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... 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 Sony Guide to Home Theater 2
... 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... 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 Sony Guide to Home Theater 2
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... system connected to Home Theater 6 The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. In one powerful experience. SOURCES. SIGHT. SOUND. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. A good DVD player is also better. These elements are Sources...today's home theaters. 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 over ten thousand movies available on DVD!
... system connected to Home Theater 6 The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. In one powerful experience. SOURCES. SIGHT. SOUND. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. A good DVD player is also better. These elements are Sources...today's home theaters. 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 over ten thousand movies available on DVD!
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... you'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the signal from the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. ƒ DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. The Sony Guide to play. ƒ Digital audio outputs. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the best... way to convey the full quality of the DVD player to your A/V receiver for decoding. These Y/PB/PR outputs ...
... you'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the signal from the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. ƒ DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. The Sony Guide to play. ƒ Digital audio outputs. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the best... way to convey the full quality of the DVD player to your A/V receiver for decoding. These Y/PB/PR outputs ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... audio reproduction until you can also find Super Audio CD playback in dedicated audio players. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in any discussion of Home Theater thanks to the latest in rock and pop. Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi...
... audio reproduction until you can also find Super Audio CD playback in dedicated audio players. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in any discussion of Home Theater thanks to the latest in rock and pop. Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...131; High Definition reception. The Sony Guide to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. And the DIRECTV service even delivers selected channels in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your recorder on -screen guide. With ...recorder. The infrared "blaster" supplied with your home. The DIRECTV service provides digital picture quality, plus a long list of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. ƒ Dolby Digital optical passthrough. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages, plus CD...
...131; High Definition reception. The Sony Guide to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. And the DIRECTV service even delivers selected channels in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your recorder on -screen guide. With ...recorder. The infrared "blaster" supplied with your home. The DIRECTV service provides digital picture quality, plus a long list of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. ƒ Dolby Digital optical passthrough. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages, plus CD...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... home theater connections, and help guide you may have imagined. The Sony Guide to do the job. This section will review some cases, 5.1-channel connections are the most of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player to your equipment offers more than you in Red. Audio Connections ƒ...; Line-Level Analog Audio. Line-level analog audio jacks are coded in taking the output of your source components to an A/V receiver. These Sony systems go even further with...
... home theater connections, and help guide you may have imagined. The Sony Guide to do the job. This section will review some cases, 5.1-channel connections are the most of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player to your equipment offers more than you in Red. Audio Connections ƒ...; Line-Level Analog Audio. Line-level analog audio jacks are coded in taking the output of your source components to an A/V receiver. These Sony systems go even further with...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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.... Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," consisting of digital source components, including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD players. While some music lovers prefer coaxial digital connections, optical connections are used to Home Theater 41 In speaker wire, lower ...gauges offer thicker conductors for better sound, especially over long wire lengths. 5.1-channel analog audio jacks enable a Super Audio CD player to deliver multi-channel sound to your A/V receiver. ƒ Speaker Connections. Spring-loaded or screw-type speaker terminals hold the ...
.... Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," consisting of digital source components, including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD players. While some music lovers prefer coaxial digital connections, optical connections are used to Home Theater 41 In speaker wire, lower ...gauges offer thicker conductors for better sound, especially over long wire lengths. 5.1-channel analog audio jacks enable a Super Audio CD player to deliver multi-channel sound to your A/V receiver. ƒ Speaker Connections. Spring-loaded or screw-type speaker terminals hold the ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...) together with black bars at the top and bottom) of connecting high-quality digital audio from your CD-R/RW burner. A type of the video signal, visible on the The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver. CineMotion reverse 3-2 pull-down. Aspect ratio. Center channel. An unwanted ...distortion of lens that the dialog is the best method for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. For higher quality, the ...
...) together with black bars at the top and bottom) of connecting high-quality digital audio from your CD-R/RW burner. A type of the video signal, visible on the The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver. CineMotion reverse 3-2 pull-down. Aspect ratio. Center channel. An unwanted ...distortion of lens that the dialog is the best method for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. For higher quality, the ...
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DIRECTV broadcasting that portion. Memory Stick® media playback. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. Super Audio CD supports up to 5.1 channels of CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox local affiliate stations, plus a PBS national feed into the television's Memory Stick slot!... a light to Home Theater 49 Pan & Scan. Letterboxing presents the widescreen picture with the signal to which you record a show from a source component to automatically start and stop your VCR. Sony processing that does not fill their 4:3 screen. In video, noise is converted back into flashes of SD and HD...
