Sony STR-DA5300ES manual

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    ©2007 So ny Corporation Sony Cor poration Printed in Malaysia 3-209-635- 11 (4) Multi Channel A V Receiver Operatin g Instr uc tions STR-D A5300ES[...]

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    2 GB T o reduce th e risk of fire or electr ic shoc k, do not e xpose this ap paratus to rain or moistu re . T o p revent fire, do not cover the ven tilation of t he apparat us with news papers, tab le-cloths, curtains, etc. A nd d on’t place light ed c andles on t he apparat us. Do no t insta ll the appli ance i n a co nfi ned sp ace, su ch as a[...]

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    3 GB About This Manual • The inst ruction s in this manual are for model STR-DA5300ES. Chec k your mode l number by looking at the lower right c orner o f the fro nt pan el. • The instr uctions in this manua l describe th e contr ols on the s uppl ied remote . Y ou can also us e the co ntrols on t he recei ver if t hey hav e th e same or si mil[...]

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    4 GB T able of Con tents Getting Star te d Descripti on and lo cation o f parts ..................6 1: Installin g speak ers ........... ........... ........... . 16 2: Conn ecting s peakers ........ ....... ........... ..... 18 3: Conn ecting th e monitor .......... ........... ..... 20 4a: Con necting th e audi o compone nts ........22 4b: Connec[...]

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    5 GB Clearing all the co ntents of th e remote’ s memory .... ........... .......... ........ ........... ... 12 6 Additional Inf ormation Gloss ary ........... ........ .......... ........... ........... 127 Precau tions .... ........... .......... ........... ........ ... 130 T roubl eshoot ing ....... .......... ........... ........ ... 131 Sp[...]

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    6 GB Description and locatio n of parts Getting Started Front panel T o remove the cover Pre ss PU SH. When yo u remove the cover , keep it out of reach from children. St atus of the POWER butto n Off The recei ver is turned of f (initial setting). Press POWER to turn the receiv er on. Y ou can not turn th e receiver on using the remote. On/Stand b[...]

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    7 GB Getting Started Name Function A PO WER Pr e ss to tur n the receiver on or off. B A UT O CAL MIC jack Connect s to the supplied op timizer micropho ne f or t he Digital C inema Auto Calibratio n function (page 47). C TO N E M O D E Adjusts FRONT/ CENTER/ SURR OUND/ SURR OUND BA CK B ASS a nd TREBLE. Press TONE MODE repeatedly to s elect B ASS [...]

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    8 GB R INPUT SELECT OR T urn to s elect th e inpu t source to pla y back. T o select th e input source fo r zone 2 or zone 3, pre ss ZONE/ SELECT ( qa ) to select zone 2 or zo ne 3 f ir st (“ZONE 2 INPUT” or “ZONE 3 INPUT” appear s on the displa y), then turn INPUT SELECT OR to select the inpu t source. S MASTER VO L U M E T urn to a dju st[...]

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    9 GB Getting Started Rear panel A DIGIT AL INPUT/OUTPUT section OPTICAL IN/ OUT jacks Conne ct to a D VD player, Super Audio CD pl ayer, etc. T he COAXIAL j ack prov ides a bett er quali ty so und (pag e 20, 22 , 23, 31 , 32) . CO AXIAL IN jack s HDMI IN/ OUT* jacks Conne ct to a D VD player , Blu-r ay Disc Player , or a satell ite tuner . An image[...]

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    10 GB * Y ou can wat ch the se lected input image when you connect the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jack to a TV (page 2 0). Y ou can oper ate this recei v er using a GUI (G raphical Use r Interface) (page 41). D COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/ OUTPUT sectio n Y, P B /C B , P R / C R IN/OUT* jacks Connec t to a DVD player, TV , or a satell ite tu ner (page 20, 31, 32)[...]

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    11 GB Getting Started Y ou c an use the supp lied r emote R M-AAL 009 to operate t he receiver and to control the Sony audio/v ideo comp onents that th e remote is assigned t o opera te (page 1 19). RM-AAL009 Remote commander Name Function A AV ? / 1 (on/ standby) Press to turn on or o ff the audio/ video c ompon ents th at the remote is assigne d [...]

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    12 GB G MO VIE Press to select sound field (pag e 67). H Numeric button s Press to – preset/tu ne to preset stations. – sel ect trac k numbers of the CD play er, D VD playe r, Blu - ray Disc Player or MD de ck. Press 0/ 10 to selec t tr ack numb er 1 0. – sel ect chan nel number s of the VCR or s atell ite tu ner. – After pressi ng TV ( wk [...]

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    13 GB Getting Started Q F1/F2 Press TV ( wk ), then press F1 or F2 to select a compone nt to operat e. • HDD recor der F1: HDD F2: D VD player , Blu-ra y Disc Play er • D VD/VHS combo pl ayer F1: D VD player , Blu-ra y Disc Play er F2: VHS MACR O1, MACR O2 Press AMP ( 5 ), then press MAC RO 1 or MA C R O 2 to set up the macr o func tion (page 1[...]

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    14 GB a) See the t able on pag e 118 for in formation on the buttons that you can use to control ea ch compon ent. b) T he tact ile do t is at tac hed to thes e butt ons ( H , PRESET+ ). Use as a m ark o f opera tion. Notes • Some func tion s e xplai ned in t his s ectio n may not work d epending on the model. • The above explanati on is intend[...]

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    15 GB Getting Started E OPTIONS Press to display and select items from op tion m enus. F MENU Pre ss to dis play th e men u to operate the re ceiver . G DMPORT Press to oper ate t he comp onent connec ted to the DI GIT A L MEDIA POR T adapter (page 53). N Starts play . x Stops play . . / > Skips tracks. H INPUT SELECTOR Press to select th e inpu[...]

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    16 GB 1: Installi ng speakers This receiver allows you to use a 7.1 chann el syst em ( 7 sp eak ers a nd on e s ub w oofer ). T o fully e njoy the ater-l ike mult i-channel surround sou nd requires fiv e speakers (two front speakers, a cen ter speaker , and two surroun d speaker s) and a sub woofer (5.1 channel syst em). Example of a 5.1 channe l s[...]

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    17 GB Getting Started Tips • The angle A should be the same. • When you conne ct a 6.1 chann el sp eaker system , place t he surr ound b ack spea ker behin d the se ating position. • Since the sub woofer doe s not emit highly direct ional signal s, you can pl ace it w herever you want.[...]

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    18 GB 2: Co nnecting spe akers Before connecting cords, make su re to disconn ect the A C power cord (mains lea d). A Front speaker A (L) B Front speaker A (R) C Center speaker D Sub w oofer b) E Surround ba ck speaker (L) c) F Surround ba ck speaker (R) c) G Surro und spe aker (L) H Surro und spe aker (R) a) If you have an ad ditio nal fron t spea[...]

