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4-168-043-12(1)
Multi Channel AV
Receiver
Operating Instructions
STR-DH510
©2010 Sony Corporation
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For customers in the United WARNING States To reduce the risk of fire or electric Owner’s Record shock, do not expose this apparatus to The model and serial numbers are located on the rear rain or moisture. of the unit. Record these numbers in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. ventilation opening of the apparatus with Model No. Serial No.
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12)Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or CAUTION table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with You are cautioned that any changes or modifications the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution not expressly approved in this manual could void when moving the cart/apparatus combination to your authority to operate this equipment. avoid injury from tip-over. To reduce the risk of electric shock, the speaker cord should be connected to the apparatus and the speakers in acc
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Disposal of waste batteries For customers in Australia (applicable in the European Disposal of Old Electrical & Union and other European Electronic Equipment countries with separate (Applicable in the European collection systems) Union and other European This symbol on the battery or on the packaging countries with separate collection systems) indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. On certain batteries this symbol might be used in
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On Copyrights About This Manual This receiver incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro Logic Surround and the DTS** Digital Surround � The instructions in this manual are for model System. STR-DH510. Check your model number by * Manufactured under license from Dolby looking at the lower right corner of the front panel. Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double- � In this manual, models of area code ECE is used D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. for illustration purposes unless
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Table of Contents About This Manual........................................5 Enjoying Surround Sound Supplied accessories......................................7 Description and location of parts...................8 Selecting the sound field............................. 42 Enjoying the surround effect at low volume levels (NIGHT MODE) ............ 46 Connections Resetting sound fields to the initial 1: Installing the speakers .............................17 settings ..........................
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Using the Remote Supplied accessories Changing the input button assignments ...... 66 Clearing all the contents of the remote’s � Operating Instructions (this manual) memory .................................................. 67 � Quick Setup Guide � FM wire antenna (aerial) (1) Additional Information Glossary ...................................................... 67 � AM loop antenna (aerial) (1) Precautions.................................................. 69 Troubleshooting ..................
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Description and location of parts Front panel 12 3 4 5 MASTER VOLUME ?/1 INPUT SELECTOR MEMORY/ 2CH/ INPUT MODE TUNING MODE TUNING ENTER A.DIRECT A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC DISPLAY DIMMER MUTING PHONES qs qa q; 9 8 7 6 A ?/1 (on/standby) (page 30, 39, 46, 67) B INPUT SELECTOR (page 35) C Display (page 9) D Remote sensor Receives signals from remote commander. E MASTER VOLUME (page 34, 35) F MUTING (page 35) G DIMMER (page 65) H DISPLAY (page 36) I 2CH/A.DIRECT, A.F.D., MOVIE, MUSIC (page 42) J TUNING
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Indicators on the display 1234 5 6 LFE HDMI DTS PL II SW COAX OPT LPCM D SLEEP LC R ST D.RANGE SL S SR RDS q; 9 8 7 Indicator and explanation Indicator and explanation A Playback channel indicators C Input indicators The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels Light up to indicate the current input. being played back. The boxes around the letters vary to show how the receiver downmixes or HDMI upmixes the source sound (based on the speaker Lights up when settings). – INPUT MODE is set to
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Indicator and explanation F SLEEP Lights up when the sleep timer is activated (page 37, 65). G D.RANGE Lights up when dynamic range compression is activated (page 59). H Tuning indicators Lights up when the receiver tunes in radio stations. ST Stereo broadcast RDS (Models of area code ECE, CEK, AU1 only) A station that provides RDS services is tuned in. Preset station number Note The preset station number will change according to the preset station you select. For details on presetting r
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Rear panel 1 32 1, 2 AM HDMI DVD IN BD IN SAT/CATV IN TV OUT ANTENNA ARC IN Y TV PB/ OPTICAL CB VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO IN IN OUT IN OUT SAT/ CATV PR/ IN CR OPTICAL FRONT SAT/CATV IN DVD IN MONITOR OUT L DVD CENTER SURROUND IN MONITOR COMPONENT VIDEO DVD R L COAXIAL AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO DIGITAL (ASSIGNABLE) IN IN IN OUT IN OUT L R R DC5V 0.7A MAX SA-CD/CD TV SAT/CATV VIDEO SUBWOOFER SPEAKERS AUTO CAL DMPORT MIC 6 5 1 4 A Audio signal section B Video signal section* The imag
