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4-247-292-11(1)
Home Theater
System
Operating Instructions
HT-C800DP
© 2003 Sony Corporation
HT-C800DP 4-247-292-11(1)
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WARNING To prevent fire or shock For the customers in the WARNING This equipment has been tested and hazard, do not expose the United States found to comply with the limits for a unit to rain or moisture. Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These Do not install the appliance in a limits are designed to provide confined space, such as a bookcase reasonable protection against or built-in cabinet. harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment To preven
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Welcome! For the customers in Thank you for purchasing this Sony Precautions Home Theater System. Before Canada Safety operating this system, please read CAUTION • Caution – The use of optical this manual thoroughly and retain it TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, instruments with this product will for future reference. MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG increase eye hazard. TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. • If anything falls into the cabinet, unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel CAUTION before
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On adjusting volume Precautions Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals. If you do, the speakers may be damaged On power sources when a peak level section is played. AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified service shop. On cleaning Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls with a soft On placement cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent • Place the system in a location with adequate solution. Do not use any type of abr
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Table of Contents WARNING.......................................................................................................... 2 Welcome! ........................................................................................................... 3 Precautions ........................................................................................................ 4 About this Manual .............................................................................................. 7 This System C
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Sound Adjustments ........................................................... 48 Changing the Sound ........................................................................................ 48 Automatic decoding of the audio input signal (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO) .......................................................................................... 50 Enjoying Surround Sound ................................................................................ 50 Using only the front speakers and s
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Terms for discs About this Manual • Title • The HT-C800DP consists of: The longest sections of a picture or music – DVD receiver AVD-K800P feature on a DVD, movie, etc., in video – Front/Surround speakers software, or the entire album in audio • For customers in Europe SS-MSP2 software. • For other customers SS-MSP75 – Center speaker • Chapter • For customers in Europe SS-CNP2 Sections of a picture or a music piece that • For other customers SS-CNP75 are smaller than titles. A title is composed
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Note on PBC (Playback Control) Region code (VIDEO CDs) Your system has a region code printed on This system conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. the back of the unit and will only play 2.0 of VIDEO CD standards. You can enjoy DVDs labelled with the same region code. two kinds of playback depending on the disc type. ALL DVDs labelled will also play on this system. If you try to play any other DVD, Disc type You can the message “Playback prohibited by area VIDEO CDs Enjoy video playback limitations.” wi
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Notes Copyrights • Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode) This product incorporates copyright In some cases, CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW protection technology that is protected by (Video mode) cannot be played on this player due method claims of certain U.S. patents, other to the recording quality or physical condition of the intellectual property rights owned by disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software. Macrovision Corporation, and other rights The disc
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Notes about the Discs On handling discs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. • Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the temperature may rise considerably inside the car. • After playing, store the disc in its case. On cleaning • Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. •
