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1. 82 Listening to the sound in another zone 2nd 3rd zone operations 84 Operating Sony components 87 Enjoying Surround Sound Using only the front speakers 2CH STEREO 89 Detecting the type of audio signal automatically AUTO FORMAT DIRECT 89 Selecting a sound field 92 Using the surround back decoding mode SURR BACK DECODING 95 Customizing sound fields 97 Advanced Speakers Set Up Advanced settings esee 102 Adjusting the equalizer Level of Bass Midrange Treble 104 Using the Remote Menu list of the remote Operating the receiver 106 Selecting a component 108 Operate each component using the TEMO cete irem 109 Programming the remote 113 Performing several commands in sequence automatically Macro Play 115 Setting remote control codes that are not stored in the commander 116 Clearing all the contents of the remote s memoty 118 Other operations see 118 Changing button assignments RM US106A Only eee unEbasesntene i 120 Additional Information Menu list LEVEL SURR SET UP EQUALIZER TUNER SPEAKER SET UP CUSTOMIZE CIS STREAM INFO
2. Audio cord not supplied Q Monaural audio cord not supplied Notes The SURR BACK jacks of the MULTI DVD and Super Audio CD players do not have the CHANNEL INPUT are connected page 68 SURR BACK jacks e When SURR BACK SP is set to 2ND ZONE the Set MULTI 135 1 7 1 to NO in the input to the SURR BACK jacks is invalid page CUSTOMIZE menu when the receiver and the 49 player are connected using the 7 1 channel system 2868 Components with i LINK jacks If you have a Sony SCD XA9000ES Super Audio CD Player use the i LINK cable supplied with the player As of the date when this manual was published this receiver is only compatible with i LINK connections to the SCD XA9000ES For details on i LINK connections for future Sony components with i LINK jacks please refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with each component Connecting one player to an i LINK jack i LINK cable supplied with a player not supplied with this receiver B Player AUDIO 2 Connecting players to each i LINK jack i LINK cable supplied with a player not supplied with this receiver Player 2 Player 1 AUDIO AUDIO 3 Connecting players to an i LINK jack i LINK cable supplied with a player not supplied with this receiver Player 1 A
3. 26 Adjust to select and MENU enter menu and MAIN MENU parameter settings page 62 65 80 97 98 102 27 TREBLE Adjust the tonal quality BASS bass treble level of each speaker page 105 10 About the indicators on the display VOLUME dB IO p ILLI 30 29 28 27 2625 24 23 22 121 20 19 118 Name Function Name Function 1 sw Lights up when sub woofer 2 Playback The letters L C R etc selection is set to YES channel indicate the channels being page 49 While this indicators played back The boxes indicator lights up the around the letters vary to receiver creates a sub show how the receiver woofer signal based on the downmixes the source L FE signal in the disc sound based on the speaker being played back or the settings J C lights up low frequency components when the 9 1 channel of the front channels This speaker system is activated indicator does not light L Front Left during the 2CH STEREO R Front Right mode or when a 2 channel C Center monaural signalis input while A F D SL Surround Left AUTO is selected and SR Surround Right A F D 2CH SW in the S Surround monaural or the SURR SET UP menu is set surround components to OFF obtained by Pro
4. 122 GlOSSaly edecsecaterees tie epe dre es 126 Technical terms eeee 128 Precautions NU ER 130 Troubleshooting eee 131 Specifications 78 Getting Started Description and location of parts Front panel 10 Open the front cover S2VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITAL OPTICAI JQ gesen Name Function Name Function Press to turn the 12 Remote Receives signals from receiver on or off page receiver remote commander 44 54 55 56 57 101 13 PHONES jack Connects to a 2 HDMVI LINK Lights up in green headphone page 93 lamp when HDMI in blue SPEAKERS Switch to OFF A B when i LINK is switch A B of the front selected as a input speakers page 52 to playback E ee 15 PRESET Press to select a preset ss number page 78 79 Displ Th t status of TES SP es te ees 16 TUNING Press to scan a station window the selected component 76 or a list of selectable 22 76 items appears here 17 FM AM Press to select or page 11 AM page 76 78 4 2CH Press
5. 45 7 Setting up the speakers 47 Selecting the speaker system 52 8 Adjusting the speaker levels and balance TEST TONE 52 Playback Listening to a Super Audio CD CD 54 Watching a DVD 22 Enjoying TV games 56 Watching video sees 57 Amplifier Operation Selecting a component 58 Switching the audio input mode INPUT MODE eene 59 Naming inputs eene 60 Listening to digital sound from other inputs DIGITAL ASSIGN 61 Watching component images from other inputs COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGN 63 Watching HDMI image from other inputs HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN 64 Storing the adjusted settings USER PRESET 65 Changing the menu setting 66 Changing the display 73 Using the Sleep Timer 74 Recording with other components 74 Listening to FM AM radio 76 658 Storing FM stations automatically AUTOBETICAL Models of area code CEL only 77 Presetting radio stations 78 Using the Radio Data System RDS Models of area code CEL only 80 Custom install mode
6. FRONT SPEAKERS LLINK E MONITOR OUT Q Optical digital cord not supplied Coaxial digital cord not supplied Audio cord not supplied continued 37 GB peuejs Bum 2 Connecting video DVD player OUTPUT COMPONENT Y B Y R Y OK s2VDEO s2VibEO OUT N M S IS2VIDEO s2VibEO our N UE voeo voeo voeo OUT N OUT N WENN p ASSIGNABI Y AUDIO AUDIO our our N J FRONT SPEAKERS Im Dg MONITOR OUT Component video cord not supplied Q S video cord not supplied Q Video cord not supplied 3858 SY Xx m 40 80 IMPEDANCE Ball SELECTOR 20 60Hz Components with HDMI jacks HDMI is the abbreviated name for High Definition Multimedia Interface It is an interface which transmits video and audio signals in digital format DVD player OUTPUT Satellite tuner OUTPUT TV monitor projector etc 2306 Is ipeo N VIDEO N FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK su PRE OUT OO CI s RRoUND
7. 1 N C yoeqhe d Turn on the VCR Turn on the receiver Press INPUT SELECTOR move the easy scroll key to select VIDEO 1 from the list then press the key to enter the selection You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this receiver to select VIDEO 1 When you connect VCR to the VIDEO 1 jack An example of the display VIDEO auTO Y NPur ANALOG 1 VOLUME dB 70 0 Switch the input of the TV so that an image of the VCR is displayed Play back the tape on the VCR Adjust to a suitable volume Eject the tape and turn off the receiver and VCR 57 GB Amplifier Operation Se 5865 lecting a component SOUND FIELD mwserup INPUT SELECTOR 1 MUTING Press INPUT SELECTOR then select a component by moving and pressing the easy scroll key You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver To select a component connected to the i LINK HDMI or MULTI CH IN jack press the appropriate button on the receiver The selected input appears on the display Selected Components that can be input and played back display VIDEOI 2 etc connected to the VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 jack VIDEO3 Video camera and TV game etc connected to the VIDEO 3 jack DVD DVD player etc connected to DVD jack TV SAT Satellite tuner etc connected to the TV SAT jack TAPE Tape deck etc connected to th
8. There is no sound from the surround back speakers Some discs have no Dolby Digital Surround EX flag even though the packages have Dolby Digital Surround EX logos In this case select ON page 95 There is no sound from the sub woofer 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 A F D 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 you are playing is recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS format When connecting the DVD player etc to the digital input jacks of this receiver check the audio setting the settings for the audio output of the connected component The signal strength of the stations is too weak when tuning in with automatic tuning Use direct tuning Make sure you set the tuning interval correctly when tuning in AM stations with direct tuning No stations have been preset or the preset stations have been cleared when tuning by scanning preset stations Preset the stations page 78 Press DISPLAY so that the frequency appears on the display Recording cannot be carried out Check that the components are connected correctly Select the
9. Light Classics M Instrumental vocal and choral music Program type Description indication Serious Classics Performances of major orchestras chamber music opera etc Other Music Music that does not fit into any categories above such as Rhythm amp Blues and Reggae Wether amp Metr Weather information Finance Stock market reports and trading etc Children s Progs Programs for children Social Affairs Programs about people and the things that affect them Religion Programs of religious content Phone In Programs where members of the public express their views by phone or in a public forum Travel amp Touring Programs about travel Not for announcements that are located by TP TA Leisure amp Programs on recreational Hobby activities such as gardening fishing cooking etc Jazz Music Jazz programs Country Music Country music programs National Music Programs featuring the popular music of the country or region Oldies Music Programs featuring oldies music Folk Music Folk music programs Documentary Investigative features None Any programs not defined above 81 GB uone4edo E Custom install mode This receiver features the custom install modes described below Depending on how you intend to use these features use of these modes may require additional equipment available separately or modification of your listening
10. MEMORY CLEARED appears The following items are reset to their factory settings All settings in the SPEAKER SET UP LEVEL SURR SET UP EQUALIZER CUSTOMIZE TUNER and CIS menus The sound field memorized for each input and preset station preset stations All index names for inputs and preset peuejs Insert three LR6 size AA batteries in the RM AAEO003 remote control Insert two R6 size AA batteries in the RM US106A remote control Observe the correct polarity when installing batteries RM AAE003 RM US106A Notes Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not use a new battery with old ones Do not mix alkaline batteries and other kinds of batteries Do not expose the remote sensor of the receiver to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses Doing so may cause a malfunction f you do not intend to use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion Tip Under normal conditions the batteries should last for about 3 months When the remote no longer operates the receiver replace all the batteries with new ones 4565 About the command mode If the command modes of the receiver and the remote are different you cannot use the remote to operate the receiver If the command modes of both this receiver and the remote are the initial setting it is not necessary t
11. You cannot select the digital audio input assigned to another function using the DIGITAL ASSIGN function page 61 Some audio input modes may not be set up depending on the input A INPUT MODE button does not work when i LINK or HDMI input are selected 6055 Naming inputs You can enter a name of up to 8 characters for inputs and display it on the receiver s display This is convenient for attaching component names It will tell you which component is connected to which jack SOUND FIELD _pMseTuP_INPUT SELECTOR TOPMENUIGUIDE AVMENU MASTER VOL a DISPLAY RETURNEXIT MAIN TVVOL TWVDEO WIDE ONSCREEN 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR to select an input you want to create an index name for You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select CUSTOMIZE then press the control key You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver 3 Move the control key to 4 select NAME IN You can also use MENU on the receiver 4 Press the control key The cursor flashes and you can select a character Follow the procedure given in To create an index name To create an index name 1 Move the control key 4 to create an index name Turn on the receiver to select a character then turn MENU to move the cursor to the next position To enter a blank space Move the control key amp without inputting a character You can also
12. D CONCERT HALL B CHURCH JAZZ CLUB LIVE CONCERT STADIUM SPORTS Advanced LEVEL menu parameters Use the CUSTOMIZE menu and set MENU EXPAND to ON to enable display and setup as follows The initial setting is marked with an underscore E PHASE AUDIO Phase audio ON Lets you output front 2 channel source sound instead of the test tone sequentially from adjacent speakers OFF Note The HDMI sound is not output when you display the receiver s menu on the TV monitor E PHASE NOISE Phase noise ON Lets you output the test tone sequentially from adjacent speakers OFF E D RANGE COMP 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 OFF The dynamic range is not compressed STD The dynamic range is compressed as intended by the recording engineer MAX The dynamic range is compressed dramatically Tip Dynamic range compressor lets you compress the dynamic range of the soundtrack based on the dynamic range information included in the Dolby Digital signal STD is the standard setting but it only enacts light compression Therefore we recommend using the setting This greatly compresses the dynamic range and lets you view movies late at night at low volumes Unlike
13. MENU EXPAND see page 67 For details on how to set the items see page 102 51 GB peuejs Bum Selecting the speaker system Set the SPEAKERS switch according to the front speakers you want to drive Setto select A The speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS A terminals B The speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals A B The speakers connected to both the FRONT SPEAKERS A and B terminals parallel connection OFF No speaker output SPEAKERS switch SPEAKERS SST ones OFF AB PRESET MEMORY USER INPUT MI PONES TUNNG TUNNG FWAM ENTER PRESET DISPLAY 2000 MODE Q 0 S2VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R 5268 8 Adjusting the speaker levels and balance TEST TONE Adjust the speaker levels and balance while listening the test tone from your listening position Use the remote for the operation Tip The receiver employs a test tone with a frequency centered at 800 Hz SOUND FIELD RM SET UP_INPUT SELECTOR ay DISPLAY RETURNEXIT TVVOL TVVDR ON SCREEN u Turn on the receiver and TV 2 Press ON SCREEN Switch the input of the TV so that the setting menu is displayed on the TV screen connected to this receiver 3 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select LEVEL then press the control key 4 Move the control key to select AUTO The test tone
14. press MUTING on the remote again or turn MASTER VOLUME clockwise to raise the volume Even if you turn off the receiver the muting function works when you turn the receiver on again Switching the audio input mode INPUT MODE You can select the audio input mode by setting the audio input mode when you connect components to both digital and analog audio EE input jacks on the receiver SOUND FIELD RM SETUP INPUT SELECTOR 1 uone4edo jejidury DISPLAY RETURNEXIT 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR then select a component by moving and pressing the easy scroll key You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Press repeatedly until the RECEIVER MENU appears 3 Select INPUT MODE by moving and pressing easy scroll key The selected audio input mode appears on the display window on the receiver You can also use INPUT MODE on the receiver continued 5965 Audio input modes AUTO 2CH When there are no digital audio signals the analog audio signals input to the AUDIO IN L R jacks are selected COAXIAL FIXED Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL COAXIAL jack OPTICAL FIXED Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL OPTICAL jack ANALOG 2CH FIXED Specifies the analog audio signals input to the AUDIO IN L R jacks i LINK FIXED Specifies the audio input to the i LINK jacks HDMI FIXED Specifies the audio input to the HDMI jacks Notes
15. SURR BACK L dB 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step OdB SURR BACK R dB 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step OdB SUB WOOFER dB 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step OdB MULTI CH SW BI OdB 10 0dB OdB D RANGE COMP BI OFF STD MAX OFF SURR SET C WIDTH L C R 8 step 3 page 98 UP 99 DIMENSION F S 7 step Center PANORAMA MODE ___ OFF ON OFF EFFECT LEVEL _ 20 to 120 5 step 100 SCREEN DEPTH __ _ ON OFF ON VIR SPEAKERS __ _ ON OFF ON A F D 2CH SW CREATE OFF OFF EQUALIZER EQ PRESET W 1 2 3 4 5 OFF 1 page FRONT BASS WEM dB 10 0dB to 10 0dB 1dB step OdB 104 FRONT TREBLE WEM E 10 0dB to 10 0dB 1dB step 0dB dB CENTER BASS WEE dB 10 0dB to 10 0dB 1dB step OdB CENTER MID dB 10 0dB to 10 0dB 1dB step OdB 12265 Menu Item Parameter Initial Refer setting page CENTER MID kHz 100Hz 300Hz 1 0kHz 3 0kHz 1 0kHz 10kHz CENTER TREBLE WEM 10 0dB to 10 0dB 1dB step OdB dB SURR SB BASS E 10 0dB to 10 0dB 1dB step OdB dB SURR SB TRE dB 10 0dB to 10 0dB 1dB step OdB PRESET M CLEAR EB YES NO NO TUNER FM MODE MONO STEREO STEREO page 76 NAME IN P SPEAKER SP EASY SET UP YES NO YES page 48 SEPUP SPEAKER PATTERN 2 0 2 1 3 0 3 1 4 0 4 1 5CO 5C1 P 5 0 5 1 6CO 6C1 6
16. continued 67 GB uone4edo if Menu item Parameter Explanation A V SYNC 0 ms Lets you delay the output of audio to adjust the gap between video and audio You can adjust this delay from 0 ms to 200 ms in 10 ms steps However this feature does not function when a DSD signal is input from the i LINK component 9 CH SP SYSTEM YES Set to YES when you use the 9 1 channel system 9 1 ch speaker system NO See page 20 23 for details on the connection and the settings of the 9 1 channel system Notes This function is valid when surround back speakers are set to DUAL only page 49 When the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR is set to 80 connect the speakers with a nominal impedance of 16 ohm or higher When the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR is set to 40 connect the speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher For details see page 22 MULITINS 1 7 1 YES Lets you output the 5 1 channel signals which are Multi channel input input to MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jack as 7 1 5 1ch 7 1ch channel signals NO Set to when the receiver and the player connected using the 7 1 channel system The SURR BACK jack of the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT are connected DC PHASE L Lets you approximate the low frequency phase DC Phase Linearizer characteristics of a traditional analog amplifier OFF The bass is not enhanced LOW A The bandwidth range of the phase correction increase
17. which is more than 480i is corrupted when the signals are output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack Set PROGRESSIVE OUT to OFF continued 133 uoneunojuj Input signals that are more than 480i of the COMPONENT VIDEO are not received when signals are output from the HDMI jack S VIDEO jack or VIDEO jack In other words the receiver cannot convert the component video signals Input the 480i of the component video signal Use a video jack as the component jack and set PROGRESSIVE OUT to OFF when you output more than 480i input component signals The source image input from the HDMI jack is not output from an amplifier or the TV speaker connected to the receiver Check the cable connection Depending on the playback component component side may need to be set up Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the each component Check if the command modes of the receiver and the remote are the same If the command mode of the receiver and the remote are different you cannot operate the receiver with the remote page 46 Make sure you select the correct input on the remote When 2ND ZONE or 3RD ZONE appears or when the sound fields are not fully displayed check if the remote is registered for the receiver correctly RM AAE003 only When you operate a programmed non Sony component the remote may not function properly depending on the model
18. 44 Customized sound fields page 101 Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION Models of area code UC only With 8 ohm loads both channels driven from 20 20 000 Hz rated 170 watts per channel minimum RMS power with no more than 0 15 total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output Amplifier section Models of area code UC TW POWER OUTPUT Rated Power Output at Stereo Mode 8 ohms 20 Hz 20 kHz THD 0 15 170 W 170 W Reference Power Output at Stereo Mode 4 ohms 20 Hz 20 kHz THD 0 15 170 W 170 W Reference Power Output 8 ohms 20 Hz 20 kHz THD 0 15 FRONT 170 W 170 W CENTER 170 W SURR2 170 W 170 W SURR BACK 170 W 170 W Reference Power Output 4 ohms 20 Hz 20 kHz THD 0 15 FRONT 170 W 170 W CENTER 170 W SURR 170 W 170 W SURR BACK 170 W 170 W Models of area code CEL KR CN POWER OUTPUT Rated Power Output in Stereo 8 ohms 1 kHz THD 0 7 170 W 170 W euonippy continued 135 Reference Power Output in Stereo Mode 4 ohms 1 kHz THD 0 796 170 W 170 W Reference Power Output 8 ohms 1 kHz THD 0 796 FRONT 170 W 170 W CENTER 170 W SURR 170 W 170 W SURR BACK 170 W 170 W Reference Power Output 4 ohms 1 kHz THD 0 7 FRONT 170 W 170 W CENTER 170 W SURR2 170 W 170 W S
19. CD D ZONE 875 se 4160 FRONT SPEAKERS INTER SPEAKER MONITOR OUT i LINK EA HDMI cable not supplied We recommend that you use a Sony HDMI cable Note Check the HDMI AUDIO setting in the menu if the sound is not output from the TV speaker or you cannot play back multi channel software with HDMI connected page 70 To listen from the TV speaker set HDMI AUDIO to TV AMP in the CUSTOMIZE menu continued 3965 peuejs HDMI features A digital audio signals transmitted by HDMI can be output from the speakers and the PRE OUT jack on this receiver This signal supports Dolby Digital DTS and linear PCM Analog video signals input to the video jack S video jack or component video jack can be output as HDMI signals Audio signals are not output from an HDMI jack when the image is converted HDMI connections Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo made by Sony Check the setup of the connected component if an image is poor or the sound does not come out of a component connected via the HDMI cable Notes on HDMI connections An audio signal input to the HDMI IN jack is output from the speaker output jack HDMI OUT jack and PRE OUT jack It is not output from any other audio jack A video signal input to the HDMI IN jack
20. FM 76 Tuning automatically 76 directly 76 preset stations 78 TV hooking up 35 TV game 56 U USER PRESET 65 V VCR hooking up 42 Playback 57 13955 uoneunoju
21. Logic processing SBL Surround back left SBR Surround back right SB Surround back the surround back components obtained by 6 1 channel decoding Example Recording format Front Surround 3 2 1 Output channel Surround speakers absent Sound Field A F D AUTO ow cM e MR SL SR continued 11 pauejs buryje5 Name Function Name Function 3 DODIGITAL Lights up when Dolby 10 Lights up when INPUT EX Digital signals are input MODE is set to AUTO lights up when Dolby and the source signal is a Digital Surround EX digital signal being input signals are decoded through the OPTICAL jack 4 INPUT Lights up constantly One of when INPUT MODE the input indicators also set to OPTICAL FIXED lights up according to the page 60 current input 11 96 24 Lights up when the receiver AUTO Lights up when INPUT is decoding DTS 96 kHz 24 MODE is set to AUTO bit signals 2CH page 60 12 ANALOG Lights up when INPUT 6 HDMI12 Lights up when a playback MODE 18 Set to AUTO component or a playback and no digital signal being component and TV monitor input through the is connected this receiver COAXIAL SFOFTICAD using an HDMI jack page jacks or when INPUT 39 MODE is set to ANALOG 2CH FIXED page 60 7 DTS ES Lights up when DTS signals are input ES 13 MULTIIN Lights up when MULTI lights up wh
