Sony STR-DA5300ES 110GB

Menu	Item	Parameter	Initial
			setting

Speaker Settings	SP PATTERN [xxxxx]	2/0 to 3/4.1	3/4.1

	SUB WOOFER [xxx]	NO, YES	YES

	FRONT SP [xxxxx]	SMALL, LARGE	LARGE

	CENTER SP [xxxxx]	NO, SMALL, LARGE	LARGE

	SURROUND SP [xxxxx]	NO, SMALL, LARGE	LARGE

	SUR BACK SP [xxxxxx]	NO, SINGLE, DUAL	DUAL

	BI-AMP [xxx]	OFF, ON	OFF

	ZONE 2 SP [xxx]	OFF, ON	OFF

	FRONT L [xxxxxxxxx]	1.0 to 10.0 m (1 cm step)	3 m 0 cm

	FRONT R [xxxxxxxxx]	1.0 to 10.0 m (1 cm step)	3 m 0 cm

	CENTER [xxxxxxxxx]	1.0 to 10.0 m (1 cm step)	3 m 0 cm

	SURROUND L	1.0 to 10.0 m (1 cm step)	3 m 0 cm
	[xxxxxxxxx]

	SURROUND R	1.0 to 10.0 m (1 cm step)	3 m 0 cm
	[xxxxxxxxx]

	SUR BACK [xxxxxxxxx]	1.0 to 10.0 m (1 cm step)	3 m 0 cm

	SUR BACK L	1.0 to 10.0 m (1 cm step)	3 m 0 cm
	[xxxxxxxxx]

	SUR BACK R	1.0 to 10.0 m (1 cm step)	3 m 0 cm
	[xxxxxxxxx]

	SUB WOOFER	1.0 to 10.0 m (1 cm step)	3 m 0 cm
	[xxxxxxxxx]

	DISTANCE UNIT [xxxxx]	meter, feet	meter

	SP POSI. [xxxxxxxxx]	SIDE/LOW, SIDE/HIGH, BEHD/LOW,	SIDE/LOW
		BEHD/HIGH

	FR CROSSOVER* [xxx Hz]	40 Hz to 200 Hz (10 Hz step)	120 Hz

	CNT CROSSOVER* [xxx Hz]	40 Hz to 200 Hz (10 Hz step)	120 Hz

	SUR CROSSOVER* [xxx Hz]	40 Hz to 200 Hz (10 Hz step)	120 Hz

	CNT A.DOWN MIX [xxx]	OFF, ON	OFF

	SP IMPEDANCE [x ohm]	4 ohm, 8 ohm	8 ohm

* You cannot choose this setting when the speaker is set to “LARGE.”

