SONY STR-DE590 User Manual

4-248-305-11(1)

FM Stereo FM-AM Receiver

Operating Instructions

使用說明書

STR-DE590

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, 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.

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

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

ENERGY STAR

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

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

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

** “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered

trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

is a U.S. registered

Table of Contents

List of Button Locations and Reference Pages

Main unit ............................................... 5

Hooking Up the Components

Required cords ....................................... 6

Antenna hookups ................................... 7

Audio component hookups .................... 8

Video component hookups .................... 9

Digital component hookups ................. 10

Multi channel input hookups ............... 11

Other hookups ..................................... 12

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System

Speaker system hookups ..................... 13

Performing initial setup operations ..... 15

Multi channel surround setup .............. 15

Checking the connections .................... 20

Basic Operations

Selecting the component ..................... 21

Changing the display ........................... 22

Enjoying Surround Sound

Using only the front speakers

(2 Channel Stereo) ........................ 23

Enjoying higher fidelity sound ............ 23

Selecting a sound field ........................ 24

Understanding the multi channel

surround displays .......................... 26

Customizing sound fields .................... 27

Receiving Broadcasts

Direct tuning ........................................ 29

Automatic tuning ................................. 29

Preset tuning ........................................ 30

Other Operations

Naming preset stations and program

sources ........................................... 31

Recording ............................................ 31

Using the Sleep Timer ......................... 32

Adjustments using the CUSTOM

menu .............................................. 32

Changing the command mode of the

receiver .......................................... 33

Operations Using the Remote RM-U306A

Before you use your remote ................ 34

Remote button description ................... 34

Changing the factory setting of an

input selector button ...................... 37

Additional Information

Precautions .......................................... 38

Troubleshooting ................................... 38

Specifications ...................................... 41

Tables of settings using the MAIN

MENU button ................................ 43

Adjustable parameters for each

sound field ..................................... 44

About This Manual

The instructions in this manual is for model STR-DE590. Check your model number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel.

Tip

The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the receiver. You can also use the controls on the supplied remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the receiver. For details on the use of your remote, see pages 34–37.

List of Button Locations and Reference Pages

Illustration number

How to use this page

Use this page to find the location of buttons that are mentioned in the text.

DISPLAY 6 (22, 40)

Name of button/part Reference page

R R

Main unit

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

A – L

A.F.D. qs (23–25) DISPLAY 6 (22, 40) Display 5 (22, 26) FM MODE qf (29) INPUT MODE 7 (21) INPUT SELECTOR 9 (20, 21,

29, 30, 31)

IR (receptor) 2 (34, 40)

M – Z

MAIN MENU 3 (16, 27, 28, 31,

32, 43)

MASTER VOLUME 8 (20, 21,

38)

MEMORY/ENTER 4 (15, 16,

17, 30, 31, 33)

MENU qk (16, 27, 28, 31, 32, 43) MOVIE qa (24, 39) MUSIC q; (24, 25, 39) PHONES (jack) ql (21, 26, 39) PRESET TUNING +/– qh (30) SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) w;

(13, 22, 39)

TUNING +/– qg (29)

123 4 5 67 8

NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS

2CH qd (23, 25, 28) ?/1 (power) 1 (15, 20, 28, 33) –/+ qj (16, 17, 27, 28, 31, 32, 43)

List of Button Locations and Reference Pages

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Hooking Up the Components

Required cords

The following optional connection cords A – G are required when you hook up the components (pages 8–11).

A Audio cord (not supplied)

White (L)

Red (R)

B Audio/video cord (not supplied)

Yellow (video)

White (L/audio)

Red (R/audio)

C Video cord (not supplied)

Yellow

D Optical digital cord (not supplied)

E Coaxial digital cord (not supplied)

F Monaural audio cord (not supplied)

Tip

Audio cord A can be torn into two monaural audio cords F.

G Component video cord (not supplied)

Black

Green

Blue

Red

Before you get started

• Turn off the power to all components before making any connections.

• Do not connect the AC power cord until all of the connections are completed.

• Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise.

• When connecting an audio/video cord, be sure to match the color-coded pins to the appropriate jacks on the components: yellow (video) to yellow; white (left, audio) to white; and red (right, audio) to red.

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

• Do not bend or tie the optical digital cord.

