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©2007 Sony Cor poration 3-209-583- 11 (1) DVD Home Theatr e System Oper ating Instructions HTP-78D W.
2 GB T o reduce the ris k of fire or electric shoc k, do not expo se this apparatus to rain or moistu re . To prevent fi re, do not cove r the ventilat ion of the apparat us with news papers, tab le-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t plac e lighte d candle s on the apparat us.
3 GB About This Manual • The inst ructions i n this manual are for mode l HTP-78D W. Check your rec eiver’s mode l numb er by look ing at the l ower right c orner of the front panel. • The instr uctions in this manua l describe th e control s on the suppli ed remote.
4 GB T able of Contents Getting Star te d Descripti on and locati on of parts............ ....... 5 1: Installin g speakers ........ ............... ............ 13 2: Conn ecting speak ers ......... ............... ........ 15 3a: Con necting the a udio c omponents.
5 GB Getting Started Description and location of par ts Fr ont panel Getting Started Receiver AUTO CAL MIC PHONES MEMORY FM MODE TUNING + PRESET TUNING VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD SA-CD/CD FM AM AMP MENU ENTER MASTER VOLU ME INPUT MODE + DISPLA Y DIMMER 2CH A.
6 GB Name Functi on L Input buttons Press one of the bu ttons to select the c ompon ent yo u want to us e. M PRES ET TUN ING +/– Press to select a preset station. N TUN ING +/– Press to scan a stat ion. O MEMORY Press to store a station. P FM M OD E Press to select FM monaural or st ereo recep tion.
7 GB Getting Started About the indicat ors on the display MEMORY L C R SL S SR SW LFE SP RDS STEREO MONO D.RANGE SLEEP OPT COAX DIGITAL ; DTS ; PRO LOGIC II q; 9 qd qf qa qs 2 14 35 6 7 8 Name Function A SW Lights up when audio sig nal is output fr om the SUB WOOF ER jack.
8 GB Name Function M SLEE P L ights up when t he Slee p Timer functi on is activ ated (pag e 53). N Playback channel indicators L R C SL SR S The le tters (L , C, R, et c.) indica te the c hanne ls being playe d back. The box es around the le tters vary t o show how the receiv er downmixes th e source sound.
9 GB Getting Started Rear panel * Y ou can watch the sele cted i nput im age wh en you connect the MONIT OR OUT ja ck to a TV (page 18). 3 5 6 2 4 1 DVD IN DIGIT AL OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN COAXIAL SA-CD/CD.
10 GB You can use the suppli ed remote to operate t he receiver and to control the Sony a udio/vi deo componen ts that the remo te is assign ed to operate (pa ge 53). RM-AA U006 Remote commander 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV/VIDEO SLEEP AUTO CAL AV ?/1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD SA-CD/CD 2CH A.
11 GB Getting Started F DUAL MONO Press to se lec t the la ng uage you want duri ng digi tal broadcast. G FM MO DE Press to select FM monaural or st ereo rece ption. H D.TUNING Pr ess to ent er direc t tuning mode. D.SKIP Press to skip a disc of the CD player or DVD player (multi- disc changer on ly).
12 GB * Th e n u mb er 5 , M A ST ER V OL +, T V V O L + , an d H button s h ave ta ctil e dots . U se the ta cti le d ots as re ferences when oper ating the receiver . Notes • S ome funct ions ex plained in this section may not work de pending on the model.
13 GB Getting Started 1: Installing speakers The receiver al lows you to us e a 5.1 chann el system (5 spea kers and one sub woofer). To fully enjoy theater-l ike multi channel surround sound requires five speakers (t wo front speake rs, a cen ter sp eaker, and two surround speakers) and a sub woo fer (5.
14 GB You c an install your f ront and surround spea kers on the wal l. 1 Prepare screws (not su pplied) that are suitable for the hook on the back of each s peaker a s shown in the illustrations bel ow . 2 Fasten the s crews t o the wall. The screws should protrude 5 to 7 mm.
15 GB Getting Started 2: Conne cting speakers A Front speaker (Left ) B Front speaker (Ri ght) C Center s peaker D Surround speaker (Left) E Surround speaker (Right) F Sub wo ofer Tip Use th e sup plied speake rs to op tim ize th e syst em’s performanc e.
