Sony NHS-2000 User Manual

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Operating Instructions

NHS-2000 Home Entertainment Solution

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Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony NHS-2000 Home Entertainment Solution. It will extend superb audio and video entertainment throughout your home.

• You can throw a party and have the same music playing in as many

as seven rooms.

• You can enjoy up to six audio/video sources at one time.

- Your family members can enjoy two different DVDs simultaneously, thanks to the inclusion of both a 400-disc DVD/CD changer and a 5-disc DVD/CD changer.

- Your family members can enjoy three different CDs simultaneously, thanks to the inclusion of a 400-disc DVD/CD changer, a 400-disc CD changer and a 5-disc DVD/CD changer.

• The Sony system puts everything into a single remote control—and

simplifies it. For example, when you select DVD, the system automatically powers up the right components, switches the right inputs.

• Whether you’re in the Main Room or a Remote Room, you have

powerful access to entertainment as if the source components were right in the room with you.

- Browsing the titles of up to 400 DVDs, up to 400 CDs and up to 30 preset radio stations.

- Navigate DVD on-scr

• From remote rooms, you can see CD and DVD track number and

elapsed time.

• You can select sources, choose radio stations, select CDs, and

DVDs, select tracks and chapters, and play a VHS tape using Sony’ convenient, unified r

- The color LCD touchpad of Sony’s RF Remote Commander is incredibly stylish. Because it uses radio waves, you’ll never need to point this remote at the equipment.

- In any Remote Room, you can use the handheld infrared Remote Commander

- Each Remote Room also features Sony’s deluxe In-Wall LCD Keypad.

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The Main System

The NHS-2000 is a six-zone system that can be configured for as few as three and as many as seven

ooms (one Main Room and up to six Remote Rooms). Entertainment comes from a central rack of

r equipment near the Main Room. The Main Room system incorporates the following components:

• Sony A/V receiver

• Sony multi-room distribution unit

• Sony 400-disc MegaStorage

• Sony 400-disc MegaStorage CD changer

• Sony 5-disc DVD/CD changer with progressive scan

• Sony VHS videocassette recorder

• Sony television

• Surround-sound speakers (not supplied by Sony)

Optional Compatible Cable, Satellite or High Definition TV Set-top Boxes*

The main system may also include a cable, satellite or High Definition TV set-top box, integrated by your installer. If your installer has integrated such a set-top box, you will be able to control the box from the main room and remote rooms, just like any other source component.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If your system distributes the video output from a single, centralized Cable TV, Satellite TV or High Definition TV set-top box, your remote room keypads will be LIMITED to a SINGLE Cable, Satellite or High Definition TV channel selected in the main room set-top box. To get independent channel selection in every room, your installer must distribute the incoming Cable, Satellite or High Definition TV signal to set-top boxes in every room. In this case, you can use the remote for each set-top box to select channels independently and use the television remote control to adjust volume. Sound from a local set-top box in the remote room will be heard only through the remote room television’s built-in speakers, not the system speakers.

DVD/CD/Super Audio CD changer with progressive scan

Set-Up and Audio/Video Adjustments

These Operating Instructions cover such basic functions as selecting entertainment sour component functions, including setup, advanced picture adjustments, advanced sound adjustments, loading tapes and discs and VCR timer recording, please consult the Operating Instructions for the individual components that make up the NHS-2000.

ces and enjoying them. For information on additional

DVD and CD Name Displays

The system incorporates two Sony MegaStorage®400-disc changers, one for any mix of DVDs, CDs and Super Audio CDs and another 400-disc changer just for CDs. These changers are capable of automatically recognizing the names of specific disc titles and displaying

those names on the system’s In-Wall Keypads and on the system’s RF Remote Commander

NOTE: Before a Sony MegaStorage changer can access a disc by name, the changer must first read the disc’s Table of Contents. CDs that do not include the CD TEXT feature may require manual name entry. See the MegaStorage information.

unit.

changer user’s manuals for additional

CAUTION!

• Do not leave the Remote Commander units in an extremely hot or a humid place.

• Do not drop any foreign object into the Remote Commander casing, especially when replacing batteries.

• Do not expose the In-Wall Keypad infrared remote sensor to direct sunlight or lighting equipment.Doing so may cause a malfunction.

• If you do not intend to use the infrared Remote Commander®units for an extended period of time,

remote the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

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Parts and Controls

CHANNEL

YSTEM OFF

VOLUME

UTING

Main Room Radio Frequency (RF) Remote Commander®Unit

Muting. Pr

ess once to mute the audio temporarily, as during

a telephone conversation. Press again to restore the audio.

Volume +/-. Press to adjust the volume.

System Off. Press to

shut down the system.

Cursor/Enter. Push the control in the desired direction to navigate onscreen menus. Press down on the control to ENTER selections.

Channel +/-. Press to control the source.

RS-232C Connector.

For installer use only; uses dedicated RS-232C cable.

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Parts and Controls

PAGE SOURCE MUTING

VOLUME

POWER

Remote Room Wall Panel

Select buttons. These eight buttons select menu items presented on the LCD display. For example, you can select sources from a menu of sources, CDs from a menu of CD titles, and DVDs from a menu of DVD titles, etc. Each select button has a Light Emitting Diode (LED) that indicates the following for source selection:

• Green: Source selected for this Room.

• Amber: Source selected and locked in another Room.

Page button.

Press to return to the previous menu or to view the current status of the disc title list or preset radio station list. If ther is no list, only a source name will be displayed.

Infared Sensor. Receives infrared signals from the supplied infrared (IR) Remote Commander

units.

