Sony STR-DG720 Operating Instruction

Multi Channel AV Receiver

3-283-372-11(1)

Operating Instructions

STR-DG720

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.

M o d e l N o . ______________________________________________________

Serial No. ________________________________

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.

Install this system so that the power cord can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble.

Batteries or batteries installed apparatus shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

For customers in the United States

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: – Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment

and receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

Note to CATV system installer:

This reminder is provided to call CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for p roper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be

connected to the grounding system of the building, 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.

as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

About This Manual

• The instructions in this manual are for model STR-DG720. Check your model number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel. In this manual, models of area code U is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “Models of area code CA 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 remote.

About area codes

The area code of the receiver you purchased is shown on the lower right portion of the rear panel (see the illustration below).

FRONT A

CENTER FRONT B

KERS

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 High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI

) technology. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

“x.v.Color” and “x.v.Color” logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

“BRAVIA” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

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 doubleD symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

** Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent

#’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535; 7,003,467; 7,212,872 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS, DTS Digital Surround, ES, and Neo:6 are registered trademarks and the DTS logos, Symbol and DTS 96/24 are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Description and location of parts...................5

1: Installing the speakers .............................14

2: Connecting the speakers..........................15

3: Connecting the TV ..................................17

4a: Connecting the audio components.........18

4b: Connecting the video components ........19

5: Connecting the antennas (aerials)............26

6: Preparing the receiver and the remote .....27

7: Selecting the speaker system...................28

8: Calibrating the appropriate settings

automatically

(AUTO CALIBRATION) .......................29

9: Adjusting the speaker levels and

balance (TEST TONE) ...........................32

Playback

Selecting a component.................................34

Listening/Watching a component ................35

Resetting sound fields to the initial

settings ................................................... 56

Tuner Operations

Listening to FM/AM radio.......................... 57

Presetting radio stations.............................. 58

Listening to the XM Radio ......................... 61

Presetting XM Radio channels ................... 66

Control for HDMI

Using the Control for HDMI function for

“BRAVIA” Sync .................................... 69

Preparing Control for HDMI function ........ 71

Watching a DVD (One-Touch Play) ........... 72

Enjoying the TV sound from the speakers

connected to the receiver

(System Audio Control)......................... 73

Turning off the receiver with the TV

(System Power Off) ............................... 74

Amplifier Operations

Navigating through menus...........................37

Adjusting the level (LEVEL menu).............41

Adjusting the equalizer (EQ menu).............42

Settings for the surround sound

(SUR menu)............................................42

Settings for the tuner (TUNER menu).........44

Settings for the audio (AUDIO menu).........45

Settings for the video (VIDEO menu).........46

Settings for the system (SYSTEM menu) ...47 Calibrating the appropriate settings

automatically (A. CAL menu)................50

Enjoying Surround Sound

Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surround

sound (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT) .......51

Selecting a pre-programmed sound field.....53

Using only the front speakers

(2CH STEREO)......................................55

Listening to the sound without any

adjustment (ANALOG DIRECT)...........56

Other Operations

Switching between digital and analog

audio (INPUT MODE) .......................... 75

Listening to digital sound from other

inputs (DIGITAL ASSIGN)................... 75

Enjoying the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT

(DMPORT) ............................................ 76

Naming inputs............................................. 78

Changing the display .................................. 79

Using the Sleep Timer ................................ 79

Recording using the receiver....................... 80

Using the Remote

Changing button assignments..................... 81

Additional Information

Glossary ...................................................... 82

Precautions.................................................. 84

Troubleshooting .......................................... 85

Specifications.............................................. 89

Index ........................................................... 91

Getting Started

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Description and location of parts

Front panel

Getting Started

?/1

TUNING MODE

VIDEO 2 IN/PORTABLE AV IN

VIDEO L AUDIO R

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TUNING

MEMORY/

ENTER

CATEGORY

MODE

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SPEAKERS

(OFF/A/B)

AUTO CAL MIC

PHONES

Name Function

A ?/1

(on/standby)

B SPEAKERS

(OFF/A/B)

C TUNING

MODE

TUNING +/–

D Display The current status of the

E Remote

sensor

F DISPLAY Press to select information

Press to turn the receiver on or off (page 27, 35, 36, 56,

90).

Press to select the front speaker system (page 28).

