Sony HT-SS500 User Manual

2-682-472-11 (3)

Home Theatre System

Operating Instructions

HT-SS500

WARNING

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

To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. 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 Europe

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 produ ct. 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.

About This Manual

• The instructions in this manual are for model HT-SS500. In this manual, models of area code CEL is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “Models of area code CEL only”.

The HT-SS500 consists of:

• Receiver STR-KS500

• Speaker system

– Front speakers SS-MSP700

– Center speaker SS-CNP700

– Surround speakers SS-SRP700

– Sub woofer SS-WP700

• 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 portion of the rear panel (see the illustration below).

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

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”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

**“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are

registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Note for the supplied remote

(RM-AAU002)

The SHIFT button on the remote is not available for receiver operation.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

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

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

2: Connecting speakers ............................... 13

3: Connecting the audio/video

components ............................................ 14

4: Connecting the antennas ......................... 17

5: Preparing the receiver and the remote..... 18

6: Adjusting the speaker levels and

balance (TEST TONE)........................... 19

Playback

Selecting a component ................................ 20

Listening/Watching a component................ 22

Amplifier Operations

Navigating through menus .......................... 24

Adjusting the level (LEVEL menu) ............ 27

Adjusting the tone (TONE menu)............... 28

Settings for the surround sound

(SUR menu) ........................................... 28

Settings for the tuner (TUNER menu) ........ 29

Settings for the audio (AUDIO menu)........ 29

Settings for the system

(SYSTEM menu) ................................... 30

Tuner Operations

Listening to FM/AM radio ..........................37

Storing FM stations automatically

(AUTOBETICAL)..................................39

(Models of area code CEL, CEK only)

Presetting radio stations...............................40

Using the Radio Data System (RDS) ..........41

(Models of area code CEL, CEK only)

Other Operations

Using the Sleep Timer .................................43

Using the Remote

Changing button assignments......................43

Additional Information

Glossary.......................................................44

Precautions .................................................. 45

Troubleshooting...........................................47

Specifications ..............................................49

Index............................................................51

Enjoying Surround Sound

Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surround

sound (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT) ....... 32

Selecting a pre-programmed sound field .... 34

Using only the front speakers and

sub woofer (2CH STEREO) .................. 36

Resetting sound fields to the initial

settings ................................................... 37

Getting Started

1 2 3 4 5

Description and location of parts

Receiver

Front panel

?/1

PRESET TUNING

SOUND FIELD MUTING

78 6

Name Function

A ?/1 Press to turn the receiver

B Display The current status of the

C Remote sensor Receives signals from

D INPUT

SELECTOR

E MASTER

VOLUM E

F MUTING Press to mute the sound

G SOUND FIELD

+/–

H PRESET TUNING

+/–

on or off (page 18, 22, 23, 37, 39).

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

remote commander.

Press to select the input source to playback (page 20, 22, 23, 38, 39, 40, 41,

47).

Turn to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time (page 20, 21, 22, 23).

(page 21).

Press to select a sound field (page 32, 34, 36, 37).

Press to select a preset station (page 41).

INPUT SELECTOR

MASTER VOLUME

About the indicators on the display

21 3 4 5 6

789q

Getting Started

SLEEP

LFE

SL SR

DIGITAL

DTS

OPT

COAX

;qa

Name Function

A Lights up when the disc being

LFE

B SLEEP Lights up when the sleep timer is

C Playback

channel

indicators

D ;DIGITAL Lights up when Dolby Digital

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

activated (page 43).

The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being played back. The boxes around the let ters vary to show how the receiver downmixes the source sound. Front Left Front Right Center (monaural) Surround Left Surround Right Surround (monaural or the surround components obtained by Pro Logic processing)

Example:

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

SL SR

signals are input.

Note

When playing a Dolby Digital format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and the audio input mode for SA-CD/CD input is not set to “CD ANLG” (page 30).