Display Window. This Liquid Crystal Display shows multiple windows of information, including the selected source, zone volume level, zone and system status; disc, track and time information; menus of disc titles loaded in the 400-disc DVD/CD changer, menus of disc titles loaded in the 400-disc CD changer, and menus of radio station pr

esets.

Scroll Up/Down buttons.

Scroll through the Display Window menus.

Muting button.

Press once to block the audio in the room temporarily, as during a telephone conversation. Press again to resume hearing the audio portion of the program.

Source button.

Returns the Display Window to the source components list

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Lock button. Press to lock the selected source. This will prevent users in other r from inadvertently interrupting your entertainment. Pr again to r selected source. An LED in the button lights up to indicate status.

• Amber: The selected

• Off: The selected

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source is released.

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Pause button.

Temporarily halts playback on the selected component.

ess again

Pr to resume playback.

Power button.

Turns the keypad on and off.

Next button. Advances to the next track, chapter, title or preset station.

Play button.

Activates playback on the selected sour

Previous button. Returns to the previous track, chapter, title or preset station.

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olume +/- buttons.

the volume in the r

Stop button. Stops playback of the selected sour

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Adjust

oom.

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The Main System

Parts and Controls

Remote Room Infrared (IR) Remote Commander®Unit

* Thes e b u tt o ns on l y c on t ro l a S on y t e le vi s io n . Buttons marked in gray control the source components.

Dimmer button. Press to raise and lower the

Sleep button. Activates the keypad's Sleep function,

which automatically turns off the keypad after a specified duration. Each time you press the button, the time changes as shown: 2:00 _ 1:30 _ 1:00 _ 0:30 _ OFF.

Numeral buttons. Press to select a number, such as a track, disc or chapter number.

brightness of the Keypad display window backlight.

TV Power button. Turns a Sony television in the room on and off.

Power button. Tur ns the in-wall Keypad on and off.

Select button. Press to select a menu on the Keypad display

window, such as the Source Menu or Disc Title List.

Lock button. Press to lock the selected source. This will prevent users in other rooms from inadvertently interrupting your entertainment. Press again to release the selected source.

Page button. Press to return to the previous menu or to view the current status of the disc title list or preset radio station list. If there is no list, only a source name will be displayed.

Scroll Down button. Scrolls down through the Keypad Display Window menus.

Previous/Next buttons. Returns to the previous track, chapter, title or preset radio station and advances to the next track, chapter, title or preset radio station.

Pause button.

emporarily halts

T playback on the selected component. Press again to resume playback.

op Menu/Guide button

een to display the top menu of a sour

scr component, such as a DVD player.

Cursor/Enter contr

desired direction to navigate on-screen menus. Press down on the control to ENTER selections.

Display button. Pr fr

om a sour NOTE: Even though they may appear on the screen, you cannot control such DVD changer commands as PROGRAM, SHUFFLE, REPEAT and A-B REPEAT.

TV Volume +/- buttons. Adjusts the volume of a Sony television in the room. Recommended only for watching TV channels. Does not af the volume of audio from the main system.

ce component such as a DVD player.

Play button.

Activates playback on the selected source.

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Enter button. Enters the numbers you've pressed on the numeric keypad.

Disc button. Selects a disc on a CD or DVD changer.

Source button. Returns the Keypad Display Window to the source components list screen.

Scroll Up button. Scrolls up through the Keypad Display Window menus.

Rewind/Fast Foward buttons.

Scan through a CD track, DVD chapter or VHS tape to help you find the portion you want to play.

Stop button. Stops playback on the selected source.

Menu button. Uses your television scr

menu of a sour

Muting button. Press once to block the audio portion of the pr telephone conversation. Pr hearing the audio portion of the program.

Volume +/- buttons. Adjust the volume in the room.

Folder buttons. Uses your television screen to display the FOLDER screen of a DVD changer.

ce component, such as a DVD player

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F1 button.

Programmable

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featur your installer to add special functions.

F2 button. Pr feature enables your installer to add special functions.

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Return/Exit button.

Press to return to the previous menu on your television scr quit the menu function, while using a source component such as a DVD player.

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TV Channel +/- buttons. Changes channels on a Sony television in the r

oom.

ideo button.

TV/V

and VIDEO inputs on a Sony television.

Switches between TV

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Using the RF Remote Commander Unit

In addition to fixed, single-purpose buttons, your Radio Frequency (RF) Remote Commander unit incorporates fully programmed and customized menus that appear on the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). This makes operation easier, by presenting you with "virtual" buttons that are larger, more widely spaced and properly labeled for the functions you're controlling at any given time. It also enables the remote to function as a status display, complete with menus that list the names of available DVDs, CDs and preset radio stations. When you play a DVD or CD, you also get a display of disc name, track number and playing time.

NOTE: The RF Remote Commander displays are customized by Sony and your installer for your specific system. As such, specific controls and features on your RF Remote Commander unit may vary slightly from the controls and features illustrated in this manual.

NOTE: The LCD menus will also vary depending on whether your system includes a cable, satellite or High Definition TV set-top box integrated by your installer. The system illustrated in the following pages does include such an optional set-top box, as indicated by the CABLE/SAT option on the menu at the left. In systems that do not include such a set-top box, no CABLE/SAT option would appear on this screen.

Turning the system on.

1. If you prefer, remove the RF unit from its charging cradle.

2. Touch the LCD screen. You'll be greeted by a display that shows the available sources on the left-hand side.

Choosing a Zone.