22. OUT Dimmed in the COMPONENT VIDEO X X display 4801 5761 COMPONENT VIDEO X X Other than 4801 5761 O BRIGHTNESS COLOR HUE adjustment is possible A Video signals are not converted and are output directly X Video signals are not output correctly Note for models of area code CEL only A video conversion circuit is not compatible with component video signals of more than 4801 5761 Each video input can be adjusted independently for every INPUT SELECTOR The adjusted value is held until the memory of this receiver is cleared The adjusted value is retained even if the power is turned off or the power cord is pulled out 7268 Changing the display You can check the sound field etc by changing the information on the display DISPLAY TUNING TUNING FM AM ENTER PRESET DISPLAY 000 MODE IN i LINK OLO OTOTOTOTO MAIN SPEAKERS SS or A PRESET MEMORY USER BACK INPUT MULTI CH Press DISPLAY repeatedly Each time you press DISPLAY the display will change as follows All inputs except FM and AM 55 Index name and sound field name Input name and sound field name Preset station name and sound field name Frequency name and sound field name Index name appears only when you have assigned one to the input or preset station page 60 79 Index name does not appear when only bl
23. Separation 45 dB at 1 KHz Frequency response 30 Hz 15 kHz 0 5 2 dB Selectivity 60 dB at 400 KHz AM tuner section Tuning range Models of area code UC 530 1 710 kHz With 10 kHz tuning scale 531 1 710 kHz With 9 kHz tuning scale Models of other area codes 531 1 602 kHz With 9 kHz tuning scale Loop antenna 50 dB p m at 1 000 kHz or 999 kHz Antenna Usable sensitivity S N 54 dB at 50 mV m Harmonic distortion 0 5 50 mV m 400 Hz Selectivity At 9 kHz 35 dB At 10 kHz 40 dB 3 You change the AM tuning scale to either 9 kHz or 10 KHz After tuning in any AM station turn off the receiver While holding down PRESET TUNING or TUNING press 1 0 preset stations will be erased when you change the tuning scale To reset the scale to 10 kHz or 9 kHz repeat the procedure Video section Inputs Outputs Video 1 Vp p 75 ohms S video Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms C 0 286 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms Pp Cp B Y 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms Pp Cp R Y 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms 80 MHz HD Pass Through When PROGRESSIVE OUT is set to OFF i LINK section Pin 4 pins S200 Maximum data transmission speed 200 Mbps Transmission protocol A M transmission protocol Super Audio CD DSD PLAIN 2 channel linear PCM IEC 60958 3 Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz Conforms to the copy protection technology of DTLA Revision 1 3 Transmission speed Format i
24. Surround speaker R Surround back speaker L Surround back speaker R Sub woofer Tips When you connect a 6 1 channel speaker system place the surround back speaker behind the listening position Since the sub woofer does not emit highly directional signals you can place it wherever you want Enjoying a 9 1 channel system This receiver allows you to enjoy a 9 1 channel system Example of a 9 1 channel speaker system configuration at EN Front speaker L lrront speaker R 5 D Surround speaker 2 L surround speaker 2 R surround back speaker L fe Surround back speaker R Hl sub woofer Wisurround speaker 1 L BJ Surround speaker 1 R Placing speakers Arrange the speakers around the center of the room based on the angles shown in the illustration as follows If you are unable to position the speakers according to the angles shown place one set of surround speakers slightly forward of the listening position toward the front speakers Adjusting the position of these speakers improves the connection between the front and surround sound stage Although the center of the room is used as an axis for determining speaker placement you can enjoy excellent sound from anywhere in the room behind the central point When using the CINEMA STUDIO EX modes with a 9 1 channel system Be sure to set Virtual Speaker to OFF in SURR SET UP page 99 You can enjoy t
25. VCR ora DVD player page 33 37 VIDEO IN 38 41 42 Y OUT jack S VIDEO IN OUT jack SPEAKER section 5 Control jack for Sony equipment and other external components Connects to a Sony CD player and amplifier tape deck etc which has a CONTROL jack page 87 CTRL All CTRL S Connects to a Sony TV and DVD player VCR etc which has a CONTROL S jack page 88 TRIGGER OUT Connects to interlock ON OFF of the power supply of other 12V TRIGGER compliant components or the amplifier receiver of the 2nd 3rd zone page 82 IR REMOTE Connects to an IR repeater page 84 85 6 COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT OUTPUT section COMPONENT Connects to a DVD 000 VIDEO player TV ora INPUT tuner You can enjoy OUTPUT jack high quality image page 33 35 38 Connects to speakers page 22 You can watch the selected input image when you connect the MONITOR OUT jack to a TV page 36 48 You can also display certain menu settings and the sound field on the monitor when you press ON SCREEN 1565 peuejs Remote commander You can operate the receiver with the remote supplied with this receiver RM AAE003 Wid avd v Name TOP MENU GUIDE Function Name Function 2 AV 1 0 Press to turn on or off th
26. Y Y O is 25555554 9000000 z EUM RO Va ae se E us solo 6 OO 6610 69 5 66 6 OO 1 ooo olll ol oslo O 6 ollo E a 1eeeoooooo oo oo o oo oo ooo cr 99 DIGITAL INPUT OUTPUT section 2 AUDIO INPUT OUTPUT section OPTICAL IN Connects to a DVD OUT jack player Super Audio CD player etc The COAXIAL jack COAXIAL IN provides a better jack quality of loud sound page 25 26 37 HDMI IN Connects to a DVD MONITOR player or a tuner An OUT jack image and the sound are output to TV ora projector page 39 i LINK jack Connects to Sony Super Audio CD player SCD 9000 5 page 29 146 A AUDIO IN Connects to a tape OUT jack deck or MD DAT W L R R player etc page 25 31 MULTI Connects to a Super W R B CHANNEL Audio CD player or INPUT jack DVD player which has an analog audio jack for 7 1 channel or 5 1 channel sound page 25 28 PRE OUT jack W R B Connects to an external power amplifier ANTENNA section 7 VIDEO AUDIO INPUT OUT section FM ANTENNA Connects to the FM wire antenna supplied with this receiver page 43 AM Connects to the AM OIO ANTENNA loop antenna supplied with this receiver page 43 4 RS 232C jack Used for maintenance and service 79 AUDIO IN Connects the video OUT jack and audio jacks of a
27. changer H press to skip a disc The function of these buttons switches automatically each time you press the input buttons The above explanation is intended to serve as an example only Therefore depending on the component the above operation may not be possible or may operate differently than described 1955 peuejs Bum 1 Installing speakers This receiver allows you to use a 9 1 channel system 9 speakers and one sub woofer Refer to Quick Setup Guide supplied with this operating instruction for speaker systems other than 5 1 7 1 9 1 channel systems Enjoying a 5 1 7 1 9 1 channel system To fully enjoy theater like multi channel surround sound requires five speakers two front speakers a center speaker and two surround speakers and a sub woofer 5 1 channel Example of a 5 1 channel speaker system configuration EN Front speaker L ront speaker R Center speaker Surround speaker Surround speaker R Sub woofer 2068 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 or two surround back speakers 7 1 channel see Using the surround back decoding mode SURR BACK DECODING on page 95 Example of a 7 1 channel speaker system configuration m PA Front speaker L EE Front speaker R Center speaker Surround speaker L
28. connect several digital components but cannot find an unused input See Listening to digital sound from other inputs DIGITAL ASSIGN page 61 Tips the digital audio jacks are compatible with 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz and 96 kHz sampling frequencies You can also connect an LD player with a DOLBY DIGITAL RF OUT jack via an RF demodulator You cannot connect an LD players DOLBY DIGITAL RF OUT jack directly to this unit s digital input jacks Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the RF demodulator 2198 peuejs Bum Connecting components with multi channel output jacks If your DVD or Super Audio CD player is equipped with multi channel output jacks you can connect it to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks of this receiver to enjoy multi channel sound Alternatively the multi channel input jacks can be used to connect an external multi channel decoder DVD player Super Audio CD player etc OUT vero vito FRC Pipl Em 5 ID X 74 JON SURROUND BACK SIGNAL GND 2 SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 4 160 FRONT SPEAKERS SURROUND SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKER i LINK ma c 2 SS Se 3
29. cord not supplied Note Tf your turntable has a ground wire connect it to the rh SIGNAL GND terminal 31 GB peuejs 3b Connecting the video components How to hook up your 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 43 Component to be TV monitor page 35 connected DVD player page 37 38 Satellite tuner page 41 With HDMI jack page 39 VCR page 42 Video camera TV game etc page 42 If you have Sony components with CONTROL A1II CONTROL S jacks See Operating Sony components on page 87 3268 Video INPUT OUTPUT jack to be connected The image quality depends on the connecting jack Refer to the illustration that follows Select the connection according to the jacks on your components TV monitor etc INPUT jack peuejs Bum COMPONENT HDMI VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO c Receiver MONITOR OUT jack COMPONENT HDMI VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO a 000 w Signal T processing X N N LA 7 HDMI VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO 000 Receiver INPUT jack Video component OUTPUT jack s HDMI Vine PAENT S VIDEO VIDEO eee High quality image When V
30. core of a speaker cord is not touching the receiver or other speakers and turn on again PROTECTOR CHECK CODE 12 The amplifier section is overheated Check that the ventilation hole is not covered Turn off the receiver leave the receiver for a while and turn on the power again PROTECTOR CHECK CODE 13 The power section is overheated Check that the ventilation hole is not covered Turn off the receiver leave the receiver for a while and turn on the power again PROTECTOR CHECK CODE 14 Turn off the receiver check the central core of a speaker cord is not touching the receiver or other speakers and turn on again PROTECTOR CHECK CODE 21 Turn off the receiver and consult your nearest Sony dealer PROHIBITED CHECK CODE 71 The receiver cannot output the sound due to the copyright protection UNKNOWN SIGNAL CHECK CODE 72 The receiver is not compatible with the format of the input signal BUSFULL CHECK CODE 73 Since the i LINK bus is busy with other connected component s output signals audio signals cannot be connected Stop sending output signals from connected components Turn off the component or press the STOP button etc Press i LINK on the receiver then select the player again LOOP CONNECT CHECK CODE 74 i LINK connection is caught in a loop Check the connection page 29 Reference sections for clearing the memory To clear See memorized settings page
31. from 0 to 32 DIMMER Lets you adjust the brightness of the display in 3 steps Brightness of the When you choose setting such that you turn off the display display completely the MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator is also turned off USER PRESET MEM User preset memory Lets you store the adjusted sound field settings etc For details see Storing the adjusted settings USER PRESET on page 65 continued 71 Menu item Parameter Explanation NAME IN Naming inputs Lets you set the name of inputs selected For details see Naming inputs on page 60 Refer to the following table The video input output conversion table classified by menu setup of VIDEO CONVERT PROGRESSIVE OUT CUSTOMIZE menu Input signal MONITOR OUT setting VIDEO S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO CONVERT VIDEO S VIDEO 480 576 ON COMPONENT VIDEO 480 576 4801 5761 COMPONENT VIDEO X X X Other than 4801 5761 CUSTOMIZE menu Input signal MONITOR OUT setting VIDEO S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO CONVERT VIDEO S VIDEO 4801 5761 ON COMPONENT VIDEO our Ore 4801 5761 COMPONENT VIDEO X X X Other than 4801 5761 CUSTOMIZE menu Input signal MONITOR OUT Reng VIDEO S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO CONVERT VIDEO A X X ont S VIDEO X X PROGRESSIVE i
32. is output from each speaker in sequence Also if you press the pattern will become the FIX pattern in which the test tone is output from the selected speaker only 5 Adjust the speaker level and balance using the LEVEL menu so that the level of the test tone sounds the same from each speaker For details on the LEVEL menu settings see page 99 Tips To adjust the level of all speakers at the same time press MASTER VOL on the remote or turn MASTER VOLUME on the receiver You can also use on the receiver for the adjustment 6 Press the control key 4 repeatedly to select TEST TONE 7 Move the control key to select OFF The test tone turns off 8 Press ON SCREEN The menu setting display disappears For more precise adjustment You can output the test tone or sound source from two adjacent speakers to adjust their balance and level Set MENU EXPAND in the CUSTOMIZE menu to ON page 67 Then select the two speakers you want to adjust using PHASE NOISE or PHASE AUDIO on the LEVEL menu page 100 To operate on the receiver When you operate using the receiver be sure to perform the following procedure 1 3 9 7 2 4 6 8 Turn this receiver Turn MAIN MENU to select LEVEL Turn MENU to select TEST TONE Aa e ND Turn clockwise to select AUTO The test
33. output the sound EVER ON Lets you keep the power of the HDMI circuits Select this setting if you do not like the time lag that occurs m with the AUTO setting It may be disable depending on the component VIDEO CONVERT ON Lets you convert video signals page 34 OFF This function is not activated PROGRESSIVE ON Lets you output a video signal which is converted OUT 480p when the video signal is output as component video signals Note Only component video input signals of 480i are accepted OFF This function is not activated VIDEO BRIGHTNESS 4 You can adjust the brightness from 1 to 7 You cannot Video brightness adjust the VIDEO BRIGHTNESS when VIDEO level CONVERT is set to OFF VIDEO COLOR 4 You can adjust the chroma from 1 to 7 You cannot Video chroma level adjust the VIDEO COLOR when VIDEO CONVERT is set to OFF VIDEO HUE 4 You can adjust the hue from 1 to 7 You cannot adjust Video hue level the VIDEO HUE when VIDEO CONVERT is set to OFF COLOR SYSTEM Lets you select the color system to used OSD color system The OSD color system is NTSC Models of area code CEL only PAL The OSD color system is PAL OSD H POSITION 4 Lets you adjust the position of the on screen display OSD horizontal horizontally You can adjust the position from 0 to 64 position OSD V POSITION 4 Lets you adjust the position of the on screen display OSD vertical position vertically You can adjust the position
34. player 27 Playback 54 Center frequency 52 Changing the display 73 COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGN 63 CONTROL 87 CONTROLS 88 Conversion 33 1385 D DCS 92 93 DIGITAL ASSIGN 61 Display window 11 Dolby 91 95 97 Downmix 89 DTS 95 97 DVD hooking up 37 38 Playback 55 E Error messages 134 H HDMI connecting 39 HDMI AUDIO 70 HDMIPOWER 71 HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN 70 HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN 64 LLINK 29 IMPEDANCE SELECTOR 22 Initial setup 44 INPUT MODE 59 INPUT SELECTOR 58 Audio signal 59 Input Stream 73 96 L L FE 13 49 M MD DAT deck 26 Menu CIS 82 125 CUSTOMIZE 66 123 EQUALIZER 104 122 LEVEL 99 122 SPEAKER SET UP 102 123 STREAM INFO 125 SURR SET UP 97 122 TUNER 123 Menulist 122 Muting 59 N Naming 60 NIGHT MODE 94 ON SCREEN 48 52 R RDS 80 Recording on a video tape 75 on an audio tape or MiniDisc 74 Remote allclear 118 Before Use 45 learning 116 Lists 106 Macro Play 115 operating each component 109 programming 113 RM AAE003 16 RM US106A 18 SUB menu 110 Resetting 135 S Satellite tuner 41 SB DEC MODE 96 Sleep Timer 74 Sound fields customizing 97 101 resetting 101 selecting 92 Speakers Connecting 22 Levels and balance 52 53 Set the distance 50 Setup 47 52 SPEAKERS switch 52 Storing the adjusted settings 65 STREAM INFO 73 Super Audio CD 27 Connecting 28 Playback 54 SURR BACK DECODING 95 Surround Sound 89 T TEST TONE 52 99 Tuner AM 76 antennas 43
35. properly set WAIT TIME between each operation 1165 Setting remote control codes that are not stored in the commander When a remote control code is not one of the presets stored in the commander it is possible for the commander to learn the code using the Learning function LIl SOUND FIELD mwserue INPUT SELECTOR MUTING 1 Press RM SET UP The set up list appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select LEARNING then press the key to enter the selection The input list appears 3 Move the easy scroll key to select the function for which you want to use the Learning input then press the key to enter the selection The button list appears 4 Move the easy scroll key to select the button you want to use for the Learning function then press the key to enter the selection The display for the learning function appears 5 Point the remote code receiver section of the commander toward the receiver transmitter To erase the learned code 1 In step 6 above move the easy scroll key to select Clear then press the key on the remote control to be learned from About 5 cm 10 cm 2 4 oof G3 90 oo Bool 000 oooo oooo oooo oooo oooQ Move the easy scroll key to select Learning Start then press the key to enter the selection Learning Now is displayed Press the appropriate button on the remote control to send the r
36. receiver 6965 punos punouins BuiAofu3 il Enjoying stereo sound in multi channel This mode lets you specify the type of decoding for 2 channel audio sources LLII SOUND FIELD RM SETUP INPUT SELECTOR 1 Press SOUND FIELD The sound field list appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select an A F D mode then press the key to enter the selection You can also use A F D on the receiver 9065 Type of A F D mode Decoding A F D mode Multi channel Effect mode Display audio after decoding Detecting AUTO Detecting Detecting automatically automatically AUTO automatically Dolby PRO A E D PRO LOGIC 4 channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic decoding The LOGIC PRO LOGIC source recorded in 2 channel format is decoded into 4 1 channels Dolby Pro Logic A F D PRO LOGIC 5 channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic Movie mode II MOVIE decoding This setting is ideal for movies PRO LOGIC II MOVIE encoded in Dolby Surround In Addition this mode can reproduce sound in 5 1 channel for watching videos of overdubbed or old movies 5channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic Music mode MUSIC decoding This setting is ideal for normal PRO LOGIC II MUSIC stereo sources such as CDs 5 channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic Game mode GAME decoding PRO LOGIC II GAME Dolby Pro Logic PRO LOGIC IIx 7 channel Performs Dolby Pro Lo
37. selection You can also use 2CH on the receiver Note No sound is output from the sub woofer in the 2CH STEREO mode To listen to 2 channel stereo sources using the front L R speakers and a sub woofer select A F D AUTO and set A F D 2CH SW on the SURR SET UP menu to CREATE page 99 This receiver will generate a low frequency signal for output to the sub woofer when there is no L F E signal which is a low pass sound effect output from a sub woofer to a 2 channel signal Detecting the type of audio signal automatically 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 Enjoying higher fidelity sound In this mode the receiver automatically detects the type of audio signal being input Dolby Digital DTS standard 2 channel stereo etc and performs the proper decoding if necessary This mode presents the sound as it was recorded encoded without adding any surround effects We usually recommend AUTO however sometimes it may be better to use SURR BACK DECODING page 95 to match the input stream to the mode you prefer LLII SOUND FIELD mwserup INPUT SELECTOR 1 Press SOUND FIELD The sound field list appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select A F D AUTO then press the key to enter the selection You can also use A F D on the
38. set to 2ND ZONE only the 2nd zone list appears When COMMAND MODE is set to 3RD ZONE only the 3rd zone list appears 106 Press SOUND FIELD Sarai page 92 MACRO 1 2 PROGRAM list list Press LEARNING LE BUTTON RM SET UP list INPUT LIST UNE BACK LIGHT CONTRAST COMMAND MODE ALL CLEAR CATEGORY COMMON list BUTTON list FUNCTION list 107 y Selecting a component Basic procedure for selecting a component Do the procedure below to select a component from the input list 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR The input list appears The items in the list correspond with the jacks on the receiver 2 Move the easy scroll key to select a component from the list then press the key to enter the selection Information about the component appears in the display window Tips You can modify the category indication The category indication tells you what component is actually connected to the jacks on the receiver If a component is connected to jacks for which they are not originally meant you can modify the category indication to match the component For details see Programming the remote on page 113 You can set the remote to automatically turn on a component when it is selected from the function list For details see Using the auto power function on page 119 You can customize the input list If you selected the tape deck Move the easy
39. shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance 268 WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference 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 which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Important Safety
40. the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product For customers in China RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN No operator serviceable parts inside Refer serving to qualified personnel To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only INDOOR USE ONLY About This Manual The instructions in this manual are for model STR DA7100ES Check your model number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel In this manual model of area code UC is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text for example Models of area code CEL only The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the supplied remote You can also use the controls on the receiver if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote About area codes The area code of the receiver you purchased is shown on the upper right portion of the rear panel see the illustration below 2 XXX XXX XX AA Area code Any differences in operation acc
41. the main receiver To set the 12V trigger setting for each input The initial setting of TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD TUNER PHONO and i LINK is OFF The initial setting of VIDEO 1 3 DVD TV SAT and HDMI 1 and 2 is ON 1 Select INPUT in 12V TRIG MAIN 2 Press MEMORY ENTER 3 Turn MENU to select the input 4 Turn to select ON to activate 12V trigger or select OFF to deactivate it 5 Press MEMORY ENTER 83 GB uone4edo Jejidury Listening to the sound in another zone 2nd 3rd zone operations You can enjoy images and sounds from a component connected to the receiver in a room 2nd 3rd zone other than the main room For example you can listen to the CD in the main room and watch the DVD in the 2nd zone 1 2nd zone connections 2ND ZONE VIDEO AUDIO OUT jack Main room STR DA7100ES When using an IR repeater not supplied you can also operate both a component in main room and Sony receiver in the 2nd or 3rd zone from the 2nd or 3rd zone Use the RM US106A remote for the operation Switching the output source for the 2ND or 3RD ZONE OUT jacks Switching the Sony receiver s power on or off in the 2nd or 3rd zone Adjusting the volume of the Sony receiver in the 2nd or 3rd zone 2nd zone TV monitor IX AUDIO OUT O
42. the selection The IR SET list appears 3 Move the easy scroll key to select TV KEY then press the key to enter the selection The category list appears 1146 4 Move the easy scroll key to select then press the key to enter the selection The maker list appears D Move the easy scroll key to select the maker of the component Aiwa for example then press the key to enter the selection To cancel programming Move the easy scroll key to select Exit or Cancel during any step then press the key to enter the selection To use a programmed component Press the programmed button to activate the input you want Tip You can freely assign any component to USER1 and USER2 items in the IR SET list 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 in Programming the remote 2 Move the easy scroll key to select USER1 or USER2 then press the key to enter the selection 3 Continue from step 3 in Programming the remote to select the category and maker of the component Notes If you select IR SET for a component that already has a learned button setting the learned codes for that component are cleared However if the cleared learned button is used in a Macro Play setting the setting for that button will be changed to NO SET You can set up one component using i LINK Some buttons may stop working depending on the operating component Performing several commands in sequenc
