Sony Ht Sf360 Operating Instructions

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Getting Started8: Adjusting the speaker 
levels 
(TEST TONE)
You can adjust the speaker levels while 
listening to the test tone from your listening 
position.
1Press AMP MENU.
“SET HDMI” appears on the display.
2Press V/v repeatedly until 
“LEVEL” appears, then press 
 or b.
3Press V/v repeatedly until  
“T. TONE” appears, then press 
 or b.
4Press V/v repeatedly to select 
“T. TONE Y”, then press  .
The test tone is output from each speaker 
in sequence as follows:
Front left t Center t Front right t 
Surround right t Surround left t  
Subwoofer
5Press B until “T.TONE” 
appears.
6Press V/v repeatedly to select 
the desired speaker, then press 
 or b.
The test tone is emitted from the speaker 
that is being adjusted only.
• FL LVL: adjusts the front left speaker 
level.
• CNT LVL: adjusts the center speaker 
level.
• FR LVL: adjusts the front right speaker 
level.
• SR LVL: adjusts the surround right 
speaker level.
• SL LVL: adjusts the surround left 
speaker level.
• SW LVL: adjusts the subwoofer level.
Notes
• “CNT LVL” does not appear when you set 
“CNT N” in the “SP SETUP” setting.
• “SR LVL” and “SL LVL” do not appear when 
you set “SUR N” in the “SP SETUP” setting.
7Press V/v repeatedly to adjust 
the speaker level, then press 
 or b.
You can adjust from –6.0 dB to +6.0 dB 
in 0.5 dB steps.
Note
If you do not adjust for a certain period, the test 
tone is emitted from the next speaker in 
sequence.
8Repeat step 6 and 7 to adjust 
the other speaker level.
9After you have finished making 
adjustments, press V/v until  
“T. TONE” appears, then press 
 or b.
10Press V/v repeatedly to select 
“T. TONE N,” then press  .
11Press AMP MENU.
The AMP menu turns off.
AMP 
MENU
MASTER 
VOL +/– , 
V,v,B,b
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When a test tone is not output 
from the speakers
• The speaker cords may not be connected 
securely.
• The speaker cords may have the short-circuit 
problem.
• The test tone signals are not output from the 
HDMI OUT jack.
 
						

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Playback
Selecting a component
1
Press the input button to select 
a component.
You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on 
the receiver. 
The selected input appears on the display.
2Turn on the component and 
start playback.
3Press MASTER VOL +/– to 
adjust the volume.
You can also use MASTER VOLUME on 
the receiver.
To activate the muting function
Press MUTING.
The muting function will be canceled when 
you do the following.
• Press MUTING again.
• Increase the volume.
• Turn off the receiver.
To avoid damaging your 
speakers
Before you turn off the receiver, be sure to turn 
down the volume level.
Playback
Selected input 
[Display]Components that can 
be played back
DMPORT 
[DMPORT]DIGITAL MEDIA PORT 
adapter connected to the 
DMPORT jack
VIDEO 1 or 
VIDEO 2 
[VIDEO 1 or 
VIDEO 2]VCR, etc., connected to 
the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 
jack
BD 
[BD]Blu-ray disc player, etc., 
connected to the BD jack
DVD 
[DVD]DVD player, DVD 
recorder, etc., connected 
to the DVD jack
SAT 
[SAT]Satellite tuner, set-top 
box, etc., connected to the 
SAT jack
Input 
buttons
MASTER 
VOL +/– MUTING
Selected input 
[Display]Components that can 
be played back
TV 
[TV]TV, etc., connected to the 
TV jack
SA-CD/CD 
[SA-CD/CD]Super Audio CD/CD 
player, etc., connected to 
the SA-CD/CD jack
TUNER 
[FM or AM band]Built-in radio tuner
 
						

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Enjoying sound/images 
from the components 
connected to the receiver
1
Turn on the TV and choose a 
program.
For details, refer to the operating 
instructions of the TV.
2Turn the receiver on.
3Press TV.
4Adjust the volume of the 
receiver.
Tips
• When you connect a Sony TV, the audio input of 
the TV is switched and the image from the TV 
tuner is displayed on the TV screen automatically 
by pressing the TV button. To change this setting, 
see “Changing the input button assignments” (page 
57).
• The sound may be output from the TV’s speaker. 
In this case, turn the volume of the TV’s speaker 
down to the minimum.
1Turn on the TV.
For details, refer to the operating 
instructions of the TV.
2Turn the satellite tuner and the 
receiver on.
3Press SAT.
You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on 
the receiver to select “SAT”.
4Change the TV input. 
For details, refer to the operating
instructions of the TV.
5Adjust the volume of the 
receiver.
Tip
The sound may be output from the TV’s speaker. In 
this case, turn the volume of the TV’s speaker down 
to the minimum.
Enjoying TV
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MASTER 
VOL +/– Input 
buttons
SOUND 
FIELD
TV
Enjoying a satellite tuner
 
						

