Sony STR-DA7100ES User Manual

2-320-745-13 (1)

FM Stereo/ FM-AM Receiver

Operating Instructions

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-DA7100ES

WARNING

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

To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

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

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

For customers in the United States

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.

Important Safety Instruction

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.

1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in

accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8 Do not install near any heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized

or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or

pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11 Only use attachments/accessories specified by

the manufacturer.

12 Use only with the cart, stand,

tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or

when unused for long periods of time.

14 Refer all servicing to quali fied service personnel.

Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

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 for p roper 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.

European model only

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 produ ct. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

For customer in Canada

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

Except for European model

ENERGY STAR® is a U.S. registered mark. As an ENERGY STAR® partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.

About This Manual

• The instructions in this manual are for model STRDA7100ES. Check your mod el number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel. In this manual, model of area code UC is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “Model of area code CEL 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 receiver.

About area codes

The area code of the receiver you purchased is shown on the upper 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.”

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.

Getting Started

Description and location of parts ..................8

1: Installing speakers ..................................20

2: Connecting speakers ...............................22

3a: Connecting the audio components ........24

3b: Connecting the video components .......32

4: Connecting the antennas .........................43

5: Connecting the AC power cord ..............44

6: Preparing the remote ..............................45

7: Setting up the speakers ...........................47

Selecting the speaker system ......................52

8: Adjusting the speaker levels and balance

(TEST TONE) .......................................52

Playback

Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD ............54

Watching a DVD .........................................55

Enjoying TV games ....................................56

Watching video ...........................................57

Storing FM stations automatically

(AUTOBETICAL)

(Models of area code CEL only) ........... 77

Presetting radio stations ............................. 78

Using the Radio Data System (RDS)

(Models of area code CEL only) ........... 80

Custom install mode .................................. 82

Listening to the sound in another zone (2nd

(3rd) zone operations) ........................... 84

Operating Sony components ...................... 87

Enjoying Surround Sound

Using only the front speakers

(2CH STEREO) .................................... 89

Detecting the type of audio signal

automatically

(AUTO FORMAT DIRECT) ................ 89

Selecting a sound field ............................... 92

Using the surround back decoding mode

(SURR BACK DECODING) ................ 95

Customizing sound fields ........................... 97

Amplifier Operation

Selecting a component ................................58

Switching the audio input mode

(INPUT MODE) ....................................59

Naming inputs ............................................60

Listening to digital sound from other inputs

(DIGITAL ASSIGN) .............................61

Watching component images from other

inputs

(COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGN) .......63

Watching HDMI image from other inputs

(HDMI VIDEO ASSIGN) .....................64

Storing the adjusted settings

(USER PRESET) ...................................65

Changing the menu setting .........................66

Changing the display ..................................73

Using the Sleep Timer ................................74

Recording with other components ..............74

Listening to FM/AM radio .........................76

Advanced Speakers Set Up

Advanced settings .................................... 102

Adjusting the equalizer

(Level of Bass/Midrange/Treble) ........ 104

Using the Remote

Menu list of the remote

(Operating the receiver) ......................106

Selecting a component ............................. 108

Operate each component using the

remote ................................................. 109

Programming the remote .......................... 113

Performing several commands in sequence

automatically (Macro Play) ................. 115

Setting remote control codes that are not

stored in the commander .....................116

Clearing all the contents of the remote’s

memory ............................................... 118

Other operations ....................................... 118

Changing button assignments (RM-US106A

only) ....................................................120

Additional Information

Menu list

(LEVEL/SURR SET UP/EQUALIZER/

TUNER/SPEAKER SET UP/

CUSTOMIZE/CIS/

STREAM INFO) ................................. 122

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

Technical terms ........................................128

Precautions ...............................................130

Troubleshooting ....................................... 131

Specifications ........................................... 135

Index ......................................................... 138

Getting Started

Description and location of parts

Front panel

Open the front cover.

Name Function

A ?/1 Press to turn the

receiver on or off (page 44, 54, 55, 56, 57, 101).

