Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RHT-G800 Sony
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© 2007 Sony C orporation 3-093-227- 23 (1) Theatre Stand System Opera ting Instru ctions This stand has the followin g instructions : • Oper ating Instruction s (this book) Desc ribe the co nnection s, setting s and oper ations. • HDMI CONTROL Guide Desc ribe the op eration s of HDM I control .
2 GB 3 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not ex pose this apparatus to rain or mois ture. Do not install t he appli ance in a confi ned space, s uch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabinet. To prevent fire, d o not cover the ventilati on of the apparatus wit h news papers, tab le-cloths, curtain s, etc.
3 GB WARNING .......... ....... ........... ........... .......4 CAUTION........ ........... ....... ........... ...........4 Precautions ....... .... .......... ........ ........... .......5 Main fea tures ... ....... ........... ........... ....... .
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 stand ca using an acc ident resultin g in serious inju ry or death. Do not move the stand with the TV or other equipment installed on it. Be sure to remove the TV and ot her equipm ent wh en movi ng the st and .
5 GB Do not use the top glass panel if it is cracked. Do not use th e top glass pa nel when it is cra cked. The top glass pan el may b reak an d cause severe inju ry. This stand is only for the specified TV. • Do not place unspecified objects, s uch as a flower vase or potte ry on the stand.
6 GB On oper ation • Before c onnecting othe r components, be sure to tu rn off and unplug th e stand. On cl eani ng Clean t he stan d, panel a nd contro ls with a soft cloth slightly moi stened wit h a mild deterge nt solution. Do not use any type of abra sive pad, scouring pow der or solve nt such as al cohol or benzine .
7 GB Main features B Easy connection with HDMI b The cords a re all tangled up. Neat connecti ons (page 1 1). B Easy operation b Which r emote? Only one! (page 2 6) B Easy Surround settings b I need lots of cord s and sp eakers. Easy set-u p and high quality soun d with S-For ce PRO Fron t Surrou nd.
8 GB Please check the following accesso ries in the pack age. Optical ca ble (1 m) (1) Remote commander (remote) (1) Size AA ( R6) batteries (2) Top glas s panel ( 1) Shelf bo ard (1) Pin (4) Corner p.
9 GB Getting Started Inst alling t he top g lass pa nel Refer to “How to install the top glass panel” supplie d with this st and. Prev enting the TV from topp ling over As a pro tective me asure, se cure the T V. Perfo rm fol lowing step s as a p rote ctive meas ure if you hav e a Sony LCD TV .
10 GB Install ing thi s stand Install the stand a fter conne cting all the compon ents to th e stand. Ins tall th e stand after al lowing for a space of at least 5 c m from the w all and 30 c m or more on the ri ght and left when you i nstall the sta nd.
11 GB Getting Started We rec ommend that you connec t compon ents to the stan d usin g an HDMI ca ble. With HDM I, you can e asily enjoy both high quality s ound and high quality im ages. Y ou ca nnot l iste n to th e TV’ s s ound us ing on ly the H DMI jack .
12 GB Notes on HDMI connections • You can enjoy high quality im ages using an HDMI cable wi th an HDMI lo go. We recom mend that you use a S ony HDM I cable. • Check the setu p of the connected componen t if an ima ge is poor or th e sound doe s not come out of a c ompon ent connec ted via t he HDMI cable.
13 GB Getting Started You can en joy the s ound o f th e TV f rom th e stand w ith the fo llowing co nnectio n config uration. It is not ne cessar y to connect all the cab les. Connect au dio cord acc ording to the jacks of your c omponent s. You can enjoy hi gh qual ity so und us ing the optical dig ital cable.
14 GB Connect this sta nd to a DVD, Blu-ra y Disc pla yer (r ecor der) usin g th e INPUT OPT jack . Con nect the A C power cord (mai ns lead) last . Setting up a Sony DVD player (recorder) Refer to the operating instr uctions suppli ed with each comp onent .
15 GB Getting Started Connect th is stand t o a satellite tuner u sing the INP UT OPT jack. If a sat ellite tuner d oes not have the OPTICAL OUT jack, conne ct this sta nd using t he AUDIO jack s. It is not necess ary to conn ect all the cabl es. Conne ct audi o and vi deo co rds acco rdin g to the jack s of yo ur c ompon ents.
