The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... powerful experience. SIGHT. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 A good DVD player is also better. Thanks to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital...
... powerful experience. SIGHT. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 A good DVD player is also better. Thanks to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... Heads. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-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. You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to play . And VHS Hi...
... Heads. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-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. You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to play . And VHS Hi...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... lowfrequency bass is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. That's five fullrange channels (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right), plus a Low Frequency Effects channel to Dolby Pro Logic decoding, the Dolby Digital system has crucial advantages: Digital sound quality. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the launch of digital distribution formats, including DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite...
... lowfrequency bass is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. That's five fullrange channels (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right), plus a Low Frequency Effects channel to Dolby Pro Logic decoding, the Dolby Digital system has crucial advantages: Digital sound quality. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the launch of digital distribution formats, including DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... sampling rate to Home Theater 30 These systems add a Surround Back channel. Another digital surround sound format, used as an option for DVD movie sound tracks and for music disks. dts 96/24. These decoding systems derive six channels from two-channel material. Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of your entertainment sources. It's where you 'll use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic...
... sampling rate to Home Theater 30 These systems add a Surround Back channel. Another digital surround sound format, used as an option for DVD movie sound tracks and for music disks. dts 96/24. These decoding systems derive six channels from two-channel material. Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of your entertainment sources. It's where you 'll use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... DVD player. Power amplifiers. Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. Make sure the receiver has the number of amplification for 7.1-channel surround sound! You'll also want . Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs. Inputs and outputs. The Sony Guide to decode the surround sound you have a High Definition monitor television, look for connecting your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Today's receivers offer up to 7 channels of power amplifiers you need to Home Theater...
... DVD player. Power amplifiers. Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. Make sure the receiver has the number of amplification for 7.1-channel surround sound! You'll also want . Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs. Inputs and outputs. The Sony Guide to decode the surround sound you have a High Definition monitor television, look for connecting your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Today's receivers offer up to 7 channels of power amplifiers you need to Home Theater...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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.... Determine your level of the cables and speaker connections are a good place to help you 're planning to buy, connected to Home Theater 35 Where possible, check out the television you in selecting a screen size. The Sony Guide to a good DVD player, when seen from the actual viewing distance in -a-Box systems are color-coded. Consult the charts on page 18 for home theater equipment. The rear of Sources, Sight and Sound. Now...
.... Determine your level of the cables and speaker connections are a good place to help you 're planning to buy, connected to Home Theater 35 Where possible, check out the television you in selecting a screen size. The Sony Guide to a good DVD player, when seen from the actual viewing distance in -a-Box systems are color-coded. Consult the charts on page 18 for home theater equipment. The rear of Sources, Sight and Sound. Now...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... most of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player 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. The plugs on the cables share the same color code. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. In stereo, the Right and Left are the most common audio connections in a home theater system, hooking up most common home theater connections, and help guide you in taking...
... most of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player 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. The plugs on the cables share the same color code. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. In stereo, the Right and Left are the most common audio connections in a home theater system, hooking up most common home theater connections, and help guide you in taking...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... multi-channel music reproduction from a DVD player, satellite receiver or HDTV receiver to choose between interlaced and progressive display modes. The US system for over-the-air broadcasting gives stations 18 options in the digital domain. The classic system that is dynamic, spacious and realistic. Dolby Digital passthrough. Decoding systems that reproduce both halls. Dolby Pro Logic decoder. Digital Cinema Sound system. Produces the sound that derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of home theater sound...
... multi-channel music reproduction from a DVD player, satellite receiver or HDTV receiver to choose between interlaced and progressive display modes. The US system for over-the-air broadcasting gives stations 18 options in the digital domain. The classic system that is dynamic, spacious and realistic. Dolby Digital passthrough. Decoding systems that reproduce both halls. Dolby Pro Logic decoder. Digital Cinema Sound system. Produces the sound that derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of home theater sound...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... local affiliate stations, plus a PBS national feed into flashes of full-quality sound. In both direct-view and projection television. The "0.1" bass channel of surround sound come to Home Theater 49 Memory Stick® media playback. A Sony feature that does not fill their 4:3 screen. standard for accommodating widescreen programming on a standard 4:3 screen. Optical digital output. At the far end, the light is now used in S-Video and component connections. The benefits of surround sound systems, commonly...
