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2010B05-1

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2010.02

Photo: STR-DA2400ES

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This receiver incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro Logic Surround 
and the DTS** Digital Surround System. 
*  Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, 

Pro Logic, Surround Ex, and the double-D symbol are trade-
marks of Dolby Laboratories. 

**  Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 

5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535 & 
other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS is 
a registered trademark and the DTS logos, Symbol, DTS-HD 
and DTS-HD Master Audio are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 
1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

This receiver incorporates High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface 
(HDMI™) technology. 
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface 
are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. 

XM Ready® is a registered trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc. 
All rights reserved. 

©2008 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. “SIRIUS” and the SIRIUS dog 
logo are registered trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. 

This product is manufactured under license from Neural Audio 
Corporation and THX Ltd. Sony Corporation hereby grants the 
user a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right of use to this 
product under USA and foreign patent, patent pending and other 
technology or trademarks owned by Neural Audio Corporation 
and THX Ltd. “Neural Surround”, “Neural Audio”, “Neural” and 
“NRL” are trademarks and logos owned by Neural Audio Corpora-
tion, THX is a trademark of THX Ltd., which may be registered in 
some jurisdictions. All rights reserved. 

The font type (Shin Go R) installed in this receiver is provided by 
MORISAWA & COMPANY LTD. 
These names are the trademarks of MORISAWA & COMPANY 
LTD., and the copyright of the font also belongs to MORISAWA 
& COMPANY LTD. 

iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other 
countries. 
All other trademarks and registered trademarks are of their respec-
tive holders. In this manual, ™ and ® marks are not specifi ed. 

The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth 
SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Corporation is under 
license. 
Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective 
owners. 

“M-crew Server” is a trademark of Sony Corporation. 

“x.v.Color” and “x.v.Color” logo are trademarks of Sony Corpo-
ration. 

“BRAVIA” and 

 are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS (DA2400ES: US)
POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTOR-
TION: 
With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 20 – 20,000 Hz; 
rated 100 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more 
than 0.09% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated 
output. 

Amplifi er section (DA2400ES: US, Canadian)
Power Output 
Rated Power Output at Stereo Mode

1)

 

(8 ohms 20 Hz – 20 kHz, THD 0.09%): 
 

100 W + 100 W 

Reference Power Output at Stereo Mode 
(4 ohms 20 Hz – 20 kHz, THD 0.15%): 
 

85 W + 85 W 

Reference Power Output (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0.7%) 
FRONT

2)

: 

110 W + 110 W 

CENTER

2)

: 110 

W 

SURROUND

2)

: 

110 W + 110 W 

SUR BACK

2)

: 

110 W + 110 W 

Reference Power Output (4 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0.7%) 
FRONT

2)

: 

100 W + 100 W 

CENTER

2)

: 100 

W 

SURROUND

2)

: 

100 W + 100 W 

SUR BACK

2)

: 

100 W + 100 W 

1)

  Measured under the following conditions: 120 V AC, 60 Hz 

2)

  Depending on the sound fi eld settings and the source, there 

may be no sound output. 

Amplifi er section (DA2400ES: AEP, ECE, UK, Taiwan)
Power Output
Models of area code CEL, CEK, ECE, TW
Rated Power Output at Stereo Mode

1)

(8 ohms 20 Hz – 20 kHz, THD 0.09%):
 

100 W + 100 W

Reference Power Output at Stereo Mode
(4 ohms 20 Hz – 20 kHz, THD 0.15%):
 

85 W + 85 W

Reference Power Output (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)
FRONT

2)

: 

110 W + 110 W

CENTER

2)

: 110 

W

SURROUND

2)

: 

110 W + 110 W

SUR BACK

2)

: 

110 W + 110 W

Reference Power Output (4 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)
FRONT

2)

: 

100 W + 100 W

CENTER

2)

: 100 

W

SURROUND

2)

: 

100 W + 100 W

SUR BACK

2)

: 

100 W + 100 W

1)

  Measured under the following conditions:

CEL, CEK, ECE 

230 V AC, 50 Hz

TW 

110 V AC, 60 Hz

2)

  Depending on the sound fi eld settings and the source, there 

may be no sound output.