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    19 GB Getting Started b) When you co nnect a sub woofer with an aut o stan dby func tion, tu rn of f the f uncti on when watching movi es. If the auto stand by function is set to on, it turns to standby m ode automa tically base d on the le vel o f the input signal to a sub woofer, then sound ma y not be ou tput. c) If you conn ect on ly one surr o[...]

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    20 GB 3: Connecting the monitor Y ou can watch t he select ed in put imag e when you connec t the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jack to a TV . Y ou can operate thi s receiver using a GUI (Graphical User Interface). It is not necessa ry to connec t all the ca bles. Connect audio and video cord s accordin g to the jac ks of your co mponent s. TV mo nitor AB A Op[...]

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    21 GB Getting Started Notes • Before conn ecting cords, make sure to disc onnect the A C po wer co rd (mains lead). • Connect i mage di splay compon ents s uch as a TV monit or or a projec tor to the MON ITOR VID EO OUT jack on the rec eiver . Y ou ma y not be a ble to record, even if you conne ct re cordin g com ponent s. • T urn on th e rec[...]

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    22 GB 4a: C onnectin g the audi o comp onen ts This secti on descr ibes how to hook up yo ur compone nts to this recei ver . Before you beg in, refer to “Componen t to be conne cted” below for the pages which describe ho w to co nnect each com ponent. After ho okin g up all y our comp onent s, proceed to “5: Connect ing the antenn as (aerials[...]

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    23 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustration show s ho w to connect a Supe r Audio CD player, CD player, an MD deck and DIGIT AL MEDIA PO R T adapter. Notes • Before conn ecting cords, make sure to disc onnect the A C po wer co rd (mains lead). • T o disconnect th e DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter, observe the following precaut ions. – Rem [...]

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    24 GB Notes on playi ng a Super Audio CD on a Super A udio CD player • No sound is output when play ing a S uper Audio CD on a Supe r Audi o CD player connected to o nly the COAXIAL SA-CD/ CD IN ja ck on thi s rece i ve r . When you pl ay a Super Audi o CD, conne ct the pla yer to the MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT or SA-CD/CD IN jacks. Refer to th e opera[...]

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    25 GB Getting Started If yo ur D VD or Supe r Audio CD pla yer is equipp ed with multi-c hannel output ja cks, you can conn ect them to the MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT jacks of this recei ver to enjoy multi- channel sound . Alternativ ely , the multi- channe l input j acks can be us ed to conne ct an ex ternal multi-chann el decoder . Notes • Before con[...]

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    26 GB The follo wing illu stration sho ws how to connect a componen t with anal og jacks, suc h as tape deck, turnt able, et c. Notes • If your turnta ble has a ground (e arth) wir e, conne ct it to the ( U ) SIGN AL GND termin al. • Before con nectin g cords, ma ke sure to discon nect the A C power cord (mai ns lead). Connecting components wit[...]

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    27 GB Getting Started 4b: Connecting the video components This s ection describ es how to hook u p your compon ents to th is r ece iv er . Be fore y ou b egin, refer to “Componen t to be connec ted” bel ow for the pa ges whic h describe how to connect each compon ent. After hookin g up all y our com ponents, proceed to “5: C onnecti ng the an[...]

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    28 GB HDMI is the abbrev iated name for High - Defi nition Mu ltimedia Int erface. It is an interfa ce which tr ansmit s vid eo and audi o signals in digit al forma t. HDMI features • A digital audi o signa ls transm itted by HDMI can be out put fr om the spe akers an d the PRE OUT jacks on this receiver . This signal supp orts Do lby Di gital , [...]

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    29 GB Getting Started D VD pla yer Satellite tuner Blu-ra y Disc Playe r, PS3™, hard di sk record er A A HDMI cable (not suppli ed) Audio/video signals Audio/video sign als A udio/ video signals TV moni tor , proje ctor, etc. A udi o/vid eo signals AA A continued[...]

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    30 GB Notes on connect ing cables • W e recommend that you use a So ny HDMI cable. • W e recommend tha t you use an HDMI cab le with the HDM I logo (made b y Sony) fo r the HDMI ja ck corr espondi ng to h igh speed (an HDMI version1.3a, category 2 cable) when you vi ew images or li sten to s ound durin g a DeepColo r transmi ssion or whe n you [...]

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    31 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustration show s ho w to connect a D VD p layer , Blu-ray Disc P layer . It is not neces sary to connect all the cable s. Connect au dio an d video co rds accor ding t o the jacks of yo ur compon ents. Notes • T o ou tput mul ti-chan nel digita l audi o, set t he digit al audio outp ut setting on the DVD pl[...]

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    32 GB The follo wing illu stration sho ws how to connect a satellite tu ner , CA TV system. It is no t nece ssary to conn ect all the cables. Conn ect aud io and vid eo cord s accor ding to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Note Before co nnecti ng cords, ma ke sure to disco nnect the AC po wer cord (m ains l ead). Connecting a satellite tuner , CA T[...]

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    33 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustration show s ho w to connect a component which has an alog ja cks such as a D VD recorder or VCR, etc. It is not necessary to connect all the cab les. Conn ect aud io and vide o cords ac cordin g to the jacks of yo ur compone nts. Connecting components with analog video and audio jack D VD recorder , VCR [...]

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    34 GB This receiver is equipped with a func tion for con vertin g vid eo signal s. Y o u can outp ut t he video sign al after con necting this receiver via the MONITOR VIDEO OUT j ack as shown in the illustra tion. • V ideo sign als can be ou tput as HDMI video , comp onent vid eo an d S vide o sig nals. • S vid eo si gnals can be outp ut as HD[...]

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    35 GB Getting Started In the video input/ output con ver sion tabl e of the receiver Refer to “In th e vide o input /outp ut conversion tabl e classified by the menu setti ngs” (pa ge 37) on the c on v ersi on fun ction of imag es. a : V ideo signals are con verted and out put throug h the vide o conv erter. f : The same type of signa l as that[...]

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    36 GB Notes on con verting video signals • When vid eo or S vide o signal s from a VCR , etc., are converted on this receiver and then output to your TV , de pend ing on the status o f the video signal output , the im age on t he TV screen may appear di sto rted ho rizon tally or no im age may be outp ut. • HDMI video signal s cann ot be c onv [...]

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    37 GB Getting Started In the video input/ output con version table c lassifi ed by the menu settings For details on “ Resolution” m enu setting, see “Settings fo r the video ( V ideo settings menu)” (page 60 ) and on oper ating , see “Converting analog vi deo inp ut signa ls” (pag e 87). a : V ideo signals are c onv erted an d output th[...]

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    38 GB 5: Connecting the an tennas (aer ials) Connect the supplied AM loop antenna (aerial) and FM wi re antenna (aeria l). * The shape of th e conn ector varies dep ending on the area . Notes • T o prevent noise pick up, keep the AM loo p ant enna (aeri al) a way f rom th e rece iv er a nd othe r compon ents. • Be sure to fu lly ex tend th e FM[...]

