Sony HT-DDW2500 User Manual

Home Theatre System

4-127-414-12(1)

Operating Instructions

HT-DDW2500

WARNING

SPEAKERS

FRONT

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation opening of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. Do not place the naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus.

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to dripping or splashing, and 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.

As the main plug is used to disconnect the unit from the mains, connect the unit to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect the main plug from the AC outlet immediately.

Do not expose batteries or apparatus with batteryinstalled to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

About This Manual

• The instructions in this manual are for model HT-DDW2500. In this manual, models of area code SA is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “Models of area code SA only”.

The HT-DDW2500 consists of:

• Receiver STR-KM2500

• Speaker system – Front speaker SS-MSP2500 – Subwoofer SS-WP3000

• The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the supplied remote. You can also use the controls on the receiver if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote.

About area codes

The area code of the receiver you purchased is shown on the lower right portion of the rear panel (see the illustration below).

Area code

Any differences in operation, according to the area code, are clearly indicated in the text, for example, “Models of area code AA only”.

This receiver incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro Logic Surround and the DTS** Digital Surround System. * Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

** Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent

#’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks and the DTS logos and Symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2008 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Table of Contents

Description and location of parts.................. 4

Getting Started

1: Installing the speakers............................. 11

2: Connecting the speakers .........................12

3: Connecting the audio/video

components ............................................ 13

4: Connecting the antennas ......................... 18

5: Preparing the receiver and the remote..... 19

6: Adjusting the speaker levels and balance

(TEST TONE)........................................ 20

Adjusting the tone....................................... 21

Playback

Selecting a component ................................ 22

Listening/Watching a component................24

Amplifier Operations

Navigating through menus..........................26

Customizing the receiver settings ............... 28

Other Operations

Switching between digital and analog audio

(INPUT MODE).....................................34

Changing the display ...................................35

Using the Sleep Timer.................................35

Using the Remote

Changing button assignments......................36

Additional Information

Glossary.......................................................37

Precautions ..................................................38

Troubleshooting...........................................39

Specifications ..............................................42

Index..............................................Back cover

Enjoying Surround Sound

Selecting the sound field............................. 29

Resetting sound fields to the initial

settings ................................................... 31

Tuner Operations

Listening to FM/AM radio..........................31

Presetting radio stations ..............................33

Description and location of parts

21 3

564

Front panel

?/1

TUNING MODE TUNING

VIDEO IN/

PORTABLE AUDIO IN

PHONES

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

qa 0 9

Name Function

A ?/1

(on/standby)

B TUNING

MODE

TUNING +/–

C Display The current status of the

D DISPLAY Press to select information

E INPUT MODE Press to select the input mode

F MASTER

VOLUME

Press to turn the receiver on or off (page 19, 24, 25, 31, 36).

Press to operate the tuner (FM/AM) (page 31).

selected component or a list of selectable items appears here (page 5).

displayed on the display (page 35).

when the same components are connected to both digital and analog jacks (page 34).

Turn to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time (page 21, 22, 24, 25).

MASTER VOLUME

DISPLAY

INPUT MODE

INPUT SELECTOR

Name Function

G INPUT

SELECTOR

H Remote

sensor

I A.F.D. Press to select a sound field

MOVIE

MUSIC

J VIDEO IN/

PORTABLE AUDIO IN jack

K PHONES jack Connects to headphones

Turn to select the input source to play back (page 22, 24, 25,

34).

Receives signals from remote commander.

(page 29)

Connects to a portable audio such as MP3 player, etc. (page 14).

(page 40).

About the indicators on the display

1 2 3 4 5

D OPT DTS MEMORY

LFE

LCR

SL SR

;

0qa 89

Name Function

A SW Lights up when the audio signal

is output from the SUBWOOFER jack.

B LFE Lights up when the disc being

played back contains an LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and the LFE channel signal is actually being reproduced.

C ; D Lights up when the receiver is

decoding Dolby Digital signals.

Note

When playing a Dolby Digital format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” (page 34).

D OPT Lights up when INPUT MODE

is set to “AUTO” and the sourc e signal is a digital signal being input through the OPTICAL jack.

E DTS Lights up when the receiver is

decoding DTS signals.

Note

When playing a DTS format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” (page 34).

Name Function

F MEMORY Lights up when a memory

G Tuner

H Preset

I D.RANGE Lights up when dynamic range

J COAX Lights up when DVD/BD input

indicators

station

indicators

D.RANGECOAX

function, such as Preset Memory (page 33), etc., is activated.

Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations (page 31), etc.

Lights up when using the receiver to tune in preset radio stations. For details on presetting radio stations, see page 33.

compression is activated.

is selected. However, “NO INPUT” appears on the display if no digital signal is input through the COAXIAL jack.

