Sony STR-DA3200ES Operating Instruction

2-681-805-12(1)

Multi Channel AV Receiver

Operating Instructions ________________________

Mode d’emploi ______________________________

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No.

Serial No.

STR-DA3200ES

WARNING

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

Don’t throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical waste.

For customers in the United States

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: – Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment

and receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

Note to CATV system installer:

This reminder is provided to call CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines fo r proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

About This Manual

• The instructions in this manual are for model STRDA3200ES. Check your mod el number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel.

• 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.

This receiver incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro Logic Surround and the DTS** Digital Surround System. * Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, “Surround EX”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

** Manufactured under license from Digital

Theater Systems, Inc. U.S. Pat. No’s. 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535 and other U.S. and world-wide patents issued and pending. “DTS”, “DTS-ES”, “Neo:6”, and “DTS 96/24” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996, 2003 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

This receiver incorporates High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI™) technology.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

XM is a registered trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc.

This product is manufactured under license from Neural Audio Corporation. Sony Corporation hereby grants the user a nonexclusive, non-transferable, limited license right to use this product under the US and foreign patents pending and other related technology owned by Neural Audio Corporation.

“Neural” and “Neural Audio” and “Neural Surround” are trademarks of Neural Audio Corporation.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Description and location of parts ..................6

1: Installing speakers ..................................18

2: Connecting speakers ...............................19

3a: Connecting the audio components ........21

3b: Connecting the video components .......26

4: Connecting the antennas (aerials) ...........38

5: Preparing the receiver and the remote ....39

6: Setting the speakers ................................41

7: Calibrating the appropriate settings

automatically

(AUTO CALIBRATION) ......................43

Playback

Selecting a component ................................50

Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD ............52

Watching a DVD .........................................53

Enjoying video games ................................54

Watching video ...........................................55

Amplifier Operations

Navigating through menus ..........................56

Adjusting the level

(Level Settings menu) ............................60

Adjusting the equalizer

(EQ Settings menu) ...............................61

Settings for the surround sound

(Sur Settings menu) ...............................63

Settings for the tuner

(Tuner Settings menu) ...........................65

Settings for the audio

(Audio Settings menu) ...........................66

Settings for the video

(Video Settings menu) ...........................67

Settings for the speakers

(Speaker Settings menu) ........................68

Settings for the system

(System Settings menu) .........................72

Calibrating the appropriate settings

automatically

(Auto Calibration menu) ....................... 73

Enjoying Surround Sound

Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS surround

sound (A.F.D. mode) ............................. 74

Selecting a pre-programmed sound field

(DCS) .................................................... 76

Using only the front speakers

(2CH STEREO) .................................... 78

Enjoying the surround effect at low volume

levels (NIGHT MODE) ........................ 78

Listening to the sound without any adjustment

(ANALOG DIRECT) ............................ 79

Adjusting the speaker levels and balance

(TEST TONE) ....................................... 80

Resetting sound fields

to the initial settings .............................. 81

Tuner Operations

Listening to FM/AM radio ......................... 82

Presetting radio stations ............................. 83

Listening to the XM Radio ........................ 85

Presetting XM Radio stations .................... 89

Other Operations

Displaying menus of the receiver on the TV

screen .................................................... 91

Naming inputs ............................................ 92

Switching between digital and analog audio

(INPUT MODE) ................................... 93

Listening to digital sound from other inputs

(DIGITAL ASSIGN) ............................ 94

Watching HDMI images from other inputs

(HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN) .................... 95

Watching component images from other

inputs

(COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGN) ...... 96

Changing the display .................................. 97

Using the Sleep Timer ................................ 98

Recording using the receiver ...................... 98

Custom install mode ................................... 99

Listening to the sound in another zone

(Zone 2 operations) ............................. 101

Using a bi-amplifier connection ............... 104

Using the CONTROL S Control

System .................................................105

Using the Remote

Operating each component using the

remote ................................................. 107

Programming the remote ..........................108

Performing several commands in sequence

automatically (Macro Play) .................111

Setting remote control codes that are not

stored in the commander .....................113

Clearing all the contents of the remote’s

memory ...............................................115

Changing button assignments

(RM-AAU008 only) ............................115

Additional Information

Glossary ...................................................117

Precautions ...............................................119

Troubleshooting ....................................... 120

Specifications ........................................... 124

Index ......................................................... 127

Getting Started

Description and location of parts

Front panel

To remove the cover

Press PUSH. When you remove the cover, keep it out of reach from children.

