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2 GB T o reduc e the ri sk of fire or e l ec tr ic shock, do not expos e this app aratus to ra in o r m ois tur e. To reduce the risk o f fire, d o n o t cover the ve ntila tion open ing of th e a ppar atus wit h newsp apers, ta bleclot hs, curt ain, etc .
3 GB About Thi s Manual • Th e in stru ct ions in th is man ual a re f or m odel HT-SF1 00 and HT-SS100. In this manual , models of a rea code CEL is us ed f or illu stra tion purpo se s unless stated ot herw i se. Any differ ence i n ope r ati on is clearl y indica ted in the tex t , f or exam ple, “Mode l s of ar ea code CEK on l y ”.
4 GB T able of Content s De scr ipti on a nd lo cat io n of part s ... .. ... ...... .. ... 5 Getting Started 1: In s talli ng th e spe ak ers .... .. ... ... ..... ... ... ..... . 12 2: C onn ect ing th e spe aker s ... ...... ... .. ...... ... .. .1 5 3: C onn ect ing th e TV .
5 GB De scri ption and lo cati on of part s Fron t view Receiver ACTIVE ST ANDBY INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME 1 2 3 4 6 5 Name Fu nction A ? / 1 (o n/s ta ndb y) Press t o turn th e receive r on or off (p age 22, 29, 52) .
6 GB About the i ndicator s on t he displa y 2 4 5 1 3 6 7 8 9 q; qa qs Name Fu nct ion A LFE Li ghts up when th e disc bei ng pla yed back con tains an LFE (Low Freque ncy Effect ) channe l a nd the LFE ch annel signal is a ct u ally being r eprodu ced.
7 GB Rear pa nel 1 4 5 6 2 3 AM ANTENNA AUTO CAL MIC DMPORT FRONT R HDMI SPEAKERS FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER SUBWOOFER DC5V 700mA MAX BD IN OUT SAT IN DVD IN AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 L R L R AUDIO IN SA-CD / CD COAX IN SAT OPT IN OPT IN AUDIO IN TV DIGITAL TV A SPEAKERS sectio n Co nnects to t he supplie d speakers a nd subwoofer (page 15) .
8 GB You can use the suppli e d RM-AAU058 Remot e Comm ander to ope rate t he rece iver and t o con trol the So ny audio/vi deo compo nents t hat th e remo te is as signe d to opera te (pag e 51).
9 GB T uner ope r atio ns DMPOR T operat ions T o contr ol the component 1 Press one of the input butto ns ( T V, BD, DVD or SAT) ( C ) to select the comp onent yo u wan t to oper ate. T he compone nt assi gned to the s elect ed inp ut butt on become s operab le.
10 GB T o contr ol the D VD recor der/Blu-ra y Disc recor der Remote Butt on F unction J T OOLS/ OPTIONS Pr ess to enable you to acce ss va rious vi ewing opt ions and ch ang e /m a k e ad ju st me n ts a ccording to the source an d screen form at. K (M utin g) Press to turn off the soun d.
11 GB T o contr ol the DVD pl ayer / Blu- ray Disc pla yer T o control the HDD/ D VD COMBO T o contr ol the SA T * The n umber 5, 2 + a nd H button s have t actile dots . Use the tact i le do ts as referen ces when oper ating t he receive r. Notes • Some func t ion s e xplaine d in this secti on may not work depen ding on th e model .
12 GB 1 : Instal ling th e sp eakers This re ceive r allo ws you to use a 5.1 c hannel spea ker syst em. To ful ly e njoy thea ter-l ike mult i c hannel sur round so und, be su re to con nect al l the sp eaker s (two f ront s peaker s, a cen t e r speak er, and two sur round sp eakers) and a s ubwoofe r (5 .
13 GB Gett i ng Started Befo re you i nsta ll t he s peaker s and subwoo fer, be sure to a ttac h the s uppli ed f oot p ads to pre vent vi brati on or move m ent a s shown in the il lustr ation bel ow. Example of HT -SS100 front spe ake r At tach th e supp lied foot pads to t he fol lowin g spe ak ers .
