Sony STR-DA1000ES manual

model name1[STR-D A1000ES] [4-246-802- 17 (1)] filename[I:STR-D A1000ES4246802161424680216STRDA1000ESUGB01CO V_STR- D A1000ES-U .fm] master page:Right ©2003 Sony Corporation 4-246-802- 17 (1) FM Ster eo FM/AM Receiver Operating Instructions Owner’ s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial nu[...]

master page:Left filename[I:STR-D A1000ES4246802161424680216STRDA1000ESUGB02REG_STR- D A1000ES-U .fm] 2 GB model name1[STR-D A1000ES] [4-246-802- 16 (1)] To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not ex pose this apparatus to rain or mo isture. To prevent fi re, do not cov er the ventilati on of the apparatus with news papers , table-clo[...]

3 GB About This M anual • The instr uction s in this manual a re for mode l STR- DA1000ES and STR-DB79 0. Check your mode l number by looking at the l ower righ t corner of the front pa nel. In this manual, STR-DA100 0ES is used for illust ration pur poses unless stated oth erwise. An y differe nce in oper ation is clea rly indica ted in the text[...]

4 GB Getting Started 1: Check ho w to hooku p your compon ents ......... ........ ....... ....... ........ 6 1a: Co nnec ting comp onents with digita l audio output jacks ........... 8 1b: Conn ecting c omponents with multi c hannel output j a cks........ 11 1c: Conne cting co mponents with only analog audio jacks .............. ...... 13 2: Con ne[...]

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6 GB Steps 1a through 1c beginni ng on page 8 descri be how to ho ok up yo ur comp onents to this recei ver. Befor e yo u begi n, refer t o “Con nec table compo nent s” be low fo r th e pa ges whi ch de scri be h ow to connec t each compon ent. After hoo king up all your compone nts, proceed to “2: Connecting t he antennas” (p age 15). Conn[...]

Getting Started 7 GB Requir ed cord s The hoo kup diag rams on the su bsequen t pag es assume the use of the fo llowin g optio nal conn ection cords ( A to H ) (not su pplied ). A Audio cord White (L) Red (R) B Audio/vi deo cord Yellow (video) White (L/ audio) Red (R/audio ) C Vide o cord Yellow D S-video cord E Optical digital cord F Coaxial digit[...]

8 GB . Hookin g up a DV D playe r, TV, or sate llite tu ner For details on th e require d cords ( A – H ), see pa ge 7 . 1 Connect the audio jacks. * Connect to either the ASSIGNABLE COAXIAL IN (DVD C D/SACD) or the OPTICAL DVD IN jack. We recommend making connections to the AS SIGNABLE COAXIAL IN (DVD CD/SACD) jack. Note You can listen t o the s[...]

Getting Started 9 GB 2 Connect the video jacks. The follo wing illust ration sh ows how to co nnect a TV or sat ellite t uner and a DVD player with COMP ONENT V IDEO (Y, B -Y, R -Y) out put j acks . Conne cti ng a TV wi th c ompon ent vide o input jacks a llows you to enjoy hi gher qualit y video. Note On this receive r, the componen t video signal[...]

10 GB Hookin g up an MD/Tap e dec k For details on th e require d cords ( A – H ), see pa ge 7 . Tip All the digita l audio jacks a re compat ible with 32 kHz, 44. 1 kHz, 48 kHz and 96 kHz samp ling freque ncies. Note You ca nnot make digital recording s of di gital m ulti ch annel surround si gnals. CONTROL A1 ANALOG VIDEO OUT I N OUT IN FRONT I[...]

Getting Started 11 GB 1 Connect the audio jacks. If y our DVD or Supe r Aud io CD pla yer i s equi pped w ith m ulti channel outp ut j ack s, yo u can connect it to t his rece iver’s MULTI CH IN jacks to enjoy th e multi c hannel soun d. Alternat ively, the multi chann el inpu t jacks can b e used to connec t an ex ternal m ulti ch annel de coder[...]

12 GB 2 Connect the video jacks. The following il lustrat ion shows how to connect a DVD player with COMPONENT VIDEO (Y, B-Y, R-Y) out put jacks . Connecti ng a TV with compon ent video i nput jacks allows you t o enjoy high er quali ty video. Note On this receive r, the compone nt video sign als cannot be conver ted to S-video or standard video si[...]

