Sony STR-DG300 User Manual

2-662-257-11 (1)

FM Stereo FM/AM Receiver

Operating Instructions

STR-DG300

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 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.

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.

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About This Manual

• The instructions in this manual are for model STR-DG300. Check your model 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 DTS**. * Manufactured under license from Dolby

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

** “DTS” and “DTS 2.0” are trademarks of Digital

Theater Systems, Inc.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Description and location of parts.................. 4

1: Installing speakers................................... 12

2: Connecting speakers ............................... 13

3: Connecting the audio/video

components ............................................ 14

4: Connecting the antennas ......................... 18

5: Preparing the receiver and the remote..... 19

6: Selecting the speaker system .................. 20

7: Adjusting the speaker levels and balance

(TEST TONE)........................................ 21

Playback

Selecting a component ................................ 22

Listening/Watching a component................ 23

Amplifier Operations

Navigating through the setup parameters.... 25

Customizing the receiver settings ............... 27

Selecting a Sound Field

Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS sound

(AUTO FORMAT DIRECT) ................. 29

Selecting a pre-programmed sound field .... 29

Listening to the sound without any

adjustment (ANALOG DIRECT) .......... 31

Resetting sound fields to the initial

settings ................................................... 32

Tuner Operations

Listening to FM/AM radio ..........................32

Storing FM stations automatically

(AUTOBETICAL)..................................34

Presetting radio stations...............................35

Using the Radio Data System (RDS) ..........36

Other Operations

Switching the audio input mode

(INPUT MODE).....................................38

Changing the display ...................................38

Using the Sleep Timer.................................39

Recording audio using the receiver .............39

Using the Remote

Changing button assignments......................40

Additional Information

Glossary.......................................................41

Precautions ..................................................41

Troubleshooting...........................................42

Specifications ..............................................45

Index............................................................47

Getting Started

3 75

12 4 6 8

Description and location of parts

Front panel

?/1

TUNING MODE

–+

SPEAKERS

(OFF/A/B/A+B)

VIDEO 3 IN/

PORTABLE AUDIO IN

PHONES

Name Function

A ?/1 Press to turn the receiver

TUNING

TREBLEBASS A.F.D.

qgqh

MOVIE

MUSIC DIRECT

Name Function

G INPUT MODE Press to select the input

on or off (page 19, 23, 24, 32, 34).

B SPEAKERS

(OFF/A/B/A+B)

C TUNING MODE Press to select the tuning

D Display The current status of the

Press to select the speaker system (page 20).

mode (page 33, 36).

selected component or a list of selectable items

H MASTER

VOLUME

I MUTING Press to mute the sound

appears here (page 6).

E Remote sensor Receives signals from

remote commander.

F DISPLAY Press to select information

displayed on the display

J WOOFER

ON/OFF

K INPUT

SELECTOR

(page 37, 38).

DISPLAY INPUT MODE

INPUT SELECTOR

mode when the same components are connected to both digital and analog jacks (page 38).

Turn to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time (page 21, 22, 23, 24).

(page 22).

Press to turn the sub woofer on or off.

Turn to select the input source to playback (page 22, 23, 24, 31, 33, 36, 38,

39).

WOOFER ON/OFF

MASTER VOLUME

L DIRECT Press to listen to high

quality analog sound (page 31).

MUTING

9q;ql qaqsqjqk qd

Name Function

M MOVIE,

MUSIC

N A.F.D. Press to select A.F.D.

O TREBLE +/– Press to adjust the treble

P BASS +/– Press to adjust the bass

Q TUNING +/– Turn to scan a station

R VIDEO 3 IN/

PORTABLE AUDIO IN jack

S PHONES jack Connects to a headphone

Press to select sound fields for movie or music (page

29).

mode (page 29).

level of the front speakers (page 28).

(page 33, 35).

To connect a portable audio such as MP3 player, etc. (page 15, 22).

(page 43).

Getting Started

About the indicators on the display

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LFE

L CR

SL SR

SP A SP B

DIGITAL

;

SLEEP OPT COAX

qaqs

Name Function

A SW Lights up when you press

B LFE Lights up when the disc being

C SP A/SP B Lights up according to the

D ;DIGITAL Lights up when Dolby Digital

E DTS Lights up when DTS signals are

F MEMORY Lights up when a memory

WOOFER ON/OFF on the receiver to turn on the sub woofer and the audio signal is output from the SUB WOOFER jack.

played back contains an LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and the LFE channel signal is actually being reproduced.

speaker system used. However, these indicators do not light up if the speaker output is turned off or if a headphone is connected.

signals are input.

Note

When playing a Dolby Digital format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is not set to “ANALOG” (page 38).

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 38).

function, such as Preset Memory (page 35), etc., is activated.

DTS

D.RANGE

STEREO MONO

RDS

MEMORY

A.DIRECT

q; 9

Name Function

G A.DIRECT Lights up when ANALOG

H Preset

station indicators

I Tuner

indicators

J D.RANGE Lights up when dynamic range

K COAX Lights up when INPUT MODE

L OPT Lights up when INPUT MODE

M SLEEP Lights up when the sleep timer

DIRECT is selected (page 31).

Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations you have preset. For details on presetting radio stations, see page 35.

Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations (page 32), etc.

compression is activated (page

27).

is set to “AUTO IN” and the source signal is a digital signal being input through the COAXIAL jack, or when INPUT MODE is set to “COAX IN” (page 38).

is set to “AUTO IN” and the source signal is a digital signal being input through the OPTICAL jack, or when INPUT MODE is set to “OPT IN” (page 38).

is activated (page 39).

Name Function

N Playback

channel indicators

L R C SL SR

The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being played back. The boxes around L and R show the receiver downmixes the source sound to 2 channels. Front Left Front Right Center (monaural) Surround Left Surround Right

Example:

Recording format (Front/ Surround): 3/2.1 Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO

Getting Started

L CR

SL SR

Rear panel

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

VIDEO 1

ANTENNA

VIDEO 2

DVD

COAXIAL

AUDIO ININ

OUT

MD/TAPE

DVD

SA-CD/CD

A DIGITAL INPUT section

OPTICAL IN jack

COAXIAL IN jack

B ANTENNA section

FM ANTENNA

AM ANTENNA

AUDIO IN

AUDIO OUT

AUDIO IN

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

Connects to a DVD player, etc. The COAXIAL jack provides a better quality of loud sound (page 16).

Connects to the FM wire antenna supplied with this receiver (page 18).

Connects to the AM loop antenna supplied with this receiver (page 18).

AUDIO

OUT

SUB

WOOFER

FRONT A FRONT B

SPEAKERS

–

D AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section

White (L)

Red (R)

AUDIO IN/ OUT jack

Connects to an MD deck or VCR, etc. (page 15, 16).

AC OUTLET

SWITCHED 100W/0.4A MAX

C SPEAKER section

Connects to speakers (page 13).

Connects to sub woofer (page 13).

Remote commander

You can operate the receiver with the supplied remote. You can also use the remote to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate (page 40).

RM-AAU007

AV ?/1

TV/VIDEO

SLEEP

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2

MD/TAPE

A.F.D. MOVIE

123

>10/

CLEAR

qk qj

RETURN/EXIT

TV CH –

PRESET –

TUNING –

TEST

TONE

?/1

SYSTEM STANDBY

VIDEO 3 DVD

SA-CD/CD

TUNER

MUSIC LEVEL

MEMORY DVD MENU

0/10

ENTER

TOOLSDISPLAY

MASTER VOL

REPLAY ADVANCE

HmM

?/1

AMP MENU

SUB WOOFER

FM MODE

D.TUNING

D.SKIP

MUTING

TV VOL

TV CH +

PRESET +

TUNING +

(on/standby) switch

TV ?/1, ?/1

(

on/standby) switch

3 4

8 9

Name Function

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

B TV ?/1 Press TV ?/1 and TV (M) at

?/1 Press to turn the receiver on or

C AMP MENU Press to display the menu of

D MOVIE,

MUSIC

E SUB

WOOFER LEVEL +/–

F FM MODE Press to select FM monaural

G D.TUNING Press to enter direct tuning

D.SKIP Press to skip disc of the CD

H DVD MENU Press to display the menu of

I ENTER Press to enter the value after

MEMORY Press to store a station.

Sony audio/video compon ents that the remote is assigned to operate (page 40). If you press ?/1 (B) at the same time, it will turn off the receiver and other components (SYSTEM STANDBY).

Note

The function of the AV ?/1 switch changes automatically each time you press the input buttons (W).

the same time to turn the TV on or off.

off. To turn off all components, press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (A) at the same time (SYSTEM STANDBY).

the receiver. Then, use the control buttons to perform menu operations.

Press to select sound fields for movie or music.

Press to adjust the sub woofer level.

or stereo reception.

mode.

player or DVD player (multidisc changer only).

the DVD player on the TV screen. Then, use the control buttons to perform menu operations.

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

Getting Started

continued

Name Function

J MUTING Press to mute the sound. K TV VOL

/–

MASTER

VOL +

L ./> Press to skip tracks of the CD

REPLAY / ADVANCE

m/M Press to

X Press to pause playback or

x Press to stop playback of the

TV CH +/– Press TV CH +/– and TV (M)

PRESET +/– Press to select

TUNING +/– Press to scan a station.

M TV To activate the buttons with

Press TV VOL +/– and TV (M) at the same time to adjust the TV volume level.

Press to adjust the volume

/–

level of all speakers at the same time.

player, DVD player, MD deck, or tape deck.

Press to replay the previous

scene or fast forward the current scene of the VCR or DVD player.

– search tracks in the forward/

backward direction of the DVD player.

– fast forward/rewind of the

VCR, CD player, MD deck, or tape deck.

Press to start playback of the VCR, CD player, DVD player, MD deck, or tape deck.

recording of the VCR, CD player, DVD player, MD deck, or tape deck. (Also starts recording with components in recording standby.)

