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GB
Hooking Up the Components
DVD player (etc.)*
Required cords
Optical digital cords (not supplied)
Coaxial digital cord (not supplied)
Audio/video cords (not supplied)
When connecting a cord, be sure to match the color-coded pins to
the appropriate jacks on the components.
Connect the digital output jacks of your DVD player and
satellite tuner (etc.) to the receiver’s digital input jacks to
bring the multi channel surround sound of a movie
theater into your home. To enjoy full effect of multi
channel surround sound, five speakers (two front
speakers, two rear speakers, and a center speaker) and a
sub woofer are required. You can also connect an LD
player with an RF OUT jack via an RF demodulator, such
as the Sony MOD-RF1 (not supplied).
Digital Component Hookups
Please note that you cannot connect an LD player’s AC-3 RF OUT jack directly to the receiver’s digital input jacks. You
must first convert the RF signal to either an optical or coaxial digital signal. Connect the LD player to the RF demodulator,
then connect the RF demodulator’s optical or coaxial digital output to the receiver’s OPTICAL or COAXIAL DVD/LD IN
jack. Refer to the instruction manual supplied with your RF Demodulator for details on AC-3 RF hookups.
Example of LD player connected via an RF demodulator
RF demodulator
LD player
Black
Black
Yellow
Yellow
Yellow (video)
Yellow (video)
White (L/audio)
White (L/audio)
Red (R/audio)
Red (R/audio)
Note
When making connections as shown above, be sure to set INPUT MODE (
3
on page 23) manually. The receiver may not operate correctly
if INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO.”
* When making digital audio connections to a DVD player, connect to either the coaxial OR optical digital jacks, and not
both. It is recommended to make digital audio connections to the coaxial jack.
** STR-DE545 and STR-SE501 only.
Note
The optical and coaxial digital input jacks on the receiver are
compatible with sampling frequencies of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and
48 kHz.
DIGITAL
COAXIAL
OUTPUT
VIDEO
OUT
R
AUDIO
OUT
OUTPUT
L
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
OUTPUT
VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
OUTPUT
FRONT
REAR
SUB
WOOFER
AUDIO IN
AUDIO IN
TV/SAT
**
**
OPTICAL
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
DVD/LD
REC OUT
IN
AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN
AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN
AUDIO OUT
AUDIO IN
VIDEO OUT
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
S-VIDEO
OUT
S-VIDEO
IN
AUDIO
OUT
4
Ω
8
Ω
CENTER
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
FRONT
REAR
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
SWITCHED 120W/1A MAX
SWITCHED 120W/1A MAX
AC 120V 60Hz
AC 120V 60Hz
L
R
L
R
L
CENTER
B FRONT A
FM
75
Ω
COAXIAL
AM
MD/TAPE
ANTENNA
DIGITAL IN
TV/SAT
5.1 CH INPUT
AUX
CD
DVD/LD
VIDEO
SUB
WOOFER
IMPEDANCE
SELECTOR
SPEAKERS
CTRL
A1
I I
MONITOR
AC OUTLET
TV or Satellite
tuner
DVD/LD
VIDEO IN
DIGITAL
DVD/LD IN
(COAXIAL)
(OPTICAL)
AC-3 RF
OUT
VIDEO OUT
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
MASTER VOLUME
DISPLAY
INPUT MODE
VIDEO
MD/TAPE
CD
TUNER
AUX
DVD/LD
TV/SAT 5.1CH INPUT
CINEMA STUDIO
LEVEL
I
–
i
+
SET UP
BASS BOOST
TONE
FM/AM
MUTING
TONE
BASS
BOOST
MEMORY
FM MODE
RDS EON RDS PTY
PRESET/
– PTY SELECT +
– TUNING +
NAME
ENTER
SUR
BASS/
TREBLE
SOUND FIELD
A. F. D.
A
B
C
2CH
MODE
DIMMER
SPEAKERS
R
ON
r
OFF
A
PHONES
B
?
/
1
SHIFT
DIGITAL
DVD/LD IN
(COAXIAL)
or (OPTICAL)