Sony STRDH800 User Manual

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Multi Channel AV Receiver

4-131-723-42(1)

Operating Instructions

STR-DH800

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WARNING

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

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation opening of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. Do not place the naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus.

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

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to dripping or splashing, and do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

As the main plug is used to disconnect the unit from the mains, connect the unit to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect the main plug from the AC outlet immediately.

Do not expose batteries or apparatus with batteryinstalled to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it is connected to the AC outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off.

Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss.

For customers in Europe

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Disposal of waste batteries (applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. On certain batteries this symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol. The chemical symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) are added if the battery contains more than 0.0005% mercury or

0.004% lead. By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of the battery. The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources. In case of products that for safety, performance or data integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an incorporated battery, this battery should be replaced by qualified service staff only. To ensure that the battery will be treated properly, hand over the product at end-of-life to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. For all other batteries, please view the section on how to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand the battery over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of waste batteries. For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Notice for customers: The following information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU Directives.

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents.

For customers in Australia

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

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For customers in United Kingdom, Europe and Australia

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of the Hot Surface that may be hot if it is touched during the normal operation.

About This Manual

• The instructions in this manual are for model STR-D H800. Check your model number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel. In this manual, models of area code CEL is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “Models of area code CEK 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 i llustration below).

2 IN 1 OUT

SURROUND

FRONT A

On Copyright

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

Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D 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; 7,212,872; 7,333,929 ; 7,392,195; 7,272,567 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS is a registered trademark and the DTS logos, Symbol, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2008 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

This receiver incorporates High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

This product is manufactured under license from Neural Audio Corporation and THX Ltd. Sony Corporation hereby grants the user a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right of use to this product under USA and foreign patent, patent pending and other technology or trademarks owned by Neural Audio Corporation and THX Ltd. “Neural Surround”, “Neural Audio”, “Neural” and “NRL” are trademarks and logos owned by Neural Audio Corporation, THX is a trademark of THX Ltd., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved.

) technology.

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”.

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

“BRAVIA” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

“S-AIR” and its logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

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Table of Contents

Description and location of parts...................6

Getting Started

1: Installing the speakers .............................16

2: Connecting the speakers ..........................17

3: Connecting the TV ..................................20

4a: Connecting the audio components.........22

4b: Connecting the video components ........23

5: Connecting the antennas (aerials)............ 30

6: Preparing the receiver and the remote.....30

7: Selecting the speaker system ...................32

8: Calibrating the appropriate settings

automatically

(AUTO CALIBRATION) ....................... 32

9: Adjusting the speaker levels and

balance (TEST TONE) ...........................39

Playback

Selecting a component .................................40

Listening/Watching a component ................42

Amplifier Operations

Navigating through menus...........................44

Adjusting the level (LEVEL menu).............49

Settings for the speakers

(SPEAKER menu) ..................................50

Settings for the surround sound

(SURROUND menu)..............................53

Adjusting the equalizer (EQ menu) ............. 54

Settings for the tuner (TUNER menu)......... 54

Settings for the audio (AUDIO menu).........55

Settings for the video (VIDEO menu) .........56

Settings for the HDMI (HDMI menu) .........56

Settings for the system (SYSTEM menu) ...57

Settings for the S-AIR (S-AIR menu) .........58

Enjoying Surround Sound

Enjoying a pre-programmed sound field .... 59

Enjoying the surround effect at low

volume levels (NIGHT MODE) ............ 64

Using only the front speakers

(2CH STEREO) ..................................... 65

Listening to the sound without any

adjustment (ANALOG DIRECT) .......... 65

Resetting sound fields to the initial

settings ................................................... 66

Tuner Operations

Listening to FM/AM radio.......................... 66

Presetting FM/AM radio stations................ 68

Using the Radio Data System (RDS) .......... 71

(Models of area code CEL, CEK only)

“BRAVIA” Sync Features

What is “BRAVIA” Sync? .......................... 72

Preparing for the “BRAVIA” Sync ............. 73

Watching a DVD/Blu-ray disc

(One-Touch Play)................................... 75

Enjoying the TV sound from the speakers

connected to the receiver

(System Audio Control) ......................... 75

Turning off the receiver with the TV

(System Power Off) ............................... 76

S-AIR Operations

About S-AIR products ................................ 76

Setting up an S-AIR product....................... 77

Enjoying the system’s sound in another

room ....................................................... 81

Changing the channel

for better sound transmission................. 83

Enjoying the S-AIR receiver while the

S-AIR main unit is in standby mode...... 84

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Other Operations

Switching between digital and analog

audio (INPUT MODE) .......................... 85

Enjoying the sound/images from other

inputs...................................................... 85

Enjoying the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT

(DMPORT) ............................................ 87

Changing the display ................................... 89

Using the Sleep Timer................................. 90

Recording using the receiver....................... 90

Using a bi-amplifier connection.................. 91

Using the Remote

Operating each component using the

remote .................................................... 93

Programming the remote ............................. 95

Additional Information

Glossary ...................................................... 99

Precautions ................................................ 102

Troubleshooting ........................................ 104

Specifications ............................................ 110

Index.............................................. Back cover

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Description and location of parts

Front panel

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?/1

TONE

SPEAKERS

PHONES

qh qg

Name Function

A ?/1

(on/standby)

B TONE +/– Adjust the bass and treble

TONE MODE

C INPUT

SELECTOR

D Display The current status of the

E Remote sensor Receives signals from

INPUT SELECTOR

MEMORY/

TONE MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING

INPUT MODE TUNING MODE

ENTER

2CH/

A.DIRECT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSICTUNING

Name Function

Press to turn the receiver on or off (page 31, 42, 43, 66,

68).

for the front channels. Press TONE MODE repeatedly to select BASS or TREBLE, then turn TONE +/– to adjust the level (page

54).

Turn to select the input source to play back (page 40, 41, 42, 43, 65, 67, 69, 85, 89, 91).

selected component or a list of selectable items appears here (page 8).

G MASTER

VOL UME

Turn to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time (page 39, 40, 42,

43).

H MUTING Press to turn off the sound

temporarily. Press MUTING again to restore the sound (page 41).

I VIDEO 2 IN

jacks

Connects to a portable audio/video component such as a camcorder or video game (page 29, 40).

J AUTO CAL MIC

jack

Connects to the supplied optimizer microphone for the Auto Calibration function (page 33).

K DISPLAY Press to select information

displayed on the display (page 89).

AUTO CAL MIC

MASTER VOLUME

VIDEO L AUDIO R

VIDEO 2 IN

remote commander.

F DIMMER Press repeatedly to adjust

the brightness of the display (page 57).

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Name Function

L 2CH/A.DIRECT Press to select a sound field

A.F.D.

MOVIE

MUSIC

M TUNING MODE Press to operate a tuner

TUNING +/–

MEMORY/ ENTER

N INPUT MODE Press to select the input

O PHONES jack Connects to headphones

P SPEAKERS Press to select the front

(page 59).

(FM/AM) (page 66).

mode when the same components are connected to both digi tal and analog jacks (page 85).

(page 104).

speaker system (page 32).

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About the indicators on the display

4 5

qk3qlw;

Name Function

A SW Lights up when the audio signal

B LFE Lights up when the disc being

C Input

indicators

COAX

OPT

ANALOG

is output from the SUBWOOFER jacks.

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

Light up to indicate the current input.

Lights up when INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” and the source signal is a digital signal being input through the COAXIAL jack (page 85). Lights up when INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” and the source signal is a digital signal being input through the OPTICAL jack (page 85). Lights up when INPUT MODE is set to “ANALOG” or no digital signals are detected when INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” (page 85).

qj qh

qg qf

8 9

Name Function

D Dolby

Digital Surround indicators

D D EX D+ Tru eHD

E Neural - THX Lights up when the recei ver

F DTS(-ES)

indicators

DTS

DTS-ES

DTS 96/24

G D.RANGE Li ghts up when dynamic range

Lights up one of the respective indicators when the receiver is decoding the corresponding Dolby Digital format signals.

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Surround EX Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD

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 85).

applies Neural - THX processing to input signals.

Light up when DTS or DTS-ES signals are input.

Lights up when the receiver is decoding DTS signals. Lights up when the receiver is decoding DTS-ES signals. Lights up when the receiver is decoding DTS 96 kHz/24 bit signals.

Note

When playing a DTS format disc, be sure th at you have m ade digital connections and that INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” (page 85).

compression is activated (page

50).

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Name Function

H SP A/SP B/

SP A+B

I SLEEP Lights up when the sleep timer

J A.DIRECT Lights up when the receiver is

K Tu ni ng

indicators

MEM

MONO

RDS

L S-AIR Lights up when the S-AIR

M Dolby

Pro Logic

indicators

PL PL II PL IIx

N BI-AMP Lights up when surround back

O EQ Lights up when the equalizer is

P NEO:6 Lights up when DTS Neo:6

Lights up according to the speaker system used (page 32). However, these indicators do not light up if the speaker output is turned off or if headphones are connected.

is activated (page 90).

processing Analog Direct signals.

Lights up when the receiver tunes in radio stations.

Lights up when a memory function, such as Preset Memory (page 68), etc., is activated. Monaural broadcast A station that provides RDS services is tuned in.

Note

“RDS” appears for models of area code CEL, CEK only. Stereo broadcast

transmitter (not supplied) is connected.

Lights up one of the respective indicators when the receiver applies Dolby Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals in order to output the center and surround channel signals.

Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic IIx

Note

These indicators do not light up when either the center speaker and surround speaker is not connected.

speakers selection is set to “BI-AMP” (page 91).

activated.

Cinema/Music decoder is activated (page 62).

Name Function

Q DTS-HD

indicators

DTS-HD MSTR DTS-HD HI RES

R LPCM Lights up when Linear PCM

S DMPORT Lights up when DIGITAL

T HDMI Lights up when the receiver

U Playback

channel indicators

L R C SL SR S

SBL SBR SB

Lights up one of the respective indicators when the receiver is decoding the corresponding DTS-HD format signals.

DTS-HD Master Audio

DTS-HD High Resolution Audio

signals are detected.

MEDIA PORT adapter is connected and “DMPORT” is selected.

recognizes a component connected via an HDMI IN jack (page 24).

The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being played back. The boxes around the letters vary to show how the receiver downmixes or upmixes 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:

Speaker pattern: 3/0.1 Recording format: 3/2.1 Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO

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Rear panel

2 3 4

DMPORT

DC5V

0.7A MAX

VIDEO

AUDIO

SAT

EZW-T100

IN 2

IN 3

P C

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

MONITOR

IN 1

OUT

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

A S-AIR (EZW-T100)

With slot cover

slot

B DMPORT section

DMPORT jack

ANTENNA

OPTICAL

VIDEO

OUT

SURROUND BACK/

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 1

AUDIO

OUT

SUBWOOFER

FRONT B

CAUTION

Please do not remove the slot cover until you want to install the wireless transmitter.

Connects to a wireless transmitter (not supplied) (page

78).

Connects to a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter (page

88).

DIGITAL

SATINBD

OPTICAL

BI-AMP/

IN 3

IN 4

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

(ASSIGNABLE)

DVD

COAXIAL

CENTER

SPEAKERS

HDMI

IN 2

IN 1 OUT

(for AUDIO)

SURROUND

FRONT A

5668 7

D 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 20, 26, 27, 28).

Connects to a DVD player, satellite tuner, or a Blu-ray disc player, etc. 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 24).

C ANTENNA section

FM ANTENNA jack

AM ANTENNA terminals

Connects to the supplied FM wire antenna (page 30).

Connects to the supplied AM loop antenna (page 30).

E SPEAKERS section

Connects to speakers (page 17).

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F AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section

White (L)

Red (R)

Black

AUDIO IN/ OUT jacks

AUDIO OUT jack

Connects to a Super Audio CD player, etc. (page 20, 22).

Connects to a subwoofer (page

17).

G VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT

section

White (L)

Red (R)

Yellow

AUDIO IN/ OUT jacks

VIDEO IN/ OUT* jacks

Connects to a VCR, Blu-ray disc player, etc. (page 27 – 29).

H COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/

OUTPUT section

B/CB)

Y, PB/CB, P

R/CR IN/

OUT* jacks

Green (Y)

Blue (P

Red (PR/CR)

* You can watch the selected input image when you

connect the HDMI OUT or MONITOR OUT jack to a TV (page 20, 24).

Connects to a DVD player, TV, satellite tuner, etc. (page 20, 26, 27, 28).

Remote commander

You can use the supplied remote to operate the receiver and to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is assigned to operate. You can also program the remote to control non-Sony audio/video components. For details, see “Programming the remote” (page 95).

RM-AAP044

NIGHT MODE

TOOLS/

1 2

3 4

6 7 8

qa qs

THEATRE

wf wd

SHIFT

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 BD

SA-CD/

CLEAR/>10

HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

RETURN/

EXIT

TUNING – TUNING +

DISC SKIP D.TUNING

MUTING

qk qj

TOP MENU MENU

TV INPUT

RM SET UP

?/1

SYSTEM STANDBY

TV AMP

1 2 3

4 5 6

SAT TV

DVD

7 8 9

-/-- 0/10

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT

SLEEP

MODE

HOME MENU

TV VOL

BD/DVD

WIDE

TV CH

PRESET

F1 F2

MASTER VOL

?/1

DMPORTTUNER

ENT/MEM

HDMI 3HDMI 2HDMI 1

AMP MENU

OPTIONS

continued

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Name Function

A AV ?/1

(on/standby)

B ?/1

(on/standby)

Press to turn on or off the audio/video components that the remote is programmed to operate. To turn the TV on or off, press TV (C) and then press AV ?/1. 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 (5).

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

Saving the power in standby mode

When “CTRL:HDMI” is set to “CTRL OFF” (page 48) and “S-AIR STBY” is set to “STBY OFF” (page 48).

C TV Press to light up the button. It

D AMP Press to light up the button to

E Input buttons Press one of the buttons to

changes the remote key function to activate the buttons with yellow printing. I t also activate the (J), V/v/B/b (J), TOOLS/OPTIONS (K), MENU/HOME (L), RETURN/EXIT O (w;), and DISPLAY (wa) buttons to perform menu operations for Sony TVs only.

activate the receiver operation (page 35).

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 program the remote to control non-Sony components following the steps in “Programming the remote” on page 95.

Name Function

Numeric buttons (number 5

-/-- Press SHIFT (wg) and then

ENT/MEM Press SHIFT (wg) and then

CLEAR/>10 Press SHIFT (wg) and then

Press SHIFT (wg) and then press numeric buttons to

– preset/tune to preset stations.

)

– select track numbers of the

CD player, VCD player, LD player, DVD player, MD deck, DAT deck, or tape deck. Press 0/10 to select track number 10.

– select channel numbers of

the VCR, satellite tuner, Bluray disc player, PSX, DVD/ VHS COMBO, or DVD/ HDD COMBO.

Press TV (3) and then press the numeric buttons to select the TV channels.

press -/-- to select the channel entry mode, either one or two digit of the VCR or satellite tuner. To select the channel entry mode of the TV, press TV (C) and then press -/--.

press ENT/MEM to enter the value after selecting a channel, disc or track using the numeric buttons of the VCR, CD player, VCD player, LD player, MD deck, DAT deck, tape deck, satellite tuner, Bluray disc player, or PSX. To enter the value of Sony TV, press TV (C) and then press ENT/MEM. Press SHIFT (wg) and then press ENT/MEM to store a station during tuner operation.

press CLEAR/>10 to clear a mistake when you press the inco rrect nume ric button of the DVD player, Blu-ray disc player, PSX, satellite tuner, DVD/VHS COMBO, or DVD/ HDD COMBO. Press SHIFT (wg) and then press CLEAR/>10 to select track numbers over 10 of the CD player, VCD player, LD player, MD deck, tape deck, TV, VCR, or satellite tuner.

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Name Function

F A.F.D. Press to select a sound field

MOVIE

MUSIC

G NIGHT MODE Press to activate the Night

H SLEEP Press to activate the Sleep

I AMP MENU Press to display the menu to

V/v/B/b

K TOOLS/

OPTIONS

L MENU/HOME Press to display the menus of

(page 60, 62).

Mode function (page 64).

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

operate the receiver. After pressing AMP (D),

press MENU/HOME (L) for receiver operation, then press V/v/B /b to select the settings. After pressing BD/DVD TOP MENU (P) or BD/DVD MENU (P), press V/v/B/b to select the settings, and then press to enter the selection. Press also to enter the selection of the receiver, VCR, satellite tuner, DVD player, Blu-ray disc player, PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD COMBO.

Press to display and select items from the options menus for DVD player or Blu-ray disc player. To display the options of Sony TV, press TV (C) and then press TOOLS/OPTIONS.

the receiver, VCR, DVD player, satellite tune r, Blu-ray disc player, PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD COMBO on the TV screen. Then, use V/v/B/b and to perform menu operations. To display the menus of Sony TV, press TV (C) and then press MENU/HOME.

Name Function

M ./>

m/M

Press to skip tracks of the VCR, CD player, VCD player, LD player, DVD player, MD deck, DAT deck, tape deck, Blu-ray disc player, PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD COMBO.

/ Press to replay the previous

scene or fast forward the current scene of the DVD player, Blu-ray disc player, DVD/VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD COMBO.

Press to – search tracks in the forward/

backward direction of the CD player, VCD player, DVD player, LD player, MD deck, Blu-ray disc player, PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD COMBO.

– fast forward/rewind of the

VCR, DAT deck, or tape deck.

a)b)

Press to start playback of the VCR, CD player, VCD player, LD player, DVD player, MD deck, DAT deck, tape deck, Blu-ray disc player, PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD COMBO.

Press to pause playback or recording of the VCR, CD player, VCD player, LD player, DVD player, MD deck, DAT deck, tape deck, Blu-ray disc player, PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD COMBO. (Also starts recording with components in recording standby.)

Press to stop playback of the VCR, CD player, VCD player, LD player, DVD player, MD deck, DAT deck, tape deck, Blu-ray disc player, PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD COMBO.

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Name Function

TUNING +/– Press to scan a station.

