Sony STR-DH740 manual

4-448-428- 13 (1) STR-DH740 Multi Chann el AV Receiver Opera ting Inst ructions[...]

2 GB To re duc e the r isk of fi re or elec tr ic s hoc k, d o not ex pose thi s apparatus to rain or moisture . To reduc e the ris k of fire, do not c over the ventilat ion opening of the applia nce with newspapers, tablec loths, curt ains, etc. Do not expo se the a ppl ian ce to nake d fl ame sources (f or example, li ghted candles) . To reduce t[...]

3 GB 9) D o not defeat the saf ety purpose of the polariz ed or grounding-type plug. A polariz ed plug ha s two bl ades with one wider t han the ot her. A gr ounding typ e plug has two blades and a t hird groundin g prong. T he wide blade or the third prong are provided for your sa fety. If the provide d plug do es not f it into your outl et, consu[...]

4 GB CAUTION You are cauti oned that any changes or modificat ions not expres sly approved in this manual co uld void your authori ty to operate this equi pment. Properly shi elded and grounded cabl es and connecto rs must be used for co nnection to host comp uters and/or peripherals in or der to meet FC C emis sion l imits . To reduce the ri sk of[...]

5 GB collecti on point for the recy cling of waste batteri es. For more deta iled inform ation about recycling of this p roduct o r battery, ple ase contac t your local Civi c Office, your househo ld waste disposal s ervice or the shop where you purchased the product. Notice for customers: The following information is only applicabl e to equipm ent[...]

6 GB iPhone, iP od, iPod classic , iPod nano, and iPod to uch a re trade marks of Apple Inc., registe red in the U.S. and othe r countrie s. All o ther tr adem ark s and re giste red tradema rks are of t heir re spectiv e hol ders. I n this m anual, ™ and ® marks are not speci fied. “Made for iPod ” and “Made for iPho ne” mean that an el[...]

7 GB About Th is Manua l .... ....... ........ .... 5 Supplied accessories ............. ....... . 9 Description and loc ation of parts ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ .. 10 Getting s tarted ............ ....... ........ .. 17 Connect ion s 1: Insta lling the spe akers .......... .. 19 2: Conne cting the spe akers ....... .. 21 3: Conne ct[...]

8 GB Ad just ing S ett ings Using the Settings me nu ......... ..... 57 Easy Setup ........ ....... ....... ........ ..... 59 Speaker Se ttings menu ....... ....... .. 59 Audio Settin gs menu .............. ..... 63 HDMI Sett ings m enu ............. ..... 64 Input Settings men u ................ ..... 65 System S etting s menu ........ ....... .. [...]

9 GB Supplied accessories • Operat ing Instructions (th is manual) • Quick Se tup G uid e (1) • Remote control (RM-AAU168) (1) • R6 (size AA) batteries (2) • FM wi re anten na (aer ial) (1 ) • AM loop an tenna ( aeri al) (1) • Optim izer micro phone (ECM -AC2) (1) Insert two R6 (siz e-AA) batter ies (suppl ied) i n the remote contro l[...]

10 GB Description an d location o f parts A ? / 1 (on/ stand by) (page 3 0, 43 , 49, 56) B ? / 1 (on/ stand by) indi cator Light s up as foll ows: Green: The re ceiver is t urned on. Amb er: The re ceiver i s in standb y mode and – “Control for HDMI” (page 64) is set to “On”. – “ Pass Through” (p age 64) is set to “On”* or “Au[...]

11 GB A Input indic ator Lig hts up to indi cate the cur rent in put . HDMI The re ceiver reco gnizes t he equi pment connec ted via a n HDMI IN jack . ARC TV input is select ed and the Aud io Retur n Ch anne l (A RC) s ign als a re detect ed. COAX Dig ital s igna l is inp ut thro ugh the COAXIAL jack (page 54). OPT Dig ital s igna l is inp ut thro[...]

