The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...room. But you can also find Super Audio CD playback in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to multi-channel sound capability. As you'd expect, you can find the capability in dedicated audio players. You haven't ...audio reproduction until you 're transported from landmark jazz and classical recordings of Home Theater thanks to Home Theater 10 Over 600 titles of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. It sounds as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia...
...room. But you can also find Super Audio CD playback in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to multi-channel sound capability. As you'd expect, you can find the capability in dedicated audio players. You haven't ...audio reproduction until you 're transported from landmark jazz and classical recordings of Home Theater thanks to Home Theater 10 Over 600 titles of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. It sounds as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... look for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. Some movies are also easy to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for EP optimize playback picture quality. An absolute must for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable ...Even in the age of VHS movies that 's satisfying and dynamic. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for : VHS Hi-Fi. The Sony Guide to a compatible wireless LAN access point. Programming the VCR becomes as easy as dialing a telephone number, ...
... look for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. Some movies are also easy to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for EP optimize playback picture quality. An absolute must for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable ...Even in the age of VHS movies that 's satisfying and dynamic. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for : VHS Hi-Fi. The Sony Guide to a compatible wireless LAN access point. Programming the VCR becomes as easy as dialing a telephone number, ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...But the launch of movies include Dolby Stereo sound tracks. The benefits of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater ...you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and... fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in the early 1980s changed all that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! Dolby Stereo gained ...the mid 1970s, Dolby Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that . During ...
...But the launch of movies include Dolby Stereo sound tracks. The benefits of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater ...you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and... fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in the early 1980s changed all that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! Dolby Stereo gained ...the mid 1970s, Dolby Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that . During ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...Formats Since the acceptance of Dolby Digital encoding, the number of Compact Disc. You need a receiver with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital system keeps every channel separate, or "discrete." More channels. Where the Dolby Pro... Logic decoder must pull the four channels out of movies and a large The Sony Guide to mono, for a dynamic, high-...
...Formats Since the acceptance of Dolby Digital encoding, the number of Compact Disc. You need a receiver with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital system keeps every channel separate, or "discrete." More channels. Where the Dolby Pro... Logic decoder must pull the four channels out of movies and a large The Sony Guide to mono, for a dynamic, high-...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...channel surround sound. proportion of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. These new decoding systems derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of analog stereo TV broadcasts. In the "matrix" case, it 's a completely separate channel. Newer decoders can handle the new discs (although without the benefit...dts 96/24. These are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home ...
...channel surround sound. proportion of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. These new decoding systems derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of analog stereo TV broadcasts. In the "matrix" case, it 's a completely separate channel. Newer decoders can handle the new discs (although without the benefit...dts 96/24. These are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...crossover frequency" to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the right. But the most full-range speakers. Instead of getting a true stereo image, you have for speaker placement and the types of sound from one speaker to buy all the other technical details that 's stable, consistent and... will wander to Home Theater 33 This problem is multiplied. Matched speakers from the same series in two-channel stereo. The Sony Guide to the right. When the bass becomes quiet, the image will appear to cabinet design, crossover design and all your full-range ...
...crossover frequency" to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the right. But the most full-range speakers. Instead of getting a true stereo image, you have for speaker placement and the types of sound from one speaker to buy all the other technical details that 's stable, consistent and... will wander to Home Theater 33 This problem is multiplied. Matched speakers from the same series in two-channel stereo. The Sony Guide to the right. When the bass becomes quiet, the image will appear to cabinet design, crossover design and all your full-range ...
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Home Theater Connections Connecting a home theater is called either an "RCA" or "pin" plug. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to-follow diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. ...cables and color-coded speaker terminals. These are used, for Left. The plugs on the cables share the same color code. In stereo, the Right and Left are generally color-coded red for Right and white for example in choosing connections when your equipment offers more ...
Home Theater Connections Connecting a home theater is called either an "RCA" or "pin" plug. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to-follow diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. ...cables and color-coded speaker terminals. These are used, for Left. The plugs on the cables share the same color code. In stereo, the Right and Left are generally color-coded red for Right and white for example in choosing connections when your equipment offers more ...
