Sony HT-1700D, HT-6500DP, HT-5500D operating instructions 50US, Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting (continued)

The 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 it against lightning. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe.

 

Receiver

Outdoor FM antenna

ANTENNA

 

AM

FM

Ground wire

75Ω

(not supplied)

COAXIAL

To ground

Radio stations cannot be tuned in.

•Check that the antennas are connected securely. Adjust the antennas and connect an external antenna if necessary.

•The signal strength of the stations is too weak (when tuning in with automatic tuning). Use direct tuning.

•Make sure you set the tuning interval correctly (when tuning in AM stations with direct tuning).

•No stations have been preset or the preset stations have been cleared (when tuning by scanning preset stations). Preset the stations (page 32).

•Press DISPLAY so that the frequency appears in the display.

There is no picture or an unclear picture appears on the TV screen or monitor.

•Select the appropriate function on the receiver.

•Set your TV to the appropriate input mode.

•Move your TV away from the audio components.

The remote does not function.

•The VIDEO3, TV/SAT, PHONO, AUX, SOURCE, MPX/DUAL, ANALOG DIRECT, 12 and ON SCREEN buttons on the remote are not available for HT-6500DP and HT-5500D (RM- PP411 only).

•The MULTI CH button on the remote is not available for HT-1700D (RM-U306 only).

•Point the remote at the remote sensor g on the receiver.

•Check that the mode of the remote corresponds to that of the receiver (pages 35 and 40) (RM-PP411 only).

•Check that you select AV2 as the command mode of the receiver (page 35) (RM-U306 only).

•Remove any obstacles in the path between the remote and the receiver.

•Replace both batteries in the remote with new ones, if they are weak.

•Make sure you select the correct function on the remote.

•If the remote is set to operate the TV only, use the remote to select a source or component other than TV before operating the receiver or other component.

•Press MAIN MENU on the remote before you use the V/v/B/b buttons for receiver operation (RM-PP411 only).

Clearing the receiver’s memory

To clear

See

All memorized settings

page 15

 

 

Customized sound fields

page 30

 

 

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Contents FM Stereo FM-AM Receiver 2US Table of Contents For RM-PP411 HT-6500DP and HT-5500D only Demonstration ModeAbout This Manual For RM-U306 HT-1700D onlyList of Button How to use thisMain unit Cinema Studio EX A, B, CRequired cords Before you get startedAntenna hookups Hooking Up the ComponentsCD player Audio component hookupsMD or Tape deck Video component hookups TV monitorTV tuner Digital component hookups10US DVD playerHT-6500DP and HT-5500D only Multi channel input hookups11US Other hookups Connecting the AC power cordAC power cord 12USSpeaker system hookups 13USTo avoid damaging your speakers 14USTo avoid short-circuiting the speakers Speaker system hookupPerforming initial setup operations Performing initial setup OperationsMulti channel surround Setup 15USNormal Speaker and Micro Satellite Speaker Multi channel surround setup16US Specifying the speaker parametersCenter speaker distance C DIST. XX.X ft 17USFront speaker distance L R Dist XX.X ft Surround speaker distance SL SR DIST. XX.X ftFront speaker size L R 18USSurround speaker height SL SR Surround speaker size SL SR 19USCenter speaker size C Sub woofer selection SW S.W20US Adjusting the speaker levelAdjusting the sound Listening to the subwooferChecking the connections 21US22US Multi Channel Decoding indicator HT-6500DP HT-5500D onlySelecting the component Function buttons23US When the tuner is selectedChanging the display Basic Operations24US Automatically decoding Input audio signalSelecting a sound field Enjoying movies with Cinema Studio EX25US Selecting other sound fieldsSelecting a sound field Using only the front26US To turn the surround effect offExample Enjoying Surround Sound Understanding the multi channel surround displays27US Customizing sound fields Adjusting the surround parameterAdjusting the level parameters 28US29US 30US Adjusting the bass and trebleResetting customized sound fields to the factory settings Customizing sound fieldsPress the numeric buttons to enter the frequency Direct tuning31US Receiving BroadcastsPresetting radio stations Automatic tuningPreset tuning 32USUsing the preset codes Tuning to preset stationsScanning the preset stations Press Tuner 33US34US Naming preset stations Program sourcesRecording Recording on an audio tape or MiniDisc35US Using the Sleep TimerAdjustments using SET UP button Recording on a video tape2ch decode mode PRO Logic Adjustments using the SET UP buttonSelecting the command mode of the remote C.MODE.AVX 36USInserting batteries into the remote Before you use your Remote Remote button Description37US Sleep38US Remote Button Description39US Press 1 AV1 or 2 AV2 while pressing down USE Mode Selecting the mode RemoteSelecting the command mode To check the mode of the remoteProgramming the remote 41US42US Programming the remoteTo control a DVD player 43USTo control a VCR To control a TV44US Before you use your RemoteRemote button Description HT-1700D onlyDEC Tuning45US Tone Main46US Changing the factory To reset a button to its factory settingTo reset all the function buttons to their factory setting 47US48US PrecautionsTroubleshooting 49US Troubleshooting 50USAmplifier section Specifications51US FM tuner sectionSpecifications 52USSupplied accessories 53USTreble buttons 54USAdjustable parameters for each sound field 55US

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