Press or turn to operate the tuner (FM/AM/XM) (page 57, 63).

selected component or a list of selectable items appears here (page 7).

Receives signals from remote commander.

displayed on the display (page 79).

CATEGORY

MASTER VOLUME

DISPLAY INPUT MODE

INPUT SELECTOR

2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

ANALOG

DIRECT

MUTING

Name Function

G INPUT MODE Press to select the input mode

H MASTER

VOLUM E

I MUTING Press to turn off the sound

J ANALOG

DIRECT

K INPUT

SELECTOR

when the same components are connected to both digital and analog jacks (page 75).

Turn to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time (page 33, 34, 35,

36).

temporarily. Press MUTING again to restore the sound (page 34).

Press to listen to high quality analog sound (page 56).

Turn to select the input source to play back (page 34, 35, 36, 56, 57, 59, 60, 75, 78,

80).

continued

Name Function

L 2CH Press to select a sound field

A.F.D.

MOVIE

MUSIC

M CATEGORY

MODE

CATEGORY +/–

N MEMORY/

ENTER

O VIDEO 2 IN/

PORTABLE AV IN jacks

P AUTO CAL

MIC jack

Q PHONES jack Connects to headphones

(page 51).

Used when listening to XM Radio (page 61).

Press to store a station or enter the selection when selecting the settings (page 27, 59, 67).

Connects to a portable audio/ video component such as a camcorder or video game (page 24, 34).

Connects to the supplied optimizer microphone for the Auto Calibration function (page 29).

(page 85).

About the indicators on the display

Getting Started

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 q;9

SL S

SBL

SBR

SP B

SP A

LFE

Name Function

A SW Lights up when sub woofer

B LFE Lights up when the disc being

C SP A/SP B Lights up according to the

D ; D/

; D EX

D EX;PLIIx;PL OPT CATDTS -ES 96/24 MEMORY ST

;

Name Function

selection is set to “YES” (page

47) 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 headphones are connected.

“; D” lights up when the receiver is decoding Dolby Digital signals. “; D EX” lights up when the receiver is decoding Dolby Digital Surround EX signals.

Note

When playing a Dolby Digital format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” (page 75).

E ; PL/

; PLII/ ; PLIIx

F OPT Lights up when INPUT MODE

“; PL” lights up when the receiver applies Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals in order to output the center and surround channel signals. “; PLII” lights up when the Pro Logic II Movie/Music/ Game decoder is activated. “; PLIIx” lights up when the Pro Logic IIx Movie/Music/ Game decoder is activated. However, these indicators do not light up if both the center and surround speakers are set to “NO” (page 40) and you select a sound field using the A.F.D. button.

Note

Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoding does not function for DTS format signals or for signals with a sampling frequency of more than 48 kHz.

is set to “AUTO” and the source signal is a digital signal being input through the OPTICAL jack (page 75).

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continued

Name Function

G DTS/

DTS-ES/ DTS 96/24

H CAT Lights up when category mode

I MEMORY Lights up when a memory

J Tuner

indicators

K Preset

station indicators

L D.RANGE Lights up when dynamic range

M NEO:6 Lights up when DTS Neo:6

N COAX Lights up when INPUT MODE

O HDMI Lights up when the receiver

“DTS” lights up when the receiver is decoding DTS signals. “DTS-ES” lights up when the receiver is decoding DTS-ES signals. “DTS 96/24” lights up when the receiver is decoding DTS 96/24 (96 kHz/24 bit) signals.

Note

When playing a DTS format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” (page 75).

is set to “ONE CAT” during XM Radio operation (page 65).

function, such as Preset Memory (page 59), etc., is activated.

Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations (page 57), etc.

Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations you have preset. For details on presetting radio stations, see page 58.

compression is activated (page

38).

Cinema/Music decoder is activated (page 52).

is set to “AUTO” and the source signal is a digital signal being input through the COAXIAL jack (page 75).

recognizes a component connected via an HDMI IN jack (page 20).

