Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RHT-G15 Sony
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4-170-058- 12 (1) Theatr e Stand System ©2010 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions RHT -G15.
2 GB 3 Do not in stall the appli ance in a c onfined space, s uch as a bookcase or built-in cab inet. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation opening of th e apparatus with newspa pers, tablecl oths, curtain s, etc. Do not pl ace the naked flame source s such as lighte d candles on the apparatu s.
3 GB WARNING .......... ....... ........... ....... ...........4 CAUTION........ ........... ....... ........... ....... ....5 Precautions ....... .... .......... ........ ....... ...........6 Getting Started Supplied access ories .......... ....... .
4 GB Do not lean on or hang from the TV when the TV is placed on the stand. The TV may fall from the stan d causi ng an acc iden t result ing in ser ious inju ry or deat h. Do not move the stand with the TV or other equipment installed on it. Be sure to remove the TV an d othe r equipm ent whe n movi ng the s tand.
5 GB Do not place any heated objects such as a hot pan or a kettle on the stand. A top gl ass panel may brea k and cause injury . Or , it m ay cause damage to the stan d. Do not step on the stand. You m ay fa ll, o r brea k the glass and ca use inju ry.
6 GB On sa fety • Do not place unspeci fied obj ects, su ch as a fl ower vase or pottery on the st and. • Do not make alteration s to the stand. • Should any solid object or liq uid fall int o the stand, unplug the stand and ha ve it checked by quali fied personnel bef ore operatin g it any further.
Getting Started 7 GB Inserting batteries in to the remote You can co ntrol t he stand us ing the suppl ied rem ote. Ins ert two size AA (R6) ba tteries by matchin g the + and – ends on the batteries to the markings inside t he compartment. • Do not leave t he remo te in an extr emely h ot or h umid p lace.
8 GB About the installation position Instal l the st and after c onnecting all the components to the st and. Instal l the st and after allowing for a spa ce of more than 1 cm from the wal l. This is to allow for hea t dissipat ion and to pr event the TV from falling.
Getting Started 9 GB Arran ging th e cable s You ca n arrang e the cab les fr om the TV and other c ompon ents i n the t op co ver and sid e cover of the stan d. 1 Connect the cables from the TV first (page 10), and then con nect the cables from the other components (pages 12, 13).
10 GB Conn ect the TV and/or pl ayer wit h HDM I jacks to t he stand using an H DMI ca ble. By co nnect ing Sony “BRAVI A” Sy nc-co mpat ible comp onent s usi ng H DMI cab les, oper ati on ca n be simp lified wh en you s et the Con trol f or HDM I function for t he TV.
Getting Started 11 GB • Even if the st and is turne d off (active standby mode), the HDM I signa l will be sent f rom the conne cted com ponent to the TV via the HDMI c onnection. You can enjoy image and soun d from the compon ent on the TV. Notes on HDMI connections • Use a High Spe ed HDMI c able .
12 GB When connect ing a satelli te tuner o r cable tele vision tuner that does n ot have an HDMI jac k, set “CTRL HDMI” to “OFF” in the AMP menu o f the sta nd (page 2 5). * Dependin g on the satelli te tuner, mu lti-chann el sound may not be output.
Getting Started 13 GB When connect ing com ponent s that do not have H DMI ja cks, su ch as a “Pl ayStat ion 2” or a DVD pla yer, etc. , se t “CT RL HDMI ” to “OFF ” in the AMP menu of t he s tand (page 25). Even if “C TRL HDMI ” is s et t o “O N,” yo u ca n enj oy a v ideo cas sett e rec orde r, e tc.
14 GB • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenna ( aerial) . • After conn ecting the FM wir e anten na (aeri al), k eep it as horizon tal as p ossible. • Do not connect or d isconnect t he DIGITAL MEDIA P ORT adapt er while t he stand is turned on.
Pl ay b ack Op t i on s 15 GB For mo re in forma tion, see t he pa ges i ndica ted i n pa renthe ses. Fron t panel b uttons and in dicato r A INPU T SELE CTOR Press to select t he input sou rce to play back . Each tim e you pres s the but ton, the i nput source c hange s cycl ically as follo ws: TV t BD t DVD t SAT/CATV t AUDIO t FM t DMPORT t TV.
16 GB Front pan el displa y About the indications in the front panel display A Audio form at indicator s Light up accord ing to th e audio fo rm at that is being in put to th e stand. D : Dolby Digit al PLII : Do lby Pr o Logic II LPCM : Linear PCM DTS B NIGHT (30) Lights up in NIGHT MODE.
Pl ay b ack Op t i on s 17 GB Remote control Buttons for the operation of this stand A ?/1 ( on/ standby) B LEVE L Press to adjust the level of the cente r speake r and su bwoofer. This setting is appl ied to al l soun d fiel ds. C AMP MENU (page 28) D C , X , x , c or Press C , X , x or c to sel ect the se ttings.
18 GB 1 Turn on the TV and choose a program. Refer to the operating in struction s of your TV for deta ils. 2 Turn the st and on. 3 Press INPUT SELECTOR +/– repeatedly until “TV” appears in the front panel display. 4 Adjust the vo lume by pressing VOLUM E +/–.
