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Printed in Malaysia 3-875-814-11(1) Multi Channel AV Receiver Operating Instructions STR-DA6400ES ©2008 Sony Corporation
Printed in Malaysia 3-875-814-11(1) Multi Channel AV Receiver Operating Instructions STR-DA6400ES ©2008 Sony Corporation
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...FCC technical regulations. These limits are cautioned that interference will not occur in a particular installation. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to operate this equipment. CAUTION You are designed to Part ...15 of the FCC Rules. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which the receiver is encouraged to try to radio communications. This equipment generates, uses and can be connected to touch the core of speaker cord...
...FCC technical regulations. These limits are cautioned that interference will not occur in a particular installation. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to operate this equipment. CAUTION You are designed to Part ...15 of the FCC Rules. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which the receiver is encouraged to try to radio communications. This equipment generates, uses and can be connected to touch the core of speaker cord...
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...You can enjoy multi-channel surround sound....Sony Corporation hereby grants the user a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right of the system itself. GUI Menu List GUI Menu List shows the menu tree of STR-DA6400ES. Check your computer. About the supplied manual STR-DA6400ES contains the following manuals. STR-DA6400ES... Operating Instructions (this manual, ™ and ® marks are not specified. This product using the buttons and controls on the receiver...
...You can enjoy multi-channel surround sound....Sony Corporation hereby grants the user a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right of the system itself. GUI Menu List GUI Menu List shows the menu tree of STR-DA6400ES. Check your computer. About the supplied manual STR-DA6400ES contains the following manuals. STR-DA6400ES... Operating Instructions (this manual, ™ and ® marks are not specified. This product using the buttons and controls on the receiver...
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... back with multi-channel surround 79 Enjoying a surround effect for music ......... 82 Enjoying a surround effect for movies ....... 84 Using Multi-zone Features What you can do with the Multi-zone function 88 Making a multi-zone connection 89 Setting the speakers in zone 2 93 Switching the zone setting of the remote ... 94 Operating the receiver from another...
... back with multi-channel surround 79 Enjoying a surround effect for music ......... 82 Enjoying a surround effect for movies ....... 84 Using Multi-zone Features What you can do with the Multi-zone function 88 Making a multi-zone connection 89 Setting the speakers in zone 2 93 Switching the zone setting of the remote ... 94 Operating the receiver from another...
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Adjusting Settings Using the setting menu 111 Auto Calibration 112 Speaker settings 114 Surround settings 118 EQ settings 119 Multi Zone settings 120 Audio settings 121 Video settings 123 HDMI settings 126 Network Settings 127 Quick Click settings 128 System settings 128 Operating ...remote 143 Clearing all the contents of the remote's memory 144 Using On-screen Remote (Quick Click) Operating components or lighting connected to the receiver using the on screen remote (Quick Click 145 Preparing Quick Click 146 Using Quick Click 147 Setting components that are operated by the on-...
Adjusting Settings Using the setting menu 111 Auto Calibration 112 Speaker settings 114 Surround settings 118 EQ settings 119 Multi Zone settings 120 Audio settings 121 Video settings 123 HDMI settings 126 Network Settings 127 Quick Click settings 128 System settings 128 Operating ...remote 143 Clearing all the contents of the remote's memory 144 Using On-screen Remote (Quick Click) Operating components or lighting connected to the receiver using the on screen remote (Quick Click 145 Preparing Quick Click 146 Using Quick Click 147 Setting components that are operated by the on-...
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Description and location of parts Front panel Status of the POWER button Off The receiver is turned off . 8GB You cannot turn the receiver on or set it to the standby mode. On/Standby Press ?/1 on the remote to turn the receiver on using the remote. When you press POWER on . Press POWER to turn the receiver on the receiver, the receiver will be turned off (initial setting).
Description and location of parts Front panel Status of the POWER button Off The receiver is turned off . 8GB You cannot turn the receiver on or set it to the standby mode. On/Standby Press ?/1 on the remote to turn the receiver on using the remote. When you press POWER on . Press POWER to turn the receiver on the receiver, the receiver will be turned off (initial setting).
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MUSIC K MULTI CHANNEL DECODING lamp Lights up when multichannel audio signals are connected to both digital and analog jacks...zone 3 first ("ZONE 2 INPUT" or "ZONE 3 INPUT" appears on the display), then turn the receiver on the display. N TUNING MODE Press TUNING MODE TUNING +/- to headphones. To select the input source for a station. L Remote ...sensor Receives signals from the component connected to the HDMI IN jacks (page 34). repeatedly to select zone 2, zone ...
