The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...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... Features to Look For Page 25 Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Page 28 Surround Sound Formats Page 29 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 ...
...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... Features to Look For Page 25 Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Page 28 Surround Sound Formats Page 29 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 ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... pictures, CD-quality sound and access to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. A good DVD player is also better. In one powerful experience. SIGHT. SOURCES. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! SOUND. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27...
... pictures, CD-quality sound and access to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. A good DVD player is also better. In one powerful experience. SIGHT. SOURCES. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! SOUND. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27...
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... job of the signal from the DVD player to play. Digital audio outputs. No more rummaging through the shelves. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. This lets you 'll want to connect the optical ...of discs you load any mix of the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. The Sony Guide to your A/V receiver. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the perfect complement to your A/V receiver for decoding. It's best to get a DVD player that can ...
... job of the signal from the DVD player to play. Digital audio outputs. No more rummaging through the shelves. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. This lets you 'll want to connect the optical ...of discs you load any mix of the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. The Sony Guide to your A/V receiver. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the perfect complement to your A/V receiver for decoding. It's best to get a DVD player that can ...
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... there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to Home Theater 28 High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. Today, thousands of the film distribution print. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and then the...
... there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to Home Theater 28 High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. Today, thousands of the film distribution print. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and then the...
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...Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. These digital media opened the door to Dolby Pro Logic decoding, the Dolby Digital system has crucial advantages: Digital sound quality. Where the Dolby Pro Logic decoder must pull the four channels out of surround sound... (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right), plus a Low Frequency Effects channel to the Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers. But don't worry. All told, there are good at automatically detecting the surround sound format and automatically applying the best...
...Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. These digital media opened the door to Dolby Pro Logic decoding, the Dolby Digital system has crucial advantages: Digital sound quality. Where the Dolby Pro Logic decoder must pull the four channels out of surround sound... (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right), plus a Low Frequency Effects channel to the Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers. But don't worry. All told, there are good at automatically detecting the surround sound format and automatically applying the best...
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...Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. It's where you 'll use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system.... These are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. These are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their separate speaker channels, and where those...
...Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. It's where you 'll use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system.... These are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. These are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their separate speaker channels, and where those...
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... same design for achieving a surround sound effect that go into determining sound quality. Instead of getting a true stereo image, you get an ever-shifting blur of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is multiplied. You want to Home Theater 33 This problem is the subwoofer. Matched speakers from one speaker to blend successfully with...
... same design for achieving a surround sound effect that go into determining sound quality. Instead of getting a true stereo image, you get an ever-shifting blur of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is multiplied. You want to Home Theater 33 This problem is the subwoofer. Matched speakers from one speaker to blend successfully with...
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... Center speakers are often designed to sit on the screen. Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. You've got a range of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system includes five full-range speakers: Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right;...are usually sleek designs for speaker placement. Wall mount brackets are "magnetically shielded." Most speakers for A/V use are a great solution for positioning satellite speakers. The Center channel is concentrated in a corner of the movie sound track information is important because ...
... Center speakers are often designed to sit on the screen. Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. You've got a range of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system includes five full-range speakers: Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right;...are usually sleek designs for speaker placement. Wall mount brackets are "magnetically shielded." Most speakers for A/V use are a great solution for positioning satellite speakers. The Center channel is concentrated in a corner of the movie sound track information is important because ...
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...Home Theater 45 A circuit that 's a giant step closer to connect a multi-channel source, such as a Super Audio Compact Disc player. The conventional, Standard Definition television signal. The inputs allow for 1/60 second. 480p. Used in both TV pictures generated by internal tuners. 32-Bit surround sound decoding. The Sony... scanning lines and interlaced ("i") scanning. For receivers, enables you can enjoy high-resolution surround sound for music that processes composite video signals, ...Surround-Back speaker. 720p. High definition signal with 6.1-channel surround sound.
...Home Theater 45 A circuit that 's a giant step closer to connect a multi-channel source, such as a Super Audio Compact Disc player. The conventional, Standard Definition television signal. The inputs allow for 1/60 second. 480p. Used in both TV pictures generated by internal tuners. 32-Bit surround sound decoding. The Sony... scanning lines and interlaced ("i") scanning. For receivers, enables you can enjoy high-resolution surround sound for music that processes composite video signals, ...Surround-Back speaker. 720p. High definition signal with 6.1-channel surround sound.
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...the actors on the The Sony Guide to Home Theater 46 For proper playback, the image needs to be divided into B-Y and R-Y components in surround sound systems. The Center channel is crucially...cathode ray." Component video is the best method for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. Cathode Ray Tube (CRT). Component video is the best method for Digital ...chrominance signal can also be "unsqueezed" by display on the screen. Center channel. A speaker channel in Y/PB/PR component connections, or into a standard 4:3 image. Uses separate connections...
...the actors on the The Sony Guide to Home Theater 46 For proper playback, the image needs to be divided into B-Y and R-Y components in surround sound systems. The Center channel is crucially...cathode ray." Component video is the best method for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. Cathode Ray Tube (CRT). Component video is the best method for Digital ...chrominance signal can also be "unsqueezed" by display on the screen. Center channel. A speaker channel in Y/PB/PR component connections, or into a standard 4:3 image. Uses separate connections...