12 GB These indicators may not light up d epending on the s peaker pattern setting. L USB Lights up w hen iPod/iPho ne or USB devi ce i s det ected. * When playi ng a Dolby Digi tal or DTS format disc, make s ure that you have completed the digital connections and that I NPUT MODE is not set to “ANALOG” (page 54) or “Analog Direct” is not s[...]

13 GB A DIGIT AL I NPUT/OU TPUT sect ion B TUNER section C SPEAKERS secti on (page 21) D AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section E VIDEO INPUT/OUTPUT section (page 23, 27 ) * You must connect t he HDMI TV OUT o r MONITOR OUT jack to your TV to watch the selected input ima ge (page 23). Rear panel HDMI IN/OUT* jacks (pag e 23, 26) OPTICAL IN j acks ( page 23, 27[...]

14 GB Use t he supplied remote control to operate this rece iver and oth er equip ment . The remote c ontrol is a ssigned to ope rate Sony audio/vi deo equip ment. You ca n reassign the inpu t button to matc h the equipm ent connec ted to your receiver (page 71 ). RM-AAU168 A ? / 1 (on/ stan dby) Turns the re ceiv er on o r set s it t o the standby[...]

15 GB MEM Stor es a s tati on d ur ing t une r oper ati on. K SOUND FIELD +/– 2) Sele cts a soun d field ( page 45 ). L PURE DIRECT (page 49) M SLEEP Sets the re ceiv er to tur n off automa tically at specif ied time. Each time yo u press SLEEP, the disp lay chan ges cy clica lly as follo ws: 0:30:00 t 1:00:00 t 1:30: 00 t 2:00:00 t OFF When Sl e[...]

16 GB • The above explanation is int ended to serve as examples. • Depending on the model of your connected equipment, some functions explained in this section may not work with t he supplied remote control. To control other Sony equipment Notes Name TV VCR DVD player Blu-ray Disc player CD p lay er 2 TV ? / 1 z 4 TOP MENU, REPEAT zzz POP UP/ME[...]

17 GB Getting started You can enj oy your audi o/video equipment connected t o the receive r by followi ng the simple steps below. Before c onnecting c ords, be sure to disconn ect the AC power cord (m ains lead). Installin g and con necting th e speaker s (page 19, 21) Checki ng the c onnect ion app ropri ate for you r equi pmen t Conne cting th e[...]

18 GB Digital a udio forma ts that this rec eiver can decode depe nd on dig ital audio ou tput jacks o f the eq uip ment co nne cted. This recei ver supp orts t he f ollow ing audi o for mats. a) Audio signals are output in another format if the playback equipment does not correspond to the form at. For detai ls, refe r to the opera ting instructio[...]

19 GB Connectio ns 1: Instal ling the spea kers This rece iver allows you to use up to a 7. 2 channel system (7 speakers and 2 subwoofers). Example of speaker system configuration A Front speaker (L eft) B Front speaker (Righ t) C Center speak er D Surround sp eaker ( Left) E Surround sp eaker ( Right) F Surround bac k speaker (Lef t)* G Surround b[...]

20 GB 7.1 channel speaker system using front high speakers You ca n enjoy ver tical sound ef fects by connec ting a dditional two fro nt high speaker s. Place th e fron t high speake rs – at an angle betwe en 25° to 35 °. – at an angle of 20 ° ± 5° in height . Since the subwoofer does not emit highly directional signals, you can place it w[...]

21 GB Connectio ns 2: Connectin g the speakers Before c onnecting c ords, be sure to disconn ect the AC power cord (m ains lead). A Monaural audio c ord (not supplied) B Spea ker cor d (not su ppli ed) Right Left Center speaker B B B Surround speaker B A Front A speaker A Subwoofer * Right L eft Surround back/ Bi-amplifier/Front high/ Front B spea [...]

