Sony STR-DA4ES - Manuals

5 GB Operations using the remote(STR-DA7ES only) Using the remote RM-US105A ........... 66 Listening to the sound in another room ................................. 67 Additional Information Precautions .......................................... 75 Troubleshooting ................................... ...

6 GB List of Button Locations and Reference Pages How to use this page Use this page to find the location of buttons and otherparts of the system that are mentioned in the text. Illustration number r PLAY MODE qg (9, 13, 14) R R Name of button/part Reference page Main unit ALPHABETICAL ORDER A – I A...

8 GB Getting Started 1: Check how to hookup your components Steps 1a through 1c beginning on page 10 describe how to hook up your components to this receiver.Before you begin, refer to “Connectable components” below for the pages which describe how toconnect each component. After hooking up all your...

Getting Started 9 GB A Audio cord White (L) Red (R) B Audio/video cord Yellow (video) White (L/audio) Red (R/audio) C Video cord Yellow D S-video cord E Optical digital cord F Coaxial digital cord Notes • Turn off the power to all components before making any connections.• Be sure to make connection...

Getting Started 11 GB 2 Connect the video jacks. The following illustration shows how to connect a TV or satellite tuner and a DVD/LD player withCOMPONENT VIDEO (Y, B-Y, R-Y) output jacks. Connecting a TV with component video inputjacks allows you to enjoy higher quality video. Notes • On this recei...

12 GB Hooking up a CD/Super Audio CD player and MD/DAT deck For details on the required cords ( A – H ), see page 9. MD/DAT deck CD/Super Audio CD player * Connect to either the COAXIAL IN or the OPTICAL IN jack. We recommend making connections to the COAXIAL IN jack. If you want to connect several ...

Getting Started 13 GB 1b: Connecting components with multi channel outputjacks 1 Connect the audio jacks. If your DVD/LD and CD/Super Audio CD players are equipped with multi channel decoder, you canconnect them to this receiver’s MULTI CHANNEL IN jacks to enjoy the sound of the connectedcomponent’s...

14 GB 1b: Connecting components with multi channel output jacks (continued) 2 Connect the video jacks. The following illustration shows how to connect a DVD or LD player with COMPONENT VIDEO(Y, B-Y, R-Y) output jacks. Connecting a TV with component video input jacks allows you to enjoyhigher quality...

Getting Started 15 GB MD/DAT TAPE PHONO IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN SIGNAL GND U FRONT SURROUND CENTER SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER L L R L R L R R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO IN AUDIO AUDIO FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK CENTER SUB WOOFER CENTER VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VA...

16 GB MD/DAT TAPE PHONO IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN SIGNAL GND U FRONT SURROUND CENTER SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER L L R L R L R R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO IN AUDIO AUDIO FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK CENTER SUB WOOFER CENTER VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VARIABLE VARIABLE ...

Getting Started 17 GB 2: Connecting the antennas Connect the supplied AM loop antenna and FM wire antenna. FM wire antenna(supplied) AM loop antenna(supplied) Notes • To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components.• Be sure to fully extend the FM wire a...

18 GB 3: Connecting speakers Connect your speakers to the receiver. This receiver alows you to use a 7.1 channel speaker system. To fully enjoy theater-like multi channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speakers, acenter speaker, and two surround speakers) and a sub woofer (5.1 chan...

20 GB 4: Connecting the ACpower cord Connect the supplied AC power cord to the ACIN terminal on the receiver, then connect theAC power cord to a wall outlet. You can connect up to two components to theAC OUTLET(s) on the receiver. AC IN terminal AC power cord (supplied) Notes • The AC OUTLET(s) on t...

Getting Started 21 GB 5: Setting up the speakers Use the SET UP menu to set the types and sizesof the speakers connected to the receiver. 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver. 2 Press SET UP. The SET UP button lights up and the firstSET UP parameter appears in the display. 3 Press the cursor buttons ...

Getting Started 25 GB Tip The receiver lets you to input the speaker position interms of distance. However, it is not possible to setthe center speaker further than the front speakers.Also, the center speaker cannot be set more that5 feet closer than the front speakers.Likewise, the surround speaker...

26 GB To output the test tone only from a specific speaker Set “TEST TONE” in the LEVEL menu to“FIX” (page 44). The test tone is output onlyfrom the selected speaker. For more precise adjustment You can output the test tone or sound sourcefrom two adjacent speakers to adjust theirbalance and level.S...

Amplifier/Tuner Operation 27 GB Amplifier/Tuner Operation Selecting the component 1 Rotate FUNCTION to select thefunction. The selected function appears in the display. To select the Display VCR VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 Camcorder or VIDEO 3 TV game DVD or LD player DVD/LD Satellite tuner TV/SAT Tape deck ...

