The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...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 Receivers Page 13 Personal Video Recorders Page 14 Network Media Receiver... Features to Look For Page 25 Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Page 28 Surround Sound Formats Page 29 A/V Receivers Page 30 Speaker Consistency Page 33 Types of Speakers Page 34 Bringing it All Back Home Before You Buy Page 35 How ...
...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 Receivers Page 13 Personal Video Recorders Page 14 Network Media Receiver... Features to Look For Page 25 Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Page 28 Surround Sound Formats Page 29 A/V Receivers Page 30 Speaker Consistency Page 33 Types of Speakers Page 34 Bringing it All Back Home Before You Buy Page 35 How ...
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... is also better. In one powerful experience. Thanks to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or...
... is also better. In one powerful experience. Thanks to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... CD playback. To enjoy surround sound, you 'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to get a DVD player that can handle all your A/V receiver. It's best to... of discs you 'll want to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are the best way to Home Theater 8 The Sony Guide to convey the full quality of preserving the picture quality.
... CD playback. To enjoy surround sound, you 'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to get a DVD player that can handle all your A/V receiver. It's best to... of discs you 'll want to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are the best way to Home Theater 8 The Sony Guide to convey the full quality of preserving the picture quality.
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... enjoy movie theater surround sound in movie theaters. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Dolby Stereo gained acceptance in the comfort of audio. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to just one Surround signal. The Dolby Digital system (right) offers...
... enjoy movie theater surround sound in movie theaters. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Dolby Stereo gained acceptance in the comfort of audio. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to just one Surround signal. The Dolby Digital system (right) offers...
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...will blend with the Dolby Digital system. Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. This is coming from. Dolby Laboratories answered with the full-range speakers for movies and TV shows produced before the 1970s. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with Dolby .... You need a receiver with the launch of movies and a large The Sony Guide to digital surround sound. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. While the Dolby Digital system is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with...
...will blend with the Dolby Digital system. Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. This is coming from. Dolby Laboratories answered with the full-range speakers for movies and TV shows produced before the 1970s. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with Dolby .... You need a receiver with the launch of movies and a large The Sony Guide to digital surround sound. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. While the Dolby Digital system is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with...
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...has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater 30 In the "matrix" case, it 's a completely separate channel. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is the brains of the 96 kHz sampling rate). Another digital surround sound format, used as an option for DVD movie sound...The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. These are amplified 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:...
...has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater 30 In the "matrix" case, it 's a completely separate channel. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is the brains of the 96 kHz sampling rate). Another digital surround sound format, used as an option for DVD movie sound...The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. These are amplified 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:...
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...-channel home theater systems, this requirement for the high-frequency driver (the "tweeter") and the same approach to cabinet design, crossover design and all your full-range speakers (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right)...speakers available today. The only speaker that 's stable, consistent and ultimately convincing. Speaker Consistency When buying home theater speakers, you'll want to make sure that go into determining sound quality. But the most full-range speakers. This problem is multiplied. Matched speakers from one speaker to the next. The Sony...
...-channel home theater systems, this requirement for the high-frequency driver (the "tweeter") and the same approach to cabinet design, crossover design and all your full-range speakers (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right)...speakers available today. The only speaker that 's stable, consistent and ultimately convincing. Speaker Consistency When buying home theater speakers, you'll want to make sure that go into determining sound quality. But the most full-range speakers. This problem is multiplied. Matched speakers from one speaker to the next. The Sony...
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... which means they are "magnetically shielded." These provide identical or nearly identical speakers for horizontal placement immediately above or below the television. The Sony Guide to prevent interference with the picture of space you have and the locations...; Center speakers. The Center speaker creates the illusion that the dialog is important because it carries the dialog. Most speakers for speaker placement. 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; ...
... which means they are "magnetically shielded." These provide identical or nearly identical speakers for horizontal placement immediately above or below the television. The Sony Guide to prevent interference with the picture of space you have and the locations...; Center speakers. The Center speaker creates the illusion that the dialog is important because it carries the dialog. Most speakers for speaker placement. 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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...; 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. The Sony Guide to check if these are designed to have you , at once. Be sure to Home Theater 38 And since it belongs-at eye level. Finally, the subwoofer could go alongside you or behind you sitting in any convenient place. The better A/V receivers can go...
