Sony 2-680-009-12 (1) manual

©2006 Sony Cor poration 2-680-009- 12 (1) Multi Channel A V Receiver Oper ating Inst ructions STR- DE400[...]

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 . T o p revent fire, do not cover t he ven tilation of th e apparat us with newspapers, table-clo ths, curtain s, etc. A nd d on’t place light ed c andles on t he apparat us. T o prevent fire or shock haz ard, do not place ob jects fill ed w[...]

3 GB T able of Co ntents Getting S tar ted Descript ion and location of part s ........... ....... 4 1: Installin g spea kers ........ ........... ........... ..... 12 2: Con necting sp eakers ............... ........... ..... 13 3a: Co nnecting the audi o compone nts ........ 14 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 AUTO CAL MIC PHONES MEMORY FM MODE TUNING + PRESET TUNING VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD SA-CD/CD FM AM AMP MENU ENTER MASTER VOLUME INPUT MODE + DISPLA Y DIMMER 2CH A.F .D. MOVIE MUSIC ?/1 1 5 6 4 qa 9 q; qs qd qf 8 ql w; qk qg qh 23 7 qj Name Functio n A ? / 1 Pres s to tu rn th e rece iver[...]

5 GB Getting Started Name Function O INPUT MODE Press to select the i nput mode when th e same comp onents are c onnec ted to bot h dig ital an d analog jacks (pag e 53 ). P I / i / U / u After pressing AMP MENU ( I ), press I or i and U or u to select the settings. Q Inpu t bu ttons Press one of the button to sele ct the compone nt you want to use[...]

6 GB About the indicators on the display MEMORY L C R SL S SR SW LFE SP RDS STEREO MONO D.RANGE SLEEP OPT COAX DIGITAL ; DTS ; PRO LOGIC II q; 9 qd qf qa qs 2 14 35 6 7 8 Name Function A SW Ligh ts up whe n sub wo ofer sele ctio n is s et to “ YES ” (pa ge 34) an d the audio signal is output fr om the SUB WOOFER jack. B LFE Lights up whe n the [...]

7 GB Getting Started Name Function I Tu n e r indicat ors Ligh ts up whe n usin g the receiver to tune in radio stations (page 4 7), etc . Note “RDS” appear s for models of area cod e CEL , CEK on ly . J D.RANGE Lights up when dyna mic r ange compressi on is acti va ted (page 33). K CO AX Light s up when INPUT MODE is se t to “ A UTO” a nd [...]

8 GB * Y ou can wat ch the s elect ed inpu t image when you connec t the M ONITO R OUT ja ck to a TV monito r (pag e 17). Rear panel 4 3 2 5 6 1 DVD IN DIGIT AL OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN VIDEO 1 IN COAXIAL SA-CD/CD AUDIO IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN AM ANTENNA SURROUND SPEAKERS L R L R + + CENTER FRONT L R L R + + R L R L R L AUDIO O[...]

9 GB Getting Started Y ou can operate the rece iv er with the supplie d remote. Y ou can also use the remot e to control the Sony audio/ video co mponen ts that th e remote is assigne d to operate (pag e 55). RM-AA U006 Remote commander AV ? / 1 (on/standby) switch TV ? / 1 , ? / 1 ( on/standby) switch 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV/VIDEO[...]

10 GB F DU AL MONO Press to select the la nguage you want durin g digital broa dcast . G FM MODE Press to select FM monaural or st ereo r ecepti on. H D. TU N IN G Press to en ter direc t tuning mode. D. SK I P Pre ss to skip disc of the CD player or DVD playe r (multi - disc chan ger onl y). I ENTE R Pre ss to en ter the value afte r sele cting a [...]

11 GB Getting Started a) The number 5, MASTER V OL +, TV V OL +, and H butt ons hav e tactil e dots. Use th e tactil e dots as referen ces when ope rating th e receiver . Notes • Some f unc tion s e xplai ned in t his s ect ion ma y no t work depend ing on th e model. • T he ab ove explanati on is inte nded to serve as a n exampl e only. Theref[...]

