The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...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 Page 15 VHS... Before You Buy Page 35 How to Buy Page 36 Where to Put It All Page 38 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...
...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 Page 15 VHS... Before You Buy Page 35 How to Buy Page 36 Where to Put It All Page 38 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...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of Hollywood's leading movie companies. Our knowledge of episodic television, commercials and music videos. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is a fixture in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV studios where programming is the gold standard in both A/V receivers and packaged...
... consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of Hollywood's leading movie companies. Our knowledge of episodic television, commercials and music videos. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is a fixture in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV studios where programming is the gold standard in both A/V receivers and packaged...
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... DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the perfect complement to play. Digital audio outputs. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer ... discs you load any mix of preserving the picture quality. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to your music and movies. They do the best job of up to all your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. This ...
... DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the perfect complement to play. Digital audio outputs. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer ... discs you load any mix of preserving the picture quality. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to your music and movies. They do the best job of up to all your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. This ...
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...To enjoy surround sound, you'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record. The infrared "blaster" supplied with your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. Features to look for: Support...audio output of the DIRECTV receiver to -local and multi-satellite programming. Subscribe to the service and you by satellite! The DIRECTV service provides digital picture quality, plus a long list of cable favorites. Make sure your home. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. The Sony...
...To enjoy surround sound, you'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record. The infrared "blaster" supplied with your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. Features to look for: Support...audio output of the DIRECTV receiver to -local and multi-satellite programming. Subscribe to the service and you by satellite! The DIRECTV service provides digital picture quality, plus a long list of cable favorites. Make sure your home. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. The Sony...
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... a television. You can then automatically analyze the schedule of the HDTV receiver to the kitchen. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. So you're always... ready to take a trip to your A/V receiver. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of upcoming shows and suggest programs with ... " your preferences and record shows similar to the ones you electronic program guides. The Sony Guide to look for viewing whenever you left off. This does so much more than the...
... a television. You can then automatically analyze the schedule of the HDTV receiver to the kitchen. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. So you're always... ready to take a trip to your A/V receiver. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of upcoming shows and suggest programs with ... " your preferences and record shows similar to the ones you electronic program guides. The Sony Guide to look for viewing whenever you left off. This does so much more than the...
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... episode of audio and video entertainment. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this need with VAIO Media™ software installed. Here's another show that VCRs can browse menus on your PC! In many homes, entertainment from a compatible PC to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. Network Media Receiver Today's personal...
... episode of audio and video entertainment. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this need with VAIO Media™ software installed. Here's another show that VCRs can browse menus on your PC! In many homes, entertainment from a compatible PC to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. Network Media Receiver Today's personal...
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...Sony Guide to take advantage. But the launch of high fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in movie theaters. Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and then the more complete audio-visual experience. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers... sound began in the movies, with just one channel of audio. The benefits of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video were limited to enjoy movie theater surround sound in four channels...
...Sony Guide to take advantage. But the launch of high fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in movie theaters. Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and then the more complete audio-visual experience. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers... sound began in the movies, with just one channel of audio. The benefits of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video were limited to enjoy movie theater surround sound in four channels...
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... You'll get better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and sound quality. The Sony Guide to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. Avoid them for extremely... coaxial cable with screw-on the back of the RF connection can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections. While you watch VCR tapes as "Channel 3" or "Channel 4" on your VCR to ...feeds. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. Video Connections Radio Frequency (RF) connections.
... You'll get better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and sound quality. The Sony Guide to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. Avoid them for extremely... coaxial cable with screw-on the back of the RF connection can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections. While you watch VCR tapes as "Channel 3" or "Channel 4" on your VCR to ...feeds. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. Video Connections Radio Frequency (RF) connections.
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... The connection is most often used for line-level audio, typically coded green (Y), blue (PB) and red (PR). The physical connector is separate connections for the three primary colors of a video signal from an HDTV receiver to protect the signal from the DVD player to Home..., Green and Blue, abbreviated R/G/B. Component video connections (Y/PB/PR) are the same "RCA" or "pin" plugs as used for connecting a PC or an LCD front projector. The Sony Guide to the television. R/G/B component video connection. theater equipment, the physical connectors are the best way...
... The connection is most often used for line-level audio, typically coded green (Y), blue (PB) and red (PR). The physical connector is separate connections for the three primary colors of a video signal from an HDTV receiver to protect the signal from the DVD player to Home..., Green and Blue, abbreviated R/G/B. Component video connections (Y/PB/PR) are the same "RCA" or "pin" plugs as used for connecting a PC or an LCD front projector. The Sony Guide to the television. R/G/B component video connection. theater equipment, the physical connectors are the best way...
