Sony Rht G950 Operating Instructions

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Playback Options
Remote control
Buttons for the operation of this 
stand
A?/1 (on/standby)
Press to turn the stand on or off.
BLEVEL
Press to adjust the level of the center speaker 
and subwoofer. This setting is applied to all 
sound fields.
CAMP MENU
Press to display the menu of the stand 
(page 37).
DC, X, x, c or 
Press C, X, x or c to select the settings. 
Then press   to enter the selection.
EMENU
Press to preset a radio station or name the 
preset station (page 24, 26).
FDIMMER
Press to select the brightness of the front 
panel display. It can be set to one of two 
levels.
GTUNING +/–
Press to select a radio station (page 24, 25).
ISOUND FIELD +/–
Press to select the sound field (page 28).
JVOLUME +/–
Press to adjust the volume.
KMUTING
Press to turn off the sound.
LNIGHT
Press to activate the NIGHT mode function 
(page 30).
MPRESET +/–
Press to select a preset radio station 
(page 25).
NO RETURN
Press to return to the previous menu.
ODISPLAY
Press to switch the information in the front 
panel display.
PINPUT SELECTOR +/–
Press to select an input source, such as the 
tuner, or other connected component.
Each time you press the button, the input 
source changes cyclically as follows:
TV y BD y DVD y SAT/CATV y 
FM y AM y DMPORT y TV …..
Buttons for the operation of a 
connected component through 
DMPORT connection
DC, X, x, c or 
Press to select a menu item and enter the 
selection.
EMENU
Press to display the MENU.
Gm/M
Press to fast reverse or to fast forward the 
disc when pressed during playback.
HN (playback)/X (pause)/x (stop)
Play mode buttons.
M./>
Press to skip chapters.
NO RETURN
Press to return to the previous menu.
ODISPLAY
Press to select the setting of the front panel 
display.
VOLUME
MUTING TUNING
-
PRESET-NIGHT DISPLAYCENTER SUBWOOFER INPUT SELECTOR
AMP MENU LEVEL
DIMMER
TUNING
+
PRESET+
RETURNMENU
SOUND FIELD
 
						

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1Turn on the TV and choose a program. 
Refer to the operating instructions of your 
TV for details.
2Turn the stand on.
3Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – 
repeatedly until “TV” appears in the 
front panel display.
4Adjust the volume by pressing 
VOLUME +/–.
 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 a satellite tuner or 
cable television tuner
1Turn on the TV.
Refer to the operating instructions of your 
TV for details.
2Turn the satellite/cable television tuner 
and stand on.
3Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – 
repeatedly until “SAT/CATV” appears 
in the front panel display.
4Change the TV input. 
Refer to the operating instructions of your 
TV for details.
5Adjust the volume by pressing 
VOLUME +/–.
Enjoying TV
Tip
VOLUME
MUTING TUNING
-
PRESET-NIGHT DISPLAYCENTER SUBWOOFER INPUT SELECTOR
AMP MENU LEVEL
DIMMER
TUNING
+
PRESET+
RETURNMENU
SOUND FIELD
?/1
VOLUME
 +/–INPUT 
SELECTOR 
+/–
Enjoying other 
components
VOLUME
MUTING TUNING
-
PRESET-NIGHT DISPLAYCENTER SUBWOOFER INPUT SELECTOR
AMP MENU LEVEL
DIMMER
TUNING
+
PRESET+
RETURNMENU
SOUND FIELD
?/1
INPUT 
SELECTOR 
+/–
VOLUME
 +/–
 
						

