Sony STR DG810 - 6.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...r Operating Instructions Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No STR DG810 ...

Page 2: ...e in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception whi...

Page 3: ...This receiver incorporates High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMITM technology HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC XM is a registered trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc This product is manufactured under license from Neural Audio Corporation Sony Corporation hereby grants the user a non exclusive non transfer...

Page 4: ...dio AUDIO menu 46 Settings for the video VIDEO menu 47 Settings for the system SYSTEM menu 48 Enjoying Surround Sound Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound AUTO FORMAT DIRECT 52 Selecting a pre programmed sound field 54 Using only the front speakers 2CH STEREO 57 Listening to the sound without any adjustment ANALOG DIRECT 57 Resetting sound fields to the initial settings 58 Tuner Operation...

Page 5: ...NE MODE Adjusts the tonal quality bass treble level of the front speakers Press TONE MODE repeatedly to select BASS LVL or TRE LVL then turn TONE to adjust the level page 40 TONE D TUNING MODE Press to operate a tuner FM AM XM page 58 63 TUNING MEMORY ENTER Name Function E Display The current status of the selected component or a list of selectable items appears here page 7 F Remote sensor Receive...

Page 6: ...ack page 35 37 38 57 59 64 71 74 76 78 M MOVIE Press to select a sound field page 52 54 57 MUSIC A F D 2CH N CATEGORY Used when listening to XM Radio page 66 CATEGORY MODE O VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AV IN jacks Connect to a camcorder or video game page 25 36 P PHONES jack Connects to headphones page 87 Q AUTO CAL MIC jack Connects to the supplied optimizer microphone for the Auto Calibration function p...

Page 7: ... 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 page 71 Name Function E PL PL II PL IIx PL 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 activat...

Page 8: ...up when dynamic range compression is activated page 40 M NEO 6 Lights up when DTS Neo 6 Cinema Music decoder is activated page 53 N COAX Lights up when INPUT MODE is set to AUTO IN and the source signal is a digital signal being input through the COAXIAL jack or when INPUT MODE is set to COAX IN page 71 O HDMI Lights up when the receiver recognizes a component connected via an HDMI IN jack page 19...

Page 9: ...h this receiver page 26 AM ANTENNA terminals Connects to theAM loop antenna supplied with this receiver page 26 XM jack Connects to theXM Connect and Play antenna not supplied with this receiver page 63 B DIGITAL INPUT OUTPUT section OPTICAL IN jack Connects to a DVD player etc The COAXIAL jack provides a better quality of loud sound page 22 24 COAXIAL IN jack HDMI IN OUT jack Connects to a DVD pl...

Page 10: ...cts the video and audio jacks of a VCR or a DVD player page 21 25 VIDEO IN OUT jack F AUDIO INPUT OUTPUT section AUDIO IN OUT jack Connects to a Super Audio CD player or CD player etc page 17 White L Red R Yellow White L Red R Remote commander SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING DISC SKIP MUTING TOP MENU MENU F1 TV INPUT WIDE F2 TV VOL MASTER VOL TV CH PRESET TUNING GUIDE DISPLAY RETURN EXIT OPTIONS TOOLS TV VI...

Page 11: ...uttons 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 79 D RECEIVER Press to activate the receiver operation page 39 E MOVIE MUSIC Press to select soun...

Page 12: ...display and select items from the option menus for DVD player or DVD VHS COMBO To display the options of Sony TV press TV wl and then press OPTIONS TOOLS Name Function L MENU Press to display the menus of the receiver VCR DVD player satellite tuner Blu ray disc recorder PSX DVD VHS COMBO or DVD HDD COMBO on the TV screen Then use V v B b and to perform menu operations To display the menus of Sony ...

Page 13: ... Function R TV VOL Press TV wl and then press TV VOL to adjust the TV volume level MASTER VOL Press to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time S DISC SKIP Press to skip disc of the CD player VCD player DVD player or MD deck multi disc changer only T REPLAY ADVANCE Press to replay the previous scene or fast forward the current scene of the DVD player Blu ray disc recorder DVD VHS C...

Page 14: ...of the VCR or satellite tuner To select the channel entry mode of the TV press TV wl and then press 10 Press to select track numbers over 10 of the VCR VCD player LD player CD player MD deck tape deck TV or satellite tuner CLEAR Press to clear a mistake when you press the incorrect numeric button of the DVD player satellite tuner Blu ray disc recorder PSX DVD VHS COMBO or DVD HDD COMBO Y SLEEP Pre...

