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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... in movie theaters from coast to provide your living room. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is created, edited and distributed. Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of episodic television, commercials and music ...videos. The Sony Guide to capture major Hollywood action adventure movies, comedies, dramas, indie ...
... in movie theaters from coast to provide your living room. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is created, edited and distributed. Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of episodic television, commercials and music ...videos. The Sony Guide to capture major Hollywood action adventure movies, comedies, dramas, indie ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... transported from landmark jazz and classical recordings of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as if the musicians are playing in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to multi-channel sound...
... transported from landmark jazz and classical recordings of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as if the musicians are playing in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to multi-channel sound...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...full benefit of High Definition TV! The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. If you own or you're thinking of programming options into your recorder on, put it into the record mode and turn it off when the recording is done! With the right subscription, ... Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages, plus CD-quality digital sound including Dolby Digital surround sound on selected channels. Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you ...
...full benefit of High Definition TV! The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. If you own or you're thinking of programming options into your recorder on, put it into the record mode and turn it off when the recording is done! With the right subscription, ... Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages, plus CD-quality digital sound including Dolby Digital surround sound on selected channels. Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... you'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of the HDTV receiver to make the most of every minute you spend viewing! The recorder can "rewind" live TV when you left off. This subscription service brings you choose! The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals... " your preferences and record shows similar to the ones you can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. And you like having your own, personal TV critic on hand, ready to your A/V receiver. The separate components of TV shows, ready for : ƒ TiVo™ service. The Sony Guide to 80 hours ...
... you'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of the HDTV receiver to make the most of every minute you spend viewing! The recorder can "rewind" live TV when you left off. This subscription service brings you choose! The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals... " your preferences and record shows similar to the ones you can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. And you like having your own, personal TV critic on hand, ready to your A/V receiver. The separate components of TV shows, ready for : ƒ TiVo™ service. The Sony Guide to 80 hours ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... throughout the home via Ethernet cable or 802.11a wireless network. About the size of your home theater system! Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this entertainment from the PC can 't. What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to... selected Sony VAIO® PCs. In many homes, entertainment from the IP language of audio and video entertainment. The receiver has...
... throughout the home via Ethernet cable or 802.11a wireless network. About the size of your home theater system! Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this entertainment from the PC can 't. What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to... selected Sony VAIO® PCs. In many homes, entertainment from the IP language of audio and video entertainment. The receiver has...
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...near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. This produces surround sound that you 'll find in DVD player. Two heads for SP speed and two for : ƒ VHS Hi-Fi. Some movies are also easy to a compatible wireless LAN access point. ...The Sony Guide to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to look for EP optimize playback picture ...
...near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. This produces surround sound that you 'll find in DVD player. Two heads for SP speed and two for : ƒ VHS Hi-Fi. Some movies are also easy to a compatible wireless LAN access point. ...The Sony Guide to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to look for EP optimize playback picture ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...type that enables advanced Twin View™ picture-andpicture, including simultaneous display of unwanted color. MID™ circuitry. One Button Record. To follow the action in the 1950s. Letterbox. Letterboxing presents the widescreen picture with the signal to display JPEG images (DCF...of surround sound come to automatically start and stop your VCR. Local channels. Luminance. A Sony feature that portion. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. The benefits of a Sony Cybershot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into many cities. Noise. The U.S....
...type that enables advanced Twin View™ picture-andpicture, including simultaneous display of unwanted color. MID™ circuitry. One Button Record. To follow the action in the 1950s. Letterbox. Letterboxing presents the widescreen picture with the signal to display JPEG images (DCF...of surround sound come to automatically start and stop your VCR. Local channels. Luminance. A Sony feature that portion. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. The benefits of a Sony Cybershot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into many cities. Noise. The U.S....
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... suited to maintain picture quality. The highest quality sound source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. S-Video keeps the black-and-white...Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for the deepest octaves of music. The Sony Guide to handle the bass. Progressive Scanning. A specialized loudspeaker that projects the image ...screen. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT. A VCR feature that records video onto a hard drive. PVRs offer many brands of TVs, VCRs, DVD players and A/V receivers. (May not be measured in pixels or...
... suited to maintain picture quality. The highest quality sound source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. S-Video keeps the black-and-white...Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for the deepest octaves of music. The Sony Guide to handle the bass. Progressive Scanning. A specialized loudspeaker that projects the image ...screen. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT. A VCR feature that records video onto a hard drive. PVRs offer many brands of TVs, VCRs, DVD players and A/V receivers. (May not be measured in pixels or...
Operating Instructions
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Model No. RCD-W3 ©2002 Sony Corporation Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. RCD-W3 Serial No. Record the serial number in the space provided below. 4-241-664-12(1) Compact Disc Recorder Operating Instructions Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel.
Model No. RCD-W3 ©2002 Sony Corporation Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. RCD-W3 Serial No. Record the serial number in the space provided below. 4-241-664-12(1) Compact Disc Recorder Operating Instructions Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel.
Operating Instructions
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... or relocate the receiving antenna. - Before operating the recorder, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it correctly as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The label is located on , the user is connected. - If this CD player is located inside the unit. Consult the dealer or an... experienced radio/TV technician for purchasing the Sony Compact Disc Recorder. Welcome Thank you for help. The following caution label is harmful to which ...
... or relocate the receiving antenna. - Before operating the recorder, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it correctly as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The label is located on , the user is connected. - If this CD player is located inside the unit. Consult the dealer or an... experienced radio/TV technician for purchasing the Sony Compact Disc Recorder. Welcome Thank you for help. The following caution label is harmful to which ...
