Sony DTR-HD1 User Manual [en, es]

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Digital Television Receiver

DTR-HD1

01999 by Sony Corporation

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FCC NOTIFICATION

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 limits arc designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructicms, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If tiiis equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of die following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna; Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver; Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected; consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Contents

Introduction

Frequently Asked Questions

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Connecting the DTV Receiver

Connecting the DTV Receiver to a

Standardly

Connecting the DTV Receiver to a High

Definition TV

Cormecting a VCR for Recording DTV

ProgTcuns

Using the Control S Feature

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Using the DTV Receiver Menus

Using the Initial Setup Using Program Guide to Select

Subchannels................................16

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Additional Information

Front Panel Controls

Rear Panel Controls Using the Remote Control

Programming the Remote Control.... 22

Troubleshooting.................................25

Specifications.....................................27

Index

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Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Digital Television Receiver!

This manual describes everything you need to know to set up your Sony Digital Television Receiver and provides a brief overview of digital television.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is digital TV (DTV)?

Digital television (or "DTV") refers to the new over-the-air television broadcast standards adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in 1996.

There eire six formats in the ATSC DTV standard that are

described as "High Definition Television." The remaining 12

video formats are described as "Standard Definition

Television." Although the technical aspects of these standards are

transparent to television viewers, the benefits are as dramatic as those experienced when digital music on compact disk was introduced — probably even more so.

Your Sony DTV Receiver is capable of receiving all 18 formats

of digital TV formats, including high-definition.

What are the benefits of DTV?

For the television viewer, digital TV represents one of the most significant advances in television since color television replaced black and white. Here are just a few of the benefits:

• Dramatically superior picture quality, with up to six times the picture detail of today's analog television.

• Multichannel digital sound, including Dolby® Digital sound.

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• Mdescreen. If you ovm a High Definition monitor or a Rear Projection monitor DTV can receive the same type of wide screen presentation as you see in movie theaters.

Do I need a special antenna to receive digital channels?

No. Initially, digital television will arrive through a standard, over-the-air VHF/UHF antenna, which means you can receive digital broadcasts using the same terrestrial ("rooftop") antenna you currently use to receive conventional programming. If you currently receive your VHF/UHF programming via cable, you will need to install a VHF/UHF antenna in order to receive digital programming.

When is digital broadcasting being introduced?

The transition from today's analog broadcasting system to digital television will take time to complete. In the fall of 1998, some networks will begin broadcasting digital programs.

How can I select digital channels?

Digital charmels áre indicated by the use of a decimal or "dot" in the subchannel munber (for example, "2.1"). This number appears when you press the CH -(-/-buttons or press the DISPLAY button. To select a subcharmel directly, use the 0-9 buttons, • button, and the ENTER button.

For example, to select subchannel 2.1, press:

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You can also select digital channels using an on-screen Guide. See page 16 for details.

Connecting the DTV Receiver

This chapter includes illustrated instructions for connecting the DTV Receiver. It also includes information on connecting the following:

Topic

Connecting a Standard TV Connecting a High Definition TV Connecting a VCR for recording Digital Programs Using the Control S Feature

Basic Connection

You must make this basic connection before you can receive DTV programs.

1 Cormect your VHF/UHF antenna to the DTV Receiver's

VHF/UHF (DTV) jack.

2 Plug the AC Power cord to a wall outlet after you have

finished cormecting your other components.

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You can plug your TV (or other component) into the OTV Receiver's AC power outlet.

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Connecting the DTV Receiver to a Standard TV

1 Complete the connection described on page 7. 2 Using an A/V cable, connect the DTV Receiver's AUDIO and

VIDEO OUT jacks to your TV's AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks.

^ If you have an A/V receiver that can decode digital sound, connect the

Tv Receiver's Dolby Digital Output (optical) jack to the MM receiver's

DIGITAL SIGNAL (IN) jack with an optical cable (not supplied).

3 Make sure that the switch on the back panel of the DTV

Receiver is turned to "ON".

For optimum picture quality, use S Video instead of the yellow A/V cable. S Video does not provide sound, your audio connectors must still be connected.

Using component video jacks (Y, Pb, Pr) will give you superior video quality, if your television is so equipped.

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Installing the DTV Receiver

Connecting the DTV Receiver to a High Definition TV

Complete the connection described on page 7.

Using a composite A/V cable, connect the DTV Receiver's

GBR, Hd and Vd jacks to matching jacks on the rear of the television.

3 Using audio cables, connect the DTV Receiver's AUDIO

OUT to the TV's AUDIO IN jacks.