Antenna hookups

AM loop antenna (supplied)

MULTI CH IN

ANTENNA

CENTER

SUB

WOOFER

CD/SACD

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

VIDEO 2

CD/SACD

DVD IN

COAXIAL

FRONT SURROUND

Notes on antenna hookups

• To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components.

• Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna.

• After connecting the FM wire antenna, keep it as horizontal as possible.

LRL

IN OUT

MD/TAPE

FM wire antenna (supplied)

VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT

AUDIO IN AUDIO IN

DVD

VIDEO 2

AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN

VIDEO 1

Hooking Up the Components

MONITOR

AUDIO OUT

SUB

WOOFER

Audio component hookups

MD/Tape deck

INPUT OUTPUT

LINE

INOUT

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

VIDEO 2

CD/SACD

DVD IN

COAXIAL

FRONT SURROUND

MULTI CH IN

CD or Super Audio

CD player

ANTENNA

CENTER

SUB

WOOFER

IN OUT

MD/TAPE

CD/SACD

OUTPUT

LINE

VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT

AUDIO IN AUDIO IN

DVD

VIDEO 2

AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN

VIDEO 1

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUB

WOOFER

Video component hookups

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

VIDEO 2

CD/SACD

DVD IN

COAXIAL

FRONT SURROUND

MULTI CH IN

Satellite tuner or

VCR

ANTENNA

CENTER

SUB

WOOFER

CD/SACD

IN OUT

OUTPUT

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

LRL

MD/TAPE

DVD player

OUTPUT

AUDIO OUT VIDEO

OUT

B G

MONITOR

VIDEO 1

INOUT

VCR

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

OUT

SUB

WOOFER

INPUT

VIDEO

VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

DVD

VIDEO 2

OUTPUTINPUT

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN

COMPONENT VIDEO

/B–Y

DVD IN VIDEO 2INMONITOR

COMPONENT VIDEO

+ +

FRONT B

/R–Y

OUT

SPEAKER

TV monitor

Hooking Up the Components

FRO

Note on video component hookups

You can connect your TV’s audio output jacks to the VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN jacks on the receiver and apply sound effects to the audio from the TV. In this case, do not connect the TV’s video output jack to the VIDEO 2 VIDEO IN jack on the receiver. If you are connecting a separate satellite tuner, connect both the audio and video output jacks to the receiver as shown above.

If you have a DVD player, TV or satellite tuner with COMPONENT VIDEO (Y, B–Y, R–Y) output jacks and a monitor with COMPONENT VIDEO input jacks, use a component video cord (not supplied) to connect to the receiver.

Digital component hookups

Connect the digital output jacks of your DVD player and satellite tuner (etc.) to the receiver’s digital input jacks to bring the multi channel surround sound of a movie theater into your home. To fully enjoy multi channel surround sound, five speakers (two front speakers, two surround speakers, and a center speaker) and a sub woofer are required.

Notes

• All the OPTICAL and COAXIAL jacks are compatible with 96 kHz, 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 32 kHz sampling frequencies.

• The sound is not output when you play a Super Audio CD on the Super Audio CD player connected to the CD/ SACD OPTICAL IN jack on this unit. Connect to the analog input jacks (CD/SACD IN jacks). Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Super Audio CD player.

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

VIDEO 2

CD/SACD

DVD IN

COAXIAL

FRONT SURROUND

Satellite tuner or

DVD player*

OUTPUT

DIGITAL OPTICAL

ANTENNA

CENTER

MULTI CH IN

SUB

WOOFER

IN OUT

CD/SACD

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

DVD player (etc.)*

OUTPUT

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

LRL

MD/TAPE

VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT

AUDIO IN AUDIO IN

DVD

VIDEO 2

AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN

VIDEO 1

OUTPUT

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUB

WOOFER

* Make either coaxial or optical connections. We recommend making coaxial connections instead of optical

connections.

Multi channel input hookups

Although this receiver incorporates a multi channel decoder, it is also equipped with multi channel input jacks. These connections allow you to enjoy multi channel software encoded in formats other than Dolby Digital and DTS. If your DVD player is equipped with multi channel output jacks, you can connect them directly to the receiver to enjoy the sound of the DVD player’s multi channel decoder. Alternatively, the multi channel input jacks can be used to connect an external multi channel decoder.