43. then press the control key You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver to select LEVEL 3 Move the control key to select the parameter you want You can also use MENU on the receiver For details see LEVEL menu parameters 4 While monitoring the sound adjust the selected parameter by moving control key You can also use to adjust the selected parameter 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other parameters LEVEL menu parameters punos punouins BuiAofu3 E TEST TONE Test Tone Initial setting OFF Lets you output the test tone sequentially from each speaker When set to AUTO the test tone is output from each speaker automatically When set to FIX you can select which speaker will output the test tone B FRONT L__R Front speaker balance Initial setting center 0 Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers You can adjust the balance from 8 dB to 8 dB in 0 5 dB steps E CENTER dB Center speaker level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 20 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB steps continued 99565 E SURROUND L dB Surround speaker L level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 20 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB steps E SURROUND R HEE E dB Surround speaker R level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 20 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB steps E SURR BACK
44. to select 2CH 18 MEMORY Press to store a station STEREO mode page ENTER or enter the selection 89 94 when selecting the 5 A F D Press to select A F D settings page 44 65 mode page 89 90 94 19 USER PRESET Press to store the 6 MOVIE Press to select sound adjusted sound field MUSIC fields MOVIE settings etc page 65 MUSIC page 92 93 20 DISPLAY Press to select MASTER Turn to adjust the M boc CE VOLUME volume level of all on ay WINCOW speakers at the same page 73 time page 54 55 56 SURR BACK Press to select the 57 59 DECODING decoding mode for the INPUT Turn to select the input back signals SELECTOR source to play back page 95 page 54 55 56 57 22 INPUT MODE Press to select input 58 59 60 75 mode when the same HDMI Brig dosse tiasubot components are 9 connected to of both d to HDMI digital and analog jacks jack page 39 page 59 MULTI Lights up when multi 23 MULTI CH IN Presstoselectthe audio CHANNEL channel audio is MM UR DECODIN decoded ecoded page 55 D MU CHANNEL INPUT Input lamps The lamp of the input jacks page 58 source chosen lights up page 58 continued 068 peuejs Dunje5 fl Name Function i LINK Press to select input of the component connected to the i LINK jack page 29 58 25 VIDEO 3 INPUT To connect a video camera or TV game page 42 56
45. tone is output from each speaker ol Turn MENU to select a speaker you want to adjust 6 Turn to adjust the parameter Adjust the speaker level and balance so that the level volume of the test tone sounds the same from each speaker Repeat step 5 and 6 to adjust the volume of each speaker 7 Turn MENU to select TEST TONE 8 Turn counter clockwise to select OFF 53 GB peuejs Bum Playback Listening to a Super Audio CD CD HOMILUNK VIDEOT VIDEO VIDEOS DVD TVISAT MDDATSACDICD TUNER PHONO o o 4 1 Turn on the Super Audio CD player CD The operation is described for a player then set the disc in the tray Sony Super Audio CD Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Super Audio CD player or CD Turn the receiver Press INPUT SELECTOR then select SA CD player CD by moving and pressing the easy scroll v key You can select the sound field to You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver to suit the music Refer to page 93 select SA CD CD for details Recommended sound fields An example of the display Classical D LCONCERT HALL Jazz JAZZ CLUB Live concert LIVE CONCERT VOLUME dB STADIUM 70 0 You can listen to the sound that 4 Play back the disc was recorded in the 2 channel format from all speakers multi 5 Adjust to a suitable volume channel 6 Refer to page 90 for det
46. turn on the receiver until a blank space appears on the display If you made a mistake Move the control key amp until the character you want to change flashes then turn on the receiver to select the correct character Tip You can select the character type as follows by rotating Alphabet upper case Alphabet lower case Numbers Symbols 2 Press the control key The entered name is registered Note Models of area code CEL only When you name an RDS station and tune in that station the Program Service PS name appears instead of the name you entered You cannot change the Program Service PS name The name you entered will be overwritten by the Program Service PS name Listening to digital sound from other inputs DIGITAL ASSIGN You can assign digital audio input to other input which can be heard only analog sound VIDEO 1 2 IN etc For example when you connect two DVD players and the first DVD player is connected to the OPTICAL IN jack then The first DVD player Should be connected to the DVD IN jack on this receiver Connect it to the OPTICAL IN jack only when you want to listen to it as digital sound When you select DVD as the input source the sound becomes digital sound via the OPTICAL IN jack automatically The second DVD player Should be connected to the VIDEO 1 IN jack etc on this receiver but the sound is still an analog signal In this case you ca
47. value means a greater degree of quietness or loudness can be reproduced E HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface Technology developed by modifying the display connecting technology DVI Digital Visual Interface for AV equipment This interface can transmit video audio and control signals in digital format E i LINK Another term for IEEE 1394 a data transfer method used between personal computers and peripherals This is a new interface that enables a simple connection with a single cable between a player and an amplifier 5 1ch information is transmitted digitally so that clear sound reproduction is possible B input stream A digital input signal that includes additional information about the format or channel such as Dolby Digital 5 1 or DTS 5 1 data etc interlace A scanning method which completes a picture by displaying half of the lines on a tube surface of a TV or monitor each 1 60 second First all the odd numbered lines are drawn leaving spaces between each line then all the even numbered lines are drawn to fill the spaces B L F E Low Frequency Effects Sound effects of low frequencies which are output from a sub woofer in Dolby Digital or DTS etc By adding a deep bass with a frequency between 20 to 120 Hz audio becomes more powerful B LINC The acronym of Logical Interface Connection E PCM Pulse Code Modulation A method of converting analog audio to digital audio for easy e
48. 0 6 1 7 0 7 1 SUB WOOFER MEN NO YES YES FRONT SP BIB SMALL LARGE LARGE CENTER SP BIB NO SMALL LARGE LARGE SURROUND SP NO SMALL LARGE LARGE SURR BACK SP 2ND ZONE NO SINGLE DUAL DUAL FRONT 1 0m to 7 0m 0 1m step 3 0 meter CENTER 1 0m to 7 0m 0 1m step 3 0 meter Ez SURROUND Bl Bimeter 1 0m to 7 0m 0 1m step 3 0 meter 2 SURR BACK Bi Bllmeter 1 0m to 7 0m 0 1m step 3 0 meter SUB WOOFER Bi lBimeter 1 0m to 7 0m 0 1m step 3 0 meter 5 DISTANCE UNIT meter feet meter page z SP POSI SIDE LOW SIDE HIGH BEHD SIDE 10s 9 LOW BEHD HIGH LOW i SP CROSSOVER gt 40Hz to 200Hz 10Hz step 100Hz CUSTOMIZE MENU EXPAND OFF ON OFF page 67 SB DECODING OFF AUTO ON AUTO We SB DEC MODE BIN DDEX PLIIx MV PLIIx MS PLIIx MV DEC PRIORITY MIB PCM AUTO AUTO DUAL MONO EIN MAIN SUB MAIN SUB MAIN MAIN SUB A V SYNC Mims Oms to 200ms Oms 9 1 CH SP SYSTEM YES NO NO MULTI 135 1 7 1 YES NO YES DC PHASE L BI OFF LOW A STD A HIGH A STD A LOW B STD B HIGH B continued 123 Menu Item Parameter Initial Refer setting page i POWER BI AUTO EVER ON AUTO H A T S OFF ON ON i LINK VIDEO ASSIGN NONE VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO NONE 3 DVD TV SAT HDMI 1 HDMI 2 DIGITAL ASSIGN VIDEO 3 OPT VIDEO3 VIDEO1 VIDEO2 TAPE
49. 10 or the NUM menu page 76 7 Press to operate the tape deck or the CD player etc n prote kea I9 8 MUTING Press to mute the sound page 59 9 MASTER Press to adjust the volume level VOL of all speakers at the same time page 53 59 The tactile dot is attached to these buttons E gt TV VOL TV CH MASTER VOL Use as E 10 MAIN MENU Press repeatedly to select a a mark of operation menu LEVEL SPEAKER SET UP SURR SET UP EQUALIZER TUNER CUSTOMIZE CIS for the receiver 11 ON SCREEN Press to display the menus of the receiver on the TV screen 12 TV VOL Press to operate the TV Name Function peuejs TV CH TV VIDEO WIDE 13 RETURN Press to return to the previous EXIT 2 menu or exit the menu while the menu or on screen guide of the VCR DVD player or satellite tuner is displayed on the TV screen page 113 14 DISPLAY Press to change the display of preset input components 15 Control key After pressing MAIN MENU 110 TOP MENU GUIDE f16 or AV MENU 17 move the control key up down left or right to select the settings When you press TOP MENU GUIDE or AV MENU press this key to enter the selection 16 TOP MENU Press to display the menu or GUIDE on screen guide of the DVD player or satellite tuner on the TV screen Then use the control key to perform menu operations 17 AV MENU Pr
50. 2 320 745 14 3 SONY FM Stereo FM AM 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 DA7100ES Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia http www sony net 2005 Sony Corporation To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture To prevent fire do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers table cloths curtains etc And don t place lighted candles on the apparatus To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Do not install the appliance in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet Don t throw away batteries with x general house waste dispose of A D them correctly as chemical waste 9 For customers in the United States RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN H CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
51. 3 INPUT AC120V 60Hz B Front panel nn Audio video cord not supplied Q S video cord not supplied 42 DIGITAL OPTICAL 4 Connecting the antennas Connect the supplied AM loop antenna and FM wire antenna FM wire antenna supplied AM loop antenna supplied 750 COAXIAL IMPEDANCE USE 4 160 20 EAA SURROUND SPEAKERS 6 CENTER SPEAKER ASSIGNABLE Core Nz WT MONITOR OUT i LINK 200 T The shape of the connector varies depending on the area code of this receiver Notes To prevent noise pickup keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna After connecting the FM wire antenna keep it as horizontal as possible Do not use the rh SIGNAL GND terminal for grounding the receiver peuejs Bum i 439 5 Connecting the AC power cord Connect the supplied AC power cord to the AC IN terminal on the receiver then connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet AC power cord supplied A several space is left between the plug and the rear panel even when the power cord is inserted firmly The cord is supposed be con
52. 5 Notes Matrix decoding conforming to Dolby Digital EX is applied regardless of the surround back decoder mode setup when a sound field for a movie is selected Matrix decoding conforming to Dolby Digital EX is applied if the speaker setting is 6 1 channel and Movie decoding conforming to Pro Logic IIx is applied if the speaker setting is 7 1 channel when you select Dolby PLIIx MS under the following conditions a Dolby Digital Surround EX signal is input the SB DECODING is set to AUTO Input Stream indicator When AUTO FORMAT DIRECT mode is selected while the surround back decoder is activated the current decoding process is displayed after the input stream is displayed a few seconds When the decoder conforms to Dolby Digital EX Input stream After a few Current seconds decoding process DOLBY DIGITAL DOLBY D EX 3 2 1 3 2 1 DOLBY DIGITAL gt DOLBY D EX SURROUND EX 3 2 1 3 2 1 DTS 3 2 1 DTS 3 2 1 DOLBY EX DTS ES Matrix DTS 3 2 1 3 2 1 DOLBY EX DTS ES Discrete DTS 3 2 1 t 3 3 1 DOLBY EX DTS 96 24 DTS 3 2 1 3 2 1 DOLBY EX When the surround back decoder conforms to Dolby Digital EX if you decode a DTS ES Discrete 3 3 1 signal this unit also decodes a DTS ES Discrete 3 2 1 signal When the current decoder conforms to Dolby Pro Logic IIx Input stream After a few Current seconds decoding pr
53. 5 DISPLAY RETURNEXIT MAIN TWVOL 1 start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects DVD etc 2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select EQUALIZER then press the control key You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver to select EQUALIZER 104 3 Move the control key to select EQ PRESET You can also use MENU on the receiver 4 Move the control key to select the equalizer bank you want to adjust EQ PRESET 1 5 You can also use on the receiver D Move the control key to select the parameter You can also use MENU on the receiver For details see EQUALIZER menu parameters below 6 While monitoring the sound adjust the selected parameter by moving control key lt gt You can also use to adjust the selected parameter 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to adjust the other items EQUALIZER menu parameters E EQ PRESET Preset equalizer selection Lets you select the equalizer bank 1 5 When you select OFF the equalizer is cancelled E FRONT BASS dB Front speaker bass level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 10 dB to 10 dB in 1 dB steps E FRONT TREBLE Front speaker treble level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 10 dB to 10 dB in 1 dB steps E CENTER BASS dB Center speaker bass level Initial se
54. CTRL S IN for TV satellite tuner or monitor or CTRL S OUT for VCR etc jack on the receiver to the appropriate CONTROL S jack on the respective component Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV satellite tuner monitor VCR etc for details 6865 If you connect the CTRL S OUT jack on another component to the CTRL S IN jack on this unit Example TV VCR tuner monitor etc Receiver Remote The remote sensor on the CTRL S OUT component receives remote codes the same way as the remote sensor on this unit This is useful if you have placed this unit in a rack etc If you connect the CTRL S IN jack on another component to the CTRL S OUT jack on this unit Example Remote The remote sensor on this unit receives remote codes the same way as the remote sensor on the CTRL S IN component This is useful if you place the other component away from this unit Enjoying Surround Sound Using only the front speakers 2CH STEREO In this mode the receiver outputs the sound from the front L R speakers only There is no sound from the sub woofer Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channel 8 SOUND FIELD RM SETUP INPUT SELECTOR MUTING 1 Press SOUND FIELD The sound field list appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select 2CH STEREO then press the key to enter the
55. Center speaker distance Initial setting 3 0 meter 10 feet Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the center speaker You can adjust this distance from 1 0 meter to 7 0 meters 3 to 23 feet in 0 1 meter 1 foot steps E SURROUND EE meter Surround speaker distance Initial setting 3 0 meter 10 feet Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the surround speakers You can adjust this distance from 1 0 meter to 7 0 meters 3 to 23 feet in 0 1 meter 1 foot steps If both surround speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position set the distance to the closest speaker E SURR BACK EE meter Surround back speaker distance Initial setting 3 0 meter 10 feet Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the surround back speaker You can adjust this distance from 1 0 meter to 7 0 meters 3 to 23 feet in 0 1 meter 1 foot steps If you connect two surround back speakers and both surround back speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position set the distance to the closest speaker E SUB WOOFER meter Sub woofer distance Initial setting 3 0 meter 10 feet Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the sub woofer You can adjust this distance from 1 0 meter to 7 0 meters 3 to 23 feet in 0 1 meter 1 foot steps Tip The distance between the center speaker and the listening position B can
56. D Direct Stream Digital Audio format used for a Super Audio CD DSD converts analog signals to digital and records them directly without adding any processing so that no information is omitted Recording and playback of high fidelity quality sound is achieved E DTS 96 24 A high sound quality digital signal format It records audio at a sampling frequency and bit rate of 96kHz 24bit which is the highest possible for DVD video The number of playback channels varies depending on the software E 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 E DTS Digital Surround Digital audio encoding decoding technology for theaters developed by Digital Theater Systems Inc It compresses audio less than Dolby Digital delivering a higher quality sound reproduction B DTS ES Format for 6 1ch playback with surround back information There are two modes Discrete 6 1 which records all channels independently and Matrix 6 1 which matrixes surround back channel into LS and RS channels It is ideal for playback of motion picture soundtracks E Dynamic Range The reproductive capacity of audio signals The difference between the minimum quietest and the maximum loudest sound that can be reproduced is expressed by a number value of dB A larger number
57. ESET stored in example 2 The INPUT MODE of TAPE is automatically set to ANALOG 2CH FIXED You cannot select AUTO 2CH or OPTICAL FIXED 6655 Changing the menu setting SOUND FIELD nwserue INPUT SELECTOR MUTING TOPMENUGUDE AVMENU MASTER we DISPLAY RETURNEXIT MAIN TVVOL TVVDEO MENU WIDE ONSCREEN Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select CUSTOMIZE then press the control key You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver to select CUSTOMIZE Move the control key to select the menu item you want then press the key You can also use MENU on the receiver See Menu item and parameter on page 67 for details Move the control key to select the setting item you want You can also use on the receiver Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust other menus Menu item and parameter The initial setting is marked with an underscore Menu item Parameter Explanation MENU EXPAND ON The advanced parameters for the SPEAKER SET UP Menu expanding SURR SET UP and LEVEL menus are displayed and can be adjusted For details on each setup menu see pages 97 to 100 and the following pages OFF The advanced parameters are not displayed SB DECODING AUTO You can set up the surround back decoding function Surround back ON see Types of the surround back decoding functions decoding on page 95 OFF SB DEC MODE DDEX You can set up the surround ba
58. IC page 91 ON Lets you enjoy surround sound by spreading the sound field of the front speakers to the left and right of the listening position panorama mode OFF Panorama mode is not activated E SCREEN DEPTH Screen depth This parameter is provided especially for Cinema Studio EX modes page 92 Lets you create the sensation that the sound of the front speakers comes from inside the screen in your listening room just like in theatres e ON Lets you create the sensation that the sound comes from a very large screen with a great amount of screen depth OFF This function is not activated E VIR SPEAKERS Virtual speakers This parameter is provided especially for Cinema Studio EX modes page 92 ON Virtual speakers are created OFF Virtual speakers are not created E A F D 2CH SW Creating low frequency signals This parameter is only available when A F D mode is set to AUTO CREATE Lets you create low frequency signals for output to the sub woofer when A F D AUTO is selected OFF Low frequency signals are not created Adjusting the level and balance of each speaker These settings are applied to all sound fields SOUND FIELD INPUT SELECTOR al RETURNEXIT MAIN TVVOL MENU 1 start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects DVD etc 2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select LEVEL
59. IDEO CONVERT is set to in the CUSTOMIZE menu page 71 only 4801 5761 component video input signals are output Component input video signals of 480p 576p 720p and 10801 are not output correctly The component video input signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack will be output as is when VIDEO CONVERT is set to OFF Notes Connect image display components such as a TV monitor or a projector to the MONITOR OUT jack on the receiver You may not be able to record even if you connect the recording components Turn on the receiver when the video 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 Function for conversion of video signals This receiver is equipped with a function for converting video signals You can output the video signal after connecting this receiver via the MONITOR OUT jack as shown in the illustration Video signals can be output as HDMI video component video and S video signals S video signals can be output as HDMI video component video and video signals Component video signals can be output as HDMI video S video and video signals You can switch the function for converting video signals in VIDEO CONVERT page 71 The initial setting is ON When VIDEO CONVERT is set to OFF the video signals are not converted continued 33 GB N
60. IG EE Audio component Q Video component repeater not supplied Q Sony s Amplifier Receiver Q Speaker 8499 4 RM US106A 2 SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS 2ND ZONE jacks Main room 2nd zone o STR DA7100ES p coo TD Poses H monitor o SURROUND BACK e e ERES SPEAKERS ooo t YN RA ER VIDEO OUT OUT OO OE 7 7 t 9 0 p RM US106A Audio component Q Video component repeater not supplied Q Speaker 2 3rd zone connections Main room STR DA7100ES 3rd zone AUDIO OUT p amp Audio component Q Video component IR repeater not supplied Q Sony s Amplifier Receiver Q Speaker RM US106A continued 8565 uone4edo jejidury The following operations are described for connecting an IR repeater and operating the receiver in 2nd zone or 3rd zone When an IR repeater is not connected use this receiver in the main room 1 onthe remote press 2ND ZONE or 3RD ZONE The remote switches to the 2nd zone or 3rd zone mode 2 Turn on the main
61. IN MENU repeatedly to select the main menu you want The following items are displayed on the TV screen LEVEL SURR SET UP EQUALIZER TUNER SPEAKER SET UP CUSTOMIZE CIS STREAM INFO 4 Press the control key to enter the main menu you want You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver D Move the control key to select the menu item You can also use MENU on the receiver 6 Move the control key to select the parameter You can also use on the receiver 7 Press ON SCREEN The menu setting display disappears SPEAKER SET UP parameters The initial settings are underlined SP EASY SET UP Speaker easy setup YES You can set up your speakers automatically by selecting a pre defined speaker pattern For more information see the supplied Quick Setup Guide NO Select to adjust the settings of each speaker manually E SPEAKER PATTERN Speaker setup pattern When SP EASY SET UP is set to YES select the speaker setup pattern by moving and pressing the control key You can also use and MEMORY ENTER on the receiver Check your speaker pattern using the supplied Quick Setup Guide E SUB WOOFER Sub woofer YES If you have connected a sub woofer select YES NO If you have not connected a sub woofer select NO This activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the L F E signals from other speakers Tip In order to take full ad
62. Instruction Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet oo 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Useonly with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is a used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Referall servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required wh