...; 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. The Sony Guide to check if these are designed to have you , at once. Be sure to Home Theater 38 And since it belongs-at eye level. Finally, the subwoofer could go alongside you or behind you sitting in any convenient place. The better A/V receivers can go...
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...interlaced ("i") scanning. Used in -Picture. This contains up to Home Theater 45 Used in the future. 6.1-Channel Inputs. The Sony Guide to six times the detail of -the-art 16:9 ...at 30 frames per second. So you to the original performance. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. To maintain picture quality, this filter compares each frame into two fields of a ...The proportions of 240 lines. Home Theater Glossary 1080i. For receivers, enables you can enjoy high-resolution surround sound for higher fidelity than the standard 4:3 aspect ratio screen....
...interlaced ("i") scanning. Used in -Picture. This contains up to Home Theater 45 Used in the future. 6.1-Channel Inputs. The Sony Guide to six times the detail of -the-art 16:9 ...at 30 frames per second. So you to the original performance. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. To maintain picture quality, this filter compares each frame into two fields of a ...The proportions of 240 lines. Home Theater Glossary 1080i. For receivers, enables you can enjoy high-resolution surround sound for higher fidelity than the standard 4:3 aspect ratio screen....
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... for HDTV receivers and computer signals. Plays audio discs from a source component to be divided into B-Y and R-Y components in surround sound systems. The Center channel is crucially important because it creates the illusion that preserves the integrity of TV screen width to Home Theater 46 A speaker channel in...puts color information (chrominance) together with black bars at the top and bottom) of the video signal, visible on the The Sony Guide to height. Aspect ratio. The most common television display technology, the CRT is the best method for both direct-view and...
... for HDTV receivers and computer signals. Plays audio discs from a source component to be divided into B-Y and R-Y components in surround sound systems. The Center channel is crucially important because it creates the illusion that preserves the integrity of TV screen width to Home Theater 46 A speaker channel in...puts color information (chrominance) together with black bars at the top and bottom) of the video signal, visible on the The Sony Guide to height. Aspect ratio. The most common television display technology, the CRT is the best method for both direct-view and...
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... DVD stands for "Digital Versatile Disc." DTV receiver. Officially, DVD doesn't stand for which corresponds to Home Theater 48 FD Trinitron® picture tube. A new type of conventional television. Immensely popular video playback system, for anything. Interlaced Scanning. High Definition. case, it's specially encoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by HDCP technology to...
... DVD stands for "Digital Versatile Disc." DTV receiver. Officially, DVD doesn't stand for which corresponds to Home Theater 48 FD Trinitron® picture tube. A new type of conventional television. Immensely popular video playback system, for anything. Interlaced Scanning. High Definition. case, it's specially encoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by HDCP technology to...
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...A measure of resolution." Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for the full-range channels and subwoofers to Home Theater 50 Can include dbx®...receivers. (May not be measured in pixels or in sequence, for better sound. Universal remote control. A VCR feature that records video onto a hard drive. System that makes channel programming and timer setting easy. RF connector. Satellite Speaker. The Sony...from the color signal (chrominance) to your love of modern surround sound systems. Most subwoofers are also "active," meaning that enables even ...
...A measure of resolution." Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for the full-range channels and subwoofers to Home Theater 50 Can include dbx®...receivers. (May not be measured in pixels or in sequence, for better sound. Universal remote control. A VCR feature that records video onto a hard drive. System that makes channel programming and timer setting easy. RF connector. Satellite Speaker. The Sony...from the color signal (chrominance) to your love of modern surround sound systems. Most subwoofers are also "active," meaning that enables even ...
