Sony HT-A5000 User guide

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Sound Bar
Startup Guide
HT-A5000
2Connect a TV and another device
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
: Video signal
: Audio signal
Blu-ray Disc™ player, set-top
box or gaming console, etc.
HDMI cable (not supplied)
HDMI cable (supplied)
YES NO
Is there an HDMI IN jack labeled “eARC” or “ARC” on your TV?
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: Video signal
: Audio signal
Optical digital cable
(not supplied)
Blu-ray Disc player, set-top
box or gaming console, etc.
HDMI cable (not supplied)
HDMI cable (supplied)
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Connect the HDMI cable (supplied) to the HDMI OUT jack on the speaker system and the HDMI IN jack on your TV.
If your TV has the S-CENTER SPEAKER IN jack, connect the S-CENTER SPEAKER IN jack on your TV to the S-CENTER OUT jack on the speaker system using the TV center speaker mode
cable (supplied).
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When your TV does not have an HDMI IN jack labeled “eARC” or “ARC,” use an optical digital cable (not supplied) to connect an optical out jack on your TV and the TV
IN (OPT) jack on the speaker system.
There will be no sound output from the TV if the TV and the speaker system are connected only using the HDMI cable.
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Connect an HDMI cable (not supplied) to the HDMI OUT jack on another device (a Blu-ray Disc player, set-top box, gaming console, etc.) and the HDMI IN jack on the
speaker system.
You can listen to high quality sound by playing the audio formats such as Dolby Atmos-Dolby TrueHD or DTS:X.
If your TV is compatible with the eARC function, you can listen to high quality sound by connecting another device to the HDMI IN jack on the TV and enabling the eARC function of the
TV.
Note
• Make sure that the connectors are firmly inserted.
• Check the shape of the optical digital cable’s connectors and the jacks on the TV and the speaker system. Insert the connectors into the jacks in the right directions. If you forcibly insert the connectors in the wrong
directions, the connectors and the jacks may be damaged.
• If you select “YES,” enable the Control for HDMI function on the TV. Otherwise, there will be no TV sound output from the speaker system.
Tip
• Select the appropriate HDMI cable and [HDMI Signal Format] setting according to the video formats output from the device connected to the speaker system. For details, refer to the Help Guide.
• When you connect the speaker system to a device which supports the 8K video format, refer to “Connecting an AV Device Compatible with the 8K Video Format” in the Operating Instructions (separate document).
1Choose an installation method
Installing on a shelf/stand
or
Mounting on a wall
For details, refer to the Operating Instructions (separate document).
Note
• Before connecting the speaker system, disconnect the AC power cords (mains leads) of the TV and AV devices from the AC outlets (mains). Reconnect them after step 3.
• Do not place metal objects near the speaker system. Wireless functions may become unstable.
• Do not cover the top of the speaker. It may interrupt the sound output from the top of the speaker.
• There are ventilation holes at the rear of the speaker. Place the speaker away from a TV or a wall at a distance of 10 mm (13/32 in) or more.
To set up with the optional subwoofer and/or rear speakers
Complete the setup of the speaker system following this Startup Guide. And then connect the optional speakers to the speaker system
referring to the operating instructions supplied with optional speakers.
What’s in the box
Bar speaker (1) Remote control (1) /
R03 (size AAA) battery (2)
AC power cord (mains lead) (1)
(The shape of the plug differs
depending on countries/regions)
HDMI cable* (1) TV center speaker mode cable (1) Wall mounting bracket (2) /
Screw (4)
Sound Bar
WALL MOUNT TEMPLATE (1) Operating Instructions Startup Guide (this document)
* Supports the transmission of 4K/8K content.
© 2021 Sony Corporation Printed in China

3Set up the remote control
4Turn on the TV and the speaker system
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PLEASE WAIT TV
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AC power cord
(mains lead)
Power ON
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AC power cord (mains lead) (supplied)
HELLO
AC power cord (mains lead) (supplied)
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Connect the TV’s AC power cord (mains lead) to the AC outlet (mains).
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Connect the AC power cord (mains lead) to the AC inlet on the speaker system.
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Connect the AC power cord (mains lead) to the AC outlet (mains).
The remote control of the speaker system does not work until [HELLO] in the front panel display on the speaker system disappears.
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Press (power) on the remote control of the speaker system.
When the speaker system turns on, [TV] appears in the front panel display.
5Perform Initial Settings
Initial Settings screen
HOME
////
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Press HOME to start Initial Settings.
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Press ///and to select an item by following the on-screen instructions.
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Once [Setup is complete.] appears, select [Finish].
6Listen to sound
TV
HDMI
TV input switch
To listen to the audio of the TV
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Select the desired input to the TV using the TV remote control.
The screen switches to the selected input screen and the TV audio is output from the
speaker system.
If [TV] does not appear in the front panel display on the speaker system, press TV on the
remote control of the speaker system to select the TV input. [TV] appears in the front
panel display on the speaker system.
To listen to the audio of a device that is connected to the HDMI IN jack
on the speaker system
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Turn on the connected device. Then use the TV’s remote control to switch the
TV’s input to the HDMI IN jack to which the speaker system is connected.
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Press HDMI on the remote control of the speaker system to switch to the HDMI
input.
[HDMI] appears in the front panel display on the speaker system and the audio of the
connected device is output from the speaker system.
Note
Depending on the order in which you turn on the TV and speaker system, the speaker system may be muted and [MUTING] may appear on the front panel display on the speaker system. If this happens, turn on the
TV first, then the speaker system.
How to use the speaker system / Troubleshooting
Sound Bar
Operating Instructions (booklet)
Describes basic usage such as installation/connection
and playback of connected devices.
Help Guide (Web instruction manual)
Describes all the usage such as the network function
and the detailed setting method, including the contents
of the Operating Instructions.
For troubleshooting when the speaker system does not
operate correctly, see “Troubleshooting” in the Operating
Instructions or Help Guide.
For customers in Americas
https://rd1.sony.net/help/ht/
a5000/h_uc/
For customers in other countries/
regions
https://rd1.sony.net/help/ht/
a5000/h_zz/