SONY. oeoess 109 FM Stereo FM-AM Receiver Operating Instructions STR-V200 (© 1998 by Sony Corporation<< About This Manual ‘The instructions in this manual are for model STR-V200. Conventions «+ The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the receiver. ‘You ean also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the ‘A "Quick Reference Guide” is supplied on the back cover. + The “Remote Button Descriptions” section on page 22 provides an overview of the emote buttons. ‘+ The fllowing icons are used inthis manual: Indicates that you can use only the remote to do the tatk. Efe Indicates hints and tips for ‘making the task easier. ‘This receiver incorporates the Dolby* Pro Logic Surround system. * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing (Corporation. DOLBY, the double-D symbol O0 and “PRO LOGIC" are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing ‘Corporation. TAsLe OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking 4 Hookup Overview 4 Antenna Hookups 5 Audio Component Hookups 6 Speaker System Hookups 6 Video Component Hookups 7 AC Hookups 8 Before You Use Your Receiver 8 Receiver Operations Selecting a Component 9 Receiving Broadcasts 11 Presetting Radio Stations 12 Recording 13 Selecting a Surround Mode 14 Getting the Most out of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound 15 Additional Information Troubleshooting 17 Specifications 18 Glossary 19 Rear Panel Descriptions 21 Remote Button Descriptions 22 Index 23 Quick Reference Guide Back covera RTE RrE SS Unpacking (Check that you received the following items with the *FMwireantenna (1) > AM loop antenna (1) + Remote commander (remote) (1) + Size AA (R6) batteries (2) Inserting batteries into the remote Insert two size AA (R6) batteries in accordance with the + and ~ markings on the battery compartment. When using the remote, point it atthe remote sensor i on the receiver. © when to replace batteries ‘Under normals, the batteries should last for about 6 months. When the remote no longer operates the ‘ecrver, replace oth batters with new ones Notes + Donot eave the remote in an extremely hot or humid pce + Donot use anew battery with mold one + Donat expose the remote vensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses, Doing so may chs a malfunction + Ifyou dont se the remote fran extended period of time, rermove the batterie fo avoid possible damage frm battery lenkage and corrosion — Hookup Overview ‘The receiver allows you to connect and control the following audio/video components. Follow the hookup procedures for the components that you want to connect to the receiver on the pages specified. To learn the locations and names of each jacks, see “Rear Panel Descriptions” on page 21 Speaker Antenna Hookups (5) System AM/FM antenna Hookups (6) P+) video component Hookups Front p57) Front speaker wv speaker| ry ‘active ||P vcr woofer Yo LI Rear CD player ‘center | [Rear speaker| = Lenker] — [speaker a ‘Tape/MD deck &) ‘Radio Component Hookups (5) Before you get started * Tum off the power to all components before making any connections. + Do not connect the AC power cords until all of the connections are completed. ‘+ Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise, ‘+ When connecting an audio cable, be sure to match the color-coded pins to the appropriate jacks on the components: White (lft, audio) to White; and Red right, audio) to Red.(ieee SL Antenna Hookups Overview This section describes how to connect’AM and FM antennas to the receiver. If you want to receive radio broadcasts with the receiver, complete these connections first, then go to the following pages. ANTENNA ‘What antennas will | need? = FM wire antenna (supplied) (1) e® Hookups + AM loop antenna (supplied) () FM wire antenna [AM loop antenna & ttyou have poor FM reception ‘Connect a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) to an FM. D Ground wire (not supplied) ‘After connecting the wire antenna, ep it as horizontal as possible are FM outdoor antenna + To ground Important Ifyou connect an outdoor antenna, ground it against lightning. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the ground wire to gas pipe. Note To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away, from the receiver and TV. © ttyou have poor AM reception Connect a 20 to 50 ft, insulated wire (not supplied) to the ANTENNA AM terminal in addition to the AM loop antenna. Try to extend the wire outdoors and keep it horizontalGetting Started Audio Component Hookups Overview ‘This section describes how to connect your audio components to the receiver. If you want to use the receiver as an amplifier, complete these connections. cD TAPEMD What cords will | need? ‘Audio cords (not supplied) (1 fora CD player; 2 fora tape deck or MD deck) Red (R) ‘Red (R) Hookups “The arrow = indicates signal Now. player + nicer cD player Tape deck or MD deck Receiver Tape deck or MD deck Speaker System Hookups ‘Overview “This section describes how to connect your speakers to the receiver. Although front (lft and right) speakers. are required, center and rear speakers are optional. “Adding center and rear speakers will enhance the surround effects. Connecting an active woofer will increase bass response. REAR FRONT Mix. CENTER For optimum surround sound effect, place your speakers as shown below. \ 7 Front speaker O7 ef 70 | What cords wil need? i Speatercord (nt supplied) (foreach speaker) o o a —— oe ‘Twist the stripped ends ofthe cord about 2/3 inch (15 smi). Be sure to match the speaker cord tothe appropriate terminal on the components: + to + and to Ifthe cords are reversed, the sound will be distorted and will lack bass “+ Monaural audio cord (not supplied) (1 for an active woofer) Black Cgc BlackHookups Front speakers Front speaker Front speaker ® Receiver oO Note I you use front speakers with low maximum power input, adjust the volume carefully to avoid excessive output on the speakers. Rear and center speakers ‘Rear speaker Rear speaker ® Receiver Center speaker _(U) eo faba | | © eo Note ‘Be sure to connec the both rear speakers (Land R). No sound is output from the rear speakers f only one rear speaker is connected. ‘Active woofer “BF your Tv hs saparate spent Menean connect one ofthe openers othe SPEAKERS piece soeoionpne estat re Surround sound Ge pag) Ceres — Video Component Hookups Overview ‘This section describes how to connect video components tothe receiver. wipes VIDEO What cords will I need? ‘Audio cords (not supplied) (1 for a TV or DBS tuner; 2 fora VCR) white = white Red (m) Red (R) Hookups The arrow ad indicates signa flow. {Vor Direct Broadcasting Satelit (085) tuner ‘Wor DBs tuner verCrees AC Hookups Connect the AC power cord from this receiver and. from your audio/video compgnents to a wall outlet. If you connect a component to AC OUTLET on the receiver, the receiver can supply power to the ‘connected component so you can turn on/off whole system when you turn on/off the receiver. ‘AC OUTLET Before using the receiver for the first time Do the procedure below to set the receiver's stored parameters (preset stations, ec) to their factory settings. ve ‘TAPED toa wall outlet Caution ‘Make sure thatthe power consumption of the component connected to receiver's AC OUTLET does not exceed 120, watts, Do not connect high-wattage electrical home appliances such as electric irons, fans, or TVs to this outlet Before You Use Your Receiver Before you start using your receiver, make sure that you have: ‘* Turned MASTER VOLUME to the leftmost position ©. ‘Set BALANCE to the center position. ‘Tum on the receiver and check the following indicator. * Press MUTING on the remote if “MUTING" appears in the display. 1 Tum off the receiver. 2. White pressing down VIDEO, TAPE/MD, and CD, press 1/0 to turn on the receiver. “INITIAL” appears in the display and the stored parameters are set to their factory settingsprea eed ST Selecting a Component To listen to or watch a connected component, frst select the function on the receiver or with the remote. Before you begin, make sure you hate: + Connected all components securely and correctly as, indicated on pages 4 to 8 + Turned MASTER VOLUME to the leftmost position (0) to avoid damaging your speakers. Function buttons 1 ve (MASTER VOLUME BALANCE PHONES. SPEAKERS Bass Press I/() to turn on the receiver. To Do this Mutethesound|T| ress MUTING on the remote. ress again to restore the sound ‘Press BASS BOOST on the remote toturn on the BASS BOOST indicator ‘Turn BALANCE left or right Reinforce the bass ‘adjust the balance of front speakers ‘Adjust the tone quality Turn BASS or TREBLE “Ben you tsten wth headphones Comet he herdghoneta the PHONES ok nd push Seremnscaetce cece Playing the audio portion of TVivideo programs To enjoy Do thi TV programs “Tum on both the TV and the receiver nd press TV/DBS Tee 1 Pres VIDEO oad te VR Lemar antares 2 Press one of the function buttons to select the ‘video input to match your video ‘component you want to use: ranean 3 Ree VR and ste To watch or listen to. Press playback. ‘deo ape vibeo : — TBR {when you wach TV or vdeo programs Merecommend you py ua prton thoughthe ‘otis peer MiiDba OD) TAPED reser nnd of our TV's spate Ts oa =a = tic sdvnugect tne reer ouround ound es the Doty Pe Loge Sunound andes youwethe Fai propane To edie aerrnit 3 Tumonthe component, for example, CD player, and then start playing. To tune in radio stations on this receiver, see “Receiving Broadcasts" on page 1. 