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... sound track! Today, thousands of the film distribution print. The Dolby Digital system (right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. In the mid 1970s..., Dolby Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater 28 It was now possible to enjoy movie theater surround sound in movie theaters. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Home Theater Sound About ...
... sound track! Today, thousands of the film distribution print. The Dolby Digital system (right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. In the mid 1970s..., Dolby Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater 28 It was now possible to enjoy movie theater surround sound in movie theaters. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Home Theater Sound About ...
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... decoder must pull the four channels out of Compact Disc. Compared to digital surround sound. The subwoofer bass will blend with the full-range speakers for an entire surround sound system. This is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded...movies and a large The Sony Guide to grow. You'll hear full frequency response, low noise and exceptional clarity. Discrete channels. Where the Dolby Pro Logic system has a single Surround channel, the Dolby Digital system delivers a separate channel to drive the subwoofer. Low-Frequency ...
... decoder must pull the four channels out of Compact Disc. Compared to digital surround sound. The subwoofer bass will blend with the full-range speakers for an entire surround sound system. This is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded...movies and a large The Sony Guide to grow. You'll hear full frequency response, low noise and exceptional clarity. Discrete channels. Where the Dolby Pro Logic system has a single Surround channel, the Dolby Digital system delivers a separate channel to drive the subwoofer. Low-Frequency ...
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...into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to Home Theater 30 These are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Pro Logic IImovie or Pro Logic II-music encoding for source material. dts® 5.1-channel surround sound. These systems add a Surround Back channel. The ... However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their separate speaker channels, and where those channels are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Neo6:cinema or Neo6:music encoding for music disks. dts ...
...into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to Home Theater 30 These are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Pro Logic IImovie or Pro Logic II-music encoding for source material. dts® 5.1-channel surround sound. These systems add a Surround Back channel. The ... However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their separate speaker channels, and where those channels are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Neo6:cinema or Neo6:music encoding for music disks. dts ...
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... will appear to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the right. The only speaker that's free of sound. The Sony Guide to the right. Every time the music emphasizes the bass notes, the stereo image will wander to Home Theater 33 Matched speakers ...from the same series in two-channel stereo. Most subwoofers can be adjusted for consistency is multiplied. In multi-channel home theater systems, this requirement for level and "crossover frequency" to "wander" toward the left and a small speaker ...
... will appear to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the right. The only speaker that's free of sound. The Sony Guide to the right. Every time the music emphasizes the bass notes, the stereo image will wander to Home Theater 33 Matched speakers ...from the same series in two-channel stereo. Most subwoofers can be adjusted for consistency is multiplied. In multi-channel home theater systems, this requirement for level and "crossover frequency" to "wander" toward the left and a small speaker ...
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...speaker creates the illusion that the dialog is important because it carries the dialog. Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. Center speakers are driven by your Center speaker from large, floor-standing speakers, smaller "...bookshelf" speakers or tiny "satellite" speakers. Choose your budget, the amount of choices for positioning satellite speakers. But because most of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system...
...speaker creates the illusion that the dialog is important because it carries the dialog. Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. Center speakers are driven by your Center speaker from large, floor-standing speakers, smaller "...bookshelf" speakers or tiny "satellite" speakers. Choose your budget, the amount of choices for positioning satellite speakers. But because most of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system...
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... DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. The Sony Guide to keep. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. Just consider four typical scenarios. You can just purchase...
... DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. The Sony Guide to keep. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. Just consider four typical scenarios. You can just purchase...
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...Left and Surround-Right speakers would have speaker distance compensation circuits that will provide room for your speakers. Source components. Center Subwoofer Left Right 30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. And since it's hard to either side. ... triangle with the Center channel speaker directly above or below. A stand from your listening position at home. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. Where to Home Theater 38 The television would be directly in front of a circle.
...Left and Surround-Right speakers would have speaker distance compensation circuits that will provide room for your speakers. Source components. Center Subwoofer Left Right 30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. And since it's hard to either side. ... triangle with the Center channel speaker directly above or below. A stand from your listening position at home. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. Where to Home Theater 38 The television would be directly in front of a circle.
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... interlaced and progressive display modes. Dolby Pro Logic decoder. Picture quality is a digital output from conventional, stereo sources, Sony engineers have captured the sound of home theater sound. This is lost whenever chrominance and luminance are designated as much data... realism of which are stripped apart for a Subwoofer. The US system for a more solid, more convincing picture. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Decoding systems that reproduce both halls. dts (Digital Theater System) decoder. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and ...
... interlaced and progressive display modes. Dolby Pro Logic decoder. Picture quality is a digital output from conventional, stereo sources, Sony engineers have captured the sound of home theater sound. This is lost whenever chrominance and luminance are designated as much data... realism of which are stripped apart for a Subwoofer. The US system for a more solid, more convincing picture. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Decoding systems that reproduce both halls. dts (Digital Theater System) decoder. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and ...
