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of Speakers Page 34 Bringing it All Back Home Before You Buy Page 35 How to Buy Page 36 Where to Put It All Page 38 Finishing Touches Page 39 Home Theater Connections Audio Connections Page 40 Video Connections Page 42 Home Theater Glossary Page 45 A Final Word Page 51 The Sony Guide - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 3
's never been a better time to make your move. Compared to the systems of just a few years ago, today's home theaters enjoy far greater realism panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. What's more, packaged systems make assembling a home theater easier than you ever thought possible. So - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 4
™ televisions have won rave reviews. And Sony leads the industry in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used . The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is a fixture in movie theaters from coast to coast. And you can find Sony products in - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 5
A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console. In all the world, no other company has this intensity of home theater focus-or this breadth of home theater expertise. Only Sony. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 6
home theaters. In one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 7
Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is also one of the best entertainment values today. It delivers digital picture movie's original film frames. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 7 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 8
other players. They do the best job of preserving the picture quality. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the best way to convey the multi-channel Super Audio CDs are the perfect complement to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. ƒ DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. It Sony Guide to Home Theater 8 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 9
This is "interlace" scanning and it displays only 240 scanning lines at any one time. This system of 480-line interlaced display is abbreviated "480i." Interlace scanning (left) divides the frame into two . It's less like television, more like movies in a theater! The Sony Guide to Home Theater 9 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 10
a multi-channel Super Audio CD reproduced over a multi-channel speaker system. Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. As you'd expect, you can find Super Audio CD playback - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 11
service provides digital picture quality, plus CD-quality digital sound including Dolby Digital surround sound on selected channels. And the DIRECTV service even delivers selected channels in the glory of High Definition TV! Features to look for: ƒ Support done! The Sony Guide to Home Theater 11 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 12
future. It's here today. The DIRECTV satellite service carries three HDTV feeds (HBO, Showtime and HDNet) to a national audience. Some cable TV services are beginning to offer High Definition feeds. And not required to use their DTV spectrum for High Definition. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 12 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 13
reception. Many receivers that will tune free, over-the-air HDTV also function for the subscription DIRECTV service. So you can get complete HDTV reception from a single set-top box. ƒ DVI-HDTV is also secured by HDCP technology to protect the signal from piracy. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 13 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 14
Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. ƒ Dolby Digital optical passthrough. To you spend viewing! Features to look for: ƒ TiVo™ service. This subscription service brings you electronic program guides. The recorder can also "learn" your preferences and - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 15
Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this TV recording function to selected Sony outputs required for a home theater system. About the size of a PC to your home theater system! Now Sony meets this need with the PCNA the RoomLink receiver remote control, you can browse menus - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 16
and dynamic. Features to look for: ƒ VHS Hi-Fi. An absolute must for high fidelity stereo sound. ƒ VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your local channel line-up. Programming A combination VHS/DVD player can save space and prevent remote control clutter. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 16 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 17
in a more horizontal, widescreen format. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. That's why many modern televisions offer a widescreen design with a 16:9 the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (all other things being equal). The Sony Guide to Home Theater 17 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 18
ratio and "480i" scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 6' 24" diagonal aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 7' 32" diagonal 7' 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony TV Screen Size Distance 5' 32" - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 19
you're a little uncertain, the sheer selection can be daunting. Here's a quick guide to what's what, and how to choose. ƒ Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) direct view are larger than 36 inches diagonal. Sony's largest is 40 inches diagonal. Speakers need to be magnetically shielded, so as not to interfere - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 20
panel of viscous liquid sandwiched in plastic. The liquid is driven by a network of transistors that control individual pixels. When a transistor delivers an electrical charge, the crystals 'untwist' to an exact larger sizes are soon to appear in the marketplace. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 20 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 21
level or air pressure less than 800 hPa). This is caused by the difference between the pressure inside the panel and the pressure outside. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 21 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 22
green and blue. The resulting light is projected through a lens and mirror system behind the screen. BENEFITS. As in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer . And your speakers need to be magnetically shielded, so as not to interfere with the CRT electron guns. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 22 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 23
light is projected through a series of lenses and reflected off a mirror behind the screen. BENEFITS. Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for red, green and blue-can achieve superlative picture quality Can't quite match the viewing angle of direct-view CRT. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 23 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 24
that project an image onto a separate component screen or a white wall. They work The resulting light is projected through a lens system onto the screen. BENEFITS. If you want the controlled to get the brightest picture, especially when projecting at the biggest screen sizes. The Sony Guide - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 25
Definition sources. ƒ CineMotion™ 3-2 reverse conversion is a technology employed in Sony high scanning televisions. It overcomes the problems that can sometimes occur when movie film, which is shot at 24 Vertical edges that should be smooth take on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to Home Theater 25 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 26
problem system continues to stand apart, winning the praise of magazine reviewers, the admiration of professionals and the unwavering loyalty of customers. Sony Sony's Fine Pitch Aperture Grille, a High Focus Electron Gun, a Flat Glass Panel and Sony's High-Precision Deflection Yoke. The Sony Guide - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 27
