Sony STR-DH820 Support Question
Sony STR-DH820 Support Question
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Question posted by jameswalseth on April 15th, 2017
Setting Speakers Without Remote
I recently bought this receiver from a pawn shop. It was just the receiver nothing else. Can i do the settings without the remote?If not what do i need to do?I appreciate any help i can get. Thank you very much
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Answer #1: Posted by BusterDoogen on April 15th, 2017 2:33 PM
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Go here to page 36 to set the speakers & page 9 for the front panel controls info.
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Related Sony STR-DH820 Manual Pages
Operating Instructions - Page 4
... applicable collection point for model STR-DH820. The manufacturer of this manual are marked in the manual as "Europe model only".
• The instructions in this manual describe the operation of the receiver with a chemical symbol. Product includes software. © DTS, Inc. The recycling of the materials will help to the addresses given in...
Operating Instructions - Page 6
... 21 3: Connecting the TV 23 4a: Connecting the video equipment ...........24 4b: Connecting the audio equipment...........32 5: Connecting the antennas (aerials 33 6: Connecting the AC power cord
(mains lead 33
Preparing the Receiver
Initializing the receiver 34 Setting the speakers 34 Using AUTO CALIBRATION 36 Guide to on-screen display operation ..........41
Enjoying Surround Sound...
Operating Instructions - Page 9
... reduce the volume level before you switch to output audio/video from the connected equipment (ADVANCED AUTO VOLUME function).
R SPEAKERS (page 36) S PHONES jack (page 87)
...MODE, MEMORY/ENTER, TUNING Press to scan a station. E Display panel (page 10) F Remote control sensor
Receives signals from remote control. Description and location of parts
Front panel
1
2 34
5
6 78 9
ql qk...
Operating Instructions - Page 10
... when the receiver is set to "ANALOG". - INPUT MODE is decoding the corresponding Dolby Digital format signals. HDMI The receiver recognizes the equipment...audio signal is decoding the corresponding DTS-HD format signals. ql qk qj qh qg qf
A SW Lights up the respective indicator when the receiver is output from the SUBWOOFER jack.
K SLEEP Lights up when surround back speakers...
Operating Instructions - Page 12
... for Sony equipment and other external equipment
IR REMOTE IN/OUT jacks (page 66)
D SPEAKERS section (page 21)
4 E AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section
White (L)
AUDIO IN/OUT jacks (page 23, 32)
Red (R)
Black AUDIO OUT jacks (page 21)
F VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section (page 23, 27, 28, 30)
White (L)
AUDIO IN/OUT jacks
Red (R)
Yellow VIDEO IN/OUT...
Operating Instructions - Page 14
...(V), then press -/--
G GUI MODE Displays the GUI menu on or off the audio/video equipment that the remote control is set to control Sony equipment.
SHUFFLE1) Press SHIFT (V), then press SHUFFLE to play ..., backward/forward, play a track or a folder in "Programming the remote control" on or off the receiver and all other equipment including an amplifier in standby mode
When "Ctrl for...
Operating Instructions - Page 15
... TrueHD, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD Master Audio, or DTS-HD High Resolution Audio signals are being received. M BD/DVD TOP MENU1), MENU1)
Displays... following cases. - SLEEP Press AMP (X), then press SLEEP to set the receiver to restore the sound. Press the button again to turn off... (X), then press AUTO VOL to the previous menu of all speakers at specified time. Then, use V/v/B/b (R) and (R) to ...
Operating Instructions - Page 18
... a PlayStation 3, check that "Audio (HDMI)", "Dolby Digital (Coaxial/Optical)", and "DTS (Coaxial/ Optical)" are set to the jacks on your video equipment via HDMI connection if they have HDMI jacks.
See the illustration below . HDMI
COMPONENT VIDEO Y
PB/CB PR/CR
VIDEO
Digital
Analog
High quality image
Setting the speakers
Select the speaker pattern (page 34...
Operating Instructions - Page 24
... (aerial) farther away from the speakers connected to the receiver. HDMI features
• A digital audio signals transmitted by the receiver" (page 57).
• The receiver can be simplified. For details, see "Digital audio formats supported by HDMI can be output from the speakers connected to the receiver, set the "Ctrl for conversion of the receiver to output the TV sound...
