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Table of Contents

Description and location of parts ..................6
1: Installing speakers  ..................................16
2: Connecting speakers ...............................17
3a: Connecting the audio components ........19
3b: Connecting the video components  .......24
4: Connecting the antennas (aerials) ...........35
5: Preparing the receiver and the remote  ....36
6: Setting the speakers  ................................38
7: Calibrating the appropriate settings

automatically
(AUTO CALIBRATION) ......................40

Playback

Selecting a component ................................47
Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD ............48
Watching a DVD .........................................49
Enjoying video games ................................50
Watching video ...........................................51

Amplifier Operations

Navigating through menus ..........................52
Adjusting the level

(Level Settings menu) ............................56

Adjusting the equalizer

(EQ Settings menu) ...............................57

Settings for the surround sound

(Sur Settings menu) ...............................59

Settings for the tuner

(Tuner Settings menu) ...........................61

Settings for the audio

(Audio Settings menu) ...........................62

Settings for the video

(Video Settings menu) ...........................63

Settings for the speakers

(Speaker Settings menu) ........................63

Settings for the system

(System Settings menu) .........................67

Calibrating the appropriate settings

automatically
(Auto Calibration menu) ....................... 68

Enjoying Surround Sound

Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS surround

sound (A.F.D. mode) ............................. 69

Selecting a pre-programmed sound field

(DCS) .................................................... 71

Using only the front speakers

(2CH STEREO) .................................... 73

Enjoying the surround effect at low volume

levels (NIGHT MODE) ........................ 73

Listening to the sound without any adjustment

(ANALOG DIRECT) ............................ 74

Adjusting the speaker levels and balance

(TEST TONE) ....................................... 74

Resetting sound fields

to the initial settings .............................. 76

Tuner Operations

Listening to FM/AM radio ......................... 77
Storing FM stations automatically

(AUTOBETICAL) ................................ 78

Presetting radio stations ............................. 79
Using the Radio Data System (RDS) ......... 81

Other Operations

Displaying menus of the receiver on the TV

screen .................................................... 83

Naming inputs ............................................ 84
Switching between digital and analog audio

(INPUT MODE) ................................... 85

Listening to digital sound from other inputs

(DIGITAL ASSIGN) ............................ 86

Watching HDMI images from other inputs

(HDMI ASSIGN) .................................. 87

Summary of Contents for STR-DA1200ES

Page 1: ... 2006 Sony Corporation Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia 2 694 840 12 2 Multi Channel AV Receiver Operating Instructions STR DA1200ES ...

Page 2: ... or mark must be used If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse Never use the plug without the fuse cover If you should lose the fuse cover please contact your nearest Sony service station For customers in Europe Disposal of Old Electrical Electronic Equipment Applicable in the European Union and other European c...

Page 3: ...nder license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic Surround EX and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc U S Pat No s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 226 616 6 487 535 and other U S and world wide patents issued and pending DTS DTS ES Neo 6 and DTS 96 24 are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Copyrigh...

Page 4: ...eo Settings menu 63 Settings for the speakers Speaker Settings menu 63 Settings for the system System Settings menu 67 Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically Auto Calibration menu 68 Enjoying Surround Sound Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound A F D mode 69 Selecting a pre programmed sound field DCS 71 Using only the front speakers 2CH STEREO 73 Enjoying the surround effect at...

Page 5: ...Timer 90 Recording using the receiver 90 Using a bi amplifier connection 91 Using the Remote Operating each component using the remote 93 Programming the remote 94 Clearing all the contents of the remote s memory 97 Additional Information Glossary 98 Precautions 100 Troubleshooting 101 Specifications 105 Index 108 ...

Page 6: ...move the cover keep it out of reach from children Getting Started Front panel Name Function A POWER Press to turn the receiver on or off page 36 48 49 50 51 76 B AUTO CAL MIC jack Connects to the supplied optimizer microphone for the Digital Cinema Auto Calibration function page 40 ...

Page 7: ...splay window page 89 Name Function L INPUT MODE Press to select the input mode when the same components are connected to both digital and analog jacks page 85 M MULTI CH IN Press to selectthe audio input signal from the component connected to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jack page 47 N A DIRECT Press to listen to high quality analog sound page 74 O PHONES jack Connects to headphones page 72 P SPEAKERS ...

Page 8: ... S SBL SBR SB The letters L C R etc indicate the channels being played back The boxes around the letters vary to show how the receiver downmixes the source sound based on the speaker settings Front Left Front Right Center monaural Surround Left Surround Right Surround monaural or the surround components obtained by Pro Logic processing Surround Back Left Surround Back Right Surround Back the surro...

Page 9: ... 85 H 96 24 Lights up when the receiver is decoding DTS96 24 96 kHz 24 bit Name Function I COAX Lights up when INPUT MODE is set to AUTO and the source signal is a digital signal being input through the COAXIAL jack or when INPUT MODE is set to COAX page 85 J OPT Lights up when INPUT MODE is set to AUTO and the source signal is a digital signal being input through the OPTICAL jack or when INPUT MO...

