Sony STR-DA1500ES Operating Manual

FM Stereo FM/AM Receiver

4-129-743-41(1)

Operating Instructions

STR-DA1500ES

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation opening of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. Do not place the naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to dripping or splashing, and do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

As the main plug is used to disconnect the unit from the mains, connect the unit to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect the main plug from the AC outlet immediately.

Do not expose batteries or apparatus with batteryinstalled to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

For customers in Europe

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it is connected to the AC outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off.

Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss.

Disposal of waste batteries (applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. On certain batteries this symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol. The chemical symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) are added if the battery contains more than 0.0005% mercury or

0.004% lead. By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of the battery. The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources. In case of products that for safety, performance or data integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an incorporated battery, this battery should be replaced by qualified service staff only. To ensure that the battery will be treated properly, hand over the product at end-of-life to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. For all other batteries, please view the section on how to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand the battery over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of waste batteries. For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Notice for customers: The following information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU Directives.

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents.

About This Manual

• The instructions in this manual are for model STR-DA1500ES. Check your model number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel. In this manual, models of area code CEL is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “Models of area code CEK only”.

• The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the supplied remote. You can also use the controls on the receiver if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote.

About area codes

The area code of the receiver you purchased is shown on the lower right portion of the rear panel (see the illustration below).

Area code

Any differences in operation, according to the area code, are clearly indicated in the text, for example, “Models of area code AA only”.

Table of Contents

Description and location of parts...................5

Getting Started

1: Installing the speakers .............................12

2: Connecting the speakers..........................12

3a: Connecting the audio components.........13

3b: Connecting the video components ........14

4: Connecting the antennas (aerials)............18

5: Preparing the receiver and the remote.....18

6: Selecting the speaker system ...................20

Playback

Enjoying sound/images from the component

connected to the receiver........................21

Amplifier Operations

Navigating through menus...........................23

Adjusting the level (LEVEL menu)............. 25

Adjusting the equalizer (EQ menu) .............25

Settings for the tuner (TUNER menu).........26

Settings for the system (SYSTEM menu) ...26

Additional Information

Precautions.................................................. 41

Troubleshooting .......................................... 42

Specifications.............................................. 45

Index ........................................................... 47

Tuner Operations

Listening to FM/AM radio ..........................28

Presetting radio stations...............................29

Using the Radio Data System (RDS) ..........31

(Models of area code CEL, CEK only)

Other Operations

Enjoying the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT

(DMPORT).............................................33

Changing the display ...................................35

Using the Sleep Timer .................................36

Recording using the receiver .......................36

Using multi-zone features............................37

Using the Remote

Changing button assignments......................40

Description and location of parts

Front panel

About the indicators on the display

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SP A SP B

MEMORY

ZONE 2

RDS

MONO SLEEP

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Name Function

A ?/1

(on/standby)

B SPEAKERS

(OFF/A/B/ A+B)

C TONE MODE Adjust the bass and treble

TONE +/–

D TUNING

MODE

TUNING +/–

E Remote

sensor

F Display

window

G DISPLAY Press repeatedly to select

H MUTING Press to turn off the sound

I MASTER

VOLUM E

J INPUT

SELECTOR

K DIMMER Press repeatedly to adjust the

L SLEEP Press to activate the sleep

M TONE ON/OFF Press to turn the bass and

N MEMORY/

ENTER

Press to turn the receiver on or off (page 19).

Switch to OFF, A, B, A+B of the front speakers (page 20).

level of the speakers. Press TONE MODE repeatedly to select bass or treble, then turn TONE +/– to adjust the level (page 24).

Press to operate a tuner (FM/AM) (page 28).

Receives signals from remote commander.

The current status of the selected component or a list of selectable items appears here (page 5).

information displayed on the display (page 35).

temporarily. Press MUTING again to restore the sound (page 21).

Turn to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time (page 21).

Turn to select the input source to play back (page 21, 22, 35, 36, 37).

brightness of the display.

timer function and the duration which the receiver turns off automatically (page

36).

treble on or off.

Press to store a station or enter the selection when selecting the settings (page 19, 29).

Name Function

O FM MODE Press to select the FM

P FM/AM Press to select FM or AM

Q PHONES jack Connects to headphones

R SP A/SP B Lights up according to the

S SLEEP Lights up when the sleep

T ZONE 2 Lights up when operation in

U Tuning

indicators

MEMORY Lights up when a memory

RDS Lights up when a station that

MONO Monaural broadcast ST Stereo broadcast

monaural or stereo reception (page 28).

station.

(page 42).

speaker system used (page

20). However, these indicators do not light up if the speaker output is turned off or if headphones are connected.

timer is activated.

zone 2 is being enabled.

Lights up when the receiver tunes in radio stations.

function, such as Preset Memory (page 29), etc., is activated.

provides RDS services is tuned in.

Note

“RDS” appears for models of area code CEL, CEK only.