D.RANGE

RDS

MEMORY

ST MONO

Name Function

E Preset

station indicators

F D.RANGE Lights up when dynamic range

G Tuner

indicators

H MEMORY Lights up when a memory

I COAX Lights up when the DVD input is

J OPT Lights up when

Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations you have preset. For details on presetting radio stations, see page 40.

compression is activated (page

25).

Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations (page 37), etc.

Note

“RDS” lights up for models of area code CEL, CEK only.

function, such as Preset Memory (page 40), etc., is activated.

selected.

– the audio input mode for SA-

CD/CD input is set to “CD AUTO” and the source signal is a digital signal being input through the SA-CD/CD OPT IN jack (page 30).

– the audio input mode for

SA-CD/CD input is set to “CD OPT” (page 30).

continued

Name Function

K ;PL(II) Lights up when the receiver

L DTS Lights up when DTS signals are

M SW Lights up when the audio signal

applies Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals in or der to output the center and surround channel signals. “; PLII” lights up when the Pro Logic II Movie/ Music decoder is activated.

Note

Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II decoding do not function for DTS format signals.

input.

Note

When playing a DTS format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and the a udio input mode for SA-CD/CD input is not set to “CD ANLG” (page

30).

is output from the SUBWOOFER jack.

Rear panel

2 3 4

Getting Started

ANTENNA

DIGITAL

OPT IN

SA-CD/CD

COAX IN

DVD

SA-CD/CD

AUDIO IN

LRL

A ANTENNA section

FM ANTENNA

AM ANTENNA

B DIGITAL INPUT section

OPTICAL IN jack

COAXIAL IN jack

Connects to a DVD player, etc. The COAX IN jack provides a better quality of loud sound (page 15, 16).

C AUDIO INPUT section

White (L)

Red (R)

AUD IO I N jack

Connects to a satellite tuner, CD player, etc. (page 15, 16).

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

AUDIO IN

Connects to the FM wire antenna supplied with this receiver (page 17).

Connects to the AM loop antenna supplied with this receiver (page 17).

LRLR

SPEAKERS

LRLR

FRONT CENTER

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

D SPEAKER section

Connects to speakers and sub woofer (page

13).

Remote commander

You can operate the receiver with the supplied remote. You can also use the remote to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate (page 43).

AV ?/1

?/1

TV/VIDEO

TEST

SLEEP

wg wf

TONEAV?/1

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD SA-CD/CD

2CH A.F.D.

123

>10

0/10

TOP MENU/

GUIDE MUTING

ENTER

RETURN/EXIT

TV CH –

c STEP C

REPLAY ADVANCE

PRESET –

TUNING –

?/1

SYSTEM STANDBY

TUNER

MAIN MENU

MOVIE MUSIC

DUAL MONO

FM MODE

MPX

AUDIO

D.TUNING

ANT

SUBTITLE

MEMORY SHIFT

JUMP

ENTER D.SKIPCLEAR ANGLE

TV VOL

MASTER VOL

DISPLAY

TV CH +

PRESET +

TUNING +

HmM

(on/standby) switch TV ?/1, ?/1

(on/standby) switch

4 5

8 9

q; qa qs

Name Function

A AV ?/1 Press to turn on or off the Sony

audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate (page 43). If you press ?/1 (B) at the same time, it will turn off the receiver and other components (SYSTEM STANDBY).

Note

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

B TV ?/1 Press TV ?/1 and TV (P) at

the same time to turn the TV on or off.

?/1 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).

C Input buttons Press one of the buttons to

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 as follows. You can change the button assignments following the steps in “Changing button assignments” on page 43.

Button Assigned Sony

component

VIDEO 1 VCR (VTR mode 3)

VIDEO 2 VCR (VTR mode 2)

DVD DVD player

SA-CD/CD Super Audio CD/CD

player

TUNER Built-in tuner

D MAIN MENU Press to display the menu of

the receiver. Then, use the control buttons to perform menu operations.

E MOVIE,

MUSIC

Press to select sound fields for movie or music.

F DUAL MONO Press to select the language

you want during digital broadcast.