22 GB * When you connect a subwoofer with an auto standby function, turn off the function when watching movies. If the auto standby function is set to on, it turns to standby mode automatically based on the level of the input signal to the s ubwoofer, and the sound may not be output. ** Notes on the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/FRONT HIGH/FRONT B [...]

23 GB Connectio ns 3: Connectin g the TV You can wa tch the s elected input ima ge when you connec t the HDMI TV OUT or MONI TOR O UT jack to a TV. Y ou can oper ate t his rece iver usi ng an OSD (On-Scre en Display) i f you connec t HDMI TV OUT jack t o a TV. Before c onnecting c ords, be sure to disconn ect the AC power cord (m ains lead). A Opti[...]

24 GB To enjoy the TV broadcast in multi channel surround sound from the receiver * If your TV is compatible with the Audio Return Channel (ARC) function, connect C . Be sure to set th e “Control fo r HDMI” to “On” in HDMI Settings menu (pa ge 64). If you want to select an aud io signal using other th an an HDMI cable (e.g., via an optical [...]

25 GB Connectio ns • You ca n view HD MI BD, G AME a nd SAT/CATV i nput on pictu re-i n-pictu re pre view . Notes on HDMI connections • DSD signals of Sup er Audio CD are not input an d output. • Dependi ng on the TV or the video equipme nt, 4K o r 3D ima ges may no t be disp la yed. • Refer to the operatin g inst ructio ns of e ach connec [...]

26 GB If your equi pment does not have an HDM I jack, see page 27. A HDMI cable (not supplied ) Sony r ecomme nds tha t y ou use an HDMI-aut horized c able o r S ony HDMI cable. Conn ecti ng equ ipmen t wi th HD MI j acks Blu-ray Disc player A Audio/video signals AA A DVD player PlayStation 3 Satellite tuner, Cable TV tuner Audio/video signals Audi[...]

27 GB Connectio ns A Optical digital c ord ( not sup plied) B Audio cord (not s upplied) C Video cord (not s upplied) Be sure to change the default setting of the VIDEO input button on the remote control so that you can use t he button to control your DVD recorder. For details, see “Reass igning the input button” (page 71) . Connect ing eq uipm[...]

28 GB 4b: Connec ting the audio eq uipment Before connecti ng cord s, be sure to disconn ect the AC po wer cord (mai ns lead) . A Coax ial di gi tal co rd ( not su ppl ied) B Audi o cor d (not suppl ied ) A USB cabl e ( not sup pli ed) Conn ecti ng a Super Audi o CD pl ayer, CD player Reco mmended c onnecti on Alter native connect ion Super Audio C[...]

29 GB Connectio ns 5: Connectin g the antenna s (aerial s) Before c onnecting t he antenn as (aerials), be sure to di sconnect the AC power co rd (main s lead) . • To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna (aerial) away from the recei ver and other equipment. • Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna (aerial) . • After connecting [...]

30 GB Turning on the recei ver Press ? / 1 to tur n on the receiver. You c an also tu rn on the re ceiver using ? / 1 on the rem ote contro l. When you turn off the rece iver, pre ss ? / 1 again. “STANDBY” flashes on the displa y panel. Do not disco nnect th e AC power cord (mains le ad) whi le “ STANDBY” is flashin g. This m ay ca use a ma[...]

31 GB Preparing the Receiver • Get accur ate me asureme nt b y maki ng sure the e nvironment is free from no ise and quiet. • The speakers emit very loud sound during the calibration and the volume ca nnot be adjusted. Provide consideratio n to your neighborhood and to the children i n presence. • I f the muting function has been activated be[...]

32 GB This settin g is only available if the “Speaker Pattern” is set to a setting without surround back and front high speakers. To set the front speaker You can sel ect the front speakers you want to driv e. Be su re to use the butto ns on the re ceiv er to perform t his operati on. Press SPEAKERS rep eatedly to selec t the front spe aker sys[...]