D.TUNING Press to enter direct tuning

N TV CH +

PRESET +

/–

O F1, F2 Press F1 or F2 to select a

P BD/DVD TOP

BD/DVD MENU Press to display the me nu of

TV INPUT Press TV (C) and then

WIDE Press TV (C) and then

Q TV VOL +/– Press TV (C) and then

MASTER VOL +/–

mode.

/– Press TV (C) and then

press TV CH +/– to select preset TV channels.

Press to – select preset stations. – select preset channels of

the VCR, satellite tuner, Blu-ray disc player, DVD player, DVD/VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD COMBO.

component.

• DVD/HDD COMBO F1: HDD mode F2: DVD mode

• DVD/VHS COMBO F1: DVD mode F2: VHS mode

Press to display the me nu or on-screen guide of the DVD or Blu-ray disc on the TV screen. Then, use V/v/B/b and to perform menu operations.

the DVD or Blu-ray disc on the TV screen. Then, use V/v/B/b and to perform menu operations.

press TV INPUT to select the input signal (TV input or video input).

press WIDE to select the wide picture mode.

press TV VOL +/– to adjust the TV volume level.

Press to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time.

Name Function

R MUTING Press to turn off the sound

S DISC SKIP Press to skip disc of the CD

T RETURN/

EXIT O

U DISPLAY Press to select information

V INPUT MODE Press AMP (4), then press

W AUTO CAL Press to activate the Digital

X 2CH/

A.DIRECT

temporarily. Press MUTING again to restore the sound. Press TV (C) and then press MUTING to activate the TV’s muting function.

player, VCD player, DVD player, or MD deck (multidisc changer only).

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

menu or on-screen guide of the VCD player, LD player, DVD player, Blu-ray disc player, PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or satellite tuner is displayed on the TV

screen. To return to the previous menu of Sony TV, press TV (3) and then press RETURN/EXIT O.

displayed on the display window or TV screen of the VCR, VCD player, LD player, DVD player, CD player, MD deck, Blu-ray disc player, PSX, satellite tuner, DVD/ VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD COMBO. To select information of Sony TV, press TV (C) and then press DISPLAY.

INPUT MODE to select the input mode when the same components are connected to both digital and analog jacks (page 85).

Cinema Auto Calibration functi on.

Press to select sound field or to switch the audio of the selected inp ut to ana log signal without any adjustment (page

65).

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Name Function

Y SHIFT Press to li ght up the buttons. It

Z THEATRE Press to turn the Theatre mode

wj RM SET UP Press to set up the remote.

The number 5/SAT, TV CH +/PRESET + and N 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.

changes the remote button function to activate the buttons with pink printing.

on and off when connecting the receiver to products featuring “BRAVIA” Sync.

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.

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Getting Started

1: Installing the speakers

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

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 subwoofer (5.1 channel).

Example of a 5.1 channel speaker system configuration

AFront speaker (Left) BFront speaker (Right) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (Left) ESurround speaker (Right) HSubwoofer

You can enjoy high fidelity reproduction of DVD software recorded sound in the Surround EX format if you connect one additional surround back speaker (6.1 channel) or two surround back speakers (7.1 channel).

Example of a 7.1 channel speaker system configuration

AFront speaker (Left) BFront speaker (Right) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (Left) ESurround speaker (Right) FSurround back speaker (Left) GSurround back speaker (Right) HSubwoofer

Tips

• When you connect a 6.1 channel speaker system, place the surround back speaker behind the listening position (page 52).

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

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2: Connecting the speakers

D 0

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

Getting Started

ANTENNA

VIDEO

AUDIO

OPTICAL

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUBWOOFER

PORT

C5V .7A MAX

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO 1

DIGITAL

SATINBD

OPTICAL

SURROUND BACK/

BI-AMP/

FRONT B

IN 4

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

(ASSIGNABLE)

HDMI

IN 3

IN 2

(for AUDIO)

DVD

COAXIAL

CENTER

SPEAKERS

IN 1 OUT

SURROUND

FRONT A

LRLR

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

AFront speaker A (Left) BFront speaker A (Right) CCenter speaker DSurround speaker (Left)

10 mm

ESurround speaker (Right) FSurround back speaker (Left) GSurround back speaker (Right) HSubwoofer

continued

a)b)c)

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If you connect only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/FRONT B L terminals.

If you are not using surround back speaker, and you have an additional front speaker system, connect the additional front speaker system to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/ FRONT B terminals. Set “SB ASSIGN” to “SPK B” in the SPEAKER menu (page 51). You can select the front speaker system you want to use with SPEAKERS on the front panel (page 32).

If you are not using surround back speakers, you can connect the front speakers to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/FRONT B terminals using a bi-amplifier connection (page 91). Set “SB ASSIGN” to “BI-AMP” in the SPEAKER menu (page 51).

When you connect a subwoofer 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 subwoofer, then sound may not be output.

Note

Before connecting the AC power cord (mains lead), make sure that metalic wires of the speaker cords are not touching each other between the SPEAKERS terminals.

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Selecting a speaker pattern

After you have install and connect your speaker, be sure to select the speaker pattern from SPEAKER menu (page 46). Select the speaker pattern according to your speaker setting. For details of each parameter, see the table as follows.

Speaker connected

Front left/right

Speaker pattern

Center Surround

left/right

Surround back left

Surround back right

Subwoofer

3/4.1 aaaaa a 3/4 aaaaa 3/3.1 aaaa a 3/3 aaaa 2/4.1 a aaa a 2/4 a aaa 3/2.1 aaa a 3/2 aaa 2/3.1 aaa a 2/3 aaa 2/2.1 aa a 2/2 aa 3/0.1 aa a 3/0 aa 2/0.1 aa 2/0 a

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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. Before connecting cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord.

Video signals

Audio signals

Audio/Video

signals

EZW-T100

IN 2

IN 3

P C

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

MONITOR

IN 1

OUT

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

VIDEO

AUDIO

SAT

DMPORT

DC5V

0.7A MAX

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO 1

ANTENNA

OPTICAL

VIDEO

OUT

SURROUND BACK/

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUBWOOFER

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

We recommend that you use a Sony HDMI cable.

DIGITAL

SATINBD

OPTICAL

BI-AMP/

FRONT B

IN 3

IN 4

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

(ASSIGNABLE)

DVD

COAXIAL

CENTER

SPEAKERS

HDMI

(for AUDIO)

IN 2

IN 1 OUT

SURROUND

FRONT A

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Notes

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

• Connect image display components such as a TV monitor or a projector to the HDMI OUT or MONITOR OUT jack on the receiver. You may not be able to record, even if you connect recording components.

• Depending on the status of the connection between the TV and the antenna (aerial), the image on the TV screen may be distorted. In this case, place the antenna (aerial) farther away from the receiver.

• 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.

Getting Started

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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 cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord. After connecting your audio component, proceed to “4b: Connecting the video components” (page 23).

Super Audio CD player/ CD player/ CD recorder

EZW-T100

IN 3

COMPONENT VIDEO

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

OUT

DMPORT

DC5V

0.7A MAX

VIDEO

AUDIO

SAT

MONITOR

IN 2

IN 1

A Audio cord (not supplied)

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO 1

ANTENNA

VIDEO

AUDIO

OPTICAL

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND BACK/

DIGITAL

SATINBD

OPTICAL

BI-AMP/

FRONT B

IN 3

IN 4

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

(ASSIGNABLE)

DVD

COAXIAL

CENTER

SPEAKERS

(for AUDIO)

HDMI

IN 2

IN 1 OUT

SURROUND

FRONT A

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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, see “Component to be connected” below for the pages which describe how to connect each component. After connecting all your components, proceed to “5: Connecting the antennas (aerials)” (page 30).

Component to be connected

Component Page

TV 20

With HDMI jack 24

DVD player 26

Blu-ray disc player 27

Satellite tuner/Set-top box 28

VCR, DVD recorder 29

Camcorder, video game, etc. 29

If you want to connect several digital components, but cannot find an unused input

See “Enjoying the sound/images from other inputs” (page 85).

Video input/output jack to be connected

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

HDMI

Digital Analog

High quality image

Notes

• Before connecting cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord.

• 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.

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

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Connecting components with HDMI jacks

• You can also rename the HDMI input so that it can be displayed on the receiver’s display. For details, see “Naming inputs” (page 41).

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

Notes

• Be sure to change the factory setting of the HDMI 1–4 input button on the remote so that you can use the button to control your components. For details, see “Programming the remote” (page 95).

Satellite tuner/Set-top box

Audio/video signals

AAA

ANTENNA

VIDEO

AUDIO

OPTICAL

VIDEO

OUT

SURROUND BACK/

MONITOR

BI-AMP/

AUDIO

OUT

SUBWOOFER

FRONT B

EZW-T100

IN 2

IN 3

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

MONITOR

IN 1

OUT

DMPORT

DC5V

0.7A MAX

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

SAT

VIDEO 1

To enjoy TV multi channel surround sound broadcasting

You can listen to TV multi channel surround sound broadcasting from the speakers connected to the receiver. Connect the OPTICAL output jack of the TV to the OPTICAL IN jack of the receiver.

DVD player Blu-ray disc player

Audio/video signals

IN 4

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

(ASSIGNABLE)

DIGITAL

SATINBD

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

IN 3

(for AUDIO)

DVD

CENTER

SPEAKERS

HDMI

IN 2

Audio/video signals

IN 1 OUT

SURROUND

FRONT A

Audio signals

TV, etc.

A HDMI cable (not supplied)

We recommend that you use a Sony HDMI cable.

B Optical digital cord (not supplied) C Audio cord (not supplied)

Connect at least one of the audio cords (B or C).

ABC

Audio/video signals

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HDMI features

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

• This receiver can receive multi channel Linear PCM (up to 8 channels) with a sampling frequency of 192 kHz or less with an HDMI connection.

• This receiver supports High Bitrate Audio (DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD) and HDMI (Deep Color, x.v. Color).

• This receiver supports the Control for HDMI function. For details, see ““BRAVIA” Sync Features” (page 72).

• HDMI 3 input has a better sound quality. When you need a higher sound quality, connect your component to the HDMI IN 3 (for AUDIO) jack and select HDMI 3 as input.

Notes on connecting cables

• We recommend that you use a Sony HDMI cable.

• We recommend that you use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo (made by Sony) for the HDMI jack corresponding to high speed (an HDMI version1.3, category 2 cable) when you view images or listen to sound during a Deep Color transmission or when you watch a video image of 1080p or higher.

• 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. Connect other audio cords or digital connecting cords, then set “A. ASSIGN” in AUDIO menu (page 55) when the sound is not output correctly.

Notes on HDMI connections

• An audio signal input to the HDMI IN jack is output from the SPEAKERS jacks 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 OUT” to “TV+AMP” in the HDMI menu (page 56). If you cannot play back multi channel software, set to “AMP”. However, the sound will not output from the TV speaker.

• DSD signals of Super Audio CD are not input and output.

• 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 the 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 or the number of channels of 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 High Bitrate Audio (DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD), multichannel Linear PCM only with an HDMI connection.

• Set the image resolution of the player to more than 720p/1080i to enjoy High Bitrate Audio (DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD).

• The image resolution of player may need certain settings be made before you can enjoy multi channel Linear PCM. Refer to the operating instructions of the player.

• Not every HDMI component supports all functions that are defined by the specified HDMI version. For example, components that support HDMI, version 1.3, may not support Deep Color.

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

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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.

Notes

• Be sure to change the factory setting of the DVD input button on the remote so that you can use the button to control your DVD player. For details, see “Programming the remote” (page 95).

• You can also rename the DVD input so that it can be displayed on the receiver’s display. For details, see “Naming inputs” (page 41).

DVD player

Video signals Audio signals

• The initial setting of the COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 jacks are DVD player. If you want to connect your DVD player to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 or IN 3 jacks, set “V. ASSIGN” in the VIDEO menu (page 56).

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

• Do not bend or tie optical digital cords.

• 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 wit h 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz sampling frequencies.

EZW-T100

IN 2

IN 3

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

MONITOR

IN 1

OUT

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

DMPORT

DC5V

0.7A MAX

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

SAT

VIDEO 1

ANTENNA

VIDEO

AUDIO

OPTICAL

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND BACK/

A Component video cord (not supplied) B Optical digital cord (not supplied) C Coaxial digital cord (not supplied)

* When you connect a component equipped with an

OPTICAL jack, set “A. ASSIGN” in the AUDIO menu (page 55).

DIGITAL

SATINBD

OPTICAL

BI-AMP/

FRONT B

IN 3

IN 4

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

(ASSIGNABLE)

DVD

COAXIAL

CENTER

SPEAKERS

(for AUDIO)

HDMI

IN 2

IN 1 OUT

SURROUND

FRONT A

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Connecting a Blu-ray disc player

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

Notes

• The initial setting of the COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 jacks are Blu-ray disc player. If you want to connect your Blu-ray disc player to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 or IN 3 jacks, set “V. ASSIGN” in the VIDEO menu (page 56).

Blu-ray disc player

Video signals Audio signals

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

• Do not bend or tie optical digital cords.

• To input multi channel digital audio from the Bluray disc player, set the digital audio output setting on the Blu-ray disc player. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Blu-ray disc player.

Tip

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

Getting Started

ANTENNA

VIDEO 1

VIDEO

AUDIO

OPTICAL

VIDEO

OUT

SURROUND BACK/

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUBWOOFER

EZW-T100

IN 2

IN 3

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

MONITOR

IN 1

OUT

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

VIDEO

AUDIO

SAT

DMPORT

DC5V

0.7A MAX

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

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

* When you connect a component equipped with a

COAXIAL jack, set “A. ASSIGN” in the AUDIO menu (page 55).

DIGITAL

SATINBD

OPTICAL

BI-AMP/

FRONT B

IN 3

IN 4

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

(ASSIGNABLE)

DVD

COAXIAL

CENTER

SPEAKERS

(for AUDIO)

HDMI

IN 2

DEC

IN 1 OUT

SURROUND

FRONT A

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Connecting a satellite tuner/ set-top box

The following illustration shows how to connect a satellite tuner or 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

Notes

• The initial setting of the COMPONENT VIDEO IN 3 jacks are satellite tuner or set-top box. If you want to connect your satellite tuner or set-top box to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 or IN 2 jacks, set “V. ASSIGN” in the VIDEO menu (page 56).

• 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 wit h 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz sampling frequencies.

Audio signalsVideo signals

ANTENNA

VIDEO

AUDIO

OPTICAL

VIDEO

OUT

SURROUND BACK/

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUBWOOFER

EZW-T100

IN 2

IN 3

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

MONITOR

IN 1

OUT

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

VIDEO

AUDIO

SAT

DMPORT

DC5V

0.7A MAX

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO 1

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

DIGITAL

SATINBD

OPTICAL

BI-AMP/

FRONT B

IN 3

IN 4

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

(ASSIGNABLE)

DVD IN

COAXIAL

CENTER

SPEAKERS

HDMI

IN 2

(for AUDIO)

IN 1 OUT

SURROUND

FRONT A

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Connecting components with analog video and audio jack

The following illustration shows how to connect a component which has analog jacks such as a VCR, DVD recorder, etc. It is not necessary to connect all the cords. Connect audio and video cords according to the jacks of your components.

VCR, DVD recorder

Video signals

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 “Programming the remote” (page 95).

• 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 41).

Audio signals

Getting Started

EZW-T100

IN 2

IN 3

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

MONITOR

IN 1

OUT

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

VIDEO

AUDIO

SAT

DMPORT

DC5V

0.7A MAX

VIDEO

AUDIO

Camcorder/ video game

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO 1

ANTENNA

VIDEO

AUDIO

OPTICAL

VIDEO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND BACK/

DIGITAL

SATINBD

OPTICAL

BI-AMP/

FRONT B

IN 3

IN 4

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

(ASSIGNABLE)

DVD

COAXIAL

CENTER

SPEAKERS

(for AUDIO)

HDMI

IN 2

IN 1 OUT

(On the front panel)

SURROUND

FRONT A

VIDEO L AUDIO RAUTO CAL MIC

VIDEO 2 IN

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

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5: Connecting the

6: Preparing the receiver

antennas (aerials)

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

FM wire antenna (aerial) (supplied)

AM loop antenna (aerial) (supplied)

ANTENNA

VIDEO 1

VIDEO

AUDIO

OPTICAL

VIDEO

OUT

SURROUND

MONITOR

BI-AM

AUDIO

OUT

SUBWOOFER

FRON

EZW-T100

IN 2

IN 3

P C

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

MONITOR

IN 1

OUT

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

VIDEO

AUDIO

SAT

DMPORT

DC5V

0.7A MAX

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

and the remote

Connecting the AC power cord (mains lead)

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

AC power cord (mains lead)

DIGI

SAT

OPTI

* The shape of the connector varies depending on

the area code of this receiver.

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.

To the wall outlet

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Performing initial setup operations

Inserting batteries into the remote

Getting Started

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.

?/1

TONE

INPUT SELECTOR

SPEAKERS

MEMORY/

TONE MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING

INPUT MODE TUNING MODE

PHONES

MEMORY/ENTER

2CH/

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSICTUNING

ENTER

A.DIRECT

MASTER VOLUME

VIDEO L AUDIO RAUTO CAL MIC

VIDEO 2 IN

1 Press ?/1 to turn off the

receiver.

2 Hold down ?/1 for 5 seconds.

After “Clear All” appears on the display for a while, “Press ENT” appears.

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.

Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries in the RM-AAP044 Remote Commander. Observe the correct polarity when installing batteries.

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 programmed remote codes may be cleared. If this happens, program the remote codes again (page 95).

• When the remote no longer operates the receiver, replace all the batteries with new ones.

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7: Selecting the speaker

8: Calibrating the

system

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

SPEAKERS

?/1

TONE

INPUT SELECTOR

SPEAKERS

MEMORY/

TONE MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING

INPUT MODE TUNING MODE

PHONES

2CH/

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSICTUNING

ENTER

A.DIRECT

Press SPEAKERS repeatedly to select the front speaker system you want to drive.