Getting Started 13 GB Hooki ng up audi o compo nents For d eta ils o n the r eq uire d cord s ( A – H ), see pa ge 7. Note If your turntable has a ground wire, conn ect it to the U SIGNAL GND terminal. 1c: Connecti ng componen ts with only analo g audio jacks CONTROL A1 ANALOG VIDEO OUT IN OUT IN FRONT IN OUT IN IN IN DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO MD I[...]

14 GB Hookin g up v ideo c ompone nts If you co nnect yo ur TV to the MON ITOR jack s, yo u can watc h the vide o from the select ed input (page 2 4). For de tails on the requir ed cords ( A – H ) , see page 7. CONTROL A1 ANALOG VIDEO OUT IN OUT IN FRONT IN OUT IN IN IN DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO MD IN TV/ SAT IN DVD IN MD OUT OPTICAL P B /C B /B-Y [...]

Getting Started 15 GB Connect th e supplied AM lo op antenna and F M wire antenna. * The shape of th e connector varies depending on th e area code. Notes • To prev ent no ise pic kup, k eep the AM loop antenna away fro m the r eceiver and ot her componen ts. • Be sure to fully exten d the FM wire antenn a. • After conn ecting the FM wire ant[...]

16 GB Conne ct y our sp eake rs to the recei ver . Thi s rece iver allows yo u to use a 7.1 chann el s ystem (STR - DA1 000ES) or 6.1 chan nel sp eaker sy stem (STR-D B79 0). To fully enjoy th eater- like multi chan nel surround s ound requi res five sp eakers (two fr ont speaker s, a cente r spea ker, and two sur round s peake rs) and a sub woof e[...]

Getting Started 17 GB Required cords A Speaker cords (no t supplied) (+) B Monaural audio cord ( not supplie d) Black (–) STR-DA1000ES * You can select the fron t spea kers you want to use wi th SPEAKER S. For de tails , see “Sel ecting t he speaker s ystem” (page 4 3). **If you connect only one surround back spe aker, connect it to the SPEAK[...]

18 GB STR-DB790 * You can sele ct the fr ont spe akers you wa nt to use with SPE AKERS. For d etails, see “Se lecting the spea ker syst em” (page 43) . AC OUTLET SUB WOOFER SPEAKERS L R L R L R + – + – + – + – SURR CENTER FRONT A FRONT B SURROUND BACK E e A A E e A E e E e A E e A INPUT AUDIO IN B E e A SPEAKERS FRONT B * IMPEDANCE SELE[...]

Getting Started 19 GB Connect th e AC power cord to a wall ou tlet. * Models of area code U, CA, SP only. The configura tion, shape, and num ber of AC outle ts vary accord ing to the mo del and the area co de. Notes • The AC OUTLET(s) on the rear of the receiver is a swit ched out let, whic h s uppl ies power to the connect ed comp onent on ly wh[...]

20 GB You ca n use the SP SETUP menu to se t the size and dis tance of the spea kers conne cted to thi s system. 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 2 Press M AIN MENU repeatedly to select “SP SE TUP”. 3 Rotate MENU to select the menu item you want. For mor e inform atio n, see “S peake r set up parameters” . Note Some spea ker setup item s [...]

Getting Started 21 GB x (SURROUND) (Surround speakers) • LARGE If you connect large spea kers that will effe ctivel y repro duce b ass fre quenc ies, se lect “LARG E”. Nor mally, se lect “LA RGE” . However, if the front speaker s are set to “SMAL L”, you ca nnot set the sur round speakers to “LARGE”. •S M A L L If t he soun d is[...]

22 GB Lets yo u set t he dist ance from your listening posit ion to the c enter s peaker. You can adj ust from 1.0 me ter to 7.0 meter s (3 to 23 feet) in 0.1 mete r (1 foot) steps . x DIST. X.X m (Surround spe aker distance) Initia l setting: 3.0 m (10 ft) Lets yo u set t he dist ance from your listening posit ion to the surro und speak ers. Yo u [...]

