Sony STR-DH500 manual

©2009 Sony Corporation 4-129-450- 11 (1) Multi Channel A V Receiver Operating Instructions STR-DH500[...]

2 US T o reduc e the ris k of fire or electric shoc k, do not e xpo se this ap paratus to rain or moistu re . To redu ce the ris k of fi re, do n ot co ver the ventilat ion openi ng of the appara tus with newsp apers, tablec lot hs, curta ins, et c. Do not pl ace the nake d flame source s such as light ed candles on the a ppara tus. To reduc e the [...]

3 US 12) Use only w ith the cart, sta nd, tripo d, br acket, or tabl e spe cif ie d by the manuf act ure r , or sol d wit h the ap parat us. Wh en a cart is used, use cauti on when mo ving the car t/app aratus c ombina tion t o av oi d injur y fr om tip- ov er . 13) Un plug this a pparatus d uring ligh tning storms o r when un used for long peri od[...]

4 US About This Manual • The instru ction s in this manu al are for model STR-DH 500. Chec k your model nu mber by looking at the lower rig ht corner of the fro nt panel. In this ma nual, mode ls of area co de U is used for illustration pu rposes unless sta ted otherwise. Any differe nce in ope ration is cl early in dicated in t he text, for exam[...]

5 US T able of Co ntents Descript ion a nd loca tion of parts ........... ....... 6 Getting S tar ted 1: Installin g the speak ers ......... ....... ........ ..... 13 2: Con necting th e spea kers ......... ....... ....... .. 14 3: Con necting th e TV ....... ........... ....... ....... .. 15 4a: Co nnecti ng the audio componen ts ........ 16 4b: C[...]

6 US Description and locatio n of parts Front panel ?/1 PHONES INPUT SELECTOR INPUT MODE TUNING MODE MASTER VOLUME DISPLA Y DIMMER MUTING MEMORY/ ENTER 2CH/ A.DIRECT A.F .D. MOVIE MUSIC TUNING 1 3 4 2 6 7 8 qa qs 9 q; 5 Name Functi on A ? / 1 (on/standby) Press t o tur n the re ceiv er on or off (pag e 23, 27, 28, 44). B INPUT SELECT OR Turn to sel[...]

7 US About the indicators on the display SW LFE LC R SL S SR PLI I D OPT DTS MEMORY MONO SLEEP ST D.RANGE COAX HDMI 6 4 3 5 1 2 q; 5 7 8 9 Name Function A SW Lights up w hen subw oofer sele ctio n is set to “YES ” (pag e 36) and the audio signal i s outp ut fro m the SU BWOOF ER jack. B LFE Li ghts up whe n the di sc be ing played back co ntai [...]

8 US Name Function F Dolby Pr o Logic indicat ors PL PLII Lights up one of the respecti ve indic ators whe n the re ceiver appli es D olb y Pr o Logi c processing to 2 c hannel signa ls in order t o output the ce nter and surrou nd chan nel sig nals. Dolb y Pro Logic Dolb y Pro Logic II Note These i ndicato rs do not light up if both the c enter an[...]

9 US Rear panel 1 2 7 6 5 3 4 BD IN DIGIT AL COMPONENT VIDEO DMPORT SA-CD / CD OPTICAL COAXIAL SAT IN SAT IN IN TV IN SA T AUDIO IN DVD IN MONITOR OUT SAT IN DVD IN DC5V 0.7A MAX DVD IN BD IN OUT Y P B / C B P R / C R VIDEO IN VIDEO AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN DVD VIDEO IN MONITOR SUBWOOFER VIDEO OUT AM SURROUND CENTER L L R R S[...]

10 US * Y ou ca n watch th e selecte d input i mage wh en you connect the HDMI OUT or MONITOR OUT jack to a TV or pr oje ctor (pag e 15, 18 ). You can us e the supp lied remote t o operate the recei ver and to co ntrol the S ony audi o/video components tha t the remote is a ssigned to oper ate ( pag e 53) . RM-AA U020 E A U DIO INPUT/OUTPUT s ectio[...]