14 GB You ca n install your spe akers on the wa l l . 1 Prepare screw s (not supplie d) that are suitab le for t h e hook o n the back of each sp eaker. See the il lustrati ons belo w . 2 Fasten the screws to the wall. The screw s should pro trude 5 mm t o 7 mm.
15 GB Gett i ng Started 2: Co nnect ing t he sp eakers Be fore conne cting the cord s, b e sur e t o dis connec t the AC pow er cord. A Fro n t sp ea ker (l ef t) B Front speak er (right ) C Cen ter s.
16 GB 3: Conn ecti ng the TV You can wat ch th e sel ecte d inpu t im age wh en you connect the HDMI OUT jack to a TV. It is no t neces sary t o conn ect all th e cords. Connect audio an d video co rds acc ordin g to th e jacks of you r compo nents . Before c onnect ing the cor ds, be s ure to disco nnect the A C power cor d.
17 GB Gett i ng Started 4: Co nnect ing t he a udi o/ video c ompo nen ts This sec tion de scrib es how to hoo k up your com ponent s to t his r ecei ver. Bef ore y ou begi n, see “Compone nt to be c onnect ed” bel ow for the pa ges which des crib e how to conne ct the audi o/vi deo compone nts.
18 GB Notes on c onne cting DIG IT AL MEDIA PORT a dapter • Do n ot con nect o r disconn ect the DI GIT AL MEDIA PORT adapt er w hile th e rece iver is turn e d o n. • Be sure t o m ake DMPORT conne ction s firm l y, i ns ert th e c onn ecto r st raig ht in .
19 GB Gett i ng Started a) C o nnect at l e ast one of the au dio cor ds ( B or C ). * If yo u connect a DVD player, be sure to change the factory setting of the DVD b utton on the remote so that you can use the bu tton to control your DVD playe r. For detai ls, see “Chang ing th e input but ton assignments” (pag e 51).
20 GB The foll owing i llustr ation shows h ow to connect video components such as DVD player, DVD recorder, VCR, etc. It is no t neces sary t o conn ect all th e cords.
21 GB Gett i ng Started 5: Co nnect ing t he antenn as Conne ct the su pplie d AM loop an tenna and F M wire an tenna. Befo re conne cting t he a ntenna s, b e sur e t o dis connec t the AC pow er cord. * The shape of the conne ctor vari es dependin g on the area cod e of this rece iver.
22 GB Bef ore usi ng the re ceive r for th e first t ime, in itia lize the rece iver by per form ing the foll owing proce dure. This p r oc edure c an al so be used t o ret urn set tin gs you have made to th eir fa ctory defa ults . Be s ure to us e the b utto n s on t he re ce ive r f or th is op erat ion.
23 GB Gett i ng Started 7: Ca libratin g the appropr iate s ettin gs autom atical ly (AU T O CAL IB RA TI O N) Th is re ceive r is eq uipped with DCAC (Dig ita l Ci nema Auto Cali brat ion ) Tec hno logy whic h all ows you to per form au tomati c cal ibrati on as foll ow s: • Check t he conn ecti on betwe en each speake r an d th e rece i ve r.
24 GB Example: HT -SS100 1 Connect th e supplied optim izer microphone to th e AUT O CAL MIC jack. 2 Set up th e o pti mi zer mi cro phone . Place the opti mizer micr ophone at your list enin g p osition .Yo u can also use a st ool or tr ip od so that th e o pt imi zer mic rophon e remain s at th e same h eight as you r ears .
25 GB Gett i ng Started Note If “CHK MIC” appears, y ou cannot perform the Auto Ca libratio n. Con nect the optim izer micr ophone, then perf orm the Auto C alibra tion ag ai n . Tips • W hen Auto Cali brati on st ar ts: – Stan d some distan ce fr o m t he s peakers and the li stening p osition to avo id measure ment f ailure.