1. You can use the RF Remote Commander unit not only in the Main Room, but throughout your home, up to the limits of RF transmission between the unit and its base station antenna. Select the Zone using the 1-6 and MAIN virtual buttons along the top of the LCD screen.

Touch the

2. status display.

MAIN button to contr

ol the entertainment in the Main Room. Your choice of the Main Room will be confirmed in the LCD

3. The NHS-2000 system can be configured for as few as two and as many as six Remote Rooms. Touch the 1-6 button to cycle through

ol for Remote Rooms 1 thr

contr

ough 6. Y

our choice of rooms will be confirmed buy the

ZONE indication in the LCD status display

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Using the RF Remote Commander Unit

CHANNEL

SYSTEM OFF

VOLUME

MUTING

Choosing a source.

ouch one of the virtual buttons for Source on the left-hand side of the screen.

DVD MEGA is short for the DVD MegaStorage® 400-disc changer integrated into your system. It can play any mix of 400 DVDs, CDs and Super Audio CDs. CD MEGA refers to the CD MegaStorage 400-disc changer integrated into your system.

2. TUNER is your choice for AM or FM stations.

3. VCR is for using the VHS videocassette recorder.

4. DVD is for a 5-disc DVD/CD carousel changer

CABLE/SAT is for an optional Cable, Satellite or High Definition TV set-top box, integrated by your installer.

Controlling a source.

1. When you choose a source, the specific control screens for that source appear on the Liquid Crystal Display.

2. For most sources, the RF Remote Commander unit offers several "pages" of virtual buttons. On this scr

een for example, "1 of 3" indicates three pages of buttons. Use the

AGE BACK

and PAGE FORWARD virtual buttons move between pages.

Adjusting the Volume.

1. Adjust the Volume with the conventional VOLUME +/- buttons on the RF Remote Commander unit.

2. To block the audio portion of the program temporarily in the room, as during a telephone conversation press the

MUTING again to resume hearing the

Press audio portion of the pr

ogram.

Muting

Volume +/-

MUTING hard button.

System Of

Used for contr the sour

Used for controlling the source

olling

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Turning the system off.

. Press the SYSTEM OFF"hard" button RF

Remote Commander unit. The menu will appear in the LCD screen.

SYSTEM OFF

Using the RF Remote Commander Unit

2. To turn the system off just in your room only, touch the virtual button for

3. To turn the entire system off, touch the virtual button for

4. To turn the main room television on or off, touch the virtual button for

5. To change your mind and return to the previous screen, touch the

ALL ZONE OFF.

THIS ZONE OFF.

TV POWER.

PAGE BACK ARROW virtual button.

Locking a source.

1. In your Sony system, controls for the central entertainment sources are located throughout your home. This creates the possibility that users in a bedroom, for example, could accidentally interrupt the viewing of a DVD in the Main Room. You can prevent this by "locking" the source you're enjoying.

2. Press the

ess

LOCK button on the status bar to lock the selected source.

LOCK again to r

elease the selected source.

Controlling the DVD MegaStorage 400-disc changer.

When you choose the DVD MegaStorage 400-disc changer The changer can hold DVDs, CDs and Super Audio CDs in any combination.

, the RF Remote Commander unit displays the first of thr

DVD Mega Page 1

ee control pages.

1. WIDE MODE button. Cycles the main room television among three different widescreen modes: Full, Zoom, Wide Zoom and then back to Full.

PAGE BACK button. Takes you to control page 3 of 3. PAGE FORWARD button. Takes you to control page 2 of 3.

3. CURRENT DISC TITLE display

4. title of the current disc.

NOTE: Before a Sony MegaStorage®changer can access a disc by name, the changer must first r TEXT feature may require manual name entry. See the MegaStorage changer user's manuals for additional information.

ead the disc's T

. Shows you the DVD changer slot number and the

able of Contents. CDs that do not include the CD

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DVD Mega Page 1 ...continued

5. GUIDE button. Activates the DVD changer television screen menu. NOTE: Even though they may appear on the television screen, you cannot control such DVD changer commands as PROGRAM, SHUFFLE, REPEAT and A-B REPEAT.

PAUSE button. Temporarily halts DVD playback. Press again to resume playback.

MENU button. Activates the DVD title's top menu. PREVIOUS button. Goes to the previous DVD chapter or CD track.

REVERSE SCAN button. Moves quickly back through the disc. Press again for high-speed scan. PLAY button. Activates DVD/CD playback.

10.

11.

FORWARD SCAN button. Moves quickly forward through the disc. Press again for high-speed scan. NEXT button. Goes to the next DVD chapter or CD track.

12.

DISPLAY button. Activates the DVD player on-screen displays for information such as chapter number, elapsed time and more.

13.

STOP button. Stops disc playback.

14.

EXIT button. Exits on-screen Guide, Menu and Display modes.

15.

DVD Mega Page 2

1. WIDE MODE button. Cycles the main room television among three different widescreen modes: Full, Zoom, Wide Zoom and

then back to Full. PAGE BACK button. Takes you to control page 1 of 3.

PAGE FORWARD button. Takes you to control page 3 of 3.

CURRENT DISC TITLE display. Shows you the DVD changer slot number and the title of the current disc.

NOTE: Before a Sony MegaStorage®changer can access a disc by name, the changer must first read the disc's Table of Contents. CDs that do not include the CD TEXT featur manuals for additional information.

AILABLE DISC TITLE

5. AV

DVD changer. To play a disc, simply touch the title. PAGE UP button. Scrolls up through the available disc titles.

PAGE DOWN button. Scrolls down through the available disc titles.

