Document Outline

• WARNING
  • For customers in the United States
  • CAUTION
  • Note to CATV system installer:
  • Regulatory Information
  • For customer in Canada
  • CAUTION
  • Except for European model
• About This Manual
  • About area codes
    • Table of Contents
    • 1: Check how to hookup your components
• Connectable components
• Required cords
  • A Audio cord
  • B Audio/video cord
  • C Video cord
  • D S-video cord
  • E Optical digital cord
  • F Coaxial digital cord
  • G Monaural audio cord
  • Tip
    • H Component video cord
  • Notes
• If you have Sony components with CONTROL A1II/CONTROL S jacks
• Hooking up a DVD player, TV monitor, or satellite tuner
  • Note
  • Note
• Hooking up an MD/DAT deck
  • If you want to connect several digital components, but cannot find an unused input
    • Tips
    • Note
    • Tips
    • Notes
    • Note
• Hooking up audio components
  • Note
• Hooking up video components
  • 2: Connecting the antennas
  • Notes
    • 3: Connecting speakers
  • Example of 7.1 channel speaker system configuration
    • Tips
  • Required cords
    • A Speaker cords (not supplied)
    • B Monaural audio cord (not supplied)
  • STR-DA2000ES
    • Tip
      • 4: Connecting the AC power cord
    • Notes
• Performing initial setup operations
  • 1 Press ?/1 on the receiver to turn off the receiver.
  • 2 Hold down ?/1 on the receiver for 5 seconds.
  • 3 While “ENTER to Clear” appears in the display, press ENTER on the receiver.
  • Note
    • 5: Setting up the speakers
      • 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system.
      • 2 Press MAIN MENU to select “SP. SET UP”.
      • 3 Rotate MENU to select the menu item you want.
      • 4 Rotate –/+ to select the parameter.
      • 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set all of the items that follow.
• Speaker setup parameters
  • Tip
  • STR-DA2000ES
  • STR-DB2000
  • Tip
  • Tip
  • For advanced speaker setups
    • 6: Adjusting the speaker levels and balance
    • Tip
      • 1 Press ?/1 on the remote to turn on the receiver.
      • 2 Press TEST TONE on the remote.
      • 3 Adjust the speaker level and balance using the LEVEL menu so that the level of the test tone so...
      • 4 Press TEST TONE again.
  • To output the test tone only from a specific speaker
  • For more precise adjustment
  • STR-DB2000
    • Selecting the component
      • 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select the input.
      • 2 Turn on the component and start playback.
      • 3 Rotate MASTER VOLUME –/+ to adjust the volume.
  • To mute the sound
    • Notes on using headphones
      • Listening to multi channel sound
    • STR-DA2000ES
    • STR-DB2000
  • When a center speaker or sub woofer is not connected
    • Listening to FM/AM radio
    • Tip
• Automatic tuning
  • 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select “FM” or “AM”.
  • 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING –.
  • In case of poor FM stereo reception
    • 1 Press MAIN MENU to select “TUNER”.
    • 2 Rotate MENU to select “FM MODE”.
    • 3 Rotate –/+ to select “MONO”.
• Direct tuning
  • 1 STR-DA2000ES: Move the easy scroll key to select “TUNER”, then press the key repeatedly to sele...
  • 2 Press ALT, then press D.TUNING on the remote.
  • 3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency.
  • If you cannot tune in a station and the entered numbers flash
    • Storing FM stations automatically
      • 1 Press ?/1 to turn off the receiver.
      • 2 Hold down MEMORY/ENTER and press ?/1 to turn the receiver back on.
    • Notes
      • Presetting radio stations
• Presetting radio stations
  • 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select “FM” or “AM”.
  • 2 Tune in the station that you want to preset using Automatic Tuning (page25) or Direct Tuning (...
  • 3 Press MEMORY/ENTER.
  • 4 Press PRESET TUNING + or PRESET TUNING – to select a preset number.
  • 5 Press MEMORY/ENTER again.
  • 6 Repeat steps 2 to 5 to preset another station.
• Tuning to preset stations
  • 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select “FM” or “AM”.
  • 2 Press PRESET TUNING + or PRESET TUNING – repeatedly to select the preset station you want.