To fully enjoy multi channel surround sound, five speakers (two front speakers, two surround speakers, and a center speaker) and a sub woofer are required. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your DVD player, multi channel decoder, etc., for details on the multi channel hookups.

Notes

• When using the connections described below, adjust the level of the surround speakers and sub woofer from the DVD player or multi channel decoder.

• See page 13 for details on speaker system hookup.

Hooking Up the Components

MULTI CH IN

ANTENNA

CENTER

SUB

WOOFER

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

VIDEO 2

CD/SACD

DVD IN

COAXIAL

FRONT SURROUND

AFAF

FRONT

SURROUND

MULTI CH OUT

CENTER

WOOFER

SUB

DVD player,

CD/Super Audio CD player,

Multichannel decoder, etc.

IN OUT

CD/SACD

LRL

MD/TAPE

VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT

AUDIO IN AUDIO IN

DVD

VIDEO 2

AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN

VIDEO 1

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUB

WOOFER

Other hookups

/B–Y

DVD IN VIDEO 2INMONITOR

COMPONENT VIDEO

+ +

/R–Y

OUT

AC power cord

To a wall outlet

FRONT B

FRONT A

SPEAKERS

CENTER

SURROUND

Connecting the AC power cord

Before connecting the AC power cord of this receiver to a wall outlet, connect the speaker system to the receiver (page 13).

Connect the AC power cord(s) of your audio/ video components to a wall outlet.

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System

Speaker system hookups

Required cords

A Speaker cords (not supplied)

(+)

(–)

B Monaural audio cord (not supplied)

Black

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System

Active sub woofer

INPUT

AUDIO

MONITOR

DVD IN VIDEO 2INMONITOR

VIDEO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

+ +

AUDIO

OUT

SUB

WOOFER

FRONT B

Front speaker A

B/B–Y

R/R–Y

OUT

FRONT A

SPEAKERS

Front speaker A

SURROUND

(L)

(R)

CENTER

Front speaker B*

(R)

Front speaker B*

(L)

Center speaker

Surround speaker

(R)

Surround speaker

(L)

* If you have an additional front speaker system, connect them to the SPEAKERS FRONT B terminals. You can

select the front speakers you want to use with the SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) button (page 22).

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Speaker system hookup (continued)

Notes

• Twist the stripped ends of the speaker cords about 10 mm. Be sure to match the speaker cord to the appropriate terminal on the components: + to + and – to –. If the cords are reversed, the sound will be distorted and will lack bass.

• If you use speakers with low maximum input rating, adjust the volume carefully to avoid excessive output on the speakers.

To avoid short-circuiting the speakers

Short-circuiting of the speakers may damage the receiver. To prevent this, make sure to take the following precautions when connecting the speakers.

Make sure the stripped ends of each speaker cord does not touch another speaker terminal, the stripped end of another speaker cord, or the metal parts of the receiver.

Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord

Stripped cords are touching each other due to excessive removal of insulation.

Stripped cords are not fully attached and are touching the rear panel of the receiver.

After connecting all the components, speakers, and AC power cord, output a test tone to check that all the speakers are connected correctly. For details on outputting a test tone, see page 20.

If no sound is heard from a speaker while outputting a test tone or a test tone is output from a speaker other than the one whose name is currently displayed on the receiver, the speaker may be short-circuited. If this happens, check the speaker connection again.

Stripped speaker cord is touching another speaker terminal.

To avoid damaging your speakers

Make sure that you turn down the volume before you turn off the receiver. When you turn on the receiver, the volume remains at the level you turn off the receiver.

45°

90°

20°

A A

Performing initial setup operations

Once you have hooked up the speakers and turned on the power, clear the receiver’s memory. Then specify the speaker parameters (size, position, etc.) and perform any other initial setup operations necessary for your system.

Tip

To check the audio output during settings (to set up while outputting the sound), check the connection (page 20).

Clearing the receiver’s memory

Before using your receiver for the first time, or when you want to clear the receiver’s memory, do the following.

1 Turn off the receiver. 2 Hold down ?/1 for 5 seconds.

“PUSH” and “ENTER” appears in the display alternatingly.

3 Press MEMORY/ENTER.

After “CLEARING” appears in the display for a while, “CLEARED” appears.

