Sony 3-289-450-44(1) инструкция обслуживания

©2008 Sony Corporation 3-289-450- 44 (1) Multi Channel A V Receiver Operating Instructions STR-DG820[...]

2 GB T o reduc e the ris k of fire or electric shoc k, do not e xpo se this ap paratus to rain or moistu re . To redu ce the ris k of fi re, do n ot co ver the ventilat ion openi ng of the appara tus with newsp apers, tablec lot hs, curta ins, et c. Do not pl ace the nake d flame source s such as light ed candles on the a ppara tus. To reduc e the [...]

3 GB About This Manual • The inst ructio ns i n this manual are f or mode l STR-DG8 20. Check you r model numbe r by looking at t he lower right corner of t he front pane l. In thi s manual , mode ls of a rea code CEL is use d for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise. Any difference in opera tion is cl early ind icated in the text, for e[...]

4 GB T able of Contents Getting Star te d Descripti on and locati on of pa rts................ ... 6 1: Installin g the sp eakers .......... ....... ....... ..... 16 2: Conn ecting the spe ake rs .......... ........ ....... . 17 3: Conn ecting the TV .................. ........ ....... . 19 4a: Con necting the au dio co mpone nts .... ..... 21 4b: [...]

5 GB Using the Remote Progra mming the r emote............. ....... ....... .. 83 Additional Inf ormation Glossa ry ......... ....... ........... ....... ....... ........ ..... 8 8 Precau tions . ....... ........ .......... ........ ....... ....... .. 91 T roub lesho oting ............... ....... ....... ........ ..... 92 Specif ic ation s .... ...[...]

6 GB Description and locatio n of parts Getting Started Front panel SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) PHONES VIDEO 2 IN/PORT ABLE AV IN VIDEO L AUDIO R AUTO CAL MIC MEMORY/ ENTER 2CH/ A.DIRECT A.F.D . MOVIE MUSIC DIMMER INPUT SELECTOR TONE MODE ON/STANDBY TUNING MODE POWER TUNING DISPLA Y INPUT MODE MASTER VOLUME TONE 1 2 5 4 9 3 7 8 6 qjqh qd qs qa 0 qg qf T[...]

7 GB Getting Started Name Function A POWE R Press to tu rn the rec eiver on or off (page 6, 29, 40, 41, 98). ON/STANDBY lam p Show the s tatu s of th e receiv er (p age 6). B TONE MODE Adjusts the to nal qualit y (bass/tr eble lev el) of the front speakers. Press TONE MODE repeated ly to select bass or trebl e level, th en turn TON E +/– to adju [...]

8 GB About the indicators on the display 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 qa qj qd ws w a w; ql qk qh qf qg qs Name Function A SW Lights up w hen th e au dio sign al is outp ut from the SUBWOOFER jacks. B LFE Lights up whe n the disc being played back conta ins a n LFE (Low Fre quency Effect ) channe l and the LFE channel signal is actuall y being reproduc ed. C[...]

9 GB Getting Started Name Function L A.DIRECT Light s up when the r eceiv er is processing A nalog Direct signals. M MEM Ligh ts up when a memory func ti on, suc h as Pre set Mem ory (pag e 65), etc ., is activa ted. N ; PL/ ; PL I I/ ; PL I Ix “ ; PL” l igh ts up when the receiv er applies Pro L ogic processing to 2 channel signals in order to[...]

10 GB Rear panel 1 2 1 3 4 6 5 5 7 SPEAKERS SPEAKERS CENTER SURROUND BA CK FRONT A FRONT B L R SURROUND L R L L R R AM FM ANTENNA SA T IN DVD IN BD IN VIDEO 1 IN OUT HDMI COMPONENT VIDEO SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR OUT Y P B / C B P R / C R VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO IN MONITOR L R AUDIO OUT SUBWOOFER AUDIO OUT VIDEO 1 AUDIO I[...]

11 GB Getting Started * You c an watc h the sele cted in put image wh en you connect the HDMI OUT or MONITOR OUT jack to a TV (page 19, 23). You can use the supplied remote to op erate the receiver an d to control the Sony aud io/vid eo componen ts that the remo te is assigned t o operate. You can als o program the remote to c ontrol non-Son y audi[...]

12 GB Name Funct ion A AV ? / 1 (on/standby) Press to turn on or off the audio/vi deo com ponents that the re mote is progra mmed to operate. To tu rn the TV on or off , pre ss TV ( C ) and then pr ess AV ? / 1 . If you press ? / 1 ( B ) at the same time, i t will turn off the receiver a nd other co mponents (SYSTEM STANDBY). Note The fun ction of [...]