12 GB 1: Installi ng speakers T o fully enjoy theater -like multi chan nel surround sou nd requires fiv e speakers (two front speakers, a cen ter speaker , and two surroun d speaker s) and a s ub woofer (5.1 channel ). A Front s peaker (L ) B Front s peaker (R) C Center speaker D Surro und spe aker (L) E Surro und spe aker (R) F Sub w oofer Tip Sin[...]

13 GB Getting Started 2: Conne cting speaker s A Front speaker (L ) B Front speaker (R) C Center s peaker D Surround speaker (L) E Surround speaker (R) F Sub wo ofer a) a) When you connec t a su b woof er with an au to standby func tion, turn off the function whe n watching m ovies. If the aut o standby function is set to ON , it tur ns to stan dby[...]

14 GB 3a: C onnectin g the audi o com pon ents This secti on descr ibes how to hook up your componen ts to this receiv er . After ho okin g up all y our comp onent s, proceed t o “4: Connect ing the antennas ” (page 22). How to hook up your components[...]

15 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustration sho ws ho w to connect a component which has an alog jacks such as Supe r Audio CD player or CD play er . Connecting audio components DVD IN SA-CD/CD AUDIO IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN DIGIT AL OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN VIDEO 1 IN COAXIAL AM ANTENNA SURROUND SPEAKERS L R L R + + CENTE[...]

16 GB 3b: Conn ecting the video compon ents This secti on descr ibes how to hook up your compone nts to this recei ver . Before y ou be gin, refer to “Componen t to be conne cted” below for the pages which describe how to co nnec t each com ponent. After ho okin g up all y our comp onent s, proceed t o “4: Connect ing the antennas ” (page 2[...]

17 GB Getting Started The image from a visual componen t connecte d to t his rece iv er can be d ispla yed on a TV screen. It is not neces sary to connect all the cable s. Connect vid eo cords ac cording to the jacks of your com ponen ts. Notes • C onnect i mage displa y compone nts such as a TV monit or or a projec tor to the MO NITOR O UT jack [...]

18 GB The follo wing illu stration sho ws ho w to connect a DVD player/DVD recorder . It is no t nece ssary to conn ect all the cables. Conn ect aud io and vid eo cord s accor ding to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. 1 Connecting audio Notes • T o input mu lti chann el digital audio from th e D VD player, set the digital a udio o utput se tting on[...]

19 GB Getting Started 2 Connecting video If y ou connec t a D VD recorder • Be sure to chan ge the factory setti ng of the VIDEO 1 input bu tton on the remote so th at you can use th e button to co ntrol yo ur DVD recorder . Fo r details, see “Changing bu tton assignments” (pag e 55). • Y ou can also re name th e VIDEO 1 inpu t so that it c[...]

20 GB The follo wing illu stration sho ws ho w to connect a satelli te tuner . It is no t nece ssary to conn ect all the cables. 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 click into place. • Do not bend or ti e opt[...]

21 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. Hooking up components with analog video and audio jack DVD IN SA-CD/CD AUDIO IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN DIGIT AL OPTICAL VIDEO 2 IN VIDEO 1 IN COAXIAL AM ANTENNA SURROUND SPEAKERS L R L R + + CENTE[...]

22 GB 4: Connecting the an tennas Connect the supplied AM loop antenna and FM wi re ant en na. * The shape of th e connec tor varies depen ding on the area code of this recei v er . Notes • T o prevent noise pick up, keep the AM loo p ant enna aw ay from the r ecei v er and o the r compon ents . • B e sur e to fu lly extend the FM wi re ante nn[...]