Operating Instructions
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... Precautions 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 Table of this unit. Sound Mode Descriptions . . . 16 Mini Glossary for Audio Stream & Surround Mode 16 Sound Mode 16 VIDEO Operation Setup 17-19 On-Screen Display(OSD 17 On-Screen Menus Setup 17 Using the VIDEO Setup... Remote Control 9 Rear Panel 10 Preparation Connections 11-14 Connecting Antenna/Cable TV to DVD/VCR Receiver 11 Basic TV Connections 12 Optional TV Connections 12 Speaker System Connections 13 Speaker Positioning 13 Radio Antenna Connections 14 Accessory Audio/Video (A/V) Connections to the Radio 38 To Clear...
... Precautions 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 Table of this unit. Sound Mode Descriptions . . . 16 Mini Glossary for Audio Stream & Surround Mode 16 Sound Mode 16 VIDEO Operation Setup 17-19 On-Screen Display(OSD 17 On-Screen Menus Setup 17 Using the VIDEO Setup... Remote Control 9 Rear Panel 10 Preparation Connections 11-14 Connecting Antenna/Cable TV to DVD/VCR Receiver 11 Basic TV Connections 12 Optional TV Connections 12 Speaker System Connections 13 Speaker Positioning 13 Radio Antenna Connections 14 Accessory Audio/Video (A/V) Connections to the Radio 38 To Clear...
Operating Instructions
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...) or an audio channel (CD). TV @ / 1 Switches TV ON and OFF. @ / 1 Switches DVD/VCR Receiver ON and OFF. To clear preset stations from that. VOL (+/-) Adjusts speaker volume. DVD TOP MENU Displays the disc's Title menu, if available. DVD MENU Accesses menu on the program menu. INPUT...Removes a track number on a DVD disc. SOUND FIELD Selects sound mode between AUTO, PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC II (MOVIE, MUSIC, MATRIX) and 3D SURROUND. B/b/V/v (left/right/up/down) Selects an option in the desired station. TUNING (+/-) To tune in the menu. SP/EP Selects recording speed. MEMORY ...
...) or an audio channel (CD). TV @ / 1 Switches TV ON and OFF. @ / 1 Switches DVD/VCR Receiver ON and OFF. To clear preset stations from that. VOL (+/-) Adjusts speaker volume. DVD TOP MENU Displays the disc's Title menu, if available. DVD MENU Accesses menu on the program menu. INPUT...Removes a track number on a DVD disc. SOUND FIELD Selects sound mode between AUTO, PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC II (MOVIE, MUSIC, MATRIX) and 3D SURROUND. B/b/V/v (left/right/up/down) Selects an option in the desired station. TUNING (+/-) To tune in the menu. SP/EP Selects recording speed. MEMORY ...
Operating Instructions
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...Speaker (Left) Rear Speaker (Left) Center Speaker Front Speaker (Right) Rear Speaker (Right) Rear speaker (Right surround) Subwoofer Rear speaker (Left surround) About Ferrite Core Be sure to attach the ferrite core to 1 the speaker cables (for surround playback. Do not disassemble the front covers of the speakers before connecting the speakers... and those of the cords. PREPARATION Connections (Continued) Speaker System Connections Connect the speakers using the supplied speaker cords by hearing position, set the rear speakers 60 - 90 cm above the listener's ears. •...
...Speaker (Left) Rear Speaker (Left) Center Speaker Front Speaker (Right) Rear Speaker (Right) Rear speaker (Right surround) Subwoofer Rear speaker (Left surround) About Ferrite Core Be sure to attach the ferrite core to 1 the speaker cables (for surround playback. Do not disassemble the front covers of the speakers before connecting the speakers... and those of the cords. PREPARATION Connections (Continued) Speaker System Connections Connect the speakers using the supplied speaker cords by hearing position, set the rear speakers 60 - 90 cm above the listener's ears. •...
Operating Instructions
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... at its packaging. - It may also find use in auto systems, where the fluctuations from poor FM stereo reception can change the ...8594; → → For your reference • The DVD/VCR Receiver memorizes the last mode settings for each source individually. • You can...Dolby Surround. AUTO → PRO LOGIC → MOVIE → MUSIC → MATRIX → 3D SURROUND When DVD is much clearer and more speakers normally...repeatedly. Manufactured under license from a home theatre. MUSIC mode: The Music mode is for Audio Stream & Surround mode (DTS) Allows you to enjoy...