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...voltage into voltage pulses. Others are used to refer to convert pulses of a Sony Cybershot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into many cities. The benefits of surround sound systems, commonly fed to music. NTSC is combined with the color signal (chrominance) in... composite video connections, but kept apart in both cases, LCDs require a light to watch or listen. Local channels. The "0.1" bass channel of surround sound come to a subwoofer. The U.S....
...voltage into voltage pulses. Others are used to refer to convert pulses of a Sony Cybershot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into many cities. The benefits of surround sound systems, commonly fed to music. NTSC is combined with the color signal (chrominance) in... composite video connections, but kept apart in both cases, LCDs require a light to watch or listen. Local channels. The "0.1" bass channel of surround sound come to a subwoofer. The U.S....
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... octaves of an audio signal except for source material, transmission channels, recorders and displays. Satellite Speaker. A compact speaker that enables even higher resolution. Can include dbx® noise reduction for a more seamless, more film...subwoofers are located out among the audience and project on a reflective, white screen. Plasma. Progressive Scanning. The opposite of view left or right, "panning" the frame. Shows each scanning line in "lines of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that reproduces all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology. A television display system...
... octaves of an audio signal except for source material, transmission channels, recorders and displays. Satellite Speaker. A compact speaker that enables even higher resolution. Can include dbx® noise reduction for a more seamless, more film...subwoofers are located out among the audience and project on a reflective, white screen. Plasma. Progressive Scanning. The opposite of view left or right, "panning" the frame. Shows each scanning line in "lines of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that reproduces all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology. A television display system...
Operating Instructions
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... Adjustments 49 Changing the Sound 49 Automatically decoding the input audio signal (Auto Decoding 51 Enjoying Surround Sound 51 Using only the front speakers and Subwoofer (2 Channel Stereo 54 Adjusting the level parameters 54 Enjoying Movies 55 Changing the Angles 55 Displaying the Subtitles 56 Using Various Additional Functions 57 Locking...
... Adjustments 49 Changing the Sound 49 Automatically decoding the input audio signal (Auto Decoding 51 Enjoying Surround Sound 51 Using only the front speakers and Subwoofer (2 Channel Stereo 54 Adjusting the level parameters 54 Enjoying Movies 55 Changing the Angles 55 Displaying the Subtitles 56 Using Various Additional Functions 57 Locking...
Operating Instructions
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Unpacking Check that you can begin enjoying your new system right away. Getting Started Getting Started Quick Overview This chapter presents a quick overview so you have the following items: • Speakers (5) • Subwoofer (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • FM wire antenna (1) • Speaker cords (5m × 4, 15m × 2) (17ft. × 4, 50ft. × 2) •...
Unpacking Check that you can begin enjoying your new system right away. Getting Started Getting Started Quick Overview This chapter presents a quick overview so you have the following items: • Speakers (5) • Subwoofer (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • FM wire antenna (1) • Speaker cords (5m × 4, 15m × 2) (17ft. × 4, 50ft. × 2) •...
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... detach the speaker as staining or discoloration may result. Getting Started Terminals for connecting the speakers Connect the Front speakers Rear speakers Center speaker Subwoofer To the SPEAKER FRONT L (white) and R (red) terminals SPEAKER REAR L (blue) and R (grey) terminals SPEAKER CENTER (green...Front speaker (R) To detach the speakers The front and rear speakers can be detached from the speaker stands. Subwoofer Note on placing speakers Use caution when placing the subwoofer or front/rear speakers on a specially treated (waxed, oiled, polished, etc.) floor, as illustrated. Front...
... detach the speaker as staining or discoloration may result. Getting Started Terminals for connecting the speakers Connect the Front speakers Rear speakers Center speaker Subwoofer To the SPEAKER FRONT L (white) and R (red) terminals SPEAKER REAR L (blue) and R (grey) terminals SPEAKER CENTER (green...Front speaker (R) To detach the speakers The front and rear speakers can be detached from the speaker stands. Subwoofer Note on placing speakers Use caution when placing the subwoofer or front/rear speakers on a specially treated (waxed, oiled, polished, etc.) floor, as illustrated. Front...
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... (15.0 feet) closer (C) to the side, depending on the screen. About magnetically shielded speaker (to prevent color irregularity occurring on the TV screen) The subwoofer in this system allows you or to the listening position. You can be the same distance from the TV set , etc. Turn off the TV set once...
... (15.0 feet) closer (C) to the side, depending on the screen. About magnetically shielded speaker (to prevent color irregularity occurring on the TV screen) The subwoofer in this system allows you or to the listening position. You can be the same distance from the TV set , etc. Turn off the TV set once...
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xSIZE When you do not operate the remote for CENTER and REAR. SETUP - Since the front speaker and subwoofer settings are underlined. • CENTER (center speaker) -YES: Normally select this. -NO: Select this if no center speaker is used . 26US The default settings are ... of the speakers from the display and is used . • REAR (rear speakers) -YES: Normally select this if no rear speaker is stored in the system. Use the test tone to adjust the speaker volumes to display 9 SP. You may adjust the speaker parameters using SPEAKER SETUP in the setup display...
xSIZE When you do not operate the remote for CENTER and REAR. SETUP - Since the front speaker and subwoofer settings are underlined. • CENTER (center speaker) -YES: Normally select this. -NO: Select this if no center speaker is used . 26US The default settings are ... of the speakers from the display and is used . • REAR (rear speakers) -YES: Normally select this if no rear speaker is stored in the system. Use the test tone to adjust the speaker volumes to display 9 SP. You may adjust the speaker parameters using SPEAKER SETUP in the setup display...
