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2 Owner’s RecordWARNING For customers in the United States –Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna –Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver –Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help CAUTION Note to CATV system installer: 3 About This Manual“Neural-THX” About area codes iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners “M-crewServer” is a trademark of Sony Corporation “x.v.Color” and “x.v.Color” logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation “BRAVIA” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation 4 Table of ContentsGetting Started Amplifier Operations Enjoying Surround Sound Advanced Speakers Setting Up Tuner Operations Control for HDMI Other Operations 5 Using the RemoteClearing all the contents of the remote’s Additional Information 6 Description and location of partsFront panelStatus of the POWER button To remove the cover 7 NameFunctionAON/STANDBY Lights up in green when the ON/STANDBY receiver is turned on Lights up in red when the receiver is set to standby mode B POWER 55) N2CH/A.DIRECT Press to select a sound field 2CH/A.DIRECT (page 96) O DIMMER Press to adjust the brightness of the display (page 93) Started Getting CTONE MODE TONE +/– P MEMORY ENTER selecting the settings (page 97) QAUTO CAL MIC Connects to the supplied AUTO CAL MIC jack the Auto Calibration function (page 40) DTUNING +/– Turn to scan a station (page 96, 98) TUNING +/– G MULTI Lights up when multi CHANNEL channel audio signals are DECODING lamp decoded (page 47) DECODING lamp H Display The current status of the here (page 85) I DISPLAY displayed on the display (page 84, 113) K MASTER VOLUME same time (page 45, 46 47) L INPUT Turn to select the input SELECTOR source to playback (page 44) MDigital Cinema Lights up when a sound Digital Cinema Sound lamp field with DCS is Sound lamp selected (page 54) RVIDEO 2 IN/ Connects to a portable VIDEO 2 IN PORTABLE AV audio/video component PORTABLE AV IN jacks such as a camcorder or video game (page 30, 45) IN jacks SPHONES jack Connects to headphones (page 109) PHONES jack TSPEAKERS Press to select the speaker SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) system (page 39) (OFF/A/B/A+B) 8 Rear panelADIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section OPTICAL IN jacks player, etc. The COAXIAL jack COAXIAL IN provides a better 20, 27, 29) HDMI IN OUT* jacks player, satellite tuner, or a Blu-ray disc player. The TV or a projector or/and speakers connected to this receiver (page 25) BANTENNA section wire antenna (aerial) supplied with this receiver (page 34) loop antenna terminals XM jack Mini-Tunerand Home Dock (not CCOMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/ OUTPUT section Y, PB/CB PR/CR IN 27, 29) DSPEAKERS section EAUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section AUDIO IN OUT jacks Audio CD player etc. (page 18, 20 23) MULTI CHANNEL audio jack for channel or 22) AUDIO OUT Connects to subwoofer (page 16) FVIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section DVD player, etc (page 27–30) VIDEO IN GDMPORT Connects to a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter (page 20) 9 Remote commanderRM-AAP023 continued 10 NameFunction A AV ?/1 Press to turn on or off the operate TV (D) and then press AV ?/1 If you press ?/1 (B) at the (SYSTEM STANDBY) Note The function of the AV ?/1 buttons (E) B ?/1 set it to the 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 set to “OFF” (page 75) C AMP Press to enable the receiver operation (page 89) D TV changes the remote key with yellow printing. It also activate the DISPLAY (U) OPTIONS TOOLS (K) HOME/MENU (L) RETURN/EXIT O (T) (J), and V/v/B/b (J) buttons to perform menu Name Function Numeric Press SHIFT (X), then press Numeric buttons numeric buttons to buttons (number 5*) – preset/tune to preset stations (number HDD COMBO Press TV (D) and then press the numeric buttons to select the TV channels ENT/MEM Press SHIFT (X), then press ENT/MEM to ENT/MEM –store a station during tuner operation To enter the value of Sony TV, press TV (D) and then press ENT/MEM CLEAR Press SHIFT (X), then press CLEAR to CLEAR 10US 11 To select the channel entrymode of the TV, press TV (D) and then press >10 >10 to of the CD player, VCD player, LD player, MD or satellite tuner – select channel numbers of F 2CH Press to select a sound field G SLEEP Press to activate the Sleep Timer function and the duration which the receiver turns off automatically (page 