Name Function

A POWER Press to turn the

receiver on or off (page 39, 52, 53, 54, 55, 81).

B AUTO CAL MIC

jack

Connects to the supplied optimizer microphone for the Digital Cinema Auto Calibration function (page 43).

Name Function

C TONE MODE Adjusts FRONT BASS

TONE

and FRONT TREBLE. Press TONE MODE repeatedly to select BASS or TREBLE, then turn TONE to adjust the level (page

61).

D Remote sensor Receives signals from

remote commander.

E MEMORY/

ENTER

TUNING MODE

Press to operate a tuner (FM/AM/XM) (page 82, 87).

TUNING

F CATEGORY

MODE

Used when listening to XM Radio (page 85).

CATEGORY +/–

G Display

window

The current status of the selected component or a list of selectable items appears here (page 8).

H 2CH Press to select sound

A.F.D.

field (page 74).

MOVIE

MUSIC

I POWER Press POWER (ZONE)

SELECT

to enable operations in zone 2. Then press SELECT, then INPUT SELECTOR

(qh) to

select a source input into zone 2 (page 101).

J MULTI CH IN Press to select the audio

input signal from the component connected to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jack (page 50).

Name Function

K HDMI Press to select input

source from the component connected to the HDMI IN jack (page 27).

L PHONES jack Connects to

headphones (page 77).

M SPEAKERS

(OFF/A/B/A+B)

Press to select A, B, A+B, OFF of the front speakers (page 42).

N VIDEO 3 IN/

PORTABLE AV IN jack

Connect to a portable audio/video c omponent such as a camcorder or video game (page 34,

54).

O MULTI

CHANNEL DECODING

Lights up when multichannel audio signals are decoded (page 53).

lamp

P INPUT

SELECTOR

Turn to select the input source to play back (page 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 92, 93, 99).

Q MASTER

VOLUME

Turn to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time (page 50, 52, 53, 54, 55).

Getting Started

About the indicators on the display

Name Function

A SW Lights up when sub woofer

selection is set to “YES” and the audio signal is output from the SUB WOOFER jack (page 68). While this indicator lights up, the receiver creates a sub woofer signal based on the L.F.E. signal in the disc being played back or the low frequency components of the front channels.

Name Function

B Playback

channel indicators

The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being played back. The boxes around the letters vary to show how the receiver downmixes the source sound (based on the speaker

settings). L R C SL SR S

Front Left

Front Right

Center (monaural)

Surround Left

Surround Right

Surround (monaural or the

surround components

obtained by Pro Logic

processing) SBL SBR SB

Surround Back Left

Surround Back Right

Surround Back (the

surround back components

obtained by 6.1 channel

decoding)

Example:

Recording format (Front/

Surround): 3/2.1

Output channel: Surround

speakers are set to “NO.”

Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO

LSW

Name Function

C ;DIGITAL

(EX)

Lights up when the receiver is decoding Dolby Digital Surround signals. When the receiver is decoding Dolby Digital Surround EX signals, “;DIGITAL EX” also lights up. When playing a Dolby Digital format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is not set to “ANALOG” (page 93).

D INPUT Lights up constantly. One of

the input indicators also lights up according to the current input.

E AUTO Lights up when INPUT

MODE is set to “AUTO” (page 93).

F HDMI 1 2 Lights up when the receiver

recognizes a component connected via an HDMI IN jack (page 27).

G DTS (-ES) Lights up when the receiver

is decoding DTS signals. When the receiver is decoding DTS-ES signals, “DTS-ES” also lights up. When playing a DTS format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is not set to “ANALOG” (page 93).

H 96/24 Lights up when the receiver

is decoding DTS96/24 (96 kHz/24 bit).

Name Function

I COAX Lights up when INPUT

MODE is set to “AUTO” and the source signal is a digital signal being input through the COAXIAL jack, or when INPUT MODE is set to “COAX” (page 93).