Page 15: ...b woofer You can enjoy high fidelity reproduction of DVD software recorded sound in the Surround EX format if you connect one additional surround back speaker 6 1 channel see Using the surround back decoding mode on page 45 Example of a 6 1 channel speaker system configuration AFront speaker Left BFront speaker Right CCenter speaker DSurround speaker Left ESurround speaker Right FSurround back spe...

Page 16: ...standby function turn off the function when watching movies If the auto standby function is set to ON it turns to standby mode automatically based on the level of the input signal to a sub woofer then sound may not be output AC OUTLET HDMI XM SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 2 BD IN OUT SAT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L R L R MONITOR SAT IN CO...

Page 17: ...per Audio CD CD player CD recorder DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE DMPORT OPTICAL SAT IN DVD IN COAXIAL ANTENNA VIDEO 1 IN AM HDMI XM SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 2 BD IN OUT TV IN SAT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN L R L R SUB WOOFER MONITOR SAT IN COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN Y PB CB PR CR MONITOR OUT FRONT B FRONT A L L R R SPEAKERS SURR...

Page 18: ...ideo and audio of a playback component are being output to a TV through the receiver If the power supply of the receiver is not on neither video nor audio is transmitted How to hook up your components Component Page With HDMI jack 19 TV monitor 21 DVD player DVD recorder 22 Satellite tuner Set top box 24 VCR 25 Camcorder video game etc 25 Video input output jack to be connected 1 AUTO CAL MIC SPEA...

Page 19: ...N DVD IN COAXIAL ANTENNA VIDEO 1 IN AM XM SA CD CD CD R TV L R OUT IN IN SAT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN L R L R L R SUB WOOFER MONITOR SAT IN COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN Y PB CB PR CR MONITOR OUT FRONT B FRONT A L L R R SPEAKERS SURROUND L R CENTER SURROUND BACK HDMI SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 2 BD IN OUT A A AHDMI cable...

Page 20: ...ure to turn on the receiver when video and audio signals of a playback component are being output to a TV through this receiver Unless the power is on neither video nor audio signals will be transmitted Audio signals sampling frequency bit length etc transmitted from an HDMI jack may be suppressed by the connected component Check the setup of the connected component if the image is poor or the sou...

Page 21: ... input image when you connect the MONITOR OUT jack to a TV The sound of the TV is output from the speakers connected to the receiver if you connect the audio output jack of the TV to the TV IN jacks of this receiver Connecting a TV DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE DMPORT OPTICAL SAT IN DVD IN COAXIAL ANTENNA VIDEO 1 IN AM HDMI XM SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 2 BD IN OUT SA CD CD CD R L R OUT IN SAT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN DVD...

Page 22: ...ampling frequencies Connecting a DVD player Connecting a DVD player DVD recorder DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE DMPORT OPTICAL SAT IN DVD IN COAXIAL ANTENNA VIDEO 1 IN AM HDMI XM SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 2 BD IN OUT SA CD CD CD R TV L R OUT IN IN SAT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN L R L R SUB WOOFER MONITOR FRONT B FRONT A L L R R SPEAKERS SURROUND L R CENTER SU...

Page 23: ...s Tip All the digital audio jacks are compatible with 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz and 96 kHz sampling frequencies DMPORT ANTENNA AM HDMI XM SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 2 BD IN OUT SA CD CD CD R TV L R OUT IN IN SAT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT L R L R MONITOR FRONT B FRONT A L L R R SPEAKERS SURROUND L R CENTER SURROUND BACK VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN L R SAT IN COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN Y PR...

Page 24: ...es Connecting a satellite tuner set top box DMPORT ANTENNA AM XM SAT IN DVD IN OUT SA CD CD CD R TV L R OUT IN IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN L R L R L R SUB WOOFER MONITOR FRONT B FRONT A L L R R SPEAKERS SURROUND L R CENTER SURROUND BACK VIDEO IN DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL SAT IN DVD IN COAXIAL VIDEO 1 IN SAT IN COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN V...

Page 25: ...T IN IN SAT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT L R L R MONITOR SAT IN COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN Y PB CB PR CR MONITOR OUT FRONT B FRONT A L L R R SPEAKERS SURROUND L R CENTER SURROUND BACK VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN L R VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AV IN VIDEO L AUDIO R VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN DVD AUDIO IN SUB WOOFER VCR A To the VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AV IN jacks Front panel Camcorder video ga...

