Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product STR-DA5000ES, STR-DA3000ES Sony
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©2003 Sony Cor poration 4-247-188- 14 (2) FM Ster eo FM/AM Receiver Oper a ti ng Inst ructions Owner’ s Record The model and seria l numbers are located o n the r ear of the unit. Record the ser ial number in th e spac e pr ovid ed below. Ref er to th em w he neve r you ca ll up on your Sony de al er re gard ing t hi s pr od uct.
2 GB To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or m oi st ur e. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with ne ws papers, table-clo ths, curta ins, e tc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s on the appa r at us.
3 GB For custom er in C anada CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSE RT . Except for European mod el ENERGY STAR® is a U.S. registered mark. As an ENERGY STAR® partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.
4 GB Getting Started 1: Check ho w to hooku p your compon ents ............. ....... ........ ....... .... 6 1a: Co nnec ting comp onen ts wit h digita l audio output jacks ... ........ 8 1b: Conn ecting components with multi c hannel outpu t jack s..
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6 GB Steps 1a t hr oug h 1c beg inning on pa ge 8 descr i be how to ho ok up yo ur comp onents to this rec ei ve r. Befor e yo u begi n, refer t o “Con nec table comp one nts” belo w for the p age s whic h de scri be h ow to connec t each com pon en t.
Getting Started 7 GB Requir ed cord s The hoo ku p diag ra ms on th e su bseq uent pag es ass um e th e us e of the fo l lo wing op tion al co nnect i on cords ( A to H ) ( not su pp lied ).
8 GB . Hookin g up a DV D playe r, TV monito r, or sa tellit e tun er For details on th e requi red cord s ( A – H ), se e pa ge 7. 1 Connect the audio jacks. * Connect to either the DVD COAXIAL IN or the DVD OPTICAL IN jack. We re commend making connections to the DVD COAXIAL IN j ack.
Getting Started 9 GB 2 Connect the video jacks. The follo wing illust ration shows how to c onnect a TV or s atellit e tuner a nd a DVD player wit h COMPONENT VIDEO (Y, P B /C B /B-Y , P R /C R /R -Y) ou tput ja cks. Co nnecti ng a TV w ith co mpone nt video in pu t jacks allo ws yo u t o en joy high er qua lity vide o.
10 GB Hookin g up a CD /Su per Audio CD pla yer or MD/DAT deck For details on th e requi red cord s ( A – H ), se e pa ge 7. * Connect to either t he CD/SACD COAXIAL IN or t he CD/SACD OPTICAL IN j ack. We rec ommend making connections to the CD/SAC D COAXIAL IN j ack.
Getting Started 11 GB 1 Connect the audio jacks. If y o ur D VD or Supe r A udio CD p l a yer is eq ui pp ed wi t h mul t i channel outp ut j a cks, you can conn ec t it to this r ecei ver’s MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks to enjoy the multi channel sou nd.
12 GB 2 Connect the video jacks. The following illustrati on shows ho w to connect a DVD player with COMP ONENT VIDEO (Y, P B / C B /B-Y, P R /C R /R-Y) output jacks. Connecti ng a TV with component video inpu t jack s al lo ws you to enjo y hi gher qua lit y vi deo.
Getting Started 13 GB Hooki ng up audi o com ponent s For d e ta il s on t he r e q ui re d co rds ( A – H ), se e page 7. Note If your turntable has a ground wi re, connect it to the U SIGNAL GND terminal.
14 GB Hookin g up v ideo c ompone nts If you co nn ect yo ur TV to the M ONIT O R j acks, yo u can w at c h the vide o fro m the se lected input (page 24). You can also display the SP EAKER SET UP, LEVEL, SURR SET UP , EQUALIZER, CUSTOM IZE a nd TUN ER men u setting s and soun d field s o n you r TV by pr es sing O N SCRE EN on the remote.