B HDMI/i.LINK

lamp

Lights up in green when HDMI, in blue when i.LINK is selected as a input source to playback (page 58).

C Display

window

The current status of the selected component or a list of selectable items appears here (page 11).

D 2CH Press to select 2CH

STEREO mode (page 89, 94).

E A.F.D. Press to select A.F.D.

mode (page 89, 90, 94).

F MOVIE,

MUSIC

Press to select sound fields (MOVIE, MUSIC) (page 92, 93).

G MASTER

VOLUME

Turn to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time (page 54, 55, 56, 57, 59).

H INPUT

SELECTOR

Turn to select the input source to play back (page 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 75).

I HDMI Press to select input of

the component connected to HDMI jack (page 39).

J MULTI

CHANNEL DECODING

Lights up when multi channel audio is decoded (page 55).

lamp

K Input lamps The lamp of the input

source chosen lights up (page 58).

Name Function

L Remote

receiver

Receives signals from remote commander.

M PHONES jack Connects to a

headphone (page 93).

N SPEAKERS

switch

Switch to OFF, A+B, A, B of the front speakers (page 52).

O PRESET

TUNING+/–

Press to select a preset number (page 78, 79).

P TUNING+/– Press to scan a station

(page 76).

Q FM/AM Press to select “FM” or

“AM” (page 76, 78).

R MEMORY/

ENTER

Press to store a station or enter the selection when selecting the settings (page 44, 65).

S USER PRESET Press to store the

adjusted sound field settings, etc., (page 65).

T DISPLAY Press to select

information displayed on the display window (page 73).

U SURR BACK

DECODING

Press to select the decoding mode for the surround back signals (page 95).

V INPUT MODE Press to select the input

mode when the same components are connected to of both digital and analog jacks (page 59).

W MULTI CH IN Press to select the audio

directly from the components connected to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks (page 58).

Getting Started

continued

Name Function

X i.LINK Press to select input of

the component connected to the i.LINK jack (page 29,

58).

Y VIDEO 3 INPUT To connect a video

camera or TV game (page 42, 56).

Z +/–,

MENU, MAIN MENU

Adjust to select and enter menu and parameter settings (page 62, 65, 80, 97, 98, 102).

wj TREBLE,

BASS

Adjust the tonal quality (bass, treble level) of each speaker (page

105).

About the indicators on the display

Getting Started

Name Function

A SW Lights up when sub woofer

selection is set to “YES” (page 49). 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. This indicator does not light during the 2CH STEREO mode or when a 2 channel signal is input while [A.F.D. AUTO] is selected and [A.F.D. 2CH SW] in the SURR SET UP menu is set to “OFF.”

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). “ ” lights up when the 9.1 channel

speaker system is activated. 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 absent

Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO

LSW

continued

Name Function

C ;DIGITAL

(EX)

Lights up when Dolby Digital signals are input. “EX” lights up when Dolby Digital Surround EX signals are decoded.

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 2CH” (page 60).

F HDMI 1 2 Lights up when a playback

component or a playback component and TV monitor is connected this receiver using an HDMI jack (page

39).

G DTS (-ES) Lights up when DTS

signals are input. “-ES” lights up when DTS-ES signals are input. When playing a DTS format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is not set to “ANALOG 2CH FIXED” (page 60).

H i.LINK Lights up when an i.LINK

component is connected (page 29).

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 “COAXIAL FIXED” (page

60).

Name Function

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 “OPTICAL FIXED” (page 60).

K 96/24 Lights up when the receiver

is decoding DTS 96 kHz/24 bit signals.

L ANALOG Lights up when INPUT

MODE is set to “AUTO” and no digital signal being input through the COAXIAL or OPTICAL jacks, or when INPUT MODE is set to “ANALOG 2CH FIXED” (page 60).

M MULTI IN Lights up when “MULTI

CH IN” is selected (page

58).

N SB DEC Lights up when surround

back sound decoding is activated (page 95).

O D.RANGE Lights up when dynamic

range compression is activated (page 101).

P SLEEP Lights up when the sleep

timer is activated (page 74).