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    39 GB Getting Started 6: Prepar ing the re ceiver and the re mote Connect the su pplied AC po wer cord (mains lead) to the A C IN term inal on the recei ver , then connect the A C power cord (mains lead) to a w all outlet. Notes • Before conn ecti ng the AC power cord (main s lead), ma ke sure that met allic wire s of the spea ker cords are no t [...]

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    40 GB Insert tw o R6 (size-AA) ba tteries in the RM- AAL009 remo te com mander . Insert tw o R6 (size-AA) ba tteries in the RM- AA U016 remote control. Observe the correct pol arity when instal ling batter ies . Notes • Do not le ave the r emote i n an ex tremely hot or humi d place. • Do not use a new battery w ith old ones. • D o not mix ma[...]

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    41 GB Getting Started 1 Press ? / 1 whi le pressi ng RM SET UP . The RM S ET UP b utton f lashes. 2 Press 1 o r 2 while the RM SET UP butto n is flas hing. When yo u press 1, th e command mod e is set to A V SYS TEM 1. Wh en you p ress 2, the command mod e is set to A V SYSTEM 2. 3 Press ENTER when the RM SET UP butto n lights up . The RM SET UP bu[...]

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    42 GB 2 T urn on the receiver a nd the TV . 3 Press AMP to enable receiv er operation. 4 Press SHI FT, t hen pres s MENU while the SHIFT button is lit. The d isplay mo de of t he menu will toggle between DI SPLA Y and SCRE EN. When set to SCREEN, the recei ver is in “ GUI MODE” and the rec eiv er menu is displa yed on the T V scree n. 5 Press V[...]

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    43 GB Getting Started HDMI Y ou can use the HDMI settings m enu to operate componen ts conn ected to the HDM I jacks. F or details o n adjusting the rele v ant parameters, see “Settings for HDMI (HDMI menu)” (page 60). System For d etails on adjusti ng the system using th e System settin gs menu, see “Setting s for the system ( Syste m sett i[...]

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    44 GB T o return to the pr evious sc reen Press RETURN/EXIT O . T o exit the men u Press MENU. T o exit “GUI MODE” Press AMP, SHIFT, then press MENU while the SHIFT b utto n is lit. 8: Setting the speakers Set the a ppropriate speaker imp edance fo r the speakers you are using. 1 Press AMP MENU to dis play the GUI menu on the TV screen. If “G[...]

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    45 GB Getting Started 4 Press V / v repe ated ly t o sel ect “Impeda nce, ” then press . 5 Press V / v repe ated ly t o sel ect “4 Ω ” or “8 Ω ” depending on the sp eakers you are using , then pr ess . Notes • If you are not sure of the impeda nces of th e speakers, refer to the op erating instructions supplied with you r speakers. [...]

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    46 GB Y ou can selec t the fro nt speaker s you want to drive. Set the SPEA KER S swit ch to se lec t the front speaker s ystem you want to driv e. Note This setti ng is not av ai lable when head phones are connect ed. 9: Calibrating the appropr iate speaker settings auto matically (Auto Calibration) The DCAC (Dig ital Cine ma A uto Cali br atio n)[...]

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    47 GB Getting Started Notes • The auto calibra tion func tion do es not work if headpho nes are connec ted. • Canc el MU TIN G if it is s et to on. 1 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the A UT O CAL MIC j ac k. 2 Set up the optimizer micro phone . Place the opti mizer microp hone at yo ur seating position. Use a stool or tripod so th[...]

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    48 GB a) This receiver correct s sign als b y anal og downmix proce ssing only for th e center spea ker and sub woo fer when t he multi-c hannel input is select ed. The co rrecti on is in v alid for othe r speakers. b) The m easurem ent res ult is not u tilized when t he mult i-channe l input is sel ected . c) • S ignals wi th a sa mpling frequen[...]

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    49 GB Getting Started 9 Measu rem ent st arts. The measure ment process will take appro ximat ely 30 secon ds with a t est tone. W ait until the m easurement pro cess completes. Note Y o u canno t measure the speaker hei ght of the surround spea kers and the surrou nd back spea kers. Set the position of t he surround spe akers from “Position ” [...]

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    50 GB Tip Press on the remote when “Please Pr ess ENTE R. ” appears on the T V screen . 3 Press B / b repea tedly to sel ect “Y es, ” the n pres s . 4 Press V / v repea tedly to sel ect the auto ca libration type, the n press b . The measurem ent results are saved. 5 Press . The exit screen appears. Notes • After reflec ting the resul ts [...]

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    51 GB Getting Started • Code 31 1 Press , th en foll ow t he in struct ions fr om step 1 of “Perf orming au to calib ration. ” • Code 32 , 33 , 34 1 When yo u pre ss , “Retry?” appears . 2 Press B / b to sele ct “Y es, ” then pre ss . 3 Follow the instructions from step 2 of “Perf ormin g auto c alib ratio n. ” When you select ?[...]

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    52 GB Tip Depen ding on the position of the sub w oofer, the measurem ent resu lts for polarity m ay vary . Howev er, there will be no pr oblem s ev en if you cont inue t o use th e rece iver with th at value. T o set auto cali bration i tems more precisel y (Enhanced Setup) On the A uto Calibr ation me nu, se lect “Enhance d Setup, ” then pre [...]

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    53 GB Pl ay b ack Selecting a compon ent 1 Press one of the inp ut buttons . When you want t o select a comp onen t con necte d to t he PHONO, the MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT, the TV, the T A PE/CD-R or the HDM I 4, 5, 6 jack, press SHIFT and then press PHONO, MUL TI IN , TV , T APE/CD -R or HDMI 4, 5, 6. Y ou can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver o[...]

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    54 GB knob q uickly . T o make fine ad ju stme nt: tur n the k nob slowly . • Y ou can adj ust the volume differentl y depe nding on the length of t ime you press and hold the MASTE R VOL +/– button on the rem ote. T o tur n the volume up or down quick ly: press and hold th e bu tton. T o ma ke a fine adjustment: press the button and releas e i[...]

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    Pl ay b ack 55 GB Liste ning to a Super Audi o CD/CD 2 3 5 5 3 • The operatio n is describe d for a Sony Super Audio CD player . • Refer to the ope rating instr uct ion s sup pli ed wi th the Super Audio CD player or CD player. z Y o u can selec t the sound field to suit the mu sic . Refe r to page 67 for details. Recomm ended sou nd fields: Cl[...]

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    56 GB W atching a DVD /Blu-ray Disc 2 3 6 6 3 MUL TI CHANNEL DECODING lamp • Refer to the operati ng instructions supp lied w ith the TV an d DVD player, Blu-ray Dis c Play er. z Select the so und fo rmat of th e disc to be played, if necessary . z Y ou can select the sound field to suit th e movie or th e music. Re fer to pa ge 67 for deta ils .[...]

