Sony Ht Sl5 Operating Instructions

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Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System
Notes•Connect the long speaker connecting cords to the
surround speaker terminals and the short speaker
connecting cords to the front and center speaker
terminals.
•Twist the stripped ends of the speaker cords about
10 mm. Be sure to match the speaker cord to the
appropriate terminal on the components: + to + and
– to –. If the cords are reversed, the sound will be
distorted and will lack bass.
•If you use speakers with low maximum input rating,
adjust the volume carefully to avoid excessive
output on the speakers.
To avoid short-circuiting the
speakers
Short-circuiting of the speakers may damage
the receiver. To prevent this, make sure to take
the following precautions when connecting the
speakers.
Make sure the stripped ends of each
speaker cord does not touch another
speaker terminal, the stripped end of
another speaker cord, or the metal parts of
the receiver.
Examples of poor conditions of the
speaker cord
Stripped speaker cord is touching another
speaker terminal.
Stripped cords are touching each other
due to excessive removal of insulation.After connecting all the components,
speakers, and AC power cord, output
a test tone to check that all the
speakers are connected correctly.
For details on outputting a test tone,
see page 16.
If no sound is heard from a speaker while
outputting a test tone or a test tone is output
from a speaker other than the one whose name
is currently displayed on the receiver, the
speaker may be short-circuited. If this happens,
check the speaker connection again.
To avoid damaging your
speakers
Make sure that you turn down the volume
before you turn off the receiver. When you turn
on the receiver, the volume remains at the level
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Performing initial setup
operations
Once you have hooked up the speakers and
turned on the power, clear the receiver’s
memory. Then specify the speaker parameters
(size, position, etc.) and perform any other
initial setup operations necessary for your
system.
TipTo check the audio output during settings (to set up
while outputting the sound), check the connection
(see page 17).
Clearing the receiver’s
memory
Before using your receiver for the first time, or
when you want to clear the receiver’s memory,
do the following.
1Turn off the receiver.
2Hold down ?/1 for 5 seconds.
All of the following items are reset or
cleared:
•All sound field parameters are reset to
their factory settings.
•All SET UP parameters are reset to
their factory settings.
•The sound fields memorized for each
program source and preset stations are
cleared.
•The master volume is set to “MIN”.
•The fan control is set to “FAN ON”.
Performing initial setup
operations
Before using your receiver for the first time,
adjust MAIN MENU parameters so that the
receiver correspond to your system. For the
adjustable parameters, see the table on page 31.
See pages 13–16 for speaker settings and pages
25–26 for other settings.
Multi channel surround
setup
For the best possible surround sound, all
speakers should be the same distance from the
listening position (A).
However, the receiver lets you to place the
center speaker up to 1.5 meters closer (B) and
the surround speakers up to 4.5 meters closer
(C) to the listening position.
The front speakers can be placed from 1.0 to
12.0 meters from the listening position (A).
You can place the surround speakers either
behind you or to the side, depending on the
shape of your room (etc.).
Place the sub woofer at the same distance from
the listening position as the front speaker (left
or right).
When placing surround speakers to your side
When placing surround speakers behind you
Note
Do not place the center speaker farther away from the
listening position than the front speakers.
45°
90°
20°
B
CC
AA
45°
90°
20°
B
CC
AA
Sub woofer
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Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System
Specifying the speaker
parameters
1Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select
the SET UP menu.
2Move the V/v/B/b button up or down
to select the parameter you want to
adjust.
3Move the V/v/B/b button to left or
right to select the setting you want.
4Repeat steps 2 to 3 until you have set
all of the parameters that follow.
Initial settings
Parameter Initial setting
L R DIST. XX.X m 5.0 m
C DIST. XX.X m 5.0 m
SL SR DIST. XX.X m 5.0 m
SL SR PL. XXX BEHD.
