Sony STR-DG1100 manual

Sony Cor poration Printed in Malaysia ©2007 Sony Cor poration 3-209-654- 11 (3) Multi Channel A V Receiver Oper ating Inst ructions Owner’ s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of th e unit. Record the serial number in t he space provided below . Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony deal er regarding this pr odu[...]

2 GB T o reduce the ris k of fire or electric shoc k, do not e xpose this apparatus to rain or moistu re . Do no t ins tall th e app liance in a conf ined space, such as a bookca se or built-in cabi net. Install this syste m so th at the power co rd can be unplugge d from the wal l socket immediat ely in the ev ent of trou ble. Batteries or batteri[...]

3 GB About This Manual • The inst r uctio ns in this manu al are for mode l STR-DG1 100. Check yo ur model nu mber by looking at the lower right corne r of the front pan el. • The instr uctions in thi s manual descr ibe the contr ols on th e suppl ied remo te. Y ou can als o use the co ntrols on t he re cei ver if they h av e the same or si mil[...]

4 GB T a ble of Contents Getting Star ted Descripti on and location of parts ............... ...6 1: Installin g speak ers ........... .................. .....14 2: Conn ecting s peaker s ........ ............... ........ 16 3: Conn ecting th e monito r .......... ................18 4a: Con necting the audi o compo nents ........ 20 4b: Connec ting[...]

5 GB Additional Inf ormation Gloss ary ........ ........... .......... ................... ... 116 Precau tions .... ........... ....... ........... ........... ... 118 T roubleshoot ing .............. .............. ........... 119 Specif ications ... .................. ............... ....... 123 Index ................. .................. .......[...]

6 GB Description and locatio n of parts Getting Started Front panel T o re move the cover Press PU SH. When you remove the cover , keep it out of reach from childr en. St atus of th e POWER butt on Off The recei ver is turned of f (initial setting). Press POWER to turn the receiv er on. Y ou canno t turn the receiver on using the remote. On/Stand b[...]

7 GB Getting Started Name Function A PO WER Pre ss to turn the receiver on or off. B A UTO CAL MIC jack Connect s to the supplied op timizer micropho ne fo r the Digital C inema Auto Calibratio n function (page 42). C TO N E MO D E Adjusts FRONT/ CENTER/ SURR OU ND/ SURR OU ND B A CK B ASS and TREBLE. Press TONE MODE repeatedly to s elect B ASS or [...]

8 GB S INPUT SELECT OR T u rn to sel ect the in put source to pla y back. T MASTER VO L U M E T u rn t o ad just the vo lume le vel of al l speakers at the sam e time. Name Functio n[...]

9 GB Getting Started Rear panel A DIGIT AL INPUT/OUTPUT sect ion OPTICAL IN/ OUT jacks Conne ct to a D VD player, Super Audio CD pl ayer, etc. The COAXIAL j ack prov ides a be tter quali ty so und (pa ge 18, 20 , 21, 28 , 29). CO AXIAL IN jack s HDMI IN/ OUT* jacks Conne ct to a D VD player , Blu -ray Di sc Player , or a sa tellit e tuner . An im a[...]

10 GB * Y ou ca n watch the se lected i nput imag e when you connect th e MONITOR VIDEO OUT jack to a TV (pag e 18). Y ou c an operat e this rece iv er using a GUI (Grap hical User Interface) (page 37) . 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 (pa ge 18, 28[...]

11 GB Getting Started Y ou can us e the su pplied remote RM-AAP018 to operate t he receiv er and to cont rol the Sony audio/v ideo com ponents tha t the remote is assigned t o operate (p age 112). RM-AAP018 Remote commander Name Function A AV ? / 1 (on/ standby) Press to turn on or off the audi o/ video c omponen ts that the remote is assigned to o[...]

12 GB H Numeric button s Press to – preset/tu ne to preset statio ns. – sel ect trac k number s of the CD play er, D VD player, Blu- ray Disc Player or M D deck . Press 0/ 10 to sel ect track numb er 10. – sel ect chan nel numb ers of the VCR or sat ellit e tune r . – After pressi ng TV ( wl ), press the num eric buttons to selec t the T V [...]

13 GB Getting Started a) See the ta ble on p age 111 for in format ion on t he buttons that you c an use to control each compon ent. b) T he ta ctile do t is at tache d to thes e button s ( H , PRESET+ ). Use as a mar k of opera tion. Notes • Some fu ncti ons ex plai ned i n thi s secti on ma y not work depend ing on the m odel. • The ab ove ex[...]

14 GB 1: Installi ng speakers This receiver allows you to use a 7.1 chann el syst em (7 s peak ers an d on e sub woo fer). T o fully enjoy theater-lik e multi-c hannel surround sou nd requires fi ve speakers (two front speakers, a cen ter speaker , and two surroun d speakers ) and a sub woofe r (5.1 channel syst em). Example of a 5.1 channe l speak[...]

15 GB Getting Started Tips • The angle A should be the same. • When you conne ct a 6.1 c hannel sp eaker system , place t he surround back sp eaker behin d the seat ing position. • Since the sub woofer doe s not emit highly direct ional signals, yo u can place i t wherever you want.[...]

16 GB 2: Co nnecting sp eaker s Before connecting cords, make su re to disconn ect the A C power cord (mains lead). A Center speaker B Front speaker A (L) C Front speaker A (R) D Surro und speaker (L) E Surro und speaker (R) F Surround ba ck speaker (L) b) G Surround ba ck speaker (R) b) H Sub w oofer c) a) If you have an ad ditiona l front speaker[...]

17 GB Getting Started b) If you conn ect only on e surroun d back speaker , connect it to the SURROUND B ACK SPEAKERS L terminals. c) When you co nnect a su b woofer with an auto stan dby func tion, tu rn off th e func tion w hen watching movi es. If th e auto sta ndby function is set to on, it turns to standby mode automa tically base d on the le [...]