Name Function

G FM MODE Press to select FM monaural or

MPX Press to select the main or sub

AUDIO Press to change the sound to

H D.TUNING Press to enter direct tuning

ANT Press to select the outp ut signal

SUBTITLE Press to change the subtitles of

I ENTER Press to enter the value after

MEMORY Press to store a station.

D.SKIP Press to skip disc of the CD

J JUMP Press to toggle between the

ANGLE Press to select the viewing

K AV M ENU Press to display the menus of

L MUTING Press to mute the sound. M TV VOL

/–

MASTER

VOL +

stereo reception.

language of the VCR.

Multiplex, Biligual or Multi channel TV sound of the DVD player or satellite tuner.

mode.

from the antenna terminal (TV signal or VCR program) of the VCR or satellite tuner.

the DVD player.

selecting a channel, disc or track using the numeric buttons.

player or DVD player (multidisc changer only).

previous and the current channels of the satellite tuner.

angle or to change the angles of the DVD player.

the VCR, DVD player, or satellite tuner on the TV screen. Then, use the control buttons to perform menu operations.

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

Press to adjust the volume

/–

level of all speakers at the same time.

Name Function

N DISPLAY Press to

O ./> Press to skip tracks of the CD

c STEP C, REPLAY / ADVANCE

m/M Press to

X Press to pause playback or

x Press to stop playback of the

TV CH +/– Press TV CH +/– and TV (P)

PRESET +/– Press to select

TUNING +/– Press to scan a station.

– select information displayed

on the receiver’s display (for TUNER input only).

– select information displayed

on the TV screen of the VCR, satellite tuner, CD player, DVD player, or MD deck.

player, DVD player, MD deck, or tape deck.

Press to replay the previous

scene or fast forward the

current scene of the VCR or DVD player.

– search tracks in the forward/

backward direction of the DVD player.

– fast forward/rewind of the

VCR, CD player, MD deck, or tape deck.

Press to start playback of the VCR, CD player, DVD player, MD deck, or tape deck.

recording of the VCR, CD player, DVD player, MD deck, or tape deck. (Also starts recording with components in recording standby.)

VCR, CD player, DVD player, MD deck, or tape deck.

at the same time to select preset TV channels.

– preset stations. – preset channels of the VCR

or satellite tuner.

Getting Started

continued

Name Function

P TV To activate the buttons with

Q RETURN/

EXIT O

R Control

buttons

S TOP MENU/

GUIDE

T -/-- Press -/-- and TV (P) at the

>10 Press to select track numbers

CLEAR Press to

U Numeric

buttons (number 5

orange printing, press TV and the button with orange printing simultaneously.

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

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

After pressing MAIN MENU (D), AV MENU (K), or TOP MENU/GUIDE (S), press the control button V, v, B or b to select the settings. When you press AV MENU or TOP MENU/GUIDE, press ENTER to enter the selection.

Press to display the – DVD title of the DVD

player.

– guide menu of the satellite

tuner.

same time to select the channel entry mode, either one or two digits of the TV.

over 10 of the VCR, CD player, or MD deck.

– clear a mistake when you

press the incorrect numeric button.

– return to continuous

playback, etc. of the satellite tuner or DVD player.

Press to – preset/tune to preset

stations.

)

– select track numbers of the

CD player, DVD player or MD deck. Press 0/10 to select track number 10.

– select channel numbers of

the VCR or satellite tuner.

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

Name Function

V 2CH Press to select 2CH STEREO

W A.F.D. Press to select A.F.D. mode. X TEST TONE Press to activate the Test Tone

Y TV/VIDEO Press TV/VIDEO and TV

SLEEP Press to activate the Sleep

The number 5, MASTER VOL +, TV VOL +, and H buttons have tactile dots. Use the tactile dots as references when operating the receiver.

Models of area code CEL, CEK only.

mode.

function.

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

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

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.

• The SHIFT button on the remote is not available for receiver operation.

1: Installing speakers

This receiver allows you to use a 5.1 channel speaker system. To fully enjoy theater-like multi channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speakers, a center speaker, and two surround speakers) and a sub woofer (5.1 channel).

