Sony HT-X8500 User Manual

Sound Bar

Operating Instructions

HT-X8500

WARNING

Do not install the Sound Bar 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 Sound Bar with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. Do not expose the Sound Bar to naked flame sources (for example, lighted candles).

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

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

As the m ain p lug o f AC powe r ada pter 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 Sound Bar

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

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 Sound

Bar ........................................... 6

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

Connecting to a TV or AV Device

Connecting to a TV or AV Device with the HDMI Cable

Connecting Sony TV with the

BLUETOOTH Function

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

Connecting a 4K TV and 4K

Devices ...................................16

Connecting a TV Compatible with

eARC ....................................... 17

Mounting the Sound Bar on

a Wall .....................................18

When the TV Remote Control does

not Work ................................19

Listening to the Sound

Listening to a TV and Other

Devices .................................. 20

Enjoying the Surround Sound .....21

Adjusting the Sound ....................23

Listening to Music/Sound with the BLUETOOTH® Function

Listening to Music from a Mobile

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

Changing the Settings of the

BLUETOOTH Function ............27

Startup Guide (separate



document)

Using the Various Functions

Using the Control for HDMI

Function ................................ 28

Using the “BRAVIA” Sync

Function ................................ 30

Saving Power Consumption ....... 30

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting ........................... 31

Resetting the Sound Bar ............. 36

Additional Information

Specifications ...............................37

Supported Input Audio

Formats ................................. 38

Supported HDMI Video

Formats ................................. 39

On BLUETOOTH

Communication .....................41

Precautions ................................. 42

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. Example: Vertical surround off

What’s in the Box

• Sound Bar (1)

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

–Other models

• Remote control (1)

• R03 (size AAA) battery (2)

• Optical digital cable (1)

•AC adapter (1)

• WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE (1)

•Startup Guide

• Operating Instructions

What You Can Do with the Sound Bar

“Listening to a TV and Other Devices” (page 20)

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

“Using the Control for HDMI Function” (page 28) “Using the “BRAVIA” Sync Function” (page 30)

“Listening to Music from a Mobile Device” (page 25)

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

Basic connection: Refer to “Startup Guide” (separate document). Other connections: See “Connecting to a TV or AV Device” (page 13).

The Sound Bar supports object-based audio formats such as Dolby Atmos and DTS:X as well as HDR video formats such as HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision.

Guide to Parts and Controls

Details are omitted from the illustrations.

Sound Bar

Front

 Remote control sensor

Point the remote control at the remote control sensor to operate the Sound Bar.

 (power) button

Turns on the Sound Bar or sets it to standby mode.

 (input select) button

(page 20)

 BLUETOOTH button (page 25)  +/– (volume) buttons

 Indicators

A lighting or flashing of the indicators on the Sound Bar indicates the following state.

Currently selected input

Indicators Status

Lights while TV input is selected.

Lights while HDMI input is selected.

Lights while BLUETOOTH input is selected.

Light while the Sound Bar is connected to the TV with the BLUETOOTH function (TV input is selected).

Sound format, surround effect

Indicators/colors Status

White Lights while the Dolby Atmos format is playing and the virtual

White Lights while the DTS:X format is playing.

Green Lights while the DTS format is playing and the sound effect setting is

Orange Lights while the DTS:X format is playing and the sound effect setting

White Lights while the vertical surround function is set to on (page 21).

surround processing is activated.

set to “DTS Virtual:X” (page 22).

is set to “DTS Virtual:X” (page 22).

Volume

Indicators Status

Indicate the volume level by the flashing indicators when adjusting the volume by

 +/–.

pressing As the volume level is turned up, the flashing indicators increase (from left to right).

• Flash repeatedly while the sound is muted.

• Flash twice when the volume level is set to minimum.

Flash twice when the volume level is set to maximum.

Setting value for each function

The changed setting for each function is indicated as the status of the indicators. The following status indicates the on/off setting for each function. For the status when the settings other than the on/off setting are changed, see the description for each function.

Indicators Status

• Flash twice when the function is set to on (for the function other than the night/voice mode).

• Light for 2 seconds when the function is set to on (for the night/voice mode).

• Flash twice when the function is set to off (for the function other than the night/voice mode).

• Light for 2 seconds when the function is set to off (for the night/voice mode).

Rear

 DC IN terminal  TV IN (OPT) jack  HDMI IN jack

Peel the sticker when connecting the device to the HDMI IN jack. For specifications and notes on connections, see “Supported HDMI Video Formats” (page 39).

 HDMI OUT (TV eARC/ARC) jack

Connect a TV that has an HDMI input jack with an HDMI cable. The Sound Bar is compatible with eARC and ARC. ARC is the function that sends TV sound to an AV device such as the Sound Bar from the TV’s HDMI jack. eARC is an extension of ARC and enables transmission of the object audio and multi-channel LPCM content that cannot be transmitted with ARC. For details of eARC, see “Connecting a TV Compatible with eARC” (page 17). For supported audio formats, see

“Supported Input Audio Formats” (page 38). For specifications and notes on connections, see “Supported HDMI Video Formats” (page 39).