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Playback
1Turn on the TV.
2Turn the Blu-ray Disc or DVD 
player (recorder) and the 
receiver on.
3Press DVD or BD.
You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on 
the receiver to select “DVD” or “BD”.
Be sure to change the factory setting of 
the DVD input button on the remote so 
that you can use the button to control your 
DVD player. For details, see “Changing 
the input button assignments” (page 57).
4Change the TV input.
For details, refer to the operating 
instructions of the TV.
5Play back the disc.
6Adjust the volume. 
Tip
Even if you playback Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital 
Plus or DTS-HD with a connected component 
compatible with these sound formats, the receiver 
accepts as Dolby Digital or DTS. When you connect 
the component to the receiver using an HDMI cable 
to playback these high-quality sound formats, set the 
connected component to output the sound in multi 
channel PCM, if possible.
1Turn on the TV.
2Turn the VCR player and the 
receiver on.
3Press VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2.
You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on 
the receiver to select “VIDEO 1” or 
“VIDEO 2”.
4Change the TV input.
For details, refer to the operating 
instructions of the TV.
5Play back the tape on the VCR.
1Turn on the Super Audio CD 
player/CD player, then place 
the disc on the tray.
2Turn on the receiver.
3Press SA-CD/CD.
You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on 
the receiver to select “SA-CD/CD”.
4Adjust the volume.
1Press DMPORT. 
You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on 
the receiver to select “DMPORT”.
2Start playback of the connected 
component. 
Tip
When listening to MP3 or other compressed music 
using a portable audio source, you can enhance the 
sound. Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly to select   
“P. AUDIO” (page 43).
Enjoying Blu-ray Disc or DVD
Enjoying a VCR
Enjoying a Super Audio CD/CD
Enjoying a connected 
component through DMPORT 
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Navigating through 
menus
By using the amplifier menus, you can make 
various adjustments to customize the receiver.
1Press AMP MENU.
“SET HDMI” appears on the display.
2Press V/v repeatedly to select 
the menu you want.
3Press  or b to enter the 
menu.
4Press V/v repeatedly to select 
the parameter you want to 
adjust.
5Press  or b to enter the 
parameter.
6Press V/v repeatedly to select 
the setting you want.
7Press  or b to enter the 
setting.
To return to the previous 
display
Press B.
To exit the menu
Press AMP MENU.
Amplifier Operations
, 
V,v,B,b
AMP 
MENU
 
						

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Amplifier Operations
The following options are available in each 
menu. For details on navigating through 
menus, see page 36.
Overview of the menus
Menu 
[Display]Parameters 
[Display]Settings Initial setting
HDMI settings 
[SET HDMI] 
(page 39)Control for HDMI
a)b) 
[CONTROL FOR HDMI]CTRL ON, CTRL OFF CTRL ON
Volume limits
a) 
[VOL LIM]MAX, 39……1, MIN MAX
Sound field
a)
[SND.FLD]AUTO, MANUAL AUTO
Power save
a) 
[P.SAVE] SAVE ON, SAVE OFF SAVE ON
Auto Calibration 
settings 
[A.CAL] 
(page 39)Auto calibration start
a) 
[START]For details, see “Performing Auto 
Calibration” (page 28).
Clear Auto Calibration result
a)c) 
[A.CAL CLR]YES, NO NO
Speaker settings 
[SP SETUP] 
(page 40)Center speaker
a) 
[CNT SP]CNT Y, CNT N CNT Y
Surround speakers
a) 
[SUR SP]SUR Y, SUR N SUR Y
Front left speaker distance
a)d) 
[FL DIST]FL 0.00 m to FL 7.00 m
(0.10 m step)FL 3.00 m
Center speaker distance
a)d) 
[CNT DIST]CNT 0.00 m to CNT 7.00 m
(0.10 m step)CNT 3.00 m
Front right speaker distance
a)d) 
[FR DIST]FR 0.00 m to FR 7.00 m
(0.10 m step)FR 3.00 m
Surround right speaker 
distance
a)d) 
[SR DIST]SR 0.00 m to SR 7.00 m
(0.10 m step)SR 3.00 m
Surround left speaker 
distance
a)d) 
[SL DIST]SL 0.00 m to SL 7.00 m
(0.10 m step)SL 3.00 m
Subwoofer distance
a)d) 
[SW DIST](SW 0.00 m to SW 7.00 m)
(0.10 m step)SW 3.00 m
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a)For details, refer to the page in the parentheses.b)“CONTROL FOR HDMI” scroll across the display, then “CONTROL” appears.c)This parameter is only available after the result of the Auto Calibration is saved.d)When the Auto Calibration result is saved, you can adjust the setting in 0.01 meter increment.e)This parameter is only available when SAT input is selected. Menu 
[Display]Parameters 
[Display]Settings Initial setting
Level settings 
[LEVEL] 
(page 41)Test tone
a) 
[T. TONE]T. TONE N, T. TONE Y T. TONE N
Front left speaker level
a) 
[FL LVL]FL –6 dB to FL +6 dB 
(0.5 dB step)FL 0.0 dB
Center speaker level 
[CNT LVL]CNT –6 dB to CNT +6 dB 
(0.5 dB step)CNT 0.0 dB
Front right speaker level  
[FR LVL]FR –6 dB to FR +6 dB 
(0.5 dB step)FR 0.0 dB
Surround right speaker level 
[SR LVL]SR –6 dB to SR +6 dB  
(0.5 dB step)SR 0.0 dB
Surround left speaker level 
[SL LVL]SL –6 dB to SL +6 dB  
(0.5 dB step)SL 0.0 dB
Subwoofer level 
[SW LVL]SW –6 dB to SW +6 dB  
(0.5 dB step)SW 0.0 dB
Tone settings 
[TONE] 
(page 41)Bass level 
[BASS]BASS –6 dB to BASS +6 dB 
(0.5 dB step)BASS 0.0 dB
Treble level 
[TREBLE]TRE –6 dB to TRE +6 dB 
(0.5 dB step)TRE 0.0 dB
Custom settings 
[CUSTOM] 
(page 42)Digital broadcast language 
selection
a) 
[DUAL]MAIN, SUB, MAIN/SUB MAIN
Synchronizes audio with 
video output
a) 
[A/V SYNC]SYNC OFF, SYNC 1 to SYNC 20 SYNC OFF
Audio Dynamics range 
compression
a) 
[AUD. DRC]DRC OFF, DRC STD, DRC MAX DRC OFF
Brightness of the display
a) 
[DIMMER]DIMMER Y, DIMMER N DIMMER N
Display
a) 
[DISPLAY]DSPL ON, DSPL OFF DSPL ON
Sleep timer
a) 
[SLEEP]SLP OFF, SLP 10M, SLP 20M…. 
SLP 90MSLP OFF
Switching the audio input 
mode
a)e) 
[IN MODE]AUTO, OPT AUTO
 
