Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product STR-DG1100 Sony
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Sony Cor poration Printed in Malaysia ©2007 Sony Cor poration 3-209-654- 11 (3) Multi Channel A V Receiver Oper ating Inst ructions Owner’ s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of th e unit. Record the serial number in t he space provided below .
2 GB T o reduce the ris k of fire or electric shoc k, do not e xpose this apparatus to rain or moistu re . Do no t ins tall th e app liance in a conf ined space, such as a bookca se or built-in cabi net. Install this syste m so th at the power co rd can be unplugge d from the wal l socket immediat ely in the ev ent of trou ble.
3 GB About This Manual • The inst r uctio ns in this manu al are for mode l STR-DG1 100. Check yo ur model nu mber by looking at the lower right corne r of the front pan el. • The instr uctions in thi s manual descr ibe the contr ols on th e suppl ied remo te.
4 GB T a ble of Contents Getting Star ted Descripti on and location of parts ............... ...6 1: Installin g speak ers ........... .................. .....14 2: Conn ecting s peaker s ........ ............... ........ 16 3: Conn ecting th e monito r .
5 GB Additional Inf ormation Gloss ary ........ ........... .......... ................... ... 116 Precau tions .... ........... ....... ........... ........... ... 118 T roubleshoot ing .............. .............. ........... 119 Specif ications ..
6 GB Description and locatio n of parts Getting Started Front panel T o re move the cover Press PU SH. When you remove the cover , keep it out of reach from childr en. St atus of th e POWER butt on Off The recei ver is turned of f (initial setting). Press POWER to turn the receiv er on.
7 GB Getting Started Name Function A PO WER Pre ss to turn the receiver on or off. B A UTO CAL MIC jack Connect s to the supplied op timizer micropho ne fo r the Digital C inema Auto Calibratio n function (page 42). C TO N E MO D E Adjusts FRONT/ CENTER/ SURR OU ND/ SURR OU ND B A CK B ASS and TREBLE.
8 GB S INPUT SELECT OR T u rn to sel ect the in put source to pla y back. T MASTER VO L U M E T u rn t o ad just the vo lume le vel of al l speakers at the sam e time.
9 GB Getting Started Rear panel A DIGIT AL INPUT/OUTPUT sect ion OPTICAL IN/ OUT jacks Conne ct to a D VD player, Super Audio CD pl ayer, etc. The COAXIAL j ack prov ides a be tter quali ty so und (pa ge 18, 20 , 21, 28 , 29). CO AXIAL IN jack s HDMI IN/ OUT* jacks Conne ct to a D VD player , Blu -ray Di sc Player , or a sa tellit e tuner .
10 GB * Y ou ca n watch the se lected i nput imag e when you connect th e MONITOR VIDEO OUT jack to a TV (pag e 18). Y ou c an operat e this rece iv er using a GUI (Grap hical User Interface) (page 37) .
11 GB Getting Started Y ou can us e the su pplied remote RM-AAP018 to operate t he receiv er and to cont rol the Sony audio/v ideo com ponents tha t the remote is assigned t o operate (p age 112).
12 GB H Numeric button s Press to – preset/tu ne to preset statio ns. – sel ect trac k number s of the CD play er, D VD player, Blu- ray Disc Player or M D deck . Press 0/ 10 to sel ect track numb er 10. – sel ect chan nel numb ers of the VCR or sat ellit e tune r .
13 GB Getting Started a) See the ta ble on p age 111 for in format ion on t he buttons that you c an use to control each compon ent. b) T he ta ctile do t is at tache d to thes e button s ( H , PRESET+ ). Use as a mar k of opera tion. Notes • Some fu ncti ons ex plai ned i n thi s secti on ma y not work depend ing on the m odel.
14 GB 1: Installi ng speakers This receiver allows you to use a 7.1 chann el syst em (7 s peak ers an d on e sub woo fer). T o fully enjoy theater-lik e multi-c hannel surround sou nd requires fi ve speakers (two front speakers, a cen ter speaker , and two surroun d speakers ) and a sub woofe r (5.
15 GB Getting Started Tips • The angle A should be the same. • When you conne ct a 6.1 c hannel sp eaker system , place t he surround back sp eaker behin d the seat ing position. • Since the sub woofer doe s not emit highly direct ional signals, yo u can place i t wherever you want.
16 GB 2: Co nnecting sp eaker s Before connecting cords, make su re to disconn ect the A C power cord (mains lead). A Center speaker B Front speaker A (L) C Front speaker A (R) D Surro und speaker (L).
