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 take the
appropriate measures to correct the problem.
 
						

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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.
INPUT MODE
Press INPUT MODE to select the input mode
for your digital components.
Each time you press the button, the input mode
of the currently selected component switches.
Select To
AUTO IN Give priority to digital
signals when there are both
digital and analog
connections. If there are no
digital signals, analog is
selected.
COAX IN Specify the digital audio
signals input to the
DIGITAL COAXIAL input
jacks.
Select To
OPT IN Specify the digital audio
signals input to the
DIGITAL OPTICAL input
jacks.
ANALOG Specify the analog audio
signals input to the AUDIO
IN (L/R) jacks.
NoteIf 96 kHz digital signal is input, the tone, sound field
and surround parameters do not function.
MULTI CH IN (HT-DDW840 only)
Press MULTI CH IN to enjoy the audio source
connected to the MULTI CH IN jacks. You can
adjust balance and level of all the speakers. When
this function is on, the tone and surround effects
are turned off.
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
indicator 
(HT-DDW840 only)
This indicator lights up when the unit is
decoding signals recorded in a multi channel
format.
MUTING
Press MUTING to mute the sound. The muting
function is canceled when you turn the power
on or turn the MASTER VOLUME clockwise
to turn the volume up.
PHONES
Use to connect headphones.
•When the headphones are connected, speaker
output is automatically canceled and “SP. OFF”
lights up in the display.
 
						

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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 preset station (page 36).
Index name does not appear when only blank
spaces have been entered, or it is the same as the
function.
** During RDS reception only. (Models of area code
CEL, CEK only. See page 34).
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
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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
parameters before enjoying surround sound.
Automatically decoding
the input audio signal
Press A.DEC.
“AUTO DEC.” appears in the display.
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.
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.
Sound field Display
Normal Surround NORM.SURR.
Cinema Studio EX A C.ST.EX A DCS
Cinema Studio EX B C.ST.EX B DCS
Cinema Studio EX C C.ST.EX C DCS
Hall HALL
Jazz Club JAZZ
Live Concert CONCERT
Game GAME
About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)
The sound fields with DCSmark use DCS
technology. When these sound fields are
selected, “Digital Cinema Sound” indicator in
the display lights up.
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.
 
						

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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 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.
TipYou can select Cinema Studio EX by pressing MODE
repeatedly.
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 MODE repeatedly to select the
sound field you want.
The current sound field is indicated in the
display.
xNORM.SURR. (Normal Surround)
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.
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.
xGAME
Obtains maximum audio impact from video
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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 are
labeled with the  logo.
•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.
Using only the front
speakers (2 Channel Stereo)
Press 2CH.
“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.DEC to select
“AUTO DEC.”
•When you select “Micro Satellite Speaker” (page
16), internal sound processor will automatically
redirect bass sound to subwoofer. If you want to
listen to two channel (stereo) sources under this
setting, we recommend that you choose
“AUTO DEC.” mode so that you can take
advantage of your subwoofer to obtain the correct
bass signal.
Enjoying stereo sound in
multi channel (Dolby Pro
Logic 
)
(HT-DDW840 only)
The receiver can reproduce the stereo sound in
multi channel through Dolby Pro Logic 
. You
can activate the decoder using the SET UP
menu. For details, see page 37.
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Understanding the multi channel surround displays
PRO LOGIC
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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
OPTICAL terminal.
9Playback 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: AUTO DEC. 1; DIGITAL: Lights up when the receiver is
decoding signals recorded in the Dolby
Digital format.
2PRO LOGIC: Lights up when the receiver
applies Pro Logic processing to 2 channel
signals in order to output the center and
surround channel signals. However, this
indicator does not light if the center and
surround speakers are set to “NO”, and
“AUTO DEC.” or “NORM.SURR.” is
selected.
NotePro Logic decoding does not function for MPEG
format signals.
3DTS: 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 22).
4MPEG: Lights up when MPEG signals are
input.
NoteOnly the front 2 channels are compatible with
MPEG format. Multi channel surround sound is
downmixed and output from the front 2 channels.
5Tuner indicators: Lights up when using the
receiver to tune in radio stations, etc. See
pages 31 – 35 for tuner operations.
Note“RDS” only appears for models of area code
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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 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 58 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 15 before you customize a
sound field.
Adjusting the surround
parameter
The SURR menu contains parameter that let
you customize various aspects of the current
sound field. The settings are stored individually
for each sound field.
1Start playing a program source
encoded with multi channel surround
sound.
2Press SURR.
The button lights up and the first parameter
is displayed.
3Press MENU + or MENU – to select the
setting you want.
The setting is entered automatically.
Initial settings
Parameter Initial setting
EFFECT (depends on the sound field)
Effect level (EFFECT)
Lets you adjust the “presence” of the current
surround effect.
Adjusting the level
parameters
The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let
you adjust the balance and volumes of each
speaker. The settings are applied to all sound
fields.
1Start playing a program source
encoded with multi channel surround
sound.
2Press LEVEL.
The button lights up and the first parameter
is displayed.
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.
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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 you adjust the level of the surround left
speaker.
Surround right level (SUR.R. XXX dB)
Lets you adjust level of the surround right
speaker.
Sub woofer level (S.W. XXX dB)
Lets you adjust the level of the sub woofer.
LFE (Low Frequency Effect) mix
level (L.F.E. XXX dB)
Lets you attenuate the level of the LFE (Low
Frequency Effect) channel output from the sub
woofer without effecting the level of the bass
frequencies sent to the sub woofer from the
front, center or surround channels via the
Dolby Digital or DTS bass redirection
circuitry.
•For LFE mix level, “0 dB” outputs the full LFE
signal at the mix level determined by the
recording engineer.
•To mute the sound of the LFE channel from the
sub woofer, select “OFF”. However, the low
frequency sounds of the front, center, or
surround speakers are output from the sub
woofer according to the settings made for each
speaker in the speaker setup (pages 15–19).
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 compress the dynamic range in small steps
to achieve the sound you desire, select “0.1”–
“0.9”.
•To reproduce a dramatic compression of the
dynamic range, select “MAX”.
NoteDynamic range compression is possible with Dolby
Digital sources only.
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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 the treble tone.
NoteWhen you use the Micro Satellite Speakers or other
small speakers, adjust LEVEL on the subwoofer
(page 20) 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 MODE and press ?/1.
“SF. CLR.” appears in the display and all
sound fields are reset at once.
Customizing sound fields (continued)