Sony STR-DG900, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...poration 2 667 347 11 2 Multi Channel AV Receiver 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 DG900 US01COV_STR DG900 U book Page 1 Wednesday April 26 2006 12 15 PM ...

Page 2: ...tial 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 which can be dete...

Page 3: ... D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS DTS ES Neo 6 and DTS 96 24 are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc 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 About area codes ...

Page 4: ...ropriate settings automatically AUTO CAL menu 60 Enjoying Surround Sound Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surround sound AUTO FORMAT DIRECT 60 Selecting a pre programmed sound field 62 Using only the front speakers 2CH STEREO 65 Listening to the sound without any adjustment ANALOG DIRECT 65 Resetting sound fields to the initial settings 66 Tuner Operations Listening to FM AM radio 66 Presetting radi...

Page 5: ... INPUT MODE TUNING INPUT SELECTOR TONE MODE TONE MULTI CH IN DIRECT HDMI MASTER VOLUME PUSH 1 7 qa 9 qd qf wf qg qh ql ws wd qj wa w qk 2 4 6 qs VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AV IN VIDEO S VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITAL OPT 8 5 3 q Name Function A 1 Press to turn the receiver on or off page 32 41 42 66 101 B SPEAKERS OFF A B A B Press to select OFF A B A B of the front speakers page 34 C TONE MODE Press to select ...

Page 6: ... N MULTI CH IN DIRECT Press to select the audio directly from the components connected to the MULTI CH IN jacks page 39 listen to high quality analog sound page 65 O INPUT SELECTOR Turn to select the input source to playback page 39 41 42 65 67 70 77 81 83 P MOVIE MUSIC Press to select sound fields for movie or music page 62 Q A F D Press to select A F D mode page 60 R 2CH Press to select 2CH STER...

Page 7: ...ack component and TV monitor is connected to this receiver using an HDMI jack page 80 F EQ Lights up when the equalizer is activated page 46 G D RANGE Lights up when dynamic range compression is activated page 46 Name Function 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 ...

Page 8: ...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 S MU...

Page 9: ...ction OPTICAL IN OUT jack Connects to a DVD player etc The COAXIAL jack provides a better quality of loud sound page18 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 ...

Page 10: ...T 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 16 Connects to sub woofer page 16 Green Blue Red Remote commander SYSTEM STANDBY TUNING DISC SKIP MUTING TOP MENU MENU MACRO 1 MACRO 2 F1 TV VIDEO WIDE F2 TV VOL MASTER VOL TV CH PRESET TUNING DISPLAY TOOLS RETURN EX...

Page 11: ...onent 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 ZONE 2 Press to light up the button It change the command mode to Zone 2 E SOURCE Press ZONE 2 D and then press SOURC...

Page 12: ...layer 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...

Page 13: ...player on the TV screen Then use the control buttons to perform menu operations MACRO 1 MACRO 2 Press to perform several commands in sequence automatically Name Function R TV VOL Press TV wk 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 MUTING Press to mute the sound To mute the sound of the TV press TV wk and then ...

Page 14: ...r or MD deck tape deck TV Blu ray disc recorder or PSX CLEAR Press to clear a mistake when you press the incorrect numeric button return to continuous playback etc of the satellite tuner Blu ray disc recorder PSX DVD VIDEO COMBO or DVD HDD COMBO W CATEGORY MODE Press to select the category mode for XM radio X SLEEP Press to activate the Sleep Timer function and the duration which the receiver turn...

Page 15: ...ormat if you connect one additional surround back speaker 6 1 channel or two surround back speakers 7 1 channel see Using the surround back decoding mode on page 52 Example of a 7 1 channel speaker system configuration AFront speaker L BFront speaker R CCenter speaker DSurround speaker L ESurround speaker R FSurround back speaker L GSurround back speaker R HSub woofer Tips When you connect a 6 1 c...

Page 16: ...he 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 FRONT A L R R SIGNAL GND XM ANTENNA AM 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...

Page 17: ...o be connected below for the pages which describe how to connect each component After hooking up all your components proceed to 4 Connecting the antennas page 31 Component to be connected a Model with DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT or DIGITAL COAXIAL OUTPUT jack etc b Model with MULTI CH OUTPUT jacks etc This connection is used to output audio decoded by the component s internal multi channel decoder thro...