To select Light up

The front speakers connected to the SPEAKERS FRONT A terminals

The front speakers connected to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/ BI-AMP/FRONT B terminals

The front speakers connected to both the SPEAKERS FRONT A and SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/ BI-AMP/FRONT B terminals (parallel connection)

* To select “SP B” or “SP A+B”, set “SB ASSIGN”

to “SPK B” in the SPEAKER menu (page 51).

MASTER VOLUME

VIDEO 2 IN

AUTO CAL MIC

VIDEO L AUDIO R

SP A

SP B*

SP A + B*

appropriate settings automatically

(AUTO CALIBRATION)

This receiver is equipped with DCAC (Digital Cinema Auto Calibration) Technology which allows you to perform automatic calibration as follows:

• Check the connection between each speaker and the receiver.

• Adjust the speaker level.

• Measure the distance of each speaker from your listening position.

• Measure the speaker size.

• Measure the speaker polarity.

• Measure the frequency characteristics.

The measurement result is not utilized in the following cases. – ANALOG DIRECT is selected.

The measurement result is not utilized in the following cases.

– Dolby TrueHD signals with a sampling

frequency of more than 96 kHz are being received.

– PCM signals with a sampling frequency of more

than 96 kHz are being received.

The DCAC is designed to obtain proper sound balance in your room. However, you can adjust the speaker levels and balance manually according to your preference. For details, see “9: Adjusting the speaker levels and balance (TEST TONE)” (page 39).

a)b)

To turn off the speaker output

Press SPEAKERS repeatedly until the “SP A”, “SP B” and “SP A+B” indicators on the display do not light up. “ALL OFF” appears on the display for a while.

Note

You cannot switch the front speaker system by pressing SPEAKERS when the headphones are connected.

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Before you perform Auto Calibration

Before you perform the Auto Calibration, set up and connect the speakers (page 16, 17).

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

• During the calibration, the sound that comes out of the speakers is very loud. The volume of the sound cannot be adjusted. Pay attention to the presence of children or to the effect on your neighborhood.

• Perform the Auto Calibration in a quiet environment to avoid the effect of noise and get a more accurate measurement.

• If there are any obstacles in the path between the optimizer microphone and the speakers, the calibration cannot be performed correctly. Remove any obstacles from the measurement area to avoid measurement error.

• When you use a bi-amplifier connection, set “SB ASSIGN” to “BI-AMP” in the SPEAKER menu (page 51) before you perform Auto Calibration.

• When you use speakers front B connection, set “SB ASSIGN” to “SPK B” in the SPEAKER menu (page 51) before you perform Auto Calibration.

• If you want to use surround amplifier, be sure to pair the surround amplifier to S-AIR main unit before you perform Auto Calibration (page 80).

• Select the seating position as position 1, 2 or 3 to save the Auto Calibration result (page

37).

Notes

• The Auto Calibration function does not work in the

following cases. – SPEAKERS is set to off. – Headphones are connected.

• If you activate the muting function during Auto

Calibration, the muting function will automatically be set to off.

MEMORY/

2CH/

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSICTUNING

ENTER

A.DIRECT

AUTO CAL MIC

MASTER VOLUME

Optimizer microphone

VIDEO 2 IN

VIDEO L AUDIO RAUTO CAL MIC

?/1

TONE

INPUT SELECTOR

SPEAKERS

TONE MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING

INPUT MODE TUNING MODE

PHONES

1 Connect the supplied optimizer

microphone to the AUTO CAL MIC jack.

2 Set up the optimizer

microphone.

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

On setting up the active subwoofer

• When a subwoofer is connected, turn on the subwoofer and turn up the volume beforehand. Turn the MASTER VOLUME knob to just before the mid-point.

• If you connect a subwoofer with a crossover frequency function, set the value to the maximum.

• If you connect a subwoofer with an auto standby function, set this function to off (deactivated).

Getting Started

continued

Page 34

Note

Depending on the characteristics of the subwoofer you are using, the setup distance value may be further away from the actual position.

Performing Auto Calibration

?/1

TV AMP

SAT TV

DMPORTTUNER

ENT/MEM

HDMI 3HDMI 2HDMI 1

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

NIGHT

SLEEP

MODE

AMP MENU

HOME

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

TV CH

PRESET

?/1 switch

AMP

Input buttons

AMP MENU

MENU/ HOME

MASTER VOL +/–

AUTO

CAL

V/v/B/b

MUTING

RM SET UP

THEATRE

SYSTEM STANDBY

SHIFT

1 2 3

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 BD

4 5 6

DVD

7 8 9

SA-CD/

-/-- 0/10

CLEAR/>10

HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

RETURN/

EXIT

TUNING – TUNING +

DISC SKIP D.TUNING

TV VOL

MASTER VOL

MUTING

Press AUTO CAL.

Measurement starts in 5 seconds. A count down is displayed. The measurement process will take approximately 30 seconds to complete. The table below shows the display when measurement starts.

Measurement for Display

Speaker existence TONE

Speaker gain, distance, frequency

T.S .P.

response

Subwoofer gain and distance WOOFER

Tips

• Operations other than turning the receiver on or off are deactivated during the measurement.

• The measurements may not be performed correctly or Auto Calibration cannot be performed when special speakers, such as dipole speakers are used.

To cancel Auto Calibration

The Auto Calibration function will be canceled when you do the following during the measurement process: – Press ?/1. – Press the input buttons or turn the INPUT

SELECTOR on the receiver. – Change the volume level. – Press MUTING. – Change the setting of the SPEAKERS. – Connect headphones. – Press AUTO CAL again.

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Confirming/saving the measurement results

1 Confirm the measurement

result.

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

Measurement result

When the measurement process completes properly

When the measurement process fails

Display Explanation

SAVE EXIT

E -

xxx:xx

Proceed to step

See “When error codes appear” (page

36).

2 Press AMP and then press V/v

repeatedly to select the item. Then, press .

Item Explanation

EXIT Exits the setting process

LEVEL INFO Displays the measurement

DIST. INFO Displays the measurement

PHASE INFO Displays the phase of each

WARN CHECK Displays warning

SAVE EXIT Saves the measurement

RETRY Performs the Auto

without saving the measurement results.

result for speaker level.

result for speaker distance.

speaker (in phase/out of phase). See “When you select “PHASE INFO”” (page 36).

concerning the measurement results. See “When you select “WARN CHECK”” (page 37).

results and exits the setting process.

Calibration again.

3 Select “SAVE EXIT” in step 2 to

save the measurement result.

“COMPLETE” appears on the display and the settings are registered as selected position number.

4 Press V/v repeatedly to select

CAL TYPE, then press .

Calibration type

FULL FLAT Makes the measurement of

ENGINEER Sets the frequency

FRONT REF Adjusts the characteristics

OFF Sets the Auto Calibration

Tip

The size of a speaker (LARGE/SMALL) is determined by the low frequency char acteristics. 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 menu (page 50). Save the measurement results first, then try to change the settings if you want.

Explanation

frequency from each speaker flat.

characteristics to a set that matches that of the Sony listening room standard.

of all speakers to match the characteristics of the front speaker.

equalizer level to off.

Getting Started

continued

Page 36

When error codes appear

Check the problem of the error and perform Auto Calibration again.

Display Explanation

E -

xxx*1 : 31 SPEAKERS is set to OFF. Set it

E -

xxx*1 : 32 None of the speakers were

E -

xxx*1 : 33 • None of the front speakers are

xxx

FFront S Surround SB Surround back

to others (page 32) and perform the measurement again.

detected. Make sure that the optimizer microphone is connected properly and perform the measurement again. If the optimizer microphone is connected properly but the error code appears, the optimizer microphone cable may be damaged or improperly connected.

connected or only one front speaker is connected.

• The optimizer microphone is not connected.

• Either the left or right surround speakers is not connected.

• Surround back speakers are connected even though surround speakers are not connected. Connect the surround speaker(s) to the SURROUND terminals.

• The surround back speaker is connected only to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/FRONT B R terminals. When you connect only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/FRONT B L terminals.

represent a speaker channel

To perform Auto Calibration again

Press .

2 Press V/v to select “RETRY? YES”,

then press .

When you select “PHASE INFO”

You can check the phase of each speaker (in phase/out of phase).

Press V/v repeatedly to select a speaker, then press to return to step 2 of “Confirming/saving the measurement results” (page 35).

Display Explanation

xxx*2 : IN The speaker is in phase. xxx*2 : OUT The speaker is out of phase. The

xxx

FL Front left FR Front right CNT Center SL Surround left SR Surround right SB Surround back SBL Surround back left SBR Surround back right SW Subwoofer

“+” and “–” terminals of the speaker may be connected the other way around. However, depending on the speakers, “

xxx : OUT” appears on the

display even though the speakers are connected properly. This is because of the speakers’ specifications. In this case, you ca n contin ue to us e the receiver.

represent a speaker channel

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When you select “WARN CHECK”

If a warning on the measurement result is present, detailed information is displayed.

Press to return to step 2 of “Confirming/saving the measurement results” (page 35).

Display Explanation

xxx*3 : 40 Th e measurement has

W -

xxx*3 : 41 The sound input from the

W -

xxx*3 : 42 The volume of the receiver is

W -

xxx*3 : 43 The distance and position of a

NO WARN There is no warning

xxx

represent a speaker channel FL Front left FR Front right CNT Center SL Surround left SR Surround right SBL Surround back left SBR Surround back right SW Subwoofer

completed. However, the noise level is high. You may be able to perform the measurement properly if you try it again, even though the measurement cannot be performed in all environments. Try to perform the measurement in a quiet environment.

optimizer microphone is outside the acceptable range. It is louder than the loudest sound that can be measured. Try to perform the measurement when the environment is quiet enough to allow proper measurement.

out of the acceptable range. Try to perform the measurement when the environment is quiet enough to allow proper measurement.

subwoofer cannot be detected. This may be caused by noise. Try to perform the measurement in a quiet environment.

information.

Tip

Depending on the position of the subwoofer, the measurement results for polarity may vary. However, there will be no problems even if you continue to use the receiver with that value.

After you have finished

Disconnect the optimizer microphone from the receiver.

Note

If you have reposition your speaker, we recommend that you perform Auto Calibration again to enjoy the surround sound.

AUTO CAL menu parameters

You can use the AUTO CAL menu to make various adjustments for Auto Calibration settings and to name inputs. Select “AUTO CAL” in the amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the parameters, see “Navigating through menus” (page 44) and “Overview of the menus” (page 45).

x A.CAL START (Auto Calibration)

x CAL TYPE (Calibration type)*

Lets you select the Auto Calibration type for each seating position. For details, see step 4 of “Confirming/saving the measurement results” (page 35).

* You can select this parameter only when you have

performed the Auto Calibration and saved the settings.

xPOSITION (Position)

You can register three patterns as position 1, 2, 3, depending on the seating positions, listening environment, and measurement conditions. If you do not select the position number, the Auto Calibration result will automatically save as POS. 1 (initial setting).

Getting Started

continued

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To register more than one set of settings for the listening environment

You can select the seating position you want and register the measurement results of the Auto Calibration for that seating position.

1 Press AMP MENU.

2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “AUTO

CAL”.

3 Press or b to enter the menu.

4 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“POSITION”.

5 Press or b to enter the parameter.

6 Press V/v repeatedly to select the

position (POS. 1, 2, 3) for which you want to register the measurement results, then press .

7 Press V/v repeatedly to select “A.CAL

START”, then press to perform Auto Calibration.

You can also use AUTO CAL on the remote. For details, see “Performing Auto Calibration” (page 34). The measurement results is registered as the position you selected in step 6.

8 Repeat step 1 to 7 to register another

seating position.

To select the registered seating position

Press AMP MENU.

To exit the menu

Press MENU/HOME or AMP MENU.

x NAME IN (Naming inputs)

You can rename the position name.

To name the position 1

Select the position (POS. 1, 2, 3) for which you want to name.

2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “NAME

IN”.

3 Press or b to enter the parameter.

The cursor flashes and you can select a character.

4 Press V/v to select a character, then

press B/b to move the cursor to the next position.

If you made a mistake

Press B/b until the character you want to change flashes, then press V/v to select the correct character.

Tips

• You can select the character type as follows by

pressing V/v. Alphabet (upper case) t Numbers t Symbol s

• To enter a blank space, press b without

selecting a character.

5 Press .

The name you entered is registered.

2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “AUTO

CAL”.

3 Press or b to enter the menu.

4 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“POSITION”.

5 Press or b to enter the parameter.

6 Press V/v repeatedly to select position

(POS. 1, 2, 3) you want, then press .

The registered seating position is selected.

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9: Adjusting the speaker levels and balance

(TEST TONE)

You can adjust the speaker levels and balance while listening to the test tone from your listening position.

SHIFT

TV AMP

1 2 3

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 BD

4 5 6

SAT TV

V/v/B/b

DVD

7 8 9

SA-CD/

-/-- 0/10

CLEAR/>10

HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT

AUTO CAL

MODE

DISPLAY

SLEEP

DMPORTTUNER

ENT/MEM

HDMI 3HDMI 2HDMI 1

NIGHT MODE

AMP MENU

Input buttons

AMP MENU

4 Press V/v repeatedly to select

the test tone type and the speaker you want to adjust.

You can select “FIX xxx” or “AUTO xxx”. For details, see “TEST TONE (Test tone)” (page 49).

Tips

• To adjust the level of all speakers at the same time, press MASTER VOL +/–. You can also use MASTER VOLUME on the receiver.

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

5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to select

“OFF”.

You can also press any input buttons. The test tone turns off.

When a test tone is not output from the speakers

• The speaker cords may not be connected securely.

• The speaker cords may have the short-circuit problem.

Getting Started

HOME

MASTER VOL +/–

RETURN/

EXIT

TUNING – TUNING +

DISC SKIP D.TUNING

TV VOL

MASTER VOL

MUTING

BD/DVD

TOP MENU MENU

TV INPUT

WIDE

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

TV CH

PRESET

F1 F2

1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“LEVEL”, then press or b.

3 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“TEST TONE”, then press .

When a test tone is output from a different speaker than the speaker indicator showed in the front panel display.

The speaker pattern to the connected speaker is not set up correctly. Make sure the speaker connection and the speaker pattern match.

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Playback

Selecting a component

SHIFT

TV AMP

1 2 3

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 BD

4 5 6

SAT TV

DVD

7 8 9

V/v/B/b

SA-CD/

-/-- 0/10

CLEAR/>10

HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

RETURN/

EXIT

TUNING – TUNING +

DISC SKIP D.TUNING

TV VOL

MASTER VOL

MUTING

DMPORTTUNER

ENT/MEM

HDMI 3HDMI 2HDMI 1

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

NIGHT

SLEEP

MODE

AMP MENU

HOME

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

TV CH

PRESET

MUTING

BD/DVD

TOP MENU MENU

TV INPUT

Press one of the input buttons

F1 F2

WIDE

to select the component you want.

You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver. The selected input appears on the display.

Input buttons

AMP MENU

MASTER VOL +/–

Selected input [Display]

VIDEO 1 [VIDEO 1]

VIDEO 2 [VIDEO 2]

Components that can be played back

VCR, etc., connected to the VIDEO 1 jack

Camcorder, video game, etc., connected to the VIDEO 2/PORTABLE AV IN jack

BD [BD]

DVD [DVD]

SAT [SAT]

TV [TV]

SA-CD/CD [SA-CD/CD/ CD-R]*

Blu-ray disc player, etc., connected to the BD jack

DVD player, etc., connected to DVD jack

Satellite tuner, set-top box, etc., connected to SAT jack

TV, etc., connected to TV jack

Super Audio CD player, CD player, etc., connected to the SA-CD/CD/CD-R jack

TUNER

Built-in radio tuner [FM TUNER/ AM TUNER]

DMPORT [DMPORT]

DIGITAL MEDIA PORT

adapter connected to

DMPORT jack

HDMI 1, 2, 3, 4 [HDMI 1/ HDMI 2/

HDMI components

connected to HDMI IN

1–4 jack HDMI 3/ HDMI 4]

* “SA-CD/CD/CD-R” scrolls across the

display, then “SA-CD/CD” appears.

2 Turn on the component and

start playback.

3 Press MASTER VOL +/– to

adjust the volume.

You can also use MASTER VOLUME on the receiver.

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To activate the muting function

Press MUTING on the remote. The muting function will be canceled when you do the following.

• Press MUTING again.

• Increase the volume.

• Turn off the receiver.

7 Press V/v to select a character,

then press B/b to move the cursor to the next position.

If you made a mistake

Press B/b until the character you want to change flashes, then press V/v to select the correct character.

Playback

To avoid damaging your speakers

Before you turn off the receiver, be sure to turn down the volume level.

Naming inputs

You can enter a name of up to 8 characters for inputs and display it on the receiver’s display. This is convenient for labeling the jacks with the names of the connected components.

1 Press one of the input buttons

to select the input you want to create an index name for.

You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver.

2 Press AMP MENU. 3 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“SYSTEM”.

4 Press or b to enter the

menu.

5 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“NAME IN”.

Tips

• You can select the character type as follows

by pressing V/v. Alphabet (upper case) t Numbers t Symbol s

• To enter a bl ank space, press b without

selecting a character.

8 Press .

The name you entered is registered.

6 Press or b to enter the

parameter.

The cursor flashes and you can select a character.

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Listening/Watching a component

Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD

?/1

RM SET UP

THEATRE

?/1

SYSTEM STANDBY

SHIFT

TV AMP

1 2 3

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 BD

4 5 6

DVD

SAT TV

7 8 9

SA-CD/

DMPORTTUNER

ENT/MEM

-/-- 0/10

HDMI 3HDMI 2HDMI 1

CLEAR/>10

HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

NIGHT

INPUT

AUTO CAL

SLEEP

MODE

AMP MENU

DISPLAY

HOME

RETURN/

TOOLS/

EXIT

OPTIONS

TUNING – TUNING +

DISC SKIP D.TUNING

TV VOL

TV CH

MASTER VOL

PRESET

MUTING

BD/DVD

F1 F2

TOP MENU MENU

WIDE

TV INPUT

?/1

SPEAKERS

PHONES

INPUT SELECTOR

TONE

INPUT MODE TUNING MODE

TONE MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING

MEMORY/

ENTER

A.DIRECT

MASTER VOLUME

2CH/

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSICTUNING

AUTO CAL MIC

VIDEO 2 IN

VIDEO L AUDIO R

Notes

• The operation is described for a Sony Super Audio CD player.

• Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Super Audio CD player or CD player.

Tips

• You can select the sound field to suit the music. See page 62 for details. Recommended sound fields: Classical: HALL Jazz: JAZZ Live concert: CONCERT

• You can listen to the sound that was recorded in the 2 channel format from all speakers (multi channel). See page 59 for details.

1 Turn on the Super Audio CD player or CD

player, then place the disc on the tray.

2 Turn on the receiver. 3 Press SA-CD/CD.

You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver to select “SA-CD/CD/CD-R”.

4 Play back the disc. 5 Adjust to a suitable volume. 6 After you have finished listening to the

Super Audio CD/CD, eject the disc and turn off the receiver and Super Audio CD player or CD player.

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Watching a DVD/Blu-ray Disc

?/1

RM SET UP

THEATRE

?/1

SYSTEM STANDBY

SHIFT

TV AMP

1 2 3

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 BD

4 5 6

DVD

SAT TV

7 8 9

SA-CD/

DMPORTTUNER

ENT/MEM

-/-- 0/10

HDMI 3HDMI 2HDMI 1

CLEAR/>10

HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

NIGHT

INPUT

AUTO CAL

SLEEP

MODE

AMP MENU

DISPLAY

HOME

RETURN/

TOOLS/

EXIT

OPTIONS

TUNING – TUNING +

DISC SKIP D.TUNING

TV VOL

TV CH

MASTER VOL

PRESET

MUTING

BD/DVD

F1 F2

TOP MENU MENU

WIDE

TV INPUT

?/1

SPEAKERS

PHONES

INPUT SELECTOR

TONE

INPUT MODE TUNING MODE

TONE MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING

MEMORY/

MASTER VOLUME

Playback

2CH/

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSICTUNING

ENTER

A.DIRECT

AUTO CAL MIC

VIDEO 2 IN

VIDEO L AUDIO R

Notes

• Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV and DVD player/Blu-ray disc player.

• Check the following if you cannot listen to multi channel sound. – Be sure this receiver is

connected to the DVD player/ Blu-ray disc player via a digital connection.

– Be sure the digital audio

output of the DVD player/ Blu-ray disc player is set up properly.

Tips

• Select the audio format of the disc to be played back, if necessary.

• You can select the sound field to suit the movie or music. See page 59 for details. Recommended sound fields: Movie: C.ST.EX Music: CONCERT

1 Turn on the TV and DVD player/Blu-ray disc

player.

2 Turn on the receiver. 3 Press DVD to watch a DVD or press BD to

watch a Blu-ray disc.

You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver to select “DVD” or “BD”. Be sure to change the factory setting of the DVD input button on the remote so that you can use the button to control your DVD player. For details, see “Programming the remote” (page 95).

4 Switch the input of the TV so that an image

of the DVD/Blu-ray disc is displayed.

5 Play back the disc. 6 Adjust to a suitable volume. 7 After you have finished watching the DVD/

Blu-ray disc, eject the disc and turn off the receiver, TV and DVD player/Blu-ray disc player.

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Amplifier Operations

To return to the previous display

Press B or RETURN/EXIT O.

Navigating through menus

By using the amplifier menus, you can make various adjustments to customize the receiver.

2CH/

A.DIRECT

V/v/B/b

RETURN/

EXIT O

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

RETURN/

EXIT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

HOME MENU

SLEEP

AMP MENU

NIGHT MODE

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

AMP MENU

MENU/ HOME

1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select

the menu you want.

3 Press or b to enter the

menu.

4 Press V/v repeatedly to select

the parameter you want to adjust.

To exit the menu

Press MENU/HOME or AMP MENU.

Note

Some parameters and settings may appear dimmed on the display. This means that they are either unavailable or fixed and unchangeable.

5 Press or b to enter the

parameter.

6 Press V/v repeatedly to select

the setting you want.

The setting is entered automatically.

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Overview of the menus

The following options are available in each menu. For details on navigating through menus, see page 44.

Menu [Display]

AUTO C AL [AUTO CAL] (page 37)

LEVEL [LEVEL] (page 49)

Parameters [Display]

Auto calibration [A.CAL START]

Calibration type [CAL TYPE]

Position [POSITION]

Naming inputs [NAME IN]

a)c)

Test tone [TEST TONE]

a)c)

Phase noise [P. NOISE]

Phase audio

a)c)

[P. AUDIO]

Front left speaker level

[FL LEVEL]

Front right speaker level [FR LEVEL]

Center speaker level [CNT LEVEL]

Surround left speaker level

[SL LEVEL]

Surround right speaker level

[SR LEVEL]

Surround back speaker level

[SB LEVEL]

Surround back left speaker level [SBL LEVEL]

Surround back right speaker

level [SBR LEVEL]

Subwoofer level

[SW LEVEL]

Dynamic range compressor

[D. RANGE]

Settings Initial

FULL FLAT, ENGINEER FRONT REF, OFF

POS. 1, POS. 2, POS. 3 POS. 1

For details, see “To name the position” (page 38).

OFF, FIX xxx

, AUTO xxxb)OFF

OFF, FL/SR, SL/FL, SB/SL, SBL/SL, SBR/SBL, SR/SB, SR/SBR, SR/SL, FR/SR, FR/SL, FL/FR, CNT/FR, FL/CNT

FL –10 dB to FL +10 dB (0.5 dB per step)

FR –10 dB to FR +10 dB (0.5 dB per step)

CNT –20 dB to CNT +10 dB (0.5 dB per step)

SL –20 dB to SL +10 dB (0.5 dB per step)

SR –20 dB to SR +10 dB (0.5 dB per step)

SB –20 dB to SB +10 dB (0.5 dB per step)

SBL –20 dB to SBL +10 dB (0.5 dB per step)

SBR –20 dB to SBR +10 dB (0.5 dB per step)

SW –20 dB to SW +10 dB (0.5 dB per step)

COMP. MAX, COMP. STD, COMP. AUTO, COMP. OFF

setting

FULL FLAT

OFF

0 dB

COMP. AUTO

Amplifier Operations

continued

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Menu [Display]

SPEAKER [SPEAKER] (page 50)

Parameters [Display]

Speaker pattern

[SP PATTERN]

Front speakers [FRT SP]

Center speaker [CNT SP]

Surround speakers

[SUR SP]

Surround back speaker assign [SB ASSIGN]

Front left speaker distance

a)c)

[FL DIST.]

Front right speaker distance [FR DIST.]

Center speaker distance

a)c)

[CNT DIST.]

Surround left speaker distance [SL DIST.]

Surround right speaker

a)c)

distance [SR DIST.]

Surround back speaker

a)c)

distance [SB DIST.]

Surround back left speaker

a)c)

distance [SBL DIST.]

Surround back right speaker

a)c)

distance [SBR DIST.]

Subwoofer distance

a)c)

[SW DIST.]

Distance unit

[DIST. UNIT]

Front speaker crossover frequency

a)e)

[FRT CROSS]

Center speaker crossover frequency

a)e)

[CNT CROSS]

Surround speaker crossover frequency

a)e)

[SUR CROSS]

Settings Initial

3/4.1, 3/4, 3/3.1, 3/3, 2/4.1, 2/4, 3/2.1, 3/2, 2/3.1, 2/3, 2/2.1, 2/2, 3/0.1, 3/0, 2/0.1, 2/0

LARGE, SMALL LARGE

a)d)

SPK B, BI-AMP, OFF OFF

FL 1.00 m to FL 10.00 m (0.01 m step)

a)c)

FR 1.00 m to FR 10.00 m (0.01 m step)

CNT 1.00 m to CNT 10.00 m (0.01 m step)

a)c)

SL 1.00 m to SL 10.00 m (0.01 m step)

SR 1.00 m to SR 10.00 m (0.01 m step)

SB 1.00 m to SB 10.00 m (0.01 m step)

SBL 1.00 m to SBL 10.00 m (0.01 m step)

SBR 1.00 m to SBR 10.00 m (0.01 m step)

SW 1.00 m to SW 10.00 m (0.01 m step)

FEET, METER METER

CROSS 40 Hz to CROSS 200 Hz (10 Hz step)

setting

3/4.1

FL 3.00 m

FR 3.00 m

CNT 3.00 m

SL 3.00 m

SR 3.00 m

SB 3.00 m

SBL 3.00 m

SBR 3.00 m

SW 3.00 m

CROSS 120 Hz

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Menu [Display]

SURROUND [SURROUND] (page 53)

EQ [EQ] (page 54)

TUNER [TUNER] (page 54)

AUDIO [AUDIO] (page 55)

VIDEO [VIDEO] (page 56)

Parameters [Display]

Sound field selection [S.F. SELECT]

Enhanced surround mode [E.SUR MODE]

Effect level

[EFFECT]

Front speakers bass level [BASS]

Front speakers treble level [TREBLE]

FM station receiving mode

[FM MODE]

Naming preset stations [NAME IN]

Synchronizes audio with video

output [A/V SYNC]

Digital broadcast language

selection [DUAL MONO]

Digital audio input decoding

priority [DEC. PRIO.]

Digital audio input assignment [A. ASSIGN]

Video input assignment

[V. ASSIGN]

Settings Initial

setting

For details, see “Enjoying Surround

A.F.D. AUTO

Sound” (page 59).

, PLIIxf), NEO6 CIN, NEO6

PLII

PLIIx

MUS, NEURAL-THX

EFCT. 50%, EFCT. 80%,

EFCT. 100%

EFCT. 100%, EFCT. 150%

BASS –10 dB to BASS +10 dB

BASS 0 dB

(1dB per step)

TREBLE –10 dB to TRE BLE +10 dB

TREBLE 0 dB

(1dB per step)

STEREO, MONO STEREO

For details, see “Naming preset stations” (page 70).

0 ms to 300 ms

0 ms

(10 ms per step)

MAIN/SUB, MAIN, SUB MAIN

DEC. AUTO, DEC. PCM DEC. AUTO

For details, see “Enjoying the sound/ images from other inputs” (page 85).

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Menu [Display]

HDMI [HDMI] (page 56)

Parameters [Display]

Control for HDMI

[CTRL:HDMI]

Setting HDMI audio input

Settings Initial

CTRL ON, CTRL OFF CTRL OFF

AMP, TV+AMP AMP

setting

[AUDIO OUT]

a)g)

Subwoofer level for HDMI

SW AUTO, SW 0 dB, SW +10 dB SW AUTO

[SW LEVEL]

SYSTEM [SYSTEM] (page 57)

S-AIR [S-AIR] (page 58)

Naming inputs [NAME IN]

Brightness of the display [DIMMER]

S-AIR ID

a)h)

[S-AIR ID]

a)h)

Pairing

For details, see “Naming inputs” (page 41).

70% DOWN, 40% DOWN, 0% DOWN

ID: A, ID: B, ID: C ID: A

START, CONDITION START

0% DOWN

[PAIRING]

S-AIR mode

a)h)

PARTY, SEPARATE PARTY

[S-AIR MODE]

RF Change

a)h)

RF AUTO, RF ON, RF OFF RF AUTO

[RF CHANGE]

S-AIR Standby

a)h)

STBY ON, STBY OFF STBY OFF

[S-AIR STBY]

For details, see the page in the parentheses.

xxx represent a speaker channel (FL, FR, CNT, SL, SR, SB, SBL, SBR, SW).

Depends on the speaker pattern setting, some parameters may not be available.

You can only select this parameter if “SP PATTERN” is not set to a setting with surround back speakers (page

50).

You cannot select this setting if your speaker is set to “LARGE”.

Depends on the speaker pattern setting, some settings may not be available.

This parameter is only available when HDMI input signals is detected.

This parameter is only available if the S-AIR transmitter (not supplied) is inserted to the EZW-T100 slot on the receiver.

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Adjusting the level

(LEVEL menu)

You can use the LEVEL menu to adjust the balance and level of each speaker. These settings are applied to all sound fields. Select “LEVEL” in the amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the parameters, see “Navigating through menus” (page 44) and “Overview of the menus” (page 45).

LEVEL menu parameters

x P. AUDIO (Phase Audio)

•OFF

•

FL/SR, SL/FL, SB/SL, SBL/SL, SBR/SBL, SR/SB, SR/SBR, SR/SL, FR/SR, FR/SL, FL/FR, CNT/FR, FL/CNT Lets you output front 2 channel source sound (instead of the test tone) sequentially from adjacent speakers. Some items may not be displayed, depending on the setting of the speaker pattern.

x FL LEVEL (Front left speaker

level)

Amplifier Operations

x TEST TONE (Test tone)

Lets you adjust the speaker levels and balance while listening to the test tone from your listening position.

•OFF

The test tone is turned off.

•FIX xxx

The test tone is output from the speaker you have selected.

• AUTO xxx

The test tone is output from each speaker in sequence.

* xxx

represent a speaker channel.

x P. NOISE (Phase noise)

•OFF

The phase noise is turned off.

•

FL/SR, SL/FL, SB/SL, SBL/SL, SBR/SBL, SR/SB, SR/SBR, SR/SL, FR/SR, FR/SL, FL/FR, CNT/FR, FL/CNT Lets you output the test tone sequentially from adjacent speakers. Some items may not be displayed, depending on the setting of the speaker pattern.

x FR LEVEL (Front right speaker

level)

x CNT LEVEL (Center speaker

level)

x SL LEVEL (Surround left speaker

level)

x SR LEVEL (Surround right

speaker level)

x SB LEVEL (Surround back

speaker level)

x SBL LEVEL (Surround back left

speaker level)

x SBR LEVEL (Surround back

right speaker level)

x SW LEVEL (Subwoofer level)

Note

Depends on the speaker pattern setting, some parameters may not be available.

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x D. RANGE (Dynamic range

compressor)

Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound track. This may be useful when you want to watch movies at low volumes late at night. Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby Digital sources only.

•COMP. MAX The dynamic range is compressed dramatically.

• COMP. STD The dynamic range is compressed as intended by the recording engineer.

•COMP. AUTO The dynamic range is compressed automatically.

• COMP. OFF The dynamic range is not compressed.

Tip

Dynamic range compressor lets you compress the dynamic range of the soundtrack based on the dynamic range information included in the Dolby Digital signal. “COMP. STD” is the standard setting, but i t only enacts light compression. Therefore, we recommend using the “COMP. MAX” setting. This greatly compresses the dynamic range and lets you view movies late at night at low volumes. Unlike analog limiters, the levels are predetermined and provide a very natural compression.

Settings for the speakers

(SPEAKER menu)

You can use the SPEAKER menu to set the size and distance of the speakers connected to this receiver. Select “SPEAKER” in the amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the parameters, see “Navigating through menus” (page 44) and “Overview of the menus” (page 45).

SPEAKER menu parameters

x SP PATTERN (Speaker pattern)

Lets you set the number of the speakers connected to this receiver. It should be synchronize with the subwoofer, front speakers, center speaker, surround speakers and surround back speakers settings. For details, see “Selecting a speaker pattern” (page

19).

x FRT SP (Front speakers)

• LARGE If you connect large speakers that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally, select “LARGE”. However, if you have selected a speaker pattern without subwoofer, the front speakers are automatically set to “LARGE”.

•SMALL 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 subwoofer. When the front speakers are set to “SMALL”, the center and surround speakers are also automatically set to “SMALL”.

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x CNT SP (Center speaker)

• LARGE 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”.

•SMALL 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 subwoofer.

x SUR SP (Surround speakers)

The surround back speakers will be set to the same setting.

• LARGE 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”.

•SMALL 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 subwoofer or other speaker that is set to “LARGE”.

Tip

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 subwoofer 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 equalizer to boost the bass levels. For details, see page 54.

x SB ASSIGN (Surround back

speaker assign)

• SPK B If you connect an additional front speaker system to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/FRONT B terminals, select “SPK B”.

•BI-AMP If you connect front speakers to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/ FRONT B terminals using a bi-amplifier connection, select “BI-AMP”.

•OFF If you connect surround back speakers to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/ FRONT B terminals, select “OFF”.

Amplifier Operations

Note

Set “SB ASSIGN” to “OFF”, then connect the surround back speakers to this receiver when you want to change the connection from a bi-amplifier connection or speakers front B connection to a surround back speakers connection. Re-set up the speakers after you connect the surround back speakers. See “8: Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically (AUTO CALIBRATION)” (page 32).

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x FL DIST. (Front left speaker

distance)

x SB DIST. (Surround back

speaker distance)

x FR DIST. (Front right speaker

distance)

Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the front speakers (A). If both front speakers are not placed an equal distance from your listening position, set the distance to the closest speaker.

With only one surround back speaker

With two surround back speakers (The angle B should be the same)

x CNT DIST. (Center speaker

distance)

Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the center speaker.

x SL DIST. (Surround left speaker

distance)

x SR DIST. (Surround right

speaker distance)

Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the surround speakers.

x SBL DIST. (Surround back left

speaker distance)

x SBR DIST. (Surround back right

speaker distance)

Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the surround back speakers.

x SW DIST. (Subwoofer distance)

Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the subwoofer.

Note

Depends on the speaker pattern setting. Some parameters may not be available.

Tip

The distance between the center speaker and the listening position B cannot be more than 1.5 meters closer than the one between the listening position and the front speaker A. Place the speakers so that the difference in the length of B in the following diagram is no more than 1.5 meters closer than the length of A. Example: Adjust the distance B to 4.5 meters or more when the distance A is 6 meters. Also, the distance between the surround speakers/ surround back speakers and the listening position C cannot be more than 4.5 meters closer than the distance between the listening position and the front speakers A. Place the speakers so that the difference in the length of C in the following diagram is no more than 4.5 meters closer than the length of A. Example: Adjust the distance C to 1.5 meters or more when the distance A is 6 meters. This is important because incorrect speaker placement is not conductive to the enjoyment of surround sound. Please note that placing the speakers closer than the required will cause a delay in the output of the sound from that speaker. In other words, the speaker will sound like it is farther away. Adjusting these parameter while listening to the sound often results in much better surround sound. Give it a try!

