Sony Ht Ddw840 Operating Instructions

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System
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Checking the connections
After connecting all of your components to the
receiver, do the following to verify that the
connections were made correctly.
1Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver.
2Turn on the component that you
connected (e.g., CD player or tape
deck).
3Press the function button to select the
component (program source).
4Start playing.
If you do not obtain normal sound output after
performing this procedure, see
“Troubleshooting” on page 50 and...

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Basic Operations
Selecting the component
Function buttons
Press the function button to select the
component you want to use.
To select Press
VCR VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2
TV or satellite VIDEO 2
tuner
DVD or LD player DVD/LD
MD or Tape deck MD/TAPE
CD player CD
Built in tuner TUNER
After turning on the component you selected,
select the component and play the program
source.
•After selecting VCR, DVD player, or LD
player, turn on the TV and set the TV’s video
input to match the component you selected....

Basic Operations
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Changing the display
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...

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Enjoying Surround Sound
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 15 to set the speaker...

Enjoying Surround Sound
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continued Press CINEMA STUDIO EX A, B or C.
The selected sound field is indicated in the
display.
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...

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To turn the surround effect off
Press A.DEC or 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 program
sofware by looking at its packaging.
Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the 
logo, and Dolby Surround encoded programs...

Enjoying Surround Sound
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Understanding the multi channel surround displays
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6D.RANGE: Lights up when dynamic range
compression is activated. See page 29 to
adjust the dynamic range compression.
7COAX: Lights up when the source signal is a
digital signal being input through the
COAXIAL terminal.
8OPT: Lights up when the source signal is a
digital signal being input through the...

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0L F E: 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.
qaSW: Lights up when sub woofer selection is
set to “YES” (page 19) and the audio signal is
output from the SUB WOOFER jacks.
qsSP. OFF: Lights up when headphones are
inserted.
Customizing sound fields
By adjusting the surround parameters and the
tone characteristics of the front speakers, you
can customize the sound fields to...

Enjoying Surround Sound
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Initial settings
Parameter Initial setting
L R BAL. L/R XXX* BALANCE
CTR XXX dB* 0 dB
SUR.L. XXX dB* 0 dB
SUR.R. XXX dB* 0 dB
S.W. XXX dB* 0 dB
L.F.E. XXX dB 0 dB
D. RANGE  COMP. XXX OFF
* The parameters can be adjusted separately for
MULTI CH IN (HT-DDW840 only).
Front balance (L R BAL. L/R
XXX)
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...

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Adjusting the bass and treble
The BASS +/– and TREBLE +/– button lets
you adjust the tone (bass or treble) of the front
speakers for optimum sound. You can adjust
the tone for each separate sound field.
1Start playing a program source
encoded with multi channel surround
sound.
2Press BASS +/– or TREBLE +/– to
adjust the tone.
The setting is stored automatically.
Initial settings
Parameter Initial setting
BASS 0 dB
TREB. 0 dB
Bass (BASS)
Lets you adjust the bass tone.
Treble (TREB.)
Lets you adjust...