Basic Operations

Selecting the component

Function buttons

Press the function button to select the component you want to use.

To select

Press

VCR

VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2

 

 

TV or satellite

VIDEO 2

tuner

 

 

 

DVD or LD player

DVD/LD

 

 

MD or Tape deck

MD/TAPE

 

 

CD player

CD

 

 

Built in tuner

TUNER

 

 

After turning on the component you selected, select the component and play the program source.

After selecting VCR, DVD player, or LD player, turn on the TV and set the TV’s video input to match the component you selected.

INPUT MODE

Press INPUT MODE to select the input mode for your digital components.

Each time you press the button, the input mode of the currently selected component switches.

Select

To

AUTO IN

Give priority to digital

 

signals when there are both

 

digital and analog

 

connections. If there are no

 

digital signals, analog is

 

selected.

 

 

COAX IN

Specify the digital audio

 

signals input to the

 

DIGITAL COAXIAL input

 

jacks.

 

 

Select

To

OPT IN

Specify the digital audio

 

signals input to the

 

DIGITAL OPTICAL input

 

jacks.

 

 

ANALOG

Specify the analog audio

 

signals input to the AUDIO

 

IN (L/R) jacks.

Note

If 96 kHz digital signal is input, the tone, sound field and surround parameters do not function.

MULTI CH IN (HT-6500DP and

HT-5500D only)

Press MULTI CH IN to enjoy the audio source connected to the MULTI CH IN jacks. You can adjust balance and level of all the speakers. When this function is on, the tone and surround effects are turned off.

MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator (HT-6500DP and

HT-5500D only)

This indicator lights up when the unit is decoding signals recorded in a multi channel format.

MUTING

Press MUTING to mute the sound. The muting function is canceled when you turn the power on or turn the MASTER VOLUME clockwise to turn the volume up.

PHONES

Use to connect headphones.

When the headphones are connected, speaker output is automatically canceled and “SP. OFF” lights up in the display.

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Sony HT-1700D Selecting the component, 22US, Function buttons, Multi CH in HT-6500DP HT-5500D only

HT-1700D, HT-6500DP, HT-5500D specifications

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