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Settings for the surround

x DIST. UNIT (Distance unit)

Lets you select the unit of measure for setting distances.

• FEET The distance is displayed in feet.

• METER The distance is displayed in meters.

x FRT CROSS (Front speaker

crossover frequency)

Lets you set the bass crossover frequency of the front speakers that have been set to “SMALL” in the SPEAKER menu.

x CNT CROSS (Center speaker

crossover frequency)

Lets you set the bass crossover frequency of the center speaker that have been set to “SMALL” in the SPEAKER menu.

sound

(SURROUND menu)

You can use the SURROUND menu to select the sound field you want for your listening pleasure. Select “SURROUND” in the amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the parameters, see “Navigating through menus” (page 44) and “Overview of the menus” (page 45).

SURROUND menu parameters

x S.F. SELECT (Sound field

selection)

Lets you select the sound field you want. For details, see “Enjoying Surround Sound” (page

59).

Note

The receiver lets you apply the last selected sound fiel d to an input wh enever it is sel ected (S ound Field Link). For example, if you select “HALL” for the DVD input, then change to a different input and then return to DVD, “HALL” will automatically be applied again.

Amplifier Operations

x SUR CROSS (Surround speaker

crossover frequency)

Lets you set the bass crossover frequency of the surround speakers that have been set to “SMALL” in the SPEAKER menu.

x E.SUR MODE (Enhanced

surround mode)

Lets you select the surround mode you want. For details, see “Selecting enhanced surround mode” (page 61).

x EFFECT (Effect level)

Lets you adjust the “presence” of the surround effect for the Cinema Studio EX A/B/C sound fields.

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Adjusting the equalizer

Settings for the tuner

(EQ menu)

You can use the EQ menu to adjust the tonal quality (bass/treble level) of the front speakers. Select “EQ” in the amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the parameters, see “Navigating through menus” (page 44) and “Overview of the menus” (page 45).

EQ menu parameters

x BASS (Front speakers bass

level)*

x TREBLE (Front speakers treble

level)*

* You can also adjust the front speaker bass and

treble level with TONE MODE and TONE +/– on the receiver (page 6).

Note

This function does not work in the following cases. – Do lby TrueHD signal s with a sampling frequen cy

of more than 96 kHz are being received.

– PCM signals with a sampling frequency of more

than 96 kHz are being received.

(TUNER menu)

You can use the TUNER menu to set the FM station receiving mode and name preset stations. Select “TUNER” in the amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the parameters, see “Navigating through menus” (page 44) and “Overview of the menus” (page 45).

TUNER menu parameters

x FM MODE (FM station receiving

mode)

• STEREO This receiver will decode the signal as stereo signal when the radio station is broadcast in stereo.

• MONO This receiver will decode the signal as mono signal regardless of the broadcast signal.

x NAME IN (Naming preset

stations)

Lets you set the name of preset stations. For details, see “Naming preset stations” (page

70).

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Settings for the audio

(AUDIO menu)

You can use the AUDIO menu to make settings for the audio to suit your preference. Select “AUDIO” in the amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the parameters, see “Navigating through menus” (page 44) and “Overview of the menus” (page 45).

AUDIO menu parameters

x A/V SYNC (Synchronizes audio

with video output)

Lets you delay the output of audio to minimize the time gap between audio output and visual display. You can adjust from 0 ms to 300 ms in 10 ms steps.

Notes

• This parameter is useful when you use a large LCD or plasma monitor or a projector.

• This parameter is not valid when ANALOG DIRECT is selected (page 65).

x DEC. PRIO. (Digital audio input

decoding priority)

Lets you specify the input mode for the digital signal input to the HDMI IN jacks.

• DEC. AUTO Automatically switches the input mode between DTS, Dolby Digital, or PCM.

•DEC. PCM PCM signals are output from the connected player. To prevent interruption when playback starts, set to “DEC. PCM”. When signals other than PCM signals are received, set this item to “DEC. AUTO”.

Note

Even when “DEC. PRIO.” is set to “DEC. PCM”, the sound may be interrup ted at the very beginning of the first track depending on the CD being played back.

x A. ASSIGN (Digital audio input

assignment)

Lets you assign the digital audio input to other input source. For details, see “Enjoying the sound/images from other inputs” (page 85).

Amplifier Operations

x DUAL MONO (Digital broadcast

language selection)

Lets you select the language you want to listen to during digital broadcast. This feature only functions for Dolby Digital sources.

•MAIN/SUB Sound of the main language will be output through the front left speaker and sound of the sub language will be output through the front right speaker simultaneously.

•MAIN Sound of the main language will be output.

•SUB Sound of the sub language will be output.

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Settings for the video

Settings for the HDMI

(VIDEO menu)

You can use the VIDEO menu to assign the video input to other input source. Select “VIDEO” in the amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the parameters, see “Navigating through menus” (page 44) and “Overview of the menus” (page 45).

VIDEO menu parameters

x V. ASSIGN (Video input

assignment)

Lets you assign the video input to other input source. For details, see “Enjoying the sound/ images from other inputs” (page 85).

(HDMI menu)

You can use the HDMI menu to make various adjustments for HDMI settings. Select “HDMI” in the amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the parameters, see “Navigating through menus” (page 44) and “Overview of the menus” (page 45).

HDMI menu parameters

x CTRL:HDMI (Control for HDMI)

Lets you turn the Control for HDMI function on or off. For details, see ““BRAVIA” Sync Features” (page 72).

x AUDIO OUT (Setting HDMI audio

input)

Lets you set the HDMI audio output from the playback component connected to the receiver via an HDMI connection.

•AMP The HDMI audio signals from the playback component are only output to the speakers connected to the receiver. Multi channel sound can be played back as it is.

Note

Audio signals are not output from the TV’s speakers when “AUDIO OUT” is set to “AMP”.

• TV+AMP The sound is output from TV’s speaker and the speakers connected to the receiver.

Notes

• The sound quality of the playback component

depends on the TV’s sound quality, such as the number of channels, and the sampling frequency, etc. When the TV has stereo speakers, the sound output from the receiver is also stereo as that of the TV, even if you play back multi channel software.

• When you connect the receiver to an image

display component (projector, etc.), sound may not be output from the receiver. In this case, select “AMP”.

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x SW LEVEL (Subwoofer level for

HDMI)

Lets you set the level of the subwoofer to 0 dB or +10 dB when PCM signals are input via an HDMI connection. You can set the level for each HDMI input independently.

•SW AUTO Automatically sets the level to 0 dB or +10 dB depending on the frequency.

•SW 0 dB

• SW +10 dB

Note

This parameter is only available when HDMI input signals are detected.

Settings for the system

(SYSTEM menu)

You can use the SYSTEM menu to name inputs and change the brightness of the display. Select “SYSTEM” in the amplifier menus. For details on adjusting the parameters, see “Navigating through menus” (page 44) and “Overview of the menus” (page 45).

SYSTEM menu parameters

x NAME IN (Naming inputs)

Lets you set the name of inputs. For details, see “Naming inputs” (page 41).

x DIMMER (Brightness of the

display)

Lets you adjust the brightness in 3 steps.

Amplifier Operations

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Settings for the S-AIR

(S-AIR menu)

For details on S-AIR, see “S-AIR Operations” (page 76).

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Enjoying Surround Sound

Enjoying a pre-programmed sound field

When connecting Blu-ray disc players and other next generation HD players

This receiver supports the following audio formats.

Audio format

Dolby Digital 5.1ch aa Dolby Digital EX 6.1ch aa

Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby TrueHD DTS 5.1ch aa DTS-ES 6.1ch aa DTS 96/24 5.1ch aa

DTS-HD High Resolution Audio

DTS-HD Master Audio

Multi channel Linear PCM

Audio signals are output in another format if the playback component does not correspond to the format. For details, refer to the operating instructions of the playback component.

Signals with a sampling frequency of more than 96 kHz are played back at 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.

a)b)

Maximum numb er

of channels

7.1ch

7.1ch × a

7.1ch

7.1ch × a

Connection of the playback component and

the receiver

COAXIAL/OPTICAL HDMI

× a

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Selecting Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode

The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows you to listen to higher fidelity sound and select the decoding mode for listening to a 2 channel stereo sound as multi channel sound.

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HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

A.F.D.

Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select the sound field you want.

For details, see “Types of A.F.D. mode” (page

60).

Types of A.F.D. mode

A.F.D. mode [Display]

A.F.D. Auto [A.F.D. AUTO]

Enhanced surround mode [E.SURROUND]

Multi Stereo [MULTI ST.]

AUTO CAL

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

SLEEP

NIGHT MODE

Multi channel audio after decoding

(Detecting automatically)

(Depends on selected enhanced surround mode)

(Multi Stereo) Outputs 2 channel left/right signals from all speakers.

Effect

Presents the sound as it was recorded/encoded without adding any surround effects.

For details, see “Selecting enhanced surround mode” (page

61).

However, sound may not be output from certain speakers depending on the speaker settings.

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Selecting enhanced surround mode

The enhanced surround mode allows you to listen to higher fidelity sound and select the decoding mode for listening to a 2 channel stereo sound as multi channel sound.

2CH/

A.DIRECT

A.F.D.

V/v/B/b

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

RETURN/

EXIT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

HOME MENU

SLEEP

AMP MENU

NIGHT MODE

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

AMP MENU

MENU/ HOME

1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“SURROUND”, then press or b.

3 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“E.SUR MODE” then press or b.

Enjoying Surround Sound

4 Press V/v repeatedly to select

the enhanced surround mode you want, then press .

5 Press MENU/HOME or AMP

MENU to exit the menu.

6 Press A.F.D. repeatedly to

select “E.SURROUND”.

The enhanced surround mode you have selected in “E.SUR MODE” menu will be applied.

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Types of enhanced surround mode

Enhanced surround mode [Display]

Pro Logic II* [PLII]

Pro Logic IIx* [PLIIx]

Neo:6 Cinema [NEO6 CIN]

Neo:6 Music [NEO6 MUS]

Neural-THX [NEURAL-THX]

* Depends on the speaker pattern setting, some enhanced surround mode may not be available.

Multi channel

Effect audio after decoding

5 channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic II decoding.

7 channel Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoding.

7 channel Performs DTS Neo:6 Cinema mode decoding.

7 channel Performs DTS Neo:6 Music mode decoding. This setting is

ideal for normal stereo sources such as CDs.

7 channel Next generation of Neural-THX

Surround. In addition to stereo enhancement processing and pure discrete 5.1 surround sound, now capable of full 360° 7.1 surround sound playback from Neural-THX

surround encoded content.

If you connect a subwoofer

This receiver will generate a low frequency signal for output to the subwoofer when there is no LFE signal, which is a low-pass sound effect output from a subwoofer to a 2 channel signal. However, the low frequency signal is not generated for “NEO6 CIN” or “NEO6 MUS” when all speakers are set to “LARGE”. In order to take full advantage of the Dolby Digital bass redirection circuitry, we recommend setting the subwoofer’s cut off frequency as high as possible.

Notes

• This function does not work in the following cases. – PCM signals with a sampling frequency of more

than 96 kHz are being received. – DTS 96/24 signals are being received. – DTS-HD signals with a sampling frequency of

more than 48 kHz are being received. – Dolby TrueHD signals with a sampling frequency

of more than 48 kHz are being received.

• The beginning of the sound stream may be dropped out when Neural-THX processing is turned on or off.

Tips

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

• Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoding is effective, when a multi-channel signal is input.

Selecting movie/music mode

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.

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HDMI 4

2CH/

A. DIRECT

A.F.D.

Press MOVIE repeatedly to select a sound field for movies or press MUSIC repeatedly to select a sound field for music.

For details, see “Types of movie/music mode” (page 63).

2CH/

A.DIRECT

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

SLEEP

NIGHT MODE

AMP MENU

MUSIC

MOVIE

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Types of movie/music mode

Sound field for

Movie Cinema Studio EX A

Music Hall [HALL] Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall.

Headphone* Headphone 2CH

* You can only select this sound field if the headphones are connected to the receiver.

Sound field [Display]

DCS [C.ST.EX A]

Cinema Studio EX B DCS [C.ST.EX B]

Cinema Studio EX C DCS [C.ST.EX C]

V.Multi Dimension DCS [V.MULTI DIM.]

Jazz Club [JAZZ] Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.

Live concert [CONCERT] Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house.

Stadium [STADIUM] Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air stadium.

Sports [SPORTS] Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting.

Portable Audio Enhancer [PORTABLE]

[HP 2CH]

Headphone Direct [HP DIRECT]

Effect

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

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.

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

Creates many virtual speakers from a single pair of actual surround speakers.

Reproduces a clear enhanced sound image from your portable audio device. This mode is ideal for MP3 and other compressed music.

This mode is selected automatically if you use headphones when 2CH STEREO mode (page 65)/A.F.D. mode (page 60) is selected. Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channels except LFE signals.

Outputs the analog signals without processing by the equalizer, sound field, etc.

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Notes

• The sound fiel ds for music and movies do n ot work in the following cases. – PCM signals with a sampling frequency of more

than 48 kHz are being received. – DTS 96/24 signals are being received. – DTS-HD signals with a sampling frequency of

more than 48 kHz are being received. – Dolby TrueHD signals with a sampling

frequency of more than 48 kHz are being

received.

• 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.

• When one of the sound fields for music is selected, no sound is output from the subwoofer if all the speakers are set to “LARGE” in the SPEAKER menu. However, the sound will be output from the subwoofer if the digital input signal contains LFE signals, or if the front or surround speakers are set to “SMALL,” the sound field for movie is selected, or “PORTABLE” is selected.

Tip

Sound fields with DCS marks use DCS technology. For details on Digital Cinema Sound (DCS), see “Glossary” (page 99).

To turn off the surround effect for movie/music mode

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

Enjoying the surround effect at low volume levels

(NIGHT MODE)

This function allows you to retain a theater like environment at low volume levels. This function can be used with other sound fields. When watching a movie late at night, you will be able to hear the dialog clearly even at a low volume level.

2CH/

A.DIRECT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT

AUTO CAL

MODE

DISPLAY

Press NIGHT MODE.

The NIGHT MODE function is activated. The NIGHT MODE is set to on and off as you press NIGHT MODE.

Note

This function does not work in the following cases. – Dolby TrueHD signals with a sampling frequency

of more than 96 kHz are being received.

– PCM signals with a sampling frequency of more

than 96 kHz are being received.

SLEEP

NIGHT MODE

AMP MENU

NIGHT MODE

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Using only the front speakers

(2CH STEREO)

In this mode, the receiver outputs the sound from the front left/right speakers only. There is no sound from the subwoofer. Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channel except LFE signals.

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HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

Press 2CH/A.DIRECT repeatedly to select “2CH ST.”.

2CH/

A.DIRECT

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

SLEEP

NIGHT MODE

AMP MENU

Listening to the sound without any adjustment

(ANALOG DIRECT)

You can switch the audio of the selected input to 2 channel analog input. This function enables you to enjoy high quality analog sources. When using this function, only the volume and front speaker balance can be adjusted.

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SAT TV

DMPORTTUNER

ENT/MEM

HDMI 3HDMI 2HDMI 1

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

SLEEP

NIGHT MODE

Input buttons

Sound field buttons

2CH/ A.DIRECT

RM SET UP

THEATRE

SYSTEM STANDBY

SHIFT

1 2 3

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 BD

4 5 6

DVD

7 8 9

SA-CD/

-/-- 0/10

CLEAR/>10

HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

AUTO CAL

1 Press one of the input buttons

to select the input you want to listen to in analog audio.

You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver.

Enjoying Surround Sound

2 Press 2CH/A.DIRECT

repeatedly to select “A.DIRECT”.

The analog audio is output.

To cancel ANALOG DIRECT

Press 2CH/A.DIRECT again. You can also press any sound field buttons.

Notes

• When headphones are connected, “HP DIRECT” appears on the display.

• You cannot select ANALOG DIRECT when you select DVD, DMPORT and HDMI 1–4 as input.

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Resetting sound fields to the initial settings

Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver for this operation.

?/1

TONE

INPUT SELECTOR

SPEAKERS

MEMORY/

TONE MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING

INPUT MODE TUNING MODE

PHONES

2CH/

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSICTUNING

ENTER

A.DIRECT

MUSIC

MASTER VOLUME

VIDEO 2 IN

AUTO CAL MIC

VIDEO L AUDIO R

1 Press ?/1 to turn off the

receiver.

2 While holding down MUSIC,

press ?/1.

“S.F. CLEAR” appears on the display and all sound fields are reset to their initial setting.

Tuner Operations

Listening to FM/AM radio

You can listen to FM and AM broadcasts through the built-in tuner. Before operation, make sure you have connected the FM and AM antennas to the receiver (page 30).

Tip

The tuning scale for direct tuning differs depending on the area code as shown in the following table. For details on area codes, see page 3.

Area code FM AM

CEL, CEK 50 kHz 9 kHz

AU, TW, TH 50 kHz 9 kHz*

* The AM tuning scale can be changed (page 68).

TV AMP

SAT TV

INPUT MODE

?/1

SLEEP

?/1

DMPORTTUNER

ENT/MEM

HDMI 3HDMI 2HDMI 1

NIGHT

MODE

AMP MENU

Numeric buttons

ENT/ MEM

SHIFT

TUNER

RM SET UP

THEATRE

SYSTEM STANDBY

SHIFT

1 2 3

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 BD

4 5 6

DVD

7 8 9

SA-CD/

-/-- 0/10

CLEAR/>10

HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

HOME

RETURN/

EXIT

TUNING +/–

TUNING – TUNING +

DISC SKIP D.TUNING

TV VOL

MASTER VOL

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

TV CH

PRESET

D.TUN ING

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Tuning into a station automatically (Automatic Tuning)

1 Press TUNER repeatedly to

select the FM or AM band.