Pl ay b ack Op t i on s 19 GB 4 For vi deo com ponents , change t he TV’s input to the HDM I input you ch ose in step 3. For d etails, refe r to th e oper ating instru ction s of your TV . 5 Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME +/–. • The sound ma y be ou tput from the TV’s speaker.
20 GB You ca n preset 20 FM stat ions. Befo re tuni ng, make sure to turn down the volume to minimum. 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR +/– repeatedly until “FM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanning starts.
T uner F unctions 21 GB To turn off the radio Press " / 1 to turn off th e sta nd. To change to anothe r functio n, pres s INPUT SELECTOR +/–. To listen to non-preset radio stations Use manu al or autom atic tu ning in ste p 2. For m anual tun ing, pres s TUNIN G +/ – repea tedly .
22 GB Each time you press DISP LAY, the station name and the frequen cy alter nate in the fron t panel disp lay. • The statio n name is disp layed if you hav e enter ed a name for a pres et station . • The frequenc y in the front panel d isplay s witches to the stati on name after s everal seconds .
23 GB Surr ound Functio n Selec ting th e soun d field This st and ca n crea te multi -chan nel su rround sound. You c an select one of stand’s o ptimized pre-pr ogramm ed sou nd fie lds. Press SOUND FIELD +/–. The pres ent sou nd fiel d appear s in the front p anel displa y.
24 GB By conn ecti ng Sony co mpone nts th at ar e compatible with “BRAVIA” Sync vi a an HDMI cable (not sup plied), opera tion is simplifie d as belo w: • One-T ouch P lay (p age 25 ) • Sys t.
25 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features If “COMPLETE” does not appear after performing the steps above Set th e Contr ol fo r HDM I func tion to on for b oth the sta nd and the connect ed comp onent individu ally. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “SET HDMI” appears, then press or c .
26 GB You ca n enjoy t he TV sou nd from th e speake rs of t he st and by mean s of a si mple o perat ion. You can also adju st the volume and turn of f the sound of the st and using the TV remote. For details, refer to the o perati ng ins truct ions o f the TV .
27 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features If a “BRA VIA” Sy nc-com patible TV is connecte d to the stand, and the TV is turned off, HDMI si gnal tr ansmissi on s tops, a nd power cons umpt ion is re duce d. The default setting is “AUTO.” • This function is a vailable only when “CT RL HDMI” is se t to “ON.
28 GB Using t he AMP me nu You ca n set the following item s with A MP MENU on the remot e. The defa ult sett ings ar e underlin ed. * See ““B RAVI A” Sy nc Fe atu res” ( pag e 24) . ** Thi s setting appears onl y when “C TRL HDMI” is set to “ON.
29 GB Adv anced Settings • These settings are retai ned even if you dis connect the AC power co rd (main s lead). The follow ing pag es show details for each setting. Sett ing th e speake r level (CNT LEVEL, S W LEVEL) You can adju st the level and the balance of th e speak er and su bwoof er.
30 GB Enjoy ing mul tiple x broa dcast soun d (DUAL MONO) You ca n enjoy m ultiplex b roadc ast sound w hen the stan d receives an AC-3 multiplex broadcast sign al.
31 GB Adv anced Settings Changi ng the display se tting (DISPLAY ) You ca n chan ge the d isplay b ehavior of the front panel di splay. 1 Select “SYST EM” in the AMP me nu, then press or c . 2 Select “ DISPL AY,” then p ress o r c . 3 Select the setti ng.
32 GB If you ex perien ce any of the foll owing difficult ies while u sing the stand, us e this trou bles hoot ing guid e to help remedy the problem before requ esting repair s. Should any problem per sist, consu lt your neare st Sony deale r. POWER The power is not turned on.
33 GB Additional I nfo rmation No sound or only a very low-level s ound of the connected component is heard from the stand. • Pre ss VOL UME + an d chec k th e volu me leve l. • Press MUTING or VOLUME + to cancel the muting fu nction. • Chec k th at th e input sou rce i s corr ectl y select ed.
34 GB • If yo u c onne ct th e au dio output of the vide o comp onent an d the stan d using o ther than an HDMI cable, no s ound ma y be outpu t becau se of “BRA VIA” Sy nc. I n this case , set “CTRL HDMI” to “O FF” ( page 25) o r connect the audio output jack direct ly to the TV in stead of th e stan d.
35 GB Additional I nfo rmation Formats supported by this stand Digi tal input format s su pport ed by th is st and ar e as follows. * Linea r PCM accep ts samplin g frequencies of no more than 48 kHz.
36 GB General Power requi rements 220 – 240 V, 50/60 Hz Power cons umptio n On: 100 W Active Stand by (Power consumpti on increases when the HDMI func tion is activat ed and the TV conn ected to the sta nd is t urned on, even i f the stand is tur ned off.
37 GB Additional I nfo rmation A A/V SYNC 29 AMP menu 28 A UDIO D RC 29 AU T O S T B Y 31 B BA S S 29 “BRA VIA” S ync 24 C CNT L EVEL 29 Connecti ng Blu- ray Dis c player 10 cable te levision tu n.
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