26 GB When you s elect “WRN CHK” I f a war ni ng on th e mea s urem ent re su lt i s prese nt, det ail ed i n format ion is dis playe d. Pres s or B to r eturn to step 2 of “Con fir mi ng/s a ving th e mea surement resu lts”. When you s elect “DIS T” or “LEV EL ” You ca n check th e speake r distan ce or spe aker le vel.
27 GB Gett i ng Started 8: Ad justing t he s pea ker le vel s (TEST TO N E) You can adj ust th e sp eak e r leve ls wh il e li steni ng to the tes t tone from your l i s tening pos it io n. 1 Press AMP MENU. “SE T HD MI ” a pp ear s on th e di spla y .
28 GB When a test t one is not output from the s pea kers • T he s pea k er co rd s m ay no t be co nn e cte d secu rely. • Th e speake r cord s may have t he shor t-ci rcuit prob lem. Note The t est tone si gnals are not o utput from the HDMI OUT jack.
29 GB Pl ayb a ck 2 Tur n on the co m pone nt and start pla yback. 3 Press 2 +/– to adjust the volume. Yo u can also us e MASTER VOLU M E on the re ce ive r. T o ac tivate the muting funct ion Pr e ss . Th e muting func tion wi ll be can celed when you do t he foll owi ng.
30 GB Tips • When yo u connect a Sony TV, t he audio in put of the TV is switch ed and the imag e from the TV tune r is dis played on t he TV scre en automa t ica l ly by press ing the TV bu tton. To c hang e th is se tting , see “Changi ng the i nput bu tton as signme nts” (p age 51) .
31 GB Pl ayb a ck 1 Tur n on the T V. 2 Turn on th e VCR player and the receiver. 3 Press VIDEO1 or VIDEO 2. Yo u can also use INPU T SELECTOR on the re ce ive r to s el ect “V I DE O 1” o r “VI DE O 2”. 4 Chan ge the TV in put. F or deta ils, refer to th e opera ting inst ru ct ion s of t he T V.
32 GB Nav igat ing t hrough menus By using t he ampli fier me nus, you can m ake vario us adj ustm ents to c ustomi ze the recei ver. 1 Press AM P ME NU. “SE T HDMI” appe ars on th e displ ay. 2 Press V / v re peatedly to select th e menu yo u want .
33 GB Amp lif ier O per ation s The fo l lo win g options ar e av ail able in eac h menu. For detai ls on na vig ating thr ough me nus, see pa ge 32 . Over view of t he menus Men u [Display] Pa r am e.
34 GB a) For deta il s, refe r t o th e pag e in the pa renthe ses . b) “CONTROL FOR H DM I” scroll acros s t h e display, t hen “C ONTROL” app ears. c) This param ete r is only av ailabl e when the resu lt of the Aut o Calibra tion is s a ve d.
35 GB Amp lif ier O per ation s Sett ings for th e HD MI (SET H D MI menu) Yo u can us e the SET HDMI menu t o make vari o us ad ju stm e nts fo r H DMI se tt ing s.
36 GB Sett ings f or the sp eaker (SP SETUP menu) You ca n use the SP SETUP menu to set the dist ance of t he speak ers con nec ted to this recei ver. Se le ct “ S P S ETUP ” in the a mpl ifie r men us.
37 GB Amp lif ier O per ation s Adjust ing th e level (LEVEL m enu) Yo u can us e the LEVEL menu to adj ust the lev el of eac h speake r. S elect “L EVEL” in th e amplif ier m enus. F or deta il s o n adju s ting t he p ara m ete rs , se e “Navi gating th rough men us” (page 32) a nd “Over view of t he menus ” (pag e 33).
38 GB Cust om sett ings (CUSTOM menu) You ca n use the CUSTOM menu t o m a ke vario us s etti ngs t o sui t y our p refer ence. Selec t “CUSTOM ” in th e amplif ier m enus. Fo r deta il s on ad ju sti ng t he p a ram ete rs , s e e “Nav igat ing thr ough menus” (pa ge 32) and “Ove rview of the me nus” (page 33 ).