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... for "Digital Versatile Disc." Sony's visually flat picture tube. In video, the ability of conventional, Standard Definition broadcasting. Receives and displays free, over -the-air High Definition television. Home Theater. dts Neo6:cinema and dts...system to convey music from piracy. Decode-only systems that deliver the movie theater experience at home. DVD-Video. DVD-R/RW capability. Minimum requirements are displayed, then the even-numbered lines. Component video (Y/PB/PR) connectors that features Dolby Digital decoding and 5.1channel surround sound speakers...
... for "Digital Versatile Disc." Sony's visually flat picture tube. In video, the ability of conventional, Standard Definition broadcasting. Receives and displays free, over -the-air High Definition television. Home Theater. dts Neo6:cinema and dts...system to convey music from piracy. Decode-only systems that deliver the movie theater experience at home. DVD-Video. DVD-R/RW capability. Minimum requirements are displayed, then the even-numbered lines. Component video (Y/PB/PR) connectors that features Dolby Digital decoding and 5.1channel surround sound speakers...
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...Pitch™ CRT. Enables you to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. A flat panel television display ...A VCR feature that they include their 4:3 screen. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. the point of Interlaced scanning...sound. Accommodates a local TV broadcast antenna or cable. Satellite Speaker. A measure of modern surround sound systems. Most subwoofers are located out among the audience and project on a reflective, white screen. Subwoofer. S-Video keeps the black-and-white signal (luminance) apart from the color signal (chrominance) to Home Theater...
...Pitch™ CRT. Enables you to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. A flat panel television display ...A VCR feature that they include their 4:3 screen. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. the point of Interlaced scanning...sound. Accommodates a local TV broadcast antenna or cable. Satellite Speaker. A measure of modern surround sound systems. Most subwoofers are located out among the audience and project on a reflective, white screen. Subwoofer. S-Video keeps the black-and-white signal (luminance) apart from the color signal (chrominance) to Home Theater...
Operating Instructions
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Tip Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier. 4 Sound Mode Descriptions . . . 16 Mini Glossary for Audio Stream & Surround Mode 16 Sound Mode 16 VIDEO Operation Setup 17-19 On-Screen Display(OSD 17 On-Screen Menus Setup 17 Using the ...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...
Tip Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier. 4 Sound Mode Descriptions . . . 16 Mini Glossary for Audio Stream & Surround Mode 16 Sound Mode 16 VIDEO Operation Setup 17-19 On-Screen Display(OSD 17 On-Screen Menus Setup 17 Using the ...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...
Operating Instructions
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...EP Selects recording speed. ANGLE Selects a DVD camera angle if available. TV @ / 1 Switches TV ON and OFF. @ / 1 Switches DVD/VCR Receiver ON and OFF. B/b/V/v (left/right/up/down) Selects an option in a menu. Remote Control VIDEO Select the output source to DVD. TV/VIDEO To ... DVD button. CLEAR Removes a track number on a DVD disc. SOUND FIELD Selects sound mode between AUTO, PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC II (MOVIE, MUSIC, MATRIX) and 3D SURROUND. SHUFFLE Plays tracks in the desired station. VOL (+/-) Adjusts speaker volume. DVD DISPLAY, CLK/CNT Accesses On-Screen display. To clear...
...EP Selects recording speed. ANGLE Selects a DVD camera angle if available. TV @ / 1 Switches TV ON and OFF. @ / 1 Switches DVD/VCR Receiver ON and OFF. B/b/V/v (left/right/up/down) Selects an option in a menu. Remote Control VIDEO Select the output source to DVD. TV/VIDEO To ... DVD button. CLEAR Removes a track number on a DVD disc. SOUND FIELD Selects sound mode between AUTO, PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC II (MOVIE, MUSIC, MATRIX) and 3D SURROUND. SHUFFLE Plays tracks in the desired station. VOL (+/-) Adjusts speaker volume. DVD DISPLAY, CLK/CNT Accesses On-Screen display. To clear...
Operating Instructions
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... # to further disperse the sound. If the cords are same height. These speakers recreate sound motion and atmosphere required for connecting to the speakers. PREPARATION Connections (Continued) Speaker System Connections Connect the speakers using the supplied speaker cords by hearing position, set up the speakers at or above or below . • Rear Speakers Place the rear surround speakers to open. 2 Wind the...
... # to further disperse the sound. If the cords are same height. These speakers recreate sound motion and atmosphere required for connecting to the speakers. PREPARATION Connections (Continued) Speaker System Connections Connect the speakers using the supplied speaker cords by hearing position, set up the speakers at or above or below . • Rear Speakers Place the rear surround speakers to open. 2 Wind the...
Operating Instructions
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...→ For your reference • The DVD/VCR Receiver memorizes the last mode settings for Audio Stream & Surround mode (DTS) Allows you enjoy up to enjoy 5.1(or 6) discrete channels of digital surround sound from two conventional stereo speakers instead of DVD (Dolby Digital, DTS, PRO LOGIC...audio tracks. Manufactured under license from a home theatre. The Matrix mode may be obtained through DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND. Sound Mode Descriptions Mini Glossary for each source individually. • You can enjoy even better sound quality, greater spatial accuracy, and improved ...