28 GB Listening to FM/AM radio You can listen to FM and AM broadcaststhrough the built-in tuner. Before operation,make sure you have connected the FM and AMantennas to the receiver (see page 17). Tip The tuning scale is:FM: 100 kHzAM: 10 kHz** The AM tuning scale can be changed (see page 79). Automa...

Amplifier/Tuner Operation 29 GB Direct tuning Enter a frequency of the station directly byusing the remote.For details on the supplied remote, refer to theoperating instructions supplied with the remote. STR-DA7ES Use the supplied remote RM-TP1. 1 Touch RM SELECT. The RM SELECT screen appears. 2 Tou...

30 GB n A1 ˜ A2 ˜ ... ˜ A0 ˜ B1 ˜ B2 ˜ ... ˜ B0 N n C0 ˜ ...C2 ˜ C1 N Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 30 FM or AM stations.Then you can easily tune in the stations youoften listen to. Presetting radio stations 1 Rotate FUNCTION to switch thefunction to TUNER. 2 Tune in the station tha...

Amplifier/Tuner Operation 31 GB Changing the display Changing the information inthe display You can check the volume, sound field, or thedecoding information by changing theinformation in the display. Press DISPLAY repeatedly. The displayed information varies according tothe selected function. All f...

32 GB DIGITAL a PRO LOGIC MULTI CH IN 1 2 D.RANGE COAX SLEEP MONO DTS EQ MPEG STEREO OPT L.F.E. L SW SL SR C S R SB MEMORY 1 2 3 4 7 5 6 qf 8 qa 9 qs qd q; 3 PRO LOGIC: Lights up when the receiver applies Pro Logic processing to 2 channelsignals in order to output the center andsurround channel sign...

Amplifier/Tuner Operation 33 GB 0 MPEG: Lights up when MPEG signals are input. Note Only the front 2 channels are compatible withMPEG format. Multi channel surround sound isdownmixed and output from the front 2 channels. qa DTS: Lights up when DTS signals are input. When playing a DTS format disc, b...

34 GB Enjoying Surround Sound Automatically decodingthe input audio signal (AUTO DECODING) In this mode, the receiver automatically detectsthe type of audio signal being input (DolbyDigital, DTS, standard 2 channel stereo, etc)and performs the proper decoding if necessary.This mode presents the soun...

Enjoying Surround Sound 35 GB Selecting a sound field You can take advantage of surround soundsimply by selecting one of the receiver’spre-programmed sound fields. They bring theexciting and powerful sound of movie theatersand concert halls into your home. Sound field list NORMAL SURROUND CINEMA STU...

36 GB About CINEMA STUDIO EX modes The CINEMA STUDIO EX modes consist ofthe following three elements. • Virtual Multi Dimention Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers from a singlepair of actual surround speakers. • Screen Depth Matching Creates the sensation that the sound is comingfrom inside the scre...

Enjoying Surround Sound 37 GB continued Selecting other sound fields Press MODE +/– repeatedly to select thesound field you want. The selected sound field appears in the display. x NORMAL SURROUND Software with multi channel surround audiosignals is played back according to the way itwas recorded. T...

38 GB Enjoying the surround effectat low volume level(NIGHT MODE) This function allows you to retain a theater likeenvironment at low volume levels. Thisfunction can be used with other sound fields. When watching a movie late at night, you willbe able to hear the dialog clearly even at a lowvolume l...

Enjoying Surround Sound 39 GB Tips • When “PLII MUSIC” is selected, you can make further adjustments using “CENTER WIDTH”,“DIMENSION”, “PANORAMA” in theSURROUND menu. • You can select the 2 channel decoding mode using “2CH MODE” in the CUSTOMIZE menu (page47). Selecting the surroundback decoding mod...

40 GB How to select the surround back decoding mode You can select the surround back mode you want according to the input stream. When you select “AUTO” When the input stream contains the 6.1 channel decode flag* 1 , the appropriate decoder is applied to decode the surround back signal. For the DTS-...

Advanced adjustments and settings 41 GB Advanced Adjustments and Settings Assigning the audio input (AUDIO SPLIT) You can assign the audio input for eachfunction. This function is convenient in thefollowing cases. (Example) When you have two DVDplayers and no digital audio input jack isavailable for...

42 GB When the multi channel audio input is assigned to a specific function (page 45) The following is displayed instead of “AUTO2CH” and “ANALOG 2CH FIXED”. • AUTO MULTI CH 1/2 Gives priority to the analog audio signals inputto the MULTI CH IN 1/2 jacks when there is nodigital audio signals. • MULT...

