4-230-773-41(1) Home Theater System Operating Instructions HT-K215 2000 Sony Corporation
On operation WARNING Precautions To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. On safety To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. On power sources • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the amplifier and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. • Before operating the amplifier, check that the operating voltage is identical with your local power supply.
About This Manual Conventions • The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the amplifier and speakers. You can also use the controls on the supplied remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the amplifier. • The following icon is used in this manual: z Indicates hints and tips for making the task easier. This amplifier incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro Logic Surround and the DTS** Digital Surround System. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
Hooking Up the Components This chapter describes how to connect various audio and video components to the amplifier. Be sure to read the sections for the components you have before you actually connect them to the amplifier.
Setting Up the Amplifier Place the amplifier stand on a flat surface. + AUX 5.1CH/SAT – MASTER VOLUME SOUND FIELD MODE Turn the amplifier to its side. Be sure to place the amplifier with the ?/1 (power) button at the bottom. R 1 5 Hooking Up the Components You can place the amplifier flat on a surface or on the amplifier stand. Make sure that you do not place anything on top of the amplifier.
Video Component Hookups Required cords Hooking Up the Components Audio cord (not supplied) When connecting a cord, be sure to match the color -coded pins to the appropriate jacks on the components. White (L) White (L) Red (R) Red (R) TV OUTPUT AUDIO OUT R L OUTPUT AUDIO OUT R R VIDEO FRONT CENTER R WOOFER OUT REAR FRONT ç ç TV L L 5.
Digital Component Hookups OUTPUT OUTPUT DIGITAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OPTICAL The optical digital input jacks on the amplifier are compatible with sampling frequencies of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz and 96 kHz. L R R FRONT SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8-16 Ω L VIDEO Black Note L CENTER 5.1CH/SAT TV Black WOOFER CENTER AUX Optical digital cords (not supplied) CD player, MD deck, etc. DVD player (etc.
5.1CH/SAT Hookups Hooking Up the Components Although this amplifier incorporates a multi channel decoder, it is also equipped with 5.1CH/SAT jacks. These connections allow you to enjoy multichannel software encoded in formats other than Dolby Digital (AC-3) and DTS. If your DVD player is equipped with 5.1CH OUTPUT jacks, you can connect them directly to the amplifier to enjoy the sound of the DVD player’s multi channel decoder. Alternatively, the 5.
Other Hookups TV L R R VIDEO FRONT L CENTER 5.1CH/SAT AUX L SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8-16 Ω WOOFER CENTER DVD REAR R WOOFER OUT FRONT Hooking Up the Components AC power cord REAR b To a wall outlet Connecting the AC power cord Before connecting the AC power cord of this amplifier to a wall outlet: • Connect the speaker system to the amplifier (see page 11). Connect the AC power cord(s) of your video components to a wall outlet.
Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System This chapter describes how to hook up your speaker system to the amplifier, how to position each speaker, and how to set up your speakers to enjoy multi channel surround sound. 10 SET UP VIDEO ?/1 SURR LEVEL SET UP – + TV DVD AUX MASTER VOLUME 5.
Speaker System Hookup Required cords Speaker connecting cords (supplied) (–) Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System One white for SPEAKERS FRONT LEFT One red for SPEAKERS FRONT RIGHT One green for SPEAKERS CENTER One blue for SPEAKERS REAR LEFT One yellow for SPEAKERS REAR RIGHT Speaker plug (+) Monaural connecting cord (supplied) One for an active sub woofer Black Black Notes • Make sure that you insert the speaker connecting cords according to the colour as labelled on the top of the amplifie
Speaker System Hookup Front speaker (L) ] } R R VIDEO FRONT CENTER REAR R WOOFER OUT } FRONT Connect the To the Front speakers (8 ohm) SPEAKERS FRONT terminals Rear speakers (8 ohm) SPEAKERS REAR terminals Center speaker (8 ohm) SPEAKERS CENTER terminals Active sub woofer WOOFER OUT jack } ] REAR INPUT ] Active sub woofer Center speaker Terminals for connecting the speakers Rear speaker (R) SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8-16 Ω L L 5.
