Sony STR-DE545 Bedienungsanleitung

4-227-987- 13 (1) FM Ster eo FM-AM Receiver Operating Instructions  2000 Sony Corporation STR-DE545 STR-DE445 STR-SE501[...]

2 W ARNING T o prevent fir e or shock hazar d, do not expose the unit to rain or moistur e. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger ous voltage” within the product’s enclosur e that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the us[...]

3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Hooking Up the Components 4 Unpacking 4 Antenna Hookups 5 Audio Component Hookups 6 V ideo Component Hookups 7 Digital Component Hookups 8 5.1CH Input Hookups 9 Other Hookups 10 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 12 Speaker System Hookup 13 Performing Initial Setup Operations 15 Multi Channel Surround Setup 16 Before [...]

4 Hooking Up the Components This chapter describes how to connect various audio and video components to the r eceiver . Be sure to r ead the sections for the components you have before you actually connect them to the r eceiver . Unpacking Check that you received the following items with the receiver: • FM wire antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1)[...]

5 Hooking Up the Components FM 75 Ω COAXIAL AM FRONT REAR SUB WOOFER AUDIO IN AUDIO IN TV/SAT OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL DVD/LD REC OUT IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT 4 Ω 8 Ω CENTER L R L R L R L R L R FRONT REAR RL RL RLR SWITCHED 120W/1A MAX AC 120V 60Hz L[...]

6 Hooking Up the Components IN OUT L R ç ç LINE L R OUTPUT LINE LINE INPUT OUTPUT AUDIO IN AUDIO IN TV/SAT OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL DVD/LD REC OUT IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT 4 Ω 8 Ω L R L R L R L R FRONT REAR RL RL RLR SWITCHED 120W/1A MAX AC 120V 60Hz[...]

7 Hooking Up the Components IN OUT VIDEO OUT R VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN INPUT OUTPUT L VIDEO IN INPUT OUT S-VIDEO IN S-VIDEO RL AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT OUTPUT RL AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT OUTPUT ç ç FRONT REAR SUB WOOFER AUDIO IN AUDIO IN TV/SAT OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL DVD/LD REC OUT IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT VI[...]

8 Hooking Up the Components DIGITAL COAXIAL OUTPUT VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT OUTPUT L DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT OUTPUT DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT FRONT REAR SUB WOOFER AUDIO IN AUDIO IN TV/SAT OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL DVD/LD REC OUT IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO IN[...]

9 Hooking Up the Components REAR CENTER WOOFER 5.1 CH OUTPUT FRONT FRONT REAR SUB WOOFER AUDIO IN AUDIO IN TV/SAT OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL DVD/LD REC OUT IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT 4 Ω 8 Ω CENTER L R L R L R L R L R FRONT REAR RL RL RLR SWITCHED 120W/1A [...]

10 Hooking Up the Components LINE OUTPUT CONTROL A1 AC OUTLET FRONT REAR SUB WOOFER AUDIO IN AUDIO IN TV/SAT OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL DVD/LD REC OUT IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT 4 Ω 8 Ω CENTER L R L R L R L R L R FRONT REAR RL RL RLR SWITCHED 120W/1A MAX A[...]

11 Hooking Up the Components CONTROL A1 hookup (STR-DE545 and STR-SE501 only) • If you have a CONTROL A1 compatible Sony CD player , tape deck, or MD deck Use a CONTROL A1 cor d (not supplied) to connect the CONTROL A1 jack on the CD player , tape deck, or MD deck to the CONTROL A1 jack on the receiver . Refer to the separate manual “ CONTROL-A[...]

12 MULTI CHANNEL DECODING MASTER VOLUME DISPLAY INPUT MODE VIDEO MD/TAPE CD TUNER AUX DVD/LD TV/SAT 5.1CH INPUT CINEMA STUDIO LEVEL I – i + SET UP BASS BOOST TONE FM/AM MUTING TONE BASS BOOST SHIFT MEMORY FM MODE PRESET – TUNING + – TUNING + NAME ENTER SUR BASS/ TREBLE SOUND FIELD A. F. D. ABC 2CH MODE DIMMER SPEAKERS R ON r OFF A PHONES B ? [...]

13 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System } ] } ] } ] } ] } ] INPUT AUDIO IN * FRONT SPEAKERS B ** IMPEDANCE SELECTOR FRONT REAR SUB WOOFER AUDIO IN AUDIO IN TV/SAT OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL DVD/LD REC OUT IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT 4 Ω 8 Ω CENTER L[...]

