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3-209-583-11(1)
DVD Home
Theatre System
Operating Instructions
HTP-78DW
©2007 Sony Corporation
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The manufacturer of this product is Sony WARNING Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for To reduce the risk of fire or electric EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland shock, do not expose this apparatus to GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, rain or moisture. Germany. For any service or guarantee matters To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the please refer to the addresses given in separate apparatus with ne
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About This Manual The instructions in this manual are for model HTP-78DW. Check your receiver’s model number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel. The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the supplied remote. You can also use the controls on the receiver if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote. For details on the use of your DVD player, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DVD player. The HTP-78DW consists of:
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Table of Contents Getting Started Enjoying Surround Sound Description and location of parts...................5 Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surround sound (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT)....... 42 1: Installing speakers ...................................13 Selecting a pre-programmed sound field .... 43 2: Connecting speakers................................15 Using only the front speakers and sub 3a: Connecting the audio components.........16 woofer (2CH STEREO)......................... 45 3b: Connect
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Getting Started Getting Started Description and location of parts Receiver Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC DISPLAY DIMMER ?/1 AMP MENU ENTER MASTER VOLUME AUTO CAL MIC MEMORY PRESET TUNING + VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD SA-CD/CD FM AM FM MODE TUNING + INPUT MODE PHONES qkqj qhqg qf qd qs qa q; 98 7 Name Function Name Function A ?/1 Press to turn the receiver G MASTER Turn to adjust the volume (on/standby) on or off (page 24, 31, 32, VOLUME level of all speakers at the 45). same time (pa
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Name Function L Input buttons Press one of the buttons to select the component you want to use. M PRESET Press to select a preset TUNING +/– station. N TUNING +/– Press to scan a station. O MEMORY Press to store a station. P FM MODE Press to select FM monaural or stereo reception. Q PHONES jack Connects to headphones (page 57). R AUTO CAL MIC Connects to the supplied jack optimizer microphone for the Auto Calibration function (page 26). GB 6
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Getting Started About the indicators on the display 14 2356 7 SP ;DIGITAL ;PRO LOGIC II DTS RDS LFE SW MEMORY SLEEP OPT COAX D.RANGE STEREO MONO L C R SL S SR qd qs qa q; 9 qf 8 Name Function Name Function A SW Lights up when audio signal is F DTS Lights up when the receiver is output from the SUB WOOFER decoding DTS signals. jack. Note When playing a DTS format B LFE Lights up when the disc being disc, be sure that you have made played back contains an LFE digital connections and that (L
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Name Function M SLEEP Lights up when the Sleep Timer function is activated (page 53). N Playback The letters (L, C, R, etc.) channel indicate the channels being indicators played back. The boxes around the letters vary to show how the receiver downmixes the source sound. L Front Left R Front Right C Center (monaural) SL Surround Left SR Surround Right S Surround (monaural or the surround components obtained by Pro Logic processing) Example: Recording format (Front/ Surround): Dolby Digit
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Getting Started Rear panel 1 2 3 4 DIGITAL ANTENNA Y OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR PB/CB AM VIDEO 2 IN PR/CR VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT DVD VIDEO 2 MONITOR IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN R L R L COAXIAL + + + + L L L AUDIO OUT R R R R L R L AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN SUB SURROUND CENTER FRONT SA-CD/CD DVD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 WOOFER SPEAKERS 6 5 A DIGITAL INPUT section D COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/ OUTPUT section OPTICAL Connects to a DVD IN jacks player, etc. The COMPONENT Connects to
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Name Function Remote commander A AV ?/1 Press to turn on or off the You can use the supplied remote to operate the (on/standby) Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to receiver and to control the Sony audio/video operate (page 53). components that the remote is assigned to If you press ?/1 (B) at the operate (page 53). same time, it will turn off the receiver and other components (SYSTEM RM-AAU006 STANDBY). Note 1 TV ?/1 The function of the AV ?/1 TV/VIDEO AUTO AV ?
