Sony Ht Ddw750 Operating Instructions
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Basic Operations HT-DDW750 4-244-183-11(1) GB 21GB Changing the display DIMMER Press DIMMER repeatedly to adjust the brightness of the display (3 steps). However, when you press any button, the display becomes the brightest setting temporary. DISPLAY Each time you press DISPLAY, the display changes cyclically as follows: Index name of the component* t Selected component t Sound field applied to the program source When the tuner is selected Index name of the preset station* or program station name** t Frequency t Program type indication** t Radio text** t Current time** t Sound field applied to the band or the preset station * Index name appears only when you have assigned one to the component or preset station (page 33). Index name does not appear when only blank spaces have been entered, or it is the same as the input selector. ** During RDS reception only. (Models of area code CEL, CEK only. See page 31). 01GB05BSCCA.p6511/29/02, 2:17 PM 21
HT-DDW750 4-244-183-11(1) GB 22GB Enjoying Surround Sound Enjoying higher fidelity sound The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows you to select the decoding mode you want for your audio sound. Mode Decoding Mode A.F.D. AUTO As encoded DOLBY PL Dolby Pro Logic PLII MOV Dolby Pro Logic II PLII MUS Decoding the input audio signal automatically Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select “A.F.D. AUTO”. The A.F.D. indicator lights up. This mode automatically detects the type of audio signal being input (Dolby Digital, DTS, or standard 2 channel stereo) and performs the proper decoding if necessary. This mode presents the sound as it was recorded/encoded, without adding any effects (e.g. reverberation). However, if there are no low frequency signals (Dolby Digital LFE, etc.) it will generate a low frequency signal for output to the sub woofer. You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver’s pre- programmed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home. You can also customize the sound fields to obtain the sound you want by changing the surround parameter. To fully enjoy surround sound, you must register the number and location of you speakers. See “Multi channel surround setup” starting from page 14 to set the speaker parameters before enjoying surround sound. Using only the front speakers (2 Channel Stereo) Press 2CH. The 2CH indicator lights up and “2CH ST.” appears in the display. This mode outputs the sound from the front left and right speakers only. Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channel. Notes• No sound is output from the sub woofer when “2CH ST.” is selected. To listen to 2 channel (stereo) sources using the front left and right speakers and a sub woofer, press A.F.D. repeatedly to select “A.F.D. AUTO”. • When you select “Micro Satellite Speaker” (page 15), internal sound processor will automatically redirect bass sound to sub woofer. If you want to listen to two channel (stereo) sources under this setting, we recommend that you choose “A.F.D. AUTO” mode so that you can take advantage of your sub woofer to obtain the correct bass signal. 01GB06ENJCA.p6511/29/02, 2:18 PM 22
Enjoying Surround Sound HT-DDW750 4-244-183-11(1) GB 23GB Selecting a sound field You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to. Press To select MOVIE C.ST.EX A DCS * C.ST.EX B DCS * C.ST.EX C DCS * MUSIC HALL JAZZ CONCERT * Sound field with DCS mark use DCS technology. About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) In collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony measured the sound environment of their studios and integrated the data of the measurement and Sony’s own DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to develop “Digital Cinema Sound”. In a home theater, “Digital Cinema Sound” simulates an ideal movie theater sound environment based on the preference of the movie director. Enjoying movies with Cinema Studio EX Cinema Studio EX is ideal for enjoying the movie software encoded with multi channel format, such as the Dolby Digital DVD. This mode reproduces the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s studios. Press MOVIE repeatedly to select “C.ST.EX A”, “C.ST.EX B” or “C.ST.EX C”. The MOVIE indicator lights up and the selected sound field is indicated in the display. continued Enjoying stereo sound in multi channel (Dolby Pro Logic ) This receiver incorporates with Dolby Pro Logic II which has movie mode and music mode, and the receiver can reproduce the 2 channel sound in 5.1 channel through Dolby Pro Logic II. Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select “DOLBY PL”, “PL MOV” or “PL MUS”. The A.F.D. indicator lights up and the selected type of decoding is indicated in the display. xDOLBY PL (Dolby Pro Logic) Performs the Pro Logic decoding. Software with multi channel surround audio signals is played back according to the way it was recorded. Software with 2 channel audio signals is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to create surround effects (4 channels). xPL MOV (Pro Logic Movie) Performs the Pro Logic II movie mode decoding. This setting is ideal for the movies encoded in Dolby Surround. Besides, this mode can reproduce the sound in 5.1 channel when watching the videos of old movies or in the dubbed language. xPL MUS (Pro Logic Music) Performs the Pro Logic II music mode decoding. This setting is ideal for the normal stereo sources, such as CDs. NoteDolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II decoding does not function for DTS format signals. 01GB06ENJCA.p6511/29/02, 2:18 PM 23