Getting Started 23 GB Adjust the spea ker levels and bala nce while list ening the t est ton e from your listeni ng positio n. Use th e remote f or the oper ation. Tip The rece iver employs a test tone with a frequenc y cent ere d at 8 00 Hz. 1 Press ?/1 on the remote to turn on the receiver. 2 Press TEST TONE o n the remot e. “T.TON E” appe ar[...]

24 GB 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select th e input. The sel ected in put appe ars in t he displ ay. 2 Turn on the component and start playback. 3 Rotate M ASTER VOLUM E –/+ to adjust the volum e. To mute the sound Press MUTING on the remote. Notes on using headp hones • When headp hones are connecte d, you can sele ct only the fol lowing soun d[...]

Amplifier Opera tion 25 GB You ca n lis ten to FM an d AM broa dca sts throug h the bu ilt-in tuner. Be fore ope rat ion, make s ure you have connect ed the FM and AM antenn as to the receiver (s ee page 15). Tip The tuning s cale for dire ct tuning differs dep ending on the model . * The AM tuning sca le can be changed (see page 5 0). Automatic tu[...]

26 GB (Models of area code CE L, CEK only) This function l ets y ou st ore up to 30 FM and F M RDS st ations in alphabe tical ord er without redund ancy . Addition ally, it only store s the stat ions with t he cl earest si gnal s. If you wa nt to store FM or AM s tations one by one, see “Pres ett ing radio sta tio ns ”. 1 Press ?/1 to turn off [...]

Amplifier Opera tion 27 GB Using the remote 1 STR-DA1000ES: Move the easy sc roll key to select “TUN ER”, then press the key repeatedly to select FM or AM . STR-DB790: Press TUNE R repeatedly to select FM or AM . 2 Press D.SKIP/CH /PRESET +/ – repeatedly to select the preset station you want . To select the Preset station directly Press the n[...]

28 GB • If a station does not provide a parti cular RDS service, “NO XX” (such as “NO CT ”) appea rs in the dis play. • When a statio n broadcast s radio text da ta, it is displ ayed at the sam e rate a t which it is se nt fro m the statio n. Any change in thi s rate is re flected in the displa y rate of the da ta. Descrip tion o f prog[...]

Amplifier Opera tion 29 GB Changi ng the info rmatio n in the displa y You ca n ch eck the sou nd field etc . by ch anging the info rmation in the di splay. Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPLAY, the display will chang e as foll ows. Index name * t Input name t Soun d f ield name t Volume level * Index name app ears onl y when yo u [...]

30 GB A SLEE P: Lights up when sleep timer is activa ted. B SPA/SPB : Lights up in accordanc e with the speaker system being used ( A or B). T urns off when speak er output is turn ed off or whe n headpho nes are connec ted. C ; DIGITAL (EX): Ligh ts u p when the receiv er is d ecoding signals reco rded in the Dolby Digital format. D ; PRO LOGIC ( [...]

Enjoy ing Surr ound Sound 31 GB In this mode, the rece iver outputs the sound from the front L/R spea kers only. There is no sound from the s ub wo ofer. Liste ning to 2 channe l stereo sourc es (2CH STEREO ) Sta ndard 2 chan nel ster eo sources compl etel y bypass the sound fiel d proc essing and mul ti chan nel s urro und forma ts ar e do wnmixe [...]

32 GB Enjoying ster eo sound i n multi channe l (2 cha nnel decodin g mode) This m ode let s you spec ify the type of dec oding for 2 c han nel audi o sou rce s. Th is re ceiv er c an repro duce 2 chan nel soun d in 5 ch annels thro ugh D olby Pro Logi c II; 6 channe ls t hroug h DTS Ne o: 6; or 4 c hann els thr oug h Dolb y Pro Logic. However, DTS[...]

Enjoy ing Surr ound Sound 33 GB x C.ST.EX C (CINEMA STUDIO EX C) DCS Reproduces th e sound chara cteristics of the Sony Pictur es E nterta inment scoring sta ge. T his m ode is ideal f or watching mu sicals or films where or chestr a music is f eatured i n the s oundt rack. x V.M.DIM (VIRTUAL MU LTI DIMENSIO N) DCS Creates 5 sets of virtua l speake[...]