63. LIST then press the key to enter the selection The INPUT LIST list appears A in front of the input name means that the input is displayed in the input list 3 Move the easy scroll key to select an input that will not be displayed in the input list then press the key to enter the selection disappears for the selected input To display the input in the input list In step 3 press the key repeatedly until appears again Using the auto power function With the auto power function turned on Sony and TV components automatically turn on and the TV switches to the selected input mode This function works for Sony components only LLLI SOUND FIELD RM SET UP INPUT SELECTOR 1 Press RM SET UP The set up list appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select AUTO POWER then press the key to enter the selection The AUTO POWER list appears 3 Move the easy scroll key to select On or Off then press the key to enter the selection When you select On the TV INPUT list appears 4 Move the easy scroll key to select the video input of the TV then press the key to enter the selection When you want to select component video input select 1 or 2 Notes Switching to VIDEO1 6 input may not be automatic on all Sony TVs This is because some TVs cannot receive remote control codes immediately after being turned on f you select Off in
64. Notes Do not press any button on the receiver or supplied remote during autobetical operation except wo f you move to another area repeat this procedure to store stations in your new area For details on tuning the stored stations see Tuning to preset stations on page 79 f you move the antenna after storing stations with this procedure the stored settings may no longer be valid If this happens repeat this procedure to store the stations again 1898 Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 30 FM or AM stations Then you can easily tune in the stations you often listen to Presetting radio stations RY Us ER SURA BACK m ENTER PRESET DISPLAY MODE S2VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R 1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR to select tuner 2 Press FM AM to select FM or AM 3 Tune in the station that you want to preset using Automatic Tuning page 76 or Direct Tuning page 76 Switch the FM reception mode if necessary page 76 4 Press MEMORY ENTER MEMORY appears on the display for a few seconds Perform steps 5 and 6 before the display goes out D Press PRESET TUNING or PRESET TUNING to select a preset number If you want to switch the memory page press SHIFT on the remote If MEMORY goes out before you select the preset number start again from step 4 6 Press MEMORY ENTER again The station is stored a
65. OL A1 compatibility The CONTROL A1 control system has been updated to the CONTROL 1 system which is now the standard system for the Sony 300 disc CD changer and other recent Sony components Components with CONTROL A jacks are compatible with components with CONTROL and can be connected to each other Basically the majority of the functions available with the CONTROL A1 control system will be available with the CONTROL 1 control system However when making connections between components with CONTROL A1 jacks and components with CONTROL 1 jacks the number of functions that can be controlled may be limited depending on the component For detailed information refer to the operating instructions supplied with the component s If you have a Sony CD changer with a COMMAND MODE selector If your CD changer s COMMAND MODE selector can be set to CD 1 CD 2 or CD 3 be sure to set the command mode to CD 1 and connect the changer to the CD jacks on the amplifier receiver If however you have a Sony CD changer with VIDEO OUT jacks set the command mode to CD 2 and connect the changer to the VIDEO 2 jacks on the amplifier receiver Connections You can connect up to 10 CONTROL compatible components in any order However you can connect only one of each type of component i e 1 CD player 1 MD deck 1 tape deck and 1 receiver You may be able to connect more than one CD player or MD deck depen
66. R on the receiver 4 Move the control key to select an input You can also use MENU on the receiver D Move the control key to select the input you want to 649 assign as an HDMI video input selected in step 4 You can also use on the receiver The input you can assign varies for each component video input For details see Assignable inputs for an HDMI video input Assignable inputs for an HDMI video input The initial setting is marked with an underscore HDMI video Assignable inputs input HDMI 1 NONE VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD TV SAT TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD HDMI 2 NONE VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD TV SAT TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD Storing the adjusted settings USER PRESET You can store the adjusted sound field settings etc as up to 3 USER PRESET settings and then you can apply them easily SOUND FIELD RM SET UP INPUT SELECTOR a DISPLAY RETURNEXIT MAIN TVVOL TVVDEO MENU WIDE ONSCREEN Setting the USER PRESET 1 Adjust the menu you want to store for example sound field etc Settings that can be stored in USER PRESET Input selected by the INPUT SELECTOR page 58 INPUT MODE setting page 59 Sound field selected page 92 NIGHT MODE setting page 94 EFFECT LEVEL setting page 98 C WIDTH setting page 98 DIMENSION setting page 98 PANORAMA MODE setting page 98 SCREEN DEP
67. RD ZONE OUT jacks No signals are output from components connected to only the digital input jacks When SOURCE is selected the signals input to the MULTI CH IN jacks are not output from the 2ND ZONE OUT or 3RD ZONE OUT jacks even when MULTI CH IN is selected The analog audio signals of the current function are output To operate with RM AAE003 1 Press RM SET UP The set up list appears 2 Select COMMAND MODE by moving and pressing the easy scroll key 3 Select 2ND ZONE or 3RD ZONE by moving and pressing the easy scroll key Operating Sony components The CONTROL 1 Control System The CONTROL A1II Control System was designed to simplify the operation of audio systems composed of separate Sony components CONTROL 1 connections provide a path for the transmission of control signals which enable automatic operation and control features usually associated with integrated systems Currently CONTROL 1 connections between a Sony CD player amplifier receiver MD deck and cassette deck provide automatic function selection Note Do not operate a 2 way remote control unit when the CONTROL 1 jacks are connected via a PC interface kit to a personal computer running MD Editor or a similar application Also do not operate the connected component in a manner contrary to the functions of the application as this may cause the application to operate incorrectly CONTROL A1II and CONTR
68. SET UP menu to set the size and distance of the speakers connected to this system SYSTEM STANDBY SOUND FIELD RM SETUP INPUT SELECTOR TVVOL TVCH TVMDEO Q WIDE ONSCREEN 1 Press 0 to turn on the receiver 2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select SPEAKER SET UP then press the control key You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver 3 Move the control key to select the menu item You can also use MENU on the receiver For more information see SPEAKER SET UP parameters page 48 Note Certain setup parameters may be dimmed in the display This means that the selected parameter is either unavailable or fixed and unchangeable due to sound field pages 89 94 or other settings Move the control key to select the parameter You can also use on the receiver Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set all of the items that follow 47 peuejs n Setting up in using menus displayed on the TV screen Press ON SCREEN then display a menu on the TV screen connected to this receiver You can set up menus easily avid v SYSTEM STANDBY SOUND FIELD mwserue INPUT SELECTOR DISPLAY RETURNEXIT MAIN TVVOL TVVIDEO MENU ON SCREEN u Turn on the receiver and the TV 2 Press ON SCREEN Switch the input of the TV so that a setting menu is displayed on the TV screen connected to this receiver 489 3 Press MA
69. TAPE TV tuner Tape deck B MD DAT SA CD CD Super Audio CD CD player MD deck TUNER SOURCE Built in tuner The current input selected for the main receiver The setting cannot be changed 4 SHIFT When the tuner is selected press repeatedly to select a memory page for presetting radio stations or tuning to preset stations MUTING Press to mute the sound MASTER VOL Press to adjust the volume level for 2ND ZONE or 3RD ZONE output 1 uo Press to turn a receiver in the 2nd or 3rd zone on or off RM SET UP indicator Lights up when data is being sent N Command mode buttons Press to select the command mode of the remote 1855 RM SET UP Press to change the category of the buttons Operating the components connected to the main receiver from the 2nd or 3rd zone Name Function Operation The following table describes buttons the function of the buttons Button s Function gt gt Starts play Starts play on the front side of the cassette Starts play on the reverse side of the cassette Pauses play recording and starts recording when the component is in recording standby Stops play 149 591 Skips tracks 10 CH Press repeatedly to select a PRESET preset station or channel When D SKIP using a multi disc
70. TH setting page 98 e VIR SPEAKERS setting page 99 Tuner settings band frequency stereo mono setting preset number Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select CUSTOMIZE then press the control key You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver to select CUSTOMIZE Move the control key 4 to select USER PRESET MEM You can also use MENU on the receiver EE Move the control key to select the number in which you want to store the settings You can also use on the receiver Press the control key uone4edo amp To store other settings repeat steps 1 to 5 To use the USER PRESET 2 ANG TUNING 0 9 MENU VIDEO 3 INPUT SAVIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R DIGITALOPTIC 1 2 Press USER PRESET repeatedly to select the USER PRESET you want Press MEMORY ENTER continued 6565 Note When the DIGITAL ASSIGN setting is changed after you store a USER PRESET and if the stored INPUT MODE setting cannot be used a selectable setting is applied automatically page 61 Example 1 2 3 4 Use the DIGITAL ASSIGN function to assign DVD to Set the INPUT MODE of TAPE to AUTO 2CH or OPTICAL FIXED then store this in the USER PRESET Use the DIGITAL ASSIGN function to assign DVD OPT to DVD Select the USER PR
71. TI CHANNEL INPUT is invalid page 28 Tip The LARGE and SMALL settings for each speaker determine whether or not the internal sound processor will cut the bass signal from that channel When the bass is cut from a channel the bass redirection circuitry sends the corresponding bass frequencies to the sub woofer or other LARGE speakers However it is best not to cut them if possible Therefore even when using small speakers you can set them to LARGE if you want to output the bass frequencies from that speaker On the other hand if you are using a large speaker but prefer not to have bass frequencies output from that speaker set it to SMALL If the overall sound level is lower than you prefer set all speakers to LARGE If there is not enough bass you can use the equalizer to boost the bass levels For details on how to adjust the equalizer see page 104 E FRONT meter Front speaker distance Initial setting 3 0 meter 10 feet Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the front speakers You can adjust this distance from 1 0 meter to 7 0 meters 3 to 23 feet in 0 1 meter 1 foot steps If both front speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position set the distance to the closest speaker 5065 With only one surround back speaker With two surround back speakers The angle should be the same E CENTER meter
72. TRIG MAIN OFF CTRL ZONE INPUT OFF 12V TRIG 2ND OFF CTRL ZONE MAIN OFF 12V TRIG 3RD OFF CTRL ZONE MAIN OFF STREAM INFO STREAM page 73 This item is displayed only when MENU EXPAND is set to ON in the CUSTOMIZE menu 12555 uoneunoju Glossary E A F D Auto Format Direct A function that automatically detects the input audio signal format for optimal processing Recorded or encoded sound is faithfully reproduced without added sound effects such as reverb etc E A V SYNC When the video lags behind the audio signal this function can be used to delay the audio for synchronizing the audio and video E Component video A format for transmitting video signal information consisting of three separate signals luminance Y chrominance Pb and chrominance Pr High quality pictures such as DVD video or HDTV pictures are transmitted more faithfully The three jacks are color coded green blue and red E Composite video A standard format for transmitting video signal information The luminance signal Y and chrominance signal C are combined and transmitted together E Crossover frequency The frequency at which two speaker s frequencies intersect Bi Dolby Digital Digital audio encoding decoding technology developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc It consists of front L R center surround L R and sub woofer channels It is a designated audio standard for DVD video and a
73. U on the receiver Move the control key 4 to select NAME IN You can also use MENU on the receiver Press the control key You can also use MEMORY ENTER on the receiver The cursor flashes and you can select a character Follow the procedure given in create an index name page 61 Using the Radio Data System RDS Models of area code CEL only This receiver also allows you to use RDS Radio Data System which enables radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal You can display RDS information Receiving RDS broadcasts Simply select a station on the FM band using direct tuning page 76 automatic tuning page 76 or preset tuning page 78 When you tune in a station that provides RDS services the RDS indicator lights up and the program service name appears on the display Note RDS may not work properly if the station you tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak Displaying RDS information While receiving an RDS station press DISPLAY Each time you press the button RDS information on the display changes cyclically as follows Top level One of the followings items as well as band and preset number are displayed PS Program Service name Present station Frequency Lower level PTY Program Type indication RT Radio Text indication CT Time indication in 24 ho
74. UDIO Player 2 AUDIO continued 299 peuejs Notes Connect the cable so that the connection does not form a loop between components m3 5200 Player AUDIO Player 2 AUDIO Player 1 AUDIO Even if you try to play back during i LINK connection processing sound does not come out After a component name is displayed sound comes out When you using the 2 or connection the sound may not output when you operate two or more players In this case stop the player which is not selected then select the player you want to play again by pressing the i LINK button See BUSFULL in Error message on page 135 Only component which outputs an audio signal using an i LINK jack can be connected Components using a video signal PC component and other AV amplifier cannot be connected to this receiver An audio signal of IEEE1394 components without the i LINK mark cannot be used 308 e Use i LINK cable of less than 1 5 meter 5 feet in length We do not guarantee playability when you connect a DVD player Super Audio CD CD player etc from another company with i LINK audio output jack e If a metal object should fall into the i LINK jack short circuiting may occur and damage the components Be sure to insert the plug firmly to prevent malfunction For details about compatible sig
75. URR BACK 170 W 170 W Depending on the sound field settings and the source there may be no sound output P Measured under the following conditions Area code Power requirements UC 120 V AC 60 Hz TW 110 V AC 60 Hz CEL 230 V AC 50 60 Hz KR 230 V AC 60 Hz CN 230 V AC 50 Hz Frequency response PHONO RIAA equalization curve 0 5 dB Power Amp Block 10 Hz 50 kHz 3 dB 8 ohms Inputs Analog PHONO Sensitivity 2 5mV Impedance 50kohms S N 86dB A 20 kHz LPF MULTI CHANNEL Sensitivity 150mV INPUTI 2 SA CD CD TAPE MD DAT DVD TV SAT VIDEO1 2 3 Impedance 50kohms S N 96dB A 20 kHz LPF 136 Inputs Digital SA CD CD DVD Impedance 75ohms Coaxial S N 96dB A 20 kHz LPF SA CD CD DVD S N 96 dB TV SAT MD DAT VIDEO 3 Optical A 20 kHz LPF Outputs TAPE MD DAT REC OUT VIDEO1 2 AUDIO OUT FRONT L R CENTER SURROUND L R SURROUND BACK L R SUB WOOFER Voltage 150mV Impedance Ikohms Voltage 2V Impedance Ikohms EQUALIZER Gain levels 10 dB 1 dB step FM tuner section Tuning range 87 5 108 0 MHz Antenna FM wire antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohms unbalanced Sensitivity Mono 18 3 dBf 2 2 uV 75 ohms Stereo 38 3 dBf 22 5 uV 75 ohms Usable sensitivity 11 2 dBf 1 uV 75 ohms S N Mono 76 dB Stereo 70 dB Harmonic distortion at 1 KHz Mono 0 396 Stereo 0 596
76. VIDEO 2 once VTR 3 VIDEO 3 once VTR 4 VIDEO 1 twice VTR 5 VIDEO 2 twice VTR 6 VIDEO 3 twice DVD player DVD once LD player DVD twice TV TV SAT once Corresponding Press categories SAT TV SAT twice Tape deck A TAPE once Tape deck B TAPE twice MD deck once DAT deck MD DAT twice CD player 1 SA CD CD once CD player 2 SA CD CD twice CD player 3 SA CD CD three times VIDEO CD player VIDEO 1 then SA CD CD To clear all remote button assignments Hold down RM SET UP then press 1 0 The remote is reset to its factory settings 1219 y n Additional Information Menu list LEvEL SURR SET UP EQUALIZER TUNER SPEAKER SET UP CUSTOMIZE CIS STREAM INFO Various configuration are possible using the menu list The menu list is displayed by pressing MENU Menu Item Parameter Initial Refer setting page LEVEL TEST TONE OFF AUTO FIX OFF page 52 PHASE NOISE OFF L C C R R SL R SR SR SL OFF SL L SR L PHASE AUDIO OFF L C C R R SL R SR SR SL OFF SL L SR L FRONT L R 8 0dB 0 5dB step OdB CENTER dB 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step OdB SURROUND L WEE E dB 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step OdB SURROUND R dB 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step OdB SURR BACK WEE E HB 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step OdB
77. VIDEO3 DVD COAX DVD VIDEOI VIDEO2 TAPE DVD DVD OPT DVD VIDEOI VIDEO2 TAPE DVD TV SAT COAX TV SAT VIDEO1 VIDEO2 TAPE TV SAT TV SAT OPT TV SAT VIDEO1 VIDEO2 TV SAT MD DAT OPT MD DAT VIDEO1 VIDEO2 MD DAT SA CD COAX SA CD VIDEO1 VIDEO2 TAPE SA CD SA CD OPT SA CD VIDEO1 VIDEO2 TAPE SA CD COMPONENT V ASSIGN DVD NONE VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 DVD DVD TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD TV SAT NONE VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 TV SAT TV SAT TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN HDMI 1 NONE VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 NONE DVD TV SAT TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD HDMI 2 NONE VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 NONE DVD TV SAT TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD HDMI AUDIO AMP TV AMP AMP HDMI POWER AUTO EVER ON AUTO VIDEO CONVERT ON OFF ON PROGRESSIVE OUT ON OFF OFF VIDEO BRIGHTNESS MIM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VIDEO COLOR WE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VIDEO HUE MB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 COLOR SYSTEM BIB NTSC PAL PAL Models of area code CEL only OSD H POSITION 0 to 64 0 1 step OSD V POSITION BIB 32 0 1 step DIMMER 096 60 10096 096 USER PRESET MEM Bl 1 2 3 1246 Menu Item Parameter Initial Refer setting page NAME IN CIS 2ND ZONE SOURCE VIDEOI VIDEO2 SOURCE page 82 VIDEO3 DVD TV SAT TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD TUNER 3RD ZONE SOURCE VIDEO1 VIDEO2 SOURCE VIDEO3 DVD TV SAT TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD TUNER INSTALLER MODE OFF ON OFF 12V
78. a station and the entered numbers flash Make sure you have entered the right frequency If not repeat step 4 If the entered numbers still flash the frequency is not used in your area Storing FM stations automatically AUTOBETICAL Models of area code CEL only This function lets you store up to 30 FM and FM RDS stations in alphabetical order without redundancy Additionally it only stores the stations with the clearest signals If you want to store FM or AM stations one by one see Presetting radio stations 1 2 PRESET TUNING oo 9 1 Press I to turn off the receiver continued 778 uone4edo amp 2 Hold down MEMORY ENTER and press 1 01 to turn the receiver back on Autobetical select appears on the display and the receiver scans and stores all the FM and FM RDS stations in the broadcast area For RDS stations the tuner first checks for stations broadcasting the same program then stores only the ones with the clearest signal The selected RDS stations are sorted alphabetically by their Program Service name then assigned a 2 character preset code For more details on RDS see page 80 Regular FM stations are assigned 2 character preset codes and stored after the RDS stations When this process is finished Autobetical finished appears on the display momentarily and the receiver returns to normal operation
79. age 96 CINEMA Lights up when DTS Neo 6 Cinema decoding is activated page 91 25 MUSIC Lights up when Pro Logic II Pro Logic IIx Music or DTS Neo 6 Music decoding is activated page 91 26 NEO 6 Lights up when DTS Neo 6 Cinema Music decoding is activated page 91 27 MOVIE Lights up when Pro Logic or Pro Logic IIx Movie decoding is activated page 91 28 GAME Lights up when Pro Logic II or Pro Logic IIx Game decoding is activated page 91 DOPRO Lights up when the receiver LOGIC applies Pro Logic IIx processing to 2 channel signals in order to output the center and surround channel signals This indicator also lights when the Pro Logic II or Pro Logic IIx Movie Music decoder is activated page 91 However this indicator does not light if both the center and surround speakers are set to NO page 49 being played back contains an L F E Low Frequency Effect channel When the sound of the L F E channel signal is actually being reproduced the bars underneath the letters lights up to indicate the level Since the L F E signal is not recorded in all parts of the input signal the bar indication will fluctuate and may turn off during playback 1368 peuejs Dunje5 Rear panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 E x im 2 Fi
80. ails Eject the disc and turn off the receiver and CD player 5468 Watching a DVD VIDEO VIDEO VIDEOS DVD TVISAT MDIDATSA CDICD TUNER PHONO Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV and DVD player Select the sound format of the disc to be played if necessary You can select the sound field to suit the music Refer to page 93 for details Recommended sound fields Movie CINEMA STUDIO EX Live image LIVE CONCERT Sport SPORTS 1 Check the following if you cannot listen to in 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 con OC ol xoeg Aeld MULTI CHANNEL DECODING lamp Turn on the TV and DVD player Turn on the receiver Press INPUT SELECTOR move the easy scroll key to select DVD from the list then press the key to enter the selection You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this receiver to select DVD An example of the display B F D IINPUT AUTO er VOLUME dB 70 0 Switch the input of the TV so that an image of the DVD is displayed Set up the DVD player Refer to Quick Setup Guide sup
81. analog limiters the levels are predetermined and provide a very natural compression Resetting sound fields to the initial settings HERMES 1 Press to turn off the power 2 while holding down MUSIC press I 5 S F Initialize appears on the display and all sound fields are reset to their initial setting 10158 punos punouins BuiAofu3 E DISTANCE UNIT Distance unit Lets you select the unit of measure for setting Advanced Speakers Set Up distances feet default for models of area code UC Adva nce d S etti n 0 S The distance is displayed in feet meters default for models of other area Use the CUSTOMIZE menu and set MENU codes EXPAND to ON to enable advanced The distance is displayed in meters adjustments SOUND FIELD setup INPUT SELECTOR c Le OOH WE MENUJGUIDE AVMENU MASTER VoL 1 2 E 3 DISPLAY RETURNIEXIT MAIN TWVOL TVCH WIDE ONSCREEN 1 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select SPEAKER SET UP then press the control key You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver to select SPEAKER SET 2 Move the control key to select the menu item you want You can also use MENU on the receiver For details see SPEAKER SET UP parameters on page 48 3 Move the control key to select the parameter you want You can also use on the receiver 4 Rep
