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STR-DG800
6
GB
About the indicators on the display
L
C
R
SL
SW
S
SR
SBR
SBL SB
LFE
SLEEP MULTI CH IN
SP.A SP.B A.DIRECT HDMI EQ D.RANGE
DTS-ES
OPT COAX MONO
MEMORY
;
PL IIx
96/24 NEO:6
D.ASSIGN STEREO
;
DIGITAL EX
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Name
Function
A
SW
Lights up when sub woofer
selection is set to “YES” (page
48) and the audio signal is
output from the SUB WOOFER
jack.
B
LFE
Lights up when the disc being
played back contains an LFE
(Low Frequency Effect)
channel and the LFE channel
signal is actually being
reproduced.
C
SP.A/SP.B
Lights up according to the
speaker system used. However,
these indicators do not light up
if the speaker output is turned
off or if a headphone is
connected.
D
A.DIRECT
Lights up when ANALOG
DIRECT is selected (page 65).
E
HDMI
Flashes when you select
“HDMI V. ASSIGN” in the
Video menu (page 74).
F
EQ
Lights up when the equalizer is
activated (page 46).
G
D.RANGE
Lights up when dynamic range
compression is activated (page
46).
H
;
DIGITAL
(EX)
Lights up when Dolby Digital
signals are input. “
;
DIGITAL EX” lights up when
Dolby Digital Surround EX
signals are decoded.
Note
When playing a Dolby Digital
format disc, be sure that you
have made digital connections
and that INPUT MODE is not
set to “ANALOG FIXED”
(page 71).
I
DTS (-ES)/
(96/24)
Lights up when DTS signals are
input. “DTS-ES” lights up
when DTS-ES signals are input.
“DTS 96/24” lights up when the
receiver is decoding DTS 96
kHz/24 bit signals.
Note
When playing a DTS format
disc, be sure that you have made
digital connections and that
INPUT MODE is not set to
“ANALOG FIXED” (page 71).
J
OPT
Lights up when INPUT MODE
is set to “AUTO 2CH” and the
source signal is a digital signal
being input through the
OPTICAL jack, or when
INPUT MODE is set to “OPT
FIXED” (page 71).
K
COAX
Lights up when INPUT MODE
is set to “AUTO 2CH” and the
source signal is a digital signal
being input through the
COAXIAL jack, or when
INPUT MODE is set to “COAX
FIXED” (page 71).
Name
Function
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L
MEMORY
Lights up when a memory
function, such as Preset
Memory (page 69), etc., is
activated.
M
Preset
station
indicators
Lights up when using the
receiver to tune in radio stations
you have preset. For details on
presetting radio stations, see
page 68.
N
Tuner
indicators
Lights up when using the
receiver to tune in radio stations
(page 66), etc.
O
D.ASSIGN
Lights up when the digital
assign function is used for
selected input.
P
NEO:6
Lights up when DTS Neo:6
Cinema/Music decoder is
activated (page 61).
Q
;
PL (II)/(IIx)
Lights up when the receiver
applies Pro Logic processing to
2 channel signals in order to
output the center and surround
channel signals. “
;
PL II”
lights up when the Pro Logic II
Movie/Music/Game decoder is
activated.
“
;
PL IIx” lights up when the
Pro Logic IIx Movie/Music/
Game decoder is activated.
However, these indicators do
not light up if both the center
and surround speakers are set to
“NO” (page 48) and you select a
sound field using the A.F.D.
button.
Note
Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoding
does not function for DTS
format signals or for signals
with a sampling frequency of
more than 48 kHz.
R
MULTI CH IN
Lights up when MULTI CH IN
is selected (page 39).
S
SLEEP
Lights up when the sleep timer
is activated (page 76).
Name
Function
T
Playback
channel
indicators
L
R
C
SL
SR
S
SBL
SBR
SB
The letters (L, C, R, etc.)
indicate the channels being
played back. The boxes around
the letters vary to show how the
receiver downmixes the source
sound (based on the speaker
settings).
Front Left
Front Right
Center (monaural)
Surround Left
Surround Right
Surround (monaural or the
surround components obtained
by Pro Logic processing)
Surround back left
Surround back right
Surround back (the surround
back components obtained by
6.1 channel decoding)
Example:
Recording format (Front/
Surround): 3/2.1
Output channel: When surround
speaker is set to “NO” (page 48)
Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO
Name
Function
L
SW
C
R
SL
SR
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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
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 25,
27).
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
29).
B
ANTENNA section
FM
ANTENNA
Connects to the
FM wire antenna
supplied with this
receiver (page 31).
AM
ANTENNA
Connects to the
AM loop antenna
supplied with this
receiver (page 31).
C
AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section
AUDIO IN/
OUT jack
Connects to an MD
deck or CD player,
etc. (page 20).
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 19).
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 24,
25, 26, 27, 28).
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 24).
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 79).
RM-AAP009
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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 24, 26, 27).
F
SPEAKER section
Connects to
speakers (page 15).
Connects to sub
woofer (page 15).
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
TV
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2
DVD
VIDEO 3
TV/SAT MD/TAPE
TUNER
PHONO
2CH
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
SLEEP FM MODE D. TUNING
SA-CD/CD
RM SET UP
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1
(on/standby) switch
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1
(on/standby)
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