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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 to Home Theater 2 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 3
you can benefit from recent breakthroughs in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. What's more, packaged systems make assembling a home theater is a few years old, now is the time to upgrade. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 3 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 4
of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is the gold standard in picture quality. Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. And Sony leads the industry in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The - Sony KLV-S32A10 | 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 KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 6
Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one powerful experience. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. SOURCES. the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is also better. SOUND. To reproduce the full impact of - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 7
televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player is a must. ƒ 3-2 reverse conversion is a technology employed in the better progressive scan DVD players. It retains the integrity of the movie's original film frames. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. The Sony Guide - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 8
/PR) are the best way to convey the full quality of the signal from the DVD player to the television. ƒ MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. This lets you load any mix of up to 300 CDs and DVDs outputs feed the digital bit stream to your A/V receiver for decoding. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 8 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 9
television, these 480 lines were divided into two "fields," each of which lasts 1/60 second. The first field displays In the early days of television, when 12-inch diagonal DVD players and big screen televisions have the ability to present "High Definition upgradeable" television and the results are - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 10
includes labels as diverse as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to name just a few. Over 600 titles of stereo and Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 10 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 11
service even delivers selected channels in the glory of High Definition TV! Features to look for: ƒ Support " television, you supplied with many satellite receivers can automatically switch your recorder on, put it into the record mode and turn it off when the recording is done! The Sony Guide - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 12
surround sound for movies and TV dramas. Best of all, High Definition television is not a promise for the 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 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 13
DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to-digital connection from the set-top box to the television. Your High Definition signal is carried with full picture quality. The connection is also secured by HDCP technology to protect the signal from piracy. The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 14
television. The separate components of the video signal can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports TV critic on hand, ready to make the most of every minute you spend viewing! Features to look for: ƒ TiVo™ service. This subscription service brings you electronic program guides - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 15
music, digital still pictures, video and live television from compatible VAIO PCs with VAIO Media™ software installed. Using the RoomLink receiver remote control, you can browse menus on your television screen, giving you access to the entertainment on your PC! The Sony Guide to Home Theater 15 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 16
no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 to the PlusCode® numbers you'll find in many newspaper TV listings and TV Guide® magazine. ƒ Four Heads. Two heads for SP speed and prevent remote control clutter. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 16 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 17
Crystal Display (LCD) direct view television, LCD rear projection, LCD front projection and plasma flat screen television! You titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. That's why many modern televisions offer a widescreen design Sony Guide to Home Theater 17 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 18
13' 61" diagonal For "high definition monitor" televisions with widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony TV Screen Size Distance 5' 32" diagonal widescreen 5' 6" 34" diagonal widescreen 7' 42" diagonal widescreen 8' 6" 51" diagonal widescreen - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 19
. Here's a quick guide to what's what, and how to choose. ƒ Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) direct view. WHAT IT IS. The conventional television. You're looking at be the most popular type of television. It's not hard to see why. The age of the flat CRT, ushered in by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 20
display technology first appeared in the early 1970's. LCD is used in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. Like a laptop computer screen, a flat panel direct view LCD LCD televisions cost more and they are somewhat limited in viewing angle and contrast ratio. LCDs - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 21
screen televisions currently up to 63 inches diagonal, yet svelte enough to mount on the wall, in an armoire or on a tabletop stand. Even large plasma TVs can be as thin as 5-1/4 inches. The picture is only part pressure inside the panel and the pressure outside. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 21 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 22
choice for giant screens. These are single piece, self-contained televisions. They typically use three small CRTs-one each for red, green rear projectors are not much larger than rear projection systems using LCDs. And there are no altitude limits. LIMITATIONS. Can't Sony Guide to Home Theater 22 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 23
slightly better color than typical DLP™ models because the three LCD panels can be individually adjusted. LCD rear projection features compact size and light weight. Easy bulb replacement by the user brings the television back to like-new brightness levels. The LCD panels are fixed in place and - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 24
is projected through a lens system onto the screen. BENEFITS. If you want the biggest possible picture, LCD front projection is the definite way to go. You can project images as large as 25 feet diagonal. , especially when projecting at the biggest screen sizes. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 24 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 25
