Sony HT-ST7 - Troubleshooting (Part 1); Power Issues; Sound Issues; BLUETOOTH Connection Issues

÷ChecktheconnectionoftheHDMIcable,digitalopticalcable,or
audiocablethatisconnectedtothesystemandtheTV(referto
"Connection"intheOperatingInstructions).
÷Checkthat"TV"isdisplayedastheinputsourceonthefrontpanel
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÷CheckthesoundoutputoftheTV.
÷ChecktomakesuretheTVsoundvolumeisnottoolowormuted.
÷WhenaTVcompatiblewiththeAudioReturnChannel(ARC)
technologyisconnectedwithanHDMIcable,checktomakesure
thecableisconnectedtotheHDMI(ARC)jackoftheTV.
->IftheTVisnotcompatiblewiththeAudioReturnChannel(ARC)
technology,connectthedigitalopticalcableinadditiontotheHDMI
cableinordertooutputsound.
ThesoundisoutputfromboththesystemandtheTV.
">TurnoffthesoundofthesystemorthefV.
SoundlagsbehindtheTVimage.
")Set"SYNC"to"OFF"ifitissettoanyof1to4(referto"Adjustingthe
settings"intheOperatingInstructions).
Nosoundoronlyaverylow-levelsoundoftheequipment
connectedtotheBarSpeakerisheardfromtheBarSpeaker.
-)PressVOL,_andcheckthevolumelevel(referto"Partsand
controls"intheOperatingInstructions).
-)PressMUTINGorVOL,_tocancelthemutingfunction(referto"Parts
andcontrols"intheOperatingInstructions).
-)Makesuretheinputsourceisselectedcorrectly.Youshouldtry
otherinputsourcesbypressingtheINPUTbuttonseveraltimes
(referto"Listeningtotheaudio"intheOperatingInstructions).
÷Checkthattheinputsourceiscorrectlyselected.
÷Checkthatallthecablesandcordsofthesystemandtheconnected
equipmentarefullyinserted.
Nosoundoronlyaverylow-levelsoundisheardfromthe
subwoofer.
÷TurnupthesubwoofervolumebypressingtheSWVOL_-button
(referto"Partsandcontrols"intheOperatingInstructions).
÷MakesurethattheI/_)indicatoronthesubwooferislitingreen.If:
not,referto"NosoundisoutputfromthesubwooferJ'in"WIRELESS
SOUND"(page14).
-)Asubwooferisforreproducingbasssound.Inthecaseofinput
sourcesthatcontainverylittlebasssoundcomponents(i.e.,alM
broadcast),thesoundfromthesubwoofermaybedifficulttohear.
-)Whenyouplaycontentcompatiblewithcopyrightprotection
technology(HDCP),itisnotoutputfromthesubwoofer.
DolbyDigitalorDTSmulti-channelsoundisnotreproduced.
-)ChecktheaudiosettingofDolbyDigitalorDTSformatontheBlu
rayDiscplayer,DVDplayer,etc.,connectedtothesystem.
Thesurroundeffectcannotbeobtained.
-)DependingontheinputsignalandtheSOUNDMODEsetting,
surroundsoundprocessingmaynotworkeffectively.Thesurround
effectmaybesubtledependingontheprogramordisc.
-)IfyouconnectaBlurayDiscplayeroraDVDplayercompatiblewith
thesurroundeffectfunction,thesurroundeffectofthesystemmay
notwork.Inthiscase,setthesurroundeffectfunctionofthe
connectedequipmenttooff.Fordetails,refertotheoperating
instructionssuppliedwiththeconnectedequipment.
BLUETOOTH
BLUETOOTH connection cannot be completed.
÷ Make sure that the BLUETOOTH indicator is lit in blue (refer to
"Listening to the audio from BLUETOOTH devices" in the Operating
Instructions).
System status Indicator status
During BLUETOOTHpairing Flashesquickly in blue.
The system is attempting to connect Flashes in blue.
with a BLUETOOTHdevice
The system has established in Lights up in blue.
connection with a BLUETOOTHdevice
The system is in BLUETOOTHstandby Flashesslowly in blue.
mode (when the system isoff)
÷ Make sure the BLUETOOTH device to be connected is turned on and
the BLUETOOTH function is enabled.
÷ Locate this system and the BLUETOOTH device as near as possible.
÷ Pair this system and the BLUETOOTH device again.
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