SL SR HGT. XXX LOW
xFront speaker distance
(L R DIST. XX.X m)
Set the distance from your listening position to
the front speakers (A on page 12).
xCenter speaker distance
(C DIST. XX.X m)
Set the distance from your listening position to
the center speaker. Center speaker distance
should be set from a distance equal to the front
speaker distance (A on page 12) to a distance
1.5 meters closer to your listening position (B
on page 12).
xSurround speaker distance
(SL SR DIST. XX.X m)
Set the distance from your listening position to
the surround speakers. Surround speaker
distance should be set from a distance equal to
the front speaker distance (A on page 12) to a
distance 4.5 meters closer to your listening
position (C on page 12).
TipThe receiver allows you to input the speaker position
in terms of distance. However, it is not possible to set
the center speaker further than the front speakers.
Also, the center speaker cannot be set more than
1.5 meters closer than the front speakers.
Likewise, the surround speakers can not be set farther
away from the listening position than the front
speakers. And they can be no more than 4.5 meters
closer.
This is because incorrect speaker placement is not
conducive to the enjoyment of surround sound.
Please note that, setting the speaker distance closer
than the actual location of the speakers will cause a
delay in the output of the sound from that speaker. In
other words, the speaker will sound like it is farther
away.
For example, setting the center speaker distance
1–2 m closer than the actual speaker position will
create a fairly realistic sensation of being “inside” the
screen. If you cannot obtain a satisfactory surround
effect because the surround speakers are too close,
setting the surround speaker distance closer (shorter)
than the actual distance will create a larger sound
stage.
Adjusting these parameter while listening to the
sound often results in much better surround sound.
Give it a try!
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Only when you use the speaker system
other than the supplied one, be sure to
set the following parameters.
The speaker size and sub woofer selection has been
preset to MICRO SP. (Micro Satellite Speaker)
according to the supplied speaker system. If you
change the speaker system, choose NORM. SP.
(Normal Speaker) to adjust the speaker size and sub
woofer selection. To select NORM. SP., turn off the
power, then turn on again while pressing the
MUTING button. (To reset to MICRO SP., do the
same procedure.)
Parameter Initial setting
L R (FRONT) LARGE
C (CENTER) LARGE
SL SR (SURR) LARGE
SW S.W. XXX (SUB WOOFER) YES
You cannot change the configuration if you choose
MICRO SP.
xFront speaker size (L R)
•If you connect large speakers that will
effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select
“LARGE”.
•If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of
surround effects when using multi channel
surround sound, select “SMALL” to activate
the bass redirection circuitry and output the
front channel bass frequencies from the sub
woofer.
•When the front speakers are set to “SMALL”,
the center and surround speakers are also
automatically set to “SMALL” (unless
previously set to “NO”). xSurround speaker position
(
SL SR PL. XXX)*
This parameter lets you specify the location of
your surround speakers. Refer to the illustration
below.
•Select “SIDE” if the location of your surround
speakers corresponds to section A.
•Select “MID” if the location of your surround
speakers corresponds to section B.
•Select “BEHD.” if the location of your
surround speakers corresponds to section C.
xSurround speaker height
(
SL SR HGT. XXX)*
This parameter lets you specify the height of
your surround speakers. Refer to the illustration
below.
•Select “LOW” if the location of your surround
speakers corresponds to section A.
•Select “HIGH” if the location of your surround
speakers corresponds to section B.
*These parameters are not available when
“Surround speaker size” is set to “NO”.
60° 90°
20°A
B30°BCC A
60
30A
B
A
B
Multi channel surround setup
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Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System
xCenter speaker size (C)
•If you connect a large speaker that will
effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select
“LARGE”. However, if the front speakers are
set to “SMALL”, you cannot set the center
speaker to “LARGE”.
•If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of
surround effects when using multi channel
surround sound, select “SMALL” to activate
the bass redirection circuitry and output the
center channel bass frequencies from the front
speakers (if set to “LARGE”) or sub woofer.*
1
•If you do not connect a center speaker, select
“NO”. The sound of the center channel will be
output from the front speakers.*
2
xSurround speaker size (SL SR)
•If you connect large speakers that will
effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select
“LARGE”. However, if the front speakers are
set to “SMALL”, you cannot set the surround
speakers to “LARGE”.
