Sony STR-DA5200ES manual

Sony Cor poration Printed in Malaysia ©2006 Sony Cor poration 2-687-418- 11 (2) Multi Channel A V Receiver Oper ating Inst ructions STR-D A5200ES[...]

2 GB T o r educe the ris k of fire or electric shoc k, do not e xpose this apparatus to rain or moistu re . T o prevent fire, d o not cover the venti lation of the apparat us with news papers, table-cl oths, curtains, etc. A nd don’t p lace li ghted c andles on the apparat us. T o prevent fire or shock hazard , do not plac e objects fill ed with [...]

3 GB About This Manual • The instr uctio ns in this m anu al ar e for m odel STR- D A5200 ES. Chec k your m odel num ber by loo king at the lower righ t cor ner of th e fro nt pane l. • The instruct ions in this manua l describe th e contr ols on th e suppl ied remo te. Y ou can als o use the co ntrols on t he re cei ver if th ey h av e the sam[...]

4 GB T a ble of Contents Getting Star ted Descripti o n and location of parts ............... ...6 1: Installin g speak ers ........... ....... ........... ..... 15 2: Conn ecting s peaker s ........ .................. ..... 17 3: Co nnect ing the monito r for di splayi ng menus ..... .................. .................. ............ 19 4a: Con ne[...]

5 GB Setting remo te control code s that are not stored in the c ommander ....... ........... ... 117 Clearing all the co ntents of the remo te’ s memory .... ........... .................. .............. 118 Changing button assignments (RM-AA U009 o nly) .............. ........... ... 119 Additional Inf ormation Gloss ary ........ ........... ..[...]

6 GB Description and locatio n of parts T o r emove the cover Pre ss PUSH . When you remove the cover , keep it out of reach from chi ldren. Getting Started Front panel Name Function A PO WER Press to turn the receiver on or off (pag e 36, 50, 51, 52 , 53). B A UT O CAL MIC jack Connects t o the suppl ied optimiz er micr ophone for t he Digital Cin[...]

7 GB Getting Started C TO N E M O D E Adjusts FR ONT B AS S and FR ONT TREBLE. Press TONE MODE repeatedly to s elect B ASS or TREBLE, then turn TONE to adjust the le vel (page 75). TO N E D Remote sensor Receives signals from remote c ommander . E ME MOR Y / ENTER Press to operat e a tuner (FM/AM) (page 7 7). TUNING MODE TUNING F DIMM ER Press to a[...]

8 GB Rear panel A A UDIO INPUT/OUTPUT secti on AU D I O I N / OUT jacks Connec t to a tape deck, MD de ck or D A T play er , etc (pag e 21, 25). MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT jacks Connec t to a Super Audio CD pl ayer or D VD player with an analog a udio jack fo r 7.1 chann el or 5.1 chann el sound (page 21, 24). PRE O UT jacks Con nect to an external power[...]

9 GB Getting Started * Y ou ca n watch th e selected i nput im age when you conne ct the MONIT OR OUT ja ck to a TV (pag e 19). Y ou c an operat e this rece iv er using a GUI (G raphical User Interfac e) (pag e 38). F Control jac k for Sony equipment and other externa l compo nents CTRL S IN/ OUT jacks Conne cts to So ny TV , D VD player or VCR wi [...]

10 GB Y ou can u se the suppl ied remot e RM-AAL00 6 to operat e the receiver and to cont rol the Sony audio/vi deo c omponents th at the remo te is assigned to operate (page 112). RM-AAL006 Remote commander Name Function A AV ? / 1 (on/ standby) Press to turn on or off the audio/ vide o componen ts t hat the remote is assi g ned to oper ate (page [...]

11 GB Getting Started F PIP Press SHIFT ( wj ), then press PIP to switch th e image o f the PIP (Picture in Picture ) window . The im age w ill be cha nged as follo ws. EXT VIDEO t ZONE 2 VIDEO t OFF . Y ou can al so chan ge the s ize of the PIP window by pressing V / v . Note The HDMI vi deo signals are not output while the PIP window i s displaye[...]

12 GB a) See the tab le on page 111 for informatio n on the button s that you can use to contro l each compon ent. b) The tac tile dot is attach ed to these b uttons ( H , PRESET +). Us e as a mark o f opera tion. Notes • Some fu nctions explained in this section may not work depen ding on the m odel. • The abov e explanat ion is intended to se[...]

13 GB Getting Started RM-AA U009 This re mote is on ly for zo ne 2/z one 3 operati ons (page 9 8). Y ou ca nnot con trol the main recei ver directl y with this remote. Operating the main rec eiver from zone 2 Name Functio n A ? / 1 (on/ standby) P r e s s t o t u r n a r e c e i v e r i n z o n e 2 or zone 3 on or off. B Command mode but t on s Pre[...]

14 GB Operating the compon ents connected to the ma in receiver fr om zone 2 or zone 3 * The function of these butto ns switches autom atically ea ch time you press the input buttons C . The above explan ation i s inte nded to serve as an example only . There fore, depend ing on the co mponent , the above operat ion may not be possi ble or may ope [...]

15 GB Getting Started 1: Installing speakers This r eceiver allows you to use a 7 .1 cha nnel system (7 speakers and o ne sub woofer). T o fully enjoy theater -like multi-chan nel surround sou nd requires fi ve speakers (two front speakers, a cente r speaker , and two surround speakers) and a su b woofer (5.1 channel sy stem). Example of a 5.1 cha [...]

16 GB The angl e A should be th e same Tips • W hen you co nnect a 6.1 ch annel speaker system, place the surround back spea ker behind the listenin g position. • Si nce the sub woof er does not emi t highly directi onal signals, you can pla ce it wherev er you want.[...]

17 GB Getting Started 2: Conne cting speaker s A Front speaker A (L) B Front speaker A (R) C Center spea ker D Surround speak er (L) E Surround speak er (R) F Surro und back spe aker (L) b) G Surro und back spe aker (R) b) H Sub wo ofer c) a) If you have an additional fron t speaker sys tem, con nec t the m to th e FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals. Y ou [...]

