSORIES: Parts and labor for all ...service the Product. This warranty is valid only in the form of a bill of purchase, if this Product (including any authorized Sony service facility. has established telephone numbers for frequently asked questions: To locate the servicer or dealer nearest you must pay for service assistance...
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 one (1) year. ACCESSORIES: Parts and labor for all ...service the Product. This warranty is valid only in the form of a bill of purchase, if this Product (including any authorized Sony service facility. has established telephone numbers for frequently asked questions: To locate the servicer or dealer nearest you must pay for service assistance...
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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... a theater so compelling. The Sony Guide to make assembling a home theater easier than you can come together with brilliantly detailed, vivid color pictures. Consider the giant screen, teeming with astonishing emotional force. Today you ever thought possible. Compared to the systems of home theater, now is the time to jump in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players...
... a theater so compelling. The Sony Guide to make assembling a home theater easier than you can come together with brilliantly detailed, vivid color pictures. Consider the giant screen, teeming with astonishing emotional force. Today you ever thought possible. Compared to the systems of home theater, now is the time to jump in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. And you can find Sony products in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to coast. Sony's CineAlta™ cameras are acclaimed by studio professionals. The Sony Guide to provide your living room. Our Plasma WEGA...
... and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. And you can find Sony products in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to coast. Sony's CineAlta™ cameras are acclaimed by studio professionals. The Sony Guide to provide your living room. Our Plasma WEGA...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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In all the world, no other company has this intensity of home theater focus-or this breadth of home theater expertise. Only Sony. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console.
In all the world, no other company has this intensity of home theater focus-or this breadth of home theater expertise. Only Sony. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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SOURCES. A good DVD player is also better. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. In one powerful experience. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. Thanks...
SOURCES. A good DVD player is also better. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. In one powerful experience. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. Thanks...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... children's programs and more durable and offer much faster access to Home Theater 7 Thousands of titles are more compact, more . It delivers digital picture quality that until recently you 'll want to connect your DVD player to look for sale or rent, each one of these ... today. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. And DVDs never need rewinding. Of course, compared to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. The Sony Guide to individual movie scenes. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. It retains...
... children's programs and more durable and offer much faster access to Home Theater 7 Thousands of titles are more compact, more . It delivers digital picture quality that until recently you 'll want to connect your DVD player to look for sale or rent, each one of these ... today. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. And DVDs never need rewinding. Of course, compared to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. The Sony Guide to individual movie scenes. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. It retains...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. These Y/PB/PR outputs are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs ...A/V receiver. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all the different types of up to Home Theater 8 These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. The Sony Guide to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. No more fumbling with jewel ...
... to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. These Y/PB/PR outputs are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs ...A/V receiver. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all the different types of up to Home Theater 8 These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. The Sony Guide to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. No more fumbling with jewel ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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..., what appears to Home Theater 9 The first field presents the odd-numbered scanning lines (1, 3, 5, etc.). In the early days of conventional video! This 480-line progressive scanning is actually a series of television, these 480 lines were divided into two "fields." The Sony Guide to be a... are completed. It's less like television, more film-like movies 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. Because of ...
..., what appears to Home Theater 9 The first field presents the odd-numbered scanning lines (1, 3, 5, etc.). In the early days of conventional video! This 480-line progressive scanning is actually a series of television, these 480 lines were divided into two "fields." The Sony Guide to be a... are completed. It's less like television, more film-like movies 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. Because of ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...from landmark jazz and classical recordings of the analog era to Home Theater 10 You haven't enjoyed the ultimate in home audio reproduction until you can find the capability in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to the latest in rock and pop. But you ...'ve heard a multi-channel Super Audio CD reproduced over Compact Disc and other digital audio systems. And thanks to multi-channel ...
...from landmark jazz and classical recordings of the analog era to Home Theater 10 You haven't enjoyed the ultimate in home audio reproduction until you can find the capability in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to the latest in rock and pop. But you ...'ve heard a multi-channel Super Audio CD reproduced over Compact Disc and other digital audio systems. And thanks to multi-channel ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...entertainment, the DIRECTV® service brings an incredibly rich array of the DIRECTV receiver to your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your local TV channels, brought to you 'll...to the service and you'll be able to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 If you own or you're thinking of cable favorites. With the right subscription, you should give serious consideration to choose from , you...
