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Sony RHT-G550 - page 1
4-121-123- 11 (1) Theatr e Stand System ©2009 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions RHT -G550 ...
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2 GB 3 Do not install the app liance in a con fined space, su ch as a bookcase or buil t-in cabine t. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover th e ventilation opening of the apparatus wit h newspapers, tableclot hs, curtains, etc . Do not place the naked fl ame sources su ch as lighted candles on the a pparatus. To reduce the risk of fi re or elec ...
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3 GB WARNING .......... ....... ....... ........... ....... ....4 CAUTION........ ....... ........... ....... ........ .......5 Precautions ....... .... ....... ........... ....... ....... ....6 Main fea tures .......... ....... ........ ........... .......7 Getting Started Supplied acces sories ... ....... ....... ........... ....8 Setting this st ...
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4 GB Do not lean on or hang from the TV when the TV is placed on the stand. The TV may fall from the stand ca using an acciden t resultin g in s erious inju ry or death. Do not move the stand with the TV or other equipment installed on it. Be sure to remove the TV and ot her equipm ent wh en movi ng th e stan d. If you fail to do so, th e stand m a ...
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5 GB Do not place any heated objects such as a hot pan or a kettle on the stand. It may cause damage to the stand. Do not step on the stand. You may f all and cause inju ry . This stand is only for the specified TV. Confirm whether this stand is mentioned as a suppo rted produ ct in th e operat ing instr uctio ns of the TV. Note o n load capaci ty ...
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6 GB On safety • Do not place unspecifi ed obje cts, such as a f lower vase or potte ry on the stand. • Do not ma ke alterations to th e stand. • Should any s olid obje ct or l iquid fall into t he stan d, unplug th e stand and have it c hecked by qualif ied personnel before o perating it any f urther. On po wer so urces • Before operat ing ...
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7 GB Main features B Easy connection with HDMI b The cords a re all tangled up . Neat connecti ons (pag e 13). B Easy operation with only one TV remote (“BRAVIA” Sync) b Separa te re motes fo r each compone nt. Cons olida te opera tions on one rem ote (page 3 2). B Easy Surround settings b I need lo ts of cor ds and spe akers. Eas y set-up w it ...
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8 GB Please check the follow ing acc essori es in th e pack age. Optical ca ble (1 ) Remote commander (RM-ANU032) (1) Size AA ( R6) batteri es (2) Cable tie (1) Shelf bo ard (1) Shelf s upport pins (4) FM wire antenna ( aerial) (1) AM loop antenna (a erial) (1) Operating Instruc tions (1) Inserting batteries into the remote You c an contr ol the st ...
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Sony RHT-G550 - page 9
9 GB Getting Started About the installation position Install the sta nd after co nnecting all the compon ents to the stan d. Ins tall th e stand after al lowi ng for a spac e of more tha n 5 cm from th e wall. This i s to allow for heat d issipatio n and to p revent the TV from falling. The stan d has a back corne r cut to fit in the corner of a ro ...
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10 GB Install ing t he shelf b oard 1 Inser t th e atta ching sh elf su pport pins (supplied) in to the four holes in th e stand squarely. You can se t t he pos iti on wh ere t he s helf board i s to be inst alle d at three d ifferent height s. 2 Install the shelf board with its four notche s resti ng on the suppor t pins. The beve led edge of t he ...
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11 GB Getting Started Conn ectin g the F M wire antenn a (aer ial) Connect the FM wire antenna (aerial) to the 75 Ω COAXIAL jack. • Be su re to full y exten d the FM wi re antenna (aeria l). • Af ter conne cting th e FM wire an tenna (ae rial), keep it as horizont al as possible. • If you hav e poor FM recept ion, use a 75-oh m coaxial cable ...
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12 GB 4 Tighten the cable tie by pulling its end. To unbind the cable tie 1 P ush the lever of the cable t ie. 2 While pushing the lever, pull t he cable tie from the slit. To remove the cable tie from the rear of the stand 1 P inch the two tabs of the cable tie. 2 While pinching t he tabs, pull off the cable tie. 2 1 1 1 2 ...
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13 GB Getting Started We rec omme nd that you c onnect compon ents to the stan d us ing an HDMI cabl e. With HDM I, you c an easily e njoy bot h high quality s ound and hi gh qual ity images . However , you canno t enjoy th e TV’s sound from th e stan d only with H DM I conn ecti on; it is neces sary to co nnect th e audi o output of the TV to th ...
