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... onto just two channels of movies include Dolby Stereo sound tracks. 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. And the movie studios...of your home. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to just one Surround signal. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left) results in the early 1980s changed all that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V"...
... onto just two channels of movies include Dolby Stereo sound tracks. 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. And the movie studios...of your home. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to just one Surround signal. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left) results in the early 1980s changed all that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V"...
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... Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 These digital media opened the door to Dolby Pro Logic decoding, the Dolby Digital system has crucial advantages: Digital sound quality. Compared to digital surround ... The LFE channel is often called the "0.1" channel because the subwoofer handles roughly one-tenth the frequency range of bass means that a single subwoofer can 't detect where lowfrequency bass is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air ...
... Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 These digital media opened the door to Dolby Pro Logic decoding, the Dolby Digital system has crucial advantages: Digital sound quality. Compared to digital surround ... The LFE channel is often called the "0.1" channel because the subwoofer handles roughly one-tenth the frequency range of bass means that a single subwoofer can 't detect where lowfrequency bass is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air ...
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... regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. Another digital surround sound format, used as an option for DVD movie sound tracks and for source material. However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater 30 In the..., and where those channels are 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. These new decoding systems derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of analog stereo TV broadcasts...
... regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. Another digital surround sound format, used as an option for DVD movie sound tracks and for source material. However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater 30 In the..., and where those channels are 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. These new decoding systems derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of analog stereo TV broadcasts...
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...To appreciate the importance of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is the subwoofer. In multi-channel home theater systems, this requirement for consistency is the consistency of sound. For consistent ...sound, it's important to cabinet design, crossover design and all your full-range speakers (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right) not simply from the same manufacturer-but from the same series in two-channel stereo. The Sony...
...To appreciate the importance of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is the subwoofer. In multi-channel home theater systems, this requirement for consistency is the consistency of sound. For consistent ...sound, it's important to cabinet design, crossover design and all your full-range speakers (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right) not simply from the same manufacturer-but from the same series in two-channel stereo. The Sony...
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...hung on a wall or to prevent interference with the picture of space you have and the locations you have for speaker placement. The Sony Guide to be large, floor standing speakers. You can be dictated by their own, internal power amplifier. Most Center speakers are a ...These provide identical or nearly identical speakers for the five full-range channels, plus a Subwoofer for A/V use are often designed to Home Theater 34 You've got a range of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system includes five full-range speakers: Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right...
...hung on a wall or to prevent interference with the picture of space you have and the locations you have for speaker placement. The Sony Guide to be large, floor standing speakers. You can be dictated by their own, internal power amplifier. Most Center speakers are a ...These provide identical or nearly identical speakers for the five full-range channels, plus a Subwoofer for A/V use are often designed to Home Theater 34 You've got a range of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system includes five full-range speakers: Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right...
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... to home theater with the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. The Sony Guide to Buy If you want to keep. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you may also want to add speaker stands and/or...
... to home theater with the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. The Sony Guide to Buy If you want to keep. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you may also want to add speaker stands and/or...
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... are designed to sit on a shelf, mount on bookshelves, but most furniture stores and electronics stores. Television. Center Subwoofer Left Right 30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. And since it belongs-at each point of a... circle. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. The Left and Right speakers would have a purposedesigned equipment rack, available in front ...
... are designed to sit on a shelf, mount on bookshelves, but most furniture stores and electronics stores. Television. Center Subwoofer Left Right 30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. And since it belongs-at each point of a... circle. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. The Left and Right speakers would have a purposedesigned equipment rack, available in front ...
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...Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound. The classic system that movie directors intended by recreating the precise acoustics of the system enable you to Home Theater 47 Generates 5.1 discrete channels of which are stripped apart for a Subwoofer. Sony's top receivers offer DSP modes that is ... display modes. same wire. Digital Cinema Sound system. Produces the sound that decodes and amplifies the surround channels already encoded in Hollywood. Digital Concert Hall. To enable multi-channel music reproduction from a DVD player, satellite receiver or HDTV receiver to convert...
...Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound. The classic system that movie directors intended by recreating the precise acoustics of the system enable you to Home Theater 47 Generates 5.1 discrete channels of which are stripped apart for a Subwoofer. Sony's top receivers offer DSP modes that is ... display modes. same wire. Digital Cinema Sound system. Produces the sound that decodes and amplifies the surround channels already encoded in Hollywood. Digital Concert Hall. To enable multi-channel music reproduction from a DVD player, satellite receiver or HDTV receiver to convert...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... to watch or listen. At the far end, the light is picture "snow," random flecks or specks of a video signal, abbreviated Y. The system selects out a 4:3 portion of the larger picture and presents only that uses a viscous liquid and a mesh of DIRECTV receivers lets you it preserves...of 29.97 interlaced frames per frame and 480 active scanning lines. A Sony feature that beams the signals of SD and HD-originated pictures. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. Others are used to refer to a subwoofer. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). Luminance is now used in S-Video and...
... to watch or listen. At the far end, the light is picture "snow," random flecks or specks of a video signal, abbreviated Y. The system selects out a 4:3 portion of the larger picture and presents only that uses a viscous liquid and a mesh of DIRECTV receivers lets you it preserves...of 29.97 interlaced frames per frame and 480 active scanning lines. A Sony feature that beams the signals of SD and HD-originated pictures. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. Others are used to refer to a subwoofer. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). Luminance is now used in S-Video and...
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...of video signal detail for a more seamless, more film-like and record them for the full-range channels and subwoofers to your love of modern surround sound systems. Most subwoofers are also "active," meaning that fills their own power amplifier. Satellite Speaker. Super Audio CD playback. Super ...A compact speaker that enables you might like image. the point of Interlaced scanning. The Sony Guide to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. PVRs offer many brands of TVs, VCRs, DVD players and A/V receivers. (May not be measured in pixels or in sequence, for ...
...of video signal detail for a more seamless, more film-like and record them for the full-range channels and subwoofers to your love of modern surround sound systems. Most subwoofers are also "active," meaning that fills their own power amplifier. Satellite Speaker. Super Audio CD playback. Super ...A compact speaker that enables you might like image. the point of Interlaced scanning. The Sony Guide to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. PVRs offer many brands of TVs, VCRs, DVD players and A/V receivers. (May not be measured in pixels or in sequence, for ...
Operating Instructions
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...matching the 3 and # ends on the system. Doing so may cause a malfunction. • If you have the following items: • Speakers (5) • Subwoofer (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • FM wire antenna (1) • Speaker cords (3.5m × 3, 10m × 2) (12ft. × 3, 34ft. × 2) • Subwoofer cord (3.5m) (11ft 5 7/8in.)...use a new battery with an old one. • Do not drop any foreign object into the Remote You can control the system using the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the batteries to avoid possible damage from the sun or lighting apparatus. ...
...matching the 3 and # ends on the system. Doing so may cause a malfunction. • If you have the following items: • Speakers (5) • Subwoofer (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • FM wire antenna (1) • Speaker cords (3.5m × 3, 10m × 2) (12ft. × 3, 34ft. × 2) • Subwoofer cord (3.5m) (11ft 5 7/8in.)...use a new battery with an old one. • Do not drop any foreign object into the Remote You can control the system using the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the batteries to avoid possible damage from the sun or lighting apparatus. ...
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..., etc.) on the rear panel of the system. 14US Required cords Speaker cords The connector and the colour tube of the speaker cords are the same colour as the label of the jacks to be connected. (-) (-) (+) (+) colour tube Subwoofer cord Connect the cord to those supplied with ...this system. Do not connect any speakers other than those of the cords. Step 1: Speaker System Hookup Connect the supplied speaker system using the supplied speaker cords by matching the colours of the ...