13 GB Getting Started Name Function m / M a) Press to – search tracks in the forwa rd/ backw ard direction of t he CD play er, VCD pl ayer , DVD player, L D player, MD deck, Bl u-ray disc recorder, PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD COMBO . – fast forward/rewin d of the VCR, DAT deck, or tape deck. N a)b) Press to start pl aybac k of the VCR, CD pl[...]

14 GB Name Functi on S RETURN/ EXIT O Press to – return to t he prev ious m enu. – exit the menu while t he menu or on- screen guide of the VCD pl ayer , LD pl ayer, DVD player, Blu-ray disc recorder, PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or sa tellit e tune r is display ed on the TV screen. To r eturn to the previous menu of Sony TV , press T V ( 3 ) and then p[...]

15 GB Getting Started a) This b utton is a lso av ailable for DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter o perat ion. F or detail s on th e functi on of the button, refe r to the operat ing instruction s supplied with the DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter . b) T he numb er 5/SA T , TV CH +/ PRESET + and H bu ttons h av e t actil e dots . Use the tact ile do ts as ref[...]

16 GB 1: Installi ng th e speake rs This receiv er allows you to us e a 7.1 chann el system (7 speakers and one subwoofer). To fully e njoy theate r-like mul ti channe l surround sound requires fiv e speakers (two front speak ers, a c enter sp eaker, and two surround speakers) and a subwoofer (5.1 channel ). Example of a 5.1 c hannel speaker syste [...]

17 GB Getting Started 2: Conne cting the speakers Before connecti ng the cords, be sure to disconnect th e AC power cord (mains lead). A Front speaker A (Lef t) B Front speaker A (Right ) C Center s peaker D Surround speaker (Left) E Surro und spe aker (Rig ht) F Surround ba ck speaker (Left) b) G Surro und ba ck speaker (Rig ht) b) H Subw oofe r c[...]

18 GB a) If you have an additio nal front spe aker system, conn ect t hem to the SP EAK ERS FRONT B terminal s. Y ou can select the front speak ers you want to use wit h the SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) bu tton on th e rec ei v er ( page 30). b) If yo u connect only one surro und back speaker, connect it to the SPEAKERS SURR OU ND B A CK L termin als. c)[...]

19 GB Getting Started 3: Conne cting the TV You can wat ch the sel ected in put imag e when you connect the HDMI OUT or MONITOR OUT jack to a TV. It is not necessary t o connect all the cords. Connect au dio and vi deo cords ac cordi ng to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Before connecting cords, be sure to d isconnect the AC power cord. L R DIGIT A[...]

20 GB Notes • Be sure to t urn o n the recei ver wh en th e video and audio sign als of a play back comp onent are being outp ut to a TV via the re ceiver . Unl ess the pow er is turned on, neither vide o nor audio signal s will be tra nsmit ted. • Connec t image disp lay compone nts such as a TV monit or or a projec tor to the HD MI OU T or MO[...]

21 GB Getting Started 4a: Connecting the audio compone nts The follo wing illustra tion sho ws how to conn ect a Supe r Au dio C D pla yer, CD p laye r or CD recorder. Before connecting cords, be sure to disconnect th e AC power cord. After c onnectin g your aud io compo nent, proceed to “ 4b: C onnec ting t he v ideo componen ts” (page 22 ). C[...]

22 GB 4b: Conn ecting the video compon ents This se ction d escrib es ho w to c onn ect yo ur video co mponent s to this r eceiver. Before you begin, see “Compo nent to be connect ed” below f or the pages wh ich descr ibe how to connect each compon ent. After connec ting all your com ponents , proceed to “5: Connectin g the antennas (aerials)[...]

23 GB Getting Started HDMI is the a bbreviated nam e for High- Definition Multime dia Interfac e. It is an interf ace w hich tra nsmits vide o and a udio signals in digital forma t. HDMI featur es • A digital audio sign als transmitted by HDMI can be o utput fro m the spe akers connec ted to the receiver . This signal su pports Dolby Digital, DTS[...]

24 GB Notes on connect ing cabl es • W e recom mend that yo u use a Sony HDMI cable. • W e reco mmend that y ou use an HDMI cabl e with the HDMI logo (made by Sony) for the HDMI ja ck corresp onding to hi gh speed ( an HDMI version1.3, category 2 c able) wh en you vi ew images or list en t o soun d durin g a Deep Color t ransmissio n or when yo[...]

25 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustra tion sho ws how to connect a DVD player. It is not necessary t o connect all the cords. Connect au dio and vi deo cords ac cordi ng to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Note T o i nput m ulti cha nnel d igital audi o fro m the DVD player, set the digita l audio out put setting on the D VD player. Refer to[...]