Q VOLUME Displays the current

volume.

R EQ Lights up when the

equalizer is activated (page

104).

S MEMORY Lights up when a memory

function, such as Name Input (page 60), Preset Memory (page 65), etc., is activated.

T Tuner

indicators

Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations (page 76–81), etc.

Name Function

U H.A.T.S. Lights up when an H.A.T.S.

signal is input from a component connected to the i.LINK jack (page 69).

V DISCRETE Lights up when DTS-ES

Discrete decoding is activated (page 96).

W MATRIX Lights up when DTS-ES

Matrix decoding is activated (page 96).

X CINEMA Lights up when DTS Neo:6

Cinema decoding is activated (page 91).

Y MUSIC Lights up when Pro Logic

II, Pro Logic IIx Music, or DTS Neo:6 Music decoding is activated (page 91).

Z NEO:6 Lights up when DTS Neo:6

Cinema/Music decoding is activated (page 91).

wj MOVIE Lights up when Pro Logic

II, or Pro Logic IIx Movie decoding is activated (page

91).

wk GAME Lights up when Pro Logic

II, or Pro Logic IIx Game decoding is activated (page

91).

wl ;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. This indicator also lights when the Pro Logic II, or Pro Logic IIx Movie/Music decoder is activated (page

91). However, this indicator does not light if both the center and surround speakers are set to “NO” (page 49)

Name Function

e; L.F.E. Lights up when the disc

being played back contains

an L.F.E. (Low Frequency

Effect) channel. When the

sound of the L.F.E. channel

signal is actually being

reproduced, the bars

underneath the letters lights

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.

Getting Started

Rear panel

A DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section

OPTICAL IN/ OUT jack

COAXIAL IN jack

HDMI IN/ MONITOR OUT jack

i.LINK jack Connects to Sony

Connects to a DVD player, Super Audio CD player, etc. The COAXIAL jack provides a better quality of loud sound (page 25, 26, 37).

Connects to a DVD player, or a tuner. An image and the sound are output to TV or a projector (page 39).

Super Audio CD player: SCDXA9000ES (page

29).

B AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section

W(L)/R(R)

W/R/B

AUDIO IN/ OUT jack

MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jack

PRE OUT jack Connects to an

Connects to a tape deck or MD/DAT player, etc (page 25,

31).

Connects to a Super Audio CD player or DVD player which has an analog audio jack for 7.1 channel or 5.1 channel sound (page 25, 28).

external power amplifier.

C ANTENNA section

FM ANTENNA Connects to the FM

AM ANTENNA

wire antenna supplied with this receiver (page 43).

Connects to the AM loop antenna supplied with this receiver (page 43).

D RS-232C jack

Used for maintenance and service.

E Control jack for Sony equipment

and other external components

CTRL A1II Connects to a Sony

CTRL S Connects to a Sony

TRIGGER OUT

IR REMOTE Connects to an IR

CD player and amplifier, tape deck etc., which has a CONTROL A1II jack (page 87).

TV and DVD player, VCR, etc., w hich has a CONTROL S jack (page 88).

Connects to interlock ON/OFF of the power supply of other 12V TRIGGER compliant components, or the amplifier/receiver of the 2nd/3rd zone (page 82).

repeater (page 84,

85).

G VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUT section

W(L)/R(R)

AUD IO I N / OUT jack

VIDEO IN/ OUT jack

S-VIDEO IN/ OUT jack

Connects the video and audio jacks of a VCR or a DVD player (page 33, 37, 38, 41, 42).

H SPEAKER section

Connects to speakers (page 22).

You can watch the selected input image when you connect the MONITOR OUT jack to a TV (page 36, 48). You can also display certain menu settings and the sound field on the monitor when you press ON SCREEN.

Getting Started

F COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/

OUTPUT section

G/B/R

COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/ OUTPUT jack

Connects to a DVD player, TV, or a tuner. You can enjoy

high quality image (page 33, 35, 38).

Remote commander

You can operate the receiver with the remote supplied with this receiver.

