Sony STR-DB840 Support Question
Sony STR-DB840 Support Question
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Question posted by ninogomez2 on July 2nd, 2011
How Do I Turn On The Bass Boost
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Related Sony STR-DB840 Manual Pages
Operating Instructions - Page 1
4-229-127-13(1)
FM Stereo FM-AM Receiver
Operating Instructions
STR-DB940 STR-DB840
© 2000 Sony Corporation
Operating Instructions - Page 3
... STR-DB940 and STR-DB840....Components 4
Unpacking 4 Antenna Hookups 5 Audio Component Hookups 6 Video Component Hookups 8 Digital Component Hookups 9 5.1CH Input Hookups 11 Other Hookups 12
Hooking Up and Setting Up the
Speaker System 15
Speaker System Hookup 16 Performing Initial Setup Operations 18 Multi Channel Surround Setup 19 Before You Use Your Receiver...Receiving Broadcasts 43
Storing FM...
Operating Instructions - Page 4
... the components you have...receiver.
4
Unpacking
Check that you received the following items with the remote: • FM wire antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1) Models of area code U, CA only
• Audio/video/control S connecting cord (1) • Control S connecting cord (1) STR-DB940 only • Remote commander RM-LJ304 (remote) (1) • LR6 (size-AA) alkaline batteries (3) STR-DB840...
Operating Instructions - Page 5
... hookups
• To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away from the receiver and other components.
• Be sure to an outdoor FM antenna as possible. IN L
MONITOR
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
AUDIO AUDIO
IN
IN
AUDIO AUDIO
OUT
IN
AUDIO OUT
AUDIO IN
CONTROL A1
L
FRONT
A
REAR
CENTER FRONT REAR SUB WOOFER CENTER L
L
R
L
R
L
SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE...
Operating Instructions - Page 6
...SAT
DVD/LD
DVD/LD
OPTICAL OPTICAL
OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL
OUT
IN
IN
IN
IN
CENTER
B +
U
FM 75Ω COAXIAL
R
FRONT
REAR
SUB WOOFER
5.1CH INPUT
CTRL S IN
CTRL S STATUS IN
...DAT jacks
Note on audio component hookups
If your turntable has a ground wire, connect it to the appropriate jacks on the receiver.
6 Hooking Up the Components
Audio Component Hookups
STR-DB940
MD/DAT ...
Operating Instructions - Page 7
... receiver.
7
White (L)
White (L)
Red (R)
Red (R)
ANTENNA
AM
L
MD/TAPE MD/TAPE
TV/SAT
DVD/LD
DVD/LD
OPTICAL OPTICAL
OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL
OUT
IN
IN
IN
IN
CENTER
B +
U
FM 75...
IN
VIDEO VIDEO
R
-
Hooking Up the Components
ç
STR-DB840
Turntable
MD/Tape deck
INPUT OUTPUT
LINE LINE L
R
ç
OUT
IN
Required cords
Audio cords (not supplied) When connecting a cord,...
Operating Instructions - Page 8
... 3 INPUT jacks on the front panel
1) For STR-DB940, you are on the receiver.
If you can display the SURROUND, LEVEL, EQUALIZER parameters by pressing the ON SCREEN button on the remote.
8
Note on video component hookups
You can use the video cord of the supplied audio/video/control S cord. (Models of the video...
Operating Instructions - Page 9
...OPTICAL
OUTPUT
DIGITAL COAXIAL
AUDIO OUT L
R
ANTENNA
AM
L
MD/DAT MD/DAT
TV/SAT
DVD/LD
DVD/LD
OPTICAL OPTICAL
OPTICAL OPTICAL COAXIAL
OUT
IN
IN
IN
IN
CENTER
B
+
U
FM 75Ω COAXIAL...(not supplied). Hooking Up the Components
Digital Component Hookups
Connect the digital output jacks of your DVD player and satellite tuner (etc.) to the receiver's digital input jacks to this ...
Operating Instructions - Page 12
... of a sub room hookup using the 2ND AUDIO OUT jacks (STR-DB940 only)
You can use the 2ND AUDIO OUT jacks to output the audio signal of the selected component to which the receiver is selected.
12 IN L
MONITOR
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
AUDIO AUDIO
IN
IN
AUDIO AUDIO
OUT
IN
AUDIO OUT
AUDIO IN
CONTROL A1
L
FRONT
A
REAR
CENTER FRONT...