Page 10: ...lights up when the Pro Logic IIx MOVIE MUSIC GAME decoder is activated page 70 Note This indicator does not light if both the center and surround speakers are set to NO page 64 T NEO 6 Lights up when DTS Neo 6 Cinema Music decoding is activated page 70 U DISCRETE Lights up when DTS ES Discrete decoding is activated page 60 V MATRIX Lights up when DTS ES Matrix decoding is activated page 60 Name Fu...

Page 11: ...e antenna aerial supplied with this receiver page 35 AM ANTENNA jack Connects to the AM loop antenna aerial supplied with this receiver page 35 C COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT OUTPUT section COMPONENT VIDEO Y PB CB PR CR INPUT OUTPUT jacks Connects to a DVD player TV or a satellite tuner page 27 29 D AUDIO INPUT OUTPUT section AUDIO IN OUT jacks Connects to a MD deck or tape deck etc page 19 23 MULTI CHAN...

Page 12: ...display certain menu settings and the sound field on the monitor when you press ON SCREEN on the remote page 83 E VIDEO AUDIO INPUT OUTPUT section AUDIO IN OUT jacks Connects to a VCR or a DVD player etc page 29 30 31 32 VIDEO IN OUT jacks S VIDEO IN OUT jacks F SPEAKERS section Connects to speakers page 17 L R ...

Page 13: ...ou press the input button C B 1 on standby Press to turn the receiver on or off C Input buttons Press one of the buttons to select the component you want to use When you press any of the input buttons the receiver turns on The buttons are factory assigned to control Sony components page 47 You can program the remote to control non Sony components following the steps in Programming the remote page ...

Page 14: ...PRESET b Press to register FM AM Radio stations or to select preset stations TV CH Press TV wj and then press TV CH to operate the TV satellite tuner VCR etc Name Function V v B b Q F1 F2 Press TV wj and then press F1 or F2 to select a component to operate Hard disk recorder F1 HDD F2 DVD DVD VHS combo player F1 DVD F2 VHS TV VIDEO Press TV VIDEO and TV wj at the same time to select the input sign...

Page 15: ...n described X CLEAR Press to clear a mistake when you press the incorrect numeric button return to continuous playback etc of the satellite tuner or DVD player 10 Press to select track numbers over 10 of the VCR satellite tuner CD player or MD deck channel numbers of the Digital CATV terminal D TUNING Press to enter direct tuning mode page 78 Y A DIRECT Press to switch the audio of the selected in...

Page 16: ... software recorded sound in the Surround EX format if you connect one additional surround back speaker 6 1 channel system or two surround back speakers 7 1 channel system see Using the surround back decoding mode SB DECODING on page 60 Example of a 7 1 channel speaker system configuration AFront left speaker BFront right speaker CCenter speaker DSurround left speaker ESurround right speaker FSurro...

Page 17: ...e an additional front speaker system connect them to the FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals You can select the front speaker system you want to use with the SPEAKERS OFF A B A B on the front panel page 38 b If you connect only one surround back speaker connect it to the SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS L terminals H G F B A D E C A B FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals a AMonaural audio cord not supplied BSpeaker cords not ...

Page 18: ...all the speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher set SP IMPEDANCE in the System Settings menu to 8 ohm In other connections set it to 4 ohm For details see 6 Setting the speakers page 38 Tip To connect certain speakers to another power amplifier use the PRE OUT jacks The same signal is output from both the SPEAKERS terminals and the PRE OUT jacks For example if you want to connect jus...

Page 19: ... according to the jacks of your components Notes When connecting optical digital cords insert the plugs straight in until they click into place Do not bend or tie optical digital cords Tip All the digital audio jacks are compatible with 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz and 96 kHz sampling frequencies How to hook up your components Component to be connected Page Super Audio CD player CD player With digital a...

Page 20: ...r Audio CD player CD player and an MD TAPE deck Connecting components with digital audio input output jacks Super Audio CD player CD player MD deck TAPE deck A B A AAudio cord not supplied BCoaxial digital cord not supplied COptical digital cord not supplied C ...

Page 21: ...uper Audio CD player You cannot make digital recordings of a Super Audio CD Use the analog jack for recording in this case When connecting optical digital cords insert the plugs straight in until they click into place Do not bend or tie digital optical cords If you want to connect several digital components but cannot find an unused input See Listening to digital sound from other inputs DIGITAL AS...

Page 22: ... to enjoy multi channel sound Alternatively the multi channel input jacks can be used to connect an external multi channel decoder Note DVD and Super Audio CD players do not have the SURROUND BACK jacks Connecting components with multi channel output jacks DVD player Super Audio CD player etc A B AAudio cord not supplied BMonaural audio cord not supplied ...

Page 23: ...nent with analog jacks such as tape deck turntable etc Note If your turntable has a ground earth wire connect it to the U SIGNAL GND terminal Connecting components with analog audio jacks Super Audio CD player CD player Turntable A MD deck TAPE deck AAudio cord not supplied A A ...

Page 24: ...ents proceed to 4 Connecting the antennas aerials page 35 The image quality depends on the connecting jack Refer to the illustration that follows Select the connection according to the jacks on your components How to hook up your components Component to be connected Page With HDMI jack 25 TV monitor 27 DVD player DVD recorder 29 30 Satellite tuner 31 VCR 32 Camcorder video game etc 32 Video input ...