87) IGUI MODE Press to display the GUI menu on the TV screen GUI MODE K OPTIONS Press to display and select OPTIONS TOOLS Press TV (D) and then press TOOLS to display the options of Sony TV LHOME/MENU Press to display the menu to operate the audio/video HOME/MENU components Then, use V/v/B/b (J) and (J) to perform menu operations To display the menus of Sony TV, press TV (D) and then press HOME/ MENU M 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 m/M Press to – search tracks in the forward/backward direction of the CD V/v/B/b DVD/HDD COMBO PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD COMBO deck Press to start playback of 11US 12 Press to scan a stationCATEGORY Press to select the category MODE mode for XM Radio (page 98) XM Radio (page 98) D.TUNING Press to enter direct tuning mode (page 96) NTV CH +/– Press TV (D) and then press TV CH +/– to select preset TV channels TV CH +/– PRESET – select preset stations VCR, satellite tuner Blu-raydisc player, DVD player, LD player, DVD O F1, F2 Press F1 or F2 to select a component • DVD/HDD COMBO F1: HDD mode F2: DVD mode • DVD/VHS COMBO F1: DVD mode F2: VHS mode PBD/DVD TOP Press to display the menu or BD/DVD TOP on-screenguide of the DVD player, Blu-raydisc player DVD/HDD COMBO on the b (J) and (J) to perform menu operations BD/DVD the DVD player or Blu-ray Then, use V/v/B/b (J) and (J) to perform menu operations TV INPUT signal (TV input or video input) WIDE WIDE to select the wide picture mode MUTING TV VOL +/– MASTER Press to adjust the volume MASTER VOL +/– level of all speakers at the same time VOL +/– SDISC SKIP Press to skip disc when using a multi-discchanger DISC SKIP T RETURN EXIT O – exit the menu while the DVD player, Blu-raydisc player, PSX, DVD/VHS is displayed on the TV screen To return to the previous (D) and then press RETURN/EXIT O 12US 13 DISPLAYTo select information of Sony TV, press TV (D) and then press DISPLAY RESOLUTION COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jack (page 77) X SHIFT changes the remote button function to activate the buttons with pink printing THEATER ZRM SET UP Press to set up the remote RM SET UP The number 5, PRESET + and Notes •Some functions explained in this section may not work depending on the model 13US 14 1: Installing speakersEnjoying a 5.1/7.1 channel systemExample of a 5.1 channel speaker system configuration Example of a 7.1 channel speaker system configuration 14US 15 Tips15US 16 2: Connecting speakersAMonaural audio cord (not supplied) BSpeaker cord (not supplied) 16US 17 17US18 3: Connecting the TVCHDMI cable (not supplied) DVideo cord (not supplied) EComponent video cord (not supplied) 18US •Do not bend or tie optical digital cords •All the digital audio jacks are compatible with 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz sampling frequencies 19 4a: Connecting the audio components24 4b: Connecting the video componentsVideo input/output jack to be connectedDigital Analog High quality image Converting video signals 24US 25 Connecting components with HDMI jacksHDMI features Analog video signals input to the VIDEO jack or COMPONENT VIDEO jacks can be This receiver supports High Bitrate Audio •This receiver supports the Control for HDMI function (page 72) AHDMI cable (not supplied) 25US 26 Notes on connecting cables•We recommend that you use a Sony HDMI cable Notes on HDMI connections •DSD signals of Super Audio CD are not input and output In this case, check the specification of the connected component You can enjoy High Bitrate Audio •Refer to the operating instructions of each connected component for details 26US 27 Connecting a DVD playerThe following illustration shows how to connect a DVD player ACoaxial digital cord (not supplied) BAudio cord (not supplied) CVideo cord (not supplied) DComponent video cord (not supplied) 27US 28 Connecting a Blu-raydisc playerThe following illustration shows how to connect a Blu-raydisc player AAudio cord (not supplied) BVideo cord (not supplied) CComponent video cord (not supplied) 28US 29 Connecting a satellite tuner, set-topbox31 Function for conversion of video signals34 5: Connecting the antennas (aerials)Connect the supplied AM loop antenna (aerial) and FM wire antenna (aerial) *The shape of the connector varies depending on the area code of this receiver •Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna (aerial) 34US 35 6:Preparing the receiver and the remote36 7:Operating the receiver using the GUI1 Connect a TV to this receiver Refer to “3: Connecting the TV” (page 18) 2 Turn on the TV 3 Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver 4 Press GUI MODE 5 Press V/v repeatedly to select a menu you want, then press or b 37 Overview of the GUI menusThe following menu items are available in each settings menu Input Selects the input to the receiver For details on each input, see “Selecting a component” (page 44) Music FM/AM/XM Settings You can use Settings menu to set and adjust this receiver Auto Calibration Speaker Surround Audio 37US 38 Navigating through GUI menu1Press GUI MODE 2Press V/v repeatedly to select a menu you want 3 Press or b to enter the menu 4 Press V/v repeatedly to select the menu item you want to adjust 5 Press or b enter the menu item 6 Press V/v repeatedly to select the parameter you want to adjust 7 Press or b to enter the parameter 8 Press V/v repeatedly to select the setting you want 9 Press to enter the setting 10Repeat steps 2 to 9 to make other settings To return to the previous screen To exit the menu 38US 39 9:Calibrating the appropriate speaker settings automatically40 Before you perform AutoCalibrationThe Auto Calibration function does not work in the following cases –Headphones are connected –SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) is set to off 1 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the AUTO CAL MIC jack 2 Set up the optimizer microphone On setting up the active subwoofer 40US 41 Performing Auto Calibration1 Press GUI MODE 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Settings”, then press or b The Settings menu list appears on the TV screen 3 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Auto Calibration”, then press or b 4 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Auto Calibration Start”, then press or b 5 Press to select “START” 6 The measurement starts in five seconds 7 Measurement starts To cancel the measurement The measurement will be canceled when you do the following: –Press ?/1, input buttons or MUTING –Press SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) on the receiver –Change the volume level –Connect the headphones 41US 42 Confirming/saving the measurement results1 Confirm the measurement result When the measurement ends, a beep sounds 2 Press V/v to select the item you want, then press Item Explanation Retry again Save Saves the measurement results and exits the setting process Warning “Message list after Auto Calibration measurement” (page 43) Phase Displays the phase of each speaker (in phase/out of phase) Distance Displays the measurement result for speaker distance Level result for speaker level Exit Exits the setting process without saving the measurement results 3 Select “Save” in step 2 to save the measurement result 4 Press V/v repeatedly to select the Auto Calibration Type, then press Parameter Full Flat Makes the measurement of flat Engineer Sets the frequency characteristics to a set that matches that of the Sony listening room standard Front Reference characteristics of the front speaker Off to off 42US 43 Message list after Auto Calibration measurementError and warning code Error Code The SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) is set to off. Set it to others and perform the Auto Calibration again properly and perform the measurement again microphone cable may be damaged or improperly connected •The optimizer microphone is not connected •Either the left or right surround speakers is not connected NO WARNING There is no warning information 43US Error Code 31, 32 1 When you press , “RETRY?” appears 2Press B/b to select “Yes”, then press 3The measurement starts in five seconds When “Warning” appears To set Auto Calibration items more precisely On the Auto Calibration settings menu, then press •Position •Auto Calibration Type For details, see the table on page •Name Input 44 Selecting a component1 Press one of the input buttons to select the component you want You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver 44US 45 Selected input Components that can be played backVIDEO 1 jack Camcorder, video game etc., connected to the AV IN jack Blu-raydisc player, etc DVD DVD player, etc connected to DVD jack SAT MD/TAPE connected to MD/TAPE SA-CD/CD Super Audio CD player to the SA-CD/CDjack TUNER Built-inradio tuner PHONO to the PHONO jack MULTI IN the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jack Portable audio, etc MEDIA PORT adapter 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 To turn the volume up or down quickly: turn the knob quickly To make fine adjustment: turn the knob slowly To turn the volume up or down quickly: press and hold the button To make a fine adjustment: press the button and release it immediately To activate the muting function Press MUTING The muting function will be canceled when you do the following •Press MUTING again •Increase the volume •Turn off the receiver To avoid damaging your speakers Before you turn off the receiver, be sure to turn down the volume level 45US Playback 46 Listening/Watching a componentListening to a Super Audio CD/CD2 Turn on the receiver 3 Press SA-CD/CD You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver to select “SA-CD/CD” 4 Play back the disc 5 Adjust to a suitable volume 46US 47 Watching a DVD/Blu-raydiscRefer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV and DVD •Check the following if you cannot listen to multi channel sound Be sure this receiver is connected to the DVD player Be sure the digital audio output of the DVD player •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. Refer to Turn on the TV and DVD player/Blu-raydisc player Turn on the receiver Press DVD to watch a DVD or press BD to watch a Blu-raydisc You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver to select “DVD” or “BD” Play back the disc Adjust to a suitable volume 47US 48 Settings for the audio(Audio settings menu)“7: Operating the receiver using the GUI (Graphical User Interface)” (page 36) Audio settings menu parameters xA/V Sync (Synchronizes audio with video output) xDual Mono (Digital broadcast language selection) •Main/Sub •Main Sound of the main language will be output •Sub Sound of the sub language will be output xDecode Priority (Digital audio input decoding priority) •PCM •AUTO Automatically switches the input mode between DTS, Dolby Digital, or PCM 48US 49 Settings for the video(Video settings menu)Video settings menu parameters xResolution (Converting video signals) Lets you convert the resolution of analog video input signals •DIRECT •480/576i •480/576p •720p •1080i •1080p Settings for HDMI(HDMI settings menu)HDMI settings menu parameters xControl for HDMI xAudio Out (Setting HDMI audio input) •AMP •TV+AMP 49US Operations Amplifier 50 4 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Surround”, then press or b6 Press V/v repeatedly to select the surround sound you want To select Enhanced Surround Mode 1Select “Enhanced Sur Mode” in step 5 above 2Press V/v repeatedly to select the enhanced surround sound you want 3Press as a sound field in “Sound Field Setup” parameter To adjust the effect level 1After you have selected the surround sound in step 6, press or b 2Press V/v repeatedly to adjust the effect level, then press /B/b You may not able to adjust the effect level for some sound field 51 Types of 2CH modex2ch Stereo xAnalog Direct 51US Sound Surround Enjoying 52 When connecting Blu-raydisc players and other next generation HD playersThis receiver supports the following audio formats Audio format of channels HDMI 52US 53 Types of A.F.D. modeA.F.D. mode Multi channel Effect audio after decoding A.F.D. Auto (Detecting [A.F.D. Auto] automatically) any surround effects Enhanced Surround Mode [Enhanced Sur] Pro Logic II 5-channelsignals Perform Dolby Pro Logic II decoding [PL II] Pro Logic IIx 7-channelsignals Perform Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoding [PL IIx] Neo:6 Cinema Perform DTS Neo:6 Cinema mode decoding [Neo:6 Cinema] Neo:6 Music Performs DTS Neo:6 Music mode decoding [Neo:6 Music] Neural-THX® [Neural-THX] stereo enhancement processing and pure discrete playback from Neural-THX® surround encoded content Multi Stereo (Multi Stereo) Outputs 2 channel left/right signals from all speakers [Multi Stereo] depending on the speaker settings •This function does not work in the following cases off If you connect a subwoofer 53US 54 Types of music/movie modeSound field for [appears on TV screen] Movie [Cinema St EX A] type of movie [Cinema St EX B] studio. This mode is ideal for watching science-fictionor action movies with lots of sound effects [Cinema St EX C] soundtrack V.Multi Dimension DCS [V.Multi Dimension] surround speakers Music Hall [Hall] Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall Jazz Club [Jazz Club] Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club Live Concert [Live Concert] Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seatlive house Stadium [Stadium] Reproduces the feeling of a large open-airstadium Sports [Sports] Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting Portable Audio Enhancer [Portable Audio] audio device. This mode is ideal for MP3 and other compressed music Headphonea) Headphone (2ch) [HP (2CH)] selected. Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely Headphone Theater DCS [HP Theater] to experience a theater-likeenvironment while listening through a pair of headphones Headphone (Multi) [HP MULTI]b) Headphone (Direct) Outputs the analog signals without processing by the [HP (Direct)] equalizer, sound field, etc b)Appears on the display only 54US 55 Resetting sound fields to the initial settings56 Adjusting the speaker settings manually4 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Manual Setup”, then press or b xDistance (Distance from the listening position to each speaker) 5 Press V/v/B/b to select speaker you want to adjust 6 Press 7 Press B/b repeatedly to select the parameter you want 8 Press V/v repeatedly to adjust the setting 57 Manual Setup menu parametersxLevel (Level of speaker) xSize (Size of each speaker) •LARGE •SMALL 57US Up Setting Speakers Advanced 58 Speaker Pattern menu60 Test Tone menu parametersxTest Tone • OFF • AUTO The test tone is output from each speaker in sequence xPhase Noise •OFF Lets you output the test tone sequentially from adjacent speakers xPhase Audio Other parameters of Speaker settings menuxCrossover Freq (Speaker crossover frequency) xD.Range Comp (Dynamic range compressor) •MAX The dynamic range is compressed dramatically •STD The dynamic range is compressed as intended by the recording engineer The dynamic range is not compressed 60US xDistance Unit (Distance unit) Lets you select the unit of measure for setting distances • METER The distance is displayed in meters • FEET The distance is displayed in feet 61 Adjusting the equalizer– The multi channel input is selected – PCM signals with a sampling frequency of more received than 96 kHz are being received – Dolby TrueHD signals with a sampling receiving signals with a sampling frequency of more than 96 kHz, the signals will always be played back at 96 kHz 61US 3 Press V/v repeatedly to select “EQ”, then press or b 4 Choose the speaker you want to adjust using B/b, then press 62 Listening to FM/AM radioArea code U, CA 100 kHz 10 kHz * The AM tuning scale can be changed (page 114) Automatic tuning2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM”, then press or b The FM or AM menu list appears on the TV screen 62US 3 Press V/v to select “Auto Tuning”, then press or b 4 Press V/v In case of poor FM stereo reception Direct tuning 63 2,3,53 Press V/v to select “Direct Tuning”, then press or b Operations Tuner 63US 4 Press SHIFT, then press numeric buttons to enter the frequency If you cannot tune in a station 64 Presetting radio stations2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM”, then pressor b 4 Press OPTIONS 5 Press V/v to select “Memory”, then press or b 6 Press V/v to select a preset number 7 Press 8 Repeat steps 3 to 7 to preset another station 64US To tune to preset stations To name preset stations 65 Listening to the XM RadioAbout XM Radio XM Ready® Legal 65US XM Ready® Subscription 66 Connecting the XM RadioAiming the XM Antenna2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “XM”, then press or b Signal strength Checking the XM Radio ID Tuner number 67 2,369 4,63 Press OPTIONS 4 Press V/v to select “Direct Tuning”, then press 5 Press SHIFT, then press numeric buttons to enter the channel number The selected channel is tune in 69US 70 Presetting the channels(page 69) 6 Press V/v repeatedly to select the preset channel you want, then press The selected channel is registered as the preset channel you selected in step 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to preset another channel To select the preset channels 1Repeat steps 1 and 2 of “Presetting the channels” 2Press V/v to select the preset number from the preset list, then press You can select stored preset channels from 1 to 70US 71 XM Radio message listMessage Remedies screen [Display] Check Antenna The XM antenna is not [ANTENNA] connected to the XM Mini Tuner and Home Dock or the for damage. Replace the XM antenna if the cable is damaged You selected an XM channel Unauthorized that is blocked or cannot be [UNAUTH] received with your XM current list of channels subscription package For information on receiving this channel, visit www.xmradio.com (US residents) or www.xmradio.ca (Canadian residents) No Signal The XM Mini-Tuneris not [NO SIGNAL] receiving the XM satellite Mini-Tunerand Home Dock for antenna installation aimed information Loading The XM Mini-Tuneris This message should disappear in few seconds when the [LOADING] acquiring