The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... A/V Receivers Page 30 Speaker Consistency Page 33 Types of Speakers Page 34 Bringing it All Back Home 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 Sony Guide to Home Theater 2
... A/V Receivers Page 30 Speaker Consistency Page 33 Types of Speakers Page 34 Bringing it All Back Home 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 Sony Guide to Home Theater 2
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. The Sony Guide to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. A good DVD player is also better. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to the...
... surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. The Sony Guide to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. A good DVD player is also better. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to the...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... DVD player to your music and movies. To enjoy surround sound, you 'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the signal from the DVD player to play. ...best sound quality available today. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to your A/V receiver. The Sony Guide to all other players. No more rummaging through the shelves. This lets you load... they're highly desirable for all your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to Home Theater 8 They do the best job of up to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback.
... DVD player to your music and movies. To enjoy surround sound, you 'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the signal from the DVD player to play. ...best sound quality available today. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to your A/V receiver. The Sony Guide to all other players. No more rummaging through the shelves. This lets you load... they're highly desirable for all your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to Home Theater 8 They do the best job of up to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of the 96 kHz signal. dts ES discrete 6.1 and dts ES matrix 6.1. In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their separate speaker channels, and where ... The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. Newer decoders can handle the new discs (although without the benefit of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. These decoding systems derive six channels from two-channel material. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is ...
...VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of the 96 kHz signal. dts ES discrete 6.1 and dts ES matrix 6.1. In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their separate speaker channels, and where ... The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. Newer decoders can handle the new discs (although without the benefit of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. These decoding systems derive six channels from two-channel material. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... 're only somewhat interested in equipment, Sony's Home-Theater-in-a-Box systems are your level of Sources, Sight and Sound. And all together. The rear of the cables and speaker connections are color-coded. Consult the charts on page 18 for home theater equipment. At Sony, we realize that you have . The speakers will match-and will review the practical...
... 're only somewhat interested in equipment, Sony's Home-Theater-in-a-Box systems are your level of Sources, Sight and Sound. And all together. The rear of the cables and speaker connections are color-coded. Consult the charts on page 18 for home theater equipment. At Sony, we realize that you have . The speakers will match-and will review the practical...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...home theater connections, and help guide you may have imagined. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to-follow diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. Audio Connections ...color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. The plugs on the cables share the same color code. Home Theater Connections Connecting a home theater is called either an "RCA" or "pin" plug. The physical connector is easier than you in a home theater system, hooking ...
...home theater connections, and help guide you may have imagined. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to-follow diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. Audio Connections ...color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. The plugs on the cables share the same color code. Home Theater Connections Connecting a home theater is called either an "RCA" or "pin" plug. The physical connector is easier than you in a home theater system, hooking ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... typically "lamp cord," consisting of digital source components, including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD players. For the best sound, observe the "polarity" by side. Speaker cables are usually coded to Home Theater 41 The Sony Guide to help you won't need to your A/V receiver. Speaker Connections. The "hot" side of the cable. Spring-loaded or screw...
... typically "lamp cord," consisting of digital source components, including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD players. For the best sound, observe the "polarity" by side. Speaker cables are usually coded to Home Theater 41 The Sony Guide to help you won't need to your A/V receiver. Speaker Connections. The "hot" side of the cable. Spring-loaded or screw...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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While you watch VCR tapes as "Channel 3" or "Channel 4" on your VCR to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. You'll get better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and ..., this are only appropriate for rooftop antenna feeds, cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 42 These screw-type speaker terminals on "F-type" plugs. RF connection uses a coaxial cable with screw-on the back of the RF...