RM-AAE003

Name Function

A ?/1 Press to turn the receiver on or

off (page 47, 121). If 2ND ZONE or 3rd ZONE is selected, only the main receiver is turned on or off with this button. To turn off all components including an amplifier in the 2nd zone or 3rd zone, press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (B) at the same time (SYSTEM STANDBY).

Name Function

B AV ?/1 Press to turn on or off the

C Display

window

D INPUT

SELECTOR

E RM SET UP Press to display the set up list. F </> Press to change the information

G m/M*

x* X* H* ** ./>*

H MUTING Press to mute the sound (page

I MASTER

VOL +**/–

components that the remote is programmed to operate on or off (page 113). If you press the ?/1 switch (A) at the same time, it will turn off the main component and other Sony audio/video components (SYSTEM STANDBY). Note The function of the AV ?/1 switch changes automatically each time you press INPUT SELECTOR (D). Depending on the component, the above operation may not be possible or may operate differently than described.

The current status of the selected component or a list of selectable items appears here. Note Characters other than letters of the alphabet or numbers may be displayed incorrectly on the remote, even if they appear correctly on the disp lay window on the receiver.

Press to display the input (component) list (page 58).

displayed on the display. Press the < button repeatedly to display the RECEIVER menu, press the > button repeatedly to display the SUB menu (page

110) or the NUM menu (page

76).

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

59).

Press to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time (page 53, 59).

Name Function

J MAIN MENU Press repeatedly to select a

K ON SCREEN Press to display the menus of

L TV VOL +**/–,

TV CH +**/–, TV/VIDEO, WIDE

M RETURN/

EXIT O

N DISPLAY Press to change the display of

O Control key After pressing MAIN MENU

P TOP MENU/

GUIDE

Q AV ME N U Press to display the menus of

R Easy scroll

key

S SOUND

FIELD

T TV ?/1 Press to turn the TV on or off.

* See the table on page 109 for information on the

buttons that you can use to control each component.

menu (LEVEL, SPEAKER SET UP, SURR SET UP, EQUALIZER, TUNER, CUSTOMIZE, CIS) for the receiver.

the receiver on the TV screen.

Press to operate the TV.

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 113).

preset input components.

(J), TOP MENU/GUIDE (P), or AV MENU (Q), move the control key up, down, left or right to select the settings. When you press TOP MENU/ GUIDE or AV MENU, press this key to enter the selection.

Press to display the menu or on-screen guide of the DVD player or satellite tuner on the TV screen. Then use the control key to perform menu operations.

the VCR, DVD player, or satellite tuner on the TV screen. Then use the control button to perform a menu operations (page 113).

While displaying a list, move up or down to select an item from the list, and then press to enter the selection.

Press to display the sound field list (page 92).

** The tactile dot is attached to these buttons (H,

TV VOL+, TV CH+, MASTER VOL+). Use as a mark of operation.

continued

Getting Started

RM-US106A

This remote is only for 2ND ZONE out and 3RD ZONE out operations (page 84). 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-US106A only)” on page

120.

Operating the main receiver from the 2nd (or 3rd) zone

Name Function

A ?/1 Press to turn a receiver in the

B Command

mode buttons

2nd (or 3rd) zone 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

TAPE Tape 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

D SHIFT When the tuner is selected,

press repeatedly to select a memory page for presetting radio stations or tuning to preset stations.

E MUTING Press to mute the sound. F MASTER

VOL +/–

Press to adjust the volume level for 2ND ZONE or 3RD ZONE output.

G RM SET UP

indicator

Lights up when data is being sent.

H RM SET UP Press to change the category of

the buttons.

Operating the components connected to the main receiver from the 2nd (or 3rd) zone

Name Function

I 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

J 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 9.1 channel system (9 speakers and one sub woofer). Refer to “Quick Setup Guide” supplied with this operating instruction for speaker systems other than 5.1/7.1/9.1 channel systems.

Enjoying a 5.1/7.1/9.1 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).

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) or two surround back speakers (7.1 channel.) (see “Using the surround back decoding mode (SURR BACK DECODING)” on page 95).