11 US Name Function A TV ? / 1 (on/standby) Press TV ? / 1 and TV ( M ) at the sa me ti me to t urn t he TV on or off. AV ? / 1 (on/standby) Press to turn on or off the Sony aud io/video compon ents that th e remote is assigned to operate ( page 53). If you press ? / 1 ( B ) at the same time, i t will turn off the receiver an d other Sony compone n[...]

12 US Name Functio n x b) Press to stop playback of th e VCR, CD player, DVD pla yer or Blu -ra y dis c play er. FM MODE Press to select the FM monaural or ster eo re ception. TV CH +/– Press TV CH +/– and TV ( M ) at th e same time to selec t preset TV channe ls. PRESE T +/– Press to select – preset stations. – pr eset ch anne ls of th e[...]

13 US Getting Started a) T h e n u m b e r 5 , M A S T E R V O L + , T V V O L + , a n d H buttons ha ve tactile dot s. Use the tact ile dots as refe rences when o peratin g the re ceiv er. b) This butto n i s also availa ble for DI GITAL MEDIA PORT adapter ope ration. For deta ils on the funct ion of the bu tton, refer to the operati ng instr uct [...]

14 US 2: Conn ecting the spea kers Before connecting cords, make su re to disconn ect the A C power cord (mains lead). A Front s peaker (l eft) B Front speaker (right) C Center speake r D Surround speaker (left) E Surround speaker (rig ht) F Subwoofer* * When you co nnect a subwoo fer with an auto standby func tion, turn off the function when watch[...]

15 US Getting Started 3: Conne cting the TV You can wat ch the sel ected in put imag e when you connect the HDMI OUT or MONITOR OUT jack to a TV or project or. It is not necessary t o connect all the cords. Connect au dio and vi deo cords ac cordi ng to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Before connecting cords, make sure to disconnect th e AC power c[...]

16 US 4a: Conn ecting the audi o compon ents The followi ng illustra tion shows how to connect a Super Audio CD/C D player. Before connecting cords, m ake sure to disconn ect the AC power cord (mai ns lead). After con necting yo ur audi o compone nt, proceed to “4b : Connect ing the vide o componen ts” (page 17) or “5: Connec ting the antenna[...]

17 US Getting Started 4b: Connecting the video componen ts This sectio n de scr ibes h ow t o conn ect your video co mponents t o this receiver. Before you begin , r efer t o “Co mpo nent to be conn ected ” below for th e pages whic h describe ho w to connect each co mponent . Before connecting cords, make sure to disconnect the A C power cord [...]

18 US HDMI is the abbrev iated nam e for High- Defi nition Multimed ia Int erface. It is an interfa ce which tra nsmits vi deo and au dio signals in digit al forma t. Connecting components with HDMI jacks COMPONENT VIDEO DMPORT SA-CD / CD SAT IN IN TV IN SA T AUDIO IN DVD IN MONITOR OUT DC5V 0.7A MAX Y P B / C B P R / C R VIDEO IN VIDEO AUDIO OUT A[...]

19 US Getting Started Notes on HDMI connections • The soun d i s outp ut from the TV sp eak er only when a playback com ponent an d this receiver , as well as this receiver and the TV are connect ed via the HDMI jack. T o output the sound from the sp eakers and to take adv ant age of the multi channel surround soun d, b e su re to – connect the[...]

20 US The followi ng illustra tion shows how to connect a DVD p layer . It is no t nece ssary to c onnect all the cords. Conn ect audio an d vide o cord s acc ordin g to the jacks of yo ur component s. Notes • To input multi chan nel digital audio from the DVD player, set the d igital audio output setting o n the DVD player. Refer to t he operati[...]

21 US Getting Started The follo wing illustra tion sho ws how to conne ct a satell ite tune r or a se t-top bo x. It is not necessary t o connect all the cords. Connect au dio and vi deo cords ac cordi ng to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Notes • Wh en conn ecting optica l digita l cord s, insert the plug s st raig ht in u ntil the y clic k in t[...]

