Sony STR-DG2100 User Manual

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2: Connecting the speakers 3: Connecting other components

STR-DG2100/STR-DG1100

Quick Setup Guide

1: Installing speakers

Speaker cord (not supplied)

Super Audio CD player

Audio cord (not supplied)

Video components

Speaker cord (not supplied)

Audio cord (not supplied)

10 mm (13/32")

HDMI cable (not supplied)

Speaker cord (not supplied)

HDMI cable (not supplied)

DVD player, Blu-ray Disc Player

This Quick Setup Guide describes how to connect a Super Audio CD/CD player, DVD player, Blu-ray Disc Player, speakers, and a sub woofer so that you can enjoy multi-channel surround sound. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the receiver for details.

1: Installing speakers

The illustrations above show an example of a 7.1 channel speaker system (seven speakers and one sub woofer) configuration. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the receiver and the other side of this guide.

The illustrations in the guide designate speakers as  through .



Front left speaker



Front right speaker

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Center speaker

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Surround left speaker



Surround right speaker



Surround back left speaker

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Surround back right speaker

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Sub woofer

2: Connecting the speakers

Connect the speakers according to the number and kind of your speakers.

About speaker cords

Use speaker cords, which are appropriate for the width of the room.

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By deciding on the color or mark of the speaker cord to be connected to the plus (+) or minus (–) connector, you can always be sure of connecting the cord correctly without mistaking plus or

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minus.

About speaker terminals

Connect the  terminals to the  terminals of the receiver and connect the  terminals to the  terminals of the receiver.

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Refer to the illustration or the operating instructions supplied with the receiver for details of connecting speaker cords.

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Turn the locking knob until the speaker cord is connected securely.

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About the SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) switch

You can select the front speaker system. Refer to “8: Setting the speakers” in the operating instructions supplied with the receiver for details.

3: Connecting other components

This is an example of how to connect this receiver and your components. Refer to step 4 of “Getting Started” of the operating instructions supplied with this receiver for details on other connections and other components. This receiver is equipped with function for converting video signals. Refer to “4b:Connecting the video components” in the operating instructions supplied with the receiver.

4: Connect all power cords last

Connect the AC power cord (mains lead) to a wall outlet.

Press / repeatedly to select the auto calibration

Calibrating the appropriate speaker settings automatically (Auto Calibration)

AUTO CAL MIC

AMP MENU

You can set up the speakers to obtain the desired sound from all connected speakers automatically by using the auto calibration function.

Before you perform the auto calibration

During the calibration, the sound that comes out of the speakers is very

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loud. Pay attention to the presence of children or to the effect on your neighborhood.

Perform the measurement in a quiet environment to avoid the effect of noise

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and get a more accurate measurement. If there are any obstacles in the path between the optimizer microphone and

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the speakers, the calibration cannot be performed correctly. Remove any obstacle from the measurement area to avoid measurement error.

Install and connect the speakers and TV.

For detail, see front page.

5-10,

Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to

14-17

the AUTO CAL MIC jack.

The AUTO CAL MIC jack is used for the supplied optimizer microphone only. Do not connect other microphones. Doing so may damage the receiver and the microphone.

Set up the optimizer microphone.

Place the optimizer microphone at your seating position. Use a stool or tripod so that the optimizer microphone remains at the same height as your ears.

On setting up the active sub woofer

When a sub woofer is connected, turn on the sub woofer and

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turn up the volume beforehand. Turn the MASTER VOLUME knob to just before the mid-point.

If you connect a sub woofer with the crossover frequency

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function, set the value to maximum. If you connect a sub woofer with an auto standby function, set it

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to off (deactivated).

type, then press .

The measurement results are saved.

Parameter Explanation

Full Flat Makes the measurement of frequency from

Engineer Sets the frequency to one that matches that

Front Reference Adjusts the characteristics of all the

OFF

Press .

The exit screen appears.

When error codes appear

When “Save auto calibration (auto speaker setup) results?” appears on the TV screen in step 14, you can select whether to confirm the warning (“Yes”) or not (“No”). Follow the instructions of the TV screen when you select “Yes.” For details on warning and error codes, see “Message list after auto calibration measurement” in “9: Calibrating the appropriate speaker settings automatically (Auto Calibration)” in the operating instructions.

Note

You cannot measure the speaker height of the surround speakers and the surround back speakers. Set the position of the surround speaker from the “Position” in the Speaker settings menu.

Tips

The size of a speaker (LARGE/SMALL) is determined by the low

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characteristics. The measurement results may vary, depending on the position of the optimizer microphone and speakers, and the shape of the room. It is recommended that you follow the measurement results. However, you can change those settings in the Speaker settings menu. Save the measurement results first, then try to change the settings if you want.

Press on the remote when “Please Press ENTER” appears on the TV

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screen.

each speaker flat.

of the Sony listening room standard.

speakers to match the characteristics of the front speaker.

Sets the auto calibration to off.

Setting up other components

Performing auto calibration

 

/  , /



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The auto calibration function allows you to measure the following: speaker connections, polarity of speakers, speaker distance, speaker size, speaker level, frequency characteristics.

Connect a TV monitor to this receiver.

Refer to “3: Connecting the monitor” in the operating instructions.

Turn on the receiver and the TV.

Switch the input of the TV so that an image of the menu is displayed.

Press AMP to enable receiver operation.

You should set up each component so that take out sound is output from speakers correctly when you play back a connected component. The following case describes Sony components. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with each component.

Sony Super Audio CD player

Select a suitable playback area (multi-channel or 2 channel). Sound may come out from only the front speaker left/right when 2 channel is selected.

After the setting

The receiver is now ready to use. Refer to the operating instruction supplied with the receiver for details.

Press SHIFT, then press MENU.

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/  , /



 

/  ,

/  ,



 

/  ,

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The menu list of this receiver appears on the TV screen. Press AMP MENU if the menu list does not appear on the TV screen. The menu appears on the TV screen when “GUI MODE” appears on the display.

Press / repeatedly to select “Settings,” then

press or .

The Settings menu list appears on the TV screen.

Press / repeatedly to select “Auto Calibration,”

then press or .

Press / repeatedly to select “Quick Setup,” then

press .

Press / repeatedly and to un-check the items

you do not want to measure.

Speaker Distance

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Speaker Level

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Frequency Characteristic

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Press .

Press to select “Start.”

The measurement starts in five seconds.

Measurement starts.

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The measurement process will take approximately 30 seconds with a test tone. Wait until the measurement process completes.

The measurement is completed.

When the measurement ends, a beep sounds and the measurement result appears on the TV screen.

Tip

The displayed unit of distance for models for US and Canada is feet. The unit of distance for models for countries/areas other than US and Canada is meters. You can change the unit of distance use in “Distance Unit” in the Speaker settings menu.

Press to select “Next.”

Press / repeatedly to select “Yes,” then press