Sony STRDH100 manual

©2009 Sony Corporation 4-129-741- 11 (1) FM Ster eo FM/AM Receiver Operating Instructions STR-DH100[...]

2 GB T o reduc e the ris k of fire or electric shoc k, do not e xpose thi s apparatu s to rain or moistu re . To redu ce the risk of fire, do not c over th e ventilat ion openi ng of the appara tus with newsp apers, tableclo ths, curtain s, etc. Do not pl ace the nake d flame source s such as light ed candles on the a ppara tus. To reduc e the risk[...]

3 GB 12) Use only w ith the cart, sta nd, tripo d, br acket, or tabl e spec if ied b y the manuf act ure r , or s old wit h the ap parat us. When a c art is used, use cautio n when mo ving th e cart /appara tus combi nation t o av o id in jury f rom ti p-ov er . 13) Un plug this a pparatus d uring ligh tning storms o r when un used for long peri od[...]

4 GB Disposal of waste b atteries (applicab le in the Eur opean Union and othe r Euro pean countries with s eparate collect ion syst ems) This symbo l on the battery or on the packaging indi cate s tha t the bat tery pro vided wi th t his pr oduc t shal l not be t reated as h ouseho ld wa ste. By en suring th ese b atteries are dis posed of corr ec[...]

5 GB T able of Co ntents Descript ion and location of par ts ........... ....... 6 Getting S tar ted 1: Installin g spea kers .... ........... ....... ........... .. 12 2: Con necting sp eakers .................. ........ ..... 12 3: Connect ing the au dio/v ideo compon ents .......... .......... ........ ....... ......... 1 3 4: Con necting the an[...]

6 GB Description and locatio n of parts Front panel About the indicators on the display DISPLA Y DIMMER MUTING TUNING MODE MEMORY/ ENTER TUNING BASS TREBLE SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) INPUT SELECTOR FM MODE PHONES MASTER VOLUME q d q a q s 0 1 2 36 4 5 q f 9 8 7 q g SP A SP B MEMORY RDS MONO SLEEP ST qh qj q k[...]

7 GB Name Function A ? / 1 (on/st andb y) Press to tur n the receiv er on or off (page 16). B SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/ A+B) Switch to OFF, A, B, A+B o f the speak ers ( page 17) . C INPUT SELECTOR Tur n to se lect the inp ut source to pla y ba ck (pag e 18, 19, 22 , 24, 28 ). D Display Th e curr ent st atus of th e selected co mponent or a list of sele c[...]

8 GB Rear panel A A B B SAT VIDEO IN IN IN IN IN OUT OUT L R L R L R L R L R L R ANTENNA MD/T APE DMPORT DC5V 0.7A MAX AM SPEAKERS SA-CD / CD BD/DVD 1 2 3 4 A DMPORT DMPORT jack Conn ects to a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT ad apte r (pag e 13). B ANTENNA section FM ANTENNA jack Conn ects to the FM wire antenna (aer ial) s uppl ied with this rece iver (pag e 1[...]

9 GB You can use t he suppli ed remote to operate the receiver a nd to c ontrol th e Sony a udio/vi deo componen ts that the remote is assigne d to operate (page 28 ). RM-AA U055 Remote commander 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY SLEEP TV INPUT VIDEO BD/DVD SAT MD/TAPE BASS RETURN/EXIT TV CH – PRESET – TV CH + PRESET + TUNING – TV TUNING [...]

10 GB Name Functio n H MEMO R Y Pre ss to store a station du ring tune r op eratio n. ENTE R Press to enter the v alue a fter sele cting a ch annel, disc or track usin g the nume ric buttons of th e TV, VCR, CD player, DVD recorder, DVD player or sa tellite tune r. I AMP MENU Press to display th e menu of the re ceiver. Then , use V , v , B , b and[...]

11 GB 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 butt ons ha ve ta ctil e dots . Use th e tact ile dots as refere nces when ope rating t he receiver . b) This button is al so avai labl e for DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter operation . For details on the functi on of the button , see the operating instructio ns supplied with t[...]

12 GB 1: Installi ng speakers This receiv er allows you to us e a 2.0 chann el system. Example of the speaker system configurat ion 2: Connecting speakers Before connecting cords, make sure to disc onn ect the A C po wer cor d (mai ns lea d). * If you have an additional spea ker system, connec t them to the SPEAKER S B termin als. Y ou c an select [...]

