Sony STR-K502 manual

4-235-739- 12 (1) FM Ster eo FM-AM Receiver Operating Instructions  2001 Sony Corporation STR-DE575 STR-K502[...]

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 About This Manual The instructions in this manual ar e for the STR-DE575 and STR-K502. Check your model number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel or lower right corner of the remote. In this manual, the STR-DE575 and the remote commander RM-U305 ar e used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise. Any differ ence in o[...]

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 S VIDEO IN S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL DVD/LD IN COAXIAL MULTI CH IN ANTENNA SUB WOOFER MD/TAPE AUX CD TV/SAT DVD/LD MONITOR VIDEO FRONT CENTER SURROUND RL RL RL RL SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 – 16 Ω TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN OPTICAL SUB WOOFER FRONT SURROUND R L CENTER IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO[...]

6 Hooking Up the Components S VIDEO IN S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL DVD/LD IN COAXIAL MULTI CH IN ANTENNA SUB WOOFER MD/TAPE AUX CD TV/SAT DVD/LD MONITOR VIDEO FRONT CENTER SURROUND RL RL RL RL SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 – 16 Ω TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN OPTICAL SUB WOOFER FRONT SURROUND R L CENTER IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO[...]

7 Hooking Up the Components S VIDEO IN S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL DVD/LD IN COAXIAL MULTI CH IN ANTENNA SUB WOOFER MD/TAPE AUX CD TV/SAT DVD/LD MONITOR FRONT CENTER SURROUND RL RL RL RL SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 – 16 Ω TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN OPTICAL SUB WOOFER FRONT SURROUND R L CENTER IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN AU[...]

8 Hooking Up the Components S VIDEO IN S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL DVD/LD IN COAXIAL MULTI CH IN ANTENNA SUB WOOFER MD/TAPE AUX TV/SAT DVD/LD MONITOR VIDEO FRONT CENTER SURROUND RL RL RL RL SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 – 16 Ω TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN OPTICAL SUB WOOFER FRONT SURROUND R L CENTER IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN[...]

9 Hooking Up the Components S VIDEO IN S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL DVD/LD IN COAXIAL ANTENNA SUB WOOFER AUX TV/SAT DVD/LD MONITOR VIDEO FRONT CENTER SURROUND RL RL RL RL SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 – 16 Ω TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN OPTICAL SUB WOOFER FRONT SURROUND R L CENTER IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT [...]

10 Hooking Up the Components AUX AUDIO IN hookup • If you have an individual audio component (except PHONO) Use the audio cords to connect the LINE OUT jacks on the CD player , tape deck, or MD deck to the AUX AUDIO IN jack on the receiver so that you can listen to stereo sour ces in surround sound. S VIDEO IN S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL DVD/LD IN COAXIA[...]

11 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System MULTI CHANNEL DECODING INPUT MODE MUTING VIDEO MD/TAPE DVD/LD CD TV/SAT TUNER AUX DISPLAY DIMMER PHONES SPEAKERS ? / 1 MEMORY SHIFT FM MODE FM AM EQ SURR LEVEL SET UP NAME A ENTER A.F.D. SOUND FIELD MULTI CH IN EQUALIZER CINEMA STUDIO EX MODE 2CH PRESET TUNING TUNING –+ – + BC MASTER VOLUME – + [...]

12 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System S VIDEO IN S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL DVD/LD IN COAXIAL MULTI CH IN ANTENNA SUB WOOFER MD/TAPE AUX CD TV/SAT DVD/LD MONITOR VIDEO FRONT CENTER SURROUND RL RL RL RL SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 8 – 16 Ω TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN OPTICAL SUB WOOFER FRONT SURROUND R L CENTER IN AUDIO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO[...]

13 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System T o avoid short-cir cuiting the speakers Short-circuiting of the speakers may damage the r eceiver . T o prevent this, make sure to take the following precautions when connecting the speakers. Make sure the stripped ends of each speaker cor d does not touch another speaker terminal or the stripped end[...]

14 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. Clearing the receiver’ s memory Bef[...]

15 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 ur n the jog dial to select the setting you want. The setting is stored automatically . 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set[...]

16 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Multi Channel Surround Setup 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 t[...]

