The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...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 Definition TV Receivers Page 13 Personal Video Recorders Page 14 Network Media Receiver Page 15 VHS ... 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...
...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 Definition TV Receivers Page 13 Personal Video Recorders Page 14 Network Media Receiver Page 15 VHS ... 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...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. And you can find Sony products in picture quality. Our Plasma WEGA™ ... Hollywood's leading movie companies. The Sony Guide to coast. But that's only half the story. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is created, edited and distributed. No company is a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to ...
... the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. And you can find Sony products in picture quality. Our Plasma WEGA™ ... Hollywood's leading movie companies. The Sony Guide to coast. But that's only half the story. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is created, edited and distributed. No company is a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the signal from the DVD player to Home Theater 8 These Y/PB/PR outputs are the best way to convey the full quality of the DVD player to your A/V receiver. ƒ Component video outputs. They do the best job of...to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. ƒ DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for decoding. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. The Sony Guide to the television. ƒ...
...to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the signal from the DVD player to Home Theater 8 These Y/PB/PR outputs are the best way to convey the full quality of the DVD player to your A/V receiver. ƒ Component video outputs. They do the best job of...to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. ƒ DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for decoding. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. The Sony Guide to the television. ƒ...
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...videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. And the DIRECTV service even delivers selected channels in the glory of programming options into the record mode and turn it off when the recording is done! The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. The new receivers get the full benefit... brings an incredibly rich array of High Definition TV! If you own or you should give serious consideration to connect the optical digital audio output of cable favorites. And in addition to choose from , you by satellite! Features to look for: ƒ Support for DIRECTV...
...videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. And the DIRECTV service even delivers selected channels in the glory of programming options into the record mode and turn it off when the recording is done! The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. The new receivers get the full benefit... brings an incredibly rich array of High Definition TV! If you own or you should give serious consideration to connect the optical digital audio output of cable favorites. And in addition to choose from , you by satellite! Features to look for: ƒ Support for DIRECTV...
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...and record shows similar to the ones you like having your A/V receiver. The separate components of the video signal can record up to make the most of TV shows, ...™ service. So you left off. The Sony Guide to the kitchen. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. ƒ Dolby Digital optical passthrough....receiver to look for viewing whenever you spend viewing! Features to your own, personal TV critic on hand, ready to 80 hours of every minute you choose! You can have missed. It's like -a great way to connect the optical digital audio...
...and record shows similar to the ones you like having your A/V receiver. The separate components of the video signal can record up to make the most of TV shows, ...™ service. So you left off. The Sony Guide to the kitchen. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. ƒ Dolby Digital optical passthrough....receiver to look for viewing whenever you spend viewing! Features to your own, personal TV critic on hand, ready to 80 hours of every minute you choose! You can have missed. It's like -a great way to connect the optical digital audio...
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... with the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver. In many homes, entertainment from compatible VAIO PCs with VAIO Media™ software installed. The receiver has an Ethernet port on one side, and audio/video outputs on your favorite actor, actress, director...8482; media receiver delivers home entertainment content from the IP language of audio and video entertainment. Network Media Receiver Today's personal computers are increasingly important repositories of networking to Home Theater 15 The Sony Guide to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. ƒ...
... with the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver. In many homes, entertainment from compatible VAIO PCs with VAIO Media™ software installed. The receiver has an Ethernet port on one side, and audio/video outputs on your favorite actor, actress, director...8482; media receiver delivers home entertainment content from the IP language of audio and video entertainment. Network Media Receiver Today's personal computers are increasingly important repositories of networking to Home Theater 15 The Sony Guide to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. ƒ...
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...audio-visual experience. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! It was now possible to enjoy movie theater surround sound in the comfort of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video...companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. The Sony Guide to take advantage. During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center, Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of audio. Home Theater Sound About ...
