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Page 3 - Type of differences; Model; About This Manual; ABLE; Hooking Up the Components; Front Panel Parts Description 24; Enjoying Surround Sound; Customizing Sound Fields 36; Receiving Broadcasts; and SET UP buttons 62; Conventions; • The instructions in this manual describe the controls on

3 The instructions in this manual are for modelsSTR-V444ES and STR-V333ES. Check your model numberby looking at the lower right corner of the front panel. Inthis manual, the STR-V444ES is used for illustrationpurposes unless stated otherwise. Any difference inoperation is clearly indicated in the te...

Page 4 - Unpacking; Inserting batteries into the remote; When to replace batteries; Before you get started; • Turn off the power to all components before making

4 Hooking UptheComponents This chapter describes how to connectvarious audio and video componentsto the receiver. Be sure to read thesections for the components you havebefore you actually connect them tothe receiver. Unpacking Check that you received the following items with the unit:• FM wire ante...

Page 5 - Important; Note; Terminals for connecting the antennas; Connect the; Antenna Hookups; Notes on antenna hookups; • To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna; Outdoor FM antenna Receiver

5 Hooking Up the Components 75 Ω COAXIAL AM U ANTENNA FM AC OUTLET MONITOR PHONO CD MD/DAT TAPE IN IN OUT IN OUT IN PRE OUT FRONT REAR L R L R L R L R SIGNAL GND ND/DAT OUT MD/DAT IN TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN COAXIAL CD IN DVD/LD IN OPTICAL CD IN U CONTROL A1 DIGITAL 75 Ω COAXIAL AM U ANTENNA FM S VIDEO I...

Page 6 - IN; Jacks for connecting audio components; Connect a; Note on audio component hookups; If your turntable has a ground wire, connect it to the; Required cords; Audio Component Hookups; Turntable

6 Hooking Up the Components IN OUT LINE L R LINE INPUT OUTPUT ç ç LINE L R LINE INPUT OUTPUT LINE L R OUTPUT ç ç AC OUTLET MONITOR PHONO CD MD/DAT TAPE IN IN OUT IN OUT IN PRE OUT FRONT REAR L R L R L R L R SIGNAL GND ND/DAT OUT MD/DAT IN TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN COAXIAL CD IN DVD/LD IN OPTICAL CD IN U C...

Page 7 - Note on video component hookups; When using the S-video jacks instead of the video jacks; Jacks for connecting video components; Video cord for connecting a TV monitor; Video Component Hookups

7 Hooking Up the Components AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT L R OUTPUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT L R OUTPUT VIDEO IN INPUT VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN OUTPUT INPUT L IN OUT VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN OUTPUT INPUT L Ç Ç IN OUT Ç Ç AC OUTLET MONITOR PHONO CD MD/DAT TAPE IN IN OUT IN OUT IN PRE ...

Page 8 - DIGITAL; Digital Component Hookups; Example of LD player connected via an RF demodulator

8 Hooking Up the Components DVD/LD VIDEO IN DIGITAL DVD/LD IN (COAXIAL) (OPTICAL) AC-3 RFOUT VIDEO OUT A OFF A + B B – + 0 10 1 9 8 7 2 3 6 5 4 1 / u + – – + VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT OUTPUT L DIGITAL COAXIAL OUTPUT VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT OUTPUT L DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT DIGITAL OPTICAL OUTPUT AC OUTLET M...

Page 9 - Notes

9 Hooking Up the Components White (L) White (L) Red (R) Red (R) Required cords Optical digital cords (not supplied) Coaxial digital cord (not supplied) Audio cords (not supplied) When connecting a cord, be sure to match the color-coded pins tothe appropriate jacks on the components. Connect the digi...

Page 10 - Example of a DVD player hookup using the 5.1CH INPUT jacks

10 Hooking Up the Components 5.1 CH INPUT VIDEO OUT SUB WOOFER SPEAKERSREAR/CENTER SPEAKERSFRONT A OFF A + B B – + 0 10 1 9 8 7 2 3 6 5 4 1 / u + – – + L R REAR FRONT 5.1CH OUTPUT CENTER SUB WOOFER AC OUTLET MONITOR PHONO CD MD/DAT TAPE IN IN OUT IN OUT IN PRE OUT FRONT REAR L R L R L R L R SIGNAL G...

