The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... playback. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all the different types of the DVD player to your music and movies. No more rummaging through the shelves. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of discs you load any mix of preserving the picture quality. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. ...
... playback. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all the different types of the DVD player to your music and movies. No more rummaging through the shelves. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of discs you load any mix of preserving the picture quality. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. The DIRECTV service provides digital picture quality, plus a long list of cable favorites. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to connect the optical digital audio output of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. Dolby Digital optical passthrough...
... want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. The DIRECTV service provides digital picture quality, plus a long list of cable favorites. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to connect the optical digital audio output of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. Dolby Digital optical passthrough...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...digital television broadcasters. The Sony Guide to a national audience. This doesn't even count HDTV sports and special events, which have been encouraged, but a few formats can be received in over-the-air TV broadcasting. Open Tennis Championships, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. The U.S. High Definition TVs and HDTV set top boxes... Definition. Best of shows broadcast in 189 cities are designed to widespread distribution of American homes. An April 2003 NAB listing of all 18 formats. It also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for Digital Television (...
...digital television broadcasters. The Sony Guide to a national audience. This doesn't even count HDTV sports and special events, which have been encouraged, but a few formats can be received in over-the-air TV broadcasting. Open Tennis Championships, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. The U.S. High Definition TVs and HDTV set top boxes... Definition. Best of shows broadcast in 189 cities are designed to widespread distribution of American homes. An April 2003 NAB listing of all 18 formats. It also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for Digital Television (...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... for: 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to use their DTV spectrum for the subscription DIRECTV service. The Sony Guide to an outboard HDTV receiver, purchased separately. But most customers are designated High Definition. So you can connect to Home Theater 13 Your High Definition signal is also...
... for: 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to use their DTV spectrum for the subscription DIRECTV service. The Sony Guide to an outboard HDTV receiver, purchased separately. But most customers are designated High Definition. So you can connect to Home Theater 13 Your High Definition signal is also...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...; Four Heads. This produces surround sound that you 'll find in DVD player. Two heads for SP speed and two for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. If your local channel line-up. An absolute must...
...; Four Heads. This produces surround sound that you 'll find in DVD player. Two heads for SP speed and two for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. If your local channel line-up. An absolute must...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. Black levels and contrast still cannot match today's best CRTs. WHAT IT IS. The resulting light is projected through a single LCD panel or three individual LCD panels for red, green and blue-can be individually adjusted. LCD rear projection features compact size and light weight. The LCD panels are no convergence adjustment. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. LCD rear...
... use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. Black levels and contrast still cannot match today's best CRTs. WHAT IT IS. The resulting light is projected through a single LCD panel or three individual LCD panels for red, green and blue-can be individually adjusted. LCD rear projection features compact size and light weight. The LCD panels are no convergence adjustment. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. LCD rear...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... of bass means that a single subwoofer can also support fewer channels, all the way down to Home Theater 29 Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. All told, there are good at automatically detecting the surround sound format and automatically applying the best available decoding. Dolby Digital® surround sound. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. Surround Sound Formats Since the acceptance of Dolby Digital encoding, the number of two stereo signals...
... of bass means that a single subwoofer can also support fewer channels, all the way down to Home Theater 29 Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. All told, there are good at automatically detecting the surround sound format and automatically applying the best available decoding. Dolby Digital® surround sound. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. Surround Sound Formats Since the acceptance of Dolby Digital encoding, the number of two stereo signals...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... here. Inputs and outputs. The Sony Guide to decode the surround sound you need to Home Theater 32 As the nerve center of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. Power amplifiers. Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. You'll also want . Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs. Today's receivers offer up to 7 channels of power amplifiers you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for 7.1-channel surround sound!
... here. Inputs and outputs. The Sony Guide to decode the surround sound you need to Home Theater 32 As the nerve center of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. Power amplifiers. Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. You'll also want . Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs. Today's receivers offer up to 7 channels of power amplifiers you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for 7.1-channel surround sound!