82. and the maker of the component RM AAE003 only The MULTI CHANNNEL DECODING lamp does not light up in blue Check that the playback component is connected on a digital jack and the input is selected properly on this receiver Check whether the digital audio output of selected input is not assigned to another component input using DIGITAL ASSIGN function page 61 Check whether the input source of 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 13465 Models of area code CEL only Error messages If there is a malfunction the display shows a code of two numbers and a message You can check the condition of the system by the message Refer to the following table to solve the problem If any problem persists consult your nearest Sony dealer DECODE ERROR CHECK CODE 01 Appears when a signal the receiver cannot decode ex DTS CD is input when DEC PRIORITY on the CUSTOMIZE menu is set to PCM Set it to AUTO page 67 PROTECTOR CHECK CODE 11 Irregular current is output from the speakers Turn off the receiver check the central
83. ank spaces have been entered or it is the same as the input name Displaying the input stream information You can check the input stream information a format channel etc of digital input signals The input stream information also appears for 4 seconds when the receiver detects any changes in the digital input signal SOUND FIELD RM SETUP INPUT SELECTOR 1 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select STREAM INFO You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver 2 Press the control key You can also use MENU on the receiver The input stream information appears 3 Move the control key for more information You can also use on the receiver 73 GB uone4edo H Using the Sleep Timer You can set the receiver to turn off automatically at a specified time by using the remote SOUND FIELD mMsEruP INPUT SELECTOR 1 Press the lt button repeatedly to display the RECEIVER menu 2 Move the easy scroll key to select SLEEP then press the key repeatedly Each time you press the easy scroll key the display changes cyclically as follows 2 00 00 1 30 00 1 00 00 0 30 00 gt OFF 4 When Sleep Timer is being used SLEEP lights up on the display Tip To check the remaining time before the receiver turns off select SLEEP from the RECEIVER menu The remaining time appears on the display 746 Recording with other components Recording on an audio ta
84. audio the sound is played as 2 channel f you set up the sound field during DTS 96 24 signal reception it will play back only at 48kHz Tip Only Dolby prologic IIx decoding is effective when a multi channel signal is input At this time the setup of SB DECODING SB DEC MODE in CUSTOMIZE menu becomes invalid When you select decoding modes other than Dolby prologic IIx multi channel sound being encoded is output 92 GB Selecting a sound field You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver s preprogrammed sound fields They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home Selecting a sound field for movies MOVIE Press MOVIE repeatedly to select the sound field you want The sound field list appears Types of sound field available E CINEMA STUDIO EX A Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Cary Grant Theater cinema production studio This is a standard mode great for watching almost any type of movie E CINEMA STUDIO EX B Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Kim Novak Theater cinema production studio This mode is ideal for watching science fiction or action movies with lots of sound effects CINEMA STUDIO EX C Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage This m
85. channels Discrete 6 1 channel signals are DVD specific signals not used in movie theaters When two surround back speakers are connected the output channel will be 7 1 channel continued 0565 punos punouins BuiAofu3 Notes This function does not work in the following cases MULTI CH IN is selected The DSD signal is received via i LINK The sound mode for music is selected A DTS 96 24 signal is received and decoding is done for 96kHz 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 DECODING MODE SB DEC MODE is cancelled when Dolby Pro Logic is selected in AUTO FORMAT DIRECT mode Selecting the Surround Back Decoding Mode SB DEC MODE You can select surround back decoding mode only when SB DECODING is set to ON or AUTO and the input stream contains the Dolby Digital Surround EX flag SB DEC Speaker Surround back MODE setting decoding DDEX 7 1ch Matrix decoder conforms to Dolby Digital EX 6 1 ch Matrix decoder conforms to Dolby Digital EX PLIIx 7 1 ch Movie decoder conforms MV to Dolby Pro Logic IIx 6 1 ch Matrix decoder conforms to Dolby Digital EX PLIIx MS 7 1 ch Music decoder conforms to Dolby Pro Logic IIx 6 1 ch Music decoder conforms to Dolby Pro Logic IIx 066
86. ck decoding mode see Surround back decoding mode PLIIx MS page 96 for details of the mode type Note A setup of SB DECODING SB DEC MODE becomes invalid when Dolby Pro Logic IIx is selected in the A F D mode The optimal decoding mode is set up automatically DEC PRIORITY Digital audio input Lets you specify the input mode for the digital signal input to the DIGITAL IN and HDMI IN jacks decoding priority AUTO Automatically switches the input mode between DTS Dolby Digital or PCM PCM PCM signals are given priority to prevent interruption when playback starts When set to AUTO and the sound from the digital audio jacks for a CD etc is interrupted when playback starts set to PCM However when other signals are input there may be no sound depending on the format In this case set to AUTO DUAL MONO Digital broadcast language selection Lets you select the language you want to listen to during a digital broadcast This feature only functions for Dolby Digital sources MAIN SUB Sound of the main language will be output through the front left speaker and simultaneously sound of the sub language will be output through the front right speaker MAIN Sound of the main language will be output SUB Sound of the sub language will be output MAIN SUB Mixed sound of both the main and sub languages will be output
87. curate and is not affected by noise interference at signal paths which is often the case with analog processing In addition S Master processing is both simple and high speed thus providing high fidelity sound even with vast information signals like Super Audio CDs 2 Low heat emission Another advantage to S Master technology is its low heat emission The S Master process does not generate the same level of heat as analog amplification does This means that not only is the S Master more efficient the sound quality is not affected because there is no heat to distort the final formation of the sound waves 12955 uoneunoju 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 unit check that the operating voltage is identical with your local power supply The operating voltage is indicated on the nameplate on the back of the receiver The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off If you are not going to use the receiver for a long time be sure to disconnect the receiver from the wall outlet To disconnect the AC power cord grasp the plug itself never pull the cord Models of area code UC only One blade of the plug is wide
88. d data the ideal sound field intended by filmmakers can be experienced at home E Digital Concert Hall Digital Concert Hall delivers richer sound for 2ch stereo sources such as CDs etc With the use of 5 1ch or 7 1ch speakers and virtual speaker technology stereoscopic reverberation and reflected sound are reproduced and music software can be enjoyed with richer sound and presence The sound field in a concert hall is recreated by a geometrical analysis of the concert hall and precise modeling of reflected and reverberant sounds based on actual measured data Tonal qualities such as sound strength and frequency response are taken into account and calculated on the DSP Digital Signal Processor to bring reverberation in Sound is enjoyed with natural and comfortable resonance as if listening to music in a concert hall E Pulse Height Volume Pulse Height Volume one feature of the S Master PRO technology adjusts the sound volume by controlling the pulse height This method loses no information and reproduces higher quality sound than adjusting the sound volume by digital processing E S Master This receiver is equipped with an S Master full digital amplifier a unique digital amplifier developed by Sony with the following features 1 Full digital processing The signals are processed fully in digital and never go through the analog domain at any time As a result the signal process is always clean and ac
89. d intended by the filmmakers SVIDEO VIDEO AUDIO DIGITAL OPTICI Press SURR BACK DECODING repeatedly to select the surround back decoding mode The SB DEC lamp lights up when the surround back signal is being decoded Tip You can select the surround back decoding mode using SB DECODING on the CUSTOMIZE menu page 67 Types of the surround back decoding functions B AUTO When the input stream contains the 6 1 channel decode flag the appropriate decoding is performed on the surround back signal Input stream Output Surround back channel decoding Dolby Digital 5 19 35 Dolby Digital 6 19 Decoding for the Surround EXP decoding mode set up by SB DEC MODE page 96 DTS 5 1 5 9 DTS ES 6 19 DTS Matrix decoding Matrix 6 19 DTS ES 6 19 DTS Discrete Discrete 6 19 decoding The SB DEC MODE setting is applied to 5 1 channel and 6 1 channel decoding in the input stream page 96 B OFF Surround back decoding is not performed A 6 1 channel decode flag is information recorded in software like DVDs DA Dolby Digital DVD that includes a Surround EX flag The Dolby Corporation web page can help you distinguish Surround EX films Software encoded with a flag to denote it has both DTS ES Matrix and 5 1 channel signals T Software encoded with both 5 1 channel signals and an extension stream designed for returning those signals to 6 1 discrete
90. dB Surround back speaker level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 20 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB steps E SURR BACK L HEE E dB Surround back L level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 20 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB steps E SURR BACK R HEE E dB Surround back level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 20 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB steps E SUB WOOFER dB Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 20 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB steps E MULTI CH SW EEE dB Multi channel sub woofer level Initial setting 0 dB Lets you increase the level of the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT sub woofer channel by 10 dB This adjustment may be necessary when connecting a DVD player to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks The sub woofer level from DVD players is 10 dB lower than that of Super Audio CD players Only when the surround back speakers are set to SINGLE on the SPEAKER SET UP menu page 49 100 Only when the surround back speakers are set to DUAL on the SPEAKER SET UP menu page 49 Note When one of the following sound fields is selected no sound is output from the sub woofer if all the speakers are set to LARGE on the SPEAKER SET UP menu However the sound will be output from the sub woofer if the digital input signal contains L FE signals or if the front or surround speakers are set to SMALL D CONCERT HALL A
91. ding on the model Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the respective component for details Example Amplifier MD Other Receiver player deck components Tape deck In the CONTROL 1 control system the control signals flow both ways so there is no distinction between IN and OUT jacks If a component has more than one CONTROL 1 jack you can use either one or connect different components to each jack Some CONTROL A1 compatible components are supplied with a connecting cord as an accessory In this case use the connecting cord for your connection When using a commercially available cord use a monaural 2P mini plug cord less than 2 meters long with no resistance continued 87 GB uone4edo amp H Basic Functions The input selector on the receiver automatically switches to the correct input when you press the play button on one of the connected components Auto input selection The CONTROL 1 functions will operate as long as the component you want to operate is turned on even if all of the other connected components are not turned on Note When recording do not play any components other than the recording source It will cause the automatic input selection to operate Using the CONTROL S Control System If you have a CONTROL S compatible Sony TV satellite tuner monitor DVD player or VCR usea CONTROL S connecting cord not supplied to connect the
92. e automatically Macro Play The Macro Play function lets you link several IR codes in a sequential order as a single command For example after putting on a light of the room and turning on an air conditioner then the receiver plays a number of CDs in a series The remote provides 2 macro lists MACROI and MACRO You can specify up to 16 IR codes for each macro list Program the sequence of the operation LII SOUND FIELD wserue INPUT SELECTOR 1 Press RM SET UP The set up list appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select IR SET then press the key to enter the selection The IR SET list appears 3 Move the easy scroll key to select MACRO1 or MACRO2 then press the key to enter the selection The program number list appears Move the easy scroll key to select the macro step number 1 NO SET for example then press the key to enter the selection The category list appears Move the easy scroll key to select the component category VCR for example then press the key to enter the selection The maker list appears Move the easy scroll key to select the maker then press the key to enter the selection The function list appears Move the easy scroll key to select the IR code for the operation you want to perform then press the key to enter the selection The program number list reappears Repeat steps 4 through 7 to program up to 16 IR codes When y
93. e components that the remote is programmed to operate on or off page 113 If you press l switch 1 at the same time it will turn off the main component and other Sony audio video components SYSTEM STANDBY Note The function of the AV 0 switch changes automatically each time you press INPUT SELECTOR 4 Depending on the component the above operation may not be possible or may operate differently than described 3 Display window The current status of the selected component or a list of selectable items appears here Note Characters other than letters of the alphabet or numbers may be displayed incorrectly on the remote even if they appear correctly on the display window on the receiver Press to turn the receiver on or off page 47 121 If 2ND ZONE or 3rd ZONE is selected only the main receiver is turned on or off with this button To turn off all components including an amplifier in the 2nd zone or 3rd zone press VO and AV IK 2b at the same time SYSTEM STANDBY 1688 4 INPUT Press to display the input play SELECTOR component list page 58 5 RM SETUP Press to display the set up list play p 6 lt gt Press to change the information displayed on the display Press the button repeatedly to display the RECEIVER menu press the gt button repeatedly to display the SUB menu page 1
94. e PAUSE button due to limitations of the H A T S system The time lag depends on the sound source This feature may be ineffective depending on the component and the sound source even if you set to ON i LINK VIDEO You can assign video input to an i LINK input i LINK is selected as ASSIGN input and the i LINK component to set up needs to be recognized when i LINK video input you do this operation page 58 assignment Move the control key 4 to select an i LINK component Move the control key to select a number you want to memory 1 5 then press the key Move the control key to select the video input which is to be assigned to the i LINK input then press the key to enter NONE Video output signal has not sended from this receiver when the i LINK input is selected VIDEO 1 An image of the selected input is on the monitor when VIDEO 2 the i LINK input is selected VIDEO 3 DVD TV SAT HDMI 1 HDMI 2 DIGITAL ASSIGN Lets you assign the digital audio input to other input Digital audio input source For details see Listening to digital sound assignment from other inputs DIGITAL ASSIGN on page 61 continued 6955 uone4edo Jejidury n Menu item Parameter Explanation COMPONENT V DVD Lets you assign the component video input of DVD ASSIGN TV SAT and TV SAT to another visual input For details see Component Video NONE Watching component images fr
95. e TAPE jack MD DAT MD DAT deck etc connected to the MD DAT jack SA CD CD Super Audio CD CD player etc connected to the SA CD CD jack TUNER Built in radio tuner PHONO Turntable etc connected to the PHONO jack i LINK i LINK components connected to the i LINK jack HDMI 1 2 HDMI components connected to the HDMI jack MULTICHIN Component connected to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jack When you select i LINK the connected component name displayed ex SCD XA9000ES The power supply is turned on and the completion of an i LINK setup of the component is necessary at this time Refer to the operating instructions of the component for details Notes The surround effect does not work when MULTI CH IN is selected page 92 When you select an input other than i LINK the receiver is set such that the power to the i LINK circuits is off as the initial setting i POWER is set to AUTO in the CUSTOMIZE menu setting Refer to page 68 for details When you select i LINK as the input the power of the i LINK circuits turns on i LINK Connecting appears on the display but sound may not yet be output Make sure to operate the player only after the i LINK Connecting indicator turns off 2 Turn on the component and start playback 3 Press MASTER VOL to adjust the volume You can also use MASTER VOLUME on the receiver To mute the sound Press MUTING on the remote To cancel
96. e selected input page 60 Check that the MULTI CH IN function is not selected There is no sound from digital sources from COAXIAL or OPTICAL input jack Check that the DIGITAL ASSIGN function is not used to assign the audio input of another source to the selected input page 61 Check that the INPUT MODE is not set to ANALOG 2CH FIXED page 60 continued 1319 euonippy Check that the INPUT MODE is not set to COAXIAL FIXED for the sources from the OPTICAL input jack nor set to OPTICAL FIXED for the sources from the COAXIAL input jack Check that the MULTI CH IN function is not selected There is no sound when i LINK is selected Check that the i LINK component is connected correctly e Check that using SCD XA9000ES is set to output signals from the i LINK jack The sound may not output when you operate two or more players In this case stop the player which is not selected then select the player you want to play again by pressing the i LINK button The source sound input from the HDMI jack is not output from an amplifier or the TV speaker connected to the receiver Check the setting of HDMI AUDIO in the CUSTOMIZE menu page 70 Check the HDMI connection The sound is not output when you display the receiver s menu on the TV monitor Press ON SCREEN to turn off the display You cannot listen to the Super Audio CD by connecting HDMI Depe
97. eat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other parameters 10288 SP POSI Surround speaker position Lets you specify the location of your surround speakers for proper implementation of the surround effects in the Cinema Studio EX modes page 92 This setup item is not available when the surround speaker parameter is set to page 49 SIDELOW Select if the location of your surround speakers corresponds to sections and SIDE HIGH Select if the location of your surround speakers corresponds to sections and BEHD LOW Select if the location of your surround speakers corresponds to sections and BEHD HIGH Select if the location of your surround speakers corresponds to sections and Tip Surround speaker position is designed specifically for implementation of the Cinema Studio EX modes For other sound fields speaker position is not critical so Those sound fields were designed under the premise that the surround speakers would be located b the listening position but presentation remains consistent even with the surround speakers positioned at a rather wide angle However if ehind fairly the speakers are pointing toward the listener from the immediate left and right of the listening position the surround effects become unclear unless set to SIDE Nevertheless each listening environment has many variables
98. eck the HDMI AUDIO setting if the sound is not output from the TV or you cannot play back multi channel software with HDMI connected page 70 Turn on the receiver when the video and audio of a playback component are being output to a TV via the receiver If the power supply of the receiver is not turned on neither video nor audio is transmitted Tip You can watch the selected input image when you connect the MONITOR OUT jack to a TV monitor page 48 You can also display certain menu settings and the sound field on the monitor when you press ON SCREEN 3652 Hooking up a DVD player The following illustration shows how to connect a DVD player It is not necessary to connect all the cables Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components Connecting audio To output multi channel digital audio set the digital audio output setting on the DVD player Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DVD player DVD player OUTPUT DIGITAL ICOAXIAI S ua iim S 00000 Al DMPONENT VIDEO Eo mn A BE septo N T ye NEAN que i voso vio s lejo OO Oli SURROUND SURR BACK CENTER our O w our Po w sm PRE OUT VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1
99. eiver Before you begin note that You cannot change the settings of PHONO The remote can control only components that accept infrared wireless control signals Be sure to turn on the receiver and point the remote towards the receiver when performing the following procedure LLII SOUND FIELD Rm SETUP INPUT SELECTOR 1 Press RM SET UP The set up list appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select IR SET then press the key to enter the selection The IR SET list appears 3 Move the easy scroll key to select the input i e the jack name on the rear panel of the receiver in this case VIDEO 2 then press the key to enter the selection The category list appears continued 113 y B 4 Move the easy scroll key to select the category i e the component that is actually connected to the corresponding jacks in this case VCR then press the key to enter the selection The maker list appears D Move the easy scroll key to select the maker of the component Aiwa for example then press the key to enter the selection When programming the remote to control a Sony component select Sony Programming is now completed Programming the TV operation buttons Mall SOUND FIELD RM SETUP INPUT SELECTOR MUTING 1 Press RM SET UP The set up list appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select IR SET then press the key to enter
100. emote control code Lightly pressing the button once should be sufficient In about 3 to 5 seconds the display shows whether learning was successful or not When the learning process completes successfully Learning OK the number of keys and the capacity used for learning are to enter the selection Clear appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select Yes then press the key to enter the selection Cleared appears Notes The symbols that are displayed in front of the button name indicate the following H already learned pre programmed n step 4 learned buttons can be selected directly If you press the button you want to use for the Learning function the list will jump to the same button The Learning function can be applied to the SUB menus SUBI SUBS can be learned You can set input names for SUB1 SUBS 1 In step 6 move the easy scroll key to select NAME then press the key to enter the selection 2 Move the easy scroll key to create a name then press the key to enter the selection up to 8 characters Select a character lt gt Move the cursor Insert Insert a space Delete Delete a character y displayed When the learning process does not complete successfully the cause is displayed on the third line Move the easy scroll key to return to step 3 then repeat the above procedure You can program up to 80 b
