Sony STR-DA9000ES User Manual
Fm stereo fm/am receiver, Str-da9000es

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©2003 Sony Corporation
4-249-349-11(1)
FM Stereo
FM/AM Receiver
Operating Instructions
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial
number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your
Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No.
Serial No.
STR-DA9000ES
Table of contents
Document Outline
- WARNING
- About This Manual
- Connectable components
- Required cords
- If you have Sony components with CONTROL A1II/CONTROL S jacks
- If you have Sony component (SCD-XA9000ES) with i.LINK jacks
- Hooking up a DVD player, LD player, VCR, TV monitor, or satellite tuner
- Hooking up a CD/Super Audio CD player or MD/DAT deck
- Hooking up audio components
- Hooking up video components
- Performing initial setup operations
- Speaker setup parameters
- Tip
- Tip
- Tip
- For advanced speaker setups
- To output the test tone only from a specific speaker
- For more precise adjustment
- Selecting the component
- Note when “i.LINK” is selected
- To mute the sound
- Note on using headphones
- When a center speaker or sub woofer is not connected (Analog downmix function)
- Automatic tuning
- Direct tuning
- Presetting radio stations
- 1 Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select tuner (“FM” or “AM”).
- 2 Press FM/AM to select “FM” or “AM”.
- 3 Tune in the station that you want to preset using Automatic Tuning (page26) or Direct Tuning (...
- 4 Press MEMORY/ENTER.
- 5 Press PRESET TUNING + or PRESET TUNING – to select a preset number.
- 6 Press MEMORY/ENTER again.
- 7 Repeat steps 2 to 6 to preset another station.
- Tuning to preset stations
- Changing the information in the display
- Displaying the input stream information
- Changing the brightness of the display
- 1 Touch AMP in the RM SELECT screen.
- 2 Touch b to display screen 5/6, then touch DIMMER repeatedly.
- About the indications in the display
- Example:
- C ; DIGITAL (EX): Lights up when Dolby Digital signals are input. “EX” lights up when Dolby Digit...
- D INPUT: Lights up constantly. One of the input indicators also lights up according to the curren...
- E AUTO: Lights up when INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO 2CH” (page37).
- F i.LINK: Lights up when an i.LINK component is connected.
- G DTS (-ES): Lights up when DTS signals are input. “-ES” lights up when DTS-ES signals are input....
- H COAX: Lights up when INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” and the source signal is a digital signal bein...
- I OPT: Lights up when INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” and the source signal is a digital signal being...
- J ANALOG: Lights up when INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” and no digital signal is input to COAXIAL or...
- K MULTI CH IN 1/2: Lights up when “MULTI CH IN 1” or “MULTI CH IN 2” is selected.
- L SLEEP: Lights up when sleep timer is activated.
- M D.RANGE: Lights up when dynamic range compression is activated (page45).
- N EQ: Lights up when the equalizer is activated.
- O Tuner indicators: Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations, etc. See pages 2...
- P H.A.T.S.: Lights up when the connected i.LINK component is compatible with H.A.T.S. function.
- Q 96/24: Lights up when the receiver is decoding DTS 96 kHz/24 bit signals.
- R MATRIX: Lights up when DTS-ES Matrix decoding is activated.
- S DISCRETE: Lights up when DTS-ES Discrete decoding is activated.
- T CINEMA: Lights up when DTS Neo:6 Cinema decoding is activated.
- U NEO:6: Lights up when DTS Neo:6 Cinema/ Music decoding is activated.
- V MUSIC: Lights up when Pro Logic II Music or DTS Neo:6 Music decoding is activated.
- W MOVIE: Lights up when Pro Logic II Movie decoding is activated.
- X ; PRO LOGIC (II): Lights up when the receiver applies Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals...