2 Press TUNING + or TUNING –.

Press TUNING + to scan from low to high; press TUNING – to scan from high to low. The receiver stops scanning whenever a station is received.

Tuning into a station directly (Direct Tuning)

You can enter the frequency of a station directly by using the numeric buttons.

1 Press TUNER repeatedly to

select the FM or AM band.

You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver.

2 Press D.TUNING. 3 Press SHIFT.

Using the controls on the receiver

1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR to select the FM

or AM band.

2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly to select

“AUTO”.

3 Press TUNING + or TUNING –.

In case of poor FM stereo reception

If the FM stereo reception is poor and “ST” flashes on the display, select monaural audio so that the sound will be less distorted.

• To select monaural audio, set “FM MODE” in TUNER menu to “MONO” (page 54).

• To return to stereo mode, set “FM MODE” in TUNER menu to “STEREO” (page 54).

4 Press the numeric buttons to

enter the frequency.

Example 1: FM 102.50 MHz Select 1 b 0 b 2 b 5 b 0 Example 2: AM 1,350 kHz Select 1 b 3 b 5 b 0

5 Press ENT/MEM.

You can also use MEMORY/ENTER on the receiver.

Tip

If you have tuned in an AM station, adjust the direction of the AM loop antenna for optimum reception.

If you cannot tune in a station

Make sure you have entered the right frequency. If not, repeat steps 2 to 5. If you still cannot tune in a station, the frequency is not used in your area.

Tuner Operations

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Changing the AM tuning scale

(Models of area code AU, TW, TH only)

Presetting FM/AM radio stations

You can change the AM tuning scale to either 9 kHz or 10 kHz using the buttons on the receiver.

?/1

TONE

INPUT SELECTOR

SPEAKERS

MEMORY/

TONE MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING

INPUT MODE TUNING MODE

PHONES

2CH/

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSICTUNING

ENTER

A.DIRECT

MASTER VOLUME

VIDEO 2 IN

AUTO CAL MIC

VIDEO L AUDIO R

TUNING MODE

1 Press ?/1 to turn off the

receiver.

2 While holding down TUNING

MODE, press ?/1.

3 Change the current AM tuning

scale to 9 kHz (or 10 kHz).

To reset the scale to 10 kHz (or 9 kHz), repeat the procedure above.

Note

All preset stations will be erased when you change the tuning scale.

You can preset up to 30 FM stations and 30 AM stations. Then you can easily tune in the stations you often listen to.

SHIFT

TUNER

V/v/B/b

DISC SKIP D.TUNING

MUTING

TV AMP

1 2 3

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 BD

4 5 6

SAT TV

DVD

7 8 9

SA-CD/

-/-- 0/10

CLEAR/>10

HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

RETURN/

EXIT

TUNING – TUNING +

TV VOL

MASTER VOL

BD/DVD

TOP MENU MENU

TV INPUT

DMPORTTUNER

ENT/MEM

HDMI 3HDMI 2HDMI 1

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

WIDE

NIGHT

SLEEP

MODE

AMP MENU

HOME

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

TV CH

PRESET

F1 F2

Numeric buttons

ENT/ MEM

AMP MENU

PRESET +/–

1 Press TUNER repeatedly to

select the FM or AM band.

You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver.

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2 Tune in the station that you

want to preset using Automatic Tuning (page 67) or Direct Tuning (page 67).

Switch the FM reception mode, if necessary (page 67).

3 Press SHIFT. 4 Press ENT/MEM.

You can also use MEMORY/ENTER on the receiver. “MEM” lights up for a few seconds. Perform steps 5 and 6 before “MEM” goes out.

5 Press the numeric buttons to

select a preset number.

You can also press PRESET + or PRESET – to select a preset number. If “MEM” goes out before you select the preset number, start again from step 3.

6 Press ENT/MEM.

You can also use MEMORY/ENTER on the receiver. “MEM” lights off. The station is stored as the selected preset number.

Tuning to preset stations

1 Press TUNER repeatedly to

select the FM or AM band.

2 Press PRESET + or PRESET –

repeatedly to select the preset station you want.

Each time you press the button, you can select a preset station as follows:

1 2 345 27...

30 29 28

You can also press SHIFT and then press the numeric buttons to select the preset station you want. Then, press ENT/MEM to enter the selection.

Using the controls on the receiver

1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR to select the FM

or AM band.

2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly to select

“PRESET”.

3 Press TUNING + or TUNING – to select the

preset station you want.

Tuner Operations

7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to preset

another station.

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Naming preset stations

1 Press TUNER repeatedly to

select the FM or AM band.

You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver.

2 Tune in the preset station you

want to create an index name for (page 69).

3 Press AMP MENU. 4 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“TUNER”.

5 Press or b to enter the

menu.

6 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“NAME IN”.

7 Press or b to enter the

parameter.

The cursor flashes and you can select a character.

Note (Models of area code CEL, CEK only)

When you name an RDS station and tune in that station, the Program Service name appears instead of the name you entered. (You cannot change the Program Service name. The name you entered will be overwritten by the Program Service name.)

8 Press V/v to select a character,

then press B/b to move the cursor to the next position.

If you made a mistake

Press B/b until the character you want to change flashes, then press V/v to select the correct character.

Tips

• You can select the character type as follows

by pressing V/v. Alphabet (upper case) t Numbers t Symbol s

• To enter a bl ank space, press b without

selecting a character.

9 Press .

The name you entered is registered.

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Using the Radio Data System (RDS)

(Models of area code CEL, CEK only)

This receiver also allows you to use RDS (Radio Data System), which enables radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal. You can display RDS information.

Notes

• RDS is operable only for FM stations.

• Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do

they provide the same type of services. If you are not familiar with the RDS services in your area, check with your local radio stations for details.

Receiving RDS broadcasts

Simply select a station on the FM band using Direct Tuning (page 67), Automatic Tuning (page 67), or Preset Tuning (page 69).

When you tune in a station that provides RDS services, “RDS” lights up and the program service name appears on the display.

Note

RDS may not work properly if the station you tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak.

Displaying RDS information

While receiving an RDS station, press DISPLAY repeatedly on the receiver.

Each time you press the button, RDS information on the display changes cyclically as follows: Program Service name t Frequency t Program Type indication indication

t Current Time indication (in 24-hour system mode) t Sound field currently applied t Volume level

Type of program being broadcast.

Text messages sent by the RDS station.

Notes

• If there is an emergency announcement by

government authorities, “ALARM” flashes in the display.

• When the message consists of 9 characters or more,

the message scrolls across the display.

• If a station does not provide a particular RDS

service, “NO XXXX” (such as “NO TEXT”) appears on the display.

t Radio Text

Description of program types

Program type indication

NEWS News programs

AFFAIRS Topical programs that expand on

INFO Programs offering information on

SPORT Sports programs

EDUCATE Educational programs, such as

DRAMA Radio plays and serials

CULTURE Programs about national or

Description

current news

a wide spectrum of subjects, including consumer affairs and medical advice

“how-to” and advice programs

regional culture, such as language and social concerns

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Program type indication

SCIENCE Programs about the natural

VARIED Other ty pes of programs such as

POP M Pop ular music programs

ROCK M Rock music programs

EASY M Easy Listening

LIGHT M Instrumental, vocal, and choral

CLASSICS Performances of major

OTHER M Music that does not fit into any

WEATHER Weather information

FINANCE Stock market reports and trading,

CHILDREN Programs for children

SOCIAL Programs about people and the

RELIGION Programs of religious content

PHONE IN Programs where members of the

TRAVEL Programs about travel. Not for

LEISURE Programs on recreational

JAZZ Jazz programs

COUNTRY Country music programs

NATION M Programs featuring the popular

OLDIES Programs featuring oldies music

FOLK M Folk music programs

DOCUMENT Investigative features

NONE Any programs not defined above

Description

sciences and technology

celebrity interviews, panel games, and comedy

music

orchestras, chamber music, opera, etc.

categories above, such as Rhythm & Blues and Reggae

etc.

things that affect them

public express their views by phone or in a public forum

announcements that are located by TP/TA.

activities such as gardening, fishing, cooking, etc.

music of the country or region

“BRAVIA” Sync Features

What is “BRAVIA” Sync?

“BRAVIA” Sync is compatible with Sony TV, Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, AV amplifier, etc., that is equipped with the Control for HDMI function. By connecting Sony components that are compatible with the “BRAVIA” Sync with an HDMI cable (not supplied), operation is simplified as follows:

• One-Touch Play: When you play back a component such as a DVD/Blu-ray disc player, the receiver and the TV will switch to the appropriate HDMI input automatically. In case the receiver or/and the TV is in standby mode, they will be turned on automatically.

• System Audio Control: While watching TV, you can select to output the sound from the TV speaker or the speakers connected to the receiver.

• System Power Off: When you turn off the TV, the receiver and connected components are also turned off simultaneously.

Control for HDMI is a mutual control function standard used by HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) for HDMI (HighDefinition Multimedia Interface).

The Control for HDMI function does not work in the following cases:

• When you connect the receiver to a component which does not correspond with Sony Control for HDMI function.

• When you connect the receiver and components using other than HDMI connection.

We recommend that you connect the receiver to products featuring “BRAVIA” Sync.

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Note

Depending on the connected component, the Control for HDMI function may not work. Refer to the operating instructions of the component.

Preparing for the “BRAVIA” Sync

To use the “BRAVIA” Sync, turn the Control for HDMI function on for both the receiver and the connected component. The receiver is compatible with the “Control for HDMI-Easy Setting” function.

When your TV is compatible with the “Control for HDMI-Easy Setting” function

When you connect a Sony TV with the “Control for HDMI-Easy Setting” function, the Control for HDMI function of the receiver can be turned on simultaneously by turning the Control for HDMI function of the TV on.

1 Make sure that the receiver, TV, and

playback components are connected using an HDMI cable (not supplied). (The respective components must be compatible with the Control for HDMI function.)

2 Turn on the receiver, TV and playback

components.

3 Turn the Control for HDMI function of

the TV on.

The Control for HDMI function of the receiver and all the connected components are simultaneously turned on. During setup, “SCANNING” flashes in the display and once setting is completed, “COMPLETE” will appear. Wait until the setup is complete.

“BRAVIA” Sync Features

For details on setting the TV, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV.

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When your TV is not compatible with the “Control for HDMI-Easy Setting” function

Turn the Control for HDMI function of the receiver and the connected component on individually.

2CH/

A.DIRECT

V/v/B/b

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

RETURN/

EXIT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

HOME MENU

SLEEP

NIGHT MODE

AMP MENU

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

AMP MENU

1 Perform the steps given in “When your

TV is compatible with the “Control for HDMI-Easy Setting” function” (page 73).

2 Press AMP MENU.

3 Press V/v repeatedly to select “HDMI”.

4 Press or b to enter the menu.

For details on setting the TV and connected components, refer to the operating instructions of the respective components.

Notes

• When you unplug the HDMI cable or change the

connection, perform the steps given in “When your TV is compatible with the “Control for HDMIEasy Setting” function” (page 73) or “When your TV is not compatible with the “Control for HDMIEasy Setting” function” (page 74).

• You cannot perform One-Touch Play and System

Audio Control during the Control for HDMI-Easy Setting operation.

• Before you do the Control for HDMI-Easy Setting

from the TV, be sure to turn on the TV, connected components and receiver.

• If the playback components cannot function after

you have made the settings for Control for HDMIEasy Setting, check the Control for HDMI setting on your TV.

• If the connected components do not support

Control for HDMI-Easy Setting, you need to set the Control for HDMI function for the connected components to on before you perform the Control for HDMI-Easy Setting from the TV.

5 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“CTRL:HDMI”.

6 Press or b to enter the parameter.

7 Press V/v repeatedly to select “CTRL

ON”.

Control for HDMI function is activated.

8 Select the HDMI input of the receiver

and TV to match the HDMI input of the connected component, so that the image from the connected component is displayed.

9 Set the Control for HDMI function for

the connected component to on.

If the Control for HDMI function for the connected component is already set to on, you do not need to change the setting.

10Repeat steps 8 and 9 for other

components that you want to use the Control for HDMI function.

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Watching a DVD/Blu-ray disc

(One-Touch Play)

You can enjoy sound and image from the components connected to the receiver via HDMI connections by a simple operation.

Play back a connected component.

The receiver and the TV will switch to the appropriate HDMI input automatically. In case the receiver or/and the TV is in standby mode, they will be turned on automatically.

Watching a DVD/Blu-ray disc by simple operation

You can also select a connected component, such as a DVD/Blu-ray disc player using the TV menu. In this case, the receiver and the TV switch to the appropriate HDMI input.

Note

Depending on the TV, the start of the content may not be output.

Enjoying the TV sound from the speakers connected to the receiver

(System Audio Control)

You can enjoy the TV sound from the speakers connected to the receiver by a simple operation. You can operate System Audio Control function using the TV menu. For details, refer to the operating instructions of the TV. When System Audio Control function is turned on, the receiver will turns on and switches to the appropriate input automatically. TV sound is output from the speakers connected to the receiver, and the volume of the TV is minimized simultaneously. You can also use the System Audio Control function as follows.

• If you turn on the receiver while the TV is turned on, the System Audio Control function will automatically be set to on and the TV sound will output from the speakers connected to the receiver. However, if you turn off the receiver, the sound will output from the TV speakers.

• You can adjust the receiver’s volume when you adjust the TV volume.

“BRAVIA” Sync Features

Notes

• If System Audio Control does not function

according to your TV setting, refer to the operating instructions of the TV.

• When “CTRL:HDMI” is set to “CTRL ON”, the

“AUDIO OUT” settings in the HDMI menu will set automatically depending on the System Audio Control settings.

• When you connect a TV that does not have System

Audio Control function, the System Aud io Control function does not work.

• If the TV is turned on before turning on the

receiver, the TV sound will not be output for a moment.

• When you switch to an input other than HDMI or

TV, the System Audio Control function will automatically be set to off.

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Turning off the receiver with the TV

(System Power Off)

When you turn the TV off by using the POWER button on the TV’s remote, the receiver and the connected components turn off automatically. You can also use the receiver’s remote to turn off the TV.

?/1

TV AMP

SAT TV

DMPORTTUNER

?/1

AV ?/1

RM SET UP

THEATRE

SYSTEM STANDBY

SHIFT

1 2 3

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 BD

4 5 6

DVD

7 8 9

SA-CD/

Press TV, then press AV ?/1.

The TV, receiver and the components connected via HDMI are turned off.

Notes

• Set the TV Standby Synchro to “ON” before using the System Power Off function. For details, refer to the operating instructions of the TV.

• Depending on the status, the connected components may not be turned off. For details, refer to the operating instructions of the connected components.

S-AIR Operations

About S-AIR products

This receiver is compatible with the S-AIR function (page 102), which allows wireless sound transmission between S-AIR products. When you purchase the S-AIR product, you need to establish sound transmission (page

79). There are two types of S-AIR product.

• S-AIR main unit (this receiver): The S-AIR main unit is for transmitting sound. You can use up to 3 S-AIR main units. (The number of usable S-AIR main unit depends on the use environment.)

• S-AIR sub unit (not supplied): The S-AIR sub unit is for receiving sound. – Surround amplifier: You can enjoy

surround and surround back speakers sound wirelessly. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the surround amplifier.

– S-AIR receiver: You can enjoy system

sound in another room. These S-AIR products can be purchased as an option (the S-AIR product lineup differs depending on the area). Notes or instructions for the surround amplifier or S-AIR receiver in this operating instructions refer only to when the surround amplifier or S-AIR receiver is used.

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Room B

Room A

S-AIR sub unit (S-AIR receiver)

S-AIR main unit (this receiver)

?/1

TONE

INPUT SELECTOR

SPEAKERS

TONE MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING

PHONES

INPUT MODE TUNING MODE

MEMORY/

2CH/

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSICTUNING

ENTER

A.DIRECT

Setting up an S-AIR product

Before using an S-AIR product, be sure to perform the following settings to establish the sound transmission.

MASTER VOLUME

Inserting the wireless

VIDEO 2 IN

AUTO CAL MIC

VIDEO L AUDIO R

transmitter/transceiver

To make use of the S-AIR function, you need to insert the wireless transmitter (not supplied) into the S-AIR main unit and the wireless transceiver (not supplied) into the S-AIR sub unit.

S-AIR sub unit

(surround amplifier)

Notes

• Before inserting the wireless transmitter/ transceiver, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead).

• Do not touch the terminals of the wireless transmitter/transceiver.

S-AIR Operations

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To insert the wireless

transmitter into the S-AIR main unit

Remove the screws and detach the slot cover.

Slot cover

100

-T

ANTENNA

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

SATINBD

OPTICAL

SURROUND BACK/

BI-AMP/

FRONT B

IN 4

ASSIG

(ASSI

EZW-T100

IN 2

IN 3

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

MONITOR

IN 1

OUT

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

VIDEO

AUDIO

SAT

DMPORT

DC5V

0.7A MAX

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

SUBWOOFER

VIDEO 1

VIDEO

Notes

• Remove the screws from the slot cover bearing the caution mark. Do not remove other screws.

• The slot cover is no longer necessary. However, keep it after detaching.

2 Insert the wireless transmitter.

Notes

• Insert the wireless transmitter with the S-AIR logo facing up.

• Insert the wireless transmit ter so that the V marks are aligned.

• Do not insert other than the wireless transmitter into the EZW-T100 slot.

3 Use the screws that you removed from

step 1 to fasten the wireless transmitter.

Note

Do not use other screws to fasten the wireless transmitter.

To insert the wireless transceiver into the S-AIR sub unit

For details on installing the wireless transceiver into surround amplifier and S-AIR receiver, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the surround amplifier and S-AIR receiver.

-T

Wireless transmitter

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Establishing sound transmission between the S-AIR main unit and S-AIR sub unit (ID setting)

When you match the ID of the S-AIR main unit and the S-AIR sub unit, you can establish sound transmission. You can use multiple S-AIR main unit by setting a different ID for each unit.