4 Turn MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume. To adjust the volume of the TV's speakers, use the volume control on the TV. Turn off the speakers on your TV before you start 20 you can enjoy the surround sound from your receive.10 nek ees Using the remote [7] ‘The remote lets you operate the receiver and the Sony components that are connected to it system STANDBY SYSTEM conTRou FUNCTION 1. Press one of the SYSTEM CONTROL/ FUNCTION buttons to select the component you want to use. The receiver and the selected component tur on, ‘The SYSTEM CONTROL /FUNCTION buttons on the remote are factory-set as follows: Toplay Press VES videotapes (TRS mode) VIDEO "TV programs Vv ‘Audio tapes oF MiniDises (MD) __TAFE/MD_ Compact Dies (CD) © Radio programs TUNER It you want to change the factory setting of a button See “Changing the factory setting of a SYSTEM CONTROL /FUNCTION button” on this page. If the component does not turn on Press the power switch on the component. 2 start playing See "Remote Button Descriptions” on page 22 for details To turn off the components Press SYSTEM STANDBY. This will also turn off the Video audio component connected to AC OUTLET on, the back of the receiver at the same time. © ityou use a Sony TV When you press TV to watch a TV program, the TV turns on and switches tothe TV input. The TV also turns on when you press VIDEO and switch to the appropriate video input. Ifthe TV does not switch to ‘the appropriate input automatically, press TV/ VIDEO fon the remote. "© Watening Tv without the receiver (for Sony TVs only) Press TV CONTROL to sl the remote to operate TV functions only. When you pres this button the TV tums on and vvtches tthe TV input If the TV does not automatically switch othe TV input, press TV/ VIDEO. Changing the factory setting of a SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION button [7] Ii the factory settings ofthe SYSTEM CONTROL FUNCTION buttons don’t match your system components, you can change them. For example if you have two CD players and you don't have a tape dleck or an MD deck, you can assign the TAPE/MD button to your second CD player. Note that the settings of the TUNER and PHONO buttons cannot be changed. Numeric and ENTER buttons 11 Hold down the SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION button whose function you want to change (TAPE/MD, for example).Pee ee 2 Press the corresponding numeric button of the component you want to assign to the SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION button (1 - CD player, for example). ‘The following buttons correspondto the SS Receiving Broadcasts ‘This receiver lets you enter a station's frequency directly by using the numeric buttons (direct tuning). If you don’t know the frequency of the station you components ‘want, see “Receiving broadcasts by scanning stations The button Corresponds to (automatic tuning)” on page 12. 1 D player Before you begin, make sure you have connected an. 2 DAT deck FM/AM antenna to the receiver as indicated on page 5. 3 MD deck — VO TUNING + TUNER ‘ Tape deck A 5 Tape deck 8 6 LD player 7 CR (emote control mode VTR 1") 6 VCR (remote control mode VIR 2") E IU east cnet ee TS) FM/AM DIRECT Numeric buttons ° W p10 BS tuner 1. Press 1/0) to turn on the receiver. ENTER DVD player * Sony VCRs are operated with a VIR 1, 2.0r 3 setting that corresponds to Beta, mum, and VHS, respectively ‘Now you can use the TAPE/MD button to control your second CD player. To reset the setting to the factory setting Repeat the above procedure. 2. Press TUNER. ‘The last received station is tuned in, 3 Press FM or AM to select FM or AM stations. Press DIRECT. 