16 GB 3a: C onnectin g the audi o com pon ents The follo wing illustration sh ows ho w to connect a Super Aud io CD play er or CD player . After con nectin g your au dio comp onent , proceed to “3b : Connect ing the vi deo componen ts” (page 17) or “4: Connec ting the antennas” (pa ge 23).
17 GB Getting Started 3b: Connecting the video componen ts This section de scribes h ow to co nnect your video co mponents to this rece iver. Before you begin , refer t o “Compo nent to be connect ed” below for th e pages whic h descri be how to connect each compon ent.
18 GB The image from a v isual compon ent con nected to this rece i ver can be displayed on a TV screen. It is no t nece ssary to conn ect all the cords.
19 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustration sho ws how to connect a DVD player or DVD recorder. It is not necessary t o connect al l the cords. Connect au dio an d video co rds accor ding to the jacks of yo ur compon ents.
20 GB If y ou connect a D V D recor der • Be sure to change the fac tory setting of th e D VD input b utton on the re m ote so tha t you can use th e button to control your D VD recorder . For detail s, see “Chang ing button assignments” (pa ge 53).
21 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustration sho ws how to conne ct a satellite tune r or set-top bo x. It is not necessary t o connect al l the cords.
22 GB The follo wing illustration sh ows ho w to connect a VCR. Note You cannot do reco rding on the VCR via th is receiv er. For detail s, refer to the operatin g instr uct ions suppl ied w ith t he VC R.
23 GB Getting Started 4: Conne cting the anten nas Connect the su pplie d AM loop an tenna and FM wir e an ten na. Notes • To pr event noi se pickup , keep the AM loop anten na away from the re ceiver and ot her compon ents. • Be sure to fully exte nd the FM wire a ntenna.
24 GB 5: Prepa ring the re ceiver and the remote Connect the A C power cord to a wall ou tlet. Before using the receiver for the first time, initialize the receiver by p erforming the follo wing p roce dure. Thi s proced ure ca n also be used to ret urn sett ings yo u have ma de to thei r facto ry de faults .
25 GB Getting Started Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries in th e RM-AAU006 remote comma nder. Observe the correct polarity when installing batteries . Notes • Do not leave the remote in an extremel y hot or humid pl ace. • Do no t use a new battery wi th old ones.
26 GB Note The Au to Calibr ation func tion doe s not work whe n headpho nes are c onnec ted. 1 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the AUTO CAL MIC jack. 2 Set up the optimizer microphone. Place th e opt imizer mi cropho ne at yo ur listenin g position.
27 GB Getting Started The measure m ent process will take a few minu tes to co mpl ete . When m easurement end s, “COMPLETE” appears on the di splay and t he setting s are registered. After y ou have fi nished Disconnec t the opt imizer mi croph one from t he receiver.
28 GB W arning codes and solutions c) For details, refer “Front speakers di stance” (pag e 39). d) For deta ils, re fer “Cent er spea ker dist ance” (pag e 39). e) For details, re fer “Surr ound l eft sp eaker d istance ” (pag e 40). f) For details, ref er “Surround right speaker dist ance” (pag e 40).
29 GB Getting Started 4 Press or b to enter the param ete r. You can al so use ENTER or i on the receiver. 5 Press V / v repea tedly to sel ect “T. TONE Y” .
30 GB Selecting a comp onent 1 Press one of the input buttons to select the component you wan t. The select ed inp ut app ears on t he disp lay. 2 Turn on the component and start pla yback. 3 Press MAS TER VOL + /– to adjust the v olume. You can also use M ASTER VOLUME on the receive r.
31 GB Pl ay b ack Liste ning/Watch ing a component Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV/VIDEO SLEEP AUTO CAL AV ?/1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD SA-CD/CD 2CH A.
32 GB Watching a D VD 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV/VIDEO SLEEP AUTO CAL AV ?/1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD SA-CD/CD 2CH A.F.D. RETURN/EXIT TV CH – PRESET – TV CH + PRESET + TUNING – TV TUNING + REPLAY ADVANCE MENU MOVIE MUSIC MEMORY DVD MENU CLEAR TOOLS DISPLAY MUTING TV VOL MASTER VOL FM MODE D.