101. en DTS ES CH IN is selected page signals are input When 58 playing a DTS format disc 14 SB DEC Lights up when surround be sure that you have made back sound decoding is digital connections and that activated page 95 INPUT MODE is not SELIO 15 DRANGE Lights up when dynamic ANALOG 2CH FIXED range compression is page 60 activated page 101 8 i LINK Lights up when an i LINK 16 SLEEP Lights up when the sleep ea is connected timer is activated page 74 17 VOLUME Displays current 9 COAX Lights up when INPUT 1 volume MODE is set to AUTO and the source signal is a 18 EQ Lights up when the digital signal being input equalizer is activated page through the COAXIAL 104 jack or when INPUT f MEMORY Lights up when a memory MODE is set to function such as Name COAXIAL FIXED page Input page 60 Preset 60 Memory page 65 etc is activated 20 Tuner Lights up when using the indicators receiver to tune in radio 1268 stations page 76 81 etc Name Function Name Function 21 H A T S Lights up when an H A T S 0 L RE Lights up when the disc signal is input from a component connected to the i LINK jack page 69 DISCRETE Lights up when DTS ES Discrete decoding is activated page 96 23 MATRIX Lights up when DTS ES Matrix decoding is activated p
102. en the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical For customer in Canada CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT Except for European model Ez ENERGY STARQ is a U S zi registered mark As an ENERGY reifi STAR partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency European model only Disposal of Old Electrical amp Electronic Equipment Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the EE recycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for
103. environment Please consult the retailer where you purchased this receiver for more information SOUND FIELD am setup INPUT SELECTOR 23 DISPLAY RETURNEXIT TWVOL TWVIDEO e 1 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select CIS then press the control key You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver 2 Move the control key 4 to select the menu item You can also use MENU on the receiver For details see CIS menu item and parameters 3 Move the control key to select the parameter you want You can also use on the receiver 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust other items 82 GB CIS menu item and parameters Initial settings are underlined E 2ND ZONE 2nd zone source E ZONE 3rd zone source Lets you select the source signals analog audio and video signals for 2nd zone only analog audio signals for 3rd zone you want to output in the 2nd zone or 3rd zone except PHONO MULTI CHANNEL INPUT i LINK and HDMI When you select SOURCE the signals of the current input are output Notes Connect video signals to 2ND ZONE using the VIDEO jack Connect audio signals to 2ND ZONE or 3RD ZONE using the AUDIO L R jack Tips e Only signals from components connected to the analog input jacks are output through the 2ND ZONE or 3RD ZONE jacks No signal is output from components connected to only the digital input jacks When SOURCE is selected the si
104. escribes how to hook up your After hooking up all your components components to this receiver Before you begin proceed to 4 Connecting the antennas page refer to Component to be connected below 43 for the pages which describe how to connect each component Component to Super Audio CD player CD With digital audio output page 26 be connected player With multi channel audio output page 28 With i LINK jack page 29 With analog audio output only page 31 MD DAT With digital audio output page 26 With analog audio output only page 31 Tape deck Analog disc turntable page 31 Model with a DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT or DIGITAL COAXIAL OUTPUT jack etc PModel with MULTI CH OUTPUT jacks etc This connection is used to output audio decoded by the component s internal multi channel decoder through this receiver Model equipped only with AUDIO OUT L R jacks etc If you have Sony components with CONTROL A1II CONTROL S jacks See Operating Sony components on page 87 2465 Audio input output jack to be connected The sound quality depends on the connecting jack Refer to the illustration that follows Select the connection according to the jacks of your components FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK CENTER COAXIAL OPTICAL IN IN Digital High quality sound 2568 peuejs Bum Component with digital audio input output jacks The following illustration shows ho
105. ess to display the menus of the VCR DVD player or satellite tuner on the TV screen Then use the control button to perform a menu operations page 113 18 Easy scroll While displaying a list move up key or down to select an item from the list and then press to enter the selection 19 SOUND Press to display the sound field FIELD list page 92 20 TV IK Press to turn the TV on or off Seethe table on page 109 for information on the buttons that you can use to control each component continued 17 RM US106A This remote is only for 2ND ZONE out and 3RD ZONE out operations page 84 You cannot control the main receiver directly with this remote Operating the main receiver from the 2nd or 3rd zone Name Function Name Function 3 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 change the button assignments following the steps in Changing button assignments RM US106A only on page 120 Button Assigned Sony component VCR VTR mode 3 VCR VTR mode 1 VCR VTR mode 2 DVD player VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD TV SAT
106. gic IIx Movie mode IIx MOVIE decoding This setting is ideal for movies PRO LOGIC IIx encoded in Dolby Surround In addition MOVIE this mode can reproduce sound in 7 1 channel for watching videos of overdubbed or old movies PRO LOGIC IIx 7 channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode MUSIC decoding This setting is ideal for normal PRO LOGIC IIx stereo sources such as CDs MUSIC PRO LOGIC IIx 7 channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx Game mode GAME decoding PRO LOGIC IIx GAME Neo 6 Cinema Neo 6 Cinema 6 channel Performs DTS Neo 6 Cinema mode Neo 6 Cinema decoding A F D Neo 6 Music 6 channel Performs DTS Neo 6 Music mode Neo 6 Music decoding This setting is ideal for normal stereo sources such as CDs Multi Stereo MULTI STEREO A E D MULTI STEREO Multi Stereo Outputs 2 channel L R signals from all speakers continued 91 GB punos punouins BuiAofu3 If you connect a sub woofer This receiver will generate a low frequency signal for output to the sub woofer when there is no L E E signal which is a low pass sound effect output from a sub woofer to a 2 channel signal However the low frequency signal is not generated for Neo 6 Cinema or Neo 6 Music when all speakers are set to LARGE Notes This function does not work in the following cases MULTI CH IN is selected The DSD signal is received via i LINK DTS Neo 6 does not work for DTS 2CH
107. gnals input to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks are not output from the 2ND ZONE or 3RD ZONE jacks even when the MULTI CH IN function is used The 2 channel analog audio signals of the current input are output E INSTALLER MODE RS232C control ON The receiver can receive commands from the RS232C port even when the power is off standby mode OFF The receiver does not receive commands from the RS232C port when the power is off standby mode 12V TRIG MAIN 12 V trigger for the main receiver E 12V TRIG 2ND 12 V trigger for the 2nd zone E 12V TRIG 3RD 12 V trigger for the 3rd zone Lets you turn the external equipment on or off by outputting 12V triggers when the receiver is turned on or off For example you can automatically unroll your video screen when you turn on the receiver OFF Lets you turn off output of 12V triggers even when the main receiver is turned on CTRL Lets you turn the output of 12V triggers on or off manually using the CIS command of the IR remote or RS232C control ZONE Lets you turn on output of 12V triggers when the main receiver or the receiver in each zone is turned on INPUT for 12V TRIG MAIN only Lets you turn on output of 12V triggers when the main receiver is turned on depending on the setting of each input See set the 12V trigger setting for each input MAIN for 12V TRIG 2ND and 12V TRIG 3RD only Lets you link 2nd or 3rd zone trigger operation to
108. he surround effects of movies even without the use of virtual speakers since so many real speakers are used In addition unlike virtual speakers the expressive capability of real speakers will vary depending on the speaker Adjust the effect level so that the actor s lines sound natural and the impact of sound effects is nicely balanced To listen to the pure audio of a Super Audio CD Please note that in most cases you can use the 9 1 channel setting for a Super Audio CD and other pure audio sources without any adjustments However depending on the type of speakers you have and the way the music software was recorded you may want to switch to 7 1 channel or 5 1 channel playback 2168 peuejs Bum 2 Connecting speakers IMPEDANCE FRONT SPEAKERS B P sELECTOR Y INENT VIDEO E NEO c ONTOR OUT WC 6 Pace ASSIGNABLE IMPEDANCE a SELECTOR IMPEDANCE USE 4 160 2 211 als R SURROUND 9 Ir ZONE gt 4 EJ t RH n E n n 9IDID ICD CO C Monaural audio cord not supplied Q Speaker cords not supplied EN Front speaker A L ront speaker R Center speaker B Surround speaker L Surr
109. ing on the sound field Certain setup parameters may be dimmed in the display SURR SET UP menu parameters E EFFECT LEVEL __ level Initial setting 100 Higher settings apply more surround effect You can adjust the level from 20 to 120 in 5 steps _ Effect Advanced SURR SET UP menu parameters Use the CUSTOMIZE menu and set MENU EXPAND to ON to enable display and setup as follows page 67 E C WIDTH Center width control Initial setting 3 Lets you perform further adjustments for Dolby Pro Logic II and IIx Music mode decoding You can set this parameter only when A F D mode is set to PRO LOGIC II MUSIC or PRO LOGIC IIx MUSIC page 91 You can adjust the distribution of the center channel signal generated through the Dolby Pro Logic II decoding to the L R speakers 99865 E DIMENSION F S Dimension control Initial setting midpoint 0 Lets you perform further adjustments for Dolby Pro Logic II and IIx Music mode decoding You can set this parameter only when A F D mode is set to PRO LOGIC II MUSIC or PRO LOGIC IIx MUSIC page 91 You can adjust the difference between the front channels and the surround channels E PANORAMA MODE Panorama mode Lets you perform further adjustments for Dolby Pro Logic II and IIx Music mode decoding You can set this parameter only when A F D mode is set to PRO LOGIC II MUSIC or PRO LOGIC IIx MUS
110. input is switched to VIDEO 1 the image from the DVD player will be a component image The input you can assign varies for each component video input For details see Assignable inputs for component video input below When you use the up convert function page 33 Select NONE in step 5 when you use the up conversion function which outputs the input to the VIDEO S VIDEO jack as a component image Assignable inputs for component video input The initial setting is marked with an underscore Component Assignable inputs video input DVD NONE VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD TV SAT NONE VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TV SAT TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD Notes You cannot assign several visual inputs to the same input You cannot use the component video input as the original input when it is assigned to another input 63 GB uone4edo jejidury Watching HDMI image from other inputs HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN You can assign an HDMI video input to other input SOUND FIELD mwserup INPUT SELECTOR TWVOL TWVIDEO 1 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select CUSTOMIZE then press the control key You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver to select CUSTOMIZE 1 2 5 2 Move the control key to select HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN You can also use MENU on the receiver 3 Press the control key You can also use MEMORY ENTE
111. is only output from the HDMI OUT jack The video input is not output from the VIDEO OUT jack S VIDEO OUT jack or MONITOR OUT jack Check the HDMI AUDIO setting page 70 if the sound is not output from the TV or you cannot play back multi channel software When you want to listen to audio from the TV speaker set HDMI AUDIO to TV AMP in the CUSTOMIZE menu The multi stereo area audio signals of a Super Audio CD are not output Be sure 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 409 connected component if an image is poor or the sound does not come out of a component connected via the HDMI cable Set the resolution of the image of the playback component to 720p or 1080i when you output 96kHz multi channel sound over an HDMI connection Refer to the operating instructions of each component connected for details We don t recommend using an HDMI DVI conversion cable When you connect an HDMI DVI conversion cable to a DVI D component the sound and or the image may not be output Connect other audio codes or digital connecting cords then set HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN page 64 when the sound is not output correctly Connecting a
112. is set to ON Assigning video input signals to other input Component video input signals and HDMI input signals can be assigned to other input page 63 64 70 34 Hooking up a TV monitor The image from a visual component connected to this receiver and the menu of this receiver can be displayed on a TV screen It is not necessary to connect all the cables Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components TV monitor OUTPUT MAN ZONE ZONE OUT2 outi ee Y zv voeo N QU Ol AUDIO our N ou o Ol Olc Audio cord not supplied Q Optical digital cord not supplied Q Component video cord not supplied S video cord not supplied Q Video cord not supplied continued 3568 peuejs Bum Notes Connect image display components such as a TV monitor or a projector to the MONITOR OUT jack on the receiver You may not be able to record even if you connect recording components The sound is output from the TV speaker only when a playback component and this receiver as well as this receiver and the TV are connected by an HDMI Ch
113. istened 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 remedy the problem Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer There is no sound no matter which component is selected Check that both the receiver and all components are turned on Check that MASTER VOLUME control is not set at o dB Check that SPEAKERS is not set to OFF page 52 Check that all speaker cords are connected correctly Press MUTING on the remote to cancel the muting function There is no sound from a specific component Check that the component is connected correctly to the audio input jacks for that component Check that the cord s used for the connection 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 both the receiver and the comp
114. jack The input you can assign varies for each audio input For details see Assignable inputs for digital audio input below Assignable inputs for digital audio input The initial setting is marked with an underscore Digital audio input Assignable inputs VIDEO 3 OPT VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE DVD COAX DVD VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 OPT DVD TAPE TV SAT COAX TV VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 SAT OPT TV SAT TAPE 6268 Watching component images from other inputs COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGN You can assign a component video input to other inputs VIDEO 1 3 IN etc For example when you connect a DVD player to a DVD jack connecting a TV to a COMPONENT MONITOR OUT jack and watching with a component image is done as follows SOUND FIELD userue INPUT SELECTOR 1 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select CUSTOMIZE then press the control key You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver to select CUSTOMIZE 2 Move the control key 4 to select COMPONENT V ASSIGN You can also use MENU on the receiver 3 Press the control key You can also use MEMORY ENTER on the receiver Move the control key to select an input DVD IN in the example You can also use MENU on the receiver D Move the control key to select the input VIDEO 1 in the example you want to assign as the component video input selected in step 4 You can also use on the receiver If an
115. like wall reflections and you may obtain better results using BEHD 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 setting contrary to the above explanation we recommend that you playback multi channel surround enc software and select the setting that provides a sense of spaciousness and that best succeeds i oded good n forming a cohesive space between the surround sound from the surround speakers and the sound of the front speakers If you are not sure which sounds best select BEHD and then use the speaker distance parameter and speaker level adjustments to obtain proper balance SPCROSSOVER Hz Speaker crossover frequency Initial setting 100 Hz Lets you set the bass crossover frequency of speakers set to SMALL on the SPEAKER SET UP menu You can adjust the frequency from 40 Hz to 200 Hz in 10 Hz steps 10355 S sueyeads peoueApy 4 Adjusting the equalizer Level of Bass Midrange Treble You can store up to 5 different equalizer settings in the equalizer bank EQ PRESET 1 5 and apply them You can set this up for each speaker Bass Midrange Treble E Level T moe y 1 y Frequency Frequency Frequency Hz Hz Hz SOUND FIELD mMsEruP INPUT SELECTOR MUTING TOPMENUGUIDE AVMENU MASTER VoL 23
116. list and the function of each item Component Item s Function Component Item s Function VCR CH Selects preset channels INPUT SELECT Changes the input mode of the VCR AUDIO Changes the sounds ANT TV VIDEO Selects the signal to be output from the antenna terminal of the VCR TV signal or video signal SP LP Selects the playback speed REC Starts recording COUNTER REMAIN Displays the playing or remaining time 1105 TV Selects preset CH channels MUTING Mutes the sound VOL Raises the volume VOL Lowers the volume JUMP Toggles between the previous and current channels TV VIDEO Changes the input mode of the TV MPX DUAL Changes the audio setting WIDE Selects the wide picture mode PINP Activates the picture in picture function POSITION Changes the position of the small picture P SWAP Swaps the small and large pictures P SUB CH Selects preset SUB CH _ channels for the small picture SLEEP Activates the sleep timer LD player SIDE A9 Selects side A of the disc SIDE B Selects side B of the disc PROGRAM Programs the tracks REPEAT Repeats the current track or programmed tracks Component Item s Functio
117. lso 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 E Dolby Digital Surround EX Acoustic technology developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc Surround back information 126 is matrixed into regular left and right surround channels so that the sound can be reproduced in 6 1ch Active scenes especially are recreated with a more dynamic and realistic sound field E Dolby Pro Logic Il This technology converts 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 E 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 1ch or 6 1ch Furthermore existing stereo recorded content can also be reproduced in 7 1ch or 6 1ch E Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic Audio processing technology developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc Center and mono surround information is matrixed into two stereo channels When reproduced audio is decoded and output in 4ch surround sound This is the most common audio processing method for DVD video E Downmix A method to output multi channel audio such as 5 1ch encoded into two channels E DS
118. n assign a COAXIAL IN jack which is not currently being used for the first DVD player on VIDEO 1 IN as the audio input The procedure is carried out as follows uone4edo Jejidury SOUND FIELD mMsrup INPUT SELECTOR continued 61 GB 1 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly Digital audio input Assignable inputs to select CUSTOMIZE then MD DAT OPT VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 press the control key TAPE MD DAT You can also use MAIN MENU on the SA CD CD COAX VIDEO 1 VIDEO PA receiver to select CUSTOMIZE SA CD CD OPT TAPE SA CD CD 2 Move the control key to Notes select DIGITAL ASSIGN 22 You cannot assign several digital audio inputs to the same input You can also use MENU on the receiver You cannot use the digital audio input as the 3 original input when it is assigned to another input Press the control key When you assign the digital audio input the You can also use MEMORY ENTER on INPUT MODE setting may change automatically the receiver page 59 4 Move the control key 4 to select a vacant digital audio input DVD COAX in the example You can also use MENU on the receiver D Move the control key to select the input VIDEO 1 in the example you want to assign to the digital audio input jack selected in step 4 You can also use on the receiver If an input is switched to VIDEO 1 the sound of the second DVD player will also become a digital sound through a COAXIAL
119. n Component Item s Function DVD player AUDIO Changes the sounds MD deck DISC SKIP Selects a disc ANGLE Changes the angles DISC SKIP SUBTITLE Changes the Subtitle TIME Changes the time Language information SUBTITLE Turns the Subtitles CONTINUE Selects Continuous ON OFF on or off Play TIME Changes the time SHUFFLE Selects Shuffle Play PROGRAM Selects Program SEARCH Changes the search Play MODE mode REPEAT Selects Repeat Play e MENU NO Selects an editing Continuous Play etc INDEX Selects an index editing INDEX YES Performs an editing DISC SKIP Selects a disc as DISC SKIP CLEAR Erases a track in the program etc REDDE Displays the Set up REC Pauses for recording menu VideoCD DISC SKIP Selects an disc REVERSE S Lu player PLAY side DISC SKIP A REC Makes deck A pause TIME Changes the time for recording information B REC Makes deck B pause INDEX Selects a index for recording INDEX PROGRAM Selects Program START Play DISC Selects a disc o DAT deck REPEAT Starts Repeat Play CD Player DISC Selects a disc CLEAR Frases a track in the TRACK Selects a track program etc CONTINUE Continuous REC Pauses for recording ay Tuner PRESET Selects a preset SHUFFLE Selects Shuffle Play station PRESET PROGRAM Selects Program Play DIRECT Enters Direct Tuning TUNING mode REPEAT Select
120. nals see page 137 This receiver cannot process incompatible signals such as DV MICROMV or MPEG TS Some i LINK components conform to copy protection technology standards and handle encrypted signals This receiver conforms to the copy protection technology of DTLA Revision 1 3 Sound fields and the A V SYNC Surround back decoding function are not activated when DSD signals are input to this receiver i LINK is a designation referring to IEEE 1394 1995 and IEEE 13942 2000 i LINK and H are trademarks of Sony Corporation Components with analog audio jacks The following illustration shows how to connect a component such as tape deck turntable etc with analog jacks Super Audio INPUT OUTPUT Tape deck CD player CD player wan zone yA Cu DIO COMPONENT VIDEO ipto szwib o s2vipeo szvineo svipto spo sagre ep ONTOR OUT VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO 1 m ome 9 FRONT SURROUND SUR PACK Ex mese DO ox VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 SURROUND MM IZ BACK 2ND ZONE SIGNAL GND SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS MD DAT deck Turntable Audio
121. nals input to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks that are downmixed to 2 channels Note Headphone 2ch mode is selected when the sound field does not work The DSD signal is received via i LINK The sampling frequency has received a signal higher than 48kHz To turn off the surround effect for MOVIE MUSIC Move the easy scroll key to select either AUTO STEREO in the sound field list on the display 9489 Enjoying the surround effect at low volume levels NIGHT MODE This function allows you to retain a theater like environment at low volume levels This function can be used with other sound fields When watching a movie late at night you will be able to hear the dialog clearly even at a low volume level LLL SOUND FIELD mwseruP INPUT SELECTOR MUTING 1 Press lt repeatedly to select the RECEIVER menu 2 Move the easy scroll key to select NIGHT MODE then press the key to enter the selection The NIGHT MODE function is activated Repeat steps 1 and 2 when NIGHT MODE is set to OFF Tip While this function is on the BASS TREBLE and EFFECT levels increase and D RANGE COMP is automatically set to MAX page 101 Using the surround back decoding mode SURR BACK DECODING By decoding the surround back signal of DVD software etc recorded in Dolby Digital Surround EX DTS ES Matrix DTS ES Discrete 6 1 etc format you can enjoy the surround soun