. Shows you the DVD changer slot numbers and the titles of available discs loaded in the

display

e may requir

e manual name entry

. See the MegaStorage changer user's

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DVD Mega Page 3

IDE MODEbutton. Cycles the main room television among three different widescreen modes: Full, Zoom, Wide Zoom and then back to Full.

1.W

PAGE BACK button. Takes you to control page 2 of 3. PAGE FORWARD button. Takes you to control page 1 of 3.

DISPLAY button. Activates the DVD player on-screen displays for information such as chapter number, elapsed time and more.

EXIT button. Exits on-screen Guide, Menu and Display modes.

FOLDER button. Activates the DVD changer's television screen menu for discs organized by Folder. This enables quick, easy

organization and access to your titles by type or by member of your family. NUMERAL buttons. Select discs directly by number.

a. For one- or two-digit disc numbers, touch the numeral buttons and

touch the

b. For three-digit disc numbers, touch the

three numeral buttons and the

>10 button. Push this before you select a three-digit disc number.

ENTER button. Accesses a disc for which you've pressed the NUMERAL buttons.

ENTER button.

>10 button first, then the

ENTER button.

Controlling the CD MegaStorage 400-disc changer.

When you choose the CD MegaStorage 400-disc changer, the RF Remote Commander unit displays the first of two control pages.

CD Mega Page 1

1. TV POWER button. Cycles the Main Room television on and off. PAGE BACK button. Takes you to control page 2 of 2.

AGE FOR

CURRENT DISC TITLE display. Shows you the CD changer slot number and the title of the current disc.

NOTE: Before a Sony MegaStorage®changer can access a disc by name, the changer must first r

e may require manual name entry. See the MegaStorage changer user's manuals

featur for additional information.

AUSE

PREVIOUS button. Goes to the previous CD track. REVERSE SCAN button. Moves quickly back through the disc.

7. PLAY button. Activates CD playback.

FORWARD SCAN button. Moves quickly forward through the disc.

NEXT button. Goes to the next CD track.

10.

STOP button. Stops CD playback.

11.

button. T

emporarily halts CD playback. Pr

WARD

ead the disc's Table of Contents. CDs that do not include the CD TEXT

ess again to r

button. T

esume playback.

akes you to contr

ol page 2 of 2.

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CD Mega Page 2

V POWERbutton. Cycles the Main Room television on and off.

1. T

PAGE BACK button. Takes you to control page 1 of 2. PAGE FORWARD button. Takes you to control page 1 of 2.

CURRENT DISC TITLE display. Shows you the CD changer slot number and the title of the current disc.

NOTE: Before a Sony MegaStorage®changer can access a disc by name, the changer must first read the disc's Table of Contents. CDs that do not include the CD TEXT feature may require manual name entry. See the MegaStorage changer user's manuals for additional information.

AVAILABLE DISC TITLE display. Shows you the CD changer slot numbers

and the titles of available discs loaded in the CD changer. To play a disc, simply touch the title. PAGE UP button. Scrolls up through the available disc titles.

PAGE DOWN button. Scrolls down through the available disc titles.

Controlling the AM/FM Tuner

1. TV POWER button. Cycles the Main Room television on and off. CURRENT STATION NAME display. Shows you the preset number and the name of

2. the current radio station.

AILABLE DISC NAME

3. stations preset in the AV receiver. To hear a station, simply touch the name.

AGE UP

PAGE DOWN button. Scrolls down through the available preset stations.

button. Scr

olls up through the available preset stations.

. Shows you the preset numbers and the names of

display

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Controlling the VCR

IDE MODEbutton. Cycles the main room television among three different widescreen modes: Full, Zoom,

1. W Wide Zoom and then back to Full.

SP/EP button. Selects Standard Play (SP) or Extended Play (EP) recording speeds. PAUSE button. Temporarily halts VHS playback. Press again to resume playback.

MENU button. Activates the VCR's television screen menu.

REWIND button. Moves quickly back through the tape.

PLAY button. Activates VHS playback.

FAST FORWARD CAN button. Moves quickly forward through the tape. RECORD button. Activates the VHS record mode.

DISPLAY button. Activates the VCR on-screen display for elapsed time.

9. STOP button. Stops VHS playback.

10. INPUT button. Cycles between VCR inputs for television and composite video line input.

11.

Controlling the 5-disc DVD/CD changer.

The NHS-2000 system enables family members in different zones to enjoy different entertainment without interference or conflict. That's why, in addition to the 400-disc DVD/CD changer and the 400-disc CD-only changer, the system includes a Sony 5-disc DVD/CD changer. The three changers enable your family to enjoy three different discs at a time!

5-disc DVD Page 1

1. WIDE MODE button. Cycles the main room television among three different widescreen modes: Full, Zoom, Wide Zoom and then back to Full.

AGE BACK

2. PAGE FORWARD button. Takes you to control page 2 of 2.

3. GUIDE button. Activates the DVD changer television screen menu.

NOTE: Even though they may appear on the television screen, you cannot control such DVD changer commands as

AUSE

MENU button. Activates the DVD title's top menu.

PREVIOUS button. Goes to the previous DVD chapter or CD track.

REVERSE SCAN button. Moves quickly back thr

PLAY button. Activates DVD/CD playback.

FORWARD SCAN button. Moves quickly forward through the disc. Press again for high-speed scan.

10.

11.

NEXT button. Goes to the next DVD chapter or CD track. DISPLAYbutton. Activates the DVD player on-scr

12.

13.

STOP button. Stops disc playback.

14.

