Sony HCD-BC150 Manual

POWER OUTPUT AND 
TOTAL HARMONIC 
DISTORTION:

With 4 ohm loads, both 
channels driven, from 
200 – 20,000 Hz; rated
65 watts per channel 
minimum RMS power, 
with no more than 0.7 % 
total harmonic distortion 
from 250 milli watts to 
rated output.

Stereo mode (rated)

65W + 65W (4 ohms at 1 
kHz, DIN)

Surround mode (reference)
North American models:

Front: 108 W + 108 W
(with SS-TS10)
Center*: 108 W
(with SS-TS10)
Surround*: 108 W + 108 W
(with SS-TS10)
Subwoofer*: 110 W
(with SS-WS10)

Other models:

Front: 85 W + 85 W
(with SS-TS10)
Center*: 85 W
(with SS-TS10)
Surround*: 85 W + 85 W
(with SS-TS10)
Subwoofer*: 85 W
(with SS-WS10)

Stereo mode (rated)

65 W + 65 W (4 ohms at 1 
kHz, DIN)

Surround mode (reference) Front: 113 W + 113 W

(with SS-TS11)
Center*: 113 W
(with SS-CT11)
Surround*: 113 W + 113 W
(with SS-TS10)
Subwoofer*: 115 W
(with SS-WS10)

Inputs

VIDEO/SAT 
(AUDIO IN):
Sensitivity: 250/400 mV
Impedance: 50 kilohms

Phones

Accepts low-and high-
impedance headphones.

Laser Semiconductor 

laser

(DVD: 

λ = 650 nm)

(CD: 

λ = 780 nm)

Emission duration: 
continuous

Signal format system

NTSC (

North American 

models

) 

NTSC/PAL (

Other 

models

)

Frequency response (at 2 CH STEREO mode)

DVD (PCM): 2 Hz to 22 
kHz (±1.0 dB)
CD: 2 Hz to 20 kHz (±1.0 
dB)

System

PLL quartz-locked digital 
synthesizer system

FM tuner section
Tuning range
North American models:

87.5 – 108.0 MHz 
(100 kHz step)

Other models:

87.5 – 108.0 MHz 
(50 kHz step)

Antenna

FM wire antenna

Antenna terminals

75 ohms, unbalanced

Intermediate frequency

10.7 MHz

AM tuner section
Tuning range
North American models:

531 – 1,710 kHz (with the 
interval set at 9 kHz)
530 – 1,710 kHz (with the 
interval set at 10 kHz)

Middle Easten models:

531 – 1,602 kHz (with the 
interval set at 9 kHz)

Other models:

531 – 1,602 kHz (with the 
interval set at 9 kHz)
530 – 1,710 kHz (with the 
interval set at 10 kHz)

antenna

AM loop antenna

Intermediate frequency

450 kHz