User manual SONY STR-DA555ES

[. . . ] And don't place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. Don't throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical waste. ­ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ­ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. [. . . ] · Screen Depth Matching In a movie theater, sound seems to come from inside the image reflected on the movie screen. This element creates the same sensation in your listening room by shifting the sound of the front speakers "into" the screen. · Cinema Studio Reverberation Reproduces the reverberations peculiar to a movie theater. Cinema Studio EX is the integrated mode which operates these elements simultaneously. Notes · The receiver lets you apply the last selected sound field to a program source whenever it is selected (Sound Field Link). For example, if you listen to CD with "JAZZ" as the sound field, change to a different program source, then return to CD, "JAZZ" will be applied again. · You can identify the encoding format of DVD software, etc. ­ : Dolby Digital discs : Dolby Surround encoded ­ programs ­ : DTS Digital Surround encoded programs · When sound signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz are input, the sound signals are output in stereo automatically, and the sound field is turned off. · The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal. · When listening with sound fields that employ the virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers. 25US Understanding the multi channel surround displays 1 2 SP L SW SL C R 3 aDIGITAL OPT COAX 4 5 6 MEMORY SLEEP a PRO LOGIC II DTS D. RANGE STEREO MONO LFE S SR q; qa 9 8 7 qs 1 SW: Lights up when sub woofer selection is set to "YES" (page 18) and the audio signal is output from the SUB WOOFER jacks. 2 SP: Lights up when you turn on the receiver. Note 6 Tuner indicators: Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations, etc. See pages 29 ­ 31 for tuner operations. 7 SLEEP: Lights up when sleep timer is activated. XXX continued To get the most from multi channel surround sound Position your speakers and do the procedures described in "Multi channel surround setup" starting from page 15 before you customize a sound field. 27US Customizing sound fields (continued) Front balance ( L R Adjusting the tone parameters The TONE menu contains parameters that lets you adjust the tone of the front speakers for optimum sound. The settings are applied to all sound fields. BAL. L/R XX) Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers. Center level (CTR XXX dB) Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker. Surround left level (SUR. L. XXX dB) 1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound. Lets you adjust the level of the surround left speaker. Surround right level (SUR. R. XXX dB) 2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select " TONE ". 3 Press MENU Lets you adjust the level of the surround right speaker. Sub woofer level (S. W. XXX dB) or MENU to select the parameter you want to adjust. setting you want. 4 Press MENU + or MENU ­ to select the The setting is stored automatically. Initial settings Parameter Initial setting Lets you adjust the level of the sub woofer. Dynamic range compressor ( COMP. RANGE Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound track. This may be useful when you want to watch movies at low volumes late at night. We recommend using the "MAX" setting. · To reproduce the sound track with no compression, select "OFF". · To reproduce the sound track with the dynamic range intended by the recording engineer, select "STD". [. . . ] · Make sure you select the correct input selector on the remote. · If the remote is set to operate the TV only, use the remote to select a source or component other than TV before operating the receiver or other component. If you are unable to remedy the problem using the troubleshooting guide Clearing the receiver's memory may remedy the problem (page 15). However, note that all memorized settings will be reset to their factory settings and you will have to readjust all settings on the receiver. If the problem persist Consult your nearest Sony dealer. Clearing the receiver's memory To clear See All memorized settings Customized sound fields page 15 page 28 42US Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: Inputs (Digital) DVD (Coaxial) Sensitivity: ­ Impedance: 75 ohms S/N: 100 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF) Sensitivity: ­ Impedance: ­ S/N: 100 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF) VIDEO 2 (Optical) With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 40 ­ 20, 000 Hz; rated 70 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 0. 7 % total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output. Amplifier section POWER OUTPUT Rated Power Output at Stereo Mode (8 ohms 40 Hz ­ 20 kHz, THD 0. 7 %) STR-DA555ES: 70 W + 70 W Reference Power Output (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0. 7 %) STR-DA555ES: FRONT1):80 W/ch CENTER1): 80 W SURR1): 80 W/ch 1) Depending on the sound field settings and the source, there may be no sound output. Frequency response CD, MD/TAPE, DVD, VIDEO 1, 2 Outputs MD/TAPE (OUT), VIDEO 1 (AUDIO OUT) SUB WOOFER Voltage: 500 mV Impedance: 10 kilohms Voltage: 2 V Impedance: 1 kilohms Tone Gain levels: ±6 dB, 1 dB step FM tuner section Tuning range Antenna terminals 87. 5 - 108. 0 MHz 75 ohms, unbalanced Additional Information Intermediate Frequency 10. 7 MHz Sensitivity Mono: Stereo: Usable sensitivity 18. 3 dBf, 2. 2 µV/75 ohms 38. 3 dBf, 22. 5 µV/75 ohms 11. 2 dBf, 1 µV/75 ohms 76 dB 70 dB 10 Hz ­ 50 kHz +0. 5/­2 dB (with sound field and tone bypassed) Inputs (Analog) CD, MD/TAPE, DVD, VIDEO 1, 2 Sensitivity: 500 mV Impedance: 50 kilohms S/N2): 96 dB (A, 500 mV3)) S/N Mono: Stereo: Harmonic distortion at 1 kHz Mono: 0. 3% Stereo: 0. 5% Separation Frequency response Selectivity 45 dB at 1 kHz 30 Hz ­ 15 kHz, +0. 5/­2 dB 60 dB at 400 kHz 2) INPUT SHORT (with sound field and tone bypassed). [. . . ]