18 GB 3: Connecting the monitor Y ou can watch the select ed inpu t image wh en 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 connect all the cables. Connect audio and vide o cords accordi ng to the jac ks of your comp onents. TV m onitor AB A Optica[...]

19 GB Getting Started Notes • Before conn ecting cords, m ake sure to disconnec t the A C power co rd (mai ns lead ). • Connect i mage di splay compo nents such as a TV monit or or a projector to the MONI TOR VIDEO OUT jack on the rec eiver . Y ou may n ot be a ble to record, ev en if yo u connect record ing com ponents . • T urn on the rec e[...]

20 GB 4a: C onnecting the audio com ponen ts This secti on describes h ow to hook up your compone nts to this re cei ver . Before you beg in, refer to “Componen t to be connect ed” below for the pages which describe how to connec t each com ponent. After ho oking up all your co mponent s, proceed to “5: Connecting t he antennas (aerials)” ([...]

21 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustratio n sho ws how to connect a Super Au dio CD pl ayer , CD player, an MD deck and DIGIT A L MEDIA POR T adapter. Notes • Before conn ecting cords, m ake sure to disconnec t the A C power co rd (mai ns lead ). • T o disconne ct the DIGIT AL MED IA POR T adapte r , remo ve th e cabl e by sq ueezin g th[...]

22 GB Notes on playi ng a Super Audio CD on a Super A udio CD play er • No sound is output when playin g a Super Audio CD on a Super Au dio CD pla yer connected to only the COAXIAL SA-CD/ CD IN jack o n thi s recei ve r . Whe n you play a Super Audi o CD, connect th e player to th e MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT or SA-CD/CD IN jacks. Refer to th e operat [...]

23 GB Getting Started If yo ur D VD or Super A udio C D play er is equipp ed with mu lti-channel output jacks, you can conn ect them to th e MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT jacks of this recei ver to enjo y multi- channel sound . Alternativ ely , the multi- channe l input jacks can be used to con nect an ex ternal multi-chan nel decoder . Notes • Before con[...]

24 GB The follo wing illustration sho ws how to connect a component wit h analog jac ks, such as tape deck, t urntable , etc. Notes • If your turnta ble has a grou nd (earth ) wire, conne ct it to the ( U ) SIGNAL GND te rminal. • Before con necting cor ds, make sure to di sconnect the A C power cord (mai ns lead). Connecting components with an[...]

25 GB Getting Started 4b: Connecting the video componen ts This s ection desc ribes how to ho ok up your compon ents t o thi s rece iv er. Befor e you b egin, refer to “Componen t to be connect ed” below for the pa ges which de scribe how to connect each compon ent. After hooking up a ll your c ompone nts, proceed to “5: Conn ecting t he ante[...]

26 GB HDMI is the abbrev iated name for High - Defi nition Mu ltimedia Interfac e. It is an interfa ce which tra nsmits vid eo and audi o signals in digital format. HDMI feat ures • Line ar PCM (samplin g frequency less than 192 kH z) wit h digit al aud io signa ls of up to 8 channe ls can be received with this rec eiv er using the HDM I jack. ?[...]

27 GB Getting Started Notes on conn ecting cab l es • W e re commend th at you use a Sony HDMI cable. • W e recom mend that yo u use an HDMI, version 1. 3a, categor y 2 cabl e with the HDMI logo (mad e by Sony) to watch a video image of 1080p or higher. • W e do n ot recom mend using an H DMI- D VI con version cable. When you conn ect an HDMI[...]

28 GB The follo wing illustration sho ws how to connect a D VD playe r , Blu-ray Disc Player . It is no t necessary to c onnect all the cab les. Conn ect aud io and vid eo cor ds acc ordin g to the jacks of yo ur component s. Notes • T o output m ulti-ch annel digit al audio, set th e di gita l au dio ou tpu t set ting on the D VD pl ayer , Blu-r[...]

29 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustratio n sho ws how to conne ct a sa tellite tuner , CA TV system. It is not neces sary to connect all the cables. Connect au dio and vid eo cords ac cording t o the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Note Before con necting co rds, make sure to disc onnect the A C power cord (mai ns lead). Connecting a satellite [...]

30 GB The follo wing illustration sho ws how to connect a component wh ich has analo g jacks such as a D VD recorder or VCR, etc. It is not necessa ry to connect all the cables. Connect audio and vide o cords accordi ng to the jac ks of your comp onents. Connecting components with analog video and audio jack D VD reco rder , VCR A T o the VIDEO 3 I[...]

31 GB Getting Started This recei ver is equipped with a function for con verting vide o signals. Y ou can output th e video sign al after conn ecting thi s receiver via the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jack as shown in the illustra tion. • V ideo signals can be o utput as HDMI vide o and compo nent video signals . • Componen t video signal s can be o utpu[...]

32 GB Notes on con ver ting video signals • When video signa ls from a VCR, etc., are con verted on this receiver and then outpu t to your TV , depend ing on the st atus of th e video si gnal ou tput, th e image on the TV screen may appear dist orte d horizon tally or no im age may be output . • HDMI video signals c annot b e conv erted to comp[...]

33 GB Getting Started In the video input/ output con version tab le c lassified b y the menu settings For details on “Resolu tion” menu setting, see “ Settings fo r the video ( V ideo settings menu)” (page 56 ) and on operat ing, see “Converting analo g video inp ut signal s” (page 87 ). a : V ideo signals are converted and out put thro[...]

34 GB 5: Connecting the an tennas (aer ials) Connect the supplied AM loop antenna (aerial) and FM wi re antenna (aerial). * T he shape of the c onnecto r v aries depending on the area . Notes • T o p revent noise pi ckup, ke ep the AM loo p anten na (aeri al) a way from th e rece iver and ot her compon ents. • Be sur e to fu lly exte nd the F M[...]