Name Function

P Playback

channel indicators

L R C SL SR S

SBL SBR SB

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). Front Left Front Right Center (monaural) Surround Left Surround Right Surround (monaural or the surround components obtained by Pro Logic processing) 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: When surround speakers are set to “NO” (page 40) Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO

LCR

SL SR

Rear panel

Getting Started

321 1

OPTICAL

SAT

OPTICAL

DVD

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

DMPORT

(ASSIGNABLE)

DC5V

0.7A MAX

ANTENNA

OUT IN IN

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

SAT IN DVD IN BD IN OUT

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

SAT

DVD

VIDEO 1

VIDEO

AUDIO

HDMI

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUB WOOFER

SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

SURROUND BACK SURROUND CENTER FRONT B

6 575 4

A DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section

OPTICAL IN jacks

COAXIAL IN jack

HDMI IN/ OUT* jacks

Connects to a DVD player, etc. The COAXIAL jack provides a better sound quality (page 22,

23).

Connects to a DVD player, satellite tuner, or a Blu-ray disc player. The image is output to a TV or a projector while the sound can be output from a TV or/and speakers connected to this receiver (page 20).

PR/ C

LRLRLR

SPEAKERS

FRONT A

B ANTENNA section

FM ANTENNA jack

AM ANTENNA terminals

XM ANTENNA jack

C COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/

OUTPUT section

Green (Y)

Blue (P

Red (P

Y, PB/CB, PR/CR IN/OUT* jacks

B/CB)

R/CR)

Connects to the supplied FM wire antenna (aerial) (page 26).

Connects to the supplied AM loop antenna (aerial) (page 26).

Connects to the XM Mini-Tuner and Home Dock (not supplied) (page 62).

Connects to a DVD player, TV, satellite tuner, etc. You can enjoy high quality image (page 17–23).

continued

D SPEAKERS section

Connects to the speakers (page 15).

Remote commander

You can use the supplied RM-AAU021 Remote Commander to operate the receiver and to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate (page 81).

E AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section

White (L)

Red (R)

Black

AUDIO IN/ OUT jacks

AUDIO OUT jack

Connects to a S uper Audio CD player, CD recorder, etc. (page 18).

Connects to a sub woofer (page 15).

F VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT

section

White (L)

Red (R)

Yellow

AUDIO IN/ OUT jacks

VIDEO IN/ OUT* jacks

Connects to a VC R, DVD player, etc. (page 17–24).

G DMPORT

DMPORT jack

* You can watch the selected input image when you

connect the MONITOR OUT or HDMI OUT jack to a TV or projector (page 17).

Connects to a DIGITAL MED IA PORT adapter (page 77).

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qg qf

TV INPUT

SLEEP

VIDEO1 VIDEO2 BD DVD

SAT TV SA-CD/CD TUNER

2CH A.F.D.

123

>10

CLEAR

DISPLAY

RETURN/EXIT TV CH –

PRESET –

TUNING –

?/1

DMPORT

0/10

– CATEGORY +

REPLAY ADVANCE

CATEGORY MODE

?/1

SYSTEM STANDBY

MOVIE MUSIC

THEATER

DVD/BD

AUTO CAL

D.TUNING

D.SKIP

AMP MENU

MEMORY

ENTER

TOOLS/

MUTING

OPTIONS

TV VOL

MASTER VOL

MENU/HOME

TV CH +

PRESET +

TUNING +

HmM

FM MODE

?/1

1 2

7 8

9 q;

Name Function

A TV ?/1

(on/standby)

AV ?/1 (on/standby)

B ?/1

(on/standby)

C Input buttons Press one of the buttons to

D 2CH Press to select a sound field.

A.F.D.

MOVIE

MUSIC

E THEATER Press to enjoy optimal image

Press TV ?/1 and TV (M) at the same time to turn the TV on or off.

Press to turn on or off the Sony audio/video c omponents that the remote is assigned to operate (page 81). If you press ?/1 (B) at the same time, it will turn off the receiver and other Sony components (SYSTEM STANDBY).

Note

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

Press to turn the receiver on or off. To turn off all Sony components, press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (A) at the same time (SYSTEM STANDBY).

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. You can change the button assignments following the steps in “Changing button assignments” on page 81.

suited for movies and to output the sound from the speakers connected to this receiver automatically.

Note

This button will only function if your TV is compatible with Theater Mode. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV for details.

Name Function

F DVD/BD

AUTO CAL Press to activate the Auto

G D.TUNING Press to enter direct tuning

D.SKIP Press to skip a disc when

H AMP MENU Press to display the menu of

I ENTER Press to enter the value after

MEMORY Press to store a station.

