Sony HTR-6100, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ion_HTR 6100 Revised J9040000_2342883122HTR6100CEL 2342883122 GB01COV_HTR 6100 CEL fm masterpage Right 2004 Sony Corporation 2 342 883 12 2 Home Theatre System Operating Instructions HTR 6600 HTR 6100 GB01COV_HTR 6100 CEL book Page 1 Tuesday September 7 2004 11 41 AM ...

Page 2: ...f they have the same or similar names as those on the remote For details on the use of your remote see pages 30 33 For details on the use of your DVD recorder refer to separate operating instructions supplied with the DVD recorder The HTR 6600 consists of Receiver STR KSL600 Speaker system Front speakers SS SLP701 Center speaker SS CNP501 Surround speakers SS MSP501 Sub woofer SA WMSP601 DVD recor...

Page 3: ...io 17 Storing FM stations automatically 18 AUTOBETICAL Presetting radio stations 19 Using the Radio Data System RDS 20 About the indications in the display 22 Enjoying Surround Sound Using only the front speakers and sub woofer 23 2CH STEREO Enjoying higher fidelity sound 23 Selecting a sound field 24 Advanced Adjustments and Settings Customizing sound fields 26 Adjusting the tone 27 Advanced sett...

Page 4: ...ter hooking up all your components proceed to 2 Connecting the antennas page 9 Connectable components a Model with a DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT or DIGITAL COAXIAL OUTPUT jack etc b Model equipped only with AUDIO OUT L R jacks etc Getting Started 1 Check how to hookup your components Component to be connected Page DVD recorder With digital audio outputa 6 7 With analog audio output onlyb 6 7 TV monitor...

Page 5: ...R audio C Video cord Yellow D Optical digital cord E Coaxial digital cord supplied Orange Notes Turn off the power to all components before making any connections Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise When connecting an audio video cord be sure to match the color coded pins to the appropriate jacks on the components yellow video to yellow white left audio to white and red right...

Page 6: ... We recommend making connections to the COAX IN jack Tip All the digital audio jacks are compatible with 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz and 96 kHz sampling frequencies 1a Connecting components with digital audio output jacks AM U OPT IN TV SAT DVD VIDEO AUDIO IN DIGITAL ANTENNA DVD R L VIDEO IN SUB WOOFER OUT MONITOR OUT DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT D A A E D R AUDIO OUT OUTPUT L DIGITAL COAXIAL OUTPUT OPTICAL ...

Page 7: ...CON_HTR 6100 CEL fm 7GB model name1 HTR 6600 model name2 HTR 6100 2 Connect the video jacks AM U OPT IN TV SAT DVD VIDEO AUDIO IN DIGITAL ANTENNA DVD R L VIDEO IN SUB WOOFER OUT MONITOR OUT OPT IN COAX IN C VIDEO OUTPUT C VIDEO INPUT DVD recorder TV monitor GB01COV_HTR 6100 CEL book Page 7 Tuesday September 7 2004 11 41 AM ...

Page 8: ...to the MONITOR OUT jack you can watch the video from the selected input page 17 For details on the required cords A E see page 5 1b Connecting components with only analog audio jacks AM U OPT IN TV SAT DVD VIDEO AUDIO IN DIGITAL ANTENNA DVD R L VIDEO IN SUB WOOFER OUT MONITOR OUT OPT IN COAX IN C VIDEO INPUT B VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT OUTPUT R L TV monitor VCR GB01COV_HTR 6100 CEL book Page 8 Tuesday S...

Page 9: ...event noise pickup keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna After connecting the FM wire antenna keep it as horizontal as possible 2 Connecting the antennas AM U OPT IN TV SAT DVD VIDEO AUDIO IN DIGITAL ANTENNA DVD R L VIDEO IN SUB WOOFER OUT MONITOR OUT OPT IN COAX IN AM loop antenna supplied FM wire antenna supplied GB01COV_...

Page 10: ...urround sound requires five speakers two front speakers a center speaker and two surround speakers and a sub woofer 5 1 channel Example of 5 1 channel speaker system configuration HTR 6600 only HTR 6100 only 3 Connecting speakers Front speaker Right Surround speaker Right Center speaker Front speaker Left Sub woofer Surround speaker Left Front speaker Right Surround speaker Right Center speaker Fr...

Page 11: ... the speaker terminal to be connected B Monaural audio cord supplied Black Note Before you connect the speakers attach the colour labels onto the speakers so that you can identify the speakers to be connected Colour tube FRONT R FRONT L SURR R SURR L CENTER SUB WOOFER OUT MONITOR OUT E e A INPUT B E e A E e A E e A E e A Front speaker Right Front speaker Left Subwoofer Surround speaker Right Surro...

Page 12: ... you want to change the speaker cord you can detach the supplied speaker cord from the connector 1 Press the connector onto a flat surface Make sure that the catcher is facing the flat surface 2 Pull the speaker cord from the connector 3 Twist the stripped ends of the speaker cord you want about 10 mm and insert the speaker cord into the connector Make sure that the speaker cord is inserted accord...

