Sony STR-DA2ES - Fm Stereo/fm-am Receiver Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Page 4: ...oring FM statpiansaWmx3tically AUT BBET C i 27 Pl eseklg radio smioas I 27 zJ ing Else Radio IMa SystemIRDS 29 aalgiBlg the display f I 31 Abour the indications in the display I 3 Wutomahxlly decoding the input 211 o signal AUTO DE coDmG I 34 Using cnly the front speakers I 34 Selecting a sound field I 35 Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic II md DT Ness 6 XX MODE I 38 Seleccfinng the swraund back dccodiag m...

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Page 8: ...er With digital audiooutput With analogaudiooutuut onIv IO 1 1 IO ll CD SuperAndio CD player With digital audiooutput With multi channel audiooutput With analoriaudiooutnut cnI 12 13 1s MD DAT deck With digital audiooutput With analogaudiooutput only Cassettedeck analorrdiscturntable 12 _ 15 1s Multi channel decoder VCR video camera video game etc 13 16 _ I Model with aDIGITAL OPTICAL 5UTPUT or DI...

Page 9: ...sureto makeconnectionsfirmly to avoid hum andnoise e When connectinganaudio video cord be sureto match the color codedpins to the appropriatejacks on the components yellow video to yellow white left audio to white andred right audio to red e When connectingoptical digital cords insert the cord plugs straightin until they click into place Do not bendor tie optical digital cords See CONTROL Al IL S ...

Page 10: ...For details on the required cords Connectto either the DVD LD COAXIAL Ii or the DVMB OPTICAL IN jack We recommendmaking connectionsto the DVD LD COAXIAL IN jack ...

Page 11: ...s evenif you pressON SCREEN L When the componentis equippedwith S videojacks you canconnectthe componentto the S VIDEO jacks on this receiver In addition this receiver canconvert standardvideo signalsto S video signalsfor otrtput from the MONITOR OUT S VIDEO jacks modelsof areacodeU CA only ou canlisten to the soundof your TV by connectingyour TV s audiooutputjacks to theTV SAT AUDIO IN jacks on t...

Page 12: ...irectly to this unit s digital input jacks Refer to the operatinginstructions suppliedwith the RF demodulator No soundis output whenplaying a SuperAudio CD disc on a SuperAudio CD player connectedto the DVDlLD COAXIAL IN jack on this receiver Connectthe player to the analoginput jacks CDISACD IN jacks Refer to the operatinginstructionssuppliedwith the SuperAudio CD piayer e You cannotmakedigital r...

Page 13: ... jacks canbe usedto connectanexternal multi channeldecoder For details on the requiredcords seepage9 J s This connectionalsoallocvsyou to enjoy software with multi channel audiorecordedin formats other than the Dolby Digital DTS andMPEG 2 6 Make connectionslo either theMULTI CH IN 1or 2jacks accordingto the numberof audio outputjacks of the component DVD andSuperAudio CD playersdo not haveSURR BAC...

Page 14: ... pressbG SCREEN L n thecomponentis equippedwith S videojacks you canconnectthe componentLO the S VIDEO jacks on this receiver In addition thisreceiver canconvertstandard videosignals to S videosignals for oulputfromthe MONITOR OUT S VIDEO jacks modelsof areacodeU CA only You an listen 10the soundof your TV by connecGngyour TV s audiooutputjacks to theTV SAT AUDlO IN jacks on the receiver In this C...

Page 15: ..._ For details on the required cords GB ...

Page 16: ...mponentto the S VIDEO jacks on this receiver In addition this receivercanconvert standardvideo signalsto S video signalsf xoutput from the MONITOR OUT S VIDEO jacks modelsof areacodeU CA only You canlisten to the soundof your TV by connectingyour TV s audiooutputjacks to theTV SAT AUDIO IN jacks on the receiver In this case do not connecttheTV s video outputjack to theTV SAT VIDEO IN jack on there...

Page 17: ...riesdependingon the areacode 8 To preventnoisepickup keepthe AM loop antennaaway from the receiver andothercomponents Be soreto fully extendtheFM wire antenna After connectingthe FM wire antenna keepit ashorizontal aspossible Do not me the SIGNAL GND terminal for grounding the receiver ...