Amplifi er section (DA2400ES: Brazilian)
Power Output (RMS)
Rated Power Output at Stereo Mode

1)

(8 ohms 20 Hz – 20 kHz, THD 0.09%):
 

100 W + 100W

Reference Power Output at Stereo Mode 
(4 ohms 20 Hz – 20 kHz, THD 0.15%):
 

85 W + 85W

Reference Power Output (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)
FRONT

2)

: 

110W + 110W

CENTER

2)

: 110W

SURROUND

2)

: 

110W + 110W

SUR BACK

2)

: 

110W + 110W

Reference Power Output (4 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)
FRONT

2)

: 

100W + 100W

CENTER

2)

: 100W

SURROUND

2)

: 

100W + 100W

SUR BACK

2)

: 

100W + 100W

1)

  Measured under the following conditions: 127 V AC, 60 Hz

2)

  Depending on the sound fi eld settings and the source, there 

may be no sound output.

Frequency response 
   PHONO 

RIAA equalization curve 

 

± 0.5 dB 

   Analog 

10 Hz – 100 kHz, 

 

± 3 dB 

 (with 

sound 

fi eld and equalizer bypassed) 

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Input 
   PHONO 

Sensitivity: 2.5 mV 

 

Impedance: 50 kohms 

 S/N

3)

: 90 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF)

4)

 

   Analog 

Sensitivity: 150 mV/50 kohms 

 S/N

3)

: 100 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF)

4)

 

   Digital (Coaxial) 

Impedance: 75 ohms 

 S/N

3)

: 96 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF)

4)

 

   Digital (Optical) 

S/N

3)

: 96 dB 

 

(A, 20 kHz LPF)

4)

 

Output (analog) 
   AUDIO OUT 

Voltage: 150 mV/1 kohm 

   SUBWOOFER 

Voltage: 2 V/1 kohm 

Equalizer 
   Gain levels 

±10 dB, 1 dB step 

3)

  INPUT SHORT (with sound fi eld and equalizer bypassed). 

4)

  Weighted network, input level. 

 
AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS (DG920: US)
POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTOR-
TION: (Models of area code U only) 
With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 20 – 20,000 Hz; 
rated 100 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more 
than 0.09% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated 
output. 

Amplifi er section (DG920)
Models of area code U, CA

1)

 

Minimum RMS Output Power 
(8 ohms, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, THD 0.09%) 
 

100 W + 100 W 

Stereo Mode Output Power 
(8 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 0.7%) 
 

110 W + 110 W 

Surround Mode Output Power

2)

 

(8 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 10%) 
 

150 W per channel 

1)

  Measured under the following conditions: 

U, CA 

120 V AC, 60 Hz

2)

  Reference power output for front, center, surround and sur-

round back speakers. Depending on the sound fi eld settings 
and the source, there may be no sound output. 

Frequency response 
   Analog 

10 Hz – 100 kHz, 

 ±3 

dB 

 (with 

sound 

fi eld and equalizer bypassed) 

Input 
   Analog 

Sensitivity: 150 mV/50 kohms 

 S/N

3)

: 96 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF) 

   Digital (Coaxial) 

Impedance: 75 ohms 

 

S/N: 100 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF) 

   Digital (Optical) 

S/N: 100 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF) 

Output (Analog) 
   AUDIO OUT 

Voltage: 150 mV/1 kohms 

   SUBWOOFER 

Voltage: 2 V/1 kohm 

Equalizer 
   Gain levels 

±10 dB, 1 dB step 

3)

 INPUT 

SHOR 

 
FM tuner section 
Tuning range 

87.5 – 108.0 MHz 

Antenna (aerial) 

