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2-319-196-11(1)
Home Theatre
System
Operating Instructions
HT-SF1100
HT-SS1100
©2007 Sony Corporation
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For customers in Europe WARNING Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European To reduce the risk of fire or electric Union and other European countries shock, do not expose this apparatus to with separate collection systems) rain or moisture. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the This symbol on the product or on its apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, packaging indicates that this product etc. And don’t place lighted candles on
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This receiver incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro Logic Surround and the DTS** Digital Surround About This Manual System. * Manufactured under license from Dolby The instructions in this manual are for model Laboratories. HT-SF1100 and HT-SS1100. In this manual, “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol models of area code CEL is used for illustration are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. purposes unless stated otherwise. Any difference **“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are in o
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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)....... 38 1: Installing speakers ...................................11 Selecting a pre-programmed sound field .... 40 2: Connecting speakers................................14 Using only the front speakers and sub 3: Connecting the audio/video woofer (2CH STEREO)......................... 42 components................
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Getting Started Getting Started Description and location of parts Receiver Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 MASTER VOLUME DMPORT VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2/BD DVD SAT TV SA-CD/CD TUNER INPUT SELECTOR PRESET TUNING SOUND FIELD MUTING ?/1 AUTO CAL MIC q; 9 8 7 6 Name Function Name Function A ?/1 Press to turn the receiver G MUTING Press to mute the sound (on/standby) on or off (page 21, 28, 29, (page 27). 43). H SOUND FIELD Press to select a sound B Remote sensor Receives signals from +/– field (page 38, 40, 42, 43).
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About the indicators on the display 12 3 4 5 6 7 SLEEP DIGITAL HDMI D.RANGE L CR LFE DTS PL MEMORY RDS SW SL S SR OPT COAX ST MONO qf qd qsqa q; 9 8 Name Function Name Function A LFE Lights up when the disc being F Preset Lights up when using the played back contains an LFE station receiver to tune in radio stations (Low Frequency Effect) channel indicators you have preset. For details on and the LFE channel signal is presetting radio stations, see actually being reproduced. page 45. B SLEEP
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Getting Started Rear panel 12 3 SPEAKERS AM HDMI DVD IN VIDEO 2/BD IN OUT DIGITAL L L R R OPT IN OPT IN COAX IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER SUBWOOFER ANTENNA SAT VIDEO 2/BD DVD SA-CD/CD TV VIDEO 1 DMPORT 4 A ANTENNA section C SPEAKERS section FM Connects to the FM Connects to speakers ANTENNA wire antenna (page 14). jack supplied with this receiver (page 20). AM Connects to the AM ANTENNA loop antenna D AUDIO INPUT section terminals supplied with this AUDIO
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Name Function Remote commander A TV ?/1 Press TV ?/1 and TV (M) at You can operate the receiver with the supplied (on/standby) the same time to turn the TV on or off. remote. You can also use the remote to control the Sony audio/video components that the AV ?/1 Press to turn on or off the Sony remote is assigned to operate (page 50). (on/standby) audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate. RM-AAU017 If you press ?/1 (B) at the same time, it will turn off the receive
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Getting Started Name Function Name Function D MOVIE Press to select sound fields L TV CH +/– Press TV CH +/– and TV (M) (MOVIE). at the same time to select preset TV channels. MUSIC Press to select sound fields (MUSIC). PRESET +/– Press to select – preset stations. A.F.D. Press to select A.F.D. mode. – preset channels of the VCR or satellite tuner. 2CH Press to select 2CH STEREO mode. b) ./> Press to skip a track of the CD player, DVD player or Blu- E AMP MENU Press to display the menu of
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Name Function Name Function x O RETURN/ Press to S >10/ Press to select EXIT O – return to the previous menu. – track numbers over 10 of the – exit the menu while the VCR, satellite tuner or CD menu or on-screen guide of player. the VCR, DVD player, – channel numbers of the satellite tuner or Blu-ray Digital CATV terminal. disc player is displayed on -/-- Press -/-- and TV (M) at the the TV screen. same time to select the Press RETURN/EXIT O channel entry mode, either and TV (M) at the s
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Getting Started 1: Installing speakers This receiver allows you to use a 5.1 channel HT-SS1100 only speaker system. To fully enjoy theater-like multi channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speakers, a center speaker, and two surround speakers) and a sub woofer (5.1 channel). HT-SF1100 only AFront speaker (Left) BFront speaker (Right) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (Left) ESurround speaker (Right) FSub woofer Tip AFront speaker (Left) Since the sub woofer does not emit h
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HT-SF1100 only Installing the speakers on a flat For greater flexibility in positioning the surface speakers, use the supplied speaker stand. For details, refer to supplied speaker stand Before you install the speaker and sub woofer, installation guide. be sure to attach the supplied foot pads to prevent vibration or movement as shown in the illustration below. Installing the speakers on the wall Example of HT-SS1100 front You can install your speakers on the wall. speaker 1 Prepare scr
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Getting Started 3 Hang the speakers on the screws. Example of installing the speakers on the wall Hook on the back of the speaker 4.5 mm 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 and fasten them to the wall. Install the speakers on a vertical and flat wall where reinforcement is applied. Contact a screw shop or installer regarding the wall material or screws to be used.