17 GB Getting Started b) If you conn ect only on e surroun d back speaker , connect it to the SURROUND B ACK SPEAKERS L terminals. c) When you co nnect a su b woofer with an auto stan dby func tion, tu rn off th e func tion w hen watching movi es.
18 GB 3: Connecting the monitor Y ou can watch the select ed inpu t image wh en you connec t the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jack to a TV . Y ou can operate thi s receiver using a GUI (Graphical User Interface). It is not necessa ry to connect all the cables. Connect audio and vide o cords accordi ng to the jac ks of your comp onents.
19 GB Getting Started Notes • Before conn ecting cords, m ake sure to disconnec t the A C power co rd (mai ns lead ). • Connect i mage di splay compo nents such as a TV monit or or a projector to the MONI TOR VIDEO OUT jack on the rec eiver . Y ou may n ot be a ble to record, ev en if yo u connect record ing com ponents .
20 GB 4a: C onnecting the audio com ponen ts This secti on describes h ow to hook up your compone nts to this re cei ver . Before you beg in, refer to “Componen t to be connect ed” below for the pages which describe how to connec t each com ponent.
21 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustratio n sho ws how to connect a Super Au dio CD pl ayer , CD player, an MD deck and DIGIT A L MEDIA POR T adapter. Notes • Before conn ecting cords, m ake sure to disconnec t the A C power co rd (mai ns lead ).
22 GB Notes on playi ng a Super Audio CD on a Super A udio CD play er • No sound is output when playin g a Super Audio CD on a Super Au dio CD pla yer connected to only the COAXIAL SA-CD/ CD IN jack o n thi s recei ve r . Whe n you play a Super Audi o CD, connect th e player to th e MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT or SA-CD/CD IN jacks.
23 GB Getting Started If yo ur D VD or Super A udio C D play er is equipp ed with mu lti-channel output jacks, you can conn ect them to th e MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT jacks of this recei ver to enjo y multi- channel sound . Alternativ ely , the multi- channe l input jacks can be used to con nect an ex ternal multi-chan nel decoder .
24 GB The follo wing illustration sho ws how to connect a component wit h analog jac ks, such as tape deck, t urntable , etc. Notes • If your turnta ble has a grou nd (earth ) wire, conne ct it to the ( U ) SIGNAL GND te rminal. • Before con necting cor ds, make sure to di sconnect the A C power cord (mai ns lead).
25 GB Getting Started 4b: Connecting the video componen ts This s ection desc ribes how to ho ok up your compon ents t o thi s rece iv er. Befor e you b egin, refer to “Componen t to be connect ed” below for the pa ges which de scribe how to connect each compon ent.
26 GB HDMI is the abbrev iated name for High - Defi nition Mu ltimedia Interfac e. It is an interfa ce which tra nsmits vid eo and audi o signals in digital format. HDMI feat ures • Line ar PCM (samplin g frequency less than 192 kH z) wit h digit al aud io signa ls of up to 8 channe ls can be received with this rec eiv er using the HDM I jack.
27 GB Getting Started Notes on conn ecting cab l es • W e re commend th at you use a Sony HDMI cable. • W e recom mend that yo u use an HDMI, version 1. 3a, categor y 2 cabl e with the HDMI logo (mad e by Sony) to watch a video image of 1080p or higher.
28 GB The follo wing illustration sho ws how to connect a D VD playe r , Blu-ray Disc Player . It is no t necessary to c onnect all the cab les. Conn ect aud io and vid eo cor ds acc ordin g to the jacks of yo ur component s.
29 GB Getting Started The follo wing illustratio n sho ws how to conne ct a sa tellite tuner , CA TV system. It is not neces sary to connect all the cables. Connect au dio and vid eo cords ac cording t o the jacks of yo ur componen ts. Note Before con necting co rds, make sure to disc onnect the A C power cord (mai ns lead).
30 GB The follo wing illustration sho ws how to connect a component wh ich has analo g jacks such as a D VD recorder or VCR, etc. It is not necessa ry to connect all the cables. Connect audio and vide o cords accordi ng to the jac ks of your comp onents.
31 GB Getting Started This recei ver is equipped with a function for con verting vide o signals. Y ou can output th e video sign al after conn ecting thi s receiver via the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jack as shown in the illustra tion. • V ideo signals can be o utput as HDMI vide o and compo nent video signals .
32 GB Notes on con ver ting video signals • When video signa ls from a VCR, etc., are con verted on this receiver and then outpu t to your TV , depend ing on the st atus of th e video si gnal ou tput, th e image on the TV screen may appear dist orte d horizon tally or no im age may be output .