Page 18: ...UT 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 A TV SAT IN C SU CENTER S SUB WOOFER L R ZONE 2 L R SURROUND L R SUR BACK SUB WOOFER OUT CENTER ANTENNA ASSIGNABLE INPUT ONLY DVD IN COAXIAL OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN TV SAT IN MD TAPE IN MD TAPE OUT ASSIGNABLE IN 1 IN 2 MONITOR OUT SIGNAL GND DIGITAL HDMI XM AM IN L R L R OUT IN FRONT MD TAPE PHONO SA...

Page 19: ...plied with the Super Audio CD player You cannot make digital recordings if you make only analog connections Likewise you cannot make analog recordings if you make only digital connections To make digital recordings make digital connections and to make analog recordings make analog connections You cannot make digital recordings of a Super Audio CD disc Use the analog jack for recording in this case...

Page 20: ... FRONT L R SURROUND SPEAKERS S VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN ASSIGNABLE INPUT ONLY DVD IN COAXIAL SA CD CD IN OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN TV SAT IN MD TAPE IN MD TAPE OUT ASSIGNABLE IN 1 IN 2 MONITOR OUT SIGNAL GND DIGITAL HDMI XM AM S VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN L L R S VIDEO IN L R PRE OUT MONITOR VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT SUR L R PB ...

Page 21: ...EO 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 PB CB B Y PR CR R Y Y ASSIGNABLE TV SAT IN DVD IN MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO SURROUND BACK ZONE 2 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 S...

Page 22: ... you can reduce the input level sound of the other components 3b Connecting the video components This section describes how to hook up your components to this receiver Before you begin refer to Component to be connected below for the pages which describe how to connect each component After hooking up all your components proceed to 4 Connecting the antennas page 31 Component to be connected The ima...

Page 23: ...lustration Video signals can be output as component video or S video signals S video signals can be output as component video signals and this upconverted video signals can only be output from the MONITOR OUT jack Note on converting video signals When video signals from a VCR etc are converted on this receiver and then output to your TV depending on the status of the video signal output the image ...

Page 24: ...und field on the monitor when you press ON SCREEN Hooking up a TV monitor TV SAT IN 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 AUDIO IN VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN L R PRE OUT MONITOR VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT SUR L R PB CB B Y PR CR R Y Y ASSIGNABLE MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE INPUT ONLY DVD...

Page 25: ... kHz sampling frequencies Hooking up a DVD player DVD recorder ASSIGNABLE INPUT ONLY DVD IN COAXIAL SA CD CD IN OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN TV SAT IN MD TAPE IN MD TAPE OUT ASSIGNABLE IN 1 IN 2 MONITOR OUT SIGNAL GND DIGITAL HDMI XM ANTENNA AM TV SAT S VIDEO IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT L R VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN L R PRE OUT S VIDEO...

Page 26: ...N MD TAPE OUT ASSIGNABLE IN 1 IN 2 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 S VIDEO OUT L R PRE OUT MONITOR SUR L R PR CR R Y Y DVD IN MONITOR OUT FRONT B L R SPEAKERS L R R SURROUND BACK ZONE 2 L R CENTER PHONO IN SA CD CD L R L R MULTI CH IN L R OUT IN L R F...

Page 27: ...CAL VIDEO 1 IN TV SAT IN MD TAPE IN MD TAPE OUT IN 2 MONITOR OUT SIGNAL GND DIGITAL HDMI XM ANTENNA AM TV SAT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN DVD AUDIO IN 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 PB CB B Y PR CR R Y Y ASSIGNABLE TV SAT IN DVD IN MONITOR OUT COMP...

Page 28: ... VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT L R VIDEO 2 S VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN PRE OUT MONITOR VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT SUR L R PB CB B Y PR CR R Y ASSIGNABLE TV SAT IN DVD IN MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO FRONT B L R SPEAKERS L R SURROUND L R SURROUND BACK ZONE 2 L R 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 SU...

Page 29: ... IN OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN TV SAT IN MD TAPE IN MD TAPE OUT ASSIGNABLE IN 2 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 PB CB B Y PR CR R Y Y ASSIGNABLE TV ...

