SONY HTA9000 Bravia Theater Bar Instructions

: June 1, 2024
: Sony

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SONY HTA9000 Bravia Theater Bar
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SONY HTA9000 Bravia Theater Bar

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Specifications

Product Name: BRAVIA Theater Bar 9
Speakers: 13 speakers
Sound Technology: 360 Spatial Sound Mapping
Additional Features: Optional wireless subwoofer and rear speakers

Product Information
The BRAVIA Theater Bar 9 is a top-of-the-line soundbar that delivers an immersive surround sound experience. With 13 speakers and 360 Spatial Sound Mapping, this soundbar creates a theater-like audio environment in your own space. The innovative acoustic design includes dedicated speaker channels for precise spatial audio and additional side-firing speakers for expansive directional sound.

Setting up the Soundbar
Find a suitable location to place the soundbar, ensuring it is centered in front of your viewing area. – Connect the soundbar to a power source and pair it with your TV or other devices using Bluetooth or HDMI.

Optimizing Sound Field
Use the Sound Field Optimization feature to analyze and calibrate the sound based on your room’s size, acoustic characteristics, and listening position. – Optionally, add wireless rear speakers and a subwoofer for a wider surround sound field.

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BRAVIA Theater Bar 9 with 13 speakers, Dolby Atmos®/DTS:X®
Introducing BRAVIA Theater Bar 9, our top-of-the-line soundbar that takes surround sound technology to new heights. Featuring 13 speakers and 360 Spatial Sound Mapping, feel the theater-like sound fill the room, perfectly optimized for your space. For more impactful sound, add in an optional wireless subwoofer and rear speakers.

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Hear cinema-style surround sound all around you with 360 Spatial Sound Mapping.
Sound is auto calibrated to your room’s characteristics with Sound Field Optimization.
Supports industry-standard audio formats including Dolby Atmos®, DTS:X®, and IMAX® Enhanced.2,3
With 13 speaker units, hear exceptional acoustic performance and precise room filling spatial audio.
Expand the cinematic experience with optional wireless subwoofer (SW3/SW5) and rear speakers (RS3R/SA-RS5).
Pair with compatible BRAVIA TVs to control the soundbar from the TV menu and hear elevated audio with Acoustic Center Sync.
Use BRAVIA Connect app to easily control BRAVIA Theater from your smartphone and change volume, sound profiles, and advanced settings.
Supports video formats 4K HDR, 8K HDR, Dolby Vision® and HDMI 2.1 gaming features 4K120, VRR, ALLM.2,6
Level-up with compatibility for BRAVIA TV exclusive features for PS5® – Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode.7
Wirelessly stream music with support for Spotify Connect™, Apple® AirPlay® 2 and Bluetooth®.8,9,10
Bring your music to life with high-res audio compatibility, low-res up-mixing, and 360 Reality Audio.11

Features

Cinema is coming home
Feel the emotion and excitement of the movies with BRAVIA Theater. Our decades of professional filmmaking experience allow us to faithfully recreate the creator’s vision at home with intricate surround sound and spatial audio. Immerse yourself in the story through powerful sound that fills every corner of the room, in lifelike accuracy.

Unleash the full potential of surround sound
360 Spatial Sound Mapping creates multiple phantom speakers around you and reflects sound off the ceiling and walls, enabling cinema-style surround sound from a single soundbar. Add optional wireless rear speakers for an even more expansive sound stage.1

Room optimized sound for maximum impact
Transform your room into a movie theater. Sound Field Optimization analyzes and calibrates sound to your room’s size, acoustic characteristics, and listening position. Add on optional rear speakers and subwoofer, placing them in your favored position, and they will be calibrated alongside the soundbar, creating an even wider surround sound field.

Sound straight from cinema
Bring authentic cinema surround sound quality to your living room. BRAVIA Theatre supports industry-standard formats including Dolby Atmos®, DTS:X®, and IMAX® Enhanced certification.2,3

Innovative acoustic design
With 13 speaker units, BRAVIA Theater Bar 9 delivers exceptional acoustic performance. Hear precise spatial audio with dedicated front, center, and up- firing speaker channels. Additional side-firing speakers and beam tweeters fill your space with expansive directional sound that bounces off the walls for added atmosphere. Quad woofers and passive radiators round out the sound by delivering deep, punchy bass.

Expand your surround sound
Expand the cinematic experience with optional wireless subwoofer (SW3/SW5) and rear speakers (RS3R/RS5) to experience higher impact sound. No need to connect them every time—the subwoofer and rear speakers automatically pair when powered on.