33 GB Getting Started In the video input/ output con version tab le c lassified b y the menu settings For details on “Resolu tion” menu setting, see “ Settings fo r the video ( V ideo settings menu)” (page 56 ) and on operat ing, see “Converting analo g video inp ut signal s” (page 87 ).
34 GB 5: Connecting the an tennas (aer ials) Connect the supplied AM loop antenna (aerial) and FM wi re antenna (aerial). * T he shape of the c onnecto r v aries depending on the area . Notes • T o p revent noise pi ckup, ke ep the AM loo p anten na (aeri al) a way from th e rece iver and ot her compon ents.
35 GB Getting Started 6: Prepar ing the rece iver and the re mote Connect the AC po wer cord (mains lead) to a wall o utlet. Notes • Before c onnecting t he AC po wer cord (mains lead), ma ke sure that met a lli c wires of the speake r cords are no t touchin g each oth er betwee n the SPEAKERS terminals.
36 GB Insert tw o R6 (size-AA) b atteries in th e RM- AAP018 r emote comm ander . Observe the correct pol arity when installi ng batter ies. Notes • Do not lea ve the remo te in an ex tremel y hot o r humi d plac e. • Do not use a new batter y with old ones.
37 GB Getting Started 2 Press 1 o r 2 while the RM SET U P butto n is flashing. When yo u press 1, the com mand mode is set to A V SYSTEM 1. When you pre ss 2, the command mod e is set to A V SYSTEM 2. 3 Press ENTER when the RM SET UP butto n lights up .
38 GB 4 Press SHIF T, then press MENU. The menu list of this receiv er appears on the TV screen. Press AMP MENU if the menu list does n ot appear on the TV screen. 5 Press V / v repe ated ly to se lect a menu y ou want , then press or b . The follo wing menu items are a vailab le in each settings menu.
39 GB Getting Started System For d etails on adjusti ng the system usin g the System settin gs menu, see “Setti ngs for the system ( Syste m setti ngs me nu)” ( page 57 ).
40 GB 8: Setting the speakers Set the ap propriate speaker impedance for the speakers you are usin g. 1 Make sure th at the AMP button is lit. If it i s not lit, o r “GUI MODE” is n ot displa yed .
41 GB Getting Started – When you connect speakers w ith impedance of 16 ohms or high er in both “ A” and “B” configurati on: Set “Im ped ance” to “8 Ω ” in t he Speak er settin gs menu. – For other types of speakers in othe r configurati ons: Set “Im ped ance” to “4 Ω ” in t he Speak er settin gs menu.
42 GB 9: Calibrating the approp riate speaker settings automatically (Auto Calibration) The DCA C (Digital Cinem a Auto Calibrat ion) function allows y ou to pe rform automa tic calibratio n, such as .
43 GB Getting Started Note Dependin g on the charac teristics of the sub woofer you ar e usin g, the setup di stance v alue may be further away from the actual p osition. Using the receiver as a pre- amplifier Y o u can use t he auto ca librati on functi on when you use the re cei ver as a pre-ampli f ier .
44 GB • Fre quency Characteristic 6 Press b . 7 Press to select “ Start. ” 8 The measureme nt start s in five seconds. 9 Measurem ent star ts. The measure ment process will take approx imately 30 second s with a tes t tone. W ait until the measurem ent process completes.
45 GB Getting Started Note When the spea ker(s) is (are ) out o f the pha se, “Out Pha se” is disp layed on the T V screen . The “+” and “–” ter minals of the speaker may be conne cted the ot her way around.
46 GB Tip The si ze of a s peaker (LAR GE/SMA LL) is dete rmin ed by the low chara cte ristic s. The measure ment results ma y v ary , depending on t he position of the opt imizer mic rophone a nd speakers, and the sha pe of the room . It is reco mmended t hat you fol low the meas uremen t results.
47 GB Getting Started • Code 31 1 Press , th en foll ow the instru ctions from st ep 1 of “Perf orming auto calibrati on. ” • Co de 32 , 33 1 When yo u pre ss , “Retry ?” appear s. 2 Press B / b to sele ct “Y es, ” then pre ss . 3 Follow the instructions from step 2 of “Perf ormin g auto cal ibratio n.
48 GB T o set auto calibration items more precisel y (Enhanced Setup) On the A uto Cali brat ion men u, select “Enhance d Setup, ” then press . • Seating Position Y ou can re gister three patterns a s position 1, 2, and 3 , depen ding on the seati ng positio n, listeni ng en vironm ent, and meas urement conditio ns.