The following are reset to their factory settings.

• All settings in the SET UP, LEVEL,

TONE and CUSTOM menus.

• The sound field memorized for each

function and preset station.

• All sound field parameters.

• All preset stations.

• All index names for input selectors and

preset stations.

• The master volume is set to

“VOL MIN”.

Performing initial setup operations

Before using your receiver for the first time, adjust SET UP parameters so that the receiver correspond to your system. For the adjustable parameters, see the table on page 43. See pages 15–20 for speaker settings and pages 31–33 for other settings.

Multi channel surround setup

For the best possible surround sound, all speakers should be the same distance from the listening position (A).

However, the receiver lets you place the center speaker up to 1.5 meters closer (B) and the surround speakers up to 4.5 meters closer (C) to the listening position.

The front speakers can be placed from 1.0 to

7.0 meters from the listening position (A).

You can place the surround speakers either behind you or to the side, depending on the shape of your room (etc.). However, we recommend that you place the surround speakers behind you.

When placing surround speakers to your side

(long room)

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System

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Multi channel surround setup (continued)

When placing surround speakers behind you

Note

Do not place the center speaker further away from the listening position than the front speakers.

(wide room)

A A

45°

20°

90°

Specifying the speaker parameters

1 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select

“ SET UP ”.

2 Turn MENU to select the parameter you

want to adjust.

Note

Some speaker settings may appear dimmed in the display. This means that they have been changed automatically due to other speaker settings or may not be adjustable.

3 Turn the –/+ to select the setting you

want.

The setting is entered automatically except for the setting of “SP. PAT. X–X”.

4 Press MEMORY/ENTER if you select

the setting for “SP. PAT. X–X”.

5 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have set

all of the parameters that follow.

Initial settings

Parameter Initial setting

XXXX SET EASY

SP. PAT. X–X 5–1*

(SUB WOOFER) S.W. XXX YES

R (FRONT) XXXXX LARGE

(CENTER) XXXXX LARGE

SR (SURROUND) XXXXX LARGE

R DIST. X.X m 3.0 m

DIST. X.X m 3.0 m

SR DIST. X.X m 3.0 m

SR PL. XXXX LOW

* You can set this parameter only when you select

“EASY SET”.

x XXXX SET (Speaker easy setup)

• EASY SET

If you select EASY SET, you can set up your speakers automatically by selecting a predefined speaker pattern (see the supplied “Easy Setup Guide”).

• NORM SET

If you select NORM SET, you can adjust the settings of each speaker manually.

x SP. PAT. X–X (Speaker setup pattern)

When you select EASY SET, select the speaker setup pattern. Turn –/+ to select the speaker setup pattern and press MEMORY/ENTER to enter the selection. Check your speaker pattern using the supplied Easy Setup Guide.

x Sub woofer selection (SW S.W. XXX)

• If you connect a sub woofer, select “YES”.

• If you do not connect a sub woofer, select “NO”. This activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the LFE signals from other speakers.

• In order to take full advantage of the Dolby Digital bass redirection circuitry, we recommend that you set the cut off frequency on the sub woofer as high as possible.

x Front speaker size (L R XXXXX)

• If you connect large speakers that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally, select “LARGE”.

• If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi channel surround sound, select “SMALL” to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the front channel bass frequencies from the sub woofer.

• When the front speakers are set to “SMALL”, the center and surround speakers are also automatically set to “SMALL” (unless previously set to “NO”).

• When the sub woofer is set to “NO”, the front speakers are automatically set to “LARGE” and you cannot change this setting.

x Surround speaker size (SL

XXXXX)

• If you connect large speakers that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally, select “LARGE”. However, if the front speakers are set to “SMALL”, you cannot set the surround speakers to “LARGE”.

• If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi channel surround sound, select “SMALL” to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the surround channel bass frequencies from the sub woofer or other “LARGE” speakers.

• If you do not connect surround speakers, select

Tip

*1–*3 correspond to the following Dolby Pro Logic modes *1 NORMAL *2 PHANTOM *3 3 STEREO

“NO”.*

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Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System

x Center speaker size (C XXXXX)

• If you connect a large speaker that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally, select “LARGE”. However, if the front speakers are set to “SMALL”, you cannot set the center speaker to “LARGE”.