Page 30: ...ted by the connected component Check the setup of the connected component if the image is poor or the sound does not come out of a component connected via the HDMI cable When the connected component is not compatible with copyright protection technology the image and or the sound from the HDMI MONITOR OUT jack may be distorted or may not be output In this case check the specifications of the conne...

Page 31: ...IGNABLE INPUT ONLY DVD IN COAXIAL SA CD CD IN OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN TV SAT IN MD TAPE IN MD TAPE OUT IN 1 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 PB CB...

Page 32: ...ve 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 ENTER appears on the display 3 Press MEMORY ENTER After MEMORY CLEARING appears on the display for a while MEMORY CLEARED appears The following items are reset to their factory settings All settings in the LEVEL EQ SUR TUNER AUDIO VIDEO...

Page 33: ...iver and the remote are the initial setting AV SYSTEM2 it is not necessary to reset them You can switch the command mode AV SYSTEM1 or AV SYSTEM2 of the receiver The command mode of the remote has been set to AV SYSTEM2 If the command modes of the receiver and the remote are different you cannot use the remote to operate the receiver To set the command mode of the receiver Be sure to use the butto...

Page 34: ...e 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 indicators on the display do not light up To select Light up The speakers connected to the SPEAKERS FRONT A terminals SP A The speakers connected to the SPEAKERS FRONT B t...

Page 35: ...a tripod not supplied and place the tripod at your listening position Be sure to remove any obstacles in the path between the optimizer microphone and the speakers When you face the speaker towards the optimizer microphone you will get a more accurate measurement Before you perform Auto Calibration 1 AUTO CAL MIC SPEAKERS OFF A B A B PHONES MEMORY ENTER CATEGORY MODE CATEGORY 2CH A F D MOVIE MUSIC...

Page 36: ...Calibration starts Stand some distance from the speakers and the listening position to avoid measurement failure This is because test signals are output from the speakers during measurement Avoid making noise to get a more accurate measurement The Auto Calibration function will be canceled when you do the following during the measurement process Press 1 input buttons or MUTING or turn INPUT SELECT...

Page 37: ... surround speaker connection ERROR CODE 22 Only one surround back speaker is detected Check the surround back speaker connection If you connect only one surround back speaker connect it to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK L terminal ERROR CODE 23 Surround back speaker is detected but surround speakers are not connected Be sure to connect the surround speakers Warning code Explanation Solution WARNING CO...

Page 38: ...position Tip The receiver employs a test tone with a frequency centered at 800 Hz 1 Press AMP then press MENU 1 LEVEL SET appears on the display 2 Press the control button or control button b to enter the menu 3 Press control button V v repeatedly to select TEST TONE 4 Press the control button or control button b to enter the parameter WARNING CODE 75 The surround back speaker distance is out of r...

Page 39: ...o 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 7 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to select TEST TONE NO The test tone turns off Selecting a component 1 Press the input button to select a component You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver To select a component connected to t...

Page 40: ...be sure to turn down the volume level Selected input Display Components that can be played back VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 VCR etc connected to the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 jack VIDEO 3 VIDEO 3 Camcorder video game etc connected to the VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AV IN jack DVD DVD DVD player etc connected to DVD jack TV SAT TV SAT Satellite tuner etc connected to the TV SAT jack MD TAPE MD TAPE MD d...

Page 41: ...H SOURCE B B V v MENU H CLEAR 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENTER 0 10 1 TV VOL MASTER VOL AV 1 MUTING 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 62 for details Recommended sound fields Classical HALL Jazz JAZZ CLUB Live ...

Page 42: ...s supplied with the TV and DVD player Check the following if you cannot listen to multi channel sound Be sure the sound source corresponds to the multi channel format the MULTI CHANNEL DECODING lamp on the front panel lights up during playback 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 Sel...

Page 43: ...X MULTI CH SOURCE B B V v MENU H CLEAR 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENTER 0 10 1 TV VOL MASTER VOL AV 1 MUTING VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AV IN 7 3 3 2 7 Note Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV and video game Tip You can select the sound field to suit the music Refer to page 61 for details Recommended sound fields PLII GAME PLIIX GAME 1 Turn on the TV and video game 2 Turn on the receiver 3 P...