A preset station number appears when the preset radio station is selected.

Note

The preset station number will change accordingly to the preset station you select. For details on presetting radio station, see page 29.

Rear panel

A ANTENNA section

FM ANTENNA jack

AM ANTENNA jack

B DMPORT

DMPORT jack

C RS232C port

Connects to the supplied FM wire antenna (aerial) (page 18).

Connects to the supplied AM loop antenna (aerial) (page 18).

Connects to a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter (page 34).

Used for maintenance and service.

D Control jacks for Sony equipment

and other external components

IR REMOTE IN/OUT jacks

TRIGGER OUT jack

Connect an IR repeater (page 37).

Connects to an interlock on/off of the power supply of other 12V TRIGGER compliant components, or the amplifier/receiver of zone 2 (page 26).

E SPEAKERS section

Connects to the speakers (page 12).

F AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section

White (L)

Red (R)

AUDIO IN/ OUT jacks

Connects to a tape deck or MD deck, etc. (page 13).

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G VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT

section

White (L)

Red (R)

Yellow

* You can watch the selected input image when you

connect the MONITOR OUT jack to a TV (page 15–17).

AUDIO IN/ OUT jacks

VIDEO IN/ OUT* jacks

AUDIO OUT jacks VIDEO OUT jack

Connects to a VCR, DVD player, etc. (page 15–17).

Connects to the component in zone 2 (page 38).

Remote commander

You can use the supplied RM-AAU056 Remote Commander to operate the receiver and to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate (page 40).

RM-AAU056

Name Function

A TV ?/1

(on/standby)

AV ?/1 (on/standby)

B ?/1

(on/standby)

C Input buttons Press one of the buttons to

D TONE ON /OFF Press to turn the bass and

E DIMMER Press repeatedly to adjust the

F BD/DVD

Press TV ?/1 and TV (P) at the same time to turn the TV on or off.

Press to turn on or off the Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate (page 40). If you press ?/1 (B) at the same time, it will turn off the receiver and other Sony components (SYSTEM STANDBY).

Note

The function of the AV ?/1 switch changes automatically each time you press the input buttons (C).

Press to turn the receiver on or off. If zone 2 is selected, only the main receiver is turned on or off with this button. To turn off all components including an amplifier in zone 2, press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (A) at the same time (SYSTEM STANDBY).

Saving the power in standby mode.

When “RS232C” (page 27) is set to “OFF”.

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. You can change the button assignments following the steps in “Changing button assignments” on page 40.

treble on or off.

brightness of the display.

Press to display the menu of the DVD or Blu-ray disc on the TV screen. Then, use V, v, B, b and (qk) to perform menu operations.

Name

Function

G DISC SKIP Press to skip a disc when

using a multi-disc changer.

H D.TUNING Press to enter direct tuning

mode.

I ENTER Press to enter the value after

selecting a channel, disc or track using the numeric buttons of the TV, VCR, CD player, DVD player, DVD recorder or satellite tuner.

MEMORY Press to store a station during

tuner operation.

J AMP MENU Press to display the menu of

the receiver. Then, use V, v, B, b and (qk) to perform menu operations.

K TOOLS/

OPTIONS

Press to display and select the options of the DVD player or Blu-ray disc player. Press TOOLS/OPTIONS and TV (P) at the same time to display the options applicable to the Sony TV.

L MUTING Press to turn off the sound

temporarily. Press MUTING again to restore the sound. Press MUTING and TV (P) at the same time to activate the TV’s muting function.

M TV VOL

/–

Press TV VOL +/– and TV (P) at the same time to adjust the volume level of the TV.

MASTER

VOL +

Press to adjust the volume

/–

level of all speakers at the same time.

N MENU/HOME Press to display the menu of

the VCR, DVD player, satellite tuner or Blu-ray disc player on the TV screen. Press MENU/HOME and TV (P) at the same time to display the TV’s menu. Then, use V, v, B, b and (qk) to perform menu operations.

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Name

O ./>

Function

Press to skip a track of the CD player, DVD player, DVD recorder, MD deck, tape deck or Blu-ray disc player.

REPLAY / ADVANCE

Press to replay the previous

scene or fast forward the current scene of the VCR, DVD player or Blu-ray disc player.

m/M

Press to – search tracks in the forward/

reverse direction of the DVD player.

– start fast forward/rewind of

the VCR, CD player, DVD recorder, MD deck, tape deck or Blu-ray disc player.

a)b)

Press to start playback of the VCR, CD player, DVD player, DVD recorder, MD deck or Blu-ray disc player.

Press to pause playback or recording of the VCR, CD player, DVD player, DVD recorder, MD deck, tape deck or Blu-ray disc player. (Also starts recording with components in recording standby.)

Press to stop playback of the VCR, CD player, DVD player, DVD recorder, MD deck, tape deck or Blu-ray disc player.

TV CH +/– Press TV CH +/– and TV (P)

at the same time to select preset TV channels.