49 GB Pl ayb a ck Selecting a compon ent 1 Press one of the inp ut buttons . When you want t o select a comp onen t connec ted t o th e PHONO, the MUL TI CH ANNEL INPUT or TV jack, or satellite radio, press SHIFT and then press PHON O, MUL TI IN or TV, SIRIUS or XM.
50 GB VOLUME knob. T o t urn t he vol ume up or do wn quic kly : tu rn th e knob q uickly . T o ma ke fine ad justm ent: turn th e kno b slowly. • Y ou c an adjust t he volume dif ferently dependi ng on the length of t ime you press and hold the MASTE R VOL +/– button on the remot e.
Pl ayb a ck 51 GB Liste ning to a Super Audi o CD/CD 2 3 5 5 3 • The operat ion is describe d for a Sony Super Audio CD player . • Refer to the ope rating instr uctio ns s uppli ed with the Super Audio CD player or CD player. z Y ou ca n select the sound field to suit the mu sic.
52 GB W a tching a D VD/Blu-ray Disc MUL TI CHANNEL DECODING lamp 2 3 6 6 3 • Refer to the operating instructions supp lied with the TV an d D VD play er, Blu-ray Dis c Play er . z Select the s ound fo rmat of th e disc to be played, if necessary . z Y ou can se lect the sound field to suit th e movie or the music.
Pl ayb a ck 53 GB Enjoying vide o gam es VIDEO 3 IN/PORT AB LE A V IN 2 3 6 6 3 • Refer to the ope rating instr uctio ns s uppli ed with the TV an d vi deo g ame. 1 T urn on the TV and video game. 2 T urn on the rec eiver . 3 Press VI DEO 3 * . Y ou can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this receiver to select “VIDEO 3* .
54 GB W a tching vid eo 2 3 6 6 3 • Refer to the operating instructions supp lied with the TV and VCR. 1 T urn on the VCR. 2 T urn on th e rece iver . 3 Press V IDEO 1 * . Y ou can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this rece i ver to sel ect “VI DEO 1*. ” * W hen you co nnect VCR to the VIDE O 1 jack .
55 GB Amplifier Ope rations Settings for the audio (Audio settings menu) Y ou can use the Audio se ttings menu to make settings for the aud io to suit your preference . Select “Audio” in the Setti ngs menu. For details o n adjusting th e parameters, see “7: Operating the rec eiv er using the GUI (Graphical User Interface)” (pa ge 37).
56 GB Settings for the video (Video settings menu) Y ou can use t he V ideo se ttings menu to mak e settings for video. Select “V ideo” in the Setting s menu. F or details on ad justing the parameters, see “7: Operating t he receiv er using the GUI (Graphical User Interface)” (page 37).
57 GB Amplifier Ope rations connecte d to the re ceiv er . The multi-channel soun d can be play ed back as it is. Note Audio signa ls are not output from the TV’ s speakers wh en HDMI Audio is set to “AMP. ” x HDMI SW Level Lets you set th e le vel of th e sub woofer to 0 dB or +10 dB when P CM signals a re input via an HDMI connectio n.
58 GB Enjoyin g a pre- progra mmed sound field 1 Start playing a source encoded with mult i-channel surroun d effects (DVD , e tc.). 2 Make sure th at the AMP button is lit.
59 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound enables y ou to enjo y high quality analog sources. When using th is funct ion, on ly the v olume and front speaker balan ce can be adjusted .
60 GB Notes • This funct ion does not work in the following cases. – The m ulti-cha nnel inpu t is sel ected . – Input sig nals of which t he sampling fre quency is more th an 48 kHz a re being re ceived. – The mu lti-channel Linear PCM signals are received vi a an HDM I IN jack .
61 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound Y o u can take advanta ge of surroun d sound simply by selecting one of th e recei ver ’ s pre progr ammed s ound fields . The y bring th e ex citing an d po werful sound of mo vie thea ters and concert h alls into yo ur hom e.
62 GB Notes • The so und fields for m usic an d movies do not work in the f ollo wing cases. – The m ulti-cha nnel inpu t is sel ected . – Input sig nals of which t he sampling fre quency is more th an 48 kHz a re being re ceived. – The mu lti-channel Linear PCM signals are received via an HDMI IN jack.
63 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound 3 While monitoring the sound, adjust the selected paramete r using V / v and . For d etails, see foll owin g menu parameters.
64 GB Using the surr ound back decoding mo de By decodi ng the surround back signal recorded in Dolby Digital S urround EX, DTS- ES Matrix, DTS-E S Discrete 6.1, etc., format, you can enjoy t he surround sound inte nded by the fi lmm akers. 1 Make sure th at the AMP button is lit.