13 GB Getting Started 3: Conne cting the audio/ video compon ents This sectio n des cribe s how t o conn ect your componen ts to this receiver. Before you begi n, refer to “Componen t to be connec ted” below for the pa ges which de scribe how to connect the a udio /vide o co mpone nts. After connect al l your compon ents, proceed to “4: Conne[...]

14 GB Notes on connect ing DIGIT AL MEDIA PORT adapter • When connecting the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapte r, be sure the conn ector is inserted with the arrow mark facing towards the arrow mark on the DMPORT jack . • Be sure to make DM PORT conn ections firmly, insert the connector straight in. • As the connector o f the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adap [...]

15 GB Getting Started If y ou connec t a D VD player • Be su re to change the factory setting of the BD/DVD input button on the remote so tha t you can u se the butto n to cont rol your DVD player. For det ails, see “Changin g butto n assignments” (pag e 28). • You can also rename the BD/DVD input so that it can be d isplayed on the receive[...]

16 GB 5: Prepa ring the re ceiver and the remote Connect the AC power co rd (mains lead) to a wall outlet. Notes • Before connec ting t he AC powe r cord (mains lead), make sur e that the met allic wires of t he spea ker cords are not tou ching ea ch oth er betwee n the SPEAKERS te rminal s. • Conn ect the AC powe r cord (mai ns lead ) firmly. [...]

17 GB Getting Started Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries in th e RM-AAU055 Remote Commander. Observe the correct polarity when installing batteries . Notes • Do not leave the remote in an ex tremel y hot or humid pl ace. • Do not use a new bat tery with old on es. • Do not mix man ganese batte ries and other kinds of batt erie s. • Do not ex[...]

18 GB Enjoying so und from the componen t connected to the receiv er 1 Press t he input butto n to se lect a component. You can also u se INPUT SELE CTOR on the receiver. The select ed input appears on the di splay. 2 Turn on the component a nd start playbac k. 3 Press MAS TER VOL +/– t o adjust the v olume. You can also use MAS TER VOLUME on the[...]

19 GB Pl ayb a ck To activate the mu ting function Press MUTING. The mut ing func tion will be cancele d when you do th e following . • Press MUTING aga in. • Increase the volume. • Turn o ff th e re ceiv er . You can e nter a name of up to 8 characters for inputs a nd di splay it on th e receiv er’s displa y. This is con venient for labe l[...]

20 GB Navigating throu gh menus By usin g the am plifie r menus, you can make various a djustments to customize t he receiver. 1 Press AMP MENU. “BALANCE” appears on the display. 2 Press or b to enter the param eter. 3 Press V / v repeat edly to se lect the setting you wa nt. The settin g is entered automatic ally. To return to the previous dis[...]

21 GB Amplifier Ope rations/T uner Opera tions Adjusting the tone You can adjust t he tonal quality of the speakers. Press T REBLE + o r TREBL E – repeated ly to adjust the t reble level. Press BASS + or BASS – repeated ly to adjust the b ass level. You can a djust from –10 dB t o +10 dB i n 1 dB step. The initia l setting is 0 dB. Listenin g[...]

22 GB 1 Press TUNER repe atedly to select the FM or AM band. 2 Press T UNING + or TUNI NG –. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high; pr ess TUNING – to scan from high to lo w. The receiv er stop s scanning wheneve r a station is recei ved. Using the controls on the receiver 1 T urn INPUT SELECT OR to select the FM or AM band . 2 Press TUNING M[...]

23 GB Tu n e r O p e r a t i o n s (Models of area code U, CA only) Y o u can change t he AM tuning scale to either 9 kHz or 10 kH z using the buttons on the receiver . 1 Press ?/1 to turn off the receiver . 2 Whil e ho ld ing d o wn T UNI NG MODE, press ?/1 . 3 Change the current AM tuning scale to 9 kH z (or 10 k Hz). T o reset the scale to 10 kH[...]