• If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi channel surround sound, select “SMALL” to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the center channel bass frequencies from the front speakers (if set to “LARGE”) or sub woofer.*

• If you do not connect a center speaker, select “NO”. The sound of the center channel will be output from the front speakers.*

Multi channel surround setup (continued)

Tip

Internally, the LARGE and SMALL settings for each speaker determine whether the internal sound processor will cut the bass signal from that channel. When the bass is cut from a channel, the bass redirection circuitry sends the corresponding bass frequencies to the sub woofer or other “LARGE” speakers. However, since bass sounds have a certain amount of directionality, it is best not to cut them, if possible. Therefore, even when using small speakers, you can set them to “LARGE” if you want to output the bass frequencies from that speaker. On the other hand, if you are using a large speaker, but prefer not to have bass frequencies output from that speaker, set it to “SMALL”. If the overall sound level is lower than you prefer, set all speakers to “LARGE”. If there is not enough bass, you can use the BASS parameter in the TONE menu to boost the bass levels. To adjust the bass, see page

28.

x Front speaker distance (L

DIST. X.X m)

Set the distance from your listening position to the front speakers (A on page 15).

x Center speaker distance (C DIST.

X.X m)

Set the distance from your listening position to the center speaker. Center speaker distance should be set from a distance equal to the front speaker distance (A on page 15) to a distance

1.5 meters closer to your listening position (B on page 15).

Tip

The receiver allows you to input the speaker position in terms of distance. However, it is not possible to set the center speaker further than the front speakers. Also, the center speaker cannot be set more than

1.5 meters closer than the front speakers. Likewise, the surround speakers can not be set further away from the listening position than the front speakers. And they can be no more than 4.5 meters closer. This is because incorrect speaker placement is not conducive to enjoy surround sound. Please note that, setting the speaker distance closer than the actual location of the speakers will cause a delay in the output of the sound from that speaker. In other words, the speaker will sound like it is further away. For example, setting the center speaker distance 1~2 m closer than the actual speaker position will create a fairly realistic sensation of being “inside” the screen. If you cannot obtain a satisfactory surround effect because the surround speakers are too close, setting the surround speaker distance closer (shorter) than the actual distance will create a larger sound stage. Adjusting these parameter while listening to the sound often results in much better surround sound. Give it a try!

x Surround speaker distance (SL

DIST. X.X m)

Set the distance from your listening position to the surround speakers. Surround speaker distance should be set from a distance equal to the front speaker distance (A on page 15) to a distance 4.5 meters closer to your listening position (C on page 15).

x Surround speaker placement (SL

PL. XXXX)*

This parameter lets you specify the height of your surround speakers for proper implementation of the Digital Cinema Sound surround modes. Refer to the illustration below.

• Select “PL. LOW” if the location of your surround speakers corresponds to section A.

• Select “PL. HIGH” if the location of your surround speakers corresponds to section B.

* These parameters are not available when

“Surround speaker size (SL SR)” is set to “NO”.

Tip

The surround speaker placement parameter is designed specifically for implementation of the Digital Cinema Sound modes with virtual elements. With the Digital Cinema Sound modes, speaker placement is not as critical as other modes. All modes with virtual elements were designed under the premise that the surround speaker would be located behind the listening position, but presentation remains fairly consistent even with the surround speakers positioned at a rather wide angle. However, if the speakers are pointing towards the listener from the immediate left and right of the listening position, the sound fields with virtual elements will not be as effective. Nevertheless, each listening environment has many variables, like wall reflections. Therefore, we recommend that you playback multi channel surround encoded software and listen to the effect each setting has on your listening environment. Choose the setting that provides a good sense of spaciousness and that best succeeds in forming a cohesive space between the surround sound from the surround speakers and the sound of the front speakers. If you are not sure which sounds best, select “PL. LOW” and then use the speaker distance parameter and speaker level adjustments to obtain proper balance.

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Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System

Multi channel surround setup (continued)

Checking the connections

Adjusting the speaker level

Use the remote while seated in your listening position to adjust the level of each speaker.

Note

The receiver incorporates a new test tone with a frequency centered at 800 Hz for easier speaker level adjustment.

1 Press ?/1 on the remote to turn on the

receiver.

