Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SA-VA10 Sony
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© 1996 by Sony Corporation SA-V A10 Home Theater Active Speaker System 3-856-457- 12 (1) Operating Instructions.
2 W ARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.
3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 4 Getting Started Precautions 6 Unpacking 6 Installing the Anti-vibration pads 7 Choosing the Best Location 7 Speaker System Hookups 8 Audio Component Hookups 9 Home Thea.
4 Overview The SA-VA10 is an active home-theater speaker system incorporating a Dolby Pro Logic decoder and super woofer speakers. Its design features allow easy connection to your current TV/VCR setup. You can connect this system without having to reconnect the cords of your TV and VCR.
5 Dynamic Bass Roar (DBR) super woofer system provides theater-like bass sound To provide a theater-like experience complete with dynamic bass sounds, this speaker system incorporates the Super Acoustically-loaded Woofer (SAW) design (see below) in the right front speaker to form a DBR super woofer system.
6 Getting Started Unpacking Check that you received the following items with your speaker system: • Front L/R speaker connecting cord, 3.5 m (1) • Rear speaker SS–SR151 (2) • Rear speaker connecting cord, 10 m (2) • Audio connecting cord, 1.
7 Getting Started Using the remote You can use the shaded buttons shown below to operate Sony TVs. To Press turn on a Sony TV TV POWER operate a Sony TV the button(s) for the operation you desire.
8 1 Twist the speaker cord coating and strip it from the end of the cords. 2 Insert the stripped wire into speaker terminals. Be sure to connect matching speaker terminals (e.g. use the striped wire to connect + to +, and use the solid wire to connect – to –).
9 R L L R 1 IN TO TV VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT STEP 3 Connecting your TV If the audio and video output terminals on your TV and VCR are already connected, and your TV has stereo AUDIO OUT jacks, you can start enjoying surround sound simply by connecting the speaker system to your TV as shown below.
10 Enjoying Surr ound Sound You can take advantage of the speaker's surround sound simply by choosing a surround mode according to the type of program you are watching.
11 Adjusting the Surround Sound Although this speaker system is factory preset to provide balanced surround sound without adjustment, you can adjust the volume of each speaker and the delay time to accommodate the conditions in your living room or your individual preference.
12 Note Pressing buttons other than MASTER VOL., RESET, CENTER +/–, REAR +/–, or BALANCE L/R cancels the test tone. Adjusting the delay time By adjusting the delay time you can enhance the spatial characteristics of the sound to obtain a theater-like presence regardless of the size of your room.
13 + – CENTER SPAKER INT o O EXT left front speaker center speaker CENTER MODE Using an External Center Speaker Since this system incorporates a center speaker (see page 5), you don't have to connect a center speaker. However, it is possible to connect a center speaker, if you already have one, to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals.
14 Additional Information T roubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the speakers, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. There’s no sound from any of the speakers.
15 Index A, B Adjusting bass 12 delay time 12 speaker volume 11 super woofer level 11, 12 treble 12 volume 11 Audio component hookups 9 C Center mode 13, 15 NORMAL mode 13, 15 PHANTOM mode 13, 15 3 CH LOGIC mode 13, 15 WIDE mode 13, 15 Connecting.
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