Page 25: ... signals in digital format Connecting components with HDMI jacks DVD player Satellite tuner TV monitor projector etc A A A AHDMI cable not supplied We recommend that you use a Sony HDMI cable BCoaxial digital cord not supplied COptical digital cord not supplied Audio signals Audio signals Audio video signals Audio video signals C B continued ...

Page 26: ...from the VIDEO OUT jacks S VIDEO OUT jacks or MONITOR OUT jacks Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo made by Sony Check the setup of the connected component if an image is poor or the sound does not come out of a component connected via the HDMI cable Be sure to turn on the receiver when video and audio signals of a playback component are being output to a TV through this receiver Unless the power...

Page 27: ...t is not necessary to connect all the cables Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components Connecting a TV monitor TV monitor A B C D E AAudio cord not supplied BOptical digital cord not supplied CComponent video cord not supplied DS video cord not supplied EVideo cord not supplied Audio signals Video signals continued ...

Page 28: ...V screen may be distorted In this case place the antenna aerial farther away from the receiver Tips The receiver has a video conversion function For details see Notes on converting video signals page 34 You can watch the selected input image when you connect the MONITOR OUT jack to a TV monitor You can also display certain menu settings and the sound field on the monitor when you press ON SCREEN p...

Page 29: ... output multi channel digital audio set the digital audio output setting on the DVD player Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DVD player Connecting a DVD player Connecting a DVD player DVD recorder DVD player A B C ACoaxial digital cord not supplied BAudio cord not supplied CComponent video cord not supplied DS video cord not supplied EVideo cord not supplied D E Audio signals V...

Page 30: ...30GB Connecting a DVD recorder DVD recorder A B AOptical digital cord not supplied BAudio cord not supplied CVideo cord not supplied DS video cord not supplied C D Audio signals Video signals ...

Page 31: ...t all the cables Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components Connecting a satellite tuner Satellite tuner A B C D E AOptical digital cord not supplied BAudio cord not supplied CComponent video cord not supplied DS video cord not supplied EVideo cord not supplied Audio signals Video signals ...

Page 32: ...les Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components Connecting components with analog video and audio jack VCR A To the VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AV IN jacks Front panel C Camcorder video game D AAudio cord not supplied BVideo cord not supplied CS video cord not supplied DAudio video cord not supplied Audio signals Video signals B ...

Page 33: ...o signals In the video input output conversion table of the receiver a Video signals are converted and output through the video converter f The same type of signal as that of the input signal is output Video signals are not converted X Video signals are not output Function for conversion of video signals Input Signals Output Signals D B C D A C D HDMI OUT COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT S VIDEO MONITO...

Page 34: ...T jacks When you play a VCR with an image improvement circuit such as TBC the images may be distorted or may not be output In this case set the image improvement circuit function to off The video conversion function does not work with SECAM video signals Closed Caption display When the receiver receives video output signals that are up converted but the accompanying closed caption cannot be displa...

Page 35: ...n the area Notes To prevent noise pickup keep the AM loop antenna aerial away from the receiver and other components Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna aerial After connecting the FM wire antenna aerial keep it as horizontal as possible Do not use the U SIGNAL GND terminal for grounding the receiver FM wire antenna aerial supplied AM loop antenna aerial supplied ...

Page 36: ...trical home appliances such as electric irons fans or TVs to this outlet This may cause a malfunction Before using the receiver for the first time initialize the receiver by performing the following procedure This procedure can also be used to return settings you have made to their factory defaults 1 Press POWER to turn off the receiver 2 Press POWER while pressing TONE MODE and MULTI CH IN 3 Rele...

Page 37: ... new ones The receiver and the remote use the same command mode If the command modes of the receiver and the remote are different you cannot use the remote to operate the receiver If the command modes of both the receiver and the remote are those of the initial setting AV SYSTEM 2 it is not necessary to reset them You can switch the command mode AV SYSTEM 1 or AV SYSTEM 2 of the receiver and the r...

Page 38: ...on flashes twice then the command mode setting process is completed Tip When you press RM SET UP use a thin wire such as a paper clip 6 Setting the speakers Set the appropriate speaker impedance for the speakers you are using 1 Turn on the receiver 2 Press RECEIVER Receiver operation is enabled 3 Press MENU The list of setting menus appears 4 Press V v repeatedly to select System Settings then pre...

Page 39: ... speakers with impedance of 16 ohms or higher in both A and B configuration Set SP IMPEDANCE to 8 ohm in the System Settings menu For other types of speakers in other configurations Set SP IMPEDANCE to 4 ohm in the System Settings menu You can select the front speakers you want to drive Press SPEAKERS OFF A B A B repeatedly to select the front speaker system you want to drive Note You cannot switc...

Page 40: ...en the optimizer microphone and the speakers the calibration cannot be performed correctly Remove any obstacles from the measurement area to avoid measurement error When you use a bi amplifier connection set SUR BACK SP to BI AMP in the Speaker Settings menu before you perform auto calibration page 64 Notes The auto calibration function does not work in the following cases MULTI IN is selected The...