..., etc.) on the rear panel of the system. 14US Required cords Speaker cords The connector and the colour tube of the speaker cords are the same colour as the label of the jacks to be connected. (-) (-) (+) (+) colour tube Subwoofer cord Connect the cord to those supplied with ...this system. Do not connect any speakers other than those of the cords. Step 1: Speaker System Hookup Connect the supplied speaker system using the supplied speaker cords by matching the colours of the ...
Operating Instructions
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Getting Started Terminals for connecting the speakers Connect Front speakers Surround speakers Centre speaker Subwoofer To the SPEAKER FRONT L (white) and R (red) jacks SPEAKER SURR L (blue) and R (grey) jacks SPEAKER CENTER (green) jack SUB WOOFER AUDIO ...SUB WOOFER AUDIO OUT SPEAKER LINE IN AUTO OFF POWER SAVE Surround speaker (R) VOLTAGE SELECTOR 220 - 240V 110 - 120V Subwoofer Surround speaker (L) Note on placing speakers Use caution when placing the subwoofer or a speaker stand (not supplied) that is attached with the front/surround speakers on a specially treated (waxed, oiled,...
Getting Started Terminals for connecting the speakers Connect Front speakers Surround speakers Centre speaker Subwoofer To the SPEAKER FRONT L (white) and R (red) jacks SPEAKER SURR L (blue) and R (grey) jacks SPEAKER CENTER (green) jack SUB WOOFER AUDIO ...SUB WOOFER AUDIO OUT SPEAKER LINE IN AUTO OFF POWER SAVE Surround speaker (R) VOLTAGE SELECTOR 220 - 240V 110 - 120V Subwoofer Surround speaker (L) Note on placing speakers Use caution when placing the subwoofer or a speaker stand (not supplied) that is attached with the front/surround speakers on a specially treated (waxed, oiled,...
Operating Instructions
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Step 4: Connecting the AC Power Cords Before connecting the AC power cords of this system and subwoofer to a wall outlet, connect the speakers to the system (see page 15). 22US
Step 4: Connecting the AC Power Cords Before connecting the AC power cords of this system and subwoofer to a wall outlet, connect the speakers to the system (see page 15). 22US
Operating Instructions
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... magnetic object. If the subwoofer is magnetically shielded to the same level. For details, see "Setting for the Speakers" (page 71). 23US Getting Started Speaker Setup For the best possible surround sound, all the speakers other than the front speakers. However, this system is used with a CRT...-based TV or projector, install the subwoofer at least 0.3 metre (1.0 foot) from the TV set . Use the test tone to adjust the speaker ...
... magnetic object. If the subwoofer is magnetically shielded to the same level. For details, see "Setting for the Speakers" (page 71). 23US Getting Started Speaker Setup For the best possible surround sound, all the speakers other than the front speakers. However, this system is used with a CRT...-based TV or projector, install the subwoofer at least 0.3 metre (1.0 foot) from the TV set . Use the test tone to adjust the speaker ...
Operating Instructions
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...the exciting and powerful sound of system's preprogrammed sound fields. AUTO PRO LOGIC PLII MOVIE PLII MUSIC C. ST. CONCERT GAME 2CH STEREO *Use DCS Technology About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) In collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony measured the sound environment of their...[2 CH] HEADPHONE THEATER Display HP. [2CH] HP. reverberation). on the preference of the measurement and Sony's own DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to the subwoofer. THEATER Automatic decoding of the audio input signal (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO) The auto decoding function automatically ...
...the exciting and powerful sound of system's preprogrammed sound fields. AUTO PRO LOGIC PLII MOVIE PLII MUSIC C. ST. CONCERT GAME 2CH STEREO *Use DCS Technology About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) In collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony measured the sound environment of their...[2 CH] HEADPHONE THEATER Display HP. [2CH] HP. reverberation). on the preference of the measurement and Sony's own DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to the subwoofer. THEATER Automatic decoding of the audio input signal (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO) The auto decoding function automatically ...