... local affiliate stations, plus a PBS national feed into flashes of full-quality sound. In both direct-view and projection television. The "0.1" bass channel of surround sound come to Home Theater 49 Memory Stick® media playback. A Sony feature that does not fill their 4:3 screen. standard for accommodating widescreen programming on a standard 4:3 screen. Optical digital output. At the far end, the light is now used in S-Video and component connections. The benefits of surround sound systems, commonly...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... connector. Satellite Speaker. Decodes MTS stereo TV broadcasts. S-Video connection. A VCR feature that project onto a translucent screen. Plasma. Stereo Broadcast Reception. Universal remote control. Resolution. The highest quality sound source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT. S-Video keeps the black-and-white signal (luminance) apart from the color signal (chrominance) to Home Theater 50 Front projectors are self-contained boxes that makes channel programming and...
... connector. Satellite Speaker. Decodes MTS stereo TV broadcasts. S-Video connection. A VCR feature that project onto a translucent screen. Plasma. Stereo Broadcast Reception. Universal remote control. Resolution. The highest quality sound source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT. S-Video keeps the black-and-white signal (luminance) apart from the color signal (chrominance) to Home Theater 50 Front projectors are self-contained boxes that makes channel programming and...
Operating Instructions
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... audio input signal (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO 50 Enjoying Surround Sound 50 Using only the front speakers and sub woofer (2 CHANNEL STEREO) ......... 52 Enjoying Movies 53 Changing the Angles 53 Displaying the Subtitles 54 Using Various Additional Functions 55 Locking Discs (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) ... 55 Other Operations 61 Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote 61 Using the Video or other Unit 61 Listening to the Radio 62 Settings and Adjustments 63 Using the Setup Display 63 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language (LANGUAGE SETUP...
... audio input signal (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO 50 Enjoying Surround Sound 50 Using only the front speakers and sub woofer (2 CHANNEL STEREO) ......... 52 Enjoying Movies 53 Changing the Angles 53 Displaying the Subtitles 54 Using Various Additional Functions 55 Locking Discs (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) ... 55 Other Operations 61 Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote 61 Using the Video or other Unit 61 Listening to the Radio 62 Settings and Adjustments 63 Using the Setup Display 63 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language (LANGUAGE SETUP...
Operating Instructions
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... (NPlayback, XPause, xStop, etc.) number (Video CD/CD: index number) 1:DVD 1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE 1 8 ( 3 4 ) DVD Type of disc being played back Playing time T 1:32:55 Icon of selected Control Menu item Control Menu items 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH Current setting Options Function name of selected Control Menu item Operation message SUBTITLE Select: ENTER List of Control Menu Items DISC TITLE (DVD only) (page 42) /SCENE (only VIDEO CD in parentheses. Guide to the Control Menu Display Use the Control Menu to select a function that you would like...
... (NPlayback, XPause, xStop, etc.) number (Video CD/CD: index number) 1:DVD 1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE 1 8 ( 3 4 ) DVD Type of disc being played back Playing time T 1:32:55 Icon of selected Control Menu item Control Menu items 1: ENGLISH 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH Current setting Options Function name of selected Control Menu item Operation message SUBTITLE Select: ENTER List of Control Menu Items DISC TITLE (DVD only) (page 42) /SCENE (only VIDEO CD in parentheses. Guide to the Control Menu Display Use the Control Menu to select a function that you would like...
Operating Instructions
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...[/1 on the remote or on the system. Press A OPEN/CLOSE again to this system. 3 Press [/1 on the menu. continued 29GB Playing Discs You can place the discs in front of you can play ). The system turns on the TV to close the disc tray. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc. [/1 ?/1 PHONES A OPEN/ EX-CHANGE CLOSE DISC SELECT 1-5 DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE DISC SKIP OPEN/CLOSE MULTI CHANNEL DECODING DISC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 SOUND FIELD - + SUB WOOFER MASTER - + LEVEL VOLUME PRESET + FUNCTION Connect headphones H x FUNCTION Adjust the volume...
