4-238-488-12(2) FM Stereo FM-AM Receiver Operating Instructions Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. STR-DE985/DE885 Serial No. STR-DE985 STR-DE885 © 2002 Sony Corporation 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 newspapers, 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. Don't throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical waste. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. For customers in the United States ­ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ­ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ­ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ­ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. For customers in Canada CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. For customers in the United States and Canada This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. WARNING ENERGY STAR® is a U.S. registered mark. As an ENERGY STAR® partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency. This receiver incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro Logic Surround and the DTS** Digital Surround System. * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. ** "DTS", "ES" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. 2US This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Table of Contents List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Main unit ............................................... 5 Receiving Broadcasts Direct tuning ........................................ 40 Automatic tuning ................................. 40 Preset tuning ........................................ 41 Hooking Up the Components Required cords ....................................... 6 Antenna hookups ................................... 7 Audio component hookups .................... 8 Video component hookups .................. 10 Digital component hookups ................. 11 Multi channel input hookups ............... 13 Other hookups ..................................... 14 Other Operations Naming preset stations and program sources ........................................... 42 Recording ............................................ 42 Using the Sleep Timer ......................... 43 Adjustments using the CUSTOMIZE button ............................................ 44 CONTROL A1 control system ......... 46 Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System Speaker system hookups ..................... 17 Performing initial setup operations ..... 19 Multi channel surround setup .............. 19 Checking the connections .................... 25 Operations Using the Remote RM-PG4111) and RM-PP4112) Before you use your remote ................ 48 Remote button description ................... 48 Selecting the mode of the remote ........ 52 Programming the remote ..................... 52 Learning the commands of your components3) ................................. 55 Performing several commands in sequence automatically (Macro Play)3) ................................ 57 Basic Operations Selecting the component ..................... 26 Listening to the sound in another room1) ............................... 28 Changing the display ........................... 28 Enjoying Surround Sound Automatically decoding the input audio signal ................................... 29 Selecting a sound field ........................ 29 Using only the front speakers (2 Channel Stereo) ......................... 32 Enjoying stereo sound in multi channel (Dolby Pro Logic ) ..................... 32 Selecting the surround back decoding mode (SURR BACK DECODING) ................................ 33 Understanding the multi channel surround displays .......................... 34 Customizing sound fields .................... 35 Additional Information Precautions .......................................... 58 Troubleshooting ................................... 58 Specifications ...................................... 61 Tables of settings using SURR, LEVEL, EQ, SET UP and CUSTOMIZE buttons ................... 63 Adjustable parameters for each sound field ..................................... 66 1) STR-DE985 only 2) STR-DE885 only 3) RM-PG411 only 3US About This Manual The instructions in this manual are for models STR-DE985 and STR-DE885. Check your model number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel. In this manual, the STR-DE985 is used for illustration purpose unless stated otherwise. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, "STR-DE985 only". About area codes Note for the supplied remote For RM-PG411 (STR-DE985 only) The MPX/DUAL and 12 buttons on the remote are not available. For RM-PP411 (STR-DE885 only) The AUX, SOURCE, MPX/DUAL, 12 and ON SCREEN buttons on the remote are not available. The area code of the receiver you purchased is shown on the lower portion of the rear panel (see the illustration below). FRONT A TROL II SURROUND CENTER SURR BACK + R L R + L + EO ­ SPEAKERS NITOR OUT SURR BACK ­ IMPEDANCE USE 8 ­ 16 ­ R L L L + ­ + ­ R L FRONT B R R SUB WOOFER E OUT SPEAKERS AC OUTLET IMPEDANCE USE 8 ­ 16 4-XXX-XXX-XX AA Area code Any differences in operation, according to the area code, are clearly indicated in the text, for example, "Models of area code AA only". Tip The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the