Sony Ht Ss500 Operating Instructions

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©2006 Sony Corporation
2-682-472-11 (3)
Home Theatre 
System
Operating Instructions
HT-SS500
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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.
Don’t throw away batteries with 
general house waste; dispose of 
them correctly as chemical waste.
For customers in Europe
Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic 
Equipment (Applicable in the European 
Union and other European countries 
with separate collection systems)
About This Manual
 The instructions in this manual are for model  
HT-SS500. 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-SS500 consists of:
 Receiver STR-KS500
 Speaker system
– Front speakers SS-MSP700
– Center speaker SS-CNP700
– Surround speakers SS-SRP700
– Sub woofer  SS-WP700 
 The instructions in this manual describe the 
controls on the supplied remote. You can also use 
the controls on the receiver if they have the same 
or similar names as those on the remote.
This receiver incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro 
Logic Surround and the DTS** Digital Surround 
System.
* Manufactured under license from Dolby 
Laboratories. 
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol 
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
**“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are 
registered trademarks of Digital Theater 
Systems, Inc.
Note for the supplied remote
(RM-AAU002)
The SHIFT button on the remote is not 
available for receiver operation.
WARNING
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, 
such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
This symbol on the product or on its 
packaging indicates that this product 
shall not be treated as household waste. 
Instead it shall be handed over to the 
applicable collection point for the 
recycling of electrical and electronic 
equipment. By ensuring this product is 
disposed of correctly, you will help 
prevent potential negative 
consequences for the environment and 
human health, which could otherwise 
be caused by inappropriate waste 
handling of this product. The recycling 
of materials will help to conserve 
natural resources. For more detailed 
information about recycling of this 
product, please contact your local 
Civic Office, your household waste 
disposal service or the shop where you 
purchased the product.
About area codes
The area code of the receiver you purchased is 
shown on the lower portion of the rear panel (see 
the illustration below).
Any differences in operation, according to the area 
code, are clearly indicated in the text, for example, 
“Models of area code AA only”.
CENTERSUB
WOOFER
Area code
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Table of Contents
Getting Started
Description and location of parts .................. 4
1: Installing speakers................................... 11
2: Connecting speakers ............................... 13
3: Connecting the audio/video 
components ............................................ 14
4: Connecting the antennas ......................... 17
5: Preparing the receiver and the remote..... 18
6: Adjusting the speaker levels and 
balance (TEST TONE)........................... 19
Playback
Selecting a component ................................ 20
Listening/Watching a component................ 22
Amplifier Operations
Navigating through menus .......................... 24
Adjusting the level (LEVEL menu) ............ 27
Adjusting the tone (TONE menu) ............... 28
Settings for the surround sound 
(SUR menu) ........................................... 28
Settings for the tuner (TUNER menu) ........ 29
Settings for the audio (AUDIO menu) ........ 29
Settings for the system 
(SYSTEM menu) ................................... 30
Enjoying Surround Sound
Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surround 
sound (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT) ....... 32
Selecting a pre-programmed sound field .... 34
Using only the front speakers and  
sub woofer (2CH STEREO) .................. 36
Resetting sound fields to the initial 
settings ................................................... 37
Tuner Operations
Listening to FM/AM radio .......................... 37
Storing FM stations automatically 
(AUTOBETICAL).................................. 39
(Models of area code CEL, CEK only)
Presetting radio stations............................... 40
Using the Radio Data System (RDS) .......... 41
(Models of area code CEL, CEK only)
Other Operations
Using the Sleep Timer ................................. 43
Using the Remote
Changing button assignments...................... 43
Additional Information
Glossary ....................................................... 44
Precautions .................................................. 45
Troubleshooting........................................... 47
Specifications .............................................. 49
Index ............................................................ 51
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Description and location of parts
Front panel
Getting Started
Receiver
MASTER 
VOLUME
PRESET 
TUNINGSOUND FIELD MUTING?/1
12345
786
INPUT SELECTOR
Name Function
A?/1Press to turn the receiver 
on or off (page 18, 22, 23, 
37, 39).
BDisplayThe current status of the 
selected component or a 
list of selectable items 
appears here (page 5). 
CRemote sensorReceives signals from 
remote commander.
DINPUT 
SELECTORPress to select the input 
source to playback (page 
20, 22, 23, 38, 39, 40, 41, 
47).
EMASTER 
VO L U M ETurn to adjust the volume 
level of all speakers at the 
same time (page 20, 21, 
22, 23).
FMUTINGPress to mute the sound 
(page 21).
GSOUND FIELD 
+/–Press to select a sound  
field (page 32, 34, 36, 37).
HPRESET TUNING 
+/–Press to select a preset 
station (page 41).