65 GB Enjo ying Surround S ound a) A 6.1 cha nnel decode flag is in formation recorded in software, such as DVDs. b) A Dolby Digital D VD that incl udes a Surround EX flag. Th e Dolby C orporation w eb page can help you distin guish Surro und EX films.
66 GB Enjoying th e surround effect at low volume levels (NIGHT MODE) This functio n allo ws you to retain a the ater like en vironmen t at lo w volume levels. This functio n can be us ed w ith othe r soun d f ield s. When w atching a movie la te at night , you will be able to hear t he dialog clearly even at a low vo lume le vel.
67 GB Adv anced Spe akers Se tting Up Adjusting the speaker settings manually Y o u can adjust the each speaker manu ally . Y o u can also adjust the spe aker levels after the auto cali bration is complet ed.
68 GB will be output f rom the sub woof er if th e digita l input signal contains L.F .E. sign als, or if the front or surround speakers are set to “SMALL, ” the sound field for movie is sele cted, or “Port able Audio” is selected .
69 GB Adv anced Spe akers Se tting Up • SIDE/LO W Selec t if th e locatio n of your s urroun d speakers correspon ds to sections A and C . • SIDE/HIGH Selec t if th e locatio n of your s urroun d speakers correspon ds to sections A and D .
70 GB 1 Make sure th at the AMP button is lit. If it i s not lit, o r “GUI MODE” is n ot displa yed in the displ ay wind o w of the receiver , follow the steps giv en in “7: Operating the rec eiv er using the GUI (Graphical User Interface)” (pa ge 37).
71 GB Adv anced Spe akers Se tting Up Y ou can s elect the test t one type. 5 Select the speaker y ou want to adjust , then press . The test tone is ou tput from each speaker in sequence. 6 Adjust the paramete r using V / v , then pr ess . Tips • T o adj ust th e level of a ll spe akers at the sa me time, pres s MASTER VOL +/–.
72 GB Note Set “S ur Bac k Assi gn” to “O FF, ” th en con nect the surround back spe akers to this rec eiver when y ou want to chan ge the connec tion f rom a bi-amp lifier conn ection to a surr ound b ack sp eaker s conn ectio n. Re-set up the sp eakers afte r you connect the surround bac k speakers.
73 GB Adv anced Spe akers Se tting Up Adjusting the equalizer Y ou can use follo wing parameters to ad just the tonal qu ality (bass/treble le vel) of all sp eakers, store up to 5 different equ alizer settings and apply them . These settings are applied to all sound fields and f or each speaker.
74 GB Clearing st ored equali zer settings 1 Press OPTIONS, the n press . “Are you sure to clear EQ Settings?” appe ars. 2 Press B / b repe atedly to select “Y es, ” then pr ess .
75 GB T uner Operations Listening to FM/AM radio Y o u can liste n to FM and AM bro adcasts throug h the b uilt-in tune r . Before ope ration, make sure y ou have conne cted the FM and AM antennas (aeri als) to the receiv er (page 34). Tip The tuni ng scale for dire ct tuning is shown below .
76 GB Enter the frequenc y of a station d irectly by using th e numer ic b uttons. 1 Make sure th at the AMP button is lit. If it i s not lit, o r “GUI MODE” is n ot displa yed in the displ ay wind o w of the receiver , follow the steps giv en in “7: Operating the rec eiv er using the GUI (Graphical User Interface)” (pa ge 37).
77 GB T uner Operations Y o u can pres et up to 30 FM and 30 AM stations . Then yo u can easily tu ne in the stations you often listen to . 1 Make su re that the AMP button is lit.
78 GB Listening to satellite radi o ABOUT XM RADIO XM of fers over 170 digital radio channels: the most commer cial-fr ee mus ic cha nnels, premier ne ws, spor ts, talk, and traf fic and weathe r in 21 metro mark ets. XM’ s on-air hosts br oadcast li ve from studios in W a shington, D .
79 GB T uner Operations T o Subscribe t o SIRIUS Satellit e Radio Purc hase an d connect a Siri usConnec t Home T uner to your S irius Ready home a udio system. Y o u are then ready to activ ate and subscribe t o Sirius b y either ca lling 1.888.53 9.
80 GB 3 Press OPTIO NS, then pres s V / v repeat edly to sele ct “Radio I D” or “Sirius ID , ” then press . 4 Check the XM Radio ID or Sirius ID on the TV screen and write it in the spa ce pro vided h ere .
