xDigital power management (D.POWER)

Lets you enjoy the analog source without the influence of digital circuits.

•“AUTO OFF” turns off the power of the unnecessary digital circuits automatically when you use analog inputs or functions that bypass digital processing when MULTI/2CH ANALOG DIRECT function is used.

•“ALWAYS ON” keeps the power of digital circuits on. Select if you do not like the time lag that occurs with the “AUTO OFF” setting when digital circuits are turned on, etc.

xVideo power management (V.POWER)

Lets you enjoy the sound without the influence of the video circuits.

•“AUTO OFF” turns off the power of video circuits automatically when it is unnecessary.

•“ALWAYS ON” keeps the power of video circuits on. Depending on the monitor, noise may be produced or the picture may be distorted when the power of the video circuits is turned on. In this case, select “ALWAYS ON”.

xSound field link (S.FIELD LINK)

Lets you apply the last selected sound field to a program source whenever it is selected. For example, if you listen to CD with STADIUM as the sound field, change to a different program source, then return to CD, STADIUM will be applied again.

xDigital input decode mode (DECODE FORMAT)

Lets you specify the decode type for the signal input to the digital audio jacks.

•“AUTO” switches between DTS, Dolby Digital, or PCM decoding automatically.

•“PCM” decodes all the input signals as PCM signals. If a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG (etc.) signal is input, no sound will be heard. When set to “AUTO”, and the sound from the digital audio jacks (for CD, etc.) is interrupted when playback starts, set to “PCM”.

xCONTROL A1 auto function (AUTO

FUNCTION)

Lets you switch the function of this receiver to the Sony components connected via CONTROL A1 cords (see page 13) automatically when the connected component is set to play mode.

x2nd room speaker (2ND ROOM SP) (STR-DA3ES only)

Lets you set whether you would output the sound from the speakers in the 2nd room or not.

The setting is automatically set to “ON” when the SPEAKER switch is set to “MAIN+2ND ROOM”.

x3rd room speaker (3RD ROOM SP) (STR-DA5ES only)

Lets you set whether you would output the sound from the speakers in the 3rd room or not. The setting is automatically set to “ON” when the SPEAKER switch is set to “MAIN+3RD ROOM”.

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