MONO

continued

Name Function

K Playback

channel indicators

L R C SL SR

The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being played back. The boxes around L and R show the receiver downmixes the source sound to 2 channels. Front Left Front Right Center (monaural) Surround Left Surround Right

Example:

Recording format (Front/ Surround): 3/2.1 Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO

LCR

SL SR

Rear panel

1 2

ANTENNA

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

SAT

COAXIAL

DVD/B D

SA-CD/CD

IN IN IN

TV SAT

SUBWOOFER

SPEAKERS

FRONT

A DIGITAL INPUT section

OPTICAL IN jack

COAXIAL IN jack

B ANTENNA section

FM ANTENNA jack

AM ANTENNA terminals

C SPEAKERS section

Connects to a DVD player, etc. The COAXIAL jack provides a better sound quality (page 16).

Connects to the FM wire antenna supplied with this receiver (page 18).

Connects to the AM loop antenna supplied with this receiver (page 18).

Connects to the speakers and subwoofer (page

12).

D AUDIO INPUT section

White (L)

Red (R)

AUDIO IN jacks

Connects to a CD player, etc. (page

14).

Remote commander

You can use the supplied RM-AAU059 Remote Commander to operate the receiver and to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate. For details, see “Changing button assignments” (page 36).

SLEEP

TV INPUT

VIDEO DVD/BD SAT TV

BASS

123

>10/

ql qk

CLEAR

DISPLAY MUTING

RETURN/EXIT

TV CH –

PRESET –

REPLAY ADVANCE

TUNING –

SA-CD/CD TUNER

0/10

MENU/HOME

?/1 ?/1

SYSTEM STANDBY

TREBLE

DVD/BD

D.TUNING

AMP MENU

MEMORY

ENTER

TOOLS/ OPTIONS

MASTER VOL

PRESET +

TUNING +

FM MODE

?/1

SOUND

FIELD

D.SKIP

TV VOL

TV CH +

8 9

Name Function

A TV ?/1

(on/standby)

AV ?/1 (on/standby)

B ?/1

(on/standby)

C Input buttons Press one of the buttons to

D TREBLE +/– Press repeatedly to adjust the

E DVD/BD

F SOUND

FIELD

G D.TUNING Press to enter direct tuning

D.SKIP Press to skip a disc when

Press TV ?/1 and TV (N) at the same time to turn the TV on or off.

Press to turn on or off the Sony audio/video compone nts that the remote is assigned to operate (page 36). If you press ?/1 (B) at the same time, it will turn off the receiver and other Sony components (SYSTEM STANDBY).

Note

The function of the AV ?/1 switch changes automatically each time you press the input buttons (C).

Press to turn the receiver on or off. To turn off all components, press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (A) at the same time (SYSTEM STANDBY).

select the component you want to use. When you press any of the input buttons, the receiver turns on. The buttons are factory assigned to control Sony components. You can change the button assignments following the steps in “Changing button assignments” on page 36.

treble level of the speakers.

Press to display the menu of the DVD or Blu-ray disc on the TV screen. Then, use V/v/B/b and (P) to perform menu operations.

Press to select a sound field.

mode.

using a multi-disc changer.

Name Function

H AMP MENU Press to display the menu of

I ENTER Press to enter the value after

MEMORY Press to store a station.

J MUTING Press to turn off the sound

K TV VOL

+*/–

MASTER VOL +*/–

L MENU/HOME Press to display the menu used

M ./> Press to skip a track of the CD

REPLAY / ADVANCE

m/M Press to

H* Press to start playback of the

the receiver. Then, use V/v/B/ b and (P) to perform

menu operations.

selecting a channel, disc or track using the numeric buttons of the TV, VCR or satellite tuner.

temporarily. Press the button again to restore the sound. Press MUTING and TV (N) at the same time to activate the TV’s muting function.

Press TV VOL +/– and TV (N) at the same time to adjust the volume level of the TV.

Press to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time.

to operate audio components or a TV.

player, DVD player or Bluray disc player.

Press to replay the previous

scene or fast forward the current scene of the VCR, DVD player or Blu-ray disc player.

– search tracks in the forward/

reverse direction of the DVD player.

– start fast forward/rewind of

the VCR, CD player or Bluray disc player.

VCR, CD player, DVD player, or Blu-ray disc player.

Name Function

X Press to pause playback or

x Press to stop playback of the

TV CH +/– Press TV CH +/– and TV (N)

PRESET +/– Press to select

TUNING +/– Press to scan a station.

FM MODE Press to select the FM

N TV Press TV and the buttons with

O RETURN/

EXIT O

V/v/B/b

recording of the VCR, CD player, DVD play er or Blu-ray disc player. (Also starts recording with components in recording standby.)

