Sony Surround-sound Installation Instructions

The movie theater experience is possible at home.

Watching the latest summer blockbuster on TV is not the viewing experience it could be if all you have to carry the sound are the TV's speakers. A true movie fan needs something with more sizzle and pop. Install a surround-sound system, and the problem is solved. Most home theater systems also include a Blu-ray and DVD player. Your TV's speakers will not pump out the base or tweet with glee like a surround-sound system will. Sony is a generally reliable brand, and its surround-sound speakers can be hooked up with ease.

Things You'll Need

• Sony surround-sound base unit
• Front right and left speakers
• Base speaker
• Center speaker
• Rear right and left speakers
• Connecting cable (HDMI or RCA)
• Color-coded speaker wires
• S-Air unit

Instructions

1. Move your entertainment center carefully to give yourself enough room to work behind it.

2. Unplug the television.

3. Place your Sony surround-sound receiver/player in the location you have selected for it.

4. Place your speakers. There are front-right and front-left speakers, a base speaker, a center speaker, and rear right and left speakers. Each speaker's placement position is labeled on the backs of the speakers.

5. Notice that the connectors on the backs of the speakers are color-coded. Connect the speaker wires to each speaker, then plug the other end of the wires into the matching colors on the receiver unit. The wire with a black stripe is for negative, the other wire is positive.

6. Place your S-Air Unit near an electric outlet, somewhere behind your seating area, for example behind a sofa. It receives wireless signals from the surround-sound unit so that wires don't have to be run accross your living room for the rear left and right speakers.

7. Connect your rear left and right speakers to the S-Air Unit, using the color coded wires to attach them. Do this in the same way your other speakers were attached to the receiver unit.

8. Plug your "S-Air" unit into the electric outlet.

9. Connect your HDMI cable into the HDMI-in port on the television.

10. Plug the HDMI cable into the HDMI-out port on your Sony surround-sound receiver.

11. Plug your electronics back into the electrical outlet.

12. Pop in a movie, and check to see if the system and all your speakers are working.

13. Move your entertainment center back to its proper position.

Tips & Warnings

• To keep extra wires out of the way, use a small zip tie to band together any slack/extra speaker wiring, just behind the receiver unit.

References

• Dolby Home Theater Speaker Guide
• THX Speaker Set Up