Page 44: ...MODE D TUNING ON SCREEN RM SET UP 1 MEMORY m M x X MULTI CH SOURCE B B V v MENU H CLEAR 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENTER 0 10 1 TV VOL MASTER VOL AV 1 MUTING TV SAT MD TAPE SA CD CD TUNER 3 2 6 6 3 Note Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV and VCR Tip You can listen to sound recorded in the 2 channel format from all speakers multi channel Refer to page 61 for details 1 Turn on the TV a...

Page 45: ...nt to adjust 5 Press the control button or control button b to enter the parameter 6 Press control button V v repeatedly to select the setting you want The setting is entered automatically To return to the previous display Press control button B To exit the menu Press MENU However if the AMP button is light off press AMP and then press MENU Note Some parameters and settings may appear dimmed on th...

Page 46: ...L 10 dB 1 dB step SUR L 0 dB Surround right speaker level SUR R LEVEL SUR R 10 dB to SUR R 10 dB 1 dB step SUR R 0 dB Surround back speaker level SB LEVEL b SB 10 dB to SB 10 dB 1 dB step SB 0 dB Surround back left speaker level SB L LEVEL c SB LEFT 10 dB to SB LEFT 10 dB 1 dB step SB LEFT 0 dB Surround back right speaker level SB R LEVEL c SB RIGHT 10 dB to SB RIGHT 10 dB 1 dB step SB RIGHT 0 dB ...

Page 47: ...t stationsa NAME IN AUDIO 54 5 AUDIO SET Digital audio input decoding prioritya DECODE PRIORITY DEC PRI PCM DEC PRI AUTO DEC PRI AUTO for VIDEO 1 2 3 TV SAT HDMI1 HDMI 2 DEC PRI PCM for DVD MD TAPE SA CD CD Digital broadcast language selectiona DUAL MONO DUAL MONO M S DUAL MONO MAIN DUAL MONO SUB DUAL MONO M S DUAL MONO MAIN A V Synca A V SYNCHRONIZE A V SYNC 0 to A V SYNC 20 A V SYNC 0 Digital As...

Page 48: ... DVD HDMI 1 TV SAT HDMI 1 MP TAPE HDMI 1 SA CD HDMI 2 NONE HDMI 2 VIDEO 1 HDMI 2 VIDEO 2 HDMI 2 VIDEO 3 HDMI 2 DVD HDMI 2 TV SAT HDMI 2 MP TAPE HDMI 2 SA CD HDMI 1 DVD for HDMI 1 HDMI 2 TV SAT for HDMI 2 HDMI AUDIO HDMI AUDIO AMP TV AMP AMP Naming inputsa NAME IN SYSTEM 56 7 SYSTEM SET Sub woofera SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER YES SUB WOOFER NO SUB WOOFER YES Front speakersa FRONT SPEAKER FRONT SP LARGE F...

Page 49: ...R DIST SUR R DIST xx ft between front speaker distance and 15 ft 1 ft step SUR R DIST 10 ft Surround back speaker distancea b S BACK DIST S BACK DIST xx ft between front speaker distance and 15 ft 1 ft step S BACK DIST 10 ft Surround back left speaker distancea c SB L DIST SB L DIST xx ft between front speaker distance and 15 ft 1 ft step SB L DIST 10 ft Surround back right speaker distancea c SB ...

Page 50: ...d back left speaker level b x SB R LEVEL Surround back right speaker level b x SW LEVEL Sub woofer level a When the surround back speakers are set to SB SP SINGLE b When the surround back speakers are set to SB SP DUAL x COMP LEVEL 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 ra...

Page 51: ...n the amplifier menus For details on adjusting the parameters see Navigating through menus page 45 and Overview of the menus page 46 SUR menu parameters x S FIELD SELECT Sound field selection Lets you select the sound field you want For details see Enjoying Surround Sound page 60 Note The receiver lets you apply the last selected sound field to an input whenever it is selected Sound Field Link For...