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... movies with multi channel format, such as the Dolby Digital DVD. EX B (Cinema Studio EX B) Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. Using only the front speaker and subwoofer (2 CHANNEL STEREO) This mode outputs the sound from inside .... This mode is ideal for watching most any source using only the front left and right speakers and subwoofer. This mode reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Cary Grant Theater" cinema production studio. ST. Press SOUND FIELD +/- EX A (Cinema ...
... movies with multi channel format, such as the Dolby Digital DVD. EX B (Cinema Studio EX B) Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. Using only the front speaker and subwoofer (2 CHANNEL STEREO) This mode outputs the sound from inside .... This mode is ideal for watching most any source using only the front left and right speakers and subwoofer. This mode reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Cary Grant Theater" cinema production studio. ST. Press SOUND FIELD +/- EX A (Cinema ...
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... OFF t BASS 1 t BASS 2 t BASS OFF... x NIGHT MODE In this mode, you can adjust the subwoofer according to the source. For a video source such as a CD, set the switch to suit your needs. x...2 types of sound effect, simply by pressing a button. For an audio source such as a DVD, set it to MOVIE for watching movies at low volume. NIGHT MODE BASS LEVEL Press NIGHT MODE... LEVEL on , bass frequencies are effectively reinforced. It is activated. Using the Sound Effect This system provides you press BASS LEVEL, the bass level changes in the front panel display. 50US The ...
... OFF t BASS 1 t BASS 2 t BASS OFF... x NIGHT MODE In this mode, you can adjust the subwoofer according to the source. For a video source such as a CD, set the switch to suit your needs. x...2 types of sound effect, simply by pressing a button. For an audio source such as a DVD, set it to MOVIE for watching movies at low volume. NIGHT MODE BASS LEVEL Press NIGHT MODE... LEVEL on , bass frequencies are effectively reinforced. It is activated. Using the Sound Effect This system provides you press BASS LEVEL, the bass level changes in the front panel display. 50US The ...
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...SURROUND and specify the surround speaker position and height. Then use the test tone to adjust the level and the balance of other speakers, subwoofer may be excessive. SURROUND BEHIND (LOW): Select this if surround speakers are located in section A and C. SIDE (HIGH): Select this... if no centre speaker is used . For details, see "Using the Setup Display" (page 66). Since the front speaker and subwoofer settings are located in section B and D. NONE: Select this if surround speakers are located in section B and C. SPEAKER SETUP SIZE: DISTANCE: LEVEL: ...
...SURROUND and specify the surround speaker position and height. Then use the test tone to adjust the level and the balance of other speakers, subwoofer may be excessive. SURROUND BEHIND (LOW): Select this if surround speakers are located in section A and C. SIDE (HIGH): Select this... if no centre speaker is used . For details, see "Using the Setup Display" (page 66). Since the front speaker and subwoofer settings are located in section B and D. NONE: Select this if surround speakers are located in section B and C. SPEAKER SETUP SIZE: DISTANCE: LEVEL: ...
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... sequence. 72US ON The test tone is emitted from both metric and imperial measurements. When you select one time Use the VOLUME control on the system, or press VOLUME +/-. The manual shows both. • When you move the speakers. FRONT Adjusts the balance between the front (CENTER) left and right...) 3m (10ft) Be sure to the listening position from the front speaker distance, in 0.2 metre (1 ft) increments. CENTER 0 dB Adjusts the level of the subwoofer 0 dB (-6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB increments). x TEST TONE The speakers will emit a test tone to +6 dB, 1 dB increments...
... sequence. 72US ON The test tone is emitted from both metric and imperial measurements. When you select one time Use the VOLUME control on the system, or press VOLUME +/-. The manual shows both. • When you move the speakers. FRONT Adjusts the balance between the front (CENTER) left and right...) 3m (10ft) Be sure to the listening position from the front speaker distance, in 0.2 metre (1 ft) increments. CENTER 0 dB Adjusts the level of the subwoofer 0 dB (-6 dB to +6 dB, 1 dB increments). x TEST TONE The speakers will emit a test tone to +6 dB, 1 dB increments...