81 GB T uner Operations 1 Make su re that the AMP button is lit. If it is not lit, or “GUI MODE” is not displaye d in th e disp lay wind ow of the recei ver , follo w the step s giv en in “7: Operating th e recei ver using the GUI (Graphical User In terface)” (page 37).
82 GB 5 Press the numeric buttons to enter the chan nel number . 6 Press . The sele cted channe l is tune in . Y ou can se lect th e channels you want directly by presetti ng them usi ng the preset nu mbers. Y ou can pre set up to 3 0 XM Radio ch annels and 30 SIRIUS Satellite Radio channe ls.
83 GB T uner Operations Y o u can restrict acces s to c ertain ch annels using your own lock code. Th e lock co de is set to “0000” as t he default. Chang e the lock c ode befo re you use th is function for the first time (see “T o change the lock c ode”).
84 GB T o change the l ock code 1 Press V / v repe atedly to selec t “SIRIUS, ” then pres s or b . 2 Press OPTIONS, the n press V / v to select “L ock Code, ” then press . “Ent er your 4-di git loc k code.” appea rs. 3 Enter y our 4-digi t loc k cod e using the number b uttons .
85 GB T uner Operations XM Radio message list SIRIUS Satel lite Radio messa ge list Message appears Explanation Remedies Check Antenna The XM antenna is not connected or transmission is no t being received properl y . Make su re that th e antenn a is secur ely co nnected .
86 GB Firmwar e Updating The Sir iusC onnec t Ho me tun er firmware is being u pdated. — – – – – – There is no text information in the chann el. This is no t an error . The text inform ation may no t be displaye d depending on the system conditio n, for exampl e, right after th e system has received a channel .
87 GB Other Operati ons Converting a nalog video input signals This recei ver allo ws you to con vert th e resolu tion of an alog video input signals. Press SHIF T then pr ess RESOLUTION repeatedl y . Each tim e you press the bu tton, th e resolution of the out put signals wil l be change d.
88 GB Y ou can select an operation screen using the GUI me nu, de pending on the DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T adapter you want to use. For some adapt er , such as TDM-BT1 or T DM- NW1, th e operation screen is fixed and yo u cannot change it on the GUI screen.
89 GB Other Operati ons T o operate t he TDM-iP1 or TDM- NC1 using t he GUI menu o f the receiver 1 Make s ure th at “System GUI” i s selecte d in step 6 in “Selectin g an op era tion scree n to oper ate the co mpo nent connect ed to the DIGI T AL MED IA P ORT adapte r” (page 8 8).
90 GB Y ou can also operate the com ponents connect ed to the DIG IT AL MEDIA P OR T adapter using t he play mo de buttons on the remote of the rece i ver . * Wh en a TDM-iP1 i s connecte d, the rece iv er enter s pause mo de wh en x is pressed. ** Fast-backwar d/forward wh ile pressing an d hold ing th e m / M button.
91 GB Other Operati ons Naming inputs Y o u can enter a name of up to 8 c haract ers for inputs and displa y it. This is con venient for labeling the jacks with the names of the connected component s. 1 Choose the item you want to name . Y o u can name the follo wing items.
92 GB Switching between digital and ana log audio (INPUT MODE) When yo u connect compon ents to both d igital and anal og audio in put jacks on the receiver , you can fix the audio in put mode to eith er of them, or switch from one to th e other , depen ding on the type of materi al you in tend to wa tch.
93 GB Other Operati ons Enjoying the sound/ images fr om other inputs Y ou can re assign video and/o r aud io sig nals to anoth er input. Example) Conne ct the OPTICAL OUT j ack of the D V D player to the OPTICAL VIDEO 1 IN jack o f this rec eiv er when yo u want to in put the only digital o ptical audi o signals from th e D VD pl ayer .
94 GB Notes • Y ou cannot assign optica l signals from an input sou rce to the optic al in put ja cks on th e rece iver , and you ca nnot a ssign coaxial signals fr om the input source to th e coaxia l input ja cks on the r ecei ver . • When you assi gn the digital a udio input, the INPUT MODE se tting may change automati cally .
95 GB Other Operati ons Changing the display Y o u can che ck the soun d field, etc ., by chang ing the in formation on the displa y . Press DISPL A Y repe atedly . Each ti me you pre ss DISPLA Y, th e displa y will change as fol lo ws. Inp ut name you se lected t Original input name t Soun d field ty pe t V olume.
96 GB About the indicators on the display Name Functio n A SW Lig hts up when sub woof er is conne cted and t he audio signal is output f rom the SUB WOOFER jack. While this indica tor light s up, the receiver creates a sub woofer sig nal based on the L.