4 Make sure that the switch on the back panel of the DTV

Receiver is turned to "OFF".

If you have an A/V receiver that can decode digital sound, connect the

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Connecting a VCR for Recording DTV

Programs

1 Complete the connection described on page 7.

2 Using an A/V cable, connect the VCR's A/V IN jacks to the

DTV Receiver's A/V OUT jacks.

3 Using cm A/V cable, connect the TV's A/V IN jacks to the

VCR's A/V OUT jacks.

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Using the Control S Feature

CONTROL S allows you to control your DTV Receiver and other Sony components with one remote control.

To control your other Sony components with your DTV Receiver's remote control, use the CONTROL S cable (not supplied) to connect the component's CONTROL S IN jack to the DTV Receiver's CONTROL S OLIT jack.

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Using the DTV Receiver Menus

Using the Initial Setup

Once you have finished making your connechons to the DTV Receiver, you will need to setup your system before you can receive digital prograixuning.

1 Press the remote control's POWER button for the DTV

Receiver and the TV.

2 Press the TV /VIDEO button until the video input for the

DTV Receiver appears on the screen.

3 The Welcome Screen will appear on your TV. Press MENU

to begin.

4 Select Auto Program and allow the system to program all

available DTV channels. During the auto prograimning process, an "AUTO PROGRAMMING" message is displayed on the front panel of the DTV Receiver as it scans and presets available digital channels.

The Auto Program function must be allowed to finish in order to view DTV programs.

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Using the Setup Menu

To select the Setup menu

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Selecting Setup Menu Options

The Setup Menu includes the foUowing options:

Option Description Caption Allows you to select either English or Spaiush closed

Vision caption modes.

- Pressthe Display buttpi) until you see "CC ON' to display .Cto^^ptioning^Me viewing programs.

Channel Allows you to Auto Program your digital channels. Also Setup allows you to add digital channels as they become

. available using DTV Auto Add.

If you run Auto Program more than one time, you will clear your current channel listing. Use the DTV Auto Add function to add new digital channels without deietirig your current channel list.

DTV Auto Select to preset additional digital channels as they become Add available (after you use Auto Program).

Channel Skip/Add

Select to remove or add charmels from the channel list.

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Auto Programmed (or Auto Added). Please use the Name & Logo function to assign the name/logo you prefer to each channel.

Using the DTV Menus

Option Description Time Zone Select to display the correct time on your screen. Viewing Allows you to select from three video modes depending

Options ' on how you want to view your 16:9 HD broadcast,

for Select LETTERBOX to view programs in their proper aspect

Standard ratio. If you see a black border around all four sides of a

TV's pichue, select ZOOM to view the program full-screen.

FULL is a future feature related to horizontal compression.

Select FULL if your TV has this capability.

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Recording

Allows you to record from the DTV Receiver to a VHS video recorder.

for HDTV's

^ You must set the VCR Recording Menu to ON before recording a

digital program. This feature converts'the digital program to a standard NTSC broadcast for recording purposes. Once you have finished recording your digital program, you will need to turn this feature OFF.

^ To avoid recording theiProgram Quide, Setup Menu or Display,

do not press the GUIDE, MENU prPJSPLAY button on the remote control while recording a program.-

Language

Allows you to select English or Spanish for your Setup Menu items.

Press theMena button to exit the Setup Menu.

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Using the Program Guide to Select Subchannels

The Program Guide lets you select subchannels from an on-screen list. Subchannels are additional channels that are broadcast simultaneously. For example, channel 4 (a main channel) might include five subchannels (4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4,4.5) that are showing different programs at the same time.

To select available channels using the guide

Use the remote control to time to a channel that includes subchannels.

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The Guide lists all programs that are currently showing on the selected main channel number (for example, subchannels 4.1,4.2, etc).

If you select a channel that is not available for viewing, you will see this message displayed on your TV screen: "No program".

Program information In the Program Guide is provided by the broadcasters. This information includes: subchannel name, program title, program time and description, start and end times, CC availability, v-chip rating, current rating. As a result, the Program Guide may sometimes include only the channel number without a program title, description, or program information icons.

To select a subchannel, press ♦ or ♦ on the remote control. Press GUIDE to exit the Guide. ■ ^

Additional Information

Front Panel Controls

POWER Indicator POWER ON/OFF button Front Panel display

Channel + and - buttons Presp to scan through the channels (+ up or

Indicates whether the DTV Receiver is on/off. , Press this button to turn the DTV on/off. 1 Displays the channel number and call letters

of the station you are currently watching.

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