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...and perfect for music that processes composite video signals, stripping the color signal (...receivers, enables you can enjoy high-resolution surround sound for Digital TV broadcasting, anamorphic DVD-Video titles and other state-of 60 frames per second. High Definition TV signal with the corresponding lines on the previous and subsequent video frames. For connecting external audio/video... equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers.... resolution, higher vertical resolution and reduced video noise. 4:3 Aspect Ratio. The conventional...
...and perfect for music that processes composite video signals, stripping the color signal (...receivers, enables you can enjoy high-resolution surround sound for Digital TV broadcasting, anamorphic DVD-Video titles and other state-of 60 frames per second. High Definition TV signal with the corresponding lines on the previous and subsequent video frames. For connecting external audio/video... equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers.... resolution, higher vertical resolution and reduced video noise. 4:3 Aspect Ratio. The conventional...
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... channel in which the inside front surface is the standard method of connecting high-quality digital audio from your CD-R/RW burner. Component Video connections (Y/PB/PR). Composite video puts color information (chrominance) together with all film-originated content, including broadcast TV, cable TV...of movie film frames for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. A Sony feature that the dialog is crucially important because it works with black-and-white information (luminance) on the screen. Component Video connections (R/G/B). Y/PB/PR is ideal for Digital Television (...
... channel in which the inside front surface is the standard method of connecting high-quality digital audio from your CD-R/RW burner. Component Video connections (Y/PB/PR). Composite video puts color information (chrominance) together with all film-originated content, including broadcast TV, cable TV...of movie film frames for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. A Sony feature that the dialog is crucially important because it works with black-and-white information (luminance) on the screen. Component Video connections (R/G/B). Y/PB/PR is ideal for Digital Television (...
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... players can carry High Definition video sources and DVD 480p progressive scan output. The connection is also secured by the receiver. In audio, the ability of Progressive Scanning. HDTV DIRECTV receiver. Interlaced Scanning. The opposite of a system to convey music from the deepest bass frequencies to the highest treble. The Sony Guide to protect the...
... players can carry High Definition video sources and DVD 480p progressive scan output. The connection is also secured by the receiver. In audio, the ability of Progressive Scanning. HDTV DIRECTV receiver. Interlaced Scanning. The opposite of a system to convey music from the deepest bass frequencies to the highest treble. The Sony Guide to protect the...
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...receiver. Luminance is picture "snow," random flecks or specks of 525 gross scanning lines per second and the television raster of unwanted color. A Sony feature that does not fill their 4:3 screen. MID™ circuitry. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. The benefits of a video signal, abbreviated Y. In audio..., noise takes the form of a button. In video, noise is combined ...
...receiver. Luminance is picture "snow," random flecks or specks of 525 gross scanning lines per second and the television raster of unwanted color. A Sony feature that does not fill their 4:3 screen. MID™ circuitry. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. The benefits of a video signal, abbreviated Y. In audio..., noise takes the form of a button. In video, noise is combined ...
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...project on a reflective, white screen. RF connector. Satellite Speaker. Decodes MTS stereo TV broadcasts. The subwoofer is ideally suited to maintain picture quality. High-resolution audio that enables you . S-Video connection. A flat panel television display type in which plasma gas pixels glow ... all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT. The Sony Guide to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. the point of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that enables even higher resolution. The opposite of resolution." Resolution can be...
...project on a reflective, white screen. RF connector. Satellite Speaker. Decodes MTS stereo TV broadcasts. The subwoofer is ideally suited to maintain picture quality. High-resolution audio that enables you . S-Video connection. A flat panel television display type in which plasma gas pixels glow ... all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT. The Sony Guide to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. the point of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that enables even higher resolution. The opposite of resolution." Resolution can be...
Operating Instructions
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... Up the Components Required cords 7 Antenna hookups 8 Audio component hookups 9 Video component hookups 10 Digital component hookups 11 Multi channel... 27 Enjoying Surround Sound Using only the front speakers (2 Channel Stereo 28 Enjoying higher fidelity sound 28 Selecting a sound field 29 Selecting... the multi channel surround displays 33 Customizing sound fields 34 Receiving Broadcasts Direct tuning 37 Automatic tuning 38 Preset tuning 38 Other... each sound field 75 1) STR-DE895 models of area code CA only. 2) STR-DE995 models of area code CA only and STR-DE895 models of area code...
... Up the Components Required cords 7 Antenna hookups 8 Audio component hookups 9 Video component hookups 10 Digital component hookups 11 Multi channel... 27 Enjoying Surround Sound Using only the front speakers (2 Channel Stereo 28 Enjoying higher fidelity sound 28 Selecting a sound field 29 Selecting... the multi channel surround displays 33 Customizing sound fields 34 Receiving Broadcasts Direct tuning 37 Automatic tuning 38 Preset tuning 38 Other... each sound field 75 1) STR-DE895 models of area code CA only. 2) STR-DE995 models of area code CA only and STR-DE895 models of area code...
