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Multi Channel
AV Receiver
Operating Instructions
©2011 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia
STR-DA3700ES
STR-DA3700ES STR-DA3700ES
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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 ventilation upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. opening of the apparatus with newspapers, Model No. Serial No.
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14) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV Servicing is required when the apparatus has technician for help. been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled CAUTION or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the You are cautioned that any changes or modifications apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, not expressly approved in this manual could void does not operate normally,
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The font type (Shin Go R) installed in this receiver is provided by MORISAWA & COMPANY LTD. About This Manual These names are the trademarks of MORISAWA & COMPANY LTD., and the copyright of the font also � The instructions in this manual are for model belongs to MORISAWA & COMPANY LTD. STR-DA3700ES (the receiver). Check your model number by looking at the lower right corner of the iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod front panel. touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered i
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Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. This product contains technology subject to certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution of this technology outside of this product is prohibited without the appropriate license(s) from Microsoft. Content owners use Microsoft PlayReady™ content access technology to protect their intellectual property, including copyrighted content. T
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Main features of the receiver Compatible with a variety of connections and formats Feature Description Page Multi-channel The receiver can output up to 7.1 channels. 22, 24 The receiver is equipped with speaker terminals for the front height channel. Compatible with various The receiver is compatible with various audio formats, such as 21 standards Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DSD, multi-channel Linear PCM, FLAC, etc. HDMI The receiver is equipped with five HDMI input jacks (of which two
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Useful functions Feature Description Page Easy and accessible The receiver is equipped with a GUI (Graphical User Interface). 48 operations You can operate the receiver intuitively using a menu displayed on the TV screen. You can set the basic settings of the receiver easily using the Easy 45 Setup. A remote control for operating connected equipment and the 16 Multi-zone function is supplied with the receiver. You recall up various settings of the receiver all at one time with 84 the press of t
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Table of Contents Main features of the receiver ........................6 Tuning Description and location of parts ................10 Listening to FM/AM radio ......................... 58 Listening to the satellite radio .................... 60 Getting Started Connecting a satellite radio tuner .............. 61 Read the following before you connect any Preparing to listen to the satellite radio ..... 61 equipment ..............................................19 Selecting a channel of the satell
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Using the sleep timer .................................. 86 Recording using the receiver ...................... 87 Switching the command mode of the receiver and the remote control .......................... 87 Using a bi-amplifier connection ................. 89 Adjusting Settings Using the setting menu ............................... 90 Easy Setup .................................................. 93 Speaker Settings ......................................... 93 Audio Settings ................
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Description and location of parts Front panel To remove the cover Press PUSH. When you remove the cover, keep it out of reach from children. A ?/1 ON/STANDBY E Display window (page 12) Press to turn the receiver on or off. When F MULTI CHANNEL DECODING lamp the power is on, the lamp above the button Lights up when multi-channel audio lights up in green. If “Control for HDMI” signals are decoded. (page 103), “Pass Through” (page 103), G ZONE SELECT, POWER (page 74) or “Network Standby” (pag
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K DISPLAY MODE (page 116) L 2CH/A.DIRECT, A.F.D., MOVIE/ HD-D.C.S., MUSIC (page 67, 67, 68, 70) M INPUT SELECTOR Turn to select the input source to play back. To select the input source for zone 2, press ZONE SELECT (7) to select zone 2 first (“ZONE 2 [input name]” appears on the display window), then turn INPUT SELECTOR to select the input source. N AUTO CAL MIC jack (page 93) Connect the supplied optimizer microphone for “Auto Calibration” to the this jack. O iPhone/iPod ( (USB) port a
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Indicators on the display A SW ARC (page 81) Lights up when subwoofer(s) is (are) D Dolby Digital Surround indicator connected and the audio signal is output Lights up with one of the respective from the SUBWOOFER jack(s). indicators when the receiver is decoding B Dolby Pro Logic indicator the corresponding Dolby Digital format signals. Lights up with one of the respective ;D indicators when the receiver performs Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic processing. This matrix ;D+ surround decodin
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LH CAT Left High The category mode is selected during the RH satellite radio operation. Right High SIRIUS (page 60) SL ST Surround Left Stereo reception SR P MEM Surround Right Lights up when the preset memory S function is activated. Surround (monaural or the surround Q DTS-HD indicator equipment obtained by Pro Logic Lights up when the receiver is decoding processing) DTS-HD. SBL DTS-HD Surround Back Left Lights up constantly with the one of the SBR following indicators. Surround Back Ri
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W LPCM Lights up when Linear PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) signals are input. US 14
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Rear panel TRIGGER OUT jacks A DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section (page 106) OPTICAL IN jacks Connect to interlock on/off of the power (page 26, 30, 32, 39) supply of other 12V TRIGGER compliant COAXIAL IN jacks equipment, or the amplifier/receiver of (page 29, 37) zone 2. HDMI IN/OUT* jacks E LAN ports (switching hubs) (page 26, 28, 30, 32) (page 42) B ANTENNA section AM ANTENNA jack (page 40) FM ANTENNA jack F AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section (page 40) AUDIO IN/OUT jacks C RS232C port (page 37,
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G VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT Remote control (RM-AAL041) section (page 26, 29, 30, 32, 34) Use the supplied remote control to operate this receiver and other equipment. The remote AUDIO IN/OUT jacks control is pre-programmed to operate Sony video/audio equipment initially. VIDEO IN/OUT* jacks Note Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or AUDIO OUT jacks lighting apparatuses. Doing so may cause a VIDEO OUT jack malfunction. (page 74) Tip When the receiver no longer responds to th
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A ?/1 (on/standby) P HOME (page 48) Press to turn the receiver on or off. Press to display the home menu on the TV screen. B AV?/1 (on/standby) 1) 1) 1) 1) 2) Q m/M , x , X , N , Press to turn on or off the video/audio 1) ./> equipment that the remote is assigned to operate. Press to operate the DVD player, Blu-ray Disc Player, CD player, MD deck, tape C ZONE (page 74) deck, equipment connected to the D AMP (USB) port or to the network, or Press to enable the receiver operation for BRA
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Y Numeric buttons AUDIO Press SHIFT (wd), then press AUDIO to Press SHIFT (wd), then press to input select audio format/track. numbers. Press TV (ws), then press to select ej POP UP/MENU channel numbers of the TV. Opens or closes the BD-ROM’s Pop-up Z -/-- Menu, or the DVD’s menu. SUBTITLE Press SHIFT (wd), then press to Press SHIFT (wd), then press to select the – select track numbers over 10 of the CD subtitle language when multilingual player, DVD player, Blu-ray Disc subtitles are re
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Getting Started Getting Started Read the following before you connect any equipment Before connecting cords, make sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead). Installing Speakers See “1: Installing speakers” (page 22). v Connecting the monitor and video equipment The image quality depends on the connecting jack. See the illustration on the right. Select the connection according to the jacks on your equipment. The receiver has a video conversion function. For details, see “Function for
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Function for conversion of video signals This receiver is equipped with a function for converting video signals. � Composite video signals can be output as HDMI video and component video signals. � Component video signals can be output as HDMI video and video signals. As the factory default setting, video signals input from the connected equipment are output to the HDMI OUT or MONITOR OUT jacks as shown in the table below. We recommend you set the video conversion function to match the resolut