33 GB Preparing the Receiver Guide to on-scree n display ( OSD) operation You can dis play the men u of the rece iver on the TV scr een an d select the fu nction you wan t to use on the T V screen by pressing V / v / B / b and on th e remo te control. When yo u sta rt op eratin g the rece iver, make sur e to press AMP o n the remote control f irst.[...]

34 GB Overview of the home menus P laying an input source equipm ent 1 Press HO ME. The hom e menu is displayed on th e TV screen. 2 Sele ct “W atch” or “L isten” , then press . The men u item lis t appe ars o n the TV screen. 3 Select the equipment you want, then press . 4 Turn on the e quipment and start playback. Menu Desc ript ion Wa t [...]

35 GB Basic Operations 5 Press 2 +/– to ad just th e volu me. You can also use MASTER VOLUME on the re ceiver . 6 Press SOUND FIELD +/– to enjoy the surround so und. You can also u se A.F.D./2 CH, MOVIE or MUSI C on the re ceiver . For detail s, see page 45 . • You can turn INPUT SELE CTOR on the receiver or press input buttons on the remote [...]

36 GB Playing an iPod/iPho ne You ca n enjoy music contents from the iPod/iPhon e by connec ting it to the (USB) por t on th e re ceiver . For det ails on c onnecting the iP od/iPhone, see p age 28. You ca n use the followi ng iPod/iPh one models on t his receiv er. Update yo ur iPod/iPho ne with the la tes t softw are be fore usin g it. • Sony c[...]

37 GB Basic Operations You can s elect the iP od/i Phon e co ntrol mode using th e OSD menu or iPhone CTRL on the re mote con trol. You can use the OSD menu t o browse conten ts on the iPod/ iPhone. You ca n also control a ll oper atio ns by view ing the inform ation on th e display panel whe n TV screen i s turned off. 1 Press HO ME. The home menu[...]

38 GB To operate the iPod/iPhone using the remote control Press USB before you use the follo wing but tons . Notes on iPod/iPhone • The iPod /iPh one is ch arged when con nected to the re ceiv er whil e the receiv er i s turn ed on . • Y ou cannot transfer songs ont o the iPod/ iPhone from th is receiv er. • Do not remo ve the iPod /iP hon e [...]

39 GB Basic Operations * T he receiver does not play files encoded with DRM. You can use t he followi ng Sony USB devices o n this receiver. Verified Sony USB device • The receiver is unable to read data in NTFS form at. • The receiver is unable to read data other than that sa ved in th e first par tition of a hard dis k drive. • Operation of[...]

40 GB To operate the USB device using the remote control Press USB before you use the follo wing but tons . * Press repeatedly to select the playback mode. Notes on the USB device • Do not remove the U SB device during operat ion. To avoi d data corrupt ion or damage to the USB devic e, tur n the receiv er off when connect ing o r remov ing the U[...]

41 GB Tuner Oper ations • When pl aying a ve ry long trac k, some oper ations may ca use playbac k delay. USB message list Listening to FM /AM radio You can listen to FM and AM bro adcasts through th e built-in tu ner. Befo re operation, be sure you ha ve connecte d the FM and AM a ntennas (a erials) to t he receiv er (page 29). The tuning scale [...]

42 GB FM/AM screen You ca n select and oper ate eac h item on the scre en by pressing V / v / B / b and . 1 Freq uency in dicati on (page 4 2) 2 Preset stat ion list (pa ge 43) Select “Tuni ng +” or “Tuning –”, then press . Select “Tuning +” to scan from lower to hig her fre quency stati ons, se lec t “Tuning –” to scan from hig[...]

43 GB Tuner Oper ations (USA, Canada an d Mexico models onl y) You can ch ange the A M tunin g scale t o either 9 k Hz or 10 kHz using the b uttons o n the rece iver . 1 Press ? / 1 to turn off the receiv er. 2 While holding down TUNING MODE, press ? / 1 o n the rece iver. The cu rrent AM tun ing scal e is changed to 9 kHz (or 10 kHz ). To reset th[...]

