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FM Stereo

FM/AM Receiver

Operating Instructions

STR-DG300

GB01COV_STR-DG300-CEL.book Page 1 Monday, May 22, 2006 7:39 AM

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Page 1: ...d Settings pc13 Desktop JC060685_2662257111DG300_GB 2662257111 GB01COV_STR DG300 CEL fm masterpage Right 2006 Sony Corporation 2 662 257 11 1 FM Stereo FM AM Receiver Operating Instructions STR DG300 GB01COV_STR DG300 CEL book Page 1 Monday May 22 2006 7 39 AM ...

Page 2: ...so use the controls on the receiver if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote This receiver incorporates Dolby Digital and DTS Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS and DTS 2 0 are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc WARNING Do not install the appliance in a confined space such as a bookca...

Page 3: ...rameters 25 Customizing the receiver settings 27 Selecting a Sound Field Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS sound AUTO FORMAT DIRECT 29 Selecting a pre programmed sound field 29 Listening to the sound without any adjustment ANALOG DIRECT 31 Resetting sound fields to the initial settings 32 Tuner Operations Listening to FM AM radio 32 Storing FM stations automatically AUTOBETICAL 34 Presetting radio st...

Page 4: ...ect the tuning mode page 33 36 D Display The current status of the selected component or a list of selectable items appears here page 6 E Remote sensor Receives signals from remote commander F DISPLAY Press to select information displayed on the display page 37 38 Name Function G INPUT MODE Press to select the input mode when the same components are connected to both digital and analog jacks page ...

Page 5: ...c page 29 N A F D Press to select A F D mode page 29 O TREBLE Press to adjust the treble level of the front speakers page 28 P BASS Press to adjust the bass level of the front speakers page 28 Q TUNING Turn to scan a station page 33 35 R VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AUDIO IN jack To connect a portable audio such as MP3 player etc page 15 22 S PHONES jack Connects to a headphone page 43 GB01COV_STR DG300 CE...

Page 6: ...is not set to ANALOG page 38 E DTS Lights up when DTS signals are input Note When playing a DTS format disc be sure that you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is not set to ANALOG page 38 F MEMORY Lights up when a memory function such as Preset Memory page 35 etc is activated Name Function G A DIRECT Lights up when ANALOG DIRECT is selected page 31 H Preset station indicators Light...

Page 7: ... channel indicators L R C SL SR The letters L C R etc indicate the channels being played back The boxes around L and R show the receiver downmixes the source sound to 2 channels Front Left Front Right Center monaural Surround Left Surround Right Example Recording format Front Surround 3 2 1 Sound Field A F D AUTO L C R SL SR SW GB01COV_STR DG300 CEL book Page 7 Monday May 22 2006 7 39 AM ...

Page 8: ...T SWITCHED 100W 0 4A MAX A DIGITAL INPUT section OPTICAL IN jack Connects to a DVD player etc The COAXIAL jack provides a better quality of loud sound page 16 COAXIAL IN jack B ANTENNA section FM ANTENNA Connects to the FM wire antenna supplied with this receiver page 18 AM ANTENNA Connects to the AM loop antenna supplied with this receiver page 18 C SPEAKER section Connects to speakers page 13 Co...

Page 9: ...erate page 40 If you press 1 B at the same time it will turn off the receiver and other components SYSTEM STANDBY Note The function of the AV 1 switch changes automatically each time you press the input buttons W B TV 1 Press TV 1 and TV M at the same time to turn the TV on or off 1 Press to turn the receiver on or off To turn off all components press 1 and AV 1 A at the same time SYSTEM STANDBY C...

Page 10: ...ate the buttons with orange printing press TV and the button with orange printing simultaneously Name Function N MENU Press to display the menus of the VCR DVD player or satellite tuner on the TV screen Then use the control buttons to perform menu operations O RETURN EXIT O Press to return to the previous menu exit the menu while the menu or on screen guide of the DVD player or satellite tuner is ...

Page 11: ...the VCR or satellite tuner Press the numeric buttons and TV M at the same time to select the TV channels U A F D Press to select A F D mode V 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 as follows You can change the button assignments followin...