23 GB Getting Started 5: Prepar ing the re ceiver and the rem ote Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet. Note Install this system so that the po wer cord can be unplugge d from th e wall socket imm ediate ly in the e vent of t rouble. Before using the receiver for the f irst time, initiali ze the recei ve r by pe rforming the following procedu[...]

24 GB Insert tw o R6 (size-AA) ba tteries in th e RM-AA U006 remote commander. Observe the correct pol arity when instal ling batter ies . Notes • Do not le av e the remote i n an e xtremel y hot or humi d place. • Do not use a new battery w ith old ones. • Do not mix al kaline bat teries and oth er kinds of batterie s. • Do not expose the [...]

25 GB Getting Started Tips • Y ou can also fix the optimi zer microp hone to a tripod (no t supplied ) and pla ce the tri pod at your listen ing position. • Be sure to remo v e any ob stacles in the pat h betwee n the opt imize r microp hone an d the speakers. • Whe n you face t he spea ker towards the optimiz er microp hone, you will ge t a [...]

26 GB Err or codes When an error is dete cted during Auto Calibratio n, an error c ode will appea r on the display cyclic ally after each meas urement process as follows: Error code t blank display t (error code t blank disp lay) a) t PUSH t blan k display t ENTER a) Appears when t here ar e more th an one error c ode. T o rectify the err or 1 Reco[...]

27 GB Getting Started c) For details, refer “Front speaker distance” (pag e 39). d) For deta ils, refer “C enter spea ker distance” (pag e 39). e) For details, refer “Su rround left spea ker distance” (pag e 40). f) For details, refer “Su rround ri ght speaker dist ance” (p age 40). 7: Adjusting the speaker levels and ba lance (TEST[...]

28 GB 4 Press the cont rol button or contr ol button b to enter the para m ete r . Y o u can al so use ENTER or i on the receiver . 5 Press control button V / v repeated ly to select “ T . T ONE Y”. Y o u can al so use U or u o n the receiver . The test ton e is output from each spe aker in sequence as fol lows: Fron t le ft t Center t Fr ont r[...]

29 GB Pl ay b ack 3 Press MASTER V O L +/– to adjust the volume. Y ou ca n als o use M ASTE R V OLUM E on the receiver . T o mute the soun d Press MUTING. The mut ing functio n will be canceled wh en you do th e following. • Press MUTI NG again . • Increase the volume. • T urn of f th e rece i ve r . T o av oid damaging y our speaker s Befo[...]

30 GB Listenin g/Watching a com ponent Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD AUTO CAL MIC PHONES MEMORY FM MODE TUNING + PRESET TUNING VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD SA-CD/CD FM AM AMP MENU ENTER MASTER VOLUME INPUT MODE + DISPLAY DIMMER 2CH A.F.D. MO VIE MUSIC ?/1 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV/VIDEO SLEEP AUTO CAL AV ?/1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD SA-CD/CD 2C[...]

31 GB Pl ay b ack Watching a DVD AUTO CAL MIC PHONES MEMORY FM MODE TUNING + PRESET TUNING VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD SA-CD/CD FM AM AMP MENU ENTER MASTER VOLUME INPUT MODE + DISPLAY DIMMER 2CH A.F.D. MO VIE MUSIC ?/1 123 46 78 0/10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY TV/VIDEO SLEEP AUTO CAL AV ?/1 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD SA-CD/CD 2CH A.F.D. RETURN/EXIT TV CH – PRESET ?[...]

32 GB Navigating throu gh menus By usin g the amplifier me nus , you ca n make v arious adj ustments t o customize the receiv er . 1 Press AMP MENU. “1-LEVE L” a ppears on t he di spla y . 2 Press control button V / v repeated ly to select th e menu y ou want. Y o u can al so use U or u o n the receiver . 3 Press the cont rol button or contr ol[...]

