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[2-592-136-

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Getting Started

1: Check how to hookup your

components....................................... 5
1a: Connecting components with

digital audio output jacks ........... 7

1b: Connecting components with

only analog audio jacks .............. 9

2: Connecting the antennas ................... 10
3: Connecting speakers ......................... 11
4: Connecting the AC power cord ........ 14
5: Setting up the speakers ..................... 15
6: Adjusting the speaker levels and

balance ............................................ 16
— TEST TONE

Amplifier Operation

Selecting the component ....................... 17
Listening to FM/AM radio.................... 17
Storing FM stations automatically ........ 18

— AUTOBETICAL
(Models of area code CEL, CEK
only)

Presetting radio stations ........................ 19
Using the Radio Data System

(RDS).............................................. 20
(Models of area code CEL, CEK
only)

About the indications in the display...... 22

Enjoying Surround Sound

Using only the front speakers and

subwoofer ....................................... 23
— 2CH STEREO

Enjoying higher fidelity sound.............. 23
Selecting a sound field .......................... 24

Advanced Adjustments and
Settings

Customizing sound fields ..................... 26
Adjusting the tone................................. 27
Advanced settings................................. 28

Other Operations

Using the Sleep Timer .......................... 30

Operations Using the Remote
RM-AAU002

Before you use your remote.................. 31
Remote button description.................... 31
Changing the factory setting of an

input button .................................... 34

Additional Information

Precautions ........................................... 35
Troubleshooting.................................... 36
Specifications ....................................... 38
List of button locations and reference

pages............................................... 40

Index ..................................................... 41

Table of Contents

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Page 1: ...et Revision_SF800M J9050000_2592136121SF800M_GB 2592136121 G B01COV_HT SF800M CEL fm masterpage Right 2005 Sony Corporation 2 592 136 12 1 Home Theatre System Operating Instructions HT SF800M HT SS600 GB01COV_HT SF800M CEL book Page 1 Monday March 28 2005 4 03 PM ...

Page 2: ...es with separate collection systems This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment a...

Page 3: ...nd speakers SS MSP800B Subwoofer SS WMSP600 The HT SS600 consists of Receiver STR KS600P Speaker system Front speaker left SS MSP600L Front speaker right SS MSP600R Center speaker SS CNP600 Surround speaker left SS MSP600SL Surround speaker right SS MSP600SR Subwoofer SS WMSP600 This receiver incorporates Dolby Digital and Pro Logic Surround and the DTS Digital Surround System Manufactured under l...

Page 4: ...OBETICAL Models of area code CEL CEK only Presetting radio stations 19 Using the Radio Data System RDS 20 Models of area code CEL CEK only About the indications in the display 22 Enjoying Surround Sound Using only the front speakers and subwoofer 23 2CH STEREO Enjoying higher fidelity sound 23 Selecting a sound field 24 Advanced Adjustments and Settings Customizing sound fields 26 Adjusting the to...

Page 5: ...ter hooking up all your components proceed to 2 Connecting the antennas page 10 Connectable components a Model with a DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT or DIGITAL COAXIAL OUTPUT jack etc b Model equipped only with AUDIO OUT L R jacks etc Getting Started 1 Check how to hookup your components Component to be connected Page DVD player With digital audio outputa 7 Satellite tuner With digital audio outputa 7 Wit...

Page 6: ...cal digital cord C Coaxial digital cord supplied Orange Notes Turn off the power to all components before making any connections Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise When connecting an audio cord be sure to match the color coded pins to the appropriate jacks on the components white left audio to white and red right audio to red When connecting optical digital cords insert the ...

Page 7: ...r For details on the required cords A C see page 6 Connect the audio jacks 1a Connecting components with digital audio output jacks SA CD CD AUDIO IN VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO IN L R R ANTENNA U OPTIN SA CD CD VIDEO 2 OPTIN DIGITAL DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT B A C DIGITAL COAXIAL OUTPUT AUDIO OUT OUTPUT L R AM DVD COAXIN L Satellite tuner DVD player continued GB01COV_HT SF800M CEL book Page 7 Mon...

