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Sony STRDG710 Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surround sound, (A. CAL menu), (AUTO FORMAT DIRECT), Enjoying Surround Sound, Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically

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Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically

(A. CAL menu)

For details, see “7: Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically (AUTO CALIBRATION)” (page 28).

Enjoying Surround Sound

Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surround sound

(AUTO FORMAT DIRECT)

The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows you to listen to higher fidelity sound and select the decoding mode for listening to a 2 channel stereo sound as multi channel sound.

VIDEO 1	VIDEO 2	VIDEO 3	DVD	Enjoying
SAT	TV	SA-CD/CD	TUNER
2CH	A.F.D.	MOVIE	MUSIC	Surround
A.F.D.	2	AMP MENU		Surround
1	2	3		Sound
				Sound

Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select the sound field you want.

For details, see “Types of A.F.D. mode” (page 50).

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Contents

Page WARNING For customers in the United States –Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna –Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver –Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help About This Manual About area codes *Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories “DTS” XM is a registered trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc Table of Contents Getting Started Amplifier Operations Enjoying Surround Sound Tuner Operations Description and location of parts Front panel Started Getting qhqg Function Name L 2CH CATEGORY +/– VIDEO 3 IN PORTABLE AV About the indicators on the display LFE SP A ;D EX ;PL IIx ;PL G DTS P Playback DTS-ES channel DTS 96/24 Rear panel ADIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section CSPEAKERS section Connects to a IN jacks Remote commander 10US A TV ?/1 on or off AV ?/1 Press to turn on or off the operate (page 74) m/Mb) Press to player ray disc player or blu-raydisc player S same time to select the channel entry mode, either >10/x – channel numbers of the 1: Installing speakers Enjoying a 5.1/6.1 channel system Example of a 6.1 channel speaker system configuration Example of a 5.1 channel speaker system configuration Tip 2: Connecting speakers AMonaural audio cord (not supplied) BSpeaker cords (not supplied) AFront speaker A (left) BFront speaker A (right) CCenter speaker 3a: Connecting the audio components Connecting a Super Audio CD CD player AAudio cord (not supplied) 16US 3b: Connecting the video components How to connect your components Component to be connected Video input/output jacks to be connected 17US Connecting components with HDMI jacks HDMI feature AHDMI cable (not supplied) 18US Notes on HDMI connections •The multi/stereo area audio signals of a Super Audio CD are not output In this case, check the specification of the connected component •Refer to the operating instructions of each component connected for details We do not recommend using a Connecting a TV Tips AAudio cord (not supplied) BVideo cord (not supplied) CComponent video cord (not supplied) 20US Connecting a DVD player/DVD recorder The following illustration shows how to connect a DVD player/DVD recorder Connecting a DVD player ACoaxial digital cord (not supplied) BVideo cord (not supplied) 21US Connecting a DVD recorder AOptical digital cord (not supplied) BAudio cord (not supplied) CVideo cord (not supplied) DComponent video cord (not supplied) 22US Connecting a satellite tuner set-topbox The following illustration shows how to connect a satellite tuner or a set-topbox It is not necessary to connect all the cords Connecting components with analog video and audio jack CAudio/video cord (not supplied) 24US 4: Connecting the antennas (aerials) Connect the supplied AM loop antenna (aerial) and FM wire antenna (aerial) 25US 5:Preparing the receiver and the remote Inserting batteries into the remote •Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place •Do not use a new battery with old ones •Do not mix alkaline batteries and other kinds of batteries 6:Selecting the speaker system 7:Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically Performing Auto Calibration 1 Press AMP MENU 2 Press AUTO CAL Measurement starts in 5 seconds and the display changes as follows: A.CAL [5] t A.CAL [4] t A.CAL [3] Error and warning codes When error codes appear tENTER a)Appears when there are more than one error code To rectify the error 8: Adjusting the speaker (TEST TONE) levels and balance while listening to the test tone from your Started 5 Press V/v repeatedly to select “T. TONE Y” The test tone is output from each speaker in sequence as follows: For details, see “Adjusting the level (LEVEL menu)” (page 40) •The adjusted value is shown on the display during adjustment 7 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to select “T. TONE N” Selecting a component 1 Press the input button to select a component You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver The selected input appears on the display Selected input Listening/Watching a component Listening to a Super Audio CD/CD 34US Watching a DVD 1 Turn on the TV and DVD player 2 Turn on the receiver 3 Press DVD You can also use INPUT SELECTOR on this receiver to select “DVD” Navigating through menus 2 Press V/v repeatedly to select the menu you want 3 Press or b to enter the menu 4 Press V/v repeatedly to select the parameter you want to adjust 5 Press or b to enter the parameter Overview of the menus Menu Parameters Settings Initial 38US Operations Amplifier 39US Adjusting the level (LEVEL menu) LEVEL menu parameters xT. TONE (Test tone) xFRT BAL (Front speaker balance) Adjusting the equalizer (EQ menu) EQ menu parameters xEQ (Equalizer) Lets you turn the equalizer on or off Using the surround back decoding mode (SB DEC) Types of the surround back decoding functions xSB AUTO Output Surround back Settings for the tuner (TUNER menu) TUNER menu parameters xFM MODE (FM station receiving mode) •FM AUTO Settings for the video (VIDEO menu) VIDEO menu parameters xDMPORT V. (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT video assignment) xAUDIO (HDMI AUDIO) Settings for the system (SYSTEM menu) SYSTEM menu parameters xSW SPK (Sub woofer) • YES xCNT SPK (Center speaker) xSUR SPK (Surround speakers) The surround back speaker will be set to the same setting If you have not connected surround speakers, select “NO” xSB SPK (Surround back speaker) xFRT DIST. (Front speaker distance) xCNT DIST. (Center speaker distance) xSL DIST. (Surround left speaker distance) xSB DIST. (Surround back speaker distance) For example, setting the center speaker distance xSUR POS (Surround speaker position) •SIDE/LO •SIDE/HI •BEHD/LO Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surround sound Types of A.F.D. mode Decoding A.F.D. mode Multi channel Effect Selecting a preprogrammed sound field For details, see “Types of sound field available” (page 52) Sound Surround Enjoying 51US Types of sound field available Sound field for Movie CINEMA STUDIO EX A About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) Sound fields with DCSmark use DCS technology About CINEMA STUDIO EX modes The CINEMA STUDIO EX modes consist of the following three elements •Virtual Multi Dimension Listening to the sound without any adjustment 2 While holding down 2CH, press ?/1 Press ENTER Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM band Press D.TUNING Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency Automatic tuning 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM band 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING – Using the controls on the receiver In case of poor FM stereo reception Presetting radio stations Presetting radio stations 3,5 57US 3 Press MEMORY 4 Press the numeric buttons to select a preset number Tuning to preset stations 2 Press PRESET + or PRESET – repeatedly to select the preset station you want Each time you press the button, you can select a preset station as follows: 2Press TUNING MODE repeatedly to select “PRESET T.” 3Turn TUNING +/– to select the preset station you want Naming preset stations 2 Tune in the preset station you want to create an index name for (page 58) “4-TUNER” “NAME IN” To create an index name Listening to the XM Radio About XM Satellite Radio XM Satellite Radio Terms and Conditions To activate XM Satellite Radio ssssssss Connecting the XM Radio Checking the XM Radio ID 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select “XM RADIO” 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING – to select channel Receiving XM Radio broadcasts 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select “XM RADIO” 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING – to select a channel 62US Selecting channels from a category (CATEGORY TUNING) (DIRECT TUNING) 2 Press D.TUNING 63US 3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the channel number 4 Press ENTER Displaying the XM-RADIOinformation on the front panel display Press DISPLAY on the receiver repeatedly Presetting XM Radio stations Presetting channels using the preset numbers 2 Tune in the channel you want to preset Selecting the channel by using the preset numbers 2 Press PRESET + or PRESET – repeatedly to select the preset channel you want You can select preset channels from 1 to 65US XM Radio messages list Message Explanation appears 66US Switching between digital and analog audio Enjoying the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT Connecting the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter AVideo cord (not supplied) To detach the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter from DMPORT jack Press and hold both sides of the connector and then pull out the connector 69US Listening to a connected component through DMPORT connection 1 Press DMPORT 2 Start playback of the connected component Initial setting: –NONE The assignable composite video input are VIDEO 1, VIDEO 3, DVD and SAT inputs Listening to digital sound from other inputs Naming inputs 2 Press AMP MENU 3 Press V/v repeatedly to select “5-AUDIO”or “6-VIDEO” 4 Press or b to enter the menu 5 Press V/v to select “NAME IN” Changing the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows All inputs except the FM and AM band and XM Radio Index name of the inputa) t Selected input Changing button assignments Categories and the corresponding buttons Categories Press VCR (command mode VTR 3)a) Glossary xComponent video xComposite video xDolby Digital xDolby Digital Surround EX xDolby Pro Logic xDTS-ES xDTS Neo:6 xDolby Surround (Dolby Pro Logic) xDTS 96/24 Precautions On safety On power sources On heat buildup On placement Troubleshooting Audio There is no sound from a specific component There is no sound from one of the front speakers There is no sound from analog 2 channel sources •Check the HDMI connection •You cannot listen to the Super Audio CD by connecting HDMI The left and right sounds are unbalanced or reversed •Check that the speakers and components are connected correctly and securely •Adjust the balance parameters using the LEVEL menu Video There is no picture or an unclear picture appears on the TV screen Recording cannot be carried out Tuner The FM reception is poor Remote commander 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 AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: (Models of area code U only) Amplifier section Video section General Power consumption Supplied accessories For details on the area code of the component you are using, see page Index Numerics