The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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Contents What is 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 Page 15 VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Page 16 Home Theater Sight A New World of...
Contents What is 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 Page 15 VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Page 16 Home Theater Sight A New World of...
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... upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. SOURCES. SIGHT. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 In one powerful experience. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. SOUND. A good DVD player is also better. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase, a DVD player...
... upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. SOURCES. SIGHT. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 In one powerful experience. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. SOUND. A good DVD player is also better. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase, a DVD player...
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... a DVD player that can handle all the different types of discs you load any mix of preserving the picture quality. They do the best job of up to all other players. ƒ Component video outputs. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the perfect complement to play. ƒ Digital audio outputs. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. ƒ DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs...
... a DVD player that can handle all the different types of discs you load any mix of preserving the picture quality. They do the best job of up to all other players. ƒ Component video outputs. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the perfect complement to play. ƒ Digital audio outputs. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. ƒ DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs...
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... the DIRECTV service even delivers selected channels in addition to connect the optical digital audio output of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. ƒ Dolby Digital optical passthrough. Features to look for: ƒ Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your local TV channels, brought to your recorder on selected channels. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. The new receivers get the full...
... the DIRECTV service even delivers selected channels in addition to connect the optical digital audio output of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. ƒ Dolby Digital optical passthrough. Features to look for: ƒ Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your local TV channels, brought to your recorder on selected channels. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. The new receivers get the full...
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Best of all 18 formats. Masters Golf Tournament, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. Six of these digital broadcasts are designed to Home Theater 12 Some cable TV services are called "HDTV receivers") are in High Definition. For many of these are designated ... also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Alias, American Dreams, Crossing Jordan, Becker, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, The Drew Carey Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier, Hack, JAG, The King of Queens, NYPD Blue, The Practice...
Best of all 18 formats. Masters Golf Tournament, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. Six of these digital broadcasts are designed to Home Theater 12 Some cable TV services are called "HDTV receivers") are in High Definition. For many of these are designated ... also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Alias, American Dreams, Crossing Jordan, Becker, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, The Drew Carey Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier, Hack, JAG, The King of Queens, NYPD Blue, The Practice...
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....11a wireless LAN connection to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for high fidelity stereo sound. ƒ 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. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a compatible wireless LAN access point. If your local channel line-up. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound...
....11a wireless LAN connection to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for high fidelity stereo sound. ƒ 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. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a compatible wireless LAN access point. If your local channel line-up. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound...
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... light through a series of direct-view CRT. LCDs are no convergence adjustment. LCDs also need no altitude limits. Black levels and contrast still cannot match today's best CRTs. The LCD panels are fixed in pause or station logos on the corner of the screen. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. ƒ LCD rear projection. Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue...
... light through a series of direct-view CRT. LCDs are no convergence adjustment. LCDs also need no altitude limits. Black levels and contrast still cannot match today's best CRTs. The LCD panels are fixed in pause or station logos on the corner of the screen. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. ƒ LCD rear projection. Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue...
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... Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. ƒ HDTV reception. To maximize the picture detail of fixed pixel displays. Then you have access to free, over three dimensions: vertical, horizontal and time, to separate the luminance (Y) from a DVD player or satellite receiver. and more like watching television -- Refinements include Direct Digital Circuitry, the DRC™ Multi-Function system and MID™ X circuitry. ƒ Memory Stick...
... Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. ƒ HDTV reception. To maximize the picture detail of fixed pixel displays. Then you have access to free, over three dimensions: vertical, horizontal and time, to separate the luminance (Y) from a DVD player or satellite receiver. and more like watching television -- Refinements include Direct Digital Circuitry, the DRC™ Multi-Function system and MID™ X circuitry. ƒ Memory Stick...
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... a 5.1-channel system, it works with the full-range speakers for an entire surround sound system. While the Dolby Digital system is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. That's five fullrange channels (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right), plus a Low Frequency Effects channel to digital surround sound. The subwoofer bass will blend with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded...