audio or program information from the XM satellite signal. This message weak Off Air Check this XM channel later. In the meantime, select [OFF AIR] that is not currently another channel broadcasting available for this selection CH Unavailable The selected channel is not [CH UNAVL] available. The channel may have been reassigned to a message may occur initially and then select the channel again has not received XM’s signal for an extended period Check XM Tuner installed or not fully seated in [XM TUNER] the XM Mini-TunerDock or receiver connected to the receiver 71US 72 Using the Control for HDMI function for “BRAVIA” Sync74 Preparing Control for HDMI functionThis receiver supports the Control for HDMI- Easy Setting function For details, refer to the operating instructions of the TV 2Turn on the receiver, TV and connected components Set the respective Control for HDMI function for the receiver and TV to on. See For details on setting the TV, refer to the operating instructions of the TV 5Set the Control for HDMI function for the connected component to on You cannot perform Before you do the Control for 74US repeatedly to select “HDMI”, then press or repeatedly to select “Control for HDMI”, then press or repeatedly to select “ON”, then press To set Control for HDMI 75 Watching a DVD(One-TouchPlay)Play back a connected component Watching a DVD by simple operation 75US Enjoying the TV sound from the speakers connected to the receiver (System Audio Control)You can also use the System Audio Control function as follows •You can adjust the receiver’s volume when you adjust the TV volume 76 Turning off the receiver with the TV(System Power Off)You can also use the receiver’s remote to turn off the TV Press TV, then press AV ?/1 The TV, receiver and the components connected via HDMI are turned off 76US 77 Enjoying the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT78 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Music”, then press or b3 Press or b 4 Press OPTIONS to display “Function List” 5 Press V/v to select “DMPORT Control” 78US 79 Operating the component connected to the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapterTo operate the TDM-iP1or TDM- NC1 using the GUI menu of the receiver a)Displayed only when M-crewServer is connected b)Displayed only when a DLNA server other than M-crewServer is connected To operate the TDM-iP1or TDM- NC1 using the adapter menu To operate the TDM-iP1using the iPod menu Playing the selected track79US 80 Do the followingOption parameters in the play modes xRepeat Mode (TDM-iP1only) • Off • One • All xShuffle (TDM-iP1only) •Off •Songs •Albums xList Mode (TDM-NC1only) • All Tracks • Disc List • Artist List • Genre List DIGITAL MEDIA PORT message list 80US 81 Naming inputsSwitching between digital and analog audio 82 Enjoying the sound/ images from other inputs83 Input nameVIDEO VIDEO DVD SA-CD/MULTI Assignable video COMPONENT input jacks NONE COMPOSITE Assignable audio VIDEO1 OPT SAT OPT DVD COAX SA-CDCOAX 83US 84 Changing the displayPress DISPLAY repeatedly Each time you press DISPLAY, the display will change cyclically as follows FM and AM band Preset station name* t Frequency t Sound field currently applied t Volume 84US 85 About the indicators on the display8 9 q; qa qs wa w; ASW Lights up when subwoofer is connected and the audio signal SUBWOOFER jack. While this indicator lights up, the receiver based on the LFE signal in the disc being played back or the low frequency components of BLFE Lights up when the disc being played back contains an LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and the LFE channel signal is actually being reproduced CMULTI IN Lights up when multi channel input is selected MULTI IN DCOAX signal is a digital signal being input through the COAXIAL jack EOPT input through the OPTICAL qlqk qj qhqg qf qd F; D “; D” lights up when the ;D EX/ receiver is decoding Dolby D EX ; D+ TrueHD “; TrueHD” lights up when the receiver is decoding Dolby TrueHD signals HDTS “DTS” lights up when the DTS-ES receiver is decoding DTS DTS 96/24 signals receiver is decoding DTS-ES “DTS 96/24” lights up when the receiver is decoding DTS When playing a DTS format disc, be sure that you have that INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” 85US 86 ID.RANGE Lights up when dynamic range compression is activatedD.RANGE JCAT selected during the XM Radio KSP A Lights up according to the SP B SP A+B connected LSLEEP Lights up when the Sleep Timer is activated SLEEP MTuner Lights up when using the indicators etc NA.DIRECT Lights