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To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
For customers in the United States
WARNING
Owners Record
Important Safety Instructions
CAUTION
For customers in Europe
For customers in Australia
About This Manual
On copyrights
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Table of Contents
Connections
Preparing the Receiver
Basic Operations
Tuner Operations
Supplied accessories
Inserting batteries into the remote control
Description and location of parts
Front panel
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Rear panel
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Remote control
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To control other Sony equipment
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Getting started
1: Installing the speakers
Example of speaker system configuration
5.1 channel speaker system
7.1 channel speaker system using surround back speakers
7.1 channel speaker system using front high speakers
Tips
2: Connecting the speakers
Bi-amplifier connection
3: Connecting the TV
4a: Connecting the video
Using HDMI connection
HDMI features
Notes on HDMI connections
When connecting cords
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Connecting a Blu-ray Disc player, DVD player
Connecting a satellite tuner, cable TV tuner
Connecting a PlayStation 3
Connecting an iPhone, iPod for video contents
Connecting other equipment
Function for conversion of video signals
Notes on converting video signals
To connect a recording equipment
4b: Connecting the audio
5: Connecting the antennas (aerials)
6: Connecting the AC power cord (mains lead)
Initializing the receiver
1
receiver.
2
Setting the speakers
3
4
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5
6
3
4
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Setting the surround back speakers
Press SPEAKERS repeatedly to select the front speaker system you want to drive.
Using AUTO CALIBRATION
Selecting the front speaker
Before you perform Auto Calibration
1
(page 34).
2
microphone to the AUTO CAL MIC jack.
3
2
3
4
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Performing Auto Calibration
7
the item you want, then press
8
9
microphone from the receiver.
2
Settings, then press or b.
3
Auto Cal., then press or b.
4
Guide to on-screen display operation
Using the menu
1
2
3
2
3
Using the option menus
4
5
Playing an input source
2
or b.
3
4
1
Naming the input (Name Input)
name from Input screen.
3
4
Playing an iPhone/iPod
Compatible iPod/iPhone models
2
3
4
1
2
3
To select the playback mode
1
2
Selecting the iPhone/iPod control mode
Operating the iPhone/iPod using System GUI mode
Operating the iPhone/iPod using iPod mode
3
using iPhone/iPod menu.
To operate the iPhone/iPod using the remote control
Notes on iPhone/iPod
iPhone/iPod message list
Playing a USB device
Operating the USB device
Verified Sony USB device
Notes
Compatible USB devices
2
or b.
3
To select the playback mode
To operate the USB device using the remote control
Recording using the receiver
1
to select the playback equipment that you want to record.
2
equipment for playing.
Listening to FM/AM radio
2
1
2
In case of poor FM stereo reception
3
If you cannot tune to a station
1
2
3
Presetting FM/AM radio stations
(Preset Tuning)
1
3
4
5
Changing the AM tuning scale
1
2
1
3
4
5
Receiving RDS broadcasts
Selecting the sound field
Press SOUND FIELD +/ repeatedly to select the sound field you want.
Movie mode
2 channel sound mode
x2CH ST. (2ch Stereo)
xHD-D.C.S.
Music mode
xPLII MV (PLII Movie)
xPLIIX MV (PLIIx Movie)
When headphones are connected
Enjoying Surround Sound
Digital audio formats supported by the receiver
Using the SOUND OPTIMIZER
Press SOUND OPTIMIZER to select SOUND.OP. ON.
Resetting sound fields to the default settings
1
receiver.
What is BRAVIA Sync?
Preparing for the BRAVIA Sync
If your TV is compatible with the Control for HDMI-Easy Setting function
1
2
Playing back equipment with one-touch operation
(One-Touch Play)
Enjoying the TV sound from the speakers connected to the receiver
(System Audio Control)
Turning off the receiver with the TV
(System Power-Off)
Press TV, then press AV ?/1.
Enjoying movies with the optimum sound field
Other Operations
(Theater/Theatre Mode Sync)
Enjoying optimum sound field for the selected scene
(Scene Select)
Using the sound/images from other inputs
(Input Assign)
2
or b.
3
2
The Settings menu list appears on the TV screen.
3
4
5
Using a bi-amplifier connection
2
3
4
5
Making a zone 2 connection
1
receiver).
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4
5
Using the Settings menu
2
menu, then press or b to enter the menu mode.
3
Settings menu list
Speaker Settings menu
xSP Pattern (Speaker Pattern)
xSB Assign (Surround back speaker assign)
xManual Setup
To adjust the speaker level
1
screen you want to adjust, then press .
2
xTest Tone
To output test tone from each
Surround Settings menu
To adjust the effect level for HD-D.C.S. 1
2
EQ Settings menu
Audio Settings menu
xD.L.L. (Digital Legato Linear)
xA/V Sync (Synchronizes audio with video output)
xDual Mono (Digital broadcast language selection)
HDMI Settings menu
xCtrl for HDMI (Control for HDMI)
xPass Through
xAudio Out
xHDMI Assign
System Settings menu
xAuto Standb y
Operating without connecting to a TV
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4
5
Overview of the menus
Adjusting Settings
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To view the information on the display panel
1
2
Programming the remote control
1
then press AV ?/1.
2
equipment you want to program.
3
To control a DAT deck
enter the numeric code.
4
5
To control a tape deck
To control an MD deck
To control a PSX
To control an HDD recorder To control a Blu-ray Disc player/ recorder
To control a DVD player
To control a TV
To control an LD player To control a Video CD player
To control a VCR
To control a satellite tuner (box)
To control a cable box
Resetting the remote control
1
VOL or 2 , press and hold ?/1, then press AV ?/1.
2
Precautions
Troubleshooting
Power
Sound
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Image
Tuner
iPhone/iPod
USB device
Remote control
Other Error messages
Specifications
AUDIO P OWER SPECIFICATIONS
(USA model only)
Clearing the memory
FM tuner section
AM tuner section
Video section
iPhone/iPod section
USB section
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Index
Numerics
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