Page 12: ...62 257 11 1 1 Installing speakers This receiver allows you to use a 2 1 channel system 2 front speakers and one sub woofer AFront speaker Left BFront speaker Right CSub woofer Tip Since the sub woofer does not emit highly directional signals you can place it wherever you want GB01COV_STR DG300 CEL book Page 12 Monday May 22 2006 7 39 AM ...

Page 13: ... Selecting the speaker system page 20 b When you connect a sub woofer with an auto standby function turn off the function when watching movies If the auto standby function is set to ON it turns to standby mode automatically based on the level of the input signal to a sub woofer then sound may not be output SA CD CD MD TAPE OUT L R IN L R AUDIO IN DVD AUDIO IN IN VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT ...

Page 14: ...nt to be connected below for the pages which describe how to connect the audio video components After hooking up all your components proceed to 4 Connecting the antennas page 18 Component to be connected How to hook up your components To connect See Audio components Super Audio CD player CD player MD deck Tape deck Portable audio such as MP3 player etc page 15 Video components DVD player DVD recor...

Page 15: ...ted to the VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AUDIO IN jack is very low you may increase the volume level However before you select other component be sure to reduce the volume level to avoid damaging your speakers Connecting audio components DIGITAL VIDEO 1 IN VIDEO 2 IN DVD IN COAXIAL OPTICAL ANTENNA AM L R AUDIO IN DVD AUDIO IN VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT L R R AUDIO OUT SUB WOOFER FRONT A R L SPEAKERS...

Page 16: ...the remote so that you can use the button to control your DVD recorder For details see Changing button assignments page 40 Connecting video components AM SA CD CD MD TAPE OUT L R IN IN L R AUDIO OUT SUB WOOFER FRONT A R L SPEAKERS L R R AUDIO IN DVD AUDIO IN L VIDEO 1 IN COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL VIDEO 2 IN ANTENNA DVD IN VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT Satellite tuner B A AOptical digital cord n...

Page 17: ...VD recorder VCR etc connected to this receiver For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected video component 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 GB01COV_STR DG300 ...

Page 18: ...tenna away from the receiver and other components Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna After connecting the FM wire antenna keep it as horizontal as possible DIGITAL VIDEO 1 IN VIDEO 2 IN DVD IN COAXIAL OPTICAL SA CD CD MD TAPE OUT L R IN L R AUDIO IN DVD AUDIO IN IN VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 AUDIO OUT L R L R AUDIO OUT SUB WOOFER FRONT A R L SPEAKERS ANTENNA AM FM wire antenna supplied AM l...

Page 19: ...ime initialize the receiver by performing the following procedure This procedure can also be used to return settings you have made to their factory defaults Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver for this operation 1 Press 1 to turn off the receiver 2 Hold down 1 for 5 seconds After CLEARING appears on the display for a while CLEARED appears The following items are reset to their factory setti...

Page 20: ...onger operates the receiver replace all the batteries with new ones 6 Selecting the speaker system You can select the front speakers you want to drive Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver for this operation Press SPEAKERS OFF A B A B repeatedly to select the front speaker system you want to drive To turn off the speaker output press SPEAKERS OFF A B A B repeatedly until the SP A and SP B ind...

Page 21: ...ge 26 3 Press SUB WOOFER LEVEL repeatedly to adjust the sub woofer level Initial setting 0 dB You can adjust from 10 dB to 10 dB in 1 dB step Tips To adjust the level of all speakers at the same time press MASTER VOL You can also use MASTER VOLUME on the receiver The adjusted value are shown on the display during adjustment 4 Press TEST TONE again The test tone turns off Note The test tone does no...

Page 22: ...ayback a digital multi channel source the multi channel sound will be downmixed to 2 channels Playback 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 0 10 ENTER 9 SYSTEM STANDBY VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 MD TAPE SA CD CD VIDEO 3 DVD A F D MOVIE RETURN EXIT TV CH PRESET TV CH PRESET REPLAY ADVANCE MENU MUSIC LEVEL SUB WOOFER MEMORY DVD MENU CLEAR TOOLS DISPLAY MUTING TV VOL MASTER VOL FM MODE D TUNING D SKIP TUNER AMP MENU 10 F G g f 5 1 3 ...