J OPT Lights up when INPUT

MODE is set to “AUTO” and the source signal is a digital signal being input through the OPTICAL jack, or when INPUT MODE is set to “OPT” (page 93).

K ANALOG Lights up when INPUT

MODE is set to “AUTO” and no digital signal is being input through the COAXIAL or OPTICAL jacks, or when INPUT MODE is set to “ANALOG,” or when the ANALOG DIRECT function is being used (page

93).

L MULTI IN Lights up when MULTI IN

is selected (page 50).

M SB DEC Lights up when surround

back sound decoding is activated (page 64).

N XM Lights up when XM Radio

is selected (page 85).

O D.RANGE Lights up when dynamic

range compression is activated (page 61).

P EQ Lights up when the

equalizer is activated (page

61).

Getting Started

continued

Name Function

Q CAT Lights up when “ALL

CATEGORY” mode is changed to “ONE CATEGORY” mode during XM Radio operation (page

85).

R ZONE 2 Lights up while operation in

zone 2 is being enabled.

S SLEEP Lights up when the sleep

timer is activated (page 98).

T L.F.E. Lights up when the disc

being played back contains an L.F.E. (Low Frequency Effect) channel and the L.F.E. channel signal is actually being reproduced, the bars underneath the letters light up to indicate the level. Since the L.F.E. signal is not recorded in all parts of the input signal the bar indication will fluctuate (and may turn off) during playback.

U ;PRO

LOGIC (II/ IIx)

Lights up when the receiver applies Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals in order to output the center and surround channel signals. “;PRO LOGIC II” also lights up when the Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC/GAME decoder is activated. “;PRO LOGIC IIx” also lights up when the Pro Logic IIx MOVIE/MUSIC/ GAME decoder is activated (page 75).

Note

This indicator does not light if both the center and surround speakers are set to “NO” (page

69).

Name Function

V NEO:6 Lights up when DTS Neo:6

Cinema/Music decoding is

activated (page 75).

W DISCRETE Lights up when DTS-ES

Discrete decoding is

activated (page 64).

X MATRIX Lights up when DTS-ES

Matrix decoding is

activated (page 64).

Y SP-A/SP-B/

SP-OFF

Lights up according to the

speaker system used (page

41).

“SP-OFF” lights up when

“SP-OFF” is selected or

headphones are connected.

Z PRESET Lights up when TUNING

MODE is “PRESET.”

wj Tuner

indicators

Lights up when using the

receiver to tune in radio

stations (page 82–90), etc.

wk MEMORY Lights up when a memory

function, such as Name

Input (page 92) etc., is

activated.

wl VOLUME Displays the current

volume.

Rear panel

Getting Started

A AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section

AUDIO IN/

OUT jacks

MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks

PRE OUT jacks Connects to an

Connects to a tape deck, MD deck or DAT player, etc (page 21, 25).

Connects to a Super Audio CD player or DVD player with an analog audio jack for

7.1 channel or 5.1 channel sound (page 21, 24).

external power amplifier.

B DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section

OPTICAL IN/ OUT jacks

COAXIAL IN jacks

HDMI IN/OUT jacks

Connects to a DVD player, Super Audio CD player, etc. The COAXIAL jack provides a better quality sound (page 21, 22, 31).

Connects to a DVD player, or a satellite tuner. An image and the sound are output to TV or a projector (page 27).

C ANTENNA section

FM ANTENNA jack

AM ANTENNA jack

XM ANTENNA jack

Connects to the FM wire antenna (aerial) supplied with this receiver (page 38).

Connects to the AM loop antenna (aerial) supplied with this receiver (page 38).

Connects to the XM connect-and-Play antenna (aerial) (not supplied) (page 86).

D COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/

OUTPUT section

COMPONENT VIDEO (Y, P

, PR/CR)

INPUT/ OUTPUT jacks*

Connects to a DVD

player, TV, or a

satellite tuner. (page 29, 31, 37).

E RS-232C jack

Used for maintenance and service.

continued

F Control jack for Sony equipment

and other external components

CTRL S IN/ OUT jacks

TRIGGER OUT jack

IR REMOTE IN/OUT jacks

Connects to Sony TV, DVD player or VCR with CONTROL S jack (page 105).

Connects to interlock on/off of the power supply of other 12V TRIGGER compliant components (page

100).