Sound transmission is established as follows (example):

S-AIR main unit

?/1

INPUT SELECTOR

TONE

SPEAKERS

MEMORY/

2CH/

INPUT MODE TUNING MODE

TONE MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSICTUNING

ENTER

PHONES

A.DIRECT

MASTER VOLUME

VIDEO 2 IN

AUTO CAL MIC

VIDEO L AUDIO R

Other S-AIR main unit

ID A ID B

2CH/

A.DIRECT

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

SLEEP

NIGHT MODE

AMP MENU

V/v/B/b

HOME

RETURN/

EXIT

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

MENU/ HOME

To set the ID of the S-AIR main unit

Press AMP MENU.

2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “S-AIR”.

3 Press or b to enter the menu.

4 Press V/v repeatedly to select “S-AIR

ID”.

5 Press or b to enter the parameter.

6 Press V/v repeatedly to select the ID

(A, B or C) you want, then press .

To exit the menu

Press MENU/HOME or AMP MENU.

ID A ID A ID B

S-AIR sub unit

Notes

• Sources with copyright protection may not be playable on S-AIR sub unit.

• When sound transmission is established – sound can only be output from the S-AIR

receiver if you connect the components to this receiver via the analog jacks. The sound cannot be output if the components are connected to the COAXIAL, OPTICAL or HDMI jacks on this receiver.

– the headphones function on the surround

amplifier is not available.

S-AIR Operations

To set the ID of the S-AIR sub unit

Be sure to match the ID on S-AIR sub unit you want to the S-AIR main unit. For details on setting the ID of the surround amplifier and S-AIR receiver, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the surround amplifier and S-AIR receiver.

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Pairing the S-AIR main unit with a specific S-AIR sub unit (Pairing operation)

To establish sound transmission, you need to set the same ID for your S-AIR main unit and S-AIR sub unit. However, if your neighbors have S-AIR products and their IDs are the same as yours, your neighbors could receive the sound of your S-AIR main unit or vice versa. To prevent this, you can pair the S-AIR main unit with a specific S-AIR sub unit by performing the pairing operation.

x Before pairing

Sound transmission is established by the ID (example).

You r ro om

Neighbor

x After pairing

Sound transmission is established between the paired S-AIR main unit and S-AIR sub unit(s) only.

Your room

S-AIR main unit

?/1

TONE

INPUT SELECTOR

SPEAKERS

MEMORY/

2CH/

TONE MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSICTUNING

INPUT MODE TUNING MODE

ENTER

PHONES

A.DIRECT

ID A

S-AIR sub unit S-AIR sub unit

Pairing

Neighbor

MASTER VOLUME

VIDEO 2 IN

AUTO CAL MIC

VIDEO L AUDIO R

No transmission

ID A

S-AIR main unit

?/1

TONE

INPUT SELECTOR

SPEAKERS

TONE MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING

INPUT MODE TUNING MODE

PHONES

MASTER VOLUME

MEMORY/

2CH/

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSICTUNING

ENTER

A.DIRECT

VIDEO 2 IN

AUTO CAL MIC

VIDEO L AUDIO R

ID A

S-AIR sub unit S-AIR sub unit

ID A

1 Place the S-AIR sub unit that

you want to pair near the S-AIR main unit.

2 Match the IDs of the S-AIR main

unit and the S-AIR sub unit.

• To set the ID of the S-AIR main unit, see “To set the ID of the S-AIR main unit” (page 79).

• To set the ID of the S-AIR sub unit, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the S-AIR sub unit.

3 Press AMP MENU. 4 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“S-AIR”.

5 Press or b to enter the

menu.

6 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“PAIRING”.

7 Press or b to enter the

parameter.

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8 Press V/v repeatedly to select

the setting you want, then press .

• START: The S-AIR main unit starts pairing. “SEARCHING” flashes on the display.

• CONDITION: You can check the current ID. When the pairing setting is not made, “NO PAIRING” appears on the display.

9 Start pairing of the S-AIR sub

unit.

xFor the surround amplifier

Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the surround amplifier.

xFor the S-AIR receiver

Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the S-AIR receiver.

10Pairing completed.

“COMPLETE” appears on the display.

To exit the menu

Press MENU/HOME or AMP MENU.

Note

Perform the pairing within several minutes after step

8. Otherwise, the pairing is canceled automatically and “INCOMPLETE” appears on the display.

To cancel pairing

Reset the ID of the S-AIR main unit. For details, see “To set the ID of the S-AIR main unit” (page 79). You can select the same ID as before.

Enjoying the system’s sound in another room

(For the S-AIR receiver only (not supplied))

You can enjoy the system’s sound in another room by using the S-AIR receiver. The S-AIR receiver can be placed in another room for enjoying the system’s sound there. For details of the S-AIR receiver, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the S-AIR receiver.

SHIFT

TV AMP

1 2 3

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 BD

4 5 6

SAT TV

V/v/B/b

DVD

7 8 9

SA-CD/

-/-- 0/10

CLEAR/>10

HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT

AUTO CAL

MODE

DISPLAY

HOME

RETURN/

EXIT

SLEEP

DMPORTTUNER

ENT/MEM

HDMI 3HDMI 2HDMI 1

NIGHT MODE

AMP MENU

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

Input buttons

AMP MENU

1 Set the ID of the S-AIR receiver

to match the ID of the S-AIR main unit.

• To set the ID of the S-AIR main unit, see “To set the ID of the S-AIR main unit” (page 79).

• To set the ID of the S-AIR receiver, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the S-AIR receiver.

S-AIR Operations

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Notes

• When you are using another S-AIR sub unit, such as a surround amplifier, do not change the ID of t he S-AIR main unit. Set the ID of the S-AIR receiver to match the ID of the S-AIR main unit.

• When you pair the S-AIR main unit and another S-AIR sub unit, such as a surround amplifier, you also need to pair the S-AIR main unit and the S-AIR receiver. For details, see “Pairing the S-AIR main unit with a specific S-AIR sub unit (Pairing operation)” (page 80).

2 Press AMP MENU. 3 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“S-AIR”.

4 Press or b to enter the

menu.

5 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“S-AIR MODE”.

6 Press or b to enter the

parameter.

7 Press V/v repeatedly to select

the setting you want.

• PARTY: The S-AIR receiver outputs

sound according to the input selected on the S-AIR main unit. However, if DVD and HDMI 1–4 is selected on S-AIR main unit, S-AIR receiver remains as the last selected input.

• SEPARATE: You can select the input

you want for the S-AIR receiver while the input of the S-AIR main unit remain unchanged.

8 Adjust the volume on the

S-AIR receiver.

Note

The sound of the S-AIR receiver may be cut off by operation of the S-AIR main unit.

Note

When TUNER (FM/AM band) is selected on the S-AIR main unit, you can only select the same band for the tuner on the S-AIR receiver. However, you can select input other than TUNER on the S-AIR receiver.

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Changing the channel for better sound transmission

If you use multiple wireless systems which sharing the 2.4 GHz band, such as wireless LAN or Bluetooth, the transmission of S-AIR products or other wireless systems may be unstable. In this case, the transmission may be improved by changing the following “RF CHANGE” setting.

2CH/

A.DIRECT

V/v/B/b

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

RETURN/

EXIT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

HOME MENU

SLEEP

NIGHT MODE

AMP MENU

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

AMP MENU

MENU/ HOME

1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“S-AIR”.

3 Press or b to enter the

menu.

4 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“RF CHANGE”.

6 Press V/v repeatedly to select

the setting you want, then press .

• RF AUTO: Normally select this. The system changes “RF CHANGE” to “RF ON” or “RF OFF” automatically.

• RF ON: The system transmits sound by searching the better channel for transmitting.

• RF OFF: The system transmits sound by fixing the channel for transmitting.

To exit the menu

Press MENU/HOME or AMP MENU.

Notes

• When the wireless transmitter is not inserted in the S-AIR main unit, you cannot set “RF CHANGE”.

• In most cases, you will not need to change this setting.

• If “RF CHANGE” is set to “RF OFF”, transmission between the S-AIR main unit and S-AIR sub unit can be performed using one of the following channels. – S-AIR ID A: equivalent channel for IEEE

802.11b/g channel 1

– S-AIR ID B: equivalent channel for IEEE

802.11b/g channel 6

– S-AIR ID C: equivalent channel for IEEE

802.11b/g channel 11

• The transmission may be improved by changing the transmission channel (frequency) of the other wireless system(s). For details, refer to the operating instructions of the other wireless system(s).

S-AIR Operations

5 Press or b to enter the

parameter.

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Enjoying the S-AIR receiver while the S-AIR main unit is in standby mode

(For the S-AIR receiver only (not supplied))

You can enjoy the S-AIR receiver while the S-AIR main unit is in standby mode by setting “S-AIR STBY” to “STBY ON”.

SHIFT

TV AMP

1 2 3

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 BD

4 5 6

SAT TV

V/v/B/b

DVD

7 8 9

SA-CD/

-/-- 0/10

CLEAR/>10

HDMI 4

2CH/

A.DIRECT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT

AUTO CAL

MODE

DISPLAY

HOME

RETURN/

EXIT

SLEEP

DMPORTTUNER

ENT/MEM

HDMI 3HDMI 2HDMI 1

NIGHT MODE

AMP MENU

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

Input buttons

AMP MENU

MENU/ HOME

6 Press V/v repeatedly to select

the setting you want.

• STBY OFF: You cannot enjoy the S-AIR receiver while the S-AIR main unit is in standby mode.

• STBY ON: You can enjoy the S-AIR receiver while the S-AIR main unit is in standby mode or turned on.

To exit the menu

Press MENU/HOME or AMP MENU.

Notes

• When you set “S-AIR STBY” to “STBY ON”, the power consumption increases during the standby mode.

• When the wireless transmitter is not inserted in the S-AIR main unit, you cannot set “S-AIR STBY”.

• When the wireless transmitter is removed from the S-AIR main unit, “S-AIR STBY” is set to “STBY OFF” automatically.

• If you have selected TUNER (FM/AM band) on the S-AIR main unit before you turn it off and “S-AIR STBY” is set to “STBY ON”, you can only select the same band for the tuner on the S-AIR receiver. However, you can select input other than TUNER on the S-AIR receiver.

• The sound of the S-AIR receiver may be cut off by operation of the S-AIR main unit.

1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“S-AIR”.

3 Press or b to enter the

menu.

4 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“S-AIR STBY”.

5 Press or b to enter the

parameter.

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Other Operations

Switching between digital and analog audio

(INPUT MODE)

When you connect components to both digital and analog input jacks on the receiver, you can fix the audio input mode to either of them, or switch from one to the other, depending on the type of material you intend to watch.

1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR on the

receiver to select the input.

You can also use the input buttons on the remote.

2 Press INPUT MODE repeatedly

on the receiver to select the audio input mode.

The selected audio input mode appears on the display.

Audio input modes

x AUTO

Gives priority to digital audio signals when there are both digital and analog connections. If there are no digital audio signals, analog audio signals are selected.

x ANALOG

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

Notes

• Some audio input modes may not be set up depending on the input.

• When the ANALOG DIRECT function is selected, audio input is set to “ANALOG” automatically and you cannot select other modes.

• When HDMI 1–4 or DMPORT input is selected, “------” appears on the display, and you cannot select other modes. Select an input mode other than the HDMI 1–4 and DMPORT input, then set the audio input mode.

Enjoying the sound/ images from other inputs

You can reassign audio and/or video signals to another input when they are not currently being used. For example, connect the OPTICAL OUT jack of the DVD player to the OPTICAL BD IN jack of this receiver when you want to input the digital optical audio signals from the DVD player. Connect the component video jack of the DVD player to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 jack of this receiver when you want to input the video signals from the DVD player. Assign audio and/or video signals to the DVD input jack using “A. ASSIGN” and/or “V. ASSIGN” in the AUDIO and/or VIDEO menu respectively.

1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“AUDIO” or “VIDEO”.

3 Press or b to enter the

menu.

4 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“A. ASSIGN” or “V. ASSIGN”.

5 Press or b to enter the

parameter.

6 Press V/v repeatedly to select

the input name you want to assign (for example, “DVD”).

7 Press or b to enter your

selection.

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Other Operations

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8 Press V/v repeatedly to select

the input jack you want to assign to the input which you selected in step 6.

To return to the previous display

Press B.

Input name VIDEO1 VIDEO2 BD DVD SAT SA-CD/

Assignable video input jacks

Assignable audio input jacks

* Initial setting

COMPONENT1 aaa* aaa COMPONENT2 aaaa* aa COMPONENT3 aaaaa* a HDMI1 aaaaaa HDMI2 aaaaaa HDMI3 aaaaaa HDMI4 aaaaaa COMPOSITE a* a* a – a – NONE – – – a – a* SAT OPT aa– aa* a BD OPT aaa* a – a DVD COAX aaaa* aa ANALOG a* a* a – aa*

Notes

• You cannot assign optical signals from an input source to the optical input jacks on the receiver, and you cannot assign coaxial signals from the input source to the coaxial input jacks on the receiver.

• When you assign the digital audio input, the INPUT MODE setting may change automatically (page 85).

• You cannot reassign more than one HDMI input to the same input.

• You cannot reassign more than one digital audio input to the same input.

• You cannot reassign more than one component video input to the same input.

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Enjoying the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT

(DMPORT)

The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT (DMPORT) allows you to enjoy sound from a network system such as a portable audio source or computer. By connecting a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter (not supplied), you can enjoy sound from the connected component on the receiver. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter.

Notes

• Do not connect an adapter other than the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter.

• Before connecting cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord.

• Do not connect or disconnect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter while the receiver is turned on.

• Depending on the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, video output may not be possible.

• The DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapters are available for purchase depending on the area.

Other Operations

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Connecting the DIGITAL MEDIA

PORT adapter

You can listen to the sound and view the images from the component connected through the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter to the DMPORT jack on the receiver.

EZW-T100

MONITOR

IN 2

IN 1

DIGITAL MEDIA

PORT adapter

IN 3

P C

COMPONENT VIDEO

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

OUT

A Video cord (not supplied)

To detach the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter from DMPORT jack

DMPORT

DC5V

0.7A MAX

ANTENNA

VIDEO

AUDIO

SAT

DMPORT

DC5V

0.7A MAX

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO 1

VIDEO

AUDIO

OPTICA

VIDEO OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO

OUT

SUBWOOFER

Notes

• When connecting the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, be sure the connector is inserted with the arrow mark facing towards the arrow mark on the DMPORT jack.

• Be sure to make DMPORT connections firmly, insert the connector straight in.

• As the connector of the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter is fragile, be sure to handle with care when placing or moving the receiver.

Press and hold both sides of the connector and then pull out the connector.

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Listening/watching a connected component through DMPORT connection

1 Press DMPORT.

You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver to select “DMPORT”.

2 Start playback of the connected

component.

The sound is played back on the receiver and the image appears on the TV. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter.

Notes

• Depending on the type of DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, you can operate the connected component by using the remote. For details on remote button operation, see page 11.

• Be sure you have connected the MONITOR OUT jack of the receiver to the TV (page 88).

Tip

When listening to MP3 or other compressed music using a portable audio source, you can enhance the sound. Press MUSIC repeatedly to select “PORTABLE” (page 63).

Changing the display

You can check the sound field, etc., by changing the information on the display. Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver for this operation.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly.

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

All inputs except the FM and AM band

Index name of the inputa) t Selected input t Sound field currently applied t Volume level t Stream info

FM and AM band

Program Service nameb) or preset station

name

t Frequency t Program Type

indication Current Time indication (in 24-hour system mode) Volume level

Index name appears only when you have assigned one to the input or preset station (page 41, 70). Index name does not appear when only blank spaces have been entered, or it is the same as the input name.

During RDS reception only (Models of area code CEL, CEK only) (page 71).

Note

Character or marks may not be displayed for some languages.

t Radio Text indicationb) t

t Sound field currently applied t

Other Operations

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Using the Sleep Timer

Recording using the

You can set the receiver to turn off automatically at a specified time.

Press SLEEP repeatedly while the power is on.

“SLEEP” lights up in the display. Each time you press SLEEP, the display changes cyclically as follows:

0-30-00 t 1-00-00 t 1-30-00 t t OFF

Tip

To check the remaining time before the receiver turns off, press SLEEP. The remaining time appears on the display. If you press SLEEP again, the sleep timer will be canceled.

2-00-00

receiver

You can record from a video/audio component using the receiver. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your recording component.

Recording onto a CD-R

You can record onto a CD-R using the receiver. See the operating instructions supplied with your CD recorder.

1 Press one of the input buttons

to select the playback component.

You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver.

2 Prepare the playback

component for playing.

For example, tune to the radio station you want to record (page 66).

3 Prepare the recording

component.

Insert a blank CD-R into the CD recorder and adjust the recording level.

4 Start recording on the

recording component, then start playback on the playback component.

Note

Sound adjustments do not affect the signal output from the SA-CD/CD/CD-R OUT jacks.

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Recording onto a recording media

1 Press one of the input buttons

to select the playback component.

You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver.

2 Prepare the playback

component for playing.

For example, insert the video tape you want to copy into the VCR.

3 Prepare the recording

component.

Insert a blank video tape, etc. into the recording component (VIDEO 1) for recording.

4 Start recording on the

recording component, then start playback on the playback component.

Note

Some sources contain copy guards to prevent recording. In this case, you may not be able to record from the source.

Using a bi-amplifier connection

If you are not using surround back speakers, you can connect the front speakers to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/ FRONT B terminals using a bi-amplifier connection.

To connect speakers

Front speaker

(R)

SURROUND BACK/

BI-AMP/ FRONT B

ANTENNA

HDMI

IN 3

IN 4

IN 2

IN 1 OUT

EZW-T100

IN 3

COMPONENT VIDEO

(for AUDIO)

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

(ASSIGNABLE)

DIGITAL

MONITOR

IN 2

IN 1

OUT

DMPORT

DC5V

DVD

0.7A MAX

SATINBD

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

VIDEO

SURROUND

CENTER

OUT

SURROUND BACK/

ASSIGNABLE (INPUT ONLY)

MONITOR

BI-AMP/

AUDIO

FRONT B

OUT

SA-CD/CD/CD-R

FRONT A

AUDIO OUT

SUBWOOFER

SPEAKERS

SAT

VIDEO 1

CENTER

SPEAKERS

LRLRLR

Front speaker

SURROUND

FRONT A

(L)

Other Operations

Connect the jacks on the Lo (or Hi) side of the front speakers to the SPEAKERS FRONT A terminals, and connect the jacks on the Hi (or Lo) side of the front speakers to the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/ FRONT B terminals. Make sure that metal fittings of Hi/Lo attached to the speakers have been removed from the speakers. Not doing so may cause a malfunction of the receiver.