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Getting Started Name Function Name Function F DUAL MONO Press to select the language O ./> Press to skips a track of the you want during digital CD player, DVD player, or broadcast. tape deck. < G FM MODE Press to select FM monaural REPLAY / Press to replay the previous or stereo reception. ADVANCE scene or fast forward the current scene of the VCR or H D.TUNING Press to enter direct tuning DVD player. mode. m/M Press to D.SKIP Press to skip a disc of the CD – search tracks in the forward
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Name Function Name Function R After pressing AMP MENU Y TV/VIDEO Press TV/VIDEO and TV , (D), DVD MENU (J), or (P) at the same time to select V/v/B/b MENU (N), press V, v, B or the input signal (TV input or b to select the settings. Then, video input). press to enter the selection SLEEP Press to activate the Sleep for DVD MENU or MENU. Timer function and the Press also to enter the duration which the receiver selection of the receiver, turns off automatically. VCR, satellite tuner, CD
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Getting Started 1: Installing speakers The receiver allows you to use a 5.1 channel Installing the speakers on a flat system (5 speakers and one sub woofer). To fully enjoy theater-like multi channel surface surround sound requires five speakers Before you install the speakers and sub (two front speakers, a center speaker, and two woofer, be sure to attach the supplied foot pads surround speakers) and a sub woofer to prevent vibration or movement as shown in (5.1 channel). the illustra
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3 Hang the speakers on the Installing the speakers on the screws. wall Hook on the back of the speaker You can install your front and surround speakers on the wall. 4.6 mm 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) 16 mm that are suitable for the hook on the back of each speaker as shown in the illustrations below. more than 4 mm more than 25 mm Notes 4.6 mm Use screws that are suitable for the wall material and strength. As a plaster board wall is especially 16 mm fragile, attach the screws sec
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Getting Started 2: Connecting speakers F C C A Y PB/CB MONITOR PR/CR VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT DVD VIDEO 2 MONITOR IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO R L R L ++ + + L AUDIO OUT R R L R L AUDIO IN SUB SURROUND CENTER FRONT VIDEO 1 WOOFER SPEAKERS BB A A ED BA A Speaker cord (short) (supplied) B Speaker cord (long) (supplied) C Monaural audio cord (supplied) AFront speaker (Left) To connect the speakers BFront speaker (Right) correctly CCenter speaker Check the speaker type by referring to the speaker label* on
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3a: Connecting the audio components Connecting a Super Audio CD/ CD player The following illustration shows how to connect a Super Audio CD player or CD player. After connecting your audio component, proceed to “3b: Connecting the video components” (page 17) or “4: Connecting the antennas” (page 23). Super Audio CD player/ CD player A DIGITAL ANTENNA Y OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR PB/CB AM VIDEO 2 IN PR/CR VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT DVD VIDEO 2 MONITOR IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO DVD
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Getting Started 3b: Connecting the video components How to connect your Video input/output jack to be components connected The image quality depends on the connecting This section describes how to connect your jack. Refer to the illustration that follows. video components to this receiver. Before you Select the connection according to the jacks on begin, refer to “Component to be connected” your components. below for the pages which describe how to connect each component. TV, etc. INPUT
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Connecting a TV The image from a visual component connected to this receiver can be displayed on a TV screen. It is not necessary to connect all the cords. Connect video cords according to the jacks of your components. TV A B DIGITAL ANTENNA Y OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN PB/CB MONITOR AM VIDEO 2 IN PR/CR VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT DVD VIDEO 2 MONITOR IN IN OUT COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN R L COAXIAL + + + L L L AUDIO OUT R R R R L AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN SUB SURROUND CENTER SA-CD/CD
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Getting Started Note Connecting a DVD player/DVD To input multi channel digital audio from the DVD player, set the digital audio output setting on the recorder DVD player. Refer to the operating instructions The following illustration shows how to supplied with the DVD player. connect a DVD player or DVD recorder. Tip It is not necessary to connect all the cords. All the digital audio jacks are compatible with Connect audio and video cords according to 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz
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If you connect a DVD recorder Be sure to change the factory setting of the DVD input button on the remote so that you can use the button to control your DVD recorder. For details, see “Changing button assignments” (page 53). You can also rename the DVD input so that it can be displayed on the receiver’s display. For details, see “Naming inputs” (page 52). You cannot do recording on the DVD recorder via this receiver. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with th