39 GB Enjo ying Sur round Sound Select ing th e so und field Th is re ceiv er c an cr eate mult i ch annel sur round so und. You ca n sel ect one of th e o ptimized sound f ield s fr om the sys tem’s p repro grammed sou nd fiel ds . Press S OUND F IELD re peatedly to selec t th e so und field you want.
40 GB Notes • The ef fects prov ided by the virt ual spe akers may caus e i n creased noi se in the pl ayback si gnal. • When l isteni ng with so und fields that empl oy the virt ual speak ers, you wi ll not be ab l e to he ar a ny sou nd coming di r ect ly from the surr ound spea kers.
41 GB T uner Opera tions 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING –. Pre s s TUNING + to scan from low to hig h; pr ess TUN ING – to s can fr om hig h to lo w. T he rece iver stops scanni ng whe never a st atio n is recei v ed. T o st op th e A uto T uning manu ally, pr ess TUN I NG + or TUNING –.
42 GB 5 Press or b . A pre set numbe r appea rs in the dis play. 6 Press V / v re peatedly to select the preset num ber you want. You can se lect the p reset number dire ctly by pres sing th e numeri c butto ns. 7 Press . “COMPLETE ” appear s in the dis play and th e statio n is stor ed.
43 GB T uner Opera tions Wh en t h e re ce ive r is set to “F M” or “A M ”, you c an chec k the f reque ncy usi ng the display . Press DISPLAY. Each time you press DISPLAY, the displa y cha ng es as sh own . S t at ion name a) t Frequ ency b) a) This is displ ayed i f you ha ve ent ered a name f or a preset statio n.
44 GB What is “ BRA VI A” Sync? “B RA VIA” Syn c is c om pat ible w ith So ny TV, Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, AV amplifie r , etc., th at is equ ipped with the Contr ol f or H DMI fu nction .
45 GB “BRA VIA” Syn c Features Prepari ng for the “BRA VI A” Sync To use the “BRAV IA” Sy nc, turn the Cont rol for HDM I func tion on for bo th the r eceiv er and the c onnect ed co mponent . The rece iver is c ompati ble with the “ Cont rol for H DMI- Easy S et ti ng” f unction.
46 GB Notes • When yo u unpl ug the HDMI cabl e or change the connec t ion , perfor m the step s given i n “W he n your TV is comp atible with th e “Control for HDMI- Eas y Setti ng” funct ion” (pa ge 45) or “When your TV is no t comp atible with t he “ Contro l for H DMI - Eas y Se tting” funct ion” (pa ge 45 ) .
47 GB “BRA VIA” Syn c Features Enjoy ing the T V s ou nd from the s peaker s co nnect ed to t he re ceiv er (System Aud io Control) Yo u can enjoy the TV soun d fro m the speak ers conn ected to th e recei ver by a si mpl e o peratio n. Yo u can op erat e System Audi o Contr ol func tion usin g the TV men u.
48 GB T urni ng of f th e rec ei ver wit h the TV (Syste m Power Off) W he n yo u tu rn the TV of f by us in g the PO W ER but to n on th e TV ’s rem ote , the recei ver and t he conne cted co mponent s turn off a uto ma tica lly . You can al so us e the rece iver ’s r emote t o tu rn off th e TV.
49 GB Other Operations Notes • Th e pow er sa ving fu nction ma y not wo rk for s ome TV s comp atib le with the “BRA VIA” Syn c. In t his case, set “P .SA VE” to “SA VE OFF . ” • Depen ding on your compon ents, it may take ti me before imag e or s ound is output .
50 GB Cha ngi ng th e di spla y sett ing (DISPLA Y) You ca n change th e display s etting . 1 Press AM P ME NU. “SE T HDMI” appe ars on th e displ ay. 2 Press V / v repeatedly until “CUSTO M” appears, then p ress or b . 3 Press V / v repeatedly until “DISPL AY” appears, then press or b .