  • Using the remote
    • 1 STR-DA2000ES: Move the easy scroll key to select “TUNER”, then press the key repeatedly to sele...
    • 2 Press D.SKIP/CH/PRESET +/– repeatedly to select the preset station you want.
    • Using the Radio Data System (RDS)
• Receiving RDS broadcasts
  • Note
• Displaying RDS information
  • Notes
• Description of program types
  • Changing the display
• Changing the information in the display
  • All inputs except “FM” and “AM”
  • “FM” and “AM”
• Displaying the input stream information
  • 1 Press MAIN MENU to select “STREAM INFO”.
  • 2 Rotate MENU.
  • 3 Rotate –/+ for more information.
  • About the indications in the display
    • B SLEEP: Lights up when sleep timer is activated.
    • C SPA/SPB: Lights up in accordance with the speaker system being used (A or B). Turns off when he...
    • D MULTI CH IN 1/2: Lights up when “MULTI 1 DIRECT” or “MULTI 2 DIRECT” is selected.
    • E ; DIGITAL (EX): Lights up when Dolby Digital signals are input. “EX” lights up when Dolby Digit...
    • F ; PRO LOGIC (II): Lights up when the receiver applies Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals...
    • G DTS (-ES): Lights up when DTS signals are input. “-ES” lights up when DTS-ES signals are input....
    • H 96/24: Lights up when the receiver is decoding DTS 96 kHz/24 bit signals.
    • I Tuner indicators: Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations, etc. See pages 2...
    • J MEMORY: Lights up when presetting stations, naming preset stations and inputs, etc.
    • K D.ASSIGN: Lights up when the digital assign function is used for the selected input.
    • L COAX: Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal being input through the COAXIAL term...
    • M OPT: Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal being input through the OPTICAL termi...
    • N NEO:6: Lights up when DTS Neo:6 Cinema/ Music decoding is activated. However, this indicator do...
    • O EQ: Lights up when the equalizer is activated.
    • P D.RANGE: Lights up when dynamic range compression is activated (page43).
    • Q Playback channel indicators: The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being played bac...
    • R L.F.E.: Lights up when the disc being played back contains the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) chann...
  • Using only the front speakers
• Listening to 2 channel stereo sources (2CH STEREO)
  • Note
    • Enjoying higher fidelity sound
• Decoding the input audio signal automatically
  • Tip
• Enjoying stereo sound in multi channel (2 channel decoding mode)
  • If you connect a sub woofer
    • Selecting a sound field
• Selecting a sound field for movies
  • About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)
  • About CINEMA STUDIO EX modes
    • Tip
    • Notes
• Selecting a sound field for music
  • When the headphones are connected
  • To turn off the surround effect
• Listening to the sound without any adjustment
  • Selecting the surround back decoding mode
  • Tip
  • Note
• How to select the surround back decoding mode
  • When you select “AUTO”
  • When you select “MATRIX”
  • When you select “OFF”
    • Note
      • Assigning the audio input
        • 1 Press MAIN MENU to select “CUSTOMIZE”.
        • 2 Rotate MENU to select “DIGITAL ASSIGN ?”.
        • 3 Press MEMORY/ENTER.
        • 4 Rotate MENU to select the digital audio input you want to assign.
        • 5 Rotate –/+ to select the input you want to assign the digital audio input jack selected in step 4.
  • Selectable audio inputs for each input
    • Notes
      • Switching the audio input mode for digital components
        • 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select the input.
        • 2 Press INPUT MODE repeatedly to select the audio input mode.
  • Audio input modes
    • Notes
      • Customizing sound fields
  • Note on the displayed items
• Adjusting the LEVEL menu
  • 1 Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects (DVD, etc.).
  • 2 Press MAIN MENU to select “LEVEL”.
  • 3 Rotate MENU to select the parameter.
  • 4 While monitoring the sound, rotate –/+ to adjust the selected parameter.
  • 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other parameters.
  • LEVEL menu parameters
    • Note
  • For advanced LEVEL menu adjustments
• Resetting sound fields to the initial settings
  • 1 Press ?/1 to turn off the power.
  • 2 While holding down MUSIC, press ?/1.
  • Adjusting the equalizer
    • 1 Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects (DVD, etc.).
    • 2 Press MAIN MENU to select “EQUALIZER”.