26 GB The followi ng illustra tion shows how to connect a satelli te tuner o r set-top b ox. It is no t nece ssary to c onnect all the cords. Conn ect audio an d vide o cord s acc ordin g to the jacks of yo ur component s. Notes • Whe n conn ecti ng op ti cal di gi tal co rds , ins ert the plugs straight in until they c lick into place. • Do no[...]

27 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustra tion sho ws how to connect a component whi ch has analog jacks such as a VCR, DVD recorder, etc. It is not necessary t o connect all the cords. Connect au dio and vi deo cords ac cordi ng to the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Notes • Be sure t o chan ge the fa ctory settin g of the V IDEO 1 input but ton[...]

28 GB 5: Connecting the an tennas (a erials) Connect the supplied AM loop antenn a (aerial) and FM wi re antenna (aerial). Before conn ecting an tennas (aerials), be sure to disconn ect the power cord. * The shape of the conn ector v aries de pending on the area code of th is rece iver. Notes • To preve nt noise pi ckup, kee p the AM l oop antenn[...]

29 GB Getting Started 6: Prepar ing the re ceiver and the re mote Connect the AC po wer cord (mains lea d) to a wall outlet. Before using the receiver for the first time, initialize the rec eiver by pe rforming the following pro cedure. This pro cedure can also be used to return settings yo u have m ade to their factory defa ults. Be sure to u se t[...]

30 GB Insert two R6 (size-AA) batte ries in the RM-AAP022 Remote Commander. Observe the correct polarity when installin g batter ies . Notes • Do not le ave the remo te in an extr emely hot or humi d plac e. • Do no t us e a new ba tte ry wit h ol d one s. • Do not mix ma nganes e b att erie s a nd othe r k ind s of batterie s. • Do not exp[...]

31 GB Getting Started 8: Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically (AUTO CALIBRA TION) This receiver is equipp ed with DCAC (Dig ital Cinem a Auto Calib ration) T echnolo gy whi ch allows you to perform automati c calibratio n as follows: • Chec k the connec tion between each speake r and the receiver. a) • Adj ust th e speak er leve l[...]

32 GB 1 Connect the supplied optimizer micropho ne to t he A UT O CAL MIC jack. 2 Set up the optimizer micropho ne. Place th e optim izer micr ophone at your listening po sition. Use a stool or tripod so that the opt imizer micropho ne remains at the same height as your ears. On setting up the active subw oofer • When a subwoo fer is con nected, [...]

33 GB Getting Started Press A UT O CAL. Measure ment starts in 5 seconds. A count down is disp layed. The measure ment process will take approx imately 30 seco nds to comp lete. The tab le below sh ows the di splay when measurement starts. Tips • Operations othe r than turni ng the receive r on or off are dea ctivated du ring the m easurem ent. ?[...]

34 GB 3 Sa ve the meas ur emen t re sul t. Se lect “SA V E EXI T” i n step 2. The measurem ent results are saved and you can select the calibratio n type in the AU T O C A L m e n u . For detail s on calib ration t ype, see pa ge 36. When mea surement e nds, “COMP LETE” appears on the di splay a nd the se ttings are registered as selected p[...]

35 GB Getting Started * xxx repres ent a speaker channel (F, FL, FR, CNT, S, SL, SR, SB, SBL, SBR , SW). Message list after Auto Calibration measurement Display Explanation E - xxx * : 31 SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) is set to OFF. Set it to others and perform the meas urem ent agai n. E - xxx * : 32 None of the spe akers were det ected. Make sure t hat [...]

36 GB • Code 31 1 Press . 2 Perfo rm the Auto Cali bra tion ag ain. • Cod e 32, 33 1 When you press , “RETR Y? YES” app ears. 2 Press V / v to selec t “R ETR Y? YES”, then p ress . 3 Perfo rm the Auto Cali bra tion ag ain. When you select “W ARN CHECK” If a warn ing on the measuremen t result is present, d etaile d inform ation is d[...]

37 GB Getting Started 9: Adjusting the speaker levels and balance (TEST TONE) You can ad just the sp eaker level s and bal ance while li stening t o the test t one from y our listenin g position. 1 Press A MP MENU. 2 Press V / v repeatedly to s elect “LEVE L”, then p ress or b . 3 Press V / v repe at edl y to se lec t “TEST T ONE” then pres[...]

38 GB Selecting a comp onent 1 Press one of the input buttons to select the component y ou wan t. You can also u se INPUT SELE CTOR on the receiver. The select ed input appears on the di splay. * “SA-CD /CD/C D-R” scro ll acr oss the displa y, then “SA- CD/CD” app ears. 2 T urn on the component and star t playback. 3 Press MAS TER V OL +/?[...]