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    Pl ay b ack 57 GB Enjoying vi deo ga mes 2 3 6 6 3 VIDEO 3 IN/PORT ABLE A V IN • Refer to the ope rating instr uct ion s sup pli ed wi th the TV an d vi deo g ame. 1 T urn on the TV and video game. 2 T urn on th e rec eiver . 3 Press INP UT SE LECTOR to select “ VIDEO 3 * .” Y ou ca n also use INPUT SELEC TOR on this receiver t o select “VI[...]

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    58 GB W atching video 2 3 6 6 3 • Refer to the operati ng instructions supp lied w ith the TV and VCR. 1 T urn on the VCR. 2 T urn on t he re ceive r . 3 Press INPUT S ELECT OR to selec t “VIDEO 1 * .” Y ou can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this receiver to sel ect “VI DEO 1*. ” * Whe n you co nnect VCR to th e VIDE O 1 jack . An e xam ple o[...]

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    59 GB Amplifier Ope rations Settings for the audio (Audio settings menu) Y ou can use the Audio settings m enu to ma ke settings for the aud io to suit your prefere nce. Select “Audio” in the Setti ngs menu. For details o n adjusting th e paramet ers, see “7: Operating the rec eiv er using t he GUI (Graphical User Interface)” (pa ge 41). x [...]

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    60 GB Settings for the video (Video settings menu) Y ou can u se the V ideo se ttings menu to make settings for video. Select “V ideo” in the Setting s menu. F or deta ils on adjusting the parameters, see “7: Operatin g the receiver using the GUI (Graphi cal User Interface) ” (page 41). x Resolution (Con verting video signals) Lets yo u con[...]

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    61 GB Amplifier Ope rations connecte d to the re ceiv er . The multi-chann el soun d can be play ed back as it is. Note Audio signa ls are not output from the TV ’ s speakers wh en HDMI Audio is set to “AMP. ” x HDMI SW Level Lets you set th e lev el of the su b woofer to 0 dB or +10 dB when P CM sig nals are in put via an HDMI connectio n. Y[...]

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    62 GB Enjoyin g a pre- progra mmed sound field 1 Start playing a sound sour ce y ou want to listen to (CD , D VD , etc.). 2 Press AMP ME NU to displ ay the GUI menu on the TV screen . If “GUI MODE” is not displa yed in the display wi ndow of the receiver , follow the steps given in “7: Operating the rece iv er using the GUI (Graphical User In[...]

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    63 GB Enjo ying Surr ound Sound enables y ou to enjo y high quality a nalog sources. When using this f unction , only the v olume a nd front speaker balan ce can be adj usted. This receiv er supports the following audio formats. When connecting Blu-ray Disc Players and other next generation HD players Aud io format Maxi mum number of c hannels Conn[...]

  • Page 64

    64 GB a)Audio sig nals are out put in anothe r format if the playback compone nt does no t correspond to the forma t. For details, r efer to the operat ing instruct ions o f the playbac k co mponent . b)Sign als with a samplin g frequency of m ore than 96 kH z ar e played ba ck at 96 kH z or 88.2 kH z. DSD a) 5.1ch × a Multi ch annel Linear PCM a)[...]

  • Page 65

    65 GB Enjo ying Surr ound Sound The Auto Format Direct (A.F .D.) mode allows you to liste n to high er fid elity sound a nd select the decod ing mode for listen ing to a 2 ch annel stereo soun d as multi-ch annel sou nd. * Y ou cann ot select this decodin g mode if there are no surro und back spe akers conn ected to the receiver . T ypes of A.F .D.[...]

  • Page 66

    66 GB Notes • This functi on doe s not work in the following ca ses. – The m ulti-c hannel inpu t is select ed. – DTS-HD si gnals with a sampling freq uency of more th an 48 kH z are be ing rece ived. – Dolby TrueHD signal s with a samp ling freq uenc y of mor e tha n 96 kHz are be ing recei v ed. • If you se t up t he so und f iel d ef f[...]

  • Page 67

    67 GB Enjo ying Surr ound Sound Y ou ca n take advantage of su rroun d soun d simply by selecting one of the receiv er’ s pre progr ammed s ound fie lds. T hey bring the ex citing an d powe rful sound of m ovi e theater s and concert ha lls into you r home. T ypes of music/movie mode Sound fie ld for Sound f ield Eff ect Movie Cinem a Studi o EX [...]

  • Page 68

    68 GB * Y ou can select this soun d field mode if the he adph ones are con nected to the receiver . Notes • The so und fields fo r music and movies do not work in the f ollo wing ca ses. – The m ulti-c hannel inpu t is select ed. – DTS-HD si gnals with a sampling freq uency of more th an 48 kH z are be ing rece ived. – Dolby TrueHD signal s[...]

  • Page 69

    69 GB Enjo ying Surr ound Sound Adjusting the sound effect Pa rameter that allo ws custom settings p rovides a “Cu stom Se ttings” menu that ca n be us ed to make advanced adjustm ents. 1 Choose the sound field (page 62). 2 Press b to selec t “Custom Settin gs, ” then pres s . 3 While monitoring the sound, adjust th e selec ted para meter u[...]

  • Page 70

    70 GB x Dimension Control Lets you perform further adjustments for Dolby Pro L ogic I I and I Ix Mus ic mo de decoding . Y ou can set th is parameter on ly when A.F .D. mode is set to “PLII Music” or “PLIIx Musi c. ” Y ou can adjust t he difference b etween the front channel s and the surro und chann els. x P anorama Mode Lets you perform f[...]

  • Page 71

    71 GB Enjo ying Surr ound Sound Using the surround b ack decodi ng mode By de coding the surro und ba ck sign al recorded in Do lby Dig ita l Su rroun d EX, DT S- ES Matrix, DTS -ES Discrete 6.1, etc., fo rmat, you ca n enjo y the sur round s ound in tended by the filmmakers. 1 Press AMP MENU to display the GUI menu on the TV screen. If “GUI MODE[...]

  • Page 72

    72 GB a) A 6.1 ch annel d ecode flag i s infor mati on rec orded in software, such as D VDs. b) A D olby Digi tal D VD tha t includes a Surro und EX flag. The Dolby Corp oration web page can help you disti nguish Surroun d EX films. c) Software enco ded wit h a flag to de note it has bot h DTS-ES Matrix and 5.1 channel sign als. d) Softwa re e nco [...]

  • Page 73

    73 GB Enjo ying Surr ound Sound Enjoying the su rrou nd effect at low volume levels (NIGHT MODE) This functi on allo ws you to retain a theater lik e en viron ment at lo w v olume le v els. This functi on ca n be used with o ther so und f ields . When watch ing a movi e late at ni ght, you will be able to hear the dial og clearly even at a lo w vol[...]

