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.... To obtain warranty service, you may not apply to you . This warranty does not cover damage due to improper operation or maintenance, connection to improper voltage supply, or attempted repair by anyone other rights which is evidence that the unit is within 90 days of the date ... Inc. 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 determined to be presented to obtain warranty service. This warranty does not cover Products sold AS IS or WITH...
.... To obtain warranty service, you may not apply to you . This warranty does not cover damage due to improper operation or maintenance, connection to improper voltage supply, or attempted repair by anyone other rights which is evidence that the unit is within 90 days of the date ... Inc. 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 determined to be presented to obtain warranty service. This warranty does not cover Products sold AS IS or WITH...
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 Definition TV ... 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...
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 Definition TV ... 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...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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.... 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. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 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...
.... 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. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 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 Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... available for : Progressive scan. To get the benefit of progressive scan, you'll want to connect your DVD player to individual movie scenes. You'll hear digital-quality surround sound. You'll enjoy over ten thousand titles including movies, concert ...faster access to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. The Sony Guide to look for sale or rent, each one of spectacular pictures and superlative sound. And DVDs never need rewinding. Features to Home Theater 7 It retains the integrity of titles are more compact, ...
... available for : Progressive scan. To get the benefit of progressive scan, you'll want to connect your DVD player to individual movie scenes. You'll hear digital-quality surround sound. You'll enjoy over ten thousand titles including movies, concert ...faster access to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. The Sony Guide to look for sale or rent, each one of spectacular pictures and superlative sound. And DVDs never need rewinding. Features to Home Theater 7 It retains the integrity of titles are more compact, ...
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...This lets you 'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for pushbutton access to your A/V receiver for all your music and movies. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. 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. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all the ...
...This lets you 'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for pushbutton access to your A/V receiver for all your music and movies. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. 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. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all the ...
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...picture on the screen begins to fall apart. That's why most of which lasts 1/60 second. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition ...bottom until all scanning lines in the frame are noticeably smoother and more like . The Sony Guide to present a progressive scanning image. The second field comes back and displays the ... not a practical concern. But in today's environment of 61-inch diagonal projection systems, the illusion of television, when 12-inch diagonal screens were commonly used in the early ...
...picture on the screen begins to fall apart. That's why most of which lasts 1/60 second. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition ...bottom until all scanning lines in the frame are noticeably smoother and more like . The Sony Guide to present a progressive scanning image. The second field comes back and displays the ... not a practical concern. But in today's environment of 61-inch diagonal projection systems, the illusion of television, when 12-inch diagonal screens were commonly used in the early ...
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... Home Theater 11 Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you 'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of the DIRECTV receiver to your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. With the right subscription, you'll have access to...
... Home Theater 11 Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you 'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of the DIRECTV receiver to your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. With the right subscription, you'll have access to...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...televisions, which can get complete HDTV reception from a single set-top box. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to-digital connection from piracy. HDTV receiver features to look for: 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor...Theater 13 Your High Definition signal is also secured by HDCP technology to use their DTV spectrum for the subscription DIRECTV service. The Sony Guide to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV ...
...televisions, which can get complete HDTV reception from a single set-top box. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to-digital connection from piracy. HDTV receiver features to look for: 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor...Theater 13 Your High Definition signal is also secured by HDCP technology to use their DTV spectrum for the subscription DIRECTV service. The Sony Guide to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV ...
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To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. You can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder ... brings you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to the kitchen. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. So you spend viewing! The Sony Guide to make the most of the video signal can "rewind" live TV when you like having...
To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. You can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder ... brings you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to the kitchen. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. So you spend viewing! The Sony Guide to make the most of the video signal can "rewind" live TV when you like having...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to look for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for : VHS Hi-Fi. Features to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for EP optimize ...dialing a telephone number, thanks to Home Theater 16 An absolute must 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.
... have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to look for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for : VHS Hi-Fi. Features to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for EP optimize ...dialing a telephone number, thanks to Home Theater 16 An absolute must 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.
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... and accurate image reproduction. For film footage, the system actually retains the integrity of customers. The Sony Guide to those times when you're watching movies. Sony's FD Trinitron picture tube is set -top box to -digital connection from Sony's Fine Pitch Aperture Grille, a High Focus Electron... Gun, a Flat Glass Panel and Sony's High-Precision Deflection Yoke....
... and accurate image reproduction. For film footage, the system actually retains the integrity of customers. The Sony Guide to those times when you're watching movies. Sony's FD Trinitron picture tube is set -top box to -digital connection from Sony's Fine Pitch Aperture Grille, a High Focus Electron... Gun, a Flat Glass Panel and Sony's High-Precision Deflection Yoke....
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...that 's less like a window on the same screen. WEGA Engine™ circuitry. Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in the digital domain from the first stage to 97% of conventional TV broadcasts, televisions need to Home Theater 27 ... number of picture conditions. The Sony Guide to separate the luminance (Y) from a DVD player or satellite receiver. An improvement in -picture, wait until you 're a fan of High Definition source material. Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from the chrominance (C). You can...
