Sony HT-SF200 User Manual

Sound Bar

Operating Instructions

HT-SF200

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 AC adapter 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 mai n plug o f AC p ower ad apte 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.

CAUTION

Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type. 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 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. EU Importer: Sony Europe Limited. Inquiries to the EU Importer or related to product compliance in Europe should be sent to the manufacturer’s authorized representative, Sony Belgium, bijkantoor van Sony Europe Limited, Da Vincilaan 7-D1, 1935 Zaventem, Belgium.

Hereby, Sony Corporation declares that this equipment is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: 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 waste batteries and electrical and electronic equipment (applicable in the

European Union and other countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product, the battery or on the packaging indicates that the product and the battery shall not be treated as household waste. On certain batteries this symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol. The chemical symbol for lead (Pb) is added if the battery contains more than

0.004% lead. By ensuring that these products and batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help to prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could be caused by inappropriate waste handling. 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 and the electrical and electronic equipment will be treated properly, hand over these products at end-of-life to the appropriate 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 appropriate 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 or battery.

Table of Contents

About These Operating

Instructions ............................. 4

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

What You Can Do with the

System .................................... 6

Guide to Parts and Controls ..........7

Connecting a TV

Connecting a TV with an HDMI Cable

Connecting Sony TV with the

BLUETOOTH Function

Wirelessly ...............................13

Mounting the Bar Speaker on a

Wall ........................................15

When the TV Remote Control does

not Work ................................ 17

Listening to the Sound

Listening to a TV and Other

Devices ...................................18

Listening to Music on a USB

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

Selecting the Sound Effect

Adjusting the Sound .................... 21

Listening to Music/Sound with the BLUETOOTH® Function

Listening to Music from a Mobile

Device ....................................23

Turning the System On by

Operating the BLUETOOTH

Device ....................................25

Turning the BLUETOOTH Function

Off ..........................................25

Startup Guide (separate



document)

Using the Various Functions

Using the Control for HDMI

Function ................................ 26

Using the “BRAVIA” Sync

Function .................................27

Notes on HDMI Connections ...... 28

Saving Power Consumption ....... 28

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting .......................... 29

Resetting the System ...................33

Additional Information

Specifications .............................. 34

Playable Types of Files

(USB Input) ............................ 35

Supported Input Audio Formats

(TV Input) .............................. 35

On BLUETOOTH

Communication .................... 36

Precautions ..................................37

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)

• Remote control (1)

• Cushion pads for wall mounting (2)

• WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE (1)

•Startup Guide

• R03 (size AAA) battery (2)

• Optical digital cable (1)

•AC adapter (1)

• AC power cord (mains lead) (1)

• Operating Instructions

What You Can Do with the System

“Listening to a TV and Other Devices” (page 18)

Blu-ray Disc™ player, cable box, satellite box, etc.

Connecting the TV (refer to “Startup Guide” (separate document))

“Using the Control for HDMI Function” (page 26) “Using the “BRAVIA” Sync Function” (page 27)

“Listening to Music on a USB Device” (page 19)

“Listening to Music from a Mobile Device” (page 23)

“Connecting Sony TV with the BLUETOOTH Function Wirelessly” (page 13)

Guide to Parts and Controls

Details are omitted from the illustrations.

Bar Speaker

Front

 Remote control sensor

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

 (power) button

Turns on the system or sets it to standby mode.

 (input select) button

(page 18)

 BLUETOOTH button (page 23)

 +/– (volume) buttons  Indicators

For details, see “About the indicators on the Bar Speaker” (page 8).

About the indicators on the Bar Speaker

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

Indicators Status

• Lights: TV input is selected.

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

• Flashes quickly in blue (about twice a second): During pairing standby status.

• Flashes slowly in blue (about once a second): BLUETOOTH connection is being attempted.

• Lights: USB input is selected.

• Flashes twice: The play mode is changed.

• Flashes three times first, then flashes slowly repeatedly: When connecting an unsupported device.

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

• Light: The system is connected to the TV with the BLUETOOTH function (TV input is selected).

The indicators flash when t urning on/off the function setting or operating the remo te control.