122. nding on the playback component component side may need to be set up Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the each component The left and right sounds are unbalanced or reversed Check that the speakers and components are connected correctly and securely Adjust the balance parameters using the LEVEL menu There is severe hum or noise Check that the speakers and components are connected securely Check that the connecting cords are away from a transformer or motor and at least 3 1325 m 10 feet away from a TV set or fluorescent light Move your TV away from the audio components e Make sure you have grounded rh SIGNAL GND terminal only when a turntable is connected The plugs and jacks are dirty Wipe them with a cloth slightly moistened with alcohol There is no sound from the center speaker Make sure the sound field function is on press A F D MOVIE or MUSIC Select the CINEMA STUDIO EX mode page 92 Adjust the speaker level page 52 Make sure the center speaker is set to either SMALL or LARGE page 49 There is no sound or only a very low level sound is heard from the surround surround back speakers Make sure the sound field function is on press A F D MOVIE or MUSIC Select CINEMA STUDIO EX mode page 92 Adjust the speaker level page 52 Make sure the surround speakers are set to either SMALL or LARGE page 49
123. nected this way This is not malfunction AC IN terminal ves SOS our SELEC TL AC OUTLET gt To the wall outlet The configuration shape and number of AC outlets will vary according to the area code of receiver s you purchased Notes The AC OUTLET s on the rear of the receiver is a switched outlet which supplies power to the connected component only while the receiver is turned on 4465 Make sure that the total power consumption of the component s connected to the receiver s AC OUTLET s does not exceed the wattage stated on the rear panel Do not connect high wattage electrical home appliances such as electric irons fans or TVs to this outlet This may cause a malfunction Performing initial setup operations Before using the receiver for the first time initialize the receiver by performing the following procedure This procedure can also be used to return settings you have made to their factory defaults 1 2 SPEAKERS or B PRI Q 0 0 6 0 1 Press 1 0 to turn off the receiver 2 Hold down I for 5 seconds ENTER to Clear ALL appears on the display for 10 seconds Press MEMORY ENTER while ENTER to Clear ALL appears 6 Preparing the remote on the display Aher MEMORY CLEARING Inserting batteries into the appears on the display for a while remote
124. ng For example insert the video tape you want to copy into the VCR 3 Prepare the recording component Insert a blank video tape etc into the recording component VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 for recording 4 start recording on the recording component then start playback on the playback component Notes Some sources contain copy guards to prevent recording In this case you may not be able to record from the sources component The audio signals input to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks are output only from the L R sound of FRONT 1568 uone4edo Listening to FM AM radio You can listen to FM and AM broadcasts through the built in tuner Before operation make sure you have connected the FM and AM antennas to the receiver see page 43 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 4 Area code FM AM UC 100kHz 10 kHz CEL TW KR CN 50kHz 9 kHz The AM tuning scale can be changed see page 136 Automatic tuning 1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR to select tuner 2 Press FM AM to select FM or AM 1658 3 Press TUNING or TUNING Press TUNING to scan from low to high press TUNING to scan from high to low The receiver stops scanning whenever a station is received In case of poor FM stereo reception If the FM stereo recepti
125. ng stored equalizer settings 1 Perform step1 to 3 in Adjusting the equalizer on page 104 2 Move the control key to select the equalizer EQ PRESET 1 5 you want to clear You can also use on the receiver Move the control key to select PRESET CLEAR You can also use MENU on the receiver is the number of the selected equalizer bank 4 Move the control key to select YES then press the key You can also use and MEMORY ENTER on the receiver Are you sure appears on the display 5 Move the control key to select YES then press the key You can also use and MEMORY ENTER on the receiver PRESET ll CLEARED appears on the display and the adjusted contents of the selected equalizer bank are cleared 105 18S sueyeeds peoueApy Using the Remote Menu list of the remote Operating the receiver See the treelike chart below for the list hierarchy Details on how to access each list are given from page 58 Some items have sub lists that appear when you press gt page 110 VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEOS3 DVD TV SAT TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD TUNER INPUT PHONO SELECTOR i LINK page 58 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 MULTI CH USER1 USER2 MACRO1 MACRO2 2ND ZONE 3RD ZONE Press TEST TONE SB DECODING NIGHT MODE Press DUAL MONO E DIMMER INPUT MODE RECEIVER menu EQ SLEEP TRIGGER ON TRIGGER OFF When COMMAND MODE is
126. njoyment of digital sound Bi Progressive A scanning method that draws all scanning lines sequentially as opposed to interlaced scanning where all the odd and then all the even lines are drawn B Sampling frequency To convert analog audio to digital analog data should be quantified This process is called sampling and the number of times per second the analog data is quantified is called the sampling frequency A standard music CD stores data quantified at 44 100 times per second which is expressed as a sampling frequency of 44 1 kHz Generally speaking a higher sampling frequency means better sound quality continued 127 uoneunojuj euonippy S VIDEO signal A format for transmitting video signal information S video uses a single cable and two channels one for the Luminance signal Y and another for the chrominance signal C Better picture quality for recording and playback than that of Composite signal is achieved 128 Technical terms E Cinema Studio EX A surround sound mode that can be regarded as the compilation of Digital Cinema Sound technology delivers the sound of a dubbing theater using three technologies Virtual Multi Dimensions Screen Depth Matching and Cinema Studio Reverberation Virtual Multi Dimensions the virtual speaker technology creates a virtual multi surround environment with actual speakers up to 7 1ch with 9 1ch speakers Virtual Multi Dimension
127. not be more than 1 5 meters 5 feet shorter than 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 diagram below is no more than 1 5 meters 5 feet shorter 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 speakers and the listening position cannot be more than 4 5 meters 15 feet shorter than the distance between the listening position and the front speakers A Place the speakers so that the difference in the length of C in the diagram below is no more than 4 5 meters 15 feet shorter than the length of A Example Adjust the distance C to 1 5 meters 5 feet or more when the distance A is 6 meters 20 feet This is important because incorrect speaker placement is not conductive to the enjoyment of surround sound Place note that placing the speakers closer than the required will cause a delay in the output of the sound from that speaker In other words the speaker will sound like it is farther away For advanced speaker setup Use the CUSTOMIZE menu and set MENU EXPAND to ON This enables advanced setup including positioning For details on
128. nput General Power requirements Area code Power requirements UC 120 V AC 60 Hz CEL 230 V AC 50 60 Hz TW 110 V AC 60 Hz KR 220 V AC 60 Hz CN 220 V AC 50 Hz Power consumption Area code Power consumption UC CEL TW KR 250 W CN UC 300 VA Power consumption during standby mode 1W AC outlets Area code AC outlets UC 2 switched 120 MAX CEL 1 switched 100 W MAX KR TW CN no AC outlet Dimensions 430 x 175 x 470 mm 17 x 7 x 18 5 in including projecting parts and controls Mass Approx 23 5 kg 51 Ib 13 oz Supplied accessories FM wire antenna 1 AM loop antenna 1 AC power cord 1 Remote commander RM AAE003 1 LR6 size AA batteries 3 Remote commander RM US106A 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 For details on the area code of the component you are using see page 4 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice 137 uoneunoju euonippy Index Symbols rh SIGNAL GND terminal 31 43 Numerics 2 channel 89 2CH STEREO 89 2nd 3rd zone operations 84 5 1 channel 20 7 1 channel 20 9 1 channel 21 A A ED 91 AC power cord 44 Adjusting CIS 82 CUSTOMIZE 66 EQUALIZER 104 LEVEL 99 level and balance 99 sound effect 97 101 sound field 97 SPEAKER SET UP 48 SURR SET UP 98 Advanced Speakers Set Up 102 Assignable input signal 34 AUTO FORMAT DIRECT 89 AUTOBETICAL 77 C CD CD
129. o reset up them Switching the COMMAND MODE You can switch the command mode AV SYSTEM 1 or AV SYSTEM 2 of the receiver and the remote If the command mode of the receiver and the remote is different you cannot use the remote to operate the receiver To set up the remote for the receiver LLII SOUND FIELD RM SETUP INPUT SELECTOR 1 Press RM SET UP The set up list appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select COMMAND MODE then press the key to enter the selection The COMMAND MODE list appears To select the command mode for the main receiver Move the easy scroll key to select MAIN then press the key to enter the selection The MAIN list appears Move the easy scroll key to select SYSTEM 1 or AV SYSTEM 2 then press the key to enter the selection 469 The COMMAND MODE appears the first line of the display only when the remote is turned on by pressing SOUND FIELD or INPUT SELECTOR To set the remote for the receiver on the receiver Turn on the receiver while pressing 2CH COMMAND MODE 2 appears on the display Check that the command mode is set to AV 2 If you repeat the same operation again the setting will change to AV SYSTEMI from AV SYSTEM2 When the Sony equipments are operated by remote of the receiver Change the setting of the receiver and remote to AV SYSTEM1 T Setting up the speakers You can use the SPEAKER
130. ocess DOLBY DIGITAL DOLBYD 3 2 1 3 2 1 PLIIx DOLBY DIGITAL DOLBYD SURROUND EX 3 2 1 PLIIx 3 2 1 DTS 3 2 1 DTS 3 2 1 PLIIx DTS ES Matrix DTS 3 2 1 3 2 1 PLIIx DTS ES Discrete DTS 3 2 1 3 3 1 DTS 96 24 gt DTS 3 2 1 3 2 1 PLIIx When the surround back decoder conforms to Dolby Pro Logic if you decode a DTS ES Discrete 3 3 1 signal this unit also decodes a DTS ES Discrete 3 2 1 signal Customizing sound fields Adjusting the sound effect The settings are stored individually for each sound field SOUND FIELD mwsrup INPUT SELECTOR 4 DISPLAY TWVOL TVMIDEO TRE 1 start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects DVD etc sy RETURNEXIT 2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select SURR SET UP then press the control key You can also use MAIN MENU on the receiver to select SURR SET 3 Move the control key to select the parameter you want then press the key You can also use MENU on the receiver For details see SURR SET UP menu parameters below continued 97 GB punos punouins BuiAofu3 4 While monitoring the sound adjust the selected parameter by moving the control key You can also use to adjust the selected parameter 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other parameters Note The setup items you can adjust on each menu vary depend
131. ode is ideal for watching musicals or films where orchestra music is featured in the soundtrack V MULTI DIMENSION Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers from a single pair of actual surround speakers Notes This function does not work in following cases MULTI CH IN is selected The DSD signal is received via i LINK The sampling frequency has received the signal at a frequency higher than 48kHz If you set up the sound field during DTS 96 24 signal reception it will play back only at 48kHz 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 Tip You can identify the encoding format of DVD software etc by looking at the logo on the package DIGITAL DO Pouey surrounn 001501 Dolby Surround encoded programs 00 Dolby Digital discs technology See Technical terms on page 128 When the sound field s mark is selected the Digital Cinema Sound lamp lights up Selecting a sound field for music MUSIC Press MUSIC repeatedly to select the sound field you want The sound field list appears Types of sound field available E D CONCERT HALL A Uses 3D sound imaging to reproduce the sound characteristics of a conce
132. om other inputs Assign VIDEO 1 COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGN on page 63 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD or TV SAT TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD HDMI VIDEO NONE Lets you assign the HDMI video input to another ASSIGN VIDEO 1 visual input For details see Watching HDMI image HMDI Video Assign VIDEO 2 from other inputs HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN on page VIDEO 3 64 DVD TV SAT TAPE MD DAT SA CD CD HDMI AUDIO Let you set the audio output place of the playback component made 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 is set to AMP TV AMP The sound is output from TV s speaker and the speakers connected to the receiver Note The sound quality of the playback component depends on the TV s sound quality the number of channels and the sampling frequency etc When the TV has stereo speakers the sound of this receiver is the same quality stereo as that of the TV even if you play multi channel software 708 uone4edo Jejidury Menu item Parameter Explanation HDMI POWER AUTO Lets you turn off the power of unnecessary HDMI circuits automatically You can enjoy high quality digital or analog audio without the influence of the HDMI circuits When set to AUTO it takes some time to
133. on is poor and STEREO flashes on the display select monaural audio so that the sound will be less distorted 1 Turn MAIN MENU to select TUNER 2 Turn MENU to select FM MODE 3 Turn to select MONO The FM reception switches to monaural Direct tuning Enter the frequency of a station directly by using the NUM menu SOUND FIELD mwserue INPUT SELECTOR 1 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR then select TUNER from the input list You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Press gt repeatedly until the SUB menu appears 3 Move the easy scroll key to select FM AM then select FM or AM by pressing the key Each time you press the easy scroll key the band switches to FM or AM You can also use FM AM on the receiver 4 Move the easy scroll key to select DIRECT TUNING from the SUB menu then press the key 0 flashes on the display window 5 Press gt on the remote repeatedly until the NUM menu appears then select the numbers for the frequency then press the key Example 1 FM 102 50 MHz Select 1 0 2 5 0 You do not have to enter the last 0 when the tuning scale is set to 100 kHz Example 2 AM 1 350 kHz Select 1 9 3 590 You do not have to enter the last 0 when the tuning scale is set to 10 kHz If you have tuned in an AM station adjust the direction of the AM loop antenna for optimum reception If you cannot tune in
134. on on this remote to control the LD player Note however that the settings of the TUNER button cannot be changed 1 Press RM SET UP for more than 2 seconds The indicator lights up 2 Press the input button of which you want to change the assignment The indicator turns off once and turns on again when a valid button is pressed Only the first input button that is pressed will be registered Example Press VIDEO 2 3 Referring to the table below press the input button for the category you want The indicator turns off when a valid button is pressed Example Press DVD twice 4 Press SOURCE The new assignment is registered The indicator slowly lights up twice then goes off To cancel Press RM SET UP during any step Tip If the operation is unsuccessful the indicator flashes four times and the remote automatically exits the button assignment mode In this case the new assignment is not registered and the previous setting remains Notes f you do not press a button during step 2 through 4 within 60 seconds the remote automatically exits the button assignment mode Start again from step 1 n step 3 if you press the same button more than the possible number of categories that can be selected only the last category is registered for the new assignment Valid buttons and the corresponding categories Corresponding Press categories VTR 1 VIDEO 1 once VTR 2
135. onent If both channels are output from the headphones the front speaker may not be connected to the receiver correctly Check the connection of the front speaker which is not outputting any sound Make sure you have not connected only the L or R jack to a monaural component Use a monaural stereo cable not supplied and connect it to both the L and R jacks However there will be no sound from the center speaker when a sound field PRO LOGIC etc is selected When the center speaker is set to NO sound is output only from the front L R speakers There is no sound or only a very low level sound is heard Check that the speakers and components are connected securely Check that you have selected the correct component with INPUT SELECTOR Check that SPEAKERS is not set to OFF page 52 Check that headphones are not connected Press MUTING on the remote to cancel the muting function When only a very low level sound is heard check to see if NIGHT MODE is activated page 94 The protective device on the receiver has mE been activated Turn off the receiver eliminate the short circuit problem and turn on the power again There is no sound from analog 2 channel sources Check that the DIGITAL ASSIGN function is not used to assign the audio input of another source to the selected input page 61 Check that the INPUT MODE is not set to COAXIAL FIXED nor OPTICAL FIXED for th
136. ony TVs with the picture in picture function 9 DISC appears for non Sony LD players DOnly with the Sony CD changer Note If you have programmed the remote to control non Sony components note the following the items may not appear when you select a component All the items displayed may not function Tip You can freely assign codes to SUB 1 through SUBS Select when you transmit learned codes For details see Setting remote control codes that are not stored in the commander on page 116 To perform set up menu operations on the DVD player or satellite tuner 1 Select the DVD player from the input list 2 Pressthe button repeatedly to display the SUB menu To display Do this TOP MENU Press TOP MENU button DVD MENU Press AV MENU button SET UP Select SET UP in the SUB menu 3 Use the control key to perform menu operations on the DVD player Make sure that DVD is selected in the CURSOR TYPE list To exit the menu operation press RETURN EXIT 8 To display the DVD menu use the AV MENU button page 17 Programming the remote You can customize the remote to match the components connected to your receiver You can even program the remote to control non Sony components and also Sony components that the remote is normally unable to control The procedure below uses as an example a case in which an Aiwa VCR is connected to the VIDEO 2 jacks on the rec
137. ording to the area code are clearly indicated in the text for example Models of area code AA only This receiver incorporates Dolby Digital and Pro Logic Surround and the DTS Digital Surround System Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic Surround EX and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc U S Pat No s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 226 616 6 487 535 and other U S and world wide patents issued and pending DTS DTS ES Neo 6 and DTS 96 24 are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Copyright 1996 2003 Digital Theater Systems Inc All Rights Reserved 468 This receiver incorporates High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI technology HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC Table of Contents Getting Started Description and location of parts 8 1 Installing speakers 20 2 Connecting speakers 22 Connecting the audio components 24 3b Connecting the video components 32 4 Connecting the antennas 43 5 Connecting the AC power cord 44 6 Preparing the remote
138. otes on converting video signals You can convert only the 480i of component video signals into HDMI signals S VIDEO signals or VIDEO signals Signals are converted from 480i interlace scanning to 480p progressive scanning then the signals are output When video or S 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 on the TV screen may appear distorted horizontally or no image may be output An HDMI video signal cannot be converted to a component signal an S video signals and video signal REC OUT does not have an up convertion function S2 information aspect information for the images included in S video signals is effective only when S video input signals are output from the S video MONITOR OUT jack An aspect ratio of images may not be displayed correctly when video signals and component video signals are converted and are output from the S video MONITOR OUT jack Models of area code CEL only SECAM video signals are converted to PAL signals and output when VIDEO CONVERT is Set VIDEO CONVERT to when you output signals in SECAM system Closed Caption display Set VIDEO CONVERT to OFF when receiving a signal that supports Closed Captions If VIDEO CONVERT is set to ON you cannot display Closed Captions Only component video input signals of 480i are accepted when PROGRESSIVE OUT
139. ou have finished programming IR codes select Exit in step 7 y n To cancel programming Move the easy scroll key to select Exit or Cancel during any step then press the key to enter the selection Starting macro play 1 2 Press INPUT SELECTOR The input list appears Move the easy scroll key to select MACRO or MACRO then press the key to enter the selection The IR codes appear on the display window as they are performed continued 11555 To erase a programmed IR code 1 In step 5 move the easy scroll key to select then press the key to enter the selection 2 Move the easy scroll key to select NO SET then press the key to enter the selection To delay the output of an IR code 1 In step 5 move the easy scroll key to select then press the key to enter the selection 2 Move the easy scroll key to select WAIT TIME then press the key to enter the selection 3 Move the easy scroll key to select the time to delay the output of an IR code then press the key to enter the selection You can specify a delay of from 1 to 10 seconds in 1 second increments Notes Pressing any of the following buttons during a macro play operation will cancel the macro play sequence before it is complete AV IO 00 SYSTEM STANDBY SOUND FIELD INPUT SELECTOR RM SETUP When the Macro Play function does not work
140. ound speaker R Surround back speaker L B Surround back speaker R Sub woofer 2268 Be sure to turn the power off before adjusting the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR To enjoy the best possible multi channel surround sound connect speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher to the FRONT CENTER SURROUND and SURROUND BACK terminals and set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to 8 Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your speakers if you are not sure of their impedance This information is often on the back of the speaker Alternatively you may connect speakers with nominal impedances between 4 and 8 ohms to any or all of the speaker terminals However be sure to set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to 4 if you connect even one speaker with a nominal impedance between 4 and 8 ohms P You can select the front speakers you want to use with the SPEAKERS switch For details see Selecting the speaker system page 52 OTE you connect only one surround back speaker connect it to the SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS L terminal When you connect a sub woofer with an auto 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 stop coming out Ti ee certain speakers to another power amplifier use the PRE OUT jacks The same signal is output f
141. pe or MiniDisc You can record on a MiniDisc or cassette tape using the receiver See the operating instructions supplied with your cassette deck or MD deck LLII SOUND FIELD mwserue INPUTSELECTOR 1 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR then select the playback component by moving and pressing the easy scroll key You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Prepare the playback component for playing For example insert a CD into the CD player 3 Prepare the recording component Insert a blank tape or MD into the recording deck and adjust the recording level 4 start recording on the recording deck then start playback on the playback component Notes Sound adjustments do not affect the signal output from the TAPE OUT or MD DAT OUT jacks The audio signals input to he MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks are output only from the L R sound of FRONT To record digital sound Connect a component for playback to the digital audio input OPTICAL IN jack and connect the recording component to the OPTICAL MD DAT jack Recording on recording media You can record from a video component using the receiver See the operating instructions supplied with your recording component LII SOUND FIELD mwserup INPUT SELECTOR 1 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR then select the playback component by moving and pressing the easy scroll key You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Prepare the component for playi
