Sony STR-DG710 manuale d’uso

©2007 Sony Cor poration 2-898-637- 32 (1) Multi Channel A V Receiver Oper ating Inst ructions STR- DG710[...]

2 GB T o reduc e the risk of fire or elec tric shoc k, do not e xpose thi s apparatus to rain or moistu re . To prevent fi re, do not cove r the ventilat ion of the apparat us with news papers, tab le-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t plac e lighte d candle s on the apparat us. To prevent fire or shoc k hazard, do not pla ce object s filled with l[...]

3 GB T able of Co ntents Getting S tar ted Descript ion and location of part s ........... ....... 4 1: Installin g spea kers ........ ........... ........... ..... 13 2: Con necting sp eakers ............... ........... ..... 14 3a: Co nnecting the audi o compone nts ........ 15 3b: Con nect ing the video compon ents .... .... 16 4: Con necting th[...]

4 GB Description and locatio n of parts Getting Started Front panel ?/1 AUTO CAL MIC SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B) PHONES VIDEO 3 IN/PORT ABLE AV IN VIDEO L AUDIO R MEMORY/ ENTER SUR BACK DECODING DIMMER SLEEP TUNING 2CH A.F .D. MOVIE MUSIC AUTO CAL DIRECT DISPLA Y INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME TUNING MODE 9 q; qk qa qd qf qg qs qj qh 8 13 24 5 6 7 [...]

5 GB Getting Started Name Function L 2CH Press to select a sound field (pag e 48). A.F .D. MO VIE MUSIC M SUR BA CK DE CODI NG Press to select the surround back deco ding mode (pa ge 41). N SLEEP Press to acti vate the Sleep Timer func tion and th e duratio n which the rece iver turns off au tomatica lly (page 66). O DIMMER Press to adjust the brig[...]

6 GB About the indicators on the display SW LFE SP A SP B LC SL S ; D EX ; PL IIx ; PL OPT DTS -ES 96/24 MEMORY MONO D.RANGE COAX HD MI NEO:6 SB R SR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 q; qa qg qd qf qs RDS ST Name Function A SW Lights up w hen sub woofer select ion i s set t o “YES” ( page 44) an d the au dio sign al is output from the SUB WOOFER jack . B LFE [...]

7 GB Getting Started Name Function G DTS/ DTS-ES/ DTS 96/24 “DT S” li ghts up whe n th e receiv er is de codin g DTS signals. “DT S-ES” lights up when t he receiv er is decoding DTS-ES sign als. “DTS 96/24” lig hts up wh en the rece iv er i s decoding D TS 96/24 (9 6 kHz/ 24 bit) signals. Note When pla ying a DTS for mat disc, be sure t[...]

8 GB Rear panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 DIGIT AL (ASSIGNABLE) DMPORT OPTICAL SAT IN DVD IN COAXIAL ANTENNA VIDEO 1 IN AM HDMI DVD IN VIDEO 2/BD IN OUT TV IN SA-CD / CD IN SA T AUDIO IN VIDEO IN DVD VIDEO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN L R L R L R SUB WOOFER MONITOR SAT IN COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN Y P B /C B P R /C[...]

9 GB Getting Started * Y ou can watc h the sel ecte d input im age when you connect the MONIT OR OUT or HDMI OUT jack to a TV or p rojecto r (pa ge 19 ). You can use the su pplied remo te RM-AAU01 5 to operate the rec eiver and t o control the Sony aud io/vi deo c ompon ents th at the remote is assigned t o opera te (page 6 7). F ANTENNA section FM[...]

10 GB Name Functio n A TV ? / 1 (on/st andb y) Press TV ? / 1 and TV ( M ) a t the sa me time t o turn the TV on or off. AV ? / 1 (on/st andb y) Press to turn on or of f the Sony au dio/video c ompo nents that the re mote is assigne d to operate (pa ge 67). If you press ? / 1 ( B ) at the same time, it will turn off the receiv er and othe r compon [...]