Indicators Status

• Flashes twice: One of the following functions is set to on. –Night mode (page21) –Voice mode (page21)

• Flashes once: The audio channel is set to Main (page 22), the sound mode is selected (page 21), or one of the following functions is set to off. –Night mode (page21) –Voice mode (page21)

• Flashes twice: One of the following functions is set to on. – Dolby DRC (page 22) – Control for HDMI (page 26) – BLUETOOTH standby (page 25) –BLUETOOTH function (page25) – Auto standby (page 28) – IR repeater (page 17) –Auto volume (page22) – Wall mount mode (page 15)

• Flashes once: The audio channel is set to Sub (page 22) or one of the following functions is set to off. – Dolby DRC (page 22) – Control for HDMI (page 26) – BLUETOOTH standby (page 25) –BLUETOOTH function (page25) – Auto standby (page 28) – IR repeater (page 17) –Auto volume (page22) – Wall mount mode (page 15)

Indicators Status

• Flash twice: The function that connects to the TV with the BLUETOOTH function is set to on (page 13).

• Flash once: The function that connects to the TV with the BLUETOOTH function is set to off (page 13).

• Flash once: The audio channel is set to Main/Sub (page 22).

• Flash quickly (about twice a second): The protection feature is activated (page 32).

• Flash slowly (about once a second): The system enters standby mode by the auto standby function (page 28).

The indicators flash while adjusting the volume level.

Indicators Status

• Flashes once: The volume level is low (1 - 20)./The level of the bass tone is set to -1 (Light) (page 22).

• Flash once: The volume level is medium (21 - 40)./The level of the bass tone is set to 0 (Normal) (page 22).

• Flash once: The volume level is high (41 - 49)./The level of the bass tone is set to +1 (Strong) (page 22).

• Flash repeatedly: The sound is muted.

• Flash twice: The volume level is set to maximum/minimum.

Tip

You can turn the indicators off by holding down AUTO SOUND for 5 seconds. Even if the indicators are turned off by using AUTO SOUND, if you operate the system, the indicators in relation to the operation light or flash.

Rear

 DC IN terminal  HDMI OUT (TV (ARC)) jack

Connect a TV that has an HDMI input jack with an HDMI cable. The system is compatible with Audio Return Channel (ARC). ARC is the function that sends TV sou nd to an AV devi ce su ch as the system from the TV’s HDMI jack.

 TV IN (OPTICAL) jack  (USB) port (page 19)  IR repeater (page 17)

Transmits the remote signal of the TV remote control to the TV.

 Subwoofer

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 5 seconds.

 INPUT (page 18)

Selects the playback source. When you press INPUT once, the current input indicator flashes. Press INPUT again to select the device you want. Each time you press INPUT, the input changes cyclically as follows. TV input BLUETOOTH input  USB input

 AUTO SOUND

: Selects AUTO SOUND for the

sound effect. (page 21)

: Turns on/off the indicators on

the Bar Speaker. (page 8)

 CINEMA

: Selects CINEMA for the sound

effect. (page 21)

: Turns on/off the auto standby

function. (page 28)

 VOICE

: Turns on/off the voice mode.

(page 21)

: Turns on/off the Control for

HDMI function. (page 26)

  (volume) +*/–

Adjusts the volume.

 BASS

: Adjusts the level of the bass

tone. (page 22)

: Turns on/off the wall mount

mode. (page 15)

 PLAY MODE (page 19)

Selects the play mode for USB playback.

 / (page 19)

Select the content on the TV screen for USB playback.

/ (previous/next)

(page 19, 23)

Pressing the button shortly goes to the beginning of the previous or next file. Pressing and holding searches backward or forward (rewind/fast forward).

 (power)

Turns on the system or sets it to standby mode.

 STANDARD

: Selects STANDARD for the

sound effect. (page 21)

: Turns on/off the IR repeater

function. (page 17)

 MUSIC (page 21)

: Selects MUSIC for the sound

effect. (page 21)

: Turns on/off the function that adjusts the volume level automatically. (page 22)

 NIGHT

: Turns on/off the night mode.

(page 21)

: Turns on/off the BLUETOOTH standby mode. (page 25)

  (muting)

Turns off the sound temporarily or turn on the sound.

 AUDIO*

: Selects the audio channel for Dolby Digital multiplex broadcast. (page 22)

: Turns on/off the Dolby DRC

function. (page 22)

 ENTER (page 19)

Plays the content that is selected by

/ for USB playback.

  (play/pause)* (page 19, 23)

Pauses or resumes playback.

*The AUDIO,  +, and  buttons have

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

About the replacement of batteries for the remote control

When the system does not respond by operating with the remote control, replace two batteries with new batteries. Use R03 (size AAA) manganese batteries for replacement.

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