Sound Bar

Startup Guide

HT-CT370
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Setup

1 What’s in the box 4

2 Installation 5

3 Connection 6

4 Turning on the system 8

5 Listening to the sound 9

Basic Operations

Enjoying the sound effects 10

Listening to the sound from BLUETOOTH devices 12

Refer to the supplied Operating Instructions for more information on other features.

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 Setup

1 What’s in the box

Setting up the remote control
Pull up the battery cover and insert
in the orientation shown in the
illustration two AA batteries.

Bar Speaker (1) Subwoofer (1) Remote control (1)

R6 (size AA) batteries (2) Optical digital cable for a TV (1) Speaker pads for the subwoofer (4)

Sound Bar

Startup Guide
Sound Bar

HT-CT370

Wall mounting brackets (2) and screws (2) Startup Guide (this book) (1) Operating Instructions (1)

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2 Installation

To install the Bar Speaker on

a wall
Refer to the supplied Operating
Instructions.

If you prefer…
To install the subwoofer horizontally

• Place the subwoofer on the left side with the

“SONY” logo facing front.

Speaker pads

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3 Connection
Connecting with TV

Or

If the TV to be connected is not equipped with an optical audio output terminal, connect an HDMI cable (not
supplied, High Speed type) to the HDMI input terminal labeled “ARC.” If the HDMI input terminal labeled “ARC” is
connected with another device, disconnect that device and connect this Bar Speaker.

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When connecting with TV and other devices

TV

Blu-ray Disc™ player, etc.

This is a connection for enjoying surround sound more effectively.

HDMI cable (not supplied, High Speed type)
If the HDMI input terminal on the TV is not labeled “ARC,” perform connections both and .
HDMI cable (not supplied, High Speed type)
If it is connected to the TV, disconnect it and connect it to the Bar Speaker.

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4 Turning on the system



On/standby lamp

Display

1 Connect the AC power cords (mains leads).

2 Press the  (on/standby) button.
The display lights.
3 Confirm that the on/standby lamp of the subwoofer is lit in green. If not, the wireless transmission is not
activated. Refer to “No sound is heard from the subwoofer.” of “Troubleshooting” in the supplied Operating
Instructions.
4 Turn on the connected device.

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5 Listening to the sound / Écoute du son / Escuchar el sonido

INPUT VOL
INPUT

VOL

Input device selected

Listening to the audio of the TV

1 Press the INPUT button repeatedly to select “TV” input.
2 Press the VOL button to adjust the volume.
To listen to audio from an input device other than the TV
Press the INPUT button repeatedly until the desired input device is indicated on the display.
TV  HDMI 1  HDMI 2  HDMI 3  ANALOG  BT AU

Setup completed! Enjoy!

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 Basic Operations

Enjoying the sound effects

To set a sound effect, press one of the sound effect buttons on the
remote control to select the desired mode while checking the display.
The suitable sound setting is automatically
CLEARAUDIO+
selected for the sound source.
SOUND FIELD
STANDARD Corresponds to every source.
Dialogue is clear, and sound is powerful and
MOVIE
realistic.
NIGHT Commentary is clear, cheers are heard as
SOUND FIELD: SPORTS
surround-sound, and sounds are realistic.
Effects to suit to the
input sound. Sounds are powerful and realistic, suitable
GAME
for game play.
VOICE
Sounds are played back to suit to a music
MUSIC
program, music Blu-ray Discs, or DVDs.
P.AUDIO
Sounds are played back to suit to a portable
(Portable
music player using DSEE*.
audio)

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 TYPE1 Standard
VOICE: TYPE2 Dialogue range is stressed.
Helps make
dialogues clearer. Dialogue range is stressed, and the parts of
TYPE3 range difficult to be discerned by the elderly
are boosted.
NIGHT: ON Activates the Night mode function.
Sound is output at
low volume with
minimum loss of OFF Inactivates the Night mode function.
fidelity and clarity of
dialogue.
* DSEE stands for Digital Sound Enhancement Engine, a high range compensation and fine
sound restoration technology developed independently by Sony.

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 Basic Operations

Listening to the sound from BLUETOOTH devices

When registering BLUETOOTH devices

INPUT PAIRING

Lamp (blue)

To pair the system with the device (Pairing) To listen to the sound of the registered device
1 Press the PAIRING button. 1 Press the INPUT button repeatedly to display “BT AU.”
The lamp flashes quickly during BLUETOOTH pairing. The lamp flashes during attempting BLUETOOTH pairing.
2 Set your BLUETOOTH device to pairing mode and select 2 On the BLUETOOTH device, select “SONY:HT-CT370.”
“SONY:HT-CT370.” 3 Make sure that the lamp lights up. (Connection has been
If a Passkey is requested, enter “0000.” established.)
3 Make sure that the lamp lights up. (Connection has been 4 Start the audio playback with the music software in the connected
established.) BLUETOOTH device.

Hint
Once the BLUETOOTH connection is established, an indication recommending
which application to download will be displayed, according to what equipment
you have connected.
Following the instructions displayed, an application called “SongPal,” which will
enable you to operate this system, can be downloaded.
Refer to “Controlling the system using a smartphone or tablet device (SongPal)” in
the supplied Operating Instructions for details on “SongPal.”

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When using one-touch connection (NFC)

Lamp (blue)

1 Download, install, and start the “NFC Easy Connect” app on your smartphone.

2 Touch the N mark of the Bar Speaker with the smartphone.

3 Make sure that the lamp (blue) lights up. (Connection has been established.)
• Compatible devices
Smartphones, tablets, and music players with the NFC function built-in
(OS: Android™ 2.3.3 or later, excluding Android 3.x)

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