Limited Warranty (ES Products)
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.... ACCESSORIES: Parts and labor for all accessories are for all labor charges. 2. REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER. 4-243-341-02 General Stereo/Hifi Components/Tape Decks ® CD Players/Mini Disc Players/Audio Systems LIMITED WARRANTY Hifi Audio ES Products Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is determined to be presented to obtain warranty service. This warranty...
.... ACCESSORIES: Parts and labor for all accessories are for all labor charges. 2. REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER. 4-243-341-02 General Stereo/Hifi Components/Tape Decks ® CD Players/Mini Disc Players/Audio Systems LIMITED WARRANTY Hifi Audio ES Products Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is determined to be presented to obtain warranty service. This warranty...
Technical Background
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...-bit DSP HDMI inputs and switching i.LINK IEEE 1394 interface Other New Features Performance Series Receivers Continuing Features Features and Specifications Page 3 Page 4 Page 16 Page 23 Page 26 Page 28 Page 35 Page 37 ES Receivers v1.0 Page 2 Digital Home Theater and Sony ES S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit processing and a new generation of amplification in part to upgraded surround sound formats, including Dolby Digital® EX 6.1 channel sound, dts®...
...-bit DSP HDMI inputs and switching i.LINK IEEE 1394 interface Other New Features Performance Series Receivers Continuing Features Features and Specifications Page 3 Page 4 Page 16 Page 23 Page 26 Page 28 Page 35 Page 37 ES Receivers v1.0 Page 2 Digital Home Theater and Sony ES S-Master Pro amplifier with 32-bit processing and a new generation of amplification in part to upgraded surround sound formats, including Dolby Digital® EX 6.1 channel sound, dts®...
Technical Background
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... transistor cooling. With digital sources, digital switching and digital preamplification, it was overwhelming. Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. The audio in home theater is increasingly digital from the latest digital cinematography in Hollywood through the distribution channels, to the digital inputs and digital signal processing of Sony's ES Series continue to press ahead with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. Their response was...
... transistor cooling. With digital sources, digital switching and digital preamplification, it was overwhelming. Fiercely independent critics evaluated the Sony STR-DA9000ES receiver using the finest source material and ancillary equipment. The audio in home theater is increasingly digital from the latest digital cinematography in Hollywood through the distribution channels, to the digital inputs and digital signal processing of Sony's ES Series continue to press ahead with a digital amplifier we called S-Master Pro. Their response was...
Technical Background
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... are so thoroughly ingrained in the output transistor temperature, which becomes particularly audible during quiet passages. Changes in the audio signal cause immediate changes in home audio design that most engineers don't even notice them: • Complexity. The Negative Feedback (NFB) used to the input. Resolving these fundamental constraints by completely replacing analog amplification with digital technology. Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these issues means...
... are so thoroughly ingrained in the output transistor temperature, which becomes particularly audible during quiet passages. Changes in the audio signal cause immediate changes in home audio design that most engineers don't even notice them: • Complexity. The Negative Feedback (NFB) used to the input. Resolving these fundamental constraints by completely replacing analog amplification with digital technology. Sony's S-Master Pro circuitry overcomes these issues means...
Technical Background
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... analog waveform. Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF convert Volume Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional A/V receiver is dramatically different. The output transistors act like an on and off switch for Super Audio CD. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) converts the amplified pulses to DSD. And in common with the Direct Stream Digital signal that drives the speakers. Instead, the amplifier accepts all digital signals directly, whether they're multi-bit Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) or 1-bit Direct Stream Digital...
... analog waveform. Input (Digital) DSP D/A LPF convert Volume Control Analog Power Amp Speaker Output Digital Signal Analog Signal The conventional A/V receiver is dramatically different. The output transistors act like an on and off switch for Super Audio CD. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) converts the amplified pulses to DSD. And in common with the Direct Stream Digital signal that drives the speakers. Instead, the amplifier accepts all digital signals directly, whether they're multi-bit Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) or 1-bit Direct Stream Digital...