11 GB Getting Started Name Function m / M b) Press to – searc h tracks in t he forwar d/ reverse dir ection of the DVD player. – start fa st forwa rd/rewind of the VC R, CD playe r or blu- ray disc player. H a)b) Press to start playback of the VCR, CD playe r, DVD player, or blu-ray di sc player. X b) Press to pause pl aybac k or recordin g of [...]

12 GB a) The number 5 , MA STER V OL + , TV V OL + , and H butt ons h ave tact ile do ts. Use the tact ile d ots as refere nces whe n operating th e rece iver. b) This butto n is also av ailable for DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter opera tion. For details on the functi on of the button, refer to the ope ratin g instructio ns supplied with the DIGIT AL [...]

13 GB Getting Started 1: Installing speakers This r eceiver allows yo u t o use a 6 .1 cha nnel system (6 speakers a nd one su b woofer). To fully enjoy the ater-like mu lti channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speake rs, a center speake r, and tw o surround speakers) and a sub woo fer (5. 1 channe l). Example of a 5.1 cha nnel [...]

14 GB 2: Co nnecting spe akers A Front speak er A (left) B Front speak er A (right) C Center speake r D Surround speaker (left) E Surround speaker (rig ht) F Surround ba ck speak er G Sub wo ofer b) a) I f you have an a dditional front speaker syste m, connec t them to the S PEAKERS F RONT B termin als. Y ou can selec t th e front spea kers y ou wa[...]

15 GB Getting Started 3a: Connecting the audio components The follo wing illustration sho ws ho w to conn ect a Supe r Audio CD /CD play er . After c onnecti ng your Supe r Audio CD/ CD player, proceed to “3 b: Con nectin g the vid eo componen ts” (pag e 16). Connecting a Super Audio CD/ CD player DIGIT AL (ASSIGNABLE) DMPORT OPTICAL SAT IN DVD[...]

16 GB 3b: Conn ecting the video compon ents This se ction d escribe s how to connec t your video co mpone nts to thi s rec eiver. Be fore you begin, refer to “Com ponen t to be con nect ed” below f or the pages wh ich de scribe how to connect each compon ent. After connec ting all yo ur componen ts, proceed to “4: Connect ing the antenn as (a[...]

17 GB Getting Started HDMI is the a bbreviated name for High- Definition Multimedia I nterface. It i s an interf ace whic h transm its vide o and au dio signals in digital forma t. HDMI feature A digital audio si gnal tra nsmit ted by HDM I can be out put fro m the spe akers on this receiver. T his signal sup ports Dolby Dig ital, DTS, and l inear [...]

18 GB Notes on HDMI connections • Check the setup o f the co nnected compo nent if an image is poor or the so und doe s not come ou t of a c omponent conn ected via the HDMI cable. • An audio sig nal input to the HDM I IN jack is outpu t from the speaker o utput jack and HDMI OUT jack. It i s not output from an y other aud io jacks . • V ideo[...]

19 GB Getting Started The image from a v ideo c ompon ent con nected to t his rece iver can be d ispla yed on a TV screen. It is not necessary t o connect al l the cords. Connect au dio an d video co rds accor ding to the jacks of yo ur compon ents. Note Be sure to turn o n the r eceiver when the video and audio sign als of a pl ayback compon ent a[...]

20 GB The followi ng illustratio n shows how to connect a DVD p layer /DVD record er. It is no t nece ssary to conn ect all the cords. Conn ect aud io and vid eo cord s accor ding to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Note To input multi channel di gital audi o from the DVD player , set the di gital au dio output setting on the DVD player. Refer to th[...]

21 GB Getting Started Connecting a D VD recorder Notes • B e sure t o ch ange th e fact ory set tin g of the VIDEO 1 input button on the remo te so that you can use the button to c ontrol your DVD recorder. For details, see “Cha nging butt on assignm ents” (pag e 67). • You can a lso rena me the V IDEO 1 input so th at it can be displaye d [...]

22 GB The followi ng illustratio n shows how to connect a satellite tuner or a se t-top box. It is no t nece ssary to conn ect all the cords. Conn ect aud io and vid eo cord s accor ding to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Notes • When conn ecti ng op tica l digi tal co rds, inse rt the plugs straight in until they c lick into place. • Do not be[...]

