Home Theater Active Speaker System Operating Instructions SAVA- 700 SAVA-500 © 1999 by Sony Corporation
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TABLEOF CONTENTS Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the Sony speaker system. The SAVA°700 and SAVA-500 theater active speaker incorporating a Dolby decoder, 5.1-channel subwoofers are home System S Pro Logic Hooking Up the Speaker System 5.1-channel input jacks, and Choosing Turning allows you to enjoy five different sound, a the controls the unit, please model and retain in this manual and SAVA-500.
Attaching the supplied foot pads to the center speaker Unpacking Check that you received the tollowing items with your speaker system: • Satellite speakers SS-T100 (SAVA-700 only) (3; one for the center speaker, and two for the rear speakers) • Mounting brackets (SAVA-700 only) (2) • Wood screws (SAVA-700 only) (4) • Foot pads (SAVA-700 only) (12) • Center speaker SS-CN16 (SAVA-500 only) (1) • • • • Rear speakers SS-SR16 (SAVA-500 only) (2) Foot pads (SAVA-500 only) (4) Front L/R speaker connecting cor
Hooking Up the Speaker System This section describes how to connect the speaker system to your TV and VCR. Rear speaker (right) Front speaker Rear speaker (left) Center speaker (right) Transmitter for Wireless Rear Speaker* (option) * If you use an SA-IF70 Wireless Speaker System connect the transmitter this connector.
I _.11:1_1:! Connecting the rear speakers Use the supplied 32-foot-93/4 inch (10 m) speaker cords to connect the left and right rear speakers. Insert the stripped wires into the speaker Rear speaker (right) terminals. Rear speaker (left) If you use AUDIO OUT jacks marked VARIABLE After making the connection as shown above, turn up the volume on the TV set. Use this speaker system's volume control for regular volume adjustment.
1 Use an optional CONTROL S cord to connect the CONTROL S TV IN jack on the left front speaker to the CONTROL S OUT jack on the back of the TV. XBR 2 series Hooking Up the Speaker System 5.1-channel Input TV set or Projection TV Front speaker (left) This speaker system is equipped with the 5.1-channel input (5.1 CH INPUT) jacks. By connecting your DVD player or other digital video source through a multichannel decoder (e.g.
Setting the Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder Specify the speaker type in the decoder's display as Choosing the Best Location below: Specify by selecting front speaker size center speaker rear speaker Front speakers LARGE size To obtain LARGE size image high from the built-in LARGE To enjoy selection theater-quality Press INPUT until "5.
,im "(_÷ If you press I/_ Turning the Speaker System On and Off on the remote while the system is on The speaker system enters standby (the STANDBY indicator lights Lip). Press I/(_ on the remote to turn the speaker system on again. INPUT SELECT -- i/tb J INPUT -- _ MASTER VOL +/- -- _ ° ° P__-_ ;; i I STANDRY_ ON You can dim the display or turn it off. Press DIMMER on the renmte repeatedly until your favorite brightness of the display comes up.
1 Turn on the speaker system. The ON indicator lights up. 2 Press INPUT on the operation panel (or INPUT SELECT on the remote) repeatedly to select the program source. The selected program source ('TV', "VIDEO" or "AUX") appears in the display Enjoying Surround Sound You can enjoy, the speaker's surround sound capability' simply by choosing one of the five available surround modes: PROLOGIC (Dolby Pro Logic) surround mode Reproduces superb theater effects from video software Surround.
To mute the sound Press MUTING on the remote. Adjusting the Surround Sound To restore the sound, press MASTER VOL + (or MUTING on the remote again). Notes • Some videos and laser discs may support Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound even if it is not indicated on the package • The surround modes do not opel-ate when the 5.1-channel input is selected This speaker system is factory set to provide balanced surround sound without the need for adjustment.
3 Adjust the volume levels so that the test tone from each speaker is at the same volume level from your listening position: To adjust the level Press of the center speaker* CENTER + or of the rear speaker REAR + or - Press T.TONE on the remote In PRO LOGIC or C.STUDIO surround mode, you can choose from four different center modes: NORMAL, WIDE, 3 STEREO, or PHANTOM. For normal use, select NORMAL or WIDE mode. When you use the supplied center speaker, we recommend using WIDE mode.
To listen without the subwoofer in the front Adjusting the Sound speakers Although this speaker system's sound quality has been pre-adjusted at the factory, you can change the settings for each surround mode to suit your taste. The adjusted settings remain stored tor the respective surround mode until you change them. cvqcx3i_J S.WOOFER MODE S.WOOFER +/- _ C2_ CD _9 C29 Press S.WOOFER on the operation S.WOOFER MODE on the remote) press S.WOOFER ON/OFF on the OFF" appears in the display when is off.
Operating Other Sony Components Press VIDEO and To select MENU VTR 1 (Beta) ^ (upward You can use the supplied remote to operate Son), components, including TV set, VCRs, DVD players, LD players, and CD players.
Remote operations Troubleshooting cannot be performed. •"_ Point the remote towards If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the speakers, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. remote sensor the [] on the left front speaker Remove any obstructions the remote between and this system's left front speaker. "_'Replace remote.
Speaker section Type Frontspeaker Front: Specifications SAVA-700 Supplied accessories Satellite Bass reflex type, magnetically shielded Subwoofer:Advanced Satellite Amplifier section magnetically speaker (SS-T100): SAW type, shielded Bass reflex type, magnetically shielded AUDIO POWERSPECIFICATIONS (The U.S model only) HARMONIC Frontspeaker DISTORTION: Tweeter: with 8 ohm loads both channels driven, from drive Midbass: minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.
SAVA-500 Speaker section Type Frontspeaker Front: Amplifiersection AUDIO POWERSPECIFICATIONS (The U.S model only) POWER OUTPUT HARMONIC AND TOTAL DISTORTION: with 8 ohm loads both channels driven, from 200 Hz - 20 kHz; rated 20 watts per channel Continuous RMS power output Stereo channeF 20 Hz 20 kHz, THD 08% 20W x 2 (Front L/R, 8 ohms) + 50 W (Subwoofer, 8 ohms) 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD 20 W (Center, TOTAL 0.8% Bass reflex magnetically Rear speaker (SS-SR16): Bass reflex cord, 2.
• Glossary Center output from the front Front speaker (L) mode NORMAL mode if vou do not want to use the center speaker to output sound. The sound of the center channel Speaker setting to enhance the Dolby Pro Logic Surround mode Select one of the followilxg four center modes according to your speaker system • PHANTOM mode SeLect PHANTOM is speakers Front speaker (R) mode Select NORMAL mode if you connect a small-sized center speaker to this speaker system.
T Index Test tone 9,11 3 STEREO mode Troubleshooting TV hookups 6 A,B Adjusting bass 13 delay time 12 speaker volume subwoofer level treble 13 12, 18 15 U,V Unpacking 10, 11 13 4 W, X, Y, Z WIDE mode 12, 18 C Center mode NORMAL mode 12, 18 PHANTOM mode 12, 18 3 STEREO mode 12, 18 WIDE mode 12, 18 Checking the connection 9 CoNnecting. See Hookups CONTROL S TV IN 7 D,E Delay Dolby Dolby 18 Dolby time 12, 18 Digital (AC-3} 7, 18 Pro Logic Surround 10, Surround sound 18 F,G 5.
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