PRESET +/– Press to select

– preset stations. – preset channels of the VCR

or satellite tuner.

TUNING +/– Press to scan a station.

FM MODE Press to select the FM

monaural or stereo reception.

P TV Press TV and the button with

orange printing at the same time to enable TV operation.

Name Function

Q RETURN/

EXIT O

V/v/B/b

S DISPLAY Press to select information

T -/-- Press to select the channel

>10/

CLEAR Press to clear a mistake when

Press to – return to the previous menu. – exit the menu while the

menu or on-screen guide of the DVD recorder, DVD player, satellite tuner or Bluray disc player is displayed on the TV screen.

Press RETURN/EXIT O and TV (P) at the same time to return to the previous menu or exit the TV’s menu while the menu is displayed on the TV screen.

After pressing BD/DVD MENU (F), AMP MENU (0), or MENU/HOME (N), press V, v, B or b to select the settings. Then, press to enter the selection if you have pressed BD/DVD MENU or MENU/HOME previously. Press also to enter the selection of the receiver, VCR, satellite tuner, CD player, DVD player, DVD recorder or Blu-ray disc player.

displayed on the TV screen of the VCR, satellite tuner, CD player, DVD player, DVD recorder, MD deck or Blu-ray disc player. Press DISPLAY and TV (P) at the same time to display TV’s information on the TV screen.

entry mode, either one or two digit of the VCR, satellite tuner, etc. Press -/-- and TV (P) at the same time to select the channel entry mode, either one or two digits of the TV.

Press to select – track numbers over 10 of the

VCR, satellite tuner, MD deck or CD player.

– channel numbers of the

Digital CATV terminal.

you press the incorrect numeric button.

Name Function

U Numeric

buttons (number 5

V SLEEP Press to activate the Sleep

W TV INPUT Press TV INPUT and TV (P)

X ZONE ?/1 Press ZONE ?/1 to turn the

ZONE INPUT Press ZONE INPUT

The nu mb er 5, MASTER VOL +, TV VOL + , and H buttons have tactile dots. Use the tactile dots as references when operating the receiver.

This button is also available for DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter operation. For details on the function of the button, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter.

Press to – preset/tune to preset

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stations.

– select track numbers of the

CD player, DVD player, DVD recorder, MD deck or Blu-ray disc player. Press 0/10 to select track number

10.

– select channel numbers of

the VCR or satellite tuner.

Press the numeric buttons and TV (P) at the same time to select the TV channels.

Timer function and the duration which the receiver turns off automatically.

at the same time to select the input signal (TV input or video input).

zone 2 on or off.

repeatedly to select the input source for zone 2.

Notes

• Some functions explained in this section may not work depending on the model.

• The above explanation is intended to serve as an example only. Therefore, depending on the component, the above operation may not be possible or may operate differently than described.

• The CATEGORY +/– and CATEGORY MODE buttons are not applicable for models of area code CEL and CEK.

Getting Started

1: Installing the speakers

This receiver allows you to use a 2.0 channel system.

Example of the speaker system configuration

Right speakerLeft speaker

2: Connecting the speakers

Before connecting the cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead).

Left speakerRight speaker

SPEAKERS B terminals*

A Speaker cords (not supplied)

If you have an additional front speaker system, connect them to the SPEAKERS B terminals. You can select the front speakers you want to use with SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) on the front panel (page 20).

3a: Connecting the audio components

Connecting a Super Audio CD player, CD player, MD deck, Tape deck or Turntable

The following illustration shows how to connect a Super Audio CD player, CD player, MD deck, tape deck or turntable. Before connecting the cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead). After connecting your audio component, proceed to “3b: Connecting the video components”(page 14).

MD deck, Tape deck

Getting Started

Super Audio

Turntable

CD player, CD player

A Audio cord (not supplied)

Note

If your turntable has a ground (earth) wire, connect it to the (U) SIGNAL GND terminal.

3b: Connecting the video components

How to connect your components

This section describes how to connect your video components to this receiver. Before you begin, refer to “Component to be connected” below for the pages which describe how to connect each component. Before connecting the cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead). After connecting all your components, proceed to “4: Connecting the antennas (aerials)” (page 18).

Component to be connected Page

Blu-ray disc player, DVD player 15

Satellite tuner, Set-top box 16

DVD recorder, VCR 17

Connecting a Blu-ray disc player, DVD player

The following illustration shows how to connect a Blu-ray disc player or a DVD player. Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components.

If you connect a DVD player

• Be sure to change the factory setting of the BD/DVD input button on the remote so that you can use the button to control your DVD player. For details, see “Changing button assignments” (page 40).

• You can also rename the BD/DVD input so that it can be displayed on the receiver’s display. For details, see “Naming inputs” (page 22).

Getting Started

Blu-ray disc player, DVD player

Audio signals Video signals

Video signals

A Audio cord (not supplied) B Video cord (not supplied)

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