Sony HT-MT301, HT-MT300 User Manual

Sound Bar

Operating Instructions

HT-MT300/MT301

WARNING

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation opening of the appliance with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. Do not expose the appliance to naked flame sources (for example, lighted candles).

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to dripping or splashing, and do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the appliance.

The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it is connected to the AC outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off.

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.

connection to host computers and/or peripherals.

For the Bar Speaker

The nameplate is located on the bottom of the Bar Speaker.

For the AC adapter

Labels for AC adapter Model No. and Serial No. are located at the bottom of AC adapter.

For the customers in Europe

Notice for customers: the following information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU directives.

This product has been manufactured by or on behalf of Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. Inquiries related to product compliance based on European Union legislation shall be addressed to the authorized representative, Sony Belgium, bijkantoor van Sony Europe Limited, Da Vincilaan 7-D1, 1935 Zaventem, Belgium. For any service or guarantee matters, please refer to the addresses provided in the separate service or guarantee documents.

As the mai n plug o f AC p ower adapte r is used to disconnect the AC power adapter from the mains, connect it to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in it, disconnect it from the AC outlet immediately.

Do not expose batteries or appliances with battery-installed to excessive heat, such as sunshine and fire.

Indoor use only.

Recommended cables

Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used for

Hereby, Sony Corp., declares that this equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/ EC. For details, please access the following URL: http://www.compliance.sony.de/

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the EMC regulation using a connection cable shorter than 3 meters.

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with

separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Disposal of waste batteries (applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. On certain batteries this symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol. The chemical symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) are added if

the battery contains more than 0.0005% mercury or 0.004% lead. By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropria te waste handling of the battery. The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources. In case of products that for safety, performance or data integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an incorporated battery, this battery should be replaced by qualified service staff only. To ensure that the battery will be treated properly, hand over the product at end-of-life to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. For all other batteries, please view the section on how to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand the battery over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of waste batteries. For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

For the customers in Australia or New Zealand

It should be installed and operated with at least 20 cm and more between the radiator and person’s body (excluding extremities: hands, wrists, feet and ankles).

Table of Contents

Basic Setup

About these operating

instructions ............................. 4

What’s in the Box .......................... 5

Guide to Parts and Controls ......... 6

Listening to the Sound

Listening to a TV and Other

Devices ...................................13

Listening to Music on a USB

Device ....................................14

Selecting the Sound Effect

Setting the Sound Effect that is

Tailored to Sound Sources ....16

Enjoying Clear Sound with Low

Volume at Midnight

(NIGHT) ...................................16

Making Dialogues Clearer

(VOICE) ................................... 17

Making Sound with Low Volume

Easy to Hear by Compressing

Dynamic Range ...................... 17

Adjusting the Volume of the

Subwoofer .............................18

Listening to Music/Sound with the BLUETOOTH Function

Listening to Music from a Mobile

Device ....................................19

Listening to Music on the Mobile

Device with SongPal .............. 21

Turning the System On by

Operating the BLUETOOTH

Device ....................................22

Startup Guide (separate



document)

Using the Various Functions

Activating Wireless Transmission

Between Specific Units

(SECURE LINK) ........................23

Enjoying Multiplex Broadcast Sound

(AUDIO) ................................. 24

Saving Power Consumption ....... 24

Optimizing the Subwoofer Sound

When Installing under a

Sofa ....................................... 25

Setting the Attenuation Function for

the ANALOG IN and TV IN

(OPTICAL) Jacks ..................... 26

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting ...........................27

Resetting the System .................. 30

Additional Information

Specifications ...............................31

Playable Types of Files .................33

Supported Input Audio

Formats ..................................33

On BLUETOOTH

Communication .................... 34

Precautions ................................. 35

About these operating instructions

•The instructions in these Operating Instructions describe the controls on the remote control.

•Some illustrations are presented as conceptual drawings, and may be different from the actual products.

•The default settings are underlined on each feature description.

What’s in the Box

•Bar Speaker (1)

•Subwoofer (1)

• AC adapter (1)

• AC power cord (mains lead) (1) –U.K./Ireland models

– Australia/New Zealand models

• Remote control (1)

• R03 (size AAA) battery (2)

• Optical digital cable (1)

• Speaker pad for the subwoofer (4)

•Startup Guide

• Operating Instructions

Guide to Parts and Controls

Details are omitted from the illustrations.

Bar Speaker (Main Unit)

Front

 Remote control sensor

Point the remote control at the remote control sensor to operate the system.

 N-Mark (page 20)

When using the NFC function, touch your NFC-compatible device to the mark.

 (input select) button

(page 13)

 BLUETOOTH PAIRING button

(page 19)

 +/– (volume) buttons

 (power) button

Turns on the system or sets it to standby mode.

 Indicators

For details, see “About the indicators on the main unit” (page 7).