44 GB 1 Select “FM” or “AM” from the menu, then press . 2 Select “S elect Preset”, then press . 3 Select the p reset n umber which you want to name, then press OPTIONS . 4 Select “Name Input”, then press . 5 Press V / v r epeatedly to select a charact er, then pre ss b . You can m ove the input position backwa rd and forward by pres[...]

45 GB Enjoying Sound Effect s Selecting th e sound field This rec eiver can create mu lti chan n el surroun d sound. You ca n select one of t he optimiz ed sound f ields fro m the rec eiver’s pre-progr ammed so und fie lds. 1 Select “Sound E ffects” from the home menu, then press . 2 Select “Sound Fie ld”, then press . 3 Select the sound [...]

46 GB With th is mode , you are ab le to enjoy Blu- ray and DVD movies at home with n o t only the high qualit y of sound , but a lso the be st sound amb ience, just as the movie’s sound enginee r inte nded in the ma stering p roce ss. You can select th e effect t ype for HD - D.C.S. as follows. • Dyna mic: This sett ing is suitable for an envi[...]

47 GB Enjoying Sound Effect s x PLII Music Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode decodi ng. This set ting is ideal for normal ster eo sou rces such as CDs. x PLIIx Music Performs Dolby Pro L ogic IIx Music mode decodi ng. This set ting is ideal for normal ster eo sou rces such as CDs. x PLIIz Height (PLI Iz) Perf orms Do lby P ro Logi c IIz mode d[...]

48 GB • Wh en one of the sound fields f or music is selected, no sound is output from the subwoofer if all the speakers are set to “Lar ge” in the Spea ker Settings m enu. Howe ver, the sou nd will be outpu t from the subwo ofer if – the digita l input signal contains LFE signals. – the front or surr ound speake rs are set to “Sma ll”[...]

49 GB Enjoying Sound Effect s Using the Pure Direct function The Pure Direct mode lets you en joy higher fidelity sound. Wh en Pure Dir ect is on, t he display pane l lights off to suppress th e noise tha t affect s sound qualit y. You can use the Pure Direct functi on with all inputs. 1 Select “Sound E ffects” from the home menu, then press . [...]

50 GB What is “BRAVIA” Sync ? The “BRA VIA” Sync func tion allows communi cation betwe en Sony produc ts such as TV, Blu-ray Disc player, DVD player , AV ampli fier, etc. that supports the Control for HDMI function. By co nnecting Sony equipme nt that is compatible with the “BRAVIA” Sync with an HDM I cable ( not sup plie d), ope r ati [...]

51 GB “BRAVIA” Sync Features If your TV is not compatible with the “Control for HDM I- Easy Setting” funct ion 1 Press HO ME. The hom e menu is displa yed on the TV screen. 2 Select “Settings” from the home menu, then press . The Se ttin gs me nu list app ears on the TV screen. 3 Select “HDMI Settings”, then press . 4 Select “Cont[...]

52 GB You can also selec t a connected equipment, such as Blu-ray Disc /DVD player from the TV m enu. The re ceiver and T V will automatically s witch to the appropriate HDMI input. System Audio Control You ca n enjoy the TV sound from t he speaker s connecte d to the r eceiver b y a simple ope ration. You can ope rate System A udio Control functio[...]

53 GB “BRAVIA” Sync Features Scene Select The optim um picture qua lity and sound field are se lected automa tically acc ording to the scen e selected on your TV. For deta ils on the operati o n, refer t o the operating instructions of the TV. The sound field m ay not switch depending on the TV. Correspondence table Home Theatre Con trol If a ?[...]

54 GB Switchi ng between digita l and an alog a udio (INPUT MODE) When yo u conne ct equipme nt to both digital and an alog au dio inpu t jack s on the receive r, you can fi x the audio inpu t mode to eit her of them, or switch from on e to th e other, depending on t he type of m aterial you intend t o watch. 1 Turn INPUT SE LECTOR on the receiver [...]