16 GB Connect this st and to a “PlayStation 2” using the INP UT OPT jack. Con nect the A C power cord (mai ns lead) last . * “PlayStation 2” is a trademark of Sony Com puter Entertainmen t Inc. Setting up a “PlayStation 2” Refer to the operating instr uctions suppli ed with “PlaySta tion 2”.
17 GB Getting Started Connect this sta nd to a VCR or audio component using t he INPUT AUDIO jacks. Con nect the A C power cord (mai ns lead) last . Connecting a VCR or audio c omponent VCR, CD player.
18 GB For more informatio n, ref er to the pa ges indi cated in parenthese s. Fron t pane l A (remote sensor) (43) Receives s ignals fro m remote commande r. B ?/1 ( on/ standby ) (43) Press to tu rn the stan d on or o ff. C INPU T SELEC TOR (4 3) Press to select t he input sourc e to play back.
19 GB Playb ack Fron t panel d isplay About the indications in the front panel display A HDMI (11, 43) Lights up w hen the HDM I cable is be ing used. B Lights up according to the audio input signal s. C SLEEP (40) Flashes when the Sle ep Timer func tion is active.
20 GB Remote control Here de scribe s the butt ons for am plifier operat ion only. S ee page 29 f or the button s for operat ion of the co nnected co mponen ts. A ?/1 (on/ standby) Press to turn the stand on or off. To sav e the power in stand by mode Pres s ?/1 while the stand tu rns on.
21 GB Playb ack 1 Tu rn on the TV and choose a program. Refer to the T V’s op erating i nstruc tions f or details. 2 Turn the sta nd on. 3 P ress TV (white) o n the remote. 4 A djust the volume of the stand. • A tactile dot i s attach ed to these buttons (5, H , PROG+).
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23 GB Playb ack Listen ing to an analo g equip ment You can en joy the s ound o f th e VCR a nd th e por tabl e audi o pla yer, etc. 1 Press AUDIO on the remote. 2 Turn on the analog player and play back a CD. • A tactil e dot i s at tached to th ese b uttons ( 5, H , PROG+).
24 GB Enjoy ing Sur round S ound Using So und Field Press SOUND FIELD. The prese nt soun d field appe ars. Each time you press the SOUND FIELD button, the disp lay changes cyclically as follows : STANDARD t CINEMA t MUSIC t SPORTS t NEWS Press SOUND FIELD r epeatedly unti l the sound field y ou want app ears.
25 GB Adv anced Se ttings If you c onnect a Sony TV, follow t he steps below to program the remote. The TV input will be selecte d automatically ( Input SYNC). • Do n ot use the HDM I control function while the Input SYNC function is activ e. For details, see the HDMI CONRTOL Guide of the stand.
26 GB • The two di gits entered last a re valid. To cancel programming Press the input button (TV, DVD/BD, SAT, AUDIO) you p ressed in s tep 1. If programming is unsuccessful, check the following: • If the input butto n you pres sed in step 1 does not l ight up, t he bat ter ies are weak .
27 GB Adv anced Se ttings See the tabl es on pag es 28 to 29 for inf ormat ion on the nu meri c code(s ) corres ponding to the compon ent and the manufa cturer of the compo nent (the f irst digit a nd the l ast two digits of the numer ic code co rrespond to the categ ory and the manufa cturer’ s code, res pectivel y).
28 GB To control a CD player To control a DAT deck To control an MD deck To control a tape deck To control a VCR To control a DVD player To control a DVD recorder To control a TV Manufac ture Code (s).
29 GB Adv anced Se ttings To control a satellite tuner To control a cable box To control a hard disc recorder To control a Blu-ray Disc player/ recorder To control an HDD/DVD COMBO To control a DVD/VIDEO COMBO You can control connec ted components with the remote of t his stand.
30 GB * The 5, H and PRO G+ buttons have a tactile dot . Use the tact ile dot as a refer ence when you use th e stand and othe r audio/video com ponents. Common operations To control the TV Rem ote Butt on Func tion 1 Number buttons Select s channel s and trac ks directly.