VCR, CD player, DVD player or Blu-ray disc player.

at the same time to select preset TV channels.

– preset stations. – preset channels of the VCR

or satellite tuner.

monaural or stereo reception.

yellow printing at the same time to enable the TV operation.

Press to – return to the previous menu. – exit the menu while the

menu or on-screen guide of the VCR, DVD player, satellite tuner or Blu-ray disc player is displayed on the TV screen.

Press RETURN/EXIT O and TV (N) at the same time to return to the previous menu or exit the TV’s menu while the menu is displayed on the TV screen.

After pressing DVD/BD MENU (E), AMP MENU (H), or MENU/HOME (L), press V/v/B/b to select the settings. Then, press to enter the selection if you have pressed DVD/BD MENU or MENU/HOME previously. Press also to enter the selection of the receiver, VCR, satellite tuner, CD player, DVD player or Blu-ray disc player.

continued

Name Function

Q DISPLAY Press to select information

R TOOLS/

OPTIONS

S -/-- Press to select the channel

>10/

CLEAR Press to clear a mistake when

T Numeric

buttons (number 5*)

U BASS +/– Press repeatedly to adjust the

V SLEEP Press to activate the Sleep

displayed on the TV screen of the VCR, satellite tuner, CD player, DVD player or Bluray disc player. Press DISPLAY and TV (N) at the same time to display TV’s information on the TV screen.

Press to display and select the options of the DVD player or Blu-ray disc player. Press TOOLS/OPTIONS and TV (N) at the same time to display the options applicable to the Sony TV.

entry mode, either one or two digit of the VCR. Press -/-- and TV (N) at the same time to select the channel entry mode, either one or two digits of the TV.

Press to select – track num bers over 10 of the

VCR, satellite tuner or CD player.

– channel numbers of the

Digital CATV terminal.

you press the incorrect numeric button.

Press to – preset/tune to preset

stations.

– select track numbers of the

CD player, DVD player or Blu-ray disc player. Press 0/10 to select track number

10.

– select channel numbers of

the VCR or satellite tuner.

Press the numeric buttons and TV (N) at the same time to select the TV channels.

bass level of the speakers.

Timer function and the duration which the receiver turns off automatically.

Name Function

W TV INPUT Press TV INPUT and TV (N)

at the same time to select the input signal (TV input or video input).

* The tactile dot is attached to these buttons (The

number 5, MASTER VOL +/TV VOL +, H).

Use as a mark of operation.

Notes

• Some functions explained in this section may not work depending on the model.

• The above explanation is intended to serve as an example only. Therefore, depending on the component, the above operation may not be possible or may operate differently than described.

Getting Started

1: Installing the speakers

This receiver allows you to use a 2 channel speaker with 2 subwoofers system.

Example of 2 channel speaker with 2 subwoofers system configuration

AFront speaker (left) BFront speaker (right) CSubwoofer DSubwoofer

Getting Started

Tip

Since the subwoofers do not emit highly directional signals, you can place them wherever you want.

2: Connecting the speakers

Before connecting the cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord.

SPEAKERS

SUBWOOFER

FRONT

10 mm

A Speaker cord (supplied)

AFront speaker (left) BFront speaker (right) CSubwoofer DSubwoofer

To connect the speakers correctly

Check the speaker type by referring to the speaker label* at the rear panel of the speakers.

Character on speaker label

LFront left

R Front right

* The subwoofer do not have any character on the

speaker label. For details on the speaker type, see page 2.

Tip

Use the supplied speakers to optimize the system’s performance.

Speaker type

3: Connecting the audio/ video components

How to hook up your components

This section describes how to hook up your components to this receiver. Before you begin, refer to “Component to be connected” below for the pages which describe how to connect the audio/video components. After connect all your components, proceed to “4: Connecting the antennas” (page 18).

Component to be connected

To connect See

Audio components

• Super Audio CD player/ CD player

• Portable audio such as MP3 player, etc.

Video components

• DVD player/Blu-ray disc player

• Satellite tuner/Set-top box

•TV

page 14

page 16

Getting Started

Connecting audio components

The following illustration shows how to connect audio components such as MP3 player, Super Audio CD player or CD player.

Super Audio CD player/CD player

Before connecting the cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord.

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

SAT

COAXIAL

DVD/BD

ANTENNA

SA-CD/CD

IN IN

TV SAT

Portable audio

A Audio cord (not supplied) B Phono cord with stereo headphone jack (not supplied)

SUBWOOFER

(On the front panel)

SPEAKERS

VIDEO IN/

PORTABLE AUDIO IN

FRONT

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