Sony STR-DA5200ES Operating Instructions

2-687-417-11(1)

Multi Channel AV Receiver

Operating Instructions ________________________

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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-DA5200ES

WARNING

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

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

For customers in the United States

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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 STRDA5200ES. 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.

These names are the trademarks of MORISAWA & COMPANY LTD., and the copyright of the font also belongs to MORISAWA & COMPANY LTD.

“WALKMAN” and “WALKMAN” logo are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation. SonicStage and SonicStage logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technol ogy and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

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.

The font type (Shin Go R) installed in this receiver is provided by MORISAWA & COMPANY LTD.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

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

1: Installing speakers ..................................15

2: Connecting speakers ...............................17

3: Connecting the monitor for displaying

menus .....................................................19

4a: Connecting the audio components ........21

4b: Connecting the video components .......26

5: Connecting the antennas (aerials) ...........35

6: Preparing the receiver and the remote ....36

7: Navigating through menus .....................38

8: Setting the speakers ................................40

9: Calibrating the appropriate settings

automatically

(AUTO CALIBRATION) ......................42

Playback

Selecting a component ................................48

Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD ............50

Watching a DVD .........................................51

Enjoying video games ................................52

Watching video ...........................................53

Amplifier Operations

Overview of the menus ...............................54

Settings for the audio

(Audio settings menu) ...........................55

Settings for the video

(Video settings menu) ............................56

Settings for the system

(System settings menu) .........................57

Enjoying Surround Sound

Enjoying a pre-programmed sound field ....58

Adjusting the sound effect ..........................63

Using the surround back decoding mode ...65 Enjoying the surround effect at low volume

levels (NIGHT MODE) .........................67

Advanced Speakers Setting Up

Adjusting the speaker settings manually .... 69

Adjusting the equalizer .............................. 75

Tuner Operations

Listening to FM/AM radio ......................... 77

Presetting radio stations ............................. 79

Listening to XM Radio .............................. 81

Presetting XM Radio channels .................. 85

Other Operations

Converting analog video input signals ....... 88

Listening to the music of a USB device ..... 90

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

Switching between digital and analog audio

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

Enjoying the sound/images from other

inputs ..................................................... 94

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

Using the Sleep Timer ............................. 101

Recording using the receiver .................... 101

Listening to the sound in another zone

(ZONE 2/ZONE 3 operations) ............ 102

Using a bi-amplifier connection ............... 107

Using the CONTROL S Control

System ................................................. 108

Operating without a GUI

(Graphical User Interface) .................. 109

Using the Remote

Operating each component using the

remote ................................................. 115

Programming the remote ......................... 117

Performing several commands in sequence

automatically (Macro Play) ................ 120

Setting remote control codes that are not

stored in the commander ..................... 122

Clearing all the contents of the remote’s

memory ............................................... 123

Changing button assignments

(RM-AAU009 only) ............................124

Additional Information

Glossary ...................................................126

Precautions ...............................................128

Troubleshooting ....................................... 129

Specifications ...........................................133

Index .........................................................136

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 36, 50, 51, 52, 53).

B AUTO CAL MIC

jack

Connects to the supplied optimizer microphone for the Digital Cinema Auto Calibration function (page 42).

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 75).

D Remote sensor Receives signals from

remote commander.

E MEMORY/

ENTER

TUNING MODE

Press to operate a tuner (FM/AM/XM Radio) (page 77).

TUNING

F CATEGORY

MODE

Used when listening to XM Radio (page 81).

CATEGORY +/–

G Display

window

The current status of the selected component or a list of selectable items appears here (page 98).

H 2CH Press to select sound

A.F.D.

field (page 58).

MOVIE

MUSIC

I POWER Press SELECT

SELECT

repeatedly to select zone 2 or zone 3, then press POWER to output signals to the selected zone (page 102).

J MULTI CH IN Press to select the audio

input signal from the component connected to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jack (page 48).

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 62).

M SPEAKERS

(OFF/A/B/A+B)

Switch to OFF, A, B, A+B of the front speakers (page 41).

N VIDEO 3 IN/

PORTABLE AV IN jacks

Connect to a portable audio/video c omponent such as a camcorder or video game (page 32,

52).

O USB (AUDIO)

jack

Connects to a portable audio product with a USB jack (page 90).

P MULTI

CHANNEL DECODING

Lights up when multichannel audio signals are decoded (page 51).

lamp

Q INPUT

SELECTOR

Turn to select the input source to play back (page 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 92, 93).

R MASTER

VOLUME

Turn to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time (page 48, 50, 51, 52, 53).

Getting Started

Rear panel

A AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section

AUD IO I N / OUT jacks

MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks

PRE OUT jacks Connect to an

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

Connect 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, 29).

