Sony Ht Sl55 Operating Instructions

HT-SL55    4-247-583-12(1) GB
Home Theater
System
4-247-583-12(1)
HT-SL55
HT-SL50
HT-SL40
© 2003 Sony Corporation
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Operating Instructions
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WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit 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.
Don’t throw away the battery with
general house waste, dispose of it
correctly as chemical waste.
Do not install the...

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Table of Contents
List of Button Location and
Reference Pages
Main unit ............................................... 5
Hooking Up the Components
Required cords ....................................... 6
Antenna hookups ................................... 7
Video component hookups .................... 8
Digital component hookups ................... 9
Other hookups ..................................... 10
Hooking Up and Setting Up
the Speaker System
Speaker system...

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Area code
About This Manual
The instruction in this manual are for models
HT-SL55, HT-SL50 and HT-SL40. Check your
model number by looking at the lower right
corner of the front panel. In this manual, the
HT-SL50 is used for illustration purposes
unless stated other wise. Any difference in
operation is clearly indicated in the text, for
example, “HT-SL50 only”.
The HT-SL55 consists of:– Receiver STR-KSL50
– Speaker system
• Front/surround speakers SS-MSP55
• Center...

List of Button Location and Reference Pages
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List of Button Locations and Reference Pages
Main unit
How to use this page
Use this page to find the location of buttons that are
mentioned in the text.
Illustration number
                                     r
MUTING qs (14, 19, 37)
                           R                                  RName of button/part Reference page
Display 6 (28)
DVD (indicator) 3 (19)
INPUT SELECTOR 8 (19, 26)
IR (receptor) 7 (32)
MASTER...

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Required cords
The following optional connection cords A – E are required when you hook up the components
(pages 8 – 9).
AAudio cord (not supplied)White (L)
       Red (R)
BAudio/Video cord (not supplied)Yellow (video)
White (L/audio)
Red (R/audio)
CVideo cord (not supplied)Yellow
DOptical digital cord (not supplied)
ECoaxial digital cord (supplied)
Orange
Before you get started
•Turn off the power to all components before making any connections.
•Do not connect the AC...

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Hooking Up the Components
Antenna hookups
Notes on antenna hookups
•To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop
antenna away from the receiver and other
components.
•Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna.
•After connecting the FM wire antenna, keep it
as horizontal as possible.FM wire antenna
(supplied)
AM loop antenna
(supplied)
FM
75Ω COAXIALAMUINOPT IN OPT IN COAX IN
TV/SAT TV/SAT
IN
DVD DVD
IN
VIDEO AUDIODIGITAL
SUB
WOOFER
OUT
ANTENNAL
R
L
R
ININ
DVDVIDEO
VIDEO...

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Video component hookups
VCR TV monitor DVD player
Satellite tuner
FM
75Ω COAXIALAMUINOPT IN OPT IN COAX IN
TV/SAT TV/SAT
IN
DVD DVD
IN
VIDEO AUDIODIGITAL
SUB
WOOFER
OUT
ANTENNA
R
L
ININ
DVDVIDEO
VIDEO
OUT
MONITOR
AUDIO OUTVIDEO OUT
OUTPUT
L
R
B
VIDEO ININPUT
C
AUDIO OUT
OUTPUT
L
R
A
AUDIO OUTVIDEO OUT
OUTPUT
L
R
B
L
OUT
R
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Hooking Up the Components
Digital component hookups
DVD player
Connect the digital output jacks of your DVD player and satellite tuner (etc.) to the receiver’s digital
input jacks to bring the multi channel surround sound of a movie theater into your home. To fully
enjoy multi channel surround sound, five speakers (two front speakers, two surround speakers, and a
center speaker) and a sub woofer are required.
Satellite tuner (etc.)
* Connect to either the COAX IN or OPT...

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Other hookups
AC power cord
To a wall outlet
Connecting the AC power
cord
Before connecting the AC power cord of this
receiver to a wall outlet, connect the speaker
system to the receiver (see page 11).
Connect the AC power cord(s) of your audio/
video components to a wall outlet.
FRONT R–        +–        +–        +CENTER FRONT L
+        – +        –SURR R SURR LIMPEDANCE USE 8–16
Ω
SPEAKERS
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