Page 18: ... the active subwoofer does not emit highly directional signals yon can plxe it wherever you want To enjoy the bestpossiblemulti channelsunound connectspeakerswith a nominal impedanceof 8 ohmsor higher to the FRONT CENTER SURROUND and SURROUND BACK terminals and setthe IEvIPEDANCESELECTOR to 8W Refer to the operatinginstructions suppliedwith your speakersif you arenot sureof their impedance This in...

Page 19: ...aker R Front speaker L Active sub woofer Mod of area codes U CA CEL CEK SP KR only You can select the front speakersyou want to use with the SPEAKERS switch For details set Selecting the speakersystem page57 G5 ...

Page 20: ...cal homeappliancessuchaselectric irons fans or TVs to this outlet This may causea malfunction Before using the receiver for the first time initialize the receiver by performing the following procedure This procedure can also be used to seturn settings you have madeto their factory aMfnI cf kw 5 8Bcon ENTER to Clear All appears in the the froslt 1 the After MEMORY CLEARING appears in the display fo...

Page 21: ...oofer NO for all sourcesexcept MULTI CH 112 If you did not connect a center speaker select NO The sound of the center channel will be output from the front speakers digital downmix MIX for all sources except MULTI CH l 2 If you did not connect a center speakerbut want to downrnix the center channel audio select MIX page 25 This is only active when the front surround and surround back speakersare s...

Page 22: ...E or sub woofer NO If you did not connect a surround back speaker select NO LARGE andSMALL settingsfor eachslxakcr dctcrmine whetheror not the internal soundprocessor will cut the basssignal from that channel When the bassis cut from achannel the bassredirection circuitry sendsthecorrespondingbassfrequenciesto the subwoofer or other LARGE speakers However sincebasshasacertain amountof directionali...

Page 23: ...turn MASTER VOLIJME on thereceiver QYou canalsousethejog dial on the receiverfor the adjustment For detailsabout the remote operations refer to the operatinginstructions supplied with the remote The testtone turns off Set TEST TONE in the LEVEL memoto FIX page44 The testtone is output only from the selectedspeaker source from two adjacentspeakersto adjusttheir balanceandlevel Set T TONE in the CUS...

Page 24: ...TV is connectedto the receiver s MONITOR jack the video from the selectedfunction will bedisplayedon the TV ta j the PressMUTING es on When headphonesareconnected you canselect only the following soundfields page37 HEADPHONE XH HEADPHONE DIRECT HEADPHONE MULTII HEADPHONE 1MULTI2 HEADPHONE THEATER When heitdphonesarc connectedandyou usethe MULTI CH DIRECT function with centerspeaker CENTER SP setto...

Page 25: ...e UST MI menu page47 The multi charmelaudio inputs can beassignedto any functions exceptTUNER andPHONO You canlisten to FM and AM broadcasts through the built in tuner Before operation make sureyou haveconnectedthe FM andAM antennasto thereceiver seepage 17 TI The tuning scalefor direct tuning differs depending on the areacodeasshownin thefollowing table For iTiE detailson areacodes seepage3 rg Ar...

Page 26: ...aveto enter the last 0 when the tuning scaleis setto 10kHz sethe suppliedremote RM LP2 11 You canalsousethe FIJMC TION control on the receiver receiver Example 2 AM 1 350I Ix You don t haveto enter the last 0 when the tuni setto 10l k Press1 0 If you ve tuned in anAM station adjust the direction of the AM loop autennafor Make sureyou ve enteredthe right frequency If not repeatsteps3 and4 If the en...

Page 27: ...ical finish appearsin the display momentarily andthe receiver returnsto the normal operation Do not pressanybutton on the receiver or supplied remoteduring autobeticaloperation exceptl C If you move to anotherarea repeatthis procedure to storestationsin your new area s For details on tuning the storedstations seepage 28 0 If you move the antennaafter storing stationswith this procedure the storeds...

Page 28: ...can selectthepresetstation asfollows Al A2 AO Bl B2e o sBO II Press TUNER to switch the function to TUPJER 2 Press Pl ESET CH D SKIP i repeatedly to select the preset station you want Usethe suppliedremoteRWI LIYZ 11 1 Select TUNER from the JUNCTION list to switch the function to TUNER 2 Move the easy scroll key to select the preset number you want then press the key to enter the selection ...