31 GB Adv anced Se ttings To control the DVD recorder/Blu- ray Disc recorder/Hard disc recorder To control the DVD player/Blu-ray Disc player To control the VCR qs PROG +/–/ / In TV mode: Sele cts the next (+) or prev ious (–) channel . In T ext mod e: Select s the next ( ) or previous ( ) page.
32 GB To control the HDD/DVD COMBO To control the DVD/VIDEO COMBO To control the SAT To control the cable box To control the CD player, DAT player, MD player, tape deck • The ab ove explanations are intended to serve as an example only.
33 GB Adv anced Se ttings Using t he AMP menu You can set the foll owing it ems with AMP MENU on the remote . The defaul t settings a re underlined. * Refer HDMI CO NTROL Guide supplie d with this operat ing instructions. 1 Press AMP MENU to turn on the AMP menu.
34 GB Sett ing up th e spea kers level You c an adj ust the level of the center speaker and subwoofe r. This set ting is app lied to all sound fields. 1 Start playing a source encode d with multi-channel surround eff ects (DVD, etc.). 2 Press AMP MENU.
35 GB Adv anced Se ttings Enjoy ing multi plex broadcast soun d (DUAL MONO ) You c an enjoy mul tiplex br oadcast sound when the sta nd receive s an AC-3 multiple x broadcast signal .
36 GB Synchr onizin g the de lay betw een th e sound and th e imag e (A/V SY NC) You can de lay the s oun d usi ng t his f unct ion when the ima ge is slo wer than the so und. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeatedly until “CUSTOMIZE” app ears, then press or c .
37 GB Adv anced Se ttings Enjoying Dolby Dig ital sou nd at low v olume ( AUDIO DRC) Narr ows th e dy namic range of t he sou nd tr ack. Useful for enjo ying movies at low volume. AUDIO DRC only applies t o Dolby Digital sources . 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeatedly until “CUSTOMIZE” app ears, then press or c .
38 GB Chan ging the brigh tness of the front panel display (DIMME R) The brig htness of the front panel display c an be set to on e of 2 levels. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeatedly until “CUSTOMIZE” app ears, then press or c . 3 Press X / x repe atedl y un til “ DIMME R” appears, then press or c .
39 GB Adv anced Se ttings Changi ng the display se tting (DISPLAY ) You can change the di splay sett ing. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press x / X repeatedly until “CUSTOMIZE” app ears, then press or c . 3 Press x / X repe atedl y unt il “DIS PLAY” appears, then press or c .
40 GB You can se t the s tand to tur n off at a preset time, so yo u can fa ll asle ep listeni ng to music. Y ou ca n preset the time in 10 minutes d ecrements. Press SLEEP. Each time yo u press t his button, the minutes displ ay (the remaining time) ch anges as follow s: To check the remaining time Press SLE EP once.
41 GB Adv anced Se ttings.
42 GB If you ex peri ence a ny of the f oll owing difficu lties while using the stand, use this troubles hooting gu ide to help remedy the proble m before requ esting re pairs. Sh ould any proble m persist, co nsult your nea rest Sony dealer . General The power is not turned on.
43 GB Additional Inf ormation • Check that the com ponent is co nnected correctly to the vi deo input jacks for that compo nent. • Check that th e cords are fully inserte d into the jack s on both the component and this stand. HDMI CONTRO L Refer HDMI CONTROL Guide supplied with this operati ng instru ctions.
44 GB Formats supported by this stand Digi tal input format s supp orte d by th is stan d are as follows. * The A/V SYNC fun ction does not work with this format.
45 GB Additional Inf ormation Suppl ied accessori es Optical cabl e (1 m) (1) Remo te c ommand er (remot e) (1) Size AA (R6) batterie s (2) Top glass panel (1) Shelf board (1) Pin (4) Corner protec to.
46 GB PCM (P ulse Code Modulati on) A met hod o f co nver ting anal og au dio t o dig it al audio fo r easy enj oymen t of digital sound. S-Forc e PRO F ront Sur round Sony’s lo ng-term in volvement.
47 GB Additional Inf ormation A A/V SYNC 36 AMP menu 33 A UDIO DRC 37 B Blu-ray Disc player (recorder) conn ecti ng 14 C CD player conn ecti ng 17 D DIMMER 38 DISPLA Y 39 DU AL MONO 35 D VD player (re.
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