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4-247-583-12(1)
Home Theater
System
GB
Operating Instructions
FR
ES
HT-SL55
HT-SL50
HT-SL40
© 2003 Sony Corporation
GB01COV_HT-SL55.p65 1 28/4/2003, 11:57 AM
HT-SL55 4-247-583-12(1) GB
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WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. Don’t throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical waste. Do not install the appliance in a confined space,
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Table of Contents List of Button Location and Receiving Broadcasts Reference Pages Storing FM stations automatically 1) (AUTOBETICAL) ...................... 26 Main unit ............................................... 5 Direct tuning ........................................ 26 Automatic tuning ................................. 27 Hooking Up the Components Preset tuning ........................................ 27 Required cords ....................................... 6 1) Using the Radio Data Sys
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About This Manual About area codes The area code of the receiver you purchased is The instruction in this manual are for models shown on the lower portion of the rear panel (see HT-SL55, HT-SL50 and HT-SL40. Check your the illustration below). model number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel. In this manual, the HT-SL50 is used for illustration purposes unless stated other wise. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “HT-SL50 only”. 4-XXX-X
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List of Button Location and Reference Pages List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Illustration number How to use this page r Use this page to find the location of buttons that are MUTING qs (14, 19, 37) mentioned in the text. R R Name of button/part Reference page Main unit ALPHABETICAL ORDER NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS @/1 (power) 1 (13, 18, 19, 25, Display 6 (28) 26) DVD (indicator) 3 (19) ; PLII q;
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Hooking Up the Components Required cords The following optional connection cords A – E are required when you hook up the components (pages 8 – 9). A Audio cord (not supplied) White (L) Red (R) B Audio/Video cord (not supplied) Yellow (video) White (L/audio) Red (R/audio) C Video cord (not supplied) Yellow D Optical digital cord (not supplied) E Coaxial digital cord (supplied) Orange Before you get started • Turn off the power to all components before making any connections. • Do not conne
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Hooking Up the Components Antenna hookups FM wire antenna (supplied) AM loop antenna (supplied) ANTENNA AUDIO L L FM SUB VIDEO 75Ω COAXIAL U AM WOOFER IN IN OUT OPT IN OPT IN COAX IN IN IN IN R R DVD OUT TV/SAT TV/SAT DVD VIDEO DVD VIDEO MONITOR Notes on antenna hookups • 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. GB 7 GB03
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Video component hookups DVD player TV monitor VIDEO OUT L INPUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN R OUTPUT B C ANTENNA AUDIO L L FM SUB VIDEO 75Ω COAXIAL U AM WOOFER IN IN OUT OUT OPT IN OPT IN COAX IN IN IN IN R R TV/SAT DVD TV/SAT DVD VIDEO OUT DVD VIDEO MONITOR A B L VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT L R AUDIO OUT OUTPUT R OUTPUT Satellite tuner VCR GB 8 GB03HOO_HT-SL55.p65 8 28/4/2003, 11:58 AM HT-SL55 4-247-583-12(1) GB DIGITAL
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Hooking Up the Components Digital component hookups Connect the digital output jacks of your DVD player and satellite tuner (etc.) to the receiver’s digital input jacks to bring the multi channel surround sound of a movie theater into your home. To fully enjoy multi channel surround sound, five speakers (two front speakers, two surround speakers, and a center speaker) and a sub woofer are required. DVD player VIDEO OUT L AUDIO OUT R OPTICAL COAXIAL OUTPUT OUTPUT D* E* B ANTENNA AUDIO L L FM SUB
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Other hookups AC power cord FRONT R CENTER FRONT L – + – + – + Ω + – + – SURR R SURR L b To a wall outlet Connecting the AC power cord Before connecting the AC power cord of this receiver to a wall outlet, connect the speaker system to the receiver (see page 11). Connect the AC power cord(s) of your audio/ video components to a wall outlet. GB 10 GB03HOO_HT-SL55.p65 10 28/4/2003, 11:58 AM HT-SL55 4-247-583-12(1) GB SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8–16
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Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Speaker system hookups Before connecting speakers, be sure to turn off this unit. Required cords A Speaker cords (supplied) B Monaural audio cord (supplied) Black The connector and the colour tube of the speaker cords are the same colour as the speaker terminal to be connected. Colour tube (+) + (–) Active sub woofer Front speaker (R) Front speaker (L) INPUT E B A A To a wall outlet (Switch the power (POWER