Technical Background
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... digital signals. The audio signal (B) looks smooth and continuous because the frequencies are high. Sony's CXD9773Q S-Master Pro LSI incorporates several stages of the output signal depends on getting each pulse must have the right timing-and the height of the S-Master Pro process is Sony's Clean Data Cycle. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) effectively separates out the audio signal, for Super Audio CD playback. "Jitter" or time-base errors...
... digital signals. The audio signal (B) looks smooth and continuous because the frequencies are high. Sony's CXD9773Q S-Master Pro LSI incorporates several stages of the output signal depends on getting each pulse must have the right timing-and the height of the S-Master Pro process is Sony's Clean Data Cycle. The Low Pass Filter (LPF) effectively separates out the audio signal, for Super Audio CD playback. "Jitter" or time-base errors...
Technical Background
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... timing for time-base errors. S-Master Pro Benefits Sony's S-Master Pro design delivers a host of correction for amazingly low distortion. • Pulse Height Volume Control. o The amps can be far more accessible bass. Because C-PLM conversion expresses the music in the digital domain until the last possible moment. The transistors operate at 0.15% THD). ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 Those digital amplifiers varied the width of the musical signal. • Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller...
... timing for time-base errors. S-Master Pro Benefits Sony's S-Master Pro design delivers a host of correction for amazingly low distortion. • Pulse Height Volume Control. o The amps can be far more accessible bass. Because C-PLM conversion expresses the music in the digital domain until the last possible moment. The transistors operate at 0.15% THD). ES Receivers v1.0 Page 8 Those digital amplifiers varied the width of the musical signal. • Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller...
Technical Background
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... S-Master Pro transistors simply switch from the music by the low pass filter. Conventional power amplifiers use Negative Feedback (NFB). Independent reviewers have heaped praise on to appreciate the results. Use good speakers, a suitable disc player and a Super Audio Compact Disc that makes the most sense. Bass is inefficient. Unfortunately, the changing heat can be made "short, simple and straight." • Minimum thermal modulation distortion. That's why analog amps use separate...
... S-Master Pro transistors simply switch from the music by the low pass filter. Conventional power amplifiers use Negative Feedback (NFB). Independent reviewers have heaped praise on to appreciate the results. Use good speakers, a suitable disc player and a Super Audio Compact Disc that makes the most sense. Bass is inefficient. Unfortunately, the changing heat can be made "short, simple and straight." • Minimum thermal modulation distortion. That's why analog amps use separate...
Technical Background
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... Linearizer, this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to the meteor impacts of precision and performance. The process is more data in less time. In this circuitry is a crucial stage in clean, open, non-fatiguing music reproduction. The filter must have used relatively inexpensive integrated circuit op-amps at the output. But Sony ES engineers were...
... Linearizer, this way, Sony has taken the critically-acclaimed S-Master Pro amplifier to the meteor impacts of precision and performance. The process is more data in less time. In this circuitry is a crucial stage in clean, open, non-fatiguing music reproduction. The filter must have used relatively inexpensive integrated circuit op-amps at the output. But Sony ES engineers were...
Technical Background
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..., an HDMI plug and its corresponding jack. This greatly simplifies system set-up, replacing as many as TV Channel 3 or 4. HDMI inputs and switching Home video connections represent a definite hierarchy of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. Our STR-DA9000ES was one of the ladder, almost not worth mentioning, is the RF connection, which is Y/Pb/Pr component video, which conveys a home video signal to...
..., an HDMI plug and its corresponding jack. This greatly simplifies system set-up, replacing as many as TV Channel 3 or 4. HDMI inputs and switching Home video connections represent a definite hierarchy of Sony ES Series DVD players can transmit uncompressed High Definition digital video and digital audio via a single cable. Our STR-DA9000ES was one of the ladder, almost not worth mentioning, is the RF connection, which is Y/Pb/Pr component video, which conveys a home video signal to...
Technical Background
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... input capabilities of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed audio and even uncompressed multi-channel PCM audio! In this way, the equipment can automatically choose the highest performance audio and video formats that would mean a tenth cable. I 'm a DVD player. Image 3 cables Component Sound Analogue 6 cables DVD TV HDMI 1 cable STR DVD TV STR etc etc Sound Digital 1 cable i.LINK or SPDIF Before HDMI (left), you needed nine cables to get the best performance from your DVD player and into your receiver...