Page 23: ...VIE MUSIC DIRECT TUNING MODE DISPLAY INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR TUNING WOOFER ON OFF MUTING MASTER VOLUME 5 5 3 2 3 Notes The operation is described for a Sony Super Audio CD player Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Super Audio CD player or CD player Tip You can select the sound field to suit the music Refer to page 29 for details Recommended sound fields Classical HALL Jazz JAZ...

Page 24: ...UME 2 3 7 7 3 Note Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV and DVD player Tips Select the audio format of the disc to be played if necessary You can select the sound field to suit the movie music Refer to page 29 for details Recommended sound fields Movie C ST EX Music CONCERT 1 Turn on the TV and DVD player 2 Turn on the receiver 3 Press DVD You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on thi...

Page 25: ...meter 4 Press control button V v repeatedly to select the setting you want The setting is entered automatically To return to the previous display Press control button B To exit the menu Press AMP MENU Note Some parameters and settings may appear dimmed on the display This means that they are either unavailable or fixed and unchangeable Amplifier Operations 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 0 10 ENTER 9 VIDEO 1 VIDEO ...

Page 26: ...E BAL R 1 to BAL R 8 BALANCE Dynamic range compressor D RANGE page 27 COMP OFF COMP STD COMP MAX COMP OFF Digital audio input decoding priority DEC PRI page 27 DEC AUTO DEC PCM DEC AUTO for VIDEO 1 2 DEC PCM for DVD Digital broadcast language selection DUAL page 27 DUAL M S DUAL M DUAL S DUAL M S DUAL M A V Sync A V SYNC page 28 A V SYNC Y A V SYNC N A V SYNC N Sub woofer phase polarity SW PHASE p...

Page 27: ...nd using the COMP MAX setting This greatly compresses the dynamic range and lets you view movies late at night at low volumes Unlike analog limiters the levels are predetermined and provide a very natural compression x DEC PRI Digital audio input decoding priority Lets you specify the input mode for the digital signal input to the DIGITAL IN jacks DEC AUTO Automatically switches the input mode bet...

Page 28: ...ty Lets you set the sub woofer phase polarity NORMAL Normally select NORMAL REVERSE Depending on the type of front speakers the position of the sub woofer and the cut off frequency of the sub woofer setting the phase polarity to REVERSE may produce better bass Besides bass reproduction the richness and tightness of the overall sound may also be affected While listening from the main listening posi...

Page 29: ... generate a low frequency signal for output to the sub woofer when there is no LFE signal which is a low pass sound effect output from a sub woofer to a 2 channel signal Note This function does not work when ANALOG DIRECT is selected Selecting a pre programmed sound field You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver s pre programmed sound fields They bring the e...

Page 30: ...tertainment scoring stage This mode is ideal for watching musicals or films where orchestra music is featured in the soundtrack Music HALL HALL Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall JAZZ CLUB JAZZ Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club LIVE CONCERT CONCERT Reproduces the acoustics of a 300 seat live house Headphone HEADPHONE 2CH HP 2CH This mode is selected automatically if you use...

Page 31: ...mat of DVD software etc by looking at the logo on the package Dolby Digital discs Dolby Surround encoded programs DTS Digital Surround encoded programs To turn off the surround effect for movie music Press A F D Listening to the sound without any adjustment ANALOG DIRECT You can switch the audio of the selected input to two channel analog input This function enables you to enjoy high quality analo...

Page 32: ...d the FM and AM antennas to the receiver page 18 Tip The tuning scale is FM 50 kHz AM 9 kHz 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM band 1 VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AUDIO IN SPEAKERS OFF A B A B PHONES TREBLE BASS A F D MOVIE MUSIC DIRECT TUNING MODE DISPLAY INPUT MODE INPUT SELECTOR TUNING WOOFER ON OFF MUTING MASTER VOLUME 1 2 2 Tuner Operations Automatic tuning 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 0 10 ENTER 9 VIDE...

Page 33: ...eatedly until the MONO indicator on the display do not light up You can enter the frequency of a station directly by using the numeric buttons 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM band You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Press D TUNING 3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency Example 1 FM 102 50 MHz Select 1 b 0 b 2 b 5 b 0 Example 2 AM 1 350 kHz Select 1 b 3 b 5...

