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.
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WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. 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.
If you have any questions about this product, you may call; Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-7669. The Number below is for the FCC related matters only. Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity Trade name: SONY Model No.: STR-DA5000ES/STR-DA3000ES Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.
Table of Contents Getting Started 1: Check how to hookup your components ... 6 1a: Connecting components with digital audio output jacks ... 8 1b: Connecting components with multi channel output jacks... 11 1c: Connecting components with only analog audio jacks ... 13 2: Connecting the antennas ...
Getting Started 1: Check how to hookup your components Steps 1a through 1c beginning on page 8 describe how to hook up your components to this receiver. Before you begin, refer to “Connectable components” below for the pages which describe how to connect each component.
• When connecting optical digital cords, insert the cord plugs straight in until they click into place. • Do not bend or tie optical digital cords. If you have Sony components with CONTROL A1II/CONTROL S jacks See “CONTROL A1II Control System” on page 54.
1a: Connecting components with digital audio output jacks Hooking up a DVD player, TV monitor, or satellite tuner For details on the required cords (A–H), see page 7. 1 Connect the audio jacks. DVD player OUTP DIGIT COAX IMPEDAN Satellite tuner * Connect to either the DVD COAXIAL IN or the DVD OPTICAL IN jack.
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2 Connect the video jacks. The following illustration shows how to connect a TV or satellite tuner and a DVD player with COMPONENT VIDEO (Y, P video input jacks allows you to enjoy higher quality video. You can upconvert the video signals, and adjust the hue, etc.
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Hooking up a CD/Super Audio CD player or MD/DAT deck For details on the required cords (A–H), see page 7. CD/Super Audio CD player * Connect to either the CD/SACD COAXIAL IN or the CD/SACD OPTICAL IN jack. We recommend making connections to the CD/SACD COAXIAL IN jack.
1b: Connecting components with multi channel output jacks 1 Connect the audio jacks. If your DVD or Super Audio CD player is equipped with multi channel output jacks, you can connect it to this receiver’s MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks to enjoy the multi channel sound. Alternatively, the multi channel input jacks can be used to connect an external multi channel decoder.
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2 Connect the video jacks. The following illustration shows how to connect a DVD player with COMPONENT VIDEO (Y, P /B-Y, P /R-Y) output jacks. Connecting a TV with component video input jacks allows you to enjoy higher quality video. You can upconvert the video signals, and adjust the hue, etc. of the converted signals (page 43).
1c: Connecting components with only analog audio jacks Hooking up audio components For details on the required cords (A IMPEDAN Note If your turntable has a ground wire, connect it to the U SIGNAL GND terminal. H), see page 7. –...
Hooking up video components If you connect your TV to the MONITOR jacks, you can watch the video from the selected input (page 24). You can also display the SPEAKER SET UP, LEVEL, SURR SET UP, EQUALIZER, CUSTOMIZE and TUNER menu settings and sound fields on your TV by pressing ON SCREEN on the remote.
2: Connecting the antennas Connect the supplied AM loop antenna and FM wire antenna. * The shape of the connector varies depending on the area code. Notes • To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components. •...
3: Connecting speakers Connect your speakers to the receiver. This receiver allows you to use a 7.1 channel system (except for STR-DA3000ES models of area code CEL, TW) or 6.1 channel (STR-DA3000ES models of area code CEL, TW only). To fully enjoy theater-like multi channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speakers, a center speaker, and two surround speakers) and a sub woofer (5.1 channel).
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Required cords A Speaker cords (not supplied) (–) Surround back speaker (R)* SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE USE 4-16 Surround speaker Surround speaker * If you connect only one surround back speaker, connect it to the SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS L terminal (except for STR-DA3000ES models of area code CEL, TW).
4: Connecting the AC power cord Connect the supplied AC power cord to the AC IN terminal on the receiver, then connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet. S2 VIDEO S2 VIDEO S2 VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO EO 2...
Move the easy scroll key to select “AMP REGIST”, then press the key to enter the selection. If the displayed model name is same as the model you use, select “Exit”. If a different model name or “? ? ?” appears, move the easy scroll key to select “START”, then press the key to enter the selection.
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Check your speaker pattern using the supplied “Easy Setup Guide”. x SUB WOOFER (Sub woofer) • YES If you connect a sub woofer, select “YES”. • NO If you did not connect a sub woofer, select “NO”. This activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the LFE signals from other speakers.
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• NO If you did not connect surround back speaker, select “NO”. The “LARGE” and “SMALL” settings for each speaker determine whether or not the internal sound processor will cut the bass signal from that channel. When the bass is cut from a channel, the bass redirection circuitry sends the corresponding bass frequencies to the sub woofer or other “LARGE”...
1.0 meter to 7.0 meters (3 to 23 feet) in 0.1 meter (1 foot) steps. * For models of area code U, CA, “X feet” is displayed. The receiver lets you to input the speaker position in terms of distance. However, it is not possible to set the center speaker further than the front speakers.