Page 41: ...tionb Speaker sizeb Speaker level Frequency characteristicsc a This receiver corrects signals by analog downmix processing only for the center speaker and sub woofer when MULTI IN is selected The correction is invalid for other speakers b The measurement result is not utilized when MULTI IN is selected c DTS 96 24 signals are always played back as 48 kHz when you correct signals The measurement re...

Page 42: ... this value from SP POSI settings in the Speaker Settings menu page 66 Tips Operations other than turning the receiver on or off and pressing ON SCREEN to turn the display on or off are deactivated during auto calibration When special speakers such as dipole speakers are used the measurements may not be performed correctly or auto calibration cannot be performed To cancel auto calibration Auto cal...

Page 43: ...surement process fails ERROR CODE XX See When error codes appear page 43 Item Explanation RETRY Re performs the auto calibration SAVE EXIT Saves the measurement results and exits the setting process WRN CHECK Displays a warning concerning the measurement results See When you select WRN CHECK page 44 PHASE INFO Displays the phase of each speaker in phase out of phase See When you select PHASE INFO ...

Page 44: ...to the SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS R terminals When you connect only one surround back speaker connect it to the SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS L terminals Warning code Explanation WARNING 40 The auto calibration has completed However the noise level is high You may be able to perform the auto calibration properly if you try it again even though the measurement cannot be performed in all environments Try to pe...

Page 45: ...ask you to re measure or exit without re measuring when the measurement fails CANCEL Appears when you cancel auto calibration during the measurement x CAL TYPE Parameter type ENGINEER Sets the frequency to one that matches that of the Sony listening room standard FULL FLAT Makes the measurement of frequency from each speaker flat FRONT REF Adjusts the characteristics of all the speakers to match t...

Page 46: ...asurement value stored as PRESET 3 OFF Select this when you do not want to load a preset value x A CAL SAVE Saves the measurement value PRESET 1 Saves the measurement results as PRESET 1 PRESET 2 Saves the measurement results as PRESET 2 PRESET 3 Saves the measurement results as PRESET 3 x A CAL NAME Naming inputs You can change the preset to name to something more recognizable ...

Page 47: ...remote To cancel press MUTING on the remote again or turn MASTER VOLUME clockwise to raise the volume Even if you turn off the receiver the muting function works when you turn the receiver on again To avoid damaging your speakers Before you turn off the receiver be sure to turn down the volume level Playback 1 3 MUTING Selected input Components that can be played back VIDEO 1 2 VCR etc connected t...

Page 48: ...d sound fields Classical HALL Jazz JAZZ CLUB Live concert LIVE CONCERT STADIUM 1 Turn on the Super Audio CD player or CD player then place the disc in the tray 2 Turn on the receiver 3 Press SA CD CD You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver to select SA CD CD An example of the display 4 Play back the disc 5 Adjust to a suitable volume 6 After you have finished listening to a Super Audio CD ...

Page 49: ...hannel format the MULTI CHANNEL DECODING lamp on the front panel lights up during playback Be sure this receiver is connected to the DVD player via a digital connection Be sure the digital audio output of the DVD player is set up properly 1 Turn on the TV and DVD player 2 Turn on the receiver 3 Press DVD You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this receiver to select DVD An example of the display 4 Swi...

Page 50: ...his receiver to select VIDEO 3 When you connect a TV game to the VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AV IN jack on the front panel An example of the display 4 Switch the input of the TV so that an image of the video game is displayed 5 Set up the video game 6 Place the disc in the tray and play it back on the video game 7 Adjust to a suitable volume 8 After you have finished playing a game eject the disc and turn...

Page 51: ... can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this receiver to select VIDEO 1 When you connect VCR to the VIDEO 1 jack An example of the display 4 Switch the input of the TV so that an image of the VCR is displayed 5 Play back the tape on the VCR 6 Adjust to a suitable volume 7 After you have finished watching a video eject the tape and turn off the receiver the TV and the VCR ...

Page 52: ...u you want 4 Press to enter the menu 5 Press V v repeatedly to select the parameter you want to adjust 6 Press to enter the parameter 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 when you want to make other settings To return to the previous display Press RETURN EXIT O To exit the menu Press MENU Note Some parameters and settings may appear dimmed on the display This means that they are either unavailable or fixed and u...

Page 53: ... 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step 0dB SURROUND R xxx x dB 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step 0dB SUR BACK xxx x dB 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step 0dB SUR BACK L xxx x dB 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step 0dB SUR BACK R xxx x dB 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step 0dB SUB WOOFER xxx x dB 20 0dB to 10 0dB 0 5dB step 0dB MULTI CH SW xxx x dB 0dB 10 0dB 0dB D RANGE COMP xxx OFF STD MAX OFF 2 EQ Settings EQ PRESET xxx 1 2 3 4 5 OF...