35 GB Getting Started 6: Prepar ing the rece iver and the re mote Connect the AC po wer cord (mains lead) to a wall o utlet. Notes • Before c onnecting t he AC po wer cord (mains lead), ma ke sure that met a lli c wires of the speake r cords are no t touchin g each oth er betwee n the SPEAKERS terminals. • Connect t he A C po wer cor d (mai ns [...]

36 GB Insert tw o R6 (size-AA) b atteries in th e RM- AAP018 r emote comm ander . Observe the correct pol arity when installi ng batter ies. Notes • Do not lea ve the remo te in an ex tremel y hot o r humi d plac e. • Do not use a new batter y with old ones. • D o not mix mang anese ba tter ies and ot her ki nds of batterie s. • Do not expo[...]

37 GB Getting Started 2 Press 1 o r 2 while the RM SET U P butto n is flashing. When yo u press 1, the com mand mode is set to A V SYSTEM 1. When you pre ss 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 button flash es twice, then the com mand mo de setting proce ss is comp lete d. T[...]

38 GB 4 Press SHIF T, then press MENU. The menu list of this receiv er appears on the TV screen. Press AMP MENU if the menu list does n ot appear on the TV screen. 5 Press V / v repe ated ly to se lect a menu y ou want , then press or b . The follo wing menu items are a vailab le in each settings menu. Input Selects the inp ut to the receiver . For[...]

39 GB Getting Started System For d etails on adjusti ng the system usin g the System settin gs menu, see “Setti ngs for the system ( Syste m setti ngs me nu)” ( page 57 ). 1 Make su re that the AMP button is lit. If it is not lit, or “GUI MODE” is not displaye d in th e disp lay wind ow of the receiver , follow the steps given in “Dis pla[...]

40 GB 8: Setting the speakers Set the ap propriate speaker impedance for the speakers you are usin g. 1 Make sure th at the AMP button is lit. If it i s not lit, o r “GUI MODE” is n ot displa yed in the displ ay wind o w of the receiver , follow the steps giv en in “7: Operating the rec eiv er using the GUI (Graphical User Interface)” (pa g[...]

41 GB Getting Started – When you connect speakers w ith impedance of 16 ohms or high er in both “ A” and “B” configurati on: Set “Im ped ance” to “8 Ω ” in t he Speak er settin gs menu. – For other types of speakers in othe r configurati ons: Set “Im ped ance” to “4 Ω ” in t he Speak er settin gs menu. Y ou can sele ct[...]

42 GB 9: Calibrating the approp riate speaker settings automatically (Auto Calibration) The DCA C (Digital Cinem a Auto Calibrat ion) function allows y ou to pe rform automa tic calibratio n, such as checki ng the conn ection between ea ch speaker and the rece iv er , adjusting the speaker le vel, and measuring the distance of ea ch speaker from yo[...]

43 GB Getting Started Note Dependin g on the charac teristics of the sub woofer you ar e usin g, the setup di stance v alue may be further away from the actual p osition. Using the receiver as a pre- amplifier Y o u can use t he auto ca librati on functi on when you use the re cei ver as a pre-ampli f ier . In this case, the distance value shown on[...]

44 GB • Fre quency Characteristic 6 Press b . 7 Press to select “ Start. ” 8 The measureme nt start s in five seconds. 9 Measurem ent star ts. The measure ment process will take approx imately 30 second s with a tes t tone. W ait until the measurem ent process completes. Note Y ou canno t measur e the speak er height of the surround spe akers[...]

45 GB Getting Started Note When the spea ker(s) is (are ) out o f the pha se, “Out Pha se” is disp layed on the T V screen . The “+” and “–” ter minals of the speaker may be conne cted the ot her way around. Howev er , depend ing on the speakers, “Out Phase” appea rs on the TV screen e ven though th e spea kers are co nnecte d pro[...]

46 GB Tip The si ze of a s peaker (LAR GE/SMA LL) is dete rmin ed by the low chara cte ristic s. The measure ment results ma y v ary , depending on t he position of the opt imizer mic rophone a nd speakers, and the sha pe of the room . It is reco mmended t hat you fol low the meas uremen t results. Ho we ve r, you can chan ge those setti ngs in the[...]

47 GB Getting Started • Code 31 1 Press , th en foll ow the instru ctions from st ep 1 of “Perf orming auto calibrati on. ” • Co de 32 , 33 1 When yo u pre ss , “Retry ?” appear s. 2 Press B / b to sele ct “Y es, ” then pre ss . 3 Follow the instructions from step 2 of “Perf ormin g auto cal ibratio n. ” When you select “WRN C[...]

48 GB T o set auto calibration items more precisel y (Enhanced Setup) On the A uto Cali brat ion men u, select “Enhance d Setup, ” then press . • Seating Position Y ou can re gister three patterns a s position 1, 2, and 3 , depen ding on the seati ng positio n, listeni ng en vironm ent, and meas urement conditio ns. • Calibration T ype For [...]

49 GB Pl ayb a ck Selecting a compon ent 1 Press one of the inp ut buttons . When you want t o select a comp onen t connec ted t o th e PHONO, the MUL TI CH ANNEL INPUT or TV jack, or satellite radio, press SHIFT and then press PHON O, MUL TI IN or TV, SIRIUS or XM. Y ou can also use INP UT SELECTOR on the receiver . 2 T urn on the component and st[...]

50 GB VOLUME knob. T o t urn t he vol ume up or do wn quic kly : tu rn th e knob q uickly . T o ma ke fine ad justm ent: turn th e kno b slowly. • Y ou c an adjust t he volume dif ferently dependi ng on the length of t ime you press and hold the MASTE R VOL +/– button on the remot e. T o turn the volume up or do wn qui ckly: press and hold the [...]