Page 26: ...the FM wire antenna keep it as horizontal as possible DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE DMPORT OPTICAL SAT IN DVD IN COAXIAL VIDEO 1 IN HDMI XM SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 2 BD IN OUT SA CD CD CD R TV L R OUT IN IN SAT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN L R L R L R SUB WOOFER MONITOR SAT IN COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN Y PB CB PR CR MONITOR OUT ...

Page 27: ... you have made to their factory defaults Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver for this operation 1 Press 1 to turn off the receiver 2 Hold down 1 for 5 seconds PUSH and ENTER appears on the display alternately 3 Press MEMORY ENTER After CLEARING appears on the display for a while CLEARED appears The following items are reset to their factory settings All settings in the LEVEL EQ SUR TUNER AU...

Page 28: ...longer operates the receiver replace all the batteries with new ones 6 Selecting the speaker system You can select the front speakers you want to drive Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver for this operation Press SPEAKERS OFF A B A B repeatedly to select the front speaker system you want to drive To turn off the speaker output press SPEAKERS OFF A B A B repeatedly until the SP A and SP B in...

Page 29: ...onment to avoid the effect of noise and to get a more accurate measurement If there are any obstacles in the path between the optimizer microphone and the speakers the calibration cannot be performed correctly Remove any obstacles from the measurement area to avoid measurement error Notes The Auto Calibration function does not work in the following cases The ANALOG DIRECT function is being used He...

Page 30: ...racteristics DTS 96 24 signals are always played back as 48 kHz when you correct signals The measurement result is not utilized when input signals of which the sampling frequency is more than 96 kHz are being received Press AUTO CAL You can also select A CAL YES in the A CAL menu Measurement starts in 5 seconds and the display changes as follows A CAL 5 t A CAL 4 t A CAL 3 t A CAL 2 t A CAL 1 The ...

Page 31: ... appears on the display 2 Press RECEIVER and then press V v repeatedly to select the item Then press Measurement for Display Speaker existance TONE Speaker gain distance frequency response T S P Subwoofer gain and distance WOOFER Confirming saving the measurement results Measurement result Display Explanation When the measurement process completes properly SAVE Proceed to step 2 When the measureme...

Page 32: ...ke sure that the optimizer microphone is connected properly and perform the Auto Calibration again If the optimizer microphone is connected properly but the error code appears the optimizer microphone cable may be damaged or improperly connected ERROR F 33 None of the front speakers are connected or only one front speaker is connected The optimizer microphone is not connected ERROR SR 33 Either th...

Page 33: ...unction is turned off A CAL YES The Auto Calibration function start x CAL TYPE Calibration type ENGINEER Sets the frequency characteristics to a set that matches that of the Sony listening room standard FLAT Makes the measurement of frequency from each speaker flat FRT REF Adjusts the characteristics of all the speakers to match the characteristics of the front speaker x CAL LOAD Preset measuremen...

Page 34: ... t Sub woofer 7 Adjust the speaker levels and balance using the LEVEL menu so that the level of the test tone sounds the same from each speaker For details see Adjusting the level LEVEL menu page 43 Tips To adjust the level of all speakers at the same time press MASTER VOL You can also use MASTER VOLUME on the receiver The adjusted value are shown on the display during adjustment 8 Repeat steps 1 ...

Page 35: ...the input button to select a component You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver Playback SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING DISC SKIP MUTING TV VOL MASTER VOL TV CH PRESET TUNING GUIDE DISPLAY RETURN EXIT OPTIONS TOOLS VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD SAT TV TUNER 2CH A F D MOVIE MUSIC SLEEP CATEGORY MODE D TUNING SA CD CD AUX DMPORT RECEIVER MEMORY m M x X MENU H CLEAR 10 DVD 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENTER 0 10 1 AU...

Page 36: ... receiver be sure to turn down the volume level Selected input Display Componentsthat can be played back VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 VCR etc connected to the VIDEO 1 jack VIDEO 2 VIDEO 2 BD Blu ray disc player etc connected to the VIDEO 2 BD jack VIDEO 3 VIDEO 3 PORTABLE AV Camcorder video game etc connected to the VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AV IN jack DVD DVD DVD player etc connected to DVD jack SAT SAT Satellite t...

