Sony STR-DA3100ES About This Manual

About This Manual

•The instructions in this manual are for model STR-DA3100ES. Check your model number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel.

•The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the receiver. You can also use the controls on the supplied remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the receiver. For details on the use of your remote, see:-

RM-AAE001 (page 56–66) RM-US106A (page 67–71)

About area codes

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

			AC OUTLET
	SPEAKERS		SWITCHED 120W/1A MAX
	SPEAKERS		AC 120V 60Hz
R	FRONT	L	CENTER

A

B

IMPEDANCE SELECTOR

2-XXX-XXX-XX AA

Area code

R	SURROUND	L	AC IN
R	SURR BACK	L
R	(3RD ZONE)	L

Any differences in operation, according to the area code, are clearly indicated in the text, for example, “Models of area code AA only”.

This receiver incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro Logic Surround and the DTS** Digital Surround System.

*Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, “Surround EX” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

**“DTS”, “DTS-ES Extended Surround”, and “Neo:6” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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Contents

Page WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture About This Manual Table of Contents Getting Started Amplifier Operation Enjoying Surround Sound Advanced Adjustments and 1: Check how to hookup your components Started Getting Connectable components continued Required cords A Audio cord F Coaxial digital cord G Monaural audio cord B Audio/video cord 1a: Connecting components with digital audio output jacks Hooking up a DVD player, TV monitor, or satellite tuner 1 Connect the audio jacks 2 Connect the video jacks Hooking up a Super Audio CD/CD player or MD/DAT deck 1b: Connecting components with multi channel output jacks 10US 11US 1c: Connecting components with only analog audio jacks Hooking up audio components 12US Hooking up video components 13US 2: Connecting the antennas 14US 3: Connecting speakers Example of 7.1 channel speaker system configuration 15US Required cords ASpeaker cords (not supplied) BMonaural audio cord (not supplied) FRONT SPEAKERS Bb) 3RD ZONE hookup Speaker impedance 17US Enjoying the 9.1 channel speaker system What is the 9.1 channel speaker system 18US 4:Connecting the AC power cord AC OUTLET Before using the receiver Performing initial setup operations 19US 5: Setting up the speakers 2 Rotate MAIN MENU to select “SPEAKER SET UP” 3 Rotate MENU to select the menu item you want 4 Rotate –/+to select the parameter 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set all of the items that follow xSURROUND SP (Surround speakers) xSURR BACK SP (Surround back speakers) xFRONT XX feet (Front speaker distance) 21US xCENTER XX feet (Center speaker distance) xSURROUND XX feet (Surround speaker distance) xSURR BACK XX feet (Surround back speaker distance) —TEST TONE — MULTI CH IN (DIRECT) “TUNER”, then press the key repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM” Press D.TUNING on the remote Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency If you cannot tune in a station and the entered numbers flash Listening to FM/AM radio Automatic tuning 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select tuner (“FM” or “AM”) 2 Press FM/AM to select “FM” or “AM” 3 Press TUNING + or TUNING – Presetting radio stations Presetting radio stations 4 Press MEMORY/ENTER 6 Press MEMORY/ENTER again 7 Repeat steps 2 to 6 to preset another station Changing the display Changing the information in the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly Displaying the input stream information 1 Rotate MAIN MENU to select “STREAM INFO” About the indications in the display SW: Playback channel indicators: DIGITAL (EX): INPUT: SLEEP: D.RANGE: EQ: Tuner indicators: 96/24: — AUTO FORMAT DIRECT Decoding the input audio signal automatically Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select “A.F.D. AUTO” Enjoying stereo sound in multi channel (2 channel decoding mode) Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select the 2 channel decoding mode Sound Surround Enjoying Selecting a sound field Selecting a sound field for movies Press MOVIE repeatedly to select the sound field you want About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) 32US About CINEMA STUDIO EX modes Selecting a sound field for music Press MUSIC repeatedly to select the sound field you want When the headphones are connected 33US Selecting the surround back