2 Press TEST TONE on the remote.

“T. TONE” appears in the display and you will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence.

Front (left) t Center t Front (right) t Surround (right) t Surround (left) t Sub woofer

3 Adjust the speaker level and balance

using the LEVEL menu so that the level of the test tone sounds the same from each speaker.

For details on the LEVEL menu, see page

27. While adjusting, the test tone is output from

the speaker whose adjustment is performed.

4 Press TEST TONE again to turn off the

test tone.

Tip

You can adjust the level of all speakers at the same time. Press MASTER VOL +/– on the remote or turn MASTER VOLUME on the receiver.

Notes

• The test tone cannot be output when the receiver is set to MULTI CH IN.

• The adjusted value are shown in the display during adjustment.

• Although these adjustments can also be made via the front panel using the LEVEL menu (when the test tone is output, the receiver switches to the LEVEL menu automatically), we recommend you follow the procedure described above and adjust the speaker levels from your listening position using the remote.

After connecting all of your components to the receiver, do the following to verify that the connections were made correctly.

1 Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver. 2 Turn on the component that you

connected (e.g., CD player or tape deck).

3 Turn INPUT SELECTOR to select the

component (program source).

4 Start playing.

If you do not obtain normal sound output after performing this procedure, see “Troubleshooting” on page 38 and take the appropriate measures to correct the problem.

Basic Operations

Selecting the component

INPUT SELECTOR

Turn INPUT SELECTOR to select the component you want to use.

To select Display

VCR VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2

Satellite tuner VIDEO 2

DVD player DVD

MD or Tape deck MD/TAPE

CD or Super Audio CD/SACD CD player

Built in tuner TUNER FM/AM

After turning on the component you selected, select the component and play the program source.

• After selecting VCR or DVD player, turn on the TV and set the TV’s video input to match the component you selected.

INPUT MODE

Press INPUT MODE to select the input mode for your digital components. Each time you press the button, the input mode of the currently selected component switches.

Select To

AUTO IN Give priority to digital

signals when there are both digital and analog connections. If there are no digital signals, analog is selected.

COAX IN Specify the digital audio

signals input to the DIGITAL COAXIAL input jacks.

Select To

OPT IN Specify the digital audio

signals input to the DIGITAL OPTICAL input jacks.

ANALOG Specify the analog audio

signals input to the AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks.

Note

When the 96 kHz digital signal is input, the tone, sound field and surround effects do not function.

MULTI CH IN

Press MULTI CH on the remote to enjoy the audio source connected to the MULTI CH IN jacks. You can adjust balance and level of all the speakers. When this function is on, the tone and surround effects are turned off.

MUTING

Press MUTING on the remote to mute the sound. Press again to cancel the muting function. The muting function is also canceled when you turn the power on or turn the MASTER VOLUME to turn the volume up.

PHONES

Use to connect headphones.

• When the headphones are connected, speaker output is automatically canceled and “SP A” and “SP B” do not light up in the display.

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Basic Operations

Selecting the component (continued)

Changing the display

SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B)

Press SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) to output the sound from the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS FRONT terminals.

Each time you press the button, the display will light up cyclically as follows:

SP A t SP B t SP A and SP B t No display*

To drive Select

Speaker System A SP A (default setting) (Connected to the SPEAKERS FRONT A terminals)

Speaker System B SP B (Connected to the SPEAKERS FRONT B terminals)

Both Speaker System SP A and SP B A and B (Connected to the SPEAKERS FRONT A and B terminals)

* If you do not want to drive Speaker System A and

B, press SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) until “SP A” and “SP B” do not light up in the display (no display).

DISPLAY

Each time you press DISPLAY, the display changes cyclically as follows:

Index name of the component* t Selected component t Sound field applied to the program source

When the tuner is selected

Index name of the preset station* t Frequency t Sound field applied to the band or the preset station

* Index name appears only when you have assigned

one to the component or preset station (page 31). Index name does not appear when only blank spaces have been entered, or it is the same as the input selector.

Enjoying Surround Sound

You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver’s preprogrammed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home. You can also customize the sound fields to obtain the sound you want by changing the surround parameter. To fully enjoy surround sound, you must register the number and location of your speakers. See “Multi channel surround setup” starting from page 15 to set the speaker parameters before enjoying surround sound.