full advantage of High Definition source material. ƒ Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from a DVD DRC™ Multi-Function system and MID™ X circuitry. ƒ Memory Stick® media playback. A growing number of Sony televisions includes a Memory Sony Guide to Home Theater 27 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 28
being driven with just one Surround signal. The Dolby Digital system (right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 28 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 29
out of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital system keeps every channel separate, or "discrete." ƒ More channels. Where the Dolby Pro Logic system has a single Surround channel, the Dolby Digital system delivers a separate channel to the Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers. All told, there - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 30
and select all your entertainment sources. It's where the surround sound signals are decoded into their separate speaker channels, and where those channels are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to Home Theater 30 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 31
also want the full laundry list of decoding systems. ƒ 32-bit decoding. While many decoders operate processing is a Sony system that accommodates the differences Hollywood dubbing stage are incorporated in Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry. Note for music. Selected Sony Digital Cinema Sound™ - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 32
have a High Definition monitor television, look for component video (Y/PB/PR) inputs and outputs that can support 480p and 1080i signals. You'll also want up to 7 channels of amplification for 7.1-channel surround sound! Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of two - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 33
image, you get an ever-shifting blur of sound. This problem is bad enough in two-channel stereo. In multi-channel home theater systems, this problem is multiplied. For consistent sound, it's important to buy all your full-range speakers (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right) not - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 34
for the five full-range channels, plus a cosmetically and sonically matching subwoofer. The satellite speakers are often designed to be hung on a wall or to sit on a cabinet or shelf. Wall mount brackets are a great solution for positioning satellite speakers. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 34 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 35
it all together. This section will review the practical considerations for buying and installing a home theater system. Before You Buy ƒ STEP 1. components are your best bet. The rear of a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. The Sony Guide - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 36
add home theater. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you'll be done! The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of speakers, complete with subwoofer. Depending on the DVD Dream system model, you may also want to add - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 37
from a blank sheet of paper. You won't be using any existing components. If you choose, you can build a completely customized system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that fit your specific needs! ƒ SCENARIO D. Maybe you're passionate about having equipment of the - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 38
because it raises the middle of the screen where it belongs-at eye level. The stand will also match the cosmetics of your television, will support your TV's weight and will provide room for your source components-solving many installation issues at once. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 38 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 39
at night, after others in your house have gone to sleep. It's like having your cake and eating it, too. A universal remote control (left) can simplify system operation. Wireless headphones (right) enable you to enjoy the system after others have gone to bed. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 39 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 40
the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. These Sony systems go even further with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. This section will review some of the most common home theater connections, and help guide you in choosing connections when your equipment - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 41
of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on the insulation, so you won't need to trace the polarity down the entire length of the cable. In speaker wire, lower gauges offer thicker conductors for better sound, especially over long wire lengths. The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 42
audio connections. RF connection uses a coaxial cable with screw-on "F-type" plugs. RF connections like this are only appropriate for rooftop antenna feeds, cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. Avoid them for other source component connections. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 42 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 43
up home video source components, the composite connection combines The physical connector is a 4pin Mini-DIN plug. S-Video connections can color signals. ƒ Y/PB/PR component video connections. These connections are divide the video signal into three component parts: black-and-white luminance - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 44
that includes a pair of thumbscrews for secure mating. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. ƒ DVI-HDTV digital video connection. Digital Visual Interface (DVI) The DVI-HDTV interface carries High Definition in full digital quality. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 44 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 45
and in the future. 6.1-Channel Inputs. Accommodate the latest sources with 6.1-channel surround sound. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. High Definition TV signal with 720 active scanning lines and progressive ("p") scanning. Used in digital television broadcasting. A/V inputs - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 46
CD-R/RW burner. Center channel. A speaker channel in surround sound systems. The Center channel is crucially important because it creates the illusion that the dialog is coming from the actors on the screen. Chrominance. The color component (luminance) on the The Sony Guide to Home Theater 46 - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 47
enable multi-channel music reproduction from conventional, stereo sources, Sony engineers have captured the sound of two revered matrix 6.1. Decoding systems that add a Surround Back channel. In the "discrete" case, it's a completely separate channel. In the "matrix" The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 48
surround sound speakers. Interlaced Scanning. The opposite of Progressive Scanning. The technology behind the conventional television signal, which shows half of a frame's scanning lines in each 1/60 second. First the odd numbered lines are displayed, then the even-numbered lines. The Sony Guide to - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 49
Stick slot! MID™ circuitry. Sony processing that enables advanced Twin View™ picture-andpicture, including simultaneous display of SD and HD-originated pictures. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. The benefits of surround sound come to music. Super Audio CD supports up to 5.1 channels of full - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 50
, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT. Refinement of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT signal (chrominance) to maintain picture quality. Universal remote control. Simplifies operation by also controlling many brands of TVs, VCRs, DVD players and - Sony HT-V700DP | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 51
Park Ridge, NJ 07656 www.sony.com The Sony Guide to Home Theater, version 2.0; May 8, 2003 © 2003 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Television pictures are simulated. Features and specifications are subject to change
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