6
STR-DG800
9
US
Getting Star
ted
Rear panel
ASSIGNABLE
(INPUT ONLY)
AC OUTLET
DVD
IN
COAXIAL
SA-CD/
CD
IN
OPTICAL
VIDEO 1
IN
TV/SAT
IN
MD/
TAPE
IN
MD/
TAPE
OUT
ASSIGNABLE
DVD
IN
TV/
SAT
IN
MONITOR OUT
SIGNAL GND
DIGITAL
HDMI
XM
ANTENNA
AM
TV/SAT
AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN
S-VIDEO
IN
DVD
AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN
S-VIDEO
IN
R
L
AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN
AUDIO OUT
VIDEO OUT
L
R
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 1
AUDIO OUT
VIDEO OUT
S-VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN
S-VIDEO
IN
L
R
PRE OUT
MONITOR
VIDEO OUT
S-VIDEO
OUT
SUR
L
R
P
B
/C
B
/B-Y
P
R
/C
R
/R-Y
Y
ASSIGNABLE
TV/SAT
IN
DVD
IN
MONITOR
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
FRONT B
L
R
+
–
SPEAKERS
FRONT A
L
R
+
–
SURROUND
L
R
+
–
SURROUND BACK
L
R
+
–
CENTER
+
–
SPEAKERS
SUB
WOOFER
PHONO
IN
SA-CD/CD
L
R
L
R
MULTI CH IN
L
R
ZONE 2
OUT
IN
L
R
FRONT
SURROUND
L
R
SUR
BACK
SUB
WOOFER
CENTER
OUT
IN
MD/TAPE
1
3
4
5
6
2
A
DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section
OPTICAL
IN/OUT jack
Connects to a DVD
player, etc. The
COAXIAL jack
provides a better
quality of loud
sound (page 26,
28).
COAXIAL IN
jack
HDMI IN/
MONITOR
OUT jack
Connects to a DVD
player, or a satellite
tuner. The image
and the sound are
output to TV or a
projector (page
30).
B
ANTENNA section
FM
ANTENNA
Connects to the
FM wire antenna
supplied with this
receiver (page 32).
AM
ANTENNA
Connects to the
AM loop antenna
supplied with this
receiver (page 32).
XM
Connects to the
XM connect-and-
play antenna (not
supplied with this
receiver) (page
72).
C
AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section
AUDIO IN/
OUT jack
Connects to an MD
deck or CD player,
etc. (page 21).
MULTI
CHANNEL
INPUT jack
Connects to a
Super Audio CD
player or DVD
player which has
an analog audio
jack for 7.1
channel sound
(page 20).
PRE OUT jack Connects to an
external power
amplifier.
D
VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT
section
AUDIO IN/
OUT jack
Connects the video
and audio jacks of
a VCR or a DVD
player (page 25,
26, 27, 28, 29).
VIDEO IN/
OUT jack*
S-VIDEO IN/
OUT jack*
White (L)
Red (R)
White (L)
Red (R)
Black
White (L)
Red (R)
White (L)
Red (R)
Yellow
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* You can watch the selected input image when you
connect the MONITOR OUT jack to a TV monitor
(page 25).
You can use the supplied remote to operate the
receiver and to control the Sony audio/video
components that the remote is assigned to
operate. You can also program the remote to
control non-Sony audio/video components.
For details, see “Programming the remote”
(page 86).
RM-AAP008
E
COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/
OUTPUT section
COMPONENT
VIDEO
INPUT/
OUTPUT
jack*
Connects to a DVD
player, TV, or a
satellite tuner. You
can enjoy high
quality image
(page 25, 27, 28).
F
SPEAKER section
Connects to
speakers (page 16).
Connects to sub
woofer (page 16).
Green
Blue
Red
Remote commander
SYSTEM STANDBY
TUNING –
DISC SKIP
MUTING
TOP MENU
MENU
F1
TV/VIDEO
WIDE
F2
TV VOL
MASTER VOL
TV CH
PRESET
DISPLAY
TOOLS
RETURN/
EXIT
AMP
REPLAY ADVANCE
– CA
TV
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2
DVD
VIDEO 3
TV/SAT MD/TAPE
TUNER
PHONO
2CH
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
SLEEP
CATEGORY
MODE
D. TUNING
SA-CD/CD
RM SET UP
?/1
MEMORY
.
>
m
M
x
X
MULTI CH SOURCE
B
B
V
v
MENU
H
CLEAR
>10
– /– –
<
<
DVD
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
ENTER
0/10
1
AV
?/1
1
3
2
wl
7
8
qd
qf
4
qa
qs
6
5
wk
AV
?
/
1
(on/standby) switch
?
/
1
(on/standby)
switch
qj
qk
ql
wa
w;
wf
wd
wg
wj
wh
q;
9
qg
qh
ws
2ND ZONE
AUTO CAL
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Getting Star
ted
Name
Function
A
AV
?
