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Sony STR-DA90ESG Selecting the speaker system, Selecting the impedance, For even more powerful amplification

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Hooking Up the System

Selecting the speaker system

You can connect one set or two sets of speakers. Set the

SPEAKERS selector on the front panel according to

your speaker system.

To drive Set SPEAKERS selector to

Speaker system A A

(connected to the FRONT

SPEAKERS A terminals)

Speaker system B B

(connected to the FRONT

SPEAKERS B terminals)

Both speaker systems A and B A+B*

(parallel connection)

* Connect speakers with nominal impedance of 8 ohms, or

higher, to the A and B terminals.

Selecting the impedance

Check the impedance of your speakers (usually

indicated on the back of the speaker), and set the

IMPEDANCE SELECTOR for the front speakers.

If nominal impedance of Set IMPEDANCE SELECTOR

your speaker is your speaker is to

Between 4 and 8 ohms 4 Ω

8 ohms or higher 8 Ω

For even more powerful amplification

You can enjoy more powerful sond by connecting three

additional amplifiers.

a Front Speakers

The front signals are output from the PRE OUT

FRONT terminals.

b Center Speaker

The center signals are output from the PRE OUT

CENTER terminal.

c Rear Speakers

The rear signals are output from the PRE OUT REAR

terminals.

To adjust the volume

Set the volume of the additional amplifiers to the

maximum position, and adjust the volume with the

volume control of the receiver.

Note

For best results, we recommend that you use equivalent

amplifiers to boost front, center, and rear outputs.

Third amplifier

First amplifier Second amplifier

Active

Woofer(s)

a Front speakers

b Center Speaker

c Rear Speakers

Contents

Main WARNING INFORMATION CAUTION Note to CATV system installer Owners record z Table of contents Dolby Digital (AC-3) Surround Setup Getting Started On-Screen Operations Front Panel Operations Welcome! Understanding How the Receiver Works About the color system for video input Hookup Overview Before you get started Antenna Hookups Connecting an outdoor antenna Infrared (IR) Repeater Hookups Audio Component Hookups Speaker System Hookups z Speaker placement z Selecting the speaker system Selecting the impedance For even more powerful amplification TV-VCR Hookups Digital Component Hookups b DVD/LD COAXIAL (to DVD player) Receiver TV/DBS tuner Receiver LD player Receiver DAT/MD deck d TV/DBS OPTICAL IN (to TV/DBS tuner) Receiver DVD player A C Hookups Connecting the AC power cord Before using for the first time 1 2 Using the Remote b Inserting batteries into the remote (USA and Canada) Inserting batteries into the remote (Australia) 1 2 Notes on the remote How to use the remote 30 1 2 3 Registering a TV (or Monitor) IR code registration is unnecessary in the following case 3 Registering IR codes 1 2 7 8 z Erasing TV IR codes Registering IR codes 1 2 Registering Audio and Video Components IR code registration is unnecessary in the following case 5 6 7 To return to the main menu To return to a previous menu Erasing IR codes To erase all the IR codes for the current component (e.g., OTHER CD) To erase all the IR codes Dolby Digital (AC-3) Surround Setup Specifying the Speaker Type 1 2 3 type of speakers you connected. Front speaker (FRONT) Adjusting the speaker volume Use the remote while seated in your listening position to adjust the volume of each speaker. Note 1 2 3 You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence. Selecting a Component 1 2 3 4 To turn off all components z same time Watching TV or Video Programs 1 2 Getting StartedPlayback/Recording Tuning and Pr esetting Radio Stations + + 2 3 4 Tuning preset stations (Preset Tuning) 3 + z Presetting the radio stations Recording p Recording to audio tape or MD 1 2 3 4 5 6 p Recording other components to video tape 1 2 3 4 5 6 Using the Pre-programmed Sound Fields Ill.A VIRTUAL ENHANCED (SURROUND) A Ill.B VIRTUAL ENHANCED (SURROUND) B Ill.C VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT For REAR SP [SIDE]* For REAR SP [BEHIND]* Ill.D VIRTUAL MULTI REAR For REAR SP [SIDE]* For REAR SP [BEHIND]* Selecting the sound fields main menu. repeatedly until the mode you want appears. See Sound fields chart on page 31. To turn off the sound fields z Customizing the Sound Fields Adjusting the equalizer parameter 3 4 5 6 Adjusting the delay time Adjusting surround sound parameters (except for delay time) 3 4 5 z Registering Desired Components (User IR setting) 2 3 4 5 Indexing 2 3 Starting a Component Automatically at Power On (Auto Start) 2 Playing Components Automatically (Auto Play) 2 Starting Sever al Components in Sequence Automatically (Macr o Play) Setting the sequence of IR codes 2 3 4 Changing the Display Settings Selecting the display parameters 2 Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Remote 2 Adjusting the position of the on-screen display 2 3 Using the Sleep T imer 2 z Oper ating a CD Changer Downloading the CD name data in a Sony CD changer with a CTRL A1 jack Indexing a CD (continued) Space bar 1 INDEX. Searching for a CD quickly 3 Fr ont Panel Descriptions 5 0 1 @ @ Remote Descriptions Selecting a Component 1 2 z Playing audio and video components at the same time 1 Tuning and Pr esetting the Radio Stations Recording Adjusting the Sound To select the sound fields To adjust the equalizer parameters 1 2 5 z To adjust the surround sound parameters 1 2 Customizing the Receiver Operations 6 1 2 3 Indexing 1 2 3 4 Playing Components Without the TV (Flasher) (except for USA and Canada) 1 2 3 z Troubleshooting Power On-screen control Sound Tuner Others Getting Started Digital signal processor section (continued) Specifications Audio power specifications Amplifier section S/N PHONO 2.5 mV 50 75 dB* kilohms AM tuner section FM tuner section General Video section Getting Started Glossary Center mode Dolby Pro Logic Surround Dolby Surround Effect level Page Page Index A, B G C D