97 GB Other Operati ons C INPUT L ights up constant ly . One of the inpu t indicators a lso lights up according t o the curre nt inpu t. D A UTO Lights u p when INPUT MODE is set t o “Auto” . E HDMI L ights up when the rec ei ver recogniz es a component connected v ia an HDMI IN jack.
98 GB T ; PR O LOGIC (II/ IIx) Lights up when the recei ver applies Dolby Pro Log ic proce ssing to 2 ch annel signal s in order to output the cent er and surro und channel signals. “ ; PR O LOGI C II ” also li ghts up when the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie/Musi c/Game decoder is activ ated.
99 GB Other Operati ons Using the sle ep timer Y o u can set the receiver to turn off automa tically at a specif ied time. Press SLE EP repeatedly . Each time you press SLEEP , the display changes cyc lically as follo ws: When sleep t imer is being used, “SLEEP” ligh ts up.
100 GB Notes • Sound adjustme nts do not affect the signal output from the MD/T APE OUT jacks. • The audi o input sign als fro m the MUL TI CHANNEL INPUT jacks ar e not output.
101 GB Other Operati ons Notes • Y ou c annot use the FRONT SPEAKE RS B j acks for a bi-ampl ifier connec tion. • When you us e the auto calibration fu nction, make the bi-a mplifier settings befor e you perform auto cali brati on.
102 GB The follo wing options are a va ilable in each menu . For details on navig ating thro ugh menu s, se e pag e 39. Overview of the menus Menu I tem Parameter Initial setting Auto Cal ibra tion A U TO CA L ST ART? COMPLETE [ xxxxxxxxxx ] RETR Y , SA VE EXIT , W RN CHECK, PHASE INFO, DIST .
103 GB Other Operati ons Speaker Settings SP P A TTERN [ xxxxx ] 2/0 t o 3/4.1 3/4.1 SUB WOOFER [ xxx ] NO, YES YES FR ONT SP [ xxxxx ] SMALL, LAR GE LAR GE CENTER SP [ xxxxx ] NO, SMALL, LARGE LARGE .
104 GB Sur Settin gs SOUND FIELD SELECT ? SB DECODING [ xxxx ] O F F , AU T O , O N AU TO SB DEC MODE [ x xxxxxx ] DDEX, PLIIx MV , PLI Ix MS PLII x MV EFFECT LEVEL [ xx x % ] 20% to 120% (5% step) 10.
105 GB Other Operati ons Audio Setting s A/V SYNC [ xxx ms] 0m s to 300ms (10 ms step ) 0 ms DUAL MONO [ xxxxxx xx ] MAIN /SUB, MAIN, SUB, MAIN+SUB MAIN DEC.
106 GB For de tails on the auto calibratio n, see “9: Calibratin g the appropriate speaker settings automatic ally (Auto Calib ration)” (p age 42). Refer to “Before you perfo rm the auto calibra tion” ( page 42) before pe rformi ng the auto calib ration.
107 GB Other Operati ons 3 Press V / v repe atedly to selec t the parame ter , then pre ss . Tip The size of a speaker (LARG E/SMALL ) is deter mined by the lo w characte ristics . The measureme nt results may vary , dep ending on the position of the opt imizer micropho ne and speakers, and the sh ape of the room.
108 GB T uning radio stat ions 1 Press TU NER repeate dly to se lect the FM or AM ba nd. Y ou can also us e INPUT SELECT OR on the receiver . 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING –. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high frequencies , press TUNING – to scan from high to lo w frequenc ies.
109 GB Other Operati ons Selecting channels f rom a category (CA TEGOR Y TUNING) 1 Press SHIFT, then press XM to se lect “XM RADIO, ” or press SIRIUS to select “SIRIUS. ” Y ou can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver . 2 Press C A TEGOR Y MODE repeatedly to selec t “ONE CA TEGOR Y.
110 GB Operatin g each componen t using the remote When yo u program the remote to control th e following S ony or non-Sony c omponents , you can use the buttons on the remo te that are marked with circles. Note, ho we ver , that some buttons may not op erate your compo nent.
111 GB Using the Remote * L D pl ay er o nly . ** DSS only. *** Deck B only . T able of buttons used to control each component Component Button TV VCR DVD player , DVD/ VHS combo Blu-ray Disc Player P.
112 GB Program ming the remote Y ou can customize the remote to match the componen ts connecte d to your receiver . Y ou can e ven program the remote to control n on- Sony component s and also So ny components that the remote is nor mally unable to control.