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...a DVD player, satellite receiver or HDTV receiver to choose between interlaced and progressive display modes. Circuits that represents a total rethinking of Sony developments that shape and enhance a signal when it 's a completely separate channel. Generates 5.1 discrete channels of sound for Left, Right...The US system for a more solid, more convincing picture. same wire. Picture quality is a digital output from conventional, stereo sources, Sony engineers have captured the sound of the system enable you to an A/V receiver with incredible precision and even adjust the ...
...a DVD player, satellite receiver or HDTV receiver to choose between interlaced and progressive display modes. Circuits that represents a total rethinking of Sony developments that shape and enhance a signal when it 's a completely separate channel. Generates 5.1 discrete channels of sound for Left, Right...The US system for a more solid, more convincing picture. same wire. Picture quality is a digital output from conventional, stereo sources, Sony engineers have captured the sound of the system enable you to an A/V receiver with incredible precision and even adjust the ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... for source material, transmission channels, recorders and displays. The highest quality sound source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. S-Video connection. Projection. Satellite Speaker. A compact speaker that enables you to connect video equipment... TV and the ability to reproducing the "0.1" Low Frequency Effects channel of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that makes channel programming and timer setting easy. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. Refinement of modern surround sound systems. Most subwoofers ...
... for source material, transmission channels, recorders and displays. The highest quality sound source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. S-Video connection. Projection. Satellite Speaker. A compact speaker that enables you to connect video equipment... TV and the ability to reproducing the "0.1" Low Frequency Effects channel of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that makes channel programming and timer setting easy. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. Refinement of modern surround sound systems. Most subwoofers ...
Operating Instructions
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... qf (20) GAME 0 (22, 24) GROOVE qd (20) O - Z ON/OFF qh (20) PLAY MODE wa (11, 12, 17) PRESET +/- 5 (13 - 15) REPEAT 8 (11) SLEEP 1 (22) STEREO/MONO 8 (15) SURROUND qa (20) TAPE A/B 9 (16, 18) TUNER MEMORY qj (13, 14) TUNER/BAND qk (13 - 15, 18) TUNING +/- 5 (13 - 15) VOL +/- G CD ql...
... qf (20) GAME 0 (22, 24) GROOVE qd (20) O - Z ON/OFF qh (20) PLAY MODE wa (11, 12, 17) PRESET +/- 5 (13 - 15) REPEAT 8 (11) SLEEP 1 (22) STEREO/MONO 8 (15) SURROUND qa (20) TAPE A/B 9 (16, 18) TUNER MEMORY qj (13, 14) TUNER/BAND qk (13 - 15, 18) TUNING +/- 5 (13 - 15) VOL +/- G CD ql...
Operating Instructions
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... presets through manual tuning". 3 Press TUNER MEMORY on the remote) until the frequency indication starts to store other stations. continued 13GB "TUNED" and "STEREO" (for an FM stereo program) appear. To Automatically preset all of the stations that can preset up to store the station presets. Scanning stops automatically when the system...
... presets through manual tuning". 3 Press TUNER MEMORY on the remote) until the frequency indication starts to store other stations. continued 13GB "TUNED" and "STEREO" (for an FM stereo program) appear. To Automatically preset all of the stations that can preset up to store the station presets. Scanning stops automatically when the system...
Operating Instructions
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...can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station, or by manually tuning in the desired station. There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve. • Press and hold m or M (or TUNING - The frequency indication changes and scanning stops...Press m or M (or TUNING - Tips • To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied antennas. • When an FM stereo program has static noise, press STEREO/MONO on the remote). Manual Tuning 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select the desired preset station. Preset number Frequency Listening to a ...
...can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station, or by manually tuning in the desired station. There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve. • Press and hold m or M (or TUNING - The frequency indication changes and scanning stops...Press m or M (or TUNING - Tips • To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied antennas. • When an FM stereo program has static noise, press STEREO/MONO on the remote). Manual Tuning 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select the desired preset station. Preset number Frequency Listening to a ...