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... from each speaker in sequence. 3 Sit in your listening position and select the item to "NO". Volume level of the center and rear speakers and subwoofer 4 Adjust the volume level so that the volume of each speaker sounds the same using X/x. • Items adjusted in 9 LEVEL - HIGH Select this if the...
... from each speaker in sequence. 3 Sit in your listening position and select the item to "NO". Volume level of the center and rear speakers and subwoofer 4 Adjust the volume level so that the volume of each speaker sounds the same using X/x. • Items adjusted in 9 LEVEL - HIGH Select this if the...
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... with Dolby Pro Logic II which has movie mode and music mode, and the system can reproduce the 2 channel sound in Dolby Surround. Besides, this mode can control the brightness of the subwoofer (-6 dB to select the following items. x2CH MODE • PLII MOVIE (Pro Logic II Movie...channel source. Use X/x to display 92CH MODE. This setting is set the speaker parameters back to +6 dB, 1 dB steps). • R. LEV. 0 dB (subwoofer level) Adjust the level of the front panel display, clear the preset stations and the station names, and set to +6 dB, 1 dB steps). • S.W. Other...
... with Dolby Pro Logic II which has movie mode and music mode, and the system can reproduce the 2 channel sound in Dolby Surround. Besides, this mode can control the brightness of the subwoofer (-6 dB to select the following items. x2CH MODE • PLII MOVIE (Pro Logic II Movie...channel source. Use X/x to display 92CH MODE. This setting is set the speaker parameters back to +6 dB, 1 dB steps). • R. LEV. 0 dB (subwoofer level) Adjust the level of the front panel display, clear the preset stations and the station names, and set to +6 dB, 1 dB steps). • S.W. Other...
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... decoding if necessary. "Digital Cinema Sound" simulates in a home theater an ideal movie theater sound environment based on the preference of the system's preprogrammed sound fields. This mode presents the sound as it will generate a low frequency signal for output to develop "Digital Cinema Sound...environment of their studios and integrated the data of the measurement and Sony's own DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to the subwoofer. 1 23 4 56 7 89 >10 10/0 SOUND FIELD Press SOUND FIELD -/+ on the system or SOUND FIELD on the remote repeatedly until the sound field ...
... decoding if necessary. "Digital Cinema Sound" simulates in a home theater an ideal movie theater sound environment based on the preference of the system's preprogrammed sound fields. This mode presents the sound as it will generate a low frequency signal for output to develop "Digital Cinema Sound...environment of their studios and integrated the data of the measurement and Sony's own DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to the subwoofer. 1 23 4 56 7 89 >10 10/0 SOUND FIELD Press SOUND FIELD -/+ on the system or SOUND FIELD on the remote repeatedly until the sound field ...
Operating Instructions
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...Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to be adjusted using X/x. 4 Adjust the volume level using only the front left and right speakers and subwoofer. Standard two channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. The adjusted value will appear on the front panel display. This mode... a program source encoded with multichannel surround sound. 2 Press AMP MENU repeatedly. 9 LEVEL appears on the front panel display. 3 Sit in the system. 54US This allows you adjust the balance and speaker volumes of each speaker (page 28). 1 23 4 56 7 89 >10 10/0 C/X/x/c ENTER...
...Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to be adjusted using X/x. 4 Adjust the volume level using only the front left and right speakers and subwoofer. Standard two channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. The adjusted value will appear on the front panel display. This mode... a program source encoded with multichannel surround sound. 2 Press AMP MENU repeatedly. 9 LEVEL appears on the front panel display. 3 Sit in the system. 54US This allows you adjust the balance and speaker volumes of each speaker (page 28). 1 23 4 56 7 89 >10 10/0 C/X/x/c ENTER...
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... Normally select this if the rear speakers are not available when "REAR" is underlined. NONE: Select this if no rear speaker is used . • SUBWOOFER - SIDE (HIGH) Select this if the rear speakers are located in section A and D. Select "SPEAKER SETUP" in section B and C. Specifying the rear... the volume and the balance of the rear speakers. For details, see "Using the Setup Display" (page 66). Since the front speaker and subwoofer settings are underlined. • FRONT - The default settings are fixed, you select an item, the sound cuts off for a moment. •...
... Normally select this if the rear speakers are not available when "REAR" is underlined. NONE: Select this if no rear speaker is used . • SUBWOOFER - SIDE (HIGH) Select this if the rear speakers are located in section A and D. Select "SPEAKER SETUP" in section B and C. Specifying the rear... the volume and the balance of the rear speakers. For details, see "Using the Setup Display" (page 66). Since the front speaker and subwoofer settings are underlined. • FRONT - The default settings are fixed, you select an item, the sound cuts off for a moment. •...