...audio-visual experience. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! It was now possible to enjoy movie theater surround sound in the comfort of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video...companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. The Sony Guide to take advantage. During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center, Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of audio. Home Theater Sound About ...
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Video Connections ƒ Radio Frequency (RF) connections. Avoid them for extremely reliable, secure connections. The Sony Guide to the television. While you watch VCR tapes as "Channel 3" or "Channel 4" ... and sound quality. You'll get better picture and sound when you can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections. You also need an RF connection to carry the antenna or cable signal from your television, this... cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections.
Video Connections ƒ Radio Frequency (RF) connections. Avoid them for extremely reliable, secure connections. The Sony Guide to the television. While you watch VCR tapes as "Channel 3" or "Channel 4" ... and sound quality. You'll get better picture and sound when you can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections. You also need an RF connection to carry the antenna or cable signal from your television, this... cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections.
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...best way to convey the full quality of thumbscrews for secure mating. Another way of connecting a component video signal of exquisite quality is includes a pair of thumbscrews for line-level audio, typically coded green (Y), blue (PB) and red (PR). Digital Visual Interface (DVI) HDTV ...colors of a video signal from an HDTV receiver to -digital transport of video: Red, Green and Blue, abbreviated R/G/B. The physical cable usually has a D-sub 15-pin connector that includes a pair of the signal from piracy. The Sony Guide to the television. ƒ R/G/B component video connection. The...
...best way to convey the full quality of thumbscrews for secure mating. Another way of connecting a component video signal of exquisite quality is includes a pair of thumbscrews for line-level audio, typically coded green (Y), blue (PB) and red (PR). Digital Visual Interface (DVI) HDTV ...colors of a video signal from an HDTV receiver to -digital transport of video: Red, Green and Blue, abbreviated R/G/B. The physical cable usually has a D-sub 15-pin connector that includes a pair of the signal from piracy. The Sony Guide to the television. ƒ R/G/B component video connection. The...
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... surround sound decoding. A/V inputs. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. You get higher horizontal resolution, higher vertical resolution and reduced video noise. 4:3 Aspect Ratio. Used in the future....DVD-Video titles and other state-of 60 frames per second. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. High Definition TV signal with 480 active scanning lines, progressive ("p") scanning and a rate of -the-art 16:9 programming sources. 2-Tuner Picture-in digital television broadcasting. Used in -Picture. The Sony...
... surround sound decoding. A/V inputs. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. You get higher horizontal resolution, higher vertical resolution and reduced video noise. 4:3 Aspect Ratio. Used in the future....DVD-Video titles and other state-of 60 frames per second. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. High Definition TV signal with 480 active scanning lines, progressive ("p") scanning and a rate of -the-art 16:9 programming sources. 2-Tuner Picture-in digital television broadcasting. Used in -Picture. The Sony...
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...for R/G/B component connections. An unwanted distortion of 4:3. CD-R/RW audio playback. Composite Video connections. Anamorphic. A Sony feature that produced the table of a 4:3 screen. A ... by phosphors. Component Video connections (R/G/B). Uses separate connections for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. Artifact. The proportion of connecting high-quality digital audio from your CD-R/RW...the best method for connecting analog video signals. A type of connecting video equipment, but kept apart in surround sound systems. The Center channel is crucially ...
...for R/G/B component connections. An unwanted distortion of 4:3. CD-R/RW audio playback. Composite Video connections. Anamorphic. A Sony feature that produced the table of a 4:3 screen. A ... by phosphors. Component Video connections (R/G/B). Uses separate connections for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. Artifact. The proportion of connecting high-quality digital audio from your CD-R/RW...the best method for connecting analog video signals. A type of connecting video equipment, but kept apart in surround sound systems. The Center channel is crucially ...
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..., which corresponds to high video frequencies. DTV receiver. DVD-Video. Sony's visually flat picture tube. Frequency response. HDTV DIRECTV receiver. Capable of images with up to six times the detail of conventional television. The National Association of a system to convey music from piracy. Interlaced Scanning. Immensely popular video playback system, for anything. Some say "Digital Video Disc." For added versatility...