34 GB This fu nction le ts you s elect the decodi ng mode for the surrou nd back sign als of the m ulti channel in put str eam. By decoding th e surroun d back si gnal of DVD software ( etc.) r ecorded in Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES Matrix, DTS-ES Discret e 6.1, etc. forma t, you ca n enjo y the sur roun d sound intended by the filmmake rs. Press SURR[...]

Enjoy ing Surr ound Sound 35 GB How to selec t the su rroun d back decod ing mod e You can select the surr ound ba ck mode you wan t acco rding t o the inpu t stre am. When you select “SB AUTO” When the input s tream con tains the 6.1 ch annel de code fla g a) , the ap propri ate dec oder i s applied to deco de th e su rrou nd bac k si gnal . W[...]

36 GB You ca n switch the au dio input m ode for compo nents wh ich have digital a udio input jacks. 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select th e input. 2 Press I NPUT MODE repeatedly to select the audio i nput mode. The sel ected au dio inpu t mode appears in the displa y. Audio input modes • AUTO IN Give s priorit y to the a nalog au dio sign als inp[...]

Adv anced Adjustment s and Settings 37 GB x CTR XXX.X dB (Center spe aker level) x SUR.L. X XX.X dB (Surround s peaker ( L) level ) x SUR.R. XXX .X dB (Surroun d speaker ( R) leve l) x SB XXX. X dB (Surround b ack speaker level) * x SBL XX X.X dB (Surroun d back (L) level) ** x SBR XXX.X dB (Surroun d back (R) level) ** x S.W. XX X dB (Sub woofer l[...]

38 GB You ca n adju st the tona l qua lity (bas s, treb le level) o f each spea ker using the EQ menu. 1 Start pl aying a source encoded with multi ch annel surro und eff ects (DVD, etc.). 2 Press MAI N MENU repeatedly to select “EQ”. 3 Rotate MENU to select the parameter. For detail s, se e “EQ menu para meters” below. 4 While mon itoring [...]

Adv anced Adjustment s and Settings 39 GB x SB XXXX (Surround back decodi ng mode) You can use the CUSTOM IZE menu to set the surround ba ck deco ding mode (page 34). For details on eac h decoding mode , see page 35. • SB AUTO •S B M T R X •S B O F F Note This para meter is valid only in th e A.F. D. mode (page 31). x S.F XXXX (Sound fi eld l[...]

40 GB All SP SETUP menu parameters * Default unit is “ ft.” (feet) for STR-DA1000ES . Default un it is “m ” (meter ) for STR-DB7 90. ** Adjustable only when “MENU” is set to “MENU EXP.”. x DISTANCE (Dist ance unit) Lets yo u sele ct the un it of measure for se tting distances . • ft. (default for STR-DA1 000ES) The distanc e is di[...]

Adv anced Adjustment s and Settings 41 GB x SP > XXX Hz (Speaker crosso ver frequency ) Initial set ting: 100 Hz Lets you set the bass c rossover frequ ency of spea kers set to “SM ALL” in the SP SE TUP m enu. You c an adjust t he bass c rossover frequenc y in thr ee step s (60 Hz, 1 00 Hz and 150 Hz). Adva nced LEVEL me nu parameters When ?[...]

42 GB You ca n enter a name of up to 8 cha racter s for pres et s tat ions and i nput s se lect ed wi th INPU T SELECTOR, and display it in the receiv er’s disp lay. T o index a pr eset station 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select FM or A M. 2 Tune in the preset s tation you w ant to create an index name for (page 26). 3 Press MAI N MENU repeatedly [...]

Other Operations 43 GB You can set the receive r to turn off automatically at a spe cified ti me by usin g the remote . For det ails, refer to the op erat ing ins truct ions supplied with the remote. Press ALT, then press SLEEP on the remote while the po wer is on. Each t ime you press SL EEP, the disp lay ch anges cyclica lly as fo llows: 2:00:00 [...]

