Sony STR-V444ES - Manual

Table of Contents:

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Page 8 – DIGITAL; Digital Component Hookups; Example of LD player connected via an RF demodulator
• Page 9 – Notes
• Page 10 – Example of a DVD player hookup using the 5.1CH INPUT jacks
• Page 11 – Other Hookups
• 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
• Page 13 – Connecting the AC power cord; • Turn the MASTER VOLUME control to the leftmost
• Page 14 – SET UP; Press to enter the setup mode when; Cursor buttons
• 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
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• Page 20 – About speaker distances
• Page 22 – Adjusting the speaker volume; You can adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same; Front speaker crossover frequency
• Page 23 – There’s no sound from a specific component.; MASTER VOLUME; Before You Use Your Receiver
• Page 24 – switch; Press to turn the receiver on and off.; MASTER VOLUME control
• 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.
• Page 26 – Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations; Receives IR signals emitted by the remote.; Front Panel Parts Description
• Page 27 – ) to select any of the following parameters.; When you select; ENTER button
• Page 28 – Press to activate the sleep timer.; Set to
• 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:
• Page 35 – Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays
• Page 36 – Customizing Sound Fields; Adjusting the surround parameters; Press the cursor buttons (; • When set to “ON”, the receiver performs 6.1ch MATRIX
• Page 38 – Adjusting the level parameters; • This settings can also be adjusted directly using the
• 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
• 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
• Page 41 – Adjustable parameters for each sound field
• Page 42 – Adjustable parameters for each sound field (continued)
• Page 44 – REAR CENTER
• 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
• 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.
• Page 48 – Tuning to preset stations; Scanning the preset stations; Using the preset codes
• Page 49 – Other Operations
• Page 50 – Recording; Recording on an audio tape or MiniDisc; Select the component to be recorded.; Playback component; To index a preset station
• 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.
• Page 52 – Adjustments Using the SET UP Button; Power to video circuitry
• Page 53 – Setting up the 2 way remote; • When you want to use 2 Sony receivers in the same
• Page 54 – CONTROL A1 Control System; Getting Started; CONTROL A1 and CONTROL A1 compatibility; Connections; On CONTROL A1 jacks and connections
• Page 55 – Basic Functions; Automatic function selection; Synchronized recording
• 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.
• Page 58 – Additional Information; Specifications; Amplifier section; POWER OUTPUT; Frequency response
• Page 59 – FM tuner section; Video section
• Page 60 – General; Preamplifier section:
• Page 61 – Glossary; Surround sound; • Types of sound; Dolby Pro Logic Surround
• Page 64 – Tables of Settings Using SURROUND, LEVEL, EQ, and SET UP buttons
• Page 65 – Index