Document Outline

• Help Guide MDR-HW700DS
• Table of Contents
• Getting Started
  • Before first use
  • Features
  • Location and function of parts
    • DP-HW700 Processor
    • MDR-HW700 Headphones
  • Power
    • Charging the headphones
    • Checking the remaining battery power of the headphones
  • Turning the system on or off
    • Turning on the processor
    • Setting the processor to standby mode
    • Turning off the processor
    • Turning on the headphones
    • Turning off the headphones
• Connection
  • Connecting digital devices with HDMI jacks
    • Notes on HDMI connections
    • What is ARC?
    • Connection example 1: Connecting the processor with devices without using an AV amplifier (ARC equipped TV)
    • Connection example 2: Connecting the processor with devices without using an AV amplifier (TV not equippedwith ARC)
    • Connection example 3: Connecting the processor with devices via an AV amplifier (ARC equipped TV)
    • Connection example 4: Connecting the processor with devices via an AV amplifier (TV not equipped with ARC)
    • Connection example 5: Connecting playback devices to the processor via an AV amplifier
    • Connecting other devices
  • Connecting digital devices without HDMI jacks
    • Connecting devices without HDMI jacks
    • When the volume of analog devices is too low
  • Notes on the digital and analog audio connections
    • When you connect a device to the TV (OPT) jacks
    • Connecting a device with a stereo mini jack to the LINEIN jacks
• Operation
  • Enjoying audio and video entertainment
    • Watching a TV
    • Enjoying audio and video entertainment of other devices than the TV
    • Using HDMI devices efficiently
    • The audio output settings of the devices connected
    • When you finished using the system
  • Selecting the audio effects
    • Setting the sound field mode (EFFECT)
    • Setting the matrix decoder (MATRIX)
    • Selecting a dynamic range (COMPRESSION)
  • Selecting the frequency band
  • Using the menu
    • What you can do with the menu
    • Using the menu on the processor
    • Using the menu on the headphones
    • Displaying the current status of the system
    • Adjusting the volume level of the center channel
    • Adjusting the volume level of the subwoofer channel
    • Synchronizing the sound and the image (A/V Sync)
    • Selecting a channel when receiving a multiplexbroadcast signal
    • Selecting simultaneous audio output to a TV speaker andthe headphones
    • Selecting the Control for HDMI function
    • Selecting the HDMI Pass Through function
    • Selecting the front display mode of the processor
    • Resetting the settings
• Others
  • Warning beeps and operation beeps of the headphones
  • Audio format supported by the processor
  • Precautions
    • Handling and installing the system
    • Headphones and earpads
    • RF signal transmission area
    • The characteristics of sound of the system
    • On cleaning
• Troubleshooting
  • What can I do to solve a problem?
  • Possible causes of symptoms
    • Table of contents for symptoms and possible causes
    • No sound
    • No sound, no video
    • No TV sound can be heard on the system
    • No sound is output from the TV or the AV amplifier connected to the HDMI OUT jack of the processor
    • No sound from the device connected to the AV amplifieris heard on the system
    • The CONTROL FOR HDMI switch is set to “MODE1,” but the headphone volume cannot be adjusted from the TV
    • The TV is turned on, but the processor does not turn on automatically.
    • Wireless LAN of the TV is difficult to connect
    • Distorted or intermittent sound (sometimes with noise)
    • Low sound
    • The surround sound effect is not obtained.
    • The MATRIX indicator does not turn on, or flashes
    • The audio is not played back in the desired audio format
    • The battery cannot be charged; the charge indicator flashes.
    • No signal is output from the TV (OPT) OUT (THROUGH) jack of the processor
    • Beeps are heard from the headphones
    • No sound is heard from either the TV or the headphones.
    • The menu screen does not appear on the TV
    • No sound (When devices are connected to the HDMI jacks)
    • The power off interlock function does not work
    • The Control for HDMI function (“BRAVIA” Sync) does notwork properly
    • The processor turns off when you turn off the TV.
• Specifications
  • Digital surround processor (DP-HW700)
  • Wireless stereo headphones (MDR-HW700)
  • Contents
  • Recommended accessory (sold separately)
• Important information
  • Copyrights
• Contents list