18 GB c) When yo u connect a s ub woofer wit h an auto standby fu nction, tur n of f the function when watch ing mo vies. If th e auto stan dby function is set to on , it turns to stan dby mode automa tically based on the le vel of the in put signa l to a sub woof er , then s ound may no t be o utput. Note When y ou con nect al l the speake rs wit [...]

19 GB Getting Started 3: Conne cting the m onito r for displaying menus Y o u can watc h the s elected inp ut image when you conn ect the MONITOR OUT jack to a TV . Y o u can operate t his receiver using a GUI (Graphical User Interface) (page 38). It is not necessary to connect all the cables. Conn ect aud io and vide o cords accord ing to the jack[...]

20 GB Notes • C onnect ima ge display co mponents such as a TV monit or or a pr ojector to the M ONITOR O UT ja ck on the re ceiver . Y ou may not be able to reco rd, even if you conn ect recordi ng compo nents. • T urn on the rec eiver when the video and audio of a playb ack compo nent ar e being output to a TV via the re cei ver . If t he po [...]

21 GB Getting Started 4a: Connecting the audio components This s ection desc ribes how to ho ok up your compon ents t o thi s rece iv er. Befor e you b egin, refer to “Componen t to be connect ed” below for the pa ges which de scribe how to connect each compon ent. After hookin g up a ll your c ompone nts, proceed to “5: Conn ecting t he ante[...]

22 GB The follo wing illustration sho ws how to connect a Super Audio CD play er , CD player and an MD/ D A T deck. Connecting components with digital audio input/output jacks Super Audio CD pla yer , CD pla yer MD deck, DA T d e ck A B A A A udio cord (not supplied) B Coaxial digital cord (not suppli ed) C Optical digital c ord (not supplied) C[...]

23 GB Getting Started Notes on pla ying a Super A udio CD on a Super Audio CD pla yer • No sound i s ou tput w hen play ing a S uper Audi o CD on a Su per Audi o CD pl ayer connected to only the COAXIAL SA-CD/ CD IN jack on this receiver . When you pl ay a Super Aud io CD, connect the pl ayer to the MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT or SA-CD/CD IN jacks. Refe[...]

24 GB If your D VD or Su per Audi o CD player is equipp ed with mult i-chann el output jacks, yo u can connect them to the M UL TI CHANNEL INPUT jacks of this receiver to enjoy mul ti- channel so und. Alternat iv ely , the m ulti- channel input jacks can be u sed to co nnect an ex ternal multi-c hannel decoder . Notes • DVD and Super Au dio CD p [...]

25 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustratio n sho ws how to connect a component wit h analog jacks, such as tape deck, turn table, etc. Note If your turnta ble has a ground (e arth) wire, c onnect it to th e ( U ) SIGNAL GND terminal. Connecting components with analog audio jacks Super Audio CD play er , CD play er T ape deck Tu r n t a b l e [...]

26 GB 4b: Conn ecting the video compon ents This secti on describes h ow to hook up your compone nts to this recei ver . Before you be gin, refer to “Componen t to be connect ed” below for the pages which describe how to connec t each com ponent. After ho oking up all your co mponent s, proceed to “5: Connecting t he antennas (aerials)” (pa[...]

27 GB Getting Started HDMI is the a bbre viated nam e for High- Definition Mul timedia Interface. It is an interface which transmits vi deo and aud io signals in digital f ormat. HDMI featur es • A dig ital audio signals tran smitted by HDMI can be outpu t from the speakers and the PRE OUT jacks on t his recei ver . This signal supp orts D olby D[...]

28 GB Notes on HDMI connections • Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo (made by Sony). • Check th e setup o f the connect ed componen t if an image is poor or the so und doe s not come ou t of a compon ent co nnected v ia the HDMI cable. • An audio signal input to the HDMI IN jack is output fro m the spe aker o utput jacks, HDMI OUT jack a nd[...]

29 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustratio n sho ws how to conn ect a D VD playe r/D VD reco rder . It is not neces sary to connect all the cables. Connect au dio and vid eo cords ac cording t o the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Note T o output multi-ch annel digi tal audio, set t he digital audio out put setting on th e D V D player. Refer to [...]

30 GB Connecting a D VD recorder D VD recorder AB A Optical digital cord (not supplied) B Audi o cord (not supplied) C Video cord (not supplied) D S video cord (not supplied) CD Audio signals Video sign als[...]

31 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustratio n sho ws how to conne ct a TV monitor/sa tellite tuner . It is not neces sary to connect all the cables. Connect au dio and vid eo cords ac cording t o the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Connecting a TV monitor/ satellite tuner TV monitor/Satellite tuner AB C D E A Optical digital co rd (not supplied) B[...]

32 GB The follo wing illustration sho ws how to connect a component wh ich has analo g jacks such as a VC R, etc. It is not necessa ry to connect all the cables. Connect audio and vide o cords accordi ng to the jac ks of your comp onents. Connecting components with analog video and audio jack VCR A T o th e VIDEO 3 IN/ PORT ABLE A V IN jacks (Front[...]

33 GB Getting Started This recei ver is equipped with a function for con verting vide o signals. Y ou can output th e video sign al after conn ecting thi s receiver via the MONIT OR OUT jack as sho wn in the illustrat ion. • V id eo signal s can be output as HDMI v ideo, compone nt vide o and S video si gnals. • S vid eo sign als can be ou tput[...]

34 GB Notes on con ver ting video signals • When v ideo or S vide o signa ls from a VCR, etc., are converted on this receiver and then output to your TV , dep ending on the s tatus o f the video signal ou tput, t he image on t he TV screen may appear dist orte d horizon tally or no im age may be output . • HDMI vid eo sign als cannot be convert[...]

35 GB Getting Started 5: Conne cting the a ntennas ( aerials) Connect the su pplied AM loo p antenna (aerial) and FM wire ant enna (aerial). * T he shape of the co nnector varies depending on the a rea. Notes • T o pr event noise pi ckup, keep the AM loop a ntenna (aeria l) away from the re ceiver and other compon ents. • Be sure to f ully e xt[...]