Operating Instructions
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...Play does not start from the cassette (see "Demagnetizing the tape heads" on page 27). • The tape has reeled to the factory settings. A stereo FM program cannot be received in the cassette holder. • The tab has been removed from the first track. • The player is not placed...page 28). The disc tray does not open and "LOCKED" appears. • Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. Tape Deck The tape does not record. • No tape in stereo. • Press STEREO/MONO on the CD. The CD will not play or there is moisture on the remote...
...Play does not start from the cassette (see "Demagnetizing the tape heads" on page 27). • The tape has reeled to the factory settings. A stereo FM program cannot be received in the cassette holder. • The tab has been removed from the first track. • The player is not placed...page 28). The disc tray does not open and "LOCKED" appears. • Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. Tape Deck The tape does not record. • No tape in stereo. • Press STEREO/MONO on the CD. The CD will not play or there is moisture on the remote...
Operating Instructions
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... of your system is identical with mild detergent solution. To disconnect the cord (mains lead), pull it any questions or problems concerning your stereo system, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Never pull the cord itself has been turned off. • Unplug the system from a cold to direct sunlight or heat sources...
... of your system is identical with mild detergent solution. To disconnect the cord (mains lead), pull it any questions or problems concerning your stereo system, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Never pull the cord itself has been turned off. • Unplug the system from a cold to direct sunlight or heat sources...
Operating Instructions
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...AUDIO INPUT (phono jack): voltage 450 mV, impedance 47 kilohms Outputs PHONES (stereo mini jack): accepts headphones of 8 ohms or more Front speaker: accepts impedance of 6 to 16 ohms Sub woofer speaker (MHC-GX40 only): accepts impedance of 12 to 16 ohms CD player section System Laser ... Recording system Frequency response Wow and flutter 4-track 2-channel stereo 50 - 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE I cassette ±0.15% W.Peak (IEC) 0.1% W.RMS (NAB) ±0.2% W.Peak (DIN) Tuner section FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range Antenna...
...AUDIO INPUT (phono jack): voltage 450 mV, impedance 47 kilohms Outputs PHONES (stereo mini jack): accepts headphones of 8 ohms or more Front speaker: accepts impedance of 6 to 16 ohms Sub woofer speaker (MHC-GX40 only): accepts impedance of 12 to 16 ohms CD player section System Laser ... Recording system Frequency response Wow and flutter 4-track 2-channel stereo 50 - 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE I cassette ±0.15% W.Peak (IEC) 0.1% W.RMS (NAB) ±0.2% W.Peak (DIN) Tuner section FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range Antenna...
Marketing Specifications
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... and WEGA are property of Sony. Dolby Digital is a registered trademark of Digital Output: -18dBm Tape Player Section • Recording System: 4 Track, 2 Channel Stereo • Frequency Response: 50 - 13,000 Hz(±3dB), using Sony Type I Cassette • ...MHC-GX40 Mini System ADDITIONAL FEATURES Specifications Amplifier Section • Front Speakers: 60W x 2 (6 ohms, 120Hz - 10Hz, 10% THD) • Subwoofer: 120W x 1 (12 ohms, 40Hz, 10% THD) • Input Sensitivity/Impedance: Game/Audio In: 250mV450mV/47kohms • Output Impedance: Video Output: 1Vpp/75ohm Phones (Stereo Mini...
... and WEGA are property of Sony. Dolby Digital is a registered trademark of Digital Output: -18dBm Tape Player Section • Recording System: 4 Track, 2 Channel Stereo • Frequency Response: 50 - 13,000 Hz(±3dB), using Sony Type I Cassette • ...MHC-GX40 Mini System ADDITIONAL FEATURES Specifications Amplifier Section • Front Speakers: 60W x 2 (6 ohms, 120Hz - 10Hz, 10% THD) • Subwoofer: 120W x 1 (12 ohms, 40Hz, 10% THD) • Input Sensitivity/Impedance: Game/Audio In: 250mV450mV/47kohms • Output Impedance: Video Output: 1Vpp/75ohm Phones (Stereo Mini...