 IR repeater (page 19)

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

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 20)

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  HDMI input  BLUETOOTH input

 VERTICAL S.

: Turns on/off the vertical

surround function. (page 21)

: Selects the sound effect

setting. (page 22)

 AUTO SOUND

: Selects AUTO SOUND for the

sound mode. (page 21)

: Turns on/off the AAC codec

function. (page 27)

 VOICE

: Turns on/off the voice mode.

(page 23)

: Turns on/off the Control for

HDMI function. (page 28)

  (volume) +*/–

Adjusts the volume.

 BASS (page 23)

Adjusts the level of the bass tone.

 INDICATORS

: Turns on/off the indicators on

the Sound Bar.

: Turns on/off the auto standby

function. (page 30)

 GAME

: Selects GAME for the sound

mode. (page 21)

: Selects the HDMI standby

through setting. (page 29)

 SPORTS

: Selects SPORTS for the sound

mode. (page 21)

: Turns on/off the eARC

function. (page 28)

 A/V SYNC (page 24)

Adjusts the delay between the picture and sound.

 (power)

Turns on the Sound Bar or sets it to standby mode.

 CINEMA (page 21)

Selects CINEMA for the sound mode.

 MUSIC (page 21)

Selects MUSIC for the sound mode.

 NIGHT

: Turns on/off the night mode.

(page 23)

: Turns on/off the BLUETOOTH

standby mode. (page 27)

  (muting)

Turns off the sound temporarily or turns on the sound.

 AUDIO*

: Selects the audio channel for Dolby Digital multiplex broadcast. (page 23)

: Turns on/off the Audio DRC

function. (page 23)

 NEWS

: Selects NEWS for the sound mode. (page 21)

: Selects the HDMI signal

format setting. (page 17)

 STANDARD

: Selects STANDARD for the sound mode. (page 21)

: Turns on/off the IR repeater

function. (page 19)

 DTS DIALOG (page 24)

Adjusts the dialog volume while the DTS:X content is played back.

*The  + and AUDIO buttons have a

tactile dot. Use it as a guide during operation.

Tip

You can turn the indicators off by pressing INDICATORS. Even if the indicators are turned off by pressing INDICATORS, when you operate the Sound Bar, the indicators in relation to the operation light or flash.

About the replacement of batteries for the remote control

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

Connecting to a TV or AV Device

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

Connecting to a TV or AV Device with the HDMI Cable

To connect a 4K TV or 4K devices

See “Connecting a 4K TV and 4K Devices” (page 16).

To connect a TV compatible with eARC

For the connection, refer to Startup Guide (separate document). For the settings, see “Connecting a TV Compatible with eARC” (page 17).

To connect to a TV other than the above, refer to Startup Guide (separate document).

Connecting Sony TV with the BLUETOOTH Function Wirelessly

When using Sony TV* with the BLUETOOTH function, you can listen to sound of the TV or device that is connected to the TV by connecting the Sound Bar and TV wirelessly.

* The TV needs to be compatible with

A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile).

Connecting the Sound Bar and TV Wirelessly

To connect the Sound Bar and TV wirelessly, you need to perform pairing of the Sound Bar and TV by using the BLUETOOTH function. Pairing is the process required to mutually register the information on BLUETOOTH devices to be connected wirelessly in advance.

1 Insert batteries (supplied) into the

INPUT

BLUETOOTH button

Remote control sensor

BLUETOOTH indicator

remote control.

2 Turn on the TV. 3 Turn on the Sound Bar. 4 Point the remote control at the

remote control sensor on the Sound Bar, and press and hold the INPUT on the remote control and BLUETOOTH button on the Sound Bar simultaneously for 5 seconds.

The TV and BLUETOOTH indicators flash twice, the Sound Bar enters the pairing mode, then the BLUETOOTH indicator flashes quickly.

5 On the TV, search the Sound Bar

by performing the pairing operation.

The list of the BLUETOOTH devices that are searched appears on the TV screen. For the operation method to pair the BLUETOOTH device to the TV, refer to the operating instructions of the TV.

6 Pair the Sound Bar and TV by

selecting “HT-X8500” from the list on the TV screen.

7 Make sure that the TV and

BLUETOOTH indicators on the Sound Bar light.

A connection between the Sound Bar and TV has been established.

8 Select the program or input of the

TV by using the TV remote control.

The sound of the displayed image on the TV screen is output from the Sound Bar.

9 Adjust the volume of the Sound

Bar by using the TV remote control.

When pressing the muting button on the TV remote co ntrol, the sound is muted temporarily.

Notes

• If the TV sound is not output from the Sound Bar, press INPUT on the remote control of the Sound Bar repeatedly to

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