113 GB Using the Remote one numeric cod e may be assigned to a compon ent. If yo u fail to progra m your r emote using on e of the codes, try using ot her cod es. Notes • The numer ic codes are based on the l atest info rmatio n av ailabl e for each b rand.
114 GB * If an AIWA VCR does not work even though you enter th e code for AIWA, ente r the code for Sony instead. T o contr ol a D VD pla yer T o contr ol a D VD recor der T o contr ol a TV T o contro.
115 GB Using the Remote T o contr ol a PSX Clearing all the cont ents of the remote’ s memor y 1 Press and hold M ASTER V OL – first, then pre ss ? / 1 , then pr ess AV ? / 1 . The R M SET U P butto n fl ashe s thr ee tim es. 2 Release MAS TER V O L –.
116 GB Glossar y x Cinema Studio EX A surround sound mode that can be r egarded as the compilation of Digital Ci nema Sound techno logy , delivers the soun d of a dubbi ng theater u sing three techno logies: “V irtual Multi Di mensions , ” “Screen Depth Mat ching, ” and “Cinema Stu dio Reverberation.
117 GB Additio nal Infor mation existing ster eo recorded cont ent can also be repr oduce d in 7. 1 chan nels (or 6.1 chan nels). x Dolby Su rround (Dolb y Pro Logic) Audio pr ocessing technol ogy developed by Dolby La borator ies, Inc. C enter and mo no surround i nformation is matrix ed into two stereo chan nels.
118 GB x x.v .Color x.v .Color is a more f am iliar term for th e xvYCC st andard prop osed by Son y, and is a trademark of Son y. xvYCC is an inte rnational standard for color space in video . This standard can express a wider colo r range than the cu rrently used broadc ast standard.
119 GB Additio nal Infor mation • Do not p lace the re ceiv er near heat s ources, or in a place sub ject to direct sun light, excessiv e dust, or mechan ical shock. • Do not place anyt hing on to p of the cabin et that mi ght block the ventilat ion ho les and cause malfu nctions.
120 GB There is no sound fr om one of the front speak ers. • Conne ct a p air o f headph ones t o the PHONES jack to verify that sound is outpu t from the hea dphones. If only one channel is outpu t from th e headphon es, the compone nt may not be conn ected to the receiver correctly .
121 GB Additio nal Infor mation • Make sure the center/su rround speaker (s) is (are) set to either “SMALL” or “LARGE” (page 67) . There is n o sound from the surr ound bac k speakers . • Some discs ha ve no Dolby Digital Surround EX fl ag e ven though the packages have Dolby Digital Surround E X logos.
122 GB are output from the VIDEO jack. Input 480i co mponent vi deo signal s. • Whe n comp onent input s ignals other than 480p ar e output , use the COM PONENT VIDEO OUT jack and set “Resolution” to “DIRECT. ” Images of the source with HDMI connection is not output t o the TV .
123 GB Additio nal Infor mation • Remove any obsta cles in the path between the remote and the receiv er . • Repla ce all the batte ries in the r emote with ne w ones, if the y are w eak. • Make sure that the command modes of the receiver and the remo te are the same.
124 GB Freque ncy respo nse Inputs (Analog) Inputs (Digital) Outputs EQU ALIZER FM tuner se ction T uning rang e 87 .5 – 108.0 M Hz Ante nna (aer ial) FM wi re ante nna (aer ial) Ant enna (aer ial) .
125 GB Additio nal Infor mation General Power requir ements 12 0 V A C, 60 Hz Powe r output (DIGI T AL MEDIA POR T) DC OUT : 5 V , 700 mA Po wer c ons umptio n 350 W Power consum ption (du ring stan dby mode) 0.
126 GB Index Symbols U SIGN A L GND terminal 24 Numerics 2 channel 58 2ch Ana log Direct 58 , 107 2ch Ster eo Mode 58 4 Ω 40 5.1 chan nel 14 7.1 chan nel 14 8 Ω 40 A A.
127 GB Additio nal Infor mation HDMI bu tton 7 HDMI Control 56 , 105 HDMI jacks 9 , 26 HDMI SW Le vel 57 , 105 Headphone (Settin gs) 61 I Input 49 Input A ssign 93 INPUT MODE 92 INPUT SELECT OR 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 iPo d 88 , 89 L L.
128 GB Tu n e r 75 T uner (Settings) 104 T u ning 75 , 76 U Up con verting 31 V VCR 30 , 54 V ideo (Setting s) 56 , 105 VIDEO 3 IN/POR T ABLE A V IN jacks 30 , 53 V ideo gam e 53 V irtua l Spe akers 6.
129 GB Additio nal Infor mation.
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