22 US The followi ng illustra tion shows how to connect a componen t which has analo g jacks such as DVD recorder, VCR, etc. It is no t nece ssary to c onnect all the cords. Conn ect audio an d vide o cord s acc ordin g to the jacks of yo ur component s. Notes • Be s ure to chang e the f acto ry sett ing of the V IDEO input bu tton on the rem ote[...]

23 US Getting Started 6: Prepar ing the re ceiver and the re mote Connect the AC po wer cord (mains lea d) to a wall outlet. Notes • Be fore conn ecti ng the AC power cor d (mains lead), make sure that th e stripped end of the spea ker co rds are no t tou ching ea ch oth er betw een the speak er te rminal s. • Conn ect the AC power co rd (mai n[...]

24 US Insert two R6 (size-AA) batte ries in the RM-AAU020 Remote Commander. Observe the correct polarity when installin g batter ies . Notes • Do not leave th e remote in an ex tremel y hot or humi d plac e. • Do not u se a new batte ry w it h old on es. • Do no t mi x ma ngan es e ba tter ies and ot her kin ds o f batterie s. • Do not expo[...]

25 US Pl ayb a ck 5 Press V / v repeate dly to select “T. TONE Y” . The test tone i s output from each sp eaker in sequence as fo llo ws: Front left t Center t Front ri ght t Surro und ri ght t Surround left t Subw oofe r 6 Adjust the speaker levels a nd balance using the LEVEL menu so tha t the level of the te st tone sounds the same fro m eac[...]

26 US 2 Turn on the component and start pla yback. 3 Press MAS TER VO L +/– to adjust the vo lume. You can also use MASTER VOLUME on the receiver. To activate the muting functi on Press MUTING. The muti ng func tion will b e canc eled when you do th e followi ng. • P ress MUTING agai n. • I ncrease the volume. • T urn off the receiver. To a[...]

27 US Pl ayb a ck Liste ning/W atch ing a compon ent Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD ?/1 PHONES INPUT SELECTOR INPUT MODE TUNING MODE MASTER VOLUME DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING MEMORY/ ENTER 2CH/ A.DIRECT A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC TUNING 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV INPUT SLEEP DMPORT VIDEO BD DVD SAT 2CH A.F.D. RETURN/EXIT TV CH – PRESET – TV C[...]

28 US Watching a D VD/Blu-ray disc ?/1 PHONES INPUT SELECTOR INPUT MODE TUNING MODE MASTER VOLUME DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING MEMORY/ ENTER 2CH/ A.DIRECT A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC TUNING 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV INPUT SLEEP DMPORT VIDEO BD DVD SAT 2CH A.F.D. RETURN/EXIT TV CH – PRESET – TV CH + PRESET + TUNING – TV TUNING + FM MODE REPLAY [...]

29 US Amplifier Ope rations Navigating throu gh menus By using t he ampli fier menu s, you ca n make various adjust ments to c ustomize the receiver. 1 Press A MP MENU. “1-LEVEL” ap pears on the display. 2 Press V / v repeate dly to select the menu you want. 3 Press or b to en ter the menu. 4 Press V / v repeate dly to select the parameter you [...]

30 US The follo win g optio ns are a v aila ble in each menu . For deta ils on na viga ting thro ugh menu s, se e page 29 . Overview of the menus Menu [Display] P arameters [Display] Settings Init ial setting LEVEL [1-LEVEL] (page 3 2) Test tone a) [T. TONE] T. TONE N, T. TONE Y T. TONE N Front speaker ba lance a) [FRT BAL] BAL. L +1 to BAL. L +8, [...]

31 US Amplifier Ope rations a) For details, r efer to t he page in the p arentheses. Menu [Display] Pa r am e t er s [Display] Settings Initial setting VIDEO [6-VIDEO] (pag e 35) DIGITAL MEDIA PORT video assign a) [DMPORT V .] –NONE, –VIDEO, – DVD, –SAT –NONE SYSTEM [7-SYSTEM ] (pag e 36) Subwoof er a) [SW SPK] NO, YES YES Fron t s pea ke[...]

