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TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 4 Getting Started Precautions 6 Unpacking 6 Installing the Speaker Stands 7 Choosing the Best Location 7 Speaker System Hookups 8 Audio Component Hookups 9 Home Theater Operations Enjoying Surround Sound 10 Adjusting the Surround Sound 11 Adjusting the Sound 12 Using an External Center Speaker 12 Additional Information Troubleshooting 13 Specifications 13 Glossary 14 Index 14 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 4 Getting Started Precautions 6 Unpacking 6 Installing the Speaker Stands 7 Choosing the Best Location 7 Speaker System Hookups 8 Audio Component Hookups 9 Home Theater Operations Enjoying Surround Sound 10 Adjusting the Surround Sound 11 Adjusting the Sound 12 Using an External Center Speaker 12 Additional Information Troubleshooting 13 Specifications 13 Glossary 14 Index 14 3
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... that of sporting events like old movies or monaural TV shows. 4 Three different types of surround sound accommodate a variety of your TV and VCR. Ideal for maximum enjoyment of broadcasts of an openair stadium. The SA-VA15 is an active home-theater speaker system incorporating a Dolby Pro Logic decoder and super woofer speakers...
... that of sporting events like old movies or monaural TV shows. 4 Three different types of surround sound accommodate a variety of your TV and VCR. Ideal for maximum enjoyment of broadcasts of an openair stadium. The SA-VA15 is an active home-theater speaker system incorporating a Dolby Pro Logic decoder and super woofer speakers...
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...and right front speakers to your living room. Super woofers Rear speakers Power turns on and off automatically The speakers turn on automatically when,a sound signal is input and turn off when you use of a center speaker is a key factor in movie theaters (mode 1) and concert ...Super Acoustically-loaded Woofer (SAW) design (see above) angled inwards at 30° to provide superior sound quality and a unified sound image without muddiness. Lowfrequency center channel sounds are mixed with the front channel signals and reproduced through the front left and right speakers are also ...
...and right front speakers to your living room. Super woofers Rear speakers Power turns on and off automatically The speakers turn on automatically when,a sound signal is input and turn off when you use of a center speaker is a key factor in movie theaters (mode 1) and concert ...Super Acoustically-loaded Woofer (SAW) design (see above) angled inwards at 30° to provide superior sound quality and a unified sound image without muddiness. Lowfrequency center channel sounds are mixed with the front channel signals and reproduced through the front left and right speakers are also ...
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For the best central sound image, place the left of your TV and the other to the right of the room. Place the rear speakers so that they fire directly ... you use the speakers. 1 Spread a towel, or other soft cloth, over a table and lay the speakers down. 0 Choosing the Best Location To obtain high sound quality and a proper sound image from the TV. 8 feet (max) 2 Align the pins on the stands with the holes on the bottom of the speakers. \' J/ Speaker stand...
For the best central sound image, place the left of your TV and the other to the right of the room. Place the rear speakers so that they fire directly ... you use the speakers. 1 Spread a towel, or other soft cloth, over a table and lay the speakers down. 0 Choosing the Best Location To obtain high sound quality and a proper sound image from the TV. 8 feet (max) 2 Align the pins on the stands with the holes on the bottom of the speakers. \' J/ Speaker stand...
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... To connect, depress the middle of the male connector until it from the end of the left front speaker. If the cords are reversed, the sound will be distorted and will lack bass. The arrow indicates signal flow. right left speaker R.
... To connect, depress the middle of the male connector until it from the end of the left front speaker. If the cords are reversed, the sound will be distorted and will lack bass. The arrow indicates signal flow. right left speaker R.
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...are already connected, and your TV has stereo AUDIO OUT jacks, you can also connect an audio component, such as shown above, turn up the Sony HCD-VA550 (Optional Compact Disc Deck Receiver) 1 Connect the LINE OUT FIXED jacks on the HCD-VA550 to the 2 IN jacks on the ...switch for its internal speaker, set (i.e., VIDEO 1). The following connections suppress noise from the component and the speaker's internal amplifier may cause a loss in sound quality and / or the auto-power off function (see page 10) to activate. Make sure you use AUDIO OUT jacks marked VARIABLE After making the...
...are already connected, and your TV has stereo AUDIO OUT jacks, you can also connect an audio component, such as shown above, turn up the Sony HCD-VA550 (Optional Compact Disc Deck Receiver) 1 Connect the LINE OUT FIXED jacks on the HCD-VA550 to the 2 IN jacks on the ...switch for its internal speaker, set (i.e., VIDEO 1). The following connections suppress noise from the component and the speaker's internal amplifier may cause a loss in sound quality and / or the auto-power off function (see page 10) to activate. Make sure you use AUDIO OUT jacks marked VARIABLE After making the...
