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Operating Instructions NHS-703 Home Entertainment Solution...
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Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony NHS-703 Home Entertainment Solution. It’s designed to open up a world of audio and video enjoyment throughout your home. • You can throw a party and have the same music playing in seven rooms.
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The main system may also include a cable, satellite or High Definition TV receiver, integrated by your installer. This may be compatible with the remote control codes of the Sony NHS-703 wireless remote control. (Not all brands and models are compatible.) This guide includes instructions for operating a compatible cable, satellite or High Definition TV receiver.
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Parts and Controls Main Room Wireless Remote Control Transmit LED. Lights up to confirm that the remote control is transmitting instructions. Set up button. For installer use only. Numeric Keypad. Use these keys to enter TV, satellite or cable channels, AM/FM station frequencies or presets, CD or DVD chapters.
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Parts and Controls Remote Room Wall Panel Source Select buttons. Automatically turn on the correct components and select the correct inputs for enjoying each entertainment source. The VCR, CD and DVD Source Select buttons also activate “Play” on the VCR, CD changer or DVD changer. Change the remote control mode to operate the functions of Volume Control.
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Main Basic Operations: Main Room System In the Main Room, if you want to..watch television when no cable, satellite or High Definition TV box is in use..watch an optional, compatible cable, satellite or High Definition TV set-top boxes.* ...to watch TV while listening to an audio source.
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Basic In the Main Room, if you want to..watch a VHS cassette..listen to a Compact Disc..listen to AM and FM stations..change to a different source..turn the system off. Operations: Main Room Pick up the wireless remote control and... 1.
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Basic Operations: In a Remote Room, if you want to..watch television from a centralized set-top-box* (Zone 2 Only)..watch television when no set-top box is required (Zone 2 Only)..watch television from a Remote Room set-top box (Zone 2 Only)..watch a DVD (Zone 2 Only).
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Basic In the Main Room, if you want to..watch a VHS cassette (Zone 2 Only)..listen to a Compact Disc (All Zones)..listen to AM and FM stations (All Zones)..change to a different source..turn the room off..turn the system off.
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Advanced Operations: Each time you press a Source Select button on the wireless remote control, the functions of the remote unit change to operate the specific source you’ve selected. The following section describes the action that each button performs in each operating mode.
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Advanced Watching an Optional, Compatible Cable, Satellite or High Definition TV Set-Top Box* Enters the numbers you’ve pressed on the numeric keypad. 4. Enter button. Returns to the previous cable channel. 5. Jump button. For cable set-top boxes only. Cycles through input modes, advancing to the next input each 6.
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Advanced Operations: Watching DVDs (CONTINUED) Activates the DVD on-screen time display. 11. Display button. Activates the DVD on-screen menu. 12. Menu button. Activates DVD reverse scan. Press again for higher-speed reverse scan. 13. Rewind button. Activates DVD Play. 14. Play button. Activates DVD forward scan.
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Advanced Listening to CDs Shuts off power to entire system, regardless of which components happen to be on at the time. 1. System Off button. Use these keys to enter CD disc numbers or track numbers. (To enter the disc number, first 2.
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Advanced Operations: Listening to AM/FM Stations Moves up and down through AM/FM tuner preset stations. 7. Ch/Track +/- buttons. Scan up and down the radio band. 8. Up/Down cursor buttons. Automatically turns on the A/V receiver and selects the Tuner mode. Changes the 9.
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Advanced Watching Television from a remote room set-top box (Zone 2 Only) In this mode you will be listening to TV sound through the television’s speakers only, not through IMPORTANT NOTE: the system speakers. • Use your local TV controls, not the keypad. Watching DVDs (Zone 2 Only) Turn clockwise to raise the volume.
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Advanced Operations: Watching VHS Tapes (Zone 2 Only) - Moves up and down through the VCR channels. 10. +/- buttons. Press once to block the audio portion of the program temporarily, as during a telephone 11. Mute button. conversation. Press again to resume hearing the audio portion of the program. Shuts down the entire system, except for the Main Room television.
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Advanced Listening to AM/FM Stations (All Zones) Turn clockwise to raise the volume. Turn counterclockwise to lower the volume. 1. Volume Control. Turns on the A/V receiver and selects the tuner input. Changes the keypad mode to 2. Tuner Source Select button. operate the tuner functions.
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Control Conflcts The NHS-703 is one system with seven remote controls — the Main Room wireless remote plus the six remote room wall panels. For maximum versatility, no individual remote control has “priority.” No remote control can “lock out” any other. While extremely convenient, this design does create opportunity for users in different rooms to operate at cross purposes.
Troubleshooting If, after reading the following instructions, you still have problems relating to the operation of this System, please call our Customer Support Hotline: 1-877-619-7669 or email: sonynewhome@info.sel.sony.com Problem No sound in Main Room No sound in additional rooms No picture and no sound...