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Speaker system hookups (continued) To avoid short-circuiting the speakers To change the speaker cord Short-circuiting of the speakers may damage the receiver. To prevent this, make sure to take If you want to change the speaker cord, you can the following precautions when connecting the detach the supplied speaker cord from the speakers. connector. Make sure the stripped ends of each 1 Press the connector onto a flat surface. speaker cord does not touch another Make sure that the catcher is at t
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Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System After connecting all the components, Clearing the receiver’s speakers, and AC power cord, output memory a test tone to check that all the Before using your receiver for the first time, or speakers are connected correctly. when you want to clear the receiver’s memory, For details on outputting a test tone, do the following. see page 18. 1 Press ?/1 to turn off the receiver. If no sound is heard from a speaker while 2 Hold down ?/1 on the receiver for o
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Normal Speaker and Micro Multi channel surround Satellite Speaker setup For HT-SL55, HT-SL50 and HT-SL40, the speaker size and the sub woofer selection has For the best possible surround sound, all been preset to “MICRO SP.” (Micro Satellite speakers should be the same distance from the Speaker) according to the supplied speaker listening position (A). system. However, the receiver lets you to place the When you select “MICRO SP.”, the speaker center speaker up to 1.5 meters closer (B) and size
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Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System x Surround speaker distance Specifying the speaker SL SR ( DIST. X.X m) parameters Set the distance from your listening position to 1 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select the surround speakers. Surround speaker the “ SET UP ”. distance should be set from a distance equal to the front speaker distance (A on page 14) to a 2 Press V or v to select the parameter distance 4.5 meters closer to your listening you want to adjust. position (C on page 14). 3 P
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Tip Multi channel surround setup The surround speaker placement parameter is (continued) designed specifically for implementation of the Digital Cinema Sound modes with virtual elements. x Surround speaker placement With the Digital Cinema Sound modes, speaker SL SR ( PL. XXXX)* placement is not as critical as other modes. All modes This parameter lets you specify the height of with virtual elements were designed under the premise that the surround speaker would be located your surround speaker
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Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System L R SL SR x Front speaker size ( XXXXX) x Surround speaker size ( XXXXX) • If you connect large speakers that will • If you connect large speakers that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally select “LARGE”. “LARGE”. Normally select “LARGE”. However, if the front speakers are set to • If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of “SMALL”, you cannot set the surround surr
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Multi channel surround setup Listening to the sub woofer (continued) Adjusting the speaker level POWER LEVEL Use the remote while seated in your listening MIN MAX position to adjust the level of each speaker. Note POWER POWER indicator The receiver incorporates a new test tone with a frequency centered at 800 Hz for easier speaker level First, turn down the volume on the receiver. adjustment. The volume should be set to minimum before 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver. you begin playing the
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Checking the connections Selecting the component After connecting all of your components to the receiver, do the following to verify that the INPUT SELECTOR connections were made correctly. Press INPUT SELECTOR repeatedly to select 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver. the component you want to use. 2 Turn on the component that you To select Display/light up connected (e.g., DVD player or VCR). VCR VIDEO 3 Press the input selector button (e.g., DVD player DVD DVD
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Enjoying Surround Sound Enjoying stereo sound in You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver’s pre- multi channel programmed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters (Dolby Pro Logic II) and concert halls into your home. You can also customize the sound fields to obtain the sound This function lets you specify the type of you want by changing the surround parameter. decoding for 2 channel audio sources. To fully enjoy surroun