Example of a 7.1 channel speaker system configuration

AFront speaker (L) BFront speaker (R) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (L) ESurround speaker (R) HSub woofer

AFront speaker (L) BFront speaker (R) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (L) ESurround speaker (R) FSurround back speaker (L) GSurround back speaker (R) 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.

Enjoying a 9.1 channel system

This receiver allows you to enjoy a 9.1 channel system.

Example of a 9.1 channel speaker system configuration

AFront speaker (L) BFront speaker (R) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker 2 (L) ESurround speaker 2 (R) FSurround back speaker (L) GSurround back speaker (R) HSub woofer ISurround speaker 1 (L) JSurround speaker 1 (R)

Placing speakers

Arrange the speakers around the center of the room based on the angles shown in the illustration as follows. If you are unable to position the speakers according to the angles shown, place one set of surround speakers slightly forward of the listening position (toward the front speakers). Adjusting the position of these speakers improves the connection between the front and surround sound stage.

Although the center of the room is used as an axis for determining speaker placement, you can enjoy excellent sound from anywhere in the room behind the central point.

When using the CINEMA STUDIO EX modes with a 9.1 channel system

Be sure to set Virtual Speaker to OFF in SURR SET UP (page 99). You can enjoy the surround effects of movies even without the use of virtual speakers since so many real speakers are used. In addition, unlike virtual speakers, the expressive capability of real speakers will vary depending on the speaker. Adjust the effect level so that the actor’s lines sound natural and the impact of sound effects is nicely balanced.

To listen to the pure audio of a Super Audio CD

Please note that in most cases you can use the

9.1 channel setting for a Super Audio CD and other pure audio sources without any adjustments. However, depending on the type of speakers you have, and the way the music software was recorded, you may want to switch to 7.1 channel or 5.1 channel playback.

Getting Started

2: Connecting speakers

HGF

FRONT SPEAKERS B

IMPEDANCE

SELECTOR

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

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

BADEC

• Be sure to turn the power off before adjusting the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR.

• To enjoy the best possible multi channel surround sound, connect speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher to the FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND and SURROUND BACK terminals, and set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to “8 Ω.” Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your speakers if you are not

sure of their impedance. (This information is often on the back of the speaker.) Alternatively, you may connect speakers with nominal impedances between 4 and 8 ohms to any or all of the speaker terminals. However, be sure to set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to “4 Ω” if you connect even one speaker with a nominal impedance between 4 and 8 ohms.

You can select the front speakers you want to use with the SPEAKERS switch. For details, see “Selecting the speaker system” (page

52).

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

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 stop coming out.

Tip

To connect certain speakers to another power amplifier, use the PRE OUT jacks. The same signal is output from both the SPEAKERS jacks 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.

Connecting a 9.1 channel system

Connect each speaker to the appropriate SURROUND SPEAKER L/R jack when you set up a 9.1 speaker channel system. You can use each part of speakers as surround speakers 1 (L/R), and surround speakers 2 (L/R) (page

21). Set 9.1 CH SP SYSTEM to “YES” in the CUSTOMIZE menu when you use 9.1 channel system (page 68).

16 ohm or higher. When the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR is set to “4Ω,” connect the speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher. For details, see page 22.

Surround

speaker

1 (R)

Surround

speaker

2 (R)

Surround

speaker

2 (L)

Surround

speaker

1 (L)

2nd zone connection

You can assign the SURROUND BACK SPEAKER jacks F and G to the speakers of the 2nd zone. Set the surround back speaker settings (page 49) to “2ND ZONE.” See “Listening to the sound in another zone (2nd (3rd) zone operations)” (page 84) for details of on connection and operation in the 2nd zone.

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Note

When the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR is set to “8Ω,” connect the speakers with a nominal impedance of

3a: Connecting the audio components

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

After hooking up all your components, proceed to “4: Connecting the antennas” (page

43). for the pages which describe how to connect each component.