Page 29: ...cl CT Current Time indication in 24 hour system Sound field currectly applied Volume level Decodinginformation a Thisinformation alsoappears for non RDS FM stations b Typeof program beingbroadcast seepage30 c Textmessages sentbytheRDS station eIf thereisanemergency announcement by governmentauthorities Alarm Alarm flashesin thedisplay 0 If a stationdoesnot provide aparticular RDS service No XX suc...

Page 30: ...sics Performancesof major orchestras chambermusic opera etc Other Music Music that doesnot fit into any categoriesabove suchasRhythm Blues andRennae Weather Metr Weatherinfomlation Finance Stock marketreportsandtrading etc Children s Progs Programsfor children Social Affairs Religion Programsaboutpeopleandthe thin that affec them Programsof religious content regrem type scri tic indicatiQfl Leisur...

Page 31: ...Index name I 1 Function name I 1 Soundfield name I 1 p Frequency andpresetnumber Soundfield name Volume level I 1 k Decoding information t Presetnameandpresetnumber 1 Frequencyandpresetnumber I 1 Soundfield name I 1 Volume level I 1 L Decodinginformation The DIMM button lights up andthe brightnessof the display changesin 6 steps When you setto I thedisplay is turned off the MUL TI CH DECODING indi...

Page 32: ...e disc being played ba ontains the LFE Low Frequency Effect channel When the sound of the I FE channel signal is actually being reproduced the bars underneath the letters lights up to indicate the level Since the LFE signal is not recorded in all parts of the input signal the bar indication will fluctuate and may turn off during playback Eil Lights rp when sub woofer selection is YES page 22 and t...

Page 33: ... tuner operations Lights up when sleep timer is Lights up when the equalizer is functioning lE l Lights up when dynamic range is activated Seepage 54 to namic range compression Ia up when DTS signals are input iI Lights up when headphones are inserted or the SPEAKERS switch is set to OFF ...

Page 34: ...nput streamto the modeyou prefer In this mode the receiver outputsthe sound from the front L R spcakcrsonly There is no soundfrom the subwoofer Standard2 channelstereosourcescompletely bypassthe soundfield processingandmulti chatlnel surroundformats aredownmixed to 2 channel ress 2CH 2CH STEREO appearsin the display andthe receiver switchesto the 2CB STEREO mode No soundis output from the subwoofe...

Page 35: ...rtistic combination of soundandaction asenvisioned by the movie director CINEMA STUDIO EX modesaresuitablefor watching motion picture DVDs etc with multi channelsurroundeffects YOLI can reproducethe soundcharacteristicsof Sony PicturesEntertainment s dubbing studio in your home The selectedCINEMA STUDIO EX mode appearsin the display Reproducesthe soundcharacteristicsof the Sony PicturesEntertainme...

Page 36: ...s lJtlI Dolby Surroundencoded en LOO1 3 progsams DTS Digital Surroundencodedprograms The effects provided by the virtual speakersmay causeincreasednoisein theplayback signal e Whenlistening with soundfields thatemploy the virtual speakers you will not beable to hearany soundcoming directly from the surroundspeakers Thesemodesreproducethe acousticsof a concerthall by applying multi speaker system d...

Page 37: ...an operahouse Reproducesthe acousticsof ajazz club Reproducesthe acousiicsof a discotheque danceclub N T Reproducesthe acousticsof a 300 seatIive house Reproducesthe acousticsof a l OOO seat concerthall Reproducesthe feeling of a large open air stadium Obtains maximum audio impact from TV game software fields Outputs the soundin 2 channel stereo Standard2 channelstereosourcescompletely bypassthe s...

Page 38: ...y Pro Logic 11 6 channelsthrough DTS Neo 6 or 4 channels through Dolby Pro Logic However MPEG 2CN sourcesarenot decodedby DTS Neo 6 they areoutput in 2 channels soundfield automatically switchesto NORMAL SURROUND page37 0 PROLOGIC Pcrforrus Pro Logic decoding The source rccordecl in 2 channel is decoded into 4 1 channels PLII MOVIE Performs Pro Logic II Movie mode decoding This setting is ideal fo...