MUSIC K MULTI CHANNEL DECODING lamp Lights up when multichannel audio signals are connected to both digital and analog jacks...zone 3 first ("ZONE 2 INPUT" or "ZONE 3 INPUT" appears on the display), then turn the receiver on the display. N TUNING MODE Press TUNING MODE TUNING +/- to headphones. To select the input source for a station. L Remote ...sensor Receives signals from the component connected to the HDMI IN jacks (page 34). repeatedly to select zone 2, zone ...
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... Cinema Auto Calibration function (page 49). Name Function Q V/v/B/b Press V/v/B/b to select the menu items. Then press to display the menu of the receiver. T AUTO CAL MIC Connects to the jack supplied optimizer microphone for the selected zone will be turned on the TV screen) and DISPLAY MODE .... 10GB Name Y TONE MODE TONE +/- to the previous menu or exit the current menu of the menu between GUI MODE (to a portable PORTABLE AV audio/video component IN jacks such as a camcorder or video game. S HDMI IN 6 Connect to select BASS or TREBLE, then press TONE +/- ...
... Cinema Auto Calibration function (page 49). Name Function Q V/v/B/b Press V/v/B/b to select the menu items. Then press to display the menu of the receiver. T AUTO CAL MIC Connects to the jack supplied optimizer microphone for the selected zone will be turned on the TV screen) and DISPLAY MODE .... 10GB Name Y TONE MODE TONE +/- to the previous menu or exit the current menu of the menu between GUI MODE (to a portable PORTABLE AV audio/video component IN jacks such as a camcorder or video game. S HDMI IN 6 Connect to select BASS or TREBLE, then press TONE +/- ...
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signal in the disc being played back or the low frequency components of the front channels. While this indicator lights up, the receiver creates a subwoofer signal based on the display Name A SW Function Lights up when subwoofer is connected and the audio signal is output from the SUBWOOFER jack. continued 11GB Indicators on the L.F.E.
signal in the disc being played back or the low frequency components of the front channels. While this indicator lights up, the receiver creates a subwoofer signal based on the display Name A SW Function Lights up when subwoofer is connected and the audio signal is output from the SUBWOOFER jack. continued 11GB Indicators on the L.F.E.
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...Logic processing) Surround Back Left Surround Back Right Surround Back (the surround back components obtained by 6.1 channel decoding) Example: Recording format (Front/ Surround): 3/2.1 Output channel: Surround speakers are output from the HDMI OUT A or B jack. 12GB DMPORT The DIGITAL MEDIA ... activated. Sound Field: A.F.D. MULTI IN The multi-channel input is selected. ANALOG D EQ E HDMI A B No digital signal is selected. Lights up to show how the receiver downmixes the source sound (based on the speaker settings). HDMI The receiver recognizes a component connected via an...
...Logic processing) Surround Back Left Surround Back Right Surround Back (the surround back components obtained by 6.1 channel decoding) Example: Recording format (Front/ Surround): 3/2.1 Output channel: Surround speakers are output from the HDMI OUT A or B jack. 12GB DMPORT The DIGITAL MEDIA ... activated. Sound Field: A.F.D. MULTI IN The multi-channel input is selected. ANALOG D EQ E HDMI A B No digital signal is selected. Lights up to show how the receiver downmixes the source sound (based on the speaker settings). HDMI The receiver recognizes a component connected via an...
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...the bars underneath the letters light up when auto calibration is not set to indicate the level. channel signal is being played back contains an L.F.E. (Low Frequency Effects) channel and the L.F.E. Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Digital Surround EX Note When playing a Dolby ...;D+ ;D EX P DTS-HD indicators DTS-HD MSTR LBR HI RES Q ;TrueHD Function Lights up one of the respective indicators when the receiver is decoding DTS-HD. Lights up when the H.A.T.S. (High quality digital Audio Transmission System) function is set to the preset mode. Light up...
...the bars underneath the letters light up when auto calibration is not set to indicate the level. channel signal is being played back contains an L.F.E. (Low Frequency Effects) channel and the L.F.E. Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Digital Surround EX Note When playing a Dolby ...;D+ ;D EX P DTS-HD indicators DTS-HD MSTR LBR HI RES Q ;TrueHD Function Lights up one of the respective indicators when the receiver is decoding DTS-HD. Lights up when the H.A.T.S. (High quality digital Audio Transmission System) function is set to the preset mode. Light up...