Page 34: ... signal The selected RDS stations are sorted alphabetically by their Program Service name then assigned a 2 character preset code For more details on RDS see page 36 Regular FM stations are assigned 2 character preset codes and stored after the RDS stations When this process is finished FINISH appears on the display momentarily and the receiver returns to normal operation Notes Do not press any bu...

Page 35: ... preset number start again from step 3 5 Press ENTER The station is stored as the selected preset number If MEMORY goes out before you press MEMORY 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 Presetting radio stations 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 0 10 ENTER 9 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 MD TAPE SA CD CD VIDEO 3 DVD A F D MOVIE RETURN EXIT TV CH...

Page 36: ... Radio Data System which enables radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal You can display RDS 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 ...

Page 37: ...grams such as how to and advice programs DRAMA Radio plays and serials CULTURE Programs about national or regional culture such as language and social concerns SCIENCE Programs about the natural sciences and technology Program type indication Description VARIED Other types of programs such as celebrity interviews panel games and comedy POP M Popular music programs ROCK M Rock music programs EASY M...

Page 38: ... signals are selected COAX IN Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL COAXIAL jack OPT IN 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 Note Some audio input modes may not be set up depending on the input Changing the display You can check the sound field etc by changing the informati...

Page 39: ...g audio using the receiver You can record audio from a VCR TV cassette deck or MD deck using the receiver For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with your recording component 1 Press one of the input buttons to select the playback component You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 2 Prepare the playback component for playing For example insert a CD into the CD player 3 Pre...

Page 40: ...w you can use the VIDEO 1 button to control the DVD recorder Categories and the corresponding buttons a Sony VCRs are operated with a VTR 2 or VTR 3 setting which correspond to 8 mm and VHS respectively b Sony DVD recorders are operated with a DVD1 or DVD3 setting For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DVD recorders To clear all remote button assignments Press 1 TEST TON...

Page 41: ...times per second which is expressed as a sampling frequency of 44 1 kHz Generally speaking a higher sampling frequency means better sound quality 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 i...

Page 42: ...ened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine If you have any questions or problems concerning your receiver please consult your nearest Sony dealer Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the receiver use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem There is no soun...

Page 43: ...ponents are connected correctly and securely Adjust the balance parameters using the front speaker balance parameter page 26 There is severe hum or noise Check that the speakers and components are connected securely Check that the connecting cords are away from a transformer or motor and at least 3 m away from a TV set or fluorescent light Move your audio components away from the TV The plugs and ...

Page 44: ... by scanning preset stations Preset the stations page 35 Press DISPLAY repeatedly on the receiver 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 they actually provide the service in question If so the service...

Page 45: ... receiver If the problem persist Consult your nearest Sony dealer Note that if service personnel changes some parts during repair these parts may be retained Reference sections for clearing the receiver s memory Specifications Amplifier section Stereo Power Output1 Reference Power Output1 2 8 ohms 20 Hz 20 kHz THD 0 09 90 W 90 W 110 W ch 8 ohms 1 kHz THD 0 7 105 W 105 W 120 W ch 8 ohms 1 kHz THD 1...

Page 46: ...ction Tuning range With 9 kHz tuning scale 531 1 602 kHz Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Usable sensitivity 50 dB µ m at 1 000 kHz or 999 kHz General Power requirements 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 220 W Power consumption during standby mode 0 2 W AC outlet 1 switched 100 W 0 4A MAX Dimensions w h d Approx 430 157 5 316 mm including projecting parts and controls Mass Approx 7 5 kg Supplied a...

Page 47: ...ayback 24 DVD recorder connecting 16 E Error messages 45 I Initial setup 19 INPUT MODE 38 M MD deck connecting 15 Muting 22 P Portable audio connecting 15 R RDS 36 Recording audio 39 S Satellite tuner connecting 16 Selecting component 22 sound field 29 speaker system 20 Sleep Timer 39 Sound fields resetting 32 selecting 29 Speakers connecting 13 Super Audio CD player connecting 15 playback 23 T Ta...

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