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 35).

Connects to the AM loop antenna (aerial) supplied with this receiver (page 35).

Connects to the XM Connect-and-Play antenna (aerial) (not supplied) (page 81).

D COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/

OUTPUT section

COMPONENT VIDEO (Y, P

, PR/CR)

INPUT/ OUTPUT jacks*

Connect to a DVD

player, TV, or a

satellite tuner. (page 19, 31, 89).

E RS-232C jack

Used for maintenance and service.

F Control jack for Sony equipment

and other external components

CTRL S IN/ OUT jacks

TRIGGER OUT jacks

IR REMOTE IN/OUT jacks

Connects to Sony TV, DVD player or VCR with CONTROL S jack (page 108).

Connects to interlock on/off of the power supply of other 12V TRIGGER compliant components, or the amplifier/receiver of zone 2 or zone 3 (page 105).

Connects an IR repeater (page 103,

104).

G VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT

section

AUDIO IN/ OUT jacks

VIDEO IN/ OUT jacks*

S VIDEO IN/ OUT jacks*

Connects to a VCR or a DVD player etc. (page 29, 30, 31, 32,

89).

H SPEAKERS section

Connects to speakers (page 17).

* You can watch the selected input image when you

connect the MONITOR OUT jack to a TV (page 19). You can operate this receiver using a GUI (Graphical User Interface) (page 38).

Getting Started

AUDIO IN/ OUT jack VIDEO IN/ OUT jacks

VIDEO IN jack Connects to the

Connects to the component in zone 2 or zone 3 (page 102).

component when you want to watch in PIP (Picture in Picture) window.

Remote commander

You can use the supplied remote RM-AAL005 to operate the receiver and to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate (page 117).

RM-AAL005

Name Function

A AV ?/1 (on/

standby)

B ?/1 (on/

standby)

C Input

buttons

D RECEIVER Press to enable the receiver

E ZONE 2

ZONE 3

Press to turn on or off the audio/ video components that the remote is assigned to operate (page 117). 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. If ZONE 2 or ZONE 3 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 or zone 3, 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. Press a pink-labeled button after pressing SHIFT (wj). When you press any of th e input buttons, the receiver turns on. The buttons are factory assigned to control Sony components (page 48). You can program the remote to control non-Sony components following the steps in “Programming the remote” (page 117).

operation (page 38).

Press to enable the zone 2/zone 3 operation (page 102).

Name Function

F PIP Press SHIFT (wj), then press

MUSIC Press to select sound field

RESOLUTION

MOVIE Press to select sound field

H Numeric

buttons

I ENTER Press to enter the value after

MEMORY Press to store a station during

J DISPLAY Press to select information

V/v/B/b

PIP to switch the image of the PIP (Picture in Picture) window. The image will be changed as follows. EXT VIDEO t ZONE 2 VIDEO t OFF. You can also change the size of the PIP window by pressing V/v.

Note

The HDMI video signals are not output while the PIP window is displayed.

(page 62). Press SHIFT (wj) then press

RESOLUTION repeatedly to change the resolution of signals output from the HDMI OUT or COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack (page 88).

(page 62).

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 (wk),

press the numeric buttons to select the TV channels.

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

tuner operation.

displayed on the display window, TV screen of the VCR, satellite tuner, CD player, DVD player, or MD deck (page 97).

After pressing MENU (qd) or TOP MENU (qk), press V/v, B or b to select the settings. Then press to enter the selection (page 38).

Name Function

L OPTIONS Press to display and select items

TOOLS Press to display and select items

M MENU Press to display the menu of the

N CATEGORY

+/–

ALBUM +/– Press to replay the previous

O m/M

H ./>

CATEGORY MODE

TUNING +/– Press to selest station (page 77).

P PRESET

/–

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

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

TV/VIDEO Press TV/VIDEO and TV (wk)

WIDE Press to select the wide picture

MACRO1, MACRO2

from option menus for receiver and DVD player.

from the option menus for DVD player, etc.

receiver of a DVD player, TV, etc.

Press to select the category for XM Radio (page 81).

scene or fast forw ard 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 81).

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.

• HDD 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 (4) and

then press MACRO 1 or MACRO 2 to set up the macro function (page 120).

Getting Started

continued

Name Function

R TOP MENU Press to display the menu or

MENU Press to display the menus of

NIGHT MODE

INPUT MODE

S MUTING Press to silence the sound

T MASTER

VOL +

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

U DISC SKIP Press to skip a disc when using

V RETURN/

EXIT O

W ON SCREEN Press to turn the GUI display

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 116). Press RECEIVER (4) and

then press NIGHT MODE to activate the NIGHT MODE function (page 67).