Pl ayb a ck 51 GB Liste ning to a Super Audi o CD/CD 2 3 5 5 3 • The operat ion is describe d for a Sony Super Audio CD player . • Refer to the ope rating instr uctio ns s uppli ed with the Super Audio CD player or CD player. z Y ou ca n select the sound field to suit the mu sic. R efer to page 6 1 for details. Recomm ended sound fields : Class[...]

52 GB W a tching a D VD/Blu-ray Disc MUL TI CHANNEL DECODING lamp 2 3 6 6 3 • Refer to the operating instructions supp lied with the TV an d D VD play er, Blu-ray Dis c Play er . z Select the s ound fo rmat of th e disc to be played, if necessary . z Y ou can se lect the sound field to suit th e movie or the music. Re fer to pa ge 61 for det ails[...]

Pl ayb a ck 53 GB Enjoying vide o gam es VIDEO 3 IN/PORT AB LE A V IN 2 3 6 6 3 • Refer to the ope rating instr uctio ns s uppli ed with the TV an d vi deo g ame. 1 T urn on the TV and video game. 2 T urn on the rec eiver . 3 Press VI DEO 3 * . Y ou can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this receiver to select “VIDEO 3* . ” * When you connec t a TV [...]

54 GB W a tching vid eo 2 3 6 6 3 • Refer to the operating instructions supp lied with the TV and VCR. 1 T urn on the VCR. 2 T urn on th e rece iver . 3 Press V IDEO 1 * . Y ou can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this rece i ver to sel ect “VI DEO 1*. ” * W hen you co nnect VCR to the VIDE O 1 jack . An e xample o f the dis pla y 4 Switch th e inp[...]

55 GB Amplifier Ope rations Settings for the audio (Audio settings menu) Y ou can use the Audio se ttings menu to make settings for the aud io to suit your preference . Select “Audio” in the Setti ngs menu. For details o n adjusting th e parameters, see “7: Operating the rec eiv er using the GUI (Graphical User Interface)” (pa ge 37). x A/V[...]

56 GB Settings for the video (Video settings menu) Y ou can use t he V ideo se ttings menu to mak e settings for video. Select “V ideo” in the Setting s menu. F or details on ad justing the parameters, see “7: Operating t he receiv er using the GUI (Graphical User Interface)” (page 37). x Resolution (Con ver ting video signals) Lets yo u co[...]

57 GB Amplifier Ope rations connecte d to the re ceiv er . The multi-channel 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 le vel of th e sub woofer to 0 dB or +10 dB when P CM signals a re input via an HDMI connectio n. Y ou[...]

58 GB Enjoyin g a pre- progra mmed sound field 1 Start playing a source encoded with mult i-channel surroun d effects (DVD , e tc.). 2 Make sure th at the AMP button is lit. If it i s not lit, o r “GUI MODE” is n ot displa yed in the displ ay wind o w of the receiver , follow the steps giv en in “7: Operating the rec eiv er using the GUI (Gra[...]

59 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound enables y ou to enjo y high quality analog sources. When using th is funct ion, on ly the v olume and front speaker balan ce can be adjusted . The Auto Format Direct (A.F .D.) mode allows you to liste n to high er fid elity soun d and sele ct the decod ing mode fo r listening to a 2 channel stereo soun d as multi-cha[...]

60 GB Notes • This funct ion does not work in the following cases. – The m ulti-cha nnel inpu t is sel ected . – Input sig nals of which t he sampling fre quency is more th an 48 kHz a re being re ceived. – The mu lti-channel Linear PCM signals are received vi a an HDM I IN jack . • If you set up the sou nd field during DTS 96/24 signal r[...]

61 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound Y o u can take advanta ge of surroun d sound simply by selecting one of th e recei ver ’ s pre progr ammed s ound fields . The y bring th e ex citing an d po werful sound of mo vie thea ters and concert h alls into yo ur hom e. * Y ou can select this sound field mode if the head phones are c onnected to the receive[...]

62 GB Notes • The so und fields for m usic an d movies do not work in the f ollo wing cases. – The m ulti-cha nnel inpu t is sel ected . – Input sig nals of which t he sampling fre quency is more th an 48 kHz a re being re ceived. – The mu lti-channel Linear PCM signals are received via an HDMI IN jack. • If you set up the sou nd field du[...]

63 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound 3 While monitoring the sound, adjust the selected paramete r using V / v and . For d etails, see foll owin g menu parameters. Note The setup items you can a djust on each men u v ary dependi ng on the sound field. T o adjust the eff ect level 1 Press V / v repe atedly to selec t the effect level, then pres s in s tep[...]

64 GB Using the surr ound back decoding mo de By decodi ng the surround back signal recorded in Dolby Digital S urround EX, DTS- ES Matrix, DTS-E S Discrete 6.1, etc., format, you can enjoy t he surround sound inte nded by the fi lmm akers. 1 Make sure th at the AMP button is lit. If it i s not lit, o r “GUI MODE” is n ot displa yed in the disp[...]

65 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound a) A 6.1 cha nnel decode flag is in formation recorded in software, such as DVDs. b) A Dolby Digital D VD that incl udes a Surround EX flag. Th e Dolby C orporation w eb page can help you distin guish Surro und EX films. c) Software encod ed with a flag to de note it has both DTS-ES M atrix and 5 .1 channel signals. [...]

66 GB Enjoying th e surround effect at low volume levels (NIGHT MODE) This functio n allo ws you to retain a the ater like en vironmen t at lo w volume levels. This functio n can be us ed w ith othe r soun d f ield s. When w atching a movie la te at night , you will be able to hear t he dialog clearly even at a low vo lume le vel. 1 Press AMP. Rece[...]

67 GB Adv anced Spe akers Se tting Up Adjusting the speaker settings manually Y o u can adjust the each speaker manu ally . Y o u can also adjust the spe aker levels after the auto cali bration is complet ed. 1 Make su re that the AMP button is lit. If it is not lit, or “GUI MODE” is not displaye d in th e disp lay wind ow of the recei ver , fo[...]