BRAVIA Theater and BRAVIA TV, the perfect pair
Pair BRAVIA Theater with a compatible BRAVIA TV for the ultimate cinema-like experience at home. Acoustic Center Sync pairs the TV’s speakers with the soundbar, reinforcing the center channel for clearer, fuller dialogue. When connected, easily control the soundbar settings on the TVs Quick Settings menu, making it easy to adjust volume and sound field with a single remote.4

Do it all with BRAVIA Connect app
Easily control BRAVIA Theater from your smartphone. The BRAVIA Connect app guides you through initial setup and lets you adjust volume, sound field and more. Also, use the BRAVIA Connect app to perform Sound Field Optimization to calibrate sound to your room’s acoustic characteristics.5

Support for all the latest video and gaming formats
Get the most out of all your entertainment. With support for 4K HDR, 8K HDR, and Dolby Vision®, everything you watch will feel so real. Take gaming to the next level with HDMI 2.1 features 4K120, VRR, ALLM, and SBTM as well as exclusive features for the PlayStation® 5 – Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode – for optimized picture settings when connected with a compatible BRAVIA TV and PS5® console.2,6,7

Stream music from everywhere
Support for Spotify Connect™, Apple® AirPlay® 2 and Bluetooth® lets you wirelessly stream music and enjoy every detail in high-quality up-mixed sound.8,9,10

Lose yourself in supreme music quality
Bring your music to life like never before. Enjoy tracks like you’re in the recording studio with the artist, with High-Resolution Audio. For low- resolution tracks, DSEE Ultimate™ (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine) up-mixes compressed digital music, restoring acoustic details for a richer listening experience. Discover a new way of hearing music with 360 Reality Audio for a truly immersive live music experience.11

Designed with the environment in mind
BRAVIA Theater is designed for an exceptional sound experience while having less impact on the environment. We are committed to using more recycled materials with approximately 65% less virgin plastic used in our soundbars and packaging compared to previous models and fabrics recycled from PET plastic bottles.12

Specification

Amplifier

Amplifier Type

| Digital Amplifier: Yes, S-Master HX: Yes
Number of Channel| 13ch
| Front Woofer(Reference): 45W+45W,
| Front Tweeter(Reference): 45W+45W,
| Center Woofer(Reference): 45W+45W,
Output Power| Center Tweeter(Reference): 45W,
| Side Speaker(Reference): 45W+45W,
| Enabled Speaker(Reference): 45W+45W
Application
Sony | BRAVIA Connect| Sony | Home Entertainment Connect via Wi-Fi: Yes
Bluetooth® Communication (Receiver)
AAC| Yes
SBC| Yes
LDAC| Yes
Bluetooth® Specification
Bluetooth® communication(RX / TX)¹³ RX/-
A2DP| Yes
AVRCP| Yes
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Bluetooth® version¹³| 5.2
Bluetooth® Standby¹³| Yes
Color
Color| Black
Decode Format
High Resolution Audio| Yes
360 Reality Audio| Yes
| Dolby Digital: Yes
| Dolby Digital Plus: Yes
| Dolby TrueHD: Yes
| Dolby Digital Plus/Atmos: Yes
| Dolby TrueHD/Atmos: Yes
HDMI input| Dolby Dual mono: Yes
| DTS: Yes
| DTS HD High Resolution Audio: Yes
| DTS HD Master Audio: Yes
| DTS ES: Yes
| DTS 96/24: Yes
| DTS:X: Yes
| Dolby Digital: Yes,
| Dolby Digital Plus: Yes,
| Dolby Digital Plus/Atmos: Yes,
| Dolby Dual mono: Yes,
HDMI ARC| DTS: Yes,
| DTS 96/24: Yes,
| LPCM 2ch: Yes,
| LPCM fs: 48kHz/24bit

HDMI eARC

| Dolby Digital: Yes, Dolby Digital Plus: Yes,

Dolby Digital Plus / Atmos: Yes, Dolby TrueHD: Yes,

Dolby TrueHD / Atmos: Yes, Dolby Atmos: Yes,

Dolby Dual mono: Yes

HDMI input

| IMAX ENHANCED: future update, LPCM: 2ch/5.1ch/7.1ch,

LPCM fs: -192kHz/24bit,

MPEG-H 3D Audio BL profile(Level3/Level4): Yes, 360 Reality Audio: Yes

Controller Connectivity

| Certification (Crestron/Control4/Savant): Yes, Certification (IHIJI): Yes
Function with BRAVIA
Acoustic Center Sync| Yes
Voice Zoom| Yes
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Quick Setting Menu| Yes
Interfaces
Button on main unit| Power: Yes
| HLG (hybrid log gamma): Yes,
| HDCP2.2: Yes,
| HDCP2.3: Yes,
| 18Gbps: Yes,
| 40Gbps: Yes,
| x.v.Color (xvYCC): Yes,
HDMI| HDMI control: Yes,
| Scene Select Sync: Yes,
| Home Theater Control: Yes,
| BRAVIA Sync: Yes,
| HDMI CEC: Yes,
| HDMI standby through: Yes

Wi-Fi

| Wi-Fi method: Yes, IEEE802.11 version: a/b/g/n/ac
Speaker Terminal| S-Center out: Yes