5 Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency. Example 1: FM 102.50 Miz soooe cag a Seee 6 When you tune in AM stations, adjust the direction ofthe AM loop antenna for optim reception. To receive other stations Repeat Steps 3105. "12 eke “8 tyou cannot tune ina station and the entered tubers ae Hashing Matetaeyu'veentred height foquney, It pret DIRECT and reenter Ve ques you wa {rhe entered mies sil ash, the equ ot used in your area, °F To watch FM simulcast TV programs “Make sure that you tune inthe simulcast program on both the TV (or VCR) and the receiver. © ttyou enter a frequency not covered by the tuning interval “The entered value is automatically rounded up or down, ta the closest covered value. “Tuning intervals for direct tuning are: FFM: 50 liz intervals ‘AM: 10 KH intervals (To change to 9 KHz intervals, see page 18) Receiving broadcasts by scanning stations (automatic tuning) If you don't know the frequency ofthe radio station ‘you want, you can have the receiver scan all the receivable stations to locate the one you want. Press TUNER. ‘The last received station is tuned in. Press FM/AM to select FM or AM. Press TUNING + or - Press the + button for a higher station number; ‘press the - button for a lower one. When you tune past either end of the band, the receiver ‘automatically jumps to the opposite end and ‘continues scanning in the same direction. Every time a station is received, the receiver stops scanning. To continue scanning, press the button again. Presetting Radio Stations You'll most likely want to preset the receiver with the radio stations you listen to often so that you don’t have to tune in the station every time. The receiver can store a total of 30 FM or AM stations. You can store the stations on preset numbers combining 3 characters (A, Band C) and numbers (0 to 9). For example, you can store a station as preset number A1, BG, or C9 SHIFT TUNER MeMorY Numeric buttons Press TUNER, ‘The last received station is tuned in. 2. Tune in the station you want. If you are not familiar with how to tune in station, see “Receiving Broadcasts” on page 11 3 Press MEMORY. “MEMORY” appears for a few seconds ‘Do Steps 4 and 5 before “MEMORY” goes out 4. Press SHIFT to sclecta memory page (A, Bor ©). ach time you press SHIFT, the letter “A,” “B" ot *C* appear i the display 5 Press the number you want to use (0 to 9). If "MEMORY" goes out before you specify the preset number, start again from Step 3. 6 Repeat Steps 2t05 to preset other stations To change a preset station Preset a new station on the number you want to change Note Ifthe AC power cord is disconnected for about one week, the preset stations will be cleared from the receiver's ‘and you will have to preset the stations again,Tuning preset stations (preset tuning) ‘You can tune directly to a preset station by entering its preset number. Ifyou dont know which stations are preset on which numbers, you can tune by scanning the preset stations 7 41 Press TUNER The last received station is tuned in 2 Press SHIFT to select a memory page (A, Bor C), then press the number. For example, select A and then press 7 to tune in the station preset as A7. Recording This receiver makes it easy to record to and from the components connected to the receiver. You don't have to.connect playback and recording components directly: once you select a program source on the receiver, you can record and edit as you normally ‘would using the controls on each component, Before you begin, make sure you've connected all components properly. Function buttons Playback component Recording component (program source) (tape deck, MD deck, ver) —S: Audio signal flow Recording on an audio tape or MiniDisc You can record ona cassette tape or MiniDisc using the receiver. See the instruction manual of your tape deck or MD deck if you need help. 1 Press one of the function buttons to select the ‘component to be recorded. 2 set the component to be ready for playing. For example, insert a CD into the CD player. 3 Insert blank tape or an MD into the recording deck and adjust the recording level, if necessary. 4 start recording on the recording deck and then start playing the component. Note Sound adjustments do not affect the signal output fram the TTAPE/MD REC OUT jacks. 