Advanced adjustments and settings 43 GB Customizing sound fields By adjusting the SURROUND menu andLEVEL menu, you can customize the soundfields to suit your particular listening situation. Note on the displayed items The setup items you can adjust in each menuvary depending on the sound field. Cert...

44 GB Adjusting the LEVEL menu You can adjust the balance and level of eachspeaker. These settings are applied to all soundfields. 1 Start playing a source encoded withmulti channel surround effects (DVD,etc.). 2 Press LEVEL. The LEVEL button lights up and theLEVEL menu appears in the display. 3 Pre...

Advanced adjustments and settings 45 GB For advanced LEVEL menu adjustments Use the CUSTOMIZE menu and set “MENUEXPAND” to “ON” to enable advancedadjustments. For details on “MENU EXPAND”, see page47.For details on how to set the items, see page 54. Resetting sound fields to theinitial settings 1 Pr...

46 GB Setup items for the EQ menu x FRONT BASS XXX.X dB (Front speaker bass level) x FRONT MID XXX.X dB (Front speaker midrange level) x FRONT TREBLE XXX.X dB (Front speaker treble level) x CENTER BASS XXX.X dB (Center speaker bass level) x CENTER MID XXX.X dB (Center speaker midrange level) x CENTE...

Advanced adjustments and settings 47 GB Advanced settings Using the CUSTOMIZE menuto adjust the receiver You can adjust various receiver settings usingthe CUSTOMIZE menu. 1 Press CUSTOMIZE. The CUSTOMIZE button lights up and theCUSTOMIZE menu appears in the display. 2 Press the cursor buttons ( or )...

Advanced adjustments and settings 49 GB x OSD COLOR (Color of the on-screen display) Lets you select the color of the on-screen display.• COLOR The on-screen display is displayed in color. • MONOCHROME The on-screen display is displayed in monochrome. x OSD H.POSITION (OSD horizontal position) Initi...

52 GB x SURROUND SP > XXX Hz (Surround speaker crossover frequency) Initial setting: STD (120 Hz)Lets you adjust the surround speaker bass crossoverfrequency when “SURROUND SP” (surroundspeaker size) is set to “SMALL”. You can adjust from40 Hz to 200 Hz in 10 Hz steps. x SURR BACK SP > XXX Hz ...

Advanced adjustments and settings 53 GB x C WIDTH (Center width control) Initial setting: (3)Lets you perform further adjustments for Dolby ProLogic II Music mode decoding (PLII MUSIC). Youcan set this parameter only when “2CH MODE” is setto “PLII MUSIC” (page 38) and NORMALSURROUND is selected.You ...

54 GB x VIR.SPEAKERS (Virtual speakers) This parameter is especially for the Cinema StudioEX modes (page 35).• ON The virtual speakers are created. • OFF The virtual speakers are not created. x SURR ENHANCER (Surround reflection enhancer) This parameter is especially for the Cinema StudioEX modes (p...

Advanced adjustments and settings 55 GB x D.RANGE COMP (Dynamic range compressor) Lets you compress the dynamic range of the soundtrack. This may be useful when you want to watchmovies at low volumes late at night.• OFF The dynamic range is not compressed. • 0.1–0.9 The dynamic range is compressed i...

Advanced adjustments and settings 57 GB Custom install mode This receiver features the custom install modesdescribed below. Depending on how you intendto use these features, use of these modes mayrequire additional equipment (availableseparately) or modification of your listeningenvironment. Please ...

58 GB Other Operations Naming preset stationsand functions You can enter a name of up to 8 characters forpreset stations and functions and display it inthe receiver’s display. 1 To index a preset station Rotate FUNCTION to select TUNER,then tune in the preset station you wantto create an index name ...

Other Operations 59 GB Using the Sleep Timer You can set the receiver to turn offautomatically at a specified time by using theremote. For details, refer to the operating instructionssupplied with the remote. STR-DA7ES Use the supplied remote RM-TP1. 1 Touch RM SELECT. 2 Touch AMP in the RM SELECT s...

60 GB Recording on a video tape You can record from a VCR, a TV, or an LDplayer using the receiver. You can also addaudio from a variety of audio sources whenediting a video tape. See the operatinginstructions of your VCR or LD player if youneed help. 1 Select the program source to berecorded. 2 Pre...

Other Operations 61 GB Using the CONTROL A1system Getting Started This section explains the basic functionsof the CONTROL A1 Control System.Certain components have specialfunctions, like “CD Synchro Dubbing” oncassette decks, that require CONTROLA1 connections. For detailed informationregarding spec...