HT-DDW750 4-244-183-11(1) GB 24GB Selecting a sound field (continued) xC.ST.EX A (Cinema Studio EX A) Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema production studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching most any type of movie. xC.ST.EX B (Cinema Studio EX B) Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment “Kim Novak Theater” cinema production studio. This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction or action movies with lots of sound effects. xC.ST.EX C (Cinema Studio EX C) Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack. About Cinema Studio EX Cinema Studio EX consists of the following three elements. • Virtual Multi Dimension Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual surround speakers. • Screen Depth Matching In a movie theater, sound seems to come from inside the image reflected on the movie screen. This element creates the same sensation in your listening room by shifting the sound of the front speakers “into” the screen. • Cinema Studio Reverberation Reproduces the reverberations peculiar to a movie theater. Cinema Studio EX is the integrated mode which operates these elements simultaneously. Notes• The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal. • When listening with sound fields that employ the virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers. Selecting other sound fields Press MUSIC repeatedly to select the sound field you want. The MUSIC indicator lights up and the current sound field is indicated in the display. xHALL Reproduces the acoustics of a rectangular concert hall. xJAZZ (Jazz Club) Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club. xCONCERT (Live Concert) Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live concert. To turn the surround effect off Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select “A.F.D. AUTO” or press 2CH. Tips• The receiver lets you apply the last selected sound field to a program source whenever it is selected (Sound Field Link). For example, if you listen to CD with “JAZZ” as the sound field, change to a different program source, then return to CD, “JAZZ” will be applied again. • You can identify the encoding format of DVD software, etc. by looking at the logo on the package. – : Dolby Digital discs –: Dolby Surround encoded programs – : DTS Digital Surround encoded programs • When sound signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz are input, the sound signals are output in stereo automatically, and the sound field is turned off. 01GB06ENJCA.p6511/29/02, 2:18 PM 24
Enjoying Surround Sound HT-DDW750 4-244-183-11(1) GB 25GB Understanding the multi channel surround displays STEREO D.RANGE COAX OPT MONO RDSMEMORYDIGITAL SP PRO LOGIC IIaa SLEEP DTS LCR SW SL SRS LFE 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q; qa qs 6Tuner indicators: Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations, etc. See pages 28 – 32 for tuner operations. Note“RDS” only appears for models of area code CEL, CEK only. 7SLEEP: Lights up when sleep timer is activated. 8D.RANGE: Lights up when dynamic range compression is activated. See page 26 to adjust the dynamic range compression. 9COAX: Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal being input through the COAXIAL terminal. q;OPT: Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal being input through the OPTICAL terminal. qaLFE: Lights up when the disc being played back contains the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and when the sound of the LFE channel signal is actually being reproduced. 1SW: Lights up when sub woofer selection is set to “YES” (page 17) and the audio signal is output from the SUB WOOFER jacks. 2SP: Lights up when you turn on the receiver. NoteDoes not light up when you connect headphones to the PHONES jack. 3; DIGITAL: Lights up when the receiver is decoding signals recorded in the Dolby Digital format. 4; PRO LOGIC II: “; PRO LOGIC” lights up when the receiver applies Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals in order to output the center and surround channel signals. “; PRO LOGIC II” lights up when Pro Logic II processing (“PLII MOV” or “PLII MUS”) is applied (page 23). However, both indicators do not light up if the center and surround speakers are set to “NO”, and “A.F.D. AUTO” or “DOLBY PL” is selected. NoteDolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II decoding does not function for DTS format signals. 5DTS: Lights up when DTS signals are input. NoteWhen playing a DTS format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is NOT set to “ANALOG” (page 20). continued 01GB06ENJCA.p6511/29/02, 2:18 PM 25