Page 54: ...H xxx ON OFF ON VIR SPEAKERS xxx ON OFF ON 4 Tuner Settings FM MODE xxxxxx MONO STEREO STEREO page 61 NAME IN xxx page 84 5 Audio Settings DEC PRIORITY xxxx PCM AUTO AUTO page 62 DUAL MONO xxxxxxxx MAIN SUB MAIN SUB MAIN SUB MAIN A V SYNC xxxms 0ms to 150ms 300ms 10 ms step 0ms DIGITAL ASSIGN page 86 NAME IN xxx page 84 6 Video Settings COMPONENT V ASSIGN page 88 HDMI ASSIGN page 87 COLOR SYSTEM x...

Page 55: ...ter 1 0m to 7 0m 0 1m step 3 0 meter SURROUND R x xmeter 1 0m to 7 0m 0 1m step 3 0 meter SUR BACK L x xmeter 1 0m to 7 0m 0 1m step 3 0 meter SUR BACK R x xmeter 1 0m to 7 0m 0 1m step 3 0 meter SUB WOOFER x xmeter 1 0m to 7 0m 0 1m step 3 0 meter DISTANCE UNIT xxxxx meter feet meter SP POSI xxxxxxxxx SIDE LOW SIDE HIGH BEHD LOW BEHD HIGH SIDE LOW SP CROSSOVER xxxHz 40Hz to 200Hz 10Hz step 120Hz ...

Page 56: ...peaker R level x SUR BACK Surround back speaker level Only when the surround back speakers are set to SINGLE in the System Settings menu page 64 x SUR BACK L Surround back L level Only when the surround back speakers are set to DUAL in the System Settings menu page 64 x SUR BACK R Surround back R level Only when the surround back speakers are set to DUAL in the System Settings menu page 64 x SUB W...

Page 57: ...and provide a very natural compression Adjusting the equalizer EQ Settings menu You can use the EQ Settings menu to adjust the tonal quality bass treble level of the front speakers and to store up to 5 different equalizer settings in the equalizer preset EQ PRESET 1 5 and apply them These settings are applied to all sound fields and for each speaker Select EQ Settings menu in the system menus For ...

Page 58: ...dly to select the equalizer EQ PRESET 1 5 you want to apply then press to enter To turn off the equalizer Select OFF in the EQ PRESET setting Clearing stored equalizer settings 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 in Navigating through menus page 52 Select EQ Settings in step 3 2 Press V v repeatedly to select the equalizer EQ PRESET 1 5 you want to clear then press to enter 3 Press V v repeatedly to select PRE...

Page 59: ... You can adjust the distribution of the center channel signal generated through the Dolby Pro Logic II decoding to the left right speakers x DIMENSION Dimension control Lets you perform further adjustments for Dolby Pro Logic II and IIx Music mode decoding You can set this parameter only when A F D mode is set to PRO LOGIC II MUSIC or PRO LOGIC IIx MUSIC page 70 You can adjust the difference betwe...

Page 60: ...nel decoding in the input stream OFF Surround back decoding is not performed Notes This function does not work in the following cases MULTI IN is selected DTS 96 24 signals are being received The sound field for music is selected There may be no sound from the surround back speaker in Dolby Digital EX mode Some discs have no Dolby Digital Surround EX flag even though the packages have Dolby Digita...

Page 61: ... DECODING is set to AUTO Settings for the tuner Tuner Settings menu You can use the Tuner Settings menu to set the FM station receiving mode and to name preset stations Select Tuner Settings in the Setting menus For details on adjusting the parameters see Navigating through menus page 52 and Overview of the menus page 53 x FM MODE FM station receiving mode STEREO This receiver will decode the sign...

Page 62: ...utput through the front left speaker and sound of the sub language will be output through the front right speaker simultaneously MAIN Sound of the main language will be output SUB Sound of the sub language will be output MAIN SUB Mixed sound of both the main and sub languages will be output x A V SYNC Synchronizes audio and video output Lets you delay the output of audio to minimize the time gap b...

Page 63: ...kers connected to this system Select Speaker Settings in the setting menus For details on adjusting the parameters see Navigating through menus page 52 and Overview of the menus page 53 x SUB WOOFER Sub woofer YES If you have connected a sub woofer select YES NO If you have not connected a sub woofer select NO This activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the L F E Low Frequency Effect...

Page 64: ... to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the surround channel bass frequencies from the sub woofer or other LARGE speakers NO If you have not connected surround speakers select NO x SUR BACK SP Surround back speakers When the surround speakers are set to NO the surround back speakers are also automatically set to NO and the setting cannot be changed DUAL If you connect two surround b...

Page 65: ...ou set the distance from your listening position to the surround back speaker If you connect two surround back speakers and both surround back speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position set the distance to the closest speaker x SUB WOOFER Sub woofer distance Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the sub woofer Tips If you set up speakers using the au...

Page 66: ...ce is displayed in feet meter The distance is displayed in meters x SP POSI Surround speaker position Lets you specify the location of your surround speakers for proper implementation of the surround effects in the Cinema Studio EX modes page 72 This setup item is not available when the surround speakers are set to NO page 64 SIDE LOW Select if the location of your surround speakers corresponds to...