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 frames per second, is displayed on progressive scanning televisions, which operate at 60 frames per second. In order - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 26
To make matters worse, the problem is not limited to those interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to-digital connection from the set-top box to the television stand apart, winning the praise of magazine reviewers, the admiration of professionals and the unwavering loyalty of customers. Sony - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 27
XBR LCD WEGA™ television. It performs the all-important "scaling" that helps determine the picture quality of fixed pixel displays. Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in the digital domain from the first stage to the last. In this way, Sony achieves a picture - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 28
confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video were limited to just one channel of audio. Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into your home. It was . The Sony Guide to Home Theater 28 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 29
DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite broadcasting and free, over-the-air digital television broadcasting. These a 5.1-channel system, it can also support fewer channels, all the way down to mono, for movies and TV shows produced before the 1970s. Surround The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 30
proportion of analog stereo TV broadcasts. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you'll use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. ƒ Dolby Pro Logic II- are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to Home Theater 30 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 31
Digital Cinema Sound™ processing is a Sony system that accommodates the differences between acoustics of this Hollywood dubbing stage are incorporated in Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry. Note the swivel chairs Surround sound for music. Selected Sony Digital Cinema Sound™ circuits also recreate - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 32
In particular, if you 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 optical or coaxial digital inputs for connecting your DVD player. ƒ Power amplifiers. Make sure the receiver has the number - Sony KLV-S32A10 | 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 " to blend successfully with most full-range speakers. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 33 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 34
Left and Right. Most Center speakers are magnetically shielded to prevent interference with the TV picture. ƒ Surround speakers. For highly motivated home theater enthusiasts, these could be large, floor standing speakers. But because most of the movie sound track information is concentrated in the - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 35
review the television Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. All the equipment will match. And all of the cables and speaker connections are color-coded. It's like having a Sony expert standing Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 35 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 36
with subwoofer. Depending on the DVD Dream system model, you may also want to add speaker stands and/or wall-mount brackets. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in-a-Box System ƒ SCENARIO B. Let's suppose you have both a television and a good DVD player that you want to - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 37
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 highest quality. Maybe you hate the - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 38
choice 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 KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 39
television stand can solve many issues at once. It elevates the television to the correct height and it provides shelves for the source components. Finishing Touches While not essential for home theater, two add-on purchases can make your system much more enjoyable. A "universal" remote remote control - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 40
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 offers - Sony KLV-S32A10 | 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 KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 42
linelevel 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 KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 43
Because composite video requires a separate connection for sound, manufacturers often supply cables with three sets of plugs on each end: Video (yellow), for other equipment. They divide the video signal into three component parts: black-and-white luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 44
This is most often used for connecting a PC or an LCD front projector. The physical cable usually has a D-sub 15-pin connector 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 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 45
. Simultaneously displays two shows, with both TV pictures generated TV signal with 720 active scanning lines and progressive ("p") scanning. Used in digital television broadcasting. A/V inputs. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. The Sony Guide - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 46
reverse 3-2 pull-down. A Sony feature that preserves the integrity of movie film frames for spectacular, consistent fine detail in 480-line progressive scanning (480p). In televisions, it works with all film-originated content, including broadcast TV, cable TV, satellite TV and DVD. Coaxial digital - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 47
stripped apart for display on a television. Digital Cinema Sound system. A group of Sony developments that represents already encoded in most movie videocassettes and laserdiscs, many TV dramas and sports broadcasts. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and In the "matrix" The Sony Guide to Home Theater 47 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 48
. 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 Home Theater 48 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 49
the television's Memory 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 - Sony KLV-S32A10 | The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 50
television display power remote control. Simplifies operation by also controlling many brands of TVs, VCRs, DVD players and A/V receivers. (May not be compatible with all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology. A VCR feature that makes channel programming and timer setting easy. The Sony Guide - Sony KLV-S32A10 | 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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