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2: Connecting speakers B A F A A SPEAKERS DVD IN VIDEO 2/BD IN OUT L L R R AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER SUBWOOFER SA-CD/CD TV VIDEO 1 DMPORT A A A E D C a) A Speaker cord (supplied) AFront speaker (Left) Note on speakers BFront speaker (Right) To connect the speakers correctly, be sure to CCenter speaker check the type of speakers by referring to the speaker label* at the rear panel or bottom of DSurround speaker (Left) the speakers. ESurround speaker (Right)
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Getting Started Connecting audio components 3: Connecting the audio/ The following illustration shows how to video components connect audio components such as Super Audio CD player or CD player. How to hook up your Super Audio CD player/ components CD player This section describes how to hook up your Audio signal components to this receiver. Before you begin, refer to “Component to be connected” below for the pages which describe how to connect the audio/video components. After hooking u
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If you connect a DVD recorder Connecting video components Be sure to change the factory setting of the DVD input button on the remote so that you The following illustration shows how to can use the button to control your DVD connect video components such as DVD recorder. For details, see “Changing button player, DVD recorder, satellite tuner or VCR. assignments” (page 50). Satellite tuner/Set-top box Blu-ray disc player TV Audio signal Audio signal Audio signal AB A SPEAKERS AM HDMI DVD IN
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Getting Started Notes You cannot do recording on the DVD recorder or VCR via this receiver. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DVD recorder or VCR. To input multi channel digital audio from the DVD player, set the digital audio output setting on the DVD player. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DVD player. As this receiver does not have analog audio input jack for DVD, connect your DVD player to the DIGITAL COAXIAL DVD IN jack on
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Connecting components with HDMI jacks HDMI is the abbreviated name for High- Definition Multimedia Interface. It is an interface which transmits video and audio signals in digital format. DVD player Blu-ray disc player TV, projector, etc. Audio signal Audio/video Audio signal Audio/video Audio/video signal signal signal ACBB B SPEAKERS AM HDMI DVD IN VIDEO 2/BD IN OUT DIGITAL L L R R OPT IN OPT IN COAX IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L ANTENNA SAT VIDEO 2/BD DVD SA-CD
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Getting Started Tip Notes on HDMI connections All the digital audio jacks are compatible with The sound is output from the TV speaker 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz sampling only when a playback component and this frequencies. receiver, as well as this receiver and the TV are connected via the HDMI jack. To output the sound from the supplied speakers and to take advantage of the multi channel surround sound, be sure to – connect the digital audio jacks on the playback component
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4: Connecting the antennas Connect the supplied AM loop antenna and FM wire antenna. FM wire antenna (supplied) AM loop antenna (supplied) SPEAKERS AM HDMI DVD IN VIDEO 2/BD IN OUT DIGITAL L L R R OPT IN OPT IN COAX IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L SAT VIDEO 2/BD DVD ANTENNA SA-CD/CD TV VIDEO 1 DMPORT * The shape of the connector varies depending on the area code of this receiver. Notes To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and oth