Page 67: ...ont speakers If you are not sure which sounds best select BEHD and then use the speaker distance parameter and speaker level adjustments to obtain proper balance x SP CROSSOVER Speaker crossover frequency Lets you set the bass crossover frequency of speakers that has been set to SMALL in the System Settings menu You cannot set SP CROSSOVER when setting speakers using the auto calibration function ...

Page 68: ...68GB Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically Auto Calibration menu For details see 7 Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically AUTO CALIBRATION page 40 ...

Page 69: ...end A F D AUTO however sometimes it may be better to use SB DECODING page 60 to match the input stream to the mode you prefer You can identify the encoding format of DVD software etc by looking at the logo on the package Dolby Digital discs Dolby Surround encoded programs DTS Digital Surround encoded programs Only Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoding is effective when a multi channel signal is input At th...

Page 70: ...decoding This setting is ideal for normal stereo sources such as CDs A F D PRO LOGIC II GAME PRO LOGIC II GAME 5 channel signals Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Game mode decoding Dolby Pro Logic IIx A F D PRO LOGIC IIx MOVIE PRO LOGIC IIx MOVIE 7 channel signals Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie mode decoding This setting is ideal for movies encoded in Dolby Surround In addition this mode can reprod...

Page 71: ...e effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal When listening with sound fields that employ the virtual speakers you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers When one of the sound fields for music is selected no sound is output from the sub woofer if all the speakers are set to LARGE in the System Settings menu Howev...

Page 72: ...ssical concert hall JAZZ CLUB Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club LIVE CONCERT Reproduces the acoustics of a 300 seat live house STADIUM Reproduces the feeling of a large open air stadium SPORTS Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting PORTABLE AUDIO Reproduces a clear enhanced sound image from your portable audio device This mode is ideal for MP3 and other compressed music Headphone HEAD...

Page 73: ...signal which is a low pass sound effect output from a sub woofer to a 2 channel signal Enjoying the surround effect at low volume levels NIGHT MODE This function allows you to retain a theater like environment at low volume levels This function can be used with other sound fields When watching a movie late at night you will be able to hear the dialog clearly even at a low volume level Press NIGHT ...

Page 74: ...analog source is being played back Thus the Analog pureness control function provides noise free audio performance and delivers high sound quality The Analog pureness control function is activated when you select an input source with no video input then select ANALOG from INPUT MODE and you press ANALOG DIRECT Adjusting the speaker levels and balance TEST TONE You can adjust the speaker levels and...

Page 75: ...EST TONE then press 11Press v to select OFF then press The test tone turns off 12Press ON SCREEN The menu setting display disappears When a test tone is not output from the speakers The speaker cords may not be connected securely Check to see if they are connected securely and cannot be disconnected by pulling on them slightly The speaker cords may have the short circuit problem When a test tone i...

Page 76: ...ng sound fields to the initial settings 1 Press POWER to turn off the power 2 While holding down MUSIC press POWER S F Initialize appears on the display and all sound fields are reset to their initial setting 1 2 2 ...

Page 77: ... AM band 9 kHz 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM band 2 Press TUNING Press TUNING to scan from low to high press TUNING to scan from high to low The receiver stops scanning whenever a station is received In case of poor FM stereo reception If the FM stereo reception is poor and STEREO flashes on the display select monaural audio so that the sound will be less distorted Select MONO in...

Page 78: ...aerial for optimum reception If you cannot tune in a station and the entered numbers flash Make sure you have entered the right frequency If not repeat steps 2 to 4 If you still cannot tune in a station the frequency is not used in your area Storing FM stations automatically AUTOBETICAL This function lets you store up to 30 FM and FM RDS stations without redundancy Additionally it only stores the ...

Page 79: ...nd the receiver returns to normal operation Notes Do not press any button on the receiver or supplied remote during autobetical operation except 1 If you move to another area repeat this procedure to store stations in your new area For details on tuning the stored stations see Tuning to preset stations page 80 If you move the antenna after storing stations with this procedure the stored settings m...

Page 80: ...EMORY start again from step 3 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to preset another station 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM band 2 Press PRESET repeatedly to select the preset station you want Each time you press the button you can select a preset station as follows AM band AM1 to AM30 FM band FM1 to FM30 You can also press the numeric buttons to select the preset station you want Then press ENT...

Page 81: ...information Notes RDS is operable only for FM stations Not all FM stations provide RDS service nor do they provide the same type of services If you are not familiar with the RDS services in your area check with your local radio stations for details Simply select a station on the FM band using direct tuning page 78 automatic tuning page 77 or preset tuning page 80 When you tune in a station that pr...

Page 82: ... of programs such as celebrity interviews panel games and comedy Pop Music Popular music programs Rock Music Rock music programs Easy Listening Easy Listening Light Classics M Instrumental vocal and choral music Serious Classics Performances of major orchestras chamber music opera etc Other Music Music that does not fit into any categories above such as Rhythm Blues and Reggae Weather Metr Weather...

Page 83: ...tion is enabled 4 Press MENU The following menus are displayed on the TV screen 1 Level Settings 2 Equalizer Settings 3 Surround Settings 4 Tuner Settings 5 Audio Settings 6 Video Settings 7 Speaker Settings 8 System Settings 9 Auto Calibration 5 Press V v repeatedly to select the menu item then press to enter the menu 6 Press V v repeatedly to select the parameter then press to enter the paramete...