  • Page 74

    74 GB Adjusting the speaker settings manually Y ou can ad just the eac h speaker man ually . Y ou can also ad just the sp eaker levels after the auto calib ration is completed. 1 Press AMP ME NU to displ ay the GUI menu on the TV screen . If “GUI MODE” is not displa yed in the display wi ndow of the receiver , follow the steps given in “7: Op[...]

  • Page 75

    75 GB Adv anced Spe akers Setting Up will be output from the sub wo ofer if the di gital input signa l cont ains L. F .E. signal s, or if the fr ont o r surround spea kers are set to “SMALL , ” the sound field for movie is selected, or “Po rtable Audio” is sele cted. x Dist ance (Distance fr om the seating position to each spe aker) Y ou ca[...]

  • Page 76

    76 GB •S I D E / L O W Select if the loca tion of yo ur surround spea kers corresp onds to sec tions A and C . • SIDE/HIGH Select if the loca tion of yo ur surround spea kers corresp onds to sec tions A and D . • BEHD/LO W Select if the loca tion of yo ur surround spea kers corresp onds to sec tions B and C . • BEHD/HIGH Select if the loca [...]

  • Page 77

    77 GB Adv anced Spe akers Setting Up 1 Press AMP MENU to display the GUI menu on the TV screen. If “GUI MODE” is not displayed in the displa y windo w of th e rece iv er , follo w the steps given in “7: Operating the receiver using the GUI (Gra phical User Interface)” (page 41). 2 Press V / v repe ated ly t o sel ect “Setting s, ” then [...]

  • Page 78

    78 GB Y ou can selec t the test tone type. 5 Select t he speake r you want to adjust, th en press . The test ton e is output from each spe aker in sequence. 6 Adjust the parameter using V / v , then press . Tips • T o a djust the l e vel of all spea kers at the sa me time, press MASTE R VOL +/ –. • The adjusted valu e is sho wn on the disp la[...]

  • Page 79

    79 GB Adv anced Spe akers Setting Up qualit y sound when y ou do not h ave a center speaker connect ed. A nalog downmix works when you set “Cen ter Mix” to “ON . ” This setting is also effecti ve to inpu t signals from MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT jacks. x Sur Back Assign (Settings of the surr ound bac k speake r(s)) •O F F If you have not c onne[...]

  • Page 80

    80 GB Adjusting the equalizer Y ou ca n use fo llow ing pa ramet ers to a djust the tonal quali ty (bass/treble le vel) of all speake rs, store up to 5 dif ferent e qualizer se ttings, and apply them. These settin gs are appli ed to all sound fields and for ea ch speaker . Notes • This functi on doe s not work in the following ca ses. – The m u[...]

  • Page 81

    81 GB Adv anced Spe akers Setting Up 4 Press V / v repe ated ly t o sel ect the pr eset num ber that you want t o regi ster as th e numbe r to store the eq ualiz er adjust ment, then press . The equal izer adjust ment screen appears on the TV scre en. 5 Choose the speaker y ou want to adjust using B / b , then pr ess . 6 Press B / b repe ated ly t [...]

  • Page 82

    82 GB Listen ing to FM/AM radio Y ou can liste n to FM a nd AM broadc asts through t he bu ilt-in tuner . Before oper ation, make sure you have connected the FM and AM antennas (aerials) to the receiv er (page 38). Tip The tuni ng scale for direct tunin g is shown below . • FM band 50 kHz • AM band 9 kHz 1 Press A MP M ENU to display the GUI me[...]

  • Page 83

    83 GB T uner O perations Enter the frequen cy of a station directly by using th e numeri c buttons. 1 Press AMP MENU to display the GUI menu on the TV screen. If “GUI MODE” is not displayed in the displa y windo w of th e rece iv er , follo w the steps given in “7: Operating the receiver using the GUI (Gra phical User Interface)” (page 41).[...]

  • Page 84

    84 GB Y ou can pre set up to 3 0 FM and 30 AM stations. Then you ca n easily tune in the stations you often listen to. 1 Press AMP ME NU to displ ay the GUI menu on the TV screen . If “GUI MODE” is not displa yed in the display wi ndow of the receiver , follow the steps given in “7: Operating the rece iv er using the GUI (Graphical User Inter[...]

  • Page 85

    85 GB T uner O perations Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (European model only) This recei ver also allo ws you to use RDS (Radio Da ta Syste m), which enable s radio stations to send additiona l information along with th e r egular p rogram sign al. Y ou can display RDS information. Notes • R DS is operable only for FM stations. • Not all FM [...]

  • Page 86

    86 GB T ravel & T o uring Pro grams abou t travel. Not for announc eme nts tha t are lo cate d by TP/ T A. Leisu re & Hobby Programs on recrea tional acti viti es suc h as ga rdenin g, fi shin g, coo king, etc. Jazz Music Ja zz pro grams Country Music Country musi c program s National Musi c Programs feat uring the popular music of t he cou[...]

  • Page 87

    87 GB Other Operati ons Converting a nalog video input signals This recei v er allows y ou to con v ert the resolu tion of an alog video in put signals. Press SHIFT, the n press RESOLUTION repeatedl y . Each tim e you press the bu tton, the resolution of the out put signals wi ll be cha nged. Y ou ca n also use “Reso lution ” in the V ideo sett[...]

  • Page 88

    88 GB Y ou can select an operation scree n using the GUI me nu, de pending on the D IGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter you want to use. For some adapt er , such as TD M-BT1 or TDM- NW1, th e operat ion scr een is fixed and you cannot change it on the GUI screen. 1 Press AMP. If “GUI MODE” is not displa yed in the display wi ndow of the receiver , foll[...]

  • Page 89

    89 GB Other Operati ons T o operate the TDM-i P1 or TDM- NC1 using t he GUI menu o f the receiver 1 Make s ure that “ System GUI” i s selecte d in step 6 in “Select ing an op era tion sc ree n to opera te the co mpo nent conn ecte d to the DIGI T AL ME DIA P OR T adapte r” (p age 88) . 2 Select content from the content s list disp layed on [...]

  • Page 90

    90 GB * Wh en a TDM- iP1 is conn ected, the rece iver enter s pause m ode when x is pressed. ** Fast-backwar d/forward while pr essing and hold in g the m / M butt on. Option parameter s in the play modes x Repeat Mode (TDM-iP1 only) •O f f •O n e •A l l x Shuffle (TDM-i P1 only) •O f f • Songs •A l b u m s x List Mode (TDM-NC1 only) ?[...]

  • Page 91

    91 GB Other Operati ons Naming inputs Y ou c an ent er a name of up to 8 char act ers for inputs and displa y it. This is con ven ient for labeling the jacks with the names of the connected compo nents. 1 Choose the item you want to name . Y ou can nam e the follo wing it ems. • Auto cal ibration po sition (pag e 46) • Inpu ts (pag e 53) • Pr[...]