up when ANALOG DIRECT is selected OMEM Lights up when a memory function, such as Preset Memory, etc., is activated PXM and “XM” is selected Q; PL PL “; PL” lights up when the ; PLII PLIIx “; PLII” lights up when the Dolby Pro Logic II decoder is activated “; PL IIx” lights up when the Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoder is activated RNEO:6 Lights up when DTS Neo:6 Cinema/Music decoder is activated SEQ TDTS-HD “DTS-HDMSTR” lights up DTS-HD MSTR when the receiver is decoding DTS-HDHI RES “DTS-HDHI RES” lights up DTS-HD Hi-Resolution ULPCM Lights up when Linear PCM signals is received VANALOG Lights up when – INPUT MODE is set to is being input through the COAXIAL, OPTICAL or HDMI jacks “ANALOG” used DMPORT XHDMI Lights up when the receiver recognizes a component 86US Playback channel SBL SBR Example: 87 Using the Sleep TimerYou can set the receiver to turn off automatically at a specified time Press SLEEP repeatedly while the power is on Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows: When Sleep Timer is activated, “SLEEP” lights up in the display 87US 88 Recording using the receiverRecording onto a MiniDisc or audio tape1 Press the input button of the playback component 2 Prepare the playback component for playing For example, insert a CD into the CD player 3 Prepare the recording component Recording onto a recording mediaFor example, insert the video tape you want to copy into the VCR 88US 89 Operating without connecting to the TV90 Overview of the menusMenu Parameters Settings Initial setting 90US 91 91US92 92US93 Video settingsResolution DIRECT, AUTO, 480/576i AUTO [<VIDEO>] [RESOLUTION] 480/576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p Video input assignment [V. ASSIGN] COMPONENT 3, NONE, COMPOSITE MULTI IN ? c HDMI settings Control for HDMI CTRL ON, CTRL OFF CTRL OFF [<HDMI>] [CTRL: HDMI] Setting HDMI audio input AMP, TV+AMP AMP [AUDIO OUT] Subwoofer level for HDMI SW AUTO, SW +10 dB, SW 0 dB System settings Naming inputs [<SYSTEM>] Brightness of the display 100% DOWN, 60% DOWN 0% DOWN [DIMMER] b)The initial setting is depends on speaker configuration c)You cannot select this setting if your speaker is set to “LARGE” 93US 94 To operate on the receiver1Press GUI MODE repeatedly to select “GUI OFF” 2Press AMP Receiver operation is enabled 3Press MENU 4Press V/v repeatedly to select “<AUTO CAL>”, then press Measurement starts in 5 seconds. A count down is displayed 6Measurement starts To cancel Auto Calibration To confirm/save Auto Calibration when GUI function is turned off 1Confirm the measurement result Measurement Display result When the measurement process completes properly E – xxx : after Auto process fails Calibration measurement” 2Press V/v repeatedly to select the item, then press RETRY SAVE EXIT and exits the setting process WARN CHECK the measurement results. See 94US 95 Item ExplanationLEVEL INFO. Displays the measurement EXIT 3Select “SAVE EXIT” in step 2. The measurement results are saved 4Press V/v repeatedly to select the Auto Calibration type, then press Auto Calibration type frequency from each speaker ENGINEER FRONT REF Adjusts the characteristics of When you select “PHASE INFO.” You can check the phase of each speaker (in phase/out of phase) Display xxx* :IN The speaker is in phase xxx* :OUT “+” and “–”terminals of the speaker may be connected the other way around. However depending on the speakers “xxx :OUT” appears on the because of the speakers’ xxx* :– – – No speakers are connected * xxx represent a speaker channel CNT Center Surround Right Surround Back SBL SBR Subwoofer 95US 96 Selecting a sound field typePress 2CH/A.DIRECT, A.F.D., MOVIE, or MUSIC repeatedly The selected sound field type appears on the display 1Press AMP 2Press MENU 3Press V/v repeatedly to select “<SURROUND>”, then press or b 4Press V/v repeatedly to select “E.SUR MODE”, then press or b Listening to the sound without any adjustment (ANALOG DIRECT)Press 2CH/A.DIRECT repeatedly to select “A. DIRECT” Listening to the FM/AM radioFor details on the tuner function, see “Tuner Operations” (page 62) Tuning radio stations 1Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM band 2Press TUNING + or TUNING – Selecting a frequency directly (Direct Tuning) 1After selecting the FM or AM band, press D.TUNING 2Press SHIFT, then press numeric buttons to enter the frequency 98 Presetting XM Radio channels1 Select a channel you want to preset 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to preset another channel 98US 99 Programming the remote100 See the tables