VCR, CD player, DVD player, MD deck, or tape deck.

at the same time to select preset TV channels.

– preset stations. – preset channels of the VCR

or satellite tuner.

orange printing, press TV and the button with orange printing simultaneously.

Name Function

N MENU Press to display the menus of

O RETURN/

EXIT O

P Control

buttons

Q DISPLAY Press to select information

R TOOLS Press to display options

S -/-- Press -/-- and TV (M) at the

>10/

CLEAR Press to

the VCR, DVD player, or satellite tuner on the TV screen. Then, use the control buttons to perform menu operations.

Press to – return to the previous menu. – exit the menu while the

menu or on-screen guide of the DVD player, or satellite tuner is displayed on the TV screen.

After pressing AMP MENU (C), DVD MENU (H), or MENU (N), press the control button V, v, B or b to select the settings. When you press DVD MENU or MENU, press the control button to enter the selection.

displayed on the TV screen of the VCR, satellite tuner, CD player, DVD player, or MD deck.

applicable to the entire disc (e.g. disc protection), recorder (e.g. audio settings during recording), or multiple items on a list menu (e.g. erasing multiple titles).

same time to select the channel entry m ode, either one or two digits of the TV.

Press to select – track numbers over 10 of the

VCR, satellite tuner, CD player or MD deck.

– channel numbers of the

Digital CATV terminal.

– clear a mistake when you

press the incorrect numeric button.

– return to continuous

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

Name Function

T Numeric

buttons (number 5

U A.F.D. Press to select A.F.D. mode. V Input buttons Press one of the buttons to

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.

Press the numeric buttons and TV (M) at the same time to select the TV channels.

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” on page 40.

Notes

• Some functions explained in this section may not

work depending on the model.

• The above explanation is intended to serve as an

example only. Therefore, depending on the component, the above operation may not be possible or may operate differently than described.

Getting Started

Button Assigned Sony

VIDEO 1 VCR (VTR mode 3)

VIDEO 2 VCR (VTR mode 2)

VIDEO 3 Not assigned

DVD DVD player

MD/TAPE MD deck

SA-CD/CD Super Audio CD/CD

TUNER Built-in tuner

component

player

W TV/VIDEO Press TV/VIDEO and TV

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

SLEEP Press to activate the Sleep

Timer function and the duration which the receiver turns off automatically.

X TEST TONE Press to activate the Test Tone

function.

The number 5, MASTER VOL +, TV VOL +, and H buttons have tactile dots. Use the tactile dots as references when operating the receiver.

1: Installing speakers

This receiver allows you to use a 2.1 channel system (2 front speakers and one sub woofer).

AFront speaker (Left) BFront speaker (Right) CSub woofer

Tip

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

2: Connecting speakers

SA-CD/CD

MD/TAPE

OUT

AUDIO IN

DVD

AUDIO ININ

VIDEO 2

AUDIO IN

VIDEO 1

AUDIO OUT

FRONT B

–

SUB

WOOFER

Getting Started

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

AFront speaker A (Left) BFront speaker A (Right) CSub woofer

AUDIO

OUT

If you have an additional front speaker system, connect them to the SPEAKERS FRONT B terminal. You can select the front speakers you want to use with the SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) button. For details, see “6: Selecting the speaker system” (page 20).

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.

SPEAKERS FRONT B

FRONT A

SPEAKERS

AC OUTLET

SWITCHED 100W/0.4A MAX

3: Connecting the audio/video 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 for the pages which describe how to connect the audio/video components. After hooking up all your components, proceed to “4: Connecting the antennas” (page

18).

Component to be connected

To connect See

Audio components

• Super Audio CD player/ CD player

•MD deck

• Tape deck

• Portable audio such as MP3 player, etc.

Video components

• DVD player

• DVD recorder

• Satellite tuner

•VCR

page 15

page 16

Connecting audio components

The following illustration shows how to connect audio components such as Super Audio CD player, MD deck, etc.

Getting Started

Super Audio CD player/CD player

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

DVD

COAXIAL

MD deck/ tape deck

ANTENNA

SA-CD/CD

AUDIO IN

VIDEO 2

AUDIO OUT

VIDEO 1

AUDIO IN

OUT

MD/TAPE

AUDIO IN

DVD

To the VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AUDIO IN jack

AUDIO

OUT

SUB

WOOFER

(Front panel)

FRONT A

SPEAKERS

VIDEO 3 IN/

PORTABLE AUDIO IN

–

Portable audio

A Audio cord (not supplied) B RCA cable with stereo headphone jack (not supplied)

Notes

• Distortion may occur when listening to a component connected to the VIDEO 3 IN/ PORTABLE AUDIO IN jack on the front panel of this receiver. This is not a malfunction and will depend on the connected component.

• If the sound from the component connected to the VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AUDIO IN jack is very low, you may increase the volume level. However, before you select other component, be sure to reduce the volume level to avoid damaging your speakers.

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