FM wire antenna (aerial) 

Antenna (aerial) terminals 
 

75 ohms, unbalanced 

Intermediate frequency 
 10.7 

MHz 

AM tuner section (DA2400ES: US, Canadian, Brazilian)
Tuning range 
   With 10-kHz tuning scale 
 

530 – 1,710 kHz

5)

 

   With 9-kHz tuning scale 
 

531 – 1,710 kHz

5)

 

Antenna (aerial) 

Loop antenna (aerial) 

Intermediate frequency 
 450 

kHz 

5)

  You can change the AM tuning scale to either 9 kHz or 10 

kHz. After tuning in any AM station, turn off the receiver. 
While holding down TUNING MODE, press POWER on the 
receiver. 

 

All preset stations will be erased when you change the tuning 
scale. To reset the scale to 10 kHz (or 9 kHz), repeat the 
procedure. 

AM tuner section (DA2400ES: AEP, ECE, UK, Taiwan)
Tuning range
Area code 

 

CEL, CEK, ECE 

– 

531 kHz –

  

1,602 

kHz

TW 

530 kHz – 

531 kHz –

 1,610 

kHz

5)

 1,602 

kHz

5)

Antenna (aerial) 

Loop antenna (aerial)

Intermediate frequency
 450 

kHz

5)

  You can change the AM tuning scale to 9 kHz or 10 kHz. 

After tuning in any AM station, turn off the receiver. While 
holding down TUNING MODE, press POWER. All preset 
stations will be erased when you change the tuning scale. To 
reset the scale to 10 kHz (or 9 kHz), repeat the procedure. 

AM tuner section (DG920)
Tuning range 
Models of area code U, CA 
   With 10-kHz tuning scale: 
 

530 – 1,710 kHz

4)

 

   With 9-kHz tuning scale: 
 

531 – 1,710 kHz

4)

 

Antenna (aerial) 

Loop antenna (aerial) 

Intermediate frequency 
 450 

kHz 

4)

  You can change the AM tuning scale to 9 kHz or 10 kHz. 

After tuning in any AM station, turn off the receiver. While 
holding down TUNING MODE, press POWER. All preset 
stations will be erased when you change the tuning scale. To 
reset the scale to 10 kHz (or 9 kHz), repeat the procedure. 

 
Video section 
Inputs/Outputs 
   Video: 

1 Vp-p, 75 ohms 

   COMPONENT VIDEO: 
 

Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms 

 

P

B

/C

B

: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms 

 

P

R

/C

R

: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms 

 

80 MHz HD Pass Through 

HDMI Video (DA2400ES)
Input/Output (HDMI Repeater block) 
   640 × 480p@60 Hz 
   720 × 480p@59.94/60 Hz 
   1440 × 480p@59.94/60 Hz (pixel sent 2 times) 
   1280 × 720p@59.94/60 Hz 
   1920 × 1080i@59.94/60 Hz 
   1920 × 1080p@59.94/60 Hz 
   720 × 576p@50 Hz 
   1440 × 576p@50 Hz (pixel sent 2 times) 
   1280 × 720p@50 Hz 
   1920 × 1080i@50 Hz 
   1920 × 1080p@50 Hz 
   1920 × 1080p@24 Hz 

General (DA2400ES: US, Canadian)
Power requirements 

120 V AC, 60 Hz 

Power output (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) 
   DC OUT: 

5 V, 0.7 A MAX 

Power consumption 

350 W 

Power consumption (during standby mode) 
 

0.7 W (when “HDMI 

 

Control” and “RS-232C 

 

Control” are set to “OFF”) 

Dimensions 

17 × 6 1/4 × 15 3/8 inches 

 

(430 × 157.5 × 388 mm) 

 (width/height/depth) 
 

including projecting parts and controls 

Mass (Approx.) 