Page 37: ...v B REPLAY ADVANCE CATEGORY 5 5 3 2 3 Notes The operation is described for a Sony Super Audio CD player Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Super Audio CD player or CD player Tips You can select the sound field to suit the music Refer to page 54 for details Recommended sound fields Classical HALL Jazz JAZZ Live concert CONCERT You can listen to the sound that was recorded in the ...

Page 38: ...r Check the following if you cannot listen to multi channel sound Be sure the audio source corresponds to the multi channel format Be sure this receiver is connected to the DVD player via a digital connection Be sure the digital audio output of the DVD player is set up properly Tips Select the sound format of the disc to be played if necessary You can select the sound field to suit the movie music...

Page 39: ...he parameter 7 Press V v repeatedly to select the setting you want The setting is entered automatically To return to the previous display Press B To exit the menu Press MENU However if the RECEIVER button is light off press RECEIVER and then press MENU Note Some parameters and settings may appear dimmed on the display This means that they are either unavailable or fixed and unchangeable Amplifier ...

Page 40: ...dB 1 dB step SB 0 dB Sub woofer level SW LVL SW 10 dB to SW 10 dB 1 dB step SW 0 dB Dynamic range compressora D RANGE COMP OFF COMP STD COMP MAX COMP OFF EQ 44 2 EQ Equalizer on offa EQ EQ ON EQ OFF EQ OFF Front speaker bass level BASS LVL BASS 10 dB to BASS 10 dB 0 5 dB step BASS 0 dB Front speaker treble level TRE LVL TRE 10 dB to TRE 10 dB 0 5 dB step TRE 0 dB SURROUND 44 3 SUR Sound field sele...

Page 41: ...L M S DUAL M DUAL S DUAL M S DUAL M Synchronizes audio with video outputa A V SYNC A V SYNC 0 to A V SYNC 20 A V SYNC 0 Digital Assign D ASSIGN VD1 VD1 VD1 VD2 VD1 VD3 VD1 DVD VD1 TV VD1 CD DVD VD1 DVD VD2 DVD VD3 DVD DVD DVD SAT DVD TV DVD CD SAT VD2 SAT VD3 SAT DVD SAT SAT SAT TV SAT CD VD1 VD1 for VD1 OPT DVD DVD for DVD COAX SAT SAT for SAT OPT Naming inputsa NAME IN VIDEO 47 6 VIDEO DIGITAL M...

Page 42: ...22 ft 1 ft step DIST 9 ft Front right speaker distancea c FR DIST DIST 3 ft to DIST 22 ft 1 ft step DIST 9 ft Center speaker distancea c CNT DIST DIST 3 ft to DIST 22 ft 1 ft step DIST 9 ft Surround left speaker distancea c SL DIST DIST 3 ft to DIST 22 ft 1 ft step DIST 9 ft Surround right speaker distancea c SR DIST DIST 3 ft to DIST 22 ft 1 ft step DIST 9 ft Surround back speaker distancea c SB ...

Page 43: ...ker level x SB LVL Surround back speaker level x SW LVL Sub woofer level x D RANGE Dynamic range compressor Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound track This may be useful when you want to watch movies at low volumes late at night Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby Digital sources only COMP OFF The dynamic range is not compressed COMP STD The dynamic range is compressed as ...

Page 44: ... details on adjusting the parameters see Navigating through menus page 39 and Overview of the menus page 40 SUR menu parameters x S F SELCT Sound field selection Lets you select the sound field you want For details see Enjoying Surround Sound page 52 Note The receiver lets you apply the last selected sound field to an input whenever it is selected Sound Field Link For example if you select HALL fo...

Page 45: ...th 5 1 channel signals and an extension stream designed for returning those signals to 6 1 discrete channels Discrete 6 1 channel signals are DVD specific signals not used in movie theaters Notes There may be no sound from the surround back speaker in Dolby Digital EX mode Some discs have no Dolby Digital Surround EX flag even though the packages have Dolby Digital EX logos In this case select SB ...

Page 46: ...gs for the audio to suit your preference Select 5 AUDIO in the amplifier menus For details on adjusting the parameters see Navigating through menus page 39 and Overview of the menus page 40 AUDIO menu parameters x DEC PRI Digital audio input decoding priority Lets you specify the input mode for the digital signal input to the DIGITAL IN and HDMI IN jacks DEC PCM PCM signals are given priority to p...