AFront speaker (Left) BFront speaker (Right) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (Left) ESurround speaker (Right) FSub woofer

Getting Started

Installing the speakers on a flat surface

Before you install the speakers and sub woofer, be sure to attach the supplied foot pads to prevent vibration or movement as shown in the illustration below.

Installing the speakers on the speaker stand

For greater flexibility in positioning the speakers, use the optional WS-FV11 or WS-FV10D speaker stand (available only in certain countries). For details, refer to operating instructions supplied with the speaker stand.

Tip

Since the sub woofer does not emit highly directional signals, you can place it wherever you want.

Installing the speakers on the wall

You can install your front and surround speakers on the wall.

3 Hang the speakers on the

screws.

Hole on the back of the speaker

4.6 mm

1 Prepare screws (not supplied)

that are suitable for the hole on the back of each speaker. See the illustrations below.

more than 4 mm

more than 25 mm

4.6 mm

10 mm

Hole on the back of the speaker

2 Fasten the screws to the wall.

The screws should protrude 5 to 7 mm.

10 mm

Notes

• Use screws that are suitable for the wall material and strength. As a plaster board wall is especially fragile, attach the screws securely to a beam and fasten them to the wall. Install the speakers on a vertical and flat wall where reinforcement is applied.

• Contact a screw shop or installer regarding the wall material or screws to be used.

• Sony is not responsible for accident or damage caused by improper installation, insufficient wall strength or improper screw installation, natural calamity, etc.

5 to 7 mm

2: Connecting speakers

Getting Started

LLR

SPEAKERS

FRONT SURROUND CENTER

AFront speaker (Left) BFront speaker (Right) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (Left) ESurround speaker (Right) FSub woofer

SUB

WOOFER

To connect the speakers correctly

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

Character on speaker label

L Front left

R Front right

SL Surround left

SR Surround right

* The center speaker and sub woofer 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 hooking up all your components, proceed to “4: Connecting the antennas” (page

17).

Component to be connected

To connect See

Audio components

• Super Audio CD player/ CD player

Video components

• DVD player

• DVD recorder

• Satellite tuner

•VCR

page 15

page 16

Audio input jack to be connected

The sound quality depends on the connecting jack. Refer to the illustration that follows. Select the connection according to the jacks of your components.

Digital

High quality sound

Analog

Connecting audio components

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

Super Audio

CD player/

CD player

ANTENNA

DIGITAL

SA-CD/CD

LRL

VIDEO 2

Getting Started

VIDEO 1

OPT IN

COAX IN

SA-CD/CD

DVD

A Optical digital cord (not supplied) B Audio cord (not supplied)

Notes

• No sound is output when you play a Super Audio CD disc on a Super Audio CD player connected to only the SA-CD/CD OPT IN jack on this receiver. When you play a Super Audio CD disc, connect the player to the SA-CD/CD AUDIO IN jack. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Super Audio CD player.

• When connecting optical digital cords, insert the plugs straight in until they click into place.

• Do not bend or tie optical digital cords.

AUDIO IN

Tip

All the digital audio jacks are compatible with 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz sampling frequencies.

Connecting video components

The following illustration shows how to connect video components such as DVD player, DVD recorder, satellite tuner or VCR.

Satellite tuner

ANTENNA

DIGITAL

If you connect a DVD recorder

Be sure to change the factory setting of the DVD input button on the remote so that you can use the button to control your DVD recorder. For details, see “Changing button assignments” (page 43).

SA-CD/CD

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

OPT IN

COAX IN

SA-CD/CD

DVD

DVD player/

DVD recorder VCR

A Audio cord (not supplied) B Coaxial digital cord (orange) (supplied)

Notes

• You cannot do recording on the DVD recorder or VCR via this receiver. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DVD recorder or VCR.

• To input multi channel digital audio from the DVD player, set the digital audio output setting on the DVD player. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DVD player.

RLR

AUDIO IN AUDIO IN

AUDIO IN

• When connecting optical digital cords, insert the plugs straight in until they click into place.

• Do not bend or tie optical digital cords.

Tip

All the digital audio jacks are compatible with 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz sampling frequencies.

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