14 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Speaker impedance (STR-DE545 and STR-SE501 only) Set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR for the fr ont speakers as indicated in the table below . Check the instruction manual supplied with your speakers if you ’ re not sur e of their impedance. (This information is usually printed on a label on the back of the [...]

15 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Performing Initial Setup Operations Once you have hooked up the speakers and turned on the power , clear the receiver ’ s memory . Then specify the speaker parameters (size, position, etc.) and perform any other initial setup operations necessary for your system. Before turning on the receiver Make [...]

16 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Specifying the speaker parameters 1 Press ? / 1 to turn on the receiver . 2 Press SET UP . 3 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select the parameter you want to adjust. 4 T urn the jog dial to select the setting you want. The setting is stored automatically . 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set [...]

17 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System z About speaker sizes (LARGE and SMALL) Internally , 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 fr om a channel the bass redir ection circuitry sends the corr esponding bass freque[...]

18 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Multi Channel Surround Setup x Sub woofer selection (SUB WOOFER) Initial setting : YES • If you connect a sub woofer , select “ YES ” . • If you do not connect a sub woofer , select “ NO ” . This activates the bass redir ection cir cuitry and outputs the LFE signals from other speakers. ?[...]

19 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Adjusting the speaker volume Use the remote while seated in your listening position to adjust the volume of each speaker . Note This receiver incorporates a new test tone with a fr equency centered at 800 Hz for easier speaker volume adjustment. 1 Press ? / 1 to turn on the receiver . 2 Press TEST TON[...]

20 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Before turning on the receiver Make sure that you have: • Selected the appropriate fr ont speakers (see “ 7 SPEAKERS selector ” on page 23). (STR-DE545 and STR- SE501 only). Checking the connections After connecting all of your components to the receiver , do the following to verify that the con[...]

21 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System There ’ s 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. No sound is heard fr om one of [...]

22 Fr ont Panel Parts Descriptions Location of P arts and Basic Oper ations This chapter pr ovides information about the locations and functions of the buttons and contr ols on the fr ont panel. It also explains basic operations. 1 ? / 1 switch Press to turn the r eceiver on and off. 2 Function buttons Press one of the buttons to select the compone[...]

23 Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations 24 3 6 5 7 1 MULTI CHANNEL DECODING MASTER VOLUME DISPLAY INPUT MODE VIDEO MD/TAPE CD TUNER AUX DVD/LD TV/SAT 5.1CH INPUT CINEMA STUDIO LEVEL I – i + SET UP BASS BOOST TONE FM/AM MUTING TONE BASS BOOST SHIFT MEMORY FM MODE PRESET – TUNING + – TUNING + NAME ENTER SUR BASS/ TREBLE SOUND FIELD [...]

24 Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations v 8! ¡ @ º !™ !£ !¢ !§ !∞ 9 !º !• !ª @™ @£ @¢ @¡ !¶ MULTI CHANNEL DECODING MASTER VOLUME DISPLAY INPUT MODE VIDEO MD/TAPE CD TUNER AUX DVD/LD TV/SAT 5.1CH INPUT CINEMA STUDIO LEVEL I – i + SET UP BASS BOOST TONE FM/AM MUTING TONE BASS BOOST SHIFT MEMORY FM MODE PRESET – TUNI[...]

25 Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations qf TONE button Press to turn the tone ef fect on or off. The TONE indicator lights up while the tone effect is turned on. Note that if you have adjusted the tone using the cursor buttons and jog dial, the adjusted tone will be produced whenever you turn on the tone ef fect. z When you want to list[...]

26 Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations ws SET UP button Press to activate the setup mode, then use the cursor buttons ( w; ) to select any of the following indications. Y ou can then make various settings using the jog dial ( wa ). When you select Y ou can Speaker type Specify the type of speakers. (page 16) Speaker setup Specify the f[...]

27 Enjoying Surround Sound Enjoying Surr ound Sound This chapter describes how to set up the r eceiver to enjoy surr ound sound. Y ou can enjoy multi channel surround when playing back softwar e encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS. Y ou can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver ’ s pre-programmed sound modes. They[...]

28 Enjoying Surround Sound Selecting a Sound Field Y ou can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields accor ding to the program you want to listen to. 1 Press MODE. The current sound field is indicated in the display . 2 T ur n the jog dial or press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select the sound field you want. [...]