Page 11 - Other Hookups

11 Hooking Up the Components AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN SPEAKERS L R A OFF A + B B – + 0 10 1 9 8 7 2 3 6 5 4 1 / u + – – + White (L) White (L) Red (R) Red (R) AC power cord Required cords Audio cords (not supplied) When connecting a cord, be sure to match the color-coded pins to theappro...

Page 12 - CONTROL A1 hookup; • If you have a CONTROL A1 compatible Sony; • If you have a Sony CD changer with a; TV; S-LINK CONTROL S hookup

12 Hooking Up the Components * Audio/video/control S connecting cord (Pull the video cord away from the supplied audio/video/control S cable for connection A .) ** Control S connecting cord Note Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV for detailsregarding the operations you can control from ...

Page 13 - Connecting the AC power cord; • Turn the MASTER VOLUME control to the leftmost

13 Hooking Up the Components Connecting the AC power cord Before connecting the AC power cord of this receiver to awall outlet:• Connect the speaker system to the receiver (see page 15). • Turn the MASTER VOLUME control to the leftmost position (0). Connect the AC power cord(s) of your audio/videoco...

Page 14 - SET UP; Press to enter the setup mode when; Cursor buttons

14 A OFF A + B B – + 0 10 1 9 8 7 2 3 6 5 4 1 / u + – – + SET UP Hooking Upand Setting Upthe SpeakerSystem This chapter describes how to hookup your speaker system to thereceiver, how to position each speaker,and how to set up your speakers toenjoy multi channel surround sound. Brief descriptions of...

Page 15 - Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System; Active sub woofer; To connect certain speakers to another amplifier; Notes on speaker system hookup; • Twist the stripped ends of the speaker cords about; Terminals for connecting the speakers; Speaker System Hookup; Center speaker

15 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Front speaker (R) Front speaker (L) Active sub woofer z To connect certain speakers to another amplifier Use the PRE OUT jacks. The same signal is output from both theSPEAKERS jacks and the PRE OUT jacks. For example, if youwant to connect just the fro...

Page 16 - Speaker impedance; .” Check the instruction manual supplied with your; To avoid short-circuiting the speakers; Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord; Stripped speaker cord is touching another speaker terminal.

16 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Speaker impedance To enjoy multi channel surround, connect front, center,and rear speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms orhigher, and set the speaker IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to“8 Ω .” Check the instruction manual supplied with your speakers if you’re ...

Page 17 - Before turning on the receiver; Turn off the receiver.; Performing Initial Setup Operations; Performing initial setup operations; Demonstration Mode; To cancel the demonstration; To view the demonstration

17 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Once you have hooked up the speakers and turned on thepower, clear the receiver ’s memory. Then specify thespeaker parameters (size, position, etc.) and perform anyother initial setup operations necessary for your system. Before turning on the receiver...

Page 18 - Multi Channel Surround Setup; When placing rear speakers to your side; When setting up the rear center speaker; Specifying the speaker parameters; • If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of surround

18 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 45 ° 90 ° 20 ° A A B C C 45 ° 90 ° 20 ° A A B C C Multi Channel Surround Setup For the best possible surround sound all speakers shouldbe the same distance from the listening position ( A ). However, this unit lets you to place the center speaker upto ...

Page 20 - About speaker distances

20 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System x Sub woofer selection (SUB WOOFER) Initial setting : YES• If you connect a sub woofer, select “YES”.• If you do not connect a sub woofer, select “NO”. This activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs theLFE signals from other speakers. • In o...

Page 22 - Adjusting the speaker volume; You can adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same; Front speaker crossover frequency

22 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Adjusting the speaker volume Use the remote while seated in your listening position toadjust the volume of each speaker. Note This unit incorporates a new test tone with a frequency centeredat 800 Hz for easier speaker volume adjustment. 1 Press ?/1 to...

Page 23 - There’s no sound from a specific component.; MASTER VOLUME; Before You Use Your Receiver

23 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System There is no sound no matter which component isselected. , Check that both the receiver and all componentsare turned on. , Check that the MASTER VOLUME control is notset at – ∞ dB. , Check that the SPEAKERS selector is not set toOFF or to a position for...

Page 24 - switch; Press to turn the receiver on and off.; MASTER VOLUME control

24 Front Panel PartsDescription Location ofParts and BasicOperations This chapter provides informationabout the locations and functions ofthe buttons and controls on the frontpanel. It also explains basicoperations. 1 ?/1 switch Press to turn the receiver on and off. • Before you turn on the receive...