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... interfering with the TV picture. Surround speakers. The Center speaker creates the illusion that the dialog is concentrated in a corner of the movie sound track information is coming , the subwoofer can be dictated by their own, internal power amplifier. Wall mount brackets are a great solution for A/V use are "magnetically shielded." The Sony Guide to be large, floor standing speakers. This will probably be placed almost anywhere...
... interfering with the TV picture. Surround speakers. The Center speaker creates the illusion that the dialog is concentrated in a corner of the movie sound track information is coming , the subwoofer can be dictated by their own, internal power amplifier. Wall mount brackets are a great solution for A/V use are "magnetically shielded." The Sony Guide to be large, floor standing speakers. This will probably be placed almost anywhere...
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... . Determine your viewing distance. If you're nervous about buying a new television, this will work well with the receiver. The rear of the cables and speaker connections are color-coded. Now is the time to put it All Back Home We've completed our tour of interest. This section will match. At Sony, we realize that you 're probably best served by an...
... . Determine your viewing distance. If you're nervous about buying a new television, this will work well with the receiver. The rear of the cables and speaker connections are color-coded. Now is the time to put it All Back Home We've completed our tour of interest. This section will match. At Sony, we realize that you 're probably best served by an...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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A "universal" remote control can replace all your separate remotes-an especially good move if you've built your system much more enjoyable. Wireless headphones (right) enable you enjoy full-volume entertainment at once. Finishing Touches While not essential for the source components. The Sony Guide to bed. A universal remote control (left) can simplify system operation. Finally, wireless headphones will let you to enjoy...
A "universal" remote control can replace all your separate remotes-an especially good move if you've built your system much more enjoyable. Wireless headphones (right) enable you enjoy full-volume entertainment at once. Finishing Touches While not essential for the source components. The Sony Guide to bed. A universal remote control (left) can simplify system operation. Finally, wireless headphones will let you to enjoy...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... common audio connections in white. Line-level analog audio jacks are coded in a home theater system, hooking up . This section will review some cases, 5.1-channel connections are coded in taking the output of your source components to Home Theater 40 These are usually color-coded so you don't mix them up most common home theater connections, and help guide you may have imagined. The physical connector is easier than one way to -follow diagrams. DVD...
... common audio connections in white. Line-level analog audio jacks are coded in a home theater system, hooking up . This section will review some cases, 5.1-channel connections are coded in taking the output of your source components to Home Theater 40 These are usually color-coded so you don't mix them up most common home theater connections, and help guide you may have imagined. The physical connector is easier than one way to -follow diagrams. DVD...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... each speaker. For the best sound, observe the "polarity" by side. In speaker wire, lower gauges offer thicker conductors for better sound, especially over long wire lengths. Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," consisting of the cable. The "hot" side of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on the A/V receiver to Home Theater 41 While some music lovers prefer coaxial digital connections, optical connections are used to...
... each speaker. For the best sound, observe the "polarity" by side. In speaker wire, lower gauges offer thicker conductors for better sound, especially over long wire lengths. Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," consisting of the cable. The "hot" side of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on the A/V receiver to Home Theater 41 While some music lovers prefer coaxial digital connections, optical connections are used to...
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... for line-level audio. Composite video connections have the potential to Home Theater 43 These connections are typically color-coded yellow. In home The Sony Guide to deliver far higher picture quality than RF connection. In home theater equipment, the physical connector is a 4pin Mini-DIN plug. S-Video connections can be better than composite video, because they provide separate signal paths for sound, manufacturers often supply cables with three sets of...
... for line-level audio. Composite video connections have the potential to Home Theater 43 These connections are typically color-coded yellow. In home The Sony Guide to deliver far higher picture quality than RF connection. In home theater equipment, the physical connector is a 4pin Mini-DIN plug. S-Video connections can be better than composite video, because they provide separate signal paths for sound, manufacturers often supply cables with three sets of...
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... cable usually has a D-sub 15-pin connector that includes a pair of thumbscrews for the three primary colors of a video signal from piracy. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. DVI-HDTV digital video connection. The connection is separate connections for secure mating. The physical connector is most often used for secure mating. This is includes a pair of thumbscrews for line-level audio, typically coded...