...[/1 on the remote or on the system. Press A OPEN/CLOSE again to this system. 3 Press [/1 on the menu. continued 29GB Playing Discs You can place the discs in front of you can play ). The system turns on the TV to close the disc tray. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc. [/1 ?/1 PHONES A OPEN/ EX-CHANGE CLOSE DISC SELECT 1-5 DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE DISC SKIP OPEN/CLOSE MULTI CHANNEL DECODING DISC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 SOUND FIELD - + SUB WOOFER MASTER - + LEVEL VOLUME PRESET + FUNCTION Connect headphones H x FUNCTION Adjust the volume...
Operating Instructions
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... H. Press A OPEN/CLOSE on or turn the MASTER VOLUME clockwise to close the disc tray. • If there is on the front display. 30GB The system enters standby mode. z On the DISC indicators The DISC indicators change as follows: - z On Auto Power Off In DVD function, you can only start playback by pressing ?/1. z On Auto-Function If a disc is not played back for about one hour. Play the desired disc directly Press DISC SELECT 15...
... H. Press A OPEN/CLOSE on or turn the MASTER VOLUME clockwise to close the disc tray. • If there is on the front display. 30GB The system enters standby mode. z On the DISC indicators The DISC indicators change as follows: - z On Auto Power Off In DVD function, you can only start playback by pressing ?/1. z On Auto-Function If a disc is not played back for about one hour. Play the desired disc directly Press DISC SELECT 15...
Operating Instructions
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The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears. A scene that is limited is not played, or it is displayed. Number buttons H ENTER C/X/x/c 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 >10 10/0 .> m M H X x F G g f O O RETURN DVD SETUP Using Various Additional Functions 1 In stop mode, press DVD SETUP. "CUSTOM SETUP" is replaced by a different scene. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons when the CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you forget your password and press . To play, enter your password, enter the 6-digit number "199703" using the number buttons, then press ENTER....
The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears. A scene that is limited is not played, or it is displayed. Number buttons H ENTER C/X/x/c 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 >10 10/0 .> m M H X x F G g f O O RETURN DVD SETUP Using Various Additional Functions 1 In stop mode, press DVD SETUP. "CUSTOM SETUP" is replaced by a different scene. 2 Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons when the CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you forget your password and press . To play, enter your password, enter the 6-digit number "199703" using the number buttons, then press ENTER....
Operating Instructions
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... a new 4-digit password. Playing the disc for entering the password appears. 2 Follow Step 3 to enter your password, then change the password 1 In Step 5, select "CHANGE PASSWORD t" using the number buttons, then press ENTER. When you enter a new 4-digit password in Step 3, replace the disc in Step 8. After you are asked to "OFF" in the system and press H. When the PARENTAL CONTROL display appears, enter your 4-digit password using x, then press ENTER. Using Various Additional Functions continued...
... a new 4-digit password. Playing the disc for entering the password appears. 2 Follow Step 3 to enter your password, then change the password 1 In Step 5, select "CHANGE PASSWORD t" using the number buttons, then press ENTER. When you enter a new 4-digit password in Step 3, replace the disc in Step 8. After you are asked to "OFF" in the system and press H. When the PARENTAL CONTROL display appears, enter your 4-digit password using x, then press ENTER. Using Various Additional Functions continued...
Operating Instructions
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... Control Menu. After you to set to "VOL MIN". • DIMMER is set various languages for the DVD menu. LANGUAGE SETUP OSD : DVD MENU : AUDIO : SUBTITLE : ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH xOSD (On-Screen Display) Switches the display language on using X/x, then press ENTER. Example: "4:3 PAN SCAN" Selected setting SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENTOUT: 4:3 PAN SCAN ON JACKET PICTURE INTERLACE To turn off the Setup Display Press DVD SETUP. Do not press [/1 when resetting the system. Select...