receiver. You can also use the controls on the supplied remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the receiver. For details on the use of your remote, see · pages 48­57 for RM-PG411 (STR-DE985 only) · pages 48­55 for RM-PP411 (STR-DE885 only) 4US List of Button Locations and Reference Pages How to use this page Illustration number r List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Use this page to find the location of buttons that are mentioned in the text. CUSTOMIZE qd (42, 44, 65) R R Name of button/part Reference page Main unit ALPHABETICAL ORDER 0­9 2CH wl (31, 32) 2ND ROOM (STR-DE985 only) wd (28) EQUALIZER wj (38) FM eh (40) FM MODE ej (40) FUNCTION wf (26, 59) INPUT MODE wh (26) IR (receptor) 5 (48, 60) A­D A. DEC ea (29, 31) AM eg (40) CINEMA STUDIO EX A, B, C qf (30) CUSTOMIZE qd (42, 44, 65) Digital Cinema Studio (indicator) qj (29) DIGITAL CONCERT HALL A, B qk (31) DIMMER r; (28) DISPLAY 4 (28, 60) Display qg (28) J­N Jog dial ef (20, 35, 37, 38, 42, 44, 63) LEVEL q; (25, 37, 63) MASTER VOLUME ws (25, 58) MEMORY el (41) MODE (FUNCTION) wg (26) MODE (SOUND FIELD) e; (30, 31, 59) MULTI/2CH ANALOG DIRECT wk (27) MULTI CHANNEL DECODING (indicator) qa (27) MUTING wa (27, 58) PHONES (jack) 3 (27, 59) PRESET TUNING +/­ 6 (41, 62) SB DEC (indicator) qh (33) SET UP qs (20, 65) SHIFT ek (41) SPEAKERS A/B 2 (17, 27, 35, 58) SURR 9 (35, 63) SURR BACK DECODING w; (33) T­Z TUNING +/­ 7 (40) VIDEO 3 DIGITAL INPUT (jack) rd (11) VIDEO 3 INPUT (jacks) rs (10) VIDEO SELECT INDICATOR ql (26) BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS E­I ENTER es (42) EQ 8 (38, 64) O­S ON SCREEN (STR-DE985 only) ra (10) ?/1 (power) 1 (19, 25, 39, 62) / ed (20, 35, 37, 38, 42, 44, 63) 1234 56 7 89 q;qaqsqdqf qgqhqjqkql w;wa ws g rd rs rar;elekejeheg efed esea e; wl wk wj wh wg wf wd 5GB Hooking Up the Components Required cords The following cords A ­ H are required when you hook up the components (pages 8­15). A Audio cord (not supplied) White (L) Red (R) White (L) Red (R) B Audio/video cord (not supplied) Yellow (video) White (L/audio) Red (R/audio) Yellow (video) White (L/audio) Red (R/audio) C Video cord (not supplied) Yellow (video) Yellow (video) D Optical digital cord (not supplied) Black Black E Coaxial digital cord (not supplied) Orange Orange F Monaural audio cord (not supplied) Black Black G Audio/video/control S cord (1 for models of area code U, CA) (STR-DE985 only) Yellow (video) White (L/audio) Red (R/audio) Black (control S) Yellow (video) White (L/audio) Red (R/audio) Black (control S) H Monaural mini-plug cord (1 for models of area code U, CA) (STR-DE985 only) Black Black Before you get started · Turn off the power to all components before making any connections. · Do not connect the AC power cord until all of the connections are completed. · Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise. · When connecting an audio/video cord, be sure to match the color-coded pins to the appropriate jacks on the components: yellow (video) to yellow; white (left, audio) to white; and red (right, audio) to red. · When you connect optical digital cords, insert the cord plugs straight in until they click into place. · Do not bend or tie the optical digital cord. 6US Antenna hookups AM loop antenna (supplied) Hooking Up the Components FM wire antenna* (supplied) DIGITAL OPTICAL CD/ SACD IN MD/DAT OUT MD/DAT IN TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN COAXIAL C ANTENNA CTRL S STATUS IN S­VIDEO IN S­VIDEO IN CTRL S OUT CTRL S OUT S­VIDEO OUT S­VIDEO IN S­VIDEO OUT CTRL S IN COMPONENT AM VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT Y y L FM 75 COAXIAL MONITOR PB/B ­ Y y SIGNAL GND R AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN PR/R ­ Y TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN TV/SAT DVD/LD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 L L L L CENTER L CENTER L IN R IN OUT R IN OUT R IN R PHONO CD/SACD MD/DAT TAPE FRONT SURROUND WOOFER SUB R FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK SUB WOOFER R OUT MULTI CH IN 2 MULTI CH IN 1 2ND ROOM * The shape of the connector varies depending on the area code. Notes on antenna hookups · To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components. · Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna. · After connecting the FM wire antenna, keep it as horizontal as possible. · Do not use the U SIGNAL GND terminal for grounding the receiver. 7US Audio component hookups STR-DE985 only MD or DAT deck INPUT OUTPUT LINE LINE L Turntable A A ç R A ç OUT IN DIGITAL OPTICAL CD/ SACD IN MD/DAT OUT MD/DAT IN TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN COAXIAL CO ANTENNA CTRL S STATUS IN S­VIDEO IN S­VIDEO IN CTRL S OUT CTRL S OUT S­VIDEO OUT S­VIDEO IN S­VIDEO OUT CTRL S IN COMPONENT V AM VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT Y y L FM 75 COAXIAL MONITOR PB/B ­ Y y SIGNAL GND R AUDIO IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN PR/R ­ Y TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN TV/SAT DVD/LD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 L L L L CENTER L CENTER L IN R IN OUT R IN OUT R IN R PHONO CD/SACD MD/DAT TAPE FRONT SURROUND WOOFER SUB R FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK SUB WOOFER R OUT MULTI CH IN 2 MULTI CH IN 1 2ND ROOM ç OUT A OUTPUT LINE L A INP ...