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14 GB • When the Control for HDMI funct ion of this stand is set to on, even if the stand is tur ned off (active standby mode) , the HDMI sig nal will be sent from th e connected component to the TV via t he HDMI connection. You can enjoy image and sound of the component on the TV. • The HDMI jac k has pri ority whe n you c onnect th e componen ...
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15 GB Getting Started When you connect a DVD player (recorder), satel lite tuner, “PlayStat ion 2,” etc ., that has no HDMI j acks, c onnect i ts video si gnal jack directly to the TV, and its a udio signal j ack to the stand us ing the INPU T OPT jack or INPUT COAX jack. It is not necess ary to co nnec t all th e cabl es. Connect the audio cor ...
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16 GB • Set “CTRL: HDMI” to “OFF” in the AMP menu of the st and when connecting comp onents withou t HDMI jacks (p age 34). Even i f “CTRL: HDMI” is s et to “ON,” you ca n enjoy a video casset te recorder, et c., that does not have surround ch annels by connec ting its audio and vi deo output jacks directly to the TV instead of th ...
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17 GB Getting Started You ca n enjo y sound fr om the conne cted compon ent on th e stand b y connect ing the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter. Con nect the AC pow er cord (m ains lead) last . • Do not connect or disconnect t he DIGITAL M EDIA PORT adapter while th e stand is turne d on. • When you conne ct the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapte r, be sure th ...
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18 GB Before co nnec ting th e AC pow er cord (mains le ad) of th e stand to a wall ou tlet (m ains), co nnect al l the other c omponents or TVs to the unit. • Connect the unit to an easi ly accessible AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect the main pl ug fro m the AC ou tle t imme diatel y. Connecting the AC power c ...
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19 GB Pl ay b ack Op t i on s For mo re in forma tion , see the pages indi cat ed i n pare nthe ses. Fron t pane l butto ns and in dicat or A POWER/ACTIVE STANDBY in dicator Lights as follows : Green : The stan d is turne d on. Amber: Co ntrol for HDMI f unction is working while the st and is tu rned off. Off: The stan d is turn ed off, an d the Co ...
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20 GB Fron t panel d isplay About the indications in the front panel display A Audio f ormat i ndicat ors Ligh t up acco rdin g to the au dio fo rmat tha t is be ing de code d. D : DolbyDigital PLII : Do lby Pro Lo gic II LPCM : Linear PCM DTS : DTS B SLEEP (41) Flashes when the Sl eep Time r funct ion is active. C TUNED (25) Ligh ts up wh en a ra ...
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21 GB Pl ay b ack Op t i on s Remote control Buttons for the operation of this stand A ?/1 ( on/ standby) Press to tu rn the st and o n or o ff. B LEVE L Press to adjust the level of the ce nter sp eaker and su bwoofer. This setti ng is ap plied to all soun d fiel ds. C AMP MENU Press to displa y the menu of the sta nd (page 38). D C , X , x , c or ...
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22 GB N O RETURN Press to retur n to the previous menu. O DISPLAY Press to se le ct th e set ting of the fron t pa nel displa y. 1 Turn on the TV and choose a program. Refer to t he op eratin g inst ruction s of your TV for de tails . 2 Turn the stan d on. 3 Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – repeatedly until “TV” appears in the front panel display. ...
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23 GB Pl ay b ack Op t i on s Enjoying a satellite tuner or cable tele vision tuner 1 Turn on the TV. Refer t o the oper ating inst ructio ns of your TV fo r deta ils. 2 Turn the satellite/cable television tuner and stand on . 3 Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – repeatedly until “SAT/CATV” appears in the front panel display. 4 Change the TV i nput. ...
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24 GB • When you c onnect the video out put jack of the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter to the video in put jack of the T V, set “ CTRL: HDMI ” to “OF F” in t he AMP menu of the s tand (p age 34). The ima ges of a component connected to the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter wi ll not be played on the T V if “CTRL : HDMI” is set to “ON .” • ...
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25 GB T uner Functions You can pres et 20 FM s tat ions and 10 AM statio ns. Before tuning, make sure to turn d own the vol ume to minimum. 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – repeatedly until “FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Press and hold TUNING + or – until the auto scanning starts. Scann ing sto ps wh en the sy stem t un ...