26 lb 15 oz (12.2 kg) 

General (DA2400ES: AEP, ECE, UK, Taiwan)
Power requirements
Area code 

CEL, CEK, ECE 

230 V AC, 50/60 Hz

TW 

110 V AC, 60 Hz

Power output (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT)
   DC OUT: 

5 V, 0.7 A MAX

Power consumption
Area code 

Power consumption

CEL, CEK, ECE, TW  360 W

Power consumption (during standby mode)
 

0.7 W (when “Control for HDMI” is set to 
“OFF”)

Dimensions 

430 × 157.5 × 388 mm

 (width/height/depth)
 

including projecting parts and controls

Mass (Approx.) 

12.5 kg

General (DA2400ES: Brazilian)
Power requirements 

127 V AC, 60 Hz

Power output (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT)
   DC OUT: 

5 V, 0.7 A MAX

Power consumption 

380 W

Power consumption (during standby mode)
 

0.9 W (when “Control for HDMI” is set to 
“OFF”)

Dimensions 

430 × 157.5 × 388 mm

 (width/height/depth)
 

including projecting parts and controls

Mass (Approx.) 

12.0 kg

General (DG920)
Power requirements 
Area code 

Power requirements 

U, CA 

120 V AC, 60 Hz 

 
Power output (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) 
   DC OUT: 

5V, 0.7 A MAX 

 
Power consumption 
Area code 

Power consumption 

U 350 

W 

CA 480 

VA 

 
Power consumption (during standby mode) 
 

0.7 W (When “Control For HDMI” is set 
to “OFF”) 

Dimensions (width/height/depth) (Approx.) 
 

17 × 6 1/4 × 15 inches 

 

(430 × 157.5 × 378 mm) 

 

including projecting parts and controls 

Mass (Approx.) 

26 lb 1 oz (11.8 kg) 

 
Supplied accessories 
Operating Instructions
Quick Setup Guide (1) 
GUI Menu List (1) 
Optimizer microphone (ECM-AC2) (1) 
FM wire antenna (aerial) (1) 
AM loop antenna (aerial) (1) 
AC power cord (mains lead) (1) (DA2400ES)
Remote commander (RM-AAP023) (1) (DG920)
Remote commander (RM-AAP024) (1) (DA2400ES: AEP, ECE, 
UK, Brazilian, Taiwan)
Remote commander (RM-AAP025) (1) (DA2400ES: US, 
Canadian)
Remote commander (RM-AAU039) (1) (DA2400ES)
R6 (size-AA) batteries (4 (DA2400ES) or 2 (DG920)) 

Design and specifi cations are subject to change without notice.

• Abbreviation
  ECE  : Continental European, East 
   

  European and Russian models

NOTES  ON  CHIP  COMPONENT  REPLACEMENT
•  Never reuse a disconnected chip component.
•  Notice that the minus side of a tantalum capacitor may be dam-

aged by heat.

SAFETY  CHECK-OUT
After correcting the original service problem, perform the follow-
ing safety check before releasing the set to the customer:
Check the antenna terminals, metal trim, “metallized” knobs, 
screws, and all other exposed metal parts for AC leakage.
Check leakage as described below.

LEAKAGE  TEST
The AC leakage from any exposed metal part to earth ground and 
from all exposed metal parts to any exposed metal part having a 
return to chassis, must not exceed 0.5 mA (500 microamperes.). 
Leakage current can be measured by any one of three methods.
1.  A commercial leakage tester, such as the Simpson 229 or RCA 

WT-540A. Follow the manufacturers’ instructions to use these 
instruments.

2.  A battery-operated AC milliammeter. The Data Precision 245 

digital multimeter is suitable for this job.