Page 52: ...nforms to Dolby Digital EX DTS 5 1 5 1e DTS ES Matrix 6 1c 6 1e DTS Matrix decoding DTS ES Discrete 6 1d 6 1e DTS Discrete decoding Dolby Digital Surround EXb 7 1 Matrix decoder that conforms to Dolby Pro Logic IIx DTS ES Matrix 6 1c 7 1 DTS Matrix decoding DTS ES Discrete 6 1d 7 1 DTS Discrete decoding Input stream Output channel Surround back decoding Dolby Digital 5 1 6 1e Matrix decoder that c...

Page 53: ...ound 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 DEC ON You can select the surround back decoding mode only when A F D mode is selected except for Dolby Pro Logic IIx mode Settings for the tuner TUNER menu You can use the TUNER menu to set the FM station receivi...

Page 54: ...when playback starts set to DEC PRI PCM x DUAL MONO Digital broadcast language selection Lets you select the language you want to listen to during digital broadcast This feature only functions for Dolby Digital sources DUAL MONO MAIN Main Sound of the main language will be output DUAL MONO SUB Sub Sound of the sub language will be output DUAL MONO M S Main Sub Mixed sound of both the main and sub ...

Page 55: ...For details see Enjoying HDMI input from other inputs HDMI ASSIGN on page 80 x HDMI AUDIO HDMI Audio Let you set the audio output of the playback component by HDMI connection with this receiver AMP The sound of the playback component is only output to speakers connected to this receiver Multi channel content can be played back as it is Note Sound is not output from the TV s speakers if HDMI AUDIO ...

Page 56: ...UB WOOFER NO the front speakers are automatically set to FRONT SP LARGE FRONT SP SMALL If the sound is distorted or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi channel surround sound select FRONT SP SMALL to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the front channel bass frequencies from the sub woofer When the front speakers are set to FRONT SP SMALL the center and surround spe...

Page 57: ...If you have not connected a surround back speaker select SB SP NO SB SP ZONE 2 If you use the surround back speaker in ZONE 2 select SB SP ZONE 2 When you select SB SP ZONE 2 the input to the SUR BACK jacks of MULTI CH IN is invalid Tip The LARGE and SMALL settings for each speaker determine whether the internal sound processor will cut the bass signal from that channel When the bass is cut from a...

Page 58: ...eet closer to your listening position E x SB R DIST Surround back right speaker distance b Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the surround back right speaker Surround back right speaker distance should be set from a distance equal to the front speaker distance A to a distance 15 feet closer to your listening position F a When the surround back speakers are set to SB SP SINGL...

Page 59: ...the listener from the immediate left and right of the listening position the surround effects become unclear unless set to PL SIDE LOW or PL SIDE HIGH Nevertheless each listening environment has many variables such as wall reflections and you may obtain better results using PL BEHD HIGH if your speakers are located high above the listening position even if they are located to the immediate left an...

Page 60: ...e 35 Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surround sound AUTO FORMAT DIRECT The Auto Format Direct A F D mode allows you to listen to 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 61 Enjoying Surround Sound 2CH A F D MOVIE MUSIC SLEEP CA...

Page 61: ...MUSIC 5 channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode decoding This setting is ideal for normal stereo sources such as CDs PRO LOGIC II GAME PLII GAME 5 channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Game mode decoding This setting is ideal for game softwares Dolby Pro Logic IIx PRO LOGIC IIx MOVIE PLIIX MOVIE 7 channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie mode decoding This setting expands Dolby Pro Logic II...

Page 62: ...S format signals or for signals with a sampling frequency of more than 48 kHz 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 encoded is output Selecting a pre programmed sound field You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver s pre pr...

Page 63: ...uces 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 CLUB Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club LIVE CONCERT LIVE CONCERT Reproduces the acoustics of a 300 seat live house Headphone HEADPHONE 2CH HP 2CH This mode is selected automatically if you use headphone ...

Page 64: ...ration Reproduces the type of reverberation found in theaters The CINEMA 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 doe...

Page 65: ... selected input to two channel analog input This function enables you to 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 MULTI CH IN DIRECT repeatedly on the receiver to select A...

Page 66: ...uner Before operation make sure you have connected the FM and AM antennas to the receiver page 31 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 101 1 AUTO CAL MIC SPEAKERS OFF A B A B PHONES MEMORY ENTER CATEGORY MODE CATEGORY 2CH A F D MOVIE MUSIC MULTI CHANNEL ...