55 GB Other Operati ons * Default setti ng • When you assign the digital audio input, the INPUT MODE setting may change automatically. • One reassignment is allowed f or each input. Inpu t name BD DVD GAM E SA T/ CA T V VIDEO SA-CD/ CD Assignable audio input jacks OPT 1 aaaa * aa OPT 2 aaaaaa CO AX aaaaaa * None a * a * a * aa * a Notes[...]

56 GB Using a bi-am plifier connectio n 1 Press HO ME. The menu is d isplayed o n the TV screen. 2 Select “Settings”, then press . The Setti ngs menu list appe ars on the TV screen . 3 Select “ Speaker”, the n press . 4 Select “S p eaker Pat tern”, then press . 5 Select t he appropri ate speaker pattern so th at there are no surround ba[...]

57 GB Adju stin g Settin gs Using the Se ttings menu You can adjust various settings for spea kers, s urround ef fects, et c. using the Settings menu. 1 Press HO ME. The home menu is displayed on the TV screen. 2 Select “Settings” fr om the menu, then press to enter the menu mode. The Sett ings menu list a ppears o n the TV scree n. 3 Sele ct t[...]

58 GB Settings menu list Menu parameters displayed on the T V screen vary, depe nding on the current sett ings or the status of the selected icon. Se ttings Easy Se tup (pa ge 59) Speake r Settings (pa ge 59) HDMI Setting s (pa ge 64) Audio Set tings (pa ge 63) Input Set tings (pa ge 65) System Settings (pa ge 65) Language Auto Standby Input Mo de [...]

59 GB Adju stin g Settin gs Easy Setup Re-ru ns the Easy S etup to make th e bas ic settin g s. Foll ow the on-scree n inst ructions (page 30). Speaker Settin gs menu You can ad just each speake r manually. You can als o adjus t the speak er lev els a fter the Auto Calibration is completed. The speaker set tings are only for t he current seating po[...]

60 GB Messa ge list after A uto Calibration me asurement Depending on the position of the subwoofer, the measurement resul ts may vary. However, there will be no problems even if you continue to use the receiver with that val ue. x Calibration T y pe Lets you selec t the cal ibrat ion type afte r you ha ve perfo rmed the Au to Calib ration and sav [...]

61 GB Adju stin g Settin gs • Speaker B: If you con nect an ad ditional front spea ker system to the SPEA KERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/FRONT HIGH/ FRONT B termin als, select “Spe aker B”. • Bi- Amp: If you conn ect fro nt speakers to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/ BI-AMP/FRONT HIGH/FRONT B termin als usin g a bi-ampl ifier connec tion, sele ct ?[...]

62 GB • Larg e: If you connect l arge speaker s that will effec tively reproduc e bass fre quencies, select “Large”. Nor mally, sele ct “Lar ge”. • Small: If the so und is distor ted, or you feel a lack of surround e ffects w hen using multi chan nel surround sound, sel ect “S mall” to acti vate the ba ss redirec tion circui try and[...]

63 GB Adju stin g Settin gs Audio Setting s menu You can adjust settin gs fo r the au dio to suit your prefe rence . x Night Mode Lets you retai n a t heater-li ke environ ment at lo w vol ume lev els. For de tails , see “Using t he Night Mode fu nction” (page 48). x Equalize r Lets yo u adjust the bass and treble leve l for front spe akers. Fo[...]

64 GB x D.Range Comp. (Dynamic Range Compressio n) Lets you compress the dynami c range of the soundtra ck. This ma y be useful whe n you want t o watch movie s at low volume s late at night . Dynami c range co mpression is possible wi th Dolby Di gital sources only. • On: The dynam ic range i s comp ressed as inten ded by the re cording engi nee[...]