  • Page 92

    92 GB Switching between digital and ana log audio (INPUT MODE) When yo u conn ect c omponent s to bot h digi tal and anal og audio input jack s on th e receiver , you can fix the audio inpu t mode to eith er of them, or switch from one to the other , depen ding on t he ty pe of ma teri al you in tend to wa tch. 1 Press the input b utton. Y ou can a[...]

  • Page 93

    93 GB Other Operati ons Enjoying the sou nd/ images fr om other inputs Y ou ca n reas sign vi deo an d/or aud io sig nals to anoth er input. Example) Conne ct the OPTICAL OUT jack of the D VD player to the OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN jack o f this rec eiver when you want to in put the only digital opti cal audio sig nals from th e D VD player . Connect the [...]

  • Page 94

    94 GB Notes • Y ou cannot assign op tical signa ls from an input sou rce to th e o ptic al i npu t ja cks on t he r ece iver , and you ca nnot assign coa xial signals fr om t he inp ut source to the coaxia l inpu t jack s on the recei v er . • When you assi gn the digita l audio input , the INPUT MODE se tting may change au tomatica lly . • Y[...]

  • Page 95

    95 GB Other Operati ons Changing the display Y ou ca n check t he soun d field, etc., by chang ing the inform ation on the display . Press DISPL A Y repeat edly . Each ti me you pre ss DISPL A Y, the disp lay will change as fol lows. Inp ut name you se lecte d t Original in put name t Soun d field type t V olume... Tip Y o u cannot switch the disp [...]

  • Page 96

    96 GB About the indicators on the display Name Functio n A SW Lig hts up when sub w oofer is conne cted an d the audio signal is output f rom the SUB WOOFER jack. While this indica tor light s up, the receiver creates a sub woofer sig nal bas ed on th e L.F .E. signa l in the d isc being p layed bac k or the lo w fr equen cy compo nen ts of the fro[...]

  • Page 97

    97 GB Other Operati ons D INPUT Light s up cons tantl y . One of the inpu t indicators a lso lights up accordin g to the curre nt in put. E A UTO Lights u p when INPUT MODE is set t o “Auto. ” F HDMI Lights up when the receiver recogniz es a componen t connected v ia an HDMI IN jack. G DMPOR T Lights up when DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T ada pter is con[...]

  • Page 98

    98 GB W ; PR O LOGIC (II/ IIx) Lights up when the receiv er applies Dolby Pro Log ic proce ssing to 2 cha nnel signal s in order to outp ut the cent er and sur roun d channel signals. “ ; PR O LOGI C II ” als o li ghts up when the Dolby Pro Log ic II Movie/Musi c/Game decoder is activ a ted. “ ; PR O LOGIC IIx” also lights up when the Dolby[...]

  • Page 99

    99 GB Other Operati ons Using the sle ep timer Y ou can set the receiver to turn of f automa tically at a sp ecifie d time. Press SHIFT, the n press SLE EP repeated ly . Each time you press SLEEP , the display changes cyc lically as follo ws: When sl eep timer is be ing used, “ SLEEP” lights u p. Tip T o check th e remain ing time be fore the r[...]

  • Page 100

    100 GB Recording using the receiver Y ou can rec ord from a vide o/aud io com ponen t using th e recei ver . Refer to the operating instruc tio ns supp lied wi th you r record ing componen t. Y ou ca n recor d onto a Mini Disc or audi o tap e using the rec eiv er . See the operat ing instruc tio ns supp lied wi th you r MD deck o r tape d eck. 1 Pr[...]

  • Page 101

    101 GB Other Operati ons Listenin g to the sound in anot her zo ne (ZONE 2/ZONE 3 operations) Y ou ca n enjoy images an d sound s from a componen t connect ed to the receiver in a zone (zone 2 or zone 3) o ther t han the mai n zone . F or e xample, you ca n wat ch the D VD in the main z one and listen to the CD in z one 2 or zone 3. When using an I[...]

  • Page 102

    102 GB 1:Zone 2 connections 1 Outputs sound from speakers in zone 2 using the SURROUND B A CK SPEAK ERS termi nals o f th e rece iver . 2 Outputs sound fr om speaker s in zone 2 using the receiver and another amplifier . A Audi o component B Video component C IR repeater (not supplied) D Speakers Main zone Zone 2 TV monito r A ZONE 2 VIDEO OUT B D [...]

  • Page 103

    103 GB Other Operati ons 2:Zone 3 connections A ZONE 3 AUDIO OUT B EE D STR-D A5300ES C Main r oom Zone 3 A Audi o component B Video component C IR repeater (not supplied) D Sony Ampl ifier/Rece iver E Speakers RM-AAL 009 C[...]

  • Page 104

    104 GB 1 Press AMP. If “GUI MODE” is not displa yed in the displa y window of the receiver , follow the steps given in “7: Operating the receiver using the GUI (Graphi cal User Interface)” (page 41). 2 Press MENU repeat edly to display the GUI menu on the TV screen. 3 Press V / v repea tedly to sel ect “Settings, ” then press or b . 4 P[...]

  • Page 105

    105 GB Other Operati ons x 12V T rigg er Y ou can turn the recei v er on/of f in a nother zone , or sele ct v ari ous optio ns for u se of the 12V T rig ger funct ion, as explained be low . •O F F Lets you t urn off ou tput o f 12V trigg ers even when the main receiver is turned on. •Z O N E Lets yo u turn the output of 12V triggers on or off b[...]

  • Page 106

    106 GB Using a bi-amplifier connection If you are not using su rround back speakers, you can use the SURR OUND B AC K SPEAKERS terminals for the front speakers for use wi th a bi-a mpli fi er conn ec tion. T o connect speaker s Connect the j acks on the Lo (o r Hi) side of the front speakers to the FRONT S PEAKERS A jacks, and co nnect the ja cks o[...]

  • Page 107

    107 GB Other Operati ons Using the C ONTRO L S Control System If you have a CONTROL S-compati ble Sony TV , satellite tune r , monitor , D VD player o r VCR, use a CONTR OL S connecti ng cord (not supplied ) to connect th e CTRL S I N (for TV , satellite tuner , or mon itor) or CTRL S OUT (for VCR, etc.) jack on the receiver to the ap propr iat e C[...]

  • Page 108

    108 GB Operating without connecting to the TV Y ou can operate this recei ver using the disp lay ev en if you do n ot use a GUI when a T V monitor is not connecte d. Press SH IFT, t hen pres s MENU to display “DISPLA Y” in the display window . When “GUI MODE” is displayed in the display win dow , the men u is set to displa y on the TV scree[...]

  • Page 109

    109 GB Other Operati ons The following options are av ailable in ea ch menu . Fo r details on na viga ting th rough menus, see pa ge 43. Overview of the menus Menu Item Parame ter Init ial setting Auto Calibration A UTO CAL ST AR T? COMPLETE [ xxxxxxxxxx ] RETR Y , SA VE EXIT , WRN CHECK, PHASE INFO, DIST . INFO, LEVEL INFO, EXIT SA VE EXIT W AR NI[...]