33 GB Amplifier Ope rations The following options are av ailable in ea ch menu . Fo r details on na viga ting th rough menus, see pa ge 32. Overview of the menus Menu [Display] Parameter s [Dis pla y] Settings Initial setting LEVEL (3 5) [1-LEVE L] T est tone a) [T . TONE] T . TONE Y , T . TONE N T . TONE N Front speaker bala nce a) [FR T B AL ] B [...]

34 GB a) For details, r efer to the pa ge in t he parent heses. Menu [Display] P arameters [Display] Settings Ini tial setting A UDIO (37) [5-A UDIO] Digital a udio inpu t deco ding priority a) [DEC. PRI.] DEC. A U TO, DEC. PCM DEC . A UT O for: VIDEO 1, 2; DEC. PCM fo r: DV D Digita l broadcas t language select ion a) [DU AL] DUAL M/S, DU AL M, DU[...]

35 GB Amplifier Ope rations Adjusting the level (LEVEL menu) Y ou ca n use the LE VEL menu to adj ust the balance and l ev el o f each speaker . These setting s are applie d to all sou nd f ields. Select “1-LEVEL ” in the amplifier menus. For details o n adjusting th e parameters, see “Na vig ating t hrough menus ” (pa ge 32) and “Overvie[...]

36 GB Adjusting the tone (TONE menu) Y ou can us e the TONE menu to adjust th e tonal quality (bass/tre ble le vel) of the fro nt speakers. These settings a re applied to all soun d f ield s. Select “2-TONE” in the amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the parameters, see “Na vig ating th roug h menu s” (p age 32 ) and “Overview of th[...]

37 GB Amplifier Ope rations Settings for the tuner (TUNER menu) Y ou can use the T UNER menu to se t the FM stat ion r ecei vin g mode and t o name pre set stations. Sele ct “4-T UNE R” in th e amp li fier m en us. For details on a djusting the p arameters, see “Na vig ating t hrough menus ” (pa ge 32) and “Overview of the menus” (page [...]

38 GB x DU A L (Digital broadcast languag e selec tion) Lets you select the languag e you want to liste n to during digit al broadca st. This featu re only function s for Dolby Digita l sources. • DU AL M/S (Main /Sub) Sound of the main language will be out put thro ugh the f ront l eft spe aker and sound of the sub la nguage will be outpu t thro[...]

39 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[...]

40 GB x SL DIST . (Surround left speaker dist ance ) Lets you set t he distance from your listening position to the surro und left spe aker . Surround left speaker distance should be set from a distance eq ual to the front speaker distance ( A ) to a distance 4.5 meters close r to your listenin g posi tion ( C ). x SR DIST . (Surround right speake [...]

41 GB Amplifier Ope rations Tip Surround sp eaker posi tion i s designe d speci fically for impleme ntation of t he Cine ma Studio EX modes. For other so und fields, sp eaker posi tion i s not so crit ical. Those sound fiel ds were d esigned un der the pre mise that the surround sp eakers would b e locate d behin d the li sten ing p os itio n, but [...]

42 GB Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surrou nd sound (AUTO FORMA T DIRECT) The Auto Format Direct (A .F .D.) mode allows you to l isten to higher fi delity so und and select the deco ding mod e for listeni ng to a 2 ch annel stereo soun d as multi ch annel sou nd. Press A.F .D. repeatedly to se lect the sound field y ou want. For details, see “T [...]

43 GB Enjo ying Surr ound Sound If y ou connect a sub w oofer This recei ver will generate a lo w frequenc y signal for outpu t to the sub woofer when the re is no LFE signal, which is a lo w-pass sound effect output from a sub woofer to a 2 chann el signal . Note Dolby Pro Logic and Dol by Pro Logic II decod ing do not function for DTS format sign[...]

44 GB T ypes of sound field av ailable Sound fi eld fo r Sound f ield [Display] Eff ect Movie CINEMA STUDIO EX A DCS [C .S T . EX A ] Repro duces t he sound ch aracte risti cs of th e Sony Pic tures Enter tain ment “C ary Gr ant Th eater” cinema produc tion studio. T his is a standa rd mode , great for watching almo st any type of m ovie. CINEM[...]