Using only the front speakers (2 Channel Stereo)

Press 2CH.

“2CH ST.” appears in the display.

This mode outputs the sound from the front left and right speakers only. Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channel.

Note

No sound is output from the sub woofer when “2CH ST.” is selected. To listen to 2 channel (stereo) sources using the front left and right speakers and a sub woofer, press A.F.D. repeatedly to select “A.F.D. AUTO”.

Enjoying higher fidelity sound

The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows you to select the decoding mode you want for your audio sound.

Mode Decoding Mode

A.F.D. AUTO As encoded

DOLBY PL Dolby Pro Logic

PLII MOV

PLII MUS

Decoding the input audio signal automatically

Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select “A.F.D. AUTO”.

This mode automatically detects the type of audio signal being input (Dolby Digital, DTS, or standard 2 channel stereo) and performs the proper decoding if necessary. This mode presents the sound as it was recorded/encoded, without adding any effects (e.g. reverberation).

However, if there are no low frequency signals (Dolby Digital LFE, etc.) it will generate a low frequency signal for output to the sub woofer.

Dolby Pro Logic II

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Selecting a sound field

Enjoying stereo sound in multi channel (Dolby Pro Logic )

This receiver incorporates with Dolby Pro Logic II which has movie mode and music mode, and the receiver can reproduce the 2 channel sound in 5.1 channel through Dolby Pro Logic II.

Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select “DOLBY PL”, “PL MOV” or “PL MUS”.

The selected type of decoding is indicated in the display.

x DOLBY PL (Dolby Pro Logic)

Performs the Pro Logic decoding. Software with multi channel surround audio signals is played back according to the way it was recorded. Software with 2 channel audio signals is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to create surround effects (4 channels).

x PL MOV (Pro Logic Movie)

Performs the Pro Logic II movie mode decoding. This setting is ideal for the movies encoded in Dolby Surround. Besides, this mode can reproduce the sound in 5.1 channel when watching the videos of old movies or in the dubbed language.

x PL MUS (Pro Logic Music)

Performs the Pro Logic II music mode decoding. This setting is ideal for the normal stereo sources, such as CDs.

Note

Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II decoding does not function for DTS format signals.

You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to.

Press To select

MOVIE C.ST.EX A DCS *

C.ST.EX B DCS * C.ST.EX C DCS *

MUSIC HALL

JAZZ

CONCERT

* Sound field with DCS mark use DCS technology.

About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)

In collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony measured the sound environment of their studios and integrated the data of the measurement and Sony’s own DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to develop “Digital Cinema Sound”. In a home theater, “Digital Cinema Sound” simulates an ideal movie theater sound environment based on the preference of the movie director.

Enjoying movies with Cinema Studio EX

Cinema Studio EX is ideal for enjoying the movie software encoded with multi channel format, such as the Dolby Digital DVD. This mode reproduces the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s studios.

Press MOVIE repeatedly to select “C.ST.EX A”, “C.ST.EX B” or “C.ST.EX C”.

The selected sound field is indicated in the display.

x C.ST.EX A (Cinema Studio EX A)

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema production studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching most any type of movie.

x C.ST.EX B (Cinema Studio EX B)

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment “Kim Novak Theater” cinema production studio. This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction or action movies with lots of sound effects.

x C.ST.EX C (Cinema Studio EX C)

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack.

About Cinema Studio EX

Cinema Studio EX consists of the following three elements.

• Virtual Multi Dimension

Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual surround speakers.

• Screen Depth Matching

In a movie theater, sound seems to come from inside the image reflected on the movie screen. This element creates the same sensation in your listening room by shifting the sound of the front speakers “into” the screen.

• Cinema Studio Reverberation

Reproduces the reverberations peculiar to a movie theater.

Cinema Studio EX is the integrated mode which operates these elements simultaneously.

Notes

• The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal.

• When listening with sound fields that employ the virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers.

Selecting other sound fields

Press MUSIC repeatedly to select the sound field you want.

The current sound field is indicated in the display.

x HALL

Reproduces the acoustics of a rectangular concert hall.

x JAZZ (Jazz Club)

Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.

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x CONCERT (Live Concert)

Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live concert

To turn the surround effect off

Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select “A.F.D. AUTO” or press 2CH.