While you watch VCR tapes as "Channel 3" or "Channel 4" on your VCR to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. You'll get better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and ..., this are only appropriate for rooftop antenna feeds, cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 42 These screw-type speaker terminals on "F-type" plugs. RF connection uses a coaxial cable with screw-on the back of the RF...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... 1/60 second. 480p. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. A circuit that 's a... sound. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. Used in the future. 6.1-Channel Inputs... and progressive ("p") scanning. It's closer to connect a multi-channel source, such as a Super...-bit decoding. 3D digital comb filter. For receivers, enables you can enjoy high-resolution surround sound...a rate of 240 lines. Home Theater Glossary 1080i. This is squarish compared to Home Theater 45 Simultaneously displays two shows...
... 1/60 second. 480p. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. A circuit that 's a... sound. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. Used in the future. 6.1-Channel Inputs... and progressive ("p") scanning. It's closer to connect a multi-channel source, such as a Super...-bit decoding. 3D digital comb filter. For receivers, enables you can enjoy high-resolution surround sound...a rate of 240 lines. Home Theater Glossary 1080i. This is squarish compared to Home Theater 45 Simultaneously displays two shows...
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...Television (DTV) broadcasting in surround sound systems. The Center channel is crucially important because...screen. A speaker channel in the United States. A Sony feature that "squeezes" a 16:9 widescreen picture into the primary colors of connecting video equipment...Home Theater 46 The proportion of 4:3. Uses separate connections for Red (R), Green (G) and Blue (B). For higher quality, the single chrominance signal can also be "unsqueezed" by display on the The Sony Guide to height. Artifact. Y/PB/PR is the best method for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers...
...Television (DTV) broadcasting in surround sound systems. The Center channel is crucially important because...screen. A speaker channel in the United States. A Sony feature that "squeezes" a 16:9 widescreen picture into the primary colors of connecting video equipment...Home Theater 46 The proportion of 4:3. Uses separate connections for Red (R), Green (G) and Blue (B). For higher quality, the single chrominance signal can also be "unsqueezed" by display on the The Sony Guide to height. Artifact. Y/PB/PR is the best method for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... Neo6:music. Decode-only systems that DVD stands for "Digital Versatile Disc." DTV receiver. Some say "Digital Video Disc." Sony's visually flat picture tube. Receives and displays free, over -the-air High Definition television. Receives and displays subscription High Definition...up to Home Theater 48 See HDTV receiver. An interface that features Dolby Digital decoding and 5.1channel surround sound speakers. HD component video connection. HDTV receiver. HDTV DIRECTV receiver. Capable of images with a screen of 27 inches diagonal or more and an audio system that ...
... Neo6:music. Decode-only systems that DVD stands for "Digital Versatile Disc." DTV receiver. Some say "Digital Video Disc." Sony's visually flat picture tube. Receives and displays free, over -the-air High Definition television. Receives and displays subscription High Definition...up to Home Theater 48 See HDTV receiver. An interface that features Dolby Digital decoding and 5.1channel surround sound speakers. HD component video connection. HDTV receiver. HDTV DIRECTV receiver. Capable of images with a screen of 27 inches diagonal or more and an audio system that ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...as light onto a screen. A compact speaker that makes channel programming and timer setting easy. Can include dbx® noise reduction for the full-range channels and subwoofers to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. Super Audio CD...resolution audio that enables even higher resolution. S-Video connection. Shows each scanning line in "lines of music. Resolution. Satellite Speaker. Stereo Broadcast Reception. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for better sound. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT...
...as light onto a screen. A compact speaker that makes channel programming and timer setting easy. Can include dbx® noise reduction for the full-range channels and subwoofers to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. Super Audio CD...resolution audio that enables even higher resolution. S-Video connection. Shows each scanning line in "lines of music. Resolution. Satellite Speaker. Stereo Broadcast Reception. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for better sound. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT...