44 GB Befor e you be gin, m ake sure you’v e conn ecte d all com ponen ts proper ly. Record ing on an audi o tape o r MiniDi sc You ca n reco rd on a M iniDi sc or c assette t ape using the receiv er. See the op erati ng inst ructi ons of your cassette deck or MD deck if yo u need help . 1 Select the compo nent to be recorded. 2 Prepare the compo[...]

Other Operations 45 GB The CONTRO L A1 II Control System was design ed to simp lify th e operat ion of au dio system s com posed of separat e Sony compon ents. C ONTRO L A 1 II connecti ons provid e a path fo r the tra nsm ission of cont rol signal s whic h enable autom atic ope ratio n and cont rol fea tures usu ally asso ciat ed wi th integr ated[...]

46 GB On sa fet y Should any soli d objec t or l iquid fall into t he cabine t, unplug the re ceiver and hav e it c hecked b y qua lified personnel before operating it any further. On powe r sour ces • Befo re opera ting the unit, check tha t the oper ating voltage is iden tical with your loc al powe r supply. The opera ting voltag e is indicate [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 47 GB If you experi ence any o f t he f ollowi ng difficu lties while using the recei ver, use this troubles hootin g guide t o help you remed y the proble m. Should any probl em per sist, co nsult your n earest S ony deal er. There is no sound no m atter which c omponent is selec ted. • Check that both the recei ver and [...]

48 GB • Adjust t he sp eaker le vel (page 23) . • Make sure the surround sp eakers are set to ei ther “SMALL” or “LARGE” ( page 21). • Make sure the surround bac k speaker is set to either “DUAL” or “SINGLE” (STR-DA1000ES), or “YES” (STR-DB 790) (page 21). The surround effect cannot be obtained. • Make sure the sound fie[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 49 GB Error messages If ther e is a malf unctio n, the dis play sho ws a code of tw o numb ers and a message. You can check th e condit ion of the s ystem by the message. Refer to th e foll owing table t o solve the problem. If any proble m persists, consult your n earest S ony deal er. DEC. EROR Appears when the si gnal wh[...]

50 GB FRONT 1) : 80 W + 80 W CENTER 1) : 80 W SURR 1) : 80 W + 80 W SUR R BACK 1) : 80 W Actual R ated Ma ximum Ou tput at Stereo M ode 2) (8 ohms, JEITA) 110 W + 110 W Actual R ated Ma ximum Ou tput at Surround Mode (8 ohms, JEITA) FRONT 2) : 110 W + 110 W CENTER 2) : 110 W SURR 2) : 110 W + 110 W SUR R BACK 2) : 110 W 1) Depending on the sound fi[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 51 GB Vide o secti on Inputs/Outputs Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms S-video: Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms C: 0.286 Vp -p, 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO: Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms B-Y: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 o hms R-Y: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 o hms 80 MHz HD Pass Throu gh General Power req uirements Power consumpt ion Power consumpt ion (during standby mode) 1 W AC outlets Di[...]

52 GB Main unit A.F.D. qd (31, 32, 33, 38) DISPLAY 7 (29) Display 5 (30) INPUT MODE 8 (36) INPUT SELECTOR 0 (24, 25, 26, 31 , 36, 3 9, 42) IR recep tor 1 MAIN MENU 3 (20, 36, 38, 42) MASTER VOLUME – /+ 9 (23, 24) MEMORY/ENTER 4 (20, 26, 42) MENU w; (20, 22, 36, 38, 42) MOVIE qs (32, 33) MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicato r 6 MUSIC qa (33, 37) PHONES[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 53 GB P U S H 28 9 6 5 3 4 7 1 ql ws wa w; qk qj qh qg qf qd qs qa q; To remove the cover Press PUSH to remove t he cove r. When y ou remove th e cover, keep the cover out of reach of the chi ldren .[...]

54 GB A Adju stin g CUSTOMIZ E parameters 38 EQ param eter 38 LEV EL pa rame ter 36 , 41 SP SETUP parameters 20 , 39 speaker volume 23 Autom atic tuni ng 25 C Chan ging disp la y 29 Clearing receive r’s memory 19 Crossover fre quency 41 CUST OMIZE menu 38 D Digital Ci nema Sound 32 Direct tuning 25 Dubbing. See Recordi ng E Editing. See Re cordin[...]

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