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Index to Parts and Controls For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses. Front Panel EX-CHANGE DISC SKIP OPEN/CLOSE ?/1 MULTI CHANNEL DECODING SOUND FIELD –+ DISC SELECT – + SUB WOOFER MASTER 12345 LEVEL VOLUME PHONES PRESET + FUNCTION 1?/1 (power switch) (29) 9 SOUND FIELD +/– (50) 2 (remote sensor) (18) 0 MASTER VOLUME control (29, 70) 3 MULTI CHANNEL DECODING qa SUB WOOFER LEVEL (69) indicator (49) qs FUNCTION (29) 4 Front panel display (12) qd PRESET +/–, ./> (27, 30) 5
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Front Panel Display When playing back a DVD Current chapter or Playing status Current play mode title number REPEAT1 CHAPTER TITLE H M S DVD DIGITAL PCM ANGLE PL II DTS Lights up when you can Playing time Current sound change the angle When playing back a CD, VIDEO CD, or MP3 Lights up during MP3 playback Current play mode Current sound (CD only) ALL1DISCS REPEAT1 TRACK M S PROGRAM CD MP3 SHUFFLE PCM VIDEO CD PBC PL II Current track number Playing time Current sound Current disc Playing status L
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When listening to the radio Preset number Monaural/Stereo effect AUTO MONO ST kHz FM AM MHz Current band Current station continued GB 13 HT-C800DP 4-247-292-11(1)
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Rear Panel ANTENNA AM 120V 220V y VOLTAGE Y SELECTOR L L PB/CB R R PR/CR SPEAKERS FRONT R CENTER FRONT L – + – + – + AUDIO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT COMPONENT TV VIDEO MONITOR VIDEO OUT + – + – + – SURR R SUB WOOFER SURR L 1 AM antenna terminals (22) 6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (24) 2 FM 75Ω COAXIAL antenna jack (22) 7 MONITOR (VIDEO OUT) jack (24) 3 VOLTAGE SELECTOR (only for 8 VIDEO (AUDIO L/R IN/VIDEO IN) equipped models) (25) jacks (24) 4 Ventilation
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1 SOUND FIELD +/– (50) Remote 2 FUNCTION (29) 3 ST/MONO (62) 4 BAND (27) 5 REPEAT (39) 6 PLAY MODE (36) 7 Number buttons (31) 8./>, PRESET +/– (27, 30) 9X (pause) (30) 0H (play) (30) qa DVD MENU/ALBUM + (31) 12 3 qs DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM – (31) 45 6 qdC/X/x/c/ENTER (31) 78 9 qf DVD DISPLAY (33) >10 10/0 qg TV VOL +/– (61) . > m M qh TV CH +/– (61) qj TV [/1 (on/standby) (61) X x qk[/1 (on/standby) (29) H ql OPEN/CLOSE (29) F w; MEMORY (27) G g wa D.SKIP (29) f O ws TIME (43) wd AUDIO (49) wf ANGLE
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Guide to the Control Menu Display Use the Control Menu to select a function that you would like to use. The Control Menu display appears when the DVD DISPLAY button is pressed. For details, refer to the page in parentheses. Control Menu Total number of titles or tracks recorded Current playing title number (Video CD/CD: track number) Total number of chapters or indexes recorded Disc name Current playing or disc type Playback status title name (NPlayback, XPause, xStop, etc.) Disc number Current
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AUDIO (DVD/VIDEO CD/ Changes the audio setting. CD/MP3 only) (page 48) SUBTITLE (DVD only) Displays the subtitles. (page 54) Changes the subtitle language. ALBUM (JPEG only) (page 35) Select the album (JPEG) to be played. FILE (JPEG only) (page 35) Select the file (JPEG) to be played. DATE (JPEG only) (page 47) Display the date information. ANGLE (DVD only) (page 53) Changes the angle. PLAYMODE (VIDEO CD/CD/ Selects the play mode. MP3/JPEG only) (page 38) REPEAT (page 39) Plays the entir
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Getting Started Quick Overview This chapter presents a quick overview so you can begin enjoying your new system right away. For selecting a language used in the on-screen display, refer to the page 64. For selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected, refer to the page 65. Unpacking Check that you have the following items: • Speakers (5) • Sub woofer (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • FM wire antenna (1) • Speaker cords (3.5 m × 3, 5 m × 1, 10 m × 2) (12 ft. × 3, 17 ft. × 1, 33 ft. × 2) • Video
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Getting Started Step 1: Speaker System Hookup Before connecting the speakers, attach the color labels onto the rear panel of the speakers so that you can identify the speakers to be connected. For details on the color, refer to “Jacks for connecting the speakers” on page 20. Connect the supplied speaker system using the supplied speaker cords by matching the colours of the terminals to those of the cords. Do not connect any speakers other than those supplied with this system. To obtain the best
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4 Remove the connector from the flat surface. Note You can only use the AWG24 to AWG18 speaker cords. Other speaker cord size will not fit the supplied connector. Jacks for connecting the speakers Connect the To the Front speakers SPEAKERS FRONT L (white) and R (red) jacks Surround speakers SPEAKERS SURR L (blue) and R (grey) jacks Center speaker SPEAKERS CENTER (green) jack Sub woofer SPEAKERS SUB WOOFER (purple) jack ANTENNA AM 120V 220V y VOLTAGE Y SELECTOR L L PB/CB R R PR/CR SPEAKERS FRONT