39 GB Pl ayb a ck To activate the mu ting function Press MUT ING on t he remot e. The mut ing func tion will be ca nceled whe n you do th e following . • Press M UTING agai n. • Incre ase the volume. • Turn of f th e r ece iver . To avoid d amaging your speakers Before you turn off the receiver, be sure to turn down the volume le vel.[...]

40 GB Listenin g/Watching a compone nt Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) PHONES VIDEO 2 IN/PORTABLE A V IN VIDEO L AUDIO R AUTO CAL MIC MEMORY/ ENTER 2CH/ A.DIRECT A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC DIMMER INPUT SELECTOR TONE MODE ON/STANDBY TUNING MODE POWER TUNING DISPLAY INPUT MODE MASTER VOLUME TONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -/-- 0/10 ENT/MEM 2CH[...]

41 GB Pl ayb a ck Watching a DVD/Bl u-ray Disc SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) PHONES VIDEO 2 IN/PORTABLE A V IN VIDEO L AUDIO R AUTO CAL MIC MEMORY/ ENTER 2CH/ A.DIRECT A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC DIMMER INPUT SELECTOR TONE MODE ON/STANDBY TUNING MODE POWER TUNING DISPLAY INPUT MODE MASTER VOLUME TONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -/-- 0/10 ENT/MEM 2CH/ A.DIRECT A.F.D. MOVIE M[...]

42 GB Navigating throu gh menus By usin g the am plifie r menus, you can make various a djustments to customize t he receiver. 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press V / v repeat edly to se lect the menu you want. 3 Press or b to ente r th e menu. 4 Press V / v repeat edly to se lect the parameter you want to adjust. 5 Press or b to ente r th e param eter. 6 Pr[...]

43 GB Amplifier Ope rations The following options are av ailable in each menu . F or deta ils on na vi gating throu gh menus, see pa ge 42. Overview of the menus Menu [Display] Parameter s [Dis pla y] Settings Initial setting AU TO C A L [A UTO CAL] (pag e 36) Au to ca libr atio n [A.CAL ST AR T] Calibra tion type a) [CAL T YP E] FULL FLA T , ENGIN[...]

44 GB SPEAKER [SPEAKER] (page 4 8) Spea ker pa tter n a) [SP P A TTERN] 3/4.1, 3/4 , 3/3.1, 3/3, 2/4.1, 2/4, 3/2.1, 3/2, 2/3. 1, 2/3, 2/2.1, 2/2, 3/0.1, 3/0, 2/0.1, 2/ 0 3/4.1 Front speakers a) [FR T SP] LARGE, SMALL LARGE Center speake r a) [CNT SP] LARGE, SMALL LARGE Surround sp eakers a) [SUR SP] LARGE, SMALL LARGE Fron t left spea ker dis tanc [...]

45 GB Amplifier Ope rations SURROUND [SURROUND] (pag e 51) Sound field sel ection [S.F . SELECT] For deta ils, see “Enjo yin g Surround Sound ” (p age 56). Enhan ced surround mode [E.SUR MODE] PLII d) , PLIIx d) , NEO6 CIN, NEO6 MUS, NEURAL-THX PLIIx Eff ect le v el a) [EFFECT] EFCT . 50%, EFCT . 80%, EFCT . 100%, E FCT . 150% EFCT . 100% EQ [E[...]

46 GB a) For detail s, see the page in the pare ntheses. b) xxx represent a speaker channel (FL, FR, CNT , SL, SR, SB, SBL, SBR, SW). c) Depends on the speaker pattern setting, some param eters may not be av ailable. d) De pends on the sp eaker patt ern setti ng, some settings may n ot be available. e) This para meter is onl y av ailable when HDMI [...]

47 GB Amplifier Ope rations Adjusting the level (LEVEL menu) You can use th e LEVEL menu to ad just the balance and leve l of each sp eaker. These setting s are appl ied to a ll sound fie lds. Select “L EVEL” in the amplifier menus. For details o n adjusting the param eters, see “Navigat ing thr ough menu s” (page 42 ) and “Overview of th[...]

48 GB x D. RANGE (Dynamic r ange compresso r) Lets yo u compre ss the dy nami c range of the soun d tr ack. This may be u sef ul wh en yo u want to watch mov ies at low volumes late at night. Dynamic rang e compressio n is possi ble with Dolby Dig ital sour ces only. •C O M P . M A X The dyna mic range is com pressed dramatica lly . • C OMP. ST[...]

49 GB Amplifier Ope rations x CNT SP (C enter sp eaker) •L A R G E If you connect a large speaker that will effecti vely reproduce bass frequ encies, select “LARGE”. Normally , se lect “LARGE”. Howe ver , if the front s peakers are set to “SMALL ”, you can not set the center speaker to “LARGE”. •S M A L L If the so und is di sto[...]