23 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustration sho ws ho w to connect a component which has an alog jacks such as a VCR, etc. It is not necessary t o connect al l the cords. Connect au dio an d video co rds accor ding to the jacks of yo ur compon ents. Connecting components with analog video and audio jack VIDEO 3 IN/PORT ABLE A V IN DIGIT AL (A[...]

24 GB 4: Connecting the an tennas (aer ials) Connect the supplied AM loop antenna (aerial) and FM wi re antenna (aeria l). * The shape of th e connec tor varies depen ding on the area code of this recei v er . Notes • T o prevent noise pi ckup, k eep the AM loop antenn a (aer ial) away from t he re ceiver and ot her compon ents. • B e sur e to [...]

25 GB Getting Started 5: Prepar ing the re ceiver and the re mote Connect the AC po wer cord (mains lead) to a wall outlet. Before using the receiver for the first time, initialize the receive r by performin g the following pro cedure. T his procedur e can also be used to return se ttings you ha ve made to their factory defa ults. Be sure to u se t[...]

26 GB Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries in the RM-AAU015 remote commander. Observe the correct polarity wh en installing batter ies . Notes • Do not leave the re mote in an extr emely hot or humi d place. • Do not u se a new ba tter y wit h old one s. • Do not mix al kaline bat teries and oth er kinds of batterie s. • Do not e xpose the r e[...]

27 GB Getting Started 7: Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically (AUTO CALIBRA TION) The DCAC (Digital Cinema Auto Calibration) function allows you to perform auto matic calibratio n such as: • Checking the conne ction bet ween each speaker and t he receiv er . • Adjustin g the speaker level. • Measuring the distan ce of each speak[...]

28 GB 1 Press AMP MENU . 2 Press A UTO CAL. Measurem ent starts in 5 seconds and the display change s as follows: A.CAL [5] t A.CAL [4] t A.CAL [3] t A.CAL [2 ] t A.CAL [1] While th e time is count ing do wn, stand away from the me asuremen t area t o av oid measureme nt error . 3 Measure ment star ts. The measurem ent process will t ake a fe w min[...]

29 GB Getting Started When err or codes ap pear When an error is detected duri ng Auto Calibration , an error code will ap pear on the display cyc lical ly after each measu rement process as foll ows: Error code t blank d isplay t (error code t blank di spla y) a) t PUSH t blank dis play t ENTER a) Appe ars when th ere are more than one er ror code[...]

30 GB W arnin g codes and sol utions c) For de tail s, re fer “Fr ont s peak er dist ance” (pag e 46). d) For deta ils, r efe r “Cent er sp eaker dist ance” (pag e 46). e) For deta ils, refe r “Surr ound l eft spea ker d istance” (pag e 46). f) For details, ref er “Surround right speaker dist ance” ( page 46 ). g) For det ails, refe[...]

31 GB Getting Started 5 Press V / v repea tedly to sel ect “T. TONE Y” . The test tone is outpu t from each speaker in sequence as fo llo ws: Front left t Center t Front r ight t Surro und r ight t S urro und back t Surround left t Sub woofer 6 Adjust the spea ker levels a nd balance using the LEVEL menu so tha t the level of the t est tone sou[...]

32 GB Selecting a comp onent 1 Press t he inpu t but ton to selec t a component. You can also u se INPUT S ELECTOR on the receiver. The select ed inp ut app ears on t he disp lay. * “VIDEO 2/BD” and “VIDEO 3/PORTABLE AV” scroll across the di spl ay, then “VID EO 2” and “V IDEO 3” appea r respec tively . 2 Turn on the component a nd [...]

33 GB Pl ay b ack Liste ning/W atching a component Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV INPUT SLEEP DMPORT TV ?/1 AV ?/1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD 2CH A.F.D. RETURN/EXIT TV CH – PRESET – TV CH + PRESET + TUNING – TV TUNING + REPLAY ADVANCE MENU MOVIE MUSIC MEMORY DVD MENU FM MODE CLEAR TOOLS DISPLAY MUTI[...]