Page 47: ... x D ASSIGN Digital audio input assignment Lets you assign the digital audio input to other input source For details see Listening to digital sound from other inputs DIGITAL ASSIGN page 75 x NAME IN Naming inputs Lets you set the name of inputs For details see Naming inputs page 76 Settings for the video VIDEO menu You can use the VIDEO menu to make various adjustments for HDMI settings assign the...

Page 48: ...stem Select 7 SYSTEM in the amplifier menus For details on adjusting the parameters see Navigating through menus page 39 and Overview of the menus page 40 SYSTEM menu parameters x SW SPK Sub woofer NO If you have not connected a sub woofer select NO This activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the LFE signals from other speakers YES If you have connected a sub woofer select YES Tip In...

Page 49: ...annot set the surround speakers to LARGE x SB SPK Surround back speaker When the surround speakers are set to NO the surround back speaker is also automatically set to NO and the setting cannot be changed NO If you have not connected a surround back speaker select NO YES If you connect a surround back speaker select YES Tip The LARGE and SMALL settings for each speaker determine whether the intern...

Page 50: ...han the one between the listening position and the front speaker A Place the speakers so that the difference in the length of B in the following diagram is no more than 1 5 meters 5 feet closer than the length of A Example Adjust the distance B to 4 5 meters 15 feet or more when the distance A is 6 meters 20 feet Also the distance between the surround speakers surround back speaker and the listeni...

Page 51: ...nd right of the listening position the surround effects become unclear unless set to SIDE LO or SIDE HI Nevertheless each listening environment has many variables such as wall reflections and you may obtain better results using BEHD HI if your speakers are located high above the listening position even if they are located to the immediate left and right Therefore although it may result in a settin...

Page 52: ... higher fidelity sound and select the decoding mode for listening to a 2 channel stereo sound as multi channel sound Press A F D repeatedly to select the sound field you want For details see Types of A F D mode page 53 Enjoying Surround Sound 2CH A F D MOVIE MUSIC SLEEP CATEGORY MODE D TUNING AUX DMPORT RECEIVER AUTO CAL A F D ...

Page 53: ...rms Dolby Pro Logic II Game mode decoding This setting is ideal for game softwares Dolby Pro Logic IIx PRO LOGIC IIx MOVIE PLIIX MV 6 channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie mode decoding This setting expands Dolby Pro Logic II Movie or Dolby Digital 5 1 to discrete 6 1 movie channels PRO LOGIC IIx MUSIC PLIIX MS 6 channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode decoding This setting is ideal f...

Page 54: ...or a 2 channel analog signal The NEURAL SURROUND processing will be turned off automatically when another type of signal is input The beginning of the sound may be dropped out when the SURROUND processing is turned on off Tip When a multi channel signal is input only Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoding is effective When you select decoding modes other than Dolby Pro Logic IIx multi channel sound being en...

Page 55: ...ere orchestra music is featured in the soundtrack Music PORTABLE AUDIO PORTABLE Reproduces a clearer sound image from your portable audio device This mode is ideal for MP3 and other compressed music HALL HALL Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall JAZZ CLUB JAZZ Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club LIVE CONCERT CONCERT Reproduces the acoustics of a 300 seat live house Headphone HE...

Page 56: ...EMA STUDIO EX modes integrate these three elements simultaneously Notes The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal When listening with sound fields that employ the virtual speakers you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers This function does not work in the following cases ANALOG DIRECT is selected Input sig...

Page 57: ... enjoy high quality analog sources When using this function only the volume and front speaker balance can be adjusted 1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver to select the input you want to listen to in analog audio You can also use the input buttons on the remote 2 Press DIRECT on the receiver The analog audio is output To cancel ANALOG DIRECT Press DIRECT on the receiver You can also press any sou...

Page 58: ...ration make sure you have connected the FM and AM antennas to the receiver page 26 Tip The tuning scale for direct tuning differs depending on the area code as shown in the following table For details on area codes see page 3 The AM tuning scale can be changed page 91 1 AUTO CAL MIC SPEAKERS OFF A B A B PHONES MEMORY ENTER CATEGORY MODE CATEGORY TUNING 2CH A F D MOVIE MUSIC AUTO CAL DIRECT DISPLAY...

Page 59: ...epeatedly to select the FM or AM band You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Press D TUNING 3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency Example 1 FM 102 50 MHz Select 1 b 0 b 2 b 5 b 0 Example 2 AM 1 350 kHz Select 1 b 3 b 5 b 0 If you have tuned in an AM station adjust the direction of the AM loop antenna for optimum reception Automatic tuning SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING DISC SKIP TUN...