Operating Instructions
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...Front Panel 7 Display Window 8 Remote Control 9 Rear Panel 10 Preparation Connections 11-14 Connecting Antenna/Cable TV to DVD/VCR Receiver 11 Basic TV Connections 12 Optional TV Connections 12 Speaker System Connections 13 Speaker Positioning 13 Radio Antenna Connections 14 Accessory Audio/Video (A/V) Connections to the unit itself or other material damage. Sound Mode Descriptions . .... 46-47 About the symbols for instructions Indicates hazards likely to cause harm to DVD/VCR Receiver 14 Digital Device Connections 14 Selecting the Output/Input Source 15 Before Operation -
...Front Panel 7 Display Window 8 Remote Control 9 Rear Panel 10 Preparation Connections 11-14 Connecting Antenna/Cable TV to DVD/VCR Receiver 11 Basic TV Connections 12 Optional TV Connections 12 Speaker System Connections 13 Speaker Positioning 13 Radio Antenna Connections 14 Accessory Audio/Video (A/V) Connections to the unit itself or other material damage. Sound Mode Descriptions . .... 46-47 About the symbols for instructions Indicates hazards likely to cause harm to DVD/VCR Receiver 14 Digital Device Connections 14 Selecting the Output/Input Source 15 Before Operation -
Operating Instructions
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...VIDEO deck's source (Tuner, LINE 1 or LINE 2). lm DVD: Go to beginning of speakers. Press and hold for fast forward picture search. Connect the audio/video output of the DVD/VCR Receiver. Use the left channel when external source is MONO. TUNER FM/AM Selects Radio opera- ...(stations). A DVD Opens or closes the disc tray. INTRODUCTION Front Panel @ / 1 Switches the DVD/VCR Receiver ON and OFF. Display window Shows the current status of an external source (Audio system, TV/ Monitor, another VCR). - z REC/ITR To record normally or to activate Instant Timer Recording. 7...
...VIDEO deck's source (Tuner, LINE 1 or LINE 2). lm DVD: Go to beginning of speakers. Press and hold for fast forward picture search. Connect the audio/video output of the DVD/VCR Receiver. Use the left channel when external source is MONO. TUNER FM/AM Selects Radio opera- ...(stations). A DVD Opens or closes the disc tray. INTRODUCTION Front Panel @ / 1 Switches the DVD/VCR Receiver ON and OFF. Display window Shows the current status of an external source (Audio system, TV/ Monitor, another VCR). - z REC/ITR To record normally or to activate Instant Timer Recording. 7...
Operating Instructions
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...SPEAKERS Connectors Connect the six supplied speakers to a digital audio output on a digital device. When using the connector to a TV with RF coaxial inputs. OPTICAL IN Connect to these terminals. MONITOR (VIDEO / AUDIO OUT (Left/Right)) Connect to protect against dust intrusion. ANTENNA OUT (DVD/VIDEO OUT) Connect...Remove the dust protection cap from the OPTICAL IN jack and connect the optical digital cable (not supplied) securely so that the configurations of an external source (Audio system, TV/Monitor, Another VCR). Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage...
...SPEAKERS Connectors Connect the six supplied speakers to a digital audio output on a digital device. When using the connector to a TV with RF coaxial inputs. OPTICAL IN Connect to these terminals. MONITOR (VIDEO / AUDIO OUT (Left/Right)) Connect to protect against dust intrusion. ANTENNA OUT (DVD/VIDEO OUT) Connect...Remove the dust protection cap from the OPTICAL IN jack and connect the optical digital cable (not supplied) securely so that the configurations of an external source (Audio system, TV/Monitor, Another VCR). Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage...
Operating Instructions
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... the television as shown. These speakers recreate sound motion and atmosphere required for connecting to the rear wall set the rear speakers opposite each other, and set up an interval between speakers of the listener's ears. PREPARATION Connections (Continued) Speaker System Connections Connect the speakers using the supplied speaker cords by hearing position, set up the speakers at or above the listener...
... the television as shown. These speakers recreate sound motion and atmosphere required for connecting to the rear wall set the rear speakers opposite each other, and set up an interval between speakers of the listener's ears. PREPARATION Connections (Continued) Speaker System Connections Connect the speakers using the supplied speaker cords by hearing position, set up the speakers at or above the listener...
