The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... Theater thanks to the latest in rock and pop. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in any discussion of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. It sounds as if you can also find Super Audio ...haven't enjoyed the ultimate in home audio reproduction until you can find the capability in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to name just a few. The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as if the musicians are playing in dedicated ...
... Theater thanks to the latest in rock and pop. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in any discussion of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. It sounds as if you can also find Super Audio ...haven't enjoyed the ultimate in home audio reproduction until you can find the capability in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to name just a few. The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as if the musicians are playing in dedicated ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to play . And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for EP optimize playback picture quality. Some movies are also easy to play . This produces surround sound that you... your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. Programming the VCR becomes as easy as dialing a telephone number, thanks to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for : VHS Hi-Fi. If your local channel line-up. Two heads for...
...may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to play . And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for EP optimize playback picture quality. Some movies are also easy to play . This produces surround sound that you... your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. Programming the VCR becomes as easy as dialing a telephone number, thanks to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for : VHS Hi-Fi. If your local channel line-up. Two heads for...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in the early 1980s changed all that. During the production of movie sound tracks, this system... encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center, Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of movies include Dolby Stereo... could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers...transmitted that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! High fidelity...Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left...signal. The benefits of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie ...
...stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in the early 1980s changed all that. During the production of movie sound tracks, this system... encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center, Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of movies include Dolby Stereo... could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers...transmitted that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! High fidelity...Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left...signal. The benefits of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie ...
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... advantages: Digital sound quality. Surround Sound Formats Since the acceptance of Dolby Digital encoding, the number of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital system keeps every channel separate, or "discrete." More channels. The movie sound tracks now approach the sound quality of...Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound. This is important because it can 't detect where lowfrequency bass is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to mono, for an entire surround sound...
... advantages: Digital sound quality. Surround Sound Formats Since the acceptance of Dolby Digital encoding, the number of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital system keeps every channel separate, or "discrete." More channels. The movie sound tracks now approach the sound quality of...Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound. This is important because it can 't detect where lowfrequency bass is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to mono, for an entire surround sound...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... sampling rate to Home Theater 30 Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of analog stereo TV broadcasts. These decoding systems derive six channels from two-channel material. It's where the surround sound signals are decoded into the other ...music. In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into 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 a dts 5.1-channel signal encoded at a 48...
... sampling rate to Home Theater 30 Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of analog stereo TV broadcasts. These decoding systems derive six channels from two-channel material. It's where the surround sound signals are decoded into the other ...music. In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into 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 a dts 5.1-channel signal encoded at a 48...
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...When the bass becomes quiet, the image will appear to "wander" toward the left and a small speaker on the left ! The Sony Guide to the next. This problem is bad enough in the manufacturer's lineup! You want to consider the space you get an ever... that 's free of this problem is multiplied. To appreciate the importance of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is the consistency of getting a true stereo image, you have for level and "crossover frequency" to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the...
...When the bass becomes quiet, the image will appear to "wander" toward the left and a small speaker on the left ! The Sony Guide to the next. This problem is bad enough in the manufacturer's lineup! You want to consider the space you get an ever... that 's free of this problem is multiplied. To appreciate the importance of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is the consistency of getting a true stereo image, you have for level and "crossover frequency" to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...A/V receiver. The Sony Guide 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. Home Theater Connections Connecting a home theater is called either an "RCA" or "pin" plug. In stereo, the Right and...-channel Super Audio CD player to do the job. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to Home Theater 40 Audio Connections Line-Level Analog Audio. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color...
...A/V receiver. The Sony Guide 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. Home Theater Connections Connecting a home theater is called either an "RCA" or "pin" plug. In stereo, the Right and...-channel Super Audio CD player to do the job. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to Home Theater 40 Audio Connections Line-Level Analog Audio. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...'s Concertgebouw and Vienna's Musikvereinsaal. Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound. The US system for a Subwoofer. This is dynamic, spacious and realistic. Decode-only systems that is a digital output from conventional, stereo sources, Sony engineers have captured the sound of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. A Sony breakthrough in Dolby Digital decoder. This uses digital mapping to Home...
