Sony RHT-G2000 - Home Theater Built-in Sound Rack System, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...11 2 2005 Sony Corporation RHT G2000 This system has the following instructions Quick Setup Guide Describe the basic connections settings and operations Operating Instructions this book Describe more details on settings and operations 2005 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...terference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is ...

Page 3: ... An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn Wall or Ceiling Mounting If your appliance can be mounted to a wall or ceiling mount it only as recommended by Sony USE Power Source This appliance should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label I...

Page 4: ...NNAS Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outdoor antenna or cable system is installed follow the precautions below An outdoor antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can come in contact with such power lines or circuits WHEN INSTALLING AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA SYSTEM EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO KEEP FROM CONTACTIN...

Page 5: ...ic shock or other hazards Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to the appliance ask the service technician to perform routine safety checks as specified by Sony to determine that the appliance is in safe operating condition Do not lean on or hang from the TV when the TV is placed on the stand The TV may fall from the stand causing an accident resulting in serious injury or death ...

Page 6: ...ting in serious injury Do not hold the grille as it may detach from the stand resulting in serious injury Be careful not to pinch your fingers when moving the stand Notes on use Do not place any hot objects on the stand If you do so the stand may discolor or distort To keep the stand clean occasionally wipe the stand gently with a dry soft cloth Stubborn stains may be removed with a cloth slightly...

Page 7: ... a malfunction If you continuously use this receiver at a large volume the cabinet temperature of the top side and bottom rises considerably To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet On placement Place the unit in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat buildup and prolong the life of the unit Do not place the unit near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight ex...

Page 8: ...ltiplex Broadcast Sound 15 DUAL MONO Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound 16 A V SYNC Changing the Brightness of the Front Panel Display 16 DIMMER Selecting the sound field 17 Other operations Listening to the radio 19 Using the Sleep Timer 20 Using optional speakers in 5 1CH mode Positioning optional speakers 21 Connecting the speakers 21 Setting up the surround speakers 22 Selecting...

Page 9: ...s the button TV input jack name may differ depending on your TV model 3 Press ENTER The indicator slowly flashes twice and the remote automatically exits the programming mode To disable this function Press ENTER while holding down 0 in step 2 The TV input will not be selected automatically even if you press the input buttons Controlling the connected components Programming the remote for TV operat...

Page 10: ...g If the indicator does not light up in step 1 the batteries are weak Replace both batteries If the indicator flashes 4 times in quick succession while entering the numeric code an error has occurred Start again from step 1 The indicator turns off while a valid button is pressed In step 2 if several input buttons are pressed only the last pressed button is valid In step 2 if you press TV 1 only TV...

Page 11: ...210 PIONEER 213 214 YAMAHA 217 218 Maker Code s SONY 701 702 703 704 705 706 AKAI 707 708 709 759 EMERSON 711 712 713 714 715 716 750 FISHER 717 718 719 720 GENERAL ELECTRIC 721 722 730 GOLDSTAR LG 723 753 HITACHI 722 725 729 741 JVC 726 727 728 736 MAGNAVOX 730 731 738 MITSUBISHI MGA 732 733 734 735 PANASONIC 729 730 737 738 739 740 PHILIPS 729 730 731 PIONEER 729 RCA PROSCAN 722 729 730 731 741 ...

Page 12: ...15 534 544 HITACHI 513 514 515 544 JVC 516 MAGNAVOX 503 518 544 MITSUBISHI MGA 503 519 544 NEC 503 520 544 PANASONIC 509 524 PHILIPS 515 518 PIONEER 509 525 526 RCA PROSCAN 510 527 529 544 SAMSUNG 503 515 531 532 533 534 544 SANYO 508 545 547 SHARP 535 THOMSON 530 537 547 TOSHIBA 535 541 ZENITH 542 543 Maker Code s SONY 801 802 803 804 821 822 823 824 825 JERROLD G I 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 81...

Page 13: ... buttons or returns to continuous playback qk DISC SKIP Skips discs multi disc changer only Remote Button Function 1 TV 1 Turns the TV on or off 2 AUDIO Changes the sound to Multiplex Bilingual or Multi channel TV Sound 8 DISPLAY Selects information displayedon the TV screen qa TV VIDEO Selects input signal TV input or video input qa TV CH Selects preset TV channels qa TV VOL Adjusts the volume of...

Page 14: ...eatedly until LEVEL appears then press ENTER or c 4 Press x X repeatedly to select CEN LEVEL or SW LEVEL then press ENTER or c 5 While monitoring the sound press x X repeatedly to select the setting you want CEN LEVEL center speaker level SW LEVEL subwoofer level Default setting 0 dB You can adjust from 6 dB to 6 dB in 1 dB steps 6 Press ENTER or AMP MENU The AMP menu turns off Settings and Adjust...

Page 15: ...cast signal To receive AC 3 signal you need to connect a digital satellite tuner to the system with an optical cable or coaxial cable and set the digital output mode of the digital satellite tuner to AC 3 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press x X repeatedly until CUSTOMIZE appears then press ENTER or c 3 Press x X repeatedly until DUAL MONO appears then press ENTER or c 4 Press x X to select the sound you want...

Page 16: ...ay not be effective The brightness of the front panel display can be set to one of 2 levels 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press x X repeatedly until CUSTOMIZE appears then press ENTER or c 3 Press X x repeatedly until DIMMER appears then press ENTER or c 4 Press X x to select the brightness of the front panel display DIMMER OFF bright lighting DIMMER ON low lighting Turns off the lighting when the power is o...