1314 Receiver Operations Recording on a video tape ‘You can record the audio portion of TV programs or [DBS programs using the receiver. You can also add audio from a variety of audio sources when editing a video tape. See your VCR's instruction manual if you need help, 1 Press TV/DBS. 2. Tumon the TV (and the DBS tuner) 3 Insert a blank vido tape into the VCR for recording 4 Star recording on the VCR & you can replace the audio while recording on a video tape [At the point where you want to start recording from another audio source, press another function button for example, CD) then start playback. The audio from that source willbe recorded onto the audio track of the ‘videotape instead ofthe audio from the original ‘To resume audio recording from the origina, press the ‘TV/DBS bation again, ——————— Selecting a Surround Mode ‘You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the three pre programmed surround modes according to the type of music you want to play. ‘SURROUND MODE SURROUND ON/OFF ao0 — EFFECT: DELAY 11 Press SURROUND ON/OFF to turn on the surround sound, (One of the indicators lights up in the display. 2 Press SURROUND MODE repeatedly until the indicator for the surround mode you want appears in the display. Selet the appropriate surround mode according the table below Select To PROLOGIC* —_Decode programs processed with Dolby Surround and ceate the atmosphere of a movie theater CSTUDIO Add the acoustic reflections of a Cinema stadio to decoded Dolby Surround signals HALL Reproduce the acoustics of rectangular concert hall. Ideal for soft couse sounds * “DOLBY” appears inthe display. To turn off the surround mode ress SURROUND ON/OFF.eee You can find Dolby Surcound-encoded software by looking atthe packaging However, some videos ad laser disc may use Dolby Surround sound eve if snot indistd onthe package Adjusting the effect level (C.STUDIO and . HALL mode only) ‘You can boost the surround sound by increasing the effect level. The surround effect can be six different ' levels (steps 1 t0 6). 11 start playing the program source 2 Press EFFECT DELAY TIME repeatedly to select the effet level you want The effect level CEFFECT 1” to “EFFECT 6°) appears in the display Note Depending on the playback source, changing the effect level ‘may not produce significant variations in the reproduced sound, ——— Getting the Most out of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound ‘To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound, frst select the center mode according to your speaker system. Then, adjust the volume of each speaker and delay time. Note that you must have at least one additional pair of speakers and/or one center speaker to do the following adjustments. SURROUND MODE MASTER VOLUME TEST TONE MASTER VOL +/— ‘CENTER Tevet + Selecting the center mode ‘The receiver offers you four center modes: PHANTOM, 3CH LOGIC, NORMAL, and WIDE, Each ‘mode is designed fora different speaker configuration Select the mode that best suits your speaker system configuration 1 Press SURROUND ON/OFF to turn on the surround sound, 2 Press SURROUND MODE repeatedly to select the PRO LOGIC or CSTUDIO mode 1516 Gee eee 3B Press SET UP repeatedly to select the center mode ‘you want by referring to the following table. ‘Sothat he sound of the center channel is ‘output from the front speakers Frontand center 3CHLOGIC The sound of the you have ‘Select PHANTOM Front and rear speakers, no center speaker speakers,norear (Channel rear channels speaker Logic) output from the front speakers Frontand rear NORMAL Thebass sound of speakers; and a smal the center channel center speaker isoutput from the front speakers (because a small speaker cannot produce enough bass) Frontandrer WIDE. ——-Youcanabtain speakers, anda “complete” Dolby center speaker Pro Logic Surround equivalent to your sound! front speakers Adjusting the speaker volume [7] ‘The test tone feature les you set the volume of your speakers to the same level. (fall of your speakers have equal performance, you don't have to adjust the speaker volume)” Using the controls on the remote lets you adjust the volume level from your listening position. A. Do Steps 1 and 2 of “Seecting a Surround Mode” ‘on page 4 to select the PRO LOGIC mode. 2 Make sure the center mode setting is correctly rade (see the table on this page) 3 Press TEST TONE on the remote. ‘You will hear the test tone from each speaker sequentially 4 Adjust the Volume levels so that you hear the test tone from each speaker atthe same volume level when you are in you listening position. + To adjust the balance ofthe front right and front left speakers, use the BALANCE control on the front of the main unit. + To adjust the level of center speaker, press CENTER LEVEL + or -on the remote. + To adjust the level of rar speakers, press REAR LEVEL + or ~on the emote. 