68 GB will be output f rom the sub woof er if th e digita l input signal contains L.F .E. sign als, or if the front or surround speakers are set to “SMALL, ” the sound field for movie is sele cted, or “Port able Audio” is selected . x Distance (Dista nce from the seat ing position to each sp eaker) Y ou can adjust the distance from the seat[...]

69 GB Adv anced Spe akers Se tting Up • SIDE/LO W Selec t if th e locatio n of your s urroun d speakers correspon ds to sections A and C . • SIDE/HIGH Selec t if th e locatio n of your s urroun d speakers correspon ds to sections A and D . •B E H D / L O W Selec t if th e locatio n of your s urroun d speakers correspon ds to sections B and C [...]

70 GB 1 Make sure th at the AMP button is lit. If it i s not lit, o r “GUI MODE” is n ot displa yed in the displ ay wind o w of the receiver , follow the steps giv en in “7: Operating the rec eiv er using the GUI (Graphical User Interface)” (pa ge 37). 2 Press V / v repeat edly to select “Settings, ” then press or b . The Settin gs menu[...]

71 GB Adv anced Spe akers Se tting Up Y ou can s elect the test t one type. 5 Select the speaker y ou want to adjust , then press . The test tone is ou tput from each speaker in sequence. 6 Adjust the paramete r using V / v , then pr ess . Tips • T o adj ust th e level of a ll spe akers at the sa me time, pres s MASTER VOL +/–. • The adjusted[...]

72 GB Note Set “S ur Bac k Assi gn” to “O FF, ” th en con nect the surround back spe akers to this rec eiver when y ou want to chan ge the connec tion f rom a bi-amp lifier conn ection to a surr ound b ack sp eaker s conn ectio n. Re-set up the sp eakers afte r you connect the surround bac k speakers. Refer to “Aut o Calibration ” (page[...]

73 GB Adv anced Spe akers Se tting Up Adjusting the equalizer Y ou can use follo wing parameters to ad just the tonal qu ality (bass/treble le vel) of all sp eakers, store up to 5 different equ alizer settings and apply them . These settings are applied to all sound fields and f or each speaker. Notes • This function does not work in the followin[...]

74 GB Clearing st ored equali zer settings 1 Press OPTIONS, the n press . “Are you sure to clear EQ Settings?” appe ars. 2 Press B / b repe atedly to select “Y es, ” then pr ess .[...]

75 GB T uner Operations Listening to FM/AM radio Y o u can liste n to FM and AM bro adcasts throug h the b uilt-in tune r . Before ope ration, make sure y ou have conne cted the FM and AM antennas (aeri als) to the receiv er (page 34). Tip The tuni ng scale for dire ct tuning is shown below . • FM band 100 kHz • AM band 10 kHz* * T he AM tuning[...]

76 GB Enter the frequenc y of a station d irectly by using th e numer ic b uttons. 1 Make sure th at the AMP button is lit. If it i s not lit, o r “GUI MODE” is n ot displa yed in the displ ay wind o w of the receiver , follow the steps giv en in “7: Operating the rec eiv er using the GUI (Graphical User Interface)” (pa ge 37). 2 Press V / [...]

77 GB T uner Operations Y o u can pres et up to 30 FM and 30 AM stations . Then yo u can easily tu ne in the stations you often listen to . 1 Make su re that the AMP button is lit. If it is not lit, or “GUI MODE” is not displaye d in th e disp lay wind ow of the recei ver , follo w the step s giv en in “7: Operating th e recei ver using the G[...]

78 GB Listening to satellite radi o ABOUT XM RADIO XM of fers over 170 digital radio channels: the most commer cial-fr ee mus ic cha nnels, premier ne ws, spor ts, talk, and traf fic and weathe r in 21 metro mark ets. XM’ s on-air hosts br oadcast li ve from studios in W a shington, D .C., New Y o rk City and Nashville. For more informa tion or t[...]

79 GB T uner Operations T o Subscribe t o SIRIUS Satellit e Radio Purc hase an d connect a Siri usConnec t Home T uner to your S irius Ready home a udio system. Y o u are then ready to activ ate and subscribe t o Sirius b y either ca lling 1.888.53 9.SIRIU S (7474) or log on to sir ius.com. It is that eas y . T o connect to the XM j ack Before oper[...]

80 GB 3 Press OPTIO NS, then pres s V / v repeat edly to sele ct “Radio I D” or “Sirius ID , ” then press . 4 Check the XM Radio ID or Sirius ID on the TV screen and write it in the spa ce pro vided h ere . XM Rad io ID :_______ ______ _____ ___ Siriu s ID:_ _______ ____ _______ ______ Y ou can also check the XM Radio ID and Sirius ID us in[...]

81 GB T uner Operations 1 Make su re that the AMP button is lit. If it is not lit, or “GUI MODE” is not displaye d in th e disp lay wind ow of the recei ver , follo w the step s giv en in “7: Operating th e recei ver using the GUI (Graphical User In terface)” (page 37). 2 Press V / v rep eat edl y to selec t “XM” or “ SIRIUS, ” then[...]

82 GB 5 Press the numeric buttons to enter the chan nel number . 6 Press . The sele cted channe l is tune in . Y ou can se lect th e channels you want directly by presetti ng them usi ng the preset nu mbers. Y ou can pre set up to 3 0 XM Radio ch annels and 30 SIRIUS Satellite Radio channe ls. 1 Make sure th at the AMP button is lit. If it i s not [...]

83 GB T uner Operations Y o u can restrict acces s to c ertain ch annels using your own lock code. Th e lock co de is set to “0000” as t he default. Chang e the lock c ode befo re you use th is function for the first time (see “T o change the lock c ode”). 1 Make su re that the AMP button is lit. If it is not lit, or “GUI MODE” is not d[...]

