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4-130-033-41(1)
Home Theatre
System
Operating Instructions
HT-SS360
©2009 Sony Corporation
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For customers in the United WARNING States Owner’s Record To reduce the risk of fire or electric The model and serial numbers are located on the rear shock, do not expose this apparatus to of the unit. Record these numbers in the space rain or moisture. provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the Model No. Serial No. ventilation opening of the appar
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10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or – Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. pinched particularly at plugs, convenience – Increase the separation between the equipment receptacles, and the point where they exit from and receiver. the apparatus. – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit 11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by different from that to which the receiver is the manufacturer. connected. 12) Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or –
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On Copyrights About This Manual This receiver incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro � The instructions in this manual are for model Logic Surround and the DTS** Digital Surround HT-SS360. System. � In this manual, models of area code U is used for * Manufactured under license from Dolby illustration purposes unless stated otherwise. Any Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double- difference in operation is clearly indicated in the D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. text, f
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Table of Contents Description and location of parts .................. 6 Tuner Operations Listening to FM/AM radio ..........................38 Getting Started Presetting radio stations...............................39 1: Installing the speakers............................. 13 2: Connecting the speakers ......................... 15 Using “BRAVIA” Sync 3: Connecting the TV.................................. 16 4: Connecting the audio/video features components .....................................
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Description and location of parts Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ?/1 INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME ACTIVE STANDBY Name Function A ?/1 Press to turn the receiver (on/standby) on or off (page 21, 28, 29). B ACTIVE Lights up in amber when STANDBY the Control for HDMI is lamp set to on and the receiver is on standby mode. Note If the ACTIVE STANDBY lamp is flashing, see page 55. C Display The current status of the selected component or a list of selectable items appears here (page 7). D White la
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Indicators on the display 1 2 3 4 5 6 qs qa q; 9 8 7 Name Function Name Function A LFE Lights up when the disc being F Preset Lights up when using the receiver played back contains an LFE station to tune in radio stations you have (Low Frequency Effect) channel indicators preset. For details on presetting and the LFE channel signal is radio stations, see page 39. actually being reproduced. G Tuner Lights up when using the receiver B SLEEP Lights up when the sleep timer is indicators to tune
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Rear panel 1 23 4 5 6 L L DIGITAL TV ANTENNA R R AM AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN COAX IN OPT IN OPT IN AUTO SPEAKERS VIDEO 2 SAT CAL MIC VIDEO 1 TV SA-CD/CD DC5V 700mA MAX HDMI BD IN DVD IN SAT IN OUT FRONT R FRONT L SUR R SUR L CENTER SUBWOOFER DMPORT A SPEAKERS section E DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section Connects to the supplied speakers OPT IN jacks Connects to a DVD and subwoofer (page 15). player, etc. The COAX IN jack COAX IN provides a better jack B DMPORT sound quality (page 20). DM
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Basic operations Remote commander Remote Button Function You can use the supplied remote B ?/1 Press to turn the receiver on RM-AAU057 to operate the receiver and to (on/standby) or off. control the Sony audio/video components that To turn off all Sony components, press ?/1 and the remote is assigned to operate (page 48). AV ?/1 (A) at the same time (SYSTEM RM-AAU057 STANDBY). Saving the power in 1 TV ?/1 standby mode ?/1 TV INPUT DMPORT AV ?/1 When “CONTROL FOR ws 2 HDMI” is set to
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Tuner operations Common operations Remote Button Function Remote Button Function H ENTER Press to enter the selection. A TV ?/1 Press to turn on or off the AV ?/1 Sony audio/video M MENU/HOME Press to display the menu. (on/standby) components that the remote is assigned to operate (page N PRESET +/– Press to select a preset 48). station. Press A ?/1 and B TV TUNING +/– Press to scan the station. ?/1/AV ?/1 at the same time to turn off the receiver Q Press to select the menu , and all