36 GB 6: Prepa ring the rece iver and the remote Connec t the supp lied AC po wer cord ( mains lead) to the A C IN terminal on the receiv er , then connec t the A C power cord (mains lead) to a w all outlet . * The conf igura tion , shape , numb er of A C outlet s, and th e info rmat ion d escrib ed on th e labe l will va ry acc ording to the area [...]

37 GB Getting Started • All settings in t he Auto Calibra tion setting s, Surround settings , Multi Zo ne settings, Aud io settings, V ideo settings, System settings m enus. • The sou nd field memorized for each input and preset st ation. • All pre set stations . • All inde x names f or inpu ts and p reset. Insert tw o R6 (size-AA) batterie[...]

38 GB T o switc h the command mode of the r emote 1 Press ? / 1 while pressing RM SET UP . The RM SET UP button flashes. 2 Press 1 o r 2 while th e RM SET UP button is flashing. When you press 1, the co mmand mod e is set to A V SYSTEM 1. When you pre ss 2, the comm and mode is se t to A V SYSTE M 2. 3 Press ENT ER when the R M SET UP but ton light[...]

39 GB Getting Started 4 Press ON SCRE EN. The menu list of th is receiv er appears on the TV scr een. Press MENU if the menu list does not appear on th e TV screen. 5 Press V / v repeat edly to select a menu y ou want. 6 Press or b to enter the menu. The m enu i tem lis t app ears on t he T V screen. 7 Press V / v repeat edl y to sel ect the menu i[...]

40 GB 8: Setting the speakers Set the ap propriate speaker impedance for the speakers you are usin g. 1 Choose Setting s menu (page 38). The Settin gs menu list appears o n the TV screen. 2 Press V / v repea tedly to select “System, ” then p ress or b . 3 Press V / v repeated ly to select “Speaker Impedance, ” th en press . 4 Press V / v re[...]

41 GB Getting Started – When you connect speakers with impeda nce of 16 ohms or high er in both “ A” and “B” configurati on: Set “Spe aker Impeda nce” to “8 Ω ” in th e System settin gs menu. – For other types of speakers in other configurati ons: Set “Spe aker Impeda nce” to “4 Ω ” in th e System settin gs menu. Y ou [...]

42 GB 9: Calibrating the approp riate se ttings automatically (A UTO CALIBRA TION) The DCA C (Digital Cinem a Auto Calibrat ion) function allows y ou to pe rform automa tic calibratio n, such as checki ng the conn ection between ea ch speaker and the rece iv er , adjusting the speaker le vel, and measuring the distance of ea ch speaker from your li[...]

43 GB Getting Started Note Dependin g on the charac teristics of the sub woofer you ar e usin g, the setup di stance v alue may be further away from the actual p osition. Using the receiver as a pre- amplifier Y o u can us e the aut o calibrat ion func tion when you use the re cei ver as a pre-ampli f ier . In this case, the distance value shown on[...]

44 GB 3 Press V / v / B / b repe ated ly to select “A uto Calibration Start, ” then press . 4 Press V / v repea tedly to select P o sition, then p ress or b . Y o u can register t hree patterns as posit ion 1,2, and 3, depend ing on t he listeni ng positi on, lis tening environme nt and measure ment cond itions. Y ou can rename the positio n nu[...]

45 GB Getting Started Note Y ou ca nnot measure the speaker hei ght of the surround spea kers and the surround ba ck speakers. Set this v alue from the surro und posit ion settin gs in the Auto Cali bration settings me nu (page 72). Tips • Operation s other than turning t he receiver on or o f f are dea ctiv ated dur ing auto ca libratio n. • I[...]

46 GB 5 Press RETURN /EXIT O . The au to calibratio n start up sc reen appears. Notes • DT S 96/24 signals are play ed back as 48 kHz signal s if the fr equenc y respons e meas uremen t result is utilized. • T he frequency re sponse measur ement resul t is not utiliz ed in the follo wing cases. – MUL TI IN is se lected . – “2ch Analog D i[...]

47 GB Getting Started •C O D E 3 1 1 Press , then f ollo w the instr uctio ns fro m step 1 of “Perf orming auto calibrati on. ” • CODE 32, 33, 34 1 When yo u pre ss , “RE TR Y?” app ears. 2 Pre ss V / v to select “YES, ” then press . 3 Follow the instru ctions from step 2 of “Perf ormin g auto cal ibratio n. ” 4 Pre ss V / v rep[...]

48 GB Selecting a comp onent 1 Press one of the input buttons. When y ou want to select a component connecte d to the PHONO , the MU L TI CHANNEL INPUT or th e MD/D A T ja c k, press SH IFT and then press PHONO, MUL TI IN or MD /D A T . Y ou can also use INPUT SELECT OR on the receiver . T o select a compon ent connected to the MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT[...]

49 GB Pl ayb a ck T o activ ate the muting functio n Press MUTING on the remote. T o cancel, press MUTING on the remo te again o r turn MASTER V OLUME clo ckwise to raise the vo lume. Ev e n if you turn o f f the recei ver , the muting fu nction w orks when you turn the receiver on again. T o av oid damaging your speaker s Before you turn of f the [...]

50 GB Listenin g to a Super Aud io CD/CD 2 3 5 5 3 • T he operation is de scribed for a Son y Su per A udio CD pl ayer . • R efer to the operating instructions supp lied with the Super Audi o CD player or CD player . z Y ou c an select the sound field to suit t he music. Refer to page 62 for detail s. Recom mended sou nd fields: Classical : Hal[...]

Pl ayb a ck 51 GB W a tching a DVD MUL TI CHANNEL DECODING lamp 2 3 7 7 3 • Refer to the op erati ng instr uctio ns s uppli ed with the TV and D V D player. z Sele ct the sound forma t of t he disc to be played, if necessary . z Y ou ca n select the sound fiel d to suit the mo vie or the music. Ref er to page 62 for detai ls. Recomm ended sound f[...]