Page 67: ...quency of a station directly by using the numeric buttons 1 Press TUNER repeatedly 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 f...

Page 68: ...u can easily tune 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 2 Tune in the station that you want to preset using Automatic Tuning page 67 or Direct Tuning page 67 Switch the FM reception mode if necessary page 67 Presetting radio stations TUNING DISC SKIP TUNING DISPLAY TOOLS RETURN EXIT AMP REPLAY ADVANC...

Page 69: ...Y 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 2 Press PRESET or PRESET repeatedly to select the preset station you want Each time you press the button you can select a preset station as follows You can also press the numeric buttons to select the preset station you want Then press ENTER to enter the selection Tuning t...

Page 70: ...er the parameter The cursor flashes and you can select a character Follow the procedure given in To create an index name below To return to the previous display Press control button B To create an index name 1 Use control button V v B b to create an index name Press control button V v to select a character then press control button B b to move the cursor to the next position If you made a mistake ...

Page 71: ...or reference ssssssss Note The XM Radio ID does not use the letters I O S or F To check the ID of your antenna see Checking the XM Radio ID on page 72 Activate your XM Satellite Radio service online at http activate xmradio com or by calling 1 800 XMRADIO 1 800 967 2346 You will need a major credit card XM will send a signal from the satellites to activate the full channel lineup Activation normal...

Page 72: ... in the space provided here ID _____________________________ If you cannot read the characters or numbers on the display clearly refer to the following table Checking the XM Radio ID TUNING DISC SKIP TUNING DISPLAY TOOLS RETURN EXIT AMP REPLAY ADVANCE CATEGORY VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD VIDEO 3 TV SAT MD TAPE TUNER PHONO ZONE 2 2CH A F D MOVIE MUSIC SLEEP CATEGORY MODE D TUNING ON SCREEN SA CD CD MEMORY ...

Page 73: ...ies The initial setting is ALL CAT ONE CAT You can select a channel from one category CAT is lights up on the display when you set to ONE CAT mode Receiving XM Radio broadcasts TUNING DISC SKIP TUNING DISPLAY TOOLS RETURN EXIT AMP REPLAY ADVANCE CATEGORY VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD VIDEO 3 TV SAT MD TAPE TUNER PHONO ZONE 2 2CH A F D MOVIE MUSIC SLEEP CATEGORY MODE D TUNING ON SCREEN SA CD CD MEMORY m M x ...

Page 74: ...ons to enter the channel number 4 Press ENTER You can also use MEMORY ENTER on the receiver The selected channel is tune in Press DISPLAY on the receiver repeatedly Each time you press DISPLAY while tuning in the channel the display changes cyclically as follows Channel name t Channel number t Category name t Artist name Feature t Song Program title t Sound field type Tip The preset number is alwa...

Page 75: ... 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 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select XM RADIO You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver Presetting channels using...

Page 76: ...ansmission is not being received properly Make sure that the antenna is securely connected Try to disconnect the antenna then reconnect or turn off the power then turn back on UPDATING The encryption code is being updated Wait until the encryption code has been updated NO SIGNAL The signal is too weak Make sure that the antenna is securely connected Adjust the antenna so that the signal is as stro...

Page 77: ...the AUDIO IN L R jacks HDMI FIXED Specifies the audio input to the HDMI jacks Note Some audio input modes may not be set up depending on the input Listening to digital sound from other inputs DIGITAL ASSIGN You can reassign a digital audio input to another input This function is convenient in the following example When you have two DVD players and no digital audio input jack is available for the s...

Page 78: ...original input when it is reassigned to another input When you reassign the digital audio input the INPUT MODE setting may change automatically page 77 You cannot reassign the digital audio input to TUNER PHONO HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 Digital audio input Assignable inputs Display VIDEO 1 OPT VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD VIDEO 1 DVD SA CD CD VIDEO 1 SA CD VIDEO 3 OPT VIDEO 2 VIDEO ...

Page 79: ...lect the input you want the component video input selected in step 6 to be reassigned to for example VIDEO 1 In this case select DVD VIDEO 1 When you press VIDEO 1 the image from the component connected to the DVD jacks will be a component video image The input you can reassign to varies for each component video input For details see Assignable inputs for digital audio input below To return to the...