Page 8: ...mpling frequencies Note The sound is not output when you play a Super Audio CD on the Super Audio CD player connected to the SA CD CD OPTICAL IN jack on this receiver Connect to the analog input jacks SA CD CD IN jacks Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Super Audio CD player SA CD CD AUDIO IN VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO IN L R L R ANTENNA AM U OPTIN SA CD CD VIDEO 2 DVD OPTIN...

Page 9: ...etails on the required cords A C see page 6 1b Connecting components with only analog audio jacks SA CD CD AUDIO IN VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO IN R L R ANTENNA AM U OPTIN SA CD CD VIDEO 2 DVD OPTIN COAXIN DIGITAL A A LINE L R R OUTPUT L L R A AUDIO OUT OUTPUT AUDIO OUT OUTPUT L Satellite tuner VCR Super Audio CD CD player GB01COV_HT SF800M CEL book Page 9 Monday March 28 2005 4 03 PM ...

Page 10: ...ode Notes To prevent noise pickup keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna After connecting the FM wire antenna keep it as horizontal as possible 2 Connecting the antennas SA CD CD AUDIO IN VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO IN L R L R ANTENNA AM U OPTIN SA CD CD VIDEO 2 DVD OPTIN COAXIN DIGITAL AM loop antenna supplied FM wire an...

Page 11: ...l surround sound requires five speakers two front speakers a center speaker and two surround speakers and a subwoofer 5 1 channel Example of 5 1 channel speaker system configuration HT SF800M only HT SS600 only 3 Connecting speakers Front speaker Right Surround speaker Right Center speaker Front speaker Left Subwoofer Surround speaker Left Front speaker Right Surround speaker Right Center speaker ...

Page 12: ... the same colour as the speaker terminal to be connected Note HT SS600 only Before you connect the speakers attach the colour labels onto the speakers so that you can identify the speakers to be connected Colour tube FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L E e A E e A E e A E e A E e A SUBWOOFER CENTER Front speaker Right Front speaker Left Subwoofer Surround speaker Right Surround speaker Left Center speak...

Page 13: ...rround speakers on the wall 1 Prepare screws not supplied that are suitable for the hole on the back of each speaker See the illustrations below 2 Fasten the screws to the wall The screws should protrude 5 to 7 mm 3 Hang the speakers on the screws Notes Use screws that are suitable for the wall material and strength As a plaster board wall is especially fragile attach the screws securely to a beam...

Page 14: ...ommend that you use the AWG 18 to AWG 24 speaker cords use the same speaker cord size for all the speaker connectors twist the stripped ends of the speaker cords insert the speaker cord completely into the speaker connector Connecting the AC power cord Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet Performing initial setup operations Before using the receiver for the first time initialize the receiver...

Page 15: ...speakers Surround speaker distance should be set from a distance equal to the front speaker distance A to a distance 4 5 meters closer to your listening position C If both surround speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position set the distance to the closest speaker Tip The receiver lets you to input the speaker position in terms of distance However it is not possible to s...

Page 16: ... tone with a frequency centered at 800 Hz 1 Press 1 to turn on the receiver 2 Press TEST TONE T TONE appears in the display and the test tone is output from each speaker in sequence Front left t Center t Front right t Surround right t Surround left t Subwoofer 3 Adjust the speaker levels and balance using the LEVEL menu so that the level of the test tone sounds the same from each speaker For detai...

Page 17: ...ers depending on the area code as shown in the following table For details on area codes see page 3 Automatic tuning If you do not know the frequency of the station you want you can let the receiver scan all available stations in your area 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM band The last received station is tuned in Tip You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Press TUNING or...

Page 18: ...ons on the receiver for the operation 1 Press 1 to turn off the receiver 2 Hold down INPUT SELECTOR and press 1 to turn the receiver back on AUTO BETICAL SELECT appears in the display and the receiver scans and stores all the FM and FM RDS stations in the broadcast area For RDS stations the tuner first checks for stations broadcasting the same program then stores only the one with the clearest sig...