110GB

Contents

3-209-635-11(4) Sony Corporation WARNING NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM For customers in Europe About This Manual “Neural-THX” *Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories 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 Table of Contents Getting Started Amplifier Operations Enjoying Surround Sound Advanced Speakers Setting Up Additional Information Description and location of parts Front panel To remove the cover Status of the POWER button Name Function APOWER AUTO CAL MIC jack RINPUT SELECTOR SMASTER VOLUME Rear panel ADIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section OPTICAL IN Connect to a DVD OUT jacks DCOMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/ OUTPUT section Y, PB/CB, PR/ Connect to a DVD CR IN/OUT player, TV, or a 20, 31, 32) Remote commander RM-AAL009 Name Function (on Note GMOVIE Press to select sound field MOVIE H Numeric Press to Press 0/10 to select track Q F1/F2 F2 to select a component to operate • HDD recorder F1: HDD X CLEAR clear a mistake when you button return to continuous tuner or DVD player EOPTIONS Press to display and select items from option menus F MENU operate the receiver DMPORT NStarts play 1: Installing speakers Enjoying a 5.1/7.1 channel system Example of a 5.1 channel speaker system configuration Example of a 7.1 channel speaker system configuration 16GB Tips 17GB A BB •When you connect all the speakers with a nominal Setting the speakers” (page 44) Tip ZONE 2 connection 19GB 3: Connecting the monitor 21GB 4a: Connecting the audio components How to hook up your components Audio input/output jacks to be connected DigitalAnalog High quality sound Connecting components with digital audio input/output jacks CCoaxial digital cord (not supplied) 23GB Notes on playing a Super Audio CD on a Super Audio CD player •You cannot make digital recordings of a Super Audio CD •Do not bend or tie optical digital cords See “Enjoying the sound/images from other inputs” (page 93) 24GB Connecting components with multi-channeloutput jacks AAudio cord (not supplied) BMonaural audio cord (not supplied) •DVD and Super Audio CD players do not have the SURROUND BACK jacks When “Sur Back Assign” is set to Connecting components with analog audio jacks 26GB 4b: Connecting the video components Video input/output jacks to be connected High quality image 27GB Connecting components with HDMI jacks HDMI features 28GB AHDMI cable (not supplied) 29GB Notes on connecting cables •We recommend that you use a Sony HDMI cable Notes on HDMI connections In this case, check the specification of the connected component •Refer to the operating instructions of each component connected for details Connecting a DVD player, Blu- ray Disc Player DComponent video cord (not supplied) ES video cord (not supplied) FVideo cord (not supplied) 31GB Connecting a satellite tuner CATV system The following illustration shows how to connect a satellite tuner, CATV system CComponent video cord (not supplied) DS video cord (not supplied) EVideo cord (not supplied) Connecting components with analog video and audio jack BS video cord (not supplied) CVideo cord (not supplied) DAudio/video cord (not supplied) 33GB Function for conversion of video signals Video signals can be output as HDMI video, component video and S video signals S video signals can be output as HDMI video, component video and video signals Component video signals can be output as HDMI video, S video and video signals 34GB In the video input/output conversion table of the receiver HDMI OUT MONITOR VIDEO 35GB Notes on converting video signals •The resolution of the signals output to the Resolution of up to 480p can be output to the To connect a recording component 36GB In the video input/output conversion table classified by the menu settings “Resolution” COMPONENT MONITOR S MONITOR 5: Connecting the antennas (aerials) Connect the supplied AM loop antenna (aerial) and FM wire antenna (aerial) 38GB 6:Preparing the receiver and the remote Page 7:Operating the receiver using the GUI 2 Turn on the receiver and the TV 3 Press AMP to enable receiver operation 4 Press SHIFT, then press MENU while the SHIFT button is lit Overview of the menus The 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 53) Navigating through menus 3 Press V/v repeatedly to select a menu you want 4 Press or b to enter the menu The menu item list appears on the TV screen 5 Press V/v repeatedly to select 8: Setting the speakers Setting the speaker impedances 1 Press AMP MENU to display the GUI menu on the TV screen 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Settings,” then press or b 3 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Speaker,” then press or b 4 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Impedance,” then press configuration: Set “Impedance” to “8 Ω” in the Speaker settings menu –For other types of speakers in other configurations: 9:Calibrating the appropriate speaker settings automatically •The auto calibration function does not work if headphones are connected •Cancel MUTING if it is set to on 1 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the AUTO CAL MIC jack 2 Set up the optimizer microphone Performing auto calibration The auto calibration function allows you to measure the following: •Speaker connectionsa) •Polarity of speakers •Speaker distanceb) The measurement result is not utilized when the •The measurement result is not utilized in the following cases frequency of more than 