Connects an IR repeater (page 101,

102).

G VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT

section

AUD IO I N / OUT jacks

VIDEO IN/ OUT jacks*

Connects to a VCR or a DVD player etc. (page 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36).

S VIDEO IN/ OUT jacks*

H SPEAKERS section

Connects to speakers (page 19).

* You can watch the selected input image when you

connect the MONITOR OUT jack to a TV (page

29). You can also display cert ain menu settings and the sound field on the monitor when you press ON SCREEN on the remote (page 91).

Remote commander

You can use the supplied remote RM-AAL003 to operate the receiver and to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate (page 108).

RM-AAL003

Name Function

A AV ?/1

(on/standby)

B ?/1

(on/standby)

C Input

buttons

D ZONE 2 Press to enable zone 2 operation

E SLEEP Press to activate the Sleep

F RECEIVER Press to enable the receiver

G 2CH Press to select a sound field

A.F.D.

MOVIE

MUSIC

Press to turn on or off the audio/ video components that the remote is assigned to operate (page 108). If you press the ?/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 button (C).

Press to turn the receiver on or off. After pressing ZONE 2 (D), only the receiver in zone 2 is turned on or off with this button. To turn off all components, press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (A) at the same time (SYSTEM STANDBY).

Press one of the buttons to select the component you want to use. To utilize the buttons with names in pink, press SHIFT (wg), and then press the button. When you press any of the input buttons, the receiver turns on. The buttons are factory assigned to control Sony components (page 50). You can program the remote to control non-Sony components following the steps in “Programming the remote” (page 108).

(page 101).

Timer function and the duration which the receiver turns off automatically (page 98).

operation (page 56).

(page 74).

Getting Started

continued

Name Function

H Numeric

buttons

I ENTER Press to enter the value after

MEMORY Press to store a tuner station

J DISPLAY Press to select information

K After pressing MENU (qd) or

V/v/B/b

L TOOLS Press to display and select items

OPTIONS

M MENU Press to display the menu of the

N CATEGORY

+/–

REPLAY B·/ ADVANCE

O m/M

H ./>

CATEGORY MODE

TUNING +/– Press to select stations (page 82,

Press to – preset/tune to preset stations. – select track numbers of the

CD player, DVD player or MD deck. Press 0/10 to select track number 10.

– select channel numbers of

the VCR or satellite tuner.

– After pressing TV (wj),

press the numeric buttons to select the TV channels.

selecting a channel, disc or track using the numeric buttons.

during tuner operation.

displayed on the display window, TV screen of the VCR, satellite tuner, CD player, DVD player, or MD deck (page

TOP MENU (qk), press V/v, B or b to select the settings. Then press to enter the selection (page 56).

from the option menus for DVD player, etc.

receiver, DVD player, or TV, etc.

Press to select the category for XM Radio (page 87).

Press to replay the previous scene or fast forward the current scene of the VCR or DVD player.

Press to operate the DVD player, CD player, MD deck or tape deck, etc.

Press to select the category mode for XM Radio (page 87).

87).

97).

Name Function

P PRESET

/–

TV CH +/– Press TV (wj) and then press

Q F1/F2 Press TV (wj) and then press

TV/VIDEO Press TV/VIDEO and TV (wj)

WIDE Press to select the wide picture

MACRO1, MACRO2

R TOP MENU Press to display the menu or

MENU Press to display the menus of

NIGHT MODE

INPUT MODE

S MUTING Press to activate the muting

Press to register FM/AM/XM Radio stations or to select preset stations.

TV CH+/– to operate the TV, satellite tuner, VCR, etc.

F1 or F2 to select a component to operate.

• Hard disk recorder F1: HDD F2: DVD

• DVD/VHS combo player F1: DVD F2: VHS

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

mode. Press RECEIVER (6) and

then press MACRO 1 or MACRO 2 to set up the macro function (page 111).

on-screen guide of the DVD player on the TV screen. Then use V/v/B/b and to perform menu operations.

the DVD player on the TV screen. Then use V /v/B/b and

to perform a menu

operations (page 107). Press RECEIVER (6) and

then press NIGHT MODE to activate the NIGHT MODE function (page 78).