50 GB With tw o surrou nd bac k speaker s (The angle B should be the same) x CNT DIS T . (Cen ter spea ker dist anc e) Lets you set t he dista nce from yo ur listeni ng position t o the center sp eaker. x SL DIST . (Surround left speaker dist anc e) x SR DIST . (Surr ound right speake r dista nce) Lets you set t he dista nce from yo ur listeni ng p[...]

51 GB Amplifier Ope rations x DIST . UNIT (Distanc e unit) Lets you se lect the u nit of measu re for setting distances. • FEET The distan ce is displayed in feet. • METER The distance i s displayed in meters. x FR T CROSS (Fr o nt speaker crossover frequency) Let s you set the bass cr oss over freque ncy of the front speakers t hat have be en [...]

52 GB Adjusting the equalizer (EQ menu) You can use t he EQ menu to adju st the tonal quality (b ass/tre ble level) o f the fron t speakers. Select “EQ” in t he amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the pa rameters, see “Navigatin g through menu s” (page 42) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 43). EQ menu parameters x BASS (Front sp[...]

53 GB Amplifier Ope rations Settings for the audio (AUDIO menu) You can use th e AUDIO menu to make settings for the aud io to suit your prefere nce. Select “AUDIO” in the amplifier menus. For details o n adjusting the param eters, see “Navigat ing thr ough menu s” (page 42 ) and “Overview of the menu s” (page 43). AUDIO menu parameters[...]

54 GB Settings for the HDMI (HDMI menu) You can use the HDM I menu to make variou s adjustments for HDMI settings. Select “HDMI” in the amp lifier menu s. For details on adjusting the pa rameters, see “Navigatin g through menu s” (page 42) and “Overview of th e menus” (page 43). HDMI menu parameters x CTRL:HDMI (Control f or HDMI) Lets [...]

55 GB Amplifier Ope rations Settings for the system (SYSTEM menu) You can us e the SY STEM me nu to name inp uts and ch ange the bright nes s of the displa y. Select “SYSTEM” in the amp lifier menus. For details o n adjusting the param eters, see “Navigat ing thr ough menu s” (page 42 ) and “Overview of the menu s” (page 43). SYSTEM men[...]

56 GB Enjoyin g a pre-pr ogram med sound fie ld This receiver supports the following audio forma ts. a) Audio sign als are out put in anoth er format if t he playbac k compon ent does not co rrespond to t he format. For details, r efer to the o peratin g instruct ions o f the playback compone nt. b) Signa ls with a sam pling freq uency of more tha [...]

57 GB Enjo ying Surr o und Sound The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D. ) mode allows you to listen to higher fid elity sound and select the decod ing mode for listening to a 2 chann el stereo soun d as multi chann el sound. Press A.F .D. repeatedly to select the sound fiel d y ou want. For details, see “T ypes of A.F.D. mode ” (page 57). Types of A. F[...]

58 GB The enhanced surround mod e allows you t o listen to highe r fidelity sound an d select th e decodi ng mode for listen ing to a 2 c hannel stereo soun d as multi chan nel sound . 1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press V / v repeat edly to se lect “SURROUND”, then press or b . 3 Press V / v repeat edly to se lect “E.SU R MODE ” then pr ess or b . 4[...]

59 GB Enjo ying Surr o und Sound Types of e nhanced surr ound mode * D epends on th e speaker patte rn setting, some enhance d surround mo de may not be av ailable. If you connect a subwoofer This receiv er will gene rate a low fre quency signal for outpu t to the subwoofer when there is no LFE signal, which is a low-pass sound effect output from a[...]

60 GB Types of movi e/music mode * Y ou ca n on ly s elect this sou nd f iel d if the he adph ones a re c onnec ted t o the rece i ver . Sound fi eld fo r Sound f ield [Display] Eff ect Movie Cin ema St udio E X A DCS [C .S T.EX A] Reprod uces the sound cha racteristics o f the Sony Picture s Enter tainme nt “Cary Gran t Theater” cinema product[...]

61 GB Enjo ying Surr o und Sound Notes • Th e soun d f iel ds for mu sic and mo vi es do not work in the f ollo wi ng cases. – PCM signals with a sampling fre quenc y of more than 48 kHz are be ing rec ei v ed. – DTS 96 /24 sign als ar e bei ng re cei ved. – DTS -HD signals with a sam pling frequ ency of more tha n 48 kHz ar e bein g receiv[...]

62 GB Using only the front speakers (2CH STEREO) In this mod e, the re cei v er output s the sound from the front left/right speakers only . There is no s ound f rom th e sub woofer . Standard 2 channel stereo sources complet ely byp ass the soun d f ield p rocessing and mu lti channel s urround formats are downmixed to 2 channel except LFE signa l[...]