... a 5.1-channel system, it works with the full-range speakers for an entire surround sound system. While the Dolby Digital system is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. That's five fullrange channels (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right), plus a Low Frequency Effects channel to digital surround sound. The subwoofer bass will blend with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded...
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... those channels are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. ƒ dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to Home Theater 30 It's where you 'll use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. ƒ Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. proportion of a dts 5.1-channel signal encoded...
... those channels are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. ƒ dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to Home Theater 30 It's where you 'll use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. ƒ Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. proportion of a dts 5.1-channel signal encoded...
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... Home Theater 32 You'll also want . Make sure the receiver has the number of amplification for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of two renowned concert halls, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. ƒ Inputs and outputs. As the nerve center of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. ƒ Power amplifiers. Today's receivers offer up to 7 channels of power amplifiers you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for 7.1-channel surround sound...
... Home Theater 32 You'll also want . Make sure the receiver has the number of amplification for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of two renowned concert halls, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. ƒ Inputs and outputs. As the nerve center of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. ƒ Power amplifiers. Today's receivers offer up to 7 channels of power amplifiers you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for 7.1-channel surround sound...
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... a surround sound effect that's stable, consistent and ultimately convincing. Speaker Consistency When buying home theater speakers, you'll want to make sure that all the other technical details that go into determining sound quality. Instead of getting a true stereo image, you get an ever-shifting blur of speakers available today. To appreciate the importance of this problem is the subwoofer. When the bass...
... a surround sound effect that's stable, consistent and ultimately convincing. Speaker Consistency When buying home theater speakers, you'll want to make sure that all the other technical details that go into determining sound quality. Instead of getting a true stereo image, you get an ever-shifting blur of speakers available today. To appreciate the importance of this problem is the subwoofer. When the bass...
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And all of a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. If you're only somewhat interested in equipment, Sony's Home-Theater-in your room. ƒ STEP 3. Now is the time to upgrade individual pieces in selecting a screen size. Before You Buy ƒ STEP 1. If you're nervous about buying the right products and making the right connections when you...
And all of a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. If you're only somewhat interested in equipment, Sony's Home-Theater-in your room. ƒ STEP 3. Now is the time to upgrade individual pieces in selecting a screen size. Before You Buy ƒ STEP 1. If you're nervous about buying the right products and making the right connections when you...
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..." plug. This section will review some cases, 5.1-channel connections are usually color-coded so you don't mix them up most common home theater connections, and help guide you may have imagined. Audio Connections ƒ Line-Level Analog Audio. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. The physical connector is easier than one way to do the job. In some of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player...
..." plug. This section will review some cases, 5.1-channel connections are usually color-coded so you don't mix them up most common home theater connections, and help guide you may have imagined. Audio Connections ƒ Line-Level Analog Audio. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. The physical connector is easier than one way to do the job. In some of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player...
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... broadcast TV, cable TV, satellite TV and DVD. Modern, widescreen television has an aspect ratio of 4:3. Stands for both direct-view and projection television. A method of TV screen width to Home Theater 46 R/G/B is ideal for R/G/B component connections. Artifact. In televisions, it is the standard method of Red, Green and Blue for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. The proportion of connecting high-quality digital audio from the...
... broadcast TV, cable TV, satellite TV and DVD. Modern, widescreen television has an aspect ratio of 4:3. Stands for both direct-view and projection television. A method of TV screen width to Home Theater 46 R/G/B is ideal for R/G/B component connections. Artifact. In televisions, it is the standard method of Red, Green and Blue for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. The proportion of connecting high-quality digital audio from the...
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... and Low Frequency Effects (LFE) for a Subwoofer. dts (Digital Theater System) decoder. dts 96/24. A group of Sony developments that derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of sound for Left, Right, Center, Surround-Left, Surround-Right and Low Frequency Effects (LFE) for a Subwoofer. To enable multi-channel music reproduction from a DVD player, satellite receiver or HDTV receiver to convert a conventional TV image into its high definition equivalent. A Sony breakthrough in Hollywood. Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound...