Press RECEIVER (6) and then press INPUT MODE to select the input mode when the same components are connected to both digital and analog jacks (page 93).

function (page 51).

Name Function

T MASTER

VOL +/ –

TV VOL +/– Press TV (wj) and then press

U DISC SKIP Press to skip a disc when using

V RETURN/

EXIT O

W ON SCREEN Press to display the receiver

X CLEAR Press to

>10 Press to select

D.TUNING Press to enter direct tuning

Y SHIFT Press to light up the button. It

Z A.DIRECT Press to switch the audio of the

wj TV Press to enable TV operation. wk RM SET UP Press to set up the remote.

See the table on page 107 for information on the buttons that you can use to control each component.

The tactile dot is attached to these buttons (H, PRESET+). Use as a mark of operation.

Press to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time (page 50).

TV VOL +/– to adjust the volume level of the TV.

a multi-disc changer.

Press to return to the previous menu or exit the menu while the menu or on-screen guide of the VCR, DVD player, or satellite tuner is displayed on the TV screen (page 107).

status. Then, if you press MENU (qd), the menus of the receiver appear (page 91).

– clear a mistake when you

press the incorrect numeric button.

– return to continuous

playback, etc. of the satellite tuner or DVD player.

– track numbers over 10 of the

VCR, satellite tuner, CD player or MD deck.

– channel numbers of the

Digital CATV terminal.

mode (page 83, 88).

changes the remote button function to activate the buttons with pink printing.

selected input to analog signal without any adjustment (page

79).

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.

Getting Started

RM-AAU008

This remote is only for zone 2 operations (page

101). You cannot control the main receiver directly with this remote.

Operating the main receiver from zone 2

Name Function

A ?/1

(on/standby)

B Input

buttons

Press to turn a receiver in zone 2 on or off.

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 following the steps in “Changing button assignments (RM-AAU008 only)” on page

115.

Button Assigned Sony

VIDEO 1 VCR (VTR mode 3)

VIDEO 2 VCR (VTR mode 1)

VIDEO 3 VCR (VTR mode 2)

DVD DVD player

TV/SAT TV tuner

TAP E/ CD -RTape deck B

MD/DAT MD deck

SA-CD/CD Super Audio CD/CD

TUNER* Built-in tuner

SOURCE The current input

* The setting cannot be changed.

component

player

selected for the main receiver

C MUTING Press to mute the sound. D MASTER

VOL +/–

Press to adjust the volume level for multi zone output.

E RM SET UP Press to change the category of

the buttons.

F RM SET UP

indicator

Lights up when data is being sent or when the remote button assignment is being preset.

G ZONE 2 Press to select the command

mode of the remote.

Operating the components connected to the main receiver from zone 2

Name Function

H Operation

buttons*

The following table describes the function of the buttons.

Button(s) Function

N Starts play. (Starts play

n Starts play on the

X Pauses play or

x Stops play.

./> Skips tracks.

on the front side of the cassette.)

reverse side of the cassette.

recording, and starts recording when the component is in recording standby.

Getting Started

I CH/

PRESET/ D.SKIP +/–*

Press repeatedly to select a preset station or channel. When using a multi-disc changer, press to skip a disc.

* The function of these buttons switches

automatically each time you press the input buttons B. 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.

1: Installing speakers

This receiver allows you to use a 7.1 channel system (7 speakers and one sub woofer).

Enjoying a 5.1/7.1 channel system

To fully enjoy theater-like multi-channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speakers, a center speaker, and two surround speakers) and a sub woofer (5.1 channel system).

Example of a 5.1 channel speaker system configuration

You can enjoy high fidelity reproduction of DVD software recorded sound in the Surround EX format if you connect one additional surround back speaker (6.1 channel system) or two surround back speakers (7.1 channel system). (see “Using the surround back decoding mode (SB DECODING)” on page

64).

Example of a 7.1 channel speaker system configuration

AFront left speaker BFront right speaker CCenter speaker DSurround left speaker ESurround right speaker HSub woofer

AFront left speaker BFront right speaker CCenter speaker DSurround left speaker ESurround right speaker FSurround back left speaker GSurround back right speaker HSub woofer

Tips

• When you connect a 6.1 channel speaker system, place the surround back speaker behind the listening position.