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26 GB Preset radio s tations in the s tand’s memory firs t (see “P reset ting ra dio stati ons” (p age 25 )). 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR + or – repeatedly until “FM” or “AM” appears in the front panel display. The last rece ived stat ion i s tun ed i n. 2 Press PRESET + or – repeatedly to select the preset station. Each ti me yo u pr ...
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Sony RHT-G550 - page 27
27 GB T uner Functions You can en ter a nam e for a pres et statio n. These names (for examp le, “X YZ”) appear in t he fr ont panel di splay wh en a stat ion is se lected. Note that no more than one name can be entered for each pr eset st ation . • You cannot enter a name for preset station of the Radio Dat a System (RDS) (page 28 ). 1 Press ...
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28 GB View ing the st atio n name or freq uency in the f ront pa nel displ ay When the st and is set to “FM ” or “AM,” you can check th e freque ncy us ing the fro nt panel displa y. Press DISPLAY. Each time you press DISPLAY, the station name and the fr equenc y alter nate in the front pa nel displa y. • The sta tion name is di splayed i ...
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29 GB Surr ound Fun ction Selec ting th e soun d fie ld This stand can crea te multi channel surroun d sound. You can select one of stand’ s optimized pre- program med s ound fields . Press SOUND FIELD +/–. The prese nt soun d field a ppears i n the fro nt panel di splay. Each time yo u press t he SOUND FIELD +/– button, the displ ay changes ...
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30 GB Available sound fields * T hese sound fields are not available when “DM PORT” is selec ted by pressing INPU T SELECTOR. • You can set a different sound field for each input source. • The sound field default s etting for “DMPOR T” is “FLAT,” and for other s ources “STANDARD.” • When “DMP ORT” is selected by pressin g ...
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31 GB Surr ound Fun ction Enjoy ing the sound a t low volume (N IGHT mo de) You ca n enjo y sound ef fect s and t o hear th e dialog clearly even at a low v olume level using thi s fun cti on. This f unc tio n is usef ul fo r en joyi ng sou nd at ni ght. Press NIGHT. To cancel the night m ode, pres s NIGHT again . • You can listen to Dolby Di git ...
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32 GB By conn ecting Sony co mponen ts that ar e compatible with the “ BRAVIA” Sync with an HDMI cable (not su pplied), operatio n is simplif ied as below: • One- Touc h Play: When yo u play back a compo nent such as a Blu -ray Dis c/DVD play er (recorder), the TV turns on automatica lly and switch es to the appro priat e HDM I inp ut. • Sy ...
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Sony RHT-G550 - page 33
33 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features 4 Display the list o f the HDMI components on th e TV m enu, and set the Cont rol for HDMI fu nction to on for connected components. The Control f or HDMI fu nction for the stand an d the conn ected co mpo nent is simultane ously se t to on. During th e setti ng, “SCANNING” appears in the fr ont pane l display ...
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Sony RHT-G550 - page 34
34 GB Setting the Control for HDMI function to off Set the Control for HDMI functi on to off when you connec t components not c ompatible with the “BRA VIA” Sy nc, o r t hat do n ot ha ve H DMI jacks, etc. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “SET HDMI” appears, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select “CTRL : HDMI,” th en ...
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35 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features You can en joy the T V sou nd f rom t he sp eake rs of the st and by mean s of a si mple operatio n. For detail s, refe r to th e operatin g instru ctions o f the TV. Press ?/1 to turn on th e stand. The so und is ou tput from the speake r of the stand. Th e sou nd is outp ut from the TV’ s speak er when yo u tur ...
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Sony RHT-G550 - page 36
36 GB When you turn the TV off by using the POWE R button on th e TV’s remote , the sta nd and the connecte d components turns off automaticall y. • If the TV is turned o ff and enters s tandby mode , the power consu mption of the stand will be re duced when the power saving function is on. • Depending o n the s tatus, the con nected c ompone ...
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Sony RHT-G550 - page 37
37 GB “BRA VIA” Sync Features • The power saving function may not work for some TVs c ompatib le wi th the “BRA VIA” S ync. I n this case, set “POWER S AVE” to “OFF.” • Depe nding on your compo nents, it m ay take time before ima ge or sound is output . Not es ...
