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Name Function

A?/1

(on/standby)

Press to turn the receiver on

or off (page 20, 30).

BSPEAKERS

(OFF/A/B/

A+B)

Switch to OFF, A, B, A+B of

the front speakers (page 21).

CTONE MODE Adjust the bass and treble

level of the speakers. Press

TONE MODE repeatedly to

select bass or treble, then turn

TONE +/– to adjust the level

(page 25).

TONE +/–

DTUNING

MODE

Press to operate a tuner (FM/

AM) and satellite radio (XM/

SIRIUS) (page 29, 36, 37).

TUNING +/–

ERemote

sensor

Receives signals from remote

commander.

FDisplay

window

The current status of the

selected component or a list

of selectable items appears

here (page 6).

GDISPLAY Press repeatedly to select

information displayed on the

display (page 46).

HMUTING Press to turn off the sound

temporarily.

Press MUTING again to

restore the sound (page 23).

IMASTER

VOLUME

Turn to adjust the volume

level of all speakers at the

same time (page 22).

JINPUT

SELECTOR

Turn to select the input

source to play back (page 22,

23, 46, 47, 48).

KDIMMER Press repeatedly to adjust the

brightness of the display.

LSLEEP Press to activate the sleep

timer function and the

duration which the receiver

turns off automatically (page

47).

MTONE ON/OFF Press to turn the bass and

treble on or off.

NMEMORY/

ENTER

Press to store a station or

enter the selection when

selecting the settings (page

20, 31, 39).

OFM MODE Press to select the FM

monaural or stereo reception

(page 29).

PFM/AM Press to select FM or AM

station.

QPHONES jack Connects to headphones

(page 53).

RSP A/SP B Lights up according to the

speaker system used (page

21). However, these

indicators do not light up if

the speaker output is turned

off or if headphones are

connected.

SSLEEP Lights up when the sleep

timer is activated.

TZONE 2 Lights up when operation in

zone 2 is being enabled.

UTuning

indicators

Lights up when the receiver

tunes in radio stations, or

satellite radio stations.

CAT Lights up when the category

mode is set to “ONE CAT”

during the satellite radio

operation.

SAT Lights up when the satellite

radio is connected and “XM

RADIO” or “SIRIUS” is

selected.

MEMORY Lights up when a memory

function, such as Preset

Memory (page 31), etc., is

activated.

MONO Monaural broadcast

ST Stereo broadcast

A preset station number

appears when the preset radio

station is selected.

Note

The preset station number

will change accordingly to

the preset station you select.

For details on presetting

radio station, see page 31.

Name Function

Contents

Main To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. For customers in the United States and Canada For customers in the United States WARNING Owners Record Important Safety Instructions CAUTION About This Manual About area codes On Copyrights Table of Contents Getting Started Playback Amplifier Operations Tuner Operations Description and location of parts Page Rear panel AANTENNA section BDMPORT CRS232C port DControl jacks for Sony equipment and other external components Remote commander Page Page Notes - 1: Installing the speakers Example of the speaker system configuration ASpeaker cords (not supplied) 2: Connecting the speakers Getting Started 3a: Connecting the audio components Connecting a Super Audio CD player, CD player, MD deck, Tape deck or Turntable 3b: Connecting the video components How to connect your components If you connect a DVD player Connecting a Blu-ray disc player, DVD player BVideo cord (not supplied) AB Connecting a satellite tuner, Set-top box Connecting components with analog video and audio jack BVideo cord (not supplied) 4: Connecting the antennas (aerials) 5: Preparing the receiver and the remote Connecting the AC power cord (mains lead) 1 receiver. 2 3 Performing initial setup operations 6: Selecting the speaker system Press SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) repeatedly to select the speaker system you want to drive. To turn off the speaker output Enjoying sound/images from the component connected to the receiver 1 a component. You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver. The selected input appears on the display. 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 Navigating through menus 1 2 3 4 Amplifier Operations Overview of the menus Adjusting the level (LEVEL menu) LEVEL menu parameters Adjusting the equalizer (EQ menu) Settings for the tuner (TUNER menu) TUNER menu parameters Settings for the system (SYSTEM menu) SYSTEM menu parameters xNAME IN (Naming inputs) xDIMMER (Brightness of the display) Listening to FM/AM radio 1 select the FM or AM band. 2 Using the controls on the 1 2 3 4 If you cannot tune in a station 1 2 3 Tuning into a station directly (Direct Tuning) Changing the AM tuning scale Presetting radio stations 1 2 3 4 1 Naming preset stations 2 3 4 Listening to Satellite Radio Connecting a satellite radio tuner To connect to the XM jack Checking the ID number To connect to the SIRIUS jack Preparing to listen to a satellite radio 7 8 Using the controls on the 1 2 6 7 XM Signal Strength SIRIUS Signal Strength 1 Selecting a channel of the satellite radio 1 select XM RADIO or SIRIUS. 2 repeatedly to select the ONE CAT. 1 2 3 4 Presetting satellite radio channels 1 2 Selecting channels by inputting the channel number directly (DIRECT TUNING) Displaying the satellite tuner information on the front panel display Presetting channels using the preset numbers 3 4 5 6 1 Restricting access to specific channels (Parental Lock) (SIRIUS only) 1 2 3 Page XM Radio messages list Tuner Operations SIRIUS Satellite Radio message list Enjoying the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Other Operations (DMPORT) To detach the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter from DMPORT jack Connecting the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter AVideo cord (not supplied) 1 2 Changing the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly. All inputs except the FM and AM band, XM Radio and SIRIUS Satellite Radio Using the Sleep Timer Recording using the receiver 1 2 3 1 to select the playback 2 component for playing. 3 Zone 2 connections Outputs sound from speakers in zone 2 using the receiver and another amplifier. Making a multi-zone operation 1 receiver). 2 3 4 to select the source you want. Changing button assignments 1 which you want to change the assignment. 2 press the corresponding button for the category you want. Precautions On safety On power sources On heat buildup On placement Troubleshooting Audio Video Tuner Page Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS FM tuner section AM tuner section Video section Page Index