45 GB Enjo ying Surr ound Sound About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) Sound field s with DCS m ark use D CS techn olo gy . DCS is a un ique sound rep rodu ction techn ology f or home t heat er developed by Sony , i n coop erati on with Sony Pictu res Enter tainme nt, for enj oying the exci tin g and po werf ul soun d of m ovi e thea ters a t home . W it[...]

46 GB Using only the front speakers (2CH STEREO) In this mod e, the rec eiv er outp uts the sound from the front left/right speakers only . There is no s ound f rom t he sub woo fer . Standard 2 chann el stereo so urces com pletely byp ass the soun d fi eld proce ssing and mu lti channel s urround formats are downmixed to 2 channel . Press 2CH. Not[...]

47 GB T uner Operations Listening to FM/AM radio Y o u can l isten to FM and AM broad casts throug h the b uilt -in tuner . Before op eration, make sure y ou h av e co nnected the FM and AM antennas t o the receiver (page 22). Tip The tuni ng sc ale di ff ers depen ding on th e area code as shown in t he f ollowing table. For det ails on area codes[...]

48 GB Enter the frequenc y of a station direc tly by using th e numer ic b uttons. 1 Press TUNER repe atedly to select the FM or AM band. Y o u can al so use FM or AM o n the receiver . 2 Press D.TUNING. 3 Press the numeric butto ns to enter the frequency . Exampl e 1: FM 102.50 M Hz Sele ct 1 b 0 b 2 b 5 b 0 Exampl e 2: AM 1,3 50 kHz Sele ct 1 b 3[...]

49 GB T uner Operations 2 Hold dow n MEMOR Y a nd press ? / 1 to tur n the r eceive r back on. “ A UT O-BETICAL SELECT” appe ars on the displ ay and th e receiver scans and stores all the FM and FM RDS stat ions in the broa dcas t area. For RDS stations, th e tuner f irst che cks for stations broadcastin g the same program, then stor es only th[...]

50 GB 3 Press MEMO R Y. “MEMOR Y” lights up for a few second s. Perform steps 4 and 5 before “MEMOR Y” goes out. 4 Press the numeric butto ns to select a pr eset number . Y o u can also p ress TUNING + or TU NING – repe ated ly to sel ect a pres et number . If “MEM OR Y” g oes ou t befo re yo u sele ct the preset nu mber, start again [...]

51 GB T uner Operations 1 Pres s TUNE R rep eat edl y to select the FM or AM band. Y ou can also use FM or AM on the receiv er . 2 T u ne in the p reset s tation you want to create an index name for (page 50 ). 3 Press A MP ME NU. “1-LEVEL” ap pears on t he display . 4 Press c ontrol button V / v repe ated ly to sel ect “4 - TUNER”. Y ou ca[...]

52 GB Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (Models of area code CEL, CEK only) This receiver also allows you to use RDS (Radio Data System), whic h enables rad io stations to send addi tional informatio n along with the re gular p rogram sign al. Y ou can display RDS information . Notes • R DS is operable onl y for FM statio ns. • Not a ll FM stat[...]

53 GB Other Operations Switching the audio input mode (INPUT MODE) Y ou can sele ct the audio input mode by settin g the audio input mo de when you co nnect componen ts to bo th digi tal and analog au dio input j acks on th e recei v er . 1 Press input but tons to select the input. 2 Press INP UT MODE repeat edly on the re ceiv er to sele ct t he a[...]

54 GB Naming inputs Y ou can ent er a na me of up to 8 cha racters for inputs and displa y it on the rece iv er’ s display . This is con venient for lab eling the jac ks with the names of the connec ted compo nents. 1 Press the input bu tton to select the input you wa nt to creat e an index name f or . 2 Press AMP MENU. “1-LEVE L” a ppears on[...]