Page 19: ...eiver You can also press SHIFT repeatedly to select a memory page A B or C and then press the numeric buttons to select a preset number 5 Press MEMORY again The station is stored to the selected preset number If MEMORY goes out before you press MEMORY start again from step 3 6 Repeat steps 2 to 5 to preset another station Tuning to preset stations 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM ba...

Page 20: ... applied t Volume level a Type of program being broadcast see page 20 b Text messages sent by the RDS station Notes If there is an emergency announcement by government authorities ALARM flashes in the display When the message consists of 9 characters or more the message scrolls across the display If a station does not provide a particular RDS service NO XXXX such as NO TEXT appears in the display ...

Page 21: ... or in a public forum TRAVEL Programs about travel Not for announcements that are located by TP TA LEISURE Programs on recreational activities such as gardening fishing cooking etc JAZZ Jazz programs COUNTRY Country music programs NATION M Programs featuring the popular music of the country or region OLDIES Programs featuring oldies music FOLK M Folk music programs DOCUMENT Investigative features ...

Page 22: ...PL lights up when the receiver applies Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals in order to output the center and surround channel signals PLII lights up when the Pro Logic II Movie Music decoder is activated Note Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II decoding do not function for DTS format signals F D RANGE Lights up when dynamic range compression is activated page 26 G Tuner indicators Lights ...

Page 23: ...switches to the 2CH STEREO mode Decoding the input audio signal automatically AUTO FORMAT DIRECT In this mode the receiver automatically detects the type of audio signal being input Dolby Digital DTS standard 2 channel stereo etc and performs the proper decoding if necessary This mode presents the sound as it was recorded encoded without adding any surround effects However if there are no low freq...

Page 24: ...rmat signals You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver s pre programmed sound fields They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home Selecting a sound field for movies Press MOVIE repeatedly to select the sound field you want The selected sound field appears in the display About DCS Digital Cinema Sound Sound fiel...

Page 25: ...d noise in the playback signal When listening with sound fields that employ the virtual speakers you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers Selecting a sound field for music Press MUSIC repeatedly to select the sound field you want The selected sound field appears in the display x HALL Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall x JAZZ JAZZ CLUB Repr...

Page 26: ...ers The initial setting is underlined x BAL L R XX Front speaker balance Initial setting BALANCE 0 Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers You can adjust in the range of BAL L 1 to 8 BALANCE 0 BAL R 1 to 8 in 17 steps x CTR XXX dB Center speaker level x SUR L XXX dB Surround speaker left level x SUR R XXX dB Surround speaker right level x S W XXX dB Subwoofer level Initia...

Page 27: ...djust the tonal quality bass treble level of the front speakers using the TONE menu 1 Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects DVD etc 2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select TONE 3 Press or repeatedly to select the parameter you want to adjust For details see TONE menu parameters below 4 While monitoring the sound press or repeatedly to select the setting you want The set...

Page 28: ...es priority to digital signals when there are both digital and analog connections If there are no digital signals analog is selected OPT Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL SA CD CD OPT IN jack ANLG Specifies the the analog audio signals input to the SA CD CD AUDIO IN L R jacks x A V SYNC X Time alignment Y Yes Delay time 68 ms The audio output is delayed so that the time gap ...

Page 29: ...nitial setting is DEC AUTO for VIDEO 2 and DEC PCM for DVD and SA CD CD AUTO Automatically switches the input mode between DTS Dolby Digital or PCM PCM PCM signals are given priority to prevent the interruption when playback starts Even when other signals are input the sound is output However this receiver cannot decode DTS CD when set to DEC PCM Note When set to DEC AUTO and the sound from the di...

Page 30: ... the power is on Each time you press SLEEP the display changes cyclically as follows 2 00 00 t 1 30 00 t 1 00 00 t 0 30 00 t OFF The display dims after you have specified the time Tip To check the remaining time before the receiver turns off press SLEEP The remaining time appears in the display If you press SLEEP again the sleep timer will be canceled Other Operations Using the Sleep Timer GB01COV...

Page 31: ... apparatuses Doing so may cause a malfunction If you don t use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion The MASTER VOL numeric button 5 and H buttons have a tactile dot Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the receiver and other audio video components Operations Using the Remote RM AAU002 Before you use ...