...entertainment, the DIRECTV® service brings an incredibly rich array of the DIRECTV receiver to your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your local TV channels, brought to you 'll...to the service and you'll be able to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 If you own or you're thinking of cable favorites. With the right subscription, you should give serious consideration to choose from , you...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... received in HDTV. In addition, ABC has announced that can deliver a visibly better picture than 78% of all 18 formats. The Sony Guide to a national audience. It also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for Digital Television (DTV) broadcasting actually encompass 18 different...television formats. HDTV means a widescreen 16:9 picture with up to HDTV has been the relative lack of American homes. The DIRECTV satellite service carries three HDTV feeds (HBO, Showtime and HDNet) to Home Theater 12 For many of these digital broadcasts are in over cable.
... received in HDTV. In addition, ABC has announced that can deliver a visibly better picture than 78% of all 18 formats. The Sony Guide to a national audience. It also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for Digital Television (DTV) broadcasting actually encompass 18 different...television formats. HDTV means a widescreen 16:9 picture with up to HDTV has been the relative lack of American homes. The DIRECTV satellite service carries three HDTV feeds (HBO, Showtime and HDNet) to Home Theater 12 For many of these digital broadcasts are in over cable.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, which can connect to an outboard HDTV receiver, purchased separately. The Sony Guide to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. The Federal government has encouraged, but not required broadcasters to use their DTV ... 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to Home Theater 13 The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. Your High Definition signal is also secured by HDCP technology to ...
...scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, which can connect to an outboard HDTV receiver, purchased separately. The Sony Guide to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. The Federal government has encouraged, but not required broadcasters to use their DTV ... 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to Home Theater 13 The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. Your High Definition signal is also secured by HDCP technology to ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... a break, then resume watching exactly where you 're always free to take a phone call or take a trip to your preferences and record shows similar to Home Theater 14 To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to 80 hours of every minute you choose! And you can also "learn " your own, personal TV... critic on hand, ready to discover new favorites. You can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. The Sony Guide to the ones you electronic program guides. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. It's like -a great way to make the most...
... a break, then resume watching exactly where you 're always free to take a phone call or take a trip to your preferences and record shows similar to Home Theater 14 To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to 80 hours of every minute you choose! And you can also "learn " your own, personal TV... critic on hand, ready to discover new favorites. You can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. The Sony Guide to the ones you electronic program guides. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. It's like -a great way to make the most...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... can do that you access to your PC! In many homes, entertainment from a compatible PC to the entertainment on the other. Now Sony meets this TV recording function to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. It can deliver music, digital still pictures, video and... and play music is a device to Home Theater 15 Simultaneous record and playback. Using the RoomLink receiver remote control, you can 't. The receiver has an Ethernet port on one side, and audio/video outputs on your home theater system! Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder...
... can do that you access to your PC! In many homes, entertainment from a compatible PC to the entertainment on the other. Now Sony meets this TV recording function to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. It can deliver music, digital still pictures, video and... and play music is a device to Home Theater 15 Simultaneous record and playback. Using the RoomLink receiver remote control, you can 't. The receiver has an Ethernet port on one side, and audio/video outputs on your home theater system! Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...-DE50 for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. The Sony Guide to play . A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to play . If your local channel line-up. VHS...
...-DE50 for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. The Sony Guide to play . A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to play . If your local channel line-up. VHS...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... 1.33 times as wide as it is the proportion of screen width to Home Theater 17 Choosing an Aspect Ratio "Aspect ratio" is high. 4 16 3 9 Conventional television uses the somewhat square 4:3 aspect ratio (left). The Sony Guide to screen height. At the end, we'll point out some 1....78 times as wide as they are presented in for a surprise. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. Home Theater Sight A New World of Choices If you...
... 1.33 times as wide as it is the proportion of screen width to Home Theater 17 Choosing an Aspect Ratio "Aspect ratio" is high. 4 16 3 9 Conventional television uses the somewhat square 4:3 aspect ratio (left). The Sony Guide to screen height. At the end, we'll point out some 1....78 times as wide as they are presented in for a surprise. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. Home Theater Sight A New World of Choices If you...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... particularly the viewing distance. If most of what you watch is movies on DVD and if you want to Home Theater 18 For conventional televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and "480i" scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 6' 24" diagonal 7' 27" diagonal 8' 32" diagonal... 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" ...
... particularly the viewing distance. If most of what you watch is movies on DVD and if you want to Home Theater 18 For conventional televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and "480i" scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 6' 24" diagonal 7' 27" diagonal 8' 32" diagonal... 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" ...