About the indicators on the main unit

Lighting and flashing of the indicator(s) on the main unit indicate the input or status of the input device.

Indicators Status

• Lights: TV input is selected.

• Flashes once: While changing the volume/subwoofer volume.

• Lights in blue: BLUETOOTH connection is established (BLUETOOTH input is selected).

• Flashes once: While changing the volume/subwoofer volume.

• Flashes quickly in blue: During pairing standby status.

• Flashes in blue: BLUETOOTH connection is being attempted.

• Lights: USB input is selected.

• Flashes once: While changing the volume/subwoofer volume.

• Flashes quickly: While reading data of the connected USB device.

• Flashes twice repeatedly: When connecting an unsupported device.

• Lights: Analog input is selected.

• Flashes once: While changing the volume/subwoofer volume.

• Light(s): Sound effect is selected. (page 16)

The indicators flash when tu rning on/off the function setting or operating the remote control.

Indicators Status

• Flash twice: One of the following functions is set to on. –Dolby DRC (page17) – BLUETOOTH standby (page 22) – Auto standby (page 24) – Sofa mode (page 25) – Attenuation (page 26)

• Flashes twice: One of the following functions is set to off. –Dolby DRC (page17) – BLUETOOTH standby (page 22) – Auto standby (page 24) – Sofa mode (page 25) – Attenuation (page 26)

• Flash twice: The audio channel is set to Main (page 24) or one of the following functions is set to on. –Night mode (page16) –Voice mode (page17)

• Light for 2 seconds and turn off: The sound effect is set to CLEAR AUDIO+.

• Flash alternately: The subwoofer is attemptin g to connect to the system with the Secure Link function (page 23).

• Flashes twice: The audio channel is set to Sub (page 24) or one of the following functions is set to off. –Night mode (page16) –Voice mode (page17)

Indicators Status

• Flashes twice: The audio channel is set to Main/S ub (page 24).

• Flash three times: The volume/subwoofer volume level is set to maximum/minimum.

• Flash repeatedly: The sound is muted.

• Flash for 10 seconds and the system is turned off: The protection feature is activated (page 30).

• Flash slowly: The system enters standby mode by the auto standby function.

Rear

 (USB) port (page 14)  ANALOG IN jack  TV IN (OPTICAL) jack  DC IN jack

Subwoofer

 (power) button

Turns on the subwoofer or sets it to standby mode.

 Power indicator

– Lights in red: The subwoofer is in

standby mode

– Lights in green: The subwoofer is

connected to the system

– Lights in orange: The subwoo fer is

connected to the system with the Secure Link function

– Flashes in green: The subwoofer is

attempting to connect to the system

– Flashes in orange: The subwoofer

is attempting to connect to the system with the Secure Link function

– Flashes in red: The protection

feature of the subwoofer is activated (page 28).

 SECURE LINK button (page 23)  Ventilation holes

For safety, do not block the ventilation holes.

Remote Control

Some buttons function differently depending on how long the button is pressed. The icons below indicate how long to press the button.

• : Press the button.

• : Press and hold the button for five seconds.

 TV (page 13)

Selects the TV connected to the TV IN (OPTICAL) jack for output sound.

 BLUETOOTH (page 20)

Activates the BLUETOOTH function on the system.

 USB (page 14)

Selects the USB connected to the

(USB) port for output sound.

 ANALOG

: Selects the TV connected to the ANALOG IN jack for output sound. (page 13)

: Turns on/off the audio

attenuation function. (page 26)

  (volume) +*/–

Adjusts the volume.

 SW  (subwoofer volume) +/–

(page 18)

Adjusts the volume of the subwoofer.

/ (previous/next)

(page 14, 19)

Go to the beginning of the previous or next file.

 – + (select) (page 14)

Switches between previous and next folder to be played for USB playback.

 CLEAR AUDIO+

: Selects CLEAR AUDIO+ for the sound effect. (page 16)

: Activates the secure link

mode. (page 23)

 (power)

Turns on the system or sets it to standby mode.

 AUDIO*

: Selects the audio channel for Dolby Digital multiplex broadcast. (page 24)

: Turns on/off the Dolby DRC

function. (page 17)

 VOICE

: Turns on/off the voice mode. (page 17)

: Turns on/off the sofa mode.

(page 25)

 NIGHT

: Turns on/off the night mode. (page 16)

: Turns on/off the BLUETOOTH standby mode. (page 22)

  (muting)

Turns off the sound temporarily.



 (play/pause)* (page 14, 19)

Pauses or resumes playback.

 MOVIE/MUSIC

: Selects MOVIE or MUSIC for

the sound effect. (page 16)

: Turns on/off the auto standby function. (page 24)

*The AUDIO, , and  + buttons have

a tactile dot. Use it as a guide during operation.

+ 28 hidden pages