32 US Adjusting the lev el (LEVEL menu) You can use the L EVEL menu to adj ust the balance and level of each speaker. T hese settings are appli ed to all sound field s. Select “1 -LEVEL” in the amplifier me nus. For details on adjusting the pa rameters, see “Navigatin g through menu s” (page 29) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 30). L[...]

33 US Amplifier Ope rations Adjusting the tone (TONE menu) You can us e the TONE me nu to adj ust the tonal qu ality (b ass/treble le vel) of the f ront speakers. Thes e settings are applied to all soun d fie lds. Select “2-TONE” in the amplif ier menus. For details o n adjusting the param eters, see “Navigat ing thr ough menu s” (page 29 )[...]

34 US Settings for the t uner (TUNER menu) You can use the TUNE R menu to set the FM station recei ving mode an d to name pres et stations. Select “4-TUNER” in the a mplifier menus. For details o n adjusting the para meters, see “Navigatin g through menu s” (page 29) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 30). TUNER menu parameters x FM MOD[...]

35 US Amplifier Ope rations Notes • This parameter is use ful when you use a large LCD or plas ma TV or a proj ector. • Thi s parameter is valid on ly when you use a sou nd field selec ted with the 2CH or A.F.D. bu ttons. • This paramete r is not valid when – signal s with a samplin g freque ncy of more than 48 kHz i s input. – AN ALOG DI[...]

36 US Settings for the s ystem (SYSTEM menu) You can use th e SYSTEM menu to set the size and distance of the speakers connec ted to this system. Select “7-SYS TEM” in the amplif ier menus. For details o n adjusting the para meters, see “Navigatin g through menu s” (page 29) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 30). SYSTEM menu parameters[...]

37 US Amplifier Ope rations x SUR SPK (S urround speakers) •N O If you have not c onnected surro und speakers, sele ct “NO”. •S M A L L If the so und is di storted , or you f eel a la ck of surround effects when usin g multi chann el surround so und, s elect “SM ALL” to act iv ate the ba ss redirec tion cir cuitry and outpu t the surrou[...]

38 US Tip To enjoy better surround sound, the distanc e betwee n the cent er speak er and t he listening position B canno t be m ore than 5 feet close r t han th e on e betw een the li ste nin g posi tion an d the front speake r A . Place the s peaker s so that the diff erence in the length of B in the foll owing di agra m is no more than 5 feet cl[...]

39 US Enjo ying Surr o und Sound Tip Surround sp eaker p osition is designe d specifical ly for impleme ntation of the Cinema St udio EX mode s. For othe r sound fi elds, speake r position is not so crit ical. Those sound fi elds wer e designed unde r the prem ise that the surround speakers would be loca ted behind the listening po sition, but pres[...]

40 US Types of A. F.D. mode If you connect a subwoofer This receiver will ge nerate a low frequency signal for ou tput to the subwoof er when there is no LFE signal, whic h is a low-pa ss sound effect output from a subwo ofer to a 2 cha nnel signal. Note This functio n does not work when – ANALOG DIRE CT is sel ected. – sig nals w ith a sa mpli[...]

41 US Enjo ying Surr o und Sound Selecting a pre- programm ed sound field You can take adva nta ge o f sur round sou nd simply by select ing one o f the receiv er’s pr e- progra mmed soun d fiel ds. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movi e theaters and concert h alls into you r home. Press MO VIE r epeatedl y to sel ect a sound field [...]

42 US Types of sound field av ailable * Y ou ca n onl y sel ect t his s ound f ield if th e he adpho nes a re con nec ted to the recei v er . Sound field for Sound f ield [Display] Effect Movie CINEMA STUDIO EX A DCS [C .S T.EX A] Reproduc es the s ound ch aracte ristics of the Son y Pictu res Entertai nment “Ca ry Grant Theat er” cinema pr odu[...]