142. plied with the receiver Play back the disc Adjust to a suitable volume Eject the disc and turn off the receiver and DVD player 5568 Enjoying TV games HDMILUNK VIDEO VIDEO VIDEOS DVD WDIDATSACDICD TUNER PHONO O wey 4 Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV and TV game You can select the sound field to suit the music Refer to page 91 for details Recommend sound field GAME 5665 ce i VIDEO 3 INPUT Turn on the TV and TV game Turn on the receiver Press INPUT SELECTOR move the easy scroll key to select VIDEO 3 from the list then press the key to enter the selection You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this receiver to select VIDEO 3 When you connect a TV game to the VIDEO 3 INPUT jack on the front panel An example of the display J vouume as 70 0 Switch the input of the TV so that an image of the TV game is displayed Set up the TV game Set the disc in the tray and play it back on the TV game Adjust to a suitable volume Eject the disc and turn off the receiver and the player Watching video Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV and VCR You can listen to sound recorded in the 2 channel format from all speakers multi channel Refer to page 90 for details
143. r than the other for the purpose of safety and will fit into the wall outlet only one way If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet contact your dealer The AC power cord must be changed only at a qualified service shop On heat buildup Although the unit heats up during operation this is not a malfunction If you continuously use this unit at a large volume the cabinet temperature of the top side and bottom rises considerably To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet On placement e Place the receiver in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat buildup and prolong the life of the receiver 130 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 block the ventilation holes and cause malfunctions Do not place the receiver near equipment such as a television video deck or cassette deck If the receiver is being used in combination with a television video deck or cassette deck and is placed too close to that equipment noise may result and picture quality may suffer This is especially likely when using an indoor antenna Therefore we recommend using an outdoor antenna On operation Before connecting other components be sure to turn off and unplug the receiver On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly mo
144. receiver this receiver 3 Turn on the amplifier in the 2nd or 3rd zone 4 Press one of the input buttons on the remote to select the source signals you want to output For the 2nd zone analog video and audio signals are output For the 3rd zone only analog audio signals are output When you select SOURCE the signals of the current input are output Refer to page 82 for details 5 Adjust to a suitable volume In the case of illustration 1 or 2 page 84 85 adjust the volume using the receiver of the 2nd 3rd zone n the case of illustration 1 2 page 85 you can only adjust the surround back speaker volume in 2ND ZONE 1 Set to 2ND ZONE on the SURR BACK SP setting page 49 2 Adjustthe volume using MASTER VOL on the remote The initial setting of the volume is oo dB no sound output 8648 Example of controlling an amplifier in the 2nd room To Do the following Turn the power on or off Press VO Listen to the sound of Press SA CD CD player connected to the CD then press CD input jacks Adjust the volume Press MASTER VOL Tips Even when this receiver is turned off the receiver in the 2nd zone or 3rd zone remains turned on To turn off all receivers press 0 and AV I CD on the RM AAEO003 remote at the same time SYSTEM STANDBY Only signals from components connected to the analog input jacks are output through the 2ND ZONE OUT or 3
145. rom both the SPEAKERS jacks and the PRE OUT jacks For example if you want to connect just the front speakers to another amplifier connect that amplifier to the PRE OUT FRONT L and R jacks Connecting a 9 1 channel system Connect each speaker to the appropriate SURROUND SPEAKER L R jack when you set up a 9 1 speaker channel system You can use each part of speakers as surround speakers 1 L R and surround speakers 2 L R page 21 Set 9 1 CH SP SYSTEM to YES in the CUSTOMIZE menu when you use 9 1 channel system page 68 Note When the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR is set to 8Q connect the speakers with a nominal impedance of 16 ohm or higher When the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR is set to 40 connect the speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher For details see page 22 eochnong Surround Surround Surround Surround speaker speaker speaker speaker 1 R 2 R 2 L 1 L 2nd zone connection You can assign the SURROUND BACK SPEAKER jacks ig and to the speakers of the 2nd zone Set the surround back speaker settings page 49 to 2ND ZONE See Listening to the sound in another zone 2nd 3rd zone operations page 84 for details of on connection and operation in the 2nd zone 23 GB pauejs Bum 3a Connecting the audio components How to hook up your components This section d
146. rt hall which simulates a large sound stage produced by reflectivity E D CONCERT HALL B Uses 3D sound imaging to reproduce the sound characteristics of a concert hall which simulates resonant and unique reverberative sound E CHURCH Reproduces the acoustics of a stone church JAZZ CLUB Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club E LIVE CONCERT Reproduces the acoustics of a 300 seat live house E STADIUM Reproduces the feeling of a large open air stadium E SPORTS Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting Note The surround back decoding mode does not function while a sound field for music is selected page 95 Sound fields when headphones are connected You can select only from the following sound fields E HEADPHONE THEATER This mode is selected automatically when you use headphone when sound field is selected for movie music It allows you to experience a theater like environment while listening through a pair of headphones continued 93 GB punos punouins BuiAofu3 E HEADPHONE 2CH This mode is selected automatically when you use headphones when 2 channels mode page 89 A F D mode page 91 is selected Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channels E HEADPHONE MULTI This mode is selected automatically when you use headphones during MULTI CH IN is selected Outputs the analog sig
147. s STD A in the order of LOW STD HIGH HIGH A B parameter phase correction provides more LOW B enhanced bass characteristics STD B HIGH B i POWER AUTO Lets you turn off the power of the unnecessary i LINK i LINK power circuits automatically You can enjoy high quality management digital or analog audio without the influence of the i LINK circuits When set to AUTO it takes some time to output the sound See page 59 for a tip on switching the input when the setting is AUTO EVER ON Lets you keep the power of the i LINK circuits Select this setting if you do not like the time lag that occurs with the AUTO setting It may be ineffective depending on the component 6855 Menu item Parameter Explanation H A T S ON The digital audio signals input from the i LINK H A T S High quality component are stored in a buffer temporarily then digital Audio retrieved from the buffer and converted to analog Transmission System audio signals at the proper timing The sound quality function is enhanced because there is no jitter timing gaps when reading signals when transmitting the digital audio signals If you do not want to use this function select OFF OFF This function is not activated Note It takes some time to output the sound after a playback operation is performed on the connected component ex pressing the PLAY button pressing the STOP button pressing th
148. s will automatically be switched off and brings the surround sound experience of a theater with the latest facilities into your home Screen Depth Matching reproduces treble attenuation fullness and depth of sound usually created in a theater using sound emission from behind the screen This is then added to the front and center channels Cinema Studio Reverberation reproduces the sound characteristics of state of the art dubbing theaters and recording studios including Sony Pictures Entertainment s dubbing studios There are three modes A B C available according to the studio type E DC Phase Linearizer With analog power amplifiers phase shifts take place at frequencies lower than several tens of Hz But with digital power amplifiers phase does not shift so the phase characteristic is flat Speakers available on the market are designed for analog amplifiers and therefore the performance at low frequencies does not match the characteristics of digital amplifiers S Master PRO reproduces the phase characteristics of analog amplifiers by digital processing to deliver familiar low frequency sounds E Digital Cinema Sound DCS Unique sound reproduction technology for home theater developed by Sony in cooperation with Sony Pictures Entertainment for enjoying the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters at home With this Digital Cinema Sound developed by integrating a DSP Digital signal processor and measure
149. s Repeat Play FM AM Selects the FM or TIME Changes the time AM band information SHIFT Switches the DISC SKIP Selects a disc memory page DISC SKIP Cable box continued 111 y m Component Item s Function Component Item s Function Satellite tuner CH Selects preset Projector POWER ON Turns on the DSS CH channels projector JUMP Toggles between the PONER ONK Tums projector previous and current channels INPUTA Switches to the input FAVORITE Displays the Favorite zem NEULA jacks Station Guides INPUT B Switches to the input CATEGORY Displays the Guide from INPUT B jacks Category list gt INPUT Switches to the input INDEX PD the Station VIDEO from VIDEO jacks INPUT Switches to the input tuner CH SELECT from VIDEO IN or BST CH channels S VIDEO IN jacks 1 1 MEMORY Stores the adjusted of eleven or higher data in memory MAIN SUB Switched the main or BRIGHT Adjusts the sub language BRIGHT brightness TV RADIO Switches the TV ot CONTRAST Adjusts the contrast radio input CONTRAST ZOOM Adjusts the zoom of ZOOM the picture SHIFT Adjusts the lens shift SHIFT of the picture FOCUS Adjusts the lens FOCUS focus of the picture 11288 Only with Sony TVs that supports the wide picture mode only with S
150. s the selected preset number If MEMORY goes out before you press MEMORY ENTER start again from step 4 7 Repeat steps 2 to 6 to preset another station Tuning to preset stations MEMORY USER SRR BACK INPUT MY ENTER PRESET DISPLAY 0012 MODE S2VIDEO VIDEO 1 AUDIO R 1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR to select tuner 2 Press PRESET TUNING repeatedly to select the preset station you want Each time you press the button you can select a preset station as follows B A2 A0 B1 B2 B0 ceca L1 Using the remote 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR then move the easy scroll key to select TUNER from the input list 2 Move the easy scroll key to select the preset number you want then press the key to enter the selection uone4edo jejidury fA Naming preset stations ay DISPLAY RETURNEXIT MAIN TVVOL TVCH TWVDEO WIDE ON SCREEN 1 Press INPUT SELECTOR then select TUNER from the input list You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver continued 1968 6055 Press repeatedly until the SUB menu appears Move the easy scroll key to select PRESET or PRESET then press the key repeatedly to tune in the preset station you want to create an index name for page 76 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select TUNER then press the control key You can also use MAIN MEN
151. satellite tuner The following illustration shows how to connect a satellite tuner It is not necessary to connect all the cables Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components peuejs Bum Satellite tuner OUTPUT OUTPUT Iu IET DIGITAL COMPONENT COAXIAL Y BY RY OUTPUT Y OUT N OQO IMPEDANCE USE 4162 1 FRONT SPEAKERS Audio cord not supplied Q Optical digital cord not supplied Q Coaxial digital cord not supplied Q Component video cord not supplied Q S video cord not supplied Q Video cord not supplied 416 Components with analog video and audio jack The following illustration shows how to connect a component which has analog jacks such as a VCR etc OUTPUT INPUT VIDEO VIDEO OUT IN INPUT OUTPUT R zone our O 0 QD 010 ME PR TRY RN EN A SPEAKERS m Camcorder TV game To the VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks VIDEO
152. scroll key to select deck A or B Note When the remote is programmed to control a non Sony tape deck tape deck A and B may not switch 108 Operate each component using the remote When you program the remote to control the following Sony or non Sony components you can use the buttons on the remote that are marked with circles Note however that some buttons may not operate your component Table of buttons used to control each component Component VCR TV LD DVD VideoCD CD MDdeck DAT Tuner Cable Satellite Projector player player player player deck deck box tuner A and B Button AV VOD e e e e e e e e e gt e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e kea gt gt e e e e e e oe e 44 e e e e e e e e Control key e e e e TOP MENU e e GUIDE AV MENU e e e e DISPLAY e e e e e e e EXIT e RETURN e e e EXIT 8 Deck B only Not available depending on the component If you want to change the contents of the input list to match your particular components see Programming the remote on page 113 continued 10955 oui p Table of SUB menu operations Press the gt button repeatedly to display a list of operations SUB menu for which the corresponding buttons are not found on the remote The contents of the lists will vary according to the currently selected component The following table shows the items on each
153. source component using INPUT SELECTOR 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 Outdoor FM antenna Receiver T 750 COAXIAL ANTENNA Ground wire not supplied To ground Radio stations cannot be tuned in Check that the antennas are connected securely Adjust the antennas and connect an external antenna if necessary RDS does not work Make sure that you re tuned to an FM RDS station Select a stronger FM station The RDS information that you want does not appear Contact the radio station and find out whether or not they actually provide the service in question If so the service may be temporarily out of order There is no picture or an unclear picture appears on the TV screen or monitor Select the appropriate input on the receiver Set your TV to the appropriate input mode Move your TV away from the audio components Assign the component video input correctly The input signal should be same as input when you are up converting an input signal with this receiver The image of the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT is corrupted If PROGRESSIVE OUT is set to ON the image of the signal
154. step 3 the TV input does not switch Turning the backlight on or off Each time you press a button on the remote the backlight turns on If you follow the procedure below to turn off the backlight you can make the batteries last longer 8 SOUND FIELD Rm setup INPUT SELECTOR MUTING 1 Press RM SET UP The set up list appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select BACK LIGHT then press the key to enter the selection The BACK LIGHT list appears 3 Move the easy scroll key to select or Off then press the key to enter the selection y Adjusting the contrast of the display You can adjust the contrast of the display LII SOUND FIELD RM SETUP INPUT SELECTOR 1 Press RM SET UP The set up list appears continued 11955 2 Move the easy scroll key to select CONTRAST then press the key to enter the selection 3 Move the easy scroll key to select or then press the key to enter the selection Each time you press the key the contrast of the display changes To exit adjusting move the easy scroll key to select Exit then press the key to enter the selection 120 Changing button assignments RM US106A only You can change the factory settings of the input buttons to suit the components in your system For example if you connect an LD player to the VIDEO 2 jacks on the receiver you can set the VIDEO 2 butt
155. ter channel will be output from the front speakers il SURROUND SP Surround speaker The surround back speakers are all set to the same setting LARGE If you connect large speakers that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies select LARGE Normally select LARGE However if the front speakers are set to SMALL you cannot set the surround speakers to LARGE SMALL If the sound is distorted or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi channel surround sound select SMALL to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the surround channel bass frequencies from the sub woofer or other LARGE speakers NO If you have not connected surround speakers select NO SURR BACK SP Surround back speakers When the surround speakers are set to NO the surround back speakers are also automatically set to NO and the setting cannot be changed DUAL If you connect two surround back speakers select DUAL The sound will be output to a maximum of 7 1 channels continued 499 peuejs SINGLE If you connect only one surround back speaker select SINGLE The sound will be output to a maximum of 6 1 channels NO If you have not connected surround back speakers select NO 2ND ZONE If you use the surround back speaker in the 2nd zone select 2ND ZONE When you select 2ND ZONE the input to the SURR BACK jacks of the MUL
156. tting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 10 dB to 10 dB in 1 dB steps E CENTER MID dB Center speaker midrange level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 10 dB to 10 dB in 1 dB steps E CENTER MID Hz Center speaker midrange frequency Initial setting 1 kHz You can adjust the frequency from 100 Hz to 10 kHz in 5 steps E CENTER TREBLE dB Center speaker treble level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 10 dB to 10 dB in 1 dB steps E SURR SB BASS dB Surround surround back speaker bass level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 10 dB to 10 dB in 1 dB steps B SURR SB TRE HEH dB Surround surround back speaker treble level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust the level from 10 dB to 10 dB in 1 dB steps E PRESET CLEAR Equalizer bank clear You can reset the adjusted equalizer settings to the initial setting For details see Clearing stored equalizer settings Tip You can adjust the front speaker bass and treble level with BASS control and TREBLE control on the receiver To apply the stored equalizer 1 Perform step1 to in Adjusting the equalizer on page 104 2 Move the control key to select EQ PRESET 1 5 You can also use on the receiver To turn off the equalizer Select EQ BANK OFF in step 4 in Adjusting the equalizer on page 104 Cleari
157. ur system mode Sound field currently applied This information also appears for non RDS FM stations b Appears only when the preset station is indexed 9 Type of program being broadcast S Text messages sent by the RDS station Notes e If there is an emergency announcement by government authorities Alarm Alarm flashes in the display If a station does not provide a particular RDS service XX such as Clock Time appears on the display When a station broadcasts radio text data it is displayed at the same rate at which it is sent from the station Any change in this rate is reflected in the display rate of the data Description of program types Program type Description indication News News programs Current Affairs Topical programs that expand on current news Information Programs offering information on a wide spectrum of subjects including consumer affairs and medical advice Sport Sports programs Education Educational programs such as how to and advice programs Drama Radio plays and serials Cultures Programs about national or regional culture such as language and social concerns Science Programs about the natural sciences and technology Varied Speech Other types of programs such as celebrity interviews panel games and comedy Pop Music Popular music programs Rock Music Rock music programs M o R Music Easy Listening
158. uttons for the Learning function In some cases you may not be able to program even if you have not programmed 80 buttons f you select IR SET for a component that already has a learned button setting the learned codes for that component are cleared However if the cleared learned button is used in a Macro Play setting the setting for that button will be reset to the initial setting To cancel learning Move the easy scroll key to select Exit or Cancel during any step then press the key to enter the selection Using a command that has been learned When selecting a learned input press the button used to learn that function 117 Clearing all the contents of the remote s memory 1 Press RM SET UP The set up list appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select ALL CLEAR then press the key to enter the selection The ALL CLEAR list appears 3 Move the easy scroll key to select Yes then press the key to enter the selection CLEAR OK appears 4 Move the easy scroll key to select Yes again then press the key All the contents of the remote s memory i e all the programmed data are cleared 118 Other operations Customizing the input list You can set the remote to display only the inputs you use in the input list Mall SOUND FIELD gwsErue INPUT SELECTOR 1 Press RM SET UP The set up list appears 2 Move the easy scroll key to select INPUT
159. vantage of the Dolby Digital bass redirection circuitry we recommend setting the sub woofer s cut off frequency as high as possible E FRONT SP Front speakers LARGE If you connect large speakers that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies select LARGE Normally select LARGE When the sub woofer is set to NO front speakers are automatically set to LARGE SMALL If the sound is distorted or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi channel surround sound select 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 SMALL the center surround and surround back speakers are also automatically set to SMALL unless previously set to NO E CENTER SP Center speaker LARGE If you connect a large speaker that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies select LARGE Normally select LARGE However if the front speakers are set to SMALL you cannot set the center speaker to LARGE SMALL If the sound is distorted or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi channel surround sound select SMALL to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the center channel bass frequencies from the front speakers if set to LARGE or sub woofer NO If you have not connected a center speaker select NO the sound of the cen
160. w to connect a Super Audio CD player CD player and an MD DAT deck Super Audio CD MD DAT deck player CD player INPUT OUTPUT DIGITAL OPTICAL OUT IN E mom ye ANTENNA COMPONEN m O a l IC p E CENTER d N AIA mU cii SES 2 SPEAKERS E 5 d NN ANN EAS CVOOO l2 em our Q Optical digital cord not supplied Q Audio cord not supplied Q Coaxial digital cord not supplied Q Audio cord not supplied 268 Notes on playing a Super Audio CD disc on a Super Audio CD player No sound is output when playing a Super Audio CD disc on a Super Audio CD player connected to only the SA CD CD OPTICAL or SA CD CD COAXIAL IN jack on this receiver When you play a Super Audio CD disc connect the player to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT or SA CD CD IN jack Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Super Audio CD player You cannot make digital recordings of a Super Audio CD disc Use the analog jack for recording in this case When connecting optical digital cords insert the plugs straight in until they click into place Do not bend or tie optical digital cords If you want to

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