EXIT button. Exits on-scr

een Guide, Menu and Display modes.

ough the disc. Pr

een displays for information such as chapter number

button. T

akes you to control page 2 of 2.

PROGRAM, SHUFFLE, REPEAT and A-B REPEAT.

emporarily halts DVD playback. Pr

ess again for high-speed scan.

ess again to resume playback.

, elapsed time and more.

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5-disc DVD Page 2

IDE MODEbutton. Cycles the main room television among three different

1. W widescreen modes: Full, Zoom, Wide Zoom and then back to Full.

PAGE BACK button. Takes you to control page 1 of 2. PAGE FORWARD button. Takes you to control page 1 of 2.

3. TIME/TEXT button. Selects the on-screen display of elapsed time and text.

4. DISC + button. Selects the next disc for playback.

5. NUMERAL buttons. Select discs directly by number. Enter a number from one

6. through 5 and touch the ENTER button. ENTER button. Accesses a disc for which you've pressed the NUMERAL buttons.

Controlling an optional Cable, Satellite or High Definition set-top box.

Some NHS-2000 systems will include an optional Cable, Satellite or High Definition set-top box in the system rack. This will enable you to tune the channels you subscribe to using the RF Remote Commander unit.

Cable/Sat Page 1

1. WIDE MODE button. Cycles the main room television among three different widescreen modes: Full, Zoom, Wide Zoom and then back to Full. PAGE BACK button. Takes you to control page 2 of 2.

2. PAGE FORWARD button. Takes you to control page 2 of 2.

GUIDE button. Activates the set-top box on-screen channel guide. PAUSE button. Temporarily halts playback on an optional Digital Video Recorder (DVR)

5. that may be included in your set-top box. Press again to resume playback.

MENU button. Activates the set-top box channel on-screen menu. REVERSE SCAN button. Moves quickly back thr

7. Digital Video Recorder (DVR) that may be included in your set-top box.

PLAY button. Activates playback on an optional Digital Video Recorder (DVR) that may be included in your set-top box. FORWARD SCAN button. Moves quickly forward through material recorded on an optional Digital Video Recorder (DVR) that may be

9. included in your set-top box.

DISPLAYbutton. Activates the DVD player on-scr

10.

11.

STOP button. Stops playback on an optional Digital Video Recorder (DVR) that may be included in your set-top box. EXIT button. Exits on-screen Guide, Menu and Display modes.

12.

13.

F1 button. Activates a custom function, if available, that may be pr

14.

F2 button. Activates a custom function, if available, that may be pr

een displays for information such as chapter number

ogrammed by your installer ogrammed by your installer.

ough material recor

, elapsed time and mor

ded on an optional

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Cable/Sat Page 2

IDE MODEbutton. Cycles the main room television among three different

1. W

widescreen modes: Full, Zoom, Wide Zoom and then back to Full.

PAGE BACK button. Takes you to control page 1 of 2. PAGE FORWARD button. Takes you to control page 1 of 2.

CABLE/SAT POWER button. Turns on and off your set-top box.

NUMERAL buttons. Select channels directly by number.

A. For one- or two-digit channels, touch the numeral buttons and

touch the ENTER button.

B. For three-digit disc numbers, touch the >10 button first, then the

three numeral buttons and the ENTER button.

>10 button. Push this before you select a three-digit channel number.

ENTER button. Accesses the channel you've selected with the NUMERAL buttons.

F1 button. Activates a custom function, if available, that may be programmed by your installer.

F2 button. Activates a custom function, if available, that may be programmed by your installer.

Recharging the RF Remote Commander Unit.

The RF Remote Commander unit is powered by an internal, rechargeable battery. When the "low battery" on-screen icon appears in the LCD window, recharge the battery by inserting into the cradle, as shown. The cradle should be plugged into a standar continue to operate the RF Remote Commander unit, even as it recharges in the cradle.

d AC power outlet. Y

ou can

Understanding system status.

The top right of the LCD window contains status information

This shows your current volume control setting as decibels below full volume. (For example -20 dB is louder than -30 dB.)

RF communication between the unit and the base station

antenna is functioning pr

RF communication between the unit and the base station antenna is not functioning properly. There may be interference or the transmission distance may be too great.

• Place the RF Remote Commander unit closer to the RF antenna, located near the System Rack.

• Avoid interference by metal objects, such as a cabinets or interference by other Radio Frequency sources. Move the RF Remote Commander unit one inch to the

• left, right, up or down. Sometimes a small movement can solve the pr

Trouble has occurred. Contact your Sony installer.

The inter

Low battery.

nal battery is being charged by the charger cradle.

• Charge the battery by placing the RF Remote Commander unit on the charger cradle.

operly

oblem.

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Using the In-Wall Keypad

PAGE SOURCE MUTING

VOLUME

POWER

Using the In-Wall Keypad

our system is configured by your installer for two to six Remote Rooms. Each Remote Room constitutes a separate "zone" with its own

Y selection of entertainment. Each Remote Room is supplied with an In-Wall Keypad and a handheld infrared Remote Commander

IR sensor

Receives IR signals from the IR Remote Control for Keypad (supplied).

Display window

Shows the selected source, zone volume level, zone and system status, and other system status information.

unit.

Select

Press to select a menu on the display on the LCD, such as a source menu, disc title list, tuner preset station list, etc.

Page

Press to return to the previous menu or to view the current status of the disc title list or the preset station list. If there is no list, only a source name will be displayed.

ess to lock the selected

source component.

Lock

Power

Press to turn the Keypad on/off.

