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4-129-450-11(1) Multi Channel AV Receiver Operating Instructions STR-DH500 ©2009 Sony Corporation
4-129-450-11(1) Multi Channel AV Receiver Operating Instructions STR-DH500 ©2009 Sony Corporation
Operating Instructions
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...station number will change according to the preset station you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is selected. Lights up when the receiver is activated. Lights up when SAT input is selected if INPUT MODE is set to "AUTO" and the source signal is actually being... jack. "OPT" also lights up when the disc being played back contains an LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and the LFE channel signal is a digital signal being reproduced. Light up when the receiver recognizes a component connected via an HDMI IN jack (page 18). However, "NO INPUT" appears on presetting ...
...station number will change according to the preset station you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is selected. Lights up when the receiver is activated. Lights up when SAT input is selected if INPUT MODE is set to "AUTO" and the source signal is actually being... jack. "OPT" also lights up when the disc being played back contains an LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and the LFE channel signal is a digital signal being reproduced. Light up when the receiver recognizes a component connected via an HDMI IN jack (page 18). However, "NO INPUT" appears on presetting ...
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...a sound field using the A.F.D. H SLEEP Lights up one of the respective indicators when the receiver applies Dolby Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals in order to output the center and surround channel signals. The boxes around the letters vary to "AUTO" (page 49). L Front Left... (page 52). I D.RANGE Lights up when the receiver is activated (page 30). G D Lights up when dynamic range compression is decoding Dolby Digital signals. J Playback channel indicators The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being played back. PL Dolby Pro Logic PLII Dolby ...
...a sound field using the A.F.D. H SLEEP Lights up one of the respective indicators when the receiver applies Dolby Pro Logic processing to 2 channel signals in order to output the center and surround channel signals. The boxes around the letters vary to "AUTO" (page 49). L Front Left... (page 52). I D.RANGE Lights up when the receiver is activated (page 30). G D Lights up when dynamic range compression is decoding Dolby Digital signals. J Playback channel indicators The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being played back. PL Dolby Pro Logic PLII Dolby ...
Operating Instructions
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...at the same time to - Press to activate the TV's muting function. start playback of the receiver. The buttons are factory assigned to enter direct tuning mode. G D.TUNING Press to control Sony components. Name H AMP MENU I MEMORY ENTER J MUTING K TV VOL +a)/- Press MUTING again ... to perform menu operations. Press to skip a disc when using the numeric buttons of all Sony components, press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (A) at the same time (SYSTEM STANDBY). Press to enter the value after selecting a channel, disc or track using a multi-disc changer. and TV (M) at the same time to...
...at the same time to - Press to activate the TV's muting function. start playback of the receiver. The buttons are factory assigned to enter direct tuning mode. G D.TUNING Press to control Sony components. Name H AMP MENU I MEMORY ENTER J MUTING K TV VOL +a)/- Press MUTING again ... to perform menu operations. Press to skip a disc when using the numeric buttons of all Sony components, press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (A) at the same time (SYSTEM STANDBY). Press to enter the value after selecting a channel, disc or track using a multi-disc changer. and TV (M) at the same time to...
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...TV screen. Then, press to select the FM monaural or stereo reception. Press to select the channel entry mode, either one or two digit of the VCR, CD player, DVD player or Blu-...time to select preset TV channels. track numbers over 10 of the VCR or satellite tuner. PRESET +/- and TV (M) at the same time to display options applicable to the Sony TV. Press also to ...enter the selection of the DVD player or Blu-ray disc player. Press RETURN/EXIT O and TV (M) at the same time to enable TV operation. Press to display and select the options of the receiver...
...TV screen. Then, press to select the FM monaural or stereo reception. Press to select the channel entry mode, either one or two digit of the VCR, CD player, DVD player or Blu-...time to select preset TV channels. track numbers over 10 of the VCR or satellite tuner. PRESET +/- and TV (M) at the same time to display options applicable to the Sony TV. Press also to ...enter the selection of the DVD player or Blu-ray disc player. Press RETURN/EXIT O and TV (M) at the same time to enable TV operation. Press to display and select the options of the receiver...
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...TV INPUT and TV (M) at the same time to serve as references when operating the receiver. select track numbers of the VCR or satellite tuner. b)This button is intended to select the TV channels. Therefore, depending on the component, the above operation may not be possible or may...subwoofer does not emit highly directional signals, you can place it wherever you to activate the Sleep Timer function and the duration which the receiver turns off automatically. Example of the button, refer to preset stations. - preset/tune to the operating instructions supplied with the DIGITAL MEDIA...