HT-DDW750 4-244-183-11(1) GB 26GB qsPlayback channel indicators: The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being played back. The boxes around the letters vary to show how the receiver downmixes the source sound (based on the speakers settings). When using sound fields like “C.ST.EX”, the receiver adds reverberation based on the source sound. L (Front Left), R (Front Right), C (Center (monaural)), SL (Surround Left), SR (Surround Right), S (Surround (monaural or the surround components obtained by Pro Logic processing)). Example: Recording format (Front/Surround): 3/2 Output channel: Surround speakers absent Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO Customizing sound fields By adjusting the surround parameters and the tone characteristics of the front speakers, you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation. Once you customize a sound field, the changes are stored in the memory indefinitely. You can change a customized sound field any time by making new adjustments to the parameters. See the tables on back page for the parameters available in each sound field. To get the most from multi channel surround sound Position your speakers and do the procedures described in “Multi channel surround setup” starting from page 14 before you customize a sound field. SL SRL CR Adjusting the level parameters The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let you adjust the balance and volumes of each speaker. You can also customize various aspects of the current sound field. The settings are applied to all sound fields except for EFCT. parameter. For EFCT. parameter, the settings are stored individually for each sound field. 1Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound. 2Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select “LEVEL”. 3Press MENU or MENU to select the parameter you want to adjust. 4Press MENU + or MENU – to select the setting you want. The setting is entered automatically. Initial settings Parameter Initial setting L R BAL. L/R XX BALANCE CTR XXX dB 0 dB SUR.L. XXX dB 0 dB SUR.R. XXX dB 0 dB S.W. XXX dB 0 dB D. RANGE COMP. XXX OFF EFCT. XXX STD Understanding the multi channel surround displays (continued) 01GB06ENJCA.p6511/29/02, 2:18 PM 26
Enjoying Surround Sound HT-DDW750 4-244-183-11(1) GB 27GB Front balance (L R BAL. L/R XX) Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers. Center level (CTR XXX dB) Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker. Surround left level (SUR.L. XXX dB) Lets you adjust the level of the surround left speaker. Surround right level (SUR.R. XXX dB) Lets you adjust the level of the surround right speaker. Sub woofer level (S.W. XXX dB) Lets you adjust the level of the sub woofer. Dynamic range compressor (D. RANGE COMP. XXX) Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound track. This may be useful when you want to watch movies at low volumes late at night. We recommend using the “MAX” setting. • To reproduce the sound track with no compression, select “OFF”. • To reproduce the sound track with the dynamic range intended by the recording engineer, select “STD”. • To reproduce a dramatic compression of the dynamic range, select “MAX”. NoteDynamic range compression is possible with Dolby Digital sources only. Effect level (EFCT. XXX) Lets you adjust the “presence” of the current surround effect. Adjusting the tone parameters The TONE menu contains parameters that lets you adjust the tone of the front speakers for optimum sound. The settings are applied to all sound fields. 1Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound. 2Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select “TONE”. 3Press MENU or MENU to select the parameter you want to adjust. 4Press MENU + or MENU – to select the setting you want. The setting is stored automatically. Initial settings Parameter Initial setting BASS XX dB 0 dB TREB. XX dB 0 dB Bass (BASS XX dB) Lets you adjust the bass tone. Treble (TREB. XX dB) Lets you adjust the treble tone. NoteWhen you use the Micro Satellite Speakers or other small speakers, adjust LEVEL on the subwoofer (page 19) to reinforce the bass. Resetting customized sound fields to the factory settings 1If the power is on, press ?/1 to turn off the power. 2Hold down 2CH and press ?/1. “SF. CLR.” appears in the display and all sound fields are reset at once. 01GB06ENJCA.p6511/29/02, 2:18 PM 27
HT-DDW750 4-244-183-11(1) GB 28GB Receiving Broadcasts bbbb10250 bbb1350 Before receiving broadcasts, make sure you have connected FM and AM antennas to the receiver (page 7). Storing FM stations automatically (AUTOBETICAL) (Models of area code CEL, CEK only) This function lets you store up to 30 FM and FM RDS stations in alphabetical order without redundancy. Additionally, it only stores the stations with the clearest signals. If you want to store FM or AM stations one by one, see “Presetting radio stations” on page 30. 1Press ?/1 to turn off the receiver. 2Hold down MEMORY and press ?/1 to turn the receiver back on. “AUTO-BETICAL SELECT” appears in the display and the receiver scans and stores all the FM and FM RDS stations in the broadcast area. For RDS stations, the tuner first checks for stations broadcasting the same program, then stores only the one with the clearest signal. The selected RDS stations are sorted alphabetically by their Program Service name, then assigned a 2-character preset code. For more details on RDS, see page 31. Regular FM stations are assigned 2-character preset codes and stored after the RDS station. When done, “FINISH” appears in the display momentarily and the receiver returns to the normal operation. Notes• Do not press any button on the receiver or supplied remote during autobetical operation. • If you move to another area, repeat this procedure to store stations in your new area. • For details on tuning the stored stations, see page 30. • If you move the antenna after storing stations with this procedure, the stored settings may no longer be valid. If this happens, repeat this procedure to store the stations again. Direct tuning You can enter a frequency of the station you want directly by using the numeric buttons on the supplied remote. For details on the buttons used in this section, see pages 36–43. 