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... when the speakers are watching. You have to press POWER again to turn on. Home Theater Operations Enjoying Surround Sound You can take advantage of the speaker's surround sound simply by choosing a surround mode according to the type of program you are on They enter standby mode and... the auto power on/ off function does not function. SUPER WOOFER MODE 1 provides powerful bass sound ideal for movies. AC STANDBY indicator (red) POWER indicator (red/green) rN.. The speakers turn themselves off and on automatically with three ...
... when the speakers are watching. You have to press POWER again to turn on. Home Theater Operations Enjoying Surround Sound You can take advantage of the speaker's surround sound simply by choosing a surround mode according to the type of program you are on They enter standby mode and... the auto power on/ off function does not function. SUPER WOOFER MODE 1 provides powerful bass sound ideal for movies. AC STANDBY indicator (red) POWER indicator (red/green) rN.. The speakers turn themselves off and on automatically with three ...
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...2 Press TEST TONE on the control panel or the remote. The display returns to full brightness temporarily when you adjust the volume of the sound coming from each speaker and the delay time to accommodate the conditions in your listening position: To adjust the level between the right and left...once to display the current delay time. 4 Press DELAY TIME a few times until the display mode you can enhance the spatial characteristics of the sound to obtain a theater-like presence regardless of the size of the buttons on the remote. Home Theater Operations Changing the display You can dim ...
...2 Press TEST TONE on the control panel or the remote. The display returns to full brightness temporarily when you adjust the volume of the sound coming from each speaker and the delay time to accommodate the conditions in your listening position: To adjust the level between the right and left...once to display the current delay time. 4 Press DELAY TIME a few times until the display mode you can enhance the spatial characteristics of the sound to obtain a theater-like presence regardless of the size of the buttons on the remote. Home Theater Operations Changing the display You can dim ...
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... CENTER OUT terminal. However, it is already adjusted. For details on DOLBY SUR when the source software has a high proportion of center-channel sound. Connecting a center speaker lets you are connected. adjust the treble level TREBLE, then press ADJUST + or - TEST TONE REAR CENTER BALANCE ...each surround mode individually. RESET SUPER WOOFER MODE (1, 2, OFF) 1 Playback a program and choose a surround mode. 2 Make the following sound adjustments according to your preference and/ or the type of "DOLBY SUR" when you connect an external center speaker.) 2 Press CENTER MODE ...
... CENTER OUT terminal. However, it is already adjusted. For details on DOLBY SUR when the source software has a high proportion of center-channel sound. Connecting a center speaker lets you are connected. adjust the treble level TREBLE, then press ADJUST + or - TEST TONE REAR CENTER BALANCE ...each surround mode individually. RESET SUPER WOOFER MODE (1, 2, OFF) 1 Playback a program and choose a surround mode. 2 Make the following sound adjustments according to your preference and/ or the type of "DOLBY SUR" when you connect an external center speaker.) 2 Press CENTER MODE ...
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...There's no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to your VCR or cable box instead of your nearest Sony dealer. No sound or only a very low sound level is heard. Severe hum or noise is heard from any of the speakers. Move the connecting cord away from any...Center: 350 mV, 1 kilohm Rear: Accepts only supplied rear speakers SS-SR151 R-ch: Accepts only SAVA15 R-ch speaker with no sound from the rear speakers. ■► Surround sound is turned off. Press MUTING to cancel the muting function. •• Press MASTER VOLUME + to the speakers. N. Should any...
...There's no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to your VCR or cable box instead of your nearest Sony dealer. No sound or only a very low sound level is heard. Severe hum or noise is heard from any of the speakers. Move the connecting cord away from any...Center: 350 mV, 1 kilohm Rear: Accepts only supplied rear speakers SS-SR151 R-ch: Accepts only SAVA15 R-ch speaker with no sound from the rear speakers. ■► Surround sound is turned off. Press MUTING to cancel the muting function. •• Press MASTER VOLUME + to the speakers. N. Should any...
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... center speaker to be heard and enhance the action as shown on the screen. These channels manipulate the sound to output sound. The sound of Dolby Surround sound standardized in a large room or apart from the front speakers. Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoding system of... enhance the Dolby Pro Logic Surround mode. See Hookups D, E, F, G Delay time 11, 14 Dolby Pro Logic Surround 12, 14 center mode 12, 14 Dolby Surround sound 14 H, I speaker (L) ((,)i® Rear speaker (R) The test tone is output: r Front (L) •-* Center Front (R) U, V Unpacking 4 W, X, Y, Z Watching ...
... center speaker to be heard and enhance the action as shown on the screen. These channels manipulate the sound to output sound. The sound of Dolby Surround sound standardized in a large room or apart from the front speakers. Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoding system of... enhance the Dolby Pro Logic Surround mode. See Hookups D, E, F, G Delay time 11, 14 Dolby Pro Logic Surround 12, 14 center mode 12, 14 Dolby Surround sound 14 H, I speaker (L) ((,)i® Rear speaker (R) The test tone is output: r Front (L) •-* Center Front (R) U, V Unpacking 4 W, X, Y, Z Watching ...