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RM-LG112: Press TEST TONE again. The test tone turns off. To output the test tone only from a specific speaker Set “TEST TONE” in the LEVEL menu to “FIX” (page 40). The test tone is output only from the selected speaker. For more precise adjustment You can output the test tone or sound source from two adjacent speakers to adjust their...
Amplifier Operation Selecting the component Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select the input. The selected input appears in the display. To select the Camcorder or TV game DVD player Satellite tuner Tape deck MD or DAT deck CD or Super Audio CD player Built-in tuner Turntable...
Listening to multi channel sound — MULTI CH IN You can select the audio directly from the components connected to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks. This enables you to enjoy high quality analog inputs like DVD or Super Audio CD. Surround effects are not activated when using this input.
Direct tuning Enter a frequency of the station directly by using NUM menu or numeric buttons on the remote. For details on the supplied remote, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the remote. RM-LJ312 Press INPUT SELECTOR, then select “TUNER”...
Storing FM stations automatically — AUTOBETICAL (Models of area code CEL only) This function lets you store up to 30 FM and FM RDS stations in alphabetical order without redundancy. Additionally, it only stores the stations with the clearest signals. If you want to store FM or AM stations one by one, see “Presetting radio stations”.
Each time you press the button, you can select the preset station as follows: tA1yA2y...yA0yB1yB2y...yB0T tC0y...yC2yC1T Using the remote RM-LJ312 Press INPUT SELECTOR, then move the easy scroll key to select “TUNER” from the input list. Move the easy scroll key to select the preset number you want, then press the key to enter the selection.
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Notes • If there is an emergency announcement by government authorities, “Alarm-Alarm!” flashes in the display. • If a station does not provide a particular RDS service, “No XX” (such as “No Clock Time”) appears in the display. • When a station broadcasts radio text data, it is displayed at the same rate at which it is sent from the station.
Changing the display Changing the information in the display You can check the sound field etc. by changing the information in the display. Press DISPLAY repeatedly. Each time you press DISPLAY, the display will change as follows. All inputs except “FM” and “AM” Index name and sound field name* y Input name and sound field name FM and AM...
About the indications in the display INPUT AUTO DIGITAL EX L.F.E. PRO LOGIC II MOVIE A SW: Lights up when sub woofer selection is set to “YES” (page 20). While this indicator lights up, the receiver creates a sub woofer signal based on the LFE signal in the disc being played back or the low frequency components of the front channels.
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O Tuner indicators: Lights up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations, etc. See pages 25–29 for tuner operations. P 96/24: Lights up when the receiver is decoding DTS 96 kHz/24 bit signals. Q MATRIX: Lights up when DTS-ES Matrix decoding is activated.
Enjoying Surround Sound Using only the front speakers In this mode, the receiver outputs the sound from the front L/R speakers only. There is no sound from the sub woofer. Listening to 2 channel stereo sources (2CH STEREO) Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channel.
Sound fields with marks use DCS technology. DCS is the concept name of the surround technology for home theater developed by Sony. DCS uses the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to reproduce the sound characteristics of an actual cinema cutting studio in Hollywood.
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DC S x CINEMA STUDIO EX C Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or films where orchestra music is featured in the soundtrack. D C S x V.MULTI DIMENSION Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers from a single pair of actual surround speakers.
x HEADPHONE THEATER Allows you to experience a theater-like environment while listening through a pair of headphones. To turn off the surround effect Press 2CH, or press A.F.D. to select “A.F.D. AUTO”. Enjoying the surround effect at low volume level (NIGHT MODE) (STR-DA5000ES only) This function allows you to retain a theater like...
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How to select the surround back decoding mode You can select the surround back mode you want according to the input stream. When you select “AUTO” When the input stream contains the 6.1 channel decode flag decode the surround back signal. Input stream Output channel Dolby Digital 5.1...
Advanced Adjustments and Settings Assigning the audio input — DIGITAL ASSIGN You can assign the digital audio input for other input. This function is convenient in the following cases. (Example) When you have two DVD players and no digital audio input jack is available for the second DVD player.
Switching the audio input mode for digital components — INPUT MODE You can switch the audio input mode for components for which this receiver have digital audio input jacks. Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select the input. Press INPUT MODE repeatedly to select the audio input mode.
Adjusting the LEVEL menu You can adjust the balance and level of each speaker. These settings are applied to all sound fields. Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects (DVD, etc.). Rotate MAIN MENU to select “LEVEL”. Rotate MENU to select the parameter.
“S.F. Initialize” appears in the display and all sound fields are reset to the initial setting. Adjusting the equalizer You can adjust the tonal quality (bass, treble level) of each speaker using the EQUALIZER menu. Midrange Bass Level (dB) Frequency Frequency (Hz) (Hz)
x CENTER MID XXX Hz (Center speaker midrange frequency) Initial setting: 1 kHz You can adjust from 100 Hz to 10 kHz in 5 steps (100 Hz, 300 Hz, 1 kHz, 3 kHz, 10 kHz). x CENTER TREBLE XXX dB (Center speaker treble level) x SURR/SB BASS XXX dB (Surround/surround back speaker bass level)
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x LIP SYNC (Time alignment) (STR-DA5000ES only) Initial setting: 0 ms Lets you delay the output of audio to adjust the gap between video and audio. You can adjust from 0 ms to 200 ms in 10 ms steps. x DC P.LINEARIZER (Phase Linearlizing) Lets you change the phase polarity of low frequency signals and enhance the bass.