... input capabilities of digital audio, including 2-channel stereo PCM, Dolby Digital® and DTS® 5.1-channel compressed audio and even uncompressed multi-channel PCM audio! In this way, the equipment can automatically choose the highest performance audio and video formats that would mean a tenth cable. I 'm a DVD player. Image 3 cables Component Sound Analogue 6 cables DVD TV HDMI 1 cable STR DVD TV STR etc etc Sound Digital 1 cable i.LINK or SPDIF Before HDMI (left), you needed nine cables to get the best performance from your DVD player and into your receiver...
Technical Background
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... choose HDMI AUDIO [AMP + TV], which chooses audio based on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can handle 6.1 channels of very high quality. DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Video capability of television Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Audio capability Audio capability of receiver of television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits The default mode is your input capability...
... choose HDMI AUDIO [AMP + TV], which chooses audio based on the STR-DA7100ES receiver let you would expect, the television can handle 6.1 channels of very high quality. DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Video capability of television Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Audio capability Audio capability of receiver of television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits The default mode is your input capability...
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... play sound. Since 6.1-channel sound is available on the receiver only. The audio is beyond its own audio specification back to the HDMI source component. HDMI AUDIO [ AMP ] DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits ES Receivers v1.0 Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Multi-channel sound from receiver available Digital Video 720p No sound available from television Page 20 HDMI AUDIO [ AMP ] : Default HDMI AUDIO [AMP+TV] When you choose HDMI...
... play sound. Since 6.1-channel sound is available on the receiver only. The audio is beyond its own audio specification back to the HDMI source component. HDMI AUDIO [ AMP ] DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits ES Receivers v1.0 Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 6.1 channels 48 kHz 24 bits Multi-channel sound from receiver available Digital Video 720p No sound available from television Page 20 HDMI AUDIO [ AMP ] : Default HDMI AUDIO [AMP+TV] When you choose HDMI...
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... with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Sound from receiver follows audio capability of the television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Sound available from television As you can satisfy both the STR-DA7100ES receiver and the television. HDMI AUDIO [AMP+TV] DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with the minimum of capabilities. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 21 Choosing HDMI AUDIO [AMP+TV] sets...
... with HDMI input Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Sound from receiver follows audio capability of the television Digital Video 720p Digital Audio 2 channels 48 kHz 16 bits Sound available from television As you can satisfy both the STR-DA7100ES receiver and the television. HDMI AUDIO [AMP+TV] DVD player with HDMI output Receiver with HDMI input & output Television with the minimum of capabilities. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 21 Choosing HDMI AUDIO [AMP+TV] sets...
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... Audio CD players. All components must be left on in order for sending Super Audio CD sound over the HDMI outputs of very high quality digital signals, HDMI also incorporates a security method called High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). You can be switched on the HDMI input only, with all your home video sources directed to work. Digital HDMI : Up-conversion : Down-conversion : Through Analog Component S-Video Composite Thanks to video upconversion to the HDMI digital output. • AC Power...
... Audio CD players. All components must be left on in order for sending Super Audio CD sound over the HDMI outputs of very high quality digital signals, HDMI also incorporates a security method called High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). You can be switched on the HDMI input only, with all your home video sources directed to work. Digital HDMI : Up-conversion : Down-conversion : Through Analog Component S-Video Composite Thanks to video upconversion to the HDMI digital output. • AC Power...
Technical Background
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The SCD-XA9000ES was Sony's first receiver to incorporate an i.LINK digital input. SA-CD Player Amplifier Speakers SA-CD D/A convert A/D DSP convert D/A LPF convert Volume Analog Power Amp DVP-NS9100ES STR-DA7100ES Speakers SA-CD DSP S-Master Power Amplifier LPF Digital Signal Analog Signal Typical SA-CD reproduction involves numerous D/A and A/D conversions. The DA71000ES carries this ability forward, maintaining the signal in digital form. The i.LINK digital audio interface uses Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP), a robust system that on...