•If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of
surround effects when using multi channel
surround sound, select “SMALL” to activate
the bass redirection circuitry and output the
surround channel bass frequencies from the sub
woofer or other “LARGE” speakers.
•If you do not connect surround speakers, select
“NO”.*
3
Tip*1–*3 correspond to the following Dolby Pro Logic
modes
*1 NORMAL
*2 PHANTOM
*3 3 STEREO
TipInternally, the LARGE and SMALL settings for each
speaker determine whether or not the internal sound
processor will cut the bass signal from that channel.
When the bass is cut from a channel, the bass
redirection circuitry sends the corresponding bass
frequencies to the sub woofer or other “LARGE”
speakers.
However, since bass sounds have a certain amount of
directionality, it best not to cut them, if possible.
Therefore, even when using small speakers, you can
set them to “LARGE” if you want to output the bass
frequencies from that speaker. On the other hand, if
you are using a large speaker, but prefer not to have
bass frequencies output from that speaker, set it to
“SMALL”.
If the overall sound level is lower than you prefer, set
all speakers to “LARGE”.
xSub woofer selection (SW S.W. XXX)
•
If you connect a sub woofer, select “YES”.
•If you do not connect a sub woofer, select
“NO”. This activates the bass redirection
circuitry and outputs the LFE signals from other
speakers.
•In order to take full advantage of the Dolby
Digital bass redirection circuitry, we
recommend setting the sub woofer’s cut off
frequency as high as possible.
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Adjusting the speaker level
Use the remote while seated in your listening
position to adjust the level of each speaker.
1Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver.
2Turn MASTER VOLUME on the receiver
clockwise.
3Turn on the power of the sub woofer.
4Turn LEVEL on the sub woofer
clockwise (about 
 position).
5Press TEST TONE.
You will hear the test tone from each
speaker in sequence.
Front (left) t Center t Front (right) t
Surround (right) t Surround (left) t
Sub woofer
6Adjust the level parameters so that the
level of the test tone from each speaker
sounds the same when you are in your
main listening position.
To adjust the balance and level of speakers,
press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select
LEVEL menu, move the 
V/v/B/b button up
or down to select the parameter you want to
adjust (page 21). Then move the 
V/v/B/b
button to left or right to select the setting, and
press the button to enter the selection.
7Press TEST TONE again to turn off the
test tone.
POWER indicatorPOWERLEVEL
Multi channel surround setup
(continued)TipYou can adjust the level of all speakers at the same
time. Turn MASTER VOLUME on the main unit or
press MASTER VOL +/– on the remote.
Notes•The front balance, center level, surround level, and
sub woofer level are shown in the display during
adjustment.
•To enjoy the better sound quality, do not turn the
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Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System
Basic Operations
Selecting the component
Function buttons
Press a function button to select the component
you want to use.
To select Press
VCR VIDEO
DVD player DVD
TV or digital TV/SAT
satellite tuner (etc.)
Tuner TUNER
After turning on the component you selected,
select the component and play the program
source.
MUTING
Press MUTING to mute the sound. MUTING
appears on the display when the sound is
muted. To cancel muting, press it again or turn
up the volume.
The muting function is also canceled when
turning the power off, or disconnecting the
power cord.
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.
2Press a function button to select a
component (program source) that you
connected (e.g., DVD player).
3Turn on the component and start
playing it.
4Rotate MASTER VOLUME to turn up the
volume.
If you do not obtain normal sound output after
performing this procedure, see
“Troubleshooting” on page 27 and take the
appropriate measures to correct the problem.
Switching the setting of fan controlHold down PLII button and press ?/1 to change the
fan control setup. Each time you do the procedure
above, the following setup appears.
Select To
FAN ON* Turn on the fan at all times.
FAN AUTO Turn on the fan automatically
when there is sufficient speaker
output.
*Initial 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 various surround
parameters.
To fully enjoy surround sound, you must
register the number and location of you
speakers. See “Multi channel surround setup”
starting from page 12 to set the speaker
parameters before enjoying surround sound.
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.