Page 84: ...ngs or Auto Calibration 5 Press to enter the menu 6 Press V v repeatedly to select NAME IN or A CAL NAME then press to enter The cursor flashes and you can select a character Press V v to select a character press B b to select the position in which to enter the selected character To enter a blank space Press B b without inputting a character You can also turn on the receiver until a blank space ap...

Page 85: ... AUTO Gives priority to digital audio signals when there are both digital and analog connections If there are no digital audio signals analog audio signals are selected COAX Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL COAXIAL jack OPT Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL OPTICAL jack ANALOG Specifies the analog audio signals input to the AUDIO IN L R jacks Notes Yo...

Page 86: ...ASSIGN then press 5 Press V v repeatedly to select a vacant digital audio input VIDEO 1 OPT in the example 6 Press 7 Press V v repeatedly to select the input DVD in the example you want to assign to the digital audio input jack selected in step 5 8 Press If an input is switched to DVD the sound of the DVD player will also become a digital sound through the OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN jack The input you can...

Page 87: ... assign the digital audio input the INPUT MODE setting may change automatically page 85 Watching HDMI images from other inputs HDMI ASSIGN You can reassign an HDMI video input to another input For example you can watch HDMI images when you select a SA CD CD player while listening to a super audio CD via the SA CD CD jack 1 Press RECEIVER Receiver operation is enabled 2 Press MENU The list of setti...

Page 88: ...ges from other inputs COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGN You can reassign a component video input to another input VIDEO 2 IN etc For example you can watch component images when you select a SA CD CD player while listening to a super audio CD via the SA CD CD IN jack 1 Press RECEIVER Receiver operation is enabled 2 Press MENU The list of setting menus appears 3 Press V v repeatedly to select Video Settings th...

Page 89: ...nt video input to the same input You cannot use the component video input as the original input when it has been reassigned to another input Changing the display You can check the sound field etc by changing the information on the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly Each time you press DISPLAY the display will change as follows Station name t Frequency t Sound field type t Volume FM and AM band Prese...

Page 90: ... audio component using the receiver Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your recording component You can record onto a MiniDisc or audio tape using the receiver See the operating instructions supplied with your MD deck or tape deck 1 Press the input button of the playback component You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Prepare the playback component for playing For exampl...

Page 91: ... copy guards to prevent recording In this case you may not be able to record from the sources The audio signals input to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks are output only from the front left right channels Using a bi amplifier connection If you are not using surround back speakers you can use the SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS terminals for the front speakers for use with a bi amplifier connection To connect ...

Page 92: ...ings the speaker level balance and equalizer settings of the surround back speakers become invalid and those of the front speakers are used Signals output from the PRE OUT jacks are used with the same settings as those of the SPEAKERS terminals The audio signal of the center speaker of the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jack is not output from the front left right speakers when you set SUR BACK SP to BI AMP ...

Page 93: ...o Blu ray Disk player PSXVideoCD player LD player Digital satellite terrestrial receiver DSS BST Tapedeck A B DAT deck CD player MD deck Tuner Receiver AV 1 1 after pressing TV z z z z z z z z z z Numeric buttons z z z z z z z z z z z z MEMORY ENTER z z z z z z z z z z z CLEAR D TUNING 10 z z z z z z z z z z DISPLAY z z z z z z z z z z OPTIONS TOOLS z z RETURN EXIT z z z z z z z z V v B b z z z z ...

Page 94: ... CD player press SA CD CD The RM SET UP button lights up 3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the numeric code or one of the codes if more than one code exists corresponding to the component and the maker of the component you want to control The RM SET UP button lights up Note For a TV remote code value only numbers in the 500 s are valid 4 Press ENTER Once the numeric code has been verified the R...

Page 95: ...ape deck To control an LD player To control a video CD player Maker Code s SONY 101 102 103 DENON 104 123 JVC 105 106 107 KENWOOD 108 109 110 MAGNAVOX 111 116 MARANTZ 116 ONKYO 112 113 114 PANASONIC 115 PHILIPS 116 PIONEER 117 TECHNICS 115 118 119 YAMAHA 120 121 122 Maker Code s SONY 203 PIONEER 219 Maker Code s SONY 301 DENON 302 JVC 303 KENWOOD 304 Maker Code s SONY 201 202 DENON 204 205 KENWOOD...

Page 96: ...HILIPS 729 730 731 PIONEER 729 RCA PROSCAN 722 729 730 731 741 747 SAMSUNG 742 743 744 745 SANYO 717 720 746 SHARP 748 749 TELEFUNKEN 751 752 TOSHIBA 747 755 756 ZENITH 754 Maker Code s SONY 401 402 403 PANASONIC 406 408 PHILIPS 407 PIONEER 409 TOSHIBA 404 DENON 405 Maker Code s SONY 403 Maker Code s SONY 501 502 DAEWOO 504 505 506 507 515 544 FISHER 508 GOLDSTAR LG 503 511 512 515 534 544 GRUNDIG...