J MUTING Press to turn off the sound

K TV VOL

/–

MASTER

VOL +

L ./>

REPLAY / ADVANCE

m/M

Press to display the menu of the DVD or Blu-ray disc on the TV screen . Then, use V, v, B, b and (P) to perform menu operations.

Calibration function.

mode.

using a multi-disc changer.

the receiver. Then, use V, v, B, b and (P) to perform menu operations.

selecting a channel, disc or track using the numeric buttons of the TV, VCR or satellite tuner.

temporarily. Press MUTING again to restore the sound. Press MUTING and TV (M) at the same time to activate the TV’s muting function.

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

Press to adjust the volume

/–

level of all speakers at the same time.

Press to skip a track of the CD player, DVD player or Bluray disc player.

Press to replay the previous

scene or fast forward the current scene of the VCR, DVD player or Blu-ray disc player.

Press to – search tracks in the forward/

reverse direction of the DVD player.

– start fast forward/rewind of

the VCR, CD player or Bluray disc player.

Getting Started

continued

Name Function

a)b)

TV CH +/– Press TV CH +/– and TV (M)

CATEGORY +/–

PRESET +/– Press to select

TUNING +/– Press to scan a station.

CATEGORY MODE

FM MODE Press to select the FM

M TV Press TV and the button with

N MENU/HOME Press to display the menu of

Press to start playback of the VCR, CD player, DVD player, or Blu-ray disc player.

Press to pause playback or recording of the VCR, CD player, DVD play er or Blu-ray disc player. (Also starts recording with components in recording standby.)

Press to stop playback of the VCR, CD player, DVD player or Blu-ray disc player.

at the same time to select preset TV channels.

Press to select a category for XM Radio (page 65).

– preset stations. – preset channels of the VCR

or satellite tuner.

Press to select the category mode for XM Radio (page 65).

monaural or stereo reception.

orange printing at the same time to enable TV operation.

the VCR, DVD player, satellite tuner or Blu-ray disc player on the TV screen. Press MENU/HOME and TV (M) at the same time to display the TV’s menu. Then, use V, v, B, b and (P) to perform menu operations.

Name Function

O RETURN/

EXIT O

V/v/B/b

Q DISPLAY Press to select information

R TOOLS/

OPTIONS

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

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

Press RETURN/EXIT O and TV (M) at the same time to return to the previous menu or exit the TV’s menu while the menu is displayed on the TV screen.

After pressing DVD/BD MENU (F), AMP MENU (H), or MENU/HOME (N), press V, v , B or b to select the settings. Then, press to enter the selection if you have pressed DVD/BD MENU or MENU/HOME previously. Press also to enter the selection of the receiver, VCR, satellite tuner, CD player, DVD player or Bluray disc player.

displayed on the TV screen of the VCR, satellite tuner, CD player, DVD player or Bluray disc player. Press DISPLAY and TV (M) at the same time to display TV’s information on the TV screen.

Press to display and select the options of the DVD player or Blu-ray disc player. Press TOOLS/OPTIONS and TV (M) at the same time to display the options applicable to the Sony TV.

Name Function

S z Press to input the decimal

>10 Press to select track numbers

CLEAR Press to clear a mistake when

T Numeric

buttons (number 5

U TV INPUT Press TV INPUT and TV (M)

SLEEP Press to activate the Sleep

The nu mber 5, MASTE R VOL +, T V V OL +, and H buttons have tactile dots. Use the tactile dots as references when operating the receiver.

This button is also available for DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter operation. For details on the function of the button, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter.

point for channel numbers of the Digital CATV terminal.

z and TV (M) at the

Press same time to input the decimal point for the channel numbers of the TV.

over 10 of the CD player.

you press the incorrect numeric button.

Press to – preset/tune to preset

)

stations.

– select track numbers of the

CD player, DVD player or Blu-ray disc player. 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.

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

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

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

1: Installing the speakers

This receiver allows you to use a 7.1 channel system (7 speakers and one sub woofer).

Enjoying a 5.1/7.1 channel system

To fully enjoy theater-like multi channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speakers, a center speaker, and two surround speakers) and a sub woofer (5.1 channel).

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 system) or two surround back speakers (7.1 channel system). See “Using the surround back decoding mode (SB DEC)” (page 43).