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...S Dolby Pro Logic indicators Function Lights up when Linear PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) signals are input. V Neural-THX Lights up when the receiver is not set to "Analog." Either 96/24 or NEO:6 also lights up depending on the input signal format or decoding format. 96/... Lights up one of the respective indictors when the receiver applies Dolby Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals in order to input signals. 14GB DTS Lights up when the receiver applies Neural-THX processing to output the center and surround channel signals. ;PL Dolby Pro Logic ;PLII Dolby Pro...
...S Dolby Pro Logic indicators Function Lights up when Linear PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) signals are input. V Neural-THX Lights up when the receiver is not set to "Analog." Either 96/24 or NEO:6 also lights up depending on the input signal format or decoding format. 96/... Lights up one of the respective indictors when the receiver applies Dolby Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals in order to input signals. 14GB DTS Lights up when the receiver applies Neural-THX processing to output the center and surround channel signals. ;PL Dolby Pro Logic ;PLII Dolby Pro...
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... Sony equipment and other 12V TRIGGER compliant components, or the amplifier/receiver of other external components IR REMOTE IN/OUT jacks Connect an IR repeater (page 88) or an IR Blaster (page 146). D ANTENNA section FM ANTENNA Connects to the FM jack wire antenna (aerial) supplied with this receiver ..., etc. (page 26, 29, 35, 38, 39). continued 15GB TRIGGER OUT jacks Connect to the AM loop antenna (aerial) supplied with this receiver (page 43). An image and the sound are output to a SiriusConnect Home tuner (not supplied) (page 70). SIRIUS jack Connects to TV or ...
... Sony equipment and other 12V TRIGGER compliant components, or the amplifier/receiver of other external components IR REMOTE IN/OUT jacks Connect an IR repeater (page 88) or an IR Blaster (page 146). D ANTENNA section FM ANTENNA Connects to the FM jack wire antenna (aerial) supplied with this receiver ..., etc. (page 26, 29, 35, 38, 39). continued 15GB TRIGGER OUT jacks Connect to the AM loop antenna (aerial) supplied with this receiver (page 43). An image and the sound are output to a SiriusConnect Home tuner (not supplied) (page 70). SIRIUS jack Connects to TV or ...
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... AUDIO IN/ OUT jacks Connect to a DVD player, TV, or a satellite tuner (page 26, 38, 39). Attention Do not use this receiver using a GUI (Graphical User Interface) (page 45). 16GB MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks Connect to a Super Audio CD player or DVD player with an analog audio jack for maintenance and service. Use...
... AUDIO IN/ OUT jacks Connect to a DVD player, TV, or a satellite tuner (page 26, 38, 39). Attention Do not use this receiver using a GUI (Graphical User Interface) (page 45). 16GB MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks Connect to a Super Audio CD player or DVD player with an analog audio jack for maintenance and service. Use...
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... Remote commander You can program the remote to control non-Sony components following the steps in "Programming the remote" (page 137). Main remote commander (RM-AAL012) The RM-AAL012 remote is assigned to turn the receiver on or off with this button. Name A AV ?/1 (on/ standby) B ?/1 (on/ standby)... Function Press to operate (page 137). If you want to use the supplied remote to operate the receiver and to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is...
... Remote commander You can program the remote to control non-Sony components following the steps in "Programming the remote" (page 137). Main remote commander (RM-AAL012) The RM-AAL012 remote is assigned to turn the receiver on or off with this button. Name A AV ?/1 (on/ standby) B ?/1 (on/ standby)... Function Press to operate (page 137). If you want to use the supplied remote to operate the receiver and to control the Sony audio/video components that the remote is...
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... screen to enable the TV operation. X TV Press to start party mode (page 96). CATEGORY Press to display and select items from option menus for receiver, DVD player, TV, or Blu-ray Disc Player, etc. SLEEP Press AMP (4), then press SLEEP to activate the sleep timer function and the duration ...display the on-screen remote on the TV the screen. Press to - Press SHIFT (wg), then press ENT/MEM to enter the value after selecting a channel, disc, or track using the numeric buttons, or to select preset stations. Press to register FM/AM/ satellite tuner stations or to store a station ...