- Y 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)
- Decoding the input audio signal automatically
- Enjoying stereo sound in multi channel (2 channel decoding mode)
- Selecting a sound field for movies
- Selecting a sound field for music
- Enjoying the surround effect at low volume level (NIGHT MODE)
- Listening to the sound without any adjustment
- How to select the surround back decoding mode
- When you select “AUTO”
- When you select “MATRIX”
- When you select “OFF”
- a) 6.1 channel decode flag is the information recorded in software like DVDs.
- b) Dolby Digital DVD that includes a Surround EX flag. The Dolby Corporation web page can help yo...
- c) Software encoded with a flag to denote it has both Surround EX and 5.1 channel signals.
- d) Software encoded with both 5.1 channel signals and an extension stream designed for returning ...
- e) When two surround back speakers are connected, the output channel will be 7.1 channel.
- f) This decoder can be used for all 6.1 formats (Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS-ES Disc...
- Note
- Assigning the audio input
- Selectable audio inputs for each input
- Audio input modes
- Note on the displayed items
- Adjusting the SURR SET UP menu
- 1 Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects (DVD, etc.).
- 2 Rotate MAIN MENU to select “SURR SET UP”.
- 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.
- SURR SET UP menu parameters
- For advanced SURR SET UP menu adjustments
- Adjusting the LEVEL menu
- 1 Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects (DVD, etc.).
- 2 Rotate 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
- x TEST TONE (Test Tone)
- x FRONT L_I_R (Front speaker balance)
- x CENTER XXX.X dB (Center speaker level)
- x SURROUND L XXX.X dB (Surround speaker (L) level)
- x SURROUND R XXX.X dB (Surround speaker (R) level)
- x SURR BACK XXX.X dB (Surround back speaker level)*
- x SURR BACK L XXX.X dB (Surround back (L) level)**
- x SURR BACK R XXX.X dB (Surround back (R) level)**
- x S.WOOFER XXX.X dB (Sub woofer level)
- x MULTI CH 1 SW XXX dB (Multi channel 1 sub woofer level)
- x MULTI CH 2 SW XXX dB (Multi channel 2 sub woofer level)
- 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 Rotate MAIN MENU to select “EQUALIZER”.
- 3 Rotate MENU to select “EQ BANK”.
- 4 Rotate –/+ to select the equalizer bank you want to adjust (EQ BANK [1] – [5]).
- 5 Rotate MENU to select the parameter.
- 6 While monitoring the sound, rotate –/+ to adjust the selected parameter.
- 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to adjust the other items.
- EQUALIZER menu parameters
- x EQ BANK (Equalizer bank selection)
- x FRONT BASS XXX dB (Front speaker bass level)
- x FRONT TREBLE XXX dB (Front speaker treble level)
- x CENTER BASS XXX dB (Center speaker bass level)
- x CENTER MID XXX dB (Center speaker midrange level)
- x CENTER TRE. XXX dB (Center speaker treble level)
- x SURR/SB BASS XXX dB (Surround/surround back speaker bass level)
- x SURR/SB TRE. XXX dB (Surround/surround back speaker treble level)
- x EQ BANK X CLEAR (Equalizer bank clear)
- Tip
- To apply the stored equalizer
- To turn off the equalizer
- Clearing stored equalizer settings
- 1 Rotate MAIN MENU to select “EQUALIZER”.
- 2 Rotate MENU to select “EQ BANK”.
- 3 Rotate +/– to select the equalizer (EQ BANK [1] – [5]) you want to clear.
- 4 Rotate MENU to select “EQ BANK X CLEAR”.
- 5 Rotate –/+ to select “YES”, then press MEMORY/ENTER.
- 6 Rotate –/+ to select “YES”, then press MEMORY/ENTER.