24 GB 4 Press the numeric button s to select a pr eset numb er. You ca n also pre ss PRESET + or PRESET – repeat edly to select a pre set number. If “MEMORY” go es out before you select the prese t number, start again from step 3. 5 Press ENTE R. You can a lso use MEMOR Y/ENTER on the receiver. The stat ion is stored a s the s elected p reset[...]

25 GB Tu n e r O p e r a t i o n s Note (Mode ls of area co de CEL, CEK only) When you na me an RDS station a nd tune in that stat ion, t he Pr ogra m Servic e na me appe ars inste ad of the nam e you enter ed. (You ca nnot chan ge the Program Ser vice nam e. The nam e you ente red will be over written by the Program Servic e nam e.) Using the Radi[...]

26 GB While r eceiving an RDS s tation, press DI SPLA Y repeated ly on the receiv er . Each time you press the bu tton, RD S informatio n on th e displa y change s cyclically as follows: Progr am Serv ice na me t Freque ncy t Program T ype in dication a) t Radio Text indicatio n b) t Current T ime indi catio n (in 24-hour system mode) t Volume leve[...]

27 GB Other Op erations Changing the display You can check the volume l evel, etc. , by chang ing the in formation o n the display. Be sure to use the bu ttons on the receiver for this operat ion. Press DISPL AY repeated ly. Each ti me you pre ss the but ton, the di splay changes cyc lically as follows. All input s except the FM and AM band Index n[...]

28 GB Recording using the receiver Y ou can reco rd ont o a MiniDis c, audi o tape, video tape , etc. usin g the receiver . Y ou can also add audi o from a variety of au dio sourc es when edit ing a vi deo tape . See the operating i nstruction s supplied with your reco rding componen t. 1 Press one of the input buttons to se le ct t he pla ybac k c[...]

29 GB Using the Remo te/Addi tional Inf ormation Categories and the corres ponding buttons a) Sony DVD recorders a re opera ted wit h a DVD1 or D VD3 setting. For details, refer to the op erating instr uct ions supp lied wi th t he DVD r ecord ers. b) Fo r de tails on the B D1 o r BD3 se tting , ref er to the operating instructions supplied with t [...]

30 GB On placement • Place the re ceiv er in a loc ation wi th adequate ve ntilation to pre v ent hea t bu ildup a nd prolong th e life of the rece i ver . • Do not place the receiver near heat sou rces, or in a place sub ject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, or mec hanical sho ck. • Do not p lace any thing on top of the cab inet that mi g[...]

31 GB Additiona l Inf ormation There is n o sound f rom one of the spea kers . • Connec t a pair of head phones to t he PHONES ja ck to v erify that sound is output from the headphon es. If onl y one channel is ou tput from the h eadphon es, the componen t may not b e co nnected to the receiver correctly . Check that all the co rds are fully inse[...]

32 GB Radio statio ns canno t be tuned in. • Check th at th e an tenn as (aeri al s) ar e connected secure ly . A djust the antennas (aerials) and co nnect an external an tenna (aerial), if necess ary . • The signal strengt h of the stati ons is to o weak (when tuni ng in with auto tuning) . Use direct tuni ng. • Make sure you se t the tunin [...]

33 GB Additiona l Inf ormation Specifications A UDIO PO WER SPECIFICA TIONS PO WER OUTPUT AND TO T A L HARMONIC DIST ORTION: (Models of area code U only) With 8 ohm lo ads, both ch annels driv en, from 20 – 20,000 Hz; ra ted 90 watts p er 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[...]

34 GB Supplied ac cessorie s Opera ting In struct ion (t his manua l) Quick Setup Gu ide (1) FM wire an tenn a (aeri al) (1) AM loop an tenna (a eria l) (1) Remote commander (RM-AAU055) (1) R6 (size-AA) ba tteries ( 2) Design and spec ificatio ns are s ubject to change wi thout notice. For details on the area co de of the componen t you a re usi ng[...]

35 GB A dditional Inf ormation Index B B ALANCE 20 Bass 21 Blu-ray d isc play er conn ecti ng 14 C CD player conn ecti ng 13 D DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T conn ecti ng 13 enjoyin g 19 input 18 DIMMER 20 D VD player conn ecti ng 14 D VD recorder conn ecti ng 14 E Error messages 32 I Initial setup 16 M Mutin g 19 N Naming input s 19 preset stations 24 R RDS[...]

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