96 kHz are being received 3 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Auto Calibration,” then press or b 4 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Quick Setup,” then press 9 Measurement starts –when connecting special speakers, such as dipole speakers –when using the zone 2/zone 3 function in zone 2/ zone To cancel the measurement Confirming/saving the measurement results 3 Press B/b repeatedly to select “Yes,” then press 4 Press V/v repeatedly to select the auto calibration type, then press b The measurement results are saved Parameter Explanation Message list after auto calibration measurement Display Code properly and reperform the measurement microphone cable may be damaged or improperly connected To set auto calibration items more precisely (Enhanced Setup) On the Auto Calibration menu, select “Enhanced Setup,” then press •Seating Position •Calibration Type For details, see the table on page Selecting a component You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver or the RM-AAU016remote Selected input played back 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 Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD 2 Turn on the receiver 3 Press INPUT SELECTOR to select “SA-CD/CD.” You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver to select “SA-CD/CD.” 4 Play back the disc Watching a DVD/Blu-rayDisc Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV and DVD player Be sure this receiver is connected to the DVD player 1 Turn on the TV and DVD player or Blu-rayDisc Player 3 Press INPUT SELECTOR to select “DVD/BD.” Enjoying video games 1 Turn on the TV and video game 3 Press INPUT SELECTOR to select “VIDEO 3*.” You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this receiver to select “VIDEO 3*.” Watching video Settings for the audio (Audio settings menu) Audio settings menu parameters xA/V Sync (Synchronizes audio and video output) Settings for the video (Video settings menu) Settings for HDMI (HDMI menu) Video settings menu parameters Settings for the system (System settings menu) System settings menu parameters xScreen Saver The screen saver function is disabled Enjoying a preprogrammed sound field 1 Start playing a sound source you want to listen to (CD, DVD, etc.) 2 Press AMP MENU to display the GUI menu on the TV screen 3 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Settings,” then press or b 4 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Surround,” then press or b When connecting Blu-rayDisc Players and other next generation HD players Sound Surround Enjoying 63GB Audio format Maximumnumberthe receiver of channels 64GB Types of A.F.D. mode A.F.D. mode Multi-channel Effect audio after The beginning of the sound stream may be dropped out when Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoding is effective, when a •Neural-THXis effective when multi-channelsignals are input If you connect a sub woofer 66GB Types of music/movie mode Sound field for Movie Cinema Studio EX A Headphone Headphone (2ch) processing and multi-channelsurround formats are downmixed to 2 channels a pair of headphones Adjusting the sound effect 3 While monitoring the sound, adjust the selected parameter using V/v and For details, see following menu parameters depending on the sound field xDimension Control xPanorama Mode This function is not activated xScreen Depth This parameter is provided especially for Cinema Studio EX modes Using the surround back decoding mode 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Settings,” then press or b 3 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Surround,” then press or b Input stream Output Surround back channels decoding 5.1e) Enjoying the surround effect at low volume levels (NIGHT MODE) 1Press AMP Receiver operation is enabled 2 Press NIGHT MODE Adjusting the speaker settings manually xDistance (Distance from the seating position to each speaker) You can adjust the distance from 1.0 meter to 10.0 meters in 1 cm steps xSize (Size of each speaker) Speaker Pattern menu 76GB repeatedly to select “Settings,” then press or repeatedly to select “Speaker,” then press repeatedly to select “Test Tone,” then press Making settings with the Test Tone menu Advanced Up Setting Speakers 77GB You can select the test tone type Test Tone menu parameters xTest Tone • OFF • AUTO • L, C, R, SR, SBR, SBL, SL, SW xSur Back Assign (Settings of the surround back speaker(s)) If you have not connected surround back speakers, select “OFF.” •BI-AMP •ZONE Adjusting the equalizer 3 Press V/v repeatedly to select “EQ,” then press 80GB The equalizer adjustment screen appears on the TV screen 5 Choose the speaker you want to adjust using B/b, then press 7 Press to enter the parameter Clearing stored equalizer settings 1Press OPTIONS, then press Listening to FM/AM radio Direct tuning 4 Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency, then press to enter 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM,” then press or b 3 Press V/v to select “Direct If you cannot tune in a station Presetting radio stations 4 Press OPTIONS 5 Press V/v to select “Memory,” then press to enter 6 Press V/v to select a preset number 7 Press Using the Radio Data System (RDS) Program type Description indication 86GB Converting analog video input signals Press SHIFT, then press RESOLUTION repeatedly You can also use “Resolution” in the Video settings menu Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter 4,6 3 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Music,” then press or b “DMPORT” appears beside “Music.” 