- Advanced settings
- Using the CUSTOMIZE menu to adjust the receiver
- 1 Rotate 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
- x MENU EXPAND (Menu expanding)
- x DTS 96/24 DEC. (DTS 96/24 decoding mode)
- Note
- x SB DECODING (Surround back decoding mode)
- x i POWER (i.LINK power management)
- x H.A.T.S. (H.A.T.S. (High quality digital Audio Transmission System) function)
- Note
- x LIP SYNC (Time alignment)
- x DC PHASE L. (DC Phase Linearlizer)
- x MIX SCALING (Downmix scaling)
- x S.FIELD LINK (Sound field link)
- x DEC. PRIORITY (Digital audio input decoding priority)
- x 2 WAY REMOTE (2 way remote control system)
- x REC OUT (Rec out setting)
- x OSD H.POSITION (OSD horizontal position)
- x OSD V.POSITION (OSD vertical position)
- x UP YUV HUE (Video hue level)
- x UP YUV SHARPNESS (Video sharpness level)
- x UP YUV COLOR (Video chroma level)
- x DIGITAL ASSIGN ? (Digital audio input assignment)
- x USER PRESET MEM.? (User preset memory)
- x NAME IN? (Naming inputs)
- Advanced SPEAKER SET UP menu parameters
- Advanced SURR SET UP menu parameters
- Advanced LEVEL menu parameters
- All LEVEL menu parameters
- CIS menu parameters
- x 2ND ZONE (2nd zone source)
- x 3RD ZONE (3rd zone source)
- Tips
- x INSTALLER MODE (RS232C control)
- x 12V TRIG. MAIN (12 V trigger for the main receiver)
- x 12V TRIG. 2ND (12 V trigger for the 2nd zone)
- x 12V TRIG. 3RD (12 V trigger for the 3rd zone)
- x 12V TRIG. EX1 (12 V trigger for the other zone 1)
- x 12V TRIG. EX2 (12 V trigger for the other zone 2)
- To set the 12V trigger setting for each input
- Setting the USER PRESET
- To use the USER PRESET
- 1 Press USER PRESET repeatedly to select the USER PRESET you want.
- 2 Press MEMORY/ENTER.
- Note
- Selecting the front speaker system
- Selecting the surround speaker system
- Recording on an audio tape or MiniDisc
- 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, VIDEO 2 or VIDEO 3) for recording.
- 4 Start recording on the recording VCR, then start playing the video tape or laser disc you want ...
- Tips
- Notes
- Listening to the sound in another zone
- 1 Press 2ND ZONE or 3RD ZONE.
- 2 Turn on the main receiver (this receiver).
- 3 Turn on the amplifier in the 2nd or 3rd zone.
- 4 Press one of the input buttons on the remote to select the source signals you want to output.
- 5 Press MASTER VOL +/– on the remote to adjust the volume of the 2nd zone or 3rd zone.
- Listening to the sound in another zone
- Tips
- 2nd zone connections
- 3rd zone connections
- Connections
- Basic Functions
- Receiver
- STR- DA9000ES
- 2 SCD-XA9000ES responds to the component, agreeing to the establishment of a LINC.
- Notes
- On safety
- On power sources
- On heat buildup
- On placement
- On operation
- On cleaning
- Troubleshooting
- There is no sound no matter which component is selected.
- There is no sound from a specific component.
- There is no sound from one of the front speakers.
- There is no sound or only a very low-level sound is heard.
- There is no sound from analog 2 channel sources.
- There is no sound from digital sources (from COAXIAL or OPTICAL input jack).
- There is no sound when i.LINK is selected.
- The left and right sounds are unbalanced or reversed.
- There is severe hum or noise.
- There is no sound from the center speaker.
- There is no sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the surround/surround back speakers.
- There is no sound from the surround back speakers.
- There is no sound from sub woofer.
- The surround effect cannot be obtained.
- Dolby Digital or DTS multi channel sound is not reproduced.
- Recording cannot be done.
- The FM reception is poor.
- Radio stations cannot be tuned in.
- There is no picture or an unclear picture appears on the TV screen or monitor.
- Remote control
- Error messages
- Reference sections for clearing the memory
- AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS
- How to use this page
- Main unit