Page 60: ... in the stations you often listen to 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM band You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver Presetting radio stations SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING DISC SKIP MUTING TOP MENU MENU F1 TV VIDEO WIDE F2 TV VOL MASTER VOL TV CH PRESET TUNING GUIDE DISPLAY RETURN EXIT OPTIONS TOOLS VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD SAT TV TUNER 2CH A F D MOVIE MUSIC SLEEP CATEGORY MODE D ...

Page 61: ...ress ENTER You can also use MEMORY ENTER on the receiver The station is stored as the selected preset number If MEMORY goes out before you press ENTER start again from step 3 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to preset another station 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM band Tuning to preset stations SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING DISC SKIP MUTING TOP MENU MENU F1 TV INPUT WIDE F2 TV VOL MASTER VOL TV CH P...

Page 62: ...ess or b to enter the parameter The cursor flashes and you can select a character Follow the procedure given in To create an index name below To create an index name 1 Use V v B b to create an index name Press V v to select a character then press B b to move the cursor to the next position If you made a mistake Press B b until the character you want to change flashes then press V v to select the c...

Page 63: ... residents or xmradio ca Canadian residents Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement available at xmradio com US residents and xmradio ca Canadian residents Only available in the 48 contiguous United States and Canada 2006 XM Satellite Radio Inc All rights reserved All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners To Activate XM Satellite Radio Once you have installed the XM Mini...

Page 64: ...on the receiver to select AUTO T and then turn TUNING to select channel 0 Connecting the XM Radio DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE DMPORT OPTICAL SAT IN DVD IN COAXIAL ANTENNA VIDEO 1 IN AM HDMI SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 2 BD IN SA CD CD CD R TV L R OUT IN IN SAT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN L R L R L R SUB WOOFE MONITOR XM XM jack Checking ...

Page 65: ...lect a channel You can also press TUNING MODE on the receiver to select AUTO T and then turn TUNING to select a channel Display Description 2 2 two 5 5 five 6 6 six 8 8 eight 0 0 zero A A B B D D G G H H K K M M Q Q Z Z Receiving XM Radio broadcasts SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING DISC SKIP TUNING GUIDE DISPLAY RETURN EXIT OPTIONS TOOLS VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD SAT TV TUNER 2CH A F D MOVIE MUSIC SLEEP CA...

Page 66: ...G or TUNING to select the channel You can also press TUNING MODE on the receiver to select AUTO T and then turn TUNING to select the channel Notes When you select a channel in the ONE CAT mode the channel you selected may not be the one in the category you want This is because one channel may belong to more than one category If you press CATEGORY or CATEGORY in the ALL CAT mode the first channel o...

Page 67: ...g Program title t Sound field type Tip The preset number is always displayed at the right end of the display Selecting channels by inputting the channel number directly DIRECT TUNING SYSTEM STANDBY VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD SAT TV TUNER 2CH A F D MOVIE MUSIC SLEEP CATEGORY MODE D TUNING SA CD CD AUX DMPORT RECEIVER MEMORY CLEAR 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENTER 0 10 1 AUTO CAL 2 3 4 1 Displaying the XM R...

Page 68: ...ng PRESET or PRESET You can also turn TUNING on the receiver Preset numbers from 1 to 30 are available and channel 1 is preset for all the preset numbers when you purchase the receiver 5 Press ENTER You can also press MEMORY ENTER on the receiver 6 Repeat steps 2 to 5 to preset another channel Presetting channels using the preset numbers SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING DISC SKIP MUTING TOP MENU MENU F1 TV I...

Page 69: ... channels from 1 to 30 Note The preset channel information will be updated depending on the service provided by the XM Satellite Radio Inc that you have subscribed to Selecting the channel by using the preset numbers SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING DISC SKIP MUTING TOP MENU MENU F1 TV INPUT WIDE F2 TV VOL MASTER VOL TV CH PRESET TUNING GUIDE DISPLAY RETURN EXIT OPTIONS TOOLS VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD SAT ...

Page 70: ...e signal is too weak Make sure that the antenna is securely connected Adjust the antenna so that the signal is as strong as possible LOADING The audio channel or information is being acquired Wait until the audio channel or information has been acquired OFF AIR The selected channel is off the air Make sure that you selected the channel properly Try to select another channel There is no characteris...