To avoid short-circuiting the speakers Short-circuiting of the speakers may damage the amplifier. To prevent this, make sure to take the following precautions when connecting the speakers. To avoid damaging your speakers Make sure that you turn down the volume before you turn off the amplifier. When you turn on the amplifier, the volume remains at the level you turn off the amplifier.
Performing Initial Setup Operations Once you have made speaker connections and have turned on the power for the first time, clear the amplifier’s memory. After you have done this, set the speaker sizes, speaker locations and other initial system settings that are necessary. Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Clearing the amplifier’s memory Before you use your amplifier for the first time or when you want to clear the amplifier’s memory, do the following.
Multi Channel Surround Setup You can place the rear speakers either behind you or to the side, depending on the shape of your room (etc.). When the rear speakers are placed to the side B A A 45° Specifying the speaker parameters For HT-K215, the speaker size and sub woofer selection has been preset to MICRO SP. (Micro Satellite Speaker) according to the supplied speaker system. If you change the speaker system, choose NORM. SP. (Normal Speaker) to adjust the speaker size and sub woofer selection.
Multi Channel Surround Setup Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System p Center speaker size ( C ) Initial setting : LARGE • If you connect a large speaker that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally, select “LARGE”. However, if the front speakers are set to “SMALL”, you cannot set the center speaker to “LARGE”.
B A B 60 p Sub woofer selection (SUB WOOFER) Initial setting : YES • If you connect a sub woofer, select “YES”. • If you do not connect a sub woofer, select “NO”. This activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the LFE signals from other speakers. • In order to take full advantage of the Dolby Digital (AC-3) bass redirection circuitry, we recommend that you set your sub woofer’s cut off frequency as high as possible. p Front speaker distance (FRONT) Initial setting : 5.
Multi Channel Surround Setup z About speaker distances Adjusting the speaker volume Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System This amplifier allows you to input the speaker position in terms of distance. However, it is not possible to set the center speaker farther away than the front speakers. Also, the center speaker can not be set more that 1.5 meters (5 feet) closer than the front speakers. Likewise, the rear speakers cannot be set farther away from the listening position than the front speakers.
Notes Adjusting the sound Slight adjustments to the system can enhance your sound enjoyment. Adjusting the subwoofer LEVEL POWER z When setting the volume levels for each speaker Let’s assume that you have matched the sound levels of all the speakers using the test tone. Although this lays the foundation for high quality surround sound, it may be necessary to make further adjustments while listening to playback of actual software.
Before You Use Your Amplifier Checking the connections After connecting all of your components to the amplifier, do the following to verify that the connections were made correctly. Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Function buttons ?/1 VIDEO ?/1 SURR LEVEL SET UP – + TV DVD AUX MASTER VOLUME MASTER VOLUME 5.1CH/SAT – R + SOUND FIELD MODE 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the amplifier. 2 Press a function button to select a component (program source) that you connected (e.g.
Location of Parts and Basic Operations Front Panel Parts Descriptions 1 ?/1 switch Press to turn the amplifier on and off. 2 Function buttons Press one of the buttons to select the component you want to use. To select Press VCR VIDEO TV TV DVD player DVD An audio component AUX DVD through AC-3 decoder 5.1 CH/SAT After selecting the component, turn on the component you selected and play the program source.
Front Panel Parts Descriptions 2 1 VIDEO ?/1 SURR LEVEL SET UP – + TV DVD 3 AUX 5.1CH/SAT MASTER VOLUME R Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations + SOUND FIELD MODE 4 5 7 6 8 3 MASTER VOLUME control After turning on the component you selected, rotate to adjust the volume. 7 +/– buttons Press to adjust the selected speaker level and surround parameters (etc.).