Page 13: ...re This procedure can also be used to return settings you have made to their factory defaults Use the buttons on the receiver for the operation 1 Press 1 to turn off the receiver 2 Hold down 1 for 5 seconds INITIAL appears in the display The following are reset to their factory settings All settings in the SET UP LEVEL and TONE menus The sound field memorized for each input and preset station All ...

Page 14: ...etting 3 0 m Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the surround speakers Surround speaker distance should be set from a distance equal to the front speaker distance A to a distance 4 5 meters closer to your listening position C If both surround speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position set the distance to the closest speaker Tip The receiver lets yo...

Page 15: ...e volume to minimum on the receiver 1 Turn on the receiver 2 Press input buttons e g DVD to select the program source e g DVD recorder Tip You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver to select the program source 3 Press POWER on the sub woofer The POWER indicator on the sub woofer lights up 4 Play the program source Adjusting the level Slight adjustments to the system can enhance your sound en...

Page 16: ...m each speaker in sequence Front left t Center t Front right t Surround right t Surround left t Sub woofer 3 Adjust the speaker levels and balance using the LEVEL menu so that the level of the test tone sounds the same from each speaker For details on the LEVEL menu settings see page 26 Tips To adjust the level of all speakers at the same time press MASTER VOL on the remote or turn MASTER VOLUME o...

Page 17: ...ave connected the FM and AM antennas to the receiver see page 9 Tip The tuning scale is FM 50 kHz AM 9 kHz Automatic tuning If you do not know the frequency of the station you want you can let the receiver scan all available stations in your area 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM band The last received station is tuned in Tip You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Press TU...

Page 18: ...iver for the operation 1 Press 1 to turn off the receiver 2 Hold down INPUT SELECTOR and press 1 to turn the receiver back on AUTO BETICAL SELECT appears in the display and the receiver scans and stores all the FM and FM RDS stations in the broadcast area For RDS stations the tuner first checks for stations broadcasting the same program then stores only the one with the clearest signal The selecte...

Page 19: ...ceiver You can also press SHIFT repeatedly to select a memory page A B or C and then press the numeric buttons to select a preset number 5 Press MEMORY again The station is stored to the selected preset number If MEMORY goes out before you press MEMORY start again from step 3 6 Repeat steps 2 to 5 to preset another station Tuning to preset stations 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM b...

Page 20: ...me level a Type of program being broadcast see page 20 b Text messages sent by the RDS station Notes If there is an emergency announcement by government authorities ALARM flashes in the display When the message consists of 9 characters or more the message scrolls across the display If a station does not provide a particular RDS service NO XXXX such as NO TEXT appears in the display Description of ...

Page 21: ...ms about travel Not for announcements that are located by TP TA LEISURE Programs on recreational activities such as gardening fishing cooking etc JAZZ Jazz programs COUNTRY Country music programs NATION M Programs featuring the popular music of the country or region OLDIES Programs featuring oldies music FOLK M Folk music programs DOCUMENT Investigative features NONE Any programs not defined above...

Page 22: ...ver to tune in radio stations etc See pages 17 21 for tuner operations F D RANGE Lights up when dynamic range compression is activated page 26 G COAX Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal being input through the COAX terminal H OPT Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal being input through the OPT terminal I LFE Lights up when the disc being played back contains the LF...

Page 23: ... ST The receiver switches to the 2CH STEREO mode Decoding the input audio signal automatically AUTO FORMAT DIRECT In this mode the receiver automatically detects the type of audio signal being input Dolby Digital DTS standard 2 channel stereo etc and performs the proper decoding if necessary This mode presents the sound as it was recorded encoded without adding any surround effects However if ther...

Page 24: ...und simply by selecting one of the receiver s pre programmed sound fields They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home Selecting a sound field for movies Press SOUND FIELD or SOUND FIELD repeatedly to select the sound field you want The selected sound field appears in the display About DCS Digital Cinema Sound Sound fields with DCSmarks use DCS tech...

Page 25: ...layback signal When listening with sound fields that employ the virtual speakers you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers Selecting a sound field for music Press SOUND FIELD or SOUND FIELD repeatedly to select the sound field you want The selected sound field appears in the display x HALL Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall x JAZZ JAZZ CLUB...

Page 26: ... XX Front speaker balance Initial setting BALANCE 0 Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers You can adjust in the range of BAL L 1 to 8 BALANCE 0 BAL R 1 to 8 in 17 steps x CTR XXX dB Center speaker level x SUR L XXX dB Surround speaker left level x SUR R XXX dB Surround speaker right level x S W XXX dB Sub woofer level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust from 10 dB to 10...

Page 27: ...surround effects DVD etc 2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select TONE 3 Press or repeatedly to select the parameter you want to adjust For details see TONE menu parameters below 4 While monitoring the sound press or repeatedly to select the setting you want The setting is entered automatically 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other items Notes You cannot adjust the tone when the receiver is dec...