Page 71: ...s AUTO IN Gives priority to digital audio signals when there are both digital and analog connections If there are no digital audio signals analog audio signals are selected HDMI IN Specifies the digital audio signals input to the HDMI jack COAX IN Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL COAXIAL jack OPT IN Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL OPTICAL jack ANALO...

Page 72: ... the connected component on the receiver For details see the operating instructions supplied with the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter Notes Do not connect an adapter other than the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter Do not connect or disconnect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter while the receiver is turned on Depending on the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter video output may not be possible The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapt...

Page 73: ...e DMPORT jack Be sure to make DMPORT connections firmly insert the connector straight in As the connector of the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter is fragile be sure to handle with care when placing or moving the receiver Connecting the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL SAT IN DVD IN COAXIAL ANTENNA VIDEO 1 IN AM HDMI XM SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 2 BD IN SA CD CD CD R TV L R OUT IN IN SAT A...

Page 74: ...te video input are VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3 DVD and SAT inputs For example select VIDEO 1 When you press DMPORT the images from the component connected to the VIDEO 1 VIDEO IN jack through DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter will appear on the TV screen To return to the previous display Press B Notes Depending on the type of DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter you can operate the connected component by using the remote For ...

Page 75: ... 3 Press or b to enter the menu 4 Press V v repeatedly to select D ASSIGN 5 Press or b to enter the parameter 6 Press V v repeatedly to select the digital audio input you want to reassign for example VD1 7 Press or b to enter your selection 8 Press V v repeatedly to select the input you want the digital audio input selected in step 6 to be reassigned to for example DVD The input you can reassign t...

Page 76: ... the input button to select the input you want to create an index name for You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Press RECEIVER and then press MENU 1 LEVEL appears on the display 3 Press V v repeatedly to select either 5 AUDIO or 6 VIDEO 4 Press or b to enter the menu 5 Press V v to select NAME IN 6 Press or b to enter the parameter The cursor flashes and you can select a character Fol...

Page 77: ... appears only when you have assigned one to the input or preset station page 62 76 Index name does not appear when only blank spaces have been entered or it is the same as the input name Using the Sleep Timer You can set the receiver to turn off automatically at a specified time Press SLEEP repeatedly while the power is on Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows 2 ...

Page 78: ...ecord from a video component using the receiver See the operating instructions supplied with your recording component 1 Press one of the input buttons to select the playback component You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Prepare the playback component for playing For example insert the video tape you want to copy into the VCR 3 Prepare the recording component Insert a blank video tape...

Page 79: ...he numeric code has been verified the RM SET UP indicator slowly flashes twice and the remote automatically exits the programming mode 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to control other components Notes The indicator turns off while a valid button is pressed In step 2 if several input buttons are pressed only the last pressed button is valid In step 2 if you press TUNER you can only program the button to cont...

Page 80: ...ng on the model and year of the component more than one numeric code may be assigned to a component If you fail to program your remote using one of the codes try using other codes Notes The numeric codes are based on the latest information available for each brand There is a chance however that your component will not respond to some or all of the codes All of the input buttons on this remote may ...

Page 81: ...3 Maker Code s SONY 701 702 703 704 705 706 AIWA 710 750 757 758 AKAI 707 708 709 759 BLAUPUNKT 740 EMERSON 711 712 713 714 715 716 750 FISHER 717 718 719 720 GENERAL ELECTRIC GE 721 722 730 GOLDSTAR LG 723 753 GRUNDIG 724 HITACHI 722 725 729 741 ITT NOKIA 717 JVC 726 727 728 736 MAGNAVOX 730 731 738 MITSUBISHI MGA 732 733 734 735 NEC 736 PANASONIC 729 730 737 738 739 740 PHILIPS 729 730 731 PIONE...

Page 82: ... 517 CURTIS MATHES 503 551 566 567 DAYTRON 517 566 DAEWOO 504 505 506 507 515 544 FISHER 508 545 FUNAI 548 FUJITSU 528 GOLDSTAR LG 503 512 515 517 534 544 556 568 GRUNDIG 511 533 534 HITACHI 503 513 514 515 517 519 544 557 571 ITT NOKIA 521 522 J C PENNY 503 510 566 JVC 516 552 KMC 517 MAGNAVOX 503 515 517 518 544 566 MARANTZ 527 MITSUBISHI MGA 503 519 527 544 566 568 NEC 503 517 520 540 544 554 5...