33 GB Amplifier Ope rations Navigating throu gh menus By using t he ampli fier menus, you can ma ke various adjust ments to c ustomize t he receiver. 1 Press A MP ME NU. “1-LEVEL” ap pears on t he display . 2 Press V / v repea tedly to sel ect the menu you want.
34 GB The follo wing options are avail able in each menu . For details on naviga ting through menu s, see page 33 . Overview of the menus Menu [Display] Parameters [Display] Sett ings Init ial se ttin g LEVE L [1-LEVEL] (page 3 6) Test tone a) [T. TONE] T.
35 GB Amplifier Ope rations a) For detai ls, refer to the p age in the p arentheses. Menu [Display] Parameters [Display] Settings Initial setting AUDIO [5-AUDIO] (pag e 38) Digita l audio input decodin g prio rity a) [DEC. PRI.] DEC. AUTO, DEC. PC M DEC.
36 GB Adjusting the lev el (LEVEL menu) You can use the L EVEL menu to ad just the balance and level of each speaker. These settings a re appli e d to all sound fields. Select “1 -LEVEL” in the amplifier me nus. For details on adjusting the pa rameters, see “Navigatin g through menus” (page 33 ) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 3 4).
37 GB Amplifier Ope rations Adjusting the tone (TONE menu) You can us e the TONE me nu to adjust t he tonal qu ality (bass/treble le vel) of the f ront speakers. Select “2-TONE” in the ampli fier menus. For details o n adjusting the parameters, see “Navigat ing th rough me nus” (pag e 33) and “Overview of the menu s” (page 34 ).
38 GB Settings for the t uner (TUNER menu) You can use the TUNE R menu to set the FM station recei ving mod e and to nam e preset stations. Select “4-TUNER” in the amplifier men u s. For details o n adjusting the pa rameters, see “Navigatin g through menus” (page 33 ) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 3 4).
39 GB Amplifier Ope rations x DUAL (Digital br oadcast language selection) Lets you select the la nguag e y ou want to l iste n to duri ng dig ita l broad cast.
40 GB x SL DIST. (Surround left speaker dist ance) Lets you set t he distance from yo ur listening position to the surround left speaker. Surround left speaker dist ance shou ld be set from a distance eq ual to the front speaker dist ance ( A on pa ge 39) to a dist ance 4.
41 GB Amplifier Ope rations Tip Surround sp eaker p osition is de signed sp ecifical ly for implement ation of the CINEMA STU DIO EX modes. For other soun d fields, speaker po sition is not so crit ical.
42 GB Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surrou nd sound (AUTO FORMA T DIRECT) The Auto Format Direct (A .F.D.) mode all ows you to l isten to hi gher fi deli ty soun d and se lect the deco ding mod e for listeni ng to a 2 ch annel stereo soun d as multi ch annel sou nd.
43 GB Enjo ying Surro und Sound Selecting a pr e- programm ed sound field You can take advanta ge of sur round sou nd simply by selecting one o f the receiver’s pr e - progra mmed so und fie lds. Th ey brin g the exciting and powerf ul sound of mov ie theater s and c oncer t halls into you r home.
44 GB About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) Sound f ields wit h DCS mark use D CS techn ology. DCS i s a uniq ue sound reprod uction technolo gy for home th eater develo ped by Son y, in c ooperat ion wi th Sony Pictures E ntertainm ent, for enjo ying the exciting and powerfu l sound o f movi e theaters at home.
45 GB Enjo ying Surro und Sound Using only the front speakers and sub woo f er (2CH STEREO) In this mode, the receiver ou tputs the sound from the front left/right speakers and sub woofer. When multi channel surround formats are input , the sign als are d ownmixe d to 2 cha nnel with ba ss frequencie s being output fr om the sub woofe r.
46 GB Listen ing to FM/AM radio You can listen to FM and AM broadc a sts through t he built-in tuner. Before operation, make sure you have conn ected the FM and AM anten nas to the receiver (page 23). Tip The tuni ng scale is: FM : 50 kHz AM: 9 k Hz 1 Press TUNER repe atedly to select the FM or AM band.