51 GB Using th e Remote Switchi ng the aud io inpu t mode (IN M ODE ) Yo u can select the audi o in put mo de se tting wh en you c onnect satel lite tu ner or set-t op box to b ot h H DMI IN ja ck a nd op ti cal di gita l i npu t jac k on the re ceive r and SAT inpu t has bee n se lected .
52 GB 2 Referring t o the foll owing table, press the co rrespondi ng button fo r the c ategory you wan t. Ex am pl e: P res s 3 . Now you can use the DVD butt on to contr ol t he Blu- ray d isc playe r. Ca te gories and the corresponding b uttons for BD, DVD and SAT a) The de fault setting of the DVD button.
53 GB Addi ti ona l Info rm atio n Glos sa r y x Di gita l Cinem a Soun d (D CS ) A uni que sou nd reproduc tion t echnol ogy for ho me th eater d evelo ped by Sony, in coop erati on wit h Sony Pict ures Entertai nmen t , for en joying th e excit ing and pow erful sou nd o f movie th eater s at home.
54 GB x TSP (Time Stretc h ed Pulse) A TS P sig nal is a high ly pr ecis e meas uring signa l that util izes impuls e ener gy , m easur ing a wid e band, from lo w to high, in a sh ort perio d. The am ount of ene rg y used to mea sure s ignal s is im porta nt to ensur e meas urement accur acy in a norm al indoor en viron ment.
55 GB Addi ti ona l Info rm atio n On p lac emen t • Place the rec ei ver i n a loca tion wi th ade quate vent ilat ion to pre ve nt he at b uildup and prolo ng the li fe of t he recei ver . • Do not pla ce the re cei ver n ear hea t sourc es, or in a pl ace subj ect to dir ect sun light, exce ssi ve du st, or me chanical s hock.
56 GB T rou blesh ootin g If y ou ex perie nce a ny of the fol lowing dif fi cul tie s wh ile us ing the r ecei v er , us e this tro uble sho oting guid e to hel p yo u r emed y th e probl em. Audio There i s no s ound, no matter whi ch component is sel ected, or only a very low-le vel sou nd is hear d.
57 GB Addi ti ona l Info rm atio n Dol by Dig ital or DTS mult i chan nel sound is not repro duced. • Check that the DVD, etc. you ar e playi ng is r ec ord ed i n Do lby Dig i tal o r DT S form at.
58 GB No sound is out put from t he rec eiver and TV s peaker whi le us ing the Sy stem Audio Cont rol func tion. • M ak e sur e the TV is c o mp atib le wi th t he System A udio Contr ol func t ion.
59 GB Addi ti ona l Info rm atio n Remote control The r emote does not function. • For rece iver ope rati on, you can onl y use the DISPLAY button when the TUNER in put is selec ted. • P oi nt t he r em ot e at th e r emo t e sens o r on the receiv er.
60 GB Sp ec if ic at ion s Am p lifie r se ctio n Models of area c ode CEL , CEK Powe r Ou tp ut 1) Ster eo mode (rated) 108 W + 108 W (3 oh m s at 1 k H z, THD 1% ) Sur round mode ( refe rence) RMS Ou tput (3 oh m s at 1 k H z, THD 10 %) FR ONT 2) : 143 W/c h CENTER 2) : 143 W SUR 2) : 143 W/ch (1.
61 GB Addi ti ona l Info rm atio n Speaker secti on HT - SF100 o nly • Front s peaker (SS- M SP36 F) • Surr ound s peaker (SS-SR P36F) • Center speake r (S S-CNP36) Cente r sp eaker Ful l range .
62 GB Supplied speaker s Front sp eaker ( 2) Center s peaker (1) Sur round sp eaker ( 2) S ubw oo f er ( 1 ) Supplied accessor i e s Operating In structions (t his manual) Qui ck S etup Gui de ( 1) Sp.
63 GB Addi ti ona l Info rm atio n Index Numerics 5. 1 cha n ne l 1 2 A A UTO CALIBRA TION 23 B Blu- ray dis c player conne ctin g 18 pl ayb a ck 30 “BRA VIA” Sync p reparing 45 C CD playe r conne.
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