3.  Measuring the voltage drop across a resistor by means of a 

VOM or battery-operated AC voltmeter. The “limit” indication 
is 0.75 V, so analog meters must have an accurate low-voltage 
scale. The Simpson 250 and Sanwa SH-63Trd are examples 
of a passive VOM that is suitable. Nearly all battery operated 
digital multimeters that have a 2 V AC range are suitable. (See 
Fig. A)

COMPONENTS  IDENTIFIED  BY  MARK  0  OR  DOTTED  LINE  
WITH  MARK  0  ON  THE  SCHEMATIC  DIAGRAMS  AND  IN  
THE  PARTS  LIST  ARE  CRITICAL  TO  SAFE  OPERATION.
REPLACE  THESE  COMPONENTS  WITH  SONY  PARTS 

LES  COMPOSANTS  IDENTIFIÉS  PAR  UNE  MARQUE  0  SUR  
LES  DIAGRAMMES  SCHÉMATIQUES  ET  LA  LISTE  DES  
PIÈCES  SONT  CRITIQUES  POUR  LA  SÉCURITÉ  DE  FONC-
TIONNEMENT.  NE  REMPLACER  CES  COMPOSANTS  QUE  
PAR  DES  PIÈCES  SONY  DONT  LES  NUMÉROS  SONT  DON-
NÉS  DANS  CE  MANUEL  OU  DANS  LES  SUPPLÉMENTS  
PUBLIÉS  PAR  SONY.

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3-1.   Disassembly Flow ...........................................................   13
3-2.   Case .................................................................................   14
3-3.   Front Panel Block (DA2400ES) .....................................   14
3-4.   Front Panel Block (DG920) ............................................   15
3-5.   Tuner (FM/AM), CIS Board and PREOUT Board .........   15
3-6.   DIGITAL VIDEO Board .................................................   16
3-7.   VIDEO Board .................................................................   16
3-8.   Back Panel Block (DA2400ES) ......................................   17
3-9.   Back Panel Block (DG920) ............................................   17
3-10.  MICON Board, DIGITAL Board ....................................   18
3-11.  ACLASS Board ..............................................................   18
3-12.  Main Block .....................................................................   19
3-13.  MAIN Board ...................................................................   19

TEST  MODE 

 ............................................................   20

ADJUSTMENT 

 ...........................   24

6-1. Block 

Diagram 

 

- DIGITAL AUDIO/TUNER Section - ...........................   27

6-2.  Block Diagram - DSP/XM Section - ..............................   28
6-3.  Block Diagram - ANALOG AUDIO Section - ...............   29
6-4.  Block Diagram - AMP Section - .....................................   30
6-5.  Block Diagram - HDMI Section - ...................................   31
6-6.  Block Diagram - VIDEO (1/2) Section - ........................   32
6-7.  Block Diagram - VIDEO (2/2)/PANEL Section - ...........   33
6-8.  Block Diagram - POWER SUPPLY Section - ................   34
6-9. Printed 

Wiring 

Board 

 

- DIGITAL Board (Component Side) - ...........................   36

6-10. Printed Wiring Board 
 

- DIGITAL Board (Conductor Side) - .............................   37

6-11.  Schematic Diagram - DIGITAL Board (1/2) - ................   38
6-12.  Schematic Diagram - DIGITAL Board (2/2) - ................   39
6-13. Printed Wiring Board 
 