Page 28: ...gital and analog connections If there are no digital signals analog is selected OPT Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL TV SAT OPT IN jack ANLG Specifies the the analog audio signals input to the TV SAT AUDIO IN L R jacks x DUAL XXX Digital broadcast language selection Lets you select the language you want to listen to during digital broadcast This feature only functions for D...

Page 29: ... while the power is on Each time you press SLEEP the display changes cyclically as follows 2 00 00 t 1 30 00 t 1 00 00 t 0 30 00 t OFF The display dims after you have specified the time Tip To check the remaining time before the receiver turns off press ALT to light up the button page 30 then press SLEEP The remaining time appears in the display If you press SLEEP again the sleep timer will be can...

Page 30: ...If you don t use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion The tables below show the settings of each button Operations Using the Remote RM U700 Before you use your remote Remote button description Remote Button Operations Function A F D wh Receiver Selects A F D AUTO ALT ws Remote When ALT button lights up it changes...

Page 31: ...reen D TUNING 6 Receiver Enters direct tuning mode DUAL MONO 6 Receiver Selects the language you want during digital broadcast DVD 2 Receiver To watch DVD Remote Button Operations Function ENTER qa Receiver VCR satellite tuner DVD recorder Enters the selection ENTER 12 wd TV VCR satellite tuner Enters the selection FM MODE 6 Receiver Selects FM monaural or stereo reception JUMP 6 TV Toggles betwee...

Page 32: ...lays DVD title Satellite tuner Displays guide menu TUNER wj Receiver To listen to radio programs TUNING 8 Receiver Scans radio stations TV wl Receiver To watch TV programs TV CH qd TV Selects preset TV channels Remote Button Operations Function TV VIDEO qh TV Selects input signal TV input or video input TV VOL qs TV Adjusts the volume of the TV TV 1 1 TV Turns the TV on or off VIDEO 3 Receiver To ...

Page 33: ...button whose input you want to change for example DVD 2 Press the corresponding button of the component you want to assign to the input button for example 1 CD player The following buttons are assigned to select the input Sony VCRs are operated with a VTR 2 or 3 setting These correspond to 8mm and VHS respectively Now you can use the DVD button to control the CD player To reset a button to its fac...

Page 34: ...lation to prevent heat buildup and prolong the life of the receiver Do not place the receiver near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock Do not place anything on top of the cabinet that might block the ventilation holes and cause malfunctions Use caution when placing the receiver or speakers on surfaces that have been specially treated with wax oi...

Page 35: ...the receiver and the component The left and right sounds are unbalanced or reversed Check that the speakers and components are connected correctly and securely Adjust balance parameters in the LEVEL menu There is severe hum or noise Check that the speakers and components are connected securely Check that the connecting cords are away from a transformer or motor and at least 3 meters away from a TV...

Page 36: ...te input mode Move your TV away from the audio components Remote control The remote does not function The AUX button on the remote is not available for receiver operation Point the remote at the remote sensor on the receiver Remove any obstacles in the path between the remote and the receiver Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if they are weak Make sure you select the correct in...

Page 37: ... mm including projecting parts and controls Mass Approx 5 5 kg Speaker section Front speakers HTR 6600 SS SLP701 HTR 6100 SS MSP501 Center speaker SS CNP501 Surround speakers SS MSP501 Speaker system Full range magnetically shielded Speaker units SS SLP701 40 70 mm cone type SS MSP501 SS CNP501 55 110 mm cone type Enclosure type Bass reflex Rated Impedance 6 ohms Dimension w h d Approx SS SLP701 2...

Page 38: ... 1 AM loop antenna 1 Speaker connecting cord 5 Monaural connecting cord 1 Coaxial digital cord 1 Foot pads speakers HTR 6600 12 HTR 6100 20 Foot pads subwoofer 4 Remote commander 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 Speakers Front speakers 2 Center speaker 1 Surround speakers 2 Sub woofer 1 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice GB01COV_HTR 6100 CEL book Page 38 Tuesday September 7 200...

Page 39: ...NG qs 17 35 PRESET TUNING 9 19 PRESET TUNING 8 19 SOUND FIELD qa 27 TUNER indicator 7 17 TV SAT indicator 6 17 VIDEO indicator 4 17 1 power 1 13 16 18 PLII q 24 List of button locations and reference pages How to use pages 39 Use this page to find the location of buttons that are mentioned in the text Illustration number r INPUT SELECTOR qd 17 18 19 R R Name of button part Reference page ALPHABETI...

Page 40: ...nce 16 TONE parameter 27 Automatic tuning 17 C Clearing receiver s memory 13 D Digital Cinema Sound 24 Direct tuning 18 Dual Mono 28 L LEVEL menu 26 P Preset stations how to 19 how to tune 19 R RDS 20 S Selecting component 17 sound field 24 25 SET UP menu 14 28 Sleep Timer 29 Sound field customizing 26 pre programmed 24 25 resetting 27 selecting 24 25 Speakers adjusting speaker levels and balance ...