Press RECEIVER (4) and then press INPUT MODE to select the input mode when the same components are connected to both digital and analog jacks (page 93).

(page 49).

Press to adjust the volume level

/–

of all speakers at the same time (page 48).

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 116).

mode on or off. Press MENU (qd) to display the menu when “GUI ON” appears on the display.

Name Function

X CLEAR Press to

>10 Press to select

D.TUNING Press to enter direct tuning

Y A.DIRECT Press SHIFT (wj) then press

2CH Press to select sound filed

Z SLEEP Press SHIFT (wj) then press

A.F.D Press to select sound filed

wj SHIFT Press to light up the button. It

wk TV Press to enable the TV

wl RM SET UP Press to set up the remote.

See the table on page 116 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.

– 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 78, 84).

A.DIRECT to switch the audio of the selected input to analog signal without any adjustment (page 111).

(page 59).

SLEEP to activate the Sleep Timer function and the duration which the receiver turns off automatically (page 101).

(page 60).

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

operation.

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.

RM-AAU009

This remote is only for zone 2/zone 3 operations (page 102). You cannot control the main receiver directly with this remote.

Name Function

C Input

buttons

Press one of the buttons to select the component you want to use. When you press any of the input buttons, the receiver turns on. The buttons are factory assigned to control Sony components as follows. You can change the button assignments following the steps in “Changing button assignments (RM-AAU009 only)” on page 124.

Getting Started

Operating the main receiver from zone 2

Name Function

A ?/1 (on/

standby)

B Command

mode buttons

Pr es s to tu rn a rec eive r in z on e 2 or zone 3 on or off.

Press to select the command mode of the remote.

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-R

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

Tape deck B

player

selected for the main receiver

D MUTING Press to mute the sound. E MASTER

VOL +/–

Press to adjust the volume level for multi zone output.

F RM SET UP Press to change the category of

the buttons.

G RM SET UP

indicator

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

continued

Operating the components connected to the main receiver from zone 2 or zone 3

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.

m/M Go backward/forward.

on the front side of the cassette.)

reverse side of the cassette.

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

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 C. 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

Getting Started

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” (page 65).

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

continued

The angle A should be the same

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 switch (OFF/A/B/

A+B) on the front panel (page 41).

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 “Speaker Impedance” in the System settings menu to “8 Ω.” In other connections, set it to “4 Ω.” For details, see “8: Setting the speakers” (page 40).

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 74) to “ZONE 2.” See “Listening to the sound in another zone (ZONE 2/ZONE 3 operations)” (page 102) for details of on connection and operation in zone

3: Connecting the monitor for displaying menus

You can watch the selected input image when you connect the MONITOR OUT jack to a TV. You can operate this receiver using a GUI (Graphical User Interface) (page 38).

TV monitor

Video signals

ABC

It is not necessary to connect all the cables. Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components.

Getting Started

A Component video cord (not supplied) B S video cord (not supplied) C Video cord (not supplied)

continued

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 34).

• 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.”

• The GUI display is turned off when there has been no operation for 15 minutes.

4a: 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 “5: Connecting the antennas (aerials)” (page 35).

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 jack 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 “Enjoying the sound/images from other inputs” (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 them 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 Assign” is set to “ZONE 2” in the Auto Calibration settings menu, the input to the SUR BACK jacks is invalid (page 74).

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

Tu r n t ab l e

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

4b: Connecting the video components

How to hook up your components

Component to be connected Page

TV monitor 19, 31

With HDMI jack 27

DVD player, DVD recorder 29-30

Satellite tuner 31

VCR 32

Camcorder, video game, etc. 32

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

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

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 jack, 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.

Getting Started

DVD player Satellite tuner Blu-ray Disc player,

Audio/video signals

AAA

Audio/video signals

hard disk recoeder

TV monitor, projector, etc.

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.

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

• The audio and video signals of HDMI input are not output from the HDMI OUT jack while the receiver menu is displayed.

• When you want to listen to the sound from the TV speaker, set “HDMI Audio” to “TV+AMP” in the Audio settings menu (page 55). If set to “AMP,” the sound is not out put from the TV speaker or you cannot play back 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.

• 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 “Input Assign” in the Input menu (page 94) when the sound is not output correctly.

Connecting a DVD player/DVD recorder

The following illustration shows how to connect a DVD player/DVD recorder. It is not necessary to connect all the cables. Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components.

Connecting a DVD player

DVD player

Audio signals Video signals

Note

To output multi-channel digital audio, set the digital audio output setting on the DVD player. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DVD player.

Getting Started

AB C

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

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Connecting a DVD recorder

DVD recorder

Audio signals Video signals

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

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