34 GB Watching a D VD 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV INPUT SLEEP DMPORT TV ?/1 AV ?/1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD 2CH A.F.D. RETURN/EXIT TV CH – PRESET – TV CH + PRESET + TUNING – TV TUNING + REPLAY ADVANCE MENU MOVIE MUSIC MEMORY DVD MENU FM MODE CLEAR TOOLS DISPLAY MUTING TV VOL MASTER VOL AUTO CAL D.TUNING D.SKIP AMP MENU SAT TV [...]

35 GB Amplifier Ope rations Navigating throu gh menus By using t he ampli fier menus, you can ma ke various adjust ments to c ustomize t he receiver. 1 Press A MP ME NU. “1-LEVEL” ap pears on t he display . 2 Press V / v repea tedly to sel ect the menu you want. 3 Press or b to ente r the menu. 4 Press V / v repea tedly to sel ect the parameter[...]

36 GB The follo wing options are a vaila ble in eac h menu . For details on navig ating thro ugh menu s, see pa ge 35. Overview of the menus Menu [Display] Parameter s [Display] Setti ngs Initial setting LEVEL [1-LEVEL] (page 3 9) Test t one a) [T. TONE] T. TONE Y, T . TONE N T. TONE N Fron t spe aker bala nce a) [FRT BAL] BAL. L + 1 to BAL. L +8 ,[...]

37 GB Amplifier Ope rations Menu [Display] Pa r a m e t e rs [Display] Settings Initial setting AUDIO [5-AUDIO] (pag e 42) Digita l audio inp ut decodi ng priori ty a) [DEC. PRI.] DEC. AUTO, DEC. PCM DEC. AUTO for: SAT, DVD, TV, VIDEO 1, 2, 3; DEC. PCM for: SA-CD/CD Digita l broadca st langu age selection a) [DUAL] DUAL M/S, DUAL M, DUAL S, DUAL M+[...]

38 GB a) For details, r efer to the pa ge in t he parent heses. Menu [Display] Parameter s [Display] Sett ings In itia l setting SYSTEM [7-SYSTEM] (page 4 4) Sub woofer a) [SW SPK] YES, NO YES Front sp eakers a) [FRT SPK] LARGE, SMALL LARGE Cen ter spea ker a) [CNT SPK ] LARGE, SMALL, NO LARGE Surround spe akers a) [SUR SPK] LARGE, SMALL, NO LARGE [...]

39 GB Amplifier Ope rations Adjusting the level (LEVEL menu) You can use th e LEVEL menu t o adjust the balance and l evel o f each speak er. These setting s are applie d to all sou nd fields. Select “1-LEV EL” in the ampl ifier menus. For details o n adjusting th e parameters, see “Navigat ing th rough me nus” (pag e 35) and “Overview of[...]

40 GB Adjusting the equalizer (EQ menu) You can use t he EQ menu to adju st the tona l quality (b ass/treble l evel) of th e front speakers. Select “2 -EQ” in the amp lifier menus. F or details on adjusting the parameters, see “Navigatin g through menus” (page 35 ) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 3 6). EQ menu parameters x EQ (Equali[...]

41 GB Amplifier Ope rations By decod ing th e surr ound back sign al of DVD software (etc.) recorded in Dolby Digital Surr ound EX , DTS-E S Matr ix, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 , etc., format, you can enjoy t he surround sound inte nded by the filmma kers. Sele ct the surr oun d back de codi ng mode using “SB DEC” on the SUR menu (page 40). You can al[...]

42 GB Settings for the t uner (TUNER menu) You can use the TUNE R menu to set the FM station recei ving mod e and to nam e preset stations. Select “4-TUNER” in the amplifie r menus. For details o n adjusting th e parameters, see “Navigatin g through menus” (page 35 ) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 3 6). TUNER menu parameters x FM MO[...]

43 GB Amplifier Ope rations x DUAL (Digital br oadcast language selection) Lets you select the la nguag e y ou want to l iste n to duri ng dig ita l broad cast. This featur e only functio ns for Dolby Di gital so urces. •D U A L M / S ( M a i n / S u b ) Sound of the mai n lang uage wil l be outp ut throu gh the f ront lef t speaker and soun d of[...]