17 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System x Sub woofer selection Initial setting : S.W . YES • If you connect a sub woofer , select “S.W . YES”. • If you do not connect a sub woofer , select “S.W . NO”. This activates the bass redir ection cir cuitry and outputs the LFE signals from other speakers. • In order to take full advant[...]

18 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[...]

19 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Checking the connections After connecting all of your components to the receiver , do the following to verify that the connections were made correctly . 1 Press ? / 1 to turn on the receiver . 2 Press a function button to select a component (program sour ce) that you connected (e.g., CD player or tape[...]

20 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 (ar e) fully inserted into the jacks on both the receiver and the component. No sound is heard fr om one of [...]

21 Location of Parts and Basic Operations 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. v Fr ont Panel Parts Descriptions 1 ? / 1 switch Press to turn the r eceiver on and off. 2 DISPLA Y button Press [...]

22 Location of Parts and Basic Operations Fr ont Panel Parts Description MULTI CHANNEL DECODING INPUT MODE MUTING VIDEO MD/TAPE DVD/LD CD TV/SAT TUNER AUX DISPLAY DIMMER PHONES SPEAKERS ? / 1 MEMORY SHIFT FM MODE FM AM EQ SURR LEVEL SET UP NAME A ENTER A.F.D. SOUND FIELD MULTI CH IN EQUALIZER CINEMA STUDIO EX MODE 2CH PRESET TUNING TUNING –+ – [...]

23 Location of Parts and Basic Operations qa MUTING button Press to mute the sound. MUTING appears in the display when the sound is muted. qs EQUALIZER button Press to turn the equalizer on or of f. The EQ indicator in the display lights when the equalizer is turned on. When you adjust the equalizer using the EQ parameters (page 34) the settings ar[...]

24 Location of Parts and Basic Operations Fr ont Panel Parts Description MULTI CHANNEL DECODING INPUT MODE MUTING VIDEO MD/TAPE DVD/LD CD TV/SAT TUNER AUX DISPLAY DIMMER PHONES SPEAKERS ? / 1 MEMORY SHIFT FM MODE FM AM EQ SURR LEVEL SET UP NAME A ENTER A.F.D. SOUND FIELD MULTI CH IN EQUALIZER CINEMA STUDIO EX MODE 2CH PRESET TUNING TUNING – + –[...]

25 Enjoying Surround Sound Enjoying Surr ound Sound This chapter describes how to set up the r eceiver to enjoy surround 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 surr ound sound simply by selecting one of the receiver ’s pre-programmed sound modes. They [...]

26 Enjoying Surround Sound Selecting a Sound Field Y ou can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-pr ogrammed 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.[...]

27 Enjoying Surround Sound NORM. SURR. (NORMAL SURROUND) C. ST . EX A (CINEMA STUDIO EX. A) 1)2) (Press CINEMA STUDIO EX. A button) C. ST . EX B (CINEMA STUDIO EX. B) 1)2) (Press CINEMA STUDIO EX. B button) C. ST . EX C (CINEMA STUDIO EX. C) 1)2) (Press CINEMA STUDIO EX. C button) S. C. EX A (SEMI CINEMA STUDIO EX. A) 1) S. C. EX B (SEMI CINEMA STU[...]

28 Enjoying Surround Sound Sound field information Sound field Effect Notes LCR LS RS RS LS RS LS V .M.DIMENS. 1) (VIR TUAL MUL TI DIMENSION) V . SEMI M.D. 1) (VIR TUAL SEMI-MUL TI DIMENSION) S. HALL (SMALL HALL) L. HALL (LARGE HALL) JAZZ (JAZZ CLUB) L. HOUSE (LIVE HOUSE) GAME 1) “VIR TUAL” sound field: Sound field with virtual speakers. Notes [...]

29 Enjoying Surround Sound Notes • No sound is output from the sub woofer when the 2 CHANNEL mode is selected. T o listen to two channel (stereo) sour ces using the front left and right speakers and a sub woofer , use the AUTO FORMA T DECODING mode. • When you select "Micro Satellite Speaker", internal sound processor will automatical[...]

30 Enjoying Surround Sound PRO LOGIC D.RANGE EQ MONO MPEG DTS STEREO OPT SP. OFF SL S SR L SW C R MEMORY L F E DIGITAL a COAX 1 qs qd 2 3 4 7 8 5 6 9 qa 0 Understanding the Multi-Channel Surr ound Displays 1 ; DIGIT AL This indicator lights up when the receiver is decoding signals recor ded in the Dolby Digital format. 2 PRO LOGIC Lights up when th[...]