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Sony RHT-G550 - page 38
38 GB Using t he AMP menu You can set the fo llowing it ems with AMP MENU on the remote . The defaul t settings a re underlin ed. * See ““BRAVIA” Sync Featur es” (page 32). ** This setting ap pears onl y when “CTRL: HDMI” is set to “ ON.” 1 Press AMP M ENU to turn on the AMP menu. 2 Press C / X / x / c repeatedly to se lect the item ...
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Sony RHT-G550 - page 39
39 GB Adv anced Settings Enjoy ing mult iplex broadc ast soun d (DUAL MONO) You c an enj oy mu ltiple x broa dcast soun d whe n the sta nd recei ves an A C-3 mul tiplex br oadcast signal . • To receive AC-3 s ignal, you ne ed to connect a di gital satell ite tun er to the st and with a n optica l cable or coaxial c able, and set the digital out p ...
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40 GB Enjoying Dolby Digital sound at low v olume ( AUDIO DR C) Narr ows t he dy nami c rang e of the sou nd tr ack. Useful for enjo ying movies at low volume. AUDIO DRC only applies t o Dolby Digita l sources . 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly until “AUDIO DRC” appears, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select the setti ng. • OFF: ...
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41 GB Adv anced Settings Using t he sleep timer You can set th e stand to turn o ff at a preset t ime when yo u sleep l istenin g to music . You can preset the time in 10 minute s decrements . 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedly unti l “SLEEP ” appears, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to select th e preset time you want. The minutes disp ...
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42 GB If you experi ence any of t he f ollow ing difficu lties while using the stand , use this troubles hootin g guide t o help re medy th e proble m before r equest ing repa irs. Sh ould any proble m persist, co nsult yo ur nearest Sony dealer . General The power is not turned on. • Check that the AC power co rd (mains lead ) is conne cted se c ...
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43 GB Additional I nfo rmation No image app ears on the TV. • Che ck that the TV and th is stand ar e connect ed corr ectly an d secure ly. • Che ck that the TV is sele cted cor rectly. • Set the TV to the approp riat e i nput mode . • Che ck the H DMI c onnectio n. • Check that the cords are fully inserted in to the jack s on bot h the c ...
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44 GB OTHER The remote d oes not function. • Point the remote at t he remote sensor on the stand. • Rem ove any obstacle s in the pa th betwe en the rem ote and th e st and . • Replace both batteries in the re mote with new ones , if t hey are w eak. • Make sure you s elect the corr ect input o n the remote. The volume turns d own when the ...
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Sony RHT-G550 - page 45
45 GB Additional I nfo rmation Formats supported by this stand The follo wing digital input formats are suppo rted. * L inear PCM acc epts samp ling frequenc ies of no more than 48 kHz. Amplifier section Rated Output Powe r Stereo mo de 50 W + 50 W, 6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD less than 1 % Reference Output Power Surround mod e F ront: 70 W/c h, 6 ohms, (pe ...
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Sony RHT-G550 - page 46
46 GB Gene ral Power require ments 220 – 240 V, 50/60 Hz Power consumpt ion On: 95 W Active Standby (power saving function is on and the TV conn ected to the stand is in standby mode): 0. 5 W o r less Standby (Control for HDMI is off): 0. 3 W or less Dimension s (approx.) 1,000 × 550 × 400 mm (w/h/d ) Mass (approx. ) 39 kg Supplied accessories ...
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47 GB Additional I nfo rmation PCM (P ulse Code Modula tion ) A met hod of conve rti ng a nalo g au dio t o di git al audio fo r easy enjoym ent of dig ital so und. S-Forc e PRO Front Surr ound Sony’s lo ng-term in volvement in surroun d technol ogy (an d the vast amoun ts of acou stic data acc umula ted as a re sult) has led to th e deve lo pmen ...
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48 GB A A/V SYNC 39 AMP menu 38 A UDIO D RC 40 B Blu-ray Disc player (recorder) conn ecti ng 13 D DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T conn ecti ng 17 DISPLA Y 27 , 40 DU AL MONO 39 D VD player (recorder) conn ecti ng 13 , 15 N NIGHT mode 31 P “Pla ySta tion 3” conn ecti ng 13 R Radio 26 Radio st ations 25 Remote before use 8 operating 21 S Satellite tu ner co ...
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