29 Enjoying Surround Sound NORM. SUR (NORMAL SURROUND) C. STUDIO A (CINEMA STUDIO A) C. STUDIO B (CINEMA STUDIO B) C. STUDIO C (CINEMA STUDIO C) V . MUL TI* (VIR TUAL MUL TI DIMENSION) V . SEMI – M* (VIR TUAL SEMI-MUL TI DIMENSION) * “ VIR TUAL ” sound field: Sound field with virtual speakers. This is a standard mode, gr eat for watching most[...]

30 Enjoying Surround Sound Sound field information Sound field Effect Notes HALL JAZZ (JAZZ CLUB) LIVE (LIVE HOUSE) GAME Notes • The effects pr ovided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the play back signal. • When listening to sound fields that employ the virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming dir ect[...]

31 Enjoying Surround Sound PRO LOGIC D.RANGE MONO TA NEWS NEWS INFO INFO STEREO OPT LS S RS L C R MEMORY L F E DIGITAL a dts a COAX 12 3 9q ; 4 56 78 7 Understanding the Multi-Channel Surr ound Displays 1 ; DIGIT AL This indicator lights up when a sound field other than 2 CHANNEL is selected and the r eceiver is decoding signals recor ded in the Do[...]

32 Enjoying Surround Sound Source sound displays The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the source sound. The box ar ound the letters varies to show how the receiver downmixes the source sound (based on the speakers settings). When using music sound modes such as HALL or JAZZ CLUB, the receiver adds r everberation based on the source sound. The follo[...]

33 Enjoying Surround Sound Customizing Sound Fields By adjusting the surround parameters and the tone characteristics of the front speakers, you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation. Once you customize a sound field, the changes ar e stored in memory indefinitely (unless the receiver is unplugged for about two [...]

34 Enjoying Sur round Sound Adjusting the level parameters The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let you adjust the balance and speaker volumes of each speaker . The settings available in this menu are applied to all sound fields. 1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound. 2 Press LEVEL. The button lights up and t[...]

35 Enjoying Surround Sound Adjusting the bass/treble The BASS/TREBLE button lets you adjust the tone (bass or treble) of the fr ont speakers for optimum sound. Y ou can adjust the tone for each separate sound field. 1 Start playing a program sour ce encoded with multi channel surround sound. 2 Press BASS/TREBLE. The button lights up and the first p[...]

36 Enjoying Surround Sound Adjustable parameters for each sound field EFFECT WALL REVERB FRONT REAR REAR CENTER SUB WOOFER LFE dts LFE LEVEL TYPE TIME BAL. BAL. LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL MIX mix 2CH rr r A.F .D. r rrrr r r NORMAL SURROUND r rrrr r r CINEMA STUDIO A r r rrrr r r CINEMA STUDIO B r r rrrr r r CINEMA STUDIO C r r rrrr r r V . MUL TI DIMENSION [...]

37 Receiving Broadcasts Receiving Br oadcasts This chapter describes how to r eceive FM or AM broadcasts and how to preset selected stations. Y ou can tune in stations on this receiver in the following ways: Direct T uning Y ou can enter a frequency of the station you want directly by using the numeric buttons on the remote (see page 39). Automatic[...]

38 Receiving Broadcasts Brief descriptions of buttons used to receive br oadcasts PRESET TUNING +/ – : Press to scan all pr eset radio stations. TUNING +/ – : Pr ess to scan all available radio stations. FM MODE: If “ STEREO ” flashes in the display and the FM stereo r eception is poor , press this button to impr ove the sound. Y ou will no[...]

39 Receiving Broadcasts bb 35 1 Dir ect T uning For details on the buttons used in this section, see “ Brief descriptions of buttons used to receive br oadcasts ” on page 38. 1 Press TUNER. The last r eceived station is tuned in. 2 Press FM/AM to select the FM or AM band. 3 Press D.TUNING on the r emote. 4 Press the numeric buttons on the r emo[...]

40 Receiving Broadcasts n A1 ˜ A2 ˜ ... ˜ A0 ˜ B1 ˜ B2 ˜ ... ˜ B0 N n C0 ˜ ...C2 ˜ C1 N T uning to preset stations Y ou can tune the preset stations either of the following two ways. Scanning the preset stations 1 Press TUNER. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Press PRESET TUNING + or PRESET TUNING – repeatedly to select the pr es[...]

41 Other Operations TUNER NAME SET UP ENTER MULTI CHANNEL DECODING MASTER VOLUME DISPLAY INPUT MODE VIDEO MD/TAPE CD TUNER AUX DVD/LD TV/SAT 5.1CH INPUT CINEMA STUDIO LEVEL I – i + SET UP BASS BOOST TONE FM/AM MUTING TONE BASS BOOST SHIFT MEMORY FM MODE PRESET – TUNING + – TUNING + NAME ENTER SUR BASS/ TREBLE SOUND FIELD A. F. D. ABC 2CH MODE[...]