65 GB Adju stin g Settin gs • When you connect the receiver to a video equipment (projector, etc.), sound may not be output from the r eceiver. In this cas e, select “AMP”. x Subwoofer Lev el Lets you set the level of the subwoofer to 0d B o r + 1 0d B w h e n P C M s i g n a l s a r e input vi a an HD MI connec tion. You c an set the le v el[...]

66 GB x Auto Standby Lets yo u set the recei ver switch to sta ndby mode automa ticall y wh en you do not oper ate the re cei ver o r wh en th ere i s n o signals input to the receiver. • On: S witches to standby mod e after approx imate ly 30 minutes. • Off: Does not s witc h to stan dby m ode. • This function does not work when “FM” or [...]

67 GB Adju stin g Settin gs The followi ng options are a vailable in eac h menu. For detai ls on navigating through menus, see page 57. Overvi ew of the men u s Menu [Display] P aramete rs [Displ ay] Sett ing s Auto Calibr ation settings [<AUTO C AL> ] Auto C alib ration st art [A.CAL ST AR T] Auto C alibrati on typ e a) [CAL TYPE] FULL FLA T[...]

68 GB Speaker sett ings [<SPEAKER>] Speaker pa ttern [SP P A TTERN] 5/2.1 to 2/0 (20 pat terns) Front sp eakers size b) [FR T SIZE] LARGE, SMALL Center speaker siz e b) [CNT SIZE] LARGE, SMALL Surround sp eakers size b) [SUR SIZE] LARGE, SMALL Front high spe akers size b) [FH SIZE] LARGE, SMALL Surround bac k speaker assign d) [SB ASSIGN] SPK[...]

69 GB Adju stin g Settin gs Subwoofer dis tance b) [SW DIST .] SW 1.00 m to SW 1 0.00 m (SW 3’3 ” to SW 32’9”) (0.01 m (1 inch) interv al) Distance unit [DIST . UNIT] FEET , METER Front spea kers crossover fr eque ncy e) [FR T CR OSS] CR OSS 40 Hz to CR OSS 200 Hz (10 Hz int erval) Center s peaker crosso ver fr eque ncy e) [CNT CR OSS] CR O[...]

70 GB a) You can select thi s setting only when you have perfo rmed the Auto Calibration and saved t he settings. b) Depends on the speaker pattern setting, some pa rameters or settings may not be available. c) xxx represent a speaker channel ( FL, FR, CN T, SL , SR, SB, SB L, SBR, L H, RH, SW ). d) You can only select this parameter if “Speaker [...]

71 GB Using the Remote Con trol To view the information on the display panel The di spla y panel pro vides va rio us info rmat ion of th e receiv er status su ch as sound fiel d. 1 Select the input for which you want to check the information. 2 Press AMP, then pr ess DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPLAY, the disp lay wi ll cha nge cy cli[...]

72 GB 3 Referring to t he following table, press the corresponding b utton for the category you want, then release T V ? / 1 . Example : Press 1, t hen relea se TV ? / 1 . Now you c an use the SA T/CAT V button to co ntrol the Blu-ray Disc player . a) For details on the BD1 or BD3 setting, refer to the operating instructions su pplied with the Blu [...]

73 GB Additi onal Informat ion Precautions On safety Sho uld a ny s oli d obj ect or l iquid fal l in to the ca binet, u nplug the rec eiver and have i t checke d by qualif ied personnel before operatin g it any further. On power sources • Befo re opera ting the r eceive r, chec k that the op erating vo ltage is i denti cal with your l ocal p owe[...]

74 GB Troubleshoo ting If you ex perience any of t he following diff iculties while usi ng the rece iver, use this trou bleshooting gu ide to hel p you remed y the problem . Should any prob lem pers ists, co nsult your ne arest Sony de aler. Note that if serv ice personnel chan ges some par ts during repair, these pa rts may be re tain ed. The rece[...]

75 GB Additi onal Informat ion There is no s ound, no m atter which equipmen t is select ed, or only a very low-level sound is heard. • Check that all c onnecting co rds are inserte d to their input/ output jack s for the r e spec tive jacks of t h e rec eiver, speaker s and the equipm ent. • Check that both th e receiv er and all equipm ent ar[...]