1Press TUNER on the remote repeatedly to select the FM or AM band. The last received station is tuned in. 2Press D. TUNING on the remote. 3Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency. Example 1: FM 102.50 MHz Example 2: AM 1350 kHz (You don’t have to enter the last “0” when the tuning scale is set to 10 kHz.) If you cannot tune in a station and the entered numbers flash Make sure you’ve entered the right frequency. If not, repeat steps 2 and 3. If the entered numbers still flash, the frequency is not used in your area. 01GB07RECCA.p6511/29/02, 2:19 PM 28
Receiving Broadcasts HT-DDW750 4-244-183-11(1) GB 29GB continued 4If you’ve tuned in an AM station, adjust the direction of the AM loop antenna for optimum reception. 5Repeat steps 1 to 4 to receive another station. Tips• If you do not remember the precise frequency, press TUNING + or TUNING – after entering the value close to the frequency you want. The receiver automatically tunes in the station you want. If the frequency seems to be higher than the entered value, press TUNING +, and if the frequency seems to be lower than the entered value, press TUNING –. • If “STEREO” flashes in the display and the FM stereo reception is poor, press FM MODE to change to monaural (MONO). You will not be able to enjoy the stereo effect, but the sound will be less distorted. To return to stereo mode, press FM MODE again. The tuning scale differs depending on the area code as shown in the following table. For details on area codes, see page 4. Area code FM AM U, CA 100 kHz 10 kHz* CEL, CEK, SP, AU 50 kHz 9 kHz E2/E3 50 kHz 9 kHz* MX 50 kHz 10 kHz * The AM tuning scale can be changed (page 48). Automatic tuning If you don’t know the frequency of the station you want, you can let the receiver scan all available stations in your area. 1Press TUNER FM/AM repeatedly to select the FM or AM band. The last received station is tuned in. 2Press TUNING + or TUNING –. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high; press TUNING – to scan from high to low. The receiver stops scanning whenever a station is received. When the receiver reaches either end of the band Scanning is repeated in the same direction. 3To continue scanning, press TUNING + or TUNING – again. Preset tuning After you have tuned in stations using Direct Tuning or Automatic Tuning, you can preset them to the receiver. Then you can tune in any of the stations directly by entering its 2-character preset code using the supplied remote. Up to 30 FM or AM stations can be preset. The receiver will also scan all the stations that you have preset. Before tuning to preset stations, be sure to preset them by performing steps on “Presetting radio stations” (page 30). 01GB07RECCA.p6511/29/02, 2:19 PM 29
HT-DDW750 4-244-183-11(1) GB 30GB nA1˜A2˜...˜A0˜B1˜B2˜...˜B0N nC0˜...C2˜C1N Tuning to preset stations You can tune the preset stations by either of the following two ways. Scanning the preset stations 1Press TUNER FM/AM. The last received station is tuned in. 2Press PRESET TUNING + or PRESET TUNING – repeatedly to select the preset station you want. Each time you press the button, the receiver tunes in one preset station at a time, in the corresponding order and direction as follows: Using the preset codes Use the supplied remote to perform the following operations. For details on the buttons used in this section, see pages 36–43. 1Press TUNER on the remote. The last received station is tuned in. 2Press SHIFT to select a memory page (A, B, or C), then press the preset number of the station you want using the numeric buttons. Presetting radio stations 1Press TUNER FM/AM. The last received station is tuned in. 2Tune in the station that you want to preset using Direct Tuning (page 28) or Automatic Tuning (page 29). 3Press MEMORY. “MEMORY” appears in the display for a few seconds. Do steps 4 to 5 before “MEMORY” goes out. 4Press PRESET TUNING + or PRESET TUNING – repeatedly to select a preset station number. Each time you press the button, the preset station number changes in the corresponding number and direction as follows: If “MEMORY” goes out before you select the preset station number, start again from step 3. 5Press MEMORY again to store the station. If “MEMORY” goes out before you can store the station, start again from step 3. 6Repeat steps 2 to 5 to preset another station. To change a preset number to another station Do steps 1 to 5 to preset a new station to the number. TipIn step 4, you can also use the remote to select a preset station number. Press SHIFT repeatedly to select a memory page (A, B or C) and then press the numeric buttons to select a preset number. Preset tuning (continued) nA1˜A2˜...˜A0˜B1˜B2˜...˜B0N nC0˜...C2˜C1N 01GB07RECCA.p6511/29/02, 2:20 PM 30