Page 25 - Rotate to select the component you want to use.; To select; DOOR OPEN button; Press to open the door on the front panel.

25 Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations 5 FUNCTION control Rotate to select the component you want to use. To select Rotate to light VCR VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 Camcorder or video game VIDEO 3 DVD or LD player DVD/LD TV or satellite tuner TV/SAT Tape deck TAPE MD or DAT deck MD/DAT CD player ...

Page 26 - Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations; Receives IR signals emitted by the remote.; Front Panel Parts Description

26 Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations A OFF A + B B – + 0 10 1 9 8 7 2 3 6 5 4 1 / u + – – + – + @ª !¢ !∞ !ª!• @• @§ !¶ !§ @¡ @º @£ @™ @∞ @¶ @¢ !™ !£ 9 !¡ 0 FM MODE TUNING NAME LEVEL EQ SURROUND ON SCREEN EQ BANK SET UP ENTER MULTI CHANNEL DECODING PHONES SPEAKERS MASTER VOLUME FUNCTIO...

Page 27 - ) to select any of the following parameters.; When you select; ENTER button

27 Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations qf MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator This indicator lights when the unit is decoding signalsrecorded in a multi channel format. qg 2ND AV button (STR-V444ES)2ND AUDIO button (STR-V333ES) Press repeatedly to select 2 channel (stereo) audio andvideo s...

Page 28 - Press to activate the sleep timer.; Set to

28 Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations ql Jog dial Turn to adjust the selected speaker level, surround,and equalizer parameters (etc.). w; LEVEL button Press to activate the speaker level parameters (page38). The indicator on the button lights up and you canadjust the various speaker le...

Page 30 - Selecting a Sound Field; To turn the sound field off; You can identify Dolby Surround-encoded software by; When sound signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz are; CINEMA STUDIO EX buttons:

30 Enjoying Surr ound Sound A OFF A + B B – + 0 10 1 9 8 7 2 3 6 5 4 1 / u + – – + ANALOG DIRECT LEVEL EQ SURROUND EQ BANK 2CH MODE +/– CINEMA STUDIO EX. A.F.D. Selecting a Sound Field You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one ofthe pre-programmed sound fields according to theprogram you ...

Page 35 - Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays

35 Enjoying Surr ound Sound PRO LOGIC MONO RDS STEREO OPT LS S RS D.RANGE EQ L C R MEMORY TA NEWS INFO L F E a COAX DIGITAL a 1 2 q; 6 7 3 5 4 8 9 Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays 1 Playback channel indicatorsThe letters light to indicate the channels being playedback.L: Front Left ...

Page 36 - Customizing Sound Fields; Adjusting the surround parameters; Press the cursor buttons (; • When set to “ON”, the receiver performs 6.1ch MATRIX

36 Enjoying Surr ound Sound Customizing Sound Fields By adjusting the surround parameters and theequalization of the front, rear and center speakers, youcan customize the sound fields to suit your particularlistening situation. Once you customize a sound field, the changes are storedin the memory in...

Page 38 - Adjusting the level parameters; • This settings can also be adjusted directly using the

38 Enjoying Surr ound Sound Adjusting the level parameters The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let you adjustthe balance and speaker volumes of each speaker. Thesettings available in this menu are applied to all soundfields. 1 Start playing a program source encoded with multichannel surround sou...

Page 39 - Adjusting the equalizer; You can turn off the equalization without erasing it; Front speaker midrange bandwidth; About the level differences in the LFE MIX settings

39 Enjoying Surr ound Sound Adjusting the equalizer The EQ menu lets you adjust the equalization (bass, mid,and treble frequencies) of the front, center, rear L/R andrear center speakers individually. The equalizer bank letsyou store up to 5 different equalizer settings.The following menu is only av...

Page 40 - Rear L/R speaker midrange bandwidth; selected frequency, for specific adjustments.; Rear center speaker midrange bandwidth; selected frequency, for specific adjustments.; If the power is on, press

40 Enjoying Surr ound Sound Front speaker treble adjustment (Gain/Frequency) Adjust as described in “Front speaker bass adjustment”.• The gain can be adjusted ±10 dB in 1 dB steps.• The frequency can be adjusted from 1.0 kHz to 10.0 kHz in 23 steps. Center speaker bass adjustment (Gain/Frequency) Ad...