• Since the sub woofer does not emit highly directional signals, you can place it wherever you want.

2: Connecting speakers

HGF

Getting Started

A Monaural audio cord (not supplied) B Speaker cords (not supplied)

BADEC

FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals

AFront speaker A (L) BFront speaker A (R) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (L) ESurround speaker (R) FSurround back speaker (L) GSurround back speaker (R) HSub woofer

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

the front panel (page 42).

If you connect only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS L terminals.

continued

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.

Note

When you connect all the speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher, set “SP. IMPEDANCE” in the System Settings menu to “8 ohm.” In other connections, set it to “4 ohm.” For details, see “6: Setting the speakers” (page 41).

Tip

To connect certain speakers to another power amplifier, use the PRE OUT jacks. The same signal is output from both the SPEAKERS terminals and the PRE OUT jacks. For example, if you want to connect just the front speakers to another amplifier, connect that amplifier to the PRE OUT FRONT L and R jacks.

ZONE 2 connection

You can assign the SURROUND BACK SPEAKER terminals F and G to the speakers of the ZONE 2. Set the surround back speaker settings (page 69) to “ZONE 2.” See “Listening to the sound in another zone (Zone 2 operations)” (page 101) for details of on connection and operation in zone 2.

3a: Connecting the audio components

Getting Started

How to hook up your components

This section describes how to hook up your components to this receiver. Before you begin, refer to “Component to be connected” below for the pages which describe how to connect each component. After hooking up all your components, proceed to “4: Connecting the antennas (aerials)” (page 38).

Component to be connected Page

Super Audio CD player/ CD player

MD/DAT With digital audio

Tape deck, Analog disc turntable 25

With digital audio output

With multi-channel audio output

With analog audio output only

output

With analog audio output only

Audio input/output jacks to be connected

The sound quality depends on the jack used. Refer to the illustration that follows. Select the connection configuration according to the jacks of your components.

Digital Analog

High quality sound

Notes

• 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.

Connecting components with digital audio input/output jacks

The following illustration shows how to connect a Super Audio CD player, CD player and an MD/DAT deck.

Super Audio CD player, CD player

MD deck, DAT deck

A Audio cord (not supplied) B Coaxial digital cord (not supplied) C Optical digital cord (not supplied)

Notes on playing a Super Audio CD on a Super Audio CD player

• No sound is output when playing a Super Audio CD on a Super Audio CD player connected to only the COAXIAL SA-CD/ CD IN jacks on this receiver. When you play a Super Audio CD, connect the player to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT or SA-CD/CD IN jacks. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Super Audio CD player.

• You cannot make digital recordings of a Super Audio CD. Use the analog jack for recording in this case.

• When connecting optical digital cords, insert the plugs straight in until they click into place.

• Do not bend or tie digital optical cords.

If you want to connect several digital components, but cannot find an unused input

See “Listening to digital sound from other inputs (DIGITAL ASSIGN)” (page 94).

Tip

You cannot connect an LD player’s DOLBY DIGITAL RF OUT jack directly to this receiver’s digital input jacks. You must use an RF demodulator for this configuration.

Getting Started

Connecting components with multi-channel output jacks

If your DVD or Super Audio CD player is equipped with multi-channel output jacks, you can connect it to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks of this receiver to enjoy multichannel sound. Alternatively, the multichannel input jacks can be used to connect an external multi-channel decoder.

DVD player, Super Audio CD player, etc.

A Audio cord (not supplied) B Monaural audio cord (not supplied)

Notes

• DVD and Super Audio CD players do not have the SURROUND BACK jacks.

• When “SUR BACK SP” is set to “ZONE 2” in the Speaker Settings menu, the input to the SUR BACK jacks is invalid (page 69).

Connecting components with analog audio jacks

The following illustration shows how to connect a component with analog jacks, such as tape deck, turntable, etc.

Getting Started

Super Audio CD player, CD player

Tape deck

Turntable

A Audio cord (not supplied)

Note

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

MD deck, DAT deck

3b: Connecting the video components

How to hook up your components

Component to be connected Page

TV monitor 29

DVD player, DVD recorder 31-32

Satellite tuner 33

With HDMI jack 27

VCR 34

Camcorder, video game, etc. 34

Video input/output jacks to be connected

The image quality depends on the connecting jack. Refer to the illustration that follows. Select the connection according to the jacks on your components.