Example of a 7.1 channel speaker system configuration

AFront speaker (left) BFront speaker (right) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (left) ESurround speaker (right) HSub woofer

AFront speaker (left) BFront speaker (right) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (left) ESurround speaker (right) FSurround back speaker (left) GSurround back speaker (right) 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.

2: Connecting the speakers

HDMI

SAT IN DVD IN BD IN OUT

PR/ C

AUDIO

VIDEO

SAT

MONITOR

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR OUT

VIDEO 1

SURROUND FRONT B

LRLRLR

SUB WOOFER

Before connecting the cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead).

Getting Started

COMPONENT VIDEO

SURROUND BACK CENTER

AUDIO

OUT

EDG

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

AFront speaker A (left) BFront speaker A (right) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (left)

FRONT A

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS FRONT B terminals

/32 in.

(10 mm)

ESurround speaker (right) FSurround back speaker (left) GSurround back speaker (right) HSub woofer

continued

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 SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B) on the front panel (page 28).

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

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.

3: Connecting the TV

You can watch the selected input image when you connect the HDMI OUT or MONITOR OUT jack to a TV. It is not necessary to connect all the cords. Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components.

Audio signals Video signals

Audio/video

signals

Getting Started

Before connecting the cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead).

BC D

SAT IN

DVD IN

BD IN

VIDEO

AUDIO

HDMI

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUB WOOFER

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

SAT

DVD

OUT

VIDEO 1

OPTICAL

SAT

OPTICAL

DVD

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

DMPORT

(ASSIGNABLE)

DC5V

0.7A MAX

ANTENNA

OUT

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

A Optical digital cord (not supplied) B Audio cord (not supplied) C HDMI cable (not supplied)

We recommend that you use a Sony HDMI cable.

D Component video cord (not supplied) E Video cord (not supplied)

OUT

SAT IN

DVD IN

VIDEO 1 IN

MONITOR OUT

PR/ C

COMPONENT VIDEO

SURROUND BACK SURROUND CENTER FRONT B

LRLRLR

SPEAKERS

FRONT A

continued

Notes

• Be sure to turn on the receiver when the video and audio signals of a playback component are being output to a TV via the receiver. Unless the power is turned on, neither video nor audio signals will be transmitted.

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

• Do not bend or tie optical digital cords.

Tips

• To output the sound of the TV from the speakers connected to the receiver, be sure to – connect the audio output jacks of the TV to the

TV IN jacks of the receiver.

– turn off the TV’s volume or activate the TV’s

muting function.

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

4a: Connecting the audio components

Connecting a Super Audio CD/ CD player or CD recorder

The following illustration shows how to connect a Super Audio CD player, CD player or CD recorder. Before connecting the cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead). After connecting your audio component, proceed to “4b: Connecting the video components”(page 19).

Super Audio CD player/CD player/ CD recorder

OPTICAL

SAT

OPTICAL

DVD

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

DMPORT

(ASSIGNABLE)

DC5V

0.7A MAX

ANTENNA

OUT IN

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

SAT IN DVD IN BD IN

VIDEO

AUDIO

SAT

DVD

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO 1

VIDEO

AUDIO

HDMI

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUB WOOFER

SAT IN

A Audio cord (not supplied)

4b: Connecting the video components

Getting Started

How to connect your components

This section describes how to connect your video components to this receiver. Before you begin, refer to “Component to be connected” below for the pages which describe how to connect each component. Before connecting the cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead). After connecting all your components, proceed to “5: Connecting the antennas (aerials)” (page 26).

Component to be connected

Component Page

TV 17

With HDMI jack 20

DVD player 22

Satellite tuner/Set-top box 23

DVD recorder, VCR 24

Camcorder, video game, etc. 24

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 75).

Video input/output jacks to be connected

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

PB/C

HDMI

PR/C

COMPONENT VIDEO

Digital Analog

High quality image

Note

Be sure to turn on the receiver when the video and audio signals of a playback component are being output to a TV via the receiver. Unless the power is turned on, neither video nor audio signals will be transmitted.

VIDEO

Connecting components with HDMI jacks

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

HDMI features

• A digital audio signal transmitted by HDMI can be output from the speakers connected to this receiver. This signal supports Dolby Digital, DTS, and Linear PCM.

• The receiver supports xvYCC transmission.

• This receiver supports the Control for HDMI function. For details, see “Control for HDMI” (page 69).