63 GB T uner Operations Resetting sound fields to the initial settings Be sure to use the bu ttons on the receiver for this operat ion. 1 Press ? / 1 to turn off the receiver . 2 Whil e ho ld ing d own MU SI C, press ? / 1 . “S.F. CLEAR” appears on the display an d all sound fi elds are reset to their in itial setting. Listenin g to FM/AM radi [...]

64 GB 2 Press T UNING + or TUNI NG –. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high; pr ess TUNING – to scan from high to lo w. The receiv er stop s scanning wheneve r a station is recei ved. Using the controls on the receiver 1 T u rn INPUT SE LECT OR to sele ct the FM or AM band . 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly to select “A UTO”. 3 T urn TUNING[...]

65 GB T uner Operations 5 Press ENT/MEM . You can al so use MEM ORY/ENTER on the receiv er. Tip If you have tuned in an AM stati on, adjust the direc tion of the AM l oop ante nna for o ptimum recep tion. If you cannot tune in a station Make sur e you have e nter ed the right freq uen cy. If not, repe at s teps 2 to 5 . If you still cann ot tune in[...]

66 GB 2 Tune in th e station t hat you want to pr eset using Automa tic Tuning (p age 63) or Direct Tuning (p age 64). Switch the FM recep tion mode, i f necessary (page 64). 3 Press SHIFT. 4 Press ENT/M EM. You can a lso use ME MORY/EN TER o n the receiver. “MEM” lights up for a few seconds. Perform steps 5 a nd 6 before “MEM” goes out. 5 [...]

67 GB T uner Operations Using the control s on the receiver 1 T urn INPUT SELECT OR to se lect the FM or AM ba nd. 2 Press TUNING MODE re peatedly to select “PR ESE T”. 3 T urn TUNING +/– to sel ect the pre set sta tion yo u want. 1 Pres s TU NER repe ated ly to select the FM or AM band. You can also use INPUT SELECT OR on the receiv er. 2 Tu[...]

68 GB Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (Models of area code CEL, CEK, ECE only ) This receiver also al lows you to use RDS (Radio Data System), wh ich ena bles radio stations to send addi tiona l information alon g with th e regu lar p rogr am s igna l. You can display RDS informa tion. Notes • RDS is opera ble only for FM statio ns. • Not al [...]

69 GB T uner Operations Pr ogram typ e indicat ion Description SCIENCE Programs ab out the nat ural scie nces and tech nol ogy V A RIED Other types of prog rams such as celebr ity intervi e ws, pane l games, and co medy POP M Popular music programs ROCK M Rock music progra ms EASY M E asy Lis tenin g LIGHT M Instrum ental, vocal, and chora l music [...]

70 GB Using the Contr ol for HDMI function for “BRA VIA” Sync To use “BR AVIA” Sync, set t he Control f or HDMI function as exp lained belo w. By connect ing Sony compo nents that are compatible with the Control for HDMI function with an HDMI cable (not suppl ied), operation is simplifie d as follows: • One -T ouc h Play: When you p lay b[...]

71 GB Contr ol for HDMI Before connecting cords, be sure to d isconnect the AC power cord. T o enjo y TV m ulti c hannel surr ound sound br oadcasting You can listen to TV multi channe l surround sound broa dcast ing from th e speakers connected to t he recei ver. Connect the OPTICAL ou tput jack of the TV to the OPTICAL IN jack of the receiv er. a[...]

72 GB Preparin g Control for HDMI function This receiver supports the Control for HDMI- Easy Settin g func tion. This functi on is o nly avai lable for ce rtain types of T V. When yo u perfo rm the Cont rol for HDMI-Easy S etting from the TV, th e Control for HDMI settin g on this receiver will automatic ally c hange ac cordingly . During the Contr[...]

73 GB Contr ol for HDMI 1 Press A MP MENU. 2 Press V / v repeate dly to select “HDMI”. 3 Press or b to e nter th e menu. 4 Press V / v repeate dly to select “CTRL:HDMI”. 5 Press or b to e nter th e param ete r. 6 Press V / v repeate dly to select “CTRL ON”. Control for HDMI funct ion is activated. W atching a DVD (One-T ouch Play) You c[...]

74 GB Enjoying the TV soun d from the speakers connected to the r eceiver (System Audio Control) You can en joy the TV sound from th e speakers connect ed to the receive r by a simple operation . You c an oper ate Syst em A udi o Co ntr ol function using the TV m enu. For d etails, refe r to the op erating instruct ions of th e TV. When Sy stem Aud[...]