55 GB Using the Remote Using th e Slee p Timer Y o u can set t he receiver to turn of f automa tically at a specif ied time. Press SL EEP re peated ly while th e power is on. Each time you press the b utto n, the disp lay changes cyc lically as follo ws: 2-00-00 t 1-30 -00 t 1-00-0 0 t 0-30 -00 t OFF When Sl eep Timer is bei ng used , “SLEEP” l[...]

56 GB Categories and the corresponding b uttons a) Sony VCRs are operat ed wit h a VTR 2 or VT R 3 setting w hich corre spond to 8 mm and VH S respectively . b) Sony DVD r ecorders are o perat ed wi th a D VD1 or DVD3 setting. For details, refer to the oper atin g instructi ons supp lied wi th the DVD re corders. T o cl ear all r emote b utton assi[...]

57 GB Additional Inf ormation x Dolby Su rround (Dolb y Pr o Logic) Audio proc essing techn ology developed by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Center and mo no surround i nformation is matrix ed into tw o stereo chan nels. When reproduce d, audio i s decode d and ou tput i n 4ch surr oun d sound. This is th e most common au dio proce ssing meth od for D V[...]

58 GB On placement • Place th e receiver in a locati on with a dequate ve ntilation to pre ve nt heat b uild up and prolong th e life of the rece iver . • Do not place the receiver near heat sources, or in a place sub ject to di rect sunli ght, excessive dust, or mec hanical sho ck. • Do no t pla ce an ythi ng on to p of the cab inet that mi [...]

59 GB Additional Inf ormation There is no sou nd from one of the fro nt spea kers. • Connec t a pair of head phon es to the PHONES ja ck to ve rify that so und is output from the headph ones. If only on e channel is ou tput from th e headph ones, the componen t m ay not be conne cted t o the receiver correctly . Check that all th e cords are full[...]

60 GB Dolby Digital or DTS m ulti c hannel sound is n ot repr oduced. • Check tha t the D VD, etc. you are pla ying is recorded in Dolb y Digital o r DTS format. • When co nnecting the D VD play er, etc. , to the di gital input jacks of this re cei ver , check the audio setting (th e settings for the audio output) of th e connect ed comp onent.[...]

61 GB Additional Inf ormation Err or messages If there i s a malfunction , the display sho ws a message. Y ou can check the cond ition of the system by th e message. Refer to the follo wing table to solve the probl em. If any problem persists, con sult yo ur nearest So ny dealer . If an error message ap pears while you perform Auto Calibration, see[...]

62 GB 1) Me asure d under the foll owing condition s: 2) R eferenc e power o utput fo r fron t, cent er and surround. Depending on the sound field settings and the sou rce, the re may be no sound outp ut. 3) Me asure d under the foll owing condition s: Freque ncy respo nse Analog 10 Hz – 70 kHz +0.5/ –2 dB (with soun d field and ton e bypassed)[...]

63 GB Additional Inf ormation General Power requir ement s Po wer c onsum ption Po wer c onsum ption (dur ing st andb y mod e) 0.2 W Dimens ions (w/h /d) (A ppro x.) 430 × 145 × 300 mm includ ing pro jectin g parts and co ntrols Mass (A pprox .) 7.8 kg Suppli ed accesso ries FM wire an tenna (1 ) AM loop a ntenn a (1) Remote commande r RM-AA U006[...]

Sony Cor poration Printed in M alaysia (1) Index Numerics 2 channel 46 2CH STEREO 46 5.1 chan nel 12 A A UTO CALIBRA TION 24 A UTO FORMA T DIRECT (A. F .D .) 42 A UTOBETICAL 48 C CD player connect ing 14 playba ck 30 D Digita l Cinem a Sound (DCS) 45 Dolby Digital 56 DTS 57 D VD player hooki ng up 16 playba ck 31 D VD recorder hooki ng up 16 E Erro[...]