4 Press or b 5 Press OPTIONS to display “Function List.” Operating the component connected to the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter To 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 Do the following Option parameters in the play modes xRepeat Mode (TDM-iP1only) • Off • One Naming inputs You can enter a name of up to 8 characters for inputs and display it 1 Choose the item you want to name You can name the following items •Auto calibration position (page 46) Switching between digital and analog audio Enjoying the sound/ images from other inputs Input name VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 DVD TAPE CD-R Video1 Component Changing the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly Each time you press DISPLAY, the display will change as follows Input name you selected t Original input name t Sound field type t Volume FM and AM band About the indicators on the display Example: 96GB 97GB 98GB Using the sleep timer You can set the receiver to turn off automatically at a specified time When sleep timer is being used, “SLEEP” lights up Press SHIFT, then press SLEEP repeatedly Each time you press SLEEP, the display changes cyclically as follows: Recording using the receiver Recording onto a MiniDisc or audio tape 1 Press the input button of the playback component 2 Prepare the playback component for playing For example, insert a CD into the CD player Listening to the sound in another zone 1:Zone 2 connections 2:Zone 3 connections Setting audio/video output signals to the zone 2/zone audio/video signals, then press 4 Press V/v repeatedly to select “Multi Zone,” then press 5 Press V/v to select the zone to which you want to output Multi Zone menu parameters xPower Lets you turn zone operation on xInput xVolume Option menu parameter of zone 2/zone 3 operations • ON The receiver can receive commands from the RS-232Cport The receiver does not receive commands from the RS-232Cport About the IR REMOTE jack Using a bi-amplifierconnection To connect speakers To set up speakers 106GB Using the CONTROL S Control System Operating without connecting to the TV Menu Item Initial setting 109GB 110GB 111GB 112GB Measurement starts “Auto Calibration” is displayed repeatedly to select “AUTO CAL START?,” then press to start the measurement Measurement starts in five seconds. A count down is displayed Press MENU Selecting a sound field type Press 2CH/A.DIRECT, A.F.D., MOVIE, or MUSIC repeatedly The selected sound field type appears on the display Listening to the sound without any adjustment (ANALOG DIRECT) Press 2CH/A.DIRECT Displaying RDS information While receiving an RDS station, press DISPLAY repeatedly 115GB Operating the output to zone 2/ zone 1Turn on the main receiver (this receiver) 2 Press ZONE 2 or ZONE The remote switches to zone 2 mode or zone 3 mode 3 Turn on the amplifier in zone 2 or zone Operating each component using the remote Remote the Using 117GB Table of buttons used to control each component 118GB Programming the remote To control a CD player To control a DAT deck To control an MD deck To control a tape deck To control an LD player To control a DVD player To control a DVD recorder To control a TV To control a satellite tuner 121GB Performing several commands in sequence automatically Program the sequence of the operation 1,5 1,3 1 Press MACRO 1 or MACRO 2 for more than 1 second while pressing RM SET UP 2 Press the input button of the component that you want to assign one of the following operations Setting remote control codes that are not stored in the remote 5 The RM SET UP button flashes twice, then the learning process is completed 6 Press RM SET UP to finish the Learning function process To cancel learning Using a command that has been learned When selecting a learned input, press the button used to learn that function Clearing all the contents of the remote’s memory Glossary xCinema Studio EX xComponent video xComposite video xCrossover frequency xDolby Digital xDolby Digital Plus xDolby Digital Surround EX xDolby Pro Logic The GAME mode is suitable for video games xDTS-HD xDTS Neo:6 xHDMI (High-DefinitionMultimedia Interface) xHigh Bitrate Audio xInterlace Precautions On safety On power sources On heat buildup On placement Troubleshooting Audio There is no sound from one of the front speakers There is no sound from analog 2 channel sources There is no sound from digital sources (from COAXIAL or OPTICAL input jack) •Check that the INPUT MODE is not set to “Analog” (page 92) •Check that the “2ch Analog Direct” is not being used •Adjust the speaker level (page 74) There is no sound from the surround back speakers There is no sound from the sub woofer •Check that the sub woofer is connected correctly and securely •Make sure you have turned on your speaker are output from the VIDEO jack. Input 480i component video signals Images of the source with HDMI connection is not output to the TV •Make sure that cables are correctly and securely connected to components •Check that the components are connected correctly (page 27) The GUI does not appear on the TV screen Remote control 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 Specifications Amplifier section POWER OUTPUT Rated Power Output at Stereo Mode1) 2) (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0.7%): 125 W + 125 W Inputs (Digital) Outputs EQUALIZER FM tuner section AM tuner section 138GB Index Symbols Numerics 139GB 140GB 141GB