decoding mode — SURR BACK DECODING When you select “ON” Setting the Surround Back Decoding Mode (SB DEC MODE) 35US Input Stream indicator When the decoder conforms to Dolby Digital EX When the current decoder conforms to Dolby Pro Logic 36US — DIGITAL ASSIGN — COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGN — INPUT MODE Customizing sound fields Rotate MAIN MENU to select “EQUALIZER” Rotate MENU to select “EQ PRESET” For advanced LEVEL menu adjustments Resetting sound fields to the initial settings Adjusting the equalizer 5 Rotate MENU to select the parameter 6 While monitoring the sound, rotate –/+to adjust the selected parameter 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to adjust the other items EQUALIZER menu parameters Advanced settings Using the CUSTOMIZE menu to adjust the receiver To apply the stored equalizer Clearing stored equalizer settings 1 Rotate MAIN MENU to select “EQUALIZER” 42US Advanced SPEAKER SET UP menu parameters All SPEAKER SET UP menu parameters 43US 44US Advanced SURR SET UP menu parameters All SURR SET UP menu parameters 45US Advanced LEVEL menu parameters All LEVEL menu parameters 46US Custom install mode 1 Rotate MAIN MENU to select “CIS” 2 Rotate MENU to select the parameter 3 Rotate –/+to select the setting you want 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other items — USER PRESET Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select tuner (“FM” or “AM”) Naming preset stations and inputs To index a preset station 3 Tune in the preset station you want to create an index name for (page 26) 4 Rotate MAIN MENU to select “TUNER” 5 Rotate MENU to select “NAME IN?” Changing the command mode of the receiver Selecting the speaker system Recording Recording on an audio tape or MiniDisc 1 Select the component to be recorded 2 Prepare the component for playing Insert a blank video tape into the VCR (VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2) for recording Select the program source to be recorded Prepare the component for playing Recording on a video tape 52US Listening to the sound in another zone 2ND ZONE OUT 3RD ZONE OUT 5 Press MASTER VOL +/– on the remote to adjust the volume of the 3rd zone 2nd zone connections ZONE OUT STR-DA3100ES 3rd zone connections 54US CONTROL S Control System Using CONTROL S Control System 55US Operations Using the Remote RM-AAE001 Inserting batteries into the remote Remote button description ENTER 56US continued AAE001-RMRemote the Using Operations 57US 58US 59US Selecting the input, macro list and command mode of the remote 60US Press PUSH Hold down RM SET UP and press Selecting the command mode of the remote Selecting the command mode 2 Move the Easy scroll key (PUSH) to select “MAIN” 4 Move the Easy scroll key (PUSH) to select “AV1” or “AV2” 5 Press PUSH To cancel programming To activate the input after programming If programming is unsuccessful, check the following: To clear the memory of the remote The numeric codes corresponding to the component and the maker of the component To control a tape deck To control an LD player To control a video CD player To control a VCR To control a DVD player Learning the commands of To activate the input source after programming To cancel learning To clear the learned codes To use a command that has been learned 65US Performing several commands in sequence automatically (Macro Play) Setting the sequence of IR codes 1 Hold down RM SET UP and press TV ?/1 2 Move the Easy scroll key (PUSH) to select “M1” or “M2” 3 Press the numeric buttons to select the macro step number Operations Using the Remote RM-US106A US106A-RMRemote the Using Operations 67US 68US Changing button assignments Valid buttons and the corresponding categories To clear all remote button assignments 70US 2nd (3rd) zone operations Press 2ND ZONE or 3RD ZONE Main receiver 2nd (or 3rd) zone (3RD) Precautions On safety On power sources On heat buildup On placement Troubleshooting There is no sound no matter which component is selected There is no sound from a specific component There is no sound from one of the front speakers There is no sound or only a very low-levelsound is heard There is no sound from the center speaker There is no sound from the surround back speakers There is no sound from sub woofer The surround effect cannot be obtained Dolby Digital or DTS multi channel sound is not reproduced Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS Amplifier section 75US FM tuner section AM tuner section Video section General 76US Supplied accessories 77US List of button locations and reference pages How to use this page Main unit 78US 79US Index