52 GB Enjoying vid eo games VIDEO 3 IN /PORT ABLE AV IN 2 3 7 7 3 • R efer to the operating instructions supp lied with the TV an d video game. 1 T urn on the TV and video game . 2 T urn on the r eceiver . 3 Press V IDEO 3 * . Y ou can also use INP UT SELECTOR on this receiv er t o sel ect “VI DEO 3*. ” * When you conn ect a TV gam e to the V[...]

Pl ayb a ck 53 GB W atching video 2 3 6 6 3 • Refer to the op erati ng instr uctio ns s uppli ed with the TV and VCR. 1 T urn on the VCR. 2 T urn o n the rec eiver . 3 Press VI DEO 1 * . Y ou can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this receiver to select “VIDEO 1* . ” * When you connect VCR to the VIDEO 1 jack. An example of t he display 4 Switch the[...]

54 GB Overview of the menus The follo wing menu items are av ailable in each settings menu. Input Selects the inp ut to the receiver . For details on each input, see “S electing a componen t” (page 48). Music Y ou can listen to th e music from an a udio componen t connected t he USB jack. For de tails on Music function , see “Listening to the[...]

55 GB Amplifier Ope rations Settings for the audio (Audio settings menu) Y ou can use the Audio se ttings menu to make settings for the aud io to suit your preference . Select “Audio” in th e Setting s menus. F or details o n adjusting th e parameters, see “7: Navigating thr ough menus ” (page 38). x Decode Priority (Digital audio input dec[...]

56 GB x HDMI Audio (Setting HDMI audio input) Lets you se t the HDMI a udio ou tput from the playba ck compo nent conn ected to the receiver via an HDMI co nnection. • TV+AMP The soun d is output from TV’ s speaker an d the speakers conn ected to the receiver . Notes • T he sound quality of the p layback compone nt depe nds on th e TV’ s so[...]

57 GB Amplifier Ope rations Settings for the system (System setti ngs menu) Y ou can use the System settings men u to customiz e the setting s of the re ceiv e r . Select “System ” in the Settings m enus. F o r deta ils on adjusting the param eters, see “7: Na vigatin g thro ugh menus” (page 3 8). x Dimmer (Bright ness of t he display) Let [...]

58 GB Enjoyin g a pre- progra mmed sound field 1 Start playing a source encoded with mult i-channel surroun d effects (DVD , e tc.). 2 Connect a TV monitor to this re ceiv er . Refer to “3 : Connecti ng the mon itor for displa ying m enus” (pa ge 19 ). 3 T urn on the re ceiver and the TV . 4 Press RECEIV ER to enable receiver operation. 5 Press[...]

59 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound x 2ch Ste reo The receiver outputs the sound from the front left /right sp eaker s only . Ther e is no soun d from the sub woof er . Standard 2 channel stereo sources completel y bypass th e sound f ield pr ocessing and m ulti- channe l surroun d form ats ar e downmixed to 2 channe l. Note No sound is output from the[...]

60 GB The Auto Format Direct (A .F . D.) mode allows you to l isten to higher f idelity s ound a nd selec t the deco ding mode for l istening t o a 2 channel stereo soun d as multi-c hannel so und. * Y ou cannot sele ct this deco ding mode if th ere are no surroun d back speakers con nected to th e receiver . T ypes of A.F .D. mode A.F .D. mode Mul[...]

61 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound Notes • Thi s function does not work in the following cases. – MUL TI IN is select ed. – Input signals of wh ich the sampl ing frequency i s more tha n 48 kHz ar e being rec eived. – The multi- chann el PCM si gnal s are re ceiv ed via an HD MI IN ja ck. • If yo u set up the sound field during DT S 96/24 si[...]

62 GB Y ou can take adv antag e of surro und sou nd simply by select ing one of t he receiver’ s preprog rammed so und fields. T hey bring the ex citing and po werful so und of m ovie theater s and concert halls into you r home. * Y ou can selec t this sound field mode if t he headphone s are connect ed to the rece iv er . T ypes of music/movie m[...]

63 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound Notes • Th e soun d fi elds for mu sic and mo vies do not wor k in the f ollo wing c ases. – MUL TI IN is select ed. – Input signals of wh ich the sampl ing frequency i s more tha n 48 kHz ar e being rec eived. – The multi- chann el PCM si gnal s are re ceiv ed via an HD MI IN ja ck. • If yo u set up the so[...]

64 GB 3 While monitoring the sound, adjust th e selected parameter using V / v / B / b and . For details, see follo wing menu parameters. Note The setup items you c an adjust on each menu vary depending on the sound fiel d. T o adjust t he effect le vel 1 Press V / v repe atedly to select th e eff ect lev el, then pre ss in ste p 2. 2 Press V / v r[...]

65 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound For details on a djusting the p arameters, see “ Adjusting t he sound effect” (pag e 63). x SB Decod ing (Surr ound back decoding) Lets you sel ect the surr ound ba ck decodi ng funct ion. •O F F •A U T O •O N For details, see “Using th e surround bac k decodin g mode (SB Decoding) ” (page 66). x SB Dec[...]

66 GB 5 Press V / v repea tedly to select “Settings, ” then press or b . The Settin gs menu list appears o n the TV screen. 6 Press V / v repea tedly to select “Surr ound, ” then pr ess or b . 7 Press OPTIO NS. The option men u list appears on the TV screen. 8 Press V / v repea tedly to select “SB Dec Mo de, ” then press . 9 Press V / v[...]

67 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound •O F F Surrou nd back decoding is not perf ormed . Notes • Thi s function does not work in the following cases. – MUL TI IN is select ed. – The so und f ield f or music o r movi es is sel ected . – DTS 96/24 signal s are bei ng re ceiv ed. – The multi- chann el PCM si gnal s are re ceiv ed via an HD MI IN[...]

68 GB 2 Press NIGHT MODE . The NIGHT MODE func tion is acti vated. The NIGHT MODE is set to on and of f as you press NIGHT MODE. Notes • T his functi on does no t work in t he following ca ses. – MUL TI IN is se lected . – Input signals of whic h the sampl ing frequency i s more th an 96 kHz a re being re ceived. • If you set the NIGHT MODE[...]