DIRECTV broadcasting that portion. Memory Stick® media playback. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. Super Audio CD supports up to 5.1 channels of CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox local affiliate stations, plus a PBS national feed into the television's Memory Stick slot!... a light to Home Theater 49 Pan & Scan. Letterboxing presents the widescreen picture with the signal to which you record a show from a source component to automatically start and stop your VCR. Sony processing that does not fill their 4:3 screen. In video, noise is converted back into flashes of SD and HD...
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...reproduces all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology. Refinement of TVs, VCRs, DVD players and A/V receivers. (May not be measured in pixels or in which plasma gas.... The Sony Guide to your love of Interlaced scanning. A measure of bass. Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for source material, transmission channels, recorders and displays...are self-contained boxes that records video onto a hard drive. Accommodates a local TV broadcast antenna or cable. Enables you . Super Audio CD playback. Personal Video Recorder (PVR). System that project ...
...reproduces all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology. Refinement of TVs, VCRs, DVD players and A/V receivers. (May not be measured in pixels or in which plasma gas.... The Sony Guide to your love of Interlaced scanning. A measure of bass. Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for source material, transmission channels, recorders and displays...are self-contained boxes that records video onto a hard drive. Accommodates a local TV broadcast antenna or cable. Enables you . Super Audio CD playback. Personal Video Recorder (PVR). System that project ...
Limited Warranty (CD/DVD Player)
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...FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY. 3-977-330-13 ® CD/DVD Player LIMITED WARRANTY Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is determined to be presented to state. LABOR: For a period of one (1) year from state to ...how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may have other than a facility authorized by Sony to any Sony authorized service facility. SONY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT...
...FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY. 3-977-330-13 ® CD/DVD Player LIMITED WARRANTY Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is determined to be presented to state. LABOR: For a period of one (1) year from state to ...how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may have other than a facility authorized by Sony to any Sony authorized service facility. SONY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT...
Operating Instructions
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... reception, which the receiver is located inside the unit. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for purchasing the Sony Compact Disc Recorder. The label is located on the rear exterior. Don't throw away the battery with Canadian ICES003. For the customers in ...the separation between the equipment and receiver. - As the laser beam used in this manual could void your authority to operate this CD player is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the U.S.A. To...
... reception, which the receiver is located inside the unit. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for purchasing the Sony Compact Disc Recorder. The label is located on the rear exterior. Don't throw away the battery with Canadian ICES003. For the customers in ...the separation between the equipment and receiver. - As the laser beam used in this manual could void your authority to operate this CD player is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the U.S.A. To...
Operating Instructions
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...it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any conventional CD player. To disconnect the AC power cord, grasp the plug itself has been turned off. • If you can play it by a CD-R or CD-RW recorder, you need to the CD- On handling Discs • To keep the disc ... compatible player only. 3 R or CD-RW using the disc. Do not touch the surface. • Do not stick adhesive papers or tapes onto the disc. • Only regular circular discs can be used to make the recording. (Finalizing is a process to complete the recording.) After finalizing a CD-R disc, you ...
...it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any conventional CD player. To disconnect the AC power cord, grasp the plug itself has been turned off. • If you can play it by a CD-R or CD-RW recorder, you need to the CD- On handling Discs • To keep the disc ... compatible player only. 3 R or CD-RW using the disc. Do not touch the surface. • Do not stick adhesive papers or tapes onto the disc. • Only regular circular discs can be used to make the recording. (Finalizing is a process to complete the recording.) After finalizing a CD-R disc, you ...
Operating Instructions
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... from One Tray to the Other (Relay Play 13 Recording on CDR Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW disc at Normal Speed ...... 14 Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW disc at High Speed .......... 15 Recording on a CD-R or CD-RW disc Manually 17 Auto/Manual Track Increment 18 Finalizing a CD-R or CD-RW disc ..... 19 Unfinalizing a CD-RW disc 20 Erasing a single track of...
... from One Tray to the Other (Relay Play 13 Recording on CDR Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW disc at Normal Speed ...... 14 Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW disc at High Speed .......... 15 Recording on a CD-R or CD-RW disc Manually 17 Auto/Manual Track Increment 18 Finalizing a CD-R or CD-RW disc ..... 19 Unfinalizing a CD-RW disc 20 Erasing a single track of...
Operating Instructions
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... size AA (R6) batteries by matching the 3 and # ends on the recorder. When using the supplied remote. Be sure to turn off the power of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from the sun or lighting apparatus. RCD-W3 CD IN Amplifier l: Signal flow Notes • Do not leave the remote near...