84 GB T o change the l ock code 1 Press V / v repe atedly to selec t “SIRIUS, ” then pres s or b . 2 Press OPTIONS, the n press V / v to select “L ock Code, ” then press . “Ent er your 4-di git loc k code.” appea rs. 3 Enter y our 4-digi t loc k cod e using the number b uttons . “Enter a new lock code. ” appears. 4 Enter a ne w 4-di[...]

85 GB T uner Operations XM Radio message list SIRIUS Satel lite Radio messa ge list Message appears Explanation Remedies Check Antenna The XM antenna is not connected or transmission is no t being received properl y . Make su re that th e antenn a is secur ely co nnected . T r y to discon nect the antenn a, th en reconn ect it, o r turn off the pow[...]

86 GB Firmwar e Updating The Sir iusC onnec t Ho me tun er firmware is being u pdated. — – – – – – There is no text information in the chann el. This is no t an error . The text inform ation may no t be displaye d depending on the system conditio n, for exampl e, right after th e system has received a channel . Message appears Explanati[...]

87 GB Other Operati ons Converting a nalog video input signals This recei ver allo ws you to con vert th e resolu tion of an alog video input signals. Press SHIF T then pr ess RESOLUTION repeatedl y . Each tim e you press the bu tton, th e resolution of the out put signals wil l be change d. Y o u can also u se “Resolution ” in the V ideo setti[...]

88 GB Y ou can select an operation screen using the GUI me nu, de pending on the DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter you want to use. For some adapt er , such as TDM-BT1 or T DM- NW1, th e operation screen is fixed and yo u cannot change it on the GUI screen. 1 Make sure th at the AMP button is lit. If it i s not lit, o r “GUI MODE” is n ot displa yed[...]

89 GB Other Operati ons T o operate t he TDM-iP1 or TDM- NC1 using t he GUI menu o f the receiver 1 Make s ure th at “System GUI” i s selecte d in step 6 in “Selectin g an op era tion scree n to oper ate the co mpo nent connect ed to the DIGI T AL MED IA P ORT adapte r” (page 8 8). 2 Select content f r o m the content s list displayed on t [...]

90 GB Y ou can also operate the com ponents connect ed to the DIG IT AL MEDIA P OR T adapter using t he play mo de buttons on the remote of the rece i ver . * Wh en a TDM-iP1 i s connecte d, the rece iv er enter s pause mo de wh en x is pressed. ** Fast-backwar d/forward wh ile pressing an d hold ing th e m / M button. Option parameter s in the pla[...]

91 GB Other Operati ons Naming inputs Y o u can enter a name of up to 8 c haract ers for inputs and displa y it. This is con venient for labeling the jacks with the names of the connected component s. 1 Choose the item you want to name . Y o u can name the follo wing items. • Auto cal ibration position (page 42) • Inpu ts (page 49 ) • Preset [...]

92 GB Switching between digital and ana log audio (INPUT MODE) When yo u connect compon ents to both d igital and anal og audio in put jacks on the receiver , you can fix the audio in put mode to eith er of them, or switch from one to th e other , depen ding on the type of materi al you in tend to wa tch. 1 Press the input b utton. Y ou can also us[...]

93 GB Other Operati ons Enjoying the sound/ images fr om other inputs Y ou can re assign video and/o r aud io sig nals to anoth er input. Example) Conne ct the OPTICAL OUT j ack of the D V D player to the OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN jack o f this rec eiv er when yo u want to in put the only digital o ptical audi o signals from th e D VD pl ayer . Connect th[...]

94 GB Notes • Y ou cannot assign optica l signals from an input sou rce to the optic al in put ja cks on th e rece iver , and you ca nnot a ssign coaxial signals fr om the input source to th e coaxia l input ja cks on the r ecei ver . • When you assi gn the digital a udio input, the INPUT MODE se tting may change automati cally . • Y ou c ann[...]

95 GB Other Operati ons Changing the display Y o u can che ck the soun d field, etc ., by chang ing the in formation on the displa y . Press DISPL A Y repe atedly . Each ti me you pre ss DISPLA Y, th e displa y will change as fol lo ws. Inp ut name you se lected t Original input name t Soun d field ty pe t V olume... Tip Y ou cann ot switch the dis[...]

96 GB About the indicators on the display Name Functio n A SW Lig hts up when sub woof er is conne cted and t he 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 based on the L.F .E. signal in th e disc being p layed bac k or the lo w frequ enc y compone nts of the front c[...]

97 GB Other Operati ons C INPUT L ights up constant ly . One of the inpu t indicators a lso lights up according t o the curre nt inpu t. D A UTO Lights u p when INPUT MODE is set t o “Auto” . E HDMI L ights up when the rec ei ver recogniz es a component connected v ia an HDMI IN jack. F DMPOR T Lights up when DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter is con[...]

98 GB T ; PR O LOGIC (II/ IIx) Lights up when the recei ver applies Dolby Pro Log ic proce ssing to 2 ch annel signal s in order to output the cent er and surro und channel signals. “ ; PR O LOGI C II ” also li ghts up when the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie/Musi c/Game decoder is activ ated. “ ; PR O LOGIC IIx” also lights up when the Dolby Pro [...]

99 GB Other Operati ons Using the sle ep timer Y o u can set the receiver to turn off automa tically at a specif ied time. Press SLE EP repeatedly . Each time you press SLEEP , the display changes cyc lically as follo ws: When sleep t imer is being used, “SLEEP” ligh ts up. Tip T o check the remainin g time before the rec eiv er turns of f, pre[...]