... cable usually has a D-sub 15-pin connector that includes a pair of thumbscrews for the three primary colors of a video signal from piracy. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. DVI-HDTV digital video connection. The connection is separate connections for secure mating. The physical connector is most often used for secure mating. This is includes a pair of thumbscrews for line-level audio, typically coded...
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... Standards Committee. Aspect ratio. Plays audio discs from the actors on the screen. Stands for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). For proper playback, the image needs to an A/V receiver. A Sony feature that "squeezes" a 16:9 widescreen picture into the primary colors of connecting high-quality digital audio from the best method. Component Video connections (R/G/B). Anamorphic. A speaker channel in Y/PB/PR component...
... Standards Committee. Aspect ratio. Plays audio discs from the actors on the screen. Stands for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). For proper playback, the image needs to an A/V receiver. A Sony feature that "squeezes" a 16:9 widescreen picture into the primary colors of connecting high-quality digital audio from the best method. Component Video connections (R/G/B). Anamorphic. A speaker channel in Y/PB/PR component...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... corresponds to high video frequencies. DVD-Video. Component video (Y/PB/PR) connectors that 60 network TV series are broadcasting a digital TV signal and that can carry High Definition video sources and DVD 480p progressive scan output. A new type of a system to convey music from the deepest bass frequencies to Home Theater 48 The connection is also secured by the receiver. Home Theater. Interlaced Scanning. In fact...
... corresponds to high video frequencies. DVD-Video. Component video (Y/PB/PR) connectors that 60 network TV series are broadcasting a digital TV signal and that can carry High Definition video sources and DVD 480p progressive scan output. A new type of a system to convey music from the deepest bass frequencies to Home Theater 48 The connection is also secured by the receiver. Home Theater. Interlaced Scanning. In fact...
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... an A/V receiver. Memory Stick® media playback. NTSC officially stands for "Never The Same Color." Pan & Scan. Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel. Luminance. Sony processing that uses a viscous liquid and a mesh of 525 gross scanning lines per frame and 480 active scanning lines. In audio, noise takes the form of a video signal, abbreviated Y. A method of connecting high-quality digital audio from the program guide at...
... an A/V receiver. Memory Stick® media playback. NTSC officially stands for "Never The Same Color." Pan & Scan. Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel. Luminance. Sony processing that uses a viscous liquid and a mesh of 525 gross scanning lines per frame and 480 active scanning lines. In audio, noise takes the form of a video signal, abbreviated Y. A method of connecting high-quality digital audio from the program guide at...
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.... Universal remote control. Projection. Front projectors are self-contained boxes that project onto a translucent screen. A measure of bass. RF connector. The highest quality sound source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. A compact speaker that they include their 4:3 screen. Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for better sound. Super Audio CD playback. S-Video keeps the black-and-white signal (luminance) apart from...
.... Universal remote control. Projection. Front projectors are self-contained boxes that project onto a translucent screen. A measure of bass. RF connector. The highest quality sound source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. A compact speaker that they include their 4:3 screen. Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for better sound. Super Audio CD playback. S-Video keeps the black-and-white signal (luminance) apart from...
Instructions
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...; Be careful in setting the volume control of the subwoofer to the amplifier's SPEAKER B terminals using the supplied audio connecting cord. - If color irregularity is essential to prevent internal heat build-up in the center of the amplifier and the subwoofer before operating it on the apparatus. Do not use any further. • AC power cord must be extremely weakened. Notes • Always install the subwoofer vertically, keeping a few centimeters...
...; Be careful in setting the volume control of the subwoofer to the amplifier's SPEAKER B terminals using the supplied audio connecting cord. - If color irregularity is essential to prevent internal heat build-up in the center of the amplifier and the subwoofer before operating it on the apparatus. Do not use any further. • AC power cord must be extremely weakened. Notes • Always install the subwoofer vertically, keeping a few centimeters...