76 GB There is no sound from a specific equipment. • Che ck that the e quipmen t is con nected corr ectl y to the aud io inpu t jack s for that e quipment. • Che ck that th e cord(s) used for the connecti on is (are) fully inser ted int o the jac ks on bot h th e rece iver and t he equip ment. • Check the I NPUT MOD E (page 54). • Che ck th[...]

77 GB Additi onal Informat ion – Dependin g on the c onnec ted equipm ent and T V, you m ay nee d to set up th e equip ment and TV. Refe r to the opera ting instructio ns suppli ed with e ach equipm ent and TV. – Change the in put of the rece iver to the HDMI input con n ect ed to the equipme nt. • Check t hat the selec ted digita l audio inp[...]

78 GB Radio stations cannot be tuned in. • Che ck that th e antenn as (aeri als) are con nected s ecurel y. Ad just th e antenn as (aerial s) and con nect an externa l antenna (a erial) , if n ecess ary. • The signal strength of the stat ions is too weak with aut omati c tuning. U se direct tuning . • Mak e sur e you s et the tu nin g scale c[...]

79 GB Additi onal Informat ion – File or fold er names are not disp layed on th is receiv er. – Playback is not poss ible. – T he sound sk ips. –T h e r e i s n o i s e . – A distorted sound is out put. There is noise, skipping, or distorted sound. • Tur n off the rece iver an d reconnect the USB de vice, th en turn on the receiv er. ?[...]

80 GB The Control for HDMI function does not work. • Check the HDMI connect ion (pa ge 24). • Make sure “Control for HDMI” is set to “On” in HDMI Settings men u. • Make sure the connec ted equipm ent is compati ble with th e Control for HDMI function. • Check the C ontrol for HDMI settings on the connect ed equip ment. R efer to the[...]

81 GB Additi onal Informat ion Reference sections Specificati ons AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIO NS PO WER OUTPUT AN D T OT AL HARMONIC DIST ORTION: (USA model onl y) With 6 ohm l oads, both cha nnels driven, from 20 – 20, 000 Hz; rated 90 watts pe r channe l minimum RMS po wer, with no more than 0.09 % to tal h armo nic di sto rtion from 2 50 milliwa [...]

82 GB AM tuner s ection Tuning r ange Antenn a (aerial) Loop antenn a (aerial) Video section Inputs/ Outputs Vide o: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms iP od/iPhone section DC 5V 1.0 A MAX USB section Supporte d format* MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio L ayer-3): 32 kbps – 320 kbps, VBR WMA: 48 kbps – 192 kbps AAC : 48 kbps – 320 kbps WAV : 8 kHz – 48 kHz 16 bit PCM * Compa[...]

83 GB Additi onal Informat ion Index Numerics 2 channel 45 5.1 c hannel 19 7.1 c hannel 19 A A.F.D. mod e 45 A/V Sync. 63 AM 41 Audio Inp ut Assign 54 Audio Se ttings 63 Auto C alibration Settings 67 Auto St andb y 66, 70 Auto Tuning 42 Auto Volume 63 B Bass 48, 69 Bi-Amp 56 Bi-amplifier conn ection 56 Blu-ray Disc play er 26 BRAVIA Sync preparing [...]

84 GB I Input 34 INPUT MODE 54 Input Se ttings 65 iPod/iPh one Chargi ng 38 Compatibl e models 36 L Langua ge 65 Level Settin gs 67 M Manua l Setup 61 Men u 57, 67 Message Auto Ca libration 60 Error 80 iPod/i Phone 3 8 USB 41 Movie m ode 4 5 Music mode 46 Muting 3 5 N Name Inp ut 44, 65 O One-Touch P lay 51 OSD (On-Screen Display) 33 P Pass Thro ug[...]

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