Satellite tuner

OPTICAL

SAT IN

OPTICAL

DVD

COAXIAL

(ASSIGNABLE)

DIGITAL

DC5V

0.7A MAX

DMPORT

Audio/video

signals

ANTENNA

OUT IN IN

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

DVD player

Audio/video

signals

SAT IN DVD IN BD IN OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

HDMI

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUB WOOFER

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

SAT

DVD

VIDEO 1

Blu-ray disc player TV, projector, etc.

Audio/video

signals

SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

SURROUND BACK SURROUND CENTER FRONT B

PR/

LRLRLR

SPEAKERS

Audio/video

signals

FRONT A

A HDMI cable (not supplied)

We recommend that you use a Sony HDMI cable.

Notes on HDMI connections

• An audio signal input to the HDMI IN jack is output from the speaker output jack and HDMI OUT jack. It is not output from any other audio jacks.

• Video signals input to the HDMI IN jack can only be output from the HDMI OUT jack. The video input signals cannot be output from the VIDEO OUT jacks or MONITOR OUT jacks.

• When you want to listen to the sound from the TV speaker, set “AUDIO FOR HDMI” to “TV+AMP” in the VIDEO menu (page 39). If you cannot play back multi channel software, set to “AMP”. However, the sound will not output from the TV speaker.

• The multi/stereo area audio signals of a Super Audio CD are not output.

• Audio signals (sampling frequency, bit length, etc.) transmitted from an HDMI jack may be suppressed by the connected component. Check the setup of the connected component if an image is poor or the sound does not come out of a component connected via the HDMI cable.

• Sound may be interrupted when the sampling frequency, the number of channels or the audio format of the audio output signals from the playback component is switched.

• When the connected component is not compatible with copyright protection technology (HDCP), the image and/or the sound from the HDMI OUT jack may be distorted or may not be output. In this case, check the specification of the connected component.

• You can enjoy multi channel Linear PCM only with an HDMI connection.

• Set the image resolution of the playback component to 720p,1080i or 1080p when you output 96 kHz multi-channel sound over an HDMI connection.

• You may need to make certain settings on the image resolution of the player before you can enjoy multi channel Linear PCM. Refer to the operating instructions of the player.

• Refer to the operating instructions of each component connected for details.

• We do not recommend using an HDMI-DVI conversion cable. When you connect an HDMI-DVI conversion cable to a DVI-D component, the sound and/or the image may not be output.

Getting Started

Connecting a DVD player

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

DVD player

Audio signals Video signals

Note

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

Tip

All the digital audio jacks are compatible with 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz sampling frequencies.

OPTICAL

SAT

OPTICAL

DVD

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

DMPORT

(ASSIGNABLE)

DC5V

0.7A MAX

AB D

ANTENNA

OUT IN IN

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

SAT IN DVD IN BD IN OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

SAT

DVD

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO 1

VIDEO

AUDIO

HDMI

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUB WOOFER

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

SAT IN

DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

SURROUND BACK SURROUND CENTER FRONT B

PR/ C

LRLRLR

SPEAKERS

FRONT A

Connecting a satellite tuner/ Set-top box

The following illustration shows how to connect a satellite tuner or a set-top box. It is not necessary to connect all the cords. Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components.

Satellite tuner/Set-top box

Audio signals Video signals

ABC D

Notes

• When connecting optical digital cords, insert the

plugs straight in until they click into place.

• Do not bend or tie optical digital cords.

Tip

All the digital audio jacks are compatible with 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz sampling frequencies.

Getting Started

OPTICAL

SAT

OPTICAL

DVD

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

DMPORT

(ASSIGNABLE)

DC5V

0.7A MAX

ANTENNA

OUT IN IN

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

SAT IN DVD IN BD IN OUT

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO 1

SUB WOOFER

DVD

SAT

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

HDMI

DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR OUT

SAT IN

VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

SURROUND BACK SURROUND CENTER FRONT B

AUDIO

OUT

PR/

LRLRLR

SPEAKERS

FRONT A

Connecting components with analog video and audio jack

The following illustration shows how to connect a component which has analog jacks such as a DVD recorder, VCR, etc.