Page 83: ... 558 THOMSON 530 537 547 549 TOSHIBA 535 539 540 541 551 ZENITH 542 543 567 TEKNIKA 517 518 567 WARDS 503 517 566 YORK 566 GE 503 509 510 544 LOEWE 515 534 556 Maker Code s Maker Code s SONY 801 802 803 804 824 825 865 AMSTRAD 845 846 BskyB 862 GENERAL ELECTRIC GE 866 GRUNDIG 859 860 HUMAX 846 847 THOMSON 857 861 864 PACE 848 849 850 852 862 863 864 PANASONIC 818 855 PHILIPS 856 857 858 859 860 86...

Page 84: ...annels It is a designated audio standard for DVD video and also known as 5 1ch surround Since surround information is recorded and reproduced in stereo more realistic sound with fuller presence is delivered than with Dolby surround x Dolby Digital Surround EX Acoustic technology developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc Surround back information is matrixed into regular left and right surround channels ...

Page 85: ...nnels independently and Matrix 6 1 which matrixes surround back channel into LS and RS channels It is ideal for playback of motion picture soundtracks x DTS Neo 6 This technology converts 2ch stereo recorded audio for 6 1ch playback There are two modes to select according to the playback source or your preference CINEMA for movies and MUSIC for stereo sources such as music x HDMI High Definition M...

Page 86: ...p side and bottom rises considerably To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet On placement Place the receiver in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat buildup and prolong the life of the receiver Do not place the receiver near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock Do not place anything on top of the cabinet that might bloc...

Page 87: ...on is are fully inserted into the jacks on both the receiver and the component There is no sound from one of the front speakers Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack to verify that sound is output from the headphones If only one channel is output from the headphones the component may not be connected to the receiver correctly Check that all the cords are fully inserted into the jacks on ...

Page 88: ...e center surround speakers are set to either SMALL or LARGE page 42 Make sure the surround back speaker is set to YES page 42 There is no sound from the surround back speaker Some discs have no Dolby Digital Surround EX flag even though the packages have Dolby Digital Surround EX logos In this case select SB ON page 40 There is no sound from the sub woofer Check that the sub woofer is connected co...

Page 89: ...he input buttons Tuner The FM reception is poor Use a 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied to connect the receiver to an outdoor FM antenna as shown below If you connect the receiver to an outdoor antenna ground it against lightning To prevent a gas explosion do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe Radio stations cannot be tuned in Check that the antennas are connected securely Adjust the antenn...

Page 90: ...st Sony dealer If an error message appears while you perform Auto Calibration see When error codes appear page 32 to solve the problem PROTECT Irregular current is output from the receiver The receiver will automatically turn off after a few seconds Check the speaker connection and turn on the power again If you are unable to remedy the problem using the troubleshooting guide Clearing the receiver...

Page 91: ...nd equalizer bypassed Input Analog Sensitivity 500 mV 50 kohms S N3 96 dB A 500 mV4 Digital Coaxial Impedance 75 ohms S N 100 dB A 20 kHz LPF Digital Optical S N 100 dB A 20 kHz LPF Output analog AUDIO OUT Voltage 500 mV 10 kohms SUB WOOFER Voltage 2 V 1 kohm Equalizer Gain levels 10 dB 1 dB step 3 INPUT SHORT with sound field and equalizer bypassed 4 Weighted network input level FM tuner section ...

Page 92: ...ets Dimensions w h d Approx 430 157 5 316 mm 16 7 8 6 2 8 12 4 8 inches including projecting parts and controls Mass Approx 8 1 kg 17 lb 14 oz Supplied accessories FM wire antenna 1 AM loop antenna 1 Remote commander RM AAP016 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 Optimizer microphone ECM AC2 1 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Area code Power requirements U CA 120 V AC 60 Hz Area ...

Page 93: ... 19 I Initial setup 27 INPUT MODE 71 M Menu A CAL 33 AUDIO 46 EQ 44 LEVEL 43 SUR 44 SYSTEM 48 TUNER 46 VIDEO 47 Muting 36 N Naming 62 76 R Recording onto a CD R 78 onto a recording media 78 Remote programming 79 S Satellite tuner connecting 24 Selecting component 35 sound field 54 speaker system 28 Sleep Timer 77 Sound fields resetting 58 selecting 54 Speakers connecting 16 Super Audio CD player c...

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