Digital Analog

High quality image

Connecting components with HDMI jacks

Getting Started

HDMI is the abbreviated name for HighDefinition Multimedia Interface. It is an interface which transmits video and audio signals in digital format.

DVD player Satellite tuner TV monitor, projector, etc.

Audio/video signals

AAA

HDMI features

• A digital audio signals transmitted by HDMI can be output from the speakers and the PRE OUT jacks on this receiver. This signal supports Dolby Digital, DTS, and linear PCM.

• Analog video signals input to the VIDEO jack, S VIDEO jacks, or COMPONENT VIDEO jacks can be output as HDMI signals. Audio signals are not output from an HDMI OUT jack when the image is converted.

Audio/video signals

A HDMI cable (not supplied)

We recommend that you use a Sony HDMI cable.

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Notes on HDMI connections

• Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo (made by Sony).

• Check the setup of the connected component if an image is poor or the sound does not come out of a component connected via the HDMI cable.

• An audio signal input to the HDMI IN jack is output from the speaker output jacks, HDMI OUT jack and PRE OUT jacks. It is not output from any other audio jacks.

• Video signals input to the HDMI IN jack can only be output from the HDMI OUT jack. The video input signals cannot be output from the VIDEO OUT jacks, S VIDEO OUT jacks, or MONITOR OUT jacks.

• When you want to listen to the sound from the TV speaker, set “HDMI AUDIO” to “TV+AMP” in the Video Settings menu (page 67). If set to “AMP,” the sound is not output from the TV speaker or you cannot playback multi-channel software.

• The multi/stereo area audio signals of a Super Audio CD are not output.

• Be sure to turn on the receiver when video and audio signals of a playback component are being output to a TV through this receiver. Unless the power is on, neither video nor audio signals will be transmitted.

• Audio signals (sampling frequency, bit length, etc.) transmitted from an HDMI jack may be suppressed by the connected component. Check the setup of the connected component if an image is poor or the sound does not come out of a component connected via the HDMI cable.

• Sound may be interrupted when the sampling frequency or the number of channels of audio output signals from the playback component is switched.

• When the connected component is not compatible with copyright protection technology (HDCP), the image and/or the sound from the HDMI OUT jack may be distorted or may be not output. In this case, check the specification of the connected component.

• Set the resolution of the image of the playback component to 720p or 1080i when you output 96 kHz multi-channel sound over an HDMI connection.

• Refer to the operating instructions of each component connected for details.

• We do not recommend using an HDMI-DVI conversion cable. When you connect an HDMI-DVI conversion cable to a DVI-D component, the sound and/or the image may not be output. Connect other audio cords or digital connecting cords, then set “HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN?” in the Video Settings menu (page 95) when the sound is not output correctly.

Connecting a TV monitor

The image from a visual component connected to this receiver and the menu of this receiver can be displayed on a TV screen. It is not necessary to connect all the cables. Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components.

TV monitor

Audio signals Video signals

AB C DE

Getting Started

A Audio cord (not supplied) B Optical digital cord (not supplied) C Component video cord (not supplied) D S video cord (not supplied) E Video cord (not supplied)

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Notes

• Connect image display components such as a TV monitor or a projector to the MONITOR OUT jack on the receiver. You may not be able to record, even if you connect recording components.

• Turn on the receiver when the video and audio of a playback component are being output to a TV via the receiver. If the power supply of the receiver is not turned on, neither video nor audio is transmitted.

• Depending on the status of the connection between the TV and the antenna (aerial), the image on the TV screen may be distorted. In this case, place the antenna (aerial) farther away from the receiver.

Tips

• The receiver has a video conversion function. For details, see “Notes on converting video signals” (page 36).

• You can watch the selected input image when you connect the MONITOR OUT jack to a TV monitor. You can also display certain menu settings and the sound field on the monitor when you press ON SCREEN (page 91).

• The sound of the TV is output from the speakers connected to the receiver if you connect the sound output jack of the TV and the TV/SAT AUDIO IN jacks of the receiver. In this configuration, set the sound output jack of the TV to “Fixed” if it can be switched between either “Fixed” or “Variable.”

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