/
1
Press to turn on or off the
Sony audio/video components
that the remote is
programmed to operate.
To turn the TV on or off, press
TV(
wj
) and then press AV
?
/
1
.
If you press
?
/
1
(
B
) at the
same time, it will turn off the
receiver and other
components (SYSTEM
STANDBY).
Note
The function of the AV
?
/
1
switch changes automatically
each time you press the input
buttons (
C
).
B
?
/
1
Press to turn the receiver on or
off.
To turn off all components,
press
?
/
1
and AV
?
/
1
(
A
) at
the same time (SYSTEM
STANDBY).
Name
Function
C
Input buttons
Press one of the buttons to
select the component you
want to use. When you press
any of the input buttons, the
receiver turns on. The buttons
are factory assigned to control
Sony components as follows.
You can program the remote
to control non-Sony
components by changing the
code. For details see
“Programming the remote”
(page 86).
D
2ND ZONE
Press 2ND ZONE to light up
the button to select the
command mode of the remote.
E
SOURCE
Press to select the current
input for the main receiver.
F
MOVIE,
MUSIC
Press to select sound fields
(MOVIE, MUSIC).
G
AUTO CAL
Press to activate the Auto
Calibration function.
H
D.TUNING
Press to enter direct tuning
mode.
Button
Assigned Sony
component
VIDEO 1
VCR (VTR mode 3)
VIDEO 2
VCR (VTR mode 2)
VIDEO 3
VCR (VTR mode 1)
DVD
DVD player
TV/SAT
TV tuner
MD/TAPE
MD deck
SA-CD/CD Super Audio CD/CD
player
TUNER
Built-in tuner
PHONO
Not assigned.
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US
Name
Function
I
Numeric
buttons
(number 5
a)
)
Press to
– preset/tune to preset stations.
– select track numbers of the
CD player, DVD player, LD
player, DAT deck, tape deck
or MD deck. Press 0/10 to
select track number 10.
– select channel numbers of
the VCR, satellite tuner, Blu-
ray disc recorder, PSX,
DVD/VIDEO COMBO, or
DVD/HDD COMBO.
Press TV (
wk
), and then press
the numeric buttons to select
the TV channels.
J
ENTER
Press to enter the value after
selecting a channel, disc or
track using the numeric
buttons.
To enter the value of Sony TV,
press TV (
wk
), and then press
ENTER.
MEMORY
Press to store a station.
K
TOOLS
Press to display options
applicable to the entire disc
(e.g. disc protection), recorder
(e.g. audio settings during
recording), or multiple items
on a list menu (e.g. erasing
multiple titles).
To display the options of Sony
TV, press TV (
wk
), and then
press TOOLS.
L
AMP
Press AMP to light up the
button, then press MENU
(
M
) to display the menu of
the receiver.
Then, use the
control buttons to perform
menu operations.
M
MENU
Press to display the menus of
the VCR, DVD player,
satellite tuner, Blu-ray disc
recorder, PSX, DVD/VIDEO
COMBO, or DVD/HDD
COMBO. on the TV screen.
Then, use the control buttons
to perform menu operations.
To display the menus of Sony
TV, press TV (
wk
), and then
press MENU.
Name
Function
N
.
/
>
Press to skip tracks of the
VCR, CD player, VCD player,
LD player, DVD player, MD
deck, DAT deck, tape deck,
Blu-ray disc recorder, PSX,
DVD/VIDEO COMBO, or
DVD/HDD COMBO.
REPLAY /
ADVANCE
Press to replay the previous
scene or fast forward the
current scene of the VCR,
DVD player, DVD/VIDEO
COMBO, or DVD/HDD
COMBO.
CATEGORY
+/–
Press to select XM Radio
category you want.
m
/
M
Press to
– search tracks in the forward/
backward direction of the
DVD player, LD player, MD
deck, Blu-ray disc recorder,
PSX, DVD/VIDEO
COMBO, or DVD/HDD
COMBO.
– fast forward/rewind of the
VCR, CD player, MD deck,
DAT deck or tape deck.
H
a)
Press to start playback of the
VCR, CD player, VCD player,
LD player, DVD player, MD
deck, tape deck, Blu-ray disc
recorder, PSX, DVD/VIDEO
COMBO, or DVD/HDD
COMBO.
DISC SKIP
Press to skip disc of the CD
player, VCD player, DVD
player, MD deck or LD player
(multi-disc changer only).
X
Press to pause playback or
recording of the VCR, CD
player, VCD player, LD
player, DVD player, MD
deck, DAT deck, tape deck,
Blu-ray disc recorder, PSX,
DVD/VIDEO COMBO, or
DVD/HDD COMBO. (Also
starts recording with
components in recording
standby.)
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