Getting Started 15 GB Connect th e supplied AM lo op antenna and F M wire antenna. * The shape of th e conne c tor va ries dep end ing on the area code. Notes • To preve nt noi se pickup , keep t he AM l oop an tenna away from t he rece iver and ot her compon ents.
16 GB Conn ect your speakers to the rec eiver. This rec eiver all ows you t o use a 7.1 ch annel sy stem (excep t for STR-DA 3000ES models of area cod e CEL, TW) o r 6.
Getting Started 17 GB Required cords A Speaker cords (no t supplied) (+) B Monaural audio cord ( not supplie d ) Black (–) * If you connect only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURROUND BACK SPEAKE RS L terminal (except for STR-DA3000ES model s of area code CEL, TW).
18 GB Connect the suppli ed AC power c or d to th e AC IN terminal o n the receiv er, then con nect the AC power cord to a wall outl et. * Th e config uration , shape , and n umber of AC ou tlets vary acco rding t o the ar ea co de.
Getting Started 19 GB 2 Move the easy scroll key to select “AM P REGIST”, then pr ess the key to enter the selection. 3 If the displayed model name is sam e as the model you use, select “Exit”. If a different model name or “? ? ?” appears, move the easy scroll key to select “START”, then press the key to enter the s election.
20 GB Check yo ur speak er patt er n us ing the s up plied “Easy Se tup Gu ide” . x SUB WOOFER (Sub woofer ) •Y E S If you co nne ct a su b w o ofer , s el ec t “YES” .
Getting Started 21 GB •N O If yo u did not con nect surr ound back spea ker, select “NO”. Tip The “LARGE” and “SMAL L” set tin g s for each speaker deter mi n e whethe r or not the int ernal sound proces sor w ill cut the bass signal from that channe l.
22 GB 1.0 meter to 7.0 meters ( 3 to 23 feet) in 0.1 meter (1 fo ot ) s teps . * For mod el s of are a code U, CA, “X feet ” is dis play ed. Tip The rece iver le ts you to i nput the speaker position in terms of dis tance. However, it is not possible to set the center sp eaker fu rther th an the fro nt speaker s.
Getting Started 23 GB RM-LG112: Press TEST TO NE again. The test tone turns off. To output the test tone only from a specific speaker Set “TEST TONE” in the LEVEL menu to “FIX” (pa ge 40) . The tes t ton e is outp ut onl y fro m the sele cted spea ker.
24 GB 1 Rotate INPUT SE LECTOR to select the input. The sel ecte d in pu t appe ar s in the d isplay . 2 Turn on the component and start playback. 3 Rotate MAST ER VOL UME to adjust the volume. To mute the sound Press MUTING on the rem ote. To can cel, pre ss MUTING on the remote again or turn MASTER VOLUME clockwise to raise the volume.
25 GB Amplifier Operati on You can se lect th e audio dir ectly fro m the compon ents conne cted to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks. This enables yo u to enjoy high quality analog inputs lik e DVD or Supe r Audio CD . Surroun d ef fects are not ac tivat ed when using this inp u t.
26 GB Direct t uning Enter a freque ncy of th e statio n directl y by usin g NUM menu or numeric buttons on the r emote. For details on the s upplied remote, ref er to t he operating instr uctions supp lie d with the remot e. RM-LJ312 1 Press INPUT S ELECTOR, t hen select “TUNER” from the inpu t list.
27 GB Amplifier Operati on (Mod els o f area code CEL onl y) This funct ion le ts you store up to 30 FM and FM RDS stat ions in alpha betical o rder without redunda ncy. A ddi t iona lly , it onl y st or es th e statio n s with the cl ea rest si gn als.
28 GB Each time you p ress the butto n, you can sele ct th e pr eset st ation as follo ws: Using the remote RM-LJ312 1 Press INP UT SELE CTOR, then move the easy scroll key to select “TUNE R” from the input list. 2 Move the easy scr oll key to select the preset number you wan t, then press the key to enter the selection.