: Press to operate the selected source component. : Press to pause playback.

ess to stop playback.

: Pr : Locates a specific track or preset station.

Select

Press to select a menu on the display on the LCD, such as a source menu, disc title list, tuner preset station list, etc.

v/V (Scroll Up/Down)

Press to scroll the LCD menu.

Muting

Press to mute the speaker output from the Keypad.

Source

Press to return to the home screen, while the selected source component is still enabled.

Volume +/–

Press to increase/decrease the volume in a zone.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: If your system distributes the video output from a single, centralized Cable TV, Satellite TV or High Definition TV set-top box, your remote room keypad is LIMITED to a SINGLE Cable, Satellite or High Definition TV channel selected in the main room

et-top box. To get independent channel selection in every room, your installer must distribute the incoming Cable, Satellite or High

s Definition TV signal to set-top boxes in every room. In this case, you can use the remote for each set-top box to select channels independently and use the television remote control to adjust volume. Sound from a local set-top box in the remote room will be heard only through the remote room television's built-in speakers, not the system speakers.

If you want to... Use the In-Wall Keypad and...

Turn the Remote Room on.

Select a source.

Press the Power button. NOTE: To enjoy video sources, follow these additional steps.

1. Tur n on the television in the room.

2. Select the appropriate video input on the television.

3. Leave the television volume all the way down. Sound will play through the system loudspeakers.

1. When you turn the system on, a list of five or six available entertainment sources will appear in the Liquid Crystal Display.

A. DVD MEGA refers to DVD MegaStorage®400-disc

DVD/CD/Super Audio CD changer integrated into your system.

B. CD MEGA is short for the CD MegaStorage 400-disc

changer integrated into your system. C. TUNER is your choice for AM or FM stations. D. VCR is for playing a VHS tape. E. DVD 5 is for a 5-disc DVD/CD carousel changer. F. SAT is for an optional cable, satellite or High Definition TV

set-top box, integrated by your installer.

2. When you select a source, the Display Window screen will change for a few seconds. When you select DVD Mega, CD Mega, or TUNER, a list of discs or stations will appear for a few seconds. When you select VCR, DVD 5, or SAT, the name of your selected input will appear on the display for a few seconds.

3. Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) indicate the status of each source.

A. A GREEN LED indicates that the source is selected. B. An AMBER LED indicates that the source is selected and

locked in another room. You are free to enjoy entertainment from that source. But because of the "locked" status you can't control it from your room.

4) Push the SELECT button that appears next to the name of your source.

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Using the In-Wall Keypad

If you want to... Use the In-Wall Keypad and... Adjust the volume.

Choose a disc.

1. Adjust the volume with the VOLUME +/- buttons.

2. As you adjust the volume, a bar graph of your volume setting will appear in the Display Window. A number to the right of the bar graph shows the relative volume setting. The higher the number, the louder the setting.

3. To block the audio portion of the program temporarily in the

oom, press the MUTING button. Pr

r resume hearing the audio portion of the program.

1. The system's CD and DVD 400-disc changers enable you to browse discs by slot number. The Wall Panel LCD shows both the slot number and name for each disc.

2. The DISC TITLE screen appears for a few seconds after you initially select the DVD Mega or CD Mega source. If the DISC TITLE screen does not appear in the Display Window, press the PAGE key until the DISC TITLE screen appears.

3. To scroll through the disc list, push the SCROLL UP/DOWN buttons.

4. To select a disc, push the SELECT button that appears to the left of the disc name.

ess

MUTING again to

Choose an AM/FM station.

1. The system's A/V receiver enables you to browse AM/FM

eset stations by name. (The name display operates when

pr preset by your installer. See A/V receiver owner's manual for additional information.) The PRESET CHANNEL scr

2. you initially select the Tuner source. If the PRESET CHANNEL screen does not appear in the Display Window, press the P AGE key until the PRESET CHANNEL screen appears.

3. To scroll through the preset station list, push the SCROLL UP/DOWN buttons. To select a disc, push the

4. left of the disc name.

een appears for a few seconds after

SELECT button that appears to the

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If you want to... Use the In-Wall Keypad and... Control playback.

Watch a Cable, Satellite or High Definition set-top box from the System Rack.

1. PAUSE button. Temporarily halts playback on the selected component. Press again to resume playback. After you change the playback mode, the Display Window screen changes for a few seconds to confirm your choice as well as the DVD Mega or CD Mega disc number and disc title. NEXT button. Advances to the next track, chapter, title or

2. preset station. PREVIOUS button. Returns to the previous track, chapter, title

3. or preset station. PLAY button. Activates playback on the selected source.

5. STOP button. Stops playback of the selected source.

1. You can change channels with the SCROLL UP/DOWN buttons.

2. You can control an optional Digital Video Recorder (DVR) that may be included in your set-top box, using the

PREVIOUS, PLAY, and STOP buttons.

NEXT,

Watch a Cable, Satellite or High Definition set-top box located in the remote room.

For independent channel selection, your installer may have placed a Cable, Satellite or High Definition TV set-top box in each remote room. To enjoy TV channels from this set-top box, do the following:

1. Set the television to the appropriate input for the remote room set-top box.

2. Tur n up the volume on the television itself. You will be hearing the audio portion from the remote room television, not from the system speakers.

3. Use the remote control supplied with the set-top box to operate the set-top box.

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Using the In-Wall Keypad

If you want to... Use the In-Wall Keypad and...

Turn the Remote Room off.

Lock a source.