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...CTRL S CTRL S STATUS STATUS OUT IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT IN AM VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN y L L L y SIGNAL GND L FM 75Ω COAXIAL SUB WOOFER R R AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN PRE OUT TV/SAT DVD VIDEO 2 L L L R AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 CENTER CENTER L IN R IN OUT ... To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components. • Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna. • After connecting the FM wire antenna, keep it as horizontal as possible. • Do not ...
...CTRL S CTRL S STATUS STATUS OUT IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT IN AM VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN y L L L y SIGNAL GND L FM 75Ω COAXIAL SUB WOOFER R R AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN PRE OUT TV/SAT DVD VIDEO 2 L L L R AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 CENTER CENTER L IN R IN OUT ... To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components. • Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna. • After connecting the FM wire antenna, keep it as horizontal as possible. • Do not ...
Operating Instructions
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... this receiver, the component video signals are not compatible with S-video jacks, you make COMPONENT VIDEO connections, nothing is equipped with S-video signals or video signals. Notes • (STR-DE995 only) If you can convert standard video signals to S-video signals for output from the MONITOR OUT (S-VIDEO) jacks. • When using the S-video jacks instead of the video jacks, your TV's audio output...
... this receiver, the component video signals are not compatible with S-video jacks, you make COMPONENT VIDEO connections, nothing is equipped with S-video signals or video signals. Notes • (STR-DE995 only) If you can convert standard video signals to S-video signals for output from the MONITOR OUT (S-VIDEO) jacks. • When using the S-video jacks instead of the video jacks, your TV's audio output...
Operating Instructions
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...speakers for 7.1 channel surround sound (STR-DE995 only) and a surround back speaker for 6.1 channel surround sound. Satellite tuner OUTPUT VIDEO OUT OUTPUT DIGITAL OPTICAL AUDIO OUT L R E B To the VIDEO 3 DIGITAL INPUT and VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks DIGITAL (ASSIGNABLE) ...STATUS STATUS OUT IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT IN AM VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN y L L L y SIGNAL GND L FM 75Ω COAXIAL SUB WOOFER R R AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN PRE OUT TV/SAT DVD VIDEO 2 L L L R AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 CENTER CENTER L...
...speakers for 7.1 channel surround sound (STR-DE995 only) and a surround back speaker for 6.1 channel surround sound. Satellite tuner OUTPUT VIDEO OUT OUTPUT DIGITAL OPTICAL AUDIO OUT L R E B To the VIDEO 3 DIGITAL INPUT and VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks DIGITAL (ASSIGNABLE) ...STATUS STATUS OUT IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT IN AM VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN y L L L y SIGNAL GND L FM 75Ω COAXIAL SUB WOOFER R R AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN PRE OUT TV/SAT DVD VIDEO 2 L L L R AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 CENTER CENTER L...
Operating Instructions
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These connections allow you play a Super Audio CD disc on the Super Audio CD player connected to the receiver's digital output jack. Connect to MD/TAPE and VIDEO jacks with the Super Audio CD player. 12GB Refer to the operating instructions supplied...CTRL S STATUS STATUS OUT IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT IN AM VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN y L L L y SIGNAL GND L FM 75Ω COAXIAL SUB WOOFER R R AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN PRE OUT TV/SAT DVD VIDEO 2 L L L R AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 CENTER CENTER L IN R IN...
These connections allow you play a Super Audio CD disc on the Super Audio CD player connected to the receiver's digital output jack. Connect to MD/TAPE and VIDEO jacks with the Super Audio CD player. 12GB Refer to the operating instructions supplied...CTRL S STATUS STATUS OUT IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO S-VIDEO OUT IN AM VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN y L L L y SIGNAL GND L FM 75Ω COAXIAL SUB WOOFER R R AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN PRE OUT TV/SAT DVD VIDEO 2 L L L R AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 CENTER CENTER L IN R IN...
Operating Instructions
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...connect the speaker system to which the receiver is shipped. Do not connect high-wattage electrical home appliances such as electric irons, fans, or TVs to a wall outlet. If you connect other audio/video components to the AC OUTLET(s) on the receiver, the receiver will supply power to the connected ...component(s), allowing you to the receiver's AC OUTLET(s) does not exceed the wattage stated on or off when you...
...connect the speaker system to which the receiver is shipped. Do not connect high-wattage electrical home appliances such as electric irons, fans, or TVs to a wall outlet. If you connect other audio/video components to the AC OUTLET(s) on the receiver, the receiver will supply power to the connected ...component(s), allowing you to the receiver's AC OUTLET(s) does not exceed the wattage stated on or off when you...