Page 41 - Adjustable parameters for each sound field

41 Enjoying Surr ound Sound Adjustable parameters for each sound field < SURROUND > 6.1 PRO EFFECT WALL REVERB FRONT SCREEN VIRTUAL REAR BASS BASS MID MID MID TREBLE TREBLE MATRIX LOGIC LEVEL TYPE TIME REVERB DEPTH SPEAKER ENHANCER GAIN FREQ GAIN FREQ SLOPE GAIN FREQ 2CH AUTO FORMAT DECODING A...

Page 42 - Adjustable parameters for each sound field (continued)

42 Enjoying Surr ound Sound Adjustable parameters for each sound field (continued) < LEVEL > FRONT REAR CENTER REAR L/R REAR WOOFER LFE dts LFE DRANGE BALANCE BALANCE LEVEL LEVEL CENTER LEVEL MIX MIX* COMP* 2CH x x x x AUTO FORMAT DECODING x x x x x x x x ANALOG DIRECT NORMAL SURROUND x x x x ...

Page 44 - REAR CENTER

44 Enjoying Surr ound Sound Customizing Sound Fields Adjustable parameters for each sound field (continued) < EQUALIZER (BANK) > < REAR L/R > < REAR CENTER > B.GAIN B.FREQ M.GAIN M.FREQ M.SLOPE T.GAIN T.FREQ B.GAIN B.FREQ M.GAIN M.FREQ M.SLOPE T.GAIN T.FREQ 2CH AUTO FORMAT DECODING...

Page 46 - FM MODE; Direct Tuning; Rotate FUNCTION to select the tuner.; If you try to enter a frequency that is too precise for the

46 Receiving Br oadcasts A OFF A + B B – + 0 10 1 9 8 7 2 3 6 5 4 1 / u + – – + PRESET TUNING +/– FM MODE DISPLAY MEMORY FM/AM FUNCTION TUNING +/– Brief descriptions of buttons used toreceive broadcasts PRESET TUNING +/– buttons: Press to scan all preset radio stations. DISPLAY button: Press to disp...

Page 47 - Automatic Tuning; Preset Tuning; Presetting radio stations; The last received station is tuned in.; Press MEMORY again to store the station.; Do Steps 1 to 6 to preset the new station to the number.

47 Receiving Br oadcasts Automatic Tuning For details on the buttons used in this section, see “Briefdescriptions of buttons used to receive broadcasts” onpage 46. 1 Rotate FUNCTION to select the tuner. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Press FM/AM to select the FM or AM band. 3 Press TUNING ...

Page 48 - Tuning to preset stations; Scanning the preset stations; Using the preset codes

48 Receiving Br oadcasts n A1 ˜ A2 ˜ ... ˜ A0 ˜ B1 ˜ B2 ˜ ... ˜ B0 N n C0 ˜ ...C2 ˜ C1 N Tuning to preset stations You can tune the preset stations either of the followingtwo ways. Scanning the preset stations 1 Rotate FUNCTION to select the tuner. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Press PRES...

Page 49 - Other Operations

49 Other Operations A OFF A + B B – + 0 10 1 9 8 7 2 3 6 5 4 1 / u + – – + SET UP NAME SLEEP ENTER FUNCTION OtherOperations Brief descriptions of buttons that appearin this chapter NAME button: Press to name preset stations or program sources. Jog dial: Use to select characters when naming preset st...

Page 50 - Recording; Recording on an audio tape or MiniDisc; Select the component to be recorded.; Playback component; To index a preset station

50 Other Operations A OFF A + B B – + 0 10 1 9 8 7 2 3 6 5 4 1 / u + – – + FUNCTION Recording Your receiver makes it easy to record to and from thecomponents connected to it. You don’t have to connectthe playback and recording components directly to eachother: once you select a program source on the...

Page 51 - Recording on a video tape; Select the program source to be recorded.; Using the Sleep Timer; The display dims after you have specified the time.

51 Other Operations n 2:00:00 n 1:30:00 n 1:00:00 n 0:30:00 n OFF Recording on a video tape You can record from a VCR, a TV, or an LD player usingthe receiver. You can also add audio from a variety ofaudio sources when editing a video tape. See your VCRor LD player ’s instruction manual if you need ...