...'s Concertgebouw and Vienna's Musikvereinsaal. Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound. The US system for a Subwoofer. This is dynamic, spacious and realistic. Decode-only systems that is a digital output from conventional, stereo sources, Sony engineers have captured the sound of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. A Sony breakthrough in Dolby Digital decoder. This uses digital mapping to Home...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...the ability to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. High-resolution audio that project onto a translucent screen. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. Plasma. Front projectors are self-contained boxes that enables you to connect video equipment to ... Fine Pitch™ CRT. Personal Video Recorder (PVR). Resolution. Super Audio CD playback. Decodes MTS stereo TV broadcasts. A VCR feature that records video onto a hard drive. System that makes channel programming and timer setting easy. Cinema purists hate Pan & Scan because it disrupts the...
...the ability to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. High-resolution audio that project onto a translucent screen. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. Plasma. Front projectors are self-contained boxes that enables you to connect video equipment to ... Fine Pitch™ CRT. Personal Video Recorder (PVR). Resolution. Super Audio CD playback. Decodes MTS stereo TV broadcasts. A VCR feature that records video onto a hard drive. System that makes channel programming and timer setting easy. Cinema purists hate Pan & Scan because it disrupts the...
Operating Instructions
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Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned in all of the stations that time, "TUNED" and "STEREO" (for a station. A preset number appears. You can manually tune in and store the radio frequency of the desired stations. 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select "... . continued 13GB If "TUNED" does not appear and the scanning does not stop Set the frequency of the desired radio station as the system scans for an FM stereo program) appear. At that can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations. or > on the unit) repeatedly to select the...
Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned in all of the stations that time, "TUNED" and "STEREO" (for a station. A preset number appears. You can manually tune in and store the radio frequency of the desired stations. 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select "... . continued 13GB If "TUNED" does not appear and the scanning does not stop Set the frequency of the desired radio station as the system scans for an FM stereo program) appear. At that can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations. or > on the unit) repeatedly to select the...
Operating Instructions
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...Station name* t Frequency t Program type* t Clock display t Effect status * If the RDS broadcast is available only on the unit). There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve. • Press and hold TUNING -/+ (or -m or M+ on FM stations.* Note RDS may not appear in is ...the radio programs, use manual recording (page 17). * for MHC-GX25 and MHC-RG220 (except for details on the unit) repeatedly to send additional information along with the regular program signal. If you are not familiar with the RDS system, check with your area. Manual Tuning 1 Press TUNER/BAND ...
...Station name* t Frequency t Program type* t Clock display t Effect status * If the RDS broadcast is available only on the unit). There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve. • Press and hold TUNING -/+ (or -m or M+ on FM stations.* Note RDS may not appear in is ...the radio programs, use manual recording (page 17). * for MHC-GX25 and MHC-RG220 (except for details on the unit) repeatedly to send additional information along with the regular program signal. If you are not familiar with the RDS system, check with your area. Manual Tuning 1 Press TUNER/BAND ...
Operating Instructions
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... cannot be received in the player. CD/MP3 NO DISC There is no disc in stereo. • Press FM MODE (or STEREO/MONO for MHCGX25 and MHC-RG220 (except for European and Russian models)) until "MONO" disappears. Demagnetise them (page 30). Cover the broken tab with adhesive...). • The record/playback heads are magnetised. Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased. • The record/playback heads are magnetised. The system is loaded. You should set the settings you made, such as follows: 1 Disconnect the power cord. 2 Reconnect the power cord. 3 Press x,...
... cannot be received in the player. CD/MP3 NO DISC There is no disc in stereo. • Press FM MODE (or STEREO/MONO for MHCGX25 and MHC-RG220 (except for European and Russian models)) until "MONO" disappears. Demagnetise them (page 30). Cover the broken tab with adhesive...). • The record/playback heads are magnetised. Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased. • The record/playback heads are magnetised. The system is loaded. You should set the settings you made, such as follows: 1 Disconnect the power cord. 2 Reconnect the power cord. 3 Press x,...