62 GB CONTROL A1 /S-LINK controlsystem (continued) • If you have a Sony CD changer with a COMMAND MODE selector If your CD changer’s COMMAND MODEselector can be set to CD 1, CD 2, or CD 3,be sure to set the command mode to “CD 1”and connect the changer to the CD jacks onthe receiver. If, however, yo...

64 GB CONTROL A1 /S-LINK controlsystem (continued) x Synchronized recording This function lets you conduct synchronizedrecording between the selected source andrecorder components. 1 Set the function selector on the amplifier (or receiver) to the source component. 2 Set the source component to pause...

66 GB Audio/Video components For STR-DA7ES, two remotes are supplied (RM-TP1 and RM-US105A). For details on RM-TP1,refer to the separate operating instructions. For details on RM-US105A, refer to the following pages. Using the remote RM-US105A When using as a simplified remote This remote can be use...

Operations using the remote (STR-DA7ES only) 67 GB For 3RD ROOM (STR-DA7ES only) (Analog audio signals only) The sources change cyclically as follows: SOURCE* t VIDEO 1 t VIDEO 2 t VIDEO 3 t DVD/LD t TV/SAT t TAPE t MD/DAT t CD/SACD t TUNER * The signals of the current function is output. Tips • Onl...

68 GB Listening to the sound in another room (continued) 2ND ROOM OUT STR-DA7ES RM-US105A +– M m + – + – > . x X N n + – + – Amplifier Monitor Speaker Speaker IR repeater (not supplied) IR repeater (not supplied) Audio/Video components 2nd room Main room Using an optional IR repeater as shown abo...

Operations using the remote (STR-DA7ES only) 69 GB x 3rd room operation 3rd room Main room 3RD ROOM OUT STR-DA7ES RM-US105A +– M m + – + – > . x X N n + – + – Amplifier Speaker Speaker Audio/Video components Using an optional IR repeater as shown above The following operations are possible with t...

70 GB Location of parts 1 ?/1 switch* Press to turn the receiver on or off, or toturn the 2nd (or 3rd) room output on or off. 2 Command mode buttons Press to select the command mode. Tips • Each time you press a function button or other operation buttons on the remote, the currentcommand mode button...

Operations using the remote (STR-DA7ES only) 71 GB 3 Function buttons The function changes according to the modeof the remote. AV SYSTEM 1/2: Press to select thesource of the receiver.2ND ROOM: Press to select thesource you want to output from the2ND ROOM jacks.3RD ROOM: Press to select thesource yo...

72 GB Changing button assignments You can change the factory settings of thefunction buttons to suit the components in yoursystem. For example, if you connect a LDplayer to the VIDEO 2 jacks on the receiver,you can set the VIDEO2 button on this remoteto control the LD player. Note, however, that the...

Operations using the remote (STR-DA7ES only) 73 GB Notes • If you do not press a button during step 2 through 4 within thirty seconds, the remote automatically exitsthe button assignment mode. Start again from step1. • In step 3, if you press the same button more than the possible number of categori...

74 GB Receiver (STR-XXXX) Monitor Speaker Speaker Audio/Video components 2nd (or 3rd) room AV SYSTEM 1 Main room AV SYSTEM 2 To change button assignments for the 2nd room mode When the remote is set to the 2nd room mode,you can set the remote to turn the receiveron/off or adjust the volume. You can ...

Additional Information 75 GB Additional Information Precautions On safety Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet,unplug the receiver and have it checked by qualifiedpersonnel before operating it any further. On power sources • Before operating the unit, check that the operating volt...

Additional Information 77 GB To connect an LD player via an RF demodulator • Connect the LD player to the RF demodulator, then connect the RF demodulator’s optical orcoaxial digital output to the receiver’s DVD/LDOPTICAL IN or COAXIAL jack. When makingthis connection, be sure to set INPUT MODEmanual...

78 GB Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTALHARMONIC DISTORTION: STR-DA7ES With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from20 – 20,000 Hz; rated 120 watts per channelminimum RMS power, with no more than0.05 % total harmonic distortion from250 milliwatts to rated output. STR-DA4...

Additional Information 79 GB Remote control RM-US105A(STR-DA7ES only) Remote control system Infrared control Power requirements 3 V DC with two R6(size-AA) batteries Dimensions 210 × 45 × 25 mm Mass (approx.) 95 g excluding batteries General Power requirements 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption Model...

80 GB Index A, B Adjusting brightness of the display31 CUSTOMIZE parameters47, 58EQ parameters 45, 55 LEVEL parameters 44, 54speaker volumes 26 SET UP parameters 21, 49SURROUND parameters43, 52 Automatic tuning 28 C Changing display 31 effect level 43 Clearing receiver’s memory 21 Crossover frequenc...