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3-810-850-12(1)
Digital Surround
Processor
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Operating instructions
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Mode d’emploi
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Manual de Instrucciones
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Manual de Instruçõnes
SDP-E300
© 1996 by Sony Corporation
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On operation • Before connecting other components, WARNING Precautions be sure to turn off and unplug the processor. On safety To prevent fire or shock • Should any solid object or liquid fall On cleaning hazard, do not expose into the cabinet, unplug the processor • Clean the cabinet, panel and controls and have it checked by qualified the unit to rain or with a soft cloth slightly moistened personnel before operating it any moisture. with a mild detergent solution. Do further. not use any type
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TABLE OF CONTENTS About This Manual Conventions Getting Started • The instructions in this manual Unpacking 4 describe the controls on the Hookup Overview 4 processor. You can also use the TV/VCR Hookups 5 controls on the remote if they have Audio Component Hookups 5 the same or similar names as those on Speaker System Hookups 6 the processor. AC Hookups 7 • The “Remote Button Descriptions” section on page 18 provides an overview of the remote buttons. Processor Operations • The following icons
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Getting Started Unpacking Hookup Overview Check that you received the following items with your The processor allows you to connect and control the processor: following audio/video components. Follow the • Remote controller (remote) (1) hookup procedures for the components that you want • Size AA (R6) batteries (2) to connect to the processor on the pages specified. To learn the locations and names of each jack, see “Rear Panel Descriptions” on page 17. Inserting batteries into the remote TV
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Getting Started VCR Processor VCR TV/VCR Hookups OUTPUT INPUT VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO OUT IN Overview AUDIO AUDIO L L This section describes how to connect video R AUDIO components to the processor. For specific locations of OUT IN R the jacks, see the illustration below. VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 MONITOR OUT VCR or LD player Processor VCR or LD player OUTPUT VIDEO VIDEO IN L AUDIO VIDEO 2 TV IN L R AUDIO IN R What cables will I need? VIDEO 2 • Audio/video cable (not supplied)
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Getting Started Hookups What cords will I need? Audio cord (not supplied) (1) (for the amplifier powering The arrow ç indicates signal flow. the front speakers) Audio system White (L) White (L) Connect the PRE OUT, ADAPTER OUT, or TAPE REC jacks Red (R) Red (R) on your control amplifier to the LINE IN jacks on the processor. What cords will I need? Processor Control Amplifier Speaker cord (not supplied) (1 for each rear speaker and one PRE OUT L for the centre speaker) L R (+) (+) AUDIO R IN L
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Getting Started • If you need an even more powerful sound You can connect the rear and centre speakers through AC Hookups additional amplifiers using the SURROUND REAR out and SURROUND CENTER out pin jacks. Connecting the mains lead Rear speakers Connect the mains lead from this processor and from Amplifier your audio/video components to a wall outlet. Processor (for rear speakers) CENTER AUX L INPUT L R REAR MIX R SURROUND / to a wall outlet Before You Use Your Processor If you want to use a w
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Processor Operations Watching video programmes Selecting a Component To take full advantage of the processor’s surround sound effects, like Dolby Surround, turn off the To listen to or watch a connected component, first speakers on your TV before you start. This also lets you select the function on the processor or with the remote. use the processor’s remote to control the audio. Before you begin, make sure you have: • Connected all components securely and correctly as To watch TV programmes, do
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Processor Operations The SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION buttons on Operating one component while using the remote are factory-set as follows: another (Background Operation) You can temporality operate other components while To listen to Press listening to or watching a programme. Records PHONO* Radio programmes TUNER* Compact discs (CD) CD* Audio tapes (Tape deck B) TAPE* VHS Video tapes VIDEO 1 (Remote control mode VTR 3) Numeric buttons Laserdiscs VIDEO 2 TV programmes TV BACKGROUND Other components
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Processor Operations Changing the factory setting of a You can programme signals from other remote controls to the shadded buttons shown below. function button If the factory settings of the FUNCTION buttons don’t LEARN match your system components, you can change them. LEARN indicator For example, if you have a VHS VTR and a 8mm VTR, you can assign the VIDEO 2 button to operate you SYSTEM CONTROL/ 8mm VTR. Note that the settings of the LINE, TUNER FUNCTION and PHONO buttons cannot be changed. B