42 Other Operations Naming Pr eset Stations and Pr ogram Sources Y ou can enter a name (index name) of up to 8 characters for preset stations and pr ogram sources. These names (for example, “ VHS ” ) appear in the receiver ’ s display when a station or program sour ce is selected. Note that no more than one name can be enter ed for each prese[...]

43 Other Operations Recording on a video tape Y ou can recor d from a TV , or an LD player using the receiver . Y ou can also add audio from a variety of audio sources when editing a video tape. See your LD player ’ s instruction manual if you need help. 1 Select the program source to be r ecorded. 2 Prepar e the component for playing. For exampl[...]

44 Other Operations The SET UP button allows you to make the following adjustments. Selecting the 5.1CH video input This parameter lets you specify the video input to be used with the audio signals from the 5.1CH INPUT jack. The 5.1 CH video input is set to DVD/LD by default. 1 Press SET UP . 2 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select “ 5.1 V . [...]

45 Additional Information T roubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the receiver , use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the pr oblem. Also, see “ Checking the connections ” on page 20 to verify that the connections are correct. Should any pr oblem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer . Th[...]

46 Additional Information No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the r ear speakers. , Make sure the sound field function is on (pr ess SOUND FIELD – MODE). , Select a sound field containing the word “ cinema ” or “ virtual ” (see pages 28 – 30). , Adjust the speaker volume (see page 19). , Make sure the r ear speaker siz[...]

47 Additional Information Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICA TIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOT AL HARMONIC DISTOR TION: With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, fr om 20 - 20,000 Hz; rated 100 a) watts per channel minimum RMS power , with no mor e than 0.09% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output (USA model only). STR-DE445: a) 80 [...]

48 Additional Information FM tuner section T uning range 87.5 - 108.0 MHz Antenna terminals 75 ohms, unbalanced Sensitivity Mono: 18.3 dBf, 2.2 µV/75 ohms Stereo: 38.3 dBf 22.5 µV/75 ohms Usable sensitivity 1 1.2 dBf, 1 µV/75 ohms S/N Mono: 76 dB Stereo: 70 dB Harmonic distortion at 1 kHz Mono: 0.3% Stereo: 0.5% Separation 45 dB at 1 kHz Frequen[...]

49 Additional Information Glossary Surround sound Sound that consists of three elements: direct sound, early r eflected sound (early reflections) and r everberative sound (reverberation). The acoustics of the surrounding space af fect the way these three sound elements ar e heard. Surr ound sound combines these sound elements in such a way that you[...]

50 Additional Information Pr ess and light Pr ess or to select T urn jog dial to select See page SUR button EFFECT LEVEL depends on sound mode (in 16 steps) Settings Using SUR, LEVEL, BASS/TREBLE, and SET UP buttons Y ou can make various settings using the LEVEL, SUR, BASS/TREBLE, SET UP buttons, cursor buttons and jog dial. The table below shows e[...]

51 Additional Information Remote Button Description (STR-DE445 only) Y ou can use the remote to operate the components in your system. The tables below show the settings of each button. Remote Button Operations Function SLEEP Receiver Activates the sleep function and the duration which the receiver turns of f automatically . AV ? / 1 TV/VCR/ T urns[...]

52 Additional Information Remote Button Operations Function RETURN DVD Returns to the previous menu or exits the menu. TITLE DVD Displays DVD title. * Only for Sony TVs with the picture-in-picture function. Note Some Sony equipments cannot be controlled by this r emote as shown in the table above. Changing the factory setting of a function button I[...]

53 Additional Information 1 Hold down the Function button whose function you want to change (for example, MD/TAPE). 2 Press the corresponding button of the component you want to assign to the Function button (for example, 1 - CD player). The following buttons ar e assigned to select the functions: * Sony VCRs are operated with a VTR 1, 2 or 3 setti[...]

54 Index A AC-3. See Dolby Digital (AC-3) Adjusting brightness of the display 24 speaker volumes 19 surround parameters 34 Automatic tuning 39 B Basic receiver operations 22 – 26 Batteries 4 C Changing display 24 effect level 33 Checking the connections 20 Clearing receiver ’ s memory 15 Connecting. See Hookups CONTROL A1 10, 11 Customizing sou[...]

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