Page 39: ...oundEX format you canenjoy the surroundsound intendedby the fihnmakers z Dolby Digital EX DTS ES Matrix DTS ES SB DECODING XXXX appearsin the display When the receiver is decodingthe surround back signal the SB DEC indicator lights up 0 AUTO fl MATRIX s OFF For details see How to selectthe surround back decodingmode on the next page You canselectthe surroundbackdecodingmode using SB DECODING in th...

Page 40: ...usedin movie theaters This decodercanbe usedfor all the SurroundEX formats Dolby Digital EX DTS ES Matrix 6 1 DTS ES Discrete 6 1 Dolby Digital 5 1 6 1 Dolby Digital EX 6 1 DTS 5 1 6 1 Matrix decoderconforms to Dolby Digital EX Matrix decoderconforms to Dolby Digital EX Matrix decoderconforms to Dolby Digital EX DTS ESMatrix 6 1h3 6 1 Matrix decoderconforms to Dolbv Digital EX DTS ES Discrete6 1e4...

Page 41: ...udio input is assignedto thehmctiou selectedin step 1 If you do not press AUDIO SPLIT within 8 seconds the receiverautomatically assignsthe audio iuput displayedin the display QVQ LQ function NO ASSIGN DIGITAL ONLY COAX DIGITAL ONLY OPT ONLY ANALOG INPUT NO ASSIGN DVWLD COAXIAL ONLY ANALOG INPUT NO ASSIGN VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 ANALOG DVD LD ANALOG TV SAT ANALOG TAPE MDlDAT ANALOG CD SACD All oth...

Page 42: ...henthereis no digital audiosignals COAXIAL FIXED Specifiesthedigital audiosignalsinput to the DIGITAL COAXIAL inputjack OPTICAL FIXED Specifiesthedigital audiosignalsinputto the DIGITAL OPTICAL inputjacks ANALOG 2CHFIXED Specifiestheanalogaudiosignalsinputto the AUDIO IN L R jacks The following is displayedinsteadof AUTO 2CI I and ANALOG 2CH FIXED e AUTO MULTI CWl 2 Givespriority to theanalogaudio...

Page 43: ...that the selectedparameter is either unavailableor fixed andunchangeable You cancustomizethe surroundeffects of the selectedsoundfield The settingsarestored individually for eachsoundfield display ND menuappearsin the parameters below mg depends onthesound field Highersettings applymoresurround effect Usethe CUSTOMIZE menuandset MENU EXPAND to OW to enableadvanced adjustments For derailson MENU EX...

Page 44: ...enfront left and right speakers Initial setting 0 dB You canadjustfrom 20 dB to cl0 dB in 0 5 dB steps You citn adjustfrom 20 dB to I0 dB in 0 5 dR steps Letsyou increasethe level of the MULTI CH IN l 2 subwoofer channelby lO dB This adjustmentmay be necessary whenconnectinga DVD player to the iMULTI CHIN l 2 jacks The subwoofer level from DVD playersis 10dB lower thanSuperAudio CD players Only on...

Page 45: ... settheitems seepage54 You canadjust the tonal quality bass midrange treble level of eachspeakerusing the EQ menu Bass Midrange Treble 3 F Initialize appearsin the display and all sound fields areresetto the initial settings The EQ menuappearsin the display mss me SO JURORS or to For details see EQ menuparameters below GB ...

Page 46: ... the display ails set CUSTO IZ menu parameters below The initial setting is underlined ON The advancedparametersfor the SET UP SURROUND LEVEL andEQ menusare displayedandcanbe adjusted For details on eachsetupitems seepages21 434s andthefollowing pages em The advancedparametersarenot displayed When a DTS 96 24 signal is input it is played back at 96 kHz sumplingfreqllcncies OFF Even when a DTS 96 2...

Page 47: ...wer of the unnecessary video circuits automatically You canenjoy high quality audio without the influence of video circuits ALWAYS ON Lets you keepthe power of video circuits on Dependingon themonitor noisemay be produced or the picture may bedistorted when thepower of thevideo circuits is turnedon In this case select ALWAYS ON Lets you apply the last selectedsoundfield to a function wheneverit is...