31 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 r eceiver downmixes the source sound (based on the speakers settings). When using music sound modes such as SMALL HALL or JAZZ CLUB, the receiver adds r everberation based on the source sound. Th[...]

32 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 are stor ed in memory indefinitely (unless the receiver is unplugged for about one [...]

33 Enjoying Surround 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 sour ce encoded with multi channel surround sound. 2 Press LEVEL. The button lights up and t[...]

34 Enjoying Surround Sound Customizing Sound Fields Adjusting the equalizer The EQ menu lets you adjust the equalization (low and high frequencies) of the fr ont speakers. The equalizer settings are stor ed individually for each sound field. 1 Start playing a program sour ce encoded with multi channel surround sound. 2 Press EQ. The button lights u[...]

35 Enjoying Surround Sound Adjustable parameters for each sound field EFFECT W ALL REVERB SCREEN FRONT SURR CENTER SURR SUB WOOFER LFE LEVEL TYPE TIME DEPTH BAL. BAL. LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL MIX 2CH rr A.F .D. rrr r rr NORMAL SURROUND rrr r rr CINEMA STUDIO EX. A r r rrr r rr CINEMA STUDIO EX. B r r rrr r rr CINEMA STUDIO EX. C r r rrr r rr SEMI CINEMA S[...]

36 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 38). Automatic T uning If you don’t know the frequency of the station you want, you can let the receiver scan all available stations in your area (see [...]

37 Receiving Broadcasts Brief descriptions of buttons used to receive br oadcasts PRESET TUNING +/–: Press to scan all pr eset radio stations. TUNING +/–: Press 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 not be ab[...]

38 Receiving Broadcasts bb 35 1 b 0 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 37. 1 Press TUNER. The last r eceived station is tuned in. 2 Press FM or AM to select the FM or AM band. 3 Press D.TUNING on the r emote. 4 Press the numeric buttons on the [...]

39 Receiving Broadcasts n A1 ˜ A2 ˜ ... ˜ A0 ˜ B1 ˜ B2 ˜ ... ˜ B0 N n C0 ˜ ...C2 ˜ C1 N Pr eset T uning For details on the buttons used in this section, see “Brief descriptions of buttons used to receive br oadcasts” on page 37. Before tuning to pr eset stations, be sur e to preset them by performing steps on “Presetting radio statio[...]

40 MULTI CHANNEL DECODING INPUT MODE MUTING VIDEO MD/TAPE DVD/LD CD TV/SAT TUNER AUX DISPLAY DIMMER PHONES SPEAKERS ? / 1 MEMORY SHIFT FM MODE FM AM EQ SURR LEVEL SET UP NAME A ENTER A.F.D. SOUND FIELD MULTI CH IN EQUALIZER CINEMA STUDIO EX MODE 2CH PRESET TUNING TUNING –+ – + BC MASTER VOLUME – + TUNER NAME SET UP ENTER Cursor buttons Jog di[...]

41 Other Operations Playback component (program source) c ç ç c Recording component (tape deck, MD deck, VCR) Function buttons MULTI CHANNEL DECODING INPUT MODE MUTING VIDEO MD/TAPE DVD/LD CD TV/SAT TUNER AUX DISPLAY DIMMER PHONES SPEAKERS ? / 1 MEMORY SHIFT FM MODE FM AM EQ SURR LEVEL SET UP NAME A ENTER A.F.D. SOUND FIELD MULTI CH IN EQUALIZER [...]

42 Other Operations Using the Sleep Timer Y ou can set the receiver to turn off automatically at a specified time. Press SLEEP on the r emote while the power is on. Each time you press SLEEP , the time changes as shown below . n 2-00-00 n 1-30-00 n 1-00-00 n 0-30-00 n OFF The display dims after you have specified the time. z Y ou can freely specify[...]

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

44 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 19 to verify that the connections are correct. Should any pr oblem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer . There’ s no sound or only[...]

45 Additional Information No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the surr ound speakers. , Make sure the sound field function is on (pr ess SOUND FIELD MODE). , Select the appropriate center mode (see pages 26 – 29). , Adjust the speaker volume (see page 18). , Make sure the surr ound speaker size parameter is set to either SMALL o[...]