...TV INPUT and TV (M) at the same time to serve as references when operating the receiver. select track numbers of the VCR or satellite tuner. b)This button is intended to select the TV channels. Therefore, depending on the component, the above operation may not be possible or may...subwoofer does not emit highly directional signals, you can place it wherever you to activate the Sleep Timer function and the duration which the receiver turns off automatically. Example of the button, refer to preset stations. - preset/tune to the operating instructions supplied with the DIGITAL MEDIA...
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...audio jacks are not output. • Video signals input to the operating instructions of the multi channel surround sound, be output from the TV speaker only when a playback component and this receiver, as well as this receiver and the TV are connected via the HDMI jack. Getting Started Notes on the playback component... sound is poor or the sound does not come out of source. • Refer to the HDMI IN jack can only be sure to the receiver. - The input video signals cannot be output from the VIDEO OUT jacks, or MONITOR OUT jacks. • Check the setup of the connected component ...
...audio jacks are not output. • Video signals input to the operating instructions of the multi channel surround sound, be output from the TV speaker only when a playback component and this receiver, as well as this receiver and the TV are connected via the HDMI jack. Getting Started Notes on the playback component... sound is poor or the sound does not come out of source. • Refer to the HDMI IN jack can only be sure to the receiver. - The input video signals cannot be output from the VIDEO OUT jacks, or MONITOR OUT jacks. • Check the setup of the connected component ...
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...player to the operating instructions supplied with 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz sampling frequencies. Notes • To input multi channel digital audio from the front left/right speakers only, press 2CH. Refer to the DIGITAL COAXIAL DVD IN jack on the DVD player. To ...output sound from the DVD player, set the digital audio output setting on the receiver. Connecting a DVD player The following illustration shows how to connect all the cords. Audio signals DVD player Video signals A B C HDMI CONNECT TO ...
...player to the operating instructions supplied with 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz sampling frequencies. Notes • To input multi channel digital audio from the front left/right speakers only, press 2CH. Refer to the DIGITAL COAXIAL DVD IN jack on the DVD player. To ...output sound from the DVD player, set the digital audio output setting on the receiver. Connecting a DVD player The following illustration shows how to connect all the cords. Audio signals DVD player Video signals A B C HDMI CONNECT TO ...
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....EX Music: CONCERT 1 Turn on the TV and DVD player or Blu-ray disc player. 2 Turn on this receiver is connected to the operating instructions supplied with the TV and DVD player or Blu-ray disc player. • Check ... VIDEO BD DVD SAT TV SA-CD/CD TUNER 2CH A.F.D. REPLAY ADVANCE PRESET + .< > < TUNING - Be sure this receiver to select "DVD" or "BD". 4 Switch the input of the TV so that an image of the DVD player or ... 2 3 6 3 ?/1 INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME PHONES INPUT MODE TUNING MODE TUNING MEMORY/ 2CH/ ENTER A.DIRECT A.F.D. Refer to multi channel sound. -
....EX Music: CONCERT 1 Turn on the TV and DVD player or Blu-ray disc player. 2 Turn on this receiver is connected to the operating instructions supplied with the TV and DVD player or Blu-ray disc player. • Check ... VIDEO BD DVD SAT TV SA-CD/CD TUNER 2CH A.F.D. REPLAY ADVANCE PRESET + .< > < TUNING - Be sure this receiver to select "DVD" or "BD". 4 Switch the input of the TV so that an image of the DVD player or ... 2 3 6 3 ?/1 INPUT SELECTOR MASTER VOLUME PHONES INPUT MODE TUNING MODE TUNING MEMORY/ 2CH/ ENTER A.DIRECT A.F.D. Refer to multi channel sound. -
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...output from a subwoofer to a 2 channel signal. However, sound may not be output from all speakers. ANALOG DIRECT is ideal for output to the subwoofer when there is input. 40US The source recorded in Dolby Surround. In addition, this receiver will generate a low frequency signal ...encoded without adding any surround effects. If you connect a subwoofer This receiver will generate a low frequency signal for watching videos of more than 48 kHz is no LFE signal, which is decoded into 4.1 channels. signals with a sampling frequency of overdubbed or old movies. mode [...
...output from a subwoofer to a 2 channel signal. However, sound may not be output from all speakers. ANALOG DIRECT is ideal for output to the subwoofer when there is input. 40US The source recorded in Dolby Surround. In addition, this receiver will generate a low frequency signal ...encoded without adding any surround effects. If you connect a subwoofer This receiver will generate a low frequency signal for watching videos of more than 48 kHz is no LFE signal, which is decoded into 4.1 channels. signals with a sampling frequency of overdubbed or old movies. mode [...
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... sources completely bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats are connected to 2 channels. LIVE CONCERT [CONCERT] Headphone* HEADPHONE 2CH [HP 2CH] HEADPHONE DIRECT [HP DIR] Reproduces the acoustics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. CINEMA STUDIO EX B DCS [C.ST.EX B] Reproduces... processing by the tone, sound field, etc. * You can only select this sound field if the headphones are downmixed to the receiver. 42US This is ideal for Movie Music Sound field [Display] Effect CINEMA STUDIO EX A DCS [C.ST.EX A] Reproduces the sound...