Display

| LED indicator: Yes,

LED Indicator OFF Mode: Yes

Network Service
Spotify Connect| Yes
AirPlay 2| Yes
Operation
Easy Setup| Yes(BCA)
Power
Power Cable Length| Bar Speaker (mm): 1600

Power Supply

| Power Requirement: 120 V, Power frequency: 60 Hz
**** Power Consumption|

Power Consumption(On Operation) *approx: 62W,
Power Consumption(On Standby mode) *approx: Less than 0.5W,
Power consumption(Bluetooth® standby mode) approx¹³: Less than 2.3W Power consumption(Network standby mode) approx: Less than 2.3W

Plug details| AC plug type: A
**** Power Setting| Auto Standby: Yes,

Network / Bluetooth® Standby Mode¹³: Yes

Sound Effect

| Night Mode: Yes, Voice Mode: Yes
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Sound Enhancement| DSEE Ultimate: Yes

Surround

| Dolby Speaker Virtual: Yes, Dolby Surround: Yes, Neural:X: Yes

DCAC Feature

| Sound Field Optimization: Yes, mic for DCAC: Yes(built-in)
Speaker Grill

Speaker Grill (Bar)

| Bar grill type: fixed,

Front Grille Material: Fabric

Speaker Layout
Speaker Structure| 13 units
Speaker Unit(Center)

Woofer

| Number of speaker: 2,

Enclosure Type: Acoustic suspension, Unit size (mm): 45 x 90,

Unit size (inch): 1 13/16 x 3 5/8, Driver Unit: cone,

X-Balanced Speaker Unit: Yes

Number of speaker: 2,
Enclosure Type: Acoustic suspension, Unit size (mm): 46 x 54,
Unit size (inch): 1 13/16 x 2 1/4, Driver Unit: cone,
X-Balanced Speaker Unit: Yes

Speaker Unit(front)
**** Woofer|

Number of speaker: 2,
Enclosure Type: Acoustic suspension, Unit size (mm): 45 x 90,
Unit size (inch): 1 13/16 x 3 5/8, Driver Unit: cone,
X-Balanced Speaker Unit: Yes

Passive Radiator

| Passive Radiator: Yes, Nr of Passive Radiator: 2
Supplied Accessories

Remote Commander

| Model Name: RHT-AH513U, Batteries for remote commander: Yes
TV center speaker mode cable,
Cable| HDMI Cable,

AC Cord

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Instruction Manual / Reference Guide

| English(US) or English(GB): Yes, French or French(CA): Yes, Spanish or Spanish(LA): Yes
Card| Warranty Card

Others

| Wall mounting bracket: Yes, Wall mounting template: Yes, Foot: Yes
Weight and Measurements
| bar speaker (WxHxD) mm: 1300 x 64 x 113,
Dimensions (Approx.)| bar speaker (WxHxD) inch: 51 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 4 1/2,
| carton type: Box,
| Carton (WxHxD) mm: W1404 x H137 x D250

Weight (Approx.)

| bar speaker (kg): 5.5,

bar speaker (oz): 12 lb 3 oz

Wireless Function
Wireles Surround (with optional wireless speakers)| ****

Yes

The number of phantom speakers differs depending on rear speaker combination.
Dolby Vision and Atmos content compatible with streaming services or compatible content device connected via HDMI input (sold separately).
IMAX® Enhanced feature will be available via firmware update about Summer 2024. IMAX® Enhanced certification is obtained when used in combination with SA-RS5 or SA-RS3S rear speakers and SA-SW5 or SA-SW3 subwoofer.
Acoustic Center Sync works with compatible BRAVIA TVs. For full compatibility list: https://www.sony.net/hav_faq
BRAVIA Connect app must be installed on a smartphone. The smartphone and the product must be connected to the same home network. Download app at Google Play and the App Store. Network services, content, and operating system and software subject to terms and conditions and may be changed, interrupted or discontinued at any time and may require fees, registration and credit card information.
4K: 3840 x 2160. 8K: 7680 x 4320 pixels. Requires HDR compatible content from supported streaming services or HDR compatible content device connected via HDMI input (sold separately).
Game title supporting 4K/120fps and/or VRR required.
Interoperability and compatibility among Bluetooth® devices vary.
Apple ID account required. Subscriptions may be required to access certain content.
Download Spotify app at Google Play and the App Store. Network services, content, and operating system and software subject to terms and conditions and may be changed, interrupted, or discontinued at any time and may require fees, registration, and credit card information.
Visit https://www.sony.net/360RA/ to check compatible hardware, application, and 360 Reality Audio streaming service. 360 Reality Audio requires subscription to compatible online music service and third-party terms, conditions, account, and fees may apply. Network services, content, and operating system and software subject to terms and conditions and may be changed, interrupted, or discontinued at any time and may require fees, registration, and credit card information.
Compared to 2021 models. PET = Polyethylene terephthalate.
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