Page 80: ...ant to reassign for example HDMI 1 7 Press the control button or control button b to enter your selection 8 Press control button V v repeatedly to select the input you want the HDMI input selected in step 6 to be reassigned to for example VIDEO 1 In this case select HDMI 1 VIDEO 1 When you press VIDEO 1 the image and the sound from the component connected to the HDMI 1 jacks will be output For det...

Page 81: ...rol button V v repeatedly to select either 5 AUDIO SET or 6 VIDEO SET 4 Press the control button or control button b to enter the menu 5 Press control button V v to select NAME IN 6 Press the control button or control button b to enter the parameter The cursor flashes and you can select a character Follow the procedure given in To create an index name page 70 To return to the previous display Pres...

Page 82: ...egory name t Artist name Feature t Song program title t Sound field currently applied a Index name appears only when you have assigned one to the input or preset station page 70 81 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...

Page 83: ...und Connect a component for playback to the digital audio input OPTICAL IN jack and connect the recording component to the OPTICAL MD TAPE OUT jack You can record 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 t...

Page 84: ... not output from the ZONE 2 OUT jacks even when MULTI CH IN is selected The analog audio signals of the current input are output PHONO ZONE 2 2CH A F D MOVIE MUSIC SLEEP CATEGORY MODE D TUNING ON SCREEN MULTI CH SOURCE ZONE 2 TV SAT PRE VIDEO 1 DVD R R R MULTI CH IN L R FRONT SURROUND L R SURR BACK SUB WOOFER CENTER VIDEO 2 CENTER L R ZONE 2 OUT ASSIGNABLE INPUT ONLY AC OUTLET DVD IN COAXIAL SA CD...

Page 85: ...urn off ZONE 2 You can use MUTING on the remote with ZONE 2 button lights up to mute the ZONE 2 sound RE OUT R SURROUND L R R ER SPEAKERS 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 IN 1 IN 2 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 I...

Page 86: ... respectively The RM SET UP indicator and input button indicator light up when the first digit of the numeric code is valid 4 Press ENTER Once the numeric code has been verified the indicator slowly flashes twice and the remote automatically exits the programming mode 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to control other components To cancel programming Press RM SET UP during any step The remote automatically ex...

Page 87: ...e 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 not be available when used with your particular component To control a CD player To control a DAT deck To control an MD deck To control a tape deck To control an LD player To control a video CD player To control a DVD VIDEO COMBO To control a DVD H...

Page 88: ...NASONIC 729 730 737 738 739 740 PHILIPS 729 730 731 PIONEER 729 RCA PROSCAN 722 729 730 731 741 747 SAMSUNG 742 743 744 745 SANYO 717 720 746 SHARP 748 749 TELEFUNKEN 751 752 TOSHIBA 747 756 ZENITH 754 Maker Code s SONY 401 402 403 RCA 414 SAMSUNG 416 422 ZENITH 418 420 PANASONIC 406 408 425 PHILIPS 407 PIONEER 409 410 TOSHIBA 404 421 DENON 405 BROK SONIC 424 HITACHI 416 JVC 415 423 MITSUBISHI 419...

Page 89: ...ELEFUNKEN 530 537 538 547 549 558 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 SABA 547 537 549 558 530 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 857 861 864 876 PACE 848 849 850 852 86...

Page 90: ...or example if you are going to learn an operation for a CD player press SA CD CD The input button indicator flashes 3 Press the button you want to use for the Learning function The input button indicator lights up 4 Point the remote control code receiver section of the remote towards the receiver transmitter on the remote control to be learned Maker Code s SONY 002 005 Maker Code s SONY 310 311 31...

Page 91: ...the learning mode Notes You can program more than 80 keys for the Learning function In some cases you may not be able to program even if you have not programmed 80 buttons The buttons you can program for each input button are shown in the following table Button name Possible Learning Keys Function Can Be Learned Others Function TV Function only TV z RM SET UP 1 POWER ON STANDBY VIDEO1 z VIDEO2 z V...