100 GB Notes • Sound adjustme nts do not affect the signal output from the MD/T APE OUT jacks. • The audi o input sign als fro m the MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT jacks ar e not output. T o record digi tal sound Connect a comp onent for play back to the digita l audio inpu t (OPTICAL IN) jack , and connect the recording comp onent to the OPTICAL MD/T AP[...]

101 GB Other Operati ons Notes • Y ou c annot use the FRONT SPEAKE RS B j acks for a bi-ampl ifier connec tion. • When you us e the auto calibration fu nction, make the bi-a mplifier settings befor e you perform auto cali brati on. • If you make the bi -amplifier settings, the speaker level, balance, and eq ualize r settings of the surround b[...]

102 GB The follo wing options are a va ilable in each menu . For details on navig ating thro ugh menu s, se e pag e 39. Overview of the menus Menu I tem Parameter Initial setting Auto Cal ibra tion A U TO CA L ST ART? COMPLETE [ xxxxxxxxxx ] RETR Y , SA VE EXIT , W RN CHECK, PHASE INFO, DIST . INFO, LEVEL INFO, EXIT SA VE EXIT W ARNING CODE [ xxx :[...]

103 GB Other Operati ons Speaker Settings SP P A TTERN [ xxxxx ] 2/0 t o 3/4.1 3/4.1 SUB WOOFER [ xxx ] NO, YES YES FR ONT SP [ xxxxx ] SMALL, LAR GE LAR GE CENTER SP [ xxxxx ] NO, SMALL, LARGE LARGE SURROUND SP [ xx xxx ] NO, SM ALL, LARGE LARGE SUR BA CK SP [ xxxxxx ] NO, SINGLE, DU AL DUAL BI-AMP [ xxx ] OFF , ON OFF FR ONT L [ xxxxxxxx x ] 3’[...]

104 GB Sur Settin gs SOUND FIELD SELECT ? SB DECODING [ xxxx ] O F F , AU T O , O N AU TO SB DEC MODE [ x xxxxxx ] DDEX, PLIIx MV , PLI Ix MS PLII x MV EFFECT LEVEL [ xx x % ] 20% to 120% (5% step) 100 % CENTER WIDTH [ x ] 0 to 3 to 7 (8 step) 3 DIMENSION [ xxxxxxx ] FR ONT +3 to 0 to SUR +3 (7 ste p) 0 P ANORAM A MODE [ xxx ]O F F , O N O F F SCRE[...]

105 GB Other Operati ons Audio Setting s A/V SYNC [ xxx ms] 0m s to 300ms (10 ms step ) 0 ms DUAL MONO [ xxxxxx xx ] MAIN /SUB, MAIN, SUB, MAIN+SUB MAIN DEC. PRIORITY [ xxx x ]P C M , A U T O A U T O DIGIT AL ASSIGN ? VIDEO1 OPT c [ xxxxxx ] NONE, VIDEO1 to 3, D VD/BD, SA T , MD, SA-CD VIDEO1 VIDEO2 COAX c [ xxxxxx ] VIDEO2 VIDEO3 OPT c [ xxxxxx ]V[...]

106 GB For de tails on the auto calibratio n, see “9: Calibratin g the appropriate speaker settings automatic ally (Auto Calib ration)” (p age 42). Refer to “Before you perfo rm the auto calibra tion” ( page 42) before pe rformi ng the auto calib ration. T o operate on the receiver 1 Press SHI FT, then pre ss MENU to set the GUI displa y mo[...]

107 GB Other Operati ons 3 Press V / v repe atedly to selec t the parame ter , then pre ss . Tip The size of a speaker (LARG E/SMALL ) is deter mined by the lo w characte ristics . The measureme nt results may vary , dep ending on the position of the opt imizer micropho ne and speakers, and the sh ape of the room. It is recom mende d that you foll [...]

108 GB T uning radio stat ions 1 Press TU NER repeate dly to se lect the FM or AM ba nd. Y ou can also us e INPUT SELECT OR on the receiver . 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING –. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high frequencies , press TUNING – to scan from high to lo w frequenc ies. The re cei ver stops scanni ng whenev er a station is receiv e d.[...]

109 GB Other Operati ons Selecting channels f rom a category (CA TEGOR Y TUNING) 1 Press SHIFT, then press XM to se lect “XM RADIO, ” or press SIRIUS to select “SIRIUS. ” Y ou can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver . 2 Press C A TEGOR Y MODE repeatedly to selec t “ONE CA TEGOR Y. ” • A ll Categories: Y ou ca n select a chann el f[...]

110 GB Operatin g each componen t using the remote When yo u program the remote to control th e following S ony or non-Sony c omponents , you can use the buttons on the remo te that are marked with circles. Note, ho we ver , that some buttons may not op erate your compo nent. If you want to chan ge the content s of t he input list to ma tch your pa[...]

111 GB Using the Remote * L D pl ay er o nly . ** DSS only. *** Deck B only . T able of buttons used to control each component Component Button TV VCR DVD player , DVD/ VHS combo Blu-ray Disc Player PSX Video CD player , LD player Digital CA TV terminal (UC) Digital satellite/ terrestrial receiver (EURO) DSS, BST T ape deck A/B DA T deck CD player [...]

112 GB Program ming the remote Y ou can customize the remote to match the componen ts connecte d to your receiver . Y ou can e ven program the remote to control n on- Sony component s and also So ny components that the remote is nor mally unable to control. The procedure b elo w uses as an e xample a case in which a VCR mad e by a company other tha[...]

113 GB Using the Remote one numeric cod e may be assigned to a compon ent. If yo u fail to progra m your r emote using on e of the codes, try using ot her cod es. Notes • The numer ic codes are based on the l atest info rmatio n av ailabl e for each b rand. The re is a chance , however , that you r comp onent wi ll not respond to some or all of t[...]