29 GB Amplifier Operati on Notes • If there is an emergency announ cemen t by government authorit ies, “Ala rm-Alarm!” flashes in the displa y. • If a station doe s not provid e a partic ular RD S servic e, “No X X” ( s uch a s “No Cloc k Ti me” ) a p pea r s in the display.
30 GB Changin g the i nform ation in the display You ca n ch eck the sou nd fie ld etc . by changi ng the informat io n in the displ ay. Press DISPLAY repeatedly.
31 GB Amplifier Operati on A SW: Ligh ts up w he n sub woofer sel ec ti on i s set to “YES ” (p age 20) . Wh il e this i n di cato r ligh t s up , the re ce iver c r eat es a sub woo fer signal based on t he LFE signal i n the di sc being p layed back or t he low freque ncy compone nts of the f ront channel s.
32 GB O Tuner in dicators: Lights up when using the receiv er to tune in radio st atio ns, e tc. S ee pages 25–2 9 for t une r ope rations. P 96/24: Lights up whe n the re ce iver is decoding D T S 96 kHz /2 4 bit signals. Q MATR IX: Lights up when DTS-ES Matri x decoding is a ctivated .
Enjoy ing Surr ound Sou nd 33 GB In this mode, the rece iv er output s the sound from the front L/R spea kers only. There is no sound fr om the su b woofer .
34 GB Enjoying ster eo sound i n multi channe l (2 c hannel decod ing mode) This m ode l ets yo u sp ecify the ty pe of d ecodi ng for 2 c han nel audi o sou rce s. This rece iver can repro duc e 2 chan nel soun d in 5 ch an nels throu gh Dol by Pro Log ic II ; 6 c hanne ls t hroug h DTS Ne o: 6; or 4 c hann el s thr ough Dol by Pro Logic.
Enjoy ing Surr ound Sou nd 35 GB x CINEMA ST UDIO EX C DCS Reproduces th e sound ch ara c te risti cs of the Sony Pictur es E nter tainme nt sc oring st age. This mode is ideal f or watch i ng mu si ca ls or film s where orch es tr a music is f eatured i n the soundt rack.
36 GB x HEADPHONE THEATER DCS Allows y ou to e xperie nce a t heater-l ike envi ronment while list ening th rough a pair of he adphones. To turn off the surround effect Press 2CH, or press A.
Enjoy ing Surr ound Sou nd 37 GB How to selec t the surroun d ba ck de coding m ode You can selec t the su rrou nd back mode you wan t ac co rd in g t o th e inpu t st re am.
38 GB You ca n as sign th e di gi tal aud io inpu t for oth er input. This f unction is c onvenient in th e followin g case s. (Example) When you have two DVD p layers and no digital audio input jack is available for the second DVD player.
Adv anced Adjustmen ts and Settings 39 GB You can swit ch the au dio input mo de for compon ents for w hich this rece iver h ave d igi tal audio in pu t jacks . 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select the input . 2 Press INPUT MODE repeatedly to sele ct the audio input m ode.
40 GB Adju stin g the L EVE L menu You ca n ad just th e ba lanc e an d lev el of e ach speake r. Th es e setti n g s are ap pl i ed to all so und fiel ds. 1 Start playing a source enc oded with multi ch an ne l s ur r o und effects (DVD, etc.). 2 Rotate MAIN MENU to select “LEVE L”.
Adv anced Adjustmen ts and Settings 41 GB “S.F. I nitializ e” appears in the disp lay and all s oun d f ie ld s ar e res et to th e in i tia l setting. Yo u can adjust the tonal qu ality (ba ss, tr eble leve l ) of each sp eake r usi ng t he EQUALI ZER menu .