Press SOUND FIELD +/– repeatedly to
select the sound field you want.
The current sound field is indicated in the
display. See pages 18–19 for information on
each sound field.
To turn the surround effect off
Press AUTO DEC, or select 2CH ST.
Tips•The receiver memorizes the last sound field selected
for each program source (Sound Field Link).
Whenever you select a program source, the sound
field that was last applied is automatically applied
again. For example, if you listen to DVD with
HALL as the sound field, change to a different
program source, then return to DVD, HALL will be
applied again.
•You can identify the encoding format of program
software by looking at its packaging.
Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the 
logo, and Dolby Surround encoded programs are
labeled with the  logo.
About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)
DCS
DCS is the concept name of the surround
technology for home theater developed by
Sony. DCS uses the DSP (Digital Signal
Processor) technology to reproduce the sound
characteristics of an actual cinema cutting
studio in Hollywood.
When played at home, DCS will create a
powerful theater effect that mimics the artistic
combination of sound and action as envisioned
by the movie director.
xAUTO DEC
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 (ex. reverberation).
x2CH ST.
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.
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 (II) to
create surround effects.
xC.ST.EX A–C DCS
•C.ST.EX A reproduces the sound
characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s
classic editing studio.
•C.ST.EX B reproduces the sound characteristics
of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s mixing studio
which is one of the most up-to-date facilities in
Hollywood.
•C.ST.EX C reproduces the sound characteristics
of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s BGM
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Enjoying Surround Sound
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
house.
xGAME
Obtains maximum audio impact from video
game software.
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, select “AUTO DEC”.
•When you select MICRO SP., internal sound
processor will automatically redirect bass sound to
subwoofer.
Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic II
(2CH MODE)
This function lets you specify the type of
decoding for 2 channel audio sources.
This receiver can reproduce 2 channel sound in
5 channels through Dolby Pro Logic II; or 4
channels through Dolby Pro Logic.
Press ;PL/PLII repeatedly to select the
2 channel decoding mode.
The selected mode appears in the display. The
sound field automatically switches to
“NORM.SURR.” (page 18).
•“DOLBY PL” performs Pro Logic decoding.
The source recorded in 2 channel is decoded
into 4.1 channels.
•“II MOVIE” performs Pro Logic II Movie
mode decoding. This setting is ideal for movies
encoded in Dolby Surround. In Addition, this
mode can reproduce sound in 5.1 channel when
watching videos of overdubbed or old movies.
•“II MUSIC” performs the Pro Logic II Music
mode decoding. This setting is ideal for normal
stereo sources such as CDs.
TipYou can also use PLII on the receiver to select the 2
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1; DIGITAL: Lights up when the receiver is
decoding signals recorded in the Dolby
Digital format.
2; PRO LOGIC II: “PRO LOGIC” lights up
when a 2-channel signal is applied with
“DOLBY PL” or C.ST.EX A–C. “PRO
LOGIC II” lights up when a 2-channel signal
is set to “II MOVIE” or “II MUSIC”.
However, this indicator does not light if the
center and surround speakers are set to “NO”,
and “AUTO DEC” or “NORM. SURR.” is
selected.
3DTS: Lights up when DTS signals are input.
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: Light up when using the
receiver to tune in radio stations, etc. See
pages 23–24 for tuner operations.
6SLEEP: Lights up when sleep timer is
activated.7D.RANGE: Lights up when dynamic range
compression is activated. See page 22 to
adjust the dynamic range compression.
8COAX: Lights up when the source signal is a
digital signal being input through the COAX
terminal.
9OPT: Lights up when the source signal is a
digital signal being input through the
OPTICAL terminal.
0LFE: 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.
qaPlayback channel indicators: The letters
light up to indicate the channels being played
back.
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)), SW (Sub woofer)
The boxes around the letters light up to
indicate the speakers used to playback the
channels.
Understanding the multi channel surround displays
D.RANGESTEREO MONOSLEEP MEMORY
DTS MPEG
OPT
SL
SWSSR
LCR
L F E
DIGITALaPRO LOGIC IIa
COAX
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