						

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Amplifier Operations
Settings for the HDMI  
(SET HDMI menu)
You can use the SET HDMI menu to make 
various adjustments for HDMI settings.
Select “SET HDMI” in the amplifier menus. 
For details on adjusting the parameters, see 
“Navigating through menus” (page 36) and 
“Overview of the menus” (page 37).
SET HDMI menu parameters
xCONTROL FOR HDMI (Control 
for HDMI)
Lets you turn the Control for HDMI function 
on or off. For details, see “Preparing for the 
“BRAVIA” Link” (page 48).
xVOL LIM (Volume limit)
Lets you set the volume limit of your receiver.
For details, see “Using the Volume Limit 
function” (page 51).
xSND.FLD (Sound field)
For details on auto genre selector, see page 51.
xP.SAVE (Power Save)
Lets you save the power consumption during 
power standby mode while Control for HDMI 
function is set to on.
For details, see “Using the Power Saving 
function (Power Save)” (page 53).
Settings for the Auto 
Calibration 
(A.CAL menu)
You can use the A.CAL menu to make settings 
for the Auto Calibration function to suit your 
preference.
Select “A.CAL” in the amplifier menus. For 
details on adjusting the parameters, see 
“Navigating through menus” (page 36) and 
“Overview of the menus” (page 37).
A.CAL menu parameters
xSTART (Auto Calibration start)
Lets you start the Auto Calibration function. 
For details, see “Performing Auto Calibration” 
(page 28).
xA.CAL CLR (Clear Auto 
Calibration result)
Lets you delete the Auto Calibration result. 
For details on the operation, see “Clearing the 
measurement result” (page 30).
 
						

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Settings for the Speaker 
(SP SETUP menu)
You can use the SP SETUP menu to set the 
distance of the speakers connected to this 
receiver.
Select “SP SETUP” in the amplifier menus. 
For details on adjusting the parameters, see 
“Navigating through menus” (page 36) and 
“Overview of the menus” (page 37).
SP SETUP menu parameters
xCNT SP (Center speaker)
Lets you select the center speaker. 
xSUR SP (Surround speaker)
Lets you select the surround speakers.
xFL DIST (Front left speaker 
distance)
xFR DIST (Front right speaker 
distance)
Lets you set the distance from your listening 
position to the front speaker (A). If both front 
speakers are not placed an equal distance from 
your listening position, set the distance to the 
closest speaker.
xCNT DIST (Center speaker 
distance)
Lets you set the distance from your listening 
position to the center speaker.
xSR DIST (Surround right speaker 
distance)
xSL DIST (Surround left speaker 
distance)
Lets you set the distance from your listening 
position to the surround speakers.
xSW DIST (Subwoofer distance)
Lets you set the distance from your listening 
position to the subwoofer.
Notes
• “CNT DIST” does not appear when you set  
“CNT N” in the “SP SETUP” setting.
• “SR DIST” and “SL DIST” do not appear when 
you set “SUR N” in the “SP SETUP” setting.
Tip
When the Auto Calibration result is saved, you can 
adjust the speakers distance in 1 cm steps. If the 
Auto Calibration result is not saved, you can adjust 
the speakers distance in 10 cm steps.
30 30
100-120 100-120AA