  • Page 110

    110 GB Speaker Settings SP P A T TERN [ xxxxx ] 2/0 t o 3/4. 1 3/4. 1 SUB WOOFER [ xxx ] NO, YES YES FR ONT SP [ xxxxx ] SMALL, LARGE LAR GE CENTER SP [ xxxxx ] NO, SMALL, LARGE LARGE SURR OUND SP [ xxxxx ] NO, SMALL, LARGE LARGE SUR B A CK SP [ xxxxxx ] NO, SINGLE, DU AL DUAL BI-AMP [ xxx ]O F F , O N O F F ZONE 2 SP [ xxx ]O F F , O N O F F FR ON[...]

  • Page 111

    111 GB Other Operati ons Sur Settings SOUND FIELD SELECT ? SB DECODING [ xxxx ] O F F, AU T O , O N AU T O SB DEC M ODE [ xxxxxxx ] DDEX, PLIIx MV , PL IIx MS PLIIx MV EFFECT LEVEL [ xxx %] 20% to 1 20% (5% step) 100% CENTER WIDTH [ x ] 0 to 3 to 7 (8 st ep) 3 DIMENSION [ xxxxxxx ] FR ONT +3 t o 0 to SUR +3 ( 7 step ) 0 P ANORAMA MODE [ xxx ] OFF ,[...]

  • Page 112

    112 GB V ideo Settings RESOLUTION [ xxxxxxxx ] DIRECT , A UTO, 480/576i , 480/576p , 720p, 108 0i, 1080p AU T O COMPONENT V . ASSIGN ? VIDEO 1 c [ xxxxxxxx ] NONE, VIDEO1 to 3, D VD/BD, SA T/ CA TV , T A PE /CD R, M D/ DA T , SA- CD / CD, MUL TI IN VIDEO1 D VD/BD c [ xxx xxxxx ] D VD/BD SA T/CA TV c [ xxxxxxxx ] SA T/CA TV HDMI Settings HDMI CONTR [...]

  • Page 113

    113 GB Other Operati ons For details on th e auto calibra tion, see “9: Calibratin g the appropriate speak er settings automa tically (Aut o Calibra tion)” (pa ge 46). Refer to “Before you perform the auto calibration” (page 46) be fore performing the auto cali bration. T o operate on the receive r 1 Press SHIFT, then press M ENU to s witch[...]

  • Page 114

    114 GB 3 Press V / v repe atedly to select th e para meter , then press . Tip The si ze of a speaker (LAR GE /SMAL L) is dete rmin ed by the low chara cte rist ics . The measure ment resu lts may vary , dependi ng on the position of the optimize r microph one a nd speakers, and the sha pe of the room. It is re comme nded t hat you fol lo w the meas[...]

  • Page 115

    115 GB Other Operati ons T uning radio statio ns 1 Press TU NER repeat edly to s elect the FM or AM b and. Y ou can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver . 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING –. Press TUNING + to scan fro m lo w to high frequencies, p ress TUNING – to sca n from high to lo w fre quencie s. The recei ve r stops scanning whenever a stat[...]

  • Page 116

    116 GB For details on the conne ctions and settin gs of zone 2/z one 3, see “Lis teni ng to the sou nd in anothe r zone (ZONE 2/ZONE 3 operat ions) ” (page 101). The following opera tions ar e describe d for connect ing an IR repeate r and operating the receiver in zone 2 or zone 3. When an IR repeater is not co nnected , use this receiv er in [...]

  • Page 117

    117 GB Using the Remote Operating ea ch componen t using the remote When you pro gram the remote to control t he follo wi ng Son y or non-S ony compon ents, y ou can use the buttons on the remo te that are marked with circles. Note, ho wev er , that some buttons may n ot ope rate yo ur com ponen t. If you want to change t he contents of t he input [...]

  • Page 118

    118 GB * LD player only . ** DS S only . *** Deck B only . T able of buttons us ed to control each component Component Button TV VCR DVD player , DVD/ VHS combo Blu-ray Disc Player PSX Video CD player , LD player Digital CATV terminal (UC) Digital satellite/ terrestrial receiver (EURO) DSS, BST T ape deck A/B DA T deck CD player , MD deck T uner Re[...]

  • Page 119

    119 GB Using the Remote Progra mming the remote Y ou can cu stomize th e remote to m atch the componen ts conn ected to yo ur receiver . Y ou can ev en prog ram the remote t o control no n- Sony compon ents an d also Sony com ponent s that the r emo te is norm al ly una ble t o co ntro l. The procedure be low uses as an example a case in which a VC[...]

  • Page 120

    120 GB one numer ic code ma y be assi gned to a component. If you fail to program your remote using on e of the co des, tr y usin g other codes. Notes • The nu me ric cod es a re ba sed on the late st informa tion a v ailab le for each br and. Th ere i s a chanc e, howev er, that yo ur comp onent w ill not respond to some or al l of t he cod es. [...]

  • Page 121

    121 GB Using the Remote T o control a D VD play er T o control a D VD recorder T o contro l a TV T o control a satell ite tuner Maker Code( s) SONY 401, 4 02 BR OKSONIC 424 DENON 405 HIT ACHI 416 JVC 415, 423 MITSUBISHI 419 ORITRON 417 P ANASONIC 406, 4 08, 425 PHILIPS 407 PIONEER 409, 4 10 RCA 414 SAMSUNG 416, 422 TOSHIBA 404, 4 21 ZENITH 418, 4 2[...]

  • Page 122

    122 GB T o control a cabl e bo x T o control a tuner T o control a Blu-ra y Disc Pl ayer T o control a PSX Performing severa l commands in sequence automatically (Macro Play) The Macro Pla y function lets you link se ve ral command s in a sequent ial order as a si ngle command . The remot e provides 2 macr o lists (MACR O 1 and M A CR O 2). Y ou ca[...]

  • Page 123

    123 GB Using the Remote 1 Press MACR O 1 or MA CRO 2 f or more than 1 second while pressing RM SET UP. The RM S ET UP but ton flashes. Tip When you pr ess RM SET UP, use a thin wi re, such as a pa per cl ip. 2 Press the inp ut button of the component that y ou want to assign one of the follo wing operations. The sele cted input b utton lights up. 3[...]

  • Page 124

    124 GB Starting macro pla y 1 Press AMP. The AMP b utton lights up , and then turns of f. 2 Press MA CR O 1 or MA CR O 2 to s tar t the macro . The macro s tarts a nd execute th e command s in t he o rder y ou ass igned them. While the commands are b eing sent, th e RM SET UP button f lashes and the AMP butt on light s up . When t he comm ands ha v[...]