75 GB Other Operati ons T urning off the receiver with the TV (System Power Off) When you turn t he TV off b y usin g th e POWER button o n the T V’s remote, t he receiver and the con nected co mponents t urn off autom atically . You can also use the receiver’s remote t o turn off the TV. Press T V, then pr ess AV ? / 1 . The TV, recei ver and [...]

76 GB Notes • Som e a udi o in put mode s ma y n ot be s et up depend ing on the in put. • When th e AN ALOG DIRECT functi on is sele cted, audio in put i s set t o “AN ALOG” automa tical ly and you cann ot select oth er modes. • When ei ther satell ite tu ner or DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter is select ed, “------” a ppears on the disp[...]

77 GB Other Operati ons 8 Press V / v repeat edly to se lect the input (“VD1 Æ DVD” in the example) you wa nt to assign to the digital audio input jack sel ect ed i n st ep 6 . When DVD input is selected, the sou nd of the DVD player will also becom e a digital sound through the OPTICAL VIDEO 1 jac k. The input you can reassign to v aries for [...]

78 GB Enjoying the DIGIT AL MEDIA PORT (DMPORT) The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMPORT) allows you to enjo y sound from a ne twork system such as a portable au dio source or computer. By connecting a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter (not supp lied) , you can enjoy sou nd from the connec ted compo nent on the receiver. For details, re fer to t he operating i nstr[...]

79 GB Other Operati ons Y o u can lis ten to the so und and vi ew the images fro m the comp onent con nected through the DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T ad apter to the DMPOR T jack on the receiver . T o detach the DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter f r om DMPORT jack Pre ss and ho ld both si des of the conn ect or and then pul l out the connect or. Notes • When [...]

80 GB 1 Press DMPOR T. You can also use the INP UT SELECTOR on the receiver t o select “DMPORT”. 2 Start playbac k of the conn ected component. The sound is played bac k on the receiver and the imag e appears on the TV. For details, ref er to the operating instruction s supplied with the DIGITA L MEDIA PORT adapter. Notes • Depending on t he [...]

81 GB Other Operati ons Changing the display You can check the sound field , etc., by chang ing the informatio n on th e displa y. Be sure to use the bu ttons on the receiver for this operat ion. Press DISPL A Y rep eatedly . Each ti me you pre ss the but ton, the di splay changes cyc lically as follows: All inputs except the FM and AM band Index n[...]

82 GB Recording using the receiver You can r ecord from a vi deo/audi o compo nent using th e receive r. Refer to th e ope rating instruc tions su pplie d with your recor ding componen t. You can record onto a CD-R usin g the receiver. Se e the operating instruc tions supp lied with yo ur CD re cord er. 1 Press one of the input buttons to se le ct [...]

83 GB Using the Remote Progra mming the remo te You ca n prog ram the remot e to cont rol no n- Sony co mponents b y changi ng the code. Once the cont rol s ignals have be en memor ized, y ou can use those com ponents as part of your system. Furthe rmore, you ca n also pr ogra m the remot e for Sony compon ents that the remo te is unable to control[...]

84 GB If pr ogramming is unsuccessful, chec k the fo llo wing : • If the indica tor does n ot light up in step 1, the batterie s are weak. Repl ace both batte ries. • If the indi cato r flashe s 5 time s in quic k successio n while entering the nu meric code, an error has occu rred. Start again from step 1. T o clear the memory of the rem ote T[...]

85 GB Using the Remote T o contr ol a n LD pla y er T o contr ol a video CD pla ye r T o contr ol a VCR * If an AIW A VCR does not work e ven th ough you enter the code f or AIWA, enter the code fo r Sony inste ad. T o contr ol a D VD play er T o contr ol a D VD recor der Maker Code(s) SONY 601, 602, 603 PIONEER 606 Maker Code(s) SONY 605 Maker Cod[...]

86 GB T o contr ol a TV Maker Code(s) SONY 501 AIW A 501, 536, 539 AKAI 503 A OC 503 CENTURIO N 566 COR ON ADO 517 CUR TIS-MA THE S 503, 551, 566, 567 D A YT R ON 517, 566 D AEWOO 504, 505, 506, 507, 515, 544 FISHER 508, 545 FUN AI 548 FUJITSU 528 GOLDST AR /LG 503, 512, 515, 517, 534, 544, 556, 568 GR UNDIG 511, 533, 534 HIT ACHI 503, 513, 514, 51[...]

87 GB Using the Remote T o contr ol a satell ite tuner T o contr ol a cabl e bo x T o contr ol a tuner T o contr ol a Blu-ra y disc recor der T o contr ol a PSX T o control a D VD/VHS COMBO T o control a D VD/HDD COMBO Maker Code(s) SONY 801, 802, 803, 804, 824, 825, 865 AMSTR AD 845, 846 BskyB 862 GENERAL ELEC TRIC (GE) 866 GR UNDIG 85 9, 860 HUMA[...]

