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Limited Warranty (U.S. Only) - Page 1
...Hifi Components/Tape Decks
®
CD Players/Mini Disc Players/Audio Systems
LIMITED WARRANTY
Hifi Audio
ES Products
Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product (including any accessories)... equal degree of protection, to any authorized Sony service facility.
This warranty does not cover customer instruction, installation, set up adjustments or signal reception problems.
This warranty...
Technical Background - Page 2
...; i.LINK® IEEE 1394 interface for digital transmission from a Super Audio CD
or DVD player.
In this way, our latest A/V receivers carry forward the proud tradition of the Sony ES Series, the Elevated Standard in audio and video.
Digital Home Theater and Sony ES S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit DSP HDMI inputs and switching i.LINK IEEE 1394...
Technical Background - Page 4
... through digital transmission channels to digital television display panels. The audio in home theater is increasingly digital from the microphone mixing console through the distribution channels, to the digital inputs and digital signal processing of your A/V receiver. With digital sources, digital switching and digital preamplification, it was only a matter of time until the power amplifier...
Technical Background - Page 9
...and other dynamic problems. In contrast, the Sony S-Master Pro amplifier achieves excellent fidelity without any...player and a Super Audio Compact Disc that you know well. Then sit back and listen carefully. Dynamics are powerful but not forced. Bass is vigorous but not boomy. Music is rendered in very high resolution, against a background of silky silence.
The 32-bit Upgrade
Where the acclaimed STR...
Technical Background - Page 22
... be recorded.
• Super Audio CD. As of January 2005, standards for sending Super Audio CD sound over HDMI had not been established. For this reason, Super Audio CD sound is not available over the HDMI outputs of Super Audio CD players.
HDMI switching and upconversion
The STR-DA7100ES can switch between two HDMI sources and send the selected signal to a television...
Technical Background - Page 27
...power of this dual core design. The issue is in the "compiler." Think of the DSP as a special-purpose computer. In order for the computer to perform meaningful task, software programs must first be loaded...C compiling.
A/DSD Conversion
The STR-DA7100ES converts all analog audio inputs into digital, using a proprietary Sony A/DSD converter, the CXD9856. The device integrates A/DSD conversion and a ...
Technical Background - Page 36
... inconspicuous IR "eye" in the home theater room and still control your components.
• RS-232C interface for control and upgrade (STR-DA2100ES and higher). To communicate with third-party room automation systems, these receivers include RS-232C ports. The ports also enable future firmware upgrades.
• Front optical digital audio input (all models). As part of the Video 3 input of...
Technical Background - Page 37
... 32-bit S-Master Pro process Power MOS FET output transistors, four per channel DC Phase Linearizer Dolby Digital® EX decoding dts®...Optical inputs/outputs Coaxial inputs Preamp output Front A/V input with optical digital audio Infrared repeater input/outputs RS-232C control/upgrade 12-volt trigger outputs Multi-Zone/Room Capability 2nd Room output 3rd Room output On screen display Remote...
Operating Instructions - Page 2
... (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
Owner's Record
The model number is located on the rear exterior and serial number is on the rear. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No.
Serial No.
Note to CATV system installer This...
Operating Instructions - Page 5
...power switch off and unplug the unit.
On cleaning the cabinet Clean the cabinet, panel and controls...have any question or problem concerning your unit, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.
...Remote commander RM-P331
(1)
• Sony batteries SUM-3 (NS)
(2)
• Screws (STR-GX909ES only)
(4)
inserting the Batteries into the Remote Commander
Before operating remote commander, install...
Operating Instructions - Page 6
...STR-GX909ES/STR-GX808ES has the SURROUND OUT jacks on the rear panel.
• Do not connect the power cord to an AC outlet nor press the POWER switch before accomplishing all other connections.
• The cable...
For areas with difficult AM reception In areas with troubled reception, connect a 6 to 15-meter (20 ...installed, be sure to connect the ground wire for lightning protection.
75-ohm ...
Operating Instructions - Page 31
...and gives a theater-like experience in your listening room, naturally reproducing the audio sound field.
The STR-GX909ES/STR-GX808ES incorporates a decoder which reproduces the specially encoded surround sound of Dolby surround...Rear speaker (L)
Rear speaker (R)
Note Some commercially available software may have Dolby surround processed sound tracks even though it is not so
indicated on the package....
Operating Instructions - Page 34
... sound.
The STR-GX909ES/STR-GX808ES reproduces the early reflections and the reverberation using its digital signal processor and allows you...will not become the same even if you set all adjustable parameters the same.
Characteristics of ...the processed
Dolby prologic decoder. music
software
HALL
Reproduces the acoustics Solo, ...recorded in a stadium.
ACOUSTIC
The surround effect is defeated.
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Operating Instructions - Page 44
...Guide
Before proceeding through the check list below, examine the connections and the procedures outlined in the manual. Should any problem persist after you have checked the following items, consult your
nearest Sony... flickers in the display window.
No stations have been preset.
The speaker or program source equipment is not connected correctly.
The SPEAKERS selector is not set correctly.
TAPE 2...