44 GB • TV+AMP The soun d is outp ut from T V’ s speaker and the speakers conn ected to th e receiver . Notes • The sound qua lity o f the p laybac k co mponent depend s on the TV ’s sound qual ity, such as the numbe r of chan nels, and the samp ling frequ ency, etc. When t he TV ha s ster eo speakers, the so und output from th e receiv er [...]

45 GB Amplifier Ope rations x CNT SPK (Center s peaker) •L A R G E If you connect a large speaker that will effecti vely reproduce ba ss frequencie s, select “LARGE”. Normally , select “LARGE”. Howe ver , if the fron t spea kers are set to “SMALL ”, you can not set the center speaker to “LARGE”. •S M A L L If the so und is disto[...]

46 GB x FRT DIST . (Front s peaker dist ance ) Lets you set t he distance from your listening position to the front sp eakers ( A ). If both front speakers are no t placed an equ al distan ce from your listeni ng position, set the dista nce as the average di stance be tween the front speakers. x CNT DIS T . (Center sp eaker dist ance ) Lets you set[...]

47 GB Amplifier Ope rations x SUR PO S. (Surr ound speaker position) Lets you specif y the lo cati on of yo ur surro und speakers fo r prop er impleme ntation of the surround effects i n the Cinema Stu dio EX modes (page 51). This setup ite m is not available when the surround s peakers are set to “NO” (page 38). • SIDE/LO Selec t if th e loc[...]

48 GB Calibrating the approp riate se ttings automatically (A. CAL menu) For deta ils, see “7 : Calibratin g the appropriate settings automatically (AUTO CALIBRATION)” (page 27). Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Sur round soun d (AUTO FORMA T DIRECT) The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows you to l iste n to high er fide lity so und an d sele[...]

49 GB Enjo ying Surr ound Sound Types of A. F.D. mode * Y ou cannot select this dec odin g mode if there is no surround back speaker connect ed to the rece iver . Decoding mod e A.F .D. mode [Display] Multi c hannel audio afte r decoding Effect (Det ecting automa tically ) A.F.D. AUTO [A.F.D. AUTO] (Detect ing automa ticall y) Prese nts th e sou nd[...]

50 GB If you connect a sub woofer This receiver will ge nerate a low frequency signal for output t o the sub woofer wh en there is no LFE signal, which is a low-pass soun d effect outp ut fro m a sub woof er to a 2 channe l signal. However, the low frequency signal is not gene rated f or “NEO6 CIN” or “NEO6 MUS” when all speakers are set to[...]

51 GB Enjo ying Surr ound Sound Types of s ound field available * Y ou can only select this sound field if the headphone s are conne cted to th e receiver . Sound fie ld for Sound f ield [Display] Effect Movie CINEMA STUDIO EX A DCS [C.ST.E X A] Reprodu ces the so und c haracteristics of the Sony Pictures Enter tainmen t “Cary Gran t Theater ” [...]

52 GB About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) Sound f ields wit h DCS mark use DCS techno logy . DCS is a uni que sound r eprod uction techno logy for hom e theat er d evelo ped by Sony, in coop eration wi th So ny P ictur es Entertainm ent, for enj oying the excitin g and powerful sound of movie t heaters at home. With thi s “Digital Cinema Sound” de[...]

53 GB Enjo ying Surr ound Sound Using only the front speakers (2CH STEREO) In this mode, the receiver ou tputs the sound from the front left/ right speakers only. There is no sound f rom the s ub woofer. Standard 2 channe l stereo sources completel y bypass the sound fi eld proces sing an d multi channe l surro und fo rmats ar e do wnmixed to 2 cha[...]

54 GB Resetting soun d fields to the initial settings Be sure to use the bu ttons on th e receiver for this opera tion. 1 Press ? / 1 to turn off t he power. 2 While holding down 2CH, pr ess ? / 1 . “S.F. CLR.” appears o n the displ ay and all sou nd fields are reset to the ir initia l setting . Listening to FM/AM ra dio You can listen to FM an[...]