47 GB T uner Opera tions You can enter th e frequency of a stat ion directly by using the numeric buttons. 1 Pres s TUNER repeat edly to select the FM or AM band. You can al so use FM or AM o n the receiver. 2 Press D.TUNING. 3 Press the numeric buttons to ente r the fre quency.
48 GB 3 Press MEMO RY. “MEMORY” light s up for a few seconds. Perform steps 4 a nd 5 before “MEMORY” goes out. 4 Press the num eric bu ttons to select a pr eset num ber. You ca n also press PRE SET + or PRESET – repeat edly to select a preset number.
49 GB T uner Opera tions 1 Pres s TUNER repeat edly to select the FM or AM band. You can al so use FM or AM o n the receiver. 2 Tune in the preset station you want to create an index name for (page 48). 3 Press A MP ME NU. “1-LEVEL” ap pears on t he display .
50 GB Using the Radio Data System (RDS) This receiver also al lows you to use RDS (Radio D ata System), wh ich enables radio stations to send addi tional information along with th e regular p rogram signal. Yo u can display RDS information. Notes • RDS is operable onl y for FM stations.
51 GB Other Operations Switching between digital and ana log audio (INPUT MODE) You can se lect the audio input mo de setting when you conn ect comp onents to both di gital and anal og audio input jack s on the receiv er. 1 Press input buttons to sel e ct the input.
52 GB Naming inputs You can e nter a n ame of up to 8 characte rs for inputs an d display it on t h e receiver’s d isplay. This is conv enient for labeling the jacks with the names of the connec ted compo nents. 1 Press t he inpu t but ton to selec t the input you w ant to create an index name for.
53 GB Using the Remote Using th e Slee p Timer You can set the receiver to tu rn off automatic ally at a specified tim e. Press SL EEP re peated ly whi le the power is on.
54 GB Categories and the corresponding butt ons a) So ny VCRs ar e opera ted with a VTR 2 or V TR 3 setting w hich corre spond to 8 mm and VH S respecti vely. b) Son y DVD recorders are op erated with a DVD1 or DVD3 setting. For details, refe r to the oper a ting instructi ons supp lied wi th the D VD r ecorders.
55 GB Additiona l Information x Dolby Surround ( Dolby Pro Logic) Audio pr ocessing techn olo gy deve lope d by Dolby La borat ories, Inc. Cent er and mo no surround i n formation is ma trixed into two stereo chan nels. When reproduce d, audio i s decode d and ou tput i n 4 channel surro und sound.
56 GB On placement • Place the receiver in a locati on with adequa te ventilat ion to preven t heat build up and prolong th e life of the receiver. • Do not place th e receiver near heat so urces, or in a place sub ject to di rect sunli ght, excessive du st, or mecha nical sho ck.
57 GB Additiona l Information T rouble shooting If you ex perien ce any of the follo wing difficulties wh ile using the receiver , use this trou bleshooting gu ide to help you rem edy the proble m. Audio There is n o sound, no matte r which componen t is selecte d, or only a very low-leve l sound is heard.
58 GB There i s severe hum or n oise. • Check tha t the speak ers and compo nents are connected securely. • Check that th e connect ing cords are away from a transforme r or motor, and at least 3 m away from a T V set or fluor escen t light. • Move your audio comp onent s away from the TV.
59 GB Additiona l Information Radio stati ons cannot be tune d in. • C heck that t he antenn as are connect ed securely. Adju st the an tennas and connect an externa l antenna, if necessary. • The sign al streng th of the stati ons is too weak (when tunin g in with automatic tuning) .
60 GB Specifications Amplifier sec tion Power Output 1) Stereo mode (r ated ) (6 oh ms, 1 kHz , THD 1%) 85 W + 85 W Surrou nd mo de 2) (reference ) (6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 10%) RMS out put FRONT:122 W per.
61 GB Additiona l Information • Sub wo ofer (SA-WP 780) Spea ker system Active su bwoofer, magnetic ally shielded Speaker unit 200 mm cone type Encl osure t ype Ac oustical ly loade d bass refle x R.
62 GB Index Numerics 2 channel 45 2CH STEREO 45 5.1 chan nel 13 A AUTO CALIBRATION 25 AUTO FORMAT DIRECT (A. F.D .) 42 C CD player connect ing 16 playba ck 31 D Digita l Cinema So und (DCS) 43, 44 Dol.
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