  • Page 125

    125 GB Using the Remote 3 Press th e numeric button (button 1 in the examp le) you want to use as th e VIDEO 1 button. The in put butto n you sel ected i n step 2 lights up. (Th e RM SET UP butto n remains lit.) 4 P oint the r emote c ode receiv er section of the remote to ward the rece iver/tra nsmitte r on the remote control to be learned from. W[...]

  • Page 126

    126 GB Clearing all the cont ents of th e remo te’ s me mor y 1 Press and h old MAST ER V OL – first, then p ress ? / 1 , th en press AV ? / 1 . The RM SET UP button flashes three tim es. 2 Release MAST ER V O L –. All the con tents of the rem ote’ s mem ory (i.e., all t he prog ramme d data ) are cleared. AV ? / 1 ? / 1 MASTER VO L –[...]

  • Page 127

    127 GB Additio nal Informati on Glossary x Cinema Studio EX A surr ound s ound mode tha t can be r egarded as the compilatio n of Digital Cinema So und techn ology , del iv ers t he sound of a dubb ing theater usi ng three techn ologies: “V irtual Multi D imensi ons, ” “Scr een Dept h Match ing, ” and “C inema St udio Rev erberatio n. ”[...]

  • Page 128

    128 GB x Dolby Digital Digital au dio en coding/de coding technolo gy developed by Dolb y Labo rator ies , Inc. I t consist s of fron t (left /right ), cen ter, surround (left/righ t) and sub woofer chann els. It is a designa ted au dio standar d for DVD-video and also kno wn a s 5.1 chann els s urroun d. x Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Digit al Plus pr[...]

  • Page 129

    129 GB Additio nal Informati on surround left and surround right channels. It is ideal for pla yback o f motion p ictur e soun dtrac ks. x DTS-HD Audi o forma t which e xtend s the co n ve ntiona l DTS Digit al Su rround f ormat . This format consist s of a core and an exte nsion, and th e core part h as DTS Digital Surround compatibi lity . There [...]

  • Page 130

    130 GB x x.v .Colour x.v .Colour is a mor e familiar t erm for the xvYCC stan dard propos ed by Son y, and is a trademark of Son y. xvYCC is an internat ional standard for color space in video . This standard can express a wider col or range than the cu rrently use d broadcast st andard. Precautions On safety Should any so lid object or liquid fall[...]

  • Page 131

    131 GB Additio nal Informati on • Do not p lace the receiver near eq uipment such as a tele vision , VCR, or ta pe deck. ( If the receiver is being used in combi nation with a te levision , VCR, or t ape deck , and i s placed t oo close t o that equi pment, nois e may result, and pi cture q uality m ay suf fe r . This is espec ially likely wh en [...]

  • Page 132

    132 GB There is no sound fr om one of the fron t speak ers. • Conne ct a pai r of hea dphones to the PHONES jack to verify that sound is outpu t from the hea dphon es. If only one channel is o utput fro m the headphon es, the compone nt may not be co nnected to the receiver correctly . Check that al l the cords are fully insert ed into the jacks [...]

  • Page 133

    133 GB Additio nal Informati on • Adju st the speaker l evel (page 74). • Make sure the center/ surround sp eaker (s) is (are) set to either “SMALL” or “LARGE” (page 74) . There is n o sound f rom the surro und bac k spea kers. • Some discs ha ve no Dolby Dig ital Surround EX fl ag ev en thoug h the packages have Dolby Digit al Surro [...]

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    134 GB are output from the VIDEO jack. Input 480i co mponent video si gnals. • When comp onent input s ignals other th an 480p ar e outp ut, use the COMP ONENT VIDEO OUT jack and set “Resolution” to “DIRECT. ” Images of the sour ce wi th HDMI connection is not output t o the TV . • M ake sure that cabl es are correctly an d securely con[...]

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    135 GB Additio nal Informati on Remote contr ol The remote does not func tion. • Po int the remo te at the remote sensor on the receiver . • Remove any obs tacles i n the path betwee n the remote and the receiver . • Replace a ll the batterie s in the remo te with ne w on es, if t hey are weak . • Make sure th at the comm and modes of the r[...]

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    136 GB Specifications Amplifier sec tion POWER OUTPUT Rated Po wer Ou tput at Ster eo Mod e 1) 2) (8 ohm s 1 kHz, T HD 0.7% ): 1 2 5W + 1 2 5W Refe rence Power Outp ut at Ster eo Mo de (4 ohm s 1 kHz, T HD 0.7% ): 1 2 5W + 1 2 5W Refe rence Power O utpu t (8 ohm s 20 Hz – 20 kHz, THD 0.09 %) FR ONT 2) : 1 2 0W + 1 2 0W CENTER 2) : 12 0 W SURR OUN[...]

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    137 GB Additio nal Informati on Inputs (Digit al) Outputs EQU ALIZER FM tuner s ection T uni ng r ange 87.5 – 108.0 MHz Ante nna (aer ial) F M wire ante nna (aer ial) Antenna (aer ial) terminals 75 ohm s, u nbal anced AM tuner section T uning ra nge 531 – 1,602 kH z (With 9-kHz tu ning sca le) Antenna (a erial) Loop antenna (a erial) Video sect[...]

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    138 GB Design and spec ifications are sub ject to change wi thout noti ce. • Standby p ower consump tion 0.7 W . • Halogenated flame retardant s are not used in the printed wirin g boa rds.[...]

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    139 GB Additio nal Informati on Index Symbols U SIGN AL GND terminal 26 Numerics 2 channe l 62 2ch Analo g Direct 62 , 11 4 2ch St ereo Mo de 62 4 Ω 45 5.1 chann el 16 7.1 chann el 16 8 Ω 45 A A.F .D. (m ode) 65 A/V Sync 59 , 111 A C po wer cord 39 AM 82 , 95 , 114 Audio (S ettings) 59 , 111 Auto Calib ration 46 , 109 , 113 Auto Tuning 82 , 115 B[...]

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    140 GB H HDMI (Settings) 60 , 112 HDMI Audio 60 , 112 HDMI button 7 HDMI Control 60 HDMI jacks 9 , 28 HDMI SW Level 61 , 112 Headphone (Se ttings) 68 I Input 53 Input Assign 93 INPUT MODE 92 INPUT SE LECTO R 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 iPod 88 , 89 L L.F .E. (Low Frequency Effect) 97 LARGE 75 Le vel 74 , 80 List Mo de 90 M Manu al Set up 74 MASTER V O LUME 8[...]

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    141 GB Additio nal Informati on Tu n i n g 82 , 83 , 84 U Up con verting 34 V VCR 33 , 58 V i deo (Se tti ngs) 60 , 112 VIDEO 3 IN/POR T ABLE A V IN jacks 33 , 57 V i deo game 57 V irtual Speakers 70 , 111 Z Zone 12 V T rigger 105 , 112 ZON E 2 79 , 101 ZON E 3 101 Zone In put Cha nge 104 Zon e Po wer ON/ OFF 104 Zone V olume Adjust 104[...]

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    142 GB[...]