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Getting Started
About the indicators on the display
LCR
SL SR
SW
D.RANGE
RDS
 ST MONOMEMORYS
SLEEPDIGITAL
DTSPLLFE
OPTCOAX
2 13456
7
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Name Function
ALights up when the disc being 
played back contains an LFE 
(Low Frequency Effect) channel 
and the LFE channel signal is 
actually being reproduced.
BSLEEPLights up when the sleep timer is 
activated (page 43).
CPlayback 
channel 
indicators 
 
 
L 
R 
C 
SL 
SR 
S 
 
 The 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
D;DIGITALLights up when Dolby Digital 
signals are input.
Note
When playing a Dolby Digital 
format disc, be sure that you 
have made digital connections 
and the audio input mode for  
SA-CD/CD input is not set to 
“CD ANLG” (page 30).LFE
LCR
SL SR
SW
Name Function
EPreset 
station 
indicatorsLights up when using the 
receiver to tune in radio stations 
you have preset. For details on 
presetting radio stations, see 
page 40.
FD.RANGELights up when dynamic range 
compression is activated (page 
25).
GTuner 
indicatorsLights up when using the 
receiver to tune in radio stations 
(page 37), etc.
Note
“RDS” lights up for models of 
area code CEL, CEK only.
HMEMORYLights up when a memory 
function, such as Preset Memory 
(page 40), etc., is activated.
ICOAXLights up when the DVD input is 
selected.
JOPTLights up when
– the audio input mode for SA-
CD/CD input is set to “CD 
AUTO” and the source signal 
is a digital signal being input 
through the SA-CD/CD OPT 
IN jack (page 30).
– the audio input mode for  
SA-CD/CD input is set to  
“CD OPT” (page 30).
continued
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Name Function
K;PL(II)Lights up when the receiver 
applies Pro Logic processing to 2 
channel signals in order to output 
the center and surround channel 
signals. “; PLII” lights up 
when the Pro Logic II Movie/
Music decoder is activated.
Note
Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro 
Logic II decoding do not 
function for DTS format signals. 
LDTSLights up when DTS signals are 
input.
Note
When playing a DTS format 
disc, be sure that you have made 
digital connections and the audio 
input mode for SA-CD/CD input 
is not set to “CD ANLG” (page 
30).
MSWLights up when the audio signal 
is output from the 
SUBWOOFER jack.
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Getting Started
Rear panel
DVDCOAX IN OPT INSA-CD/CD
DIGITALSA-CD/CD
AUDIO IN
VIDEO 2
AUDIO IN
VIDEO 1
AUDIO IN
L
R
L
RSPEAKERS
L RLR
L RLR
FRONT CENTERSUB
WOOFER
SURROUND
234
U
ANTENNA
AM
1
AANTENNA section
FM 
ANTENNAConnects to the 
FM wire antenna 
supplied with this 
receiver (page 17).
AM 
ANTENNAConnects to the 
AM loop antenna 
supplied with this 
receiver (page 17).
BDIGITAL INPUT section
OPTICAL 
IN jackConnects to a DVD 
player, etc. The COAX 
IN jack provides a 
better quality of loud 
sound (page 15, 16). COAXIAL 
IN jack
CAUDIO INPUT section
AU D I O  I N  
jackConnects to a satellite 
tuner, CD player, etc. 
(page 15, 16).
DSPEAKER section
Connects to speakers 
and sub woofer (page 
13).
White (L)
Red (R)
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You can operate the receiver with the supplied 
remote. You can also use the remote to control 
the Sony audio/video components that the 
remote is assigned to operate (page 43).
Remote commander
123
46
78
0/10ENTER
9
SYSTEM STANDBY
TV/VIDEO
SLEEPTEST
TONEAV?/1
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD SA-CD/CD
2CH A.F.D.
RETURN/EXIT
TV CH –
PRESET –TV CH +
PRESET +
TUNING –
TVTUNING + REPLAY ADVANCEc STEP C DISPLAYMOVIE MUSIC
MEMORY SHIFT
D.SKIP CLEAR ANGLE
AV
MENU TOP MENU/
GUIDE MUTING
TV VOL
MASTER VOL
FM MODEMPXAUDIO
D.TUNINGANT
JUMPSUBTITLE DUAL MONO
TUNERMAIN MENU
TV ?/1
?/1
>10-
F
Gg
f
ENTER
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Getting StartedGFM MODEPress to select FM monaural or 
stereo reception.
MPXPress to select the main or sub 
language of the VCR.
AUDIOPress to change the sound to 
Multiplex, Biligual or Multi 
channel TV sound of the DVD 
player or satellite tuner.