43 US Enjo ying Surr o und Sound Notes • The effects provid ed by t he virtua l speaker s may caus e inc reas ed noi se in the p layb ack s ignal . • Whe n listening wi th sound fields th at employ th e virtual speake rs, you will n ot be able to hear any sound com ing direct ly from the surround spea kers. • Thi s function does not work when[...]

44 US Listening to the soun d without any a djustment (ANALOG DIRECT) You can sw itch the audio of the selec ted input to two c hannel a nalog input. This functio n enable s you to enjoy high qu ality analo g sources. When usi ng this functio n, only the vo lume and front speaker bal ance can be ad justed. 1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver to s[...]

45 US T uner Operations Listening to FM/AM radio You can listen to FM and AM broadca sts throug h the b uilt-in tu ner. Be fore oper ation, make sure y ou have connected the FM an d AM antennas (aeri als) to the receiver (pa ge 22). Tip The tu ning scale for dire ct tun ing differs depen ding on th e area code as sh own in the fol low ing tab le. F[...]

46 US Enter the frequenc y of a station d irectly by using th e nu meric buttons. 1 Press TUNER repe atedly to select the FM or AM band. You can also u se INPUT SELE CTOR on the receiver. 2 Press D.TUNING. 3 Press the numeric button s to enter the frequency. Exampl e 1: FM 102 .50 MH z Sele ct 1 b 0 b 2 b 5 b 0 Exampl e 2: AM 1,3 50 kHz Sele ct 1 b[...]

47 US T uner Operations Presetting radio stations You can prese t up to 30 FM s tatio ns an d 30 AM stations. Then you can e asily tu ne in the stations you ofte n listen to. 1 Pres s TU NER repe ated ly to select the FM or AM band. You can also use INPUT SELECT OR on the receiv er. 2 Tune in the station that you want to pre set using Auto matic Tu[...]

48 US 1 Press TUNER repe atedly to select the FM or AM band. 2 Press PRE SET + o r PRESE T – repeated ly to selec t the prese t station you want. Each ti me you pre ss the but ton, yo u can select a preset station as follow s: You can also pre ss the numeric butto ns to select the pre set station y ou want. The n, press ENTER to enter the selecti[...]

49 US Other Operations Switching between digital an d analog audio (INPUT MODE) When you conn ect comp onents t o bo th dig ital and analog au dio input j acks on the receiver, you can fix th e audio inpu t mode to eith er of them, or switch fro m one to the othe r, depe nding on th e ty pe of mater ial you inten d to wat ch. 1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR [...]

50 US You can listen to the sound from the comp onent conn ected thro ugh t he DI GITAL MEDIA PORT adapte r to the DMPORT jack on the receiver. You can al so view the im ages on the TV screen by c onnec ting the vid eo o utpu t of th e DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap ter to the receiver. To view th e images, proceed to “Wat ching a connect ed compon ent [...]

51 US Other Operations 1 Press D MPORT. You can al so use the INPUT SELECTOR on the re ceiver to se lect “DMPORT”. 2 Start p layback of the connect ed component. The sound is pl ayed back on the receiv er. For details, refer to th e operati ng instructions su pplied with the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter. You need to assign com posite video input [...]

52 US Changi ng the display You can check the sound fie ld, etc., by changi ng the in forma tion on th e displa y. Be sure to use the buttons on the re ceiver for this opera tion. Press DIS PLAY re peatedly . Each time you press DISPLAY, the disp lay changes cy clically as follows . All inputs except the FM and AM band Index n ame of t he inpu t* t[...]

53 US Using the Remote Record ing using the receiver You can record from a vi deo compo nent using the receiver. Refer to the op erating instruction s supplied wi th your recordi ng componen t. 1 Press one of the inp ut buttons to selec t the pl ayback component. You can also use INPUT SELECT OR on the receiv er. 2 Prep are t he pl ay bac k compone[...]