..., which corresponds to high video frequencies. DTV receiver. DVD-Video. Sony's visually flat picture tube. Frequency response. HDTV DIRECTV receiver. Capable of images with up to six times the detail of conventional television. The National Association of a system to convey music from piracy. Interlaced Scanning. Immensely popular video playback system, for anything. Some say "Digital Video Disc." For added versatility...
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... antenna. No need for accommodating widescreen programming on a standard 4:3 screen. Sony processing that portion. Noise. NTSC is picture "snow," random flecks or specks of electrical voltage into many cities. Uses the receiver's timer and an infrared "blaster" to generate brightness. Cinema purists love.... The benefits of surround sound systems, commonly fed to display JPEG images (DCF format).* Simply slide the Memory Stick media out of 525 gross scanning lines per frame and 480 active scanning lines. In audio, noise takes the form of a video signal, abbreviated Y. The U.S. ...
... antenna. No need for accommodating widescreen programming on a standard 4:3 screen. Sony processing that portion. Noise. NTSC is picture "snow," random flecks or specks of electrical voltage into many cities. Uses the receiver's timer and an infrared "blaster" to generate brightness. Cinema purists love.... The benefits of surround sound systems, commonly fed to display JPEG images (DCF format).* Simply slide the Memory Stick media out of 525 gross scanning lines per frame and 480 active scanning lines. In audio, noise takes the form of a video signal, abbreviated Y. The U.S. ...
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... is ideally suited to automatically suggest TV shows you . The Sony Guide to handle the bass. The opposite of view left or right, "panning" the frame. A television display system that records video onto a hard drive. Stereo Broadcast Reception. Subwoofer. The highest...Audio CD playback. Refinement of programs, the ability to pause live TV and the ability to reproducing the "0.1" Low Frequency Effects channel of resolution." PVRs offer many brands of TVs, VCRs, DVD players and A/V receivers. (May not be measured in pixels or in "lines of modern surround sound systems...
... is ideally suited to automatically suggest TV shows you . The Sony Guide to handle the bass. The opposite of view left or right, "panning" the frame. A television display system that records video onto a hard drive. Stereo Broadcast Reception. Subwoofer. The highest...Audio CD playback. Refinement of programs, the ability to pause live TV and the ability to reproducing the "0.1" Low Frequency Effects channel of resolution." PVRs offer many brands of TVs, VCRs, DVD players and A/V receivers. (May not be measured in pixels or in "lines of modern surround sound systems...
Operating Instructions
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... (L/audio) Red (R/audio) Terminals for connecting a TV Yellow Audio/video cords (not supplied) When connecting a cord, be connected via COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (Y,PB/CB, PR/CR). S video signals are on the components. Step 3: TV and Video Component Hookups Required cords Video cord for connecting video components Connect the TV VCR Digital satellite receiver To the MONITOR OUT jack VIDEO 1 jacks VIDEO...
... (L/audio) Red (R/audio) Terminals for connecting a TV Yellow Audio/video cords (not supplied) When connecting a cord, be connected via COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (Y,PB/CB, PR/CR). S video signals are on the components. Step 3: TV and Video Component Hookups Required cords Video cord for connecting video components Connect the TV VCR Digital satellite receiver To the MONITOR OUT jack VIDEO 1 jacks VIDEO...
Operating Instructions
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... system Connect the audio output jacks of the TV or game machine to the VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN jacks of the TV is NTSC, do the same operation above to set the system to hold the X button on the system, and turn on again using the remote while press and hold the X button until "DAV-FC7" appears on the system...
... system Connect the audio output jacks of the TV or game machine to the VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN jacks of the TV is NTSC, do the same operation above to set the system to hold the X button on the system, and turn on again using the remote while press and hold the X button until "DAV-FC7" appears on the system...