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Playback Options
 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 Blu-ray Disc, DVD, 
“PlayStation 2” or 
“PlayStation 3”
1Turn on the TV.
2Turn the Blu-ray Disc/DVD player 
(recorder), “PlayStation 2” or 
“PlayStation 3” and the stand on.
3Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – 
repeatedly until “BD” or “DVD” appears 
in the front panel display.
4Change the TV input.
Refer to the operating instructions of your 
TV for details.
5Play back the disc.
 Even if you playback Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital 
Plus or DTS HD with a connected component 
compatible with these sound formats, the stand 
accepts as Dolby Digital or DTS. When you playback 
these high-quality sound formats, set the connected 
component to output the sound in multi channel PCM, 
if possible.
Enjoying a connected 
component through DMPORT 
connection
1Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – 
repeatedly until “DMPORT” appears in 
the front panel display.
2Start playback of the connected 
component.
 You can enjoy optimum sound quality from portable 
audio components in any sound field except for 
“STANDARD,” joining the effect of Portable Audio 
Enhancer. When you connect the video output jack of the 
DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter to the video input 
jack of the TV, set “CTRL: HDMI” to “OFF” in the 
AMP menu of the stand (page 33). The images of a 
component connected to the DIGITAL MEDIA 
PORT adapter will not be played on the TV if “CTRL: 
HDMI” is set to “ON.”
 To enjoy the sound of a component without 
displaying the images when “CTRL: HDMI” is set to 
“ON,” turn off the TV first and then reset the power of 
the stand.
If you turn on this stand first and then turn off the TV, 
all components connected to the TV will be turned off 
because of the Control for HDMI function.
Tip
Tip
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You can preset 20 FM stations and 10 AM 
stations. Before tuning, make sure to turn down 
the volume to minimum.
1Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – 
repeatedly until “FM” or “AM” appears 
in the front panel display.
2Press and hold TUNING + or – until the 
auto scanning starts.
Scanning stops when the system tunes in a 
station. “TUNED” and “ST” (for stereo 
program) light up in the front panel display. 
“MONO” lights up for a monaural program.
3Press MENU.
4Press X/x repeatedly until “Memory?” 
appears in the front panel display.
5Press .
A preset number appears in the front panel 
display.
6Press X/x to select the preset number 
you want.
7Press .
“Complete!” appears in the front panel 
display, and the station is stored.
8Press MENU.
9Repeat 2 to 8 to store other stations.
To change the preset number
Restart from step 3.
Tuner Functions
Presetting radio stations
VOLUME
MUTING TUNING
-
PRESET-NIGHT DISPLAYCENTER SUBWOOFER INPUT SELECTOR
AMP MENU LEVEL
DIMMER
TUNING
+
PRESET+
RETURNMENU
SOUND FIELD
C, X, x, c, 
INPUT 
SELECTOR 
+/–
MENU
TUNING 
+/–
 
						

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Tuner Functions
Preset radio stations in the stand’s memory first 
(see “Presetting radio stations” (page 24)).
1Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – 
repeatedly until “FM” or “AM” appears 
in the front panel display.
The last received station is tuned in.
2Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to 
select the preset station.
Each time you press the button, the stand 
tunes in one preset station.
3Adjust the volume by pressing 
VOLUME +/–.
To turn off the radio
Press "/1 to turn off the stand.
To change to another function, press INPUT 
SELECTOR + or –.
To listen to non-preset radio 
stations
Use manual or automatic tuning in step 2. 
For manual tuning, press TUNING + or – 
repeatedly.For automatic tuning, press and hold TUNING + 
or –. The automatic tuning stops when the stand 
tunes in a station. To stop the automatic tuning 
manually, press TUNING + or –.
If an FM program is noisy
If an FM program is noisy, you can select 
monaural reception. There will be no stereo 
effect, but reception will improve.
1Press MENU.
2Press X/x repeatedly until “FM Mode?” 
appears in the front panel display, then press 
 or c.
3Press X/x to select “MONO.”
 STEREO: Stereo reception.
 MONO:    Monaural reception.
4Press .
The setting is made.
5Press MENU.
 To improve reception, reorient the FM wire antenna 
(aerial) (supplied).
Listening to the radio
VOLUME
MUTING TUNING
-
PRESET-NIGHT DISPLAYCENTER SUBWOOFER INPUT SELECTOR
AMP MENU LEVEL
DIMMER
TUNING
+
PRESET+
RETURNMENU
SOUND FIELD
DISPLAY INPUT 
SELECTOR 
+/–
MENU
TUNING 
+/–
PRESET 
+/–
VOLUME 
+/– C, X, x, c, 
?/1
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You can enter a name for preset stations. These 
names (for example, “XYZ”) appear in the front 
panel display when a station is selected.
Note that no more than one name can be entered 
for each preset station.
 You cannot enter a name for preset station of the 
Radio Data System (RDS) (page 27).
1Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – 
repeatedly until “FM” or “AM” appears 
in the front panel display.
The last received station is tuned in.
2Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to 
select the preset station you want to 
create an index name for.
3Press MENU.
4Press X/x repeatedly until “Name In?” 
appears in the front panel display.
5Press .
6Create a name by using C/X/x/c.
Press X/x to select a character, then press c 
to move the cursor to the next position.
Letters, numbers, and other symbols can be 
input for a radio station name.
If you enter a wrong character
Press C/c repeatedly until the character to 
be changed flashes, then press X/x to select 
the desired character. 
7Press .
“Complete!” appears in the front panel 
display, and the station name is stored.
8Press MENU.
 You can check the frequency in the front panel display 
by pressing DISPLAY repeatedly (page 27).Naming preset stations
Note
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Tuner Functions
Viewing the station name or 
frequency in the front panel 
display
When the stand is set to “FM” or “AM,” you can 
check the frequency using the front panel 
display.
Press DISPLAY.
Each time you press DISPLAY, the station name 
and the frequency alternate in the front panel 
display.
 The station name is displayed if you have entered a 
name for a preset station.
 The frequency in the front panel display switches to 
the station name after several seconds.
What is the Radio Data 
System?
The Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting 
service that allows radio stations to send 
additional information along with the regular 
program signal. This tuner offers convenient 
RDS features, such as station name display. RDS 
is available only for FM stations.*
 RDS may not work properly if the station you are 
tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly, 
or if the signal strength is weak.
* Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do 
they provide the same type of services. If you are not 
familiar with the RDS system, check with your local 
radio stations for details on RDS services in your 
area.
Receiving RDS broadcasts
Simply select a station from the FM band.
When you tune in a station that provides RDS 
services, the frequency in the front panel display 
switches to the station name*.
* If an RDS broadcast is not received, a station name 
will not appear in the front panel display.
 When a station name is displayed, you can check the 
frequency by pressing DISPLAY repeatedly.
Tips
Using the Radio Data 
System (RDS)
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Selecting the sound field
This stand can create multi channel surround sound. You can select one of stand’s optimized pre-
programmed sound fields.
Press SOUND FIELD +/–.
The present sound field appears in the front panel display.
Each time you press the SOUND FIELD +/– button, the display changes cyclically as follows:
STANDARD y MOVIE y DRAMA y NEWS y SPORTS y GAME y MUSIC y JAZZ 
y CLASSIC y ROCK y POP y LIVE y FLAT y STANDARD …..
Surround Function
Enjoying the surround effect
VOLUME
MUTING TUNING
-
PRESET-NIGHT DISPLAYCENTER SUBWOOFER INPUT SELECTOR
AMP MENU LEVEL
DIMMER
TUNING
+
PRESET+
RETURNMENU
SOUND FIELD
SOUND 
FIELD +/–
 
