User manual SONY HT-400

[. . . ] 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. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. Don't throw away batteries with general house waste; dispose of them correctly as chemical waste. For customers in the United States This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] These settings are applied to all sound fields except for the effect level parameter. The effect level parameter settings are stored individually for each sound field. The selected audio input mode appears in the display. Audio input modes · AUTO IN Gives priority to digital signals when there are both digital and analog connections. If there are no digital signals, analog is selected. · COAX IN Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL COAXIAL input jack. · OPT IN Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL OPTICAL input jacks. · ANALOG Specifies the analog audio signals input to the AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks. Note 1 2 3 Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects (DVD, etc. ). Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select " LEVEL ". Press or repeatedly to select the parameter you want to adjust. For details, see "LEVEL menu parameters" below. 4 5 While monitoring the sound, press + or ­ repeatedly to select the setting you want. The setting is entered automatically. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other parameters. When signals with a sampling frequency of more than 48 kHz is input, the tone and sound field cannot be used. LEVEL menu parameters The initial setting is underlined. x L R BAL. L/R XX (Front speaker balance) Initial setting: BALANCE (0) Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers. R (+1 to +8) in 17 steps. 26US x CTR XXX dB (Center speaker level) x SUR. L. XXX dB (Surround speaker (left) level) x SUR. R. XX dB (Front speaker treble level) Initial setting: 0 dB You can adjust from ­6 dB to +6 dB in 1 dB steps. When set to "DEC. AUTO" and the sound from the digital audio jacks (for CD, etc. ) is interrupted when playback starts, set to "DEC. PCM". 28US x DUAL XXX (Digital broadcast language selection) Lets you select the language you want to listen to during digital broadcast. This feature only functions for Dolby Digital sources. · M/S (Main/Sub) Sound of the main language will be output through the front left speaker and sound of the sub language will be output through the front right speaker simultaneously. · M (Main) Sound of the main language will be output. · S (Sub) Sound of the sub language will be output. · M+S (Main + Sub) Mixed sound of both the main and sub languages will be output. Advanced Adjustments and Settings x NAME IN (Naming preset stations and inputs) Lets you set the name of preset stations and inputs selected with input buttons. For details, see "Naming preset stations and inputs" on page 30. 29US Other Operations Using the Sleep Timer You can set the receiver to turn off automatically at a specified time. Use the remote for the operation. Naming preset stations and inputs You can enter a name of up to 8 characters for preset stations and inputs selected with input buttons, and display it in the receiver's display. 1 2 Press ALT to light up the button. Press SLEEP while the power is on. 1 To index a preset station Press TUNER FM/AM repeatedly to select the FM or AM band, then tune in the preset station you want to create an index name for (page 20). Each time you press SLEEP, the display changes cyclically as follows: 2-00-00 t 1-30-00 t 1-00-00 t 0-30-00 t OFF While using Sleep Timer, "SLEEP" lights up in the display. Tip To index an input Press the input button to select the input you want to create an index name for. To check the remaining time before the receiver turns off, press ALT to light up the button (page 33), then press SLEEP. [. . . ] Each time you press ?/1, the command mode switches between "C. MODE. AV2" and "C. MODE. AV1". (The initial setting is "C. MODE. AV2". ) · Make sure you select the correct input on the remote. · To activate the buttons with orange printing, press ALT first before pressing the buttons. · Before you use the V/v/B/b button for receiver operation, press MAIN MENU. [. . . ]