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C ANTENNA section (page 29) Remote commander FM ANTENNA jack You can use the supplied remote to operate the receiver and to control the Sony audio/video AM ANTENNA terminals components that the remote is assigned to operate. D SPEAKERS section (page 19) RM-AAU071 (Models of area code U2, CA2 only) RM-AAU074 (Models of area code ECE, CEK, AU1 only) wk 1 wj 2 E AUTO CAL MIC section (page 31) (Models of area code ECE, CEK, SAT/ BD DVD CATV 3 AU1 only) SA-CD/ TV VIDEO CD 4 AUTO CAL MIC jac
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TV (R) button Using the SHIFT (Q) and TV Press and hold TV (R), then press the button (R) button with yellow printing to control the TV. SHIFT (Q) button Example: Press and hold TV (R), then press Press and hold SHIFT (Q), then press the TV CH + (RM-AAU071 only) or PROG + button with pink printing that you want to use. (RM-AAU074 only) (P). Example: Press and hold SHIFT (Q), then press ENTER (E). . X x > TV CH/PROG DMPORT TUNER ENTER TV O To control the receiver MENU Name and function mM b
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To control a Sony TV Name and function Press and hold TV (R) and then press the d) N MENU/HOME yellow printing button to select the function Displays the menu to operate the receiver. you want. O TUNING +/– Scans a station. Name and function PRESET +/– A TV ?/1 (on/standby) Selects preset stations. Turns on or off the TV. a) P SOUND FIELD + /– a) D Numeric buttons (number 5 ) Selects a sound field (page 42). Selects the TV channels. S MUTING (RM-AAU071 only) E ENTER (RM-AAU071 only) (RM-AAU
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Name and function V GUIDE (RM-AAU071 only) (RM-AAU074 only) Displays the guide when you are watching analog or digital channel. a) W AUDIO (RM-AAU071 only) a) (RM-AAU074 only) Selects the desired audio signal. Y DIGITAL (RM-AAU074 only) Changes to digital mode. ANALOG (RM-AAU074 only) Changes to analog mode. Z / (Text) (RM-AAU074 only) Displays text. wj THEATER (RM-AAU071 only) THEATRE (RM-AAU074 only) Sets the optimal picture settings automatically for watching movies when you connect
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To control other Sony components Blu-ray disc, Satellite tuner, VCR CD player Name DVD player Cable TV tuner b) A AV ?/1 Power Power Power Power c) D Numeric buttons Track Channel Channel Track a) (number 5 ) c) d) E ENTER Enter Enter Enter Enter d) H ANGLE Select angle – – – e) I DISPLAY Display Display Display Display e) J Color buttons Menu, guide Menu, guide–– L Enter Enter Enter – V/v/B/b Select Select Select – M TOOLS/OPTIONS Options Options –– d) menu menu N MENU/HOME Menu Menu Menu
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Connections Inserting batteries into the remote Connections Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries in the RM-AAU071 (Models of area code U2, CA2 1: Installing the speakers only) or RM-AAU074 (Models of area code ECE, CEK, AU1 only) Remote Commander. This receiver allows you to use a 5.1 channel Observe the correct polarity when installing system (5 speakers and one subwoofer). batteries. To fully enjoy theater-like multi channel surround sound requires five speakers (two front speakers, a ce
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Note Tips To enjoy better surround sound, the distance � The angle A should be the same. between the center speaker and the listening position B cannot be more than 1.5 meters (5 feet) closer than the one between the listening position and the A A front speaker A. Place the speakers so that the 30˚ 30˚ difference in the length of B in the following 100˚-120˚ 100˚-120˚ diagram is no more than 1.5 meters (5 feet) closer than the length of A. Example: Adjust the distance B to 4.5 meters (1
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Connections 2: Connecting the speakers Before connecting the cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead). Center speaker Front speaker Left Right B B AM HDMI DVD IN BD IN SAT/CATV IN TV OUT TENNA ARC VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO IN IN OUT IN OUT FRONT DVD IN MONITOR OUT L CENTER SURROUND NENT VIDEO DVD MONITOR R L AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO IN IN IN OUT IN OUT R SA-CD/CD TV SAT/CATV VIDEO SUBWOOFER SPEAKERS 10 mm (13/32 in.) A B Right Left Subwoofer* Surround speaker AM
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3: Connecting the TV Before connecting cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead). TV Audio signals Video signals Audio/Video signals a) a) A BCE D b) AM HDMI DVD IN BD IN SAT/CATV IN TV OUT ANTENNA ARC IN Y TV PB/ OPTICAL CB VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO IN IN OUT IN OUT SAT/ CATV PR/ IN CR FRONT OPTICAL SAT/CATV IN DVD IN MONITOR OUT L DVD CENTER SURROUND IN COMPONENT VIDEO DVD MONITOR R L COAXIAL AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO DIGITAL (ASSIGNABLE) IN IN IN OUT IN OUT L R