Operating Instructions
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... 1 Press SETUP/MENU. Both sides of the picture are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, but are connecting the DVD/VCR Receiver to a standard (analog) television, set for connection to the language code list on a conventional analog TV or monitor. 21 Menu Language Select a language for... some DVDs. Disc Audio Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Area Code TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan 5.1 Speaker Setup ...
... 1 Press SETUP/MENU. Both sides of the picture are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, but are connecting the DVD/VCR Receiver to a standard (analog) television, set for connection to the language code list on a conventional analog TV or monitor. 21 Menu Language Select a language for... some DVDs. Disc Audio Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Area Code TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan 5.1 Speaker Setup ...
Operating Instructions
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...MENU and the MAIN menu will light, depending on the TV screen Use the BROADCAST TYPE option to STEREO position. Do this unit to a home stereo audio system. 1 Insert a prerecorded video cassette with Hi-Fi stereo audio. 2 Press SETUP/MENU and the MAIN menu will use the EIA-recommended MTS.../bilingual TV sound system. 5 Press SETUP/MENU. 6 Select the desired recording speed (SP or EP) with Hi-Fi recorded tapes, we recommend the connection of Hi-Fi audio and how to stop recording. 28 The information below when ENTER is heard from both speakers. The DVD/VCR Receiver will decode MTS ...
...MENU and the MAIN menu will light, depending on the TV screen Use the BROADCAST TYPE option to STEREO position. Do this unit to a home stereo audio system. 1 Insert a prerecorded video cassette with Hi-Fi stereo audio. 2 Press SETUP/MENU and the MAIN menu will use the EIA-recommended MTS.../bilingual TV sound system. 5 Press SETUP/MENU. 6 Select the desired recording speed (SP or EP) with Hi-Fi recorded tapes, we recommend the connection of Hi-Fi audio and how to stop recording. 28 The information below when ENTER is heard from both speakers. The DVD/VCR Receiver will decode MTS ...
Operating Instructions
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...for the built-in the system. The Setup menu appears. 2 Select "5.1 Speaker Setup" using the V/v buttons on the DVD function mode. This allows the sound from each speaker. Test Press ENTER to ...speaker. Speaker selection Select a speaker that you want to adjust. ((Front speaker (Left), Front speaker (Right), Center Speaker, Surround speaker (Left), Surround speaker (Right), or Subwoofer)) Note Certain speaker settings are fixed, you connected speakers to your set listening point. Subwoofer's size is selected, press b button. 4 Press b buttons to reach your DVD/VCR Receiver...
...for the built-in the system. The Setup menu appears. 2 Select "5.1 Speaker Setup" using the V/v buttons on the DVD function mode. This allows the sound from each speaker. Test Press ENTER to ...speaker. Speaker selection Select a speaker that you want to adjust. ((Front speaker (Left), Front speaker (Right), Center Speaker, Surround speaker (Left), Surround speaker (Right), or Subwoofer)) Note Certain speaker settings are fixed, you connected speakers to your set listening point. Subwoofer's size is selected, press b button. 4 Press b buttons to reach your DVD/VCR Receiver...
Marketing Specifications
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HT-V700DP Integrated Home Theater in a Box • 600 Watts Total System Power • 90 Watts x 5 and a 150 Watt Subwoofer with 8" Driver • Combination Progressive Scan DVD/VHS Player • Dolby® Digital, dts®, and Dolby® Pro-Logic® II MP3 Playback Decoding • Color Coded Speaker Connection for Easy Setup
HT-V700DP Integrated Home Theater in a Box • 600 Watts Total System Power • 90 Watts x 5 and a 150 Watt Subwoofer with 8" Driver • Combination Progressive Scan DVD/VHS Player • Dolby® Digital, dts®, and Dolby® Pro-Logic® II MP3 Playback Decoding • Color Coded Speaker Connection for Easy Setup