Page 17: ...ted as a result has led to the development of all new processing method and advanced DSP to handle this task effectively which we call S Force PRO Front Surround Compared with previous front surround technologies S Force PRO Front Surround reproduces a more convincing sense of distance and space resulting in a true surround sound experience without the need for rear speakers Automatic outputting o...

Page 18: ...x NEWS This mode clearly reproduces human voice in TV programs such as news programs or dramas The system memorizes the last sound field selected for each input In TUNER function mode the same sound field is memorized for both FM and AM Tip ...

Page 19: ...UNER BAND repeatedly until FM or AM appears The last received station is tuned in 2 Press PRESET or repeatedly to select the preset station you want Each time you press the button the system tunes in one preset station 3 Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME To turn off the radio Press 1 To listen to non preset radio stations Use manual or automatic tuning in Step 2 For manual tuning press TUNING o...

Page 20: ...n name is stored You can check the frequency by pressing DISPLAY repeatedly To change the AM tuning interval The AM tuning interval can be set to either 10 kHz or 9 kHz To change the AM tuning interval first tune in any AM station then turn off the system by pressing 1 on the system While holding down INPUT SELECTOR press 1 on the system to turn on the power If you change the interval AM preset st...

Page 21: ...NT mode to 5 1CH mode 1 Slide the 5 1CH FRONT mode switch on the rear panel 2 Turn off the power and turn on again 5 1CH MODE appears To switch from 5 1CH mode to FRONT mode 1 Slide the 5 1CH FRONT mode switch on the rear panel 2 Turn off the power and turn on again FRONT MODE appears Using optional speakers in 5 1CH mode Positioning optional speakers TV Theatre Stand Surround speakers 5 0 m 16 ft...

Page 22: ...eters You can adjust the level of the speakers Use the test tone for easy adjustment see To set the speaker level by using the test tone on page 23 x TEST TONE x FL LEVEL front left speaker level Default setting 0 dB You can set in 1 dB increments from 6 dB to 0 dB x CEN LEVEL center speaker level Default setting 0 dB You can set in 1 dB increments from 6 dB to 6 dB x FR LEVEL front right speaker ...

Page 23: ...just the other speaker levels 9 When you finish adjusting levels press C to return 10Press x X to select TEST TONE and press ENTER or c 11Press x X to select T TONE OFF and press AMP MENU to turn off the AMP menu You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of system s preprogrammed sound fields They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters into your home Press S...

Page 24: ...ced high purity matrix surround decoder that extracts the spatial properties of the original recording without adding any new sounds or tonal colorations When the input signal is multi channel source Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE MUSIC are canceled and the multi channel source is output directly When the bilingual broadcast sound is input Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE...

Page 25: ... Adjust balance parameters in the LEVEL menu There is no sound from the center speaker Press SOUND FIELD and check the selected sound field Depending on the source the sound effect from the center speaker may be less noticeable Adjust the level of the speaker No sound or only a very low level sound is heard from the surround speakers in FRONT mode Press SOUND FIELD and check the selected sound fie...

Page 26: ... the angles of the antennas Connect an external antenna if necessary Use manual tuning No stations have been preset or the preset stations have been cleared when tuning by scanning preset stations Preset the stations FM reception is poor Use a 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied to connect the receiver to an outdoor FM antenna as shown below If you connect the receiver to an outdoor antenna ground i...

Page 27: ...y 610 mV Impedance 25 kilohms Inputs Digital TV SAT DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 Coaxial Impedance 75 ohms Tuner section System PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer system FM tuner section Tuning range 87 5 108 0 MHz 100 kHz step Antenna FM wire antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohms unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range 530 1 710 kHz with the interval set at 10 kHz 531 1 710...

Page 28: ...rded separately for superior channel separation Furthermore since all the signals are processed digitally less signal degradation occurs Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full bandwidth output channels from 2 channel sources This is done using an advanced high purity matrix surround decoder that extracts the spatial properties of the original recording without adding any new sound...

Page 29: ...er to the pages indicated in parentheses Front panel A Front panel display 30 B Sound field indicator 17 C VOLUME 26 D INPUT SELECTOR 20 26 E remote sensor 26 F 1 on standby 20 26 Index to Parts and Controls 1 1 2 6 4 3 5 continued ...

Page 30: ...urrent surround format B Lights up in SLEEP mode 20 C Lights up when A V SYNC is functioning 16 D Lights up when a radio station is tuned 19 E Lights up when a stereo broadcast is tuned 19 F Lights up when listening to the radio in monaural effect 19 TUNED ST MONO SLEEP A V SYNC ...

Page 31: ...M 75Ω jack B SPEAKERS jacks 21 C 5 1CH FRONT mode switch 21 D AUDIO VIDEO INPUT jacks E AM terminal ANTENNA AM COAXIAL FM L R 5 1CH FRONT MODE L SURROUND SAT R 75 SPEAKERS AUDIO VIDEO INPUT DVD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 2 3 4 5 1 continued ...

Page 32: ...ot H DISPLAY 19 I C X x c ENTER 14 15 16 19 22 J TUNING 19 K SOUND FIELD 17 23 Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the system H X M m VIDEO1 VIDEO2 TV DVD RM SETUP SYSTEM STANDBY TV 1 AV 1 SOUND FIELD TUNER BAND CH DISC SKIP SLEEP AMP MENU SAT TOP MENU GUIDE AV MENU MUTING VOLUME RETURN EXIT TV VOL TV CH TV VIDEO ANT JUMP WIDE DISPLAY TUNING PRESET 1 3 4 6 7 2 5 8 9 12 SET 10 11 0 10...

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