Sony Ht Ddwg800 Operating Instructions

©2008 Sony Corporation
3-283-375-11(2)
Home Theatre 
System
Operating Instructions
HT-DDWG800
 

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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.
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such 
as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
Install this system so that the power cord...

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About This Manual
 The instructions in this manual are for model  
HT-DDWG800. 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 CEK only”.
The HT-DDWG800 consists of:
 Receiver STR-KG800
 Speaker system
– Front speakers SS-MSP890
– Center speaker SS-CNP890
– Surround speakers SS-SRP890
– Sub woofer SA-WP890
 The instructions in this manual describe...

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Table of Contents
Getting Started
Description and location of parts................... 5
1: Installing the speakers ............................. 14
2: Connecting the speakers.......................... 16
3: Connecting the TV .................................. 18
4a: Connecting the audio components......... 19
4b: Connecting the video components ........ 20
5: Connecting the antennas.......................... 26
6: Preparing the receiver and the remote .....27
7: Calibrating the appropriate settings...

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Getting Started
Description and location of parts
Front panel
.
Getting Started
Receiver
?/1
AUTO CAL MICSPEAKERS
(ON/OFF)
PHONES
VIDEO 2 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
VIDEO L  AUDIO   RMEMORY/
ENTERTUNING 
MODETUNING 2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC
AUTO CALMUTING INPUT SELECTOR
MASTER VOLUME
DISPLAY INPUT MODE
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Name Function
A ?/1 
(on/standby)Press to turn the receiver on 
or off (page 27, 35, 36, 50).
BSPEAKERS  
(ON/OFF)Press to turn the speaker 
system on or off (page 17)....

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Name Function
K2CHPress to select a sound field 
(page 47, 48, 50).
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
LTUNING +/–Press to scan a station (page 
51, 54).
MTUNING MODEPress to select the tuning 
mode (page 51, 54).
NMEMORY/
ENTERPress to store a station or 
enter the selection when 
selecting the settings (page 
27).
OVIDEO 2 IN/
PORTABLE AV 
IN jacksConnects to a portable 
audio/video component 
such as a camcorder or 
video game (page 25, 33).
PAUTO CAL MIC 
jackConnects to the supplied 
optimizer microphone for...

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Getting Started
About the indicators on the display
SWLFE
LC
SL S
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MONO D.RANGE COAX HDMI
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.
C; DLights up when the receiver is 
decoding Dolby Digital signals. 
Note
When playing a Dolby Digital 
format disc,...

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Name Function
NPlayback 
channel 
indicators 
 
 
 
L 
R 
C 
SL 
SR 
SThe 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. 
Front Left
Front Right
Center (monaural)
Surround Left
Surround Right
Surround (monaural or the 
surround components obtained 
by Pro Logic processing)
Example:
Recording format (Front/
Surround): 3/2.1
Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO
SW
LCR
SL SR
 

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Getting Started
Rear panel
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AMHDMI
SAT INDVD INBD INOUT
SA-CD/CD/CD-R
OUTININL
R
Y
PB/
CBPR/
CRDIGITAL(ASSIGNABLE)
DMPORT
OPTICAL OPTICALSAT
IN
DVD 
IN
COAXIAL
ANTENNA
IN
TV
TVSUB WOOFER
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
IN
SAT
MONITORCOMPONENT VIDEO
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
IN
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
IN
DVD
AUDIO
OUTAUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
OUTVIDEO
OUT
SAT INDVD INVIDEO 1 INMONITOR OUT
VIDEO 1
SURROUND CENTERL R
FRONTL
R
SPEAKERS
DC5V
0.7A MAX
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 18, 21).
You can use the supplied RM-AAU023 
Remote Commander to operate the receiver 
and to control the Sony audio/video 
components that the remote is assigned to 
operate. For details, see “Changing button 
assignments” (page 69). FVIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT 
sectionAUDIO IN/
OUT jacksConnects to a 
VCR, DVD player, 
etc. (page 18, 23, 
24, 25).
VIDEO IN/
OUT* jacks
GDMPORT
DMPORT...