... screen to enable the TV operation. X TV Press to start party mode (page 96). CATEGORY Press to display and select items from option menus for receiver, DVD player, TV, or Blu-ray Disc Player, etc. SLEEP Press AMP (4), then press SLEEP to activate the sleep timer function and the duration ...display the on-screen remote on the TV the screen. Press to - Press SHIFT (wg), then press ENT/MEM to enter the value after selecting a channel, disc, or track using the numeric buttons, or to select preset stations. Press to register FM/AM/ satellite tuner stations or to store a station ...
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... swap the position of the main screen and the PIP window. ef CATEGORY Press to the receiver. Press the button again to - Therefore, depending on the component, the above operation may ... screen. Press to restore the sound. ea PIP Press PIP to skip a disc when using a multi-disc changer. eg DISC SKIP Press to switch the image of the PIP (Picture in this section may...or MACRO 2 to select an album. Note In the GUI MODE, press the button to select the TV channels. After pressing TV (wf), press the numeric buttons to display the menu on the TV screen. ek BD...
... swap the position of the main screen and the PIP window. ef CATEGORY Press to the receiver. Press the button again to - Therefore, depending on the component, the above operation may ... screen. Press to restore the sound. ea PIP Press PIP to skip a disc when using a multi-disc changer. eg DISC SKIP Press to switch the image of the PIP (Picture in this section may...or MACRO 2 to select an album. Note In the GUI MODE, press the button to select the TV channels. After pressing TV (wf), press the numeric buttons to display the menu on the TV screen. ek BD...
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... SHIFT (qk). When you press any of TV. Name Function A AV ?/1 (on or off the receivers in the main zone, zone 2 and zone 3, and any other Sony components (SYSTEM STANDBY). E ENTER Press to turn the receiver on . F PICTURE Press repeatedly to select the component you press the...Press once to display the stored favorite channel list of the buttons to cycle through the available picture modes of the input buttons, the receiver turns on or off the receivers in the main zone, zone 2 and zone 3, and any other Sony components (SYSTEM STANDBY). The buttons ...
... SHIFT (qk). When you press any of TV. Name Function A AV ?/1 (on or off the receivers in the main zone, zone 2 and zone 3, and any other Sony components (SYSTEM STANDBY). E ENTER Press to turn the receiver on . F PICTURE Press repeatedly to select the component you press the...Press once to display the stored favorite channel list of the buttons to cycle through the available picture modes of the input buttons, the receiver turns on or off the receivers in the main zone, zone 2 and zone 3, and any other Sony components (SYSTEM STANDBY). The buttons ...
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...It changes the remote button function to light up the remote. Name Function T TV INPUT Press TV (qj), then press TV INPUT to the receiver. V DISPLAY Press to display the current status of or information on the buttons that have no recording function. wj MUTING Press to control each ... Press TV (qj), then press TV CH + /- Y DISC SKIP Press to restore the sound. Press the button again to skip a disc when using a multi-disc changer. Press TV (qj), then press TV VOL +/- O RM SET UP Press to select the wide picture mode. S WIDE Press repeatedly to set up...
...It changes the remote button function to light up the remote. Name Function T TV INPUT Press TV (qj), then press TV INPUT to the receiver. V DISPLAY Press to display the current status of or information on the buttons that have no recording function. wj MUTING Press to control each ... Press TV (qj), then press TV CH + /- Y DISC SKIP Press to restore the sound. Press the button again to skip a disc when using a multi-disc changer. Press TV (qj), then press TV VOL +/- O RM SET UP Press to select the wide picture mode. S WIDE Press repeatedly to set up...
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... speaker DSurround left speaker ESurround right speaker FSurround back left speaker GSurround back right speaker HSubwoofer Enjoying a 5.1/7.1 channel system To fully enjoy theater-like multi-channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speakers, a center speaker, and two surround speakers) and a subwoofer (5.1 channel system). Getting Started 1: Installing speakers This receiver allows you connect one subwoofer).
... speaker DSurround left speaker ESurround right speaker FSurround back left speaker GSurround back right speaker HSubwoofer Enjoying a 5.1/7.1 channel system To fully enjoy theater-like multi-channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speakers, a center speaker, and two surround speakers) and a subwoofer (5.1 channel system). Getting Started 1: Installing speakers This receiver allows you connect one subwoofer).