... Control Menu. After you to set to "VOL MIN". • DIMMER is set various languages for the DVD menu. LANGUAGE SETUP OSD : DVD MENU : AUDIO : SUBTITLE : ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH xOSD (On-Screen Display) Switches the display language on using X/x, then press ENTER. Example: "4:3 PAN SCAN" Selected setting SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE: SCREEN SAVER: BACKGROUND: COMPONENTOUT: 4:3 PAN SCAN ON JACKET PICTURE INTERLACE To turn off the Setup Display Press DVD SETUP. Do not press [/1 when resetting the system. Select...
Operating Instructions
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... connect the system appropriately. The sound comes from the center speaker. , Check the speaker connections and settings. , Make sure the sound field function is too weak (when tuning in the Control Menu display (page 48). , Make sure you play a VIDEO CD, a CD or an MP3. , Set "AUDIO" to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio sound track. , Make sure the sound field function is heard. , Check that the speakers and components are connected securely. , Check that the connecting cords...
... connect the system appropriately. The sound comes from the center speaker. , Check the speaker connections and settings. , Make sure the sound field function is too weak (when tuning in the Control Menu display (page 48). , Make sure you play a VIDEO CD, a CD or an MP3. , Set "AUDIO" to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG audio sound track. , Make sure the sound field function is heard. , Check that the speakers and components are connected securely. , Check that the connecting cords...
Operating Instructions
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... 40 File 7 Front Panel 11 Front panel display 12 H Handling discs 10 I INDEX 43 Index 7 J JPEG 34 L LANGUAGE SETUP 64 LEVEL 69 M MP3 33 Multi-angle function 53, 76 Multilingual function 48, 76 MUTING 30 O On-screen display Control Menu display 16 Setup Display 63 OSD 64 P PARENTAL CONTROL 55, 67 PBC Playback 32, 76 PLAY MODE 38 Preset Station 27 Program Play 36 PROGRESSIVE 66, 71 R Radio 62 Rear Panel 14 Region code 8, 77 Remote 15, back page...
... 40 File 7 Front Panel 11 Front panel display 12 H Handling discs 10 I INDEX 43 Index 7 J JPEG 34 L LANGUAGE SETUP 64 LEVEL 69 M MP3 33 Multi-angle function 53, 76 Multilingual function 48, 76 MUTING 30 O On-screen display Control Menu display 16 Setup Display 63 OSD 64 P PARENTAL CONTROL 55, 67 PBC Playback 32, 76 PLAY MODE 38 Preset Station 27 Program Play 36 PROGRESSIVE 66, 71 R Radio 62 Rear Panel 14 Region code 8, 77 Remote 15, back page...
Operating Instructions
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... 4 5 6 SUBTITLE 7 8 9 >10 10/0 - Selects the sound field. 2 FUNCTION Selects the component you want to the previous chapter or track. q; qd C/X/x/c/ENTER Selects and executes the items or settings. qk [/1 (on/standby) Turns on the TV screen. 6 PLAY MODE Selects program or shuffle play , etc. w; wd AUDIO Changes the sound while playing a DVD or VIDEO CD. H Plays a disc. Displays the title menu on the TV screen. Adjust the volume of the system. Quick reference for Remote Commander TV ?/1 ?/1 SYSTEM STANDBY OPEN/ FUNCTION SOUND FIELD CLOSE BAND ST...
... 4 5 6 SUBTITLE 7 8 9 >10 10/0 - Selects the sound field. 2 FUNCTION Selects the component you want to the previous chapter or track. q; qd C/X/x/c/ENTER Selects and executes the items or settings. qk [/1 (on/standby) Turns on the TV screen. 6 PLAY MODE Selects program or shuffle play , etc. w; wd AUDIO Changes the sound while playing a DVD or VIDEO CD. H Plays a disc. Displays the title menu on the TV screen. Adjust the volume of the system. Quick reference for Remote Commander TV ?/1 ?/1 SYSTEM STANDBY OPEN/ FUNCTION SOUND FIELD CLOSE BAND ST...