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STRDH800 manual
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Sony Corporation
Printed in Malaysia
Contents
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WARNING
For customers in the United States and Canada
For customers in the United States
Important Safety Instructions
NOTE:
CAUTION
About This Manual
On Copyright
Table of Contents
S-AIROperations
Other Operations
Using the Remote
Additional Information
Description and location of parts
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About the indicators on the display
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Rear panel
Remote commander
RM-AAP043
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1: Installing the speakers
2: Connecting the speakers
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Selecting a speaker pattern
3: Connecting the TV
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4a: Connecting the audio components
Connecting a Super Audio CD/CD player or CD recorder
4b: Connecting the video components
Connecting components with HDMI jacks
To enjoy TV multi channel surround sound broadcasting
HDMI features
Notes on connecting cables
Notes on HDMI connections
Connecting a DVD player
Connecting a Blu-raydisc player
Connecting a satellite tuner/ set-topbox
Connecting components with analog video and audio jack
5:Connecting the antennas (aerials)
6:Preparing the receiver
and the remoteGetting
Connecting the AC power cord
Performing initial setup operations
1 Press ?/1 to turn off the receiver
2 Hold down ?/1 for 5 seconds
3 Press MEMORY/ENTER
Inserting batteries into the remote
7:Selecting the speaker system
8:Calibrating the appropriate settings automatically
Before you perform Auto
Calibration
1 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the AUTO CAL MIC jack
2 Set up the optimizer microphone
On setting up the active subwoofer
Performing Auto Calibration
Press AUTO CAL
To cancel Auto Calibration
Confirming/saving the measurement results
1 Confirm the measurement result
2 Press AMP and then press V/v repeatedly to select the item. Then, press
Select “SAVE EXIT” in step 2 to save the measurement result
Press V/v repeatedly to select
When error codes appear
To perform Auto Calibration again
When you select “PHASE INFO”
When you select “WARN
CHECK”
After you have finished
AUTO CAL menu parameters
xA.CAL START (Auto Calibration)
To register more than one set of settings for the listening environment
To select the registered seating position
To exit the menu
xNAME IN (Naming inputs)
To name the position
9:Adjusting the speaker levels and balance
Selecting a component
To activate the muting function
To avoid damaging your speakers
Naming inputs
repeatedly to select “SYSTEM”
4 Press or b to enter the menu
Listening/Watching a component
Watching a DVD/Blu-rayDisc
1 Turn on the TV and DVD player/Blu-raydisc player
3 Press DVD to watch a DVD or press BD to watch a Blu-raydisc
5 Play back the disc
6 Adjust to a suitable volume
Navigating through menus
Overview of the menus
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Adjusting the level
xD. RANGE (Dynamic range compressor)
Settings for the speakers
(SPEAKER menu)
SPEAKER menu parameters
xSP PATTERN (Speaker pattern)
xFRT SP (Front speakers)
xCNT SP (Center speaker)
xSUR SP (Surround speakers)
xSB ASSIGN (Surround back speaker assign)
xFL DIST. (Front left speaker distance)
xFR DIST. (Front right speaker distance)
With only one surround back speaker
With two surround back speakers (The angle B should be the same)
xCNT DIST. (Center speaker distance)
Settings for the surround sound
Adjusting the equalizer
Settings for the tuner
Settings for the audio
Settings for the video
Settings for the HDMI
Settings for the system
Settings for the S-AIR
Enjoying a pre-programmedsound field
Selecting Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode
Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select the sound field you want
Types of A.F.D. mode
Selecting enhanced surround mode
Press V/v repeatedly to select “SURROUND”, then press or b
3 Press V/v repeatedly to select “E.SUR MODE” then press or b
5 Press MENU/HOME or AMP MENU to exit the menu
6 Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select “E.SURROUND”
Types of enhanced surround mode
If you connect a subwoofer
Selecting movie/music mode
Types of movie/music mode
Enjoying the surround effect at low volume levels
Using only the front speakers
Listening to the sound without any adjustment
Resetting sound fields to the initial settings
Listening to FM/AM radio
If you cannot tune in a station
Press ENT/MEM
Press D.TUNING
Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency
Press TUNER repeatedly to select the FM or AM band
Presetting FM/AM radio stations
3 Press SHIFT
4 Press ENT/MEM
5 Press the numeric buttons to select a preset number
6 Press ENT/MEM
7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to preset another station
Listening to Satellite
Radio
Connecting the SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Preparing to listen to the SIRIUS Satellite Radio
SIRIUS Signal strength
When you have finished
Receiving SIRIUS Satellite Radio broadcasts
2 Press TUNING + or TUNING – to select a channel
Selecting a channel of the SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Selecting channels from a category (CATEGORY TUNING)
2 Press CATEGORY MODE repeatedly to select the “ONE CAT”
3 Press CATEGORY + or CATEGORY – to select the category you want
4 Press TUNING + or TUNING – to select the channel
Selecting channels by inputting the channel number directly
(DIRECT TUNING)
Presetting SIRIUS Satellite Radio channels
Restricting access to specific channels (Parental Lock) (SIRIUS only)
To cancel the Parental Lock
To listen to the locked channels
To change the lock code
Enter your
4-digit
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SIRIUS Satellite Radio message list
What is “BRAVIA” Sync
Preparing for the “BRAVIA” Sync
Watching a DVD/Blu-raydisc
Turning off the receiver with the TV
About S-AIRproducts
Setting up an S-AIRproduct
To insert the wireless transceiver into the S-AIRsub unit
To set the ID of the S-AIRmain unit
To set the ID of the S-AIRsub unit
aspecific S-AIRsub unit (Pairing operation)
xAfter pairing
1 Place the S-AIRsub unit that you want to pair near the S-AIRmain unit
2 Match the IDs of the S-AIRmain unit and the S-AIRsub unit
4 Press V/v repeatedly to select “S-AIR”
5 Press or b to enter the menu
Enjoying the system’s sound in another room
Changing the channel for better sound transmission
Enjoying the S-AIRreceiver while the S-AIRmain unit is in standby mode
Switching between digital and analog audio
Enjoying the sound/ images from other inputs
To return to the previous display
Enjoying the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT
Connecting the DIGITAL MEDIA
PORT adapter
To detach the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter from DMPORT jack
Listening/watching a connected component through DMPORT connection
Changing the display
Using the Sleep Timer
Recording using the receiver
Recording onto a recording media
Using a bi-amplifierconnection
To connect speakers
To set up speakers
2 Press V/v repeatedly to select “SPEAKER”
3 Press
4 Press V/v repeatedly to select “SP PATTERN”
Press or B
Operating each component using the remote
Table of buttons used to control each component (Main remote commander)
Programming the remote
If programming is unsuccessful, check the following:
To clear the memory of the remote
While holding down MASTER VOL –,press and hold ?/1 and then press AV ?/1
The numeric codes corresponding to the component and the maker of the component
To control a tuner
To control an MD deck
To control an HDD recorder
To control a Blu-raydisc player/ recorder
To control a PSX
To control a DVD player
To control an LD player
To control a video CD player
To control a VCR
Glossary
xDeep Color
xDigital Cinema Sound (DCS)
xDolby Digital
xDolby Digital Plus
xDolby Digital Surround EX
xDTS 96/24
xDTS Neo:6
xDTS Digital Surround
xDTS-ES
xDTS-HD
Precautions
On placement
On operation
On cleaning
About S-AIRfunction
Troubleshooting
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Video
Tuner
HDMI
S-AIRfunction
Error messages
If you are unable to remedy the problem using the troubleshooting guide
If the problem persist
Reference sections for clearing the receiver’s memory
Specifications
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Index