DVD recorder, VCR

Video signals Audio signals

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

OPTICAL

SAT

OPTICAL

DVD

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

DMPORT

(ASSIGNABLE)

DC5V

0.7A MAX

ANTENNA

OUT IN IN

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

SAT IN DVD IN BD IN OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

SAT

VIDEO

AUDIO

DVD

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO 1

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR

SUB WOOFER

Camcorder/ video game

HDMI

SAT IN DVD IN

VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR OUT

P C

PR/

COMPONENT VIDEO

SURROUND BACK SURROUND CENTER FRONT B

AUDIO

OUT

LRLRLR

SPEAKERS

FRONT A

(On the front panel)

VIDEO 2 IN/PORTABLE AV IN

VIDEO L AUDIO R

A Audio cord (not supplied) B Video cord (not supplied) C Component video cord (not supplied) D Audio/video cord (not supplied)

Notes

• Be sure to change the factory setting of the VIDEO 1 input button on the remote so that you can use the button to control your DVD recorder. For details, see “Changing button assignments” (page 81).

• You can also rename the VIDEO 1 input so that it can be displayed on the receiver’s display. For details, see “Naming inputs” (page 78).

Getting Started

5: Connecting the antennas (aerials)

Connect the supplied AM loop antenna (aerial) and FM wire antenna (aerial). Before connecting the antennas (aerials), be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead).

FM wire antenna (aerial) (supplied)

AM loop antenna (aerial) (supplied)

OPTICAL

SAT

OPTICAL

DVD

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

DMPORT

(ASSIGNABLE)

DC5V

0.7A MAX

ANTENNA

OUT IN IN

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

SAT IN DVD IN BD IN OUT

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO 1

SUB WOOFER

SAT

DVD

Notes

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

• Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna (aerial).

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

HDMI

SAT IN DVD IN VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

SURROUND BACK SURROUND CENTER FRONT B

AUDIO

OUT

PR/

LRLRLR

SPEAKERS

FRONT A

6: Preparing the receiver and the remote

Connecting the AC power cord (mains lead)

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

Performing initial setup operations

Before using the receiver for the first time, initialize the receiver by performing the following procedure. This procedure can also be used to return settings you have made to their factory defaults. Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver for this operation.

Getting Started

AC power cord (mains lead)

FRONT A

T B

1,2

?/1

AUTO CAL MIC

TUNING MODE

VIDEO 2 IN/PORTABLE AV IN

VIDEO L AUDIO R

TUNING

MEMORY/

CATEGORY

2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

ENTER

MODE

CATEGORY

SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B)

PHONES

DISPLAY INPUT MODE

INPUT SELECTOR

1 Press ?/1 to turn off the

MASTER VOLUME

ANALOG

MUTING

DIRECT

receiver.

2 Hold down ?/1 for 5 seconds.

“PUSH” and “ENTER” appears on the display alternately.

To the wall outlet

3 Press MEMORY/ENTER.

After “CLEARING” appears on the display for a while, “CLEARED” appears. All the settings you have changed or adjusted are reset to the initial settings.

Inserting batteries into the remote

Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries in the RM-AAU021 Remote Commander. Observe the correct polarity when installing batteries.

7: Selecting the speaker system

You can select the front speakers you want to drive. Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver for this operation.

SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B)

Notes

• Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place.

• Do not use a new battery with old ones.

• Do not mix manganese batteries and other kinds of batteries.

• Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

• If you do not intend to use the remote for an extended period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

• When you replace the batteries, the remote buttons may be reset to their factory settings. If this happens, reassign the buttons again (page 81).

Tip

Under normal conditions, the batteries should last for about 3 months. When the remote no longer operates the receiver, replace all the batteries with new ones.

AUTO CAL MIC

?/1

TUNING MODE

VIDEO 2 IN/PORTABLE AV IN

VIDEO L AUDIO R

TUNING

MEMORY/

CATEGORY

2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

CATEGORY

ENTER

MODE

SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B)

PHONES

DISPLAY INPUT MODE

INPUT SELECTOR

MASTER VOLUME

ANALOG

MUTING

DIRECT

Press SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B) repeatedly to select the front speaker system you want to drive.

To select Light up

The speakers connected to the SPEAKERS FRONT A terminals

The speakers connected to the SPEAKERS FRONT B terminals

To turn off the speaker output, press SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B) repeatedly until the “SP A” and “SP B” indicators on the display light off.

Note

You cannot switch the front speaker system by pressing SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B) when the headphones are connected to the receiver.

SP A

SP B

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