Sony Ht Ddw890 Operating Instructions

©2007 Sony Corporation
2-898-634-13(1)
Home Theatre 
System
Operating Instructions
HT-DDW890
 

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To reduce the risk of fire or electric 
shock, do not expose this apparatus to 
rain or moisture.
To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the 
apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, 
etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the 
apparatus.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects 
filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
Install this system so that the power cord can be 
unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the 
event of trouble.
Don’t throw away...

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About This Manual
 The instructions in this manual are for model  
HT-DDW890. In this manual, models of area code 
CEL is used for illustration purposes unless stated 
otherwise. Any difference in operation is clearly 
indicated in the text, for example, “Models of area 
code CEL only”.
The HT-DDW890 consists of:
 Receiver STR-K890
 Speaker system
– Front speakers SS-MSP890
– Center speaker SS-CNP890
– Surround/surround back speakers SS-SRP890
– Sub woofer SA-WP890
 The instructions in this...

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Table of Contents
Getting Started
Description and location of parts...................5
1: Installing speakers ................................... 15
2: Connecting speakers ................................ 17
3a: Connecting the audio components......... 19
3b: Connecting the video components ........ 20
4: Connecting the antennas.......................... 28
5: Preparing the receiver and the remote .....29
6: Selecting the speaker system ................... 30
7: Calibrating the appropriate settings...

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Getting Started
Description and location of parts
Front panel
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Getting Started
Receiver
?/1
AUTO CAL MICSPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
PHONES
VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
VIDEO L  AUDIO   RMEMORY/
ENTERTUNING 
MODETUNING 2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC
AUTO CAL MUTING DISPLAY INPUT MODE
INPUT SELECTORMASTER VOLUME
34
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12 567
q; qa qj qsqg qh
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Name Function
A ?/1 
(on/standby)Press to turn the receiver on 
or off (page 29, 37, 38, 54).
BSPEAKERS 
(OFF/A/B/A+B)Press to select the speaker 
system (page 30)....

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Name Function
K2CHPress to select a sound field 
(page 49, 51, 54).
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
LTUNING +/–Press to scan a station (page 
55, 58).
MTUNING MODEPress to select the tuning 
mode (page 55, 58).
NMEMORY/
ENTERPress to store a station or 
enter the selection when 
selecting the settings (page 
29).
OVIDEO 3 IN/
PORTABLE AV 
IN jacksConnects to a camcorder or 
video game (page 27, 36).
PAUTO CAL MIC 
jackConnects to the supplied 
optimizer microphone for 
the Auto Calibration 
function (page 31)....

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Getting Started
About the indicators on the display
SWLFESP A
SP B
LC
SL S;D EX;PL IIx;PL OPT DTS -ES 96/24MEMORYRDS ST
MONO D.RANGE COAX NEO:6
SB
R
SR
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Name Function
ASWLights up when the audio signal 
is output from the SUB 
WOOFER jack.
BLFELights up when the disc being 
played back contains an LFE 
(Low Frequency Effect) 
channel and the LFE channel 
signal is actually being 
reproduced.
CSP A/SP BLights up according to the 
speaker system used (page 30). 
However, these...

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Name Function
JTu n e r  
indicatorsLights up when using the 
receiver to tune in radio stations 
(page 55), etc.
KPreset 
station 
indicatorsLights up when using the 
receiver to tune in preset radio 
stations. For details on 
presetting radio stations, see 
page 56.
LD.RANGELights up when dynamic range 
compression is activated (page 
40).
MNEO:6Lights up when DTS Neo:6 
Cinema/Music decoder is 
activated (page 50).
NCOAXLights up when INPUT MODE 
is set to “AUTO IN” and the 
source signal is a...

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Getting Started
Rear panel
12
34 5 6
DIGITAL
DMPORT
OPTICALSAT
IN
DVD 
IN
COAXIAL
ANTENNA
VIDEO 2/
BD INAM
SA-CD/CD/CD-RTV
L
R
OUT ININ
HDMIDVD INVIDEO 2/BD INOUT
SATAUDIO INVIDEO INDVDAUDIO INVIDEO INVIDEO 1AUDIO OUTVIDEO OUT
VIDEO OUTSAT IN
AUDIO INAUDIO OUT VIDEO IN
L
R
L
RL
RSUB
WOOFER
MONITORCOMPONENT VIDEODVD IN VIDEO 1 IN
Y
P
B/CB
PR/CRMONITOR OUT
SPEAKERSFRONT B
FRONT A
L
L R
R
SURROUND
L
R
CENTER SURROUND BACK
ADIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section
OPTICAL IN 
jacksConnects to a DVD 
player, etc. The...

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* You can watch the selected input image when you 
connect the HDMI OUT or MONITOR OUT jack 
to a TV (page 23).
You can use the supplied remote to operate the 
receiver and to control the Sony audio/video 
components that the remote is assigned to 
operate. 
You can also program the remote to control 
non-Sony audio/video components. For 
details, see “Programming the remote” (page 
66).
RM-AAP017
FANTENNA section
FM 
ANTENNA 
jackConnects to the 
FM wire antenna 
supplied with this 
receiver (page...