Sony STR-DA5ES, STR-DA3ES Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Features .................................................	4
Parts Identification
Main unit ...............................................	5

Receiving Broadcasts
Direct tuning ........................................	44
Automatic tuning .................................	44
Preset tuning ........................................	45

Hooking Up the Components

Required cords .......................................	6
Antenna hookups ...................................	7
Audio component hookups ....................	8
Video component hookups ....................	9
Digital component hookups .................	10
Multi channel input hookups ...............	12
Other hookups .....................................	13

Other Operations
Naming preset stations and program
sources ...........................................	46
Recording ............................................	46
Using the Sleep Timer .........................	47
Adjustments using
the SET UP button ........................	48
CONTROL A1 control system .........	51

Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System

Speaker system hookup .......................	16
Performing initial setup operations .....	19
Multi channel surround setup ..............	19
Checking the connections ....................	25

Operations using the remote*

Before you use your remote ................	53
Location of parts and basic remote
operations ......................................	54
Using the lists ......................................	62
Using the remote RM-US105 ..............	75

Basic Operations
Selecting the component .....................	26
Setting to the 7.1 channel mode ..........	28
Listening to the sound
in another room .............................	29
Changing the display ...........................	30
Enjoying Surround Sound
Selecting a sound field ........................	31
Understanding the multi channel
surround displays ..........................	36
Customizing sound fields ....................	38
Adjusting the equalizer ........................	42

Additional Information
Precautions ..........................................	82
Troubleshooting ...................................	82
Specifications ......................................	85
Tables of settings using SURROUND,
LEVEL, EQ, and SET UP buttons ..	87
Adjustable parameters for each sound
field ...............................................	90

* STR-DA5ES 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” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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

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