54 US Categories and the corresponding butt ons a) Sony VCRs are operated with a VT R 2 or VTR 3 setting which corre sponds to 8 mm and VHS respectively . b) Sony DVD recorders are operated with a D VD1 or DVD3 setting. For details, refe r to the operat ing instructi ons supplied with t he DV D record ers. c) For det ails on th e BD1 or BD3 se ttin[...]

55 US Additiona l Inf ormation x Digital Cinema Sound (DCS) A un ique s ound re prod ucti on tec hnology for home thea ter develope d by So ny, in cooperation with Son y Pictures E ntertainment, for enjoying the excitin g and powerful sound of mo vie thea ters at ho me. Wit h this “Dig ital Cine ma So und” d evelo ped by in tegratin g a DSP (Di[...]

56 US Precautions On safety Should a ny solid object or liqui d fall into the cabinet, unplug the recei ver and hav e it checked by qualified perso nnel before operating it any fu rther. On power sources • B efore operati ng the receiver , check that the operatin g v oltag e is iden tical with your local power supply . The ope rating v o ltage is[...]

57 US Additiona l Inf ormation T roubleshoo ting If you ex peri en ce any of the follow ing difficulties wh ile using th e receiver, u se this trou blesh ooting gu ide to h elp you rem edy the probl em. Shou ld any pr oblem pe rsist, consult your nea rest Sony d ealer. There is n o sound, no matte r which componen t is selecte d, or onl y a v ery l[...]

58 US There i s se vere hu m or no ise. • Check tha t the speakers and compone nts are connected securely . • C heck that t he connecting cords are away from a transforme r or motor , and at least 10 feet away from a TV set or fluo rescent light. • Mov e yo ur a udio compo nen ts a way fro m the TV . • T he plugs and jack s are dirty . W ip[...]

59 US Additiona l Inf ormation There is no pic ture or an unc lear picture appear s on the TV sc reen. • Sel ect the approp riate inp ut using the inpu t bu ttons. • Set your T V to t he ap propria te inpu t mode . • Move your audio co mponent s away from the TV . • Depe nding on the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT ad apter, vi deo out put may no t be p[...]

60 US The remote does not function. • Point the remot e at the re mote sens or on the receiver . • Remove any obstacles in the pa th bet ween the remote an d the receiver . • Replace all the ba tteries in the remote wit h new ones, if they are weak . • M ake sure you sele ct the correct inp ut on the remote. If there is a malfu nction, th e[...]

61 US Addit ional Inf ormation Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS PO WER OUTPUT AND TO T AL HARMONIC DIST ORTI ON: (Models of area code U only ) With 8 ohm lo ads, bot h chann els drive n, from 20 – 20,0 00 Hz ; rated 90 wa tts per cha nnel minimum RMS power, with n o more than 0.09% t otal harm onic di storti on from 250 milliwa tts to ra[...]

62 US HDMI Video 5) Inpu t/O utp ut 640 × 480 p@60 Hz 720 × 480 p@59.94 /60 Hz 1280 × 720p@ 59.94/60 Hz 1920 × 1080i@5 9.94/6 0 Hz 1920 × 1080p@ 59.94/6 0 Hz 720 × 576 p@50 Hz 1280 × 720p@ 50 Hz 1920 × 1080i@5 0 Hz 1920 × 1080p@ 50 Hz 1920 × 1080p@ 24 Hz 5) The TV output resolu tion will depends on the capabi lity of TV and compon ent. Ge[...]

63 US A dditional Inf or mation Index Numerics 2 ch anne l 43 2CH STEREO 43 5.1 chann el 13 A A UTO FORMA T DIRECT (A.F .D.) 39 B Blu-ray d isc play er conn ecti ng 1 8 playbac k 28 C CD player conn ecti ng 1 6 playbac k 27 D Digita l Cinema Sound (DCS) 42 DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T conn ecti ng 5 0 input 25 video assi gn 51 Dolb y Di gital 55 DTS 55 D V[...]

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