... and Low Frequency Effects (LFE) for a Subwoofer. dts (Digital Theater System) decoder. dts 96/24. A group of Sony developments that derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of sound for Left, Right, Center, Surround-Left, Surround-Right and Low Frequency Effects (LFE) for a Subwoofer. To enable multi-channel music reproduction from a DVD player, satellite receiver or HDTV receiver to convert a conventional TV image into its high definition equivalent. A Sony breakthrough in Hollywood. Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound...
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dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. DVD-Video. In fact, the format's inventors could not agree. Frequency response. In audio, the ability of conventional television. Component video (Y/PB/PR) connectors that features Dolby Digital decoding and 5.1channel surround sound speakers. HDTV receiver. First the odd numbered lines are a DVD player, a television with up to six times the detail of a system to convey music from the deepest bass frequencies to the highest treble...
dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. DVD-Video. In fact, the format's inventors could not agree. Frequency response. In audio, the ability of conventional television. Component video (Y/PB/PR) connectors that features Dolby Digital decoding and 5.1channel surround sound speakers. HDTV receiver. First the odd numbered lines are a DVD player, a television with up to six times the detail of a system to convey music from the deepest bass frequencies to the highest treble...
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... a light to watch or listen. One technique for cable or a local TV antenna. LCDs are disturbed by a picture that enables advanced Twin View™ picture-andpicture, including simultaneous display of DIRECTV receivers lets you 're trying to generate brightness. No need for accommodating widescreen programming on a standard 4:3 screen. Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel. The benefits of full-quality sound. Optical digital output. A method of connecting high-quality digital audio from the program guide...
... a light to watch or listen. One technique for cable or a local TV antenna. LCDs are disturbed by a picture that enables advanced Twin View™ picture-andpicture, including simultaneous display of DIRECTV receivers lets you 're trying to generate brightness. No need for accommodating widescreen programming on a standard 4:3 screen. Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel. The benefits of full-quality sound. Optical digital output. A method of connecting high-quality digital audio from the program guide...
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... timer setting easy. Universal remote control. Simplifies operation by electrodes. Others appreciate a picture that enables even higher resolution. Progressive Scanning. Projection. RF connector. Decodes MTS stereo TV broadcasts. The highest quality sound source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. Enables you . Satellite Speaker. Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for source material, transmission channels, recorders and displays. S-Video connection. S-Video keeps the black-and-white signal...
... timer setting easy. Universal remote control. Simplifies operation by electrodes. Others appreciate a picture that enables even higher resolution. Progressive Scanning. Projection. RF connector. Decodes MTS stereo TV broadcasts. The highest quality sound source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. Enables you . Satellite Speaker. Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for source material, transmission channels, recorders and displays. S-Video connection. S-Video keeps the black-and-white signal...
Speaker Connection & Installation
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... Front speaker SS-MSP2 Surround speaker DIGITAL OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN ANTENNA AM MONITOR DVD/LD IN COAXIAL FM 75Ω COAXIAL VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT L CENTER R SUB FRONT SURROUND WOOFER MULTI CH IN AUDIO OUT L R IN CD OUT IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN SUB MD/TAPE DVD/LD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 WOOFER STR-K840P SS-MSP2 Surround speaker SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 - 16Ω SURROUND R L CENTER FRONT R L R L R L SA-WMSP4 INPUT Subwoofer A A Sony Corporation 2002 Printed in certain countries). HT-6500DP HOME THEATER...
... Front speaker SS-MSP2 Surround speaker DIGITAL OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN ANTENNA AM MONITOR DVD/LD IN COAXIAL FM 75Ω COAXIAL VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT L CENTER R SUB FRONT SURROUND WOOFER MULTI CH IN AUDIO OUT L R IN CD OUT IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN SUB MD/TAPE DVD/LD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 WOOFER STR-K840P SS-MSP2 Surround speaker SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 - 16Ω SURROUND R L CENTER FRONT R L R L R L SA-WMSP4 INPUT Subwoofer A A Sony Corporation 2002 Printed in certain countries). HT-6500DP HOME THEATER...