    • 3 Rotate MENU to select the parameter.
    • 4 While monitoring the sound, rotate –/+ to adjust the selected parameter.
    • 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other items.
  • Note
  • EQUALIZER menu parameters
    • Advanced settings
• Using the CUSTOMIZE menu to adjust the receiver
  • 1 Press MAIN MENU to select “CUSTOMIZE”.
  • 2 Rotate MENU to select the parameter.
  • 3 Rotate –/+ to adjust the selected parameter.
  • 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other items.
  • CUSTOMIZE menu parameters
    • Notes
    • Note
    • x DC P.LINEARIZER (Phase Linearlizing)
• Advanced SP. SET UP menu parameters
  • All SP. SET UP menu parameters
    • Tip
• Advanced LEVEL menu parameters
  • All LEVEL menu parameters
    • Tip
    • Note
      • Custom install mode
        • 1 Press MAIN MENU to select “CIS”.
        • 2 Rotate MENU to select the parameter.
        • 3 Rotate –/+ to select the setting you want.
        • 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other items.
  • CIS menu parameters
    • Tips
  • To set the 12V trigger setting for each input
    • 1 Select “INPUT” in “12V TRIG”.
    • 2 Press MEMORY/ENTER.
    • 3 Rotate MENU to select the input.
    • 4 Rotate –/+ to select “ON” to activate 12V trigger or select “OFF” to disactivate.
    • 5 Press MEMORY/ENTER.
    • Naming preset stations and inputs
  • To index a preset station
    • 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select “FM” or “AM”.
    • 2 Tune in the preset station you want to create an index name for (page27).
    • 3 Press MAIN MENU to select “TUNER”.
    • 4 Rotate MENU to select “IN?”.
    • 5 Press MEMORY/ENTER.
  • To index an input
    • 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select an input you want to create an index name for.
    • 2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select “CUSTOMIZE”.
    • 3 Rotate MENU to select “NAME?”.
    • 4 Press MEMORY/ENTER.
  • To create an index name
    • 1 Use MENU and –/+ to create an index name.
    • 2 Press MEMORY/ENTER.
    • Note (Models of area code CEL only)
      • Using the Sleep Timer
    • Tip
      • Selecting the speaker system
  • The speaker system
    • Recording
• Recording on an audio tape or MiniDisc
  • 1 Select the component to be recorded.
  • 2 Prepare the component for playing.
  • 3 Insert a blank tape or MD into the recording deck and adjust the recording level, if necessary.
  • 4 Start recording on the recording deck, then start playback on the playback component.
  • Notes
• Recording on a video tape
  • 1 Select the program source to be recorded.
  • 2 Prepare the component for playing.
  • 3 Insert a blank video tape into the VCR (VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2) for recording.
  • 4 Start recording on the recording VCR, then start playing the video tape or laser disc you want ...
  • Tip
  • Notes
    • Listening to the sound in another zone
      • 1 On the remote, press ?/1 while holding down USE MODE.
      • 2 Press v/V on the remote to select “2ND”.
      • 3 Turn on the main receiver (this receiver).
      • 4 Press ?/1 on the remote.
      • 5 Press one of the input buttons on the remote to select the source signals you want to output.
      • 6 Turn on the amplifier in the 2nd zone and adjust the volume.
  • Tips
  • 2nd zone connections
    • Main receiver
      • CONTROL A1II Control System
    • Note
    • CONTROL A1II and CONTROL A1 compatibility
  • Connections
  • Basic Functions
    • Note
• Using CONTROL S Control System
  • (Models of area code U, CA only)
    • Precautions
    • On safety
    • On power sources
    • On heat buildup
    • On placement
    • On operation
    • On cleaning
      • Troubleshooting
  • Remote control
  • Error messages
  • Reference sections for clearing the memory
    • Specifications
  • AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS
    • POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: (STR-DA2000ES models of area code U only)
      • 1) Depending on the sound field settings and the source, there may be no sound output.
      • 2) INPUT SHORT.
      • 3) Weighted network, input level.
      • 4) You can change the AM tuning scale to 9 kHz or 10 kHz. After tuning in any AM station, turn of...
      • List of button locations and reference pages
  • How to use this page
• Main unit
  • To remove the cover
    • Index