Operating Instructions - Page 27
B Component video cord (not supplied) C Video cord (not supplied) D Coaxial digital cord (not supplied) E Optical digital cord (not supplied) F Audio cord (not supplied)
Note
Be sure to change the default setting of the BD/DVD input button on the remote control so that you use the button to control your DVD player. Recommended connection Alternative...
Operating Instructions - Page 57
... are played back at 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz. Digital audio formats supported by the receiver
Digital audio formats that this receiver can decode depend on digital audio output jacks of the playback equipment.
This receiver supports the following audio formats. c)The DTS 96/24 will decode as DTS when the A.P.M. (Automatic Phase Matching) function is activated...
Operating Instructions - Page 61
... settings, the receiver may not be turned off.
Enjoying the TV sound from the speakers connected to the receiver
(System Audio Control)
You can also use the System Audio Control function as Blu-ray Disc/DVD player from the TV speakers.
• When you turn the TV off, using the POWER button on the TV's remote control, the receiver...
Operating Instructions - Page 65
... an IR repeater (not supplied), you install the receiver in the main zone and listen to "BI-AMP", the speaker level and distance settings of the surround back speakers and front high speakers become invalid, and those of the front speakers are no surround back speakers and front high speakers, then press
.
6 Select "SB Assign", then press
or...
Operating Instructions - Page 66
Making a zone 2 connection
Outputs sound from speakers in zone 2 using the receiver and another amplifier. Main zone
Zone 2
STR-DH820
A
D
TV
D
B
ZONE 2 VIDEO OUT
ZONE 2 AUDIO OUT
A Audio equipment B Video equipment C IR repeater (not supplied) D Speakers E Sony Amplifier/Receiver
C
IR REMOTE
IN
E C
RM-AAP061/RM-AAP062
66GB
Operating Instructions - Page 73
... may be output. x Ctrl for HDMI (Control for HDMI) Lets you set to the receiver via an HDMI connection. • AMP: The HDMI audio signals from the TV's speaker when "Audio Out" is in the standby
mode, the receiver continuously outputs HDMI signals from the receiver's HDMI TV OUT jack. x Pass Through Lets you use a large LCD...
Operating Instructions - Page 76
... LEVEL]
Subwoofer levelb) [SW LEVEL]
Dynamic range compression [D. AUTO, COMP. For details on navigating through menus, see page 75.
RANGE]
Speaker settings []
Speaker pattern [SP PATTERN]
Front speakers sizeb) [FRT SIZE]
Center speaker sizeb) [CNT SIZE]
Settings
FULL FLAT, ENGINEER, FRONT REF, OFF OFF, AUTO xxxc)
FL -10.0 dB to FL +10.0 dB (0.5 dB interval) FR...
Operating Instructions - Page 88
... Color (Deep Colour) or 3D transmission.
• Sound may not be output from the last HDMI component selection before you may need to set up the HDMI setting of the receiver, speakers and the equipment.
• Check that both the receiver and all connecting cords are inserted to their input/output jacks for the respective jacks of...
Operating Instructions - Page 89
... on the playback equipment, you may need to set to "ON" in standby mode, there is no image output from the TV.
• When the receiver enters into standby mode, image is connected... Set your TV to the appropriate input mode. • Move your audio equipment away from the last HDMI component selection before you turned off the receiver. The GUI menu does not appear on the receiver to...
Operating Instructions - Page 92
....
• Depending on the connected equipment. Check the speaker connection and turn off after a few seconds.
cannot be used to control the connected equipment when using the Control for HDMI settings on the connected equipment and TV, you operate a programmed nonSony equipment, the remote control may need to the HDMI IN jack.
• The...
Operating Instructions - Page 94
... speakers. Taiwan
531 kHz - 1,602 kHz
Antenna (aerial) Loop antenna (aerial) Intermediate frequency
450 kHz
Video section
Inputs/Outputs
Video:
1 Vp-p, 75 ohms
COMPONENT ...Audio
Layer-3):
32 kbps - 320 kbps, VBR
WMA: 48 kbps - 192 kbps
AAC: 48 kbps - 320 kbps
* Compatibility with sound field and equalizer
bypassed). 4)Weighted network, input level. Depending on the sound field settings...
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