42 GB x CENTER MID X XX Hz (Cen ter spea ker m idran ge fr eque ncy) Initia l sett ing: 1 kHz You can adjus t from 100 Hz to 10 kHz in 5 steps (100 Hz, 300 Hz , 1 kH z, 3 kH z, 10 kHz ). x CENTER TREBLE XXX dB (Cen ter spea ker tr eble le vel) x SURR/SB BASS XXX dB (Surr ound/ s urr ound back sp eake r bas s l eve l) x SURR/SB TRE.
Adv anced Adjustmen ts and Settings 43 GB x LIP SYNC (Time alig nment) (STR-D A5000E S on ly) Initial settin g: 0 ms Lets you delay the out put of audio to adju st the gap between vi deo an d audio. Yo u can adjust f rom 0 ms to 200 ms in 10 ms step s.
44 GB x NAME IN? (Nami n g inputs) Lets y ou se t the name of inpu t s select ed with IN PU T SELECTOR. For details, se e “Namin g preset stations and inputs ” on pa ge 4 9. Advanced SPEAKER SET UP menu parameters When “MENU EXPA ND” is set to “ON”, all of the follo wing para meters a re displa yed and adjust able.
Adv anced Adjustmen ts and Settings 45 GB Neverthele ss, each listening envi ronment ha s m any variables, like w all reflectio ns, and you m ay obta in better resul ts us ing “ BEH D” if your speak e rs are located high above the lis tenin g posi tion , eve n if they are to the imm edia te le ft an d ri ght.
46 GB •O F F The vir tual speak ers are not created. x A.F.D. 2CH SW (Crea ting, low freq uency s igna ls) • CREATE Lets you create low freque nc y si gna ls f or outpu t to the subwoofer whe n “A.F .D. AUTO” is sele ct ed . •O F F Low frequenc y sign als are not create d.
Adv anced Adjustmen ts and Settings 47 GB (Mod els o f area code U, CA onl y) This re ceiver fe atures th e custom install modes describe d belo w. Depen ding on how you intend to use th ese fe atur es, u se of the se m odes ma y requir e ad dit io na l equi pm e nt (a va ilabl e separa tely) or mod if i ca tion of y our lis te ni ng envi ronm ent.
48 GB — USER PRESET You ca n st ore the adjus t ed sound f ield se tting s, etc. as USE R PRES ET u p to 3 and can easily apply. Setting the U SER PRESET 1 Adjust the sound field, etc. For th e setti ngs you ca n stor e, se e “Se tting s that can be stored in USER PR ESET”.
Other Operations 49 GB You can enter a na me of up t o 8 char ac ter s fo r preset s tati ons and in puts s elect ed wi th I NPUT SELECTOR, and display it in th e receiver’s displa y. T o index a preset s tation 1 Rotate INPU T SELECT OR to select tuner (“FM” or “ AM”).
50 GB You can set th e receiv er to turn off aut omatically at a spec ified time by usi ng the re mote. For details , refer to the o perating in structi ons supplied wit h the r emote. RM-LJ312: Select SLE EP from the R E C EI VE R menu , then press the key repeatedly while the power i s on.
Other Operations 51 GB Before yo u be gin, m ak e sure you hav e connected all components properly. Rec ordin g on an a udi o tape or MiniD isc You can re cord on a Mini Disc or ca ssett e tape usi ng th e recei ver . See the oper ating inst ructions of your ca ssett e de ck or M D deck if y ou n eed help.
52 GB (Models of ar ea co de U, CA on ly) You c an sel ect analo g au dio/ vi deo si gnal s fo r output t o th e 2n d zone or audi o s igna ls fo r the 3rd zon e (ST R-DA 500 0ES on ly). F or deta ils on the conn ecti on, see pag e 53. Use the re mote RM-US106 f or the op eration.
Other Operations 53 GB 2nd zone connections 3rd zone connections 2ND ZONE OUT STR-DA5000ES STR-DA3000ES Main receiver 2nd zone Amplifier/Receiver Audio/vi deo comp onents Speake r Speaker Monito r 3RD.