Page 32: ...de DUAL MONO 8 Receiver Selects the language you want during digital broadcast DVD 3 Receiver To watch DVD ENTER qa TV VCR Satellite tuner After selecting a channel disc or track using the numeric buttons press to enter the value Remote Button Operations Function ENTER wl Receiver VCR DVD player Satellite tuner CD player MD deck Enters the selection FM MODE 9 Receiver Selects FM monaural or stereo...

Page 33: ...video input TV VOL qg TV Adjusts the volume of the TV TV 1 2 TV Turns the TV on or off VIDEO 1 ej Receiver To watch VCR VTR mode 3 VIDEO 2 eh Receiver To watch VCR VTR mode 1 Remote Button Operations Function 1 9 and 0 10 es Receiver Use with SHIFT to presetradiostation or tuning to preset stations and with D TUNING for direct tuning CD player DVD player MD deck Selects track numbers 0 10 selects ...

Page 34: ...you want to assign to the input button for example 5 CD player The following buttons are assigned to select the input Sony VCRs are operated with a VTR 2 or 3 setting These correspond to 8 mm and VHS respectively Now you can use the DVD button to control the CD player To reset a button to its factory setting Repeat the above procedure To reset all the input buttons to their factory setting Press 1...

Page 35: ...ot place the receiver near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock Do not place anything on top of the cabinet that might block the ventilation holes and cause malfunctions Use caution when placing the receiver or speakers on surfaces that have been specially treated with wax oil polish etc as staining or discoloration of the surface may result On o...

Page 36: ...rectly and securely Adjust balance parameters in the LEVEL menu There is severe hum or noise Check that the speakers and components are connected securely Check that the connecting cords are away from a transformer or motor and at least 3 meters away from a TV set or fluorescent light Move your TV away from the audio components The plugs and jacks are dirty Wipe them with a cloth slightly moistene...

Page 37: ...ote sensor on the receiver Remove any obstacles in the path between the remote and the receiver Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if they are weak Make sure you select the correct input on the remote To activate the buttons with orange printing press TV and the button you want simultaneously Before you use the V v B b button for receiver operation press MAIN MENU To operate oth...

Page 38: ...kHz General Power requirements Power consumption Power consumption during standby mode 0 3 W Dimensions w h d Approx 430 64 337 mm including projecting parts and controls Mass Approx 3 3 kg Speaker section HT SF800M only Front speakers SS MSP800 Center speaker SS CNP800 Surround speakers SS MSP800B Front center speakers Full range magnetically shielded Surround speakers Full range Speaker units Fr...

Page 39: ...5 98 mm Mass Approx Front speakers 0 6 kg Center speaker 0 7 kg Surround speakers 0 5 kg Subwoofer SS WMSP600 Speaker system Magnetically shielded Speaker unit 160 mm cone type Enclosure type Bass reflex Dimensions w h d Approx 200 379 335 mm including front panel Mass Approx 6 kg Supplied accessories FM wire antenna 1 AM loop antenna 1 Speaker connecting cord 5 Coaxial digital cord 1 Foot pads sp...

Page 40: ...SET TUNING 9 19 SA CD CD indicator 6 17 SOUND FIELD qs 27 TUNER indicator 7 17 VIDEO 1 indicator 3 17 VIDEO 2 indicator 4 17 1 power 1 14 16 18 PLII qa 24 List of button locations and reference pages How to use this page Use this page to find the location of buttons that are mentioned in the text Illustration number r INPUT SELECTOR qd 17 18 19 R R Name of button part Reference page ALPHABETICAL O...

Page 41: ...emory 14 D Digital Cinema Sound 24 Direct tuning 18 Dual Mono 28 L LEVEL menu 26 P Preset stations how to 19 how to tune 19 R RDS 20 S Selecting component 17 sound field 24 25 SET UP menu 15 28 Sleep Timer 30 Sound field customizing 26 pre programmed 24 25 resetting 27 selecting 24 25 Speakers adjusting speaker levels and balance 16 connection 11 placement 11 Supplied accessories 39 T Test tone 16...

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