55 GB T uner Operations 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING –. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high ; press TUNI NG – to scan fro m hig h to low. The receiv er stops scann ing whene ver a statio n is recei ved. Using the control s on the receiver 1 T urn INPUT S ELECTO R to select the FM or AM ba nd. 2 Press TUNING MODE re peatedly to select “ A UT[...]

56 GB Presetting radio stations You c an pres et up to 30 FM statio ns and 30 AM station s. Then you can easily tune in th e stations you often listen to. 1 Press TUNER repe atedly to select the FM or AM band. You can also u se INPUT S ELECTOR on the receiver. 2 Tune in th e station that you want to pr eset using Automatic Tuning (p age 54) o r Dir[...]

57 GB T uner Operations 1 Pres s TUNE R rep eat edly t o select the FM or AM band. 2 Press PRESET + or PRESE T – repea tedly to se lect th e preset station you want. Each t ime you pr ess th e butto n, you can select a prese t station as foll ows: You can also press t he num eric button s to select the pre set sta tion yo u want. T hen, press ENT[...]

58 GB To create an index name 1 Use V / v / B / b to create an index nam e. Press V / v to select a cha racter, then press B / b to move the curs or to the next pos it ion . If y ou made a mistake Press B / b until t he charac ter you w ant t o change flashes, then pre ss V / v to select the correct c haracter . Tip Y ou can se lect the charac ter [...]

59 GB T uner Operations While re ceiving an RDS stat ion, press DISPL A Y rep eatedly on the re ceiv er . Each ti me you pre ss the bu tto n, RDS informatio n on the disp lay chang es cycli cally as follows: Program Service name t Frequ enc y t Prog ram Type indicatio n a) t Rad io Te xt indi cati on b) t Current T ime ind ication (in 24-hou r syst[...]

60 GB Switching between digital and ana log audio (INPUT MODE) When yo u conn ect c omponent s to bot h digi tal and anal og audio input j acks (SAT) on the receiver, y ou can fix the a udio input m ode. 1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver t o select t he inpu t. You can al so use th e input button s on the remote. 2 Press INPUT MO DE repeated ly[...]

61 GB Other Operations Enjoying the DI GIT AL MEDIA POR T (DMPORT) The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMPORT) allows you t o enjo y sound f rom a net work system such as a portable aud io sour ce or compute r. By connecting a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap ter (n ot sup plied ), yo u can enjoy sound from the conn ected com ponent on t he receiver. For details, refer[...]

62 GB You can listen to the sound from the comp onent co nnect ed thro ugh t he DIGI TAL MEDIA PORT adapte r to the DMPORT jack on the receiver. You can al so view th e images on the TV screen by co nnectin g the video o utput o f the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap ter to the receiver. To view th e images, proceed t o “Watchi ng a connect ed compon ent [...]

63 GB Other Operations 1 Press D MPORT. You can al so use the INPUT SE LECTOR on the re ceiver to select “DMPORT”. 2 Start p layback o f the conne cted component. The sound is p layed back on the receiver. For details, refer to th e operating instructions su pplied with th e DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter. You n eed to as sign a c ompos ite vide o [...]

64 GB Listening to digital sound from other inpu ts (DIGIT AL ASSIGN) You can reassign digital audio input that has OPTICAL or COAXIAL (SAT IN, VIDEO 1 IN, DVD IN) signals to anothe r input when they are not current ly being used. For exa mple, t o output the soun d source for the DVD player using the OPTICAL IN jack on the receiver: • Connec t t[...]

65 GB Other Operations Notes • You cannot reassig n more tha n one digital aud io input to the sa me input . • You canno t use the d igital a udio i nput as the origina l input whe n it has been reassigned to another inp ut. • Whe n you assig n the digita l audio inp ut, the INPUT MODE se tting ma y change automati cally (page 60) . Naming in[...]

66 GB Changi ng th e dis play You can check the sound fie ld, etc ., by changi ng the informa tion on the di spla y. Be sure to use the bu ttons on th e receiver for this opera tion. Press DIS PLAY re peated ly. Each time you press th e butto n, the display changes cy clically as foll ows. All inputs except the FM and AM band Index name of th e inp[...]