on page 101–103for information on the numeric code(s)For a TV remote code value, only numbers in the 500’s are valid 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to control other components •The indicator turns off while a valid button is pressed •For the numeric codes, only the last three numbers entered are valid To cancel programming To activate the input after programming Press the programmed button to activate the input you want If programming is unsuccessful, check the following: The numeric codes corresponding to the component and the maker of the component 100US 101 To control a CD playerMaker Code(s) To control a DAT deck To control an MD deck To control a tape deck To control an LD player To control a video CD player To control a VCR the 101US 102 To control a DVD playerTo control a DVD recorder To control a TV 102US 103 To control a satellite tunerTo control a cable box To control a tuner To control a Blu-raydisc player To control a PSX To control a DVD/VHS COMBO MakerCode(s) To control a DVD/HDD COMBO 103US 104 Clearing all the contents of the remote’s memory105 xCrossover frequencyThe frequency at which two speaker’s frequencies intersect xDeep Color xDolby Digital Plus xDolby Digital Surround EX xDigital Cinema Sound (DCS) xDolby Digital xDolby Pro Logic x Dolby Surround (Dolby Pro surround information is matrixed into two Logic) Audio processing technology developed by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Center and mono 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 105US 106 xDolby TrueHDxDTS 96/24 xDTS Digital Surround xDTS-ES xDTS-HD Audio format which extends the conventional DTS Digital Surround format Mbps, and uses lossless compression(Lossless), and 7.1ch xDTS Neo:6 xHDMI (High-DefinitionMultimedia Interface) xHigh Bitrate Audio 106US 107 xInterlacexLFE (Low Frequency Effects) xNeural-THX For additional information, please visit www.neuralsurround.com xPCM (Pulse Code Modulation) xProgressive “p” of “480p” stands for “Progressive.” xSampling frequency xTSP (Time Stretched Pulse) xx.v.Color Information Additional 107US 108 PrecautionsOn safety On power sources On heat buildup On placement On operation On cleaning 108US 109 TroubleshootingAudio 111 VideoThere is no picture or an unclear picture appears on the TV screen •Select the appropriate input on the receiver (page 44) •Set your TV to the appropriate input mode •Assign the component video input correctly (page 31) •Depending on the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter, video output may not be possible The GUI menu does not appear on the TV screen •Check the TV is connected correctly HDMI •Check the setting of “Audio Out” in the HDMI settings menu (page 49) •You cannot listen to the Super Audio CD by connecting HDMI •Make sure that cables are correctly and securely connected to components 111US 112 The Control for HDMI function does not work•Check the HDMI connection (page 73) •Make sure “Control for HDMI” is set to “ON” in HDMI settings menu •Make sure the TV is compatible with the System Audio Control function –“TV+AMP” if you want to listen to the sound from the TV speaker and receiver –“AMP” if you want to listen to the sound from the receiver –Change the TV channel when you want to watch a TV broadcast Refer to the operating instructions of the TV on this operation Tuner The FM reception is poor Use a 112US 113 Radio stations cannot be tuned in•Press DISPLAY repeatedly so that the frequency appears on the display The receiver cannot receive XM channels at all •Check that you subscribed to the satellite radio service you want (page 65) Remote commander The remote does not function •Point the remote at the remote sensor on the receiver •Remove any obstacles in the path between the remote and the receiver •Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones, if they are weak •Make sure you select the correct input on the remote Error messages PROTECTOR If you are unable to remedy the problem using the troubleshooting guide If the problem persist Reference sections for clearing the receiver’s memory To clear See 113US 114 SpecificationsAUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: (Models of area code U only) Amplifier section Power requirements FM tuner section AM tuner section 114US 115 Video sectionGeneral Power consumption Supplied accessories For details on the area code of the component you are using, see page Design and specifications are subject to change without notice 115US 116 Index
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