5 _ Press TEST TONE on the remote to turn off the test tone. “vou ean adjust al the speakers atone time Press MASTER VOL onthe emote oan MASTER VOLUME on ihe main unt, $F rouean esters ‘Bereta ouput angel ear speakers acioy wt waist ibds Yeucts hover een heruegal taohend by 4B (i010 188) Todo nh pres Sien SURROUND MODE onthe mainant he toning the receter dopy “GAIN UP Mngt nga a na tge of -18 0 ‘aorta vtune ouput bhp, crease the output range of the rear To return the rear speaker volume output range back to the factory setting, repeat the procedure above to display “NORMAL” insted. Adjusting the delay time You can make the surround sound mor effective by delaying the output from the rear speakers (delay time). You can select a delay time of 15 (8), 20 (M), and 30 (L) me. Set a shor delay time when the rear speakers are located in a large room or fr from your listening positon. 1 start playing «program source encoded with Dolby surround sound 2. Press EFFECT DELAY TIME on the main unit or EFFECT/DELAY on the remote repeatedly to select “DELAY §,” "DELAY M," or “DELAY L.”Coo aKa) Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the receiver, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any"problem, persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. There's no sound or only a very low-level sound is heard ‘=> Check thatthe speakers and components are connected securely. ‘Make sure you select the correct component on the ‘=> Make sure tha the SPEAKERS button is pushed in, 1 Press MUTING on the remote if “MUTING" is shown, in the dieplay. ‘= Te protective device on the receiver has been activated because ofa short circuit *PROTECT” flashes inthe display). Turn off the receiver, eliminate the short-circuit problem and turn on the power again, ‘The let and right sounds are unbalanced or reversed. ‘=> Check thatthe speakers and components are connected comectly and securely ‘+ Adjust the BALANCE control. Severe hum or noise is heard. ‘=> Check thatthe speakers and components are connected Check thatthe connecting corde are away from a transformer or motor, and atleast 10 feet (3 meters) away froma TV set or uorescent light ‘=> Place your TV away from the audio components, ‘> Make sure you connect a ground wire to the ANTENNA ground terminal ‘=> Theplugs and jacks are dirty. Wipe them witha cloth slightly moistened with alcohol, No sound is heard from the center speaker. ‘Select the PRO LOGIC oF C:STUDIO mode (see page 1) ‘Select the appropriate center mode (see page 15) ‘= Adjust the speaker volume appropriately (se page 16) No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the rear speakers. ‘>Select the appropriate center mode (see page 15). > Adjust the speaker volume appropriately (se page 16) (> Make sure you turned on the surround mode function, Recording cannot be made. ‘Check thatthe components are connected correctly, ‘Select the source component with the function button. Radio stations cannot be tuned in "=> Check that the antennas are connected securely. ‘Adjust the antennas and connect an external antenna if ‘=> The signal strength ofthe stations is too weak (when you tune in with automatic tuning). Use direct tuning, ‘=> Make sure you set the tuning interval correctly (when you tune in AM stations with automatic tuning) (see pages 12 and 18). ‘Surround effect cannot be obtained. ‘=> Turn on the surround mode function. No picture or an unclear picture appears on the TV screen, ‘Select the appropriate function on the receiver. ‘Set your TV to the appropriate input mode (press TV/ VIDEO on the remote for Sony TVs) ‘> Place your TV away from the audio components The remote does not function. ‘= Point the remote atthe remote sensor lon the ‘=> Remove the obstacles in the path ofthe remote and the ‘=P Replace both batteries inthe remote with new ones if they are weak ‘> Make sure you select the correct function on the ‘=> Pressing TV CONTROL sets the remote to operate the ‘TV only. In this cas, press one of the SYSTEM ‘CONTROL/FUNCTION buttons before operating the receiver (ete) 718 CCU Specifications ‘AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 20 - 20,000 Hz; rated 50 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.09% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output. ‘Amplifier section POWER OUTPUT Sereomode (Gohms20H2- 20H, ‘THD oO) soW+50W Suround mate (tsa is, THD oss). Front 5OW/ch Conte 3 Ken $0W/ch * Cepenngon he Soround ode ted the {oar sud wl note ca Frequency response : (CD. TAPE/MD, TV/DBS, (DEO. 1OHz- So Kez 21 dB Inputs Sensitivity Impedance SIN (weighting network, input level © 20mv a TAPEMD, 150mm 5Okilohms (A, 150 Ties, =v) Woe. Outputs —_TAPE/MDREC OUT: Voltage: 150 mV, Impedance: 10 ilohms VIDEO AUDIO OUT: Voltage: 150 mV, Impedance 10 kilohms Mix AUDIO OUT: Voltage: 2 Impedance: 10ilohms PHONES: “Accepts love and high lempedance headphones MUTING Full mute BASS BOOST 410483070 He one {64D at 100 Hz and 10 Kitz FM tuner section Tuning ange 875-1080 MHZ Antenna terminals 300 ohms, balanced 7Sohms unbalanced Senstvty Mono: 183 4B, 45 pV Stereo: 38:3 48, 45 BV Usable senltvity 112482 pV HP) sm ‘Mone: 023% Stereo: 05% Harmonic dstortion a1 Rit 03% Separation 454Bat 1k Frequency response 30 He 15 Kiet dB Selectivity 60 4B at 400 KH ‘AM tuner section Tuning ange With 10 He interval 530~- Wok" ‘Antenna Loop antenna Usable sensitty . 0 B/m (at 1000 kit) sm $5.48 at 50 mV /m) Harmon distortion 05% 50 mV/m, ‘00 He) Selectivity AL1O KH: 4048 * You can change the AM tuning interval to9 kHz orto 10 kHz After tuning in any AM station, turn off the receiver. Hold dowa the TUNING + button and press the I/D ‘button. All preset stations will be erased when you change the interval. ‘To eset the interval to 10 kHz, repeat the procedure, General System Tuner section: PLL quartzlocked digital synthesizer system Preamplifier section Low-noise NF type ssqualizer Power amplifier section: Purecomplemencary ‘Ser Power requirements 120 V AC, @ He Power consumption sw ‘ACoutets 1 switehed, 120 W/1 A Dimensions 3551205225 mm (0449/05 12 inches) including projecting parts and controls Mass bpprox) 59 kg (1318) Supplied acessories See paged Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.Cee eee) Glossary Center mode Setting of speakers to enhance Dolby Pro Logie Surround mode. To obtain the best possible surround sound, select, ‘one ofthe four center modes (pages 15. and 16) according to your speaker system, + NORMAL mode Select NORMAL mode if you have front and reat speakers and a small center speaker. Since small speaker cannot produce enough bass the bass sound of the center channel is ‘output from the front speakers. Front center Front speaker ay sPeaker speaker () a & ((o Rear Rear speaker (Q) speaker (R) = WIDE mode se Select WIDE mode if you have front and rear speakers anda large center speaker. With the WIDE mode, you can take fll advantage of Dolby Pro Logie Surround sound. Center — front + PHANTOM mode Select PHANTOM mode if you have front and rear speakers and no center speaker. The sound ofthe center channel is output from the front = speakers. Front Front speaker (L) speaker (R) (wo tear ‘speaker (R) 3 CH LOGIC mode Select 3CH LOGIC mode if you have front and center speakers but no rear speakers. The sound ofthe reat channel is output from the front speakers to lt you experience some of the surround sound without using, rear speakers. ‘center Front Front speaker (\) *P®KEr speaker (R) Ryanys a Delay time ‘Time lag between the surround sound ‘output from front speakers and rear speakers. By adjusting the delay time ‘ofthe rear speakers, you can obtain the feeling of presence. Make the delay time longer wien you have placed the rear speakers ina small room or close to your listening sition, and make it shorter when you have placed thet i 8 large room or apart from your listening position, Direct tuning Tuning method to let you directly enter a station's fequency using the numeric buttons. Use this method if you know the frequency of the station you want, Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoding system of Dolby Surround sound standardized in TV programs and movies. Compared with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround improves sound mage by using four separate channels: offscreen audio effets, on-sereen dialog, leftto-right panning, and ‘music. These channels manipulate the sound to be heard and enhance the {action as it happens on the screen. To take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic, you ‘should have at least one par of ear speakers and or one center speaker. ‘You also need to select the appropriate center mode to enjoy fll efect. 