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3-296-084-11(1)
Home Theatre
System
Operating Instructions
HT-SF2300
HT-SS2300
©2008 Sony Corporation
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Owner’s Record For customers in the United The model and serial numbers are located on the rear States of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. ______________________________________________________ Serial No. ______________________________________________________ WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric This symbol is intended to alert the shock, do not expose this appara
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Disposal of waste batteries CAUTION (applicable in the European You are cautioned that any changes or modification Union and other European not expressly approved in this manual could void countries with separate your authority to operate this equipment. collection systems) This symbol on the battery or on the packaging Note to CATV system installer: indicates that the battery provided with this product This reminder is provided to call CATV system shall not be treated as household wast
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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. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D HT-SF2300 and HT-SS2300. In this manual, symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. models of area code CEL is used for illustration ** Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent purposes unless stated otherwise. Any difference
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Note for the supplied remote RM-AAU022 (Models of area code U, UC, CA only) RM-AAU023 (Models of area code CEL, CEK, AU, TW, TH only) GB 5
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Table of Contents Getting Started Tuner Operations Description and location of parts...................7 Listening to FM/AM radio.......................... 49 1: Installing the speakers .............................14 Presetting radio stations .............................. 50 2: Connecting the speakers..........................17 Using the Radio Data System (RDS).......... 52 3: Connecting the audio/video (Models of area code CEL, CEK only) components............................................
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Getting Started Getting Started Description and location of parts Receiver Front panel 124 3 56 INPUT SELECTOR ?/1 MASTER VOLUME ACTIVE PRESET TUNING SOUND FIELD STANDBY MUTING AUTO CAL MIC 0 9 8 7 Name Function Name Function A ?/1 Press to turn the receiver H MASTER Turn to adjust the volume (on/standby) on or off (page 25, 33, 34, VOLUME level of all speakers at the 48). same time (page 31, 32, 33, 34). B ACTIVE Lights up in amber when STANDBY the CONTROL FOR I MUTING Press to turn off the
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About the indicators on the display 12 3 4 5 6 7 SLEEP DIGITAL HDMI D.RANGE L CR LFE RDS DTS PL MEMORY SW SL S SR OPT COAX ST MONO qf qd qsqa q; 9 8 Name Function Name Function F Preset Lights up when using the receiver A LFE Lights up when the disc being station to tune in radio stations you have played back contains an LFE indicators preset. For details on presetting (Low Frequency Effect) channel radio stations, see page 50. and the LFE channel signal is actually being reproduced. G D.
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Getting Started Rear panel 12 AM SAT IN DVD IN BD IN OUT HDMI L L TV DIGITAL DC5V 700mA MAX R R OPT IN OPT IN COAX IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO 2 DVD FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER SUBWOOFER ANTENNA SA-CD/CD TV VIDEO 1 DMPORT 5 4 3 A ANTENNA section C SPEAKERS section FM Connects to the Connects to the supplied speakers ANTENNA supplied FM wire and subwoofer (page 17). jack antenna (page 24). AM Connects to the D DMPORT ANTENNA supplied AM loop DMPORT Connects to a terminals
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Remote commander You can use the supplied remote RM-AAU022 (Models of area code U, UC, CA only) or RM-AAU023 (Models of area code CEL, CEK, AU, TW, TH only) to operate the receiver and to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate (page 63). RM-AAU022 RM-AAU023 (Models of area code U, UC, (Models of area code CEL, CEK, AU, CA only) TW, TH only) 1 1 TV INPUT TV ?/1 TV INPUT TV ?/1 ?/1 ?/1 SLEEP DMPORT AV ?/1 SLEEP DMPORT AV ?/1 wa 2 wa 2 SYSTEM STANDBY SY
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Getting Started Name Function Name Function A TV ?/1 Press TV ?/1 and TV (O) at F DVD/BD Press to display the menu of (on/standby) the same time to turn the TV MENU the DVD or Blu-ray disc on on or off. the TV screen. Then, use V, v, B, b and (Q) to perform AV ?/1 Press to turn on or off the menu operations. (on/standby) Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to AUTO CAL Press to activate the Auto operate (page 63). Calibration function. If you press ?/1 (B) at the G D
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Name Function Name Function M MENU/HOME Press to display the menu of O TV Press TV and the button with the VCR, DVD player, orange printing at the same satellite tuner or Blu-ray disc time to enable TV operation. player on the TV screen. P RETURN/ Press to Press MENU/HOME and TV EXIT O – return to the previous menu. (O) at the same time to – exit the menu while the display the TV’s menu. menu or on-screen guide of Then, use V, v, B, b and the VCR, DVD player, (Q) to perform menu satel
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Getting Started Notes Name Function � Some functions explained in this section may not z S Press to input the decimal work depending on the model. (RM-AAU022 point for channel numbers of � The above explanation is intended to serve as an only) the Digital CATV terminal. example only. Therefore, depending on the Press z and TV (O) at the component, the above operation may not be same time to input the decimal possible or may operate differently than described. point for the channel numb
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1: Installing the speakers This receiver allows you to use a 5.1 channel HT-SS2300 only speaker system. To fully enjoy theater-like multi channel surround sound, be sure to connect all the speakers (two front speakers, a center speaker, and two surround speakers) and a subwoofer (5.1 channel). HT-SF2300 only AFront speaker (left) BFront speaker (right) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (left) ESurround speaker (right) FSubwoofer Tip AFront speaker (left) Since the subwoofer does not emit hi
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Getting Started Installing the speakers on a flat Installing the speakers on the surface speaker stand Before you install the speaker and subwoofer, HT-SS2300 only be sure to attach the supplied foot pads to For greater flexibility in positioning the prevent vibration or movement as shown in the speakers, use the optional WS-FV11 or illustration below. WS-FV10D speaker stand (available only in certain countries). For details, refer to the Example of HT-SS2300 front operating instruction
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3 Hang the speakers on the Installing the speakers on the screws. wall Example of installing the speakers on You can install your speakers on the wall. the wall Hook on the back of the speaker 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) that are suitable for the hook on 4.6 mm (3/16 inch) the back of each speaker. See the illustrations below. 10 mm (13/32 inch) 4 mm (3/16 inch) more than 25 mm (1 inch) 4.6 mm (3/16 inch) 10 mm (13/32 inch) Notes Hook on the back of the speaker � Use screws that a
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Getting Started 2: Connecting the speakers Before connecting the cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead). C F A FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER SUBWOOFER Connector A A B A E D ASpeaker cord (supplied) AFront speaker (left) BFront speaker (right) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (left) ESurround speaker (right) FSubwoofer continued GB 17 SPEAKERS
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Note on speaker cords To connect the speakers correctly The connector of the speaker cords are the same color as the speaker jack to be connected. Check the speaker type by referring to the When connecting a speaker cord, be sure to speaker label* at the rear panel of the speakers. match the colored connector to the speaker Character on Speaker type jack on the receiver: speaker label Connector Speaker jack L Front left Red FRONT R R Front right White FRONT L SL Surround left Grey SUR R SR S
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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. Before connecti
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HDMI features Connecting components with � A digital audio signals transmitted by HDMI HDMI jacks can be output from the speakers connected to the receiver. This signal supports Dolby HDMI is the abbreviated name for High- Digital, DTS and Linear PCM. Definition Multimedia Interface. It is an � This receiver supports xvYCC transmission. interface which transmits video and audio � This receiver supports the Control for HDMI signals in digital format. function. For details, see “Control for