Page 52 - Adjustments Using the SET UP Button; Power to video circuitry

52 Other Operations Adjustments Using the SET UP Button Power to video circuitry “AUTO OFF” turns off the power of video circuitsautomatically when there are unnecessary. You can enjoythe sound without the influence of the video circuits.“ALWAYS ON” keeps the power of video circuits on.Depending on ...

Page 53 - Setting up the 2 way remote; • When you want to use 2 Sony receivers in the same

53 Other Operations Setting up the 2 way remote This receiver is shipped from the factory with the 2 wayremote control system set to “ON”. Normally, you can usethe receiver as is. However, if you want to use this receiver together withanother component that is also compatible with the 2 wayremote co...

Page 54 - CONTROL A1 Control System; Getting Started; CONTROL A1 and CONTROL A1 compatibility; Connections; On CONTROL A1 jacks and connections

54 Other Operations CONTROL A1 Control System Getting Started This section explains the basic functions of theCONTROL A1 Control System. Certain componentshave special functions, like “CD Synchro Dubbing” oncassette decks, that require CONTROL A1connections. For detailed information regardingspecifi...

Page 55 - Basic Functions; Automatic function selection; Synchronized recording

55 Other Operations Basic Functions The CONTROL A1 functions will operate as long as thecomponent you want to operate is turned on, even if all ofthe other connected components are not turned on. Automatic function selection When you connect a CONTROL A1 compatible Sonyamplifier (or receiver) to oth...

Page 56 - Troubleshooting; Press MUTING if the MUTING indicator is lit.; Severe hum or noise is heard.; Move your TV away from the audio components.

56 Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties whileusing the receiver, use this troubleshooting guide to helpyou remedy the problem. Also, see “Checking theconnections” on page 23 to verify that the connections arecorrect. Should any problem persist, consult your nearestSony...

Page 58 - Additional Information; Specifications; Amplifier section; POWER OUTPUT; Frequency response

58 Additional Information Specifications AUDIO POWERSPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT ANDTOTAL HARMONICDISTORTION:With 8 ohm loads, bothchannels driven, from 20 -20,000 Hz; rated 120 wattsper channel minimum RMSpower, with no more than0.05 % total harmonicdistortion from 250milliwatts to rated output(USA ...

Page 59 - FM tuner section; Video section

59 Additional Information FM tuner section Tuning range 87.5 - 108.0 MHz Antenna terminals 75 ohms, unbalanced Sensitivity Mono: 18.3 dBf, 2.2 µV/75 ohms Stereo: 38.3 dBf, 22.5 µV/75 ohms Usable sensitivity 11.2 dBf, 1 µV/75 ohms S/N Mono: 76 dBStereo: 70 dB Harmonic distortion at 1 kHz Mono: 0.3%St...

Page 60 - General; Preamplifier section:

60 Additional Information General System Tuner section: PLL quartz-lockeddigital synthesizersystem Preamplifier section: Low-noise NF typeequalizer Power amplifier section:Pure-complementarySEPP Power requirements 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption STR-V444ES 420 W STR-V333ES 410 W AC outlets 2 switc...

Page 61 - Glossary; Surround sound; • Types of sound; Dolby Pro Logic Surround

61 Additional Information Glossary Surround sound Sound that consists of three elements:direct sound, early reflected sound(early reflections) and reverberativesound (reverberation). The acousticsof the surrounding space affect theway these three sound elements areheard. Surround sound combinesthese...

Page 64 - Tables of Settings Using SURROUND, LEVEL, EQ, and SET UP buttons

64 Additional Information 1) When the speakers are set to SMALL only. Press Press or to select Turn jog dial to select See page SET UP button FRONT [XXXXXX] LARGE, SMALL 18 CENTER [XXXXXX] LARGE, SMALL, NO REAR L/R [XXXXXX] LARGE, SMALL, NO REAR CTR [XXXXXX] LARGE, SMALL, NO SUB WOOFER [XXXXXX] YES,...

Page 65 - Index

65 Additional Information Index A AC-3. See Dolby Digital (AC-3)Adjusting brightness of the display 28equalizer 39speaker volumes 22surround parameters 36 Automatic tuning 47 B Basic operations 24~28Battery 4 C Changing display 26effect level 36 Checking the connections 23Clearing receiver’s memory ...