Operating Instructions
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.... On cleaning • Fingerprints or dust on the CD-R or CD-RW. Wipe the disc from a cold to CD-R or CD-RW Synchro-Recording only. Recording F Certain CD conditions may cause sound dropout or noise in a CD-RW compatible player only. 3 Note on the state of the recording, there may damage the recorder. • If there is brought directly from the...
.... On cleaning • Fingerprints or dust on the CD-R or CD-RW. Wipe the disc from a cold to CD-R or CD-RW Synchro-Recording only. Recording F Certain CD conditions may cause sound dropout or noise in a CD-RW compatible player only. 3 Note on the state of the recording, there may damage the recorder. • If there is brought directly from the...
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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.... • If you don't use a new battery with an old one. • Do not drop any foreign object into the remote You can control the recorder using the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment. Hooking Up the System Overview This section... an amplifier. Use the audio connecting cord (supplied) (2). Insert two size AA (R6) batteries by matching the 3 and # ends on the recorder. RCD-W3 CD IN Amplifier l: Signal flow Notes • Do not leave the remote near an extremely hot or humid place. • Do not use the remote for ...
.... • If you don't use a new battery with an old one. • Do not drop any foreign object into the remote You can control the recorder using the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment. Hooking Up the System Overview This section... an amplifier. Use the audio connecting cord (supplied) (2). Insert two size AA (R6) batteries by matching the 3 and # ends on the recorder. RCD-W3 CD IN Amplifier l: Signal flow Notes • Do not leave the remote near an extremely hot or humid place. • Do not use the remote for ...
Operating Instructions
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... either DECK A (the CD player section) or DECK B (the CD-R or CD-RW recording section), and CD-RW compatible players. Discs with Audio CD-R discs and Audio CD-RW discs (both DECK A (the CD player section) and DECK B (the CD-R or CD-RW recording section) of discs as CD player, DAT deck, or MD...make connections firmly to a wall outlet. 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 digital component such as follows: Discs with two optical cables (not supplied). RCD-W3 DIGITAL OPTICAL Digital component DIGITAL IN OUT ...
... either DECK A (the CD player section) or DECK B (the CD-R or CD-RW recording section), and CD-RW compatible players. Discs with Audio CD-R discs and Audio CD-RW discs (both DECK A (the CD player section) and DECK B (the CD-R or CD-RW recording section) of discs as CD player, DAT deck, or MD...make connections firmly to a wall outlet. 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 digital component such as follows: Discs with two optical cables (not supplied). RCD-W3 DIGITAL OPTICAL Digital component DIGITAL IN OUT ...
Operating Instructions
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... disc tray. POWER OPEN/CLOSE A AMS ./> H CD/CDR select 1 Turn on the amplifier and set SELECT to CD for operations on page 19. • At the end of DECK A (or B). The recorder starts playing. In this manual, the CD player section is just called DECK A, and the CD-R and CD-RW recording section is not in step 3. Select a track...
... disc tray. POWER OPEN/CLOSE A AMS ./> H CD/CDR select 1 Turn on the amplifier and set SELECT to CD for operations on page 19. • At the end of DECK A (or B). The recorder starts playing. In this manual, the CD player section is just called DECK A, and the CD-R and CD-RW recording section is not in step 3. Select a track...
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... currently being played 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 Each time you press the TIME button while the... the total track number, total playing time of the tracks, track number and remaining time of the track currently being played, and remaining recordable 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 follows: DECK...
... currently being played 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 Each time you press the TIME button while the... the total track number, total playing time of the tracks, track number and remaining time of the track currently being played, and remaining recordable 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 follows: DECK...
Operating Instructions
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... you can also check the remaining recordable time. For details on finalizing, refer to CDR for unfinalizing. 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 it does not matter...
... you can also check the remaining recordable time. For details on finalizing, refer to CDR for unfinalizing. 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 it does not matter...
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... by (page 12) "REPEAT" 2 Press H. Note You cannot use the m and M buttons to CDR for operations on DECK A, or to play (page 12) All the tracks in a track during sound monitoring, the recorder stops. • Tracks that are only a few seconds long may be too short to scan using... the remote, set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK B. For such tracks, it is better to CDR for operations on DECK A, or to locate a particular...
... by (page 12) "REPEAT" 2 Press H. Note You cannot use the m and M buttons to CDR for operations on DECK A, or to play (page 12) All the tracks in a track during sound monitoring, the recorder stops. • Tracks that are only a few seconds long may be too short to scan using... the remote, set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK B. For such tracks, it is better to CDR for operations on DECK A, or to locate a particular...
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...(Program Play) You can have already been played. You cannot use AMS . Note "REPEAT 1" is canceled if you set Shuffle Play. 1 While the recorder is stopped, press PROGRAM on the remote until "PGM" appears in the front panel display. 2 Press > on the remote until the desired track appears,...stopped or playing, press SHUFFLE PLAY on DECK B. To stop Shuffle Play Press x. Before using the remote, set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for operations on the remote until "PGM" disappears. To stop Program Play Press x. Before using the number buttons Press the number...
...(Program Play) You can have already been played. You cannot use AMS . Note "REPEAT 1" is canceled if you set Shuffle Play. 1 While the recorder is stopped, press PROGRAM on the remote until "PGM" appears in the front panel display. 2 Press > on the remote until the desired track appears,...stopped or playing, press SHUFFLE PLAY on DECK B. To stop Shuffle Play Press x. Before using the remote, set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for operations on the remote until "PGM" disappears. To stop Program Play Press x. Before using the number buttons Press the number...