69 GB Adv anced Spe akers Se tting Up Adjusting the speaker settings manually Y o u can adju st the each speaker manu ally . Y o u can also adjust the speaker levels after the auto cali bration is complet ed. 1 Connect a TV monitor to this receiver . Refer to “3: Co nnecting the monito r for displayin g menus ” (pa ge 19). 2 T urn on t he recei[...]

70 GB 8 Press V / v repea tedly to select the position number , then press or b . Y ou can rename the positio n num ber , refer to “Naming inputs” (page 88). 9 Press V / v repea tedly to select “Manua l Setup, ” then press or b . 10 Pr ess OPTIO NS, then select “Speak er Pattern”. Select “Speaker Pattern” acco rding to the speaker s[...]

71 GB Adv anced Spe akers Se tting Up x Speake r level (Level of sp eaker) Y o u can adjust each speaker’ s l e vel (center, surround l eft/right, surround bac k left/right , sub woofer). Y ou can adjust the le vel from –20 dB to +10 dB i n 0.5 dB steps. For th e front left/right speake rs, you can adjust the bal anc e on e ith er s ide. Y ou c[...]

72 GB x Speak er size (Size of each speaker) Y ou can adjust each speaker’ s (front left/right, center , surround left/right , surround back left/ right) size. • LARGE If you conn ect lar ge speak ers that will effecti vely reproduce b ass frequencies, select “LARGE. ” Normally , select “LARGE. ” •S M A L L If the so und is dist orted[...]

73 GB Adv anced Spe akers Se tting Up • SIDE/LO W Selec t if th e locatio n of your s urroun d speakers correspon ds to sections A a nd C . • SIDE/HIGH Selec t if th e locatio n of your s urroun d speakers correspon ds to sections A a nd D . •B E H D / L O W Selec t if th e locatio n of your s urroun d speakers correspon ds to sections B a nd[...]

74 GB when you set “Ce nter Mix” to “ON. ” This setting is also ef fective to input signals from MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT jacks. x Sur Ba c k Assign (Settings of the surr ound back speake r(s)) •O F F If you have not con necte d surroun d back speakers, s elect “OF F . ” • BI-AMP If you connect fro nt speakers in a bi- amplif ier config[...]

75 GB Adv anced Spe akers Se tting Up Adjusting the equalizer Y ou can use follo wing parameters to adju st the tonal qu ality (bass/t reble le vel) of the front spe akers and to store up to 5 dif fere nt equaliz er settings and app ly them. These setti ngs ar e appl ied to all s ound f ields and for each speaker . Notes • PCM 96 kHz sig nals can[...]

76 GB 11 Choose the speaker y ou want to adjust using V / v / B / b , then press . 12 Pr ess B / b repeated ly to select “B ASS” or “TREBLE”, then press V / v t o adjust th e para me ter . Tip Y ou can adjust the front speaker bass and treble le vel with TONE MODE and TONE on the recei ver . 13 Pr ess to en ter the para me ter . Clearing st[...]

77 GB T uner Operations Listening to FM/AM radio Y o u can lis ten to FM and AM bro adcasts throug h the b uilt-in tune r . Before oper ation, make sure y ou have conne cted the FM and AM antennas (aeri als) to the receiv er (page 35). Tip The tuni ng scale for dire ct tuning is shown below . • FM ba nd 50 kHz • AM ba nd 9 kH z 1 Connect a TV m[...]

78 GB Enter the frequenc y of a station di rectly by using th e numer ic b uttons. 1 Connect a TV monitor to this re ceiv er . Refer to “3 : Connecti ng the mon itor for displa ying m enus” (pa ge 19 ). 2 T urn on the re ceiver and the TV . 3 Press RECEIV ER to enable receiver operation. 4 Press ON SCREE N. The menu list of this receiv er appea[...]

79 GB T uner Operations Storing FM stations automatically (AUTOBETICAL) This functio n lets you store up to 30 FM an d FM RDS stations wi thout r edunda ncy . Additio nally , it only stor es the stations w ith the clearest signal s. If you want to store FM or AM station s one by one, see “Preset ting radio st ations” (page 80 ). 1 Press POWER t[...]

80 GB Presetting radio stations Y o u c a n p r e s e t u p t o 3 0 F M o r 3 0 A M s t a t i o n s . Then you can ea sily t une in t he stat ions y ou often listen t o. 1 Connect a TV monitor to this re ceiv er . Refer to “3 : Connecti ng the mon itor for displa ying m enus” (pa ge 19 ). 2 T urn on the re ceiver and the TV . 3 Press RECEIV ER [...]

81 GB T uner Operations 1 Connect a TV monitor to this receiver . Refer to “3: Co nnecting the monito r for displayin g menus ” (pa ge 19). 2 T urn on t he receiver an d the TV . 3 Press RECEIVE R to enable receiver operat ion. 4 Press ON SCRE EN. The menu list of th is receiv er appears on the TV scr een. Press MENU if the menu list does not a[...]

82 GB Using the Radio Data System (RDS) This receiver also allows you to use RDS (Radio Data System), whic h enables rad io stations to send addi tional information along with the re gular program signal. Y ou can display RDS information . Notes • R DS is operable onl y for FM stations. • Not a ll FM stati ons pro vide RDS serv ice, nor do they[...]

83 GB T uner Operations Trav el & T ourin g Prog rams ab out travel. Not for announ cement s that a re lo cated by TP/T A. Leisure & Hobby Programs on recreati onal act ivi ties suc h as gard ening, fishing, cooki ng, etc. Jazz Music Jazz programs Country Music Country music programs Nation al Music Prog rams featuri ng the popul ar music o[...]

84 GB Converting an alog video input signals This receiver allo ws you to convert the resolu tion o f analog vi deo inp ut signa ls. Press SH IFT the n press RESOLUTION repeatedl y . Each tim e you press th e b utton, the resolut ion of the output signals will be chan ged. Y ou can al so use “V ideo Con vert” in the V i deo settings menu. Other[...]

85 GB Other Operati ons In the video input/ output con version tab le c lassified b y the menu settings a : V id eo signals a re conv erted an d output thr ough the video con verter . f : T he same type of signal as that of th e input signal is out put. V ide o signals are not con verted. X : V ideo signa ls are not outpu t. a)480p /576p signa ls a[...]

86 GB Listenin g to the music of a USB device Y ou can connec t a USB de vice (Digital music player or USB stora ge media, n ot suppli ed) to the USB jack on the fron t panel of th is receiv er and listen t o the music stored on the USB devices. Notes • For de tails on supported U SB device, see “ A list of Playable USB De vices” supplie d wi[...]

87 GB Other Operati ons Operating the portable audio pr oduct Y o u can operat e the portable audio using th e remote suppl ied with this receiver . * Fas t-backw ard/forwar d whil e press ing and holding the m / M bu tto n. Notes • W hen you insert a USB stor age media into the audio co mponent, “Reading” l ights up. Always turn off the syst[...]

88 GB The menu tr ee display ed depends o n the conne cted port able aud io prod uct. Note Only “ ALL” a nd “GROUP” are d isplaye d when you connec t a USB device other th an a Sony digital music playe r . The da ta hierarc hy may change , depending on a USB device. Naming in puts Y ou can en ter a name of u p to 8 characters for inputs and[...]

89 GB Other Operati ons 4 Press V / v / B / b t o select a character , then pres s . 5 Press [Finis h] to enter the name . The name you entered is registered. T o cancel naming input Press [Cance l]. Note When you na me an RDS station a nd tune in that stat ion, t he Progra m Servic e name (PS) appe ars instead of the na me you entered. (Y ou canno[...]

90 GB 1 Press the input button. Y ou can also use INPUT SELECT OR on the receiver . 2 Press RECEIV ER. 3 Press INPU T MODE repeatedly to select the audio input mode. The sele cted audi o input m ode appea rs on the di spl ay . A udio input modes •A U T O Giv es priority to digi tal audio signa ls when there a re both digita l and a nalog connect [...]

91 GB Other Operati ons 2 Press V / v to select the i nput name y ou want to assign. 3 Press OPTIO NS, then select “Input Assign. ” 4 Select the audio and/or vi deo signals you w ant to assign to the input whic h y ou selected in step 2 us ing V / v / B / b , then press . continued[...]

92 GB Notes • Y ou cannot rea ssign more than one digital audio input t o the s ame input. • Y ou cannot assi gn optical signa ls from an input sou rce to the optic al in put ja cks on th e rece iver , and you ca nnot a ssign coaxial signals fr om the input source to th e coaxia l input ja cks on the rece iver . • W hen you assign th e digita[...]

93 GB Other Operati ons Changing the display Y o u can che ck the soun d field, etc ., by chang ing the in formation on the displa y . Press DISPL A Y repe atedly . Each ti me you press DI SPLA Y , the disp lay will change as fol lo ws. Inp ut name you se lecte d t Original in put name t Soun d field ty pe t V olume... Tip Y ou ca nnot switch the d[...]

94 GB About the indicators on the display Name Function A S W Light s up when su b woofer selection is set t o “YES” and the audi o signal is output from the SUB WOOFER jack (page 71). While this in dicator li ghts up, the receiver creates a sub woofer si gnal based on the L .F .E. si gnal in th e disc being p layed bac k or the lo w frequ enc [...]

95 GB Other Operati ons C ; DIGIT AL (EX) Ligh ts up whe n the r ecei ver is decod ing Dolby Dig ital Surro und signals . When the receiver is decoding Dolby Digital Surroun d EX signals, “ ; DIGIT AL EX” also lights up. When playing a Do lby Digital forma t disc, be sure that you have made digi tal conne ctions and t hat INPUT MODE is not set [...]

96 GB S L. F .E. Lights up when the d isc being p layed bac k contains an L.F .E. (Lo w Frequenc y Effect) channel a nd the L.F .E. channel signal is actu ally bein g repr oduced, the bars underneath the letters ligh t up to i ndicate the le vel. Since the L.F .E. signal i s not recorded in all parts of th e inpu t signal the bar indicati on will f[...]

97 GB Other Operati ons Using th e Sleep Timer Y o u can set the rece i ver to turn off automa tically at a specif ied time. Press SHIF T then pr ess SLE EP repeated ly . Each ti me you pre ss SLEEP , the di splay changes cyc lically as follo ws: When Sl eep T imer is being u sed, “SL EEP” ligh ts up. Tip T o ch eck the remain ing time before t[...]

98 GB Notes • So und adjustment s do not af fect the signa l output from the T APE/CDR OUT or MD/D A T OUT jacks. • The audio signals input to the MUL TI CHA NNEL INPUT j acks are outpu t only from the fro nt left/ right ch annels . T o record digi tal sound Connect a comp onent for play back to the digita l audio inpu t (OPTICAL IN) jack , and[...]

99 GB Other Operati ons 1:Zone 2 connections 1 Outputs sound from speakers in zone 2 using the SURROUND B ACK SPEAKERS termin als of the r eceiver . A Audi o component B Video component C IR repeater (not supplied) D Speakers Main zone Zone 2 TV monito r A ZONE 2 VIDEO OUT B D STR-D A5 200ES D SURROUND BA CK SPEAKERS C RM-AA U009 continued[...]

100 GB 2 Outputs sound from speaker s in zone 2 using the receiver and another amplifier . 2:Zone 3 connections Main zone Zone 2 ZONE 2 VIDEO OUT TV monit or A ZONE 2 A UDIO OUT B C EE D STR-D A5 200ES C A Audi o component B Video component C IR repeater (not supplied) D Sony Amplifier/Rece iver E Speakers RM-AA U009 A ZONE 3 A UDIO OUT B C EE D ST[...]

101 GB Other Operati ons 1 Choose “Multi Zone” in the Setting s menu (page 54). 2 Press V / v to select the z one to which y ou want to output audio/video signals, then press . Main (thi s recei ver) is always selected . If you do no t chan ge the sett ing, pro ceed to step 4. 3 Press V / v to selec t, “ON” or “OFF” then press . 4 Press[...]

102 GB • INPUT (for “Main” only) Lets you turn on the o utput of 12V tri ggers when the pr eset input is sele cted. When you se lect “Input , ” the setting display which sets each in put trigger to on/of f appears. Pr ess V / v to sele ct the inp ut, then pres s to chec k th e box. • MAIN ( for “Z one 2” an d “Zon e 3” only) Let[...]

103 GB Other Operati ons Using a bi-amplifier connection If yo u ar e not u sing surrou nd b ack spe ake rs, you can use the SURROUND B ACK SPEAKERS terminals for the fron t speakers for use with a bi-amp lifie r connection. T o connect speaker s Connect t he jacks on the L o (or Hi) sid e of the front speakers to the FR ONT SPEAKERS A jacks, and c[...]

104 GB Using the CONT ROL S Control System If yo u ha ve a CONTR OL S-c ompati ble Son y TV , satelli te tuner , monitor , D VD player or VCR, use a CONTR OL S connecting cord (not supplied) to con nect the CTRL S IN (for TV , satellite t uner , or monito r) or CTRL S OUT (for VCR, etc.) jack on th e receiv er to the appropriat e CONTR O L S jack o[...]

105 GB Other Operati ons Operating without a GUI (Gra phical User Interface) Y ou can op erate this re cei v er usin g the di splay e ven if you do not use a GUI when a TV monit or is not conn ected. Press ON SCREEN t o switch to “GUI O FF” w hen “G UI ON ” appe ars on the display . For details on the auto cal ibration, see “9: Calibratin[...]

106 GB 2 Press V / v repeate dly to se lect th e item , then pr ess . 3 Press . The measur ement results are saved. 4 Press V / v repeated ly to sel ect “A UT O EQ, ” then pre s s . 5 Press V / v repeated ly to sel ect the para meter , then pres s . Tip The siz e of a speak er (L ARGE/SMALL) is determ ined by th e low char acteri stics. The mea[...]

107 GB Other Operati ons Y o u can also use the 2CH , A.F .D., MOVIE, or MUSIC b uttons on the re ceiv er . Press SHIF T then pr ess A.DIRECT . For details on the tune r function, see “T uner Ope ration s” (pa ge 77 ). T uning radio stations 1 Press TU NER repeat edly t o select the FM or AM b and. Y ou can also use INPU T SELECTOR on the recei[...]

108 GB While r eceiving an RDS s tation, press DI SPLA Y repeatedly . Each time you press the button, RDS informatio n on th e displa y change s cyclica lly as follo ws: PS (Program Service name) a) t PTY (Program T ype) indication b) t RT ( R a d i o T e xt) indicatio n c) t CT (Time) indication (in 24-hour system mode) t Sound field t ype t Vo l [...]

109 GB Other Operati ons 1 T urn on the mai n receiver (t his receiver ). 2 Press ZONE 2 or ZONE 3. The remo te switches to z one 2 m ode or zone 3. 3 T urn on the amplifier in zone 2 or zone 3. 4 Press one of the input b uttons on the r emote to select the sourc e signals y ou want to output. Fo r zone 2, ana log video a nd au dio signa ls are out[...]

110 GB Operatin g each componen t using the remote When yo u program the remote to control th e following S ony or non-Sony c omponents , you can use the buttons on the remo te that are marked with circles. Note, ho we ver , that some buttons may not op erate your compo nent. If you want to chan ge the content s of t he input list to ma tch your pa[...]

111 GB Using the Remote * L D pl ay er o nly. ** DSS only . *** Deck B only . T able of buttons used to control each component Component Button TV VCR DVD player , DVD/ VHS combo Blu-ray Disk player PSX Video CD player , LD player Digital CA TV terminal (UC) Digital satellite/ terrestrial receiver (EURO) DSS, BST T ape deck A/B DA T deck CD player [...]

112 GB Program ming the remote Y ou can customiz e the remote to match the componen ts connecte d to your receiver . Y ou can e ven program the remote to control n on- Sony component s and also So ny components that the remote is nor mally unable to control. The procedure b elo w uses as an e xample a case in which a VCR mad e by a company other th[...]

113 GB Using the Remote Notes • The numeric codes are based on the la test info rmatio n av ailabl e for each b rand. Ther e is a chance , however , that you r comp onent w ill not respond to some or all of the codes. • Al l of the input buttons on this rem ote may not be av ailable when used w ith your part icular compon ent. T o contr ol a CD[...]

114 GB * If an AIWA VCR does not work even though you enter th e code for AIWA, ente r the code for Sony instead. T o contr ol a D VD pla yer T o contr ol a D VD recor der T o contr ol a TV T o control a satel lite tuner or cable bo x T o control a tuner T o control a har d disc recorder T o control a Blu- ray Disc pla yer T o control a PSX SAMSUNG[...]

115 GB Using the Remote Performing several commands in sequ ence automatically (Macro Play) The Mac ro Play func tion lets you link se veral commands in a seq uential order as a sin gle command. The remote p rovides 2 macro lists (MA C R O 1 and MACR O 2). Y ou can spe cify up to 20 commands for eac h macro lis t. Note When settin g up Macro Play ,[...]

116 GB 3 Press the button for the operation y ou want to perform to learn th e function as follows. The inpu t button se lected in step 2 flash es twice, then l ights up again . 4 Repeat steps 2 an d 3. When you want to assign anothe r command for the same component, repeat step 3. 5 Press RM S ET UP to f inish the pr ogramming pro cess. Tip If the[...]

117 GB Using the Remote Setting remote control codes th at ar e not s tored in the commander Even if a remote control code is not one of the presets store d in the remo te, it is possib le for the remote to l earn the co de using the L earning funct ion. Note When setting u p the recei ver to le arn th e remote comman d modes , replac e the batt er[...]

118 GB When selectin g a learned input, press the bu tton use d to learn that fu nction. T o erase the learned code 1 Press TV w hile pres sing RM SET UP . 2 Press the input button (VIDEO 1 in the ex ample) f or which y ou want to clear the settin g. The inpu t but ton flas hes. (Th e RM SET UP butt on remains lit .) 3 Press ? / 1 for mo re than 1 [...]

119 GB Using the Remote Changing b utton assign ments (RM-AAU009 only) Y ou can change t he fact ory settings o f the input b uttons to suit th e components in your system. For example, if you connec t a D VD player to the VIDEO 2 IN jac ks on the receiver , you can set the VIDEO 2 button on this remote to control the DVD play er . Note, ho wever ,[...]

120 GB T o cl ear all r emote b utton assignments Hold do wn RM SET UP , then press ? / 1 . The remote is reset to its f actory-settings . SA T TV/SA T twice T a pe deck-A T A PE once T a pe deck-B T APE twice MD deck M D/D A T once D A T deck MD/DA T twice CD player-1 SA-CD/CD once CD player-2 SA-CD/CD twice CD player-3 SA-CD/CD three ti mes VIDEO[...]

121 GB Additio nal Infor mation Glossary x Cinema Studio EX A surr ound s ound mo de tha t can be regarded as the compilatio n of Digita l Cinema Sound techn ology , de livers the soun d of a dubbi ng theater usi ng three technol ogies: “V irtual Multi D imensio ns, ” “Sc reen Dep th Match ing, ” and “C inema Stud io Rev erbera tion. ” [...]

122 GB existing stereo record ed content can al so be reproduced in 7.1 channels (or 6.1 channels). x Dolby Surr ound (Dolby Pr o Logic) Audio pro cessing t echnolo gy developed by Dolby L aboratori es, Inc. Cen ter and mo no surround in formation is m atrixed into tw o stereo chan nels. When re produced, au dio is decode d and outpu t in 4 channel[...]

123 GB Additio nal Infor mation x Progressive A sca nning me thod tha t dra ws all scan ning lines seque ntiall y , as opposed to inte rlaced scanning where all the odd and then all the ev e n lines are drawn. x Sampling frequency T o conv ert ana log audio t o digi tal, ana log dat a should be quantif ied. This pr ocess is cal led sam pling, an d [...]

124 GB • D o not place th e receiver near equipment such as a tele vision, VCR, or tape d eck. (If the recei ver is be ing used in c ombinati on with a tele vision, VCR, or tape deck, and is placed t oo close to tha t equipmen t, noise may resu lt, and pic ture qu ality may su f fer . This is especially like ly when using an indoor antenn a (aeri[...]

125 GB Additio nal Infor mation There is no sound fr om one of the fr ont spea kers. • Connec t a pair of head phones t o the PHONES ja ck to ve rify that so und is output from the headphon es. If only on e channel is out put from t he head phones, t he componen t may not be conne cted to the receiver correctly . Check that a ll the cords are ful[...]

126 GB There is no sound fr om the surrou nd bac k speak ers. • Some discs have no Dolby Digital Surround EX flag ev en though the packa ges have Dolby Digital Surrou nd EX logos. In th is case, select “ON ” in the “SB Dec Mo de” (p age 66) . There is no sound fr om the sub woofe r . • Che ck that the sub woofer is co nnected correctly [...]

127 GB Additio nal Infor mation • When compo nent in put sig nals othe r than 480p ar e outp ut, u se the C OMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack and set “ V ideo Con vert” to “ OFF . ” The sou rce image in put fr om the HD MI jac k is not outp ut from th e receiver or the TV speaker con nected to the recei ver . • Ma ke sure that cables are correctl[...]

128 GB Remote contr ol The remote does not function. • Poi nt the rem ote at the re mote sens or on the receiver . • Remove any obstacl es in the path be tween the remote an d the receiv er . • Replace all th e batteries in the remote wit h new ones, if they are weak . • Make sure that the com mand mode s of the receiver and the remote are [...]

129 GB Additio nal Infor mation Refe rence Po wer Output (8 oh ms 1 kHz , THD 1 0%) FR ONT 2) : 150 W + 15 0 W CENTER 2) : 150 W SURR OUND 2) : 150 W + 15 0 W SURR OUND BA CK 2) : 150 W + 15 0 W Refe rence Po wer Output (4 oh ms 1 kHz , THD 1 0%) FR ONT 2) : 150 W + 15 0 W CENTER 2) : 150 W SURR OUND 2) : 150 W + 15 0 W SURR OUND BA CK 2) : 150 W +[...]

130 GB USB section Bit rate A TR A C: 48 – 352 kbp s (A TR A C3 plus) , 66/105/ 132 kbps (A TRA C3) MP3 ( MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3): 8 – 3 20 k bps, V BR WMA : 48 – 192 kbp s, VBR Sampling fr equencies A TRAC: 44. 1 kHz MP3 ( MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3): 32/44.1 /48 kHz WMA : 44.1 kHz Video sect ion Inpu ts/Outpu ts V ideo: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms S video : Y [...]

131 GB Additio nal Infor mation Index Symbols U SIGN AL GND terminal 25 , 35 Numerics 2 channe l 59 2ch Analo g Direct 59 , 107 2ch Stereo 59 5.1 chann el 15 7.1 chann el 15 A A.F .D. 60 A C p o wer cord 36 Adjusting audio 55 soun d ef fec t 69 system 57 video 56 Auto Calib ration 42 A UTOBETICAL 79 B BI-AMP 103 C CD player conn ecti ng 22 playbac [...]

132 GB R RDS 82 Recording onto a Mi niDis c or audio t ape 97 onto a vi deo tap e 98 Remote All cl ear 118 Before use 37 Learni ng 117 Macro play 115 Operat ing each comp onent 110 Progra mming 112 RM-AAL006 10 RM-A A U009 13 Resetting 128 S Satellite tuner 31 SB De c Mode 67 SB D ecodi ng 66 Setting s le vels and ba lance 69 – 74 setup 40 , 71 S[...]

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