... sources completely bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats are connected to 2 channels. LIVE CONCERT [CONCERT] Headphone* HEADPHONE 2CH [HP 2CH] HEADPHONE DIRECT [HP DIR] Reproduces the acoustics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. CINEMA STUDIO EX B DCS [C.ST.EX B] Reproduces... processing by the tone, sound field, etc. * You can only select this sound field if the headphones are downmixed to the receiver. 42US This is ideal for Movie Music Sound field [Display] Effect CINEMA STUDIO EX A DCS [C.ST.EX A] Reproduces the sound...
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... front speakers (2CH STEREO) In this mode, the receiver outputs the sound from the subwoofer if all the speakers are downmixed to select "A.F.D. Tips • You can identity the encoding format of the sound fields for movie is no sound is selected. repeatedly to 2 channel. Enjoying Surround Sound Notes • The effects...
... front speakers (2CH STEREO) In this mode, the receiver outputs the sound from the subwoofer if all the speakers are downmixed to select "A.F.D. Tips • You can identity the encoding format of the sound fields for movie is no sound is selected. repeatedly to 2 channel. Enjoying Surround Sound Notes • The effects...
Operating Instructions
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This function enables you want to listen to in analog audio. You can switch the audio of the selected input to two channel analog input. DIRECT". Resetting sound fields to the initial settings Be sure to use the input buttons on the remote. 2 Press ... you to enjoy high quality analog sources. MOVIE MUSIC DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING INPUT SELECTOR 2CH/ Sound field A.DIRECT buttons 1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver again. Listening to the sound without any sound field buttons. MOVIE MUSIC DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING 2CH/A.DIRECT 1 Press ?/1 to turn off the power. ...
This function enables you want to listen to in analog audio. You can switch the audio of the selected input to two channel analog input. DIRECT". Resetting sound fields to the initial settings Be sure to use the input buttons on the remote. 2 Press ... you to enjoy high quality analog sources. MOVIE MUSIC DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING INPUT SELECTOR 2CH/ Sound field A.DIRECT buttons 1 Turn INPUT SELECTOR on the receiver again. Listening to the sound without any sound field buttons. MOVIE MUSIC DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING 2CH/A.DIRECT 1 Press ?/1 to turn off the power. ...
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... (Digital CATV terminal) 7 DSS (Digital Satellite Receiver) 8 Blu-ray disc player 9 (command mode BD1)c) Blu-ray disc recorder 0/10 (command mode BD3)c) TV -/-- This is reset to 7.1 channels, and brings the surround sound experience of -the-art dubbing theaters and recording studios, including Sony Pictures Entertainment's dubbing studios. "Cinema Studio Reverberation" reproduces the...
... (Digital CATV terminal) 7 DSS (Digital Satellite Receiver) 8 Blu-ray disc player 9 (command mode BD1)c) Blu-ray disc recorder 0/10 (command mode BD3)c) TV -/-- This is reset to 7.1 channels, and brings the surround sound experience of -the-art dubbing theaters and recording studios, including Sony Pictures Entertainment's dubbing studios. "Cinema Studio Reverberation" reproduces the...
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... problem, and turn on the display. • Check that the speakers and components are unbalanced or reversed. • Check that your nearest Sony dealer. Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the LEVEL menu. Should any sound. • Make sure you have... selected the correct component with the input buttons. • The protective device on . There is no sound from one channel is connected to the receiver correctly. "NO INPUT" appears on the power again. Use an audio cord (not supplied). There is no sound from OPTICAL input...
... problem, and turn on the display. • Check that the speakers and components are unbalanced or reversed. • Check that your nearest Sony dealer. Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the LEVEL menu. Should any sound. • Make sure you have... selected the correct component with the input buttons. • The protective device on . There is no sound from one channel is connected to the receiver correctly. "NO INPUT" appears on the power again. Use an audio cord (not supplied). There is no sound from OPTICAL input...
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...the component connected to the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter. • Adjust the volume of this receiver, check the audio setting (the settings for signals with alcohol. Dolby Digital or DTS multi channel sound is not reproduced. • Check that the subwoofer is connected correctly and securely.... • Make sure you have connected the digital audio jacks on the playback component to the receiver. There is severe hum or noise. ...
...the component connected to the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter. • Adjust the volume of this receiver, check the audio setting (the settings for signals with alcohol. Dolby Digital or DTS multi channel sound is not reproduced. • Check that the subwoofer is connected correctly and securely.... • Make sure you have connected the digital audio jacks on the playback component to the receiver. There is severe hum or noise. ...