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x NAME IN? (Naming inputs) Lets you set the name of inputs selected with INPUT SELECTOR. For details, see “Naming preset stations and inputs” on page 49. Advanced SPEAKER SET UP menu parameters When “MENU EXPAND” is set to “ON”, all of the following parameters are displayed and adjustable.
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Nevertheless, each listening environment has many variables, like wall reflections, and you may obtain better results using “BEHD” if your speakers are located high above the listening position, even if they are to the immediate left and right. Therefore, although it may result in a setting contrary to the above explanation, we recommend that you playback multi channel surround encoded software and select the setting that provides a good sense of...
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• OFF The virtual speakers are not created. x A.F.D. 2CH SW (Creating, low frequency signals) • CREATE Lets you create low frequency signals for output to the subwoofer when “A.F.D. AUTO” is selected. • OFF Low frequency signals are not created. Advanced LEVEL menu parameters When “MENU EXPAND”...
Custom install mode (Models of area code U, CA only) This receiver features the custom install modes described below. Depending on how you intend to use these features, use of these modes may require additional equipment (available separately) or modification of your listening environment.
Storing the adjusted settings — USER PRESET You can store the adjusted sound field settings, etc. as USER PRESET up to 3 and can easily apply. Setting the USER PRESET Adjust the sound field, etc. For the settings you can store, see “Settings that can be stored in USER PRESET”.
Other Operations Naming preset stations and inputs You can enter a name of up to 8 characters for preset stations and inputs selected with INPUT SELECTOR, and display it in the receiver’s display. To index a preset station Rotate INPUT SELECTOR to select tuner (“FM”...
Using the Sleep Timer You can set the receiver to turn off automatically at a specified time by using the remote. For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the remote. RM-LJ312: Select SLEEP from the RECEIVER menu, then press the key repeatedly while the power is on.
Recording Before you begin, make sure you have connected all components properly. Recording on an audio tape or MiniDisc You can record on a MiniDisc or cassette tape using the receiver. See the operating instructions of your cassette deck or MD deck if you need help.
Listening to the sound in another zone (Models of area code U, CA only) You can select analog audio/video signals for output to the 2nd zone or audio signals for the 3rd zone (STR-DA5000ES only). For details on the connection, see page 53. Use the remote RM-US106 for the operation.
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2nd zone connections Main receiver Audio/video components STR-DA5000ES STR-DA3000ES 3rd zone connections Main receiver Audio components STR-DA5000ES 2nd zone Speaker ZONE Amplifier/Receiver 3rd zone Speaker ZONE Amplifier/Receiver Monitor Speaker Speaker...
The CONTROL A1 control system has been updated to the CONTROL A1II which is the standard system in the Sony 300 disc CD changer and other recent Sony components. Components with CONTROL A1 jacks are compatible with components with CONTROL A1II, and can be connected to each other.
Using CONTROL S Control System (Models of area code U, CA only) If you have a CONTROL S-compatible Sony TV, satellite tuner, monitor, DVD player or VCR, use a control S connecting cord (not supplied) to connect the CTRL S IN (for TV, satellite tuner, or monitor) or CTRL S OUT (for VCR, etc.) jack on the receiver to the...
Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine. If you have any question or problem concerning your receiver, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.
Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. There is no sound no matter which component is selected. • Check that both the receiver and all components are turned on.
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There is no sound from the center speaker. • Make sure the sound field function is on (press A.F.D., MOVIE or MUSIC). • Select the CINEMA STUDIO EX mode (page 34). • Adjust the speaker level (page 40). • Make sure the center speaker is set to either “SMALL”...
Turn off the receiver, leave the receiver for a while and turn on the power again. PROTECTOR/CHECK CODE 21 Turn off the receiver and consult your nearest Sony dealer. PROTECTOR/CHECK CODE 22 There is a problem with the power circuit. Turn off the receiver and check the speaker connection.
Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: (Models of area code U only) STR-DA5000ES: With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 20 – 20,000 Hz; rated 170 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.6% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output.
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STR-DA3000ES: FRONT : 200 W + 200 W CENTER : 200 W SURR : 200 W + 200 W SURR BACK 1) Depending on the sound field settings and the source, there may be no sound output. 2) Measured under the following conditions: Area code Power requirements U, CA...
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receiver. While holding down PRESET TUNING + or TUNING +, press ?/1. All preset stations will be erased when you change the tuning scale. To reset the scale to 10 kHz (or 9 kHz), repeat the procedure. Video section Inputs/Outputs Video: S-video: COMPONENT VIDEO:Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms...
List of button locations and reference pages How to use this page Use this page to find the location of buttons and other parts of the system that are mentioned in the text. Main unit ALPHABETICAL ORDER A.F.D. 6 (33, 34, 36) BASS es (42) DECODE PRIORITY wd (43) Digital Cinema Sound indicator...
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