54 GB The CONTROL A1 II Cont rol Sy ste m was desi gne d to simpl ify th e oper ation of audio syst ems co mpos ed o f sep arat e Sony components. CONTROL A1 II connecti ons provide a path for the t ransmissio n of con trol signals wh ich enable automatic operatio n and contr ol fea tures usu ally asso ciated w ith inte grat ed sy stem s.
Other Operations 55 GB Using CONTROL S Control System (Models of area code U, CA only) If you have a C ONTROL S-co mpa ti ble S ony TV, satellit e tune r, monito r, DVD player or VCR, us e a cont rol S co n nect in g cord (not suppli ed ) to conne ct th e CT RL S IN (for TV , satellite tuner, or monito r) or CTRL S OUT (for VCR, et c.
56 GB On sa fet y Should any soli d obje ct or l iquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the r eceiver and h ave it chec ked b y qualif ied personnel before ope rat ing it any further. On powe r sour ces • Before ope r a ting the un it, che c k that th e ope r atin g voltage is iden tica l w ith your loc al po w e r sup ply.
Additiona l Inf ormation 57 GB If you experi ence any of t he f oll owing difficu ltie s while using the recei ver, us e this troubles hoot in g gu ide to he lp you re med y th e proble m . Sh ou ld any pr obl em per sist, co nsul t your n ear es t Son y deal er .
58 GB There is no so und from the cente r speaker. • Make sure the sound field function is on (press A.F.D., MOVIE or MUSIC). • Selec t the CINEMA STUDIO EX mode (page 34) . • Adjust the speake r leve l (page 40). • Ma ke su re the c enter s peaker is s et to eith er “SMALL” or “LARGE” ( page 20).
Additiona l Inf ormation 59 GB Remote control The remote d oes not function. • Point the remote at the rem ote sensor on the receiver. • R emove any obst acles i n the p ath bet ween t he remot e a nd th e rece iver . • R eplace all the batt eries i n th e remo te wit h new ones, if the y are weak.
60 GB AUDIO P OWER SPEC IFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: (Models of area code U only) STR-D A500 0ES : With 8 ohm l oads, bo th ch annels driven, from 20 – 20,00 0 Hz; ra ted 17 0 w a tts per channe l minimum RMS power, with no mo re than 0 .
Additiona l Inf ormation 61 GB STR-DA3000ES: FRONT 2) : 200 W + 200 W CENTER 2) : 20 0 W SURR 2) : 200 W + 20 0 W SURR BACK 2) : 200 W + 200 W 1) Depend ing on the so und field sett ings and the source, the r e m ay be no sou nd outp ut. 2) Me as ur ed unde r th e foll owing con diti ons: 3) Models of area code U, CA only .
62 GB receiver. While hold ing down PRESET TUNING + or TUNING +, press ?/1 . All pre set statio ns will be erased when yo u change t he tu ning s cale. T o res et the scale to 10 kHz (or 9 kHz), repeat the procedur e. Video se ction Inputs/ Outputs Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms S-video: Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms C: 0.
Additiona l Inf ormation 63 GB.
64 GB Main unit A.F.D. 6 (33, 34, 36) BASS es (42) DECODE PRIORITY wd (4 3 ) Digital Cine ma Sound indi c ato r 4 DIMMER in dicator (STR- DA3000 ES onl y) qd DIRE CT wf (36) DIRECT ind icator 2 DISPLA.
Additiona l Inf ormation 65 GB v 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 qs qf 0 qa 9 qd wf wg wh wj wk qk qj qh qg ql w; wa ws wd ea e; wl qd es (STR-DA5000ES) (STR-DA3000ES).
66 GB A Adju stin g CIS p ara meter s 47 CUSTOMIZ E para m eter s 42 EQUALIZER para meter 41 LEV EL pa ra me ter 40 , 46 SPEAKER SET UP param- eters 19 , 44 speaker volume 22 SURR SET UP parameters 39.
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