46 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 watts per channel minimum RMS power , with no more than 0.09% total harmonic distortion fr om 250 milliwatts to rated output (USA model only). Amplifier section Ra[...]

47 Additional Information AM tuner section T uning range W ith 10-kHz tuning scale: 530 - 1710 kHz c) W ith 9-kHz tuning scale: 531 - 1710 kHz c) Antenna Loop antenna Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Usable sensitivity 50 dB/m (at 1,000 kHz or 999 kHz) S/N 54 dB (at 50 mV/m) Harmonic distortion 0.5 % (50 mV/m, 400 Hz) Selectivity At 9 kHz: 35 dB At 1[...]

48 Additional Information Glossary Surround sound Sound that consists of thr ee 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 yo[...]

49 Additional Information Press and light Press or to select T urn jog dial to select See page SURR button EFFECT LEVEL depends on sound mode (in 16 steps) Settings Using SURR, LEVEL, EQ, and SET UP buttons Y ou can make various settings using the LEVEL, SURR, EQ, SET UP buttons, cursor buttons and jog dial. The table below shows each of the settin[...]

50 Additional Information Remote Button Description Models of Area Code U only Y ou can use the remote RM-U305 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 ? [...]

51 Additional Information Remote Button Operations Function TEST TONE Receiver Press to output test tone. MAIN MENU Receiver Press this button repeatedly to select one of the two cursor modes: LEVEL and SURROUND. MASTER VOL Receiver Adjusts the master +/– volume of the receiver . MENU </> Receiver Selects a menu item. MENU +/– Receiver Ma[...]

52 Additional Information Remote Button Description Function buttons Numeric buttons P p DISC 9 ( 0 ) = + >10 0 78 9 45 6 123 ENTER CD/SACD TUNER VIDEO AUX MD/TAPE VIDEO 2 PHONO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3 SYSTEM STANDBY FUNCTION SHIFT POSITION DISPLAY MODE JUMP A.F.D. – MUTING 2CH/OFF WIDE P IN P SWAP D.SKIP/ CH/PRESET – /– – – SUB CH + ANT TV/VT[...]

53 Additional Information 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 the audio and CD player/ video components on or DVD player/ off. MD deck/ VCD player/ LD player/ DA T deck ? / 1 Receiver T urns the receiver on or of f. VIDEO[...]

54 Additional Information Remote Button Operations Function TEST TONE Receiver Press to output test tone. EQ/TONE Receiver EQ ON/OFF . MUL TI /2CH Receiver Selects MUL TI CH IN A. DIRECT source. MUTING Receiver Mutes the sound from the receiver . A V DISPLA Y TV/VCR/ Selects information LD player/ displayed on the TV DVD player/ screen. VCD player [...]

55 Additional Information Programming the r emote Y ou can program the remote to contr ol non-Sony components by changing the code. Once the control signals have been memorized, you can use those components as part of your system. Furthermore, you can also pr ogram the r emote for Sony components that the remote is unable to contr ol. Note that the[...]

56 Additional Information T o control an MD deck Maker Code(s) SONY 301 DENON 302 JVC 303 KENWOOD 304 T o control a tape deck Maker Code(s) SONY 201, 202 DENON 204, 205 KENWOOD 206, 207, 208, 209 NAKAMICHI 210 P ANASONIC 216 PHILIPS 21 1, 212 PIONEER 213, 214 TECHNICS 215, 216 Y AMAHA 217, 218 T o control an LD player Maker Code(s) SONY 601, 602, 6[...]

57 Additional Information T o control a VCR Maker Code(s) SONY 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706 AIW A 710, 750, 757, 758 AKAI 707, 708, 709, 759 BLAUPUNKT 740 EMERSON 71 1, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 750 FISHER 717, 718, 719, 720 GENERAL ELECTRIC 721, 722, 730 GOLDST AR 723, 753 GRUNDIG 724 HIT ACHI 722, 725, 729, 741 ITT/NOKIA 717 JVC 726, 727, 728, 736[...]

58 Additional Information Index A Adjusting brightness of the display 21 speaker volumes 18 surround parameters 32 Automatic tuning 38 B Basic receiver operations 21–24 Batteries 4 C Changing display 21 effect level 32 Checking the connections 19 Clearing receiver’s memory 14 Connecting. See Hookups Customizing sound fields 34 D Demonstration m[...]

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