1. Press the POWER button.

2. If you've been watching a video source, turn off the room television.

In your Sony system, controls for the central entertainment sources are located throughout your home. This creates the possibility that users in the home theater room, for example, could accidentally interrupt the viewing of a DVD in a bedroom. You can prevent this by "locking" the source you're enjoying.

1. Press the source. A Light Emitting Diode (LED) in the button lights up to indicate status.

2. The Lock status is also indicated by LEDs next to the SELECT buttons in the source menu.

and locked in another room. You are free to enjoy entertainment from that source. But because of its "locked" status, you cannot control that source from your room.

3. Press the

LOCK button on the status bar to lock the selected

• Amber: The selected source is locked.

• Off: The selected source is released.

A. A GREEN LED indicates that the source is selected. B. An AMBER LED indicates that the source is selected

LOCK button again to release the selected source.

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Using the IR Remote Commander®Unit

Using the IR Remote Commander®unit

Your system is configured by your installer for two to six Remote Rooms. Each Remote Room constitutes a separate "zone" in the system and is supplied with a handheld infrared Remote Commander® unit, which can operate the in-wall keypad from across the room.

NOTE: As with other infrared remote controls, you'll get the best results when you point the IR Remote Commander unit at the units you're controlling, which will be the In-Wall Keypad and the room television.

NOTE: Any IR Remote Commander unit can be used with any in-wall keypad.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If your system distributes the video output from a single, centralized Cable TV, Satellite TV or High Definition TV

set-top box, your remote room keypad is LIMITED to a SINGLE Cable, Satellite or High Definition TV channel selected in the main room set-top box. To get independent channel selection in every room, your installer must distribute the incoming Cable, Satellite or High Definition TV signal to set-top boxes in every room. In this case, you can use the remote for each set-top box to select channels independently and use the television remote control to adjust volume. Sound from a local set-top box in the remote room will be heard only through the remote room television's built-in speakers, not the system speakers.

If you want to... Pick up the IR Remote Commander®unit and...

Turn the Remote Room on.

Press the Power button.

NOTE: T

1. Tur n on the television in the room.

2. Select the appropriate video input on the television.

3. Leave the television volume all the way down. Sound will

o enjoy video sour

play through the system loudspeakers.

ces, follow these additional steps.

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Using the IR Remote Commander®Unit

If you want to... Pick up the IR Remote Commander®unit and...

Select a source.

1. When you turn the system on, a list of five or six available entertainment sources will appear in the In-Wall Keypad Liquid Crystal Display.

DVD MEGA refers to DVD MegaStorage®400-disc

DVD/CD/Super Audio CD changer integrated into your system. CD MEGA is short for the CD MegaStorage 400-disc

changer integrated into your system.

TUNER is your choice for AM or FM stations.

C. D. VCR is for playing a VHS tape. E. DVD 5 is for a 5-disc DVD/CD carousel changer.

SAT is for an optional cable, satellite or High Definition TV

set-top box, integrated by your installer.

2. Find the name of your designed source in the In-Wall Keypad Liquid Crystal Display. Push the on the IR Remote Commander unit that corresponds to the position of your source name. For example, if the source name appears at the upper left, push the upper left

SELECT button on the remote unit.

SELECT button

Adjust the volume.

1. Adjust the volume with the VOLUME +/- buttons.

2. To block the audio portion of the program temporarily in the room, press the resume hearing the audio portion of the program.

MUTING button. Press MUTING again to

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Using the IR Remote Commander®Unit

If you want to... Pick up the IR Remote Commander®unit and...

Control playback.

Choose a disc by name.

1. PLAY button. Activates playback on the selected source. PAUSE button. Temporarily halts playback on the selected

2. component. Press again to resume playback. STOP button. Stops playback on the selected source.

3. PREVIOUS button. Returns to the previous track, chapter, title

4. or preset radio station. NEXT button. Advances to the next track, chapter, title or

5. preset radio station. REWIND button. Scans back through a CD track, DVD chapter

6. or VHS tape to help you find the portion you want to play.

7. FAST FORWARD button. Scans forward through a CD track, DVD chapter or VHS tape to help you find the portion you want to play.

1. The system's CD and DVD 400-disc changers enable you to browse discs by slot number. The In-Wall Keypad LCD shows both the slot number and name for each disc.

changer user's manuals for additional information.

Choose a disc by slot number.

2. The DISC TITLE screen appears for a few seconds after you initially select the DISC TITLE screen does not appear in the Display Window, press the P

3. To scroll through the disc list, push the buttons.

o select a disc, push the

4. left of the disc name.

1. For disc numbers of two digits or less, press the NUMERAL buttons and the ENTER button.

ee-digit disc numbers, less, pr

For thr

NUMERAL buttons and the ENTER button.

DVD Mega or CD Mega source. If the

AGE

key until the DISC TITLE screen appears.

SCROLL UP/DOWN

SELECT button that appears to the

ess the

>10 button, the

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Using the IR Remote Commander®Unit

If you want to... Pick up the IR Remote Commander®unit and... Navigate source component

menus on your television screen.

Watch a Cable, Satellite or High Definition set-top box from the System Rack.

1. Press the TOP MENU/GUIDE button to use your television screen to display the top menu of a source component, such as a DVD player.