HD.TUNINGPress to enter direct tuning 
mode.
ANTPress to select the output signal 
from the antenna terminal (TV 
signal or VCR program) of the 
VCR or satellite tuner.
SUBTITLEPress to change the subtitles of 
the DVD player.
IENTERPress to enter the value after 
selecting a channel, disc or 
track using the numeric 
buttons.
MEMORYPress to store a station.
D.SKIPPress to skip disc of the CD 
player or DVD player (multi-
disc changer only).
JJUMPPress to toggle between the 
previous and the current 
channels of the satellite tuner.
ANGLEPress to select the viewing 
angle or to change the angles 
of the DVD player.
KAV  M E N UPress to display the menus of 
the VCR, DVD player, or 
satellite tuner on the TV 
screen. Then, use the control 
buttons to perform menu 
operations.
LMUTINGPress to mute the sound.
MTV VOL  
+
a)/–Press TV VOL +/– and TV 
(P) at the same time to adjust 
the TV volume level.
MASTER 
VO L +
a)/–Press to adjust the volume 
level of all speakers at the 
same time.
Name Function
NDISPLAYPress to
– select information displayed 
on the receiver’s display (for 
TUNER input only).
b)
– select information displayed 
on the TV screen of the 
VCR, satellite tuner, CD 
player, DVD player, or MD 
deck.
O./>Press to skip tracks of the CD 
player, DVD player, MD deck, 
or tape deck.
c STEP C, 
REPLAY /
ADVANCE Press to replay the previous 
scene or fast forward the 
current scene of the VCR or 
DVD player.
m/MPress to
– search tracks in the forward/
backward direction of the 
DVD player.
– fast forward/rewind of the 
VCR, CD player, MD deck, 
or tape deck.
H
a)Press to start playback of the 
VCR, CD player, DVD player, 
MD deck, or tape deck.
XPress to pause playback or 
recording of the VCR, CD 
player, DVD player, MD deck, 
or tape deck. (Also starts 
recording with components in 
recording standby.)
xPress to stop playback of the 
VCR, CD player, DVD player, 
MD deck, or tape deck.
TV CH +/–Press TV CH +/– and TV (P) 
at the same time to select 
preset TV channels.
PRESET +/–Press to select
– preset stations.
– preset channels of the VCR 
or satellite tuner.
TUNING +/–Press to scan a station.
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a)The number 5, MASTER VOL +, TV VOL +, and 
H buttons have tactile dots. Use the tactile dots as 
references when operating the receiver.
b)Models of area code CEL, CEK only.
Notes
 Some functions explained in this section may not 
work depending on the model.
 The above explanation is intended to serve as an 
example only. Therefore, depending on the 
component, the above operation may not be 
possible or may operate differently than described.
 The SHIFT button on the remote is not available 
for receiver operation.
Name Function
PTVTo activate the buttons with 
orange printing, press TV and 
the button with orange 
printing simultaneously.
QRETURN/ 
EXIT OPress to
– return to the previous menu.
– exit the menu while the 
menu or on-screen guide of 
the DVD player, or satellite 
tuner is displayed on the TV 
screen.
RControl 
buttonsAfter pressing MAIN MENU 
(D), AV MENU (K), or 
TOP MENU/GUIDE (S), 
press the control button V, v, 
B or b to select the settings. 
When you press AV MENU or 
TOP MENU/GUIDE, press 
ENTER to enter the selection.
STOP MENU/
GUIDEPress to display the
– DVD title of the DVD 
player.
– guide menu of the satellite 
tuner.
T-/--Press -/-- and TV (P) at the 
same time to select the 
channel entry mode, either 
one or two digits of the TV.
>10Press to select track numbers 
over 10 of the VCR, CD 
player, or MD deck.
CLEARPress to
– clear a mistake when you 
press the incorrect numeric 
button.
– return to continuous 
playback, etc. of the satellite 
tuner or DVD player.
UNumeric 
buttons 
(number 5
a))Press to 
– preset/tune to preset 
stations. 
– select track numbers of the 
CD player, DVD player or 
MD deck. Press 0/10 to 
select track number 10.
– select channel numbers of 
the VCR or satellite tuner.
Press the numeric buttons and 
TV (P) at the same time to 
select the TV channels.
Name Function
V2CHPress to select 2CH STEREO 
mode.
WA.F.D.Press to select A.F.D. mode.
XTEST TONEPress to activate the Test Tone 
function.
YTV/VIDEOPress TV/VIDEO and TV 
(P) at the same time to select 
the input signal (TV input or 
video input).
SLEEPPress to activate the Sleep 
Timer function and the 
duration which the receiver 
turns off automatically.
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