88 GB Glossar y x Cinema Studio EX A surround sound mode that can b e regarded as the compilat ion of Dig ital Cine ma Sou nd techno logy , delivers the sound of a dubb ing theater u sing th ree techno logies: “V i rtual Multi Di mensions , ” “Screen Depth Matc hing, ” and “Cinema Stu dio Reverberation. ” “V irtual Mul ti Dimension s,[...]

89 GB Additio nal Inf ormation x Dolby Digital Surr ound EX Acousti c techn ology d evelo ped by Dol by Laboratories, Inc. S urround back information is matrixed into regula r left and righ t surround channel s so that the so und can be reprodu ced in 6.1 chann el. Active scen es, especial ly, are recreated with a more dynamic and real istic soun d[...]

90 GB x DTS Neo:6 This tech nology conv erts 2 chann el stereo recorded aud io for 6.1 chan nel playbac k. There are t wo modes to sel ect accord ing to the playba ck source o r your preferenc e, CINEMA for movies, and MUSIC for stereo source s such as music. x HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interf ace) HDMI (High-Def inition Multimedia Interf ac[...]

91 GB Additio nal Inf ormation Precautions On safety Shoul d any so lid objec t or li quid fa ll into th e cabinet , unp lug t he re ceiver and have i t checke d by q ualif ied p ersonne l b efore operati ng it any fu rther. On power sour ces • Before o perating th e receiver , check that t he operating v oltage is id entical with y our local pow[...]

92 GB T roubleshooting If yo u ex perie nce a ny o f t he fo llowing difficultie s while usin g the r eceiver, use this trou bleshoo ting guid e to help yo u remed y the problem. A udio There is no sound, n o matter whic h component is sele cted, or o nly a very low-l eve l sound is hear d. • Check tha t the speakers and compone nts are connected[...]

93 GB Additio nal Inf ormation There is p op noise from a spe cific componen t connec ted to thi s receiv er when y o u turn on th e compo nent. • Check that t he INPUT MODE is no t set to “ AUT O” for t he selected input (page 75). The left a nd right so unds are unbal anced or reve rsed . • C heck that the sp eakers and compo nents are co[...]

94 GB Video There is no picture or a n unc lear picture appe ar s on the TV screen o r monitor . • Select th e appropri ate inpu t using the inpu t bu ttons. • Set your TV to the app ropriate in put mode. • Mov e yo ur a udio compo nen ts a way fro m the TV . • Dep ending on the DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter, video ou tput may not be possibl[...]

95 GB Additio nal Inf ormation RDS does no t work. * • Mak e sure that you are tuned to an F M RDS station. • Selec t a stro nger FM station. The RDS informatio n that you want does not app ear. * • Contact th e radio station an d find out whether they ac tually provid e the service in question . If so, the service may be tempor aril y out of[...]

96 GB Remote commander The remote does not function. • Point t he remot e at the remo te sens or on the receiver . • Remove any obstacles in the pa th bet ween the remote an d the receiver . • Replace all the ba tteries in the remote wit h new ones, if they are weak . • M ake sure you sele ct the correct inp ut on the remote. • When you o[...]

97 GB Additio nal Inf ormation Specifications Amplifier se ction Models of area code CEL, CEK, ECE, AU 1) Minimum RMS Out put Power (8 ohms, 20 H z – 20 k Hz, T HD 0. 09%) 85 W + 85 W Stereo Mode Output Pow er (8 oh ms, 1 kHz , THD 0.7%) 100 W + 10 0 W Surroun d Mode Out put Powe r 2) (8 ohm s, 1 kHz , THD 10%) 140 W per ch anne l Model s of area[...]

98 GB AM tuner section T u ning ran ge Antenna (aer ial) Lo op anten na Int erm edia te fr eque ncy 450 kH z 5) Y ou can change the A M tuning sca le to 9 kHz or 10 kH z. Aft er tuning in any A M stat ion, turn off the r ecei v er . While holdi ng do w n TU NING MODE, pr ess P O WER on the r ecei v er . All preset stat ions wi ll be er ased when yo[...]

99 GB Additio nal Inf ormation Index Numerics 2CH STEREO 62 5.1 chann el 16 7.1 chann el 16 A A UTO CALIBRA TION 31 A UTO FORMA T DIRECT (A.F .D.) 57 B Blu-ray d isc play er conn ecti ng 2 3 playbac k 41 C CD player conn ecti ng 2 1 playbac k 40 CD recorder conn ecti ng 2 1 Control for HDMI conn ecti ng 7 1 preparing 72 D DIGIT AL ASSIGN 76 DIGIT A[...]

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