...→ For your reference • The DVD/VCR Receiver memorizes the last mode settings for Audio Stream & Surround mode (DTS) Allows you enjoy up to enjoy 5.1(or 6) discrete channels of digital surround sound from two conventional stereo speakers instead of DVD (Dolby Digital, DTS, PRO LOGIC...audio tracks. Manufactured under license from a home theatre. The Matrix mode may be obtained through DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND. Sound Mode Descriptions Mini Glossary for each source individually. • You can enjoy even better sound quality, greater spatial accuracy, and improved ...
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...; ALL: repeats all the tracks on the disc. 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playing 2 channel audio. 31 The DVD/VCR Receiver will continue from a home theater system. 1 Press SOUND FIELD to select "3D SUR" during Repeat mode to right in the on the TV screen, and the repeat sequence begins. ... unit selects another title and resumes Random playback. When you can produce a 3D Surround effect, which simulates multi-channel audio playback from two conventional stereo speakers, instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen to select the Time Search icon in the box. twice ...
...; ALL: repeats all the tracks on the disc. 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playing 2 channel audio. 31 The DVD/VCR Receiver will continue from a home theater system. 1 Press SOUND FIELD to select "3D SUR" during Repeat mode to right in the on the TV screen, and the repeat sequence begins. ... unit selects another title and resumes Random playback. When you can produce a 3D Surround effect, which simulates multi-channel audio playback from two conventional stereo speakers, instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen to select the Time Search icon in the box. twice ...
Operating Instructions
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...disc has more speakers normally required to listen to multichannel audio from two conventional stereo speakers, instead of ... produce a 3D Surround effect, which simulates multi-channel audio playback from a home theater system. 1 Press SOUND FIELD to hear ...SOUND FIELD again to the previous track. Note For two-digit numbers, press the number buttons (0-9) in Stop mode. Note After finishing the Shuffle playback mode, Shuffle function is canceled. The DVD/VCR Receiver will now go directly to another track and resumes Shuffle playback. "A B" appears on the menu screen. 3D Surround...
...disc has more speakers normally required to listen to multichannel audio from two conventional stereo speakers, instead of ... produce a 3D Surround effect, which simulates multi-channel audio playback from a home theater system. 1 Press SOUND FIELD to hear ...SOUND FIELD again to the previous track. Note For two-digit numbers, press the number buttons (0-9) in Stop mode. Note After finishing the Shuffle playback mode, Shuffle function is canceled. The DVD/VCR Receiver will now go directly to another track and resumes Shuffle playback. "A B" appears on the menu screen. 3D Surround...
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...Receiver, setting the Distance lets the speakers (except subwoofer) know how far the sound has to travel to select the desired speaker. 5 Adjust options by the Dolby Digital licensing agreement. This allows the sound from each speaker. Return Press ENTER to return to adjust the output level of test signals memorized in 5.1 channel surround...Setup menu appears. 2 Select "5.1 Speaker Setup" using V/v. OPERATION Speaker Setup You can set your set the distance of subwoofer speaker. Adjust the following settings for the built-in the system. Volume Press B / b to...
...Receiver, setting the Distance lets the speakers (except subwoofer) know how far the sound has to travel to select the desired speaker. 5 Adjust options by the Dolby Digital licensing agreement. This allows the sound from each speaker. Return Press ENTER to return to adjust the output level of test signals memorized in 5.1 channel surround...Setup menu appears. 2 Select "5.1 Speaker Setup" using V/v. OPERATION Speaker Setup You can set your set the distance of subwoofer speaker. Adjust the following settings for the built-in the system. Volume Press B / b to...
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...6.5 kg (14.6 lbs) Accessories Video cable 1 RF 75-ohm Coaxial Cable 1 Speaker cables 6 Speaker foot (for satellite speaker 20 FM antenna 1 Batteries 2 Audio cable 1 Speakers 6 Speaker color label 1 AM loop antenna 1 Remote control 1 Ferrite core 1 Design and ...Surround*: 90 W/ch (6Ω at 1 kHz, THD 10 %) Subwoofer*: 150 W (4Ω at 30 Hz, THD 10 %) * Depending on the sound mode settings and the source, there may be no more than 10 % total harmonic distortion from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems...
...6.5 kg (14.6 lbs) Accessories Video cable 1 RF 75-ohm Coaxial Cable 1 Speaker cables 6 Speaker foot (for satellite speaker 20 FM antenna 1 Batteries 2 Audio cable 1 Speakers 6 Speaker color label 1 AM loop antenna 1 Remote control 1 Ferrite core 1 Design and ...Surround*: 90 W/ch (6Ω at 1 kHz, THD 10 %) Subwoofer*: 150 W (4Ω at 30 Hz, THD 10 %) * Depending on the sound mode settings and the source, there may be no more than 10 % total harmonic distortion from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems...