Sony STR-DE825 manual

3-864-483- 11 (1) FM Ster eo FM-AM Receiver Operating Instructions  1998 by Sony Corporation STR-DE925 STR-DE825[...]

2 W ARNING T o prevent fir e or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger ous voltage” within the product’s enclosur e that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user[...]

3 About This Manual The instructions in this manual ar e for models STR-DE925 and STR-DE825. Check your model number by looking at the upper right corner of the fr ont panel. In this manual, the STR-DE925 is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise. Any dif ference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “STR-DE9[...]

4 Hooking Up the Components This chapter describes how to connect various audio and video components to the r eceiver . Be sure to r ead the sections for the components you have before you actually connect them to the r eceiver . Unpacking Check that you received the following items with the remote: • FM wire antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1) ?[...]

5 Hooking Up the Components Ground wire (not supplied) FM wire antenna (supplied) AM loop antenna (supplied) Important If you connect the receiver to an outdoor antenna, gr ound it against lightning. T o prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the gr ound wire to a gas pipe. Note Do not use the SIGNAL GND y terminal for grounding the receiver . T e[...]

6 Hooking Up the Components Jacks for connecting audio components Connect a T o the T urntable PHONO jacks CD player CD jacks T ape deck T APE jacks MD deck or DA T deck MD/DA T jacks Note on audio component hookups If your turntable has a ground wir e, connect it to the SIGNAL GND y terminal on the receiver . Required cor ds Audio cords (not suppl[...]

7 Hooking Up the Components Jacks for connecting audio components Connect a T o the T urntable PHONO jacks CD player CD jacks T ape deck or MD deck T APE/MD jacks Note on audio component hookups If your turntable has a gr ound wire, connect it to the SIGNAL GND y terminal on the receiver . Required cor ds Audio cords (not supplied) When connecting [...]

8 Hooking Up the Components VCR To the front panel Note on video component hookups Y ou can connect your TV’s audio output jacks to the TV/ DBS AUDIO IN jacks on the r eceiver and apply sound effects to the audio fr om the TV . In this case, do not connect the TV’s video output jack to the TV/DBS VIDEO IN jack on the receiver . If you are conne[...]

9 Hooking Up the Components DVD/LD VIDEO IN DIGITAL DVD/LD IN (COAXIAL) (OPTICAL) AC-3 RF OUT VIDEO OUT EQ ON/OFF INPUT MODE VIDEO 1 DIRECT TUNING BASS BOOST SOUND FIELD GENRE MODE VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD/LD MUTING VIDEO 3 INPUT BALANCE LR 5 0 1 3 9 7 46 2 8 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [...]

10 Hooking Up the Components Digital Component Hookups Required cor ds Optical digital cords (not supplied) Audio cords (not supplied) When connecting a cord, be sur e to match the color-coded pins to the appropriate jacks on the components. Connect the digital output jacks of your MD or DA T deck to the receiver ’s digital input jack and connect[...]

11 Hooking Up the Components AC power cord Required cor ds Audio/video/control S connecting cor d (1) Control S connecting cord (1) Black E Black E * The configuration, shape, and number of AC outlets on the rear panel varies according to the model and country to which the receiver is shipped. To a wall outlet Other Hookups CTRL S (STATUS) IN/OUT A[...]

12 Hooking Up the Components Other Hookups S-LINK CONTROL A1 hookup • If you have a S-LINK CONTROL A1-compatible Sony CD player , tape deck, or MD deck Use a CONTROL A1 cord (not supplied) to connect the S-LINK CTRL A1 jack on the CD player , tape deck, or MD deck to the S-LINK CTRL A1 jack on the r eceiver . Refer to the separate manual “CONTR[...]

13 Hooking Up the Components[...]

14 BALANCE SOUND FIELD ON/OFF SET UP EQ ON/OFF INPUT MODE VIDEO 1 DIRECT TUNING BASS BOOST SOUND FIELD GENRE MODE VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD/LD MUTING VIDEO 3 INPUT BALANCE LR 5 0 1 3 9 7 46 2 8 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PHONES SPEAKERS SET UP SURROUND EQU[...]

15 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Rear speaker (R) Rear speaker (L) Center speaker Active woofer Front speaker (R) Front speaker (L) Notes on speaker system hookup • T wist the stripped ends of the speaker cords about 2/3 inch (15 mm). Be sure to match the speaker cor d to the appr opriate terminal on the components: + to + and – [...]

16 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Speaker impedance T o enjoy multi channel surround, connect front, center , and rear speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher , and set the speaker IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to “8 Ω .” Check the instruction manual supplied with your speakers if you’re not sur e of their impedance. (This [...]

17 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Depending on the shape of your r oom (etc.), you may wish to place the r ear speakers behind you instead of on the side walls. One advantage of this placement is that you can use a pair of large floor standing speakers matching your front speakers. Note If you place the r ear speakers behind you, be s[...]

18 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 60 ° 90 ° 20 ° A B 30 ° B C C A z About speaker sizes (LARGE and SMALL) Internally , the LARGE and SMALL settings for each speaker determine whether or not the internal sound processor will cut the bass signal from that channel. When the bass is cut fr om a channel the bass redirection cir cuitry [...]

19 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System p Sub woofer selection (WOOFER) Initial setting : YES • If you connect a sub woofer , select “YES”. • If you do not connect a sub woofer , select “NO”. This activates the Dolby Digital (AC-3) bass redir ection circuitry and outputs the LFE signals fr om other speakers. • In or der to tak[...]

20 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Adjusting the speaker volume Use the remote while seated in your listening position to adjust the volume of each speaker . Note This unit incorporates a new test tone with a frequency center ed at 800 Hz for easier speaker volume adjustment. 1 Press 1/u to turn on the receiver . 2 Press TEST TONE on t[...]

21 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System MASTER VOLUME 1/u EQ ON/OFF INPUT MODE VIDEO 1 DIRECT TUNING BASS BOOST SOUND FIELD GENRE MODE VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD/LD MUTING VIDEO 3 INPUT BALANCE LR 5 0 1 3 9 7 46 2 8 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PHONES[...]

22 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System There’ s no sound from a specific component. / Check that the component is connected correctly to the audio input jacks for that component. / Check that the cord(s) used for the connection is (are) fully inserted into the jacks on both the receiver and the component. No sound is heard fr om one of t[...]

23 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System[...]

24 Fr ont Panel Parts Description Location of P arts and Basic Oper ations This chapter pr ovides information about the locations and functions of the buttons and contr ols on the front panel. It also explains basic operations. 1 1/u switch Press to turn the r eceiver on and off. • Before you turn on the r eceiver , make sure that you have turned[...]

25 Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations 2 35 6 4 7 8 1 EQ ON/OFF INPUT MODE VIDEO 1 DIRECT TUNING BASS BOOST SOUND FIELD GENRE MODE VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD/LD MUTING VIDEO 3 INPUT BALANCE LR 5 0 1 3 9 7 46 2 8 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PHONE[...]

26 Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations 0 !£ !™ !¢ 9 !§ !∞ !¡ !¶ EQ ON/OFF INPUT MODE VIDEO 1 DIRECT TUNING BASS BOOST SOUND FIELD GENRE MODE VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD/LD MUTING VIDEO 3 INPUT BALANCE LR 5 0 1 3 9 7 46 2 8 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ?[...]

27 Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations !£ The following buttons operate the built-in tuner . For details, see “Receiving Broadcasts” starting fr om page 40. DIRECT TUNING button Enables Direct T uning (see page 41). SHIFT button Selects a memory page for preset stations. Numeric buttons (1 to 0) Inputs the numeric value. !¢ The f[...]

28 EQ ON/OFF MODE SOUND FIELD ON/OFF GENRE CURSOR MODE EQ ON/OFF INPUT MODE VIDEO 1 DIRECT TUNING BASS BOOST SOUND FIELD GENRE MODE VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD/LD MUTING VIDEO 3 INPUT BALANCE LR 5 0 1 3 9 7 46 2 8 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PHONES SPEAKERS S[...]

29 Enjoying Surround Sound Selecting a Sound Field Y ou can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-pr ogrammed sound fields accor ding to the program you want to listen to. 1 Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the sound field. The current sound field is indicated in the display . 2 Press GENRE r epeatedly to select the sound field[...]

30 Enjoying Surround Sound GENRE : CINEMA Selecting a Sound Field Sound field Effect Notes Software with multi channel surr ound audio signals is played according to the way it was r ecorded. Software with 2 channel audio signals, is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to cr eate surround ef fects. Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures[...]

31 Enjoying Surround Sound GENRE : VIR TUAL 3D (continued) Sound field Effect Notes Uses 3D sound imaging to create an array of virtual r ear speakers positioned higher than the listener from a single pair of actual rear speakers. This mode cr eates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener at approximately a 30° angle of elevation. Adds[...]

32 Enjoying Surround Sound GENRE : VIRTUAL 3D (continued) GENRE : A.F .D. Automatically detects the type of audio signal being input (Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic, or standar d 2-channel stereo) and performs the pr oper decoding if necessary . This mode presents the sound as it was recor ded/encoded, without adding any effects. AUTO FORMA T [...]

33 Enjoying Surround Sound Understanding the Multi-Channel Surr ound Displays 1 OPTICAL Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal being input through the OPTICAL terminal. 2 COAXIAL Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal being input through the COAXIAL terminal. 3 a DIGIT AL This indicator lights when the sound field is on [...]

34 Enjoying Surround Sound 1/0 2/0* 3/0 2/1 3/1 2/2 3/2 2/0** DOLBY DIGIT AL [1/0] DTS [1/0] DOLBY PROLOGIC STEREO PCM**(kHz) DIGITAL a C DTS C DOLBY DIGIT AL [2/0] DTS [2/0] DOLBY DIGIT AL [3/0] DTS [3/0] DOLBY DIGIT AL [2/1] DTS [2/1] DOLBY DIGIT AL [3/1] DTS [3/1] DOLBY DIGIT AL [2/2] DTS [2/2] DOLBY DIGIT AL [3/2] DTS [3/2] DOLBY DIGIT AL [2/0][...]

35 Enjoying Surround Sound Customizing Sound Fields By adjusting the surround parameters and the equalization of the front and center speakers, you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation. Once you customize a sound field, the changes ar e stored in memory indefinitely (unless the receiver is unplugged for about o[...]

36 Enjoying Surround Sound CENTER LEVEL Initial setting : 0 dB Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker . • The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from –10 dB to +10 dB. SUB WOOFER LEVEL Initial setting : 0 dB Lets you adjust the level of the sub woofer . • The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from –10 dB to +10 dB. Adjusting the[...]

37 Enjoying Surround Sound Front speaker bass adjustment (Level/Fr equency) 1 Use the cursor buttons ( / ) to adjust the level (dB), 2 Pr ess the cursor button ( ) to display the frequency (Hz) and 3 use cursor buttons ( / ) to adjust the frequency (Hz). Repeat until you achieve the sound you desire. • The level can be adjusted ±10 dB in 1 dB st[...]

38 Enjoying Surround Sound Customizing Sound Fields Adjustable parameters for each sound field Sound EFFECT WALL REVERB LFE D .RANGE REAR REAR CENTER WOOFER field GENRE MODE LEVEL TYPE TIME MIX COMP BAL. LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL EQ Off — — rr r On CINEMA NORMAL SURROUND rr r rr r r CINEMA STUDIO A rr r r r r r r CINEMA STUDIO B rr r r r r r r CINEMA S[...]

39 Enjoying Surround Sound[...]

40 PRESET TUNING + / TUNING + / FM/AM FM MODE MEMORY DIRECT TUNING SHIFT TUNER VIDEO 1 DIRECT TUNING VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD/LD PHONES SPEAKERS SET UP SURROUND EQUALIZER CURSOR MODE MEMORY PRESET – TUNING + A OFF A + B B g DISPLAY FM/AM FM MODE – TUNING + SLEEP INDEX FUNCTION MULTI CHANNEL DECODING TAPE MD/DAT CD TUNER SHIFT 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 0 Rec[...]

41 Receiving Broadcasts Brief descriptions of buttons used to receive br oadcasts PRESET TUNING +/–: Pr ess to scan all preset radio stations. DIRECT TUNING: Pr ess this button to enter a frequency dir ectly using the numeric buttons. Numeric buttons: Press to enter a numeric value when inputting the frequency dir ectly , presetting radio station[...]

42 Receiving Broadcasts Automatic T uning For details on the buttons used in this section, see “Brief descriptions of buttons used to receive br oadcasts” on page 41. 1 Press TUNER to light the button up. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Press FM/AM to select the FM or AM band. 3 Press TUNING + or TUNING –. Press the + button to scan [...]

43 Receiving Broadcasts T uning to preset stations Y ou can tune the preset stations either of the following two ways. Scanning the preset stations 1 Press TUNER to light the button up. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Press PRESET TUNING + or PRESET TUNING – repeatedly to select the pr eset station you want. Each time you press the butto[...]

44 SET UP TUNER CURSOR MODE SLEEP EQ ON/OFF INPUT MODE VIDEO 1 DIRECT TUNING BASS BOOST SOUND FIELD GENRE MODE VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD/LD MUTING VIDEO 3 INPUT BALANCE LR 5 0 1 3 9 7 46 2 8 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PHONES SPEAKERS SET UP SURROUND EQUALI[...]

45 Other Operations EQ ON/OFF INPUT MODE VIDEO 1 DIRECT TUNING BASS BOOST SOUND FIELD GENRE MODE VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 DVD/LD MUTING VIDEO 3 INPUT BALANCE LR 5 0 1 3 9 7 46 2 8 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PHONES SPEAKERS SET UP SURROUND EQUALIZER CURSOR MOD[...]

46 Other Operations Recording on a video tape Y ou can record fr om a VCR, a TV , or an LD player using the receiver . Y ou can also add audio from a variety of audio sources when editing a video tape. See your VCR or LD player ’s instruction manual if you need help. 1 Select the program sour ce to be recor ded. 2 Prepar e the component for playi[...]

47 Other Operations The SET UP button allows you to make following adjustments. Adjusting the brightness of the display 1 Press SET UP repeatedly until “OTHER SETUP” appears in the display . 2 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select “DIMMER.” 3 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select the brightness level. Y ou can select any of four bri[...]

48 T roubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the receiver , use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the pr oblem. Also, see “Checking the connections” on page 21 to verify that the connections are correct. Should any pr oblem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer . There’ s no sound or only[...]

49 Additional Information No sound or only a very low-level sound is hear d from the r ear speakers. / Make sure the sound field function is on (pr ess SOUND FIELD ON/OFF). / Select a sound field from the CINEMA or VIR TUAL 3D genr es (except MONO MOVIE and STEREO MOVIE) (see page 30). / Adjust the speaker volume (see page 20). / Make sure the r ea[...]

50 Additional Information Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICA TIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOT AL HARMONIC DISTOR TION: With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 20 - 20,000 Hz; rated 110 watts (STR-DE925) and 100 watts (STR-DE825) per channel minimum RMS power , with no mor e than 0.09% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output ([...]

51 Additional Information FM tuner section T uning range 87.5 - 108.0 MHz Antenna terminals 75 ohms, unbalanced Sensitivity Mono: 18.3 dBf, 4.5 µV Stereo: 38.3 dBf, 45 µV Usable sensitivity 1 1.2 dBf, 2 µV (IHF) S/N Mono: 76 dB Stereo: 70 dB Harmonic distortion at 1 kHz Mono: 0.3% Stereo: 0.5% Separation 45 dB at 1 kHz Frequency response 30 Hz -[...]

52 Additional Information Glossary Surround sound Sound that consists of three elements: direct sound, early r eflected sound (early reflections) and r everberative sound (reverberation). The acoustics of the surrounding space af fect the way these three sound elements ar e heard. Surr ound sound combines these sound elements in such a way that you[...]

53 Additional Information Press CURSOR MODE r epeatedly to light up Press or to select Then or to select See page SURROUND indicator EFFECT LEVEL depends on sound mode (in 21 steps) T ables of Settings Using the CURSOR MODE and SET UP buttons Y ou can make various settings using the CURSOR MODE, SET UP , and cursor buttons. The tables below show ea[...]

54 Additional Information Press SET UP repeatedly to display Press or to select Then or to select See page SPEAKER SETUP FRONT SPEAKER LARGE or SMALL T ables of Settings Using the CURSOR MODE and SET UP buttons 17 CENTER SPEAKER LARGE, SMALL, or NO REAR SPEAKER LARGE, SMALL, or NO REAR SPEAKER POSITION SIDE, MIDDLE, or BEHIND REAR SPEAKER HEIGHT LO[...]

55 Additional Information Index A AC-3. See Dolby Digital (AC-3) Adjusting brightness of the display 47 equalizer 36 speaker volumes 20 surround parameters 35 Automatic tuning 42 B Basic amplifier operations 24~27 Battery 4 C Changing display 26 effect level 35 Checking the connections 21 Clearing receiver’s memory 21 Connecting. See Hookups Cust[...]

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