Page 48: ...electthe color of the on screendisplay S W PHASE 0 COLOR The on screendisplay is displayedin color MONOCHROME The on screendisplay is displayed in monochrome Lets you adjustthe position of the on screendisplay horizontally You can adjustfrom 0 to 64 Initial setting 4 Lets you adjustthe position of the on screendisplay vertically You canadjust from 0 to 32 e If the commandmodeof the receiver andthe...

Page 49: ...y full surroundeffects Initial setting 5 0 meter 16 feet Lets you setthe distancefrom your listening position to the surroundspeakers You canadjustfrom a distanceequalto the front speakerdistance meters I 5 feel closerto your listening in 0 1 meter 1 foot steps When this rangeis exceeded the displaybfinks If you selectasetting while the display is blinking you will not be ableto enjoy full surroun...

Page 50: ...lose settingthe surroundspeakerdistancecloser shorter than the actualdistancewill createa larger soundstage Adjusting theseparameterwhile listening to the soundoften resultsin much beUersurroundsound Give it a try Lets you setthe subwoofer phasepolarity NORMAL Normally select NORMAL REVERSE Dependingon thetype of front speakers the position of the subwoofer andthe cut off frequencyof the subwoofer...

Page 51: ...dright Thcrcfore althoughit may result in a settingcontrary to the aboveexplanation we recommendthat you playback multi channelsurroundencodedsoftware andselectthe setting thatprovides agood senseof spaciousness andthat bestsucceedsin forming a cohesivespacebetweenthe surroundsoundfrom the sunou d speakersandthe soundof the front speakers If you arc not sumwhich soundsbest select BEHIND andthen us...

Page 52: ...ier it may be betterto change thecut off frequency In this case you canadjust from 40 Hz to 200 Hz in 10Hz steps When MENU EXPAND is setto ON all of the following parametersare displayedand ad table Seepage43 for the UK OU menu adjustments Initial settingsareunderlined CWIDTH DIMENSION PANORAMA MODE __ __ EFFECT WALL REVERB FRONT REVERB SCREENDEPTH VIRSI EAKERS ___ Adjustableonly when MENU EXPAND ...

Page 53: ...nd Lets you createthe sensationthat the soundof the front speakerscomesfrom inside the screenin your listering room3 like theaters a OFF This function is not activated WALL letsyou control the level of the high frequenciesto alter the sonic characterof your listening environmentby simulating a softer S or harder H wall You can adjustfrom S to H in 17 steps The center 0 setting designatesaneutralwa...

Page 54: ...undsof the front center or surroundspeakersare output from the subwoofer accordingto the settings madefor eachspeaker pages21 22 c range of the sound track This may beuseful when you want to watch movies at low volumeslateat night aQ The dynamic rangeis not compressed e 0 1 0 9 The dynamic rangeis compressedin small stepsto achievethe soundyou desire a STD The dynamic rangeis compressedasintendedb...

Page 55: ...Hz SURROUND BASS XxX X dB SURROUND BASS XXX Hz Initial setting 250 Hz SURROUND TRE XxX X dB SURROUND TRE XXX Hz SUR BACK BASS XxX X dB SUR BACK BASS XXX Hz SUR BACK TRE XxX X dR SUR RACK TRE XXX Hz Adjustable only when MENU EXPAND is setto ON Initial setting 250 Hz You can adjustfrom 198Hz to 10kHz in 37 steps Initial setting 2 5 kHz You canadjustfrom 99 Hz to 1 OkHz in 21steps Initial setting 1 0...

Page 56: ...a character Turn thejog dial to selecta character then pressthe cursor button to move the cursor to the next position You canselectthe charactertype asfollows hy turningthejog dial Alphabet uppercase BAlphabet lower case Numbers Symbols To entera blank space turn thejog dial until a blank spaceappearsin the display a If you madea mistake pressthe cursorbutton or until the characteryou want to chan...

Page 57: ...e beforethereceiver turns off touch or pressSLEEP The remaining time appectrs in the display Setthe SPEAKERS switch according to the front speakersyou want to drive setto Toselect A The speakersconnectedto the FRONT SPEAKERS A terminals B The sueakersconnectedto the FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals A B The sneakersconnectedto both the FRONT SPEAKERS A andB terminals parallel connection The soundfield is...

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