5.1 INPUT Jacks used to input the audio signals that are decoded from the Dolby Digital ‘AC3 format audi, The jacks are ‘usually connected with an ACS decoder or a DVD player equipped with an AC-3 decoder. This connection enables the amplifier to reproduce 5.1 channel surround sounds Preset station ‘A radio broardcasting station that is stored in memory ofthe receiver. Once you “preset” stations, you no longer have to tune in those tations. Each preset station is assigned its own preset number, which lets you tune in quickly.20 Cree uae) Surround sound Sound that consist of three elements dlirect sound, early reflected sound (early reflections) and reverberative sound (reverberation). The acoustics where you hear the sound affect the, way these three sound elements are heard. These sound elements are combined in such a way that you can actually fel the size and the type of ‘concert hall + Types of sound feveroration Ay Ely reflections hisS | * Transition of sound from rear speakers aly elletion time id Test tone ‘Signal given outby the receiver for adjusting the speaker volume, The test tone will come out as follows ‘+ Ina system with a center speaker (NORMALWIDE/3CH LOGIC modes) ‘The test tone output from the front det, center, front R (right, and rear speakers in succession. Frome(m) Front enter re sca LoRIC Bream Q NORMALAWIDE + Ina system without a center speaker (PHANTOM mode) “The test tone i output from the front and the rear speakers alternately. FrontRear Panel Descriptions a ePTey rE F (ANTENNA eo {S)TAPE/MD &@ Tv/ops vipz0 {© Mx AUDIOOUT REAR : (@ CENTER FRONT {0 AcouTLET [HAC power cord 21Cree eee ad Remote Button Descriptions Refer to the table below for an explanation of remote buttons not described on previous pages or for remote buttons without a corresponding button on the main unit Temote Operates Fancon femow Operates Funclon button baton d9s10 Reker Sat pet vanon ENTER TW/VGR(O05 Gang chun mer CaaS SD pje MD ees rack nbs see Sacre — lrUret™tr™—C VISUAL TV/VCR/DBS Turns on or off the power TWIVGR ee channel mambo ee GHVPRISET Reciver Sensandaccupeet = VCONTROU TV Turon eV, ich % Es Thelen -TVSandes tee cpee ne Ty [| — rato Chang te pntion athe ™”, Sikmate ger So aware Seas the smiand moras Daa eDpyer supe dna COpayer sah medacdange sain PINpV ate e pgrein eet CD player ‘Searches tracks (forward or ® Peer ine emp bnced oh 1 CD player/ Skips tracks the antenna terminal: TV sour Sealer ee pope " CD player/ Pauses play or record (also MASTER VOL TV Normally, adjusts the * Tapédeck/ starts recording with +e ‘master volume of the . = SS Ff TV SonTROL was revel node - CD player/ Starts play Poume on the TV. eee a | —_ . deck /VER MUTING TV. ‘Nornally, mutes the sound Homan . Dla! Seley TT CGRTROT an Tape deck/MD_ pressed, the sound on the SNR Fratie eel = Tete Seephyentionwne * eeu Natapliate e ‘Tape deck ‘Sets tape deck to the record -f- - Not applicable ean see + Only for Sony TVs with the picture-in-picture fungtion Tape de/MD Sart recording when ou I ree on 22 tape deck)Adjusting. delay time 16 effect level 15 speaker volume 16 Automatic tuning 12 Battery 4 Center mode 15,19 Clearing the memory 8 Connecting. See Hookups Delay time 16,19. Direct tuning. 11,19 Dolby Pro LogicSurround 15, 16,20 Dubbing. See Recording. E,F,G Editing. See Recording Effect level 15 |, J, K, L, M, N, O Hookups ‘AC power cord 8 antennas 5 audio components 6 overview 4 speakers 6 - video components 7 PQ Playing the audio portion of TV etl prograss 8 + Preset number 12 Preset station 12,13,19 Preset tuning 13 Receiving broadcasts by scanning stations. See ‘Automatic tuning directly. See Direct tuning using preset stations, See Preset tuning. Recording ‘on an audio tape or MD 13 ona video tape 14 Remote changing the factory setting 10 Scanning radio stations. See ‘Automatic tuning Selecting a component ‘onthe main unit 9 using the remote 10 Selecting ‘center mode 15 surround mode 14 Speakers ‘connection 6,7 placement 6 Supplied accessories. 4 Surround mode 14 Surround sound 14-16, 20 Test tone. 16,20 Tuning. See Receiving broadcasts U, V, W, X, Y,Z Unpacking 4 23Cee ke aur wr sepen-mumr pemeppeeeeeal Receiving Broadcasts (direct tuning) Example: Receiving FM 102.50 MHz we ESG5S525>25 Display FM 102.50_ Scanning Radio Stations (automatic tuning) Example: Scanning FM stations (To continue scanning.) “ Select A. Sony Coporaton Printed. China LL Selecting a Component Example 1: Playing a CD + Tum on the CD player. + Start playing. Example 2: Watching a video tape wo(] + Turn on the VCR, + Start playing, ee Using Pre-programmed Surround Modes Example: Watching a video tape of a Dolby Surround-encoded movie we] Press repeatedly to select csTUDIO Turn on the VCR, + Start playing,