Operating Instructions - Page 18
... turn the receiver on, the demonstration will turn on or off
automatically via the CONTROL A1 control system (page 53). • Whether the display turns off or not when you turn on the power.
To cancel the demonstration Press ?/1 to turn on the power. Then specify the speaker parameters (size, position, etc.) and perform any other components...
Operating Instructions - Page 27
... Amplifier Operations
5
4
3
MODE button Press to select and play another video/audio source in your digital components (DVD/LD, TV/SAT, and MD/DAT (STR-DB940) or MD/TAPE (STR-DB840)). 1
2
?/1
SPEAKERS OFF• A• •B A+B •
PHONES
DIMMER DISPLAY
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
BASS BOOST
FM / AM
SHIFT
PRESET - Press MODE to display And rotate FUNCTION to select...
Operating Instructions - Page 28
...; •B A+B •
PHONES
DIMMER DISPLAY
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
BASS BOOST
FM / AM
SHIFT
PRESET - FM/AM button Selects the FM or AM band. See page 47).
8 The following buttons operate the built-in a multi channel format.
28 A~C buttons Press to select CINEMA STUDIO EX.
FM MODE
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
L AUDIO R
+
EQUALIZER
SET UP
LEVEL
- Location of the display...
Operating Instructions - Page 29
...96 kHz digital audio signals.
Auto Function
Specify whether or not Sony components connected via Control A1 cords will turn off response to...the equalizer, bass boost, and sound field effects do not function. Color system
Select the TV color system of the monitor.
(STR-DB940 of ... function.
• When 5.1CH INPUT is set the receiver to the 5.1CH INPUT jacks. qk LEVEL button Press to activate...
Operating Instructions - Page 30
...wf The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For details, see "Receiving Broadcasts" starting from the headphones.
30
Models of area code CED The following... Press to turn on . The PTY button does not function during 5.1CH input.
FM MODE button If "STEREO" flashes in the display and the FM stereo reception is improved... digital audio signals and during AM reception.
Operating Instructions - Page 32
...bass boost and sound field (etc.) are labeled with the A
logo.
32 z The receiver memorizes the last sound field selected for AM, FM... and select sound fields (etc.). or 2CH (page 35). To turn the sound field off .
With the tuner, sound fields are memorized..., if you desire. A~C SUR LEVEL
Brief descriptions of audio signal being input and perform proper decoding (if necessary).
...
Operating Instructions - Page 44
... the display and the FM stereo reception is received normally, press this procedure to store
stations in this section, see page 47.
SHIFT button: Press to select a memory page (A, B, or C) for presetting radio stations or tuning to turn the
receiver back on tuning the stored stations, see page 46. • The FM MODE setting is for...
Operating Instructions - Page 56
... the audio components. , Make sure you remedy the problem. There's no sound or only a very low-level sound is heard.
, Check that the speakers and components are connected securely.
, Make sure that you've selected the correct component on the receiver.
, Make sure that you've set or fluorescent light. , Move your nearest Sony dealer.
Turn...
Operating Instructions - Page 57
... function is on the receiver. , Set your TV to the appropriate input mode. , Move your TV away from the audio components.
The station was interrupted...component connected to the analog MD/DAT or TAPE terminals (STR-DB940) or the analog MD/TAPE terminals (STR-DB840). , When recording from a digital component, make sure the input mode is set to DIGITAL (see page 27) before operating the receiver...
Operating Instructions - Page 59
... LPF)
Outputs
TAPE, MD/DAT, MD/ TAPE (REC OUT); VIDEO 1, 2 (AUDIO OUT): Voltage: 150 mV, Impedance: 1 kilohms
FRONT L/R, CENTER, REAR L/R, SUB WOOFER: Voltage: 2 V Impedance: 1 kilohms
PHONES: Accepts low- and high-impedance headphones
BASS BOOST +6 dB at 70 Hz
Sampling Frequency 48 kHz
EQ
BASS:
100 Hz~1.0 kHz
(21 steps)
MID:
500 Hz~5.0 kHz
(21...
Operating Instructions - Page 64
...
R
RDS 47~49 Receiving broadcasts
automatically 45 directly 45 preset stations 46 Recording on an audio tape or MD 51 on a video tape 52
S
Scanning preset stations. See Recording
E, F, G
Editing. See Recording Effect level 38 EON 47 EQ 40
H
Hookups 5.1 CH input 11 AC power cord 14 antennas 5 audio components 6, 7 digital components 9, 10 CONTROL A1...
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