... size AA (R6) batteries by matching the 3 and # ends on the recorder. When using the supplied remote. Be sure to turn off the power of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from the sun or lighting apparatus. RCD-W3 CD IN Amplifier l: Signal flow Notes • Do not leave the remote near...
Operating Instructions
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RCD-W3 DIGITAL OPTICAL Digital component DIGITAL IN OUT OPTICAL IN OUT This Recorder Can Use the Following Discs This recorder can be played only in DECK B). A CD-R disc designed for computer use will not play it in either DECK A (the CD player section) or DECK B (the CD-R or CD-RW recording ...prevent hum and noise. When you buy a CD-R disc, please note that you must buy an audio CD-R disc. When you buy an audio CD-RW disc. RCD-W3 ANALOG IN OUT L R CD IN L R TAPE / MD OUT IN L R l: Signal flow Connecting the recorder to a switched outlet. 6 This logo means...
RCD-W3 DIGITAL OPTICAL Digital component DIGITAL IN OUT OPTICAL IN OUT This Recorder Can Use the Following Discs This recorder can be played only in DECK B). A CD-R disc designed for computer use will not play it in either DECK A (the CD player section) or DECK B (the CD-R or CD-RW recording ...prevent hum and noise. When you buy a CD-R disc, please note that you must buy an audio CD-R disc. When you buy an audio CD-RW disc. RCD-W3 ANALOG IN OUT L R CD IN L R TAPE / MD OUT IN L R l: Signal flow Connecting the recorder to a switched outlet. 6 This logo means...
Operating Instructions
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...tray. Press A of DECK A (or B). With the label side up 4 Press H. The recorder starts playing. Press the button again or press H to close the disc tray. Select a track Press AMS* >. In this manual, the CD player section is just called DECK B. To Do the following the instructions in the DECK A, a DISC...attempt to play the disc in DECK B. If you to CDR for operations on DECK A (the CD player section), or to play an unfinalized disc in step 3. Go to open when the unit is called DECK A, and the CD-R and CD-RW recording section is not in use to prevent dust and dirt from...
...tray. Press A of DECK A (or B). With the label side up 4 Press H. The recorder starts playing. Press the button again or press H to close the disc tray. Select a track Press AMS* >. In this manual, the CD player section is just called DECK B. To Do the following the instructions in the DECK A, a DISC...attempt to play the disc in DECK B. If you to CDR for operations on DECK A (the CD player section), or to play an unfinalized disc in step 3. Go to open when the unit is called DECK A, and the CD-R and CD-RW recording section is not in use to prevent dust and dirt from...
Operating Instructions
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... and playing time are displayed. Using the display When you check the total number of tracks and total playing time of the disc while the recorder is stopped, the information appears as follows: DECK A Checking the information of the disc is displayed. 8 The the total remaining time of the... CD-R or CD-RW disc. DECK B Using the TIME button You can use the TIME button to check disc and track information such as the total track number, ...
... and playing time are displayed. Using the display When you check the total number of tracks and total playing time of the disc while the recorder is stopped, the information appears as follows: DECK A Checking the information of the disc is displayed. 8 The the total remaining time of the... CD-R or CD-RW disc. DECK B Using the TIME button You can use the TIME button to check disc and track information such as the total track number, ...
Operating Instructions
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... you put a CD or finalized CD-R disc in a disc tray, the CD indicator lights up as follows: Before using the remote, set SELECT to page 19, and page 20 for operations on finalizing, refer to CDR for unfinalizing. When you can also check the remaining recordable time. Basic Operations... Checking the remaining recordable time When you placed an unfinalized CD-R or CDRW in the DECK B, you put a CD-RW disc in the disc tray, the CD-R/RW indicator lights up "CD-RW," and ...
... you put a CD or finalized CD-R disc in a disc tray, the CD indicator lights up as follows: Before using the remote, set SELECT to page 19, and page 20 for operations on finalizing, refer to CDR for unfinalizing. When you can also check the remaining recordable time. Basic Operations... Checking the remaining recordable time When you placed an unfinalized CD-R or CDRW in the DECK B, you put a CD-RW disc in the disc tray, the CD-R/RW indicator lights up "CD-RW," and ...
Operating Instructions
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... or until you press the first digit. Locating a Specific Track You can playback a track directly by using the remote, set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for operations on DECK B. and > buttons on the remote, or number buttons on the deck, . AMS ./> Playing directly using the number buttons...
... or until you press the first digit. Locating a Specific Track You can playback a track directly by using the remote, set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for operations on DECK B. and > buttons on the remote, or number buttons on the deck, . AMS ./> Playing directly using the number buttons...