Enjoying Surround Sound This chapter describes how to set up the amplifier to enjoy surround sound. You can enjoy multi channel surround when playing back software encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS. A.F.D. The “Auto Format Decoding” sound mode presents the sound exactly as it was encoded, without adding any reverberation (etc.). To fully enjoy surround sound, you must register the number and location of your speakers.
SURR Selecting a Sound Field LEVEL VIDEO ?/1 SURR LEVEL SET UP – + TV DVD AUX MASTER VOLUME 5.1CH/SAT – R You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to. + SOUND FIELD MODE +/– buttons 1 Press SOUND FIELD MODE. The current sound field is indicated in the display. 2 Press SOUND FIELD MODE repeatedly to select the sound field you want.
Sound field information Effect Notes NORM.SURR. (NORMAL SURROUND) Software with multi channel surround audio signals is played according to the way it was recorded. Software with two channel audio signals, is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to create surround effects. CINEMA A (CINEMA STUDIO A) Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema production studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching most type of movie.
Selecting a Sound Field Sound field information Sound field Effect Notes HALL Reproduces the acoustics of a rectangular concert hall. Ideal for soft acoustic sounds. JAZZ (JAZZ CLUB) Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club. LIVE (LIVE HOUSE) Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house. Great for rock or pop music. GAME Obtains maximum audio impact from video game software. Be sure to set the game machine to stereo mode when using game software with stereo sound capabilities.
Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays 1 4 5 DIGITAL PRO LOGIC OPT L C R LFE LS S RS 6 3 2 dts 7 1 ; DIGITAL This indicator lights up when a sound field other than 2 CHANNEL is selected and the unit is decoding signals recorded in the Dolby Digital (AC-3) format.* * However, this indicator does not light when the recording format is 2/0 or 2/0 Pro logic.
Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays Source sound displays The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the source sound. The box around the letters varies to show how the amplifier downmixes the source sound (based on the speakers settings). When using music sound modes such as HALL or JAZZ CLUB, the amplifier adds reverberation based on the source sound. The following table shows how the indicators light up when using AUTO FORMAT DECODING mode.
Customizing Sound Fields By adjusting the surround parameters, you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation. Once you customize a sound field, the changes are stored in memory indefinitely (unless the amplifier is unplugged for about two weeks). You can change a customized sound field any time by making new adjustments to the parameters. See the table on page 31 for the parameters available in each sound field.
Customizing Sound Fields Adjusting the level parameters The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let you adjust the balance and speaker volumes of each speaker. The settings available in this menu are applied to all sound fields. 1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound. 2 Press LEVEL repeatedly to select the parameter you want to adjust. 3 Press the +/– buttons to select the setting you want. The setting is stored automatically.
Resetting customized sound fields to the factory settings 1 If the power is on, press ?/1 to turn off the power. 2 Hold down SOUND FIELD MODE and press ?/1. “SURR. CLR.” appears in the display and all sound fields are reset at once. Adjustable parameters for each sound field EFFECT LEVEL WALL TYPE REVERB TIME FRONT BAL. REAR BAL. REAR LEVEL CENTER LEVEL SUB WOOFER LEVEL r A.F.D.
Other Operations SLEEP SLEEP AV ?/1 ?/1 SYSTEM STANDBY TV VIDEO DVD 5.1 CH AUX MENU DISPLAY ENTER/EXECUTIVE TITLE EXIT/RETURN ( 0 p TV/ VIDEO ) ANT TV/VTR P VTR CH TV VOL TV CH A.F.D. 2CH/OFF SOUND Brief descriptions of buttons that appear in this chapter SLEEP button: Press to set the amplifier off automatically at a specified time.