Tips

• The receiver lets you apply the last selected sound field to a program source whenever it is selected (Sound Field Link). For example, if you listen to CD with “JAZZ” as the sound field, change to a different program source, then return to CD, “JAZZ” will be applied again.

• You can identify the encoding format of DVD software, etc. by looking at the logo on the package.

– : Dolby Digital discs – : Dolby Surround encoded

programs

– : DTS Digital Surround encoded programs

• When sound signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz are input, the sound signals are output in stereo automatically, and the sound field is turned off.

Understanding the multi channel surround displays

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DIGITALSP BSP A PRO LOGIC II

LCR

LFE

SL SR

1 SW: Lights up when sub woofer selection is

set to “YES” (page 17) and the audio signal is output from the SUB WOOFER jacks.

2 SP A*: Lights up when you select to drive

Speaker System A.

3 SP B*: Lights up when you select to drive

Speaker System B.

* Does not light up when you connect

headphones to the PHONES jack.

4 ; DIGITAL: Lights up when the receiver is

decoding signals recorded in the Dolby Digital format.

5 ; PRO LOGIC II: “; PRO LOGIC”

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” lights up when Pro Logic II processing (“PLII MOV” or “PLII MUS”) is applied (page 24). However, both indicators do not light up if the center and surround speakers are set to “NO”, and “A.F.D. AUTO”, “DOLBY PL”, “PLII MOV” or “PLII MUS” is selected.

Note

Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II decoding does not function for DTS format signals.

DTS

STEREOD.RANGECOAXOPT MONO

6 DTS: Lights up when DTS signals are input.

Note

When playing a DTS format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is NOT set to “ANALOG” (page 21).

7 Tuner indicators: Lights up when using the

receiver to tune in radio stations, etc. See pages 29–31 for tuner operations.

8 SLEEP: Lights up when sleep timer is

activated.

9 D.RANGE: Lights up when dynamic range

compression is activated. See page 28 to adjust the dynamic range compression.

0 COAX: Lights up when the source signal is a

digital signal being input through the COAXIAL terminal.

qa OPT: Lights up when the source signal is a

digital signal being input through the OPTICAL terminal.

qs LFE: Lights up when the disc being played

back contains the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and when the sound of the LFE channel signal is actually being reproduced.

MEMORY

SLEEP

qd 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 speakers settings). When using sound fields like “C.ST.EX”, the receiver adds reverberation based on the source sound.

L (Front Left), R (Front Right), C (Center (monaural)), SL (Surround Left), SR (Surround Right), S (Surround (monaural or the surround components obtained by Pro Logic processing)).

Example:

Recording format (Front/Surround): 3/2 Output channel: Surround speakers absent Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO

C R

SL SR

Customizing sound fields

By adjusting the surround parameters and the tone characteristics of the front speakers, you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation.

Once you customize a sound field, the changes are stored in the memory indefinitely. You can change a customized sound field any time by making new adjustments to the parameters.

See the tables on page 44 for the parameters available in each sound field.

To get the most from multi channel surround sound

Position your speakers and do the procedures described in “Multi channel surround setup” starting from page 15 before you customize a sound field.

Note on the displayed items

The setup items you can adjust in each menu vary depending on the sound field. Certain setup parameters may be dimmed in the display. This means that the selected parameter is either unavailable or fixed and unchangeable.

Adjusting the level parameters

The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let you adjust the balance and volumes of each speaker. You can also customize various aspects of the current sound field. The settings are applied to all sound fields except for EFCT. parameter. For EFCT. parameter, the settings are stored individually for each sound field.

1 Start playing a program source

encoded with multi channel surround sound.

2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select

“ LEVEL ”.

3 Turn MENU to select the parameter you

want to adjust.

4 Turn the –/+ to select the setting you

want.

The setting is entered automatically.

Initial settings

Parameter Initial setting

R BAL. L/R XX* BALANCE

CTR XXX dB* 0 dB

SUR.L. XXX dB* 0 dB

SUR.R. XXX dB* 0 dB

S.W. XXX dB* 0 dB

COMP. XXX OFF

D. RANGE

EFCT. XXX STD

* The parameters can be adjusted separately for

MULTI CH IN.

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