2. Press the MENU button to use your television screen to display the menu of a source component, such as a DVD player.

3. Press the DISPLAY button for TV monitor display messages from a source component such as a DVD player.

NOTE: Even though they may appear on the screen, you cannot control such DVD changer commands as PROGRAM, SHUFFLE,

REPEAT

4. Push the CURSOR/ENTER control in the desired direction to

5. Press down on the CURSOR/ENTER control to make your selections.

6. Press the RETURN/EXIT button to return to the previous menu on

1. You can select set-top box channels directly with the NUMERAL,

2. You can access on-screen menus with the TOP MENU/GUIDE,

3. You can navigate on-screen menus with the CURSOR/ENTER control.

4. You can exit on-screen menus with the RETURN/EXIT button.

5. You can control an optional Digital Video Recorder (DVR) that may be

6. Pressing the F1 or F2 buttons activates custom functions, if

and A-B REPEAT.

navigate on-screen menus.

your television screen or to quit the menu function, while using a source component such as a DVD player.

>10, and ENTER buttons.

MENU, and DISPLAY buttons.

included in your set-top box, using the NEXT, PREVIOUS, PLAY,

AST FORW

available, that may be programmed by your installer.

ARD, REWIND,

and STOP buttons.

Watch a Cable, Satellite or High Definition set-top box located in the remote room.

1. Set the television to the appropriate input for the remote room set-top box.

2. Tur n up the volume on the television itself. You will be hearing the audio portion from the remote room television, not from the system speakers.

3. Use the remote control supplied with the set-top box to operate the set-top box.

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If you want to... Pick up the IR Remote Commander®unit and... Operate a remote room television.

1. To turn a Sony television in the room on and off, press the TV POWER button.

2. To change channels on a Sony television in the room, press the TV CHANNEL +/- buttons.

3. Press the NUMERAL buttons to select a TV channel number.

4. Press the the numeric keypad.

5. Use the television in the room. Recommended only for watching TV channels. Does not affect the volume of audio from the main system.

6. Use the

7. Push the CURSOR/ENTER control in the desired direction to navigate on-screen menus. Press down on the control to enter your selections.

8. Press the your television screen.

9. Use the on a Sony television.

ENTER button to enter the numbers you've pressed on

TV VOLUME +/- buttons to adjust the volume of a Sony

DISPLAY button to see TV monitor display messages.

RETURN/EXIT button to return to the previous menu on

TV/VIDEO button to switch between TV and VIDEO inputs

Choose an AM/FM station.

Turn the Remote Room off.

1. The system's A/V receiver enables you to browse AM/FM preset stations by name. (The name display operates when preset by your installer. See A/V receiver owner's manual for additional information.)

2. The

3. To scroll through the station list, push the

4. To select a disc, push the SELECT button that appears to the left of

1. Pr

2. If you've been watching a video source, turn off the room television.

PRESET CHANNEL screen appears for a few seconds after

you initially select the Tuner source. If the PRESET CHANNEL

, press the

een does not appear in the Display W

scr until the PRESET CHANNEL screen appears.

buttons.

the disc name.

ess the

POWER button.

indow

SCROLL UP/DOWN

AGE

key

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Using the IR Remote Commander®Unit

If you want to... Pick up the IR Remote Commander®unit and... Lock a source

1. Press the lock the selected source. A Light Emitting Diode (LED) in the InWall Keypad

• Amber: The selected source is locked.

• Off: The selected source is released.

2. The Lock status is also indicated by LEDs next to the buttons in the In-Wall Keypad.

A. A GREEN LED indicates that the source is selected. B. An AMBER LED indicates that the source is selected and

3) Press the

LOCK button on the IR Remote Commander unit to

LOCK button lights up to indicate status.

SELECT

locked in another room. You are free to enjoy entertainment from that source. But because of its "locked" status, you cannot control that source from your room.

LOCK button again to release the selected source.

Use the Sleep function.

Adjust the In-Wall Keypad display brightness.

The Sleep function automatically turns off the Remote Room after a specified duration. Each time you pr time changes as shown: 2:00 1:30 1:00 0:30 OFF.

Press the DIMMER button to raise and lower the brightness of the Keypad Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) backlight.

ess the

←

Replacing batteries.

Under normal conditions, the IR Remote Commander unit batteries should last for about six months. Do not install a new battery together with an old battery.

1. Remove the battery cover as shown. esh AA batteries, observing polarity as indicated.

Insert two fr

When replacing batteries, do not drop any foreign object into the Remote Commander unit casing.

3. Replace the battery cover

SLEEP button, the

←←←

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Troubleshooting Tips

Troubleshooting

If you want to... Possible Remedies No sound in Main Room

No sound in additional rooms No picture and no sound

Infrared (IR) remote does not operate

Radio Frequency (RF) touchscreen remote does not operate

Playback stops suddenly

• Make sure the muting is not engaged.

• If playing a CD, make sure that a disc is loaded.

• Try pressing the Source Select button for the desired source again, to reset the correct inputs and power up the correct components.

• Make sure the muting is not engaged.

• Try another TV station. It may be a station issue.

• If playing a DVD, make sure that a disc is loaded.

• Try pressing the Source Select button for the desired source again, to reset the correct inputs and power up the correct components.

• Replace the IR remote control batteries.

• Confirm a direct line of sight from the remote control to the In-Wall Keypad "eye."

• Check battery status. Recharge the RF remote in the supplied cradle.

• Check transmission status. Move the remote closer to the antenna if necessary.

• Confirm that no one else is operating the system from another room.

Channel changes suddenly

Source changes suddenly

TV channel instead of a VHS tape

Aspect ratio of the TV picture is wrong

• Confirm that no one else is operating the system from another room.

• Confirm that no one else is operating the system fr

• Confirm that a VHS cassette is loaded into the VCR.

• Cycle thr remote control.

ough the options on the TV Wide button of the infrared

om another r

oom.

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