114 GB * If an AIWA VCR does not work even though you enter th e code for AIWA, ente r the code for Sony instead. T o contr ol a D VD pla yer T o contr ol a D VD recor der T o contr ol a TV T o control a satel lite tuner or cable bo x T o control a tuner T o control a har d disc recorder T o control a Blu-ra y D isc Pla yer P A N A SONIC 729, 730, [...]

115 GB Using the Remote T o contr ol a PSX Clearing all the cont ents of the remote’ s memor y 1 Press and hold M ASTER V OL – first, then pre ss ? / 1 , then pr ess AV ? / 1 . The R M SET U P butto n fl ashe s thr ee tim es. 2 Release MAS TER V O L –. All the con tents of the remote ’ s memory (i.e., all the programme d data ) are cleared.[...]

116 GB Glossar y x Cinema Studio EX A surround sound mode that can be r egarded as the compilation of Digital Ci nema Sound techno logy , delivers the soun d of a dubbi ng theater u sing three techno logies: “V irtual Multi Di mensions , ” “Screen Depth Mat ching, ” and “Cinema Stu dio Reverberation. ” “V irtual M ulti Dimensio ns, ?[...]

117 GB Additio nal Infor mation existing ster eo recorded cont ent can also be repr oduce d in 7. 1 chan nels (or 6.1 chan nels). x Dolby Su rround (Dolb y Pro Logic) Audio pr ocessing technol ogy developed by Dolby La borator ies, Inc. C enter and mo no surround i nformation is matrix ed into two stereo chan nels. When reprod uced, aud io is decod[...]

118 GB x x.v .Color x.v .Color is a more f am iliar term for th e xvYCC st andard prop osed by Son y, and is a trademark of Son y. xvYCC is an inte rnational standard for color space in video . This standard can express a wider colo r range than the cu rrently used broadc ast standard. Precautions On safety Should any so lid object or liquid fall i[...]

119 GB Additio nal Infor mation • Do not p lace the re ceiv er near heat s ources, or in a place sub ject to direct sun light, excessiv e dust, or mechan ical shock. • Do not place anyt hing on to p of the cabin et that mi ght block the ventilat ion ho les and cause malfu nctions. • Do not p lace the receiv er n ear equipm ent such as a tele [...]

120 GB There is no sound fr om one of the front speak ers. • Conne ct a p air o f headph ones t o the PHONES jack to verify that sound is outpu t from the hea dphones. If only one channel is outpu t from th e headphon es, the compone nt may not be conn ected to the receiver correctly . Check tha t all the cords are fully insert ed into the jacks [...]

121 GB Additio nal Infor mation • Make sure the center/su rround speaker (s) is (are) set to either “SMALL” or “LARGE” (page 67) . There is n o sound from the surr ound bac k speakers . • Some discs ha ve no Dolby Digital Surround EX fl ag e ven though the packages have Dolby Digital Surround E X logos. In t his case, se lect “ON” i[...]

122 GB are output from the VIDEO jack. Input 480i co mponent vi deo signal s. • Whe n comp onent input s ignals other than 480p ar e output , use the COM PONENT VIDEO OUT jack and set “Resolution” to “DIRECT. ” Images of the source with HDMI connection is not output t o the TV . • M ake sure that cables are co rrectly and securely conne[...]

123 GB Additio nal Infor mation • Remove any obsta cles in the path between the remote and the receiv er . • Repla ce all the batte ries in the r emote with ne w ones, if the y are w eak. • Make sure that the command modes of the receiver and the remo te are the same. If the command mo de of the receiv er and t he remote are different , you c[...]

124 GB Freque ncy respo nse Inputs (Analog) Inputs (Digital) Outputs EQU ALIZER FM tuner se ction T uning rang e 87 .5 – 108.0 M Hz Ante nna (aer ial) FM wi re ante nna (aer ial) Ant enna (aer ial) term inal s 75 oh m s, unbalanc ed AM t une r se ctio n T uning range With 10-kHz tuni ng scale 530 – 1,7 10 kHz 3) With 9-kHz tunin g scale 531 –[...]

125 GB Additio nal Infor mation General Power requir ements 12 0 V A C, 60 Hz Powe r output (DIGI T AL MEDIA POR T) DC OUT : 5 V , 700 mA Po wer c ons umptio n 350 W Power consum ption (du ring stan dby mode) 0.7 W (w hen “H DMI Control” is set to “OFF”) Dimens ions 430 × 175 × 430 mm (wid th/h eig ht/d ept h) includ ing proje cting pa rt[...]

126 GB Index Symbols U SIGN A L GND terminal 24 Numerics 2 channel 58 2ch Ana log Direct 58 , 107 2ch Ster eo Mode 58 4 Ω 40 5.1 chan nel 14 7.1 chan nel 14 8 Ω 40 A A.F . D. (mode) 59 A/V Sync 55 , 105 A C power cord 35 AM 75 , 95 , 107 Audio (Se ttings) 55 , 105 Auto Calibration 42 , 102 , 106 Auto T uni ng 75 , 10 8 B Bass 7 , 73 , 104 BI-AMP [...]

127 GB Additio nal Infor mation HDMI bu tton 7 HDMI Control 56 , 105 HDMI jacks 9 , 26 HDMI SW Le vel 57 , 105 Headphone (Settin gs) 61 I Input 49 Input A ssign 93 INPUT MODE 92 INPUT SELECT OR 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 iPo d 88 , 89 L L.F .E. ( Low Frequency Effe cts) 97 LARG E 68 Level 67 , 73 List Mode 90 Lock Code 84 , 10 4 M Manua l Setup 67 MAST ER V[...]

128 GB Tu n e r 75 T uner (Settings) 104 T u ning 75 , 76 U Up con verting 31 V VCR 30 , 54 V ideo (Setting s) 56 , 105 VIDEO 3 IN/POR T ABLE A V IN jacks 30 , 53 V ideo gam e 53 V irtua l Spe akers 63 , 10 4 X XM Radio 78 , 79[...]

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