Operating Instructions
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...reference): 120 + 120 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Music power output (reference): 240 + 240 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) MHC-RG310 DIN power output (rated): 80 + 80 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS power output (reference): 100 + 100 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz...jacks): voltage 250 mV, impedance 47 kilohms GAME INPUT VIDEO (phono jack): 1Vp-p, 75 ohms Outputs PHONES (stereo mini jack): accepts headphones of 6 to 16 ohms. SUB WOOFER OUT (MHC-GX45 and MHC- output level 1Vp-p, unbalanced, Sync negative, load impedance 75 ohms SPEAKER: accepts impedance of 6 to 16...
...reference): 120 + 120 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Music power output (reference): 240 + 240 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) MHC-RG310 DIN power output (rated): 80 + 80 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS power output (reference): 100 + 100 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz...jacks): voltage 250 mV, impedance 47 kilohms GAME INPUT VIDEO (phono jack): 1Vp-p, 75 ohms Outputs PHONES (stereo mini jack): accepts headphones of 6 to 16 ohms. SUB WOOFER OUT (MHC-GX45 and MHC- output level 1Vp-p, unbalanced, Sync negative, load impedance 75 ohms SPEAKER: accepts impedance of 6 to 16...
Operating Instructions
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...than 90 dB Tape deck section Recording system Frequency response Wow and flutter 4-track 2-channel, stereo 50 - 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE I cassettes ±0.15% W. Peak (IEC) 0.1% W. Peak (DIN) Tuner section FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner ...Antenna AM loop antenna Antenna terminals External antenna terminal Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Speaker North American models: Front speaker SS-RG440 for MHC-GX45/ GX25 Speaker system Speaker units Woofer: Sub woofer: Tweeter: Nominal impedance Dimensions (w/h/d) Mass 3-way, 3-unit, bass-reflex type 13 cm, cone...
...than 90 dB Tape deck section Recording system Frequency response Wow and flutter 4-track 2-channel, stereo 50 - 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE I cassettes ±0.15% W. Peak (IEC) 0.1% W. Peak (DIN) Tuner section FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner ...Antenna AM loop antenna Antenna terminals External antenna terminal Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Speaker North American models: Front speaker SS-RG440 for MHC-GX45/ GX25 Speaker system Speaker units Woofer: Sub woofer: Tweeter: Nominal impedance Dimensions (w/h/d) Mass 3-way, 3-unit, bass-reflex type 13 cm, cone...
Operating Instructions
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... (18) GAME q; (19, 25) GROOVE qd (18, 28) O - Z ON/OFF qh (18) PLAY MODE wa (10, 12, 16) PRESET -/+ 5 (13, 14) REPEAT 8 (11) SLEEP 1 (20) STEREO/MONO 8 (15) SURROUND qa (19) TAPE A/B 9 (16, 17) TUNER/BAND qk (13, 14, 17) TUNER MEMORY qj (13) TUNING -/+ 5 (13, 15) VOL +/- qs (18, 20.../TIMER SELECT 2 (21, 22) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (8, 20, 21) DISPLAY 6 (15, 22, 23) D. SKIP 7 (10) ENTER qg (8, 12, 13, 20, 21) EQ +/- Remote control for MHC-GX25 and MHC-RG220 (except for European and Russian models) ALPHABETICAL ORDER A - qj qa qh qs qg qd qf
... (18) GAME q; (19, 25) GROOVE qd (18, 28) O - Z ON/OFF qh (18) PLAY MODE wa (10, 12, 16) PRESET -/+ 5 (13, 14) REPEAT 8 (11) SLEEP 1 (20) STEREO/MONO 8 (15) SURROUND qa (19) TAPE A/B 9 (16, 17) TUNER/BAND qk (13, 14, 17) TUNER MEMORY qj (13) TUNING -/+ 5 (13, 15) VOL +/- qs (18, 20.../TIMER SELECT 2 (21, 22) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (8, 20, 21) DISPLAY 6 (15, 22, 23) D. SKIP 7 (10) ENTER qg (8, 12, 13, 20, 21) EQ +/- Remote control for MHC-GX25 and MHC-RG220 (except for European and Russian models) ALPHABETICAL ORDER A - qj qa qh qs qg qd qf