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To set up speakers

2CH/

A.DIRECT

V/v/B/b

AUTO CAL

DISPLAY

RETURN/

EXIT

A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC

INPUT MODE

HOME MENU

SLEEP

NIGHT MODE

AMP MENU

TOOLS/

OPTIONS

AMP MENU

MENU/ HOME

1 Press AMP MENU. 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“SPEAKER”.

3 Press or b to enter the

menu.

4 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“SP PATTERN”.

5 Press or b to enter the

parameter.

6 Press V/v select the

appropriate speaker pattern so that there are no surround back speakers.

To exit the menu

Press MENU/HOME or AMP MENU.

Notes

• Set “SB ASSIGN” to “BI-AMP” before you perform auto calibration.

• If you set “SB ASSIGN” to “BI-AMP”, the speaker level and distance settings of the surround back speakers become invalid, and those of the front speakers are used.

• If you set “SP PATTERN” to a setting with surround back speakers, you cannot set “SB ASSIGN” to “BI-AMP”.

7 Press or B. 8 Press V/v repeatedly to select

“SB ASSIGN”.

9 Press or b to enter the

parameter.

10Press V/v repeatedly to select

“BI-AMP”.

The same signals output from the SPEAKERS FRONT A terminals can be output from the SPEAKERS SURROUND BACK/BI-AMP/ FRONT B terminals.

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Using the Remote

Operating each component using the remote

You can control Sony or non-Sony components you are using with the remote supplied with the receiver. The remote is initially set to control Sony components. When you change the settings of the remote according to the components you are using, you can control non-Sony and other Sony components that the remote is initially unable control (page 95).

Operating the components connected to the receiver

1 Press the input button that

matches the connected component that you want to operate.

2 Press the appropriated buttons

to use the function listed in the table below.

Note

You may not be able to operate some functions for the components you are using.

Using the Remote

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Table of buttons used to control each component (Main remote commander)

player,

deck

DIGITAL

MEDIA

PORT

device

HDD

Component

Button

AV ?/1aaaaaaaa– aa –

Numeri c buttons aaaa aaa aaaaa

TV INPUT, WIDE

-/--, CLEAR/>10 aa a a a a a – a – a –

ENT/M EM aa a a a a a

DISPLAY aa a a a a a –– –a –

RETURN/EXIT a – aa aaa a––– a

TOOLS/ OPTIONS

V/v/B/b, , MENU, HOME

., >aaaaaaa – a

, a – aa aa–––––a

m/TUNING –, M/TUNING +

DISC SKIP – – aa ––a

N, X, xaaaaaaa– aaa a

MUTING, MASTER VOL +/–, TV VOL +/–

PRESET +/–, TV CH +/–

BD/DVD TOP MENU, BD/DVD MENU

F1, F2 – – aa ––– –––– –

LD player only.

VIDEO CD only.

DECK B only.

TV VCR DVD

a –– – – –– –– –– –

a – aa aa––––––

aa a a a a – a ––– a

aa a a a a a – aaa a

a –– – – –– –– –– –

aa a a a – a

–– aa – a ––––––

player,

DVD/

VHS

combo

Blu-ray

Disc

Player

Recorder

PSX V ideo

player,

player

Digital

satellite/

terres-

trial

receiver

(EURO)

– aaa –

–– –a –

a ––– –

deck

A/B

aa a

DAT

Ta pe

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Programming the remote

You can program the remote to control nonSony components by changing the code. Once the control signals have been memorized, you can use those components as part of your system. Furthermore, you can also program the remote for Sony components that the remote is unable to control. Note that the remote can only control components that accept infrared wireless control signals.

1 Press AV ?/1 while pressing

RM SET UP.

The RM SET UP button slowly flashes.

2 Press the input button for the

component you want to control.

For example, if you are going to control a CD player, press SA-CD/CD. The RM SET UP and the SHIFT button indicator light up.

3 Press the numeric buttons to

enter the numeric code (or one of the codes if more than one code exists) corresponding to the component and the maker of the component you want to control (except TV).

See the tables on page 96–99 for information on the numeric code(s) corresponding to the component and the maker of the component (the first digit and the last two digits of the numeric code correspond to the category and the maker’s code respectively).

4 Press ENT/MEM.

Once the numeric code has been verified, the RM SET UP indicator slowly flashes twice and the remote automatically exits the programming mode.

5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to control

other components.

Notes

• The indicator turns off while a valid button is pressed.

• In step 2, if you want to change to other input, press SHIFT and then press the new input buttons you want.

• In step 2, if you press TUNER, you can only program the button to control a tuner (page 96).

• For the numeric codes, only the last three numbers entered are valid.

To program the remote to control a TV

1 Press AV ?/1 while pressing RM SET UP.

The RM SET UP indicator slowly flashes.

2 Press TV.

The RM SET UP and the SHIFT button indicator light up.

3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the

numeric code (or one of the codes if more than one code exists) for TV. For details, see page 97.

4 Press ENT/MEM.

Once the numeric code has been verified, the RM SET UP indicator slowly flashes twice and the remote automatically exits the programming mode.

To cancel programming

Press RM SET UP during any step. The RM SET UP indicator flashes 5 times in quick succe ssion. The remote automaticall y exits the programming mode.

To activate the input after programming

Press the programmed button to activate the input you want.

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If programming is unsuccessful, check the following:

• If the indicator does not light up in step 1, the batteries are weak. Replace both batteries.

• If the indicator flashes 5 times in quick succession while entering the numeric code, an error has occurred. Start again from step

To clear the memory of the remote

To clear all programmes, do the following to reset the remote to factory settings.

While holding down MASTER VOL –, press and hold ?/1 and then press AV ?/1.

The indicator flashes 3 times, then goes off.

The numeric codes corresponding to the component and the maker of the component

Use the numeric codes in the tables below to control non-Sony components and also Sony components that the r emote is nor mally unable to control. Since the remote signal that a component accepts differs depending on the model and year of the component, more than one numeric code may be assigned to a component. If you fail to program your remote using one of the codes, try using other codes.

Notes

• The numeric codes are based on the latest

information available for each brand. There is a chance, however, that your component will not respond to some or all of the codes.

• All of the input buttons on this remote may not be

available when used with your particular component.

To control a tuner

Maker Code(s)

SONY 002, 005

To control a CD player

Maker Code(s)

SONY 101, 102, 103

DENON 104, 123

JVC 105, 106, 107

KENWOOD 108, 109, 110

MAGNAVOX 11 1, 116

MARANTZ 116

ONKYO 112, 113, 114

PANASONIC 115

PHILIPS 116

PIONEER 117

TECHNICS 115, 118, 119

YAMAHA 120, 121, 122

To control a DAT deck

Maker Code(s)

SONY 203

PIONEER 219

To control a tape deck

Maker Code(s)

SONY 201, 202

DENON 204, 205

KENWOOD 206, 207, 208, 209

NAKAMICHI 210

PANASONIC 216

PHILIPS 211, 212

PIONEER 213, 214

TECHNICS 215, 216

YAMAHA 217, 218

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To control an MD deck

Maker Code(s)

SONY 301

DENON 302

JVC 303

KENWOOD 304

To control an HDD recorder

Maker Code(s)

SONY 307, 308, 309

To control a Blu-ray disc player/ recorder

Maker Code(s)

SONY 310, 311, 312

To control a PSX

Maker Code(s)

SONY 313, 314, 315

To control a DVD player

Maker Code(s)

SONY 401, 402, 403

BROKSONIC 424

DENON 405

HITACHI 416

JVC 415, 423

MITSUBISHI 419

ORITRON 417

PANASONIC 406, 408, 425

PHILIPS 407

PIONEER 409, 410

RCA 414

SAMSUNG 416, 422

TOSHIBA 404, 421

ZENITH 418, 420

To control a DVD recorder

Maker Code(s)

SONY 401, 402, 403

To control a DVD/VHS COMBO

Maker Code(s)

SONY 411

To control a DVD/HDD COMBO

Maker Code(s)

SONY 401, 402, 403

To control a TV

Maker Code(s)

SONY 501, 502

AIWA 501, 536, 539

AKAI 503

AOC 503

CENTURION 566

CORONADO 517

CURTIS-MATHES 503, 551, 566, 567

DAYTRON 517, 566

DAEWOO 504, 505, 506, 507,

515, 544

FISHER 508, 545

FUNAI 548

FUJITSU 528

GOLDSTAR/LG 503, 512, 515, 517,

534, 544, 556, 568

GRUNDIG 511, 533, 534

HITACHI 503, 513, 514, 515,

517, 519, 544, 557, 571

ITT/NOKIA 521, 522

J.C.PENNY 503, 510, 566

JVC 516, 552

KMC 517

MAGNAVOX 503, 515, 517, 518,

544, 566

MARANTZ 527

MITSUBISHI/MGA 503, 519, 527, 544,

566, 568

NEC 503, 517, 520, 540,

544, 554, 566

NORDMENDE 530, 558

NOKIA 521, 522, 573, 575

PANASONIC 509, 524, 553, 559,

572

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Maker Code(s)

PHILIPS 515, 518, 557, 570,

571

PHILCO 503, 504, 514, 517,

518

PIONEER 509, 525, 526, 540,

551, 555

PORTLAND 503

QUASAR 509, 535

RADIO SHACK 503, 510, 527, 565,

567

RCA/PROSCAN 503, 510, 523, 529,

544

SAMSUNG 503, 515, 517, 531,

532, 534, 544, 556, 557, 562, 563, 566, 569

SAMPO 566

SABA 530, 537, 547, 549,

558

SANYO 508, 545, 546, 560,

567

SCOTT 503, 566

SEARS 503, 508, 510, 517,

518, 551

SHARP 517, 535, 550, 561,

565

SYLVANIA 503, 518, 566

THOMSON 530, 537, 547, 549

TOSHIBA 535, 539, 540, 541,

551

TELEFUNKEN 530, 537, 538, 547,

549, 558

TEKNIKA 517, 518, 567

WARDS 503, 517, 566

YORK 566

ZENITH 542, 543, 567

GE 503, 509, 510, 544

LOEWE 515, 534, 556

To control an LD player

Maker Code(s)

SONY 601, 602, 603

PIONEER 606

To control a video CD player

Maker Code(s)

SONY 605

To control a VCR

Maker Code(s)

SONY 701, 702, 703, 704,

AIWA* 710, 750, 757, 758

AKAI 707, 708, 709, 759

BLAUPUNKT 740

EMERSON 711, 712, 713, 714,

FISHER 717, 718, 719, 720

GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE)

GOLDSTAR/LG 723, 753

GRUNDIG 724

HITACHI 722, 725, 729, 741

ITT/NOKIA 717

JVC 726, 727, 728, 736

MAGNAVOX 730, 731, 738

MITSUBISHI/MGA 732, 733, 734, 735

NEC 736

PANASONIC 729, 730, 737, 738,

PHILIPS 729, 730, 731

PIONEER 729

RCA/PROSCAN 722, 729, 730, 731,

SAMSUNG 742, 743, 744, 745

SANYO 717, 720, 746

SHARP 748, 749

TELEFUNKEN 751, 752

TOSHIBA 747, 756

ZENITH 754

* If an AIWA VCR does not work even though you

enter the code for AIWA, enter the code for Sony instead.

705, 706

715, 716, 750

721, 722, 730

739, 740

741, 747

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To control a satellite tuner (box)

Maker Code(s)

SONY 801, 802, 803, 804,

AMSTRAD 845, 846

BskyB 862

GENERAL ELECTR IC (GE)

GRUNDIG 859, 860

HUMAX 846, 847

THOMSON 857, 861, 864, 876

PACE 848, 849, 850, 852,

PANASONIC 818, 855

PHILIPS 856, 857, 858, 859,

NOKIA 851, 853, 854, 864

RCA/PROSCAN 866, 871

BITA/HITACHI 868

HUGHES 867

JVC/Echostar/Dish Network

MITSUBISHI 872

SAMSUNG 875

TOSHIBA 869, 870

824, 825, 865

866

862, 863, 864

860, 864, 874

873

To control a cable box

Maker Code(s)

SONY 821, 822, 823

HAMLIN/REGAL 836, 837, 838, 839,

JERROLD/G.I./ MOTOROLA

JERROLD 830, 831

OAK 841, 842, 843

PANASONIC 816, 826, 832, 833,

PHILIPS 830, 831

PIONEER 828, 829

RCA 805

SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 815, 816, 817, 844

TOCOM/PHILIPS 830, 831

ZENITH 826, 827

840

806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 819

834, 835

Additional Information

Glossary

x Cinema Studio EX

A surround sound mode that can be regarded as the compilation of Digital Cinema Sound technology, delivers the sound of a dubbing theater using three technologies: “Virtual Multi Dimensions,” “Screen Depth Matching,” and “Cinema Studio Reverberation.” “Virtual Multi Dimensions,” the virtual speaker technology, creates a virtual multisurround environment with actual speakers up to 7.1 channels, and brings the surround sound experience of a theater with the latest facilities into your home. “Screen Depth Matching” reproduces treble attenuation, fullness, and depth of sound usually created in a theater using sound emission from behind the screen. This is then added to the front and center channels. “Cinema Studio Reverberation” reproduces the sound characteristics of state-of-the-art dubbing theaters and recording studios, including Sony Pictures Entertainment’s dubbing studios. There are three modes, A/B/ C, available according to the studio type.

x Component video

A format for transmitting video signal information consisting of three separate signals: luminance Y, chrominance Pb, and chrominance Pr. High quality pictures, such as DVD video or HDTV pictures, are transmitted more faithfully. The three jacks are color coded green, blue and red.

x Composite video

A standard format for transmitting video signal information. The luminance signal Y and chrominance signal C are combined and transmitted together.

Additional Information

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x Deep Color

Video signals for which the color depth of signals passing through an HDMI jack have been raised. The number of colors that could be expressed by 1 pixel was 24 bits (16,777,216 colors) with the current HDMI jack. However, the number of colors which can be expressed by 1 pixel will be 36 bits, etc., when the receiver corresponds to Deep Color. Since the gradation of the depth of a color can be expressed more finely with more bits, continuous color changes can be more smoothly expressed.

x Digital Cinema Sound (DCS)

A unique sound reproduction technology for home theater developed by Sony, in cooperation with Sony Pictures Entertainment, for enjoying the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters at home. With this “Digital Cinema Sound” developed by integrating a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and measured data, the ideal sound field intended by filmmakers can be experienced at home.

x Dolby Digital

Digital audio encoding/decoding technology developed by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. It consists of front (left/right), center, surround (left/right) and subwoofer channels. It is a designated audio standard for DVD video and also known as 5.1 channel surround. Since surround information is recorded and reproduced in stereo, more realistic sound with fuller presence is delivered than with Dolby surround.

x Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby Digital Plus provides the flexibility and efficiency to deliver more channels of compelling surround sound for high-definition video media. Its superior coding efficiencies enable up to 7.1ch of high-quality multichannel audio without negatively impacting bit budgets allocated for video performance or additional feature sets.

x Dolby Digital Surround EX

Acoustic technology developed by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Surround back information is matrixed into regular left and right surround channels so that the sound can be reproduced in 6.1 channel. Active scenes, especially, are recreated with a more dynamic and realistic sound field.

x Dolby Pro Logic II

This technology converts 2 channel stereo recorded audio into 5.1 channel for playback. There is a MOVIE mode for movies and MUSIC mode for stereo sources such as music. Old movies encoded in the traditional stereo format can be enhanced with 5.1 channel surround sound. The GAME mode is suitable for video games.

x Dolby Pro Logic IIx

Technology for 7.1 channel (or 6.1 channel) playback. Along with audio encoded in Dolby Digital Surround EX, 5.1 channel Dolby Digital encoded audio can be reproduced in

7.1 channel (or 6.1 channel). Furthermore, existing stereo recorded content can also be reproduced in 7.1 channel (or 6.1 channel).

x Dolby Surround (Dolby Pro

Logic)

Audio processing technology developed by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Center and mono surround information is matrixed into two stereo channels. When reproduced, audio is decoded and output in 4 channel surround sound. This is the most common audio processing method for DVD video.

x Dolby TrueHD

Dolby TrueHD is Dolby’s lossless audio technology developed for high-definition optical discs. Dolby TrueHD audio is bit-forbit identical to the original studio masters and provides supreme-quality audio up to 8 channel at 96 kHz/24 bit and up to 6ch at 192 kHz/24 bit. Together with high-definition video, it offers an unprecedented home theater experience.

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Sony STRDH800 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Description and location of parts

Getting Started

1: Installing the speakers

2: Connecting the speakers

3: Connecting the TV

4a: Connecting the audio components

4b: Connecting the video components

Playback

Selecting a component

Listening/Watching a component

Amplifier Operations

Navigating through menus

Enjoying Surround Sound

Enjoying a pre-programmed sound field

Resetting sound fields to the initial settings

Tuner Operations

Listening to FM/AM radio

Presetting FM/AM radio stations

Using the Radio Data System (RDS)

“BRAVIA” Sync Features

What is “BRAVIA” Sync?

Preparing for the “BRAVIA” Sync

S-AIR Operations

About S-AIR products

Setting up an S-AIR product

Enjoying the system’s sound in another room

Changing the channel for better sound transmission

Enjoying the S-AIR receiver while the S-AIR main unit is in standby mode

Other Operations

Enjoying the sound/ images from other inputs

Changing the display

Using the Sleep Timer

Using a bi-amplifier connection

Using the Remote

Operating each component using the remote

Programming the remote

Additional Information

Glossary