						

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Surround Function
Available sound fields
* These sound fields are not available when “DMPORT” is selected by pressing INPUT SELECTOR.
 You can set a different sound field for each input source.
 The sound field default setting for “DMPORT” is “FLAT,” and for other sources “STANDARD”.
 When “DMPORT” is selected by pressing INPUT SELECTOR, the center speaker produces no sound.
 Some speakers will not produce sound depending on the input signal, such as monaural programmes.
 The center speaker produces no sound in any sound field suitable for a music source.
 If you press the THEATRE button on a Sony TV remote when “CTRL: HDMI” is set to “ON,” the sound field 
changes to “MOVIE” (some Sony TVs excluded).
Suitable source Sound field Effect
All STANDARD Suits various sources.
Video source MOVIE * Recreates powerful and realistic sound, along with clear dialog.
DRAMA * Best suited for TV dramas.
NEWS * Produces the announcer’s voice clearly.
SPORTS * Produces the play-by-play commentary clearly and realistic 
sound with surround effects, such as cheering, etc.
GAME * Produces powerful and realistic sound, best suited for playing 
video games.
MUSIC* Best suited for music programs or music videos on Blu-ray Discs/
DVDs.
Music source JAZZ Recreates the atmosphere of a jazz club.
CLASSIC Recreates the atmosphere of a classical concert.
ROCK Produces powerful sound, best suited for listening to rock music.
POP Produces uplifting sound, best suited for listening to pop music.
LIVE Recreates the atmosphere of a live performance.
FLAT Plays all music in stereo without any effects.
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Enjoying the sound at low 
volume (NIGHT mode)
You can enjoy sound effects and to hear the 
dialog clearly even at a low volume level using 
this function. This function is useful for enjoying 
sound at night. 
Press NIGHT.
To cancel the night mode, press NIGHT again.
 You can listen to Dolby Digital sound at low volume 
by using AUDIO DRC (page 39).
Tip
VOLUME
MUTING TUNING
-
PRESET-NIGHT DISPLAYCENTER SUBWOOFER INPUT SELECTOR
AMP MENU LEVEL
DIMMER
TUNING
+
PRESET+
RETURNMENU
SOUND FIELD
NIGHT