Using the Sleep Timer You can set the amplifier to turn off automatically at a specified time. Press SLEEP on the remote while the power is on. Each time you press SLEEP, the time changes as shown below. n 2:00:00 n 1:30:00n 1:00:00 n 0:30:00 n OFF The display dims after you have specified the time. z You can freely specify the time First, press SLEEP on the remote, then specify the time you want using the +/– buttons. The sleep time changes in 1 minute intervals. You can specify up to 5 hours.
Additional Information Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the amplifier, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Also, see “Checking the connections” on page 20 to verify that the connections are correct. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. There’s no sound or only a very low-level sound is heard. , Check that the speakers and components are connected securely.
No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the rear speakers. , Make sure the sound field function is on (press SOUND FIELD MODE). , Select a sound field containing the word “cinema” or “virtual” (see pages 24 - 26). , Adjust the speaker volume (see page 18). , Select MICRO SP. from the SET UP menu (see page 15). Reference sections for clearing the amplifier’s memory To clear See All memorized settings page 14 Customized sound fields page 31 No sound is heard from the sub woofer.
Specifications Amplifier section Inputs (Digital) POWER OUTPUT Rated Power Output at Stereo mode (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0.7%) 25 W + 25 W Reference Power Output (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0.7%) Front: 25 W + 25 W Center: 25 W Rear: 25 W + 25 W Frequency response DVD, TV, VIDEO, AUX: 20 Hz - 20 kHz + 0.5/ –2 dB Inputs (Analog) 5.
Speaker Section SS-MS215 Front, center and rear speakers Speaker system Full range, magnetically shielded Speaker units 5 cm cone type Enclosure type Bass reflex SA-WMS215 subwoofer System Speaker system Active subwoofer, magnetically shielded Speaker unit Woofer: 16 cm cone type Enclosure type Acoustically Loaded Bass Reflex Continuous RMS power output (8 ohms, 20 - 250 Hz 50 W Rated impedance 8 ohms Reproduction frequency range 32 Hz - 250 Hz Power handling capacity (Maximum input power) 60 watts H
Glossary Surround sound Sound that consists of three elements: direct sound, early reflected sound (early reflections) and reverberative sound (reverberation). The acoustics of the surrounding space affect the way these three sound elements are heard. Surround sound combines these sound elements in such a way that you actually can sense the size of the venue, as well as its type.
Settings Using SURR, LEVEL, and SET UP buttons You can make various settings using the LEVEL, SURR, SET UP buttons, and + /– buttons. The table below shows each of the settings that these buttons can make.
Remote Button Description Operations Function VTR CH +/– VCR VCR channel selection. Additional Information Remote Button Operations Function m/M VCR/DVD/ CD/LDP Fast forward or rewinds. TV CH +/– TV TV channel selection. ./> DVD/CD/ LDP Skips tracks. TV VOL +/– TV To adjust the TV volume. X VCR/DVD/ CD/LDP Pauses play. * The menu control keys may not operate on certain Sony TVs. N VCR/DVD/ CD/LDP Starts play. x VCR/DVD/ CD/LDP Stops play.
Changing the factory setting of a function button AV ?/1 SLEEP TV If the factory settings of the SYSTEM CONTROL/ FUNCTION buttons don’t match your system components, you can change them. The following table shows the possibility of alternate function assignment for each button. Button Possible assignment VIDEO VTR1, VTR 2, VTR 3 DVD, AUX MENU control keys CURSOR UP VTR 2 ENTER/EXECUTE VTR 3 CURSOR DOWN DVD 5.
Index A Hookups 5.1CH/SAT 8 AC power cord 9 digital components 7 speaker system 11 video components 6 B Basic amplifier operations 21 - 22 Batteries 4 P, Q Parameter 29, 30, 31 C Changing effect level 29 Checking the connections 20 Clearing amplifier’s memory 14 Connecting. See Hookups Customizing sound fields 29 D Demonstration mode 3 Dolby Digital (AC-3) 38 Dolby Pro Logic Surround 38 E, F, G Effect level 29 Additional Information 42 T H AC-3.
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