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c ç Processor Operations When you programme the recording signal While holding down the r button on the processor’s Recording remote and press the record button on the other remote. This processor makes it easy to record to and from the components connected to the processor. You don’t If you cannot successfully programme signals, check have to connect playback and recording components the following: directly: once you select a programme source on the • If the LEARN indicator does not light up a
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Using Surround Sound Choosing a Surround Mode Getting the Most Out of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the three pre-programmed surround modes according to the type of programme you wish To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround to play. sound, first select the centre mode according to the SURROUND MODE speaker system you have. Then, adjust the volume of each speaker. Note that you must connect the rear speakers and/or
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Using Surround Sound Selecting the centre mode Adjusting the speaker volume The processor offers you four centre modes: Phantom, The test tone feature lets you set the volume of your Normal, Wide, and 3 Channel Logic. Each mode is speakers to the same level. designed for a different speaker configuration. Select You can only use the test tone when the surround the mode that best suits your speaker’s system mode is set to Pro Logic. configuration: Using the controls on the remote lets you adjust
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Additional Information Recording cannot be made. / Check that the components are connected Troubleshooting correctly. If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the processor, use this troubleshooting guide to The remote does not function. help you remedy the problem. Should any problem / Point the remote at the remote sensor g on persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. the processor. / Remove the obstacles in the path of the remote and the processor. There’s no sound or
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Additional Information Specifications Amplifier section Power output Surround mode (DIN 1 kHz) Centre: 40 W/8 ohms (only in the PRO LOGIC and THEATER modes) Rear: 20 W + 20 W/8 ohms VIDEO 1 + 2, TV, LINE: Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz ±2 dB Audio section Inputs Sensitivity Impedance VIDEO 1, 150 mV 50 VIDEO 2, kilohms TV, LINE Outputs VIDEO 1 REC: Voltage 150 mV, Impedance 470 ohms FRONT, CENTER, REAR, MIX: Voltage: 1 V Impedance: 1 kilohms BASS BOOST +7 dB at 60 Hz Video section Inputs VIDE
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Additional Information • 3 CH LOGIC mode • Types of sound Select 3 CH LOGIC mode if you have front Glossary and centre speakers but no rear speaker. Reverberation Early reflections The sound of the rear channel is output from the front speakers to let you Centre mode experience some of the surround sound Setting of speakers to enhance Dolby Pro without using rear speakers. Logic Surround mode. To obtain the best Direct sound possible surround sound, select one of the Centre following four centre
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Index E, F, G S Editing. See Recording Selecting a programme source Index 8 H, I, J, K, L, M using the remote 8 Hookups Speakers A audio components 5 connection 6 Adjusting mains lead 7 impedance 15 effect level 13 overview 4 placement 6 speaker volume 13 speakers 6 Surround sound 12, 13, 16 volume 8 TV/VCRs 5 Audio component hookups 5 T N, O Test tone 13, 16 B NORMAL mode 13, 16 3 CH LOGIC mode 13, 16 Background operation 9 Troubleshooting 14 P, Q C TV/VCR
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Remote Button Descriptions Remote Button Descriptions For buttons not described on previous pages and buttons with names different from the buttons on the main unit. Remote Remote Operates Function Operates Function Button Button 0-9 Receiver Selects preset numbers. RMS Tape deck Selects tape direction (for DIRECTION tape decks with the RMS* CD player/MD Selects track numbers. function.) recorder/LD 0 selects track 10. player RMS CLEAR Tape deck Clears RMS* programme (for tape decks with the TV/
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Nettoyage • Nettoyez le coffret, le panneau et les AVERTISSEMENT Précautions commandes avec un chiffon doux légèrement imprégné d’une solution Sécurité détergente neutre. N’utilisez pas de Afin d’éviter tout risque • Si un solide ou un liquide tombait tampon abrasif, poudre à récurer ou d’incendie ou dans le coffret, débranchez le solvant, comme de l’alcool ou de la processeur et faites-le vérifier par un d’électrocution, éviter benzine. technicien qualifié avant de le d’exposer l’appareil à la
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TABLE DES MATIÈRES Au sujet de ce manuel Préparatifs Conventions Déballage 4 • Ce mode d’emploi décrit les Description des raccordements 4 commandes du processeur. Vous Raccordement d’un téléviseur/magnétoscope 5 pouvez également utiliser les Raccordement de composants audio 5 commandes de la télécommande qui Raccordement d’enceintes 6 ont un nom identique ou similaire à Raccordement au courant secteur 7 celles du processeur. • Le paragraphe “Description de la Fonctionnement du processeur téléco