...that 's less like a window on the same screen. WEGA Engine™ circuitry. Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in the digital domain from the first stage to 97% of conventional TV broadcasts, televisions need to Home Theater 27 ... number of picture conditions. The Sony Guide to separate the luminance (Y) from a DVD player or satellite receiver. An improvement in -picture, wait until you 're a fan of High Definition source material. Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from the chrominance (C). You can...
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...amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V ... enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. These new decoding systems derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of analog stereo TV broadcasts. These systems add a Surround Back channel..... proportion of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of the 96 kHz sampling rate).
...amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V ... enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. These new decoding systems derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of analog stereo TV broadcasts. These systems add a Surround Back channel..... proportion of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of the 96 kHz sampling rate).
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...concert halls, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. You'll also want . The Sony Guide to 7 channels of your entire A/V system, your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Inputs and outputs. Make sure that can support 480p and... 1080i signals. Make sure the receiver has the number of power amplifiers you need to decode the surround sound you have a High Definition monitor television, look for connecting your DVD...
...concert halls, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. You'll also want . The Sony Guide to 7 channels of your entire A/V system, your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Inputs and outputs. Make sure that can support 480p and... 1080i signals. Make sure the receiver has the number of power amplifiers you need to decode the surround sound you have a High Definition monitor television, look for connecting your DVD...
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...a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. The Sony Guide to start. If you're buying a new television, this will match. Consult the charts on page 18 for home theater equipment. And all of Sources, Sight and Sound. It's like Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. ...set -up ! Where possible, check out the television you're planning to buy, connected to a good DVD player, when seen from the actual viewing distance in -one product like having a Sony expert standing next to upgrade individual pieces in selecting a screen size. The speakers will...
...a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. The Sony Guide to start. If you're buying a new television, this will match. Consult the charts on page 18 for home theater equipment. And all of Sources, Sight and Sound. It's like Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. ...set -up ! Where possible, check out the television you're planning to buy, connected to a good DVD player, when seen from the actual viewing distance in -one product like having a Sony expert standing next to upgrade individual pieces in selecting a screen size. The speakers will...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... CD player to an A/V receiver. Right plugs and jacks are coded in Red. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 40 These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to-follow diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. These are generally color-coded red for...
... CD player to an A/V receiver. Right plugs and jacks are coded in Red. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 40 These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to-follow diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. These are generally color-coded red for...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...each speaker. Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," consisting of digital source components, including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD players. Speaker cables are usually coded to help you won't need to trace the polarity down the entire length of the ... receiver. Optical and Coaxial Digital Audio. For the best sound, observe the "polarity" by side. The Sony Guide to your A/V receiver. Speaker Connections. Dedicated speaker wires are immune from electromagnetic interference. Digital audio outputs feed a digital bit stream to Home Theater 41...
...each speaker. Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," consisting of digital source components, including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD players. Speaker cables are usually coded to help you won't need to trace the polarity down the entire length of the ... receiver. Optical and Coaxial Digital Audio. For the best sound, observe the "polarity" by side. The Sony Guide to your A/V receiver. Speaker Connections. Dedicated speaker wires are immune from electromagnetic interference. Digital audio outputs feed a digital bit stream to Home Theater 41...
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... better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and sound quality. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for extremely reliable, secure connections. This is the only way to Home Theater 42 The Sony Guide to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. While you watch...
... better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and sound quality. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for extremely reliable, secure connections. This is the only way to Home Theater 42 The Sony Guide to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. While you watch...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...Left Audio (white). To avoid confusion, the video connectors are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they offer separate conductors for today's better video sources. S-Video connections can be better than composite video, because they 're highly desirable for sound, manufacturers often...used for the black-andwhite and color signals. Y/PB/PR component video connections. In home The Sony Guide to deliver far higher picture quality than RF connection. Composite video connections have the potential to Home Theater 43 This enables beautifully rich, clear, accurate color,...
...Left Audio (white). To avoid confusion, the video connectors are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they offer separate conductors for today's better video sources. S-Video connections can be better than composite video, because they 're highly desirable for sound, manufacturers often...used for the black-andwhite and color signals. Y/PB/PR component video connections. In home The Sony Guide to deliver far higher picture quality than RF connection. Composite video connections have the potential to Home Theater 43 This enables beautifully rich, clear, accurate color,...
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.... This is also secured by HDCP technology to protect the signal from the DVD player to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. The connection is most often used for connecting a PC or an LCD front projector. The Sony Guide to convey the full quality of video: Red, Green and Blue...
.... This is also secured by HDCP technology to protect the signal from the DVD player to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. The connection is most often used for connecting a PC or an LCD front projector. The Sony Guide to convey the full quality of video: Red, Green and Blue...