67 GB Using the Remote Record ing using the receiver You can record from a vi deo compo nent usi ng the receiver. See the operating i nstructi ons supplied with your recording com ponent. 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 pla ybac k component for [...]

68 GB Categories and the corresponding butt ons a) Sony VCRs are operat ed wit h a VTR 2 or VT R 3 setting which corre sponds to 8 mm and VH S respectively . b) Son y DVD recorders are op erated with a DVD1 or DVD3 setting. For details, refe r to the operating instructi ons supp lied wi th the D VD r ecorders. c) For det ails on the BD 1 or BD3 set[...]

69 GB Additiona l Inf ormation x Dolby Pr o Logic II This tech nology converts 2 c hannel stereo recorded audi o into 5. 1 channel for playbac k. There is a MOVIE mo de for movies and MUSIC mode for stereo sourc es such as music. Old movies e ncoded in the trad itional stereo format can be enhanced with 5 .1 channe l surr ound so und. x Dolby Pr o [...]

70 GB Precautions On safety Should a ny solid ob ject or liq uid f all into the cabinet, unplug the receiver and have it checked by qualified personnel befo re operating it any furth er. On power sources • Before op erating the rec eiv er , check that th e operatin g vo ltage is identical with your local power supply . The ope rating v oltag e is[...]

71 GB Additiona l Inf ormation T roubleshoo ting If you ex peri ence an y of the follo wing difficulties wh ile using the receiver, use this trou bleshoo ting guid e to help you rem edy the proble m. A udio There is n o sound, no matter whic h componen t is sel ected, or only a v ery low -level s ound is hea rd. • C heck that t he speakers and co[...]

72 GB The sour ce sound input from the HDMI jac k is not outpu t from the receiver or the TV spea ker . • C heck the HDMI connection. • Y ou cann ot lis ten to the S uper Aud io CD by co nne cting HDMI. • Dep ending on the playb ack comp onent, you may nee d to set up the com ponent . Refer to th e operating instruction s supplied with eac h [...]

73 GB Additiona l Inf ormation Video There is no pictur e or an unclea r picture appear s on the T V screen. • Select th e appropriate input using the input bu ttons. • Set you r TV to the ap propriate input mode. • Move your audi o comp onents away from the TV . • Assign the comp osite vide o input to the DMPOR T input co rrectly . • Dep[...]

74 GB The RDS inf ormation tha t you want does not appear . * • Con tact the rad io station an d find out whether they actua lly provide the servi ce in questio n. If so, the service may b e tempora rily out o f order . * Mo dels of area code CEL , CEK on ly . Remote commander The remote does not function. • Poi nt the rem ote at the remo te se[...]

75 GB Additiona l Inf ormation Specifications Amplifier se ction Models of area code CEL, CEK, A U 1) Minimum RMS Outpu t Power (8 ohms , 20 Hz – 20 kHz, TH D 0.09 %) 85 W + 85 W Stereo Mode Ou tput Pow er (8 oh ms, 1 kH z, THD 1%) 100 W + 10 0 W Surroun d Mode O utput Power 2) (8 ohm s, 1 kH z, THD 10%) 140 W/c h Model s of area code SP, TH6 1) [...]

76 GB General Power requir ement s Power output (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) DC OUT 5 V , 700 mA Powe r cons umptio n Power consum ption (du ring standby mode) 0.3 W (w hen “CONTROL” in VIDEO menu is set to “CTRL OFF”) Dimensions (w/ h/d) (Approx.) 430 × 157 .5 × 310 mm incl udin g proj ectin g parts and co ntrols Mass (Ap prox.) 7.8 kg Supplied [...]

77 GB A dditional Inf ormat ion Index Numerics 2 ch annel 53 2CH STEREO 53 5.1 chann el 13 6.1 chann el 13 A A UTO CALIBRA TION 27 A UTO FORMA T DIRECT (A.F .D.) 48 B Blu-ray d isc play er conn ecti ng 17 C Camcorder conn ecti ng 23 CD player conn ecti ng 15 playbac k 33 D DIGIT AL ASSIGN 64 Digita l Cinema Soun d (DCS) 52 DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T conn[...]

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