Component to be connected

Super Audio CD player/ CD player

With digital audio output

With multi-channel audio output

With i.LINK jack page 29

With analog audio output only

MD/DAT With digital audio output

With analog audio output only

Tape deck, Analog disc turntable page 31

Model with a DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT or DIGITAL COAXIAL OUTPUT jack, etc.

Model with MULTI CH OUTPUT jacks, etc. This connection is used to output audio decoded by the component’s internal multi-channel decoder through this receiver.

Model equipped only with AUDIO OUT L/R jacks, etc.

If you have Sony components with CONTROL A1II/CONTROL S jacks

See “Operating Sony components” on page

87.

page 26

page 28

page 31

page 26

page 31

Audio input/output jack to be connected

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

Digital Analog

High quality sound

Getting Started

Component 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/DAT deck

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

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

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

• You cannot make digital recordings of a Super Audio CD disc. 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 optical digital 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 61).

Tips

• All the digital audio jacks are compatible with 32

kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz sampling frequencies.

• You can also connect an LD player with a DOLBY

DIGITAL RF OUT jack via an RF demodulator (You cannot connect an LD player’s DOLBY DIGITAL RF OUT jack directly to this unit’s digital input jacks). Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the RF demodulator.

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 multi channel sound. Alternatively, the multi channel 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 SURR BACK jacks.

• Set MULTI IN5.1 t 7.1 to “NO” in the CUSTOMIZE menu when the receiver and the player are connected using the 7.1 channel system

(The SURR BACK jacks of the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT are connected) (page 68).

• When SURR BACK SP is set to “2ND ZONE,” the input to the SURR BACK jacks is invalid (page

49).

Components with i.LINK jacks

If you have a Sony SCD-XA9000ES Super Audio CD Player, use the i.LINK cable supplied with the player. As of the date when this manual was published, this receiver is only compatible with i.LINK connections to the SCDXA9000ES. For details on i.LINK connections for future Sony components with i.LINK jacks, please refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with each component.

1 Connecting one player to an

i.LINK jack

i.LINK cable (supplied with a player) (not supplied with this receiver)

2 Connecting players to each

i.LINK jack

i.LINK cable (supplied with a player) (not supplied with this receiver)

Player 2

(AUDIO)

Player 1

(AUDIO)

3 Connecting players to an i.LINK

jack

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Player

(AUDIO)

i.LINK cable (supplied with a player) (not supplied with this receiver)

Player 1

(AUDIO)

Player 2

(AUDIO)

continued

Notes

• Connect the cable so that the connection does not form a loop between components.

Player

(AUDIO)

• Use an i.LINK cable of less than 1.5 meter (5 feet) in length.

• We do not guarantee playability when you connect a DVD player, Super Audio CD/CD player, etc., from another company with i.LINK audio output jack.

• If a metal object should fall into the i.LINK jack, short-circuiting may occur and damage the components.

• Be sure to insert the plug firmly to prevent malfunction.

• For details about compatible signals, see page 137. This receiver cannot process incompatible signals such as DV, MICROMV, or MPEG-TS.

• Some i.LINK components conform to copy protection technology standards and handle encrypted signals. This receiver conforms to the copy protection technology of DTLA (Revision

1.3).

• Sound fields and the A/V SYNC, Surround back decoding function are not activated when DSD signals are input to this receiver.

• i.LINK is a designation referring to IEEE 13941995 and IEEE 1394a-2000. i.LINK and “ ” are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

Player 2

(AUDIO)

Player 1

(AUDIO)

• Even if you try to play back during i.LINK connection processing, sound does not come out. After a component n ame is displayed, sound comes out.

• When you us ing the 2 or 3 connection, the sound may not output when you operate two or more players. In this case, stop the player, which is not selected, then select the player you want to play again by pressing the i.LINK button. See “BUSFULL” in Error message on page 135.

• Only component which outputs an audio signal using an i.LINK jack can be connected. Components using a video signal, PC component, and other AV amplifier cannot be connected to this receiver.

• An audio signal of IEEE1394 components without the i.LINK mark cannot be used.

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Table of Contents

Getting Started

Description and location of parts

1: Installing speakers

2: Connecting speakers

3a: Connecting the audio components