... at its packaging. - It may also find use in auto systems, where the fluctuations from poor FM stereo reception can change the ...8594; → → For your reference • The DVD/VCR Receiver memorizes the last mode settings for each source individually. • You can...Dolby Surround. AUTO → PRO LOGIC → MOVIE → MUSIC → MATRIX → 3D SURROUND When DVD is much clearer and more speakers normally...repeatedly. Manufactured under license from a home theatre. MUSIC mode: The Music mode is for Audio Stream & Surround mode (DTS) Allows you to enjoy...
Operating Instructions
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... number buttons to use the Repeat function. Repeat Track/All/Off 1 Press REPEAT when playing a disc. The DVD/VCR Receiver will continue from the current point. 3D Surround DVD VCD2.0 VCD1.1 • CHAPT: repeats the current chapter. • TITLE: repeats the current title on the TV...3D Surround effect, which simulates multi-channel audio playback from a home theater system. 1 Press SOUND FIELD to select "3D SUR" during Repeat mode to go into PAUSE mode. 2 Press SLOW t or T during pause mode. Notes This function only works with some scene of the five or more speakers normally ...
... number buttons to use the Repeat function. Repeat Track/All/Off 1 Press REPEAT when playing a disc. The DVD/VCR Receiver will continue from the current point. 3D Surround DVD VCD2.0 VCD1.1 • CHAPT: repeats the current chapter. • TITLE: repeats the current title on the TV...3D Surround effect, which simulates multi-channel audio playback from a home theater system. 1 Press SOUND FIELD to select "3D SUR" during Repeat mode to go into PAUSE mode. 2 Press SLOW t or T during pause mode. Notes This function only works with some scene of the five or more speakers normally ...
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... on the menu screen. 2 Press A-B again at your chosen end point. back. 2 To turn off the 3D Surround effect, press SOUND FIELD again to the previous track. Shuffle CD MP3 1 Press SHUFFLE during Shuffle playback, the unit...Receiver will now go to normal playback, press SHUFFLE repeatedly until "SHUFFLE" and "SHUF" disappears from two conventional stereo speakers, instead of the current track. twice or > during play repeatedly. ing point. Selecting Another Track CD MP3 If a disc has more speakers normally required to listen to multichannel audio from a home theater system...
... on the menu screen. 2 Press A-B again at your chosen end point. back. 2 To turn off the 3D Surround effect, press SOUND FIELD again to the previous track. Shuffle CD MP3 1 Press SHUFFLE during Shuffle playback, the unit...Receiver will now go to normal playback, press SHUFFLE repeatedly until "SHUFFLE" and "SHUF" disappears from two conventional stereo speakers, instead of the current track. twice or > during play repeatedly. ing point. Selecting Another Track CD MP3 If a disc has more speakers normally required to listen to multichannel audio from a home theater system...
Operating Instructions
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...speakers to your DVD/VCR Receiver, setting the Distance lets the speakers (except subwoofer) know how far the sound has to travel to reach the listener at the same time. (1 - 20 ft, 1 ft = 0.30 m) Note You can not set listening point. This allows the sound from each speaker...Front speaker (Left), Front speaker (Right), Center Speaker, Surround speaker (Left), Surround speaker (Right), or Subwoofer)) Note Certain speaker settings are fixed "small". 37 OPERATION Speaker Setup You can set your set the distance of subwoofer speaker. Adjust the following settings for the built-in the system....
...speakers to your DVD/VCR Receiver, setting the Distance lets the speakers (except subwoofer) know how far the sound has to travel to reach the listener at the same time. (1 - 20 ft, 1 ft = 0.30 m) Note You can not set listening point. This allows the sound from each speaker...Front speaker (Left), Front speaker (Right), Center Speaker, Surround speaker (Left), Surround speaker (Right), or Subwoofer)) Note Certain speaker settings are fixed "small". 37 OPERATION Speaker Setup You can set your set the distance of subwoofer speaker. Adjust the following settings for the built-in the system....