The SCD-XA9000ES was Sony's first receiver to incorporate an i.LINK digital input. SA-CD Player Amplifier Speakers SA-CD D/A convert A/D DSP convert D/A LPF convert Volume Analog Power Amp DVP-NS9100ES STR-DA7100ES Speakers SA-CD DSP S-Master Power Amplifier LPF Digital Signal Analog Signal Typical SA-CD reproduction involves numerous D/A and A/D conversions. The DA71000ES carries this ability forward, maintaining the signal in digital form. The i.LINK digital audio interface uses Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP), a robust system that on...
Technical Background
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Thanks to our long experience programming DSPs, Sony engineers were able to change the operation mode based on the signal type and subsequent DSP processing. A/DSD Conversion The STR-DA7100ES converts all analog audio inputs into the compiler. The resulting system has 30% higher coding efficiency than conventional C compiling. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 27 Think of this dual core design. The device integrates A/DSD conversion...
Thanks to our long experience programming DSPs, Sony engineers were able to change the operation mode based on the signal type and subsequent DSP processing. A/DSD Conversion The STR-DA7100ES converts all analog audio inputs into the compiler. The resulting system has 30% higher coding efficiency than conventional C compiling. ES Receivers v1.0 Page 27 Think of this dual core design. The device integrates A/DSD conversion...
Technical Background
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.... ES Receivers v1.0 Page 35 Corrects "lip sync" errors to bring your television and your home theater speakers back into 5.1 channel surround sound plus a stereo pair for a second room. • A/V Sync (DA2100 and up to match a 7-speaker configuration. Matches DVP-NS9100ES DVD player, DVP-NC555ES DVD changer, SCD-XA9000ES SA-CD player. • Seven channels of digital and analog surround decoding (all models). Delays the audio by up ). In reproducing 6.1-channel sources, the Surround speakers are driven...
.... ES Receivers v1.0 Page 35 Corrects "lip sync" errors to bring your television and your home theater speakers back into 5.1 channel surround sound plus a stereo pair for a second room. • A/V Sync (DA2100 and up to match a 7-speaker configuration. Matches DVP-NS9100ES DVD player, DVP-NC555ES DVD changer, SCD-XA9000ES SA-CD player. • Seven channels of digital and analog surround decoding (all models). Delays the audio by up ). In reproducing 6.1-channel sources, the Surround speakers are driven...
Technical Background
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... final sound mixes. • 7.1-channel Virtual Multi Dimension (all models). The ports also enable future firmware upgrades. • Front optical digital audio input (all models). An optical or coaxial digital input can place an inconspicuous IR "eye" in the digital technology. Breakthroughs like the S-Master® Pro amplifiers take audio reproduction to any video input, providing greater versatility when connecting a second DVD player, an HDTV tuner or other digital video source component. • A/B speaker terminals (all models). To appreciate the difference, just turn...
... final sound mixes. • 7.1-channel Virtual Multi Dimension (all models). The ports also enable future firmware upgrades. • Front optical digital audio input (all models). An optical or coaxial digital input can place an inconspicuous IR "eye" in the digital technology. Breakthroughs like the S-Master® Pro amplifiers take audio reproduction to any video input, providing greater versatility when connecting a second DVD player, an HDTV tuner or other digital video source component. • A/B speaker terminals (all models). To appreciate the difference, just turn...
Technical Background
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... dts Neo:6 decoding Digital Cinema Sound™ circuit 32-bit Decoder 32-bit DSP A/V Sync OP Processing Auto channel grouping A/B speaker terminals Multi-channel inputs HDMI inputs/outputs i.LINK® digital audio interfaces HD Component video inputs/output S-Video inputs/outputs Composite video inputs/outputs Video Upconversion (best) 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...
... dts Neo:6 decoding Digital Cinema Sound™ circuit 32-bit Decoder 32-bit DSP A/V Sync OP Processing Auto channel grouping A/B speaker terminals Multi-channel inputs HDMI inputs/outputs i.LINK® digital audio interfaces HD Component video inputs/output S-Video inputs/outputs Composite video inputs/outputs Video Upconversion (best) 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...