Page 97: ... VOL first then press 1 and then AV 1 The RM SET UP button flashes three times 2 Release MASTER VOL All the contents of the remote s memory i e all the programmed data are cleared Maker Code s SONY 801 802 803 804 JERROLD G I 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 PANASONIC 818 RCA 805 819 S ATLANTA 815 816 817 Maker Code s SONY 002 003 004 005 Maker Code s SONY 307 308 309 Maker Code s SONY 310 311 ...

Page 98: ...ideo signal information The luminance signal Y and chrominance signal C are combined and transmitted together x Crossover frequency The frequency at which two speaker s frequencies intersect x Digital Cinema Sound DCS Unique sound reproduction technology for home theater developed by Sony in cooperationwith Sony PicturesEntertainment for enjoying the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters a...

Page 99: ...er quality sound reproduction x DTS ES Format for 6 1 channels playback with surround back information There are two modes Discrete 6 1 which records all channels independently and Matrix 6 1 which matrixes surround back channel into surround left and surround right channels It is ideal for playback of motion picture soundtracks x Dynamic Range The reproductive capacity of audio signals The differ...

Page 100: ...nals makes it possible to measure signals effectively Precautions On safety Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the receiver and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further On power sources Before operating the receiver check that the operating voltage is identical with your local power supply The operating voltage is indicated on the nameplate...

Page 101: ...remedy the problem Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer Audio There is no sound no matter which component is selected or only a very low level sound is heard Check that the speakers and components are connected securely Check that all speaker cords are connected correctly Check that both the receiver and all components are turned on Check that MASTER VOLUME control is not se...

Page 102: ...NALOG page 85 Check that the INPUT MODE is not set to COAX for the sources from the OPTICAL input jack nor set to OPT for the sources from the COAXIAL input jack Check that the MULTI IN is not selected Check that the ANALOG DIRECT function is not being used Check that the DIGITAL ASSIGN function is not used to reassign the audio input of another source to the selected input page 86 The source soun...

Page 103: ...sure the setting for the digital audio output of the connected component is available Recording cannot be carried out Check that the components are connected correctly page 17 23 Select the source component using INPUT SELECTOR page 47 The MULTI CHANNEL DECODING lamp does not light up in blue Check that the playback component is connected on a digital jack and the input is selected properly on thi...

Page 104: ...canning preset stations Preset the stations page 80 Press DISPLAY so that the frequency appears on the display RDS does not work Make sure that you are tuned to an FM RDS station Select a stronger FM station The RDS information that you want does not appear Contact the radio station and find out whether or not they actually provide the service in question If so the service may be temporarily out o...

Page 105: ...in Reference sections for clearing the memory Specifications Amplifier section POWER OUTPUT Rated Power Output at Stereo Mode1 2 8 ohms 1 kHz THD 0 7 105 W 105 W Rated Power Output at Stereo Mode2 4 ohms 1 kHz THD 0 7 105 W 105 W Reference Power Output 8 ohms 20 Hz 20 kHz THD 0 09 FRONT2 100 W 100 W CENTER2 100 W SURROUND2 100 W 100 W SURROUND BACK2 100 W 100 W Reference Power Output 4 ohms 20 Hz ...

Page 106: ...2 dBf 1 µV 75 ohms 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 15 kHz 0 5 2 dB Selectivity 60 dB at 400 kHz AM tuner section Tuning range 531 1 602 kHz With 9 kHz tuning scale Antenna aerial Loop antenna aerial Usable sensitivity 50 dB µ m at 999 kHz S N 54 dB at 50 mV m Harmonic distortion 0 5 50 mV m 400 Hz Selec...

Page 107: ...rea Power consumption 440 W Power consumption during standby mode 1 W AC outlets 1 switched 100 W 0 4A MAX Models for countries areas in Europe other than the U K Dimensions 430 175 430 mm width height depth including projecting parts and controls Mass Approx 15 kg Supplied accessories Operating Instructions this manual Quick Setup Guide 1 Optimizer microphone ECM AC2 1 FM wire antenna aerial 1 AM...

Page 108: ...48 Center frequency 74 Changing the display 89 COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGN 88 Conversion 33 D DCS 72 DIGITAL ASSIGN 86 Display 8 Dolby 60 70 Downmix 73 DTS 60 DVD player DVD recorder Connecting 29 30 Playback 49 E Equalizer 57 Error messages 105 H HDMI connecting 25 HDMI ASSIGN 87 I Initial setup 36 INPUT MODE 85 INPUT SELECTOR 47 L L F E 10 63 M MD deck 20 Menu Audio Settings 54 62 Auto Calibration 55...

Page 109: ...G 60 Sleep Timer 90 Sound fields Customizing 59 Resetting 76 Selecting 71 Speakers Connecting 17 Levels and balance 74 75 Set the distance 65 Setup 38 63 SPEAKERS OFF A B A B 39 Super Audio CD player 21 Connecting 22 Playback 48 Surround sound 69 T TAPE deck 20 TEST TONE 56 74 Tuner AM 77 Antennas aerial 35 FM 77 Tuning Automatically 77 Directly 78 Preset stations 79 TV Connecting 27 V VCR Connect...

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