- DIGITAL VIDEO Board (Component Side) - .............   40

6-14. Printed Wiring Board 
 

- DIGITAL VIDEO Board (Conductor Side) - ...............   41

6-15. Schematic Diagram 
 

- DIGITAL VIDEO Board (1/4) - ...................................   42

6-16. Schematic Diagram 
 

- DIGITAL VIDEO Board (2/4) - ...................................   43

6-17. Schematic Diagram 
 

- DIGITAL VIDEO Board (3/4) - ...................................   44

6-18. Schematic Diagram 
 

- DIGITAL VIDEO Board (4/4) - ...................................   45

6-19.  Printed Wiring Board - MAIN Board - ...........................   46
6-20.  Schematic Diagram - MAIN Board (1/3) - .....................   47
6-21.  Schematic Diagram - MAIN Board (2/3) - .....................   48
6-22.  Schematic Diagram - MAIN Board (3/3) - .....................   49
6-23.  Printed Wiring Board - ACLASS Board - ......................   50
6-24.  Schematic Diagram - ACLASS Board - .........................   51
6-25.  Printed Wiring Board - VIDEO Board - .........................   52
6-26.  Schematic Diagram - VIDEO Board - ............................   53
6-27.  Printed Wiring Board - DSP Board - ..............................   54
6-28.  Schematic Diagram - DSP Board - .................................   55
6-29. Printed Wiring Board 
 

- MICON Board (Component Side) - .............................   56

6-30. Printed Wiring Board 
 

- MICON Board (Conductor Side) - ...............................   57

6-31.  Schematic Diagram - MICON Board (1/3) - ..................   58
6-32.  Schematic Diagram - MICON Board (2/3) - ..................   59
6-33.  Schematic Diagram - MICON Board (3/3) - ..................   60
6-34.  Printed Wiring Board - LIMITER Board - .....................   61
6-35.  Schematic Diagram - LIMITER Board - ........................   61
6-36.  Printed Wiring Boards - CONNECTOR Section - .........   62
6-37.  Schematic Diagram - CONNECTOR Section - ..............   63
6-38.  Printed Wiring Board - DISPLAY Board - .....................   64
6-39.  Schematic Diagram - DISPLAY Board - ........................   65
6-40.  Printed Wiring Boards - PANEL Section - .....................   66
6-41.  Schematic Diagram - PANEL Section - ..........................   67
6-42.  Printed Wiring Board - SURR SPEAKER Board - ........   68
6-43.  Schematic Diagram - SURR SPEAKER Board - ...........   69
6-44. Printed Wiring Board 
 

- CIS Board (DA2400ES: US, CND models) - ..............   70

6-45. Schematic Diagram 
 

- CIS Board (DA2400ES: US, CND models) - ..............   71

6-46.  Printed Wiring Board - PREOUT Board 
 

(DA2400ES: AEP, ECE, UK, BR, TW models) - ...........   72

6-47.  Schematic Diagram - PREOUT Board 
 

(DA2400ES: AEP, ECE, UK, BR, TW models) - ...........   72

6-48.  Printed Wiring Board - DCDC CON Board - .................   73
6-49.  Schematic Diagram - DCDC CON Board - ....................   73
6-50.  Printed Wiring Boards - POWER Section - ....................   74
6-51.  Schematic Diagram - POWER Section - ........................   75

7-1. Case 

Section 

....................................................................  

105

7-2.  Front Panel Section (DA2400ES) ...................................  106
7-3.  Front Panel Section (DG920) .........................................  107
7-4.  DIGITAL VIDEO Board Section ....................................  108
7-5.  Back Panel Section .........................................................  109
7-6. Chassis 

Section 

...............................................................  

110

  ..............................  111

Accessories are given in the last of the electrical parts list.

• Abbreviation
  BR 

: Brazilian model

  CND  : Canadian model
  ECE  : Continental European, East European and Russian 
  

 

 

models

 TW  : 

Taiwan 

model

Note 1: Refer to supplement-1 for the DIGITAL, MAIN and 

SURR SPEAKER boards of printed wiring board, sche-
matic diagram and electrical parts list of Canadian and 
Taiwan models in DA2400ES.

Note 2: Refer to supplement-2 for the DCDC CON, DIGITAL, 

DIGITAL VIDEO, MICON, SURR SPEAKER and VIDEO 
boards of printed wiring board, schematic diagram and 
electrical parts list of Brazilian model in DA2400ES.

Note 3: Refer to supplement-3 for the ACLASS, MAIN, POWER 

SWITCH and STANDBY boards of printed wiring board, 
schematic diagram and electrical parts list of Brazilian 
model in DA2400ES.