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To control the DVD recorder/Blu-ray Remote Button Function Disc recorder K MUTING Press to turn off the sound. Remote Button Function L TV +/– Press to adjust the volume. D F1 Press to select the HDD. M MENU/HOME Press to allow you to select channels or input sources F2 Press to select the Blu-ray and change the settings for Disc/DVD. your TV. M MENU/HOME Press to display the menu. N TV CH +/– Selects the next (+) or N . Press to skip chapters. previous (–) channel. To scan quickly through
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To control the DVD player/ To control the SAT Blu-ray Disc player Remote Button Function Remote Button Function F GUIDE Press to display the guide menu. M MENU/HOME Press to display the menu. M MENU/HOME Press to display the menu. N ./> Press to skip chapters. Q Press to select a menu item REPLAY < Press to jump backward. , and enters the selection. ADVANCE Press to jump forward. V/v/B/b m/M Press to fast reverse or to fast * The number 5, MASTER VOL + and H buttons forward the disc when
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Getting Started Installing the speakers on a flat Getting Started surface Before you install the speaker and subwoofer, 1: Installing the speakers be sure to attach the supplied foot pads to prevent vibration or movement as shown in the This receiver allows you to use a 5.1 channel illustration below. speaker system. To fully enjoy theater-like multi channel surround sound, be sure to Example of front speaker connect all the speakers (two front speakers, a center speaker, and two surroun
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3 Hang the speakers on the Installing the speakers on the screws. wall You can install your speakers on the wall. 4.6 mm (3/16 inch) 1 Prepare screws (not supplied) 10 mm that are suitable for the hook on (13/32 inch) the back of each speaker. See the illustrations below. 4 mm (3/16 inch) more than 25 mm (more than 1 inch) 4.6 mm Rear of speaker (3/16 inch) 10 mm Notes (13/32 inch) � Use screws that are suitable for the wall material Hook on the back of the speaker and strength. As a p
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Getting Started Note on speaker cords The connector of the speaker cords are the 2: Connecting the same color as the speaker jack to be connected. speakers When connecting a speaker cord, be sure to match the colored connector to the speaker Before connecting the cords, be sure to jack on the receiver: disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead). Connector Speaker jack Red FRONT R B CF White FRONT L Grey SUR R Blue SUR L Green CENTER A Purple SUBWOOFER To connect the speakers correctly Chec
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Tips � To output the sound of the TV from the speakers 3: Connecting the TV connected to the receiver, be sure to – connect the audio output jacks of the TV to the You can watch the selected input image when TV IN jacks of the receiver. you connect the HDMI OUT jack to a TV. – turn off the TV’s volume or activate the TV’s It is not necessary to connect all the cords. muting function. Connect audio and video cords according to � All the digital audio jacks are compatible with 32 kHz, 44.1 kH
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Getting Started Connecting audio components 4: Connecting the audio/ The following illustration shows how to video components connect audio components such as Super Audio CD player or CD player and DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter. How to hook up your You can also view the images on the TV components screen by connecting the video output of the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter to the video This section describes how to hook up your input of the TV. components to this receiver. Before you begin, ref
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DC5V 700mA MAX DMPORT Notes on connecting DIGITAL Connecting components with MEDIA PORT adapter HDMI jacks � Do not connect or disconnect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter while the receiver is HDMI is the abbreviated name for High- turned on. Definition Multimedia Interface. It is an � Be sure to make DMPORT connections interface which transmits video and audio firmly, insert the connector straight in. signals in digital format. � As the connector of the DIGITAL MEDIA Sony recommends
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Getting Started Notes on HDMI connections TV, etc. � An audio signal input to the HDMI IN jack Audio/video Audio signals is output from the SPEAKERS jacks and signals HDMI OUT jack. It is not output from any other audio jacks. � Video signals input to the HDMI IN jack can only be output from the HDMI OUT jack. � The multi/stereo area audio signals of a C B A Super Audio CD are not output. � Audio signals (sampling frequency, bit length, etc.) transmitted from an HDMI jack may be suppress
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Notes Connecting video components • To input multi channel digital audio from the DVD player, set the digital audio output setting on the The following illustration shows how to DVD player. Refer to the operating instructions connect video components such as DVD supplied with the DVD player. player, DVD recorder, VCR, etc. � When connecting optical digital cords, insert the It is not necessary to connect all the cords. plugs straight in until they click into place. Connect audio and video