Page 92: ...UP indicator flashes slowly twice When a learned code is cleared if the button was previously programmed for another input selector the programmed code for that button can be used To clear the memory of the remote To clear all programmed and learned signals do the following to reset the remote to factory settings While holding down MASTER VOL press and hold 1 and then press AV 1 at the same time T...

Page 93: ...ndicator flashes twice slowly and lights up 3 Press the appropriate button on the remote control to be programmed The input button indicator flashes twice slowly To delay the output of an IR code Press MACRO 1 DVD TOP MENU when the macro setting in MACRO 1 Press MACRO 2 DVD MENU when the macro setting is MACRO 2 1 second delay is programmed at this program step The input button lights up twice slo...

Page 94: ...rts 2ch stereo recorded audio into 5 1ch for playback There is a MOVIE mode for movies and MUSIC mode for stereo sources such as music Old movies encoded in the traditional stereo format can be enhanced with 5 1ch surround sound x Dolby Pro Logic IIx Technology for 7 1ch or 6 1ch playback Along with audio encoded in Dolby Digital Surround EX 5 1ch Dolby Digital encoded audio can be reproduced in 7...

Page 95: ...other for the chrominance signal C Better picture quality for recording and playback than that of Composite signal is achieved Precautions On safety Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the receiver and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further On power sources Before operating the receiver check that the operating voltage is identical with yo...

Page 96: ...with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine If you have any questions or problems concerning your receiver please consult your nearest Sony dealer Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the receiver use this troubleshooting guide to help you rem...

Page 97: ...DE is not set to ANALOG FIXED or HDMI FIXED page 77 Check that the INPUT MODE is not set to COAX FIXED for the sources from the OPTICAL input jack or to OPT FIXED for the sources from the COAXIAL input jack Check that the MULTI CH IN function is not selected The source sound input from the HDMI jack on the receiver is not output from an amplifier or the TV speaker connected to receiver Check the s...

Page 98: ...ound field When all speakers are set to LARGE and Neo 6 Cinema or Neo 6 Music is selected there is no sound from the sub woofer The surround effect cannot be obtained Make sure the sound field function is on press MOVIE or MUSIC Sound fields do not function for signals with a sampling frequency of more than 48 kHz Dolby Digital or DTS multi channel sound is not reproduced Check that the DVD etc yo...

Page 99: ... the software being played back corresponds to the multi channel format Check whether the setup on the playback component is set to multi channel sound Remote control The remote does not function Point the remote at the remote sensor on the receiver Remove any obstacles in the path between the remote and the receiver Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if they are weak Make sure ...

Page 100: ... POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION Models of area code U only With 8 ohm loads both channels driven from 20 20 000 Hz rated 100 watts per channel minimum RMS power with no more than 0 09 total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output Amplifier section Models of area code U CA Stereo Power Output1 Reference Power Output1 2 8 ohms 20 Hz 20 kHz THD 0 09 100 W 100 W 110 W ch 8 ...

Page 101: ...y 11 2 dBf 1 µV 75 ohms S N Mono Stereo 76 dB 70 dB Harmonic distortion at 1 kHz Mono Stereo 0 3 0 5 Separation 45 dB at 1 kHz Frequency response 30 Hz 15 kHz 0 5 2 dB AM tuner section Tuning range Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Usable sensitivity 50 dB µ m at 1 000 kHz or 999 kHz 5 You can change the AM tuning scale to 9 kHz or 10 kHz After tuning in any AM station turn off the receiver While hol...

Page 102: ...g parts and controls Mass Approx 11 0 kg 24 lb 5 oz Supplied accessories FM wire antenna 1 AM loop antenna 1 Remote commander RM AAL002 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 code Power consumption U 260 W CA 360 VA Area code AC outlets U CA 2 switched 120 W 1A MAX ...

Page 103: ... connecting 29 I Initial setup 32 INPUT MODE 77 M MD deck connecting 17 Menu AUDIO 54 AUTO CAL 60 EQ 51 LEVEL 50 SUR 51 SYSTEM 56 TUNER 53 VIDEO 55 Muting 40 N Naming 70 81 R Recording onto a MiniDisc or audio tape 83 onto a recording media 83 S Satellite tuner hooking up 22 Selecting component 39 sound field 62 speaker system 34 Sleep Timer 82 Sound fields resetting 66 selecting 62 Speakers conne...

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