Contents
Contents
Who should use this manual?..........................................................................................................................1
Caution .......................................................................................................................................................1
Three stages of installation ..............................................................................................................................2
Planning ..........................................................................................................................................................3
What Sony provides....................................................................................................................................6
What you must provide ...............................................................................................................................7
Pre-wiring ........................................................................................................................................................8
Special tools ...............................................................................................................................................8
Notes for pre-wiring ....................................................................................................................................8
Home Theater Room: Speakers..................................................................................................................9
Home Theater Room: Television..................................................................................................................9
Home Theater Room: Remote RF Antenna.................................................................................................9
Remote Room: Keypads...........................................................................................................................10
Remote Room: Speakers..........................................................................................................................11
Remote Room: Television..........................................................................................................................11
Pre-wiring: finishing touches .....................................................................................................................11
Installation .....................................................................................................................................................12
Start by testing all cables. .........................................................................................................................12
About the System Rack. ...........................................................................................................................13
Cable/Satellite/HD Set-Top Box Connections (Optional)............................................................................13
Connecting the System Rack....................................................................................................................13
Preparing the System Rack for Installation ...........................................................................................15
Main Room Speakers ...........................................................................................................................15
Main Room Subwoofer.........................................................................................................................15
Main Room Television ...........................................................................................................................15
Main Room Remote Control RF Antenna..............................................................................................15
Remote Room Speakers ......................................................................................................................16
Remote Room Video ............................................................................................................................16
Remote Room Control Signals .............................................................................................................16
Cable TV, Terrestrial TV Antenna Feed ..................................................................................................17
Satellite TV Feed...................................................................................................................................17
AC Power.............................................................................................................................................17
Programming the remote for the Set-Top Box ......................................................................................17
Program AM/FM station presets...........................................................................................................17
Home Theater Room: Speakers................................................................................................................18
Free-Standing Speakers .......................................................................................................................18
In-Wall and In-Ceiling Speakers ............................................................................................................18
Subwoofer............................................................................................................................................18
Home Theater Room: Television................................................................................................................19
Installing Wall Plates .............................................................................................................................19
Connecting the Television .....................................................................................................................19
Home Theater Room: Remote Control RF Antenna ..................................................................................19
Home Theater Room: RF Remote Commander
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Unit ...............................................................................20
Remote Room: In-Wall Keypads ...............................................................................................................20
Amplifier Connection ............................................................................................................................21
Remote Control Connection .................................................................................................................21
Speakers Connection ...........................................................................................................................22
Installing the Keypads...........................................................................................................................22
Removing the Keypads ........................................................................................................................24
Remote Room: Speakers..........................................................................................................................24
Free-Standing Speakers .......................................................................................................................24
In-Wall and In-Ceiling Speakers ............................................................................................................25
Remote Room: Television..........................................................................................................................25
Remote Room: IR Remote Commander
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Unit...........................................................................................25
System Test..........................................................................................................................................26
Finishing Touches .................................................................................................................................26
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................................................26
Appendix A: Component Replacement .........................................................................................................27
To remove the failed component. ..............................................................................................................27
To install a repaired or replacement component.. ......................................................................................27
Appendix B: Programming Remote Control Codes .......................................................................................30
Learning remote codes. ............................................................................................................................30
Adding a remote key. ................................................................................................................................31
Testing Learned Remote Codes................................................................................................................32
PRESET and LEARN Mode Code List. .....................................................................................................33
Remote control source code.....................................................................................................................33
Remote control common code. ................................................................................................................35
